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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
A Terrible Adventure With a Mailman.

WILLIAM TAYLOR, a resident of Raisin
Township, was brought to the Jail in this
city on the afternoon train from Tecum.
sch. He was in an alarming state of mad
frenzy, and Officer Merritt, of Tecumseh,
had to call in considerable assistance in
getting the mailman off the train and into
hack. Nearly all the clothes were
torn from the lunatic's back in the oper.
alton. Taylor is an Englishman, and has
resided in Raisln, where he owns farm
containing two hundred acres, for sew
eral years. He has led the life of mis-.
cradle hermit, being unmarried, and liv-
ing alone. Some years ago, after having
fit, he was temporarily insane, but
since that time has been considered as
sane as numberless men are. The pres.
ent attack has been on him for about -four
| days, and his friends attribute it to over.
work in the heated harvest-field. He
has been out of his head, but seemingly
not dangerous, for three or four days
Yesterday he went over into the corn
field of Mr.. Newton Bryan, where a
| young man of about twenty summers was
at work, and asked for drink. 1t seems
he had been in the habit of going there
for cider, jug of which was usually
kept IN the field. The boy told him there
was nothing but water there, and that
the jug was at the other side of the field
Taylor insisted that the young man
should 60 along with him to get it. Ac.
cordingly the two started and when
about half way across the field Taylor
grabbed his companion by the coat col
lar, and muttered: "Ill fix you before
we get through" The young man, with
the utmost GOODNESS, replied: 81 am not
afraid; have never injured you, and you
won't hurt me-"
Arriving at the fence the lunatic seized
the young man by the hair, and, jerking
back his head, pulled out razor and
yelled: "Draw in your breath; your
time has come"
Just as the maniac was drawing back
the keen-edged razor for the awful stroke
that must have severed his victims head
from his body, the young man struck
him terrible blow in the face, and
leaped over the fence, with the now
thoroughly Infatuated maniac, who is
very powerful even when sane, at his
heels. In the next field a terrible strug-
gle ensued. 1t was life or death for the
young laborer, and he fought like tiger,
the lunatic meantime slashing right and
left with the razor, with which he in
tiicted two wounds on the scalp of his
victim. Finally, the young man, by an
almost superhuman effort, felled the
maniac to the ground, and Immediately
jumped upon him, until his cries for
help brought Mr.. Bryan to the scene,
when Taylor was secured and taken to
Tecumseh. The wounds upon the young
mans head are not at all serious. We
did not learn his name, but he certainly
made an heroic fight for his iife.-Adrian
(MIch) Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
BY All Means Be an Editor.

AN editor is the happiest being on
earth. He has little or nothing to do,
and his pay is all that heart could wish.
His sanctum, with its Persian rugs and
Turkish carpets, its costly rosewood
furniture, Its magnificent mirrors, it's
beautiful pictures, its complete library
of splendidly- bound books, its buffet
stocked with the finest of wines, LIQUORS
and cigars, which cost him but a puff or
two, its silver bell to summon an attend
ant whenever a julep or cocktail is
wanted, and in short, with its every
thing that human ingenuity can devise
for his comfort and pleasure, is perfect
little paradise, where he sits or lounges
and reigns young lord, with the world
of fashion and pleasure at his feet. And
then anybody can be an editor-no
study, no preparation, no brains, moth
ing but little money to start with, and
once started the money pours in upon
you in steady stream, and the chief
labor of your wife is to spend it, As for
the labor of editing newspaper, that is
mere moonshine. A mere glance at the
columns of newspaper is enough to
convince you that it requires no labor to
edit it, and less brains 1t is certainly a.
glorious life, that of an editor; life of
luxurious ease and of elegant leisure-a
life for the gods, filled, like that of the
young lover in his first sweet dream Of
requited love, with flutes and rose caves
and moonbeams-
While not wave Of troHble rolls
Across his peaceful breast;
and that all men are not editors is one of
the strangest things beneath the stars.
True, there must be doctors and LAWYERS
and merchants and shoe-makers and
peanut-dealers and the like, and all these
callings must be filed by somebody, but
there are enough to fill them, and WHY
they don't become editors and lead the
life of opulent princes is thing that
staggers us. But, after ali, it NAV be
that 1t is mere matter of taste. 1t NAV
be repugnant to some natures to be
clothed in purple and fine linen and fare
sumptuously every day, and of course it
would never do for such a nature to be-
come an editor; the life of ease and ele-
gance and luxury, and exemption from
all care and toll and debts and duns,
would soon become bore TO him, andhe
would spend his nights in dreaming Of
plows and pitchforks and reaping ma
chimes, and squander his days in devils
ing some plan for swapping places with
blacksmith's apprentice or a street.car
driver.-LoutsottIe Courier Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

DURING the compromise" discussion
of 1850 a lady from Georgia, accompa-
MED by her husband, called on Mr.. Clay
at the National Hotel. He was ex-
tremely busy, and sent down card
apologizing and expressing the hope that
they would call in the morning. But the
lady would not be put off so easily. She
Immediately wrote him beautiful note,
in beautiful hand in which she said
that she and her husband had come some
hundred miles out of their way to see
him, and begged the honor of a brief in
terview, as theywere under the necessity
of leaving that evening The great Ken
lucky statesman of course made a grace
full surrender.
The party were introduced, and a
pleasant conversation followed, which
Mr.. Clay himself seemed to enjoy no less
than his guests. As it was drawing to a
close the lady remarked that she had still
another favor to ask, the reference TO
which seemed to give her some little en-
barrassment. "What is it, madam, if
you please?" Sir" said she, before
leaving home told my friends that l
would not only see Mr.. Clay, but that
would be kissed by him!" "My dear
madam" said he, rising, cas- Mr..
Lowndes said of the Presidency, that is
an honor neither to be sought nor de-
clined," and the lady's wish was graft
fed.-Richm0nd Wh5g.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

WE have seen women, beautiful young
girls, with the smile of the angel irradiat.
ing their seraphic faces, and the glow
of Christian charity and womanly ten
derness warming their hearts, stand and
talk three'quarters of an hour to groan-
ing, tortured man, who would have gone
wild in love with them if he could only
have forgotten for one brief fleeing
second that his right suspender was kept
in place by long brass pin that passed
though it into the small of his back
Hack. Eye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

JAMES LEFLAR, ST., of Hamilton, re-
Gently met with a terrible accident
which resulted in his death. While en-
gagged in moving some props from brick
kiln in his yard, the walls of the kiln
caved outward, and the unfortunate
gentleman was buried beneath the de.
bris. The fires had only been drawn a
few hours from the kiln, and the bricks
were almost red-hot; yet fully twenty
minutes elapsed before Mr.. Let1ar was
taken from his fiery couch. He died the
following day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

THE Dunmow Fitch has been awarded,
after the usual solemnities, to a welded
couple who declared they had lived in
unbroken friendship and affection for
twenty-eight years. The London Daily
NeDs remarks that the twenty-eight
years must have been, as Paley said,
Every fiat"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

Whenever there is a stray locomo-
tive laying around a railroad depot it is
always sure to blow off steam just AS the
passenger train is moving out, as the en-.
gineer knows the sound to be so pleasant
and agreeable to the passengers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

TIE order of Knights Iemplar was
instituted in 1923 and 1880. They set
tied in England and acquired such i'm
mense property that it was seized in the
first year of Edward H., and the order
suppressed Before the reign of Edward
there were 1870 alien priories of Nor
mans and Frcnchmen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

DURING the fiscal year which ended
June 30 last the total number of postage
stamps of all kinds and denominations,
stamped envelopes and newspaper
wrappers issued by the Postoffice De-
partment was 1,06O, 1858, 900, the value
of which was 1927 525, 1876 AZ. Besides
this over 200,000,0OO postal cards were
sold.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
A Queer Reason for Making u CHbinet
ApPOInlmeni.

Cincinnati Commercial BY the way,
Judge Patterson, Of Terre IIaute, who
has Just returned from Washington, says
that he said to tho president GLOW
did you happen TO select Dick Thomp-
son | know Morton was strainng
every nerve to keep ryner in the cab-
net, and the friends of Ben Harrison
were pushing him for place, Why,
under these circumstances did you pick
out Thompson p
The president replied, "Nemly forty
years ago | heard him make n speech in
Columbus, Ohio, ! stood square away,
but heard distinctly every word of his
silvery voice, and his wonderful elo
quence impressed me SO that have
never forgotten it, Mr.. Thompson
says it was in the campaign of 1916
when he spoke the last time in Column
| bus.
was studying the secrctarys (rhomp
son's) face carefully, and asked him
WAS your appointment surprisc2'
81 should say So he replied. al
came like a clap of thunder out of {
clear sky The first intimation | hao
was q telegram asking if would accep
a cabinet position, and asking my choic,
between secretary of war, secretary o
the interior and postmaster general.
did not know what to say or think,
consulted some Of my friends ant
finally in the matter of ohoice deter
mined to take plenty of sea room. No,
add d he, after a moment, 81 had n
more idea of ever again entering publ
life than had of committing suicide.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
Heads and Uneasy .Nsryo.

Are oflen soothed by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, because that searching corrective
completely removes the causes of brain and
nerve excitement, which are to be found In
arrangement of the stomach, and of its ms.
sociato organs, the liver and bowels. II is
truth which can not be too earnestly insisted
upon, that the effect OF mere sedatiyes and
narcotics, like bromide of potassium, VA.
lerian, choral hydrate and opium, is less
Improbable the longer they are used, and
that they can never permanently relieve
nervous excitability, because they can not
remedy the weakness and organic d.range.
ment which lies ut Its roots. Hostetter's
Bitter's, however, can and does cure nervous
maladieS, for the reason already stated.
Sick headache, restlessness at night, vertigo.
mental heaviness, and depression of spirits,
an well as the dyspeptic condition of the
stomach, and torpidity of the liver and
bowels which give rise TO them, are en-
tirely obviated by this benign Alternative
tonic.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

NOTICE.

The undersigned have been appointed by
his EXcellency the Governor, com miSsioners
under the act to establish an Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas for the ben
eft of Colored Youths, and to make appro-
priatiOns therefor, to select suitable place
for the location OF said Mechanical and Ag.
ricultural College, AMI for other purposes
The act above requires that the site selected
by the commission ers shsl contain not less
than five hundred acres of land, suitable for
agricultural purposes. 1t also vests in the
tons in land and money to aid in the cree
tton and maintenance of said Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
The commissioners respectfully invite do
nations OF land and money ia aid of sud
college, and tenders of donations or propo-
sails OF sale of land suitable for the location
and establishment of said Agricultural and
Mechanical College for the benefit of Colored
Youths, as required by the act.
Proposals for the sale or donation of land
for the location of the College should state
It's situation, quantity, quality OF soil,
amount OF tim bered and prairie portions; in
case OF proposed sale, price per acre; and
other circumstances rendering it eligible
for the site of the College. The title must be
free from cloud or incum ORANGES.
Proposals should be sent to Ash bel Smith,
Chairman of the Board OF Commissioners,
city OF Houston, Texas, on or before the first
tuesday in April next, shortly after which
TN the commissioners will proceed to
make selection of a site fol the College, as
provided Tor In the act above named.
ASHBEL SMITH,
I'D. GIDDINGS,
JAMES IL. RAYMOND,
feo22'dlm Commissioners, etc
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
Ahead OF All CompititiOn In the Cloth
Ing Trade.

This is very applicable to the enter.
prisilg clothiers, Il. M. Kah, 4 Bro,
who 'e first and foremost to open
the fall campaign by the Introduce 10
OF an immense stock of fashionable
clothing for men, boys and children, to
uit the desires of everybody, the APP
probation of which is being attested
daily by the many beautiful suits they
have turned out this season. 1t is safe
to assert that whenever you see any
one wearing a nice-iitting, we'll
made and cheap suit, that it comes
from Il. Nj. Kahn u Bros, and why
this is thus, is because they exercise
the greatest care n selecting the late
and most approved styles, and their
goods and prices satisfy every body.
Having been In this city since H.
fancy, they are well qualified to know
the wants of this section, and their
honstantly increasing business is the
est proof that the public appreciate
them.
We commend this reliable clothing
establishment to the public, where
those contemplating buying can save
money and get better goods than
anywhere in the city. We simply say
visit this popular, emporium and ex
anime their stock and our word for it
you will be amply repaid.
.Remember-E. Nj. Kahn & Bro, the
clothiers, corner Elm and Lamar
streets,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

A Washington lispatch. of the 18th,
says: The new administration is likely
to have its full share of investigations
before long There is u rumor this
evening that Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Conant is dangerously mixed
up in the frauds recently discovered in
the payment OF back registered bond in
terest on forged letters of attorney, and
I by the purchase OF claims outright.
At the time one or two arrests were
made and the business was broken up.
1t looked extremely difficult for such a
thing to be going on without Conants
knowledge, and Sherman is reported to
have information that will make an in
vestigation necessary, Charges against
Indian Commissioner John Q Smith
have been laid before Carl Schmz by
James Taylor u, ent for the Cherokee
band in North Carolina. Carl Schur2
declared himself unable to attend to
them at present, and deferred their
consideration until the affairs of the
department are more settled The
specifications relate to the purchase
Oh supplies ana lhe management
and disbursement of the funds belong.
ing to the Cherokee Indians, the gen.
eral charges being corruption and in
competency. Smith has so far borne a
good reputation, and labored to reform
the bureau. W NJ Grosvenor is to be
the chief clerk of the department, but
he has given out that he is anxious to
get at the head of the Indian bureau
and reason may exist for pressing
these charges to get rid of Smith This
appointment of Grosvenor, if made will
be taken by all st, Louis people as the
highest evidence Of the determination
of the administration to inaugurate real
civil service reform for Grosvenor has
an enviable reputation among his old
acquaintance for high notions IN regard
to all pecuniary transactions,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
JNO. W. THOMPSON.

VHRUSTEE'S SALE-By virtue OF deed of
l. trust, executed and delivered to me on
the Sth day OF September, A. d. 1875, by f.
ii. WalrOnd and j. W. Binyou of the county
of Harrison and state of Texas, conveying
to me in trust two certain lots of land lying
in said county of Harrison and in the town
of Ilallv. lie, and designated as being lot No
sand the east half OF lot No. 4, In block "B"
Wesi, each of said lots having Il store house
thereon situated, for the purpose of securing
Messrs. Mack, Stadler II Co. in the payment
OF two certain promissOry notes of two hun
dred and ninety-nine dollars and five hum
dred and seVenty-two and 90-l00 dollars, re.
Spectively. And at the request of the said
Mack, Stadler II Co. | will, Tor the purpose OF
making the unpaid balance of six hundred
aud fourteen ana 76.l0O dollars due on said
notes, sell said premises at the court house
uoOr mt Dallas in the county of Dallas and
state aforesaid, on Saturday the S's, day of
Marcn, present month "a. ID. 1917, between
me hours of 10 O'Clock n. IN. and o'clock ID,
M, to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
Il. ID. COUGHANOUR, Trustee.
March I, 1877. mchSdtillaprl
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
A Complete surprise,

A beautiful and touchingstory Is told
of the commissioner of Indian affairs,
AZ an evidence that there will be no
change in that Office. IT is said that
President Grant, like Diogenes, was
looking about for an honest man toput
at the head Of that bureau, and he
asked Hayes by telegraph, If there was
such n man in Ohio, whereupon the flu
tmc victim Of southern returning boards
responded, Smith John O. Smith was
duly commissioned upon that recom-
incubation, and now il is not to be eS'
pected that the man who got him thc
place will put him out Of it.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

Tue magnificent position occupied by
Dallas with reference to the rapidly
increasing trade of this section of the
State, consequent upon the wonderful
development of her agricultural re-
sources, is the theme of general remark
by strangers visiting here. Many OF
our older citizens also understand this
in its full measure, and all are squaring
themselves to take advantage of ito
extend and widen tho circle of her
trade. Nothing will do this more rap.
idly and surely than for our city to
extend every facility and encourage
ment to farmers. Furnish them all the
newest and best machinery at reasona
BILE rates. Provide full and fair mar
ket for all their productions. Sell them
goods at reasonable figures. Encourage
them to plant full crops with the
prospect of profitable markets To do
this, let us foster and care for our
manufacturing interests, and increase
these as rapidly as possible. Our mills
have not sufficient capital to enable
them to purchase the wheat necessary
to run them during the season. The
consequence is our wheat is shipped of
to other markets, and our -four is hauled
over long and expensive routes to sup
ply the home demand. Here is poor
encouragement for the farmer, and a
poorer policy for consumers of every
kind. Our monied men and banking
institutions are too intent after two,
three and FIVE per cent. per month,
and neglect this important Investment,
which could be made to pay much more
that in the final outcome, and instead
of being curse capital would become a
great public blessing,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

Ware perfectly satisfied that WARD
Taylor's piety strikes in, fatal results
will follow speedily, Here is what he
says
ave have been forced to prove that
we were the handsomest editor in the
State, and now comes THE DALLAS HER
AID man. and calls us the wicked edi.
tor" That's to thin neighbor There
is not week that rolls over that we do
not give at least five cents to charity
and four or five free puils to the
churches, Can prove by Tom Bowers
that we are over an average man in
good deeds The wicked editor runs
the New Orleans Democrat.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
Turning ont Negroes,

From Jay Goulds Tribune: 1t is re
ported that one of the earliest acts OF
President Hayes administration will be
to change some of the important FEEDER
al officers in Louisiana, Several OF
these are negroes who can neither read
nor write. Even the important posi-.
ton of naval officer at New Orleans is
a negro whose accounts come up to the
auditing officers of the treasury signed
by his mark.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

Cincinnati Commercial. The Hindoo
widow, though no longer burnt ON the
funeral pyre OF her husband, is subjected
to process for the rest of her life
which may sometimes cause her Ia
doubt whether her latter state is really
any better than that which British law
terminated. No matter how beautiful
the young widows tresses, they are
cropped off; all her ornaments are
taken away, the very notion of second
marriage regarded as worse than muir.
der and the poor thing never permitted
to leave her room. This is simply the
substitution OF Imprisonment for life in
place of death.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

ALL apprehensions Of the ravages of
the grasshoppers the present season may
be safely dismissed, we think. Our brief
letter from wide-awake business man,
at Waco, only confirms the information
we have in reliable shape from many
other sources. The young hoppers are
winging their way northward, and our
Texas crops, are once again safe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

Now our erratc and brilliai t friend
DuPre, Of the Statesman, can pass safely
from one end of the Avenue to the
other, and there is no open saloon door
for him to enter since his late severe
fight in favor of prohibition, aud his
equally severe defeat Poor DuPre he
is no longer on the free list" there as
of yore, and the bank balance will show
it ere many more moons have waxed
ard waned,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

Cardinal Manning has giving notice
to his clergy that no music taken or
adapted from the theatre, the opera or
concerts, or which has become FAM.
lar through secular usage, shall be
sung at mass or benediction or used
as voluntaries or interludes, and that
the music used shall be as congrepa.
tional as possible. He has also ban
ished ladies from his choirs so thor
oughly that not female voice is heard
In any the churches under his jurisdic.
ton.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21
A Ch.m,., In the Wrong shop.

An escaped chemist has been en-
ployed by the Denver Tribune to writ,
its political articles, Here is sample
of its pleasing style; "And now an in
troduced policy of just Cancellation and
Of generous and kindly purpose may
work u decomposition Of part OF the
Democracy Of the South into its orgl'
nal elements attracting to ITSELF the
oxygen of patriotism to tho formation
of genuine Republicanism, and leaving
the nhammable hydrogen OF passion to
pass oil, carrying with it the poison Of
traditional prejudice and reasonable
purpose
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-21

THnY waste time and space who argue
that the unity of the Democratic party
has been disturbed by the late disas
trous turn of affairs at Washington On
the contrary, we are thoroughly con
WINGED that it has become 50 untitled
that when it enters the next contest in
1880 it will sweep everything before it
and that too by such majorities thai
even State returning boards and ma
tional commissions will stand agh asst be
fore the task of defeating the vote.