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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-18

DIR. SCHLIEMANN continues to make new
discoveries. In the tomb recently opened at
Mycena he found large golden mask and
an enormous breastplate of gold. He also
found the body of man, wonderfully pre-
served, especially the face. The head was
round, the eyes large, and the mouth con-
tanned thirty-two fine teeth. There is, how
ever difficulty about preserving the remains
There were also found fifteen bronze swords
with great golden hilts-a mass of immense
golden buttons splendidly engraved ornamen-
ted the sheaths of the swords; also two great
golden goblets and great quantity of other
objects in gold, articles in earthenware, a
carved wooden box, several articles in chased
crystals, ten large cooking utensils of bronze
but no traces of anything in iron or glass.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-18

To elect a United States Senator, inc
Nichols Rump Legislature has method OF
it's own to secure quorum. The White
League is utilized to capture unwary MEM
bers from the regular Legislative body and
hustle them unceremoneously into Nichols
side show. Further seizures are interrupted,
and the regular Legislature preserves its
quorum.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-18

CHRISTMAS morning they stood before the
altar and the music of their marriage bells
was sweeter to them than the music OF the
spheres. Christmas morning, four years
later, a bald-headed man jumped out of bed,
half distracted, and wanted to know why his
wife was such an internal fool as to put
Christmas horn in that boys stocking.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
A Printers Dream.

A printer sat in his office chair,
his boots we're patched and his coat
threadbare, while his face looked
weary and worn with care. While
sadly thinking Of business debt, old
Morpheus slowly round him crept,
and before he knew it he soundly
slept; and, sleeping he dreamed that
he was dead, from trouble and toll
his spirit lad fed, aud that not even
q COW bell tolled for the peaceful
rest Of his cowhide sole. As he
wandered among the shades, the
smoke and scorch in lower Hades, he
shortly observed an iron door uthat
creakingly swung on hinges ajar,
but the entrance was closed By q
red-hot bar, and Satan himself stood
peeping out, and watching for trav.
ellers Whereabouts, and thus to the
passing printer spoke and with
growing voice the echoes woke
'Come in, my dear, it shall cost YOU
nothing and never fear; this is the
place where | cook the ones who
never pay their subscription sums,
tor though In life they may escape
they will find when dead it is too
late; | will show the place where
melt them thin, with read-hot chains
and scraps Of tin, and also where I
comb their heads with broken glass
and melted lead, and if of refresh
ments they only think there's boil
ing water for them to drink; there's
the red-hot grindstone to grind down
his nose. and red-hot rings to wear
on his toes,and if they mention they
don't like fire I'll sew up their
mouths with red-hot wire and then
dear sir, you should see them squirm
while L roll them over and cook to
a turn" While these, last words
the printer awoke, and thought it all
practical joke !; but still at times SO
real did it seem that he cannot be-
Heve it was all q dream; and often
he thinks with a chuckle and grin OF
the fate of those who save their tin
and never pay the printer.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
How a Merchant was done for.

A very ingenious swindle was
lately perpetrated on a prominent
dry goods house by 6nely-dressed
lady who appeared in the shawl de-
partnent, and after a careful exam
ination, selected camels' '-hair shawl
costing about 800, for which she
rendered in payment $1,000 bill,
which was carefully scrutinized by
the cashier, who doubling his own
power Of discrimination, despatched
messenger to the bank to ascertain
the genuinenss of the bill. In q
short time the messenger returned
and announced in an audible tone
that the cashier of the bank said
that the bill was good. The lady
upon hearing this waxed exceeding
wroth, aud demanded to know
whether he thought that she would
attempt to pass a counterfeit bill.
VI course apologies and explanations
were of no avail she refused to pur-
chase the shawl. demanded her mon
ey, and departed from the store the
very embodiment OF righteous indig-
naUtoh' a couple OF hours after
wards she returned considerably
moliifled, and confessed that she
was pleased with the shawl, and
that her Inability to find one which
she liked as well was the only rea-
son she returned, aud she concluded
to take it. The obliging salesman
delightedly wrapped up the shawl.
while the courteous cashier, disdain.
ing to entertain suspicion against
such lady, proceeded to count out
the 5000 change, with which and her
shawl the lady departed. The feel
ings OF that store. keeper can be bet
ter imagined than described when he
awoke to realizing sense Of the
fact that his lady customer had, az
ter all his precaution, succeeded in
passing upon him counterfeit ST.
600 bill.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
NUMBER 43.

you're back and I'm heartily glad OF
another thing ana that is that
Margaress true love has baffled
Halls little game. Old as I am, he
had better keep out of reach of nv
arm! r.
Apparently the baff1ed schemer
thought so himself, for he was never
more seen in Brashaw. Two there
were who little cared. The two
were married few weeks later, and
Uncle John threatened TO find wife
himself; but at last accounts he had
failed to do SO. preferring to wait
till Margaret's eldest daughter be.
comes old enough to take her MOTH
er's place as housekeeper in the cot
tage.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
MoRRIsTOWN TENN. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY g. 1877.
A Condensed Novel.


Vol /.
A winning vile,
A sunny smile,
A feather;
A tiny talk,
A pleasant walk,
Together
Vol. q.
little doubt,
playful poutI
oapriciUus
Amerry miss,
ssoIen kiss,
Delicious!
Vol. 3
You ask mama,
Consult papa,
With pleasure;
And both repent
This rash event,
AT leisure
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
AS to Beauty.

4 thing of beauty is a joy forever.
-Kedts.
Beauty is short lived tyranny
Socrates.
Few have borne unconsciousiy
the spell Of loyeliness.- WAatier.
In life as in art the beautiful
moves in curyes.--Lytton. o
To give pain il tyranny-to make
happy the true empire Of beauty
Steele.
There il no excellent benty with
out some strangeness in the proper
tion.--Bdcoa.
Beauty can afford to laugh at dis
tinetions; it il itself the greatest
iistinction.-Booee.
There is nothing that makes its
way more directly TO tho soul than
beauty addison.
Every good picture il Che best of
sermons and lectures The sense in
forms the soul. Whatever you have
have beantY.--Smith.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03
Fat and Lean.

A thin little fellow had such fat wife,
Fat wife, fat wife,
God bless her!
She looked like drum and he looked like g fife
And 1t took all his money to dress her,
God bless her
To dress her,
God bless her,
To dress her /!
To wrap up her body and warm up her toes,
Fat toes, fat toes,
God keep her
For bonnets and bows and silken clothes,
To eat her, and drink her, and sleep her,
God keep her,
To drink her,
God keep her,
And sleep her.
Soc grew like target he grew like q sword.
sword-a sword; God spare her
She took all the bed and she took all the board,
And it took a whole sofa to bear her,
God spare her,
God spare her,
To bear her.
She spread like turtle; he shrank like pike,
pike-a pike-God save himl
And nobody ever beheld the like,
For they had to wear glasses to shave him,
God save him,
To shave him,
God save him,
To shave him.
She fattened away till she burst one day,
Exploded-blew up-GOd take her
And all the people that saw it say
She covered over an acre!
God take her,
An acre,
God take her,
An acre!
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-03

Miss Fannie Bristow. ex Secreta-
nv BristoW's daughter. was severely
but not dangerously injured, i'm
Louisville on Friday a runaway
team dashed against q carriage in
which Miss Bristow was riding with
such force as to cause her conehman
to fall from his seat and allow his
horses to take fright. The young
LADY sought 70 leap from her caFri-
age, and ri doing so she fell irectly
In front OF the runaway horses and
the wagon drawn by this animal
passed over her body.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

About the only state in the Union
totally free from these accursed
strikes Is our own Nebraska. There
is some satisfaction In living in a
state where they have laws and have
the power TO enforce them.-hedrRCy
Press.
This Is truly very pleasant fact-if
wholly fact. But we are not so GER
tain that we could enforce the laws
any better than our older sister states
under the trying circumstances which
have tested their capacity within the
last two weeks. We have had no law
less strikes and consequentriots, as yet
hence our facilities for quelling riots
and putting down strikes has not been
tested. Had the occasion arisen for test
ing it we fear 1t would have found
US in most sorry condition. But we
started out 10 say that the proper
source 10 thank for the absence of RI
OTIS in Nebraska, is Superintendent
Clark of the u. z. road and other
railroad officials, connected with rail-
roads in Nebraska. Had they persis-
ted in reducing the wages of their
employees, it is very probable that
Omaha, Lincoln and other railroad
towns would have been to-day suffer
ing from the effects of the strike sim
Ilarly to cities and towns East Of Us.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02
"StrikeS''-"COmmunism.

STRIKES" almost universally end
disastrously to the strikers; in a ma
jOrity of instances In the most appall-
ing features of communism. Modern
communism is dangerous-is robbery
| blooGshed, arson, murder. If toler-
ated terminates in destruction of Gov
ernment. It is the legitimate off
spring Of ignorance, brutality and
oppression. 1t Is not of American
origin. 1t is foreign-foreign to good
government; foreign to our form Of
government, or the genius of our in.
stitutions. 1t is indigenous to aristo-
cratic, monarchical. oppressive forms
of government. The strong arm Ot
law, and public opinion should deal
with 1t promptly, sterDly, decisively.
These are truisms no one will attempt
to oontrovert.
Ifcause Produces effect. then effect,
or result is but the product of cause.
The American people will do well TO
ascertain il there be a cause, or caus-
es for the late unparalleled and dis
graceful strikes, and shocking exhi-
bition of communism.
Is our system of education what 1t
should be; and. is it accomplishing
W hat 1t should? Is the character OF
our legislation such as tends to make
life easy; the people happy and pros
porous ?" Are our controlling states
men such men as stand above detes-
table "class legislation" designed
only for the individual, the locality,
the organization or the particular in
terest in which the people at large do
not participate }? For an instance: is
the act of our National Legislature
forcing the country toward an impos-
sibility-specie resumption-thereby
burdening and crippling all the re-
sources of the Nation; throwing two
millions of skilled. and perhaps twice
that number unskilled laboFers out OF
employ ment, with no bread for the
morrow, wise and benefcial-for the
good of the people or for the special
benefit of Wall Street gold manipu-
lators? Does it tend to produce COM
munism-the shouts of the infuziatsd
moi, dread or blood ?''
In the matter OF capital and labor
twin bTothers-does the former, the
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02
The Omaha Herald SANDERS the Ger.
mans.

A large number of German citizens
met at Turner Hall last evening for
the purpose of considering some ap-
propriate course of action in relation
to the Her0Id'S attack upon Germans
as communists" NJ. A. Cohn was
called to the chair; and after a general
interchange of opinion il was decided
to call mass meeting of German citi-
zens OH Monday evening at Turner
Hall, and committee was appointed
to prepare resolutions to be voted on
at that meeting. The views expressed
last evening, while divided In spirit
were temperate in expression. 1t was
urged that the Germans had for years
borne open attacks and false insinua-
tions from the Herald IN silence, but
that now when they are openly de-
nounced as aftiliating with the COM
munistlc mob which has brought such
wanton Obstruction upon property and
life, and such embarrassment to busi-
ess,-longeT silence would be unman-
ly, and would be taken as a plea OF
guilt of the criminal purpose charged
by the Herald. The spirit ofthe meet
ing was that of honest, loyal and true
men deeply sggrieved, and no doubt
Monday evenings proceedings Will
show that last nights proceedings re-
feet the opinions and feelings of our
entire German zenship:-OmGha
Republican.
The Germans are generally Repub-
licans and that is crime with the
Herald. That's what's the matter
with the Germans.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

Governor CARRIER seems 10 have Civ
Ell himself away without the least bit
of reservation. The pardon of
criminals at the instance Of mutual
friends has gone to far. The people
will never endorse such weak admin
istration of the laws as il evinced in
this last outrage of his pardOning the
negro. Curry, whose sentence OF four
years confinement was light enough
at most.-NOrth Platte Republican.
A number of State contemporaries
have expressed themselves similar to
the above, and we have copied several
items in reference to the matter but
have not expressed any opinion as to
whether the Governor had given
himself away" or not.
We have been waiting for some
| friend of his posted as to the cause OF
his pardoning Curry to step forward
in the Governors defense, but hither-
to have waited in vain. To justify
the pardon of Curry there would have
10 be mitigating circumstances that
we are not aware of. But we have no
doubt that the Governor has a good
reason for this pardon. The Cover
nor is not the man we have taken
him TO be If he would do anything,
especially any official thing, without
a good reasOn-one perfectly satisfac-
tory to himself at least, in which the
law Is sustained and his own con-
science cleared. To thus acquit him
self is a Governors whole duty in the
discretionary. or partially so, pardon
ing of cOnvicts. He should be held
responsible for nothing more to the
people-the honest discharge of duty.
The honest discharge of duty would
be, not to discharge Curry for any dis
liko he might have for the man be
assaulted, or for the opinions OF news
papers, whether for or against, or even
for public opinion, but because he, the
Governor. belived the imprisoned
should be set at liberty under proper
and lawful appeal for his Clemency.
Men are too apt to jump to cOnolu-
sions when if they would stop
to reason, or thoroughly under
stand the facts, they would ar
rive at an entirely different
conclusion. We sometimes hear men
say, "I wouldn'r have pardoneu that
fellow out of the peniteDtiary-he
should have staid there hisfull term. +"
| Such remarks bear more or less weight
against the Governor; when, it is
very probable that the speaker, or
writer who made 1t, had be been in
the Governors place, an intelligent,
honest, and unprejudiced official, with
all the facts bearing on the pardoning
power in his possession, he would
have done the same thing. Or, he
might have done different under pre-
cisely similar circumstances, and be
right, If he cOnscientiously did what
he deemed right in the discharge of a
discretionary duty.
The minds of men are as varied as
their features. Individualization goes
beyond the physiological makeup of
the body and it is unreasonable,
therefore, and extremely arbitrary,
to pass judgment of condemnation up
on conscientious thinkers and dOers
because they do not think and do
from our standpoint of seeing and
reasoning.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02
pounds, and four weighed %, 2i4. 25l
and 3Ol pounds respectively.
Three Glasses.

The STRIKERS" may be divided into
three classes. One class consists of the
strikers proper. They are railroad en-
ployes who have made common cause
with the Eastern railroad strikers ;
have quit work more from sympathy
than anything else, and have taken
the ground that the freight traffic
must be suspended till the eastern de-
mands. IA well As those they may set
up, shall be satisfied. These men as a
class will not undertake to interfere
with other lines Of business. The sec
ond class are not strikers at all, but
men who want to work If they can do
40 un nmolested. There are gOodmany
railroad employees among the number,
but tn Q bulk OF them are the working
men Of the machine shops, the plan
ing mills. the lumber yards. the fOun-
dries, and factories Of ell kinds where
business has been interrupted. The
third class IL the mob. made up main
ly of men who are neither railroad
strikers nor the wOrkingmen who
have Quit work under intimidation.
but who are loafers. gutter-snipes,
communists. and destruetionists.-
Chicago Tribune.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

The citizens of Lincoln are not feel
ing so blue about the University
building as they were. Some of the
best architects, after thoroughly ex-
amining the building, give their un-
qualified opinions that the building
need not be torn down, but that with
few thousand dollars repairing done
to the foundation the building will be
as good and safe as any new one that
would probably be built. Every reas-
enable man will be glad If this be
true, and only the jealous and the
croaking fault finder will be grieved.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

settlement must he made by Europe.
Austria and England, as powers most
interested, must throw off their re-
serve and make their voices heard
when terms of peace are under dis
cussion. England and Austria can
then intervene with all the more force
because they remained neutral during
the struggle. England has abandon
ed her idea of going TO Gallipoli, and
Austria has hitherto abslained from
entering Bosnia. Austria and Eng
land, however, to be listened 10, must
be ready TO support their demand.
Russia is aware, better than anybody
else, that nothing can be decided con-
clusively, If opposed by Austria and
England. Everything seems To show
that Russia IS disposed to respect their
susceptibilities. Hence it Is that ru-
mors of peace are circulating without
being In eontradistinction TO other re-
ports of Austrian and British precau
tlenary measures. IL Is believed that
other powers WI proceed in accord
with Austria aud England.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

Bessie Turner is heard from again.
You remember the sweet little lump
of femininity that Tilton used to carry
around from one room to another
while she was asleep? The same girl
was recently registered at a hotel at
Long Branch and just above her name
appeared q we'll known New York
gentleman by the name of Orr and
the rooms of Bessie and Mr.. Orr were
numbered 81 and 65, and q pryiDg
newspaper man who found out these
things, and much more of the same
sort, thinks this contiguity of names,
rooms, ETC.. meant business.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02
Indian News.

Indians In numerous parties and
large numbers have recently appeared
la tho Vicinity of Dcadwood, and have
boon committing horrible acts Of vIo-
lrncc. Tho following was dispatched
to Washington on tho 2Gth:
YANKToN. ID. r.. July Colon
Gro. w. McCrnry, secretary OF war
The following telegram i5 Just re-
caivcd: "Drndwood, ID. T.. July 26.-
Agency Indians are numbering clti-
zens and destroying property in all
parts Of the country. Twenty ranoh-
men are already dead. (Signed) Seth
Bullock, sheriff" The territory has
no arms orammunition. Can dispOsi-
ton of troops be made that will give
Black Hills settlers some protection ?
(Signed) JouN l.. PENNINGTON,
Governor.
This dispatch was referred to Lieu
tenant General Sheridan.
DEADwooD, ID. t., July % james
Ryan, resident of Speariish City, just
in, states that Lieutenant Lemley
with his company of soldiers, aug
mented by dozen civilians, left that
point Sunday morning, with two
days rations, and have not been heard
from since. Lieutenant Reynolds,
with twenty soldiers, had just arrived
there from Hot Creek, and was getting
ready to go out in search of them.
Two large bodies of Indians were
seen, yesterday morning, on Red Wa
ter. about five miles from Spearfish.
Keeplinger ranch, on Crow Creek
was attacked by Indians yesterday
Seven men were occupying 1t at the
time, two of whom escaped and made
their way to Spearfish. The others
have not been heard of since.
The Indians captured all the stock
and burned the ranch and hay.
LATER.-Intense excitement pre-
walls throughout the city. At short
intervals, since yesterday morning,
horsemen have been arriving from the
different towns and hsyfields in this
vicinity, bringing details of fresh
murders and outrages by the savages,
who seem to have broken loose from
the agencies in large numbers, and
are infesting the country in all direc-
tions. Up TO this hour q p. m. at
least twenty murders have been re-
ported. Some of the killed are we'll
known citizens of DeadwOOd, who
went to the relief OF Lieutenant Lem
ley and the survey party. Nearly ev-
cry ranch along the the Red Water
and in the Spearfish Valley has been
devastated.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

Old 81, Of the COnStitutiOnaliSt, had
a pretty good idea of what he was
talking about when he said: "Sho!
don't l kno' desc white folks down
hyaT? Dey jess stan round and look
at him an holler for de eXyeIcise
dat's in hit, 'kase dey's moughty per-
lite ter strangers; but when hit comes
ter talk jess nine 'mongst ten III say,
'Mr. Hayes, admires yer pluck, but
I'se 'ginst yer in polytycks, an dat's
ALL An dat's whar Hayes is gwine
ter fool hissef bout de Souf! Dey
jess votes one way an keeps on at hit
and faint his way nudder!"
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

The truth of the old trite adage that
There is a difference in whose
OK is being gored," is being verified.
The Democratic press of the country
were boisterous in denOuncing the
President Of the United States for
sending troops to protect the unpro-
tected from infuriated mobs in GER
tain states OF the Union. When a
comparatively minor railroad flare up
takes place in West Virginia and
MY Maryland" the Democratic
Governors of those states shout lusti-
ly for troops to protect persons and
property" Even DR.. Miller of the
Omaha Herald says ',SeIdh !" 1t is
no Invasion of territory" now !!
There was no more invasion before
than now. In both instances the
government simply did its duty.
Nothing less, nothing more.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

The Galveston NeaUS' San Antonio
special says: General Narapjo, com
mandant of the Mexican troops al
Piedras Negras, on being informed OF
the arrest of General Escobedo and
his suit at Ringgold barracks, has
thanked General Ord for the same,
and notifies him that General Pedro
Valdez, who was in Texas, and who,
1t was stated, was about to cross the
river and try cOncfusloiis Win Mar
anjo in favor of Lerdo. has come into
Piedras Negras with his officers and
surrendered themselves to the Dia2
government, and that he. NaraDjo,
has pardoned them. This ends the
Lerdo party in Texas. General Es-
cobedo and suite are under bond, and
Pedro Valdez has surrendered"
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-02

The funniest thing about this whole
strike business is ate-Rights Blue
Jeans Williams calling Oh the Presi-
dent for troops. A special from
Washington to the Inter Ocean of
the 18th says:
1.-The President was very much sur
prised to-day to receive a demand for
troops from Governor Williams, of
Indiana. He, when in Congress,
was one of the most violent in oppos-
ing the authority of the Federal Gov
eminent to send troops into State at
the call of the Governor. and in the
last campaign in Indiana, when he
was elected, one of the issues between
the two parties was this same long
disputed question"