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The Osceola times., 1877-09-29

Ar all times confidence and truth are
better preventivea OF jealousy than CON-
cealment.
MEASURE not men by Sundays, with.
out regarding what they do all the week
after.
THE origin Of half the " irst loves"
of young hearts is ignorance, and their
death blow experience.
FASHION is very we'll while one d
young and in health but Of what uso u
1t in old age and sickness.
THERE il but one worse reception Of
a compliment than calm silence, and
that is to request its repetition.
MEN are born with two eyes, but
with one tongue, in order that they
should rec twice as much - they say.
ONE of the most popular eating
houses in Japan is owned by . woman,
and has accommodations tor two thousand
customers at once. The "bill of fare"
includes about twenty different dishes.
No meat is served, but fowls are cooked
in various ways. The restaurant looks
most attractive at night, when the rows
illuminations of the whole building show.
ing through panes Of colored glass,
present very gay appearance.
THE London Lancet calls attention
TO the danger there is Of the spread Of
infectious diseases by means Of laundries.
A visit to the homes Of several washer
women revealed many painful facts. In
one instance, where smallpox was In the
house, blankets were washed and returned
to gentleman's house, and table cloths
and napkins tn the keeper of restau-
rant. '"Thus," remarks the Lancst,
"even at our meals, 1t we escape being
poisoned by our cook, we may catch
smallpox from the table linen"
WHILE the emperor of Germany
and Austria we're visiting at Ischi, .
lady desired to present the former with
costly bouquet, but her courage failed
her at the last moment, and she begged
an officer in Prussian uniform to perform
the Office for her. He at once compiled,
gave Emperor William the present, and
returned TO express his majesty's thanks
To the fair donor, who was rather sur.
prised to see this Prussisn staff Officer
enter the emperor's carriage and take .
seat beside him. On asking who he Wa,
she discovered that IL was the emperor Of
Austria In Prussian uniform.
IT would conduce greatly to the
comfort Of citizens generally II our muni-
cipal government could in some respects
initiate that of some foreign cities. A
visitor in Paris thus writes: There
are no drunkards here. Rum and rum
shops in New York are the principal
causes of crime, filling our prisons and
poor-houses, and adding ten-tolds to our
taxes. We have been In Paris three
weeks, and have not seen man drunk,
or even under the influence Of liquor;
we have not met beggar or q tramp.
Beggars and tramps are taken care OF BY
the government, and will be in the
United States when they have been
endured long enough. Very little strong
liquor is drunk here, except by tor
eigners. The people drink the light
French wine; it satisfies, and creates no
morbid appetite for more"
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
TINE WAR,

Chefvet Pasha, the leader in the Bul.
garian massacres, has been sent to command
Osmsn Pasha's reserves at Orkanich, and
guard his communications; probably, also,
with the view of keeping an eye on Servia
The battle reported at Duborik, in
which the Russians were said to have been
defeated, must have been, II 1T all. at vii.
lsge five miles northwest of Vatza, on the
Rahova road. Reports say Osman Pasha has
fortified position almost impregnable, nat
urally, at Va'za. on which be will retire If
driven from Pleyna. Anyhow, the Rouma.
nian attempt to cut bis communication seems
TO have failed.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
NUMBER 26.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
ny Liver.

NJ LiveF.
What makes this world 10 drsar and adf
Why am | never, never glad
What Is II drives me nearly madi
Ny hveri
why do moan and sob and sigh,
And wish, ah wish that might die?
Why would pass from earth, ., whv9
Ny iivsri
What Is II on my hearth doth ssass;
Then comes In form Of cough and wheexs;
Then makes me think I've Bright's diesassS
Ny iiverI
Whence Ia this spinning In my hcad
Why are my pulses almost dead3
Why doth my stomach feel like leadf
Ny hvGi
What make me saumges eachew,
And buckwhsat cakes and mince pie, too,
And ev'ry thing that's nicsf Boo hooi
Nv liveri
What 10 IL, day and night intent
And ev'r, sort Of devilment,
Doth all the Ills to me present.
Ny iiveri
-BoSfea 6asetfe
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
Plevna.

A correspondent who was present At
the battle Of Plevna, telegraphins from
Bucharest, Sept. II, says:
The Russian. Roumanian army has
abandoned now even a pretence Vt pros
ecuting the attempt against PIevna, and
fallen back into positions occupied before
the commencement Of the bombardment.
The field artillery still remains in some
of the positions Of the bombardment. II
is announced that third renewal 10 In
tended on the arrival Of the imperial
guard in fortnight. have great doubt
whether another attempt will be made,
and very much stronger doubt II 1t can
be made to succeed. The Turks are bet
ter soldiers individually than the Rus
SLAMS. OF that, after seeing not q few
battles, ! stand assured. The strategy OF
both, perhaps, is equally bad. but ~ re-
CARDS both major and minor tactics, the
Turks are simply immeasurably supe-
rior. They are better armed than the
Russians, both in great and small arms.
They haye engineers who can design
admirable defensive positions. Russian
engineers seem incapable OF repairing
n hole in a bridge. The Turks seem -
well provisioned as the Russians, and are
flushed with success. The Russians are
depressed by failure after failure, nor
is this all that impain the Rus
sian soldiers dash that Is becoming i'm.
paired. My reluctant personal ohserva-
ton of war can testify that there is no
Drawer man than the Russian soldier, but
brave soldier cannot continually face
more than fair chances Of war. The
Russian is called on to face these, and
dangers in addition, which appeal with
infinitely greater intensity Of horror 70
his imagination. He knows II he but
receives bullet in the ankle joint, when
he is in front Of an unsuccessful attack,
the chances are that he will die the death
OF torture, humiliation and mutilation.
No moral courage, no mental hardihood
can stand against this horrible conscious'
ness, aud in the attack Of the llth Inst,
| distinctly observed his reluctapce to
begin the stormipg.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
MISCEI.LANE n EOUS.

Experiments with electric lights lately
took place at Cronstadt The apparatus was
fixed on board the Peter the Great, and was
Of such intensity that small print could be
read on vessel moored four cables of. II
is conte mplated to furnish all the forts at
Cronsiadt with this light.
Frank Leslie, the NewYork publisher,
has gone into bankruptcy. Cause--unior.
,unste real estate speeulstions. His various
publications will be continued without
change.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29

an excellent wife; and 30 they often say
things which give you hold over them,
or are effective before jury" Eliza
treasured up these sagacious counsels Of
the authoress of her being, and acted
upon them with such earnestness and
effect that when she came home she was
an engaged woman Chicago Tribune.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
WARRINGTON.

fo.h houses Of congress are nearly
shs'.dy ha.y for occupancy. The ventilation OF
~''h has been materially improved.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-29

Sora frequent the Virginia marrhes
about first September, and leave about
the time vi frost. Nearly all of thoee
ollguA in the MARKET aTe killsd win
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
The wetzeI Democrats Trtn"te 10
the Memory of Speaker Gibson ana
His Legislature.

1, grieves US to see our neighbor OF the
Wetzel Democrat speaking lightly
even irrevently-of the Legislature OF
this State and of its presiding officer:
"a few mot tbs since, one Col. Eustsce
Gibson, Ga most remarkable man, sir
Sneaker of the House OF DELEGATES
born in the county of Rockbridse, big
god-sir,' realizing the terrible situs-
tion of the country and the sp-
Mailing condition of the Code OF
West Virginis, issued call for the
resssemb bling Of our Legislature, about as
effective as the call for millions from the
vasty deep While he was engaged IN
mastering up in the back counties, the
newspapers set upon him and smote him
hip and thigh, and hurled him INTO an
untimely grave away over IN Fauquler.
But like very Lazarus, Eustsce refused
to linger in the tomb and came forth
again and stood upon the earth, The
first thing he did when ne came BACK
WAS to read the numerous
obituaries of himself, which
had appeared in the State papers, since
which time Eus,sce hss lspsed into an
awful silence, with serious intentions, we
fear, of going broken-hesrted to his
grave, to die there And though there
IS no doubt-for we have it upon the
authority of more than one-hslf its MEM
bers-that the present Legislature Is the
wisest, purest, most patriotic, most lncor-
ruptible body OF men thst ever ssseu :
bled, yet they, for some unaccountsoIe
reason. decline to meet again. Our hope
is in the Governor If he fails US, then
we shall be left desolste."
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.

The churches OF the city were general
ly we'll attended, yesterday, and many OF
the serm OBS possessed q gooc degree Oh
merit. According 20 our custom we pre-
sent short synopses ot several OF tnem'
this morning. Oar sim Is to present,
each Monday, synopsis of four or hVe
sermons out OF the !orty or more dellV-
cred on the preceding day and even
ing. These will not be IRON the
same pulpits iron week to week.
but from different ones on dill
erent days. He are pleased to
discover that this pan is warmly
commended By the community generally
snd hat It's tenGeacy Is 20 arouse tEeSh
interest in the subject of religion.
The remarks of Bishop KAN on the
future fate OF un nbsptissd children, which
will be found in our report, will be read
with interest snd attract attention.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
RUFFIAS RANDE.
Discovery OF a Plot to Lynch Him
Meeting OF the YigiIants Friday
Night-Precautions Taken for His
Protection.

GALEsBURG, Ills, Dec. l5.-Sheritf
BerggreR received notice last evening
that an attempt would be made 10 take
Rsnde from jail during the night and
lynch him. Coming from reliable su.
thority, the advice Was acted upon, and
strong guard placed over the jail The
night passed, however, with no demon
strstions. To-day has disclosed the eX-
istence of 81 organized plot in the esst.
ern part of the county, embracing nearly
300 men, by whom the lynchiug was to
be done. The place of meeting was at
Knoxville, small town FIVE miles east
OF this place, ard midnight last night
was 10 he the time of attack. About one
hundred men, mostly from the extreme
east and northeastern part Of the county,
gathered there early in the evening
when the news came that those that were
to help, and who lived near Gibson, had
for the time given up the attempt and
would not be on hand. After q good
deal oftillibustering, the CONCLUSION to 60
home quietly was reached and acted
upon. The precaution about the jail was
not relaxed, and the guard will probably
be kept up until the time OF trial.
Rande was perfectly cool during the
whole preparations for defense, only OK
pressing the hope that if they came he
would be able TO do for one of them.
The sheriff is fully prepared to meet all
attempts of the kind, and with the ad-
vantage OF a specially strong jail guard,
efforts of the vigilsnts will probably be
fruitless The act OF yesterday can be
ascribed 10 the continuance granted last
Tuesday snd the fear that, aided by the
able counsel he has procured, under cover
OF the insanity plea, Rande will eventual
ly escape the gstlows.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
AFAyOkABLE SIGN.

While business in this city is scarcely
perceptibly better this Fall than 1t has
been at any time within the last three or
tour years, there are indications inst
money is more plentiful among the farm
ers and throughout the country districts
The other day the Fairmont correspon-
dent OF the REGISTER no:ed the fact that
the people oil that county had paia
their taxes much more promptly this
Fall than for q number of years; and on
Saturday, Auditor MILLER informed US
that money was coming into the
State treasury quite rapidly In
advance of the time of It's being
due. During the past week $50, 900 was
paid into the State Treasury-S2O,OOO In
Il single dsy-alihough none OF 1t would
be due until the middle of January.
This is strong evidence Of the COM
psrstive plentiiulness of money in the
country. The crops OF all kinds have
been bOuntitul-grsin yielded well-hay
and pasture were abundant-hve stock
wintered we'll IN the dry and cold stmos
phere OF last winter-sheep shed heavy
coats of well preserved wool in the
spring, which, considering the times, sold
well-cattle went to their pastures 10
good plight, prospered throughout the
Summer and sold al good
figure in the Fsll-hogs were
IN reasonable plenty, were fsttened
on cheap corn and sold for good price.
All things considered, the farming COM
munity ought to be In prosperous con-
dition; money ought to be plentiful and
the inhsbitsnts should be out of debt.
The prosperity of this class must, per
force, bring prosperity to other branches
Of Industry. The outlook, with wise
legislst Ion, is favorable.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
NOTES OF THE DA Y.
SITTING BULL is nervous.

SITTING BULL Is nervous.
Mr.. GoUoH is rich in this worlds
goods.
GORDON and Conkling have made
peace.
OAKEY HALL continues to lecture, but
he is failure.
FANNY DAVENPORT is still in Detroit,
and quite ill.,
HAYES must almost wish the right
man were IN his place.
No GIRLS nose itches so much as the
one who wears diamond ring.
BISHOP CoxE is not in favor of sur
rendering pulpits to temperance tramps.
A KENTUCKY editor rejoices in the
aristocratic name of Howard F. Mon
tressor.
DESTITUTE Russian immigrats who are
rive in New York are at once sent to
Kansas.
A PARTY of ladies in New Orleans are
running railroad. There's enterprise
for you.
MISS WEATHERsBY desires reporters
not to meddle with affairs that do not
concern them.
AN Illinois farmer boy who has tried
it says: at IS hard TO ride pig, its
name is so short"
BEN BUTLER sticks to 1t that he is not
paired with Miss Dickinson, but does
not deny beirg tritle spooney.
SENATORS should not let their angry
passions rise, Tor their finger nails were
never made to scratch out each others
eyes.
By reducing the salaries of the pub
lie school teachers ten per cent, Phils-
dephis has cut down expenses $l25,000
per snnum.
A NEW Jersey Clergyman, a rigid
economist, has reduced expences BY mar
rying second wife, and giving his first
wife's three children away,
SURELY, the eight young women OF
Newman, Ga, VINO made their graduation
dresses and set the type tor their own
essays, honored their alma mater.
"EvERY failure is step to success"
says the proverb; and the ottener you
take advantage of the bankrupt law the
longer becomes your wIie's bank account
A ST. LOUIS widow has had three
husbands. She he's on hand lawsuit to
break the will of the first, another to re-
cover the insurance money on the life OF
the second, and q third to obtain slimo.
ny from the last.
THE Democrats IN the Senate are very
cordial supporters Of the President, but
there are not quite enough of them to do
him any good.-& Louis Globe Demo
crat.
IT is said that Stanley Matthews is
preparipg;a speech in defense of the Presi-
dent. We would not advise Stsnley to
rush into that sort of business too hurried
ly. If there is anything needed to start
first class row in the Senate, it is a
speech from Matthews in favor Of Hayes.
st. Louis Globe. Democrat.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
THE STANDARDS NEWS.

The Standard makes some slight
pretensious, We believe, to being a
newspaper, and yet its edition of yester-
dsy did not contain one line OF tele-
graph. In fact, it seldom ever prints
news of later date than that contained In
the morning papers, issued twelve hours
earlier in the day.-REGisTER.
We were under the impression that
the REGISTER was Jim Sweeney's "addl-
ton" but if it IS ours it's sll right. We
would like to have it understood, how
ever, that it is very sick piece OF prop
erty Just now, and thst we have no con-
troll over It's columns.-StandGTd.
The smart" Individual who runs the
Standard evidently imagines that such
stuff as the above is as acceptable to Its
few readers as rsOs would be, and then
il is much cheaper.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
An Armed Mob Fakes Possession OF
e Missouri Town.

ST. LOUIS, December l6.-A dispatch
from Osceols, No. says: A mob OF armed
and masked men took possession OF this
place las. Friday Dight and arrested
every body on the streets, at The muzzles
of revolverS and shot guns. They then
went to the court house, seized sll the
tax books for this and past years and
carried them away. The affair grew out
OF u railroad tax which had been levied
to pay certsin judgments against the
company ior past due interest on the
railroad bonds. Several of the mob
wCro recognized by the officers of the
law and their arrest will probably be
made, in which event more trouble will
doubtless occur
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
A RULE THAT WOULD NOT WORK
ROTH WAYS.

The President nominated two men Tor
high positions in New York who were DIS
tasteful to Senator CoNKLING. The latter
asked the Senate to reject them, but Gen
GORDON, of Georgia, stood BY the Presi-
dent and against CoNKLING. When, on
Friday, the Presidents nominee, SMITH
for Collector of Internal Revenue AZ
Mobile, came up Tor continuation, Gen.
GORDON opposed it, and claimed that
courtesy to him required the rejection.
CoNKLING sneered back at him, where
upon GORDON got mad and wanted to
aght. The Senate confirmed SMITH.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
SENATOR DAVIS TREASURY IN
.. vEsTIGATI0N BEGUN,

1t will be remembered that on the 10Th
of November, Senator DAVIS, Of this
State, succeeded, after an untiring effort
of several years, in securing the adoption
of his resolution directing an investiga.
ton of the condition of the books and
accounts of the United States Treasury
Having at last accomplished this, a
special committee of FIVE, with Senator
DAVIS at its head. was appointed by the
Vice President, to make the lnvestiga-
ton. On the 29th of November, the
chairman OF the special committee ad-
dressed letter to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, asking for certain information
as a basis of the investigation, 3 copy
of which letter is here attached. The
response if the Secretary will be looked
for with interest by the public:
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Nov. 29, IT
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary OF the
Treasury:
SIR:-PIease furnish the special com
mittee of the Senate, appointed under
resolution passed November 18th, 1877,
a copy of which is herewith enclosed, the
following.
l. A statement showing the amount
of the public debt at the close OF each
fiscal year from 1860 to 1877 inclusive,
ss appears on the books of the Secretary
and Register OF the Treasury and the
Treasurer, together with the amount OF
interest paid and the increase or decrease
of the public debt during each OF SAID
years.
9. A statement from the books of each
of said officers, showing the revenue col
lected and the expenditures OF the gov
ernment during each fiscal year above
named, tsbu ated in the manner and un-
der the different heads as contained IN
the annual Finance Reports.
8. A like statement from the books snow
ing the amount of bonds issued and re-
deemed during each ot'ssid years; amount
and rate of interest paid ON the same;
also amount realized from the sale oil
bonds, and commissions paid, II any,
during each of said years.
4. A like statement from the books
showing the amount of legal tender notes
and fractional currency outstanding ana
in circulation, as also amount OF cash IN
the Treasury during each OF said years
Very Respectfully,
HENRY q. DAVIS, Chairman
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.

Both Houses OF Congress adjourned
on Saturday evening, until January 10.
They accomplished but little of good
while in session, the Senate having spent
much time in qusrrelhng over contested
seats and seusbbling about confirming
appointments to political positions. But
i. is we'll they met, and squsbbled, and
settled their differences. They are now
ready for earnest work. when they meet
again.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
Mr.. Garrett a Native Of Washington
County.
Washington Reporter.

Washington county produces its full
share of big as we'll as little men. Among
the former is John w. Garrett, President
of the Baltimore and Ohio road, who Is q
native of West Middleton His father
went from that place to Baltimore about
the year 1920, and engaged in the COM
mission business. A number of relatives
still reside in the vicinity OF Middle
town. At one time in Mr.. CARROTS
youth he lived with the late George
Wilson, at West Alexander, snd was in
Mr.. Wilson's service in the produce and
wool buying business.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
a Ride 10 Death.

YoUNesTowN, o., December l5.-This
merning A. Shannoi, miner in Hoods
coal bank at Church Hill, stepped into
car TO go down the slope. The car was
not attached to the chain thst regulates
its speed, and Shsnnoi went whirling
down the slope on 9 fearful ride TO sud
den death. He was found at the bottom
of the slope, which is two hundred and
fifty feet deep, with his neck broken and
his body fesrlully msngled. He leaves
wife and several children.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
a Father Murdered by IA Thirteen
Year old Son.

CIHCINNATI, December l6.-It was
stated yesterday that Joseph Kunseler, Il
respectable farmer near Lswrenceburg,
Indiana, had committed suicide. Later
developments, however, make it clear
that he was shot ard killed by his thir-
teen year old son. At the vestigstion
it was sscertsined that Mrs. Kunseler
mad for some months been endeavoring
to get divorce. The iathor wss shot as
he was approaching the house in the
evening from n snort absence.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
WHEELING W. VA, MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER L. 1877

much disorder there. The government
does not consider that the troubles are in
any degree international. The dipstches
were, however, promptly referred to the
Secretary Of War, who, after consults-
tion with General Sherman, gave direc-
tions for the mastering OF forces IN
Texas, IN such positions as to give what
ever aid may be necessary to prevent as
ssuits upon American citizens or their
property.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
pOsrnssTER ARRESTED.

BALLARD DRAKE, postmaster at Ten
Mile, Lincoln county. West Virginia, has
been arrested and placed in the Bar
louisville Jail, on q charge of robbing the
mails. The charge is that ne captured n
$500 package mailed by w. I. THoMP-
SON to parties in ChspmanVille, to buy
stock with. The arrest was made by
United States Marshal PATTON.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17
III. 40. TAX CASE.

The Grafton Sentinel is of the opinion
that 1t would be better for Taylor county
to compromise its tax claim with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as Ohio
county wisely did, rather than law about
it ior q generation and then get sum that
would little more than pay the expenses
OF the SUIT. And the Sentinel is probably
right. Those who go to law generally
come home shorn.