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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-18
Tilden in 1880.

For some time past q heated dis
cussion has been maintained in tho
Democratic papers of Now York,
whether the present State officers
shall be nominated or whether
there shall bo n new deal. The
acrimony and heat evolved in this
discussion upon Il subject apparently
SO trivial are inexplicablo to on out
sider. But the New York Uerah1
offors q solution which is, to say tho
least, quite plausible. The XcraM
maintains that tho roal issue, though
both factions studiously cndeavor to
CONCEAL it, is whether Tildcn shall
be renominated in 1880. Fhc
present officials were chosen by Mr.
Tilden as his agents in defeating tho
canal rings and other opposing fac
tions"e .TheNv4af "3or"1ns p0lljy.
On tho othor hand, Tammany, tho
canal ring, and other opponents of
MI. Tilden dc ire to defoat his fac,
ton by securing n now deal in tho
State Offices, and thereby gaining
the prestige in advance of tho
struggle in 1880. The Democratic
Executive Committee has called
the Convention to meot ut Albany,
a circumstance which the Herald
construes into victory for 1ilden,
rs the State officials can, at Albany,
manipulate the Convention, while
they would not dare to leave their
public business and 60 on this or
rand to any other city. In connec-
tlon with Mr.. Tildon's candidacy the
following extracts show the diversi
ty OF opinions existing in New York,
which are the more important,
because tho denomination of the
dofrauded President will probably
only in case of the unanimous de-
mand for him in the Convention by
New York. Here is what the Xeyala
says
According to our Saratoga, letter
printed this morning, Judge Church
asserts that the controversy over
the State ticket has DO relation to
Mr.. Tilden, because he is so owl
IDENTIFY outside the pnlo of choice for
another nomination. In amns;nu
contrast to this tho Brooklyn E,,oie
OF last evening contends that it is
ridiculous to suppose that this
vehement contest has any relation
80 Mr.. Tilden because ho is so abso-
lutely s'1ro Of tho next Democratic
nomination. The Eagle says -
'If Samuel j. Tilden is living and
capable of performing tho duties of
President of the United States he
will be the next Democratic candi-
date for that office and our noxt
President, with the hearty assent of
oil citizons Of all parties who desire
to right q great political wrong
through tho just elevation of tho
man who most directly suffered by
it. This is a question which may as
well be accepted by politicians"
Those contradictory reasons OK
plode each other, and merely prove
that beth factions think it polite, in
boatmen's phrase, 20 slook one way
and row another" But. in spite Of
stratcgic donials, this angry conflict
proceeds from a pro Tildan animus
on ono side md an anti>rildon
animus on tho other,
p Tho Rochester Union, which
advocates q new ticket, indulgos in
very pleasant reflections on Mr..
!rilden:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-18

That VAS an extraordinary yield
OF rlco on tho Esthorvillo' place,
Georgotown, planted by Mr.. Arthur
Manisalllt. A fourteen aero field
had been planted with white rice.
1t was harvested last week, (tho
first in the county,, thrcshed and
pounded. The yiold was 994 bush.
els, or an average of II bushels per
acre; Another field of eight acres,
on the same place, has been harvest,
cd, and the estimated yield is 60
burhols to tho aero Tho quality
OF the rice is pronounced first grade.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-18

Tho Chester delegates to tho State
lLlberian Convention were not ia
vorably impressed with the scheme
and its managers, and have SO re-
ported at homo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-10

TEE Anwito Baso~ Paeriko gives IN &C.
count of Sir Jung Bshad0or's death. The
25th of February being Holee Day (Go-
Wind Dwadasee) he went to battle ut b.
gonuttee; he entered the river before sun
rise for that purpose, in the highest
spirits, and after performing his sblu-
tons, sat on the bank to perform p0t,jah'
Soon after he was noticed to be motion
less. On his follower approaching him
they found that life was extinct.
An express was sent to the capital, and
orders arrived to postpone the funeralrites
to the first of March. The three PRINCIPAL
RANGES, his brother and son arrived, and
the RANGES expressed their desire to saori.
fee themselves. The brother tried to dis
suade them but he failed, and the funeral
pyre was prepared with sandal-wo0d, !
realm, and large quantity Of ghee. When
the arrangements had been made the
ladies bafhed. performed poojah, and
made presents to the Brahmins. The
next step was, they took measures for the
government Of the country and to main
tain peace; sthec general directions were
given to the brother. in-law. Their last
oct was to release some prisoners.
They then entered the funeral. pyTe,
quite unconcerned, mutterlng prayers.
The corpse was then laid on its back, and
the eldest Rance took its head In her lap,
and the two others took the feet. They
were then surrounded BY odorous COM
bustibles, and the RANGES ga1ed upon the
features Of their husband q II forgetful Of
every other consideration. The 1re waS
then applied BY; his son, md in sfew nin~
utes al was over. "a, .c.ts.. y. -. :.
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How q Broker Earned Fifty Dollars.

Mr. WILLIAM BARKER, q well.knOwn
New York broker, stepped into the Office
of downtown sOap-manufacturer few
days ago, and complained of the dullness
of business. ~ can make it lively for
you," said the soap man. II can put.
you in the way of making fifty dollars in
fifteen minutes; but l know you would
back out" "Show me the chance. /" said
the broker. " and If back out l will give
you $500 "Well," said the soap
man, II will give you fifty dollars if you
will take one of my. large advertising
signs, put it on your breast, carry Il up
Wall street from Pearl street TO Broadway,
and return"
Mr.. Barker picked up the sign. I'D.
iusted it, and sailed into the street. Upon
the sign were large picture of negro
woman washing clothing and the words
"-'s Soap 10 the Best" The sight of
Q well-kn0wn broker, of mature years,
carrying soap sign caused great aston
ishment in Wall street. Mr.. Barker had
not walked three blocks before hundred
men and boys were at his heels, and when
he started on the homestretch the crowd
had increased to full 500. BOotblacks,
newsboys and Wall street messengers
shouted and cheered, and brokers rushed
from their Offices to the street to ascertain
the cause Of the excitement.
In exactly fifteen minutes Mr.. Barker
reported at the soap mans Office and was
paid his fifty dollars. As he pocketed the
money and wiped his forehead, he ex-
claimed: 81 would not carry that sign
again In Wall street for ten thousand.'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-10

THERE is q quiet, close listed old bach
elor in New York city named Peter GOe-
let, who is estimated to be worth SIC, OOO,.
600. Being very fond Of milk he keeps .
cow in q fine pasture near his residence,
in the heart of the city, which, including
interest on the value Of the pasture, costs
him about q, 900, year-the milk some
where in the immediate vicinity of eight
dollars gallon. This, they say, is the
old fellows only extravaganza. And as
for beney0)ence-why, it is believed by
his neighboEs that If he were to cstch
himself in the act Of bestowing a. much
as fifteen cents upon any charitable OBJ
ject whatever, he would be 80 utterly as
founded at his wild, reckless, ruinOus
prodigality that, before he regaiDed his
senses sufficiently to know what he was
about, he would have himself arrested,
arraigned and indicted for q fraudulent
attempt to squander his estxte. II IL un-
derstood that . nephew of his will In.
herit the bulk of his fortune, and, - may
readily be conceived, the constsnt, the
consuming anxiety Of that young man
lest his venerable and passionstely .aiored
relative should in some way sha&ter his
w.lAly-wonhiped constitution, or fatally
injure his ndly.chefished health. md
wake up some morning and find his dear,
precious, idolized sell It the top Of that
golden stair which al must soonee or
later climb, may Pnssibl he described,
but can never Be adSq6 simAsined n
mortal PEI. ~. HhSy saaly dp
your mind . tn miIlI6 dnailr uncle 81
whom you ire the soae Hell, i = no light
matter, You may 4eRep1 LS9(seitls
Courier fOurn0n 80 n W
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-10

Ar about nine O'Clock that evening,
under the glare of full moon, the Mexi.
can soldiers started. First and foremost
went dozen pack mules, laden with the
necessities Of the trip, with the baggage
OF the officers, quantity Of ammunition,
arms, and some spare saddles with &C.
c0uterments. Next came the troops, about
100 in number, dressed in white with red
stripes, cuffs and collars, and with the
high cap, long since gone out of uye with
Us. Behind them came the women folks
wives Of the soldiers-though they have
been forbidden to come, and every soldier
ordered not to alight to let his wife ride,
a. an attack might be expected 1t any
moment. When this order was given
there was weeping and wailing and
gnashiDg of teeth, for the Mexican SOL
dler's wife follows him even to the field of
battle, and has often been known to pick
up the dead husbands rife and fight.
Many petitions had been sent to the Com
mandant TO revoke the order, but he stead
lily refused to do 20, and the consequence
was that the women determined to follow,
though it should be ON foot, and follow
they did. some carrying their children in
their arms. Not only did they keep mp
with but often reached the place of desti-
u
and had fires built in readiness for their
coming. Some of these journeys were
thirty, forty and fffty-five miles.
I think that further description of the
Mexican soldiers wife, her character,
ETC., will be interesting. Wives, I said,
but l am sorry to say that they more
often occupy that position without
the sanction of the padre than with
1t, but to the last they are true
and faithful, and undergo all manner OF
toll and hardships for those whom they
Claim as husbands. For instance, when
we started IN our trip it was clearly un-
derstood and believed by them that they
should have to walk the entire distance,
yet they were not deferred, but started out
with firm resolve to do or die. l well
recollect the first night, how my heart
ached for some of these women, one In
particular, who not only carried her child,
. boy Of about three years, slung to her
back, and q big gourd Of water by her
SIDE, but was barefooted. made
special request to Don Jesus that she be
permitted to ride short distance ON her
husband's horse. He laughingly replied:
"She, with her load, will tire the rest,
and out-travel the horses" which I found
to be true.
And still another moved my pity. She
was young and beautiful. The older ones
gazed on her with smile, and, q they
noticed my look of sympathy, would sig
nifcantly say, % Her first campaign"
She was the wife of the +" Primero," .
position equivalent toour Sergeant Major.
At every camping place where there was
running water the women washed their
own and husbands clothing, and when
the pack train under escort went ahead
they kept with it, and often upon our ar.
rival the frugal meal would be prepared.
-Nese Orleans TSasss. At ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-10

Of tie leop1e .asit ~ became % great
9 nut nce THAT hey we're arrested in
Jacks64 6wnshl ada committed TO
afnoud burg JAIL While in jail the dis
coverysthat the ev. Mr.. Lobdell was .
woma4 was made and soon afterward .
raftsmQn from Gb section CHANGED to 10
tn 6t6udsbufg, md informed the an.
thorities that their prisoners were the
missing paupers from Delhi. The Penn.
sylvania authorities returned them 70
their old quarters in this place
forthwith. They remained here some
time, when they again ran away,
and have since been roaming
about IN fennsylvania, living in huts and-s
Caves and tails and county houses; A
gentleman from this place being at Alden
VILE, Wayne County, Pa, few days
since found the pair domiciled in bark
man and wife. When their identity be-
came known, the strange fact was dcvel.
oped that . lady who had been particu-
larly charitable 70 the couple was years
ago engaged to be married to Lucy Ann,
the latter having spent some months near
Bethany dressed q man. Her sex was
discovered accidentally, and she had to fly
the place In the night to escape being
taxred and feathered. This was . short
time before she entered the poor house at
Delhi. There Is on record now In the
courts OF Wayne County document that
was drawn by MD. Wilson, the COM
panion OF Lucy Ann, It being . petition
TOR the release OF her husband, Joseph
=. Loodeli," from jail: ON account OF
his" falling health. The pen used by
the writer was . stick Whitfield to point
and split: the Ink was pokebcrIy juice.
The writing Is taultless, and the language
used model OF clear, correct ana argu--
mentative Engilsh-a really superior
piece OF composition, allowing that the:
writer, now voluntary oufcast ana the:
s s.. s;ss,.. ana capaOie OF ADJOINING inc
MARY Slater the 6auphfer of the strange:
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- .-ss i
The narrow escape Of John p. Phair
from hanging last Friday, for 4 murder
which there IL now some reason for be-
lieving he did not commit, calls to mind
the numerous instances Of convictions ~
circumstantial evidence in which the facts
proving the innocence Of the convicted
persons did not come to light till long
after they had paid the penalty Of Their
supposed crimes. A few years since,
Margaret Houghtaling was executed in
Columbia County, N. T., for the murder
Of child. She died protesting her inno-
cence. Fifteen years later, . dying woman
confessed that she had killed the child
and described the means by which she
had thrown, suspicion on the other. A
,better-kn0wn case Ii that Of DR.. Hamil-
ton, of Kentucky, convicted and hung for
the murder of DR.. 6andeFs0n, near whose
murdered body pistols, identified % Ham,
ilton's, had been found A few months
later two robbers, on the gallows. con-
fessed that they stole the pistols and com
mitted the deed. In 1894, Chales Boyinc-
ton was hung for the murder Of Nathaniel
Frost, in Mobile, Ala. the chief evidence
against him being his sudden disappear.
ance after the murder. Afterward, facts
came to light proving his innocence. This
case is much like Phair's. Only few
years since, . man was hung in Ohio for
poisoning . neighbor. It was proved he
had bought poison, and the jury did not
believe his explanation, which sounded
unlikely. The guilty person confessed,
some years later, and the improbable story
told by the innocent victim proved true.
In Vermont, now 20 excited over Phair,
occurred, many years ago, case still
more remarkable than any Of those above
mentioned. A man was arrested fur the
murder of neighboT, with whom he was
known to have quarreled, confessed the
deed, and skeleton and clothing, recog.
nized a. those Of the victim, were found
He was sentenced to death, but just before
the execution the missing man reappeared
alive and well, having gone off Of his
own accord, mysteriouslY, to New jersey
There are scores OF similar cases in Ameri
can practice, and hundreds more on record
in England 8prisaeeld tMass.) Uason
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-10
The Is Celery Cure.

The blue glass mania has scarcely shown
signs of subsistence ere another claimant
% cure-all il waiting its turn tor the SUI.
frages Of the Thousands who indulge in an
excess Of faith and credulity. No doubt
little industrious advertising will make
a. many converts to its marvellous powers
q health restorer a. has been done with
blue glass, provided those interested are
- shrewd a. the GLACIERS. This health.
restorer is-heed it, o incredulous readerl
the delightful vegetable that garnishes
our winter dinner-table under the name Of
celery. That men of good appetites and
good digestion delight In thissWeet, crisp,
and juicy stalk-the tender white heart Of
the plant being the portion that the true
epicure Graves, and munches with infinite
pleasure-all the world knows; and that
w0uld-be wiseacres shake their heads. ut
the inviting dish, and in strange deluaion
pronounce It indigestible, all Of us have
painfully witnessed; but few have sup
passed, We imagine, that the much.prized
plant has wonderful curative properties.
Many readers will be surprised to learn
that persons affected by nervousness, even
when % seriously afflicted that " their
hands shake like aspen leaves" have, BY
moderate daily use Of the blanched
f0ot-stalks Of celery - salad, become -
strong and - steady in the limbs asother
people % . writer on the subject afflrms;
and not only extreme nervousness h6
been thus cured, we are gravely told;
but palpftaaion of the heart ~
been effectnally arrested By IL !, uss.,
Nov let. the gardeners emulate the
glaziefs, and hire some Ingenious news
paper-men to set stories a1oat - - I'll
the wonders Of tie celeryscur6.s -Negvpns.
mess ieso widespread a sfliction In our
nc. high. PS s sivilis.sioa . that
gallery - SAlad after NEST; csjsiy sd
ee.e = dasssri; eelesy-lsncheensi eels-
salad = : light late, supper; Gallery
nerves are ante bFeakfsst cocktails; cslss
ry.chswing parties fAy young lsaiss 80
gsntlsnen; oelefy ie,a Aandted ,wA1A
sure to bs the fsshion. We hear, Indeed,
Of druggist, Who draws fftM .. Soda:'
fountain & hot EXTRACT Of celery, mixed,
With meatek5ac4 ahd sefkes Tie .G4m-
lpelt wifh nerves s1ssdied and kearts }oeti-
he'd thereby. When the full wsvo Of the
mania fiees, there win assuTsdly BE- g .
coeher'' in.celery. We shall soon hear Of
enormous consumpftoQ. md tbe AerQgglee
celery. beds III q, Ss'wiss.ed "a 60;
ed town amateur WAlAe f0Ft converting
hack;yards into ,Space fdr De growth Of
dsss ':'s lad Sosfs s & SesSoS
maenqH Of cultivation - thAt b. tlze tipe
Of th6 next adtu6n hafve6 de1SoA n tke'
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] s,raais - II ~ nov sssm. 1t f.rth6r
hack "a 1880, Hiere We net {, railroad,
in Ell ence. New theys forn ! An iroa
and hsVs. simoaR g hilated space. IL
like manner . Tie magnetic telegraph
has almost annihilated time. Doubtless
most people, In these times of universal
intellieence and universal travel, are we'll
acquainted with the progress Of railroads;
but how fVy there are who can tell %
ANYTHING of the author or inventor of that
wonder Of the. nineteenth centpry-the
railway system. Il 10 80, too, with the
author Of the great and useful inventions
Of the age. How little is generally known
Of Whitney, the inventor Of the cotton.
gin, Of Watt, of Fulton, and . hundred
other ingenious men, whose inventions
have made the age what it 10; their works
live after them, and are likely to live for
centuries; but their names, BY . seeming
ungratefulness Of the age, are suffered to
sink almost into oblivion. Neither Whit
ney nor Fulton have even statue among
Us TO perpetuate their memories; and q
to the author Of railroads, there may not
be twenty persons in the United States
who ever heard his name, although he Is
still living.
About half century aro. the exact wear
ia NOT Known. there was born at Leeds. in
England: a mai named Thomas GRAY;
scarcely anjthinQ more than this is known
Of his early history. He was. we believe.
q poof collier: and being very ingenious,
he conceived the idea ST facilitating the
transportation Of coal from Midtown
Colliery to Le9ds; q distance Of three miles,
by means of q soft Of railway which he
CONSTRUCTED of wood. Upon This his cara
moved Along at the fxtH If three miles and
= half an hotif. ID the pfeat merriment of
q wise and discriminating public, who
laughed At the idea Of fSiittxy as some
thine yerY visiohafy. xtd ~ thE mefe sue.
aestioti o. iaxiness. Poor 6riay thotieht
Otherwise: Maenifceht visions Of future
railroads. such A Ark now stuiSendous ne.
alities, i6otaed ub befUre him, and he be-
gan to talk III ijtblic Of d general system Of
iron railroads. He was 81 course laughed
ct. and declared visionary, mo0n:struck
fool. But the more GRAY contemplated
his little railway for Goals. the more
firmly did he believe the practicabilitv
and immensa usefulness of his scheme.
He saw in il all that Is now realized, and
he resolved. in spite of the ridicule, the
sneers and febuffS that were hexped upon
him. ID nftaecute his treat undertaking.
He petitionEd the British Parliament, and
SOUGHT interviews with all the great men
Of lie kinKddm; but all this had NO ef-
| feet. exeept to bring down upon him,
wherever HE went, the loud sneers and
ridict1A of all CLASSES. Still he perse-
vefed; and at length be. engaged the At
tention of men Ut intelligence and infiu-
ence, who finally embraced his views,
urged his plans; and the grand results are
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A Mountain Romanc0-Dlngulaf Fan
lily History.

NC UI0COVCIy VI IWO lUIMcI 1um0SS0 VI
the Delaware County Poor. House living
together il the woods Of Wayne County,
Penn, has recalled one of the most sin.
gular family histories ever recorded. In
1854, Lucy Ann Lobdell, daughter of an
the vicinity OF Long Eddy, was married
Slater was seventeen years old, and was
known far and wide for her wonderful
skin in shooting the rife, not only at the
target, but at deer and other game, for
which the Delaware Valley was then
famous. After . year of married life
Slater deserted his wife and babe few
weeks old, and HIS never been heard of
since. Mrs. Skaters parents were very
poor, and objected to her making her
home with them. She accordingly placed
her child in their charge, and laying aside
the habiliments Of her sex, donned male
apparel, and adopted the life of hunter.
The mountains of Delaware, Sullivan and
Ulster Counties, in this State, and the
Delaware River counties of Pennsylvania,
were at that time almost unbr0ken wilder
nesses. For eight years Mrs. Slater made
her home in their midst, roaming alone
over the vast territory, and finding shelter
only In rude cabins which she erected
here and there. She made her appear
ance at the settlements only when in need
Of ammunition or supplies, exchanging
skins and game for what she required.
Her wild life was one of thrilling adven-
ture and privation, and it was mot until
she was broken down in body and mind
by its hardships that she returned to the
haunts of civilization. Her narrow e.
cspeS from death by wounded bear,
panther and deer, and her suffer
ings from cold, hunger and sick.
ness. during her eight years' life
in the woods, she recorded In book
entitled 1.-THE Life and Adventure Of
Lucy Ann Lobdell, the Female Hunter Of
Long Eddy" She also records in this
book that she skilled l66 deer, seventy
three bears, one panther and numberless
quantities ofsmall game Of the glade, /" in
the time noted. When she returned to
Long Eddy she put on w0manS clothing.
She had grown prematurely old, and was
but . wreck of the young backsw0ods
favorite of few years before. Her child
had been placed IN the w0rkhouse q this
place, and after wandering shout the
valley for some months she became IN in
mate Of that institution also. Not long
afterward the child was adopted into the
family Of Wayne County pa farmer.
The mother Temained in the poor house,
and became yearly more miserable and
Wroechod. -sas @fft Won
In, the winter q 1888 Marie Louise
Perry, daughter Of . well-tO-d0 and re.
spocfable family living near Boston, eIoped
With young man named James Wilson.
The young lady had bat recently efadu.
'ated iron one Of The Boston schools, aid
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rtonoua ths0ords saAwhish IN Rqe.k NJ
ipoodsd tn cokplste uiGnimity, has ~ ar
rived. Wosxps6sed The entioa to - inde-
Epsndsol, - No deema& Il nSpesssay, sand
swhsn Rus linoe shoul4 dsmand Il in ~
|Ginvokingl - ping Of q upon ~ valia
N fruaeief. AIxakNpx1,H
Given at Kisohens6. this 18th day Of April Glld
stylel in Tho year Of grace 1S77, and in the
twenty third year Of our reign.