The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-04-24
NUMBER 1890.
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Gum camphor drives ants away.
German music is having rapid in.
fiuence in changing English taste, and
the most popular music In London
drawiDg-rooms is heard in the singing
OF Scotch songs.
Disraeli says: Evening dress is a
style OF costume sanctioned by society
for enabling ladies' to display their ma
tural seauties with a Profusion worthy
OF Grecian statue.
AT Detroit, a young man named w.
Il. Taylor, clerk in the banking house
OF T. s. Darling. disappeared last
week with $1,000 Of it's funds.
John Block, a Manistee saloon-keep-
er, beat and bruised his wife on Satur-
day night while he was in drunken
fit so her life is despaired OF. Block
bas been arrested.
The trial OF VIM. Chapman for the
murder OF John Morley at Marble
farm last fall was concluded at Mason
to-day, and verdict OF guilty rem
dered.
Gen. Sherman's ten-year-old boy,
Tecumseh. wants to be a soldier, and
all his tastes are military. West Point
is his aim and he is in serous trouble
lest his cousin, Gen. Miles may end
the Indian troubles before he gets q
chance to strike q blow.
District Judge Billings has rendered
decision in the case of Myra Clark
Gaines. involving millions Of dollars Of
property in New Orleans, in favor of
the claimant. This ends 40 years Of
litigation.
One thousand Indians surrendered TO
Gen. Crook at Spotted Tail agency
April 1st. They turned over to the
agent upward OF 1,430 ponies and
herses. also their arms, including many
trophies taken from the Custer expedi-
tion.
Anna Dickinson has terminated her
theatrical engagement In New York
so that "Anna Boleyn" is Anna bawl-
ed out. Those air-gun critics did not
however, produce this result. 1t was
bad management and bad repute of the
theater, which drove her away.
Bummerson heard sermon last Sun
day about the worm that dieth not, and
| il SO affected him that when church
was over he asked q deacon where he
could get some of that kind. They
would be just the thing. he thought,
for fishing purposes.
Martin Havens, a boy aged years,
/ HiQ al frNr, IL g. -
Oranseville, Ohio, April 8, and cannot
be found. When last seen he was with
a colored man employed on Havens.
farra. 1t is believed that the negro
has stolen the child to get a reward
from his father, who is well off.
Intelligence from Santo Domingo to
the 6th inst, reports that President
Baez, in his message to Congress. said
Hayi had violated the treaty by Civ
ing assistance to the revolutionists on
the northwestern frontier. He want
ed Congress to indicate what course
should be adopted.
Tweed's friends declare that Oakley
Hall was the organizing brains OF the
Tammany ring. receiving at first 10 and
subsequently per cent. as his share;
that this was paid through Watson,
now dead, but the fact is provable by
Woodward, if not by Tweed also.
The New Jersey Legislature adjourn
ed this year month earlier than usual.
The Jerseymen went back to first
cause, and point their fingers knowing
ly at the fact that Legislators are paid
now at the rate of $500 per session and
no mileage. Hence short sessions.
"May your seed time and harvest OF
pickles be beautiful" With this ap.
propriate sentiment the pupils Of the
winter school in Crittenden, N. Y, pre-.
sented their principal last Thursday
with an elegant cut-glass pickle-casteI
in token Of their fondness for him and
pickles.
Some body said Robert Hall: "How
many discourses do you think Mr..
Hall, may a minister get up a week."
Answered Mr.. Hall: "If he il deep
thinker aud great condenser, he may
get up one; il an ordinary man, two:
but If he is an ass, sir, he will produce
half dozen"
The American Bible Society issue
&c, 427 volumes during March. IT.
whole number issued from the Bill
House. during the year ending Marc
eign lands, was 62l, ,726.
III anybody thinks the Jesuits, have
died out, he mistakes. The recent an
nual report Of the Society Of Jesus,
published ut Vienna, says it number,
9,545-au increase of 159 during th,
last year. America has 727 OF them.
The terrible calamity at st. Louis.
in the burning Of the Southern Hott
aud the loss of many lives, will intep-
sify the popular demand for adequat.
means OF fire protection and escape il
every hotel aud other public building
Our own Legislature should look to j,
promptly. il not too late.
In exercising his privilege of az.
West Point Academy, President Hayes
living and dead officers of the late ar
my for the suppression OF the rebel
lion. III the sons prove worthy oi
thei. fathers, the appointments viii be
excellent.
New Hampshire counted the votes
for the constitutional amendments, all
are carried except the first, to strike
protestant" from the bill of rights:
aud the twelfth, forbidding removal
from Office for political reasons. The
one abolishing the religious test as
qualification for Office had 13 votes
more than the needed two-thirds.
Nat Mckay, a government contrac-
tor, tried to whip Col. Mcclure, Of the
Philadelphia Times, on the street yes
terday. He struck the editor with
whip, when Mcclure caught his throat.
Two other ruffians then struck Mcclure
in the face and the back of the head.
Mckay and one of his helpers are un-
der arrest.
The debt statement shows a reduc-
tion of the public debt for tho month
Of March Of "a, SIS, ,2l6, which is q very
handsome decrease for the first month
of Hayes administration. There was
also written off the books 90, ,553, 800 by
cancellation of the Geneva award
bouds, which bad previously been paid
off.
A leading industry in Berks county,
Penpsylvapia, is, and has been for
years. tho manufacturer of wool hats.