The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
STRAY sTRAWS.

New Orleans Pscersns July 2s:-"Now is the time to
harvest your allgators An advertiser wants 5000
skins."
Chicago Times, July za:-"who was the assauting
partyY Idleness. Who was assauitedY Labor VINO
has been hurts The workingnan."
Savannah Neos, July os:--"Jacksonvle has been
completely deluged with peaches Consgnees refused
to take them out OF the express Office and they have
been sold for freight"
Omaha (Neb) Bee. July 25:-"The Black Hills rail-
road survey corps are camped Running Water, sixty
miles north OF Fort Laramie. They expect 10 reach
Custer City about the last Of July"
Louisville Courier Journal, July 29:-'There are
upward OF fifteen thousand more people in the Black
Hills than there is work wages Ior aud yet there Is
no law TO prevent other tools from leaving home"
The chvalry arc still at it, Says The Savannah Ne'cs,
July 2S:-"A rcncontro occurred at picnic party on
the withiacooehoc River. about twelve miles from
Brooksvllle last week, in which Mr. Smith was
wounded and Mr.. Sanders fatally shot"
Sandersvillc (Ga) Herald July 26:-"A young gen-
tiemap, near Mlcdeevilie Saturday last shot and
killed negro man who was his employ, for an at
tempted outrage on q. sister The Coronors inquest
rendered q verdict of unsuitable homicide"
Chicago Tribune, July 2S:-"The strikers proiossod
that thcy intended only to strike the railroad
pahcs but they have hit the whole community full in
the face and tho community thus struck will strike
back, and IT viii DO seen can strike the hardest"
Savannah Aecs, July 2S:-"A negro who stole
twenty cents in Columbus months ago has boon
in prison under commitments to answer The charge
since that limo until Wednesday when no WAS released
by habcas corpus" This is the nineteenth century,
Savannah Ne,os July 2s:--'Lucius J. Preston, a
oolored Methodist preacher in Burke county eloped
time since with tho vito oil another colored
preacher II Is said that Preston carried with him
three hundred dollars that mad subscribed
to tho building oil the negro college ut Wayne boro
Philadelphia Times, July 3l:-"rhe promise OF a
farm in Liberia looks now IA rosy to the poor black
did hat oil forty acres aud mule few years
ago upon which his tain fed so long. Evidently
the wouldbe emigrants In dead earnest; all they
ask IL transportation across the The gospel
ship sailin children git board Is tho hymn OF
the day."
Cheyenne fWy) Leader, July 2G:--'srhe virgin
dance Of the Sioux Is something similar 10 the May
pole dance OF the East the young madcns forming
around q pole or tree and dancing while Boosting OF
their virtue. II any young man knows aught against
= maiden no stops into the RUG AND tells H. when the
unfortunate squaw Is compelled leave the ring In
disgrace"
Chicago 7ymss, July 2o:-"An eighty mile road,
called the Chicago and Pacific running from this CITY
to Eigin is protected by the army and navy or
the United States because 1t IL bankrupt and subject
10 United States Circuit Court which, represent
ing the national government, runs e. A railroad
which wants the government 10 run It knows how
TO accomplish It's object"
The CINCINNATI Commercial July %, referring to the
adversares Of the administration says:-"Probably
there a barnacle, since the barnaces that
lived before the food but iaucied when he chung TO
the bottom Of tho ship Of State that he constituted
the most essential part Of the ship II these fellows
think that the American people moro Tor party
than they do for principles, let them Try it,
Matches (Miss.) Teephone:-"The negro women, Is q
general thing are entirely devoid Of the maternal 10
slnct they regard children, unless they them
to profit as so much incumbrance Whether this de-
feet IL the result Of domestic education natural
cannot say but thai netenths OF the negro
not possess twentieth part OF the maternal instinct
of hen perfectly satisfied. FOR the sake OF
the children, for the sake Of society, which must
suffer from the brutal instinct inslod by brutal treat
ment-or brutality bred OF brutality-she law should
compel mothers and guardians to treat their
charges with kindness where they do not them
With Affection"
Springfield Republican, July S0:--'rhere are some
veteran Indian fighters among our armory soldiers
who fully verify the newspaper stories of the noble
man, and consider him better than brute, I'M
worthy OF any lenicncy whatever They toll Of q
coach being stopped by Indians six Of whom i'm
mediatey shot dead by miners wife from the inside,
indeed the bravery and readiness the women
often put the to shame In sudden settlement at
acks They also tell Of places where gunny bagging
necessary tho hands and feet where they had to
crawl among the pricky pears in surprising an Indian
camp Ono OF these regulars while driving mules was
caught in a canyon by Indians, who put an arrow
through his leg ana about to murder him when
the Second cavalry poupccd the rascals and res.
cucd him. To General Crooks cowardice Is attributed
the death Of Custer who regarded by tho regulars
as q model OF bravery