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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18

ceased. spoke In very affectionate terms OF
his lovahle qualities. .' al. - K.
Mr.. Ward tcnderIy dwelt upon all those
social charms OF which Mr.. Daniel, un-
known to the great outer world, was so
richly possessed. !"
COLONEL sHERwIN M'RAE, ...
as the play-iellow and school-mate and Oldest
acquaintance OF the deceased present, al
luded to Mr.. Daniels brilliancy OF mind,
his polished wit and hrmor, and kindly
heart. He regarded him as the most gifted
man he ever knew, possessing all the ele-
gancies OF character. lie was true and
trusty friend. Noone properly appreciated
him who had not known him we'll and
closely. o., ....s ~
MR.. wIELIAN j. EAYO u.....
paid tribute to the deceased as a writer,
speaker, and lawyer, and expressed in happy
terms his sympathy with the bereayed
family. T.e
JUDGE ". W. CRUyP,
looking over the career OF Mr.. Daniel
fcrowned with honor from his earliest en-.
trance upon public life to this time, when
death set its seal upon him), declared il
impossible to enumerate the many qualities
which won for him the admiration OF al
who knew him. He was patriot OF the
trucst type and most exalted quality. He
was great lawyer. The honors gained by
him in his profession were so numerous that
they came to be regarded as "by-the-bye." d"
Ills greatest achievements We're at the bar,
where he had few equals. His mind was eS-
sentially iuridical in its character. He
had made Jurisprudence a profound
| study, and thoroughly understood it.
philosophy. He was. hard student
and applied the knowledge obtained
with signal discretion and ability. lie
knew there was no royal road to learning,
and he labored untiringly day and night
all his life, though the public knew it, not.
Those scintillations that ilumined his every
effort were but sparks from the working
machine. His method was perfectly logical,
his style terse and lucid. In a knowledge
OF him extending over twenty-five years,
Judge Crump said that lie had never known
Mr.. Daniel to utter confused sentence. The
classics were at his fingers ends. he was
one OF the most charming and delightful
speakers and powerful reasoncrs Judge
Crump ever heard at the bar.
Rarely did harsh lltterance fall from his
lips. His tones were rich and melodious,
delighting every listener. 1t will be long
before we shall look upon his like.
After Judge Crump's speech the meeting
adopted the committees report, and ad-
iourned.
The flags on the Capitol foated at half
mast yesterday, by order OF the Governor,
and all the State Offices were closed ut II
O'Clock. The State flag used on the Capitol
was that OF the Il. K. K.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18

ceased. spoke In very atfectionate terms OF
his lovahlc qualities. .-' ,,f' +.
Mr.. Ward tcnderly dwelt upon all those
social charms OF which Mr.. Daniel, un-
known to the great outer world, was so
| richly poSsesapd 'E.f ..t3 ..t.-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18

The following letter is from the pen OF q
southern lawyer. professor in southern
university, and who is and always has been
entirely outside Of politics. II was not in
tended for publication, but was written IN
answer TO questions on the part OF Rev.
William VI. Baker. Of Boston. and is not
without certain value OF photographic
sort.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18

MOODY SchoonerJ. n. Wainwright, Schooner L. A.
Rose Schooner Sally Coursey, Schooner Charlotte
Fish, Schooner ". Fl. Hopkins, schooner Lncie
Wheatley. Schooner T. c. Rankin, Brig Robert Dill
lon. Brig Matilda NJ, Bark Elizabeth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18
MR. n, D. WARD.

tipstaff OF the Supreme Court, with twen-
sy-fye years. acquaintance with the de.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18

pac ckagcs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
A Child Falls Fifty Feet Without In
jury.

A most remarkable accident occurred
yesterday afternoon at the Whittier
building, corner of Ashley street and
Broadway. About $3.50 o'clock child
named Ella Peak, less than 2 years of
age, whose parents occupy room No. so,
climbed the railing of the fourth-story
porch while no one was near enough to
stop her, and after a moment fell over
the railing headlong to the ground. Sew
eral persons saw the child as it shot
downward through fifty feet of space to
the alley pavement, and with one accord
they rushed to the spot, expecting to
find it crushed and mangled by the ter
rible fall. Their surprise can be well
imagined when it is stated that the little
one was found not only to have sustained
no broken bones, but to have retained
its consciousness. While all wondered,
it was carried into the house and divest-
ed of its clothing, the utmost care being
observed to avoid injuring it. Mean
while, DIR. Nidelet had been summoned,
and, on arriving, made a careful exam.
nation of the little patient. The closest
scrutiny, however, failed to bring to
light any injury of a serious nature, and
before the doctor was out of the house the
child was eating an apple, and indicated
an intention to return to play at the
earliest opportunity. 1t is supposed the
child's clothing must have acted as
parachute to break portion of the force
of the fall.-St. Louis Republican.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
A Desperate Lean,

An extraordinary and daring escape,
involving a heroic act on the part of a
police inspector, occurred on the Great
Eastern railway, near Colchester, En-
gland, recently. A slim, active man was
brought before the Barnsley magistrates
charged with being deserter. He gave
the name of Walter Marsden, and said
he came from Ashton-under-Lyn He
was taken to the police station at Peni-
stone, and on being examined a small
wart was found on the back of his neck.
The Gazette was then searched, and the
prisoner answering the description of a
man named Joshua Beaumont, who was
wanted" as deserter, he was detained.
He then admitted he was deserter
from the Sixth Dragons. When brought
before the magistrates he pleaded guilty,
and was ordered to be forwarded by civil
escort to his regiment at Colchester.
This task was deputed to Inspector Cor
den. The officer and the prisoner left
Penistone by the 1880 train for Colches-
ter. All went right until they had got
between Peterboro and Hitchin, when
the Inspector noticed his prisoner trying
to get one of the handouts off. He then
linked both the handouts together in
order to prevent the prisoner using his
hands. They changed trains at Hitchin
and at Sudbury, Suffolk. This was the
last changing place, and here a third
class compartment was secured, and the
two were the only occupants until Bures
station was reached. Here they were
joined by gentleman and an old lady,
the latter of whom let down the window
on the off side of the carriage. The
prisoner was sitting in front of the In
spector, and whilst the latter just turned
his head the prisoner took the oppor-
tunity, and jumped head foremost
through the open window, the train pro-
ceeding at fully forty miles per hour.
The Inspector caught him by one of his
legs, but he escaped, and many of the
affrighted passengers believed he was
dashed to pieces. The Inspector, how
ever, looked out, saw him roll over twice,
and then, getting on his feet, he made
off in the opposite direction to that in
which the train was going. The shouts
of the astonished passengers could not
arrest the attention of the engine driver,
and, as the cord intended to afford COM
munication between the passengers and
driver would not act, he was powerless.
He, however, opened the door, and, con-
trary to the wish of the passengers,
mounted on the top of one of the car
riages. After crossing one of them he
had to get down in order to clear bridge.
With no little difficulty he at length
reached the driver, and the speed was
slackened, but not before the train had
run full mile and three-quarters. A
smart chase ensued, and the prisoner was
caught as he was trying to get through
gap in the hedge. He was brought &c
Bures and handed over to Inspecto,
Gordon, who lost no time in sefely lodg
ing him in Colchester barrack.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26

teeth in Cross arm, and trembled vio-
lently as well as struggled to get free.
For fifteen minutes the people below
witnessed the struggle. afraid to ascend,
until another brave fellow, named Will
lam Richards, driver of a van, ran up
the ladder to the assistance of the ma
son. In the meantime the fire-escape
ladder was brought to the spot, and in
the nick of time the police assembled, and
the leather belt belonging to the escape
being fastened around Jones he was
lowered, still in the tit, to the ground
unhurt The mason, Gross, was mu ,h
exhausted, and when he regained the
ground tainted. London Buiider.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
Eddie's First Pants.


"Pants" make an era in anybody's
life.
There went out of my house one after
noon chubby little fellow less than A
years old, wearing child's frock. re-
member distinctly that frock of soft,
white cloth, with pretty blue trimmings.
1t was Eddie going to the city. In two
or three hours he came back. My
What a change Up the front entry
stairs he came looking like Dutch
captain cut short, with blue jacket and
pants on (real ones), and in his hand
was the American flag waving
That night he couldn't sit in his high
chair at the table. He was too big a
boy. The chair might do for Peetins
Ca name from the Chinese or Choctaw or
Hottentot, given to the baby by her
young sister,, but body in pants must
have chair like older folks.
1 really think he felt that the change
to pants was so marvellous an event that
others would think the boy in pants
might go back to something else by
morning, like ice cream that, left in the
kitchen over night, goes back to a sweet
mildly stuff on the morrow. So in the
morning, when Uncle John came down
stairs. Eddie cries out: "Here 1 am,
Just the same |" There was one change,
and hopeful one, a change of purpose.
81 am not going to ky in my pants; /
am too big boy KY" was the word for
the future.
Unfailing sources of interest were the
pockets. Oh, those pockets AS fat
fist was plunged into one, it was pro-
nounced "a very deep pocket" Feel
in them See if they amt deep" was
the challenge. AS he walked down the
street one morning he cried, 81 have got
to put my hands in my pockets. There's
Mr.. Dean wild his hands in his pockets %
SO the two men went "wid hands in
their pockets y
L lett Eddie just now sleeping on the
back parlor sofa, a hand resting on his
plump chin, and one fat leg thrown over
the other. If L should put him, while
asleep, into his frock again, it would
mortify him dreadfully on waking. But
when 1 think that jacket and pants sig
Nifty that he is growing older, and shall
soon lose my chubby boy, sigh for the
little white frock and blue trimming. i
have great mind some day to put that
frock on him again.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
FISHING FOR SHARKS.
Sport That Resembles Butchery - How
the Voracious Monsters Fight.


the Voracious Monsters Fight.
From the Forest and Stream.l
We hauled in the blue beauties hand
over hand, and i'll couple of hours
caught enough for our purposes, and
then beat up against a stiff northerly
breeze to the shark grounds off Great
point. We anchored in about eight
fathoms of water, with rapid tide and
lively sea, and, as one of the prelimina-
ries. emptied overheard the bloody water
from the barrels. This, OF course, runs
down with the tide, and the sharks,
seeming it, follow up like hounds until
they reach the boat.
The tackle used in taking these fish
consists of a long, three-quarter inch
line, to which is attached fathom chain
to prevent them from biting it off, as
they will often do without this precau-
ton; and to this, in turn, is fastened a
quarter-inch hook, eighteen inches long
and eight inches across the bend. This,
baited with bluefsh, is flung overheard,
and allowed to sink as deep as the tide
way will allow, and the boat end of the
line made fast to something solid.
We waited perhaps an hour, when our
skipper, who a moment before was doz-
ing in the stern, made frantic leap in
the air, and, failing to stop his line from
running rapidly overheard, called Justify
for help. Three of us laid hold with
him, and slowly, hand over hand, hauled
in. Now we could see the sharks white
belly flashing as he turned on his side
in his involuntary ascent, and then with
gurgling roar he broke water close to
us. Now, he would attack the boat,
his jaws swapping together like bear
traps, and leaving numberless teeth
sticking in her sides; then he would roll
himself over and over, biting savagely at
the chain, but soon we hauled him close
aboard, when our pilot, by repeated
blows with club, soon laid him stiff
alongside.
Shark fishing cannot be called sport;
butchery is more proper name to APP
ply. Sword fishing is dangerous, and
consequently exciting. Shark fishing
lacks one iota of danger; and the putting
forth of sufficient strength to haul one
to Jelly, can hardly be exciting. The
sand shark is most frequently taken here,
although the blue-dog or man-eater,
shovel-nose, hammerhead and river
shark are also sometimes caught. The
fishermen try the oil from their livers by
letting them stand in the sun; sell the
jaws to visitors and the bodies to farm
ers for manure. L forgot to mention the
dogfsh, another of the family, although
much inferior in size to the others, rare
ly exceeding three feet in length. They
are caught for their oil, and the hvers
are also sun-dried" They are fierce
biters, two men often taking nearly O
thousand per day. A hook without a
barb is used, as they are ugly customers
to handle, being armed with spike neal
the tail, which they do not hesitate tc
strike into any one foolish enough tc
handle them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26

pictures, speaking in way that would
make their cheeks burn with shame if
they heard it. All this, most credulous
and romantic young ladies, they will do,
although they will gaze at your fresh
young faces admiringly, and send or
give you charming verses or bouquets.
No matter what other girls do, don't
you do it. School girl flirtations may
end disastrously, as many foolish,
wretched young girl could tell you.
Your yearning for some one to love is n
great need of every woman's heart. But
there is time for everything. Don't
let the bloom and freshness of your
heart be brushed off in silly fiirtations.
Render yourself truly intelligent. And
above all, tell your mother everything.
Never be ashamed to tell her, who
should be your best friend and con-
fidante, all you think and feel. 1t is
strange that so many young girls will
tell every person before mother that
which is most important she should
know. 1t is sad that Indifferent persons
should know more about her fair young
daughter than she does herself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
JOHN NJ. HARLAN.
Biographical sketch of the New supreme
Judge.


Judge.
We find the following biographical
sketch of the new Associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court in the
Chicago ECening Journal:
Gen. John M. Harlan, of Louisville,
KY, is about AZ years old, and is blessed
with remarkable physical and intellect
ual powers. HIS parents were natives of
Kentucky, and his father Games Har-
LAM was the distinguished Wing poll
tician who represented the Mercer dis
trict in Congress from 1886 to 1889. His
father was also Secretary of State of
Kentucky from 1910 to 1914, and from
1850 to the time of his death, in 1868, he
was Attorney General of the State. Har-
Ian county, KY, was named after Gen.
Harlan's grand-uncle, who fell in a bat
tie with Indians at Blue Lick. In 1859,
when only "a years of age, Gen. Harlan
ran for Congress in the Fayette District
(then called the Eighth) on the Oppose
ton ticket, and, after a hard fight, was
defeated by the Democratic candidate by
a majority of only 81 in total vote OF
3,797.
When the war broke out he joined the
Union army, and served for two years as
Colonel of the Tenth Kentucky infantry.
The death of his father then compelled
him to tender his resignation. On re-
turning to civil life he settled his fathers
estate, and in the same year C1S63) he
was elected Attorney General of the
State on the Union ticket, which was
headed by the late Gov. Branllette.
Gen. Harlans majority was 80, 1852 in a
total vote of 1852, Gov. Bramlette's
majority was 0,917. At the close of his
term he removed to Louisville and re-
turned to the practice of law.
Gen. Harlan is probably the best law
yer in Kentucky, and the ablest an6
most successful member of the bar IL
that State. Talent for oratory is will
him natural gift. His command o.
language is great, and his sense of humol
keen; but he INDUCES in few rhetorical
ornaments in his speeches. When only
81 years of age he canvassed Kentucky
for President Fillmore, and there are
Kentuckians still living who speak of hi
boyish eloquence in high terms.
Gen. Harlan has the respect of al
Kentuckians, and his vigorous canvasseI
/ nave uluOic llllll bllC ltuitI VI buc ItcphD
lican party in the State. In 1871 he wal
the Republican candidate for Governor
and polled 80, 294 votes against 126, A
for the Democratic candidate. In 1877
he was again the Republican candidate
and he then increased his vote to 80, 795
against 1876, 976 for Gov. McCreary.
Gen. Harlan is about six feet high
and weighs perhaps 225 pounds. HI
has good-humored, expressive blue eyes
fair complexion and hair, large head
massive, lofty forehead, deep chest ant
broad shoulders. His power of self-con
troll is great, and he has an abundan
geniality and tact. He is probably TIN
most Industrious, untiring lawyer il
Kentucky, capable of working sixteen t.
eighteen hours per day. He is Away
in perfect health. It is said that he wa
never sick day in his life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
A Mason's Presence of Mind.

Some repairs being in progress to the
roof of house in High street, Barnsta-
BILE, ladder fifty feet long was reared
from the roadway. A mason's laborer,
named Charles Jones, when nearly at
the top of the ladder, but not sufficiently
so to deposit heavy load of mortar on
the roof, was observed by George Cross,
the mason, who was waiting to take the
load from him, to suddenly stop, and to
be in fainting condition. Cross i'm
mediately went down the ladder and re-
moved the load from the fainting mans
shoulders on to the roof. He then de-
scended to the assistance of Jones, whom
he found in a fit, ready to fall, but this
he happily prevented by getting across
him, and holding him tightly by hand
and leg. Jones, in his fit, fixed his
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
A Great Cat-Race.

The greatest of the cat-races ever held
in Belgium came off recently at Belcele,
near Bonsecoures. There were seventy
entries for the chief prize. The animals
were carried some four miles from the
village in baskets, and there let loose.
OF course they all ran toward home
swiftly. Minette, a pretty white cat with
a pensive eye, reached the town first and
won the first prize--a silver coffee-pot.
Lolo. big tortoise-shell, which had
been made the favorite in the betting,
jumped the course, and has not since
been heard of.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

THE Michigan Central reports being
200 cars behind orders. Fifty trains
pass daily over the main line of the road.
The twenty-fourth annual session
OF the Michigan Grand Lodge of Good
Templars was held in Kalamazoo, few
days ago.
The German Lutheran ministers and
teachers OF Michigan held State Con-
ference recently, in Saginaw City. About
sixty members were present.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS WILLIAMS
has notified several railroad companies
to obey the law in respect to the main
tenance of gates at railway crossings.
The Detroit EUening telegraph.
which is an afternoon edition of the con-
solidated Post and Tribune, has made
its appearance as 2-cent paper.
JOHN STRONG, of South Rockford.
Wayne county, recently received "a, 400
in cash for 100 black walnut trees. the
logs of which will be sent to Europe.
THE other night, during a severe
thunder storm, the barn of John Allison,
four miles from Saginaw City, was
struck by lightning, and totally destroyed
by fire. Loss, 81, 900; insured for 5000.
THE drill-house, blacksmith-sho and
about 100, 600 feet of lumber at Saginaw
City, owned by Barnard Il Binder, were
destroyed by fire last week. Loss,
"a, 900. The lumber only was insured.
The veterans of the Twentieth Michi-
gan Infantry held their annual reunion
last week at Grass lake, Jackson county.
There were upwards of 100 of the old
soldiers present, and most of them had
their wives there too.
THE Indians of plymouth, Saginaw
county, the Chippewas of Isabella coun-
ty, and delegation of about 200 from
near Sarnia, Ont, held comp-meeting
near Birch run, Saginaw county recent
intelligent, and, as a rule, well-to-do
farmers. The delegation from Canada
brought with them brass band and an
organ, and with a choir of their own
members furnished good music.
THREE HUNDRED ministers were pres
ent at the recent session of the Baptist
State Convention, and the following Off
GERS were chosen for next year: Presi-
dent, Rev. Kendall Brooks, d. D., Kala-
mazoo; Vice Presidents, T.. Olney,
LII. D., A. III. Wilkinson, S. Graves,
d. D., c. Van Husan, Rev. l. Butter
field; Secretary, L. M. Shanafelt, Hud-
son; Treasurer, G. r. Byrne, Jackson;
Auditor, 0. S. Gulley.
A FIRE at Cadillac, on the Grand Rap
ids and Indiana railroad, the other day,
destroyed an entire square of buildings
in the center of the town, opposite the
McKinnon House, including in the
dozen buildings burned the Arnold
House, barn, Hicks Il Cummer's hard
ware store, Peck's furniture store, Bloss'
boot and shoe store, GUNNER & Sons
lumber Office, and other stores and shops.
The loss is estimated at $35, 900 to
$40, 900, on which there was but So, 900
or $4,000 worth of insurance. The
town has no fire apparatus, and, had not
the bucket brigade worked nobly for
hours, the entire town must have been
destroyed. The business men have al
ready begun preparations for rebuilding
at once of brick.
The following table shows the
amount and kind of lands sold during
the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, as shown
by the books in the Office of the State
oe,o