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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-06-02

Kelly Island Catawba at Sturm's.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-06-02

EDWIN GARLAND,
Sergeant. Signal Service. U. S. 4.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
MARYLAND ITEMS.

|. Anthony Mcbride has been appointed
treasurer of Mount St. Mary's, College
at Emmittsburg. -.a
Charles r. Wrght's farm, $50 acres, in
Dorchester county, has been sold to w,
p. Miles, for So, ,425.
Charles Stewards farm, 100 acres, neal
Silver Spring, Montgomery county, has
been sold to James l.. Dorsey for $7, 100
Peter Bowser's farm, in Frederick co.
has been sold to j. X. Stoner for 81 OPS +;
and Daniel Auger's farm to Jos. Sharer
for $1,000. rs
l. N. Kalbaugh, several years master
mechanic of the BaltiLiore and Ohio X.
X. shops at Cumberland. has been trans
ferred TO the charge of shops at Pied
mont and Keyser. The shops at Cum
berlald will be taken in charge by VIM.
Maxwell, from the Riverside shops at
Baltimore.
A Florida cormorant was shot recently
in cove near Easton Point, Talbot CO.,
Md. IL measured thirty-one inches from
beak to tip OF tail, and forty-four inches
in wings extension, but it carried no Gre
dentials or passport to account for its
presence in SUCH unwonted waters, and
was therefore executed as spy, without
the Formally OF a court-martial.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
OLD TIME SUPERSTITIoNS.

In the Dutch counties of Pennsylvania
people have peculiar ideas about great
many things as to excite the wonder OF
the uninitiated when first acquainted
with the facts. And strange to say these
peculiar views are not borne of ignorance
for many of the intellectual classes will
at times confess belief in practices that
seem inexplicable, the worst forms OF
dark superstition in fact, yet their faith
in them is as deep rooted as any planted
and nourished in the vitalizing light of
reason. The superstitious faith assumes
every shape and folm, from the curing OF
diseases that baffied the best medical
skill down to the more materials things
of every day life. An instance of this
kind was brought to our notice thes other
day, which though smacking sosAewhat
of this sort of superstition, Is of1tseff the
embodiment OF ahigh.religtous Sentiment
We are told that it is "a custom honored
with age its observance, The act con-
sists in having the Holy Bible first among
the permanent fixture to beplaRe1 M any
new mouse, as ansaHgur of s1Ba aoftune
for all time to code Unles 4tlIS done
for the sake ofmere outward. fam and
ceremony .efiot promoted by deep seated
inspiration emanating> from the Divine
Word. it will prove blessing help in
time of trouble.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
EN ER-AL NEWS.

Governor Robinson, of New York
issued proclamation yesterday designa-
ting Thursday, November 18th, as Day
OF Thanksgiving.
In San francisco a committee of citi.
zens has been appointed to solicit sub
scriptions for the destitute poor, and also
to'organize free labor exchange.
Evidence for the prosecution in the case
of ex-Treasurer Cardozo, in Columbia, s.
c., closed yesterday, and Cardozo was
put upon the stand in his own defence. II
is likely the trial will continue for sever
al days.
The Secretary of War has ordered
Captain G. J. Lydeker, of the Engineer
Corps, to ''take station" at Philadelphia
and assume charge of the duties recently
performed by the late Lieutenant Colonel
KurtZ. ...-.. ..
The Glenlogan, new steamer, built in
England for the Merchants line between
New York and Brazil,is now on her way
to this country. She is the third steamer
OF the line. She will carry the mails to
Pernambueo and Bahia, and will sal
from New York on the 2Sth inst.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
SENATOR CoNKLING. :
His Alleged Procrastination--A F9qh
Ooer the Neo York appointments.

His Alleged Procrastination--A Faqht
Ooer the Ne,o York Appointments.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says; ;,-a ,rf ra
"The Senate in executive session to-
day confirmed two Collectors of Gus
toms, one for the district Of Newport, x .
l., and the other for the district OF
Georgetown, D., G. The offices are com
paratively unimportant, but as the con-
firmations proceeded with the approval
of the Committee on Commerce, which
has not held meeting this session, the
announcement caused much surprise.
The eyes of the Senate are upon the
/, chairman of that committee, and as the
New York Custom House appointments
are In his hands, the action to-day natu-
rally excited curiosity. The explanation
to some extent relieves Senator JConk-
ling from the prevailing suspicion that
he islprocrastinating the consideration oi
the more important nominations. It is
customary for Senators to ask of their
colleagues on committees the privilege
of fayorably reporting unimportant nom.
nations withous the formality of meet.
ing of the committee. In this way Messrs.
Pratt and Dodge were confirmed as Col
lectors Of Customs. Hearing that there
was some talk about delay on the part
of the chairman of the Committee on
Commerce in calling the committee to.
gether. Senator Conkling yesterday and
to-day took occasion to personally ex-
plain to the members of the committee
that concatenation of circumstances
had prevented full meeting of the COM
mittee until after the elections, and that
on Wednesday next after the election he
should call the members together. 1t
will be remembered that the Senate COM
mittees were appointed on the second
day of the session, and that over two
weeks have passed since the Commerce
Committee has been revived.
Mr.. Conkling's purpose will be, ac-
cording to his friends, to parry the argu-
ments of the Presidents supporters with
quotations from the election returns in
Ohio and other States. Of Senator Conk-
ling's determination to fight there is now,
according to his friends, not any doubt"
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
Lo AL T IME TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON,

For Philadelphia; 2.21, $40, 6.55, $40, 0. 90,
9.H, 1000 a. m; 1887, 1910, 2.30, 4.3O,
6.4s, S;4e P; m. On sundays: 2.2l. 8 10 a.
For New York; 2S5, 947, m, p 81, 12 40,
For baltimore and Washington: 90, 8 80
am; u "a, 269, es. Q IS p m; on Sundays
For Port Deposit; Sc p m; no Sunday
ls train.
For New Castle: 8, 6 20, o 80 a m; 1 80, 6 80 D
m; no Sunday train.
For Delaware r. R.: 08, 0 80 q m; 8 80 p M;
no Sunday train.
For Wilmington q Northern R. R.: 6 % a
m; 10 p m; no Sunday train.
For Delaware Western r, r.: 10 20 a M; IS 80
up m; on Sundays; 10 80 m.
TRAINS ARRIVE At WILMINGTON.
From Philadelpnia 70 66, 8 "a, 8 "a m; 10
As1b, Q 81, II 10 p m on. sundays: IL 56,
From New York: il IS, 8 "a q m; 12 "A, 70 SO
So4,95l p M; on Sundays: II sea m !;
From baltimore: IS, s4l, a m; 1877 70 ss,
s ss, asp nj; on Sundays; 2is q m . a.
FROM Washington: 2 1s q M; 12a, 1888.
b36. 9 4s p m; on sundays:a 1s m; Q 40
From Port Deposit: 8 90 nj no Sunday
From New Castle: 7 b5, 8 20 m 12 90 m;
20, 8 40, 7 O5 p m; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware r. r.: 5 so q m; 20, 9 40 p
m; no Sunday trains.
From Wilmington & Northern r. R.: II 80
ami 10 p M; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware Western r. R.: 7 50 a m /;
310pm m: on Sundays: 90 pm.
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON LEAVE PHIL
ADELPHIA,
From Broad street and Washington ave.
nue.: 80, s 90, 10 80, ! 45 a m; Q 80, 3 80.
400, 8 1916 90, 45, o 45, IL 30 p m; on SUM-
days: 8 80 a IN; OK, % As, IL 30, p m.
From Thirty Second and Market streets:
7 25, IL 40 a IN, IL 10, 80, 8 80, IL 45 p m;
on SUNDAYS: 8 80 IL 45 y m.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
,f ENT- STATE OF SOUTHERN
= Eas9As4. BATTLE-FIELDS. ----

Detroit Free Press. =, .'f-'...
The battle-felds around Richmond are
quiet meadows now, reclaimed by nature,
with few signs of the days of ''blood and
iron" At Cold Harbor, Fair Oaks, Seven
Pines and Malvern Hill. one sees little to
remind him of the terrible scenes enacted
there twelve and fifteen years ago. In
the woods and son hili-sides and river
bluffs in the Peninsula, where no attempt
has beensHiade to cultivate the land ,slop-
ing eartifMsttks are still to be seen, but
elsewher@the intrenchments have been
leveled Below Petersburg there are efew
traces even of such formidable fortitiea-
tons as Steadman, He'll and Damnation.
The Crater and the fields around it are
owned by Mr.. Griftiths, who was born
close by, and was in Petersburg when
the mine was fred. He has built house
near the Crater, and now has his fathers
farm under excellent cultivation. The
Crater itself has been left almost un-
touched, and thick underbrush of
peach trees and sprouts has sprung up
from the pits thrown away by the soldi-
ers during the siege. The ravine where
the dead lay in great heaps on that ter.
rible morning has been brought under
the plow year after year, until now only
o slight depression in the field can be
pointed out The visitor has to pay
twenty-five cents for glimpse of the
Crater and the interior of shed stocked
with battle relics, l.4.z -.,., So .
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
C4Rozo,s. CASE -oN TRIAL.

CoLuMRuss S.sN. Nov. ,I,-The tria
of ex-State Treasurer DardDzo was be-
gun to-day. Ex Speaker Lee testified
that there was d surplus of $4,000 of the
appropriation for thesextra Legislative ses-
sion OF 1872, Gardozo proposed that Lee
and Gleaves, President of the Senate,
with the Clerks Of the two houses, should
issle,a legislative certificate for the above
amount, the Treasurer, Cardozo, to pay
it aud the parties to divide, which agree
ment was carried out.and the money OBJ
tained. ~ 7 - .r-ai ts5#H
The certificate was prepared by Wood
ruff the name 5ot q. l.. Frankfort at
fictitious parsonage intended to represent
z. l.. Uardozo. No others were examin-
ed to-day. Judge Townsend has order
ed The jury to be kepttogether until the
trials ends. The jury is composed OF
four white, and eight eolored men
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
MARRIED ON THE SPOT.

The Olean Record relates the following:
"' 'rllgmarry any girlin the room thatwilI
have me- said half tipsy young fellow.
I'll take you,' said fresh, clear-eyed
young girl of II. And In half an hour
the two were married and being congrat-
ulated by their friends. This actually oc-
cured only few weeks ago in the near
vicinity of Frankilnville in this county.
The occasion was a country dance, the
participants were farmers son and
farmer daughter, neither of whom had
exchanged word with the other until
the above scene occurred. The young
fellow had been drinking and thought he
would say something SMART and aston
ish the girls with his audaclty. The girl,
however, had heard that he was good
fellow and being moved by that spirit
which mot take a dare If death come ,
took him at his word. They are now
living with the young fellows parents,
and are studying each others character
at their leisure"
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
THE ARMY AND NAVY APPRO
PRIATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-The new Army
Appropriation bill for the present hsea
year will be reported to the House to
morrow. The total amount appropriate
ed is about S25, 900, 900 in round humb bers
This is Il reduction below the estimate
but some S4,0O0,000 in excess of the
amount reported in the last Congress fix
ing the amy at II 600 men. The present
basis of the appropriation is 100000 men,
and the amount of the appropriation is
nearly 81, 600, coo less Shan for the last rs
question of the reduction of the army to
the bill for the next fiscal year, where an
increase or reduction more properly be-
longs. AS portion of this fiscal yeal
has gone it was found to be no easy tas X
to enter upon the question, and besides
the effect would be 10 delay the pay OF
the army till the regular session began
1t is believed that the bill will be passed
at once,
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
MORE PAY FOR THE LETTER
CARRIERS.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The House
Committee on Post-otfices again consid-
cred to-day the question of the increase
of pay of letter carriers. nr. Waddell,
the chairman, says he believes the in
crease will pass. 1t was intended that
the bill should be introduced by Chap
man Freeman, but il was thought that
1t would be better coming from Demo-
cratic member. The members from the
various cities throughout the country al
most unanimously favor the increase
asked, but the country members are
mostly against it. The bill will proba-
bly, be reported on Tuesday. Sd.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
THE OUTRAGE Mall Is All REST.
Cincinnati ommercial

There is peace in the land. There are
no .outrages North Or South other than
those incident to all civilizations. The
negroes give no tokens OF dissatisfaction
with the Presidents course. Their rights
are less encroached upon than when they
were under the protection Of Federal
'bayonets. Hatred and contempt for the
government in the South have gwen
place to a spirit of national pride and a
disposition to. accept the results of the
var and make the best Of them. These
are among the first fruits of pacitica-
tory policy in the South. 1t is not fe-
licltolls time for the irreconcilables to
attempt to revive the old sectional and
partisan prejudices and hatreds.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
WHAT CHINAMEN PICK UP.
Oreville (Cal.) Mercury.

About $15, 900 worth of gold dust per
week is sent down to the mint from the
Lava beds. This is taken out by Chi
namen. About this rate has been taken
out all summer. Sixty thousand dollars
per month is pretty good sum to be ia
ken out of diggings That white men re-
fuse to- work or have anything to dc
with. Our figures are correct. being ta-
ken from Wells, Fargo & Co.'s books.
The amount of dust that is daily coming
in from the river claims is very large,
The yield will be nearly as great as in
the palmy days of long ago, when this
was the banner gold producing county.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
A CURIOUS FREAK or NATURE

The Ottumwa Courier tells of boy in
that clty'who was originally intended for
negro, bqL WHO'S half and half. Tue
description is: "From he top of his fore
head from each .sideI in aV shape, he
is as white as ANY human being in the
city. From his ehifr running down on
his breast, and AFlf .yay round his neck,
is ldIge, @hifgg gfIies The balance of
his skin, SO fdt as exposed, is black, and
his hair, zeal sAtyklaa,' is ABOUT half white
or h5nkJF9n He is about 16 Or Is
years of 5agA.. ..p.&W.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
WHERE IS THE CAT?

NaO YORK. V0fld.
The idea which the average republican
seems to entertain of the Republican par
ty minus tha office-holders, reminds as,
As the lamented Mr.. Lincoln (who, if he
had lived till now, would perforee have
been demoerat) would have said, of a
little story. A benevolent grocer seeing
a skelton of a cat stink across the shop,
bawled out to his boy. Didn't | tell
YOU to feed bat cat a pound Of beef a
day ii n she &9fkned. Ep~ "You did, and
gave her6tsplal1d of beef this morning, "
! 'a7tItou did, eis mme that cal, q '4he
cat was placed 4 ythe scale and found
to. weigh exaota zsststtt :, - glss
my hoy," said taf f9per; "thaEeF ,yAiiG
pound of beef Bn6 'whersis Va catf
Will our, republican friends ten as where
their cat Is?
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03

1t is hinted tnat the Republican sena>
tors will adopt, as a general principle,
to govern their action, that no officer
shall be removed before his term of Of
fee expires, except for cause, thus in
forcing the civil service reform towhich
the administration is committed in cas-
reason, been made. The opposition to
Hayes in his party is said to be strong
enough to reject all his recent appoint
ments made against the wishes of the
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03

Victor Hugo's new story, "History of a
Crime,p does mot altogether delight the
French radicals, and it Is with fear and
'tremhiing that the timid among them
have read IT, The other day NJ. Hugo
met one of these serious souls, who rush
ed up to him and demanded why he had
betrayed them. Betrayed youl How?'i
|sYou have shown how easy it Is TO make
these coups d. etat." -
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
A LADY BURNED 70 DEATH.

Mrs. p. #. Lynch, wife of prominent
politician at Wllkesbarre, and an esteem
ed Catholic lady, raised a kerosene lamp
from the floor, when it exnl4 bd en-
veloped her In flames. H9f.hisbaA heard
her screams and seizipg RaEi fD his arms
carried her down. stairs4tQ where some
loose carpet was lying, With which he
smothered the flames, butshe inhaled the
flames and died in agony the next day,
leaving two children, one An infant Mr.,
d ynch was also badly burned.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
Modern science lis shedding an i,

Modern science is shedding an i'm.
mense light on the nature of law. For.
merly men objected it as arbitrary and
unjust in God to visit the iniquities OF
the fathers upon the children to the third
and fourth generation. Modern science
teaches us that hereditary evil is a first
truth, and that the iniqulties of fathers
are visited upon children down through
successive generations by the simple Law
of heredity.-Dr. Robanson.I
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03
COSTL Y.Bo oIGEr1W6RK

:. The .iaRsst6op;of-war Enterprise, now
oydssed 70 vera CRUZ, is one OF the eight
new sictps, and has never made cruise
She has Rsen under constant repairs ever
since she was built and is pronounced by,
Shipfhuildsrs a botoh of mah-of war.
The daily gazette., 1877-11-03

,111RK EY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and doylios In white danaask for irult.
u 0N WILLIAM B4 SHARP,
Fourth and Market Streets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27
To the Electors of Grant County
SaERIFF's OFFICE, Aug. 20, 1877.
Lancaster. Grant County. Wis

SHERIYFs OFFICE, Aug ~, 1871.
Lancaster, draht county, Wis
Pursuant to the above order from the Hon. Score
tary State and to the laws OF the state OF Wscon
sim hereby give notice that general election will
be held in the several towns and election precincts
In Grant County on Tuesday. November sixth 1877.
at which will be escted the following OH GERS whose
several tamrs of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1878:
Governor in place of Harrison Ludngton,
1t Governor in place of Charles D. Parker.
Secretary of State in place of Peter Doyle
state treasurer in place OF Ferd. kushn.
an A.tcIney aenerai m place OF a; scott sloan.
aecoupeI,htehueht IN piace OF EDWARD soaring
AT the same election vote Is 10 De taken upen the
proposed 10 the constitution relating 10
an Increase OF the number OF judges of the supreme
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27

JOHNNY ToWHEAD was q very
queer little chap and very often did
very queer things but no was wise
too, for his age, and declared that he
was going to marry Sadie Rogers,
the little black eyed girl who lived
lust next door. But he didn't know
how TO 90 about it-exactly how to
court and make love to her; so, wise
young sage that he was, he deter
mined, one night while up in his
chamber all alone, to try an experi>
ment. In the sitting-rOom directly
below, his sister and her lover were
billing and cooling like pair of
amorous doves; the old folks had re-
tired and save the gentle purring of
tho family cat and the low, earnest
whispers of the lovers, all was peace
and quiet in the Towhead dwelling
Now, in one corner of Johnnie's bed
chamber there was round hole IN
the floor, through which the stove
Pipe passed in winter, and which at
forded Master J.Towhead splendid
opportunity to observe the actions of
his sister Mary and her rather green
appearing devotec, Josh Denkins.
Johnny stretched himself out at full
length upon the floor, and peered
eagerly upon the scene below. "Now
Josh, l know you like Sally Gibbon
better than you do me she plays
tho pianner and sings and makes
such pretty pictures and | saw one
that she drew of you the other day"
"Come, Mary, you know, darling,
that she couldn't draw one that looks
half as handsome a. you do" and
Josh passed his arm around the
waist of his sweetheart, and drew the
half Cnyielding form toward him,
while he pressed an explosiveI kiss
on her rosy, pouIing lips. (Johnny's
face was pressed down deeper in the
small aperture.) "Now, don't Josh
don't squeeze so hard, you will
break my ring Keep your hand
away I'-But just at that moment, u
frightful scream rang in the ears OF
the startled lovers and fearful COM
motion was going on in the region
of the ceiling. Johnny Towhead will
probably never care to play eyes,
dropper again-at least, not very
soon. 1t only took u suddenly
aroused household twenty-five min
utes and thirty seconds TO extrioat e
his head from that little circular.
shaped hole in the floor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27
Starting in the. World.

Many an unwise parent labors
hard and lives sparingly ali his life
for the purpose of leaving enough TO
give his children a start in the world
as it is called, Setting a young man
afoat with money left him by his
relatives is like tying bladders under
the arms of one who cannot swim
ten chances to one he will lose his
bladders and go 10 the bottom.
Teach him to swim aud he will never
need the bladder. Give your child a
sound education and you have done
enough for him. See to it that bis
morals are pure, his mind cultivated
and his whole nature, made subserv-
lent to laws which govern man, and
you have given what will be of more
value than the wealth of the Indies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-27
DROOF OF WILl.-KLEIN.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County Probate Office
Lancaster. SeptemI s3d, A. D. 1877. In the matter
of the Proof and Probate of the last Will and Testa-
ment of John Klein, deceased late OF the County Of
Grant.
Whereas an instrument in writing, purporting TO
be the last will and Testament of John Klein, de-
ceased late of the County of Grant has been ied II
this office and whereas. application has been made
by Mary C. Henkel praying that the same be proven
and admitted to Probate according to the laws OF
this State
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard before me at ths Probate Office. in the village
of Lancaster, in said county, on the I'd day OF
October, A. d. 1877, at O'Clock p. NJ
And it is further ordered, that notice shall be given
all persons Interested in said will of the time and
place OF said hearing by publication in the Grant
County HERALD, newspaper printed in SAID county
for three successive weeks once each week. prior to
the time of said hearing. By tae Court.
2Gw3 WIN. McG0NIGAL, County Judge