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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
Wish Ma Was Here.

III appears that young man nance
Jubal Shine arrived in Detroit two day.
ago on one of the up-river boats. Ii
also appears that in due course of time
he was found drunk in an alley and
taken to the Station-house, and from
thence TO the House of Correction for
30 days. He left behind him memo
randum book. 1t would seem from the
entries that Mr.. Shine is young man
who desires TO keep himself posted, and
that he is also close observer of things,
and warm friend of his mother. The
first entry was made as soon as he ar
rived. 1t reads:
''Beats any thing | ever saw! Saw
four locomotives just now in one yard!
Saw more'n hundred barrels of flour
in one pile! Saw over forty horses soon
as got off the boat, Saw almost three
policemen the first thing! Wish ma
was here"
After an interval of half an hour he
wrote again:
Counted 347 people on the streets in
ten minutes, and tisn't Fourth of July,
either! Saw over 800 grindstones piled
up before one place! Counted eighteen
telegraph wires on one post! Wish ma
was here"
He probably waited awhile again be-
fore making his third entry, which
reads:
"I've counted more'n sixty stores
already! Never saw such place for
stores in all my life! Believe I've seen
over two hundred women! Just went
by store where over thirty pairs of
breeches were hanging out! Wish ma
was here
Some hours must have elapsed before |
he wrote again, as he began:
i've seen mOrn'n million thingsi |
Believe I've seen over six hundred peo-
pie! I've walked over a mile, and
haven't come to the end of the city vet.
Boys and girls walk right along the
same as any body else, and 1 heard a
boy sassing man who sells peanuts!
Suess I've heard as many as seven bells
1t different times, and l came pretty
near seeing three dog fights! Darned-
st place ever see for housesl Them
Kings they call street cars run on wheels
md won't turn out for nothing, Wish
ma was here"
Some time during the evening he
wrote:
" Begin to feel as if had always lived
lere. Man asked me what time twas,
md told him just as naturally as if / .
lad lived here 10 years! Got two OF
he darnedest best meals / ever had, {
let Teller take as much butter as he
wanted to! just had drink! Green
lorn from the country was treating me
0 beer! Wish ma was here.n
His last entry was perhaps made by
tarlight, after getting into the alley. c
he hand was unsteady, and some of J
he words ran clear across the page. 1t G
eads: IL
Saw MORN hundred greenhorns q
'om the country! Sat down here to +
DOL off an klect my thoughts! Drank il
ITS of beer, but it's hard on the beer as h
n me! Sheems be good place here I
uess I'll SHAY all nize! Wozzer- g
Iozzer-where-w-h-wish ma waz- Q
herei"-Detroit Free Press. s
- oS-- 4 !,
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
Archbishop Bayley's Romance.

|
The death of the distinguished Gath
ole Archbishop OF Baltimore. saws ~.
New York Graphic, recalls to the mem
DRY of some of those who remember him
in his youth the romance of his early
life. When he decided to leave tbs
Episcopal ministry, for which he had
been trained, and study for the priest
hood, he made sacrifices that few men
are called upon to endure. He gave mn
at once not only his social position. bnt
the great fortune which his uncle. Mr.
James Roosevelt, after whom he was
named, intended to bequeath him, and.
worst of all to some hearts, he renounc.
ed the woman whom he loved.
One OF the most famous bellies that
New England ever produced was Miss
Julia Beers, daughter of Judge Beers.
OF Litchfeld, Conn. During the first 30
years of this century the law-school of
Lltchtield was considered the most dis
tinguished institution of the kind in the
country. 1t drew to this bleak New
England village the young men of the
best families throughout the country.
and one of its most honored teachers
was Judge Beers. His daughter was a
beautiful blonde of the rarest type. with
waving hair of pale gold, large blue ewes.
and figure remarkable for its tall and
slender grace. Added to these natural
gifts, she possessed also a fine voice of
remarkable power and compass, which
she constantly improved BY training,
while her fine natural powers Of
mind were cultivated by every ad-
vantage of education, so that at
20 she was woman of rare and re-
markable fascination. At this time.
during summer pleasure trip, she met
the young Episcopal clergyman, and the
two became engaged. The Rev. Mr..
Bayley was, at this period, strikingly
handsome man, possessing qualities Of
heart and mind sure to endear him TO
hose with whom he was brought in
contact. They were, indeed, "a remarkable
nan and woman who met in that long
past summer, and she, who had been in.
different to hundred adorers, listened
With pleasure to the addresses of a man
Who felt that until now he had never
net fitting mate. But, powerful as
owe might be in an organization like
us, the honesty of religious conviction
vas still dearer to the heart of the
Dung clergyman, and after his trans
erencc to Hagerstown, Md, where he
net the present Cardinal McCloskey.
ir. Bayley resolved to become a Catho-
C priest. This decision was DEATH
low to Miss Beers. She herself, per-
1aded by her love, embraced the faith
the Church of Rome, and for a while
'ok refuge in convent. This depart
re OF one of society's ornaments to the
loom of clOister produced great
,nsation among the fashionable circles
that day, and when, after brief peri
d, she, under circumstances of pecu-
ar romance, fled from the convent and
turned to her friends,a sorts of spec
ations We're afloat. For few years
he led a life of retirement at her home
Lltchiield, and then fell :, victim to
and perhaps to a broken
cart.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
Settling Up of Ashtabula.

The Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern has Unidentified the rel
atives and heirs of Is out the 81 per-
sons who lost their lives in the bridge
accident at Ashtabula. The balance of
the claims are in fair way of speedy
settlement. The largest amount paid
to any one party was $1,000. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rogers, newly married couple on
their wedding tour, were killed and
their bodies burned beyond recognition;
yet their lives have been settled for at
the comparatively small figure Of 81, 900.
The claims against the company
have generally fallen under s5,O0O.-
Chicago Times. ="
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20
The Valley of Painted Rock

: throughout its whole length The sno
peaks of the Big Horn range are visib
from the Sioux Pass all the way dow
the valley, and elk, antelope, dee
mountain sheep, buffalo and trout al
abundant. On July Ii we commence
the ascent of the Big Horn range, pas
ing by several trout lakes and over She
Creek, reaching the eastern base of tn
mountains, on July Il, near the canyo
of Tongue River. The ascent wa
not difficult, as the summit of the gen
eral range is, say
$4,000 FEET ELEVATION,
and from that down to about 5000 fee
is secession of beautiful parks O
grass surrounded by pine timber an,
dotted with lake shrubbery One park
on the summit, through which we pass
ed in crossing, was about 20 miles long
opening out to three or four miles ii
width at places. The views from thes,
mountains are exceedingly grand, ont
especially from near Castle Coolbaugh
looking down the canyon of Shell
Greek to the canyon of the Big Horn
and then across the Big Horn Valley t.
the five mountain ranges around the
National Park to the north and the
Wind River ranges on the west and
southwest, can not probably be exceed
ed on the globe. The bunch, game and
other nutritious grasses, supplemented
by innumerable wild flowers, added
much to the wonderful beauty of the
region. On July 10 we crossed from
Tongue River to the Little Horn. and
down the valley of that river to post
No. at its mouth, arriving there July
%. The country lying east of the Biz
Horn range from the heights near the
canyon of Tongue River is yery fine.
Looking to the south along the base of
the mountains, as far as the old post of
Fort Phil Kearney, then east across to
the Wolf or Rosebud Mountains. then
north to the Big Horn Valley. gives a
scenery of undulating valleys. watered
by mountain streams frineed with tim
Der, the soil being excellent: hillsides
and valleys covered with bunch. buffalo.
game, blue and other grasses. intermix.
ed with wild flowers.
THE VALLEY OF THE LITTLE uopx
at this season was almost a continuous
with grass almost high enourb
10 tie the tops from each side across a
horses back. This was the country of
The buffalo and hostile Sioux only last
year. There are no signs of either now,
put in their places we found prospectors,
migrants and tramps. The country
last of the Big Horn range is much bet
er and less broken than that on the
vest side. The cattle range here for
hundreds of miles is superb. The grass
s much better than in Colorado, Kansas
'r Texas, for in the latter part of the
ummer and fall the climate is so dry
hat the grass makes good hay without
icing cut. while in the southern lati-
udes the alternate thawing and freez-
no is injurious to the cattle. and the rain
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-10-20

A MICHIGAN man has named his in
FAINT daughter minnesota Violet.''
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31
LHGIsLATIvE NOTES.

The Legislature means work now.
TAg committee clerks show signs OF
.s,igle from their lsbors.
MAJOR TuoMP.oS is anremitting in
his work in the Clerks office,
JupGE FkEGvsoS seems to hold some
spite At railroad employees.
THE Senate had no afternoon sion
on Yesterday.
The members all seem TO be in good
trim. and evlnce no homesickness yet,
Col. FRENCH the accommodating Ser
gesn,-st,Arms is kept busy providing
seats Tor the visitors.
CLERK PEYToN and his assistants
RAND and ScRoGGISs, are always 'op
hand" st the desk.
Mr. FAULKSER was in the chair on
yesterday and makes an elegant presid-
ing officer.
JUDGE FERGUSON isa pretty large
man, but hardly large enough to take"
the capita! away.
The Judiciary amendment received
it, insl patching in the. House yester-
dsy.
SHALL the jurisdiction OF justices be
confined TO their Own districts was
what puzzled the delegates yesterday.
SoNr OF Col. Ben. Smiths perennial
summer" has been hanging sround the
capital !or the last few days.
Ds HALL wanted an educational quail.
ifcs,ions 70, votes. That looks more
reason able han the other.
1t is expected that the Capital bill
viii be reached on the calendar some
lime today.
DELEGArEs CRoss snd Faulkner re-
turned yesterday from 8 short visit to
their friends in the Eastern Panhandle.
AK HEARSK was very es-nes; in his
opposition 70 the proposed Constitutional
Amendment requiring the payment ofs
pol tax IS = pre- requisite to voting.
A ASUNBEs Of Senators occupied seats
on the aoor OF the House, yesterday
afternoon, listening to the interesting dis
c1ssion going on.
GEN. ALTRkp BEcKLxY, of Raleigh
county, is the Oldest member Of the Leg
stature. &c graduated at West Point
aHy-shree years ago.
Tar discussion of the proposition of 8
requiring the payment of q poll tar o.
Qualification for voting made Geld day
IN the House.
HoS. Z. W. WILSON and Speaker
GIBSON measured swords in debate yes
'erday. and each of them acquitted him.
self with grea, deal Of credit
We are gr..iSed to Learn that the
children of Col. ROBINSON. the Delegass
from Mineral county, Who have been
dangerously i'll. are getting better. The
Colonel is in his ssss again.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31
gress for fourteen years sad is re elected
TO next Congress.

gress for fourteen years sad is re elected
to next Congress.
The following is sketch OF the Ju.
dicial branch of the Commission:
Justice MILLER is native OF Ken
lucky, having been born in 1916. He
took his degree as doctor of medicine,
but after prscticing few years turned
his attention to law. Being in favor of
empsncipatiou, he was compelled to re.
move from Kentucky during tho politi-
cal agitation of 1850 and settled in Iowa,
where he became leader in the Repub-
lican party. He declined many nomins-
tions, and filed no Office until he was
elevated to the supreme bench by Mr..
LINCOLN.
Justice CLIFFORD was born In New
Hampshire, August lS, 1908, and is now
in his seventy-.hird year. He studied
law; removed to Maine in 1927; was
elected to the Legislature In 1880, and
was appointed Attorney. General Of the
state in 1884. He was Representative
in Congress from 1889 70 lS4S, and in
1916 was appointed Attorney-General OF
the United States by President Polk.
He was appointed Minister to Mexico
after the close of the war with that coun-
try, and in 1858 was appointed to his
present position by President BU-
CHANAN.
Justice FIELD was born in Connecti-
cut in 1916. He studied law with LIS
brother. DAVID DUDLEY FIFLD, in
New York, and practiced with him tor
some time. In ls49 he went to Cslitor-
MIA, and was the first alcalde Of the city
of Marysville In the same year he
was elected to the State Legislature, and
took a leading part in molding the
judiciary system. IN 1857 he was
elscted judge of the Supreme Court OF
the State, and was elevated 10 the POSI-
ton Ct chief justice. He is brother Of
CYRUS w. FIELD, the distinguished
protector OF the Atlantic telegraph.
Justice STResG was born in Connecti-
cut in 1908, and educated at Yale. He
studied law, and was admitted to the
bar in Philadelphia, IN 1882. He Prac-
ticed for time in Reading, and was
elected TO the Thirtieth and Thlrty-6rst
Congresses. In 1857 he was elected
Judge of the Supreme Court Of this State
Tor ti!tesn years, but resigned in 1868
and resumed his practice. Two years
after he was called to the place he now
occupies.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

| which will be that in some localities at
least, no man can hope to win Office un-
less he has money enough - buy the
idle voters On the other hand great
injustice may be worked against deserv-
ing citizens. We can readily imagine
q case OF a worthy man, endowed with
the highest moral and mental faculties,
who may become the victim of
misfortune, losing his property
and physically disabled from earn
ing money. Yet this man, because he
would be too proud and too honorable to
permit another to pay his capitstion tax
ss Q compensation for his vote, would be
deprived of what is the dearest right of
every Americsn-his right of suffrage.
We are always willing to deprecate that
species of demagoguery which is always
crying out in behalf OF the poor man ard
complaining of the extortion of the rich;
yet we do think that if our organic law is
to be changed and to embody principles
SO repugnant to our American ideas OF
republicsnism, the subject should be
discussed in all its bearings, not
only as to immediate results
but as 10 what effect it may have as q
precedent for the future. 1t Is nothing
more or less than prescription, and if
one class OF the community can be dis
francbised of political power to-day, why
not another class be disfranchised in the
future, and SO on until the majority
shall at last perpetuate its power by
wholesale disfrar chsement of the mi
nority. Property needs all the protec-
tion aud safeguards which it can legiti.
mately secure, but when we commence
to protect the right of property by
sacrifice of personal rights, We have
furnished fuel to start the volcanic fires
of q communism which will sooner or
ster destroy us.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31
New Jersey Life fnsuS~"ee tsss-
paay.

TKEsToE. January 80 The report OF
Mr.. TAikler, The expert appointed by
). cretsry OF State Kelsey, 10 examine 10
10 the snsrrs of the New jersey Mutual
Liic Insurance Company, commences
With h statement that The. .snGuai rspofI
of 1915 ws grossly incorrect.
$4,000 having been omitted from
the liabilities, which amount N
shown OF the company hooks and pr
yste balance sheet. There b ample
proof ola false statement, and the exam.
Instion Of the books brought out nsDy
strange entries which no one coa d ga.
plain but the President. and he could
not b. found. The bookkeeping
/, extremely complicated, 1penisily
in the New York oftcs. The loan, boad
snd the mortgages books give
DO information at all Efor< 10 gss st
the looks weae frequently renewed
without success. Tnsy wnrs nnsiiy
shown 70 hIn. He then r'pofts the -
set. 10 De estimated ss follows; Loans
on mortgages, t3725O0; United STATS
bonds. $1,000: Ststs bonds, $4,000;
cash IN bank, $1,000; premium iDsns
S3JOUUU; accrued interest and ram,
$1,000; net unpaid deferred pre-.
mium,, sz4OyDOO. Tetsi, si,zosySO1
The total liabilities are put down 10
81 $50, 90, leaving m apparent asdct o<
S42l,5O0 The bushes has bsen ssry
loosely conducted and the intssnsi
sfsirs sppssr 10 be very csreisssiy sd
minRtsrsd. The minute books bsyS
been esreiesly kept ~ sPpesss
iron the report Of joseph J. sarr,
who examined them. The President
failed 70 attend the examination msds
by Sarr. Mr.. Il. SirsitOn rsporb -
bookkeeping 20 be sIesedingiy escep
tive; entries Of tbo1ssbds 81 dollars are
so; srplsln II: .hrss leave. are torn ods
Of the joarnal. snd . number of snrpss-
;ectiors are reported. Tos sscrs.s'y
will make repor. N the Lsgi. sia's.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31
Conklfng Not I'm Faded Condition.
Washington Letter.

w dohAh6Soh AStsSA'
Senators Conkling, Cameron and Ran
dali are at the Arlington. l was there
al dinner Sunday evening, and thought
| had never seen Mr.. Conkling looking
so we'll as when he came into the lighted
room, bowing in his royal way to his
friends. and taking his seat where the
chandelier sent q most becoming radi.
ance to crown his handsome head, for
Roscoe Conkling Is an extremely hand
some man. He never says anything as
another man would say il; his
phrsseology is all bis OVID, and in
his hands the recital of any cDn.
moa event is invested with peculiar in-
terest. One of the most highly cultured
men ever knew said of him: Il. rs q
treat TO hear Mr.. Conkling talk upon
any topic. Whenever | call upon him |
like to start some subject in which l
know he Is interested. and then | watch
to see how wonderfully expressive the
English language can be made in the
hands of such q master" Decidedly the
most eloquent and graceful speaker OF Our
day we Know him 20 be, aud it Was moi
difficult to credit my friends Statement
of his social accomplishments.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

Mr.. UOOCH prOpOseu aucpoIhehs w
the Constitution disquslifylng persons
from voting who have not paid their
capitation tax, provoked an animated
discussion in the House on yesterday. A
motion to indefinitely postpone the joint
resolution was defeated, and it passed to
its third reading. If. the vote. on post
ponement is to be taken as a test of the
strength OF the measure in the House, 1t
is evident that the necessary two-thlrds
will not be secured to pass il.
The proposition was discussed upon
questions as to its immediate results, and
not SO much as q principle involving
momentous issues in the future. Look.
ing at i. as n practical question OF to-
day, one can readily sec how good may
be accomplished in cutting of from the
polls that idle, thriftless class of the COM
muuIty who besr none of the burthens
of government and consequently can
feel but little interest in It's administrs-
ton. But leaving this view Of It out Of
sight, there is principle involved in
this proposition underlying the whole
framework of our Republican system,
and it is this that makes it Objectionable.
Whether right or wrong we need not
now stop to discuss, but it must be sd.
mitted as fac. that the idea has grown
up with our institutions that suffrage is
the political birthright of every male child
born in America, and he who attempts TO
wres. this right from him is regarded in
the light OF q political robber.- We are
not prepared 70 say that suffrage is an
inherent right, but on the contrary, are
inclined to regard it as privilege
bestowed by government. Notwith-
standing the general application Of this
rule, We mus, recognize the fact that our
American ideas in this respect differ
from the bslsrce Of the world. We
believe the extension OF suffrage has
been perniciou. in its results so far, IS
tha, privilege has been conferred
upon classes who were not c.
pscitsted to exercise it iutelli
gently. But having once been conferred
we regard it as s vested right-s righ. OF
which the elector csnno; be divested eI-
cspt by his own &c. or the SCI Of GoD,
such IS becoming an outlaw oy reason
Of felony, or BY reason OF losing his IN =
,ellect through the affection Of insanity.
Therefore, while inclined 70 the opinion
tha, the tide of universal suffrage may be
STAYED, We are fully convinced that 1t
canno. be turned backward Indeed We
tail to see how much good is to be de-
rived from the proposed amendment
Certainly the promise o, good is no: suf-
fcien, to ots, the shock given to the
fundamental principles Of q Republican
government. The poor man, if honest
needs no stimulus, ss be will always pay
his tax if be hss The ability. The poor
man, If dishonest, is not stimulated
by the change, for he either feels not
enough interest in the government to
secure his right 70 vote By the PAynen:
of his Tar, or he is willing to withhold
j. for the purpose Of getting some c.ndi-
date to pay it for him In this respect
the effect viii be demoralizing, -
An Incentive Is held oui 70 the
thriftless clss to continue IN thsar
thriitlsssnes, and species of
bribery ID encouraged, the result OF
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

SAN FRASCIsco, January 30-Lieut-
Joha Weedon, OF the United States en-
gineer corps, was found hear midr igh.
las, night, lying dead on . sofa in his
room. at 626 Bnsh street Near the body
we're Two empty bottles that had evident
" contain ed chloral hydrate- No one Is
admitted except Gen. Alexander. OF The
engineers, the physicians, fe~ fTien IS
OF the deceased ard the coroner. and The
circu instances that caused II are as Vet
unknown. al the parties beng very reti
Gent. 1, is understood ihst be is.t :
letter for HE sister, Ar.. ComDod"re
Msury. but none OF it, contents are H.
vulged, and nocause Is given foribe - ,
posed suicide.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

The pig-iron production in 1876 was
2 ,O5O 600 tons, against 2,266, 600 in 1875,
and 2,s6s,0O0 in 1873, the highest ever
reached. New England Only produced
$4,000 tons or one-hslf the product OF
the previous year, and New York fell
of one.third. Pennsylvania, Ohio and
some OF the Southern States increased
their yield, and Pennsylvania has a
larger stock on hand now than year
ago. The total stocks in the cou1try
are 100 900 tons less Pennsylvania
produced $4,000, or nearly one-hslf, and
Ohio ranks next with $4,000 tons.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31
A vrvprp of nrisopers have escar

A NUMBER of prisoners lave escaped
from the Ohio Peniten,iary during the
past few weeks, q tact from which per-
sen might safely conclude that there is
something wrong with the present man
sgement of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Bulletin.
Such cannot be said of the West VIr.
ginia Peni;entiary. But one prisoner
has escaped in four years, and be was re-
captured. Ask Capt. w. l.. Bridges and
he will tell YOU how it is done.-Ne'o STATE
Gazette.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

Ne. YokK. January a0.-A ess .
.,sct.I nrpOanees that the Auer;cAg
zip D.ko.s, from Sss OIleAas ior
Ldysrpool, Eeeu zboai four bahdref
miIe. northzes, from Azores, sss strTck
by lightning and banned Tie Csptain,
h.s wife sad tsO chiidrsn and ihs crew
were rescued and taken % Psysi stp
being four days IL Open boE,L
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-31

Ds GoocH, who is the patron of the
Tax Amendment, is one of the most en-
prse,ic and Intelligent members OF the
House. and doubtless reflects the wishes
0. h. constituents in supporting his pet
measure