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The Red Cloud chief., 1877-10-18

| don't think that there was a doubt on the
mind of a human being In that hall as 10
which was the better instrument. In nv iudg-
ment the Mathushek completely outshOwn the
Steinway. and from what / heard / am satiied
that all the rest believed il too. ! could
scarcely realize that il was the piano ! had
looked at back in the COS and / made up nv
that il was the best piano then manu-
featured provided il would hold its tone.
Il straightway determined to inquire into
that branch, and the next day ! went over to
Rock Island and saw DIR. Piummer. had
known him for some time, and knew one OF his
daughters TO be an excellent musician. As the
agent told me, the doctor had q Mathushek.
and il had been in constant use for four years.
| tried il, and found its tone and Volume had
been wonderfully preserved. 1t was a little
out Of tune, and the doctor explained that IL
had not been tuned for several months. His
two daughters had been playing duets on it,
and a friend of the young ladies who had been
visiting them had done her share, so that
there were two of the three girls pretty gener-
ally busy at the KEYS Yet, in spite Of this ex-
perience, found the piano in wonderful tone
and tune, and | am forced TO admit that |
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Hereditary Badness.

In Harrison township, Wisconsin, a
few miles from Platteville, reside a faml-
ly who have been singularly afflicted.
Some twenty years ago VIM. Stelnhoft,
with b Young wife, came from Germany
and settled near Platteville.
A Veal or two afterward a son was
born to them, but much to their sorrow
the child was perfectly bald. Months
passed away, but the boys head remain
ed without q vestige of hair. The pa
rents feared that their child would con-
tinue bald, and were much grieved atthe
thought.
Finally they wrote to friends iu Ger
many narrating the singular circum-
stance. An answer was returned stating
that several of the ancestors OF n Of the
parents had been afflicted in a similar
manner, but that the hair had grown out
before they reached maturity.
This gave the parents some hope that
their child's badness would not be per-
manent. Since then eleven children
have been born to them, ten of whom
are still living. They now have eleven
children, five of whom, three girls and
two boys, are perfectly bald. The oldest
is now a grown man, and his singular
affection is a great annoyance to him.
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History of q Picture.

. Two Of the most celebrated artists the world
has over known dwelt in the same city. One
delighted in delineating beauty in all its graces
; of tint, form and motion. His portraits were
! instinct with the charm of physical vigor. The
! graceful, half ~voluptuous outline Of form and
feature harmonized with delicately blended
tints. On his canvas the homeliest faces had
an almost irresistible charm. The other found
pleasure only in depicting weird and gloomy
subjects. Above all, did he excel in painting
; the portraits of the dying. The agonizing
death throe, the CHASTITY face and form, were
all depicted with marvellous fidelity. There
existed between these artists tho most intense
| dislike. At length this dislike eliminated.
The beauty loving artist had been engaged in
painting the portrait of a beautiful woman.
Connoisseurs pronounced it the most wonderful
piece of art that had ever been produced. His
brother artist was jealous Of his fame and
sought revenge. BY bribing the keeper Of the
studio he gained access to the picture each
the brilliancy of the complexion and eyes,
efface the bloom from cheek and lip and paint
n shadow on either cheek. Later, his strokes
grew bolder and frecr, xAd one morning the
artist awoke to find the entire outline Of the
portrait changed. He could scarcely recognize
in the emaciGted form and haggard counte-
nance the glowin.. conception he had embodied.
The lalllu lace ana eXlreSSlOnleSa eyes ne Aao
attributed to a lack OF genuineness in his ma
~terials but when the outlines were changed he
suspected the cause and Indignantly dismissed
the keeper. What the rcvcngcful artist married
by n few rapid strokes Of his skillful brush was
only restored by years of patient industry.
Reader, Heed we name the artists-Health
who paints the flowers and grassy carpet "
no less than the human form diyine-Disease,
the dreaded artist who revels among the ruins
both Of nature and humality-and Careless
ness, tie keeper to whom Health often intr1lsts
his portraits. And liz it not the beauty OF
woman. the most admired OF all the works
which adorn the studio of Health, that Disease
! o~ftenest seeks to mar? The slightest stroke
OF his brush upon the delicate organization
leaves an imprint that requires much skill aud
patience to cfrace. Restoration must be
prompt. CarelesSness must he dismissed. Let
suffering women heed the warning ere Disease
has married the chief beauty Healtll--bevond
PREPARATION. DR.. ricrcc's Favorite Prescription
has been used by thousands Of these sufferers,
and they are unanimous in their praise of it.
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Poultry Keeping for Boys.

The true citizen is he who realizes
and assumes the duties and responsible
ties of life. The more such citizens We
have, the better for the State and the
nation. Hence, the early training of our
boys to habits of industry and frugality
is a matter worthy of our constant atten-
ton. For We should bear in mind not
only that "the boy is father to the man"
but also that can idle mind is the devils
Workshop" Anything that induces
carefulness, regularity and thoughtful
ness is a valuable educator Of youth.
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Is there one reader OF this paper suf-
fering from rheumatism ? II 10. write TO
Hclphenstine & Bcntly, druggists. Washing
ton, D. c.. for q circular Of Durang's Rhcu-
matte Remedy. This medicine is taken in
~ternal!y, ana will positively cure any case of
rheumatism OH the face of the green earth.
Price, one dollar q bottle.
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Where VIII You Stop

When you go to New York; Patrons Of a
frst-class hotel justly consider themselves en-:
titled to comfortable rooms, o bountful bill OF
fare and courteous treatment in the Office. ALI
these, combined with a notable degree Of ele..
gance throughout, are to be found at the Grand
Central Hotel, on Broadway; tho largest In
New York, and which has recently reduced
rates from 81 90 to 90 so and $500 per day.
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Nine. Demorest's reliable patterns of
all the latest and hcst spring and summer
styles. Send stamp for catalogues. "Mhat to
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folio Of Fashions" with large illustrations. Is
cents. "Quarterly Journal Of Fashions" 5
cents yearly, 10 cents, post-free. II East 18th
street, New York, or any of the agencies
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Shrieks from the Battlefield

Are not surQr signs that a work Of destruction
is going on, than the coughing with which
churches, theaters, private dwellings at this
season resound. Arrest the lung destroying
paroxysms with Hf's Honey Of Horehound
and Tar. The beneficial effects are immediate
and certain. Sold by all druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
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1t is a rare thing that physicians give
any countenance to n medicine, the manufac-
turc OF which is a secret. About the only en-
ccption VIC know OF is Johtson's .Amody1e Linz
mf,a. This, we believe, all indorse, and many
of them use it in their practice with great sue
rpss
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Persons requiring purgatives or pills
should be careful what they buy. Some pills
not only cause GRIPPING pains, but leave the
bowels in q torpid, costive state. Parsons
Purqatire Pills will relieve the bowels and
cleanse the blood without injury to the system.
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Lame and painful backs, and weak.
mesa across the kidneys. are relieved by Col.
Inns Voltaic Plasters, which are worth a regi.
mcnt of doctors and acres of plants and herbs
in the treatment Of such cases.
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Millions of bottles of BURSETT's Co.
coA1SE have been sold during the last twenty
years, and the public have rendered tho verdict
that it is tho best hair dressing in the world.
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Vegetable Pulmonary Bal5am, the great New
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"VEGETlNE,"

Says q Boston Physician, has no equal as q blood pui-
her. Hearing of it's many wouderful cures, after all other
remedies had failed, 1 visited tho Laboratory and con.
WINGED myself Of its general merit. i 10 prepared frDm
barks, roots and herbs, each Of which is highly effective,
and they are compounded In. such q manner ~ to pro-
duce astonishing results" 49, ,
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: .tHICii Il, 1Nff, " iiIC .clllS VI lto'iAHin!ii' .iiN
that they voted as such at the time. and i'll til.
manner provided for BY the Constitution Of the
United States and the las.
And the commission has, by q majority oi
votes. decided that it in not competent, under
the Constitution and the law rs it existed al
the date Of the passage Of the laid set. t. e
into evidence uiipnA" the papers opened hy thc
! president Of the Senate in the presence Of The
two houses II prove that other peraons than
those regularly certified 10 by the governor oi
the state on and according TO the determine.
ton Of their appointment by the ret:sning Off.
Gers for elections in said State prior to the time
required for the performance OF their duties
had been appointed electors, Or by counter
proof to shUw that they had not, or that the
determination Of said returning officers was no
in accordance with the truth and fact the
commission, BY n majority Of votes, being OF
opinion that it liz not within tho jurisdiction OF
the two houses OF Congress, assembled to count
the votes for President and Iico-President, Il
enter upon Il trial OF such question.
The commission by = majority Of votes, j:
also of opinion that it is not competent to prove
that any Of said persons so appointed electors
as aforesaid held an office of trust and profit
under the United States at tho time when they
were appointed, or that they were ineligible
under the laws OF the State, or any other mat
ter offered to prove aliunde said certificates anC
papers.
The commission is also of the opinion, by
majority of votes, that the returning officers o.
elections who can"assed the votes at the elec
ton for electors in Louisiana were q lawful,
constituted body by virtue of a constitutions
law, and that a vacancy in said body did no
vitiate its proceedings.
The commission has also decided, and doe
hereby decide 10y q majority Of votes, and re
port as a consequence Of the foregoing. ant
upon the ground before stated, that the pape
purporting 10 be n cert cate of the ~electora
votes Of said State Of Louisiana, objected &
by T. o. Howe and others, marked n. G. G
No. 2 by the commission, and herewith return
ed, is not the certificate OF the votes provided
for by the Constitution of the United States
and that they ought not to be counted as such
Done at Washington: Samuel +. Miller, W
O. P. Morton, Fred'k 7. F~relinghuysen, Jane
1. Garfield, Geo. T. Hosr.
The decision having been sssd, the p-se!ain,
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A POLISH PRIESTS SUIT.

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES CLAIMED
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ST. sTANIsLAUs So
CIETY THE DEFENDANT.
In the Brooklyn City Court before Judge Reynolds
and Jury, yesterday, action brought to recover
damages IN the sum of $50 600 Tor SANDER by Adal
burtus Miclcuszuy against Anthem Lambui Dcicn-
aant. who Is u shoemaker. residing at No II Flat
bush avenue, Brooklyn, is charged with having
said, In the Polish language, on November 2S 1875,
"Pastor Melcuszuy has stolen $3.50 from us" The
parties to the suit, which was tried before
Judge Nelson last year, when the jury dis
agreed, are all Poles, and speak but very
little English An Interpreter bad TO be employed
and the trial occupied the entire day, The
being crowded by Polish Catholics. The suit grew
out OF the following facts, as alcgcd:-ln 1873 some
members OF the Polish congregation OF Catholics. IN
New York, organizcd the 81. Stansaus Roman
Catholic Association, and Aathon LamDui was chosen
president, and the ppntin was member OF the Board
oil Trustees. In 1874 the plaintiff was given $500 to
deposit the Six Penny savings Bank and another
bank. When, at the request OF Lambu, he returned
the bank books defendant the latter claimed that all
the money had been properly accounted for, and
he made the alleged slandorous remark. De-
Mora a SS not oa s1 ne
way OF mitigation, he gave the circumstances, TO
the effect that the funds which had been received by
the ST. Stanisaus Society and deposited in two banks
TO their account were transferred by tho p!anun who
held the books Tor them, TO another account without
the concurr nee Of tho Board OF Trustees. Defendant
claimed that when he got back the bank books they
were short OF the proper amount II IN reierence
tncrcto tnat the remark was made. Inc
pla:ntil showed that IN terminating his connection
with the society distinction had TO DO made III tho
accounts kept Tor the society and the funds which
were kept tor building church. The ST. Stanslaus
officers had held that all the money collected
ought to belong to them Hence the difficulty.
| When the evidence was all In Mr.. Erastus New, who
appeared for the defendant moved to dismiss the case
arguing that II was privileged communication male
by his client when acting president of the
ton. rho plaintiff VINO was represented by ox-J Judge
Daley, had iaed To show malice
Judge Reynolds sad that II defendant had accused
the painful OF keeping tho money II might be n
privileged communication; but II no said he stole
II that would be entirely different matter Counsel
then proceeded TO sum up and the case gwen to
the jury shortly after four O'Clock. The jury
srucIcd To bring in sealed verdict and tho Court ad.
journed TIL ten O'Clock this morning.
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THE ITALIAN TRAGEDY.

ROSE MAssIMINo WANTS 10 SEE HER FATHER
DuRNEp--TuE ToRnrNo ASSASSINATION.
Rose Massmno, the young Italian woman who
murdcrousy assaulted on last Thursday morning by
Antonio Leon her athcr, at tho residence OF her hus
band In President street. had far recovered
effect Of her injuries yesterday to be permitted TO
converse with strangers called ut the Long Island
College Hospital. Sho corroDoratcd tho statements
to the brutal which she had bee subjected
by her unnatural athcr She stated that when, after
her marriage, she made confession To her husband.
her father threatened to take her c unless sh denied
what she had told In the presence OF Mass mno. She
positively refused to DO this and only two days before
he shot her he hworc that he would nang Tor her un
less she got down her knees and with crucitN
hand, acknOwlc leed tnat she had he'd He had pis-
to ia his hand at the tmc, and she believes he would
have used 1t then had not her husband aud u friend
entered the room where he at the moment On
Thursday morning, she says he hrcd at her three
tunes, and then, knocking her down, beat her tho
head with the pistol and stabbed her the arm aud
wrist with the SCISSORS She says that her uncle John
Leon stood quietly by DUNG tho assault aud mado no
effort to save her
.'Do you want your father punished 20 asked her
al do indeed" Rose replied; "ne Is a very bad
man. aud sometimes think he Is not my father ut all,
viii not consider him such any more III Is pity he
cannot DO burned TO DEATH hanging Is too good for
him."
She hopes to be able to appear against her father al
the examination which Will be held before Justice
Ferry March > The police have BE- actively engaged
In making inquiries, endcavoring to connect Antonio
with certain desperate Italians whose names navo a.
pcarod in tho criminal records Of Brooklyn. II was
rumorcd the prisoner had been intimate terms
with Iorrlno the supposed Counterfciter, VINO was
murdered in a mysterious manner ia that city several
years ago Mrs. MasAmno says that she never hcard
Torrno's name mentioned in tho family and did not
believe that her father was In any way mixed w u
| that tragedy
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THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS.

At the stated meeting OF the Pilot Commissioners
held yesterday afternoon at their Office BurliEg
slip, tho pilot OF tho Amcrique. OF the French Transit
lantic line Henry Weaver, was present and was sub
jectcd to lengthy examination. Tho meetings OF tho
commission, unlike tho majority OF tho bodies which
are both created ana paid by the state arc he'd in
secret session. and 1t Is with tho utmost difficulty
that the President. Mr.. George W Blunt,
be induced to give any Information. He stated
yesterday afternoon, however that the dccnce made
by the pilot OF tho Amcrique was cmncntIy sat- sac.
tory and that he believed that no Official complaint
would be made against him.
1t was expected that the President OF tho staten
Island Ferry Company would be present to consult
VITA the Commissioners in reference to the river OBJ
structions on their docks, but letter reccved
excusng his absence, and the matter was adjourned
mi ho nc xL ruec
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THE BRICK HOMICIDE.

The inquest on tho body OF William Braun, aged
twenty-five, No IA Suffolk street, who it is said, died
from injuries consequent on his having been struck
with brick thrown by Thomas Welsh IN HoboKen, on
the I'D OF January, was begun yesterday by Coroner
Woltman. The prisoner, owing to crochet OF Jersey
law, not present. although entitled TO be- The au
topsy OF DR.. Cushmun was rcar Ii SHOWS that death
the consequences OF an abccss OF the brain and
meningitis que TO fracture Of the skull caused by vio
lcncc. Or. Charles +. Phelps and Dr. T. II. Congdon
testified that they attended TO him and got him well
that no abe to 90 out u week later DR.. Phelps
called IN again TO see the patient who was failing
and might have boon suffering from subscq uent in
jury. william Mucahcy, VINO was with Welsh when
he threw the Drick At deceased, was examined. Tho
prisoner dld not he testified, before Braun had
struck him with tho buckle end OF the strap OF the
sleigh. Alter some iurth2r testimony Coroner Wolf
man ormcd the Jury that no would have adjourn
the inquest until next Monday To Afford himself time
to ENFORCE the prisoners attendance by means OF a
rcquisition from the Governor.
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BULL-DOZING THE ALLIGATORS.

Tho officers OF the Society tor the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals paid visit to the Aquarium yes
tcrday, MS they had been informed that tho employees
were bull-dozng the Florida alIigators and max ing
them fight on stating tho reason of their tho
officers informed that so tar IRON wishing any
battles tho proprieors sincerely hoped that tho
bruies would remain pcaccabc, The fact rs that since
Friday last. when the big fight occurred, and which
described in the HERALD, none OF the nligators
have manifested any disposition renew hostties
they calmly sleep IN the shallow water, OF
the future aud determined TO let another alone.
They doubt consider II best not to go behind tho
returns, and. having come 10 that decision, peace
rcIgns in the tack. Tho domiciliary VISIT OF NJ
Bcrgh officers raised good laugh, though this s
tho first they have manifested interest the
welfare OF tho inhabitants OF the IL IS
that tho big turtle formerly exhibited IN the strand
was removed by their orders though the old fellow
seemed To enjoy himself very well.
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BRADLEY ACQUITTED.

John f. Bradley, late assistant secretary the CON-
mandant at the Navy Yard, whose charge oil
abducting Sarah Lawless was published last week
was arraigned before Police Justice Walsh, Brooklyn
yesterday. AS the young woman was shown to have
gone willingly with the accused the charge of abduc
ton was not sustained; but charge Of seduction was
preferred by John Whtfor, stepbr0ther OF the GIRL
tho iattcr alleging that Bradley had represented him.
soil a widower and had promised marry her. The
case was dismissed for want OF evidence. The de.
PENDANT, who is now being sued for divorce by his
wife, Is about forty.tou years of age and has family
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BACHELOR WHO WANTS A SMILE.

TO THE EDITOK OF THE IIEKALD.-
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1877.
For about twenty. five years. almost from tho first
time horse cars were run, have been going up and
down town on them. Well IN those jolly days OF tho
old stages we used to pass up our six and quarter
cents when we got out, and when VIC banded up the
fare Tor lady shc used 20 smic swcctly and always
ncknow lodged with thanks. Well, now. of course In
these days W" always give up our seats TO an old gen
tcman or an old lady, to any woman with child
her arms, or one who seems III, and don't expect
word oi thanks unless they condcsccnd to bcstow IL
upon us AS gentle charity. Wen, that's all right
But when we give up our seats to young or middle
aged ladies', then we do look Tor nod, kindly smile
word OF thanks, and don't often get either OF
II he keeps tho seat for which las has paidY II
will only use tho power OF gcntlcncss with when God
has endowed her man will always yield to her. for her
:uic and gentle manners melt him like the late spring
snbw. NORTH CAROIfNIAN