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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-29
Bun-DoZing q Goat.

The Erie Dispatch says: Five bad
boys cornered an old goat, and, after
much persuasion, fastened II pack of
FIRE crackers securely to his stumpy
narrative. At the first fizz that Will
liam goats hind heels flew out, and the
boy that struck the match was tele-
scoped aid thrown into II dirty pond of
water. Then, as the bang bang of the
Chinese powder squIbs commenced,
that goat was seized with eleplIantine
commissions. and the way he cut up
would have discounted even Dan Rice's
noted trick mule. That goat bounced
six feet up into the air, then came down
like u ktg of dynamite, demolishing a
pair of pants, and sent one of the boys
kiting over II picket fence, and was so
sharp in his movements that none of
the enemy escaped. and having danced
u, e tie tiattened forms of the boys to
his hearts content, that goat cleared u
six-board fence, chased Il policeman,
knocked down three corner ~loafers, sent
. baby carriage into II gutter, killed
two dog, ups ct an old swillman, scared
IA servant girl into Mysteries, and finally
ran into II book agent, became entang-
led in his legs, and the two rolled like
two fighting dogs, over and over, until
they fell through a coal-hole.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-29
A Lady in n Smoking Car and lew
She DOL ell Tut for No, l..

INV '.s " sO
An amusing incident occurred lately
on the r.ver train from st. Paul
TO Hastings, Mimi. A lady Of good
proportions, well dressed, and Of
genteel appearance, came into the
smoking car, just as the train started,
and WAS liking herself i'll position, when
a passenger ventured to say This is
the smoking car" II know that as
well as you do, sir" she cheerily re-
sponded. "Why, how selfish you men
are; You V want a lady To enjoy
what you yourselves do" Seating her
self at her ease near an open window
the lady at once proceeded to draw from
a neat case II cigar, which she lighted
and then pulled away with evident sat-
i,fdction. Size minded her W bust
ness until u rude customer of the mae-
culine gender Ia little too full of beer)
W injured to take II seat beside her. But
this IN rely she did II 1t resent. Pulling
out his cigar, he asked the lady for a
m itch. She politely responded and
continued smoking, putting the fumes
mt OF the window. A minute or two
at. rSarl the mrscaline hitched a little
nearer and made some inquiry that
madam did not consider relevant. She
raised her voice and in Il clear and very
distinct tone remarked: "You are
getting impertinent, sir. 1t is none oi
your business where / am from and
where l am going to. l have the same
right TO sit here as you have, and if you
don't behave yourself | shall speak to
the conductor" She then proceeded
coo ly with her smoking and that chap
got up and busted.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-29
A Lively Railroad.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times describes a narrUw-gauge rail
road in the Pennsylvania mining dis
trict as follows: 1T skips over hills
and down precipices, lodges around
big s.umps, straddles deep gorges on
hoop pole stills that twist and bend
beneath its tread, and threaten to send
the traveller 300 feet into eternal smash
every moment; hangs by one foot on the
side of the mountains stone walls,
bends around curves like a cOntortiOn-
list, runs on wheels of one side,
bumps the cars around like a chop sea
in the English Channel, was completed
in January, cost S4O, 1910, cleared itself
in three months, charges 81 for the
trip, and is crowded with business"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-07-29
SUNDAY, JULY %. 1877.

aH Advertisers sciU make note Of the fact
that The LEADER has a larger circuld-
tion than any paper published in Wyo-
ming.&a
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-06
All Parts Of the sout b

Connections are also made at Freepor. with
Western Union traine, leaving Freeport at 1Se p
m, and arriving At Racine at 6.55 m and Mil
waukeeat 7.a5 pm.
Conneations are also made at DabuqsetcS
Louis, Cairo. and all points south
Baggage Checked Through
70 all important psints.
For through tickets and Information appl
the Illinois Central depot,
Trains run by Dubuque time, which il tpsen,,
minutes faster thrn Sioux City.
Jos. F. Tuoxx1. Chicago.
". r JOHNSON. Genl suRt.
u A. HAMILTON. AG't Sioux Citv isn2ndlsw,,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-06
notice.!

NOTICE is hereby given. That after this date
~ and for thirty DAYS hereafter. we will make
up Gentlemcn's Clothing to order at the follow
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

WHES Congress meets we hope every
Southern Congressman will sct with
the West on the financial question,
We have suffered enough from the su.
icidal policy the Radical A1ministra.
tions have carried out on this subject.
We want the greenbaeks made equal 10
gold, and we want silver made equal
10 gold, and we want all ofthem made
receivable for all debts due to or by
the United States. The Resumption
Act ought to be promptly repealed, and
silver ought to be remonetized.
Ohio has spoken and her voice Is for
a change. Those who do not hear her
and who do not shape their course ac.
cordingly, will be swept down by the
tide Of public sentiment which Is now
flowing irresistlbly towards a wiser
and more liberal policy Of national
finance.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
FRANCE.
Growing Interest and Excltement-hews.
paper CensorshlD-RspuhIICans Conf.
dent-EIsqusnt Speech Of Victor Hugo.

LONDON, Oct. l3.-French affairs are at.
tracing the attention OF the whole ol
Europe almost to the exclusion OF all
others. PariS advlces say that public ex-
element, until now latent, is growing
manifest In the streets. Republican com.
festO are very severe. The expulsion Of
Mr.. Bedell, the American, for can
vassing for NJ. Menier, Radical Re.
publican, at MOntrough, has been
made 80 much OF by the Republican
papers that the Foreign Office has ad.
dressed a rep:Ovtng and admonltory COM
municatiOn to the Bien Public and France.
the same TO the Rappel, which censured
that journal l'r endeavOrlng to excite
public opinion ln regard to BedelPs case.
Agents Of Loud o." papers are required t.
produce written Incense for the delivery Of
their bundles u: stations. The sale OF pa.
pers thus depends on the pleasure OF the
Government, The Daily News was seized
yesterday.
According to he Times's Paris dispatch,
Duke De Cazc3, Minister OF Foreign A.
iairs, who has heretofore been very care.
ful and reserved, has lost his head and de.
livered most Incorporate speech at Le-
bourne, In which be admitted to no dis.
tinctlOn between the Republican party
and the Communists, and other dema-
gOgues, enemle' OF the Constitution.
At meeting last night to support ~.
Grevls's candidature, NlStor Hugo pre-.
sided, and made an eloquent speech. He
said "FraEce iS Of age. when she knows
what she wants, MOntesquieu would hesi-
tate to say to her, my policy; Washing.
ton would not dare to say my WILL At
the fat Of universal suffrage, the clouds
will disperse; France will give her Or
defs, and no matter who he may be, he
will obey. Will not offer anybody the In
suit Of doubling his obedience. The
victory Is already certain and sure. We
feel some pity and we will not push our
Victory beyond reasonable bounds, but the
triumph OF law aud right Is certain. Have
faith in the country, and never despair.
Fmnce has predestined mission. Bleed
| luz, mutilated, put 70 ransom, given up
title factions OF the past, she grows superb.
| ly and works miracles in the field of ideas
ard in the field Of events. She makes even
her catastr0phes serve as foundations for
The future. Yes, you may expect every
thing OF France; she makes use Of the
most formidable OF revolutions to found
the most stable Of Governments.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
AstonIsIlInE SUCCESS.

1t is the duty Of every person who
has used BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP, to
let Its wonderful qualities be known to
their friends in curing Consumption,
severe Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneu.
monia, aud In fact all throat aud lung
diseases. No person can use it with.
out immediate relief. Three doses vi Ill
relieve any case, and we consider it the
duty of all Druggists 10 recommend /,
to the poor dying consumptive-al least
to try one boltle-as 10000 dozen bot.
ties were sold last year, aud no one case
where 1t failed was reported. Such q
medicine as the GERMAN SYRUP cannot
be too widely known. Ask your drug.
glst about II. Sample bottles to try,
sold at 10 cents; regular size Is cents.
For sale by all druggists. aplS.eow
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
The 81. Paul River Convention.

On the 18th a Convention assembled
at ST. Paul to take steps 10 secure Ma
tional aid to improve the Mississippi
river from st. Paul TO New Orleans.
The Convention, it is said, was made
up Of representative men from the
principal cities on the river. The OBJ
ject Is TO have the river 60 improved
by wing dam', dredging, etc., that there
will always be at least depth of five
feet of water between ST. Paul aud 81.
Louis, eight feet between ST. Loui; and
Cairo, AID ten feet between New Or
leans and Cairo. This Is desirable, but
II will take big pile OF money 10 &C.
complish it. There are many months
Of the year when there Is not near this
depth Of water in the river. We have
not seen the estimates, and we do not
know whether any have as yet been
made, but we know the expense will
necessarily be very large. Looked at
ln a National point Of view the work
ought to be done, but not one dollar
ought TO be appropriated for 1t until
other enterprises of greater National
importance re secured. The compile
ton Of this enterprise would improve
the country between St. Louis aud ST.
Paul very much, but from St. Louis
to New Orleans there Is no pressing
necessity for it. Down this way we
are far more interested In the Southern
Pacific Railway and In the rebuilding
of levees. While the South ought not
to oppose the Mississippi river i'm.
provement scheme il the others allud.
ed TO are secured, she certainly ought
to oppose that and all others to the
bitter end until justice Is first done her
In National improvements. The North
has railway TO the Pacific, aud billions
of dollars have beeu spent in river and
harbor improvements within her Dor.
ders, and the South is now paying her
share Of The interest OH the money thus
expended, aud she should now stand
firmly for fair play by insisting that
these vast outIays should be, to some
extent, equalized by aiding her, Jefor,
she consents that another dollar shal
be spent for the North. She is master
of the situation If her Congressme,
ouly display ordinary statesmanship.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

THE Memphis Avalanche wants Hayes
Republican for Speaker, and II naturally
opposes the strongest Democrat named for
the pOsltion.-lVlcksburg Herald, 9th.
The HERALD continues to draw In
formation from its Imagination. The
President will be supported In Con-
gress by both parties, who will reflect
public sentiment generally, regardless
OF party lines. From this we must ex-
cept the Democratic aud Republican
BOurbons, who prefer Grantism.-
memphis Avalanche.
We copied the paragraph on which
we based ours, directly from the coll
umns of the Avalanche. 1t asked the
question, why not elect conservative
Republican, who would favor Southern
interests: If the Avalanche is not yet
satisfied, we will requoto the para
graph.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
THE CAUCUS,
Caucus Of tbs Democrats Of the House
Randall Nominated for Speaker on the
First Ballots. S. Cox not q Candidate
Other Nominations.
Other Nominations.

SHUl NuulludtluHt,
WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-At meeting Of
the New York delegation this afternoon,
after q free Interchange Of opinisn, IL was
deemed proper tn withdraw the name OF S.
). Cox as a candidate for the Speaker
ship. All voted in favor Of this course ex.
cept Representatives Willis and Potter.
Mr., Cox was not present at the meeting
The remaining candidates, therefore, were
reduced 10 three-Randall, Gcode, and
Saylor.
Shortly after the caucus was called TO
order by Representative Clymer, Repre-.
tentative Stephens, OF Georgia, nominated
Hon. Sam. j. Randall as a candidate for
Speaker, and in doing 80 made few re-
marks, referring - that gentleman's past
record In public affairs, and speaking In
earnest terms OF his qualifications for that
office.
Randall was nominated on The drst bal.
lot, receiving lUI votes, against l2 for say.
lor and % for GOOde.
The nomination Of Randall was made
unanimous, and Fernando Wood, Goode
and Sayler were appointed to formally
communicate the result to Mr., Randall.
He was found In the Appropriation Com.
mlttee room, and was addressed by Mr..
Wood In the following terms: "Mr. Ran.
dali, we have been appointed Committee
to announce to you the fact that you have
been unanimously nominated for Speaker
by the Democratic caucus Of the House Of
Representatives, and to invite your pres.
ence In the hall"
Upon his entrance to the hall, Mr.. Ran.
dali was greeted with hearty rounds OF ap.
plRuse.
Adams was nominated for clerk. he
received 70 votes; Caldwell 20.
Thompson was renOminated for serg ant.
alarms by acclamatIon.
Polk, of Missouri, was nominated for
DoOr.keeper on the third ballot, as follows
Polk. nj; Patterson, Of New Jersey, II;
Mccoy, OF Maryland, u; Barnum, Of New
York, 10.
Rev. DR.. Poisel, of the Southern Metho.
dist Episcopal Church, was nominated for
Chaplain, receiving IS votes. Rev. Mr.
Townsend, Chaplain OF the last Con.
gress, received - votes. Several other
clergymen were voted for, including Rev
Henry Ward Beecher, who received 10
votes
rhe caucus was In session near three
holrs. Members say there never was O
more harmonious meeting OF the kind.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
Consumption Can be Cured.
sCHENCK'S PULM0NIC SYRUP,
sCHENCK'S SEA WEED TONIC,

sCHENCK's SEA WEED TONIC,
sCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS
Are the only medicines that will cure pul.
monary Consumption.
Frequently, medicines that will stop
cough will occasion the death Of the pa.
tIent; they lock up the liver, stop the cir.
culation OF the blood, hemorrhage follows,
and In fact they clog the &C, ion OF the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the
causes oil twO.thirds Of the cases OF Con.
sumption. Many persons complain of a
dull pain In the side, constipation, coated
tongue, pain in the shoulder.blade, feel
ings Of drOwsiness and restlessness, the
food lying heavily on the stomach, accom-
panied with acldity and belchlng up of
wind. These symptoms usually originate
from dis0rdered condition Of the stOm.
ach or q torpid liver. Persons so affected,
II they take one or two heavy colds, and II
the cough In these cases be suddenly
checked, will ind the stomach and liver
clOgged, remaining torpid and inactive, and
almost before they are aware the lungs
are a mass Of sores, and liberated, the
result Of which is death.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup is an expec.
torant which does not contain opium or
anything calculated to check cough sud.
denly.
schenca's sea Weed Tonic dissolves the
food, mixes with the gastric juices of the
stomach, aids digestion, and creates
ravenOus appetite.
When the bowels are costive, skin sal.
low, or the symptoms otherwise Of q bilious
tendency, Scheneks Mandrake Pills are
required.
These medicines are prepared only by j.
II. schenck b Son, n. 4. corner Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia, and are for
sale By all druggists aud dealers. ocl.lm
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

TIE Chess Club and Library Asso-
citation have concluded 10 inaugurate
series of lectures for the benefit of a
public library, and have engaged DR.,
c. K. Marshall to open the season. He
will be followed by Prof. Tlce, II. w.
Longfellow, the poet, DR., j. G. Hol-
land, Eli Perkins, Theodore Tilton, and
such other distinguished lecturers
as the Committee can secure
DR., c. X. Marshall's brilliant powers
as an orator are well-known and he
has selected a most interesting and
fruitful theme-"The Pulpit, the Bar
and the Forum" He will lecture on
Tuesday evening, the 2Sd inst, and as
tickets will be placed at popular prices,
everybody should avail themselves Of
the opportunity to listen to an instruc.
tive and eloquent discourse and at the
same time assist o worthy cause. Re-
served seats will be on sale at Wood
ruf's tomorrow.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

N1NGAaog We uAaSNH q - eeS AS'AN"
ing foolish and uncalled for notice on
our desk:
ATTENTION vIGILASTi.
"Owing to the entire absence Of law
in our city, murderers and criminals
escaping punishment thrOught be mach
nations of lawyers, you are request
ed To- meet on Tuesday evening next,
October 18th, at 5 O'Clock, for thorough
organization. The time has arrived
Tor action"
Why this thing was left on our desk
is more than we can say. We cannot
imagine that any persons bent on taking
the law Into their own hands would
invite one 10 join with them who has
persistently and constantly advocated
the enforcement Of the laws 10 the very
letter; nor eau we imagine that these
people would invite publicity which
would be death 10 their lawless pur-
poses. If they thought for one instant
that the editor Of the HERALD or any
Of the proprietors will engage in the
sort Of movement that seems TO be con.
templated, they are cruelty mistaken,
for ifsuch a movement begins the men
above alluded to will oppose it to the
extent Of placing themselves under the
command Of the Sheriff to put It down
by force of arms. 1t is possible that
the notice was only sent US to zee
whether we wouldremain quiet, and lei
others carry out lawless purposes. We
will not. We will act the part that all
good citizens should act. We will de-
nounce any, no matter who they may
be, that attempt at this time to stir up
the demon Of lawlessness in our midst
Our people want the laws executed and
criminals punished, but they want this
done BY the proper officials. Mob
violence at any time Is a desperate re-
source, and we have no sufficient cause
now to even agitate such a measure
Our citizens want peace and quiet, thai
trade aud agriculture may flourish
We have a good Judge, a good Sheriff
and good Clerks, and we will soon
have good magistrates. Let the peo'
pie be quiet and patient, and strengthen
the hands of those whose duty it ia to
punish criminals, aud all will be well.
1t is useless to dream of any other
course, for our Sheriff will exhaust all
the power at his command, aud then
call on Governor Stone, before he will
allow one single act of mob violence
in this community. Iteven the slight
est move Is made, we know he viii
promptly put every man engaged in i
in the cells of the county Jail.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
Deaths.

NEW YORK, Oct. l3-Co!onel Jesse l..
Heiskell, originally of Albermarle county,
Virginia, one Of the oldest, and formerly
ole OF the most extensive mail contractors
II The United States, died In Harrison.
burg, Virginia, yesterday.
FORT ToBAcco, Md, Oct. l3-Captain
Prt Tobacco Times, died yesterday, aged
sixty. He was one OF the oldest Journal.
ISIS In the State, having established the
Tines more than thirty years ago.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lS.-Mrs. Drake,
Shwardess # the steamer Vera Cruz,
dhd Of yellow fever at the quarantine.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

SENATOR PATTERSON will be q nice
chap to take a seat in the United States
Senate. How consistent It Is with the
waysOf the rotten old thing known as
the Southern Republican party for
him to in the Senate pretending to
represent a State whose Governor is
using every legal means to have him
carried back to be sentenced to the
Peniteutiary. ...
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

By special telegram in this morn
iug's paper, It will be seen that Mr.,
Jerome B. Yates. az old citizen Of
Hinds county, was horribly murdered
on his way home form the town Of Ed
wards, on Friday night. This is another
terrible plea 10 our citizens 10 aid the
officials to execute our laws 20 the very
letter. Mississippi needs a few legal
haugings, and she needs them very
badly.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
Received with Applause.

From the Platteyille wis, Witness.
T. j. Wolfe Is not an old man he is
not young man, but he Is q married
man, and has been for several years.
He lives one.mile west of Westport, but
no children climb upon his knees when
the day decllneth, and twist the cats
tail and listen to big stories. Yester.
day morning he went 10 tho fodder
shock to get provender for his milch
COW, and as ho stopped 10 pull the ears
he suddenly discovered midway in the
shock what he at first took TO be a
horse blanket. He picked It up and
unrolled It, and discovered a roll of red
flannel. He unraveled this, and there
lay a girl brby about four or five hours
old. He took II in the house and
showed 1t TO Mrs. W, She remarked
that in had blue eyes, and then she
looked into her husbands eyes 10 satisfy
herself that she hadn't been mistaken.
Wolfe held up his hand and said he
would swear, but the good wife dldn't
require it. So this new founding was
encompassed about with new lines,
and Mrs. Wolfe sat down to make
baby clothes, while Wolfe got out on
the floor and danced and sung, aud bill
his wife on the back OF the head and
yelled: "Bully for us! It's our young
one, isn't It Mrs. Wolfe? and didn'l
cost a cent, did 1t? HurraW And
then be went out and hitched up yoke
OF calves, and drove all around the
house, yelling like an Indian. The
little stranger has q good home, and
may yet be the queen Of its realm
Here's luck 10 the baby
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19

We do not care 10 prolong discus.
sion with the Vicksburg HERALD re'a.
tive TO its wild proposition to disfran.
chise all male citizens unable 10 read
and write. We are not in favor of
"he ignorant masses ruling the cotton
States" as intimated by the HERALD.
But universal suffrage Is an accom-
plished fact, and the evils of all iguo.
rant exercise of the elective franchise
can be abated By pushing public
schools into every neighborhood. This
is the only practical solution. 1t is
useless TO take a purely sentimental
view Of q practical proposition
Memphis Avalanche.
We shouldn't think our cotemporary
would care to prolong the discussion.
He knows as we'll as he knows any
thing that he has but little ground to
stand on. There is not one single good
reason why hordes Of ignoramuses
should be allowed to rule the cotton
States, while there are thousand rea-
sons why they should not. The voters of
q country are itS rulers, and to allow the
grossly ignorant the highest privilege Of
citizenship is not only to offer q
premium on degradation, it is gross
outrage on the rights of those who at
tempt TO fit themselves for the duties
incumbent upon good citizens. The
clap.trap about "pushing the public
schools" being.th proper course. shows
the inconsistency Of the class Of men
who wish 10 grossly injurc the intelli-
gent, because degraded suffrage is an
accomplished fact. Would not the
very qualification we advocate be the
greatest incentive to all races, to al
least learn how to read and
write? Will the Avalanche dare to
answer this question? 1t claims
to be very earnestly in favor of univer'
sal education, and yet 1t opposes ar
educational qualification for suffrage
There is no logic in that. The two
ought to 60 together, and that Is whal
we favor and intend to favor until suf'
frage is elevated above the low plane
on which 1t was placed by designing
partisans. But we do not advocate
any sudden change. We propose tha
as much as five years shall pass before
the amendment takes effect. Tha
would give all who rightly estimate tht
worth ofthe right ofsufrage more thar
sufficient time in which to fit them
selves to exercise it. II they should
be disfranchised by the amend
ment, only themselves would bt
to blame for it. There is such a quail
fication in Massachusetts and Connec
tiCut, and 1t has worked we'll, and nc
citizen of those States thinks II q hard
ship on any one. The Avalanche mus
L. rise little above its old ruts and conn
to the aid Of the HERALD, and then i