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The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
WARRINGTON.

Mrs. Gen. Lees suit for the recovery
OF Arlington has been postponed until Jan
uary. ...
Gen. Terry and Judge Lawrence, the
commission to treat with Sitting Bull, have
started their journey.
The amount of silver paid out by the
treasury to the LIST was S3s, ,730,l5l. Amount
on hand s2i 300 600.
Secretary Evarts has received an an
nouncement Of the death of Maj. A. F. Gar
rison, Sr., U. :. vice-consul of Gayreymes,
Mexico.
The Commission of agriculture will
recommend the creation of Washington OF a
mammoth agricultural museum, to contain
samples of all the improved agricultural
machinery Of the various states. He thinks
that this will improve agriculture.
A special agent of the postoffice depart.
ment has discovered that thebond of theBaton
Rouge (La. postmaster is fictitious, no such
persons rs the pretended securities being in
existence. The postmaster and Y. y. COM
missioner who certified the bond have been
arrested anda new postmaster appointed.
The custom of business firms printing
advertising cards closely resembling green
backs has become SO prevalent that the GOV.
ernment, for the protection of its citizens
has determined to prosecute all who thus
frangress in the future, and so put stop to
the practice.
Hon. Green b. Raum, the United
States commissioner Of internal revenue, has
issued circular, limiting the number OF con.
sanguineous persons who may be employed
in the public service in the various revenue
districts of the country.
The fractional currency is being re-
deemed very slowly, and $l5, 1000 is q
small estimate of the amount which will
never be presented for redemption. OF the
first two issues, amounting TO 81 400, 900, not
dollar was presented fer redemption in the
last month; OF the next issue, amounting to
over S3,O00.000, less than $1,000 was re.
deemed, and oil the two last issues, amount.
in. still to ss,Se0,0o0, only some $500, 900
was redeemed.
In past years the department of agri-
culture has at times made itself somewhat
ridiculous by predictions of short cotton
crops, which were based on imperfect esti-
mates and the fears of correspondents who
told terrible tales Of drought, food, or army.
worm. This year the mistake, IL any is
made, will not be in that direction,
the August reports of cotton being very en-.
couraging. In grain there are similarly
bright prospects of abundance, and specu.
lators who took different view have lost
money
A recent Washington dispatch says:
"The late news from Spain is that the failure
10 subdue the insurection in Cuba is mainly
due to corruption, incompetency and mis-.
administration on the part Of the Spanish
officials, but there are no indications that
Spain has any intention Of abandoning the
contest, or that she fears outsiders. II is
D pobable th,t the present Spanish minister
intends TO make formidable effort to sub
due the insurgents in the coming fall cam
paigu. Fifteen thousand additional troops
are to be sent to Cuba next month with
abundant funds, and great confidence is
placed in the new general
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
POLITICAL.

Judge Sloanaker, of Louisiana, has
been appointed special agent of the internal
revenue office.
The Maryland democratic state central
committee has called its state convention in
Baltimore, for September 27.
A joint discussion has been arranged
in Ohio between Hon. Stanley Matthews and
Hon. Thomas Ewing. II will commence
about the 18th OF the month.
President Hayes on the Both ult. stated
that he would enforce his order in regard to
the participation Of officials in politics, and
any one violating 1t would be removed.
The Pennsylvania republican associa-
tion at Washington has been dissolved,
owing to the presidents recent order pro-
hibiting persons holding federal offices from
participating in political meetings or con.
tests. The association addressed letter to
the president stating the purpose Of the or
ganization, and inclosing list of the mem.
bers, with the inquiry whether its future ex.
istence would be violation of his order
The president referred the letter TO attorney
general Devens, who replied in the affrma.
tive, and the association disbanded.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
The Peer (ientlemen.

There are more young American men
IN the penitentiaries Of this country
learning trades than there are outside Of
them. The principal csuso Of this 10
that we are educating cur young men
for gcntlemen-trying 10 make lawyers.
preachers, doctors and clerks out Of ma-
terisl that nature intended tor black
smiths, bricklayerr, carpenters, tailors
and other honest "hewers VI wood and
drawers Of water" II IL q mistake, and
a big one, to teach boy. and girls to
believe that to labor is disgraceful, and
to do nothing for q living is more becon-
ing the society In which they expect TO
move and have the rsapect Of. Hang
such society," 1t Is rotten TO the core
today, and there are many mems sons
and daughters who are now being edu.
Gated 10 play the parts Of 7" leading lady"
and walking gentleman in the great
drama OF life who will light out for .
poor-house or penitentiary before they
have played their parts and the curtain
drops. Go to work T. Courier Journal.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
Symmes' Theory.

Capt. Americus Symmes, the advocats
of the theory that a navigable cavity ex-
tends through the earth from pole to
pole, has contributed fve hundred dol
lars toward the Howgate Arctic expedi-
tion. Symmes ays that all the results
Of the previous expeditions justify his
belief, and be IL confident that Howgate
will be able to enter the cavity. In
letter TO the Louisvills Courier Journal
he says: "Did not Capt. Waddle 70
upon south exploring expedition few
years ago, and found an open Pslar ses,
as in the north, and, when entering II
found his compass had reverued its poi
ton, and was pointing north when he
thought he was going aouthvard,
and became alarmed and turned ba:k.
when, IL he had followed on - his
compass directed, be would have come
out u the north pols, end would have
proved the thsosy trus, ~ dcubt hanlonr
be within.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
Meat for lnvallds.

The following method OF rendering
raw meat palatable to invalids is given
10 the Industrie Bl@tter: "To ten
ounces raw meat from the loin, add
ounces shelled sweet
almonds, and two-sixt tbs ounces white
sugar, these to be beat together in q
marble mortar TO uniform pulp. and
the fibres separated by a strainer. The
pulp, which has a rosy hue and very
agreeable taste, does not remind one at
all of meat, and may he kept fresh fer .
considerable time, even in summer. in a
dry, cool place. Yolk Of eggs may be
added to il. From this pulp, or directly
from the above substances An emulsion
may be prepared which will be rendered
still more nutritious by adding milk.
Leiller prefers three-fifths ounces dried
raw meat, one fourth ounce sugar, one
seventh ounce wine, and one ounce Of
tincture Of cinnamon" .fita
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
A HOUSE NOT WADE WITH HANDS,

when a man dies the people ask; "what proI
erty has he left behind himf" But the angels
they bend over his grave, inquire; "whst goo
des Is hast thou sent before thee 9"--Hohdmmed.
"Abijah Dunni AMjah Dunni
Whero art thou this bright summer norm
Awake and greet the rising sun,
Whose rays both earth aud sky adorn."
Beneath his porch since toddling child,
| oft had fingered for while,
Charmed by his glance, As woman's mild,
And more than sweetest wonans smile.
"Abijah Dunn Abijah Duuni"
So shot n summons through the air
Long hours before my later one
To see the suns bright rising glare.
"Atdjah Dunn - This summoned him
To greater glory than the suns,
Spilled over the horizons rim
As sp the sky he glowing runs.
"Abijah Dunnl" The midnight bleak
Stood still a moment as the Voice
Came down the old mans soul TO seek,
And bear TO realms where all rejoice.
"Abijsh Dunnl' The hovel dark
Bi ief moments suryed with spirit light
And then, forever, cares that cark
Were drowned in blisses that requite
"Abijah Dunn come hi, cher upi
Thine earthly house meets not thy needs,
Dire want has filled thine earthly cup.
But heaven o'er1ows with souls Of deeds
Thine earthly hut possessions built,
Of which, alas but poor thy part;
Thy heavenly house, with gilt
Adorned, is built Of what thou ant.
"Abijah, Great Jehovah's soni-
For such thy names significance
Thy Father, here, Abijah Dunn,
Hath kept thee an Inheritance,
And taken from thy life below
A thought or act, as love did warm,
Its walls to deck as thou didst grow,
Its shape enlarged to grander form.
"Abjah Dunn Abjah Dunn
That window toward morn's brightest skies
The glass like diamonds in the sun,
Came when thou bid'st one hopeless rise,
And turn his gaze toward glory's realm;
And yon bright room so sweet within,
Grew like Aladdin's when life's helm
Thou seized, and steered from shoals OF sin.
"Abijah Dunn dost thou recall
smile that dried poor child's tears
That smile, picture on the wall,
Wilt sing Of sunshine through long years.
Remembrest thou q fallen one,
Long since returned to kindly dust,
With WHOM thou shared. Abijah Dunn,
When others sneered, thins only crust'
"From tears OF thankfulness she shed
Grew trees whose fruits like pearls catch light,
Ana DER the walks that thou wilt tread
Dspel forever aught like night,
And throw their CLEAN to towers that grew
When aspiration with thee dwelt,
And windows catching heavens blue
when eyes looked whence the suppliant knelt.
"Abijah Damn, thy home is here.
Not made with hands, but builded, To-
Above earth's labors, year by year,
As thou didst toward fulhllment grow"
All blest at last whose lives be truei
And sad those lost 10 earthly rusti
Those "builded better than they knew
And these hnd but decay and dust.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
PERNONAI.ITIEs.

Mrs. Gaines has offered to compromise
her claims with the New Orleans authorities
A third satellite Of Mars was discovered
by DR.. Henry Draper. Of New York, and
Professor Holden, of Washington, jointly
on August 26th, at DR.. Diapers private Oh.
servatory at Hastings, on the Hudson.
The death of Ben DeBar afforded
beautiful illustration Of simple faith. His
wife and daughter, who were Mt once at his
bedside, testify that few minutes before
his death and after he had ceased to speak,
he raised his arm and pointed his finger up.
ward, a smile at the same time wreathing
his face.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
FOREIGN.

The attack which carried off ex-Presi
dent Theirs was what is called in France
dpopteIie Joudroydnto. He was apparently
in good health in the morning, and took his
usual walk. After luncheon he felt symp-
toms of illness, which speedily developed
into an apopectic fit. lie remained uncon-
scious and died at p. m, apparently with.
out pain.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, Ii, 1877.

to the secret, and you see l reveal no
names, for l consider it good morality
and therefore ones duty to circumvent
Uncle Samuel in this way, and in
smuggling whenever one gets chance.
Don Piatfs Letter 10 The Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
vanderbilt's sl0o, 900 will be distribu.

vanderbilt's 100000 will be distribu-
ted among S,904 men. The division A.
made by general auditor Chambers gives
the passenger conductors each $40; each
baggageman, $40; brakemen, 50; freight
conductors, SIS; engineers, $50; fire.
men, S.; Aagmen, $S; switchmen, 80 ;
iaborers and watchmen, 81; mechanics,
sl4 foremen, SIG; track foremen, $ll /,
all Others, SO. This il Just about equiv
alent to three months restoration of the
10 per cent. reduction.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15

The great objection to Goldfish 10 its
foreign accent.
THE average baseball game e Il made
up on two paris base hits to eight parts
arnica.
THE women Of America firmly bslisvs
that the coming man is " the man under
the bed.
LAST year, in England, 1,249 perrons
were killed, on the railroads, whife 1873
were killed by carriages and wagons.
The young lady who will answer the
advertisement Of the skulk who wsnts
"a female correspondent must either
lack sense or have no character 10 lose
GEN. CusrER's funeral will take place
at West Point some time in October,
when his old army friends can be pres
ent. Until then his body will remain In
the receivinE-vault OF Poughkeepsie
cemetery.
AuSTIE and little, King were gathering
wild flowers; auntie could not 6nd many,
and was going TO return to the houfc, when
King cried out, gleefully: 40, auntie,
come over where / am; they're awful
thick here; just ~ thick ~ your head"
She went. Fs.'
THIS itthe way the "swells" pass their
time at Newport : An early drive;
breakfast at o; after breakfast comes the
sea bath; then croquet or some other
game on the lawn; following this comes
the newspaper reading, and then the nap
and the dinner, and finally TIE dance.
PARENTS should carefully guard
agaist allowing the yellow jasmine TO rot
into the hands Of their children. The
plant, root and flower are deadly poisons,
and numbers Of deaths among children,
some quite recently, have occurred from
eating the poisonous article Wdsktng.
ton ~ C) Press.
A TRAVELLER says Russian babies are
never washed during their first year. In
America the boy babies arc washed regu.
laily by their parents until they are
about seven years old. From that time
until they are thirteen they may gCt
their feet wet once in . while BY some
untoward accident, but their faces are
rigidly treated on the Russian system.
SoLlLiQUY by General Howard: " Yes,
the noble Indian is fast fading away.
Step by step he has been driven toward
the western sun. I find it extremely
difficult to find him even now. Sosn the
last survivor will stand high upon tho
western horizon, and, pausing to wipe .
tear from his bronzed cheek-Hark
Methinks hear Chief Joseph at work
stealing horses again.-Rockester Demo.
Graf. au .t.f .tl.f t..s.
In the state Of, Mississippi there are
ninety-two newspapers whess combined
circulation |, about GO, 900. In AFksnsas
there are seventy newspaper, whose
con,biped circulation il about $1,000.
Missi. slppi hes 1928, 900 people 20 that IL
circulats one newspaper TO every four
teen souls. Arkansas has 485, 900 people,
which gives It, in proportion To it
population. about the same newspaper
circulation Is Mississippi. ta. - ssi
sPLuRGEdoes mt pay. Spready weddings
generally end in poverty and divorce,
and great big partier and such hke ,hingr,
when given in the spirit Of hightalutin."
may generally be pointed to - q pro-
phetic signboard, indicating ultimate
bankruptcy. People of solid wealth
and real good sense do not do over much
Of that sort Of thing for the mere sake Of
making spread" Look around among
your scqnaintances, and 80 If they de-
Chicago journal.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15

Fifty thousand shirts, on which are
printed extracts from the Koran in blue
characters, and as many woolen waist
coats, whereupon is emblszoned the
Prophets seal, are beiug manufactured
in Paris ftf the Turkish soldiers.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15

"Men are drowned by raising their
arms above water" says the Scientific
Monthly. Bosh fla man can't swim
he'll 70 down with his arms under water
as soon as any other way. Dry land IL
IN awful safe place.
The Osceola times., 1877-09-15
FAUrs AND rASClH.

Jeha Cmsoa@an's Cooenun1o0.
John Chiuaman n bis washtub stood.
And cheerfuily rubbed and rcourei;
1he wages he got were susl CROUCH, 4I . a. -
But never his soul was souEsd.
He did not covet mansion proud,
His tastes werc simple and few,
He washed away with lightsome hart,
And sang As the sosp-suds hew.
Soon the Mclean man he snus that var,
And II grisved him sore 70 ~
hesthen with plenty Of work 10 DO,
And doing 1t nieTiiiy.
For the Mclean man ssa on Q strfhe,
And his soul was full Of gall;
10 he rallied scme other Meltcan meu
Aud gave the heather q call.
They kicked John Chlnamsn isto the street,
And round the premises tore,
TIL his tubs and other ute nsils lay,
Awreck on the laundry floor.
Then the heathen he grtheiei his savings scsns,
And he saiied for his avn couptrvs,
mo MeIicsn man for me- he nshed
"Hesslly muchee % iree." IN. y Stm.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12
IOWA.
The Republican Victory.


Des Moines, Oct. 1.-The State Reg
lister, by returns received up to mid
night, is able to give the result on all
members of the Senate and ON all but
four members of the House. The Sem
ate will stand 3S Republicans to 12
Democrats. The House stands so far,
20 Republicans, "a Democrats, 2 Green
backs, and to hear from. OF the
latter, or unreported, 2 at least will be
Republican, making the Republican
majority or joint ballot ~. According
to the dispatches from "A counties,
Gear has majority over Irish of 3d.
695. The remaining % counties will
make this plurality about 10000. On
the State ticket, aside from Governor,
it estimates that the Republicans will
have majority over the Democrats of
10000. The total vote Of Jessup, the
prohibitionist candidate. will be about
G 600
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12

ST. LOUIS has snakes in her boots, so
to speak. This is to say, a st. Louis
reporter has discovered a man who has
discovered an aquatic monster in the
Mississippi river, the hideousness of
which is beyond the power of descrip-
tion. The monster has an immense
pelican bill, ten feet in length; a gigan-
Tic bulldog head; mammoth Shiny
neck; enormous fins, ten feet in length
and vast tail, habitually used to lash
the waters into fury. 1t spouts water
IN two streams, forty feet high, throws
coal barges about as though they were
chips, and howls and roars with min
gied rage and scorn. st. Louis took
immediate steps to copyright the mon
Yer, but, as usual, it was little slow,
ana Memphis got ahead Of her, and
Will probably control the business.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12
THE YELLOW PEsTILENcE
Progress of the Fatal Fever.

Progress of the Fatal Fever.
New York, Oct. 11.-Mrs. Mary
Drake, stewardess of the steamer Vera
Cruz, was visited this morning by
physicians of the board of health, who
pronounced her case to be one which
very much resembles yellow fever. She
was therefore transferred to the quar-
antine hospital.
The Savannah steamship companies
have agreed to carry free Of charge all
contributions for the relief of the suf-
ferers in Fernandina.
Augusta, Ga, Oct. 11.-Three new
cases of fever at Port Royal to-day.
No deaths. The sick are improving.
Fernandina, Fla, Oct. 1.-THE
weather is bright and pleasant. The
sick are doing well. No deaths. Some
new cases are reported, including two
physicians. Several bondsmen are en-
'deavoring to commence again.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12

The Richmond Whig says that
butchered Virginia has right to look
to her destroyer, the United States
government, for relief from paying the
old state debt incurred before West
Virginia was taken from the territory.
The relief asked is that the general
government perform duty incident to
war by readjusting the terms of separa-
tion so that West Virginia N ay have
its part of the debt. We know not
what the decision will be where state
is divided as the Old Dominion was,
but We do know that the Supreme
Court has decided that where county
is divided the portion which retains the
original name is liable for all indebted
ness previously incurred,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
81. Joseph Striving to Become Terminus
Of the Union Pacific Railroad.

We learn, says the st. Joseph (Mo.
Chronicle, from undisputed authority,
that negotiations are actively progress
ing for making st. Joseph the eastern
terminus of the Union Pacific railroad,
with every prospect of early success.
The Missouri Pacific, the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the Central
Branch railroads must inevitably fol-
low, and the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, would necessarily be compelled
to build into st. Joseph or be left out
in the cold. An immense union depot.
to accommodate the vast travel of all
these lines, would lie another result.
The city owns $500, 600 stock in the
st. Joseph Bridge Company. That
stock is valueless now, with very good
chance of remaining so for years to
come. The receipts of the bridge but
little more than pay the current ex-
penses. The interest on the $4,000
first mortgage bonds has been due for
over year, and the mortgages would
at any time sell the bridge and ''freeze
OUT the city stock, if they could find
any one who would pay the amount of
the debt for it.
Now if this stock, valueless to the
city, could be used to bring the Union
Pacific railroad here, would it not be
policy to use it in that way? The par
ties carrying on the negotiations spoken
of, would like to have that stock; but
the gift should be coupled with con-
dition that the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. shall run its passenger and freight
trains daily through from San Francis
co to st. Joseph.
THE COMBINATION PERFECTED.
Speaking of the Gould-Dillon combi-
nation, which is now perfected, the
Railway Age says: 1.-The Wabash rail-
way is now in the pool, and November
4th, the Hannibal & st. Joseph, the
only remaining link, will pass under
the control of Gould and Dillon, which
completes the pool line. The strife for
mastery of the Hannibal & st Joe has
been long and bitter. Now, how
ever, Messrs. Gould, Dillon, Hammond,
Morse, Hendershot and others have
three-fourths of the stock, and having
given the notice required by the by
laws, will, November 4, promptly reor-
ganiZe and reconstruct the comDany,"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12
CROOKED WHISKY.
A Recent Revenue Raid in North Car
olina.

A Recent Revenue Raid in North Car
olina.
Washington, Oct. 11.-Collector
Mott, of the 10th North Carolina dis
trict, sends to the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue report Of a raid in
Burke county with five revenue officers.
They seized in South mountain three
distilleries, 60 barrels of whisky, and
two barrels of brandy, and captured N.
and A. York. The property and per-
sons were taken to Morgantown.
While the Revenue officers were de-
scending the mountain with their
booty, they were constantly assailed by
party armed with rifles, and all but
one wounded. Deputy. Collector
Gillespie was seriously hurt. Some
officers about two weeks before were
shot at by concealed persons.
Deputy Collector Hughes telegraphs
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-12
MASSACHUSETTS.


Boston, Oct. 1.-THE Missionaries
meeting of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, Notwithstanding the inclement
weather, was attended by 5000 people.
Bishop Kirfoot presided, and the mu-
sic was given by the consolidated
choirs of all the Episcopal churches in
the city assisted by large orchestra.
Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina,
delivered an address on mission work.