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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-17

Ladies and gentlemen before purchasing
holiday presents see the elegant assortment
of Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk and Cashmere
Mufflers at Harry Kafz's.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-17
SOCIETIES..
A. f. l. A. NJ.

Yankton Chapter. No. Regular meetings
on first and third Wednesdays of each month, ;it
Masonic Hail. Sawyer's block S0jOurning CON-
paniOns cordially invited.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-17

Toys, Toys, Toys, o every description
at Walter II. Carr's Sd Street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06

the table, which it will become her
daily duty to prepare. With these
symbolical ceremonies she enters
into the new community. Her
mouth is sealed by piece Of sugar,
to denote that she should utter lit
tie, and only what is good. As yet
she is only a stranger, and for a
whole year she is termed the "be-
trothed." BY an assumption of
continued bashfulness, prescribed
by custom, she keeps apart even
from her husband. In the presence
of others she scarcely converses
with him, much less would a play
mate phrase be permitted from her
lips. 1t is only when years have
passed, and she has become the
mother of grown-up children, that
she, in reality, finds herself on an
equality with the other members of
the household.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
TENN.: FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 6. lS11.

can read, write, play on a musical
instrument, and act as huntsman !;
the other can dress ladies' and gem
tlemen's hair. In the same house
are sold pianos and organs" A
little further on a first-rate clerk, a
carver, and a lackey are offered for
sale, and the reason assigned is a
superabundance Of the articles in
question. In some instances it
seems as if the serfs aud the cattle
are Intentionally put in the same
category, as in the following: " in
this house one can buy coachman
and a Dutch COW about to calve."
The style of these advertisements
and the frequent recurrence of the
same address show plainly that
there was at that time a regular
class Of slaye-dealers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.l
Pretty Miss Millicent Barrett, a
little Revolutionary rebel, often
heard Tory talk from young En-
glish staff officer who was some
times sent to her fathers house at
Concord on department business.
He once asked her what they would
do if the colonies should resist,
since there was not a person that
ever knew how to make cartridges.
She replied they would use their
powder horns and bullets just as
they shot bears. "That," said the
young man, would be too barbar-
GUS. Give me a piece of pine and
| will show You how" After whit
tlihg the stick to the proper form,
he took the scissors and cut the
paper for the pattern cartridge.
She was an apt scholar, for all the
cartridges were made under her
superintendence by the women Of
Concord, her only male assistant
being her younger brother who
drove the last load of cartridges
from the house, after the British
came in sight, April 10, 1775. The
pair of scissors used by the En-
glishman have been lent by Con-
cord to the Old South collection.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
Mnrrinran In hervla.

The fathers of two houses con-
oerned meet and settle the matter
together, exchanging presents which
sometimes amounttO q considerable
value, This, by a sort Of purchase,
is as useful member of house
hold as q grown-up maiden, sur
rendered by one to another. The
brother Of the bride delivers her to
the solemn procession, which comes
to conduct her to her new abode /;
and there she is received by the
sestee, a sister-in-law Of the BRIDE
groom. She dresses a child,
touches with q distaff the walls,
which are SO often to see her occu-
pied with this implement, and car
ries bread, wine and water up To
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
TaR GUlLLOTINE.

The Fate of n French Murderer
Woman Cut I'm Ffeeea-The Story
af the Orime Retotd -rhe Head or
the Accused aL stake.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
Ruaaian sfavery.


W ndhhOo hurhlasl
In old times slavery was a recog-
nized institution in Russia, as in
other countries. 1t is almost i'm
possible to read a few pages Of the
old native chronicles without STUN
bling on references to slaves; and |
distinctly remember that there was
one Russian prince who was so
valiant and successful in his wars,
that during his reign a slave might
be bound for few ooppers, How
the distinction between serfs and
slaves gradually disappeared, and
how the latter term fell into disuse,
! need not relate but | must assert
that tho class Of serfs called court
yard people were, to all iptents and
purposes, domstio slaves. Down
TO the commencement of this CEN
tury the Russian newspapers con-
tanned advertisements Of this kind
Il take the examples almost at
random, from the Moscow Gazette
of 1901. "To be sold, three coach
men, well-trained and handsome ;
and two girls, one eighteen and the
other fifteen years Of age, both of
them good looking, and well ac-
quainted with various kinds Of
handiwork. In tho same house
there are for sale two hairdressers
! the one twenty-one years of age
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06

1877 Prizes, amounting to ...............s11O. 400
Write for Circulars or send orders TO
NJ. A. DAUPHIN,
p. o. Box G92, New Orleans, La.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
WONDERFUL SUCCESS $4,000 OF THE
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION

WANTED. sa hfn "a sssnoes sEnas aRd m iss21 eSe41
town for our new and perfectly fre-proof
Glass Chimneys and lamp. Business perma-
nent; sells easy; no peddling. FiRESIDE
MFG CO., Pittsburg Pa.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
MEMPHIS q little ROCK R.R.
ShrOt Line to Arkansas and Texas.
TINE CARD,

DeaYes. NfrIVeS.
Mail train, daily............5.00 90 pm. lilo pm.
Freight train leaves Hope
field daily lex. sunday)6 80 am. 7.15 p m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trains at the depot of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southern railroad. Mail
trains make close connection at Argent for
points on the Little Rock and Fort smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman falaco Sleeping Cars on all night
trains
Fsr tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices q, and 2S7 MAN street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot
or to the undersigned
r. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag't Memphis.
N S. JAY q. P. asd T. Ag't, Little Rock
W. E. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
I0l1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
ROARD OF DTREUTORs.
RAILROADS.
Louisville and Great Southern R. R

ILLS p. m. Right Express Connects at Milan
for st. Louis and Chicago. at Mckenzie fer
Southeast, at Guthrie for Hopkinsville, Hem
derson and Evansville, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
1l:25 am. Day Express Connects fer st.
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4.l5 pm. Milan Accommodation - Daily
except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile. and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or ipform alton, apply at Ticket
Office. 297 Main, Northwest corner Madison
JOHN T. FLYNN, Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SEED, Ticket Agent.
Q1-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY co

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
Approximation prizes Of $500 ,....... 2700
.00.,....... l,S0O
9 lOO......~. 800
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
MISSISSIPPI q TENNESSEE
RArLR0AR.
Change of Schedule.


MEMPHIS, TENN.1 March 8, IoII.
.ONAND AFTER SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH,
" 1877. trains will run as follows:
Leave. Arrive.
New Orleans nail, daily ...S:40 pm. 12:40 pm
Sardis Ac' m 'dation, daily
Except Sunday ..........ll:90 am, 8 45 a. m
Freight train, daily lex
ceIt sunday y)...+......"...:.:S:69 a.m; $3.50 pm
75-t M. BURKE, Sup't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06
Extraordinary seml.Annual Drawing

orO0 OIO ALL PRIZES AND NO
0IHH, ,I4O BLANKS. Greatest single
number PRIZE DRAWING that ever took
place in the United States by authority Of
an act Of the Legislatsee. the next all pr1zs
drawing Will take place in public at Chey-
d avn the 18th and Ruth of each and every
month. e722,24s TO BIZ lISrRIBUTED.
Each and every ticket will be entitled TO 4
prize. Tickets 81 each. or package Zen
tickets for SO. and the balance 10 be de-
Quoted only from the prizes drawn, Informs
tion furnished. Orders hlled. Also gents for
the Royal Havana Lottery ard all lrgalizsd
lotteries throughou. tho world. Crders 10
licited. Apply to or address EM0RY 4 co
Brokers, 81 Park Row, dkw-5-N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-06

Books, Mars. Full Information, also "TfIE
PIONEER" sent free to all parts Of the world,
Address o. DAVIS,
Land Com. U. PR. R., Omaha, Neb.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
The Silver Question.

There is at least one man in the east
who is not crazy Oh the gold question.
1t is the venerable Thurlow Weed, the
ablest man we ever had in the Repub-
lican party. In a communication in
the New York Tribune of the 22d inst
he argues the question at length.
In regard to the law of '73 and the
position OF the eastern press, Mr..
Weed says: "The law of 1873 demon
e,izing silver was quietly but skillful-
iy worked through Congress. The
purpose and effect were not under
stood by one out of five who voted
for il. Nor, until his discussions COM
law known 10 any considerable mum
Der of our citizens. IL was passed
simply 10 promote the interests of the
bondholders, usurers and spectators
in gold. Its effect has been to cripple
industry and Cypress labor. There
seems to be in The minds of the advo-
Gates of the gold standard but one in
terest entitled TO public consideration.
Everything must Weld to the bond
holders. No matter what amount of
loss or suffering reaches other inter
ests and other classes, the bondholder
must be protected. The bondholders
are not only W ards of the Government
but enjoy the sympathy of the press.
Every other department and branch
of business may suffer. Labor may
seek in vain for employment, but the
bondholder must have his interest in
gold, which he Immediately converts
into greenbacks at premium.
Of the gold aud silver standard this
able and experienced man has the fol-
lowing to say:
The one standard advocates, until
positions had been ventilated, carried
everything by storm. | have careful
" examined their side of the question.
The argument is narrowed down to
two points, viz: the Latin Govern
ments insist that double standard is
announcement; and second, that Amer
lea produces too much silver. For
these reasons Northern Europe re-
quires the adoption of gold standard
In the dawn of civilization, aud for
many succeeding centuries, there was
but single standard, and that stand
ard was silver. 'Silyer has been
Standard" in the language of distin-
guished statesman, "since the days of
Abraham" If during the last thous-
and years single standard had been
deemed advisable, that standard would
have been silver.
The misfortuhes of our country
were the harvest Of European capital
ists
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
The Truth Will Out.

A Portland, Oregon, dispatch says
that w. B. Highly, who is under in
dictment for subornation of perjury
and in Jail in default Of bonds, has
just made the following affidavit in
regard to the Government investiga.
ton:
|, w. B. Highly, being duly sworn,
would state that A. W. Waters, Unit
ed States Marshal, and John ID. Kelley,
collector of revenue customs, hired
and induced w. II. Stiles to make the
affidavit that he did; that was pres
ent at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, in
Portland, and heard and saw the above
done; that Kelley paid Stiles way
from Junction to Portland, and that
he paid his way at the st. Charles Ho-
tel while he was there; and that John
Kelley induced me, W. b. Highly, TO
procure the affidavit of e. a. Lake;
that Morrison &. Athey wrote the at
iidavit of +. A. Lake; that he knows
all about the transaction; that it was
done in David Goodseii's office; that
never induced or tried TO induce any
one to swear to what he did: that in
payment TO Lake for the above [ gave
an order on Waters in accordance
with John Kelley's orders. The OBJ
ject of the whole thing was to destroy
any influence that Grover might have
aud also to affect the next June cleo
ton. was introduced to Morton al
Ben Halliday's, in Portland, and in
formed him of the facts aud that if |
was put on the stand nv testimony
would be in accordance Herewith.
He said for me not to come before the
investigating committee in Oregon
but to come to Washington; that my
mileage and fees should be paid; and
kept out of the way under Morton's
instructions.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
Corn sna Pork.

One result of t,.t II cline in the price
Of corn will be to very largely check
shipments. The mass of the old corn
is in the hands of men who are able to
hold it, and they will not sell at much
less than thirty ceuts. A much larger
amount than usual will be fed to hogs,
and thus turned into pork. The coun-
try is full of hogs, and our farmers
will push them to the utmost. A
pound Of pork weighs no more thar a
pound of corn, aud is worth about
ten times as much. The result will be
that the railroad companies will have
about one-tenth as many pounds of
freight to carry. Our advice to farm
ers is to sell just as little corn as pos
sible, and instead feed it to their hogs
and cattle. For farmers of small
means pork affords the speediest and
surest returns. The next two months
is the best time of the whole year for
fattening hogs. Put the surplus corn
into pork aud be ready to turn it off
at an early day.-Ld,crence Journal
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
For the EAGLE.
The County Fair.

ED. EAGLE:-Yourself and your
readers have right to inquire what
is being done for the coming fair. Ev-
cry man, woman and child who ex-
poets to make Sedgwick county their
future home, must, directly or indi-
recily, have some interest in this in
stitution. The inmates of our meet
ings, which have been published from
lime to time, show in part what the
managers are doing. We had hoped,
ere this. to have been able to send to
the home of every farmer and busl-
ness man IN the county premium list,
showing another important part of
the work, and also enabling those who
desire to lend helping 10 see how
they can best cooperate with us. That
list, we are assured, will he ready for
circulation during the coming week.
la addition 10 the above l will say
that my co-workers aud myself have,
within the last six weeks, talked with
hundreds of farmers on this subject,
and with hat two exceptions find ev-
erybody in 4 favorable mood. Those
two exceptions have some of the best
stock in the county and We hope they
may yet conclude to add their mite to-
wards building up home institution,
aud thus enable Kechi TO take the pre-
MUM tor the best display of live stock.
w. Ii. RANSOM.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
Time to Stop It.

Colonel Tom SCOTS "Texas & Pa
ci6c Railroad" people have been hold
ing an annual meeting, and settled up
on what they are going to ask Con-
gress for at the next session. They
ask only for the 400 miles of main
roadway from Fort Worth to San
Diego. The form of the grant desired
is 5000 per mile in government
bonds of five per cent, $4,000 per mile
to remain in the treasury as a sinking
fund and surety, besides which first
mortgage will be given on the road
and its 10000 acres of land; the
limit of the Governments liability TO
81 500 900 year, and this so secured
as to forbid any ultimate loss. The
shamelessness of the job is made ap-
parent by the fact that on its present
resources of lands received from the
Government, this company built llc
miles of road during the past year,
making 4S0 miles in all, which are
now earning running expenses. AT
the same time the Southern Pacific
company of California runs regular
trains between San Francisco and
Fort Yuma, on the Arizona frontier,
and has contracted for building 100
miles of track by the FIRST of January.
At the most, only 600 or 800 miles
will remain between the eastern and
western sections OF the road. This
gap can be built without any subsidy
besides the lands already granted.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
Sawed Of.

Colonel Bill Phillips, the Congress
man from the northern district OF
Kansas, il appears from the papers,
had lively setto with Secretary
Schuriz the other dav, over an ap
pointment in land Office at Concor-
dir or Salins. we believe. 1t appears
that the Secretary told Mr.. Phillips
that. under the rules he had adopted
for civil service, he had determined TO
send out clerks from his department
to fill the various offices. Any one
that knows Phillips knows there
would naturally follow q lively scene.
Scotch and Tueton had it, but who
came out ahead advices do not init
mate, further than Schurz was given
to understand that he couldn't run
northern Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
Historical.

I
We have received a copy of circu-
lar issued by the State Historical So
ciety, which shows not only that the
! Society has undertaken work of
great magnitude, but one which ought
to engage the cooperation of every
person in Kansas who has just APP
probation of the duty of the present
generation to gather up and preserve
the scattered materials of the eventful
period of our early history. The cir
cular mentions the following among
the objects of collection relative TO
Kansas desired by the Society. and the
contribution of which is earnestly So
iicited:
l. Travels and explorations city di-
rectorics: copies OF the earlier laws
and journals of Legislature; ordi-
nances of cities; and in short, every
book, on any subject, printed in the
State or elsewhere, relating to it.
2. Pamphlets of all kinds; cata-
/ logues OF Kansas colleges and other
institutions of learning; annual re-
ports of societies; sermons and adj
dresses delivered i'll the State min
utes of church conventions, synods, or
| other ecclesiastical bodies of Kansas;
political addresses railroad and board
of trade reports; pamphlets relating
to this States.
). Files of Kansas newspapers and
magazines, especially complete vol
umes of past years, or single numbers
even. Publishers are earnestly re-
quested TO contribute their pubica-
lions regularly, all Of which will be
carefully preserved and bound
4. Materials for Kansas history; old
letters. Journals and manuscript mar
rafives of the pioneers Of Kansas;
| original papers on the early history
aud settlement of the Territory: adj
ventures and conflicts during the early
settlement, the Indian troubles or the
late rebellion; biographies of the pio-
neers of every county, either living or
deceased, together with their portraits
and autographs; sketch of the set
Element of every township, village and
neighborhood i'll the State, with names
of the first settlers. We solicit arti-
cles on every subject connected with
Kansas history.
.. Maps of towns, cities or counties,
of any date; views and eugravings of
buildings or historic places, drawings
or photographs of scenery, paintings,
portraits, etc, connected with Kansas
history.
6. Curiosities of all kinds, coins,
medals, paintings, portraits, cngrav
ings, statues, war relies, autograph let
tiers of distinguished persons, etc
z. Facts illustrative of our Indian
tribes; their history, characteristics,
religion, ETC.; sketches of our promi-
nent chiefs, orators, and warriors, to-
gether with contributions of Indian
weapons, costumes, ornaments, curl
osities and implements, also stone axes
spears, arrow heads, pottery, or other
relics of the prehistoric races.
In brief everything, that by the
most liberal construction, can Illus
trate the history of Kansas, its early
settlement, its progress or present
condition, all will be of value or in
terest to succeeding generations.
Communications or gifts may be adj
dressed to F. G.. Adams, Secretary of
the Society at Topeka, who will
promptly answer all correspondence,
and make due acknowledgment of ev-
erything deposited in the collection of
the Society.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
The Indian War.

SALT LAKE, August 25.-The fol-
lowing is the statement of Capt. Balm
bridge, commanding at Fort Hall:
left this post at 2 p. IN. on the 18th
inst, for Gen. Towards command,
with an escort Of ten solniers and fifty
Bannock Shoshone scouts, authorized
by Gen. Sheridan, and reached Gen.
Howard at a. m. on the 22d lust,
having marched $50 miles. Howard
was directly on the hOstIles' trail, one
davis march in the rear. [ marched
with one day and left him fifteen miles
south of Henry's lake, which place he
intended TO reach the same day. The
hostiIes are badly demoraIlzed. There
are not TO exceed 200 fighting men of
them. found the freighters and
rancho men along the mountain stage
road in a very demoralized condition.
The freighters who were on the road
between Sand Hole aud Pleasant Val
lev at the time the hostiles struck it,
bad left their wagons where they hap
penod to be. in most instances loaded
with valuable freight, and had taken
their stock to a place of safety. In
one instance found wagons, one load
ed with metallic cartridges and pow
der, but the hosiilos had not disturbed
them. As soon as | had passed over
the road the freighters commenced
moving again. The hostiles had dis
turbed no freight Oh the road. How
ard was pleased to get the Indian
scouts, and thinks they will do him
good service. Gen. Howard and his
are having a severe cam
paign, but are all in good spirits, hop
ing TO finish the hostiles in short !
time.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
The Awful War.

Each succeeding days reports but
show the terrible sayagery of Russia
and Turkey. Both sides are daily
committing outrages ofnameless atroc-
ity and brutality. The Turks are
worse than the Russians and the lat
ter are not restrained in the least in
the work of murder. The latest re-
ports say that Germany threatens 10
put stop TO the terrible work by taxi
ing hand against the Turks. IL Ger.
nsny goes into the war all Europe
will become immediately involved
unless England backs down.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-30
Attacked By Indians.

DEADwooD, August 25.-The party
of two hundred persons who left here
two weeks ago for the Little Missouri
river returned to-day. They state that
last Tuesday afternoon the party dis
covered Indians close to them. They
selected high ground and dug rifle pits
they had been digging about twenty
minutes, when nearly live hundred In
drains appeared on a bluff about 400
wards "f, aud commenced tiring. The
fight lasted nearly four hours. Thos
II. Carr. quartz recorder OF the Dead
wood mining district, was shot
through the head and killed. Twenty
seven horses belonging TO the miners
were also killed. After dark the In
dams Withdrew aud the miners escaped
being Obliged to walk $50 miles back
10 this city.