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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-02

the old water-god Neptune used
to take charge of ship and hold high
carnival thereon when she crossed the
Equator? How he subjected the pas
sengers and green hands 10 a lather of
grease and a sheve with an iron
hoop, ETC., and was only to be bought
off by a bride of a gallon of rum? But
those things have all passed away.
Young sailors know but little of the old
superstitions. You must get hold of
some old fellow like me who lived when
they were in vogue. | could talk to
you for hours about dog-watch yarns
that | have heard old sailors relate
about wonderful adventures in mer-
maid caverns under the sea, but |
should have to think awhile before 60
ing into them" Then some one came
in who demanded Capt Young's atten-
ton, and the visitor took his leave.
A young man who has a sailor friend
who is just crazy to buy baby's caul,
rang the bell the other evening at No.
221 - street. The house is a neat
three-story brick with white marble
steps, standing on one of the principal
uptown thoroughfares A youngish,
rather stout, pleasant-faced American
woman answered the bell and stood in
the doorway, while the following con-
versation took place:
"You have advertised a caul for
sale, and friend of mine asked me to
call and inquire how much you want
for it"
q really couldn't say" she replied,
hesitatingly. Il don't know what they
are worth
"They are not very common arti-
Gle of sale,'' said the visitor. 81 sup
pose it depends on how badly man
wants one. 1 have not much faith in
them but my friend has"
80, there is no doubt but what they
bring luck, and sailors as has got one
can't be drowned, I've heard say, and
they can tell things that's goin' to hap
pen. My sister-in-law has got Just
little piece of one. not more than that
square," she said, measuring about an
inch on her finger, land she told me
that she has never been without money
since she had it, and I've got brother
that has got one, that mother left him.
He was sailor for sixteen years and
nothing ever happened to him, and he
was in the army, and bullet was shot
through his cap, but he never got
scratch. | know we've been very lucky
and prosperous and got along since we
had one. You see, | wouldn't sell this
one, but we've got two; both of my lit
tie girls was born with 'em. The last
one died''-and the woman's voice
trembled a little" and l thought that
if it would bring good bit of money
that l would sell it. Folks gets be
hind sometimes you know" she said,
apologetically; "but l wouldn't take
thousands of dollars for the one of the
little girl that's alive"
Then you can't fix any price,"
"No, I've heard folks say that they
was worth fifty dollars, but l don't
know. He can see hisself what he is
willing to give, and | guess it will be
all right. "-PhiIadelphia Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-02
s W4LLO W-FLIGHTS.


Forth from the wind-swept Country of my
Heart
Fly fast, swift wings!
For hence the Summers and their suns depart
Here no bird sings.
With Spring that country was all verdurous
When first you came,
Its LEAKAGE with sweet songs solicitous,
Its skies afiame.
With dreaming of the Summers warm delights
Streams sought the sea,
White moons made beautiful the waiting nights
Your wings were free.
But here you nested through the smiling Spring
Through Summer, too
lis Autumn now, and pleasant things take
wing,
So why not you?
Fly hence, and carry with you all my dreams,
My hopes, my fears
Shall l. while sitting by Life's frozen streams
Weep idle tears.
Fly hence, swift wings-I have been glad with
In Life's glad Spring.
Heard Summer songs, and thought their promise
true;
But nOw-take wing.
You are not doves, that you should bring back
From whelming seas
Fly far, swift truants from my silent caves
Leave me but peace.
Mrs. M0ulton.
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The Russian NihiliSts.

THE vast association of the Nihilists
is more comprehensive in its aims and
more thoroughgoing in its principle
than were even the Anabaptists of Ley
den, or the Jewelers. and Fifth Mon
archy men, who fought and marched,
under protest, in Cromwell's army.
Their simple desire is to make a clean
sweep of all human institutions and to
take their chance of what may follow.
Only give them leave to destroy, and
reconstruction may prove practicable,
or may not; but, in any case, the world
will be tilted out of its old grooves and
cut adrift from its old moorings. No
more authority, whether of priest or
king, of corporal or policeman. No
more property, be it an acre of pota-
toes or a princely demesne. Religion,
learning, ambition, family life, are OBJ
stacles to so gigantic change. Let
all these go, say the fierce-eyed apostles
of this gloomy creed, and then the new
millennium of universal negation will
run its course unchecked That Mill
ism should number millions of Russians
among its converts is not very surpris-
ing, since an ignorant peasantry, slaves
but yesterday, and used from infancy
to a rude tribal communism, cannot be
expected to grasp the truths of political
economy. Nor need we wonder if
counts and barons, clerks, captains and
civil functionaries, sincerely sick of
grinding despotism that NEEDLES with
everything and mends nothing. should
become ellow-conspirators with those
black people, whose first act would
be to improve noble, magistrate and
official from off the face of Russia
Even educated Nihilists perhaps cher
ish vague hope that some order might
be evolved out of the chaos that is to
come, and that the new system might
be more to their taste than the rule of
a sitting despotism. The real ground
for astonishment is that so many Ger
mans, superior both in culture and in
brain power to their fat-faced neigh
bors beyond the Niemen, should have
proved themselves pupils, only too apt,
in that dark and dismal school which
had its origin in Russia. Nothing but
a violent reaction against drill, bureau
cracy and pedantry can explain the
sudden adhesion of 80 many myriads of
thoughtful, hard-headed Teutons to a
faith that is gilded by no bright hopes
and surrounded by no roseate illusions,
and that offers, at best, no loftier pros
pect of success than that of set of
mutinous. urchins, who should have
achieved the triumph of tearing up
their books and barring out the school
master. Unfortunately, however, Ger
mans sometimes act where Muscovites
are content to dream, and an armed
and aggressive sect of revolutionary
zealots, ready to expound their doe
trines with rifle and revolver, may at
last compel society to an unwilling de-
Tense of its own first principles.
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A SCIENTIFIC exchange informs us
that the "distal portion of the metacar-
pal of the right wing of a small ptero-
dactyl, with spread of wing not ex-
ceeding five feet, has been discovered
by Mrs. S. W. Wilson in the Atlantic
saurus beds of Wyoming" Only those
persons who have been present when a
woman ran foul of mouse. while go
ing down the cellar stairs can form any
idea of the cloud-cleaving scream which
escaped from Mrs. Wilson when, amid
the soltudes of the Atlantosaurus beds
she came upon this distal portion of
the metacarpal of the right wing of the
small pterodactyl, even though the
spread of its wings did not exceed five
feet.-OH city Derrick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-11-02

Lucy OsBURN, a pretty young wom-
an, had her entire scalp torn off by ma
chinery in New Milford, Conn. She
was brought to New York hospital,
and there the tedious process of graft
ing on her head new scalp was sue
cessfully ended few days ago, and she
has returned to her home. The new
scalp was composed of minute bits of
skin, 10000 being used, taken from the
arms of the hospital surgeons, and put
on carefully one at time. One sur
geon supplied more than thousand of
them.
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The label upon a bottle of chill
remedy, requesting the patient to shake
well before using, is really tantalizing.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-14
THE LATEST.
Winnemucca Road Raided for 70
Miles.
Driver Found Riddled with Bullets.

Gen. Howard started yesterday
morning for Sheep Ranch.
One of the drivers seeing the lndi-
ans approaching at the time OF the
raid on the Sheep Ranch, cut one OF
the leaders from the stage and rode
with great 5. eed, keeping ahead OF
the Indians, notifying all those on the
road TO leave Luckily all got away
before the Italians came a'ong. The
road was rajdci Tor Seventy-fve miles,
The Boise county volunteers lave
rendered their services 10 the Govern
ment The oler has been sent 10 the
President, and al answer is expected
to-day.
i report says the stage driver
killed by the Indians beyond the Owy-
hee river on the Winnemucca road
vas found near the scene OF the muir
der riddlcd with bullets.
Guards are 10 be furnished to the
stages for the protection of travel
ers.
The Indians are burning everythin !;
on the head of Goose creek.
1t is supposed the Indians fiat
raided the Winnemucca road were
Malheurs going to join the hostiles
Large numbers Of soldiers are ar.
irving on the scene of the war.
There is $1,000 pounds of Govern
ment freight at Kelton awaiting snip
ment.
A large number of the soldiers have
been ordered to the Winnemucca road,
and good many to Camas Prairie.
The commanding officer at Fort
Hall has been requested to send 9
force to meet Gen. Grover on Big Can;
as Prairie.
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THAT'S little too muchl That
seems to me ike carrying the thing
an inch or two too far. | think |
have a constitutional right to murder
that compos;tor; don't your"
AZ think you have
LET me read you one more verse
wrote:
/ swell the flying echoes as they roam
among the hills,
And / feel my soul awaken to the ecstacy
that thrills.
Nov what do you s'pose Your mis-
cradle outcast turned that into? Why
into this:
[ smell the frying. shoes as they roas
And neel nv soul mistaken to the secre
tary that whirls.
"Gibberish, sir! Awful gibberish
| must slay that man. Where is he
"He is out just now,' said th'
Colonel. "Come in tomorrow"
al WILL" said the poet; 'and / vii
come armed"
Then he put on his hat, shouiderec
his umbrella and drifted off dowI
stairs.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-14

The Nez Perez prisoners at Fort
Leavenworth are sad at The thought
that though another season for raising
hair has come, they viii not be per-
mitted to share in the harvest. Thcy
have petitioned the great father for
liberty to return to their cid homes, in
Idaho, but tie tender-hearted Indian
bureau people fear that some Of them
might be tried and hanged for murder
by the civil authorities, and conse.
quently The gentle savages viii remain
In captivity = Chicago Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-14

The following is the Chinese version
of Mary and her lamb:
Was gal name Moll had lamb,
Fleas all samee white snow.
Evly place Mol gal wsikee,
Ba, Ba, hoppee long too.
The Irishman says:
BegoTy, Mary had little shape,
And the wool was white entirely:
An WHEREVER Mary would sthir her sthumps
The young shape wud follow her com
platelY.
The Dutchman puts it thusly:
Mary had Won little sheep,
Its vleese vas vife as WOOL.
Varever vat Mary goes
That damnleetle sheep he been come too.
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INDIAN War NEWS.
Large Wagon Train Coming On
der Escort.
Fort Hall Indians Leaving.
GUY NEwcoMB AND JOHN POSEY NOT Killed.
$50 Warriors Leave the
Malheur Reservation.
WIHNEMUccA STAGE BURNED.

A company of volunteers is escort
a train of wagons over mile long
to Boise City over the Overland road,
1t is reported that the Indians have
a regular line of communication be-
tween Camas Prairie and their camp
in the Juniper mountains.
A letter to the Salesman from Fort
Hall says: MANY OF the Bannocks
have hurriedly left the agency during
the past few days. going in a north
easterly direction, but claim it is not
their intention TO join Buffalo Horn.
their object being to hunt in the noun
tains. Ii is believed, however, from
their actions recently that it is pre-
concerted action, and that it is under
stood that they will form a junction
with Buffalo Horns party at some
point north Of here, Several runners
have beer back and forth from Camas
Prairie during the past two weeks,
and from their suspicious actions it Is
believed that this is the programme
laid out, and we need not be surprised
if at any time we hear Of much more
serious depredations committed by the
Bannocks than any yet heard of.
The forces coming from the west
consist of seven companies Of caval-
~ from Walla Walla, six companies
of infantry from Vancouver, and one
artillery force from the mouth OF
the Columbia.
Only two men were killed in the
Juniper fight Guy Newcomb and
John Posey have been found all right
C. Sutherland, special messenger
from Fort Harvey, says the Indians
have left the Malheur reservation.
Agent Rinehart thinks they will join
the hostiles.
General Crook, with his whole com
mand, is coming to the Bannock war.
Around Silver City are a great
many Piutes, who are afraid to move
in any direction. Either Bannocks or
whites, they fear, are liable to-slaugh-
ter them
The following dispatch was sent to
VIM. B. Morris from Sheep Ranch, be
tween Silver City and Winnemucca,
on the 1lth instant by Tage and
Moody, stage messengers: There
has been no stage through for two
days and | am here. Indians have
piundered Owyhee Ferry. Stage Is
ordered back to Silver tonight We
will return also unless otherwise or.
dered." The following was received
soon after: Scouts went down to
the 0wyhee ferry to learn tie cause Of
the delay of the Winnemucca stage
(Sheep Ranch station is six miles this
side of the Owyhee ferry, where there
is telegraph ofice-ED.). Tage, the
messenger. and FIVE others went as
scouts and returned reporting the fer,
~ building plundered, bat not burned
found the whip and boots Of the driv,
er, and the stage burned Fear thai
both drivers are murdered The fer
nv boat is sunk or cut loose. Are
sure that the driver McCutclleon is
killed. Two scouts have started
throagh to Summit to see what dam
age has been done on the road Fresh
tracks we're found, bat DO Indians il
sight. It IS supposed that tie depre
dations were committed at 1880 ?. 4
On Noaday. as ielegraphic communi
cation was broken at that time
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-14
THE TROUBLE OF A POET.


gus, was sitting in his Office one day,
a man whose brow was clothed with
thunder entered. Fiercely Selling .
chair, he slammed his hat on the ta-
bic. hurled his umbrella on the floor
and sat down.
"Are you the editor?" he asked.
YES"
Can You read writings"
"Of course"
'Read that, them" he said, thrust
ing at the Colonel an envelope with
an inscription on it
"B-" said the Colonel, trying to
spell ii,
THAT'S not a B. It's an S" said
the man
IS; oh, yes; I seel Well, the
words look little ike Salt for Din
ner.' or Souls of Sinners said the
Colonel.
"No, sir" replied the man, nothing
of the kind. That's my name-Sam-
uel H. Drummer. l knew you couldn't
read. called to see you about that
poem of mine you printed the other
dav on the sSurcease of Sorrow.
81 don't remember it," said the
Colonel.
"OF course you don't because it
went into the paper under the title OF
'Smearcase To-Morrow'"
"a stupid blunder Of the compost
tors, I suppose"
"Yes, sir: and that's what | want
to see YOU about. The way in which
that poem was mutilated was simply
scandalous, | haven't slept a night
since. 1t exposed me TO derision.
People think | am an ass, Let me
show you"
Go ahead" said the Colonel.
The first line, when wrote, II,
read this way:
Lying BIZ weeping willow, underneath
gentle slope,
That is beautiful, poetic, affecting
Now how did your vile sheet present
lit to the public? There it is. Look
at that, Made it read this way;
Lying to weeping widow TO induce her
] 10 elope,
| Weeping widow mind you. \
widow! 0, thunder. and lightning!
This is too much; it's enough to drive
a man crazy"
I'm sorry,7 said the Colonel;
but"
! bot look here at the fourth verse,
said the poet That's worse yet
| What said was:
Cast thy pearls before the swine and lose
them in the dirt.
! Il wrote that out clearly and dis
tinctly, in plain, round hand. Now
what does your compositor do! Does
he catch the sense Of that beautiful
sentiment? No, sir! He sets it up
in this fashion. Listen:
Cart my pills before the sunrise and love
them if they hurt
Now isn't that a cold-blooded out
rage on mans feelingsg I'll leave it
to you if il isn'tf"
Its hard that's a fact" said the
Colonel.
"And then take the fifth verse In
the original manuscript it said, plain
as daylight:
Take away the jingling money; it is only
glitteTing drossl
"A man with only one eye, and a
cataract over that, could have read the
words correctly. But your pirate up
stairs there-do you know what he
, iidg He made 1T read:
Take away thy fearing monkeys on q
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-14
70 THE AFFLICTED

That dreadful disease, the PILES, with
when very many people are, and have
been Tor years afflicted, and which has
batfleo tue skill Of all physicians, can be-
eftcroany cured Dy Piles welLtried rene
dv nunufeus have found relief from if
ana arc wIning 70 testify as TO it's efficacy
For SAFE nc all the drug stores. III. ZiDf
agent az idano City. lSep.4tf.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
CHANGE or QUARTERS.


Tho following order, wnicn has Just been promu
gated by Major General Hancock speaks for ITSELF
HEADQuAnrERs MILITARY DIVISION OF rmEl
ATLANTIC
NKw YoRK CIR, June 27, 1873
GENERAL ORDERs No. ~
]. In pursuance Of orders IRON tho War Department
tho headquarters of the Military Division tho A.
lanc and OF tho Department VI tns East Will DO estsb
Iisbsd Ut Governors Island New York Harpsr, on tho
1st VI July. 1875, and all rents ana communication for
Offices aud quarters IN New York city account OF
these hcada uarters viii ccss- on that day.
The following officers OF The personal ana division
aud department stall VII take post at Fort Coiun.
bus:=
PERSONAL STAFF.
Captain william IT, Mitchell, Fifth Infantry, Aidc-de-
Camp
Captain John ). wharton, Ninstccnih iniantry.
Aide de Camp.
firs, Liruienant @. 5. /. Ward, Twenty second In
fantry. AIDE -dc.Camp
DIVISION AND DgrARrMgSr srAFY
ADJrrAST GKSkRALs uIPARTaESr- James
u. Fry, Assistant AdIutapt G.nerai MAJOR Joseph II.
Taylor, Assistant AJJutsnt General
INSPECTOR GENERALS DErAKrMryr-Coionei Nelson
H. DAVE. Inspector gG.nerai; Major Ricnsrd Arnold,
Fiih artillery, Acting Assistant Inspector General
JuDGk ADyoCArE-Mator 1homa. r. Barr, Judge
Advocate, on reporting IA accordance. with SPECIAL
orders No 49, current series, from tho Headquarters
OF the Army.
QrAgrlsaAsrsR's pgrAarxgxr--ColoucI l.. G.
Easton, Aas slant Quaricrma-,er Gencrsi Lieutenant
Colonel A. J. Perry, Deputy Qa.ricfmsstcr General
SUnsisTE>Cg DKrARrMExr- -Cnionel NJ u. ]. Simp-
son, Assistant Commissary General OF Subsistence.
MEDICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. joan NJ. Cuyler,
Medical Director
FAY DRpARrMKsT-Cooncl y. w. Brown, Assistant
PAymAster General
By commsnd OF Major General Hancock.
JAMES H. FRY, Assistant Adj utsnt General.
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THE NAVAL ACADEMY.


.SxAruLis, Nd June 70 1873
The following candidates have passed successful
animation Tor ndmisson INTO The Nsval Academy. ~
ailition to those already publishcd!-
T.. W nalrymplc Iowa; VI. u. " y old, VIRGINS I;
W. l. Gray, Nortn Carolina; q. n. hrp, Missouri; j. L.
Jayne, Mississippi; y y. Loainso, Michigan; T.
H. Phipis, MARYLAND; 7. q. rrines, ONO; H. Rankin,
Kansas; U. H. Rsys Mold, Arizonas I. Smuh, Ala
hama; H. ". sutpn,n, Nebraska w. D. wniuelscs,
Now York,
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YORK HERALD SUNDAY JUNE 7a-QUADRUPIE

have subppnaed witnesses tho several persons
named by you, all of whom testified once, some
oi them twice aud others tnrec times the SUB
ject and their testimony preserved ana
sible to all In the "Records OF Congress-"
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.


NORFOLK, Va, juno %, 1873
Tho United States sailing sloop-of. war Saratoga,
Lieutenant Commander H. y. Evans commanding,
having completed ovcrhauiing and rccoppcnng her
bottom lett the Navy Yard TINS nfternooo ana pro-
cecded 10 Hampton Road. She sails carly next week
for Bermuda vb tue annual summer cruise vf the
naval apprentices, 200 Of wnom she has on board.
SAILING MAyflvwxn pom wiLNISGroS pKL.
This afternoon at tour O'Clock the steamer May
flower, Lieutenant Commander A. ~ Broxn com.
nandng, with tue third sud fvnrtn classes o cadet
engineers on board, lott the yard and put 10 sea Tor
Wilmington, Dol where tue cadets Will spend several
days IN examining tho machinery Of Tho largo cstsb
Ishments at that place and Chester.
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ARRIVAL or THE swArARA AT BOSTON.
Bosros, Mass, June ~, 1878
The United states steamer sws,sra from Key est,
al hero a. av.
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Tus LOUISIANA suB-coMMfrrEE--Ex-oovf
Sog rAcKARps TEsriMoSY--HE GIVES MS
fH SONS FOR BELIEVING his TiILE TO DE
AS GOOD AS THAT or TIE IRgsIDENr
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS, June %, 1873.
The Congressional subcom n,ittee wnich went TO
ork to-dpy examined cx Governor Packard tor threc
or our hours HIS statement was directed mainly 10
facts OF tho election 1873 ana whea,hcr he
ciarcd elected by the same Returning Board and ny
the same Legislature that elected Kellogg Senator.
General Butler islegrapned nearly ny pages OF
TO be read Wy tho com mi,tec. Nothing startling
was elected, hts statement being preity much that
which has been shown already There was counsel
present for either party. Judge Ray and General
snclaon being absent and Colonel zsoharic acting
ms the committee did request the state Democratic
com mutcc 10 furnish any one There was only few
spectators present. Tho TACT that the committee
al work not being generally known. air. singer did
most OF Ia. cross Elimination. On Monday The couu-
Try witnesses will be examined.
EX-GOVERNOR rAcKsRp's TESTIMONY
Ex-Governor Packard, IN suvstancr, tes,iuod AS fo
lows
The Returning Board met at the time prescribed y
Law vas not present at any 0i the sessions, open or
secret had conversation then since With
bers of the Board 10 matters under confederation
have no knowledge OF their iabors other than such
were published; ineir returns we're the Only means