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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-05-30
NEW LISBON, O., May l, 1877.

Az TINS, from J. W. Dumble, editor of
the Meigs County Republican:
MIDDLEpoRT. o.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
Love and War.

Russian newspapers relate some
romantic attachments which have sprung
up between Turkish prisoners of war and
Russian ladies of various ages in the
towns where the former have been de-
tanned, leading in some cases tosomewhat
sensational and rather inconvenient scenes
upon the departure of Turks. AtCharkoff
Russian girl, dressed up as Turk, took
her place among the returning Moslens.
She was detected on numbering the per-
sons conveyed in the car. At Poltava a
young lady of position and education In
sisted upon accompanying a Turkish
officer, to whom she earnestly desired to
be married. At the same place the de-
parture Of one railway train carrying
liberated prisoners led to regular scene,
necessltating the interference of the
police and calling for orders which have
SINCE been given to prevent similar occur
ences in future. A crowd of ladies, young
and old, some only schools girls, assembled
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
The Spinner.

chOfl The UEhMAN Of JOHANN VOSSs
sat and spun before my door;
1t CHANGED nice young man came by;
His cheeks with red were glowing ore,
And laughter lit his deep brown eye.
I stole glance at him. but one.
Then bashful sat, and spun, and spun.
"Good morning!" then he kindly said;
And, ere knew it, nearer pressed.
/ trembled SO snapped my thread;
My heart beat faster in my breast.
I fixed the thread that it might run,
Then bashful sat and spun, and spun,
Gently he pressed and smoothed my hand,
And vowed that never such as mine
Had fairest lady in the land,
1t was so white, SO round, so fine,
By praise my heart was quickly won;
I bashful sat and spun, and spun.
Upon my chair he leaned his arm;
Bent down to praise the thread so fine,
His mouth SO near, so red and warm.
he fondly said, 'Sweet maiden miner
While cen his eyes to speak begun;
bashful sat and spun, and spun.
His handsome face approached the fame
OF my hot cheeks of burning red;
Then our two heads together came
As l stopped down to seek thread.
All! then he kissed me. When twas done
,bashtul sat, and spun, and spun.
Sharply chide his forwardness;
But he grew bold and free the more.
He dared round me his arm to press,
And kissed, and kissed me DER and DER.
0! tell me, sisters, tell me how
Could keep spinning spinning now?
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
A Girl Blown Three-Quarters of a
Mile.

A correspondent, writing from Column
bus, Neb., says: A peculiar incident &C.
CURED here few months since, the par
ticulars of which I have just learned. It
was on the day the memorable cyclone
passed over Lone Tree and Clark's. The
sky was streaked in the northwest with
vivid flashes of light, and terrible rum
ling sound made known that dreadful
storm was imminent. a massive black
cloud was extending whirling finger
toward the earth and sweeping with
great fury whatever came before it. Jen-
nie-a girl who was working at a certain
hotel here-was busy at the stove pre-
pairing for the next meal Hearing a
rattle ct the side door, Jennie went to the
door and opened it. AS she did SO she
was caught from the doorway by the
whirling wind and carried over the house
turning round and round in the air as she
went; and after approaching the ground
on the other side she again arose and was
taken by the whirling wind over stores
and dwellings distance of -fourths
Of a mile, being lowered SO that her feet
could touch the ground as many as eight
times during the trip. Exhausted, but in
an erect position, she was at last lowered
to the earth as lightly as feather would
fall, having received no material injury
though almost frantic with fright. The
storm proceeded on its way, leaving her
in sight Of the town, and in half an hour
she again put in an appearance at the
| hotel, where anxious friends were be-
wailing her sudden and mysterious de-
| parture.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
Marriage by CAPTURE .

Among the Turkomans of Central
Asia, who may fifty be styled the Co.
manches Of the East, the ancient and
much-discussed usage of marriage by
capture" takes the form of a very sigular
game. which is universally popular with
the tribes of the lower Oxus. It is
known by the curious appellation of
s'kok-buri' (green wolf, name which
has never been satisfactory accounted for.
The mode of playing is as follows
When Turkoman belle finds herself
embarrassed by crowd of rival suitors,
her father settles the matter by assem-
bling them all in convenient place on
the open steppe. He then brings out his
daughter, arrayed in the pomp of Turko-
man "full dress" and setting her upon a
swift horse, places in her hand the car
cass Of lamb or kid, well crossed from
head to tail, with which she instantly
gallops away. The young gentlemen
follow her at full speed, and endeavor to
snatch the prize from her hands, any one
who can succeed in doing SO being there
by entitled to consider himself the "happy
man." It sometimes happens, of course
that when the cavalier who is the object
OF the young lady's secret preference
comes within arms length, she will hold
the kid in Such way that he can easily
wrest it from her; but should less fav-
ored sutton oyertake her. she grasps it
with all her strength, and the illstarred
lover gets nothing but good roll in the
sand for his pains. When all is over,
the father regales the whole company
with asumptuous feast of rice and mutton
suet, for which he afterward sssends in the
bnl'' to. his future son-in-law, who is
often anything but fattered by this ex-
pensive compliment.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18

Gentlemen, added the King, turning to
his adjutants, '.cover him with your
pistols until we reach his Office
They drove thither. M. De Vicitry re-
celved them. He became entirely sober
upon discovering that his guest, aOld
White Panache, . had been no other than
the King himself.
"Ah, old fellow!'' said Henry w. to
him 'scall an archer
De Vicity did so. When the archer
came. the King said to him.
"Please help Monsieur De Vicinity to
release all prisoners in the cells. Then
take him to the whipping post and give
him fifty lashes. Then put him into q
cell.''
The prisoners were overjoyed at get
ting their liberty. Soon after they were
gone the piercing cries of the hapless De
Vicitry were distinctly heard.
NJ. De Goroy was also locked up.
The King returned to the Louvre,
where great Cou:r festival was in prog
ress.
Stepping up to the Queen, he whisper
ed to her:
LIN AOu mdlCSGy ouluO11AC yOA
chaplain to have certain persons arrested"
Gle spoke TO ME about some hereto.
He said he had orders from Rome.
said there was no objection"
"Oh! Aha Well, Your Majesty will re-
main for twelve months at Chateau Ram
bouillet with two tenanaes de cAan5re..'
The Queen bit her lips. but made no
reply.
Monseigneur De Culavry was also at
the festiva- Stepping no to him the
King said
you are prisoner, and will spend the
night in the dungeon of the Louvre. To-
morrow morning you will depart for
Fort Miguelon, there to be confined for
life. All this for causing people to be
illegally arrested"
In the morning De Goroy was broken
on the wheel in front Of the Bastile. In
the afternoon Guillardi suffered death by
being burned at the stake, the
Ecclesiastical Court having condemned
him after half an hours trial.
De Vicitry saved his life by agreeing
to become assistant to the public execu-
toner.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
Not a. Good Witness.

4 lawyer who was defending case Of
assault and battery in the police court,
the other day, was given to understand
in the person of woman near where the
"battery" had occurred, and he therefore
made call at the house, and requested
her to detail all the circumstances.
well, sir" she began, 81 sot right.
there, holding this ERE baby on my lap,
and l was singing Darling, I am grow
ing DID, The baby he was squalling
great guns, my boy William was making
up faces at himself in the glass, and the
man that owns the house was trying to
get in to tell us that if we didn't pay up
we'd be bounced"
''Yes," remarked the lawyer.
swell, sir. all of sudden [ heard a
rumpus on the street, and 7 pitched this
ere young I'm on the bed, give William
cuff OF the ear, and ran to the winders
Sech a sight as seed, STRIP
"Describe it, misunderstanding the
affair just as you saw ito
"Well, sir, there was Mrs. Perkins, who
never had half the Husbands nor educa-
shnn I've had, sailing right by my door
with calico train four feet long, and.
never as much as looking at my house,
though I lent her a summer squash and.
two big onions only last night at dark p"
"And the fght2" queried they lawyer,
"Was there fight, sir2 If there was,
I'm not to blame. sir. I did think at
first I'd go out and put new eyebrow on.
the old jade for putting on style over her
betters; but William he got the tack
hammer fast IN his mouth just then, the
baby kicked hisself off the bed, and she
sailed out of sight around the corner,
I'm an innocent woman, sir, and if I'm
Token up I'll sue for damages worst
kink of damages, sir.''
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
"A Scotch Effort with the Lon g-BoH.

Concerning the long bow, no American
effort can surpass one that comes to us
from Scotland:
sit was told that Colonel Andrew
M'Dowall, when he returned from Ne.
war, was one day walking a longby the,
Myroch, when he came on an old man
sitting greetin' on muckle stane at the
roadside. When he came up, the old
man rose and took off his bonnet, and
said.
",Ye're welcome hame again, laird
Thank you,' said the colonel; adding,
after pause, 4 should surely know your
face. Aren't you Nathan M'Culloch9'
"'Ye're richt, deed, says Nathan, it's
just me, laird
"'You must be good age, now, Ma
than,' says the colonel.
"s1m no vera aul' yet, laird, was the
reply; I'm just turnt hummer
"sA hundred! says the colonel, musing,,
well, you must be all that But the idea Of
man Of a hundred sitting blubbering
that way! What ever could you get to-
cry abeut?'
est was my father lashed me, SIR,
said Nathan numbering again; AN he
put me cot, so he did,
"'Yo our father!' said the colonel; is
your father alive yet?'
''Leevin ay,' replied Nathan; L ken
that the day tae my sorrow
"'Where is he?' says the colonel. What
an age he must be! would like to see
him.
"soh, he's up in the barn there says
Nathan; AN no in a horrid guide humor-
the moo, aither.'
'sThey went up to the barn together,
and found the father busy threshing the
barley with the big fail and tearing OLE
fearful. Seeing Nathan and the laird
| coming in, he stopped and saluted the
colonel, who, after inquiring how he was
| asked him what he had struck Nathan
for.
"'The young rascalp says the father,
there's nae DOOM wi him; he's never oot
O. mischief. I had tae lick him THIS morn
IN for ulroaOin' stance at has gra,adfatAerl' ,
| : Editors Draaoer, IN Harper's Aagiziass
| for December
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18

In an account Of large funeral in
Boston lately the writer remarked that
reserved seats were filed by mourners
during the rites. Judge of his astonish-
ment upon reading what the printer had
transformed the sentence into: Preserved
meats were spilled by mourners during
three fights.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
A Witty Tory

The Rev. DR.. Mather Byles, Tory
clergyman Of Boston, was greatly dis
liked by the patriotic citizens of the town.
His bitter wit provoked their enmity
quite as much as his leaning towards
England, and the Board of War SEN
fenced him, in 1777, to be confined to
his own house. A sentinel was placed
over him, whom one day the doctor per-
suaded to go on an Grand for him, prom
ising to take his place until his return,
The passers-by were much amused to see
the doctor gravely marching. with mus
ket on his shoulder, up and down before
his own door, faithfully keeping guard
over himself.
A short time after, the guard was re-
moved, but the doctor provoking further
complaint, a soldier was again Stationed
before his house. In few days he was
also removed, and the witty Tory was
left unnoticed. 81 have he said, in
speaking of these events, sheen guarded,
regarded, and disregarded."
His wit once met with severe retoft.
Encountering a lady who, having de-
clined an offer of marriage from the doc
tor, had married a gentleman of the name
of Quincy, he said, $50, madam, it APP
pears you prefer a QUINCY to ByZes.n
Yes she replied; "for if there had been
any thing worse than biles, God would
have afflicted Job with them"
Said a friend to bookseller: seTte
book trade is affected, ! suppose, by the
general depression. What kind of books
feel it most?" aPocket-books,' was fhe
laconic reply.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18

on the platform and took leave of the de-
parting Turks in the most pathetic and
demonstrative of ways. All embraced,
all kissed, some burst into tears, others
tainted away. All this was done in pub
lie. The schoolgirls taking part in the
display have since been expelled from
their schools.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-12-18
An unpublished Poem.

BY HALLAGK.-"THE TEAR
ION beds of snow the moonbeam slept,
And chilly was the midnight gloom,
When, by the damp grave, Mary wept;-
Sweet maid! it was her lovers tomb.
A warm tear gush'd, the wint'ry air
Congeapd it as it fiow'd away;
All night it lay an ice-drop there,
at morn it glitter'd in the ray.
An angel wandering from his sphere,
Who saw this bright, this frozen gem,
To dew-ey'd pity brought the tear
And placed it in her diadem."
-Nutionaz Repository for Novenber.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-09
Text of the Silver BilI.

WASHINGTON, February l6.-The
following is the text of the silver bill
us passed by the Senate to-day:
IN dct to authorize the Coinage Of
the Standard Sdcer Dollar dad to
Restore It's LegaL> Tender Character.
Section /. Be it enacted, &C., That
there shall be coined at the several
mints of the United States silver dol
lars of the weight of 4l29 grains troy,
of standard silver, as provided in the
act of January IS, 1887, on which shall
be the devices and superscriptions pro-
dided by said act, which coins, togeth
er with all silver dollars heretofore
coined by the United States of like
weight and fneness, shall be legal
tender at their nominal valUe for all
debts and dues, public and private, eX
cept where otherwise expressly stipu-
lated ia the contract, aud The Secreta-
ry OF the Treasury is authorized and
directed TO purchase from time to time
silver bullion at the market price
thereof, not less than s., 900 600 worth
per month, nor more than $4,000, 600
worth per month, and cause the same
to be coined monthly, as fast as so pur-
Cil6Ntu, l4lO Eutll NOlldiS, anu q Ellil
sufficient 10 carry out the foregoing
provision is hereby appropriated cut
of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, and any gain
or seigniOrage arising from this coin
age shall be accounted for and paid i'll
to the Treasury as provided under eX-
listing laws relative to the subsidiary
coinage: PrOUided, That the amount
of money at any one time invested in
such silver bullion. exclusive of such
resulting coin, shall not exceed S. 600,
600 =: And provided further, That
nothing "a this act shall be construed
10 authorize the payment 10 silver of
certificates Of deposit issued under the
provisions of section 254 of the Revis-
ed Statutes.
Section 2. That Immediately after
the passage Of this act the President
shall invite the Governments of the
countries composing The Latin Union
(so called, and of such other Europe
an nations a. he may deem advisable,
to join the United StSies in a confer
ence to adopt a common ratio as be-
tween gold and silver, for the purpose
of establishing internationally the use
of bimetallic money and securing
fixity of relative vAiue between those
metals; such conference 10 be held st
such place in Europe or in the United
States at such time within six months
as may be mutually agreed upon By
the Executives of the Governments
joining in the same. Whenever the
Governments 80 invited, or any three
of them, shall have siguiied their
willingness TO unite in the same, the
President shall. by and with the sG-
vice and consent of the Senate, ap-
point tn &c commissioners, who shall
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-09
EEFT SILVER Y9FLL.

We publish to-day the full text
Of the new Silver Bill.
1t will be eaen shat it EXPANDS
the currency between two and four
millions Of dollars per month. In
other words puts that much more
money in circulation, thus revers-
ing the policy of contraction,
which Grants administration fast
encd upon 'us, to our present ruin.
1t will also be seen that the 3rd
section provides tor a very con-
venient substitute, for the heavy
coin, in the shape of certificates,
receivable for all public dues, and
therefore better than present cur
rency. This makes each holder OF
silver his own banker to the
amount of his silver.
In time the bill is bound to
work great relief, and persons who
desire to purchase real estate will
find that it has touched bottom,
for the bill will tend to make mons
ey cheaper and property higher,
while the late contraction system
has had Just the reverse effect.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-09
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1873.
EVENT and COMMENT.

Q. S. Marshall, A. S. Gsy, of this
Western District of Virginia, has re-
signed. TO take effect May lst.
Old John RobinsOn's 8 shows at Farm
willie the 10th Of this month.
Hon. r. r. Butler is a candidate for
the Legislature from Carter and john
sen counties, Tennessee,
Jobuson City had two fires last
week. The residence OF Z. +. bIm-
norman and all the contents thereon
wac destroyed.
The arrest Of F. f. G Lindsay, Of
Missouri, is announced in the Stand
ard. Lindsay was the hero Of Ravens
Nest, and the propagation Of Egyptian
Corn in this county. In the great
West he was again plying bis voca-
ton.
The Democrats of Washington Co..
Tenn, have nominated the following
ticket, says the JOnesborO' Journal =
w. E. Mathes, Esq, was nominated
for Circuit Court Clerk, and George
Wellet, for Sheriff, without opJOsi-
tion. Capt. John H. Naff was nOmi-
mated for County Court Clerk, ID. w.
F. Peoples. Esq, for Trustee, Shelby
T. Shipley, Jr.. for Register.
Milton J. Williamson has been ep-
pointed Marshall OF the Western Dis
trict of Tennessee. The AUdIdnche
says he Is & very clever republican.
Mrs. John King, aged 80 years. re-
rRutlv fell down a DrPciDioa twenty
feet high and was killed in Botetourt
county. The Fincastle Herald of
same date announces the death Of four
more very aged people. Out Of the
five, four were over SC, the other was
nearly 100. The Big Hill Apples Of
that county must have agreed with
them.
Rev. w. w. Walker, the pulpit ora
tor OF WestmOreland, has quit the
pulpit for the bar.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-09
The Senate After Fourth Of
M Tch.
Washington Post,

Among the twenty-five members Of
the Senate whose terms expire on the
fourth Of March next are Spencer, of
Alabsnia :. Dorsey, of Arkansas; Sar-
gent, of California; Conoyor, of
Florida; Stanley Matthess, of Ohio,
aud Patterson. Of South Carolina-
six Republicans, whose Democratic
successors either ar already elected
or will be beyond shadow of
doubt. This alone would make a
difference Of twelve votes, and if ne
other changes in the senate occurred.
give the Democrats a clear majority
of ten, counting Sharon, Who has Tot
been here during this whole session,
" it'll the Republicans, or eleven as
the Senate nov stands. The only
seats now he'd by Democrats thai,
| may possibly be lost are those Of Mr..
Barnum, Of Connecticut, aud VOr>
Eecs. of Indiana. But even in the
event Of this improbable Republican
| gain, the Democratic working major
| i,y in the next Senate would still be
six. But while these are the only
Democratic seats at all in danger
there are six Republican seats in
more CT less danger-those Of Oslss-
! by, Of Illinois. >. Conkiing, of New
York Cameron, of Pennsylvania
| Jones, of Nevada ; Mitchell, Of Orso
goa, and Howe, of Wisconsin Ia
| FIVE Of these six States tie Leg;s.a
ture are either Democratic or Inde-
pendent to-day. and in the sixth,
New York, the Governor is a Demo-
crst and the Republican uajnyity IN
/ the Legislature IS exceedingly small
AI!owiug the Democrats oniy three
Of these six doubtful sea- s, without
any less in Connecticut or Iadi4n2,
their majority in the mex: Senate
would be ~ least sixteen. Allowing
all the six, would swell the rasjority
TO twanty-too. Rue allowing none
ST al! vou|d still leave majority OF
lau. It is simply = question of num-
bers. The tact of u Democratic ms
ior.by Oh ne fourth of March next is
as absolutely certain as the rising ol
80 sIa Oh that day.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-09

charge would imply a poverty oil
facts to sustain a personality want
only inaugurated by the STANDARD.
We by no means intended to
rive the STANDARD so much pain.
We are glad of the brilliant record
and newspaper success Of its Edi-
tor, hut to keep the one bright and
retain the other he will find the Mt
most profit as well as pleasure in
avoiding the Inauguration Of those
personalities he seems so thorough-
ly now to condemn, and in showing
his capacity to appreciate the civili~
ties and courtesies- extended him by
his older brethren Of the public press
We shall not quarrel with him be-
cause he advocates the doctrine OF
Gov. Holiday that education is a
luxury, though we very believe for
ourself that it is a necessity in this
age, when the English speaking
people, only one-tenth Of all
mankind, hold in their hands that
bright banner of light Of which,
he and we are upholders. In or
der to enlighten the world, we
must enlighten our own people of
necessity. But we shall be con-
tent to argue this great question,
whether a citizen should be held to
accountability, i'll an age Of steam
and telephone and printing, g,unless at
least the means Of knowledge, in
is practical and fundamental levels
be afforded him. We shall be cen-
tent to argue that if we be COM
PEELED to share the law>making
power with our late slaves, we
should be allowed to qualify them
in some limited sense, to handle
such fearful edged tools about our
necks. We chall be content to
argue, that If the rich shall be pros
tected in their property, the poor
shall be protected in their labor,
and that this csn only be done by
education. We have the right to
differ with TIE Executive as well
rs the GrAEDAED, bat shall try to
maintain the dignity Of letters anc
not the indignity OF abuse.