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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Powder Explosion.

NEaAUNE, Mich, Aug 22.-The works of the
miners powder company here exploded yester-
day, doing terrible execution upon buildings
fences, g lass and trees, and killing four un-
married men-H. Huber, John Sconnoll Day
ton l.. Brown and Daniel Cooper. One of the
men was fairly driven into the ground and his
remains buried in dirt. All that remains of
them would not fill bushel basket. A horse
standing near by was peheaded. The men were
engaged in making nitro-glycerine and other
powerful powders. The cause Of the explosion
Will never be known.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, Aug %, A. M.-1ndications for
the upper lake region, warmer clear weather. fol-
lowed by increasing cloudiness and occasional
rain. winds mostly southeasterly, stationary or
lower pressure. Upper Mississippi valley, part
ly cloudy weather with occasional rain, vari-
perature, falling followed by stationary or
rising barometer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
ldpancememt of the Fine Art

CLEVELAND O., Aug. 22.-Foreat Citys 4, Te-
cumsehs 12
P1rrsBUReH, Aug. 22.-Indianapolis 5, Provi-
| dence l.
ball club has been disbanded. 1t was a failure
| financially.
cagoes 3.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Saratoga Races,

SARATOGA, Aug. 22.-The first race, one mile,
was won by La Belle Helene; Bramble second;
Bertha third; time 1:45a. The second race.
a first handicap, mile and five-eighths,
by Clemmie G.. by easy length; Inspiration
second; Pilot third time 2:54119. Third race,
mile and a quarter, was won by Mamie n;
I Dark ark see0ndj Governor Hampton third time
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
SULKY AND BAT.
The Erie, Hartford and Saratoga Races
Yesterday-Base Ball Intelligence.
hartford Races.

Hartford, Aug. 22.-The unfinished races
2:2S and 2:24 classes, postponed from yester-
day, were finished to-day. 1t being apparent
that some of the horses in the 224 race were
held back, the judges before the start in the
third heat put John front into the drivers
sulky in place of Briggs, and Murphy as driver
in place of Young Goldsmith. Edward the
favorite in the pools, won the second heat in
2:2615. The effect of a change of drivers
crowded Edward down to 2:2l in the next heat.
The change was made too late, however, to af-
feet the result of the race which was won by
Edward in three straight heats.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23

Port Huron, to-day, nominated OBrien ]. At
kinson of that city for Congress.
KANSAS Cry, No., Aug. 22-The Greenback
convention held here to-day nominated F. N.
Deerham for Congress by acclamation. 1t is
stated that Judge Sawyer will tomorrow an
nounce himself as an independent candidate.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Acquitted.

San FRANc1sco, Aug. 22.-Charles A. Morrill,,
late captain Of the night inspectors of the Gus
tom house, recently arrested for completely in
smuggling, was tried and acquitted to-day in
the United States circuit court,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Hooley,s Theatre.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22-The question of the man
agement of Hcoley's theatre decided to-day
by Simon Quinlin selling out his entire claim
to R. M. Hooley for S12,500, this sum to be
paid in instalments out of the receipts. Mr..
Hooley hopes, with good reason, to be able to
pay the entire amount inside of a year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Road Agents.

DEADwooD. Aug. 22.-About 2 o'clock this
morning the North bound stage from Cheyenne
was stopped between Cheyenne river and
Lightning creek, ninety miles south of Dead
wood by three road agents, who, after COM
polling the passengers to throw up their hands,
went through their pockets, obtaining two
watches and a small amount of money. After
securing what the passengers had they cut
open all the United States mail sacks and APP
propriated all the registered letters, leaving the
balance of the mail strewn over the ground.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23

Hon. G. NJ. Reeds horse, Midnight, trotted
one of the fastest miles ever made over half
mile track He trotted without a skip, going
to the quarter in &c seconds, to the half in IL;
to the three-quarters in 1:471a the mile in
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
Relief Measures.

Especial Telegram to the Globe
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 22.-Two hundred dol
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
YANKEE NOTIONS AT THE EXPOSITION.

LONDON, Aug. 22.-The executive committee
Of the home rule confederation unanimously
refused to rescind the resolutions condemning
DR.. Butt and the majority of the home rule
members of parliament for their concillatory
policy towards the government. O'Donnall
who proposed that the resolution be rescinded
did not find member to second his propo-
sition, and was himself censured.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08

s4a s ssHt ssr 9ssss
a w as ss g q III xs NJ hse re Ssss
neetown IN the evening, when The Weed 1.ssl
w msefaln T. d qayligbt when ws, Hsfs
miles asaa We eaiaed Steadily On Der II day.
nearly all night, SO as TO be at Cairo In daylight.
The Wood went oi, and passed O4iro at e. Itl;,
h w a Sas ,st tws miles bsow lessn
blowing: ron iii day: came IN sight Of the
island ii close under the Mood Started at 3 a..
ID. February /. and. tho Wood about, miles
behind We gained steadily on her all De DAY. At
Il s bead 81 Island e lie Wood %
landing close above. We started ut 4:sg q. IN,
Febrqary With the Weed close hshlp qa VIII
hes 81 boats In tow for New Orleans. containing
e0e.poo bushels Of coal. d.
| The grain trade Of the Cumberland has been
mouth the river has been lined with bags of
eprn u the Lower ognssrlanq has this eapsoa, /,
s sf the wss m y " le so
and sent TO the Southern markets.
The objects OF the present survey III the NE.
engineers ore for the purp9ss Of ascesrtai,nlng
the depth Of the river, length, rise and fall. ma,
ture Oh the banks, extent Of the. ,oyerh9ws. ana
HlhIly 8tHeE iMpbEtuHb poihts endt ntii s,iiho,o
| the government to adopt system OF levying or
| draining that may reclaim many thousand
acres OF valuable land that are annually over
/ flowed.
Memphis Avalanche. February 81,
| The Ghouteau carried away about 800 bales oil
cotton last night ell at sixty cents per bale.
She has d show to get more at cheap rates at
i various points below here.
The To- o. StanHrd passed south night before
| last late: also the Sam Roberts and barges.
At The. annual meeting OF the Peninsula and
Oriental Steam Navigation COMPANY at Lon
| don. IL was stated by the chairman that during
the past year over 1,7oo 900 miles have been ira
have been conveyed without loss o.
accident and over 100000 tons OF
l freight had been carried. There had
been no break down OF their engines. Theii
fleet consisted Of Is sea-going ships. costing
i over a. 100000: the aggregate was over IT. Qot
tons. and the horse RnMer over 90 900 tons.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
INSURANCE.
M ERoHANTs' MUTUAL INSURANCE CON.
PANY or NEW ORLEANS,
l0A ........ gsaitnJ STRAIT 80
rwENTY-rHtnD ANNUAL srArEMaNr

In conformity with the requirements Of their
charter, the Company publish the following
statement: u
Premiums received during the year ending
May 81. 1877, Including unsarned premiums
OF the previous yenr-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
STEAMBOATS,.
ARKANSAS RIVER.

REGULAR ARKANSAS RIVER PACKET.
Leaves on SATURDAY. February 8. at u m.
- F0H FORT SMITH, VAN b UREN.
L6R4 Dardanelle. Little Rock. Pine Bluff
1satd all way landings-T The light draft,
fine and fast passenger steamer
ASHLAND,
j. A. Williams master. :. J. 7. Alexander clerk.
will leave as above. For freight or passage
'''N'' Y. O. DENTzEI. Agent.
fe4 Do Natchey street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
OPELOUsAs.

REGULAR OPELOUSAs PACKET.
Leaves FRIDAY February 8. ut .. m.
FOR WASHINGTON, OPELOU-
laRrS = sas, Port Barre, Simmsbort. Church.
- vile and all landings on tho coast
Atcbafalaya river and Bayou Oourtableau-The
very light draft passenger steamer
BlG sUNFLOWER,
lin place OF the Lessie Taytor.)
A. r. TrouadaIs, master. J. b. schmidt, clerk.
will positively leave as above. For freight or
passage apply ON board or to
HITE b CARLIN. Agents,
No. Tchouptoulas street,
Connecting at Washington with line of barges
for Bayou Boeuf. fe6
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08

REGULAR. MEMPHIS AND BEND PACKET.
i NJ n i FoR NATGtHEz, ffCRsBHRd.
Greenyille, Annapolis. Terrene. He
=. lena, Memphis and the bends
me sp'ena'e4 Ra asSsMshEss66 sI9 DEAN.
jas n. Pepper master. Frank Beck. Jr., clerk.
will leave as above. paying particular attention
to all way aud bend freights.. Rates given and
through bills iading signed to oil points on
White and Arkansas rivers. For freight or
passage applg ,, "a hoa a|s r oT to u
JANNEY q WORK. 10e Common street. :.
Through bills of lading signed to Pine Bluff
and stations on the, Little Rock. Mississippi
and to Little Rock ana stations On the. Memphis
and Little Rock Hallway, via Hopef1eld. Ark.
BROCKETT h GARTER. Agents,
oc2B 90 Magazine street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08
vICKsHuRe, aREENvILLE AND BENDS

FOR ARKAPoLIs, q1RsEIEEyyILhE, v1oKs-
Leaves EVERY MONDAY, .at6p. m.
r. FOR ARKAPO LIS. "a REENY VILE
lElt vicksburg and the Bends--The fine
and fast K gassTEsspEssr packet
connecting at yfcksburg with Parisotts Line for
all points on Yasoo and TalIahRtehfe rivers
Boot reserves the right Ito pass oil landings
that the captain may deem unsafe.
BROOK EFT b GAhTEDs
n. w. ADAMS.
Through bills lading given 10 Trenton. Mon
roe and all stations on Vieksburg, Shreveport
and Texas Railroad. and to Pine Bluff and sta
tions on Little Rock. Mississippi River and
fesas hail BKooK Slh fHFksp9SAfk rEn Agents
oes SO Magazine street.
UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
Leaves every TUESDAY at .. NJ.
IT, FOR VICKSBURa, NATOHEZ
Davis Bend and intermediate land
ROBERT u. LEE,
William Campbell, master.
A. McVay, clerk.
Parisot,s Line for.all points on tho Yazoo. Sun.
flower. Deer Greek and Tallahatehie.
y, W ADAMS.
h fAfffEtat S s ARHhk' Agents.
VIII give through bills OF lading to Trenton
Monroe, and all stations on the VicksbuIg
Shreveport and Texas Railroad, via Delta, La.
W. B. BROCR Eft, Agent.
deal 80 Magazine street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08

REGULAR OPEItOUgAg PACKET.
- FOR WASHINGTON, OPBLOU-
LeQeG lsas Port Barre, Simmsport. Church
willie and all landings on the Coast.
Atchafalaya river and Bayou Oourtableau-Th
new and light draft steamer
BERTHA,
III. FL. Broad master Theo. JOHN clerk.
will leave as above For freight or passage ap-
BRITToN & EPPLER, 81 Gravier street.
Connects at Washington with line OF barges
for Bayou BBuf. ja22 tx
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
Good story.

1t is related that bear and its lea
der lately arrived toward night at a
village near the city of Lyons, and
the latter sought admission into the
only ion Of the place. The host at
first declined TO admit the strange
pair, not knowing where to place the
animal, but finally consented to re-
ceive them. The bear was placed in
pigsty, and its occupant fat pig
which was 10 be killed on the morrow,
was let loose in the courtyard. In the
middle Of the night cries of help pro-
ceeding from the pigsty aroused the
house, and the host, his wife and the
servants at once ran to the spot. It
was then ascertained that q thief, ex-
cited by the splendid condition of the
pig, had determined on clipping with
it, and had entered the pigsty with
that laudable intention. The bear,
displeased at being suddenly awaken
ed by this enterprising individual, re-
warded him with q fratsrnal hug,
which caused the wOuld.be-thief to cry
out so Justify. The man was deliver
ed from the paws of the bear, but only
to be handed over into the hands Of
Justice.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
WhitesVilIe News.

Editor Herald:
The temperance concert came off on
Thursday night last, to the entire sat
isfactiOn Of all present. 1t was indeed
marked success, and an enjoyable
affair long to be remembered. The
Baptist Church was crowded to its ut.
most. 1t was dreadfully warm, and
the house being densely crowded, we
anticipated confusion; but, on the con-
trary, all was quiet and the best of
order prevailed. The actors and act
resses entered in the work with spir-
tied enthusiasm, and by so doing ac-
quilted themselves with much credit.
We have only to say to those who
were not there they missed quite n
treat. Whitesville Lodge has a good
treasury, and is now in a prosperous
condition. We hope our sister lodges
will follow the example and get up a
live and feeling concert, whereby they
may be benefited, Us well as to instill
useful lessons into the minds of many
of our hayward youths who need i'm
pressive lessons to guard them against
temptation. If you get up a concert
give US Aunt Dinah's pledge.
Yours, E. f. T.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
A Merry Heart.

! would ratheF be poor and merry
than inherit the wealth of the Indies
with a discontinued spirit. A merry
heart, a cheerful spirit, from which
laughter wells up naturally as bubble
the springs of Saratoga, are worth all
the money-blgs, stocks, and mort
cages of the city. The man who
laughs is a doctor, with diploma en-
dorsed by the school of nature his
face does more good in q sick room
than a pound of powders or a gallon
of bitter draughts. If things 60 right
he laughs because he is pleased; if
they 60 wrong, he laughs because it is
cheaper and better than crying. Peo-
pie are always glad to see him, and
their hands instinctively go half way
to meet his grasp, while they turn in
voluntarily from the clammy touch of
the dyspeptic, who speaks on the
grooming key. He laughs you out of
your faults, while you never dream of
being offended with him (; it seems as
if sunshine came into tho room with
him, and you never know what
pleasant world you are living in until
he points out the sunny streaks of its
pathway.
Who can help loving the whOle-sOul-
ed, genial laughter? Not the bufoon,
nor the man who classes noise with
mirth. but the CHEEKY, contented man
of sense and mind. A goOd-humored
laugh is the key to all breasts. The
truth is that people like to be laughed
at in q genial sort Of way. If you are
making yourself ridiculous you want
to be told of it in a pleasant manner,
not sneered at, And it is astonishing
how frankly the laughing population
can talk without treading on the sensi-
tive toes of their neighbors. Why
will the people put on long faces when
it is 30 much easier and more COM
Portable to Taught Tears come to US
unsought and unbidden. The wisest
art in life is to cultivate smiles, and to
find the flowers where others shrink
away for fear Of thorns.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21

The anxiety, the heartburnings, that
had rent his PASTORAL breast for months,
then eliminated in a severe mental
shock, and his reason was dethrOned.
He returned TO his home on the Hud-
son, and endeavoring to raise money,
wherewith to follow Mr.. and Mrs. Gold
schmidt to Charleston, whittier they
we're about to journey. He was sue
cessful at first, but at length becom-
ing possessed with the notion that he
had money in the Kingston Savings
Bank, he went there, drew a check for
$500 and presented it. 1t was signed
with his full name. Strange 10 say o
distant relative bearing the same name
happened to have an account at the
bank, and Boots" signature was very
similar. A former teller of the bank,
in conversation with a reporter at
Saugerties last week, said
He had no difficulty in identifying
himself as Tobias Steenberg, and
through extreme carelessness the check
was paid. 1t was some time before the
mistake was discovered. Then "BOOts"
was found, but he had spent the mon
ey, and being ascertained that he was
non cOmpos mentis, and innocent of an
Intentional crime, nothing was done
about it, and the bank was held re-
sponsible for its error" The story of
the check is still current in Kingston
and its environs.
With the money thus obtained,
"BOOts" returned to New York, pur-
chased a hand organ, and took the
same steamship as did the songstress
and her husband. He set the organ
up in the cabin in front of her state
room, and ground it by the hour. He
considered this a serenade. 1t became
a nuisance. Boots" mental condition
became known to the officers, and his
organ was locked up until Charleston
was reached. "Boots" followed the
newly married pair from Charleston
to Columbia, and thence to New Or
leans. He ascertained the situation
of the room of the sOngstress. and then
played in the street as near it rs pos
sible. In Charleston he played in the
hallway of the hotel; but this was
soon forbidden by the proprietor.
After several months, "Boots" be-
came thoroughly exhausted, mentally
and physically, and found his way to
his home in Kingston. This was in
1851. Since then he has wandered
from town to town with children at
his heels. He always treats them
kindly, and is a favorite. He attends
nearly all the shows in the village, and
is invariably admitted free. His ex-
CARNATIONS at different stages of the
performance create amusement. In the
Collingwood opera house in Pough-
keepsie especially he is a favorite. He
visited the Centennial Exhibition trav-
cling the entire distance ON foot. He
to make a patriotic speech
from the platform erected for the open
ing exercises. He was thought by the
Police of Philadelphia TO be intoxica-
ed, and was roughly handled. "BOots"
was frightened. He hurried home as
fast as his legs would carry him, and he
does not speak of the Centennial with
out trembling
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
Honor Thy Mother.


It was a cold, dark night IN winter.
The wind blew. and the snow was
whirled furiously about, seeking to
hide itself beneath clOaks and hoods,
and in the very hair of those who were
out. A distinguished lecturer was to
speak, and notwithstanding the storm
the villagers very generally ventured
to hear him.
William Amnesty, buttoned up to
his chin in his thick overcOat, accom-
panied his mother. 1t was difficult to
walk through the fallen snow against
the piercing wind, and William said to
his mother:
Couldn't you walk easier If you
took my mm ?"
"PeThaPs l could" his mother re-
piled, rs she put her arm through his
drew up % closely as possible to him.
Together;they breasted the storm-the
mother and the boy who had once been
carried in her arms, but who had now
grown up so tall that she could lean on
him. They had not walked very far
before he said:
II am very proud tonight, moth
err
proud that you can take care OF
me ?" She said to him with a heart
gushing with tenderness.
This is first time you have leaned
upon me" said the happy boy.
There will be few hours in thai
child's life Of more exalted pleasure
than he enjoyed that evening. even il
he should live to old age, and should
in his manhood. lovingly provide fol
her, who, in his helpless infancy watch
ed over him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
Dangerous Practice.

Somebody ought to publish house
hold tract, and advise people to kindle
their fires with gunpowder instead of
kerosene. 1t would be vastly safer
indeed, for the gunpOwder only ex-
plodes, and then IA done with; and if
il blows out the windows and doors, OF
takes off leg or an arm, or puts out
an eye, that is all there is of it, and
people know what to expect. But the
kerosene not only explOdes, but takes
fire and its burning vapor is pretty
sure death to the woman who tries this
sort of kindling. 1t is a very easy
thing to tilt what is left in the lamp or
the Oil-can right over the Goals to make
blaze when the fire is slow, but the
hospital ambulance and the coroner's
inquest are pretty sure TO follow. The
most sickening Of all horrors, being
burned alive, is the natural outcome
of this hurrying up ofslOw fires by the
quick kindling of kerosene but every
woman who tries it ought to know that
she would be a good deal safer in the
front of battle than bshlnd the kero-
sene can in such an experiment.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
Say What You Mean.

Let your friends know that you love
them. Do not keep the alabaster
boxes of your love and tenderness
sealed up until your friends are dead.
Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak
approving, cheering words while their
hearts can hear them, and while their
hearts can be thrilled by them. The
things you mean to say when they are
gone, say before they 60. The flowers
you mean to send for their collins, send
TO brighten and sweeten their homes
before they leave them. Ifmy friends
have alabaster boxes laid away, full Of
perfumes of sympathy and affection,
whloh they intend to break over my
dead body, 1 would rather they would
bring them out in my weary hours,
and open them, that l may be refresh
ed and cheered by them while need
them. / would rather have q bare
coffin without a flower, and a funeral
without a eulogy, than life without
the sweetness of love and sympathy.
Let us learn to annoint our friends be-
forehand for their burial. POst-mor-
tenn kindnesses do not cheer the bur-
dened spirit. Flowers on the coffin
cast no fragrance backward over the
weary days Of our lives.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
SelETRught.

Many men are said to be selftaught.
No man was taught in any other way.
Do you suppose a man is bucket, to
be hung on the well of knowledge and
pumped full : Man is a creature that
learns by the exertion Of his own fac
ulties. There are aids to learning Of
various kinds; but no matter how
many of these aids n man be surround
ed by after all, the learning is that
which he himself acquires. And
whether in college, in school or out Of
school, every man must educate him.
self. And in our time and in our
community, every man has the means
of doing it.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-08-21
Beautiful Extract.

saw q temple reared by the hand
of men standing with its high pinnacles
in the distant plain. The streams
beat upon 1.-THE God Of nature hurled
his thunderbolts against it and yet it
stood as firm as adamant. Revelry
was in its hnlls-the gay, the happy,
and the beautiful were there. l re-
turned and the temple was no more;
its high walls lay scattered in ruins;
moss and wild grass grew there. The
young and the gay that reveled there
had passed away. 1 saw a child re-
jOicing In his yOuth-the idol of his
mother, the pride of his father. l
returned, the child had become old
trembling with the weight of years,
he stood the last of his generatiOn--a
stranger amidst the desOlation around
him. l saw an old oak standing in all
its pride, On the mountains-the birds
were caroling on its boughs. l return
ed: the oak was leafess, the winds
were playing at their pastime through
its branches.
"Who is that Destroyer" said I, to
my guardian angel.
at is Time" said he "When the
morning stars sang together in joy over
the new-made world, he commenced
his course. And when he shall have
destroyed all that is beautiful of the
earth-plucked the sun from his sphere,
yelled the moon in blood; yea, when
he shall have rolled heaven and earth
away as a scroll, then shall an angel
from the throne of God come forth, and
with one foot on the sea and one on the
lands, lift up his hand towards Heaven
eternal. Time is, Time was, but Time
shall be no more!