davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-04-04
A CHARMING GIFT.

A package OF the prettiest pictures you saw
wers, Fruit. Landscapes, Autumn Lsayes.. Birds
Animals, Children, Beautiful Ladies' etc-for decorat
ng Pottery, Vases, Scrap Books, etc. and five weeks
subscription 10 IDLE Hours, 16page ilustra ted fami
weekly, filled with Charming Stories by able writer's
humorous Selection Poetry, Puzzles for the young
oks etc all sent FREE to every reader of this paper
tho will forward at once cents to pay mailing expen
es. We make this unparalleled offer to introduce
',aper ,p int f, new families Stamps taken; Address
VI. II. RICHARDSON & CO.. Publishers, 30.l Broad
yay, New, York. Splendid Prizes-Orgsns, Watches
ilyerware, etc, for clubs. Rare chance for agents.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-04-04
OLIVER DITSON g. CO.
BOSTON Mass,
PONDS
EXTRACT

CATARRH,-Pond's Extract is nearly speu
cific for this disease. Itcan hardly be ex-
celled even in old and obstinate cases.
The relief is so prompt that no one who
has ever tried it win be without " =,
CHAPPED HANDS AND FACE.-Pond's
Extract should be in every family this
rough weather. 1t removes the soreness
and roughness, and sOftens and heals
the skin promptly. 49,
RHEUMATISM.-Durin severe and changeable
weather, no one subject to Rheumatic
Pains should be one day without Ponds
Extract, which always relieves.
SORE LUNGS, CONSUMPTION, COUGHS,
COLDS,-This cold weather tries the
Lungs sorely. Have Ponds Extracs
on hand always. 1t relieves the pain and
cures the disease.
CHII,BIMINS will be promptly relieved and
ultimately cured by bathing the afflicted
paus with Pond Extract.
FROSrED DLIMBS.--POnd's Extra &C inya ria
biz relieves the pain and fiialiy Cures.
SORE THROAT, QUINsY, IkF!.hMED
TONSILS AND AIR PASSAGES
are promptly cured by the use Of Ponds
EXTRACT. 1t never fails.
HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract, In
pamphlet form. sent free on Application to
POND,S FXTRACT CO., 9S Maiden Lane,
s] New York. Sold by Druggists
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

The steamer Cimbria, of the Ham,
burg-Amercan line, under charter Of the
Russian Government, arrived at Southwest
Harbor, Maine, on the 2Sth. She has on
board u full complement Of officers and men,
and is under direction of Russian naval
officer of high rank. On her arrival a long
dispatch in cipher was sent to Admiral Les
sonsky at st. Petersburg, and the officers
seemed to be awaiting reply. The ship
has a large amount of stores on board, in
Guiding coal for 10 days steaming. No arms
or ammunition are visible, and the officers
of the steamer deny that there are any such
on board.
A Vienna dispatch of the I'd says the
Government expresses confidence in the
prompt meeting of the Congress and is again
urging England to accept the Congress. Per
contra, Constantnople dispatch of same
date represents both the Russians and Turks
as having abandoned all hope Of peaceful
solution of the difficulties.
A London dispatch says that the
steamship Cimbria, now in American wa
tiers, was chartered the oath Of March last,
sively as a transport. Her principal work
will be to supply provisions and munitions
Of war to the Russian fleet in the Pacific.
Her present destination, after taking aboard
the war material contracted for in America,
is North Japan.
A telegram from st. Petersburg, 4th,
stated that negotiations had been resumed
directly between London and st. Petersburg
in regard to the withdrawal from Constan-
tinople.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 9Th
says that Sadyk Pasha has declared that
Turkey will observe neutrality in the event
Of war between England and Russia, and
will cause her own territory to be respected.
4 dispatch from London says that
the British Admiralty have ordered
that the Island Of Helgoland be promptly
and efficiently fortified. A st. Petersburg
dispatch SAYS the Russian COmmandant Of
the Cimbria, now in American waters, is
Cassimir de Grippenberg, and that his mis-
sion j. to create fiOtila Of cruisers.
Parliament reopened on the 9th, after
the Easter recess. In the House Of Com
mons notice was given Of various questions
regarding the employment Of Indian troops.
Sir stafford Northcote, Chancellor Of the Ex-
ehequer, in reply to q question asked by the
Marquis Of Harrington, leader Of the Liber-
ais, said: 81 can only say that the negotia-
tons with Russia continue. Ii would be
highly disadvantageOus to public interest to
discuss them now"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
A Little Darlxy's Story.

Under great pecan tree on the lawn
before the /" big house," Sam and Pun
BILE sad down to consider and consult, or
as they expressed it =" study up whut us
gwine to do"
"Shill 1 tell storyp" asked Pumble.
"Does you know good oneP" in
quired Sam.
"Dis story's gwine to be new one,"
said Pumble, "bekase I'll make it up as
I 60 long"
"Tell ahead" said Sam.
"Wunst upon time began Pun
BILE.
"What timeP" interrupted Sam.
"Shut up! Wunce upon time. Dey
wuz man. An dis heah man lighted
up he pipe, an started out on de big
road. An he went walkin' along.
Right street along. An walkin' along,
an walkin' along, an walkin' along.
An a0albin' along"
"Dat man wuz gwine all de way,
wuzn't heP" interjected the listener.
"He hadn't got no way hardly w.t."
said Pumble, "but he KEEP walkin'
along, an walkin' along, an walkin'
along, an walkin' along, an walkln'
along, an walkin' along, an walkin'
along, and walkin' along"
"Stop dat walkin' now," said SAM
" and tell whut he done when he got
froo walkin'."
"He come to de place he wuz a.
gwine to-" said Pumble.
"Did he sho' enough9" exclaimed
Sam, az wuz kinder skeered he wudnt
nebber git dar at all. What did he 90
next"
"De mex ting he DONE" said Pum'
BILE, impressively, "wuz to turn rlghI
round an 60 back whar he come FROM
An OATS all!"-St. Nicholas for Nay.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE public debt statement issued
May 1 shows a decrease for the preced-
ing month of $S,015,S65, and the fol-
lowing balances in the Treasury: Cur
rency, 1,163, 140; special fund for the
redemption of fractional currency, $780,
100000; special deposit of legal-tenders
for the redemption of certificates of de-
post, $2S,315,0O0; coin, S156,O37, 236
Gncluding coin and silver certificates,
$55, 4,50O). Outstanding legal-ten-
ders, $346,681, 016.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

w. S. O'BRIRN, of the firm of Flood
Il O'Brien, the California millionaires, died
on the I'd. He was bachelor, and his heirs
are two sisters and several nieces and
nephews. The value of his estate Is est.
mated at from $l5,OOO,O0O to 1000, OOO
mostly In mining stocks.
Gov. NICHOLS, of Louisiana, has
signed the Mofiett Register bill.
THE Illinois Republican State Con.
vention will be held at Springfield on June
Goth.
THOMAS Z. LADD, heretofore one OF
the most prominent business men Of La
coma, N. H., has committed forgeries to q
large amount and fled.
+. REMINGTON & Son, Of lion, N.
Y, the we'll known arms manufacturers,
have asked an extension from their credit
ors on account Of the delinquency of foreign
Governments to whom they have furnished
arms. Their creditors have granted the
concession asked for.
The Right Hon. Claiborne Hardy has
been gazetted for the peerage, with the title
Of Viscount CrOnbroOk.
AT Little Rock, Ark, on the 9Th, an
unpleasant street encounter with revolvers
occurred between Col. John D. Adams, one
of the proprietors of the Gazette, and Col.
j. N. Smithee, one of the editors Of the
Democrat. Several shots were fired, re-
sulting in the latter receiving two flesh
wounds, one in the right arm and the other
in the hip. The cause Of the trouble was o
newspaper controversy.
THE nomination of George L. Smith
for Collector of the port of New Orleans has
finally been confirmed by the Senate.
PosTMAsTER-G GENERAL KEY has been
interviewed on the Florida business, and
talks with great frankness. He always be-
leved that both Florida and Louisiana be-
longed to Tilden, went into the Cabinet be-
lieving that Tilden was elected, and has
never changed his mind. But he believes
Hayes an honest man, knows that he hon.
estly thinks he was elected, and is sure he
was not cognizant of any frauds that were
committed. Consequently he will remain in
the Cabinet as long as Mr.. Hayes would like
to have him.
GENERAL JOHN M. BINCKLEY, of Mil
waukee, formerly Assistant Attorney Gen
eral CT the United States, committed suicide
on the night of the 4th by drowning himself
in the lake. He left several letters addressed
to different parties, the contents Of which
show conclusively his intention to take his
life. The immediate cause Of his rash act
is attributed to mental alteration brought
IN NV domaStip trnIIhlns Con Rinckley,s
family consisted of a wife, from whom he
was separated, and four children, all Of
whom are now in Knoxville, Tenn.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
WIT AND WISDOM.

ANCIENT fire-escapes - Shadrach
Meshach and Abednego.
A WOMAN would sooner rule a ba.,.
than fill it. The same remark will Nv
ply with equal truth to a pocket.boof
"DY1NG in poverty" says a modern
moralist, sis nothing-it is living in
poverty that comes hard on fellown
WHEN Hamlet said, "Seams, madam,
Nay, I know not seams" he wasn't
talking poetry, but had just killed a sew.
ing-machine agent in the front hall
Hawkeye.
AT 20 woman reaches for the trail.
ing arbutus. At rs she is after horse.
radish. At 80 she digs roots for her
blood. Such is gentle spring in the va.
rious stages of the feminine life.-Dan.
bury Nes0s.
WIFE (sarcastically to husband com.
ing home at in the neutrality-suspicious.
already, my dearp Why, you are ear.
ly!" Husband" Yes, my love; but |
didn't care about staying any later; it
was getting dull. "-Puck.
THE wonderful success of the tele.
phone is all owing to the fact that you
can attach one end of it to the mules
ear and swear at him in seven languages
without running the risk of getting
kicked.-Philadelphin Chronicle.
AN Exeter IN. H. teacher has been
accustomed at the close of each week to
ask her scholars to recall its important
events. When the usual question was
put last week, youngsters hand went
up with surprising rapidity and he tri.
umphantly exclaimed "Mrs. Tilton has
confessed.
HE said the pastry was ever so much
better made by her hands. This de.
lighted her. But when she wanted the
coal-scuttle at the other end of the
room, and he suggested that she should
get it, as the fire would feel so much
better if the coal was brought by her
dear hands, she was disguised. Women
are so changeable.
"THE prettiest girl in Paris this year."
says the New York Herald, els an
American girl" What nonsense is
this? The prettiest girl any where, and
at all times, and under all circumstances,
is an American girl. This too ingenious
newspaper will be telling us directly that
apples are apples and cheese is cheese.
Buffalo E1press.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The President has nominated Nor
man Buck to be United States Attorney and
Il. S. Chase Marshal for Idaho Territory.
MINISTER George F. Seward has been
summoned home from China to appear be-
fore the House Committee on Expenditures
in the State Department and explain certain
serious charges preferred against him, af-
fecting his official integrity.
Hon. BENJAMIN WOOD, M. c., of
New York, has been adjudicated voluntary
bankrupt. The failure is said to be mainly
due to depreciation in real estate. Liabili-
ties, $3.50, 1856; assets, $103,G00.
MAJOR JACOB Il. SNYDER, who died
recently at Sonoma, CAL, aged 66, was n pio-
neer of 1915, Quartermaster of Fremont's
battalion, u member Of the Convention
which formed the Constitution of the State
and Assistant United States Treasurer I'M
der Buchanan.
LIEUT.. READE, U. S. Army, has been
offered $1,000 year for seven years to take
charge of the Geographic system of Japan.
SENATOR MITCHELL's 15-year-old
daughter few days since ran away from
school in Washington and eloped with n
young man named Handy, a clerk in one of
the Government offices. The young bride
being given the alternative Of giving up her
husband or her home, automatically chose
the former and has been received back to
the paternal mansion.
Mr.. JOHN A. COCKRELL, formerly
managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and recently managing editor Of the Wash
ington Post, has retired from the latter pa
per, and has been succeeded by Mr.. A. c.
Buell.. Mr.. Cockrell accepts the managing
position on the Baltimore Gazette.
THE eighth General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South met
at Atlanta, Ga, on the LIST, Bishop Pierce
presiding. There were present 24S dele
gates from 81 conferences, and all the
Bishops.
Hon. JOHN MORRIssEY, eX-Congress-
man and ex -prize-fig lighter, died at Saratoga,
n. Y, on the LIST, aged AZ.
THE Jefferson Davis who recently,
appeared i'm full uniform at military review
in the City OF Mexico, was Gen. jeff c. Da-
Wis, OF tue u. >. AlHlN, anu not lne eA-
Confederate President. Gen. Davis COM
mands the national forces on the Texan
frontier, and has recently visited the Next
can capital with his wife.
GOVERNOR MOVES, the American
Minister at Paris, gave dinner on the ID in
honor of Bayard Taylor, the newly appoint
ed Minister TO Germany, and Mr.. Welch,
Minister to Great Britain.
THE Democracy of the Ninth Indiana
District have nominated John Il. Coffroth,
of Tippecanoe, for Congress. The National
Greenbackers Of the same district have
nominated Leroy Templeton, Of Benton
County.
BIsHoP MCCosKREr was reported on
the "a to he seriously i'll at the house Of 4
friend in New York City. 1t was believed
he would not recover.
SIR FRANCIS HENRY GeLDsNID,
member Of the House Of Commons for Read
Ing. was killed on the I'd in 4 railway acct
dent.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

The following is statement of i'm
ports and exports during nine months
of the fiscal year, ended March 81, 1873:
Merchandise exports, domestic, $522,-
5s1, 1928; merchandise exports, foreign,
$1O,449,207; total, S533,OS1, $50; i'm.
ports, 1929, sol, 629. Excess of exports
over imports, S2O3,229,501. Specie in
bullion exports, 1928, O36, 1892; imports,
$19, 749,S49; excess of exports over i'm
ports, S3,316, 243; total excess of ex-
ports over imports, specie and merchan-
disc, S206,545,744.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

All Assistant Treasurers throughout
the United States have been authorized to
exchange silver dollars for greenbacks.
Near Tyler, Texas, four negro chill
dren, left locked up at home while the moth
er was at church, were burned to death on
the night of the 2Sth.
At Kansas City, on the night of the
Goth, Theodore Haltenbach, a German chem
list, aged 43, and his wife were found dead in
their rooms, with bloody AK and an empty
revolver lying on the floor. Both Of them
had apparently been Drained with the AK,
but neither had been shot. Their little girl,
aged 8, was terribly cut, but succeeded in
reaching the yard and alarming the neigh
bors, who rushed in to find the house in
flames and the dead bodies as described.
The bed occupied by Mrs. Haltenbach and
her child was saturated with kerosene. The
little girl was so badly injured as to be I'M
able to give any ineligible account of the
affair.
An Orange procession in Montreal
was attacked by Catholics on the night Of
the Goth. About 100 shots were exchanged.
One Catholic was killed and two others
wounded and one Orangeman was shot twice,
but not fatally.
The towboat Warner. from New Or
leans to st. Louis, with barges in tow, eX-
ploded her boilers at Memphis on the MORN
ing of the list. The pilot-house and roof
were blown to great height, and fell back
upon the wreck, which took fire, but in a
few minutes after the explosion the
boat sank, so that only the
upper works were visible. The following
lost their lives by the explosion: George
Dawson, Captain; Dixon kennett, pilot;
VIM. Radcliffe, engineer; VIM. Petit, VIM.
Radcliffe, and another deckhand, name UNI
known. Jacob Cox, the pilot on watch, was
blown IS feet in the air, fell beneath the
pilot-wheel on the wreck and was badly
though not dangerously bruised. His aerial
flight was shared by John w. Poe, the boats
clerk, who was also in the pilot-house at the
time of the explosion. Several others were
injured, none, 1t was thought, fatally.
The trial-trip over the Gilbert Elevat-
ed Railroad in New York City was made on
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

CHARLES JOHNSON, an expert thlel
of "A summers, but hale and looking 70
years younger, has been captured ~
Chicago, where he was occupying t"o
rooms and was surrounded with Dur
glars tools and machinery for making
them. He is a venerable and rather
honest-looking man, but he has proOA'
bly, done as much thieving as any mAn
in the country. In his younger days ?,
was burglar, and has served severA
terms in penitentiaries. On becoming
too old for active service, he taug
young aspirants the art of burglar! a.-
sneak-thieving. He also engaged =
making burglars tools, and, beng We
acquainted with nearly all OF the Pr
cipal burglars of the country, furnisD'-
them with tools. He has at times '-A'-
gangs of his pupils out on raids ana =
periniended their depredAtions-
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE bill reported by Representative
Fort, which passed the House on the
Goth, makes it unlawful for the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to cancel or retire
any more legal-tender notes, but when
they shall be received into the Treasury
from any source they shall be reissued
and paid out again. There were only
four Western and Southern votes against
it, of which two were from Ohio. Tho
vote stood-yeas 1T, nays 50.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE Committee on Ways and Means,
by vote of to 3, have decided to re-
port to the House joint resolution d.
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
suspend the purchase of United States
bonds for sinking fund, as provided
by section 1864 of the Revised Statutes,
until the close of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1885, unless otherwise directed
by Congress.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

APPREHENSION is felt in Government
circles of serious trouble with the Indi-
ans the coming summer. The War De-
partment is in receipt of communica-
tons from parties whose opinions are
entitled to earnest sttention, to the effect
that warlike movements are clearly dis
cernible on the part of several tribes.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

OWING to the forwardness of the gen.
eral appropriation bills, it is thought by
a number of members of Congress an
sine die can take place to-
ward the last of June.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

Ex-Gov. PACKARD, of Louisiana, has
been nominated by the President for
United States Consul at Liverpool, to
succeed Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
who is transferred to the Consul-Gener-
alship at Paris, vice Alfred T. A. Tor
bert, of Delaware, recalled.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THERE is reported to be a regularly
organized and formidable rebellion on
foot in Mexico against the Diaz Gov
eminent, which is likely to cause our
Government no little annoyance on ac-
count of infractions of the neutral
ity law by the insurgents, who
are said to have fitted out various ma
rauding expeditions from this side of the
Rio Grande. Gen. Ord's instructions
are to patrol the river from Mcintosh
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

A TERRIBLE disaster occurred at Mir
neapolis, Mimi, on the I'd, causing the
loss of 16 human lives and the destruc-
ton of property valued at probably ST.
100000. About 7 o'clock on the even
ing of that day a terrific explosion &C.
Cured in the great Washburn Mill, To-
Gated, with several other large mills and
factories, on the river bank just above
the St. Anthony Falls. The building
was almost literally blown to
atoms, such was the force of the
explosion, and Immediately huge vol
ume of flames shot up, which commune
Gated to the adjacent mills, all of which
had been more or less injured by the
explosion of the Washburn, and in a
few hours five immense flouring-mills,
comprising 81 out of the 1871 runs of
stone in the city, were a heap of smol-
dering ruins. Although the loss of
property was immense, the loss of life
was simply appalling. Out of % men who
went into the Washburn Mill not over
half an hour before the explosion, only
five escaped with their lives, and these
poor fellows were literally blown out,
most of them mere wrecks of humanity.
The disaster is believed to have been
caused by the explosion of gas general
ed in the "midd.ings purifier" process,
which is said to be as explosive as nitro
glycerine.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE transit of Mercury,which occurred
on the 9th, was successfully observed
from the various observatories through
out the United States. Prof. Peters, of
Hamilton College, is of opinion he dis
covered indications of atmosphere on
the planet,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE Postmaster General has officially
informed Congress that 100000 are re-
quired to supply the deficiencies for the
compensation of Postmasters, and $2,-
1877, 1877 to supply the deficiencies in the
postal revenues for the fiscal year end
ing with June next. He says these ap-
preparations are necessary to properly
conduct the service of the department.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE Paris Industrial Exhibition was
formally opened with great pomp and
ceremony on Wednesday, May 1st. An
immense crowd was present, represent
ing nationalities from every quarter of
the globe. President MacMahon made a
brief address.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18
down, and put stop to such proceed

IT is reported that three companies
of Fenians are armed and equipped at
Buffalo, and other reinforcements are
being held in readiness elsewhere, to
make an invasion of Canada as soon as
war is declared between Russia and
England. The Government has no Of
fetal information of any proposed Fe-
MAN movement, and the report is dis
credited at Washington.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

THE Secretary Of the Treasury invites
subscriptions to the 4 per cent. loan up
on the same terms as offered the public
in July, 1877, namely: Subscribers up
on deposit Of per cent. will be allowed
80 days to complete payment. At the
expiration of 90 days bonds will be is
sued upon the receipt of SO per cent.
principal and interest accrued to that
date, and one-fourth of l per cent. COM
mission on all subscriptions for $1,000
and over will be allowed
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-18

The first Congressional election Of the
year will be held in Oregon, which
State chooses its member of the House
of Representative on the first Monday
of June, as we'll as Legislature which
will elect a United States Senator to
succeed John H. Mitchell. The Demo-
Gratis carried the State in 1874 and also
the last Legislature, which sent Gov.
Grover to the Senate, but the Republic
cans won in the Presidential election by
q little over 1000 majority.