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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03
A 0hastly War Relic.
From the ,Jopin News.

Hardly \ day passes but there is some
discovery made in the southwest which
brings to mind only too wildly the hor-
rors Of the late civil war through which
the country passed and from which
southwest Missouri suffered 70 much.
Now and then skeleton is found, or q
skull picked up, in some out-of-the-way
place, which tells only too plainly of q
deed of murder in which some unfortu-
nate soldier was taken If who left no
record behind him other than the simple
word missing" on his company's roll
bookA His homo may have been in the
far south or far north, where his friends
are to-day awaiting the return of the
" missing" one whose bones are perhaps
smoldering in some unfrequented place
where he had been taken and killed.
Such are the thoughts which passed
through the minds, yesterday forenoon,
of small knot of spectators - they
gaSed upon . mosscovered skull which
was shown to several parties BY man
who purchases produce in the country,
and brings IL to town for barter. The
skull was Of . man, without doubt
Three of the teeth were filled with gold,
which showed that the once owner OF The
skull appreciated the dentists artA But
the most interesting feature Of the relic
ives . peculiar indentation ON the top
oblong In ahape, which exactly fitted ths
butt Of : revolver, and told plainly how
the unfortunate man had met his 6an&h
The skull was found on the 1snsca scad
soutA ot oAoAk Crssk, under Z Ghslvi1l
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

st. Louis has had kangaroo born to
her, which fact excites the Republican
in this way There are three old Kanga-
roofs at the fair grounds, one, the giant
kangaroo, which can leap from twenty
to twenty-six feet at q jump, with an
elevation of the curve to his line of
fight Of from six to nine feet. Then
there il pair of what is known a. the
Bennett or bush kangaroo from Austria
liza. The female kangaroo at the fair
grounds has q little kangaroo that has
been seen several times peeping from its
mothers sac. When born it was not
much over an inch long, and resembled
the semi-transparent mouse. 1t was
lifted by the mouth of its mother into
the sac, or manupium, and placed near
the nipple, which it instinctively seized.
1t will remain there until it is capable
of taking care of itself. As soon az
born the young are placed in the moth
er's pouch, which is held open by her
fore paws while they are taken up BY
her mouth. A the young become older,
and long after they are able to graze
about like their parents, they frequently
retreat to the abdominal pouch, and may
often be seen protruding their heads and
cropping the herbage at the same time
| with their mother.
Kangaroos are vegetable feeders, brows
ing like ruminants, and, like these, oc
sionally chew the cud, and when brows
ing apply the fore foot TO the ground; al
other times they rest upon the tripod
formed by the hind legs and powerful
tail, with the fore part Of the body in
clining slightly forward. Mr.. Kali
feeds his kangaroos on carrots, rutaba
gas, cabbage, hay and corn, and in ths
the summer they take the fresh grass ant
clover. The flesh of the kangaroo, lik,
the oposum, is excellent, and the ami
NAL is much hunted alike by the colo
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

rock, and though the finder made a
search, he failed to discover any other
portion of the remains. The skull had
probably lain there twelve or fifteen
years, but who it belonged to will proba-
bly, forever remain mystery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

"Is he good horse to gor' "Thee
would b pleased tosee him 10" said the
conscientious Quaker. A bargain was
struck, and belky horse changed own
err. His purchaser In high dudSeon
went back upon the Quaker. He de-
hned his poaition: II have not He'd 10
thee, friend. / told thee thee would 30
pleased TO ~ him 70. Now wouldn't
thse b pleased - - Elm goT
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

The famous standard of Mohammed
is said to be at the museum of artillery
at Turin, Italy, having been purchased
by the Sandman ambassador at Con.
stantinople in 1889, and sent to King
Charles Albert. It is Of red silk, with
verses of the Koran upon it in yellow
letters.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03
TIE MARKETS.


NEW YORK, March 26-3: p. M-Cot
ton-Dull and unchanged. Flour Quiet
receipts 1900 bbls; sales 10000 bbis at
$4.SO@6.75. Whest-Less firm receipts g.,
900 bus; sales Al, 900 bus at $1.25H for No
2 spring. Rye-Less active Mt 751@76 11c.
Corn-Easisr; receipts Isl, 900 bus; sale,
$4,000 bus at 5O@55c for western mixed
Barley Dali. Oats-Dull; receipts 19,O0l
at$7.50. Whisky-Unchsnged Petroleum
Unchanged.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

A TEXAS paper advised its readers to
sell their vacant town lots, and the Gal
weston Nesos hurries in with the sug-
gestion that they may spare themselves
the trouble, as the tax collector will at
tend to all that kind of business in due
season.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

PARIS street-cars are warmed by email
hot water pipes connected with little
stove placed beneath one of the plat
forms. The cost is about ten American
cents day, the fuel used being just suf.
ficient to keep moderate quantity of
water hot. The Psrisians are greatly
pleased with the plan,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

VENEZUELA is referred to now and
then in presidential messages as coun-
try, the government of which, is pretty
slow pay, and that is about all that the
majority Of our people know about it.
But in recent book, the author-Mr.
Spence-tries TO give us = notion of it,
by telling us that Venexuela covers the
same extent Of superficial area - France,
Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Switser.
land, Portugal, and the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland. III
coast line extends over 1900 miles, Il
has three mountain SYSTEMS, Il bounti
fully watsrsd, and has two magniAosn,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, March 26.-3:00 P. NJ
Flour-Rather dull, but steady. Wheat
Irregular; for future delivery April sold at
$l.07.@1.0S; May at $1.07sk@l.0S1<; No. l
cash receipts sold at $1.l3k9l.131z; No. 2
at $l0sX. Corn-No. 2 firm st Al Nc; new
dull at 30@35c. Rye-In good demand Ut
sec. Oats-Dull and weak No. 2 at 24xc !:
choice white at 27@2Sc. Barley-No. fresh
for 56Kc; and No. 8 at 4lc. Pork-Very
quiet, but steady at 1925 cash. Lard
Steady at $7.2O for steam and 81. so for kettle.
Hogs-Dull at $3.4O@3.6O.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

B0sToN, March 23.-There ~as no mate.
rial change in prices, but there 10 still q
gradual settling down in all grades, and last
weeks prices were more difficult to realize.
There was rather more doing in Ohio heeces
and the prices of No. 1 and x settled down
to 42c, At which figure most of the sales
were made. Small sales of choice X and
above, and Xxx and above, were made at
43c, but Ohio and Pennsylvania wools could
not be forced 1t over 40(a42 }<c for the most
desirable grades. There was little inquiry
fer fine woods, - both buyers aad sellers are
Indifferent about operating. Trade general
ly has not been 20 dull and unsatisfactory
for . long time. Nothing Of any conse.
queuce was done In Michigan and other
heeces. Pulled woods met with . fair de.
mand. The sales Of the week comprise
Ohio heeces, medium No. l, xxx and
above, At 4294Sc; No. and x Michigan q
4l@42c; iine Maine At 40c; low No. fleece
at 3sc; coarse fleece 1t 33637xc; combine
and dclaines ut 475<@4Sc.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

LUCRATIVE EMPLOYMENT" in Lon
don means-as two young ladies found
out who answered an advertisement-the
embroidering of colored "clocks" on
women's stockings at the rate of one
half-penny a clock! This liberal offer
was hampered with one condition. The
candidates for employment have to pay
five shillings in the first instance TO be
taught in the art of clock embroidery.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

TIE most luxurisnt thing about Mrs.
Ben Wade, says Washington letter,
was her long, waving and beautifully
golden hair. OF all the ladies that have
moved in the upper circles of society in
Washington for the last twenty years,
none has surpassed Mrs. Wade in the en-
chanting beauty of her magnifcently
beautiful golden hair. 1t was the one
strong personal mark of her appearance
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

Visitors to the late centennial show,
doubtless remember the hydraulic eleva-
tor that brought them to the upper story
of the buildings to "view the landscape
DER" The same old holster will crawl
up the towers of the rotuuda on the ex.
hibition grounds at Paris, and visitors
can go up by the hundred or two at a
time. The view from the top will take
in the valley of the Seine for miles on
either side, and every prominent build
ing the city will be easily seen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

GooD luck has come to genial Sam.
Ward. Keene, the California speculator,
grateful to him for personal kindness, is
said to have settled on him $6O, 900 for
life, the proceeds then to revert to
keene's family. This substantial addi-
tion to the income from the Astor
estate makes the king of the lobby COM
Portable for the rest of his days. So
shines good deed in the naughty world.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03
Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 26. Il SOP. Wheat
Active, weak and lower at $l.O5N for cash;
$l.05sS@1.05K for seller. April Sl.O6N bid
for seller May; No. 3 at $l.OO. Corn-Dull
and weak at Al 40 for cash; 4lNc for seller
April; 42@42Tc for May. Oats-Dull
and easier at 24kc for cash 243Sc for seller
April; 26N@26Lc for May. Rye-Un.
| changed. Barley-Easier at 45c. Pork
Dull aud easy at 1926 for cash; $40 bid
for May. Lard-Dull and lower at TIC for
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

LONDON, March 26-l2:3 r. M.-Consols
st 95 SIG. Liverpool wheat market opens
white good demand ;spring wheat at los lido
los I'd. Floating cargoes firm; on passage,
very little inquiry. Arrivals of coast for or
ders, wheat large.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

The alarming rapidity with which
short-sightedness is increasing among
German students formed the subject of
recent debate in the Prussian parliament.
From extended observations made in the
gymnasia, it appears that the number of
short-sighted persons increases from %
per cent. in the first year to 25 per cent.
in the ninth or last year. The too fire.
quent custom in Germany of forcing
lads to study during the evenings with
insufficient light, in ill-ventilatcd rooms,
is undoubtedly main cause of the wide
spread evil.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

The gasbage scow fleet of the street
cleaning department of New York is a
floating village, having society pecu-
liarly its own, which is just now interest
ed in the marriage of one of its men,
bers. Miss Matilda Baker, daughter of
the captain of scow GO, and long known
rs the queen of the garbage feet, has
welded Capt. Thomas Matthews, Of the
garbage scow Highland Rose, who, by
virtue of the marriage, becomes prince
COnsOrt,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

widows the same privileges as men in voting
upon propositions to impose tax, or sppro.
pirate money, or for the city council.
JosEPHUs SoCoY, the defaulting treas.
urer Of New Jersey, who has spent nearly
three years in state prison, has been pardon.
ed out His term would have expired in
May next.
A COMPLIMENTARY reception was ten.
dered to the Hon. Bayard Taylor by the
Goethe Club, at New York, on the evening
of the 20th. The room was filed with dis
tinguished guests.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

PHILADELPHIA has forty-five news
paper offices whose annual business
equals $4,000, 900; 103 job printing Of.
fees, who each year turn out work
amounting to $2,l76,00O. The book
making interest in 1876 came to n, ,l93,.
600. The annual sales of the paper mills
average $4,049,OO0. The products Of
electrotyping, stereotyping, steel and
wood engraving each year equal 81, ,5OO,
600. Four million dollars worth Of
paper is sold annually by its manufac.
turerR
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

PHILADELPHIA rejoices and is glad
over the possession of probably the old.
est hearse-driver in the world. Fol
nearly fifty years has this sombre indi.
vidual held the ribbons of death and
driven slowly gravewards. He has aver.
aged three funerals a day, but what hi
is particularly proud of is his connection
with obsequies, real and ceremonial, Of
John Quincy Adams, Zachary ~aylor
Abraham Lincoln and Henry Wilson
He expects shortly TO patronize the
grave craft of drivers himself.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-03

1T has always been, the custom when
the acting-secretary of state presents q
newly-elected pope with the white skull
cap, in the conclave where the election
occurs, for the pontif' to proclaim that
official always monsignor) cardinal
by placing his own red skull-cap upon
the secretary's head. Monsignor La
sagni, however, was disappointed at the
election of Leo KILL, for the new pope,
on receiving the white cap, put the red
one into his pocket.
The New York herald., 1878-05-27

Walker, q q, daposed thatAs was a captais 10 the
Seventeenth la1ccrs; he remembered being intro.
duced Mrs. Bagot Kingstown 10 the early part OF
1876. ~ MRS. Bond: he remembered dining WIN NJ
Jenkins al the Saithill Hotel, when MIRA bagot and
they ef, but they were always In time 20 come
back 90 Dublin " train; he dined twice q the Marine
Hotol.
q on any Of these occasions on your oath, did the
slightest improprety take place between you and
Mrs. Bagot or any member OF the partyf a. MOST
certainly not; We wero all together, and we nevor
separated; TO the best of my recollection ! got the
box at the theatre once; I don't know whether the
ladies' got the tickets on thc other OCCASION
This ended the seyenteenth days stting
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21
UNIVERSITY OF LOUTSIAN
ACADEMTCAL DEPARTMENT.

The Board Of Administrators beg leave to an.
nounce to the public that arrangements have
been COMPLETED for opening tho Academica
Department Of the University Of Louisiana or
MONDAY, November 4, 1873.
r. FL. JESSIE. of Virginia. has boon chosen
Professor Of Latin. Greek and English, and will
act as Dean Of the Faculty
J. L. CROSS. Of New Orleans. fills the chair Of
Mathematics and Natural Sciences. and M. 2
JULIAN that Of the French Language and Lit
erature.
Professors Gross and Julian will be daily In at
tendance at the lecture rooms, east wing of the
University building. corner of Baronne and
Common streets, from q. N. to .. NJ, to con-
slider applications for admission to their classes
and to examine applicants.
The tuition fee has been placed as low as DOS
sible-saG for the session. payable quarterly In
advance.
The rooms that will be used have boon thor
Oughly repaired, and are well adapted for
school purposes, we'll ventilated, with high
ceilings.
We indulge confident hopes that the growth
of this institution will be rapid. and it's useful
ness to the State great.
JOHN Fl. KENNARD
President Of the Board Of Administrators.
Oc13 2dD 2w
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21

The citizens of the Second District may
well be congratulated on the denomination by
the recent Parish Convention Of Judge Ernest
AIiltenberger for the recordership of that dis
trict Judge Miltenbergers decision last
summer declaring the unconstitutionality Of
the Infamous Lottery acts Nos. 8 and 10 Sc
cured for him the unrelenting hostility of the
LOTTERY Company, and that institution,
through its head devil Charles T. Howard
had been using every means at its command,
fair and foul, to insure his defeat. The credit
Cor the denomination of this upright Judge we
know now is due mainly to the sixth ward
delegation, which deserves the gratitude of our
people for their exertions IN his behalf. This
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21
Heretofore 1t has been our CUSTOM in com

Heretofore 1t has been our custom. in com
mon with that of other journals of this city
to publish on the first Of September oil an
nual statement OF the commerce of New Or
leans. But when that day rolled around this
year, the ravages of the fever had become
fully developed, business was paralyzod, and
mail communication with our friends in the
interior almost entirely stopped by quaran-
tine restrictions. Under these adverse cir
cumstances we deemed it expedient to post
pone the publication of our annual statement
sided and mail communication sufficiently
restored to enable us to deliver tho Demo-
Graf to our numerous subscribers in the
country, as well as to the correspondents of
our advertising friends and patrons.
We take pleasure In announcing that SO
soon as the much longed-for black frost shall
make it's appearance and lower the crest Of
the knight with the yellow plume, we design
publishing q long, complete and exhaustive
report Oh the commerce Oh NEW bIlotls lLOIn
September /, 1877, up to date On that occa-
sion we will issue one Of the largest editions
ever sent forth from q newspaper office in
New Orleans. and wo specially direct the at
tention Of our advertising friends to this an
ilouncement.
It is we'll known fact that never before
were stocks Of produce and merchandise at
the South lin the interor) so low as at the
present time When the cause of the inter-
ruption OF business Is removed there will
necessarily be great demand for goods Of
all kinds, and Now Orleans will naturally be
the great source of supply-the commercial
Mecca to which the country merchants and
planters will bend their steps for the replen-
ishment of their empty stores and exhausted
larders.
Then will be the time for our mercantile
friends to avail themselves Of the superior
advantages which the DEMOCRATS annual
statement and It's extraordinarily large edi-
tion will afford to advertise their goods and
present their claims for patronage to pur-
rhasers from the country
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21

The Texas correspondent of the st. Louis
Gtobe-Democrat says thaS there is no security
for life or property in that State, because OF
81 the laxity of her courts, and the patent and
clearly evident bribery among some of her
judges, district attorneys and jurors" The
quarantine has been interfering with the G.
DIS mail. This was news about four years
ago, but this order of things has all been
changed of late years. But then it may be
that the G.-D.'s Texas correspondent is a vile
slanderer and unmitigated liar. This last is
most likely, perhaps.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21

The following piece Of news is clipped from
the New York 4Sme, wherein it appeared as
correspondence. AS Col. George Williamson
and DR.. D. ?. Fenner are both widely known
in Louisiana 1t will doubtless be read with in
terest by their numerous acquaintance.
What their relations may be now we do not
know, but we do know that before leaving
the State they were most cordial, In fact, DR..
Fenner was induced by Col. Williamson to 90
to Guatemala, where the Doctor went at the
latters earnest solicitation, specially to at
tend Mrs. Williamson at a critical time, and
to remain in that country if he happened to
to like it,
Knowing these facts we are disposed to take
the statements of the SIMS correspondent
with a very large grain of salt At all events
we are glad to learn that DR.. Fenner has so
highly commended himself to the people
among whom he has cast his fortunes. He has
large circle of friends in the State and
number of relatives in this city:
The American Consul at Guatemala, native
Of Louisiana, has been removed, at the request
of the American Minister to Central America
Who was appointed from Louisiana by Grant,.
Inc new appOlntee Is a native of Central Amer
lea named Medina. who stayed in the United
States Just long enough to secure papers of ma
turalzatlon IN order to protect him in his native
country. and is manager OF bank In the city
Of Guatemala.
More than nine-tenths of the Americans re-
siding IN Guatemala have signed a petition
asking the government of the United States to
relnstate DR.. Fenner, the Consul who has been
removed without cause, without complaint. and
WITHOUT any reasons other than the fact that
the American Minister has but one friend in
the REPUBLIC of Guatemala. That friend is Me-
dina, and Mediua wants to fly the American
Fenner is ousted and Medina appointed. WA :
Williamson, the American Minister moved
IN the matter entirely from motives of malice
and jealousy He is not on good terms with the
goyerpn la n Of Guatemala; Dr.. Fenner always
circulating petition asking to be relieved from
the American can Minister'S presence in Guate-
requested its Minister to the United States to
ask q that Minister Williamson be removed, Dr..
tenner Is 40 party 70 either of the petitions al
Syo ne receive 1aaoopointment; but. he
frankly I. says ne would like to see the United
the United States consular regulations Medina /
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21

The Tennessee Nationals have brought out
another candidate for Governor This time it
is Col. R. NJ. Edwards, of Cleveland county. It
Is not certain that Col. Edwards will not 20
to join West and Tillman before the canvass
is over, although he says he will continue in
the field. The first named was an Independ-
ent in politics, the second an old Republican
and the new nominee is Democrat. tt is to
be hoped that the newly nominated will make
the race. The National party is not visible to
the naked eye in Tennessee, and there is some
curiosity to see what it really amounts to.
Ballots talk.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-21

VIM, A. Wood is the Democratic, and his
brother, Walter A. Wood, the Republican can
ddatc for Congress in the Troy district, New
York. The contest is said to be anything else
than an amicable family affair. On the con
trary, 1t Is quite lively and bitter the brothers
being rivals in business-they are both manu-
facturers Of reapers and moving machines
as well as in politics. They are quite rich,
and propose to spend large sums of money in
the election. The New York SIN informs US
that Walter A., the younger brother and the
candidate of the Republicans, has been
decorated with the Imperial Cross of
the Legion Of Honor by Louis Napoleon, and
also with the cross OF the order Of Franz
Joseph of Austria, and consequently that he
is Sir Walter. This Is the first time we have
ever heard that the Legion of Honor or the
order of Franz Joseph Of Austria conferred
the English title of knighthood, but we sup
pose the Seu, knows all about it. He Is, in
this event, the only American bearing @ title
of nobility and yet retaining his citizenship
we have heard Of, and he will certainly have
to relinquish 1t before he can take his seat In
Congress.