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Sharp County record., 1878-10-10
Science and Industry.

The Great Eastern, it is said, has
been bought by company for use as
cattle boat to carry Texas meat to
England. Her capacity will be 1900
head of cattle and $500 sheep.
--Sylvanus Morris, Of Ellington,
Conn, is raising about $4,000 cabbages
for the city market. He claims that
the crop is fully as profitable as tobacco,
and less of a drain on the land.
The hair of the deer, it has been
discovered, is five times lighter than
cork, and Government commission
reports that pound of hair will sup
port a weight of 10 pounds for three
days. Within the last two years deers'
hair has been extensively used in the
construction of life-preservers, cush-
ions, etc.
Emerson, Corville & Co., owners OF
a salmon-canning factory in Collins
vile, and reputed owners of the can
merry at Sacramento Cal, which estab-
lishments have been for two months
putting up salmon for expectation, IN
violation of the law, have been arrested
Over 80, 900 seed-salmon, on their way
to the spawning grounds, are believed to
have been destroyed by cannerieS since
Aug. l, and the State has thereby lost
not less than million of dollars.
East Liverpool, Ohio, has the larg-
est nOtteries devoted entirely to IRON
stone china and decorated ware in Amer
lea. Firms that formerly gave employ
ment to 60 and 10 hands now have work
for 200 and upward, and the whole num-
ber employed in the potteries is now
over 1000 men, women and children.
The shipment of crockery from that
place from January l, 1878, to June 4
were 29,479 packages.
The Augusta (Ga.) cotton factory
shows a very satisfactory sort OF bal
ance. sheet. 1t has been making cotton
goods for 10 years, during which time
It has omitted only one quarterly div
idend, and its profits have ranged from
20 to s per cent. a year. Its present
capital is 100000, its surplus 1886, 900,
and it made about 100000 yards OF
cloth last year, while factory in New
Hampshire, having more looms, made
only 100000.
-Quinine has advanced in price, un-
til it is higher than it has before been in
this country since the rebellion. This
is attributed not only to the spread OF
malarial disease, but' to the falling otf
of the supply of bark, owing to troubles
among the South American tribes OF
Indians, who are the principal gather
ers. They have shipped no bark for
eight or nine months.
1t is not generally known that the
Chinese make very fine razors, andthat
for long period no European shaving
knife could compare with theirs in
keenness and durability. A fine edge
is a necessity with them, since they reg
ularly shave their heads-carefully
emitting the pigtail-without using soap
or any other emollient. They only
moistcn the scalp with little warm
water.
An electric alarm has been recently
designed which may be fixed to an Or
Sharp County record., 1878-10-10

When Ine hour hand OF tnG C1OcK r0uCnc5
a button an electric circuit is completed |;
the minute hand passes over the button
without effect. There is a series of
holes for the different hours, into any
one of which the button can be pushed,
according to the time at which the
alarm may be desired. The completion
of the electric circuit may ring bell or
sundry other alarms.
Sharp County record., 1878-10-10

-Seventy-eight more Communists
have been pardoned or had their SEN
tences committed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

The Potter Investigating Committee re-
sumed It's session at New York on the 18th.
The Chairman reported that Stanley
Matthews had been again summoned 20 APP
pear before the Committee, but had again
refu -ed to present himself for examination.
cen Butler moved the facts be entered upon
the minutes and reported 60 the House. Two
OF the Committee being absent no vote was
taken, and the Committee adjourned.
VIM. II. Roberts, editor OF the New Or
leans Times, was examined on the 18th. After
the election and prior TO the meeting OF the
Returning Board. he was selected by mum
Der Of Louisiana Democrats 20 go 20 ONO,
see Gov. Hayes. aud ascertain his views ana
what policy he would adopt In the event OF
his election 10 the Presidency Witness bore
a sealed letter from Murat Halstead. the
contents OF which he did not know. Ills in
terview with Hayes was OF an exceedingly
pleasant character. and he learned thct the
Governor entertained most friendly feeling
toward the South The witness told him the
state must be saved at all hazards 20 the
Democrats. and that whatever they threw
to them lie also told the Governor that they
could establish or show vote Of 1900. GOV.
Hayes told the witness that he had
no desire for the Presidency, I'M
spoken very kindly and courteousiy OF the
south The witness detailed az length con
yersations he had had az various times Pc
fore the matter was definitely settled with
Mr.. Lamar and Others. The witness said
from conversations with various Republican
leaders he Understood II louisiana and
south Carolina were counted for Haye,
7 the Governments Of those states would
be given 10 the Democrats. they proceed
ed on this assurance and the assurance
were carried out. Gen. Butler observed suci
assurances seemed to be OF much the same
nature a. bargain. Witness replied tina
Mr.. Hayes made no pledge Of any kind. ane
the witness was left 10 infer what hts word'
meant Gen. Butler tried TO show they im
/ piled bargain. The witness admitted tina
when relating his talk with Mr.. Hayes to hi
friends he accompanied the Information Will
the statement that he understood Louisiana
was to be saved.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

ment. The question Of the return Of the ex-
lied religious men and women has not been
decided. hut II Is said that probably an nm
derstandIng will be reached under which the
religious houses will be permitted 70 restore
themselves without molestation.
The most serious resistance 50 far en-
ccuntered by the Austrian army 81 occupa-
ton was At Jarize, In Bosnia, where, on the
sth inst, battle was fought lasting eight
hours, In which the Bcsnians are reported
10 have lost 800 killed and wounded and 100
prisoners, their force engaged numbering
5000 men, with four lannon's. The latest re-
ports are that L. 200 insurgents are coneen-
trated near the difficult pass Of vranduk TO
oppose the further advance Of Gen. Phillip
oyitch. One estimate places the number OF
armed men opposed 70 the invaders At ioo'-
900.
The German Parliament Is convoked for
Sept !.
A Russian torpedo cutter exploded In
the harbor Of Nicolaietf, killing "a persons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

II lightning never strikes twice In the
same place, II nevertheless struck In 4
great number OF places and played some
queer pranks. besides, during the cleo
trio storm last Sunday. Al Toronto a
thunderbolt III upon the belfry Of St.
Mary's Church, and passing downward
threw open the main entrance whereof
the doors were locked and bolted. A
man standing near by was slightly
touched up by the fluid and soon recoy-
cred from the shock, but II Is rot stated
whether he tarried in those parts lone
enough TO reflect up the striking inyi-
tation he had received to enter the
church and worship there. The phil
osophers in the villages around Hart
ford did not need any kites to perform
successfully Ben Franklin's experiment
Of bringing down the lightning, for it
came down of its own accord, damag-
ing several buildings and killing sever
al head of cattle. During the afternoon
service in the Methodist church at the
Connecticut village Of Mapping thelight-
ming also made very strong and re-
markable protest against the vanities Of
dress, especially in the matter Of
couture. The young woman whose
love Of q bonnet was torn into tatters and
whose back hair was neatly docked BY
the lightning. was no doubt ellectually
cured of whatever pride she took in her
headgear. The lesson OF humility,
however, was not learned without Sc
we're shock to herself and to some twen-
~ other young women who sat in pews
near BIZ. At Manchester three barns
were destroyed, while at Haverstraw
one man was killed and one barn was
fired. Lake Mahopac escaped with a
flagstaff splintered and gas-house set
on fire, which was extinguished before
any serious damage was done. Ia Phila-
delphia, yet another church full Of wor-
shippers was selected as a target for
heavens artillery, and five Of them were
pretty badly scorched or shocked. one
fatally. This was full days work for
the lightning, and it is now in order for
the unlearned to inquire whether the
recent eclipse of the sun has any thing
to do with producing these and similar
potent electrical phenomena-an in
quiry to which many of the learned
might honestly answer that they don't
know. 1t is pretty well settled, how
ever, that certain conjunctions OF the
heavenly bodies do produce some start
ling effects upon the earth we inhabit.-
Neic York Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

II. III. Kimpton, the alleged defaulting
Financial Agent OF south Carolina, has been
arrested Ia Massachusetts, and locked up In
westiield Jail. He claims that he i the sub
icct OF political persecution.
The South Carolina Republican State Con-
vention met and adjourned on the sth with
out making any nominations. A platform
was adopted, declaring that the Democrats
OF the State had been unfaithful 20 the
pledges Of 1876, charging them with violence
and intimidation during the campaign OF
1876, and with the subsequent violent sciz-
ure 81 the State Government, and declaring
II incxpedicnt 10 nominate State ticket on
account Of the Republicans being unable In
many counties TO organize for the campaign
without mourning great personal danger.
The prisoners Kane, Durham and Moore,
confined In Jail at Greenville, >. O., upon the
charge OF killing Amos Ladd during reye-
nue. raid upon Illicit distillers, have finally
been turned over 10 the United States au-
thorities.
:. waliingford, Connecticut, was struck by
tornado or cyclone about O'Clock on the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23
FASHION NOTES.

Velvet underskirts, with polonaises
Of delicate fabrics, are largely worn.
Black satin mantles, trimmed with
jet and lace, have just been imported.
An ivory brooch in the shape Of a
passion-hower exquisitely carved, Is a
new design.
The amount Of Swiss plating put
in the train Of dress renders q long
white skirt unnecessary.
Ball fringe continues in favor; a
new design has large and small balls Of
many-colored silk and beads.
--Walking-skirts are either very
few inches trained, and raised by the
hand, or quite clear the ground.
Pretty London women are divided.
according to the state Of their hair, into
touzlers and nun-touzlers.
Killed skirts are much worn, the
plaits turned one way, and faced round
the hem with crinoline lawn.
When polonaises are made with
wash-dresses they are now quite short,
and are turned up in front in washer
woman style.
Wide belts, embroidered in gay
colors, like those worn generation
ago, are now fashionably used with
black silk in grcnadine dresses.
Dinner and evening dresses are
made with long sweeping trains; those
intended for dancing or for toilets dc
visite are not quite so long.
The fancy for vests enables eco
nomical ladies to remodel basques and
sacques that have become soiled in
front, or are too tight across the bust.
The most popular shopping-bags
are square, and are made Of black vel
vet edged with lace, or else they are
crocheted with steel beads in the
meshes.
The Paris thread gloves fashioned
like kid gloves, long in the wrists, yet
with regular seams, like those Of Bal
briggan stockings, are excellent for
summer wear.
boots and gloves that fit, and a
pretty handkerchief" answered the
French woman when challenged to name
three essentials Of an elegant costume.
Instead of bracelets, bangles--witf
ornaments az emeralds, bugs, flies, rab-
bits and mice, formed of brilliants and
platina. Others set entirely around with
diamonds.
Small white handkcrchiefs, with thu
edges scalloped and wrought with I
color, are formed In pretty plated bow;
for the throat, to wear with morning
dresses.
knitting is in fashion again, ans
ladies buy the heavy English silks fol
knitting socks for gifts to gentlemen
Crocheted purses Of the English silk
are also in favor for gifts.
White dresses for afternoons a
home are made Of finely dotted Swis
muslin, trimmed with plaitings Of tn
same, simply hemmed, not edged will
lace. These have a basque and elbow
sleeves, while The simply shaped an'
boulrant oyerskirt has long-looped bow
Of pale blue ribbon holding Il up on tn
sides.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

A day or two since blackberry mer-
chant from the south side Of the river
brought in about two gallons Of berries
for sale. One of our physicians asked
the man to set a price on his berries,
which he did nc rs cents per gallon,
cash, OF 80 cents in trade, supposing the
doctor TO be merchant. The Doctor,
who loves a joke as well as any body,
told the fellow he would take the ber-
ries and pay him in trade. He invited
him to 90 with him to the doctor-shop,
where he cut of three or four huge blue
mass pills and with them handed his
bill, as follows:
To medicine. .....-..-..-. ................-.-+-
To prescription.
To cash. -.......---.........-...
Total.
Or.
By gals. berries, at soc..............-:....eo c
The fellow eyed the Doctor As though
he thought somebody was crazy, and he
seemed uncertain who il was. Whue
he was reading the bill the Doctor re-
marked, " Take one Of these pills now
another before supper, and the other
Just before going to bed, wash them
down with castor oil, and If they don't
wake you up before breakfast bring me
some more berries and III give you an
other dose.n
"No, sir; I'll be Nm II do. You may
keep the berries and your blarsted pills
also, and If ever l take trade for any
more blackberrics III be blessed
lie started for the door in great hur-
~, without waiting for his bucket, ou'
he was called back, and much 70 nis
establishment and relief, received his
thirty cents per gallon cash Oaamra
l (IoWal COnrisr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23


A conference Of leading Greenhack men
was held At Washington on the 9th, for con-
sultation regarding the best means for ad-
vancing the interests Of the movement
declaration Of principles was promulgated.
the principal features Of which are taxation
OF United States bonds, full legai-tender
currency 10 take the place Of National bank
notes, the repeal Of the Resumption act, free
coinage OF silver. and q judicious expenditure
OF Treasury notes In the construction OF
railways and other internal improvements
Philemon b. Hunt. Of Lexington, Ky, has
been appointed agent for the Indians OF the
Kiowa, Ccmanche and Wichita Agency, In
dian Territory.
Washington City was visited by another
destructive storm on the 10th.
President Hayes will attend the Minnesota
State Fair at ST. Paul, 10 be held the nrst
week in September.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-23

evening Of the 9Th, which, although brief In
duration, was terrible In is effects. Forty
dwelling houses were instantly demolished
burying their inmates In the ruins, ana
large number Of barns and other structures
were also leveled to the ground or carried
on hv the force Of the tornado. From - 10
- lives were lost BY the disaster and ~
many more persons were injured The
ravages Of the tornado were confined
l.. district OF two miles In length and
about quarter Of mile In width,
the locality being what Is known A. the Sand
Plains, north OF the railroad station. The
tract was covered with small wooden
houses, every one OF which was swept away
or demolished. Some larger buildings were
also unroofed, and the Catholic Church, a
frame structure, and the new brick school,
house were both demolished. The storm
extended over nearly all OF New England,
and was particularly disastrous along the
coast.
BY the explosion OF boiler In saw-mill
al Shamokin Dam, Pa. on the 9th, John
Gross, the proprietor, Charles Elliott, the
engineer, and Charles Freymeyer, boy,
were instantly killed, and wess Freymeyer
Isaac Fodder and another man were proba-
bly, fatally injured.
The funeral OF most OF the victims OF the
wallingford disaster took place on the 18th
The dead numbered 30.
At Edgefeld, 5. c., on the 18th, Brcokel
Toney shot and killed Thomas and Jame'
Booth, and was then himself killed by |
friend OF the Booths. Several Others were
wounded MORALLY. The trouble grew on
Of family feud.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

THE marriage of Miss Elizabeth Ban
croft Sherman, daughter of ex-Judge
Sherman and niece of Secretary and
General Sherman occurred according
to programme at Cleveland on the 9th
inst. The bridegroom in the affair is
James Donald Cameron, better known
politically as Don Cameron, .. S. Sen
ator from Pennsylvania. The bride is
twenty and the bridegroom a whoever
of forty-fve. Among the guests were
Gen. Sherman, Gen. Sheridan, Secretary
Sherman, Gen. Ewing, Attorney-Gen-
eral Devens, Senators Blaine and Conk
ling, besides numerous other distinguish
ed personages. I .a.il.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15
hour expired.

morning hour expired. Mr..
Wood moved to go into COM
mittee Of the whole on the tariff bill.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Saylor in the chair,
on the tariff bill. Mr.. Tucker, member
of the ways and means committee, took
the floor and spoke in support of the
bill. After several long speeches the
committee rose without action on the
bill, and the house adjourned
THURSDAY, May 9.-Ssnate. The SEN
ate held long secret session in the
morning to consider Mexican awards.
When the doors were reopened bill
was introduced to regulate railway mail
service. The senate then resumed con-
slderatiOn of the Indian appropriation
bill which finally passed. The bank
rupt act was then taken up, but the SEN
ate adjourned before reaching vote on
the bill.
THURSDAY, May 9.--House.-
joint resolution reported from
the committee on education and labor
for the enforcement Of the hour law
in all departm ents of the government,
gave rise to lively discussion in the
course of which Mr.. Banks denounced
the disregard of the law by the govern
ment as scandalous and Infamous, and
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, advocat-
ed penalty for it's disregard and said
| there was more powder and ball want
ed in the administration of the laws
The joint resolution passed. Mr..
Reagan endeavored to have his
bill to regulate Interstate transportation
by railways made the special order for
Saturday SO as to take it out of the
morning hour and give a chance to
other committees to be called. No OBJ
lection was made and Mr.. Reagan said
the bill would occupy the morning hour
until the house grew sick Of it. The
speaker suggested the bill might be got
rid of by motion to lay it on the table,
which motion was made by Mr..
Beebe but was rejected. The
senate bill authorizing citizens OF
| Colorado, Nevada and territories to cut
and remove timber on public lands for
mining and domestic purposes, was
passed with amendment offered by Mr.
Fort that such lands shall not be open
to railway corporations for cutting OF
timber. The bill subjecting the Fl
Wayne military reservation to entry
as other public lands of that state
passed. The house then went into a
committee of the whole on the tariff
bill and Kelley spoke against the bill.
No action was taken.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

says Hobart Pasha dined with Queen
Victoria yesterday, Sunday, at Windsor
Castle. line same dispatch states that
the government has ordered one million
pounds of lint for wounded soldiers in
anticipation of the war.
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CIMBRIA.
A Southwest Harbor, Maine. dispatch
OF the tn states that the Cambria still
lies quietly in the harbor and that the
British agent there remains constantly
on the wharf and walking up and down
the shore watching every movement Of
the officers of the Russian steamer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

MABEL CLARE writes us the follow
ing f1attering inquiry, care you the
author of that tender little ballad.
Darling, Kiss my Eyelids Down."
We? We write such stuff as that?
f" Kiss our eyelids DOWN." Mabel,
thou art beside thyself; much reading
hath made thee mad. Darling, kiss
our eyelids down. Now isn't that
nice thing to accuse us of saying? Are
we that devoid of intelligence? Mabel,
don't you trouble our eyelids when you
have a fancy to perform any operation
of that delicate and tender nature. We
have a large, comfortable, roomy,
flexible cash just below our nose that
has bought county rights for all bust
ness of that nature that comes within
the limits of our face, and any eyelid
found interfering or infringing, will be
prosecuted to the extreme limit of the
law. No, we didn't write it.,-Bawlington
HdaUkeue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-15

vest this fall, but the contraction Of the
currency will still keep all business de-
pressed. and you will find the farmers
turning in with a will to support the
national ticket this fall"
COAL MINERS STRIKE
A ST. Louis telegram of the 7th insta
says serious apprehension is felt that
the trouble at the Belleville, ILL.,, mines,
where nearly 1000 miners are On a
strike, will end in scenes OF violence,
and this feeling has been greatly aggra-
waited by the discovery that comm unis-
tic agents from St. Louis have been out
among the miners, counseling them to
remain firm and enforce their rights.
The strike has been in operation
q little over three weeks. and
extends to all the pits in
st. CLAIR and Madison counties. The
strike originated in a demand for in
creased pay, Or, rs the men said, " for
living The coal operators have
been paying the men from 1 cent to u
cents per bushel, and on this the miners
assert they cannot live. A fair, ordinary
miner should be able to dig sixty-fve
bushels of coal per diem, but out of
their earnings they have to find oil for
their lamps, supply themselves with
tools, and keep them sharpened, and buv
powder. Then they charge that there
was another imposition practiced
on them in working with the box.
The box would hold sixteen bushels,
but they were compelled to so pile it
up that it contained eighteen or twen-
ty bushels, and for these extra bushels
they received no recompense. The
proper way was for the men to be paid
according to the freight receipts, and
then they would get their money for all
they did. The men are now sticking
out tor two and half Or two cents a
bushel, and are determined to make
compact with the bosses for SIX or twelve
months, during which period no alter
nation is to be made in the rate of pay
agreed upon. The coal operators,
however, stand quite aloof from the
strikers, will not meet them,
and refuse to make any attempt at a
compromise. This elnbitters the feel
ing ofthe miners toward the bosses, and
there is an evident determination to
hold out to the last. Until last week
the miners maintained peaceful atti-
tude, but hearing that some men were
laying tracks in the Hendricks mine,
they went over there and threw 600
cords Of wood which were lying in the
vicinity of the pit down the shaft.
They also demolished an engine
house attached to the Dudley Mines,
and it was in connection with
these excuses that two of the strikers
were temporarily locked up, although
they strenuously deny any completely
in the riotous proceeding. Another
thing that causes a bitter feeling on the
part of the men is the shipping of coal
by the railroad company. The miners
have been idle so long that many are
menaced by starvation, making them
desperate and disposed to violence. A
large number of them have thus far
been sustained by two storekeepers,
who have advanced supplies, but the
storekeepers now decline to make
further advances.