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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Miscell03teOsss.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The Senate committee
on 6nahce will take up the House bill for re-
peal Of the specie resumption act Tuesday next,
The Senate committee foreign relations
have agreed to report favorably on the nomi-
nation Of Bayard Taylor minister to Germany.
The subcommittee of the House committee
on Territories, agreed, to-day, to report bill
providing for secret ballot voting in Utah.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
changing the department regulations, SO that
superintendent of mails at all the larger post
Offices shall be appointed by the local post
master, upon nomination by the general super
lntendent of the railway mail service, approved
ny the Postmaster General.
The cabinet held a brief session to-day, but
no business of extraordinary Importance was
attended to. 1t was agreed to close the execu-
tive departments the 22d inst. Affairs in Lou
isiana were not the subject Of consideration.
The commissioner Of internal revenue, after
thorough investigation, has exonerated col
lector Harvey and deputy collector somerville,
both of Chicago, of the charges preferred
against them by MIR. G. A. Storey.
The President and Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Representative Ellis
states, that III protracted interview with
President Hayes last night he received assur-
ance that the administration had never con-
templated interference, by United States
courts, with the State government of Louis
lana, and that while the President regretted
the prosecution of Anderson and Wells, it
would not alter his course toward the State or
the people of Louisiana. 1t was matter
which involved their honor, and he trusted
their honor. Mr.. Ellis claimed that he fully
the President of the condition Of
affairs in Louisiana and corrected what he,
Ellis, considered errors and mis-statements Of
Secretary Sherman and others, in regard to the
board trials.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20

Senator BlaineAs they are in office
all through this government, and my rather
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18
--~&np-s
A Girls Encounter with a Rattle
Snake.
[Frupt the Platte City Landmark

A few. days since. Miss Mary
Rleshman. daughter. of Perry. Flesh.
man, living two miles east of Platte
City, had a thrilling adventure with
rattlesnake. She was riding on
horseback alone through the woods,
when she dropped her glove. She
dismounted to secure it, and as she
was STOPPING to pick it up abe dis
covered large rattlesnaks, at least
six feet long, ooiled and in the act OF
striAins. 1t did strike, but it failed
to reach her, and fell at her feet.
She sprang back with cry Of hor.
ror, but almost instantly the. snake
recoiled and struck again. This
time the venomous fangs stuok in
the front part Of her bonnet, and the
hold tearing out with the force Of the
blow and the weight of the snake, it
fell on the ground at her feet: In.
sstantly itreared up in. front Of hsr,
its venomous breath right in: her
face. Scarcely knowing what she
did, sheTseized the snake Just below
the. head with both hands, a and, hold
ing it for a moment, with desperate
energy she alung. IL from hss and
fled, a,l.%-!A-t-- ;as,..r-, :,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18

BRUTAL ltURDER.-W Wade Pressly. col:
ored, was committed to Jail Saturday
charged with the murder OF his son. 1t
appears that the boy ran away from lone
but returned about the first of last week
His father gave him thrashing anc
ended by throwing him against a table
The boys head struck the corner of th'
table and he was killed. After conceal
ing the body for several days it was
brought out for burial, but was so often
sive as to excite suspicion and the Grim,
was detected.-AbJcvIe Medium.
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E50L BENJAMIN F. PERRY, OF GREENY ILbE:


Governor Perry preserves, the dig;
nifty and:courtesy Of manner always
:ascribed: 10 him. He is remarkably
familiar with his friends, and accessi,
BILE to ALL. He is a capital talker'
and'at the same time a=good listener.
The stores OF reading, observation
and anecdotes which he possesses are
freely dispensed, and embrace a wide
range in science, literature and poll
tics. He retains still much vigor Of
constitution, and his firm tread and
elastic step would indicate that he il
a much younger man than he is: o.
large and commanding person, with
striking intellectually Of face, he
readily impresses every one as being
Far -ahope-the mediocritY Of men, and
one of natures true noblemen. ~,
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s. P..S@While you and -ycurtfolks
are inyestigatini .sabouswho saved our
State RigKsin 1867; I @ishyon would
90 q back q fittle and sknd aoutaost EN-
ii ii 1a6S-654.. II "a q boy BOY is. IS saved from
drowTnin the first Question M aoho
pushed hiaisia y ANYBODY cam hold
out 9 pole. y e.ssss, 10, ssasl3isA =. q.
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60; -! ,..,.E.-:. - - -ss:5aat I
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18


Mrs. jerks swore wildly, and ac.
cording to orders, but Weber has
proven her statements to be false,
and she is shown-to be guilty Of per-
jury in declaring herself the author
of the Sherman letter. Weber's evi
-dence also. shows Sherman to be the
author Of the letter, about which
there has been so much fuss. 'Webe,
says he saw the letter, that his broth,
er received it from Sherman's OWL
hands, What will Sherman do when
all his meanness is made public p
IT,. ..
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FOUR ORDERS.

There are 46 members of the An
cient Order of United Workmen in
this city. The death benefit is s.,
600. There are two lodges and l9S
members Of the knights of Honor
and the death benefit is $1,000. Th'
Royal Arcanum, with a death bene.
fit of $1,000, las II members. TIN
knights of Py'hias have larg'
membership. The endowment is thi;
Order is $4,000. A party belonging
to all four of the Orders has an in
surance Of $4,000 upan his life, and
this at a cost Of only,a little over ont
hundred dollars a year Augustc
Chron. f Conai. ,l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18

ziEow in? pataptis it tthat.we aould
be, Of ,if all othe4s. q law abiding peo.
pie, and in regulating oar pfsona'
relations, asserting or s'.masnhin;Si
our personal rights, exercise tht for
bearance and liberation 'ih ele'
Yates and humanizes at pa,
nenoc which comes o r'ered
intelligence. sTTth2esl { w
mon mistress, and saI u'
mon arbiter. She
considerate, and
tyeaknessas,4allo@ 4 *.
shortcomings OF -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-07-18

Several tickets are before the people Of
Abbeviic for the primary elections. j. c.
Maxwell. the present Senator, and Cen
eral S. McGowan arc candidates for State
Senate.
His Honor, Judge Presley, in charg-
ing the jury on Monday IN the case of an
assault and battery in the road in front Of
mans house, expounded some law as to
tGc privileges of persons on the highway
w6ith it may he we'll to know. 1t is sim
Div o right Of wag-a right to the use ol
highway for purpose Of travel, etc. FES
soil is the pro arty of the party owning
the adjacent lands and any one beGom-
ing boisterioas or making himself object.
ionable in front OF mans house in pub
lie roxd, after being first ordered TO leave
may c elected as trcspasser by the use
of such force only as is necessary to gel
him Darlington Ncrs.
Every visitor from tie low country
should visit Cmsar's Head before return
ing. This is the sublmest mountain peak
in tho ssouaa,.; o. West of the Rocky Noun
tains, and on its top Is .plcagl9 hntej
kept BY DR.. F. A. Miles.
Miss Anna, only daughter Of the late
Hon. Llwrcnce NJ. >Keitt, achieved the ex,
Extraordinary success at Staunton, Va, oi
winning three gold medals.
- IN Seartanbir5 pea vines gov to the
length Of 7xtS' 600 E1shels raised
g.cnr h peckot'see and that pea produces
teSr crops annually 4'7e5-sr y -'- II,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-05

Coskry, Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of
Michigan, has resigned the Bishopric,
has advanced age being the cause of his
retirement. lie ranked second in point
81 seniority among the Bishops Of the
tnited States, having been c~onsecrated
~ -. Panl's Church, Philadelphia, July
2, 1856; while Bishop Smith, Of Ken
lucky, was consecrated four years prior
10 that time.
The uniyersalist clergymen Of Bos-
ton, after six months discussion Of the
hell question, have by a nearly unani-
nous vote resolved that sin x accom-
panied and followed by misery; that,
until the acquisitions Of divine Justice
are obeyed, God administers such dis
cipline, including both chastisemont and
instruction, and for rs long a period as
may be necessary to secure obedience,
and that repentance and salvation are
not limited to this life. The following
was also agreed to-: "Whatcyer differ
in regard 10 the future NAV exist
among us, none Of us believe that the
horizon Of eternity will be relatively,
largely or for a long time, over
by the clouds Of sin or punishment,
and in coming into the enjoyment Of
salvation, whenever that may be, All lie
elements Of pcuitence, forgiveness, and
are involved"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-05

TIE ETNA LIFE INSURANCE CON-
PANY, Of Hartford. Conn. with its as
sets Of S24, 141,175. 20 and its clean sur
plus OF nearly four and a quarter mill
ions Of dollars, and its well-known eco
nomical management, has recently re-
ceived q well-merited indorscmentfrom
the Special Commission appointed by
the Legislature Of Connecticut a year
ago, TO investigate all the Life Insur-
ance Companies of that State. The
Commission say Of the Etna that il Il
mot only solvent, but financially sound.
and under the management Of officers
and Directors Of large experience.
sound judgment and unblcmished char
a!cter, and entitled 70 the entire conf
dcnce Of p~olicy-holders and the public"
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visited BY throngs Of curious ParIsians

visited by throngs Of curious Parisiani
daily.
The Queen is going 10 pay $500,
600 for an addition 10 her private e.
tate, Balmoral, which every year be
comes more valuable. She can dispose
Of IL 10 whomsoever she wishes, as II
does not belong 10 the nation.
The heart Of the Pope has been de.
posted in the crypt of st. Peters. The
custom Of placing il in the Church al
the Acqua Treyi has been dispensed
with, on the ground that the usual cere-
monial Is impossible in the present con-
dition Of Rome.
King Albert Of Saxonv Is said 10 be
by no means idolized by his subjects,
who say he Is not a statesman, a gener-
al, or any thing else Of any importance
in particular-merely a king, living
more for himself than his people; and
many look forward with pleasure to the
time when Saxony will be absorbed In
Prussia, in accordance with the absorp-
tion policy which Prussia is said to be
carrying out in her relations with the
other members Of the German fedora
ton.
IN. Paul dc Cassagnac writing TO
lie Pas IN the occasion of the Prince
imperial's birthday, expresses belief in
the speedy restoration of the empire.
lie declares the Impcrialists are ready,
and will be yigilant and resolute when
occasion presents itself. The Prince
neither intrigues nor observes q rurely
contemplatiye attitude, but admits, like
his father, the doctrine Of proyidential
Intervention.
1t has always been the custom when
the Acting Secretary of State presents a
newly elected Pope with the white skull
cap, in the conclave where the election
occurs, for the Pontih TO proclaim that
official always a monsignor) a Cardi-
nal by placing his own red skull-cap
upon the Secretary's head. Monsignor
Lasagni, however, was disappointed at
the election Of Leo XIII, for the new
Pope on receiving thu white cap put the
red one into his pocket.
Prince Henry w., elder brother OF
the German Ambassador at Constino-
pie, has a~scendedthe throne Of the Ger
man principality, Rcuss Schleiz-K oes-
tiitz, after the demise of his relative,
Henry LINN, who lived to the
green old age Of 81, and was the last Of
his line. All the Reusses of the five ex-
lsting lines Of the house have been call
ed Henry for centuries, and have been
distinguished solely by numbers attach
ed 70 their names When the sum total
of the numbers conferred reaches a hun
they make a period and begin
again at No. 1; so that as ia the pres
instance, 4 Henry w, may succeed
4 Henry LINN.
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for he Is the owner Of a large stable Of
thoroughbreds, and Of late years has
been very successful on the English
turf, besides having, as Chairman Of The
Special Committee Of the Lords on the
Horse Question. made an exhaustive re-
port that Is the standard modern an
thority in England. lie was one Of his
brides fathers pupils and proteges on
the turf, 80 that the wedding has an in
terest for sportsmcn As well as for mil
lioEaires.
THE HOUSE tF PRIMROSE
takes its name from an estate in Fife
shire. The Bar onetcy dates back 10
1901. The first Earl was created in
100; he was a Gentleman Of the Bed
chamber TO Queen Anne's husband, and
took an active part in promoting the
union OF the two Kingdoms. The En-
glish title was granted in 1928. Lord
Koseberry's residence is al Dalmeny
Park, Linlithgowshire, near Edinburg.
where he entertained the Queen last
year. This is one OF the handsomest
and most interesting seats in Scotland.
His other residences are at Postwick.
near Norwich; and "The Durdens.,'
near EPSON; AT Berkeley square. Lon
don; N at Warren, Hatfield, Here
ford.
All these seats, however, pale in splen-
dor before
II COUNTESS PALACE OF
on the spur OF an eminence in Buck
inghamshire, near C~hidington, the old
seat Of the Viscounts Limerick. Sir
Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal
Palace, built the present mansion.
which is Of the E~lizabethan STYLE in free
stone, with six gabled turrets. The Wis
itor enters almost directly into an i'm
mense quadrangular hall, rooted
with glass, and running clear up
TO the roof within the towers. Galleries
It at each story, from which
the several suits OF apartments open. The
and bric-a-brac which the
late Baron collected could neither be
caialogued nor valued. Such things
are there as the plaques given by the
City of Bologna TO Marie de Medicis
1t her marriage; the chair Of Cardinal
Bcmbo, Prince Eugene's mirror, with
All his victories engraved on the frame:
5erghem's original sketch-book; An
irea Mantegna's pictures on vellum,
oui ScutuIics oiu the ptack marble
nantelpiece from Rubens's house; Ru-
'ens's picture of his wife Helena; a ear
'et from Marie Antoinette's boudoir,
md her curtains, and-embroidered;
by Boucher, Fragonard, Murillo,
reynolds, Blarembe-ghe, Van Loo,
ialnsborough, Carlo Dolce, Titan,
ireuze, and Rembrandt; e~ngravings by
iolbein; the finest collection of worries
nd enamels known; marbles, Gobelin
nd Beauvais tapestries, c~abinests, cary
ngs, and a myriad Of other such things.
Mentmorc stands more than a mile
ack in its own plantations, natural and
rtiticial, and, besides its covers Of
and pheasants, it boasts its kennel
I staghounds, a hunting, breeding, and
acing. stud, and a splendid herd Of
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odds aud Ends.

If money could be borrowed as easy
as trouble. how round shouldered some
men would soon become.-Breakfasl
TAI @.
The mule IS usually represented as
an exceedingly obdurate and emotion
less creature, yet he wecps. Who, in
deed, that has moi heard of muleteers ?
-CdtskiU Recorder.
The moon, it is claimed, has gained
IN inch in rapidity Of motion within the
last hundred years. AT that rate ii
would soon overtake a boy on an err
rand.
We'll. well, we have been expecting
II, and now it has come. We learn.
from private sources, that Prof. Darwin
i DESTROYS Of remonkeytizing man.
Horrible tail.
Whenever q female friend begins to
backbite an acquaintance, run your hand
behind your coat collar, and scratch
with vehemence. Guess she will take
the hint.
How appropriate was the remark
Of a Texas lawyer to a doctor with whom
he guarreled, when the man of medi-
cine asked permission TO 90 and get his
gun Physician, heel myself. Bur
tngton Hsrkeyc.
An Ohio boy was hit in the eve by
q stone which a girl threw. The boy
died and the authorities have the girl in
custody. II is no use. The girl can
not be convicted Of any thing. She
didn't do it Intentionally. No girl or
yer hit what she threw at.
A gentleman carried 4 letter of in
PRODUCTION from a friend TO q
stranger. The stranger received him
and showed him the door. "A lit
tie investigation showed him the reason.
The letter said "Treat him like a
trump" but the stranger read it, "Treat
him like a tramp"
LOVE IN TpLE~Ess.
she leaned aloan upon the fence.
And then she hovc "A ~,
And for his footsteps down the lain
she waited patiently.
And presently he came 10 vew,
And then she yelled a yell:
A heavenly howl Of JOY she howied.
And her bosom sweiled Il swell.
LEGAL TENDER.
4 show'd my love my fond heart.
And asked would she be mine
Till cruel death do us party
She answered me, dch nien
showed my owe my bank. book
An, then | touched her souli .
She sighed with such a frank look.
AND sweetly hsped, iah scohty
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The Catholic parochial schools Of
y. Louis are TO be closed soon, and their
pupils will attend the public institu-
ions.
The School Board of Cincinnati has
appropriated $1,000 to defray the ex-
penses q their public school exhibit al
Paris.
Not many ministers hold a mort
yage on their meeting-houses. But the
Kew. W. II. Cudworth, the minister IL
nc Unitarian Church in East Boston.
loes upon his, the amount being sls.-
The Irish Episcopal Church has
Peneiitcd financially by disestablish-
nent. In its ordinary parochial con
ributions there has been a steady in
rease. Last year the contributions "a
hc Susientation Fund were increased
y $4,000, and over $4,000, 900 has been
eceived for the fund since 1875.
The Rev. David Keppel writes for
nc Northern Christian ldrocate, one Of
ne Official organs Of the Methodist de-
omination, an article, entitled The
iorals Of He'll" in which he argues
nat he'll is "a well regulated prison. In
iorality only second to heavcn.- lie
'ys, that no sin can be committed be-
ma The grave, and that therefore hell
necessarily free from it.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
xtension and Loan Fund has reached
aggregate in cash Of 100000. About
$4,000 81 this sun has been used twice
loans 7 Q churches. In addition to the
'sh iund, subscriptions and lccacies
we been received sufficient To make
total ~ 100000. The Church Ex-
nsion Board has thus far aided 2,1O0
lurches.
Bishop Merrill has been holding the
'nual meeting Of the Methodist Mis-
N 10 the City Of Mexico. Twenty-six
eachcrs were present. The Bishop
lied upon President Diaz. who ex-
esscd the belief that freedom Of wor-
], was essential 70 true religion. and
thought competition among Churches
y A. salutary as competition in poll
> or trade.
The Rt.-Isev. Samuel Allen Nc
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Scales that will give the weight 81
a grain Of dust are used in the Phila-
delphia mint.
-Lynchburg, Va, has nearly 100 to-
bacco factories, giving not less than
5000 persons employment.
M. w. A. MINISTER, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is erecting a hatchinc-
house and ponds, and intends TO engage
in the culture Of fish.
The raising OF the blockade in the
Black Sea has given an enormous impe-
tus 70 the sugar refining business in
Marseilles-a very important element
IN Ing trade Of that great port.
The telephone has passed with ex-
tr%aordinary rapidity through its period
OF curious experiment, and j. now quite
u common instrument for practical use.
In Congress the two houses are to be
connected by telephone, and a wire run
from each house TO the Government
printing-ofice.
To break glass bottle or jar across
its circumference: Place the bottle in
a vessel of water TO the height where
it Is designed to break il; also fiji the
10 the same level. Now pour coal
oil inside and out on the water; cut a
Of paper fitting the bottle. Satur-
ate with alcohol or benzine, so that il
touches the oil. Pour, also, some in
side the bottle. Set on fire; the cold
prevents the glass from heating
below ITS surface, while the expansion
caused by the heat will break the vessel
On the water line.
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Mrs. Ralph Moody, Of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, was fatally burned by tn,
tipping over of a kerosene lamp Just a
she was going to bed.
w. II. Shaft, Of Geneva, Wis. hac
a tooth drawn the other day, and the flow
Of blood was 50 great that he died in !
few minutes.
A boy named Roman, Of Council
Bulls, Iowa, took a dose Of s%trychnine
a few days ago in mistake for salts. and
died IN great agony in a few hours.
Harry Armentrout, a druggist, OF
Denver, Ind, was mixing some horse
medicine, when the compound explod-
ed, burning him very seriously.
George Kiplezr, Of Delta Township.
Eaton County, Mich, accidentally killed
himself by the premature discharge OF
his gun.-Elmer Grant, aged Is. Of
Oshkosh, Wis, was killed BY the acct
dental discharge Of an old army mus
ket while drawing it towards him by the
muzzle. The charge struck him
squarely in the face, completely obliter-
ating every feature.
Mrs. A. X. Newell, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, shot herself through the head
with a revolver, having previously made
an Intellectual attempt 10 take her life by
poison. She was only 10 years of ace.
Her husband was absent at the time.
and she died grasping in one hand the
photograph OF another man.-John NJ.
Larkins, "A well known business man of
Columbia. Tenn, hot himself on ac-
count OF financial troubles. He left n
note saying: ~ do this terrible deed
from rcmorse. l have been the cause Of
a good man and family. God
me. l can not face the world
The man referred to was his
partner, and the latter SAYS that Lar.
kin's only fault was injudicious man
agcment Of the business of the
irm, by which they were forced
INTO bankruptcy Augustus Putsch. 4
|ewelcr Of Winona, Mimi, shot himself
while laboring under great religious
excitement Joseph Walker, a widow
r, aged 81, who lived al Mansfield.
miles from Pittsburg, Pa, lost
1000 BY the rascality Of Gill. the alb
,conding Pittsburg lawyer. The other
lay his dead body was found hanging
" the heck TO a bed-post, he having
tabled himself once and shot himself
wice.-Caswell Bell, aged 40, shot
himself IN Atascosu County, Texas, be-
ause a widow wouldn't marry him.