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1notAer Singing Mouse.

The family of weil-known gentle
man who lives on Seventh street, have
been greatly exercised for some weeks by
the singing of what sounded like ca
nary bird, behind the wainstcoting of the
house and between the walls of the par
titions. All through the night the sing
ing has been done, and sometimes it has
been so loud as to waken the gentleman
and his wife and disturb them. Yester-
day DR.. F. succeeded, with the help Of
one or two lady friends, in capturing the
vocalist. A brick was removed from the
hearth in the kitchen, trap was set, and
after long wait mouse ventured out
and into the trap. Last evening a Com
mercial reporter was at Mr.. FPS house,
where several other friends were gather
ed to observe the wonder
The wire trap containing the mouse
was placed upon the table, and the sing
ing was anxiously awaited The mouse,
an ordinary looking one, with a rough
coat and bright black bead-like eyes, did
not seem to be disposed to sing, and alter
a long wait and good many expressions
OF incredibility concerning his vocalistic
abilities, it was suggeted that the mouse
be fed. A little bread was given it and
water. 1t went for the water, and began
an extraordinary amount Of face-washing
and general primping, betraying its sex
Immediately, and convincing the audience
that they might expect soprano or con-
tralto, and not bass or baritone. After
the prima donna had finished her toilette,
she gcthered herself up in little brown
ball and began to sing. With twitter
like a woodbird, then she chirruped
like sparrow and then settled down into
long sweet MARBLE, like young canary.
AS the tiny thing swelled up its throat
and rolled its black eyes and executed
the most wonderful little trills, and
roulades, and candenzes. and the sweetest
diminuendos, and crescendoa. the listen
ers looked at one another in won der and
delight. There it was at last-a real little
mouse, sitting up in its cage and singin.
away with all its might. It is impossib. e
to describe the character of it's singing
and Mrs. F. says it varies remarkably
every time it sings. It is a soft, sweet
tone, not clear and sharp, like the sing
ing of an old canary-rather like young
pIu, JUST learning 10 slhg. occasionally
it makes whining exactly like a very
young puppy, and then after chirrup or
two, starts off on its song again.
Talking had no effect, and did not seem
to annoy it; and the cage was even passed.
around from one to another without in
terrupting the singing of the little prison
er. It had been singing straight hour
when our reporter left, and was still at
it, entertaining an admiring and wonder
ing party of listeners Cincinnati Com
aercial.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28

On came the Bellone, and those on
board the English vessel could make out
with the naked eye the dark forms upon
her deck. Tor she was crowded with
men. whose features and black boards
were with glass distinctly visible. She
had just fred gun at the chase as sig
nal for her to surrender, and the English
captain, sorrowful.y, had just given or
ders to haul down the English flag when,
in a moment, sudden squall broke up
on both vessels. The English captain
was less loaded with canvass aloft than
the French brig. He seems to have
seen the change OF the weather first. and
began to take in sail Immediately, but
the squall struck the Bellone bloadside;
she keeled over, with all her sails set,
like the Eurydice. There was no time
for shrek or shout. She went down IN
silence. In one moment she disappeared,
and the waters OF the channel closed
over her.
AS soon as the captain Of the Falmouth
packet could strip his vessel and round
to, he made all possible search for some
remains of the lost vessel, but in vain.
Not hat or hen-coop ever foated to
the surface. not " a wrack was lett be-
hind" of the proud vessel, sent to sud-
den swift destruction in moment-the
very moment of her triumph and her
pride. The Falmouth packet remained
cruising over the spot where her la1e
enemy had sunk till after sunsent, when
she continued her voyage, and reached
Falmouth safely in few hours. The
French government long supposed their
famous privateer, had been captured by
some English cruiser At last the news
reached them of what had taken place,
published by the captain OF the Falmouth
packet in some local English paper.
The description of the ship that had
gone down, combined with what was last
known of the Bellone, left no doubt she
was the unfortunate vessel. It was long
before the little boys nerves recovered
from the shock of that sudden disaster.
The excitement of the chase, the dread
of French prison, the preparation for
surrender, the sudden relief, the horrible
destruction of brave men, made the deep
est impression upon him. Two hundred
fellow creatures had persisted in his sight
crowned in the moment Of success and
exultation He lived to be an English
admiral, serving under Nelson, Colllng-
wood and Exmouth all through the great
old war, but to the day of his death he
used to tell the story with emotion, gen
orally remarking that he believed it tc
be a tragedy unparalleled n naval annals
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ASo,a's Horrible Crime.

One of the most horrible and unnatu-
raj crimes on record has just beentried at
the Assizes of the Eure, in France. The
prisoner, young man Of twenty four:
was accused of numbering his mother in
cold blood, and then cutting up the body
into pieces to get rid of it. The victim
was widow named Louchard. She liveo
with her eldest son, Modesto Emmanuel,
in the hamlet Of Marais, where she kept
small farm. She had two other children,
another son and daughter, who were
out at service some distance off and who
rarely visited her.
On the 18th of March last she sudden
ly disappeared. The neighbors paid no
particular attention at first to her absence,
especially as her son said she had lett
home in her Sunday clothes, and had
probably gone to see one of her sisters at
Rouen. Some days passed away, and still
no news was heard of the widow. The
neighbors now began to feel uneasy, and
advised the son to write to his relations
about his mother. Modesto, who had all
along shown the utmost Indifference in the
matter, at length wrote to his uncle at
Rouen, protesting the deepest anxiety at
the disappearance of his mother. But the
uncle had not seen her, and could not
imagine what had become Of her. Pressed
by the neighbors, Modesto resolved at
last to inform the authorities of her dis
appearance, but before they had time to
open an inquiry an unexpected discovery
led to the unraveling OF the awful mys-
terry.
A man named Gosset, in passing by an
old mari pit, remarked that somebody
had made the pit larger. His curiosity
being aroused, he approached the spot
and discovered spots of blood and foot
marks on the brink of the pit. Looking
further, he found the track Of g wheel
barrow extending to within few yards
of the house inhabited by the widow
Louchard. He Informed the police of
the discovery, and it was decided to DE-
scend into the pit, which is about $50
feet deep.
| The first thing the searchers came
across was human arm, then another
arm. then two legs, and finally the re-
mainder of the body Of woman. How
ever, in spite OF these fearful mutllations,
the identity Of the victim was soon es-
ltablished-the remains were those of the
missing widow.
The trial followed, and the prisoner
Modesto Emmanuel, was condemned to
death. He will be guillotined barefoot
and in the custome assigned to murder
ers of parents-yiz., a long shirt and a
black veil around his head.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28
A4Well- Watched Pair

A lady travelling in England tells the
following Along with my brother, who
was collecting matter for work he was
about to publish, visited the interest
ing town of Hexham - interesting at
least to him, for it was a fine field for
historical research-although, for my
own part, l found little to admire beside
its ancient church. The circumstance
which more than anything else secured
tha dingy town a lasting place in my
memory was our taking lodging with
an extraordinary pair-an old man and
woman, husband and wife, who lived
by themselves without child or servant,
subsisting on the letting CT their parlor
and two bedrooms. They were tall,
thin and erect, though each seventy wears
OF age. When we knocked at the door
for admittance, they answered it together;
if we rang the bell, the husband and wife
invariably appeared side by side; ali our
requests and demands were received by
both, executed with the utmost nicety
and exactness.
The first night arriving late by the
coach from Newcastle. and merely re-
quiring good FIRE and our tea, we were
puzzled to understand the reason OF this
double attendance; ana I remember my
brother rather irreverently wondering
whether we were always to be waited
upon by these Saimse twins On ring
ing the bell to retire for the night, both
appeared as usual-the wife carrying the
bedroom candlestick, the husband at the
door. gave her directions about break
fast for the following morning, when the
husband from the door quickly answered
for her.
Depend upon it, she is dumb,'
whispered my brother.
But this was not tn case, though she
rarely made use of the faculty of speech.
They both attended me into my bedroom /;
when the old lady, seeing me look with
some surprise toward her husband, said !:
"Theres no otfense meant. ma'am, by
my husband coming with me into the
| chamber-he' stone blind'
Poor man" Iexclaimed. "But why,
then. does he not sit still! Why does he
accompany you everywhere"
sits no use, ma'am, your speaking to
my old woman" said the husband; ''sbe
can't hear you-she's quite deaf
| I was astonished. Here was compen-
sation Gould pair be better matched
Man and wife were indeed one flesh; for
he saw with her eyes and she heard with
his ears! 1t was beautiful to me after
ward to watch the old man and woman
in their inseperableness. Their sympa-
thy with each other was as swift as cleo
tricity, and made their deprlvations as
naught
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28
FOR THE Young PEOPLE.
A Child,s Calendar.

April! summer'sl comingl Now begins the
year.
For the snow has melted, and The blue birds
hereI
Woolly catkins swinging on the alder-bush
Whisper, "Leavcs are startling! we can feel
them push!'
Nay! the leaves are dancing in the sunny air!
Ferns uncurl, and blossoms spring up every
where.
Sweet the breezes- blowing where pink may
flowers hide
Under last years leaf-fall on the warm hill
si4e.
June! why, every June day is happy dream
Buttercups and daisies, Strawberries and
cream!
All the glee could come from just one bobo-
link.
July! off at sunrise picking blackberres
Climbing after birds nests up the tallest trees!
Helping" iii the hay ing! On the pond atloat,
Hunting water-lillies in a leaky boat
August! fire. flies brighten when the daylight
fails;
In the swampy meadows grow the tall "cats-
BY the shady brookside who can feel the heat
While the water rpples over naked feet!
Wild grapes in September tempt to climbs
and leaps;
In the fragrant orchard apples lie in heaps,
Round the cider presses, thronging with the
BEES
Don't it taste like honey, sucked through
straws like these"'
Jolly crisp October! Then the chestnut burrs
Rattle down like halstones if the least wind
stirsi
Gold and crimson leaf-showers from the tree
tops fall,
Squirrels scamper gaily DER the old stone
wall!
Gray skies in November bring the first light
whirling softly downward see the white
flakes 90!
In dear grandma's kitchen pccring, eager
Spy out such a turkey! such Thanksgiving
picsp'
"Christmasl' cries December How the
stockings look
Loaded down with bundles in the chimney
noOk!'
Tumbling up at day-break out of downy beds,
santa knew we wanted just these skates and
sledsl"
yanuary's buried in great SNOWFALL
On with coat and mittens! out to slide and
Merry sleigh-bells jingle in the frosty air,
And the grand ice-palace rises white and fair
February hurrics. Only twenty eight
Days of wintry weather! 'Tisn't long to wait
lcicles, a-dropping, shattered lie in rows
Poor old Winters white coat many brown
patch shows.
March! has winter vanished? Hear the rivers
Wadng through the door yards in big rubber
boots,
You may catch spring peeping out-in crocus
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of human pride. That decision can only
be made by Him who can at once look
back through our whole course; and both
reason and duty require that we should
leave the hour to Him, and never rebel
against His DEGREES by a single i'm
patient wish. The first and most impor-
tant thing Is, to learn to master ourselves
and to throw ourseles with peaceful con-
idence on Him who never changes,
looking on every situation, wheather
pleasant or otherwise, as a source from
which our interior existence aud indeyid
ual character may draw increasing
strength; and hence springs that entire
submission which few attain to, although
all fancy they feel it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28
CAPSIXED.
a Ship Goes Down I'm an Instant with All
Board.


From the Baltimore American
The terrible destruction of the Fury
dice, stout ship under full sail, her dis
appearance in q moment, the almost entire
loss of every soul on board Of her, is a
disaster almost unparalleled in naval his
tory; yet we have heard similar event
often related and have all it's details
deeply impressed upon our memory 1t
took place within 100 miles of the spot
where the Eurydicc went down and may
have been partly owing to some flaw of
the wind coming off the land with es-
pecial force down some gorge or val
ley. In the early summer of 1887 Vir-
ginia gentleman who had been in England
during the revolutionary wa, serving as
captain in the Stafford regiment, then the
kings body guard, finding himself isola-
ted among his countrymen, and pining
for the scenes and associations of his &C
tive manhood, exchanged his estate be-
You'd the Blue Ridge for property in
Yorkshire, and left America with his lit
tie son.
They embarked on board the Falmouth
boat at New York, and after a prosper
Gus voyage, found themselves off the
southern coast Of England. They had pas.
sed the Lizard and were within few
hours sail Of Falmouth when they found
themselves chased by large French
privateer. As they knew afterwards she
was the Bellone, the most successful
vessel of her kind in the French service
Her cruising ground was the mouth, or
what sailors call the Chops Of the channel
and her beautiful build, her uniform sue
cess, and the self-confdence of her cap.
tain and crew made her scourge to Eng
llsh commerce: Again and gain fast
sailing English vessels had been detailed
to capture her, but she Away sought re.
fuge in some one of the innumerable
small ports upon the coast of Brittany
She could outsail anything in the English
navy, and, as we said before, her captain
and his crew had acquired that conf
dence in their own good luck which il
encounters with the English has generally
been wanting to the French navy.
The passengers on board the Falmouth
packet, who were just rejoicing over til,
close of their long voyage, and making
their preparations for going ashore, wer,
SASAeAJ oAUA AASu Ny oOC4AS IulS TICuCl
vessel. 1t was bright summer day. Sh
came on under cloud of canvas. TIL,
captain of the Falmouth packet crowded
on every sail he had. 1t was stern cnas
-proverbially long chase-and h,
thought he might possibly run into por
before she could overhaul him. In vain
the French ship sailed two knots to one
She came nearer and nearer. The pass
engers urged the captain to run out 'hl
two old brass six-pounders and fight, bu
he pointed to the line of ports in he1
black sides, and told them that captivit
being inevitable, it was better to do moth
ing that would provoke severe treatment
The little boy was loaded with cvery
body's valuables. There were some hopes
it was thought, that the French might no
search and despoil the child.
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Theology in the Bud.

Once on time my cousins child, a
four-year old boy, had to "try on" some
garments. His admiring mother, find
ing she had made bad muddle of the
cutting, naturally vented her own irrita-
ton on the FESTIVE little figure wriggling
under the infection of "taking in here
and letting out there" It ended in her
giving the poor child slight shaking.
At night, as his mother was preparing
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him for bed, he said, Il was so naughty
you had to shake me mamma, didn't you,
cause wouldn't STAN still when you was
maxim my new close, would Ia' Then
suddenly, "Say, mamma, tell me what
God has to do to the naughty boys up in
heaven that won't stan still when he's a.
maxim of 'em.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-09
BLACK HILLS NOTES.

There are nineteen persons in tie Law.
renee county Jail.
Charles Collins was a passenger on the
stage which left Deadweod for Bismarck on
the % inst.
None of the indictments found by the
Lawrence county grand jury will be tried
until the arrival of Judge Barnes, May Goth.
The aggregate fall of snow at Deadwood
during the month Of April was thirty-three
inches. During the winter the snow fall
amounted to 149 inches.
Petitions are being circulated and numer-
ously signed in Deadwood asking the county
commissioners to appoint Keller Kurtz,
county treasurer. in place Of Geo. f. Brig
ham, who it is believed will not be able to
give the new bond required by the bo,rd.
Two horse thieves who were endeavoring
to escape With some stolen horses, were over
taken by their purfuers while attempting to
cross the Cheyenne river on the Sidney
road, and shot. Their bodies toated down
the stream, and the stolen property was re.
covered.
! A medical association has been formed in
Deadwood. with the following officers
President, DR.. J. Houghton; vice president,
DR.. J. g. Miller; secretary, DR.. c. S. Nc
Kown; treasurer, Dr.. J. H. Owings; and
Drs. A. d Bevan, w. S. Dyer and b. B.
Kelley, board Of censors.
Parties who have returned to Lead City
from representing their claims On Castle
creek, report that there were about one hun.
dred men at the meeting. Several miners
are taking out good pay on the bars. Two
COMPANIES are organized to start bedrock
drains, and one Of the companie. contains
several citizens Of Lead. The latter com.
pany will commence operations about the
first Of June. The water in Castle creek il
very high at present.
Murders and shooting affrays are so COM
mon in the Black Hills that the daily pa
pers there seldom 20 to press without ar
count Of at least one ARRAY in which some
body is killed or MANNED The other day
however, there was mo man for breakfas
and the Times was about going to pres,
without its usual account Of murder, wher
correspondent at SpcarGsh glad, ened tn,
hearts Of the editors by coming TO ,heil
re.cue with blood-cnrdling descr ption o
the murder Of A. NJ. Uhl. The Dcadwoot
paper ma have its sensation, and il mar
i. not the vic'im il must be conlen,ed with
mule.
A press dispatch from Dead ood. dated
the 7,h. ssys hist county treasurer Brig
hsm having failed to eive the ncccssa,,
honda. the county commissioners declared
the oificc vacant. bit Brigham refused ic
! sutscnder possession ana locked himself il
1 his lacc The aheriG broke oreu ,h,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-09
REAL ESTATE.

Omctal Report OF the Transfers in
Yankton County, During tho Past
Two Weeks.
The Jollouing report Of the transfers of real
estate for tuo ueeks ending Aiay Z, 1873,
is gicen US from the real estate and abstract
office Of C. ]. B. Harris, Yankton:
Emily Hall and husband to NJ Munsell,
warranty deed 1900 acres in net section
49, town SO, range $3.50.
United States to Wilbor Plumb, patent,
nei section SO, town "a, range 81, 100 acres.
NJ A Baker sheriff to Plat Mosher, sher-
ifs deed sw4 section Is, town "a, range 56,
16O acres-S2OO.
Agnes Goeden and husband to Reinhard
Schumacher, warranty deed set section II,
town "a, range 55, 1G0 acres-$725.
EN- Coates and wife to Elizabeth Pinch.
en-, warranty deed lot II, block Gl, central
Yankton-$5O0.
Frank Hefner and wife to c E Brooks,
warranty deed set section "a, town "a, range
81, l6o acres-Sl, 900.
A G Benedict and wife to Clara A Brook
ings, warranty deed lot 5, and SET nw4 and
nj sw4 section 2, town SO, range 55, $50 90
100 acres Sl,75O.
Bligh f Wood and wife to Clara A
Brookings, warranty deed lot 4, section
except west ~ acres and lot 6, section 2,
town SO, range 50, SO acres-$1, 900.
J Parker Haywari to Frances A Foster,
warranty deed, about 200 acres Of land in
Yankton county and one lot in the city of
Yankton-Sl.
John B Claude and wife to Frederick
Strunk, warranty deed vi sw} and sw4 nw}
section Is, town SO, range IS, l20 acres
$3.50.
Bern c. Fowler to John Forester, war.
ranty p acres in ne4 net section 13, town
90, range 56-s625.
Edward E Wood and wife to John Foers
ter, warranty deed, about acre in net mel
section l3, town SO, range $500.
Ellen Beadle and husband to C N
Shanklin, warranty deed vi nwi and v,
swi section IA. town SO, range 54, 100 acre
$50.
WA Burleigh and wife to Mrs. France
Lyon, warranty deed lot 6, block 2. w
Bdrleigh's addition to Yankton-slO0.
Edward Denning and wife TO DAME
McCully, warranty deed e3 swl and VI se
section 26, town 81, range $3.50.
Martha G Dewitt and husband to Josial
RSanborn, warranty deed WI q lots and
and north AZ feet lot 8, block u, Yanktos-
ss75.
Martha G Dewitt and husband to Ed
ward c Dudley and George E Dudley, war
ranty deed e1-6 lots and . and north a
feet lot 3, block -, Yankton-e75.
i John Wolf and wife to Elizabeth Holder
warranty deed sci section 9, town 95, rang
81, 160 acres-S40O.
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