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A German Onion Market.

1 am sure you can not guess what sort
of a thing a Zwiebes-markt is. Inc
word e onion-market, and l will
tell you about one which I saw In q
German city.
I was awakened very early one October
morning by the rumble Of heavy carts
under my window, and drawing aside
the curtain, I looked out upon the great
square all alive with O busy crowd OF
men, women and children. There were
huge ca~nvas-covered carts, drawn by
oxen ; great numbering wagons, with a
horse and cow, or a pair Of droll little
donkeys, harnessed together ; dogs and
goats we're tackled to small wagons that
ratified along over the cobble-stones,
while the drivers whips were cracking
like hundreds of t%orpedoes, and every
cart, large and small, q heaped with
onions.
Where had they all come from, for it
was barely sunrise then? While eating
breakfast, which I took an hour earlier
than usual that morning, I asked my
landlady about it, and she told me'that
it was Z,DiebeLmarkt, and would CON-
tinue three or four days. It is really
the season when the harvest is gath
cred, and the farmers come to town
to sell their country produce but
instead CT making it q mere stupid
time OF traffic, they turn it into q
grand holiday. The town puts on it's
gala attire, the shops are bright with
all manner of glittering things street
musicians draw around them crowds OF
happy peasants, who stand and listen
in open-mouthed delight ; Punch and
Judy shows, dancing bears, trained
bears, trained dogs and talking birds,
are all to be found in tents or booths
at every corner. So, you see, it is not
by any means made up entirely OF
"
As T walked through the streets I
found that there were all sorts of veg
such as we see in our markets
at home at Thanksgiving time; but an
air of beauty vas given to the whole
by the tasteful arrangement, OF the
articles. Bright yellow carrots,
with their delicate foliage, contrasted
with white caulihower and the crisp,
leaves of red cabbage ; turnips,
large and small, were arranged in fam
tastic heaps, their green leaves still
and strings OF shining onions
were piled on the ground in gigantic
pyramids, a great deal taller than any
man. e. g..
The peasants take great delight in
this holiday season. Whole families
come together, and camp out during
the night just beyond the city limits,
returning each morning before sunrise
to their places of sale. The largest
of fruit and vegetables are
left under the care of a guard at night,
but the smaller wares, such as poultry,
eggs, butter, cheese, nuts, grapes, ETC.,
packed into the same carts which
brought them to the town, and carried
off By their owners to the place OF
heir encampment.-Golde Hours.
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New York Fashions.

The short skirt dress for street and
ont of doors wear becomes more and
more popular from day to day. Rich
and'elegant fabrics are being made up
in short skirt styles, and are seen along
Broadway and Fifth avenue dailys worn
by the most fashionable women. Trim
mings of lace, fringe, embroidery and
pleatings are seen on such suits. Inc
toilet matches in all it's details. The
hat is trimmed with ribbons and feathers
to harmonic in color with the materials
of the costume. The gloves, Of I'M
dressed kid, are of fine Lisle thread, with
clockings around the wrists, are selected
likewise with an eye to the colors OF the
suit. and the short skirt shows the
stockings or the cloth top Of the boots,
also to match. In fact, cloth tops to
boots have become universally popular
since the short dresses have come In
vogue. Black cloth tops are most sought
for, but those with gray or brown tops,
or checked black and white, are chosen
for special dresses. Black velvet tops
are also worn, but the shoe Of the season
is the sandal top Newport tie, with a
Louis XIV. heel. The straps across the
toe and instep show the colored stock
ING. which, in that case, must match the
costume, Of course. Such shoes, how
ever, are not intended for street wear.
The ide-buttoned boot is still the shoe
for that use.
Beautiful Balbriggan hosiery Is
shown this season in improved shapes
and finish, and knitted to produce bour-
cite effects in color on dark sufaces, or
in mixtures of white and black, or two
shades of grey. For house wear with
low slippers, which must be ornamented
with bows and buckles, are shown e1-
uuisite silk and Lisle thread hosiery,
with the foot in solid black and the leg
pale rose, blue, scarlet, green, or any fancy
color, and sandal straps simulated In
black bands thrown across the instep,
and continued in horizontal lines around
the ankle to the point where the swell
of the calf begins. Such stockings come
of extra lengths, and are gartered above
the knee with ornamental elastlc-drawn
ribbons, bedecked with bows and jewel
led buckles.
Madame Raymond, writing from Paris
to Harper's Bazaar, says: "In general,
short costumes are fat only in front. In
the back the tunic or polonaise is draped
in a very marked fashion. This is the
transititn which will lead us back to the
boufant dresses, the temperance OF
which was announced for this summer,
and the final adoption for next winter.
With bouffant dresses will be worn, it is
said, small paniers, which will form a
sort of miniature crinoline on each side
of the wearer. Some fashionable e1-
ouisites have already adopted short Co.'S
tunes bouffant on the hips, and sup.
ported by paniers.
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War

Two mothers lifting prayers unto one God,
In alien language and on hostile sod.
Two maidens wailing, in a different tongue,
The CORY mass of silent men among.
Two monarchs couchI in indolcnt repose,
Reaping ambition by their subjects throea.
Foes, that have never done each other Ill;
Friends, whose sole union is the aim to kill.
Banners clutch'd fierce the death grasp OF the
brave . - :
A tstterd rsg that gloriheR the grave
Far-rolling smoke above a yulture plain;
Artillery piled on ramparts Of the slain.
Nature swathed round in one close crimson
shroud;
Black speechlessness Of the low thunder-cloud.
The fields untird, the rich Heavens raining dearth;
Weeds in the garden; weeping by the hearth.
Now, in the Land of Shades, two mothers meet,
Mourning, embracing-with unsanguined feet.
Two maidens clasp one urn that doth enclose
The ashes Of their lovers, who were foes.
Two kings IN silence meet-in silence part
They find, too late, they have q human heart.
Nations OF slain, whose armies won or lost,
Mingle their shades: Death holds no hostile ghost.
Their records shall instruct, with heartfelt moan,
Their sons to combat with LIES Ills alone.
Nations, who strove to waste each others lands,
Turn swords to ploughshares for their common
hands.
Oh, misery! before that day can come,
wsr-nends may thrust their fan In many q home
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Enough |! enough! Take him off,
gentleman, take him off" yelled the
bottom man in a fight before the second
blow was delivered. "What made you
give up so soon9 You could have licked
him easy by holding out a little" said
one of the bystanders to the man as he
stood with trembling knees after being
released from his antagonist. "What
made you hollow enough so quick ?"
"Do you think I'm a glutton and don't
know when I've got enough ?" said the
defeated party as he limped away hold
ing his sore jaw.
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Origin Of the Judges Black Cap.

The practice of our judges in putting
on a black cap when they condemn a
criminal to death will be found on CON
sideration to have a deep and sad sig
ni6cance. Covering the head was in
ancient days a sign of mourning. "Ham-
an hasted to his house, mourning and
having his head covered" (Esth. vi.
12.) In like manner Demosthenes, when
insulted by the %populace, went home
with his head covered. "And David
-" wept as he went up, and had his
head covered, $50 and all the peo-
pie that was with him covered every
man his head and they went up, weeping
as they went up" e Sam. xv. 30.)
Darius, too, covered his head on learn
ing the death of bis queen.
But among ourselves We find traces OF
a similar mode of expressing grief at
funerals. The mourners had the hood
s'drawn forward over the head" says
Fosbroke in the Encyclopedia OF An
tiquities." Indeed the hood drawn for.
ward thus wei the head i, still part OF
the mourning habiliment Of females
when they follow the corpse. And with
this it should be borne in mind that as
far back as the time of Chaucer the most
usual color of mourning was black.
Atropos, also, who held the fatal scissors
which cut short the life of man was
clothed in black.
When, therefore, the Judge puts on
the black cap, it is a very significant as
we'll as solemn procedure. He puts on
mourning, for he is about to pronounce
the forfeit of a lifel And accordingly
the act itself, the putting on of the black
cap, is generally understood to be sig.
nifcant. It intimates that the Judge is
about to pronounce no merely registered
or suggestions sentence; in the very
formula of condemnation he has put
himself in mourning for the convicted
culprit, as for a dead man. The Grim
inal is then left for execution, and unless
mercy exert its sovereign prerogative.
suffers the sentence of the law. Thu
mourning cap expressly indicates hi
| doom,-Enalfsh Notes and Queries.
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First Law Pill" Cad, Jones, a most
curious question has arisen lately.
There's q man in Newton, and the laws
such hat they can't bury himl" Sc
cond Law Pill (earnestly)-" Very as
founding, to be sure Why how on
earth can that be ?" First L. P. (de-
risiveIy)-"Why, he isn't dead yet
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The unequal length Of the lower limbs
sometimes observed in man can be more
readily detected when the man is lying
down on the floor than when he is stand
ing up. Experienced tailors assert that
this alteration accounts for some mis-
fits in trousers.
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The South Australian government has
offered a bonus of $50, 600 for the dis
oovery of q coal field within the limits of
the province.
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The Most Unpopular Petty Oface,in
tie Army--Corporal punishment.
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Items Of Interest
Iowa has:390 newspapers.

Observation-Disclosures
Disturbing the g~rave-Makinga sober
man laugh.
They have ladies' smoking carr on
Peruvian railroads.
The large white ants are eaten by
many African natives in The absence of
more agreeable foods.
The activity Of some people is like
that ola boy on q rockiDg-horse-plenty
of motion, but no progress.
An editor offers q reward OF five dol.
lars for the best treatise on Chow 70
make outdoor life attractive to the mos
quito"
What is the difference between the
Prince of Wales and jet OF water? The
Prince is heir to the throne, and the jet
is thro wn to the air.
"Isn't it about time you paid thai
bill ?" said q creditor 10 adelinquent.
"It's not q question Of time, but OF
money" was the response.
A devoted husband says that the phoi
nograph is simply q machine that sstalks
back" and he has had one Of that kind In
his house " since he was married.
The Lu1embnrgers have cat races,
Cats are taken in bags to q point two
miles from the city. They are then let
out Of the bags, and the first reaching
the city is winner.
A correspondent writes from Parma,
''There's always something to charm the
eye, delight the ear and stir the souIin
Italy. The introduction OF the scrub
bling brush would make it atparadise."
"The moon is always Just the .sarne,"
he said languidly, ".and yet I always
find some new beauty in it IT'S just
80 with the circus" she responded. He
took the hint and bought tickets for
two.
"What river is Venice on?"-Janet.
Vension is not q river, miss; it's q con-
lection, and one which, having once
sampled, will haunch you with q per
petual desire for MORE oakers Ga
seNe. Janet, dear, do not believe the
young buck; he is making game OF your
question: Boston Commercial Busle
tin. . .,- gJa3
An old lady, upon seeing a placard IN
a store window announcing Some price
for all" was nightly disappointed when
she went in and discovered that instead
Of being able to buy all in the window
for one dollar and a half, she must pay
Zone price" for one article. And now
you cannot disabuse her mind OF the
idea that some store-keepers Willie.
Sound in air moves at the rate Of ! 100
feet q second; sound IN water moves at
the rate of 200 feet 9 second; Light in
either moves at the rate Of 100, 000 miles
a second and electricity in free wIes
moves probably at the same rate. The
nerves transmit their messages ct the
rate of only seventy feet q second, pro
gress which in these times might we'd
be regarded as intolerably slow.
A huge snake of the garter species
was lately killed in Atchison, Kansas,
and on being opened female quail was
found inside. The. quail wa also cut
open and three eggs were takenf from her
and placed under q hen. In o. short
time two of the eggs Matched young
quails, who were as lively and healthy
as any others are, but had detective
heads, as they were shaped and had the
appearance Of a. snake, being entirely
destitute Of feathers.
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r AID

A tear stood in her eye Of blue,
She said, "Oh, what would Edwin do.
Were Angelina fated
To quit this happy world and diea"N
His quivering fps made quick reply,
"Tll get you, love, cremdted."
On rosy lips a pout was seen,
"Wnat will you do yourself, I mean"
Bright eyes his answer waited.
When from his heart resistless came
p The answer twas almost the same.
"Ill get myself rendted"
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COUNTERFEIT COIN.
A Description ofthe Different Methods En-
ployed In CounterfeitinR Gold and Silver

ployed In CounterfeltlnR Goid ana SiiFor
Pieces.
It would hardly be supposed that so
large an amount as two million dollars
in counterfeit silver and gold coin is now
afoat in this country, but such, accord
ing to the estimate of treasury experts,
is the fact, and, moreover, the total is
constantly increasing. This spurious
money passes through thousands OF in
nocent hands, until finally it is caught
in the meshes of the nets laid by the
secret service or is recognized by a lynx
eyed expert in some large bank. Then
the unfortunate holder becomes the vic
tim of the counterfeiter's skillful ras-
cality.
In order to initiate a coin successfully
that is, 80 that it will deceive, not the
general public, because probably most
persons never take a second look at the
coin they receive, provided its appear
ance seems right, but the clerk or cash
Ter moderately we'll accustomed to hand
ling money-the counterfeiter must re-
gard both execution, size and weight.
The last is most important in gold coin,
because the least current weight OF the
latter is established, whereas in silver q
coin of light weight, so long as the re.
duction is not manifestly too great, will
pass. The standard weights and least
current weights of gold coin are as fol-
lows:
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from sunday :. Daily !

Last right HERALp reporter mel
MIR. r. L. stevens, the station agent at
Eagle Ford, who stated that he could
give no new Developments concerning
the train robbing at that place. He
stated that the robbiDg was perfected
In the most quiet manner possible, and
executed with dispatch. The leader Of
the gang WAS small man, rather
wiry in his movements, with dark.
close.cut hair, small mustache and
about one hundred and ferty pounds
weight. Though he was dressed in a
rough frontier garb, yet he had the air
of . border dandy, and gave his orders
Ia = bold, fearless way, which the
other three men, without ever once
speaking word, executed with
rapidity and precision. One oi
the other three, was rather = large
tall man, though not fieshy, while the
other two were Of medium size. All
wore masks, consisting Of handker.
chiefs tied around their faces iust be
low the eyes. While engaged In se
curing the booty, the leader's mAsl
dropped down, but he never attemp
ted 20 fx II. Thsy bad : dour sacl
with thsm In which they put the pur
! iotned monsy and mali.
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4 MURDERESS.
Nancy .Diekerson trrs.ted in Tarrsnt
touaty Yesterday Tor III. snraer of
Hsr Dswghter'- HusBsna Ftvs Years

Nancy .Diekeraon Nrrs.ted in rarrsnt
Comfy Yesterday Tor tue Murder of
Hsr D.wghter'- HusBsna Ftve Years
Age.
Gu the arrival OF the east.bOund pas
senger train on the Texas aud Pacific
railroad shortly after i've o'clock yes
ten,iay evening, Sheriff Gose, of Lamar
county, got of the train with female
prisoner.
The woman's name was Nancy j
/ Dickerson. She was arrested by Sher-
IN GOse yesterday morning, at Airing
ton, ia Tarrant, the sdjoining county,
Tor the murder Of Bryant Little, In La
mss county, in 1873.
I Little was the womau's son-in-Iaw.
against whom she bore great hatred.
/ lie had married her daughter In spite
Of the old woman's opposition and
greatly against her will, and so strong
was her sntipaihy to her sou-in-lsw
and 80 great her influence over her
daughter, that she induced Mrs. Little
TO leave her husband and return to the
maternal roof.
I In the meantime a child was born
- Mrs Little, aud the houses being In
the same neighborhood, the husband
called over to Mrs. Dickerson's house
one day and expressed n desire To see
his wife aud child. The request was
denied by his J.. mOther-iu-law, bat he
insisted on seeing them, aud went to
the back door OF the house to 90 In.
Here he wss again met by the old
woman, who had an old army musket
/ in her hands and threatened to blow
hls brains out II he attempted To enter
the door She told him that she feared
he had come to take her daughter and
the child away, but this he denied, and
attempted to push by the old woman
and enter the house. As he did SO she
shot him with the mu-ket through the
body, killing him instantly.
She was Immediately arrested and
ia due time had preliminary exami-
nation before a Justice of the peace,
who held her In bond of one thous-
aud dollars. Shortly afterward she
gave the bond, hut 1t proved to be
worthless, whereupon she left the
country, at the advice OF her attorney,
going 10 California, where she has
another daughter residing.
She returned to Texas short time
age, aud upon hearing this, sheriff
Gose proceeded To farrant county TO
re-arrest her. she appeared very
much surprised when arrested. and a,
first refused 10 submit TO the officer,
hut upon being told that she would be
hand-cufied and treated as man il
she persisted In her refusal 10 submit
to arrest, she reluctantly yielded.
She IL between fiffy and sixty years
old; IL over six feet high, AMI has q
rough, masculine appearance.
A reporter OF The HERALD attempt
Ell 10 talk with her, bat she repnlsed
him with a sco~l, saying she had nj
talk for newspaper men.
Sheriff Gose aud his female prisoner
left on the north-bound train on tn.
Central road at ten O'Clock last
night, en- route for Lamar county.
I
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sass and HIS Gang In Dente1 County,
Where They Defy the Ls " ana Oas
general Their rarsaers
From Wednesdays pai'y.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Last night about o'clock the party
who had gone from this place to Den>
ton county to look for the Eagle Ford
express robbers, returned to the city,
A HERALD reporter called upon Mr..
Sam Finley. of the express company,
who kindly furnished the following:
Thursday, the day after the robbery,
party consisting of detective James
Curry, Ed Smith, telegraph operator,
VIM. Edwards and others started out on
the hunt of the Eagle Ford express rob
bers. They struck their trail at Eagle
Crossing, In this county, which lead
them in roundabout way through
the prairie and timber, within two
miles of Lewisvilie, on the Denton
rosd.
Securing the services Of party who
was thoroughly yersed in the windings
of the country to pilot them, they set
out the following day to con-
tinue the hunt. After riding
over good portion Of the
county on Saturday, they turned again
towards Detnon. and when within two
miles OF that place, and while they
were yet in the timber. their attention
Was attracted to two horses Litched In
the timber short distance from the
main road. They thought the animals
were those of Halls rangers, but deter
niiniBg to take every precaution they
scattered and advanced toward them,
He and Curry rode direct towards the
horses, while the other three rode FUR
ther down ON the left
When within about forty rods Of the
horses shot was fired at Curry, which
he returned. He saw the smoke from
the shot, but could not sse the party
who fired it. He and Curry dismount.
ed, calling to the other men to 20
around in the rear.
While in the act of tying his horse
he saw one of the robbers, Frank Jack
son, standing behind tree with hi
side exposed to him, aiming 1t Curry
Dropping hia Hidle reius, he threw hi
gun down osa sile robber to shoot wher
. voice called out, ''Look~out Frank
Jackson Immediately put the tres be
tween Finley and hiaseiE Whselin,
around to learn where the voice cam
from no saw . nan Just e. he was eo1
ting behind . tree. At this iunctur
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HERE AND THERE.


faruoneo ior k0b0oFy 60 bs Tried for
Marder-A eaO0. 900 Fire In Rag sisy.
Miehigsn - Secretary shermsn.s
nsvensenss-schose Abasaoned.
NEW York, April l2.-The brig Ks-
trena, from Cienfuegos, arrived to day
with the crew Of the schooner Jonas
Smith, from Savannah for New York,
abandoned April sth In latitude 81.
longitude 73.
CINCINNATI, o., April Ia.-Yester-
day George Mckay, alias John w.
Scott, serving q term In the Hamilton
county Jail for robbing the postofiice in
Green county, Ohio, was psrdoned ont
by President Hayes and taken TO
Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he will be
tried for the murder Of John McCor-
mick, wealthy hardware merchant,
committed in 1870.
DETROIT, MIoH., April l2.-At Bay
City, Michigan, fire destroyed six
million feet OF lumber, seven thousand
barrels of salt, and the docks owned
by Eddy, Avery & Co. Loss, 200 ,oCO
NEw YoRK, April ia telegram
was received at the sherlff,s Office this
afternoon stating that VIM. N. Tweed
died In his room at Ludlow street jail
at noon to-day.
FALL RIyER, April 12.-Ali savings
banks Of the city to-day are exactine
sixty days' notice. The directors Of
Union mills are still engaged at theil
work The announcement Of the de.
fAlcation up to this time is $5l8, 600
and will probably be greater.
NEW YoKk. April 12.--Secretary
Sherman this morning visited Genera
Hilihouse In the sab-treasury building
and after remaining there about . hal
hour went thence to Colleotor Arthur
ofi1ce in the c0ston house where ht
was waited upon BY 0unneil, NInfern
4 Co, and other sugar imposters o.
thin city. The merchants exprense<
their views in regard to the propose<
new tarif on s0gxs which h nov
pending before c0nersss. hus TIE secrs
tasy said hs hsd no option IN the mat
tef, and his duty Wo1i1d ouly - 70 exc
cnte the law after tt p0mod. III
meeting wae petynfel HoelotnSy She
lnan VII haye tewA tpsnasse1.
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TuE ST. Louis GleJe-Dssssraf think,
that the lion and bull fight al san AH-
tonic was an affair that would no, l..
tolerated in any but q democratic state
The growl is sil IN a horn. however. .or
that PAPER thinks Of nothing in reality
but stealing paragraphs.
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Tns Mohet register is. about the only
means ever devised Of directly taxing
the hummer. Although he is.ths most
prominent on election day. yet when
the tar collector is ON his rounds the
hummer is as quiet - the historical
lamb.