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The population a Richardson coun.
y 10 reported q i2soe.
York has doubled - population and
ed as during Ne psss ysss.
Over six carloads II nursery stock
have bsss so,d ~ Y~t uhis spring.
There mes been more trse-plsnting IL
HsbrssAs tA's ysss Ties IN sny pssvsous ssssos.
Large herds Of antelope have made
thsts sppssrsses N eaps Creek, In vurnss
county.
The population Of Wayne county has
inerssssd . frsetsos svss - per cent. during
~ pest yeas.
Omaha 10 AFFLICTED with the tramp M.
isascs; most os them bsipg young, msa from
10 70 - ysass on.
The Messrs. Davis, Of Valley county.
have sst out iA,coo bos sidsrs this spring, be.
ad~ fruit TREES end strawberry,
The returns of tho ASSESSORS NJ Sa-
Hoe coanty, sAow che population TO BE- i0,sis,
% incrssss 1t I'D since last year.
A discarded lover named Charles
Mcnsss committed suicide by shooting him.
self with . pistol, 10 Omaha, on the night Of
May 4th.
John w. Pauison, who was the editor
Of the Omaha Arrow ~ years ago, died 1t JEFF.
ferson City, No.. . few days since. after . Va
sied and buoy ife. nc WA Ncbrsska's nrs
editor.
During the month Of April the land
sales ri the Union Pacific Railroad werc s. .buB
acres, end for e9B<. M. 2B--sn average ~ .
Fraction over o.. IN per srre. Tie sales wers
made 10 onh psrsons, b~in9 ~ sversge u 77.si
acres "a csch purchaser.
On the evening Of May I'd All old MAJ
named stdow, proprietor Of . guushop, q,
North Platte, wsa fouad dead In . small room
hack Of bic shop, having shot himself through
W head With . csfbine. He wac unmarried.
A. G. Althsus, ex-county treasurer Of
Douglas county, disd d Colorado Springs,
April 10. He Asd bcen In poor health ior soms
time. end had gone ~ Colombo Springs with
The hope u deriving bsscAt from . change oi
ar. He wss . native of Germany, hut resided
In Omaha when Tho war hrrke nut. He became
Fret Lieutenant 81 Co. b, Of the Pint Nebrss.
10 Regiment and servsd during The war with
honor. In iS1S be was elected county trcasur
er on the Republican ticket, and vas reelected
In 1879. He was ~ yesrs Of ne a. the time ri
HE death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

Waite CIcas CaNdy.--One pound white
sugar. onc wineglsss vinegar, one tumb-
Ter Of water, add vanilla. boil one hour
and pull u you choose.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
WARRINGTON!
Prsoe-di.xse KEW Co.sre..
SENATE.

roNA
WAsulSaroN. Tuesday, April 0.-Norrin.
Of Vermont, from the committee on finance, re-
ported adversely on the concurrent re solution
Of Beck, declaring Il inexpedient "a levy taxes
At this time TO maintain the sinking fund, and
the committee WA discharged from its further
consideration. kirkwood presented the Gre
dentials Of Alltson, Senator from Iowa. but
Ter submitted On amendment TO the resump-
ton repeal bill ~ a. TO repeal the tax ON prt.
yate and State hank notes-Ordered printed.
Booth, from the committee on public lsnda
reported with On amendment, the bill for the
relief Of certain public land settlers, aud 10 nav
back certain fees and commissions paid on void
entrtee Of public lsnds-placed on the calen-
dsr. Cockrell, from the military committee.
reported . bill authorizing the President 70 sp.
point James Shields Brigadier General on tie
retired list-placed on the calendar. Confer
ence COMMITTEES reported on the naval appro-
prtation bili-report agreed to.
Tho Senate continued the consideration of
the bill for the repeal Of the bankrupt law. Al
hson move TO refer the bill and amendment 70
the judiciary committee, with Instructions TO
report . substitute that will relieve the suffer
Ing clasees Of debtors. Paddock and otHeru
urged That no reference be made, but that the
lost-D to Is Allison then moved 70 I'D.
1ourn, that the bill and amendment be printed
50 that II might he finished Ia. morrow agreed
to-yeas, 81; nays, II. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House bin for the relief Of settlers On
land claimed by the North and bouth Alabama
railroad Company, Was presented by the
Speaker. The House went into committee OF
the whole ON the legislative appropriation bill.
A long discussion ensued OF reduced appro-
priations Tor Territorial governmental, alter
which the committee rose aud the House sd-
iourded.
SENATE.
WARRINGTON, Wednesday, NAY 1.-The hill,
repeating the bankrupt law WA taken nm.
debate ensued ~ Matthews motion that the
act shall not take effect until January 4. ism
The question then required on the amendment
OF Chrtsttancy - amended by Matthew'S and
IL was agreed to-yeas, %; NAYS, .. After
ZONE discussion Davis Of Illinois moved 10 rr-
Ter the bill to the judiciary COMMITTEES. m
the saving clause might be perfected-agreed
10. The resumption bill was taken up, After
some consideration the senate went into exec-
utive session and thea adjourned.
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the Legislative appropriation hill. Finley
moved TO strike out the clause Whit trans
fers medical and surgical clerks to pension
york., which was agreed Ia. The committee
rose, and Robertson, from the Mississippi lcyec
COMMITTEES, reported . bill sppropriating as
81 ,SA for closing the creyasses, and strength.
ening the levees on the Mississippi r:ver-or.
dered printed and recommitted. Throck-
morton introduced . bill limiting the rates for
the transportation OF frcights and passengers
over the Pacific Railroad bridge At Omaha. A
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

1t IL stated on the highest authority
that more bishops are to he created In
England. They are considered very ex-
pensive articles. costing about $4,000
per annum apiece.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
A YsssA witA . He'd nsassriss Al~est

The name 0f the dwarf IL Levi Burd-
sail Hopkins. His father II with him,
and attends 70 the taking In Of the quar-.
terra 0f those who come 70 zoe his son.
The boy lies upon = short bed. In \
room otherwise vacant. He n indeed
. monstrosiy. Probably no person
with 70 large . heed has ever lived u
attain this persOn's ago. the sixo being
thirty.thres inchca--ncarly 8 ward. MA
body y very ANAL and seems to have
eatircly shrunk away. He has but one
limb that he uses and that II the left
arm. The others lic - ~lifeless w 10
many sticks. They are inscnsiblc to
pain Of any Kind, and never suffer from
cold or heat. The development Of tho
head sccms 10 b entirely In the upper
region, which gives II the appearance
Of . pear. The chin and cheeks are
about the average aise. ~ sre Alss the
eyes. cars and nose. The ''swelling''
begins Just above thsse organs and Ok.
tends gradually 70 the mp Of his head,
which II we'll nigh dat. The skin seems
TO have been drawn up by the action.
and hence has kept the cyss In quito 4
peculiar shape. He sees straight when
lying In bod and looks 1t those standing
q the head Of Il.
.'You say he 10 twenty.thrss years
old" said . reporter to the boys faith.
HE was born In Worth county, Mo-,
In 1885,"
Was his head Of unusual sixe wAer
borur
..No; but Il soon began to grow AMI
continued 70 do " until the child Va.
fifteen months Of ags. While Il va
growing there we're great seams In BIZ
heed and hs cried . great deal. Nov
no does not appear TO suffer-"
What aro HE habitat"
"Ihcy are very few and exceedingly
simple. He has never been able 70 turf
hin,self In bed since no was born. Ev.
cry want has TO b supplied. and no 10
quires the most watchful care. He seems
70 live only In his head and stomach.
He Il almost incapable Of ~sonsatiou
outside Of his own natural wants. He
eats and drinks with good appetite and
sieeps about - regularly ~ other PEG
pie; His health has always been good,
with one or two exceptions, when he had
~ nc intelll&entr
''Oh, quito 4. He talks and sings,
~ you can very easily demonstrate by
speaking to him."
The suggestion was adopted and the
conversation was then carried on be.
tween the reporter and the dwarf. He
speaks with some difficulty, and about
~ intclligcntly "a the ordinary back.
woods boy. He 10 more like = child
than . man, yet lacks the vivacity of I
child. He enjoys the society Of chill.
dren to . great extent, and has sdopted
many OF the customs Of children. M
has destroyed all his teeth by eating
candy.--DenUer Tribune.
The Boston Journal suggests tina
England he's no cause to cry out agains
Russian greed for annexation. Uurini
the past century and . quarter the for
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
lNW o. llca Nick.

Expose yourself day and night; eat too
much without exercise; work too hard with
out rest; doctor all the time; take ell the vile
nostrums advertised, and then you will want
tn know
How % lies Well.
Which Ia answ cred In three words-Take Hop
bitters. See other column.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

A~pdqunsimis. - Yolks OF two eggs,
one pint OF Hour. one-half pint of milk.
TWO teaspoonfuls butter, q little salt;
roll very thin like waters and bake. -
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

The Boston Journal suggests that
England has no cause to cry out against
Russian greed for a~nnexatl0n. During
the past century and . quarter the for
mer nation has conquered 100000
square miles and nearly $50. 000. 900 peo.
pie, and these figures do not include
any 0f the annexAti0ns made without
conquering-snch - Australia. for In
stance. On the other hand, Russia has
conquered. within the same period, L.
$4,000 square miles. with only IL, 1885,
900 people, or ~one-fourth Of highlands
added population.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

The District 81 Columbia bill was referred la
committee ~ the whole. The House vent into
committee u the whole on the legislative sp-
preparation. Vasce moved 10 restore the sal
aries IL examiners u patent Offices IA the
amount nov paid-sdopted. Lsuhrop moved
pration for contingent expenses 81 the patent
Office host. After disposins 81 ten pages of
the bill the committee rose. An evening ses-
sion for debate was held. Wrigot advocated
his bill Tor q government loan To laboring class
~ Ia make sett emept on public lands. ChAl
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

sNNs
From the approaching re-establish-
ment Of the diplomatic relations with Russia,
the Bsssiret ~aswspaper, Of Constantinople, con
cludes that In case Of war between England
and Russia Turkey viii be neutral, but adds
that the question Ia too much Involved To ii
low . deAnitivc conviction on the subject. A
~Constastinopls dispatch says sAdyk Psshs has
declared that Turkey will observe neutrality In
the event IL war between England and Russis,
and cause her wi territory " bs respected.
RUSSIA.
The journal de st. Petersburg, In dis
cussing the speech Of the Right Hon. Claiborne
Hardy At Bradford, points out that Turkey has
constantly violated the treaties Of 1854 and
1877, and that England he's refused to aid In
compelling her TO observe them; therefore, II
10 Unreasonable now 70 recall those treaties
whea VA had created new rights and duties.
Hardy readily makes the tnadmissiblc claim
that England aloas Il entitled to prevent the
modiacatioa II the treaty concluded by the SIX
powerN
Telegrsphic reports from the st. Pc
tersburg cay Gen. lgnatiefY will be appointed
Minister without portfolio. The Agcncc Russo
Gays no news Of the negotiations 10 expected
for several days, - fresh efforts for m under
standing are now pending. The same paper
states that the govt has now attacked both
feet Of Prince G~ortschakoR. His sleeplessness
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

told him that did not believe that the
Vice. President had any power to declare
the vote, but could merely act in 3
clerical capacity, 10 open the envelopes
and lay the votes Of the Electoral Col.
lege before q convention OF the two
houses for their decision, and, by the
way, | may 80 we'll state here that when
certain Senator came 10 me and said II
was proposed 10 make me President Of
the Senate in Senator Ferry's place, 80
that the thing should not miss fire, |
frankly told hlm that l could not ac-
cept the position, and that, by my in-
teTpretation OF the constitution 1 should
be compelled TO rule exactly opposite
TO The wishes OF himself and Of bis
friends. That will perhaps explain ole
story which stold about me, and while
we are on the subject, let me say that |
suggested subsequently that there was
no constitutional resson why Grant
should not be elected President OF the
Senate, IL they wanted strong man
there, though saw 10 necessity for
any such change Of course. l knew
there was no likelihood OF ssch a choice
and that Grant simply desired to see
his successor peacefully inaugurated,
and 10 enjoy long vacation afterWard.
ConkIiDg laws lhat be then suggested
TO President Grant the idea Of COM
mission, and that the latter embraced
1t heartily. He gives accounts OF va.
riOus interviews with the President
and General Sherman. The difficulties
the advocates OF the plan met with ;
then, In particular detail, why be was
convinced that Hayes, then 10 Ohio,
was intriguing with the Southern mem.
bers Of Congress. Speaking from
notes, he says: ! sm frank 10 say |
thought then there was something not
exactly straight about that Louisiana
business, but now believe that when
the whole truth is known, il will sink
the AdminlSlraliOn, President and ell,
10 the lowest depths Of infamv.
CorreGpondent-You think, then,
Senator, that the President is wholly In
the hands Of the Southern Democratic
Conkling-I am sure of It.
GVu0AOl SOuA'iuh Calu bubt AuGAC
had been no reform under Hayes, not
even in the civil sci vice, and said that
his list OF appointments was the worst
ever made. If President Hayes should
send in message on civil service re.
form, list Of some of these appoint
ments will be published, and II will
make such an astounding commen ary
upon the President's words as would
discoL cert more philosophical CAbl.
net than hat which EvArls and Schur7
argue as = formers.
Farther ~ in the interview the cor.
responder axis: do you zee 10 hope
Of bringing the President 10 accord
with the Republican leAders!" Sena-
ior Conkling replied: Il must con
fess that l have ceased 10 have any ex
pectation Of IL; no opportunity TO
harmonizing IN tiers iS given by th'
President"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

TIE MATRIMONIAL LOTTRRY,-A
young stranger called on DR.. NC. one
evening while be was pastor IN New
York city, to engage his services In the
performance Of nUptlal ceremony.
" l wish to make bargain with you,
doctor, said the young man. II think
the girl am to marry will make q
irst-rate wife. II you will walt for
your fee, and she turns out as I think
she will, III then give you City dol-
lars" .....
They agreed, the young couple were
married, and the incident passed from
the doctors mind. At the end Of he
year, at the same time IN the evening,
the young man called again. The doc
tor did not recognize him ct fret.
"D0 you not remember the bargain
we made when you married Us year
agoP
"Oh, yes" replied the doctor.
well" said the young man, "she ls
twice as good as l thought she was,
There's one hundred dollars for YOU -
Exactly the opposite Of this is the
| ASlAS"hH6
A clergy man In one Of the Hudson
river towns united a German couple in
marriage. When the knot was lied ,
the bridegroom said;
"Dominie, I've got no monisb, but
III send you von little pig"
1t was done aud the circumstance
was forgotten by the clergyman. Two
years atterward he met the German in
another town for the first time since
the marriage ceremony was performed.
Dominic" said the German, ayoa
remember you married me, and / gave
you Won leetle pig9"
"Yes."
"Vell, If you unmarry me will give
you two leetle pigs."-t tHarper's Mag.
azine.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26
Balance Of tIle Blast.

KING coNKLIXG on PBEsIDEST HAYES.
Senator Conkling then goes on 10 re-
view at length the history of the El"c-
toral Commission. He says the country
was In actual Danger, "YeH, mean the
danger was real and imminent. The
point OF peril was no. in the South, but
In the West. 1t was understood the
Republican leaders had determined TO
have Vice. President Ferry count the
votes at all hazards, and Hayes elected,
and the West was determined on re-
sistance. 1t was no child's play In that
section. General Steedman had seven
ty thousand men enrolled aud assigned
to regiments, for the purpose of seating
Tilden in Office in case VICE President
Ferry carried out his proposition. You
may look astonished, but these things
are true. President Grant was at his
wits end, and he confessed TO me that
he did not know what to do.
lie was gathering some troops at or
near Washington, out he did not know
how far he could depend upon them,
General Sherman told him that In case
of trouble the sympathies OF large
majority of the officers and soldiers OF
the regular army would be with Tilden
and that the army must not be taken
into consideration as dependence In
any such crisis. From these facts, and
from what was threatened and prophe'
sied publicly In those days, you car
imagine how gloomy the outlook wa
at the Republican counselp. The Presi
dent asked my advice, and / frankly
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

We are indebted 10 a friend for the
use Of the following private letter,
which fully explains itself:
NEW ORLEANS, April 10, 1873,
/ can scarcely ind words to express my
disgust at the disgrscefll termination
which has come 10 the much-ta!ked.of
"bull movement" That there were some
prospects Of success towards the close Of
last week, cannot be denied; aud mad not
a sudden ,hange 10 the character OF pollti.
cal EdYices from Europe taken place,
have no dou'i nat the ring would have
forced prices > q to 4 OF cent farther,
That they W.T. I'd have teen able 10 do this,
you will r.: doubt when YOU know
who the parties TO the clique are. Rlmer
says that lnman, swan a Co, were the
leaders, aud that Lehman, Woodward and
French were among the prominent mem
be 70 OF the com DinatiOn. IL has leaked
out tina. these parties have been buying
Mays IN order 10 force the Creeks, who
are known 70 be heavily shOTt to cover,
and at the came time selling Julys and
Augusts as hedge, Sith the intention oil
rendering heavily when those months
came around.
With these facts before me, and consid.
ering the negative aspect OF Eastern al.
lairs, | teiegraphed you, that | thought II
probable the market would advance. But
alas, tor human expectations, only 0oe
day OF grace was allowed, In which tC
plume myself on the accuracy OF my
| Judgment. A slight advance was tofced
on saturday, With a view Of recovering
Liverpool IN Monday. Monday came, bul
Liverpool did not dance 20 the music sci
Tor her. HoIsols were lower; war seemed
more imminent, and instead OF 20
| ing up, cotton took the down track
ami sh ND the present c ndiil u
OF affairs last, Is likely to continue TO de
cline for some time 10 come. The cOmbin
alton is strong however, and as ever op
pOrluni;y presents itself, they will NJ
! doubt renew their exertions, but predIc
a failure, disastrous in the extreme, u al
such attempts, Toe position "t trade a
home and abroad Is such that all advances
from present p ices will prove abnormal
and VII be followed by decline To a Il :
ure below each successive staring point
supp ~ mat tue HERALD viii cal
these "pi ions "neiIIsb," more "chr"niy,'
IL possible, tuAn the emblem OF the car
dominions, but believe them TO b. found
ed on indlsputable facts, and will enter
tain them until such time as IL saall b
proven that my pO-ition is untenable.
Yours, etc.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

AN enormous eagle, measuring seven
feet from tip 10 tip Of the wings, was
captured near Atlanta, Ga, on We'd
nesday last. An old negro was carry
Ing baby in his arms, and his wife
was walking close behind him, when
the bird suddenly descended and made
a swoop for the child. The father
warded of the assault by a well-direct-
ed blow, but the eagle returned to The
attack with renewed vigor. The ue-
gro kicked and fought with ell his might
while clinging desperately to the child,
and his face was scratched BY the claws
of the bird. His wife screamed for
help, and q farmer who was chOpping
wood close by ran forward, and with
stroke Of his axe laid the bird seues-
less on the ground. The eagle was
stunned but not killed by the blow,
and the farmer now has him under
bonds.-[Mobile Register.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26
Five Hundred Souls Lost RG sea
ON q BWrnlng steamer.
THE ILL.PATED SPHINX AND HER CARGO or
CIRCAsSIANs.
BY Gable to The Cincinnati Enquirer. !

ClkCA5olANbs
By Cable to the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
LONDON, April l4.-Lloyd's agent At
Larnica, Cyprus, In letter dated March
10th, furnishes full particulars Of the
buaning OF the Austrian Lloyd's 9 Gamer
Sphinx, near Cape Elia, 10 the early part
OF last month, by which S0U Circassian
refugees lost their lives. It appears that
the sphinx was on her way to Lattachia,
from Cavalla, with about 5000 CircassianS
on board.
ON the 9th Of March, at 7:lOa. M, she
was doubling the RlitO ROci Of Cape 81.
Andrea, with q strong wind from the
southeast, with the intention OF going to
Fumagusta to wait for better weather and
take 10 provisions for the emigranls
About p. N. there was q strong gale
from the southeast, which shifted TO the
west, then to north, returning at last u
southeast. At that time the ship would
no longer obey the rudder, and heavy Sea
striking the vessel, washed forty refugees
from the iOrecastle. The vessel could NOT
put back 10 Alexandretta, as the matches
were open, and being afraid that the sea
would hIl the hold, coupled with the TACT
that the ClTcassians would not allow them
TO be closed for fear Of being suf Jcated,
Ate:l5 smoke was seen coming out OF
the fore hatch, and the vessel was shipping
heavy sees, A little later she grounded
on . Sand.bank; one heavy sea drove heI
on the cOast, and she sprung leak. There
was no working the engines Meanwhile
ihe IRE increased, and the confusion and
cries OF the Circassians are satd TO have
been something awful,
Seeing the dre could not be put down
the matches we're closed with the consent
Of the ircassians, and s0 upward OF hvt
hundred lives were sacrificed TO save the
rest. During the night attempts were
made 10 eXtinguish the lire, but without
success.
ON the 9th the surviving Immigrant
were landed. The Captain and crew net
from the wreck, as the Circasslans threat
ened to murder them. The Clrcassianl
had fires, II ls said, iu the hold TO keel
themselves warm and TO cook with, an(
IL 10 not surprising the hre originated from
the accident atlhe u2setting OfJne fthei
stoves.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26

SEE the proceedings of the Trustees
Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College, for an early copy OF which We
are indebted 10 Capt Blrkitt, OF the
ChlCkasaw MAssenger-a member and
Secretary Of the Board. The bids for
the location are lively, but we are as
cured that 1t will not be determined
without due deliberAtion and exAmins.
ton by the Board Jackson Clarion
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-26
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