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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27


Seven niurderers were hanged in
this glorious land of ours, on Friday
last. Two of them We're young ruff
ans Of Chicago. They worked in the
same shop, and one Saturday in Janu-
.try. after receiving their weeks
wages. they set ont to have a spree,
saying they meant to kill some
body before morning. Knocking
down All old man, beating another man
until covered with blood, and chasing
a woman until she fell down a cellar
and broke her leg, they concluded they
had had ''fuu'' enough. and would now
begin serious work. Putting a butch
er to flight. they stole his knives. and
sailed forth to attack Hugh McCon-
nell, Il young man who Glanced 10
pass, escorting hoIae his niece, Rosa,
who had been sitting up with his sick
wife. Tne of the villains seized the
girl around the waist, while the other
stabbed. and hacked to death her
uncle And now comes the incredi
bic part. Arrested several months
ago, they have received great deal
OF attention from hundreds Of silly
sentim entalists. including great
many women. OF these. the Phila-
delphia Times in editorial article.
thus speaks: Ga sweet statement, isn't
itn-'.MOst of them are ladies of good
character. the wives and daughters of
respectable citizens But they have
been made iCiiOtic with sentiment and
have gushingly shown the murderers
the warmeSt attention. Some have
taken cigars. some tobacco. some,
more appropriately, fne-tooth combs,
some handkerchiefs and stockings
while others have carried III books.
which one prisoner cannot read, and a
few OF these noble women have gone
so far as to present the murderers with
| their photographs. \ still more gush-
| ing lot have been in the habit of
| thruSting their pouting lips through
| the bars of the cages for the murder
/ ers To kiss, and SO far as heard from
no murderer has declined this deli
cacy. All this came to be such a
nuisance. however, and was getting SC
much worse every day. that the
prison authorities wer9 compelled 10
put stop TO it.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31
A Maine Couple. Bridal Tour.
Augusta. Me-. Journ


He came from Ifallowcll with his first
aud only love. lie had just attained his
majority; she had scarcely gone beyond
sweet TO-" Their desire was to be mated
legally, as, indeed, they had in spirit found
their ''afiinity." To find minister to per-
form that interesting and important SER
vice was no easy task. 1t was the afternoon
OF the first Sabbath Of the month, and the
ckurches were all holding their COM
munion services as the loving couple
struck the town. But not to be thwarted
they entered certain sanctuary and
took seat among the communicates.
The services progressed, and just as the
oficisting Clergyman had placed the ele-
ments Ia the hands of his deacons. the
young man left his place by the side of his
blushing, would-be bride, and, advancing
to tho minister, said: I'VE walked up from
Hallowell 10 be hitched. Can you do the
iob7y The congregation did not hear the
response. but it sent thrill Of joy TO the
heart Of she young man. After the sor-
vice they were invited into the ministers
study and "hitched. and the twain made
one started afoot for Hallowell. That was
their bridal tour.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31
WHITE PINE COUNTY BONDS.

csEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE REpEMP
- tion Of White Pine County Bonds. will be
received at the once Of the County Treasurer
Of white Pine County, for the sum Of Three
Thousand Dollars. Said proposals will be
opened by the Funding Commissioners, at the
Treasurcr's once, on MONDAY, January 9th,
1879, GEO. p. MccoNkEY,
County Treasurer cf white Pine County.
Hamilton, New, Dec. IA, 1878. dl7-td
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31

TnK personal" column Of the New
York Herald Is interesting reading some
times. The Hrst notice in recent number
commence" :" Bob. for Gods sake come
and zee me. Nellie" 1t is very evident
that Bob Ingersoll is not referred to, as no
sach indncemsut as thu shove would have
been stated.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31
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SPECIAL NOTICE
ITO rHE----
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

nR. II. COHEN, or NEW YORK, THE
H. inoet celebrated 0ptician tina. ever visited
We We, fscinc Coast, has arrived TN Eureka, and
vii remain here for one week, and xiu anti
ne most dinicult sights. on mere inspection OF
sne y eyes. with his improved PARABALA SPEC
IACLEs and EYE-0LASSES, next door 10
Asnam Z Bros. Clothing Store.
~ chesrfully recommend DR.. n. Cohen: n.
~, y. D., Of New York.
Eureka. November 4, 1878 u5-fm
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31
p u r ( NJ ILK!

nN AND AFTER THIS DATE AN PRE-
" pared to furnish families, hotels, restaur-
ants, boarding houses, or any other person with
genuine, Pure Milk, from one pint to 100 gal
Ions per day, at my residence on Spring street,
below Clark.
4 liberal reduction will be made for larger
uantjties. wM. E. TAYLOR
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31
NOTICE.

HE HOLDER OF CERTIFICATE No
a. io.oos. 20 shares Leopard, is requested to
Esssls. November 30. Is7s. 'AAioN al ii
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
A War Scene.

The horrors of war are described with
ghastly realism in some "Side Notes
from an Artists Sketchbook in the
London Daily NeaUs. On the first morn.
ing of the year, the correspondent set
out from Fratesti for Putenieu in Rou-
mania. Afar off long, dark line NOV
ing in csterpillar.fashio broke the horl-
zon. It was column of Turkish
prisoners marching-the men who once
kept the flower of the Russian army at
bay around Plevna. Half-starved, al
most dead with fatigue and severe cold,
many with fever burning in their eyes
mere stalking bones and foul rags
came the brave troops who made the
fame of Osman Pasha. Thousands OF
birds of prey whirled round and settled
in front and rear, always following this
grim procession like sharks round q
doomed ship. A few yards further on
lay, half covered with snow, a nude
body of another dead Turk, stripped by
his companions for the little warmth of
the rags he wore. A crow had settled on
his clenched hand, and the dogs were
sinking round their victim. at night q
star and the crescent moon, the only
signs in the clear sky, shine brilliantly.
There is the ominous black line vending
up the valley-more wretched prisoners
footsore and weary, with their cadaver-
GUS faces and ice-laden boards. A halt
is made at the. little bridge, 10 dole out
to each their frozen loaf of bread. A
few poor fellows throw themselves down
on the snow and ferv emily pray after
their fashion. How the heavens, with
the bright symbols of their faith glitter
ing on the frosted snow and on their
misery, seem to mock these poor Turks!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
The London DuSt.Man.

There are more than 300, 900 inhabit-
ed houses in London, consuming more
than J, 500, 00) tons of coal q year, aud
besides the ashes from this great quan-
tity of fuel, the dust-man gathers the
other refuse of the houses. He is en-
ployed by contractor, who agrees with
the corporation to remove the ashes,
ETC., out of the city, and the contractor
divides every load into six parts, as fol:
lows: Soil, or fine dust, which is sold
TO brick.makers for making bricks, and
to farmers for manure brieze, or cin-
,ders, sold to brick-makers for burning
brick rags, bones, and old metals, sold
to marine store dealers old tin and
iron vessels, sold to trunk-makers for
clamps bricks, oyster and other shells,
sold for foundations and road-building ;
and old boots and shoes, soli to the
manufacturers of Prussian blue. Some
times much more valuable things than
these are found, and the readers may
remember the romance that Charles
Dickens made out of London dust
man-Our Mutual Friend. It is in sift-
ing the different parts of the load that
the men, women and children are en-
ployed they are busy as ants; mere
babies and wrinkled oil danes take q
part in the labor, and all Of them are 80
covered with dust and ashes that they
are anything but pleasant to contem-
plate, though, as rule, they are use
full. honest, aud industrious members of
society. "Dustie" is what the Lon.
doners familiarly call the dust-man, and
only few know in what ignorance and
poverty he lives. One would think
that he would work himself into bet
ter occupation, but his family have been
dust-men for generations, aud the gen
erations after him are not likely to
change. Nicholas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
Stanley's Early Journalistic Work.

Mr.. Henry NJ. Stanley is reported as
saying that the first line he ever wrote
as journalist was an account of naval
engagement that he witnessed from the
masthead-one of the earlier ones of the
war. He sent it to the New York
Herald. It WAS accepted, published
and literally paid for, and Stanley re-
ceivel fattering letter from Mr.. Ben
nett, as Stanley's was the only account.
This 80 fred the boys ambition that he
applied himself to reading and study
as vigorously as he could, and the form
alton of the resolution to travel and
write. An acquaintance says of him in
the Cincinnati Commercial His
powers of labor were immense, and he
never tired nor lost his temper. I have
known him, after riding all day in the
ambulance, to remain up the entire
night, wrapped in an overcoat and
blanket, and on his knees, by the aid of
a tallow candle, write, the live long
night, several letters to different papers,
yet on the same subjects, changing
language and ideas, 30 as to he ready
for the courier who started at break Of
day, and then trnst to the jolting OF the
ambulance for his mods of repose, on the
narrow roads-to repeat the operation,
if he could secure any news or smelt 8
chance for another letter."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
Two Brutes.

We find this story in q late number Of
the Leader, Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter
ritory: A terrible fight occurred yester-
day afternoon at the corner of Ferguson
and Sixteenth streets between Crazy
Horses squaw and young bull terrier.
The terrier was brought to this city
from Fort Laramie Gay or two ago.
At the fort it had learned to despise In
dians, and always fight them. Yester-
LAY, when the dog in its rambles about
the town ran across Crazy Horses
squaw, who has been in the city about q
year, and is to be found at the corner
named on sunny days, there was an in
slant declaration of war by the canine.
At the moment of attack the beautiful
Indian widow was leaning against post,
milling languidly upon Turck and R ,b-
erts, who were sitting in Joslin & Parks
window. Her back was turned to the
dog and he sprang at her legs with fury.
So unexpected was the attack, and 80
lightning like the movements of the ter
rier, that he bit both limbs before Mrs.
Crazy Horse could turn around. The
owner of the dog, who loves Indians less,
il possible than his dog, seeing that the
squaw was about to injure the dog,
sprang upon her and grasped b 9TH arms,
holding them with vise-like grip which
deaed her frantic efforts to get free.
The terrier was busy, and for full fifteen
minutes it was allowed to tear and rend
The hapless sqraw, even springing into
her face, biting out one cheek and tear
ing off the under lip. Satisfied at last,
the pale face released the squaw, mount
ed his horse, and giving a shrill whistle,
disappeared, followed by his dog. Drs.
Preshaw and Tuttle were at once sum-
moned by Mr.. NJ. D. Altman, and
dressed Mrs. Crazy Horses wounds,
which though severe, are not considered
dangerous, as the loss of blood was less
than ns1lal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
A Sansage Procession.

It was formerly the custom OF the
butchers of Konigsburg, in Prussia, to
draw through the streets of the town on
New Years Day, to the sound OF trum-
pets and kettledrums, a sausage OF some
hundreds of ellis in length. One of the
most remarkable of these professions is
thus described by an eyewitness " On
the first of January, 1901, the butchers
of K,nigsburg marched glorlously, with
drums beating, flies whistling, and
banners of green and white futtering
gaily. Their leader carried in his hand
a spit, decorated with feathers and
ribbons. One hundred and three
journeymen dragged the noble sausage,
which measured l zoos ellis on each side
ran guards to protect it. When they
reached the royal castle, his princely
grace was presented with l3O ellis.
Thence they proceeded to the Sowen-
icht, where they were received with
many honors by the bakers, and detain.
ed ss guests. To them they presented
portion of the sausage, aud the day
closed with festivities which were pro-
longed far into the night" This saa-
sage weighed Ss5 pounds; eighty-one
hams, the intestines of forty-tive hogs,
one ton and half OF salt, and eighteen
pounds of pepper we're required to make
it, and it cost two days work to three
master butchers and eighty-seven
journeymen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
New Popular Music.

"Grease the Griddle, Birdie, OAR
ling" q beautiful new song and chorus
by the author of Bang my Scalp Locks
Ger my Forehead" will have greater
run than any piece since Darling, I
am Growing Old" The melody is simple
and plaintive. Arranged for barber
shop guitars and French harps, thirty
five cents:
"Grease the griddle, Birdie, darling
Grease it DER wit lambient lard,
Pour the buckwheat batter on it
From tho bowl 30 brown and hard.
And in order that the buckwheats,
Be not burned and soorched and sore,
Grease the griddle in profuBion-
Grease the griddle, Birdie, dear
This beautiful song may be obtained
at all music stores.-S. Louis Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06

from Philadelphia letter inclosed in a
plan, white envelope and addressed in
the delicate chirography Of q woman to
edward P. Ewing" simply this and
nothing more. The lady never signs
anything but her initials, hence the let
ters cannot be returned to her. Here
is the subject for romantic novel. One
can imagine broksn.hearted woman
every day sending letter out into the
world to her lost lover, in the vain hope
that some day it may reach his hands.
She does not know bis whereabouts, so
she sends her letter out, directed any
where, nowhere, hoping yet despairing
of its ever reaching him.
As the reporter left this interesting
place he couldn't help thinking how
much trouble and sadness would be
averted if people would only direct their
letters in loud hand, as Pat did when
writing to his deaf grandmother, making
the superscription plain and full; or, If
this does not suit the ladies, let them
always add their address to their letters,
and they will never be lost Washing
ton ReDubLicQn,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
The Worlds Borrowing.

Borrowing was done Oh grand scale
in 1877. a Belgian statistician has
compiled a list of the issues made in
various countries in the world, aud sets
down the total amount as 81, $50, 975, :
600 against s725, 100000 in 1876, and
s3sO,OOO,OOO in 1875. Of this enor-
nous amount, 81, 154, $50, 1000 was bor-
rowed by governments, national, State
and municipal, and the balance by rail-
way and industrial companies and in
stitutions of credit. The excess OF the
worlds borrowing last year over that OF
previous years was mainly due to the
conversion loans of the United States.
The French loans have amounted to
1876, 0O0, 900, over two-thirds OF which
have been issued by railway and indus.
trial companies. The large loans of
Russia were paid chiefly in the paper
money which the government itself had
issued,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
Dancing to the Howling Winds.

The ST. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer.Press
has this statement Frank Plummer
has again been heard from in connec-
ton with another and recent very peril
GUS experience. About the first of the
month Frank was returning to Dead
wood with q companion from his hay
rancho and was suddenly overtaken by
a furious blizzard, which continued all
night. Being without facilities for start
ing fire, and finding it Impossible 70
travel in the face of the binding storm,
the two put in the night in dancing In
order to avoid severe freezing or pos.
sible death. Frank says he has danced
when he considered it pleasant amuse-
ment, but never before followed it as a
very serious and necessary business. He
has lost his taste for dancing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
Interesting Facts and Figures.


A ton of coal yields about 5000 feel
of gas.
President Hayes receives 100 letters
q day.
New Orleans claims a population oi
200, 1000.
There are II, 900 men on the London
police force.
San Francisco has about 100 gam
bling houses.
England fed 6O6, 1892 outdoor pau
pers last year.
Texas would make 210 States equal
in size to Rhode Island.
There were 1888 buildings erected in
San Francisco last year.
Tennessee's tobacco crop is estimated
at 60, 600, 600 pounds.
Europe expended for telegraph mes
sages last year. SIS, 400, 900.
Members of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture receive $500 per annum.
One thousand polygamous marriages
took place in Utah iD 1877.
Nebraska raised this year 25, 600, 600
bushels of corn and lis, 500 hogs.
The railroad rioters cost Pennsyl-
vania $4,000 for military expenses
alone.
The Cherokee Indians ore enough
civilized to possess a public debt of
S187, 900
OF 369 members of Congress only
1913 are natives of the States which they
represent.
There were eighty-three murderers
hanged last year among population OF
so, 100000.
Boston people eat each year about
12O, 900 beeves, of which the West pro-
vides 38, 600 to 10000.
In Hale county,. Ala, licenses to
marry were issued last year to forty
four white and 202 coloreh couples.
During the year 1876, l08, I'll Italians
came to America. OF this number,
SO, 900 are set down as temporary tour
lists.
The population of Australia, at the
last census was /, 742,2 ,294. The popu-
lation of the capital. Melbourne, is
210,0OO.
The ship-yards Of Maine have turned
out tonnage of 76,3U8 tons for the
year 1877, which is Oh increase of 2,734
tons over 1876.
There are estimated to be about $50
match girls. 700 bootblacks, 100 sweep
ers and $50 hower-girls daily and night
ly busy in New York streets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
The Hpnchman.
By JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.


Ny lady walks her morning round.
Ny !ady's page her feet gr-yhonnd,
Ny lady's hair the fond winds stir,
Aud all the birds make songs for her.
Her thrushes sig in Rsthburn bowers,
And R,thburn side is gay with flowers;
But ne'er like hers, in flower or bird,
Was beauty seen or music heard.
The distance Of the sta's is hers;
The least of all her worshippers,
The dust beneath her dainty heel,
She knows not that see or feel.
o proud and calm she cannot know
vi GREER she goes with her go;
o cold and fair she cannot guess
! kne.l to share her hound's caress!
Gay knight beside her hut and hawk.
Irob their ears Of her sweet tllk;
Her suitors come from east and west,
I steal her smile from every guest.
Unheard Of her, in loving words,
Igreet her with the song Of birds,
l reach her with her green-armed bowers,
l kiss her with tbs lips of flowers.
The hound and I are on her trail,
The wind an uphfs her veil;
As If the calm, cold moon she were,
And the tide, follow her.
AS uurebuked as they, share
The license Of the sun and air,
And in common homage hide
My worship from her scorn and pride.
Nor look nor sign betrayeth me;
I serve her in my low degree,
Content in humble ways to prove
He servslh well who serves for love.
And still to her my service brings
Ihereverence due 10 holy things;
Her masden pride, her naughty name g
Ny dumb devotion shall not shame.
Independent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06
"Thank God You've done it, Blake.

"Thank God You've done it, Blake
ley Blakeleyp I cried.
But he did not speak. he sat there
immovable, and cold az ston-. went
to the cars and brought Jane and the
boy to him. and when he opened his
eyes and took his little woman's hands
in his came away.
"An engineer named Fred, who was
at the station, ran the train into Harris
burg. Blakeley was terribly shaken.
But we went down and had our little
feast, after all. Charley, at least, en-
joyed it."
"What was the explanation A
blunder Of the director, or the telegraph
operator ?"
" I don't know. Blakeley made light
of it afterward, and kept the secret.
These railway men must have strong
esprit de corps.
"All I know is that Blakeley's salary
was raised soon after, and he received
that Christmas q very handome testi
monial for services rendered., from the
company"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-06

CLIMATE CHANaNa.-l It would seem
that not only is the cii nate OF Iceland
growing so cold that gra in cannot rlpen
there, but that of So andinav1a and
western Europe is beco ming more Sc
we're. This is due, it il supposed, to
the steady descent of tn ice OF the far
north upon the shores of Iceland. The
temperature of Greenla nd was once
much more mild than at p resent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-15

from abroad, but by the locality, the neigh
borhood being wet. without drainage, con-
tanning many small tenenents crowded with
destitute emigrants. Ahern's family arrived
on December Is, 1852. from Ireland. The doc
tor has not come to the conclusion that the
disease is communicable. He considers yel-
low fever rather allied to bilious than to ty-
phoid or typhus.
Near the last of September DR.. LIE Monnierr
attended the nunnery below the city, one OF
the nuns being sick with yellow fever. This
was her second summer here. The doctor Is
posed to personal contagion, although, the
disease was epidemic in the neighborhood,
DIR. LIE Monnier thinks quarantine useless
| with respect to yellow fever. Does not think
it would spread here II brought from the
West Indies. Has known no instance In his
practice of recovery from genuine black
| vonit. Knows OF no instance where the same
person had more than one attack Of true vel
| low fever. Never has known Creole children
| from Creole parents, in this city, to have yell
| low fever. Never in his whole practice saw a
child under 10 years of age with genuine yel-
| low fever. Recognizes q peculiar specific odor
which emanates from yellow fever patients
during the latter stage of the disease.