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1T doesn't do . biz Of good 10 take .
twelve nile pso@ssads In . iosrsssa foot
room With he baby. asd sias or disclsin {:
Hoc.ehis, poosehis. psd6es aud pie" U.s
d.. Balls Bshy 0gssP nd b dec with L.
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The whipping Post.

g. Louis Presbyterian.
The grand jury al Boone county has re-
commended return to whipping "a pun
ishment for Lesser crimes and misdemeanora.
The recommendation has elected favorable
comment from many of our State journals
The Warrensbnrg Ranscr 10 an exception.
We spprose the suggestion Of the Boone
county grand Jury. For the sake of separ-
atinx comparatively trivial offenders from
hardened desperate criminais-for the sake
Of eccnomy-for the sake OF more surely
securing the desired en- Of punishment, We
would have the whipping post re-establi-h-
ed tor wife beater. chicken thieves, email
pilfsrers, generally vicious vagran,s, ETC..
etc.
rattsburg Lever.
The bsrb.rism Of The whipping post 10
equalsd By the crime il 10 intended to
punish and repress. It Is more barbaOus
70 hang men than to whip them, yet .
nsudiin sentimentaiity woild tell Us that
narder BY Law il . civilized humane pro-
eesding. Society murders Tor its own pro-
tsction, Ne are told. We suspect that those
Who revolt At the idea Of punishment by
whipping hsve never given tine subject
much thought. All Who porder over the
crime business for . while will zee the mat
ssr in different light.
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-Txossasds Of rorkiss~es eosesds As
Niger Hnd ct Cdvsad.A Tobacco u more
economical b by Tim As eaeapea s.ookiss
beoasse Il bu,.s eooi, 6ke eui p'ss. Aaas ss;es -
Iess a ee.~es good, s.d y (r aPs-i~ u
quals4. l032ves.
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The safest and most reliable remedy for
the usua! diseases Of the baby IL Dr.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. II contains nothing injuIi-
Gus. Price, 25 cents bottle.
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Notwithstanding all the restriction
placed upon crime. and those that are be
ing constantly added. the ingenuitety o
Law breakers rises equal to all emergencies
Probably the most potent and insidiou
means of debauching the minds Of tn
young. pure and innocent, il BY the publ
cation and circulation Of ot-cene Literature
aud not~ithsts nding the fierce and unre
lenting var wsged BY the authorities, and
the heavy penalties that follow conviction
the country 10 flooded With it. Like q
noisome niasms this deadly poi.on sweeps
over the land and permeases all grsdee. rank
and classes.
q; late years Young ladies seminar's'
have been selected o. favoriie 6eId foI
these moral murderer. and their poisonous
books have been found in many Of our best
educational Institutions. How they get
there, il to the masses great mystery, but
il is very easily accounted for. Every
female college has . catalogue. in which
the names of the scholars are printed.
These fall into the hands of Eastern pub
fishers Of these vile books, and their speci-
GUS Catalogues are sent to their address.
Another iavorite method IL the often seen
of whiting card. printed
or a sum SO remarkably low that il never,
fail. TO attraction and patronage.
The young and inexperienced send their
orders. name and address, and straightwsy
is opened up the means Of introducing tbi.
soul destroying traffic.
A BAzoo reporter was shown IN envel-
ope directed to . young lady in st. Louis
and po-tmarked Chicago. On one corner
Of til. envelope Was printed:
VIM. r. ROBERTSON,
PRIVATE SECRETARY TO
'Is An i,b ls WAR q Sn Asss St..''
FEDERALIsr.
OFFICE. Room 4. l55 Washington ST.
Residences, Grand Pacific Hotel.
CHICAGO.
Inside the envelope Was the following
ard:
W 4 X
Federaiia,
uiy 4, 1876. United States Of America. |
Who VIM. Robertson is, or what Nv A |
:" and "Federalist" mean, or the motive
n sending il, the recipient does not know.
But one thing il certain, and thsI If who |
yer sent il got her address from the news |
sper reports Of those Who would give New
FEARS receptions, for the above Was sent 10
er address on Chouiexu avenue, where il /
'as pubi,shed she would assist another lady
q receiving. while her own home il in
'reston Place.
This young lady sscertained that nearly
very lady whose name was published in
he pspers of ST. Louis in connection with
received one of these mysterious
ards through the mail from Chicago. Nov,
hen a person goes to all this trouble and
Expense, he has motive in il. If the mo
i've is an honorable one, he il some bnsi
ess or advertising catch, or social enter
ri.e, he would make il known. But n ih~
eader will observe, only enough il written.
: rather pr .nted, TO excite curiosity, oh oh
, women Is supposed 10 be uncontrolla-
le.
The most natural inference is, then, that
10 motive IL secret and sinister. The an
nor no doubt is engaged in some iIlegiti-
late business Tor If il WAS an open and
,ir one. there would he no necessity Of
,~ortIng to such disrepu,abie sub,erfuee
address nearly nine-tenihs of the mos,
aspect able ladies in St. Louis.
Mr.. Robertson should be made to show
il hand.
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Guilty - Anybody recommending .
soothing remedy for children containing
opium in any form is guilty Of doing harm.
Dr.. Ball's Baby Syrup il warranted not to
contain opiates and should therefore be
widely recommended.
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Cooks Imperial.
A lot Of sparkling champagne for sale
cheap. HALL, BgILER & OYTIILD.
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A Caught Darkey.

A da-key yesterday came in from Long
wood With two mules and horse and har
ness. When he arrived here he secreted
hie stock in stable. This morning par.
~ arrived from Longvood with . writ Of
attachment and seized the property. 1t
sppean that the colored man and brother
was heavily in debt and sought to make q
financial stroke Of cleverness By running
Cd some Of his portable property.
On Tuesday night .'sys the Denisos Nes,a at
. dance given 1t the end OF one Of the divi.
sions On the stage line between Muskoeee
and Fort Smith, . drunkea Indian s,aR.
gered into the room where the dance vas
in progress and demanded the hand of t.
young lady for the next cotillion. She re-
fused to dance With him. vhereupon he
took hold Of her in . rough manner and
dragged her into the middle of the ball
room. The brother Of the young lady came
into the ron at this juncture. drew . re.
volver, shot aud Instantly killed he in.
trudsr."
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MARRIED.

4 Double Wedding ~ Nevada
Dan Clarke. Of 0sdalis, Figures
% One Of the 0fooms.
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GEORGE g. VEST.

His Career - Q Democrst-HoW
Much the Party Owe atm-When
the Party Surrendered Accord.
ing to Vest.
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Big Snow.

Conductor Terrell, of the NJ. X. 4 I. re-
ceived paper from Batavia. New York,
from his father, Who is one Of the oldest
conductors on the New York Central.
From this paper We make the following
extract:
40 What extent the railroad suffered by
the recent storm, it need only be s.id tina, a
passenger train drawn By twelve locomo-
tives was stalled near this village. ON FRI
day last, and it required the corah,ned
aid Of seventeen locomotives 10 get the train
under motion. The trsin must have bern
q sight to behold with its seventeen loco
motives and its snow covered Coaches"
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HISsOURI'S HONEY.
The Report Of the Phelan Com
mitteo.

Hon. u. H. .Phelan. Chairman Of the
Committee upon the State Treasury inves-
,igsn. has made . report From it Ne ex.
tract the following:
The receipts and disbursements Of the
Treasurer we're ~ folDovs:
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Editor Basoo:
Having noticed that quite . number Of
papers in this Stste insist that Col. Vest
should he elected to the Z. s. Senste on nc.
coun. of the services he has rendered TO the
Democratic party at times when il Was in
imminent danger. ! desire to say that I
have known Col. Vest personally or By
reputation for more than twenty yea..
He started into
POLITICAL LIFE ~ WING.
in 1860. the Wing party having died, he
cast his fortune with the Democracy, and
Was elected to the lower house If the legis-
lslure from Cooper county. In that body
he Was the recognized leader OF the seces-
sion wing and left the State going into the
rebellion With Gov. jackson. He Vas soon
appointed or elected to the Confederate
Congress, and afterwards appointed BY Gov.
Reynolds to the Confederate Senate. He
returned: 10 Missouri in 1865 or '66, located
in Sed.lis. but refu.ed to identify himself
with the Democratic party until the spring
Of 1872.
Previous to that time he insisted that he
Was
NOT CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES;
that the Democratic party Vas dead; that
il died A. Arpomattox. when Gen. Lee
surrendered his army, and he did not pro-
pose 70 assist in resurrectin< its corpse. In
1870. when the tive Democrats Of the State
were exerting every honorable effort TO
elect Gratis Brown and thereby enfranchise
the brave and gallant Confederate.. who
were denied the right Of outrage IN IBIS
State, Col. Vest had not word To say pub
licly in their favor. Bet in 1872, when
the party had come into power in the
State. With . majority of 81, 900 he became
DEMOCRAT AND WAS CAN |
DIDATE
The following winter for the Senate. and
mas has been standing candidate ever since.
10 1876, when Phelps defeated him for
he nomination for Governor. in place
Il throwing up his hat ~ Gen. CockreIl
lid when he wss defeated by Hardin, he
rent home mad and reiused to make can
'sss OF the State for the State ticket. The
act il, Col. Vet hss not made single
peech in Mis- ouri for the Democratic par
y, eince the var, except when he Vas can.
'idste for some nomination at its hands.
lie not having identified himself with the
)emocratic party until the summer Of 1877,
md the pa.,y at that time having a major.
" in the Stale of from s.. 600 to 10. 0OO. the
'arty certainly does not owe him ANYTHING
Or past services. OLD DENoCRAr.
ARAoosAA I
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The saving "time il money" il hest
illustrated by the PromP, action of DR..
BuIls Cough Syrup in all cases Of Coughs.
Colds. &c. Price 3 cents . bottle. All
druggists keep il.
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Near Sedalia, No, Sunday afternoon.
Jan. IL. 1879, by Elder \. NJ. Rsg!and. Mr..
Geo. L. Morris. Of Houstonis, No., and
Miss Lizzie Anderson.
, 1879-05-11
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.

Az already predicted by TIE IE1BCSE, The scare
about white settlement In the Indian Territory has
been almost entirely without foundation The re-
norris received at military headquarters show that
the movement has been confined to narrow limits,
and has never attained any great proportions. It
fs the opinion OF Gen Sheridan and other we'll
informed parties that the howl has been ra1aed by
interested persons why are anxious to stir up
discussion on tho subject. with the intention OF
ultimately securing the lands for themselves TheEo
certainly hos beon no settlement OF sufficient pro-
PORTIONS justify the agitation Of thccab'uet On tho
question. What few cmicra1ts have soae ;It, there
controlled and forced back. Had there bce8esxE2Hn
similar to that which get IN toward the biaf Sat'e
there might have been gone
Assistant Adit Gen. y. 4. Platt telegraphs from
Fort a1dsf t6s 6sts ua.n S
had made any communication 20 m'1 ~ se +en ~
The matter except that Inspector Gae .s; s,ndav
gphess se f5o hsa hea1a 81 @ families
inro the Terr1:ory from chetona. m When
Co.. Smith atrixed % ,,cnt at e. eoas{ss vso :speated
the rumoF to him. Col Smith offered TO 20 after
them and bring them back on receiving writer o.
der from tse Aent! Go Pt is Il
nnirton from eli tue information ne has: thot tae
extent and intent Of this movement nss neen
greatly t5e aaar sna eoSpancs of the Twen
tvseennG Infantry to yinita Or Fort Gtoton- bnt
that In csse they are deemed necessary, the former
niarc shonId DC their destination.
Teleerams received from Wichita hhn., asata
that mere Is no excitement there. and that thsFc
is no orcan1zed oody Of entrants tn the country
adjacent capt Morse tc!eSrapas from that
point that nearly every cm1grant tiath
! nnassinr through has been visited by Ei'n
nnd questioned Us to Its Intentions Some 1ew
acknowledged that they had INTENDED going 1nto
| The Territory hut were now disguised to ooer tne
! pToclanatlot.. About Twenty-Five teams pass
| through wichita daily, but a hslority Intend to
| 1oca;e in Kansas. Lieut. Clag.ert met few
em;urants coming ont OF tho TertstorF, and tt II
heijcyca that the proclamation will b. generally
| resuected Agent Miles arrived ut thst point on
/ tie Sth, and Capt. Clapp, In charge OF ~:
| cheyenne prisoners, the following daT. bota axe
assnred that no Settlers far as they Know, has
entered or located in the Territory within
| ,nijes on either side OF the Fort Reno TRAIL
Lieut.. Cot. Bradley. with Capt A1issay. or s'ea.
| Popc.s staff, arrived at Baxter Springs, Aah. !.
Nuy o. aud report that there is no indications VI
| nny settlers going into the Territory from thal
point Some of the citizens OF that ana 40 joining
counties have gone into the Territory, and staAc
ont clalu,s on strip Of country directly sontn O.
Buxter Springs, returning to their homes atfectls
afrurward. The settlers claim taat Tits strip o.
country, extending about three bv niue Faa'es; IA
| 6ren purchased ~ the Government from tae 4aa.
paws Col Bradley has gone over to these 4papan
lauds and viii report On his rctusn*
, 1879-05-11

and announces that she viii 40 "Chilpe:as
at Toay Pa4tor's. This woman 1s an sa.c :,at
% show, in Hartford dive, It hos ever
been NY fortune to sse. onths ni @ aeo but The poce
were TOO 1n1,ch for her, and she quit. How thc
nrrsent snccnlation will pan out, remains to be
seen.
a n1a ROW IN TIE "BLAcK CROOK" CAMP.
Ed startn. the young cub who was managing Nib.
los upun u credit basie was erected on the let OF
May for non-payment OF rent. oalafies were also
behind. Tho concern now " thn t W ou ta1
nny show TINT was ever handled in New York. Al
most anybody who knows the ropes can gam ad-
mission behind the sGen nreya 'uv
are there ,nadc with the upholstered and frescoed
conrtesans who go on in the ballet and 1he plnce is
upon all ntroconsly ao9nuoneu pinn 1tor ,.;c
ins IN iiyejy shindy behind the scenes, made
themsclyes So uutrascousy conspicuous by nsing
sn 5Ss3 e. ao Il sses
ty EAR the eA audience rose and cried, ..shame:
iiui. Pnt them OUT" The present "Crook" ="
is the most utterly dep1aVea fao y 1hae h a5 gges Ss
the police without an instant OF hesitation.
agnes Ethel, who will pc pleasantly remembered M
as the charming leading LADY o. pays ola r1tla. n
trin thron"h Europe md the Old World. She is
now the wife OF Buffalo man Eamed Tracy, and
llus lost nothing OF thu freshness and beauty which
once made her popular in New York.
TUE VIRGIN "r1NAFoRE" PARTY
will rconen at the Broadway next week for brief
seaspns Thcy have been PLAYING for the past fort
night in Philadelphia is their native jungle
dout think there Is much business awalt.nE them
here It is said, by the way tlat Edgar y Fulton
1'haf nian If carried into operation, will entirely
change the policy Of their honse, which has no. been
Nate salisbury and his Truubadours will open on
Monday at the Opera House Or the san Francisco ~
couple OF weeks The mtnstrels will, in the mean.
time tase a little spln into the country. cosing
| their season i'll a few Wceks
a. the close OF the MI have to quote that,
/ hecausc the piece la only crawling-of the ''Los
| Children" RIces Surprise Party will occupy tht
Union SQUARE as long ns theirfunds hold out Jo!lI
13ay,,,on Ind intended to produce ''Icabod Crane
there. but over to wa|!ac5's nstend: Thsst at
arc only INDUCED IN for 1orGlng nisce9s ans
/ 10 do souieshiu, the succeeding seuson, on tn
strength Of New York rnn-oh. the irony Of ths
| IruuRlEL.
, 1879-05-11
i er,SvER SEASON OF OPERA.

i SKINNER SEASON OF OPERA.
The recent visit of Nr. McVickcr to the East has
resulted in the virtual completion OF arrangements
for summer season OF light operas at his theatre.
This will be novelty, but it Will be IN strct ae
eort,ancc with tic logic of musical events. What-
cvcr c1se mnv he thought Of Mr.. Sulliyan's breezy
littlc p,uaforc," its astonishing s'iccess has
demonstrated beyond question that the people arc
dispoaea 70 patronze light operns Of brisk aud
cheerful music and with clean aad humorous text,
md fortunately there is no end to tae fepertofy OF
these from which judicious manager may afa"'
+, p,nkirc his selections OF oDcras and his choice
Of artists. Mr. McVicker has wisely chosen WorSs
which combine the musical and dramatic element
and people competent to I'LL roles OF ths soft. HIS
company is not yet completeo ott WIN Tue veteran
Marctzck for his conductor. who is not only Thor
ouo,,l,. convcrsant with works of this class, out
thnroneh,y earnest In his belief t'lat they
are what peop.e want, and with such
artists as MIR. Thomas Whf1cn. who has
suddenly sprung Into wonderful Tame:
Nr. Harry peakes, who is very popular; III. James
Lewis. one OF the few representatives of the dre.
mntc starc who have decided lyric ability; ant Mrs.
Scru1u fuyozitc with alt opera gocrs, NJ thc hcao
OF his company: we may anticipate ateaoy q sea-
son of a very enjoyable description. The troupe
will be very 1urgc onc so large IN 1ae1 taat tae
xario,:s opcras can be given with chnn2ca or cast
t,,us Giving artists an opportunity 70 appearin
encriojties' The chorus will be largely recruited
from home talent, as there is NJ necessity TO 20
abroad for good singers. The operas so far as de-
cided upon, will be-. suppc's - Fatfnitza which
will be placed the staee IN spectacutas s.yic
fnr which il offers fine opportunities; Leeocq
Dnke which ,s be ps5,1fasa ,s;t ,seh ~tnoat A%ee
and Mrs' Onies invest 1t; Sultyan's .Sorcercr, "
::Gonlrsbandist Trial I q Jasyc ~ sna ~ ede
possibly. Nr, Maretzek's manuscript opera based
npon tic legend OF seepy Aol,1 II 10 can oe
mi, other works similar in style may be orousnt
out ,.. a.. , - ~ 1nnc
and run through the summer months- thus aodln.
smother strong attraction TO the lYng cataoE2s Ok
rnaT ,,1uce for suuimcr resort Ill this country.
Heretofore with the exception Of ts M got.
Evnosjtfon building our summers have not been
Characterized by any special musical
sent mnsic in summer costume. will oe Jus. tas
lbiag 1os lae short evenings. apn Will net -on''
, 1879-05-11

,oncr r-,,1c11r As A I,ATTER-DAY CRUSADER.
eu.~;,, f.orrsspoYdence II The Tribune.
1ru ynRr. MAY 7,-Georee Knights handiness
with bs sts has brought him into trouble at tast-
Knight Is the young man vino. has oeen p'aylps
..Otto ~ at the Broadway Theatre Tor coupie u
weeks, He don't look like very hea's n'tse',
hrt 1,vo or three OF his exploits in the line Of
".,ah. nd. a.tnmble 4.sloggfn9''. show how decep-
tive appearances sometimes are. he as 5athet oe-
Inv anhtinp stature, but, in spite Of that ana DIS
oni,eicss exterior lie always succeeds IN -cap'u1-
iuc anybody he goes as1ef'
This time 1t was Jack Rickaby,-as Jolly ano
harmless a fellow ns the profession eon1a4"s
Tickaby has been the manager OF 1he Anisu.a ~.
,h,s season, md there is no doubt that large
measure of their success is due to his nnt1fng zea
ani clever Judgment. Manager and star nave no"-
eyer been on the point of splitting sesefaa t.Au.
of late, owing, as one declares. 10 tnc osaet
oyerbearing ways, and, as the olhef sh5e' ~
nusrcm1y conyiyiality on the part OF n1s
mariner. Last week Rickaby grew 'sfeo
al the constant state of erapt'on,
ond when au opportunity presented
Itself for him to take charge Of the bns1ness
,,s Henry Ward Beecher, he determined % asa'i
himself OF it. Therefore be sent word 10 hn's"1
TINT On Saturday he should eever his con-
nectton with the company. Hot words passed oe-
tween them on paper. aud after the SATURDAY HULL
nee they met in the private Office OF the Efoao"ay
Theatre to adjust their accounts. They were 4ele
alone in the apartment and for some t1ne III was
still. Then the door was thrown violently open'
ood n moment later Knight came down the staifa
buttoning his coat
Thus far it hns been difficult to get at
TIE DETAILS OF THE r'RY,
hut as nearly % can be found out Mt present, the
following is correct: a...' .: =.
Edga1 AMI Fulton, the managers OF the thease'
, 1879-05-11

as Houeeholu. No performances shoulu DC ~,
.o"su s 10 go On any day that would be oetf1msnt"
~ ..Wen tny somuluh1ty: aI
1on would like Us to set up Lord Chamber
h'n.
he, 1ns o,nes M nay,-l think Monday. saw that
X ~: I. ~ lawn. ID sermon, had regretted that
a3r easao ssef vas going into the Sunday business
a ssasou: ~ Ll5e3y enough McVicEer regrets II
+; a. out living in Rome, he wise"
tn,s M " lo!iow the customs Of its 1nhaott-
Lna - t g. Ie wanted 70 Keep bis prestige here. lie
naa q soAe" toe example OF the other houses"
Mcvieee hee ae announced his intention Of opening
ment set on snndaJ there appears to be move
, 1879-05-11

- GnEEN-RooN GOSSIP.
Ra,ney Nacauiey has made hit rs Danl Bart
lett at san Francisco.
Mr.. ", E. Sheridan is going to star, appearing
in Shylock, 0thel'o, and Louis a.
..The Lost Children they say, will be with
drawn IRON, the Union Square OIL Monday week.
,tr a{nnrtce BARRYMORE has been rendered a
benefit IN Philadelphia. 1t will take place on May
&c.
rumor comes from San Francisco that Charles
r. Thornc, or tic Union Squars,. IL to taSe me
senior Thorne is to tukc charge az acttng manager
dramatic NeWs.
S. j. Duf1cld, wcll-known actor, manager,
aud dramatic agent died very suddenly. At ~ MS
H. has recently been playing in "LAssonmoir -
at the Olympic Theatre and he also casr1ea e ON on
dramatic agrncy in New York lie ~: Was na years ',
Of age and leaves several children His oldest son
is . member OF the New York Standard Company,
now playing at tho Muscnm -bosso" deoeF1tse'.
, 1879-05-11

THE PROFESSIONAL. DIRECTORY.
According to adyices received up to lust night at
THE TRIBUNE Office, The following stars and COM
hinationa will he at the places and upon the dates
annexed: