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New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
THE soUrH c1E0LIS4 ELECTION CASES

CHARLESTON. April Sat the opening OF
the Uuitcd states Circuit Court today, Judge Bond
presiding, counsel c the defendants N the election
cases Challenged tLe whole array OF grand and pott
Jurors alleging rrcgularc- IN the drawing aud sum
noning Of he same Argument III this mater III be
heard tomorrow. Senator Butler, Congressman
O'Conuor, aud the most prominent Demo.
cratic lawyers Of the State appear for
the persons charged with election offences,
and are making hard fight to aside the juries,
10 have the eases continued until after tie repeal u the
test oath which the District Attorney has gwen notice
be intends TO apply 10 eac- juror.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09

Mrs. divers suit for damages is very much
Ike that OF lrishman who sued another for killing
his dog The Judge asked What your dog worth,
Pat Diyil cnt was he worth, sure yer honor but,
be lauDers, sur Im going 10 make him pay the full
value Of the baste."-lGalyestoD News.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
l1r l,1-NrpAI. OLE IIrnGE ROBINSON.

THE FUNERAL OF JUDGE ROBINSON.
The funeral ceremonies Of Judge Robinson. of the
Court of Common Pleas took place at his late resi-
dence No East SiXtyGfth-st., at o'clock yester-
day afternoon The Rev. DIR. John Hall oificated.
There was a large attendance, particularly OF mem
bers of the legal profession. Among those present
were Chiel-Justice DAILY, Judges DOnohue, Brady,
Lawrence, Barrett, Van Worst and Van Hoesen'
Thurlow Weed Henry l.. Clinton, Wheeler IL
Peckham George w. Parsons, John Y. Savage, Au-
custin Dalv. j. Wilson Green and Paymaser-General
Beni Alvord J. VI. ScrbneT, s. ID. Law, Hervey war
rem. j. Il. HYDE. Joseph L. DAILY, Jacob Sharpe
Thomas H. Kerr Robert Dodge and j. NJ. Bucking-
ham. The coffin was of walnut covered WIN plaek %
cloth. There were few howers Aiter p1 piiel
PRAYER Dr. Hall read few passages from the b'pe'
and made a nrief address. ..
There has been taken away, said he an eminent
member of an honorable profession man OF hlgh
and wellcstabllShed reputation IN that profession
more than that Judge of high character Tor justice
and integrity man who has been regarded nS MS
fellow-men ncOrrupuble IL Is llnpOSSloie !or US
Us citizens and residents IN TINS Guy 10 DC ethey
Indifferent TO considerations OF thus KIND Wnel we
assemble as UpQn this funeral occasion. Ihele Is
hardly greater blessing of the KIND IN any conf
iuunItv than for one TO be raised by the sllnraRes
of his felOW-mcD, and whose appotl tlnehI u Justi-
6cl by the convictions of those who know MN, 70
place where justice Is 20 be administered Anu
there is no finer spectacle that can attract our o-
seryatOn than that of honest and fearless man IN
a position Of authority with clear brain, an honest
conscience seeking to 10 that which ShaiI DC lutt III
law and equity among the evils and disputes that
arise among his fcllOw-nen And II ought 10 De the
PRAYER Of every IN the community that such lneu
inay De given from time TO time. .
Dr. Hall then announced 10y request thaJ the rc-
halfpast 10 to-day they will De taken TO Worcester,
I'm this state. the native place Ot Judge hooihsoh'
where his mother still resides There VIII be 1urthef
services al the grave
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09
HOME NEWS.

YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTs No
21s BROADWAY.
Dam 4O5 Noon 40. . m. $50. Midnight 49,
Jiirbos, dl lriuR the day. 55S. Lowest 33S
Averar.. 84is3. same day, 1873 5J0.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09

There is no trouble in preparing MGR
Goldfish form for the table Ask
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09

PPOBABLF LOSS OF a BRITISH STEAMER
A dispatch was received by Funch, Edye & Coz
No. 27 South Wham-St.. from London, Yesterday
stating that Captain Henderson, Of the British snip
Regent which mad arrived there from New-Orlcaus
reported that on March IS in latitude So north
longitude Go west he passed a quantity OF
wrecked stuff. and picked up small boat with the
name Surbtonn on her stern in hluc letters. III
is believed that the wIeckagc and boat belonged to
the British steamship SurbitOn, which sailed from
this port foY Rotterdam February 8, with gem
erol cargo of merchandise, valued AT about 500
600 and about three-iourths insured. ui,cI'
EdVe & Co the cOuslguOrs stated last evening tiat
MS nothing had been heard from the Surbt0n Tor
nearly two months they feared the wrecked stun
manded bv CAPTAIN J. W. Abbott, anG had crew
of about tweuty-eght PERSONS IA all, none OF whom
were shppcd here. Their names could not be as
certaiued, hut il is thought that they may nave
been picked up hV some passing vessel ShC ilau no
passenger, on board. The Surbiton was fully IN
surcd in British companies, and was valued at
The cargo consisted Of $4,000 bushels OF wheat,
shipped by ;. w. RoSenieli; 1880 pounds
of provisions, shipped hv e. L Abeli ~
O7O pound, of lard, by II. X. Fairbanks " Co.; 20
baps of clover seed; 33 barrels OF apples; 80
cases OF canned meats; l case Of leather; boxes
Of plOuChs; 100 boxes OF starch; 29,SJ3 pounds ol
butter: SO 200 POUNDS of bacon 1,2O0 pounds oi
lard; % cases of broninei 233 barrels oI dred
apples: 90 packages OF sundreS.
The SurhitOn was an iron screw steamer, schooner
rigged four transverse watcrt ght bulkheads, conf
mound engines 300 feet in length, 81 feet beam,
222s feet depl Of hold, net tonnage so3 tons, She
was built at Newcastle. England ~ ISfI anu was
owned by Watts, Milburn n Co., OF London
New-York tribune., 1879-04-09

SIR ANTHONY PANIZZI.
LONDON, April 9.-Sir Anthony Panizzi,
ate Librarian of the British Museum is dead.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-05-07
No Creek News.
April, the 10Th, 1879

April, the 10Th, 1879
Aditor Herald
The farmers are preparing their
ground for corn, not much corn planted
vet on the account of the wet weather.
/. A. Sandefer has left our neighbor-
hood and moved to Hawesville. One
good farmer less in our mist. we hope
he will return to this eishborhOod again.
Miss Nanny Anterior is teaching our
school, we hope she will give satisfaction
to all
] believe every body has something TO
say about hard times. svme say for the
people to gOto work and make something
and hush talking about hard times.
suppose the working class Of people are
at work. ] don't think it makes much
difference about the loafer for il he gets
a little money he goes and drinks it up
and then be Is in a worse condition than
before Some blame the farmers with
the cause Of hard times, if was a farms
err | would take that as an insult They
say for the farmer TO raise fax and cotton
and make their clothing like their fore-
fathers ! cannot see how they would
better themselves by doing that. as there
is not one woman in ten abe TO work Up
the wool, and il they had flax and cotton
what would they 10 with it2 work Them
selves down and then what? give their
years labor to the doctor and the dug
gist? II that is the cause OF hard times il
was long time taking effect | think il
they would say intemperance. dishonesty
and pride were the Gauges they wopld
come nearer the point. Enough on that
sabiect.
Brother Randolph preached at No
Creek Church Saturday and Sunday last
there were but few out Saturday, do not
know why. a good many were able to
be out SUNDAY. Come Saturday. next
time and ifthere is as good a sermon
preached as last Saturday. Won will no,
regret it.
Come on old Herald, never mind the
Ohio County News. 5 M.
This letter was dropped in the Post
Office with out postage and we did not
get it until Monday la-t.-Ed.
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Rioossy shirt Shriekers-

The b. 5. s., once the Freedom
Shriekers, have found another rebellion
to fight. The rebels are not now con-
fined South Of Mason's and Dixon's
line, but are scattered all over this
broad land, bounded North. by the
British possessions, East by the Allan
tic Ocean, South by the Gulf of
Mexico, and Mexico West by the
Pacific Ocean. These rebels aequiesced
in the 18th. 14th and 18th amend.
ments TO the constitution of the United
States engrafted thereon BY military
force by the b. 5. ). and +. 5. They
agree with the Supreme Court, ap-
pointed by the Shriekers. ofthe United
States in their construction of the said
amendments in regard to the powers
of United States governments and the
powers Of the State governments under
those amendments. They have sub
mi,ted to the Bloody Shirt Shriekers
in the matter of the presidency. Now
in what consists their rebellion ?
They rebel against the military being
used to control the elections in favor
of the Bloody Shirt Shriekers. this is
active rebellion. The Shriekers charge
that these said rebels murdered, and
drove from the pells loyal citizens:
Rebels, have been arrested. and ON
the charge by courts and juries selec-
ted by the Bloody Shirt Shriekers, and
found not guilty, and still they cry
murder murder, rank rebel liar. trea-
son. / wish to make suggestion TO
these so called rebels. When they
get tired of hearing these Bloody Shirt
Sh,iekers crying murder. rebelIipp.
treason, there is an efficient remedy az
hand. just elect them to all the off,
ees and approve of the money-bond
oligarchy. Approve of all the steal
ing. they have done in the past, and
all they can do in the future, and all
viii then la lagely. Nc more Bloody
Shirt Shriekers yelling at the top
of their voices. murder. rebellion.
treason This is the only thing that
will stop their cry. T.
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bills-1,3S5, TO be exact-were intro
duced. The Republican members,
who had made such pretense of OPP
position to general legislation, were as
anxious rs Democrats to get in meas
ureS, and introduced about half Of the
total number. Their leaders, Garfield
and Frye, took willing hand it the
exercise, and got in bills by the bunch.
Mr.. Thomas Turner, of Kentucky,
was the champion introducer of the
day. He got in forty-fve, and didn't
seem at all fatigued. Other members
put in rs many as % and 80 apiece.
OF the whole number of bills, $50 were
for relief, in one shape or another, eth
err for private individuals for whole
communities, or for the distressed
country. Very few war claims were
offered, but on the other hand, several
propositions to cut OH such legislation
were presented. About 80 per cent,
of the bills introduced were before the
last Congress, and had either been
defeated or failed of action. There
we're 175 financial measures in the
number, and about - or 80 proposing
changes in the revenue laws, especially
as they relate to tobacco and liquors.
The tobacco dealers, | understand, are
working to get measure giving re-
bate of eight cents per pound to dealers
on all stock on hand May /, in conse-
quence of reduction of the tax.
1t seems hardly probable that such a
bill can pass.
The present attitude ofthe RepubIi-
cans in Congress is that of general
cussedness. They have decided in
caucus that, while they are not able.
in the present condition of things, to
do much on their own account, they
will at least worry the Democrats as
much as possible by factious opposition
to everything. They are, therefore,
pursuing the policy of general OBJ
struction. The strange part of it all
is that they should under these cir
cumstances, introduce such 4 lot of
bills. Mr.. Garfield submitted one
authorizing the Secretary of war to
issue tents, blankets ETC., to the desti-
tute negro entrants who have left
the South, ana appropriating money
to pay for such as may be used. Next
to Senator Window, Mr. Garfield has
been rs active as any other man in
encouraging the negro exodus. and he
has made loud professions about the
liberality that would be displayed by
Republicans in providing means to
take care of the deluded darkies.
Now that the time for the subscriptions
has arrived he, of course, falls back on
the Government. This is character
istic trait of Radical statesmen.
PHoNo.
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Hoover Hill.


Editor Herald:
Not much news afloat Everything
on our hill seems quiet and lively.
Notwithstanding the very great pFeva-
lence OF the accustomed cry ''hard times +,
calico is cheap and our young Americans
don't seem to hesitate in occasionally
leading some of the tar ones to hymeas
altar. Mr. G. II. Glover, of this commu-
nitv. was married to Miss Mollie Grayor,
at the residence of her father, Mr.. John
Gravor, of near Bells Run, on the 9th
Every old cow>bell, rattle-trap and horn
in the neighborhooI was gathered up,
and Friday night the boys put them in
operation. (Ohl my ears) serving as the
usual mode of concentrating such oc-
casions throughout this section OF coun-
try. We wish the couple long and
happy lite.
Oar placid lillle brook. Bagne:t's creek,
that meanders along the rUggish base OF
Hoover Hill, was visited by a fishing
party from Buford last Thursday, which
we learn was crowned with utter success.
having carried ayay with them about IF
ty pounds Of the little swimmers. Fish
at the hotels, SootEer, pass yyur peppers
sauce, nam-nam.
Z C. noover's mil, yard was visited by
some lurking scamp, one night last
week, who, for amusement, we suppose,
concluded to test the metal of HIS knife
on Mr. lis mill belts, which lie iid, aud
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To urs. Mary T.. Truman.

Why do you ask what makes me weep,
When the tears are flowing downward
so?
They've laid my darling down to sleep
ne'er shall see her any more.
Sometimes I think nv heart will break ;
Sometimes | think that shall die.
pray to God my life to take:
And often | sit down and cry.
never shall forget the day,
When last kissed and called her mine
But now alas she's gone away
To Heaven above-a star to shine.
The bitter, bitter, burning tears,
Flow drwnward holly from my eyes,
Death realized my direst fears
And stole away my choicest prize.
Nv life is lonesome and forlorn,
And has been ever since the day
That death came early in the morn
And took my hearts own love away.
But soon | shall be done with earth,
And then to Heaven | hope to 20,
For what is sad existence worth
Without what most loved below.
strive in vain, but cant forget
The darling object OF my heart;
Her image dear is firmly set
From it think | ne'er can part
Nv life 1t seems to me Ia VAN,
For what have TO live for nov?
What should give pleasure, gives me pain,
And care is settling on my brow.
{. Il. s.
Fordsville, April II, 1879.
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day Of Aprile 1871.


The condition of the above Obliga-
ton is such that if the above bound
Bartlett Searcy shall make or cause to
be made good and lawful title to the
above mentioned 200 acres of land
unto the said yoseway Hill so soon "a
the said Searcy shall obtain his On.
title from tbs state then This obliga-
ton to be void else to remain in full
forse and virtue the day q date above
mentioned.
BARTLETT SEARcy, IssaIl
Signed sealed Il delivered before Us.
WM. HAYS
JOsEPH SCHOOL
SQUIRE BOONE
May the 18th 1884
/ dow heare BY assigne over all my
wright and interest to the within bond
of 200 acres of land unto Michal
Shelby for value reed. of him, as wit
ness my hand and seal this day n
yeare above written. his
JOSHUA Y HILL seal l
CHRISTOPHER JpRvINE A..
ALEXANDER PENDLAND "'
do hereby transfer all my right
and title to the within mentioned bond
unto John III. Slaughter and Dennis
Reardin; but um not to be response
ble or liable in anyway if the land
should not be obtained, nor any equiv
Giant in damages. Given under my
hand and seal this 18th day Of Aprile
1914 CHAs. SHERLEY Tseal1
ROBT. A. SIURGEss, test.
do hereby assign all my right title
and Claims to the annexed bond de-
rived by virtue of an assignment On
the back thereof from Charles Sherley
unto Dennis Reardin but it is under
stood that lam not accountable in alx
way to the said Reardin in case the
said bond should not he collected, or
the land therein mentioned procured
thereby. Witness my hand this 4th
day of June 1915.
JSo. III. SLAUGHTER
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from the number Of places tlfey were
.9sIVs to lie severed. it j. presumed that
tie kniie was CONSIDERED to he Of genuine
utility No clue to the one doing the
mischief has vet been discovered, and
Mr.. III. l. now heard 10 murmur.
Let EN- lurk around in pilfering sin
Till satan scornlu!Ir pulls EN- in, Amen
The Rev Mr.. Elliott preached an able
sermon at Sarvess Hill Yesterday
Wheat crops are looking fine. aud the
acreage OF this year. with more fl,tter-
Ing prospect Tor a couiou@ yield, accounts
for the slackened interest the farmers are
maRiiesting in tobacco this season. A
very small crop OF the weed will be set in
this portion OF the county Farmers are
nov busily engaged in planting corn.
More anon. PUERTLrs GAUDIUM
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Old Relics.

Editor Herald:
Recently spent two days attend
ing a very remarkable meeting in the
neighborhood of Island Station, Me-
Lean county. For weeks past, in the
absence of ministerial help, the pious
part of the community have been
holding protracted prayer meeting,
and have had up to date, some dozen
professions, and still there are quite a
number of searchers at the altar.
The meeting is being held at the pri-
vate residence of VIM. b. Scarce,
Esq. a man of sterling Christian virtue
While at his house. at an interval be-
tween services. he showed me some
relics Of the olden times, which he Is
preserving as mementOs OF the past.
A poeket-bOok. once the property of
his grandfather. in good state OF
preservation. and no doubt more than
100 wears old. Also a small book.
once the property OF his grandfather, the
cover of WHICH as | was told. was
made of tauned elk hide, and looks as
though it meant to he here while any
thing else remained. Below | send
YOU On exact copy, even to punetua-
ton and underscoring, of very an
Gent as well as unique document,
which was shown me. The original.
though in the S9the year of its age.
is in state of good preservation, and
bids fair to last at least another 100
wears. Squire Searcy informs me
that it was written with a pen made OF
reed-common cane. The penman-
ship is excellent, although written ON
unruled paper, the lines run as true
and square across the papsr as if ruled
The Squire Boone, who appears as a
witness in the document, was brother
of the famous Kentucky hunter, Dan
iel Boone, as | am informed.
II. L. STEVENS.
LIyERMoRE, April 81.
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POST OFFICE BULLETIN.

The Eastern mail leaves at III a. m.
and arrives ut p p. m.
The Western Mail leave at 10! a. m.
end arrive at ? m.
Sulphur Springs, Fordsville, HAYNES.
vile, Liona and PellVille. leaves Hart
ford every Wednesday at 7:30 A, NJ. and
arrives Thursday at P. NJ Leaves
Hartford every Thursday a. P. NJ and
arrives Saturday at PM
The Owensboro mail, VIA. Beda, Bus
ford, Pleasant Ridge and Masonville
leaves on Tuesday and Friday at a. IN,
end arrives Monday aud Thursday at 6
p. ma.
The Centertown mail arrives at 10 a.
g., and departs at l l a. N. Wednesday.
C. j. LAYTON. Postmaster.
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DIRECTORY,
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
CIRCUIT COURT.


Hon James Stuart, Judge, Greensboro.
A. L. Morton, CLERK, Hartford.
Err. Murrell, Master Commissioner, Hartford
Z. W. Phillips. Sheriff. Hartford. Deputies
q W Bangor, Hartford, 5 7 Taylor, Beaver
Dam. L II Cooper, Forisville, 5 l. Fulke-son
Ceraivo.
Court hegins second Mondays in May ana
November, aud continues three weeks eacl
term.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Hon J A Murray, Judge, CloverPort.
Ilan Joseph Uaveraft, Attorney, Greensboro.
T. l. Suilenger. Jailcr, Hartford.
Court begins on fourth Mondays in Marcel
and September; continues two weeks each tern
COUNTY COURT.
Bon. Newton, Judge, Hartford.
Capt. san. X. Cox, Clerk, Hartford.
J. 4. Sanderfar, Attorney, Hartford.
Court begins ON the inst Monday In every
m5nth.
QUARTERLY COURT.
Bsg,ns on the srl Mondays in January, April
July and October.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Begins on the first Mondaysi in January anC
October.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Armistcad Jones, Assessor, Hartford.
Col. W. II. Porter, Surveyor. Cromwell.
Thos. H. Boswell, Coroner, Sulphur Springs.
A. b. Baird, Shool Commissioner, Hartford.
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Texas THitIr.
WAxAuACHIE, April 81.
Editor Herall

Editor Hcrall:
In your issue of March &c, 1879,
find communication from San Saba,
Texas, dated March ,, over the sigma
lure of W. H., in which the writer
criticises an article of mine, and pub
lished III your issue of January %,
1869. One would be led to think
from his article that he was well posted
in relation to Ellis county. But what
are the facts? w. II. did come to
Texas and stopped for some six
months in Ellis and Johnson counties,
hut Ending out that fortunes did not
grow on the trees, waiting for him to
pick them off, but that he had to work
for it here as well as anywhere else,
became dissatisfied and rambled of to
Llano county and stayed one year, and
then by the aid of his father-in-law,
who had made the money by making
a crop in this county, he finally got
to San Saba, and now quietly sits
down and abuses the boat that carried
him there.
Now one word rs to Ellis county.
1t lies in what is known as the wheat
belt of Texas 1t was organized in
lS50-has an area of fraction over
800 square miles. The soil is gener-
ally of black waxy nature, the
eastern portion of the county soddy
soil. There is about 1913, 900 acres in
cultivation. Divided rs follows /:
wheat $4,000 acres, cotton $4,000,
corn IS, 900 acres, oats $4,000, other
productions 5000 acres. The black
land, which is ON limestone founda-
ton, is from 8 TO - feet in depth, and
is mex haustible. Land in this county
which has been in constant cultiva-
ton since 1915, and never manured nj
all this past year. produces 80 bushels
of corn to the acre. Manure for
farms is never thought of, or needed
here. The yield of wheat is from Is
to 80 bushels per acre, corn 80 to SO,
cotton from J to | bale. rye 80 bushels,
barley from 40 TO 10 bushels, miliet
from 2 to 3 tons per acre, sweet and
Irish potatoes grow in abundance,
vegetables of all kinds do well, and
peaches, peais, plums, and grapes dc
finely.
This county is mostly prairie, but a
sufiiciency OF timber is furnished by
the numerous creeks that run through
it, with the timber on Trinity river
for all needful purposes.
The county is well watered. II
has great many fine springs and good
and lasting water can be obtained in
most any section of the county by
digging from 10 to 80 feet.
The Central Railroad runs through
the eastern portion of the county
some IL miles from our county site
Waxahachie, and in two months from
now, we will have the tap completed
from the Central Raiioad 10 Wax
ahachie, which will give plenty o.
transportation.
Ellis county has a voting popula
ton of 300. The county is vel
supplied with churches and schoo
houses. 1t has fine county buildings
built of rock. fire proof; and she il
out of debt, and has some $4,000 il
her treasury. Taxes this year is fit
cents, State, and twelve and a-hal
cents county tax, on the 500.
In conclusion, | would say TO YOU
readers, that if they think that sedg,
grass grows ON our rich prairie land
to come and see for themselves, anC
they will find out that w. H., i
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F0rslsviiIe Items

Editor EsraId:
Farmers are behind with their work
ON account of rain.
We have 4 fight in Fordsville ev-
cry Monday at 4 P. NJ.
Two of our worthy citizens wear
mourning. One has his eye BIZ b.
shall L say IT'D blaekedl Toe much
Irish up, you know.
Fordsville is taking quite q rise
We now have four dry goods stores,
two drug store. two blacksmith shops
and last, but not least. a good school.
More to follow. Yours truly.
Z. I. ).