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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20
An Indians Gratitude,

There resides in Wichita, Kansas. a
widow by the name of Mrs. A. ii.
Gibson. She is Of slight stature, and
very quiet and retiring, and with her
daughter carries on the profession of
milliner and mantua maker. During
the late visit of the Indians TO that
town, and as the sons of the forest
were In single file passing along the
streets, Cheyenne brave suddenly
broke ranks, and, rushing into the
store where Mrs. Gibson Is employed,
put his arms about Mrs. Gibson, patted
her with his hand and In broken En-.
glish gave expression to great JOY and
satisfaction. All the ladies In the store
were, of course, nearly frightened out
Of their wits, while the blanketed saw
age kept reiterating: "GoOd squaw!
Heap good squaw ~ The sequel is not
uninteresting. Previous to the great
Indian massacre of 1862, Mrs. Gibson,
then Mrs. Southworth, lived alone on
the Minnesota frontier. One day a
squaw came to her house and made her
understand that she wanted soup, after
obtaining which she carried 1t away to
the woods. For several days she came
regularly on the same errand. A few
days before the bloody massacre, In
which so many settlements were wiped
out, and in which so many men, wOm-
Ell and children were ruthlessly butch
cred, two or three Indians with two
squaws came TO Mrs. Gibson's and
asked for dinner. After the meal one
of them told her that they must bind
her in secrecy and that no harm could
befall her. OF course, she could only
submit, and as she was being carried
to her destination during the next day
saw the burning homes, fleeing settlers
and scenes that will never be effaced
from her memory. They kept strict
watch over her for two weeks, after
which two squaws took her to within
few miles Of fort, forty miles dis
tant, put her down in the road ami
told her when dark came to go in,
which she did. From the squaws she
learned the soup she had daily made
was for a sick chief, Monoway, who
recovered, and who had determined to
save her and hers. When she returned
to her home the next spring, after sew
eral months absence. she found every
thing Just as she had left it. Not
COW or even chicken was missing, but
everything had been cared for, fed and
protected during the long winter by
some Indians who had been detailed
for that purpose, and who Immediately
relinquished everything to her peace
full possession. Mrs. Gibson's visitor
was one of the party, and, in spite of
the time intervening, Immediately rec
ognized her, and expressed his salts
faction as related.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20
Two Wirrs.

Recently two buggies stopped in Lit
tie Rock and two gentlemen jumped
out almost simultaneously and went
into the the hotel, leaving two ladies in
their respective buggies. One of the
men came out in advance of the other,
and by the uncertain light thrown from
the hotel was led aside from the
actual fact in the title matter of
getting into the right buggy. In a
word, Mr.. j. got in with Mrs. F., who
were as totally unknown to each other,
so far as acquaintanceship is con-
cerned, as if one had died ten years
ago in Africa and the other hadn't
been born. As married men often do,
Mr.. J. drove some distance before
speaking. Finally he remarked:
'I've got acorn on my toe-the one
you persist in putting your foot on, too
that hurts about as bad as the COM
mon run of things generally do"
The lady was very much surprised,
dUu IdtuCl
you've been trying to pick a quar-
rel with me all day, and now to make
the matter more exasperating, you
change your voice to an unnatural
growl."
''It's you, madam, you have changed.
My voice is natural. am not trying to
assume anything. You screech like an
old gate"
"You are an old fool"
"Give my teeth here you shan't wear
them another minute"
Teeth teeth! What in the world do
you mean"
But just then driving through food
of light, the parties recognized that
they didn't recognize. q
Madam" SAID Mr.. j., stopping the
horse and Strengthening himself up, 81
hope you will excuse me, but | would
like to know how you come in my
buggy and furthermore, I'd like a lit
tie intelligence as regards the where
abouts of my wife. What have you
done with her, madam 7"
81 don't know what you mean, sir.
Get out of my buggyw
"Your buggy! What madam, you
are beside yourself"
"Yes, and beside yourself, which fact
| deplore to such an extent that / will
be forced to call the police"
'POlice I! pOlice!" was shouted Justify,
and when Officer Daley came to the
spotthe woman insisted on the mans
arrest.
The buggy was driven back to the
hotel just in time to meet another
buggy, the occupants of which had a
similar experience.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20

out completely, when ! saw foot
above the snow, and SO near me that
could touch it with my arms, although
they were not quite free yet. at once
tried to move the foot; 1t was my poor
friends. A pang of agony shot through
me as ! saw that the foot did not move.
Poor BOissoult had lost sensation, and
was perhaps already dead. Robot did
his best; after some time he wished me
to help him, so he freed my arms lit
tie more, so that | could make use OF
them. | could do but little, for Robot
had torn the AK from my shoulder as
soon as he had cleared my head. l
generally carry an AK separate from
my alpenstock, the blade tied to the
belt and the handle attached to the left
shoulder. Before coming to me Robot
had helped Nance out of the snow; he
was lying nearly horizontally, and was
not much covered. Nance found Be
ward, who was upright in the snow,
but covered up to the head. After
about twenty minutes the two last
named guides came up. was at length
taken out; the snow had to be cut with
the AK down to my feet, before ] could
be pulled out. A few minutes after
one o'clock =. NJ. we came to my poor
friends face. | wished the body to be
taken out completely, but nothing
could induce the three guides TO work
any longer, from the moment they saw
that it was too late to save him. ac-
knowledge that they were nearly as In
capable of doing anything as | was.
When was taken out Of the snow
the cord had TO be cut. We tried the
end going towards Bennen, but could
not move it; it went straight down and
showed us that there was the grave of
the bravest guide Valais ever had, and
ever will have.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20
NoTiok.

As he sauntered into Virginia street
saloon, his mind was not occupied by
his dungaree overalls or Cardigan
jumper. neither upon the remains of a
slOuch hat on the back of his head, or
the massive brOgans upon his feet, for
he was intent upon more vital matters,
although TO look at his cheerful and in
different smile you would never have
thought it. He lounged to the bar and
said in an absent sort of way:
Lets have the bottle Charley"
But the young man in the white
jacket said with equal ease:
"What on. Mixer
"Fwat an ~
"That's what / said"
"Aint me credit gud for a dhrink 2
demanded the gentleman addressed as
Mike, standing back from the bar and
viewing the white jacket with dignified
Indignation.
"No it aint," and impassively the
white jacket polished a tumbler and
carelessly glanced out the window.
"Fhwatw
81 said your face amt good for no
drink here"
Mike thrust his hands into his trou-
sers' pockets, breathed hard, walked to
the fartherest end of the room, sup
pressed his feelings and returning
mildly addressed the white jacket:
"Charley, didn't Oi pay ye two butts
OF owed ye day afore Yesterday
$50 you did," replied the Indifferent
white jacket.
"Well, lux at that now! !"
Silence on the part of the unmOved
white jacket, which curled its NOUS
tache and picked mp newspaper.
"An' ye'd not trust a man fur a
dhrink fwhat pays his debts loike thatP''
"Give it up, Mike, you've stood me
up for three drinks on the strength of
that already. Two-bits pay fOur-bits
tick don't go in this shop"
"Bad scran till yer roared Mike,
dashing his fist down on the walnut
"If Oi'd knowed that Old niver paid
ys! Cor dang it, and didn't 0i bring
ye back carkscrew that was worth
two dallersf'
eyes it belonged here, though and
you borrowed it,"
"Av course, Oi knows that, but
moightn't Oi have kip itf Sure ye
don't know how to trate dacint man
that splnds his money here an acts
honest wild the house Come now
Charley" pleads Mike suddenly, "gie q
poor divil wild the shakes a wee dhrOp,
0i'm sufferin' wild the agee.
"Not a SMELL" replies the impassive
white jacket.
Mike bounces out of the house, picks
up rock and threatens the windows sc
boisterly that he is seized by an officer
and taken to the calaboose raving.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20
A SONG.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind ;
Thou art not 80 unkind
As mans ingratitude
Thy tooth is not 30 keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath is rude.
Smite. smite, thou tempest fierce
Thy lance doth not pierce
As thankless hearts Of scorn,
Who oft at princely feast
Bowed TO the golden priest,
Now OF his splendor shorn.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite as nigh
As benefits forgot;
Though. thou the waters warp,
Thy sting 10 not 80 sharp
As friends remembered not.
Roar, roar, thou raging sea
Sweetor thy song shalt be
Than ruthless words OF I'll
That seek to rend fair fame,
Or smite q soul with shame,
By keen, malicious skill
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20

According to Mayor Doyle, the net
debt of Providence, II. l., Is so, 1872, 400.
The receipts of the city treasury last
year were $5,ll5, 500, and the expendl-
lures So Sos, ,243. The valuation of the
city Is Sly O4O. 500 against $ll7 ,s74,S 800
in 1877,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20
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Transient advertisements always payable
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Marriages and obituary notices, over one
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All local notices 10 cents line for each IN
sortion.
No notices inserted for less than nfty
oentA
, 1879-01-26

Jur1cs in Ireland sometimes show stronp evn-
pahy with criminals Us well as juries in this
ltS. especially IN cases Of rows and fights. In
fu'lamore fortnight ago verdict was re-
1nrneu by jury i'apaneled in tnat for
staoo1ns' "hlrh astonislle3 the court. The eyi-
ueocc LOT tie prosecution was that, after IN
a'telcation' the prisoner stabbed the prosecute.
III tne neao anu inflicted l. wound two inches
lons' "nieh penetrated to the bone and nut his
Iie III oangef 1or some days. 4 suggestion for
lne prisoner ltlat the wound might nave been
caused by fall was rcfutea by the position and
nature OF the wound, and, irrespective of thu
direct swearing OF the injured man, was entirelr
Unsupported by evidence. The LAWYER who H..
tended him saw the Case so clear thut he er,m.
1ned witness to give the prisoner good char.
acter' in order that the verdict might he acco1o-
panied by recommendation to mercy. To The
astontshment Of every person in court. re,5;ct M
Oh Not guilty" was returned. The 1u19a
said he considered the finding ca,cu1ated -
o.lns the IA" into utter contempt, aud to make
't1al o5 jury farce He believed thew deliher-
ate,y dlsregarded their oaths, and tbronoh a
1eei1hE OF Sympathy with crime acquitted The
PRISONER Knowing him to be guilty.
, 1879-01-26

TIE time has now come when it is deslr-
able for rroperty-owners, taxpayers, the
businessmen, and all the substantial, respon-
sible citizens Of Chicago to cast about for q
proper candidate for Mayor and the right
sort of men to represent them in the Com
mon Council The city election is only
about two months distant, and it is more
important in its bearings than any general
election. TIC administration of the CITY
Government during the past two years has
been Of an economical, lousiness-like charac-
ter, that has strengthened the credit of Chi
cago and relieved the corporation from much
Of the embarrassment that resulted from,
previous extravaganza and corruption. Every
man who pays dollar in taxes, who OWLS
foot of property, who has q family to sup
port, who has business ut stake, OF who
depends upon his own labor for a living, is
directly Interested in the maintenance of this
economical and conservative policy. Much
of the credit Of the improved condition in
municipal affairs is due to the present Mayor,
, 1879-01-26

who has been conscientious in the devotion
Of his time to the city's interests, and who
has managed his Office with good intent and
considerable t'borse-sense. Chicago will
need to secure the services of much the same
sort of man in order to maintain the same
kind Of policy. 4 man of character and of
good Judgment, willing and able to give his
time to the city affairs and personally inter
ested in IN honest disbursement Of moneys
and the utmost limitation in ta1es, who will
manage the affairs Of the municipality much
as he would manage his own business or
private trust, is the kind Of Mayor most
needed. The usual ward politics should ex-
ert little influence in the selection, and es-
pecially on the part Of the Republicans. The
Republican party will find no difficulty IN
electing their candidate this coming spring,
if they shall be goyerned by the single con-
sideration we have suggested, for the man
agement OF city affairs during the past two
years and the promise Of continuing the
same policy implied in the selection OF sub
stantial, straightforward. common-sense can
didate will attract the votes of al classes
identified with the citys prosperity.
, 1879-01-26

The opera season has closed, and Her
Majesty's troupe are off to-day, bag and bag
| gage, for st. Louis, to repeat their successes,
and possibly their mistakes and jangles.
From the musical point Of view, the season
has been q memorable one, and is more than
worthy to compare with the great season Of
1859, which in roaity first introduced Italian
opera to Chicago, and Of 1865, which in
augurated the Crosby Opera-House. While
its individual artists, perhaps, are no finer
than those Of the two soasons named, the
equipment Of the troupe in the matters Of
chorus, orchestra, and second people is
much stronger, and thus in the main the
representations hare been more complete
and satisfying. As is stated in our musical
formances,-two each Of ''Carmen, Lucia"
and Sonnambula," and one each of 1sThe
Marriage of Figaro" "n Trovatore,"
''Rigoletto," "Faust," 'sThe alaeic
Flute,' ssI Puritani," s'The Huguenots,"
and ''Trnviata." Of these, "The Marriage
of Figaro" ''The. Magic Flute, and ssThe
Huguenots "-the three most important
operas given-have come near to being fall
ures, while two Of the others have been well
given, and four-f' Lucia" "Sonnambula,"
" "Rigoletto," and stI Puritani "-have never
been equalea here, showing that the great
strength Of the company lies in the per-
for1narce Of the Italian operas Of the ortho-
dox style. "Carmen" was o specially in
which the company reached remarkable
degree of perfection by the run which the
opera had in London. With the exceptions
We have noted, the musical SUCCESS has been
emphatic, and many OF the individual per-
Eonations, rs well as the complete pres
entatlons, will long be remembered by
those who had the pleasure Of hearing them.
Apart from its musical features, the season
has occupied the public attention in other
ways It commenced with the war of the |
dressing rooms, which made the people |
laugh. Then came the exposure Of shame |
less speculation, which made people growl, |
and then followed the rapacious character Of |
the management in selling tickets far be- !
yond the capacity Of the house, thus depriv-
ing people of their seats and exposing nearly
every one to great personal discomfort. To
such an extent was this practiced on Thurs
day evening, and so loud was the complaint
Of the public, that the police authorities yes
Eerday afternoon, when similar annoyance
was threatened, promptly solved the prob
em BY eiecting the overplus Of people, to
he sorrow Of the bo1-ofice, which had to
:eturn their money. The action Of the
police Vas timely and judicious, and it
Should be applied to every theatre in the
aty which sells tickets beyond its capacity
o accommodate people With seats. It is to
, 1879-01-26
TIE CITY EXPENDITURES.

| The Finance Committee Of the City Coun-
ell have a serious public duty before them.
The ordinance making the annual appro-
priations for 1879 is to be prepared by them,
and it will depend much on their earnestness
and fidelity whether that ordinance will be
return to municipal waste and prodigacy,
or an adherence to the policy which has done
so much to bring the city safely through
the financial distress which was SO over
whelming in 1876.
The various departments have made their
estimates for the present year, all demand
ing q Iarga increase in. expenditure. There
is special demand for more persons under
salary and for an advance in all salaries. It is
against this appeal that the Finance Com
mittee and the Council will have mainly to
contend. The demand for Office and that
men holding public offices shall be
paid 50 per cent more for their sery-
ices than the same men or service
con command in private business explains
itself. The city three years ago WIS in
practical bankruptcy. The economical rule
which has been maintained since then-the
A16u1i5od1 u sEo1CS u O41ICI9 Hutat 6EIt1C8S
were found to be useless-and the great re-
duction of expenditure have restored the
oitys credit, have renewed public confidence,
and are enabling the City Government to
gradually retire the mountain of public debt,
which was tainted with Illegally, the result
of prohigacy. All these demands for more
officers and more sa1nries are not in the in
terest Of the public, but in the interest Of
men who want Offices at liberal pay, and in
the interest Of men who expect to get a1arge
fee for having others appointed It is not ex-
trayagant nor startling to assume or to assert
that if 100 additional policemen be author
lied the persons appointed will each have to
pay somebody from $50 to SIS for the ap-
pointment. In the absence of any compen-
sation for service as Alderman, this sum d.
vided among tho dealers in Offices will be |
welcomed But this is not the purpose of
City Governments. Taxation to pay salaries
to useless officers is robbery. Let US hope
that the City Council will have the courage
and perses erance to maintain the policy of
the lust two years. Two years more will |
finally extricate the city from its worst
troubles. and until that time let no useless
appropriation be made, and no dollar use
essly expended.
, 1879-01-26

be presumed that the public censure nas
| been sufficiently severe to suggest to the
managers of this theatre and OF all the other
halls and theatres their plain duty in tue
future. It is time that the ordinances bear
ing upon the conduct of our theatres, when
have long been dead-letters, should be thor
ougnly and systematically enforced.
The moral of all this is, that, when man.
nger has q star so brilliant or a company SO
strong that every one wants to see them, we
should hare house sufficiently capacious
and comfortable to accommodate them. Be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 have been ax-
pended in admissions, and probably as much
more for incidental expenses. Does it oc-
cur to any one that this sum would suffice to
erect m opera-house that Elel1ld be amply
capable OF accommodating every one who
wishes to hear opera, provided the money
were not squandered in gewgaws and orna-
ments? The events Of the past week have
Crosby Opera-House was crowded over and
over again, but there never was any CON-
plant from people of want Of accommoda-
ton. It is evident from the expert
ences Of last week that we have
no house in the city capable of &C.
commodating the people who are attracted
by frst-class operate entertainment: As
the same experiences have shown TINT people
are willing to pay for such entertainments,
and to pay very large prices, it is entirely
within the limits Of probability that an
opera~house economically built and judi
ciously conducted would pay profit on the
investment. No doubt the opera is luxury,
and an expensive one, but it is one of those
1u1uries which seem to be inseparable from
the social life and fashions Of great cities.
Chicago is IN exception to the other cities
made exceptional bT the Great F'ire-in not
having one. If we had had one oil the
discomforts, and impositions Of
the past week would have been avoided
For ordinary seasons We can get along very
with the theatres; but thero are
seasons like those Of NILSSON, LuccA, and |
The present one when they are insufficient |
10 accommodate every one comfortably. |
, 1879-01-26

memory extract the square root OF 8, 10000 o,o&s,o
Go0oo ooooo, oooa0, ,o0coo. .ooNn~o ~ooooo, wEirl, h.
found to be 1, ,772o5, ooo75, so77 ,2035is Feb II
1G7p, visitor desiring an exhibition Of the H.
skill, he proposed to himself in the dark, witbon.
help to his memory, number IN tl:t;-th,rs
places: 6S13579l0l2141113l5l5 iae,.s.:
2S302322527298l Of which he extracted the son,.a
root In t1enty-seTen places: 15l710D}1C r4y,ss
617l521n approximately, which numbers be di1
not tcommit to paper until the same visitor retrn-
ed, when they were dictated from nelnory. Thu
sums are: indeed, puzzling; but for real jn,r;
cacy and uufathomableness they do not connar.
with the ITor;d's prizcquestion: "Whs is .
door-nail called dead!'
, 1879-01-26

. Another Of the series o public meetings
now being held in the towns along the line
of the Illinois & Michigan Canal took place
in Joliet yesterday, and was largely attended.
All the speakers denounced the attempt
made by the rival railroads to demolish tbs
great water highway between the lakes and
the Mississippi, and resolutions were adopted
asking for return by the State of emoneys
expended in building the Henry aud Cop
pesas Greek dams, memor;alzing Congress
to take control of the canal and enlarge it
to the capacity required for the passage of
ships and steamers, and urging the Legisla-
ture to provide for more economical man
agement by abolishing the Canal Commis-