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The New York herald., 1879-09-07

pounds to made for each 500 less than 81 500.
and two pounds additional to be carried for, Zach
500 more than 81 500 at which he is entered to be
sold: one mile and half. For this three came to
the post consisting of Mr. g. L. Lorillards chestnut
iIly Una. carrying "a lbs; Mr.. Lawrence Hart's
chestnut mare Ciemmie q. by War Dance dam Alex
chestnut gelding Pilot. by Planet. dam Sally Lewis.
Oh lbs Una was the favorite in the pools rs fol-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
4 Matrimonial Speculation.

The Batavia On. Y. Ntms says that
some time ago resident of Bergen lost
his wife. Desiring again to enter the
connubial state, and manageable la
dies not being plentiful in that vicinity,
he made proposition to n peddler who
CHANGED that way, offering him $50 to
secure him wife. This peddler, who
seems to have been sort of matrimo-
Mai speculator, at the time the propo-
siton above noted was made, was enter
tanning similar proposition from a
woman in Mount Morris, by the terms
of which he was TO receive like sum
for obtaining her husband. The OPP
portunity was grand one for specula-
ton, and the peddler succeeded in
bringing the two together and they were
united. BY the terms Of the agreement
he was to receive fifty dollars from
each, but when he claimed the reward
for his intrigue the parties had made
known to each other the conditions OF
the match, and they concluded that a
hundred dollars was too good pay for
the service he had done them. After
parleying for some time an agreement
was entered into by which the man and
wife were to give the peddler their Joint
and several note for seventy-tive dollars.
This compromise was accepted and the
peddler took the note, which recently
became due and was presented for pay
ment. Sad as the circumstances are,
the second wife had died before the
note matured, but the unfortunate man
accepted the situation resignedly and
paid the seventy'tive dollars.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
How a Daring Man Saved His Life.

iiOf a Capt. Akey, who killed In man
in Nevada the other day, the Eureka
New Leader tells the following story :;
" At the breaking out of the rebellion
Akey was mining in Tuolumne county,
California, and, with a number of other
residents, volunteered his services. A
company was raised, all good men, and
he was elected captain. Much to their
disappointment, the government de-
cided to keep them in California, and
they were, ordered to humboldt Bay
Akey's head was turned by the author
ity conferred upon him, and he began
series of petty prosecutions which al
most drove his men mad. They bore
it for months, until it passed the limits
of endurance, and then they resolved
TO end it. This resolve took the form
of determination never to obey another
command of Akey's. This was nothing
more nor less than mutiny, and was
punishable with death; but the boys
preferred that to the tyranny under
which they had groaned and suffered
so long.
"An order had been received to pro-
coed from Humboldt Bay to Red Bluffs,
and Akey went by way of the ocean to
San Francisco, while the company
crossed the mountains. They were en-
camped on the bank of the Sacram en-
to river when he arrired, and the crisis
came rs soon as he put his foot in
camp. He called the company out on
parade, and ordered all those who had
resolved to repudiate him to step two
PAGES in the front. Ninety men, the
entire strength, firmly took the steps.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
Rosa BOnheur.

Rosa Bonheur is now little stout
lady of masculine appearance; her
hairis gray IN places and parted on the
side, and she has bright black eyes,
strongly marked features, and a wonder
fully resolute mouth. She wears a
plain black silk skirt, with vest and
jacket of black velvet, and white linen
collar and cuffs. She tells a pleasant
little story concerning the painting of
her famous picture of the Horse
FAIR She went every day to the fair
to paint, and was one day working, and
thinking only of her work, when a
horses head appeared over her should
er, engaged seemingly in examining
her picture. "Imerely looked round"
she says, "to see my admirer, the
horse but alas it was too late--he had
stepped into my box Of colors, and, |
suppose, taking fright at my scream of
dismay, he gave one bound ahead, over
turned the easel, and stepped on my
canvass, tearing a hole right through
the centre of my cherished piece of
work. Owing to the friendliness of
that horse, | had all my work to do
over again."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06

The sheriff of Tehama county was with
him, and, turning to that officer, he
asked him if he would assist him in ar
resting the orderly sergeant. The off.
Ger replied that he would. and the two
started to do so, when they were both
covered with fifty revolvers, the omi-
nous click of which sounded painfully
intense. The sheriff took to his heels
and never stopped until he reached the
ferry, quarter of a mile distant, but
Akey confronted the angry men as
cooliy as if nothing extraordinary was
happening. The color never left his
face, nor did tremor disturb his equan-
unity, although he fully realized that
the men were thirsting for his blood.
Nothing but his bravery saved him, for
they had fully determined upon killing
HIM, but as he ran his eyes up and
down the line and said: Boys, the
odds are too MUCH they respected his
courage, dropped their weapons and
allowed him slowly to retire. The up
shot of the affair was that he was re.
lieved of his command, and after an
investigation of the circumstances, was
discharged from the service. There
was at first determination on the part
of the government to court-martial the
soldiers, but the offense was finally con-
doned and they served out their term
of enlistment, doing good work for
their country. 1t is the only instance
of the kind on record of mutiny going
unpunished.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
JOHN BRIGHT on INDIA.
Declaring that, as Things Go, British
Rule i'm the East Has Been Failure.

At meeting to discuss the state of
India, held in London last week, John
Bright said that if it were really neces-
sary, as now, to expend more than half
the Indian revenue on the army, 1t
seemed to him it would be almost better
to confess failure, and say that the gov
eminent OF great empire in Asia by
rulers sent from England is impossible,
and ought never to have existed. The
speech excited much hostile comment.
The following extract from a London
letter to the Nation is interesting in con-
nection with Mr.. Brights speech: Cali
parties are beginning to perceive that
our administration of India has result
ed in grievous failure. So far from
winning the confidence and affection of
the people, every year finds them more
distrustful, more entirely alienated from
us. We have taxed them to their ut
most powers of endurance, and what
alienates them from us even mOre than
our exactions, is the hard, arrogant,
and unsympathetic character of the
Englishman. An Englishman is so en-
tirely convinced of his right divine to
rule over dark-skinned races that he
cannot understand that this divine
right is not equally apparent to the
dark-skinned races. They, he thinks,
must rejoice in being ruled over
by such an admirable creature as
he is, quite as much as he rejoices in
doing the ruling, or, rather, a great deal
more; for the Englishman cannot be
said to rejoice in ruling over the Hindu.
In general he merely draws his pay,
does his official work during office hours,
and then banishes the Hindu from his
mind almost as completely as if he
were not in existence. But the Hindu,
the Englishman thinks, does, or but for
the deep depravity of his nature would,
regard his ruler with overlooking love
and reverence. The Hindu, it need
hardly be said, is animated by no such
feelings; nor can any one who has been
long in India doubt that the population
there would welcome any change Of
masters as AT least change from mas
ters whom they hate"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06

they sell at 81 pound, but this horn,
notwithstanding the care in it prepar-
alton, on being used gives out dis
agreeable odor.
The results of this seasons whaling
will be known between the 1st and 10Th
cf November, but whether there will
be anything to favor an advance or a
| further decline is not even specialized
upon by New Bedford outfitters. One
of the last voyages settled up at New
Bedford did not yield dollar Of cash
to the crew, and their advance and
modest purchases during the cruise
actually brought them in debt 10 the
owners. 1t seems very hard that over
three years severe work should not
yield eleven men more than a modest
fare and cheap wearing apparel.
Whaling is done on the cooperative
plan. The owners furnish the vessel,
outfit and food for two-thirds, and the
officers and crew do the work for one
third, and settlement is made on the
return AZ the current market price for
oil and bone when landed at the wharf.
Among the ships officers and men the
division is on the value of the whole
cargo, as follows The captain has one
sixteenth; first mate, a twenty-fourth !;
second mate, thirty-fifth; third mate,
one-fftieth; boat-steerers, ne-eighteth
to one-nineteth; ordinary seamen, one
one-hundred and sixtieth to one one
hundred and seventeen, and green
hands, one one-hundred and ninetleth
to one two-hundred ard tenth. The adj
vances at the outset of the voyages are:
First male, 5000; second mate, $l75:
third mate, $50; seamen, $l25, and
green hands, 500. A chest containing
clothing, and tobacco, etc. is put on
board, out of which the men replace
their WORKOUT or lost clothing at an
advance of about fifty per cent. on the
cost. For instance, coat costing SO is
sold out Of the chest for 50. Notwith-
standing the dangers of the business
and its very poor returns, there are
large numbers of men now hanging
about New Bedford waiting for the ex-
pected Arctic news, in the hope of a
chance to ship on the cruises that may
possibly be made into the south Allan
tic and Pacific.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
Statistics for Girls.

A young English statistician. who was
paying court to young lady, thought
to surprise her with his immense erudi-
ton. Producing his note book, she
thought he was about to indite a love
sonnet, but was slightly taken back by
the following question:
GLOW many meals day do you
eat?'
"Why, three, of course; but of all the
oldest questions.
"Never mind, dear, I'll tell you all
about 1t in moment"
His pencil was rapidly at work. At
last, he fondly clasped her slender
waist
"Noy, my darling, I've got it, and if
YOU wish to know how much has
passed through that adorable little
mouth, in the last seventeen years, l
can give you the exact figures"
Goodness Gracious! What can
you mean"
"Now, Just listen," said he, and you
will near exactly what you have been
obliged to absorb to maintain those
charms which are to make the happi-
ness of my life."
"But | don't want to hear"
"Ah, you are surprised, no doubt, but
statistics are wonderful things. Just
listen: You are II years old, so that in
fifteen years you have absorbed oxen or
calves, 5;sheep and lambs, IA; chickens,
80; ducks, 204; geese, u; turkeys, 100;
game of various kinds, 724; fishes, 100;
eggs, 3,134; vegetables (bunches), 700;
fruit baskets 603; cheese, lO2; bread,
cake, etc. lin sacks of flour, 40; wine
(barrels), II; water gallons 5000.
At this the maiden revolted, and,
jumping up, exclaimed;
Il think you are very impairment,
and disgusting besides, and | will not
stay to bsten to you" Upon which she
flew into the house
He gazed after her with an distracted
air, and left, saying to himself;
IF she kept talking at that rate
twelve hours out Of twenty-four, her
Jaws would in twenty years travel
distance of !, $50, 124 miles"
The maiden, within two months, mar
ried a well-to-do grocer, who was no
statistician.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
Uncertainty of Railroadlng.

Mr.. S. Randall, brakeman. Sllleu n n,a.
Goshen, June 10, leaves VIE VIM Two
absent in Venango county, IA ,d d"s
days before his death ne wro' sord for
letter saying; " ! think l can e nntbing
Won three weeks from to-day, Il no1 hn.i,
6 6ou 'pa This is very uncertain oLs,'
nsss4 alive today and dead to-morE2~.
II "a as bad as a battle field for huf III
men, IN b but am as careful as can ns DE
Very often when discussing the eo I he
paid railroad men, people o oyer for Tfe
risk of being injured, crippled lo II run
or killed, which railroad n Ten III inns is
every day of service. l me to d' enron.
called upon every day or TWO ~ =, On 10
s fo t sRat raroodHs is nt
service service and it is for th: haz addition ton
railroad men should be pala III "u
to the work they actually 40
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06
A Chinese Insurance Company.

1t is a fact not generally known that
there is Chinese marine insurance
company in this city. The Monaghan
insurers are doing a pretty good business
in taking risks on treasure shipments
from San Francisco to Hong Kong
The institution goes by the name
of the On Yai Insurance Com
pany of Hong Kong. There is prob
ably something in this name that is
sweet and alluring to the ordinary
Chinaman. At least the company's
risks last year amounted to s1,370,0o0
and the premiums to $4,000. The
losses for the year We're 1894. The
company's agency in San Francisco is
in the hands of Lai Heng, Lung x Co.,
The agents give bond in the sum Of
s., 200 to secure the payment of NUM-
cipal taxes in the business.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-06

The Burritt brothers of Manchester,
Vt, have just killed their tifty-seventh
bear.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

THERE are but few men who have notch
ed off their fifty years who will not agree
that the Oil City editor told the truth whch
he asseryatcd that when We are young we
waste a great deal Of time in imagining
what we Will do when we grow older, and
when we are old we waste an equal amount
Of time in lying about what we did when
We were young--in telling about the cold
winters and troubles experienced in gain
ing our knowledge. With scmi-centenna-
rians there Is scarcely anything in the pres
ent age of the world that BEGINS to compare
with the like things of forty years ago.
In our opinion, it is an exceedingly happy
thing that they don't,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

THE bas-relicfs put up over the main en-
trance to the Rockford courthouse repre-
sent Commerce and Agriculture by entirely
nude figures. At first the nudity was de-
Tended as privilege of fine art, and it was
claimed that the figures were, from an ar
fists standpoint, entirely chaste and unob-
jectionablc. But the great majority of the
people there we're not artists. The women
commenced speaking OF the matter
as "a shame" Rude boys pclted
the figures with mud, rotten eggs
and oyster cans; the preachers and
teachers joined the clamor, and finally the
population Of Rockford, as with one voice,
declared that the scandalous "thing' must
come down. The Board of Supervisors
finally yielded, and as soon as the altera-
ten can be made Commerce and Agricul-
ture will be represented by the figures of
men IN full dress swallow-tail coats, plug
hats, paper collars and walking sticks
and then the crimson begotten Of bushes
will fade from Rockford cheeks, and the
city will again become serene and happy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

crime. This point gained, when the trial
is called the prosecuting witness will be
non est aud the fearful Angel will be
discharged. We cant say that we would
defeat such programme if we could.
Pullman accumulated his immense fortune
by system Of most heartess and repre-
hcnsible eytortion; and if anybody's money
must be stolen. let it be his.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

THE election in New York, this year,
pill be of national Importance. N. Y. isre-
Ardcd as the pivotal State--the State that
ill decide the presidential contest of 1880.
I, ~ was the case last year, the Republi.
m supervisor is again put in possession Of
he polls-if as many as $4,000 or 10000
Democrats are imprisoned the day before
be election, and released the day after,
he Republicans will probably carry the
tate. If, however, the supervisory law is
epealed, and fair honest election is held
nc Democrats will carry the State by
cry decided majority.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

TRE frequent efforts and failures Of
enator Dick Oglcsby to effect unreasonable
ajournments Of the Senate, having failed
render him notorious, he is now winning
bpute a. a humorist "When l first came
Washington said he, to friend the
her day, II looked about me on the grea,
Ien OF whom l heard so much, and I
|ondersd how in hi ever got into the
paase. After 30: acquainted with EN-
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

TIRE Catholic Telegraph says Five pro-
testants in the new French cabinet, with
|Grevy as president and Gambctta as work
ling head, looks ominious for the Catholics.
One Of the points insisted on by Gambctta
lin his inaugural speech as president of the
chamber of deputies was scholastic re-
form. Scholastic reform with him means
obstruction Of all christian teaching.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

| wondered how in HI any of US got
here and they Richard, as is his wont,
squirtcd out pint or so of tobacco juice,
leaned back his whitc.,opped bullet head
opened his mouth full stretch, and laughed
heartily at his own Joke.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

The name of the Luluian King is Geta-
wayo. The name embodied warning that
British soldiers in Africa should have needed.
Three hundred lives formed the penalty of
the heedlessness.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28
AFTER Chace and Hathaway had stole

AFTER Chace and Hathaway had stolen
the entire capital stock-$l 100000
ihe Border City mills, at Fall River. com
pletely wrecked the stockholders and cor
Ipora,ion, and got themselves into State
prison, the mills were turned over to the
Creditors to be conducted in their interest.
The creditors, to whom 100000 or more is
luc, appointed trustees, and these have
sfeiy had meeting, at which they re.
ported, it is said, a profit in ten weeks
full running time, of $4,000
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

The average salary of clergymen in the
United States is only $500 year. In this
profession, as in the law, few get great
compensation and many get starvation
wages. We can not weep for any of these
-wnfrgrnrrer is'a"-sast- area Of good land
awaiting the hand Of the tiler.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

A NEWSPAPER says that al a baptizing
GU. in western Texas not long ago. wherein
fourteen persons were taken down into the
water, fifteen pistols were takenoff and laid
upon the bank until the ceremony was over
the preacher depositing his with the rest.
While they put their trus. in God, they
were also careful to keep their powder dry
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

Boz BuRDErTE, the humorist, has a
brother who fills Burlington, Iowa, pulpit.
Bob bears up under the thought like a
moral hero.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

NOTWITHSTANDING an occasional lynch
ing, cases of ruffianly outrages against
girls and even against small children, con-
tinue to be reported. All these monsters
should be hunted to the death. Not one
should be permitted to live one hour after
the full development of his vile propensity
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28
THE FEDERAL CAPITOL.

THE CHINESE BILL--THE PACIFIC RAILWAY
AND BRAZILIAN STEAMSHIP LINE AGAIN
THE CHANCES IN FAVOR OF AN EXTRA SIS
SION, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
DESIRING IT--A WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN
CONKLING AND BURNSIDE, ETC, ETC.
WASHINGTON, February "a, 1879.
There are several measures now in doubt,
aside from the appropriation bills, which
excite interest Among these may be men
toned the Chinese bill, of which q veto is
expected; the bill to pension soldiers of the
Mexican war; to which renewed attention
has been directed by speech of the veneer
able General Shields; the bill to provide
for arrears of pension, the Texas Pacific
railway bill, the Brazilian steamship bill,
and the reduction of tax on tobacco. The
last named, however can fail, only through
veto
Attached to the legislative appropriation
bill is the proposition to repeal the super
visors law. This will probably fail, as the
senate shows disposition to refuse to at
tach new legislation to any appropriation
bill.
There is also bill, which will be urged
recognizing the system of passing upon
pension claims. This, with a singular dis
regard to consistency, the senate proposes
to attach to an appropriation bill. 1t
thoroughly revolutionizes the whole system,
and is undoubtcd intended as means Of
reducing the number of pension claims
allowed. 1t is needless to say that it is the
work of Radical secretary of the Interior,
q Radical commissioner and Radical sena-
tors, as the Democrats Of this congress
have uniformly been more than liberal
to the disabled soldiers of the late war.
The Sundry civil bill, the last of the APP
preparation bills, was reported to the house
on Saturday, but will probably not receive
consideration until the legislative bill is
passed.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
there is plenty to do, and indeed, that great
activity will be necessary during the re-
naming seven days OF the session to COM
plete the work. Indeed, the chances arc
now that an extra session will be held. 1t
is found, singularly enough, that there are
many members of the house, of both par
ties, who desire such session.
Senators Conkling and Burnside are re-
ported to have had a violent war of words
in the executive session OF Saturday. 1t
was on a question about which they diff
fercd, as to which of the two told false
hood Burnside, who was never terrible
except to his friends, made an effort to
~""'',' sc, 49,. VI. nurpnse .,f
chastising him. but was held back and
finally takcn,into an ante-room by the the
other Rhode Island senator. Conkling
has had quarrcls with more of his
fellow senators than any other
man. He is domlneering, and that
is quality which senators don't like
among themselves. His last previous quar-
rel was with Senator Gordon, and that was
peacefully managed by syndicate of sena-
tors with the venerable Hamlin at its head
In the present case, however, language WAS
much more violent than in the Gordon
trouble, and Burnside, who does not lack
personal courage may prefer to settle the
matter himself than have others do so for
him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-28

IT is alleged that the idea that Captain
Boynton is Democrat is prccluded by the
fact that "he takes to water SO naturally