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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
New Postal Regulations.

The last Congress passed a new pos
tai law which goes into effect May l,
and some of the changes made therein
are quite important to the general pub
lie.
Under the old regulations of the de-
partment mail matter was divided into
three classes, viz:
First-Written matter.
Secoad-Periodical publications.
Third d-Miscellaneous matter.
The last or third class has, under the
new regulations, been divided into two
classes, third and fou. tn class, third
class being now miscellaneous printed
matter which, on and after May 1, will
be carried through the mails at the
rate Of one cent for two
ounces, or q fraction thereof
The term "printed matter" is defined
to be the reproduction upon paper by
any process except that of handwriting,
not having the character of an actual
or personal correspondence. This class
of matter it will be noticed includes cir
culars which, under the former regula-
tons, were charged at the rate of one
cent per each ounce, and on which there
could be no writing. Under the new
regulations, they go at the rate of one
cent for each two ounces or fraction,
and do not lose their character as cir
culars when the date and name of the
addressed and of the sender shall be
written thereon, nor by the correction
Of typographical errors in writing.
Mailable matter of the fourth class
embraces all matter not included in the
first, second or third class, which is not
in its form or nature liable to destroy,
deface, or in any way damage the con-
tents of the mailbag, or harm the per-
son of any one engaged in the postal
service, and is not above the weight
"a lbs.) provided by law.
No mail matter of the third or fourth
class can go through the mail if it
weighs more than four pounds, except
where package of third class matter
is composed of a single book, which
package is not limited in weight.
All classes of matter, except second
class, can be registered, thereby secur-
ing, at q very small cost, the prompt
and safe delivery Of any article of less
weight than four pounds.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
vicinity of his seat by suddenly exclaim-
inp 90 div us a west - s.. I.

ing, so, div us west"
:" Howdy, this morningp'' says an
acquaini ance to fat citizen, who is
blowing and steanling with great speed
along the sidewalk. Sc Training for q
walkp" "No," pufs the fat citizen,
turning his bulging eyes neither to the
right nor left; "I'm walking for a
train.n
=" Why, Bridget, !" said her mistress,
who wished to rally Bridget for the
amusement of her company upon the
fantastic ornamenting of huge pie
"Why, Bridget, did you do this; you
are quite an artist; how did you do itp'
" Indade, it was myself that did il, re-
piled Bridget; "isn't it pretty, mumP
[ did it with your false teeth, num-"
When one of the freight cars run
into the Union Depot the other day was
unlocked out walked tramp who had
been locked in at Chicago. He looked
as rumpled as a man who had been
rolled down hill in barrel, and as he
limped off one of the employees called
minute!'' "Can't stop,n replied the
man as he hurried on "My rule is to
90 right to a first class hotel as soon as
I arrive in town, and l can't make De-
troit an exception. .'-Detrot Free Press.
Z The melancholy days have come.
the saddest of the year; the husband
wears an injured look-house-cleaning
time is here. The wife goes madly
tearing round with scrubbing- brush
and broom--tha dull and somber thud
OF mops is heard in every room. Now
with wild and 'frighted glare--a glare
devoid of hope, the husband tumbles
down the stairs upon cake of soap,
or with an awkward, clamsy flop and
with smothered wall, he trips DER
some obtruding mop and sits down in
a pail.-St. Louis TSmes-Jourpal.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
A French chemist last wear expose

"A French chemist last year exposed
a quantity of flour to hydraulic press
ure of 800 tons, which reduced it to a
fourth of its original bulk, without inn
pairing the quality. He packed por-
ton of it in tin boxes and sealed them
up, doing the same with impressed
flour. When opened in three months,
the former was in better preservation
than the latter. When baked into
bread the pressed article was decidedly
superior. After the lapse of year
other cans were opened, and the un-
pressed flour had become spoiled, while
the pressed remained sweet, and was ex-
cellant when baked.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03

This is bright and pleasing world
to the woman who has a new spring
bonnet.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
dren to read them. This last is most
necessary; young people viii! rarely

dren to read them. This last is most
necessary; young people will rarely
read really good and useful book
which their taste does not demand.
The right sort of teacher-one full of
tact, cultivation and judgment--will
know how to inspire the proper taste.
ed bright boy in some suggestive and
valuable book may serve to bsnd his
mind for life in noble and useful di-
rection.
"A Massachusetts, teacher writes to
the National j. urnaI Of Education de-
scribing an experiment in the school
room which seems to be successful.
Instead of facing his pupils he has his
desk behind them, and thus oyerlooks
them to good advantage. The naughty
little ones, not knowing when his eye is
on them, dare not whisper and
play. "They have," he says, $50 fire.
quently come to grief in attempting to
calculate chances, that they have con-
cluded to make virtue of necessity,
and give up play in the school-room as
Improbable, costing more tllan it comes
to-" Another decided advantage of this
system is that it completely isolates
classes reciting from the rest of the
school; the recitation benches being in
front of the teachers desk, between
him and the school, and the backs of
the pupils toward each other, commune
cation by look or sign is out of the
question. The only special rule made
is that pupils shall not look around.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-05-03
FOREIGN.

The welcome intelligence reached Eng
land from South Africa on the 22d, that Col.
Pearson's command had been released from
its critical position at Ekowe. There had
been severe fighting, in which the Zulus
were defeated with great slaughter, but the
English also lost many gallant officers and
men.
The American horse Parole has carried off
sl.x,. a he Enolfsb r,rizaa xpinninU the
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.
A FIend In Human shape Violates the
Persons OF Two Little &irIs-The
Victims BOund and Gagged.

jackson Tribune and Sun, June 18th: On
last Thursday evening a most horrible out
rage was committed on the persons of two
little girls of Mr.. Rams Jones, who lives four
or i've miles northeast of Lexington, In Hen
derson county. The children had gone down
on a brook, running some distance from their
fathers house, for the purpose of fishing,
where they were caught asd brutally ravish
ed by burly negro. He accomplished his
design in this way: He took from his pocket
a cord of sufficient strength, and bound one
of his little victims securely, hands and feet,
then taking the new calico bonnet of the
other, he tore it into shreds and bound her IN
like manner. He then took the remaining
remnant of the bonnet, and gagged them
both by examining it into their mouths, thus
preventing their cries from attracting atten-
ton, and then attempted his dRmnable pur-
pose. After his british lust had spent its
force, he fed, leaving his helpless little VIC
Tins, sound and gagged, and unable to make
their distressing condition kaown, where they
remained three. hours before relief reached
them. One of the children finally succeeded
in freeing herself from the gag, and then by
her screams brought assistance. A number
of the most prominent citizens of Lexington
and vicinity Immediately started in pursuit
of the wretch. He was soon overtaken, but
gave them dodge into the swamp, and from
that led them an exciting chase that lasted
all Of Thursday night. But he was,
however, run into Lexington Friday morn
ing, where he was shot and captured. His
wounds are slight, beng only flesh wounds,
received in the arm and side, from a shot
gun. The negro is now in jail at Lexington.
The negro Is a stranger in that section, hall
ing, he says, from Kentucky.
Later information Is to the effect that
the negro did not succeed in his attempt
to ravish the little girls, but that he beat
them terribly with sticks. He was drunk and
is thought to be crazy. The little girls are
aged respectively nine and eleven years.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
Brutal Murder.

Sparta (renn) Conservative: 'Mr. At
wei, tho mall-csrrier from Smithville, brings
the news Of a shocking murder in Dekalb
county. The particulars, as we learn them.
are that Mr.. Gilley was renter on the
place of Mr.. johnson, about four miles from
Smithville. Jehnson's horse, which Gilley
was working, kicked and killed the little
daughter of Gilley, few days age, On which
account Gilley sent the horse home, and re-
quested another in return, which johnson
sent HIM by his SOC, grown young man.
Gilley, seeing the young man approaching
with the horse, ordered that he take him
away. johnson explained that he had
brought the horse to take the place of the
one that had been sent home. GIlley then
ran into the house, seized an old bayonet,
and stabbed Johnson with fatal effect. Gil
ley fed, and reward of one hundred and
fifty dollars has been offered for his cantnre. y
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
THE PERU-CHHLIAN WAR.
Detailed Particulars of the Raeent
Naval Engagement In which All
vessels Participating were
Lost - Losses by the
B0mbsrdment OF
PIsaQua-

PANAMA, June 5.-The United States
steamer Adams arrived on the fourth, from
Callao, May 9th, and brings the following
details of recent events: The CHILEAN feet
appeared off Callao on the twenty-sscond,
but learning that the first division of the
Peruvian feet had gone south, steamed
away In pursuit. In the meantime the Peru
Wan feet learned from passing vessels and
by telegraph that the CHILEAN iron -clads had
sailed from Iquique, leaving there only the
small wooden corvette Esmeralda, the dis
patch boat Cavsdon2a and the transport
Llmari. The Huascar and IAdepencia, Peru
wan iron-clads, Immediately steamed to
Iquique and attacked those vessels. The
Huascar, after fsummoning the Esmerada
two or three times to surrender, which was
answered by broadsides, at last rammed the
latter, which sank almost Immediately,
carrying with it about one hundred
and fifty men. About forty men were
rescued and sent ashore as prisoners.
In the meantime the IRdspencia made chase
after the Cavadonga and the Llmsri, which
the commander was anxious to capture bat
not to destroy. The CsvadoRga, whose cap
tain was very familiar with the coast, steered
very close, her course Leading the lhdspeucia
into water where she was certain of destruc-
ton. The Indepencia followed blindly, and
at Point Gruesca, going at full speed,
struck rock and became total wreck. The
it impossible to save her, took off the crew
and part of the armament and set fire to the
vessel to prevent her falling into the hands
of the enemy. Tne Cavsdonga and Limarl
escaped. Commander Moore, of the lnde-
pencia, is half-mad in consequences of the
loss of his ship, and 10 guarded against at
tempting his own life. The Huascar and In
depencis had orders to proceed to ARtafagas-
ia to destroy the water-csndensers AID Chill
ian vessels found there, but the loss OF the
Indepencla obliged the Huascar to return to
Pisaqua, from which port she again left on
the twenty-third with the Chalaco, but 1t Is
not known whether for africa or Antafagasta.
Presidents Prado, Of Peru, and DHza, OF
Bolivia, are In Area.
The Oroyo landed six numbered Bolivian
troops, provisions and artillery.
President Prado will Immediately take
command of DAza's Bolivian contingent, now
numbering about eight Thousand men. and a
movement will be made southwark toward
Pisaqua t. unite with the Peruvian army
stationed in the province of TarapRco.
The losses by the recent bombardment OF
Pisaqua apeuzt to two million dollars.
1t Is reported that the American who was
leader OF the government baad at Porto Viejo,
Ecuador, has been imprisoned eight days
without accusation or trial.
1t is rumored from Ecuador that the Co.
lombisn minister demanded passports and
lett Quito.
Severe shocks of earthquakes occurred
throughout Costa RIGA May 2oth and 30th.
| In San Jose the cathedral was partially de-
stroyed. Slight shocks were felt on the
Isthmus of Panama.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
Didn't got theIr Work In.

Dallas (Texas) Herald, 18th: Thursday
night, an Intellectual attempt was made to rob
the east bound stage on the Fort Worth and
Fort Yuma line, at the Ironized Canyon on
the Breckenridge and Palo Pinto road, eight
miles this side of the halfway house. The
coach contained, beside Mr.. F. Fendrich, to-
bacco merchant of this city, one lady and
two gentlemen passengers on the inside, and
a gentleman and Mr.. William Smith, United
States postal agent. besides the driver on the
outside. The lady and the gentlemen on the
outside changed from the west-bound to the
east-bound stage one mile this side of half
way house. On entering the canyon, three
shrill and distinct whistles were heard by
the passengers, and, lat the same time, an
armed man was seen to emerge from the
chapparal, advancing toward the coach.
Soon second man joined him, both coming
on toward the stage. The passengers sus'
pscting robbery called to the driver to drive
mp. The postal agent took the drivers gun
and fred at them, when they ran off in the
bushes. Soon afterwerd three other armed
men, in front of the stage, were seen fleeing
from the canyon. The remainder Of the TRIP
was made in safety, and Mr.. Fendrich ar
rived last evening with sound body and a
healthy purse,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
The First aIethodIst sermon.

Presiding Elder HUI, of New Haven, says
thai the first Methodist sermon was preached
there in 1889, and that the preacher, Jesse
Lee, was lodged and fed by David Beecher,
grandfather of Henry Ward Beecher. The
latter writes of 1t: Eyes, my fathers fathers
name was David, and his business was q
blacksmith. The house in which he lived is
still standing, and in good repair, and of the
we'll out OF which my fathers drank, toe
have drunken. David Beecher kept student
boarders, and was noted for strong common
sense and appetite for knowledge. 1t is said
of him that he always kept up with hi
boarders in any study which they were pur'
suing. He was marrisd FIVE times. OF the
first four know nothing. The last wife wa
a Lyman, of Middlefeld, Connecticut. Hence
my fathers name. She died in his birth, o.
soon after, and gave him to her sister, Mrs
Lot Benton, of Guilford, Connecticut"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
The Itn,tnu Army.

The Italian minister of war has just pub
lished report on the recruiting service and
the state of the army in 1878. From this it
appears that in September, 1873, the Italian
army comprised $4,000 troops Of the line,
254, 900 troops of the reserve or mobile
militia, and 423. 900 troops of the territorial
militia or, as they would be called in Ger
many, 'landwehr." OF the line, ga 600 are
rank and file an5 subaltern officers, but the
whole force of the line under arms is now
but 1874 900 men, the rest being at liberty on
unlimited leave" From all which it ap-
pears that Italy possesses more than million
of men more or less familiar with arms and
enrolled for service. The statistics of the re-
cruiting service curioHsly illustrate the con-
dition of education in the Peninsula. Of the
whole number of Italian conscripts only 4511S
per cent. know how to read and write, but
this proportion differs widely in different
parts of the kingdom. 1t is the largest In
Piedmont, where only 20 2-5 per cent. of the
conscripts were unable to read and write, and
smallest in Sardinia and Sicily, where 751I
and 1914 per cent. respectively Of the con-
scripts were IN this case. In the former
states sof the church, GO As per cent. we're
illilerate, and in Naples, II per cent.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
Our PnuItrv Trade

Knoxville Tribune: Few persons even in
this city realize the magnitude of the poultry
trade between Knoxville and New York. The
business during the past few years has be-
come an immense source of revenue to the
dealers in this section, and the matter of
transportation forms an important item IN
the railroad receipts. During the year 1878,
three hundred and thirty tons of poultry
were shipped from Knoxville alone, besides
eighty thousand pounds were forwarded
from White mountain, as well as large guam
titles from Lenoirs, Loudon, Cleveland,
Sweetwatsr, Chattanooga, Morrjstown, Jones'
boro, Greenville. Bristol. and other points
along the line. An exchange estimates that
at the low price of ten cents per pound the
poultry shipped from this city alone would
have amounted to fully sixty-six thousand
dollars, and it is fair to estimate the value OF
this industry to East Tennessee at near one
hundred thousand dollars per annum."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
SUNDAY BRIEFS.
London, June Is: Chas. Calvert, the actor

London, June Is: Chas Calvert, the actor,
is dead.
Gibraltar, June Is: The United State.
friEate Trenton sailed for Spithead.
st. Petersburg, June Is: An imperial order
was issued authorizing sentries to carry load
ed and half-cocked repeating rifles.
Belgrade, June Is: II is reported that the
pretender, Prince KRrageorgsvitch, In the
city government is taking precautionary
measures against China.
Paris, June Is: The journals announce a
meeting of the senate and chamber of dspu-
ties In congress, to take place Thursday, to
decide the question of the removal of the
chambers to Paris.
Stettin, June Is: While the steamer Or
pheus, bound for KeenigsburR, was lying IN
this harbor, her boiler burst and many per-
sons on board were killed. Ten bodies SO
far have been recovered.
Cairo, June Is: Ed Olds, in charge of the
Shipment Of cattle to Chicago, fell from a
tram on the Iron Mountain railroad, near
Newport, Arkansas, last night, and was run
over and killed. He was from Callahan City,
Texas.
Rio Janeiro, June Is: A telegram from
Buenos Ayres, dated May 18th, states that
the rejection of the Patagonian frontier
treaty with Chilli ia believed. imminent and
and warlike preparations are beiAg made IN
consequence.
Detroit June Is: DR.. Samuel S. Harris, OF
| Chicago, has formally notified the Episcopal
Diocesan committee of his acceptance of the
bishoprlc eff Michigan, to which office he was
recently elected. His election has yet to be
confirmed by the house of bishops.
Provincetop, Mass, June Is: Ten thou
sand dollars has been deposited here by the
| Spanish government as indemnity to tbs
owners of the schooners RiRpath and Rising
| Sun, seized south of Cuba by Spanish gun
| boat aud interrupted in their whaling opera
| tons.
London, June 16: Lord Chelmsford tele
| graphs to the war Office, May 26th: The sec
ond division will advance twelve miles, or
May 28tb, to Blood river. The commissaria
| have sufficient supplies and transportation tc
| enable the force to advance on or before June
! 1st."
Madrid, june Is: Premier Campos ha
| announced in the senate that General Con
| trsras, who held command among the insur
| gents in Cartegena, was pardoned because O
taking the oath Of allegiance. Gorilla, OF
| the contrary, continues to conspire agaIns
the Kingdom.
Cairo, Egypt, June Is: The president o
| the council has addressed circular to tn
consuls- general OF the powers announcing
that the khedive's decree of April 22d, EN-
bodying a national financial scheme, is can
celed. The questions of the rate of interes
and the guarantees on the unified debt ar
left to the great powers.
Philadelphia, June Is: The funeral @
| Major Geo. r. Mcguire, grand exalted rule
of the Order of Elks, this afternoon, was on
of the largest funerals held in this city 70
several years. Ladges from Pitteburg, Bos
| ton, New York, Baltimore, st. Louis, Gin
cinnatl and Chicago were In attendance.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
AN Amended Proposition,

Eureka New Sentinel: It occurred in
Bodie, that city of whiGky, wealth and wick
edness. A case was on trial IN the justices
court, and during recess one of the inter
ested parties approached juror and said:
Say, boss, if that ar suit goes agln me I'm
nigh on two thousand dollars loser In mimi
property. Now, I'll give you an even five
hundred dollars to hang the jury"
The uncorruptIble scion Of American lib
erty reflected 4 moment and replied:
IT'D be cussed onsartiH job for one man
to take rope an strangle that hull gang, an
I'm afraid afore l got through mout dance
jig under it myself; but if it's all the same
to you, psrd, mought wade in thar with a
sx-shooter an wipe cut the crowd. Thet'd
be more to my hand than hanRin' and the
Job could be done quicker. If that's satisfae-
tory, produce the coin an I'll git to work"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
A Crazy Negro Nearly Lynehed.

Lexington (Tenn.) Ne,0s, 18th: "a crazy
negro named Joe Mallory, whipped two lit
tie children, aged SIX and eight years, dauah-
tiers of Mr.. X. I. Jones, near Lone Elm, on
Thursday last The negro met them in the
woods, caught them and gagged them with
their bonnets, and gave them severe whip
his way along the public road toward Lexing-
ton. The children managed to unite them
selves, and soon reported the outrage to their
parents, who pursued the negro and overlook
him between Lone Elm and Lexington. Mr..
Jones fred several shots at the negro, but he
made his escape. On Friday morning the
negro was seen near this place, and posse
of our citizens Immediately started in pur-
suit He was overtaken and commanded to
halt, but refused to do so, when several of
his pursuers opened fire upon him with shot
guns and pistols, and, after inflcting several
slight shot-wounds in his arm, he was COM
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17

The Huntsville papers announce the death
there of the well-known editor of the hide
pendent, Major Alexander r. Wigs, who
was born in Franklin, Middle Tennessee, in
1925. He was for number of years con-
nected with the temperance cause, and for
one or two years edited paper IN Nashville
known as the Temperance Fountain. He
removed to Huntsville in 1856, and there es-
tablished the Independent, and edited it for
many years. Ia 1859 he visited Europe, and
wrote an interesting book of travels over the
nom de plume Of "Hal, the successive chap
ters OF which appeared as letters in the In
dependent. During the late war he served
with the Ma lison Rifles. Mr.. W ggs was a
vigorous and popular writer, anu during his
lif5, with signal ability, edited half dozer
different newspapers. He leaves a wife anG
several children, and 2 host of friends il
this and adjoining States to mourn his loss