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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-23
The Age of the Mustaehe,
peoria CuIl.)

This is distinctivcly the age OF the mus
tachc Not only does the boy look tor
ward to the time when the years shall ripen
into pubescent glory the waste places on
his upper lip, and thus fix upon him his
most coveted badge Of manhood, but SO
common is the mustache among men that
he who habitually shaves his upper Zip is
an exception to the rule. The growth may
he scanty. The soil may require the most
assiduoGs tilling and enriching; it may be
that but for mole or two there would be
no mustache to speak of; yet if there is
anything that the owner, by liberal
stretch of the Imagination, can persuade
himself to consider a mustache, he cher,
ishes it tenderlv, carcsses it hundred
times dly, and watches over its growth
and well being with care that is truly
touching. For wears quacks have preycd
upon this weakness OF the masculine ma
tiire. and made good fiving by ADVERT
sing their magic compounds, warranted to
force heavy growth of beard on the
smoothest cheek in thirty days or money
refunded. The young man who can bite
/ the hairs of his mustache gently between
! his teeth begins new era in his existance,
and he walks the streets, achieving with
conscious pride those extraordinary gym
nastics of lip and lower jaw which are
necessary to the accomplishment of the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-23

1t is the generous spirit who, when brought
Unto the task OF common life, hath wrought
Even upon the plan which pleased the childish
thought.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
I the late election in Maiue the vote

At the late election in Maine the vote
was a little below 1870, 600. Maryland's
highest vote was 10000, and Louisi-
ana's 10000. At the recent election
Gallo MIA cest 160. 900 votes. Cslifor-
nj. has four Repre- natives in Con.
eress. Maine Eve. and Maryland and
I.ouisisna six each. In other words.
$4,000 Eastern voters have the same
representation in the lower House OF
Congress that 10000 have in California.
Representation, however. Is not based
upon vote. but upon population, and 1t
is for the reason tina. men form larger
proportion Of the population Of Cali
iornia that the representation is less
than in Maine aud other Eastern States.
When suffrage is conferred upon wo-
men, tho vote will be less than doubled
on the Pacific coast and more than dou-
blcd on the Atlantic. Maine will then
have her 1900 men voters and no.
600 women voters-300,0 900 altogether.
California will have her 100, 900 men
voters and about lac. 600 women voters
like Maine. 800, 900 together. At the
next apportionment California will un-
doubtedly be raised one vote, while
Maine will do we'll TO remain as she is.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
Thursday, October 2, 1879.

The dis:riSu,i3E Of Legislative spoi!s
will be made next week. The Repub-
!icans, having . large majority. will
control everything, aud upon them
alone will deyolve the responsibility for
the judicicus disposition OF the offices.
If good officers arc elected. the credit
will be theirs; if not, theirs will be the
blame. OF course. the political test
will be rigidly enforced. Under Ike
circumstances Republicans get nothing
from Democrats. and there is only JUS
tice in visiting their own practices
upon the Democracy. Tho number OF
candidates is legion. From them
enough thoroughly competent ones can
be chosen TO ill oil places No Others
should be thought Of The last Legis-
lature 10 tlii, matter made itself q
laughing stock for al! time to come.
It's s,atutcs are blot and disgrace,
and should 10 wiped oat ns speedily As
uo.sible. The fault was that Of the
members partially. but principally that
Of their indoleut and incompetent en-
rolling clerks. A repetition OF the
blunders of 1877 cannot again be toll
Grated in 1879 without the political
killing and burial Of all at fault.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
THE OLD JOHN JAY.

Regarding the disputed ago and per-
formances Of the old ship John jay, An
Alta correspondent thus writes:
While not desiring to spoil . good
action, we csunot but remark that an
error has been committed in recounting
the history Of the ship John Jay. from
whose remains a cano was made and
presented to our illustrious guest. Gen.
Grant. The ship John Jay WAS built at
New York in 1897. three years after
tie arrival Of the Marquis dc L.fay e, to
in the United States, in tho Cadmus, on
bis memorable visit. She sailed as q
packet ship between New York aud
Liverpool. and brought over tho two
frat LOGON olives 10 the United States.
The above data is correct according to
tho official records. There are two older
vessels than the John jay sailing out Of
this hsrbor the bark Coral, built at
Newburyport in 1910; aud the Ame-
thys,, bull. 1T Boston in 1929. We
publish the above simply to rectify an
error. and a veriicat,ou OF our statement
can be had At the Custom House. where
the documents are on file.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
HORSE FOR SALE.

IsA Go - SADDLE ANIMAL AND WILL.
i work Ia harness. L. perfectly quiet. 1. tp-
piled for sooa will be sold very reas.usble
Apply for few dsys only at
ssoalw +. w. Wusthoff's.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02

The stranger who talked eloquentiy
in S, ,mieri (cos Nd prayer meeting
turned out TO be = burglar. who hal
como to town on business and incidents
ally soush. amusement.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
EASTERN STATES.

CHICAGO. Sept. s0.-Gen Sheridan
has 4 telegram from Gen Grant. stating
that his engagements will not permit
his presence here earlier than Novem.
Der &c, . week later than the date here
tofose 6xed. The reunion Of the army
Of the Tennessee has be,n postponed
sccordingly.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02


Crusty and grumpy old bachelor.
Hair-dyed or grizzly ard gray.
For once don the robe of humility
Aud listen to what will say;
Then you can GO forth without trembling
OR fearing lest you will be caught,
And save oil your bows to win spinsters
Aud wiiows-sAvc Widow Bedott.
Net Que OF those silly young maidens
Is smiling you into q not;
Not one Of the two dozen widows
Would change for you her estate.
They smile that they are not encountered
With fe,ters that gall womens heart.
And the Joy lights up their bright faces
TO know they can bow and Gcpait.
You may pu. on your airs at your
leisure,
Your growing can do US no harm;
But woll pity the "desr little creature"
II there's one that is caught by your
charms:
For your growing would always con-
tinue.
Aud the tone would 10 whining and
long;
A pitiful story you'd then make
And this be the gi,t OF your song:
"A plague Of wife,
Ny heart u Tebeliious and heavy!
Borne down in this struggle Of life;
am hardened with cares-t am
weaty;
Aud then I've plague OF wife.
She taun,s me aud leases me ever.
And keeps continual strife.
Till the banns gladly would sever
And he free from plague Of wife.
Inquisi,i,e, too, and so peevish,
II l chance TO stay out-for ivy life
don't sec why she's so selfish;
oh. dear! she's a plague Of wife!
What if / am gallant to ladies.
Or gay with another name vile!
SIZE is always 81 busy With babies.
Aud then she's plague Of wife!
"If play tho profound with Amsnds,
Her heart Is with jealousy rife:
If jus. throw = kiss at Miss Handy,
SAe cries she's plague of wife !
Aud then. toe, she claims 10 he p,nei I,
And suffers the evils of life; E3E
lays | an the one tia; Is faulty
know she's plague Of wife.
"She thinks that / try to deceive her.
When too sick 10 come home to dane,
So stay with friend that Is nearer.
Who cheers with the choices. oil
wines.
Tie faults that are hers are too many
To tell; but I'll pledge, on my life.
That | am the incest of husbands.
Bat she 10 o plague Of wife,
Go on with your pratiug. old fellow.
And enjoy your conceit for awhile.
Because. when we meet. let me tell you
shall bow aud I'll smile-aud-lil
smile.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
NAl.lfORN MA.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 29.-Arrived
Bark Martha Rideout, Port Blakely.
SAN Francisco. Sept. so. Arrived
Bark Lizzie Williams and barkentine
Il X Ham. Puget Sound.
Sept. 3o-Coming in-bark Emerald,
Puget Sound.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
REPLY TO THE BACHELORS
GROWL.

fwairrry ron IiiG ISrLLLt6EScER.l
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02

WARRINGTON TERRITORY.
PORT Discovery. Oct l-Arrived-
Brig Deacon, from San Francisco.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
NOTICE..

\ Ii. PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE tAiS
q. y Alex. Smith will please colas ieswaiu' .;ms
settle the same. And all persons holding s,' .hs
against sale Alex. Smith will p,esse p.esen'
same fos payment on or before tho Let o. VetT'
lssY, to TAYLOR & sACkAAS,
Port Dlskely. WI
Dated Aug. q. 1879.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02
ROOMS TO RENT.

L>CANIsH I'd Oh uNFURNisHED. NEAR rHI
i e1sinss Pers Of tow. Tas further part,e-
ain iDluiss q this oncs. Es3tf
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-02

A thousand pounds of po~icr Was
exploded in quarry near Rold.ng. Pa.
loosening shout 5000 tons Of 81 M at
one blast.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
The Wheat Market.

Close observers of the wheat market
during the past week have seen some
substantial reasons for thinking that
the high prices which bread stuffs have
reached thus early in the season will
not only be maintained, but very likely
will be run much higher as the autumn
advances. Notwithstanding the large
crop harvested this summer, the dis
astrous failure of crops abroad pro-
duced a foreign demand, which in the
early days of last week had pushed
the price of wheat for November de-
livery up to $l07 and $l.0S. A COM
bination of wheat operators, who
thought this advance partly specula-
tive, formed a plan to break the market,
and on Friday threw several million
bushels upon it. The price staggered
somewhat, but the break utterly failed
to affect prices at Liverpool, and i'll a
few hours the market recovered its
frmness. The European deficit in
breadstuffs is so enormous, and the
demand for American wheat and corn
so imperative, that no temporary furry
on this side of the water could shake
the irmness Of the foreign market. 1t
is generally rash to venture any very
definite opinion as to the future value
of any specified commodity, but it is
generally conceded that bread can be
no cheaper in this country than it now
is, until new crop is harvested
throughout the world The wheat
that is now worth SLOT will undoubt-
edly command 81 90 hefope next June,
ClerelGnd Leader.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
September Oil Figures.

The Titusville Herald of October !
printed the report of oil operations for
the month of September. The record
is more encouraging than any that has
been made for months past. In brief
it shows that 246 wells bave been
finished producing 4,606 barrels; 291
wells are now being drilled, and 1876
rigs ere up and building. The average
production of each well has been 1Sag
barrels, and there has been q. falling of!
of l,46O barrels as compared with
August.
The Herald gives the following
comparison In September there were
246 wells finished, giving production
Of 1906 and aD average of lSa barrels
each, while in August there we're 364
wells completed with production of
6,O66 barrels and an average of l9 Is
barrels With two or three exceptions
only, the September production shows
a marked decrease over that of August,
which, with the exception of Cole
Greek, showed decrease over July.
In August the rigs up and building
were 332, while in September there
323. The drilling wells Of August
were 333, while for the month just
expired they were 291. In the month
of September there were twenty-three
dry holes as against eleven in the
month of August Altogether the out
look is somewhat encouraging, and if
it should continue, it may offer promise
of better times in the sweet by and by.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
The New Bridge Lew.


The Legislature passed at the last
session, and Gov. Hoyt approved, on
the l4th of June, the following sup
plement to the bridge laws of the
State:
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted, ETC.,
That when a river, creek or rivulet,
over which it may be necessary to
erect bridge, crosses public road or
highway, and the erection of said
bridge requires more expense than it
is reasonable that one or two adjoining
townships should bear, that after a
view has been ordered by proper
Court, as now provided by law, if it
shall appear, by the report of the
viewers and the approval of the Court
and grand jury, that such bridge
would be necessary and would be too
expensive for such townships to bear,
then whenever the County Commits
sioners do not deem it advisable TO
enter such bridge on record as county
bridge, but shall consider it proper to
assist such township or townships in
building the same, they are hereby
authorized and empowered, from and
out of the county funds, to either build
such bridge Or furnish such township
or townships the whole or a part of
the money necessary to build it, with
out entering such bridge on record as
a county bridge.
SEC. 2. That the County Commits
sioners shall keep record Of all their
proceedings in such cases, and such
bridges shall be maintained, kept in
repair and rebuilt, when necessary, by
the respective township or townships,
and the county shall in no event be
liable for the same.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
National Bank Affairs,

The following order has been di.
rected by the Treasury Department at
Washington to Mr.. Cullum, the Re-
ceiver of the National Bank here. Be-
ing an official document we publish It
as an item of news, and showing one
step taken towards paying the debts
of the Bank:
u. s. TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, ;
WASHINGTON, D. c., September 10, 1879. }
In Ae Matser of the First National Bank, OF
Butler, Pa.:
To All Whom IL May Concern-This is to
certify that have taken m accounting of the
condition of the estate Of the First National
Bank, of Butler, Pa, aforesaid, and of its as
sets and liabilities, and do find and determine
upon data satisfactory to me, that in order to
provide the money necessary to pay the debts
Of said association it is necessary now to en-
force, to the extent hereinafter mentioned, the
individual liability of the shareholders of said
association, providsd for by the twelfth section
of the Act of Congress, entitled, "An Act to
provide National Curreaey," approved June
3, 1894, and by Section 515I Of The Revised
Statutes Of the United States, approved June
20, 1874; and 10 that end, and in pursuance of
the powers vested in nae by the said Acts,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
4 New Counterfeit.

The Treasury Department furnishes
the following description of the new
counterfeit So note on the National
State Bank of Troy, n. Y, of which
$1,7OO were found upon the person of
WW. Clpff when arrested by secret
service officers in New York city Sat
urday evening last: The counterfeit
has the name of John G. New, Treas
urer, and a pointed seal, the genuine
note bearing the same name has a seal
loped seal and the words "series Of
1873" in colored ink, which the coun-
terfeit has not. The old genuine issHe
of this bank which has tie pointed
seal bears the name of f. E. Spinner,
Treasurer. In the counterfeit the word
treasury under the name of Allison is
spelled "treusary" The note is printed
fionl the skeleton plates sold by Henry
G. Cole, before bis arrest, TO New
York parties. The printing Is muci.
below the average of this class of
work
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
Leadyille LacOnics.

Mr.. Ernest Ingersoll, who has been
Investigating the "Ups and Downs in
Leadvilisp in the interest Of Scribner,
contributes the result Of his labors TO
the October number of that magazine.
Among the numerous anecdotes which
he records is the following (the mine
referred to in the first being the Dead
Man claim):
1t was winter Scotty had died,
and the boys, wanting to give him a
right smart OF a burial hired man
for twenty dollars to dig grave
through ten feet of snow and six feet
of hard ground Meanwhile, Scotty
was stuffed into a snow bank. Moth
ing was heard of the grave-digger for
three days, and the boys, going out to
see what had happened to him, found
him in hole which, begun as q grave,
proved to be sixty ounce mine, The
quasi sexton refused to yield, and was
not hard pushed, for Scotty was for
gotten and stayed in the snow bank
till the April sun searched him out,
the boys meanwhile sinking prospect
holes in his intended cemetery.
One mine had its shaft down ,35
feet and the indications of success
were good. Some capitalists proposed
to purchase an interest in it, and
half of the mine was offered them for
$40, 900, If taken before five O'Clock.
At half-past four rich silver ore was
struck, and when at half-past five the
tardy men of money came leisurely
up and signified their consent to the
bargain, the manager pointed at the
clock, and quietly remarked: "The
price Of half interest in this mine
now, gentlemen, is sixty thousand
dollars"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
Long-Perdue Case in Pittsburgh

Loug-Perdue Case in Pittsburgh.
From the Pittsburgh papers of last
Saturday we learned of the transfer of
the battle, in the Long-Perdue case,
from the Courts of this county into
those of the Federal Government at
Pittsburgh. One of the papers gives
the following account of it there:
John T. Perdue, sixty-four years of
age, bankrupt oil dealer, whose tribu-
lations, in consequence of charge of
perjury being made against him about
twenty months ago, were published
at length, was brought from Bntler
county yesterday by Sheriff Hoffman
on habeas corpus to be heard to-day
before the United States District
Court, to determine whether or not he
shall be discharged from Imprisonment
in the Butler jail. Perdue was jailed
May Is, 1878, for the non-payment of
a judgment rendered against hini in
the Common Pleas of Butler county,
December 30, 1877, in favor of George
3. and Mary Ann Long Tor S21, ,OUO.
Perdue claims that he is in prison for
debt, and contrary to law; that he
was discharged from bankruptcy by
the United States Court for the North
ern District of Ohio, and that thereby
he was discharged from the payment
of the debt. At the May term, 1878,
of the United States District Court
for this district. true bill was rem
dered against Perdue for perjury. it
being charged that be swore falsely
before United States Commissioner
Burns at Petrolia, respecting the own,
ership of some oil wells. The trial is
fixed for the coming term. In the
United States Circuit Court Perdue
has entered suit against Long, who
was once his business partner, for al
legged malicious prosecution.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
a Veteran Aeronaut Lost.

ST. LOUIS, October 2.-Prof. John
Wise made an ascension in his large
balloon, Pathfinder, from Lindell Park,
on Sunday evening, intending to re.
main in the air as long as the sustain
ing power of the balloon held out
The ascension was made solely in the
interests Of science, particularly me-
teorology. A brisk breeze was blow
ing when the fastenings were cut loose
WHICH carried the balloon in north
erly direction for perhaps two miles,
at an elevation of from 1000 to 1,5Q0
feet. 1t then turned due east and
sailed away out Of sight. Prof, Wise
expected to enter what he calls per-
manent eastern wind current at an
elevation of about 1,600 to 1000 feet,
which he desired to keep in if possible
aud make observation; and to effect
this more surely his ballast consisted
only of three-quarter inch rope, 1900
feet long, which trailed from the bal
Loom When the gas is exhausted the
balloon was to descend, and the end of
the rope dragging on the ground was
to relieve the balloon of part of its
weight and hold it steady in the cur
reat. Mr.. George BUR-, teller Of the
st. Louis National Bank, who has
made three ascensions and takes much
interest in the subject Of air naviga-
tion, accompanied Prof. Wise.
No tidings have yet been received
of the whereabouts Of Prof. Wise and
his companion, and the opinion is
growing very strong that they have
met the same fate as Donaldson and
Grimwood, who ascended from Chi.
cago two or three years ago.
The balloon was new and had made
only a few ascensions. The last was
at Sterling, ILL.,, on the 18th ult., when
4ohn Wise, Jr., grandson of Prof.
Wise, reached an altitude Gf oyer thrae
miles and made voyage of eighteen
miles. Prof. Wise is seventy-one
years of age, and ballooning with him
has been life study. He has made
462 successful voyages.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
A Butler County Man Deserts His
Family for a Colored Woman.

Pittsburgh Telegraph, Oct. A.
About year ago Butler county
man named Strawick went to Iowa,
for the purpose of taking up claim of
land and improving it for the benefit
of his wife and family in after years.
In April last he wrote for the latter to
come on, as he had prepared COM
Portable home for them, and was get
ting along quite prosperously. Mrs.
Strawick accordingly emigrated there
with her four small children, and, re-
united after their separation, the family
settled down to the enjoyment of an
apparently unruffled happiness. 1t
seems, however, that the husband had
previously cultivated the acquaintance
of fine looking colored woman. This,
in time, is said to have ripened into
love, and about two months after the
arrival of his family the inhuman
wretch deserted them and eloped to
Texas in company with his African
inamorata. Thus left in the lurch,
Mrs. Strawick disposed of what was
left and started for her home in this
State. The journey was one OF great
hardship and suffering, and in time
they became SO badly off that charity
had to be invoked in order to accom-
plish the task. Mrs. Strawick arrived
in Allegheny this morning with her
children who, together with herself.
were suffering greatly with severe
attacks of fever and ague. The lady
was quite comely woman, and upon
applying at the Office Of the Poor
Board, told her story in straightfor-
ward manner. The authorities assisted
her to her home. If her story is true,
and the above are the facts, hers, in
deed, has been sad experience.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
DEATHS.

CRAWFORD-Sept. 4, 1879, in scrubgrass
township, Venanso county, Mrs. Ruth NJ,
widow of the late Mr.. John Crawford, in the
S3rd year of her age.
CL0WSER-Sept. %, 1879, in Allegheny
township, this county, Mrs. Sarah Clowser,
daughter of Mr.. John Porter.
WILSON-Oct. 4, 1879, in Muddycreek town
ship, this county, Mr.. David Wilson, aged
about 10 years.
PArTEnSOA-s Sept. q, 1879. in Worth town.
ship, this county, Mr.. John Patterson, in the
Goth year of his age.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-08
Public Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The public
debt statement issued to-day shows a
decrease for Septemheg Of S2,563, ,751.-
9S, cash in the treasury, S23f,7T9,-
979.30; gold and silver certificates,
$19, 1872, $50 legal tenders outstanding,
$346, ,6S1 ole; fractional currency, $751;
147,503.22; refunding certificates, S3,-
6S6, 300,