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longed to RaJah, VINO, In MS anxiety
to get early to the exhibition, mad caused
him to be overdriven, with heavy load ,
until he was driven mad.
What we saw was only a small part
of the damage he did. He killed seven
men that night, including his driver,
who was his first victim. My friend
and went in the morning to see the
seven crushed bodies, which all lay un-
der a single canvas sheet. For some
time the natives standing around tried
to persuade us not to uncover them, but
a native constable concluded the argu-
ment by seizing the corner of the sheet
and pulling it to one side. The faces
were all calm and life like, for Hindoo,
even under the most appalling condi-
tions, rarely suffers himself to pass into
the other life without composing his
limbs and features.
"The moment the natives standing
around saw the uncovered bodies
frenzy seemed to possess them. The
men rushed to their tents, and presently
returned with rusty old swords, flint
locked pistols, and bell-mouthed guns.
All these weapons they began to polish
vigorously with the intention of making
immediate war upon the elephant. But
Col. Spencer, the Commissioner of the
station, had already sent party of Ben
gal Lancers after him, and in the after
noon he was brought back, with a bull
lat in one pf his kuppa and loaded wit n
chains SO arranged that he could he
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04

B The Marion Monitor insists that the Re
opublican party of this judicial circuit hold
= a convention and nominate three Republican
!, candidates for the three positions to be filled
\ on the circuit bench. While the Demo.
'crats, who have an unqucstionablc majority
!. 10 the circuit are not disposed to urge a
political contest, our Republican friends
i. may rest assured that they will not shrink
from it. Such a contest could only have
!, one result, viz; the election Of three Demo.
.,ersts- and the consequent defeat Of ono Of
\. the Republican candidates now in the field,
/, who, in non-partisan race would com.
!, nand the support of hundreds, nay thou
sands of Democrats. But, we are entirely
passive, just now. We only refer to .he
matter to admonish Republican clam.
orcrs for convention, that they are simply
invoking defeat.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04

THE PENDING JUDICIAL ELECTION.
We have always deprecated the introduc-
ton Of politics in judicial elections. While
it may be accepted as fact that the man
who has no political identity doesn't
know or care enough about the policies
that must control the government, of his
country. to unite with either of the politi-
cal parties of the day, is scarcely the kind
of man to occupy an exalted position in
the judiciary department, il is also true that
the man Of ovcr-mastering political hates
and prejudices ought to be placed in the
same category. But these are prosy plati-
tudes that have been aired thousand
times What we are driving at is this:
The first circuit Of the Southern Grand Di-
vision, in which three Judges are to be
elected next June, is Democratic This be-
ing true, fair dealing suggests that two of
the three Judges to be elected should be
Democrats. SO lar as we have heard an
expression Of opinion on the subject,
it has been in favor OF Baker, Republican,
and Crawford and Browning, Democrats
one from the southern portion of the cir.
cult, one from the central portion and the
third the upper or northern. Political y
and geographically this distribution would
be far, and certainly no, generally objec-
tionablc otherwise. But it may occur that
aspirants for the position viii become so nu.
merous as to promise to defeat such an ar
rangment. Indeed there are strsng in.
dications that such vii be the case |. one
half Of the gentlemen named in connection
with candidacy actually enter the field
we shall have six or eight candidates to
deal with. This would greatly complicatc
matters might defeat the election of the TT.
estanddistrbutc the offices unfairly whether
considered from political standpoint or
measured by territory or population. If
such results rendered probable, it will
become the duty Of Democrats TO hold a
convention A joint on.poli,ical conyen
'lon' would not meet the emergency, and
its work would not be respected, should
such a convention be held. We trust Tim,
no occasion for party nominations may
arise; but as there exists probability tina,
1t will arise, 1t Is better that Democrats b.
appriscd Of the fact, that they may be in
readiness TO act when called upon 70 do 10
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04

|yHa THE editor of the st. Louis Globc-Demo-
alcrat has had to do with spunky little
I, pChicsgo female medium named Simpson
h bile ridiculed the idea that she could ina.
al herialize" fresh flowers, under prescribed
"a conditions, and bantered her to the test
',iciQuitc Unexpectedly to Mac, the little wo
ON man appeared in his sanctum the very next
day, and avowcd her readiness to submit to
the conditions. There was no honorable es-
" cape, and Mac named his committee. The
committee met in the Planters house, where
n lady disrobed the medium, wrapped her
in o double blanket, conducted her to IL
closet they had previously examined, placed
II array at her feet to receive the flowers, locked
the door and awaited results. In few min.
utcs the sign TO open the door was given .the
little woman was found in u state of semi.
consciousness, and on the tray were the fresh
n fragrant flowers that had been promised
Everybody confessed himself surprised, and
M IN card to the public, the committee,
rHfheaded by no less parsonage than A. b.
ce cunningham, Esq, declares that the pro.
.es.tlnction Of the flowers, under the circum.
y lstances, was very clever piece Of trckery
||ncnLsying aside all speculation as to how III,
|:hin6owcrs were produced, it will scarcely b.
|clnleaied, that IN this contest with McCul
Asl'lcugh, the first "knock. down" Is the little
Swoman's.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04

m BARTON, of the Carbonate Free Press, is
4 egotistcal In criticising poetical contri-
u button to which he gives place, he claims
a. that he can write better poetry himself.
u Merely to show the absurdity, the brazen
egotism of such claim, we give place TO a
portion Of the poem:
When told that thou couldst no, live long
,1 TAat thy spid, soon would fee
a Thou sAidst ut does not seem I'm gong 30 soon
am as happy as can be-"
: We could not prolong thy life, dear Mary,
4 Thy spirit was called to 90;
4 And ere twenty minutes had clapsed,
I. Thou hadst paid the debt We owe.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04
NJ. b. IIarrell, Editor.


: A VERY percep,ible faint OF the old Span
: rsh blood thirstincss still betrays itself in
the blood Of native New Orleansers. Rat pits
!, and cock pits are still maintained, and draw
dcnsc multitudes Of applauding thousands.
!; Denied the pleasure" of bull-bating, the
, people there have substituted the slaughter
OF rats, and the bloody contests of game
chickens -birds that fight to blindness and
death. It's most dcpraved and brutal.
Ted taste that influences men and too often,
women, to seek such pastime.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04

RESUMPTION has been accomplished, but
the pathway that led up to it, is strcwn
with wrecked fortunes, noiscess and motion.
less factories, the graves of bankrupt sui.
cides; and is thronged with idle men, beg
ging or stealing the bread that sustains
their worthless miserable lives. Through
contraction We reached resumption. Please
contemplate the work of contraction, and
then, il you can, thank God for the Repub.
lican party: In 1871 s35,0O00OO of cur
rency was retired. Number of failures
2,9l5. Losses $95,25O,OOO. In 1872 sell,
100000 was retired, resulting in 4,07S fail
ures, and losses to the amount of $l21,-
05s,OOO In 1873 $l6,S9OOOO was with
drawn from circulation and destroyed.
Number Of failures 5,l6l, Losses SEES.
100000. In 1874 there was withdrawn, of
legal tenders and fractional currency, So.
496,2S6. Failures $3.50. Losses $751;.
6S9,O00. In 1875, destruction of green
backs and withdrawal of bank currency,
$S5,OOO,O9o; failures, 10000; loss, $780,
100000. In 1877, greenbacks destroyed
and bank currency retired, 100000; fail.
ures, $4,000; loss, s5OO,OO0,OOO. Here then,
up to the close of the record, nearly $4,000
failures, involving losses to the amount of
$1,000, 100000, form the appalling work of
the processes through which We have
reached resumption. And now that re-
sumption is announced as an accomplished
fact, who feels or sees the wonderful change
for the better that was to be wrought, or
realizes that he is released from the dead
ening clutches of contractionl Not the
West, assurcdly.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04
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name of all all that is sensible in politics,
is not this combination brought about!
Well, the principal.Ieason is that il is a
political impossibilty, The terms of the
coalition require, first, the degradation OF
the Democratic party; and secondly, ITS Ut
ter humiliation. The Grccnbackers mod
cstly agree to coalcscc, provided they are
permitted TO dictate the platform; provided
they are allowed to name candidate Tor
the Presidency Of Republican anteccdentS,
and provided further, that the coalition
shall be made and the battle fought under
the name of the National Grccnback Labor
Reform party--it being understood, of
course that, in the event Of success, the
Democrats may partakc of the official
loavcs and fishes provided anything is left
after Grccnbackers have fed to surfciting.
On these terms the two parties could unite,
and carry Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mich
igan, provided, again, speculative Green
back leaders didn't sell out to Republicans;
or Democrats, disguised and outraged by
the arrangement, didn't bolt the ticket, or
set up third one. No Democrat who
possesses as much as two grains of political
integrity and manhood, will listen TO
the mere suggestion of such degrading
coalition, without Indignantly branding it
as an impeachment of his political honesty,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04
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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-04
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04

have the samo effect; but it did no good.
In the middle of the knight, when tho
Slawsons were wrapped in happy dreams,
the cockatoo set up long, unearthly yell,
which passed up the pipes and filed all the
rooms with disc0rd that awakened all
hands and ic them to believe tho house had
been entered by burglars. The cause Of
the noise icing asccrlaincd, the registers
were Immediately turned off and the cock
atoos notes went out of the chimney in
such volume that the ncighbors wcrc ali out
with guns to qucll the supposed riot.
On the following day the bird was taken
from the s owe and replaced in his cage, his
head being inserted nto tin pipe forty
feet long and running along the side of the
house, it be ng supposed, us the other end
Of the pipe was closed, that the din would
cXhaus. itself without making its influence
felt on the community; but the cockatoo
blew the end out with preliminary yell,
and sent succeeding ones through tho pipe
with such force that when Mr.. Sawson, IN
walking before it, had his hat taken or.
Alter this pipe was secured which was
all full Of crooks and elbows, N[r. Slawson
believing That as the birds voice reached
sharp turn ii would be smashed to atoms
but this also failed, rs the pipes only started
tho horrible in Il serpcntne course, from
which it started from the end Of tho pipe
like whirlwind, and worked its way
spiraly until it spent its force.
Then the cage was raped with poker,
and the solemn occupant threatened with
all sorts Of disaster, such rs being drowned,
shot and taken to church, but nothing
seemed to produce the desired effect. Ono
day lust week one of tho girls by accident
repeated line from one of DR.. Hollands
poems and the bird turned singularly pale
This happy discovery caused them to hang
tho "Alarblc Prophecy" where the bird
could see il 10 penetrate with proper awe.
On the following day he died.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
The isnulS uf IIn.lunti,

lew steps further on was the powerful
institution whose influence is felt in finanC :.
and trade all over the world---thc Bank of
England. Bounded on all f0ir sides by the
street, nll lis windows prudentialiy open
INTO central court, and since the riots of
1850 it has been occupied every night by
detachment Of soldiers. It's business re-
guircs working force of twelve hundred
men. Its bank notes are printed within
the building. The same note is never
paid out over its counter twice. The new
bill that ls issued this morning is retired as
soon rs it returns, no matter if the same
man r"'s it in again this afternoon without
wrinklc in it. 1t is allowed to issue not cs
To the amount OF fifteen millions pounds,
on the security Of its standing loan of a
much larger amount TO the government,
which constitutes part of the public debt.
For every note issued above illat--and il
has circulation OF over forty million
puundS-Dulli0n Of an equal amount must
DC paid into it's treasury, and must be kept
there for the redemption OF the note W zen
it. returns. The traveller on the cnatincnt
often tnuS lis notes at q premium in gold.
No noe is issued of less denomination
than live pounds Every note is numbered,
and the name of the party to whom it is
pnld out Is carefully recorded. The prac-
lce OF Keeping memorandum which will
show from whom he receives every bank
nJic That passes through his hands Is com.
mon, also, with the painstaking London
tludcsnan. 1t proved Il fortunate thing for
friend OF mine on one occasion. lie bad
given his wife II ten pound note Their
little Child got hold Of the pOrtu-monnnic
and dcstroyd tho note, as they supposed,
ny throwing it on the open lire. There
would have been no hope OF realizing on u
grccnback under such circumstances But
ufty dollars was worth trying for. The
nunIbcr OF the note was uscertaincd from
The parties through whose hands il me TO
my .ricnd, sworn statement Of the facts
was filed ut the bank, aud after year or
50 had passed without It's having brcn pre-
scnlcd ior redemption the bank paid over
the money. The bank takes IN an pays
ont its goId coin by weight. Sometimes it
sends out scaled package and receives it
again before the seal is broken, and yet de-
ducts quite sum from the amount at
which II paid il out, To make good the loss,
detected ny tho unerrin scales, which oc-
cured by lhc abrasion of the coins in trans
poltutiUn.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
Want u I'Oin,, II Nice Point.

An ingenious expedicnt was devised to
save prise ncr charged with robbery in the
Criminal Court at Dublin. The principal
thing that appeared in evidence against
him was a confession, alleged TO have been
made by him at the police Office, and taken
down in writing by n police officer. The
document purporting 10 contain Tho self
sacrificing acknowledgment was produced
by the officer, and tho following passage
was read from It:
''Mangan said ho never robbed but
twice."
''Said 1t was Crawford"
This 1t will be observed, has no mark of
punctuation, but the meaning attached TO
1t was, that
'hfangan said no never robbed but
twice:
Said 1t toas Ct'a,cford."
Dir. OGorman the counsel for the pris.
oner, begged to look at the paper. lie
perused 1t, and rather astonished The peace
officer by asserting that so far from prov
ing the mans guilt, it clearly established
the mans innocence.
'srhis," said the learned gentleman, lis
the fair and obvious reading OF the sen
tence: & 81
"Mangan said he never robbed;
But t,O$ce said 1t tUas Cra,DfOrd." z,
This Interpretation had its effect upon
Gs Jury and the man was acquitted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
Grammar III Rhyme

The annexed effusiol has been published
from time to time during the past twenty
years, but the name Of the author should
not have bcdn allowed to sink into Oblivion;
on the contrary, he deserves Immortality,
and the gratitude of generations yet I'M
born, for wo have never met with SO com,
plete grammar of the English language
in 50 small space Old rs well as young
should commit these lines to memory, fol
by their aid it will he difficult, if not i'm,
possible, for them to fall into errors con
cerning parts of speech:
Thrco little wor,ls YOU often 800
Are articles a, an and the.
II.
noun is ths namo Of any thing.
As school or garden. ho p or swng.
Ill
A"jectves show the kinl Of noun
AS great, small, pretty, white or brown.
Nv.
Instead of nouns t o pronouns stand,
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
v.
Verbs tell us something to ba dono.
To read, count, laugh. sing. jump or r.n.
vi.
How things arc dono tho advt CRIBS tell,
AS Blow;y. quickly, III or well.
VII.
CoDjnnctions An tho words TO sether,
AS men and WON II. win or weathea
VII.
The proposition stands before
A noun, as in, or through, tho door.
TX.
The interjection shows surprise.
Az OH how pre- Try ah how wise!
The whole are cal cd nj, o part OF speech,
Which reading, VIZ ting, speaking, teach.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
a Turtle and Sturgeon Fight.

G. 8. s. Horne, while fishing recently in
Flint River, Ga, was disturbed by the con-
linual failing Of some heavy body in the
water. After listening for so time hc con-
cllded that something unusual was going
on, anh, scizing his gun, went forward to
investigate. On the opposite side of the
river he saw white object with a largo
dark one at racking it. ~ boat being handy,
lie bailcd it, and cxpeditiously and quietly
passed over lie struck the bank about
twelve feet above the cause Of disturbance,
seized his gun, and as the boat swung around
with the stream fired at the head of tho
dark object. lie then dropped the gun, and
as the boat driftcd ho lifted an immense
loggcr-hcad turtle into it., after which he
pulled in tho other object, which proved to
be large sturgeon. Before he could re-
cross The river, The turtle, which was only
stunned by the bird snot, recovered and
showed fight The s.tultion was lively and
interesting. The boat was lcaky, the wa
ter deep and swift, the turtle large, strong,
and determined on fight. 1t advanced
with open mouth, and Cul's gun was empty.
lie gave the boat all the impetus possible,
stuck the paddle in the beast g mouth, drew
little penknife from his pocket and tried
to cut its throat. AS the turtle kept its hold
on the paddle, ho succeeded in this after
several efforts. He then carried his prize
home, and found that it weighed fifty or
sixty pounds. The sturgeon, lie supposed,
weighed thirty or forty.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
Wooden ) Ocs fm E.lnnCe.

The manufacture of wooden shoes in
France is largely carried on in the Depart
mcnL of LoZcrc, and is concentrated around
the cities of Mlcndc and NiIlcfort. They
were originally worn there only exception
ally, bnt their use has now become general
in nearly all the departments of France
They arc worn by the country people in the
field end forest, on the road by all labDrers,
in tnnnerics, dye houses, fulling mills,
chemical works, and in the mines, making
an economical and healthy foot covering.
About 100 hands arc occupied in this de-
pnrtmcnt in the manufacture of wooden
shoes. A thousand Of these are working
only part of their time: about 800 are oc
cupicd not more than 100 days during the
year, and only 200 work on wooden shoes
as much rs 200 days annually. The first
class make, during the winter months,
the common wooden shoes, while the
better carved and more expensive ones arc
manufactured by professional workmcn,
settled ut the small cities above named.
tho annual production of wooden shoes
amounts to about 546, 600 pairs, 276, 900
being used by the population Of Lozcrc,
and 2SS, 600 pairs arc made TO sell else
where. The largest stores and markets for
these goods are in the cities of SAINT
AmbOise and Mines. The cXportation of
wooden shoes represented IN 1877 value
OF 2G3, 700 francs. The total value of all
the manufactured wooden shoes reaches
r"arly the sum of one million francs annu-
ally.