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Who Site ut Gods Right Hand


There was buried from St. Rose Cbnrc,
yesterday young man named Peter Ram
a street-car driver. He was the only SIM
port of an aged father and mother, and n,
privation and suffering which he endured
that they might have a home. with e,,oG
necessarles of life as his scantv waoac
would provide, were doubtless the cansa 81
his death. The family, consisting of the
! Two ola people, and Peter, who was twenty.
SIX years OF age, lived in Washington street,
near Front The father is crippled and
ihnrm' Inc mother was only able to per
form such slight labor as was necessary in
the care OF their little household Ali the
money that came into their home was pro~
Ylded by the son from his small earnings
lie paid their house rent, supplied them
with food, clothing, fuel-evervtbin
During the past winter, and up to a short
time ago, when he was Frustrated by the
disease quick consumption-which termi.
mated his life, he was in the employ of the
Eighth street car line in the capacity of
driver. Those who know him, speak of
him as hero who died that his father and
mother might live. His wages were not
not sufficient to provide all with the neces,
saries of life, and he chose that he bimseIf
should be the one to suffer most. Dnrino
some of the severest weather of tbe nosi
winter he wore neither overcoat nor undor.
clothing, and thus contracted the disease
that soon resulted in his death.
1t IS rule of the company that a driver
must be ready to go out with his car Of
twenty minutes before G o'clocL, each ,oo,,,
ing or receive no car that dav. Altbonob
young Rapp had to walk from his home r.
Fulton to Prices Hill, a distance of fo,,r
miles and half, for sixty consacntiva
mornings during the cold weather of Iaot
winter, he never missed a car. II 10 o.
other rule of the company that. when not
on duty, a driver shall not ride ON a 49, |
without paying regular fare. This rnia
and his poverty necessitated Young Ram
walking home every night after leayino, bip |
car, This made him daily walk of ni,,n
miles, and this in addition 10 the fifteon
lours that car-drlvers are required TO work
zach day. Standing on a car-platform for
liteen hours day, scantily clothed. per-
laps hungry, walking TO and from his
YORK through the bitter weather. the suf-
eflng o. TINS young man must have been
intense. Through 1t all the comfort of bis
ather and mother was uppornost in bic
and, and for two months he meyer s,,o,,t
single cent of his wages for b;r,FoIf
jaT~drivers receive their payevery eyening
nd every night he carried his little nittarcS1,
ONE and gave it to hIs mother. even 20
he last cent. From st. Rose Church vsso
erday his remains were borne TO tho orSvo
ollowed by a little band of friends and /
The lamentations of his ageJ
lother touched every heart. and snreIs
lother never wept for nobler son.
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DESCRIPTION

Iron grey mare mule, small scar and lump on
nose, rough large head 10 hands one inch high.
classed as smooth turned mule
D. B MOREY
General Freight Agent
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THE GREEN MoUNTAIN
IN ne District Court Of The United States, for the
Southern District Of Mississippi.
Is THE MATTER OF
No. lGIj G.. W. WOmark of
wonaeE E i MARSHALL : In Bankruptcy.
In Bankruptcy.

- NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the said
". W; Momaek who has been heretofore duly de-
ior discharge from his debts whereupon If has
zen ordered that hearing upon said application
ne nag on the 7th day Of April A. d. 1879. AZ II
a; m, before said Court, sitting in chambers
Dgl1,e ). ~. MeAe &c, Esq, OF the Registers Of
Sld court IN Bankruptcy at the the Office of aid
IISySier, IN the town Of Jackson in the county M
ilhdsl 10 sald District when and where All creli.
lors VINO may have proved their debts. and other
persons in interest, may appear and bo1r ~
any tney nave, why the prayer Of said Petitioner
should not be granted, and the said Bankrupt dis
eliised from ms debts, accordingly: And notice
meetings Of the creditors Of said Bankrtpt RENTED
by The 9th and 28th sections Of the Aet vii ~ I'M
al The same time and place.
Hiyen underIn hand, at Jackson in said District
lhlsZ1th day Of March, A D. 1879
A. MCGEHKE, Clerk.
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NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court Of the United States for the
Southern District Of Mississippi.
In THE MATTER OF
No. 1879. BEN MAS
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! In Bankruptcy

Bankrupt.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the soid
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S25 REWARD,

CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS 4 New ORLEANS R. R. Co, !
GENERAL FREIGHT OFFICE
New ORLEANS, April 30th, 1879
THE ABOVE REWARD WILL BE PAID TO
one mule supposed to have escaped or been stolen
from car which left Canton on November S0th 1878,
Tor New Orleans, upon delivery to any agent Of this
Company with proper proof that it is the animal il:
question.
, 1879-06-25
GUETT1 MUST Go.
EpetiaI Mspdtth 70 InA HtbudA

INDIANAPOLIS, June o.~-Judgo Elliot to-day
heard tho argument on motion for new trial
III the easc Of 'iuettR, tho speucer-Housc girl
murderer. The principal point MAS Of error IN
charging that drunkenness was no palltstion Tor
tho crime Other cnuacs wern secondary and
quickly disposed Of A. to tho main point, the
Judge delivered a wrlstou opinion this after-
noon. reasscrttnK tho charge with moro cul-
phasis luyng down the old rule Of law that It
was rather an a9grayatton than pailtattou.
uo said tho current Of authptittca mas now roll.
tug strongly In the direction Of sustaining the
Law as he announced It. The motion vas oyer-
ruled. Exceptions nero taken and ser-
tsnce was pronounced. The Court WAS vary
solemn. but Gues!g Appeared unconccrned,
stood easily on bis feet, and yawncd once: A.
ter asnssnee s1: va prononnccd he ehatted With
room to The jul was smiling and talking
ehccrfully. The day ilxcd for hls execution WAS
Friday, Sept. 10, which IL the date Of the
murder last ycar: This will glva time for the
suprotno Court to pass on tho case.
, 1879-06-25

= TUE Ahthaz NAVAL AN9A9E&ERTa
NBw York, juno 2i.-A cable dispatch from,
Callao. ria Loudon, Yesterday. alluded to the
.bombardmsut OF Antolagasta by tho Peruvian
ship Auasear, and t]lc pauama Star AID Heratd
has the following in reference 10 tho affair: "At
Antofsgasta the IIusscaE had a yharp enQage.
ment with shore batteries. several heayy Krupp
guns being In posttion, and sencsd thrr ase,
but 1t WAS found impossible 10 destroy thu VA
yer condensers. ons Of the chlst objects Of tho
expedition, ainco, harlng received toFty-eixht
houra' notice Of The approach OF tho san, tlss
authorities had t!mo TO ci1ocsually protect these
machlncs NTH pllss OF bags dllod With sand ani
nitrate. rle uuascar captured two Chlliaa
merchant ships loaded With copper orc, ind dis
PATCHED then, for Callao, then cut the cable
leading from AptofsKasta to CsldeFs, and re-.
.lurnod 10 1quI9ur, where sho barely escaped
the Gillian squadron. ,hesa vessels appearing
unexpectedly in The ottlnR. but giving tins to
the Huascas to avail bet superior speed aAd xet
to Sea, e1chauging shots 40 sbe passed. tut
without effect. ~
, 1879-06-25

Whcro Nj. nont1oy stood, IA in tic case Of tho
speaking whistllg nn,l other trandtniationst It
would seem tl,nt only a Partition full OF hoIcs
Or Wide cracks lntcrrcncd between tho per.
Ernson whT pooplc, In tho near future, could
not cn]oV lacture Or cnnccrt EolnE on at the
Acat}cmy Of hf,se BY staying At homo with
their "clcctro-chetnleai " telephones. Being
factoriIy transmitted, ilo replied tat tic qllcs.
ton could not yet l,c definitely answered, but ta
beloved that they could be heard at distance
Of ono hundred miles a. vel, as tl,cr weru heard
nov. Asa finale, a rornct performance Of some
Of Plnaforo's ltyelesk airs came with astonia-
Ing dstlnctncss ant accuracy. sounding utmost
rs we'll AZ II the performer was OIL tic PLATFORM
and putting uIo audience iu the best Of lumor.
, 1879-06-25
EDISON'S --LATEST. :.

A Practical Toas Of Ills Loud-speaklnE
Telcphone.
=. At.adtlnhta Timss.
Edisoa's lntcst Invention, tho electro-chemicnt
or loud.spcukMg telephone, was exhibited last
evening for tho trst tlna Ia this country at thu
closing aprIuE meeting Of tho Franklin .lustf-
tuto. It's operation bad neycr been shown III
public boiofo except ouce, within this last few
weeks, BY Prof.. Tynqalt, at the Royal Institute
In London. -
A papsr treating upon Tue principle. involved
iu the construction Of the Instrument was rcad
by liensy Ii. Bentley, Presldont Of the pblta.
delpbA Local Telegraph Company, who then
copductcu experiments with t4c tmplo7e4 toIe-
phones. The instrument. be sald, Was simply
an attachment Of the elcctro-motogrsph reeeiy-
Or 70 TUG Edison carbon trsnstattter. ne would
usa for this occasion the ,rude box, which
Mr.. Edison had used In expeEimentlug. II
neees4ary, coll 10 eouatoraet Induction
could ssiao bo .attachcd. Tho operation
about to b. exhibited, ho .atd, would
Il tic esfiy future, xaoa % IN opso md p perfee.ad
Instrument would take tlse pisca OF The rude
boz Wn!c4 he mad brought from Mr. Edison's
estsblls!llnent on the previous oyeniug, Nj.
lusIds lis llstle boz, ana ~ tic tTansnIsstons
weru received from lhe Office OF tho Tulephouu
Company he continually turne1 = small crank
projecting from tho box. This caused tue traus-
tl,iss'.ons. which. updes osltr c!reum.tsnsea,
two OF three feet FROM tho receEvcs, to bo audi
big ~ all parts Ut the hall.
Tt'e speaking Waa Is dlattnct ~ II the speaker
viii xsida iateistiees bstween .the boards, anil
tho SOUND bad oil the characteristics Of lts
yoics To show compsrtson Of voices, Mir.
Bentley several tines ral's4 dilarsut speaker
p Iae sfaatmtsr' @ Wnstlng 81 sneh A.. 1lrs ~ as
, 1879-06-25
GEN. GRANT.

Hoturn Of Tx.8ecrot2ry Dorfs from OhEna-
His Mission and 1ts RrAultvIIIa Room 1sv-
/. itlsntly, Bettor than Ills Company In tho
Crowd Around tho GcncrAl--0rant's Mod
est uoportmont.
Spectat Dttpatch to Ias TffbaHA
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., juno M.-DaY had not
lawned when ex-Hecrotary Boris rolled into the
station this morning ut the end Of seven.
days Journey across tho continent, on return
from six.mouths' tour with Gen. Grant.
But scoro ot. friends were thera to
meet him, md no has been coua-
pcllcd to keep opeu house all day to
receive many callers who eau,o to greet him.
Dortc says that be left all the party In the best
OF health at Shanghai, tho atst Of Nay. Grant
was enjoying Ills Journey to the utmost, and did
not talk politics. ~ sthink,n said Borto
to a reporter, "that tlo Gcueral will
bo able to roach San francisco on The 1st Of
septembcr. Hc will return to Yokohana In tho
Pacific Ma!l steamer City OF Toxic, the same On
Which made thu trip. Then he mill not come
directly East, bat will spend good while on
tho Pacific Slope. uo wants to Visit Oregon
and the wonders on t1le other sldo Of tie
continent. Gen. urant dosa not talk about the
subject Of q nomination for tile Presidency. !
told mr. friends when left Philadelphia that
one Of my roasons for Go!ug was to talk him
out OF thls idea Of anotl!cr nomination. Gen.
Grant did not refer 10 ttle. utAttor at all, and
thought 1t advisable not to say a word. and l
dldn't."
''Do you believe ho would accept nomtna-
tlon1''
II don't believe be hankers aftor 1t. II ho
does conclude to accept, 1t will Ia ut a tre-
mcndous seli-aacrltlce For his sake, atm not
favorable to his candidacy. For his
country'a sake, am. liz appenrs to
be tho IMAM for thu hour. In tho lfQht Of cer-
tain extgencirs tl,at arc arising, however, be.
iieve tllat he would accept tic nomination II
1t was urged upon him etout,y as q neces-
sity. Gen.. Grant,n continued Mr.. norIc, ''is
rsrelvilK from tho nations OF the world a
continuous ovation. Thu attention ho gets s
HlInply fntuIuus-!n fact, so tremendous u to
bc oppressive. dent acc bow We uru going tu
return all this kindness. Foreign people seem
Impressed with .thu tuct That he Is n
good Mau, 4Ad they ean 800 that he
IL Us modest as girl. Ills silent.
retiring disposition has nIurkcd effect In jta
Impression upon thenl."
Tile reporter inquired Of Mr.. Borlo whother
Gen. Grant had tnttnatol whcrc he would per-
tbs gentleman enId he didn't 6elisYe thu cx-
President knew himself. Ito talked somcthing
about living at uaena, but BuEic thought la
could bc persuaded uot to 60 there. II would
not he y. all surprised 1t ha should ruside In
Philadelphia" Dorie added. "ilu has an elc.
giant houso here, thoroughly furnlshcsl, A,ld, II
bis friends (nnd. you klow. ho has 4 lew hero)
can Induce him to live tn Philadelphia. he will
do 10,
, 1879-06-25

SUICIDE OF a w1EE.MunDERnn

SUICIDE OF 4 WtEE.MuRDERNR,
6p<cta! r&pdsch 10 1as 1rtt.;:-
BurrALo. N. T., Juno a4.-Thomas D,nkcl,
an old German mikmaa In this city, Who t,aa
been IN jail for soma ttmU past on suspicion OF
having killed his wlfc, committed suicide in that
building to-day. Tic murder with which he was
charged was peculiar one, and, wheu the crltac
was first discovered. 1t was apparent that Mrs.
Dinltc1 llad taken her own life. She wAs found
In lArir barn, hanging by rope, dead, arl there
were great bruises on hor head and BODY,
md these wero what pointed toward murder.
Dinkcl was soon after arrested. lie IT.
tempted to hnng himself twice. An old
proferb--' Three tlmea mud ouL "-wax
exompEfed In hls case. Shortly before IL
o'clock co!esea prisoner, Henry Howard, had
his attention attracted BY noise In the BATH
room, which souuilcd like a person. iu distress.
lie stepped tn tho duor. Sitting In the bath
tub, into which tho hot water wns pouring, Has
seated n!akel, With nothing but au uudershirt
on With two bloody hands extended.
Blood was pouring irom terrible
wound La tho old mans thsoat,
knees. Howard oalesly CALLED fuF help. At the
same time turning OFT the water. The turnkey
immediately ran to the bath room. Diukol was
detssmsneA 70 dse, NM! ho soVght of gil at-
ssm9ts lposnr tosYards bis assistance. In one
cdgc, a1hl Us thu asststuht turnkey entered, tho
desperate nian Inserted the weapon In the gap
Ut ~ tlroat a'"l began to work The btadc In q
irightfnl manner. liz looked ,!p q: tl.e scsouil
could not art!culats dlstincsly, owing to
tnu TACT that bis wlnu.pipe was severed.
After long, struggle the. officers
succeeded .s;t IN ss!t!ng the raxor away from tm
on tllH HUur. Whefe the Whubd IN tttu pprr " "a
, 1879-06-25
MRS. UNDERWOOD.


MLwAuKEE, Jane .2t.-Contr4ry to general
expectation. Judge Mallory this afternoon dis
missed Mrs. Underwood from arrest, on u,e
ground that tho casa sought to be established
against bcr disclosed decidedly mtted trals-
action. Considerable SURPRISE 10 manifested Mt
this action Of The judge, as tho ovidence Of tho
fraudulent infant on The part Of Mrs! unler-
wood In utttrlug notcs purportlpg 10 have been
drawn by her father.in-faw" wts rendered con
elusive through the medtrm Of her own letters,
introduced In evidence. Mrs. Underwood will
not endearor to settio with nii tho parties hold.
further prosecution. Moat OF those vino had
their fingers burnt sccm TO syupathizp with the
LADY to the extent Of removing tic danger in
tbf6 dirsctIon. =.
, 1879-06-25
FIRES.
CHICAGO,

A still alarm to Engine Company 10 at S;Se
yesterday morning was causeti' BY Tire 10 th'
four.story brick building: No. 60 Lake street,
occupied by H. ". Tausill'us cirgaF.faetosS,.
Damage to building, 500. Tho tlrc of,asnaieea
from unknown cnUscs OIL the lardtn. Of stus'
way leading to the thlrl iloor,
4 still alarm to Chem!cal Engine 70. la o.
$40 taat evening waA caused by the roof takiat|
firo ut No. O. West Washington strvet, ostnpea
BY T. II. Fitzpatrick as foundry. lhe uso
was extlnguIshed with but slight damage;
The alaTtn from Box 8l+ at 1880 ycstenta! ".
ternoon was caused by fse In tls thfre. slo15
briek building, No. 7t9 Milwaukee avo9ue.
ornod bY Mrs, Wagner. The fire originated oll
tic tlrtt lloor, occupied BY G. Letnbka % 10Y
storp, Damage, $50.
, 1879-06-25

NRW ORLEANS, june M.-Tho Convention To-
day refused to allow the introduction out Of tho
regular order OF 4 resolution providing for seal-
ing the bobt 10 per cout.
Nav ORLEANS, June aL-1ho Democrats
Stata debt. 4 proposal to lay tho dnbt question
before tho people waa post 10ned. Several pro.
noaa!a iu regard to sealing ihe uebt aM! regu.
latInx the interest WIS defeated, A resolution
that during the caucus asIbsrAtioua o.. tEle uebt
questton the Democratic melubars ahall offer no
propositions in convention sessions was de-
featet-i3 to Is.
4 proposition to nay y per cent iutete4t for
ten years. anl 1 per ceut thereafter was de-
feutcai-iu to IL
, 1879-06-25

DETROIT, Mich, Juue 2a.-A genuine sonsatlon
wa created hero today 1y the arrest Of George
l.. Beecher, sun Of Luther Beecher. probably the
most extensive real estate owner In Detroit.
The complainant IL Jeannotts DurRcss, Scotch
Girl, ID years ot age, who for two
Heeks prior to Sunday had been employed In tho
family Of tho Younger Nsechar. In tho complaint
she alleges that BeecheF can't to her homo 1t
noon on Saturday, aud. auding hls wifs absent,
called Jeannetta into the pasloF, klsacd her, 1T
tempted to Violate her persou, 4nd MAS Gully
prevented hy her screams. which called his tWo
, 1879-06-25

TRENTON, n. j., JUNG M.-Tho Court OF Er-
rors anl Appeals has dlsmiaaed thewrit OF
error In tho case Of ex-senator Cornish, Under
sentence to Stale PIson for fraudutently raislnG
bills upon ths county, and Of Noyes, the cx-in-
surance President, now sorylpE term In tho
State Prison. $50.
The writ Of error wM also dismissed, ia tho
case OF Mrs. Smith and Covert yeunett. con-
vittcd .of the murder OF Poltes- O1fGor Smith,
thu husband OF Mrs; Smith: " r,3s* ::
, 1879-06-25
A MOO1E0 POINT,

apEEtRl 77lpDH4tH 70 lH& 1FI0NAEs
INDIANAPOLIS, lud., June a4.-lhc Supreme
Court today affirmed tlus decision OF the Su-
psrtes Court deereetng the validity o. tho con.
tract for twenty years between the city. aud tho
Gas Company. Thu C!ty-Attoruey adyisel tho
Council that The contract waE only Rood during
Le life Of tlas Co4aSil which n,als Il, no matter
for tloW many yrara 1t was made, aud the case
waa submitted hy aGrecnent.
, 1879-06-25
HYMEMEhl.' ,

Roeejas pt1edteh 10 5as 7ttsHHA
NORMAL, Ill, June M.-Ms. Gill u. Johnson
Of the tsn Of johnson i Hall, groeers, Of not@
mal, VIA married this eYnnng to slsss s,,ns ,ns
Daughter OF III. Titus sutlutG, OF Normal, li "no
VI Tic weatthtest farmers Of Ceatf4l i'tu1'I ~,
Tho happy couple departed TOR the Eaas ~
hriof Wedding trip.