davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1879-01-12

instead OF ;333-25. tlra.Fs.
In game No. 305. at eleventh move Of var. 81. 1
playen 2o-2. The drlnsnt editor remasks:
'.Drummond plays go ut this point and white
WINS, thus proving 60 to be Il loser after a.l.''
Druulmondis good, SO is 2-6 sood-for draw:
AZ the time ct wiring same 2cs fssted est d the ID
uaae, was much the stronger Que. Avery. IN
Iurf. shows Two draws in the 10-i move. The
Is, 1G, 15, king on 81. White men on 10, II, 20,
II, -, 20, 80, u. White to move, and black
, 1879-01-12

CHECKER CHATTER
Fargo, Mimi, boasts Of Il Checker Club OF ten
meuabers.
Ar. Martins, the c1-champion, played two
days At Wishaw recently. without losing a
game, and only four drawn games were played
lie then visited Burnbank ana High BlanITre, at
which place he contested twenty one games, Of
which he won sixteen, and five we're drawn
Mr. W. E. Truax. draught editor Of the Fargo
Tines, and champion OF 3finuesota, received 3
Christman yilt OF a checker board made Of oyar
500 different pieces Of wood. That kind OF board
may do for the players Of Minnesota but Is
wouldn't pe considered much OF Il checker board
down East in und around the Hub. The Boston
Globe says that they have hoard ut the New En-
gland Checker Rooms containing over 3. 030
pieces! Sir. Wilder, the draugut editor, counted
them.
a1r. Il, 3. Hail. Jr., the Momence, ILL.,. checker
player. was at the AeheuEum one day last week.
and made some good scores against some Of onr
local players.
The Busby Davis matca at Boston terminated in
favor Of the former by the following score: Bnsoy,
Is; Davis, II; drawn. IS; to;al, so games.
The Ne,o England Checker Player for Jan1sry
is just Mt hand, enlarged 10 twenty -four puges and
greatly improved in every respect. From IN III
nltesmnlly small beginning It has crown to be the
largest monthly publication devoted to drauxhts IN
the WQrfd.
, 1879-01-12

Our contributor, Mr.. P.J. Hickey, Dubuque. H.,
writes as follows: ''At twenty SECOND move OF
men on /, :, S, 6, i, s, o, II, 10. White men On
Il, Is, Is. %. ,z :,5 :.6 q, 81, 81. Blacks move
A neat draw occurs, perhaps WIN. By playing Al
follows:
';:55& 81 &5;: III: e: e ~ 81 81
, 1879-01-12

CHESS IN ENGLAND.
The following game. with Its amusing notes clip
from the December number Of Htstaasos't7 P1nerS.
, 1879-01-12

{al Corrects Drammond and proves 10-a not Is
strong at 90. See Andersons Third Laird and
Lady Game, var. 80 ct 7th move. T. J. H.
, 1879-01-12


races in Cincinnati which has produced the
most excellent social aud intellectual results"
IL suppose you consider Gen. Grant an Ohio
products'' " .
is native Of our State, born in unc OF our
southern counties, and sent to West Point by an
Ohio Congressman"
"Whcn oid you first meet e1-Prcsident Grant,
:ssoon after the close OF the War. met him
Our relations have a.
NEVER BEEN OTHER THAN AGREEABLE"
stHow do YOU regard that portion Of your life
spent in the Rebellion as j soldicr!"
II have said on more than ono occasion" an,
swered the President, 'sthat it was the best anu
happiest portion OF my lile"
t'Dc you mean that it gave you more personal
education than nny other pcriod:n
ssNo, not that,'' said tue President. q re-
fer to the satisfaction that felt then, and ever
since have felt, that was portion ol those
majestic armies. Everything associated with
my life in the army is happy ana satisfactory
recollectior.''
- What is the next issue in national politics.
MIR. Presilcntsn
t.That depends altogether on our Democratic
they are in the opposition, and must r1isc new
Issues to employ themselves. 1t seems to me
that Judge Thurman laid down their next issue
when he said: THE National Banks must be
attacked. and instead o1 their currency ING
greenback will come in vogue eyerywhere.'
20 you see anything clse!'' askcdthe President.
told the Presillcut that thought the South
still presented the field for something e1cit-
ing.
''that the Northern Democratic leaders would
PRESS THAT SUGGESTION OF THURMAN.
They think that tpe National banks might be
assalled with popularity
"Wbat is the objection, Mr. President, to
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
sICKENING SPORT.
A Female Pedestrian Dragged off the
Track Nearly Dead---The Miser-
able Failure of Miss Annie Bar
tel to Walk 5000 Quarter
Miles In New York
City.
A New York disnatoh saws.

A New York dispatch says
This afternoon about 3 o'clock An
ME Bartel, the Winchester milk-maid
who set out on Monday to beat Mad
anne Anderson's famous walk, broke
down completely, and was carried off
the track in a distressingly painful
condition. The task she set herself
was to walk 5000 quarter miles in 5000
consecutive quarter-hOurs. She COM
pleted one-sixth, or al miles. Her
walking to-day was all done with diff
Guilty. Her limbs were stifening and
her feet were blistered and sore. Her
shoes were cut almost to pieces, and
an attendant waited on her along the
track with smelling salts, while an
other person kept her from falling.
Shortly after noon she presented a
shocking appearance. Herface wore a
siokly hue. Discolorations of flesh
were noticed behind her ears, dark
places showed round the eyes. her
arms dropped to her side, her walk
was a painful limp, although she was
supported on both sides and almost
lifted round the track. The doctors
looked grave, but still she kept
on dragging her suffering body
over the dirty sawdust. The room
towards 3 became densely crowded: the
atmosphere was s~uffocating, but the
physicians ordered all windows closed
The excitement increased, spectators
jostling each other to get a sight of the
miserable spectacle. The Door crea-
ture, after each quarter-hour walk.
was thrown into the arms of those
waiting to receive her on the track.
and as she plodded along she cast her
eyes pityingly at the gaping crowd. as
If to implore help. Amid murmurs
and cries Of "Shame!' one of the per-
sons interested in the show laid hold
of her arm and waist, and forced her
speed so that the two last quarters she
made we're covered in seven and a half
minutes. She was then carried off.
When the buzz of excitement had
subsidized, DR.. Little said, I'VE have
decided to take Miss Bartel of the
track for a short period. She is suf-
tering from circumstance over which
we have no control" At 5:45 o'clock
it was definitely announced that Miss
Bartel was off the track for good. She
was completely broken down and semi
unconscious. Her oxtremities were
cold, her tawdry suit hung loosely
about her body, the attendants were
chatting her hands and her face wore
the appearance of death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

mands that Father Purcell took off
his watch and gave it to him. There
is considerable talk of bringing suits
and leyying upon the church property.
Such a course, however, is deprecated
on all hands. If sold at forced sale it
would require two or three, perhaps
four million dollars worth of the best
property to satisfy all the claims. The
only practicable plan seems to be for
the archbishop to convey to the trus-
tees enough more property to secure
bonds for the entire amount of indebt-
edness. AT the cathedral residence
the hope is strong that a n arrange
ment can be effected by which the
creditors can be paid in full. The
friends of the archbishop claim that
the creditors cannot sue the arch
bishop and get attachments against
the property of the church. This
belief is based on a decision once
rendered by Chief Justice fancy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

ginger, and Perry Davis pain
killer, and when the stranger said
Yes in reply to his question
whether he liked some bitters in it,
shook half a gill of peppersauce into
a tumbler and pushed the bottle to-
wards him. The stranger filed a
heaping tumblerful and passed it off,
and when he had recovered his breath
said TO the bar-keeper, "Young man,
that's the whisky. | haven't tasted
nothing like that since | left Custer
City two weeks ago to day. That's
real genuine liquor, kinder a cross be-
tween a circular saw and a wildcat.
That takes hold quick and holds on
long. just you go to Deadwood and
open a saloon with that whisky, and
you might charge an ounce a glass for
it and people wouldn't kick. So long;
take this in remembrance of me" and,
pressing an $500 nugget upon the bar
keeper, he was gone.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
OvER A MILLION GONE
The Debts Of Archbishop PurceI...A
Bitter Feeling Among the Creditors.

The friends Of the Catholic church
in Cincinnati are filed with alarm at
the developments in the financial af-
fairs Of Archbishop Purcell. An in
vestigation, which has been in prog
ress by the trustees, already shows
that the claims outstanding far exceed
in value the whole amount Of property
transferred to the board to secure
them. While no definite information
can be obtained from the officials, it
Is frankly admitted by them that the
amount exceeds 81 900, 900, and to
this is 10 be added claims not yet pre-
sentcd and interest on the whole. The
feeling among the creditors is becom-
ing bitter and is finding open express
sion in many quarters. The bulk
Of the creditors are poor men
and women, who have committed
their hard-earned savings to the
care Of the church. In a few cases
the creditors who are we'll of are
making trouble. One Of them, worth
$4,000, was so persistent in his de-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
a CUSTER CITY COCKTAIL.
Liquor that Took Hold Quick and Held on
Long.
Chicago Tribune.l

Chicago Tribune.l
Tact and politeness obviate many
difficulties. A returned miner from
the Black Hills arrived in town yes
terday, and went to a saloon and asked
for some Of the best whisky in the
house, and when it was served to him
spat it out with unutterable loathing
and said, II called for whisky, young
man mebbe you didn't hear me ?"
The ~barkeeper said that he had heard
him and that he had gave him whisky.
The gentleman from Deadwood pro
ceeded with more deadly calmness.
though his hand i~nstinctiyely sought
his hip-pocket. 81 called for the best
whisky in the house, young man /:
mebbe you did not catch the full sig,
niticance of my language" Now.
many another b~arkeeper under SINH
lar circumstances would have re-
sented the insinuation as to
his liquor by pouring it into the
sink, and saying, You don't
know good whisky when you see il, .
or words to that effect, or have offered
the man $500if he could find as good
whisky as that anywhere on the foot
stool, or in some other manner not
herein specified have led the man
from the Black Hills to draw his re-
%volver, or hurl a chair through the
mirror. But this bar keeper was a
man Of quite another sort, SO he said.
kindly: II beg your pardon, captain
so many people come round that don't
know what whisky is; but | might
have seen with half an eye that YOU
knew the difference So he urbanely
but hurriedly mixed in a bottle some
alcohol, kept for cleaning the mirror.
and spirits Of t~urpentine and Jamaica
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

he may prick such as be most sounde.
On ye laste Lord his day, as he strut
ted about ye Westinghouse he did
spy Mr., Tomlins sleeping with much
comfortc, his head kept steadie BY
being in We corner and his hand
grasping We rail. And soc spying,
Allen did quicklie thrust his staff
behind Dame Ballond and give him a
grievous prick upon ye hand. Where
upon Mr.. Tomlins did spring up much
above 70 floor and with terrible force
strike his hand against We wall, and
also, to We great wonder of all, pro-
phanlie exclain. in a loud voice, 'Cuss
the woodchuck,' he dreaming, as it
seemed, vt a woodchuck had seized
and bit his hand. But on coming to
know where he was, and We great
scandal committed, he seemed much
abashed but did not speake. And l
think he will no soOne againe 60 to
sleepe in meeting, We women may
sometimes sleep and none know il by
reason of their enormous bonnets. Mr..
Whitney doth pleasanth say vt from
We pulpit he doth seem to be preach
ing to stacks of straw with men jotting
here and there among them"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

Farland that was failed in her MARTA.
enterprise, she most certainly hal
gained immense success in this dra.
matte effort.
The murderers now in Jail here and
awaiting trial are Pete Stevens, kill
ing his child wife William Carey,
Ed O'Boyle; Johnny Lamb, supposed
to have killed police officer Race
George Freeman, j. c. Hayward,
Frank Donahugh-7.
The recount of the ballots cast at
the recent Cook county election has
developed only a few slight clerical
errors.
Katie Wilmer, aged eleven sum-
mers, daughter of a reputable citizen
of the same name, has carried off the
belt as the greatest fabricator of reck-
less lies in Chicago. She. desertedh her
home some weeks ago, and has been
living by her new industry. She
claimed to be a poor orphan, deserted
BY her father, etc, and told that the
doctor who attended her dyingmother
had robbed the premises to get pay for
his services, etc. Her father will
send her to the house of correction.
The police say she is a " daisy"
Death called ON DIR. Charles Brad
shaw Egan yesterday, and it is to be
hoped he is now among the blessed.
His age was eventy-seven. He came
from the Lakes of Killarney, Ireland.
No better mar ever felt a pulse,
The oldest man in Chicago, Michael
Mcnamara, is dead. He was los
years old. He was a native of auld
Ireland" Peace to his ashes.
George Hayill, another notorious
robber and believed aceomplice in the
officer Race murder, is behind the
bars. Au reyoir. NAYR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

Elihu Burrittt the learned black
smith, is in very feeble health at his
in New Britain, Conn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
Sin Of the Fathers Maintained
by the Sons.
Springfield Republican j

springfield Republican
One of the customs Of our fathers
was the habit Of going TO sleep during
church service, and various and sin.
gular were the expedionts adopted BY
the minister and the deacons TO keen
them wide awake. Here is an account
OF a funny scene in a Lynn MAS
church in 1916, during the preaching
Of good old Rev. Samuel whitney.
d. D.. 1t is taken from Obadiah Tur.
ner's journal
|, 1915, June ye ID Allen Bridges
hath been chose to wake We sIeepers
IN meeting, and being much proud Of
his place must needs have a fox-taile
liked TO ye end Of q long staff where.
with he may brush the faces Of them
W will have maps in time Of discourse:
likewise a sharpe thorno whereWith
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08
Origin Orthe Word Chicago

Potter's American Monthly.
Forty-fve years ago the place was
called Tuck Chicago" Tuck. in
the Indian dialect, means wood or
timber, and Chicago, gone, absent or
without. The words Tuck Chicago
signi6ed, therefore, the waste prairie.
or literally translated, wood gone.
Mr.. John Jenkins, an old resident Of
Momence, ILL.,, says that when he was
a boy he was as familiar with the In.
dian tongue as with his own language.
aud that the above may be relied
upon as correct. They we're sur.
rounded by Indians at that time, ant
his father was the first white man whC
raised a crop Of corn in Cass county
Mich, which was in the year 1926
The usual definition given TO the wore
Chicago is entirely erroneous.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-08

Happiness and prosperity are so in
dissolubly linked with good health,
that all those suffering with hoarse-
ness, coughs, colds, etc, should try
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup and be cured.
Price DC.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
New Quarterly Magazine.]


1t is especially remarkable that in the
United States the ordinary food of the
people is far better in quality and more
respectfully cooked than among the
masses in any other country, and the
Americans are knownto masticate their
food very imperfectly-in short, to "bolt"
it. This habit of boiling is probably it.
self due to the general excellence of the
food-supply, coupled with the restlessly
busy temperament of the people. Now,
it is curious that in the United States
the degeneration of the wisdom teeth
has gone further than in any European
country; that the jaws are almost always
abnormally short; that the lower jaw is
apt to be rather "under-hung," and that,
as Mr.. Brace assured Mr.. Darwin, =" it is
becoming quite common practice to
remove some of the molar teeth of
children" as the jaw does not grow large
enough to hold the proper number. To
these peculiarities we must attribute in
greatpart the commonness of the hatchet-
face in America.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
A Common Council imam of London.
FIRTH

A Common Councilman Of the City of
London is provided with many good din
ners every year at the public expense; !;
he has pocket-book every year, which
costs more than e1 per head to print; he
has excursions up the river and down the
river; he may in his turn have an Irish
trip, with every expense paid, and towns
doing him homage; he has Autographs of
the buildings he debates in, and of the
carriage that he aspires to ride in; he
has his pockets full of public gloves,
wands to carry on public occasions, heavy
medals to transmit as heirlooms to gen.
erations unborn, alms-houses and orphan
ages for all the poor he wishes to benefit
or get rid of, pensions to give away to
persons he may consider deserving, schools
at which to educate his own children,
and rights of presentation at the City of
London and other schools for the chill
dren of his friends. Surely he is man
to be enyied! EEtl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
COMMONWEALTH CURRENTS.
knickknaeks Knocked Together In
Old Kentucky.

Specials to the Star.
HAREDosBURe, Sept. 4.-Mr. Charles Rob-
stock, of st. Louis, No., purchased yester-
day the crop of coldwater, handmade
sour-mash whisky, consisting of 1000 bar
rels, which, l learn, including tax and
freight, amounts to $4,000. This is un-
doubtedly the largest single sale Of whisky
ever made in Kentucky.
PADucAH, Sept. 4.-Henry Schoolcraft,
who was so badly wounded bv Frank Grady
last Sunday is much improved, and is
thought to be out Of danger. Grady is still
at large.
HENDERSON, Sept. A negro (name un-
KNOWN shot a son of Mr.. Youce, in this
county, for soaring his mule, the ball taking
effect in the hip. The negro has not yet
been caught.
Charlie Jones, negro who escaped from
the Jacksonville penitentiary under a
seven years sentence, who went to Padu-
cab and was sentenced to two years in the
Frankfort penitentiary and served his term,
was arrested and carried to Evansville to be
sent back to serve out his term in Jefferson
vile.
HARTFORD, Sept. A son of James Bos-
well, aged about sixteen, was accidentally
shot through the arm while "fooling' with
rifle. The same boy was injured last year
by the ignition of powder in flask.
OwENsBoRo, Sept 4.-Immense damage
has been done here and in the surrounding
country by the rain-storm. Panther Creek
overhowed and destroyed much corn and
tobacco.
WINCHESTER, Sept. 4.-Jef.. Merrill, of
Estll County, was crushed by tree which
he had cut down to catch coon.
Mt. STERLING, Sept. 4.-Fred. Seniour,
aged twenty, committed suicide yesterday
with morphine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04

phEhI oOOD VAN. thS
conclusion of the FrankhOuse midnight ses-
sion this morning, and just as His Honor
was about to depart for home, Officer Nor
ton broke the stiffness that reigned by bring
ing into Court Sam Clark and wife and their
friend, Miss Ramsey, of Piqua, who we're
arrested to satisfy a complaint issued by
John Clark, resident OF Clifton avenue
and Pearl streets, who found it necessary
to maintain the decency of his household
to order the above parties from his
roof. Miss Ramsey was found in
the Clark parlor with travelling agent in
"hagrante delictu, (which started the howl.
Miss Ramsey is a prepossessing Miss, and
does not deny the accusation, but the
charge of threatening to burn Clark house
she emphatically denied. His Honor will
Interview the trio to-day.
NEITHER ON 'UM.-Wednesday's issue of
the STAR contained a paragraph alluding to
shooting atfray upon the Fair Grounds
which we laid then at the doors of the
"lnvlsibles," namely. Collins, Didimus and
the man that struck Billy Patterson,
When one young man scared in the vicini-
ty OF the Fair Grounds on Tuesday after
noon everything was ''mum" and we re-
tired none the wiser for our intrusion,
WI 'io aulnorilies tfeateo the hiateoi
cooily, taxing no acton. Ihe press OF our
CITY iailed to hear OF it.
NOW there was gun hred, and that gun
Golitalneo shot, ana that shot struck scot.
~ rrankilh IN the breast ear ana race, ana
.,ie man that puIied the trigger was none 10,
oener 'hah blil heed, morse trader Inc
cause OF that shot being wasted upon
r rrahklln was the settlement OF little ram
ny ieua, which Scott,s orother-in-law:
neiu' tnousht the most 1orciple way Oh
iiak,ng ms poiht
Later-olnce writing the above Blil keed
mas mas peeh :.I arrested ana placed IN durance
VIC WIN the terrioie charge OF olsoruefiy
coiiouct 10 answer Tor.
RETURN OF Our PRoD1eAI SoN.-When all
prosperous people were enjoying the pleas
!ires OF the land of Nod, our hawk scared
INTO the Mayors Court on Limestone street,
ana tho 40 oat rounu W oo oli,iian.ly nsiteu t
ladies. A notable featnre and an axtraordin-
ary one.
"A glance at the Mayor was sufficient to
convince one that he had been suddenly
wait tbe Iimastona street % door ~" was D thrown
open and Clark Frankbonse entered as bio
as lie. A short ceremony as to bond,
and then it was announced that
Farmhouse should appear in Court on
monuay alternoon, september oth' 10
ahsMoi m lor an assault ana oattery commit
Ieu upon nel. nayes' WIN oohd al sooo'
dicted had been secreted awav in orr c;tv
bv friends who Informed the authorities
on Wednesday of his desire to
his informed our young man that his
hiding place would not be revealed, but
that it would battle all efforts of our police
10 ma IL; Clarks injury inhicted by the
oouioer tlirowh was ohiy OF light nature
its work peihg ON! hght sciatcn upon
the forehead. john phase;; also Implicated
w W" CONVICT h; f r"o,o bt,s io e'luei'oe
J;sordori', a4 a,ir,i ro any 'niis' We eAceP'
o''No'
DAYTON. Kr.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
Hot tn Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night, eat too
much without exercise; work too hard
without rest; doctor all the time; take all
the vile nostrums advertised; and then you
will want TO know
How to Get Well.
Which is answered in three words-Take
Hop Bitters! See other column.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
Facts for Dairymcu.

It should be borne in mind BY practical
dairymen, that the Perfected Butter Color
OF Wells, Richardson & Co., of Burlington,
VT, is the best obtainable in the world Il
is absolutely pure and harmless free from
odor or flavor, can not spoil in any weather,
is in liquid form and ready for instant use,
costs but little, and is of uniform STAN
dard as to strength and intensity of hua
Use no other.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Especial River Dispatches to the Star.

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept. 4-9:5S A. M
Monongahela River feet 8 inches and
falling Weather cloudy. Wind northeast
Oh Cry, Pa, Sept. 4-S:16 A. Nal
legheny River inches and standing
Weather cloudy and raining. Wind west.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 4-9:44 A. M.-Ka-
nawha River 2 feet 4 inches and fall
ing Weather cloudy. Wind east.
PTTsBuRe, Sept. 4-11;47 A. M.-River
10 inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
cool.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
FINANCIAL

CINCINNATI, Sept. APP. NJ.
Exchange on New York is quiet and un-
changed. We quote it at Ito discount to par
Sterling unchanged. Light drafts at 4Si. Sixty
days at 4S2 per sterling.
The following are the buying and selling rates
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-04
Cincinnati Live Stock Market.

CINCINNATI. Sept. a. P. M
The following are the receipts aud shipments OF
live stock for the past "A hours