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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-15

And twas there that Annie Laurie
Gave me her promise true,
Gave me her promise true,
Which nccr forgot will be;
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me down and dee"
1t was my favOritc song. | looked up from
the desk where | was writing, rs the fresh
young voice rang loud and clear on the sum
mer air, and, drawing the window curtains d
little aside pccpcd out at young girl in my
neighbors garden
A young girl rs pretty, "a blooming AS pure
looking as the delicate white rOStS--bushlur
family IN Inconsistencies of their beauty
that had stolen from their own treilis TO clint
the grapearbor, by the side of which, to pluck
The larest and sweetest, for n mement she sing.
ING stood
Then, for another moment or two, she fitted
hither and lhither among the other flowers
the sun making gold of her flowing hair until
some one called "Millcent" from the house
and trilllng the last line again I'D lay me
down and dee" like meadow lark, she van
ished from my sight
My ncighbor didn't know | was his neigh
Dor, though was perfectly aware he was me-
nelyhuur
will explain. The cottage in Applcland
OF which | was occupying the second floor
belonged TO an old friend Of mine who had
gone abroad. Knowing that was anxious IL
secure secluded country home for u month
or tWp Of the summer that might finish and
reVls"-wo!l, no matter what, but q work,
ermy:clt, OF some importance, he had kind.
~ offered me the use of the rooms rs loup rs
| chose 10 remain.
Entire seclusion was my object IN Going To
my friends cottage and that was thoroughly
understood by the Old huusekecper, who never
made her appearance except at meatmc, and
w." 20 mentioned my arrival TO no one in
the ncighborhnod
hi,cr dark used to let myself out at a side
gate ei9cctuaily screened from view by a croup
ol grand old apple trees, and stroll about 70,
an nour or two, and then let myself in again
without any one being the wiser.
Not difficult proceeding, however. | must
@"'nr ~ my neighbors house and nv friend.
house were about half mile from the VILLAGE
on one side, with about two miles of dens,
woodland on the other
They had originally been built for twin sis
ters "ho, marrying, refused 70 be utterly scpa
rated from each other, so only low fence di
vided The front lawns and back gardens
hy ncIghDoi, s,s a nau discovered Nv peep
ing at hlm on sundry occasions, was an elder
~, Stout gentleman, with keen dark eyes. shag
gy eyebrows, decidedly ford complexion
stubby nose, stubby bearcd, stubby hands and
p~jecting chin and upper lin. His houec
hOiu consisted Of MS wile, a mutlIerly .lookini
OLD lady, as stout as bImself, cook rs s,out .
her mistress, coachman and gardener as stou
a. the cook, a rough-coated awkward dog. an
s~erin2 20 the name % "Buh," and sha, :
pony called ISIS
Well here had been domiciled for tw
weeks, writing away as for dear ife-as total
lost 10 the world as though had never existed
until the morning had heard the meadow
lark singing annie Laurie"
Who could she be? She didn't resembl
my neighbor or my neighbours wife in the least
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-15

Gen. Armstrong, President of the Normal
and Agricultural Institute, Va, states that the
experiment of educating Indians with negroes
is proving great success, The boys and girls
learn very rapidly There are at present 81
Indian boys and girls and $50 negroes receiving
instruction at Hampton. When the course is
finished, it is proposed to put the boys on farms
or bind them out to trades
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-15

He knows nos, for only this month he has
been slipping into stores when no other Gus
toners were in, and selecting some suspicious.
" lovely embossed and noticed sheets with
envelopes 10 match. He is almost the same
Charlie, hair just as curly, but darker, eyes as
bright and heart as warm as ever. cousin
Val" Is Il dear friend but being four years
younger, will hardly do for contidante. But
his sister Katie, scarcely more than one year
vounge than Val" thinks him . hero
They keep the path from Mrs. Krced's house
to Aunt Rates cottage free Of grass--in sum.
mer, At least.
And Kate-what Of herr A quiet, happy
faced woman, with some threads Of grey in the
soft brown hair. Her adapted is, son, brother
aud friend,--her staff and pride and she daily
thanks God that she ever got such Valen.
time
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-15

le mother to HIM, sag it. Kate, iriH you.'
The etFor, Of raising his heal IN his intense
anxiety had 0een too much, and stream Of
blood issued from his lips
| A physician, who boarded in the house, came
directly, in answer 10 the summons, bat he
said the patient was past hope. He might sur.
vivc for few minutes. Guy opened his eyes,
than spoke Observation-Disclosures Kate
itorgl-e-pray," and they all knelt. During,
the prayer OF the good old pastor, the spirit of
| Guy Decrng fled its earthly tenement so
quietly that when they rose, Kate. the doctor
and the pastor looked upon the face of the
dead. !, VA. placid, though they had not ex.
pec.ed TO see 1t so.
| Two days after Guy was laid beside his par
cnts as hi. will had directed The remnant of
his fortune, only few thousand dollars, was
invested for his "boy"-he never called him
by that sweetest Of names-baby.
| Kate Ashton did, however, and never did Il
woman seem more proud of such a trust He
Was one year old and could almost walk
Mrs. Kreed hardly liked him as well as did
Aunt Kate, bnt that was not unnatural Char
| lie liked HIM wonderfully well, although he
felt that he had lost some attentions. One eve
ming he whispered, Mamma, know what a
valentine is-i's "A 6aby beg. Wa. 7 a valen-
tine too" mo, darling, most of them are
made OF paper" and Charlie wondered how
paper valentines looked.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-15

NANCY CITATION ER y Pocket Disr.es
P,.togrsph Albums, Fine Pocket Books, Gold Peni
Pocket Knves Playing Cards. Cubhage Boards, Gans'
a. an Osman & Eapeman's. weSt Of Coart House.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
The Detroit River Tunnel.

The tunnel under the Detroit river
will be completed within two years, and
will cos aboutS 81. SOC. 900. Mr.. Tilling-
hast, President OF the Canada Southern
Railway Company. says that the loca.
ton chosen for this great undertaking IL
the only n where the tunnel can be
made through the rock. % it comes
within 90 feet Of the surface Of the wa.
ter at the points selected. At Detroit
the rock is nearly 100 feet below the sur
face. Amhsrsburg is fourteen miles be-
low that city. The proposed location Of
the tunnel will accommodate traffic from
both the northwest and southwest. The
tunnel will DO built under the suporvi-
sion Of Z. G. Cheseborough. Of Chi.
cago, who has had experience in the
construction Of both road and river tun.
nels,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

Hrs EIcsllency Governor j. f.
Kinksad announces the following as his
appointments on his staff As Com
nsnder in Chief Of the Nevada State
Militia. with the order that they shall be
obsysd and respected accordingly
James W. Orndorff. Of Storey county,
Chief Engineer; Milton G.. Gillette, Of
Storey county. Paymastsr General
Edward N. Robinson. OF Eureks
county. Judge Advocate General
Charles II. Bagman Of Humboldt
county. Surgeon General. The forego'
ing all with the rank Of Colonel. Th'
following with the rank Of Lieutenant
Colonel: Peter Cavanaugh, Jr.. o.
Ormsby county, A. d. c.. John Rosser'
Ormsby county. A. D. c., George G.
Lyons. Ornsby county. A. d. G.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Steve venard Breaks a Leg.

Nsrada (Cai.) Transcript, Nay @.
Last Saturday evening. shortly before
10 O'Clock. a. Steve venard, the world.
famed highway robber killer, was walk.
ing along China street. he stepped from
the elevated sidewalk to the ground 60
cidentally, and broke his left leg just
above the ankle. At first he did not
realize the extent Of the injury that had
befallen him, and picking himself up
went to start down the street. As he
threw the weight OF his massive frame
on tho fractured limb, 1t gave way, and
he came to the ground with q crash, his
head striking with such force as to pro-
duce Inconsistencies. He was taken
up and carried into m adjacent house,
and afterwards carried to the National
Hotel, where he now lies. DR.. Bobo set
the limb, and as the fracture is not Of q
serious character it is probable the brave
detective will DO around again before
many days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
San Francise0 Items.

SAN FRAScIsco. May s.-Chin Foong
has bsen held to answer before the Uni.
ted States Grand Jury on four charges OF
transferring cigars from the factory to
his shop at 100 Dupont street, where he
rsflled empty cigar boxes with them.
In case he Is convicted he threatens to
kill Mum Jim Moy. the Chinese inter.
prefer.
Charles johnson. q colored man en-.
ployed In the Palace Hotel. was shot q,
yesterday by IN intoxicated man named
j. r. Watson, who was arrested for as.
sault to murder. Watson Is o patent
agent, living at 1901 Madison street, and
his murderous action was merely Q
drunken freak, 30 far as known.
The Endowment election Tuesday 70.
suited as follows: Thomas Cole, Il,
II. Brown. G. W. Grayson. Z. NJ. Hal
and II. Lambeth. The Board organized
by electing Thomas Cole, President and
John E. Dixon, Secretary.
The majority in the State for the New
Constitution is about 5000, judging
from returns received.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
CARSON ITEMS.
Car,on ApptaL, Nov 8.


Yesterday noon there were . number
Of white men and Cinnamon on . partly
loaded fiat wood car near the fume. Of
which the brake became manageable.
AL jumped OF but n Chinauan. The
car rushed down the grade with great
velocity, and II struck another. the wood
on the car upon which the Chinaman
was standing tumblsd over. burying the
poor Celestial beneath il. He was taken
out badly injured. and 1t Ii not thought
that he will survive.
At about s o'clock last evening two
Spanish women in Q dive kept by q Mex
lean woman named Mercedes, got into q
rough and tumble fight. Hair and cot
ton fiew in great quantities, and the lam
guage accompanying was moro emphatic
than refined or classical.
DIR. ID. Banks Mckenzie, the great
temperance ~revivalist, has gone East.
The Doctor does not think that he will
stay there, however. for It is his inten.
ton to return to California and estab-
lish q Home for the Inebriatss on q
novel plan.
The contract for the alterations and
improvements Of the interior Of the State
Capitol Building was yesterday awarded
to Meder x Dickson. their bid. Sl,593,
being the lowest. They will commence
work forthwith.
The following commissions were II.
sued from the Adjutant Generals Office
yesterday; j. d. Channell, LIST Lieuten-
ant OF Sarstield Guard; Wells Drury, I'd
Lieutenant, Sarsfeld Guards.
A telegram received here announces
the serious illness at San Francisco Of
Mrs. Jerome Thorington. Her recovery
is considered doubtful.
Yesterday morning q little boy belong
ing to an Italian family, north Of the gas
works. was severely bitten in the side BY
q dog.
The Southern stage brought in two
bars Of bullion yesterday, consigned to
Wells, Fargo L Co.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
lpscrAl 70 rz. ooID z1l DAILY nwu.l
Strsugled BY a Mailman.

Strangled by Q Mailman.
NArA. CAL, May s.-Last April Alfred
Burton, o young Englishman. was sent
from Sacramento 70 the insane asylum
here. Last Monday, owing to the
crowded state Of tho asylum, it was
necessary to "double up" and accord
ingly Burton was placed in q DOL with
q patient named Hopper, who has been
confined for about nine months. and had
never shown any violent symptoms. Al
8 o'clock. and again at 10 o'clock, the
Waterman visited the room and found
both sleeping quietly. At 3:l5 on Tues
day morning heagain visited the room
again, and at that time Hopper wal
awake and good naturally complained
that Burton. who was apparently sleep.
ing, had soiled the floor. At o'clock
the watchman returned again and found
Burton on tho floor and Hopper astridc
Of him. grasping his throat. He imms-
distely tried to part them, but 1t was too
late. Burton wal dead. stranglsd by O
mailman. A coroner's jury has been
summoned and will investigate the AZ
fair. Hopper explains that Burton got
up and attacked him, saying that he did
the soiling OF the floor and be acted In
self-dsfsnss; but his statement is not
believed by the officials.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

WASHINGTON. May 8.-The Supreme
Court having affirmed the constitution.
atty and binding force Of the Thurman
Act. the quidnuncs are now directing
their attention to one OF its sections
which provides il either the Union Pa
ciHe or Central Pacific Railroad Compa-
MES shall fail to perform its require.
msnts for the period OF six months after
such performances shall be due, such
failure shall operate as . forfeiture Of
all rights, privileges. grants and fran.
ohises derived by II from the United
States. and IL shall be the duty Of the
Attorney General to q such forfeit.
ure to be judicially enforced. 1t is as.
serted that tho contract Of the Pacific
Company has already become liable to
the endorsement OF this forfeiture. 1t
need hardly be added, however, tina,
there is not the least probability OF the
Governments undertaking to apply this
provisionto the time during which the
question Of the constitutionality OF the
whole Law was being urged forward to
the decision by the Supreme Tribunal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
CoNKLING.

Senator Roscoe Conkling continues
oontling right straight along. regardless
Of The dreadful criticisms Of newspaper
reporters or anybody else; even the in
situation that he Is = vain uan troubles
him not. His Senatorial career thus far
shows him TO be o statesman OF lar
more than ordinary ability, and even II
he ID sometimes guilty Of making the
toilet Of his finger nails while other
Senators = speaking, 1t does not de-
tract from the true merits Of the man.
A Warrington correspondent serves him
up very clsvsrly ~ follows:
Senator Conkling il both fortunate
and unfortunate in his appearance. Men
call him nne looking. while women say
he 10 too ravishingly nice for anything.
bat his tout ensemble. independent OF his
drsss, 10 what children Of the world
would call cloud" Now be has neither
crsmatsd MOI trained his blonde hype-
Ran curls, or moulded his features OF
Jovs, or form Of Antinous. Wicked
oa~rsoaturists should not taunt him with
his perfsctions, for he is q true friend,
or genuine hatsr. u the case may DO.
The chief difference that l have OBJ
served between European and American
statesmen 10 that the former keep their
clothes buttonsd. while the latter do
NOT. Blu. this difference in wearing
clothes il not confined to statesmen
merely. II you see a man on the other
side Of the Atlantic ocean with his
"Prince Albert" unbuttoned, you may
know that hs is a compatriot and will
answer to the name o: Colonel, Cover
nor. Captain OIL General. Wearing the
coat unbuttoned il . peculiarly Ameri-
oan fashion, or rather. defiance OF fash
ion. When Senator Conkling returned
from Europe about eighteen months
ago his coat was buttoned up to his chin.
but the buttons and button-holes became
gradually ~sstransed until o only the
lowest pair are on intimate terms. In
this respect he differs from Senators
Bayard and Butler. whose coats are
usually united at the top buttons. but
free and easy at the lower ones. thus
a5otding unimpedsd process to their
lsgs. Analogously Senator Conkling's
style may Be called the eniranchisemsn'
Of the heart and lungs, while the style Of
the majority Of Senators suggest physi'
cal freedom in its broadsst, loosss'
sanse.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Mining Accident.

WLKnBAlRE. Fa., May Last night
an explosion Of gas in the Stanton shaft
Of the Lshigh and w~ilkesbarro Coal
Company severely burned Martin Ksrri-
gan. At midnight. while men were
brushing out the accumulation OF gas in
the lower vein, 1t came in contact with
the ''blower," causing Q terrific explo-
sion. A large force OF men were driving
the tunnel at the time. and eight Of them
were badly burned. the majority. 1t is
thought. fatally. Tho mine was set on
FIRE, and soon 600 feet Of solid coal was
burning ~furiously. To extinguish the
flames the mine had to be flooded.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

LAST winter one OF those tends who
teach people to slide around on roller
skates, went to Mexico, Missouri. and
opened a parlor rink. And within two
weeks thereafter, three new surgeons
moved into town, a peg-leg manu-
facturer opened . mill with four run Of
gang and scroll saws, . couple Of fellows
came out Of st. Louis and started Q
hospital, and o crutch maker run the
price Of wood up 81 80 cord. It made
lively times in Mexico while the skate
man kept up his academy, but thsrs were
only four people in town beside himself
who could walk without . limp, and the
tailor made their costs with one sleeve
and . sling.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Now tina. tn. cruel war abou, the new

Now that the cruel wal about the new
Constitution in California is over. it is
10 b hoped that our journalistic con-
tsmporsries in the Golden State will
subsids and come down to regular bust
ness once more. They have been SO
6llsd with Constitutional trouble for
weeks past. TO the almost total exclusion
Of more legitimate and interesting mat
ter, that . return to their old style will
Be- refreshing. Let each vent its edi'
torial opinion over the result and after
that any one mentioning the words
"Kearney" or "new Constitution "
should be hung.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
ruE CALIroRxrA CoHSTITU.
TlON.

The smoke Of yesterdays great battle
in California over the adoption Of the
new Constitution IL fast clearing away
and tho result il becoming apparent.
The full returns from all parts Of the
State are not yet received. bat latest
kilograms from San Francisco this after
noon say that the majority in the State
for tho new Constitution 10 about i've
thousand, judging from the re-
turns thus far received. This Ger.
tainly does not show any very trium'
plant endorsement. Il merely shows
that nearly one-half Of the voters OF the
State were opposed to 1t and preferred
the good old Constitution under which
California has SO gloriously prospersd
for so many years. San Francisco and
the mining interests were opposed, but
the agricultural sections were in favor oil
the new Constitution. aided BY the
Ksarnsyites, Communists and the gen.
eral floating population. The business
men. capitalists and solid elements Of
the population have probably to take
q back seat this time.
Perhaps, however. after al. the disas-
ter may not prove to DO Of such great
magnitude as has been represented and
anticipated. Perhaps the new Consti'
tuition may prove an angelic blessing in
disguise. and the elements Of trouble 20
freely predicted as consequent upon Its
adoption may be freely d~issipatsd before
the sunshine Of future enlightened on.
deavor. Whatever unjust, discrimin-
alive or defective points there may DO in
il can be amended and corrected by
future legislation. It is hardly to be
supposed or anticipated that q reign oil
terror will now be insugurated and the
streets Of San Francisco DO flooded with
gore. The chances are that there will
DO nothing Of the sort, but the Cali
fornians will settle down to business
again after their old philosophical style
and try and make the best Of what
now seems to so many Of them
to DO q very bad sort Of . constitu'
tional arrangement. Anyhow. As the
case stands, they must mako the best Of
it. aided by the sympathiss Of thsil
numerous friends in this section.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Wool.
Eureka Leader, Nay 0.

One would suppose that no industries
flourished in our sage-covsred land save
that OF mining. but the observer will
find an undsrcurrsnt which IL entirely
foreign to it. and which 10 composed Of
many odds and ends. We have not time
to cite many instances, but We AN one
which came under our notice to-day.
We all eat mutton, and sheep produce
it, and sheep also produce wool; and
Mr.. Charnock who herds sheep near the
Italian ranch has just consigned TO Judd,
Root L Co.. OF Hartford. Conn, GO
bales of wool averaging 40 pounds per
bale. that il twelve tons In total.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Cox Convicted.

ATLANTA, May s.-The jury. after be-
ing out all night, came in yesterday al
tsrnoon, having found Cox guilty. and
fixed the penalty at imprisonment for
life. Cox was calm. but his wife wild
with grief. She attempted to throw her
self from the window. but was caught by
Cox, and throwing her arms about his
neck cried, "Oh my God! Oh my poor
darlins!" Sentence was passed on Cox,
and his counsel gave notice Of a motion
for q new trial and supsrssdsas.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
knight, the Comedian.

New YoRx, May s.-Geo. S. knight,
comedian, was arrested last Tuesday
night at the suit OF his manager, John
Rickaby. for having violently assaulted
him ut the theater on Saturday, and
having, as sworn to in the affidavit, bro
ken Rickaby's collar bone and inhictins
other injuries. for which damages are
laid nj SO. 600.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

TEE long waterproof cloak and shawl
that JEFF. Davis wore whom he was cap
tursd are preserved from moths in q
cedar chest in the War Department. and
no one II allowed to see them. Mrs.
Davis gave thsm to Colonel Pritchard,
who sent them to the Secretary Of War.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08
Railroad Strikers.

ST. PAUL, May ga Winnipeg sps'
cial says: A thousand men are now in.
volved in the strike on the Canada Pa
cifc Railway on q reduction Of wages
A later special to the Pioneer. Press says,
Fifteen hundred men are now engaged
in tho Canada Pacific strike. Violence
is threatened. The strikers are march
ing under q red flag and threatening &c
prevent oil work till their demands b,
complied with. Military have been or
dered from Winnipeg to the scene.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

SEE tore the azure robe Of night and
set the stars Of glory there. She did.
for q fact. She Is q young and career.
ing genius Of Portland, Maine. She
has written q story. she has. She has
drawn 1t mild-very. Here Is the mild
est passage in IL: "And v as she
unused the chatter Of horses hoofs was
heard along the labyrinthiap avenues Of
the o~utsprsading park. It was Juanita's
Alphonso dc Casa Blanca and his 70.
tanners. Refining in his prancing steed
beneath her easement window. he cried
in oleaginous and farinaceous tones,
.Juanita, appear I" Wow
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

PnrsIcIAN (who has just examined
an Irishman's lungs)-"There seems to
DO some trouble here-pneumonia. or
something Of that sort: "Have you
ever s1pectorated blood?" Irishman-
'.Och, yes, sirT" REPRESENTATION
long aao2" Irishman-About eight
years" Physician-'Did you feel
sick2" Irishman-"Och, I did thatl'
Physician "what was the matter2"
Irishman-"I had q tooth pulled"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-05-08

PaAcrIcAL JOKING is not always unat'
tended with danger to the perpetrator,
- II evident from an event which oc-
CURED recently at Suzs. Sarthe. France.
A man named vsrle wrapped himself in
white sheet to brighten some girls. and
90 far succeeded teat they all ran away
screaming except one. who aimed . re-
volvsr Of the pretended ghost and fired
six shots. vsrls fell dead, u OF the
shots having passed through his heart.