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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
out being cannibal, he subsisted off the

 dead.
 He kept track cfe tii,e funerals in the great city, and presented himself at each house of mourning, miserably attired, and made up to picture of want and wretchedness. His piteous appeals were for few cast off articles of clothing to re- place his sordid rags, and morsel of food. People who have funeral on their hands are generally tender hearted, and he never found his applications unan- swered.
 He turned over whatever spoil he se- cured to his accomplice, and hied him gayly to the next house where burying was in progress, where he repeated the farce. Each evening the pair disposed oftheir acquisitions to dealer in second hand clothes, and went on drunk with themoney.
 In anevil day, however, the attenuated knave visited house where lady, who had buried one of her family at another address some months before, was now performing the last sad rites for another. She recognized him, and smelling very extensive and melodorous rat informed the police. The swindler got off for the time. But couple of days later his partner took the liberty of going on a spree by himself without sharing the spells. This breach of faith angered the worthy funeral skeleton and next day ne expressed his disapproval by pounding the errant one nearly to jelly. He was arrested, when his victims began to ap- pear against him in shoals. The deposi- tions of633 persons whom he had swind- led had been taken, when justice came to the conclusion that it had evidence enough, and accordingly tried and sent him to jail.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
A substitute for the "Bunnard," t"
Washington plspatch.

The silver certificates bid far to take the place of the standard dollar, to a great extent. In paying out 10 per cent. of the checks in silver dollars the demand is generally made for certificates, instead, especially by banks, who pay them out over their counters the same as green backs. In this way large amount of silver certificates have gone into circula- ton in this city. The certificate is about the size of greenback and is con venient, and passes readily where known. In this way it is anticipated the new form of currency will rapidly come into circulation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
SOCIETY AT SARATOGA.
The Three Great CIiques Into Which It is
 Divided,
Saratoga Letter in New York Star.

Saratoga Letter in New York Star.
 joined one of the aristocratic cliques the other day just to see how it would seem. We sat by ourselves all day our clique did Several people whom we used to know quite well in New York came up to speak to us, but we cut them dead. They didn't have money enough to get into our set When a young man had passed who had recently inherited large fortune, we sent out one of our clique to bring him for introduction, and then we hung on to him like grim death. During the day our clique of six occu- pied twelve chairs on the balcony of the aristocratic States. We filed these chairs with India shawls, inlaid fans, and point lace parasols. When any of the poor and vulgar people came near us we all looked naughty, and talked loud enough to be heard all over the balcony about those dreadful common people in the hotel who were so vulgar as to enjoy themselves. When nobody was looking, we all yawned, fumbled French novels (which we could not read), and sneered with elevated noses.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

TnE following carefully-prepared table shows the chances professional men have of catching fish when they go fishing; Doctors, in 50; lawyers, 3 in 50; edit ors, 10 in 30; artists, ? in 50; archi- seets, IS in 30; book-keepers, s in 90; merchants, l3 in 50; professors, l in 50; unknown small boy, with straw hat and broken suspender, 40in 50.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

SECRETARY MULLENs of the London Missionary Society was the official who organized the movement to Christianize Central Africa. Of the six missionaries who made the first start for Lake Tan ganyika, two abandoned the journey and two died by the way. Mir. Mullens de- cided to go along with the next party, so as to learn for himself the difficulties and dangers of the enterprise. News of his death has just been received.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
Living oG the Dead.


 An ingenious individual, who is des- cribed in the reports as rival of Bar nuns living skeleton, and whose remark able leahness has been the marvel and admiration of Paris, has come to grief i'll that city in curious way. Itseems that, in association with another swindler, he developeda q plan for getting aliving with out working for it, which proved emin- ently successful for time at least With
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

THERE is probability that both Rob- inson and Kelly will retire from the Cub ernatorial canvass in New York, and all difficulties will be healed by the substitu- ton of Clarkson N. Potter as the regular -andidate for both factions.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

IN 1920 the best mile trotting time was 300; in 1880, 240; in lS40, the best re- cord by Dutchman, 2:2S; in 1850, Lady Suffolk made mile in 2:26; in 1860, Flora temple, 2:19l; in 1869 by Dexter, 2l7i; in 1876, by Goldsmith Maid, 2:lA in 1878, by Rarus against time, 2:l3f.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

AN enterprising boarding house caterer to the many and varied demands of the average sojourner in favorite summer resort, prefaces his advertisement with the suggestive sentence, Napkins, but no aiPc q
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

JUDGE HILTON, of New York, has pur chased for $l5,00O, "A Visit to the Baby" by Munkacsy, painter of the picture knownas Milton Debating Paridise Lost to his Daughters" and considered by many the finest work exhibited in the Champ de Mars last year. Both works will soon bein New York, the latter hay ing been purchased for the Lenox Mu- scum.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

TIE Sandwich Island alphabet has twelve letters; the Burmese, l9; the Italian, 20; the Bengalese, 2l; the He brew, Syriac Chaldee and Samaritan 22 each; the French, 2s; the Greek, 24; the Latin, 25; the German, Dutch and English, 26 each; the Spanish, 27; the Arabic, 2s; the Persian, S2; the Russian, 4l; the Sanscript, 30; the Ethiepic, POP.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

TIE American gold eagles are coming back in swarms. One hundred thousand were reported as being shipped from London in one day. These birds were caught, not by putting salt on their tails, but by American grain.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

MR. ALVIN CLARK, of Cambridge, Mass, the telescope maker, is now 76 years old, and is still full of energy and skill. For forty years MT. Clark was portrait painter, and earned $30,0O0 at lis art before he began his telescope ex- nerirnents
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

Ir took Lieutenant Governor Tabor, of Colorado, just ten minutes, the other day, to sell his one-third interest in the Little Pittsburg mine, and to pocket ex- actlv s1 ,O00, GOO in cash.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

PAuPERIsM has increased in England six per centum since 1877, and nine per centum since 1878. The increase is gen. eral all over the country.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

ONE gas company supplies all Paris at a rate of about S1.62 per 1000 feet. The last yearly dividend was equal to 313 per centum on the original price of the pborac
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
Can a Diamond be Brokenq

Science for All.
 In cutting, or rather rubbing the dia- mond into shape and in polishing the cut stone, no abraiding agent can be used except the diamond itself. It is this supreme hardness that gives much of the value to the diamond; for the toughest wear scarcely destroys the sharpness of the cut edges, or deadens it's polish. The exceptional hardness ot the diamond is well known, and gives point to the expression, diamond cut diamonds" but the popular notion often credits this gem with an indomitable nature which 1t can scarcely claim. Among the many extravagant things which Pliny tells us is his remark that certain diamonds have such excessive hardness that when struck upon an iron anvil, the hammer and anvil are torn asunder. Yet he cooly asserts that such stones can be subdued by digestion in goats blood, provided that the curious solvent be fresh and warm. Without going to this height of extravaganza many believe, even nowadays, that a true diamond will resist the blow of a hammer. This popular error arises from confounding hardness with toughness- two physical properties which are en- tirely distinct. A piece of gutta percha for example, is so tough that it is torn asunder with difficulty, yet so soft that it may be indented with the finger nail On the other hand the dia- mond is so hard that no other substance is capable of scratching it, yet so brittle that the Regent" itself might be shat tered into fragments by dropping it on the ground from the height of only a few feet.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
A satlsfaotory Explanation.
Ohlo stnte Ionrnnl.

Olilo 0tAte Jpulllhl.
 If turns out now that Gov. Sp-gue was only going out to shoot mess of clams for breakfast with his shotgun. He did not say to Re- C-k-g, "I'll give you just five minutes to get your dam powdered spit-curl out of this" His remark was, "Giye me just five minutes, and I'll get you clam chowder till you can't rest" The unfortunate similarity between the sounds of clam chowder and dam powder caused the curious mis- apprehension in the public mind
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
TIMELY TOPICS.

A TEXAS firm will brand 5000 calves yhis year,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

\ NEGRO 103 years of age was married the other day in Tennessee. He is old enough to know better.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

MACHINERY has been erected in Florida to test the experiment of making paper from the palmetto fiber.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

THERE are 434 Chinese business houses in San Francisco, and twenty five of these arc druggists.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

A FROG was found on top of Cam bridge (Mass.) church steeple, 1s0 feet 2roove the ground, the other day.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

MEMPHIS IS clamoring tor an acclimated Criminal Judge.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

BosroN is to celebrate her 35th anni- versary next year with an immense boom.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

TIE standard of gold and silver in the U. S. mint is 900 parts of pure metal, 100 alloy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

WATERMELON syrup is one of the deli eacies of Georgia It can't be worked as political beverage, however.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

ALABAMA is to have "colored State Fair" shortly, and Fred Douglass will crate
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

A NEW carpet, common ingrain and darnask, is patented.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

TELLER BI AIR, who shot his coachman Armstrong. uas been indicted at Newark for murder and locked up. The evidence before the eoroner's jury was given ne weight by the grand jury.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

HERR KRUMp spent S50,000 in enter 'taining at Meppen during his big gun trials
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

THE first export of apples from the United States to Europe was made in 1Si5, and they brought S6 and $S barrel. That country now receives 00,000 barrels of American apples per year
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

OVER 250,00O people have bathed at Manhattan Beach this summer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

--Dr. Carver is giving exhibitions sf ns- sheetang in Germany.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09

perinents
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-09
New York Telegram.

ALARM OF HER SEARCH.
 Had there been any search for you instituted in the emeantime2" the reporter inquired.
 dNone whatever" the actress reioined. My companions knew nothing of my misfortune until they read it in the next days afternoon papers. There were so many of us, and we had been somewhat independent in our movements in the Catacombs, tagging behind or distancing each other, and dispersing unaeremon- iously upon regaining terra irma, that my absence could not have been definite ly noted. My family were ignorant of my having gone to the Cataccombs, l met the party on their way there and was persuaded to join them. There was, of course, no little commotion at my hotel when failed to return that even ing. The police were notified and pre- parations made to begin, the next morn ing. to drag the River Seine for my remains, on the hesuspicion that had been waylaid, robbed and murdered, and my
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13
VERY SEVERE WOUNDS"

A CHAMBERS STREET HOSPITAL SURGEONS AC-
COUNT OF EDWARD GRACE's INJURIEs-No
CHARGE MADE AGAINST HIM.
THE wounds wero very severe Ones" said Dr.
George Il. Moore. the house surgeon OF the Cham
bers Street Hospital. yesterday. In speaking to q
HERALD reporter about the case OF Edward Grace
who 1t Is alleged was dubbed by q policeman in
Oliver street on Monday night. "The jaw bone was
broken 30 that the mans chin was loose, and there
were other wounds about the face and on different
parts OF the body When Grace was brought to the
hospital he was not intoxicated aud he told
very straight story. He did not claim
that the most severe wounds were made
by the officers club, but by his fall in
the effort to get away from the policeman do not
know whether the man dubbed or not. but
think 1t Is singular thing that the officer pur
suing Grace IL he did not mean to arrest him.
asked the officer who brought the wounded man hero
IL there any charge against him aud he said there
was not. Grace to have returned to-day to have
his wounds dressed. but he has not put In an APP
poarance."
''Do many clubbing by policemen come I'M
der your noticcf' the reporter asked.
"a good many" tho Doctor answered. ''Such
cases are generally brought here. There was one
only the other day. Of we never investigate
the cases, our whole duty being to repair damages
and 1t often happens that people who tell US tho
most specious stories not to be depended upon
This man Grace told straightforward story Dut
whether 1t is true have no means OF knowing
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tracts The fame of this curious book rapidly
spread about the village. and the interest
ants came in gangs to hear Lutchinsky read
the .story" to them. The popularity OF the
work was still at it's height when one day
some gendarmes entered Michaelovns in search
of suspected nihilists and bounced upon the
was arrested at and taken off to the prison at
Kieff, where he remained in confinement nearly two
years. A few weeks ago court martial assembled
at Kief to try number of revolutionary cases, and
Lutchnsky's was included among them. The pro-
ceedings disclosed that the generous gentleman was
Stefanovitch. noted nihilist. who had been
travelling propagandst when he passed
the smithy and saw the boy. The colonies
composing the court examined the peasants who had
listened to the reading of the book to whether
the liberal principles propounded by Erckman-
Chatran had left any traces their minds, but all
they could get from the witnesses the narrative
itself. As Lutchinskys advocate put It, "The ig-
norant moojiks cared nothing for the moral drift of
the book; all they thought of was the strangeness
of the story This, however. had no weight with
the colonies. and the lad was sentenced to be exled
To or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13

lowers. and . shower OF stones fell upon the
representatives, of the law. all of whom were
more or less seriously wounded. The crowd in
tended to bury them alive under mound of stones.
Tho gendarmes fired few shots in the air. hoping
grew thicker and thicker. that they Obliged
to use their rifles directly against the Infatuated
mob. Several of the latter fell. among them Laz-
zarctti with bullet in his head. This was snfii-
cent to spread among the proselytes.
and the law triumpbed
THE TRIAL
The prisoners have pleaded in their defence that
the object OF the association aud especially OF the
procession. was merely religious; but the evidence
against most of them is overwhelming. and tho
verdict will ertany be against them. The penalty
for the crime of sedtion provided by the tuscan
code. is by no means but it is to be desired
that it may be applied to its most rigorous extent;
although it might be asked whether IL would not be
wiser to wall all these fanatics in lunatc asylum
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS CHAGRINED.

HE Is REPRIMANDED BY THE POLICE COMMITS
sIoNERs FOR OFFICIAL INCIvILIrY.
During the deliberations of the Police Board on
Tuesday many papers wore submitted recording
fines aud smaller penalties growing out OF the
official Irregularities OF policemen. Among these
was bundle Of documents submitted by Commits.
sioner Morrison. with tho official Endorsement Of
"Reprimandcd." As usual In such cases the repri-
msnds registered were approved by the other
Commissioners of the Board. 1t appears that
among the names submitted was that Of Cap
tain Alexander s. williams. Of the Twenty ninfh
precinct. and the records of his trial in
the OF John Campbell. o reporter. The case
was tried month ago before the full Board Of Po-
lice Commissioners. Mr.. Campbell charged that
captain wM ~ ain was ga'y Oh conaucs mnoecomng
with uncaed FOR severity. When the disposition Of
the case came to be officially recorded yesterday
there were protests from every side in and about
Police Headquarters. The friends Of Captain WILL
Jams thought the verdict unjust one and became
indignant. Several politicians called at Police Head
quarters in the course of the day and endeav-
ored to hsvo the verdict set aside. Captain
Williams himself, 1t was represented. was most
solictous that in tho state OF public temper
1t was OF the first importance that he should receive
unequvocsl acquittal OF the charge preferred by
whom he learned that he to be reprimanded. In
spector Dilks, in whose inspection district the
twenty ninth precinct Is located was YESTERDAY In
porsry absence of Superintendent Walling. The In
spector and Captain Williams are on the best Of
terms, socially. and when the former in
formed unoficixlly that the Board had passed o
resolution rcprimanding theCaptain he was 1t first
inclined to discredit it, When questioned on the
Commissioners would reverse their decision Fri
day. He had learned from = somi-offcial source
that at least one of the Commissioners. Mr.. Mac
Lean, had expressed himself Is not consentng to
the verdict OF Mr.. Morrison. which called for a
prima He also said that Messrs Wheeler and
French had Expressed desire to have tho re-
called for review.
HOW II HAPPENED.
Commissioner Morrison. who presented the paper
and indorsed II with the word "Ieprimsnded." SAID
that he had listened to the from beginning to
end. had hoard all tho testimony. and it his
scentious belief that for inciviity alone Captain
Williams should DO reprmanded. The paper had.
as Is usual in such cases. been presented to tho
Board with number OF others similarly Endorsed.
Had he considered that an exception was 70 be IN AIDE
in the case OF Captain Williams he would have
cluded the records OF his trial from that Of the others
and have secured for 1t the benot OF special egis
Init
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13
ERCKMAN-CHATRIAN IN RUSSIA.

The courts martial in Russia have little mercy for
persons Of an inquiring turn Of mind. Two years
ago there resided in tho village Of Michaelovns. In
the province OF KieG. . lad Of seventeen. who
earned his living as . blacksmith's apprentice.
The boy, unlike most boys Of the village could
read Bit anu was DESTROYS OF adding to his little
store of knowledge. but in this he was met by
the difficulty that no books Of any kind existed In
the place. The lad had still the hunger for books
strong upon him. when q gentleman, passing
through the village one afternoon. called him from
the smithy and made him q present of
Erckman -Chatrian's 'story Of a French Peasant"
One can we'll imagine how delighted the
lad was and how gratefully he thanked
the good gentleman the latter passed on his
way. It liz true that the work had not stamped on
the Anal page the tmPvtRatur of the Censor but what
could raw country lad be expected to know of the
technical requirements OF tho Russian Press lawsf II
IL also that the book had been specially singled
out and interdicted from circulating In Russia
but how was Lutchinsky to hear Of this inter-
dict. buried. he was. In the cornhelds OF Kef7
All he thought about was the story itself. and
this he found 30 interesting that after he had
finished reading IT, he treated his friends with ex
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13
THE NORTHEAST PASSAGE.

A st. Petersburg correspondent Of the London
Times writes Those who 1t all concerned In the
opening Of the Northeast Passage and the develop
ment Of trade the Siberian rivers may be inter-
ested know that the expedition sent by the Rus
sian government at the beginning Of tho present
year has just returned to st. Petersburg. This
petition was despatched to the mouth Of the Obi
under the direction of Captain Moisejcd.
of the Imperial Navy, as soon as the
passage to tho Siberian rivers had
been proved to be practicable by Professor Nord-
enskj0ld Captain Virgins and others. and its object
was to investigate the river mouths lay down signs
and generally render navigation convenient
and safe as possible. Captain Moisejen took his
steamer down the Obi from Tobolsk to the mouth
Of the small Media Nadym. where steam
generally load and discharge their carRoes.
and from that point made his preliminary investi-
cations Of the difficulties and requirements of navi-
CATION in the comparatively speaking newly opened
water way. The results Of his investing alton he is
now embodying in report. 1t is strange. he says.
that of eight steamers. mostly English which have
attempted this year to pass the Kara Sea only the
Louisa, Russian steamer. has apparently succeeded
in the enterprise. Next year it is proposed to send
q much larger expedition to complete the laying
down of signs and to establish the custom house
regulations.
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rel. Douglas and Jackson. plaintiff in error VS..
Peter c. Gaillard. County Treasurer. &cin error to
the Supreme Court of South Carolina.-Argument
continued by ID. II. Chamberlain for plaintin IN
error and by w. Ga De Sausure and Leroy =. YOU
coe Colkling for plaintiff in
No. 716 (assigned) The State (of South Caroltna)
ex REL William l.. Trenholm. executor. plaintiH III
error, VS.. Peter c. Gaillard. County Treasurer OF
Charleston county.-In error to the Supreme Court
OF South Carolina.-This. like the preceding one,
grows primarily ont of controversy to the right
OF taxpayer to pay his taxes to the
state in tho bills of the late Bank or
the State of South Carolina. right which, it Is
alleged was conferred by the terms Of the banks
charter 1t involves the validity OF certain acts OF
the General Assembly OF South Carolina forbidding
treasurers to receive such bills which acts it Is
alleged. impair the obligation of the contract afore-
said aud deprive the bill holder aud taxpayer of the
power of enforcement which existed previous to such
legislation. Argument commenced by Edward Nc
Crody. Jr.. for plaintiff in error.
Adjourned until tomorrow at twelve o'clock.