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front of his wife, discharged it twice in rapid
succession, both balls striking her squarely
in the forehead. She fell off the chair to the
floor, her head striking the wall as she fell,
and covering it with blood. As she fell she
rolled over partially upon her face, and he
discharged two more shots into her head,
striking just behind the ear, and passing
down into the neck. He then examined her
carefully to discover whether she was dead.
She says she feared he would finish her, and
so feiRned death. He Strengthened out her
limbs, arranged her clothing carefully, and
folded her arms across her breast. He then
moved over toward the front door, which was
opeu. Grasping the barrel of the revolver
firmly IN MS hand, he pressed it against his
own forehead, and with the other hand pulled
the trigger. The bullet entered his brain,
and he fell dead. Nothing of the tragedy
, was known TO the neighbors until the next
morning about seven O'Clock, when two
boys of Mr.. Gage, whose house was nearest.
were driving some COWS down the road
past the Stevens house. They saw that
the door was open and the leg of a man
was protruding. their curiosity was excited
and they went up to the door. when they
were Mortified to discover the floor covered
with blood. They ran away. About this
time Justice French came up, having seen
the blood spilled by House In the road. and
being greatly excited thereat. Miss Carrie
hdITIs dlsO dTIlf6u, having Seeu tno uOOI
OF the Stevens house open. Mrs. Stevens
had In the meantime recovered sufficiently to
crawl into the bedroom and get upon the
bed. A physician was summoned and her
wounds were examined. The bullets in her
forehead slightly penetrated the skull. Those
in the back of the head had injured the
spinal cord to such an extent as to COM
pletely paralyze her left arm and side: Mrs.
Stevens was alive when the Post and Tribune
representative visited her yesterday. She
was fully conscious, though quite weak and
able to converse but little. She said that she
was to blame for it all; that Alanson loved
her dearly, and that she had not treated him
as she ought, though there had been nothing
improper between her and House. She was
not going to elope with him; he was only
going to take her to her own home. She
said she supposed she would die, and she
hoped God would forgive her for what she
had done. She was not in condition to enter
into any details of the affair. The physician
gave 1t as his opinion that she could not long
survive.
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JOHN ]. BARRY

If 1 have slnned you made me, with your sweet and
winning ways,
When you told me how you loved me- In my gIrlish,
When my heart It answered only with love pure as
For loved you thought you noble, in the years now
long ago.
Oh! was once so happy; twas when fingered by
And you told me how you loved me, and that I
should be your bride;
When you clasped me to your bosom to drive my
And kissed those lips so willing, in my brightest,
happiest day.
But you tired of the love gave you; the world 1t
And the circle that lived in has placed a stamp
But this heart was once as pure as the crystal
streams that flow;
II have sinned you made me, In the years now
long ago.
If have sinned you made me; you my gIrlhoods
You thought SO noble you 1 would have died to
You cast the young heart from you like thing of
And the worlds shame and sorrow was brought by
you upon this brow.
But willie the worlds cold charity bids me drift
alone,
And lets mingle only in the circle call my own,
TO weep and think DER the bitter past OF my girl
Ere you had stole the treasure and cast the heart
away
But to you the world is kind 1t lifts you up on high
Not caring how many young hearts you LETT to wilmer
and to die.
They ask not If your heart be pure, they only know
you now
But If have sInned. you made me. you brought sor
on this brow.
You have made the face grow wrlnkled, you made
the hairs turn gray,
You made wreck OF loving heart in Its brightest
happieSt day;
You made the young life wither, and still they call
you man
But If have sinned. you made me, and made me
what l am.
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swIndlIag the Negroes.

Charleston Is. c. Nea0S and Courier
"Governor st. John, of Kansas, tells Iri-
biale correspondent that the negro immi.
grants from Mississippi showed him bills Of
goods that they had purchased of the mer-
chants, who were generally their landlords.
One of these bills was for goods bought by a
man named Lewis from S. D. Church, OF Ed
wards, Mississippi, who charged 81 so per
pound for tobacco, 121sc per yard for the
poorest quality of prints, 81 so per gallon for
a very inferior quality of molasses, zoe per
pound for bacon which can be bought for
&c, 25c per pound for saleratus, IS so per
hundred for very poor -four. To secure this
bill in advance, Lewis gave to the merchant
a deed of trust on the cotton and other crops
to be raised on the land. He was then rent
ing land fer which he paid ten dollars per
acre per annum-the land itself being worth
but little more than that sum. This is taking
advantage of the ignorance and shiftlessness
of the negroes, but we do not doubt that the
shopkeeper would charge just as much to
white men who bought on credit.
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CLARK COUNTY GA.
What May Re.

The Saturday RecietO, in an art Gle on
Roman Catholics in America, says: st has
sometimes been surmised that future pom
tiff. with the mental grasp and strong wrist
of Hildebrand, if such one should ever re-
appear, may throw over the old traditional al
lance of the altar and the throne, and plant
anew the foundations of the great ecclesiasti
cal polity, not on sovereigns and dynastic
interests, but on the broad basis of the popu-
lar will. If such an idea should ever float
before the mind of the Papa AngeLicWs-or
whatever the coming champion of the regene-
rated Catholicism is to be named-he might
point with much plausiblhty to the spectacle
of the powerful hierarchy and growing pro-
happy augury for the success of SO auda-
cious an experiment. America may yet sup
ply materials to the Ranke of the future for
a new and original chapter in the history
of the popes.'
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MEMPHIS APPEAL
SATUROAE, JUNE 81, 1879.
A "LIG at, aUr IMPORTANT MAT
TER.


California has gone and done it. No more
chance for gas and Eight for all" A Cali
fornia genius has invented way of dividing
the electric light, and sending it where
wanted in quantities to suit purchasers. The
light is sent 10 households, not as gas Is
sent-for that has to be burned on the prem
ises to make light-but as water Is sent,
where the fluid is ready for use on arrival at
the tap. It is not something that can be
converted into light, but the actual light IT.
self, that is imprisoned in pipes, and carried
underground, around corners, and then up
stairs and downstairs and in my lady's par
lor," or wherever else wanted. Proper pipes
are laid down, like gas-Inains, and they are
all perfectly BACKED inside. At the entrance
to the initial pipe food Of light is poured
into il from an electric lamp with carbon
points. The generating machine is so sur
rounded with properly disposed lenses and
re1ectors that the whole of the intense light
produced is projected within the hght-pipe,
which is the pipe that is to succeed the gas.
pipe. When corner has to be turned, a
reflector, properly disposed where the angle
occurs, casts the beamDg rays in right line
along the new direction. When a manu-
factory, residence OF other building has
to be lighted, or portion Of a street
Illuminated, an orifce of a certain number of
square inches-the change for light being
proportional to that number-and made IN
tie main lightpipe, communicates with the
pr,per service pipes of the place to be lighted
up. Along this service pipe beam of light
rs selt by a reflector placed within it for that
purpoe, and so by ori6ces adapted to the
sue OF rooms, halls, depots, theaters, etc,
the hgh, is distributed where wanted. Being
received nto a residence, for instance, each
room can receive its share of light which
falls upon lens with a diffusive power to
scatter the rays over the whole amount of
space requiring to be enlightened. The light
is everywhere under full control; it can be
turned down to any degree by narrowing the
Orifce admitting it, or entirely excluded by
closing the ori6ce. As there is no heat &C.
campaigning the light, it can be read or
worked by with comfort in the hottest nights,
and all danger from fire is excluded. Light,
more light has long been called for Cali
fornla has now supplied the means of getting
it in plenty, and up to any point Of vivldness.
Light your pipe" is a command thai for the
future will nave a more important meaning
than that connected with tobacco smoking
and there will be something serious il the
threat of the Light company"-whIch Will
have no connection with light or heavy
troops--to put your pipe out" when the
months bill is not duly paid.
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CON0EnNINe BAoK srANps.

The beautiful trees that once shaded the
Main and Second-street sides Of Court square
were killed by the horses attached to the
hacks and other vehicles that were allowed
to stand there for so many years. Killed,
they were cut down, and what were once
pleasantly shaded walks were surrendered to
class of men who seem to pride themselves,
especially after night, upon their indifference
to ears polite, and the ease with which they
can discourse on what by decent people are
forbidden subjects, interlarding their Een-
fences with strange oaths and epithets that
women especially do not like to hear. Within
a few years past these hackmen have left the
west and east sides, and have taken possess
sion OF the north and south sides Of our
beautiful square, and the result Is already
seen on some of the trees and in the fact
that ladies avoid North and South Court
streets. Now, if the hackmen are allowed
to monopolizs those strest5, we might as well
surrender the square to them, as it will not
be long before the grass, shrubbery and trees
in it will be attacked by the poison Which
has cost us already so many beautiful shade
trees. But we hope they will not. Court
stands, and they ought to be removed al
once. For the better convenience of the pub
lie they ought TO be stationed at Beale street,
to serve the people of the southern at Pop
lar street, to serve those OF the northern, and
at Monroe street. as at present, between
Second and Main, for the convenience
of the hotels and the people of the CEN
trial part of the city. And these streets let
us suggest should be sprnkled with
lime at least once week, and should be
carefully cleaned once day. We invite the
attention Of cur city authorities to this
needed reform, on the ground of convenience
as well as that it will relieve the square OF
what now threatens 1t with ruin. 1t was
once the resort of women and children. 1t is
so no longer. The air is tainted with the
aroma Of the stables on both sides of it, and
the echo of coarse voices repeating, in any
thing but choice phrases rbald jokes and
sometimes blasphemous expressions, has had
the effect of compelling a surrender OF our
handsomest piece of ground to a class whose
special comfort was not taken into account
by those who laid it out with such loving
care. Will not DIR. Porter, Major Guy and
Captain John Overton give this matter earn
est and prompt consideration? They have
effected many reforms, and are doing much
that by-and-by their fellow-cihzens will
be proud of. Will they not add to
the good work, for the sake of the women and
children, the reform which we suggest. II
can be made without inconvenience to any
one, and will, while restoring the square to
those for whom it was particularly designed,
afford hack Recommendations to portions oil
the city whose inhabitants have now often to
walk or send mile or more for a public con-
yeyance.
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A BigOt at His Work.

The scoundrel who wrecked the New York
Central railroad passenger train on the night
OF the ninth of June, has made an extraordi-
nary confession of his motive. He says that
ne alone was the cause of the calamity. He
arranged four ties upon the rails SO that an
accident was made inevitable. The train
was thrown from the track, and there was
much damage, but happily none to life or
limb. The man escaped arrest until the end
of last week, when he was taken into custody
the train would be loaded with Roman
Catholics, and that it is his object and mis-
sion to exterminate every man, woman and
child of that faith. Some persons think him
insane, but it is more likely he is pretending
to be 80. Great excitement on the subject
exists at Canandaigua, and there has been
talk of lynching the fellow there. Mad or
not it is plain that Charles A. Freeman is a
man whom 1t will be proper to keep carefully
out of harms way for the future.
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TIL. s,om.e,, g..D.t he Fre,sstet

The Stomach Cannot be Freishted
With greater trash than violent drastic purgative
True, such medicine relieves constipation for the
time but at the expense of great injury to the intes
tInal canal which It both infiames and weakens,
thus uniting 1t for the performance Of Its proper
functions Widely different is the action of +
ters Stomach Bltters, tonic aperient which pro-
duces effects prompt, indeed, but never violent and
convulsIng. The purity of its botanic Ingredients
its unobjeetionable flavor its genial influence upon
the mind, and the thoroughness of its remedial
ten cases of constipation, liver complaint and
dyspepsia, combine to render 1t a most desirable
family specific. 1t increases both physical vigor and
substance tTanQuiliZeS and nvig0rateS the nervous
SYSTEM and gives unROnted relish for the food.
A wineglass three times daily Is about the aver
age dose.
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Hayes,s Vetoes Indorsed,

BOSTON, june 2O.-In the New Hamp-
shire senate resolution was offered approx
ing the course of President Hayes IN vetoing
the recent acts of congress, and pledging him
the support of that body in resisting all dis
resolutions declare that the refusal to vote
appropriations for the government is not only
revolutionary, but is revolution. The reso-
lutions were made the special order for Tues
day next.
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The history of the success of great discoveries af
fOrds no parallel the triumphs over competition
ana prejudice, accomplished by this powerful yet
harmless vegetable agent, which instantaneously
changes any obnoxious color of the hair into black
or brown as magnificent any that heaven ever be-
slowed upon the head of man woman. Manuf3c-
tured by j. CRISTADORO, No. 93 William street,
New York. Sold By all Druggists. Applied by all
EIofr
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The New York police are as far as ever
from a clue to the murderer or murderers of
Mrs. Hull. Detectives in disguise are hunt
ing high and low, but without the isintest
hope of result. They cannot &c away
from their first theories. that the poor woman
was either killed by her husband (who IS
over seventy years of agel. for what reason
they cannot divine, or by the husband Of the
negro cook, for her money ard jewels. at
is a a muddle."
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n Love Letter with 7aOre Passion than
OcthORraphY.

Oglethorpe (Ga.) Echo: The following ten
der epistle was sent US by friend in Win
terville. The paper was ornamented with
three bleeding hearts and a woman, done
with pen in a manner characteristic with
the photography:
CLARK COUNTY GA
Mr. GEORGE will take the Pleyer of In
forIng you few Lines to let you knew that
am well and hope ing that These few words
will find your The same my love to words
your is greter than | can ex spress if all the
straw that's in tn old feel wood turn to ponds
and all tn LEWIS that's on the trees wood turn
to paper and all tn water that's in the see
wood turn to ink it could Not Right the love
down that l have in my hart for your the
Rose is red the vilets blu Shugar is seaweet
and SO are your If your love rae like 1 love
your no knife Can Cut our love ing Mr.. -
wood like very much to see your very much
at this time. Your are my dailie study and
my Mid night dream l will be down there
the 2 sunday in June it Nuthing takes place.
Your dear love MISS EMMER LINE Prison.
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To all who suffering from the errors and indis-
cretons OF youth weakness early decay loss
of manhood etc., will SEND recipe that will cure
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by missionary In South America. Send
a self-addressed envelope to Rev. JOSEPH T. INMAN.
Sdttion D., Neto York Oity
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STEAMSHIPS.
INMAN LINE

UNITED STATES AND ROYAL MAIL ST EAMFRS
New York to - queenstown & LdVerpOOI
EUerI Thursday or Saturday.
City OF Berlin, 549l tons. City of Montreal 1890 tins
City OF Richmond, 1907 City OF Brussels, 3775
City or Chester 1868 City of New York. $500
These magnificent steamers are among the strong
est largest and fastest on the Atlantic, and have
every modern improvement, including hot and cold
water and electric bells in staterooms, revolving
chairs In saloons, bath and smokin rooms, barber
shops. etc For rates Of passage and other informa-
ton, apply to JOHN G. DALE, Agent, 81 Broadway,
New York, or to THOS. FISHER,
Emmet Bank, Menu lis
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For the speedy Cure OF Seminal Weakness. Loss of
Manhood, and all disorders brought by indiscre-
ton or excess. Amy druggist has the ingredients.
Address DAVIDSON & co. Is Nassau st. New York
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WONDERFUL ORANGES
Christadoro,s HAIR Owe

have occurred in Thu country during the last three or
four years, but none more wonderful than the ReUo
IutiorS in Color. produced among the Heads Of the
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UNDERTAKEN.
SUMNER RESORTS.
PRINIM'S SPRINGS.
Estes HOuse-

DRIMM'S SPRINGS are situated twenty miles
l. west of Columbia, In Hickman county, Tenn,
and ten miles from Bon Aqua, and will be open to
the public June 10th. We have built many new
rooms and improved others to considerable extent,
that we are much better able to accommodate the
public than heretofore. daily hack Will run from
Columbia to Bon Aqua, via Primm's. For further
Information. see EmbTy d FFessOn, Columbia, Tenn.
IL Beard, 81 per day. ID. J. ESTES SONS.
EEN.TCE HALL, Say brook POiBt, ct.
N Beautifully located ON Long Island Sound at
the mCuth Of the Connecticut river. Easy or access
from New York by boat or cars. All the attractions
of first-cass watering place; rooms large, We'll ven
tilated, and lighted With gas throughout. MIX and
cream from cows kept upon the place. For further
information and circulars. please address Hotel
gerkeley, Boston. Mass. until June 18th Open June
25th. Prices unusually low. E. STANTON, Prop'r.
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NsNCELLANEOEIa.

$1,000 y
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CAUTION Wrapper on bottle Is yeIToto printed in
blGe, has EGdeIphid, 1870, thereon. None Others gssuia
G. W. JONES & CO., Agents. 257 Main street.
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FULVERMACHER'S
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are Endorsed and approved by the most en-
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Address
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distinguish the genuine from the spurious.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-13

Cant. Walker, who established the naper mill in the in the SOledad, ar rived in Los Angeles yesterday, and IS stopping at the Cosmopolitan Ho- tel. The Captain informs us that he nroposes to push the manufacture of naper from cactus with vigor. There is one circumstance about the manu- facturc of printing and other papers winch is not generally understood From forty to fifty per cent. ot these papers is now generally made from wood fiber-that is. they are filled in with wood. The cactus, however, yields much better result than wood, and the paper made entirely of us fiber is of a very superior order. It takes ink admirably, having been used on the CaU and other newspap- CTS. The cactus emp'oyel is that found on the Mohave Desert The bark is stripped from the tree, It Is eut into blocks in the saw mill and is torn to strips by powerful mach'n cry. The works at the Soledad were devoted entirely to the making of fiber" This last was shipped to the Lick mill at San Jose and made into naper. There is cactus enough on the Mohave desert to keep the whole American continent supplied with paper from now till the crack of doom-L. i. Her0Ld.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-13
A Central American Railroad.

The railroad in progress across Guatemala has not attracted much attention as yet, in this part of the world, end yet it will probably be completed during the next three years, the first twenty eight miles be- ing completed this autumn The en- tire length of the road is about 240 miles, beginning on the Pacific side at San Jose, where there is at presen m open roadstead with very sub stantial wharf costing some three hundred thousand dollars. When in fair weather freight can be discharged at the rate of a thousand tons day and terminating on the other side at the bay of St. Thomas, small land locked bay with deep water in the Bay of Honduras. The distance to New Orleans from the last mentioned place is about HOO miles Guate- maIa is one of the most prosperous States of Central America. Its pub llc QeDI Is 0ulJ bOOut f-,NNOi00'
 its population is about 1,5oO,Ooo. The State guarantees an income of one per cent a month on the invest ment. The bonds sell for par, and 1t is said that there will be no lack of means to complete the road. It will reach the city of Guatemala probably some time next year. It is under stood that Parrott & Co. of San Fran cisco are leading promoters of the enterprise. This will be hardly so much a Continental as an Isthmus road, although it will partake of the character of both. At Now Orleans a11 points in the United States can be reached by railroad, while the largest steamboats ascend the river to the very heart ot the country. The track of the Guatemala road is to be lad with English steel rails, while the locomotives and rolling stock will be procured in the Atlantic States A ship will shortly be loaded at this port with materials for construction of stations and other uses along the road.-S. F Bulletin.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-13

No other road runs Pullman Hotel Cars. or any other form of Hotel Cars, through. oetwee1 the Missouri River aud Chicago
 PASSENGERS GOING EAST should bear in mind that this is the