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LOUISVILLE, KY, May 14-At q meeting OF
thu Pullman Southern Cur Company In, this
city to-day, the following officers for the en-
sulug year WIRE elected: George III. Pullman,
President; Col. D. N. Wclclf, First vicc-prcsI.
y. Wriushettner, Secretary.
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LyNcnpuRa, W. W., May N,-l'hu revenue
officers llad fight wttp hashwhackers. near
Cumberland Cup, anl tl's noturIous Burt 9a!ucs
WuH Eileu.
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Special Nrpatch 10 The Jf!tuna.
OMAHA, May li-1his morning Timothy
Tfaey, living eighteen miles from Columbus,
twice shot Ills wife, but nat inflsctIng Eutnt
wounds. liz then shot himself iu tho bead,
killing himasll Instantly,
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ALF DuINETT 1yJuRED.

ALF UQ1tNETT 1NJUKED.
CINCINNATI, Muy 14.-TLfs afternoon A1f Dur
nett, tho wal'known lecturer, broke Ills arm
Md ley by the fall Of staging upon wllrll ho
was standing at t,lu Mnsinc Hallway .lock.
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DIED OF Ills wOUN

111EIT OE ITS "UUNW
MxArHIs, Tcnn., May l+.-Dau Donnslly, tho
steamboat mate who was shot ycatrrday moru-
ing, died last night Ut the City Hospital.
, 1879-05-15

Thomas Moran, az Euglsh laborcr, was AZ
IT, 'o1 @ ~ nis si1 .hiiirsn i, "ssa , 'pTa1a I
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ufatelllutl,IIl.

lietrlhutl''I'. !, ,,c,e nl1lss
The young Princes y buF'',,fa ~. ,at,ae anl tn;
cred by tic Minister of TUG ELECTION u uss
u,ust dentliah ingtnu!ty III tna si,I. ,l,autae.
K,ow,c., fuscct Powder uun il VI 'a' ~"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

"Sawed-off Jake" keeps a saloon up
on Ontario Street, and there do the
buns in that immediate vicinity mostly
congregate. The other night when the
crowd was unusually large some one
spoke up.
"Beer for the assembly that Jake's
mouth measures five inches from cor
ner to corner"
cts six at least" said another.
"I'll see you six and go n BETTER"
said a tall man who wore a cheerful
look and some old clothes.
Jake Immediately grew interested,
but was not rash. 1t took half an hour
to explain to him that the wager In sim
pie words was that his mouth measured
seven inches or more from corner to
corner. Finally his pride was appeal
ed to, and he took the bet. A tape-line
was produced, the end placed at one
corner of his mouth, and then passed
rapidly around the back of his head to
the other corner, when it was with
drawn and the astonished victim in
formed that only seventeen inches and
a half covered the ground. Jake set
out sixteen layers in n row before he
recovered sufficiently to say:
"Vell, | should schmile myself. |
guess ] got me dot mould inside und
find me oud some senses. Dots de
kind Of a hairpin | feel myself"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

Persons afflicted with rheumatism often suf-
fer for a lifetime, their tortures being almost
without remission. The joints and muscles of
such unfortunates are III most cases shock
ingly contorted and drawn out OF shape. To
afford them even temporary relief, the ordl-
nary remedies often prove utterly useless.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, on the other
hand, is avouched by persons who have used
it to be a genuine source of relief. 1t keeps
the blood cool by promoting a regular habit of
body, and removes from it impurities which
in the opinion Of all rational Psychologists,
originate this agonizing complaint and its
kindred malady, the govt. Besides this, the
Bitters remedy disorders of the stomach, liver
and nerves, prevent and eradicate intermit-
tent and remittent %fevers, promote appetite
and sleep, and are highly recommended by
physicians as a desirable medicinal stimulant
and tonic,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
How a Man Does {.

Did you ever watch a man trying on
a hatP He takes one from the counter
and looks carefully at the lining. Then
he steps cautiously to the lo~oking,glass
and takes off his old tile. He holds it
carefully in his left hand, as though
fearful Of losing 1t. Then he places the
new one on his head, front behind, and
surveys himself in the glass. He gives
his head a shake to see if the hat will
fall off, and then settles it more firmly
on his head, looking all the while as
though he had been sheep stealing. He
looks profoundly ashamed of himself.
Then he suddenly perceives that the
hat is reversed, and as suddenly takes
it off, and replaces the old N On
pretense of examining the texture, he
turns the hat about, and again removing
his old one, replaces it on his head.
Another shake and q supreme effort
not to look foolish. He steps back a
step, gives his head another shake and
another pull at the brim; looks side
wise, takes off his hat, putting on the
old n aud looking. at the crown.
Puts 1t on again, all the time clinging
tightly to the old hat, and gives still
another shake, telling the storekeeper
what kind of a hat his wife told him to
get. After a dozen moneuvers of this
sort, he n length surrenders his old hat
up, while a bland smile and a sigh OF
relief escapes him as he steps out, Won
derlng if anybody is looking ut him.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
A Sacrificial Mound.

Recently parties from LacoI and
elsewhere, with a numerous delegation
of the ladies and gentlemen of Chillico-
the, Ohio, proceeded to open under the
guidance of William Clifford, Of Alta,
Peoria County-one of the ablest pal
@entologists in the State-a large
mound in the Steuben pasture, below
town. A survey made, showed a base
of sixty feet, and a height of some nine
or ten. A channel two feet wide was
begun at the base, which was designed
to run to the center, but owing to the
insufficiency of time and the want OF
help, was abandoned, and a partial *
cavation made from the top. A pre-
vious exploration had resulted in the
discovery of numerous remains, but at
three feet below these q we'll preserved
skeleton was found lying on It's back,
with head pointing southwark. The
form was large, the jaws massive, and
the teeth perfect. At the feet lay the
bones of an infant, and the skeleton
when living, was probably a female
and a mother. As the excavation pro-
crossed, the shoveler threw out q Pc
culiar black, closely compacted clay,
which on examination under a glass
showed crystals of blood. Mixed with
this was a loose, friable soil, which
proved to be ashes. Last came a layer
of stones, and this told what was before
suspected, that we had struck q sacri-
fetal mound, and one of the most i'm
portant yet discovered. The victims,
whether prisoners of war or inundated
to please some supposed deity, we're
slaughtered and burned, the blood run
ming with the earth beneath, to tell the
story untold centuries later of the sac
rifice. Intermixed with the soil just
above the stones were found bones
much decayed, but whether they were
remains of the victims, or were lnterr-
ed there for that purpose, cannot be
told. Possibly there was connected
Win IL q ceremony similar 10 Jne one
witnessed by Cameron among the say
age tribes Of Africa. A chief having
died, an immense pit was dug, the bot
tom of which was covered with a layer
of closely packed living women. Upon
these were placed one of the wives of
the chief on her hands and knees, and
upon her back the dead chief was laid
with his beads and treasures, supported
by two other wives at his head and
feet. The earth was then shovelled In,
and fifty or one hundred slaves were
slaughtered over the whole and their
bodies thrown upon the pile. With
the exception Of some ornaments, no
other discoveries were made, the late
ness of the hour preventing anything
like a thorough investigation.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
A Man from Chicagy.

The lat man brought to the Central be-
fore the reporter left last night was ra-
Their a fine figure, j%auntlngly dressed,
and with the staggering air affected by
those knowing fellows who are them
selves conscious of their superiority
over the herd, and don't care who knows
it. His whole nome both of action
and speach, was anicstantatious express
sion of contempt for everybody and
everything pertaining to Cleveland. He
had some difficulty with the hackman,
and it was on charge Of disturbance
that the officer had arrested him.
"What is your business? ?" asked the
lieutenant.
"Do you mean meY / have no bust
ness; l am a gentleman Of leisure
"Wher is your home?"
"My home is in Chicago"
"Chicago? C~hicago?" repeated the
lieutenant, reflectively, while a twinkle
shone In the eye farthest from the pri
soner. "Did you say ChicagoH"
eyes, l did; l said Chicago; s'pose
you have heard of it?"
"Is ii in this countryp What State is
it IMP"
"Great heavens! the man burst out
"you don't mean to tell me you are Sc
rious when you ask what State Chica-
COS in |! | refuse to answer"
''Did you even hear OF such a place,
FredP" said the lleutinant turning to
the turnkey.
"Never heard of it in my life," said
Fred.
"Just look the Gezettcer, please, and
see If there is such a place"
Fred turns the leaves of Gazetteer till
he comes to CHI, and then as he runs
his finger dhwn the page mutters "Chl-
ma, Chiapa, Chairmount, Chicacolt, Chi
cago, a p~ostoflce of posey county, In
diana; noted chiefly for its trade In
hooppoles and iliteracy of its inhabit-
ants. Its all right, but ! never heard
of 1t before.
The party from Chicago, who had
been steadily working himself into a
white heat of passion during Fred's
search, dancing around, throwing ny
wildly and grasping his hair, and his
face tn ming from white to red, and
from red to purple, gave a maniac shrek
and tumbled over in a fit rs Fred finish
ed, and in that condition he was carried
TO his cell, where he recovered only az
ter a half hours labor with restoratlves
and the assurance from the Lieutenant
that, come to think, he had heard OF
Chicago before. Bat he still lay there
limp and splrltless; the heart of the
man from chicago was brken.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
Why Lamps Explode.

All explosions Of petroleum lamps
are caused by the yapor or gas that
collects in the space above the oil. OF
course, a lamp contains no gas, but i'm
mediately on lighting the lamp con-
sumption of oil begins, soon leaving a
space for gas, which commences to
form as the lamp warns up, and after
burning a short time sufficient gas will
accumulate TO cause an explosion. The
gas In a lamp will explode only when
ignited. In this respect 1t Is like gum
powder. Cheap or inferior oil is al
ways the most dangerous. The flame
is communicated to the gas in the
following manner The wick tube in
the lamp burners is made larger than
the wick which is to pass through it.
1t would not do to have the wick work
tightly In the burner; on the contrary,
1t is essential that 1t move up and down
with perfect ease. In this way it Is
unavoidable that space In the tube is
left along the sides of the wick sufl-
cient for the flame from the burner to
pass down into the lamp and explode
the gas. Many things occur to cause
the flame to pass down the wick and
explode the lamp. /. A lamp may be
standing on the table or mantel, and a
slight puff of air from the open win
dow or door may cause an explosion.
2. A lamp may be taken up quickly
from a table or mantel and instantly
explode. 3. A lamp is taken into an
entry where there is a draught, or out
of doors, and an explosion ensue 4.
A lighted lamp is taken up a flight Of
stairs or is raised quickly to place it on
mantel, resulting in an explosion. In
these instances the mischief is done by
the air movement, either by suddenly
checking the draught or forcing air
down the chimney against the flame.
8. Blowing down the chimney to ex-'
tinguish the light Is a frequent cause
of explosion. 6. Lamp explosions have
been caused by using a chimney brok-
EN- off at the top or Ii that has a piece
broken out, whereby the draught is va
riable and the flame unsteady. Z. Some
times a thoughtless person puts a small
sized wick in a large burner, thus leav-
ing considerable space along the edges
of the wick. 8. An old burner, with
its air draughts closed up, which right
fully should be thrown away, is some
times continued in use, and the final
result is an explosion.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
AGRICULTURE.

ARTIFICIAL FERTmIzERs.-Of the diff
ferent forms o. potash generally impor-
ted and on the market, DR.. Nichols
mentions murlate, sulphate and kainit,
and says: 100 pounds muriate, 80 per
cent. gives 30 pounds potash. 100
pounds sulphate, 80 per cent. gives 20
pounds potash. 100 pounds kalnlt gives
IL pounds potash. The kainit is largely
chloride of sodium Common salt)-A
preponderance which renders It not
worth attention rs a source Of potash.
The sulphate and muriate Of potash are
largely imported-can be purchased
from the importers and dealers under q
guarantee, and can usually be relied on.
The doctor gives what he calls a stock
or normal combination of fertilizlng
agents, which he uses on his farm az the
rate of about 800 pounds per acre. Ii is
constituted as follows: Superphosphate
Of lime, 40 pounds; sulphate Of am
monia, 20 pounds; muriate Of potash,
20 pounds; sulphate Of lime, z pounds;
sulphate OF magnesia, 3 pounds. This
combination is serYiceable for all crops,
and gives valuableand profitable results.
A very excellent liquid fertilizer is
produced by d~issolving In 100 gallons Of
water 8 pounds Of Peruvian guano
(rectifed), l6 pounds of superphosphate
l6 pounds of muriate potash, and /
pound Of nitrate of soda. A greater OF
less amount may be made, as convenient,
the above proportions being maintained.
This liquid is excellent for use upon
f1ower-beds and plants, and the growth
of strawberries and other small fruits
Is greatly promoted by it's use. 1t Is
very convenient upon the farm, as we'll
US In the garden, and might be used
with great advantage on forage crops,
as well as cereals and vegetables. Those
who have plenty of wood ashes will find
1t for their advantage to use IL In con-
nection with fine ground raw-bone, In
manner as follows: Take one barrel Of
raw-bone flour, 3 barrels of wood ashes
dry, 30 pounds of gypsum, and 10
gallons Of water. Make a heap of the
whole upon a floor, and add the water,
stirring constantly with a hoe. This is
perfect plant food, containing all, in
desired proportions, which plants re-
quire. The steamed or burnt bone-four
will not do; use only the -four from
fresh raw-bones. Five barrels of this
mixture to the acre is a cheap and most
effective dressing for any kind of crop.
The cost of artificial fertilizers should
be based upon the amount of nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash, they contain
in available forms, and these articles are
now sold at about the following prices:
Nitrogen, % cents per pound; soluble
phosphoric acid, 10 cents per pound;
potash, 5 cents per pound.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
SCIENTIFIC.

Pocket LIE Buoys.-The accident to
the excursion steamer, Princess Alice,
OF the Thames, by which nearly 600
lives were lost, has directed attention to
the condition Of u own vessels, and
the urgent need Of additional life-sav-
ing apparatus, and The Scientific Amsri-
con makes these very sensible suggest
ions: "Our purpose In speaking so
plainly Of the disaster is not TO create
needless alarm, but TO secur two pract-
zeal ends: First, to convince all per.
sons, women especially, OF the need Of
becoming practically familiar with the
construction and use Of the life buoys
provided or our steamers; second, to
call the attention Of the ingenious TO the
crying need Of a cheap, portable life
preseryer-something that the hswkers
might sell at the piers for % OF 30 cents;
something that could be carried In the
pocket without inconvenience, easily
and securely attached to the trunk or
shoulders, and inflated, If need be, after
the wearer Is In the water; something
that could be attached to a child instant
ly, or to the largest sized adult with
equal facility. A circlet of waterproof
cells, each provided with an automatic
valve, so as to be easily inflated, and yet
have all so independent Of each other
that the bursting of one would not affect
the rest, would probably be as simple
and efficient a device as could be asked
for. The conditions to be met with are
few-simplicity, lightness, portability,
buoyancy and cheapness. II these were
fairly we'll met the single City
of New York would furnish a market
for thousands every Summer. The in
ventor could not fail of an ample re-
ward financially, IN addition 10 the
gratitude of the entire community"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

What comets may really In structure
and character be remains almost a, diff
cult confidently to state as it was two
centuries ago. That they are not solid
masses every n is agreed. 1t seems
probable that even the nucleus, when
brightest and apparently most condens-
ed, is, if single body, a quantity of
glowing gas, not a solid or ven a liquid
substance. 1t is remarkable that not
only the tail, so called, but even the nu-
cleus itself, is as rule so thin that a
bright star can be seen through it scare
ely dimmed. What the tail may be Is
even more p~erplexing than the question
of what the head and nucleus of the
comet may consist. The tails have some
times extended over more than a quar-
ter of the heavens; that is to say, have
reaches from zenith to the horizon, and
from their ascertained distance have
been calculated to occupy a length of
not less than ninety millions of miles,
or very nearly the distance of the earth
from the sun; so that when the head of
the comet was passing the sun in his
immediate neighborhood, the extreme
end Of the tail might be almost in the
immediate vicinity Of our planet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

The Durability Of Submarine Telegraph
Gables. - The expedition sent out to
raise the submarine cable of 1866, like
the n tent to raise that of 1865, failed
to accomplish its mission. In the mid
die of last year, q new attempt was
made, followed by more success, for two
faults, one on the coast OF New
foundland and the other on the coast of
Ireland, were then repaired. In con-
sequence of this the Anglo American
Company and Telegraph Construction
Company fitted out, at their joint ex-
pense, two vessels, which put 10 sea on
The Goth Of last May, for the purpose Of
finding and repairing the cable of 1866.
The expedition has just returned to
London. 1t reports having succeeded
in graphing and raising the cable to
the surface of the water fifteen differ
emit times, but the outer wires were so
weakened by oxidation that 1t broke and
vas lost again in each case. The engi-
neer in charge of the expedition there
fore deemed the work OF repair as en-
tirely impracticable and decided to re-
turn home. The unanimous opinion of
electricians, says L'Electricite, is that
the two first cables are defunct, and that
ten years may be fixed as the average
period that any cable will last which Is
not better protected against the corros.
I've action of the ocean,. Fortunately
the new cables are, as well known, bet
ter provided for In this respect.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

SALT FOR THK COMPOST HEAP.-Dis-
solve common salt in water, sprinkle
the same over your manure heap, and
the volatile parts of the ammonia will
become fixed salts from their having
united with the muratic acid of the COM
mon salt, and the soda thus liberated
from the salt will quickly absorb car
bonic acid, forming carbonate OF soda ;
thus you will retain with your manure
the ammonia that would otherwise fly
away, and you have a new and import
ant agent introduced, viz, the carbon
ate of soda, which is a powerful solvent
of all vegetable fibre.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
THERE ~ CURE FOR EPILEPSY.

GRENADA, Miss, June 81.
SETH 5. H~ANCE-Dear sir You viii ind inclUsed
hye dollars, which ! send yOn for two boxes Of your
kplleptic Pills. was the hrst person who tried your
Pills In this part Of the country. My SOC Was badly
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ceiNed two boxes Of your Pills, which he took accord
ing TO directions. He has never had a ut since. IL
was by my persuasion that MIR Lyon tried your Pills.
His case was n very bad one, he had fits nearly all his
lie. Persons have written to me from Alabama and
Tennessee ON the subject, for the purpose Of asoer-
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always recommended them, aud in no instance where
l. have had a chance Of hearing from their effect have
they failed 10 cure. Yours, etc, &. ii. GUY,
Grenada, Yalabusha Co., Miss.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
VEGEIlNE

The following letter from Rev. a.. W. Mans
Held, formerly pastor OF the Methodist EpiscO
pal Cuurch, nyue Park, aud at present settled
in Lowell, must convince every one who reads
his letter OF the wonderful curative qualiti' S VI
vegeJlne as a thorough cleanser and puIlllerof
HYDE PARK, Mass, Feb. Is, 1876.
Dear sir.-A6out ten years ago my health
failed through the depicting effects OF dyspeps a;
nearly a year later / was alta ked by typnold
fever In It's worst form. II settled In my PACK,
and tOok the form OF a large ueep-seated a0-
scess, VIII CHI was fifteen months In gathering.
| had two surgical operations 10y the best skin
In the state, but received no permanent Gu c.
| suffered great pain at times, and was con
stantly weakened by a prOluse discharge.
also lost small pieces OF bone at different tunes.
Matters ran on thus about seven years, I'LL
May, 1874, when a friend recommended NE "
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d ced.
hdenCe In Negetine.
l commenced taking It soon AFTER, nut ielt
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4 navel Ill Judb UNIV EhllNh NNNANy NV l'N''H
OF flesh, being heavier than ever beforo IN my
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Daring The past few weeks l had a scrofulous
swelling, as large as my fist, gather on another
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let your patrons troubled with scr0tula OF
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Yours very truiy, G. W. MANSFIELD,
Pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
ANOTHER REMARKABLE
CURE OFEPILEPSY; OR, FALLING FITS
nv a yars1 pnFr pnuUn nEUru

MONTGOMERY. Texas, June y, 1857.
To Seth s. HANcE;-A person IN my employ had
been afflicted with Fits, or Epilepsy, for thirteen
years he had these attacks at Intervals OF twoto tour
weeks, and oftrntimes several in quick successor,
sometimes continuing Zoo two or three days. On sew.
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| concluded 10 try your remedy. | obtained two
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