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SALE
OF Unclaimed Goods.

The following articles will he sold for charges at the 0C
If w H. Cary Ottawa. Tuesday the Sd day Of June 1873
Boxes Iitters, marked Geo. Macknson
| Walking Pillow. marked JOS. MairhOfcr.
I Frame marked Mairhutrr, Dent ~ Go.
| Bdl. ID. Trees. marked Maicrhofcr, Dent ~ Co
! Yoke marked Maicrlocr. Dent IL Co.
2 Beams. marked Maicrhofcr, Dent d Co.
Bdl. Wheels marked MaicrhOtcr. Dent n Co.
Pc Casting marked j. l.. Shaw.
Bdl. OH Cans, marked T. W kluckhOn.
/ Keg Castings. marked King Il Hamilton.
Box Shoes. marked u. Hccnan Co.
! Box Yeast, marked Cooley Yeast Co.
! Package Hose, marked l.. p. Dodge.
| Washing Machine marked l.. II. Brull.
! l'r Vinegar, marked Jesse Grove.
| PlOw, marked n. 4. Mairhofirr
! Broom Rack marked JOS Wayne.
| Box Sundrics marked e. NJ. Reese.
Pillow, marked MaClhUlcr. d. u Co.
Cutvator Frame. marked King 4 Hamilton.
Wheels, marked King Hamilton.
Pes. marked King Hamilton.
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PREHISTORIC RACES OF THE
UNITED STATES.

BY j. W. FOSTER, IL. b. Illustrated, ~.
."rh. book il literally crowded with aston
ishng and valuable flcts. - boston Post.
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THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE

Morse Love Story. Dy JONAS LIZ TransntcI by Mrs
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MORSE MYTHOLOGY;
Or, The Religion Of Our Forefathers.

Containing all the Myths OF the Eidas carefully sysema
tizcd and interpreted With Introduction, Vocabulary
and Index by Il. H. ANDERSON Professor Of Scandina.
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- No such account OF the old scandinavian
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PriHeet9R Rcrieie.
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VIKING TALES of THE NORTH

The Sagas Of ThOrnstcn, VIKINGS son ana FrdtlJ0 the
Bold Translated from the lceandic by Prof r. Il. An.
pERsoN, Author Of Morse Mythology" Also Stephens
translation of Tcgners "Frdthofs sagas" Complete In
volume. l2iuo. Cloth, 81.
"'rhiS work. whole, viii please and
instruct all classes of readers and especially those who
wish search out the antiquities of Scandinavian er
But every will be srHcb with the majesty and
force of that old poetry of the Worthwhile ChUTchndR
NpIe YORK.
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HANDBOOK OF FINANCE.

By W. l.. FNwCErT Second Edition llmO Cloth, II -
''rThr book bri&tlr- with Stntirtics collect
ed from thu best authorities. "-Yhe NiHi"g Voria
IOHdOn.
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ORATORY AND ORATORS.

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ECHOES FROM MIST-LAND:
Or. The Nibelungen Lay Revealed to Lovers OF
Romance and Chiyalry.

BY AuBER FORESTER. l2mo. Cloth. Price, $3.50.
''This il the first American edition of the
whole 'Nibeungcn Lied and such deserves to h,
warmly welcomed. = The Nation.
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price.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21
The Little Shoes Did Ii.

A man who had been reclaimed from
the vice of intemperance was called up.
on 10 tell how he was led to give up
drinking. He arose but looked for a
moment very confused. All he could
saw was: THE little shoes did it!'
with a thick voice, as If his heart was
IN his throat. he kept repeating this.
There was state ofperplexity on every
face. and some thoughtless young peo-
ple began to utter. The man,in all his
emharrassments, heard this sound aud
allied at once. The light came into
his ewes with a flash--he drew himself
m and addressed the audience, the cho-
king went from his throat. Yes.triends
he said in a voice that cut its way,
clear as a deep toned bell, whatever
you may think of it, I've told you the
truth-the little shoes did 1t" l was
a brute and fool; strong drink hau
made me both, and starved me into
the bargain. suffered; ! deserved TO
suffer. But didn't suffer alone--no
man does who has wife and child
for the woman gets the worst abuse
But I am no speaker to enlarge on
that; I'll stick to the little shoes. 1t
was one night, when l was all
but done for, the saloon-keeper's
child came into the saloon holding out
her feet for the father to see her hne
new shoes. 1t was a simple thing; but
friends. no fist ever struck me such
blow as those little new shoes. They
kicked reason into ne. What reason
have | to clothe others with finerles'ano
nroyide not even coarse clothing Tor my
own. but let them 90 bare? says |, ano
there outside was my shivering wife and
blue.chilled child, on bitter cold night
took hold of the little one with grip
and saw her chilled feet. Men! iath'
ers : If the little shoes smote me wha'
must little feet do! Iput them, cold as
ice to nv brest;they pierced me through
Yes. the little feet walked right into
nv heart and away walked my selfish
ness. I had a trihe of money left
boucht loaf of bread and then a pan
If little shoes. Inever tasted anything
h,t bread all that Sabbath day, anc
went to work like mad on Monday ane
from that day l have spent no more
money at the public house. That's al
I've got to say it was the little SHOES
/ that did IT,,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

her. He took up book, but before h'
had read half a page, he found himsel
speculating as 10 how soon the marriage
would take place. He opened his trunk,
and the first think that met his eyes was
smaA gold locket. In 1t was portray
ed the face Of Bessie. He gazed al it
for long while, aud then. with a sign,
he threw it down and left the house.
He walked on, not caring where lie
went, and soon found himselfin small
Of trees and bushes, thickly covered in
places by climbing vines. Ia one of
these places he sat down on a rustic
seat to think. He now remembered
that this was one Of Bessie's favorite
retreats, it being on her tather's place.
He had not been there long when he
heard voices, and, not wishing to be
observed, he drew back out of sight 10
the bushes. He knew whose voices
they were. The speakers came up
close to where he was, and he heard
Warren Mann say:
80 you will not marry me, Miss
Ware. May l ask your reason:'
1 do not love you, Mr.. Mann.
have no other feelings for you than that
Of friendship
You love another, then =. said Mann.
And as Bessie made no an wer, he
turned and left the grove. Bessie sat
still after he had gone, and Tom was
near enough to see that she was unhap-
py. While he watched her he saw tears
roll down her cheeks, and he heard her
murmur something in which his own
name was mentioned. He crept near
er, and she was saying:
'Oh, Tom Come back love youp
Tom could control himself no longer,
and going nearer he called, softly:
Bessie y
She sprang to her feet at the sound
of the voice Of one she loved so well.
and Tom clasped her to his breast and
kissed her passionately.
L thought l had lost you, darling,
was all she could say as she hid her face
on his bosom and wept TOR Joy. -,
when are you going abroad, Tom?'
SAID Charley Graham, some time after
as they met in the street.
Never answered Tom, laughing.
Bessie and Tom were married, and
on the same day Mr.. Warren Mann
was arrested for robbery. Now there
is no happier couple to be found that
Tom and Bessie Herne.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

PAT on THE RoAD.-An lilshman'
driven to desperation by the strlpgency
of the money market and the high price
of provisions, procured a pistol aud look
the road. Meeting traveller, he stop
ped him with;
Your money or your liie!
Seeing Pat was green at the BUSINESS
the traveller said: ~,
Ill tell you what I'll do: III give all
my money tor that pistol
Agreed!
Pat. receiving the money, BANDED
over the pistol.
Now SAID the traveller, hand bacF
that money or I'll blow your brains out!
Blaze way, my hearty SAID rat
'ni,er a dhrap ofpowder is there IN IT,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21
NOTARIEs PUBLIC.
JUSTICES OF TIE PEACE

n,v,s p1sr-Dr. G. A. Brown, Obed Funk and
no. S2o. D. snarr H. Grabin!En Coaeli, snowden
hitsker. .,e.~ Martin Strickler
Levi II. Cutler. cNou yo,oas 7
Coffnisn, samuel Rinker. o,,o, 1,;,.r.s 1sco,,
AsgBY 2Saml Bsmman, Samuel Aihsree' 'AoO'
H. ip M EV leI White williamson D. P. zrkle,J'hn NJ
Pence
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

PRISON OR DEATH.-'How are you
satisfed:'
1t suits ME. would rather have a
hundred years in prison than be hung
THIS was the remark made by Ste
vens, who murdered his young wife in
Chicago. A few days ago the jury,
after being out 20 hours, brought in a
verdict of manslaughter, and was SEN
fenced to ii years Imprisonment. As
he led away the sheriff asked him how
he was satisfied, and that was bis an-
swer. Many of our modern reformers
say that murderers dread imprisonment
more than death. 1t is grand mistake.
Any man would rather take a hum
dred years in prison than 80 to the
judgement seat Of God with blood on
his hands.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

A little glrl where a minister had
been invited to dinner was privately
placed on her good behavior. Finding
a lull in the conversation at the tea.
table she folded her hands and said:
% God. please pass the BUTTER
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

A little girl unconsciOusly and touch
ipgly testified to the excessive drudgery
Other mothers life, when, on beng
asked, is your mothers halr gray:' she
replied, L don't know. She is too tall
for me to see the top of her head and
she never sits down.. rsm
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

There is one virtue possessed by the
colored people ofthis continent which
does not prevail among the white. If
you tell them secret they are sure to
keep dark about 1t.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

When dog snaps at fly that has
been fooling around him four or five
hours and misses 1t, he feels like a elrl
who pours the full tide Of her affection
over young man and suddenly discov.
ers that it won't soak in.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

Have You cologues' she asked. No,
ma 'am,' replied the druggist. 1 have
no scents at all. She said he didn't
look as though he had. e.r ial Ffl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

A mules head does not contain a
BRAN capable of culture aud refined
rearing, but 1t is wonderful to what an
extent the other end Of him can be
reared. sa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

n.v,s4 A. Brown, Harrison White, Jno.
'Is'o s' s'oSrwALL.-Jos. Doll, D. f. spiker' Jacob
spgle .,- no,,,o, powman. silas
"Snvni MspIscx.-Jos. Conner, Philip Bowers, samuel
schmucker. Mac II II Cof
man.
Ire. NJ. Tidler, J. H. Ksgey, Mark Thomas
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

Some folks pay their bills with res'g-
nation; others pay them with money;
aud a great many don't pay them atalls
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21
P 0E C AL.
You'll Never Guess.

know two es, two soft brown eyes,
Two eyes as sweet and dear
As yer danced with gay surprise,
Or melted with tear;
In whose fai rays Q hesrt may bask-
Their shadowCd rays serene
But httle maid, you must not ask
Whose gentle eyes mean,
know voice Of fairy tone,
Like br oklet in the .une,
That sings, TO please itself alone,
little old-wOrld tune;
VIII se music haunts the listeners ear
And will not leave ii free;
But shall never tell you, dear,
Whose accents they may be.
know a golden-hearted maid
For whom built shrine,
A leafy nook of murmursus shade,
Deep in this heart of mine;
And in that calm and cool recess
To make her homo she came
But, oh you'd never, never guess
That little maiden's name.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21

CIRCUIT CoURT.-P. W. Nagruder' L. l. "''0A
lev, I. Hite Bird, E b. Newman. s.io,.
CouxTY CoURr-P. W. Magruaer Z. J. SUCK
ley, L. Tripett. Jr.
COMMISSIONER OF ACCOUNTS.
D II >t.ornaer Woodstock Va
, 1879-03-30
WHICH SHALL IT BE- :


Detroit Greatly Asitnted Over the Bridge
and Tunnel Question.
specta, Dispatch to The 7rtbune~
DETROIT, Mich, March 29.-Thc public agita-
ton concerning the bridge and tunnel projects
will probably come to head next Wednesday
evening, when the Board Of Trade aud Alcr-
chants and Manufacturers Exchange will hold
= Joint rneetiug, at which prominent capitalists,
not members Of either organization, will be in-
7ited to be present. The object is to get DEF
mite expression from the solid men concerning
the feasibility OF building bridge or tunnel,
whether Vanderbilt does OF does not carry out
the Crosse Isle project. Mayor Lanedoa Is ont
with a pronunciamento IN r,9n3H wh,eh q AZ" ne
posed Of before any other action Is taken. ne
says the business men and capitalists @ Of LEROY
ret bill drawn up and sent to washington 1;1 anu
flushed through without delay. Then there Hlla
be something done for capitalists or corporations
TO work upon. The right OF way WILL 90 1ast as
we'll for tunnel as for bridge. Ihere Is no
use Of waiting until company has been organ
lied for its construction.
, 1879-03-30
MUTIN0US REDSKINS.

The Ponca Indians Want to Return to Their
Old uunttng-Gzounds-rh Threaten to
Ir.,+,-e 49,, ch.vcnnes r. Not A11ovc.i to
~ e. ~'~'>'
~ 'o' s,tctar Dtspatcn to The Tribune,
ronr o,-.1. Nh M,1r,, oo-1ieur. carnen-
'onA oAA1A' ..'-., J't..'..r. 80, ,.a-a
ter, OF the Ninth in1ahtrg' mas arrl'ea Aeee'
having in charge six Ponca indians who, dur
ing the past two mouths, have made march
ocToss +hc conntrr from the 1ndian Territory
a,.oss W. s,,.1 ~ +,,a ~o+ah,a ~1,.~c,, ~ ~,
nnost eqoal ~ ,,,1a 49,. +.o ~ Csor.,na~ +na,, ,,s-a
Cheyenhes' anu ARe tne Cue5enhes' lucy na'e
been forced back to the Indian Territory: Some
time since these Poncas arrived ut the Omaha
Reservatfon. IN Northwestern Nebraska, On
.s~'- ~ pon,, Rosarva+ion m tho
Missouri River, in Southern Dakota During
, 1879-03-30
SOUTH TOWN ASSESSMENT.


To the Editor Of The I1ibune-
CHICAGO, March 29.-1t is TACT that Er. Ed
Cleaver, candidate for Assessor On the Demo
cratic ticket, WAS the Deputy Assessor under
Mr. Rice) who had charge OF assessing real es-
tate. It is also fact that Mr.. Ed Cleayer's
valuation OF all property north OF Twents-sec-
ond street was SO outrageously high that prac-
ttcally it amounted to a condscation Of the
property The citizens appointed committee,
consisting Of Messrs. Ayres, Rees and Stevens,
to review these valuations, and such oyerwheln-
ing proof of the e1orbitant character OF the
assessment was laid before the Auditing Board
that it ordered the Assessor toreduce the values
50 per cent {one-ha1D on all property east and
60 per cent on all property vest Of State street
and south of Twelfth.
1t is also fact that one Ed Clcayer insisted
that his assessment was not too high, and only
reduced it after the Board h4d instructed him
10 to do. :
It is also fact that the help Mr. Rice en-
ployed to make his assessment Was disgrace
to him and to our city. 4 more corrupt assess
ment WIS never made in Chicago.
It is further fact that these same men who
"ran'' the Office under alr. Rice arc raising
heaven aud earth to have Alr. Cleavcr elected.
Their reward is to be continuation in office
and share Of the 'divry.'' s. Where the car
cass is there are the vultuIes gathered to-
gethe1."
, 1879-03-30
HARD COAL.
State OF the Market in the Anthracite
Region.

State OF tho Market in tho Anthracite
Region.
8p>cto1 Dsposch to The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-The auction sale
of coal in New Yurk has brought down prices 10
to Is cents per ton in this city. and VIC have the
anomalous condition OF lower prices with an
active demand and small supply on hand. The
production for the first quarter will be 000 900
tons ahead Of last year, and yet 1t is all consum
ed. Dealers are short and consumers have laid
in no supplies, and yet prices are still s1allug-
Nevertheless the companies refuse to make con-
tracts for future delivery, aud profess
to see such STEADY increase In
the demand that prices must ad-
vance. SO short ia the supply that
the opinion is freely expressed that fortnight's
suspension wonld be worth a dollar per ton the
rest Of the season. Further than thai, the cmi-
grafton from the coal region at the rate OF hun
drcd3 every week has been 50 great, especially
to Kansas ard Nebraska, that it would b. dill
cult To find miners for half ! dozen more col
lieries. On the other hand. the price is so Iow
that individual operators can't ship to tide
water except at u loss, and the opinion Is
freely expressed that the companies will ere
Tong get tired OF working for nothing, and
move for stoppagc Of production. They are
now engaged in cut-throat competit1on, trying to
take each others markets. To This policy Bos-
ton owes a reduction OF $l.50 bY the Delaware
e1n coming into the Eastern market
The bsiskness Of the iron trade is godsend,
TOR it ENSURES large increase In line consump-
tfon. Shipments to date arc about five millions,
against little over three for the same time
last rear.
, 1879-03-30
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

A New Phase of tho Question.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 229.-Ihe Bustet'7'
this evening publishes an interview With 6cn'
c: W. Legendrc, formerly United States Con-
su! in the Annoy District, China, in which ne
takes the ground that most Of the Chinese emf
grants to the United States come under con-
tracts made with emigration brokers IN evasion
Of the regulations Of tile Chinese authorities 1of
tie suppression OF the coolle traffic; that 10
check such immigration, which comes almost
entirely through HouC~Kong, 1t is necessary
simply to contract the operations OF the Chinese
emigration houses therein, which the British
authorities would undoubtedly be ready to lend
aid. and that revision Of the Burlingame
Treaty IS not necessarily involved in STOPPING
snch cmirratiou He draws strong picture OF
tte nefario,ls practice of the Chinese emigration
brokers. who ne considers practically little bet
ter than kidnappcrs.
, 1879-03-30

yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in Room 40
Ashland Block, Mr.. ". II. H. Richardson pre-
siding. Mr.. Stewart, Of Committee appointed
to see the gentlemen nominated at the late Con-
ventiou, reported that they all accepted with the
exception Of Col. ". h. Rasnor. The Commit
tee recommended hfr. George L. Ford In his
place, The report was adopted.
A meeting OF the candidates and supporters OF
the Union Tax-Paycrs' Association Was held at
their rooms at the Commercial Hotel, iu Chi
cago. Among those present were J. E. Bur
chell. Samuel Faulkner, John r Bensley, II. j.
Goodrich. L. Pratt, G. 5. Ipgraham, George C.
Wilson, Il. N. Hibbard, ]. n. Barker, George III.
Bogue, Frank Fairman, Il. " Freeman, George
A. FolIassoee, William H. Rayuor, james q.
Bowen, F: II. Rushmore. j. Hansen, G. B. Bou-
ton, D. W. Potter, N. y Kunef' A: r. Beck
and many Others.
number Of citizens who we're not pleased
with either OF the tickets iu the field, held
meeting Friday evening at the Rock Island Car.
shops 1or the purpose Of nominating = tnlra
i ticket. Mr. Fred G1ossman was the choice Of
the meeting for Supervisor, but when the Com
mittee appointed to notify him waited upon him
he refused to allow his name TO be used. Ho
said while be was willing to serve the people IN
any capacity where duty chilled, be thought he
was serving them best ut this time BY not nl-
lowing his name to be used. he said his name
had been used by the Socialists as their candi-
date, but he had no sympathy With their doc
trines. TIE fight in this town has narrowed
down to two tickets, the Barry and Mufrhead.
aud the contest will probably be one otthe hot
test that the town hos seen for loug time.
LAKE VIEW.
A mass-rnceting was held at the Town-Hall
last evening to nominate ticket in opposition
to the regular one for town officers. The re-
suit. which vas unanimous, WAS as
follows: Supervisor, J. N. Hills; AS
SCISSOR, Adam J. Weckler; Collector,
Lawrence Baer; Commissioner OF Highways,
Felix T. Canda; School Trustee, Robert j. Ben
nett; Clerk, James ]. Wilson; Justices OF the
Peace, E.,P. Lowenthal aud Nicholas. kransx;
Constable; II. F. Baxter.
Mr. Hills declined the domination for Super
VISOR, and Edgar Sanders, who is on the regular
ticket. will doubtless be substituted.
, 1879-03-30
STATE REVENUES.

Condition of the Work of Revision In tho
staro LeGislature-
Special Dispasca to 1as Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, March 29.-For the infor-
nation OF the many persons who are anxlousy
looking to the General Assembly for such
amendments to the Revenue laws Of this State
as will afford some relief from the present ted-
GUS and expensive methods Of raising revenues,
it may be stated that the Joint Revenue Com
mtttee has completed its )abors in this matter.
The amendments aud changes which It suggests
are contained IN the three bills which 1t has 10
troduced and which are now in the hands Of the
printer. This Committee will make no further
report, and It merely remains to be seen to what
extent the Legislature will agree with its work.
Before its appointment many bills, each offer
ing some special amendment to the Revenue
Law, had been. introduced. The Joint Commit
tee had for the most part all these bills before
it in It's deliberations it being generally UNDER
stood after its appointment that whatever i'm
portanr changes we're to be made in the revenue
system would depend almost entirely on its
action. As result Of this, members who had
introduced bills on this subject have not
pressed them along, but have Welded
this field Of labor to that Committee.
Hence it is apparent that only by q
prompt and continued attention on the part OF
the Assembly to these Committee bills can any
successful legislation be secured at this late day
on these all-important measures.
In mdking up its amendments the Committee
avoided Us lar as possible the introduction into
these bills Of any yexed questions in taxation,
such, for instance, as the proposition to tax the
gross earnings OF express companies or like cor
porations. or socalled rataoie taSatlon OF mort
cages aud kindred hobbies OF certain members,
hoping thereby to escape the opposition which
such measures would certainly develop, anl