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Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
What Distracted Kentucky Hus-
band.

Mrs. John HORNE, of Washington
County, KY, gave birth to five children
few nights since. At her first confine-
ment she became the mother of twins.
Eighteen months later she surprised her
neighbors by giving birth to three Hv-
ing children, and the other day she be-
came the mother of five additional
children, only half an hour intervening
between the birth of each. 1t is re-
ported that her husband is nearly dis
tracted, and has been advised to apply
to the Kentucky Legislature instead of
the courts for relief. All the children
are doing weIl.-LouiswlLe Courier
Journal.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

expert players at 4 game of Krieg-
spiel in the British Amy, He is a great
tactician on paper, ud devised a sys-
tenn of maneuvers han enemy's coun-
try which Was so hisly thought of that
it was to have been lt in the regula.
tions for officers dbl The recent dis
aster under his cohnand has been a
great triumph to miEsry men of the old
school, who have obi jeted to proficiency
in science and LAM gigoS being made
the test of efficiency inthe field.
Speaking at an E5h national feSti-
val at Liverpool, Mr., UConnor Power,
NJ. P, said, looking stthe present con-
dition of Irish pOltits, the greatest
want among Irishmen was constructive
organization. II Iphtd had not play
ed larger part in the worlds history,
it was largely owing to the apathy of
Irishmen. In every political struggle
they should aim at making English peo-
pie understand that beyond every thing
else they insisted n the re-establish.
ment of the Irish Paliament in College
Green.
Little pigs in ,old and silver are
now worn by every ,ody in Vienna as
jewelry. Pins, CHAINS, bracelets, stick
handles-every thing is for the moment
porcine. The Cout began, and the
rest of the world naturally followed the
lead. The fashion las come from Ger
many, and was Introduced to COM
memorate the happy escape of the EN-
peror William from all the risks and
dangers he has laeIy run, and his
" Schweins' gluck,' or pigs luck
meaning splendid uck-as the Ger
mans phrase it, in ,oming out of it all
SO well.
The death of Cardinal Guidi de-
priVes the Dominica order of monks of
one of its most learned members. The
deceased Cardinal vas man of the SIM
plest habits, devoted to study and the
duties of his vocation, and was most re-
luctant to accept the hat. His fortune,
which was large, he expended wholly in
charities, reserving but little for his
sustenance. He was the intimate friend
and companion of Father Burke, so well
remembered here. They were inmates
OF the same conVeat, St. Clemente,
while Father Burke vas in Rome.
Lady Burdett- -CouttS has given Lon
don another surprise by entertaining a
large number of coster-mongers and
their wives to a dinner at q monster
cofee-house in SpitafeldS. Her lady
ship not only sat a. dinner with her
guests, but did the honors of the table,
and spoke few friendly words to the
coster-mongers and their wives after
ward. Lady Burdett-Ceutts has had
these men trained in habits of thrift and
industry, and the association, besides
having been able to make loans OF 81, 800
out of their own funds, have aboutSl, 900
to their credit in the bank.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
Hans and MiShAnS.

"A 4-year-old son of William Fies,
living near Beloit, Wis, was fatally
burned by falling into a pail of hot
water.
AT Youngstown, O., Kate Moran, 70
years old, was burned to death by her
clothes taking fire while passing too
near CRATE.
"A little son of Mr.. L. Johnson, of
Lawrence, Kas., died from the effects Of
kernel of corn having gone down his
windpipe and lodged in his lungs.
AT Fennell's saw-mill, in Harrison
County, Ky, VIM. F. Wheeler and
Frank Humphreys, the latter aged only
10, were crushed under an immense log.
1t was thought neither could survive.
Miss Amelia Lowenstein, 20 years
old, was assisting her father in burning
rubbish at Iowa City, Iowa, when her
dress took fire, and despite the efforts
of her parents, all her clothing was
burned except her shoes. Her injuries
were fatal.
Miss Emma Greenwood, aged IS,
daughter of farmer, George Green
wood of Carthage, Texas, while in a
corn-feld, was burned to death, by her
dress catching from a pile of burning
corn-stalks. Her father tried to save
her, but too late.
Rose McCusker, 7S years of age, of
New York City, was found at an early
hour the other morning impaled on a
spike of an iron fence in front of her
residence, quite dead. The unfortunate
lady was a somnambulist, and during
the night had walked out of third
story window and met her untimely end.
AT Pekin, ILL.,, John Joyce, an en-
ployee at Campbell's saw-mill, was acci-
dentally caught in belt which carried
him to the shaft, where he became en-
tangled, stripping him of his clothes,
breaking his back, both arms and legs
in several places. He made over 50 rev.
olutions around the shaft before the
machinery could be stopped. He was
crushed to jelly.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
According to returns made III

According to returns made up to
August 81, 1878, the total average at
tendance at the public elementary
schools in England was 2,405,197. The
attendance at the voluntary schools,
which are denominational, was 1885,
119; at the Board schools, $40, ,078. The
Government grants for all the schools
were fl, ,820, ,448. A large part of the
expense of public elementary education
is, however, met by voluntary contribu-
tions and school pence. In 1874 the
average attendance for all England was
only /, ,152 ,3S9.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
Foreign Notes.

The German Government has pro-
hibited lectures on emigration, lest the
alluring pictures of an easier and hap
pier life in other lands should encourage
young men in escaping the detested
years of barrack lite.
London Society is shocked by the
appearance in the windows of photo
graph of a Princess who has fine shoul-
ders and wishes the public to know it.
The picture shows her shoulders and
back nearly to the waist entirely nude.
Lord Chelmsford is one Of the most
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
Science and Industry!

o coite samples Of sea-island cotton
xTd in Fiji have been pronounced at
= did MS Exhibition the best in the
ting,
men Gree cars of walnut logs were
v farl recently from Des Moines,
aid tor the English Government at
Joke, vol, to be used in gun-stocks.
hedeI Increase of Touring mills in
o othei States of Illinois, Wisconsin,
veil eD' Minnesota from 1860 to 1878
,keS vi i1,1S8 to $500.
tree -Sethan 100000 tons of Algerian
1t, but nsh iron ore will be imported
ut aCi, .lited States this year. The
m and We used in Pennsylvania, in
e stOrl 'po' with Lake Superior ore.
"a a named F. Fisher, living in
| in lp..ne Iowa, is the inventor of a
and haiy ylible engine. He had the
cu0Sonne !. Inhibition at Des Moines,
tuke y = pHed wonders. 1t can be
STUMP y e.''water, or gas.
eG l'J S I'd as a notable fact that
'ea n'' Isne year on cotton freights
llOin' re - ~ IS of the jetties at the
o Gill; m o.la 1I.n III = ssissippi is nearly equal
ouIn ;tnnto1 yi,nU y h hu of the Improvements
Vt 70 1''1';u = N w in Eads. This, if cor
olru', |" q remarkable.
II IT, $3.50 n,, aao apou . undred-weight of Stag
itohr Iito y noS u"u. @ 1ot ton of pig iron, the
onte gl.UJIpo,sGllGo !, olzing this waste prod
oPoVrf. ua. - ! YoSious w England it has been
10y, ;r, ~ ~ nIu . ~ ~oo'n the formation of
nT Ioa, ,onw oAo. ''VenS' bricks, paving sets,
y goGal. A'' VI
'use Tt has bee.or+oirod +ho+ +bo
, a Freta = I. 90 uanh h W Il lsually so destruc-
et, lTTpal of damage wboot;n g.; - ,@n' orn
! Franta.a ;s =, aino thore eise A remedy con-
at, by burning T,ln5yr, ~ "s and ,,d'l~, hr
~ use of bisulph coThon caroe,Ii ,o ~
'IareS - applied. D
an IN 4aiio, ,Ce'nISs.,Svtcara ~, Iott publishes
e oF''' A'n0"Ns Ne''V' 2. T. Barnum:
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

AT West Union, w. Va, 4-year-
old child of Mr.. Elevenger, who lives
near the railroad, crawled out upon the
track unobserved and was run over by
a passing train, his body being literally
cut in two.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

The following are few of the re-
cent victims to careless handling Of fire.
arms: Charles Hill, aged 10, son of
Capt. G. A. Hill of Joliet, ILL.,. Charles
H. Tassilman, gunsmith of Dixon,
ILL.,; VIM. Rodbourne, young man of
Bloomington, Ill; Matthew Dempsey,
aged IS, of Youngstown, o.; John
Bsuman of Storm Lake, Iowa; w. D.
Simmons, a well known citizen of
Longview, Texas.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08
School and Church,

New Hampshire, Kansas, Minneso-
ia and Colorado now give women the
right to vote at school elections.
Eight Methodist Churches in De.
troit have resolved to pool their debts
and raise common fund to pay them.
BY the will of the late Charles L.
Jones of Cambridge, S90,0O0 is given
Harvard College, to be used in founding
six scholarships.
The Inter- State Oratorical contest
is to be held this year at Iowa City on
the 7th of May. The judges are Will
liam T. Harris of St. Louis, William
Cumback of Indiana and w. L. Gibson
of Ohio.
AT recent meeting of the Chero-
kee Indian Baptist Association II
churches were represented, and 800 per-
sons were present. Addresses were
made by Revs. Jack Walkingstick,
Poor Wolf and Mr.. Whirlwind.
Miss Chandler, formerly teacher in
Laporte, Indiana, has been appointed
Professor of Mathematics in Wellesley
College at a salary of $500, with board.
Miss Chandler took the regular classi-
cal course in Michigan University.
Prof. Mark W. Harrington, a grad
uate of Michigan University and re-
Gently teacher in the Imperial Univer-
sity at Pekin, has been elected to the
chair of astronomy in the former insti-
tuition.
There are in the Episcopal Church
in the United States four pastors who
have never changed their parishes, and
who have passed their fftieth year of
service. They are Rev. DR.. Brown of
Newburgh, N. Y, Rev. DR.. Meade of
Norwalk, Conn, Rev. DR.. Edison of
Lowell, Mass and Rev. DR.. Shelton of
Buffalo, N. Y.
In 1918, 13 men gathered together,
13 prayers were said, and $13 subscrib-
ed for the establishment or plsCe or
learning for Baptists. To-day Madison
University, at Clinton, N. Y, owns all
its buildings and 100 acres of land in
beautiful part of the country. 1t has
fine library, no debts and more than
100000 drawing interest.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

Prince Napoleon is described as "a
young fellow, in the first blush of joy
Gus youth, and evidently just bubbIing
over with pleasurable excitement at the
thought of going out to the seat of war. "
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

Mrs. Lucinda A. Davis, living on
Hammond Street, Chicago, while light
ing fire was SO horribly burned by the
igniting of shawl which she had
around her shoulders, that she died at an
early hour the next morning.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

Gardener: Yes, you are right. The
best way to bring out seedlings and
young plants is to buy few hens and
keep them at handy. 0. Times.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

Whisky is so cents drink in Lead
vile, and there is much suffering
Chicago Times.
Sharp County record., 1879-05-08

THE market value of husbands has
risen in Massachusetts. 1t used to be
$500. But Mrs. George Bum of Can
ton RECEIVERS $4,000 from the Boston
and Providence Railroad for the death
of her husband, who was killed by the
ars
New-York tribune., 1879-01-15

to run Thurman for Governor came from hrs en.,
mics. They are Democratic enemies. though.
The Western Democrats are determined On
combination with the Greenbackers against tn,
National banks. THIS is n fresh indication tb.,
Providence is still Oh the side OF the Republican
party.
Somebody ought to arouse The World from II.
contemplation of the tremendous cOnundrum
" WHO struck Billy Patterson and inform it tha,
2 cipher investigation has been ordered. IL may
have an opinion 70 express.
1t is not only unkind in Mr. Thurmans unusuall,
active enemies tO'say 50 much about his feebleno.
but 1t IL llagrant pla yiarsm from Hendricks Ey
crybody remembers that Hendricks was pnbIicl,
overcome with emotion, year or more ago, at Tie
sight of IIldens feeblcness, compared with hi,
own ROBUSTNESS.
The Hon. Ben Hill has inflicted a four column ad
dress upon the people of Georgia, which is OF inter
est only containing bold reference TO the cipher
coparceny as the Presidential fraud Of ls7Gg
which blackcns our history" il is barely posi-
Bile that he meant tO refer to the long-lost fraud
Mr Potter mas searched so yainly 10 discover, bat
I've is well aware that the cipher fraud IS the ONLY
one which las been put on the page OF history,
Nj hendricks Is enormously sly. At tins mo-
ment, when the fight over Voorhees, election is a,
its climax in Indiana. the great straddler is moved
by pressing business 10 take trip to Washington.
He ALWAYS dId know when u move away from
fight. In Washington lie is edItying he eager cor.
respondent with tho compllcrnt observation that
he Shall be- perfectly satisfied with thc next DEM
Ocrdtlc can ildatc for tIc Presidency, whether he
be Thurman or Bayari 0T somebody else. lie
promises not To be dissatisfied oven n chosen him
self. He Is inclined to tEIDk thdt the West aud
South viii make the choice.
The South Carolina proposition for union fthe
South with the Eastern Democracy, with Bayard
New-York tribune., 1879-01-15
PERSO ONiL.

Prince Bismarck is said to look with dis
pleasure on those German diplomats who MAJ fiedu
foreigners.
The Duke of Connaught's marriage is Civ
Ing the father aud the Ter Oi Ills b c great dca Of
trouble. They are both taxing lessons IN the Engsl
language in order to accompany their daughter TO Ing
land.
Miss Anna f. Dickinson has written for Mr..
John Mccullough play cii,cd "AWel,au." which tnat
fine acior 20 bring next April, with himself in the
title role Miss Dickn to pay with him. taking me
first female part Of Que'n /e"obia Tne scenes Of ths
to be extremely de and yet fuii "i human interest
Nile. Sarah Bernhardts face Is very pale,
and lighted by scarlet ps and heayyasbd DARK hazel
eyes Her mouth large her nose slightly Grecian, bel
forehead low tHut tho har sometimes frlnges 1er
brows. never play more than t~ico week, anc
oea ut the performance falls into swoon. from
which II IS dnic to rouse her. l. said by CORE
spOndent of IN. Tunes. or Cgcago, thai next season
Mile. bciuhart VIII Use her nc~y ac4 llted EnSl-h ID
playing shake, ,prarvau parts ~ Loudoh'
Secretary Evarts it is reported by The Bos'
ton Heraid saws that public office It has always been
his intent on 70 re, every body calls upon hm. lie
adds: u never make any appointments IL any one
calls and asks me to fix when ne can see me lof
half an hour saw On take il now Thc result - that
probably yet through IN five minutes. ! hni 1t lne
better way see everybody" Mr. Evars seems never
TO by Interruptions, ana never falls 10 give
courteous reception To thos VINO seek hlh'
Prince William Of Prussia, the eldest son OF
the Crown Prince. aud lho future Emperor has
very great skill IN playing the yioln-a skill which
he acquired by taxing lessons in private without mf
father. 6n0Yledge, at Bonn, where he Is student
Not long the Crown Prince, VINO likes popular tunes
orlereda Hungarian band now staying at Berlin. opay
AZ one of his family gatherings. During pause IN tho
music Prince William ASKED the first violin playti 10
lend him violin for moment and walking apqdliy
behind the Crown Princess. who was engaged IN con
yersation with some ladies' struck up one OF straLS'i
waltzos The Crown Princess turned round 10 Sc
wnere the music from, and was equally surprised
and delighted to find that 1t her son playAG PLY
ing so nicely too that and all the ladies' apIdudtd
He went through 4 variety of times, WALES siuden
songs aud quadrilies, and on leaving of and akng h
bow was rev ircd u only vita hearty appausr !roH
the DincvsScs and ladies present, toy words O con-
m,ulatiOn from the bandGastcr and the crown fnhce
Modesty dischmng any merit for Hlmsei ne rctliheo
the violin TO ts with The words, " Your NloNh
PLAYS very we'll
New-York tribune., 1879-01-15
Jnoer 10 Advertisements.

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New-York tribune., 1879-01-15
GENERAL NOTES.

A thOrOughgoing infidel, who had no re-
ugions belief Whatever and was glad that be hadnI
any, was recently stricken with paralysis al bis house,
few miles west Of Utica when be recovered cODseOm
ness and powers OF speech his fret request was "'
somo one would read him "A chapter OF The biDe.
A hen is not without honor III fTedoh'a
She is treated with consideration while she alive ano
full justice s done to her memory when she o'es' w
ness this delicate obituary the columns OF inc t''
sor Mr. A. 30 ster. in thus town. has just had nH
die al the remarkable old age OF fifteen years sno US
otherwise remarkable IN laying au egg every Gay ~ no me
coop when IA sing brood VI chcAeus' 0"' "-
what she CouId' ~
4 Pope has been seen on the stage at Rome
Pletro Cossa popular Italian playwright has gone "
the Plpacy Itself for the subject OF his latest u"se
The Borgias." The leading female character o 'i0
piece the Inflated Rosa VAuozzL the mistress o. Iop'
Alexander VI, and mother or his INFAMOUS 0Ni'Ni,
was played by Virginia Marini. There wa s'h'"'"
IN the theatre when Pope marched upon the oo"'uS
Ip 10 the year $50 dgnitsry oiccl ot the Inu
was permitted To be EiStrOnca y reprosehleH W - re
AID only before since The incorporation VA on
city into the Italian Kingdom, mas IoP' p'C" 49,
the stage, and that was IN a subdrpuh eAthlIr'
The snowfalls throughout Switzerland JAs'
before Christmas were almost unprecedented III ~,
burg II has showed. says local journal, as III 'H
year OF the great now l7Si In Lausanne DO '"'-
snow has been known since 1879. In the Ehout '''''
all tae trains were stopped. In Geneva no fewer "Sa
public places The saloon steamship Heyetil, oh 'ue
Lake OF Zug which carries so many tourists ron d"
nations the RigArth Mountain Railway N sumno',
was sunk by The weight OF the enormous NUS u
snow which fcll upon 1t. The binding sn'Nstoi" O1
the Lake OF Geneva stopped the steamboat taMe' i
the Cygue had been 0ryen upon sahi.d1L ht"l
ueuVr. A letter ftum LuZtrue says "t nave su :,
gigantic fail of SHOW here never has been soi 4.
oally within the memory Of any lNiuS person. - 3"
three ieet decp ~ the streets
There have been frosts in the land Of oranges
AT Fernandlna there genuine snow-storm a "''H
ao and Il St. Augustine there rain tha Was tuThe"
into sieet Ia the early hOur Of the morning Az J"VA
sonylc the mercury below the freezing point iV
several days: al Green Cove Springs the tlermohi''
registered 2so; At Pa.atka thore were h's''
on several successive mornings ana oh '"'
OcklawahA there were no alhgdtOrs s"'I''s
out OF their holes below SILVER spring, although ho'
Ner. hundreds OF them OF size summing th'
selves further up the river Week before last WAS NV
coolest that has known tho ST. Johns Tor "an'
wears but 1t 10 not thought thJt elthef INV
New-York tribune., 1879-01-15

FoEFlGN-Ncary sixty persons were killed by
a colcry explosion in Wales. -= 1t is he
Heved that Bismarcks Reichstag bill will pass.
- The railway strikes in England are
,olapsing.- Two heavy failures in Great Britain
are reported--The French Assembly met yes
terday.
DoMrsTIC-Mr. Potter says that he will offer
the resolution for an estlgatiOn Of the
cipher kilograms next Monday. = JUS
tce Hunt says that he viii not re-
turn to the bench of the Supreme
Court. and General DeveiIs is talked of for the
place --- Mr.. Hendricks WAS in Washington yes
terday. == number Of eminent men VIII read
papers at coming Educational Convcn-
ton in Washington. == The New-Jer-
scy Legislature organized yesterday. and Governor
McClcnan's message was received. =- Another
batch Of the Warren County conspirators was con-
victed yesterday. --- Charles Sharpe and James
Mcdonnell were hanged at Mauch Chunk.
CoNGRrss.-In the Senate, yesterday, II or
dered that 200 copies of the POlaris report be
printed for public sale also that on Friday the
Senate will proceed to dispose of bills on the calen-
dar; Mr.. Davis OF West Virginia, made speech, in
which he asked for legislation in behalf Of agricul-
ture; Mr. Matthews spoke in opposition to the pro
posed new Patent Act. -= In the House. action
was taken IN favor of paying the widows of Mr..
Uartridgc and Mr.. Williams the salaries of the late
Congressmen for the remainder Of their term; the
Mexican Pension bill very much amended and
finally came near beng defeated, the vote it be-
ing tie there was some political sparring over
the bill.
CITY AND SUBUEBAN.-A fire destroyed the
Brooks Building at Broadway and GTand-St., Occu-
pied by Howard Sanger & Co. Naumberg, Krauss,
Lauer & Co., and Edward Bates & Co.; the total
loss was about $2,OOOOO0; one fireman was
killed and two were severely injured.
60 The annual report of the New-YOrk
Elevated Road showed that over ten mil
lion passengers had been CARED. - DR..
John Lord lectured on Paula and Jerome
60 Two new applications were made to
see the County Clerks books. - Charges
against the Insurance Department were made IN a
Brooklyn suit. .=- President Mott. of the Board of
Aldermen. appointed his committees. -= Recel9-
ers we're appointed for the firm Of Belden x Co. --
Gold value Of the legal-endcr silver dollar li12l2
grains 90 cents Stocks opened dull, but later
were active and closed buOyant.
1uL WEATHER.-TRIByNE local observations IL
dicate cooler and partly cloudy or clear weather.
Thermometer yesterday %. $50, 33o.