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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31
Wild Texan Steers.

A HERD of wild Texan steers broke
loose few mornings ago in Harlem,
N. Y, and we're virtually monarchs of
all they surveyed in the upper part of
the city for three hours. Twelve ami
mails, wild with fear and maddened by
the attacks of the police, charged
through the streets in every direction
driving everything before them. The
reserve force of policemen was called
out, and they had hot time of it be-
fore nine of the enemy were finally
captured and imprisonedin q butchers
yard and the other three were killed.
It is wonder that there were only two
or three casualties. Herman Rosen-
thai was knocked down, and his front
teeth knocked out; William Osborne
was severely injured about the head
and shoulders. There were m any ex-
citing incidents and hair-breadth es-
capes. One animal ran down Avenue
A, scattering the crowds at lively
rate. Osborne threw lasso over its
head, when the brute turned, made q
savage lunge at the man, tossed him
ten feet in air, and then continued his
wild career down the street. A young
woman trundling 3 baby-carriage de-
serted her child and ran screaming
into a store. The steer walked up to
the baby, snuffed it contemptuously,
and kept on. He then made a Zero
cious charge upon an ice-wagon and
buried his long horns in the entrails of
the nearest horse, which died a few
minutes after. John Lalor, q driver,
risked his life by seizing the steer by
the horns and endeavoring to throw
him. The animal caught him by the
clothes and easily tossed him over his
head. Fully forty shots had been fired
at him, and he finally succumbed to q
blow from an ice-ax.
Other fights of like nature were going
on all over the northern wards, and It
was fully three hours before the brutes
we're in custody or lying dead in the
streets. The animals escaped from u
herd that was being driven through the
streets.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31

and spent six months in the pest
house. Shortly after he came out he
became q newsboy, is now a veteran
in the calling, and for several years he
has been Secretary of the Newsboys'
Union. He has the warm sympathy
and full confidence of the "boys," and
has done much to elevate their char
acter and condition in Cincinnati.
Kings ten years. career as a news
vender had one slight interruption
which resulted in disaster. A blind
broom-maker who had his legs all
right induced King to go into partner
ship with him with his eyes about him
and $50 capital, which he had then
saved. In a few months the firm
failed for $3.50 and dissolved. King
went back to newspapers, and paid
that debt off to the last cent before he
bought any more books. BY a recent
rascally failure in Cincinnati, King
lost $6OO-which was half his savings
for ten years. 1t was after this that
the vision of a coy home and library
all his own and "big read" all alone
became so dim and far away. His
next move was to make the donation
OF the King collection to the public
hbrary.-Missouri Republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31

Mr.. JUSTICE MELLoR, who lately re-
tired from the English bench, strongly
objected, of late years, to mustaches
worn by lawyers. He was quite deaf,
and heard asmuch with his eyes as with
his ears, and they interfered with his
understanding what was said.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31
+" Ny Darlfng's Blind"

A LADY entered car on the lakewood
road one day the past week, leading q
little girl, perhaps four years old. The
mother sat down and lifted the little
one to the seat beside her. The child
was nibbling at bit of cake or sugar,
now and then turning her face, full of
childish love, up to her mother, and
murmuring some almost unintelligible
words of affection.
Opposite to mother and child sat an
other younger lady, who often smelled
fresh rose which she held. The inno-
cent little one before her attracted her
attention, and the natural kindness
of the sympathetic woman-heart
prompted her at once to offer the fra
grant flower to the little budding lily
opposite. So she leaned q bit forward
and spoke:
"Baby want the posyP''
But the child seemed not to hear.
Perhaps it was the noise of the moving
car that prevented. Then she spoke
little louder, and held the flower for
ward temptingly:
Baby may have the posy."
The mother heard, for she looked to-
ward the other lady, and smiled-and
o, such a look of heartfelt gratitude, of
motherly love, yet heavily saddened with
an expressive tinge of sorrow, is sell
dom seen. And still, the lady of the
rose pressed upon the little one accept
ance of the flower.
Baby take the rose," holding it al
most to the child's hands. And now it
seemed she was heard, for the blue eyes
turned full upon her would-be patron,
and then in q moment she strangely
drew back and turned her eyes appeal
ingly toward her mothers face. The
lady with the flower showed her bewild-
erment in her look, while panied ex-
preston fitted across the face of the
mother, who leaned forward and whis-
pered just word:
my darling's blindr'
Then the whole sunless, darkened
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31
An Lucky COnundrum.

SMITH came down from the West
Side with his girl, last night, and tried
to get her to promenade toward the
park to sec how high the grass was,
but she insisted on Main street as the
proper place to walk. Before they had
proceeded half block an ice-cream
sign two feet square doomed up as big
as a house to Smith, and attracted the
attention of the gill. Smiths knees
knocked together, and he told her a
story of how, once upon time, he had
seen q man stabbed to the heart with a
bowie-knife on the threshold of an ice
cream saloon, and ever since that time
he had an adherence at entering such
places. She told him that he would
havet overcome his scruples some
time, and he might begin right then.
Then he told her about losing be-
loved sister in an ice-cream saloon by
the caving in of the walls, and the
spoon with which she was eating was
found stuck in her throat.
The story affected her strongly but
she reasoned that the chances were
against q repetition Of such a thing and
she could risk it, and Smith was obliged
to "set 'em up.'
After the bill was settled and the
parental roof was nearly reached,
Smith propounded conundrum. 1t
was his first attempt and perhaps his
last.
He said, Emmar'
"What, dear?'' was the reply.
"Why is young lady in an ice-cream
saloon like dog with a tin pan tied to
his tailP''
81 don't know, lovey," said Smiths
girl; :" why is she like q dog with tin
pan tied to his tailp''
Because" and Smith made long
pause to give force to his words" Be-
cause she never knows when to STOP"
Smith now swings on the gate with
girl who has the toothache
and can't est ice cream.-Kansas CITY
Journal.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31
YELLOW-FEVER NEWS.

The brig Shasta, of New York, from
Port au Paix, st. Domingo, arrived in great
distress twelve miles below Philadelphia, ON
the 18th, seven of the nine men on hoard
being down with yellow fever. Four deaths
had occurred, the Captain being among the
number.
The Cairo Board of Health, on the
10th, refused to modify their quarantine re-
strfctions in the least. An uneasy feeling
prevailed in that city, and very strong effort
would be made to keep the fever out of that
place. The railroad passengers from the
South were all transferred to new cars on the
other side Of the river and went through
Cairo under guard, with locked cars - far Is
Centralfa, to prevent any passengers leaving
the train.
THERE were seven new cases re-
ported in Memphis on the 10th, and ten new
cases and five deaths ON the 10th. The authori-
ties were sending poor people out Of the city
- fast - possible, while the Weather portion
of the community still remaining were making
preparations to seek other localities. DR.
Saunders. the acting President of the Board
OF Health, stated that the fever was not a
malignant - last year and yielded more
readily to treatment
ACTING under tho State law, DR.. MI
nor, Health Onacer Of Cincinnati, published
an order ON the 2lst declaring the establish-
ment Of quarantine against infected points in
the South. Boats would b stopped In mild
stream, Ten miles below IL city, and exam
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-07-31

incd, and railroad trains would be subjected
to rigid inspection. A partial quarantine
against Memphis was being put in forcs by
the st. Louis authorities, fifteen miles below
the latter city.
THIRTY-sIx new cases and two deaths
were reported in Memphis on the 2lst Most
Of these cases had been sick for from three 70
five days. The majority of those suffering
from the fever were said to be progressing
favorably. The city presented deserted ap.
pearance. Many Of the prominent retail
merchants had followed the example OF the
wholesalers and closed their places of bust
ness. Tho Esening Herald newspaper had
suspended publication, and the other papers
were issuing only half sheets.
Two seamen suffering from yellow
fever were admitted to the hospital in New
York on the 2Oth, and one of them died the
next day.
FIVE suspicious cases of fever having
occurred near Mississippi City, the New Or
leans Health authorities on the 21st sent
medical experts to investigate the disease.
They reported the cases to be malarial fever
only. New Orleans was said to be entirely
free from yellow fever.
The United States Secretary of War
issued an order on the 21st directing the
QuartermasterG General to supply the poor
people of Memphis with tents.
THE brig Akbar, from Havana for
New York, was reported on the 2lst to have
been boarded by another brig in response to
signal of distress, and the Captain and
three men were found sick with yellow
fever. one man having died the day before.
THE MARKETS..
NEW YORK, July 21.-Flour-White,
Wheat Extra, s475@a25 Wheat-No. q
Chicago sprtng, e1.02@l.05; No. 3 Milwau-
kee, $l.0291.05. Oats Western Mixed,
37H q So. Corn - Western Mixed, u a
44c. Pork-Mess &S.9O@9.00. Lard-s6. 90.
Cattle-$7 O0@10.50 for Common to Extra.
Sheep 50@5.50. Hogs-s4O@4.3o.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa-Cattle - Best,
t5.0O@a10; medium, $35o@A25. Hogs
Workers, eaS5@S95; Philadelphias, $4,000
40. sheep-e3.OO04.65.
BALTIM0RE, Md.-Cattle-Best quail
ity, s5.12x @ SOS; medium, $3.50 a 4.25.
Hogs - Good, $4.S0@550. Sheep Good,
$3.N04.5o.
CHICAGO Wheat - No. 2 Spring.
94k q CSC cash; 95995]sc for August;
94s<@94X for September. Corn closed at
Sc q S61c for No. . cash; 36Ac
for August; $3.50 for September. Oats
No. 2, Csc, cash; seller August,
&c. Rye-No. 2, 5l@5115c. Barley -
No. 2, cash, 54@55c. Mess Pork-SS aka
SIS, cash. Lard-$5.7 Is $3.50. cash. But
to Fancy, 10@15c. Eggs-S@S1<c.
Cattle-Extra Beeves, e4.S5@5.2 20; Choice,
e45O@465; Good, $4.25@4.45; Medium
Grades, g. 75@4.10; Butchers' Stock, $40
@S.2o; Stock Cattle, e250@a25. Hogs
Good to Choice, @a30@3S5. sheep-Poor
To Choice 40 E06AS m
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
Shot Dead.

NEW York, July l7.-About six
o'clock this morning Patrick McDer-
mott, who keeps a grocery store on
Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, was Oh
the sidewalk in front of his store fix
ing his awning, when Nicholas Mey.
ners, a German cabinetmaker, who
has a shop in the basement of the
same building, deliberately shot him
with on army musket. The ball en-.
tered his back on the left side and
passed through into the bowels, ma
king q very painful and mortal wound.
As McDermott fell on the sidewalk
he was cen by several persons, and
the report of the gun was beard. A
crowd quickly gathered, and an effort
was made to lynch Meyners. He re.
treated into his shop and bolted the
door. When the officers effected an
entrance be was greatly excited, and
was reloading his musket. A large
force took him TO jail, followed by an
immense crowd. crying, "Lynch him
lynch him!"
McDermott vas taken to the hos.
pital and soon became unconscious,
and sank very rapidly. He recogniz-
ed the prisoner and made a statement
before be became unconscious.
The cause of the terrible deed was
probably McDermott's interference
the day before when the prisoner was
beating his wife.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
lf~r1ghiful q

New YORK, July I6.-Anthony
Zabriskie, a millionaire, living at
Central Morrisania, a member of the
ancient historical and very eccentric
family, was insanity killed this NOR
ming at Central Morrisania by the
New Haven express train. He had
just left the grounds surrounding his
house, accompanied by his sister.
They intended to take the train for
the city which leaves the Central
Morrisania Depot at $40 O'Clock. As
he approached the track he saw a
train approaching from the north,
and supposed it was the train be
meant to take, and that it would stop
at the depot, which was about n
hundred yards distant from him. He,
therefore, fastened across the track,
but the train, which proved to be the
New Haven express, did not stop,
but rushed down upon him ut the
rate of forty miles on hour, and the
cow-catcher striking him, threw him
q distance of 200 feet on q side track,
where he struck on his head fright
fully mangled. MI. Zabriskie was a
mar OF great wealth, and added to
his own fortune the property lately
left him by his brother, Martin Ia
briskie, who died last winter. His
property is estimated at $40, GOO, 900.
He was the last of three brothers.
John j. was drowned in a mill pond
two years ago; Martin dropped dead
last December.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
yellow Fever.

MEMPHIS, July 17.-Five new
cases of fever were reported to the
Board o. Health this morning. The
cases consist of members of two fami
lies named Hester, residing under
one roof at Nos. 81 and 50 Clay
street, in the southern portion OF the
city.
Mrs. James Hester died just ate
one O'Clock, and was buried at 3 P. NJ
No new cases have been reported
since morning, although there are
several people sick in the city
whose cases are considered very sus'
picious.
The announcement of five new
cases this morning did not create a
panic. Many Memphians will leave
the city tonight and tomorrow night
Business is severely injured, and sew
eral firms will Immediately remove
their stocks of goods TO ST. Louis,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Gsston's
hotel closes tonight. The Peabody
hotel will remain open.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE brig
Shasta, of New York, from Port au
Paix, st. Domingo, bound to Chester,
Pa, arrived in great distress twelve
miles below this city this morning.
Of nine men on board sever were
down with yellow fever. Four deaths
occurred, the captain being among
the number.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
" Boys Killed.

MARTINsBURG, W. VA, July H.
A horrible accident occurred on the
b. & o. r. r. near this place to-day.
1t seems that Joseph and William,
aged six and eight years, sons of Pat.
rick Martin, an employee of the road,
together with a number of other lit.
tie boys, had been bathing in the
Tuscarors where it passes under the
track. They were in the act of cross
ing the track just as the mail train
going west, due here at ll:30 O'Clock,
was passing a freight going east, and
the noise preventing them from hear
ing the passing train, and in an in
slant their mangled and bleeding bod
les were hurled down the bank. Cor
oner Chambers summoned a jury, and
the testimony of Joseph Hackett, the
engineer, and his fireman was that
the boys were not seen until the en-
CINE was within Is yards of them
and running at the rate of 80 miles
ali hour. He gave the alarm signal
and applied the air brakes, but to no
purpose. AS soon as the train was
stopped the remains of the little IN
fortunates were picked up and brought
to the depot. Their mutilsted bodies
were 6 ~sickening sight. The evidence
ELECTED by the coroner's jury attaches
no blame to the men in charge of the
train.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
A.o,h.r Crippled Omcer Removed

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Sidney L.
Wilson, of Chatauqua, New York,
who lost both legs in the battle OF
Gettysburg, has been employed since
1869 as an assistant duorkeeper Of the
Senate. When Congress adjourned
be left Washington for his home, con.
6dent, 10 view of the declaration
made by Senator Wallace and other
Democratic senators in their places
in the Senate that it was not the pur.
pose of the majority to remove
wounded Union soldiers, that be
would be retained in his place. On
the lst of July Sergeant-at-Arms
Bright wrote to Wilson, informing
him that be would cease to be an off,
Ger of the Senate after July I. Com
ment upon this action Of Mr.. Bright
is unnecessary. Had Wilson no
claims because of bis unusual
wounds received in battle, his long
and faithful service as an officer OF
the Senate entitled him at this par.
ticular time, when Congress is not in
session, to a months notice before be
was discharged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23

PoTTsvILLE, July l5-Fire vas
was discovered at 6 O'Clock this
evening issuing from the slope al
Prevost's colliery, Centralia, and 10
q short time the breaker, which cost
$3.50, 900, was in flames aud was en-
tirely destroyed The loss cannot be
estimated, as a vein of coal is burn
ing fercely which will probably ED
tail a heavy loss. Three hundred
and fifty men are thrown out Of work
The cause .. the fire is unknown. IL
it supposed u have originated 10 the
engine house at the bottom Of the
slope, and. rushing up the slope, ig'
nj ed the trestling connected with
tbs upper engine house and boiler
house aud thence to the breaker
Four unsuccessful attempts were
made to blow up the trestling with
dynamite 10 order 10 save the break
er. Everything at the mouth of the
slope was burned, including trestling,
engine and boiler housesand breaker
The veia of coal on each side of the
slope is still burning, al midnight,
aud unless the FIRE is subdued soon,
the mine will have to be flooded.
At mid1ighG it is thought the loss
will reach S250,0O0. The insurance
will probably not exceed $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
Singular Death.

NEW YORK, July 17.-FerdipaDd
Armired, a German go years of age,
agent for the Hamburg Tea Com
pany. has been missing for several
days past. and yesterday his apart
ments were forced open by the po-
lice. One of the most disgusting
sights v e witnessed presented itself.
Armired, who had evidently been
dead for two or three days, was
found lying on the floor of his room,
terribly decomposed and partly eaten
by cats. The police found no less
than % cats in the room, and they
had great difficulty 10 driving them
out. The remains were taken TO the
Morgue and the apartments disin
fected. The eats found in the room
were owned by the deceased, who
had always appeared very much at
taehed to them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE follow
ing was received here to-day by the
steamer Etna:
"At Port an Prince on Monday,
June 30th, NJ. Petet Canal, brother
of the president, shot De Lorme, q
member of the Legislative Chamber.
A general shooting ARRAY ensued, 10
which forty other members and some
of Canals adherents were killed
The shooting commenced on Monday
and was kept up until the departure
Of the Etna at 4:30 p. NJ, July 3rd.
Business was suspended in the mean
time. There was a report in circu-
lation that the rebels would have
to submit to the Governments de.
mands."
The steamer Jamaica arrived at
Kingston July I'd with the following
additional particulars
There was general firing 10 the
house, and the populace and police
outside fired into the building. The
president of the Senate, with others,
were shot down, and when the steam
or left the Government troops were
raking the streets with IA metril-
leuse."
A serious fire broke out ON Mon
day, the Both ult. Ii originated from
the discharge of shells in the town
Several blocks of buildings were
burned, a number of lives lost, aud
many persons wounded, the inhaoi-
tants having taken refuge in the bills.
A widespread revolution was consid-
cred imminent.
Several deputies of the Chamber
belonging to the Liberal party who
arrived by steame. from Gonnaives
finding a revelation in the town OF
Port au Prince, returned al once to
Gonnaives by the German steamer
Ssxonia to take up arms against the
National party. The custom house
was closed and ell business sus-
pended.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
M0Onshfn ers.


NASHVILLE, July II. - United
States Collector Woodcock to-day re-
ceived a letter from Commissioner
Raum %instructing him to have his dis
trict thoroughly policed and to con-
tinue the suppression of Illicit distil-
leries. Officers where no sppropria-
ton has been made are to await fa-
ture appropriation for payment OF
their fees. Under these instructions
Collector Woodcock will continue the
destruction of illicit distilleries as
heretofore, and have prisoners guard
ed by revenue officers when the SER
vices OF deputy marshals for want OF
appropriation csnnot be secured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-23
YELLOW FEVER.
The ScOurge Spreading at Memphis
Stampede by Citisens.

MEMPHIS. July l9.-Another genu-
inc stampede of citizens is in progress.
The rush for railroad tickets this
afternoon recalls the scene of last
Thursday q week, when five thousand
people left the CITY. The desire of all
who can 60 is to go at once, and
there will be q jam on all trains leav.
ing Memphis tonight.
Officers of the Hebrew Hospital
Association to-day furnished hundreds
of Jewish families with the necessary
funds to obtain transportation to dis
tant cities. The city authorities are
also sending all widows and children
out of the city.
Three more cases we're reported to
the Board of Health this afternoon,
Charles Kesmodel, residing at No.
62 Clay street and his two children.
These make seven as the total num-
Der of new cases reported for to-day.
There are several sick people in the
neighborhood of Clay street, whose
cases are, to say the least, very sus.
picious. Business is p~arslyzed, and
many retail merchants are closing
their stores.
Fred. Eckery died this afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Hester and Chief Of
Police Athev's o are botbin a
critical condition.
Mrs. Robert Hester died to night
at nine O'Clock. The remainder of
the family are progressing favora.
bly,.
Nearly ell the small towns adjacent
have enforced quarantine against
this city.
The Memphis & Paducah railroad
ceased running to-day. The Aca-
lanche, Appeal and Ledger will from
date issue only half sheets.
TEN NEW cAssEs AND FOUR DEATHS.
MEMPHIS, July 2O.-Ten new
cases were reported to the Board of
Health to-day. There are other
cases of fever 10 the city which will
be reported to the Beard of Health
tomorrow. The city authorities are
sending poor people out of the city,
having made arrangements to get
half rates over the Louisville and
Nashville roads Dr.. Dudley d.
Sanders. acting President of the
Board of Health, states that the fe.
yer is not 30 malignant as last year
and yields rapidly to treatment.
Citizens continue to leave in large
numbers.