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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

The University Of Cambridge, Eng
land, has resolved to institute special
examination Ia the art and theory Of
teaching, for the sake Of encouraging
teachers in higher and secondary schools
to become familiar with the literature Of
their profession, and the best methods
Of practicing il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-18

--well-water which has become faint
cd by some stable or other object IN the
vicinity can be purified BY passing u
through . good charcoal filter.
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ITEMS or INTEREST.



Annie Louise Cary received s7.400
ner month during the last opera season.
Charles Dickens's last letter, dated
June s, 1870, has been presented 70 the
British Museum
Mr.. Rot. 4 q. Ingersoll is about to
publish third book, !" The Religion Of
Sword and Flame"
Miss Lillian Taylor, the accomplish
"a daughter Of our late Minister 10 Ger
msny. has translated the play Of Masks
mi Faces into German, aud IL has been
successfully produced At Berlin
Mime. Christine Nilsson has receiv-
"A offers from the royal theafers Of Hol-
Isnd and Belgium to sing there in the
months ii December and January. She
I n receive 80, 600 francs for eight per-
formsnces. besides all her expenses to
be paid.
The British Museum i about 10
scquire well preserved Egyptian
papyrus, belonging TO the time Of the
iater Ptolemies. II contains nearly the
whole Of the thirty fourth book Of the
Iliad. The Museum has secured another
pspyrus even more ancient, recently
found in an Egyptian tomb, and con-
tanning almost complete transcript Of
The eighteenth book of the Iliad.
Miss Thompson (Mrs. Bu;ler) has
been requested BY Queen Victoria to
paint for her two battle scenes, one Of
them being Of the field Of Rorke's Drift
This is considered : great compliment
in Encland-a condensation, indeed,
since il comes in the form Of an amiable
request, when in other cases il has
been command"
The people who have always per-
sisted in calling the sage Of Menlo Park
professor Edison. may now be accu-
rate, and 81 the same tine satisfy their
craving for scientific title, by calling
him Dr. Edison. Rutgers College has
bestowed upon the famous graduate Of
the baggage-car and telegraph Office the
honorary degree Of Phi. ID.
1t is said that the late G. W NJ.
Reynolds had made more money BY his
81 or 70 cheaply sensational novels than
many Of the most distinguished authors
in Great Britain His earnings from
his stories have been estimated as high
IS $500, 900, which may be an exaggera-
ton, although that would not be much
more than IS, 600 . novel. and some Of
bis novels are reported 10 have brought
Tim in $4,000 and si2, 900 apiece.
-Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress has
had larger circulation in England than
any book except the Bible Next in
popularity would probably rank /" Rob
inson Crusoe.- After that would come
the waverley Novels Nevertheless
there are signs that all Of these old
classics Of the people are waning in
popularity. Shakespeare alone steadily
grows according TO the test Of editions,
and this fact Is itself the highest proof
Of the sublime genius Of this mysterious
man.
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work In very quiet way. In purpose
y 70 induce yonng women 10 form the
habit q deyoti1g sonse part Of every day
70 study Of systematic and thorough
kind Courses u reading and plans q
work are arranged BY the central man.
agemcnt in Boston. from which women
may select one or more according 70
their taste or leisure, and aid i given
them from time TO time through direc-
tons or advice The whole Is conducted
through correspondence. During the
past year 7,l5S letters have been written
70 students residing in s. States and in
Canada The term Of correspondence
Is from October TO June 1.
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-Fourth-of-July accidents; Monroe
Brown and William Bamberg were dan
gerously hurt by the explosion Of q can
non At Columbus, O--James ID. Lilly
and +. Burdeau were seriously injured
by the premature explosion Of cannon
a. Durhamville, ~ Yin Chicago,
Patrick Sexton. aged Is, aimed a re-.
volver ut his companion, Patrick Car
bine, aged IS, and said playfully. ~
am going to shoot you" The weapon
was discharged and Carbine fell dead
with bullet through the head At
Frankfort, Ind, Ed Taylor, aged Fl,
was shot and instantly killed by the pre-
mature discharge Of gun in the hands
Of companion.-At Cincinnati, Mrs.
Margaret Herd, wealthy widow, was
shot and fatally wounded by pistol
ball while walking along the street. 1t
Is not known who fired the shot, which
was undoubtedly without evil intent.
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"reminiscences of the Great Pedestrian -
Reporter and Poker-pIsyer-HisR idto-
nlous Improvidcnce.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
Now YorK.

NEW YoRK, May 2.-Flour = Firm and
unchanged receipts 1900 barrels. Wheat
Demand iSa nan good and tending upward; receipts
III, 900 bushels; rejected spring 76a7Skc; Nc,
!, . spring Sc; 4 No: spring 9o1la92c; No. !
spring 99cal 0S; ungraded do 81 02; ungraded
winter red 81 0Sal IS; No. 8 do 81 OF; No
2 81 l4Nal AK; No. amber western
8 ll%al l2h; Rye.steady; western 57a
oSc. Barley Dull. Malt = &ominally un,
changed. Corn-Quiet; receipts $1,000 bush.
elsi ungraded 43a451lc; No. 5 4l1<c; steam.
or 42AaiSNc; No. 43Ha43Ic; low mixed
4iai4Hc; steamer white 44c. Oats-Firmer;
receipts 5000 bushels; No. S2Na921Sc;
No. 5 white SIC; No. 9 $3a33%c; No. 3 white
S5aS5%c; western mixed 33a3SHc; white
western SOaS7c Hay-Firm and unchanged
Miops-Weaki yearlings 2a4c; Eastern and
Western Ga0c; New York State 6al2c. Coffee
Quiet and unchanged Sugar - Demand
fair and market firm refining fair to good
9 s-lGaG9Gc. Molasses-Dull and unchanged
Steady and in fair demand. Petroleum
Firm; united 76ha77 Nc; crude 71<aSc; re
lined SIC. Cotton-Quiet at l2al2Tc; fu.
turcs firm. Whisky 81 OF.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
That OkoIonn pnnsr

Wehave on our table copy of the Oko-
aaa Miss Southern States Of April SOth,
that simon pure Democratic paper
Eao'e uIteranccs have aroused so, much
attention Of late in Congress and else
where That it really is what it purpotts
@0e' "a simon.pure Democratic paper" +"
aequOtation at the head Of It's columns
seems TO clearly attest. This quotation,
Which is its editorial motto and watch.
'oNl, isEepl standing in large letters un-
ae' the head OF "Our Platforin," aud Is
lom the resolutions passed by the Demo.
f1ac National Convention of 1858 that
dominated Seymour for President. 1t
'sal: as follows:
I'VE rganl he Reconstruction Acts-s so.
'4G-@ Congress as uSttrpatiOnS, and Uncon-
"4oRal' Evolutionary aud Void" ,---
The eSatagoes for Blackburn, the Ken.
asky Congressman, for attempting to
sAFGsh at its cxpense) out OF his decla.
tNI0n in the House to the effect that the
lenoCralic party would not stop until II
~ stricken from the statute books Of the
aaaa thelast vestigcof the war measures.
'asSa'@ says truly that "the Democratic
E"PaperS OF the country construed this
saAtE precisely as the Sats construed
ESdidthc Radical newspapers; SO did
De Independent newspapers" 1t ther
heonto comment on Blackburn without
t'ves, and remarks that
permitting himself to be put upon
y defensive aud not combating every
sa o. ground, he has fallen far below
Ss estimate that the South and the true
Dfu'ScFaa had right 10 expect from on(
tSll issues"
as short and crispy editorials will
'. ,N'Salhis "simon.purc Democratic paper
ssNHaS arc 'hH OF the characteristics tha
nave given it 50 much prominence Of late
asesa y, specimen or two, as follows;
h..G NE black heart will DO cut out Of th
VF@@s,'Iy amendments.
IN. ane JelIersonian masses propose i
crsush The godless amendments from the
'STSts|Mtion ~ and grind them under heel
t 'he Yankees forced US back into tn
su. Sa'on and we propose to give then
SSTSuGh SsT Otthat Union before the curtail
wv NUS ,.i.s IoSn' We have got them just wher
" was q crime, black unutterablt
WV: S.uEH crime to preserve the Union n
s@H IIe men who favored and force
IlpOn The country were criminals, an,
ccSSGFand them as criminals in the sight
,Ssassl'Iendom. W. God Is Just, and He wi
"snge us in Ills own good timo.
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ENGLAND.
woNr INrRRrrnE wIrH nIlsslA

LONDON, May 2.-In the House Of Com
mons to-day Sir Stafford Northcote, Chan,
cellor OF Exchequer, replying to Sir Robert
Peels question, whether the Government
intends to take any action with reference
TO the repressiye measures recently adopt.
ed In Russia, said he had not received any
communication regarding the matters pro.
ceeding in Russia; that it was not the
Governments duty to interfere in the in.
ternal affairs OF Russia; that the action oi
the government some years ago on repre-.
sentatlons made Of the sufferings Of politi.
cal prisoners in Naples, was based upon
the treaty OF Paris, and that there was nc
analogy between the Neapolitan affair and
the present seventies in Russia.
O'Gormon, member for Waterford
city, violently attacked the Russian and
British governments, and was called 10 or
der,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

The final deposit in the Hawdon- -Hanlon
match has been paid. 1t has been agreed
that the men should be in their boats to
start at l:15 r, NJ. Monday next.
A letter of the Car to the Sultan is un.
derstood to be very friendly. The Gear
guarantees complete execution OF the con.
ditions Of the treaty OF Berlin. The Porte
has opened negotiations with Russia re.
Gardtng the transfer Of the administration
Of Roumelia.
The betting is now against Parole for
the Chester trade cup to 4. Lord Het.
lands Flat Sam, Thursday quoted at 8 to
has been scratched. Lord Falmouth's
Wheel Of Fortune won the one thousand
guineas stakes yesterday at Newmarket.
Archer was jockey: A6bage was second,
Reconciliation third. There were eight
starters. The betting was to on the
winner, .,lg
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03


70 need information in regard to the price
Of nails. Either that or the price Of nails
at PittSburgh differs from Tie price here
We quote from itsissue Of. yesterday a.
follows:
There has been no Improvement in the
nail trade. We repeat manufactnrerS
quotations, which, 80 iar as can be ascer.
Lalned, are pretty closely adhered 10,
as follows: g Is per kee, 60 DAYS, or
per cent less for cash, in lois less than 20O
kegs, and In lots OF 200 keps and over % az.
same terms" W
In regard TO the iron trade in general,
the Aanataetlbrr makes the following re.
marks:
Another uneventful week has passed
% the iron trade Of this locality. There
mas been no improvement whatever, so
lar as can be discovered, and there does
not appear TO be any prospect Of an early
amelioration OF the uniavorable features
that weight the trade down. As has been
50 often reiterated, the amount Of business
doing at the rolling mills is fairly large
put TO get the business prices have to be
accepted that afford no adequate competi:
sation, II Is now about Eve years and a
hall since the panic burst upon the coun.
try-a far longer period than was required
to recover from the effects OF any other
panic that has visited the United States
and still the recovery that was expected to
take place within few months thereafter
appeafs to be good distance of. II may
be that the recovery has been delayed BY
artificial causes such as interference with
the natural laws OF trade-but TO what
extent these causes have operated It is Of
course impossible TO determine. Il Is sin.
gular, TO say the least, that country pos.
sessing 80 much trade buoyancy and elias.
ticity should suffer 80 long from business
depression"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
KENrucKY nEMooRArs
In Convention Assembled Resolute ON
the Situation In Congress.

In Convention Assembled ReAolute on
0.,I the Situation In Congress.
LOUISVILLE, May 2.-The Democratic
State Convention, after preamble recit-
ing the various virtues Of the party and
its patriotic intentions, and viewing with
anxiety, and condemning the attitude as.
sumed by the President in vetoins the
army bill, adopted tho following resolu.
tons:
Resolrd, That We heartily endorse the
position taken by our Senators and Rep.
resentatives in Congress in coupling with
the appropriation bills now pending de.
mand for redress Of grievances by the
repeal OF the existing laws which tolerate
the presence OF soldiers at the polls; the
continuance OF tost oatEs as a condition
for Jury service, and the employment oi
supervisors and deputy marshals to con.
troll elections.
Resolred, That in this great issue be.
tween the people and partisan Ex.
ecutive. We have implicit confidence in
our Senators and Representatives, and en-
dorsing their action up 10 the present.
We hereby assure them Of our hearty sup
mort in whatever action they may take tC
maintain the fundamental principal thai
the military shall be keptsuborllnate 10 the
civil law, and elections shall be free from
executive interference.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Status Of the Zulu War
King CetswsyO Willing and Anxious to
Giveup the Struggle. England will
not Interfere with Russia.
THE ZULU WAR.
AN EARLY PEACE EXPECTED &C ETEwAYo's
rs a1r PRIDE BROKEN.

l
AN EARLY PEACE EXPECTED &C ETEwAYo'
rs PRIDE BROKEN.
LONDON, May "a Capetown dispatcl
Of April 10Th says: Dubalmanzie, who lee
the attack on Flnglelova on the Sd inst.
and other chiefs, with large armed iorcel
following, have proffered submission
Lord Chelmsford promised them personal
safety and possession Of their cattle, but
pending the war they should be located on
British territory. John Dunn having
pledged his word for their safety, the chiefs
are expected in at once. Everything por.
tends Jan early peace. Meanwhile wal
operations are actively proceeding, and an
advance on the king's.Kraal seems certain
from Col. Woods direction, whether peace
Is offered or not.
John Dunn, formerly Cetewayo's adviser,
asserts that CeteWayo's pride is broken.
Before the war he regarded the British as
useful neighbors, but contemplate In
strength; and partly from good feeling
and partly from incredulity oil their ability
to nlolest him, Cetewavo refused TO molest
US, Now he sees his mistake, and provided
he gets good terms personally, he will
come In.
The universal hope is entertained that
the resignation fSir Bartle Freere will not
be accepted. Asregards Lord Chelmsford.
every kindly allowance is made for his
conduct of the war, but public opinion re.
mains as averse as ever.
A dispatch from Lord Chelmsford an.
nounces the transfer OF the headquarters
Of the staff to Utrecht.
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FoRTY-s1xTH CONGRESS.
A short session Of the senate-YeIloW
Fever Bill Discussed.
s.fU4f WARRINGTON, May g.
aPEARp

Mr.. Johnston introduced bill amend.
atory Of and supplementary Of the act 10
aid In the construction OF the Texas
Railroad. II authorizes the company 10
extend It's lines from It's present western
terminus to FL Paso, there TO unite with
the Southern Pacific Railroad. The lands
granted 10 the former are transferred to
and vested In the latter, extending along
Its portion OF road. Each company Is re-
quired TO complete It's road within six
years. Provision Is made for other rail-
roads to unite with these roads at FL Paso
thaobjeCt being 10 form complete tines 70
the Pacific from the Gulf and South
Atlantic estates. 81
Mr.. Edmunds said the bill was so i'm.
portant that public attention ought to be
drawn TO Its provisions. II involved not
only the grant OF power to the Pacific
Railroad by name, but included four or
five separate grants Of powerto railroads in
Texas and Louisiana, authorizing the con.
struCtion oil railroads from one point in
State to another point In the same State.
This raised serious constitutional ques.
ton. He hoped the committee TO which
the bill would be referred would carefully
consider 1t, as 1t proposed TO give millions
OF dollars In the way OF subsidies. He
thought 1t had heretofore been declared
by gentlemen on the Democratic side, and
so affirmed in their legislative action, that
there were TO be no more subsidies, and
yet in time of public distress and at cali.
ed session OF Congress, bill was intro.
duced from that side, and sustained by the
Influential Senator from Virginia, the pass.
age Of which would saddle on the Treas
ury untold and unmeasured liabilities.
The bill was referred to the Committee on
Railroads.
The resolution Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to investigate the
claim OF Mr.. Spoford to Mr.. Kellogg's
seat, was taken up.
Mr.. Hoar offered substitute declaring
the action OF the Senate in seating Kellogg
as final and conclusive.
Without disposing Of the matter consid-
Grafton was resumed OF the bill 10 prevent
the introduction into the United States OF |
contagious and infectious diseases,
Mr. Garland made a speech TO show the |
constitutional power to pass the bill and |
the necessity for doingso. Something, he |
said, must bedone. The yellow fever was |
no ordinary calamity to be dealt with. It |
would require twenty years for the South |
to recover what it lost by the calamity last
year.
The question was stated on the pending |
motion, viz: to recommit the bill to the |
committee with instructions to report
code of rules and resolutions to carry the |
actinto effect 1t was agreed to take up
the question on Monday.
After executive session the Senate adj |
iourned till Monday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

TIE Supreme Court sits TODAY.

1HE supreme Court sits to-day.
SRLIs Bios, show exhibited at Bellaire
yesterday.
THERE was another frost vesterdav morn.
ing, but It was not 30 heavy AZ the lav he.
fore. Summer Is coming by deereeS
WE are Inroom,isoa a. oxomrs;os ..,.,,
from wavnesb%rts tb;s an mern,na SaSStsaOh Pars
pose to take in the Seven Eien6aTt IS Shns, @
fgT TuS @ pae.ha,,a h. sas 'ssen s, nePnsns snow.
ohartered ths sissr,os 1'sIesS.,, VSftS fs aas
cnTs;on n Gressn's Gso!,sI "m ~ tys sune'. ~ ga
NAV 11th. -NN'S "A ''
SslL o.i . pko' = CIRCUS pana, the advance
Sunu Mii1cI ~ helalas Lne pig snow To-day,
day ai,srnoan @ ~ tl'"AS0i-A A ' Viii's yes'ef, -
M M .''e.A0o sa..s".. -..a .o., /,
e.i.1,s lie succsssor y Il, T. OF Lie9tenant.Colonel
etetIng, OF tne tirst ". Va. Militia, who
recehuy resigned his position, will be
CHOSEN to.nignL
The fall crops have improved in ap-
pearance during the last two weeks. The
larnets LaIl sot tnelr oats sown since the rain,
anu are preparing their GROUNDS tor corn
piahung' ~ C-tee
TItR main shalt at the LaBelle mill was
thrown out of gear yesterday afternoon,
causing a temporary suspension OF work
at the mill, which will, however, be re-
sumed to-day. q @
CocKAYSE's band serenaded Mr.. Zane
Phillips and bride, at the residence Of
Squire II. W. Phillips, North End, the
other evening. The party was invited in
and royalty entertained by the Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips
DAytpS. STEVENSON. Sheriff OF Mason
county. lodged three Offenders in the
Penitentiary Thursday night as follows:
Trayers Parsons, S. E. Stuchel and Wm,
Dodd. Stuchel for one wear and the
others for two years each.
[ U. s. MARSHAL Parton brought up a
batch Of "fresh fish, 10 the Moundsyfle
Penitentiary evening before last. They
were Jno. A. Campbell, sentenced to Is
months: William Williams, for two wears
Jerome Davidson, for robbing the mails
In Richie county. and David Stuchel. sen.
fenced for one wear.
Trs noSt morth,y r,oot;rs ~ .ho
,vhaa,;ae mes s.hbath snSooi esorEo,nr siII iii
~ Is haIa tSI"ndaS avon; 2 az .Sa n b.n. ~
i;ns NJ nS:n straet nNT n = Thurcb TSe snbiects
annonnced ann ] to he discussed are: %siinor
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Sherman m a Possible Candidate 70,
Governor Of Ohio.


sherman m n Possible Candidate for
Governor Of Ohio.
The fact that Secretary Sherman is on
bis way to his home in Ohio, via New
York, has set the political quid,nuncs at
Washington to speculating as to his inten.
tons. There seems to be some ground to
telieVe that the Secretary is actually re.
plving the question Of the Governorship
dOhiO in his mind rs a astepping stone to
the Presidency. The Washington Star Of
Thursday evening contains the following
pngnph on the subject:
The visit OF Secretary Sherman to
Ohio from New York has a good deal 10
% with the Republican Ohio Guberna.
torll candidate. Mr.. Sherman's name has
leea mentioned in connection with that
nomination. 1t understood that wheth-
e he shall be a candidate for the nomina.
dOa Willdepend upon what he finds to be
&e situation in Ohio. He has finished
DE rounding OF the National debt with
brilliant success, and naturally feels salts.
Gel With his work us Secretary OF the
treasury, There is now no great labor
With which his department is connected.
The Secretary is a strong Republican
asitlate for the next Presidential nomi.
AidOn, II he could carry Ohio on the
Fenaiorial ticket, he would greatly en-.
hGe his chances in that direction. For
AAe reasons it is thought II he finds
Sins in Ohio favorable he may lead the
spqbliCans in the next State campaign.
The President has said that be would be
1temely sorry to lose Secretary Sherman
RON bis Cabinet, but that if the success oil
atRGpublican purity could be contributed
ety llr. Sherman in Ohio, he would feel
EAs duty to consent to a change"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-03
INITIATING ABRAHAM.
A Boston Man Kills His Child In Purst
ance OF an Alleged Revelation.

anec OF an Alleged Revelation.
BosroS, May 90. I. Freeman, OF Po-
casset Mass, yesterday killed his five.
year old daughter. Tho man is second
adventist, and has been attending revival
meetings. About week ago he claimed
to have received wonderful revelation,
and has not eaten or slept since. He says
the Lord directed him to sacrifice his little
girl, and declares she will rise again in
three days. Yesterday morning he sent
word toa neighborthathe would make the
revelation known, and offer an orthodox
sacrifice. In! the afternoon number OF
second adventists assembled at his house,
but the child had then been killed. The
little one was transfixed with knife, and
her blood poured out upon the table, i'm
provised as the altar. Freeman has driv-
en- every one from the house, and locked
and barred the doors and windows, and
having fire arms he threatens death 10 any
one who interferes. Alone with the dead
child hegoes through the horrible incanta-
tons, which, he says, in three days will
result in the resurrection Of his beloved
child.
Further particulars OF the Pocasset,
Mass, tragedy state that Freeman is a
mail carrier between the railroad station
and the PostotfiCe, that he awakened his
wife atS:SO O'Clock Thursday morning, and
told her he must make sacrifice to the
Lord OF his youngest daughter. He got
up and took tho child from her bed and
stabbed her in the side with butcher
knife. His vile said 1t was all right, and
that Abraham would raise her next Sun
day. Freeman says the child gave one
scream and died in minute. It is
stated that the second adventists held a
meeting at his house the same afternoon,
and appeared TO wish theatIair kept quiet.
Freeman carried the mail Us usual, and
showed no signs Of insanity. The cause
appears to be religious excitement alone.
He is now at his residence in charge Of
Officer Redding and DR.. Wood, OF Po.
casset. Freeman informed reporter to.
day that he was told by God TO offer
Edith, his young and beautiful daughter,
as a sacrifice to God, and he did so, as God
would not stay his hand. He had to do
His command. He said God would Justify
him in the act.