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The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
A Murdered CIergy man.
STARVATION THE RESULT OF ATTEMPT
ING TO "PEEACH CHRIST" AT S400 A

Al
ING TO "PREACH CHRIST" AT $500 A
YEAR
Montreal Witness, January 81
The Mail Of Wednesday refers to a
case which, within the last few days, has
stirred Church of England circles in this
city to the depths, and rudely awaken
ed them to the fact that while they, in
common with other religious sects, have
been building palaces in which they wor-
ship their God, at least one administrant
of spiritual food has actually died in their
midst from starvation. The case refer
red to is that Of the Rev. w. T. Checkley
assistant minister of ST. PauPs Church,
Bloor street, who died on Friday last, it
was said of typhoid fever, but in reality
from sheer want. A few year ago he was
engaged by the Blo0r street congregation
at salary of $500, but the congregation
found they could only pay half that
amount, and on $400 per annum Mr..
Checkley had to keep alive himself and
his own family of five or six children, in
Guiding an adult son, who some time ago
had his hands amputated, two children
of dead brother and an invalid sister.
| Nothing was known of the extreme pow
erty of the family until Mr.. Checkley's
death, when it was ascertained that the
household had actually been existing Tor
two years past on almost bread alone.
Butter during that time they had not had
in the house, and the taste of meat was
almost forgotten. Mr.. Checkley was of
a plucky, noble disposition, and always
haI Inlya hoo Il
Gently he was met by a brother clergy
man, who remarked that he looked ter
ribly cold, and asked where his overcoat
was Mr.. Checkley, in joking manner,
replied that he hadn't got one, and in
this way be warded off any suspicion as
to the real state of his family affairs. As
soon as the real state of things became
known, the neighbOrs and the congrega
tion of St. Paul's offered assistance in
abundance, and probably fund will now
be raised for settlement on the bereaved
widow and her family The case was
referred to last Sunday from the pulpit
in couple of Episcopal churches. The
Mail says it has heard of clergymen
throwing up their charges in Toronto be-
cause they conld not get their stipends
paid, and trusting themselves in prefer
ence to the charities of the backwoods
At this present moment, it says, it knows
of pastors of fashionable congregations in
the city whose salaries are heavily in
arrears. Nearly all of our churches are
scrambling along, living from hand to
mouth, stepped to the lips in debt, and
very proud if they can in any fraction
pay their own way. Mr.. Checkley, who
was 81 when he died, it should be added,
spent nearly his whole life in the ministe
rial ranks in Ontario.
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a stare valued AZ 100000. The latter hus-
s4na of Miss B ccigaluro who had been 20
tOu z absent from his OLD hom-, returned 10
III Bluff CITY and asserting thar he had re-
formed his ways since his discharge from
the Peuiteatiary, with an earnest desire 20
again walk in the paths ot rectitlsie and
Tee me IN honest nd res pected cit re q, sent
a petition u the Governor skiing Ia be re-
stored to eli iZensnip. The recommend Attons
We're such that he petition wa gr1ntcd-
and shortly after he q werner had for
w4rded hr papers telegram Nas received
il Memphis from Br.zZ '!srl a>kiag tEaT tie
petition of Marie FIR r~st ration citfZ-n-
siip be not grlrted until he. b Zz'larI
could be heard from. Bat j. was 20 late.
Then followed a suit, ) now eutere = for
the pGss'-ssi IN of the heiress L The property
LETT in Memphis, each claiming h-r a his
f.a
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LOVE Al FIRST SIGHT AND WHAT REsULrED
THEREFROM.
Louisville Commercial

Louisville Commercially
We have often heard cf Glove at first
sight" More frequently is it true in ic-
ton than in fact, and it is a rare occur
renee, indeed, that anything Of the kind
eventuates in our midst, yet the follow
ing will show real instance Of two young
hearts going out to each Otner with a
spontaneous burst Of the tender passion,
and quick c0nsummatiOu Of Glove at
first sight"
1t has been exactly one week ago to-
day since Miss Rosa Keithly, OF New
Albany sat down to dine at Rays hotel,
in this city. At the same table sat a
Mr.. A. b. Chipley, a brother Of Mr..
Stephen Chipley, clerk Of the Louisville
chancery court.
Mss KeIthiy was sixteen years Of age,
exceedingly handsome, and brunette.
The coy glances which shot from a pair
of lovely brown eyes, hidden meath long
silken lashes, at first fascinated and at
least played havoc with the susceptible
heart of young Chipley, while the hand
some and manly bearing Of the latter
carried by storm the young and tender
heart of the fair young creature.
III me ne lOFbu anu sue lOh Gu.
An introduction was at once sought
and obtained.
Stronger and deeper grew the young
passion. They both thought the earth
far pleasanter than heaven could possibly
be- During six days they we're scarcely
apart for five minutes. When yestcr-
day Saturday dawned they were be-
trothed. The young man went to the
clerks Office Of the county court to OBJ
tain marriage license, which, owing to
his extreme youth was denied him. But
love such as his laughs at any obstacle.
Nothing daunted he informed his sweet
heart of the circumstance and proposed
jaunt to Jefersonville. She consented,
and together they-crossed the Ohio, OBJ
tanned license, sought minister, and
in a few minutes were man and wife,
without ever having awakened to a reali-
zation of the important step they were
taking. Last night they returned 10
the city and took up quarters at Rays
hotel Thus, in five days after seeing
each other they were united. Rather
romantic, to say the least Of it,,
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CurHOsifies of Crime.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Mrs. Mack was convicted of murder
ing her husband in Janesville, Wis, in
order that she might marry a lover
named Dickinson, who helped to commit
the crime; and it was Dickinson's testi-
mony on which the verdict was obtained.
Mrs. Cobb is accused of numbering her
husband in Norwich, Conn that she might
marry a lover named Bishop; and if she
should be convicted it would be on Bish-
ops testimony. These strikingly similar
cases naturally excite the remark that
women are more constant than men in
murder as well as in love. But the hang
ing of Thomas Dowd in St. Andrews, n.
B., on Monday, furnishes contrary in
stance. Dowd and Mrs. Ward murdered
Mr.. Ward. Neither turned States evi-
dence, and both were convicted. Dowd
maintained to the last, in the face of the
most convincing proof. that he alone was
guilty. Although few believed him, his
persistency gave pretext for avoiding
the hanging of q woman, and her death
sentence was commuted to imprisonment
So Dowd died with the consciousness thai
he had saved his criminal partner from
the gallows.
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4 Woman.~ Geniu-.
Oswego IN y Palladium Jan. IS
Ga Wednesday last the following As
sociited Press dispatch was printed in
the Palladium:

Oswego N. y Palladium Jan. IS.
Ga Wednesday last the following As
sociited Press dispatch was printed in
the Palladium:
New York, Jan. 10, 1879.
The Metripoitan Eleva ed Railway
is packing It's rails with sand, tar, aud
cotton to lessen the noise, having paid
Srfrs. Walton, The inventor, $4,000 for
the invention. She is boarding house
keeper in this city.
And thereby depends a tile. Mr..
Harry ). Davis, native of this citv, but
now engaged in business in New York,
boards with Mrs. Walton. On a lazy
summer day last season Mrs. Walton
asked him If he didn't want to make
speculation, and proceeded to unfold a
plan for deadening the noise of the ele
waited railroad. Sac related that when
little girl her fathers house was situated
on the same block Nith q blacksmith
shop, which became 50 great 4 nuisance
that the residents in that locality he was
ordered t. remove hi shop. Her father
went to the blacksmith and told HIM he
could fix him SO he needn't move.
Thereupon he placed the anvils Ia boy
filled with sand and other material, then
closed up his doors, the noise ceased and
it was couple of weeks before the neigh
borhood knew that the smith had not
moved out.
She then disclosed to Mr.. Davis plan
for enclosing the guard rail of the ele-
waited roads in box filled with sand, tar
and cotton. Mr. Davis procured cav
eat, showed the invention to the Metro
p0itan Elevated Railroad Company and
they applied it to a couple Of blocks of
heir track. 4 short time later the com
pany represented that they had previ
ously discovered the same method, and
it was found that they had filed a caveat
subsequent TO Mr.. Davis. He thereupon
filed Il notice Of interference. Subse-
quently an arrangement was reached
whereby the company covenanted to
adopt the patent, protect it from lltlga
ton, pay 81 900 down, another when it
should be applied to a mile Of their track,
and another when it should be applied to
the entire line, and Mrs. Walton to have
half the income from its application to
other roads Mr.. Davis, we understand,
is entitled to halt of the money derived
from its Introduction on the Metropolitan
and half of Mrs. Walton's interest i'll the
royalty, or a quarter of the royalty. The
invention is said to work like a charm,
and will probably be in demand for all
elevated roads Edison experimental
for some time to devise ii way to stop this
kind OF noise and gave up the attempt.
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GERTRUDE.
BY ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHRoP.

BY ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHRoP.
What shall | say, my friend, my own heart
healing.
When for my love you cannot answer
met
This earth would quake, alas, might but
see,
You smile, deaths rigorous law repeal
ing!
Pale lips, your mystery so well conceal
ing,
May not the eloquent, varied minstrelsy
OF my inspired ardor potent be,
To touch your chords to music's uttered
feeling!
Friend, here you cherished flowers. Send
me now
One ghostly bloom to prove that you are
blessed.
No?-lf denial such as brands my brow,
Be in your heavenly regions, too, con-
ftSsrd,
Oh may it prove the truth that your still
eyes
Foresee the end of all futurities!
Midwinter Scribner.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05

oovington (Ga.) Enterprise


A white man by name Uf Cooper came
near freezing to death few nights since
about three miles from Covingtou. 1t
appears that the young man was riding
horse and became so cold that he could
not ride. He turned his horse loose and
laid down in the corner of the fence to
await the coming of a party of hunters.
He went to sleep, and all his limbs were
frozen. Even the flesh from his legs was
ready to drop from the bones But his
faithful dog, lying close beside him,
seemed to take in the horrible situation
of his master, and making his bed upon
the legs of the frozen man warmed them
into life again. It was by the heat Of
the dog that Mr.. Cooper was enabled to
get up and walk, else he would have
frozen to death.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
A SOUTHERN ROLL-CALL NEAR THE
END OF THE WAR.

From A c. Redwood's "reminiscences in
Midwinter Scribner.
A single fife and drum-the whole
regimental field music-are sguealing and
humping the last notes OF an old time
melody which has clung to the command
through all its fortunes it is run,
nigger, run de paterol ketch you !"
often heard in the days when the war
was young In space between the tents,
serving in lieu of more pretentious parade
about dozen men are ranged in an
irregular line facing the orderly sergeant,
and my little soldier falls into his ace
just as the roll-call begins. 1t is short
work now, but memory intersperses the
list with many names in the order in
which they were committed to its keeping
in the old days-names to which no man
will ever answer again until the reveile
of the eternal morning shall sound. The
sergeant hesitates more than once, as his
thought corrects his tongue, which was
wont to run over the longer array so
glibly; and at each such pause there rises
up before US the apparition of some
familiar face as it used to beam upon US
in life, or perhaps as we last looked upon
it, CHASTITY and grim beneath the stains
of battle, ere We folded our comrade in
his bloody blanket shroud, and laid him
in his shallow grave. From dank
Chickahominy marsh and fertile Penn
sylvania valley, from the tangled thickets
of the Wilderness, the sterile slopes OF
Manassas, the dreary pine levels of the
Southside, :he ghosts Of the old company
come back TO OUTAGE the living witnes-
ses of its valor, and challenge their
sturdy Here !" with an answer prouder
still.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05

Corinth Record.I

Hon J. Key, the distinguished represen-
tative of Aloorn county in the State Leeis-
lature, has recently returned from visit to
the river counties. and he informs us that it
Is his intention to locate in Washing on
county as soon as he can arrange his affairs
here so that he eanle leave. Mr. Key is a gem
tIemaH Of sterling worth, and the people of
this county, who fully appreciate him, will
regret his removal from among us,
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
Protestant Orphan Asylum, Natchoz.

The handsome appropriation OF five huu-
dred dollars made at our last Annual Ses-
sion To this institution, " as at once forward
ed, aud its receipt has been gratefully aC-
know dged.
During la-t spring, | transmitted 90 the
Masonic Bodies OF the State the earnest and
touching appeal OF our brethren Iu Nbtch,Z
in behal of the Asylum. Sieve RAJ hundred
dollars were tOrWarde To Bro. r. >. Wood
ward, Chairman Of tFe Committee, who aC-
knowledged receipts direct 10 tile Lodges,
rnd who will send me cOmpie report, for
insertion in our proceedings, If desired.
During the epidemic / took the res pOn-ibil-
ity of sending the Asylum five hundrcd dol
IRIS OF the general relief fund, The ncCcs-
stiles of the infected localities concentrated
ala the charitable contributions upon those
points, and although NatchtZ was gracious
ly spared, her orphans were directly Affect
ed by the scourge. Upon the application
of the Sisters of Charity in charge Of the
two Catholict sylums in NatchoZ, ! sent
them, through Bro. DrLep, a draft for two
hundred and fifty dollars, and their grace
tul aud graf -iul ackn1 wtedgemeut is part
OF my voucher for that disbursement. OF
twenty immense boxes OF clothing shipped
me from New York, sent the Protestant
and Catholic Orphan sylums, at Natchez,
a liberal supply.
Brethren, / 1gain commend 10 your gen
erous consideration our Asylum az Natchcz.
For more than sixty years IL has afforded
food, shelter and education for the hume-
less waits of the dead and destitute, and con-
tributing to society some OF its best aud
most useful members. Now, more than
ever, does the necessity exist Of reaching
toward it your warm hearts and liberal
hands. Is there Masonic orphan wirhiu
the jurisdiction OF any o your Lodges that
cauuOt be otherwise provided for, -enu it
to our brethren in Natchcz and il is assured
a home and friends. May our Heavenly
Father bless h sm for what they have done
and encourage them in the noble and glo-
rious trust committed % their care EX-
tract FROM Grand Secretary's Report.
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Capt. Eugene Sykes and the POIit-
fcaI Prosecutions.
Aberdeen weekly.l

Capt. K o. Sykes. of the Aberdeen bar,
left last night for Oxford, with a party of
some of the best old citizsns of Monroe who
were in arrest by the United States Mar
shaI. to answer bills OF Indictment found by
the inquisition more malignant than that
established br, Pope Innocence the third,
known in history As the Spanish inquisition.
Capt. Sykes has volunteered his services to
defend his countrymen against the put up
job Of this internal inquisition. in him
they have able council. one true aud tried
TO his country since Radiealism's first incl
piencY.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
The Sectional Hrangle in the House ol
Representatives.
Chicago Times

CONGRESSMAN BRAGG AssUALT-MR FILIs'
PROMPT EEJgI> D.G-A DEBATE THAT DE-
LIGHTED THE RADICALS
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Fraternally,


l-t so long as seven membersare willing
to maintain the Lodge organization, The
charter cannot bc surrendered by ,he others.
%. Such motion is proper,
3D. A brother, whether iH arrears ar uot,
can vote on every proposition before tha
Lodge, except that "a brother Indebted 10
the Lodge is not eligible % office, or eutjtltd
to vote for any officer. unless by unanimous
consent" The penalty for nom payment OF
dues is suspension from membership. The
Lodge neglects to enforce it, the brother is
entitled 70 all Lodge ri2ht- except as above
stated.
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ITS OWN REWARD

The worst thatca brCau.
J. happier 'h"u- -aUd-fold, than one
Who never loved at ali:
A grace Wirhi. a.. soul mas refgn4d
Which rotuing else can briug;-
Thaak Sod for atl that bav.- g.iue4
By that high suffering.
MTLNEs
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05

Gen. Bradley J. Johnston introduced in
the Virginia Senate on Wednesday q reso-
luton looking towards the repeal of the
MOffett law.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
Gen. Butler Tells why He Voted
Fi1y.seVen Times for Jefferson


Gen. Butler Tells Why He Voted
Fiiy-seVen Times for Jefferson
Davis.
Minneapolis Tribune
The following letter was received a
few days ago by gentleman Of this
city:
BosToN, Mass, Jan. 3, 1879.
DEAR SIR do not know as I ought
to write you to decide bet, because YOU
ought not to bet. But to set YOU right
in a matter of history in which you seem
to be interested, allow me to say that in
the Democratic Convention at Charles
ton, South Carolina, in the year 1860, l
voted fifty seven times, as | remem Der it,
for Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, after
ward President of the Confederate States,
as candidate for the Democratic party,
for President. He was not before the
Convention as a candidate, for my vote
and that of one of my colleagues were
the only ones he had. | believed him to
be representative man of the South,
and subsequent events have shown that |
was right. And l believed then, and /
believe now, that if he could have been
nominated for President and elected, the
war would have been saved and the at
tempted disuniOn prevented, for he
would have been chosen to be President
over thirty-two States rather than fifteen,
and my experience has been that the
North always got more consideration on
questions of human liberty from South
ern statesman as President before the
war than it did from Northern dough
face, and that remains true down to the
present time. BENZ. f. BUTLER.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-05
Exchange.


The Senate of Virginia refused, by a very
decided majority, TO repeal the whipping
Tae infiictiOn ot corporal punishment since
the adoption of the law as saved a very
large an0nnr in criminal charges to the
CommOnw ealth. Et has proved TO be good
law in this city. Formerly the docket OF
our Police Court was crowded with petty
| larceny cases; under the new 1rder of
things these cases have been very greatly
diminished. Petty thieves are afraid of the
| lash.
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MASONIC DEPARTMENT.
Conducted By J. L Power, Grand Secretary,
Queries

Queries
BRO POWER: What steps are necessary
to take Ia order 10 surrender the charter Of
a Lodgeg
81. Is it proped to make a motion TO sur
rendePcharterP
Sd. Can brother who has not paid his
dues for three or four years vote on petit
tion for limitations
EratarD1ll,- NJ p
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-15
Card to the Public.

Toklas e. Golds,ein, IN tie City of
Paris Store, take pleasure 10 inform
their numerous customers and the
public generally, that in spite OF all
lodges in the way of selling out by
certain Dry Goods Merchants of this
town, they still take the lead. We
do not resort to the selling out
dodge, but will underseH every body,
and if certain people who can rnt
compete with us wish TO remove, the
best thing for them to do is to re-
move their stock to another field,
where old foey EMOTIONS Of carrying on
q business will take better than here.
We do not blind our customers by
stating that we will sell goods at OK
below cost, but sell now as hereto
fore at the very smallest living profit,
and shall not allow anybody to i'm
pose upon the public by selling old
shopworn trash at higher prices
than new and stylish goods are sold
at our Store. Examine our stock
and learn prices and no doubt but
the very closest buyer will be salts
lied that above statement is fact.
ToKLAs Il GoLDsTEIN,
Cor. Fourth and Main Sts.,
Olympia, w. T.
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The Puyallup farmers, says one
who is posted, have been saved Il
good many thousand dollars by read
ing the newspapers. When it was
announced that the price of hops
was tending upwards, an army of
spectators agents left San Francis
co on the first Sound steamer, has
tened to the Puyal'up hop-fields and
began the work of making overtures
for the ccming crop. But the farm
ers had read the newspapers and
were not to be taken in.
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We are glad there are several es-

We are glad there are several es-
Establishments in ton where scythes
are kept, for sale, since that fact
renders our remarks all the more
general. Our attention was called
yesterday, to auumber of scythes
exposed in very dangerous positions.
One vas hung on Ii nail driven into
a post which serves the double
purpose of an awning support
and hitching place. The end of
the snath was within five or six
feet of the ground, Just a conven-
lent height for horse, of an inqulr-
ing turn Of mind, to interview it with
his nose and knock the whole affair
from its support. What the result
of such a proceeding would be can
hes. be determined 10y actual expert
ment. 4 naked scythe falling from a
distance Of eight or nine feet might
easily euillotine II passing child 4,
clcaye the skull of man or kill the
horse. Either OF the three results
would make lively item for the dali
~ paper Another scythe was hung
on II nail driven into the door-post,
with the tail end Of the snath jutting
out about Il foot over the sidewalk
and within an easy snub5lrg distance
of mans head. The point of this
scytho was seven or eight feet above
the sidewalk. Otler scythes were
displayed in various other positions,
from three or four feet above the walk,
to the height we have mentioned, and
all of them, like the arrows of Ulys-
Sos, looking as if they were thirstinS
for some poor fellows blood. But
the having and harvesting season Will
be over, betimes, and then we sup
pose keen-edgcl axes will be hung
up in place of the scythcs; so there
is some hope Of our having scnsa-
tional item If we only wait and faint
not.