davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-17
DeInGreSt'S Illustrated Monthly

Tae Model PdrtOr Magazine Of the Void,
Contains the essentials of all others, including
Original Poetry, Sketches and stories, by the
best writer's to every branch of entertaining and
useful Literature. 1t Is enriched with Engravings
and Beautiful Illustrations worth more than Its
costs also, Horticulture, Architecture. Household
Matters, Reliable Fashions and FullslZe Pat.
terms, with other rare and beautiful novelties
calculated to elevate the taste and make home
attractive and happy
No one can afford to do without this worlds
acknowledged Model Magazine. The largest in
form, the largest in circulation, and the best in
everything that makes a magazine desirable.
Single Copies, rs Cents. Yedrtt $500. with val
liable premium to each subscriber who selects
from list OF twenty articles. Send your address
on postal card, and receive in return full par.
ticulars. Sample G pies matted on receipt Of Ten
Cents.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-17

H0CHKISS II POND, Proprietors
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
The restaurant, cafe and lunch room attached,
are unsurpassed for cheapness and excellence Of
service. Rooms so cents 81 per day. SO to $40 per
week. Convenient to all ferries and cityrailroads.
NEW FURNITURE. NEW MANAGEMENT. Ally
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
Newspapers at the white House

Washington Cor, Springfield Republican,
One Of the best characteristics of
the present administration is its news
paper reading habit. There is none
of that affected contempt for the press
which some men in public life fondly
profess; on the contrary, there is a
general desire TO learnthe drift ofpub-
lie sentiment on all vital questions
through the medium which most ac-
curately voices it. The president is
very fond of newspapers, and tho jour.
nalists will always find MIN well up
with current press comment. A num-
Der Of the leading journals Of the
country are laid out on the library
tables as they come in, and whenever
during the day Mr.. Hayes has a little
leisure, he takes them up. Resides
looking over the most influential Jour
nails himself, ne gets the benefit Of the
long list of minor papers which are
taken at the White House through
clippings carefully made on whatever
question happens TO be uppermost by
one of the clerks and pasted in scraT
books for the president to run his eve
over. The Cabinet contains one OLD
newspaper man, and no one will be il
the least surprised to learn that Mr.
Schurz goes through a pile of fifty Oh
sixty papers every evening. His chic.
rival among the Cabinet in this lint
is Secretary Sherman, who always car.
ries a big bundle of papers home from
his Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
N L wOMAN's HAT.
A Man Determined to Back His Wife
With His Entire FOrtune---His
Rivals Friends to the Rescue.

The following episode of the recent
Seventh regiment fair in New York is
reported: | heard Of one man who
spent $500 on rafles alone. The
spirit Of rivalry runs high when there
is a prize offered for the table or the
lady who takes in the most money.
On the last night of the fair the an IL
lustration of this feeling occurred.
Dunlap sent up a case of hats as a
present to the fair, and two order
books. The idea Of the order books
was hat any one could buy an order
on Dunlap for a hat, ~redeemable at
any time. The fair sold them for the
regular price, and the maker allowed
the trade discount. To make the
game more exciting, he offered a prize
of a handsome lady's hat to the lady
who should get the most orders. Two
were found to take hold at once. One
backed out after taking two orders,
and handed her book over to another
young lady, transferringthe two orders
she had taken with it. This made the
other very angry, and she called the
proceeding cheating" and told her
husband all about it. Like
a good husband, he sided with
his wife, and vowed that she
should not be euchered in that way,
so he bought two orders of her him
self. This incensed the young nan Of
the young lady who held the other
book, and he Immediately bought four
orders. Then the husband few into a
passion, and sWore hat his wife should
win that hat, come what may, and he
bought more orders. The young man
who could i'll afford it, did the same.
The husband lost his head at this, and,
jumping upon the counter Of his wife's
booth, began to denounce the other
side. His friends dragged him down.
Then he seized,a pen and ink, wrote off
a check for $l86, and handed it to the
cashier, which, being a rich man, he
could we'll afford. The young man was
almost in despair. His young lady
begged him to stop said that she did
not want that hat but his blood was
up. He rushed into the supper-room,
and found fifteen men whom he knew
eating and drinking, particularly the
latter. He dragged them out, and
they gave their orders to the young
lady. The husband became livid.
"You might as well give up this game
at once" said he, for | am determin-
ed to have that hat if it takes my en-
tire fortune. The young man didn't
want to give up the fight, and the if-
teen men from the supper-room cheer
ed him on. By this time it was nearly
three o'clock in the morning, and the
authorities interfered and locked the
order book up in the safe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
THE PRINCE OF WALES.
What he Thought Of Some American
NOtabilities.

1t was my good fortune to be with
the Prince of Walesparty during their
entire visit to the states, writes a con
tributor to the Spirit of the Times,
and | was greatly interested in their
expressions concerning the several
d~ignitaries whom they met. The
Duke Of Newcastle said he was more
impressed by Governor Banks, ofMas-
sachusetts, than by any other. oh"
said the Prince, 81 liked Mayor Wood
very much more" "Why?" asked
the Duke, Because" Tejoined the
laughing youth, she didn't bore Us
with a long speech" Governor Nor.
gan and Mr.. Sprague were the lowest
on the scale of their esteem,
Sprague, because of his abso.
lutte disregard of all the pro-
prieties of life, and Morgan, because
he made such a lamentable exhibition
in the capital at Albany. Inever saw
a twelye-year schOolboy more over
come or non plussed and Disconnected
than the Republican governor was by
the presence of the youthful prince
and his distinguished suite. It was
positively painful. What was the
Governors occupations" asked one of
the party. "a celebrated grocer" was
the answer. "Well," reioinod the
querist, he couldn't be much grosser
than he is at present, could he, nOw?"
Between president Buchanan and
the Prince of Wales there grew a
friendship which the old gentleman
was fond of alluding to, and theprince
was so touched by the fatherly kind
ness of the venerable magistrate that
he asked a private opportunity to say
goodbye, at which be pressed Mr..
Buchanan to visit England, and afford
him the privilege of returning the
hospitality he enjoyed so much,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.


Mild.
Sultry.
Indications of rain.
A quiet day for Saturday.
The river is much swollen.
Very little movement in freights.
Not much animation on the levee.
Business in the bends remains dull.
Navigation is fully resumed at st.
Louis.
The L, H. Durfee is on the docks at
st. Louis.
The General Tompkins has laid up
at New Orleans.
The Belle of Shreveport leaves New
Orleans to-day for st. Louis.
The week closes with the dullest of
tie season in marine circles.
The Iron Mountain and barges
passed up last night for st. Louis.
The Charles Morgan leaves New
Orleans this evening for Cincinnati.
At noon it turned very warm and
the sun shown out with all its glory.
Captain Jefries' Helena packet, the
W. l.. Buckham, is due down to>day.
LEDGER Job Printing Office aud
Book Bindery, ID Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
COTTON.

The market opened to day with
fair demand and an improved telling,
news from abroad being of an en-
c%Ouraging character. Sales here
yesterday were 1900 bales to
spinners 1900 bales, and to exporters
200 bales, the market closing as
follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
COTTON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports for the six days
ending yesterday sumup 157 200 bales,
against POP, 200 bales last week on the
same day, and 1882 bales last year.
The total receipts Of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 3,183,
8S5 bales, against 2,706,592 bales at
this date last year, and 2,509,3 Z the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last 477,263 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 8S6,659
bales, against 867, O72 bales at this
time last year, and 910,178 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 1,69O,245 bales against
1,454, 139 bales last year, and 1000, 724
the year before. The visible
supply at all points, including
stocks aAoat on December 26, was
2,37O,29O bales against 1904, OO4 bales
this date last season.
Present rates of freight from this
point are as follows: On cotton to the
cast are Tic per cwt, to Baltimore, 72c
to Philadelphia, 74c to New York,
zoe to Boston and Providence, and
soc to Fall River for all rail, and &c
per cwt. less by rail and river. Cotton
by river to New Orleans 81, 60 per bale;
, oil Coo per Dbl cake $3.50 per ton,
Freights from St. Louis per river Zoe
per cwt. and 40c per barrel.
NEW YORK CoTTONsTATEMENr
For the week ending January I'd.
1880, as per telegraph:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
COMMERCIAL
PUBLIC LED, ER 0FFIcE,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan.

Business was active enough yester-
day and to-day the usual monthly and
annual settlements occupying atten-
ton, and a considerable increase has
been noted in exchange offerings. A
feeling of confidence prevails in al
most every branch of the financial
market and prospects favor an ex-
tremely easy condition, as money is
likely to be abundant for all legitimate
and many chimerical purposes. In
the way of dividends, in banking and
insurance circles but little is heard,
the general tone however inclines to
no dividends. A retention of surplus
earnings to strengthen the position,
and provide for emergencies, in the
event of future bad health and other
probable or improbable troubles, APP
pears to be the plan decided upon.
However there will perhaps be a few
exceptions and shareholders may
draw a part of the seasons profits in a
few instances. The bondholders how
ever may clip off their semi-annual
coupons and get them cashed.
and they may laugh at the less
fortunate owner Of stock. There
is no variation in exchange,
rates being 8@4c discount on eastern
bills and &c discount on New Orleans.
Checks on all points sell at par.
Quotations in local securities show
improvement and rule as follows:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03

The Louisville and Nashville rail
road directory has declared a dividend
of 3 per cent. on its capital of S9,000,-
900 out of its earnings during the past
six months, making $4,000 to be
divided among the shareholders and
leaving $165,OOO as a surplus to be
carried to the sinking fund. The value
Of the stock has advanced from $50
per share in February last to 1851 at
The present time, and the highest point
reached during the year was 1891,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

The river here rose Z inches in
the past "A hours, and now stands %
feet Z inches above low water
mark. At Cairo it rose 3 inches
with 81 feet 4 inch on the gauge.
AT st. Louis 4 inches, with Z feet 2
inches on the gauge. AT Pittsburg it
declined 26 inches, with Y feet II
inches on the gauge. At Cincinnati
the decline was AZ inches, with 23feet
on the gauge. AT Louisville 81 inches
with 10 feet in the canal. At Evans
vile it is falling with "a feet 4 inches
ON the gauge. Cumberland river
declined 8 feet yesterday at Nashville,
with l6 feet on the guage. Arkansas
river is rising with 81 feet on the gage.
White river is on a stand, with a fair
steamboat stage of water from jack
sonport to the mouth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03

ARRIVED.
Steamer Iron Mountain, New Orleans.
Coal City P~ittsburg.
Shields, Commerce.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Geo. W. Cheek, Hale's Point.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
Coal City, New Orleans.
Osceola Belle, Osceola
Iron Mountain, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
James Lee, Josie Harry, Shields, Mark
Twain, Argo, Katie Hooper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-03
v INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

The Whitaker court of inquiry at West
Point is Just now a centre of interest for the
country. Martin l. Townsend of New York
was sent by the War Department to conduct
the case for Whitaker, and last Monday a de-
cided breeze was raised by sarcastic remark
made by Mr.. Townsend in the course of the
examination of a witness, to the effect that it
was not allowable for colored cadet to strike
back if assaulted by white cadet-the infer
ence being that white cadet, if struck, might
retaliate, but the colored cadet must meekly
submit The entire court was terribly out
ragged by the remark and strutted out of the
court room like SO many Dogbcrrys to sooth
its wounded dignity, while General Schofeld
rushed over to Mr.. Townsend, and, with sup
pressed anger, informed him that if he sup
posed that the code of the Academy was based
on the code of the Bible he was very much
mistaken There was no probability that
Mr.. Townsend or any one else could have
made the mistake of supposing such thing
it has become pretty clear that Christian prin-
ciples have very little to do with the govern
ment Of the Academy. There Wac no good
reason why Gen. Schofeld should get into a
towering passion correcting a mistake that no
one could possibly have made and it was
not an edifying spectacle which the Court
presented during this collision.
1t is not Whitaker who is on trial, as the
Court chooses to assume. Neither is it his
disguised and cowardly assailants 1t is
West Point, its discipline, the methods of its
administration, the temper of its officers, and
the character of the students whom it trains,
which is on trial. The jury is the general
public, and We hazard little in saying that, if
the verdict were to be rendered to-day, it
would be an adverse one. 1t certainly is not
in good taste for Gen. Schofeld, while the in
stitution lies under a cloud Of grave charges,
to issue an order, as has been DONE express
ing his "unshaken faith in the honor and in
tegrity of the cadets, and his appreciation of
their manly bearing under the grieyous wrong
and injustice which they have recently suffer
ed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

FROM ENGLAND. Queen Victoria has yield
ed, very gracefully, to the necessities of the
situation and has made Mr. Gladstone Pre-
mier, First Lord of the Treasury and Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. Mr.. Gladstone has
accepted the responsibility thus laid upon
him with reluctance, probably, scarcely less
than that of the Queen in comforting it.
There is no question that Mr.. Gladstone was
sincere in his dissemination to be placed at
the head of affairs, and in his intention to fol.
low loyalty the leadership of Lord Harrington
OF Lord Granville. But the constraint of cir
cumstances was too strong for him to resist,
and he may be said to have been fairly borne
into power by great popular current which
could not be withstood There is little rea-
son to doubt that Mr.. Gladstone will be able
to form a Cabinet possessing the elements of
stability and commanding the respect and
confidence of the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

The Massachusetts, legislature reached fl
nal adjournment lsst Saturday, after Il session
of 100 days
Mrs Edmunds, the wife of the Senator,
will sail for these shores with their daughter
on the Sth of May. They will spend the
summer in Burlington.
The Mobile (Ala.) Register pleads that
surely it is not too much to ask that the South
shall be permitted to say who shall not be the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
Scion Chase says that the Groenbackers
and the Democrats of Maine must Zine
drives again this Fall if they don't want to be
swamped The outlook is that they will 90
under anyway.
Gen Sherman has promised to be in Phila-
delphia on May 20, Decoration Day, ito as
sst, with a few remarks in the beautiful Gus
tom now established of decorating with flow
ers the graves of our dead comrades"
The exodus fever still prevails to such an
extent among the Southern negroes that au-
other ship-load of emigrants is about to sail
from Charleston to Lberia-in spite of the dis
comforts of the first Each one is required
to possess the means for six months subsist-
ence after arriving, aud the colony is provid-
ed with agricultural implements and other ne
cessities for establishment in country like
Liberia
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

the middle of next week. The District OF
Columbia bill is now ready for consideration
by the House. The general deficiency bill
will be ready for the House by the time the
others are out of the way. OF the other APP
preparation bills, the army bill is ready for
the Presidents signature, the navy bill has
passed the House, and is being considered by
a subcommittee of the Senate committee on
appropriations with prospect that it will
be reported to the Senate on Tuesday. The
Indian bill has been reported to the full COM
mttee. The military academy bill is in con-
ference committee, awaiting the result of the
Whitaker inquiry at West Point. The con-
sular and diplomatic bill and the Notifications
bill are also in conference committees. the
latter having but one minor amendment
about which there is any question at present
The pension bill is already law If these
bills can be put through at the rate of one a
week, an adjournment may be effected by
the first of June
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30
G5eDermont 4Banir.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, APRIL 80, 1850.
Special Notice.

Continuation IF the VERMONT RECORD
AND FARMER rin THE PHENIX
Change IF Day If PV5Dcdtjoa -Notjc,
tn Correspondents.
The proprietors of The VERMONT PHOENIX
and lVindham county Retormer have, respect
iyely united in the purchase of the Tpmoat
Recod ami Farmer newspaper property Of
this village. Under this arrangement the
Reformer pays about one-third of the pur-
chase money and receives therefor a portion
of the printing material of the Record office,
while the PHDSrx pays the balance and re-
ceiyes the subscription list and good will of
the paper and the remainder Of the material
This weeks issue of the Record will therefore
be the last in its separate and distinct form.
After this week its subscription list will be
combined with that of the PHGNIx, and Rec
ord subscribers will receive the PHOENIX
in place of the Record For this week
we only take space to say that this ar
rangement has been entered into by the
lHONIA una heIOrllcf as matter OF Wise
and Legitimate business policy, and with
view to thereby subserve the best interests of
the whole community.
After this week the regular publication day
of THE PHHNTx will be changed to Friday
or, in other words, the date of the paper and
the day of publication will hereafter CORES
pond. so that subscribers will receive their
papers one day later than heretofore. Cor
respondents will please take especial notice
that we wish them to send in all news and
other matter which is possible on Wednes-
days, the same as they have heretofore done
Further matters of news may be sent on
Thursday in a second enclosure, and no mat
ter except such as is Of special and timely
importance, and cannot be furnished at an
earlier date, will be received after Thursday
evening. FRENCH a STEDMAN,
Publishers w. Phphjr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

DIR. Lawrence Smith of Louisville, Ky, q
member of the national academy of sciences
and delegate to tho interoceanic canal com
pany at Paris, told the House canal COUNT
tee Monday, that he did not believe in any of
the projected plans for canal across the
isthmus. He thinks them neither necessary
nor practicable, and that De Lesseps both un-
derestimates the difficulties in his way, and
overestimates his strength and resources, and
will be unable to perform what he promises
He believes the completion of the projected
railroads across the continent will obviate all
necessity for canal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTI

amounts. Half dozen persons were injured
by lightning striking their houses. Roches-
ter near Springfield, ILL.,, and Carlinville also
had destructive wind storms.
a cyclone struck the north line of Adams
county, ILL.,, Friday evening, doing great
damage Twenty houses and barns were de-
molished. Several persons were killed and
others wounded
A cyclone passed over a portion of Chris
tian county, ILL.,. Saturday evening, killing
five persons and probably fatally injuring a
dozen others in and about Taylorville. About
20 houses and other property were demolish-
ed, great trees were torn up by the roots, and
the dead bodies of horses. cattle, sheen and
hogs are strewn around some of the animals
being pierced with fence rails. Over 500,
900 worth of damage was done. At West
Prairie child was blown away, and it can
not be found.
4 heavy storm at Macon, Miss, Sunday
night, blew away - houses, including the
Mobile and Ohio railroad machine-shops the
round-house, depot, telegraph office and mas
ter-mechanic's Office. Sixteen cars were
blown from the track Seventeen persons
were killed and % wounded. The loss of
property is $1,000 One house near the
centre of the town was whirled around and
its front changed in exactly the opposite di-
rection. A negro woman was found dead in
field west of the depot, literally stripped of
all her clothing.
There was n destructive storm south of
Nashville, Tenn, Sunday. At Deeherd, on
the Chattanooga railroad the Presbyterian
church was totally wrecked. Three children
were drowned. The storm struck Paint Rock,
Ala, on the Memphis and Charleston road,
and destroyed five houses and killed p. NJ.
Edwardss three children. r. j. Mann was
killed by lightning six miles from Nashville.
Houses were unroofed, barns destroyed and
trees uprooted around Oakyille, Ont, Mon
day, by violent wind and hail storm
Several houses were unroofed and church
steeple blown over at Dalton, Ga, Sunday
uiuht
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30
PuGney.

--Putney aspres to the big egg production
this spring. Dea. Houghton has an ambi-
tious biddy that has produced an egg meas
uring Il by 6. inches.
Mrs. Sophia Woods of Burlington give a
very acceptable lecture on Spiritualism ITO ,
good sized audience in the town hall on Sat
urday evening last. Subject presented to her
in the ball
Rev. n. d. Parsons lectures on temper
ance in the town hall next Monday evening.
Miss leila S. Hastings of Whately, Mass.
will lecture on Spiritualsm in the town hall
on Wednesday evening, May 10 ".
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-30

Washington dispatches report that the
Democrats are anxious to adjourn as soon as
possible before doing anything more to in
iure their cause, and the anti Grant Republi-
cans join with them, in the hope that the i'm
preston of an EZRA of good feeling" now up
ON the country may be carried home to their
constituents, and used as an argument against
the choice of a strong man" for President.
The condition of the more important bills is
as follows; The Legislative bill, which is in
charge of Chairman Atkins, is supposed to
be ready to be reported within a week Mr.
Blount who is in charge of the sundry ap-
preparation bill, expresses the opinion that it
will be ready for the House in about two
weeks Mr.. Blackburn, chairman of the sub
committee having the post Office bill under
consideration, thinks it will be completed by