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, 1880-12-25

The HEAVIEST IEr.-A very touching III
ciient. ana one that illustrated the enduring
love of woman, occurred IN St Louis the
other day. \ broker who was rendered PEN
niless by an unexpected decline IN stocks
broke the, news TO his yonng vale as gentle
As possible She did not faint or glre wayito
tears, but. with 4 look Of inrifable sweetness
brought Vcm her writius-desk the money she
had hecn saving up IA buy pair o. shoes
with, uniting 1t INTO has hands without a
wsrd fortunately. the firm TO which she
had let the contract for the shoes was a
wealthy Chicago one, lid, although the un-
expected Withdrawal Of ~ much trade will
.nss te l-siied difference IN the annual com
mercial- sEdbsa|he,.' that city. the conscious
n-ss OF = soai iretp---- rmri Will more thT-'
,,ompensat,. for THE loss
, 1880-12-25

500 Rem ,Kn Supt fsirwrather offers
this reward for tbe detection, arrest and cotl-
yictisn OF any pe;sou placing distractions On
the track Of the W,lia Walla ( Columbia
River railroad comp,ny. Not'c is il-o gwen
that any p@rsOn or Persons trar'i,nc OYER "r
upon the rampauv's line. or right o1 WAY,
except n the public crossings ar driving or
permitting stuck tn travel upon or across the
same. do 50 At their oGn r;s,, and are liable
to prosecution for treSpass.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

A CAMBRDaE mother sent her
small boy into the country, . nd aitsx'
a week of anxiety has received this
letter: CT got here all right and
forgot to write before; il Is ! very
nice place to have fun. A TELLER and
I went out in boat, and the boat tip
ped over and man got me out. and
i was so full Of water I didn't know
nothing for good long while. The
other boy has got to be bui;ed
when thay find him. His motber
came from Chelsea, and she cries Al
the time. A hoss kicked me oyer
and I have got to have some money
to pay doctor for fixin my head.
We are going to set an old barn on
fire tonight and / should smile Il
we don't have bully fun. ! lost my
watch and l am very sorry. ! shall
bring home some mud-turkles and l
shall bring home game woodchnck
if I can git 'em in my trunk. !"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

Miss Lolita Smith drew up in hsr
carriage before Russell's store, and
she found George Myer awaiting
her. The store was crowded. The
majority OF those present had been
attracted by q rumor of Miss Smiths
freak, and the young mans acquies-
cence. Myers feliow-cierks crowd
ed about him, wishing him we'll.
while Merchant Russell declared to
the young woman: You've made .
good ves'ment; it's the biggest
bargain I ever sold anybody"
THE DEPARTURE.
The carriage drove off amid cheers.
and at 2:40 o'clock Hudson river
train steamed out of Tivoli Opposite
Saugerties) with Miss Lolita Smith
and her purchase as passengers.
Early the next day telegram from
the young woman announced their
safe arrival in Stockport. SAUCER
ties social circles were greatly ex-
cited, and the affair was. the ono
topic for days following.
George p. Myer is about rs years
old, five feet six inches tall, has q
light complexion, and wears a close
ly shaven face. He is not what
might be termed handsome young
man, but he is one for whom all
have great respect, being temperate,
induatrious and honest. For num-
ber of years he has been in the em-
ploy of F. T. Russell. His position
is a good one and he is possessed,
besides, Of . moderate fortune. One
of his most prominent 0haractsris-
tics has always been bashfnlness.
1t is a greet surprise to his friends
that even audacious Miss Smith was
able to bring him to talk with her
without great embarrassment.
Will they be married 2" was the
question often asked in SAugerties.
Some said eyes; others said mo-:
but oil agreed that the affair was the.
strangest ever before heard Of in that
borough.
The agitation was rather increased
than diminished on "Wednesday b.
George Myers returned to his Ean-'
gerties home. He has nothing ~
say of his trip into Columbia county.
and there are many who bslievs thot
his stay in Saugertiss il to b brie1.
It is said that he is in correspond
ence with Miss Smith. Ha did Ecs
care to discuss tue matter with =
Sun reporter, but the friends Of Tho
young lady are not 20 rstioent.I
They insist that Miss Smith was in-
spired to her action BY love Of joke.
and that she really never gave -
rious thought to Nyer 10 4 suitpr.
She does not cafe q snap tor
what people think" says one friend,
land, while George Mysr may have
fallen in love with her, he viii ind
himself terribly fooled il he places
too much faith in his hope" This
comment mentioned to Myer pro-
vokes only smile, beneath vhinh
there are some who Affect 70 bslisvo
there is consciousness OF. q triumph
near at hand. There would not ~
much surprise II Miss Smith should
become Mrs. Myer before the leaves
fail. She is not engaged to any
fellow at Stockport" AYERS one who
claims to know.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10
Mrs. M'Williams and Lightning

Well. sir,-continued Mr.. Nc
Williams, for this was not the be-
ginning of his talk the fear of
lightning is one of the most dis
tressing intirmities human being
can be afflicted with. 1t is mostly
confined to women; but now and
then you find it in little dog, and
sometimes in u man. 1t is par
ticularly distressing iniirmity for
the reason that it takes the sand out
of person to IN extent which no
other fear can, and it cant be rea-
soned with, and neither can it be
shamed out of n person. A woman
who could face the very devil him
self-or mouse-loses her grip and
goes all to pieces in front of flash
of lightning. Her fright is some
thing pittiful to see.
Well, as was telling you, 1 woke
up, with that smothered and unlo-
catable cry of Mortimer! Morti-
mer!" wailing in my ears; and rs
soon as / could scrape my faculties
together l reached over in the dark
and then said:
"Evangeline, is that you calling?
What is the matter? Where are
you 2"
"Shut up in the boot-closet.
You ought to lie ashamed to lie
there aud sleep so, and such an
awful storm going on.
Why, how can one be ashamed
when he is asleep? 1t is unreason-
able; q man can't be ashamed when
he is asleep, Evangeline."
"You never try, Mortimer,-you
know very well you never try.
l caught the sound of mutlled
sobs.
That sound smote dead the sharp
speech that was on my lips, and |
changed it to
"Pm sorry, dear,-Im truly sor-
ry. | never meant to act so. Come
back and
Mortimer!
" Heavens! what is tue matter my
love? -
&" Do you mean to say you are in
that led yet?"
Why, of course"
"Come out of it instantly. 1
should think you would take some
little care of your life, for my sake
and the chi!dren's, if You will not
for your own
Rut my lnva'
80 Don't talk to mo, Mortimer. 4.
Yootressw there is no place so dan
gcro.- IL bed, in such Il thunder
storm as this-all the books say
that; yet there you would lie, and
deliberately throw away your life
for goodness knows what, unless foi
the sake of arguing and arguing
and
"But, confound it. EvanSelinc,
I'm not in the bed, now. I'm -
Sentence interrupted by Il sudden
glare OF lightning, followed by 4
terrified little scream from Mrs. Nc
Williams anA 4 tremo nlous blast oi
thunder.
"Tncre. You see the result. Oh
Mortimer, how can you be so pro-
llGate ~ to swear ut such Il time IL
;his ~
q didn't swear. And that WASH
result of it, any way. 1t wonl'
h;-"o come, just the same, if | hadn
sad word; and you know yer.
we'll, Evangeline-at least you ouSh
TO knuw-that when the atmo
sphere is ch harged with electricity :
"Oh. yes, now argue it and nrSu
it, and argue il. 1 don't see HOY
you can act so, when You know thcr
is not IL lishtnihG-rod on the place
and your loor w!!e and children AZ
absolutely at the mercy of prov
dence. What are you doing :
a l!SEtiE. match al such II time ;
Y this. Are you stark mad .
1 Hang it woman where's II
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10
I did tin silence--and kept my
temper As well as l could.

Mortimer, it says, 'Das Gcwitter
lau'in ist sehr gcfahrlich, we'll die
Glocke seibst, sowie der durch das
Lauten veranIasste Luftzug und die
Hohe dies Thurm-s den Blitz anzie-
hen konnten.' Mortimer, does that
mean that it is dangerous not to
ring the church bells during a thun-
der-s -storm?"
"Yes, it seems to mean that-ii
that is the past participle of the nom-
inative case singular, and l reckon
it is. Yes; I think it means that
on account of the height of the
church tower and the absence OF
Luti-ug it would be very dangerous
(sehr gefahriich) not to ring the bells
in time of storm; and, moreover,
don't you gee, the very wording"
"Never mind that, Mortimer;
don't waste the precious time in
talk. Get the large dianer-bell; it
is right there in the hall. Quick,
Mortimer, dear; we are almost safe.
Oh, dear, 1 do believe we are going
to be saved, at LAST
Our little summer establishment
stands on top of high range OF
hills, overlooking u valley. Several
farm-houses are in our neighborhood
the nearest some three or four
hundred yards away,
When l, mounted on the chair,
had been Changing tha. dreadful bell
matter OF seven or eight times, our
shutters were suddenly torn open
from without, and a brilliant bulls
eye lantern was thrust in at the
window. followed by q hoarse in
quiry:
what in the nation is the matter
here?"
The window was full of mems
heads, and the heads were full OF
eyes that stared wildly at my war
like accoutrements.
1 dropped the bell, skipped down
from the chair in confusion, and
said:
There is nothing the matter,
friends-only a little discomfort
on account of the thunderstorm. I
was trying to keep off the lightning"
thunderstorm? Lightning
Why, Mr.. McWilliams, have you
lost your mind? II is q beautiful
starlight night; there has been nc
storm"
I looked out, and I was so aston
ished I could hardly speak for ,
while. Then I said:
81 do not understand this. We dis
tinctly saw the glow of the fashe!
through the curtains and shutters
and heard the thunder"
One after another these people
lay down on the ground to laugh
and two of them died. One OF tn
survivors remarked:
"Pity you didn't think 20 oper
your blinds and look over to the to]
of the high hill yonder. What yo'
heard was cannon; and what 20,
saw the fash. You see, the tele
graph brought some news, just q
midnight; Garfield S nominated-an'
that's what's the matter!"
Yes, Mr.. Twain, as I was saying i
the beginning (said Mr.. McWiiliams,
that the rules for preserving peopl
against lightning are SO excellen
and so innumerable the most incom
prehensible thing in the world to N
is how anybody ever manages to &c
struck.
So saying he gathered up hi
satchel and umbrella, and departed
for the train had reached his town.
Mark Ticain IN September 1tlanttc.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

GOVERNOR Seymour says he VIII
speak at least once or twice during
the campaign. He likes the presens
look of things.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

SPEAKING of the new mosquito nat
ting. Mark Twain writes: The
day is coming when we shall sit nn-
der our nets in church and slumbe1
peacefully, while the discounted
flies club together and take il out q
the minister.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

"AHEM," said the sewing machines
looking with love burning eyes =
the needle. :" It's all in my eyer
said the needle. Do you catch tne
thread of their conversation s--P Phss-
adelphia Item.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

Ir is very pretty for the Republi-
cans to talk of carrying Indiana when
they are shivering with fear over
Ohio.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

ailliiilll. l........... ID w
IA liberal deduction Will he nladc in
favor of thos" who advertise -four squares,
or upwards, bN the year.
Dy'" Legal notices will he charged 20 the
attornrv or officer authorizing their inser-
ton.
- Advertisements sent from Il distance
and transient nc. ices. must bc arColnIaI-
sd I'y the cash.
g" Announcements of births, marriages
tl,t deaths, inserted free Of charge.
t. Obituary notices, or "poptry" ar-
cumpanVing marriages or deaths. Will he
charged one-half our regular advertising
rates We will not hereafter drN late from
this rule.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

FROM THE QUEEN TO THE PRESIDENT.
A handsome writing-table has been
made at the command Of the Queen,
out of portion of the timber OF the
old Arctic ship Repulse, which was
lately broken up. Her Hajesty in
tends to present it to the President
of the United States "as a memoir
ial of the courtesy and loving kind
ness which dictated the offer OF the
Resolute." 1t will, of course, be
placed in the White Houss.--Lon-
don Truth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

"TnE Republican party, says the
1riJune, :" is about to take of It's
coat" Just so, remarks the New
York World; AMI tho Democratic
patty is about to lay on fhe hickory
CAD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

"Fun and fact with scissors can9nt.
Have many q pleasant moral tau2n&
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10

SHE was called one day by her
mother to speak to another lady
standing near, who, she was told,
was grandmother. Looking at her
for u moment, she quickly said:
"Oh, no; she is not a grand-inoth-
er; she is too new to be grand
mother; graudmothers have gray
hair and wear spectacles." And she
could not be convinced of the fact.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-10
Substitution IsMtcN:
Advertising Rates:

onc square. ono insertion. 81 90
Each additional insertion ....-........ 100
business cards, per u,iartcr............ > 90
It" auullll .....,.....I 10 90
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
HUNGARY.

LoNnoN, Ian ia dispatch from Ppsth to
Reuters Telegram Company says: Rtoting
was renewed last night at late hour and two
persons were killed. At midnight shots were
fired ut thosoldters from behind some wagons
in the street. This looks like barrcade.
VIENNA, Jan. 15 "A special from resth
says serious Disturbances have occurred there
In consequence OF the reoaut fatal shooting OF
Herr VerhOvRy, In d duel, by Baron MRithenyi.
Verhovay was the editor Of Radical news.
paper and very popular with the masses
Tho people say Maitheuyi. who is the best
pistol shot In Hungary. was persuaded by he
aratocra'a to quarrel with Verhoyay and kiln
him In order To- silence him. Last night a
great crowd Of students AMI workmen filled
the streets In the neighborhood OF the Casino
Club, nttering hostile cries. They finally
stoned the windows nf the clubhouse. The
police were repeatedly repuIsed by the riot
sra, and finally two hattations Of Infantry
charged them with fixed bayonets. Many
persons We're slightly hurt by stones, sticks
and hayonets. About thirty of the rioters
were aTreSted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
Ths spread OF the Br,sb Apti-gsnt movs~
tCorrsspopdsnee Nsw York Heraldf

Correspondence New York Heraldi
The movement against the rent land sys-
tenn Is spreading. Mr. Biggar proposes that
the tenants shall offer lair rent and pay no
more.
The Archbishop Of Tuam recon- mends rea~
sonable rents, determined by arbitration, and
xity OF tenure during payment. With this
the land spPcnators who suck peoples blood
will, he thinks. disappear.
Mr. Gladstona promises his attention to any
plan, but does not favor appropriation. even
with compensation.
The O'Donohue, hitherto considered black
sheep among the Home Rulers Of tho xtrema
party, made o violent speech at Killarney on
Saturday, In the course of which he said that
Irishmen wanted secure homes, that the press
ent eviction system meant ex extermination, and
that IrishmPn should declare before the
world that they would only yield to the point
of the bayonet. The O'Douohue attacked by
name some great Killarney landlords, Lord
kenmare, Mr.. Herbert and others, wi1o he
said, regarded tenants as mere rent making
machines.
In the North the Presbyterian clergymen
are taking sides With the movement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
VICTORIA AND HIS BAND.
A Hot Pursuit Of the Apaobes by the Mexi-
can and American Forces A
Sharp skirmish,

BAN FRANCISCO Jan ia dlspatch from
| Tucsen. Ari1 ma says Gen. Carr reports
| from Fort Bowie, january 70, that Gen. IRE
vino, with several hundred Mexican troops,
is pushing Victora's band OF hustiles north
ward from chihuahua On the second In
| stant some pruspecturs In the Florida Noun
tains were surprised by thirty Indians: one
WAS killed and two wounded, and their stock
captured. On the sixth instant ffty-five In
dians were near McEwen's rancho, going to-
ward the Black range. Major Morrow is III
pursuit..
New YoRK. Jan. ia Denver special says
Victoria aud his Apache followers were over
taken on The twelfth by Major Morrow. Adj
came up on the Indians about noon. After
being closely pursued ani greatly harrassed
for weeks by Mexican and American soldary
tho Indians halted where they supposed they
would ha reasonably secure, Mt the head of
the Rio Pereha In the Black mountains. They
fortified themselves behind rocks prepared
to resist the soldery aud hold them I'm check
until they could secure n rest. Major Nor
row. with 300 men, soon came w and the fight
commenced. Victoria held out we'll Tor five
or ak hours, maintaining his ground against
every assault until sunset when he retteated
The bodies of seven Indians were found ON
two were wounded. At last accounts the In
diRns had not been overtaken. Major Rior-
row saws he will yet conquer and capture the
willy chief and his hardy followers. Rein
foloeinents have been sent to Major Morrow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
TIE CLEMENF ATTACHMENT,
WASHINGTON, January II, tsa

WAsHIEeToN, January IL, 1880.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:
The full description given In tho Corinth
letter, reproduced In your paper OF the sixth
instant. OF tho much. talked-of Clement at
tachmeDt, and superior quality Of It's pro,luc-
tion, appears to he Identical on an enlarged
scale, with but few, Ii any. material altera-
tlons, to a little maGhne In common use In
this country for neatly half century, In the
practice Of economy, In producing home sup
plies. and have not the least doubt that tens
OF thousands of people thoroughly skilled In
its use could he found throughout the cotton
States to testify amply to oil tie advantages
claimed for It. The greatest wonder is that
the idea of applying II In preparing our great
staple for maj kft had never occurred hefors.
To Lewis IClemenf, therefore, beongs thei i'm
peIishabe honor of having his name inscribed
among the great benpfactors of society, for
having made the discovery which, though ess
startling than those Of the great Meno Park
philosopher. promise to bB fully rs great in
benefits to humanity For the use of cotton
now so general aud Of worldwide extension
I'm common with light. has become q universal
necessity. by converting cotton from tho
sesd directly into yarn OF u superior quality,
as is proposed to be done by this hottest ANA
unpretentious machinery, without the inter
yeution Of the usual charges for ginning
baggiug and ties. iBsuranGe, transportation
packing aud repaekHg, commissions, and
many ot hers too numerous to mention, would
most clearly reduces the cost OF production OF
this valuable commodity more than 0ns-half
to which extent millions of consumers
throughout the world would be benefited
besides adding, MS can he saeily demonstrated.
S750 900 To The value OF our cotton crop, md
atfoffijug remunerativs employment to about
$50 900 persons. consisting Of old men, women
and children, and individuals Of delicate CON
sttuions, class heretofore unproduetive and
n charge nu their respeetive communities, all
nf which wealth would be created, owned and
kept at home. to contribute largely in restor-
ing prosperity again TO once great. but now
impoverished people. SUBSCRIBER
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
NEWS OF TUE DAY.

| There will be six ecipses during tho year
| 1880. four of tho sun and two OF the moon.
| An ordinance providing for the consoIda-
| tion Of the towns OF North, South and West
| Chicago into one township organization has
| been adopted by the county board. and Is now
a law,
| It is said that Gov. Garcelon bears n strilt-
| Ing resemblanes to rhurlow Weed, albeit his
| face Is expressive OF more firmness than that
Of the veteran Warwick. while his eyes reflect
| the light OF q less crafty nature.
1t Ia said that tho superintendent OF tho
cemetery In which tho remains OF Count
Joannes were inferred has been offered $500
for the deceaseds skull, and the grave has to
he watched night and day lest this poor
Yoriek's pate be run away with
The annual report OF the directors of the
Chicago Board of Trade, read at the annual
meeting, shows that body to have q member
ship Of 1877. and that the volume of business
transacted on Change during 1879 exceeded
the business Of any previous year In tho his
tory OF the board
1t is very doubtful whether Emery will be
| reappointed Governor Of Utah. The strong
eat argument which is used against him Ia
that, In view of the aggressive policy which
the administration iB about to inaugurate
against Mormonism, 1t would be unwise to
send any one to Utah who Is connected with
any faction there.
1t has been discovered that the corner stone
Grafton OF the Battle of White Plains on
Chatterbon Hill, New York. has been re-
moved and a copper case containing tho gold
silver and copper coins Of tho United States,
and various documents concerning the battle,
stolen.
The engineer in charge OF the Washington
monument, Col Casey, resorts that 1t is go
Ing to cost S667, 92f to finish the monument,
and he would like to have about half that
amount appropriated, 10 order that the work
may be continued as rapidly as possible. The
present plan is to build the monument 500
feet high and give 1t q wrought-iron and
glass roof. Its total cost will be not less than
a million OF dollars.
The Boston Herald thinks the proposition
to destroy the legal tender quality of the
greenback merits the condem nation of all
conservative financiers, and that reflection
will show "the tmmeasurable perils and utter
needlessnesS OF the change" 1t adds that the
project cannot possibly commend itself to the
sober second thought OF the business commu-
nifty, for 1t risks everything to gain nothing
1t may do much harm; 1t cannot do any good.
The Committee on Expenditures In Public
Buildings have referred to a subcommittee,
with instructions TO investigate and report,
the resolution offered by T. Turner, and
adopted before the recess, instrueting the
committee to inquire into and report what
rents the United States government are pay
inE for buildings and grounds, and whether 1t
LIS for the interest OF the United States to con-