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The mermaid which served to help
Barnum on to fame and fortune as q
Snowman, about forty years ago,
caused a great deal of talk at the
time. Barnum now tells the story,
according to a correspondent of the
indianapolis Journal. as follows
Moses kimball came from Boston
with what he declared was a genuine
mermaid. The lower part was the
tail Of shark Of some large fish, but
the upper part was not Of woman's
form by any manner or means. 1t
was hideous head and shoulders
apparently of some sort of ape. Pret.
ty soon a letter was written from
Mobile to the Herald with the an.
nOuncement that a man had landed
there from the Sandwich Islands,
bringing a genuine mermaid. 1t had
not been seen and would not he ex.
hibitsd, for it was on its way to the
London Geological Gardens. This
was copied all over the country. In
another week a letter from Charleston
Annsunced that the wonder had ar
rived there, on its way to New York,
whence it would sail to London. A
more detailed account of the wonder
fuI creature was given. This served
I" swell the curiosity. From Balti-
more came still other letters and
then sent nv man 10 Philadelphia,
carrying the mermaid in a close box.
lie put up at the best hotel. and
cultivated the landlord. To him.
Just as he was paving his bill and
leaving. he confidel the secret that he
was the Englisbman who had csuch,
the mermaid. Now, see here said
the landlord, you must let me see it,
After much persuasion the mermaid
hunter yielded. Then he said. See
here, you must let me show it to one
or two reporters After more i'm !
portunity the weak Britisher yielded. |
and limited exhibition was permit. /
ted. The Philadelphia papers blazed
with it next morning. The next dav
it was brought TO New York, and
the same performance was gone
through with at the Astor House |
The papers were full Of it, and the
city was ali agog. Thousands focked
to see it. but no exhibition was al.
lowed. except to reporters. l Was
not known in connection with it until
the proper time"
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FOR PREsIDEET,
GEN. ". s. HANCOCK.
FOR vICE-PREsTDENT,
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH.

Circuit Judge-JOHN p. STROTHER-
Rtate Sen.tor-JOHN +. HEARD.
Rerresentative-THOS F. HOUSTON.
Circuit Clerk-B. II. INGRAM.
ColIector-SMIrH HOPKINS.
Attorney-C. G. HEARD.
Probate Judge-JOHN A. LACY.
Sherif-M. s. CONNER.
Trea.nrer-R. +. GENTRY.
Ass ssor-J. w. WALKER.
Corouer-DR w. r. KING.
Public Admin'r-JOHN X. CIJOPTON.
Comfy Judge. W Dis. w. PEkDUE
County Judge, f Dis.-DAVIDB BLOCKER
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II the republican majority in the
forty second congress had followed
The advice Of a great number Of the
republican newspapers Of the United
States. they would have expelled Gar
fieln from the house of representatives
in 1873 for taking a bribe and swear
ing falsely.
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A farmer at Akron, Mo-, Was at
tackled by his savage bull in a high
fenced ward, AMI could not escape.
A hired man came with a gun to shoot
the beast. Don't kill him" cried the
farmer, thinking Of the loss; lust
hit him in the shoulder" The man
fired as directed. only inflicting a
wound that maddened the bull, and
melted him to gore the farmer To
death.
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Jesse Grant spends a portion oi
each week ut the West End hotel. He
10 not rs tall rs his two Older brothes,
but has . good figure and polished
manners. His face Is not unlike that
Of his father. but more delicate and
refined. Ulysses WAS At the Yves,
End the week before with Miss
Flood and her parents. His engage
ment IL nov announced. and some
affirm that his wedding day is fixed.
When he and his parents were in
Washington in December he positive.
y denied the engagement. and told
us how annoyed he was at the re-
port, aud am assured that the
papers were premature il announcing
the engagement. which Vas not an
accomplished fact until the Floods
visited New York pr7or to the
Chicago conven.iou.' The diamond
engagement ring was shown at the
time. 1t was currently reported and
believed that Mr.. Flood notified Gen.
Grants hackers that they could dra
upon him far $500. OOO when the
time came for the purchase Of dele
gates. II was thought that the
colored delegates from the souih were
all in the market. and that in some
case- very large premiums might h.
required.
There was a ghoul warily watching
the ebb and flow "f the Flood, and
determined to dam his attempts "a
turn the tide in Grants favor. A
million dollars will do double the
good, or harm. Of FIVE hundred
(. thousand.. and ~ the convention Va,
not Flooded. aud the bride of young
Ulysses will never share the honor,
If the White House.
GRANT Nd LONG BRANCH.
/ B.th at General Grants cottage:
at Long Branch are rented. and
people ask why he now avoids thu
place that once possessed such charm:
t. him that he made IL the summer
capital. Jesse told me tha; he knew
nothing of his fathers plans tina
he did not think ne hal any. bm
that ne saw in the papers that h
would ps.s the summer al Mantle,
Springs. Col. Al Long li,a"ch Gen
-ral and Mrs. Gran, c.,nld have hs'
Ill ~ their family with them. tn
Mr.. S,rt"ri> ani her cl .tl.n a"u'.
i,ay. c,Inr from En:ia.ni I. v!-.'
them. the GENERAL. however. appear
la l.. p.,s-.>,,.i at 4 spirit vi uur-s
which keeps him wandering ans
mskin. = show al himself. Every
one knows hos easy it is 80 draw (;
crowd. \ circu, passing through th'
streets will a;trac, ~ entire p"pui:,
tim /: hand-..rgan>. monkeys ans
monstrnsiti..> all p.,s>.,> attractions
th-rctre !, is singular that Genera
Grant should find any pleasure {"
attraction in placing himself in tn
category with them. Ii would b
natural To suppo-e that three years /"
perpetual travel would suffice. ans
that he would he glad Ia settle dowr
AMI take "A retrospective view of hi
great honors aud successes. II h
would make a home somewhere ans
collect together all of his presents h
would have q valuable m.seum
Then he would be in a position &
make some return oi hospitality; III
has for years been doing nothing bu
receiving 1t il time now that III
should play host and prove that b
is grateful for all the favOrs he an,
his family have received.
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>..lr tg-ney ~ >,.isIJs
1} * . w ~ IL R OS
No POS Ohio Street
ORDER oF FERTILIZATION
ItTt It- Nl,-sI-gf

ORDER UF Pj RIf'ATIoN
-INTEbF MI,-sHRf,
'",>ts - Prrrs~.
"a tn. circuit court ei P,rtt- county Missouri.
Nav term. is~' Nsa -. Is>'. Thomas u. Fem
'-tt"u ~. Win. T. Emt,re.. Ann r. rsmnr-e.
LiNIrs EuIi,r.r sHj Milton kutbrre. 80 al.
Now 1T The thl>st,y cv,ne~ 'hs rislntifs by ti-
|ttDrrey ant 70 Appearing to the that the
set u,is NJ Yam T.. tt-.iT.-. Elsig. Enhr.e ~u.i
NIltsa Efrt'Tc.. e7snn"t ~ -uutr"uei hsrsin. "n
In sfyis->sI,,u 80 the plaintiff opl.r.., nv
EN.tt E'tsi.r.- and Milton Ebsht... is uotIt-d
r'...'u. tsc ,sg.~t .ir: -r.I..i ~ Nhsh
t..c,.st',t w. tsIs.rt ',t,i spsrsSi OF >a'
90 tttst- Itr.i - fIts rffs.'..st. us.a. hy Nm
l.. i'u'g.- $ss.,I-t4..tuT 81 estate vf N,Itiits-
ttutrs tsse,u-st. ;t,s.l tt.sse<t the title, tsut ~.
-p,t ~. 'hts, s.,.l th- ~ patuti''. oi
,t. o. ti.' tDiuot p. described 10. s~ls,c.
t..-t.-. -. urrthss~t s.'rs!rrT % t.so northeast
l'.gT 81 -,vg ti,tFty -t,Ir. ia Township t'Ttk
~ s,tI.. -'.tt.s. esd uni.-- th.y typcar
az. =. ,.s.rs.T ;-ru !~>s II thi- eour:, 10
~. ',st,. . Il h"Isi,n ai ~.dt.,'. Within and T.
f'-t:i- '''ttsty. -.--SurI,
,N TilE fiis>r N,.viNN pF SEPTEMBER
NEXT.
tnd tii i-i,.rs zee sixth t,v thereof, and
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"pis r.-,l That copy h"r-nfJ, pu'iI~ii-i accord
..,I.g pr-t ~ aud yuhl'~t,-,i ~ The ,uUnry 81
Petit ttIe>,
u a. iNt,Es M. Clerk
~ -. . JN,N- =. n a..
a. q. ~InH-t. PS'sut'h'- ati"rn'y.s 80 wit
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sic
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Aovements Of . Once Noted Fam.
hy-Their Cottages q Long
1esnoh-Young Ulysses and H,s
Love.
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u, q. T.. INsN-p~, be.
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PROF GUlllMETTE'S FRENCH LIVER PAD
smi III cure Fever an, Dyspepsia
tk
For S"' BY A"y FssAnn" Druggist Sei St. Sclu,a H.
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$JO PEI sisy t h"me Samples w.ssA Is ffs,
CIV A'i'irss> >slS>os q 60. r r,iand, Nsina
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-24

The 0rsgoaies sees no ssA.sa for be-
lisving thst Columbia river bar ID
shssling. aaa thinks that no disaster
has oesusaea vhieh @ight not, easily
havs b6sssasertsd BY psudsncs. skid
andtus bOas4 The Portland Board oi
Trade, on the other hand. do not agree
With eur contemporary aad have put
forth N address which the Oregonisn
psonopdees' sthe most alarming state
ment lever made shout the Coinmbia
river bar" It would appear that not
alone Is tue bar shoaling. bu. that Cape
Disspposut0ent. which now answers
the paIposs of =, brsakvAtsr for the
entrance to Colombia river, 10 gradually
disappearing. When the Cape shall
have cruobled away ths waves will
hold high revst on, the bar. aud NJ
vessel. great on small, will be able t.
e:.;<r or leave the river. A similar
fate w"uid befAli Fraser river were
VAncouysI u ard whose rugged front
and grstid old a.lls new protect the
ESsver's entrance FROM the ocean swell
ssd the fierce winds that sweep across
the sea aud spend their force On the
west eosst II .this 'tight little zisle-tt
disappe4e.S Fo1ssesn years ago. when
she agitation for the removal Of tho
capital to Victoria was going ON. and
fierce scl angry passions were evoked,
tho COLONIAL ssotctary Was Nr Birch.
who, with 6rvern0r Hsymour, cham.
pioned ths party that urged the reteD-
| AsnsS ~ A..x.s NJ -. .kn, sk
MI. The controversy became heated
and psrses6l. aud much ill-fseling was
sngendsssd. The oolopisl secretary
dinsd ons evebis9 on board the flagship
Jealous with Admiral Hastings. Con-
yersation turping onZthe capital ques-
tiou tho Secretary said he knew . plan
" which the controversy could bs
speedily put atslyest. Pressed fer his
method ~ replied: Tow the Island
oct into The 6sEaits and, sink it, It ID
said that the Admiral, who considered
w remark the acrDs pf brutality. never
fokgAss Mr. Bfeets With whom. however,
tho pisn. waS not, original. it having
been slggAsfed many years befUre - q
good wey %. safe Irisi, discomfort. The
ouvEsslxAte4 S&4oo1o1 tecteSoly .utu IboC
ssdecta that talvess Vsnceuysr Island
sunk the navigation Of Fraser river
would be q an end SO long - Van.
eouver stsnds sentry Fraser river has
nothing - fear. Orsgons true ocean
port y On Puges Sound. The shores OF
that erest inland sea are dotted with
god harbsrs. one Of which will. before
Deny years, csnstitute the main ship-
ping port Of Orsgon's agricultural
wealth. The sooner the Portlandsrs
wake mn, t. thstv fact -snd prepare to
conpeee lfhoira town With che future
nerthern emporium tho better 1t will
b. for ths psrmansney Of the real estate
boon. vhicA nov exits thsre.-vic-
te9a Cdlesia. d 81 a.ts. ssasa s
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IADMlnlsTRATRlx's SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.


NorIox 10 HxREBY GIVEN THAT By vIR-
in tue of an order Of sale made end entsrsd Of
record h tie PROBATE Court Of King County.
Wasningtsn Tsgz1tpry. su ths le4h day q Apsil
4. D. 1850 In the matter Of ths estate ofChSistian
Clymse. dseeassd. Ivil ssll ne premises known =
TINE cLYMER FARM,
sitaated in xine Cpunty, snd mors pastieuIwly
bsanAsd md dsscnhsd e follsws. 70 vii: Dsgis-
ning - . point - the night hank II the Duvam-
~ River at the original northwest coensr Of the
cls!m q Jmss oampbsn. running thence seeth.
following The meanderinu Of said river until M
'titeessets With the north line Of David \ Camp
bell6 land, theueo enDt olong nd north lie unst
u tintsssscts tn eAss ns Of the original siaim Of
James Canpeell, thence north following said
vsse q ~ nsEth line q sid elsin = ths plses
Of bseianinGs oontaining sighay ecses. nofe =
lsss: tie sans bsinG past q sls g. TtnosAy Grow
donatioo claim. end sltuaeed Y Iowe.hips
-Four east also Lot I've t3D Of section Three
~ Of Township Tsenty.thsoo North Of Range
-Four Eask cpataining nineteen sad efey three one.
Arnlssatks scrss; also The K.ss hall txkj Of
TOD ;ss5 q iC~sskiS Vxsesy.isss xassS & &
nAngs Koar East. eoataintng sighfy serss ; On
saturday. tAs lsth day u Nay, A.D.lsso
4 . o'elaek ,. =. q sAsl Seg. n froat q n
Co1nfy. to-vit, o Commseclai strsss, sssr The
eoeass q NIL sssssa. u sstd CITY 81 sss11ls.
Gaad asls VII - = Yabltc sUetioa - The hjGhr
- bSddee fer csnh sold eo1n, the 1ay Of e1,e.
and viii b subject {, csaAfmas1un by sa1d Pro
ha1s Court, and also Subjese y Graat heestofoee
mnds 70 the Seattle and Wslls Walls Railroad
company Of right Of way for . rsilrosd through
ssid pronises. Deed - e1penoe or purcksser.
this property 10 osly sfx nfies Distant from
0oGkle. and ~ accessible By wagon rosds railroad.
NJ further information apply 70 the undss.
RACHEL CLYNER,
Aamintstrsazix of Tie estate cf Christtsn olymer.
1oeoused.
q. 3. Hassord. Attorney for The estate.
f-s~ spIl7svH
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shings would not last long. They
seemed to he taking their caresses un-
der . protest and to be ever on the
brink 81 . revolt. This would be Zig.
nalized By deep growl frsm some one
of them, which would instantly COM
municate itself to the others, and the
next instant thefe wosld be . quick
spring and one Of the animals would
md himself pounced upon by another
and they voald claw and gnash each
Other. ustii the young woman would
raise her whip and give them both
some sharp blows. which bweuld send
them into the corner and make them
settle down tor . little while.
Whist woeld be the consequences If
abe was TO show any fear and retreat
toward she deory nked ous of the by.
standess. whoS had been almost spell.
bound BY the seeUe before him and had
net found himssif able to speak before.
The consequence. said the keeper,
shaking his head, 'wonld Be that every
ani ,isl n 1hAt esas i~suld spring upon
Aer and tear hsrsto pieces in . minute
-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1880-12-17

Senator Malone,

Every newspaper reader has heard OF
Malone, of Virginia. He is the leader
of the Readjusters and the biggest man
in the State.
While Malone is big man in inRu-
ence, ne is small man in stature, small
er even than Alexander 81. Stephens,
and weighs less than 100 pounds. He
has the frame of woman, but the will
of giant, or, at least, such as a giant
ought to have in proportion to his size.
In his movements he Is quick and nerv-
GUS. He is about five feet three inches
high, has large, finely-shaped head,
iron-gray hair and beard, gray eyes, and
heavy eyebrows, dresses plainly, and is
about 81 years old.
Malone is self-made man. He was
born in Virginia, and for that reason ex-
erts an influence that one occupying his
position, but born outside of the State,
never could. His education was largely
obtained at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, a scholarship in which he won in
a competitive examination. he started
In the business of life as a chain-carrier
in q railroad engineer corps. From
that humble position he gradually rose
to the Presidency of railroad company,
and at one time controlled q system OF
railroads from Norfolk to the Missis-
sippi. He was General in the Con-
federate army, and Gen. Robert E. Lee
is reported to have said that az would
rather have him, his Judgment, sagacity,
and executive ability, than any General
1 have. If 1 should retire from the
command of the army, 1 should recon-
mend Malone for my place" Malone
was the author and executor of the
plan to blow up Grants Notifications
around Petersburg, Of which city he is
now a resident. Cincinnati CONNER
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BETRAYED bY the Truth.

The very amiable and worthy Occu-
pant of the position of British Vice
Consul at port in the far East had
often expressed to his American fellow
residents his great desire to visit their
country and make himself familiar with
some of its institutions. His ideas of the
West had been formed from a perusal of
the works of Cooper, and it Is to be
feared that his mterlocutors had pur-
pOsely abstained from disturbing his
somewhat highly-colored expectations.
Finally furlOugh came to him, and he
made ready to carry out his cherished
plan of trip home by the way of the
Pacific ocean and the United States In
Productions were given him to trusty
practical jokers IN San Francisco, which
he presented on arrival, with expressions
of vehement desire TO encounter Indians
and hunt buffaloes. This, he was told,
would be easy, as both abounded In the
neighborhood of the Cliff House, and In
the peaceful and prosaic suburb of Oak
land. An expedition was planned and
carried out, and the British brother,
armed to the teeth, performed great
deeds in the encounter with "practica-
BILE" Indians and buffaloes-furnished,
it was whispered, by theater and cir
Gus or menagerie. Exulting In the
praise of his American friends, and COW
cred with glory, he departed for New
York and England. His fame stood him
in god stead at dinners and other so
cial gatherings during his entire vaca-
ton, preceded him on his return to his
post, and made him quite hero among
his fellow-exiles. No American could
find it in his heart to disturb it, and
all might have gone well to this day had
he only confined himself to his character
of amateur Leatherstocking. One day,
however, q countryman of his came to a
yankee and denounced this hero.
"Just think of that M" said he,
Crying to sell us. By Jovel never
heard in all my life, you know, such
atrocious stories as he has been telling
us. What do you think he tried to
make us believe? 1t is all very fine to
have shot Indians and bufialoes. Of
course, you know, where there are so
many as there are in San Francisco, and
New Hampshire, and Niagara, and all
those places, a plucky fellow might do
that. But he has tried to make us be-
ieve the most extraordinary story that
you have ever heard about your coun-
try, you know. He says that he went
to place called Chicago, and he went
to draw some money from a bank, and
found that they had raised it up and
we're moving it, with all the fellows IN
side, you know, going on with their
work 1 say, Just fancy the cheek of
the fellow suppOsing he could make us
believe thatl" Alas the one true story
which the poor Consul told had proved
his undoing. Magazine.