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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26

rsclcntIiic American.

!
4 To large extent in the South and
Southwest the highways are Of two dis.
tinct sorts-in local parlance tnfnpikes
and mud roads.
AN exception to this rule appears in
Il Bossier parish, La, where an attempt
has been made to keep an important
earth road dry and disable by the novel
device of roofing it, so as to keep off
the rain. The first stretch of covered
road on this plan runs from Red Chute
bridge, La, four miles across Red river
bottom, near Shreveport The idea
originated with Judge j. d. Watkins,
of Shreveport, and as Is the usual fate
of new ideas, it aroused no little popu-
lar ridicule. Judge Watkins was not
man to be laughed down. Obtain
ing State charter for his enterprise,
he began to build the road, His OPP
ponents complained that he was OBJ
structing the parish road, and attempted
to stop the work; but ample and fawful
room having been. given for the parish
road, their opposition came to nothing.
1t is now four years since the work was
begun, and Mr.. John S. Williams, of
Shreveport, who has been connected
with the enterprise since the beginning,
informs us that the road is complete
success. At the time of his writing,
in March, while the uncovered roads
were axle-deep in many places with stiff
mud, the shed road was firm and dry.
In building the road, the bed, is feet
wide, was thrown mp Just enough to
keep ont the surface water; and over it
was put roof of plank fiye-eighths
inch thick, the planks being IL inches
wide and 30 feet long. Cypress from
the neighboring swamp is used for
posts, and roughly sawed timber for
frame work. By means of an ingenious
platform mounted on common two
horse wagon and supporting light
framework, four men easily put up 30
sections, of 20 feet each, day. The
lost of the road was about $500 a
nile, with lumber at 81 hundred feet,
abor 81 a day, posts 122 cents each,
,arth work 30 cents cubic yard, and
rails 5 cents a pound. The advantages
# the road arise from its cheapness, as
with any other style of road !
possible there, its durability, and it's {
lnvarying serviceableness. The native {
lay soil, when kept dry, makes bet
er roadbed than either wood or stone, 1
nd the road is easily kept IN. repair. I
he wagons do mot touch the wood c
york, and the roof will last FIVE times c
S long as planks laid upon the damp c
arth. Though the sides are not in t
losed the rain does not drive in enough t
, make the roadbed muddy, much less i
ash it. In short the practical test of |
ne roed, on the score of eireapness and b
fficiepcy, has been so satisfactory that a
he ridicule and opposition it first t
have been overcome, and t.
Their roads on the same plan are about d
be constructed. Ip
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26
NM Seymour Positively
Declines.

Cincinnati, June 19.-The Enquirer
this morning says its editor received a
personal dispatch from Horatio Sey-
mour, and its violates no confidence in
printing the following extract:
II can not accept the nomination, if
it is made, under any circumstances.
j am not able to do the duties Of any
office. / hope my name will not be
presented at Cincinnati in any way.
have never said ] would accept nom
ination, nor have / intimated | would.
! rely npon you to set me right with
delegates"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26
Asnaterrr Circus
[vicksburg Commercial. i

1t was in Vicksburg, in the t..
yard of one Of our residences. wh NM
lived . Young lady-we win b. :
cussd for snppressing her name +
this same yard was yearlinr !, \
which had never known wanf -
care, having becn petted and fea /
early life. by this young lady. y Y
course it soon began 10 like her II y
would follow her around the ward I
gentle and affectionately AS 4 ~
Recently. while this young ladv N
company and was exh7biting some
the antics of her calf, she conce;,
the idea Of utilizing it by learning
to ride her around the yard
Having no saddle she substituted n
old rug, and looking around 10 ~ 4
there was newspaper reporter n
sight, and being satisfied tina I'M
was not jumped astride the amin,
Wilde her company held IL by the ~
halser.which had been impr6yised ],
bride. Feeling all right and safe n
instructed her friend TO fnrn loe.
The calf backetf up d few Feet, s,rssi
around, gave q blatey made q hinge n
ward and cut ont, He ran ayoundthI
lot twice in CIRCLE but, as rnisfort,s.
would have ii, On fhs second reuaa |.
ran too close to the fence and stviE;..
beehive upset ii, lsttle knowing i
the trouble 1t had created i'm fhat u,
ticular part of the yard,
The unsnspecting but excited Al
with its ambitious but decidedly m
easy rider, (who was very anxious |.
be again on terra firma) attempted /,
make the third turn of the trs,l
which proved to be the aboD1
Before they knew rbsn
they were they rushed into the sw,rp
Of angry bees, they passed through I +
the calf blated . farewell brotIe
Crawford" Lit out double Guild,
struck the picket fence and Vent
shroughi leaving the young lady n
5he other side and she--weH the des.
Tor ordered q half dozen boxes Of Ri,
ia salve and bathing tab Of srala
water, while the neighbors were On. /
ng theE respects to the Young iady
Who was playing company and ring
MASTER. The calf, when last head
rom, was making abons twenty nsils
o the hour down Halls Ferry road
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26
The state supreme Court.
DECISIONS AS ToTHE coNsrIrUTIoEALIrY
OF THE TAX Law AS TO LICENSES.

Monroe, La, June le.--The Supreme
Court to-day made peremptory the
mandamus against the Second Circuit
Court, and ordered it to try the parish
court appeals transferred from the old
District Court, and held act No. 30, of
1880, to be constitutional. The court
dismissed, for want of appellate juris-
diction, an appeal from the Judgment
rendered by Justice Place, which en-
Joined the tax collector from seizing
and selling property, to collect license,
and which commanded him to receive
as salary a warrant of a constitutional
officer for license of fifty dollars. An
other appeal will be taken by the tax
collector to the State District Court,
which will be tried in July. This de-
cision has the effect to limit appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in
tax and license suits, to cases in which
the constitutionality of the tax or IL
cense law is invalid, unless the tax or
license exceeds $1,000, and confines to
the District Courts appellate jurisdic-
tion of all cases involving the legality
of the proceedings of the assessors,
collectors, auditor, treasurer, referees,
umpires and other taxation officials,
unless the tax or license exceeds 5000. |
If the tax or license exceeds 5000 and
does not exceed $1,000 the appeal will
go to the Court of Appeals.
The consequence will be confusion
in revenue collections, growing ont of |
conflicting decisions rendered by the
inferior local courts. For instance,
suppose the Onachita tax-collector,
under mandamus of the Ouachita
District Court, receives warrants for
licenses and the auditor refuses to re-
ceive them from him, and the New Or
Jeans District Court or Supreme Court,
If the warrants exceed $1,000, refuses /,
to mandamus the auditor to receive
warrants, where win the Ouachita
collector stand2 Surprising the Cad
do District Count holds that prop
erty cannot be sold to collect licenses,
while the Opelossas District Court
holds that it can, is 1t permissible tc
jocularly inquire, has the decision the !
constitutional warranty of the eonsti- /
tutiona /.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26

Iucson, June 19.A Shakespeare.
New Mexico, special Gays: The citizens
Of Silver City and vicinity are almost
starving for want Of provisions. Not
q Ponndsof iionr, potatoes, bacon Or
staple necessities of life can be had for
love or money.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26

SOMETHING ABOUT THE cAEDIDATE--HIs
oRAToRICAL sTYLR-GUsHIEG GRAN
pILoQUEET GARFIELD--MEETAL AND
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-06-26

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. d. C.. june 10. 1880.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21

Sein Bud lieb CT neu oruden uno iebts
cine uns.beurs 3abl bon grsmplaren az.
auf ben Ratb ieines aSpoeaten ttaate
Ct sinen semiHsn Battle uno einis. Anoere
ju aberbeensr um S1aosneriab Elm, uno
Denies ibnsn, bab fs R9 bel isiner gntfi6s
runs bsibeilist 61ttsn. Sas @sri4t er.
.iannte ibm B%usibunbert Yfuno gntiddois
suns gu. Diei. summ.n isst.n i'm In
Stano, In benz aroBen SaaIs, in pelaem
sinf oas ldottii9e plrlamene sebalten
porben NOR. Elm 8ufesbaus Su srri4tsn.
Der uulauf nal srsb, Sober, Der mad
edinburgh tom, tsbrts In BEN Saals
bon polp:ooo Elm. I'M ibn 3u isben.
Raa5sr psridofte or fi9 Elm sr0ber.s
Saus un0 bsfam cine itbr frsqusnte Wirtb'
idait. Wit ieinsm @lide pu4s aud
isin unt.rnsbmunssssift ct CAB ~siujslne
politii9s S4riften unS Den erifsn aorsb'
talen6T 6sraus. Das ion absr am msis
fen bsr,i4uts. bas mar bic grri9tuns Der
Stabpof fir goin6ursb unb nmssSeno.
Seine gitsru litt,n i,st fsinen WanssI
mebr, osnn sr ianote ibnen bas R6tbtss
nit pollen 1dnoen 3u; au& Sants R.lp
cling ni9t le.r aus. Al.s 0slans ibu,
nur zines ge.eute ion. ndmIi9 oab er f4
perleiien IisB, cine 3msits Srau az nebmen.
Sic ma8te i'm nidt slidli1. benn Re be.
fob ni4t bic suten giSeni4aften ieinsr un'
perseblidsn Roia.
SIN Sabre 1899 Horb er In einem litter
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21
Gin ieItjamer see.

SIN Ste Slopanso, I'M Staats San
Salpaoor, gentral.M merita, bat am Is.
ausuit 1880 f9 Elm mertmarbisss puIel.
nii9es pbdnomen se5ei9t. Bic 3eitI9riit
so RatureA beri4tet nod Wittpsilunssn
bes frans6Fi&m gOniuIs 2of.rri6re ba.
rlber uie foIst. r.usa,r sr.<.e
Gin pultanii9sr aratsr bat f9 mitt.n
i'm SEE srboben uno fdbrt nod fort, feline
Sbbe 30 psrsr6bern. Sn Der erften Sdlfts
6es Sanuor b. 3. fiblte uian groeri4atte.
runsea in San SalpaoDr; ~belonbsrs mos
rem orsi St6be fart ,uenn au9 ni4t 10
beftis als 1875. Sieis grbf0be battsn
ibrsn Witt.lpunft In Der Ra9bari9aft bes
Slopansei.es, In bsi1sn Wlitte F9 br.i bull.
fanii3e OtFnunsen bilostsn, usI6e nit
einanosr 10 0erbinoun9 fanben. Der
iebigs neue Rrater eri9sint aus Der
gntf.rnuns ME cine ilsine SnieI, tpsl9.
i9 iiber ben W~aHeripiesel bes SEES unss.
fdbr suansis Wet.r erb.bt. Wan bat
.insn Wsriu& sema&t, f9 benz 8uIean In
einem 8oote ju ndbren, absr obne grfolg;
benn bas WaHsr rings9srum mar nabe3u
iebenb beib unb Str6me BON WaHeroampf
fftegen baraus berpor. Cine bide Rau9.
idule .rbob F9 In bic 2uft pie cine srobe
BoIteu. Sewdbrte einen i~mpoiantsn anbIid.
Ser sanien gri&sinuus porber sins Elm
auberoroentli9es Steigen oes Waiiers i'm
see, pel9ss nod. bur9 tarte Dintsrrssen
bei6roert tuurbe. elmer alten TRADITION
gemdb betaaptsn Die Sponier, bab grobe.
ben beporFeben, tpenn Der See iteigt. Sa.
Der mar Cd tribsr ibli4, BEN iteisenoen
BaKsr bur9 abwsssrdben ben abfub
~ srlsi9tera. Gin Sabr6unoert. bin.
our1 bIieb man bel bisisr proyis, tudb.
renb ,psl9er 3eit F9 au& feline bull
eanil9en gri9eiuunsen ereisneten. Go
i&.iut oIs Of Die se5enudrtise gri&sinuns
iener alien lleberlsferuns Re9t 8ibt. Wenn
es i&u.r lit far Die bei&risbsne Sbatia9s
cine grtldrung 3u finoen, 70 uirb man bod
nit Snters7ie bemerten, bob cine srObe 3abI
8ulcane iubmarin III uno baB Die meifen
auf SnieIn. obsr bod in Der Ra9barI9aft
bss Wesres Iissen. Saber bari man n
nsbmen, bob puleanii9es Seuer porauss'
weiie nit BaHsr ssipsist ruerbe. Der See
Slopanso ober, ME er au9 beiBt Goiute.
pee, 1T mad gt. 2aferriers, elm ~periuntsner
Rrater. CT Iisst aud in Der ~iossnanntsn
puIc anii9sn 2inis BON gsntraI. America,
NORM bstannt!i9 bduFS 8ulcane nit
2anbisen abus9isln.
Sas @aTer bes SEES it bradii9, iebr
bitter unb beiuabe flsbris. ab uno su snt.
iteigsn bemisIbsn sroBs 8laisn bon S9us.
felpoHsriOffsas. Ser See 1T unssidbr
II 8ilomrtsr lang uno 16 brett; bic Sisfs
bsEeI6en 1T unbetannt. gr Iiegt ung.fdbr
IL 2ilomster a. beuti4s Weilen) BON Der
Stabt Gan Salpaoor. Ser fran56i9e
GoniuI In Guatemala bsridtst, baB Der
See jsbt cine Sempsratur bon 49, 6. an
llfsr babe unb bab rings uul ben 0ulean
bas WaHer b~olitdnbis to9e. aqe Slide
bsHsIben fi,ben s%eIotten an Der O6erfd9.
n.ben elmer: Wsnse S4altbieren unb an.
bern WaKsrb.pobnern. Der 0ulean fdbrt
fort Su maiden. udbrsnb bas Ripsau bss
SEES INIT ME psnn er mad anb mad
aussefo9t ,pirbs.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21
Der Saba aai oea Rtr@ibarmea

bot feline Hsrs&tisuns ni9t tpss,n bss BE.
barfniHes elmer D.tterfabnt, fonbern In
Ieinsr ipmbolii9en Btbsutuns. S@on In
Der antifsn WeIt gait Der 9abn, Der 6eroIb
bss fraben W~orssns,ols Symbol b.rWa&s
Iamtsit, In Der 9ritIi9en Mni&auuna
i&on felt ben eriten Sabrbunbsrtsn, neil er
Wsrtanber bss 2i@tss, aIs Symbol gbriHi,
Der apofsl unb i~btrbaupt Der Wertan6tr
bes @riRli9en @laubens. Sn bsibsn 9t.
b~eutungsn erbislt er na&mtisbar In 10.
S~abrbunbsrts cine StsIe auf ben Qir&.
t6lrusn unb IN DEFENDERS In beuti9sn
2dnbsrn elm faft alssmeines &arafterii9es
Rennysi9sn Der fat6olii9sn 2ir9.n seblis,
ben. CT IN freili9 susIsi& als Dettsr.
fabne sinssri9tst, bamit sr, ben 2opf TN.
msr BEN Gturme ents,9sn ~tuenoeno, elm
Sinntilb Der Yorite6sr Der Rir4e ii
tpsI&s mutbis unb unsri4roden tn allen
Stlrm.n Der &rifli&sn Wabrb.it bic
g6re gebsn iolsn. gr ifsbt auf BEN
Rrsu1s, UNI 3uslsi9 ben @runb Der Drift.
Ii&sn Wa9iamtsit bes sinsslnsn Gbrijtsn
als ben @sgentanb uue oas Ganoa.
men Der prsbist bts guans,liuus ju be.
t.i&nsn.
Gin SburmabI9lub bur9 ben 6abn
tparbe clio ben uraItsn 3raoitionsn Der
&rihli&en 2unltsS pmbolif unb oes tatbos
lii8sn Ssriomuasns ssrs&t wsrbsn.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21
unb sulett iaste Rs : Ser 9stsr III uis-
her ba T.

unO suiett iaste he ; Der Better II su's-
Der BAL"
Better bate ss Dor benz Sauie ni4t Ianse
ausssbuIten, ~ionoern itanb lauideno bin
ter Der Sblr., unb isbt i9ob sr pie Elm
Yisil in bos 3immsr uno feel balo Der
Wuttsr unb balb Dem Batter UNI ben gals.
Sill. Stin.~ risf Sante Rsnp, rslsi4
usib ss baIb Sirnltp, uno bann tomu,sn
fe aas bsrbeisdlaufsn, nm i'm gu isbsn,
uno mir baben ni9ts bon i6m."
2aid i&ob Re ben 8isssl Dor bic Sbiire
unb bic 8iHsnbsu in eas SintsrSimmer,
tpo Re unssFt6rt mit,inanoer pIaubsrn tonn'
ten. @os fs oa tbutsn, bas modem mir
Or YbantaFs bss 2eisrs I6erlafeu, bier
nur 70 piel, bob 9stsr am gnbe Der Lam
gen untsrrsoung ia9te: .Wenn MID bic
absr6tensr Sstlsnosrtduisr ni9t ssfob'
len bdttsu, bann udrs i'd elm Bauer in
6irnlp unb f6nnte BEN Batter bic 2aft abs
nsbmsn unb ibu elm iorsenfreiss alter be.
rsiten. Mit meiner bni4oH.nen Sano
sebt bas Ieibsr ni9t uebr, b'rum u,rbe Id
nit Sauts Relp nod aberdeen s,bsn unb
mid burGi9Iassn = absr gtpas fann Id
bod ttuu. Sier III Elm bibi&er Saufen
@,lb ; bas pirb gu6 Elm usnia ii6sr ben
9era helfsn."
S,;, gl,,rn ,.~rSubt,n Sn Gin m,n;o ob,r
o. hops r;nt onh,rs mnh a. fonntsn,s
6rauden, unb 10 tauen he lsi9t iber bic.
fen punft hintpes. Ra9bem sr einise
Soae BEL lsinen gltern aerusilt, fsbrt
sr nit Sants Heup aurid. BORT
bate fd u%nterbeIsn bic Wfd6r BON 5einer
Wieberte6r ebenfals perbreitet. Sie auten
ab.roesnsr faren In Saaaren, UNI ion ,u
isbsn unb feline grsd6luna au b6ren ; feIbif
Der oIte gorporal lsaoeans tom unb idpor
beim beten idottiidsn Bistp, baB er ni&t
bearsife, mo- 6snn eiaentli9 Der 9et,r ba-
mals a,fsdt; CT babe bod ben Star bis
auf ben Risl unteriu4t unb ni9t gefuns
ben /; sisentli4 i9ulb.te ibm pstsr tpsssn
Der bamalisen, leioer psrsebli9,n Wlbs
nod. einen bibi4en f.ifen @ros, unb penn
nod ei%aigermaBen gbrli9feit uno Srsns
In S4ottlano lei, 10 tperoe ibn oisisr
Gros ou4 gs9sben tperosn.
Oas asoerlauIsn naem lsgt 70 aoer'
paro, DOB 6anfs Nsup t9 snflg!eosn &C.
gen Isrnsre Ssllge anIiepnie. Se me'n!e
loue mo- e'n !ar ousulal IN e!nsm o1tnt.
t9en soea'e oe'Sen' oahn le' Ole 'esus'sroe
oefrlso'St.
.Salt." iaste Better, .ba fsdt mos
b'rin.~ unb erlieb bstannt maiden, oab e.
F9 on BEN unb benz Sase ofentli4 in
ieinem SnoianereOfiime S.isen uno iein.
@sidi1te ersdbIen usrbe. Sober ioIe ODE,
einen S4iains gintrittsselo mitbrinsen.
bamit Ct gtwas fir feline a~ufseseben,
paan5uns rnb far istne..5sri&ofene Sano
befomme. ...
9ie Betanntmo&una uirtte, Der Saal
nabm bi. Reuaisriaen taum ale auf.
Run ,rIdien 9ster aIs Snbianer, rebst.
In i6rer Sprade, ma&te oas 3rieasae.
i&r.i uno Die Sdn,. nod unb .rsdblte,
pie er in Nbsrbeen ~aeRoblsn, in pbilaoel.
pbia pertau5t, Ia Wount. Ro5a ~atfanssr
unb in 9lp mouth ousaems&IeIt uor6en Tel
an.s bas NOR neu un6 ieItiam unb erreat
bas SntereFe aaer S6rer. am S&Iuf,
iasts e., bab sr feline 2sbsnsbsf&rsibune
au& a.brudt babe uno fdr sinen aerinaen
preis ablaFe. 9as Bl9Iein fan6 rsiben.
ben ab5as, bic ginnabm. mar elm. 70 Be.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21
@e8meiier , ,a., a.. ~''': s, r.

ta&itr, Hirs an ant rt3, HS safdr intusNrtn mad GH'
pfans elmer e~risfuaris iVhtnfrt ~Sttianbt ssH ben 9traus.
ssbsrH y. 3ossIsr n. &c.. 1altimsrt. 90.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1880-12-21

Waaifraf bot seIpro9sn, unb tuenn er
bun6trtmal uni9uIbis nor, 70 if sr iebt
5&ulbis. .llebrisens," fubr Ct nit ~leiItrer
Stimms fort, .Idbt f& aud fir ben alsr.
I9uIbistsn gtuas tbun.A'
,Was bsnn, Iisbsr 2eabeans2"
.Sm. mon uaub 2sut. bon ginFub Bel
gutter 2aune erbaltsn. Sd tsnns ein.n
9epiH.n Corporal, Der fsts elm f~inftsres ge.
Hot ma6t, absr bas befe5srs bon Der WsIt
bat unb Der DEFENDERS fdr uni9uIbiss @..
fansene Elm unbe5ptnsli&es Wifseilbl
bat. Se, psrtsben sic, Waib Ieupf
sd perfisbe!"
Run. 70 elm Wann fommt supsiIsn In
bic @sfdnsniHe nnb es Tam ibm In Der
3.rhrsuans tpobI paiirsn, bob sr persibt
Die abdre su i4Iisbsn. 5s, psrfsbsn sic,
Wtib Nslp
sd peritsbs, absr mas miBts man tbun
um sinsn ioldsn Wann Bel gutter 2aun.
au trbalttn2"
,Guter 2auaen, Iisbe 1Rib 0sap. IN
eigtntIi& ni&t bas ri9tise Wort. Wan
mub ion In sinen 3uftan6 psrisbsn, In tpeI.
dem Der Wsni& bic srnitftsn Sinas Isi&t
nimmt. Ss, psrtsbsn sic Waib Nsup r.
Rein, differ 2sabeans."
.Sm bm, 10 elm Gruusubira bot ,psais
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-01-13


THE robbery Of the graves Of Oakwood
Cemetery Richmond, has caused shud-
der in the ranks of the living, who now
fear there is no rest for them in the
grave. Shockoe Hill cemetery is full.
Hollywood has very little available space
left except that prc-empted by the oldest
and woalthiest families. There was n
necessity that a new and commodious
one should be laid out and it had to be
located without the city in one of those
lonely localities rcsorted to by duelists
and other violators Of the law. OF
course it was easy for ghouls to desecrate
1t. This they have been doing for
months. The n. Y. HERALD gives this
account of
HOW THE GRAVES ARE RIFLED.
"Thc keeper pointed out to the Herald
correspondent the graves out of which
bodies had been taken, and they were
easily recognizable by the sunken and
disturbed condition of the mounds. The
work he explained, was carried on in
most systematic manner, and it was
evident that several persons were cngag-
ed In it. In two nights as many as sew
en- bodies were spirited away-four in
one night and three during the next.
On Friday night last two graves were
robbed, and the traces of the dcsccration
were distinctly visible to-day. A small
hole was sunk at the head of the grave,
The coffin was then burst open just over
the head Of the corpse. Into this hooks
ARE inserted graphing the neck, and the
body is drawn up through the small
aperture, usually leaving the shroud or
clothes In the coffin. A worn path over
which the bodies are dragged from the
grave through the fence and across Stony
Run Creek was pointed out. At q short
distance, on the opposite bank of the
creek, stands u large pine tree, TO which
she horses and vehicles of the "body
lifters" arc tied while the bodies are be-
Ing exhumed and the worn track of
these were also pointed out"
The HERALD advises that If the color
ed people wish to get even, they go there
and stand guard with shot guns. If
they should kill surgeon or two, or n
few Of the ghouls they will, at the pres
ent price of dead bodies, soon get even.
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them out Of the debris of q railroad
crash. 1t was written of Bobert Burns
or by him, forget which,
If there's another world he lives in bliss
If there is not he made the best Of this.
Blessed be God, our religion.malses tn,
best of this world and takes all the next
SPIRITUAL INSURANCE"
The railroad disaster at the river ray
also impresses me with the fact that al
travellers ought to have spiritual insur-
ance. The world goes on wheels, and
they turn faster and faster. Soon the
Holy Land will hear the shrek of the
steam whistle and much of the solemn
silence Of Palestine will be nroken up
as the conductor shouts, GAN aboard
for Jerusalem" (Laughter.) "Twen-
ty minutes for dinner at Damascus !"
Uaughter.) or "Change cars for the
Dead Sea!' Great laughtcr.) have
been on three railroad trains off the
track, and know that the excitement
of such scenes positively forbids spirit
ual adjustment. Make yourselves plac-
i'd by antecedent preparation. Do not
have your souls eternal welfare depend
upon n frosted rail, or frcshet, or Il
tornado. If n man is, through recon-
structed nature, bound for heaven it
makes but little difference whether he
goes by land or water, exploded steam
boat or tumbled rail train. Between
the top of bridge and the bottom of u
river is short allowance for fitting our
selves out for n residence of five hun
dred thousand million centuries. Final
ly, this rail train plunge teaches that
death is no respccter of persons. Com
plcte democracy of peril, complete dem
ocracy of graveyard No first, second
or third class in death or the grave! If
the passengers on the Scottish train
were ready, what fortunate transition
from winter night to summer morningl
At the Christians obsequies "Dead
March in Saul'' is not half so appropri-
ate as IIandel's "lIalleluiah Chorus. -
| implore you this moment by the light
Of the falling lanters Of the Scottish rail
train, on the first Sabbath in January.
within sound Of the passing train Of
linked years rolling on with more than
express velocity, TO prepare for that
hour when the Archangel With one foot
on the sea and the other on the land,
shall swear that time shall be longer.
| cannot dismiss this august assemblagc
until we have all bowed our heads IN
prayer for the Scotch aud
English houses that were Hwlully desc
Int when last Sabbath night the bridge
broke.
DR.. Talmagc then made brief prayer
Of sympathy for the dcsolatc homes,
md the services concluded by Mr.. Nor
yan's playing, Mt the request of the pas
Tor, the "Dcad March IN Saul" Next
Sunday, according to his announcement,
DR.. Talmagc will preach on the subject,
Does God Reveal Himself in Dreams
md Visionsg'