davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1880-08-02
Ceurtship by Proxy.

Indeed" said the deacon wife.
knew by that she hadn't heard q word
had been saying.
"Why, yes" l repeated, good deal
discouraged, for saw must begin again
at the beginning, she is more than u
hundred years old, and entirely desti-
tate. Yet she did not complain of any
hing bat the oold. She was formerly
q slAve in kentucky, but somehow
st1ayed away up here, and now has
cutAivsd everybody that ever belonged
- her. If I could mansge to get her
IN ths Colored Woman's Home for the
rest of her life / should be glad. But
as ahe isn't resident of she city, it
ViA be necessary t. pay her board. A
dollar week, Mrs. Hoyt thinks 1t is. ~
Certainly, that would be the best
Ang to be done" replied Mrs. Dea
ss1. waking up little. ''StllI don't
know what we Gan do until We have
called o meeting OF the society,""
That was much like her! If the
yestry had been on fire she would have
stepped to call a meeting Of tie society
. before she would have ventured to
throw on clipper Of water.
But the poor creature is freezing
and starving said l, impatiently.
Cant You rs president of the society
empower me to give her at least one ol
those wooden sacks We have ON hand ?"
81 don't know but mi ght go as far as
that though L suppose ii isn't exactly
in order" returned the deacon's vile,
leaning back in her chair, and smouth-
sS,n fnOf fox 10 hot. lao. !,
and 6nger.
She seemed to be neditating, so
waited for minute, and then ste saiu
abruptly
What do you think of Ar. Brod-
head. Bella?"
"Ihere shouldn't wonder if he
would give US something handsome!
7 exclaimed, going down on my knees
IA my heart to the deacon's wife for my
injustice. He is a man of means and
generous man, I've always heard"
The deacOn's wife looked puzzled.
"Oh! your old colored woman p
abeut her; I was thinking of you.
Mr.. Brodhead has very high opinion
OF you, Bella. Did you know it?"
What do you mean. Mrs. Shackel-
ford p said l, as surprised as though
the man in the moon had winked at me,
fer my friends all knew how I detested
sach talk. And besides, never con-
sidered Mrs. Shackelford that sort of a
woman. Her attention Was usually
eentered in the sewing society and her
Tower garden.
But for once some other idea had
taken possession of her mind, and az
her thoughts always ran in grooves,
she never could harbur more than one
at q time.
"Er. Brodhead is q nice man, and a
fne looking man." she said, looking al
me sharply. "A man of means, and O
generous man, as you say
81 suppose So" 1 replied, gathering
my shawl about me.
"Oh! don't you go yet. Bella. ]
was wanting to see you, aud consider
your dropping in quite providential
The deacon and we're talking of call
ing on you this very evening"" said tht
aeacon's wife, putting out her hand te
keep me from rising; "and when ]
saw your blue shawl turning in at th'
, 1880-08-02

The greatest fault of some bank Dash.
iers seems to be default.
, 1880-08-02

sunshades match toilets this season
, 1880-08-02

LARGE collars are 10 be revived,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15
Excursion to the High Bridge.

At7:30 tomorrow morning the Moore
light Guard excursion will leave the
esathern Railroad Depot for the High
Bridge. The Executive Committee have
made the most complete arrangements for
The comfort and enjoyment Of those who
%. Music, dancing, refreshments and gen
srAl ether important features have beer
veil attended to, and it is the intention o.
ths boys 10 make everybody happy and
have grand good time.
The bridge and scenery surrounding have
Aat peculiar charm about them to make
I'll vine have seen them once want to see
them again, and ought to induce those who
1ave not enjoyed one-hundred-mile ride
ever cur grand Southern Railroad to take
sdvsntsee Of this opportunity. The fare !,
also within tile reach Of all, being only s.
lsr the round trip. A large number o.
tickets have already been sold, and as 9
special inducement for those who wish tc
y jein it tickets can be had at the depol
. morrow morning or on the train. Be or
Zine early and bring your friends and join
- happy crowds for the day.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15
Local Personal.

Nr. and Mrs DR.. John Jones, Of Mt. Au.
harm, will sail for Europe soon.
The engagement Of Mr.. Will. Campbell
10 one of Covington's loveliest young ladies
krumored.
Messrs. Miller Outcalt and Geo. Draper
teave this evening for Lake Erie on fish
Ing excursion.
Miss Clara Baur and her pupils gave a
magnificent concert last night at Miss
6aur's Conservatory.
Mr. Frank Hunter and Mr.. Hines Stro
hEidge sail for Eur pc on the 30th of June,
Isturning Oc ober 1st.
Mr. F. P. Haldy. the well-known shoe
6saler on West Fourth street, will sail for
Europe tomorrow night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus King yesterday pre-,
eented Engine Company No. 10 with a
beautiful American flag.
Judge Jordan has moved h family down
from Dayton, and established them in a
lovely home on Mt. Auburn.
Dr.. Thomas, the tobacco inspector, has
moved his family from Clarksville, Tenn,
b our city, and has taken house at Third
and Ludlow.
Dr.. A. N. Ellis, the well-known oculist,
has been appointed house surgeon of the
longview Asylum. The Directors coula
Aet have made better choice.
Mr.. Charles Mackay, the well-known
ticket agent Of the Highland House has
severed his connection with that house,
end takes q place as salesman in the who'll
ezle department Of Knost Bros. of West
Ioarth street.
Mr.. George H. Kotte, of the firm o.
8adepohl d Kutte, the wholesale liquor
Seelers on Main street, above Ninth, is y
happy man to-day. 1t is boy this tim,
Ind weighs about ten pounds. Mother ant
tAkld doing we'll.
Prot Ijames, Principal OF the Deaf ant
Dumb Asylum of Tennessee at Knoxvill.
, stopping at the Hotel Emery. Prof
amss is on his way to attend the conven
ton OF teachers of deaf mutes to ne held q
1orthampton, Mass, on the 26th.
The marriage of Mr.. Chas. Alberts
Hiss Anna Meier is announced to TAX,
place at the beautiful home of the bride il
lie West End on Wednesday. On the fol
iDwing day they will leave for Lancaster
q. which is to be their future home.
Aev. P. NJ. Bartlett, DID,, President e
Maryvlie College, East Tennessee, ar
Aved In the city this morning over tn,
Southern Railroad and will spend SUNDAY
u Lane Seminary. Mr.. Bartlett brin.
WITH him specimens of Tennessee marbi,
sf great beauty from quarries located a
Lswisvilla, Blount County.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15

The poetry Of babyhood is turned into
~ blankest kind of prose when one has
- walk the floor all night to the ceaseless
music Of colic-sutfering baby. Dr.. Bull,
Baby Syrup prevents all such scenes and
tpen bles by its unfailing influence.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15
The Labor Lyoeum,

The following ore the subjects announced for
1lsension tomorrow Sunday afternoon, al
Vorkmsn's Hall: Frst-"Should the Cincinnati
Socialists Send Delegates to the Chicago Labor
Residential Convention OF June 9, 1884," Second
.-.Are the old Political Parties on the Eve of
21mplutiOn."
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15

Chaa Knapp, . member of the Forty
hrss Congress. and President Of the Deposit
Msw York; National Bank, died yesterday.
~ was eishtv-th years Of age.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15

MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.
uew lowly he lieth upon his bier
While 81 emily sobs his spouse;
Dus little he recks OF ner scsldlng tear.
For she killed him by cleaning house.
lst him dream of the struggles he used to make
With the pine of tie parloT stove;
of the dusty carpets he helped to shake,
And the leather topped tscks he drove.
The Lytle Greys will parade this eve
xisg.
Art Museum Association reception this
sftsrnoon and evening.
A burning chimney at Court aud Main
streets occasioned the alarm from Box IA
hst evening.
The congregation of the First English
1vangelicalL Church gave "a social
Inst night in honor of their new minister,
1ev. w. H. Mcknight
Mr.. Charles w. Merrill was yesterday
neninated for Librarian Of the Public Lii
Asary, subject to confirmation or rejection
y the Board OF Education.
The Commissioners of Hamilton and
Clermont Counties will meet at Grand Val
by May Oath to take into consideration
the location of bridge over the Little
Miami River.
Shortly before 8 o'clock this morning
silent alarm was sent to the Gifts, caused
BY the discovery of fire over the kitchen OF
HaArs Hotel. The blaze was exiting uished
before any damage was done.
The Chamber of Commerce Committee
appointed to make report on the advisa.
Nifty of connections with the Southern
hallway yesterday afternoon reported thai
= was absolutely necessary for the welfare
q the road that connections should be
made with the Southeast and Southwest.
Rev. A. G. Hurst, of Columbus, Ohio,
viii deliver the anniversary address before
he Pilgrim Temperance Society, Fifth and
Isck streets next Tuesday evening. Ar
nnsements have also beep made for grand
Ausical entertainment The managers are
lively gentlemen and sure to make it sue
0sss. Free to all.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-15

If you have given up all hope, try once
nore to cure ,our dyspepsia with Han
baTg Drops. 1t has cured theusapda.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
.,2@ssS.s
357 ~
CHEAP COLUMN.

hAIES-Twenty words, name and address
Esss one week, - cts: three weeks. so cts.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
Orange City Items.

Orange City Items.
MISS Bockee's select school numbers
30.
weather warm and dry-murcury
ranges from "a to 88 degrees.
Mr.. Sloggy of this place had several
punches of bananas weighing thirty
pounds and over apiece, he tells us he
did not fertilize them either.
MT. Holley OF Kenosha Wis, who
has been spending part of the season at
Oedar Keys, Fla, has arrived at Spring
Garden Center Hotel, where he soen,
last winter. Col. Turner'S kind treatment
and comfortable home are too TEMPTING
for him to remain awav.
Improvements in this place are stea-
Oily going forward. New groves are
continually being planted out-we have
now over six hundred acres in grove
form. OF the many thousand pine
apple plants put out two and three years
ago over two-thirds are now fruitng.
Soon we shall need fruit canning fac.
tory.
DIR. Hill, of Ohio, with a family of
eight. has come among us to make his
home. They have rented Capt. Stark's
house, his family having gone to Geor-
gia for the summer. The Doctor has
purchased twenty acres for a grove,
thus showing his confidence in the ulti-
mate success of fruit culture. The
17.OCO letters of inquiry that came to
the office of our Commissioner OF I'M
migration, the past two months, ndi-
cate great future for our adopted State
Florida
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
HOMESTEAD NOTICE No. 274.
Land Office at J
Gainesville, Fla, Mar, Is, 1880. {

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of
her intention to make final proof in
support of her claim, and secure final
entry thereof at the expiration of thirty
days from the date Of this notice. viz:
Julia T. Brooks, homestead No, 1859. be-
fore Jno. w. Dickins Clerk of Circuit
Court Volusia county, Fla. on May LIST,
1850, for the southeast ! of the northeast
! and the northeast Of the sou theast ! of
section 20 and southwest ! of northwest !
and northwest of southwest of section
u, township i, II SCUM, range 81 east, and
Jas. A Faison. of Bere sfOrd. Fla, Harris
son Jones. of BeresfOrd, Fla Samuel J..
Cook, of Beresford, Fla, and Jas. j. Vim
zant of Beresford, Fla,
l.. A. BARNES,
81 101 Register.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24

At the Convention two delegates are to
be chosen to represent the County i'll the
at Gainesville on Wednesday May 18th,
1890, and such other business transacted
as may be presented.
1t is hoped that the precincts will send a
full list of delegates
C. B. BUCKNOR,
Sec. Rep. County Committee.
Enterprise February, %, 1880. 94tf
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
a CAR ID.
Call tor a Republican
Convention.

The County Convention of the Republic
cans of Volusia County will be held at the
Court House at Enterprise on Saturday
May l, 1880. Each precinct will be repre-
scented by the number of delegates below
beng one delega to to every ten voters,
and fractional eXcaSs OYer ten to wit
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Stage Route
From DeLand to Enterprise is discontin-
ued from this date. for the season.
DELAND & PARCE.
DeLand, Fla, Mar. 10, 1850.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-03-24

that the $4,000 is clear profit. How
many farmers in Georgia can do as
Wen? MIR. Leverich has purchased
other property
National Republican., 1880-11-24
Gable NON ES.

ROME, Nov. 23.-Thc riber is subsiding.
TEuERAE, Nov 23-The Kurdish leader Abdul
lRh has fed.
CoPESmAGES Nov 23.-Tho health OF the queen
has improved
BERLIN, Nov. 23-The bundesrath has passed 0
law prolonging the state Of segcin Berlin another
year.
ST. PETERSBURG, Now 23-Tho nlhiists have
distributed among Torkingmcn violently sedi
tious address.
PARIS, Nov. 23.-rho Anglo.CNiloruian bank at
San Francisco Will act as an agent for the issue OF
Panama canal shares.
BERLIN, Nov. 23.--Thc German press strongly
condemn the British government for It's policy OF
tolerance toward Ireland
CoSsrASTINoPLE, Nov. 2].-Asslm Pasha, min
lister of foreign affairs has rendered his resignation
but 1t has not yet been accepted.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23,-Tho GOi0s says the
Knrds are threatening Tnbree2, and the Russian
consul has been ordered 10 THIS.
CoNsrASTTNoPLE. Nov. 23.-The sultan has sent
a telegram TO the shah ol Persia congralulating
him upon quclling the Kurdish revolt
ST. PETERSBURG Nov. 23.--Orders have been
given for the immediate formation of a small army
corps on tho Persian frontier, for the purpose oi
watching tho Kurdishreyolt
PARIS, Nov 23.-1he chamber Of deputies to-day
adopted motion ordering an inquiry Into the DE
Cissey affair." after motion for the adjourn
mcnt of the debate had been rejected.
PARIS Nov. 28-One hundred and twenty
deputies have signed NJ, RenSulrs proposition
for grant Of tfty million francs for the construc-
ton Ofa tunnel through the Smpon mountain
1t Is stated that Italy and switzerland have
promised subYentiOns,
National Republican., 1880-11-24
The sudden Advent of winter.

HARTFORD, CONN, Noy. 23.-Nayigation on the
Connecticut river was closed to-day by ice.
GARDINER, ME, Nov. 2j.-Thc Kennebec river
above Richmond has been closed to navigation.
ALDASY, n. Y, Nov. 23.--DispatChes to the state
auditor from various points along the canals show
that the ice is from two to four inches thick aud
that many boats are frozen in,
LoSG BRANCH n. j., Nov. %, Tho ice.houses OF
the large summer hotels are being filled with ice
from the frozen ponds In the neighborhoOd. The
leo Is three and a'halfinchcs thick being as heavy
Os any ice collected last winter. The Shrewsbury
river is frozen solid from bank 10 bnuk.
READING, PA, Nov. 2J.--lhe cold weather of the
past few days has closed the Sohuylkill Il Uuion
canal, A great many boats are fast IN the tee,
which Mt some places Is three inches thick. The
Schuylkll river IS nearly frozen over,
BoRDESTowN, n. j., Nov. %. The Delaware
river at this pont is frozen over from shore to
shore, and vessels from the Delaware g Rnrtsn
canal have great trouble 10 get through There Is
moro ice on the river than at any time for the last
three years Three years ago II was closed with
DETROIT, Nov. g3.-Tho continued cold weather
has finally closed Lake st. Clair. Tho suldcnueSS
OF the Ice onbarso has caught q large feet Of
loaded vessels throughout tho chain Of lakes.
There arc seyenty'iour vessels bound from Buffalo
TO Chicago frozen up at different points IN Lake
Erie, twenty five vessels from Chicago for Buffalo
are IN tho St. C,olr river or In Lake Huron and
twenty one laden vessels from Esgapaba bound
for Lake Eric ports The prospects for any OF
these vessel, getting to their destination Ure slight,
QCEnEc, Nov. 2i..-A dispatch from the light,
house keeper at AnlC0su says 'NC yesterday
experienced the seycrysi storm seen here for the
last seventeen years. The shore, this morning arc
stgown with sACii.iah rarely seen here, showing
that the sea was heavy enough to break the beds T"
GALVESTON TEN, Nov, "a Nous Dallas special
say: An old negro, named Charles, who was miss.
rg for some days, was found to-day frozen 10
death, IT'S supposed, during the storm last week,
There was slcet here today
SAN FEAEClsCO Nov. 23-Durlug the day q light
rain has prevailed throughout thu northern and
central portion Of the state and indications favor
its continuance,
National Republican., 1880-11-24
An Esaulmaux Mnrderer Arrested.

ST. JOINS. n. r., Nov. 23.-rhe EsQuimaux muir.
derer, Ephralm, was captured on Wednesday last
after an exciting chase ofslX days and Is expected
hero to-day in charge Of the police. In September
Ephriam and his stcpson Philip Travelled from
their fishing place IN Labrador up into the creek
and soon after Philip was shot through tho neck
~ IuG py H'HH Tu w SpU', hplr1 XXI M h'St SV1Iy W1S
the gun got discharged. Philips wife Nancy, said
to have been Ephrium's pGramOur confirmed the
statement She aferward told Philips brother
Paul that this statement was untrue aud illnl She
was afraid 10 tell tho truth, which was that Eph
rain had committed the murderuus deed. She
added that EphrlNm threatened her own life and
that Of her child if she did not confirm his version
Of the manner IN which Philip met his death.
EphraIm has since confessed his guilt saying they
sued and that Philip seized lis gun, when he also
laid hold OF his gun, threw Philip down and then
is thIrIysiX years cid, and guilty Of other serious
prim m
National Republican., 1880-11-24
A rhIladelphIa Investlgation.

PHILADELPHIA Nov, 23,-The Joint committee ol
councils appointed on motion of John Bardsley
to investigate The affairs of the trustees of the Phil
adclphla gas works met ut o'clock this afternoon
IN the select council chamber. The clerk read the
resolution of appointment aud the other bills re-
ferTed to the committee at the last meeting oi
councils,
The chair stated that he offered the resolution OF
appointment with view of having a thorough In.
ycsligallou OF the gas trust. The resolution pro.
Sides for an examination and thorough inyestga.
ton of the books, accounts, sinking.lund securi.
ties contracts, bills, vouchers and all other mat
tors In connection With the affairs of the trustees
Of tho Philadelphia gas works. am authorized to
ployes are subject to our call and they ask that o
most thorough examination be made of all the
matters complained Of or that may hereafter occur
10 us in our Investigation. ! hope such steps VIII
be taken MS will make this inquiry 80 thorough
that hereafter all questions and doubt will be re-
moved.
After some preliminary discussion and action OF
routine character the committee adjourned.
National Republican., 1880-11-24
GENERAL G1RFIEAD IN rovN
Tho President Eject Meets with a Cordial
Recentlnn at The Depot.

Tho Presidont-Eicct Meets with a Cordial
Reception at the Depot.
"How are you Bob2' said the president.
elect as DO stepped off the s o'clock train last
night at tho Baltimore & Potomac depot from
his quiet home at Mentor anl saluod Colonel
Ingersoll, who was tho first to extend well
come hand. Mrs. Garfield accompanied him,
and taking the arm Of Colon ol A. f. Rock we'll,
deputy quartermIster.general, 8ho WAS es-
corted to the carriage oil b street opposite tho
ladies' entrance of the depot, followed by
President Garfield, aun.iu.arm with Colonel
Ingersoll. Quite a number Of personal friends,
including delegation from the National
Towpath club, cordially greeted the general
and his wife as they emerged from tho rarlor
car. After hurried hand-shaking with the
members of the club and complimentary allu-
sions to their services in the campaign, tho
party passed through the main depot TO
tho carriage. Three cheers were given
with will by the crowd inside
tho depot as tho party passed through.
The general and his wiio, with Colonel
Rockwell, drove to their home corner Thir-
tconth and streets. The general ex poets to
remain in the city only few days, having
been called here by private business. Gem
erll and Mrs Garfield left Mentor, Ohio, for
Washington Monday evening, and hud u very
pleasant journey. Thcy arrived in Harris
burg in company with Congressman-c
Townsend Of Ohio, at halfpast o'clock yes
terday, and were met at the depot by Senator
Don Cameron and driven to his residence,
| whore they dned. They resumed their jour.
| ney to this city at 1925 p. M.
National Republican., 1880-11-24
PERSONAL.

ton.
soTHfRN says that London ought to like Edwin
| Booths nice legs.
| EDWIN BooTH protests against the production Of
| the Passion play In New York
| SENATOR RANSOM Of North Carolina arrived
| ~ Washington last night and Is stopping at tho
| CoNMANDEa suLLIvAS D. AMOS. .. s. y, died OF
| Pneumonia at his residence in Providence, II. l.,
| Monday.
Hon. ALyAH H,wErSs governor.clcct OF Tcnncs-
see, arrived in The city last night. lie IS stopping
: at the lbhtt.
WILLIAM RULE, member OF tho republican ma.
| uonaI Committee aud postmaster nt Knoxville, is
| az the EbOitt house.
ALLEN .. CAMPBELL, who opposed Mormon Can
non FOR delegate 10 congress ltom Utah. viii con.
leSt Cannon's scat, on the ground that lie IS inell-
8lDle being polygamist.
CHARITABLE people In Philadelphia arc taking
up collection for Jonathan VI. Greene "tho re-
formed gambler who used 10 lecture on his
abandoned art thirty years ago.
THE senatorial question In Ohio seems to have
narrowed down to direct contest between sccrc-
lGry sherman aud Governor Foster The senu-
almost unanimously IN iuvor OF the former
THE story about the Bombay merchants arrival
In New YORK, accompanied by his four wives aud
eunuCh, was piOuS fraud of Augustine Days
To advertise his coming sensation Ol nautch girls,
snake Cnarmpis, etc.
COLONEL GEORGE b MccARrEE late chief Of the
bureau Of engmving aud printing, arrived in
Washington yesterday and Isl guest at the lGbbitt
IIo received quite IN ovation from his many
friends In Washington.
SEVERAL weeks hence there VIII bc number Of
important changes IN the army, and among others
new commandaut OF West Point which will
thereafter be restored 10 the control Of the war de-
partment and cease to be military department
TELEiHAN from Columbus asserts that ex-
Governor Thomas Young is there working Tor Sec
ro'ary sherman as senator The Ohio Blaine men
are sni 90 be all for Foster Colonel l.. NJ. Drny-
ton, formerly on General Shcrmans staff, is work
ing for the secretary.
THE UNITY CLUB viii give their first entertaln-
mcnt Of tue season on Friday evening at 7.G0
o'clock, at No. 6lj II street northwest Mr. aud Mrs.
Lincoln Bessie Beech) receiving tho guests. Mr..
PHILIP, tho president OF the club. has planned a
choice literary entertainment. Mr.. W W Kinsey
viii read an essay ON the "Bfonte Sisters" after
which choice music aud sparkling rccitatiOns will
bc in order