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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

A shining arrow. swift and keen,
The young and eager morn lets fly
A shaft 10 pierce the paiiii dawn,
And part the curtains OF the sky;
The frosty easement. glimmering chill,
Across the shaipwy room see.
When. with the first awakening thrill,
a message comes to me.
Without. the cold gray hills stand fast
Before the silver rim of heaven.
Within. the shuddering night Is passed,
Aud light aud hope are newly given;
gaze. and lift my soul in prayer,
Awed by the solemn stress of morn,
For loi the Immortal Day is here
To us a Child is born.
We slept beneath the ban Of night.
Whose seal on brow and eyeiids lay,
But with the dawn receive our sight.
And hail the Christ NJ break Of day!
On Wonder height We see her rise
The morning passionless and pale;
Our priestcss. with the yestal eyes
Behind the twilight veil.
leave the childish voices mute
Whose Christmas greetings sweeter chime,
And steal below with nrscless foot.
To seek alone the household shrine:
The hearth is GOLD, the altar hare,
But gifts and tokens piled above
Attest the old-timc offering there.
The sacrifice Of love.
A stir. Il whisper overheard.
\ paftcring sound of baby feet;
A burst of stiiied laughter led
By voices ringing sweet:
The wintry twilight slips away
And leaves NV silent homage done;
While forward leaps the eNultant day,
Touched by the rising SUM-
What ewes the holy vigil kept,
What hand prepared the Christmas cheer,
While still the Votiye maidens slept
The hallowed hour drew nc1rs
Beyond our ken the mystery lies.
The hove Divine We dare not say:
Yet hearts by human love made wise
May welcome Christmas Day!
--Eidmo Go0ddle. IN Good Company.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25
The Gulf Stream.

Two papers read before the National
Academy of Sciences yesterday were
upon allied topics, 1.-The Basin of the Gulf
Stream" by Prof. j. Z. Higard. and
1.-The Origin of the Coral Reefs of the
Yucatan and Florida Banks" by Prof.
Alexander Agassiz. Recent surveys
under Superintendent e. p. Patterson,
of the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey, show that fully one third of the
gulf of Mexico is less than one hundred
fathoms deep, the depth increasing very
rapidly at about the one-hundred-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25
who might have warned us by his bark

who might have warned us by his bark
of the approaching monster; but he
quietly stole out Of the fragrant arbor
and ran away. He came. He saw. He
gobbled up all the bacon we had left.
He ate it like a genteman-a mouthiul
of leeks, which grew near by, alterna-
ting "A mouthiul of dried swine. The
bacon weighed about ffty-two pounds;
the lceks probably half rs much. He
left us only the ring of the fitch, moth
inc more. He tackled our oread-skillet
and swept it clean. He tore open our
potato sack and devourcd all the con-
tents. and he Didn't leave a bean III the
pot. There was a bag of sugar. He
got that. also There was key OF
..redeyer which he failed to get. or
this story might have = different ending.
We rot up. as usual. at tho rising OF the
sun. We had nothing but "redeye'
and coffee. without sugar, for breakfast.
lie left us his tracks in the ashes of our
campfire. | have often tried to make
NV friends understand how big a
crizzly's tracks can be, but none of
them believed me when said eighteen
inches long and nine eide, nor yet
when / came down to fifteen and SIX
and one-half. We did not measure
them. but they looked as big as the first
figures.
The camn was HUNGRY. mad and
tbirstino for revenoe. The man who
stp,terrd-be was an old deer-hunter-
remarked after sulIen silence of
abou, one hour:
..R-b-h ovs Live po-po-pot il. sh-
sbu-sbure.
We said. ..Wbator
..Tb-th-tbe n-n-n-lan to ke-ke-ketch
that ar bib. bar
He had. too. He took the log-chain
from nm OK WAGON. II was sixty feet
lone and very stronp and heavy. He
fastened il 10 a block of wood that
MIGHT have WEIGHED one hundred and
fifty pounds. He rode fifty miles and
secured a large sprinr-trap used for
grizzlies. We tracked our robber friend
10 his LARA match of dense chaparral
COVERING the slope of a mountain.
aboundino in wild plums and berries.
There we SET the trap. batting it with
the remnant of n ham borrowed from a
neiohbor Rr,Iin slept for a day and
nioht The second niobt he came ont
L l.. 4s..@ -. #, .uta.r
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25

IT took Edward Mayer, a French
ocdlist. twenty seconds to remove a
cataract from the eye of the Baroness
Rothschild, for which he received o
check for $1,000.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25
A Funeral Ceremony in the Land Of the
AZtecS.

about IN the beautiful valley OF the tit
Grande with a fellow Bohemian, fort.
une as much as ANYTHING else led us to
the Indian town of Isleta, some twelve
miles below that curious old collection
of adobe buildings called Albuquerque
on the Atcheson, Topeka II Santa FL
Railroad. We approached on our bur.
ros with fear and trembling, for neither
of Us could talk the Indian dialect, and
we had been told in Albuquerque that
there was but one family in the town
that could speak the least particle OF
English. Their adobe was our object.
i've point. but how to find it was an
enigma which it took an hour to work
out. We finally CHANGED upon the
right house, and soon found ourselves
being Hospitality entertained in the
novel style of the country. and while
soiournin@ there had the privilege OF
witnessing in the pueblo GALL Indian
towns are called peublos) an Indian
funeral-a real, genuine, unadulterated
Indian funeral. 1t was SO novel that il
impressed itself indelibly on our minds.
Our first intimation of it was the
gathering of the people at mud chap
ell in great numbers. They came pour
ing out through the little low doors OF
their adobes as bees from hive. They
all seemed to wear an air of doubtful
expectancy. as though they were unde-
cided whether to think funeral "jolly
good fun" or serious undertaking.
Braves were there with their trinkets
and feathers, squaws with their dirty
faced papooses peering over their shout
ders. while children skipped around in
merry glee in nature's own garb. We
elbowed our way to the front OF the
crowd, and found the corpse laid out
on the floor with his head resting on a
red cotton handkerchief. While the
throng joined in chanting their solemn
strains we took occasion to study the
curious shroud in which the victim of
the great Evener was wrapped. 1t
was nothing more nor less than bright
hued ribbons. There were red, green
and blue ribbons. ribbons of
pink. all shades, and ribbons of yellow.
About his brow were gathered rosettes
of ribbons, and his hand grasped feath-
ers of great size and bright of color.
After few words by the chief, the first
service was ended and grand rush
made for the grave, which had been
dug in the grand placita in front of the
chanel. To this the corpse was trans
ported and gently dropped on the pile
IF earth ut the side of lis last resting
MAGE AGAIN the chief exhorted for a
moment and the corpse was hauled into
the crave nv two braves who stood
in the openino. and who crawled out
as soon rs tbey had laid the corpse fiat
with his face turned toward the place
from whence shall come his Montezu-
ma In a moment all was excitement.
.nJ tho .ro,vd rrsh closer totbe Grave
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-25
CAPTAIN o. A. HoRNE's construction

CAPTAIN o. A. HORNE's construction
party at Arlington, Ga, went into their
tent at night and were greeted by the
rafting of dozen or more snakes. The
cook found one in his bed waiting COM
pany. Captain Horne had his men fall
into line, each one armed with a stout
fence rail. and marched to a more
agreeable place for the balance of the
term.
National Republican., 1880-08-19
ALEXANDRIA, Affairs.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 19, 1880,
Mr.. James Barker, IN experienced river cap
tain, has been appointed TO the command of
the steamer Jane Moseley, vice Captain
Thomas Tuvgrs, who has been transferred to
the command Of the New York steamer John
Gibson.
Captain Charles c. Robinson of King George
county, brother of Mr.. George II. Robinson Of
this city, has been appointed TO the command
of the Potomac river steamer Mystic, with Mr..
Thomas Garnctt Of Wcstmoreland county as
clerk. Captain Robinson is an experienced
officer aud genial gentleman, and will no doubt
make very popular captain. lie started on
his first trip this morning.
Mr.. Edwin Roeside of Georgetown, owner OF
the yacht Ella, which has been twice libelled
at the ship-yard in this city for wages due En-
gineers Hancock and Tennesson, yesterday
evening paid over to Deputy Marshal O'Neal
the amounts claimed, and tho yacht was ro-
leased.
Mr. James Rector Smoot of the firm of Perry,
Smoot g. Co., Of this city, was to have been
married to-day at the residence of the brides
parents TO Miss Anna Whitehead of Nelson
county, Va,
National Republican., 1880-08-19
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Republican Rally a, Falls Church.

FALLS CHURCH, VA, August IS, 1880.
The republican meeting ut this place last
night was crafty ing in the highest degree to tho
members of the Garfield and Arthur club, un-
der whose auspices it was held. Long before
the hour Of the meeting tho roads were alive
with people who in goodly Dumbois wero
vending their way to Thompson's hail. the
largest and most commodious hall in the vii.
lage which was soon tlronged with stalwart
republicans. Quito number Of ladies
graced tho meeting by their presence and
added to the interest of tho occasion. This is
new feature in public meetings here, and as
far as the republicans are concerned nothing
will be ever said or done to mar the pleasure
of tho ladies or detract from tho pro-
priety of their attendance. The torch.
light procession attracted attention, and y
small fcd.piece added to the noise and pleas
ant excitement Of the evening. Mr.. De
Putron presided and in neat address intro.
duced tho speaker, Mr. A. j. Cory of Ohio,
who in an eloquent manner portrayed tho
record Of the democracy. its shortcomings its
treuchery, finally ending in open rebel.
lion. He dwolt OIL the sacrifices made by the
people and the party which saved the union.
He set forth an array of facts aud figures to
show how tho people under republican rule
had become prosperous and happy, and how
suicidal IL would bo to hand tho country over
to the party Of force, fraud and oppression.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Wilson of Pennsylvania in a
calm and forcible speech set forth tho duties
Of tho hour, tho sacrcdness OF the cause,
drawing from the devotion of good and
great mon who have gono before les
SOUS Of inspiration to follow wherc
they have led in the cause of liberty.
There is no feeling of hatred to the south.
We would that our "wayward sisters were
as happy, rs prosperous aud as free as
VIC are ut the north The republican party
is party of peace, the friend OF industry, the
protector of education, the guardian of liberty,
the hope of the oppressed aud the bulwark of
freedom. II was the general impression that
Hancock, who will be known in political
history as Fuss and Feathers No. g" will
bo laid out MS completely on the first Tuesday
of Dext November as Fuss and Feathers No.
II was twcuty.eight years ago. Campaign
songs were sung, and the meeting closed with
three cheers for Garfield and Arthur after re-
solving 10 meet on Tuesday night, the 3lst
instant
National Republican., 1880-08-19
an READY TO RATIFY.
Action of the Committee OF Arrangements
Last Night.


A fnal meeting Of tho committee Of ar
rangements for the Garfield and Arthur ratih-
cation tonight was held last evening at tho
Veteran clubs rooms OIL New York avenue,
General Whitaker in the chair aud Aaron Rus
sell secretary
The chief marshal announced tho following
order Of procession and route Of march Chief
marshal, George Holmes aids, Mcssrs. Daniel
f. Cahil, Dennis O'Counor, c. L. Mosby and
Perry II. Carson.
First division, Assistant Marshal D. T..
Cahill commanding, consisting of the Veteran
club, Boys in Blue, Government Printing.
Office Garfield aud Arthur club East Wash.
ington Garfield aud Arthur club, Southern
Republican association and the different state
organizations. These clubs will form in the
order named on New York avenue, tho right
resting on Fifteenth street Tho state organ.
i2ations will fall in according to the seniority
Of statcs
Second division, Assistant Marshal G. +.
Mosby commanding, consisting of the Garfield
and Arthur Wide-Awake club Of Washington
and organizations of the first ward, together
with those Of Georgetown, d. G. This di-
vision will form in the order named, right
resting on Pennsylvania avenue at Fifteenth
street.
Third division, Assistant. Marshal Perry II.
Carson commanding, consisting Of clubs from
tho eleventh, seventeenth and eighteenth dis
tricts and organizations from East Washing
ton and Uniontown. This division will form
on @ street in the order named, right resting
on Fifteenth street.
The chief marshal requests that all organi-
cations be at their respective positions 80 as
to start promptly at 7:30 o'clock p. IN.
Any organization not designated above vii!
be allotted place in the line by reporting to
the chief marshal.
The procession will march at 7:30 o'clock
along New York avenue to Fifteenth street,
passing Riggs house to receive the speakers,
then down Fifteenth street to Pennsylvania
avenue. to Fourand.a.balr street and 10 city
hall.
Major Richards stated that letters of accept
ance had been received from all tho speakers
| invited TO participate, including Secretary
sherman, Congressman Urnor and Houk
| First Comptroller Lawrence of the treasury
| department, Hon. S, $. Burdcttc Marshal
| D0u, glass and others.
| 1t was announced that seats bad been pro-
| vided OH the platform for 800 persons, and fur
| ther, that If found expcdcut, torches wouIt
| be distributed 10 such clubs as were not pro
vided with them, this evening at the Veteran
Club-room.
Major Iannemau, who was present, was in
structcd to fire q salute this evening at
o'clock in the Armory square. Mcssrs. JOIN
II. Crane aud John 4. johnson were chosei
secretaries for to-nights meeting, aud aiie
/ listening to a short address by Judge Case o
Indiana the committee adjourned sine die.
National Republican., 1880-08-19
THE COVERNMENT PRINTING or
EICE CLUB.
Prooesdinrs at TheIr Meeting Last Erening

Proceedings at Their Meeting Last Evening.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the Government
Printing Office Garfield and Arthur Campaign
club was held at their rooms, No. 432 Ninth
street northwest, last night, Charles NJ. Robin
son in the chair and Mr.. Il. Xii, ,sman secro-
tary.
Captain James Cunningham, a soldier Of the
late war and who was severely wounded, was
introduced, aud in the course of his speech
struck tho nail squaroly OH the head when bo
used the following language in relation to the
soldier vote:
Democratic journals in this city for weeks
past have flung insult after insult in the faces
Of voteIan soldiers by their snoerng remarks
that the sutler, the bounty jumper, the hos
pital hummer and men of that ilk com.
posed the great mass Of the republican sol
dicry, aud are now dcuouncing as traitors the
soldiers who will vote for Hancock; they also
would lead the casual render TO bolove that
tho hegira Of soldiers to the democratic camp
is only equalod by the migration of nations
when these warlike nations appeared upon
the borders OF Italy, accompanied with not
only their rude possessions in portable
wealth, but also their wives and children.
This is magnificent view of the situation
| from democratic standpoint, but they will
not have to wait until the des of November
to learn that IL Is dissolvng view. No, sir
| the soldier vote is not for Hancock. As the
|
! lied him, too, as q comrndc, buried him for
| ever beneath their ballots in 1864 so viii
! those same soldioIs--the veterans OF Grant, o
| sherman, Of Sheridan, Of Old Pap Thomas
aud host OF others--bury forever in Novem
her the statesman and politician Genera
! Hancock The bayouets Of the armies of the
! United States in that great war were think
ing bayonets. They represented in tho hand,
of thinking men principles OF republican gov
crnmcnt pTander, noblcr. higher than persona
preference or regard for any man. Thos,
soldiers knew II was by theiriudividual sacri
fee aud valor that great deeds wore accom-
plished. would scorn to utter the falschoot
that none but hospital bummers' will vote
for Hancock. L know brave men will vote
for him, but they vote for him because thcy
never gave up their allegiance to the nam,
of democracy; but, on the other hand, tha
enormous line of battle stretching 5000 mile
across continent representing the republican
bone and sncw OF that army will marcl
against him, and the skirmish limo whicl
will leave them and 20 over to the enem!
will never break their ba,tlo.order formation
or Ie.cnforce the foe sufficient to preven
their aunhilation and downfall"
Captain Pipes, one.armed soldier. was th
noxt speaker, aud gave in q littlo cXpcrienc
which the boys will long remember. Nj
Henry kehr was elected marshal OF the clu
for to.nighrs demonstration. After thankin
the club for the honor bestowed upon him
Mr. kchr presented the club with set q
batons and badges The meeting then ad
journed to meet tonight at tho governmcn
printing office at 6:3O o'clock for the purpos
Of participating in the republican ratifcatio
meeting.
National Republican., 1880-08-19
err NOIES.

-Benedictine Malt Wine Beer Finley &
Koch, agents, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
Tho only Turkish bath in tho city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side OF New York. DR.. Bovee.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
tho wel.known place, 903 L treet, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Among tho marriage licenses issued yes
terday was one for Frederick A. Sawyer of
this city and Mrs. Mary Il. Schwartz Of Co
lumbia county, Pa.
The excursion of Equal division, s. of T.,
which was to have taken place yesterday
afternoon, has been postponed until tomorrow,
and rs is their custom, the gentlemen having
the affair in charge guarantee pleasant time
to all who may attend.
"A new weekly paper to be called the
Metropolitan Police Repielo, and to be devoted to
the interests OF the police and fire department,
will make its first appearance on September l.
i Is to be edited and published by Mr.. Lewis
*. Hall. The Rerielo is TO DO illustrated.
Treasurer Gilfllan yesterday commenced
tho conversion Of board Of audit certificates
into 365 bonds under the act ofJune 16, 1880.
Two hundred aud forty.two thousand dollars
in certificates were yesterday converted into
| registered 3G5 bonds, the coupon bonds not
having been finished.
The alarm of fire from box 2l4, at 8
| o'clock last evening" was caused by al-oil
explosion in house No. 1885 Kingman's place,
| between Thirteenth and Fourteenth and p
and Q streets. A little girl named Katie
Wood had her hand slightly burned but other.
wise very little damage was done.
Arthur T, Brown, sr, and thirty other
members of the Mt. Zion N. Il. church (col.
ored) of Georgetown have entered suit against
the church trustees and Potomac Fire Insur.
ance company, praying an injunction to pre-.
vent tho turning over to the trustees 1900
| insurance on the church recently destroyed by
fire, until they show that proper disposition
| will be made Of 1t.
"A. J. Amber, a middle.agod white man
who was recently awarded over 100000 by
the District courts in patent case, appeared
at the police court yesterday morning ap
parently intoxicated aud commenced to abuse
a messenger, for which he was put under ar
rest and fined S. or twenty days. Ho then be
came very prolsne toward the court and wa
fined $50 or thirty days and two days in jai
without huo for contempt Of court.
"A coored woman named Martha Gibbs
living on Maryland avenue near First stree
southwest, was arragned in the police cour
yesterday charged with selling liquor withou
license and also for keeping bawdy house
Tho testimony was conclusive as TO guilt II
both cases, and she was fined $25 or thirt,
days in the workhou ON the liquor charge
and 500 or sixty days in Jail on the Other
She noted an appeal and bonds were fixed q
$500.
National Republican., 1880-08-19
DEMoCRirIC 1rEErIYGS.
General Hancock Elected an Honorary Mem
bcr of tie Dem. JhclIa.

General Hancock Elected an Honorary Me IN
Der of the Dem. Jacks.
Tho Jackson Democratic association held
its regular meeting last night at Cosmopolitan
hall, John Il. Norris in tho chair, A. A.
Lipscomb secretary. Hessrs. Chris. Gram
mar, Horace L. johnson, ii. @. Addison, Will
lam T. McGowan, Borrow Frere, p. G.. Murray,
s. II. Latimer and Winfield Scott were
elected new members. The committee on
badges reported that they had made arrange
ments for their preparation. On motion 500
or as many moro us would be necessary were
ordered. The badge is to be of blue gros- grain
ribbon, on II portrait of Andrew Jackson in
gold, the name of the association and the date
OF It's organization, 1929, trimmed with gold
bullion fringe. On motion of Mr.. Robert
Ball. General Winfield S. Hancock and Mr..
w. II. English wcro elected honorary mem.
bors of the association, and tho corresponding
secretary was directed to notify them of their
election. Mr.. q. Il. Stewart, the marshal,
instructed the association TO meet at
Cosmomoitan hall ut $50 o'clock p. M, the
Goth inst, to move from tho hall in
a body at 7 o'clock TO join the Hancock and
English procession. 1t was determined that
after tho ratification meeting speakers should
be in attendance to address tho association at
every meeting. The association then ad-
journed.
The Columbia Democratic club held bust.
ness meeting at the rooms of the association,
in Vernon row, last night, but nothing occurred
of public interest and hence no report was
given out.
The Nineteenth District Democratic club
met last cyOning at tho corner of First and II
streets northeast, but transacted little bus
npsg
National Republican., 1880-08-19
Indian Thieves Surrendered.

Agent Cook, at the Rosebud agency in DA-
l,ola, under date Of August 0, informs tho In
dian bureau that about the 23d Of July six
Brule Sioux, named Turning Boar, Boar Man,
Groy Dog, Bad Thunder, Horned Horse and
Two Calf lcft tho agency on horso'stealing
expedition, or, as they phrased it, "to recover
stolen Indian horses" They went toward
Nebraska aud stole seven horses and killed q
white man, name unknown, They returned
10 tho reservation Boosting Of what they had
done. Spotted TAIL on hearing it, immedi-
utely reported It to the agent and volunteered
tho surrender Of the guilty lGdians and the
done, the offenders being takou into custody
of tho Indian police and conveyed TO Fort
Randall, whore thoy were turned oyor 10 tho
military authorities. These Indians arc All Of
"roya parcntage," and their peaceabo sur
render is regarded as an especial evidence Of
] the good faith Of Spotted Tail and his band,