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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-12


CHICAGO, October 11th.-An address di.
rected to the business men, manufacturers
and mechanics Of Ohio and Indiana has been
circulated and largely signed to-day by busi-
ness firms of this city. 1t requests them to
vote the Republican ticket, in order that the
present prosperous condition Of business and
manufactures may not be disturbed, and that
the Democratic party, which is declared to
be the parry of reputation and dishonor,
may not be given the reins of power. The
address is signed BY j. V. Farwell & CO., w.
Z. Henderson & Co., Franklin Mcveigh,
Durant Brothers, w. L. Baker l. Co., and q
hundred or more Of others equally promi-
nens.
GENERAL GRANT-THE DEMOCRATS AND A
"FAIR ELECTION.
NEW YORK, October 1lth.-General Grant
informed an Erening Post reporter that he
would remain East until May, going to Ca
lena only to vote.
Ex Governor Smith, at the rooms of the
National Republican Committee, said this
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-12

New York, October 1lth.-This morning
train going down town on the Second
Avenue Elevated Railroad, during fog, ran
into the rear of train ahead, and Edward
Cooper, the engineer of the rear train, was
killed The engine and three cars were
badly broken.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Exercising Sin by Fasting-Fatal Con-
sequences.

The death Of Joseph Smiths l6-yeal
old daughter, which occurred sunday
morning, says the Phoenix On. T.. Reg
lister, develops remarkable condition
in that family, not realized by their most
intimate neighbors. Mr.. Smith owns
small farm about a mile north OF the VII
lace, and is an honest, hard-w0rklng
man of scarcely middle age. He has
wife and several children. The de-
ceased was tho eldest. Three years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came to notice ny
their exhortations in a reyivalin progress
in the Methodist Episcopal Church in
this place, and, in the opinion OF many,
their minds were unsettled on the sub.
iect of religion. They have drifted to-
ward the Free MethOdists, and the &C.
ccntricities of Mrs. Smith have been ola
more marked character. Latterly the
belief gained with her that she and the
deceased daughter were filled with sin,
which nothing but protracted fasting
and PRAYER would remove. and the girl
is said to have been OF the same opinion.
Accordingly, on the 4th inst, at noon'
they each partook OF little milk, about
a pint, and for five days neither of them
took any nourishment, each taking turns
in prayiag, which was almost contlnu'
Gus during their waking hours. AT the
end of this time the food for the infant,
which Mrs. Smith was nursing all this
time, failed, and under divine instruc.
ton, as she says, she resumed material
sustenance. -,
The Girl continued failing until the
evening of the l4th instant-ten days.
She became so reduced as to faint with
every effort, and little nourishment
was given her, but there seems to have
been little effort made to restore her
until Saturday evening, when DR.. ). +.
Hamil was called. The patient was
found in dying condition and soon eX-
pired. Some time previous she was in
delicate health, but at the commence
ment of this fanatical experience was
fu,ly restored and was the personifiea'
ton of health. Once each DAY she care
fully wiped out her mouth with damp
cloth, and twice during her long fast
she washed her mouth with water. On
one of these occasions she accidentally
swallowed a single drop, and for this sir
she atoned by praying eighteen consec
utiye hours. When she became SO weat
that she could not get on her knees, he'
mother instructed her that prayer wa'
lust as effectual while sitting in q chair
or lying in bed, and in these conditions
. it was continued until her physica
strength could hold out no longer. Ih
t community is much exercised over tn
| magnitude Of the outrage. The cas-
, calls for prompt legal investigation.
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-vb. steamer Civ of Pehin left San

The steamer Civ of Pek'n left San
Francisco recently carrying eight hHn-
,ired and fifty returning Cinnamon.
The sailing hour W:s fixed alto clock in
the atleYrron. and each OF the eight hum
lred and fifty did his best 10 be ii'st at
the cat. ii the wharf. TO accomplish
this hundreds of them spent the previous
uirht on tie vacant lots in the vicinity
and on Or under the wagons loaded with
their baggage. At sunrise the gates OF
the wharf we're opened and the crowd,
epcumbcred with bundles Of every cont
eeivahle size and shape, tumbled in
pell.melI, those in the rear falling over
those vino had lost Their baggage and
their balance, until nearly tie whole
mass was piled together Oh the floor i'll I"
bowling, struggling heap: The officers
soon restored order and ranged the
Cinnamon along the side of The wharf,
where they stood for eight hours pa:
tieutly waiting to be allowed to board
the vessel. When the signal to board
was given the scenes of the morning
were repeated, and bundles, bedding,
trunks, and no end Of hats went over
board as the crowd rushed up the mar
row ganr-plank.
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hood. The fact Of the gift Of this check
was not given publicity, but the story
was printed at the time Of the wedding,
and has not been contradicted by the
family or their friends. Mr.. Roberts
was able to give it from his large
wealth. nearly all of which, by the way,
will revert in time to his daughter. The
wedding presents were numerous and
valuable, and included one very accept
able--a carriage and pair OF horses from
Mr.. Roberts's business partner. Inc
match is favorably regarded here, de-
spite the wide difference in the pecunl-
airy conditions Of the two young people
1t was brought about openly, and with
the free consent and approval of the
family and iriends-a course somewhat
unusual, but assuredly both pleasant
and creditable to the contracting par
ties.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Eject u Pright o. the Hair.

The Gaseye des Hopitaur gave IN &C.
count, lately, Of . singular case OF COM
plete alopscia. A girl, ago seventeen,
Who had always enjoyed good health,
had, one day, . narrow escape from BE-
ine crushed by . door giving way BE-
meath her. She was very much fright
ened, and the same night began TO com.
plain Of headache and chills; tho next
morning she felt restless, and had Itch
ing Of tie scalp; during the few follow
ing days she steadily improved, with
tho exception Of the itching. One day,
in combing her hair, she noticed that it
came out In great quantities; three days
later she was perfectly bald. Her gen.
eral health was good, but her head con-
tinued bald, and was still 20 when seen
Two years later by the reporter.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Geu. JOha A. Logan,

Hero OF the late war aud now United States
Senator from Illinois, writes: "Some years
ago was troubled more or less with rheu-
matism, and have within the last year or so
suffered intensely with same disease. be.
gan to take 'Durang's Rheumatic Kennedy,
and am thoroughly satisfied that have been
cured by its use. do no. hesitate to recon-
mend it to all sufferers"
Its taken internally and never fails to cure
the worst case in the shortest { me. Sold by
ali wholesale and retail druggists. Write
Cor ~ page pamphlet to r. X Helphenstine,
Druggist, Washington, d. G.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
How q Poor College Student Won .
Wealthy Bride.

THE Hartford Conn., correspondent
Of the Boston Herald writes: An INSIDE
chapter Of the fashionable Skinner
Roberts wedding here this week is OF in
terest, ~ showing that worth is some
times valued equally with wealth in TINS
"iand Of steady habits The bride,
Miss Florence =. ROBBERS, is the daugh.
ter OF Mr.. Ebenezer Roberts, q wealthy
merchant. whose fortune is estimated at
n half million or better. She was . pet
child, had every thing that wealth could
command, and was belle OF the place.
Mr.. Skinner was . student Ut Trinity
College, where he first made her &C.
ouaintsnce. He was Of good family
Of Malone, N. Y, but in moderate cir
cumstances only. That he would ever
aspire TO the hand Of Miss Roberts would,
at the time, have been secuted Is I'm.
possible. He was young man Of real
worth and sterling integrity. These
qualities were noted BY the lady, and
her father showed toward him very
friendly feelings. After his graduation
10 went to the mining regions OF the
West in search Of fortune, but, like many
other young men, made failure. Dur
| ine his absence he maintained . CORE
spondence with Miss Roberts, and final.
II proposed. He was accepted, and
Mr. Roberts, instead Of interposing any
objections, was governed By bis own
Judgment and the wishes Of his daugh-
Ter, and gave his eonsen:. Further than
that. he wrote to young Skinner to come
10 Hartford, and gave him . position
With the wealthy firm Of Ksney & Rob.
orts.
The wedding followed within . few
nonths. and Mr.. Roberts gave the
voune couple . splendid start in life
lie could not we'll take IN inexperienced
youne man into the firm, nor give him
: salsry out Of proportion to the subor
dinate position which he filed, but h
made liberal provision otherwise. A
residence was purchased for the youns
couple at q cost Of Sl5, GOO, and richly
furnished. It is also understood tina
the fathers wedding.gift WAS . checl
for $780, 600, with the understanding
that the money be invested, and the in
come used in afiordiuy . style OF Twins
and the luxuries to which Miss Robert
has been accustomed during her GIT.
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An Explanation.

IT has often puzzled men who had
work to do and were doing it why SO
many seeming idlers were always to be
found in front of building in process
of erection. 1t has generally been sup
posed that . building would progress
lust IS fast if these men were absent,
but the public has been seriously mis-
taken. Suppose, for instance, that fifty
men are standing or sitting around
new building, under no orders, drawing
no pay, and yet watching every move
ment Of the laborers. 1t has been as
certained that six of this crowd are there
to see that no three-cOrnered bricks are
paImed off on the innocent builder by
The yillainous brick-maker. They may
be smoking dirty old pipes, and have
the look Of Migrants, but they are there
for an object.
The next six men are the committee on
the basement. 1t is their duty to see
that the walls are built according to
specifications, and that no stone with an
air-hole hid away in the center Is placed
in the walls. They may be discussing
politics, or religion, or the weather, but
thew have their eyes on the masons.
The following ten are inspectors OF
lumber. 1t is their business to see that
the ioists hold out full length, and that
no knot.holes have been plugged up ana
painted over. This committee save the
owner several hundred dollars without
once taking their hands out Of their
pockets.
The next ten are there to ascertain
whether the building will have tn
slate OF gravel root. You wouldn I
think it could make any difference te
them, but it does.
Ten more Of the inspectors are thu
committee ON mortar. It's their duty t
, know whether lime or baking.powder i
being used with the sand, and gheihe
the sand is brought from Windsor o
Constantinople. But for their vigilance
many walls would be laid up with flou
! and water.
The remainder Of the fifty are oblige'
to be around to discuss the tension
!, Of iron rods, the resisting power
J plste.glass, the pressure which an iro1
' column can stand, and several othe
matters which the general public neve
stop to think of. This committee is al
ways on hand in the morning for . flu
= days work, and its scientific researche
: and discoveries have been worth mi
: = lions Of dollars to the general public
4 Detroit Free Press.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
TIE waits L"twpen the acts In Chinese


thcatrr are ,ong euo;.gh FIR a young man to
90 cut and chew cloves, play SIX gaines OK
Billiards, take q rap of six hours, go twenty
miles INFO the country to see lis Aunt Hill,
attend ba sc.ha!l match. eat lis supper, get
shaved aud fight duel. Then he can go
back in the il.atcr b. fore the curtain rises
on the second act.-Norrit, Herald.
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m CORREsp0penENTs

All communications for this paper should b
accompanied by the name OF the author, moi
hece ssarily for publication. but as evidence ol
good faith on the part of the writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. BE particularly
careful In giving names and dates, to hAve N
letters or figures plain and distincs
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

Ar . recent trial Of the railway cir.
brake in Brazil, printed pasteboard
imitation of IN immense rock was put
IN the track in front of q train, on which
the Emperor wxs passenger. The en-.
oineer, who was ignorant Of the decep'
ton, discovered the obstacle when the
train. running at about thirty-two miles
an hour, was within less thsn five hun:
drsd feet Of it. The train was stopped
in twelve seconds.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Wheeling lntc'liscnccr.]

That the great campaign now upon US Will
exceed that Of 1872, when the "'Go Vest
philosopher" was in the field and fray, no one
doubts. Time works wonders: but with
some things it can make no change, as the
following from our esteemed fellow citizen,
H. r. Behrens, Esq, will show: l have sold
the Hamburg Drops since 1872, and have
never heard complaint; know families
who would not be without the Drops FOR any
thing. Every dealer says the same.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Father n 0ettlns Well.

Ny daughters say, How much better
father is since he used Hop Btters.' He is
eettin. well alter his long suffering from :
disc Sc declared incurah!e, and We are SO glad
tina, he used your B'ters.-A lady of Roch-
ester. N. Y.-Uic1 U.rdid
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
ADVANTAGE of Heavy Plates.

The soft bituminous coal used in the West
is 50 destructive on all ca,t.lrOn that the
heavy plates in the CHARTER OAK COOK
STOVE will be appreciated by hMlsekeepcrs
as well as dealers. This advantage. with ex'
cellent draft. quick and uniform baking,
make the CHARTER OAK the most desirable
stove in the market.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
THov City Tribllnp.0

rR. A. A. PRATT, of tbs city, says: st. Ja-
cohs Oil is s lendiI. All 10 whom have sod
il, pronounce it the best medicine for rheu-
matism and pain they ever used.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
Rest Stove We Ever Used.

After many years trial, we are satlshed
that the CHARTER OAK i the best Stove we
ever used. and cheerfully testify. that 1t Is
the best adapted to the wants OF the general
public Of any stove in the market.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

liza recent CHARGE the Recorder OF Dublin
said thai oi g.,o dwellings, let III tcncm' uts
in that city 2.3D houses, occupied by ABOUT
10000 people, are reported unfit for human
hatiiation
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

A POLITICAL procession at Dunbarton, n.
H.. was DELAYED while young man took his
sweet cart down from what he considered
her unbccoming position as Goddess OF Lib
uttv
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

There is an old proyerb which reads.
GAS the good man saith, SO say we; but
as the good woman saith, so must 1t
no -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

ALL respecta be dealers sell Frazer Axle
Grease. because it is the Genuine and gives
perfect satisfaction.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27

REpnIyG's Russia SAl.vE is the universal
remedy for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-24
A SNAKE AND FROG STORY.
"LOrd, Lord, How This World Is
Given 10 lying"

Youugblood's Senatobiq, Miss, Ex,
press is responsible for every word Of
the following copyrighted story. Ex.
changes copying will save trouble and
law suits by giving proper credit:
Tate county can now we'll lay claim
to the master frog and snake story OF
the season. About the first of the
month Mr.. William Coppage, who
lives with MIR. John Wynn, about two
miles east of Senatobia, while going to
the lot to see his horse, was startled to
hear what he supposed to be a
child crying in a wood or grove some
hundred yards distant back of the lot.
lie at once repaired to the spot from
which the sounds emanated, expecting
to find a young child left there by its
inhuman parent, as he had heard of
such cases before. But to his utter
astonishment he found the noise was
made by huge frog, evidently of a
species never seen by him before, and
native to another cline, as it had few
OF the features Of any of our creek
or land frogs. 1t was at once secured
and measured, being eighteen inches
long, six inches across the body
and four inches across the shoulders.
How his frOgship was finally disposed
OF we have no information. But where
did the monster come from, and how
did he get there? is the question. But
the snake story caps the climax. On
the same premises, some two weeks
afterward, Miss Florence Bell, a young
lady living in MIR. Wynn's family
heard the chickens making a terrible
racket down by the chicken house,
which is only short distance from
the dwelling. She ran out to see
what was the matter, and found the
cause Of trouble to be an enormous
snake. Seizing hoe luckily at hand,
she made mincemeat Of the snake in
short order. But to her CONSERVATION
another presented himself, which she
likewise dispatched. Then another
and another, until she killed thirty
eight in all; but breaking her weapon
in her attack on the last one,
she concluded it was the part of dis
cretiOn to retire from the conflict un-
til she could get assistance, as the
snakes seemed to be increasing in
numbers faster than she could destroy
them, How many she left in their re
serve force she does not know, as only
the dead ones were found when the
battle ground was surveyed by Messrs.
Wynn, Reed, and Coppage, on their
return from their work at noon. These
facts can be substantiated by the
above named gentlemen, and Miss
Florence Bell certainly deserves great
credit for her cool heroic courage, as
few young ladies' would have stood
such a test of nerve and presence OF
mind as she did. The brave girl
should receive a gold medal from her
neighbors, and especially from such
as are interested in the future increase
Of their chickens.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-24
A Washer Mashed.

Cincinnati Enquirer.l
One of the many handsome youpe
ladies' residing in the aristocratic por.
tiOn Of the ancient suburb of Bellville
packed up a small "grip-saok" one
morning recently, aud departed for a
visit with friend at one of the many
picturesque stations that abound on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad. Finding, upon her ar
rival at Cincinnati, that she
had several hours in which to
make the train, and as she also wish
ed to purchase several of those
things so essential to the completion
of a young lady's wardrobe, she con
cluded to make her purchases and
pass a portion of the surplus time in
walking to the depot. She made her
purchases and was leisurely strolling
along Fifth street, admiring the latest
summer styles, when her meditations
were brought to an abrupt termina-
ton by dapper, dandifed little fell
low, who was rigged up in one of the
very latest style summer suits, his
Uranium was covered with a hat con
structed upon the second story plan,
pair Of eyeglasses straddled the
bridge of his Roman nose, and a sweet.
killing smile appropriately adorned
his countensnce, who, stepping up.
politely lifted his hat and accosted
her thus Excuse. ah' me, Miss. may
I-ah m-have the ah' m pie sure of
carrying your portmanteau2 The
young lady looked at him,
hesitated a moment as if meditating
whether it would be safe to .rust
him, and with certainly, sir, Ger
tainly," handed him the grip. sack.
which the handsome LOthario took,
at the same tine tipping wink to a
couple Of friends who were loafng on
the corner. The couple started to-
ward the depot, and as they meander-
ed along the young man tried to strike
up a conversation with the young
lady; but she evidently wasn't in a
very talkative mood, as she could
not be induced to speak only in ans
wer to direct questions, and those
she answered in monosyllables. Ar
irving al the depot. the young lady, to
the CONSERVATION Of the young masher
and the amusement Of his friends,
who had followed them just to watch
developments, pulled out her pocket
book, aud handing him a dime, said,
in voice loud enough for the by
standers to bear: Pm really sorry,
but it's all the change l have; I'm
very much obliged to you for your
kindness. / assure you it is
appreciated, and should l ever meet
you again ! will give you fifteen cents,
as it is certainly worth quarter,
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ings to have his pencil spoiled. But
politeness aud business consideration.
require him to lend his pencil score
Of times every day. And often after
it has been wet till it was hard and
brittle and refused to mark, his feel
ings would Overpower him.
Finally he got some cheap pencils,
and sharpeued them, and kept them
to lend. The first person who took up
the stock pencil was drayman, whose
breath smelt of onions and whisky.
He held the point in his mouth and
soaked it for several minutes, while
he was torturing himself in the effort
to write an advertisement for miss
ing bulldog.
Then a sweet-looking young lady
came into the Office, with kid gloves
that buttoned half the length of her
arm. She picked up the same old
pencil and pressed it to her dainty
lips preparatory to writing an adver-
tisement for lost bracelet. The clerk
would have stayed her hand, even at
the risk of a box Of the best pencils
Faber catered, but he was too late.
And thus that pencil passed from
mouth to mouth for week. 1t was
sucked by people of all ranks and sta
tions, and all degrees of cleanliness
and uncleanliness. But we forbear.
Surely no one who reads this will ever
again wet lead pencil.