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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
Killed by Inches.

The origin of the above expression
is thus explained in recent English
work.
Allusion is made in the phrase to
divers ways of prolonging capital
punishment in olden times; Q. 6.
/. The "I Iron coffin of Lissa.
The prisoner was laid in the coffin,
and saw the iron lid creep slowly
down with almost perceptible move
ment-slowly, silently, but surely,
on, on it came with relentless march,
till, after lingering days and nights
in suspense the prisoner was at last
slowly crushed by the iron lid slow
ly coming upon him.
=. The Baiser de la Nierge, or the
" Virgins Kiss of Baden-Baden.
The prisoner, blindfolded and fas-
tened to a chair, was lowered by q
windlass down a deep shaft from the
top of the castle into the very heart
of the rocks on which it stands.
Here he remained until he was con-
Quoted to torture chamber, and
commanded to kiss the brazen statue
of the "Nirein" which stood at the
passage; but Immediately when he
raised his lips 10 give the kiss, down
he fell through trap door on q
wheel with spikes, which was set in
motion by the fall.
3. The " iron cages Of Louis AI'
were so constructed that the victims
might linger for years, but whether
they sat, stood OF lay down, the posi-
ton was equally uncomfortable.
I. Chamber of Cruce or " crush
ing room was heavy chest, short,
shallow, and lined with sharp stones,
in which the sufferer was packed and
buried alived.
5. The " Bernicles" consisted OF q
mattress on which the victim was
fastened by the neck, while his legs
were crushed between two logs of
wood, on the uppcrmost of which
the toltnrer took his seat. This
process continued for several days,
till the sufferer died with the linger-
ing torment. Many other modes of
stretching out the torment of death
might easily be added.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
A Novel EXpedient.
How the Pres ident OF Guatemasa Treat.
ed Women who Disa reed with Him.

When President Barrios came into
power one of his first acts was to
drive the priests out of Guatemala.
In his opinion they were drones in
the community, and made drones,
so he would not have them about.
But the women, vino there, as every
where else, have most use for lelig-
ion, made a great outcry about the
expulsion of their priests. There
were a dozen women, the recog-
nized leaders of society in Guate-
mala, wealthy and prominent, who
were especially loud in their lamen-
mentations and vituperations. They
would have stirred up an insurrec-
tion against Barrios if they could,
On account of their priests. He
stood their attacks until his patience
gave way. At first he simply
shrugged his shoulders; then be knit
his brows. Finally he said " This
thing must be stopped" He had
twelve single-armed high gallows
erected on the plaza. From the end
of each arm he had suspended a
broad, shallow basket, with short
rope fastened to the bottom like a
handle. Then he had those twelve
women brought to the baskets,
placed in them, and hoisted into the
air.
As you may imagine, such a spec
tacle in the plaza, attracted every
body. All the city came focking to
see the ladies elevated into such un-
desirable prominence. And fancy, if
you can, the wild unbounded JOY of
the hundreds of street boys when
free admission was given them to
swing those baskets by the short
ropes attached to them. The little
ragmuffims yelled with delight,
fought with each other to get at the
rope, and exerted themselves with
frenzy to see who could toss basket
highest. The women standing in
the basket and clutcbing the ropes
by which they wore suspended,
shouted wildly, with new accessions
of terror each time fresh and vigor-
ons hands gave livelier impulse to
their wicked chariots or sent them
flying in new directions. The as
sembled multitude roared with
laughter and encouraged the boys.
When at length President Barrios
deemed that their punishment was
sufficient, he gave signal the swing
ing of the baskets was. stopped, they
we're lowered, and the exhausted,
humiliated ladies were sent in car
RACES to their respective homes.
The lesson had never to be repeated,
for they sought no more to meddle
with the concerns of Government,
and were careful to keep to them
selves thereafter their private opin-
ions of public affairs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
Sagebrnsh Cattle.
How tho Business began in NevAda

Cattle-raising, now one of tho
principal industries in Nevada, COM
menced east of the Sierra in 1853 OF
'59: At that time the first band Of
cattle was driven iuto the Honey
Lake valley from Texas. In 1859
Alvaro Evans and Robert Soss set
tied in Long valley and went into
the business of cattle-raising. The
date of the first wintering Of cattle
on the Humboldt was 1859.6O.
Peter Lassen, the first settler i'm
Honey Lake valley, owned a few
cattle. He was killed at Block Rock
in 1869 by the Indians. From small
beginnings the number of cattle
ranging in Nevada has increased
enormously. E. w. Crntcher esti-
mates the total number at 200, 900.
It is estimated that the stock now
ranging in the State are about half
thoroughbred. As result OF this
crossing with thoroughbred stock
the average weight of the cattle has
been increased fully 10 per cent.
The largest drive of cattle ever seen
in Nevada was that from DR.. Glenn's
ranch on the Humboldt, in 1879.
There were IL, 900 head in the drove.
Almost oil the cattle fed and market
ed in Nevada are raised on ranges
within the State. The yearly im-
portation from Oregon is about TO-
600 head.
The cost of driving cattle varies
much, depending greatly on tho
chances for feed. When grazing ID
to be had it will cost about 81 q head
to drive 1850 cattle 800 rniles-say
from Oregon to Reno, which 10 the
longest drive in this neighborhood.
One vacquero is required for every
fifty head. The rate Of travel will
vary from twelve to twenty miles
per day, according to circumstances.
Two horses are required for each
man, as the riding is severe. Pack
animals are taken along whore wag-
ons cannot be driven. The drove il
fed in the middle Of the day, and
the halt is mads at night whore there
is abundance Of grass or hay and War
Ter. The vacqueros watch the ant-
mails all night, taken turns at pickst
duty. The pay Of the vacqusros il
usually about $35 por month. and
extra men in busy times are paid
81 rs per day.
A large herd is more profitable.
to the raiser than . small one. The
expense of looking after and caring
for thousand head is nearly a.
great as for four or Eve thousand
head. A herd of 6, 900 will be made
up as follows: It will contain, say
Is bulls, OF an average value OF $5Os
1900 cows, average $40; 400 three-
year-old steers, average value $2Os
1900 two-year-olds, average value
$40; and l 300 yearlings OF an aver
age value of $6 or 81.
A thousand head of cattle will res
quire range of about 5000 acres.
The business is profitable, leading
cattle men estimating the average
profit at, 33s per cent. per annum ON
the capital invested. The Averages
loss from disease is estimated at 4
per cent; from storms, 16 per cent.
and from wild beasts, / per cent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

The Power of a Newspaper.

10 Whatever power the downfall
of John Kelly, the ex-boss of Tam
many Hall may be attributed, who.
ever does not include the New York
Herald in the connection falls into
error. From the day that John
Kelly caused to be published in one
of his organs, reflections upon the
life and character of the Herald pro-
prietor, James Gordon Bennett, his
political doom was sealed, for Ben
nett came boldly up to the scratch
in its issue succeeding Kelly's bluff
it came out in an article headed " Is
it Blackmail, or what Come on,
old man! "This was printed in
that issue of the Herald, not once,
but t,centy times, every page had
two or more repetitions, all with the
same heading. The Herald thus
showed it's real pluck. Hardly had
the gauntlet been thrown into the
arena than it was boldly snatched
and hurled back with deathly def
ance into the teeth OF the insulter.
Soon afterward James Gordon Ben
nett left on steamer for Europe
where his prior engagements re-
quirsd him. The Kelly crowd OK
ulted, they thought or tried to think,
that he had left through fear. Lit
tie they knew the Herald if they i'm
agined that the mere presence or alb
sence OF its owner was necessary to
carry on the fight. 1t continued,
and boldly, too; not an issue since
the fight commenced but the Herald
has daily inflicted such severe
wounds upon its adversary that most
conclusively shows the power and
influence welded by Kelly or he
would have succumbed long before
he did. No solitary power on earth
could withstand such attacks. The
articles were dignifed and carried
conviction with them. The Herald
worked up Kelly in a slow and scien-
tifc manner and literally skinned
him alive, not only with its editorials
but also made him subject of ridi.
cule With it's pointed and pungent
paragraphs. We believe il was Her
bert Hpsacer who said that ridi-
cule was the greatest revolutionary
agent" Kelly found that out in a
very short time; nothing was left
undone to expose every action in his
past life which could by any possi-
bility be to his disadvantage. No
blood hound on the trail of flying
slave ever followed the scent with
the same relentless perseverance,
than the Herald did Kelly to his po-
litical death. Day by day as we
read the Herald aud scrupulously
cut out and preserve all its articles
on this subject for future reference
we can almost feel the crushing
blows as they fall on the devoted
head of the late "Boss." The tele-
graph has informed us how it ended.
The Herald had merely this to say
when its victory was achieved.
" Had he abstained from his out
rageous breaches of social decency,
he might perhaps, have saved him
self from this annihilating defeat by
the resources of a political strategist.
But when all the rules of decency
are violated, when wanton and un-
founded assaults are made en- per-
sonal character, the community re-
volts against such exhibition of the
unscrupulous arrogance ola s boss
1t is great pity that few more
rascals do not make an attack upon
the Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

SLANDER. False witness, deliber
ate perjury, is the crown and con-
summation of the liars progress.
But what IL word. Lie. Careless
damaging statements, thrown hlth-
er and thither in conv rsatlon; reck-
less exagSeration and romancinS,
hasty records of character, lett to
be published after we are dead;
needless disregard of the supreme
duty and value of truth in all things;
these are what we should bear IN
mind, when we are told we are not
10 bear false witness against our
neiShbor.
A lady who hal been in the habit
of spreading s!anderous reports once
confessed her faults to a good and
wise man Of her acquaintance, and
asked how she could cure 1t. lie
said: eco to the nearest market
place, buy u chicken ust killed,
pluck its feathers all the way as you
return and come back to me. She
was much surprised, and when she
saw her adviser again, he said
= Now go back and bring me all the
feathers you have scattered. But
this is impossible she said: " /
cast away the feathers carelessly
the wind carried them away. Ho"
can recover them ?" THAT, he
said, is exactly like your words
of SANDER. They have been scat
tered about in every direction; You
cannot recall them. Go, ano
SANDER no more" AS rule the
person, man or woman, who Will de
lberately slander will bear the clos
est watching.-Dra" Htnley.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

AMONG tho wedding presents re-
ceived by y Philadelphia bride was
a note from her fathers counsel,
agreeing to conduct her divorce suit
free of charge. This may not look
exactly appropriate, but it proves
that there is at least ono good
hearted lawyer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Tuls is very sad. James Freeman
Clarke objects to angels with wings
as anatomically absurd. Probably
Mr.. Clarke would attire his repre-
sentative angel in yellow ulster
and high collar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

Trust not too much to an en-
chanting face.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14
History of the Rebellion.

The Federal Government has COM
menced the publication of the Of
fetal records of the rebellion. This,
beyond n doubt, will he an exceed
ingly valuable contribution to the
history of the civil war. 1t consists
simply of the papers on file in the
various departments in Washington
City. The first volume is already
out and is divided into two chapters,
which embrace the period from the
commencement of operations in
Charleston Harbor, on December 20,
1860, till the secession of Florida,
on the 3lst Of August, 1861. The
first chapter seems to be taken up
principally with correspondence and
official dispatches from Federal and
Confederate sources, and is largely
devoted to the fall of Fort Sumpter,
and the leading incidents attending
that event. Certain facts are made
much clearer from these records,
and the public is enabled to judge
more correctly as to the true feelings
and sympathies of prominent actors
on the earlier stages of that fearful
struggle. In glancins over few
pages of the book, containing the
correspondence that passed between
Major Anderson and Beauregard be-
fore fire was opened upon Fort
Sumpter, one can hardly refrain
from smiling at the exhibition of ex-
cessive courtesy shown on both sides,
but we think more on the part OF
Major Anderson than the other, and
it sounds very unlike the language
of the strong Union men of the later
period of that terrible and appalling
war. These two officers in command
of the opposing forces cppear to be
asking each other in very polite
terms ito please to fire first. y
There appears also some very curl
Gus correspondence between the
two Governments, and one would
say now that there was actual trea-
son in our own camp. james f..
Harvey was the author of this cor
respondence in Washington City,
and he signs himself :" a Friend in
the first one and afterwards by his
own name, and gives important in
formation to the rebels concerning
the movements of our military forces
and the operations Oh our Govern
ment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-01-14

BARON Rothschild, the head of the
French branch of the family, is u.s.
ually at the bank before his clerks
are. His wife wears but little jew
elry, and his daughter Bettina has
passed a successful examination as q
teacher.
The whole tax levied for Teyritori-
al purposes amounted in 1880 to
S71, ,127 IS. The tax levy was thre e
mills on the dollar.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09
LOCAL LINES.

The extra Saddle Rock oysters at
Fullmer's.
The celebrated Sheep Ridge oysters
at Fullmer's.
Buy your tobacco and cigars from
Mullen, 525 w. Front street. nov5 I'm
The only place in the city to get a
first-class oyster is at Fullmer's, sos
Market street. nov5 I'm
John b. Cough lectures In the Opera
House this evening.
Thus far the present week has been
almost counterpart of last.
The front of Joseph Stoeckle's salosn
looks well under new coat OF paint.
Kelly & Co, No. III Market street,
report that they are doing large busi-
ness.
The Delaware State Bible Society
held Its sixty. ninth annual meeting in
Grace church last evening.
The Building Committee of the new
Almshouse will meet on hext FRIDAY AZ
ternoon at o'clock at the Almshouse.
Col. 8. A. Macallister has resigned
from the State militia. It's probable
| that Lieu.-Col. Wood Will succeed BIN.
A young man who died with the
small pox ON Pine street above Sixth
| was buried in Asbury NJ. E. church
graveyard yesterday afternoon.
Last evening q party of iDebriated
Germans paraded Market street, singing
songs and making much use, to the
| infinite amusement OF lockers on.
There is q large number of swinging
signs over the pavemeDts in front of
| bnsi ness houses that are lower than the
ordinance permits, and they should be
removed.
The second annual ball of the Fleet.
| wood Assembly takes place in Web.
ster's Dancing Academy on Friday night
next. Each lady on the march viii be
presented with handsome programme
A good time may be expected by all wi q
participate in the festivities.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09
Installed as Pastor.

Rev. ]. r. Wilson, who was recently
called to the First Unitarian Church,
OF this city, was installed as pastor last
evening, in the presence of congre-
cation that nearly filled the church.
The church was appropriately deco
rated and the music rendered was ex-
cellent. The principal service of the
evening was an eloquent sermon by
Rev. DR.. Furness, of Philadelphia
Short addresses were also made by
Rush Shipper, of Washington Sam'l
Longfellow, Joseph May and Charles
I. Ames, of Philadelphia. The COM
ference will meet to-day at ii o'clock,
and also this afternoon. A meeting
will also be held this evering com.
mencing at 7.30 o'clock to which all
are cordially invited.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09
MURDERED BY REPUBLICAN ME.
GROES.

Four Unarmed White Men Shot
Down by Negro Mob at Marion
Station, Miss.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. S.-Four
white men were killed and two severe
" wounded by negroes to-day at
Marion Station, in this county. The
negroes opened fire on the whites at
the polls while the election was going
on. The whites had no arms to de.
fend themselves with and consequently
none of the negroes suffered. One Of
the men killed was A. T. Harvey,
Democratic candidate for County As.
SCISSOR. The Sheriff with posse from
this place found about hundred me-
groes barricaded in the dwelling house
of their leader, Ed. Vance. Tho
poscs were fred upon by the negroes
as they approached the house. An
other body of armed men have gone
from here to the scene of the disturb
ance to assist the Sheriff. With this
exception the election in the county
has been quiet and orderly.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09
PbiIadeIphfa.

There was light vote yesterday. The
aggregate vote for State Treasurer In
Philadelphia was I13, 1888. Of whIch Silas
M. Baily, Rep, got 81. 1894, Orange No
BILE, DEM, Al, ,425, and Charles S. Wolfe,
1867, leaving Baily with plurality In
the city of i3, ,4S0. Hon. James T. Nit
chell Is reelected to Common Pleas No.
2 by luminous vote. John O'Donnel.
Republican, Is elected Recorder OF
Deeds by q majority of 1888. VIM.
Lawson and VIM. &. Douglass, Republi-
cans, and Charles 81 Krumbhaar, are
chosen City Commissioners by piurah-
ties. Joseph p. Kennedy, DEM, and
Citizens, is elected Senator in the Sec
ond District by a majority of 1918 over
John Donahue, bolting Dem. and Rep.
The following Select Councilman are
elected: Eleventh Ward, Edward Mat.
thews, Dem. and Citizens; Twenty
eighth Ward, WIN. b. Smith, Rep. and
Cinzens'; and tho following Common
Councilmen: Twenty-fourth Ward,
John Markee. Rep; Twenty-fift Ward,
Geo. W. Crouch, Rep. and Citizens'
Twenty-sixth Ward, James Alcorn, Rep
and Citizens.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09

1t rained everywhere in New YORK
State yesterday, and as result the vote
was rather light. The Democrats made
general sweep, electing their State
ticket by about II, 900 majority. Accord.
ing to the returns received up to the
hour of going to press they have OBJ.
tanned small majority in both branches
of the Legislature, although the result
is very close. The struggle in the four
Congl ess districts-two in this city and
two in the country--resulted in the
success of the Democrats in the city and
of the Republicans in the country.
Young Mr.. Astor, who spent bis money
so Iavishly in the Eleventh District, was
defeated by about 1900 majority by Mr..
Flower, he Democratic candidate.
Tom Murphy was beaten in the Ninth
District by his Democratic opponent,
John Hardy, by large majority. In
the Tweaty second and Twenty seventh
Districts, where candidates we've voted
for to succeed Senators Lapham and
Miller, the Republicans were successful,
electing Charles Il. Skinner and James
W. Wadsworth respectively.
In the Thirty first Assembly District,
in Buffalo, where there was a bitter
struggle between the Stalwarts and
Half Breeds, Harvey j. Hurd (Stalwart
Repnblican) was defeated by Robert q.
Titus, the Democratic candidate. The
district is ordinarily Republican, and
Hurd's defeat is attributed to the Half
Breeds voting for Titus.
In Oswego, where another bitter
! war was waged between the Stalwarts
and Half Breeds, Poncher (Dem. YVES
elected to the Assembly, although the
Stalwarts had concentrated all their
efforts to elect Cullinan, who repre-
sented the district in the Assembly
last winter.
James w. Hustled, the Republican
candidate for State Treasurer, suffered
worst of all. He ran thousands of
votes behind his ticket in every part
of the State.
The general majority of the Demo-
cIats in this city is between 50, 600 and
4O, 600. The Republicans, hewever,
elected Rollins, their candidate for
Surrogate, by some 10000 majority
over Walker, the regular Democratic
candidate. Calvin, the Tammany
candidate, ran between 5000 and 1000
behind Walker.
In Brooklyn the Democratic major
lty fell of heavily, being only 5000 on
the State ticket. Seth Low, Bepubli~
can, is probably elected.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-09
FIRST EDITION.
DELAWARE BIBLE SOCIETY.
sixty-Nfhth Anniversary Exer.
cfses nj Grace M. Il. Chureb

Sixty.Nfhth Anniversary Exer.
cises at Grace M. Il. Church.
FThe sixty-ninth anniversary of th e
Delaware State Bible Society was held.
last evening, in Grace M. L. Church,
this city, Rev. Geo. w. Miller, pastor
OF Grace, presiding. Among those
present was Rev. DIR. McLane, Cor.
responding Secretary of the American
Bible Society. who made an address.
Rev. II. b. Cook, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church, this city, also spoke.
Afterwards the Society elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year
President-Dr. L. P. Bush.
Vice President--Cbas. W. How
land.
Secretary-H. II. Cause.
Treasurer-Geo. w. Sparks.
Managers - Pastors of all the
churches in the State, and also the
following
New Castle county-Wm. P. Lodge,
>. Minot Curtis, Alfred g. Cox, j. +.
Williamson, d. L. Dunning, Gregg
Chandler, Chas. W. Rowland, Alex
Kelley, Geo. w. Sparks, VIM. F.
Lane, VIM. d. DOVE, E. T. Taylor,
James I. bird, George Ii. Bates, ].
Taylor Cause, VIM. ID. Clark, An.
thony NJ. Higgi Is, L. V. Aspril, Thos.
b. Bellville, Edward Challenger,
Charles Baird.
Kent county-Dr. VIM. T. Collins,
Hon. N. b. Smithers, DR.. Isaac
Jump.
Sussex county-Hon. G. s. Layton,
Peter f. Causey, Robert l.. Houston,
John II. McFee, VIM. D. NAPLES, Ed
win r. Paynter.
Rev. ]. NJ. Williams, from the
committee appointed to place Bibles
upon the desks of the Speakers and
Clerks of the State Legislature, re.
ported that nothing had been done.
The committee was discharged.
The report of the Board of Managers
was read by Rev. DIR. Marks, who
spoke of the Society as being in a
fourshing condi ion, and also ALLUDED
in feeling terms to the death of Rev.
7. f. Plummer, an active and influen-
tial member Of the Society.
The Treasurer's report for the year
showed receipts amounting to $3l5,S4;
exr ,nditures, $7o,44; balauce on band,
$245. 40.
DR.. Marks, who at the last meeting
had been delegated to confer with the
women's Bible Society, relative to hold.
ing the anniversaries of both Societies
together, reported that the ladies were
averse to such plan. Ths matt ,r,
therefore, WIS not pressed any further.
Rev. q. II. Sentmau, the repositor of
tho Society, made the following report:
Received from sale of books, $47,57;
value Of stock of booFs on hand, $65;
donations OF books received TO the value
OF $3.50 from Mt. Olive colored Sabboth
School, and from other sources to the
amount of $12.
Rev. Geo. w. Miller and E. Il. Taylor
were appointed a committee to MAKE ar
rangements for the next meeting, which
will be held in some town Of lower Del
aware.