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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
carelessnes on the part of employers or

careiessnes on the part Of employers or
employed.
1t is said by railroad men that only
about 20 per cent of the brakemen on
irei sht trains die a natural death; also
that the average life OF a brakeman.
after he goes on the road, is about 10
years.
1t Is also said that owing to the pre-
cariousness OF a brakemans life. in
surance companies will not take risks
on Their lives. To verify this state
ment a reporter called on several in
surance agents. The first approached
said:
I'VE don't take risks on employees on
sreight trains. Our company takes
policies on conductors and brakemen
ON passenger trains, but charge them
extra. Brakemen we charge one per
cent. extra, and conductors one-half
per cent. extra"
"Why will you insure men on pas
senger trains and not those on freight
trains?" asked the reporter.
Men ON passenger trains have a
great many lives intrlsted to their care
and consequently have greater re-
sponsibility resting on them, and are
more careful than freight men, and
hence are not so liable to meet with
accidents.
Have you ever had application
from the freight class of railroad men
for life insurance policiesp"
No, we never had, and insure but few
railroad men of any class"
The reporter talked with n number
of insurance men md they confirmed
the above statements. Some will not
risk on any person. employed on
trains, while others will insure en-
ployes of passenger trains, but rs stated
above will charge them extra. Pits
burg Ledger
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
A Remarkable Escape.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.

Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Yesterday afternoon, while the Hon.
John Nicely and party of ladies and
gentlemen were enjoying a picnic on
an island few miles east of this place,
his niece, Miss Cornela Bradley, with
three other ladies, left the balance of
Thea party and went some distance
around the shore to battle. They in
sisted on going alone, and declined the
offer of a gentleman to accompany
them. They selected a dangerous spot
for bathing, and, Miss Bradley, gong
beyond her depth, was swept off into the
ocean by strong current, and soon
disappeared in the high breakers. 1t
was quite time before the other three
ladies, being at a distance, could give
the alarm to the balance of the party.
When they did so it created the great
est CONSERVATION. All hope of rescue
by the party was soon abandoned, and
she was given UP as lost. When, how
ever, the alarm reached the fish, oil fac
tory which is near the north end of the
island, two young men employed there
thoughtfully took boat and sailed out
on the ocean, and when mile or more
from shore they found Miss Bradley
floating on the water and rescued her.
She had been in that perilous situation
for nearly an hour. When rescued she
was greatly exhausted, but able to
speak, and is to-day improving; with
every prospect of a speedy recovery.
Miss Bradley could not swim, but had
heretofore learned the art of floating
on the water, and to this and the ener-
getic and manly efforts of the two
young men, Frank Millner and Polk
Lang, she is to-day indebted for her
life
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
LADY BARRIERS.
What Mrs. Gettman Knows of Shaving
Cincinnati Times Star


And so you employ lady artists, . said
a reporter, dropping into Fifth
street shaving saloon the other after
noon.
yes" said the accomplished profes
sional, stepping forward, land quite at
your service, sir"
The professional aforesaid is the equal
if not the better half, of the establish
ment, and is able to shave or fix up"
loi g-haired customer as neatly and
with as happy dispatch as her liege
lord, any day
How do you succeed in your efforts
to procure lady apprentices in the bust
ness?"
Every well, indeed" said the lady
half of the tonsorial firm. Il had a
lady barber working with me during
some five or six weeks past, and she
got to be able to shave gentleman as
well almost as l could do, or as my
husband yonder. She left few days
ago, and this young woman said she,
pointing to II buxom lass present, "hns
been here but four or five days, but
last evening she shaved fifteen persons,
and gave very excellent satisfaction to
al so far as l heard them say"
"You think she can learn, them
"Why, not? / learned, and asked
no odds of any man to shave a GUS
toner, however particular or fine he
may be in his notions"
"What can a woman earn per day
or week at the business, Mrs. Gett-
man?"
''She ought to make good wages. l
have made as high rs SO in week
shaving on percentage of 60 per cent,
but there are few women capable of
doing such work as that. | have been
at it for fifteen years shaved in Cleve-
land some years, went from their to
Detroit, and owing to my husbands
sickness we had to leave and come here
to Cincinnati"
Eyes" said her husband, breaking
into the conversation at this point,
"my wife has conducted my shop as
efficiently as l could myself for six
weeks at time, when / have been in
capacitated by sickness from attending
to it myself"
care there any other shops in Gin
cinnati except this where ladies ope-
rate?'
"No, this is the only one, but there
are lady operators in shops in De-
troit, Philadelphia, Boston, and New
York"
"How long will it take to teach your
lady pupil to do good and efficient
work.
''She ought in six weeks or two
months to shave a man tirst-rate. At
the rate she is learning i can make an
artist of her in that time"
so she may make good wages?'
eyes, she ought to earn six or seven
dollars per week. 1t is hard, constant
| work, but it is honest and much better
for women who want to be respectable
than running in the street and doing
worse"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
IN i NUTSHELL

practical man recently advertised
ar country board at a farm where there
COS no churning done. When asked
,or his reason he replied that he did not
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y


Its main line runs from Chicago to Council
Bluffs passing through Joliet, Ottawa La sale
Geneseo Moline, Rock Island Davenport. West
Liberty IosaCit. Marengo sroos sna;
tic and Avoca; with branches from bnreau
Junction to Peoria: W''ton Junction to musca-
line Washington. FAIRFIELD Eldon, Belknap
Centrevile, Princeton. Trenton. Gallatin. came
ron, Leavenworth. Atchlson, and Kansas City,
Washington 10 Sigourney, Oskaloosa aud X nox-
Vile: Keokuk to Pennington. B0nAparic; Ben-
tonsport, Independent Eldon. otiunwA, Eddy-
VILE Oskaioosa, Peila, Monroe, and Dcs Moines
Mt Zion to Keosauqua; Newton 70 Monroe: Des
Moines to Indianoia aud Winterset; Atlantic TO
Grlswold and Audubon; and Ayoea TO Harlan
and TINS csysy ihf though qo line
from Chicago into the state OF Kansas.
Through T.. press Passenger Trains with Pull
man Palace Cars attached are run each waydaiy
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. kAnsAs Dinf'
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LKAvKNwoRTH and. ATcHl-
soN Through cars are also run between h1llwau.
kpe and Kansas City. via the MILWAUKEE, ana
Rock Island Short Line"
The "Great Rock Island" Is magnifcently
equipped. It's road bed Is simply perfect and It's
track Is laid with steel rails
What Will please you most VIII be the pleasure
OF enjoying your meals, while passing over the
beautiful prairies OF Illinois and Iowa, In one OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany All
Through Express Trains You get an entire
meal as good as is served In any hrst-class hotel.
for seventy 1--WE cents
peouIs Irefer Separate apartments for different
PURPOSES (and the immense passenger business
Of this line warrantlng H. we arc pieased 70 an
pounce that this Company runs Pullman Potaee
PgLLMAH, fA u S SAks C fTs "a a:
Tickets via this Line, known - tho
all Ticket Agents In the United states I
For Inform . ton not obtainabio ~
r. II. CA BILE,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-07-28

sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
ffsa, ear, OF
SALOON where you can enjoy your Havana"
at all hours OF the day.
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi.
and Missouri iivers Mt all points crossed by this
line and transfers are avoided Al Council Bluffs
Kansas City, Leavenworth and AtcLisvi. con-
nections being made In Union Depots.
The PRINCIPAL Il. X. connecti9ns OF
AT CHioAeo, win all divereing lines for the
East and South.
At EsoLKwooD, with the Is. Ms. andP..
At WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. with r.. c. ST.
LIZ r.
ALA sALLg with III. Cent r. Il.
~ At n rEoEta, with Z "a r rd p a E.'L b.&
At Rock ISLAND, with Milwaukee and Rock
Island Short Line" and Rock Isfd PEG. Kds.
Al DAyEsroRT, with the Davenport Division
&. NJ. &St +. r. X
At WEST LIBERTY, With the u. q X kR.
AtGRIsrELL. with Central Iowa X. X.
At DKs moINgs. with d. M y. u. X. X.
AtCoUrcIL BLUFFS, with Union Pacific X X.
At OMAHA. with Is. 4 Mo. X. H. r. lin Neb.)
AZ usJUNcTionwith &c. K,aN.kk.
st. i. & Pac., and C., H. and q II Rds.
AtKEoxUK, with Toll, PEG. a War; Wab, ST.
Louis & Pac.. and ~. L., Keo, n. W. X. BIDS.
a. WIN WIN h 4 h. Topek santa re
Atcb. 4 FEB, and Cen. Br. ". y. X. Rds.
Al LEAvxrwoRTH. with Union pae. and Kan
At KAssAs CITY. with all lines for the West
Gibson. and LEAvENwORTH.
Great Rock Island Route arc sold by
'ur home once. address,
Il. ST. JOHN.
Gssssai T,ei., and fa..sng.. Aren't.
CHICAGO, ILL,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

Who are to comprise our new
School Board? The old Board have
done well, and in our opinion,
should be continued. Experienced
men make the most valuable Off
cers.-State Journal,
So say we heartily, especially as
regards school officers. When the
right men in the right place be-
come familiar with the progress
and organization Of school work, it
is hardly possible to change officers
without mourning harm. Certain
it is, our schools have become the
pride and honor of the city, the best
in the State, and from all that we
have been able to hear, the present
Board have the almost if not quite
unanimous concentrations OF the
people, and especially do we hear
the efficient services of President,
w. L. Cole, commented upon, on
every side, We believe it would be
immensely to the advantage OF the
schools, if the citizens without d.
vision, would insist on his serving
them longer, with an importantly
he could not disregard.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

motion was properly made. and H..
the prisoner was entitled to ba~ '
his case transferred to the FedoNY
Court for trial. The effect of "a
decision was to set aside all procea5
ings had in the State Court sf,
the motion to transfer the cause ws.
made, for the reason that they wea '
coram non judice. By that decis;on'
the case was, from and after the finn,
of that motion in law, case IN ,h
United States Circuit Court for fl.
District of West Virginia. When
ever the transmission is effected, fl.
Circuit Court takes the case in ,ba
condition it was when the Sts,s
Court was deprived of its iurisdc
ton. In this case the State tribunal
was deprived of its jurisdiction before
the plea of not guilty was entered
When this Court took jurisdiction Of
the case, the issue had not been made
and the pleas offered are in due time
and will be admitted if good in law
We now come to the main point in
this case-are the pleas sufficient in
law? 1t is unnecessary to pass upon
the sufficiency of the first plea fer
the reason that the view the Cont
takes of the second plea is conclusive
of the case. The second plea alleges
the fact that the grand jury who re.
turned the indictment was composed
entirely of white citizens, and that
his race and color were Disseminated
against in its composition. We deem
it unnecessary to discuss the question
presented by this plea. The Supreme
Court of the United States has settled
the question in this case. Justice
Strong, in rendering his opinion, said
'that the discrimination in the selec
tion of grand and petit juries in the
State of West Virginia is such dis,
elimination as is inhibited BY the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States If
the fact be true, rs contained in the
plea, then the plea is good plea in
bar to the Indictment The truth Of
the plea is not and cannot be success
fully controvertcd For these reasons
we admit the plea, and hold that it is
a bar to the further prosecution of
this Indictment.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
Licenses Granted.

At the adjourned meeting OF
Council on last Wednesday evening
every applicant was granted license
to sell intoxicating liquors in Par-
kersburg, numbering in all twenty
seven. The character or habits o.
the applicants were not considered
or inquired into, it being. as "
seemed, a matter Of entire lndl1ier-
ence to our representatives W hethe55
or not men were being entrusted
with the carrying on of this dan,
gerous business in our midst, VINO
were VIGOROUSLY disqualified under
the law, and who upon their own 1
confession in court have vlolateu
the plain terms of every license
granted them for years.
To his honor be it said, Mr.. laV-
enner had the courage to vote no. oh
three such applications.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1881.
TAYLOR STRAUDER.
Nine Years on Trial-Thrice Sen
to be Hung-Gets Liberty for
Death at Last.

Taylor Strauder, colored citizen OF
Wheeling, w. Va, was arrested in
the year 1872, for the murder of his
wife with a Ratchet, and up to last
Saturday, has ever since been vibra-
ting through the State and Federal
Courts, between the gallows and
liberty, sometimes almost touching
the beam and halter on the one side
and as often catching a breath of
the free air of heaven on the other
1t was his fated fortune on last Sat
urday to overleap the usual stretch
of the arc he had 50 often desert bed,
and alight beyond the prison walls,
a free man.
The history of his case is certain
ly q most remarkable one, and if we
were given to legal romance, our
hero would be at hand in Taylor
Strauder.
His case, has not only been of To-
cal and State interest, but has gain
ed a National reputation, being the
leading case in the Supreme Court
of the United States, and the only
one,in which the principles promul-
gated in the Civil Rights Bill
have been directly adjudicated.
AS already stated, Strauder was
arraigned for murder in 1872. In
1878 he was put upon trial in the
State Court of Ohio county, con-
yicted and sentenced to death. A
writ of error was obtained only S
days before he was to be hung, the
prisoner having abandoned all hope
and prepared for his doom. In IA
the Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia reversed the Court
below, and remanded the prisoner
for new trial. He was retired
and again sentenced to be hung,
January 5th, 1875. His counsel
again obtained a writ of error, and
his case went second time to the
Supreme Court of the State, where
the Judgment of the Court below
was affirmed, and mandate issued
directing the execution of the sem
tence of death. He was again sem
fenced to be hung, but before the
day of execution arrived, a writ of
error was obtained from Chief JUS
tice Waite, to the Supreme Court of
the United States, where the case
was decided in 1880, in which
decision, reported in 10th Otto, the
Supreme Court of w. Va. was re-
versed, the mandate directing such
reversal, and the reversal of the
judgment of the State Court below,
and that the case be certified to the
United States Circuit Court, in COM
pliance with the prisoners petition
originally filed In this latter
Court in session in Parkersburg, the
case came on to be tried some two
months ago, whereupon the prison
er rendered two pleas in abatement,
which were at that time argued at
length; LIST, setting up irregular
tiles in the formation of the Grand
Jury finding the indictment; End,
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

setting up the unconstitutionallty
of the Grand Jury, in that colored
citizens were excluded therefrom.
This last was the same objection,
and point raised, and successfully
maintained in the Supreme Court
of the United States, in reference to
the petit jury, convicting the pris-
oner.
The Court having taken time to
consider, on last Saturday, rendered
its opinion (Which see in another
column) holding the pleas good and
allowing them to be filed. The
counsel for the State demurring to
the second plea the demurrer was
overruled, and a motion being made
to remand the prisoner to the State
Court for trial, the same was over
ruled and the prisoner discharged
from custody.
The two decisions in the Su-
preme Court of the State, which are
of great interest, arc reported in 9Th
and 18th w. Va. Reports.
1t will be remembered that when
the United States Supreme Court
rendered its decision in the case,
Justice Field delivered lengthy
dissenting opinion which was large
ly copied and criticized by the press
and politicians all over the coun-
try.
We cannot here trace the history
of the case more at length, A vol
ume would not afford room for all
it's interesting incidents, and ups
and downs in romantic parrying
of legal technicalities,
The final discharge Of their client
on Saturday was the browning trl-
umph of a long succession of pro
fessional victories, won in the case,
through indefatigable labors and
perseverance, on the part Of the
prisoners attorneys, Messrs. Dayen-
port and Dovener, of Wheeling.
Mr.. Davenport, it is remembered
in sorrow by all who knew him,
was called to the hereafter in adj
vance of his jeopardized client,
whose cause he championed with
such absorbing and tenacious in
terest, and thus was denied the
rich boon of sharing the final tri-
umph with his co-counsel.
After the case was brought to
Parkersburg, Mr.. B. B. Dovener,
had associated with him in the case,
Judge Geo. LOOMS, of the firm OF
Loomis & Tavenner, the latter of
whom reported the proceedings in
shorthand. 1t was General Robt.
Whites misfortune to be Attorney
General of the State through all
this lengthy litigation in the
Supreme Courts,a and to incur all the
labors of battling against the odds
of the National Government, in
these years ofstruggle through maiz-
es of technicalities and thickets of
prejudice, and over time-grown and
time-worn monuments ofprecedent,
to the now, constitutional highway
of Civil Rights; and we doubt not
that all parties concerned and es-
pecially Taylor Strauder, are right
glad the knotty and vexatious case
is finally ended--but, the poor, brain
cleaved, murdered Mrs. Strauder?
We respectfully ask whether the FREEMAN
is n Democratic or a Temperance newspaper?
Tenn perance is not a political question, but
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

We respectfully ask whether the FREEMAN
is n Democratic or a Temperance newspaper?
Temperance is not a political question, but
question of morality, and we are of the
opinion that abuse of either political party
will not do the temperance cause any good.
Tyler Co. Star
You pays your money and you
takes your choice.-State Journal,
There, now that your respectful
question has a respectful answer, we
hope both your stomachs feel
easier.
After the question, the Star is
partly wrong and partly right,
Temperance IS a political question,
the greatest now in American pol
itics, and will continue to be the
question until rightly settled
The Star is right in its opinion
that abuse of either party will do
the Temperance cause no good. We
are clear and firm on that PROPOSE
ton, as we have been and will con-
tinue to be.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

CAIRO ABLAzE.-On last Saturday
afternoon, a valuable part Of Caro- TO,
Richie county, was DESTROYED a ny
fire. That portion of the town llon d
the railroad up the river bank anu M
including Sigler's dwelling, wh e;S
the fire started from a fue, and MS s
store, was burned clean. Inc loso
is reported at $1,000 with only
$500 insurance.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

Let the authorities take oone'iI
good solvent bonds, and we are san, IT,
yes, that's what the unlaw1ul ~
tailers all say.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04

May was named for the goddess
Maia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-19
By Green & Wise


Kesl Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
: 'OM y NLSSlDNERS' "a LIE OF VEHY VAL
~ Able REAL &STATE.-BY virtue of 3
oGc'ce oi IN" CORPORATION Court tor TIE city OF
AigX1LCEia W.. IL the Ch2ncery csuse Of Reid
vs. West. rendered st lis June term. 1881. the
uTu"tsgcc0, commissioner therein named vii
ohrr 10? gale hY publIC sgc!jon at the front door
ui the Court HUE Of ,si: city, 81 Y O'CLOCK m
on ~ haN I, the g h day OF september, 1851,
lhe lJ!ioNInH property. TO wit:
NO. TaN EhENT AND LOT OF
GHO = y IN city of Alexardris, Vs., be.
R:n:lag ~ The lHiersec:on II the North SIDE Of
Ni;E street. with the west side Of Fairfax street:
tuence west on ki;R stree 81 feet; thence Nor, b
p=r%liet with Fsr:.x street u feat; thence east
parallel with King street so feet TO Fsirf.x
ginning.
- - TENEMRNT AND LOT OF
IkUUaD , hegrnni;G on tho west side of Fair
taI stree, :. distance Of 90 feet from King
street; thence north on Fairfax street - feet;
ihcncs wrs. parallel with King street 20 feet:
thence south parallel to Fairfax street 20 feet;
ihnhc" e.sL to farlAX street TO the beginning {.
!SSS~ the tupertCisl contents Of the said sd-
jOlnlbg lu.3 Lr5 100 feet It is ealim ated by eI-
p"rts after examination Of the premises that the
"hnl" cGa Dc put N complete repair for the sun
of $50.
Germs OF Sale: Ten per con! of the purchase
money IN c%-0 and The residue on q credit OF 6,
y nnd Is III DE.hs from Gs2 Of sale with interest,
the purchaser 20 li7e bonds with good personsl
seCu:iiy for tho deferred payments ard title to
10 Dc rri~l' ot until 'urther orders OF the Court
s. EKGUSON BEACH, J c.,
Il. o. CLAUGHTON. oom N Is.
% 81 u EL u. BRENT. u Hhie'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-19

a VALU ABLE AND HIGHLY I'M.
"A PROVED FAKm IN FAIRFAX co.
PU BIC ShLH-By virtue or deed
OF Trust rom ID. W, E!vord end vito TO the uu-
GefsIghed, dated the 18Th day of December, 1869.
and Of record on the land records Of eaid county.
DOCK Il No. q. psg9 9, L shall on MONDAY,
tyouFt day. the ltin GnY OF Septem Der. 1881, be-
tore the door Of the Court House of ssid county.
81 II O'CLOCK 2. IT,, sell to the highest bidder
lhat valuable sid iGaDroyed farm known as
81 81 NJ HILL formerly the properly of
the ist3 W ~. SW!Ik. This fgr;n contains 223
Hcrss, A.5 thereon 4IA.Et-E 4 FRAME pWEL
AiFH HOUS', bsrn, stables, corn crib, with
oIner out buildings spriCg OF never falling
"H'eF, mi K mouse, we'll in the gard, apple and
pveG- oFchsrds pears, cherries snd other fruits
p'e.ty o! WOOD. good ienGiDg-all rendering this
sVery desl7ao!o inVestmcnt. This land s6ioins
- ElEln, terper, Gunneil and others, is on
me Falls Church road Iwo miles from Lewins.
WIG shd aDout ten miles from Wsshington civ.
Terms o! ;-sle: Enough cash in nsnd to psv
ms ex Usaecs o! sale ana aso the SUN of 81, OC0.
Win interest thcraon from the Sd day of Au Iust
Io3!r aNi the residue IN two equal snnual pay-
nahts 10 nesr interest from the day of sale to be
secured y toa bonds Of the purahsscr and len
90 the property. Persons desiring Information
viii address Moore & Son, Attorneyg. ct Fair
fax Court ACu;e, VI.
THOMAS MOORE, Trustee.
d. ~ M oh;er, Auctr. su9l3-W4W
Washington Star w1w1