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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-18

The Caldwell Commercial is au.
ihority for the statement that
gold has been discovered IN pay
ing quantities in the Wichta
mountains. in the Indian Terri
tory. 1t was learned some year:
ago that there were precious min
erals in these hills, but the mat
ter was hushed up on account oil
the rush to that section that
would follow the discovery being
made public. Parties from Cald
well have gone down there tC
learn the exact truth of the state
ments,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-18

Until quite recently Kansas
wool has been looked upon with
disfavor by eastern wool mer-
chants, and has always brought a
very low price. But the Boston
Herald says a great change has
been wrought tins year. Some
Of the very finest wool sent to
that market, was from Kansas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-18

Brands: Heart upside down on left hip.
Ear marks-swallow fork In each ear
on some cattle. Another lot branded LII
on side and hip and rail on either side.
Some branded on side and f on left
hip-crop in LETT underhalf crop in right
Some branded III on side and III on left
hip-crop and underbit each ear. An
other lot III on LETT side. Another lot
Arrow brand on left hip-split in each
ear.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-18
LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

From the Undersigned, II miles
south of Medicine Lodge, a straw
berry roam, mare, about seven
years old, branded f l. on let
shoulder. Had a roam yearling
colt at her side. | will give SIS
for any information leading to
her recovery. CLARK JONES,
KiOwa, Kan.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-08-18

The Topeka Daily Capital
has been purchased by a stock
company Of which Captain
Henry King is the head. The
captain is a brilliant writer, hav.
ing acted as correspondent of
oerioner's magazine for many
years, and has also been connect.
ca with some of the leading dai.
lies OF the west. The Capital will
be changed to a morning manor
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
EARLY SOUTHERN "rRUoK." /"
FRosTs HAVE INJURED VEGETABLES
AND PRUITs.

FRosTs HAVE INJURED VEGETABLES
AND FRUITS.
The Charleston rs. c. News Of
Wednesday says -
The temperature again fell to freez.
ing point yesterday morning just be-
fore daylight, and thick ice was seen
in several portions Of the city and sur
rounding country. Reports from all
OF the truck farmers on the Neck aud
on Christ Church parish show consid>
cradle damage to all the delicate vege-
tables that had been transplanted in
the open air from the hot beds. The
potato fields look as if fire had pass
ed over them, and the crop will be
considerably retarded. 1t was too
early, however, to iujure the potatoes
themselves 10 any very great extent.
The few tomato, cucumber and snap
bean plants which had been set out
have been totally destroyed, and the
crop of green peas, it is estimated, has
been injured 90 per cent. The young
strawberry fruit and blossoms have
been killed, but as this plant is very
hardy the injury to this crop will be
mainly in the delay in get ing the fruit
into market. The damage to all the
crops, while considerable, is not near
ly so bad as it would have been if the
unusually cold winter had not retard-
ed the growth of all Glasses of vegeta.
tion. With better weather henceior-
ward, the farmers may yet reap large
and paying crops, as any damage from
frost here is always accompanied by
even greater damage to the crops OF
the Norfolk farmers, who are Charles
toms most formidable competitors.
The Arst shipment of strawberries
from Charleston was made yesterday.
Mr.. George b. Edwards, who is now
planting DIR. Roses old farm, shipped
sixteen quarts, and Mr.. John Brennan,
who plants on the King street road,
shipped four quarts. The berries were
shipped to Washington.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL
THE CAR STOPPED.

A non suit entered by Judge Thayer
yesterday in Court of Common Pleas,
No. 4. shows the duties under certain
circumstances of passengers on the
city railway cars. Last fall Joshua
Hagan, a gentleman of seveniy years,
was riding on Gray's Ferry car and
desired to get off at Thirtieth street.
Before he arrived at that point he told
the conductor several times to let him
off. The car did not stop, and Hagan,
while it was going at rather rapid
rate, jumped off, fell and knocked his
shoulder blade out Of place. He sued
the company for damages. Yesterday
Judge Thayer granted a non-suit, say
ing that if a passenger is negligentlY
carried beyond where he intended to
stop he has right to receive compen-
satiOn for the Inconvenience, loss OF
time and labor of travelling back, but
where he is imprudent enough to jump
off without waiting for the Car 70
stop he can blame nobody but himself.
Times.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Miss Gladstone, the daughter OF the
Premier, has made herself almost
necessity in every part OF the college
life at Newnham, Oxford.
The Hon A. IL, Stephens is popular In
Washington. Young people and old are
fond of calling upon him and he 10 rarely
alone.
Mrs. Farragut, widow OF the iate:Admi
raj Fsrragut, viii be guest at the White
House Daring the ceremonies attending
the un nveiling Of the Farra2ut statue.
A memorial to William Tyndale the
martyr and translator of the New
Testament, is to be erected on the
Thames Embankment.in London 1t 10 TO
take The from of statue, which is.to cost
$40, 200.
The Massachusetts, Greenback State
Committee has helda meeting and 70
solved to raise money enough to pap
General James B.. Weaysr's expenses
while ON q stumping tour in their State
May.
Mr.. William e. Chandler's friends say
that ifthe Senate rejects his nomination
the result will be his election to the Unit
ed States Senate to represent New
Hampshire at she next vaoansJ.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
RAPID RAILWAY CONSTRUC.
TION.

Fort WORTH, April THE laying
of the track of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas extension from Greenville
to Mineola is going on at the rate of a
mile a day. The link of fifty miles
which Is necessary to make the connec-
ton with the international and Great
Northern Railway is to be completed
by the first of May. The line from
this place to Denison is to be used
Jointly with the Texas Pacific, aud it
is also to be completed SO that the Mis-
souri,, Kansas aud Texas will be run
ming trains from St. Louis TO Fort
Worth by the first of May. The same
company is rapidly extending the line
southwark from here through Waco
and BelLon to Galveston, and also from
San Antonio to Laredo. Mr.. Talmage,
the general manager of the system, is
now in this State and says he has posi-
tive orders from MIR. Gould to com =
plete both the Galveston and Laredo
connections this year and that he
means to do it. He is building the
roads in hrst-class style with steel
rails, and the total length of the line
when completed will be over 600
miles.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
Tnr Grand Duke Nicholas Com

THE Grand Duke Nicholas Con-
stantinayitch, who has been arrest
ed on suspicion Of being concerned
in treasonable intrigues, is son Of
the Grand Duke Constantine, BROTH
er of the late Gar: de Is, conse-
ouently, a consin Of Alexander Ill,
although considerably younger than
the Emperor, being about twentya
six years of age. This scion OF noe
BILE house has been constant dis.
grace to his family. His most fam"
Gus. or infamous, exploit was the
stealing of his mothers diamonds in
1874 to present to the notorious
Mrs. Blackford. This woman was
the daughter of we'll known Pres
byterian clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Ely,
OF Philadelphia. Before she lett
this country her career had been
one of continual prohigacy for a
dozen or more years, during which
time she had been twice married,
her first husband dyiny suddenly in
West Virginia, and her second,
young New Yorker, whose name
she still wears, having ma ried her
in Paris, and afterwards separated
from her. The Grand Duke Con-
stantine is big, heavy, stupid
Young man, fierce and brutal in his
passions. The course of the true
love of the &c. d." as she delight.
ed to call him, with Mrs. Blackford
did not run uniformly smooth. When
under the influence of rage or wine,
'no beggar in his drink" could be
more foul in his language than his
Imperial Highness, nor did he con-
fine his unmanliness to speech
Truth to tell, he frequently beat
Mrs. Blackford, and one night, dur
ing the time that the Prince OF
Wales was staying IN st. Peters-
burg, in January, 1874 the &c. b."
in q Ill of jealousy, blackened her
eyes and bruised her from head to
heel.
This gentle act very nearly brought
the Italian to an untimely end, for
Mrs. Blackford, holding an American
passport, claimed the protection Of the
United States Minister, which would
have been afforded her had she not at
the last moment consented upon keep
ing quiet. However, the diamond
robbery, to which she presently melted
her royal lover, brought affairs to a
close. The crime was fastened upon
the Grand Duke without much trouble,
and the Gear, in his first burst of
anger, banished his disgraced nephew
to the Caucasus for life. Calmer
coansels afterwards prevailed, and 1t
was agreed to smooth the matter over
by pronouncing the young man tenn
pDrarily insane. lie had barely got
through this trou Jle--his mistress in
the meantime having been escorted by
gendarmes over the Russian frontier
before he incurred fresh disgrace by
secretly marrying the daughter Of the
Chief of Police of Orenburg, without
permission either of his parents or the
Governor. He consequently lost his
position in the civil service and his
title as honorary commander of the
regiment which had borne his insignia
| since his birth.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.

At a conference of the directors Of
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railway and Fayetteville and Flor
epce Railroad, held q. Fayetteville, N.
c., Wednesday, the two roads consoli.
dotted, the Fayetteville and Florence
transferring all rights to the other
company, subject to the approval OF
the stockholders of both companies,
which will doubtless be given. Mort.
gage bonds to the amount of $3.50, ,0OC
will be issued, and in thirty days work
will begin on the extension of the
Florence road to Florence, where il
win connect with roads to Columbia
Charleston and the whole southern
country.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
A SOLITARY PIANO.
ITs EvENTFUL JOURNEY OVER THE
SNOWY PYRAMIDS.

ITS EvENTFUL JOURNEY OVER THE
SNOWY PYRAMIDS.
From the Durango (Col.) Record,
Mrs. @. M. Williams is tho for
tunate possessor, at her pleasant home
on Railroad and G streets, of a real
piano, and the only one that is known
of in our beautiful valley. Ii went
through much adversity ere it became
ensconced in the luxuriant apartment
which it now adorns. 1t was shipped
from Denver last November, and an
joysd . ride by the scenic rouJe as far
as Bear Creek, which was then the
terminus Of the railroad, whence it
was transferred TO wagon and the
tender mercies Of a male team, which
must have known that it was precious
freight or what happened to it would
never have taken place.
Three miles this side of Bear Creek,
where the road caps the upper rim of
q bowlder strewn hill, the piano lurch-
ed, and the mules, instead Of standing
their ground, weakened and rolled to
the foot with the preeious box. The
packing case was shattered into KIN
ding wood, but the piano and the
mules were both uninjursd, to the
great delight Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams, who were riding in the rear, in
their light wagon, and who witnessed,
with bated breath, the promisouous
descent. First the mules were ON top,
and then the piano, and the only
music that was forthcoming was the
bass voice of the mule skinner, who
''cussed" those mules until he was
blacker in the face than were his
hands.
The music box was finally recovered
and safely transported over The snowy
pyramids that intervene the summit
and Durango. And If anyone doubts
that 1t is not more highly priced be-
cause of its singular experiences, let
him observe with what a delicate touch
its accomplished mistress caresses its
ivory keys, aud listen to the sweet
strains of some familiar melody flom
the inexhaustible resources of this in-
destructible instrument, whose strings
touch sympathetic chord in the heart
of their manipulator.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
DANciSo'

REOPENING OF A. S. W WEBSTER,S Sc
I.ECT DANCING ACADEMY.
Thursday Evening, September eth.
AT THE
MASONIC TEMPLE, Wilmington, Del.
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Misses and Mas
ters wishing To become proficient In all
the dances of the day, and to learn the
new and more fashionable ones, Will md
IL to their advantage To begin with the
opening of the season.
EVENING CLASSES.
Commencing Thursday, September 9th.
Gentlemen'G class Monday and Thursday
evenings from To 10 O'Clock.
AFTI,RNOON CLASSES.
Commencing ou saturday, october ID
Ladies' aud Misses and Masters class
Thursdays from to q. and saturdays.
nom 200 10 400. Private lessons given
at any hour TO suit convenience.
GLIDE AND RACQUET wALTZEs TAUGHT
IN A FEW LESSONS.
Special arrangements for schools and
Seminaries, and Tor private classes ol
ladies or gentlemen, can be made by ap-
plying at the Academy. at Robelin a
Bros, No. ITO Market street or by mail tC
A. s. WEBSTER,
oplA Masonic Nemple
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
FROST AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.

The Jacksonville Union reports that
vegetables in and around that city, es-
pecially the cucumbers. wa ermelons
and young beans, were very much in
jured Friday night by the freeze. Ice
formed in almost every portion of the
city and suburbs. At Palatka there
was heavy frost, and St. Augustine
it understands the ice was one-eig hth
of an inch thick. The Union is glad to
know, however, that the fruit trees
were not injured.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
a.NKs AND BANKEEs.
,sr NATIONAL Of WILMINGTON

,,psT NATIONAL Of WILMINGTON
-, or rHE PUEBLO MONEY
..EANPs ASH OF THE UNI
NAN lAb TED STATES.
pvAEst, sEPrssik :. kSnnssTiEoNa ssS. SasS,se 900.
oE1,ataI.
Now York and Boston y :
| bllsdslPalns,,s ned" TO regular DepoSit'rs
gSeut charge. -
days, Mondays ana Thnr'ds's
wv A' DIRECTORS.
John H. Albums,
w.rd Belts, -, Henry s.. McComb,
gment ,. SmS William Tatnall.
Iorse " "; BuSh' ,. Ell Garrett. ,,,v
psl Japslmi psami' Bancroft. Jr. 'ahi-lS
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
--amzANs SAVINGS BANK

= z51KTlzANs SAVINGS BANK
NV MARKET STREET, ,.s,
@oaaATED @ JANUARY Mth, 1901;
pen 70 fecgMlsea n and on Tuesday and sal
uDtil ldnir II rs from7 TO o,ci0cS;
Jay teyyeIhII.SSNUAL DIViDEND.
uisuiy ,ni~ n~ ,nds are not withdrawhs
fhen divlS divp1nted yt as deposits. Thus pei
" are ssSUosits ssSSS compound their interes'
~ n each year. anus
u a,nvth. George w. Bush,
&ment d. onsyand ony M George y. Capelie,
Il. " TOHsnn TOWnson M. l.. LichensLeln,
than a h,pel'o Edward Darlington
=pry +. pui0' Job IL. jackson,
Hastings, VIM. II. Swtft,
&Tard "IVn IaVnnihony Higgins.
Ano AaEo ", BUSH, President.
Il. 8. CAPELLE,N y yiee C, P1esidens; h,s TIessur.,
sSai.ly L. 7. TAYLOR -
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
CARPETS

''''.' .'''''s~@Hs s.'''''''''ss''''':
+: !:
We have now Eopen for in
spection and sale, choice lines
of the following carpets in the
latest and most desirable COL
orings and patterns:
BODY BRUSSELS CARPETS.
The best and choicest pat
terms of Body-Brussels Car
pets at $1.60 and $1.75.
TAPESTRY CARPETS.
We have opened large line
from IS cents to $1.20. Many
Of these patterns cannot be
found elsewhere.
INGRAINS.
We have Of the best Extra
Supers, q very full line from
85 cents to $l.00.
FINE INGRAINS.
We have q grade lower st rs
cents, all wool, worry cheap.
COTTON CHAIN INGRAINS.
Some great bargains in cot
ton chain ingrains from S7h to
60 cents.
ENTRY AND STAIR CARPETS.
We have also on show
very fine line of Damask and
Venetian Entry and Stair Car
pets at LOW PRICES.
In fact if you want any kind
of q Carpet, Cocoa or Canton
Mating, Linolsum, Oil Cloths,
Mats or Druggets, you will save
money by buying from US and
get RELIABLE GOODS.
W. M. KENNARD 4 CO.,
621 MARKET STREET
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09

The ladies sing sin the sweet buy"
and "buy" we will meet In that beaut full
store" and we certainly can raise no OBJ
lection. But remember the LITTLE ones At
home and do not leave the nurse without
O bettle OF DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup
The daily gazette., 1881-04-09
DIRECTORS

-, days, Mondays and Tnur'u'
plsn plssA NJ.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17
WIND FANTASIES.


o wild and woeful wind
Cease for one moment thy complaining dreary,
And tell me II thou art not sad and weary,
And if thy travel is not long and eerle,-
wild and woeful wind!
o houseless, homeless Wind
1t wrings my heart to hear thy sad lamenting;
Hast thou wound whose pain knows no relenting,
Canst neyerlay thy burden by repenting?-
o houseless, homeless wind
o sad and mournful Wind
From what wild depths OF human pain and sorrow
Couldst thou those Of restless anguish borrow,
As of a soul that dreams of no Tomorrow
o sad and mournful wind
solitary wind!
We know not whence thou CONTEST whittier goest,
When round our homes thy wizard blast thou blow
est,
No home, nor shelter, thou, poor Pilgrim knowest,
solitary wind!
Most melancholy windi
Is thine requiem o'er the dead and dying,
Or art thou some despairing spirit signing
Or lost Paradise behind. thee lying?-
Most melancholy wind!
Tell mel long to know
Art thou a wild and weary penance doing,
Thro the lone wilderness thy way pursuing
Chased by the secret Of thine own undoing?-
Tell me, long to know.
Hast thou no other voice,
Nowords to whisper thy most grievous story,
Where thou didst lose thine ancient crown Of glory
Ere thou vert banished to these deserts hoary?-
Hast thou other voice?
o, thou art fierce and wild!
Thy nightly chariot through the black skies lashng,
The cloud-shapes round the mountain-sum
dashing,
The Of ocean round the wrecked bark crashing
0, thou art fierce and wild!
Yet, thou art full of woe.
Perchance, thou vert Earth's angel, when lighted
Sins lurid torch, and all her bowers bghted,
fhy poor heart by that awful shock benighted,
Thou art so full of woe
Hast thou no hope, no hope?
That thy poor, weary pinion thou art hinging
Against the start paved floor, with echoes ringing
OF angel footsteps and their anthem singing,
Hast thou no hope, no hope?
And hast thou never heard
That Sins wild torch Is quenched in blood atoning,
And that In days to come Creations groaning
VIII cease and rapture fill the place of moaning
o, hast thou never heard
But thou wilt one day hear
For Heaven and Earth will stand in silent wonder,
When Love un1tes what Sin hath rent asunder,
Proclaiming victory in music-thnnder,-
And thou wilt that day hear
In Heaven will all be joy,
And there thy waiing, too, Will cease forever,
And thou perchance, will float DER Lies full river
And join the melody that ceaseth never
In Heaven, where all is joy
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17
The Valley Mutual Life Association
We take the following from the Manchester
Sun and endorse it throughout


Men of Intelligence everywhere know full
well the uncertainty of life, and the certainty
of death. Only the brutal portion of the hui
man race are Indifferent to the fate of their
wives and children. To leave a support for
the widow and the orphan, should death de-
prive the wife and child of the support of the
husband and father, should be the first duty
of every man, in whose care God has placed
the responsibility of family. Gen. r. E. Lee,
said ''duty is the noblest word in any Ian
guage:" Duty, in its fullest sense proclaims
that every intelligent man with family to
support, and without ample means to main
tain them should he die, must avail himself of
the inestimable advantages offered by sound
and honest insurance company Many crimes
have been committed in the name of liberty,
and many frauds have been perpetrated in the
name of honesty. Numbers of good and true
men have been swindled by false systems
and felonious management of insurance organ
izations. The old methods of robbing policy hol-
ders by thousands, that the officers of compa-
MES may revel in wealth at the expense of
their deluded victims, have too often offended
the public ear with the history of repeated
| frauds. Nothing is more clear than the fact
that certain methods of insurance charge much
more than is required to carry the risk Some
companies pay large salaries to their officers at
| the expense of their policy holders. Public
| indignation has been aroused against them.
They endeavor to explain their unreasonable
charges by the plea that they protect their pol
icy holders in building up large resources.
The Valley Mutual Association has success.
fully solved the great problem of insurance
that is the greatest possible security at the loaoesi
possible cost to the insured. That is the great
| question for all men who have families denend-
ent upon them to understand appreciate and
inwardly digest. The plan Of insurance n IRE.
sented by this Association is far more faypra-
BILE to the policy holders than any other meth
cd yet offered to the public It is under The
control and management of some of the ablest
purest, and truest men in Virginia. Such
names as Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, of Stanton.
Hon. Marshall n Hanger, of Augusta and Agent
at Large, E. L: Edmundson, would place the the
Association above suspicion, and demand
Tor it the confidence and trust al every
man IN Virginia. Our people need lust such
an institution. The industrious mechanic and
the hard listed laborer can afford to insure in
the y alley Mutual Association. They will ind
the most a6solate security at the }5soest possible
coz, and they may feel assured tlsk money they
Pay VIII not be invested in champagne, Ea-
Aonico's, - sss','
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17
J. W. BARRETT.

W. A. BEARD. j. W. BARRETT.
NEW MACHINE SHOPS.
BEARD & BARRETT,
MACHINISTS AND BOILER-MAKERS
STAUNTON, VA.
Having fitted up the shops recently occupied by
Lynn & Eyler, opposite Mtllers Coal Yard, foot of
Lewis Street, are now prepared to undertake and
promptly execute all work in our line.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINES OF EVERY KIND, EN-
GINES, BOILERS, &C. REPAIRED
at short notice and in the most workmanlke
Being practical machinsts and thoroughly
quafnted with the business in all its branches,
are confident that satisfaction will be given to those
who favor us with their patronage.
Our prices are the lowest for cash, and guaran-
tee all work. All ask is trial.
Respectfully,
feb 24-6m BEARD & BARRETT.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17

No. MAIL-Runs daily except Sunday from
Richmond to Huntington; daily, Wtlliamson's to
Huntington.
No. 8 EXPREss-Runs daily from Richmond to
Huntington.
No. ACC OM.-Leaves Richmond daily except
Sunday at 80 p. m and arrives Gordonsville 7 90
p. m.
No. 81 MIXED.-Leaves Charlottesville daily
cept Sunday at 80 p. M and arrives Staunton 80
p m.
No. IS MIXED-Leaves Canne1ton daily except
Sunday at 90 a. and arrives at Huntington 10 IS
q.
E.. L. B. S. R. R. TRAINS run daily.
c., B s. & P. P. STEAMER leaves Huntington daily
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EASTWARD

c., B. s. & P. P. STEAMER leaves Cincinnati daily
E., L. & B. S. r. r. TRAINS run daily.
No. 2 MAIL.-Runs daily except Saturday from
Huntington to Richmond; daily, Huntington to Will
liamsons.
No. EXPRESS.-Runs daily from Huntington to
Richmond.
No. 6 ACCOM.-Leaves Gordonsvtle daily except
Sunday at 20 a.. and arrives Richmond 90 6. m.
No. % MIXED.-Leaves Staunton daily except Sun
day at 35 a. m. and arrives Richmond 00p. m.
No 26 MIXED.-Leaves Huntington daily except
Sunday at 80 p m. and arrives Cannelton As pm.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, &C., apply to
any office of G. o. Ry, or Depot or Ticket ONCE Of
any connecting line.
JNO. h. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent, Staunton, Va.
CONWAY R. HOWARD,
W. M s. DUNN, G. P. Ticket Agent.
Engineer and Superintendent.
ian eff.