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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04
An Iowa Girls Bravery.

On last Wednesday night, when O'Neil,
DOnahue and Olmstead went down to death,
a noble girl, but fifteen years of age, was
watching and praying for those whose duty
called them out over the railroad in the
fearful storm. Kate Shelly, whose father
was killed on the railroad some years ago,
lives with her mother just on the east side
OF the river, and nearly opposite where the
engine made the fearful plunge and Dona-
hue and Olmstead lost their lives. Miss
Shelly and her mother heard the crash, and,
realizing what had happened, Kate took
. lantern. and, amid the hurricane Of
wind, the deluge Of water, the inces-
SAINT glare of the lightning, and peal
upon peal Of thunder, left her home and
started for the wreck. Her light soon went
out, but she felt her way through the woods
and fallen timbers to the edge of the DASH
ing waters that covered the drowned men.
She could hear, above the roar of the tenn.
pest, the voice Of Wood, the engineer, who
had caught in tree top. She knew that the
express, with its load of passengers, was
nearly due, and none to warn them of their
danger. She, a young girl, was the only
living being who could prevent an awful Ca
tastrophe. The telegraph Office at Moingona
or Boone was the only place where she could
notify the officers. To Boone was five miles
over hills and through the woods, and be-
tore she could get there the express would
have passed. To Moingona was only mile,
but between her and Moingona was the
Des Mofnes River, ten or fifteen feet above
Its natural height, and to cross this she
must pass over the railroad bridge, fifty
feet above the rushing waters. She must
cross this bridge, four hundred feet long,
with nothing but the ties and rails, the
wind blowing gale, and the foaming,
seething, muddy waters beneath. Not one
man in thousand but would have shrunk
from such task. Not one man in five hun.
dred would have gone over at any pried or
under any circumstances. But this
brave, noble girl, with the nerve
her flowing skirts, and ON hands
and knees crawled over the long
bridge. Tie after tie was passed. It was
time for the express train to come dashing
over the bridge, and to hurl her down to
death and amid the dark and muddy waters
of the roaring, rushing river. The blood
from her lacerated knees has stained her
dress, but she does not falter. She reaches
the shore, and the remaining half mile she
flies, almost, to the telegraph office. Breath.
less, and in broken accents, she tells her
tale of death and destruction, and faints In
the arms Of the bystanders. The wires
were set at work and more horrible disas.
ter averted.-Ogden (Losoa) Reporter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04
WIT AND WlSDOM.

"A fortune awaits the man who will
invent store trousers without that SELF
asserting crease down the legs.
The Bostonians. are undecided
whether to construct their exhibition
buildings in the form of loaf of brown
bread or a heaping plate of baked
beans, the votes of the most aesthetic
rather favoring the latter design.-Phit-
.adelptta Ne,us. .-.s -...
-"How beautiful is the language of
flowers!' exclaimed Miss Posigush;
(which is your favorite flower. Mr..
SmartP' Graham said Smart, sen.
tentiously. Miss Posigush thinks there
are some persons without particle Of
sentiment in their souls.-Boston Tran
script. .
"A canary bird in New York i'm
itates the most difficult air performed
on the piano. A smart bird; but
canary in Norristown MARBLES the
choicest selections from the old COM
posers and accompanies itself on a
piano. 1t also plays very artistically
on jewsharp and an accordion at the
same time. The owner says he
wouldn't take seventy-five cents for it.
-Norristown Herald.
Those people who have for years
past annually expressed sorrow for
bald-headed men in tiy-time have
wasted their breath. Surgeons de-
clare that flies avoid bald-heads on &C.
count of the odor of the scalp, and
that one shock-headed man will suffer
more from fly bites in one month than
ten bald heads will all summer. Keep
your sympathies for the heather Of
Africa, who are beset by flies, feas,
snakes, lizards and scorpions the year
round. Free Press.
The comet is now In fair way to
be disposed of. For time there was
q good deal of disturbance among the
heavenly hosts, and Sagittarius was
sent out with bow and arrow to shoot
the affair, but he failed to score on the
target, since when archery has been
unpopular up that way; then Aquarius
was asked to play his hose on the BUSH
ness and try to extinguish it but twas
all in vain. the c0niagration was
too extensive. In q fit of despera-
ton Ursa Major waved his stumpy
tail in the direction of the unwelcome
visitor and split it right square through
the middle-not the tail, but the comet.
Neso Haven Register. ~.
-"Say," said the ichthyosaurus to the
pterodactyl, "when was down among
the pliocen people, the other day, I
heard new story" 'Steam ahead"
rejoined the pterodactyl, as he took his
seat on the branch of . giant fern.
"Wel," continued the ichthyosaurus,
"there was once q megatherium who
had . number of fine devonian pines in
his front yard, of which he was very
proud. and he particularly cautioned
young Megatherium to whom he had
given q little Ratchet, not to cut them.
One day, while walking in his garden.
he noticed that one Of the trees had
been cut" "Oh, cut that story, too"
snarled the pterodactyl; II heard that
when I went to school with the primi-
tive polyps." Then they separated, and
the pterodactyl said he'd see him again
when he had something new.-Boston
transcript.
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Foreign Intelligence.

| THE British authorities have warned the
customs officials at Cork end Queenstown
to be cautious in handling suspicious par
| GELS.
| HAVING learned that American and En-.
glish spectators were forming . syndicate
/ to readjust the Mexican National debt, the
| Mexican Government has announced that ii
repudiates the scheme and gives notice that
satisfactory arrangements will be made at
an early date, through official delegates.
A CoNsrANTINOPLE telegram of the 9th
| says Midhat Pasha and his accomplices in
| the conspiracy to murder the Sultan Abdul
| Aziz had been sent to Arabia, to remain in
exile for life. The two actual assassins had
been ordered executed.
Miss Hardness, young American lady,
has secured the Berlin prize at the Paris
Conservatoire.
The epizootic has made its appearance at
Berlin, and the street railways have been
greatly inconvenienced thereby.
DURING the week ended on the 9th there
were twenty-five deaths from yellow fever
and nine from smallpox in Havana, Cuba.
THE Sheffield (Eng.) Equitable Building
Association, with liabilities Of about clio, i.
600, has recently failed. A movement has
also been made toward winding up the Black
burn District Building Society, whose liza
bilities reach Goo, 900.
IT was stated on the 2Sth that 400 police
had been sent to Moscow from St. Peters,
burg to guard the Gear on his contemplated
journey to the former city, and soldiers had
been stationed al along the line, a distance
of 400 miles.
THE British House of Commons, on the
evening of the 18th, adopted-2O9 to Team
amendment, offered by Mr.. Parnell, to the
Land bill, providing that, while the Land
Court is considering change Of rental, no
execution or ejectment shall take place
against the tenant.
IT was from Dublin that Sir William Har.
court received the first warning relative to
the internal machines recently landed at
Liverpool.
NEWS was received on the 18th that the
army of the Ameer Of Afghanistan had been
completely defeated by the insurgent forces
under Ayoob Khan.
The Bulgarian Government has recently
consented to release three pestilent agitators
on condition that they reside neither at
Sofia or Tirnova.
A VIOLENT shock Of earthquake occurred
at Agram, Austria, on the morning of the
28th.
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THE NEWS.
Compiled from Latest Dispatches.
From, Washington

The new comet, or comet VIC, - was SAen
at the Naval Observatory In Washington
on the mornings OF the oath and 18th.
Prof. Eastman said ON the 25th: 81
saw 1t last night, or, rather, this morning. I
had only five minutes in which to observe
1t, on 40 sount Of the clouds, and, Of course,
did not see very much, I expect it will be
visible TO the naked eye soon-in about ten
days. ft-wtn not 60 SO far north as the
other. We will be able to see it by and by
early in the evening in the west, and early
In the morning in the east. It has some.
thing of tail, which will grow more dis
tinct. The comet IL labeled as comet C., ,
being thu third comet discovered this year.
Ihecome up by the pole star is comet 'B.'"
ON the 9Th the Washington Star pub.
Aished an account Of an interview with the
Warden Of the Jail, about Guiteau. General
Croker said no one had manifested any
friendly interest in the prisoner since his in.
generations; the only people who had been
to see him were those who had come out Of
mere curiosity. Solitary confinement was
not practicable Ia the jail. Guiteau could
hear the other prisoners talk, and could talk
with them, though he was kept apart from
jects connected with his prison life. but not
about the President. He was allowed no
newspapers, but read mostly the Bible and
serious works., General Croker did not be-
iieve in the prisoners insanity; there had
been nothing in his actions to indicate it any
more than in the condition of other criminals.
COLONEL JOHN C. BURCH, Secretary Of
the United States Senate, died in Washing.
ton on the 2Sth, Of heart disease.
SECRETARY WINDOW on the 2Sth called
upon the Customs Collectors at Boston and
New York to make every effort to ascertain
the identity Of the consignor Of the Internal
machines which found their way to Liver.
pool.
THE Attorney General has recently de.
cided that, where a homestead entry of pub.
lilo lands has been made by settler, the
land so entered canuot, whilst such entry
stands, be set apart by the President for q
military reservation, even t'prior to the
completion Of the full title in the settler,''
but that where presumption has been made
of public lands the land covered thereby
may be BET apart by the President for such
reservation at any time previous to payment
and entry by the settler under the Pre.emp.
ton law
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04

AT Cheyenne few days ago an attache Of
the Chinese Embassy wAs interviewed On
the alleged withdrawal Of Chinese stndentS
from American schools He stated that his
Government would hereafter send ito young
men to England, France or Germany be.
yonu the reach Of the progressive and de.
structive ideas taught In the United States.
A CONTRACT has been entered into on, the
part OF the State Of Arkansas for the con.
struction Of . Normal College at Pine Bun,
for the education Of colored feathers.
AT Leadville few days ago there was
ten-mils hofse-race between Miss NJ. Pin.
neo, Of Greeley, COL, and Miss Curtis, Of
Topeka, Kan. Miss Pinneo won the race iii
twenty.six minutes. Her coinpetitor dis.
mounted and tainted on the eighth mile.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made on the 2Gth
that the North Pacific Railroad would be
open to the Yellowstone for passenger travel
on August 1. and that on the same day the
Denver 4 Rio Grande would be in operation
to Durango.
AFKw days since an outbreak occurred at
the Meschalero Indian Agency in New Mex.
leo. Two Mexican families and several
Americans were killed by one Of the fleeing
bands.
The Mormon Bishop Philip Klingen
Smith, who participated in the Mountain
Meadow massacre, and whose exposure
caused the execution of Bishop John b.
Lee, was recently found dead In Sonora,
Mexico.
On the 9Th Ex-Governor Bagley, Of
Michigan, died in San Francisco, whittier he
had gone for the benefit of his health. He
was forty years Of age. =
On the 9th Thomas H. Cradle was sent
to the insane asylum at St. Peter, Mimi.
for threatening the life Of Governor Pills
bury. 49, e..
Mr.. VAN MARTER, city editor of the Ma
tional Democrat Of Peoria, Ill.,. is reported as
saying on the 18th that the internal machines
recently seized at Liverpool were manu-.
featured in Peoria. The machines. he said,
were shipped to New York, where they
were loaded with dynamite, after which
they were shipped to Liverpool.
AT meeting in Des Moines on the 18th
the Farmers State Protective Association Of
Iowa determined to defend the barbed-wire
patent owned by them against New York
firm which is trying to set it aside by an ins
junction. General Ben F. Butler will ap.
pear for the farmers when the injunction
case is tried.
THE home and birthplace Of President
Madison, in Orange County, Va, has been
recently sold at auction, for 81, 900, to James
L. Darlington, of Richmond.
A YOUNG MAN named Ryland, of Sacra-
mento, CAL, thought he would have some
finn soaring his rother who uvos a norvn,,o
excitable person; so he fixed Jack n-the.
box, with figure of unexampled hideous.
ness, and sprung it at her just as she was
awakened from sleep. The shock threw her
into commissions, from which she died.
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West and South.

REV. T. 81. -TIBBLEs, of Omaha, who sue
ceeded in obtaining justice for the Poncas,
recently welded Bright Eyes, the daughter
of Chief La Fleshe.
CHOICE heavy hogs were sold at the Chi
cago Stock-yards on the 28th at 81 per hum
dred pounds, the highest price for many
months. 49,
FOUR masked men entered the farm house
of Robert Marvel, near Indianapolis, few
days ago. robbed the aged couple Of $3.50
which they lad secreted in an upper room,
and tied sAem up SO securely that they could
not release themselves for hours.
ON the 9Bth Governor Chittenden, Of Mis-.
souri,. and the railway and express man.
ayers in the Southwest held . consultation
in St. Louis, ct which It was decided to Of.
fer:a reward Of $50, 600 for the arrest Of the
men who robbed the Rock Island train at
Winston, Mo.-$aO,0 600 for the James boys,
and 5000 each for the other five members
OF the party.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04

If railway clearinghouse sandwiches
were abolished. half the dentists in
America would be obliged to shut up
shop and hunt around for another job.
-BMvling;on Hawkeye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04

This II the time Of tho year when
The fishes are presumed TO be on the
constant lookout for something to bits
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04

The organ-blower in a London
church recently fell asleep during the
service, of which fact the audience soon
became conscious by his vigorous blow
ing of his own organ. Rev. Arthur
Hall. the preacher. after bearing it for
awhile, stopped and remarked: II dc
not object to quiet nap on q hot day,
and am t1attered at being able to con-
tribute to anybody's repose. But while
proud at being able to give the beloved
sleep, l wish it to be distinctly UNDER
stood that l draw the line ct SHORES.
There is man snoring in the congre-
cation. and ! shall be obliged If some
body will waken him." The offender
was quickly reused
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04
Death from Hydrophobia.

Michael McMahon, laborer about thirty.
SIX years Of age, died at the County Hospital
at noon yesterday, of hydrophobia. About
eight weeks ago, while fooling with little
house.dog at home, he was bitten by the
canine on the right thumb. One tooth sank
into the quick beneath the thumb nail, and
the wound was some little time in healing,
but at no time was it thought necessary to
put more than plaster or rag upon it. 1t
had healed completely, and was almost for
gotten. until Sunday night last, when Nc
Mahon experienced singing pains in the
hand and arm, and curious dizziness in the
head. The following morning he was much
worse, and was acting so curiously that his
family called in Drs. Lee and Murphy.
After examining the patient, and noting his
symptoms both before and during their
visit, they reached the conclusion that it was
Enthusiastically y case Of hydrophobia. The
patient was SO much worse by nightfall that
it was deemed best to remove him to the
County Hospital. A hack was the convey
ance used, and upon reaching the corner Of
Ashland avenue and Congress street Nc.
Mahon, in one Of his paroxysms, jumped
out OF fhe vehicle and attempted to escape
from his captors. 1t was nine o'clock before
the hospital was reached, and the poor man
was then in most pitiable condition. He
grew rapidly worse during the night and
yesterday forenoon, aud finally at noon
yesterday, after unspeakable suffering,
death came to his relief. The case was
similar in every respect to hydrophobia
cases which have been reported heretofore
by local physicians, and exhibited few, II
any, new phases. During most of the time
the patient painted and lolled his tongue like
. dog in hot weather, and the sight Of water,
or anything bright, or the spiashing Of any
liquid, and even. an extra puff of wind,
threw him into the most violent and horri.
BILE commissions. 1t required half dozen
men to hold him in his cot at the hospital,
and to prevent him from tearing with his
teeth not only himself but every one within
sight or reach.-Chic,sgo Tribune.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
INDIVIDUAL NOTES.

Mr.. j. w. Hill returned from his vis
north yesterday.
Mrs. Pollard and sister left yesterday
morning for st. Louis on visit.
Mr.. II. G. Loughlin and wife, of Leban
on, ILL.,, are in Cairo on visit to relatives
Mrs. Mckee, sister of Mr.. Jno. McNulty
who has been here on q visit for some
weeks, returned home to Pittsburg las
night.
Mr., Joseph Rose, OF the firm of Rose
Brothers, steel workers of Philadelphia
and brother to Mrs. G. Lame of this city
died at his home in West Philadelphia last
Sunday.
Hon. Jefferson Davis passed through this
city on his way south from Chicago yester.
day. He will start soon for Europe to
bring home one OF his daughters, who Is &C.
quirng an education there.
Hon. Justus r. Cunningham, the leader
of Southern Illinois democracy, the able
lawyer, and duly elected but unceremon-
iously ousted city attorney of the city
Of Cairo, has accepted the position of cook
On the steamer John Dippold.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
POLICE ITEMS.

j. S. Spar, Charley Roberts. Herman
Coynvyy wIiiiIum Hacket and Edward Low
cry were yesterday arraigned before Justice
Robinson upon the charge of carrying con.
cealed weapons. They were the five men
who were arrested on the front porch of
Judge Bakers residence the night before
by Officers Has Martin and John P. Hogan.
They were given fair trial which occupied
nearly all day, Mr.. George Hendricks ap-
'pearing Tor the prisoners and City Attorney
W. Il. Hendricks for the prosecution. The
first three, Spar, Coyne and Roberts, were
each fined twenty-five dollars and costs
the others, Hackct and Lowery, were &C.
quilted. In the case of Coyne the neces.
sary habeas corpus papers were taken out
with the intention OF bringing the case be-
tore Judge Baker.
"sep." Good was arrested by Constable
Hogan yesterday Tor stealing lot camu
fixtures valued at about one hundred dol.
lars from Mr.. John Cock, in Kentucky.
Ho was turned over to the authorities Of
Ballard county.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09

lucky and instructed to make away with
the young criminal. AT night crowds of
people moved toward the court house in
the expectation of "seeing the fun" as
they expressed it, but they were
all disappointed. A squad Of men, all
masked, were seen near the new convent,
about two o'clock in the morning, but it
seems that they were afraid to make the
attack, because of the presence of 30 many
spectators and officers. Officers Has Mar
tin and John P. Hogan, discovered five
suspicious looking strangers sitting on the
porch of Judge Bakers residence
about one o'clock in the morn.
ing. They were some distance
away from the general crowd and were
completely blockading the door way,
Officer Martin, in order to obtain a closer
view of the men, stopped suddenly in front
of them and started for the door, saying to
his partner, Hogan, ~ believe I'll 60 in
here awhile" ~ guess you WON'T"
growled one of the men, putting out his
hand and showing the officer back. This
was challenge and the men were put I'M
der arrest. Upon theirpersons were foundsiX
pistols and one was found on the side
walk, having been thrown away by one of
the men. After having been deprived of
their weapons, the prisoners were marched
off to Jail and were tried in Justice J. II.
Robinson's court yesterday, upon the
charge of carrying weapons; with what re-
suit will be found under the head of
"police items" Yesterday morning Mr.. J.
Summerwell discovered a new axe, a rope
with moose on one end and new ham,
mer lying under the sidewalk near DR..
Bryant's residence, which, il is believed,
were the instruments that were to have
been used in the liberation and death of the
young vallain.
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DIED.

AT four o'clock yesterday morning Mr.
John Fitzgerald breathed his last In the
hospital in this city at an advanced age
and after long illness. His remains will
be taken by special train to Villa Ridge
for interment this afternoon. Funeral will
leave the hospital at one o'clock, for st
Patrick's church, from whence it will 90 tc
the train at the foot of Eighth street
Friends of deceased are invited.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
REAL ESTATE RECORD.

ALEXANDER COUNTY, JUNE sTH, 1881.
County clerk Of Alexander county to Will
lam McHale; tax deed, dated September
9Th, 1880, for lots numbered foruteen, fif-
teen, sixteen, seveen, eighteen and nine
teen, twenty, twenty three, twenty five and
twenty-six, in block numbered thirty-three,
in the city of Cairo.
Alexander Pollock, ct al. to Frank
Adams; warranty deed, dated November
Both, 1877, for northwest quarter of south
southwest quarter, of section numbered
twenty-one, township fifteen. range two.
Consideration seventy-fve dollars.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
A Liberal Offer.

Wagner g. Co. Michigan Ave. & Jackson
St. Chicago, offer to send Electric Belts,
Bands, etc, for the cure of Nervous Debili-
ty and other diseases, free, for examination
and trial before purchasing. These Elec-
tric Devices are the invention of DR.. d. A.
Joy, of the University of Michigan, and are
claimed to be the only Electric Devices OF
Appliances for the cure of diseases that
have yet been constructed upon scientific
principles. See their advertisement in thi:
paper.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
Notice of Dissolution.

The partnership heretofore, existing be-
tween John G. Barnard and John II. Rem
ME, under the style of Barnard g. Rennie
is this day dissolved by mutual consent
John T. Rennie is to pay all debts OF the
said firm, and is authorized to collect all
accounts due to said firm.
j. G. BARNARD.
JOHN T. RENNIE.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May 90, 1881.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
ORGAN CONCERT
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, JUNE 9TH.
PROGRAMME

PROGRAMME.
/. Chorus-"Gloria," from the 12tf
Mass, by Mozart.
2. Solo-ORertoire, Batiste, Miss Ella
Robbins.
3. Vocal Solo-Ave Maria, Bassinl, Mrs
Stansbery.
4. Quartet-"Come, Holy Spirit" War.
rem, Mrs. Wright, Miss Mckee, Messrs
Hacker and Mckee.
5. Duet and Chorus--"I waited for the
Lord" Mendelssohn.
6. Vocal Solo-Sunshine and Shadow
Dudley Buck, Miss Annie Pitcher.
7. Organ Wedding March, Men
delssohn, Miss Emma James.
8. Solo and Chorus "Indammatus, Ros
SIM, Mrs. Lansden and Chorus.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-06-09
Ice, Wholesale and Retail.

am now prepared to sell ice by the car
load, or by the pound at prices beyond
competition. My wagons will run to all
parts of the city during summer, serving
ice to customers in quantities to suit.
Orders for carload lots will receive prompt
attention. My ice is Pure Lake Ice, from
the Kankakee Ice Co., Kankakee, Ill. Tel
ephone No. 90. f. M. WARD.