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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-07-29
A Funny Old Story.

Tom Marshall was engaged in the case
of trial in the interior of Kentucky,
when decision of the Judge struck him
as 50 bad that he rose and said
There never was such ruling as
that since Pontius Plate presided on the
the trial of Christ"
'Mr. Clerk, responded the Judge, "iine
Mr.. Marshall $40 for contempt of
Court"
Il confess, your Honor" continued
Tom, that what | said was a little hard
on Pontius Plate, but it is the first time
in the history of Kentucky jurisprudence
that it is held that to speak disrespect-
fully of Pontius Pilate is contempt of
court"
"Mr. Clerk, make the fine $40 for a
continuous contempt" said the Judge,
solemnly.
"Well, Judge" Tom added, ''as you
won all my money last night at poker,
lend me the twenty"
"Mr. Clerk, cried the Judge, hastily,
""emit the fine. The State can afford to
lose the money better than l can"
81 congratulate the Court upon its re
turn to a sane condition" said Tom, re
suming his seat amid roars of laughter
The Capitol
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CIRCUMsTANTIAL EvIDENCE.-A lawyer
in Central New York gives the following
account of one of his first cases:
"My client sued a neighbor for the al
legged killing of favorite dog. The
proof consisted in the mysterious disap-
pearance of the animal, and the possess
ion of a dogs skin by the defendant,
which, after considerable argument, was
brought into court in evidence. 1t
was marked in singular manner,
and was positively identified, with many
tears, by the plaintiffs wife and daught-
er as the undoubted integument of the
deceased Bose. In SUNNI lg up to the
jury, | was in the midst of highly col
ored picture of the virtues of the deceas-
ed, and of the love of the children for
their four-footed friend, when l was inter.
rupted by slight disturbance in the
crowd near the door of the little school
house which served as courthouse.
Looking around, saw my clients young
est son, a tow-headed urchin of twelve,
coming forward with dog whose skin
was the e%act counterpart of the one put
in evidence. The dog wagged his tail
with good-natured composure, and the
boy cried, in his childish treble, Paw,
Bose has come home gathered up my
law-books and retreated, and l have
never had perfect confidence in circum
stantial evidence since" "-Editor's
Drawer, in Ha'per's Magazine to'
AugatSt
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The men of Ifillard, a small Wyoming
mining town on the Union Pacific Rail
road, were spelling for a spree, but lack
ed the money TO pay for it. At this
juncture the passengers on train were
horrifel at the sight of a rough-looking
man bound fast to telegraph pole,
while party of miners were suspending
a moose from branch of tree. The
prisoner begged the travellers TO rescue
him, but the miners said he was a thief,
and had justly been condemned to death,
1t was minated, however, that the pay
ment of 500, the amount he had stolen,
would secure his Liberation. The money
was hastily contributed, and the train
went on, carrying therescued man along
but he jumped off at the next station, and
got back to Hillard in time to take part
in the revelry.
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A horse dealer was asked if an animal
which he offered for sale was timid.
"Not at all" said he; che often passes
many nights by himself in the stable"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-07-29

Principal b. +. Stanton of the Alton
Academy at Saltwater, MINI, had a
habit of making love to the prettiest
girls among hispupils One of the objects
of his attention doubted his sincerity,
and demanded that he had to be photo
giaphed in the act of kissing her. He
submitted to this test, and she carefully
put away the picture. Her forethought
has just been rewarded. Stanton refused
to marry her, and swore in court that his
relations with the complainant had al
ways been dignifed and distant, Then
the photograph was put in evidence.
The jury found against him.
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[SBURG, PA, JULY %, 1881.
POetical.
RAINY DAYS.

The spring day rose from hor sleeping
In the deep, dim cnyerns OF mist,
with the waiting world to be keeping
Her brief and beautiful tryst;
But her sweet eyes opened weeping,
AS the sunshine her pale lids kissed,
And thus she rose from her sleeping
In the caverns OF eastern mist.
The world hath dreamed of the meeting,
From the first of the fartherest years,
But her hand was cold TO his greeting,
And her cheeks were bitter with tears.
Her voice was the wind repeating
The pain OF the heart that hears;
Bnt the world was glad OF the meeting
To the last OF the lingering years.
For forth from her tears came flowers,
And Out OF her grief delight,
And the buds swelled under the showers
The blossoms, with sandals white,
climbed up TO their forest bowers,
From the broken seeds and night,
But who could foretcll the flowers,
Or see In the grief delight.
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swallowed was almost instantaneous in
its elfeot,and he was dead. Miss Lowell
was Of course at once released from pris-
on. and year or two later became Lady
Eastchamp. The suicide of the impos
tor satisfied the public mind, and beyond
favored few outside the ranks of the
secret service, no one ever knew the
darker shades of the family secret.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-07-29

DO you understand the system of the
New York detective? It's something
like this If he wants to catch fish
he'll skirmish round till he finds the dry
bed of a brook. That is clue. And
he'll monkey round that clue, trying to
find out what became of the water with
the fish in it until the fishing season is
over, and the law steps in and prohibits
his catching fish anyway.-Providence
Journal.
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Summer
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Directions
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Emile Giradin, the great French jour
nalist used TO rise at four o'clock every
morning, And now he is dead. 1t is
sad, sad lesson, but let us not forget it's
warning. Let us lay our hands on our
respective hearts and say that rather than
initiate his faults, il it is necessary for
us to be up at A a. M, we will sit up to-
it. To rise at it-ah, this too, too; il is
700 utterly too,---B,.rliayton Hsckeye.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
The Florida Redskins.

In speaking of the Indians in South
Florida, in a recent letter, gave their
number as $50. Speaking subsequently,
upon the subject with Capt. Hendry, ut
Fort Myers, whose avocation as n cattle
king Of that region takes him frequently
among the redskins, l learned that a
census was taken year or two since,
giving total population of 203. This
has been augmented by the natural in
crease, and they may now be set down
at 225. Capt. Hendry is of the impress
sion that the census was accurate, as IL
corresponds with his estimate, formed
by personal acquaintance with the
heads of the respective lodges. The
chiefs are always chosen from the family
or faction of the "Tigers," il being n
tradition among the Indians that II the
selection be made from the "Wolyes.n
the "Snakes" or the "North Winds''
that the administration of the incumbent
will be short-lived. A general council Is
called annually in the green corn season.
when trial is had of all offenders
against the laws. This is also n leoisla-
tive body, where new laws are enacted
and notifications made in those already
passed. An effort Is being made 10 OBJ
tain party of this interesting people To
visit Atlanta during the exposition, and
TO give exhibitions Of their dances and
amusements. There is no doubt that
they would be q great attraction and
constitute very important portion of
Florida's contribution. They are the
only Indians east of the Mississippi Syho
are uncivilized, and who retain their ma
tlonal customs and usages. II the old
Chief Chipco, who participated in the
Dade massacre, and who has seen over
one hundred years, could be induced TO
go to Atlanta he would cause A great
sensation. At all events, certain parties
have the matter in hand, and Florida
may be represented ut your capital by
some of the lineal descendants of the
original settlers.-JacksonUilie (Fya.l
Cor. of tic Savannah Nc,cs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

SHERIFF LAMMY, of Calhoun County,
ILL.,, with Sheriff Blades, of Pike County,
and a posse, on the 25th undertook to cap
ture the notorious desperadoes, the Max
well brothers, alias Williams, who shot and
killed the Coleman brothers, at Durand,
Wis, while the latter were trying to effect
their arrest. A heavy reward was offered
for the capture Of the murderers.
1t was recently ascertained that
they had appeared in Pike and Calhoun
Counties, ILL.,, and party was formed to eff
feet their capture. They were discovered in
the woods near Belleview, by Sheriff Lammy
and his posse, one of them sitting OH log
with a gun across his lap, the other lying Sc
creted behind the log. Sheriff Lamny came
up to within about thirty feet of the despera-
does, when he leveled his revolver at the one
sitting on the log and ordered him to throw
up his hands. He threw up his gun instead,
and the Sheriff fired at him, but evidently
failed in his aim, as the desperate returned
the fire with fatal effect, shooting Sheriff
Lammy through the head. He fell dead in
his tracks. The shooting then became gen.
eral, but the casualties were all on
one side, as Churchman, .
Deputy Sheriff, was shot through
the legs, and McNabb, one of the posse, re-
ceived a ball through the shoulder: The
Sheriff's party then drew off, and the VIC
torious desperadoes, mounted upon two
horses captured from their would-be cap
tors, rode off toward the river, where they,
crossed to the Missouri side, into Lincoln
county.
A TERRIBLE occurrence took place at
Sedalia, Missouri, on the Goth. Frank Glib
bons, who lived in small frame house in
the western suburbs of the city, got up
about O'Clock, built fire in the kitchen
stove. and then went to an clubhouse in the
rear of the yard. Soon afterward he heard
his wife scream, and running to the house
he found it wrapped in flames. His four
children were asleep in the small room in
the upper story. Gibbons climbed to the
one small window of the apartment, broke
in the glass with his hands and stuck in his
head to awaken the children. He was stified
by the smoke, and fell to the ground almost
senseless. In spite OF the efforts Of neigh
bors, the slight frame house was consumed
i'm o few moments, and the four children
mentioned above were all burned to death.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Des Moines & Northwestern Railroad, in
Greene County, Iowa, caused by a construc-
lion train leaving the track. Three men
were killed outright, and thirty more or less
injured. The names of the killed are VIM.
Reardon, John Murphy and G. G.. Gilbert.
The explosion of car loaded with
dynamite on the Iowa side OF the river. OPP
posite Omaha, destroyed several cars loaded
with merchandise, and demolished the
round house of the Rock Island road. For
tunately no person was injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
PITH AND POINT.

The Canadian Indians are organic
ing brass bands, and can no longer be
classed with the untootered savages.-
Detroit Free Press.
A bass weighing seventy-nine lbs.
was captured near Portsmouth the other
day. Perhaps it was double bass
Lo,oeH Courier.
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill were
noted characters, but probably they
never inspired the same terror that
plumbers bill does.-Boston CONNER
cidl bulletin.
The oyster is making an Intellectual
attempt to crowd out the ice cream, but
the weather is against him, and he is in
quite a stew about it.-TcLds SiftiRgS.
He had lost his knife and they asked
him the usual question: ado you know
where you lost ftp" "Yes, yes," he re-
piled, "of course / do. I'm merely
hunting in these other places for il to
kill time. "-Boston Post.
Men who are never hungry know
nothing of the worst temptations of life.
More people are saved from crime by
potatoes than by principles. The cause
of virtue in a multitude of instances il n
plenty of pork and beans.-N. y. En-
press.
One DIR. Lovett, of Erie, informed n
reporter that an eminent medical au-
thority has gone so far as to state that
If people drank buttermilk from infancy
up they would never grow old. But there
are some things worse than growing
old--and to some people buttermilk Is
one of them.-Bu6aio Express.
tive been to see Mrs. Tittletattle,"
said Mrs. Telltale, "and the way she
ran on about you was perfectly scandal
ous." $50 she's been talking about
me, has sheP" asked Mrs. Brown, quiet
ly. eyes, indeed she has," replied
Mrs. Telltale, with emphasis. "what
a nice time you two must have had"
said Mrs. Brown, with sweet SMILE
Boston Transcript
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events

THE following proclamation, calling
for special session OF the Senate, has been
issued:
By the President of the United States-A
PrOclamation:
Whereas; objects of interest to the United
State require that the Senate should be con-
vened at an early date, to receive and act up
on such communications as may be made to
f on the part of the Executive, now,
dent of the United States, have con-
sidered it to be my duty to issue this my
proclamation declaring that an extraordina-
~ occasion requires the Senate of the United
States to convene for the transaction of bust
ness at the Capitol in the City Of Washington,
noon on that day, of which all who
shall ut that time be entitled to act as
members of that body are hereby required to
take notice. Given under my hand and seal
of the United States at Washington the 2sd
day of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty one,
and of the independence of the United States
the one hundred and sixth.
fSigned1 CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
BY the President.
JAS. G. BLAINE, Secretary of State.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

1t is said that iron or steel immersed
in n solution of carbonate OF potash or
soda for few minutes viii not rust Tor
years.
Potato starch is said to be the latest
adulterant of cheese, and, in point OF
cleanliness at least, has the advantage
over refined soap grease.
M. Bellini, of Florence, advocates
the use of iodide Of starch as an antidote
for poisons in general, and, as it has no
disagreeable taste and Is free from the
irritant properties of iodine, it can be
administered in large doses; also, with
out fear in all cases where the poison Is
unknown.
The Rochester street cars are TO be
propelled by compressed air, supplied
by a hydraulic motor, of which j. M.
Bots is the inventor. The air Is to be
compressed by the Genesee Falls, and
the machinery, including an iron tower
over one hundred feet high, Is now be-
ing established at the foot of the falls.
The section of the Brazilian sub
marine cable from Para to Cayenne is
useless, owing to the destruction of its
insulation by fish bites. These bites
take place only within distance Of for
ty miles skirting the coast of an island
in the estuary Of the Amazon. Exam
nation shows that the cable is attacked
by some powerful fish, whose jaws crush
the iron sheathing of the cables and dis
place the insulating substance.
The trade in pine straw and leaves,
which was started in Wilmington, NC,
about two years ago, has increased so
rapidly that the demand cannot be sup
piled. The leaves are much used In the
North for stufling mattresses and other
purposes. A Southern paper says there
is much richer bonanza in straw and
leaves than in cotton, and yet thousands
upon thousands of pounds are destroyed
yearly, without any attempt made to
utilize them.
M. +. Chappuis has been engaged
in experiments by which he endeavors
to prove that ozone has the property OF
destroying the germs capable of occa.
sioning lamentations, putrefactions, and
the development of moldiness. After
TASKS were filled with beer yeast some
of them were stoppered with cotton that
had been exposed to the action of ozone,
and some with cotton not so prepared.
The cotton of the TASKS stoppered with
the ozonized cotton remained limpid
twenty days, but those of the other TASKS
became turbid in a very short time. M.
Suillot finds nitrous gases more efiica-
cious than ozone for purposes of disin-
lection and sanitation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.

When the gates entering the Public Square
were opened this morning, those in the line
moved slowly, and many sad scenes occurred
in the catafalque. Strong men groaned, WON
en- erred, ana the scene at intervals was de-
cidedly touching. As day advanced the guard
had to be placed along the line for several
blocks down Superior Street, in order to keep
The thousands of persons in order and in quick
motion. The city wears the same brilliant ap-
pearance to night that it did last night, and
the scene about the catafaque is something
grand. Eighteen electric lights two powerful
calcium lights and over one hundred gas
lamps illuminate the park. All night the long
line of people passing through the pavilion
was unbroken. Hundreds who went through
oy day took their places ut the end of the
Inc, at times over Il mile long, to obtain an
opportunity to witness the pavilion us il was
brilliantly illuminated after dark.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

THE Methodist Ecumenical Council
at London closed on the 21st with the adop-
fion of an address to all Methodists, read by
Bishop Peck, and signed by the representa-
tives of every Wesleyan body. recommend
ing the views favored at the various sittings,
calling upon all to cooperate in the work OF
Christ, to maintain the traditional Metho-
dist means for the promotion of earnest
ness, and declaring that call should go
forth for great spiritual awakening. The
meeting of the Council in America in 1881
was authorized.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

has just returned from a trip through the
country recently traversed by Chief Mana
and band. He says the people responded
promptly to the call for volunteers to stand
subject to his call in the event of future raids,
and that with the cordial cooperation OF
the military there will be no difficulty in
protecting the Territory against further In
dian raids. Indians from New Mexico are
reported to be moving in the direction OF
the Texas frontier, and serious trouble is
anticipated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

DIRECTOR SWIFT, of the Rochester
Observatory, says that a new comet ap-
peared at the very hour President Garfield
was passing away. 1t was plainly seen by
the aid of good telescopes. Four comets are
now visible-a circumstance, Prof. Swift
adds, unusual, if not portentous.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

MEMORIAL services in honor of the
late President Garfield were held on Mon
day, the Goth, in probably nearly every city,
town and hamlet throughout the United
States, and also by the American residents
of the European capitals.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

THE marriage of Gustavus, Crown
Prince of Sweden, with the Princess Vic
toria. only daughter of the Grand Duke Of
Baden, was solemnized at Carlsruhe on the
Goth. The King of Sweden and the En-
peror of Germany conducted the bride, and
the Duchess of Sake and Queen Sophia of
Sweden the bridegroom. The Crown
Princes of Denmark ond Germany were
present.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

A WASHINGTON dispatch says: The
opinion prevails that the Cabinet will be
changed throughout, with the exec ption OF
Lincoln. Kirkwood and Window, who re-
signed Scholarships to accept Cabinetplaces,
it is thought could succeed to themselves, as
neither Iowa or Minnesota has yet elected a
Senator to fill the vacancy. It is said that
both have already intimated their readiness
to enter for the race.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

PRESIDENT ARTHUR, on the oath, ap-
pointed several Postmasters in various parts
of the country who had been selected by
President Garfield previous to his prostra-
fion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

GOVERNOR PILLsBURY, of Minnesota,
has called an extra session Of the Legisla-
ture to consider the State debt question.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-10-06

THE flow of emigrants to America
continues incessant. During the present
year 10 900 have arrived.