davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-02
She EnIutky Big thsp.

The pr Jot # usiEg the treat E stcip t, r
tho trsDsp ,ttasion Of cattle from Atrc. has,
it seems, boeD 6oi;ey sba0doocd, 10 uhst
purpo.e, actual or iperdsd she will be turted
utx it wculo be hard to sty. She is indeed
az i'll fstoo ss,l-shs bas oeen uof1ruosty
from the very s;sr.-aad ber history is d
Gu iots com0luatlou add atinuat1n OF mis-
hsps aud di.sute,s. fwe.ty-eght years ago
90 Eastern Steam Navigation Com osny Vas
formed 10 Eaalaud to msintsio au &C on trade
to the E,s. und the Cape of Goud Hope
The Dext year the directors d, cided hat such q
trsns would Uot psy oslug to the ,xpeDse Of
sui p)ttlg oOalgl salIus alooK tue rnut; I,
upl, s The ship could Try coal encush T. r ID,
round TRIP
Arrangements we're accordingly made to build
vessel which would trausDort 1000 passengers
900 sons Of nelcOsDdi5e, and Is 700 LOIS Of
coal lor iuvl. Tho result, With maoy charges
10 the oIls!nSl plan, was the Great Eastern
She was s0De years bulIdlog, eod wa 6oa'',
ready 10 launch ID November, 1857 10 avoid
the danger OF iauochiug 50 lo0g vessel stero
r tnost, she was c1osuu,tad with The broad
slde COW :rd >hs river, ou timber foundation vi
Vast strength, With siopiDg rails duWn TO the
Water The ship Was too he-v., or the rails
were too 2rsdusl and various efJrts were
made, and $500. 900 or $40 900 spent b fore
she Wss got III
After com ,lesion it WAS uncertain VII.
would come of the trade to and firm Aus;rails; !;
consequently it Was determined 10 fund n
hlther On a lriIl vAysge. Tue attampt proved
very uuflrtunAte. Shs left the Thames Sep.
tenn be! s. 1859 but III explosion occurred off
Hastings kinl0g and Woundl1g numbae OF
persons and trilglhx tie proposed trip sudden.
| ly H. ST end q; Ne5 mouth After ,stly rephi,S
bitter recr m ;uRtioIs sud various l,V suits and
u death OF Brunei, Ger ollrner she again set sail
tor this port in J"ly, 1919, snd rescucd hare IN
eieVsn days. For nearly twelve month she
piled between England and the Uuitsu ~t..es
but steadily lost money. Tot making sufic ent
III fact TO pay!or her current expenses al for con.
stsutly Iced, d reps,rs
In Decembec of 1851, when there was some
prospect of trouble between thi5 alton and ;rt-
ain, tbe Great Eastern carrisd some two thou
sand troops from England to Canada with Z
degrees OF cumtoft never before experienced by
30 large boIy of mln. After thai the cool psuy
did not Know what to do with her, aud she
might have rotted st her noorngs had she net
been wanted to lay the Atls n IL cable iu 1851
she has since beau repeatedly y emptoysd for tie
| same purpose, and alwsys with salts: :aCti Jn.
Nevertheless che has proved q very exp xpensiyo
luxury. she has cost. 1t is asid to dats including
numberless repairs, some 8 UG0 0I0, and has
never returned one !srts. ui TIA, sum She has
gained such name .or i'll luck all ssilo1s are
find sesmen willing to ship on her. She hiss
ruined more than d q u men, and sbe msv
last long enough 10 ruin d z N more-N 2
Times
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-02

The oes lMpoR1ED BROWN STOUT. LONDON
PORTER aud ALE cau always os iyuud al Nc
BURNLY's STORE i,,28
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-02

There never was BETTER TEA for 50 GEMS
per pouod than thai ShIcl j Is CIV being sold at
MCBURNEY's s STORE. su4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-02
GD@hMasaHGR TgEgHAgya
- 20. WASHING iON, Agt,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No 20 South Union Street,
Alexandria Va

ConsIgnmenta Of Grain, Merchandise and I'll
KINDS Of Country Produce solicited. Special st.
Ienslon gwen to sll business entrusted to me-
1fomr. returns made. Agents for Cum berland
Bone Go s AmmOniated Super rhosuhste.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

The chief of ordnance bureau Of the
war department of the United States,
has recommended that the bayonet be
abandoned as an ineffective and even
useless weapon. The recommended
ton is in the line of recent action
taken by France and Germany, which
have decided to let both the bayonet
and the sabre go; the former as n
clumsy, heavy and useless addition to
a brecch- loading rifle, and the latter
as a mere ornament, needless In mod
ern warfare and only in the way.
Bayonet charges sound well in poetry,
but they have always been rare, and
since long-range rifles came into use
are rarer still. In the last Franco
German war wounds by bayonet and
sabre were almost unknown. Modern
experience finds these weapons not
only useless for action, but incum-
brances tn the soldier. The French
also have abolished drums and flies,
and only one drum to a division is al
lowed.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

There has not for years been time
on the Sound when men were 30 gen.
orally engaged rs at present. All the
mills are short Of help, and II seems
almost impossible to obtain laborers.
rhe logging camps and even the
steamboats, are short. The surveying
parties aud railroad companies are
without the assistance required. The
price OF unskilled labor has gone up
from five to ten dollars per month.
There il not an idle man about Seat
tie. More money will he paid out for
wages this year than for many previ-
ous years.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

A German newspaper gives the fol-
lowing simple method for exterminat-
ing rats and mice. which, IL states,
has been successfully tried by Baron
Won Backhofen and others for some
time past: "a mixture OF two parts
OF we'll bruised common squills and
three parts Of finely chopped bacon Is
made In a stiff mass, with as much
meal as may be required, and then
baked into small cakes, which are put
around for rats to eat" Several cor
respondents Of the paper write to con-
firm the noble Baron and his neigh
bors in the extirpation OF rats aud
mice by this remedy.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12
NUMBER 38.
MiOcene Beds Of Oregon.

A writer in the Kansas City Review,
who has for some time been making
collections of fossil remains for Prof.
Cope, says that although the miocene
beds of the John Day river, Oregon,
have been explored for nine or ten
years, each year an equal rich harvest
has been gathered. In none of his
explorations in the fossil beds of the
Northwest had he ever found such
perfect specimens as those that he
gathered in this region. One of his
finds proved to be the type of new
genus, and was named by Prof. Cope
bocherus humerosus, the specific name
being given in allusion to a huge pro-
lection of the numerous. The skele-
ton was that of mammal as large as
a rhinoceros, and with great pillar
like limbs.
The most abundant fossil remains
found have been those of the OreodOn,
or extinct hog Three or four species
have been detected; some about the
size Of the Texan peccary, and others
as large as the wild boar of Europe.
These animals belong to tropical
countries. The rhinoceros is quite
common in these beds, three or more
species being represented, one Of them
having a horn on each side of the end
of the nose. The hipparion and other
ancestors of the horse are also found
here. One peculiar genus discovered
was an ancestor of the South Ameri-
can llama, and has been named by
Prof. Cope probotherium sternbergii.
Among the carnivora over ten species
of dogs and tigers have been discov-
cred. One large dog had terrible
fangs, longer than those of tiger, and
which were sharply serrate-edged like
the teeth of n shark. Another pecu-
liar species had shoulder on the
lower canine, against which the point
of the upper struck. This large num-
ber of carniverous animals shows that
herbivora were also abundant; and
that such was the case has been
proven, too, by the abundance of the
remains of the latter that have been
found. OF the rodents, great num-
ber Of species have been discovered,
ranging from the size OF a mouse to
that OF Il beaver. Hard shelled tur-
ties were the only reptiles obtained;
and these varied in size from 6 inches
to . feet in diameter. One of the
great difficulties i'm the way of work.
ing these beds lies in the dazzling
color of the surface, which soon
causes the eye to tire, and gives the
explorer sensation like that of snow
blinders. Hence, five hours constant
search has to be counted a good days
work. The miocene beds of Oregon
extend over the greater part of the
eastern part of the state. Thus far
only the John Day and Crooked rivers
have been explored. Rich harvests
are in store for the future explorer.
All the new genera and species found
here are to be described and figured
by Prof. Cope in one of the govern
ment publications.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

Owners of railway lines from the
Mississippi valley to the Atlantic sea-
board, are beginning to look with some
apprehension on the steady increase
of the grain movement down the Mis-
sissippi river. Great elevators are un-
der construction at Cairo, ILL.,, Bel
mont; Mo-, and other terminal points
of local railway lines to accommodate
this growing traffic. Last year the
movement of grain down the-river ex-
ceeded 25,000,00 bushels. The busi-
ness is very remunerative, and the
fleet for this year is being largely in
creased. Ii is believed that the grain
movement on the Mississippi the
present year will approach 1O0,0O0,OO
bushels. Last year the entire move-
ment Of the grain to the Atlantic sea-
board was a30, ,000,00 bushels. Some
think that this diversion Of the grain
traffic to the Mississippi river, which
is steadily and surely progressing, Will
appear ere long in depression in the
value of trunk line railway shares.
THE "CHIEF's" BoILER.-T North
Pacific Wrecking company, OF which
Capt. J. \. Fisher is president, has
made an attempt TO recover the boiler
of the Uatsop Chief which was lost
when she was cut down by the steam
ship Oregon. The diver of the COM
pany, Mr. Edward Spencer, went down
and with little trouble found theboiler.
1t was covered with sand and mud so
that it was impossible to make
tackle fast to it, but about six inches
remaining above the sand. An at
tempt was made by the diver to exca-
vate so that fastening might be got,
but the current ran so swiftly that 1t
was impossible to do anything and the
scheme was abandoned. Within q
few weeks the whole boiler will be en-
tirely buried with the sand and re-
main for centuries to come.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

At Walla Walla, the county auditor
has paid the bounty on 1907 squirrel
scalps turned in during the month OF
March this year. For correspond
ing time in 1850 there were 10,711
scalps, and farmers are delighted that
the work Of exterminating these pests
10 almost ended.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12

With the convulsing, spasmodic torture OF
fever and ague and bilious rcmittent. when
Hostctter's Stomach Bitters. acknowledged
to he a real curative Of malarial fevers, will
eradicate the cause OF SO much suffering. NO
less effective is this belignant Alternative In
cases OF constipation, dyspepsia, liver com
plant, rheumatism, and In general debility
and nervous weakness.
For sale by ell druggists aud dsalsrs gen
esallA
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-12
THE INDEPENDENT
Il Published every Thursday.
J J. BEESON EDITOR.

Terms of Subscription:
rer annum, when paid in advance. ..... So 90
II not paid before the expiration Of six
months. ........ ~
Six months, when paid in advance. ..... l 25
Rates of Advertising.
One square, ten lines or less, first inser-
ton. ......... ................ w
Each subsequent insertion per square,. l 90
Advertisements inserted three months or
longer periods at liberal rates by special con-
tract.
Legal notices will be charged to the attorney
or officer authorizing their insertion.
Advertisements sent from a distance, and
transient notices, must be accompanied by the
cash.
Notices of births, marriages and deaths in
serted free of charge, obituary notices at reg
uisr advertising rates.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
Valuable Property for
SALE

Lots Z, S, 8, and west half of g. block 1919
corner of Commerce and Preston streets, good
small house, out-houses, large cisIern, $50 feet
on Conmelee street, o. feet deep 70 Alley
Price, g., 1000
Lots and ?, block I5O.lO IS feet, front on
Commerce street, 80 ieet ON alley and 90 feet
deep, corner of Commerce audH Il TIC rail
road reservation, Three cabins on the lot.
Price $3.50.
West halfof lots, block 10, north side Of
Malu street, 2o by lOV ieet, near Rswlin's
small cabin on II, Price $3.50.
East half oflot II, block 40, G 2, south side of
Elm street - by 100 feet, iulucding blacksmith
shop, Price, $500.
Fractional lot In block I6l, G IL, southeast OF
Central railroad, south Of Elm street, 81 feet
front, running back in shape Of triangle,
box house on II. Price $1,000.
Five-eighths Of az acr,s less 30 feet, right of
way of Central railroad across the track, in
Gliding house, well AID three small houses.
The houses belong to the occupants and the
pump to .. Neiil,s and Will not be sold. Price
1900,
Lot 4, block 279i, at the corner of Swiss
and Ila8wkin sstreets, fronting 80 feet on Swiss
and Alrandasnd ITO feet on Il wkrss Price
$500
Lot l3 in block l12 ca tLu south side OF Main
and 80 wost Of Lloyd street, 5Oxlt0 feet and
dwelling house thereon Price 5000
Lots In block liz, Commerce street ,5OXlOO It,
inrear of lot IS, above the two extending
through from Main to Commerce Price $225 ;lOI
both lots SS25
The titles TO all the above property are be-
lieved to lie perfect, aud will be warranted
generally by the restduary lesetees of A. IL.
shepherd
Terms of sale 20 le-tnird cash, one-thlfd In
Blk months, one-third In twelve
months, notes with ten per cent Interest
from date, and deed of trust on property sold
to~Becure payment. Purchasers may pay
money at any time and stop interest.
The property will be sold to settle and par.
| tltlOn the estate according to tho will and The
power of attorney from the legatees
u. HUNT,
Executor of a. IL. Shepherd and attorney II
feet for legatees.
August lG 1851.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
University Of Mississippi,
OXFORD,

Next Sesslan opens September 2D,h, 1881.
ruitlOu slill |SEE t,A1 students from any
State, except $50 to Law Sju'eg,s.
EXPENSE per So son III mOIths:
omonlhs hof'd AT S'...,,,.,,. ,,,.....',.S uS no
wasnnYH @...,..,. ,...,.,,,. Is 81
tuei fte.',,'' .''.''',..','.''',, .,,.. y ~
LlShlt per Session .,.,,,.,..,. l. .,..,,,., . 10
Naturalization AMI lnGi 'enul + e...., > 50
Total expenses per session. .,.,....,....s l57 90
Many studcuts board on the mess system
for about six dollars per- month
The University Is In every respect pros.
porous,
The bonrd meet II Oxforl On the 2d Mopday
in september To elect three additional Profess
aors-ons Of Modern Languages, upe Of Naturs
History aud one OF Metaphysics.
Apply for catalCgurs and defamation 10
Gen. A. 7, Stewart, Chancellor,
II NJ. SULLIVAN,
Secretary board oi Trustees.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31

tion-tne democratic party and the radical
republic party. If you vote or act sgainst
the democracy. you play into the hand OF
the other in spite of yourself. This is ouT
campaign text in plain Eoglish, and it is true
as the inspired gospel. As the back
woods preacher says, with every man WI
can reach, to give up his smaller communal
lies for one more united effort for the pub
liz uesl
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31

The llpsl result Of the French election foss
members of the assembly show 4S3 mem.
bers eected; sixty,tivo second ballots noees-
sary. OF those elected 1913 arc republicans
and only monarchisIs and Bona-
partisis The republicans are sub divided
into the follow ny frctons: Republican uH-
ion, (very moderate, of the Grevy class) 10;
left, (Gambetisls) 1885, left centrO, (more
pronouncedly rSdical) IL; and extreme left
(irreconciahles and Gommunists) 2S.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
FOR sSIA- . &c.

A valuable black sandy land farm for sale;
- miles northwest If Denton containing 200
pSsturage; good residence, barn snd tenant
houies; Young apple and peach orchardsi wei
watered 10y tanks and Welt For further n,rl
uouiars address, T, II. q. pEERN,
Denton, Denton county, Texas,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
Tidcn's Age.
Hartford rlmes, Dem .

The New York Evening Express says /:
"Mr. Tildon is in his seventy.seeond year, and
In 1884 will be in his sevetysalth," The Ex-
press should DO more careful in It's state
ments Of assumed mcts. 1.-THE age Of Mr..
Tilden Is OF SO lwuch consequence as TO call
for public notice of it, the announcement
should certainly DO correct Mr.. Tilden
was born ia 1914, and is sixty seven, not
seventy three years Of age.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31

Just received at A. & y. Mitlon.hars three
hundrol dozen genps white and colored
shirts, q, all prcos.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
TAI gsN!sa FAMILY SCHOOL,

For Doys and Young Men.
ROCKVILLE, MISSOURI
Thirty.eighth year begins september stu.
"Management aud teaching of boys not
excelled"-W s. Gregory, Kansas CITY, no;
"a miracle wrought with my son In teaching
hin 10 TuiNK and obey law"-Col' J' W.
Strong, 81, JOseph, Mo. 49,. .......
"rhe test ttsiniug school N the. western
countryn-Jas, n Roiiine, Captain ", :. A.,
Address, 4. A JOHNSON, Prlncipal'
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
Barrel Faetorv

Establiito1 10 S"na Texas IN 1873, is row
prepared III order ~ rao' -s,s barrels
half barrels 0ld keg-; $50 a.'r nsrfels fol
wine, wbisk. sH5 i'd u poles and
slaves wSEj-,
~. HIvLsN. p, rittor
OEders tsa,n irr C>prus Tank. snd
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
Ladies' Suits.
Valuable Plantation for Sale.

Six hundred and eleven acros, near 400 in
cultivation; Ave sets Of tenant houses with
new bois dare post, plank and galvanized
wire fence. Plenty Of timber and water on
premises. Nine miles north Of Dallas, abou,
four miles southwest Of Richardson depot,
and some three miles ees, of Carroton do
pot One Of the best black land plantationr
In the west. Price low; terms 10 suit pur'
chaser. For further information, apply TO
DARLINGTON i UNDERWOOD,
Dallas, Texas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
Huntsville Female College,
UUNTsyIlLE. ALABAMA.

The thirty -seCond year begins August 3lst.
: more healthy location cannot be found,
lie college was never In q moro prosperous
condition 4 I'll faculty ofthOrough teschcrs;
splendid buildings, ana n complete outfit for
ali departments, literary music, languages and
art. OF rs the highest advantages A to-
delightful home for pupils. Prices reduced to
suit 10 the times, SpeclSl L. ducements offered,
For terms aud now catalogues, address
Rev \. II JONES, 4. NJ, Pres
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-31
BEAL ESTATE TRANSPORTS

Recorded during the past two weeks 10
25Lh inst. Reported by Jones & Murphy,
land agents, office No. 100 Main street, OPP
posite st. George hotel:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
watch and chain, and pair of large,
heavy cuff buttons were among the
articles. Sixty-fve cents in
money was the total amount Of filthy
lucre the leg vanished with.
DALLAS, TEXAS.
Mysterious Disappearance
Batch Of Criminal News.
A Rich Carpet Bag Full of Bogus
Stuff.
A Brutal Father Killed in Pursuit Of His
Daughter.
DALLAS, TEXAS.

ST. LOUIS, Februaryl.-The Repub-
lican of yesterday has a special from
Dallas, Texas, giving an account Of a
disappearance under peculiar circum-
stances, and indicating foul play, of a
young Frenchman named Joseph era
yier, who claimed to be from Califor-
mia, and who stated that his body ser
want had deserted him at Dennison,
carrying OFF with him $1,000 in money.
A valise belonging to the Frenchman,
and said by him to contain $4,000 in
gold and currency, was left at the house
of Mr. Michel, who had befriended
him in his trouble and was deposited
in bank by Michel for safe keeping.
When last seen the Frenchman was
with an Italian named Paul, and sus-
picion was aroused that the latter has
made away with him. Late tonight
fhe Republican received another spec
ial from Dallas, stating that neither
Gravier nor Paul had yet been heard
from that dispatches to California
failed to procure the Identification of
Grayier, and that when the authorities
opened his valise to.day, instead of
$25, 900, said to be in it, they found
pieces of candle done up to appear like
one hundred fve-dollar gold pieces
in each package, and short pieces of
railroad iron wrapped up to look like
gold bricks, but no money. Both the
Frenchman and Italian exhibited
large amount of gold and greenbacks
before disappearing, and the police
have information from St. Louis that
they are members of gang of well
known burglars, and it is thought
they are connected with number of
heavy robberies in Texas during the
past few weeks. The chief Of police
had postal cards printed describing
them, and mailed them to various
cities tonight to secure their arrest.
August Klopp shot and killed An
tome Goschlich, wealthy German, at
Dallas, this forenoon. The latter
went to the house of the former to get
his daughter who had been obliged to
leave home on account of brutal treat.
ment, and becoming very abusive and
demonstrative, and kicking on Klopp's
door, the latter shot him with a Win
chester rife. Goschlich's wife com
mitted suicide few months ago
on account Of the brutal treat
ment of her husband. Klopp surren-
dered himself TO the authorities, and
has the public sentiment in his favor
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
River TeIegraIns.

Wheeling, February 1: River 6
feet 5 inches and falling. Departed:
Katie Stockdale, Pittsburg, Z am.
Showing
Cairo, February l: Arrived: Dip
pold, New Orleans, Z pm; Granite
State, New Orleans, 2 am; Golden
Grown, Cincinnati, 3. Departed:
Golden Crown, New Orleans, 8 am;
Granite State. Cincinnati, G. Weather
cloudy and cold.
louisville, February !; River sta
tionary, with s feet 4 inches in the
canal and 6 feet inches in the chute
on the falls. Weather cloudy, chilly
aud rainy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-01
LIMBER LEG.
A sleepy Citizen Reaches for Els
Door and Grabs Mans Leg.

About three o'clock this morning
1tr. J. NJ. Harrington, living at 5l7
shelby a rect, was awakened by feel
;,go cold raft blowing over the bed
nnon 9 vbich he was asleep, and still
asleen reached his hand out to close
tbe door. If he had reached his OBJ
iect and closed it there would proba-
biz be nothing more to cay. But he
didn't. He clutched = mans leg, to
which a man was attach ed. The leg
didn't speak, according to tie best
recollection Of Mr.. Harrington, but 1t
did kick, and very vigorously too.
Startled by this surprise, Mr.. Earring
ton allowed the leg to pass out o. the
door and escape with the man. A
moment after he struck a light and
found that some one had taken his
coat and pants out into the hah, turned
them inside out and returned for the
vest. for which he was probably reach
ing when discovered. A fine gold