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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05

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Mches'fannd ehornsj winch lurhlsneu i,lusle,
The scene was hh Imposing one, irnyef
was offered w bishop ~. W. war
rcni nltcr when SOME le,ters OF re-
grct from several Distinguishing pcn
were read Director, General kimDall
then delivered ms address. lie said TIE
Exposition had depended wholly iqr its spP.
port on Tho voluntary subscriptions 9, Us =.
separated parts Of the country, ltreceived
no bonus from the city and no bounty from
the State, but the countenance
which the peoplcs representatives re-
fused has fortunately been accorded by their
Chief Magistrate, sustained and mp
plauded by the people them
selves. The grand central idea. OF the
Exposition, tho main shaft to which has
been boited every wheel that mas worker
for its success, is concentrated In one
word improvement AS to the
great resources at their command,
what American Ingenuity has adapted to
thc demands of Amoricon industrjes
WY u" "a Aaat;,," baa Laan
prouuctive uh9 creative, nus peuh
shown IN lar mere aounuant anu
higher degree than ever before III the his
tory of the country. Referring to
cntfon GINNING devices on eyhi-
hilton. he rates as wonderful
~ c,o, thot ouery cotton vim was Inf
INC iaCe thae every I WI S,h "ua ~
q modlhcatlon OF Whitheys Prlnci-
pie. This fact alone constitutes
Valuable discovery, and enhances in no
small measure. the fame of an American
;nvantor wbose labor, raise him 10 tho
rank of beneiactor. There has been here
also brought to the attention of cotton pro-
duccrs Of the world recent invention
that it is likely to be as grand q
Gift as the cotton gin was when
Il first reyolutionized the industry.
refer to the cotton cleaner, which
has been declared the best device ever
invented Tor the accomplishment
Of a universally desired end and
has been awarded the grand prizs
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05
AT wALTERsBORoUGH.

CHARLESTON, s. c., December 30.--Gabri.
at noon to-day in Waltersborough for
the murder of Fred. Billinger, colored,
in 1879. The cause of the murder was
jealousy about o woman. When the trap
fell Whites neck was broken and he died
without struggle. His pulse ceased in
fourteen minutes and in twenty minutes
his body was cut down.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05
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ssnevnfoar, a., December o. Nd.
IIrlion, one Of The colored men sentenced
~ 10 hanged IN Mansfield to-day, who
broke Jail here last Tuesday, was captured
by three oolored men twenty-five
miles below here and brought IN NJ
noon today, badly wounded. He at
tempted to escape and was shot.
Az soon as Ills wounds we're dressed
he was placed on q special train and started
for Mansfield, his place OF execution, which
Is forty miles distant.
TOO LATE.
A special tothe daily Standard tonight
says lie was not hanged as he arrived too
late, the Governor having fixed the hour
between ~ and 2 o'clock. He did not leave
here until after o'clock. Another day
will have TO be set.
The other two men, John Noble and Paul
Phelps, sentenced 10 be hanged for the
same offence, have not been recaptured
yet.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05


LITTLE Rock, ARK, December 30.-Last
Friday night at Benton Mills, Arkansas, a
man named Eson Bolen was killed in his
bed, and his wife confessed to killing him.
She justifies herself by saying that Bolen
had killed two men, was hors.-thief.
had lived by theft in every place where
they had been, had threatened her life at
various times, and had ,on two occasions
drawn knife on her, and that
her life was most terrible with him.
Her statements were made in cool and
unmoyed manner, while the body of the
dead man was so near that she might have
touched it. The jury's verdict was
that Bolen died at the hands of his
wife. Three of their children were sent to
the poor house and she was permitted
to take young son, three month, old, to
jail with her. Monday she borrowed a
knife from the jailer, ostensibly to rip up a
dress to make over for the child, but in
stead cut her throat and died in q few
minutes.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05

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WAaniaofoF, December JO,--A d,lces "a
celved NJ The i'ostoilco Department from
postmasters show m alarming lncrsasc IN
smallpox casog In NIL sections OF the
country. In some cases.. notably one In
New York State. the Department has bees
appealed to by postmaaters TO adopt some
method. OF protecting them from
infected mail matter, oven TO
the extent Of stopping tic mail
altogether, II other means fail The postal
authorities are considering the matter and
nre disposed TO take any steps that may be
feasible In This direction.
Z Some days ago the Department directed
the surety of the postmaster at Walla-
walla, Washington Territory. to take
charge Of and remove the office
aud effects FOR the reason that smallpox
had appeared IN the family of the postnias-
ter. 1t is now learned that in attempting
to discharge this duty the surety contracted
the disease and has since died.
AT KEoKUK.
KEoRUK, Iowa, December 30.--This af-
ternoon one Of the students of the Medi-
cal College, named Hubarmas,
who resides in New York, died of
smallpox and will be inferred in the potters
field at midnight. The remainder of the
cases present more favorable aspect this
evening.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05
TOO LATE.
Hanged.
At sT. LOUIS.

Sr. LOUIS, December 30.-William II.
Erb, German who murdered his wife, was
executed in the county jail this morning in
slept soundly until nearly AGO o'clock this
morning, when he arose and ate light
breakfast, afterwards passing much OF his
time in prayer. No unusual incident oc-
CURED at the scaffold. He was dead in five
minutes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
A POtato.Bug Story.

At the head of the cove is Somesville,
named from some one of the Somes fam
ilv who settled here in 1850. Since the
time of Abraham Somes Mount Desert
has passed through some wonderful
transitions, and to-day is an island of
cottages, resort of fashion, many of
the residences being as expensive as
those of Newport, and appearing evAy-
where in the most unexpected hooks
and corners. Indeed, New York and
Boston may be said to have dispossessed
the original settlers, at least during
portion of the year. The permanent
populace of the island are farmers or
fishermen or both, whose daughters earn
from a dollar day up picking blue and
other berries for the 'scity company"
Fresh cod can be had for the catching
or bought for cent and quarter per
pound. Every rock affords its fine
fishing, and as wood can be had for the
cutting, we premise that the natives live
in comparative ease, their one bane be-
ing the potato-bug. "The State ought
to pass law obligin' every one to use
this 'ere stuff said an old farmer, as
he was walking up and down dressing
his plants, ssand then we might STAN a
chance; but it's a hard fight. The bugs
come generally from the water, and I've
passed winnows of 'em three feet thick,
ten miles out, and all alive. aswimmin'
for shore. Mount Desert (Me.) Cor.
N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
A Rose That win Grow Forever.

|. Roger Daland was sick. He was just
sick enough to be cross His picture
books fell off the bed. His play things
hid under the bed-clothes, and Roger
cried. His mother read aloud to him,
but he did not like the story. Then she
told him a true story about the mission
for the Sick "
"Kind ladies met in hail. she said.
Z" and took with them fruit, flowers and
good things for sick men, women and
dear little children
Roger was pleased. He thought
about the mission some time; then he
said: Il wish 1 could send my rose
bush in the little red pot
"You can if you WISH" said his
mother, s.and I will write note for
you.''' .a
Rogers eyes grew bright. His mother
wrote: "Roger Deland sends this rose
to some sick child
Then it was sent away in nice basket.
Three days after the postman brought
Roger note; it said: at.
dear LITTLE BoY-I am lame. i can
never walk. Ny mother goes out washing. 1
since the rose-bush came. 1 sit in my chair
does, too. / / learned to write before 1 fell
down on the ice. My mothek cannot write, but
she says she VIII ask COO TO bless you. Sne
can work better for the rose keeps me COM
pany. She used to cry, too, when was all
alone.
6. The rose will grow forever she says. I
hope it will not die.
my mother says if it does die In the pretty
pot, the goodness will keep growing shall
~ - = W. MARY BRENNAN"
When Rogers mother finished read
ing the note her little boy looked very
happy. After that he sent little Mary
some of his toys. He is well now; but
he never forgets the Mission for the
Sick. Our Little Ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
A Loathsome Tyranny

Had the Republican party, headed
by the President of the United States,
deliberately set at work to plant
throughout the State of Virginia-that
Commonwealth of glorious history and
traditions germs of smallpox or
yellow fever, it would have received, as
it would have deserved, the execration
of every Christian people. And yet,
had the Republican party done that
very thing, the cruelty of the act would
hardly have been greater than it was
when it Systematically set at work to de-
liver the Old Dominion, bound hand and
foot, into the clutches of the repudiator
and political freebooter, Malone. The
decent portion of the people OF Virginia
claim, and with show of reason that
we are not prepared to gainsay; that no
other State in the Union is cursed with
such a loathsome species of boss tyran-
ny as they are. That appears to be
true. There are bosses in plenty in 9TH
er States, but there are none more sly or
cunning than Malone, none more des-
perately inscriptions. and none. who
in the past two years have had the as
sistance of the National Republican par
ty with its influence and its money, to
the same extent, as this dirty social pi-
rate. There does not seem to be single
redeeming feature in his character, as
measured by his acts. He is as subtle
as the fox, as selfish as the hog, and as
vile as the jackal. Turn State
over to such a man, and God help the
people! Hardly day passes when he
does not give some new proof, not only
of his ill-gotten power, but of the de-
testable methods and motives which
help to defile his use of it. He has no
use for men of character, or men of
ability. From his relations to the Be-
publican party and the Administration,
he is almost absolute in the distribution
OF patronage, and he is filing up the
list OF appointments for Federal ratifica-
ton with the most abandoned political
tools to be found in the whole breadth
of the Commonwealth. He is taking
men from the gutter to displace men of
ability and good regulations, in the
post-offices and other positions of re-
sponsibility and profit. Like Arab Bey,
he is calling around his standard ele-
ments that he can keep and make effect
i've by opportunities for loot and lust.
He is without the instincts of q civilized
being. for he has passions and an ambi-
ton that civilization never elevates or
CHANGES, unless to intensity their base
quality. But it NAV be asked, will not
the people rise in their might and de-
strov this moral monster? Undoubted-
~ they will, but it will take time. They
could have taken care of their State
from the beginning had Malone been
obliged to carry forward his plans I'M
aided, but he had all the resources that
he needed ready at his. hand. placed
there by Republican President, and if
a load of deep political damnation does
not await him and his party for that
treachery to great State, then is just
ceparGlyzed as well as blind. Wash.
i7,oto7a Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31

came. He was highly indignant at the
slight put on his nephew, and demanded
of his old friend the reason. The bewil-
dered theologue read the letter sent for
the young man, apo1ogized, and said:
ST suppose it was joke of your un-
cle's, but must say it was in extreme
~ bad taste, and-I took it literally
here is his first note," and he read slow
~ through his glasses these words:
Dear Old Friend
This letter will introduce my nephew. Ho
is tramp. Treat him as one! etc.
But the daughter reached out and
took the paper. "Let me read it; there
must be some mistake;. your eyes are
not good, papa" and she read as fol-
lows:
Dear Old Friend.
This letter will introduce my nephew. He
is tramp. Treat him as one! etc.
"Weu, well,'' said the old gentleman,
laughing merrily, s''why don't people
write more plainly, and how was 1 to
know the difference?"
But the young lady evidently did
Detroit Post and Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
Failure Of the English Crops.

There has not been a really good har-
vest in this country for seven or per-
haps eight years, nor is it possible to ig-
more the fact that the gravest apprehen-
sions prevail lest sthe fruits of the
earth in due season. should be denied
to us once more during the present year.
An extraordinarily mild winter, fol-
lowed by spring SO early and warm
that the month of April seemed to have
taken the place ordinarily filed by June,
or even by July, encouraged hopes as
widespread as they were welcome that
an end was about to be put to the long
and trying agony through which our
farmers have struggled as best they
might, except in thoSe cases where the
pressure upon their powers of resistance
was more than they could bear. Be-
fore April had come to a close. howev-
er, it was feared that the cheerfulness
which reigned in agricultural circles
was, to say the least, premature.
During the last hours of the fourth
month cold blight, charged in many
places with saline particles, overspread
the whole of England, and especially
the southern counties, whitening the
foliage and temporarily drying up every
green thing in the land. An un-
genial May supervened, and it was fol-
lowed by dripping June. The wheat
was shriyeled in the ear; the grass
clearly gave tokens that it lacked
warmth; the fruit and hop crops prom
Used to be entire failures; the roots were
schoked with weeds, which no amount
of hoeing and clearing could extirpate,
as sun was wanting to dry them up
when the hoe had done its work; and
the potatoes in many places, and espe-
cially in storm-tossed Ireland, were
threatened with rot. Next came hay
harvest so interrupted by perpetual
showers and cold nights that even now
it is far from having been gathered in,
nor could that portion of It which was
brought to stack be regarded as in any,
thing like a satisfactory condition.
Often before during this century have
there been three or four bad harvests in
succession, but no such unbroken series
OF unfavorable seasons has been known
as that prevailing in this country since
1876. Ii for the seventh successive wear
the agriculturists are again doomed to
see their labors wasted and their nat
ural expectation disappointed. we know
not where the words of comfort and
encouragement are to be found We
Tear that, even under the most favora-
bic circumstances, the harvest of 1882
VIII fall below a good average. London
Telegraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
" fifty Of the enemy were either KILLED

| " fifty Of the enemy were eifner kiilea
Sunset brought second summons TO
weld with an intimation that, II refused,
q regular siege would be entered upon,
| and kept ND until hunger should compei
| submission. Deeming the twenty-Iour
hours which had elapsed sufficient time
for the accomplishment OF the French
| move DAuyergne returned answer that
the Garrison would surrender the follow
inc morning if allowed safe conduct TO
the French lines, and permission TO re-
| tain its arms. These terms, after ht-
| tie parley, were acceded to. as
At daybreak on the morrow, accord
| inpIy. the enemy were drawn up TO re-
ceive the vanquished garrison. Inc
door of the tower opened, and soiieo
and SCARED veteran, literally staggering
| under the weight of as many muskeCs
as he could carry, walked slowly pc
tween the ranks, and, depositlng MS
load at the feet of the Colonel. saluted.
To the surprise of the latter, no one 1oi-
lowed.
but where is the garrison, Grena-
dier?" asked he.
"sir, am the garrison" replied the
| soldier.
For moment establishment held the
Austrian dumb; then ordering his COM
mand to present arms, and raising his
cap: "Grenadier, salute YOU" said
he: $50 brave q deed is without par
allel.''
The desired escort was provided, and
with it was sent dispatch relating the
whole affair.
When the circumstances became
known to the Emperor, the offer of pro-
motion was renewed, and again de-
clined, and D. Auvergne remained to the
day of his death simply the "First Gren-
adler of France. ''-Harpea's Young
Pe0Dle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
Letters of Introduction.

People who write letters of introduce
ton should be careful how they word
them. A merchant of this city, who
knows more about invoices than elegant
diction. was asked by a wealthy resident
to give him a letter of Introduction to a
capitalist stopping over lin the city and
with whom the merchant was acquaint-
ed. When the missive was ready the
gentleman took it and, instead of send
ing it up to the stranger and waiting
till he was requested to see him, he de-
livered it himself, following on the heels
of the servant who ushered him in. He
is a very plain-looking. man and his
dress is always a semi-respectable bust
ness suit. and as he unObtrusiyely
handed the letter to the stranger, who
was reclining at his ease, he waited anx-
iously to open the business about which
he had called.
But the letter began with the usual
formula, ''1'he bearer of this" and the
capitalist read that far, folded it up, re-
turned it, and said, impatiently; "My
good man, can really do nothing for
you; no doubt it is the old story-large
family-been unfortunate, etc. but you
must excuse me from giving you any
thing to-day, you really must!''
Explanations ensued, and the two cha
grined men had a good laugh over the
affair, and the capitalist ordered liquid
refreshments. which cost much more
than the charity would have been which
he didn't propose to bestow on the un-
fortunate stranger.
A more annoying mistake occurred to
young man, the nephew of well-known
New York official, who went to a town
in the interior of the State to idle away
a vacation in fishing and hunting. Pre-
vious to his departure his uncle remem-
bered that the clergyman of the place
was an old college friend, and he gave
the young man a line of introduction,
which he dutifully took, but.did not in.
intend to present. The clergyman,
however, had a very pretty daughter,
and the young man bethought him of
his letter and armed with it made raid
on the parsonage where the pretty
daughter entertained him charmingly in
the parlor, while the servant took the.
letter to the father. In few moments
word was sent down that the reverend
gentleman excused himself from receiv-
ing his visitor. The daughter presumed
there was a mistake, and fastened to
her father, only to be informed that his
resolution was inhexible-he had laid.
the letter away-and he would give no
further explanation, but the young man
must be peremptorily dismissed, and
the modification of the visitor at this
unexpected rebuff may be imagined.
He wrote at once to his uncle, but as he
was absent from home for a. week did
not get an answer. He occasionally
met the young lady, but received only
cool bow, and at last the uncle's letter
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
Farcical and Diaphanous.

Inc SaDlnel meeting TO ueclQe the
official Status of Jay Hubbell ct al, and
their right to levy assessments upon
Federal employees, was farcical and
diaphanous enough to satisfy the most
intense admirer of diplomatic quackery,
but we have given it credit for discuss
ing question submitted by real per-
son, even though it had especially en-
gagged that person for one appearance
only to assume the role of John Doe or
Richard Roe. But it appears that in
the grand army. of over 100000 officers
and employees there was not one who
would volunteer to make himself
Supremacy ridiculous By submitting a
question that common sense and COM
mon discretion might have settled to his
individual satisfaction, at least; and,
according to the New York Times, "a.
Thomas, chief of a DIVISION" is a myth,
legal fiction. This is indeed humili-
ating now that it is found out. 1t in
tensities the triviality of this whole
business. 1t places those who are party
to it on a moral plane with the class of
entrance to the Fleet, anxious, for a
shilling, to 90 his bail to any amount.
1t adds to the situation an element of
before. But it is not wholly upon the
grounds stated that this old and cheap
device deserves the condemnation of
every man who believes honesty is the
best policy, and who regards official
dignity as an official virtue. 1t is a
positive insult to the Thomas family,
which is far-reaching in its branches
and of exceptional Responsibility and
talent. We are sure that that other A.
Thomas who has elevated the thoughts
and stirred the emotions of millions
would disown his name-sake, and Theo-
dore, another representative of the mu-
steal strain. could hardly do less. Then
look at all the warriors and statesmen
upon whom it reflects. There were our
Generals of that name whose memories
are and ever will be fragrant. There
was Robert B. Thomas, the prophet.
There was Doubling Thomas, who, al
though too much of a positivist to rise
to the level OF great but rare occasion,
was nevertheless good fellow and a
well-meaning man. We might extend
the list to great length and find illus
trious representatives of it in almost
every generation of mankind. Even
John Thomas is q useful person in his
way. To attach to that name then the
stigma ofsbeing such gaudy, cream
tinted, 24-carat ass as the "A. Thomas,
of the Comptroller's! Office would have
been to submit the question credited to
him, is wanton insult and cruelty. Why
not have taken name that such nom
sense could not hurt. Why not have
said that the late Charles Jules Guiteau
had made last request on the scaffold
that for the benefit of the country of
which he was so fond, the Administra-
ton should pass upon the legality of
this method of raising. the wind? 1t
wouldn't have increased the absurdity
of the whole business an atom.--Boston
Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31
The congregation, of about 600 per.

The congregation, of about 600 per-
sons, in st. Peters Catholic Church,
Troy, N. Z, were startled during the
services on recent Sunday morning by
the crashing of one of the S00-pound
clock-weights through the ceiling into
the vestibule. The people, especially
many of the women and children, were
terror-stricken and made wild rush
for the doors and the windows, but
were finally quieted by Father hidden
before any serious injuries had been re-
ceived
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-31

"A remarkable sand-storm, accom-
panied by an intensely cold tempera-
ture. is mentioned in Icelandic journals
as having ragged ION that island for two
weeks during the past spring. The air
was fned with dry. fine sand to such a
degree that it was impossible to see for
more than short distance, and the sun
was rarely visible. though the sky was
clear of clouds. Nobody ventured out of
his house except upon matters of most
urgent necessity, and many who were
exposed to the storm were frozen. The
sand penetrated into the houses through
the minutest crevices. 1t was found
mixed with articles of food and drink,
and every breath drew it into the lungs.
Thousands of sheep and horses died.
N. Y Sun.