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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-11


week; it wouldn't be convenient for ali Of us to
have the influenZy together" suggested the
president of the society.
Its flying in the face of Providence" per-
sisted Mrs. jerry.
But before the week ended Aunt Hannah
dropped In from heartfelt to make Mrs. Dodd a
Visit. as the weather had moderated
Il thought I'd take advantage Of the warm
spell, she exclaimed. "YOu see Pm going over
to bingham next week to hev Lawyer Browne
make my will, and Il thought I'd stop awhile
along with you. Pameiey, on my way. You
Know She continued. dropping into whisper
as though all the heirs were at her elbow, "if
don't make it-and it seems as If l was old
esnougll-eyerythingn go to the folks! seeing's
I'm only your aunt-in-law. having married your
own uncle Roger Hill for my first husband, and
my good-for nothing cousin Tom Jackman for
my second; II don't make it, YOU see not a
aoliard belong to you. as brought you up till
YOU married Mr D0dd. Laws is queer you
put take advantage of the thaw and hey LAWYER
browne cut his folks Off with q dollar"
But the thaw was followed by another cold
wave before Aunt Hannah could start for Hing
ham.
ait won't last long" Mrs. Dodd copso,ed
her, land then Tom'u drive You over in the
pung."
ats proper pleasant here" chirruped the old
lady, land wouldn't grudge staying all win
ter, If his folks had only been cut of. How wei
Dei "ooieii carpet wears. anu tue morse mar
furniture looks real genteel. When you get my
legacy-ain't there q door open somewhere
Pameiey? I've got cold water a-running down
my back"
Do put on this shawl. Aunt Hannah begged
Mrs. Dodd; I'm stir up the fire and bring my
ioet-stove and bottle of hot water; the house
Is Old and full Of cracks"
When you get my legacy you can have q
new one, Pame.ey. What have you got that
co1nterpane hanging up to the doorway for2
to keep out the air2
THAT is portteTe, Aunt Hannah"
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
LOCAL NEWS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Phil Brady has returned to Miles City
from his eastern trip.
W. B. Webb went east this morning,
presumably to escape the tornado of
congratulations
The Billings Herald is improving daily
and should receive the cordial support
ofthe business men of that town.-Miles
City Press.
Gus. Plummer is in town to.day, TAX
ing part in the rejoicing over the Demo-
caatic victory, to which he materially
contributed.
The Montana lumber company have
begun the erection of their Office build
ing on the railroad reservation, west Of
he Headquarters.
Messrs. Babcock & Miles are extend.
ing their store building by an addition
of about twenty feet. to make room for
their increasing stock.
Whitnire, Reed, Williams and Brown
seem to have been independent juno
ton City candidates, though for what
Office the returns sent us do not show,
nor have we been informed.
This is, We presume, busy day at the
Office of the Minnesota & Montana Land
company. 1t is April 10th, the date Of
payment of the last installment of -
purchase money for Billings lots.
Tie judges Of election, II. W. Carter,
c. d. Eico and +. Z. Camp. with the
clerks, Iau. VanCiese and Alex Devine,
finished the task Of counting tho 5ly
votes polled at Billings precinct at about
$50 t..is morning.
II anyone thinks ice Ryan did not
render good De.slocratic service 1T the
polls yesterday, lie IS considerably mis-
taken. The number Cf "easle BIRDS
which, by his exer.ions, were induced
to enter the ballot box wes BY no means
small.
The Montana lumber company have
leased a portion Of their new store
building to q gentleman named Ray
mond, now in town, who will stock it
with an assortment of drugs and drug
gist's sundries. Mr. Raymond comes
from Macon, Ga, and brings to the Dus-
mess, beside the necessary capital, u
large experience.
Gallagher's survey party will leave for
the Musselsllell country, probably to-
day, and will put in the summer survey
ing Uncle Sans lands over in that Sec
ton of the territory. The party will be
accompanied by P.S. Rickel, late of the
surveyor generals office, who will make
plats of the land surveyed. The party
expects to be gone six or seven months.
-[Independent.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

The result Of the election as an
nounced in our columns, is as graf
flying as it is certain. 1t is a glori-
Gus victory for the Democrats of
Yellowstone county, and Of Mon
tana. 1t is a crushing rebuke to
tactics employed by the Republican
party at the late campaign. There
can be no question but what Dem.
ocrats are in large majority in this
county, but we are willing to con-
fess our belief that a certain proper
ton of the votes polled for the sue
cessful ticket were deposited by dis
satisfied Republicans, who would
not support the leading candidates,
or endorse the political methods of
their own party. The disunion
which Republicans professed to dis
cover in Democratic ranks, devel-
oped into united action and senti-
ment, leading to glorious victory.
1t is gratifying to observe that
outside the circle of defeated can
didates and wire-pullers, there ex-
lists little discomfort over the result
of the election. 1t is generally un-
derstood that by this Democratic
victory set Of exceptionally good
officers have been elected, and that
under their administration the
county and its affairs will be in
good hands. Even ardent Repub- ,
licans recognize this fact and can
see nothing deplorable in the defeat
of their party except that it is SO
overwhelming as to indicate per-
manency.
1t has ever been the habit of de-
feated Republican politicians to
raise the cry of illegal voting and
fraudulent returns, and we shall be
if this instance proves an
exception. If we are not mistaken
we have already heard the warning
cry which foreshadows a grand Re-
publican termult over imaginary
Democratic election frauds. That
perpetual Republican bugbcsss-the
railroad vote-has been discovered
rs susual, and we confidently ex-
pect to hear stories of the corrup-
ton which has defeated the Repub-
lican candidates. When has it oc-
CURED, within the memory of this
generation, that q defeated Repub-
lican of1ice-seeker has submitted
calmly to the voice of the majority?
In this instance it may be difficult
to explain away majority which
equals half the votes polled, but
the attempt will probably be made
Just as if it were practicable.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
LOCAL NEWS.

From Satursdays Daily.
Mr.. G. w. Ash has this morning sold
his interest in the Rocky Mountain
brewery to Mr.. Boots, the consideration
being the stock Of dairy cows-some 7(
head-lately owned by Mr.. Boots.
The Social at the Congregations
church last evening was very fully at.
tended and was most enjoyable oc
casion. Hon. J. B. Grinnell was present
and made q short, witty speech, which
was heartily applauded.
The school election for District No.
was held at the district school house
from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. to-day. The vote
as furnished by Sam Alexander ESQ,
who ofiiciated as clerk of the election
stood as Follows: For trustees, IL. Fl
Mund, 6s; c. W. Horr, 63; B. f. shuart
5. For Clerk, T. 3. Stoneman. 60.
A few days ago Mcssrs. Maxwell and
Cross, of Billings, purchased Brady &
Kennard's entire herd of ranch cattle,
comprising As milch cows. with two-year
olds, yearlings, and calves sufficient to
make 1OO.head of all ages. The price
paid was about So, 700. Maxwell & Cross
will establish dairy farm at Twin
Springs, in the Alkali creek valley.
A gentleman we'll informed in regard
to railway affairs, being asked his opin-
ion in regard to the prospects for the
construction Of the Benton branch, re-
piled that he had not the slightest doubt
but what it would be built to the Bull
Mountain coal mines this summer, as it
was absolutely necessary that the rail
road should have the coal, and as early
as possible.
Notwithstanding the Posts assertion
that the "Hon. Charles Gregory Cox has
fled to Salt Lake City where he will find
congenial company" that worthy went
down this morning on the train In COM
pany with Jas. B. Hubbell, taking break
fast at the Headquarters eE route. We
only wish the correction had not been
necessary ,and that Cox had permanent
ly absented himself from Montana.
W. J. Allason's saloon, in the window
of which he has his jewelry stand, was
broken into last night and all the valu-
ables, consisting mostly of watches left
to be repaired, were taken. The loss
cannot be accurately estimated but will
probably reacn $3.50. An entrance into
the room was effected through back
window, the stop of which was prob
ably removed by the robbers in the eve
ming before business closed. 1t was re-
moved once in the day time, but its alb
sence being noticed at that time it was
replaced.
The fire at Junction City on the af-
ternoon of Thursday, the 9Th inst. start
ed in Il bedroom in the bnilding occu-
pied by Brown & Davis as saloon and
lodging house. This building was COM
pletely burned with portion of it's con-
tents, and the fire was thence commun-
icatcd to three adjacent buildings of
considerable size. and a few smaller
ones. all Of which burned. The total
loss will reach fully $4,000. Brown &
Davis, with characteristic energy, are
already arranging to erect q building so
lings purchasing lnmber for it's construc-
ton.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14

From Mondays Daily.
j. W. Hathaway, of the internal reve
nue. collectors office is in town making
an inspection of such matters as come
under his official notice.
Mr.. Quivey, L. S. deputy marshall fol
the Crow reservation, is again in town
He has just returned from an arduous
trip through northern Wyoming.
Hon. J. B. Grinnell went out to the
Musselshell this morning to look al
Watson's ranch with view to purchase
If he becomes the owner of the proper
ty he will stock it with fine-blooded cat
tie brought from his stock farm in Iowa.
A gentleman living near town, who
lost a pony last autumn, walked, yester-
day, down to the Indian encampment,
across the river. To his pleasurable
surprise he noticed the lost animal graz
ing near the lodges. He captured it
and led it away molested only by the
barking dogs and jabbering squaws.
J. b. GrinneH Esq. addressed the all
dience that assembled Mt tile Congrega-
tional church last evening. An interest
ing feature of his remarks were his ref
erences to Hon. Frederick Billings. lie
has known him many years, and was
able to bear abundant testimony Of PHI
lanthrophy and sterling character Of the
gentleman after whom our town is
named.
The Miles City Press says that at their
meeting on Friday last the commission
ers of Custer county examined W. w.
Carland's books and found the balances
shown equal to the amount of cash on
hand-over $13, 900. Garland filed a bond
for their approval, but it was not ac-
cepted, and it is expected that the office
will be declared vacant
The New England dinner and supper
at the metropolitan hotel next Thursday
will be one of the most cheerful events
of court week. A good old-fashioned
square-toed meal will be an unusual
qualification to the visitors who will be
present from Billings and other outland-
ish western country towns. They will
have a chance to fill up for once and at
small expense. and they will ever after
have pleasurable recollcctions of this
metropolis.-[ Miles City Press.
That is encouraging and speaks well of
Miles City progress. This new depar-
turc of setting up square meal once a
week will probably give the Metropoli-
tan hash house all the trade.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
by command at that time to

authorized by command at that time to
speak until now by Gen. Brisbin. Part
of What Gen, iBrisbin has asserted against
Gen. Custer was inferentially made ap-
parent at the time of the Reno court of
inquiry. Col Benteen is able to place
the true story of the conduct of Gen.
Custer up 10 and Immediately proceed
in. his disastrous charge, before the pub
lie, but all who know this gallant SOL
dier are aware that he will not speak
until called on officially.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14

From Mondays Daily.
j. w. Hathaway, ofthe internal reve-
nue. collectors office is in town making
an inspection of such matters as come
under his official notice.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
Barney Probably Elected
by the aid of Billings
Democrats.
Look at the Returns and Con-
slider how deep the Repub-
lican Party is buried.
Musselshell Precincts not yet
Heard from, but Returns
will be democratic,
THE RETURNS.

The following tables shows the
totals for the principal candidates 80
far as heard from. The vote for the Re-
publican candidates at Rapids is approx
imated from the Democratic vote taken
in conjunction with the total vote polled
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14

These figures need not be relied upon
as moro than approximately correct.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-04-14
Democratic Victory!

UViIIUVIutIU HIUtV I
~ ~
Yellowstone County
Democratic Ticket.
SHERIFF.
JAMES FERGUSON.
Clerk and Recorder.
H. II. BOLE.
Treasurer.
J. BREUCHAUD.
Probate Judge.
JOHN McGINNIS.
Assessor.
ROBERT PETERS.
Coroner.
DR. A. ]. HOAG.
Surveyor.
q. T. LAMPORT.
Superintendent of Schools.
]. +. HENDRY.
County Commissioners.
VIM. Is. WEBB.
e. TUT.
O. 4. MILLS.
The eagle Bird Appears at
The Head Of the Win
ming Ticket.
Democratic Majorities at
Every Precinct 80 far as
Heard from except one.
Yellowstone County Sup
ports the Democracy by an
Enormous Majority.
Barney Probably Elected
by the aid Of Billings
Democrats.
Look at the Returns and Con.
slider how deep the Repub-
lican Party is buried.
Musselsheu Precincts not vet
Heard from, but Returns
The National tribune., 1883-06-28
An Arab Chiefs Queer Oath.
IRON fhe london Daiiy Negs.I

The following is an exact translation of the
terms in which Abd-el-Kader made his engage
ment with France in 1S48: Grace to God
only. / give you my sacred word, that does
not admit of any doubt. l declare l will not
again excite my people against the French,
either by person or by letters, or by any other
method. l take my oath before Mohammed,
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus Christ, by the
Tourat, the New Testament, and the Koran, by
the book of Bo1hari and the M0slem. / take
this oath solemnly, from my heart and tongue
This oath is binding both ON me and my friends,
who sign not this present paper with me be-
cause they do not know how to write Com
pliments of Abd-el-Kader, son Of Mahhi-el-
Din" When at ST Cloud he saw in the wait
ing room clock, which, besides indicating the
time at Paris, showed that of the principal
cities of the world, including that of Mecca
This being remarked by the Emir he took out
his watch and regulated it SO that he could
say his prayers at the same time as those who
had the happiness to live near the Kaaha.
Abd-el-Kader further asked to be shown the
direction of the city of Mecca, and then knelt
down and prayed, probably the only time that
the palace of st. Cloud has seen Mussulman
on his knees within its walls
The National tribune., 1883-06-28
A SHOCKING AFFAIR.
Forty-seyen Persons Barned to Death in an Italia
Theater.

Forty-seyen Persons Burned to Death in An Italian
Tkeater.
Intelligence of frightful calamity at 81
place of amusement IN the town of Dervio, on
the shore of Lake Como, has just been received.
The advices of the disaster state that while
performance was in progress at puppet theater
at that place the structure took fire and was
entirely destroyed Forty-seven persons lost
their lives and twelve others were injured
The show was held in a large hail over a tav-
ern. There We're ninety persons IN the hall. A
Bengal light was used to represent fire. and
sparks from this set fire TO quantity of straw
and frewood On perceiying the flames the
Snowman shouted Fire, but the spectators
thought the cry was merely realistic detail
OF the show, and remainsd seated. Cries of
fire were soon raised outside the hail. The
audience, thinking an ARRAY had arisen in the
street, barred with a heavy table the door
leading from the hall. They did not discover
their mistake until the flames burst into the
room. After the fire was extinguished forty
seven charred corpses were found near the
table, including the bodies of the Snowman and
his wife. A large portion of the dead bodies
are those of women and children. The wounded
were hurt by leapng through the windows A
child was flung cut of window by its mother,
and fell upon pile of straw This is the only
one OF the spectators present in the hall that
was not hurt.
The National tribune., 1883-06-28
unre!!!ng the Perry Monument.

The unveiling of the monument erected to
the memory of Colonel James III. Perry, of the
Forty-eighth New York volunteers, took place
on the 18th inst. at Cypress Hill Gene
terry, near Brooklyn, n Y. in the presence
OF u large coneoGIse of spectators. The Four
teeath regiment mastering some 800 men
assembled at the armory in North Port
land avenue, under the command of Colonel
james McLeer, shortly after 2 o'clock and
marched 10 the Long Island Railway depot,
corner of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, where
they were conveyed IN special ears to the ceme-
terry. The regiment was accompanied by Perry
Post, No. 80; Post, 1927, aud Rankin Post No. 10.
The services at the cemetery were as follows:
Opening address by Major Low, who presided
prayer by Chaplain III. G. Young of Perry
Post: stationing of the guards of honor at dit
ferent points, and an Grafton by Rev DIR. j. o..
Peck, chaplain of the Fourteenth regiment At
the close of DR.. Peck's oration, which was
loudly appiauded, the monument was unveiled,
and the Hon. John French made the prescnta-
ton address in behalf of the Memorial commit
tee to the heirs at law and Mr.. Edmund briggs,
president ofthe cemetery. Mr.. briggs gracefully
responded, and the services closed with salute
to the dead by the Grand Army Posts and
military salute by the Fourteenth regiment.
The monument, which cost 81 500, was designed
by John Mumford and seulptured by Robert
Mackellar. 1t is constructed of deep bottom
Quincy granite and contains the following in
scription: s. Erected by the Hanson Place NJ. E,
Church, Surviving Members of His Regiment,
Posts of c. A. r. and Patriotic Citizens. To
the Memory of a Brave Soldier, an Eminent
Minister-the Hero of San Jacinto, he died at
his Post" The monument also contains an ele-
CANT carving in bold relief of an eagle and an
open Bible, together with sword, which en-
blems typify Colonel Perry calling as a soldier
and minister. On the top of the shaft is 8
Romanesque cap.
The National tribune., 1883-06-28
A North Carolina Bear Story.
EFrom the Charlotfe Observer.

from the ChGTtone CoSeTref.
Rufas Reed, colored man we'll known in
this city, bought bear a few weeks ago, and
started out in the country with him. Last Sum
day Rufus, or so much as was left of him, arrived
in this city from McAden's factory for repairs.
He and the bear had had a fight and the col
ored man only saved his own life BY cutting the
bears throat.
Reed was terribly mangled. His fingers were
bitten off, and part of one foot and one entire
heel, together with big piece of meat from his
leg were missing. He says that he and the bear
were in room together when, for some unae-
countable cause, bruin became enraged and
jumped on him. The two fought round the
room for some time, when finally the bear got
the man down in q corner and was about to
make short shrift of him.
Already one of Reeds hands had been torn to
fragments, and the bear had the other hand in
his mouth. Reed grasped knife in his lacer-
ated hand and drove it into the bears throat,
when the beast rolled over dead, and the battle
was ended. But for the knife which Reed fortu-
nately had with him, the bear would undoubt-
edly have killed him.
The National tribune., 1883-06-28

straightforward did not stay out Of school either'
Fred z. Waite, Lena, III.
- Enclosed please find sIs for eighteen new sub
scribers, making thirty-six or more that 1 have
sent You OF this last list six never served in the
war. find no trouble m getting recruits for THs
TRIBUNE. the boys all like the sentiments Of the
paper. AS premium send me Waterbury watch
and the book entitled Capturing Locomotive -
&C. b. SIRIUS. Bristow, Iowa.
Enclosed please find SO for ten new subscribers
saw your notice in TEE TRIBUNE that you would
send the Waterbury watch to any one sending you
ten new subscribers. so i thought l would try to
secure that number. My papa a soldier and
he fixed the paper for me 10 start with. I told
everybody that THE TRIBUNE awful good
paper, that i liked IL and wanted them to sub
scribe, and there were only few who said no.
Papa has sent you eight names already, 50 think
i have done pretty well, for do not live IN a
large Plaee.''-8Iina A. sheldon, West Rupert, VI.
The National tribune., 1883-06-28

the hearing and stopped in his old Office to have
the will witnessed. MIR. Conner was passing by
at the time, and Dukes called him and said to
him: Here is my will, / want you to witness
it; there is no telling what may happen"
Archbishop Frederick Wood died in Phila-
delphia on Wednesday, the Goth inst, in the
seventy-fourth year of his age His decease
was announced by the tolling of the cathedral
bell. Archbishop Wood was born in Philadel-
phia, April 81, 1913, of English parentage. He
was educated in England, but returning to this
country, was connected with Cincinnati banks
from 1927 to 1897 He then went to Rome to
study for the priesthood, where he remained
seven years He was ordained priest IN 1914,
and soon after was appointed assistant rector OF
the cathedral in Cincinnati-an Office which he
held for nearly ten years. He was then ap-
pointed to the pastorate of st. Patriek's church,
Cincinnati. lie was consecrated coadjutor-
bishop of Philadelphia by Archbishop Purcell
on April 26, 1857, succeeding III 1860 to the full
bishopric. In 1875 he was elevated to the arch
bishopric of Philadelphia.
Captain David Jones, of Southtown, H., re-
Gently fell dead of heart disease on Grape
Creek train He served in the Twelfth Illi-
nois infantry, and was promoted for bravery
on the field of battle to the rank of captain.
In the organization of Colonel Harmon's regi-
ment he enlisted as a substitute, refusing
bounty, and served through the war. He was
present at the death of his colonel at Kenesaw
Mountain.
The late Dr. Fliphalet Clark, of Deering,
Me-, is understood to have given about $780,
600 for educational and benevolent purposes.
The sum of $4,000 is given TO the Methodist
Seminary at Kent's Hill, with the condition
that if any member of the faculty or any
teacher for any given year shall use tobacco in
any form the interest on the fund for that year
shall be added to the fund itself.
Edwin Booth, the celebrated tragedian, and
his daughter Edwina arrived in New York on
the 18th inst. by the steamer Gallia, and were
warmly welcomed by large number of friends
Mr.. Booth is IN excellent health. lie attributes
it to the fact that he played no One-night en-
gagements in Germany, but remained for sew
| eral weeks in every city he visited.
Charles Backus, the well-known minstrel
died in New York on the 21st inst. He had
been suffering from Bright's disease of the kid
neys and heart disease. The funeral services
| were conducted in accordance with the Masonic
ritual The body was taken to Rochester for
interment.
1t is reported that Chief Justice Doe, of New
hampshire will soon resign on account of i'll
health. lie has been almost continuously III
service since 1859. Ex-Judge jeremiah Smith,
of Dover, viii probably be his successor.
General Sherman, General Tidball, and Chief
Justice Waite arrived at Buffalo, n. Y, on the
21st inst. In the afternoon they visited Fort
Porter, and left for Chicago in the evening on
the steamer Nyaek.
dispatch from Minneapolis says DR.. D. B.
Knickerbocker has accepted the bishopric Of
Indiana