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The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

sanity, resulting from alcoholism, upon
which she was admitted to the asylum.
When visited by him she was laboring
under great excitement, though generally
rational in conversation.
WHAT SOME NEIGHBoRs SAID.
Mary Bennett, a servant, who lived for
five years with the Melville family, said
she thought she had seen her mistress
more than dozen times under the influ-
ence of liquor. She could only remem-
Der two instances in particular. On cross
examination she at first denied having
been known by any other name than
Bennett, but subsequently admitted that
until within few years she had been
known by the name of Ryan. Zenia
Spencer, a colorcd servant, called ON be-
half of Mr.. Melville, admitted having
seen Mrs. Melville drink beer, but denied
ever having seen her dnder the influence
of llouor. Mrs. Helen {. Frink, who
lived in neighboring house, thought
that ON two or three occasions, when she
had been with Mrs. Melville, the latters
appearance and conduct indicated fond
ness for stimulants. The witness went
on to express her own personal dlsarIro-
/ baton Of such habit eNclalmlng Hllh
| dramatic emphasis: 81 never could have
lived with any man or kiss the lips Of
one whose breath indicated the presence
of liouor." On ncross-examination the in
dicnant woman confessed the enjoyment
of an occasional social glass Of beer and
reconcjled to her conscience the whisky
that she had drank with her neighbor
| Mrs. Melville on account of its medicinal
effect She said that she had always kept
liouor in her own house but regretted
that her former friend, Mrs. Melville, had
so easily succumbed to It's influence.
/ William K. Hawkins, and his brother,
Frank, neighhors of the Molyllles, testif-
cd that they had not seen anything "out
of the way in Mrs. Melville's conduct un-
I'll on two recent occasions, when they
thcu,ht that her excited manner was
possibly due to stimulants.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
Morals and Theatricals.
Joseph Howard.


And, by the way, what glorious rela-
tionship these monied managers hold to
the intelligent people of the city and
country.
At fair average, Mr.. Stetson, for in
stance, in his three frst-class theatres,
affords employment to five hundred peo-
pie and gives nightly entertainments or
instruction to not less than thirty-iive
hundred and oltencr to live thousand
people. A man who can preach to three
great audiences seven times week, must
necessarily be factor in life not TO be
disrerarled or lightly treated; and if
such a man determines to leave his race
better than he found it, one can readily
understand with what cogency and force
his lessons address themselves to the
popular mind.
1t may not be an orthodox idea, but
the man who determines what five thou
sand people shall see and hear seven or
eight times week, has /. in his power to
do more good or moro evil than any half
dozen ministers, ordained though they
NAV be,
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
A Gipsy Wedding.
Pail Mall G1z ,,te

Two gipsics named William Lee and
Ada Boswell were married in Bunbury
Parish Church, Cheshire, yesterday. The
bride was attended by a bridesmaid and
the bridegroom by his brother. The bride
was attired according to gypsy custom, in a
dark green dress, with white lace, )ron
and cap, she also wore a wreath of gold
leaves. The bridesmaid was dressed in 4
peacock blue velveteen dress, with W hite
cap adorned with pink chrysanthemums.
The service was performed by the Rev.
William Lowe, vicar. Afterward, by the
invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. Ganett, of
Haughton Hall, who accompanied the
parties to the service, the bride aud bride
groom, together with number Of gypsy
friends and companions, returned to
Haughton Hall. where breakfast was
served in a gypsy tent on the lawn.
Toasts were proposed in the Romany
dialect, and the health ofthe giver of the
east was enthusiastically drunk.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
A Young Woman scared to Death.

\ story Of very peculiar death comes
to-day from Hendricks township, near
Shelbyville. Last October Mr.. Hugh
Brnnnan gave a social dance at his house,
which was attended by all theyounc peo-
pie Of the neighborhood. Among The
guests We're Miss LottI Stroup, daughter
Of Mr., Pet rStroup, a well-known citizen,
and her cousin, John Brant During the
evening young Brant and fellow named
Thurston got into a fight, which resulted
in Brant getting n terrible whipping.
Some one informed Miss Stroup that her
cousin was killed and insiinctively she
ran 10 where he was living in the ward,
where the fight took place. Brant was
not dead, and as Miss Stroup knclt at his
side he turned over, showing his face
covered with blood and bruises. The
sight so Mortified the lady that she faint
ed and then had spasm, from which
she never returned to consciousness.
Yesterday, after being in q semi-con-
scious condition, she died. Just forty DAYS
after she received her right.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
FROM AMONG THE L0WLl.
How i.delsidc Nelson Began Her Ca
rscr.
Amelia ERrr.


Amelia IRrr.
'She was as good, bright, loving soul as
ever lived. 1t was from this house she
ran away when her home had become
impossible 10 her. At that time her
mother was away forget where-prob-
ably making dresses for some family, and
her stcp-iathcr-wcll, we won't name
him.
From what She told me knew that
it was net right for her to enter his house
again. She came TO me one night weep
ing bitterly.
"T am going away she said, lar away,
and no one viii hear Of me again unless
they hear s.mething wonderful Of me-
begged her to waittill her mother came
back. what Gor? she asked sadly; Cts
no use; Imust 20; feel it, The next
day she was missing, and nobody did
hear Of her again until she took London
pv storm as Juliet. / remember the day
she came bacl, to see her mother. The
whole VILLAGE was out to meet her; and
DR.. IL. YOU know, took bis own car
riaqc and drove her from the train
and eh! but she wer dressed . T'
queen herself couldn't hev been grander
I" mill lads and lasscs stood watching for
her. and many a rough welcome-rough
out hearty--shc got. III never believe
that any one said an unkind word of her
that day-niyer."
'Shc could not have had much money
when she went away
"Nery little, and very few clothes |
really did not believe she was going, or
would have helped her.
"She got into London without a six
pence" said my friend. "Poor lass, and
she slept T. first night there on bench
in Hyde park. There, now, 20 think Of
that. A kind hearted policeman saw her
crying, and fetched her home to his wife
and the woman took to her bonny face
and ways, and got her some coarse sew
ing to do--very coarse, it was, and hardly
paid; but she managed to live until she
got n place in some little theatre to go
on and OFF like. But Lizzie Ann needed
only that. II she got one foot on the
stair, she was bound to { top Of it; that
wer she"
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
Euiued Him.
Arksnsaw Traveller.


A candidate for ianitor of the house OF
representatives, Arkansaw legislature,
sends US q long poem, the beginning OF
which is cxcuciatinely ar follows;
Roaming through the fields
Plueking floS ers,
Time with silver heels
Slining hours,
Gladly ana gaily hoped lightly away.
Masge's hair was shining
In the sun,
Little soul with golden lining
Nagg Nun,
Glorious and lovely tha. one hsppy day.
1t is unnecessary to say that the gentle
man was defeated. He was a good man
and has two wives and some eighteen
children 10 support him, yet the legisla-
tors consented to his defeat. The poem
did the work for rlucklessly he had shown
it confdcntially to all the members, pre-
vious toits submission oliterary scrutiny
at this office.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
The Musitrat as Delaware Dainty.
MiIninston Gazelto.

Very few Of the city readers of tn
Gazette probably know anything of
muskrat hunting on the Sussex marshes.
When the marsh is frozen over nicely
The sport is very enticing and not with
out its spice of danger, br, ken arm or
leg, or even dislocated neck, provided
the rat hole you slip into is large and
deep enough. The spear is the weapon
used, and, in expert hands, never fails to
bring the rodent impaled on the point
from its hole. Down in Cave Neck
marsh farmers, besides making snug
sum of money by the sale Of muskrat
hides use the meat on their tables with
great relish. Put brace of fricaseed
rats before a Wilmington epicurc and the
odds are that he couldn't tell 'em from
rabbit.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Here Is an item from the Portland
Oregonlan; A log cut on the Skagit last
week measured nine feet across q the
stump. The Grst cut was over twenty
four feet in length and measured eighty
four inches; the next log, thirty-two feet
and seventy-six inches at .he top, and
the third log was thirty-six feet long and
measured sixty-three inches. Ninetv-two
ieet Of saw-l logs were cut from the tree,
the, averare diameter being seventy-fo
about 1900 feet.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
A Kentuckian's Chat with Arthur.
ClurlcrIn Inrrrn

'luTlcrJOrrnal
We went right into the audience room
with as little ceremony as a Kentuckiap
would 60 into Y. VI. C. A. office TO in
tterview black bottle, and the Senator
introduced me. w ""''i
"Ah, Mr. President said T. 81 have
heard Of you before"
Indeed" " said the President.
les, said |, Il have. think have
seen en- your name in the papers,"
Its dne day, said |.
"ls it," said he
YES" said /.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Senator Brown says that his gin to the
Georgia State University Of so, ,0O0, which
was refused by the Georgia Legislature
because too many provisos accompanied
it. probably viii be offered to college in
South Carolina, his native State.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Jacob Cole, who died at the age OF
cighty-scyen years, in Franklin county
Michigan, MT long ago, was once a neigE-
Dor of the anous Daniel Boone. When
he knew him Mr.. Cole was lad, but lie
retained until his death vivid recollec-
tions Of the great pioneer.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Edward Be;ts, the only Republican
m,mber of the Deleware Legislature, is
treated very courteously by his col
leagues. He is chairman of the COM
mittces on finance and cities and towns,
and member of the committees on
elections, claims, printing and educa-
49,,
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Mrs. Mycr the widow of General A. j.
Mycr, cold Prob" as he came to be
known, is building costly mausoleum
at Buffal- in memory of her husband.
The monument viii contain four hun
dred tons of Maine granite and twelve
hundred pounds of bronze.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Mr.. Min, who left the Chicago pulpit
Tor the stage, is said TO be meeting with
large success in the west His voice is
good and his personal magnetism is
great. His costumes are costly and
magnificent and his enunciation is ex-
ceptionally distinct.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

General shcrman's son, Thomas f.
Sherman, who is preparing for the priest
hood at Woodstock (Catholic) College, in
Maryland, leetured in Baltimore recent
ly on 'The Inquisition," his mother and
his sister Rachel being among his hear
ers.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

DR.. NJ. T. Barker says that "China is a
vast sepllchrc, her tombs containing
millions of her population swept into
un.imely graves for want OF knowledge
of sanitary laws and scientific knowl-
ctlre of medicine"
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

IN iumigating poultry houses with
sulphur much difficulty is experienced
IN getting The sulphur 10 burn' The
trouble Is the sulphur melts and smotb-
@ ers the lame. BY melting sulphur and
passing strips Of wick through it. burn
ing VIII aiterward be an easy matter
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
Mrs. vanderbiii nad neaoTogard.
Galh in the cInclnrn.l e,nn.r-r

'''Atii ~ ttlt Y tllNttif'tt lslfIIi.TNf
is there any truth in the idea that
Commodore Naudcrbips widow is going
to marry General Bcapreaard" "
! think not. She was a sort Of cousin
OF Vanderbilt and he first intended TO
marry her mother, bgt getting a sight of
The daughter he sent the old lady off to
The South to attend 20 something. and
Whlie she wa gone married the dauch-
ter
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Herbert speneer's impressions of
America, already printed in this country,
nave been republished in the Contem-
porary Review. few pages respecting
the causes of the ''ovcr-aciivity" in
American life being added.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Mr. Whittier, the poet, is bothered
very much by autograph hunters. He
tells reporter that during 1882 he re-
ceivcd between 1000 and 5000 letters
asking for his autograph.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
LADY JANE VS.. LANGTRY.
Jane Grey swisshelm on the Languid
Lilly.

Jane Grey swisshelm on the Languid
Lilly.
That cacstic pen-wielder, Jane Gray
Swisshelm, writes to the Chicago Tribune
as follows:
In your issue Of this morning Monday
sth) "A Husband" protests against Mr..
Gebhardt's attentions to Mrs. Langtry,
and bases his objections on the proper
,y rights of Mr.. Langtry. ''Mrs. Lang
try is the lawful wife of Mr.. Iangtry. OF
England and belongs to no other man
than he."
am glad "a Husband" has found an
owner for this piece of valuableproperty
II seems to have been 'lost, strayed or
sto'en' for some time; has been wander
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

The Rev. w. b. Greene, Of Ncwbury-
port, Massachusetts,, and his wife, arc
respectively rreat-erandnephcw and
grcat-sranddaughtcr of General Ma
thanicl Greene, of revolutionary fame.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Henry W. Lacy, q journalist of promi-
ncnce in London, has written novel
called "Gidcon Fleyce," in which appear
numerous political portraits.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Yung Wing, who made his fellow
students at Yale stare rs far back as ! s54 ,
is Chief Magistrate of Shanghai, China.
He still speaks English AM remains a
sleyotlt Christian.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

J. c. Hucston, the ex-general agent od
The Associated Press has opened law
Office in Brooklyn.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

"Sam" Ward has been passing through
"a cyclone of dinners" at Lord Rose
bery's country-scat.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Senator Ransom's reelection by the
North Carolina Legislature is by no
means certain. He is said to have in w.
+. Dartch powerful opponent.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Charles Longfellow, the poets son,
has returned from long Mediterranean
cruise.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Jennie Lind has offered t. teach q
number of pupils in Londons forthcom-
ing Royal College of Music. Her services
are to be free.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
NEW BUDS OF FASHION.
White Eufilcs to Frame Young Fnccs--
Hornets Made of Kid.

hONou II -rhlu.
There is a decided preference for face
trimmings in many of the most dressy
new bonneis, and this consists usually of
three closely-crimped ruilles of creamy
white crepe lisse. In very youthful
bonnets one or two rows Of the tinicst
pink rose-buds form the face carniturc,
while in others there are thickly clust-
cred loops of narrow satin ribbon in
three or four overlapping rows or else
the loops are Of chenille or gilt cord.
Camel's hair bonnets are the Parisian
novelties just imported These bonncts
are OF soft wool as thick rs felt, but more
flexible, and three halr-inch bands arc
plcated in shape to form the bonnet.
Sometimes a gilt cord or silver or che
nile is braided in with 'he wool bands
and the effect is similar 10 the basket
b ,nnets worn during the sumner. Kid
bonne,s have crowns entirely Of leather
nodded into shape in the way felt bon
nets are, and the brim is covered with
elaborate folds of velvet, 10 which Is ad.
ded some Of the now leather lace of leaf
and flower pattern, or else thera is a cord
of leather or some gold cord, braid or
lace. The short strings are Of bias velvet
used for the folds. Expensive furs, such
as Russian sable and sea otter, are used
for the brims Of small bonncts that have
a crown Of velvet or of cloth.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

DIR. Carter has raised 100000 for VII
lians College since he became itS presi-
dent. two years ago.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Ex-Governor 81. John, OF Kansas, is to
10 from city 10 city lecturing on TEN.
pcrance.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

James Gordon Bennett has given 81 600
to help establish home for old actors
in Paris.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop is not,
rs has been reported, the author of the
novel "a Transplantcd Rose
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

General II. v. Boynton BECOMES the
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

GENTLEMEN Your Hop Bitters have
been of great value to me. | was laid
up with typhoid fever for over two
months and could get no relief until /
tried your Hop Bitters. To those suffer.
ing from debility or any one in feeble
health, l cordially recommend them.
j. c. ST0ETZEL.
GsS Fulton St, Chicago, III.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

DR.. McCosh lamcnts what he mentions
rs "the excessive indulgence in ath-
letics.r
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

J. D. Jcrmain, of Wateryliet, New
York, sent New Year card, wrapped in
n $1,000 check, TO Hamilton College.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

The Duke Of New Castle IS at Jackson
vile, Florida, taking rest frols travel.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Miss Lizzie G. Shaw, the bride Of
Thaxter Shaw, of Dexter Me, received
$4,000 in wedding presents.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mr.. spurgcon has returned to London
from Mentone in restored health.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Harvey M. Watterson, father OF the
editor, is passing the winter in WASH
ington
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Mr.. Cnapin, the Speaker of the New
York Assembly, is only "a years of age.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
Laughed Out CT a Proposed Divorce.
Atlanta Post-ApFeh.

A countryman and his wife came to
town yesterday morning with the avowed
purpose of getting a divorce. They
sought lawyer, to whom their claims
were dispassionately told. The trouble
originated in dispute about crceds, the
man being Primitive Baptist and the
wife "blue nose" Presbyterian. The
lawyer, who was unusually clever, laugh
ed awhile and then began to smooth
over matters until the parties began to
feel ashamed of their crabbedness and
foolishncss and were anxious TO get
away and start home. When last seen
they were at a street candy stand buying
lot of goodies for the little Country
crackers"
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

A solid bit of gold that weighed l52
ounces was found at Happy Camp, near
lreka, California, few days ago.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10

Congressman Green Clay Smith is
the pastor of a Baptist church in LOUIS
Vile.
The Osceola times., 1883-02-10
PURGE Of Hay, AL Naturcl.
Irish stew, a Ia Furzc.
Haricot of Clover.
Hay Tca-Glacc.

Ofco Use il Is useless TO present this
sweet and simple bill to selfish and sem
srral peorle, who would rather stuff than
preserve their places in society. But
am writing for serious and genteel folk
on small salaries, who desire to dress
well and do not know how to do it.
Believing that this discovery will bring
relief to thousands of struggling clerks
and salesmen, | remain yours.
TIMOTHY Thick.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-24
Astonishing ,hs Dogs.

NsN brlrans I tHss. i5smacfs,
 4, tho Brush elee;rc light station a, ,he corner of .soire Dame and Front streets. there n dog g-,rap ~hieh IA sosn.- aha, remarkable. and the effect psodu, cd on proving cannes very pet uii4 4 space on the floor IS dampened and one sIfe from an eleeinc light connected with the wet spet, ID the center of which is p,ece of me2, with the other ~ire ai- tached to ii. A dog entering ihe es,ab- ltshment IA naturally attracted by the mea, and approaches Il, having b stand on the moist xpafe. The momen, he touches the meat the circuit IS made and the intruder IS thrown sonc distance by the shock. The other night an irish bulldog made fo., =,szoks on the meat, and had, after a Seyere shaking, to relin- quish his gfip On the 'oothsome bait. The stroke passing over the small wires used IS not sufficient ,o klIl, yet il ls .<- we're enough to impress the dogs ~1,a Is force, and they rarely return.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-24
that yos propose getting os, of Western

that yoa propose getting out of wesserr Union
 "My interest in Western Union |, simply as an investment. never had an important solce tn its control. Ex. Governor l.. D. Morgan. Augustus Shell. pr. NoFNin Green and Harrison nufkee have long been the controlling sps,its ci Western Union. l propose to Keep my lnteres; in it. Ex-Governor Morgan, ~ho dsed to-day, was the second sioS Skholdes m II. lie told me Saturday. the lasl day tha, he was down town. that 1t was the soundes, investpen, he could think oi. was much saddened by the news ct has death.
 There Is another story that you con template taking oon,tol ot Cn,on raeihe again
 Il am director oi the Union Pacific. and l have moderate ln,cues, in u. which do no, expect to part ~,th The gentlemen who arc managing cnlon Fa- eihe, Messrs. Dillon. Amcs and Atkins, are among the seandes, practical busl- ness men VIC have, aud can Susses, no improvement
 "llo~ do you re,. ard the marke, ?''
 The outlook \ good so far IS the bu- sincss ot the country k conte efned The exports ate larger than the imports. and -;he balance of trade is running. largrl, m our favor, and likely tc increase during the coming summer. Inc changes m the tarft and the effect on commercial and manufacturing interests arc unset thng. The action ot the state legislature adds something Ia thus tecling. ba, II k only ripple. The country wlll go on and keep growing" i Do you seaf disaster ?" ! No, l do nat.3lhe country Is toe rieh. do not think there w,ll be enough ] securities made in the next twelve months to supply the regular home demand. There arc now less of the dividend pay ing stocks in Wall stree; than have eve. known before. The securities arc held i for investment The government has been calling Tn ,,s bonds. and that none, has gone into dHidcnd-pa, ,.ng stoe ks and bonds.
 ''How do you look upon American SC. i ieuniieS
 Il regard them as the bcs, We have
 And the American railroads /"
 The Amciie an railroads arc equal to ,hc best roads Tn Europe both m rcspe, to eqalpmen; and sgpefs,iuttuic and aIe l buitl al less cost.
 "lle yeu think there ls an excess oi railroads =
 Il .hink pen cntagc of the new roads afc useless. Competing parallel roads ate a waste of capital lhr maloIlty oi thc roads. however. ate pretty veil >ltua. i ted, and will Day