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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
How Webster Won a Second Fee.
Washlnk.an l.al. nos.on Hcfald.

Washington G0f. Boston Herald.
 An anecdo,e of Daniel Webster was told me the other day which will bear re- beating. soon after Webster had started ou, as a lawyer. a blac ksmi;h called upon hiin for adssee concerning the ,tle to 4 small estate heqaca;hed hlm. As the terms of the will were peculiar. and the kind of estate transmitted doubtful. an attempt was made ,o annui the will. Webster carefully examined the case. but ftss.nd tha; he was unable io giye aH opln- ion for the reason ,ha; he did not have the proper lesa. authorities in h,s pos session. He was sery much interested ln the case. however. and al his own expense purchased the necessary law books, and m his leisure time studied. and came to the conclusion that his cient had the righ, of contest. lie argued the casc when II came 10 tr.al. and wen Il. eharg ing the biat ksmi,h fifteen do.iars ioI hls services. Aeafs aitefsafd. when Web ster's naRle was upon every lip. he MAS travelling from Boston 10 Washington and stopped over m New York oi;y. Aaron Barr was ai thai tune engaged ID a',tuiiag q yeYy important case before ttc stttc court. and he sought Webster apin oa. Webster heard he facts, and upon being asked fl he could mentioh the law appll- cable to the case, instantly replied that he could. and then began 70 quote decisions bearing upon Il from the tune of Charles II. Burr was amazed. and said '' Mir Webster. have you been before consulted in this case ' Mos, certainly not he replied. Il nese; heard of your case until this evening" Very well, said Burr, proceed Webster concluded hi, quotation of authorities, and received from Burr a handsome fee. The secret ofWebs,er's knowledge of the law sppiI- cable to Barrs case was that precisely the same principle was involved as ID the blacssmifh's case of many years be- fore. for which he had received bu, fifteen dollars.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
Veto, Hugoa Old Sweetheart,
Nov Yefa iflialnc


 Victor iiugo ia menae ed w,,h terrible bereavement. His old fusnd and com. pauion. Mine ijto,thei, is si. |, would se~m unto death. Her ailment IA sup posed lo he snect n the stomach. ahr has the iottisuele, shen the poet goes la talk a, her bcds,de. ito dissifnuluis the pam and fever from winch she suffers. He tlnss not sealltr. therefore. th ii abe ls seriously sndisposed. and looks forward ta taking her to Guernsey in the summer. Ihis lady has been aseo. lated with his lie since Marie Tudor was firsi played. she persena,ed that queen. The ~hol1 town fayed about her. and the poet thought her adorable. To please him she quilted the stage. and has ever since de voted herself .o hlm. shc was for A long course of years hts literary secretary. Al Guernsey she resided near Hauteyiile house, and on the death of Madam Victor Hugo she took hes place. have only known her as an old, whits-headed lady. She has firm character. suavisy of fman. ner, quiet dignity, fine tact, and does not care about either the praise of the blame of the world. All Victor Hugo's relatives accept her as the mAintenon of the poet, and the servants take orders from hes only. She governs the household .ish wise discretion. and without seeming frsc- ton. and until her present illness confined her ,o her bed. did she honofs Of the d,nning-room and drz~sng-room. Her dl.tion and enaneiasson in speaking are charming. Although styled !" Madame, she never married. When Victor Hgsn was free to marry her, she refused ,o urge him to make use of his liberty iof her ad- vantage. A marriage she thought, would De an admission that sheir friendship was not righteous one.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
AN OLD COUNTRY CHURCH.
A. WDkDEN.

l stop to rest in the grass grown yard, Ie gather the autumn blooms. And lafily dream on the velvet s~ard That msnties the sankea tcmhs. The raspberry briars obscure the words Affection has carved on the stone; With ripening blossoms and bees and birds Fora Often they sleep alone. And all of the men who wore ,his path Or the threshold of yonder door. To hear of Fathers love or wrath, Are found on the earth no more. And spiders lazily spin ,heir threads Secure from intruding feet. While autumn its leaves OCT. the pulpi,
 spreads
 And the iist ner's sunken seat. I close my eyes and seem 10 hear Some sacred old hymn arise. Or the pastor inviting. in accents clear, To mansions above the sk es Or hear the bearers. iih reSercnt tread, Their charge to the chancel bear, And the murmurous sigh Tor the honored dead Floats out on the autumn air. Then the call of the robin dispels my dreams 90 rising with bated breath. mark where the sun through the easement
 gieams,
 As life m the midst oi death. " He careth for sparro~s; l thank Thee.
 Lord,
 For a temple no, made with hands. And love that unto the least affords \ gift from Thy ouisiTciched hands.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
TAe Condemned Nihilists.
London Daily News.


 The Nihiisss, eighteen in number. who have just been tried and condemned at S,. Petersburg include representatives of all classes of Russian society. The most prominent among them Is Jury Bogdano- witch. a nobleman. who, under the name of Koboseff. kept she cheesemonger's shop from which mine was tunneled under Little Garden street al the time ot the late Cars assassination. The pris- oners now about 10 be put on tr,al have been arrested ai different times and Tn various cities. yet they can be afraigned n two chief groups. Together Sith Bog danoviteh. the iollosing were appre- hended at Moscow m February and March las, year: Jacob S,evano.iteh, Ivan ka,ushny. Naye.hda Smirniiskaya. and Sla,opolsky The last named IS accused of having taken part in the explosion on the Odessa railway. Tn iS-y. Inc second group comprises the consp,rators who were arrested Il ,heir quarters in the Vas sili-Ostroff suburb of St. Petersburg in June. 1882, and include the following : Alexander Tribiloii, veterinary surgeon ; his wife his cook. Mare Jushkova, the daughter of clergyman, and only ,wen,y-two years of age: Michael Grat- sheffsky. a participant, in the crime of March is: Michael khmenko. an es- capped convict Anna korba. A married woman. and Chassa Gersheva, alias Christina Grunberg. a ewess. The mos, imporan, member of this group, however. is Alexander Butscvitch. lieu tenant m the navy. Independent of these two groups are the following: Peter Tclaloff. a,ownsman. who was arrested as long ago as December. 1881, m connection with the attempt at Alexandfotfsk Anton Borcisha. formerly a student al the Tech nologioal institute: Anna Lassoffskaya. who WAS arrested Tn lune last year as the owner of secret printing establishment at Viteosk; iraskovya lvanooskaya. who IS believed to De a member of the exec utve committee. and Anna aki. mova. another elergyman's daughter who. a, the alleged wife of kebosesi tBogdanositeh ]. already figured m the great Suchanon-f rigonya trial. All these prisoners are accused of belonging 10 the revolutionary party. and of having par ,icipated in different attempts for the purpose of oveuhrowing the imperial government. The court, which Is com posed of senators and municipal repre- sen,a,ives. IS under the presidency of Senator S.neokof-A AndrcyeH. with the senatorial attorneys. Shelechaffsky and Ostrofisky, for the prosecution.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12

and led her ou, of the room. on the pre,e>t of procuring her an ice. But when they rea1hed tho hall he suggested that !, was pleasantly cool there-shoaid they wal, and listen to the nex, song: Felicia inclined her head in assem-. and then. as she leaned back in a convenien, recess. Neville had his say. need nc, repeat either his words oR hers in answer: but when. later oa m the evening. after an unconscionahly long absence, they returned to the drawing room. Lily's remonstrances and inQuisi- tive glances were met by ;riumphan, whisper from Neville:
 Don't you interfere with Felicia any more: she has pu; herself into my hands for good and always"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
he Gage of Battle
. esgD Ess

ObsoIe,e iass are often tic source of much inJfistltc. in Connecticut there are many such. pp ib.s day. as much m force as they were In tbe dark ages Of snpersililon and intolerance ,n which they were framed.
 IT, England. in the year is23 }, one John Thornton was charged with the murder of young lady named Mary Ashford. assonished everybody, and somewhat purxled his judges. by refusing ,o submit his case to be tired by Jsry. and. by :=s:l:ss himself sl the less-s.see dis used and almos, forgotten law, which al- lowed him. instead, to summon his ar- cuser to z wager of battle. os trikl by ssngie combat In vain was his rghs t0 do 70 questioned by the sdvssse cousssl, 0n the plea that the trial by hettle was ebsolsse, not having been empioysd los two centasies. The Lord Chie4 Justice Elieasherough af once dscidsd lbaa, = tks acf had nsvn been sspenled. t seill formed pasf of the law Of the land. 8, Thornton being a powerful ashIseic Sel- iow, and his arcuser--who was, by tho by, the broxher of the murdesed gisl--a weak ssyipiing, not more than twenty years of age, the latter deciined the prof. iered combat, snd the suspected mur- derer vas set al liberty.
 Of course the IAw was al once repealed, but if was like locking the stablc-dcoE when the horse vas stolen.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
Whisky Smuggling in the Highlands

'.lasgo~ Mail
 The Highlanders have fallen inlo their old besctting s.n of whisky smuggling in Perth. Aberdeen. Inverness, Ross and other northern counties. Considering the d,iitcul,ies which the excise officers have to contend with ere one single dcie.- ton is made. and also bearing m mind tha, all the illicit disiiiirsics discovered bore uamistakahie evidence oi having been for long time m operation, Il may be safely concluded that there is great number of them s,,l unde,ected au ong the wild corries m the highlands. it Is we'll known that a considerable propor- ton oi the smuggled liquof hnds is way into the neishbpring villages, and siili more extensively into Aberdeen Dundee. Edinburgh. t.lasgow and other large towns. where |, commands a fancy pfice among Highlandefs. The pficc m the Highland villages varies greatly Where t h with diff, uliy disposed oi t com nands no, more than ios. gallon, bat ln other districts, where II IS greatly Sough, sitet, i5s. g.fion i> freely gwen and in the larger towns there seems tn be no difficulty ln dlAlsosing of II hy " under ground agency" al even s higher p'iee than he bc.i isiay 4, tsmpbrl'"Wn. The underground sgenty. without whose s,d the Highland smuggIer coaid nc, carry on hls trade. has hitherto baiils'i de eeiiea, ii is notorious that a, the halt-yeary farm ,~fvsnsz' term many susI- s,anuai chests ate sent by rail to priya,c sddfesses TIA vaIious tosns n tho south, and the knowing ones say these chests afc lined inside with klne, and "bnng- full hold many gallons without ,ets.- iion. I, ,s also freely stated that not every farmers cart which comes into the northern town in the early morning con tains nothing but butter milk The smuggler's proh,s must he large. seeing that the llccnsed disi,iler can sell profit ably after paying ios. od. per gallon of duty. Bu;. notwithstanding hls high profits. the modern Highland smuggIss has as grea, struggle to make ends meet as his Deignbors. and eases arc very rare indeed in which he makes fortune.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
sha, the page was marked with pressed

! ,ha, the page was marked with presse. daisy.
 Instantly the visit to the gypsy camp and the forsune scllcrS prophecy. rushee Ia my memory. could not have helped looking a, the pew behind if my lie had depended on u. l actually turned my head and looked full Al the gensleman whe had given me the book. lie had black hair and cycs. long moas,ache. and dimple on hts chm that you could pa, your finger in. The congregation was rising; arose, too. held the book in my hand, and softly turned to the fly.leaf before the title page. \ name was written there Robin Anny,age.
 Who can blame me il said to myself !. ]" Certainly have mel my fate al last"
 lt is vulgar to " fiir wrong to make acquaintanecs without, introduction. but il was all Robins fault. When he held his umbrella over me one rainy day :; when he met me as ] went shopping for Berlin wool for my afghan and walked with me and talked; when old B,llborsy, who made the fires for the school. came upon me in the garden one morning. and pointing to the gentleman, where he had no business to be, looking over the fence. said: :" Look here, M,ss. This here is Mr. Rob,n A,mytage. Proud ,e make you knowned ,o each other who could go agaia1 fate And so [ had the im- pudence to introduce hun to uncle m the holidays, and in three months We we're engaged. l graduated. lee schoel, and soon after married Robin, and was IS happy as hlTd, oi a butterfly, or a squirrel.
 had told Roh,n about the gNpsy. oi course, and he had agreed w,th me thai al last, one bright spnns escnlng. as We walked together, l spoke agaln oi the strange prophecy. and particularly of the fact ,ha, the gypsy had known his name. and was growing httle excited over il all. when Robin put his arm about my waist and drew me close ta him.
 My darling" he said. !" can, deceive you any longer. There was m prophecy about t whatever. had been m love with you for weeks had watched you everywhere, and followed you to the camp. paid the gypsy five dollars to say just what | told her. and gave the sexton t~o to get me into the pew bch,nd you. of course. 1 also bflbcd Mllbefry. All is talr m love as wal. You forgive me. don't you.'
 For little while wouldn', |. but at last l gave in. One must. you know.
 thought il was the hand ot late ,ha. guided me- l sad, "or I'd never have spoken ta you ot le, Iiillheify introduce you. of deeelvc uncle.''
 l, was all very wrong. know" Robin answered. ' IL would have been very shocking iii had been some other fellow bat you see # was
 Yes, l, vas he That seemed ,o make all the difference.
 "O. Robin, the hand ol fate was m Il, l believe, after all. El. Aaaxe,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12

ss~ EngIand's soil is sesskes ss deep as q persimmon root penetration nor as rich ~ . boy owrer of . spotted pup, but the fertility osfssss,sce, with hss average mals citissn, k gsssFaiIy sharp enough te dave wish. A New Ha@pshise caadi- date, ia . sch0ol siectioa tke- -0sAsE 1ay. vhoss competitor haA the vossaa s1sefs ail ssined up h hfs bshaA, ssw something had b be doae b kssp wensu eway fsom the polls. O. the morning e the election the town vas flooded with b1lb announcing an sucsioa of n0tiOa eoods as which prisss were to bs disnibuee6 se the close of the poiis. The compssii0r candidate gos badly leit, q the women all vent to the suction. Besvkzag Cysss Gosxkke.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
Teach Hin 70 Swim
ross Ne~s

Many an nnsise paren, iaborz hard and lives sparlngly al his life fof the purpose of leaving enough 70 give his children q starr in ,hls woI d. as II IS called. setting a young man afoa;. xith money lef, by his relatives. is like tying bIadders under the arms of one who cannot swim ten chances to one he wiil lose his bladders and go the bottom. Teach him how to swim, and he will never need bladdcrs Give your child a sound education, and you have done enough for him. See to 1t that his morals are pure, his mind cui- tivzfed, and his whole nature made sub- servienf to the laws which govern man. and you have given hum what will be of more value than the wealth of the Indies
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
No Sympathy.
W iliznsport Cra. ]

Given health and fair degree ol men, tai possession, and no young man is de- serving our pity. tor he has all the qualifications needed in this land of op- portuni,y. he has the seeds out of which grow the fortunes and characters of such men as William F. Dodge and Peter Cooper. His success may not swell to the same bulk as theirs, bu; ii will be wove ou. of the same fine abers.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12

Clare.
 Il feel laint,7 sad. "it's true l dropped blue fan a, the opera when Fs,il sang It4.aatia. and gentleman picked Il up. but should nvs kno@ hIm from Adam.
 "You'H mee, hiD sgaln. however. M,sa." sad .he gypsy. some sunday al church he ~ili hand you prayer boot. with the place marked niih flower ; when you see that you ~ili kno. ,hz, your fate has come. His bsst name is Robin. lie has black eyes, black hair. and dImple in his chin deep enough to pu, your finger in and he wears mous- taohe.
 ieertz.nly had enough for my dollar. We all walked home together rather se- nousIy, bat m a day or two the impres- sion passed away, and we almost forgot how strong it had been.
 The req of October was veTy pleasant We had prayers in the scAooi-room in- stead Of going to church. Bat on the first Sunday in November the sky vas blue and the air clear. and we all set forth for the church together.
 Ii D happened thas there were four new scholars, and the seats belonging to the school were full four of us were left over to claim the courtesy of our neigh bors. was invited to enter . pew occu- pied by one old lady, and as my prayer book was in the school rack had none, and did not Ike io help myself without invitation. As 1 hesitased book was passed to me from the pew behind me.
 @This is the place. said charming voice, and as bowed my thanks saw
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12

The milky way marks the ooune of the old COW that jumped over the moon.-- tthiiskaX 7fgf<y.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12

you are quite ou, of it in supposing have the least reluctance 10 meet Miss Dale: there is nothing am more anxious to do.7
 Really. dear boy exclaimed Mrs. Hardon. delighted. ''tha, is an immense relief 10 me. You see couldn'; well put oil Miss Dale, because she has promised to sing and didn't know what 10 do.''
 Neville assured her l. was all right. and waited impatientiy for Tuesday evening. Al last II arrived, and al last MT. and Mrs. Dale and the Misses Dale were an- nounoed. Frank saw only one Of the group-Felicla. far more beautiful than he had ever dreamed her. ln her evening dress, with a brilliant light in her dark eyes, and a flush upon her cheek. oc- casioned, had he only known it, by his presence. For the moment he had no chance of exchanging more than nasty greeting with her. for everyone who ar- nved was anxious to congratulate him on his recent exploit, and he could not. without brusqnefie, fail to respond cordially to the many expressions Of good will.
 Presently Felicia was called upon to sing, and there vas . general hush, for such . voice as hexB was not to be heard every day. Never in hex life had she fei, so nervous, 70 incapable Of sseadying the coming and gong of her breath, yet never had slns sung with more effect, for the just perceptibIe tremor ia the pure consTzlfo voice lent II even more sweet ness and paxhos than 1t had ever pos sessed, and made exquisitely perfect her rendering ofthe simple old English ballad she had chosen.
 Immediately after the song was over Neville seized his opportunity.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
HnuI of The Hampton nrOthers.

The three Hampton brothers, James,
William and Il. Hampton, who were arrest
cd at Colorado City ON the charge of rob-
bling car OF merchandise on the Texa-
Trunk road here, on the lith, arrived yes
terday morning on the east-bound train, in
charge of an officer, and were lodged in the
county Jail. 1t will be remembered that the
stolen goods were found in their house,
a few days since, at which time the fourth
and youngest of the brothers, Jasper, was
arrested also, Mrs. Sarah Hampton and a
Mrs Lee. The women were released, and
Jasper was committed to jail. They came
here from South Carolina. The officers are
OF the opinion that they have for some time
been systematically robbing the cars.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28

with sore OF other narrow
gauge roads now in process OF construction,
1 and which will connect US with Memphis
Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, IL uston.
San Antonio. and San Francisco. think
/ the tendency TO be that the only Compel
! ton for wears will be between the narrow.
gauge and the broad-gauge systems: We
| have faith that we shall not 30 down in the
struggle, nor succeed on the downfall OF
others.
At the conclusion OF Governor Hubbard 5
practical and interesting address Captain
! Veal moved that the secretary OF the board
Colonel II. @. Stephenson, be requested to
/ call the roll of the note signers and that
each Of them in the audience come Tor
ward and sign his name or that oil his hrm
TO an agreement endorsed on the back OF
notes extending the time for the compile
| tion OF the road to Dallas, eight months,
that is to April LIST, 1884, the original oondi'
ton of the notes being that the completion
should be by August LIST, 1883.
A suggestion was then made that all IN
the hall who bad signed the original notes
should come forward aud subscribe to the
proposed extension of time. This brought
forward large numbers Of signers, and IT
was ultimately found necessary to adopt
Captain Veals motion. Upon the calling
of the names by the secretary, every man
in the meeting, who had not previously
signed. came forward and by sign manual
agreed to the extension.
In the meaawhile Colonel W. b. Wright
had offered the following resolution, which
was seconded and unanimously carried:
WHEREAS, The Texas Il st. Louis railroad
company nav made an honest eiort TO
comply with its promises to the people OF
Dallas. and
WHEnEls, 1t will be unable TO
arrive within the time stipulated because
of the extraordinary floods along the route,
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That 1t ~ the
sense of this meeting that the extension
asked should be granted, and that every
effort should be made to facilitate the
early completion Of this road, which Is OF
such vital Importance to our city.
Mr.. Richard Morgan, ir., moved that a
committee be appointed TO see the sisners OF
the original notes and secure their assent TO
the extension by signature OF the endorsed
agreement as well as to secure original
obligations from sufficient number OF clti-
zens to make up any deficiency in the So
900 subscription which might possibly oc-
cur. This motion being carried, the chair
appointed Mr.. Morgan chairman OF the
committee, and on suggestion added General
w. u. Cabell, William Middleton, esq.,
Colonel II. S. Ervay, A, Oppenheimer, esq,
L. l.. Mafsalis and 'pta,n Veal
Governor Hubbard announced that Mr..
Richard Morgan would be lett in charge OF
the notes, aud after all present of the
original signers had subscribed to the en-
iorset agreement Tor extension, the meet |
ng adjourned. The utmost harmony pre-
vailed; the explanations of the delay were |
ieemed entirely satisfactory, aud not SIN
gle note-g iver refused to extend. 1t was at
,nce high tribute to the confidence oil our !
people in the road and their sincerity OF IN
ention to give it all the aid required TO
bring it to Dallas as soon as possible.