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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

A young lady being told at a recent
fire to stand back or else the hose would
be turned ON her, replied, "Oh, don't
care, they are striped on both sides any
way"
Those VINO have lost their money in
Chicago lard can feelipgly say that
their fortune has grown small by de
grease and beautifully less. ."-Pittsburg
Telegraph.
a country girl, being treated 10 ice
cream for the first time, was asked how
she liked it. at tastes pretty good, was
the reply, "but | always prefer my pud-
ding hot"
4 "neck.tie" party in Arizona is
gathering where one Of the participants
tests the strength OF a hemp rope. It's
knotty bur it's injector the moral health
Gf the country.
When Carlyle said that everybody
should have All aim in life he had no
reference to the fair sex. He had
| doubtless often seen a woman trying to
! throw "a stone at a hen.
The man VINO is spending mis- time
ard wasting his talents trying to discov-
er perpetual motion, should simply
! throw down his tools and take out a
! patent on the small boy.
| "Don't you think | have II good face
for the 5tage?' asked lady with his
trionlC aspirations. ~ don't know
about the stage" replied her gallant
companion, "but you have a l.vely
face for buss."
The editors of jackson, Miss, pa
per weighs 304 p,unds. It ia safe to
say that lac Is always in when an Irate
individual wants TO see the man who
wrote that article" His subscribers
Invariably pay in advance, also.
\ lady IN Louisville sued reporter
for publishing that she hailed him and
asked after the welfare of his soul
She naturally would feel ashamed tc
have pub ished her absurd mistake in
supposing that Louisville reporter
had = soul.
The Detroit Free Press "now we
shal. see whether the Chinaman can
fight as veil as wsshee.' This looks
SIS # the editor had lost his hero
glyphica! wash ticket and posed to
rescue mis- laundried linen at ell haz
ards.-BOaton Courier.
There are torty-two different shades
IN kid gloves this spring. This mum
Der might be increased by Initiating
the shade Of disappointment tha
passes over Il !ady's face when she seet
some other woman with pretlier pai
than her own.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
flow One Nan Got the Best OF the Rail-
road
From the San Bsrnardino, (Col) Index

From the San Bernardino, (Col.l Index.
1t is not often that big corporation
ike the Southern Pacific Railroad
proves incompetent in contest against
Il penniless, single handed man, and we
record the fol owing to nota the excep-
ton: The Southern PaciSc engineer
while securing the country for water
on the desert about twenty-four miles
from tho Colorado river, saw a few
tufts Of grass in Il little valley. He put
w9rkmen TO digging in the ground and
developed about ten inches OF clear run
ming water, furnishing beautiful sup
ply for all purposes. AS the work pro.
gressedy the abandoned the spring tenn
porarily. A prospector came along
ADD stopped ut the spring 70 drink OF
the pure liquid. Perhaps the intensity
OF his thirst induced him TO gaze longer
into Its pure depths. Perhaps, in his
fevered vision, after a long struggle
over dreary mountains and dusty
deserts, he was mirrored in the water q
sparkling mine OF SILVER. At any rate,
he tested the sand that drifted about
and got trace OF silver. This little
trace of silver resolved into 800 ton.
Here, then, was the realization of his
hopes, and no Went right 70 work to rob
the big corporation. He located the
spring for r mill site and the grounds
as mineral land-all OF which Is right
and holds in law. He notified tae com
pany To quit using his water, aud they
have complied abedientIy.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
Descendants of the Early Presidents.
ErOoklYn Eagla

Tae descendants of the first of onr
rulers are not numerous now. In Vir-
ginia are few of the Washington fla
mily Of the Lawrence Washington
branch, and of the Madisons there are
none. Monroe has one or two nieces
and q nephew living, and Jackson has
not living descendant. The Adams
family is the best represented of the
six. Jefferson has number of descen-
dants and Mrs. Meikleham is his near
est living relation. She is the youngest
daughter ofhis eldest daughter, Martha
who married Randolph, and is the
last Of her seven daughters.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

The dealers i'll quack nostrums, who
trust Their suggestive advertisements
under the eyes of silly women, are
quite as criminal in their purposes and
aud at least rs demoralizrg in their in
tnence as the Hathaways and other
like villains who practice their more
desperate arts in secret. 1t is impossible
to ovecestlmate tac mischief done by
this whole ,rlbe Of pillvenders. No
matter whether their nostrums be
effective or not for the criminal purpose
Tor which they are designed, it is the
promise they hold out that au gges.s the
sin, and many q women owes ruined
health and blunted conscience TO there
foul advertisements who never would
have rescrted to the avowed abortionist.
The postal laws are therefore wholly
right III forbiddiRg the use of the mails
TO these pernicious quacks, and the
officers have done well in the arrests
they made recently. They should fol-
low up this beginning till they gather
In more of the tribe and suppress the
obscene and criminal publications with
which they food the country.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

after that event Hill lost control oyer
his wife and she chafed under the yoke
of matrimony. Hills wish TO avow the
marriage was met by fiat refusal by
his wife, and he vas nnceremoniously
dismissed. He has maSe no answer
to toe bill of complaint filed at Modes
to-
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

When Brown failed 10 reach the
young lady who slapped his hands at
Copenhagen, Fogg remarked that it
was quite marine disaster. "A Smack
lost, you know" he explained in an
swer To the interrogating glancss lev
eled at him from all sides.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
FROM IsEN. RoosTs TO THE FIELD OF
HONOR

FROM nEN. RoosTs TO THE FIELD OF
HONOR.
The two champions proceeded forth
the other night, lying in hen-roosts or
creeping into barns and dark cabins.
Thursday night it was understood that
they were about sixty miles apart.
Early the next morning Fam passed
through Towns Gap, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. As they approached the
scene Of the proposed tryst their diff
culties were increased. WaynesborO
is very old town under the western
shadow of the Blue Ridge. 1t was Sc
lected because it was almost midway
between Green Brier county. where
Beirne was, and the "slashes of Han0-
Yer" where Elam WAS. The only key
by which the two parties could frd
each other was the password Number
one." The weariness of the long jour
ney had not cooled the ardor of the
two men. No affair of this kind mas
ever created such excitement IN Viz
ginia. All day kilograms have been
pouring Ill. In Richmond the excite
ment and anxiety We're so great as to
seriously interfere with business.
The expense of the duel will proba-
bly, be about $500 or more To each duel.
list. The code allows the surgeon fee
of 500. Mr. Page Mccarthy, Beirpe's
first second, and who with William l..
Royal are said to have managed for
Blerne in the affair. was principal IN
the famous Mordecai-McCar:hy duel,
in hIcn tho fornla or uaa lr;IIaG and
MCCARTHY desperately wounded. On
that occasion army revolvers were used.
MIR. Mccarthy is now resident of
Washington aad connected with the
Post and other papers, ana WAS associ.
ate editor of the Capital under Don
Plat. Beirne and his second slept all
night in their Jersey wagon on the bat
tie ground.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

my face is my fortune, SIR" indig-
nantIy responded a tieshy young lady,
when her suitor delicately attempted
to sound her financial prospects. at
Ia certainly large one, them" dryly
responded the young man "a he took
his hat and cane to leave.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
Hamm ering Old Satan In Michigan.
Paw Paw True Northerner.

Quite stir was created in church
las, Sunday 10y the elders allu-i0n to
the ladies' custom Of criticising the
style aud fashion OF hats and other ga.
ments on the Lords day, instead OF
having their thoughts on the sermon.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

Green Brier County Tuesday night.
The rain was coming do Sn i'm torrents
Beirne and Wright had to keep away
from the railroad and take the mos,
out of the way roads. To add to this
trouble the mountain streams were
swollen, and once the Jersey wagon
and its occupants were swept down the
stream. They travelled night and day
and managed to make the trip of fnear.
ly 200 miles without being discovered.
The parties were determined, for both
belligerents realized that neither of
them could show himself in Richmon
in "the slashes of Hanover" Henry
Clay's birthplace, and make his escape
from the police. Elam took to the by
roads, led by the same strong purpose
to get to the point of meeting. He was
in a covered buggy, and had to exer
cise the same caution as Beirne. being
dogged at every step, but he appreciat
ed thoroughly the situation, and was
determined on getting to the appointed
place. 1t might be matter of life or
death when there, but to fail to get
there wss o matter of honor or dis
honor. As the men neared the place
the difficulties around them thickened
and many tricks and DISCUSSES were re-
sorted to, while renewed efforts were
made in the cities to entrap them.
1t was at the same time understood
by the two opposing parties, the Ma.
hon5ites aAd anti-Mahoneites that
there was more N this than mere
abuse between the two editors. The
two papers had bean fitting at each
other for Il good while, and the two
men felt that the eyes of the state were
upon them.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
TIE POLITICAL PHASE

The duel, il is though: will have a
great bearing on Virginia politics. A
coalitioniet declared to-day that il
would secure Elam the coalition nomi.
nation for Governor, nomination
which until now il was thought John S.
Wise had clear title to. As to Beirne,
although he is but n years old, it
brings him to the front as one of the
foremost men in his party. In Rich
mond the news of his success has Gre
ated great jubilation, and the number
OF mintjuleps drank tonight over it as
been noticeable.
The earliest case Of dueling in the
United States was that OF EIward Doty
and Edward Lester, two serving men
among the Puritans of New England
1t occurred, says the quaint historian,
at Plymouth in 1881. Tie parties were
servants of Stephen Hopkins, and hay
ing dispute they settled it gentleman
like with sword and dagger. Both were
wounded. The Puritans assembled ia
convention and inflicted the following
Just punishment: Doty and Lester
were ordered te be tied together, heads
and ieet, for twenty-four hours without
food or drink, but tine intercession of
their master, their own humility and
promises procured their speedy release.
This was the first duel fought ON this
continent, and they were disposed o.
neck and heels, the object of jeers and
sneers.
The duel as u form Of combat is Of
great antiquity, authorized according to
Blackstone in the laws OF Gu.idebald.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

Senator Anthony mas so tar Tecov-
cred as TO be able to leave Providence
for Oakland Beach.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14

Watermelons are ,seIling in Florida
for cents each.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
THE BALL.

The ball is still in Elam's thigh, tho
surgeon being unable to get it out. AS
he was beirg carried frGm the field,
Eiam remarked, II am nit again; OH,
- it, | can't shoot" referring to his
former experience in a duel with Col.
Thomas Smith, OF Fauquier, who snot
him in the face. Before he accepted
Beirne's challenge, Elam placed his
resignation as Secretary OF the Com
monwealth in the hapds OF q friend
with instructions to do with it aa be
thought proper. 1t is supposed that it
las been placed in the hands of the
Governor and accepted. A stringent
anti-duelins law was passed the winter
before last, which makes Guelling a
felony.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1883-07-14
SOME FUN.

A young lady being told at recent
fire to stand back or else the hose would
be turned on her, replied, "Oh, I don't
care, they are striped on both sides any
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
The Merchant Marina

New York, 12.-At a meeting Of
the shipping interest, held in the
chamber Of commerce, YESTERDAY.
the proposition was made by Mr.
Elwell, to reject the provision of
the wages bill and similar measures
now before Congress, which aim
at giving the navy department fulI
control of the merchant marine.
Elwell's resolutions declaring that
the chamber enter a solemn protest
against the bill was referred to a
committee. :
The Times says a bureau of mer-
camille marine would be entirely
out of place in the navy depart-
ment; also in respect to the Rose
Grams bill for establishing a bureau
OF commerce and navigation, with
the secretary of the treasury at thu
head. The connection is incongru-
Gus, but there is no hurry about a
special department or bureau to SUI
pervlse our mercantile marine. Let
US see FIRST whether we are going to
have any to supervise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
For Saving Lie.

New York, 12.-The Herald de-
scribes the organization Of a specially
trained corps Of the fire department
Of this city for saving Life at fires.
The principal features are scaling
ladders with which the skilled en-
ployee accends the sides of the burn
ing building, going from story to
story. They are provided with life
lines coiled around their necks. The
employe can fasten the end of this
rope anywhere, and take women or
children in his arms, take a turn of
the rope around the steel clasp Of
the belt and gradually lower him
self to the ground. It says training
schools are to be opened for per
fecting this drill.
MIR. Esterbrook, inspector of
buildings, sent his examiners yester-
day to make a special examination
OF hotels and other public buildings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
NO,I9l
Alaska.

san Francisco, 12.- Portland de-
spatch Paul Schultz, prominent,
citizen of this city, who has larce
interests In southeastern Alaska
and who is conYersent with tbe
character and dealings of Hoothan00
Indians, as we'll as all circuIn-
stances surrounding the recent
Sheillng of the Indian village bv
United States man-Of-War COTzCey7.
was interviewed to-day By an asse-
clated press correspondent Mr..
Schultz SAID that CAPTAIN NerTi-
mans demand from the Ind 0f
49O blankets for having threa,ta 4
the lives of white men, anu having
selzed the company's property. was
entirely In keeping with The Indian
custem; and bad Merriman. after
making the demand, not taken
severe steps to punish the
refusal, the lives and propertv
OF white men would have
geen in constant ieopardy.
Ihese Indians respect force and,
when ruled with a firm, vet iust
hand, behave well. They respect
ne Edgllsh navy, because the king
George men (Englishmem have
dealt firmly with them on tina
British Columbia Coast; but they
90 not know what to make of the
snllly shally vacillating policy of
boston man" american The eff
rect OF Captain Merriman's action
Is that the Indians now call him
Boston man" with king George
mans heart. Mr.. Schulze adds,
am satisfied the Indians now re-
speet our authority, ard if false
'ent;imentality be not allowed to
nuIllfy Captain Merriman's action
respect will continue and will in
crease.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
Casualties.

Liverpool, ia tug boat with
q light at night marks the spot
where the city Of Brussels sank.
Cochin, India, IA portion of
the crew of the British ship British
Empire, recently burned at sea,
landed here.
Boston, 12.-The brig GoEdfnder.
San Domingo for Boston, towed
in to Delaware breakWater, four
men frozen to death. Captain
Stewart was frost bitten, and the
only man fit for duty.
A boat found off the harbOr OF
Celte, contained the dead bodies of
four persons, belonging to a French
eOasting steamer, which it is be.
lieved foundered in storm. There
were twenty-five persons on board
London, 12.-'rhe branch ship
Pride of the Ocean, Hamburg fol
New York, is suppose to have beer
lost Off Harwich as boat anC
other wreckage evidently belonging
to that vessel are washed ashore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
The Starving Iri Ii.

New York, IL -Redpath's Weekly has
the folloWi special cablegram: Bishop
Duggan, of ClontaEf, writes james Red
patti, enclosing documents which he says
give only an inadequate description of
the condition Of things in the town and
some districts Of this diocese. His lord
ship says: After the muni6eent response
lately made by the great hearted people
of the United States, as we'll as others, I
shrink from making any appeal fer re-
newal of similar generosity, and that my
first impulse was respectfully to decline
to have any further share in the humili-
atinR work Of mendicapcy which Is 8
burning reprosch to the manhood OF
Irishmen as we'll as our rulers; but any
charities entrusted to my care I will ap-
proprIate in giving employment. Ae-
compRnying documents show that
already one-third of the population nov
being about 5000, including artizaas
mechanics and lRborers, are for want Of
employment, in o state of Eemi.starVs'
ton; and that in consequence Of thu
artificial scarcity of fuel, the poor sufel
nearly as intensely from cold as from
want Of fuel.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
Washington Ad,ises.

Washington, 12'-In connection
with the current rumOr that Gen
eral Grant avails himself of ronven-
lent opportunities to advocate the
bill restoring him to the army as
general. 1t is interesting to note
that he has written a letter to d
friend to be used in case the bill
referred to ever comes up, and then
prOvokes any considerable opposlt-
ion asking that the bill be with
drawn.
Good Senator Hoar is so agitated
over his canvass, that he called
upon the President Yesterday and
asked him to use his Influences
with Collector WoTthington, to put
a stop to the latter's opposition.
HOar evidently wants the custom
house influence himself.
rhe House Judiciary committee
this morning, by "a bare majority,
decided to table Knots resolution
which provides for the forfeiture of
Northern Pacific land grants. 1t is
thought the action kills the measure
for the present session. The motion
to table the Knott resolution was
made by Humphreys. The vote
was yeas, Reed, Willetts, Briggs,
Taylor, Humphreys and McCOid
nays, Knott, Townshend, Ham
mOnd, Converse and Payson.
The Senate, in executive session,
considered Grants Mexican treaty
Professor Mitchell, before The
Mississippi River commission, said
where the Mississippi improvement
was completed under the present
plan, a channel fifteen to twenty
feet deep would be secured in the
shallowest places.
The House foreign affairs com
mittee authorized Denoter to offel
a resolution asking the President tt
make a more liberal treaty with
Germany,so that American citizen!
could not be forced To bear arms a:
now.
The Hawaiian treaty will be con
sidered on Tuesday.
Clark Mills died this morning.
In the star route case Postmas
ter Debuska, of Ration, Colorado
having testified that there wa
an abundance of cattle in his sec
ton, the judge replied postofice
are established for men not for cal
tie.
The Senate military committe
decided to report favorably Logan
bill to increase the efficiency Of tn
army,
The Senate postal committe
agreed to report the House bill fc
the issuance of postal notes fc
transmission in the mails Of sum
{ below So, for which a fee of 8 cent
. will be charged for each note isuet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
Tn PLEASANT VALLEY Coal,
and you aDiEE use no other.
A. L. WILLIAMS,
Agent for Salt Lake City
The mystery Solved.

st. Louis, 12.-There is reliable
authority for stating that the Gar
risons have received information of
Miss Zerelda Garrisen's where
abouts, and are convinced she ia
safe and alive. They are very reti-
cent. having been closeted at Mr.. 0.
S. Garrison's Office with detectives.
It is stated that a letter was re-
ceived at the Garrison mansion IN
forming them the girl was held for
money, and the writer would be
glad to make an appointment.
- Oliver Garrison says: miss Gar
rison has been found and is now at
the house of her uncle on Pine
street." He does not think she
suffered any violence at the hands
of her abductors other than being
chloroformed on Saturday last
when rufians obtained possession
of her person. That she was chic
reformed, however, is absolutely
certain though Miss Garrison has
quite lost her memory and place OF
the occurrence. The young lady
was returned this evening by one
of the rufians who probably be
came alarmed at the great excite
ment Of the public and the proba
bility of his punishment. ThC
young lady is suffering from TIT
chloroform, great nervous shocl
confinement, but is not seriously i'll
Two of the rufians have been al
ready arrested. They belong to
gang of Carondelet "hoodlums."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
The Irish.

Dublin, 12.-The hangman mas
arrived at Galway for the execution
of the Hubby murderers.
Harrington national league or
ganizer, convicted of using intimidat-
ing language towards farmers was
sentenced to two months limprison-
ment. He appealed and was bailed.
London 12.-Pariamentary re-
turn reports the depreciation in the
value of crops in Ireland for the
year 81 in consequence of unfaYor-
able harvest, aggregated e5I18,167,
compared with favorable year, and
a2,557,77 compared with the aver
age for the proceeding ten years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
a San Frauetscan's Cheek.

Washington, 12.-Charles Arthur
San Francisco man. presented the
congressional committee on claims
with IA bill for $4,000 or SEQ, 0O0,
which sum represents the difference
i'll value of greenbacks and gold at
the time he was paid currency ON
certain government contracts dur
lug the war. He says that he did
hot know he was going to be uaid
in paper, and that he was heavy
loser in consequence, business on
on the Coast being done on a gold
oasis then as now. He surprised
all he had to do would be to fiie his
claim, get warrant on the treasury
and get his cash. When Congress
allows the Franeiscan's claim. a
million or two soldiers who served
throughout the war will present
bills for differences, demanding that
| they be paid on the gold basis. A
billion or two dollars might be alb
sorbed very easily in this way in
| double payment of shoddy con
tracts, mail and steamship subsi-
dies, and for army and navy sup-
plies, and men and munitions OF
war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-13
Hanged.

Chicago,12.-Belleville, Ills, spec
ial; Phillip Mathews, murderer,
was hanged here at II o'clock to-day
in the presence of Sheriff Ropf-
quette, two doctors, three ministers
and twelve persons selected by lot
from over 1000 who applied for per
mission TO witness the execution.
He killed his sweetheart through
jealousy. Mathews was 20 years
old. He was very firm, and sal /
good bye in strong tones. Thong
the drop was eight feet hi
neck was unbroken, and he strug
gled 20 minutes.