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The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1884-04-11
Eirst.CInss seed wheat.

4 car load each of Blue stem anu
Scotch Fyfe wheat direct from nv '
woods will be here SATURDAY., anu Iol
sale in large Of small quantities ~ tne
elevator. Farmers Will do we'll 70 Sc
cure enough to raise seed lof ilesV
year as i difference OF fifteen Genus
!. bushel will be made in favor OF hlfa
varieties.
THoRNDIhE BRO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

CINCINNATI, Feb. 22.-The exami.
nation of the bodies of the Taylor
family, found in the Ohio Medical
College, mentioned in the last nights
dispatch, shows that all three had
been murdered, all the bodies show.
ing unmistakable signs of violence
the knees IF Taylor and his wife be.
ing fractured. Whether the family
was murdered for money or for the
dissecting table is not known, but the
general belief is that they were killed
for the latter purpose. The house
where Taylor lived was a desolate
spot half mile from any neighbors.
Allen ingalls,, jeff Lout, Richard In
gals and Ben johnson, all colored,
and residing In the vicinity of the
murder, have been arrested. suspected
with being the perpetI ators of the
crime.
LATER.-Marshan Brown, of AVIAN
dale, has been the means of discover
ing the bodies of the Taylor family in
an Ohio medical college, and causing
the arrest of four colored men named
in the previous dispatch, as murder
erS. The bodies were received at the
medical college Friday night. DR..
CllIy, demonstration of anatomy, says
he knows the men who brought the
bodies to the college. but does not
know their names, as such business
was always done with as little cere-
mony as possible. He had no sus-
picion that they were murdered until
Marshal Brown identified them and
he found the skulls were crushed. The
colored men arrested are not openly
known to be resurrectionists, but
there has been uncertainty about how
one of them supported himself. The ex-
animation will begin at Avandale to-
morrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28

A lyric is short poem dealing with
one thought, essentially melodious in
rhythm and structure, and, if a meta
phor may be taken from the sister art,
a simple air, without progression,
variation, or accompaniment. If we
wish to make the essentials of lyric
still clearer to ourselves, we shall find
we are compelled to do so by mega
tives. 1t must not be in blank, nor in
heroic verse; save indeed, where a re-
frain, and a subtle repetition of the
same word, gives lyrical impression.
as in TennYson's "Tears, idle tears"
and some of the songs in the "IdyUs
of the King" 1t is not 50 severe in
form as the sonnet; the poets touch
is lighter even when his subject
is grave; dirge like "Lycidas" can
not be accounted such, nor sustained
and lofty poem like Il have led her
home in MAUD" Some of our
greatest poets have left no true lyrics.
or none into which they have put their
best work. Pope's only examples are
a burlesque, an imitation of Horace,
written when he was mere child, and
a paraphrase, also from TIE Latin.
Gray affords US none; no adequately
characteristic specimen 4 be culled
from Spenser, or more than ~ IT two
from Milton, though the 70 II lived
so near in time to Shakespeare and
Ben johnson, Wrists, if any were, and
the latter has been justly termed "1n-
Ventor of harmonies," so keen was mis-
sense of song.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
The Democratic National Committee.

WAsHINTON, Feb. 21.-The execu-
tive committee of the Democratic ma
tional committee met at the Airing
ton Hotel this evening. Fourteen
members OF the committee were pres
ent. The report Of the sub-commit-
tee appointed to audit accounts of
the committee was received. 1t
showed a balance Of $500 in the
treasury. The report was adopted,
but no other business transacted ex-
cept the appointment of a sergeant
at arms for the committee.
Isaac r. Hill, of Ohio, assistant SER
geant- alarms of the House of Repre-
sentatives, was selected for the first
named position, and William H. Shell
ley, of Minnesota, for the second.
Should the fight between Chicago
and st. Louis grow so fierce as to pre-
vent the selection from either place,
Saratoga looms up as a strong rival.
Later information has been OBJ
tanned from members of the commit
tee tonight, and their best opinion is
that Chicago will have about Is votes
on the first ballot and st. Louis IL.
There are or votes for Saratoga,
which on second ballot, seem at this
writing, to most likely go to Chicago.
Twenty votes are necessary to a
choice. AS to the time the most of
the members seem to be in favor of
fixing it three or four weeks after the
Republican convention.
A meeting of the Democratic terri
torial delegates In congress and promi-
nent Democrats from the territories
was held tonight, at which resolu-
lions were adopted urging the ma
tional committee to take some action
looking to the admission to the ma
tional convention of representatives
from the territories and giving them
untps
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
belongs Remains

New YORK, Feb. 22.-This morn
ing the remains of belong and COM
RAIDS were taken from the BROOKLYN
navy yard, by the tug boat Nisa, to
the battery where the bodies were
placed in hearses and the procession
was formed. The procession consis-
ted OF naval officers and band, a bat
talon of marines, hearses, survivors of
the expedition, and several regiments
OF militia, battalion of regular troops.
and carriages containing invited
guests of various civic societies.
Among the prominent people in car
riages were Senator Warner Miller.
chief of the navy bureau, the mayor.
Gen. Hancock, the Secretary of
War Lincoln, the Russian minister
and consul general, Postmast General
Gresham, Secretary Chandler and
Commodore Upshur of the navy. May
ors Edison and Low. The procession
then moved up Broadway across
Brooklyn bridge to the navy yard,
where the bodies wilt lie In state to-
day. The day was observed by q gen.
eral suspension of business and flying
flags in the harbor and city at half
mast.
The body of Collins was later taken
to the armory of the Sixty-ninth regi-
ment, of this city. Tomorrow morn
ing there win be a mass of requiem in
the Cathedral, after which the body
Will be placed on board of the ship
City OF Chicago and taken to Ireland.
The other bodies will be taken to the
Church of the Holy Trinity, this city.
tomorrow, where services will be
held. This is the church that Mrs.
belong attends. After the ceremo-
MES the body of DIR. Amber will be
sent to Alexandria, Va, that of Sea-
man Boyd to Philadelphia, and those
of Lieutenant-C Commander belong
and others to Woodburn cemetery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Bulwer'S Gambling.

Early one morning Bulwer, the
novelist, returned to his hotel from a
gambling house, where he had been
passing the last hours of the night
For the first time IN his life he had
played high, and, with the insidious
good fortune so frequently attendant
on the first steps along what would
otherwise be the shortest aDd least
attractive pathway to perdition, he
had gained largely. The day was
dawning when he reached his own
rooms. His writing desk stood upon
console in front of mirror: and
pausing over it to lock up his win
nlngs, he was startled and shocked by
the reflection of his face in the glass
behind 1t. The expression of the
countenance was not only haggard, it
was sinister. He had risked FAR more
than he could afford TO lose; his luck
had been extraordinary and his gains
were great. Bat the ignoble emo
tions of the night had left their
lingering traces in his face, and as he
caught sight of his own features still
working and cleaning with the fever
of a vicious excitement he, for the
first time, despised himself. 1t was
then he formed resolution that. be
the circumstances what they might,
no indueoment whether OF need or
greed, should again Tempt him to be-
come a gambler.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Relief for the Snffarera.

WHEELING, w. Va. Feb. 2I.-Re-
lief for sufferers by the floods of last
week in the Ohio valley is being tho
roughly organized, and all agencies
from the United States go vernment
down to the committees in the small.
est communities, are working to.
gether efficiently and harmoniously
The citizens of Pittsburg sent out the
steamer Resolute with 600-ton barge
yesterday, which arrived he. g to-day
The expedition has about $4,000
worth of clothing, household and
kitchen furniture and food. It made
landings at Warren and Raineysyille,
leaving supplies for a shiverlng null
titude of people, partly women and
children. The committee reports that
the destruction and restitution are
undeniably such as to tax the abilities
of the largest measures of relief and
succor that may be devised. The
Resolute took on board a supply of
blankets and hospital tents for the
United States government relief Off
GERS at Parkersburg, and proceeded on
her merciful Grand
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
A Prehistoric Race,

The Porvenir of Managua, Mica
ragua, publishes the following inter-
esting archaeological item: CDR. Earl
Flint came here from Rivas last week
for the purpose of inspecting traces of
human footsteps which have been
discovered in quarry owned by
Senior a. Reyes, at depth of fifteen
feet from the surface. Traces of these
footsteps were first NOTICED in some
stone which had been 9uarried and
was being employed in the erection Of
a house. The doctor calculated these
prints to be at least $4,000 years old.
They are of several sizes, as though
made by men, women and children,
who have thus left proof of their ex-
istence in prehistoric alluvial earth
since converted into rock. In other
excavations in the neighborhood
pieces of eaIthenware pottery, stand
ing on three legs, painted in black,
red and silver colors. and the drawings
on which Etruscan, have been OBJ
tanned On one of them a dressing
gown is drawn almost on the European
model of to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
The Winds Work in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 2O.-Clarks.
vile. Tenn. was visited yesterday by
two destructive cyclones, about two
hours apart, which swept through the
central part of the city, dwelling
many houses and doing serious dam
age to hundreds of buildings. Two
churches were nearly blown down.
Two towers were taken off the court
house, one end blown out of the Frank
lin hotel and much other destruction
made. Many persons were seriously
injured in the falling houses but none
killed outright. The roof of the
Chronicle Office, rafters and all, was
lifted up and carried over Elders
opera house and driven through an
other house two blocks beyond. The
damage will be very large. Every tel
ephone and telegraph wire was pros
trated and the trains delayed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
Virtue Hath Its Reward.


Thomas T. Ochiltree, congressman
from Texas. has succunibtd to the
wiles of cupid and is soon TO marry
the adopted daughter of Mr.. John W.
Mackay. the bonanza king. Mr.. Ochil-
tIee himself tells the this story; there
fore its truth is beyond quest ion, We
congratulate Mr.. Ochiltree that his
path in life is to be smoothed and
Strengthened by the wealth which his
pros ective fdther-in-law is reputed
to possess.
It is safe to say that love has
brought down no more distinguished
a victim since the great Othello woed
and won the daughter of Brabantlo.
Mr.. Ochiltree'S romance. however,
serves to point a moral as well as To
adorn a statesman. Thoughtless and
envious foreigners who have come
among us have told us that the Amer
lean people have allowed business In
siincts to crowd from the hearts the
finer feelings. We have been told
that we were without taste for those
things which refine and elevate the
human mind; that we were devoid oil
sentiment and that We lacked appre--
citation of the good, the beautiful and
the true.
What could more completely rel ute
this SANDER than the spectacle OF one
| of the greatest statesmen of our age
| indulglng i'll the sweet dalliance OF
| love during the intervals snatched
from his arduouI labors for the pubic
good. Mr.. Ochiltree has not allowed
| his romano to interfere with his duties
| as a congressman. When Mexico 0p-
pressed the enterprising marauders OF
Texas, Mr.. Ochiltree temporarily
pigeon-holed his affections and boldly
demanded that the rights of every
Texas should be protected by this pa
| ternal government. When Germany's
| great leader died, Mr.. Ochiltree'S love
was again subdued, and grief pro-
| claimed its dominion over his heart.
| Perhaps his love softened and mel
| lowed his life, but it robbed him OF
none of those great attributes which
make Mr.. Ochiltree perfect states
man OF the most approved Texas
| brand.
Six weeks, he tells us, he spent at
| the shrine of the fortunate woman
who is hereafter to share his great
ness and to shine refulgent in the re-
Elected light of his intellect. As
Othello won DesdemCnas heart with
vivid stories of moving accidents by
flood and field, of hair-breath 'scapes j
the imminent deadly breach" so we
trow Mr.. Thomas z. Uchiltree won
his bride by these wonderful recitals
which have made secure Mr.. Ochil-
trees reputation as the rightful sue
cessor of the lamented Baron Nun
chausen. His story being done Miss
Mackey gave him for his pains q
world of signs, and doubtless wished
she had not heard it; yet she wished
that Heaven had made her such a
man." and Mr.. Ochiltree, being unwil-
ling to cloud her young life by spurn-
ing her suit. told her he loved her be-
cause she pitied and admired him and
would wed her if the stern and
wealthy father could be induced to
give his consent: and he was given ii
and soon our modern OthellO will lead
to the altar this matrimonial prize.
Truly, Virtue hath its own reward
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
A Little Cranky.
Savannah News.i


Col. L. A. Hardee, known as Honey
Moon Hardee, of Jacksonville, whose
death was announced few days ago
was a nephew of Gen. W. J. Hardee
ard was distinguished for his cult.
waited mind, gallant war record, and
was considered the most extensive
orange glover in Florida. He OBJ.
tanned great prominence a few years
ago by his famous conclusion theory,
in which he advocated the destruction
of insects and disease germs, and the
fertilization of land by means of con-
cussion, produced by the firing OF
canon and otherwise. He made spe-
cious arguments in support of his the
DRY, but it was eclipsed about that
time by the "blue glass MANIA" He
was generally considered a little
cranky ON this subject, but stranger
theories than his have eventually
proven correct, and who shall say that
conclusion" was not worthy of a
scientific investigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Feb. 20. = Supreme
confirmation to withdraw transcript
allowed: Stark ct al. VS.. Miller
Grange. Submitted on briefs and
argument of appellants: Lavegar VS.
League, Galveston. Motion to dis.
miss appeal submitted: Perkins VS.
Bates. Fort Bend. Motion to dismiss
submitted: Waters VS.. Fem, Fort
Bend Motion appellee advance sub,
mitted: Galveston Wharf Company
VS.. City of Galveston, Galveston. Mo
tlon appellee for sug. DAMN rec. GER
tiorari submitted: Willis VS.. Smith,
Brazoria. Motion to file transcript al
lowed and case continued by argu-
ment: Skidmore vs.. Makichny. Bee.
Motion of appellant for rehearing sub
lnit.ed: Sheldon VS.. Bsnavides.
Webb.
Court OF appeals affirmed Washing
ton vs.. Cedric, Galveston; Gallagher &
Co. VS.. Greenleye ct al, Galveston;
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
The Storm in Georgia and South
Carolina.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Feb. 2O.-Yester-
days storm was the Severest since the
cyclone of 1875. In Hancock county
the storm overturned outhouSes, uf-
rooted houses and stables, and David
Dickson was killed by lightning. In
Columbia county the barn and stables
OF j. n. Mallard were blown down,
three horses were killed at Haflem,
besides damages in the interior. The
plantation of George Granada was
ruined and the house demolished. The
timber on the plantation of DR.. Reese
was carried of and a negro killed.
Mrs. M. Y. Wade, wife of the over
seer, was seriously wounded. The
gin house of Jno. A. Fawcett was de-
mollshed. The town Of Bradley, S. c.,
was nearly blown away. The resi-
dence of DR.. Ligon was blown down
and his wife badly injured. at
Ninety-Six, 5. c.. house was wrecked
and child killed. The residence of
W. Fl. Slattworth, at Edegefeld, S. c.,
was blown down. the ruins taking fire
and little daughter persisted. The
dwelling house of j. Atkinson and
the store of J. s. Boyd, at Jackson, s.
C., were blown down and three ne
groes killed. The town of Mellen was
nearly destroyed. Trains are impeded,
wires are down and mails irregular.
AT Leeds, Ala, the cyclone swept
away the section house of the rail-
road, killing three negroes. An old
white couple named Bass were seri-
ously injured. Three miles south of
Leeds the house of John Poole was
Blown away and a son and daughter
and the child of a tenant were in
stantly killed. Mr.. Pool, wife and
four children were very badly Injured.
The residence and premises of DR.. w.
F. Wright. railroad contractor, was
demolished. The body of DR.. Wright's
mother mas found one hundred yards
from the house. fearfully mangled.
Annie, Jennie, Thomas, James and
Edward, children of DR.. Wright, have
arms or legs broken, and Harriet Nc
Graw, the cook, was killed. OF TWEEN
ty-four carts, two wagons and three
horses on the place, nothing remained
but one of the horses. The house oc-
cupied by M. Mclaughlin was blown
away and Mclaughlin badly hurt.
The house of man named Kerr took
fire and was blown away. Mrs. Kerr
was fatally injured. The railroad for
several hundred yards was thickly
strewn with debris, delaying the
trains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
COLEMAN.
Special to The Statesman. |


COLEMAN, Feb. 2l.-Another out.
break of fence-cutting occurred in
this county last night near the town
OF Trlckham. Two pasture fences
and a field fence were cut. The fences
of the pastures thai have been de-
stroyed are all being rebuilt.
There are plenty of candidates to fill
all the county officers.
The work on the court house is
moving on rapidly and, if the weather
continues fine, will soon be finished.
COLEMAN, Feb. 22.-This even
ing about three o'clock the alarm
of fire was given, and the dwell
ing house occupied by Mr.. Walter
Smith, druggist of this place, was
discovered to be on fire. The citizens
responded to the alarm at once, but the
house being some distance from the
square and strong wind blowing
the house and entire household furni-
ture were consumed. The fire origi-
mated from defective flew. Loss
$500; no insurance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
An Old Mexican CITY.

Chihuahua, the capital of the state,
has from 1900 to $4,000 inhabitants
and was once noted for its dullness
but it is row rapidly improving, and
is feeling. as Mexican towns must
feel, the stimulant of railroad enter
prise, writes a correspondent of the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. The city is well
laid cut. having broad, wel'-paved
streets, which cross at right angles.
Here, for the first and probably the
last time while in Mexico, you will
see the American omnibus and hack,
whose drivers have little regard for
anything except the money they think
you owe them, whether you are rich
or not. The depot Of the Mexican
Central railroad is over mile from
the centre of the town, and this neces-
states your riding iii carriage or
taking street car. The city is quaint
and curious, as are all Mexican towns,
and dates back to the close of the sew
enteenth century. 1t is said that in
1160 the AZtecs occupied the site of
the town and erected upon it their
temples.
In the center of the town is the
Plaza Major, which is an open plot of
ground of about the same size as one
of the squares Of Chicago. 1t is one
Chihuahua's most attractive places,
being filled with flowers and sur
rounded by fine walk, lined with
seats, where both natives and foreign
ers gather twice week and listen to
the excellent music and the military
band. Music is given every Thursday
and Sunday evenings from $ till 10
o'clock, and they are called music
nights. Sunday evening is the prin-
cipal music night of the week, and
then the town can be seen at its best.
1t is then very interesting
place, being filled with gaily-
dressed ladies and gentlemen of
all ages, nationalities and coun-
tries, who make this the pleasure
evening of the week. There is none
of the loud talking and laughing so
common in the United States, all be-
ing quiet and subdued, and all SEEM
ing to be enjoying themselves. 1t is
certainly very pretty sight to see
the very brilliantly dressed ladies and
gentlemen walking among the f1ow-
ers, keeping step TO the music of a
fine orchestra, and all in the cool and
invigoratiDg air so common to this
climate.
According to the custom of the
country, the ladies, both young and
old, promenade the plaza by walk
ing around, always going from
right to left, while the gentlemen all
walk FROM left to right, thus meeting
each other twice in going around the
plaza once. This custom dates back
to thine immemorial." and is part of
the etiquette of the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
HIGHWAY Rnhhars

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Feb. 2O.-People
living in the mountainous regions of
FayeJte county have been terrorized
by q bard of highway robbers and
burglars, who made their headquar-
tiers in the mountains and sailed forth
at night and frequently on the road
committed daylight plumber. Two
months ago the Fair Chance postoffice
was robbed, and the United States in
spectors have since been on the look
out for the thieves. Early Yesterday
morning the members of the band
were surrounded while attempting to
rob a house, and in the fight which
ensued Sheridan Montieth was fatally
shot. The others escaped. From
Montieth information was obtained
which led to the discovery of their
mountain hiding place and which will
result in the capture Of the others.