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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
A saas Puiler Pulling % Fetriaed Lsss.
From the Savannah Nevs

The United States snagboat Tocoi returned
to tho Savannah River few days ago where she 10 hay:
ing some OF her machinery oyerhnued bhe was. until
couple OF weeks ago. employed in clearing out the
Alamaha River from Its mouth to tbs Oconee River.
The Tocoi Of comparatively light draft but one OF the
most hoats q her class In the scr
vice. She Was Furnished with good supply q dyna.
found efcacious for the work SHE undertook. large
number Of rocks many projecting pieces Of raft timber.
besides several large trees, were removed from the
channel that the river 10 quite clear for timber RATS
and light drxuglit steamers.
Among the obstacles to navigation which the TocoA
number Of petried trunks OF tresa
heavier than the largest stones that taken from
from the Savannah. Florida and Western Railway bridge
large gum tree first formed obstruction. over twenty
years THIS huge trunk Inns broken up several very
valuable RATS Of timber that being oated to DAren
and has directly and Indirectly caused great deal OF
to all persons who were interested In the
business on the river. There 10 bend where the OBJ.
sructon lay and tho locality came to be Familiarity
Here the raften awsys were in dresd .xpsctator Of
BY contact with the obstruction referred to- aud car.
rrh rapidly out 81 their control by the cIrren which
flows swiftly At this point
When the Toco undertook to lift this sunken tree from
the river bed II discovered that monster Of is
sgn ncAnt propor aud weight had TO be dealt with
The pow erf Engines aud tackle Of the boat wore found
unequal to the task and hence the obstruction had to bs
broken up with dynamite and tho pieces taken out sep
arately Tnc snrs trunk had completely petriasd and
10 weigh about seventy tons. Som. Of the fragments
were exceedingly beautiful being Of different colors.
some black others crimson and violet and other con.
TnS.u. s...lel
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The Drunnep Dida't Scare.
From the Detroit Free Press.

On the train from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
ran to train robbery The subject was sanv..s.d nom
&c. car could be robbed without danger to II. robbers
he ANNOUNCED His readiness lay down his life when.
ever al attempt WAS made to deprive him Of his cash.
1t was generally believed that his all talk,
and by and by when lie fell asleep Put up Job him.
A giant Of q chap from Dayton, o. was selected TO
play robh-r. He was about the ug.ts,'ooking white
nnn any body had ever set eyes on and he borrowed
two rsyoyers removed the esrtr,dge. and waited for
cried out:
Hands W, sentlemeni The first one Of you whs
Vi went our hands. and the drlgman awokc.
Up with em-throw 'em up" commanded psytou.
~ he Ieveled both shooters a the drummer and slowly
advanced
not II know myself" was the cool reply. and what
did the Maysnder do but out with his revolver and be-
popping awayi lie had hrsd four shots and driven
the rohber to The door before any one could grab him
ana explain matters one bullet Went through Tue III
fourth went through the windows The robbrr" was
whittier than the AFFAIR ended anil returning the
reyoyers to their owners he stood Ia the aisle and ssid
"0entsmcn you can prt me down as the biggest
blamed fool in America Good night"
And lie took HE coat and GRIP Rnd left for seat II
another coach.
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MADDENED CHKYENNEs.
swim Retaliation for . Cowboys Iasuls t. .
Chief
Prom the Globe. Dem ocrdt.

From the GLOBE Democrat
FORT KEoaH, NJ. T., April 2.-On the Rose
are encamped 9 bard Of ,Gheyepne indiana,
who are IN and
Who have been there since 1873. sndesyorinx to
sss asf and hs psops hd
pitched their tepees and we're filling the soil;
country. but 1t was not long before bad blood
began to show on the part OF the cowboys to-
S 81 doe ssds
on S}s csyuse and was crested By The eSrss q
four cowboys present with the customary West
@ s w.s 10 rs4sPs Of s nss
went Of = little distance. sat down On . log.
gagged In this occupation. with his back to the
white men: one oithee latter: hard-eass Cow;
devtry. wagcred with one Of his companions
fhs hs 9ad hse the IN,
ters heal. The bet was promptly accepted.
when Talford, drawing his heavy Colts reyolv-
aimed the NJ hat and 1ed
streaming down his face from a deep cash cut
s s "aH ss
aSpf .ps s cn s "a sas s
pated trouble. so thoy. quickly, mounted their
Help was secured. and when. o fow hours
later. the cowboWs we're returning with In
creased numbers. thoy saw q band OF Chey-
ennes coming In the direction OF the ranch.
and race commenced between the two par.
ties to see which would roach the desired spot
first. but when tho white men came within
range the Indians opened fire. and drove the
former from tho field. They then set fro to the
ranch and outbuildings. burning them to the
ground. after which they quietly returned to
their camp on the Rosebud.
The news spread like. wild6re. The whole
country was aroused. and evory cowboy within
a radius Of 100 miles fastened to the spot.
ready and anxious to exterminate the bloody
Cheyennes without delay: but the capture OF
tho guilty ones was effected. fortunately. with.
out boodshed, and In very short space Of time
oyery warrior In the camp WAS made prisoner.
engaged In the recent incendiarlsm were hand
cufied and brought to Miles City where they
county jai! await trial. while the rascal Tai
ford 10 still at large. and is probably by this
The trouble may not end here, for the Chs1.
ennes scattered all through this part Of the
evidently at q loss TO understand why their
relatives should be held In confinement when
their action was simply In retaliation for an
outrage committed BY one OF the whites.
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ROSCOE C0NkLIx0 AND ZEE xLxCrOR-
Al kRAUh
He Die Nss Write . speech Asaiasl Cssutiss
Lsuistass fer Mayss.

- bp0e0o
Lsaistass fer Mayss.
IRON the bottom Daily advertiser.
NEW YORK. April 13-While ex-senator
Conkling 10 attending 10 his Law business. his
sssss me WYE ssa s lsd
.ss. ' iss sSH II Tss sH:
ss h "Si
t w, ipombers 81 ConEross had ;sen the spescS
pared. and that those gentlemen would cor.
roborate the statement made. After careful OK:
Saa e . IN SSoy Ss:.d h III: oSso
"a ss '%s iro ns't ons 81 s e:
that NJ. Conk!ings speech against counting
by three prominent members Of Congross.
ASfs% HsW Bssa Bsa9
demon. Letter 70 III. Hewitt was Written ' ~
ds =. %hsRsr s.s
gYeR 2 speech. Of had eyer heard Of II. To this
sys ssysr .n
pared" Ex-senator Kernnn also denies in Tho
such speech Us was referred to. Mr.. Field also
denies that he Svcr saw any such matter. and
wSS was lie Western Senator rsierrsd Co IN
the Woolley interview" no was asked. where.
In 1t was charged that A. speech Of tho above
tenor Ind been prepared by Mr.. Conkling?"
NJ think It was Jones 81 Nevada but Col.
The authority for the statement was made
on tho strength OF the intimacy. supposed
to exist between Mr.. Conkling and Mr. Jones.
1t was well known at tho time Of the electoral
Louisiana fol. Hayes. and that no depended on
Mr. Conkling to open the war; As he failed In
men made It impossible for Jones to come to
the front with any open declaration"
VIII. should Jones have been 20 weak
hearted ?"
We'll. Jones and Conkling arc intimate per.
sonal friends; they have been 30 for q great
many years. and no doubt Mr.. Jones thought
that . betrayal OF private confidence would
simply result In losing him the friendship OF
post norton had been held"
Whatever may have been the Intentions OF
Mr.. ConklIng. II is evident enough that the
above denials exonorate him from any open.
handed attempt to divert the action Of the
Electoral Commission. and that there Is no
foundation for the statement that he had pre-
pared o speech In the Louisiana case.
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STRANGE RELIGIOUS EYENTa

s: 4 black
ss"s eSm se' s Tor S. s
ten year: by collecting money from a peSpis
peopls IN ssnsRsmbis
The Rev Mr Pierce "a: in b: pSpi. s e. 81 EmS M
Widow isit her seat body q Tie church.
ns To; s Il: s%s
:, K. s:
had e the hoass and 80 thigh
one OF the windows found and Killed 24i Of them.
ws Say
y S .. Thy h.a i:
ris.n religion and better adapted e h he wants n Of
tho thorfifed Church OF Ras:is ~ '''''
The noted De La Matyr. oresnbact consrss,msn and
chs4. IL :sd b Ia u
II ss Ct Eo
have IN ~ church but the house i' crowded st every
se s C s a.:
:fsS q ": SisS
found a. Il! ri sss Place "a a. .dded Nv
s; a::ss: Il S Il paths
h :SS u.s. ssdn IN s
w: ns S.y: ai .
aionspiss and Teachers and large number Of
In their churchea other denominations sre meeting
with equal success.
In tho old DAYS no woman allowed 70 Put her foot
within the walls OF the monastery at sAn Augustn
vicsroy bent Waiting Nothing could ,Sp her
for each virtuous monk looked himself securely 10 ~.
cell aud afterw ard every stone In tue floor which heI
sscrigiuuu feel al touched carefully replaced ~
anew one fresh the mountain top Times are sadly
| changed The house has been turned Into . hotel
There was an extraordinary scene few days ago q
| the Leek Cemetery In England a the funeral OF
farmer On arriving the grave the ofcistnH clergy
man, the Rev W Brisford discovered that the feet q
the corpse would not point to the eastward Ahougt
sor to q others and showed him tns nsSa
pon referring TO the difcuity which would DO expert
| enced on tile day Of resurrection u the coIps: We,
found that the grave w0nld take the comm the rsSers
| way, and the ceremony was then concludse
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Oas Of Arthur's Characteristic.
Prom the Boston Herald.

The Presidents worst fault 10 proorastina-
on H. does NO. want ne guests 70 Co. because when
TO do something else and that what he always hates
70 DO; but whom the house y empty. he shuts him.sf
Arthur write. more PUBLIC paper. than smo. nv other
having clear visorou. :!ye: and snack Of present.
he'd iua . b. hated 20 stop taking % &c 70 rora
people waiting him an length Of time
he happens be doing anything which he 10 inter.
der that he put. Of gu tomorrow What ought 70 30
is Tor he moment engaged In. to oomiorta
bic no ads discomfort hut he never neSlects his
public duties II he 10 obliged to cit all night TO per-
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HcOtty.
From the Current.

scotty's deAdi OF course he isi
Just that same old luck OF Hist
Ever aence We went cahoOts
He's boon first, you bet your bootsl
When our schOOlin' Just begun
DOT two whlppin's TO my ono;
Stole md smok ed the flrst ci gar,
Stood up first before the bar,
Drinkin' whiskey strsight-and me
wastiu' time on BLACKBERRY
Beat me In the army. too,
And clean on the whole way through
In more scrnpes around the camp.
And more troubles OH the tramp;
Fought aud fell there by my side
With more bullets In his hide.
And more glory in the CAUSE
That's the Kind o. man he was!
Luck liked Scotty more than me;
! got married; scotty, he
Never even would apply
For The pension money
Had to beg of Uncle Fam
That's the kind o. 4 cuss ami
ScDtty always 6rst and bcst-
Nc the last aud Oruriest!
Yet, for all that's said and done
All the battles fought ana won
We Ain't prospered--him nor nc
Both As pore as pore could be.
Though we've Biwnys.'up Till now,
Stuck together any how
Scotty always, ns I've said.
Luckicr; and now he's dead
JAMES wnircoxs RiL
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TIE Agricultural Repartss 81 Gel. Davis.
From the Denrer Tribune

In Penns ylvanin good story is told concern.
Ing Col Elisha W Davis the Last Speaker Of Coiots
Do House Of Representatives, and now agent for the
before The xoat and os, nnrmties had made inrosdi
the prime Of life and whout equal at ready rspares
that he nominated for the Pennsylvanta Losisla
70 make Joint c.nrsisn after the ,, manner Of tss
the hastings there assembled purely Agricu
audience The Democratic candidate had the platform
for the opening speech, and Davis mngilng with
the crowd The Democrat Informed hs auditors TIA! he
farmers that he had been born and raised
farm and that In thought and every sympathy he was
with them and As II to clinch his argument, he said
you; Twas born on the farm. aye might say almost
Of the applause expected heard the clear
voice of Davis ringing out, A pumpkin, -" Davis
had no need Of further reply.
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%,isnisr ass re ., sword , soon s ns'S ,A y.
never seemed 20 have much blndine force
nSmbsTs youlS sss part a The az
cation they had taken. Some would divulge
what took place In the cAucus to intorested
parties on the outside, and the result would
BE- that tho legislator would. the next morning,
Inform the Chairman OF the caucus that he had
decided not TO abide BY its action. This Was
very frequently the case. for many OF tho nom:
bers were In chronic state Of uncertainty and
always ready to DO prayed with.
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n arechal Mel.


Before those counterscraps Of lace.
which offer such undreansd resistance,
have 90 fallen into disgrace,
o Marshal that Grave assistance.
In vain ! send my Jncqueminot
Each day to speak her fair and tendePi
With scornful lip the lovely foe
Each day refuses to surrender.
cry you help. o flower Of knighta
Upon my Bonded knee sue H.;
II any man can scale those heights.
You. Marshal. you're tho man can do III
To plant above that heart Of steel
TIN front Of which bend deapAtring)
Your golden onslgn-h Mel,
1t were . venture worth yoor daringt
T. b. ALpRicn
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POErnY OF THB P1RlOR
The secrets q sAs oprins.
Prom eAs ksNAatsan.

PROM tAs ks~Aattaw.
Come oct and hear the robins sing,
And hear the blusbirds tale Of sprtag,
And zee the swaliows on the wing.
Come out and iistsn, listen low,
And hear the grssses - shey grov.
And list the little Winds that blow.
And learn 10 rssd their secret WE'LL
The secret that they softly tell
To bird and bee In drowsy dell
OF b,oomy hanks that are 70 BE-.
OF fragrant hrld and leafy tree,
And ell the summer mystery
OF buh and blossom, flower and fruit
That Quickens nnw In sap aud root
Aud now In tender sprinHing shoot
Come out, come out. the days are long.
But Nature sings hsr. secret song
In secret ways-the days ere long.
But aw,ft % sweet from dav ~ day.
FROM hour to hour, the tuneful lay
Runs hssdlong on ohangefui way.
Come out. then, in the early giow
OF early sprtpgtime'e bud and blew.
Come out and hear the grasses grow.
And ell the secrets Of the spriaG
That melt and lnurlnur, speak and sinS,
To ears Attuned to listening.
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The Reeeat Find or OLD Testnmens Pareh.
nsents.

ST.. PErEnsByRG, April 1S.-Dr. Harkavy tslls
mo. In refererre to the ancient rnrchm.nt. " the OA
addition 10 the eleven books already mentioned no has
identified Isaiah hut most OF the remaining Parchmens
iogbe At present A. to the age Of the manuscripts
th.y are oY Sre"t sntioay Persss a. much IS ,hos
sand years old The text Of entstons Of Jers-
miAh 10 the best preserved and may be more mOderA
than the rest Tho name Of the author Of the original
size Of the freshest Parchment. 10 Inches by but
some are shrunk and shrivclsd and have evidently
been exposed TO the action Of damp
The imperial library 10 closed for the Easter hol
days and Dr. Harkuyy 10 at atands until II reopeus.
will be several weeks at all events before any dehns
conclusion tho origin and antiquity Of these curious
manuscripts can be arrived at hut menntime the Fro
tessor intends TO have thsn photographed In order hAs
his brother Orentssts may have an op9oriuntty Of con-
trbutiug toward their calculation.
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GIVING Himself Away.
Prom the ronkers Stdtesn.dn.

EfUW TNf fONKtTT AIdFS5HsdH.
Where were you last Sunday. Eobbie"
asked the teacher OF OF the brightest scholars her
Sunday school class.
my mother kept me home"
Now, Robbie do you know whore little boys 90 to
when they play truant from Suniay school''
Yes, me'sm."
"Where."
"They 20 nshn' exclaimed tho boy lsitiaY the v Die
feline family out Of the psper envelope
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
cusroUs yzArunss OF ACTUAL L1sa
TIE strange Disease - Priass Lssps,A
Prom Ms BrtsssA kedieai Journal

The reosnt bereavement In the royal iAnllI
toward the con,titailonsl anecticn 70 which ths Y
iS :Sn q S.aSp Ts i n . Is; No %s
wriisr MsmophiiS a. . rule, ssissts the male. q 4
family and .avts the females exempt but
Si::s: pS::s...: si..:na.!'Ss s =:
n,S,i:rs q boys Mao Ssis Ssed:,;; NE :s:9
Jus Who bore male bssi.rs .s,er n.rrsss g
ease from which they WEI. pst.onsy ires Similss
isrouSs smss mS'TScf: q sGsri.d fS@iiss rs. S.sl
paralysis, diabetes lnsipius and color blindness. Ne
Il oS.saT,p . Ka n Ss. &c. AZ
~ sf...iss q child AGED who aleG u Tie 6fmosl
st: MH: ri s .a the mouth
Prlnes Leopold suffered for week from, very severe
scsiden,si hsnorrnase which raidly reduced HIN e
Of blood; but within . fortnight he was cohvaicse emit
would undouStedy and throughout ne require him e
duisns !He more sssiSs dtpsrtnieni. proisssosS
Of Connsught We observed that tho special cuitvS.
Non q nc sr.. and ii,s,s,ar. scrds G5oI.py, g.
Leopold a. The spscIa friend and patron social aris
tic and literary progressi anh u he fuhilei that prom
.e hs career would be honorable .nd 81 great n;siS,
80 far .. his short term 81 HE would allow But sincS
1893 he has been III robust health and has SUI
from several attacks Of sna - one kne. j"imt hav'
however highly probable that the nrtieular dtssass
Was that which frequently compllcatea bGmophimA.
The weakness OF the knee appears to have caused Ms
fall but the nature OF the intracraniai complication V
obscure,
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Nsws from North Caroiina.
Prom the Norioa .S>n,inp.

Mr.. u. NJ. Williams informs us that hs has Q
chicken Which when they 60 9It :" k cht, ksrto
could not walk lie say. he docs not knnw whtt.or H
does 30 10 keep from being killed or whether 1t thhks
last prayer
Last week Nr, Chsrcs Prsdslow started cs.nr. car
ryinx hts dog with hlm. On tho way IL started ~ u.
which took refuge IN gopher hole NJ Er.u-NrW
could Got get his dog ~ the hoe. 80 y url.r' -
the rabbit and w,nt III he"dfnremost y" - " o. NJ
his feet aid cot fAAttue lie remained ~ inst 'n
for several hours when two men. Who ht.h 10 tUn V
search tyr him, found and rescued LIa lrllI death
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In After DNys.

In after days, when grasses high
O'crtop the tomb WI here I shall lie,
Though well or III the world adjust
Ny slender claim to honored dust
I shall not question nor reply.
shall not see tho morning sky,
I shall not hear the night wind sigh,
shall be mute. as all men must,
In aftee daysi
And yet now living, fain were
That some one then should testify,
Saying 4" lie held Ills pen In trust
To art not serving shame or lust"
viii monet Then let my memory die
In after daysi
AUSTIN DoBsoa.
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a v.,... csus. a ~
20 Poppy'uspps
wns.s sae most ssoieu ."''
Ins osfus 'mmo1'A 'eoos
WIN "se'.' uo"''
t"n"s "e'' ve.n' "'.'' soau,,s -
Ineh neA's WIN sons sne, 'Na. "e1''
Shifting his closryoIced harm sat Tommy Moore.
Dot.'y ne .sseu '"e s
ne souchea 'ae "enon"s ea''"''
Ana touna "'h' .sp: A"u 1911"
oN Bong gray 'oius'
homer, Lucre"us' r.h's'' virgo, Dou'e
sa'd he eau play s"e0. - npo"e' esa
Tommv bravo: More Tommy, Tommy Moorsr'
30" - '"e eVen,"s o'ceAo
rms sohs ITO" MS o'k"s "s'p 'E"s''
Ihe oirds hoppea ao~a from tue "es''
And with envy died'
ana horace mu''eroo I.Ner.s my 'pe'""''
nssr again pun my mana 70 p'ec.run,
plumins for aish, his highest soaring wlnrsw
Dear u tnst narp' ran INC 'os'
DeA t"s' nsip W MS
wherson sInhmeo 20 long
In shs oem o. tue see
s~so' ana SOL. rang '".o.s" "e "su . "
Loua .no ~. ,"i," ". ~ ''""ss" "'ous" VIZ oH""s
VOW o' w. WV, 49,, =, .',.'. n.sS '""N
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purman left the council IN disgust. AS soon
the "sn 1sada s sSG
Ha r SO 81 %
ss
long continued military rule. subordinate Of
them Ia all their desperate schemes. "s
Dvrinf the Cabinet meeting the superintsn;
q m wss to
ATTORNEY. General was greatly Disguised with
shis show OF indifier nHc: and nd, s,1clSim!ng
Cabinet meeting that must BIO maintained"
the osns rather
GueruIoSsiy. w. and leit the room. '"'A'' SuA'''
Had the carpet baGgers been true to anything
sSSn hs 1 s hs1 psw
auarreled among themselves continually. In
the iegisIature. IN caucus. IN public meetings.
yading mutual distrust, and such an entire
lack q anything like RrinsipIs that even the
not S
ma money and ND obtain mere power In
held By tho Republican members Of the Esais.
latprs often dssenSrated into scene: Of mob
yioisnee and Tree nsh ss,o Inc GSmor would 20
wanted 10 do ali the TALKING and all talk at the
same time. was In one caucus where two Of
eX-officers Of the Union army and both Florida
State Senators. got into wrangle over some
Ing each other Of personal and political
Liar and scouSdpsi we're terms freely i used. and
at last the smaller senator. thoroughly exas-
perated,. approached the other and larger ono.
and striking him full In the face knocked him
Nat on his back. At once there was rush to
tho rescue. I.expeoted to 500 bloody ARRAY.
With the negroes but there was merely pro-
fusion Of heroic words. and the efforts OF q few
cool heads whose religion was that the pen u
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-11

ptchfork it in large instruments down their
Threats. A man opposite us yesterday conveyed
some queer looking stnff to his mouth with the
most marvellous rapdty, first on his fork then
on his knife keeping both hands flying as fast
as possible between plate and mouth. We
watched him with shuddering horror; l felt
certain he would at least cut bit off his nose
which was quite inconveniently long. But no
catastrophe occurred. He evidently had a
practiced hand. The women dress vilely and
have the most awful figures They are very
ugly with a sort of gaunt cast of features, and
they do stare so at Maud and me, with cold
antagonistic glare, as if we were something
quite out of the common. They seem to do lit
tie else but knit 1t wearies one to see them
They keep the body of the knitting in kind of
pounch hung at their side, and at every available
moment even at meals, out comes the scaffold-
ings-n other words, the knitting needles
They do not look at the work as they do it, but
glare about with their hard eyes, that nothing
seems to escape.