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Good to choice shippers ..-..-.-....... $57506.25
Fair to medium shippers .-.----.--..-... 490@5.5O
Common shippers. Observation-Disclosures. A4G04.75
Stockers 375 al. %
Good to choice cows and heifers 45085.5O
Fair to medium cows and heifers ...-. 35004 %
Common COWS and heifers .-------.. 97j03.25
Veal calves con- mon to good --...-.-. 50007. 80
Bulls, common to good -..----........ 325Wd. 80
Mich cows common to good, dullat % 90 80 90
HoGs.-Receipts, 8, $50; shipments, $500 DUAL
ity only fair, market opened slow with downward ten
dency. Later trade ruled active but prices were
some lower on light unmixed grades than yesterday.
Closing quiet, all sold
select medium to heavy SO SODT. 90
Select lighs $50 to 210 average. 640G6.6O
Common to fair light -...-..-.-........ 5.75G62
Heavy roughs Observation-Disclosures. {. 75G6.25
Skips and stays Observation-Disclosures. 400G5.OO
SHEEP.-Receipts none; shipments, none. But lit
tie business transacted. Market continues dull espe-
ciay on the class of sheep have coming in which
are of common grades.
Good to prime grades Observation-Disclosures. 81 60 as. 25
Fair to medium grades .-.---..-.....-... 3.S004.4
Common grades. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3.0O03.75
Bucks, per head ..-..-.---..-..-.-. 2OOd5.0O
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at present insignificant, but it is reported that
some parties have under refusal large tracts of
sugar lands in Mexico, the cultivation of which
may Increase the amount very materially in
few years. This treaty, following the Sandwich
island treaty, is another decided step in the di-
rection of free sugar from everywhere. The
market for molasses has been quiet, and in
prices very little change The receipts have
been light, and the stock in the country is quite
small There are no new features in the tea sit
uatiOn. Hoi6ers are very firm, and get full
prices when sales are made, but buyers keep off
as much as possible and there is no animation to
trade, locally or in Eastern markets
GRAIN.
The local market is more settled; while prices
no higher, there is steadier tone, especially
for wheat There was a fair attendance on
Change, and bidding was quite spirited on spot
stuff or early arrivals The Board of Trade
Price Current says of wheat 1.-The market CON
tnues steady, with good milling demand for
choice grades. The bulk of the receipts are off
grade and move slow at quotations. Seaboard
is q shade lower and Chicago is 5-sc off" We
quote:
No. Mediterranean, track. 103
No. Mediterranean, track -..--.-.-- LOO
No ked, track -----...--.----.-- -------- LOO
no . hed' track ---.----.------.-------- Sa4
Mixed track ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Wy
Rejected, track rs
May, LII
Corn-Is very dull, with light offerings yet
strong demand is noticeable, and dealers are
bidding lie more than yesterday. Futures We're
neglected. Seaboard and Chicago are both
slightly lower. We quote:
No White track ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
No White. track 4912
Yellow, track ..-.......-...-..-..-----.-5 so
High mixed track. .491o
SlNed track
k
Rejected, track
understandable track. 40
Oats-Are steady, and trading very light We
quote:
No White track. --.........-...--...--..3 6l2
llSII ilNeu ttath Oh .
Mixed track. "a u
Rye-No. ?, frmer; SO 1-2c bud track, without
SELLERS
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We hear from customers the
most hattering reports of Ely's
Cream Balm. an article of real
merit. SMITH. KLINE & co,
Wholesale Druggists, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
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Kye-No. ?, firmer; 80 I-2c bud track, Without
sellers.
Bran-Steady; SIS. 90 bid, held at $3.50.
Hay-Prime timothy quiet and steady; $40
bid none offered.
GRAIN IN STORE.
AInrch 1Q 1884
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A CURE AT LAsT.-The evil
dence is overwhelming that Elys
Cream Balm goes more directly
than any other to the seat of the
disease, and has resulted in more
cures within the range Of our OBJ
servation than all other remedies.
--Wilkesbarre, Pa, Union Leader,
Dec. 10, 1879.
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Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific.

Wabash, ST. Louis & Pacific.
Depart--Detroit and Chicago Mail. .-.......
Toledo. Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids
and Michigan Express ---.-...
Detroit and Toledo Express daily
c. c. and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Arrive Michigan and Toledo Express daily
except Monday. -.-.-..
Toledo and Fort Wayne Express.
Detroit and Chicago Mail ..-..
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RATEs or SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

TERMS INVARIABLY IN ADvANCE-PosTAGE PREPAID
BY THE PUBLISHERS.
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bee Line c., c., C. Indianapolis.
Depart-New York and Boston Express,
daily .;-::-.-..--:. 4:15 am
Dayton. Columbus and New York
Express, c. e..-.................1 1910 am
Anderson and Michigan Accommo-
dation. HOO am
Wabash and Muneie Accommoda-
ton ---,------.-.....---..... 5:25 pm
New Nork and Boston, daily 700 pm
BRIGHTwooD DIVISION
Daily .---...-...--- 4:15 am 3:30pm
DAILY ---.-.---.--- 1903 am 800. 324 Bm
Dali ---....-.---11 HOO am. 49,. 6;59 pun
Daily -.--..---..--. 2:IOp pm
Arrive Louisville, New Orleans and st.
Louis Express, daily ....... 6;40 am
Elkhart and Goshen Express --.-. 1925 am
South Bend Express. 200 nm
Boston, indianapolis and Southern
Express. -..--:---...-.-..--.-... $50 pm
New York and ST. Louis Express.
daily 1855 nm
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Entered as seeond-class matter at the Postofce at
indianapolis Indiana.
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Cincinnati Hamilton & indianapolis.
Depart-C Cincinnati Dayton G. Toldeo- 400 am
Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo and
New York ............--....-..10: 1850 am
Connersvile Accommodation $50. 4:30pm
Cincinnati. Dayton, Toledo and
New York Express. ....--.-..... 6.4Opm
Arrive--C onnersville Accommodation $50 am
Cincinnati, Peoria and st. Louis. 11;50 am
Cincinnati Accommodation. .-..-.. 5:00pm
Cincinnati, Peoria and St. Louis. =. 10:40 pm
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4 Wrnnc.s over - 1r1snae1 vleein ogxwo
us<s1 uonnos. Len1s - rro1o1y-0-o
- Inem Resolves : nroce - nn1,ees
xAre~GA ~ uonre-
cuArrAroooA. Trxx.. Aprn -
James Rice, ~ enploye q the Spring ON
Hotel. e Spring Clty, Rhea County, shoe
and killed B>se Miller. negro enploye
% The Drookman House. N that pIacc,
FRIDAY night. 4 appears that the negro
man Was employed b. Brookman ~ >
drummer for bis hotel. and James Rice
vas similarly employed by the Spring
CITY Hotel. when The train came u from
Cincinnati. about 7s2o o'clock. COM
ncrclsl tourist sot OF and the two hotel
runners q once made Tor him. They
lost their tcmpcrs u the scramble Tor
the unf0rtunate traveller, and ne
negro said many hard things %
RIcc and threatened % XIII him.
when collision seemed Imminent Rice
drew knife and started for him, but The
negro rctreatcd and told Rice he uooId
- him later. u Is said that friends q
Rice advised him 4 Ne valued biz NE %
Kill the negro, and acting upon this d.
vice. Rice armed himself with hts pistol,
went % the Brooklnan House and shot he
negro twice through The heart. The mar
fcll % The ground, and Rice cody walked
"a and resumed his duties e the hotel.
Rice was not arrested % the time. and No
effort N that direction had been made
when the train passed there next morning
Rice claims that be committed the deed
IN sclf-defense and y ready for trial.
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IT, ;onrnnls n Cincinnati And the
k1oo.iv .h;rt dernscoc,,es n fhat vicinity
ma f.re AVA ~ much Il say 4 out law
Iessnc~. n t,e Sonfh NAV now perccve.
r,erhan.. fhaf thew could have bestowed
nor rtfenfion m horne N Fairx. and the
d.n~cr. sni nhose< existing n their
r,;,l.s, Il fsr Greater ndvanf.9c. People
~ho neglect iheir own business and Ire
thinc~ which concern them Il home 10
f;rd f.uk with ana fhrnsf counsel o.
ofhers IL whose circum<.a nccs they
know nofhin0. GENERALLY ina n the lonv
rnn shaf their energies have been wo-
fnllv misdirecfei. Ne trust the people
~ banriIle. Va. and Copiah County.
Nis< vim nov have 4 little respite
from M unre,soninr assaults " the
lorc-ranue pntrjots Who know lust how
c;vil order could Be preserved and al
~ r;rlts II citizens protected 4 thou
..nd miles away. when they Ind no
word~ u infuencc 10 avert ! hundred
fimes worre evils Al their own doors.
The people 81 scores and hundred
81 towns and neichborhoods IN the
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- Z N s~ssos' "a blisSsly IA hs crsck
~ whip or ~ hcrse' slnu.ee ena
true. Thy turned into - s,lsxwx
with biz heavy wooden loed. when 80
wheels did sink unto the hubs !. thei
muddy alley road. '6li up' t1e
teamsier shouted loud. Go q willis
you're young" and the steady brutes
did churn the mud. each s'de the wakon
tongue. She hove and ~" ne
wagon did. - once poet sung '-and
every time she hove and sol awo<ser
leak she sprung.' So fnrcj Il with this
load u wood. - near - one could
Judge: the more the horses Glove the
mud the more ID wouldn't budgs. And
tnen began the crowd 20 come 1r1t (al-
wavs) the small boy. and teams1crs
st<>pcd On Jefferson che struggle - en-
ioy. and Youngsters III al0n< the walk
he women % annoy. A butcher-carl
! passing cab. : waxon full - stoves.
buggy and grocery rig. with soap a7d
f.our and cloves There stopped man
On business bent; : doctor II hIs GIG;
the avenue was SION fiI|cd up with ev-
cry kind q rig. A. Oliver Wendell
Holmes once said. ~ martyr one would
burn. some man from out the crowd
would know how % roast him % turn,
probably from : restaurant. posted on
well-done steaks That man 4 sure %
Be On hand and all directions takes
s.Why don't Won whip your horses upP
why don't you haw Or gee? Come.
wake M. ancient stick-in-the-mud o.
leave the thing 10 me-" The teamster
whipued hi< horses M; the teamsler
geed and hawed. but he load d wood
was there for good, and there Il stood.
saving II wonld (n0<) s'Comc into the
garden. Maud" The gathering crowd
never offered 20 help. but gave advice
instead. while the painting horses stood
and pufIed and the driver scratched his
head. He would look On this side then
| "a thar. then gather up each rein: then
<hoat. rave. fime. swear and try 4 On
I a0ain: ana All the while the crowd did
icer and scatter round advice. but The
WAGON wheels STAYED where they were
a Il within wise .-Come down from
~ the load II wood Let's rescue
'em All N boats 18th. put your
shoulder 10 the Wheel SAY! Give
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I|mIIw> MMX DMUe MMX XXXIUI1 UI XIIIXX1
-
he socccH q - p1uocro<'o pe<v
ocxt laIl depen1s upon unity: harmony.
md concert q action. ms may -
counted O. - - absolute certain!y'
Without this harmonious action ne -
publican party viii doubtless cont nue
4 power. and al Che nciar'oos. corrupt
and dangerous consequences 81 that 70
the country and - institutions Wall tol-
low:
The result q last fails election. add
nx Ohio and Virginia % me Democrat
% side. indicated > return q re pemoc'
racy % power. But The Democratic
ma or;ty IN the House Of Representa-.
tivcs IN Congress seems % have blasted
these hopes 20 lar that the kepuoI'can
party has taken new courage and now
counts on it> continuance ~ power - .
matter II reasonable certainty. How
and why ID this? Let uS look this mat
ter fairly and sQuarely In the face and
know truly the cause q 4.
The whole trouble. which has almost
blasted the hopes and prospects q ne
Democratic party. has arisen out q me
proceeding and position u rev lead
err Of the Democratic House n Con-
ere>s on The tariff question. This = -
unfortunate - L has been vain and use.
less. A. there i Republican Senate
and Republican President no act re-
Iating 20 the tariff which the Hose
could pass, could possibly become .
law. The proceedings therefore, In
| the House on the tariff have been vain
/ thing. and worse than that, have been
> kind % speculative political recon
noitering, 20 show how much the Dem
ocrats were divided on that question
and yauntingly 20 make issues for the
benefit q the Republican party. These
proceedings d few members q the
Democratic House have been most
Notifying and disheartcnine 70 the
Democrats Of the whole country.
They have shown thus far
the Democratic majority IN The
House 20 have been . misfortune
20 the party and % The country. This
has all been caused by few men,
wholly waning IN liberal and compre'
hcnsive Judgment. being placed in the
front Aud il shows that want Of tacl
and capacity which have heretofors
kept the Democratic parry out Of power
Political leaders must b. men Of liberal
and comprehensive views. 10 lead th'
party and country 70 victory and safety
Earrow-mindcd men u ono idea are nm
tic for leaders Friendly conferences q
caucuses among the Democratic mem
bers have not been held Self-wise ans
self-conceited leaders. above the reacl
Of advice and aid from the combined
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Two men were standing q tne eae
Of country farm'yau wniH!nk s''cks
and giving each ot1er co., apout zaA..
aging women ~ sessy - ~
the man oc ne outside 2! ne ience
said. -an ven see how they Y ~ fo'cn
down
just then ne cabin dooI o!enc1. anc
: rei-headcd. long-neckcd woman
yclle1: .
Say. Leke. tner nour ouI
4 CUT; w. ar ~. q s' ~ 1 answered
wall. put y back A. cover 4 uP
tighter" he replied while me ou's'oe
man Rrinned-
Lon't you see how ne : hacked
a'readyY be laughed. when the nery
top-knot disappeared.
! does. spoke the ei.tcd xi,'or-
Presently the same shr'li voice er,ea'
zeke. se gwine o.eF - 49, =.
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~ MIXOkMOl y JAZZ
$500, ~-'-s---,- ssr--1s -. !
W--.-.. . ror-sr Enpssysr. 40 ssners
DEATH - ne u.nds = Mee-annS -
xIrs-ben rswer.
oopk<' y. r. Apsn ~.
Inc usual quiet tnat pre's''s - 'n's 80
AFTER eleven O'Clock q might WAS broken
-h,~<,x .f,.~ th.s hour saturday evening
Z $3.50, .ho,s ror,Ine
p rs Y. rs-s
from me Zen
was great excitement when ~ ~as
discovered that the proprietrcss, Mrs.
(.,a~.,, IA becn assaulted and
~srn- ,,a.a - J.nane>e
'''o. '~'s 81 ~.
waiter VINO ne 'ot.ne'ty -
ploy, but who hAo pcen uism'~seo : ~"
days previous for drunkenness. The
japanese entered the place, walked
- ~ .n.<Uent that Is cur
- ~ ~. ,,.;, r.,om
s''nsu ~ = 80 ~. $500 ~
fronting on kouFtn stEee' 80
Mrs. Gudgeli 70 come - there ne 10y
reenonded. and Was asked 70 reinstatc tAc
,.<h.r~-i emploxe. Tpon being refused
sr.~ -.-. 4. ,..c>me sx.<ner.t~d and
- -.-,--s -..- 4
attacked ne 10y ~ '.o'e.' - !. Z
struggle cnsoed ~ the iaoys ettemPt -
free herself from him and % Set out q
the room.
go. ~ .r~~.~a~t "a - into the
s-,.'s -.,.-,, ~ ~ssrs-d onf ~ the door,
49, 80 I.-~-e-~ drrw I ~bulldox'' re-.
'r-'<.-- - ,..-.t,,.-, .-,ln~r Anil ard. Tie
80, - - r-~r ~,I r,~n~s n. rims
,.'-.- 1he 49, ru~hed ant ou Tie
S..,- --~-c.t ~ th.. l,fnrin I'D
-7 49,, - .hof1 Il No. il mulch
...-.--1.,<.- <c-~ - ~hIch took eject
$500 s.-s A ,.<'--<< M go 800 Inn~. which
s----.;s.i.. - r~,h~ Anorhcr made !
'.....s f~-s ,~c-,5 ~ ~ hrre~f. while
80 .S~~- t<<,< eQ-cf ~ 80 fhichs
.s;-~ 80 hcr~ ~ ~ r,rh'
q. - frirhrfnl manner. rs,
<s..hs.r ~ ~ woonded lsdy rushcs
| $50 s-sset~ ,~,rh vr;~f crvInr ior h<lp
s"r,.r ..s,c- h-cr~hf I isrre crowd q -
/ $780, ~...,r<.s<,~~ - 49, ~rroe The Id,
49, <>.,5-, h--~~ 80 - 49, : few rtr6,
49,, 49, $3.50 II 49, r~,f-nr-nf nfter r.
-r,,-1-- sh- 49, wound brlore 49, ri
$3.50 ~ ~.ir ~xh.n.frd. The f,end IL,
l s,.,1,...,-.s - ~ir-~'v VI she zine. tnkin
$3.50, r.Is~ Il tIrr- ara II rae Ate
80. - rxh.u<tr1 - IL. uavcmeuf Tia
~ 1890 ox~r 49, Ana crrd the Two shot
sh,e n, ocied 49, limbs 81 horribly. Ate
~mcfx;o~ rxerv eli u III deadly weapo
~ <r.rr1d II run away. turning into ID
az, ;r~f hrIov Main street. jfIjcrrs Ba
1~r;;.e AMI Known hspDrntd - h. in I'll
5000 I..t n the back ~ thc block. IN
hr~r;n~ ~ rrport- had started Tor Ii
olacc from which they emansted. I'll
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n1fmI.1np karmnnIn A<enUn nnv Ne hno
= sscrr ~ telI. Thcv declare ihnt ~
1~so ~<o~1 ~ ~ Arfkur AdmInIcfrnlIG,
y. 49, ~ .c.~cir~ a Rr<I@- ~.
q, esrt y, ~er NJ sIlence about what Ne |
- ncr,I ~ r~~eel. The ns.ertion n /
--,-d. sk>t ~ <arv~nt Would nok have
$500, A. -.cr,i~r m l:crm>nv ~ vi II IN
1..,er;-I, Ir,,~r.mrnf n State fsd
I-.-. L~- I'm r~ho4 II onvhf " have
1870 "a ,rs.t ocs ~c,flem ~ onchf 70
~. n, ~~csh.~
~ cc.,~-c ma reo,,ires explanation
- n ~ thi~. N;r,@fer abroai
$3.50. 80 800 ~ lcs>.rs - the Sccr~fa-
- ~. ~ Sfete ore a. notification ana IL
49, ..<>.fie-s;.l IN IA latter Lind.
Ss;s c~nc,tc5 ~ ~r;te very criticnIlr.
1910. 80. NJ. s...~,. in~-,., ;u,nres.
~;,'-. ..,i =. "a f.cs. urbjch ~ ~,
-r~,herc.f 1ro,, sccrc, AGENT. Ana rociefs
-'..r',e~ toncb;nv the a.tion 81 The Gov.
c~rmenf 81 which he Il accredited.
,Tscsr 1,..,s,.. = Y. ce~~~ e~,,ertei a. "
,,,,hi;sh..I They - reo.r.iei a fami-
r msfrcr~ Sccure under the ruise 81
secrrsv- Ministers who have \ iondncs>
go ...mart', writing. 10 whom compost.
tion comes with fatal facility. write
wa z.uen sx.sr.. nnS - .s,1-. 80,
$3.50
~ -. ...-.>. \. 80. - 49,.
-. S - 49, -. 4-..-;rs. ~,
an animal cmincntlv superior 20 the
white elephant. inasmnch - the Ameri-
| can MIG can NOT GET out 81 his own coun
frx snj the white elephant can. Either
because II blnnderin9. Or. - Mr.. Sar-
<rent's friends claim. NJ punish him for
III fr;cndsbip for Blaine. the state ID.
n,,fmenf pnblixhei tie VERY ..be<f'' 81
NJ S.rycnt'. pr;ynfe letters. which.
| 60 nnr,,oses n Modification Ana az max.
| 80 th;rrs ole.ssnt for NJ. Sarrent II
I Reri;r 90 ..>~;lx fhe very worst enc
fh,f could ~ ,'nt forth. II contained
,,erson ii remarks about the court. he
k.;-cr ,hc Emnre<.. bismarck ana the
Reich<far. and II intimatcd that the op-
pos;tion Il and Misrepresentation or the
American Mo were but = pretext %
-n;te America becau<e this country
drew "a "a many able-bodicd cmigrants
from Furopc.
r.. ;mc - 49, ,c~xer<e further la n
M ,;c|c when translatei into Ger
-, h.;nr descr;,,.d a 4 volunteer
corrr;hnt;or ~ ~ American Minister
II = ,,<,rnl.r imrr;r.n mnraUne. Of
.,c.ri.. every ;mrer;.l ;nfInrnc, ~ once
scnt a. $.rrrnr ~ Coventrx-nll
l'ec..-~ ~ ~ avn f:oyernment's act ~
r,;ssske - m.l;gnifx agn:n-t him. OF
~. - 49,. MAJ. ~ ;nfoler.ble nil
i 49, y. M, 4, conseouencc NJ Sar-
~c9t.s f,'ends claim ihaf fhe Admins
-~,,;c,. 49, never ANA |, tl.inv ~ anol-
o.;-e ~ NJ, - II cxplain ~ Inc Ger.
nan C:oxerrmenf tbaf ~ Ma B a
m.je ~ victim ~ mixplac a conf
dcnce II wonld 4. dilIic',lt u ID Tie
later The FORMER conld have Be- \
! dome
- ...sx Y.
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- ..--..-- u--~xs~-~4-s p~~R~runnnn u i
nnrn Chs.on-Xhs D1nlns ser = 90 ~ \
ssna.ns-x ,ats. st'1l Takes -
IT, o nn - go "a |
,,--,-- ,..,.-
- Sato.y 80" 80 '- ,-.
% App.no $3.50 -,s-..c. !.
80 1oF ~ 'nsts oe'e- '....e -
tnlc>so; Ai'.'nakee nn'n,.z
majority q tne delegates 1or Blaine -
ccoIa delegation unanimous for Blaine; %
4 hat II Iowa County; Adams instructed
~ . R.>Ins STATE DELEGATION; Linn
.-s-. <,- nl>;,>.
~ .s--,. - p,.,,..
Cedar, malorty 4oI n.uo'
Delaware uuani1nous for MN;
Clayton, mainly for BIaIne; Davis, uninr
structed and uncouul'te1; ScswIoso'
t2Eec Ior b;ai9e 80 -. 49,. ~
$3.50. - 49, $3.50: 1880 s.1 ~
- r'-s.>.-.-.e-, ~ c n com
~ ~ Iowa have now held their Republic
ca Conventions These twenty-seyen
counties viii have 80 q the n! vote:
t1~s VII ~ y We S.ass = $3.50 "
-<,< ~, u IT ''s' i -
MN tonk. Arri-L
The last q ne zfrickConxention,w 49,
hid here Saturday might and Of the SIX
1900, h~,~~,s~s cbo~en Arthur has 0fteen.
~--.--, s-~,. = rr<<,.ok k..,,s >~>in&
' <--r-~~ VI --...-r-.,..
49, A N'.5-E~ So.n4 80. 1870
80 held, % account q local olsae'ee'
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~ RspublIeans q the Twenty-6rsl
1lstrlct o. Saturday elected ior delegates
. Chicago A. &. IIurd, end Edwin
CouIcs; for aIlernatcs, G.. a. Chapman
end d. a. Dangics, ~ Tor Blaine. bul
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es they had from tie solliers, that
had no heart 10 take anything, and
Just then saw a soldier crawling cut
OF the window with ham OF meat,
and as the young lady cav him, abe
commenced crying again and said
there goes the last mouthfui in the
house and what will we do.' AID
gave me such an imploring look. aud
asked me if could not do something
for them. / know il was no use for
me 10 interfere, but recollecting that
Gen. Walker was near by, / ran n
round the house and told him the Sit
uaton OF affairs, wnen he rode a.
round and made the man give the Ia
dies the ham OF meat. and they thank
eel Va 80 kindly on their Bonded knees
aud the tears flowing down their
cheeks, that il made such an impr es-
sion on inc, which shall never for
get, a q | went back TO my command
as well satisfied as if l had eaten a
hearty meal. For the looks of that
beautiful lady implorlng me for IN er-
cy done me good all over, although |
knew our own dear women in Virgin,
il had suffered ten times more from
the brutality Of soldiers than those
ever did When we arrived at IIa-
Serstown Md. our army halted, form
ed line of battle, aud made treast
works III order TO give battle II the
enemy advanced, their cavalry had
got around between our army and the
river, in order TO destroy cur wagon
train, but Gen. Imbodeu with his ca
valry and the wagoners had rcpulsed
them and drove them back and saved
the train. The pioneers OF each di-
VISION were then sent ON TO Williams
port OF the Potomac river, aud put
to work building u pontoon bridge
We had brought pontoons along wien
we first crossed the river, and left the
bridge there while we were north,
but the cuemy's cavalry had made a
raid IN rear of our army, and had cut
the bridge loose and great many OF
the pontoons had foated off, conse.
qGently VIC had to build some rough
ones, we went to a lumber yard aud
carried the lumber 10 the bank OF the
ri' c., and iii two days had built SIX
Teen pontoon boats or scows, the lum.
Der man remarked as we were TAX
ing his lumber, that the lumber was
worth five dollars hundred IN gold,
L told him TO charge it to JEFF Davis
< Co. that Gen. Lees army was worth
more than bis lumber in gold.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-04-25

DO you know what killed Henry
Clay?' my general kentucky story
teller asked me the other day. III not
| will tell you lie died OF broken
heart, not because be lost the prcsi
dency, but his son. Henry Clay, Jr.,
was his fathers idol. He was sent to
West Point, where he graduated Sc
cond IL bis class. After four months
i'll the army lie resigned, and began
practising law in Lexington, living
with his father at Ashland. Not a
young man i'll Kentucky promised bet
ter things than he did. When the
Mexican war broke out he WAS deter
mined to go Ills father made no Oh
Jecticn. and he went out as lieutenant
colonel OF the First Kentucky regi-
ment. AT the battle of Buena Vista,
Santa Anna, with 80 900 troops. near
~ overwhelmed Gen. Taylor, with q.
bout one-eighth that number. CLAY
fought hard, but as his regiment was
falling back shot went through both
!egs. lie was not MORALLY wounded,
and three men picked him up to con-
vey him Oft the field. 1t soon became
evident that the Mexicans would o,
yer take them. Save yourselves,
boys, he said, and taking the pistol
which biz father had given him he
handed IT to one OF the men with the
words, Take this and return il to my
father. Tell him / have no further
use tor IT, With that they dropped
him and Tan after the retreating
troops. The last they cav of Clay be
was lying on his back, fighting n
squad Of Mcxicans with his sword.
Next morning hiS body was found.
hacked to pieces and n.u,ilated by the
towards who killed him. The pistol
came to bis father, then Senator.
aud though he lived several years n.
ter, | am convinced that he died from
the blow'-Cinciunati Nows-Jouual