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Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
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JEFFERsoS CITY, No, Jan. II.
Governor Crittenden to-day issued
proclamation offering reward of $50 for
tie arrest and delivery to the Sheriff OF
Stoddard County of Thos. +. Dickson, who
escaped from the Jail at Bloomfield, Sep
tember 8, 1858. Dickson, had been tried
and convicted Of murder in the first degree
in the Stoddard Circuit Court. He took an
appeal to the Supreme Court, where the
Judgment was affir med. Pending the latter
decision he escaped from jail. He is now
wanted to suffer the extremepenalty Of the
law for the crime. The County Court also
offers a reward of SI01
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
WIT AND WISDOM.


He that hath trade hath an estate.
-Benjamin Franklin.
The power to do great things gen.
slally arises from the willingness to do
snail things.-N. T. Times
The man who married girl be-
use she "struck his fancy" says she
srikes. him anywhere that comes handy
7ow. Chicago Tribune.
-Adoring One (in lavender kids and
tlue scarf: "Oh, how / wish l were
that book you clasp so lovingly!" She:
How wish you were; so that could
shut you up!'
The world will bear with you pa
tiently, but don't go too far in Your
folly. When the cat winketh, little
wo!s the mouse what the cat thinketh.
N y. Herald.
"A Texas man has invented ma
chine for washing dishes. Now let HIM
go ahead and rig up n whole hired girl
on the same plan. and he will make h.s
fortune. burlington Free Press.
mo, indeed; there's no place like
nome" sighed the married man who
.ripped over the coal scuttle and fell
into a washtub while fumbling around
for a match to light the kitchen fire.
n. y. JOurnqi
1t may be said, almost without
qualification. that true wisdom consists
in the ready and accurate perception of
analogies Without the former quitli-
ty, knowledge of the past is tininstric-
tive; without the latter, it is deceptive.
--Archbishop Richard lYhateIy.
Grandma (reprovingly): .'ANhat,
reaching way across the cake-basket.
Johnny! Twas always taught to take
the piece nearest me- johnny WISE
head: 'But this piece would have been
nearest me, grandma, if the cake.bas-
ket had been turned the other way"
james, my son, take this letter To
the post-oflice and pay the postage for
h." The boy James returned highly
elated and said: ''Father, seed a lot
cf men putting letters in a little place,
and when no one was looking | Slipped
lours in for nothing. y Chicago Tines
"A South End Sunday-school teacher
was pleased at receiving pretty listle
card from one of her boy scholars, and
after thanking him she was little
some suspenders and they gave him the
Siu, 81 ulouSht ~ W you.-OOttOH
Post.
Mr.. X, of New York, meeting Mr..
T., of Cambridge. Mass: .'AhE my
friend, how are things in Cambrdgepf
Mr.. Y: "Oh! rather slow; rather
slow" Mr.. X: "Well, that's always
The case SO near the hub, you know. A
fellOe has to come to New York to get
tired ~. Y. Graphic.
"A lady writes to know how is the
best way to preserve a piano. The best
way to preserve the piano is to cut 1t in
quarters, take out the core, and boil
the pieces until they are about halt
done. Then make sirup of sugar
and pour it over the pieces, after which
they can be put up in cans or jars.
Pianos preserved in this way will keep
ell winter. So NorristoUn Herald.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
A Novel Pfea for Divorce.

NEW YORK, jan IS.
Samuel Brown, who was married July
30, 1882, sues for separation in the Court Of
Common Pleas on the grounds that though
married, be could not kiss his wife. In
mediately after the marriage he discov-
cred that her breath was so offensive that
be almost rued the day be was born He
declares that he has been informed and
fully believes that her former husband left
her ON that account, and even obtained
divorce from her in Hungary on account OF
It. he says that it Is entirely improper
and unsafe for him 70 live with her; that
not only his comfort is marred, but his
lie and health and those Of bis children
ere endangered,
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
Al ON Account of Rismarek.

BooSvILLE. No., Jan. Il
George Nicholas CIooms, aged about
forty-five years, living five miles west Of
this city, who for some time past had been
laboring under an alteration Of the mind,
imagining that Bismarck was trying to ar
rest and place him in the army, yesterday
afternoon took his gun and LETT home, os-
tensibly to shoota rabbit Failing toreturn,
search, was made, and about ten O'Clock
last night his body was found near an
old spring, about 20 yards from the
wound in the head, doubtless having
placed the niuzzle Of the gun 70 his mouth
and pulled the trigger vita his toe. De
ceased leaves swifs and SIX children.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

TuE constitution Of Virginia disquali-
iics for citizenship or holding office any
citizen Of the Commonwealth who Is
engaged directly or indirectly in fight
Ing a duel. the Legislature only having
the power 10 remove such disabilities.
Every campaign has been noted for its
crop of duels. and the duelists and their
Seconds always looked confidently To the
Legislature to gather them back into
the folds Of citizenship. The present
Legislature, however. has refused 10
follow the precedent. and consequently
many hot-blooded sons Of the Old Do
minion have been left to cool of in the
shades of disfranchisement.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

A MEMBER Of the late Texas Stock
mems Convention is reported as esti-
mating that two million head of cattle
and horses are supported on free grass
Hall OF this grass Is public property.
The net profit is twenty-five per cent.
The two million head of stock Is worth
forty millions dollars, and the owners of
the stock therefore get out Of the free
grass profit of ten millions dollars n
year, half Of which comes from the
school and State lands.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
They Thought better of It.

LEXINGTON. No., Jan. IA.
Miss Clara Hughes was married yester-
day to Charles Talbot, both colored. This
is the couple alluded to in the dispatch Of
some days ago, who were not wed at the
time appointed, lecause one wanted a
Methodist preacher and the other Baptist
to perform the ceremony, neither being
willing to yield. The brides mother threw
her trunk out of doors in a quarrel, which
so enraged her that she left the paternal
roof and wentto her sisters. Talbot was
sent for. and the ceremonv took place, two
ministers officiating.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
An Arkansas Tragedy.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, Jan. ii.

A shooting affray occurred about three
miles south of town Wednesday afternoon
about five o'clock between JEFF Giililand
and John r. Malone, which resulted In the
Heath Of Gilliland They, in company with
others, were returning home from the Cir.
suit Court. Gilliland. Enos and Seth Mills
were together and under the influence of
whisky, when a quarrel ensued between
them and Malone, growing out of an old
,eud between Gilliland and Malone. They
all dismounted and Gilliland stood with
pistol in hand, when Malone, being depu-
.y constable, drew his pistol and attempted
70 arrest Gilliland- Both fired simultane-
Jusly with the result as above.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
A Miser and hi. Money Parted.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE. IND, Jan. Is.
Thos. Jarvis, rich and miserly recluse
who lives alone three miles south of Wave
and, in poorfand plainly furnished farm
house, not having been seen since Christ
mas evening, yesterday afternoon Jacob
Mitchell of Waveland, went to look after
aim- He found Jarvis lying in bed dam
gerously wounded, bullet in his thigh and
another in his leg. Jarvis says that on
Christmas evening two men cane and de-
nanded his money. He refused to reveal
where he kept it. They shot him and
sacked the house, getting 500. Jarvis is
% q critical condition.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
Joo Mulhattan's Rival.

LOWELL. MASS, Jan. IL.
The Times to-day notes some stories sent
from here recently to newspapers in diff
ferent parts OF the country, giving the de.
tails of an "Elopement," a "Triple Trage-
dy," and the "Doubly Fatal Issue ofa Fight
Between an English Earl and She Bear, %
and the Experience OF Physician with
Ghost" and adds, ''There is not word of
truth in any OF the yarns referred to, and
they all originated in the fertile brain OF
one Thomas Addison, who, being inter-
viewed by Times reporter, admitted the
authorship, and said he sent them simply
to cater TO the morbid and sensational
tastes Of the people. He got well paid and
that was ali he cared for.o
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
Paid the Penalty.

NORFOLK, VA, Jan. IL
John Jarvis, the murderer Of Claudius
w. Bonney, was hanged this afternoon at
Princess Anne Court-House. He went to
the scaffold calm and collected. His neck
was broken and death was painless. A
few months before the murder Jarvis pur-
chased a small farm and paid part OF the
purchase money; being unable TO meet the
first deferred payment he was dispossessed
and the farm sold to Bonney, who returned
Jarvis the amount he paid. On September
ls, Jarvis went to the farm and began talk
ing pleasantly with Bonney, and finally
asked the latter to take drink of whisky,
producing bottle. Bonney raised the bot
tie to bis lips, when Jarvis shot him killing
him instantly.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
JOKING WITH THE wkoNe MAN.
Tragic Sequal to Practical Joke-A Vic
tim that Didn't Scare-ProbabIy Fatal
Result to One of the Jokers.


DUoUoIN, IT., Jan. IL.
News reached here to-day of a sad affair
that occurred at the little town of Frank.
fort, in Franklin County, Wednesday
night, in which the efforts of party of
practical jokers resulted disastrously tc
one of them. Some of "the boys" arranged
to have little fun at the expense of r. E.
Carter. Having perfected their plans.
Sam Wayne invited Carter to go out and
shave time" They visited the house OF
Thomas Hammill. They knocked at Ham
mill's door, and a voice inside inquired,
"Who's there" The only reply was more
loud knocking on the outside. Again Ham.
mill called out, "Who is it and what do
you want!" Receiving no answer, Ham.
mill suddenly threw open the door and be-
gan to shoot blank cartridges at Wayne
and Carter. Wayne, pretending to be badly
scared, ran as IL for his life. Carter took
a different view of the situation. He didn't
stop to reason with the man who was
shooting at him, or to.give or ask any ex.
pinnation. he simply saw that, as he be-
lieved, his life was in jeopardy, and acted
on the first impulse. As the second report
of Hammill's pistol rang out, it was replied
to by a well-directed shot from 3S-caliber
revolver which Carter brought into requi-
stion. The bullet struck Hammill in the
jaw, and was immediately followed by q
second shot from Carers pistol that lodged
q bullet in HammilPs neck. Seeing Ham,
mill fall, Carter stopped shooting and COM
menced shouting, soon drawing q crowd to
the scene. Latest news from Frankfort
was that Hammill was still alive, but his
wounds were considered mortal.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

THE authorities of Canton (China)
are said to be vigorously preparing for
war. They are building telegraph
line between Canton and the Tonquin
frontier. The Viceroy Of Canton has
issued n proclamation summoning the
people to prepare 20 repel the French
invaders. at the same time expressing
friendship toward other nations.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

CONGRESSMAN MORRISON recently In
tima,ed that every member Of Congress
VIII have an opportunity TO go on rec
ord on the tariff issue. II is said to bo
his intention to put the matter so square
ly that there well be little chance for
dodginr.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

1T was reported that Sheikh SenOusSt
vas advancing to join FL Mahdi, the False
Prophet. II true, Egypt was thought TO be
in the greatest danger as the influence of
SenOussi extends over the whole North
African maritime provinces to Egypt.
THE Chairman Of the House sub-commit-
tee having the subject in charge, will be
directed by the Commerce Committee to
report bill prohibiting the importation of
all merchandise which the President NAV
deem prejudicial to health. This bill diff
fers from the Townshend bill, in that the
latter gives discrimination TO the Presi-
dent, while the proposed bill Is mandatory,
and is directed against those countries pro-
hibiting American pork.
AT the United States Land.office at Santa
Fe., y. NJ, recently. the old Fort Sumner
Reservation was sold, netting twenty
thousand dollars. The purchasers were
wealthy cattle men who, it was stated, in
tend 20 use the place for home ranch, and
stock the range adjacent to the lands pur-
chased with forty thousand head of cattle.
In New York the other day Mrs. McDon-
aid locked two children in a room while
she took the third to school. Returning
home she found the two children dead.
They had lighted a fire on the floor and had
suffOcated.
In the new rules adopted by the United
States Senate the sale of intoxicating
drinks in the Senate restaurant is ex-
pressly prohibited.
BILLS and resolutions were presented in
the Senate on the 18th, and then the Senate
went into executive session. The House
passed the Senate bill making an appro.
prlatlon to continue work on the Missis-
sippi River. The House then took up the
calendar.
The Grand Montezuma Hotel at Las
Vegas, N. NJ, burned recently. The guests
lost everything. Total loss, 100000.
The Indiana fruit crop WIS reported
killed by the late cold weather.
VALUE OF exports of domestic breadstuffs
for December, 1883, Sl2,94l,6OS. against
SlI,OS7,7gO for the same time in 1881. For
the twelve months ended December 81,
lSS, Sl7s .6se 1sO, against $1s2 65s, ,sJ4 for the
same period 1854.
An aged Mormon, residing near Salt
Lake City, Utah, recently read the Gov.
ernor's message against polygamy, and
then went out and hanged himself, leaving
four widows.
SECRETARY CHANDLER reported 70 the
Senate that there were ninety-tvo vessels
on the naval register in November. Isss. of
these twenty-five were built prior TO the
rebellion, thirty during the rebellion, and
forty-one since the close Of the hostilfties.
AT aspelling school the other night near
Hillsboro, Ill, Walter Walcher killed
Stephen Sturgeon. They were rivals for
the smiles Of the sams girl,
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

TIE city Of Boston has been terribly
exercised the past few weeks at the
alarming frequency Of boldly precipi-
tated and brutal assaults upon respect
able citizens. committed for the sole
purpose Of robbery, until II Is now con-
sidered absolutely unsafe to walk the
public highways between the Common
and Dover street, either late at night or
early In the morning.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

The annual report Of John j. Knox.
Commissioner of the dcfunct Freedman's 5
Bank for the year ended December 81,
showod that he had paid dividends since
The failure Of Sl.63O. 400. Il also
showed that there are over forty thousand
claimants entitled to an aggregate sum
OF sl92.S5J, who have not called for
their money.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

AT Brnnford, Conn. recently. James
o. Smith, aged eighty, and Mrs.
Durant. aged seycntw. were married.
They had been engaged fifty years. and
the wedding day had been announced,
but before its arrival they quarreled
and separated. They started out on
different paths, which in the course of
time met and the aged couple made up
their little differences and took n fresh
start
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

TuE Louisiana Sugar Planters Asso-
citation recently adopted resolutions to
the effect that they look with alarm
upon the threatened introduction into
the United States. 10y the proposed Mex
ican Reciprocity Treaty, of free sugar
from Mexico, produced by semi-slave
labor, and declared that this is unfair
treatment Of the free labor sugar-pro-
ducing States. Senators and Repre-
scntaiivcs were requested to use their
best efforts 20 atcrt the threatened evil.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

TUE Howe Committee on Post-ofIices
recently Instructed its Chairman to re.
port tavorcbly the bill giving the Post
master General power to establish postal
service wherever in his Judgment the
public welfare required.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

THE live stock dealers recently sub
mlttcd 10 the House Of Representatives
n petition, asking legislation TO protect
their interests. The mcmorialists
asked Congress to provide means for
the extinction Of the disease Of plcuro-
pneumonia. This. they say. is only to
be done 10y the slaughter Of all the in
footed animals. The estimated expense
Of such y measure Is one million five
hundred thousand dollars. not more
than one-third Of which need be- immo-
diately available.
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25

Mr. FERKrNs, Of Kansas. lately intro
duced a bill in Congress TO appropriate
S3O.OOO.0OO annually from internal rev.
enue taxes Of the country. to aid in the
encouragement and support of common
schOols
Barbour County index., 1884-01-25
CURRENT COMMENT.

1T is estimated that folr thousand
people committed suicide in Paris the
past pear
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coLoRED FOLK coURrsH1p.
A Singular characteristics of the Seer
Race.

A Singular characteristics Of the Negro
Albany Ga, News.
did you see those two colored men that left
the store as you came InF asked Mr.. Mitchell, of
WEIGH & Agar's book store of a News and Adj
vertiser scribe, who was on stroll in search Of
items yesterday. Beng answered in the affirm
alive, Mr.. Mitchell continued: Il don't suppose
that you could guess, after number of trials,
what their purchase was They dubbed TO-
gether and bought pack of counting cards, and
appeared perfectly happy as they poeketed their
Investment Il would surprise you to know the
number Of courtship cards, love-letter cards.
letter-wFiters. books containing hints on court
ship and marriage, and other aids to the bashfuf
in declaring the tender passion that we sell to
| the colored people during the busy season. Such
literature is az standard rs wheat and we can
hardly supply the demand.
why should che eoleFed race show such q
fondness for that class of werksF asked the
scribe.
swhy they should 50 greedily buy up books Of
that description, said Mr.. NJ, was always q
mystery to me until few years ago. While ON
the plantation of Mr.. H l. Dunn he put me to
thinking about it While speaking Of some of
the peculiarities Of the negro race, Mr.. Dunn re-
marked that he had noticed with surprise the ex-
treme bashfulness or timidity of the most hard
ened cases among the young men when on the
eve Of proposing marriage. No matter how liz
timately they have lived together upon the
plantation, when they decided to vary the
monatony of their lives by a marriage and
the time comes for popping the question, they
appear to proceed with the most remarkable
ti1nidity and seem to think that some certain
unvarying form must be gone through with in
asking the important query. Not daring to
commence verbal declaration, the owners or
managers Of the plantations are generally asked
to write the notes and conduct the correspond
ence Since then have watched the colored
young men who come In and call for love cards,
letter books, etc, and have frequently questioned
them closely about their love affairs. Finding
the printed form convenient and filed with long
words expressive of undying affection. they re-
sort to them invariably when any couRting has
to be carried on. Following the directions care
fully as to the manner of conducting themselves
under the circumstances, and copying verbatim
the fowery love letters with which the books
are filed they feel that their courtship Is car
red on in the proper style.
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FLOWERS THAT TELL TIME.
A Garden Which Dispenses with the Neces-
sity of Clock.

. UarOou w nfcn OnSponSeS with the NeceS-
sity of Clock.
San Francisco Call.
The Judges house was over in the French
quarter Of New Orleans unattractive outside,
but as soon as you got into the broad hall cool
breeze struck you, laden, without exaggeration,
with the balm of thousand, flowers. The hall
led right through the house and opened into a
regular fairyland Of flowers, garden the like of
which had never dreamed of. 1t was sur
rounded by high wall and had plants in it
from every country under the sun. The white
haired old gentleman and group of grandchil-
dren hanging about him took us about and the
first thing we stopped at was large oval plot,
set out with small plants around the edge.
tsThisD said the Judge lis my clock What
time is it, Claras0 hc asked of one Of the chill
dren.
The girl ran around the plot aud said it was
about o'clock, and SO It was The o'clock
was in bloom.
I'm fact, said the story teller athe clock was
made up Of flowers In the center was pair
of hands, of wood, covered with some beautiful
vine, but they had nothing however, to do with
the timetelling.
The plan was this The Judge had noticed
that almost every hour in the day some plant
bloomed, and, working on this principle he had
selected plants Of different hours and planted
them in circle, twenty four in number, one for
each hour. For example. at the top of the
earthern clock, at II O'Clock, was planted the
portulaeca and he told me that it would bloom
within ten minutes of ~ and rarely missed At the
hours of /, 2 and 3 he had different varieties Of
this same plant, all Of which bloomed at the hour
opposite to which it was planted At o'clock
he had our common plant Of that name, and you
all know how you can depend on that At the
garden nictago came out ate the geranium triste,
and at the evening primrose Opposite 5
O'Clock he had the Donna nox, and at 3 the
silene noctihorae-all these blooming at or near
the time given. At 10 o'clock, If l remember
rightly, he had cactus, at IL another kind, and
at ~ the night blooming cereus.
Half the year some Of the plants don't bloom
at all The plants opposite and 2 ip the morn
ing were caeti, that bloomed about that time,
and at was planted the common satisfy, and at
the chicory, at the snow thistle, and at the
dandeion.
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A candidate,s mistake.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Madame, may kiss these beautiful chill
drenP inquired the candidate as he leaned over
the front gate.
Certainly. sir; there IS nopossible objection =
They are lovely darlIings,n said he; after he
more beautiful babes. Are they all yours,
marin
The lady blushed deeply.
e'Of course they are, he continued ssthe
sweet little treasures From whom else, marin,
could they have inherited these Iimpid eyes,
these rosy cheeks. these profuse curls, these
comedy figures, and these musical yoicesi"
The lady continued hlushing.
by the way, marm.v said he, s1may / bother
you to tell your estimable husband that candi-
date for called upon him this EVENING"
ALAS, good SIR quoth the lady, II have no
husbandp
But these children, madam you surely are
not widowF
81 feared you were mistaken, sir, when you
first came up. These are otmy children This
is an orphan asylum"