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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-31

would abandon the work or not he had
gnawed a leathern belt that he wore
into pieces.
Hannah keeps the metal clasps of the
same belt among her treasured relics to
this day. When, few moments later,
they carried him NJ and out into the
blessed air, they saw by the light OF
their lanterns that his hair had turned
quite white, like an old mans OF
eighty.
He lay quietly upon his own bed
few hours later. The curious neighbors
had departed.
The early sun pceped in at the win.
dows and kissed the face of baby Jack
in his cradle, softly sleeping They
formed halo around Hannah head as
she leaned over Richard, bathing his
temples with camphor. He was still
very faint and i'll.
His heart was full of peace and hum
BILE thankfulness. He ieebly tried to
kiss his wife's hand rs she arranged his
pillows. All the morbid pride and dis
trust had left him forever. Full of this
blessed confidence, this child-like hui
mility, he slept.
The sound of bells awakened him. Ii
came from the rude little Swedish
church of the settlement.
"What are those bells ringing forP"
| he asked.
"They come from the church, sup.
pose, dear Richard. 1t is Sunday. you
know" answered Hannah, her eyes full
of tears.
"Oh! Hannah" said Dick, "can you
forgive me? read Dennison's letter.
1 used to be jealous of him, and began
to think they might influence you
against me. When Mr.. Lawrence, at
the planing-mill, asked me to go down
into the well he was having dug / did
not care what happened to me, and SC
went, although knew it was very dan.
gerous. Can you forgive me, my own
my wife, for ever doubling YOU
staunch devotion to mep'
Her arms were round his neck for re-
ply, and their lips met. in kiss more
fraught with deep feeling, more earns
with love now sanctiiied by trial thai
any they had ever known as lovers il
long past days at the old homestead. =
Eva Katherine Ctdpp, IN Chicag
Standard.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-31
HOW TT HAPPENED.

I shall never know how It could have hap
Or whether she gave some look or sign.
UT whether leaned my face towards her,
Or whether she raised her face to mine.
shall never know how il dared to happen;
But close and glad rs the wild bee sips
From his honey-clovcr. | know kissed her,
Full and square on her lovely lipsl
She turned within, o, God bless and keep
herl
The door closed softly and all was still.
walked in dream through the moonlights
The crisp snow crackled-the air blew chill
How will she meet me aRainl How greet
With lofty anger OF keen delight7
Have opened the gate Of her love forever,
Or closed myself into darkest night2
He held my hand-the quiet moon was shin
ing;
The street lay half in shadow, half in light,
AS on the doorstep for one little minute
We stood to see the beauty of the night
He, Just to say goodbye, my hand had taken,
could not snatch it ridely from his grasp;
And so, the while we talked, he held it gently
In the kind, friendly shelter of his clasp.
And, somehow, though we praised the nights
still beauty,
1 think we looked more at each others
His, flashing dark and warm, had all the
brightness
And, more than all, the softness of the
skies.
I don't know how 1t happened-I shall never
Know how it could have happened-yet tits
true
That, as we said goodnight, we kissed each
other,
Just as acknowledged promised lovers do.
My cheeks are burning and my heart is beat
ing;
I ought to feel displeased. of course. for
he
1t must have been his fault-yet can't blame
him;
only wonder-what he thinks of mel
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-31
Oriental Superstition.

q Two young ladies were gazing at the
white elephant as it stood enthroned in
all its sacred splendor and surrounded
by the mystic emblems of its holy char
ac,er and the adoring priests who were
kneeling devoutly on every side.
How curious it is. remarked one,
'that any race of people should be so
deluded as to worship an elephant
ut is, indeed" replied the other,
sadly. "When dock upon this wor-
Shipping throng of ignorant, smpersti-
tious creatures and realize how earnest
and sincere they are, can not but feel
that there should be no rest until the
missionary message is borne to the last
one of these benighted heathen."
True" asserted the first speaker;
sit is a grand and solemn duty"
just at this juncture the animal
licked his tail and struck one of the
Buddhist priests in the mouth.
"Howly Moses" he exclaimed, in
terrupting his devotions, Eye hathen
baste-1' and then the young ladies
strolled on to the monkeys cage
Philadelphia CaH-
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RettY's Prison Experience.


a Virginia correspondent sends the
following true story:
About five years ago Mrs. H, OF
Amelia County, Va, had in her em-
ployment in the capacity of nurse a col
ored girl named Betty. Betty was
delightful, frolicsome creature, abound
ing in anecdote, utterly irresponsible,
and entirely self-satisfied Unfortunate
" these excellent qualities were marred
by habit of thieving, which was over
looked by her ft-hearted employer,
who was, sad to relate, rather given to
excusing any lack of morality which did
not interfere with the happiness of the
denizens of the nursery,
But, alas! one fine morning poor
Betty took twenty or thirty dollars
from the pocket of a drunken Irishman.
Through some law bubble, satisfactory
to the Jury and Commonwealth attor-
ney, as the man was asleep on the pub
lie highway, giggling, light-headed
Betty was transferred from the Red
moor nursery to the penitentiary at
Richmond.
There she remained two years. One
bright day in June the family was
startled with screams of Joy from tho
DldN-UTOuuu, anu " SIlOuJ vi WClCOluC
from the back yard Mrs. H hast
cued to the kitchen to find Betty sitting
on the table surrounded by All admiring
colored throng, and holding two of her
former charges in her arms. We have
high authority for receiving the prodi-
gal, but to welcome penitentiary con.
vict as though she were heroine of a
| romantic adventure was putting too
I.r-l, N ,,,,,, vim for psanfln
| Mrs. H.
In as dignfied tone as the general
| hilaritv permitted, she said: 81 hope
now you've come home from that dread
full place, Betty, you will try 20 be a
better girl"
Miss Anna, honey" replied the ut
terly unsubdued, unabashed culprit,
"penitentiary amt so bad ez folks think;
you gifts vittles thar, an fire an close
eff you have yourself; but den, Miss
Anna, eff you was 10 go thar, you must
member to have yourself, an den
when you come way dey gees you dol,
ar Ian dey gees you coat. No, Miss
Anna, faint bad whar l come from.
So the effort to improve the occasion by
a moral drawn from past experience
fell to the ground.
"Oh, Betty" said John, ten-year-
old scion of the house of H, who
gloated over adventures, and in his in
most heart envied Bettv's superior adj
vantages, did they put you in a cell
all by yourself? and did you have on
chains-oh, Betty, you did have on
cbains?"
Chains indeed!' with toss of her
head. II slep' in a nice room, wild a
nice colored lady, an l amt tase corn
bread sence l lef dis here house."
; but what did the lady do to be put
in the penitentiary, Betty-did she steal,
too?'
NOW, honey, you mustn't crowd me;
: / don't know, but hear folk sag she
gwine stay thar some time. She
2 car her head mighty high, an ask no
! questions; but dey tell me she burnt up
4 her chillun--yes, Miss Anna. she burnt
up five of her chillun."
!, "And you staid in the cell with such
Il a monster, and can call her nice LADY,
Oh. Betty!'
Hi, Miss Anna, deg scds her chillun
!; she cud burn um eff up she choose
4 -Hdrper's Magazine.
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Dion Boucicault calculates that
there are in the United States 2,552
theaters, worth Sll5,0O0.OOO.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
THE CALIFORNIA HoODLUMs."

The New \ ork HcrGid has seen tit to pro
nouncc Mr.. Blaine's nomination to be sim
ply concession to the California hood
lums," meaning thereby to Extensively
stigmatize the whole people of California
and the Pacific coast, since the citizens OF
California, Oregon and Nevada are practi-
cally unit in opposition to the unresuict-
ed influx of Chinese laborers. The Herald
possesses one high merritt is an admira-
bic newspaper. But as an influential rep
resentative of the fourth estate it is really a
sheet of no moment. Its expressions dc
not command respect because they are
known to be inSincere, and what is quite as
bad, hasty. 1t is journal that always has
an opinion ready ON the happening of any
event or the announcement of any news
Its aim is to speak first irrespective of all
other considerations. 1t seldom reflects
and never pauses to consider the effect OF
its utterances. The people all know this
and as a result it makes very little differ
ence what the Herald says, In short, sc
complete paper is the Herald on its news
side, that its plant controls its head and its
conscience, and any paper in that condition
cxcites commiseration for its intellectual
side. We cannot, therefore, feel angry al
the Herald. The disappointment of its de
feat by which its lack of reliability as q
political guide was made manifest found
vent in bitterness of utterancc it knew to be
untrue, but from which it could not restrain
itself We have pity for it, but no resent
ment. Perhaps some day that paper may
awaken to the truth that for iberality OF
disposition, breadth of intelligence, deyo.
ton to a republican form of government
moral tone, law-abiding spirit, gentility
decency and general good citizenship, the
people of the Pacific are the peers of the
people of New York city. For the sake OF
a common humanity, if the Herald is rep
rcscntative Of the latter, we trust the Occi-
dentals are their superiors, since we are
certain that Californians would never be
guilty of the vulgarity and bad manners OF
denominating the citizens of New York
hoodlums" because of a difference OF
opinion concerning question of ciyiliza-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
A MURDER0Us BRAGGART.

The heartlcss cruelty, the cold and muir
derous sentiment Of the dynamiters, is in
tensified in English estimation by the dis
gushing blowing of the deSpicable 0'Dono-
van Rosa. This braggart assumes to have
been the chief promoter of the recent dia-
bolical attempt at Scotland Yard. From
his safe retreat in New York, and under
the shelter of n forbcaring and all too kind
w Government. he boasts of his pre-
knowledge of the event, and that it was
carried out precisely according to his in
structions. When he says that he knows
who did it. he probably tells the truth in
general way; when he says that he assisted
in the arrangements predatory to it and
directed it, he probably lies. According to
this tolerated conspirator against innocent
lives. Windsor Castle is next to be blown
up, then the Liverpool docks, and after
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
MALPRACTICE.

\ strange conviction has just been had
in Massachusetts after long and exciting
trial. A man claiming to be a healer-a
medical practitioner-though it is moi
stated whether he was fortified with the
diploma of a school of medicine, treated a
lady patient by completely enyeloping her
body in sheets and wrappings saturated
with coal oil-and she died. Had she re-
covered from the schedule of diseases with
which he had said she was afflicted castro
bilious fever, typhoid fever, water about
the heart and erysipelasl his fame would
have been hcralded abroad. But he failed
and a jury has found him guilty of NAL
practice. OF course the fellow was an igno-
ramuS, and as a check upon similar Specu-
lations upon human life, his conviction
Will do good. But nervous people cannot
but shudder to think to what lengths the
treatment might have been carried had the
vitality of the patient withstood the brutal
ity of the " doctor"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Saturday Government bonds
were quoted at 12OA for As of 1907 III for AS;
sterling, 81 S5taA 81; 1905 for IS silver bars,
uO5s.
Silver in London, so 13-16d; eonsols, % 5-16d;
per cent. United States bonds, extended, 1O5;
As, 1874; AS, 114H.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at $685. cents
Mining stocks were not active in San Francis
co last week, and Saturdays record is probably
the smallest and most unimportant of all. The
tax of SOC per share placed on Gould & Curry
Friday was not expected so soon, and the price
was depressed from 81 25 down to Soc.
There is great enthusiasm all over the country
upon the nomination of Blaine and Logan.
President Arthur telegraphed Blaine an assur-
ance of his earnest and cordial support
Near Leadville, Col, Friday, George H. Pearce
was shot and fatally wounded by Samuel Derry.
man and woman committed suicide in Los
Angeles Saturday.
A cloudburst caused considerable damage in
Nevada county Saturday.
1t is positively stated again that there is no
yellow fever at Guaymas, Mex.
man named Felix was drowned near Marys-
vile saturday.
Daniel Sweeney, charged with the murder of
II. J. Casey, has been discharged from custody
at Redwood City.
Michael Cronin cut his throat Friday at Red
wood City.
Yellow fever caused the death of twenty per
sons in Havana last week.
The new treaty between France and Anam
has been completed.
During 1883 the production of precious metals
in the United States amounted to S3OOOO,OOO i'll
gold and SAG 800, 900 i'll silver.
The Consistory of Rome for the creation of
Cardinals has been deferred until autumn.
a troupe of performing dogs, valued at over
$4,000, were poisoned in New York Saturday.
Near Ottawa, Ont, lightning destroyed resi-
dence and killed four children.
High water in the Rio Grande river is causing
great damage
a fishing schooner has been wrecked on the
Newfoundland coast, all hands perishing.
In political fight at Milenburg, Pa, Saturday
night, three men were fatally wounded.
H. c. Berkert was killed by three foot fall
in lone, Amador county, yesterday.
J. j. HIATT 50 years old. is missing in Napa
county, and cannot be found
Rain fell generally throughout California Sat
urday night and yesterday, doing considerable
damage, especially to the hay crop.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09

CALIFORNIA HoPs.-The Appraisers in
this vicinity are jubilant over the present
outlook, and expect to get big prices for
their crop this fall. Emmett Wells Weekly
Hop Circular, issued at New York June lst,
has the following, which will be read with
interest by all who are in the hop business ::
The dizziness noted in our last continued
down to Thursday, when cable adyices from
London reported fly on the increase in the
English plantations. This may be the fore
runner of a severe blight, though no scri-
Gus apprehensions are yet felt for the safety
of the crop, and favorable weather may
come to the rescue. Aside from the export
alton of 1000 bales this week. very few
hops have changed hands, and the feeling
is firm, the natural result of continued free
shipments, and rs the receipts have been
liberal. there has been little or no inroad
made upon stocks in warehouses. Advices
from the interior of this State report Il
sharp frost last night in the Schoharie dis
trict. but whether any lasting damage was
done did not appear. The temperature
here in New York to-day is even cooler
than yesterday, and if il extends To the
districts, the chances are that more dam
age will be done tonight than last night.
How fortunate for our friends on the Pa
cific coast that they are not troubled with
frOsts and the many pests and enemies
of the Eastern hop. There the farmer can
retire at night without the fear that an
army of bugs may come along and gobble
up his hop yard before morning, or that
Jack Frost will visit him and nip off the
tender shoots of the plant. The Pacific
coast seems to be entirely free from any of
these dangers but there is no telling how
soon that important hop district may be
visited by pests, and of altogether differ
ent nature from anything yet seen here in
the East. Quotations show no change
since last week; 26 cents is the top asking
price, but it is doubtful if over % cents
could be obtained on a pushed sale for the
best hops on offer. Pacific coast stock is
now about cleared off of the market, and
there is no prospect of any more coming on
of the last growth, as there is now less than
thousand bales remaining unsold in San
Francisco and other points. The crop news
from all points of the country comes i'll
favorable, with the exception of the frost
reports noted. The second tying is now in
progress, and early indications point TO n
good yield. Prices in the interior markets
are still little ahead of New York. The
Utica Herald gives % cents as the outside
figures, but does not state whether it is cash
or time quotation"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09

THE long-amed boat-builder of Don
COLA has rival. Fl Mahdi is confronted
by q new Mahdi, who claims TO be the real
and only Prophet The first Mahdi re-
Gently sent out a band of soldiers into the
heart of the Soudan to capture his rival
But they presently returned with the story
that when they had surrounded the diyan
in which he was seen to be sitting he sud
denly vanished into the air. This is a
trick very superior to any of the receptions
the shrewd boat-builder has practiced upon
his followers. 1t will have the effect to
weaken the hold FL Mahdi has over the
SuperStitious pack at his heels. \ rival
who can render himself invisible at will
certainly gives stronger evidence of his
supernatural mission than one who in
spires faith by declarations of his divine
mission, unaccompanied by demonstra-
tons of miraculous powers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
UTAH.
Republican Ratification Meeting

SALT LAKE, June Sth.-An enthusiastic meet
ing was held here last night to ratify the nomi
nations of Blaine and Logan The following
resolutions were adopted unanimously:
ReSOlrcd, That in the nomination of that stanch
and well-tried Republican and patriot James
q. Blaine, the country is assured of four years OF
further prosperity, and the life of the Republi-
can party prolonged Peace and prosperity sur
round us the respect of foreign countries is
assured to us, and the breaking up forever OF
the "sOlid South and ballot-bOX stutling is as
sured in the history ofour country
RcSOlJed That i'll the nomination of General
John a. Logan, the country is assured of the
ability of II brave soldier and an able and ex-
perienced statesman, to assist in holding to the
windward the grand old Republican ship OF
State
Rcsoired That the ticket of Blaine and Logan
shall receive the undivided moral support of all
loyal citizens of Utah, although we do not have
the privilege of casting our vote in Presidential
campaigns.
ReSoiJed That the thanks Ofthe Republicans OF
Utah are hereby rendered to our representatives
to the Chicago Convention and to the whole
Convention, for the plank inserted i'll relation
TO Utah affairs, one of which promises to forever
do away with the curse of polygamy.
ResOlred, That our thanks be rendered to Gen
John A. Logan for his support of the Senate bill
for the increase of pensions to soldiers and sol.
dierS widows.
A number ofthe loudest-mouthed Arthur men
of the past are now shouting for Blaine, saying
they meant him all the time.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09
OREGON.


PORTLAND, June Sth-A large force of mel
have commenced repairing the Palouse brancl
of the Northern Pacific at Washtuckna
at WashtucknA lake, and cars will again rui
into ColfaX by next Saturday.
The body of Geo. COcoalet, who was drowned
in the PaOuse river three weeks ago, was yes
terday found lodged in some brush near Palous
City.
The unknown body found recently hangin.
near Fort Walla Walla proved to be that of Fit
Zimmerman. young German who was addicted
to drink, and recently had been very dcspond
ent.
Frand Mcclure and Joseph Heutereter wer,
struck by lightning near ColfaX W. r., Friday
and both knocked inSensible. After raving il
delirium several hours both men were restored
to consciousness, and will probably recover.
Charles p. Hoist, n young merchant of Pull
man, w. T., committed suicide yesterday by
taking arsenic. Cause unknown.
Yesterday morning a fire broke ont in i. +
Page & Co.'S store near Lake Union, W. T., by
the explosion of u hanging coal oil lamp anC
before anything could be saved the building
and contents were totally destroyed. The SAT,
was opened and the contents found in good con
dition. The exact loss is not known. lnsur
ance on stock 81 500; on building, 81 ,S01.
Thomas II. Weldon, who murdered Jared
Karen, has been indicted for murder in the frs
degree, and taken to jacksonville, or, for trial
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-09

ACTION OF THE BOARD OF REvIEw-The New
York Sportsman, in its report of the proceedings
recently taken by the National Board of Review
at its session at Chicago, has the following:
" Capital Turf Club, Sacramento, Cal, ex parte.
Application for an order Applicant, by its Sec
rotary, W. F. Emery informed the Secretary OF
the National Association that said club had ex-
PEELED Charles II. Shear for pulling his horse in
Il race, and had expelled Charles Shear, Jr for
fraudulent conduct also, that the Judges had
expelled Charles Coward for pulling his horse
in a race. That after ratifying the expulsion OF
said Coward by the judges the club at subse-
quent meeting reconsidered its action and rein
stated all three adding that a statement of the
facts would be sent for consideration of the
Board of Appeals. An ex-otficer of the club,
who was also one of the judges who had ordered
the expulsion of said Coward claimed that the
club had no power to remove either of said ex-
pulsions. The arguments adduced are omitted
as unnecessary. The questions raised being
considered by the Board it was held to be a
proper construction of Rules 81 and % that the
judges, after their administration of a race has
terminated, cannot remove or modify any fine
or expulsion imposed by their order: and that
the members of the Association cannot remove
or modify any fine or expulsion imposed by the
judges and that when member has imposed a
fine or expulsion the member cannot at a subse-
quent meeting either remove or modify the
same; and il was ordered that the Secretary be
and he is instructed to record and notify the
eXpulsiOns recited in said communication of W
p Emery