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Sharp County record., 1885-07-02

"A long, substantial HORSEBACK is bad
" needed in the alley between the J. T.
Jones and j. 2. Cochran property.
-Mas,er Walter Metcalf begins this
week as an apprentice in the RECORD Of
flee. He is a quiet and industrious boy,
and if his associates will not interrupt
him while engaged at his work, his SerVl-
ces w4ll in a shost ane be valuable.
"A heavy rain f,ll, almost a water
spout, confning itseif to only 3 few acres
OF ground, on the iuthern border of Sui
livan township. las; Saturday,, is the SUD-
iect Of considerable comment in that scc~
ton, we underss&'d The ground was
torn up in an astoai,hing manner.
We are author zed by the committee
Of arrangements atGte that lemonade
stands set up on the barbecue grounds
will be taxed So % each; and that each
swing pu5 up on tn ground will be reQoir'
ed to pay a tax Of $500. The money
raised in this way @ill 60 TO pay the expen
ses Of tho necessary and extena!ve prepa-
ratiOnS.
The board of squal zat ION completed
its labors last Tufsday after Il session Of
seven days, during which time the assess
ed valuation OF the county was raised
the sum of $S3,3a The taxes arising
from this source Will pay the expenses Of
the board and leve remaining $66S 81
to be paid into the county treasury, not
including the special school taxes, which
cannot now he accurate ly ascertained
-Huckleberries, dewberries and black
berries are now tssing the place OF cher
ries. str4wberri,s and gooseberries, and
vendors of the first named fruits may he
seen on our streets almost daily setting
them readily at fair price. Presuming
that printers live on mountain air and
the promises of delinquents, and Of
course have no money, they gave this
office the 20 by ~,
At the yzs',s5,s d 9! !sson Jp tgaersrs On
the Goth ult, County Examiner WiiAer-
son granted the following named parties
certificates to teach in the public schools
Of tie county: First grades-C. b.
Snow, W. G. Snow and Il, j Hall Sec
ond grades Samuel Pruett, Miss Doilie
Nicks, J. P King, W. F. James, Chas.
Sims, G. I. Turney and I. +. McGee,
Third grades-John Dawson, S. b. Spur
lock, G. B. Spurlock, Pink Murphy and
j. A. Eddington.
R. D. Williams has a curiosity in the
way OF storm and fruit cellar. 1t is
dug six or seven feet deep and walled up
in circle, gradually tapering to the top
like a iug, with brick, and neatly finished
ON the inside with cement. The ;w)hole
is covered several feet deep with clay,
having the appearance of a huge gopher
hill on the outside. 1t certainly would
afford a safe retreat from a storm; and as
the mercury now runs down to 7O0 it is
safe storehouse for potatoes, turnips and
"sich," besides being nice mllkhouSe
both winter and summer.
Sharp County record., 1885-07-02

T-aCC-A A. NEW s.
Sharp County record., 1885-07-02

4 fruit train passing Newport Wednes-
day of last week, going north, had on
board 5000 eases of fresh peaches.
Sharp County record., 1885-07-02
JNO. S. MEDLEY,
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF. 1861,
LAND OFFICE, LITTLE Rock, Ark, I
Nav 25th 1885.

LAND OFFICE, LITTLE Rock, ARK,
May 25th, 1885.
N0tice IS hereby given that the following
named settler has filed no,ica of his in,
tention to make final proof in support Of
his claim, and chat said proof will be made
before the judge o1 Snarp county, at Even'
ing Shade, ARK, on June 9th, 1885, VIZ
Peter L. J. Anthony, homestead 1913, for
the sw or sw or, sw or Sc or, sec. "A, typ
49, north, range west. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove bis continuous
residence upon, and cultivation OF said
land, viz: r. T. Pierce, A. b, Wright, WI :
SulIius and Fl. f. Lloyd, all of Sharp coun:
ty, Arkansas. ~
NJ. W. GIBBS. Register,
C. E. KELSEY, Receiver
Sharp County record., 1885-07-02
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF-l573.
LAND OFFICE. LITTLE Rock, ARK
June 22i, 1855.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support Of his
claim. and that said proof will be made
before the judge of Sharp county, at Even,
ing Shade, Ark, on Aug. II, 1885. VIZ:
RHthia Burchtld widow Of NJ, Y. Budrch-
fld, dec, homestead 1880, for the, hf ne
ar, sec. s. hf NV or. sec. 2, 16 north, 4 west
She names the following witnesses to PROV
her continuous residence upon, and cuItl-
walton of, said land, viz: James SpSarkes;;
James Mcknight, 10 hn HolenS and Joal
Stinet, all of CaIamine, Arkansas.
NJ. W. GIBBS,
q +. KELSEY. Receiver. Register.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

Beaten by Jack Burke of Chicago in
Three Rounds.

AT Chicago Monday night, in the armory
Of Battery ID, there was an exciting bout
with small gloves between Mike Cleary of
New York and Jack Burke of Chicago.
Both men were in prime condition, Burke
tipping the scales at 1856 pounds, and
Cleary about the same.
At exactly 10 o'clock the men faced
each other, spared an instant for an OPEN
ing, and a moment later Clearly went to
grass from O terrific back-hander from
Burke's left, which struck him square in
the eye and brought blood. The round
finished with some Intellectual attempts on
Cleary's part to get in his right on
Burlxe's face.
The second round PANIED out rather
favorably for Cleary, who got in sting.
ing counter with his left on Burke's
cheek. He tapped him gently twice more,
and the round closed with some cautious
sparring on both sides.
When the men stood up for the third
round Burke's pink and glowing skin
showed in strange contrast 60 the almost
marble wilderness of Cleary's fine face and
physique. Burke's whole aspect was
eloquent of yigor and confidence, yet
Cleary, pale and supple, looked well
his match. In this exciting bout
Cleary got what later proved to havt
been the blow that decided the contest.
The New York man forced the fighting al
first, but Burke soon crowded in on him
impetuously, forced him into his corner
hit him two rattling blows on his face
with his left, then parrying Clearys right
with his own right glove struck the New
Yorker heavily on the neck. The blow
knocked Oleary senseless and the fight
was awarded TO Burke, who was loudly
cheered.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
"S-
POLITICAL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.--The Star saws
tonight TINT the committee on foreign
affairs is giving the speaker much trouble.
The fight of last Congress is renewed and
Perry Belmont is very hopeful of success
this time. In the last Congress the com
mittee was given to Governor Curtin in
spite OF his bitter opposition to Mr.. Car
isles selection MS speaker, and MIR. Bel
mont did not get over his disappointment
during the session. This time Governor
Curtin favored Mr.. Carlisle for speaker.
and for that reason is supposed to be on
a stronger footing than when he won be-
fore, but the fight upon him ia being
pressed more vigorously than then. and
charges that he was governed bv Secretnrv
Frelinghuysen and some similar charges
have been brought forward as reasons
why he should be ''promoted" to some
other committee-that on military affairs
being the one spoken of. On the other
hand, the committee was well conducted
and accomplished much under the gov
ernor's management last Congress, and
ne mas In his favor the fact that he is the
only democrat in the House who has held
nrst-class foreign mission. The fight is
Deing pressed so warmly and there is SO
much personal feeling involved that it is
rumored that Mr.. Herbert of Alabama,
who was quite an able member of the
ways and means committee, will be chosen
as compromise and be given the chair
manship.
The Republican candidates for repre-
sentatlVes from Hamilton county, Ohio,
have held meeting and passed resolu-
tons, declaring that while they shall in
slst that they were legally elected and at
the proper time shall present their claims
Tor seats, yet they neither expect to enter
the Republican caucus for the choice of
ofhcers Of the house nor do they regard
i as compatible with the best interests Of
the state or party that they should take
part in the caucus.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
Gninr 70 Finh a NhnIer.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-In response to
the urgent telegram from Senator Fair,
the Secretary of the Treasury has decided
to send search party after the missing
whaler Amethyst supposed to have been
cast away in Behring's Strait. kilograms
were sent this morning to Commander
Hooper of the revenue steamer Rush and
Commander Healy of the Corwin, at San
Francisco, directing them TO confer to-
gether with view to the selection of one
of these vessels to undertake the search.
1t is believed that the steamer will be
ready to sail in four days after the selec-
ton is made. The Rush is new vessel,
comparatively speaking, but the Corwin
is in good repair and only last summer
returned from cruise through the waters
where it is supposed the Amethyst was
cast away. From the advices received
from San Francisco it is believed that it
will not be possible to force a revenue
steamer further north thun the Seal
Islands, between $50 and 300 miles north
of the Aleutian Islands and we'll up into
Behring's Sea. Tho relief steamer will
put in at Ounalaska for coal and such
stores as may be needed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

and in the same room, near an open CRATE.
was Tillie Myerstein, servant Of the
family. By some means the girls cloth
ing became ignited and abe started for
the door. In running out of the room
she Jumped over the little boy and the
flames from her dress set fire to his cloth.
ing and he was fatally burned. The eirl
was terribly burned and is in the hospital,
Frank Vaughn and Ella swope were
married at Little Blue, Missouri, on Fri.
day night. After the ceremony, while
they were standing at window, a bullet
was fred at them by some one outside
and grazed Vaughp'g head. Abraham
| Nave, q cousin OF the bride, was sus.
pected of the crimo. On Saturday morn.
| ing, Nave called on the Vaughns, said the
reports of the Christmas affair worried
his mother, and asked the couple to &C.
company him to his home and deny That
they suspected him. Sunday morning
they started with him on horseback, and
when half way Nave shot Vaughn dead.
Nave then rode home, and on the ap-
proach of officers 10 arrest him committed
suicide.
A mandament was read Sunday In
all the Catholic churches of Montreal, in
which Bishop Fabre, denouncing the Riel
agitation, publishes the Pope's encyclical
letter, in which ii is enjoined upon all
Catholics to live in brotherly love with
other religions and to uphold the law of
the land. The bishop concludes by say
ing ''The past must be buried in
Oblivion. If injustice has been done,
whoever the guilty partiesmay be, all must
now be repaired by reciprocal charity and
all must be redeemed by common effort
of Difference toward the Holy SEQ BY
this means Catholics will obtain double
adyantage-that of aiding the church Ia
preserve and propagate Christian doc.
trines and that of rendering signal ser
vice to society, whose salvation is moi
only compromised by bad doctrines, but
also by bad passions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
r1rA1 sHoorEna Acorpzxz.
A oadct az the oxford MILITARY
Academy Accidentally kills asis


A Cadet az the oxford MILITARY
Academy Accidentally kills His
Friend.
A shocking accident, illustrating the
danger Of trihing with firearms occurred
about half-past II o'clock Sunday morn
ing at the Military Academy, at Oxford,
Talbot county, Md. 1t seems that, al
though there is a rigid state law against
the carrying of reyolvers, some laxity IN
this particular has been permitted at the
institution referred to. A few days be-
fore Christmas Cadet Richard o. Rein
hardt borrowed seif-cocking bulldog
pistol, 80 calibre from young man
named Valentine, cadet from Texas. He
also supplied himself from the same
source with a number of cartridges, and
found amusement in shooting at marks
around the premises. The present is n
season of vacation, and most of the
students have gone TO their homes to
spend ..theI Christmas holidays. Mon
day morning Reinhardt was in his room
with Patrick Gavagan, cadet from
Michigan, and several others, and the
two were skylarking and giving limitations
of Buffalo Bills performances in the
drama of the "Far West" Reinhardt,
growing tired, laid his revolver on the
table, and Gavagan picked il up, and,
supposing the chambers had all been
emptied, began swapping it at his friend.
Reinhardt stood laughing at and mock
ing him, when suddenly the weapon, with
loud report, was discharged. Rein
hardt reeled back, and, tottering for q
minute, with CHASTITY stare ON his face
and the blood streaming from wound in
the neck above the breastbone, sank
down. The others ran TO his assistance
and raised his head, but it was at once
evident that the wound was mortal. In
a whisper, the young man said: SECT
a doctor-I am dying!" and almost I'M
mediately became unconscious. One of
the lads ran out for the academy surgeon.
DIR. Alexander Matthews, but when that
officer arrived it was too lnte. Reinhardt
was dead, having lived not over five
minutes from the time he was struck.
Great excitement followed when the
unfortunate occurrence became known
and Justice b. f. Wamsley, as soon as
possible, summoned jury of inquest,
with Mr.. William G. Fosbenner as fore
man. The testimony was to the above
effect, young Gavagan appearing as
witness among the rest. His grief was
distressing in the extreme a verdict
was rendered of accidental death from
revolver in the hands of Patrick Gavagan.
Cadet Re;nlinrdt was the only son of
Judge Keinhardt of Indiana to whom
dispatch was sent relating the shocking
occurrence.
1t is stated that on the night before
Christmas Cadet breckenridge was lying
in bed in his room, when Lieutenant
Staley, who was playing with the same
pistol, accidentally discharged it and tho
ball passed within few inches of Brock
enridge's head and entered the wall lust
above him.
The body>Of young Reinhardt will be
taken to, Indiana for burial.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

What ails the dogs is question at the
bottom of the present unreasonable mass
of hydrophobic matter found in the press.
New York has reopened its dog pound,
something, we believe, never before done
in the winter months, and the authorities
in half dozen New Jersey cities are
waging a war of determination against
unmuzzled CANNES. The latter we regard
as good thing on general principles, for
so long as there is possibility of hydro
phobia being communicated to human
beings the law of self-preservation justi-
fies the slaughter of dogs found in the
streets of cities and towns everywhere
In the country good dog is pro-
tector, sentinel and FRIEND in a city
street he is at least out of place and liable
to become dangerous. But whether the
undoubted malady, perhaps we might
say epidemic, now existing among dogs
in Newark and other places is hydro
phobia or merely some unusually virulent
form of distemper, is a subject upon
which there is great diversity of opinion,
Men veiy well qualified to diagnose. the
disease hold Numerically opposite
views, some declaring among the many
alleged mad dogs which have been killed
within the past few weeks no. conclusive
proof of case of rabies has been found
and maintaining that the disease is very
rare and not easily communicable to man
According to these authorities the success.
of Pasteur's inoculations or of any Other
course of treatment of persons bitter
simply shows that they were never in any
danger from hydrophobia. On the othe,
hand Pasteur and his associates have beer
continuously studying and expert
menting upon this very disease
for three years and it woulC
seem almost incredible that they SHOULD
have been working all that time upol
bogus cases of rabies. But there is Ger
tainly room to draw this inference-tha
the coincidence between the public dis
cussion of Pasteur's experiments ant
the unusually numerous hydrophobii
patients who turned up so soon after
wards is fair ground for presuming tina
there is great deal more of imaginar!
than of real hydrophobia current jus
now. And we are certainly justified il
drawing the conclusion that the averag
dag bite is no more dangerous now thai
II was SIX months or q year ago and tina
1t is mot wise to jump to the inferenc
that every sick dog is q mad dog who's
fangs are freighted with death. To avoi,
being bitten is proper at all times, but i
you should be bitten don't get alarmed
without reasonable cause; don't ALLOW
yourself to be frightened into bogu
hydrophobia.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

Am Austrian who Claims nos 90 be-
the RnnpOstor SIC seems.

the Hmpostor SIC secnas.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Adolph A. Pleu,
who 30 cleverly personsted a deaf mute
during the three months he was in the
employ Of A. L. Singer q Co., and who
is said TO have betrayed the confidence of
his employers by stealing a large amount
OF ready-made clothing from their store,
arrived from St. Louis yesterday in charge
of Mr.. Singer. Pleu was seen at the
armory soon after he was locked up and
positively denied having left Chicago
with anything that did not belong
to him and says he will be able
TO prove that he is not thief
when his case is called in the police SQUIRT
to-day. lie also states that, the stories of
his confession. published in the st. Louis
papers are fictitious, and says he refused
to talk with reporters from the time of
his arrest. Concerning himself Pleu had
but little TO say. He is rather short and
stout, about % years of age and has that
peculiar cast Of features which would
enable him to easily palm himself off as a
mute. He says he is native of Austria
and claims to speak huently six different
languages. When seen yesterday
he wore the trousers belonging
soldier and claimed to have belonged
to the army in his native country, but
denied being deserter. Concerning his
recent movements he says he came to
Chicago direct from Austria about three
months ago and for three weeks vainly
sought for work visiting, as he says, every
store in the city. AT last after trying
every legitimate plan of obtaining en-
ployment he assumed the role of mute
hoping to elicit sympathy and was sue
cessful. He remained silent during the
period he was in the employ of Singer &
Co., but fearing exposure decided to 60 to
ST. Louis and look for more congenial
employment. The police claim to have
sufficient evidence to convict him, and as
sert that he is very shrewd confidence
man. He was held in 5000 bail on
charge of larceny.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31

The Hest Way 10 Die.

missouri republican.
Sudden death may be inconvient, but
why is it essentially undesirable? II is a
shock to those who remain, but to him
who goes is it not blessing rather than
the reverse? The stock argument against
it is that sudden death gives no oppor.
tunity for that spiritual preparation
which should precede q change of
worlds. To this it may be answered that
he who has not so lived as to be ALWAYS
ready to die, is not likely to derive much
benefit from the death-bed preparation.
Aside from the stock argument there is
really none worth discussing on that side
OF the case. Death must come to one
and all, in one shape or another. DIVING
is not supposed to be an agreeable exs
perience, and in the vast majority of in
stances it is, when prolonged exquisitelv
painful. Then is not the shortest road.
when fate ordains it, the best ? Would
Hendricks and Vanderbilt have been
more mercifulIy treated had thew died M
the end of lingering and torturipp
sickness? If they could have had Their
choice, is it not highly probable-almost
certain, indeed-that thew would have
chosen to die as they did Undoubtedlv
they would have preferred TO live longar
but knowing that would be denied them
they would have asked to die suddenly
rather than slowly. And such, we
believe, is the decided preference of most
intelligent persons who have given the
matter any serious thought. Certainly
to him who dies at least, sudden death is
not, from human point of view,
calamity 80 terrible that it justifies
prayer for deliverance. The ancients~
who went to the bottom of most things
did not regard it-why should the
moderns !? Wv
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
Am American Band in Europe.

MUSIC journal.
Mr.. H. b. Dodworth, bandmaster of
the Brooklyn Thirteenth Regiment, is en-
gaging musicians for concert tour next
year through England, Ireland and Scot
land. This is distinct enterprise from
the proposed visit of the regiment to
England, but it is tho outgrowth of that
movement, which has not yet been
definitely decided upon. II is believed
that first class American military band
will attract attention abroad, and be re-
ceiyed with considerable curiosity, as
well as popular favor. It was said when
the enterprising bandmaster of the New
York Twenty-second Regiment visited
Europe with his famous band, that il was
not representative American organiza-
ton, and Mr.. Dodworth proposes to avoid
that charge by showing our English
cousins that the American crop of mu-
sicians are equal in skill, and superior in
get-up- and git-activeness to their Euro
pean fathers. Mr.. Dodworth, however,
will not exclude any man from the band
on account of his being born outside of
the United States provided he is an
American citizen, and can speak the English
language tluently. There is no better
material in any city of the world from
which to recruit first-class military band
than in New York, but in order to carry
out the ideR of making it of n representa-
tive American character, Mr.. Dodworth
may be obliged to go beyond the city for
good performers on some of the instru-
ments. The strength of the band will
not be less than so, and the contract for
not less than two months, with an
agreement to remain one year if re-
quired. The opening concerts are to be
at the Liverpool Exhibition, and if the
arrangements can be made, London
season will follow.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-31
oURRENr LIrMR.4rrRg


The January HAHrER's opens up Mr.
Howells' labors in 1.-The Study" whose
door Is most gracefully held open for him
by George William Curtis. MIR. Huwells
having located this aerial sanctum In due
dignity and beautiful disregard OF posi-
bilities, proceeds to dispense therefrom
genial Justice TO brother noveliSts, his chief
theme for the month. Miss Alurtrre and
DR.. Weir Mitchell are soundly commended,
but chief praise is given Mr.. Arlo Bates
wheel of Fire.
An elaborate account OF the finding AMI
processes of petroleum winds M with lis
accompaniment, natural gas. This. wher-
ever 1t has displaced coal, has been an i'm
menss factor towards cleanliness. Under
its influence 1t is even thought that Pitts
burg may in the course Of a year be COM
pletely metamorphosed. Mr.. Andrew Car
negie finds its use in the rolling-mill most
advantageous.
i."Winter in Devonshire" shows the sharp
distinctions OF English society and some Of
its remaining quaintness. East Angels Is
long-drawn and luxurious. Miss Woolson's
heroines must be OF commanding presence,
reserved force and aristocratic instincts,
She hates, therefore, to have them presse
for money or denied proper surroundings.
Mr.. Benjamin makes an entertaining
subject Of the tea-drinking, nomadie, un.
progressive Persians. The shah has incon.
ventent CLEANS of common-sense. He
would like less pomp and more society
fewer ceremonies and more ideas. isis" il
particularly touching sketch Of old-time
relations with the colored people, and "She
Stoops to Conquer" Is still attractive
Several articles bear particularly on the
Christmas season.