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Barbour County index., 1885-04-17
A consistsnt Man

The " free pass" question has very
much agitatcd the present session Of
the Arkansaw legislature. The other
day n well-known representative arose
and said; Mr.. Speaker, wish to offer
n resolution making II n misdemeanor
for any member Of a future session of
the AIkansaw Legislature to accept a
free pass over n railroad" "Why not
let IL apply TO the members Of the pres
ent session pn some one asked. "Oh,
no, that wontdo. We've all got passes.
and II would be impolite to return them.
Sir, this pass system Is wrong. IL has
n tendency, sir, to corrupt, but II saves
money. IL they hadn't sent me pass
don't know how l would have got
here. Reckon I'd had TO walk; but,
SIR, it i our duty to remove future leg
islatOrs from temptation. lam i'm favor
OF all good measures, and promised
my people would work for the temper
ance. lam a temperance man from the
word GO In turning suddenly his
coat-tails struck the corner of the desk.
Reaching back and taking the dripping
fragments OF bottle frofN his pocket,
he remarked: Temperance is the sal
vation Of man and the joy Of woman,
but I'D like dev'lish well to know who
put that bottle in my pocket. Smells
like pretty good licker, too. Speaking
about passes, why, sir, the future legis-
latOr ought to have every inducement
to behave himself. "-TArkansaw Tray
eller
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KsntuekY Railroadinr.

'Do you use the blocking system on
this roadp" inquireda passenger on a
train down in Kentucky.
mo, sir, )" replied the conductor; 1--WE
have no use for it,"
ado you use the electric or rpneumatic
signals?"
"NO,sir."
"IIave you double track?''
"No.r
"WeIl, of course you have a train
dispatcher, and run all trains by tele-
graph?"
Mo-
II see you have no brakeman. How
do you dag the rear of your train if you
are stopped for any cause between sta
tiOnsyn
"Wedon't flag"
Great heavensl What way to run
n railroad. A man takes his life in his
hand when he rides on it. This is GRIM
inally reckless"
"See here, mister, If you don't like
this railroad you can get of and walk.
/ am the president of this road and its
sole owner. am also the board of di-
rectOrs, treasurer. paymaster, track
master, general passenger agent, ticket
agent, general freight agent, master me-
chanic; conductor, brakeman and boss.
This is the Great Western railroad of
Kentucky, six miles long, with termini
at IIarrodsburg and HarrOdsburg juno
tion. This is the only train on the road
of any kind, anj ahead of us is the only
engine. We never have collisions. The
engineer does his own firing, and runs
the repair shop and roundhouse all by
himself. lie and 1 run this here rail-
road. 1t keeps US pretty busy, but
we've always got time to stop and eject
n sassy passenger. Do you want to be-
have yourself and go through with us,
or will you have your baggage set off
here by the haystack?"-Chicago Her
aid.
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Henry George, the latter-day apostle
OF socialism is represented as recently
saying: "No such poverty exists in ma
ture as among men. Whoever saw n
school of fish i'm which a few were fat
and the rest were skin and bone? There
Is no such things among savages as we
find in our own ciyilization-want,h hun
ger, starvation i'm the midst of abound
ing wealth." Mr.. George seems to
know very little about fish or savages.
The rule among fish is the same that
exist among human beings; the big
ones eat the little ones: the stronger
drive the weaker away from food. No
body ever saw a school of fish or drove
OF buffalo that did not have its poor
devils. Among savages, our Indians
for instance, the distinction between
riches and poverty is as marked as
among civilized people. One Indian
has many ponies and robes, another has
nothing. The principal difference be-
tween savages ard civilized people is,
that among the former no sympathy is
felt for the miserable and unfortunate.
while civilized society expends millions
for the relief Of such.-Atchison Cham
pion.
Barbour County index., 1885-04-17
A Siberian Mystery.

There is persistent and sensational ru-
NOR at Buda-Pesth to the effect that q man
who was officially declared dead thirty
five years ago is still alive, and is working
as nameless prisoner in the mines of ST.
beria- The man is the Hungarian patriot
and poet, Petosfy. He was reported killed
in fight in Transylvania betwen the
Hungar.an ans and Russians during the up
rising OF ls4o. 1t is now alleged by va
rious Hungarians who have returned from
serving sentences In Siberia that they have
seen, recognized and converted with II.
Petoefy, who, they state, is not allowed TO
communicates with the outer world. An
effort is making 10 secure an oficial invss-
hgetion-
Barbour County index., 1885-04-17
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.

The tSpEx is n progressive newspaper, pub
kshod No the county scat. and Il the official pa
por Cf the county. IL the especial advocate OF
tho Live Stock Industry In the southwest, and
numhera among its patrons every rRnchman
of importance w this HcCtiOn Of the Rrnzing
district. 10 reaches nearly evcry cow-camp IN
this section of the stnto and the Indian Terri
tnry south Of here. and has n splendid cirCuln-
cion among the stoCkucn of the Eastern states.
A. an advertising medium V has No supcriors
Politically. the tNpEx IL Democratic, and will
ever bo fouud Advocating the principles laid
Down by Jefferson.
It's columns will az all times contain choice
aud select family reading matter, and nothing
90 offend the most fastidiofs.
Barbour County index., 1885-04-17
A Growing banana for rr0t,nr,.

The increasing demand for trotting
horses In recent years has greatly en-
couraged breeders of this class OF stock.
Barbour County index., 1885-04-17

Chicago Herald: Two railroad men
were talking over old times. Inquiry
was made as to what had become of an
Barbour County index., 1885-04-17
THE BARBER COUNTY INDEX.
Advertisiur| Rates

xdvertiatng Rates.
every day We receive proposals for advesfte
machine companies, book publishers, advertiss
ing agents, etc. To all such we will say: The
space In this paper can be filed with home I'D.
Serueements at good prices. We have q good
circulation among an Intelligent class OF people,
We have no foreign ads In the paper, and don't
rates. These are,
| column, s tosr location,, per year. sissod
1900
$500
.s.s CASH QUARTERLy IN ADVANCES.
All reading notices 10 cents per nne EACH Iys
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Edward Thomas James and John GUY.
se2men, stopping in Browns boarding
house on Battery street, got into a fight
Monday night, during which Guy bit off a
piece of james left ear.
Hugh ]. Carroll, the murderous lodgeI
who brutally assaulted Thomas Dean with
knife few weeks ago because the latter
unwittingly disturbed his slumbers, was
sentenced by Judge Toohy Monday to two
years at Folsom prison.
Coroner O'Donnell made an inyestiga-
ton at Angel Island, Monday. in the case
of George Miller, who died there last Sun
day, from the effects of a plunge taken
from off the tug Mile on Saturday, and
found that an inquest was not necessary.
The military authorities were inclined to
oppose the Coroner but subsequently con-
Guided to allow him to make the inquiry.
The whaling tender Thomas Pope, OF
the New Bedford fleet, arrived in port
Monday, thirty-eight days from Fox
Island. She brought down with her Capt.
Newton and thirty-six of the crew of the
whaling bark Gazelle, OF San Francisco,
that was crushed in an ice foe on June Sd
last, thirty miles south of ST. Lawrence
Island, in the kamtshatka. Captain New
ton brings news of the suicide of Mate
Allen, of the bark Stamboul The deed
was committed on June 30th, while he was
lying in his bunk, by shooting himself in
the head with rifle. He was As years old
and native of New Bedford. Mass.
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Not a New Point in 1t,

A representative of the San Francisco
Post called upon Attorney General Mar
shall yesterday and asked his views CON-
corning the letter of the Controller about
the railroad tax money now in the Attor-
ney-Generals hands. The States chief law
officer showed an unlimited degree of
disgust about the matter regarded the let
ter as utterly insincere, and gave vent to his
feelings in so emphatic manner as to
leave no doubt of Lis estimate of the letter
and its author.
After General Marshall had thus ex-
pressed himself, the press representative
said; Then you consider that Controller
Dunn has covered no new points in his last
letter to you?'
" Not BANKED one He has simply re-
peated what he has written and said a
thousand times before. It's all nonsense. -
DO you propose to take any further &C
ton in the matter regarding the money in
your possession ?"
No; Pm dOle'
1t sounded as though the Attorney-Gen-
eral had purposely perpetrated bad pun,
but his flushed face and thoroughly-in-
earnest manner showed that he had no
such intentions.
Then the money will stay Just where it
IS, SO far as you are concerned?n
Yes; Eve said all l am going to about
It, and l know the public must be tired of
the subject. Ny dear sir, just think what
nave endured, being interviewed six
tunes every day answering a thousand
questions to people on the outside fighting
Ia the Courts, in the Legislature. in the
Stockton Convention, and writing letter
after letter, and you Will understand my
| feelings"
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THE DOOR OPENED.

The Chinese immigrants have won a
point. Being defeated in attempts to land,
by adverse decisions of the United States
District and Circuit Courts, it is now de-
cided that they may appeal from the iudg-
ment OF the latter to the Supreme Court
of the United States. In that event they
can safely repose upon the certainty of
two or three years of delay in each case,
and thus the practical results of the Re
striction Act upon labor, the industries
and civilization of the coast cannot be de-
termined. We shall thus be deprived of
the chiefest value in the anti-Chinese leg
| islation-the determination of the in
fluence of restricting immigration, after
thirty years of unrestricted entry into the
| country. The one saving hope is that the
expense incident to the appeal will pre-
vent any general resort to that means to
gain foothold on the coast.
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posirs from the rivers into the bays.
Stripped OF its mask, and exposed in all its
nakedness, it is thus translatable: Let
the work of destruction go on, hasten the
the ruin of the river and the complete
filling of the channels, that the mining
deposits may be Turned laterally from the
rivers into the lowlands, and not projected
into San Francisco Bay" We have antici-
pated this insidious appeal to the San
Francisco public, and are not at all sur
prised at its advancement. 1t is Just as
well that it is put forward new, and the
full sense and wickedness of it made I'M
mistakably clear.
Of course it was necessary to supplement
this proposition in the interest of hydraulic
mining with further proposition to
abandon the river lands to the onooming
food and condemn them for that purpose.
1t is perfectly logical, therefore, for the
Alta to say, as it now does: The State
can afford, and ought, to deal literally
with the owners of bottom lands whose
present value is destroyed. BY condemn
ing the rights of these bottom farmers
greater rights viii be conserved. If the
hydraulic miners are doing all the mischief
by increasing the volume of the annual
deposits ON the bottoms, then they should
be made to pay the value Of the property
destroyed"
There is no need to comment at length
upon this infamous proposition. Its hide
business is apparent to the dullest intelIi-
gence. 1t is a fallacious argument adj
dressed to the coolest selishness. 1t pro-
poses to wreck many millions of value and
convert the very bosom of the State into
desert waste; to blot out the chief naviga-
bic stream and send its waters wandering
in aimless rivulets over a sandy expanse ;
1t proposes coolly TO hand over river and
valley, town and village, farm and city to
the industry Of hydraulic mining; to
abandon at once and forever the whole
river section, condemn the lands of the
agriculturist to other uses and bid this
population "move on"
1t is well that our contemporary has
spoken out. 1t is at least the more manly
part; We commend its frankness. But the
infamy of its proposition will defeat the
end it would compass. There isno danger
in 1t. California is not now nor will she
ever be prepared to cut the flesh from her
bosom and offer it a sacrifice to propitiate
the evil spirit that menaces her-in short,
she will never sacrifice a perpetual and
priceless heritage of agricultural wealth to
temporary and devastating interest.
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FOREIGN.
Cholera Repo1ts,

MADRID, August 25th.-King Alfonso will
visit the cholera hospitals tomorrow.
ToULoN, August 25th.-There have been
twentysix deaths from cholera here in the
past twenty-four hours. At Hyeres there
have been four deaths from cholera on
board the French squadron.
MADRID, August 25th-There have been
4O7 new cases of cholera and ,433 deaths
from the disease reported throughout Spain
yesterday.
MARsETLLEs, August 5th.-Sixty-seven
deaths from cholera occurred here yester-
day.
TouLoN, August 25th.-Thirty- four per-
sons died from cholera in this city yester-
day.
MARsEILLEs, August 25th.-The cholera
panic has now extended to all classes in
the city, and all who can get away are re-
sorting to flight. Deaths from cholera have
occurred in many of the towns and villages
in the Department of Rhone In Lancon
eight fatal cases of cholera have been re-
ported in Graus, three, and in Saint Cha
mas, two. Besides these, several cases of
cholera exist in Istred, Movignane. AK and
Aries. 1t is also reported that four persons
have died from cholera in Sisteron, Bases
Alps.
MARsEILLEs, August .20th.-Seventy new
cases Of cholera were reported here to-day
and there were thirty-eight deaths from
the disease. The report that cholera had
broken out in the French squadron. an
chored near Toulon, is confirmed. Seven
cases of cholera and three deaths were re-
ported from the fleet to-day.
Preparing for the Elections.
DUBLIN August 25th.-The Parnellite
managers held a secret meeting here to-day,
to select candidates for the coming cam
paigp, and 10 discuss the future policy of
the Home Rule party. Mr.. Parnell him
self presided over the meeting, and it was
resolved to advise all Home Rule con-
stitueneies to select no candidates without
first consulting with Parneil, and to vote
for none who would not give pledges to
act with the party as unit in Parliament.
1t was also resolved that the candidates
should each sign a pledge to vote and act
with the Parnellites, and to resign if the
majority of their colleagues so ordered.
Addressing a public meeting, Parncll said
that the triumph of the Irish cause was
assured, whether the Wings or Tories won
the elections. The Tories would give as
good a scheme for selfgovernment as the
Wings. Let the Irish farmers he said.
support the League. and prove that they
will not allow the larGiords to trample
upon them during the ensuing winter
Portuguese Explorers at Cape Town.
BRUSSELS, August 25th.-Tne arrival at
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Cape Town is announ ed of the Portuguese
explorers, Capella and Tyens who Started
from MosSamedss in March, 1884. The
explorers nave trayersed Central Africa
rom west ~ east, while Stanley and Cam
eroii crossed it from east to west They
reach. pullman in June, 1885, after hay
M marched s 00kilometers, 5000 of which
nad never been explored before. They dis
covered the sources of the Lualaba, tribu-
tary OF the Congo, in a country rich in cop
per. Eighty of the 100 men employed as
an escort TO them died on the route.
Consul Arrested.
MONACO, August 25th.-Signor Clerico,
the Italian Consul here, has been arrested,
charged with having embezzled $4,000.
The Queen at Perth.
PERTH tScotland), August 25th.-The
Queen has arrived here, en- route to Bal
moral Castle.
Convent Burned.
DUBLIN, August 25th.-The Ursuline Con-
vent at Bally Truckle, County Waterford.
was burned to-day. All the inmates es-
capped.
Wrecks at Sea.
QUEENSTOWN, August 25th.-The steamer
British Princess arrived last night, thirty
six hours overdue. She reports passing
large dismasted vessel off the banks. On
the 18th she saw ship on fire She bore
down on her, but her spars were gone and
her hull IN flames. The ship was of Ameri-
can build. The British Princess stood by
for three hours and fired rockets to attract
the boats OF the burning SLAP, but saw none.
At o'clock the ship burst open. She was
Undertaken, and her name was burned
oil. The British Princess encountered a
storm. Her third officer had his ribs
broken.
The Frost in the Northwest.
MONTREAL, August 25th.-Regarding the
reported destruction of crops in the North
west by frost, General Manager Van Horn,
of the Canadian Pacific Railway, has re-
ceived the following telegram "a consid-
cradle amount of grain has been harvested.
The frost last night was very slight. Deli
cate flowers and garden vegetables were not
affected. Reports from every station to-
day state that no damage has been done to
uncut grains. Harvesting is in full blast. u
Smallpox at Montreal.
MADRID, August 25th.-The rush on the
public vaccinators of persons who wish to
be vacclnated is so great that policemen
have been detailed to keep the crowd in
order. About so cases were reported to-
day, but only portion of these have been
Investigated by the health officials. A case
OF smallpox is reported at Strog Parish. 1t
is reported the disease has broken out at
Richelleu, some ten miles from Montreal.
1t has also broken out at Farnham.
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NEWS OF THE moRNINe.

In Kew York yesterday Government bond.
were quoted at 1925 for As of 1907 ll3 for Ks
sterling, "a ss@4 81; 1021& for IS; silvel
bars, 1851.
Silver in London, IS 7-lGd; consois, 1501S
per cent. United States bonds, extended, 1O5; Is
12e; as, HES.
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted
at s511a9s594 cents.
Mining stocks were weak in San Francisco
yesterday morning. On the regular call there
was a small shrinkage in most of the COmstocE
shares and business In them was as dull a:
ever The outside stocks were more active
Navajo advanced to 81 45. VITA large transae
tons. The Quijotoas, excepting Croker, were
weak.
Jesse Grant is going in the Turkish railway
service.
Indications in New York point to a lower
price for wheat.
John NJ. Smith, merchant of San Francisco
committed suicide at Alameda yesterday.
The Ursuline Convent at Baily Truckle, Ire
land, was burned yesterday,
The Eighth District Fair commenced al
Placerville yesterday.
Governor Stoneman has been rendered pub
3ic reception by the citizens of Salinas.
The Parnellites are preparing for the coming
Parliamentary elections.
The Italian Consul at Monaco has been ar
rested for embezzling $4,000.
The body of August schueke was found near
Stockton, with bullet hole in his head.
VIII C. Seamands was drowned in Stockton
slough yesterday.
John Laughlin was shot and killed at Cottage
Grove, Or, by a man crazy from liquor.
Fire in Rockford W. T. Loss, s12,oO0; insur-
ance, 5000.
The bsdy of Hon. Seth o. Phelps, late Minis
ter to Peru, arrived in New York Monday.
The members of the San Francisco Produce
Exchange have decided TO disincorporate
The frost in the Northwest was not severe
enough to do much damage
Severe and destructive storms passed over the
Atlantic coast yesterday.
The citizens of San Jose will give Senator
Stanford public reception next Friday.
The Appraisers office at San Francisco is
being Investigated by special officer.
Eighty cases of smallpox were reported al
Montreal yesterday.
It is reported that Germany has asked the
powers to act as arbitrators in the Caroline dis
pute.
The remains of the young lady found floating
in the river at Louisville have been identified
as those of Miss L. H. Nourse.
The French papers advise Spain to resist Bis
marck's greed.
The remains OF Admiral Courbet have arrived
in France.
A heavy thunderstorm prevailed in New
England Monday.
Ex-Governor Fenton dropped dead in his office
at jamestown, n. Y, yesterday
The Gar and Czarina have arrived at Crem
sier.
The fair at Chico opened yesterday with g
large attendance
An unknown man was drowned near La
grange, Stanislaus county, yesterday.
A horse thief named st. Clair was sentenced
at Yreka to seven years at San Quentin.
A destructive cyclone visited Charleston, S
C., yesterday, doing damage to the amount Of
sl,0OOOOO.
The New York Republican State Committee
met at Saratoga yesterday.
Colonel Long, the African explorer, thinks
General Gordon is still alive.
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DEATH OF CHARLES STAHroRD-Hon.
Charles Stanford, 2 brother of Senator
Leland Stanford, died at his home at Schen-
ecta5y, n. Y, yesterday He was a rich
and prosperous merchant and financier.
He owned the Schenectady Tines, was in
terested in various securities, and was also
at the head of a large locomotive manu-
factory in central New York. He served
two terms as State Senator, and was promi-
nenty mentioned as candidate for Gov
eFnor. He is said to DC man of strong
individuality, like his brother Leland. and
was noted for his business and political
reetitude OF character. His death is ouite
severe blow TO Senator Stanford. The
Senator had planned trip to the Petaluma
fair for Wednesday and THURSDAY. in ac-
cordanee with his intention to see as many
parts OF the State and as many of his con-
shtuents as he can before leaving for Wash
ington, but the sad news forced him to re-
inquish his intention. He will probably
attend the State Fair, San Jose Fair. Grass
valley Fair, and perhaps one of the fairs
IN the southern part of the State.-TSan
Francisco Post, Augus 18th.
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PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST.
SPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REconp-ry,,

lsFESlAb BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RECORD UNION.
PRoMoNToRY (Utah), August 25th.-The
following overland passengers passed here
to-day, to arrive in Sacramento August 9th,
J. R. Speed and wife, E. r. York, Maine
Mrs. ]. r. Chaplin, China; W. NJ. Him.. ].
Weed and wife, J. S. Robinson and wife, ],
Kendall, San Francisco; f. Smith, ]. C.
Patterson, E. d. Lynch, Louis Hicks, New
York; J. A. Russell and wife, California
Z. L. Wood and wife, Pittsburg: Rev. ]
B. Thompson, st. Johns; VIM. Isral st.
Louis; r. S. Boyns, Stockton; ]. Hart
Atchison Mrs. NJ. E. Barratt, Sacramento;
B. w. Flagg, Massachusetts.
NEwHALL, August 25th.-The following
overland passengers passed Newhail August
18th, to arrive in San Francisco August 26th
H. G. Newhall and wife, Fred R. Hass, c.
Schmidt, San Francisco; E. Adam, Los
Angeles; f. Hinckley, San Bernardino
W. Ashburner, San Francisco; George w.
Durbrew, c. A. Campbell, Salton Edward
Mccain and family, Bowie; w. J. Smith.
Tucson P. NJ. Darcy, Los Angeles Alb
bolt Robinson and wife, Santa Monica; c.
Juergensen, ]. V. Sharp, San Francisco; F.
Il. Berry, Los Angeles.
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Somebody's Child

Somebody's child is dying-dying with
the flush of hope on his young face, and
somebody's mother thinking OF the time
when that dear face will be hidden where
no ray of hope can brighten it-because
there was no cure for consumption
Reader, if the child be your neighbours take
this comforting word to the mothers heart
before it is too late. Tell her that consump-
ton is durable; that men are living to-day
able, because one lung had been almost
destroyed by the disease. DR.. Pierce
9 Golden Medical Discovery" has cured
hundreds; surpasses cod liver oil, hypo-
phosphites and other medicines in curing
this disease. Sold by druggists.