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, 1885-03-12
Washington Waits.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE secre-
tary of the treasury had a large number
of callers to-day, including three large
delegations, one from Kentucky, headed by
Senator Beck and Speaker Carlisle; an
other from North Carolina, headed by
Senator Vance, and a third from Virginia
headed by Representative Barbour.
Secretary Manning has appointed
Eugene Higgins, of Maryland, chief Of
the appointment bureau of the treasury
department, in place of Trevitt, Of New
York, resigned. Higgins is a friend of
Senator German.
Vice President Hendricks recently APP
piled to Postmaster General Villas to have
a friend appointed to the position Of sup
e~rintendent of free delivery at the Chicago
post office to take the place of the Repub-
lican incumbent. Mr.. Villas, upon in
quiry. learned the above named officer is
usually appointed by the Chicago post
master. and so informed Mr.. Hendricks
he could not interfere.
Gen. Black, the newly appointed COM
missioner of pensions, arrived here to-
day and called upon the president and
Secretary Lamar. He met with a cor
dial welcome and will assume his official
duties as soon as confirmed by the senate,
Edward d. Clark, of Vicksburg, Miss,
to-day nominated assistant secretary of
the interior, is a member in very high
standing of the Bar of Mississippi and
has practiced before the Supreme Court
of the United States, He is said to be a
man of great legal learning and force of
character, and who has been so welded
to his profession that he has s~teadfastly
declined to have any connection with
politics, although holding strong Demo-
cratic opinions.
At the post Office and interior depart
ments the rush of visitors continued to-
day without d~iminution, and notices have
been posted in conspicuous Places by the
postmaster general and secretary of the
interior to the effect that only senators
and representatives will be received after
noon. The regulation is beginning to
have a perceptible effect, and both those
officials now find time to devote a small
portion of the day to necessary routine
business.
There was about the usual rush Of visi-
tors to the white house to-day. The
president arose early and at once betook
himself to opening his mail, which was
unusually large. AS one of the clerks
put it, President Cleveland receives as
many letters in one day as ex-President
Arthur received in a week" 1t is a fair
inference that many letters relate to apt
pointments to Office. The president ran
hurriedly through his mail then began the
reception of visitors, many of whom had
been in waiting sometime. Among the
callers were congressional delegation:
from Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, NORTH
Carolina and Florida. The secretary o
war called about noon and had a lonl
conference with the president. At
o'clock the doors of the white house wer'
thrown open to the public and the presi
dent was kept busy receiving callers 10
over an hour.
Col. Lamont said to-day that the re
duction in the clerical force in the whit
house was made merely in the interest o
economy; therefore, no appointment
, 1885-03-12

New YORK, March 1.-THE trial of
James D. Fish. formerly president of the
Marine National bank. was this afternoon
begun before Judge Benedict in the crimi-
nal branch of the United States circuit
court. The defense tried to secure a
postponement on the ground Of Gen.
Grants illness, but the court ordered the
trial to proceed.
, 1885-03-12
An Inhuman Son.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March ia SEN
sation was created to-day at Bowling
Green. KY, by Charles A. Moore enter
ing the house of his father, DIR. J. r.
Moore, one Of the best known and veal
thiest citizens in the state, demanding
that his aged parent sign notes to the
amount of $6,l10, which he refused to
do. The boy then seized his father by
the throat and choked him severely. Re
leasing his hold upon the old gentleman's
throat, he brought forth two revolvers,
which induced his father to come to
terms and sign the documents. As soon
as the old man recovered he had his son
arrested. Young Moore is in the govern
ment employ at Evansville, Ind. The
father is in a very feeble condition and re-
fuses to prosecute his son.
n-.l~ -...l I.~I.l -. D.n g.
, 1885-03-12

SAN Francisco, March 1.-THE
plaintiff in the Sharon divorce suit ap-
pealed to-day from the courts Judgment
in allowing the defendant to amend his
answer after a decision in the case was
rendered. Ii is stated that should the
higher court reverse such judgment, the
plaintiff will obtain a judgment for S.
900, 900, which, it is claimed, is admitted
by the original ~pleadings to be her share
of the common property.
, 1885-03-12
Will Wait Awhile.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, March IT,
At a council this afternoon the Oklohoma
boomers decided to await further advice
from their representatives in Washington,
who are endeavoring to intercede with the
United States. The marshal received
warrants for the arrest of boomers who
were in the territory last winter, and has
arrested twenty men.
, 1885-03-12
Secretary Lamar Blocking Teller's
Game.

WASHINGTON, March lin accord
ancc with Secretary Teller's order. dated
March 3, the commissioner of the general
land Office issued three patents to the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad company
for 679, 2s7 acres of land known as the
Backbone grant,, and they were de-
livered to VIM. +. Barnum by direction
of Jno F. Dillon, attorney for the rail-
road company. Although Secretary Tel
Ter issued patents for 679,2s7 acres of
land. the company under its grant claimed
1000, 900 acres. Yesterday Secretary
Lamar issued the following order to the
commissioner of the land office:
March 10, l7s5.-You are hereby d.
rected to suspend all proceedings relative
to patenting lands to the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad company until further
notice. lSigned1
J.. Q. c. LAMAR.
In addition to the lands already pat
ented the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
company has lists conveying 1856, FOG acres
which, under this last order, cannot be
patented until the secretary takes further
action.
, 1885-03-12
WIN Make His own Treaties.

WASHINGTON, March ll.-Secretary
Bayard has taken steps for the formal
withdrawal of all treaties pending in the
senate. This will leaTe the senate with
nothing to do but to pass upon nomina-
tons, and the prevailing impression now
is that the session will not last more than
two weeks longer.
, 1885-03-12
A suocessfuI Outlook.

CHICAGO, March 1.-The premium
sale of seats for the Chicago opera festi-
val began to-day and proved very success
full. The sale of season tickets already
promises TO be very large.
, 1885-03-12

Forty head of 2-year-old, grade heifers;
thirty-three of them bred TO thorough
bred Short Horn bull, to calye in May
and June. Also ore thorough bred Short
Horn bull and some Poland China pigs
Address, ). MckELyIE,.
r. O. Box Al Fairfield, Neb.
, 1885-03-12

Mr.. B. Hoffman, 70 Park avenue,
Baltimore, Maryland, says: MY child
suffered two weeks with an alarming
cough. Less than a bottle of Red Star
Cough Cure cured her entirely. l con-
slider it asafe, sure, most valuable child's
medicine"
, 1885-03-12

Taken up two stray mules branded M
Nj on left shoulder, The owner can Sc
cure his property by calling on or ad-
dressing X. Whalen. Fort Laramie, Wyo.,
and paying expenses.
, 1885-03-12

Remember thai a so cent bottle Of
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is fully
equal to a dollar bottle of any other
cough medicine in the market Sold by
w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-03-12

The Brunhouse, outfit new, ten rooms,
furnished; large dining room; location
fine. Will be sold at actual cost. Rea-
son for selling, business opportunity east.
Growing place. Address
FRANK II. BRUNHoUsE,
Buffalo. Wyo.
, 1885-03-12

Porous and strengthening, improved,
the best for backache. pains in chest OF
side, rheumatism, neuralgia. pc. Drug
Rists or mail.
, 1885-03-12

FoR SALE-A camp outfit complete,
will accommodate seventy-five men. In
quire at No. 3l2 Themes street.
, 1885-03-12

If you want goods at actual cost price,
call at V. Baker, old store. Goods must
be sold. F. Z. WARREN MER. Co.
, 1885-03-12
NEW LoCAL NOTICES.


Called Communication this evening at
Z O'Clock for work.
WALTER BRowN, Secretary.
, 1885-03-12

For SALE-two good Breech Loading
Shot Guns. A. Nichols, Star Restau-
rant.
, 1885-03-12

Schuttler wagons, and a full line Of hard
ware at Arp K Conway's.
, 1885-03-12

Try Ellis's fresh homemade taffy.
Only 80 cents a pound.
, 1885-03-12

LEADvMLE, March ll.-While Hugh
Mcclure, a laborer at the Arkansas Val
ley smelter, was shoveling ore from the
bins about 1870 o'clock this morning FIVE
tons broke loose, burying him from sight.
The men FASTENED to the rescue, and after
several moments labor they succeeded in
extricating him. His hip was dislocated
and leg broken, besides sustaining inter
nal injuries that may result in death.
, 1885-03-12

The o. N. O. Club will give 4 grand
hop at the West End Rink, Thursday
night. Admission rs cents.
, 1885-03-12

Use Model Mills Patent Flour, manu-
featured by Hungarian rolls from select
ed wheat.
, 1885-03-12

All parties indebted to the late firm of
II. B. Kelly, dry goods. Seventeenth
street, will please settle their accounts
soon as possible with d. J. Swiney at
Brunell & Co.'S.
, 1885-03-12

Several hundred acres of land scrip.
Address Jno. d. Dobyns & Co, commits
sion merchants, Cheyenne, Wyo-
, 1885-03-12

Smoke La Carolina, imported cigars, at
Idelman Bros.
, 1885-03-12

81. PatrIek's Day.
Get ready TO attend the Cd annual ball
of the Irish Benevolent society of Chey-
enne, at Library hall, Tuesday evening,
March II. Tickets, 81. ,
, 1885-03-12

Document in poor Photographic condition.
, 1885-03-12

bringing nnder Irrigation about $1,000 acres Of
the nnekt agricultural land In the t~erriforv
surveys are made for a larger canal. covering
ABOUT <vvoOo acres OF equally good land. All ID.
cAleu WITHIN twenty miles OF the Union Pacific
railway. Every other section Of this land
9elng government land, Is subject to entry I'M
der the Homestead. Presumption, Timber chi
ture and Desert Land Acts, and il is propSsed
by this Company 10 furnish water 10 settlers al
low rates OF rental The railroad lands will be
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17

Dend them on both sides ~ once, out
leans either to the right side or the
left, and sleeps In this position. "That
Is to say, the elephant, having bent one
forc-leg. can not then bend the other
80 as to kneel with both, which Is con-
trary to fact. Although in this pas
sage Aristotle demolishes the absurd
statement that the elephant has no
knee-joints, yet, in his treatise on the
Progressive Motions Of Animals" he
seems to leave the matter In doubt.
After showing that without infection
there can be no progression. he says:
progression, however, Is possible
without infection Of the leg, In the
same manner as infants creep; and
there is an ancient story Of this kind
about elephants, which Is not true, for
such animals move because infection
takes place In their shoulder blades or
hips" The existence OF animals with
out knees is again supposed by this re-
mark: "Since the members are equal,
infection must be made in the knee,
or In some Joint, II the animal that
walks is destitute Of knees" II Aris-
totle had ever seen an elephant move,
Is It not probable that he would have
spoken more decidedly and correctly
on these pointsP But the most aston
ishing assertion Is that 1.-THE elephant
can not swim on account of the weight
Of Its body!'--From "Aristotie as a
Zoologis,," by r.. Il. Fernaid, IN Popu-
lar Science Monthly for AprH.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17

corners of her mouth. BY Jove! I've
got her; I've got her! III get out
when sic docs and have chat with
her.
There is fat old lady. She has
been down town TO the store. She's
thinking about the ears being so dread
fully crowded. Dear me! four fat
men and two ladies standing between
me and the conductor. and she must
catch his eye and tell him to let her off
at Fortieth street. Oh! this is dread
full
There's young man who has been
dissipating too much. He's going
through the remorseful stage. by
Jover he says, I've had a big head on
me for the past four days, and the boss
has noticed it, too. Didn't say any
thing, but he knows. bet he's been
one of the boys himself. Ella, the
landlady's pretty daughter, has noticed
1t, too. Well, I've made fool of my
self I'm going to straighten out, and
stop the whole business. Iguoss she'll
be all right when tell her that
'"The young lady with the Seaside
novel Is dwelling in English castles.
The fat German with the legal docu-
ment has just leased lager-beer sa-
loon and is wondering how it will pay.
Then the young mother with the baby
in her arms"
"Twenty-third street!' yelled the
conductor.
"Well. I've arrived at my destina-
tion," said the author; ..go on and fin
ish 1t yourself, and tell me how you
succeeded. Good-by." and the next
minute the reporter was alone. In Y
Mail and Express.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17
The Beard.

II know my own heart, Ifelt thank
full for that good word for the beard.
Were not the conquering races always
the bearded onesp How can any sane
person imagine that our Maker caused
beard to grow upon the face Of man
for the sake of the employment of cut
ting it of, or digging it out by the
roots, as some savages dop And re-
member that among Gods chosen
people man was considered unfit to
enter good society without his beard.
He must ''tarry at Jericho till his
beard was grown" wish he had to
tarry there now until that time. A
man without beard looks like house
without blinds, a horse without name,
or any other incomplete affair. And
1t is perilously near to reproaching his
Maker for man to keep himself shaved
smooth. In fact. the laws of Nature,
which are the laws of God, resent and
avenge the custom. Many life has
been lost thereby. And it is not un-
common for throat and eye disease TO
punish the man who shaves, not to
mention the tears and wry faces he
knows, in consequence Of resisting ra-
zor. Only consider all that man will
go through in order to deprive himself
Of protection and his greatest dignity
and beauty-as not unfrequently full,
well-cared for beard is.
My husband never shaves. He never
did shave. And permit me to tell you
that the man who never shavos has a
soft beard, silky as the hair of the
head, and instead OF growing down
over the mouth, as boards do after be-
ing cut till they become stiff as broom,
it inclines to the right and left, leaving
white strip between the lip and the
mustache, SO that the latter will not
60 swimming every time the man
drinks. knew gentleman who had
fine beard. His wife hated it. As
he would not shave, she cut off one
side of it while he slept. OF course.
then he was obliged to shave it all of.
Soon after he fell in a dead faint. or
fit of some kind. The DOCTOR. when
called. said to him, "Why have you
shavedp 1t is not well for you." Then
the truth came out. MADAM" said
the doctor sternly, 'you must choose
between husband with beard or no
husband" That man wore his beard
III hoW CVCi uiICi, ohu VhO uAh
not quarrel with it again.
Akin to shaving-a barbarism which
should be hunted from the worlds
the custom of shearing the head SO
close that the scalp shines through.
This terrible, hideous custom came in
with the war, for wise sanitary reasons
under those circumstances; but it Is
now without need and without excuse.
1t is injur Gus as we'll as disfguring.
The hair is q conductor of electricity
to the brain, and it should never be
less than two inches in length. Unless
the facts in the case are taught in the
schools, SO that bows are warned, in u
few generations more We shall have a
general softening of the brain among
our masculine population. There is
more than one sign now of the near
danger.
Give us back tho beard, the majestic,
flowing beard, and spare us the hair
less head until age renders it natural
and reverend.-New York Erangelist.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17
A blind Reporter.

CASTOR Vassy, the enfdnt terrible Of
was q miraculous fellow, says a Paris
letter. who made several fortunes by
puffery, and spent them all, often lack
ing money with which to pay his wash.
er-woman. Some Of his exploits are
legendary in Paris, and among them
Is one connected with fire at a fash
ionable hotel in the Place Vendome,
which Is worth recounting. A de-
structive fire Is rare event here, and
In connection with this particular con-
fiagration there were certain circum-
stances of mysterious nature which
piqued the reporters. They went to
the prefecture of police to make in
quiries, but at the prefecture everyone
was mute. They all gave up in de-
spair, except CASTOR Vassy, who, TAX
ing his secretary with him, marched
into the cOncierge's lodge at the fash
ionable hotel, and seating himself at
the table Of the astonished Cerberus,
said blandly, but with certain show
of authority: "What is your namep"
The porter was somewhat intimidated
and gave up his cognomen. Where
upon CASTOR Vassy said gravely to his
secretary: 'Mr. Sheriff, just take that
down." This convinced the concierge
that the mysterious stranger must be
tho police commissioner, and so, when
the impudent reporter turned anew to
him and said: snow, be good enough
to tell us all you know about this af-
fair" he did tell--a story which, am
plified into several columns in morn
ing paper, led to the unearthing Of
some very rich scandal and the arrest
of a prominent man in the person of
the culprit who had set the fire. Vassy
took good care to be gone before the
real police commissioner came to in
quire into the .'case."
In his later years CASTOR Vassy was
blind, but went about to the theaters
and everywhere else, accompanied by
his secretary, who told him how things
looked and what was going on, and
then Vassy dictated his reports in his
own inimitable style. At the great
meeting on the Place dc la Bourse the
other day, friend met him, leaning on
his secretary's arm. "You would bet
ter go home, Vassy," he said, "there
may be riot, and you might be
jostled."
"Oh, mol" said the blind man, II
mean to stay and see the fun.' (D
And so thoroughly had he become
accustomed to seeing with his secre-
tary's eye that it is said he never COM
planned of his atlliction.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17

~esides Deing very not lighJ, having
the property Of soiling the ceiling and
dimming the paintings. Lamps and
candles are taking the place of gas in
all houses, except possibly In halls,
kitchens and like rooms.
From accidental circumstances Pres
colt, the historian, had always enter
tained peculiar dread Of being buried
alive, and had, therefore, often required
that measures should be taken to pre-
vent all possibility OF the horrors that
might follow such an occurrence His
injunctions we're obeyed. A principal
vein was severed SO that, II life should
again be awakened, IL might ebb ST.
lently away without any possible re-
turn to consciousness. s.-B0ston Sdtur.
day Evening Gazette.
Mahlon Holland. who abandoned his
property near Bangor, Me-, several
years ago. and settled down In the
Northwest as hunter and trapper,
died three years ago, and recently his
relatives decided to bring his remains
east for interment They found that
Holland had been buried In a box made
Of old boards, and that he could not be
taken eastward until he was put in q
more substantial coffin. In making
the transfer his missing will was found,
giving Hollands property to his rela-
tives, as he had promised, and also a
memorandum stating where he had
buried $2, 100 in gold near the lake.
A fine bronze statue Of Hercules, in
. perfect state Of preservation, except
. fracture across the legs, has been dis
covered In the course OF the work con-
nected with the building Of new the
atre in Rome. It is probable that It
belonged either to the Baths of Con-
stantine or to Hadrain's Temple of the
Sun, which stood near each other at
the corner of the Quirinal Hill The
statue measures upward Of six feet in
height, and. considering how few OF
the many bronze statues which orna-
mented the ancient City of Rome have
been found, its recovery constitutes an
archaeological event Of the highest in
terest.
Chief Engineer Melville has submit
ted plan to be used by the Philadel-
phia fire department. 1t consists of
series of four or more metal tubes, and
within each other, with proper stufiing
boxes, fastened to the side of a fire.
engine boiler near its bottom. A mov-
able iron basket is fitted to the upper
section of tubing. Water is forced by
means of the engine pump into the
bottom of the tube, and, by the hy-
draulic pressure, the tubes and basket
are extended to any desired height.
The basket is brought back by opening
q lock at the bottom of the largest
tube and exhaustin., the water at any
desired spot.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17
After q Grizzly Bear.

Dan CASTILLO. Of "nickel plate circu.''
fame, is somewhat of satirist. Some
time since he was patient listener to
several "harrowing" yarns related by
some of the California pioneers, in
which hair-breadth escapes and person.
al exploits figured prominently. When
Dams turn came to spin tale he VOL
unteered the following:
''Several years ago myself and my
five companions started up in the Clear
water country for the purpose of kill
ing grizzly bear One day we struck
camp in an immense canon, calculating
on the morrow to scour the surround
ing wilds for the 'varmints' which we
knew were lurking in the vicinity. We
had scarcely set our tent-pegs and kim
died our fire when we observed to our
horror, large band of Indians, array
ed in fierce war-paint, descending the
opposite slope Of the valley. A hurried
consultation was held. We were too
small in number to thing of giving bat
tie to the approaching foe, and. there
fore, it was decided that our party
should separate, each taking differ
ent direction, hoping that the savages
would abandon further pursuit The
arrangement was Immediately acted
upon, and chose for my route of re-
treat seemingly easy path, which led
down the canon. You can bet that the
grass did not grow under my feet; but
imagine my horror when, upon looking
back, saw the entire troop of red dew
lis in wild pursuit of me, having forsa-
ken the balance of my party and appar-
emily concentrated all effort toward my
capture. 1t was thrilling moment.
l strained every nerve and muscle and
ran with the velocity of deer down
the wild canon, bounding over rocks
and leaping past the trunks of fallen
trees. Suddenly was compelled TO
halt. The canon had come to an alb
rupt termination. In front and on
every side nothing but perpendicular
walls of rock hundreds of feet high met
my gaze. / had entered natural ba-
sin, the only way of egress from which
was the canon down which had just
travelled. Looking back, saw that
the Indians had reached the mouth OF
the pit, not twenty feet away. strug-
gled wildly for liberty. but escape there
was none"
WELL" asked an anxious listener,
as CASTILLO paused in his narrative,
what did you dop"
"Do?" echoed Dan, "what in HI
could l doP died right there" And
the gathering of yarn-spinning pioneers
for the evening.-San Fran
cisco Npne latter