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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
THE DEVIL IN THE OHVRCH


Very carly on Saturday the reporters attention was
attracted excited colored who dressed In
the regulation linen buster and palm leaf fan, which ID
heated The scribe felt that there was mehine
In the wind and he engaged tho colored divine In 0
brief Interview The preacher 10 q well-known cOlorcd
man Of this county by the name OF Peter Hill, anu nas
gave his experiences:
Boss. let tell You. had ointment 70 preach al
Mt Mckeithan last night. and me and brother Charley
Thornton went down there to de church. four mice
book and de horn kept In hollow log ~ de pulpit
and going into de church in lie dark reached into de
hollow aud took out de horn Then we sol down lie
steps and put 1o horn to my mouth and bowed her
long and loud TO let de folks know dat had arv.
When stopped bowin' heard something drap in tho
church like an elephant falling down, anu Immediately
the most awful sqlallng OF babies dat ever hca' Ia hoy
lite II peared like dar was ten thousand vi em IL.
hollering at Saws I. Brother Thornton we'd
better reourn dis meetin without further notice Then
quietly put the horn inside the door. grabbed our
val,ses. aud made tracks from dat church In hurry
What's dis blood doing on my coat oh. yes. dat's
where agin black Jack as was passing along 10
shun dem evil spirits. We went TO Florence. but was
afeared there, and so kept travelling all night
aud have Just cot TO Lumpkin. Never slept wink.
sir. and badly sKeered before In all my
born dat de detbi has taken possession ~
Use hired for de year. but the brethren must Ind
another preacher. for have been warned"
Perhaps" suggested the reporter, that the evil
spirit you speak OF mstook the blowing your horn
No. sir. GABRIEL Will blow his trumpet Cor 10
day OF judgment IN de night time! Dat was the DEVILS
work and know H."
why don't you send for Jones; he Is said to be
match for the devil in a rough and tumble fight r.
Da send for Sam II da want him. dali never git
Pete again"
The mystery remains unexplained aud Pete has
returned to his cotton patch the Cataula In tho
meantime the devil Is supposed to be In possession or
his chureh, while his flock bnsy engaged In killing
grass for some OF the wicked farmers on the river.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
TRAINING DOGS FOR TIE FIELD.

The training of dogs for the field and bush
affords abundant proof that patience Is virtue 60
much depends upon the amount OF patience and perso
verance exercised by the trainer that often dogs are
irretrevaby ruined SIMPLY because of lack OF this
ouaty on tho part those who profess to break thom
OF the effects OF imperfect breaking tho following story
wss told recently by gentleman whose experience In
that line IL somewhat ortondcdi
"Brcaking m oil dog after he has beeoms con-
nrned In HIS will, and settled In his
habits Is very difficult matter. Prince
ta-re pointing 70 large Intelligent looking dos. "T
bourht for mere son. hs had been imperfecy
broken when young After got hln put him throu gh
regular system OF training but Of course II was slow
and disceurasins work. lilo was naturally Wild and
heaisrong and would run at such pace through the
within gun range. To break him Of this tried various
devces Without success ana hnnly aoptea tae SWING,
s M m To- snail staples in tho collar AZ the dog
run. The bar viii strks him upon tho iorcess; and IN
peoipinesa of the blows. This Prince dis
covered. AND. of course. no moderated
Sps''' pace accordingly Bnt as ., soon a.
rnung about In hnadsrong wlldness without the least
regard 20 orders. This somewhat aggravating TO
of this trick by N ans OF the bar Bat not discouraged
al nv failure then tried tying one leg np to his collar
device recommended by dogtrainers and also OF Tying
- shot.bclt sroand his neck. Both OF these methods
failed % work an, ssn. dH a, result p s
always resorted TO his Old tricks again as soon as
released. " . -.
less dcyising, MY upon tne
ioq S1as with Ra p,, made Of raw leather strong
ortI was then passed around HIS body. with small
,u ON tho under side OF It, through which cord passed
connecting the bit with OF his hind legs As soon as
prinee went 10 gaop FAST he would jerk this cord aud
consequently the pit when had ngged IL upon hun
ono started across the fields. he, usual
started Off In Wild haste. But tho continual jerking OF
the b soon BEGAN 10 discomfort HIN. and after short
ran OF half llls he up to me with the most IL
nrine look IN his eyes. Bat refused TO regard his
nu:e appeal and sent him away again. when reached
hn,n. however he was completely tagged sut ana ready
IN do nluost ANYTHING Well, for two weeks used this
bin ana bride whenever went out with him. ana when
FINALLY took ID OIL, Prince thoroughly AFRAID OF
being submitted to the same process again that he never
aftergari about 10 hts former Wild
mannsr since then has been the qnetest worker aud
heat trained dog that have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
BOURBON AND NU0WUNP

-, FTvfN IHs Wes, CnsMN Ftttdge Record
Elizabeth Mlleson. Marshalltbn recently took into her
house pets young cat and an orphaned chick this
latter only few weeks old, while the former nearly
full grown. While 1t is not usually hesafest thing In
close quarters with cat the proved different with
regard to this particular chicken AMI cat both having
for taken wonderful liking to each other
and decided on being playmates 1t were The cat
led of in the matter Of making advancements by now
rolling the floor with IT, tapping 1t gently with its
paws as 1t about the floor, to all Of which the little
patme for the two to engage In long romps of
that description together bat the little chick thinks
nothing OF roosting the cats back or enjoying the
warmth Of its fur when 1t wants TO by hagng up
close to its ody Altogether the strange companions
furnish much amusement I'm tho Mileson sehOd and
show affection for each other that Is quite rcmarka
BILE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
IT WAS A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE.


He WAS a great believer in special providence. To
exemplify Il he told me the following charming little
anecdote Said he: Boss, one night was gvinc back
from church, feelin' mighty low spirited and dom.
hearted like. had money was powerful hungry an
didn't rally know whar was goin TO git "a breakfus'
from. knowd de chilen an de ole CONAN mos
mizziby hungry. too, an tell You was feein mighty
prayed dat q bessb mi ght descend pore ole man.
lit about midnight an des as got near Colonel
Mullins place heard q rooster mos beautiful
des elm de fence sab. an got dat rooster an four
fat hens Now, sab very mpreSsively-"'sp dat
rooster had crowed whilst was in church. wouldn't
heerd him! 'sposen he had crowed srter 20, nome.
wouldn't heerd him. but he crowed des as got by 10
fence an heerd him! Now isn't dat providence T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
ogrrryG PROPERTY IRON sUyKgy wREoKs

OpYrTyG PROPERTY FROM SUYREN WRECRS
b,s been often said by those who ought to know
that the bottom of tho Sound between Stapnord har
Dor and Stamford Point light is strewn with wrecks
vcasel, some OF which down thirty years
ago. Until recently there has been much mystery re-
spccting tho location of these wrecks but 1t has been
largely dispe!lcd by Captain Henry Young Since he
BEGAN operations with his wreckirg steamer, the
Chester in April last he has shown how easy what
once considered dic alt feat under wator DO
performed After rigging tho Chester with new
pump for deep water operations, his irst work was to
assist i'm raising the sunkcn Hudson River steamer st.
John IIis machinery consists OF six engines each
operating independently Of the Others The big pump
ing engine IL Of 56horse power ana the capacity OF the
pn,np 8 900 gallons per minute. The tube which ex
tends from the decks 10 the bottom OF the sca about
10 inches in diameter In short sections Unstable to
any depth. When In complete order loo tons oil 'oa
coptan invariably desesnds to the snnken vessel TO
superntend tho feed The tube passes into tho vessels
hold and he stands by with proper Appliances 20 SEQ
know about wreck L. information that will bring him
within five miles of It, and he will guarantee 10 find 1t
schoer Fannie Crocker lost off saybrook In 1853 he
that the copper alone recovered from her by him
Yielded edo over r $1,000 in cash in New York HoP pre-
serves on board a specimen copper brick weighing
900 mounds as reminder Of that exploit The brick Is
as brgnt as new cent and there Is nothing TO Indicate
its thrtytwo years repose In fftyhve feet OF salt
s,ssm.r L. Rnaton SUNK off Olddeld light on the Long
Island side of the Sound In 1910. From those who
wears later tried TO raise her, ana no believes tha
n, ca1 recover the safe and its wealth OF specie All
the coal and other property taken from wrecks like
those described tho captains the moment they are
in hand few DAYS ago he began work Q Schooner
which vent down twenty years ago OH Penheld Reef In
,eyooty feet Of water She had 800 tons Of cosl on
board About seventy-Avs tons that were recovered
and brought into bridgeport we're as bright - when
tsken from the mine nor had the coal lost any value
n fuel Tho captain expects to pas tho winter at
Nan tuoket and Marthss Vineyard, where there are
many valuable wrecks waiting attention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
THE CORPSE RAW Away.


Last evening, when the l., b. and W. train reached
NewJersey- st. boy OF perhaps fifteen years
to Jump of and fall He at once and stepped to
the side track in front Of pony engine, and the train
men reported at the depot that he mad been killed
Investigation proved that the engineer OF the pony had
stopped Instantly under the impression that he had
run over the boy He jumped on and began to search
but could not find the corpse, ana was considerably
puzzled the matter until swichman pointed to
the lad running up the tracks How he escaped injury
10 unknown but the theory of the railroad employees IL
that he struck by the pony aud thrown ~ the side Of
the track without hurting him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
A FIsHgRMANS DOUBLE CATCH.

W. G.. Purse while on visit to South Caro-
lne went fishing, and while hauling IN the hnny tribe
he saw large perch dart under log. He cast his hook
for him No than struck the water the perch
uatched It, and Mr.. +. commenced to pull him In and
the fish pulled hard he thought IL the largest
perch that he had tackled IN his liie After long
struggle with his hshship he hauled him ashore. and o
and behold" large mocesn had caught the fish at tho
same time aud had to be beaten loose before he would
let CO. When Mr. f. hooked the fish tho snake stuck both
fangs in ~ breast and hung on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
BETTER THAN QUIyIyB.

FTOn JH< ItfrOU FTte ITfS6
His pipe being out the doctor to his feet and
bowling deferentially said. hope you'll w.
sah for has to go an old Aunt jimmy. She very
sick sah."
what is the matter with good old Amt jimmy T. I
inquired. She was an old friend Of mine and felt
"well" he reped, scratching his head In a reflective
manner. Il calls hit anti sipid deuteronomy. bad
soon whipped dat outen her. I des gih her cup OF
equal parts boss Tadish an whskey an dat put her
couldn't climb up to It,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
SHE LOST FAITH IN PILLS.


prominent family in the city has q c0l0red domestic
Whose inability To read came costing her her e
The family physician prescribed pills OF diluted
strychnine for one Of the family. Another member was
taking quinine pills. Hannah felt mizzibe" and
concluded that her system needed qunine. ia wing
diagnosed her and prescribed IT, she went
to the pillbox to take the prescription Cautiously
placing pellet her tongue the bitter taste satisfied
her that It was quinine. Feeling particularly bad by
this time she swallowed about half q box full
She thinking about the shady cemetery and
hcarso and other minor funeral ngements when the
doctor arrived. An antdOte for strychnine applied
and Hannah was restored. but her faith In pills Is ess
once WA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
WERE TREY DRAM4Tlo oRIrrcss

From The buffalo Exprsss
Two Rochester editors last winter spent few days n
New York On the day of their arrival they dne1
after the OF Rochester editors whea
they due at all dned very extensively The amount a
solid food taken constituted by lessor portion Of
their repast: The average was kept up. however. n
the amount OF liquids consumed. Alter dinner th1
theatre was proposed and the proposition agreed upon
The two editors we're In state Of indifference ~ 20 What
particular theatre they went to- and driited into the
nearest one. They sat through the first act ai at ~
conclusion simultaneously looked At each other; each
face wore puzzled expression. Tho senior Turned IA
the junior and said: Billy you know think we've hsd
too much; don't understand blessed word OF this
thing. do you r.
No. Suppose we 60 ont and get brandy and soda ~
Ont they vent and returned for the second act Al
the end OF second each man. with ashy face ana
trembling lips, admitted TO the other that he as I'm no
better condition than before. With considerably dim.
Guilty of enunciaOn. the junior proposed that they
should 20 to their hotel and 60 to bed.
The next morning they met at breakfast and compared
notes the previous evenings experience. After
siderable dead reck nng they managed to make the
name OF tho theatre they had attended the evening
before The mystery remained deep and they
turned to contemplation Of the morning papers with
Keeling that there was something very wrong in News
York whiskey. and that 1t different IN IT'S posis
ton from Rochester beer At last the senior looked np
from HIS paper and IN subdued tones said Billy yoa
will promise never to give 1t away T.
Yes" replied Billy.
We'll that was pantomime saw last night"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
HE MEANT IT. roo.


eimr hearted and truly devDut country preacheH
who had tasted few Of the drinks Of the world took
dinner with heightened family. where glass OF milk
lunch was quietly set down by each plate In silence
and happiness this new Vicar OF Wakefield quaned HE
goblet md then added Madam, ycu should daily thanK
God for such good cowI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
MINISTER PHELPS AND THE HOUSE or LORDS.
TO ths Bdttor or TAs TrtoWno.
Sin. Altman oh nm, aro M dnuhf acnuainfAd


SIR: Although you arc no doubt acquainted
with tho fao yet II evident that outside Of the legal
profession very few Americans awarehat tho "House
of Lords" which roso to do honor to Minister Phelps
consists of only about half dozen law lords who
decide appeals 70 "yhs House Of LDrdS" and arc
technically called the House OF Lords The lay peers
and from three 10 dozen law lords. usually about bali
d0.sn Please explain shs " our wondering Soan'
&,GiueoerA ". J1ly 90. 1855
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02
that was pantomime we saw last night"
rHE RULING PASSION srPOy

From The Bangor Wig and Chronicle
Tiara Bickford OF Washbirn. ten Old. walked FIVE
miles to the strawberry Held five miles place OF
SALE and still another four miles TO her home all one
TO herseif. ~ " - 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-02

which sicts nearly every a this time Of year caused
By the OF the changing aud the do
condition Of body The refreshing toning and
for which the system appeals will DO
found In Hoods sarsaparia, the reliable tonic and blood
pu rider, Give IL trial
was run down. had appetite my food would not d.
gest and troubled with nervous debility. ON taking
Hoods sarsapara commenced TO feel the effects OF at
once have taken four bottles and can say feel IKE
a nav man. JH MCCALL, Rochester, ".
have used Hoods sarsaparls with such bencht 10 to
assonish my friends. have renewed my strength; my
appetite good my IL growing better feel like
dsrent person" Mrs. A. p. PROCTOR, harbleheai MasA
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Oh HOOD 4 co. ApothscarieA Lowell hAsA
100 Doses Ono Dellar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26

DURING THE first six years of The
HERALD's existence, TWO or three
Federal judges undertook to exercise a
sort of censorship over its columns, and
have it edited on the Russian plan.
How well their scheme succeeded is re-
corded in many columns of what the
lamented Horace Greedy would have
called mighty interesting reading" 1t
is with something of the de-
lightful sensations aroused by
attending the circus including the
menagerie and side shows, that publi-
shers, editors and reporters recall the
many bouts they used to have with
courts, grand juries and district attor-
neys in the days when this paper was not
conducted in the way that the repre-
sentatives of the government thought
it should be conducted. If they
were here to speak for them
selves, fanatic chief Justice,
wife-deserting bigamist associate JUS
tice, whisker-dying, prcsttute-main-
tanning district attorney, a besotted
marshal, and a cross-eyed. principle
selling commissioner, would all make
afidavits that about the most unprofit-
able undertaking in which they ever
engaged was the attempted gagging of
THE HERALD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26
SOMEWHAT STARTLING.

| The Tennessee Legislature has passed
a law declaring it unlawful for any per-
son in that State to teach the doctrines
or principles of polygamy, or to induce
others, by words or otherwise. Ito en-
brace or adopt polygamy or to emigrate
to another State or Territory of the
United States, for the purpose of en-
bracing, adopting or practicing the
same" The penalty for violating the
actis fine not exceeding $500, or i'm
prisonment at hard labor not exceeding
two years, or both such fine and i'm
prisonment in the discretion of the
Court" Two Mormon elders, C.. F.
Christensen and w. F. Carter, have
been arrested under this act, and are
awaiting trial in Carter county, while
warrants are out for two others-El-
ders Tanner and Gibbs.
One can not well conceive
how bigotry of this character can assert
itself in this age, and he is astonished to
know that legislators would consent to
let such law go into the books. 1t is
sad reflection on the intelligence of the
lawmakers and argues that the solons
have low estimate of the Tennessee
people, when it is found necessary to
protect the community by an act,of this
kind. What would the citizens of New
York or Pennsylvania think of legisla-
tors who would infiict upon them an
act of this character?
The effect of the law cannet possibly
be injurious to the Mormons; it can
only show that Tennessee is yet N the
depths of barbarism and bigotry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26

too young to know the difference be-
tween freemen and slaves.
OF the material condition of the south
Mr.. Schurz says:
The visitor will be struck with the
general hopeful and CHEEKY tone pre-
vaiiing in southern society. Their re-
covery from the disasters of the war
has been more rapid than at first they
expected, They are proud. and justly
proud, OF what they have accomplished
In that direction. They are glad to have
strangers observe it, Having done so
much. they feel that they can do more.
While business Is in many respects de-
pressed in the south, less complaint of
tins as heard than at the north. The
general spirit prevailing in the south
now is very like that characteristic of
the resources and advantages of the
ceantry; great expectations of future
developments; lively desire to excite
interest in those things, and to attract
northern capital, enterprise and immi-
grafton; strong consciousness and APP
probation of the importance to them of
their being part of a great, strong
prosperous and united country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26

IT BEGINS to be apparent that Pres
ident Cleveland thinks the people made
mistake and didn't understand their
own minds when they voted to change
the administration from the Republican
to the Democratic party. Three-fifths
of the people are Democrats. and nine
tenths OF the men who are administer
ing the affairs of the nation are Repub-
hcans. Perhaps hereafter when the
voters think they want Democratic
officers, they will vote fer the green
hackers or prohibitionists, and take
chances on getting what they ask.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26

CHIEF JUSTICE MORGAN, of Idaho,
doesn't agree with Chief Justice Zane,
of Utah, on the proposition that man
convicted of polygamy or unlawful CO.
habitation cannot be admitted to bail
pending the determination of an appeal.
Morgan has just admitted a man to bail
who appealed from the judgment in his
court. This difference in opinion be-
tween great jurists may arise from the
impression on the part of Morgan, that
polygamist has some rights before the
law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-26

Carl Schurz has been telling of his
tour of the Southern States last winter,
and what he found. His discoveries
must have been more surprising TO him
thar to others, for until late years Mr..
Schurz was determined that the South
should not be loyal" binding his
eyes and closing his ears to the fact that
the war was closed twenty years ago.
and a new generation had grown to
manhood since the surrender of Lee.
Mr.. Schurz found that the extinction of
the disloyal feeling was thorough and
complete, and says that he does not be-
ieve that in all the South twenty
men could be found, who would
accept the disruption of the
Union if it were presented to them"
He adds: Many a southern man who
had been active in the rebellion said to
me, in conversation about the war: 1t
is dreadful to think what would have
become OF us if we had won. They
would fight now as gallantly to stay in
the Union as twenty-five or three years
ago they fought to get out of it. There
is no doubt, should any danger threaten
the Union again. the Southern people
would be among its most jealous de-
tenders"
During the late campaign it was the
fayorite theme of the Blaine editors
and orators, that the success of the
Democratic party meant the triumph
of rebel sentiments and disloyal
schemes, but no evidence of the truth of
this declaration can anywhere be found,
the southern people being as loyal to
the Union and as devoted to the nation
as those of the north. Republicans will
persist in forgetting that the majority
of the voters in the south to-day never
saw rebel flag, and know
of slavery, only as aninstitution that ex-
listed when they were unborn or were