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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.

The Tax-Pnying value Of Virginia Coupons
Amrmed-rhe ClawsOn Poiygamy Case
The validity Of the Edmunds Act Main
tanned.
w~AsHISGroS, ID. c., April 2i.-The
United States Supreme Court yesterday
rendered al opinion In the noted Virginia
coupon bond cases favorable I o the bond
holders. Prominent and able legal talent
was employed and argued on both sides
Of the cases about = month ago, the argu
ments extending through one week.
Seven different cases involving the right
Of persons to pay taxes In coupons Of
Virginia State bonds were appealed to
the Supreme Court.
These cases arose under what Is known
a the "Coupon Killer act, and other
acts OF similar import passed BY the Vir-
GINA Legislature, which practically for
bade the payment o. taxes ia coupons OF
the State bonds. Ia some Of the cases
parties who had offered 20 pay taxes with
coupons and had them refused brought
suit, and In others, upon the refusal oil
parties to pay taxes except with coupons,
the In collector levied upon their prop
erty. and this was resisted.
The principle involved In the varlons
cases was the legality Of these coupons
- . medium for the payment Of taxes
Justice Matthews read the opinion OF
the court which fully maintained the va
lidity Of the coupons as . medium for the
payment Of taxes. The opinion, which IL
. very long one, goes g. the bottom Of
the whole Virginia debt question. -
tics Bradley read a dissenting opinion OF
the minority OF the court, which was
signed by the Chief Justice and Justices
Bradley, Gray and Miller.
The Court also rendered . decision In
the Clawson case from Utah Territory.
Under the Edmunds' anti-poiygamy act,
Clawson was excluded from jury service
on the ground that he was q bigamlst.
The case was appealed, and Ia the Su-
preme Court yesterday the action OF the
Territorial Court excluding him was sus-
tanned, thus maintaining the validity u
the Edmunds' law.
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Important Circular lssued by tho osnmis-
sioner Of Agriculture-A Caution 70
shippers and Carriers of Live stock.
WASHINGTON. u. c., April 2i.-The
following circular was issued yesterday
from the Department Of Agriculture:
In accordance with soction 7 OF the act es-
tnbtishing tho Bureau Of Animal Industry. 1
hereby give notice that contagious pieuro.
pneumonia exists among certain herds OF
cattle In Galloway County. Mo. Having been
Informed mat pas.,e, are driving and snip.
contagion OF the disease. | dcssrc 70 call the
attention OF all Interested persons TO the
that every effort will be made 90 ) richly en-
force the provisions OF these sections:
section q That no railroad company
within the United States, Or tho owners Or
vessel or boat. shall receive for t~ransporta-
ton or transport from one State or Terri
tory 90 another. or from any state into the
Districs OF Columbia. or from the District In.
20 any state, amy live stock affected with
any contagious, infectious or communicable
disease. and especially the disease
Known as pieuru pneumonia: nor
shall any person, company or corpora
ton deliver Tor such transportation 10
any railroad company or master or
stock. ing them TO be effected with
any contagious. Infectious. or communica-
Bile disease, MOI. shall any person, com
lAHt VI attt8f ~ ~ AtNt VI ~
port In private conveyance from one state
or territory TO another. or from any State
into the District Of Columbia. or from the
District into any state, any live stock.
knowing them 10 be affected with any con
taglous, Infectious or communicable dis
ease. espec ally the disease known as pleu.
TO pneumonia Provided, that she so-cnlled
splenetic or Texas fever shall not be consld.
cred . contagious. infectious or communi.
cable disease within the meaning OF sections
40. q and ! OF this act - TO cattle beng
transported by rail to market for slaughter.
when the same are unioade only 10 Dc fed
and watered In lots on the way thereto.
SKc. Z. That it shall be the duty OF the
COMMISSIONS Of Ak ~iculture 10 notify. In
writing, the proper of1ciais or agents OF any
railroad, steamboat. or other t~ransportation
ompan doing business in or through any In.
fected locality. and by the publication In sucn
newspapers ~ he may select. or the exist
ence Of said contasion; and any person or
persons opei ating any such railroad. or mas.
ter or owner VI any boat OF vessel. or owner
or custodian of or person having control
over such cattle or other live stock within
such Injected district, who shall knowingly
violate the prov slons OF section : Of this act.
shall be guilty OF 4 misdemranor. and. upon
conviction, shall be punished by a nnc OF not
less than Sl0o nor more than 5000. or by i'm.
prisonment not more than one year. or Dy
both such tine and imprisonment.
oRMAS j.. COLMAN.
COMMISSIONS OF Agriculture.
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GENERAL GaAST ~. a valk on the
11sA
TEE President held . reception on the
evening Of the 2tst.
Ex-SncRnTARY FRELrNonuYsRN re-
NAMED unconscious on the 2lsE
AnERIcAN securities are the strongest
upon The list at London.
TUESDAY. the 2lst, was Texas day at
the New Orleans Exposition. Large At
tendance.
AYoUB KHAN. the former Ameer OF Az
gbanistan, 10 In the custody Of Russian Of
icsrs.
A TORNADO At Denison, Tex. on the 2ist.
unroofed a number Of houses md com
pletsly demolished several more.
TIE British Government has asked for :
credit OF $4,000 900 for the army and navy
account.
TIE Cook County Grand Jury, at Chi
cago. hal indicted scv raj msa on the
charge Of stealing a b~alIot-box.
SIR PHrsR LUMsDEN~ telsgraphs 70 Lon
don that General KomsroG's account OF
the battle u Incorrect
MRS. srKrSRrKDE. or Memphis, Tenn,
who eloped with her husbands colorsd
co%sch'nan, was reported on tho 2lst to be
In Chicago.
ST. PETERSBURG papers are becoming
defiant, but the Pail Mall Gazette does nos
think there will be war.
THH party OF Washington correspond
ents OF prominent journals left New Or
leans for home on the 2ist, delighted with
thar visit.
FRANCE insists that the Porte shall close
the Dardanellcs In tho event OF war boz
tween Russia and England.
THn seventh annual convention OF the
Supreme Conclave o. thu Independent
Order q Hepsasophs met Mt Pittsburgh
Pa, on the 2ist
THE Grand Jury nt London returned
true bills against Cunningham and Buzz
ton fer treason and felony.
FoREsr fires were reported raging In
several New Jersey counties on the 2ist,
and the people were having lets Of work
in fighting the flames.
The Warsaw (Russia) Tl0biaft an
70 capture Herat and strongly fort.fy the
place.
THK State Department and tho British
Legation ut Washington will cooperate
with the st. Louis police to secure the ar
rest Of Maxwell.
The Marquis Of Salisbury thinks the In
dian Empire will crumblc away unless
England emphatically reasserts her posi-
tion against Russia
An insane young man named Barclay
Johnson killed bis mother and sists. near
Greenwich, Conn, on tho 2lst, and then
committed suicide The family sa prom.
|iasnS ora
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Young New York Lswer. In = Pit NJ In
sanity. Takes the Lives - Ills Mother and
Slater and Then Kills Himself

A Young New York Lawer. In = Pit Of In
sanity. Takes the Lives 81 Ills Mother and
sister and Then Kills Himself
GREENWICH, Co~S., April 22.-Bar-
clay johnson, a lawyer Of New York, was
walking along the shore at this place yes
trrday In company with his mother and
sister, enjoying the brignt sunshine and
the scenery. The ladies sat down on
some rocks for a few moments 70 rest.
Barclay, who was standing near by, sud
denly drew a revolver and, without q
word, shot his mother and sister, aud
then himself. All three dice instantly.
johnson was a graduate Of Yale College
In 1882, and was yaledictorian OF his
class. His aye was twenty three. lie
had been ailing for some time, aud at In
tarvals his mind seemed TO be an Ncted.
lie was ycste rday supposed - be coava
descent.
After shooting his mother In the head
Johnson turned 10 his sister, who stool
paralyzcd with fear, aud discharged his
weapon al her, the bullet striking her In
the mouth. The girl caught hold OF her
brothers hand and tried 10 disarm him.
During the struggle which followed the
pistol was discharged again, the ball
passing through Miss johnson's eye into
the brain, killing her instantly.
The shots were heard by residents near
by. many OF whom hurried to ascertain
their cause. A few nearest the scene mr.
rived Just In time to see Johnson point
the pistol 70 his own right eve aud send
q bullet into his head. lie fell dead .
few PAGES from where lay the bodies OF
his mother and sister.
Coroner's jury decided that Johnson
was insane.
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mi opinion q expressed By Inc London
Spectator that Russia will not only attempt
70 seize Herat, but will also turn her attsn.
tion 10 Persia
IT u said the German and Austrian
Governments will annul the treaty with
Turksy II Russian and English war ships
are allowed TO pass through tho Bosphorus
In the event OF wal between England and
Russia
On the 18th four Belgian g~iass-hlowers
arrived at Now York, aud the union will
endeavor to prevent them from working
In this country under the anti contract
labor law. The matter will be taken 70
the courts.
RUSSIA continues 70 arm her men.of- war
1t cronstadk aud orders have been issued
to a all put 70 sea.
AT Baybrcaeh, on the African coast,
three native clerks were recently takon on
: German o war aud logged.
BIZ reason OF the uncertain state OF az
fairs, the British ride team eau not accept
the challenge Of tho American team for
the contest this year.
The Cincinnati Northern Railroad Is
soon 70 BE- sold by order OF the United
States Court.
TnE French have raised the blockade Of
Formosa-
THIRrY-rwo Russian men-ot-war have
hoistod their flags and put 10 sea.
Tas New York telegraph operators want
extra pay for extra hours OF labor.
IT is the general impression in London
that Russia has ovsrsteppsd the bounds OF
English forboaranca
TIM effective strength OF the regular
British army is placed at lss. 900 mon; re-
serves, 1900; militia, $4,000.
On the 10th the Chicago wheat market
went Wild with = rampant bull feeling.
AosxsRAL strike Of the employees Of the
Grand Trunk Road In Canada Is Antici-
pated In the near future
The United States Supreme Court has
decided that Virginia coupons are rsceIva-
bic for taxes in the State.
The Porte still hssiIates to show it, hand
as to neutrality. The Ameer of Afghan
istan - apparently wheeling around to the
side OF Russia
A sHErku with 700 men has started out
to capture Osman Disna for the British.
BLACK SEA frsights have risen fifty per
cent. recently.
A DISPATCH from Tihis says that Rus.
sia can not rely ON Persia In the event OF
war.
TIM Arabs are said to b rapidly desert
Ing FL Mahdi.
A OBLIGATION OF prominent Georgians
waited upon tbs President on the 10th and
invited him 10 attend the commercial con-
~vention which meets at Atlanta.
THE British Government has ordered
10000 cans OF pressed vegetables from a
Rome company.
THs English Government has warned all
English traders at Black Sea ports to be
prepared 10 leave on short notice.
OK the Goth the railroad coal miners held
a mass meeting at Mansfield, Pa, and re-
solved to make another attempt to nave
all the men come out.
So defiant are the u~tterances OF the Rus
sian Minister at London, that 10 is believed
a war can not b avsrtsd unless England
backs down.
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CAPTURED A DyNAMITER.

The Chicago Public Library Dynamite
Fiend Caught Preparing To Blow Up tho
Chicago UnIvcrsIty-He Confcsscs.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 2i.-A startling
discovery was made 1T the Chicago Uni
vcrsity this morning. The %janItor saw
two men digging a trench at the base OF
the observatory. One Of the men ran
away al the approach OF the janitor, but
the other, who was a foreigner continued
digging. The %janitor called mp Prof
Hough, who called two policemen who
took the trench digger TO the police sta
tion. The man said be been hirei TO dig
n garden there by a man whose descrip-
ton tallics with that OF Talbert alias
Frank, the pubic library icnd. An cx-
animation discovered trap doors which
were TO be put into the french 70 allow
admission 10 IL at any time. Near by was
a barrel Of cement In which several mys-
FERROUS packages carefully wrapped were
found. The work had been carried on
two different nights.
CHICAGO, I'LL, April 22.-Otto Funk,
Of Public Library and dynamite fame,
last night confessed he was the author
OF the plot TO blow up the Chicago Uni
vcrsiiy building yesterday morning. lie
was locked up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-01
CHICAGO ELECTION FRAUDS.


CHICAGO, III, April 2l.--Thc County
Grand Jury WAS impaneled yesterday,
the principal work before the body be-
mg the Investigation Of the fraud al
legged TO have been committed at the re-
cent municipal election. In charging the
Jury with the responsibilities Of lis
members, Judge Moran called their At
teniion to certain Intcriercncc with the
ballots Of voters, which, according to
statements made 70 him by State Attor-
ncy Grinncll, would be investigated
BY this body. lie said there was
no crime more serious in It's results than
that Of interfering with the franchise Of
the people. "Thc community can better
afford 10 have burglars carry on their
for the voice of the people TO be stified.
1t can better afford TO rave Its banks
robbed thar It's ballots. There Is no
thief SO bad as the william who seeks TO
destroy the honest result Of q free bal
lot. It is necessary that a ballot
when deposited honestly should be
honestly handled by those who
have connection and arc intrusted
with II. The safety OF our community
depends on the honesty and safety Of the
ballot"
The Jury then began an investigation
covering the Third Ward ballot box rob-
berry.
At last evenings meeting q the City
Council . motion 10 proceed 70 canvass
the ballots Of the late municipal election
was lost but aftera long debate the mat.
Ter VI made : special order for merit
Monday night.
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FARGO, OAK, April 22.-Two hundred
wagons, teams and drivers were shipped
from Fargo yesterday TO Winnipeg,
whence they will 70 via the Canadian Pa
cifc to the front TO engage In transport
ing supplies to the troops lighting Riel.
All the gun stores and clothing houses 10
the city have been dclugcd with orders,
and business has been very lively In Fargo
for some DAYS past. Sweat 4 Co.,
who furnished the teams, are
expecting additional Geographic orders
TO be filed at once, and one member Of
the frm left for Iowa last night with
an order TO ship eighteen cars Of troop
horses to Winnipeg, and directions 70
keep In Geographic communication with
the British officials In order % Increase
shipments a. desired. The activity IN
al lines Of business 10 appreciated, .
considerable British gold y already -
circulation.
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THE President aspects 10 take ~ his
residence ~ the soldiers Home early
next mouth Tbs house he viii occupy Il
about three miles norsh OF the White
House. Tho President looks forward with
pleasure 70 his change Of residence.
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The Gossip.

Many persons take extreme delight in
treasuring up the sayings of one indi-
vidual to impart them to the next one
they meet, be they friend or not, giving
them color and meaning enough to ex-
cite an answer from the one with whom
they are conversing. The gossip claims
to be your most true friend, tells you
everything confdentially, requesting
perfect secrecy, but never once fails to
divulge to some other make-believe
friend, all that you have said, and very
frequently in the case, that the facts are
enlarged upon and distorted to an alarm
ing extent, very detrimental to the
option that a friend has of you. Many
close and intimate friends have become
the worst of enemies because of some
rattle e-brain tattler acting the messenger
from one to the other, without any re-
muneration except only the villainous
satisfaction they enjoy in interfering IN
other peoples business, because of their
own lack of brains and interest to take
charge of and control their own petty
affairs. A person of this character is
nuisance to any community, and the
sooner silenced the better it is for every
one.
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Strange Bible Facts.

The learned Prince of Granada, heir
to the Spanish throne, imprisoned by
order of the Crown, for fear he should
aspire to the throne, was kept in solitary
confinement in the old prison at the
Place of Skulls, Madrid. After thirty
three years in this living tomb, death
came to his release, and the following
remarkable researches taken from the
Bible, and marked with an old nail on
the rough walls of his cell, told how the
brain sought employment through the
weary years.
In the Bible the word Lord is found
1858 times; the word Jehovah 6,855
times, and the word Reverend but once,
and that in the 9th verse of the CXITH
Psalm. The 9th verse of the CXVIITH
Tr,s.I.-- . si-~---:I IIl-------- Il -D:Ll--
The 9th verse of the With chapter of
Esther is the longest verse, 35th verse,
XITH chapter of St. John is the shortest.
In the CVIITH Psalm four verses are
alike, the 9Th, 18th, 21st and 31st. Each
verse of the CXXXVITH Psalm ends
alike. No names or words with more
than six syllableS are found in the Bible.
The XXXVIITH chapter of Isaiah and
XIXTH chapter of 2nd Kings are alike.
The word girl occurs but once in the
Bible, and that in the 3rd verse and
Hid chapter of Joel. There are found
in both books of the Bible 3,586,483
letters, 1868 words, 31,373 verses,
1880 chapters and &c books. The
XXVITH chapter of the Acts of the
Apostles is the finest chapter to read.
The most beautiful chapter in the Bible
is the XXIIID Psalm. The four most
inspiring promises are John XIVTH
chapter and 2nd verse, John With chap
ter and 37th verse, St. Matthew XITH
chapter and 18th verse, and XXXVIITH
Psalm, 4th verse. The Ist verse of the
LXTH chapter of Isaiah is the one for
the new convert. All who hatter them
selves with vain boastings of their per-
fectness should learn the With chapter
of Matthew. All humanity should learn
the With chapter of St. Luke, from the
9TH verse to its ending.
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Women I'm Persia.

| 4~<- <9s<s-=z at-. -
There are no unmarried women in
Persia except dissolute women. Every
girl is.betrothed before she is 10 years
OF age. A love-match is something al
most out of the question. Marriages
are arranged by third persons, although
sometimes the young man may see the
bride before the wedding, but that is
rare. He first sees her face after the
ceremony, and if he doesn't like her he
can reject her. Girls go unveiled until
about 10 years of age. They receive
no education except in needle work and
embroidery. They know nothing ex-
cept of what is going on Immediately
around them; but Mrs. Benjamin, who
has had unusually favorable opportuni-
ties of meeting them, says that they are
clever and piquant. Like the Persian
men, they are generally handsome. l
have been able to observe this for my
self when wells fell off in the street, and
by seeing the peasant women, who wear
no wells. My wife tells me that their
figures are very good. The children
are handsome, with warm, brown skins
and dark hair.
Divorces are exceedingly common.
1t is very easy to be divorced. 1t is
only necessary to write out paper sta
ting the reasons, and the thing is done,
or to say to the woman three successive
times: 81 divorce you," but the hus-
band must have pretext for his action,
however fimsy. A man sometimes di-
vorces all four wives and begins over
again. The women have rarely any
difficulty in securing new husbands. 1t
is no disgrace to be divorced. There
is an extraordinary law about marriage
outside of the ordinary ceremony, which
permits man and woman to marry for
any specified length of time, from five
minutes up to sixty years. The couple
go before priest and state the time
settled on, and the lnan pays an agreed
sum of money to the woman. If he
leaves her at the end of the fixed time
she cannot marry again for four months,
and any child born is the legitimate off
spring of the man, and he cares for it.
Many women of rank prefer this kind of
marriage, making the term fifty or sixty
years long, as by doing so they secure
their jointure beforehand, and the hus-
band cannot divorce them until the
time is expired. d.-E1-1zinistey S. ".
BENJAMIN.
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TOWSONTOWN, Md, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1885.

that you dispose of them SO readily7"
81 don't think l quite understand
thee, Friend Johnson" said Decker.
But Leah's face frightened like a
rose.
81 see 1 see!" she cried. "Father,
Friend Anastasia has done right, late
though it be. She has willed the Len
nox farm to thee!"
And Leah spoke truly. The dead
woman had wrought tardy reparation
in her last days, and Friend Decker
and his daughter had at last legal
possession of what should long ago
have been their own
No amount of reasoning or remon-
STRANGE had availed with Miss Akerly
but one of those sudden touches 'strik-
ing the electric chain wherewith we're
darkly bound," which saw the soul with
disproportionate force, had induced her
to perform an act of justice at last.
And the jar of wild plums, with its
train of associations, had been the most
eloquent special pleading of all.
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Dye know the road to the bar'l of -four?
At break o. day let down the bars,
And pillow y'r wheat field hour by hour,
Till sundown--yes, till shade o. stars.
Dye know the road where the dollars lay?
Follow the red cents here and there;
For if the man leaves them, can guess
He won't find dollars anywhere.
Dye know the road to Sundays rest?
Jist don't O. weekdays be afraid;
In field and workshop do y'r best,
And Sunday comes itself, I've heard.
Dye know the road to poverty?
Turn in at any tavern sign;
Turn in-it's tempting as can be;
There's bran new cards and liquors fine.
In the last tavern there's sack,
And, when the cash, y'r pockets quits,
Just hang the gallet on y'r back,
You vagabond see how it fits
Dye know what road to honor leads,
And good old age Pa lovely sight
By way O. temperance, honest deeds,
An tryin' to do your duty right.
And when the road forks ary side,
And you're in doubt which one it is,
Stand still and let your conscience guide;
Thank God it can't lead much amiss.
-Iranslated By Bayard Taylor.
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Bg@It was at the Cataract House in
Sioux Falls. A son of the Emerald Isle
was ushered into the dining room at the
dinner hour and the polite steward took
hold of the back of the chair to push it
into place. The guest looked around
suspiciously for a minute, and then said
loud enough to be heard all over the
room: "By the howly Moses if yez
Jerk that chair from under me I'll knock
the whole top of yer head off O. yez.
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Phrenologist examining head)-
"You are poet, my dear sill"
Subject-"Never wrote line of po-
etry in my life. p"
Observation-Disclosures! My dear
sir, you should try your hand. You
have taste, love of beauty, poetry and
art"
Subject-"How do you know ?"
Phrenologist-"Easily enough. This
bump over the left temple reveals it all.
1t is an open book to the one who"
Subject-(checking him)-"And the
most remarkable thing about it is that
the bump appeared only yesterday.
Phrenologist-'' Phenomenal. Ican't
account for it"
Subject (gloomily)-'T can."
Phrenologist-'Indeedl How ?"
Subject-"I called man liar"
B@Politeness is as natural to delicate
- - ~ A0uarc