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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-04
"Ths words ysu read haze fired me. Tom
Going to Munich.p

The smallest slips ruin the most %cleverly
devised schemes. The omission or the addi-
ton on a bill of exchange Of o simple mark
called a "tick,p sent Messrs Bidwel &
Co. into retirement at the country's ex-
pense, instead Of enjoying the fat Of q for
eign land at the cost of the old lady Of
Threadneedle street An act of B~eatrice's,
that Of penciling down in an idle moment
the title of a picture which had struck her
fancy, brought Mr.. Carruthers in hot haste
to her hiding place. Fate is turned by a
featheri
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-04
a Gloomy view 81 crops.

NITTA YUMA, MISS Aug. ~ ie8N
Editor Commercial Herald.
The condition Of the cotton crop In
this section is as follows: The shed.
ding has been extraordinary, AS bad Ok
worse than Ihave ever seen. The cat
erpiIlar Is at present everywhere, pur-
suing its regular cycle Of development,
and some fields will be stripped BY the
LIST Of September, and general destTucr
ton will have been accomplished by
the Goth Of September. In addition 10
all this, the boil worm Is doing unpFa-
cedented damage to the crop, attacking
the new made boil as well as the fun
grown boil. It Is no. cry that We make
Of alarm for simply its effect npon the.
market, as may be charged, but 3 fact
to consider by those who wilfully Ok
mistakenly hold to the high-cr0p eatt
mates that have been SO current.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-04
A Clerical Scandal IN Austro-Hun
gary.


VIENNA, Aug. 20--The people Of
Polski, in Austro-H Hungary Crotis, are
busy with a clerical scandal The
bishop Of that diocese felt himself
compelled to call upon one Of
his priests, who was a candi-
date for election to a public Office,
and rebuked him for over stepping
the boundary OF clerical propriety.
The priest resented this as an unnecea-
sary interference with bis personal
rights and a quarrel resulted. The
priest became frenzled, put the bishop
out Of the parsonage, chased him
through the streets to his residence
and there pounced upon him ard gave
aim an unmerciful beating,
MADRID, Aug. 29.-Tbere were
3.557 new cases Of cholera and 1880
deaths from they disease reported
throughout Spain yesterday.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14
The California Gold Discovery.

The man who discovered gold in
California in 184S died recently and
with a commendable appreciation of
romance, he died "broken-hearted and
poverty stricken His death will re-
call to the cold Forty miners" and to
all who remember the gold excitement,
one Of the most romantic incidents in
history. When Marshall's child found
the first nugget Of gold on the Pacific
slope, Missouri and Arkansas were
the only States north of Texas and
west Of the Missouri river that had
been admitted into the Union, and
Texas and Iowa were under their first
State administrations. The bank of
the Missouri river was practically our
ultima thule, and the region be-
yond the Rocky Mountains was
an unknown land. The small set
Elements on the Pacific coast were
but far off colonies. The tide OF emf
grafton from the Eastern States had
already set westward, but it was ex-
tending only as the cheap agricultural
lands attracted farmers. Rapid as
the growth of the West had been
(Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky were yet
called the West) it's growth had been
prosaic. But Marshall's discovery of
gold gave it romantic impetus.
From every state the adventurous
went to the new Ell Dorado, and the
trans-Rocky Mountain country be-
came known, and parts OF it became
as rapidly populous as the accessible
states along the Mississippi, but with
another class. In 1850 California
had more than $4,000 inhabitants,
most of whom were Adventures; and
in 1860 it had nearly 100000, which
was the most rapid increase OF popu-
lation in one decade that any state
has made. People went not only
from other states of the Union, but
from other countries as we'll
How much richer these discoveries
OF precious metals have made us is
only partially shown by therelief they
gave the world inits need OF gold and
silver; but the magnitude of this con-
tribution is itself romatic. The esti-
mate OF the amount of gold and silver
produced in the United States in 1S47
was less than $89O,OOO; in 1s4s, it
was $1O,OOO,OOO; in 1849, it was
$40, 900, 900; and it reached it's high
est point in 1878, when the produc-
ton was estimated at more than
500, 100000; and our total produce
ton of gold and silver since l847, is
$2,O74, $40, 900. This is little less
than the total production ofDrecious
metals in Mexico from the time of
their discovry there by Europeans till
1875.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14
A HARVEST SONG.

From the Western Christian Advocate.
The odor sweet Of new-mown hay
Is waited FER the land;
Piled high, the sheaves Of golden grain,
Wait for the tresher's hand.
Wide, billowy fields OF corn uplift
Their banners broad and green,
With plenty's promise craven bright
Oneach, in glittering sheen.
The leafy vine bends low with weight
OF juicy clusters fair.
Springtilnes glad prophecies fulfilled
The burdened orchards bear.
Der all the land brown-handed Toll
And patient Thrift have wrought
Day after Day, till dreams have been
To ful1fruition brought.
Yet not to them all praise be given.
Not all to Toll and Thrift;
NWho gives the increase unto Him
Our grateful hearts we lift.
Who can the richly varied store
OF goodly gifts behold,
Nor say with Israel's prophet bard,
''Thy works, how manifold
ELIZABETH F. STARKEY.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14
Priority of Invention.
From the Electrical Review

From the Electrical Review.
The following are points in decisions
on priority OF invention:
The party who first reduces an in
vention to actual use is entitled to
the patent for it, although the other
party may have first conceived it, if
he did not exercise reasonable dill
gence in reducing it to practice.
II a party who first conceived a ma
chine followed up the idea diligently,
and was the first to reduce it to actu-
al practice, he is entitled to a patent
for it, although his competitors had
complete working drawings of it pre-
viously prepared, and had obtained a
patent.
Whoever first reduces an invention
to practice and makes an application
OF it to use, will usually be the prior
inventor.
In order to defeat a patent the
courts require it to be shown that an
other not only conceived the inven-
ton in dispute before the patentee,
but was also the first to perfect and
adopt the same to practical use, or
was using reasonable diligence for that
purpose.
TIE parties who first embodied an
invention in machine which they
kept in operation afterward for actual
use, beside manufacturing and selling
other machines, are prima facie enti.
tied to that patent.
He is the inventor, entitled to the
protection OF the patent law, who is
first to complete the invention and
publish it to the world, and not he
who confines the knowledge OF it to his
client.
When an invention consists of a
combination of elements, the date
when all the elements are combined is
the date of invention.
When one is first to conceive an in
vention, he throws aside all evidences
ofthe conception, makes no efforts to
complete or int1 oduce it to the public,
and delays making an application for
a patent for nearly four years after
ano ther has brought it into extensive
use, he has standing as an inventor.
4 i
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14
Benson's watch, the size OF a six

Benson's watch, the size OF six
pence, creates quite a sensation at the
London "Inventions." There is an
other thesize ola shilling, which shows
the time, the year, the month, the day
Of the month and week, and the phase
OF the moon, 1t arranges itselfto suit
the exigencies OF leap year, and per-
forms all these various functions by
being wound as an ordinary but less
complicated chronometer. Itrepeats,
when required the hours, the quarters,
and minutes on a deep-tonedg gong. 1t
is priced at $500.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14

asked for counsel. The superiinten-
dent looked grave, but simply prom
ised to make inquiries, and commune
cate their result. The next day q
man walked into the shop, and in
inquired for Mr. Glister. That gen
tleman confessing his identity, the
stranger gave his name as Green Of
Scotland Yard To him Mr.. Glister
recounted the nefarious deeds of the
rural dean and his nephew, and the
acts OF Inspector Roberts.
There is no such name at Scotland
Yard, sir. It's pretty plain. He was
one of the gang-a confederate!'
Mr.. Glister staggered as if Green had
shot him.
But Why" he asked; awhy was he
wanted? They had the goods, and
We're going away with them, when he
entered"
"Ye-es," said Green, thoughtfully.
''You didn't happen to leave EN- all to-
gether in the shop did your"
Mr.. Glister confessed that he had
done SO, and gave his reason.
"Have you missed anything any
thing more, l mean, than the man
Roberts took away with him?"
eyes; six rings and breach.
couldn't think what could have be-
come of them, I'm sure they were not
among the purchases. Here is the
| note. But see it all now"
"Well, Mr.. Glister, OF course the
yard will do all that's possible. I
know the man with the scar on his
cheek, and | dare say, some of onr
men may know the other two. Well
do all we can-you may depend on
that; but Pm afraid you'll never see
your jewels again.
And indeed, he never did.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14
or Course He Con,d.

..You have peppermint essence o.,
shea she asked. as she held out pint
.'Oh, yes.''
'.pll take about FIVE cents worth.
1ou may rinse the bottle and put in
new cork. # you please
..Yes'm."
"And say! Being as l am a repula,
customer can't you afford to throw in a
lew plnches of rhnbarb and a dozen or
50 cloves? I'm very fond of cloves ane
! want the rhubarb for the baby
Detroit Free Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14

A wooden ship Of 1893 tons is
curiosity indeed, and it is no wonder
that the people ofthe wholesurround-
ing country poured into Rockport,
Maine, to see the launch Of the big
four-master Friedrich Billings.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-10-14

Eos:oa. Budget.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
Minor Notes.

Fox-driving is the popular pastime in Ripley
county. The current number of the Versailles
Republican advertises seven different entertain
ments of this character.
A number Of farmers about thirty, had free
fight in SchoOlhoHse near Rochester. in which
razors, knucks and slunsshots were freely used.
Several were injured among whom were Frank
and Lowell Waters, both seriously.
Mrs Malinda Evans, who died in the Sullivan
County Poor Asylum, a day or two ago. was the
Oldest woman in Indiana She was born in Ten
nessee in ITO, and was LOG years old when she
died She had outlived all her children, grand
children and other relatives
The Scott County Oratorical Association gave
pupils contest, the pupils of the public schools
of the county being contestants, for $40 and So
prize. Nine contestants were present. James
Fortune, of Lexington township, was awarded
first prize of $40 in gold and Miss Cora Allen, of
johnson township, second prize of S. in gold.
= A singular cattle disease has broken out in the
northern part of Sullivan county. The first
symptoms are the swelling of one of the hind
legs which produces lameness. This may ex
tend to the fore legs which produces death
within twentyfpur hours The flesh of the af-
fected legs when exposed. appears bruised, or
looks like decomposition had set in before life
had left the brute.
News of the lynching of Charles and Augustus
Campbell, two young men who left Wabash
county year ago, has been received from Kan
sas. 1t is stated they attempted to wreck a
passenger-train on the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa
Fee railroad, and were promptly hanged from
telegraph pole. The wife of Charles Campbell
had begun divorce proceedings, but information
arriving concerning his death, the suit was dis
missed.
The city of Wabash has entered suit to estab
sh the title of the city to several tracts Of land
lying in the business portion of the place, for
merly used as dock space by the defunct Wabash
& Erie canal. The land was decided to the COM
Hanna founder q town
in 1880, but the deed did not provide for it's dis
position in the event of the abandonment of the
canal. The city has held undisturbed possession
of the property for nearly twenty years. The
suit is brought against the Hannas and the Wa
bash q Erie Canal Company. The property is
valued at $40, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
ABDUCTING HIS OWN WIFE.
Tom Bozeman's Gallant Capture of His Es-
tranged Bride from Her Fathers Home.

ST. LOUIS March IA sensational abduction
occurred at 3 o'clock the other morning at Nc
Leansboro, Ill. Three months ago Tom Boze-
man, prominent young beau of Carmi, Ill,
courted and married Minnie Beach, the belle of
McLeansbore She was only seventeen, but
possessed all the charms calculated to make the
average mans head swim. The wedding was
the social event of the season and the young
pair went to live at TOMS home, in Carmi
Three short months after marriage Tom found
himself deserted and his wife back with her
parents at McI.eansboro He found that her
parents were instrumental in causing the separa-
ton. This morning, at o'clock, he drove into
McLeansbOrro with fast team and Colts re-
volver. He drove directly to his father-in-law's
house and when the old man opened the door,
the young husband forced an entrance, and 60
ing directly to his wife's bedroom, picked her
up in her night-clothes and carried her out to
the buggy. The old man seized shotgun and
opened fire. but did not do any damage. Boze-
man threw horse blanket over his wife and
drove like the wind for Carmi.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
VASDER3ILTS READY MONEY.
A Purchase of West Shore and Buffalo Bonds
that Puts Him in Control.

CHICAGO. March 2-The Times will publish
tomorrow an interview with prominent East
orn railway manager, who is not named,
but who is vouched for being in a
position to know whereof he speaks, to the effect
that a few days ago leading clearinghouse in
New York became eramped for funds. and
was forced to sell $27.000,0 900 of West Shore &
Buffalo railroad bonds. for which it had paid
$50 900 COO and that W. H. Vanderbilt took
the entire lot, paying 100000 The entire
issue OF first mortgage bonds of this
road was $50, 600 Vanderbilt has thus Sc
cured a controlling interest and, it is asserted
will be operating that road within thirty days,
thus putting a stop to the fierce rivalry with the
New York Central.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
Brief Mention.

G. L. Pittinger, Of Centraa, is making 100.-
600 strawberry crates on contract at Is cents
crate.
j. f. limbs, proprietor of Crown Mills, at
Rellevile, will build Touring mill and grain
elevator at Coulterville.
Benjamin Huddle is missing from Iuka, having
sold all his possessions and vanished, leaving
wife and large family behind.
James Watson, farm hand, twenty five years
old, living six miles east Of Decatur, took lauda-
mum and died. Unrequited love.
The gas works in connection with the Elgin
watch factory were totally destroyed by fire ON
Sunday night Estimated loss, 900.
A naked colored man escaped from the hos
pital at Cairo. and, in fit of dehrium. ran
through the streets. He will probably die in
consequence.
The wife of Samuel Farmer, living near
will probably die. Temporary alteration is Civ
en- AS the cause.
The grain warehouse of the T. H. Elevator
Company, at Arcola, was burned on Friday
night Loss on the building, $500; fully Gov
cred by insurance.
The African Methodist Church at Fairbury
burned at 10 o'clock on Sunday, caused by a de-
fective fiue. Loss 81. 600; insured in the Home,
of New York, for $500
There is a much-indicted man in Granville
Michael Smith, who has been engaged in the
saloon business for many years. Recently the
grand jury found $50 indictments against him.
and Smith determined to fight it out, giving
bond in the of S., 500. Smiths attorneys
claim that GRANVILLE is not legally organized
corporation, and that he will be able to throw
GRANVILLE back to a town organization. Ii
Smith and his attorneys succeed in this, he
thinks he will succeed in doing away with the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
The Wise win Contest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
VINCENNEs March 1.-The motion for a new
trial in the celebrated Wise will contest came
up to-day in the Knox Circuit Court. The rea-
sons for asking a new trial were the alleged
drunkenness of one of the jurors. and the talka-
tiyeness of the said juror during the progress of
the late trial. Several witnesses were examined,
and all the afternoon was occupied on the case,
but Judge Malott refused to hear the arguments
of the counsel for the plaintiff He said that he
had read all the authorities on the points under
discussion, and peremptorily settled the case. so
far as his court was concerned, by overruling
the motion for a new trial Captain Reilly for
the plaintiff, at once notified the court that a
bill of exceptions would be filed Immediately,
and it is supposed the Supreme Court will get
the case within thirty days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL BAGS
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. II, 1885

Separate sealed proposals will be received at this
Department until the 9th day of March, 1885, at
forming in every respect to the official samples, in
such quantities and at such times may be ordered
during the term of four years. beginning the first
day OF April, 1885.
Specifications of the several classes of Mail Bags,
and of the conditions and requirements relating the
proposals and contracts, and also blank forms for
bidding will be furnished application by letter to
the Second Assistant Postmaster general No pro-
posal will be considered which shall not have been
submitted in accordance with such specifications.
The contracts which may be made will be in con-
fornity to the specifications and the accepted pro-
posa The right is reserved, however to reject any
or all of the proposals. FRANK HATTON,
Stsr-a general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
THE HOUSE.
A Majority Decides to Eat Crow and Take
Back Seats at the Inauguration.

WASHINGTON, March MIR. Randall, from
the committee on appropriations, reported back
the naval appropriation bill, with the Senate
amendments. recommending concurrence in
some and nonconcurrence in others. The amend
ments were considered in the House as in COM
mittee OF the whole
When all tho amendments had been disposed
of. Mr.. Mills moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution that as the committee APP
pointed to arrange the inaugural ceremonies
have declined to give to representatives in Con
gross their proper place. we will decline to take
any part in said ceremonies at the Capitol.
This resolution, said Mr. Mills, reflected the
sentiment of large number OF members.
Mr.. Hammond demanded a second, and the
motion was seconded-138 to 8.
Mr.. Hammond felt that the House was about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
A Remarkable Case of Perjury in Cass Coun-
ty-The Wise Will Case Again in Court
-Gleanings from Exchanges.
INDIANA.

A Cass County Man Acknowledges That He
Perjured Himself Because of Malice.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LoGAEsPoRT, March 2.-Goe Barnhart we'll
known farmer Of this county, appeared before
tho grand jury. in January, and gave evidence
which resulted in the indictment of Byron Ba-
ker and Harry Rosendorff for horse stealing.
At the trial of Baker to-day, Barnhart took the
stand and testified that his previous testimony
was false; that he had perjured himself through
malice and desire for revenge. The judge had
Barnhart placed in Jail at once on the charge of
perjury, and he will doubtless 60 to the pen;ten-
tiary In addition, Baker to-day brought suit
against Barnhart for S., 900 damages The case
created an immense sensation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
win Not Manage the Road perpetually.

CHICAGO March 2-Receiyer Evans of the
Louisville Nashville & St. Louis road asked
Judge Gresham, of the federal court to-day. for
an order authorizing him to raise 800, 600 on
receivers certificates to pay debts and make
betterments in the way Of steel rails.
etc. An order was entered authorizing the
purchase of 5000 tons Of rail and the renting of
two locomotives. and SIS, 000expenditure was au-
thorized on the west end Of the road. The Issue
IF certificates, however, was refused Judge
;resham said the bondholders who seem to think
would manage the road perpetually were
aistaken--he should insist on the foreclosure of
he mortgage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03

indictments "City of GRANVILLE VS.. Michael
Smith" Local option cuts a prominent figure
in the contest
At Shelbyville, Prof. Hall. principal of the
d moo a aep5ea 70 puhlsn Ths hov
blacked the Professors eyes and was then
knocked down stairs by step-ladder.
w. FL. Durham, of Rockford, has brought an
action for divorce, alleging that he detected his
wife in an attempt to poison him by mixing a
dose of suarof lead in his milk and other articles
of food. Mr.. Durham is well-known, and the af-
fair has caused sensation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03

conversations. and instances the letter from the
King of Samoa to Emperor William, which ap-
peared in the book before it reached the Emper-
or The interview OF Malet, the British Minister
at Berlin with Bismarck. which was strictly
private, was also published. The Gazette con-
cludes its article in the following words: IBIS
marck also speaks truth and keeps engagements.
The publication will only strengthen his position
with foreign Cabinets. Germany win not depart
from the loyal, peaceloying and neighborly atti-
tude now observed towards France"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
Resuninr Work.

YOUNGSTOWN. o., March 2-Andrew Bros Sc
Co. S rolling mill at Hazelton started up, double
turn, to-day. The Girard blast furnace will re-
sumo operations Wednesday.
CENTRALIA, Pa, March 2-Work was re-
sumed to-day in the collieries of Byckel 81 Co.
and Isaac May & Co., giving employment to 500
men and boys. The employees accepted a reduc-
ton of wages in both collieries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
She Was q Girl.
Chicago Tribune.

One of the church wardens was observed to
cast uneasy glances toward an individual wear
ing sailor jacket and cap of a seafaring and
jaunty appearance, which latter surmounted a
clean shaven face and closely-cut hair After a
little while he approached the sailor laddie and
whispered audibly:
Cant you take off your haiti Is there any
reason why you can't take off your haiti"
By the discounted look of the questioner as
he returned to his seat, and the appearance of
the rest of the costume as the wearer of the hat
walked out Of church at the conclusion of the
service, it is evident that the whispered reply
was, II am a grill"