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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
"a FOlNE PLAY"

A newly LANDED Irishman enjoyed
his Arst attendanca 1t I theater shortly
after his arrival In this country, The
play was Of the hlood-and. thunder
kind, and therefore particularly adj
apted to the pugnaclous fancy Of the
Hibernian. In the first act occurred >
thunder storm with all the stage &C.
cessories. This pleased him much.
In the second there Wsa an encounter
between two resimsnts Of supsrs arm>
I'D With muakets, Again his Celtic
blood grew warm. { In the third act
was represented q flrst-class free fight,
and he fairly shouted with joy. just
as the curtain went up on the fourth
oct the boiler In the cellar OF the thea.
ter exploded and threw the Irishman
into the middle Of the next street, He
gathered himself up, smoothsd out
the dents inshis skull aud went back
to the ruins Of tha theater. There he
found the ticket-taker overlooking the
wfeck and thus accosted him:
"Begorra, cor, but that was q ioine
play. Az you plaxe, what are yex
goin' to play next?"-BsNazo Exprsss,
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

0ladstone's Birth Day To-Day.
HAwARDEN, Eng, Dec. 29-Tot day
Is the seventy-sixth anniversary ofthe
birth right Of Hon. William F. Glad
stone. During the morning he was
the recipient Of 400 letters, congratala>
ting him on having attained his 18th
year.
Mr.. Gladstone left his residence at
day break and walked to the village
church, where special services were
held, notwithstanding, that sleet and
snow were falling. The walk did NOT
seem to fatigue Mr.. Gladstone, as he
appeared quite hearty when returning
home after the services.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
Taking down the Wires.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. o.
Both branches Of the city Council yes
tefday, adopted resolutions, directing
teschief Of the. electrical department
20 suspend action until further orders,
under .an ordinances inssrucling him to
take down, On January lot, all over
head telegraph and telephone wires.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

BALTIMORE, Nd, nec., GA meet.
Ing the bond holders Of Ohio 4 Missls.
aIppl Railroad Company, was held yes,
teriay. when the committee appointed
on the 22nd inst, presented . report
affirming the decision Of that meeting,
refusing to accept percent. for the
per cent bonds which they now hold.
The report states, that the confusion
reached by the decision Of the courts,
has been acqueIsced 10 and acted upon
BY railroad companys for number Of
years.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
Want 100000.

-
NEW York, Dec, 29.-Geo. G.
Genet and F. G. Talmadgs, represent.
Ing . committee Of sons Of the rsvol.
walton, asked the Board Of Estimate
and appointment, yesterday, to appro.
PIRATE 80, 900 for q building ia Central
Park for pressrvation ofsniiqulties and
objects Of interest, which are associat.
ed With the American Revelation.
Mayor Grace said, that he under,
stood that the Grant monumsnt conn
mlttee proposed to set apart 1 sum for
that purpose, and, thatthere is already
. similar room In the Hall OF the His.
torical Society.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec, 29.-Ths sup.
p'esnsstal crop report Of the Georgia
Agficuiinrsi. Department, indicates,
os the cotton crops. . total yield for
~ State ofs52 100 bales, 81 $50 pounds
each: The cprn production exceeds an
average crop, BY one per cent. The
total production for State is sbont.
80, 5000, ! oo'bushels.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
! Rescued at Sea,

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The steamer
Geilert, Sfon Hamburg, which arrived
last night, reports: December 9th,
At II a. M, rescued II men from the
wrecked schooner Ivanhoe Of Glou-
cestor. ~
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

Death ofa Reformed Gambler.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Charlie RAM
som, q well known gambler, died here
yesterday aged 60 years. He was at
one time the partner Of Tom Hyer and
= particular, friend OF John Morrlsey.
He reformed and died worth $3.50. 900.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
Necrolsgy.

LONDON, Dec. 29.-Samuel Birch
L. L. D., distinguished keeper of anti.
quities is dead: He was y years O
age.
Advices from the west coast of
Africa, announces the death of Herr
Battner, the German explorer.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
A Good Move.

Cork, Ireland, Dec. 29.-The muni-
cipaf council hes decided to loan as an
experiment, IS, 900 pounds for the pur>
pose Of erecting "A cottages for laborers
to be ronted at half crown a week.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29
Diptheria.

MONTREAL, Dec. 2S.-Six deaths
from diptheria occurred last week. In
st. Laurent, five persons have died of
the disease.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

Weather Indications,
For North Louisiana and vicinit:
light rains slight changes in tempera-
ture.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1885-12-29

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 20 River
falling; 10 feet 81 inches.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

him to tenderness, and it was with
n faltering voice he now gave ex-
preston to his heartfelt gratitude
and thanks for the muniiicent gift
his majesty betowed on HIM. m
The king did not attempt to con.
ceal the high admeration he felt for
the filial love which had prompted
Fritz to such noble. self denying
exertions. He made few kindly
inquiries regarding his mothers
circumstances. assured him of his
entire sympathy and promised thai
from that day it would be his en-
deavor to promote the interests and
pave tie way to advancement of
such faithful loving son.
And Frederick the Great was as
good as his word. Step by step, as
years rolled on, Fritz rose from one
position of honor to another, and
as a brave and skilful general he
served his beloved king faithful
ly and well even to old age.-Bos-
ton Commonwealth.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

A man entered the bank the 9th.
er day and said he hal million dol
larr which he desired to place on
deposit; that the money was CON-
ing to him from Kentucky, where
he had the money had no further
use for it and declined to pay inter-
est he wished to place on deposit,
as he only wanted to use one hun
dred thousand for himself at pres
ent. The nan talked In business
like way, but it only took moment
for Major Harrington, the cashier
of the bank, to discover that the
man was unbalanced. he told
him that they were not prepared to
receive and become responsible for
so large sum oi money well
what can do with it?" asked the
man. The cashier told him to scat
ter it through the country that
there was a great demand for mon
ey, and it could readily be loaned.
After a moments reflection the
man concluded he would do that.
On inquiry it has developed that
the man was u farmer in Crescent
Township who had invested extern
slvely in lottery tickets, and the
boys, learning of this fact, took ad-
vantage of his good luck In draw
ing a fortune, inclosipg bogus
checks and drafts, which he exhibi-
ted at the bank. This seems to
have completely unsettled his
mind, and he now imagines himself
a millionaire. The boys, who
thought only to play q joke, have
indeed made u serious business Of
it, and the friends of the un-
fortunate victim attribute to them
the cause OF his alteration. =
Watseka { M Times
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02
A Fit Reply.

George Augustus Sala boasts
that he spoke Napoleon once =
meaning of course Napoleon No. 3.
Tint Is not great matter to brag
of. One of our assistants spoke to
him also, when Nap officiated as
master Of the lists at at the great
tournament at Eglinton Castle.
Scotland, IN 1889. Said assistant
happened to be billeted in one of
the tents assigned to Napoleon, and
as he and the late Nat p. Willis
came out Of a deluge and under its
cover aparty dressed in undercloth-
ing of buff leather hailed our asso-
ciate with, "Here, fellow, pull off
my boots |" The reply came in
stantly, and with full emphasis,
"Go to-" well it was not heaven
that was mentioned. "Do you know
who you speak to in that manners"
asked one of Maps hunkies. "That,
sir, is Prince Lonis Napoleon"
"Were he Prince of the power of
the air, be has noauthority to com
mand mo to pull of his boots you
will please make my answer fit his
Willis almost laugh
ed himself into fit over the affair.
Lowell Mass. J Times.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02
Never Went Back On His Friends.
President Grant received the fol-
cripu op,,apl ~ 1874

President Grant received the fol-
lowing appeal IN 1873.
FLosRIssAsr, st. Louis county. No., Oct. 9th.
DEAR GENERAL - Do you re-
memember the time / used to load
the wood for you on the old Dent
farm and when we bought tobac.
CO and whisky by turns ? ] think
you must be the same good hearted
man you was then. You are up
up III the world-and ] am down,
though we were once on the same
round of the same ladder Would
you take 1t as an unwarranted lib
erty if | should ask you to lend me
$50 /? Congressman Wells can tell
you thatin spite of ill:luck my REQ
ord has at least been honorable.
Yours with great respect, ---
This note touched n tender chord
in Grants memory. The writer
was his boon companion during the
dismal ante-war period when he
supported his family by hauling
wood from the farm Of his father
in-law, Col. Dent and selling it in
St. Souls market. The return mail
carried back $l0O check to the
old friend.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02
A Cat that stood ny His Friends.

A gentleman we'll known here |;
gave to afriend the following facts
His father owned tom cat and a
dog, firm friendship existing be-
tween the two. His grandfather,
living a short distance away, also
owned fine tom cat, and between
the two cats there also prevailed
friendly relation. But one day the
grandfather's cat came down and
pitched INTO the dog after sharp
fight the cat was getting the better
OF the dog. The other cat had
watched the entire contest, but
when she saw that the dog was like
ly to get thoroughly whipped hs
rushed in, and the cat and the dog
gave the other cat a most unmer-
ciful whaling. From the Brunwis.
wick { Me) Telegraph.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

While in Robinson county recent
ly, Rev. Mr.. Harbinson, of this
county, was told that when old man
Ben Brown was sick he began to
perish away until their was moth
ing but skin and bone. He literal
ly dried up, ard his friends thought
he was dead, and closed his eyes.
As they were preparing for his
funeral he gave jerk, woke up, and
said that he had been to hell, where
he had seen men and women writh-
ing in enternal punishment, with
the fiends of Hades dancing around
in fiendlsh delight Mt the waiiings
and meanings of the damned.
Brown implored his friends not to
let him die, and 90 back to hell.
Brown was a most noted man in his
time. He has killed and otherwise
disposed OF over 100 men, as lead
er Of vigilant committees. When
ever he got on the trail of man be
was worse than a slhuth hound,
and the death Of his victim was on
ly matter of time.-Stephenville
Empire.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

uit' fl W-tAt -ftak ~
"What do the Ohio democrats
think Of the Administration ?" ]
asked to-day Of Representative
/ Wilkins, who has been among his
constituents for the last several
weeks.
"They like it" he replied. "There
is some grumbling among poll.
ticlans, but the people, the voting
Masses, like President Cleveland
and like his administration. This
Is especially true of the country or
rural people. The are satisfied that
everything will come round right
for the democratic party. The Class
es Of people who are not agitated
about office, but who survey the
situation calmly, are pleased with
the administration"
Hugh Grant, Tammany's defeat
ed candidated for mayor of New
York city, called upon the Presi-
dent this week in company with
thomas Z. Gi!roy and Judge Nc
Quade. Mr.. Grant said that they
had come merely to pay their re-
spects, and were not looking after
any office.
While MIR. Grant and his associ-
ates gave out that they were not
here after Office, friends of Tam
many in this city understood that
the mission Of the delegation was
to look after several important gov
ernment offices of New York city.
The customs collectorships was
mentioned as being the principal
object of the visit Of Iammany's
representatives, but they deny it.
The Alert, which was presented
to the United States by the English
government to be used on the
Greely relief expedition, will start
from New York next week, com
manded by Commander Coffin, for
Halifax, where she will be turned
over to the English government
with the thanks OF Congress, She
will be manned by about thirty of
hcers and men, who will return by
the regular steamers. There Is talk
III Canada of sending the Alert on
the Hudson bay expedition. !.
The Central American difficulty
has been settled by a treaty of peace
between Salvador aud Guatemala.
Transit across the Hhmus is also
unimped, and our noble marlnes
can return to their ordinary occupa-
ton of guard duty, and appearing
in spectacular dramas where SOL
diers are required upon the stage.
LENoX.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent)


WASHINGTON, April 25, 1856.
The talk of the hotel Hobbies is
the decided change i'll the charac-
ter of the otfice-seekers who are
now in the city. "At the beginning
Of the present administration" said
q congressman yesterday morning,
"every aspirapt for official honors
wanted foreign mission, or con-
sulship, or a berth in the Federal
judiciary. Well, that class have
gone home disheartened aud dis
granted. They aie in the mental
condition of the man who, before
he tried it, was confident of wjning
girl. but afterward found that all
minds do not run in the same chan
uel. Now we are besipgeu by an
other bevy of Office hunters who
are clarorous for anything they can
get-the smallest nubbins i'll the
row even the little crossroads
postoilices."
1t is underston that the policy of
this administration with regard TO
appointment to places i'll the south
ern states, that are now held by
colored Republicans, will be not to
substitute white men for colored
men, but to replace incompetent or
dishonest Republicans by colored
Democrats who are worthy and cap
able. In accordance, it is said, with
this policy, the postmaster general
has just appointed ex-Representa-
tive Iom Hamilton, Beaufort, route
agent from Beaufort to Jackson
Ioro, S. G. Hamilton was the lead
er who supported the Hampton
government iii Sounth Carolina in
1876.
Information has been received
here that representative Morrison
will be in Washington IN the course
of few days. The object of his
visit is not definitely known, but
the belief is that it has some lela-
ton to the senatorial fight in Hi
pois. Just us soon as the Demo-
Gratis of the Legislature are reinfor-
ced by the successor of Mr.. Ward,
who recently died, it is the intrn-
tion Of that party to make deter
mined effort to elect Senator. 1t |
is understood that every influence
81 the party will be exerted to
that end, and the presumption
is that Mir. Morrison, at
-cresent the regular candidate of his
party, is coming to confer with Gen.
Black, Chairman Oberly, of the
state committee, and other promi-
nent democratic leaders of Illinois,
who are in Washington, as to the
hest means of concentrating all the
strength the party can command
upon some acceptable man. 1t is
sill thought that if Mr.. Morrison
gets out of the way Pension Com
missioner Black will be put forw- !
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

From a private letter written by
Mr.. Gladstone. the following is ex-
treated 81 don't know what to do,
1 am sure. The opposition censures
me and the newspapers say that l
am d----n fool. What am L ex-
pected to do ? shoulder musket?
Not much Mary Ann. You don't
catch me a shouldering a muskst.
| like to handle an axe but desplse
to handle gun. 1t has been hint
tina. | should resign, that | have
held Office long enough. l would
like to see the man who has held
office long enough. Do you sup
pose | am tired of power Not
much Mary Jane. The cold wave
flag will have been torn to shreds
against the sharp corners of the
winds when you catch me climbing
down. The American who said,
what are we here for if we are not
for the offices, deserves cenotaph
in Westminster Abbey. That is,
should man who has SO immortal
lied himself ever die. l took up
an American paper, the otter day,
and saw by the dispatches that
tigting in the Soudan is still going
forward. / am glad of it. Think
| am going to be worried over lit
tie thing like that Not much,
becky Jane. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02
How Lincoln Heard Dixie.

1t is ease for me to recall an in
stance only night or two before
Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated. The
President had returned from Rich
mond, and crowd called with a
baud to tender congratulations and
a sernade. The man who was SO
-soou to be the victim CT the assas-
sins bullet appeared in response to
calls, anu thanked his audience for
the compliment. Several mem
bers of the Cabinet surrounded
him, and 1T was q very interesting
and dramatic occasion.
Just as he was closing his brief
reluarks, Mr.. Lincoln said 81
see you have a band with you. /
should like to hear it play Dixie.
| have consulted the Attorney Gen
eral, who is here by my side, aud
he is of the opinion that Dixie be-
longs to u.s. Now play it." The
band struck up the tune, and play
ed 1t as | haye never before since
heard it rendered. As the strains
of the music rang out upon the air,
cheer after cheer went up from the
tnroats of the hundreds of happy
men who called to congratulate Mr..
Lincoln upon the return of peace.
philadelphia Press.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

A notorious woman, who is known
as Mrs. DIR. Bardell, and also
Mother Marks, has sheen arrested
at Leavenworth, charged with COM
hitting an abortion on a brilliant
young society belle of Burlingame,
Kansas. She is placed under ST.
900 bonds.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

iuSucu ILL anu tiio cat anu Tue QOR
gave the other cat most unmer-
ciful whaling FL om the Brunwis.
wick Me) Telegraph.
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Queen Victoria has visited Ire.
land once since 1640.
Miss Ella Chase says there will
be three women to one man in
heaven.
Massachusetts, New York, and
Dakota will each sake census this
year
The entire literature of Abyssinia,
1t is said. does not include more
than 100 volumes.
A newspaper to be started in
Thomas County, Kan, will be call
ed the Thomas Cat. u
Mrs. freeman, of Newcastle,
Me-, reached her I03d birthday on
the 18th inst.
Theodore Roosevelt says that
Tammany is slowly dying, and in a
few years may pass away.
A noted New York lady has sail
ed for Paris, to consult noted
physician about the health OF her
pup. y
The wife and daughter of Geo.
FL. Pendleton, the minister to Ger
many, are fluent French and Ger
man scholars. ana us.yaraQr
Eugenia's baby is costly little
creature. The expenditure of its
birth and baptism amouts to $685.
600 francs. >
Iti said that buzzard will not
eat dead Mexican, but then things
are somewhat evened up by the fact
that Mexican won't eat a dead
buzzard. Philadelphia Gall.
The druggists Of Lawrence, Kas.,
sold 100 gallons of intoxicating
liquor for medicinal purposes in
March. Kansas druggists ought
to have bars in their drug stoies.
Mrs. Gen. Custer has come once
more "to the front" by sending to
Col. Herbert Il. Hill the identical
Alag of truce" used on the day of
the Grant-Lee surrender. The his
toric flag is white towl.
The great Severn tunnel IN Eng
land will probably be finished this
year. 1t was begin sixteen years
ago by the Great Western railway
and has been carried Oh
in the face of immense difficulties.
Its cost will be more than 81, ,000,-
300.
Horses having extra toes on the
inner side of the fore feet are oc-
,assionally met with in South
America, according to DR. lhreng,
Who suggests that they NAV be the
'emnant of old native race OF horses
which escaped the notice OF the
,arly settlers
The first steel steamship ever
,uilt in San Francisco was launch
ID from the yards of the Union iron
works. She is n screw steamship
,f $50 tons, and is regarded as the
,ioneer of an enterprise which
promises much for the. industrial
Of the capital OF the Pacific
oast.
Two men who were cutting down
tree near Gallon, Ohio, found
800 in hollow. A third man
anne up AMI claimed it, and after a
Ight in which all got licked the
money turned out to be counterfeit.
Detroit Free Press.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

Mrs. Bonaparte, whose name is
written down ON the page of Ameri-
can history "as wife of the grand
son of repudiated marriage be-
tween an infatuated American glrl
and that Internal cad, Jerome Bon
aparte," is hostess of President
Arthur.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

The oldest Reformed Dutch
church in the world is said to be in
London, near the Bank of England.
1t was in l243 by earl of Hereford
and Essex, and is built of stone in
the pointed Gothic style Of archi-
lecture.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-05-02

Queen Victoria has visited Ire.
land once since 1910.
MISS Ella Chase says there will
be three women to one man in
heaven.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-11

The more the Mars case is asitsted by
the rumored proceedings in the grand
jury against the persons participating in
the tar and feather affair at Moline last
summer, the more indignation RACES in
Moline. The bitter feeling against States
Attorney Entriken seems to be assuming
greater proportions. and it is understood
steps will be taken, if the indictments are
found, to compel him to resign
In the county board this morning, Su>
pervisor HARDWOOD, Of Moline, offered the
following resolution, which on motion of
Supervisor Elliott, was tabled;
ResOlDed, That the board of supervs>
ors request States Attorney Entrikn to
resign on the ground that he Is incompeN
tent and negligent in his duties.
In presenting the resolution Supervisor
Harwood made lengthy and sweeping
speech, arraigning the official record of
Mr.. Entrikin as states Attorney, and cit
ing as instances of his inefficiency the
Social Six and other cases, and laying
particular stress upon his action in the
Mars affair. AT noon Mr. HARDWOOD said
he would make an effort to get the reso>
luton from the table this afternoon 1t
is probable though, that the board will not
NEEDLE in the case in question.