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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
PECULIAR MARRIAGE CONTRACT.

suit for damages for breach of promise of
marriage trial in the Supreme Court IN which $1,000
is claimed by Fannie Zcrovich from Isaac Bomberg.
that he agreed to her last April and
when the appointed time arrived he failed to appear.
Blomberg says that the agreement was that in case
either declined 10 marry the other $500 should be forfeit
ed and that she refused TO fulfil the contract The
contract I'm the Hebrew language was read In
court Yesterday and translated To tue jury IL began
with the words, " The God who tells the end al the
beginning" and provides that the father Of the bride
shall furnish her with proper wedding Outitan dowry
OF 81 500 The couple were to bear equally the synt-
gogue expenses. ana the other wedding expenses were
10 be paid by the father OF Miss IcrOvich on
examination the woman admitted that the engagement
brought about by match maker, who received $40
for his services from her father
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
TIE COURTS.
United STATES SUPREME COURT.

A poLYGAMY CASE ARGUED oN IT'S MERITS.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The pOlygamy case
Of Rndger Cawson against the United States which mas
been once before the Supreme Court of the United States
at the present term upon the question OF the prisoner
right to be released bail pending an appeal came up
again to-day for argument upon Its merits Ciawsoh
was indicted for polygamy at the April term 1851 OF
District Court of Utah. and after due trial was found
guilty and sentenced to of imprisonment lie
appeaed TO the Court Of Territory ana tat
tribunal in January last affirmed the Judgment OF the
court below lie brings bis case by writ OF error 10
this court upon the ground that the grand and petit
iutes by which he was indicted and tried were 'ly
constituted The alleged egaty in the constitution OF
the Grand Jury consisted in the exclusion, upon cha-
lenge Of persons who believed they mad right to nave
more than one undvorced wife living at the same tne
The egaity in the the petit jury consisted In the
whole annual jury list OF 200 had been exhausted
through the exclusion OF polygamsts. Inc question:
presented here is whether juries thus mpaneleu were
legally competent iuct and try the prisoner Tor the
offence charged Counsel for the prisoner fnalhtneu
that the discriminating challenge provided Tor IN me
Edmunds Act applicable to the mpanelling "I
Grand Jury, but only to the special case OF pOCu
ton for bgamy pOygamy under statute OF inc
United States As regards the petit jury cousel argued
that there was no statute either Congressional or lerr
toria which conferred power upon the Court TO issue
an open venire authorizes the marshai 10 summon
jurors under IT,.
Other proceedings were as follows:
No 73S-Albert Giant appellant agt. the Phoenix Mutual
Ife nrance mnpa v require tho appelantto
furnish a SIpersedeas b nj suomi 1910. - l.,
No. 23s-Wiiam nenau substituted etc. plalntn IN
agt. Abbott, administrator etc Argument con-
Guided
Adjourned until tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
LIVE STOCK MARKEDLY TELEGRAPH.

CHICAGO April 8Ths Drog.rs 5ogrnas reports: cstas.
Exports i5aSj 90 Cows and Mixed 81 0g0S4 80 Stgcx
ers 4O0s4 80, Feeders 81 iOGsi 80 Texans "a ooe
S. 10. oooo -. a.
Rough 206Si 40 Packing and shipping ~ 900
"A IL: Light 81 40 a 81 SO: skips - Is o.. 90;
Sheep-iecepts 1000 head; shipments le0head market
active; Inferior, 50 500sJ 90 Medium - 2jGs37o Good
S4 o5 Choice. ~ 90 .oo ....
81 IOUIs April 3.--t'1tus-9ecepts. 400 shipnsnts.
400; quiet Exports IS 5O9s5 15 Gooi GO oce
Shipping, 50 1905 3D. Fair 10 Medium 81 20 90 loi
Texans 81 rs q "A 80. . A.
dunn 81 1888 80; Fair TO Cnolce IS $685. 90 ,os
Hogs Receipts 5000; shipments LOB lignI IA QUO
81 ~; PACKING ~ 006Si 40; Heavy - o0dst ~ ..,
RusFAO April SCd:fls-ReceiDts to-day 40 1ead totat
for 81 ~ mead forsane ne sst week iooo
head. consigned through. 50 cars: narNet strong;
Good to Cnoce 900sj So Stockers AMI Fseers
s. OOGS4 -. -oo, 49,, a.. ,-.., ,,,. far
$4,000 hea for ns last week 700 W neat c9nssnea
through, 1 cars marked dull and cas- er Medium 20
Good IS Good TO Choice "A % Gsi 80; ordinary
today 450 head; week thus far
l 900 head: for weex. laOoo head: con.
signed through of which 10 TO Nevlork maikee
active; Medium Fair Yorkers 81 50GSf 30 GooG 70
ChOIce - 1904 30; Butchers Grades Sioo @@s W. rSs
"a rs QS4 50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
THE CITY DID NOT DAMAGE THE PIER.

The action of the New-Jersey Steamboat
Company against the Mayor was concluded before JUS
tco Lawrence jury In the Supreme Court yesterday
by verdict in favor of the city II was brought 10
recover alleged TO have been done to the
pier of the Peoples Line Pier Al in 1888. At Pier AZ
the Street Cleaning Department has OF its dumps
The Steamboat Company complained that the tugs would
allow the loaded to come against the spes OF the
companys wharf and the tugs being 50 low In the water
knocked down the spes and shattered the pier as to
make unsafe. II was afterward condemned by the
Dock Department, and the company then brought tins
against the city To the amount II had paid TO
put the pier repair The Corporation Counsel set up the
defence that this wa scheme the part Ofhe NrwJer
sey steamboat Company make the city pay Tor repairs
to its pier which had become rotten and unsafe from age
the of the elements The Judge charged the jury
that under the they must find that the city WAS
Whenever IL allowed Its scows To be mooreh
plaintiff pier and that II liable for any dam
done The jury accepted the defence Ot the w as
good Yesterday scaled verdict was returned
for the defendant W. Z. Prentice and James Cottcrc
appeared for the steamboat company. and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Francis L. Welinan ana Henry W.
Wheeler defended the case for the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
CLOSING PRICES or HfLADELPHIi STOCKS
Reooried by JoIV IL. DAVIS < Co., II WhLs.
WEDNESDAY, April s-P. VI.


The stagnatlon the Stock Exchange gives no maj
cation of abatement fridays transactions IN STOCKS
amounted to 1862 40 sharesl7l 100 shares less thal
v,steay-and of that Lake ShO re- and Paclnc Mail lur-
nished 81 800 shares West ern Union, ST. Paul ana
Norhwestern furnished 800 sharcs-otal Tor the hVo
stocks OOO In no other stock than those named ala
the transactions amount to much rs 10000 shareS'
The movements OF prices were Irregular lhero
WAS some apparent weakness In the trunk lhe
shares that WAS Offset by determined support
given to Northwestern. st. Paul. and Delaware Loka-
wanna and Western. Burlington and Quincy was 7peeiay
weak and declined from 1918 To lloi20ll''e Cen'
trail OF New-Jcrscy was exceptionally strong ana rose
from 32l4 337sG332 upon perhaps quixotc report
that Mr. Vanderbilt had expressed Willingness 10 put
- OOO, 900 into Reading If Phadelphia VIII i"'So
81 900 900 for the purpose There u not euouo
that - 900 900 Of ready just at TINS time "ou
prove OF benefit to all Of Readings creditors western
Union after 55Ia aud 5Gli finally at 30 was % hgher
than last evening and union Pciho at " was = snef
Pacific Mall with an advance OF l per cent SHOWS
the greatest gain all other than noted the changes
were limited to Laos per cent, except Tor Mahtoos
W. decline OF per cent The market closed au' anu
irregular. -
Government bonds were dull az usual ana were
barely steady with an advance Of % for the u.s. AhhcNco
are the closing quotations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09

An increased disposition to sell was mani
ested by traders In petroleum to-day and the bearish
feeling vas stimulated by the from the ell fields
which showed an Improvement in some OF the new
Thorn Creek wells and increase in the gauge of the
whole district to lO,j9S barrels Yet the market was
rathor stubborn after lower opening, and prices ranged
generally within tritlng fluctuations, from 71Ad1S to
77a777s cents until near the close. Then there was
renewed tendency downward and prices ended at 11s
against 7S9s cents last night. Carrying still rule
from 30 10 cents The volume Of business was mod
crate and there no heavy pressure Of long OIL The
market ended quiet but sensitive aud inclined to weak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
rhe range OF prices aud the total dealings as

The cearances elsewhere were Oil CITY, 3,3540OO;
bradford 900: and Pittsburg ll6S 900 barrels.
Refined oil was quiet and unchanged.
BRADFORD. Penn. April S.-Crude Oil-Dnll and
heavy; National Transit certificates opened mt 77 and
closed at 77li highest price, 777s lowest, 77is
Clcarauccs reported
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09

safety OF the ship louisiana Captain Oliver which sa
from San Francisco October IA FOR Dubll1 Whel.
laden The captains wife and four children arc aooaru
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09

CLOSING PRICES or OALIFOayIi SF0OKS
SAN FRANCISCO April 8. 1887.
me PETROLEUM MARKET.

The feature OF market to-day the rise in Hale
and NOrcrOss. ELM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
THE MONEY MARKETS.
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE. APRIL 8.
THE GENERAL LIST.
Actual 4
sales. |
Name.

Actual / Closing
Omen ~ FL - Shares
Nam. ing lHg't Iow't nal. | Bid. IA'xd sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
EUROPEAN FINAVUIAL MARKEr4
ACTUAL SALES.

SALESAF TIE yEEYOaI MIyG EYGHivsA
NEw-YoRK. April 8. 1888
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
The Camel Express.

OF all varieties Of Indian letter carri-
ers. clothed or unclothed. none are so
picturesque, says Miss Gordon Cum
mings. as the camel express messengers.
The men wear serviceable red uni
form and large green turban, embroid-
cred with gold thread. From their
girdle hangs curved sabre in a red
sheath The camels are adorned with
trappings OF gay cloth and tassels, orna-
mented with blue beads and gowrie shells
and small brass bells round the neck to
give notice of their swift approach. 1t
is said that their rough and rapid trot-
ting, sometimes at the rate of eighty
miles day, is so trying to the riders as
to shorten their days. Two heavy mail
bags hang to right and left on each side
of the camel, and the saddle is so ar
ranged that passenger can take seat
behind the postman. Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Though the Hawaiian people have
been partially converted to the Protest
ant religion, they still are superstitious,
and call upon their gods and goddesses
to help them in any great trouble.
-Bowdoin's new President is only
six years out of college. and three years
from graduation at the theological
seminary. But if youth is an objection
to a man for such q responsible posi-
ton. it is one that he is constantly cor
recting. Boston Post.
1t is stated that the women of the
Indian Presbytery of Dakota have con.
tributed more for the missionary fund
than all the other Presbyteries in the
Territory together. This is a good
showing for the religious zeal of the
tawny Chicago Times.
p. T. Barnum has erected a fine
fire-proof building for TUFTS College at
Bridgeport, Conn, which will be known
as The Barnum Museum of National
History" He has also promised the
college the skin and skeleton of Jumbo
when he dies.-HarJord Courant.
According to President Seelye
Smith College, at Northampton, Mass.
ten years ago began with fourteen stu
dents and now has $40 on its rolls; and
during that time but one death "a
drowning accident) has occurred among
the students and graduates.
There is not much indication that
the students of our colleges differ from
those of past days in their predictions
for professional careers, if this years
graduating class of one of the great in
situations may be taken as an example.
Thirty-one of its members have deter
mined to be lawyers, fifteen doctors, ten
preachers, and fourteen business men.
Chicago Current.
AT the commencement exercises Of
the grammar department of the public
schools of Wheeling, w. Va. three Of
the twenty. seven graduates were colored
pupils who had completed the course o.
study in the schools devoted to theil
race. This is believed to be the first
time that white and colored pupils have
been graduated at the same place south
of Mason and Dixon's line.-M. Y. Post
Archbishop Riordan will restore al
the privileges to the Jesuits on the Pa
cific coast which were taken away BY
his predecessor, Archbishop Alemany
These include the right of absolution
and sacrament, the privilege to bury
the dead having been granted by thu
! Pope in the face of Alemany's order
The new Archbishop has also decided Il
close up the Roman Catholic school fol
training of priests at Mission San Jos
| in Santa Clara County, Cal, and trans
fer the biological students to the colleg
at Baltimore. San Francisco Chronicie
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

There are eighty-two glue factor es
in this country, and the price of gum
drops is kept within the means Of the
poorest citizen.
Nothing is vainer in Nature than
the slim man who has suddenly grown
fat, unless it be the elderly matron who
has just been mistaken for her daugh-
ter.-Boston Post.
Summer Joy:
A slender waist, just lightly clasped,
As up the scented lane they stroll:
small, white hand; Just lightly grasped,
-BostOn Courier.
An Iowa girl has an album in which
she keeps pictures of all the young men
who have flirted with her without
coming to the point. She calls it her
rogues' gallery.-Chicago Tribune.
The face value of all the money in
the world is said to be $3.50, 600, 900, 900.
We can't help wondering sometimes
just how many people the other $780,
999. 999, 998.23 is divided among.-Lou-
tsuille Journal.
"A book on etiquette advises: Never
interrupt any conversation, but wait
patiently until your turn comes to
speak" The book agent who handles
this book has the bulge on the world.
She can come into Your Office unan-
nounced, take seat unlimited, and talk
you to death under the rules.-M o.
Picayune.
The Great Dismal Swamp contains
$4,000 acres, all resting on a bottom of
quicksand. Now, if the youngest SOL
der in the late war and the oldest living
Mason and the surviving soldier of the
Revolutionary wal. would like to hold a
reunion, right in the very middle of that
$4,000 acres is the natural spot for their
encampment.- Burdette.
The Oregonian says that the I'M
familiar sight of man dressed in buck
skin was seen on the streets of Portland
recently. He was an old trapper from
Montana. who had become disguised
with that territory on account Of the
railroad there, and is now on his way to
Alaska, where he can trap beaver in
peace.
An exchange says that to get the
full flavor of butter, the bread upon
which it is spread should be inserted in
the mouth buttered side, down. The
fact that the buttered side up is the
general custom is an indication of q
general and perhaps hereditary disincli-
nation to get the full flavor of the but
ter, We have known the flavor of butter
to be so full as to fairly. stagger.-
Springfield Union. ....~...srs.e
IAN old South Carolina lady who
always had good word to say of the
absent, found herself last week in a
predicament. She was at a sewing So
ciety. where rather lively young girl
was discussed. of whom every one spoke
harshly. Mrs Brown sat while in
thought, but soon Frightening up and
shaking back her snowy cuils that hung
on either side of her sweet old face. she
said Ladies' have you ever noticed
how well Miss Giddy walks and how
beautifully she turns out her toese"-
Harper's Bazar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
No Harm Done.

Colonel Nat Hammond was on the
train, not long ago, when lank, in
curing looking stranger moved across
the aisle and took seat by him. He
gazed at Colonel Hammond attentively
for a full minute, and then said:
''Howdy do?"
Il am well. SIR" replied Colonel
Hammond.
A pause for about two minutes; then:
What might your name bePs
''My name is Hammond, SIR"
A still longer pause. and then; Il
hope there amt no harm done?"
There is not, sirr'
embarrassing silence, during which
the stranger contemplated Colonel
Hammond closely; then, you see,
I've got an uncle lives up in Tennessee,
that / amt never seen. and thought /
might come up on him some time by
jist asking folks their namesr' atlanta
Constitution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
THE OLD ORCHARD.

In memory's halls some pictures dwell,
With dear associations blest;
Whatever be our treasures there
This stands apart from all the rest.
With some IL Is a face, Hover,
A glorious day, sunset hour,
A something that's beyond compare;
But unto me the one most fair
Is of grey old orchard sweet,
With bloom leaves scattered at my feet,
With robins fitting through the trees,
And music from the humming bees.
II was my childhood's playing ground,
And of it brightest memories come,
MY brothers and my sisters dear
Played in it round our happy home;
When all our little tasks were done
The orchard echoed with our fun;
And robin gay, now gone to rest
Tuned up his throat, with ruffied crest,
But wondering hushed, in mute surprise
While listening TO the merry cries
OF children in their giadsome mirth,
The happiest sound In all the earth.
You can not die to me, old trees,
What though your usefulness be o'er
You're living in my memory yet
AS bright as I'm the days of yore,
When your spring blossoms, pink and fair
Made fragrant all the balmy air:
Or when your summers ieafy shade
A cool retreat for children made;
Or autumn's sunripe fruit so sweet
Was gathered from around our feet,
And by our father stored away
To cheer us on some wintry day.
o, days have soon dropped into years,
The years into a lifetime grow,
And heads that then we're dark or fair
VIII soon be sprinkied DER with snow;
But years may come or years may go,
Bring wealth or want, joy or woe;
Fame, with her mocking laugh, may come
And settle round my humble home,
But only death from me can take
The picture which those old trees make:
Indianapolis Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
California Orchards.

Ten years ago, according to the San
Francisco Bulletin. if any one had pre-
dicted that hill land in California. well
up the mountain sides and covered with
chapparal, would be covered with Vine
yards and orchards, most people would
haveput no faith in such anticipations.
But to-day one sees the vineyards and
orchards creeping up the mountain
sides from LOCO to $500 feet high. and
some at even greater attitudes. Dwell
ing houses are perched upon elevations
where few years ago no one would
have taken the land as gift under an
agreement to cultivate it. These new
vineyards and orchards are the last To
be overtaken by any of the pests found
at lower elevations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE BOY sTAMP-coLLEcToR.

Three months ago he did not know R
His lesson in geography;
Though he could spell and read quite well,
And cipher, too. he could not tell
The least thing in topography.
But what changed How passing strange!
This stamp collecting passion
Has reused his zeal, for woe or veal
And lists of names he now can reel
on, in amazing fashion.
hear him speak of Mozambique.
Heligoland, Bavaria.
Cashmere, Japan, Tibet. Soudan.
Sumatra, Spain, Waldeck, kokan,
Khaloon, Siam. Bulgaria
Schleswig-H olstcin (oh! boy of mine.
Genius without a teacherD,
Wales, Panama, Scinde, Bolivar,
= Jelelabad and Kandahar, s.-el-l-es-
Cabul, Deccan, Helvetia.
And now he longs for more Hong Kongs,
A Rampour, Mauritius, E
Greece, Borneo, Fernando Po- -
And how much else no one can know;
But be. kind fates, propitiousl
Mary l.. Il. BTdnch, in ST. Nicholas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31
MOURNING.

The Goods That Are Considered the Thing
to Denote Grief
For mourning wear there is new
material, the crepe imperial, that bears
a close resemblance to Grape. although
it is made of wool 1t is not only less
expensive than the Grape japonica and
the silk and wool Grape Jappo, but it
is durable enough to last as long as it
is necessary to use it. The popular can
vas cloths, nearly transparent in their
delicate iightness, and the fine nuns
yelling fabrics are cooler than silk, and
perfectly adapted for the summer
months. There is a new cotton mate
rial named Armure Royal of the finest
black dye and guaranteed to be fast jet
black. 1t is thirty-two inches wide.
Extremely heavy mourning is no longer
imperative, especially for widows, who
have been made i'll by the heavy swing
ings of Grape in wells and trimmings
Dresses are trimmed only. If preferred.
with Grape. nor are the wells worn over
the face since physicians have de-
nounced them as being impregnated
Will pthsOuOuS Wy Co. Ddiuty Wulbc
crepe 1isse ruchings in the neck are per-
mitted with black one outside as re-
lief from the unbecomingness of the
black next to the skin without relief
In addition to this there are fluffy soft
collarets made of white crepe isse with
knots and ends of black gros grain rib
bon, graceful jabots and fichus attached
to black lusterless dog-collar softly
flowing to the waist; for elderly ladies'
black China crepe caps are more becom-
ing than the closely fitting null. and
yield q lovely contrast to the soft white
hair, Cool caps for elderly ladies are
made of black etamine in squares or
half squares, pinned on with dull jet
pins; but if white caps are insisted upon
they must be Of null. very fine, with
close borders. The handsome crepe
stone jet buttons are delusion and not
TO be trusted for use, but will remain
on securely for trimming purposes The
fiat black button that resembles bone
or ivory without luster is Trustworthy.
Henrietta cloth must be of the finest,
and If it can not be afforded, fine
nuns yelling is An excellent substitute,
and for summer wear there are pom
gees, China crepes, soft China silks and
flannels, both white and black.-Phi'a-
delphia Times.
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Paris green is made of arsenic, car
Donate of soda. blue vitriol, acetic acid,
chloride of barium, and sometimes
Whites sugar of lead. 1t is double
salt, known to chemists as aceto- arsen-
lite of copper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-10-31

"A contractor offered to build the
Bartholdi pedestal for $4,000. The
committee however, went on in it, own
way, and the result is that the pedestal
win cost about $500. 000.-M y. 1Ti6l
uss>,