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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-14
MUNICIPAL Law MAKERS.
The Police Investigating Committee Bx-
Onorates Officers Fpniss and Mar
shall from all Blame.
John II. Thomas Liberal Hospital Pr"p"
sition Charges Preferred Against OF
Hccr Mcclure Grinding a Big Grist
of small Hu>ine-s.

The city council met in regular weekly
session Tuesday night with President
Thomas in the chair. The following mem
bers were present: AckerSon, Burnett
Crumlev. Funk. Ianika, Kidder. Korn,
Mcdonald. Mckema, Michael, Nelson,
Netts, Prince, Rapp, Russell. Tehan,
Thomas +. r., and the president
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
By the clerk Notice from the chief of
police that he had granted two permits tn
sell beer at pcnics at the fair grounds.
Filed.
PETITIONS AND COMMU NICATIONS.
Mr. Burnett, of the special committee ON
hospital presented a communication from
J. II. Thomas, approving the action of the
city council in placing the city hospital
under the control of the city, on the cottage
plan, and Offering At his own expense, to
erect one cottage or pavilion for hospital
purposes. at such place a. may be designa-
ted according 10 plans that may bc mutually
agreed upon. Mr.. Thomas expressed him
self a. ready at any time to consult with
the committee, mayor OF any other persons
the committee might wish to have present
The cottage when finished is to I've a free
gift to the city in whose progress the donor
is in all proper ways deeply interested.
The communication was referred after
considerable discussion, to the committee
on hospital.
Mr.. CrumIey presented the following:
To the Honorable City Council. Springfield,
ohio:
~. 4. o., H.
petition your honorable body 10 investigate
the following charges against Police Officer
Mcclure:
First-For using prOtane and indecent
language.
Second For lying.
Third For being the author of Scanda-
lous reports, in consequence Of which a
great scandal has been created in the neigh
borho0d in which he lives. The under
signed have reported him to the chief of
police. James Walker. but he has neglected
10 do anything about it. and we thought the
only course left was to apply to council.
We, therefore, ask that the case be inecSti-
gated. Mis-. +. SMITH.
WILLARD SMITH.
The petition was referred to the police
committee.
Bills were presented and referred.
c,y,rrrrr yrrnpr.
Pay ordinance tO the Transcript Printing
Co. Sll65. Passed.
BY Mr. Hanika. of the Committee on
Streets-Pay ordinance to
E.A. Williams. pay for street hands si65 "a
George Sintz. broken stone ............... y Il
William r. X. Mills. balance on Grand
2. Slack 4 sons, dynamite and augrr y |.
-
l.
Passed.
BY Mr.. Funk. Of the Finance committee,
pay ordinance to
G A pheIps. cashier city pote and in
terest...................... ........S3G 3G21 n
tlty rIrfk' pay OF census tahrtS-..-.....- 2, "
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-14

The Virgin Salt Co.. New Haven, Conn.
to introduce Virgin Salt into every family,
are making this grand offer: A Crazy
Patchwork Block, enamelcd in twelve
beautiful cOlorS, and containing the latest
Fancy Stitches. on a large Lithograph Card
having beautiful goId-mounted Ideal Por-
trait, given away with every IO-cent package
of Virgin Salt. Virgin Salt has no equal
for household purposes. 1t is the clean"St,
pureSt and whltest salt ever seen or used.
Remember that large package costs only
10 cents. with the above present Ask
your grocer for il.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-14

Assistant General Passenger Agent.
WM. CLEMENTS, Gen. Supt., Cleveland. o..
J. y. ABBOTT. Gen. PaSS'ger Agent, \. Y.
j. ID. PHLEGER, Tkt. Agt., - Arcade
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-14
FULTON & HYPES

OWL. MECHANICAL AND MINING EN-
" GINEERINtS at the Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute, Troy, y. Y. The oldest engi-
neering school in America. Next term begins
September 18th. The Register for lss5 contains
list of the graduates for the past 81 years.
with their positions also course of study, re
QuirementS. expenses. etc. Candidates from
a distance, or those living in distant states by
special examinations at their homes, or AT
such schools as they may be attending, may
determine the question of admission without
visiting Troy. For register and full intorm2
tfon address DAVID NJ. GREEN. Director.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
A Marriage Mart.

Boston Herald: A remarkable Gus.
tom exists among the Roumaniaals
living in the westerly Carpathians,
Every year, at the Feast of the Apos-
ties Peter and Paul, a market is held
on the crest OF the Gaina, from 5000
to 6,000feet above the level of the sea,
and here all the manageable girls oil
the entire district assemble with their
parents in order to be viewed and
claimed. Mothers, aunts, grandmoth.
ers, and various female friends con-
tribute to the dowry, and this com.
pleted, it is carried to the market on
the Gaina in neatly made trunks, dec
GRATED with Towers, and carried by
tho family's best horses. Cattle, bees
and other household requisites are al
so added to the dowry. On the Gaina
every family which has amarriageable
daughter occupies a distinct tent, in
which the dowry is exhibited, and in
which the bride-viewers are expected.
The bachelors, too, are accompanied
by parents or relatives, in whose
company they inspect the girls who
T eligible. The young men bring
the best they possess, and each must
particularly come with girdle of gold
or silver. After the brides are chosen
the public betrothal takes place, be-
ing conducted by a hermit who lives
in this lonely spot. The mark of be-
trothal is not a ring, but beautifully
embroidered handkerchief. The be-
trothal is in many cases prearranged;
but the ceremony must be gone
through, all the same. Ii girl goes
to the market knowing beforehand
that an admirer will be there to claim
her, SO much the better for her. Still,
she must take her dowry and occupy
her tent, and place herself on view
like the rest.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
Bishop Oberly's Story.

Springfield Republican.
Bishop Oberly, the new Ciyil-Servicc
commissioners. is an entertaining talk
err and tells soma very funny stories.
lie says that many years ago, when a
young man, he was elected an assem-.
blyman in Illinois. He was frightened
when the time came for him to 60 to
the capitol at Springfield. He feared
that he would be paled by the fash,
ing OF bright intellects all around him.
He took his seat on the first day In
fear andtrembling, but in five minutes
he was put perfectly at ease, and,
made to think that perhaps he might
be one of those who would shine.
This is what wrought the change in
his mind: Mr. Speaker" said one as.
semblyman, no ink 1.-THE ink.
stands" Young Oberly was amazed.
by graciousl" he thought, 'sis this
the kind OF timber they send here?"
Up rose another assemblyman, since
famous as Long JONES' and known
to all nlinoisans. "Mr. Speaker
said he, there are ink, but it are
yfroze in the bottles" That was all
young Oberly needed to put him at
ease in the legislature.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14

Year; and, as the custom is in Germa.
ny, we lighted our Christmas tree
again on Kew Years, and talked over
other dead years, and kept each other
awake till all the chimes of the old
city pealed midnight with q hundred
mellow tongues; then we opened the
balcony doors, and listened to the
weird music and the voices in the
street calling a Happy New-Year'
from far and near; and presently some
one stopped beneath us, and sang an
Abendlied sweet as the murmuring OF
a little brook among the grasses, ten.
der as a lullaby.
"a happy New-Year, Mr.. Finch" ]
cried. Come up and say good-morn.
ing"
Then, as / leaned over the Christ
mas tree to blow out q candle that
had burned down to the evergreen, and
was making a rich, pungent odor in
the room, the laceshawlI had thrown
over my head caught In the flame oil
another candle, and in an instant ]
seemed to be standing in the centre oil
a flame. never knew exactly what
happened. / seem to remember seeing
the Doctors face through that red
mist, and perhaps Mr.. Flnch's, | con.
not besure, and then darkness. When
I came to myself / wash bed, and the
little Doctor was feeling my pulse; and
| just lifted myself on my elbow tc
look in the big mirror opposite, and
then buried my head in the pillow. ]
can never repeat all the nice things
the Doctor said just then; how / was
dearer to him than eveninmy beauty;
how no flame was so strong as his
love, or could burn it to ashes.
"And the yelled LADY," 1 asked, ir
relevantly.
"The yelled Lady," he repeated.
Eyes. Who was she? In the even
ing at Heidelberg Castle. You must
remember. Don't try to deceive
me-"
"Yes"-and the smile was leapine
from every dimple-"yes; the yelled
lady of Heidelberg Castle was-Mrs.
Adams. your chaperon."
eyes," said Mrs. Adams afterward,
'fconfess that you thought very little
of the woman who would walk to the
Schloss with the Doctor alone at that
hour. | had missed you, and we went
in pursuit"
aAnd has Mr.. Finch been to ask fo1
me?" / inquired later. ibid he send
me those Jaqueminot roses?"
"Mr. Finch is not at liberty to in.
quire for you just now" answered
Mrs. Adams, land roses are not ex.
actly in his line. He has thrown of
his disguise"
"And has he turned out to be a
cuckoo, or a nightingale"
HE has turned out to be only a
jail-bird, my dear. He has been a fa-
nous forger, that is ALL"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
The Bee i'm Great Abraham's Bon
net.

Washington Letter in the Boston Budget.
Mr.. Lincoln gave the first intima.
ton of a desire for reelection one
evening in December, 1868, when he
sat chatting with Leonard SWEET, oil
Chicago, and Thurlow Weed Of AL.
bany. Mr.. SWEET remarked: ~ sup
pose you are thinking about an re-
election?" Mr.. Lincolnr replied: "Swett,
how did you know that the bee was
buzzing about my ears? Until very
recently | expected to see tho Union
safe and the authority of the Govern
meDt restored before my term of SER
vice expired. But as the war has
been prolonged, Iconfess that Ishou,d
like to see it out in this chair. / sup
pose that everybody In my position
finds some reason, good or bad, to
crafty or excuse their ambition" Mr..
Weed, who narrated the conversation,
added that Mr.. Lincoln was not in
favor of the nomination of Andrew
Johnson as yice-president. but that
his choice was Daniel S. Dickinson, oil
New York. j
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
Theatrical Gossip,

A theatrical manager Of long exper-
fence tells the New York Herald that
in sections 'wnere you would natur-
ally suppose a certain kind of attrac-
ton would be popular 1T is not, and
as a rule, they want just the other OK.
treme." When people 60 to the the.
atre they want to see a style Of life
portrayed that they are rot familiar
with. In the Southwest melodrama
and blood-and-thunder do not draw,
while Shakespearean plays always
have crowded houses, especially iii
Texas, wlsarS with Hamlet" in any
town the people will come from fifty
miles around, whole families and their
hired men and women, to attend it.
In the South melodrama is most pop
ular. while variety acting and horse
play cakes best in Puritaaical New
England. Fashionable people at New
port and other places shun society
pieces. which thrive in the rural dis
tricts. andthe Quakers OF Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania arethe best patrons
Of burlesque.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
Besieged by Moonshiners.

4 G NJ
1--WE reached the house about sun
down, and when we hadgot ourhorses
| called Davis's attention to a smoke
curling above the trees in the distance,
as If guns had been fired as a signal
for something, said Deputy United
States Marshal Phillips of Tennessee
to a Nashville Unionreporter, describ-
ing the "Peek house fight" between
moonshiners and United States Mar
shals in 1878. II suspected some
thing wrong and told Davis so. Well,
when we were rested a little we went
out to cut some corn and get other
feed for our horses. What was our
surprise to see hiding and peeping out
from behind bushes and -fense-corners
about a dozen men. | was in my
shirt-sleeves and had only this pistol"
said he, throwing down a revolver on
the bed beside him. 81 said to Davis
that it would do well to examine into
the reason why all these men should
be pres ent, SO we got over the fencen-
to a cornfield, and q good snany OF
them ran off. There was one man
who yelled Come back and fight like
men!' to the fleeing naoonshiners, but
that did no good.
"While / was watching for come one
to show himself a ball fired from the
rifle of n Of the men struck the
buckle OF my suspender on the left
side, cut it iii two, entered the flesh.
and glanced around the lower rib. /
went back to the house and got my
gun, but David ierked it away from
me because his bad burst. Not one of
the moonshiners was hurt. This was
Friday evening. We went back to the
house, went in, and during the night
the house was surrounded by between
fifty or one hundred moonshiners.
was considerably weakened from the
loss of blood, and remained on the
first floor. The rest of the men, ex-
cept two, whom we had dispatched
to Nashville for achievements, went
to the second story. The chinking
and dobbing was out of the space be-
tween the logs, and through these
crackes the men poked their firearms
at thehorde of ~besiegers who thronged
about the house all day Saturday.
During this day Charles Tippen and
Press Smith were wounded, onein the
arm and the other in the nose and
cheek.
1.-THE fusillade was kept up all day,
our men watching the moonshiuers
and they keeping at q safe distance
and as much out of sight as they
could. They offered to buy the house
from old man Peek tG set it on fire,
but this scheme did not materialize.
They did take the front part of a wag.
on, and nailing aplank to screen them.
selves, piled kindling on it. No one
could be found brave enough to let the
fence down that the wagon might be
backed up to the house, and this at
tempt also failed.
Goa Sunday Mrs. --, the daughter
cs Nh. Peek, started to the spring to
get some water, but was driven back
by the moonshiners, who said that
they would not allow her to get water
for such scoundrels as those sheltered
under her roof. In about an hour it
rained hard and we caught as much
water from the roof as we wanted.
On that day many citizens from miles
around came and pacified the mob,
and induced them to leave u.s."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16
Mr. PRENDERGAsT

He spoke quietly; aud Mrs. Temple,
glancing at her daughter, saw her then bend
over her little morsel Of lscework with q
crimson cheek.
"Shs knows now, at slI eyents," the
mother said triumphsntly.
And when Prendergsst took his leave
Mrs Tembls resolved fairly to open her
mind TO Sophia.
~ have never, Sophy," she began. never
IN my life seen q man who more takes nv
fancy" The door was hardly shut upon
him AT first thought him rather dull
and well-saneti6ed Here our little VI
vscious sinner made the smallest and gen.
teelest face of scoru. But soon Wssrs
of; and / declare that, in spite OF my hrst
impression, find him the most truly lively,
entertaining, accomplished man have ever
met What DO you think, SophyY
He Is very agreeable" Sophia said Sc
Fiously. -, .
Polite without aHsctstion, witty without
coarssness serious without cant, Mss.
Temple went on, in true Eighteenth cen
tury high style "Ha is specimen OF
moderation in al things; and moderation,
OODOlh, next 10 ENktrT W hAohAOAt - 49,
great mark of geutlsmsn. A gentleman
should be q little of everything, and not
too much Of anything. Have you ever
met 40 accomplished q MANI
Yes" Sophia replied, dexrously at
feeting not to hear the last part OF her
mothers speech, "he is al you say. l like
him greatly"
81 su going to ask him to dinner" Mrs.
Temple said.
What, mammal" exclaimed Sophia,
Company so soon! Wait little"
mot company, child" the mother an
swsred. "All alone. He will like it bet
ter than 8 party"
And spoil one of our little suug even.
ipgs" Sophia murmured. Don't NAM
ma
Nos what is !, there in our evenings yOu
so enjoy, SophIsT
"Oh," that dear hypocrite answered, II
enjoy the quiet-Snd-snd our music
and-snd your talk, mamma, and all your
funny lively stories. You are the best
company in the world Z
She put her hands earessingly round her
mothers neck. snd the mother. who al
ways showed herself pleased with every
mark Of affection from her daughters drew,
one round white arm along her lips, giving
Il a succession of tiny kisses.
Poor Prendergast viii find it terribly
duh at the hotel, Sophy. Really, it would
be quite barbsrous to him there alone.
"Well, il you must have him, msmms,
have some people to meet him.
II don't think be would care for that.
at he wants society" it is just what he
would care for mamma
"But he does not want society, the
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lCONTISUED.l
CHAPTER l.
"rnE SPIDER AND rHE FLY.

oTUE SPIDER AND Ahh EH''
I'm one of the passages OF his narrative
nv old friend, when speaking OF "Pfender'
gra,t " uttered the pronOun 81 " As tina
s.capsd his lips, he tried to catch Osck his
7 v,6r,S and redeemed little. Thsseere' was
oa, Of course; but seeing his esntnalan'
ss,etsa not 10 have noticed anything. Ih's
.rr6ce ho4ever, did not deceive him. and
be Immediately tod me that he was himsel,
the Preudergass Of the story, and an old
lover OF Sophia Temple. have though
It we'll to iniorm my reader OF this fact
but for convenience Of narration, l shall
continue 10 describe "Pssndergass As he
originally appeared in the tale, 10 intro
dues him airesh, speaking in the hsst per
son singular, would, | fad, embarras' O0tf
writer and reader
Greatly was Mrs. Barbara Temple dissp
pointed when the day came for leaving
Paris and sill Preudergast had made nc
further sign. What could It mean! lie
was the last msp il the world 10 play the
cooustte masculine; and 1t wss plain ths'
ne had assumed the Irritation posture 10
ward Sophia in his sober sort OF way: why
advance so fsr, aud then stsnd sull MIS-
Rarbars Temple pondersd. Then cries she
10 herself i have hit ii| Her explsna
lion was this. Sophia had quietly signlhsd
10 Prendergsst, by one Of those tokens WITH
which loves intercourse abounds, that sne
loved him not. And be retiring, and even
difident, had taken the hint snbmissIveIy'
"Yerv provoking of Sophy!' the little
woman said Very provoking, indeed
If il would do any good | shohld lose my
ts,crer with her. Bot 1t would do no good
NOT vet. Preudergast was just the msn
Tor her. an angry; but l will keep my
temper.
And aha had her reward. TO her great
ioy. no sooner had they returned to Kettle
we'll than Prsndergsst appeared on tne
scene AGAIN, and his attitude toward Sophia
had not shifted by hairs breadth. EVl'
IDENTIFY, then Sophis had not repulsed him
after all.
How fortunate / did not get into pas
siouT the ruler OF her spirit remarked to
herself 1T is a good maxim: Never be
really angry; don't even seem to be angry
often L should have had Sophy crying
and set her against Prendergast for life,
aud all on account Of my own hasty Judg'
ment.
Prendergssts coming to KettleWell was
in marked way. He did not stay with
anybody. but pu: at the hotel; and, when
he called on the Temples, he said that ne
had run over for few days, in the hope OF
increasing the pleasant acquaintance WITH
themselves. =.
Mrs Barbara Temple beamed on him
one OF her brightest looks.
"You speak Of your pleasure in renewing
the acousin,snca." she said You say
nothing about ours. | can never forget al
YOUR attention 10 US in Paris And what
pleasant time that was!
Part of my visit to Paris" he remarked
Significantly, Il enjoyed more than any
thing in my life.
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CHAPTER ".

THE RECTOR AGREES WITH MRS. TEMPLE.
Her hying wheels next ceased their swift
revolutions at the door OF the rectory, and
the little woman slighted with the step O.
ive.snd twenty. She shook her head 81
she marked how the once brilliant flower
beds lay neglected, and the stone steps
once white as porcelain, were turning greer
with neglect. Dead leaves strewed the
path; the blind Of the dining room window
hung swry; whatever she saw told her thai
the enchRnter Gold had wandered off with
his wand to other domaine, and that bis
successor, Poverty, had already marked al
things for bis OWE.
IL should Just Ike Sophia to see this
place" our moralist said 1T would be o
esson for her." She spoke as solemnly at
if che had been the pensive and didsctitc
Mr. Hervey walking among his tombs. "A
few months ago everything was trim aid
shining with money; nw-snd this is pow
erty, pious poverty she said, with mex
pressible scorn IN her lace. II hate pow
erty"
The door opened, and instead of the man
servant of other days well clad well
brushed and obsequious there stood before
her an i'll dressed girl, whose skirts, tucked
up On one side and loose on the other, told
OF work hastily left Mrs. Barbara Tenn
pie noted the red bare arm and the dirty
finger nails; she lost sight of nothing, ard
all she saw turned into moral lesson.
Il like to live" she thought; "but better
be dead than poor.
As che was going into the library Whit
from the kitchen tickled her nostrils, but
not gratefully.
soup. suppose" she murmurei again
"Well, have not to eat 1t, SO need say
nothing |"
The part she had assigned herself was
none of the easiest, and she felt abe must
be discreet and guard her lips Mr.. Brent
advanced to meet her, and tried to put on
his old CHEEKY smile, but the conspicuous
failure made the attempt more dismal than
a plain, honest sigh. Mrs. Barbara con.
versed with her usual spirit and gsyety for
few minutes, until the question came
naturally:
Have you any news OF your son?'
"None since the vessel was last heard
Of" he answered. AT that time he was
tolersbly well
Il liked that young man" she said. 81
never regretted anything in my life more
sincerely than having TO abandon the hope
of calling him relation"
HAS your daughter abandoned itf' Mr..
Brent asked, With faint smile.
"How kind Of youl" she thought; "you
hsve said Just the word | wanted"
That question" she answered. "ls one
/ cannot reply to as readily as | should
wish. We know what young people are;
there is always q great deal Of sentimeu.
tally about them. 1t amounts to nothing.
In time it wears of. While it las,s, how.
ever, it MAKES their arrangement difficult.
OF course, you are of my opinion, that
the keeping up of this engagement. even
in the remotest way, would be injurious
both to jour son and my daughter. No
good can ever come Of it, and the sooner
il is finally rettled the better for both of
them. Don't yon think soY"
Il 40, the poor clergyman replIed
DE had no spirit left. Never a man of
independent WILL be was now reduced 10 q