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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-09-08

FOR, heavy as the rnnndeTDOIs
Swift as the ightning's fash
Upon their patriot plot has falln
The English vengeance-lash.
The land they thought with arms to free
Was but the faster bound,
And hearts that freedom's hope had raised
Are dashed again TO ground
The Judge is seated: round the court,
Like statues, soldiers stand;
The two whose doom this Gay shall fix
Are fettezed hand-in-hand.
Two noble youths, with clear gray eyes,
And glance that never qGails;
Their lips are set and bloodless. but
Their courage never fails.
And only when the Judas friend
Less calmly far than they
Stands in the box and faces them,
Do they at length give way.
On then the memory of the past
Springs their souls to rend;
They cursed the hour that trusting hearts
Called that black traitor ''friend T.
TITS over now. The foreman's lips
Have told the fatal word;
And then from out the silent crowd
A wc1oar's voice is heard;
"Oh, sir, my lord-oh, Judge, ashore
Ye'u give me leave to speak;
I'm ali they have--Godhel them now,
Their mother old and weak;
Himself is dead, my lord, for long,
OIL long. long, weary years;
The love Of them two boys is ell
The poor ..tl widow cheers;
One's not my own; his mother died
An left him a gcsscon:
But sure love them both, my lord
Yell save them both, oroon Il
An may tbs heavens be your ned;
May all the saints look down
An bless you, an yo'n have the prayers
OF all that's in the town ~
Then rose mufuur strong and deep,
And all that anxious crowd.
For mercy on the widow boys
Prayed earnestly aloud.
The Judge was moved with pity,
But duty tied hjrn down;
He tried in vain to steel his heart.
He tried in vain to rro1'n;
''These men are all the STAY you have2
They toll that you may liye3
The mercy that can III show,
His life to one T'llgive;
Take, then, Your choice-your husbands child
Whose mother is no more.
Or him whom to the sire Of both
You in your bosom bore.''
a cruel choice a bittor task
She bowed her aged head,
Some hitter tears coursed down her face,
Then she looked up and said:
II thank you kindly. sir, my lord,
Bnt oh, my lord, tits hard!
How can I choose between the boy
Ibore an him reared +?
Oh, Judge, alanna, choose yourself;
Take which you please to save;
If sent one to death I'd not
Sleep quiet in my grave"
Good woman, I can do no more;
One dies-'tis right aud just;
Which life is spared depends on you;
So make your coce-you mast
One moment more, and Their she spoke:
20 Mike, my darlin' boy,
You know It's not love you less--
I'd die for you with Joy
But Patsy's mcther's dead, ashore
Hes none to take his part;
S., him Z choose; Nike, this clay
"I's broken is my heart!
His mothers gone, alanna, sure
IT'S you will see her soon,
An tell her, Mike, saved her boy;
God bless you, Mike, aroor."
A cheer crosc from ont the crowd,
The Judges eyes We're dim;
"Take both thy sons, thou noble heart,
Thou shalt not weep for them
Then to the prisoners: Go" he said,
''lf Irish hearts be true,
Learn that with Justice English rule
May mingle mercy, too.
WM. NJ. DoNNELLx.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-09-08
MEATH.

John Muldoon, farmers servant,
was prosecuted on August 8, at Slane
Petty Sessions, by the constabulary for
an alleged larcency of hay from a farm
held by Mr.. Joseph Drum, at G|asallan,
under Lord Massereene, upon which q
distress for non-payment Of rent had
been made. The case for the defense
showed that the tenant, MIR. Drum,
whose lands were distrained, had told
the accused, who was his servant, to
take the hay in question to feed ahorse.
The magistrates unanimously dismissed
the charge, the chairman, MIR. Nc
Carthy, r. NJ, sta ing that the accused
left court without the slightest stain
upon his character.
, 1888-07-25
The Wyoming Mission.

There was considerable comment in the
city yesterday over the fact that one OF
the presiding elders in Colorado had been
appointed to the superlntendency of the
Wyoming mission and the people gener'
ally were much disappointed because the
position had not been given to a gentle
man in this city who is amply qualified
for the place.
The situation was not fully understood,
however. As a matter of fact the desig-
nation of the reverend gentleman in Col
orado was only temporary and even this
will probably be of very short duration.
for Bishop Joyce having become more
fully acquainted with the situation will
probably see his way clear to permanently
fill the position in a very few days by ap-
pointing a Cheyenne man to the superin-
tendency.
, 1888-07-25
THEY HAVE GONE.
What the Conference Ministers said OF
Cheyenne.

Nearly all of the ministers of the late
conference departed for their homes yes
terday, most of them going southwark.
The universal expression heard among
these late visitors to our city as they gath
cred at the depot yesterday morning pre-
paratory to taking their departure, was
that this wa the most successful confer
enoe they had ever attended. They were
all highly pleased at the reception they
were favored with at the hands of our
Cheyenne people.and they departed with
good and lasting recollections of our city,
which they will not fail to convey to 9th
ers when they reach their various homes,
During the sessions of this conference
Cheyenne well sustained the reputation it
has always borne of being hospitable,
courteous and liberal toward all who come
to our city as guests of the people. and it
is a matter of much congratulation all
around that such has been the case and
that this reputation has been more than
sustained during the stay of the late con-
ference members in our midst.
, 1888-07-25
A MEDICINE TALK"
Arguments Being Made in the Pat
tersOn Case.
The Defense Through---The Prose-
CutiOn to Close.
A Five Hours Plea by Thomas M.
Patterson.

When the chiefs and prophets of tt
great Indian tribes counsel and speak t.
the warriors it is said that there has beel
a medicine talk" and if it would be
proper thing to do it might be said that
medicine talk was what characterized
the Patterson murder case yesterday.
The territory offered some testimony il
rebuttal yesterday forenoon which was
mainly confined to testimony introduced
for the purpose of impeaching certain wit.
nesses for the defense, and after the pros.
ecution had concluded the defense in sur
rebuttal. While +. S. Lusk was on the
stand as a witness for the prosecution
some lively little episodes occurred which,
however, did not long delay the progress
of the case. By noon the testimony on
both sides was all in.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Stoll on the
part of the territory proceeded to open
the case. speaking briefly, but eloquently,
of what he commended for, but he did not
elaborate to any great extent. Mr.. Pat
terson contended that the prosecution
should go further, and lay down all the
points on which he expected to rely.
After some %wrangling on this point Mr..
Stoll again addressed the jury, and made
a forcible and animated argument, in
which he elaborated on his case to the
satisfaction of the defense.
II. NJ. Fisher, Esq, followed, and made
the opening plea on the part of the de-
PENDANT. Mr.. Fisher, who spoke well
and effectively, confined his argument
principally to the evidence given by the
in the case.
At 3 o'clock p. III. Hon. T. M. Pat
terson commenced his address to the Jury
in behalf of the defendant and spoke
most eloquently and vehemently for more
than two hours, when the court took a
recess until 1880 p. M, at which time
Mr.. Patterson resumed his argument and
continued speaking until 1890 p. M,
when he concluded. Mr.. Patterson's
plea was without doubt one of the ablest
ever made by any attorney in the terri
tory.
Court will convene at 9 this morning
which time Mr.. Stoll will begin his
argument to the jury.
, 1888-07-25

Cheyenne was visited by a succession Of
heavy showers yesterday which had the
effect of flooding the streets, and in some
instances they were converted into perfect
streams. The rain had a good effect on
Grow creek, which was booming to some
extent last evening. Sharp flashes of
lightning accompanied these r~ainfalls and
although some of them were close at hand
thunderbolts descended in the city or
vicinity and no damage was done SO far as
be learned.
, 1888-07-25
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was ITO, minimum $40. Rainfall re in.
Certificates were issued to the witnesses
in the Patterson murder case yesterday.
Many people went down to the train to
see the conference members depart for
home yesterday.
About $4,000 have been expended In
the erection of new churches in the Colo
RADIO M. E. Conference during the past
year. b.
A good many parties who are solicitous
about their assessments interviewed the
board of equalization at the court house
yesterday.
There were many ladies in the court
room Yesterday afternoon and evening
listening to the arguments in the Patter-
son murder trial.
"WeIl agree bye and bye, we'll agree
bye and bye" was what the Patterson
Jury sang on Sunday afternoon in order to
while away the time.
The lightning played some uncouth
freaks yesterday afternoon, and some OF
the flashes appeared to come out of the
ground instead of going into it,
M. Sachs will depart in a day or two on
his first commercial trip in his new ser
vice, but will have a grand social time
with the boys at his place tomorrow
night.
While in the city two or three days ago
Gen. Gibbon and Mai. Freeman proved
up at the United States land Office on
presumption claims belonging to them in
the vicinity of Fort Laramie.
Sunday night Rod" Bryant discov-
cred some unknown party looking into
one of his windows. but after firing two
or three shots at random the unknown
individual disappeared in hot haste.
There is to be a Sunday school picnic to
the Kingman grove July 27, but if it
rains on that day as hard and as often as
it did yesterday the picnicers will have
hard picking to find a dry place wherein
to repose.
Nearly all of the witnesses in the Pat
terson murder case will go northward to
their homes to-day. They have had a
pretty hard siege of it and most Of them
have put in eighteen days in attendance,
Plenty of mud yesterday afternoon.
, 1888-07-25
THE wAYWARDS.


The couple whose unromantic elope-
ment and subsequent capture at Indian
creek was mentioned in THE LEADER yes
terday morning were taken back to Sidney
by one Of Sheriff Eubanks' deputies who
reached this city on the flyer at an
early hour yesterday. In conversation
with this officer some additional facts were
learned about the couple. As stated by
THE LEADER, the girl is but II years of
age, but the officer alluded to thought
that the fellow was about % years old,
and if so the matter appears all the worse
so far as he is concerned. The girl, who
when she started away with this speci-
men of humanity had some of her play
ground trinkets along with her, is of me-
dunn size for one of that age and is quite
good looking. but yesterday she evidently
had a sufficiently well defined idea of the
true situation to know that she was very
far out of place, for she did not care to
meet the glance of anyone. While she
hung her head, however, and kept look
ing down to the ground, she chung to the
arm of the young man as though, after
all, he was more to her than the balance
Of the world.
The officer who had them in charge
stated to a LEADER reporter that he was
of the opinion that the girls parents will
not object to a marriage, and explained
that they were not wealthy or aristocratic
people but were a plain, honest, hard
working couple, who would readily be able
to see what would be best for their girl
under the circumstances.
1t is quite probable hat the unfortunate
and lamentable situation will be remedled
SO far as it can be by marriage, and GER
tainly this would be the best course to
adopt, but, married or unmarried, these
parents should keep this child under their
own roof for some years to come.
, 1888-07-25

Somebody has started the story that
Bill Mccoy has been seen of late up in
the foothills, and by adding a little more
to it as has been done since the story first
started it seems that he has even been in
Cheyenne on one or two occasions, osten-
sibly thirsting for gore. There is of
course not a single thing that is tangible
upon which to base such a story, and yet
there are not wanting lthose who believe
or affect to believe that this nonsense is
really true,
, 1888-07-25

A decree of divorce was awarded to
Mrs. Anna Benns, wife of John H,
Benns, in the district court yesterday.
Mrs. Benns, who is at present located in
Denver having come up from that place
the evening before for the purpose OF
being present when her case was reached.
Mrs. Benns. formerly Miss Miller, IS a
lady of considerable literary talent, and
author OF "The Little Gentiles,' which
was published and had a pretty extensive
sale some years ago.
, 1888-07-25
NO. l, L. A. NO. 354-PROPOSALS
for Army Supplies. Headquarters De-


MO. l, L. A. NO. 354-PROPOSALS
for Army Supplies. Headquarters De-
partment of the Platte, Office of Chief
UommissarY of Subsistence, Omaha,
Neb., July 10, lSSS.-Sealed proposals
in triplicate. accompanied by guarantee
bonds, will be received at this office until
II o'clock a. m, central standard time,
on Wednesday, the Sth day of August,
1888, at which time and place they will
be opened in the presence of bidders, for
the furnishing and delivery of the fresh
beef required at the following camps of
instruction, respectively. during the month
of September next, viz: one near Kear-
ney, Neb., one near the +. IL. & M. V.
r. R., between Forts Robinson aud Mo-
brara, Neb., one near old Fort Casper,
Wyo., and one in Strawberry Valley,
Utah. The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids. Blank proposals and guaran-
tee bonds and printed circulars for infor-
nation of bidders, will be furnished upon
application TO the Acting Commissaries of
Subsistence at Fort Sidney, Neb., Fort
Robinson, Neb., Fort Niobrara, Neb., Fort
Laramie, Wyo., Fort Douglas, Utah, and
Fort Du Chesne, Utah, the Commisary
of Subsistence, Cheyenne Depot, Wyo.,
or the undersigned, }. ". BARRIGER,
Mai. and G. s., u. S. A., Chief g. S.
, 1888-07-25
POINTS.
Il. S. Lusk is in the city.

Is. D. Lusk Is In the city.
Philip Watson is in the city from Lusk.
Col. A. T. Babbitt has returned from
the East.
Rev. j. II. Merritt returned to Greeley
yesterday.
j. R. Dixon, Esq, has returned home
to Rawlins.
Rev. G. H. Adams, D. D., returned to
Colorado yesterday.
Maj, IL. Glafcke is in the western por,
ton of the territory.
Bishop L. w. Joyce went down to Den
yer yesterday morning.
Rev. G. A. Brooks OF Evanston went
home yesterday morning.
Rev. Il. @. Tiff, D. D., will remain in
Cheyenne for two or three days.
Rev. N. H. Chamberlain. D. D., and
wife returned to Colorado yesterday.
Gen. j. L. Johnston, commissioner OF
railroads, went westward yesterday morn
ing.
, 1888-07-25

The motto of California means. | have
found it. Only in that land of sunshine,
where the orange, lemon, olive, fig and
grape bloom and ripen, and attain their
highest perfection in midwinter, are the
herbs and gum found, that are used in
that pleasant remedy for all throat and
lung troubles. Santa Able the ruler of
coughs, asthma aud consumption. DR..
W. N. Hunt has been appointed agent
for this valuable California remedy, and
sells it under a guarantee at 81 a bottle.
Three for 50. so. Try California Cat-R'
Cure. the only guaranteed cure for
catarrh. 81, by mail $l.10.
, 1888-07-25
Real Estate Transfers.

The following instruments were filed in
the office of the county clerk yesterday for
record:
Warranty deed, the Union Pacific Rail-
way company to H. W. Kent, lot A, block
1853, in the city of Cheyenne; copsidera-
ton, $3.50.
Bill of sale, Walter G. Glatcke to E. L.
Patrick, all right, title and interest in and
to the E w brand and to animals found
bearing the same. The words value re-
ceived'' appear in the instrument, but the
amount of the consideration is not stated.
, 1888-07-25

A plague of rats is reported in a recent
number of The Pekin Gazette, which re-
calls the German legend of the rats Of
Hamelin. Certain postal routes have had
to be changed in Outer Mongolia on ac-
count of the ~honeycombing of the whole
country by myriads of rats, who have
burrowed and eaten up the pasturage so
extensively that the supply of food for
camels and horses is greatly diminished,
and the burrows are dangerous to all
mounted travellers and couriers. The
prize offered by the Australian government
for a radiance of the rabbits which infest
that country may afford a suggestion to
the authorities in China to offer induce
ments which NJ. Pasteur or some I'M
known Wilmington may find advan-
tageous enough to undertake the task of
Kidding the country of these vermin.
China and the Chinese have been afflicted
enough of late, what with earthquakes,
floods, restricted immigration, etc.
Demorest's Monthly.
, 1888-07-25

To Kingman's grove, Friday, July 27,
via Cheyenne & Burlington railroad.
Given under the auspices of the union
Sunday schools Of this city. Trains leave
Cheyenne & Burlington depot at $3.50 and
1870 a. m. and 2 and 4 p. m. Round
trip tickets fifty cents; children, hall
price. A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
By ORpER OF COMMITTEE OF ARRANGE.
AlENTs.
, 1888-07-25

Another revival meeting conducted by
Rev. I. G. Tiff, d. D.. was held at the
Methodist Episcopal church last evening,
and, as on the two previous meetings, was
fruitful in results. DR.. lift will remain
in the city two or three days yet and an
other meeting will be held at the same
place this evening.
, 1888-07-25

The board of county commissioners
were in session yesterday as a board of
equalization listening 10 complaints made
by various parties on account Of what
they consider high assessments. The
labors of the board on this line we're con-
cluded several days ago, and the meeting
yesterday was simply an adjourned session
for the purpose of concluding the work of
the board on the valuations for the pres
emit wear
, 1888-07-25

ut Draper, Organ "
CO.'S The best LaiU1t MOaUeS'
made for 81; White Noun
tain Ice Cream Freezer,
$I.S5; the best quality SIAN
dardHOSe at = IL cents pei.
foot; q, 3, 10 and 12 quart
milk pans 81, $40, $3.50
and$2 per dozen: Hunt er''S
Flour SffIer, 2OcentS each;
and HU other tinaUare iM
proportion for cash.
, 1888-07-25
Northern News.
To the Editor of The Leader.

WENDovER, Wyo., July % Last
week certain parties at Hartville engaged
in a row which was the outgrowth of a
first class spree, and one of them dis
charged a six shooter with promiscous
uncertainty, for which he was arraigned
before the Justice and fined 500.
Last Thursday Sadie Preston OF the
same place was fined IS and costs for
carrying concealed weapons.
Sunday, July Is, Mr., A. II. Irelan and
Miss IDA Jones were married, Justice
Stewart of Hartville performing the cere-
mony. OCCASIONAL.
, 1888-07-25
aomeward Bound.


Governor Moonlight and DIR. Ricketts,
departed tor Cheyenne Sunday morning,
well pleased with their visit and reception.
They were the guests Of the board of trade
and every courtesy was shown them.
, 1888-07-25
sachs, Parting salute.

NJ. Saohs 1.-THE popular (''Kiskadee) is
to resume his business of travelling sales
man next Thursday. and will signalize
the event this evening by spreading a fine
free lunch to all his friends and acquaintan.
ces at Dyer's hotel. Everybody is invited
and 1t is to be hoped that there will be an
immense crowd on hand to give the ener-
getic Sachs a hearty send off. Through
the courtesy Of L. Ka5is o carload Of Tony
Faust's celebrated St. Louis beer will
contribute to the creature comforts of the
occasion. A roaring time may be ex-
pected by everyone who attends.
Rtvavhor,v short caka Mt the Saddle
, 1888-07-25

On Thursday evening mex Nh. and
Mrs. E. Nagle will entertain their friends
and acquaintance at their new and old
residences on Seventeenth street from 9 to
~ D. m. No cards.
, 1888-07-25
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL AND FOR


age-Headquarters Department Of the
Platte, Chief Quartermaster's Office,
Omaha, Neb., July IA, lSSS.-Sealed
proposals, in triplicate, subject to the
usual conditions, will be received at this
Office until | o'clock p. M. on dates named
hereafter, when they will be opened at
this Office, for delivery OF wood, oats and
hay, as follows: At or near Kearney, Neb.,
on line of Union Pacific railway. On line
of Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad, about twenty miles east of Fort
Casper, Wyo. AT or near Gordon, Neb.,
on line of Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad, and in Strawberry valley,
Utah, Bids for supplies at three first
named places will be opened Aug. 10,
1888. Bids for supplies required at camp
in Strawberry valley, Utah, will be opened
Aug. /, 1888. Preference will be given
to articles of domestic production. The
government reserves the right to reject
any or all proposals. Quantities of sup
plies required, time of delivery and full
particulars with blank proposals will be
furnished on application to this Office, or
TO the post quartermasters Forts Sidney,
Robinson, Niobrara and Douglas. En-
velopes containing proposals TO be en-
dorsed proposals for fuel and forage
and addressed to the undersigned. VIM.
B. HUGHES, Chief Quartermaster.
, 1888-07-25
DUBLIC NOTICE HEADQUAR

0UBLIC NOTICE HEADQUAR-
tiers Department of the Platte, Chief
Quartermaster's Office, Omaha, Neb.,
July 20, 1888. Scaled proposals, in trip
licate, subject to the usual conditions, will
be received at this office until ! o'clock p.
M, August 20, 1888, at which time and
place they will be opened, for furnishing
and delivery at Cheyenne Quar-
termaster's Depot, Wyo., of thirty
thousand 100000 pounds of bran,
sacked, of good merchantable quality. De-
livery of the bran to commence Septem-
Der /, 1888, and completed on or before
March 81, 1889. The quantity named
will be subject to increase or %diminution
of twenty per centum if required by the
exigencies of the service. The govern
ment reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. The bran will be received and
inspected by the depot quartermaster,
Cheyenne, Wyo. Blank proposals with
full particulars as to requirements of bid
ders will be furnished on application to
this Office or to the depot quartermaster,
Cheyenne, Wyo. Bids to be placed in
sealed envelopes marked Proposals for
Bran" and addressed to the undersigned.
VIM. B. HUGHES, Chief Quartermaster.
, 1888-07-25

Second hand goods bought, sold ant
exchanged and satisfaction guaranteed
at Hallam's second hand store, opposit,
city hall.
, 1888-07-25

WANTED-A smart girl for general
housework; must be kind to children.
Apply at this office.
, 1888-07-25
FOR SALE.
WANTED.

WANTED-A girl to cook on a ranch.
Inquire OF j. 9. Baird.
, 1888-07-25

Strawberry short cake at the Saddle
RocS.
, 1888-07-25

Spring chicken at the Saddle Rock,
, 1888-07-25

Documnet in poor photographic condition.
, 1888-07-25

Boots and shoes of every description
made to order.
Repairing neatly lone at reasonable
prices, at
IaOR BDDT EST.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-18
The Farms of New Brunswick,

In extended travels over the New
Brunswick and Intercolonial railways one
has practical opportunity for observation
of country and study of those who are
sustained by it, and any one with half a
disposition to fairness must admit tnat
our own country cannot anywhere show
finer farms or more bright and prosper
GUS villages. The manner, motive, con-
versation and characteristics of native
passengers travelling between interior
settlements and towns tell as much as
statistics. The face of this fine province,
as whole, is filed with interesting pic
lures of thrift, amplitude, content. Eng
lishmen, Scotchmen and Irishmen seem
to have assimilate6 and merged into
another race, retaining the best qualities
of each. The farming population as a
class average as well as, or better than,
our own in point of intelligence and a
certain admirable quality of not unpleas-
ant assertiveness and self reliance, and in
many sections, like the central western,
southern and southeastern valleys the
beauty Of villages, shaded highways and
outlying farms cannot be surpassed in
the states or in any part of garden like
England. Edgar l.. Wakeman's Letter.