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Year: 1875

Bishop McQuoid and other eminent
Catholics have had shy at free schools,
and it has occurred to Brigham Young tc
add liis polygamous testimony against
schools TO the statements made from. the
standpoint of celibacv. The priest who
has no wife and no child, and the priest
who has all ne can get of both, unite in
condemnation of the abominable American
custom which educates the poor man g
child with a rich mans money. Brigham
says:


Education renders q boy worthless. All
our congressman and Governors of States
and public officials are the spawn of free
schools. These men never performed a
days useful labor in their lives, and they
would be far more valuable to the com-
munity if they would lay down their robes
OF office and go to work in the cornfield
Would you have your children grow up
inaudlin and worthless! l had no school
ing, yet God chose me for the most exalted
position on earth. Your college professors
and men cunning in all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, often want meal, while have
laid up my millions, and can buy every
Congressman. every editor, and every
preacher in the country. Go away to your
c0rntelds. am opposed to free schools
and, understand me, although you come
begging to me on your knees, will not
give one dollar to educate another mans
child
Year: 1875

Next Sunday the Grand Army of the
Republic will be prepared to observe the
decoration Of soldiers graves at Chalmette.
The steamboat La Belle has been secured
to convey passengers to and from the ceme-
terry. The bands of the regular army regi
ments will supply music, and an address
will be delivered on the grounds at Chal
mette by Colonel William Wright. In
placing flowers on the graves of those who
yielded up their lives for their country, in
reviving for the honor of the dead the mem
ories Of the past, in the martial music which
will lend its melody to the occasion, there
will be nothing inconsistent wit the Sab
bath day. and We trust all who enjoy the
blessing of life and health, and the benefits
OF better peace, will make the pilgrimage
to the soldiers grave, as holy duty for
good purpose.
Year: 1875

The performance by the Variety Dramatic
Club, which was to have occurred at the
Academy of Mnsic tomorrow evening, has
been unavoidably postponed until the
evening of the thirty first instant This
club has in rehearsal the play of Dollars
and Cents Tickets already out will be
good for the performance on the thirty first,
Year: 1875

The magnificent dress to be worn By Mrs.
farley, at her forthcoming wax works ex
hlbition, is now in course of preparation by
celebrated modiste. ALI efforts to obtain
COPY of the style will be fruitless unit
after the show.
Year: 1875

Two prisoners passed through town last
SATURDAY in charge Of the Sheriff Of Pu.
laski county, m route to the penitentiary for
a period Of two year,. Two other prisoners
were brought here by him and lodged in
our Jail Tor safe keeping, until the the next
trm Of the Pulaski circnit court, owing to
the fact that the Jail down there is but little
better than an ordinary house, as prison
Puluki county has purchaser an iron cell,
however, which will he placed in the old
Jail when finished.
Year: 1875

THr party Of gentlemen who left here
on the 9Th Of this month Tor deer hunting
anl fishing spree, returned on the 10th, and
report no deer killed bat splendid fishing
a. they caught a large number Of fine sal.
mon, bass and perch
Year: 1875

ouR physicians saw that for the pet six
weeks they have been very busy waiting
upon the afflicted, but nov they have little
to do. Only few deaths have occurred
and the mortality has been a. little rs in
any wear for the last decade This bracing
wesiher will bring all righ, again.
Year: 1875

As our Circuit Court is rapidly approach
ing, and the grand jury will soon be in ses.
sion, ws do not wonder that all OF our dirt
roads are being put in good repair. Some
Of them have been sadly out Of liz for soue
time, and ii is we'll that something has stir
red up the parties to 4 performance of their
duty.
Year: 1875

The greatest feat of an Arab hunter is to
capture an ostrich. 1t is the largest Of
living birds, and probably the swiftest of
all living animals. Being very shy and
cautious, and living on the sandy plains,
where there is little chance to take 1t by
surprise, it can only be captured by we'll
planned and long continued pursuit with
the swiftcst horses. Tie ostrich has two
curious habits in running when alarmed.
1t always starts with outspread wings
against the wind, so that it can scent the
approach Of an enemy. Its sense of smell
is so keen that it can detect person at
great distance, long before one Can be
seen. The other curious habit is that of
running in circle. Usually, five or six
ostriches are found in company. When
discovered, part of the hunters, mounted
fleet horses, will gallop away at right an
giles to the course these ostrichcs have TAX
en-. When these hunters think they have
gone far enough to cross the path the
birds will be likely to take, they watch
upon some rise Of ground for their ap-
proach. If the hunters hit the right place
and see the ostriches, they at once start
in pursuit with fresh horses, and some
times overtake one or two of the birds,
but often two or three Of the feet horses
iall, completely tired out with so sharp =
chase.
Year: 1875

Great commotion was created in the
wood of Vincennes few days ago by the
discovery, by party Of promenaders, of
the body of wcll-dresscd young man
suspended from one of the branches of a
sturdy oak, while his dog, lying on the
ground just beneath the dangling feet,
seemed to keep watch over the corpse.
The terrified pleasurc.seekers hastily sum-
moned one of the forest keepers, who ad-
vanced to cut the body down. A sudden
kick from the supposed dead man sent
him staggering in the other direction,
while the dog, with howl of fury, fast
encd his teeth in his leg. This done the
body hung motionless as before.


"Try again." said one ot the bystand.
ers; that movement was merely the result
of muscular contraction"


But the second attempt was attended
with the same result, and then shout of
laughter from the apparent corpse reveal
ed the secret. The whole affair was a
practical, joke. The young fellow was
suspended, not by the neck, but by cord
passed under bis arms, aud he had the
courage and perseverance to remain hang
ing in that painful position for more than
an hour in order to successfully take in
somebody. Unfortunately the joke will
not prove rs laughablc ono as lie 1T first
Year: 1875




There isa distressing story which comes
Ill the way from Cleveland. Condensine
The narrative, we commence it where the
officers reach the barn where the victim
'ay:


1t was most horrible sight. About
eight feet from the entrance, in a stall
which had been occupied by COW, anG
by the side Of manger, lay the form Of a
1uman being whose life was ending. Th<
sight, the groans and the stencil almos
1rove the officers from the place. Th>
body was fearful to behold. 1t lay upon
its l. # side with the hands near the fact
md the arms drawn closely to the breast
The legs above the knees were near to thu
body, with the feet were drawn back Il.
he thighs. The entire body was naked
Not thread touched any part it, though
few pieces of old clothing were in thc
,tall. The head was covered with tn.
Usual quantity of hair which nature gives
persons fourteen or fifteen years OF age.
But every part of the corpse (tor life cascd
% exist in few minutes after the officers
,ntercd) showed unmistakablc signs OF
starvation, by inches. The eyes were
'unken deep into their sockets; the face
vas nothing but skin and bones, with the
teeth protruding beyond the lips; it was
colorless. The neck had withered away
to almost nothing while the trunk pre-
,ented, plainly, the form of every bone OF
which it was composed. The ribs and
the joints in the backbone could be seen
plainly as far as the body was visible to the
auman eye. The abdomen was much
iattcned, showing the almost total alb
'ence of everything from the intestines.
The arms and hands were nothing but
bone with the skin drawn closely over
hem. The legs and the feet we're the
same. To look at these was most sicken.
ing. The muscles Of tkc legs and arms had
shrunk to nothing. In short, a harder sight
has not been seen in Cleveland for many
4 day.


As soon as the officers opened the door
the mother appeared upon the scene and
begged of them not to expose her and her
husband the father of the boy. A CONVEX
sation was had with them concerning the
starved child, and the reason why they
had treated him so. They said that his
name was Patrick; that he was born In
ireland about fourteen years ago, and
that he lived there always til about two
years ago, when he was brought to this
country. They further said that he was
foolish from the day Of his birth, and that
on account Of this they did not desire to
have him with the rest of their children.
When asked why they put him in the
barn, they replied that they had no room
in the house for him. But this could
hardly be received as true, because the
dwelling is new one, completed about
two months ago, and contains ten rooms
a part of which they have never used
They said, also, that when they left the
old house about the first of August, and
moved into the new one, the boy, who
had previously been kept in the upper
part Of the former building, was put in
the barn, where he was fed once or twice
each day bread and tea, and occasionally
few crackers. After giving this iufor
nation, they were lodged in the station
house, apparently considerably agitated
but after short time the wife became
more calm and laughed at the idea of be-
ing under lock and key.
Year: 1875

4 most distressing affair recently occur
red at farmhouse in Otoe county, Kan.
Mrs. Black going up stairs in the evening.
carrying lamp and small child, was run
into by a boy coming rapidly down stairs.
The lamp was knocked from her grasp and
exploded, setting fire to both mother and
boy, The husband ran up. seized his wife
carried her out doors and threw her IN a
mud-puddle, then ran back, seized the
child and attempted to carry it down stairs.
but could not hold it with his burned
hands. Another boy who carried the child
out had his clothes set on fire and was
badly burned, as was also the boy who run
into the lamp, causing the accident. The
child died before morning. The mother
and one boy were badly and probably fa-
tally burned. The other boy was so bad
ly injured that he is likely to be crippled
for life. Mr.. Blacks hands were so bad
" burned that he can never use them
again. The house caught fire, but, by the
exer,ions Of the neighbors, WIS saved in
a damage1 coaditlon., The dve persons
composed the entire family.
Year: 1875

A female adventurcr of no oadinary de-
scription has just come to grief in Paris.
Some time ago she cut dash at Pau,
where she succeeded in getting into the
good graces Of distinguished families.
She lived in fine style, but she paid no.
body. Her debts then amounted to 81 900
but she was so clever that when any other
creditors dunned her she invariably paci-
fled them with some promising story, and
in one or two cases succeeded in borrow
ing money from them. For example, in
stead of paying her doctor she go' him to
advance her E20O on the belief that she
was to come into her long expedited for
tune. One of her principal victims atthis
period WAS Nine. Ducout, to whom she
introduced herself as the Countesse de
Kersabiec, and said that Lord Palmerston
had been one of her most intimate friends
that Lord Stanley had been charged with
the administration of her fortune, which
amounted to 100000, but which she could
not get at for the moment on account of
technical lawsuit. About this time Marie
Gribaumont, her cook, fell i'll and died in
a few days, worth 600 which she had
saved up. Our heroine at once set to
work to obtain this money. She produced
a false I. q. u, sent it to the lawyer and
ordered him to see that the family of her
deceased cook paid it, but before the mat
ter came before the court she disappeared
one night with all the money aud valua
blcs belonging. to the cook. She now
turned up again in Paris where she made
fresh victims, and then went to Versailles,
where she made debts and dupes on all
sides, when her old Pau creditors, who
had lost all trace of her for years, found
her out and she was arrested. Her trial
has only just come off. She appeared in
court calm and collected, and gave an &C.
count Of her strange, eventful life. The
jury found her guilty and she was sen
fenced to ten years. imprisonment, 5000
francs fine, and to the surveillance of the
police for the rest Other life. She received
her sentence with the utmost indifference,
and left the court putting on her lavender
colored gloves as cody as if she was Co.
ing on an afternoons walk instead of to
the prison cell.
Year: 1875

It does not mitigate the horrors Of the
sea to know that the bodies Of those who
perish by shipwreck, as in the case ofthe
Schiller, are devoured by hidcous cutie
fish. This discovery was made by one
Franz Hauser, whose mother and two sis
tcrs were lost in the Schiller: Ascertain
ing that their bodies had not been recov-
cred, he procured divers armor, and,
when he learned to use it, went with two
other divers to The scene of the disaster,
and made several descents. In one of
these they saw the head of u female ap.
parently hanging to reef of rocks, and
on approaching it they saw it was held in
the gigantic clutches ola cuttle.fish. The
divers counted eight of these arms, some
clinging to the ROCKS, others holding the
halfconsumned body, and others floating
about in the water. They were twelve
feet or more in length, and of immense
size and strength. The divers were uot
prepared for an encounter with this des-
perate fish, and were hauled up, but not
before Hauser attempted to spring for
ward and rescue the head, in whose feat.
lures he declared he recognized those Of a
sister. He was restrained by the other
divers, and proposed to make another de-
scent the next day, but when morning
came he was delirious, and soon after
died from the effect of the shock. The
facts have been sworn to by the survivors,
who give minute account of the appear
ance of the fish, which corresponds to
those of any natural history. And now
the British Admiralty propose to have a
scientific search made of the ledge where
the shipwreck occurred to see if it be
true that the victims of shipwrek be.
come the food Of these marine mon.
sters.
Year: 1875

A young man in Dallas, Tex, awoke
suddenly the other night to find large
snake In bed with him. For fear of pro.
voking an attack he lay still till morning,
when a friend who came to call him to
breakfast, killed the intruder. The same
room has been visited by reptiles more
than once before. In the spring three
tarantulas were caught. and about month
ago rattlesnake four feet long was kill
cd there.
Year: 1875

Steps are in progress to issue a DEM
OCRATIC GERMAN PAPER in our city
on or about July 4th, 1875. 1t will not
be issued from the Repository Office, nor
in the interest of that ring and party, nor
yet be controlled by any apish water
works specimen of abortive humanity.
The Journal IN question will be conducted
upon honest principles and with due re-
gard to the decencics and proprieties of
Life. 1t will not be run in the interest of
the Louschafer Know Nothing ring nor of
any ring, nor be black mailing sheet
upon Democrats and fraud and cheat
upon the party and upon honest princ-
pies, Our friends realize the need of
such a paper honestly and faithfully con-
ducted-that will supportthe Democratic
and Liberal nominations without selling
out, Judas-like, to the Grant Radicals.
We shall keep our friends advised of the
project and bespeak their earnest and
material support.
Year: 1875

Irlooks as if the Supreme Court, hav-
ing reached the conclusion that the En-
forcement act is unconstitutional, with
held its decision to that effect in order
that the Republican party and the Ad-
ministration might have time of grace
wherein to unload the political stock
taken in its iniquitoas provisions.
Among the last official acts of Attorney
General Williams the telegraph announ-
ces the suspension of all Ku-Klux prose,
cutions and other legal proceedings un-
der the law in question until the Supreme
Court shall render its decision 1t would
probably be safe to predict that these
proceedings will never be resumed. The
Attorney General has already discovered
that he has no further use for the Special
agents of the Department of Justice
otherwise the perjured spies and inform.
ers whom he has hitherto employed in
doing his dirty work throughout the
South, and the designations" of several
of them have been accepted. Among
the resigned" officers of this class is the
notorious detective, Hester, whose ex-
plots in Alabama last fall are well re-
membered by reason of the unenviable
publicity into which they brought the
criminal record of Hester That these
designations are voluntary will be believ-
ed only by very simple minded people.
By disseminating the Enforcement act
and dismissing the villains
under it, the Administration is
merely letting itself down easy" from a
very uncomfortable if not an untenable
position. n.-Nea0 York World.
Year: 1875

We regret to hear unfavorable &C
counts of Indian affairs in Arizona.
Since the departure from that Territory
of General Crook, who was so successful
In the pacifcation Of the Apaches, the
local Indian ring have had full swing


and it is said that they are now doing
their best to foment disturbances with
the Indians, in the hope of melting a
fresh outbreak, with its consequent OPP
portunites Of swndling the Government.
Year: 1875

LAFAYETTE LANE, the democratic candi-
date to represent Oregon in Congress, al
though quite a yonng man. has record Of
which he may be proud. In 1864 Mr.. Lame
Umatilla county, and served in that capacity
at the regular session Of that year, and also
at The special session of 1863. Although he
and one other constituted the entire demo-
cratic strength in the Oregon legislature at
that time, bis conduct WAS neither that of s
fdctionist nor a craven but by his firmness
candor and gentlemanly bearing, he won the
respect of all opponents In 1868 be WAS the
democratic candidate for secretary of state.
and made general canvass of the state
during that campaign. He received the
nomination for presidential elector in 1872,
but on the nomination of Mr.. Greeley, he de-
clined. He was also one Of the commission
era who compiled the present Oregon code
The editor Of the Eugene Guard, who is init
mateiy acquainted with Sir Lane, says:
" His integrity is questioned by none ; his
democracy is of the Jeffersonian stamp. and
his fidelity to principle without variableness
or The shadow of turning. He is n gentle
mau Of fine attainments. good ability and
excellent social qualities. We do not think
he will lose a single democratic vote, while
his popularity in Southern Oregon will
secure him the support of large numbers OF
republicans and independents"
Year: 1875

WHAr THE INDIANS SAY.-The state
ment Of the Beaver Indians concern
ing the Mountain Meadow massacre
is interesting and important. Accord
ing to them, they were hired by the
Mormons to attack the emigrants, and
had no cause of quarrel against the
latter. As the Indians are not en-
gagged in upholding church, and as
they are quite apt to tell the truth
without thinking about the conse-
quences, it is highly probable that
their account is correct. In fact, this
story fits in with all that is known Of
the mode of the massacre, and shows
how false and fimsy are the defeDses
of the Mormons, and particularly the
affidavit Of Brigham Young That
crafty ruler states that there was
much trouble with the Indians and
the emigrants. The Indians say there
was no trouble at all, but that John
ID. Lee proposed TO party of hunting
Indians (Moquepas) that they should
turn in and help kill the emigrants;
that the MormonS would furnish guns
and ammunition and that they should
have clothing, all the guns aud
horses, and some Of the cattle TO eat,
as the price OF their assistance. After
this. which reads much more like his
tory than the craven subterfuge about
the Indian attack, the Mormon in
tended rescue, and lis abandonment
through apprehen>ions for themselves
it will matter Very little what fables
the assassins tell. All the world is
satisfied that Mormon policy dictated,
and Mormon bigotry and brutality
perpetrated, the massacre, and we
trust that all the world shall see the
before long.
Year: 1875

The KEELY MoToR.-It is stated az a
rather suspicious circumstance against
the credibility of Mr., Keely's state
ment that he is the discoverer of q
wonderful motor, that he has, as vet.
made no application for a patent
nor even fled caveat in that direc.
tion- Whatever confidence may have
at first been inspired in the invention
is rapidly giving way TO disbelief At
the failure of tho gentleman to e,.
hibit the machine of such remarkable
powers.
Year: 1875

GEEESrILLE, Tenn, August J, 1875


This morning at an early hour the
streets of our usually quiet village
were alive with people wearing an in
deseribable look of expectancy and
solemuity, portentous of some dire
calamity. Though dressed in their
usual Sunday garb, there was yet
none of that feeling Of serenity which
usually prevails on the day of rest ;
but, instead, an expression Of sadness
was on almost every countenance, and
we'll might this be. At that early
hour g million of bis eountrymen had
read the sorrowful tidings, borne on
the lighIning's wings from the lakes
TO the Cult, and from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, across the far Western
plains, of" Andrew Johnson's death"
and his lifeless body was being brought
back TO the home of his choice, among
the people with whom he had cast his
lot, and who had Witnessed his won
derful career from the tailor's bench
TO the White House. And his neigh
bOrs and friends had assembled to re
ceive with honor and respect the life.
less form of him who but a few days
ago had moved among them in the
vigor of health and manhood.


On The arrival of the Train a. seven
O'Clock the remains were taken charge
of by the Masonic fraternity, and
placed on the hearse prepared for
their reception, which was dfaped in
black, even the spokes and the hubs
of the wheels being covered with the
sombre habiliments of woe.
Year: 1875

to Europeans, is not insufficient to
keep up a respectable appearance,
and even families are kept on less.
Don't come to California unless you
are mechanic or are in disgrace else
where, should be the cry of all
Americans TO their Eastern friends,
and as out Of large population it is
said there are only thirty thousand
Americans, it has probably been 50.
A thorough knowledge Of the Ian
guage, as well as of our law, being
necessary among lawyers, that realm
has not been greatly trespassed upon
by outsiders The clergymen are
principally Americans; possibly the
doctors. There is scarcely an Ameri-
can retail dry goods store in the city.
The grocers are Germans, the fruit
dealers Italians. and anybody who
can live on small profits alone in our
country can live through small
business, the dealers who live in cold
back rooms and in their shops with
their families are mostly all foreign.
1t is astonishing how so many small
stores are supported, is often the re-
mark Of stranger in the city. 1t
would be remarkable if they were
all Americans who have their homes
outside of their business, who dress
we'll. live well and eat well where
ever they are, and are certainly not
outside of California among the beg
gars; hut they will be if American
extravaganza is to come much closer
into competition with the foreign
element, spreading itself over the
length and breadth of the United
States, and thus we sincerely hope
the present financial state of affairs
may serve us warning.


CYNTHIA ANN.