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Year: 1877

A correspondent, whose communication
appears in another column, calls the atten-
ton of the voters Of the county to the fact
that proposition is to be voted on mex,
Tuesday to permit the Board OF County Com
missioners to make an appropriation for
building a bridge over the Stranger in the
place OF the one burned short time ago
This work is one of importance especially
to the city, for much of our country trade
has to come by that way, and the voters OF
the city should give the proposition favor
able consideration.
Year: 1877

The people of Peabody are to have rare
treat this winter, in the shape of lecture
from the noted lady whose name heads this
article. Mr.. J. Hudson Morse has taken
the matter in charge, on the part of the lit
erary society, and has already disposed Of
enough tickets to render the enterprise a
certainty: We cannot give the precise
date OF the lecture, as it is not vet known
at what time the lecturess can come, but
ample notice will be given. Arrangements
will be made for the people of Marion Gen.
tire and Florence to secure tickets before the
lecture.
Year: 1877

THE Albany Journal thinks that the ap
pointment of a Democratic Marshal il
Georgia at the request of the Democratic
delegation and of Democratic District
Attorney in South Carolina on the recon-
mendation of Wade Hampton may be in
the spirit of Cancellation; but is moved to
ask, would it not be well for the Wade
Hamptons to be sufficiently conciliatory on
their side to permit an occasional recogni-
tion Of the Republicans of the South?
Year: 1877

1t is proper to say to the Pre-iden, and
to his advisers that the people to whom
they must look for support manifest con-id-
erable uneasiness over the course Of these
affairs. Men Of both parties who expressed
the most satisfaction with the Presidents
promi-es and his first administrative STEPS,
and who were most ready to pledge to him
their cooperation, are asking if he is grow
ing weak in his determination and II his
advisers are going sstray. We believe that
he fully intends to fulfill all his promi-e..
but il Is we'll that be sh ,uld know just how
his cour~e appears IN the public ae large.
20 that he may not make mistake in lis
nelhodA
Year: 1877

Pontious Howard, who lives across the
creek at the lower end of Central Avenue,
brought us last Monday castor bean plant.
which We think is the largest growth of a
single season We ever saw. The plant is
thirteen feet high and branches like an elm
tree. The stalk is seven inches in circum-
ference. We don't know how many beans
there are upon the plant but there must be
about half peck.
Year: 1877

On Wednesday We vi-ited Holton for the
purpose of personally witnessing the people
and hearing from all sides the various ac.
| counts of the strike which resulted in the
killing of Hartman.


There seems little doubt but that the ac.
count heretofore published in The TIMES
from our reporter who was an eye witness
to much that transpired, was, in the main
! correct.


The impression is general that Hartman
was the leader of the mob, was bad man,
that he and Others were interested in shaw
ing ''time checks" that his whole course
was that of brawler and breeder of trouble.
He was one of the principal ringleaders,
and his death undoubtedly saved many
lives.


While large number OF the citizens of
Jackson county condemned the killing of
Hartman, they could give no excuse for his
coarse, brutal threats, and defiance of the
law and its officers.


We did not see Mr. Drake who is report
ed as being responsible, to a great extent,
for the trouble.


The strikers and those who sympathize
with them, held meetings for the purpose
Of infaming the people. At first these
meetings were spirited, but interest in them
gradually faded out, and on the day set for
the examination OF Capt Tough, there was
little or no feeling.


The attorneys for the case very unwisely
waived an examination and Capt. Tough
was held for trial with bond fixed at SIS.
600. Had the examination taken place, no
justice could have held him for trial.


Exactly why such rumpus was kicked
up about the killing of Hartman while he
was in the very act of violating law and re-
sisting arrest by the sheriff and his posse. is
hard to understand. Much may be attribu.
ted to the political demagogue who desired
to make capital out of the affair regardless
Of truth or justice. Great credit is, however
due the people of Holton for their deter
mined effort to see the law enforced and at
the same time preserve the peace and quiet
of the community.


The importation of Henry Clay Dean at
great expense, to assist in the prosecution
OF Tough, did not produce the sensation ex-
pected by those who brought him out. Mr..
Dean was dressed in a new suit of clothes,
looked hale and hearty, and was kindly
received by the people His presence here
at the trial in April next, will hardly be
required, it being generally admitted that
the further prosecution of this case will do
very little good.
Year: 1877

10. Raw fell from the front part of the
land-car on which were four men besides
himself, on Saturday morning of last week,
and the car ran over his body and left leg,
bruising him severely but breaking no
bones. His leg was badly hurt and is ter
ribly swelled. He has laid off since, but
expects to be able to resume work in day
or two.
Year: 1877

A COW belonging to W. o. Wilev, was
found dead near his store this morning with
a cash cut in her back and side, seven or
eight inches long. The perpetrator of such
vandalism should suffer the seve est penalty
of the law.
Year: 1877

An occasional vote by Senator Davis on
either side Of the party line does not dis
turb the equilibrium, but the portly Judge
hesitates TO array his corporosity perma-
nently with either beligerent.
Year: 1877

The bill referred to yesterday proposes
to put the State to the expense Of two
elections in order to determine upon a
Capital location. 1t proposes to pitch
the Capital into ring to be scrambled
for like a painted bauble by seven differ.
cnt communities throughout the State,
care being taken by those who pitch Il to
preserve an india.rubber connection by
which they can jerk II back ut the proper
time and make the Charleston people the
successful scramblers al the end Of the
contest. The bill means-and its mean.
ing is not even dlsguised-turko for
Charleston and buEzard for the other
Nix places named in it. It ia really the
very thinnest proposition to play the old
game OF turkey and buzzard that we ever
saw put before either men or boys. To
all intents it is simply bill to locate
the seat OF government at Charleston.
This is all there il in it when stripped
Of its long rigmsrole of verbinge. Any
friend Of the other points named in the
bill who is deceived by its cheap attempt
on the gullibility Of the people OF the
First and Second districts ia in need OF n
guardian to set up with him during tho
present session Of the Legislature.
Year: 1877

The conviction of three of the leadin,


detectives of Scotland Yard, who were Of


Thursday found guilty Of corrupt collu-


sion and partnership with swindlers, proves


that official corruption is not the peculiar


possession of the United States. The crime


Of which these detectives were convicted


has no redeem1ng features. 1t was not the


sudden yielding to great temptation, or


the bribery by wealthy criminal of the


officer who had hunted him down. The


evidence showed that an adroit gang OF


swindlers had been enabled for long time


to pursue their infamous avocation in


safety by regularly sharing the proceeds


Of their crimes with Meiklejohn, the chief


of the London detective force, and some
Of his trusted subordinates. All the com
plants that came TO Scotland Yard passed
through the hands of Meiklejohn, Win
took good care to warn his confederates OF
every danger that threatened them, and


when some show Of zeal in their pursuit
became necessary, to send his detectives
on false scent, meanwhile informing the
thieves fully Of every movement Of the
free. The suspicious that there was somt
traitor on the force existed for long time
before it was possible to determine who
the traitor was, but the accidental capture
Of the ringleaders Of the gang exposed the
whole infamous plot The correspondent
and paymaster Of the corrupt detectives
purchased his own safety by revealing the
full extent of the practices by which he
had been enabled to defy the law for years
and Chief Meiklejohn and three of biz
lis subordinates were placed in the dock
as criminals. The trial was one of the
most interesting in the annals of the Lo,
don criminal courts, and after forty-eigh
days it ended yesterday in the conviction
of three of the detectives and a criminal N
lawyer who had acted as agent in Che
crime, each of the convicted prisoner
being sentenced to imprisonment for two =,
years. m
Perhaps the most astonishing feature Of V51e
tho trial is the comparatively light sen q,
Iencs that has been awarded to the prison.
sr. We hear great deal about the de-
plorabls laxity Of the law in the United
States, and the frequent failure of our
Judges to impose upon great criminals -
penalties inadequate to the enormity Of n
heir crimes, but our courts seldom wit.
less such manifest failure of justice as .,
eem4 to have taken place in England.
Year: 1877

The Charleston Gazette recently made
quite severe attack upon Judge
JOHN BLAIR HoGE which we noticed ai
the time, and now the Martinsburg Itie
Dendeat comes back at the Gazette with
sal. and Pepper in its ink:


The Charleston Gazette of recent date
contains n wanton and unprovokcd attack
upon Judge John Blair Hoge OF this
place. The cause of the attack is pre-
dicated on the action of Judge Hoge in
the Capital csnvass-the animus has quite
different foundation. Judge Hoge, nj
the earnest solicitation of the citizens of
this county, made several speeches
during the Capital canvass in
which he presented the claims OF
MartiIsburg. In doing this he con-
fined himself entirely TO discussion OF
the real merits OF the contcsting points
and said nothing derogatory to the real
claims o. either Charleston or Clarks-
burg. His speeches were gentlemanly
and dignifed in the highest degree and
entirely fair. There was nothing in his
canvass for Martinsburg inconsistent
with his position as a judicial officer,
and as citizen of this county he
WAS actusted by the same interests
and impulses that characterized the
action of all the friends of Martinsburg.
We do not believe that the course Of the
Ga-etts in its uncalled-ior attack upon
Judge Hoge will be indorsed by any con-
siderable portion OF the people, OF
Charleston or Kanswha county. 1t will
be more likely TO react upon its origin
stor. We have only TO say that the peo-
pie of the Eastern Pan Handle heartily
endorse and approve the action OF
Judge Hoge and the other gentlemen
who took part in the canvass IN ia
vor of Martinsburg, and will resent
in proper manner, with all their united
force, any attack, come from whatever
source it may, made upon them because
of such action We advise the Gazette
to 20 little slow. 1t may find that in its
attempt to vent little personal spleen
u has done its people an irreparable in
Iury. We do not throw this out rs a
threat, but it Will be well to take heed in
time. The citizens OF Charleston would
do wei! to publicly dlsavow the course OF
the Gazette.
Year: 1877

I y
manner secure the promise OF the tall
President OF the Association, Mr.. j. NJ M.
LOWS; or the blonde Secretary, DIR.
Kemp; or even the editor of the Enter
pr1se to accompany the navigator to the
clouds, it would undoubtedly insure an
immense turn out of people.


The great query with the people con-
cerning the President of the Association
would be, where they would find place
tall enough in the network Of The BAL
loon to accommodate him durln- the trip
to thesclouds; .and as regards Price, oil
the Enterprise, 1t would certainly re-
quire none of the novel methods OF IN
hation to secure its upward movement,
for he would be able, At few moments
notice, to supply an immense quantity
of the necessary material TO NIL the
sir vessel. Balloon men always inquire
concerning the gas, whether 1t be light
or heavy. In this case it might be 100
"heavy" 10 answer the purpose and cause
a failure in the ascension. AS regards
McCleland, the senior editor OF the
Enterprise, who, unfortunately, Is clasSed
rs "heavy weight" he would not likely
be chosen TO go on IN aerial voyage
unless the navigator wanted an unusual
amount of "bsllast."


1t is to be hoped that the Fair Asso-
ciation will be more fortunate in their
balloon feature than ut their last attempt
of this kind, some two years since, when
the great aerial gymnast, Pedanto, almost
made y failure in MS attempts TO make
the aerial trip, which, however, when
accomplished was splendid success.


Visitors are not III all desirous Of being
disappointed when an attraction Is
offered and it fails to come oil when ad-
vertlsed.


AS election time approaches candidates
make their appearance. GAINESVILLE will
be iull of them during the isir. Let All
who are interested come and give them n
shake of the hand. OKRA.
Year: 1877

Tie Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise says :
"Some printers OF this city are contem-
gplatingsthe fitting up of q small print
ing office which can :be moved from
piace t. place on wheels, as ARE the
travelling photograph galleries. They
intend making their start in California,


and will travel through the small towns
where there are no papers published
and no printing offices. Once they are
anchored in town they will send their
devil flying about the place with all


the latest news OF the neighborhood and
the advertisements of the business men.


They will print cards, bill-heads, .circu-
lars, and all else required, and when
they have supplied the wants OF town
in the printing line they will give some
ranchman or livery stable keeper a big
puff and an acrostic on the name OF his
favorite daughter to hitch to their office
and to haul them to the next town,


where the devil will again be set flying
about and where the tbugle blast of free
DOM will again be heard. Thus they
will 90 from town to town, remaining
from q week to O month or two in a
place, making money and friends
wherever they 60, and having a jolly
good time at all the balls, parties.


weddings, and funerals. They may
even work their way up to Oregon, or
down to Arizona, but what they now
think of doing is to establish circuit OF
good towns for their business and visit
them several times in the course of a
year. The boys concerned in the enter
p, ise are confident that they will be able
to make it success as all three are good
printers and writer's, and their conteln-
plated devil is not only fair type-set-
ter, but also gem in other respects-in


flying around, for instance. Their little
paper will be called the Postal Card. "
Year: 1877

There was a private soldier named
Gardieff who won fame and death in an
heroic manner, writes war correspon-
dent in m account of a recent engage
ment in the Eastern war. He was an
old soldier, but had, not long ago, fallen
into disgrace. He had received severe
punishment for disorderly conduct, and
on being permitted to resume his place
in the ranks, the commander of his
squadron had said to him: Garaicff,
you had better get yourself killed. or 10
something now that will make us forget
your past follies. The brave fellow was
seen to dash wildly into the fight; slash
ing right and left, he killed with his own
hand four of the Turks within five min
utes, when he was surrounded and liter
ally hewn and hacked to pieces. 1t was
the intention of his regiment to give the
body ceremonial burial on the follow
ing day, but the battle prevented this
from being carried ont, and brnv" GAR
def was committed to the enrtl' r""ng
the ordinary dead,
Year: 1877

A war correspondent says: Gorny
Studen isl wretched village OF few
hundred inhabitants. the Turkish quar-
ter being on one hill and the Bulgarian
on the opposite height. The former is
deserted by its proprietors and the
houses have been unroofed by soldiers
to get at the wooden rafters, fuel being
scarce in northern Bulgaria. The only
building remaining in this part Of the
village is occupied by the emperor of all
the Russias. It is built of unburnt clay
bricks, and it's low roof covered with
rough tiles. Here in this hovel tho auto
crat passes his days and nights, anxiously
awaiting news from his various armies in
the field. There is no pomp surround
ing this humble imperial residence; two
Circassians on the guard with drawn So
bers were, when I first saw it, all that
stood between the czar and the outside
world A short distance from the house
is large tent, where the emperor dimes
at six with his staff and invited guests


On the opposite side of the little street
or road iH the tent of Gen. Ignatiefi.
Year: 1877

MATcHEs.-In some respects Broth>
er HAYES and Brother Beecher would
make good yoke fellows. Both are
under a cloud of pablo opprobrium.
Both make pretensionS 10 virtues
which they do not possess. Both think
by cool assurance and Discrimination
they can eventually obtain oblivion of
their offences, and both are constantly
seeking endorsement from reputable
people in manner which is an ac-
acknowledgement tha. they have 10 NOR
al right to it.
Year: 1877

NEWSPAPER FAlLURES.-Some half a
dozen new papers have been started
up in Nevada during the past few
months. In some towns of that State
there are two papers running where it
is morally certain that only one can
make decent livelihood. Winuemuc


ca, one of the most thriving towns
of the State outside of those in the
vicinity of the Comstock, was unable
TO support two papers, and so it will
result 10 every instance where the sup
ply is greater than the demand. The
newspaper business is over done near
ly everywhere, and men who start
new enterprises of this kind would do
well to look the field over carefully
and see If they cannot make a better
investment of their capital ana a more
JudIciOus use of their time and labor.
Year: 1877

A detective force, of say two or three
men Of worth, aud intelligence, would be a
great scquisi,ion to the Police Department
OF our city. They would nip many y
scheme in the bud, which developed, re
suits in much harm.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Hunter, of Brooklyn, some seven
months ago procured from the captain of
a sailing vessel a beast which he termed
Mexican tiger. It was young at that
time, but was extremely vicious, and
Mr.. Hunter took the precaution to have
it's teeth extracted and its claws clipped
as fast as they grew and then confined it
in strong wire cage. Recently an owl
was added to Mr.. Hunters collection
and was brought into the same room with
the tiger. The result was disastrous.
The tiger caught one glimpse of the owl,
and his cage, which had heretofore been
large enough to afford him a genteel
promenade, suddenly became.too small
to contain him. For half a minute or so
'tEere was not part of the interior OF
that cage in which the tiger was not dis
tinctly visible all the time, and the noise
of his snarling overfowed the room and
deluged the sidewalk, attracting at once
a number of bystanders. Presently,
after shaking the wires of his cage till
they seemed about to give away, he
sprung at the door of it, which flew open
and gave him egress.


At that moment, according to the tes-
timony of number of eye-witnesses, the
air seemed to be full of that one tiger.
The room was luminous with his pres
ence, but he quickly focused on the
owls cage, which he battered wildly Ill
his attempt to get at the frightened IN
mate The danger of meddling with the
beast was not Immediately apparent, as
he is not much larger than the largest
size of ordinary house cats, and an at
tempt was made by several to tear him
away from the cage and restore him to
his own quarters 1t was only mo-
mentary attempt, however, for as soon
as he realized it he mastered the situa-
ton by selecting the largest Of his as
sailants, Mr. Baird, and springing on
his back, he made his way through the
substantial clothing and went into the
flesh beneath 1t would probably be
difficult now to convince Mr.. Baird that
that tigers claws were ever pared.


Mr.. Baird is very stout and does not
look like one given to rapid running,
but his time from the stove in the sample
room to the shuttle board room below has
never been equaled. Re-enforcements
arrived Immediately, and by throwing q
large bag over the. tiger he was captured
and put back into his cage, where be
spelf the remainder of the day in sullen
exultation, Mr.. Baird was not seriously
lpiured,
Year: 1877

A Florida letter says: Big fish, when
struck, make beeline through the near
est channel for the inlet, their instinct
telling them to get to sea as quickly as
possible. Two New Workers who did
not know this fact met with a funny adj
venture. They were fishing in small
boat at the mouth of the creek, opposite
the inlet. They had been very success
full, and had made their last cast, little
before sundown, previous to starting for
home. One of them got tremendous
strike, and, after twenty minutes strug-
gle, he drew to the top of the water an
enormous sting-ray. The ray begun
moving his wings, churning the water
about, propeller fashion. The tide was
running out, and long pull was before
tnt pair. A bright idea struck them.


"Tie the beast to the bow" the leader
shouted, "and he'll propel us home. /"
No sooner said than done. The anchor
was lifted in a jiffy, and away she went,
but in the wrong direction; and, before
knife could be found to cut the cord,
the two smart Workers were almost over
the bar, with an extra mile against the
current added to the labor in store for
them. Sting-rays are more plentiful
than pleasant in these waters, and grow
to an enormous size. Ny companion
captured one that turned the scales when
landed at Isl pounds. He had hardly
lain five minutes on the beach when a
three-year-old hog tore out his entrails,
and hid himself within the cavity. An
other nearly sunk a good sized sailing
boat. A resident Of the place drove a
pair of grains, attached to a stout chain,
into one of them that he saw lying in a
shallow place, while polling past. With
the assistance of his comrade he succeed
ed in hauling the ray up and laying it
across the bow of the boat. Its weight
sunk the boat down so that the men had
to run to the other end of the boat to
keep it from going down. The fish be-
gun to flop, and every flop sent the
bow down and the water poured in. Had
it not been pushed off, the boat would
have gone down. In seining numbers of
sting-rays are taken. The fisherman cut
their tails off and turn them loose, and
they are often afterward captured with
hook and line in this condition, the
wound having healed. There is a gen.
tleman in New York who uses as a whip
the tail OF ray captured here that was
originally nine feet long and three inches
in diameter at the butt. The whip-ray,
another variety of ray, is also taken here
of great size. These fellows are some
what of pyisance. They take your bait
and walk right away with it at a ste'tdy
gait, no hurry and no halt. 1t is diff
cult to turn them, and if the hook be well
fastened something must break. An old
Narragansett Pier Quaker here, whom
they bother very much, appropriately
terms them animated barn doors"