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Year: 1878

On Friday last butcher near Washin-
ton had the carcass ofa COW that had drop
ped dead on he road conveyed to his
slaughter.house, promising the owner OF
the beast that he wsuld pay him the val
ue of the hide and tallow. The intention
apparently was to cut cut up the carcass
for the market, but the infamous project
was frustrated by the police and the in
spector Of meats. The sale of meats con-.
dsmned by the inspector can be punished
only by small fine. 1t ought to be made
a criminal act and punished by imprlsons
ment; and the same penalty should attach
to the sale ofthe flesh of any diseased ami
NAL, whether the meat may have been
condemned or not. The sale of milk
from diseased COWS should be similarly
dealt with.
Year: 1878

The rowing championship having been
decided in Hanlan's favor, the next thing
of national importance TO be settled is,
whether Hopeful or Rarus is the speedier
horse. There is difference of second OF
two in the time made by them respectively
but no true turfman will sleep soundly
until the problem lie solved.
Year: 1878

A Pittsburg dispatch of the 29th ult-
is as follows: Frank Lynch, a would
be suicide, was arrested on the For
Wayne Railroad bridge over the Ale
gheny last night, the officer coming up
on him while he was preparing to jump
While being taken to the statiOn-housc
Lynch confessed to having murdered his
little child, a boy two years and half
old, by throwing him into the river Oh
the night of the 18th of December. AT
that time Mrs. Lynch was living at Glen
field, few miles down the river, hav
ing separated from her husband and re-
tanning the child. She came to this city,
bringing the child with her, was met at
the station by her husband and on her
way over the. river they quarreled.
Lynch knocked the woman down and
Selling the child fed. He secreted HIM
self until dark and then started over the
river. On his way over, he says, the q
thought struck him that now was the
time to end the little ones troubles, and
lifting him in his arms dropped him in
to the stream. He got work on a steam
boat the next day and went down the
river, but his conscience troubled him,
and when he went home few days ago
he went to his wife and confessed the
deed, and while she was overcome with
the tidings he again made his escape.
An information for murder was made
against him, and the officer following
him to this city was just in time pre-
vent self murder. Lynch has been com
mitted for trial.
Year: 1878

A divorce case was decided in the Dis


trict Court yesterday, the details of


which would form the nucleus for rich,


rare and racy novel. We will state that


the parties live in Atchison County, and


have always been reputed especially re-


spectable-people of wealth and stand


ing-and that the divorce was granted


yesterday without aliInony or other re-


lief. Inasmuch as the matter is now


disposed of we will omit the mention of


names, referring our curious readers


to the records of the District Court. The


wife was the plaintiff and she is now


about 80 years old, and the defendant is


about 65. The parties lived in Indiana,


and when they were married the young


wife was less that IS while the husband


was 80. One child was the fruit of this


marriage, and for a time they lived hap


PLY together. Finally, however, the


wife accused the husband of infidelitv
and instituted proceedings for divorce,
and as he interposed no defense, di-
vorce was granted with 81 800 alimony.
Both married again, and moved to sep
arate States. Finally the new wife of
the old man absconded with lightning
rod peddler, aAd the young wife's hus-
band eloped with a strange woman
A year or two after this the man
moved to Texas and entered in the
Texas cattle trade, and coming to Kan
sas with drove of cattle, by strange
chance met his former wife in Atchison.
They then became reconciled to each
other again and undertook to live to-
gether once more, Squire Jackson unit
ing them as husband and wife 1t seems
that the husband had got divorce from
the wife who eloped with the lightning
rod peddler, but the wife had not been
so particular. They were now living in
Atchison County, duly and legally mar
ried, when great religious revival oc-
CURED in their vicinity and both became
imbued with spirit of religion. Under
this influence the wife confessed her
shortcomings to the minister and he
recommended that they live separate
and apart. Again separation occurred,
including division of all the property
In short time the religious excitement
wore away and once more they joined |
their fortunes as husband and wife, liv-
ing together until few months ago.
Then the wife came into the District
Court and sued for divorce on the
grounds of neglect and i'll treatment,
with the results as above stated. The |
above are facts, and the records and pa
pers in the case are there to show for
themselves.-Atchison (Karasas) Cham
,lint1
Year: 1878

How many of the readers of the
journal are aware that one of the Won
ders of nature may be seen four miles
west of SWANS prairie and one mile in
the Indian TerritoryP Here you will find
cave which is perfect wonder to the
brave adventurer who will provide him
self with the necessary outfit for ex-
plorng the subterranean cavern of
darkness, inhabited by wild animals and
bats in countless thousands. The nee
essary outfit consists of good lights and
a boat in which to navigate a subterra-
mean river, which, so far as we know of,
has never been traced to its source.
The entrance to the cave is grove OF
tall trees under the jutting rocks of
small mountain. Long before you enter
the wood you can hear the roaring of
the falling waters, which rush forth in
crystal pureness, far excelling the noted
springs of Neosho. A short distance
from the cave stands single Indian
cabin, inhabited by Alexander Zane, Of
the Wyandotte tribe of Indians. To the
east, south and west of his dwelling
stretches out one of those beautiful
valleys, which would be fortune to many
man if he could have the control Of it..
Here, in their original grandeur, is a
water-power sufficient TO run Touring
mill, a valley large and rich enough to
produce the grain to keep the mill go
ing. For a full knowledge of this re-
gion you must see it to appreciate the
/ Importance Of this wonder of wonders


-Neosho (1I0 } Journal.
Year: 1878

Qnterview in Cincinnati Inquirer.


Correspondent: Are you in favor of the
reconciliation of silver?


Gov. Hendricks: Certainly. From relia-
Bile evidence on the subject the legislation
demonetiZing silver was most Objectionable
in its character. The people were not con-
suited at all. They had no intimation that
such a thing was cOntemplated If seems
that most of the members of Congress had
no knowledge of what was being done. Be
cause of this, if for no other reason, silver
money should be placed where it was. EX
perience Will then demonstrate to what eX-'
tent the depreciation of silver below gold
has been owing to the fact that it was
stripped of its quality as mOney-a quality
of every Importance to its value.


If experience shall establish the fact that
there is permanent and increasing differ
ence between gold and silver, because of
the increased production of the latter, then
Congress will be charged with the important
duty of regulating the coinage and value of
each, so as to avoid the evils of a double
standard.


Silver has become an important product of
this country, and inasmuch the world re-
cogniZes it as money medium of exchange
l can not see why we should not utilize our
large product of our metal to the greatest
extent that may be found practicable. Its
value as money to this country is too great
20 be thrown away.


Correspondent: Do you think the restor-
alton of silver would be breach of the
public faith?


Gov. Hendricks: By nc means. The law
of 1869, the first act signed by Gen. Grant,
pledged the faith and honor of the nation to
the payment of the public debt in coin. The
silver dollar was then the part of the coin of
the country las hOnOred in law and commerce
as gold. Neither public faith nor private obli-
cations can be impaired by a compliance
with the contract in its letter and in its spir-
it. To me it is plain that the public faith is
made more secure by such policies as enable
the people the more easily to meet the
country's obligations. Surely, to restore
silver money will facilitate the discharge of
every public obligation, and promote a re-
turn to specie payment. A prosperous con-
dition of the country is the best guaranty of
the observance of public faith. 1 think
| Congressional action upon these questions
should be taken as promptly as possible.
The continued agitation causes distrust and
uneasiness throughout the entire business of
the country.
Year: 1878

Every one knows the story of the lit
tie girl who, wishing to ask something
of heaven, wrote letter to God, which
she put into the hands of the Virgins
statue in the parish church.


A circumstance nearly analogous has
taken place near Marchiennes, in Belgi-
um- A girl named Blanche was in the
service of Monsieur and Madame c.,
who were much attached to her on ac-
count of her fidelity and piety. Some
days ago Madame C. fell i'll and died
very suddenly.


The day after her death, Blanche,
profiting by moment when the corpse,
already prepared for the grave, was
alone, made her way into the chamber
of death, lifted the shroud and then re-
tired precipitately.


Those who saw her suspected she
might have been trying to pilfer the
jewelry of the corpse. Search was made
and nothing was found missing, but
there was letter in the dead woman IS
hand. This being opened was discov-
cred to be letter from Blanche to her
mother, dead long time before 1t
was as follows:


MYDEAR AND GOOD MOTHER: This is to let
you know that NJ. r. has asked me to marry
him; as you areno longer hereI beg you will
let me know, in dream, if 1 ought to mar
ry him, and to give me your consent. In
order to communicate with you profit by
the occasion of Nine. c., who is going TO
heaven.


This letter, which bore the superscrip-
ton, ''To my mother Josephine, who is
in heaven!'' is truly poem of ingenu-
Gus piety.
Year: 1878

THE Senate Finance Committee have
authorized Senator Allison to offer, with
its sanction, as an amendment to the
Silver bill, his provision for an interna-
tional money conference to fix a COM
mon ratio value of gold and silver. The
determination of this ratio is not, how
ever, condition precedent to the pro-
visions of the bills on the contrary, the
bill, if enacted, is to go into effect inn
mediately, and the conference, if agreed
to, will be held subsequently.
Year: 1878

New York Graphic.1


A caucus of the members of the House of
Representatives who favor RECOMMENDATION
has been held, and steps taken towards a
thorough organization. This action is sig
nlticant in view of the contradictory rumors
emanating from Washington and Wall Street
as to what the President intends TO do with
Silver legislation and the Bland bill. On the
one hand, it is said that he inherits the Whig
traditions about sparing use of the veto
poWers that he believes with the old Wing
statesmen that the veto should not be thrust
into ordinary Legislation, but should be re-
served for two contingencies-the passage of
a Dill clearly unconstitutional and Of bill
founded on misrepresentation of law or fact.
In this view the veto is reyisory and the per-
son using it does not claim to be wiser than
the majOrities of each House. In accord
ance with this understanding of the Presi-
dents mode of regarding the power which
the Constitution has lodged in his hands of
sending back legislation to the two Houses
for their reconsideration, it has been re-
ported again and again that if the Silver
bill passed the two Houses of Congress by
decisive majorities, the President will bow
to the will of the people and allow such
bill to become a law. And the name of a
distinguished Judge is given as authority for
the statement that President Hayes inti-
mated to him very recently that that was the
course he would pursue. As confirmatory
OF this anticipation it is well known that last
summer the President as thorough
paced silver man as was in the country.
On the other hand, the money-writers of the
morning newspapers are ali united in the
assertion that the mOney-kings of Wall
Street say that the President will use his
veto every time against silver remonetiZa-
tion and in favor of the single gold standard.
In this case the wish may be father to the
thought, but the silver remonetizers of the
House of Representatives evidently are in
ciIned not to put great faith in the Presi-
dents signing the Silver bill. They
ganizing so as to be prepared to push it
through over the veto. Whatever be the re-
suit, the organization of the remOnetiZers
will be productive of good. 1t will tend to
restrain some of the most radical and put all
their strength in such form that it can be
utilized when the day of trial comes.
Year: 1878

A FRENCH deserter, Thomerel, aged
19,went to restaurant, ,dined quietly in a
private room, finishing with coffee and
brandy. Then, getting behind the door,
he awaited the entrance of the waiter,
and springing on him stabbed him. The
waiter, who was but slightly wounded,
rushed for aid, and Thomerel was arrest
ed. At his trial he said he had no grudge
against the waiter, whom he had never
seen before in his life, but he was so
dreadfully bored with his existence that
he determined to kill somebody so as
to get killed in turn
Year: 1878

In sermon to his congregation, last
Sunday, Prof. Swing, the famous Chicago
preacher, said:


The old theology is dying peacefully,
and will evidently soon cease to exist,
and, as when a king dies, they combine
the shouts, "The king is dead Long
live the king" So in the death-chamber
of old theology the Christian world will
minglc m emory and hope in one SEN
tence: "The creed is dead! Long live
the creed!" A new faith will have dis
tinguished itself from the old, and
a grander religion will sit down upon a
throne which has been gathering domain
and subjects for eighteen centuries.


VIII this overturning of the old belief
regarding future torments affect badly
the future of Christianity or of public
morals? Are we not left to conjecture for
reply? The majority of Christians have
not for century realized that there was
any such hell as that pictured by the
church. The words have been repeated
as of old, to some degree, but with Cath
olic and Protestant the old significance
has fallen away, and left behind only the
general truth that "God will punish sin
and reward virtue" From this debate,
which now shakes all doctrines, no harm
can come, for the ideas which most iniu-
ence the human mind are moving on
without change.
Year: 1878

A late author very truthfully says !:
"Gold cannot buy happiness, and the
parents who compel their daughters to
marry for station Or money commit a
grievous sin against humanity and God.
And woman who marries churl for his
wealth will find that she has made tez-
rible bargain-that all the gatherings of
heartless grandeur are phosphorescent
gatherings Of Observation-Disclosures; that
her life will be one of gilded misery, and
her old age will be like 8 crag on the
black side of desert mountain, where
cold moonDeams sometimes glitter, but
no birds sing, but wild storms howl and
hoarse thunders roar, and through the
sweeping storms shall be heard the stern
voice of the great God, saying, Your
riches are corrupted, your garments are
moth-eaten, your gold and silver are
cankered, and the rust of them shall be
a witnes IS against you, and eat your flesh
IS if it we're fire."
Year: 1878

found when he turned that my COM
petltOr was none other than the gen
tleman in the singularly peculiar mar
ital position, being neither married,
single, widower nor divorced, the
Marquis de Caux. | was really star
tied when | saw him, he is such a
ghost of his former self. | will not
speak of his gay and fascinating ap-
pearance, as he was when [
used to see him, the admired
leader of the German at the Empress
balls in the Tuileries. Years have
passed since then, and crows feet and
gray hairs have been literally dis
tributed by the fate among men whose
domestic ties have been less unpleas-
ant during that time. But this break
ing up in the Marquis appearance has
been a matter of the last few months
only, and no one can look at him and
doubt that the loss of his nightingale
has been terrible grieft to him. There
has been a good deal said and written
about the change which the scandal
has made in PATHS social position,
but no one stops to think that, from
one cause and another, De Caux is
almost equally ostracised. 1t is not
exactly that any one has any particular
objection to receiving him, but the
hitch is that no one has now any obiec-
ton in inviting him. Before he mar
rled Adelina he was in demand in
hundreds Of Partisan salons, though
he bore tho usual tarnished repu-
tation of a viveur de Paris. and
was, moreover, known to be in debt and
poor. But he was of noble birth
and very fascinating manners he had
position at court; he was highly
eligible parti for any rich and ambi-
tious girl. Now he cannot marry, of
course. Since the rupture De Caux
has been almost constantly in Paris,
living strictly en- garcon, and in very
different style tothe princely luxury
of the well-known private hotel in the
Champs Ulysses which he and la pet. ce
marquiese inhabited after her wonder
full first trip to Russia, when money
and diamonds were snowered upon
her with a profusiOn never known
since the time of Aladdin. | was IN
Russian society the other evening. az d
the name of Patti came up. "Ah, "
said princess, whose palace on the
banks of the Neva is more magnificent
than any residence not royal either in
London or Paris, it is a very regeta-
BILE affair, for, of all the artists who
ever came to Russia, Patti was the
only one who was ever received on a
social footing ofequality by the Russian
nobility.
Year: 1878

CIR. New Orleans Pieayune.l


Experienced policemen are always
stationed around the tethered balloon
to see that all is right. There sharp
eyes were always puzzled by an English
girl. She actually seemed to have
balloon on the brain. She not only
went up daily, but she went up several
times day What on earth-no,
what in the sky was her object. The
police sharpened their eyes, and still
they wondered. Another circumstance
made them wonder still more. She
never opened her mouth; she seemed
to know nobody, and yet when the
shades of evening began to fall and
time came for everybody to go home,
she locked arms with an aristocratic
W I'll dressed gentleman, and they went
away together. This gentleman was all
themore noticeable becauseh had only
one leg. But if he and she knew each
other, W ny on earth did they shun each
other during the whole day2 How
eccentric these milords are Two
days ago, wien the ballon returned to
the earth, two ladies who had made
the ascension discovered that their
purses had disappeared, and they
loudly complained. Had these purses
become volatile in the ratification of
the air? Had some bird swooped on
them and bore them Off Had both
ladies simultaneously drawn pocket
haudkerchiefs and unconsciously tossed
their purses over the car? Oddly
enough the English girl and the one
legged Englishman took no interest in
these investigations, They evidently
considered them as nuisances, for no
sooner had conversation taken this turn
than they showed an irresistible desire
to take the turn around the street cor
ner. For the first time since she began
to patronize the balloon, the English
girl retired before the balloon had
made its last ascent. The police won
dered The police followed them.
They quilted the balloon in hot haste;
when they got around the corner they
went, faster, and each step thoy took
the more rapidly moved. The police
thought all this looked wrong, and ar
rested them. They were searched. In
the pockets of the ono-legged man
twenty purses and 5000 gold were
found; two Of the purses we're recog-
nized by the two ladies above men
TONED as being their property. Cards
bearing Mr.. Dubois were foea9 on the
man, but the police do not believe tbis
TO be his name. The girl positively
refused to give her name. Both re-
fused to give their address Oh
never you trust Won English ladeo
when she does go out to-balloout
Year: 1878

Washington Special to Courier Journai.l


A prominent treasury official. whose
position is such as to give him perfect
knowledge Of Secretary Sherman's
purposes, stated in an interview Tues
day that the secretary would at first
redeem the United States notes in gold
coin but if there was much of run
to obtain gold, that he would then fall
back on silver. 1t was stated that the
secretary would reissue the order of
September last, directing government
repositories to redeem legal tender
with the silver dollar, which was soon
after withdrawn, under the criticisms
Of the press and the effect of the Maine
election. l.. Q, w.
Year: 1878

THE Nashville American says
"The third party ymoyementcan scarce
ly be considered a success in this
State. The leadership was weak, the
management bad and there was no oc-
casion for any such party Some good
Democrats went into it. Let them
come out now and get ready for the
great struggle in 1880"
Year: 1878

LONDON, June %. The Times, in an
editorial about the fishery award, says
that the English government have no
course open to them except to take the
money without inquiry, and without
qualms of conscience. England is aware
of no circumstances which effects the in
tegrity of the tribunal. Had she been she
would not have waited for the award to
repudiate its authority.
Year: 1878

/ A bothered-looking citizen came into tho
ffnsette office yesterday afternoon and respect
fully asked to be let look at the dictionary.
Webster awhile


w hat word are you looking for?" asked q
reporter, seeing that the stranger had failed
to strike the trail.


"Well,' said the man. in burst of conf
dence, you see I've only been married short
time, and my. Wife's gone up to Truckee on a
visit, and she's written to me to look In the
bottom OF her trunk for lot Of tucking,' and
send it to her. Now, what I want to know,
what in blazes 5s 'tuckingY It amt in the
dictionary"


'Tucking?' said the reporter, briskly.
why, tucking is the stuff the girls make by
poklng sort Of short turned fish hook
through q hole and catching the thread and
drawing it back again."


Then the editor spoke up contemptuouslY,
and said that man who was so ignorant as
that ought to hold his tongue. What the re-
porter had described was CrOcheting Every-
body ought to know what tucking was Tie
ladies' In making 1t used O little contrivance
shaped Like mussel, with thread wound uD
inside OF it, Iucking could be purchased, he
believed, for ten or fifteen cents q ward, and
why. Intelligent girls should waste O. whole
day IN making what they could get for short
bit was more than he could understand. In
answer to question from the admring re- re-
porter, the editor said he had been told that
tuck1ng was used in trimming the llnderoar-
ments Of the fair sex, but why things should
be ornamented which a, fellow would get
llcRed 1or trying to look ator perhaps shot
was beyond his comprehension.


Inc, married stranger said the editor was
mistaken; that the article he mentioned was
not tucking-it was tatting. This he knew
for g. fact.


The editor observed that when a. man came
to the Gnselte office for information the edf~
tor, Wheh he gave it, didn't like to be told be
lied. II the stranger wanted to avoid trouble
ne had better get out and go the devil AS
eyes were blazing, the married stranger
conghed feebEy and skunk down stairs


In the meantime what Is "tuckingY