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Year: 1874

LIGHT rain fell here on Sunday. The sky has been partly overcast but if has av- eraged clear. The mornings have been frosty ana nights rather raw and cold for this climate. Our dispatches show how the weather has been in other parts of the Territory.
Year: 1874

nUR MILL NOW BEING IN FULL V operation, we are prepared to furnish the market with quality of Flour, which factured in the Territory, and fully equal to the very best imported from California. We will keep constantly on hand at the Mill, and at our several agencies

 Three Qualities of Flour,
Year: 1874

PLAIN TALK TO GIRLs.-Your every
day toilet is part of your character A
girl who looks like a =" fury or sloven
in the morning is not to be trusted, how.
ever finely she may look in the evening
No matter how humble your room may
be, there are eight things it should con.
tain, viz A mirror, washstand, soap,
towel, comb, hair, nail and tooth brushes
Those are just as essential as your break
fast, bsfore which you should make good
and free usc of them. Parents WHO fail
to provide their children with such ap
pliances, not only make great mistake,
but commit a sin Of omission. Look
tidy in the morning, and after the dinner
work is over, improve your toilet Make
it rule Of your daily life to "dress up"
for the afternoon. Your dress may, or
need not be, anything better than calico !;
but with ribbon, or some bit of orna.
ment, you have an air Of self respect and
satisfaction, that invariably comes with
being we'll dressed. A girl with fine
sensibilities cannot help feeling embsr-
rassed ana awkward in ragged. dirty
dress, with her hair unkcmpt, if neigh
Dor or stranger comes in. Moreover
your self.respcct should demand the de.
cent appearing ofyour body You should
make it point to look as well as you
can, even If you know nobody will see
you but yourself-Hoasehold
Year: 1874

A PLAYFUL DOG There Is small
grey hound at Greenfield Mass, who is
very fond of dolls. The little girls in the
family Of his master sometimes allowed
him to carry their dolls around the par
the operation wagging his tail with great
viger One day an elder sister made
a doll expressly for the greyhound, and
made him understand it was his own
property. At once he ran off and hid it
where it could not be found Several
days after, seeing the children playing
with their dolls, he begged to be let out
Of the house. He went directly to the
yard where he had buried his doll like a
hone, dug it up, shook it free from dirt,
and rejoincd the group with his pet in his
mouth.
Year: 1874

Ear A picture in Punch's Almanac for
1874 represents a scene in nursery. A
lady is seated near the fire. and little
girl is kneeing before her, while another
little girl SAYS Maud, please mention
I'm so dreadfully tired cant say mine
to night, hut I'll he sure to remember to-
morrow.
Year: 1874

The York (pa) Democrat has u New
York letter which says;


Two woWea. at least, have secured
their rights and have now all the privi
leges that men enjoy Two very pretty
young girls aged respectively Is and 20,
had papa who was rich and who lived
in grand style on Fifth avenue. Papa
got into the hands of Philistnes last au
tumn and busted. The girls were genu
inc girls, Notwithstanding the fact they
had been fashionably educated and they
felt their fathers distress keenly.


The old gentleman trouble so weighed
upon his mind that he sickened and took
to his bed and got into bad way gen.
orally. The house in which he lived was
fortunately In his wife's name, so they
could not be turned out of doors, but as
the old gentleman had sunk every dollar
he had in the world. the question oi
bread and butter became an imminent
one


One morning the old gentleman's bar
Der did not come around to shave him,
and Ella, the oldest girl, said she could
do it. She took her fathers implements
and shaved him as nicely and neatly as
any tonsorial artist could do it. and
dressed his hair and trimmed his whiskers
and propped him up in his bed as com.
Portable as you please An idea struck
Mary, the younger.


ELLA. il you can shave papa you can
shave any man.


True, said Ella


If you can shave man can shave
man"


True, once more. But what has that
to do with us. -


Ella, do you want to starve?'


mo. my child.


Papa can't get out; mamma is selling
out the plate to get what we eat day by
day. Let us stop all this now by start
ing n nice barber shop"


Ella saw the point. The two girls rig
ged up an extempore chair-they took
their coachman, whom they had not yet
dismissed. because he wouldn't 90, and
they shaved him for practice and d essed
his hair, and trimmed his beard every
day. To accommodate them he brought
his friends in, and in weeks time the
girls were accomplished and expert work.
men or rather work women.


Then they sold the horses and carriages
and taking the proceeds filled up mod
est but very neat shop in Union square
and went at it.


Ths first customers they had were
young swells who had known them 4" in
society. aud very great was their as
ionishment


Miss Navy" said one of them, "by
Jove, what led you to this e


Papa failed you know, Charles, and
we had to do this--or worse i"


Worse worse! Why, what could
you do that would he worse r


Marry man like your replied Miss
Mary, dabbing her shaving brush into
his mouth.


1t is an encouraging fact that the girls
have all they can do at very good prices,
and they are not OIL y supporting their
parents in comfort, but are laying up
very handsome sum besides
Year: 1874

warranted not to cut in the eye--not a head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than lis on your back in pound of beet
and it carries bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1874

G.. Wilcox, on his return from Little
Rock, asserted that Fishback had "made
an ass Of himself" by introducing the
resolutions in regard to the non-payment
Of railroad and other bonds. Stated that
it would not do to have any provision in
the new Constitution to that effect, for
the bond holders would send out money
here to use in an attempt to defeat the
ratification Of the Constitution, but let it
be left to the Legislature to settle, Lcav
ing the impression that he thought it cas-
ier for the bond,holders to buy up the
people than the Legislature


And in speech at the Farmers pic
mic, where he knew they were in favor of
reputation ofthat class of debts insisted
that it was the bopnden duty of the Con
vention to take action Oh that matter and
not leave it for the Legislature Ye fol.
lowers of Granville, how can YOU tel
what he means by what he says?
Year: 1874

The Central Committee of the Demo.
cratic aud Conservative party Of the
State, in anticipation ofan election to be
ordered by the new Constitution, now
being made, have called State Conven-
ton of the representatives Of this party,
to meet at Little Rock, directly after the
adjournment of the Constitutional Con-
vention, for the purpose Of making nomi-
nations for State offers.


We concur in the wisdom Of the reso
lutions Of the committee in the assem-
bling, at that time, of the representatives
of the Democratic Conservative people
Of the State to put forth men to fill the
various positions OF trust, designated by
the new Constitution. There should be
but one mind among those who wish the
State returned to the control Of major
i'y Of the voters in it: to put forth a
ticket in every respect worthy of the con
fdencc Of those to whose support it will
day claim. While we may have prefer.
cnees for gentlem II that we should be
pleased to see occupy such trust under
the new government to be inaugurated,
we are ready to yield and give hearty
and ready support to any gentlemen who
this Convention may select for standard
bearers, in the all important. coming
campaign. We hope the Convention
will not only be largely attended, but
represented by the best and most patriot
ic men from every part Of the State,


The call of the committee will be found
in another column and under the basis
Of representation set forth. this County
10 entitled to two votes in the Conyen
ton.
Year: 1874

The result Of the late constitutional
election in Arkansas shows how glaring
have been the frauds which have been
perpetrated since reconstruction, under
the rule of carpet baggers who have con-
trolled the destnies Of that unhappy
state. Heretofore the respectable whites
have not been permitted to have any voice
in the management Of their own affairs,
which were taken in charge by adventur.
ers from the north and the worst class OF
negro desperadoes. No matter how the
people voted, the public planderers had
the counting and returning of the votes
they, and not the people, selected all pub
lie officers The Clayton party carried
things with so high hand, however. that
a la ge part Of the colorcd voters became
alarmed. while all respectable white men,
who had acted with the republican party
became disguised with the condition OF
affsrs. Hence the revolt of Gov. Bax'
ter, aud the attempt by Clayton and his
adherents to eject him from office The
result, as we have said, is significant be-
ing a majority Of $4,000 for a constitu-
tional convention, which was favored by
the people and opposed by Clayton and
his crew. Unless the president interferes
the convention will adopt constitution
which will secure free and fair elections in
the future, and this being accomplished
the carpet. .bssgers may as well pack Their
sacks and leave at once. Thus good
sometimes comes out OF evil--New Yorh
San.


But for the efforts of few Office seek
ers in the democratic party, the Clayton
Brooks party would be everlasting dead
dead
Year: 1874

| We find in the New York World the follow
ing letter written to a citizen of Texas. The
advice of Senator Eaton is as applicable tc
Arkansas rs to Texas and we ask for 1t q
careful perusal Senator Eaton is a man
of all men, whose counsel under any and
all circumstances, is well worth needing:


"IIARrFoRD, CoNS., June %, 1874.


My DEAR SIR: You place me under obli-
cations for your kind note of the 3lst of May
\ ou may tcel assured that feel deep inter
est in the welfare of the abused people OF
your section OF our common country. and no
effort of mine will be wanting to place you
in the position belonging TO you AS matter
of constitutional right OF all the thousand
and one things which will meet you in your
coming canvass ! of course know nothing,
and therefore could not speak; but generally
can say, what would be ouly patent to every
thinking. rejecting man, that your duty
would be to harmonize all conflicting opn-
ions, presenting thus firm, serred front to
the common adversary. Place in nomination
for your several offices, especially national Of
gees. only men of prudence and caution, at
the same time bold, firm. and outSpoken. The
near future--the coming four years-will
measurably determine the condition of the
south, and she should have, in all public posi-
tions, especially in Congress, her best her
truest bodest and most sagacious men. The
states rights men of the north see and feel
profoundly your sittuation. | believe the
republicans of my section are becoming
alarmed at the rapid strides that centraliza
tion has made in the last ten years; and
hence the victory in my own state. to be fol-
lowed. trust, in New York in November.
Should we succeed in New York in the fall. |
shall regard the presidential election in 1876
us half won to our hands. | am not a san


guine man. and am fully aware of the vast
corrupting power that Is arrayed against the
Democratic party, yet do not permit myself
to fear the result. There are ten southern
states which will be certain tor the democrat
ic candidate in 1876. The granger feud in the
west must be favorable to us, and the very
large western German vote. heretofore almo t
solid republican, will, am quite certain. be
in the future nearly solid with us. Now, this
Is my opinion of the outlook at the present
moment. Texas we regard, of course, as one
OF the certain states, You vii soon be the
empire state of the south; therefore see to II
that all your power Is given 10 proper men,
who In the future will place the destines of
your state with the states-ri2hts men of the
north, and all shall be well; we will stand by
YOU shoulder to shoulder and meet the foe
manfully. 1t will give me great pleasure to
hear from you at any time relating to your
political matters, rs shall take earnest inter
est in all that relates to you in Texas | in
tend, if my Ii e and health are spared to visit
your state within the coming two yoars. In
great haste, very sincerely, etc,


"WILLIAM w. EATON"
Year: 1874

For some time there has been pending IN the
Court OF Common Pleas the Morgan divorce suit.
and the matter is now undergoing investigation
before referee. The action, as heretofore stated
In the HERALD was brought by the husband. and
one OF the charges In the complaint upon which
the suit for divorce Is founded Is that Mrs. Morgan
has given birth to an ilegiumate child and
tnat this child was given by the mother in
charge of the sisters Of Charity having control OF
the Founding Asylum at present located in Six
ty-eighth street. near Third avenue With a
view to obtain evidence on this point q subpoena
was issued commanding Sister Irene, the Supe-
Rtoress to produce the books OF the institution Tor
inspection. Acting upon the advice OF Mr., John
z. Develin her counsel, her reply to the subpoena
was that she would do nothing Of the kind. Op-
posing counsel upon this procured from the Court
sf Co mmon Pleas order directing Sister Irene
to appear in court and show cause why an attach
nent should not be issued against her for con-
Sempt of court. The cause was then argued at
great length, counsel Tor Sister Irene submitting
tries OF a confidential nature affecting the
peace OF numerous private families; that
tBe asylum was regularly chartered as
corporation; that no Oficer OF a corporation
has control oi its books except Tor the purpose OF
the corporation; that the books in question were
not for inspection; that the sisters decidedly OBJ
tected 10 allowing third parties to look over the
books: that the application was too indefinite, and
that no particular entry or statement was asked
5or. The Court, at the close OF the argument va
Gated the order. The case was up again yester-
DAY before Judge Robinson In Common Pleas,
Chambers, on an application for an order OF the
Court to produce the books. The same ground
was travelled over again. Mr.. Devein, counsel for
Sister Irene now took the ground that there Is no
law to compel her 70 disclose anything as to the
nature OF the entries on the books OF the asylum.
Judge Robinson reserved his decision until ne has
consulted the authorities
Year: 1874

Judge to the Grand Jury.


Before Judge Sutherland.


The September term OF ths Court was opened
yesterday. City Judge Sutherland presiding MIR.
n. Nolan, the newly appointed Assistant District
Attorney, VIII represent the people during the
term.


The first business In order was the impanelling
OF the Grand Jury. Mr.. Charles p. Burdett was
selected to act as foreman.


Judge Sutherland proceeded to charge them
upon the several statues which IL is the duty Of
the Court to enumerate for their guidance The
only point or public interest referred to by the
Judge was the duty Of the Grand Jury TO
look into the conduct OF public onicers He
said:-'1t Is easy to conceive in the case
OF gross neglect OF duty or gross irregulari-
ties BY public officers amounting to corrup-
SION and punishable criminaly, the injury aris-
ing from sucn Irregularities Is so distrib-
uted among the community generally that no one
Individual, In most cases, would feel sufficiently
aRQrieved TO 60 before the Grand Jury and make
complaint, and thus attract public attention TO IT,
You have the power TO look into the conduct OF
public onicers or public bodies who are lBtrusted
with great duties and powers for the pubic good
and you need not wait Ior tue action OF tue Dis
trict Attorney or q complainant To be sure, you
ought not TO do IL out Of idle curiosity Dpt after
you have good reason TO think that any such rreg.
nlariIes or gross omissaons OF duT ~ are criminal
Year: 1874




From the Enterprise, June Sd.l


Last night, at five minutes to T.
O'Clock, Nit Raymond. II woman we'll
known to all old Calitoi mans, and
wears ago one of the characters of Sac
ramentO, met with her death at the
hands of an unknown assassin, being
shot through the head and instantly
killed while standing behind the bar of
u little saloon kept by her on South 4
street. in that part of the town known
az "Barbary Coast" The only per-
sons in the saloon at the time of the
murder WAS a girl who lived with the
old woman and who is called Miss
Jennie.


Mss yENNIE's STORY


Is that three men came into the saloon
and took a drink. Presently two OF
the men went away, leaving the third
behind. lie was Il good deal under
the influence of liquor, and after a
time the old woman, Nit Raymond,
or Mrs. Smith, as she was called here,
asked the fellow to pay for some
drinks. The sum demanded was four
bits. The stranger, without any fur
ther words, suddenly v drewa pistol, and
eNclainliny: iii give You four bitS!"
reached across the counter, and plac-
ing the weapon close to the old wo-
man head, fired, the ball entering the
left eye. At the report of the pistol she
fell behind the bar. with her head rest
ing against the end ofa large beer keg
and 1t would seem died almost in
stantly.


THE ASSASSIN


immediately darted ont of the door of
the saloon and ran aS fast as possible
IN the direction of Gold Hill. lie was
seen running away by several persons,
but none of those who saw him run
nlng were aware of the horrible deed
he had just committed. one man who
saw he fleeing murderer SAYS that dur
ing ihe lime he was observing him he
Twice stumbled and fell TO the ground.
from this it MAS thought that he must
nave been much toNicated, and the
oiilcer> last night were quite confident
mat they would secure the wretch be-
Year: 1874

A hasty man, with his arms full of
his wife's baggage, thought he was left
by the train last night, and running
rapidly across platform, fell over a
truck. He straddled one of the handles
AID rode it for second, lunged for
ward and got his legs tangled up in the
cross-pieces, when the malicious thing
reared up and slid forward just enough
to throw the man off his balance and
get him down; he blacked his eye and
broke his spectacles against the handle,
and ran over his foot with the wheels,
and even after he got away from it and
was seated in the car, he says the truck
ran after him and kicked him twice in
the ribs before the brakeman could
take it away from him.
Year: 1874

THE Tuscara was Chronicle, speaking


of the reunion of the Ninety-eighth


Ohio at Cadiz, last week says:


"The widow of Col. George Webster
came up from Steubenviile, where she
still resides, to attend the reunion.
Her presence awakened memories of
the early history of the 9Sth in the war
which can never be forgotten by any
member of the Regiment. The affec-
ton and tenacity with which this no.
Bile and devoted woman elings to the
9Sth as an organization is truly Won
derful, though not surprising. The
brave men who followed her gallant
but fallen husband as he rode forth to
the front, have large place in her
memory and affections. The great war
of the rebellion cost her the loss of
dear husband, whose commanding
form was the noblest type of man.
hood, but it must ever be sacred re-
collection to her, as well as to every
soldier who followed where he led on
the stormy field of Perryville, that he
fell at the head of the column and with
his face to the foe. After Col. Web
ster was carried mortally wounded
from the field on that terrible day, DR..
F. w. McCauley, Quartermaster of the
Regiment, was with him and cared for
him until he died. Meeting DIR. Nc
Cauley at this reunion for the first
time since her husbands death, Mrs.
Webster inquired anxiously of him as
to the ColonePs last words, and the
scenes of his dying hour. o, with what
thankfulness she received the Doctors
assurance that everything was done
for her husband that human skill could
do. And the eagerness with which
she learned and treasured up in her
heart the last words that fell from the
dying soldiers lips, cannot be desert
bed by reporters pencil. DR.. Nc
Cauley said the last inteuigible words
which Colonel Webster uttered, were:
God, thank Thee that my glorious
SSth this day stood the test At first
the Colonel thought his wound would
not prove fatal. But, ah, alas! the
deadly missile of treason had accom-
plished its work. In few short hours
he was numbered with the slain. The
eagle emblem of his rank never graced
the shoulder of better officer, and
none fell in the war more sincerely re-
gretted by his command. Peace to his
Year: 1874

The Shakers of New York number
eighty less than two years ago, and
they've got to throw away their single
bedsteads or become an extinct sect.


When young lady has to stay at
home from a party on account of a sty
on her eye, it is useless to tell her that
Providence doeth all things for the
best.


One of the meanest things q small
boy can do Is to put tacks in the chairs
when he knows that q young man Is
coming to call on his sister that eve
ming.


A Snowman whose notices called for
q few fat boys to feed his cannibals, >
received card from a man saying that
he couldn't spare his boys, but he had
good 'stall-fed mother-in-law' that he
thought would suit.
Year: 1874

Bayard Taylor writes to the New
York Tribune from Iceland: 1.-The
common peOple-if one has the right to
use the word common in referring to
such a people-are still something of "a
puzzle to me. Except among our In
dian tribes, never saw such stoical,
Indifferent faces. They watch US with
a coriosity which is intense, but never
obtrusive, yet when 1 Iattemrt to make
nearer acquaintance through the medi-
um of Dandish they are shy and shrink
ing to such an extent that they do not
attempt to conceal it. The average
stature is short, not above five feet six
inches, complexion of coarse, ruddy
brown, hair generally blonde and
straight, eyes blue or gray, body broad,
short and compact, with short, sturdy
limbs, large hands and feet-in fact a
general aspect of rough vigor, and also
of something more than that. What
this something may be it will be my
task to discover when we go into the
interior of the island"
Year: 1874




MARY Jane, have you given the
goldfish fresh water" No, ma'am.
What's the use; they haven't drunk up
what's in there yet


A Dubuque man offers to go out pray
ing with the sick at SO per day, and
adds :-'Or l will drive team, break
colts, or run cider MILL


What is bull-head luck?' asks a
kentucky paper. Twisting mules
tail and getting away from his heels
without being kicked, comes near
enough to answer the question.


The Indiana man who worked three
days in harvest field and received
therefor litter of pups, has come to
the conclusion that it is not more cur
rency we need tut better currency.


A New York State Quaker was
found in patch of grass behind fence
looking at circus procession, and he
turned it off by asking, Friend, hast
thee seen the kingbolt of my wagon
around here:'