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Year: 1874

MOBILE, ALA, Oct. S.--The testimony
in the Sumter county case closed yester-
day. The decision of the Commissioners
will probably be rendered tomorrow. The
evidence is very conflicting. Thus far the
witnesses for the prosecution, except one,
have been cOlored. One of the cOlored
witnesses for the prosecution identified
Renfro and Bullock, and swore positively
that they were present at and assisted in
the killing along with twenty or twenty
five others. The witnesses swore that they
were in the road at the time and saw the
killing. Hillman was not identified and
will probably be discharged.


The evidence for RenfrO and Bullock es-
tablishing an alibi is strong. Several par
ties swore positively that they were at their
homes, the nearest nine miles away firm
the scene of the killing. There is dis
crepency about the name of Hillman. He
is called in the affidavit and warrant OF ar
rest William Hillman. but his true name is
Philip A. Hillman. Nothing was proven
by the prosecution as to the previous
threats BY either of the prisoners against
Billings. The prisoners are respectable
looking young men and farmers in Sumter
county.


Inc verdict.


The Commissioner rendered a decision
in the Sumter county case this afternoon,
committing Renfro and Bullock to Jail
without bail, and discharging Hillman.
The Commissioner refused to enter into
the conslitutionality Of the law, and based
his decision IN the fact that while in estab-
ling alibis the cases of Bullock and Renfro
were strong, there was testimony enough
TO Justify cOnmittal. After the decision,
and before it was carried into effect, the
United States District Attorney asked the
Commissioner TO hold Hillman until a new
affidavit, charging him with whipping Will
son Doyle, could be prepared and war
rant issued for his arrest. The Commits
sionsr refused. Subsequently Hillman
told the District Attorney that he would
appear, and gave bail to answer this new
charge.
Year: 1874

PURIFYING MuK.-An iRerIcdR Igricui-
turis: correspondent says that wood charcoal
is an excellent absorbent of the disagreeable
flavor of garlic In milk. He uses it every
spring by dropping piece three or four in
ches thick into each pan of milk, or into the
pitcher in which milk for table use may be
kept
Year: 1874

TEMPERANCE AND PoLIuCs-We have often
wondered why men could insist upon bringing
temperance and moral Questions before political
conventions, and insist that they be made issues.
1t must arise more from bigotry than earnest
zeal for the cause. Just as as one of these
issues is forced npon party, it puts itself the
highway of defeat. The opposite party carries
the day, and is pledged against these issues !;
so that, besides being defeated in their main Oh
ject the over-zealous men who forced the issue
fud their party powerless on general issues in
which they are interested. With the exception,
perhaps, of two three New Engand States,
which generations ago settled down into ruts
that they have followed ever since, no Stare can
be carried on an issue involving temperance aud
other moral reforms. The people must be edus
Gated up to these things, and that will not be
while they come and go as in the West. A party
may pronounce against drunkenness and rowdy-
ism but political platforms cannot regulate the
whiskey business. Men of all parties drink whis-
key, and no plank in platform can break them
of the habit.
Year: 1874

II We observe that number of the paper,
characterize the defeat of John Francis in the
State Convention as an outrage. We would like
to know whyi He had been trying to get the
Office for a long time, and was one of the
very first on bandselamoring for the vacancy
but if majority of the delegates preferred an
other man, We cannot see that Francis was de-
prived of any rights. Because the Governor sp-
pointed him to the vacancy, it placed the Con-
vepton under no obligations to continue him in
Office. The people of his section camored for the
LieutenaDt-Governor,a and got him. They could
not expect everything, and several good men
were disappointed in consequence.
Year: 1874

We would respectfully suggest to the editor of
the Wathen Reporter, that there is such a thing
as a subject becoming exhausted The question
of delegates in that District is in this condition.
We would be willing 10 furnish him text for 4
column and half of dreary ''drule" on the sub
ject every alternate week, but the thing is be-
omng monotonous and after he has written
all he can think of about it, he leaves it just
where we placed it. His last attempt, summed
mp, is this. A friend of Smallwood at Wathena,
made a bargain with friend of Price from Troy,
that if the Wathena District would send two
Price delegates to the Congressional Convention,
the Troy District would send two to the State
Convention who would vote for Smallwood for
Governor. The Wathena man tried it, and failed
terribly-Wathena going largely against Price.
But by the efforts of an Osborn man, at an Os-
born precinct, vote was cast overbalancing the
Wathena majority, and electing the Price dele
gates. Thus, according to the Reporters own
story, the Smallwood man could not carry out
his contract but an Osborn man stepped in and
did the work-therefore, Prices friends ought to
have stood to the contract! If we agree with
Mr.. Smallwood to furnish him with two bushels
of corn for two bushels of potatoes, and he finds
he cannot deliver the potatoes, he cannot legally
OF morally hold to the contract; but if, on the
other hand, Mr.. Osborn furnishes the potatoes,
he is entitled to the corn. The editor of the Re
porter may write about it until that beard of his
drags the ground, but he cannot make it other
wise than that the contract was broken by the
course of Wathena.


We have not blamed Mr.. Smallwood with be-
ing the cause of the bad faith We did under
stand that he wanted to name the delegates from
this District, one of whom has not been identified
with the Republican party for several years
and we had thought that few words from him
would have dene great deal of good. But if
the Reporter does not understand it, we want it
to understand now, that we do not blame Small
wood with the petty proceedings and the spite
work that made all the difficulty. Furthermore,
although we felt it to be right to support Gov
Osborn for nomination, we are as good friend
TO Smallwood as We ever were. We believe him
to be an honorable man, whose race is not yet
run, and perhaps the day may come when we
shall be in position to show him friendship as
disinterested that of the editor of the Reporter
to say the least.
Year: 1874

~ Now they have caught up Beecher on an
other hook. 1t will be remembered that, in his
statement before the committee, he gave full
detail Of dangerous symptoms with which he had
been threatened for several years, and that he
did not know, any night when he lay down, but
that he might be found dead in his bed in the
morning. A New York Life Insurance Agent
has just unearthed an application for a policy
made by Beecher during the time these alarm
ing symptoms prevailed, in which he states,
on his honor, that none of them existed Some
of the ailments named by him are specified on
the document, but he was free from them all!
Year: 1874

CowLEY COUNT, KANSAS, Sept S ls74


EDfToR CHEF Thinking that perhaps a few words
from this far country might not be uninterestng to
for writing This Of the Border Counties or
less exposed the Indians but far there has been
trouble here and those who posted and ought know
saw they don't apprehend any danger. OF there
are some persons who if you mention Indian them get
excited and are ready get right up travel but they
scarce the majority Of those seeking homes in the
far West have pluck. great many persons have
left and viii leave here account of the scarcity of
feed for stock great many depended crop Of
alone and that is almost entire failure The wheat
crop Of this country is splendid. have conversed with


great many farmers and they il will average twenty
five bushels the There will be at least hun
dred thousand bushels in this County and all oft good
starving here This is of the very best times to
invest real that has been, think
will be again. those who did not raise anything. and
leave, selling out at almost any preejust
they get away is all they for Where they TO
to their condition than tell but there
is class of persons always ready to the country
just because the crops happen fail which is liable
with wheat this Fall the farmers busily
plowing since the grasshoppers left which they did
two weeks ago after doing what damage they could.
This County has been visited with several very fine
showers lately, for which all very thankful but
right good soaking rain would help things great deal


JEP.
Year: 1874

rS~Among the bad things charged against Os
born, for which good many tender skinned Re-
publican editors don't like to support him, was
the appointment of Crozier to the Senate. 1t
was so wicked, that they could hardly wait for
the Legislature to elect an honest and talented
successor. One of the things for which the late
Republican State Convention is most severely
denounced, was the defeat of John Francis for
Treasurer. Here we find an appointmentof of Gov.
Osborn that was a crime; and next, the failure
to endorse an appointment of his, is another
crime. Where is the fellow who decides which
of those things were crimes, and which not :
The people ought to have some means of know
ing when to approve and when to condemn.
Year: 1874

E~"osborn was not our choice. We did no,
think him the proper man for the place, but that
more acceptable man was demanded by the
Republican party. But the balance of the ticket
is mainly good, and We shall do our utmost to
promote its success &c. This is a pretty good
story, that is going the rounds of many Kansas
papers.
Year: 1874

II The wathena Reporter insinuates that we
sit on our brains ten miles away. and make charg-
es against it, That is n wonderful performances.
We want to distinctly utter our belief that the
old man Of the Reporter cannot sit on his brains
ten miles awy. 1t is necessary for a man to have
brains, to spread them so great distance.
Year: 1874

A terrible punishment was that inflicted upon
man in Delaware, who was found untying
another mans horse at midnight, by two me1r
who made him kneel on the barn floor and pray
his level best for seven straight hours.
Year: 1874

An interesting problem of the frontier is, why
the Ariskaree Indians, steadfast friends Of the
whites for over half century, are without arms
and ammunition, while the hostile Sioux are
armed with Spencer riHesf
Year: 1874

We often hear the inquiry made,
how an habitual user of tobacco can
cure himself Of any desire for the
"weed." An old chewer gives his ex-
perience for the benefit of all. This
gentleman states that he had used to-
bacco for twentyfour years, and had
several times attempted to break off
from its use, but always without suc-
cess. Finally, having heard of the
method, he adopted the following:
Having, as before, firmly resolved to
use no more tobacco, when the desire
or hankering" came upon him, he
would drink water as long as he could
swallow, and then lie down few min
utes, after which the desire would
cease. This plan he continued for two
weeks, the desire becoming less and
less frequent, when at the expiration
of that time, it was entirely gone.
Since that time, fourteen years ago,
he has neither used or had any desire
to use tobacco, and attributes his cure
to the use of cold water
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD:-This world still
wags. We have Il comet somewhere
in the neighborhood of Urso Major,
Haunting its tail in the face of the
north star and threatening in due
time to give this little world of ours a
swipe that will knock it into smither-
eens, whilst, judging from the papers,
one Sally Hart is about to do the same
thing for the metropolis of our State
unless it speedily falls into her way of
thinking on Local Option and several
other issues. Why will sensible pa
pers continue to furnish fuel to keep
up Sallie's fire? She is very dimin-
utive bunch of skin, bones and red
hair, and if they will let her alone she
will cremate in very short time.
Indeed, newspaper notoriety is the
food that keeps the whole parcel of fa


natics male and femule) alive. They
are generally composed of a class of
unfortunate hybrids, who, by nature,
disease or accident are deprived of
some of the prerequisites of manhood
or womanhood. In short, they are in
the category of Nesmith's mule-they
have neither pride of ancestry or hope
of posterity, and are more to be pitied
than censured. If respectable journal
lists will let them severely alone, from


Mrs. Cady Stanton down to Miss sally


Hart; they one and all will die with
enlargement of the spleen in less than
Year: 1874

Bs- The tide ofinmigration is steadily SET
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
Il new one of DESMOND They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 21So
Year: 1874

WE call upon the legislature to pass
a Joint resolution to raise commission
of three tried men to make thorough
examination into the affairs of the
land office. That establishment, as
heretofore run, is reeking with corrup-
ton. We almost daily meet with evil
dences of the fact. Papers have been
with impunity, withdrawn from the
office by unknown men for the purpose
of swindling widows and orphans of
their rights. Forged transfers are
abroad in the land. let alone year
or two more will destroy confidence i'm
Texas land titles. Stuck away in a
single spot of the country, we have
learned enough to make us believe that
fraud is rampant with regard to head
right certificates and county warrants.
Men walk the streets. who ought to be
in the peniteDtiary. Appoint an able,
hightoned co onmission to investigate
and publish all the facts. Sunlight
hurts no honest man.
Year: 1874

THE Medical association of the state
of Texas will meet in this city on the
9TH of next month (Apri) and the
medical society of Dallas are making
arrangements to give the members of
the association handsome reception.
A notice of the committee of arrange
ment will be found in to-day's paper,
to which attention is directed. We are
assured by the committee that they
will spare no pains or expense to make
the stay of the visitors in our city
pleasant and agreeable, and our cotem-
porarIes In different parts Of the state
are requested to notice the fact.
Year: 1874

PRIVATE advices from Austin leads
us to believe that there is reaction
there in favor of constitutional con-
yention. There will be an effort made
in the house to perfect the bill and get
full convention, and it is believed
that the measure will yet become q
law, with the condition, perhaps, that
the people shall vote for or against the
holding of the convention, at the sam e
time that the election for delegates
takes place.
Year: 1874

JUDGING from the downward course
of gold since the opening of Congress,
Wall street spectators do not seem to
anticipate any imitation by the present
Congress. Or, are they bearing" the
market, to buy up all the gold cheap,
before the initiation crisis comes?
Year: 1874

The House then took up the bill which
was under consideration yesterday in refer
ence to the railroad bridge matter at
Omaha. Mr.. Houghton who has charge OF
the bill, said that since the matter was up
yesterday, kilograms had been received
which went to show that proceedings now
before the United States Court involved
the same question as was presented IN the
bill. If the court decided the bridge was
continuous part of the Union Pacific hall
road there would be no necessity for the
proposed legislation, but if the decision
were otherwise then there would be. de
therefore moved postponement Of the bill
until the second Tuesday in February.
Ile mOfiOn Was aOraod tn
Year: 1874



 bade him good-by, !, With laughing eye, In @ careless, girlish way;

 But turned aside,

 In time to hide The tear that was bound to stray. Yes, I brushed it off With joyous laugh; It had fallen by him unseen; Yet he could not but know, Ere he turned to go, What foolish girl had been. He could not but know Why trembled so Meath the glance of his dark-blue eye; But back to my heart,

 From whence it would start, I repressed the rebel sigh. . hurried along Through motley throng; But my eyes with tears were dim; And my heart was sore It would beat no more With the hope I was dear to him. For his words were cold, And his parting told Me tho warm love-throbs to stih But my passion wild,

 Like wayward child, Would not yield to Reason's will. had loved him long,

 Though knew twas wrong, For he gave me no look or word; Yet, passing me by

 With 8 careless eye, The chords of my heart were stirred. I've seen him smile On the lovely, while He has sometimes frowned on me; Yet his name and face

 can ne'er erase From the books of my memory. Twill keep them there,

 And oft in prayer His dear name I'll wait above; And the angels alone,

 When the night-winds moan, Will hear of my hopeless love.
Year: 1874

The management have determined tt
have the drawing of the Fifth and Las
Gift Concert of the Public Library on tn,
30th day Of November next, We believe
now that all the tickets will be sold, anG
that the drawing will be full one; but
whether all are sold are not, the drawing
will nevertheless certainly come off on the
day appointed.


The special object of this card is to cal
a meeting of the ticket holders at Public
Library Hall, on the 20th of November, tc
make arrangements in connection with the
committee appointed by the Trustees to
superlntend the counting OF the tags rep
resenting the number Of tickets sold -
While there is no actual necessity for the
presence of ticket. holders, as under our ar
rangements the interests of all are equally
cared for, yet at the same time | would
greatly prefer that as many of those inter
ested as can, would attend this meeting
and see each for himself how perfectly
fair and Impartial the distribution must be-
Every arrangement has been made for
the drawing but little more than month
remains for the sale of the remainder of
the tickets, and whatever is done must be
done promptly.


THos. f. BRAMLETTE,


Agent aud Manager.


Louisville, KY, Oct. 30, 1872.
d&w2t
Year: 1874

The world was not made in day, neith-
er is our stock of goods all sold out, but
they are going at lively rate, and it can
only be that we are having such lively
trade from the fact of keeping the finest
stock of goods iD this section and at prices
that cannot be equalled


WADswORTH & PARSONS,
Year: 1874

EpIroR OF VAN BuEEN PRrss-


DEAR SIR: At the request Of many of my
old friends and acquaintances in the several
townships of this County, have consented
to become candidate for the Office Of County
Judge Of this County, subject however to the
nomination Of the County Convention. II
nominated aud elected will serve to the best
ofmy ability if not nominated pledge my
support and influence for the nominee of the
Convention. Respectfully,


re. HATHAWAY.
Year: 1874

eE" "He is one Of the few journalists
who can put an enemy into his mouth
without fear Of its stealing anything '
is the roundabout way adopted by
western editor 10 call brother editor al
idiot.
Year: 1874

We should be gladif every reader OF this
paper who has bit of land to cultivate
would resolve that during the coming
season he would make strong effort to
have garden where could be grown the
necessary vegetables and as many fruit
trees as space and time would allow. Too
many farmers look upon the garden as a
needless luxury, and the consequence is
that they, of all other classes, have the
least variety of vegetables and fruits upon
their tables. They do not realize the bene-
fit Of proper intermixture of vegetables
with meat, and how necessary they are to
health. 1t is fact that people living in
cities have greater variety of vegetables
the year through than the farmer. The
cost of garden is but slight. and, with
the exception of the ploughing and carting
manure, could all be done by children
besides, the interest the work would be of
great value in preventing their leaving
the farm. Many boy who is now sue
cessiul farmer dates his interest in agricul.
tural and horticultural pursuits from the
sense of his responsibility while attending
to the garden or some department of the
tarm. So we say to all farmers, advance
your own interests by interesting your
children in the garden.
Year: 1874

DIR. Scudder remarks: 81 am satisfied
that have seen patients die from depriva-
tion of common salt during protracted
illness. 1t is a common impression that
the food for the sick should not be seasoned,
and, whatever slop my be given, it is al
most innocent of this essential of life. In
the milk diet that l recommend in sickness,
common salt is used freely, the milk being
being boiled and given hot. And if the
patient cannot take the usual quantity in
his food, have it given In bis drink. This
matter is SO important that it cannot be
repeated too often, or dwelt upon too long.
The most marked example Of this want oi
common salt have ever noticed has been


in surgical diseases, especially in open
wounds. Without supply Of salt the
tongue would become broad, pallid, puffy,
with tenacious, pasty coat, the secretions
arrested, the circulation feeble, the effusion
at the point of injury serious, with an un-
pleasant watery pus, which at last becomes
mere sanier or ichor. A few days of a
free allowance of salt would change all this
and the patient get along WE'LL"
Year: 1874

LAYING HENs.-Treat hens kindly if
you want them to lay eggs. A petted hen
is singing hen; and singing hen is in
variably laying one.


The housewife who feeds her flock of q
dozen petted fowls, ont of her apron, will
have eggs to spare; when her neighbor,
who counts his hens by the hundred, but
pelts them about his premises with sticks
and stones, and sets the dog on them when.
ever he catches them in the stables, will
not have eggs for his own use: Avoid
chasing or frightening fowls; it Injuries
them. IF you want any 90 kill, take them
quietly from the roost at night, and allow
them neither by futter or scream to dis.
turb the rest. IF you do not want to kill
them the same evening, put them in coop,
or other suitable place. where they can be
had next morning without further trouble.
Lancaster Farmer.
Year: 1874

All silent things, not born of pain,


Have in their silence language sweet,
And seek for syllables in vain


Their speech without them is complete.
From heart to heart its meaning flows,
Itself it's own interpreter;
And clearer knowledge with it goes


Than syllables could e'er confer.
And We are silent. speaking still


In language plain to understand
In common tones that newly thrill


In pressure of a willing hand.
Ah, me to speak is easier


Than bide by right divine command
And make no sign, when ashes stir


To flame, by loves soft breezes famed
Year: 1874

W A mans wealth depends more on
his wife than his income. Some women
will cause their husbands to become rich on
FIVE hundred dollars year; others can
scarcely keep ont of Jail on five thousand a
wear
Year: 1874

Somebody says: "'May God put a
hat On you is a common imprecation
among Egyption Mahometans mean
ing may you become an infde like
the Frankish hat wearers. Is this
the origin of the threat to put a
head on a man! 1t is at least in use
among the street Arabs"