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Year: 1878

hounds OF justice in harassing some poor
wretch as to aid in rescuing the culprit
hares from the fangs of their pursuers.


AT last he accused the lawyers in Lit
tie Rock of poisoning his well, and then
the charitable inference began to be
drawn that he was insane. After a resi-
dence OF two or three years in the State
he went to Texas, and it is believed that
ne Is there still, minister of the gospel.


HOW THE STORY WAS WRITTEN.
During his stay in Little Rock, Ar
rington moved to that neighborhood,
and, Of course, such quick dramatic
intellect as his could not fail to seize
upon the silent points of Taylor's re-
markable chatacter. The misanthrop
was the very incarnation of romance TO
the imaginative brain of the pOet-lawyer,
and out of dry, commonplace court
affair, such as occurs almost every day,
he wove such a glittering web of fiction
that the popular mind was captivated at
once, and will not let the story drop. A
dozen times at least since its first publi-
cation has it been revived, each time in
new guise, and each time seeking to point
the old moral that prosecuted innocence
always finds, at the last hour, some
irresistible champion. This point alone
should expose its fictitious character.
Only in fairy land or the dreams of poesy
does the right unfailingly win and truth
and innocence always prevail WestSTn
Post
Year: 1878

= The excitement in England on the
subject of hydrophobia had not subsided at
the date of the last mails. Thirteen fatal
cases thus far this year had been registered
in London; last year there were six; in ten
years preceding, an average of two per year.
The panic there has not resolved itself, as
here, into war against the Spitz


The Turkish feet has started off on
another cruise, and is engaged in Smelling
some small towns on the northeastern coast
of the Black sea. AS a naval power, Turkey
is failure. Equipped with the finest iron
elads ahoat, nothing of any moment has
been accomplished by them during the en-
tire war. The Danubian fotilla was early
muzzled by Russia, and although much was
predicted of Hobart Pasha's career on the
Black sea, he has been cipher through the
contest, and his squadron might as well have
been in the South Pacific for all the good it
has done for the Turkish cause.
Year: 1878

We should never forget that home is
the residence not merely of the body, but
also of the mind; and that the object of
all ambition should be to be happy at
home, and to render home happy.
Year: 1878

Young man we'll known about Mill


stone IS IN the habit of riding to and


from New Brunswick in the cars,
One Saturday night not long ago


he was in New Brunswick without
= penny in Lis pocket, and wanted
to get home. He told the con-
dnctor his situation, and asked to
be passed over the road, and he
would pay when he returned on


aondaF. The conductor. knowing
the young man well, acceded to the
request, When the fellow reach
ed home he wrote a plausible letter
to the railroad company to the ef-
iect that they had better be look~
ing after their interests on that
road, as the conductor was in the
habit Of passing his friends free.
Whereupo2 the conductor was sus-
pended and is now out Of employ
ment.'
Year: 1878

A Denver woman who bought q
stamp at the Post Office the other
morning, asked the engineer Of the
department to stick it on for her.
He inquired fshe could not stick
It on herself. aid she replied that
she could not, because she was an
entire stranger in Denver.
Year: 1878

hPFt tOuS 'Ii@5 Ni1CJ ia t' W. '''NtiA


selves along on each side of til


road, ready TO clo:e around me tn


moment | reached the centre Of til


camp. | noticed that none of then


had their arms with them, and thi


fact assured me they intended


to find out all about me before tax


ing my life. As [ came nearer


however, one big buck, SIN


Gle feather sticking out of the toy


Of his head, stepped into one .


tepees and brought out II gun


This gentleman evidently intended


to act as executioner, and I de


termined to watch him closely.


AS expect d, had no sooner go


within the camp ttan the Indians
closed around me Two Of them
one on each side Of the horse, grasp


cd the bride reins close by the bit
"a prccaution that was quite un


necessary, for the horse stopped in
second and straw would have
held him-whiIe two others grab
bed hold Of my gun and held i
down firmly upon the saddle,
but did not attempt to take it
from my hand.


I was questioned on all sides.
Some asked where the soldiers
were, and others wanted to know
where I came from and where !
was going, hut the majority want.
II to purchase my gun, horse and
ammunition.


AS we'll rs I was able, I gave
them to understand that a big train
guarded by two or three regiments
Of soldiers and several batteries Of
artillery, was close at hand, and
that I had been sent ahead to find
a good place to camp.


This information set I'm to
consulting eachother, and Tor the
space of ten minutes or more they
kept-up fearful chattering among
themselves. | judged from their
actions and the few words | cou d
catch that some Of them we're in
favor Of dispatching me at once,
while the Test thought it would be
better to wal until the traia came
up.


They finally seemed to determine
upon the former course. The fell
low who had the gun, and who had
IN 4anwhile stood in the middle OF.
the road, facing me and leaning
upon his weapon, raised the piece
and began 10 examine the lock. At
the same moment two others sprane
forward, one grabbed my powder
horn and tried to break the buck
skin string that held it to the sad
die, and the other seized the han
die of the sabre, and in a second
had it out Of the sea bbard.


| felt that the critical moment
had arrived, but had sufficient
presence Of mind not to draw my
revolver until the Indian with the
gun raised his weapon to shoot /;
for the pistol was now my only
available we pom, and | knew that
if every shot killed all Indian, there
would be redskins enough left to
annihilate me. My only chance for
life was to gain sufficient time for
-he train to come up, and thi-
could only be accomplished by
preventing hostiIlties as long as pos
;Ible. The Indian who had made
IN unsuccessful attempt to snatch
ny powder-horn had fal en- back
nto the crowd, as had also tile one
Who obtained possession of the
abre but the horse was still held +
y the bride, and ny gun remain
d in the grasp Of the two bucks
Tho held It BY the stock and bar
Il.


With my left hand resting upon !
le lock Of the gun, my right grasp
y tile revolver, but concealed !
eneath my coat, | kept ny eyes
.eadily fixed upon those Of tie In /
Year: 1878

a master advised his drunken
servant to put up his money for a
rainy day. n few weeks his
master inquired how much 10 had
saved. Faith none at all tralned
yesterday and if all went.
Year: 1878

WHAT is SAID OF HIM.


From the N. Y. Herald Correspondents.


A prominent Louisianabepublican, an
adherent of Mr.. Packard, was asked to-
day whether Wells and Anderson would
have been trubled had they not held
high and honorable federal offices, and,
he replied at once, ssNo, not at all. They
would never have been indicted or trou-
bled," Another Louisianian, demo-
crat, but opposed to these trials, said
~What can you expect ? 1t makes all
honest men indignant 10 see man ike
Madison Wells walking the streets OF
New Orleans endowed with one OF the
highest and most honorable federal offs
ces in the State. Why, what General
Phil Sheridan officially wrote Of him In
1867 ou ght TO have made his appoint
snent to any federal Office by General
Grant or his retention in it by Mr.. Hayes
impossible. If he had been removed
nobody would ever have countenanced
Ais Indictment and arrest"


What the Lieutenant General of the
Army wrote of Well certainly ought to
have kept him in private life for the re-
mainier of his life. In an official report
he wrote -


Wells conduct as Governor has been
notoriously corrupt. He had illegally
appointed Board of Levee Commission
ers, who were authorized TO hold over,
by an act Of the Legislature, and a con-
fict of authority. ensued, and in the
meantime the Mississippi overfiowed and
great damage was done to property
There was an appropriation OF 1900,
900 made by the Legislature for the re-
pairs Of the leavees, and Wells wanted
TO finger some of the money.


In letter to Secretary Stanton, dated
June, 8, 1867, explaining his action in
removing Wells, General Sheridan again
wrote


say now, unequivocally, that Cover
nor Wells is political trickster and
dishonest man. l have seen him myself
when first came to this command, turn
out all of the Union men who had sup
ported the government. and put in their
stead rebel soldiers, some of whom had
not yet dropped their gray uniform. l
have seen him again, during the July
riot of 1866. skulk away where I could
not find him to give him guard INSTEAD
of coming out as manly representative
of the State and joining those who were
preserving the peace. l have watched
him since, aud his conduct has been as
sinuous as the mark left in the dust by
the movement OF snake. l say again
that he is dishonest, and dishonesty is
more than must be expected Of me.


Again Sheridan in letter to General
Grant about the removal of Wells,
WROTE


He has embarrassed me very much, since
came into command, by his subterfuge
and political chicanery. This necessary
act will be approved by every class and
shade of political opinion here. He has
not one friend who his an honest man.


The President is understood to say
that he will not remove Wells while he
is under arrest and indictment. In that
case Wells will probably hold on to bis
office, in the hope that he may either
secure protection in some way or become
the moving cause of new Louisiana
question. The Louisianians on their
part say that if Wells is to be retained in
office they will try him, and, if proof is
got, send him to the Penitentiary.
Year: 1878

More than 1000 years ago Socrates
the illustrious philosopher OF Athens
said of the cultivation of the soil
Agriculture is an employment of the
most worthy the application Of man,
the most ancient and the most suita-
BILE to his nature. 1t is the common
nurse Of persons in every age and
condition of life; it is the source OF
health, strength, plenty and riches,
and of a thousand sober delights and
honest pleasures. 1t lie the mistress
and school Of sobriety, temperance
justice, religion, and, in short, Of all
virtues, civil and military"
Year: 1878

ed by Surviving Relatives.


['To the Editor of the Washington Post


Isee by the Chicago Inter Ocean OF
June %, and the Chicago Times Of
July z, that the mystery connected
with the death of Theodosia Burr ALL
ston had been again brought to pub
lie notice. AS the article in these
papers was taken from the Post, /
write to you because my story corro-
borates it.


In 1850 an old man who, years be-
fore, had been sailor, an occupant
Of the Cass County poor house, Cass-
opolis, Michigan, in conversation
with lady, the wife OF Methodist
minister, about his past life, filled
with wrong doing and crime, said
that the act which caused him the
most remorse was the tipping OF the
plank on which Mrs. Allston, the
daughter OF Aron Burr, walked into
the ocean.


Said he:" I was a sailor on q private
vessel. We captured the vessel In
which this lady was. When told she
must walk the plank into the ocean
she asked for few moments alone,
which was granted. She came for
ward when told that her time had ex :
pired, dressed beautifully in white,
the loveliest woman / had ever seen.
Calmly she stepped upon the plank.
With eyes raised to the heavens, and
hands crossed reverently upon her
bosom, she walked slowly and firmly
into the ocean without an apparent
tremor. Had 1 refused to perform
my work, as L wished with all my
heart had, my death would have
been sure and certain"


This is the testimony OF an almost
| dying man, the confession of the
most terrible act OF his life. 1t seems
to me when an old man, bemoaning
his life, filled with sin, makes such a
confession, without any provocation
whatever than the unburdeDing OF
his soul during his preparation fol
another life-fo death came soon
after-that there must be truth in
his statement.


The lady 10 whom the confession
was made repeated it 20 my grand
mother, whose maiden name was
Mary Edwards, and who was cous'
In OF Aaron Burr, the story as l have
told it, as she had frequently hearC
her speak OF the mystery concerning
the death OF Mrs. Allston.


To US the winding sheet OF the
beautiful Theodosia Burr was no
alone the furious, merciless waves
but a shroud OF the purest white, ar.
rayed in her own faultless taste, fo
her own burial. To US it was NOT the
cruel ocean, but the hard heart o
man that robbed America OF one o
its most beautiful daughters ant
most heroic of women.


STELLA A. DRAKE.


Sturgis. st. 10 County. Michigan.
Year: 1878

The falling off in the consumption Of
coal during the present year has been SO
great as to puzzle even tie coal men. Last
year 100000 tons Of anthracite were
mined in Pennsylvania and disposed Of and
coal men calculated that BY checking the
production to the extent Of two or three
millions Of tons in the early part Of the
year, heavy demand during the fall and
winter would be assured the small character
of the demand, however, has upset all their
calculations. According to present esti-
mates, the total consumption for the year
will be but II 900 900 tons, or falling off
of one-ffth from last years figures, and in>
stead of the usual fall activity at the cols
,leries, the mines in the Lehigh region will
only be in operation about nine days during
the present month, while the Schuylkill
mines will have yielded their qnota in two
weeks. This decrease Of four million tons
is due partly to the mild winter and TO the
fact that the hard times have compelled
both householders and the owners Of mapu-
factories to enforce rigid economy in the
matter Of fuel.
Year: 1878

OF the thousands who die annually of
consumption, how many there are who
could be saved by timely care. The very
best remedy is SLOAN S LACTo PHOSPHATE
OF LIME, IRON i COP LIVER on.


1t is so delicately favored that even an
infant will take it willingly.


The Philadelphia hospitals use it with
great success. Get bottle OF it. mWf
Year: 1878

a ST. Louis gentleman, WELL
known as a writer, has just returned
from Baltimore. bringing with him
the stone which marked the grave of
Edgar A. Poe before the remains of
the poet were removed to their press
ent resting place beneath monu-
ment, and also a part of the coffin
containing them. The relics we're
obtained from the sexton who had
charge of the removal Of the body,
and a curious interview was had with
him. The sexton was asked what
was the condition of Poe's body
when the grave was opened-what it
looked like? The answer revealed
a curious fact, not heretofore made
public. The sexton said that all that
remained of the body was a skeleton.
tolerably well preserved : "and,' he
added, when the head was moved, the
brain ratified around inside Just like
a limp of dirt. His idea was that
the brain of Poe had dried into a
ball which rolled about in the cavity.


The stone brought to St. Louis
is small sandstone slab, with NUNS
ber on it to designate the occupant of
the grave, and stood over Poe's cOf>
fin for years. The wood of the coffin
is, of course, somewhat decayed.
Year: 1878


fourteen, Poe said was ''the most beau
ballad of the kind ever written :T'
1t hath been said. for all who die


There is tear;
Some pining, bleeding heart to sigh


O'er every bier.
But in that hour of pain and dread,


Who viii draw near
Around my humble couch, and shed


One farewell tear.
Who'll watch life's fast departing ray,


In deep despair,
And sooth my Spirit on its way,


With hoty prayer?
What mourner around my bier viii come


In weeds of woe;
And follow me to my long home,


Solemn and slow?
When lying on my clayey bed,


In icy sleep,
Who there my pure affection led,


VIII come and weep;
By the pale moon implant the rose


Upon my breast,
And bid it cheer my dark repose-


My lOwly rest?
Could l but know when am sleeping


Low in the ground,
One faithful heart woul there be keeping


Watch all around,
As if som gem lay shrined beneath


That cold sod's gloom,
'Twould mitigate the pangs of death,


And light the tomb.
Yes, in that hour if l could feel


From halls of glee
And beauty's presence one would steal
In secrecy,
And come and sit and weep by me,


In nights deep noon.
Oh! would ask of memory


No other boon.
But, ah ! lOnlier fate is mine,


a deeper woe;
From all love in youths sweet time
l soon must go.
DraY round me my pale robes of white,
In a dark spot,
To sleep thro' death 5 lone dreamless night
Lone and forgot.
Year: 1878

Who will care for Beast Butler
now? He can no more make
Massachusetts Governors out of
nothing, than he can make money
out of colored paper. Butler will
never be redeemed any more than
his fiat money.
Year: 1878

"A. Y. Stewards Body Stolen


From the Family Vault.


New YORK. Nov. Judge Hill
ton rushed into police headquarters
this morning greatly excited and held
a consultation with Inspector DiIkes.
He stated that The body of A T.
Stewart was missing from his resting
place in the family vault in St Ma
ry's church-yard, Stuyvesant Place
I'd Avenue. The vault, he said, had
been broken open and the casket
found 10 the vault, but the body was
missing. Inspector DiIks at once
sent out the following general orders
to all precincts The remains of
a. T. Stewart were lost last night,
stolen from the family vault in st
Mary's Church-yard. The casket
was found broken and the body re-
moved. The decomposition Of the
remains is so offensive that they can
not be concealed. This is apparent
from standing at the opening of the
vault this morning, consequently it
cannot be taken across the ferries
without discovery. Cause diligent
search to be made in your precinct.
as the remains are evidently stolen in
hope of reward.
Year: 1878

There IS nothing derogatory in any
employment which ministers to the
well-being Of the race The plough
man that turns the clod NAV be a
Cincinnatus or q Washington, or be
may be q brother of the elOd be
turns. 1t IS every way creditable to
handle the yardslick, and to measure
tape; the only Giseredit consists in
having q soul whose range Of
thought is as short as the stick, and
as narrow as the tape. There is no
glory in aiixing a signature by
which treasures Of commerce are
transferred, or treaties betxeen Da-
tious are ratified; the glory consists
in the rectitude Of the purpose thai
approves the ore, and the grandeur
OF the philsnthrophy that sanetifes
the other The time is soon coming
when, by the common consent Of
mankind. it will be esteemed more
honorable to have been John Pounds,
putting new and beautiful souls into
the ragged children Of the neighbor-
hood, while be mended their fathers
shoes than to have been set on
throne.
Year: 1878




We ind the following worldly and


trappy article in the Portland Sunday


Tunes, q paper which is deemed good


on the subject discussed


Never kiss young girl ifshe don't


want you to. The main Ingredient


that makes kissing agreeable is a


willingness on the part Of the female;


if it deepens into anxiety so much


the better. When e girl claws 3


mans hair and scratches his face


like q fool, drop her at once She is


destitute of good taste a1d natural


affection, and the sooner you make


love to her sister the better As
long as a girl don't elav md yeli aud
struggle ike q panther, g. is perfectly
safe to continuing prospecting Get
2 little behind her, pass the rir hJ arm
around the waist in fror jsse the
left, and if you don't know WLat to
do next, go associate Wi;b the boys
in the first ward. IF you are just be-
ginning to teach a sby young girl
who has only been kissed heretofore
By her brothers aud father, touch
your lips gently 10 her forehead
She will take this for an exhibition of
profound respect When that post
ton has been gained, working the
way down to the lips is as natural
and easy as the course Of q log slid
ing down wood fume Never 81;
down to kiss. II locks awkward iG
case anybody is locking, and seems
awkward anyhow Stand up, and
the closer you press the girl the
higher estimate she will place on
your good taste, common sense and
experience.


Kissi2g married ladies is a separ-
ate branch Of the art, and requires
constant practice. Where tenderness
and a little hesitation and bashful-
ness, if well put on, will 60 q long
way with youoG girl, such non
sense is not swallowed BY a married
woman to any considerable extent
Be warm, vigorous, and hearty, and
above all things be frequent One
of the prime requisites on such an
occasion is quick ear for the foot
step in The hall and a nice calcula-
tiou as to how long the husband will
take to reach the head Of the stairs
A house carpeted with brussels re-
quires eternal vigilance and some
times rare presence Of mind By
the time the worser half Of the fami-
" gets bis hand on the door-knob,
you must be seated ia a far corner Of
the room intently perusing the stock [
quotations A kiss eau sometimes be
spatched when the husband is in the /
room, but this requires an expert and I
is risky Only the other day a mar
ried lady asked her husband to wind .
up tie clock, and a young man in .
the room thought be saw a golden /
and went for it. If that .
clock hadn't had a mirror Just below .
the face that young man would have /
been all right, but now he is going .
about with black eye and nose bad /
y out of joint This is one of the
yicissitudes Of kissing from mere i'm
pulse.
Year: 1878

THE PICNIC on THE 2SrH w {
are led to believe that the Picnic, on the
2sth. will in every respect prove pleas
ant and lighly enjoyable occasion. They
Will have splendid music, and plenty OF
il, and arrangements viii be made for the
young people to mingle in the giddy
mai1es Of the dance. Tie committee in
charge will neglect nothing that will add
90 the pleasure of the occasion. We hope
30 see all the young people far and near
present. and as many of the old ones as
can make it convenient. 1t Is basket
picnic, and those willing or desirons Of
furnishing a basket should assist the com
mittee by letting them know. Let every
one who can, bring basket any how
There is no public arrangement for fur
nishing any table, bat it is hoped and
expected that the baskets furnished viii
be ample to accommodate all. The picnic
is under the auspices of the Murphys,
but all, Murphys and not Murphys, are
desired to attead and enjoy themselves


The Committee of Arrangements have
seIected the Public school house hill as
the Picnic grounds. The site is an admi-
rable one, magnificent shade, good water
house room convenient ia cuse OF RAIN
and seass etc., will be provided The
committee request all the gentlemen VINO
feel interested in the picnic TO meet them
at The school room next Wednesday morn
ing to assist in cleaning and arrangin g
grounds They renew the general invita-
sion for enc and all to come and ENJOY
themselves.