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Year: 1879

Not long ago as the country people who
had brought in produce to sell in the mar
ket, were about ready to start for home, .
boy appeared at the lower end of the Central
Market, Chicago, with blue bandbox un-
der his arm. Among the vehicles was q
une-horse wagon belonging to an old woman
who had just sold four bags of onions, and
was ready to drive home. The boy approach.
ed her in an honest, straightforward manner
and remarked


well, Auntie, here is the bonnet, at
last


"A bonnet p she inquired.


why, yes the one you ordered at the
store week ago. You'll look so purity in
it, that the old man won't know YOU It's
all paid for all right, and now I'll set it right
here by you feet. Tra-la, Auntie.


The old woman knew the boy was making
a mistake in leaving bonnet with her, but
after the first words of surprise she made
no sign. She reasoned that it wasn't her
business to correct mistakes, and as soon as
he boy had retired, she picked up the liness
tand drove up Randolph street, every mo-
ment expecting to hear the mistaken boy
calling after her, and every moment hurry
ing the old nag as fast as he could CO. AZ
ter reaching Gratiot Avenue and Brush
street, she felt that the boy could not over
take her, and it was only natural that she
should have lively curiosity to see what
sort ofa bonnet it was. If plain black, 1t
| you1I do f,r har 1aunbtar
reined up to the curb, and the driver care
fully unfastened the string fastening the box
and lifted the cover. A 'yaller' cat of mon
strous size. feeling that he had been abused
and insulted, and his eyes glsring with hate
and contempt, came out of the box like Q


bullet.


People who happened to be liz that neigh
borhood were treated to curious spectacle.


With one wild, unearthly yell, an old wo-


man was seen to pitch backwards over the
sea-, and sail for the ground by the shortest
. route. While clawing around with heI
, head in the snow bank, the cat, seeing her
; out of the way made spring from the seat


to the horses back and began series of per-


formances never known or dreamed of by
p that old equine and the way that old horss


gathered his legs under him and scattered
the old wagon for half block was wicksG


to see, The woman dug out of the snow b,
a considerate bystander, stood on the side
. walk and endeavored to explain. A man il
the crowd picked up wagon wheel and en-
II deavored to remark that the whole outf
y wasn't worth scraping together, and som


one in the crowd solemnly observed
T. If honesty amt the best policy, then


don't want a cent
Year: 1879

When strong feelings had died away, ,'and
the mother sat quiet in her chair, and Ma
ries eyes looked steadily into her face, its
paleness smote her with sudden fear. And
how wasted 1t seemed how transparent the
skin how strange and hungry the eyes that
never turned from their intent gaze into hers
for q moment.


Mother 1t was George Cleveland who
had uttered the word. He never called her
mother before. No son could have spok-
en- it more tenderly. lie bent down and
laid kiss upon her forehead. How swift
ly her eye turned from Marie's face to his.
What the young man saw in them was a
parable, only the closer and lower meanings
of which were then understood They held
his gaze intently for while, looking through
his eyes into his very soul then the lids
shut softly down, and something of peace
and restful quiet gathered in the colorless
face and about the tranquil mouth. As she
sat thus, George Cleveland went noiselessly
from the room. Ten minutes later there
came the sound of wheels at the door.
Mother = The young man was standing
over Mrs. Fleetwood again. 'Motherr you
are going home The carriage is at the door
There was no hidden meaning in the parable
of his voice.


| Mrs. Fleetwood half raised herself from
the chair, her face startled and ouivering
looking from Marie to her husband in a
wild, surprised Manner and then fell back
shrinking among the soft cushions and lying
so still that life seemed as though it was eb-
bing away.


There was no strength left for anything
Thought and will were suspended for time
and she could only feel and submit. In the
strong arms that took her up 'and bore hel
away to the carriage, she felt tender pres
sure; in the voice whose tones had been sc
cold to her-sometimes striking her with
words, the pain which went deeper than tbs
pain of any blow-she recognised something
that spoke peace to her broken heart.


Mother said the young man, as he sal
aloSe with Mrs. Fleetwood q few days after
ward, when the light and warmth were be.
ginning to come back from her heart to her
face. Mother, have never thanked you
for the greatest blessing of my life; for th'
gain which has been your loss. Let me dc
so now. If, in my selfishness, have forgot
ten to be grateful it shall never be so again
owe more to you than to any one living
God bless you and reward you. There i
room enough in Maries heart for both o
u.s.
Year: 1879

deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me
how you kept yourself and family so we'll
the past season, when all the rest of us have
been sick so much, and have had the doc
tors running to us so long"


"Bro. Taylor the answer is very easy. /
used Hop Bitters in time and saved large
doctors bills. Three dollars worth of it
kept us all well and able to work all the
time, and | will warrant it has cost you and
most of the neighbors one to two hundred
dollars apiece 10 keep sick the same time.
guess you'll take my medicine hereafter. Z"
See other column.
Year: 1879

Sunday schools were organized in both churches on Sunday last. They are omitted, winters.

 Week before last, Miss Carrie Savage, only daughter of James Savage, died very suddenly at her home after an illness of less than two days.

 Miss Ida Peck, who has been sick for a long time, is now thought to be past recovery. Some time in March, Mrs. Mix, of Wolcott- vile, was sent for and came to see her. She had been unable to even sit up without faint ing away, but in a short time after she came, she had her up walking around, and for few days her health seemed to be improving very fast but, after a while, she grew worse and is now as bad or worse, than ever before

 Mrs. Hale another ''heallng woman came into the place, last week, and operated on several of the people, we can not tell at present with what success, though most seem to have lost faith in it.
Year: 1879

Twe-thir1s of the bond holders of the State of Tennessee have concluded to accent the terms of compromise offered by the State viz: 90 cents on the dollar, and 4 per cent interest. The Governor has called popular election on August Eth, to give the people of the state an opportunity to express their ap- proval or disapproval of this settlement No doubt the state could easily pay in full if it would, but the Repudiation cry is SC loud that creditors have decided to accept their half loaf instead of mo bread"
Year: 1879

One of the most fearful murders of the week was committed by an Adventist named Free man, at Pocasset Mass He Killed his little daughter in the expectation, shared by his wife and the rest of the Adventists, that she would be raised from the dead on the third day.
Year: 1879

The EngIi importation of bread d-stuffs and meat from abroad. has more than trebled in twenty years. and now reaches S55O, 900, 900, annually The common people have made a marked improvement in condition in that time They now all eat meat, once day, whereas. formerly. scarcely a third did so. Farm wages have increased 90 per cent in a single generation Of course the present hard times pinch them all the more because of their previous Improvement of condition. The ab- aIifiou ss the corn laws has been a great boon to the English people; but they are still de- prived Of that opportunity which should be open to every free and independent people of becoming land holders
Year: 1879

G4rIbaldI's call for universal suffrage is one that cannot fail to be effective in Italy. That coGntry Is nVw weighted down with a heavy debs. q large sanding army, and an expen- sive royal establishment The present restric- tiors n the suffrage confne it to a small mi Dorrry sf the citizens and make Italian politics as much of A nuisance 10 the native as it is a mystery to tine outsider
Year: 1879

THE CURIOUS ACCIDENT BY WHICH MRS. AMANDA


TAYLOR LOST HER LIFE.


The cause of the death Of Amanda b. Taylor was
yesterday made the subject of Coroners investga-
ton. The deceased was the wife Of Noah d. Taylor,
formerly of Taylors Hotel, in Jersey City, and for
some years had been suffering from various COM
plants which deied the skill of able medical practi
TONERS. The use of medicines which had been pre-
scrbed said to be the of frequent fanting
fits to which she subject and of late her friends
had been fearful lest she should suffer severe
injury in those moments of sudden prostration.


On Saturday last she went out with Mrs. Adelia
Berry, who keeps the boarding house at No. 81 West
wsv dawn town she tainted and had to be conveyed
home in carriage She tainted again on the stair
way and was placed upon lounge in the back par
lor in a state of utter prostration. While she was
lying there her nephew Charles w. Buddington, en-
tered the and waited until consciousness
turned. Then she raised herself up and requested
him to get jewels which she had tied in hand
kerchef and put them away. He went to do so. but
failed to find them


On this Mrs. Taylor rose to her feet with the inten
ton of looking for them herself. The movement
about her feet trpped her and she precipitated
against glass partition alongside the lounge There
her head crushed through, and then as she uttered
smothered cry her nephew was horrihed to see
the blood gushing from her throat He at
once hurried down stairs and startled DIR. Little.
an inmate of the house. by the announce
ment that his aunt was dying. The physician has,
tened to the room and found Mrs Taylor lying on
the floor with a Deep gaping wound in her neck.
from which the blood fairly pouring. In her
fall against the glass the sharp edge of the broken
glass had severed the left carotid artery and tho
unhappy lady was rapidly bleeding TO death. Drs.
Taylor and Mason were summoned, but they were
unable to arrest the hemorrhage, and in few min
utes Mrs. Taylor breathed her last.


THE INQUEST.


Word was sent to Coroner Woltman, who went to
the house and made official inquiries, which were
yesterday revealed at the inquest Charles W. Bud
dington testified substantially to what is set forth
above and Adelia Berry corroboratcd his statement


DIR. Albert H. Little testified that he used pressure
upon the arteries but that the deceased died in about
ten minutes.


Deputy Coroner Cushman testified that he mado
examination of the body and found three incised
wounds or the back of the neck One of them con-
tanned small piece of glass The carotid artery was
found TO be severed Death, in his opinion. resulted
from shock aud hemorrhage from this wound.


This the jury confirmed by verdict of accidental
Year: 1879

When tho well known Judge Dowling died it was
discovered that he had not left any will. and letters
of administration were granted to his sister. and
settlement of the estate followed. Yesterday petit
ton was presented from the administrator, in which
IL was stated that il had been discovered that Mrs.
Mary Keeler sister of the deceased. had in her pos
session $50 worth of bonds of the Ohio and Misss
sippi Railroad. which the petitioner claims belong
10 the estate Mrs Keeier stated that the bonds
given to her by her brother before his death. and
that they were her property absolutely. This was
denied by the administrator who said that the bonds
registered in the name of Mr. Bowling. and that
IL they had been gift they would have been placed
in her that they could be under her control.
The further hearing of the case was adjourned
Year: 1879

SMUT IN CoRN.-Smut is poisonous. or
at least very injurious, and care should be
taken to prevent it being eaten with fodder.
/ is becoming very common in corn. 1t
might be well to pass through the corn field
with sharp krifc and basket, and cut off
all the bunches Of smut and smutty ears,
and carry them out where they may be
burned. AS one square inch of surface
may contain 100000 spores of smut, and
every Sporc is capable of producing smut
ty plant, it is important to destroy every
ball Of smut
Year: 1879

A WAsTErUL INTEREST PAID BY ZAP
MERs.-Therc is no disputng the fact that
any farm implement, be it wagon, plow,
harrow, reaper, rake, or what not, if left
exposed to rain and sun for ten years, will
be practically good for nothing We might
say in five years, but if any choose TO cavil
at five, We will say ten THIS istcn per cent
per annum! At a cost Of less thau one
per cent, these tools can bo kept always
housed. or under cover of some kind, even
if but rough boards, that will shut out sun
and rain Because VIC do not see the silent,
slow, but steady, waste, We arc.apt to forget
that it is ever going on. 1t is unnecessary
to suggest the application Of this short ser
mon. Nine per cent interest soved is not
TO be despised, even if better times are at
hand.-American AgfcuNmist
Year: 1879

PERIOD OF MISUNDERSTANDING with
the largest of animals-and there appears
to be a relation between size and period of
gestation-wc have the following table as
the average Of many records:
Year: 1879

PUSH ON.-That boy was a true philoso.
phcr, who, when he lost his kite, thought he
would cry about it, but Immediately after
concluded not to, and went home whistling.
When asked if he wasn't sorry to lose his
treasure, he replied: "Ycs, but can't fool
away much time in being sorry I'm Just
going to make new one, and guess bet
ter one a great many full grown men
havn't learned that lesson yet When they
have split their milk on the ground they
sit down close by the wet spot and dilute
the lost lacteal fluid with their briny tears
IT, instead of this rcpining, they would
only skurry around they would soon fud
another and bigger COW waiting to be
MIXED. Don't skuik, because it won't
pay.
Year: 1879

This is the Last Day-Registries Open from


8 A. M. to p. M.


This is the last day for registration. Every
poll will be open to-day under the following
provision:


Sec. 80. The said board shall again meet on
Tuesday of the week preceding any general or
special election held on Tuesday, and seven
days next preceding any special election held
on any other day of the week, in their respec-
tive election districts, at the place designated
for holding the polls of the election, for tho
purpose of revising, correcting and completing
said lists; and for this purpose they shall meet
at o'clock in the morning and remain in ses-
sion until o'clock P. NJ.


You will run great risk of losing your vote
if not registered to-day, as the following pro-
vision will then apply:


| Sec. 80. : No vote shall be received
/ at any general election if the name of the per
son offering to vote be not on said register made
on the Tuesday next preceding such election,
or at any special election the person Offering to
vote be not on said register made seven days
before such election, unless the person Offering
to vote shall furnish to the judges of the cleo
tion his affidavit in writing, stating therein
that he is an inhabitant Of said district and
entitled to vote therein at such election, anG
prove by the oath of householder and regis
tered voter of the district, giving the residenc,
! of such person within said district.
Year: 1879

News from Manitoba, to which province
there has already been large immigration
this spring, is not encouraging for the con-
tinuance thereof Reports from Winnipeg
are to the effect that hundreds OF people in
tending to settle there are leaving the prairie
province for Dakota and Minnesota on
account of the high price of every manufac-
tured article purchased in the province. AS
yet the old settlers are not leaving, but a
large proportion of the persons who leave
the older provinces intending to settle in the
Northwest, 60 to Winnipeg, and immediate
ly leave for the United States.
Year: 1879

W11KEsBARRE, Pa, April 28.-After four
days. entombment the miners imprisoned
by the fall of the roof of the mine were re-
leased this morning. The men sustained
life by the meat of a mule, which, a boy sent
to give them warning had fortunately with
him, and stream running through the mine
gave them the needful water. Relief of Ia
borers have been constantly at work night
and day, and finally they succeeded in work
ing through the fifty-foot block of coal. The
men suffered little from their confinement,
and they and their rescuers were loudly
cheered as they reached the surface of the
mine.
Year: 1879

A E2OlU 47lO5aV C0ayTeS3t5te77S W1CeSs


Lovely woman at Washington is having a
very unlovely contest all to herself. The
custom has been to admit the wives of mem
bers of the House to the reserved galleries of
the Senate upon members card; but the
Senate ladies began to object to the crowd,
finding that it didn't allow their new spring
toilettes to show off to the proper advantage.
They finally got things fixed to suit them,
an order having been issued on the Senate
side not to recognize the cards of members
of the House.
Year: 1879

The only business transacted at the meet
ing of the chamber of commerce yesterday
was the passage of the following resolution :


Resolved, That this board, representing the
business interests of St. Paul, have learned
with much pleasure that the National Medical
association will be invited by the medical fra
ternity here to hold their next annual meeting
in this city, and hope the invitation will be ac-
cepted, in which event the individual members
of the board will do all in their power to rem
der the sojodrn of the visitors in our city
agreeable and pleasant.
Year: 1879

revised statutes. Under this ruling Holmes


declined to say whether he did or did not par


ticipate in the rebellion. He was challenged


on the ground that he was disqualified under
the aforesaid section of the revised statutes,


and the court ,overruled the challenge. Upon
this point the court holds that juror is no
more obliged than a witness to disclose on
oath his guilt of any crime of any act which
WOULD RENDER HIM INFAMOUS,
in order to test his qualifications as a juror.


The question asked him, if answered in the af-
| irmative, would have convicted him of the


crime of treason. Whether pardoned by gen.


eral amnesty or not, the crime was one which,
in the opinion of the court, he could not be re-
| quired to disclose in this manner. If he were


guilty. the challenger had right to prove it
by other competent testimony. As he
did not offer to do this, and as
the jurors incompetency was not proven,
| the court was not bound to exclude him. As


to the ownership OF lots, this court holds
that there is sufficient evidence of defendants


in error prior possession and that he is entitled


to them both Justice Miller delivered the


opinion. Justice Field delivered a separate


concurring opinion with regard


TO THE TEST OATH


demanded of the juror Holmes, as follows
l agree with the court that the juror Holmes in


this case cannot be required to answer the


questions put to him; but go farther. do
| not think that the act of Congress which, by
requiring test oath as to past conduct ex-


cludes q great majority of the citizens


of half the country from the jury


is not only oppressive and odious and repug-


nant to the spirit of our institutions, but is


clearly unconstitutional and void. As war
| measure to be enforced in insurgent States


when dominated by the national forces the act
! would be sustained but after the war was over
%ho ,%1 +ho1,r


NAL and constitutional relations to the Union,


it was as much out of place and imperative as


would be a law quartering soldier in every
southern mans house.


Justice Strong dissented from the opinion of
the court.


Chief Justice Wait announced to the bar that


court would ad journ for term Monday May 5.
Year: 1879

TIM Gazette" 'last evening, said
that the cry Of fraud on the part of the
Republicans had completely died out
since some of their own party had been
detected, and then it advises the punish.
ment of all who voted illegally no mat
ter what ticket they voted. In the
first place the Gazette" is premature
in its assertion but it no doubt wishes
that the cry Of fraud had died out |,
must wait and see. In the second place
when it says let all illegal voters be
punished no matter for whom they vote
it is only taking position on the plat,


form the REPUBLICAN, took tho day be-


fore, which takes away the::keen edge
from their sudden impulse in favor OF
Furnishing illegal voters. Had it made
this assertion a day or two after the
election when such gigantic repeating
and Democratic frauds were discovered,
it would have been moro to its credit.
Year: 1879

Il Chesterieldian in Irouble.-i Yesterday


afternoon there was quite an excitement IN


the vicinity of Fifth and Hull streets. occa.
stoned by farmer from the upper part OF
Chesterfield. WHO seemed inclined to di-
verge from lhe true pathway, on account OF
too much bad whiskey, and to follow several
paths ut once. Not Icing satisfied with
obtaining possession of one side OF the
walkway on Hull street, but desiring to
remind the people in the vicinity that
be was the owner OF fine pistol, he iul-
mediately began firing in various directions,
causing general stampede among persons
on the street. After amusing himself fol
some time in This way. and proving to the
crowd that he was man, every inch ol
him, he endeayored to make for bis mule
and wagon. near by. He got to his team


and, with hat in hand, endeavored to lead
the mule ur Hull street upon the pavement
He had not proceeded very far beio:e Of
tiesr Fitzgerald came up and Informed Mn
Year: 1879



 NEW YoRK; July 29.-Correspond- ence of the Times gives details of bit ter quarrels between Republican lead CTS in Maine showing pretty clearly Chat the reception of Secretary Sher- man by the people left good deal to he desired on the score of cordiality, and that majority of Republicans i'll the Statcregard the Southern qucs- tion as much more absorbing and important issue than questions of nancial policy. Their Democratic and Greenback opponents, whose union is now complete, have used the winter to good puspose in disseminat- ing unsound financial doctrines; but bitter as their experience has been of the dangcr,of evading such a discus sion, Maine Republicans have more of a liking for old party cries The Times in this connection confesses that the issue in Maine is close and doubtful, and that neither party will likely. elect a Governor, and that the struggle will be for the Legislature HEcGarrahan Won't be Put Down.

 CHICAGO, July 29.-McGarrahan is not to be put down. He says that he considers it as peculiar that the Con- pany's valid claim covered particu- lar spot in Controversy when he had four hundred and eighty acres to choose from, and that he managed to see title there which was worthless for every other part of the claim This will appear to others as the strikingly original feature in the de cision. Mir. McGarrahan regards it the best decision that he has yet in his favor, because it establishes the principle that two-thirds of the con troverted land was not the property of the company. He will appeal to Congress
Year: 1879

We hereby notify our friends and the public generally that from this time forth we will cease to sell for credit on any terms whatever. We are aware that in order to do this we will have to sell cheaper than our. neigh bors, and we are prepared to do so. As we are building we are very much pressed for cash, and therefore 1t will be better for us to sell for cost than to sell on ever so short a time, no matter how good the buyer. The facts in the case are just these: it is a necessity with us to have our goods or to have the wherewith to buy more. Of course we do not expect to do so much business, but we are de- termined to do what we can.

 Our Lumber Yard is now full and nearly com plete.