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Year: 1876

The California mustang race against
time was decided yesterday at Fleet
wood Park, in favor OF time, as the rider,
George Parker, was 50 exhausted he had
to be carried off the track at the close
OF the 22Gth mile. He was then 40 min
utes 6 8-9 seconds behind time. Although
Parker failed to accomplish the tremen-
douS feat Of riding 305 miles In fifteen
hours, 1t Is by no means certain that
under more favorable circumstances he
will not be able to complete 1t. Yester-
day morning the weather was not en-
couraging, and he was annoyed by the
behavior OF the mustangs, some of
which were perfectly unmanageable
with the simple curb bit that had been
substituted in some instances to please
the satellites Of Mr.. Bergh. Second,
the track was very heavy, and tho
horses did not make the time that they
would have done on a good day. Third,
when he changed his wet clothes he was
delayed about eight minutes, and that
he was forced to make the change will
be easily understood when it Is known
that they weighed fifteen pounds when
taken off his back. Such burden OF
wet clothing Is certainly not likely TO
assist a man, especially at time when
he was to undergo a severe trial OF en-
durance. There were other minor causes
that delayed him on his journey, go that
there are still hopes the gallant Califor-
man may be more successful on some
future occasion.
Year: 1876

Just now, when the cut -throats Of Diaz
are roaming through certain portions Of
Mexico, railroad investments in that
country are neither safe nor profitable.
Not long ago Gen. Figuero, desperate
Of no ordinary ability, captured a freight
and passenger train on the Vera Cruz
and City Of Mexico Railroad. After
plundering the train he ordered the en-
gineers to put on full head Of steam
and allow the locomotives to collide
and wreck the other. which was done in
magnificent style, and at an expense to
the English company which controls
the road Of over 100000. President
Lerdo's Government will, OF course,
have to pay for this vandalism in the
course Of time.
Year: 1876

A Boston boy. five years Of age, hav-
ing stolen can Of milk, his mother
took him to task with moral suasioD,
and wound UP her discourse by exclaim-
ing "What were you going to do with
the milk. any how 20 Il was going to
steal little dog to drink it, was the
crushing reply Of the urchin.
Year: 1876

They had good time yesterday at the
Crescent City Rifle Park, which has
been christened with the euphonious
title Of "Frogmoor," by which it will be
hereafter known. Although tho after
noon was rainy, some good shooting
was done, and the weather, in one re-
spect, assisted to the enjoyment of the
ladies present, by converting the club
rooms into a dancing hall.


The following represents the scores Of
the eight members to compose the team
of the club:
Year: 1876

A handsome lady entered a dry goods
house and inquired for q bow" The
polite clerk threw himself back, and re-
marked that he was at her service.
Yes; but I want a buff one, not a
green one," was the reply. The young
man went on measuring goods imme-
diately.
Year: 1876

The last words of George Washing
ton were: Never trust a negro with =
gun." We would add an equally SOL
emn and important maxim. Never
trust a woman with an umbrella. The
most dangerous and reckless thing in
nature is woman with an umbrella.
II she don't charge on you and gouge
your eyes out with the point of the
ferule, she'll whirl around rapidly md
abrade your nose with the points of
the swift revolving ribs.-Boston
Globe.
Year: 1876

The Academy Of Music in Brooklyn was last night
respondent with lights, the air was heavy with the
perfume Of flowers and agitated by the sharp twit-
tering OF canaries whenever tho strains OF
Gilmores magnificent orchestra died out The
occasion was the thirty eighth annual
ball OF the Emerald Benevolent Association The pur-
pose of this ball is like that Of the entertainment OF
the Young Mems Benevolent Association OF this city,
TO procure funds for the benefit OF Roman Catholic
orphan asylum. The ball last night at its ncep-
ton the most brilliant that occurred in Brooklyn
and IL certainly lost OF its charms as
the hours wore rapidly on-too rapidly,
indeed for the merry makers, for tho
time for its close came just when they thought the
affair was but half over. Very little endeavor was
made to decorate the Academy yet what little was
done harmonized with the stationary adornments and
produced an effect such could have been produced
in no other way. Bouquets and garands draped the
galleries, and fencing Of flowers
broad-lca plants separated Gilmores orchestra
from the dancers The music, OF course was excellent
and inspired the dancers In the intervals between
the dances Arbucke Leevere and others played solos
To sum up, this ball Of the Emerald Association was
more brilliant than its predecessors.
Year: 1876




MANDER.


A cable telegram from London .under date OF the
2Gth INST reports follows Dispatches have been
received here announcing the death Of the Carst Gen.
eral Elio." General Elio was aged in years He was
educated fer service in the royalist army Of SpaIn in
when he obtained his first commission. During the
progress OF stormy public he served under
many governments but always according 10 his per.
AS a Spanish military politician his different
periods appeared 70 the general public being very
contradictory. In the year 1850 he commanded and
did battle IN the ranks OF the Carist insurgents He
also acted of late years with Don Carlos by whom he
had been threatened with the loss OF his command and
court martial several occasions Upon the failure
OF the Carst insurrectionst attempt IN 1850 General
Eho having been captured by Queen Isabella troops
owed to Her Majesty's cicmency the life which by law
he had forfeited He addressed letter to Queen Isa-
bella upon that OCCASION which he must have totally
forgotten since he did not abandon the camp OF
Don Carlos upon the accession OF Queen Isabel
las son, Alfonso NIL TO the throne OF Spain.
Eo In his letter Isabella under date OF Pau June
5. 1850 said Now tIat am restored to my family,
tlat ! am enjoying that domestic happiness which
rs only rendered deeper and more delightful by The
been borne my account by those love. have
for one moment forgotten either the fact that owe
this happiness 70 Your Majesty, the obligations
which have contracted toward YOU. Free, entirely
renew here the promise which l had the honor of
making to Your Majesty, that | would never take
part In any act which might tend to prejudice Your
Majesty. That grateful Tor the benefit which have
received, and for the benevolence which Your
Majesty has shown in receiving my aged and beloved
mother, Your Majesty reckon upon me as upon one
Of your best friends May Your Majesty deiRn 10 re-
ceve graciousy this expression Of my humble and sim
cere sentiments, and al the time | pray Your
Majesty TO preserve least small part OF the be.
nevOlcni Interest which you have shown me
Year: 1876

on the Republican part of the house as
We'll as the senate. Pinchback, who was
present, strove to commit the meeting
by the support of Morton as President,
declaring that he slone deserved well OF
the coiored people and Republicans Of
the south, and that his election was the
only safety for the colore1 race. Some
hostility was manifested, and the ques-
ton was left unsettlad
Year: 1876

Chicsgo Times.


COLUMBUS, February 3.-More or less
interest attaches to the man who says
by word or deed, in person or by proxy,
al am the man to rule you, citizens Of
America. Behold in me your Moses,
whose pleasure it will be to lead you
into happy lands OF national prosperity,
even unto the millennium Of peace
where the Democrat will cease to trouble
and the Republican will be at rest"
Looking over the field, find ten men
who are not beyond the pale Of possible
nomination for the Office Of President at
the hands of their respective parties, al
though in some OF the cases probability
is not the word to express their situa-
tions. will treat them under their re-
spective patronymics, commencing with
the David Of New England,
Year: 1876

We are aware Of the fact. that in our
town and courty..there are some strong
partisans: Persons who wish paper to
abuse one party and praise another.
Those persons have no use for an in
dependent organ. They have no use
for man who is not democratic or
republican, as Brick Pumroy says. lat
all times and under all circumstances"
So far as the editor Of this paper is con-
cerned he has his political preference :;
but considers it unnecessary to express
them. inasmuch as politics are repre-
sented in the county. 1t is Our purpose
to give the facts, as we learn them con-
cerning both parties. Our readers
shall not be uninlcrmed at to what each
are doing. But to engage in villifying
one and praising another party is what
we propose to avoid. II fair state
ment of facts concerning politics, a
good local paper and square dealing
will satisfy our readers. we are at
their service.
Year: 1876

"Do you very much like to have me
kiss you, George?' she said softly, as
she stopped over him and left the mon
ogram of her lips on his marble brow.
IL do, indeed, dear" he said. IL just
shut my eyes and try to think ] feel the
touch of one who was dear to me in the
days long gone by, before you and l
were married." lie had scarcely fin.
ished the remark before he exclaimed
30, don't, don't do that" as large copy
Of the New Testament hit him suddenly
three or four times on the spot where he
had been kissed.
Year: 1876

The Savannah Public School will
close in about two months. This will
mako long vacation. and will be fun
for the young folks. 1t is hardly nee
cssary to say anything on the subject,
as every one is aware of the cause Ct
this shor,ncss Of the term, AMI the great
trouble is there is no immediate reme-
dy at hand. 1t must be rcmcdicd by II
constitutional amendment which will
come around slowly and it is quite prob
able that we will have shorter term
Tor next year before the amendment
will be made.
Year: 1876

"Bull Doing" is the term now used
by politicians. and its exact mea ing Is
not understood by everybody. The
best illustration OF the term We have
seen is on the door Of Danford's hard
ware store. Look at it, and IL you
don't understand it, go in and ask Dam
ford to explain it. lie is making it n
part of his business to explain the pic
ture, and he will take pleasure in an
swc$ag all your questions. BE
sure to go and see it, lie is likely to
take it down any day.
Year: 1876

Our old friend W. s. Greenlec, is
still TO be seen OH our streets. during
Court Sessions. and there don't
seem TO be any very great decrease in
his practice Notwithstanding the
fact that he is denizen Of Atchison.
lie Is wearing "more and better
clothes" than he used to, from which
we infer the people of Atchison are
receiving him as q clever gentleman
and successful lawyer should be.
Year: 1876

Our friend Taylor. late Of tho Rcpub
lican. intinates that he will engage in
the job printing business at some favor
able point. Mr.. Taylor has many
warm friends in this county. His bus
mess with the people Of the town and
county; have been ot the most sat isfacto-
character, lie can so away from this
place, with the consciousness OF having
wronged no man. We wish him sue
cess IN whatever enterprise he may en-
gage.
Year: 1876

Ifcver there comes into your head
the thought that you ought to make
some OF the hungry editors of Savan-
nah present of Il turkey, or an old
hen, or somethi ,g of the kind,
don't siifle the good intention, but
go at once and do the deed. You
will see such brightness tf the con.
tcnancc, and gratitude as will repay
YOU for your sacrifice.
Year: 1876

SOME Of the ladies of our town arc
circulating u petition. praying for
an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States. striking out the
article which provides that none but
males shall vote. The women have
lived under the constitution q ccntu-
ry. aud wc are of the opinion they
can another ut least, we are willing
they should try.
Year: 1876

We propose to give the people of
A dire" Comfy good local paper,
and u labor hard to give the county
as good representation abroad, n md
to accomplish this we ask the people
to subscribe Tor our paper, for them
selves and eastern friends.
Year: 1876

About sixty new Subscribers have
been added to our list within the last
week, we have not sufficient paper
to send out to all who have given us
their names. This will be rem sdicd
next week.
Year: 1876




/ am asked every day what will
cure neuralgia, and desire TO an.
swer through the newspaper to the
public that Bancroft's Discovery Is
the only sure remedy know of. This
truly wonderful remedy is without
doubt specific for Neuralgia and
Rheumatism. Sold by Cooper and
Greenlee, at Savannah, Mo.
Year: 1876

/ Oae evening last week, when the win
1 ter blasts m Oaned sadly around the street
/ corners and the captains of the ferry
boats wore anxious looks, seven or eight
vessel owners and "laid up" lake cap
! tain5 sat arOuad a cheerful fire Ia a sa
| loon near the river. A After the usual
amount of growing about the weather,
one Of them told u story. there Nigh I
have been an ounce 0f truth about it,
bit the crowd felt certain that the one
ounce of truth was Offset by twenty four
pounds of the "awfuil,st kind of wing.
Therefore second man to story to beat
IL, and then a third man beat the second
When the fourth man started ous he
said


Gentlemen, have also seen tough
times. When [ was sailing the sch con-
er Fortune two Of US were swept over
board iu storm on Lake Erie, one
black night a hatch cover went with
u, and it so happened that both of Us
clutched i. 1t was not large enough 10
support two. l was captain he a sailor
| had family, he had none | shouted
to him to quit his hold, and when he
would not, reached over and clutch,d
his throat, and held on till his fingers
ljosened and he went to the bottom of
the lake 1t was twenty miles off Point
Betsy, and with a shrill, Will shrek, the
poor wretch went to his death May
the Lord forgive me.


With his chair tilted against the wall
a lankey chap had been nodding his
head as if sleeping. As the captains
narrative was concluded the stranger
rose up and solemnly said


- l am that man T.


The crowd looked at him in astonish-
ment, and he continued


" landed on Point Betsy the next
morning in time for breakfast, and
swore a solemn oath I'd lick you for
choking me If | had to live u hundred
years to do it"


" You can't be the man" replied the
captain, looking suspiciOusIy at the fel-
lows big fists, it was forty years ago"


" know it was, and for forty years
l have been aching to lick you out of
your boots y


The captain had lied, but he didn't
want to own it, and he said


That sailors name was Dick Rice


Kerrect," bowed the stranger, "that
Is my name"


s. But he was taller than YOU"


" Bein' in the water so long that night
| shrunk just foot, was the cool re-
joinder.


Well, l know you cant be the man.
said the captain.


" am the man, and now ! am going
to maui you to pulp No man can choke
me and then brag about 1t.


He sailed in and upset the Captain,
but was then set upon by the whole
crowd. He got into the eye Of the wind
and hung there for q time, but presently
be paid off little, got the wind on his
quarter, and went at it to lick ten times
his weight in old liars. He was very
ambitious man, and those who could get
out doors got out, and those who couldn't
offered him gallon of whisky to come
to anchor. he furIed his sails on this
unders tandIng, and as he sat his glass
down for the third drink, he wiped his
bleeding ear, and remarked


1" When man tries to sacrifice me
in order ia save himself, he don't know
who he 8 fooliDg with -


He was the biggest liar of them all,
but he mad @ the most out of it.-Detroit
Free Press.
Year: 1876

We had always supposed that behind
the screens one sees strung across the
back end of a dressmaking establishment
was where they keep the wood-box and
coal scuttle, and innocently enough we
started to 90 behidd one the other day,
to spit No. it wasn't a ghost, for
ghosts dom yell so, or jump over cord
of boxes, and try to hide behind spool
of thread, but there WAS enough Of some
thing behind them to keep ss in the frUnt
part Of the shap after this.
Year: 1876

The British War Department has had
the GeI man history of the campaign Of
IS70-lS7I translated for this benefit of
the service, and will treat the forthcom-
ing Russian Official story the Crimean
war In the same way.
Year: 1876

About week ago gentleman from Ten nessee, representing capital of S20.OOO, gave us a call, and after stating what his mission WAS, asked to look at our paper, we handed him the Morning Journal, and to our surprise he did not stop to read our newsy local "pickups," or our attractive editorial page, but turned to our advertising columns, and commenced counting our advertise ments and measuring their space.

 "Well," said he, glancing up from the paper, ais that all Is that the business of this town2 Why you haven't got near as much of a town here as thought you had"

 And then we explained to him that we have great many business men who do not advertise.

 "They are not business men to hurt If they don't advertise" was his answer.

 We could not contradict him, and we were powerless to vindicate the claims of the city.

 He left us saying that if he had time he would look around, but thought it was no place for him.

 This is one instance and fact.-[J Jeffer- son City (Mo.) Journal. Send him to Prescott with his S0,0OO the place will just suit him. Here all the business men advertise and are widc-awake
Year: 1876

Parties wanting type for babbit metal can bring or send in their orders We have slathers of it. On Monday last the teams of George Young, bringing goods for c. P. Head & Co.,, brought also the new type for this office, and next week we shal give the readers of the MINER a look at the impression it will produce The local page will still be set in old type for few weeks, owing to a mistake at the foundry, which will make il necessary to order again before get ting just what we want. In the meantime we have large quantity of type, both old and new, to dispose of.
Year: 1876

MILL FOR BRADsHAw-Sam Miller received 6 dispatch the other day from party in sacra' mcnto, Cal induirng what he would charge to ship l09 tons of machinery from San Francisco to Bradshaw for, asking also for q rate OF lot of provisions, etc. to accompany the machinery. This is all we know about the matter, and in fact, Mir Miller is also in the dark as 10 what mine they have in view, but it looks as If some Company intended ta try its luck in old Brad shaw. The narae of the party telegraphing is withheld at his own request.
Year: 1876

The Dog, Hog, Gambling, Saloon and other licenses, required by the Village Council to be collected, will become due on the lst of March, when the Marshal will be provided with blanks and prepared to receive the cash. Those who have more dogs than they want had better sell or kill the surplus number.
Year: 1876

Capt. J. P. Hargravc, of whose illness We have several times spoken, it was thought during the early part of the week was improving, but he passed bad night last night and today the symptoms are not so good as hoped for.
Year: 1876

INACCURATE GAS METERS. - The
New York Ncns says: The recent
careful test of a gas meter proved to
the satisfaction of all the parties con-
cerned, that it was found to over cal
culate the consumption of gas six per
cent. There was no reason, Judging
from the mere casual inspection of
that one particular meter, to suppose
it was more defective and untrust-
worthy than the thousands of similar
agencies employed in arriving at an
estimate of the amount of gas con-
sumed by those who are furnished
with them by the gas companies.
Year: 1876

UNSAFE BRIDGE.-Ws call attention to
the dangerous condition of the bridge at the
head of Main street. In the event of an ac-
ciient to life or limb the city will be called
upon 10 pay damages, and in that way be in
volved iii a serious outlay. 1t is true that
just now the city has no money 20 squander,
but We believe the revenue is sufficient for
all useful purposes, and This Is purpose that
cannot be neglected with safety.
Year: 1876

Two men named Geppart got into an
altercation near Dowagiac on Tuesday
last. One OF them was badly cut with
a knife. This makes the seventh man
stabbed in that place in the short space
of two weeks, one Of which was fatal.
Year: 1876

young man to compete as far as possible
with one so much his senior, naturally
tended to create the feeling of assump-
tlon and pretensiOn on my part. unless
| was more fortunate than falls to the
common lot in such cases. But in our
last tournament at the bar, just before
his elevation to the bench, where he re-
manned till his own voluntary retire
ment, when my lahors at the bar had
been exchanged tor others of a graver
nature, he acted ''Ir part of Il noble and
generous compe'5'"r ing to some of
his friends who urged him to attend to
the re-argument oi the case, directed
by the Supreme Court, that he could
never have ii better time to retire than
when he had made a drawn game with
the young lion of the North. 1t was
said with no expectation to have it
reach me. He was far too delicate for
anything of that character.


But felt that it was generous and
sincere, and as Junius says, "that it
would wear well. because it was extort-
ed from him : and repeat it here more
in Justice to him than from any gratifi-
cation it can give me when | scarcely
expect consolation for the sorrows of
advancing Years from things of that
character


| am conscious that | have dwelt
mainly upon the more serious elements
in his character, which were always pre-
dominant in all his great efforts ut the
bar. But in times of relaxation, and
when no deep sense of responsibility
rested upon him, he was a man of great
geniality and playfulness of character
His witticiSn in the umdertOne of the
bar, are more remembered than those of
almost any other in the state, and many
OF them are more worth repeating than
most of those we meet III Il collection Of
the kind. But have already far trans
cended the proper limits of such Il
sketch. ISAAC f. REDFIELD.


BOston. January u. 1876.


NoTE.-ln our brief enumeration of
some of the prominent men in Vermont
with whom Governor Mattocks asSociat-
ed and acted, | did not name any of the
opposite party although many such ex-
listed whose names are held in deserved
vereration. Richard skinner of Man
chester, for many years Successively
governor and chief Justice of the State
WAS among the ableSt and best men
which the State has ever had in its pub
lie services. The BradleNs, father and
son, are remembered with universal
respect. Israel Smith. senator in Con
greSS, lioratio Seymour. twice senator
III Congress. Chief Justice Adds. and
many others will long Ice held in the
highest esteem us among the most able
and faithful of the public servants of
the State. There are of course many
others To whom reference might he made
III general review of the public men
of the State, but there is no occasion
tor II here. |. F. X.
Year: 1876

The Turkish name for this city is
Allah Sheln, which means the City of
God. Some have connected this name
with the promise "to him that over
cometh," which Immediately follows the
message to the church in Philadelphia !;
land will write on him the name of
NV God, and the name of the city of
NV Cod The context, however, will
hardly admit of this explanation, and
the name was not given for 1900 years
after the Apocalypse was written. The
coincidence is. nevertheless, interesting.


The message to the church in Phila-
delpbia is one of cOmmendation, and
contains the promise, because thou
hast kept the word OF my patience /
also pM keep thee from the hour of
temptation which shall come upon all
the world, to try them that dwell upon
the earth 1t is an Interesting fact
that from that day to this, the city has