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Year: 1876

A special from Sioux City say that the
Indians who came into the hostile camp
near Fort Sully say that after Rain-in-
the. Face shot Gen. Custer he cut Clusters
heart out, placed it on pole and parad-
ed with it through the camp that when
the Indians broke camp and retreated
from the scene. of the slaughter they
were greatly demoralized, but that they
occasionally halted and had a dance
around the bloody trophy which they
designated as the heart of the yellow
haired white chief. Previous reports,
received through military sources, have
stated that Clusters remains were not
mutilated /; but these Indians state en-
phatically that the above is true, and
that great satisfaction is felt in the fact
that Rain -in-the Face has fulfilled his
threat against the great white chief, who
once humiliated him.
Year: 1876

- At the window of Tone of the cells in
the jail at Long Branch man stood all
day beating his bleeding fists against the
iron door screen, and uttering violent
and discordant speeches to the few
stragglers that stood in the broiling sun
to listen to him. This man was DR.. 81.
T. ,Helmbold, who used to spend hun
dred thousand dollars in season at
Long Branch. He had been confined
at Philadelphia lunatio asylum but
escaped and went to Long Branch, where
his violent conduct caused his arrest.
He was penniless,, but on account Of
what he had done for Long Branch in
former years, he was given everything
he wanted while there, until bis violence


become 80 marked that it was necessary
to order his arrest.
Year: 1876

Some time ago an inquiry was made
in England as to the state Of the teeto-
tallers in certain regiment. The reply
was that fifty per cent. were dead and
fifty per cent. were invaGded. This
alarmed the temperance party little,
but on inquiry it was ascertained to be
correct. It was found that one man had
died from the bite of serpent, and the
other had been sent hcme invalided
with q broken leg.
Year: 1876

The Hartford Courant says: 1t is
pretty we'll established that if there's
any bug especially disgusting the turkey
will look out for it. In the California
region last year the best fields were
saved from complete destruction by
caterpillars by these birds, and now it
has been found out over in Rhode Island
that the potato bug is the favorite food
of the turkey, and nourishment upon
which it fattens literally. No doubt, if
there should come along any other pest
to rival caterpillars and beetles, the
turkey would also devour that. Ger
tainly the bird has earned place at our
Thanksgiving tables, even if these in
teresting developmentsas to its develop
nent create wonder regarding the Pc
culisr sweetness Of it's flesh.
Year: 1876

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION providing for


additional clerical force in the office of State


Treasurer


Resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, That the state Treasurer be
and he is hereby authorized to employ such
additional clerical force as the prompt and
efficient discharge of the duties of the office
may require; provided, not more than five
hundred dollars per annum shall be thus
expended.


Resolved, further, Than an act permitting g
the employment of an additional clerk at
one hundred dollars per month, for six
months, be and the same is hereby repealed,
and this resolution shall be in force from
and after its passage.


Approved, Feb. I'd, 1876.
Year: 1876

JOINT RESOLUTION in Relation to the State


Library.


Be it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, That hereafter it shall
be the duty of the State Librarian to keep
the State Library open every night, Sunday
excepted, till the hour of 10 O'clock, during
the sitting of the Legislature.


Approved February ID, 1876.
Year: 1876

AN ACT to aid officials in the service of


Civil Process.


SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That any
person, who may hereafter be in possession
Of fpersonal property of any description, be-
longing TO or claimed by any other person,
which property is liable to be levied upon
or seized under any process OF teTt JdcldS
uenditiOl1 erpon0S, attachment or other pro-
cess, such person. so in possession as atore-
said shall point out and deliver such prop
erty to any Sheriff, Constable, Coroner, or
other officer, who may demand said proper
ty, by authority of any legal process in his
hands.


SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any
person in possession of personal property,
belonging to or claimed by another who
shall willfully omit or refuse to de-
liver such property or TO point out
the same to any officer demanding the
same, IN the mode and manner nam
ed in section number one of this Act, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and, on
conviction thereof. in any court of compe-
tent Jurisdiction, shall be punished by fine
not less than the full value of such proper
ty. and not exceeding double the value
thereof, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period not less than twenty days
and not exceeding six months, or by bott
such fine and mprisOnment at the discretion
OF the court


Approved, February 10. 1876,
Year: 1876

JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to certain


Public Funds.


Be it resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, That the TreaSurers OF
the University of Mississippi, of Alcorn
University the State Lunatic Asylum, the
Blind Asylum or School, Tie Deaf and
Dumb Institute, State Normal School at
Holly Springs, and the Normal School at
Tugaloo or Ofany other charitable or edu-
cational Institution supported in whole or
in part by the State, be and they are hereby
required to at once place in the hands of the
State Treasurer all money, bonds, warrants
or funds of whatsoever character they may
now have on hand as Treasurers of any
such Institutions, that the same may be eX-
amined by committee of the Legislature.
Also to report all transactions in bonds,
warrants ETC., by them during the past
twelve months on account of such Institu-
tions: showing when and for how much
warrants were sold, and when and how the
proceeds were disposed of and such other
information as a committee of either or both
Houses of the Legislature may demand.


Resolved further, That this resolution
take effect from and after its passage.


By limitation, January 26, 1876.
Year: 1876

RESOLVED, by the Legislature of State
of Mississippi: That whereas, there ar
more than two thousand copies of the Re-
vised Code of 1871 in the archives for which
there is very little demand, and,


Whereas, 1t would be of great advantage
to each mem ber of the Legislature to have
a copy of the aforesaid Code to aid in dis
patching business, therefore


Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi that the Secretary OF
State be and is hereby required to place on
the desk of each member of the Legislature
a copy of the Revised Code, and that at the
end of the present session each mem Der re-
ceiving the same shall return the same to
the office of the Secretary of State, and
each member of this body receiving copy
OF the Code shall receipt to the Secretary of
State for the same.


Resolved further, That this resolution take
effect from and after its passage.


Approved January 18th, 1876.
Year: 1876

Aloahngdarkey passing through


a hay field concluded he would


rest a little, and got behind a hay


stack to take a nap. This negro


was a snorer. The noise he pro-
duced soon awoke the echoes a
long distance off. Another dar-
key heard the noise, and as the
sound was entirely different from
anything he had ever known, be
reconnoitered :he haystack at a
safe distance to see what was be-
hind it. He saw what he took to
be a bears head, but what was in
reality nothing more than a pair
of No. 7 brosans enclosing the
ieet of an unconscious sleeper.
Filled with the magnitude of his
discovery he struck a bee line
homeward to get his gun. On his
way he met another darkey, whom
he told what he had found be-
hind that haystack and sent him
for gun also. Both of these col
ored heroes secured their weapons
and crammed them to the muZzle
with bird.shot. They then re-
traced their steps toward the hay
stack. 1t was finally agreed tLat
they should secure safe positions
within shooting distance of the
hay stack and make a noise, and
when the bear showed himself
they would pull down on him.
They accordingly secured a tree
apiece, aud proceeded to raise
cIamor enough to arouse the dead.
The noise very soon awoke the
sleeper, and he stuck his head
from around the haystaclt to see
what was the matter lie found
out without delay The intrepid
hunters heard the bear move, and



didn't wait for him to show HIM
self, but fired at once Immedi-
ately upon the report of their
guns a series of howls arose from
behind the hay stack, and the hun
ters, astonished at hearing bear
swearing in pretty plain English,
got away from the neighborhood
without standing on the order of
their going The bear was found
and carried home by some friends.
Tue doctors have already picked
about a quart of bird shot out of
him and haven't half done their
work.
Year: 1876

Not a thousand miles from
Richmond a wife lay in a dying
condition. Having brought up
a clever orphan girl, who was
grown, the dying woman called
the young woman to her and
said: 81 will soon leave you
my little children motherless.
They know you and love you,
and after | am gone | want you
and my husband to marry"
The young woman, bursting in
to tears, said: eve were just
talking about that"
Year: 1876

A farmer OF Mount Bethel Township
cut open an old hornets nest last week
just 10 examine its interior arrangement.
He says he THINKS be will be able to see
lais RaEa agala in about two Ysskss IS,
Year: 1876

The heat at one time wax so intense that the rail
road ties became gnied did also several telegraph
poles In the vicinity OF the blazing pile Some sheds
connected with lime kiln nearly opposite the sugar
refinery and across the railroad track also caught re
but were saved from destruction by brigade
OF CRAMPS" who have their winter headquar-
ters in them, and who worked like beavers
Before five O'Clock the walls alone OF the extensive
sugar refinery remained The fast mail train arriv
ing from the East forced TO wait and switch of
the middle track before II undertook 10 pass in front Of
the fire. building, formerly used a dstillery and
more recently storehOuse, situated near the mar
BILE dust MILL also took fire. and, like the others, was
completely destroyed This was owned by Charles I.
Cromwell and WAS valued at about So, OO0


During yesterday forenoon, while number Of volun-
teers endeavoring with water pals TO extngush


pile Of burning coal adjoining the ruins or the marble
dust MILL the spectators noticed that the high wall on
the river side gave signs OF topping shout OF
alarm instantly raised TO warn the six or eight
underneath 1t OF their danger The
latter for their lives, but before they all
could get away down came the tremendous pile
an unrecognizabe mass, and inluring two others
named Sandford Waterman and Frederick Schneider,
both of whom received severe contusons OF the lower
limbs


The marble dust mill with machinery, &c. was the
property of George d. Davis OF Jersey City, and was
valued al $4,000 II not insured The loss on the
sugar refinery estimated from 500 900 to $25 COO
1t owned by William M Menck, OF New York, and


Is said TO have been almost fully insured This 1re, IN
addition that which destroyed the large sugar rehn-
cry OF Hopke Co., December 26, has thrown nearly


the entire aborng population of the village OF Hastings
out OF employment There is doubt that the con1a-
grafton Of yesterday was the work Of an ncendiary
Year: 1876

BS-NoTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.-The NEw YoRK
HERALD has adopted ngushng Coston night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing olos green red changing from the other
In succession several miles distant Cap
ains of vessels upon seeing this signal will obge by
preparing any marine they may have for tho Ship
News Department OF the HERALD.


RY-Persons desirous Of communicating with vessels arv
ing New York do by addressing such vessels
HERALD yacht pier No East River New York.
received from all parts of the world and promptly de-
livered. Duplicates required.
Year: 1876

LOSS ESTIMATED AT ONE HUNDRED AND P1PTY


THOUSAND DoLLARs--A MAN CRUSHED TO


DEATH BIT A FALLING WALL.


About one o'clock yesterday morning . nre broke
out in what Is known the MARBLE Dust MIL large
three story stone building situated within ieet OF
the Hudson River Railroad track At Hastings
wcs,chester county. The flames extended 70
the adjoining sugar refinery, huge brick
structure nine stories in height which
has beer unOccupied for some months nsst
Year: 1876

'John Murphy to the barl' called out Assistant
District Attorney Rollins in the Court OF General ses
sons yesterday, and slim young was led from the
prison box and stood before Judge Gderseeve. John
Murphy" said Clerk Hall, ''you are charged with
grand larceny in having stolen two coats worth S34
from the store OF solomon Scheyer No SS Bowery, on
the I'd inst Arc yon guilty or not guityyp


81 am guilty, said the prisoner "but the charge Is
not larceny, but highway robbery"


'John Murphy TO the bar ~ was called again, when
the officers led forth from the box man OF about
twenty-five, who also bore that cognomen, and who
the real purloner Of the coats He said his home
Albany, and the Court promptly forwarded him up
the river as far as Sing Sing, there TO remain for the
space of one year


The FIRST John proved to be one OF three men who,
the night OF January 90 stopped Mr.. William West
lake. OF No 237 Fort Green place Brooklyn, IN Broad
way, and robbed him OF his watch and chain. The
Court addressed TO the prisoner few remarks, in
which II stated that while he bad man his
honesty in coniessng his crime when he might have
been sentenced for the much lighter one OF larceny
would mitigate the sentence from the ten or twelve
years which 1t otherwise would have been, to eight
years confinement in State Prison. The two Murphys
will take their departure toll
Year: 1876

oBsTRUcTINGs AN OFFICER.


o1cer Kndeon of the Twenty first precinct went to
No. 4SS Third avenue Keirns liquor store) Monday
night for the purpose OF arrestng the proprietor for
violation of the Excise law He purchased glass
of liquor and about to the barkeeper when
the latter escaped through a side door. 1t was
claimed by the officer that Patrick Keirns the father
of the proprietor, had aided in the barkeeper's
cape and he arrested While under arrest Joseph
Keirns drew a revolver the officer who had his
in his hand keeping back large crowd that sur
rounded him threateningly Other officers coming TO
the rescue the old man Kerns arrested, and with
his son William, who had abused the officer, taken
TO the Police station Patrick fined $40 and put
under bonds TO keep the peace and the was dis
charged. Among the witnesses examined was Theo-
dore Keirns the barkcepe whose violation Of the Ex
else law was the cause Of the whole trouble; but
action was taken in the court against him.
Year: 1876

Judge Van Worst holding Supreme Court Circuit,
yesterday dismissed the complaint in the SUIT Of
David Risiey VS. the National Phenix Bank Of this
city to recover $4,000 check given to the plain
tG by the Greytown Bank Of North Carolina, on the
defendants during the Judge Van Worst held
that the statute requiring before bank be
liable on draft the acceptance in writing, applies TO
checks which regarded as bills of exchange. He
held further that anything the bank had SAID in respect
10 the check not being in writing did not make the
Year: 1876

For some time back the steamers lying along the
North River wharves have been systematically robbed
of sheets, blankets, silverware and other articles.
Officer Smith, OF the Special Service squad, who is de-
tailed to watch the wharves kept sharp lookout for
few days, and on yesterday morning Sarah John
son, colored woman, coming of one Of the Pacific
Mail steamers, with something concealed under her
apron. He took her in custody and searching her
found dozen silver spoons and hall dozen forks
which had been taken from the cabin of one OF the
Judge Bixby held the prisoner in default of
81, 600 bail.
Year: 1876

The question of taxing church
property-and all other property, in
fact--is being agitated. And why
should il not be taxeda Are not the
religious bodies able to bear their
share Of the expenses Of the govern
ment which protects themi Is it
just, in this land of boasted civil and
religious equality, that the man who
happens to belong to denomina-
ton too poor to organize and hold
property should be taxed in full
while his neighbor can, under cover
of the church, have property ex-
emptl The taxation of all property
alike might fall somewhat heavily
upon some few struggling new
churches, but the present ex-
emption works with greater injustice
in exempting the large properties OF
rich churches from the burdens of
government while those who worship
God just as acceptably but are not
organized and Incorporated in so
ciety, paying hall rent, ministers
salary, etc, have to pay their own
bills and full taxes also. If we are
to foster any church or religious So
ciety let it be those who are poor and
need help, and let Plymouth Church
and other churches worth their mil
lions bear their just share of govern
mental expense. Christ did not pro-
test when asked to pay taxes, but


paid them and commanded his fol-


lowers to render unto Caesar the


things that be Cesar's."
Year: 1876

by six qualities may fool be
known: Anger without cause


speech without motive inquiry
without an object putting trust in
stranger and wanting capability to
discriminate between friend and foe.
Year: 1876

THE EXECUTION OF sHowELL AT SNOW HILL,


YEsTERDAY-AN EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.


Some further details OF the execution of
the colored man, Jenkins Shovel, in addi-
ton to those furnished by the special tele-
gram to yesterdays COMMERCIAL, are now
at hand. An acre of closely crowded people
witnessed the affair A rain before the APP
pointed hour drove the people under the
OK carts, in which many of them came, and
to the pine thicket adjoining the almshouse
property.


The doomed man left his cell shortly af-
ter noon, shouting call right. I'm going
home to glory" He was taken to the
place of execution by guard armed with
shot-guns, and continued his shouting all
the way to the scaffold.


At the platform he exchanged a few words
with two colored men to whom he said he
wished to say goodbye, and then, address,
ing the crowd, he said


hope that none who are before me
will come to the end as me. hope you
will all, both whites and blacks, take warn
ing and turn to the Saviour of men. If He
has pardoned mel will pardon you. am
going home where there is no punishment
and no sin or sorrow, hope you will meet
me in Heaven. God bless you. was con-
verted on the last Thursday night and the
last Friday morning Of my life, got on
my knees and asked God to forgive me, and
believe He has done so. What do want
to stay here for? What has the world ever
done for me? have home to which am
gong far better than any home on earth.
| will shout / said l would shout when l
| got here"


The doomed man, as he said this, jumped
up number of times and shouted as loudly
as lie could, for his voice was nearly gone
from previous shouting. After prayer, at
Is minutes past one o'clock, the sheriff ad-
| iusted the moose firmly, put on the black
cap, the scaffold was vacated, and at LII
P. NJ. precisely Sheriff Fooks cut with one
stroke of the hatchet the cord which held
the trap and the work was done. The moose
slipped to the back of Showell's neck. In
three minutes Shovel ceased his struggles,
which were at no time very violent. In fif-
teen minutes his heart ceased TO beat, and
in twenty five minutes the corpse was cut
down, when it was found his neck had been
broken. He died very easily.
Year: 1876

Special to the N Y. Sun.


The special committee of the House to
investigate the whisky frauds in Missouri
will examine Attorney General Pierrepont
next Saturday, and on the Tuesday follow
Ing District-Attorney Dyer and ex-senator
henderson will be heard. The facts al
ready in the possession of the committee IN
regard to the conduct of the Attorney-Gen-
eral will be exceedingly difficult to explain,
and Mr.. Pierrepont will find before he gets
through that it is no trivial matter to play
the bold game he did in interfering with
the course ofjustice. Henderson and Dyer
are both fearless men, and will tell the
whole truth when they are placed upon the
stand.
Year: 1876

Speaking of the immense increase iu

 the production of silver on the Pacific

 coast, and the heavy discount on silver

 coin and bullion in San Francisco,

 with the weighty problems which the

 continued increase will be apt to pro-

 duce in the immediate future, The

 Alta, in late number, says:

 So great aae the present productions

 of our silver mines (and which products

 are, by appearances, apt to be increased

 several fold before the end of the year.

 1t Is evident that we must look. to new

 quarters to work off the surplus of this

 metal which now threatens to become

 a drug in the community. We are not accustomed to daily fluctuations in the

 value of the money in circulation in our midst, and to become familiar

 with the changes would cause an in-

 convenience that we have no desire 10

 be inflicted with. The people in the

 Eastern States are discussing the ques-

 ton of how to get rid of their fractional

 paper currency, and obtain substi- tute which will serve the purposesfOr q circulating medium, and which. will possess a value based upon intrinsic worth. The metal that will be selected for this purpose will be silver, as nick el, which was tried as a substitute, has failed to meet the expectations of its introducers, and in fact, it may be stated to have been only speculation from the start, into which the Government was inveigled. At the Centennial Ex- position the principal owners of the bonanza mines propose to have on ex hIbltlOn one months product of the two mineS-the California and the Consolidated Virginia. It is thought that the production will reach the sum of ten million dollars. This exhibi- tion Is intended to show what our mInes are capable of, and to set forth the fact that Government, if in earnest about resumption of specie payment soon, need not go out of the United States to buy either gold or silver, but that she has mines in her midst that can produce as fast as she wishes toI resume, and whose products she can make arrangements to purchase, which will keep her free from any of those alliances which spring upl when she enters the market to buy. This ten millions on exhibition will ac- more toward the resumption of specie payment and prevent thei severe and frequent fluctuations in our silver coin than newspaper arguments or set speeches of Congressmen. Itl will be silent but convincing argument that We possess the metallic wealth to resume. Hardly any relief can be ex- pected from heavy fluctuations in silver coin with the large and increasing pro- auctions of our mines staring us Tn the 1 face, until the Government steps in and takes of of our hands this surplus which is constantly increasing over the de manas for it in this market. With our large area of country to supply at no time should the discount upon silver range at more than 1@115 per cent (out- side of speculative corners), and when 1t does a Arrangement exists in our affairs not consistent with good fnan- 2ial government.