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Year: 1872

A worthy citizen Of Evansville, Nd,


undertook TO trim his beard short time


since, and by u slip Of the scissors spoil


ed the cut. He trimmed little more,


and still more, but it would look lop-


sided; so be went to the barber's and


got shaved for the FIRST time in twelve


years. He was very busy, and the busi-


ness detained him in his Office until a late
hour 10 the night, and when he went


home he found that his family had re-


tired. This was not An unusual occur


renee, 30 he silently entered by means


of pass key, sought his own room, and


undressed without lighting the gas. He


got partly into bed, when his wife aston
ished him by uttering loud and pro-
! loDged scream. He was very much
alarmed for her, and feared she had lost
her reason. He implored her to tell him
what was the matter.


At the sound Of his voice, she scream-
ed-"Oh Edward, come quick aud
save me"


Il am here dear" said he, but she
only screamed the louder at the words.


He sprang out of bed, and had Just
struck light, when his brother in law.
muscular six footer, rushed into the
room and fred revolver at his head.
Luckily it missed, but his fist did not,
for in a minute pale faced man, with a
long white robe, staggered under blow
that doubled the size of his organ Of
comparison.


"My God r. exclaimed the husband,
"aTe you all crazy ?"


"Bess my heartl" exclaimed the mus
l. IN, - ~
himselfl Why what on earth tempted
you to get yourself up in that style ?"


"What style p asked the much abused
husband, as be rubbed the growing Jumps
on his forehead.


"Why, when did you shaver"


1t was all clear to him then. His wife
had put up her hand in the dark, and
meeting the shaved face Of man, took
her husband for an intruder. She re-
cognized his voice at first, but the second
time he spoke her terror was too great,
aud she tainted. When the brother.in-
law rushed in he saw thin faced man
with slightly bald head, in long white
and in his rage at the sup
posed outrage fred at him, missed, aud
then knocked him down with his fist.
Fortunately his voice saved the hus-
band from second shot. His wife re-
covered from her faint only to faint again
at the recognition of her husbands
shaven face, and the pistol shot.


He finally got to bed and slept very
we'll until morning, when 1.-The baby"
child of about two years Of age, APP
preached the bed, os he had been used to
do, aud, frightened at the sight of
stranger, ran screaming from the room.
Tripping on the carpet, the poor child
received severe bump on its little head.


Matters were finally Strengthened up
at home, but on the street his friends
passed without speaking, and at the bank
he was not only refused payment of
draft, but threatened with arrest for
signing his own name in indorsiDg it. Of
course little explanation brought the
various affairs all right, but it took so
much time to explain, and for the con-
fusion on his forehead to get we'll, that
the aforesaid citizen vows he will never
shave again, as he considers it a habit
dangerous to peace, and even to life.
Year: 1872

On Friday evening lady entered the
drug store of Dr. Edward Landridge, on
Hudson avenue, near Sand street, Brook
lyu, and placed live mouse on the coun


ter. The little animal had very sore
head, and the doctor was asked whether
he knew what the matter was. He was
also informed that it had been brought
from the tenement house 156 Hudson
avenue, near York street, where there
have been several cases of small -pox.
After examining the mouse he found that
it was covered with sores. He sprinkled
some disinfecting powder over it and in
a short time it died. 1t was then dis
sected, and clear case of small pox in
its worst form was revealed. The re-
mains were inclosed in glass jar, and
are to be sent to the hospital for further
examination, as it is believed to be the
first case of the kind ever heard of.
Year: 1872

The St. Louis Republican suggests
that every democratic paper in the coun-
try declare its first and second choice for
a ticket with which to beat Grani, and
report to August Belmont, chairman of
the National Executive Committee
When all reports have come to hand, Mr..
Belmont is to publish the result, so that
the party leaders may judge of the wish
es and sentiments of the party.
Year: 1872

Uncle Bob Lee Smoking Tobacco,
the popular brand of the South. can be
obtained at s. Lewis Wholesale Liquor
and Cigar Store, Clinton Street Hick
man, KY. This tobacco derives its wide
popularity, not only from its name
but from its quality-in fact it is claim
ed that its quality gave it its name.
Year: 1872

withal hard working man, going every
day in to his Offices of the principal de
partments of the government, making
himself familiar with how the business
is conducted and conyersing freely with
the clerks and officers.
Year: 1872

Probably Fatal Shooting ARRAY Between


Two We'll known Citizens-An Insult


10 . Woman and It's Consequences.


Yesterday morning James s. Gray, private
watchman, and William Kelly, who keeps store
on Willow street. had an alteration the United
States Hotel, which resulted In the dangerous
wounding OF the latter by revolver which Gray
used, as he alleges, In selEdefcnce. 1t appears
that at the time above stated Gray was
going his rounds, and when he came to
the corner Of State and Warren streets his
attention was attracted to q woman with two
small children lettering within short distance of
the United States Hotel Seeing that they were
alone and unprotected, as he thought, and wonder
ing what could have been their motive In being on
the streets at such an hour, he stepped up to the
woman and said


"cAN SEE you HOME


or can ] do anything for yous' She abruptly
replied in rather her ,s;.y s;aucy = manner m that 1T
dressed himself to on OF the children, which
made the woman move further on in
watchman. 1t appears that her husband, William
Kelly, had gone In there short time previously to
take and in Going 80 made delay BY
Kelly Immediately informed her husband how she
had been nsulted by Gray. Kelly thereupon de-
former. Not decming 1t satisfactory, Kelly at
once proceeded to catch hold OF the watchman
Gray fold him who he was and exposing his badge,
cautioned him to beware of what he was doing.
But Kelly was ineXorable Gray speedily


DREW HIS REVOLVER


and lodged its contents in Kellys neck, thereby
causing a fearful, and what may prove to be fatal
wOunc. The wounded man did not bleed much,
and was able to walk to his home. surgeon was
summoned, who after an examination pronounced
1t a serious case. The bullet was lodged in the
muscles OF the neck, and, he could not probe the
wound he thought some time would eapse before
1t could be extracted II inflammation set In the
shooting would prove fatal. Gray has the reputa-
tion OF being law abiding citizen and is highly es-
teemed throughout the city. Kelly Is a well-to-do
man, and also bears good character. Gray was
placed under arrest and held to answer in the
sum Of 900 ball before Mayor Briest.
Year: 1872


scope FOR the exercise OF their ingenuity In try
ing to aid their cllents to evade the provisions
of the Liquor law. Some very curious points
have bccn made In cases Of this character. In
the supreme Court In Boston, the other day, tho
case came up - tSo men who were taken out Of
the House of Correction about eleven months
ago on writ Of error. The Judge required the
presence Il the men in court, but their counsel
did not seem to think that necessary, and finally
tatly told lis Honor, In effect, that they were
beyond the reach of the Court, since all that thc
Count had power 20 DO was to affirm or reverse
the Judgment of tic Court below, and there II
must stop. The incn were scntcnccd for three
months. They had served two days. They did
not escape They were lot out by the Court.
The time Of their sentence had expired, and the
Court had no power To pass new sentence, the
other one being right. ihc Judge gently inquired
Of the counsel whether. having had power to
stay sentence, the Court could not yacate its
own order, and let the sentence 90 on? To this
the counsel promptly responded; " Not without
performing n miracle. The three months for
which the men were sentenced are gone. They
are run out. They are passed forever. You
cannot make them run on again" This struck
the Judge rs Point requiring examination, and
lie reserved his decision.
Year: 1872

There was a fresh example Of the
WOrthlessness Of expert testimony
during a recent trial for forgery at
Taunton. A couple Of experts dis
posed of the prisoner at the bar very
summariIy. When Mr. Henry ID.
Hyde, of Boston, his counsel, handed
the smartest expert four old envelopes
and asked him If he could tell whose
handwriting was on them, the wit
ness, after taking time to examine
them, said that "the superscriptiOns
on tine envelopes were all in the same
hand writing, and all written by the
man who forged the check" Mr.
Hyde at once took the stand, and TAX
ing the envelopes, said: "This one
was written by the clerk Of the Boston
Water Power Company, this one by q
friend Of mine I'm New York, the third
is my own hand writing, and tbs
fourth is the prisoners" substantial.
ting his statement by producing th'
letters received i'm some OF th'
envelOpes.-iSPriRgfsld Republican.
Year: 1872

Many years ago, a picturesque spot
OH the Ridge Road about six miles
northwest of this place, was the lOca-
ton of handsome and comfortable
homestead. The farm in rich acres
slOped away to the nOrthwaTd, and
/ the buildings were shaded by stately
trees of oak and maple. The family
which resided there was respected
alike for its wealth and worth, and
from the parental roof went forth to
homes of their own, a gOOdly number
| Of lovely daughters and noble sons
/ One of these, more ambitious than the
rest, sought to better his already pros
porous condition by accepting the
golden promises which California, at
that time, so temptingly set FORTH
While there he met and loved young
girl who was filling the honorable pO-
sitiOn of nurse maid, to a rich mans
family. She was uneducated and of
humble birth, but amiable and re-
markably beautiful. He placed her
in 4 boarding school, where she re-
mained several years, until her edu-
cation was completed, when he married
her.


He was then very wealthy man,
and he decided to return with his
young wife to his native State. At
San Francisco he took passage in a
sailing vessel for New York, which
when within two hundred miles of
the latter pert, sprang a leak and rap
idly filled with water. When the
captain saw that his vessel was sink
ing he let down the boats and into
them lOwerek the female passengers.
When this poor young wife learned
that her husband was not going, she
implOred them to allow her to stay
and die with him. But the captain
was memorable and she was torn from
his arms and lowered into the boat
Which hurEiedly made for land. What
an agODIZlIIg IdrUNy me WiIe look
ed back and saw that loved husband
for the last time clinging'to the mast
of the vessel as it went into the pitiless
sea.


The poor girl reached the home Of
her husbands parents in safety, and a
few months after her arrival she be-
camethe mother of a bright little boy.
Few years later she visited a Southern
State, taking her child with her.
From that fatal tour she returned
mOtherless, and the remains Os her
darling boy lay in q southern grave
By her darling's death, the last tie
that bound her to her husbands kind
dred was broken, and she came back
to IIOckpOrt, grieving over the mani
fold sorrows which had befaIlen her
in a stranger state.


Weary of her lonely life, she at last
listened to the prOtestltions of an ar
dent suitOr and married him; and to
him she entrusted her property, which
was considerable, although $4,000 in
gold went down with the ill-fated YES
sci.


This second husband proved to be a
gambler and worse: and after sqUan-
dering the larger portion of her
wealth, he fled with the remainder,
leaving her, with two children, utter
ly pennyless and homeless. And
now, in an obscure dwelling a few
miles outside of this city, this sad
wreck of a once lovely and beloved
woman subsists by the charity of a
single friend.-LOckpOrt, " J. Jour
nal.
Year: 1872

A traveller was once making a Pc
destrisn tour Of the Alps, when sud-
denly, in a narrow path, he came face
to face with a large brown bear. He
drew a revolver and was about TO fire,
when, to his amszement, the bear
cried out, "DOn't fire W 1t turned
out that the pretended bear was a man
employed by some guides, who sent
him out dressed in a bear Skin, when
they had a timid traveller 10 escort
At a precOneerted spot the bear would
rush upon them ana when put tC
flight by the exertiOns Of the guides
the traveller never failed to reward
their courage and devotion by ;
handsome present, Of which the beal
received a liberal share.
Year: 1872

The doctrine Of chance would seem
10 be fully borne out by the Rotbs-
ehilds Of Paris. The firm possesses
one hundred and fOrty-four houses in
different quarters Of the city, and yet,
strange TO say, not one Of them was
touched by the Prussian shells or the
Communist petroleum. In gratitude
for this extraordinary exemption, the
Brothers ROChsehild have resolved 70
remit to all their tenants who may
have been injured by the SIEGE the
whole Of the years rent Of 1870.
Year: 1872

A baby who kisses his mother and
fights his father, may be said TO be
partial to his ma and martial to his
pa.


There is but one good wife in the
world, and every happily welded man
thinks he has her.
Year: 1872

A correspondent speaking Of the late
block on the Pacific Railroads says:


A man in Denver married, but had to
leave Immediately and unexpectedly for
Salt Lake City on urgent business. He
left his bride with tears in her eyes and a
promise of immediate return on his lips.
He got there just in time not to be able
to get away. He made his way slowly
along with the blockaded train, working
with the hands, for every shovel-full of
snow got out was that much obstruction
removed from between him and his be-
loved. When within two hundred miles
of Cheyenne, the foremost train ran into a
bigger snowbank than ever, at which,
faithful unto death, he struck out foot
and walked the two hundred miles in FIVE
days. He came in with frozen feet and
ears, but his heart was all right, and he
went on to Denver rejoicing. At one
point he was chased by wolves and lost
his plug hat in running. The hat saved
his life, for the wolves had never seen
one before and stopped to examine it q
long time. II took them SO long to dc.
termine what it was that our heroic lover
got out of reach. He borrowed red
handkerchief at laborer's hut and passed
Year: 1872

A new opportunity for taxation is af-
forded by the discovery Of rich veins of
lead in Hardin County, ILL., Smelling
furnaces are being erected, and the
shipment Of lead has already begun.
The existence OF generous deposits def


nitely ascertained, it only remains for
the capitalists who have nobly underta


ken this enterprise to obtain the usual
decree from Congress taxing all those
who are so unpatriotic as to use foreign
lead, In this way the producers of
lead can obtain from thOs, who must
use lead the capital for their business
and the profit they deserve. Another
American industry will thus be removed
from the quicksands Of private enter
prise, and placed upon the enduring ba-
sis OF tho public support, and another
element will be added to the forces that
ARE busy in the lobbies at Washington
preserving the prosperity OF our coun-
Year: 1872

Send him box which he will suppose
TO be full Of shavings, or sawdust or old
bottles, or something else of no account;
and arrange it so that the box when open.
ed will be found to contain pair Of
breeches, or pair of boots, or a hat, or
something else Of some account. The
laugh might in this way bo turned on an
editor, in way to be memorable forever
for the smartncss and appropriateness Of
the practical joke.-Er.
Year: 1872


Oh Spring, iithOu hudst nothing brough


Save thy sweet self to win US,
II only thy fair hand had wrought


\ spell of beauty in US,
Need were that we should sing thy praise
Who thrill to thy carcsses,
And feel the gladness Of thy days


That all our being blcssesl
For We had thought thy coming slow,


And had no heart to wait thee
Forgive Us, love, since long ago


We all went out tn meet thee.
We went by each untroden way,


We sought in silent places,
For we'll we know our patient faith


Should find thy flower traces
And, hidden half by scre dead leaves,


We saw yine-life growing;
Sure never fullest Autumn sheaves


Awakened joy so glowing,
Hereafter Summer roses may


In red or white salute Us,
But this is Memory's crowning dly,


The day we found arbutus
Oh clover on the meadow slopes,



Oh daisies by the river,
Oh little bud to light that opes,


o.! cedar green foreverl
Not one so wins our heart to day


As those, whose brown DISCUSSES
Of witherOd leaves and laces gray


Gave US such glad surprises.
So shy and sweet beneath our feet,


Green leaves and waxen flowers,
The snow-white blushing pink to meet,
Such looks of love as ours
And Spring no more may hide away


Nor shun our smiling faces,
Since, linger whereso'er she may,


We know her trusting places.
Year: 1872

In the desert county stretching from
Owens Lake on the Mexican line are
innumerable craters, not long extinct,
besides several mud volcanoes, and it is
supposed that some of those old volca-
noes may be erupted again. A gentle
man from Independence asserts that
smoke and ashes from u volcano were
distinctly seen southwards from that
place, and word has been brought that
lava was seen flowing down the noun
tain. Over one thousand shocks had
been counted.
Year: 1872

until our eye becomes cultivated so that
we can appreciate the beauties of a poor
"lone woman" Can this lone woman
be induced to suspend hostilities against
=" What will the Angel say, when
he places his feet, one on dry land and
the other on the sea, before he issues the
following proclamation: Peace on earth
and good will to man."


Friend "Ignatius," of West township,
thinks if Bourbon gets ahead, they will
be left out in the cold. The future, he
says, may change us; bat for the present,
we will look to Plymouth; But hen you
are cold, come to Bourbon, and we will
warm you and not leave you in the cold
[For the Republican,


A Leaf from the Life Of Mary


Stuart.
Year: 1872

The mild hammered and gentlemanly Editor of
the Bourbon Mirror, thus compliments the Editor
of the REPUBLICAN:


'No matter what his political opponents may say
about Republican candidates, or what heinous Of
fences they may charge them with, he does not
consider It his duty TO make any reply"


When an emergency arises you shaH see. We
certainly are not disposed to misrepresent our
neighbors, whether they are political opponents or
not
Year: 1872

A TOTGH DoG.--The Cleveland


Pldjndealer tells the following ::


On Wednesday a large dog at the


Industrial School bit one of the
children. Application was made
at the police station to have the
animal shot, and an officer was de-
tailed to do the work. He shot
the dog twice and left it for dead.
This morning the canine was
hunting around for rations and
another policeman was sent over,
who shot the canine seven times
and then beat it with a club till
he thought he had killed it. A
short time after the Superinten.
dent of the school appeared at


police headquarters and mildly
suggested that it might be we'll to
send an officer TO drown the brute,
as it was still alive and demonstra-
tive. A third policeman was sent
over and put two more bullets in
the beast. Perhaps some one had
better take the contract to shoot
the dog all summer. - y S
Year: 1872

To PARENTS. -Parents run the
risk of losing the love Of their
children who put their trivial cues,
tions aside as OF no consoqueuce.-
An interrogation point symbolizes
the life Of childhood. why" and
"W hat, are the keys which unlock
the treasury of the world. The boys
numberless questions seem trivial,
but the wise parent will never turn
them off unanswered if he can help
it. 1t is his opportunity Of teach
ing. He is met halfway, and there
is ak the difference between impress
ing truth on an eager and an unin-
lerested one. The little fellow he'll
ping you at your work, may learn as
much 10 balf hour there as in q
week, when he is a prisoner in 6
school room, and bis thoughts are
olt Of doors.
Year: 1872




A Colonel Rice, who has been.
obliged to give up the pqbIica- .
ton ofhis paper in Atlanta, Ga. .
closed his editorial labors with
the following: 81 have labored
hard for two years and sunk
over fifteen hundred dollars to
establish the Reporter, and now
L have to say it must go down.
Atlanta is the poorest town of
the size of it for a newspaper in
the world. The people will not .
subscribe and the business men
will not advertise. There have
been more newspapers failed in
Atlanta than any city in the u
nitedg States. The merchants
and people have less energy and
pride in a literary way than any
other people. They should be
left in the dark where they be-
long, to grope their way after
the almighty dollar, which they
worship, and lumber on down to ..
the devil, where they viii surely
go. / am dore with the news
paper business in Atlanta now
and forever eI
Year: 1872

An evening contemporary states
that the Governor of Tennessee
''has granted respite to Dan
Smith, who was sentenced to be
hanged to-day, till the Path of !
August This is q. proper thing
on the Governors part, for if Dan
Smith were to be kept hanging
for two months at this hot time
Of year he would certainly spoil.
Year: 1872

The Pope is reported to have
stated to some American lately,
that if be should ever leave Rome,
he would be glad to take up his
residence in New York, because
10 city in the world contains more
earnest Catholics, or those more
devoted to the highest and best
interests of the church.
Year: 1872

Special Dispatch to the Register.


CHARLESTON, December IL.


Mr.. Cunningham was admitted to a
seat in the Senate to day.


The report Of the Printing Commits
sion has been referred for examination
to the House Committee OF Printing
Contingent Expenses. To day the
House passed a resolution permitting
the Public Printers or others to appear
before the House Printing Committee
and present any arguments or evidence
bearing upon the late investigation of
the report thereon they may desire to
introduce. The Republicans complain
that this is putting Jacob on trial in
stead OF Walker, but it simply settled
the purpose of the House to have far
play all around. The course of Jacob
in denying hearing has destroyed the
entire force OF his report. His proceed
ing will now secure a severe rubbing
and some interesting developments are
anticipated. w. II. I.
Year: 1872

CISCIxSAn, December 1.-THE
Transportation Committee OF the Board
OF Trade held meeting today, q, which
the following resolution was adopted:


ReSofved, Tnst the Superintendent OF
the Transportation Bureau is instructed
TO communicate with the Freight
Agents in reference to calling Q National
c invention OF their number, to meet in
Cincinnati. or some other central point.
for the adoption Of Q more uoiiorm
Classification TO govern through busi.
pess and local freight
Year: 1872

Here is bit of philosophy worth read
iag. 1t is an exposure of a very common
delusion. 1t is a good rendering of an
old idea:


1.-TWO things ought to be strongly im-
pressed upon young people of our coun-
try. The Insecurity of riches, even when
acuuired ,andtheir unsatisfying character.
There is.no fallacy so universally cherish
ed as the notion that wealth is surely a
means of happiness. The care of large
property is one of the most burdensome
of earth trusts. The only mate rial good
that comes from any estate is to be made
out of a moderate income far more easily
than large one, and with fewer atten-
dant disadvantages Few thoughtful
men would undergo the entire steward
ship of large estate on a positive bar
gain that they should receive no more for
taking care of it than ordinarily falls into
the lap of the owner. The scramble after
wealth is due to wrong estimate of good
when it is gained