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Year: 1876

Airy rsmors have been floating around
the Kentuckytown neighbOrhood, for
some DAYS past, about dazzling DO
nanza, discovered by Mr.. Henry lay
lor, on his premises near White Mound
Church in this county, about 10 miles
southeast of Sherman. The aforesaid
rumor had it that Mr.. TaylOr's little
boy, while digging fish bait near Cot
tonwood Spring, had dug up a sack OF
gold coin to the amount OF S2O,OUO.
Neighborhood gossip, thinking that
those figures were a little extravaganza,


concluded to fix the amount at elz,OOO'
and keep it there though the heavens
fell But as the wonderful story clrcu-
lated from mouth to mouth, definite IN


formation was gained on the subject
from Mr.. Taylor himself, who says
sum of gold was discovered near the
spring, in the manner stated, and that
the amount is something between ST.
| POO and $4,000. The gold was dls-
covered some time last week, and the


supposition is that it was buried there
during the war by a notorious gang OF


robbers who infested the county at that
| time and made their headquarters at
| Cottonwood Spring, where the gold


was discovered. The depredations OF


this gang became so intolerable that


thew were all hung by the citizens, and


not being able to carry their personal


effects along with them, left the gold


where they had buried it. This IS a


reasonable theory on the subject, but


whether or not it is the true one, we


can't say.-Shernas Register.
Year: 1876




TIL. is the season of the year when
the father of eleven unmarried
daughters wishes more than ever that
they had been born boys. New bon
nets cost from six dollars upwards,
while mems hats can be purchased for
two dollars apiece.


THERE are glasses and glasses.
"Why," said a husband to his wife,
''are you always looking in the glass ?"
Because, my DEAR" was the answer,
"the glass look into enables me to inn
prove my personal appearances the one
you look into degrades you.r


ONE of the trials of a woman's life is
keeping dinner waiting for a husband.
An elderly Danbury lady has remedy
/ for this. She says she sits down to eat
rs soon as the meal is ready, and then
he is sure to come. 4" A watched pot"
she gracefully observes, "never biles. ="


A CHICAGO boy who has been sitting
up nights reading pirate stories, called
his father to supper the other day by
bawing out: "What no, there, base
craven! Come hither to thy vesperian
hash.n And when that father and thas
son came together, it sounded rs if the
belt had slipped off a twenty-foot fly
wheel.


The Rhode Island election takes
place to-day. There are no tedious de-
lays about the polls over there. They
draw line across the State and all the
voters stand on one side or the other,
and then some one walks down the
middle and counts them.-NOT1Ctch
Bulletin A t-


How terrific must be the molecular
action in the brain of a man who comes
home at O'Clock in the morning sing
ing ''Too raj, coral Oddly" and mis-
takes his wife's patent hustle, standing
pale and rigid in the corner, for the
spirit of his deceased mOther-in-law.-
Globe Democrat.


Thus talks an old farmer about his
boys: g From 16 to 20 they knew more
than did; at 25 they knew as much;
at so they were willing to hear what
had to say; at - they asked my advice;
and | think when they get to be 40 they
will acknowledge that the old man does
know something"


TRAINED pettieoats are said to be
coming into fashion this season. We
never saw one, but presume they will
be trained to pick up apple-cores and
cigar stumps off the sidewalk, and to
hang over the back of chair at night.
1t does not seem as if you could train a
petticoat to climb tree, still one may
be made to put on a good many frills-


A sEA-LIoN in the Geological Gardens
at Paris recently distinguished itself by
saving boys life. The boy fell into a
huge basin in which the sea-lion was
disporting itself. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the boy would have drown
ed, but when the sea-lion smiled and
sailed toward him, remarking that 1t
was about lunch time, the lad jumped
over the side of the basin, eleven feet
high, and ran q mile and half before
the police could stop him to ask him
what he had been doing in there
HdUbeye.
Year: 1876

A SPRINGFIELD Mass married man
left home the other day, stating that he
would be gone all night. His wife dis
patched a messenger to a gentleman
friend, who came to pass the evening,
and late at night they drove out to a
distant hotel, returning early in the
morning. About half way home the
team they were driving collided with
another, and when the occupants OF both
got out to disentangle the horses, the
occupants of the other carriage we're
found to be the husband who had gone
to Salem % on business" accompanied
by a woman. Little was said on either
side.
Year: 1876

Miserable to the three most important
persons Of our story, was the night which
followed the events related in our last
chapter


Sleepless, and full Of painful thought to
all of them.


Rosalie's reflections ended in a determi-
nation to fly with her boy, leaving behind
her a letter for Clarence Hartley, which
should tell him how he had been duped,
and how she herself had been tortured
into becoming, as she believed, his
wife.


She would, in short, tell him all the
truth.


But would he credit her revelationp


Would he not believe that she had, in
reality, herself deceived him, as Mistress
Camelford lad 80 long insisted that she
should.


He might credit that she had supposed
her husband dead, but that would not ab-
solve her from duplicity.


AS the widow of mis- friend, the mother Of
Gresham's S son, Hartley would have had
no thought to make her his wife, Rosalie
now well knew, as at the first she had be-
ieyed.


Would not, then, the thoughts Of Hartley
accuse her that she had tricked him into
becoming her husband for the sake only Of
the great wealth which she had known
that he possessed.


lie would look back, and would find am
pie evidence that she had never enter
tanned for him one single spark OF
love.


Would believe she had not even esteemed
him, since she had> made of him her
dupe; had made him wretched and
contemplate in his own eyes; had sarri-
feed herself to him for the wealth Of which
he was the master.


She would tell him Of that letter which
she had written, and which Mistress Camel
ford had suppressed, but would he have
faith in that, since it WAS certain that her
cousin would deny that such letter had
ever existed.


Whether he would think her guilty, or
should believe that she had been more
greatly wronged than he himself, Rosa
lie could not know, and would not pause to
consider.


Her future--her only care henceforth
would be her son, so miraculously restored
to her and she was wildly longing for the
hour of his arrival, that she might fly
with him, far away-beyond the seas,
only ~ SIG nave iiopO ~ 10 'NN>--
with him, to feel assured that he would
not again be wrested from her.


And Gresham, through the long night
had paced his room, lamenting the irrevoca'
BILE past, and striving to shape out that
which would be best for future, which
must be hopeless and joyless.


Should he fly and leave Rosalie still with
Hartley, and with her son to render hel
almost happy


No his friend had been already more
than sufficiently deluded; and Gresham
would neither aid in, nor connive at further
treachery towards him.
',And, besides" reflected Gresham I'll
| Rosalie should desire to remain with Hart
ley, it would be because she loves him now
and long years have obliterated from hel
heart him whose image once reigned there
| supreme and alone !"
| If she could wish to continue with Hart
ley, Rosalie had ceased to be an object O
pity, and would be no longer worthy tha
Gresham should resign toher their son, sinc'
he would not be at all needed for her hap
| piness.


And Gresham looked to Arthur for al
the consolation that now, on earth, conlt
nn,nA to I;'~
Year: 1876

Before witnesses


What terrible words were those for poor
Rosahe.


That fatal letter would then be read be-
fore witnesses, who would be made TO know
her as q bigamist, while she, the wife Of
two living husbands, must sink with shame
before those who would be without pity
for her.


Flight that night would be impossible to
her-the whole household would be astir.


And Hartley ?-How could she remain to
brave his presence when he had learned the
humiliating truth How find courage to
behold his agony-perhaps to listen to his
upbraidings, for it might be that he would
believe that letter mere trick.


Mistress CameHord could not now con-
firm its truth.


But fight for Rosalie before Hartley
should have seen that letter, was now i'm.
possible, and so she must endure the dread
ful ordeal that was awaiting her.


Could Arthur help her! He was ready
for aaght that might be demanded of him
No; he could but pity her, Rosalie said;
and then she asked her son ii he remem-
harea that ah6nv rlsket


Certainly! The dying lady aai 81
Year: 1876

Journey to that far-oti' country, to JON
her sister. Here she met WiIlIams
who had acted as her attorney in the
divorce suit, and they were married
The subsequent career of her husband
her own efforts to rise in the social
scale, the envy and opposition OF
other ladies at our Republican court,
and the final triumph of her enemies,
are all incidents which have frequent
ly been treated by Washington cor
respondents.
Year: 1876

ANY person who voluntary becomes
an agent for another. and in that ca
pacitv obtains information to which,
as stranger, he could have had no
access, is bound, in subsequent deal
ing with his principal, as purchaser
of the property that formed the sub
jcct of his agency, TO communicate
such information.


When house is rendered unten-
antable by reason of Improvements
made on the adjoining lot, the owner
OF such cannot recover damages, be-
cause it is presumed that he had
knowledge of approaching danger in
time to protect himself from it.


An agreement by the holder o: a
note to give the principal debtor time
for payment without depriving him
self of the right to sue does not dis
charge the surety.


4 seller of goods who accepts al
| ttiIlt VI tDc salc Tue notc vi u inli Il
party in payment, it not being en-
dorsed by the buyer, cannot hold the
buyer responsible for the valne of the
goods in case the note is not paid.


a day-book copied from a ''blottcr'
in which the charges are first made
will not be received in evidence as a
book of original entries.


AT an auction or Sherif's sale bid
der may retract his bid at any time
before the property is knocked down
to him, no matter what the condition
of the sale.


Common carriers are not liable for
accidents or detentions arising from
the riS major, which human power
and forecast could not provide
against.


The fruits or grass on the garden or
farm of an intcstate descend to the
heir.


Agents are solely liable 10 their
principals.


Money paid on Sunday contracts
not being effectual as discharge of
debt. may be recovered.


When A consiens goods to 3 to sell
on commission. and b delivers them
TO { in payment Of his own antccpdent
debts, A can recover their value.


a t'iYntr person NAV nrocGre an
injunction to prevent public mis-
chief bv which he is affected in COM
mon with others.


a discharge under the insolvent
laws of one State will not discharge
The insolvent from q contract made
with n citizen of another State.


When person contracts to build a
house. and is prevented by sickness
from finishing it. he can recover in an
action of Gunntum mernh for the part
performed. if snch part is beneficial
to the other party.


Permanent erections and fixtures,
made by q mortga ger after the execu-
ton of the NOR tgage upon the land
conveyed by it, become a part of the
mortqaged premises.


Under the rule of carent empf0r a
seller Of goods, chattels or other prop
crty commits no fraud in law when
he neglects to tell the purchaser of
any flaws, defects or unaoundness in
the same.


IF any person puts fence on the
land of another or plows it. he is la
bic for trespass, whether the owner
has suffered injury or not.


when land occupied by q tenant is
trespasaed upon he alone can bring
the action.


The fact that an insurer was not in
formed of the existence Of pending
litigation affecting the premises in
sured at the time the insurance was
effected. does not vitiate the policy


The liability of an inn-keeper ex-
tends to all the property of his guests
Year: 1876

At the request OF Capt Burke we pub
lish below the conclusion of the story that
was commenced in the Citizen some weeks
since. We do this for the benefit of par =
ties who may have read the other chapters
in the Citizen:
Year: 1876

Some personal "reminiscences of Mr..
Bloss, the well-known editor of the Gin
cinnati Elnuirer, are furnished by that
paper. At the time of the sad accident
which resulted in his death, Mr.. Bloss
had been connected with the Enquirer
twenty-four years. During the last few
years of his service he was a privileged
character, and could write as much or as
little as he chose. His uncompromising
honesty and independence often placed
him In position of antagonism to the
policy of the paper, and the responsible
editors were frequently obliged to cross
out what he had written after il had
been put in type. He has been known
to write an editorial in direct opposition
to one that had appered in the Enquirer
few hours before. Productions of this
sort, of course, never saw the light of
day. Before his matter had been put in
type none of his editorial associates
could read it. There were just four COM
positors in the office-known as Bloss'
ompositors-who could decipher his
manuscript. Three of them have been
working for the Enquirer over twenty
years, and the fourth eighteen years.
He was man of large information, in
tense vanity, lovable disposition, un-
wearied industry, and convivia habits,
without dignity or balance of mind. He
never travelled, and was never easy away
from his desk. Once when he had been
almost ordered away for vacation he
returned at the expiration of three days,
and, complaining of loneliness, was
allowed to resume his work. Bloss was
not more than five feet six inches in
height, and scarcely ever reached 100
pounds in weight. He was forty-nine
years of age.
Year: 1876

voluntarily to assume household service. Hp.
man nature Is the same. even in New-En land
Not one lady by birth and breeding in a thou.
sand would find herself condemned to wash.
ing pans or waiting at table who would not
become morbid, rebel against fate, and con.
trIve in a thousand disagreeable ways to thrust
upon her employers the knowledge that she
was born for better things. Not one mstres,
in thousand would be comfortable knowing
that the girl standing as a menal at her back
was criticising her language and manners from
perhaps higher point of view than her own.
Only in novels is the experiment successful
and even in novels the well-bred cook marries
the son of the family, and his mother takes
her at last to her table and heart.
Year: 1876

Still hankering after the franking privilege
the Senate has passed bill partly restoring
it. OF course there was far less discussion
over its merits than on the bill for counting
electoral votes; but both escaped material
amendment.
Year: 1876

We have already directed attention to the
decision of the Supreme Court of California in
reference to the taxation Of mortgages. As
the legislators at Trenton have been wrestling
with the same problem, and as the decision
may be taken as precedent in other States,
we present to-day the full text OF the opinions
of the Judges. Although the decision involves
a close construction of the Constitution of Cal
ifornia, it is based upon the principle that
credits cannot be taxed as property. The
logic of the mortgage tax is that debtors are
public benefactors, for the more the citizens
owe, the richer will be the State If two men
own property worth q million and one of them
sells bis share for half million, taking note
secured by a mortgage on tho whole propcrty,
there will be q million and "a half instead of
million TO be taxed. According to this de-
cision this is an Op OpTessive system of taxation.
Four of the FIVE Judges declare unequiyocally
that the taxation of mortgages as property is
illegal.
Year: 1876

The rag baby had but short and troubled life in
the arms of the Pennsylvania Democracy. In 1s7,
they would have nothing to do with the infant and
insisted that it did not belong TO them but wa,
clearly of Republican parcntagc. Their State Con.
vention at Pittsburgh passed a fatfoOted hard
money y-basis-and-spee resumption resolution. A
year later, at Erie, they changed their minds
under the influence of the delusiOn then raging
among their brethren in Ohio, and EN-.
braced the suspicious creature with rapture
To prove the fullness of their affection for it, they
went so far to reject with dersive howls propo-
stiOn to recognize coin AS a desirable basis for
paper currency. They were badly beaten in tho en
suing election. as all the world knows, and speedily
sickened Of their folly. Now at Lancaster they re-
pudiate their declarations of last year by resolving


that gold and silver the only true basis for ths
currency of the Republic and that Congress should
take such steps for the resumption Of specie pay
ments as will most surely and speedily reach that
result without destroying tho business interests of
the people," This return to sound doctrines is cer-
tainly very gratifying but what shall we think Of
the sincerity Of party that shifts its principles
every year. What claim to the confidence of men
of honest convictions can 1T have when
upon tho leading issue before the Ameri-
can people it makes an absolute change
of front twice within twenty.one months !
In June, 1874 the Pennsylvania Democrats de-
clared for hard money and speedy resumption; in
August 1875, they insisted unlimited green
backs and no resumption; in March, 1876, they
turn round again and profess anew their cast-Of
faith Of 1874. We rejoice at thi, last conversion.
but what assurance have we thai 1t Is genuine and
that they will not return to their wallow in the soft
money mire
Year: 1876

Judge Lawrence having dissolved the injunc-
ton granted on affidavit in the suit OF the
Union Consolidated Mining Company of Ten
ncssee against its late superintendent and
others. different aspect is put upon the case
from that of the earlier reports. The defend
ants deny all the allegations of fraud brought
against them; one of them has suit against
the Company for money lent, and there seems
to be reason for suspecting that the action
brought for million of dollars greatly exag-
gerated any real claim Of the Company.
Year: 1876

Gov. Tilden's message concerning legislation
for improving the management of the canals,
contains also an important suggestion for lm-
proving the canal itself. A want of sufficient
uniform depth of water has long been one of
the chief obstacles to an increase of canal
traffic.
Year: 1876

Headstones over soldiers graves have paid
tribute to Washington corruption, and now we
have the sorry story of trickery by which the
contract for them was given to favOrite
There is evidence that the men in power who
helped to rob the living shared also in despoil-
ing the dead.
Year: 1876

1t is pity that scnsationsl newspapers, and some
which deserve better title seem alike so often un-
able 10 distinguish between the legitimate subjects
of public record or comment, and those with which
the public have nothing to do Yesterday IHE
TRIBUNE announced the noble gift made 10
the New-York Hospital of the grounds and
buildings of Cozzeuss Hotel, to be used as an
out-of-town branch for conyalcscents. and stated,
on the authority of the lady making the gift.
that she earnestly desired that her name
should not be mentioned in connection with
IT, But sho was Lot to be permitted to do
good in her own way without being compelled
to pay the penalty. The papers have already
violated her express request by parading the fact
that she is the dlaughter of the late Jonathan
Sturres and the WIFE Of the President of the Illinois
Central Railroad SO, the other day. The TRIBUNE
gave the details OF n deplorabc business comphca-
tion. which threatened to involve the honor OF
prominent New-lork lawyer. Straightway the
sensation mongers took TO magnifying the details
and inycnting all manner Of absurd charges, ridc-
ulous allegations of change OF name. and
the like. tho only practical effect of which
is TO harass an innocent nephew who is ono of our
prominent judges-a gentleman whose ability and
integrity have long been OF conspicuous service TO
the judiciary and the State. Judge George {. Bar
rett should not however, suffer himself to be an
noycd by tleso malicious stories. They can IN no
wise touch him. at any rate. and they will soon 10
forgotten
Year: 1876

On every side there are Indications Of desire to
dig up every relic connected with the Old tme
After our Centennial year Americans will wake up
to tho fact that they have history, significant and
momentous in its least detail though brief. Sena-
tor Bayard communicated with the Swedish repre-
sentative last week on the subject of proposed
monument to be erected by tbe Historical Society OF
Delaware on the spot where tie first Swedish colony
landed in 1852. Mr.. Bayard TckOns on the coopera-
ton of the Swedish Government in this commemora-
ton, and probably not without reason The story
of the Swedish colony in this country, designed by
Gustavus Adolphus and sent out by his daughter.
and of the protection and aid perslstently Afforded
il until late in the present century oy the Govern
ment of Sweden is Of the most touching and
dramatic chapters in history. Less notice has been
given in history the Swedish settlers in this cOun-
try than to immigrants of any other nationality.
simply because their virtues quiet and peace
able. Unlike Puritan and Cavalier, they fought
nobody for religions sake but lived in
charity with even the sayages. and IN
trust on God were decent, chase, and honest There
may be some doubt to whetGer the site chosen as
the first landing of these people on our shores bc
correct. Acrelius and CamEanius both state that
Peter Minewe and his hardy troop landed near
Lewes and not at Christiana, where Senator Bayard
intends to place his monuments but the site matters
littlo. The cOnmemoraiOn of the event Is the
point to be considered, and the increased riendness
between our own Government and one which tOr
century and half maintained n missionary work
in the heart of one of our largest cities.
Year: 1876

In the great variety Of letters from the peo-
pie which we print to-day, there will be found
many significant indications of the DRIFT OF
public sentiment. Especially is this true OF
those that deal with political subjects. They
contain brief discussions on methods of party
reform, and valuable hints as to Presidential
candidates and the views that voters are
likely to take next November.
Year: 1876

Although the decline in New-York City rents
was long anticipated and is now fully estab-
lished, it has not proved so great OF general
as might have been expected. There are sew
eral sections of the city where the falling Off
of rentals is scarcely or not at all perceptblc.
Store rents in some quarters have fallen more
than house rents as to the latter, the heaviest
decline has been for the costliest habitations.
and there is little change in the price paid for
residence by people of small means.
Year: 1876

The letter from Prof Timothy Dwight which
we publish this morning continues the inter-
esting discussion so ably handled in his COM
munication q week ago, and eflectually answers,
as it seems to us, the objections which have
been urged against it. As a specimen of sharp
but courteous and good-humored controversial
literature it Will be found entertaining even by
those who are somewhat tired Of the troubles
of Plymouth Church. At any rate it is sure of
% wide circle of readers.