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VOL. VII.
Correspondence of the Cinoinnati Commercial.
FOOTPRINTS OF OLD HICKORY.
AN0T1IKR A. J.
Jonesboroujrb, Wabhhit;ton count)',
East Tennessee, is the oldest towu in
the State, and within its bouudanes
are clustered many tender recollec
tions of the past, many illustrious foot
prints in the Bands of time, many rel
ics of historic interests, and many
grogshops. The old town was once
the Capital ot the district ot f raukun,
and much that pertained to that an
cient government, in a martial way,
is still pointed out to the stranger.
Here it was, if we may believe sun
dry old documents mellowed by time,
corroborated by Bundry old men mel
lowed by apple brandy, that Andrew
Jackson studied and practiced law,
occupied the bench, fought his first
duel, arrested criminals, played cards,
ran horses, engaged in chicken fights,
bet at shooting matches, flirted with
the mountain girls, drank the best
brandy of home manufacture, and did
a number of things that the impartial
historian overlooks when he chroni
cles the deeds of our departed
JACK50X AS JUDGE.
great.
In the Court-house are a number of
old books containing the records of
the "Court of equity" when Andrew
Jackson was Judge. From the rec
ords it appears mat lie entered upon
the duties of the position September
VI, lyy. lhisentrv appears: "iep
tembcr term, 17D9. At a Court of
equity opcued and held :n the town
of Jonesborough, for the district of
Washington, in the State ofTennessee,
on the lth ot September, 199. Pres
ent, the I Ionorables Archibald Koanc,
David Campbell and Andrew Jack
son, Esquires."
inisisme nrst entry that recog
nizes Jackson as Judge, and the lat
one is in 18J4. His signature is rath
er cramped and crooked, some lik
that of Andrew Johnson, a line drawn
under it and two dots after the Chris
tiau name.
It was while he was Judge here that
he arrested the notorious deuerado
Bean, whom nobody else could arrest.
Many of Bean's descendants are still
living here, and the place where Old
Hickory's eyes brought him down is
still pointed out.
As the story runs, Bean went away
and left his family for two years.
When he returned his wife celebrated
the advent by presenting him with a
new-born babe. This was a new de
parture in the domestic economy, and
Bean did not accept the situaliun witli
very good grace. He demanded an
crplanation, and in the absence of a
t-atisiacbory one, he sharpened his knife
and deliberately ent off both ears of
the poor little baby, playfully remark
ing, as he did so. tliat he wanted to
distinguish it from his own. Some
thougist it was an innocent proceedifg,
A practical joke on the baby, in fact,
while others considered it an outrage
that should be punished. The graud
jury took that view of the case ami
indicted Bean. Bean, as usual, brush
ed up his horse-pistols and said that
they mischt indict and be d d, bat
they couldn't arrest him. The Sheritl"
tried it and was vanquished. Court
came on, the criminal docket was call
ed, aad the clerk reported Beau "not
taken."
"What's the matter? asked Judare
Jackson oi the SherifE
"Nothing the matter; only I can't
arrest him," replied the official.
"Then, by the Eternal! summon the
county to help you, and bring him in
Jiere," thundered the Judge.
The Sheriff gathered up some citi
zens, and advanced on Bean. The
latter backed himself up against a
house to prevent a rear attack, drew
his pistols, and told them to come on.
He was a center fhot. and to have ad
vanced would have been certain death
to some. No one cared to sacrifice
his life in giving the others a chance
to make a start. The Sheriff report
ed to Jackson that Bean cou)d pot be
taken without a sacrifice of lives.
"By the Eternal! summon the Court!"
thundered the irate Judge; and ''the
Court" was summoned.
Jackjion refused arms, and advanc
ed empty-banded and bareheaded up-
pn ean. If is lnpndij tried to re
t,rain him, as he valued his life, bqt he
heeded themnot. Ite kept his cold
eyes fixedly upon the desperado, walk
ed right up to him,, jerked his pistols
away, took mm by the collar, and
marched flitn pff to jail,
JACKSOX'S EABLY LIFE.
Jackson was born in South Caroli
na, in lW. lie crossed the moun
tains and came to this place when
twenty-one years of age. From all
accounts he was an exceedingly wild
man, but alter he came here it it said
that be had determined to reform.
One of the reasons given for his mov
ing here was that he might break away
irom his "wicked associates, and be
gin life anew; but as he continued to
engage in personal encounters, horse
racing and betting, it is not clear m
what his reformation consisted. . The
next year after coming here, 1789, he
determined to visit the colony on the
Cumberland, whpre Nashville now
f tancjs aqd naacje the journey through
me wiiaerness? two nnnareq niesr
ite returned to this place, and engag
edinthe study apd practice qf the.
law. lie never was a very close stu
dent, and, although he rqse to the io
gition of Supreme Judge, he was not
What could be properly termed a first,
class lawyer. From his pxtreme love
of adventure, as well as from necessity,
he verv freauentlv broke awav from
bis law books and went tp war qgainst
the Indians, lie was a sort of inde
pendent Indian fighter, apd pn accoimt
of bis skill, bravery apd success was
known as ''Sjiarp Knife" and 4lPointr
ed Arrow." This love of adventure
was manifested yery early in life, and
petpre he came to jonesborough
TYhen only fourteen years of age he
joined a corps of volunteers to 'fighjb
the .pntish, and by them was taken
prisoner, The appearance of the boy
soldier amused the British officers
very much, and they proposed to make
a servant of him. One of them order
ed him to black a pair of boots, and
received an answer he was not expect
ing. He struck young Jackson with
his sword, and the scar of the blow
was carried to the grave.
1118 MARRIAGE.
Judging from the row mado over
the Itussian Minister's domestic affairs,
should a marriage now occur in high
life under the circumstances of Jack
son s, there would bo a tornado ot
wrath from the pure and spotless spir
its of this enlightened age, whose prin
cipal enjoyment of life consists in not
letting anybody else enjoy his.
In one of Jackson's trips from here
to Nashville he stopped some time
there, and boarded at the house of
Mrs. Doiielson, widow of Colonel
John Doiielson, an emigrant from Vir
ginia. With Mrs. Donelson lived her
daughter, a bright, beautiful, intelli
gent lady, who was unhappily married
to one Kobard, a man of dissolute hab
its and jealous disposition. Jackson,
being at tbe same house, saw much of
this lady, and her unhappy situation
mado a deep impression upon his sym
pathy. As olten occurs in such cases.
his sympathy ripened into love, but
he kept it to himself as much as pus
sible. Kobard became intensely jeal
ous and applied to the Legislature of
Virginia for a divorce, and soon after,
much to Jackson's joy, intelligence
came that it had been granted. Mrs,
Kobard was then at Natchez, Miosis
ippi, and thither Jackson followed her.
He paid her his addresses, and she,
considering herself free, accepted him,
and they were married a few mouths
afterward, aifd returned to Nashville.
Two years after, much to Jackson'
mortihcatiou. he learned that the V ir
ginia J-egihlature had not granted a
divorce, but hail only authorized a
suit for a divorce in a Kentucky Court
and that the divorce had jut been
granted, so that he hail actually been
married two vears to imotLer mans
wife! There was no other course left
open but to take out license and be
married again, which was done.
It is strange that he should h-ie
lived two years with a woman lawful
ly the wite ot another man ami not
know it, having no hint of the divorce
proceedings in Kentucky, but such is
the story brought down to us by tra
dition. Those were days of tdow
communication, and men were apt to
have imperfect knowledge of passing
events.
4ACKOX .S DUKLS.
Notwithstanding Old Hicko-y wa.
a member of the Pre-bytcrian Church,
he failed to fin. I anything in the church
discipline to prevent him engaging in
the pleasant pastime of fighting duels.
He could fight as well as pray. In
all his rencounters he u tiever hurt
more that, to have two of his ribs
broken at one time, and a ball shot
through his coat at another. It may
have been that Providence was on his
side, but perhaps it was because his
antagonists were wared into blind
trembles by seeing Old Hickory loom
up before them, and couldn't shoot
suaigLt. Until vre fail to see a natur
al cause for anything, it is perhaps
mistaken policy to attribute it to di
rect Providential interference.
Jackson's first duel was fought with
in a few hundred yards ot where I now
write. A bald hill, south of, and al
most in Jonesborough, was the spot.
The old men will till you where Jack
son stood, right where the other man
stood, how it was done and all about
it, excepting only the trifling circum
stance that they have forgotten the
other fellow's name, and what oceas
sicned the fight. Jackson was then a
young man, and although. he was him
self a lawyer and the fight took place
under the very nose oi the law, such
was the jolly character of the times
that nothing was done to prevent it,
and no steps were taken with the guil
ty parties. 1 hose were free and easy
domestic limes, and the country did
not groan under Kadieaj rule.
The first, duel of Jackson's was a
farce, if tradition gives a right version
of it. The parties assembled on the
top of the hill, the distance stepped
off, the pistols loaded and the word
fire given. Jackson's antagonist fired
and missed his aim, and Jackson ad
vanced upon him with pistol present
ed and death peering out from under
his shaggy oye-lasbes. Tbi8 vas an
innovation ot the code, and the other
fellow took to bis heels. Jackson
then raised his pistol into the air and
fired- It was solemnly decided that
both parties had vindicated their hon
or, one by firing and running and the
other by not running and firing, It
was thought "to be natural for a man
to run after he had fired his load and
the other one had advanced on him,"
and it was also considered a rare act
of magnanimity ii Jackson to fire in
to the air after he had bpen popped at.
It is stated that the conclusion ot this
affectionate piece of business was the
drinks all around.
JACKSOX FIGHTS THE GOVERXOR.
One day, just after Judge Jackson
had adjourned his court at Knoxville,
he was met by Governor Sevier, who
remarked in the choice language,"Oh,
yes, d n you, you stole another man's
wife," referring to Jackson's somewhat
peculiar marriage. The Judge drew
ins pistol bijt was prevented from
shooting. IIo then challenged the
Governor, arid the challenge ' was, of
pouree, accepted V Without njucl Qf
apy formal ' arrangement the parties
met on horseback,, each having a brace
of pistols, the Governor having also
a s word, while Jackson carried a sword
cane, jack, son determined to iake
the enemy by surprise, and, putting
spurs to his "horse, be charged upon
hina at a sweeping gallop. The Gov
ernor dismounted somewhat taken
aback at this new movement, and drew
his sword. But before blood was
shed a number of admiring friends,
who had come to witness the sport,
interfered and stopped the tin parlia
mentary fight.' It was declared to be
pot according tq the code, apd com
batants adjourned. From the field
the war carried into the newspapers
and pamphlets of" tbe time, and raged
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2G,
with more or less violence for years.
There were no more horseback duels,
however.
HE KILLS D1CKISS0X.
In ISO I or 1805, Judge Jackson re
tired from the bench, and we see no
more of him in the musty judicial reo-
ords ot tlio tune. He went to his
plantation on the Cumberland, and
gave his attention to raising line stock
and horse racing, lie became a fre
quenter of the race-course, bet eager
ly, and lost and won heavy accounts.
These affairs led to one of the most
deplorable events of his He. During
a race he got into a quarrel with one
Charles Dickinson, a prominent sport
ing man, about a bet, and the quar
rel came to blows. Dickinson after
wards published an abusive article
against Jackson, accusing him of
cowardice, for which he received a
challenge from the General. The
duel took place in 1800, in Kentucky.
When the word was given, Dickinson
fired first, the ball taking effect in
Jackson's breast and breaking two of
his ribs. The next instant Jackson
fired, and Dickinson fell, living but
six hours. The duel caused great ex
citement throughout the country, and
many newspaper articles from Jack
son himself, and the seconds and
others, uru still in existence concern
ing it.
IN' PERSONAL APPEARANCE
General Jackson is described as be
ing neither robust nor elegant. He
was six feet and an inch high, remark
ably straight and spare, not weighing
over a hundred and forty-live pounds.
His eyes were dark blue, his brows
arched and slightly projecting, ami
IKissesjied of a remarkable expression.
Ie was pleasing in his manner, and
in his address commanding. He was
easy, affable and familiar, and acecsM
ble to all. Like Napoleon, he be
lieved that merit should constitute
the only difierence in men. It is said
that he was most esteemed by those
who knew him best. Benevolence
was among bis prominent virtues.
He was never known to pass distress
without necking to assist and relieve
iL
JONKSUt'ROlI
Contains a population of l,o00, rather
a limited amount lor so old a tow n in
so good a country. It is situated on
the Tenuesst-c ami Virginia Kailroad,
and is surrounded bv the hills and
rolling country peculiar to the Ten
iiessee valley. In size and appearance
there is much to remind one of Green
ville. But it lacks an Andy Johnson
of being equal to its sister town, anil
tan never be supplied, for there is but
one in the world.
While here I met Colonel George
II. Grishain, editor of the True Ji'ij,
and he Is a true flag himself. There
is not in the State a more genial, kind
hearted, hospitable gentleman than
GrUham. Although of Southern birth,
ami education, he fought through the
war for the Union as a Captain of a
cavalry company, and to his intcrpid
bravery was a ided a thorough knowl
edge of the country, which made his
services invaluable to the Federal
army. lie is an uncompromising lie
publican, and during the Stokes-
Senter campaign he edited the Bald
L. ..it: I V .1.. (!
Bovell, formerly of the "organ." also
lives here, and to these two gentlemen
I am indebted tor favors, numerous
beyond mention.
RODERICK RANDOM IICTLEU,
Th carpet-paddling Congressman
from this district, left here yesterday
for Washington. Butler is not popu
lar, but manages to be elected by get
ting nomination by means of trickery,
and then whipping the people into
line with the party lash. In the last
canvass he made a very pitiful story
about the necessity of a "vindication '
from his district. He had been abused
and traduced, and the people must
not defeat him. As he had artfully
arranged things so that the people
could ut defeat him without electing a
Democrat, they put him through, but
with the understanding that they
were to bo bothered with him no
more. But the unfortunate people ot
the First district are not out of the
clutches of this Butler, and is doubt
ful when they will be. Next year he
will say, "Zsow nominate me for Con
gress, or I will run anyway and burst
up the party." Mark it. As this is
the only district in the Stato that the
lrepubicans can hold after tho next
apportionment, they will have to sub
mit to the nuisance or lose their dis
trict.
Jt will be remembered that when
J3utler was np for having sold a cadet
appointment, ho put in a plea of
"confession and avoidance." He ao
knowledged tho sale, but pleaded in
mitigation of the terrors of the law
the religious use to which he had ap-
!)lied the money. Two huudred dol
ars had gone to Colonel Grisham,
three hundred dollars to the Mate
Journal, and with that exception But
ler kept all. Colonel Grisham wrote
to him repeatedly to correct the mi'
take as to his getting any of the cash,
but Butler vould never do it. He
had made the impression that he did
put the money to the use of the party,
and don't want to spoil it.
CUPID NOT A RESPECTER OF PERSOXS.
A few days ago, as Geo. II. Grish
am was sitting in the True Flag of
fice, buried in country exchanges and
j.bhjking of th,e time when he was edi
tor ot the jolly otate .Journal, at JN ash
vine, trying to spoil a prst-pjass gam
bler by making a Governor of Bill
Stokes, there 'came a dispatch, from
the Mayor of Bristol Va., saying :
"t! pr trod s sake arrest .Fainter, and
don't let him get married 1" Who
in trje devil is Painter, and who was
he gping to marry, and where he was
and what he wanted to marry for, and
what if be did marry ? and several
other questions likely to be suggested
by the terse bpt fearful telegram
sprang into Grisham's mind, but echo
did pot answer. He went to the train
and saw a handsome, well-dressed
yonng man get pff with a beautiful
maiden' of "sweet sixteen." He
learned that the man's name was
Painter, but what could he do about
it? Tho young man put up at a hotel
and sent for a Presbyterian minister.
The minister uamo, for he understood
it to be his duty to speak peace to
the troubled souls when opportuni
ty offered. Then came another tele-
f;ram to Grisham, saying: For the
ove of God, don't let them marry.
Help w,ill come on the next train."
Grisham pleaded, entreated, begged,
but he didn't arrest. He rather
doubted bis authority, and a casual
glance at two pistols in tho young
man s possession somewhat strength
ened his doubt 1 Tho minister halted
between two opinions, "l or tho love
of God marry us," said the man and
maiden, and "r or the love of God
don't," said the telegram. But the
telegram had no pleading evui and
pouting lips to exhibit, and therefore
was at a discount. Eyes and lips
won, and'tlie happy hearts were uni
ted, just as tho train with the "help"
rounded tho curve.
It turns out that, the bride-groom is
a member of tho Presbyterian church,
and a truly good man in every re
spect. l'h difficulty was that the
girl belonged to ouo of the "first fam
ilies" of tho Old Dominion, w hile the
young man was so unfortunate ai to
belong to a second family. Hence
the distressing feature of the match.
The girl's father was rich in worn out
tobacco land aud distinguished ances
tors, but didn't have much else, from
the fact that he publicly offered one
hundred acres of his laud to any one
who would prevent the marriage .
PINGER MARK OF DANIEL llOONE.
Having noticed the foot prints of
Andrew Jackson, wo must not neg
lect another old forefather w ho used to
roam about among theso hills, killing
bears and making lovo with pretty
squaws. When Boone was on the
way to Kentucky be stopped here
some time, living a few miles east of
this place. On a very large beech
tree, to this day, is seen the inscrip
tion : "D. Boone killed a Bare up this
tree, 17 .'' The figures following
the "17" cannot bo made out. The
old inhabitants have been acquainted
with this inscription so long that no
doubt exists but what it is genuine.
OXtL1 TOO OFTKX.
"We may faint once to often," Raid
Miss Lilly white, uud she oighed; aud
then her customary smile beamed
about her.
"Of this dreary truth I am a sad
example."
"lou. Miss Lillrwbite?' said An-
gc-liuu.
Listen, said the old maid, ' lis
a short story, but worth your bear
ing, u Ian I was iiitieteeu, I was
about to be married. About, did I
say? Why the day was fixed; I was
Hi my bridal dress; and at the altar;
the ring, tho eddiug ring, ut the tip
o! my linger, when "
"Mercy me! screamed Angelina,
"what happened?"
"I faiuted, said Miss Lillrwbite,
and she shook ber bead, and a wau
smile played about ber lips.
"And you was not married because
you fainted?'' said Angelina, much
awakeued to tbe subject.
"As I have confessed, it was ray
weakness to faint upon all occasions.
I enjoyed the interest that I thought
fainting cast about me. My lover
often looked , coldly suspiciously,
but love conquered bis doubts, and
led bitn triumphantly before tho par
aoq, Well, tbe marriage service was
begun, aud
"Do go on," tried Angelina.
"And in a few moments I should
have been a wife, when I thought I
must faint. I, who bad fainted on
bo many occasions, not to swoon ot
tho altar would have been a wont of
sentiment of proper feeling on so
awful an occasion. With this thought,
I felt myself fainting rapidly: and
just as the bridegroom had touched
my fingor with the ring I went off
yea, my dear, swooned wjtb all tbe
Uonora."
"Do go on," again cried Angelipa
"As I swooned, the ring slipped
from tho bridegroom's fingers, fell
upon the stove, and was rolling rol
ling to drop through tbe aperture
of the stove that, from below, ad
mitted heat to the church, when
though swooning, I saw tbe danger,
and to stop the ring, put forth my
foot
Weill" osclaimed Angelina.
"Too late the ring rolled on dis.
appeared down tbe chimney of the
stove und then I fainted with the
greatest fidelity. Hartshorn came to
my aid. I was restored but where
was the ring? It was hopeless to;
look for it. Half a dozen other rings
were proffered; but noit would be
an evil omen there would be no en
joyment if I were not wedded with
my own ring, Well, search was
made and time flew and we were
late at church to begin witb-and the
ring was not found when tb,e chqrch
clock struck twelve."
"Weill" said Angelina.
" Well," sighed Miss Lillywhite,
"the clergyman, closing bis. book,
said, 'It is past tbe canonical hour;
the parties cannot be married to-day;
they must come again to-m,orrow." "
"Dreadfull" cried Angelina. :
"We returned borne; my lover upT
braided I retorted; we had a shock
ing quarrel, and he left the house tp
write me a farewell letter. In a week
be was on nis way to India; in a
twelvemonth he bad married an Indi
an lady, as rizh as an idol, and I, af
ter thirty years, am still Caroline
Lillywhitpj spinster"
It is always well tp be prepared
fpr emergepcieSj A gentleman was
strongly advancing hs claims to read
bis title clear to mansions in the skies,
when an argumentative lady said:
"But suppose yau don't get to heav
en after all?" "Qh! well," was the re
ply, "I have made ample prepara
tions to go to tbe other place."
Election fruit tbe candidate.
1872.
"OUEOON JOIKXALIMH."
Tom. B Merry, who is now chief
ink-slinger on the Yreka Union, and
who is mad at Oregon because be
couldn't sail up tbe turbid waters of
the classic Santiam in a wash-tub,
using a bottle of "Jackey's Best" for
a "jack-staff," perpetrates tbe follow
ing base libel upon Oregon journal
ism. Hear tho
isb slanderer:
ignoble andfiond'
"While sojourning a few days in
Douglas county, Oregon, last fall, we
happened to catch a glimpse of an
elaborately printed placard of tbe
Oregnnian, a very fair-minded but de
cidedly old-fogyihli newspaper pub
lished at Portland. One feature on
the placard struck us forcibly. It
read thus: "It is tho oldest paper
in tbe State and still maintains its
place in the front ran ofk Oregon
journalism."
Now to a beiiighlet1. ignoramus,
whose groveling instincts bad never
led him beyond the north boundary
of this county, this would seem noth
ing but a harmless piece of self-laud
ation. If an editor doesn't speak
well of himself, who will do it for
him? Echo and the owb answer
Who? But we have been "thar"' and
can give our readers some idoa of
what Oregon journalism consists.
Last fall a year ago, a Webfoot prin
ter who published an intellectual and
benign in fact, we may say, seven
by pine newspaper, bod the audac
ity to pay a minister ten dollars for
tho privilege of buying a young la
dy's toggery for tberest of ber life.
Indeed, as they were to trot in
double harness hereafter, and bad
ben through the baiter, nothing was
loft but for my friend to take a bridal
tour, ho off to went to Astoria, of
course, lie left us to edit the paper
while lie was gone. We found that
we were transplanted into a new at
mosphere. Wo tried to do tbe lo
cale, and got things horribly mixed.
.oi oeing a goou prooi-rfader. the
villianous compositors made wretch
ed work of our manuscript and no
body discovered the umtako until tbe
entire issue was worked off, Iu fact
the proofs were badly taken, as the
only roller the office could afford was
an old piece of fire-engine hose cov
ered with a layer of dilapidated
horse blanket- We wrofo an item
one day, to this effect:
Pi:o(jitr.fiHixq. We learn from Mr.
Koiitco McGittniM. that his wasron road
to the forks of tho Lut-kiatuutu will be
none in anoni ion tiavs. ir. McfJ. is
doing this as a private enterprise, and
wouni nave rinineu u long ago Out :or
u lack of seasonable rains.
ben the boy set this up. be got
it in as a lacii or "reasonable braius,
and tho next day McGinuU got after
us with a four-year old hickory plant.
We drove bim off with a "revulver"
as the Drtchman called it who loan
ed it to us. That fight was indefi
nitely postponed, under suspension
oi the rules.
But ona. thing we noticed most was
the.Cbesterfieldian style that could
not fail to impress the most careless
observer. Here are some paragraphs
trom our exchanges of that memora
ble week.
From the Soaj Creek Sium;u!!ion.
They have a new editor for the Po
dunk J'alladium. He is an English
man by birth and wears Dundrearv
whiskers. He is the author of tbi
gross libel on Hon. Borneo McGin
nis, in the last issue of that paper.
YY e are informed that when tbe car
pet-bagger found out that he was go
ing to be attacked, be hired a stone
musoo to build him a "bloody bar
recks," as bo designated it. We ap
prehend that whenever Beauregard
Skaggs, Esq., the talented editor of
that paper, returns from bis bridal
tour, be will give the Brittisher bia
walking papers. Mr. Skaggs and
lady passed through here last Friday
night, looking as well as could be ex
pected. They are spending their
honeymoon at Wapatoo Lake.
llo nas gone to tbe lake in tbe camas swamp
v itu nis brulo so loving squ (rue ;
And every night, by the moon's pale lamp,
llo puddles tor whilu oauoo.
From the Lon; Tom Lifeboat
The editer of the Eickreal Jiepro-
biile says that illness in bis family
prevented bis attendance at the Good
leniplars Ball, last Friday night
This is a base lie and we nail it to
tbe cross. Will the bell-bound o
the Jleprorate deny that be was lay
ing abed while bis wife was washing
bis shirt on tbe eight of the ball ?
We challenge an investigation of the
facts and defy tbe base coward to
show his band.
From the Chehalem Cherubim.
Some God -defying scoundrel ha
entered pur eanctum while we were
sparring old Jinpigg for our morn
ing cooktau across toe street, ana
stolen our manzanita pipe. May tbe
lightmpgs pf Jeaven blast his cpw
ardiy carcass, and rot tb,e foul mar
row m bis necrosized bones, as be
flies from the scene of bis crimo with
the brand of Cain upon bim and
his facp stamped witb the boof o
sip. . : ;
, From the Yamhill Yeoman.
The sneaking, cowardly pur wbq
edits tbe Fokerville Bugle, intimates
that our worthy and eliicicient Coun
ty School Superintendent is givm
all the girls ,in tbe county ; teacher'
certificates, regardless of fitness for
tbe place, in the hope of securing
the woman's suffrage for Sheriff when
the Constitution is amended so as to
let the ladips vote. bnvod this
as a base slander upon ppe of oqr
most exemplary citizens apd trust
worthy officers, The Bev, Beriah
Bullwinkle is a gentleman, bj birth
and a scholar by education. Jle has
always born an unblemished charac
ter. We knew bim back in old Mis
souri, where be moved in tbe highest
commercial circles. His father played
poker and he kept the books. ,
" From the Calipooia Clodhoppar.
If; has hitherto "'. been a mystery
where he wife ofj the Slugville Slobr
N"0 24. j
I berer got ber fruit to put up for win
ter, as the editor s family sleep on
the imposing stona and have no gar
den of their own. But a new light
has broktn in upon tbe world. I.ast
Friday morning, about daylight, tbe
editor of the blouerer was seen get
ting out of Squire Mendenhall's or
chard. But before be could soale
the fence, a large dog seized bim by
tho slack of the trouserloons, and
bit a hunk out of bis finale. The
act, though somewhat violent on the
part of the dog, received the unani
mous applause oi every person pres
ent.
From the Slafcfotrn Swillhead.
The editor of the Bungbole Blather
allude to our being a candidate for
State Printer, and says we, are not fit
f or the position. We Bpurn the pal
try slanderer who seeks to decry our
mechanical abilities. We tell tbe
disemboweled ghost of original sin
who edits that paper, that tbe day
has gone by when our reputation can
ue soneu uy toe oase slanders oi a
man who takes a horseshoe rasp to
justify minion and burgeoiso type
in tbe same line. How is that for
high.
Header, this is tbe front rank of
Oregon journalism. 'Dost like the
ncture?' "
THE FISK.TIAX.fIELl SUIT.
Allusion is frequently made in the !
recent dispatch to the J? iskolans-
field suit, out of which grew the shots
that terminated the lite and closed
the eventful career of James Fisk Jr.,
and a brief insight into the. suit
will certainly interest the reader.-
leleu Josephine Mansfield was for
ears the mistress ot the redoubtable
Colonel, the sharer of bis joys, bis
great wealth, and, what was worse for
is;, his business secrets. There ap
pears to have been a complete infatu
ation on Fisk's part for this woman.
an infatuation which, as we have said
carried bim to the greatest lengths.
laving control of both bis heart and
purse,
rns iiims or Tin: r.viu ntLES
Never went ungratified, and stories
oi ner exploits anu oniuani extrava-
II If.
gancies have rung the land. The
gallant Colnel was lavish as a Prince,
and it is prooaoie lie really entertain-
ed for this frail, erring woman a feel-
ing deeper and more earnest than
men usually bestow on their para
mours.
THE SNAPPIXlS OF THIS TIE. ,
low, when or by what means it oc
curred does not much matter, but
there came a time when the tie which
bound these twain was snapped asun
der, never to bo restored again ever
more. There was a scandal, a sepa
ration, and then the matter died out
and people ceased to gossip about
the differences of tbe pair. It ap-
pears, however, that at tho time of
this scnaration Fisk had in his Dosses-
sion so at least the fair Helen al-
eo-cs some &l J.OOJ or 840.000 of hi
mistress' money deposted with him
- ' .
to be invested for her account. The
refusal of Fisk to crive ud the amount
brought about tho now lkmous 1 rio-a.
. 1
tion. Mrs. Mansheld, foreswearing
" . . ' . . . o
tbe Colonel, took to her arms a cer
tain Edward S. Stokes, a broker of
some sort iu New York, and the two
made common cause aginst the recal
citrant Fisk.
LA BELLE HELEX.
This suit has been in progress now
near two months, and has attracted a
great deal of attention. Mrs. Mans
field s appearance m the Court-room
as a wituess created no end of a sen
sation, the reporters describing her
beauty in glowuig and rapturous
terms. The suit possesed a peculiar,
albeit adventitious, interest for the
ocautiiui Jiansneld threatened con
stantly to startle the nublie with such
revelations of 1' isk's affairs and oper-
ations as should shake the countrv to
. - . . . .
its very center. In these threatened
. . - .
disclosures it was said that Twp.1.
Sweenv. Hall, and the Tammanv
King, together with those concerned
in the Erie corporation would rlav
. -
the most conspicuous part,
HORACE (JREEI.V AXD THE
COLORED mtOTIIEIt,
Don Piatt tells the following good
one on Horace Greely.
" e were sitting with Horace one
afternoon in that little disreputable
sanctum of bis adjoining the count
ing room of tbe Tribune, Tbe old
gentleman was in one of bis chronic
conditions of grumble and discontent.
lie had that mealy appearance so
common with him, that made him re
semble a blonde miller just from the
dust of nis Hour mm, anq was ex
pressing bis private opinion in a pub
lic and somewhat profane way, wien
a gentleman pf the colored persua?
sion was announced. "B.ring him
in, roared the philosopher, and an
aged, darkey, clad in broadcloth,
gold-rimmed spectacles, with
same precious nietal, stalked in.
the
'Mister yreeiy, j. believe f ' pe in
quired.
"Yes I'm Mister Greely: what do
you want with me?" was the gruff re
ply.
"Well, sah," said old Ebqny Specs,
seating himself as he deposited his
hat and cane on the floor; "Well sah,
I've been tbinkin' that our race dftP't
pay enuff attention, to scientific pur
Buits. sah, ,
We saw the cloud gather on ; the
intellectual countenance of tb.e great
journalistic Bohemian. In a YPice of
thunder at that point in a voice
wherein was blended the shrill topes
oi a nystericai woman ana we growi
pf a tiger, be exclaimed: : .
. , , i i . i ,
foeientibp pursuits, you damned
patch, of New Jersey that's the scien-1
'
tipo pursuit you want. Get. qui,
Luok hunting is earned to some
what of an excess in New York State.
Five hunters to one duck is the ave
rage in Otsego county, and then the
cjuck gets a,way about hal ti,e tiqe.
Busines no-tiref in the Local Columns. 25
I cents per line, eaeb Insertion.
I n Inir.t rid lr.inti.nl rl ...fia.MMt.. ! 4A
inrsj of 1 2 lints, for the first insertion.
."I. w igww tu mil luunimi hi.
sertion.
DEAD IN THE SIERRAS.
V JOAQVt MILLtB.
His footprint be failed as.
Where berries are red,
And tnailrooea are rankest.
Tbe hunter is dead I
The grizzly may psss
By bis bulf-opeo door;
May pnss and repass '
0b his path, as :d yore ;
The panther may erooob
In tbe leaves an bis limb ; '
lis scream and may scream
It is notLiog to bim.
Prone, bearded and breasted
Like columns of stone J
And tall is a pins
As a pine overthrown I
His eamp trs gone,
Wbat else ean b dons,
Tbsn let bim sleep on
Till tu light of tbe sun t
Aye. f.mblcss 1 What ot Itt '
Marble ir dost,
Cold and repellent,
Aud iron is rast.
THE STAG.
r jo40,cix xiLtra.
And theq from out the shadowed wood
Tbe aotU-rcd tietr came stalking dowa
In half a shot of where 1 rtvoo) ;
Then stopped and stamped impatiently.
Then shoos, bis bead aud antlers biu,
And tben bis ks-:n barns backward threw
Upon bis shoulders broad and brown.
And thrust bis muzzle in tbe air.
Snuffed proudly, tben a biat be blew,
As if to say tbe avsst is clear.
Aud then from out tbe ale wood
His mate and two sweet dappled fawns
Stole forlb, and by the monarch stood j
She timid, while tbe little onus
Did start like aspeos in a gsie.
Tben be, as if to resesaro
Tbe trembling and demure.
Again his antlers b ickwsri threw,
Asa n a blast defiant blew,
Ta led them proudly, down tbe vale. ,
From the Omaha See.
A SISCUXAK DUE Ail.
Two years ago Patrick and Michael
Kelley came to this country from
Ireland, with a view to bettering
their fortunes. They were twin
brothers, and very much attached to
each other, and after waiting weeks
in rew York, and not being able to
both Bet emolovment. Michael eama
on West, leaving Patrick in New
I.. . -
York. In course of time Michael
obtained labor on the railroad aa .
section band, occasionally hearin-
from tbe brother in the East, and
working himself to the end that he
might visit bim at no distant day.
Yesterday morning Michael related
to the boarders at the boue where
he was stopping, a dreim he had the
night before, saying that he had seen
in bis dream his brother lying dead
, and coffined at a bouse in New York,
and that, while looking at the corps,
it bad spoken to bim, telling him.
that he, Patrick, would wait for him.
Tbe dream seemed to impress Mich
ael very much, and caused him to be
gloomy. Last evening when he came
lfjU ,ur uo cumpnnueu ui ueing
L and went at once to his room
About nine o clock be got up and.
came down stairs, sajmg that his
1 A. 1 I ' 3 i 1 1 1
uioiuor was m uis room unaioia mm
to "come." He ftll down almost
instantly in a fit and died before as-
; . 111 , T i - m,
sisiance couiu oe reuuereu mm. -ine
physician says he died of heart dis
ease. A his morning news was re
ceived here that Patrick died on
Monday in New York. The above
was related to our reporter, and
vouched for by Mr. Carney, with
whom Michael boarded-
HUUOKOl'S IXCIDEXTS.
The following is one of the humor
ous incidents of the great fire in
Chicago: In tbe confusion of the
moving of furniture ftom a stately
mansion on the night of the 9th of
Oatober, a marble statuo of a ye'lad
female figure was lifted from its pe
destal and laid on its back in the
hall. .Two men entered, and seeing
i i i ii i
iney sapposea WJ43 a aeaa
covered with thin drapery, lifted it
. t l l r a - i f i
leuueny, uore n, to a uiace oi saieiy,
and watched it until daylight
"Pen they found the money value
I - n. ii t ii
OI 100 wm lueJ uao- 80 careiuxiy
guarded, they claimed extravagant
owner was very glad to allow. One
of the men quietly said that they on
ly knew it was very cold, but were
too scared to notice how heavy it
was.
THE IIEATIIEX CHIXEE.
The Virginia Enterprise is respon
sible for the following; ,
A day or two since a couple of la?
dies, who were out oolleotiqg nopey
for church purposes, stopped at the
nute ttouse, Liqwer Mold Hill, Alt?
er calling qpqp 4 number of persons
for contributions, they asked "John
tbe Chinese poo!;, to give a dollar,
'What for yoq waptee me giva
dolla?" asked John.
, "We want you to give us a dollar
to help the church." ,
''Dplla helpa cburcha!" cried John,
PPemno his ey6sj "wh,at matter chur-
Ull ' .
"Ita poor; it needs money, Cant
you give as a dollor?" ; s , ' s
"Me po sabe phurcba;mepoor, top. .
What you call pburcha what Mm
naineef" '" '
. "Christ's Churohjwas the reply.
. "No; me no give dolla," answered
John, decidedly. "Me np like Kdistj
K!list wantee too mucba money--money,
mqney, all tcoe money fd
KJist'" :
: It is reported that Mr. ' Grant
seems tq be igoorapt of the move
ment for the nomination of some one
against him next year, who can at- .
tract to his standard bath the Qemoo
&nd thfl Liberal Republicans.-
Pe4ans somebody will bow mention
1 1 of : nt mh ATr .Pxr.nk rW
" not Kf!m to he ignorant.
-nwpn sc? "
'I am receiving my back rations.'
as the soldier said when he was f cj-
ged for stealing beef. - - : " ;
is. 1 1 i i mi .in -
Blissful v imagining Two tt
archins outside a resturaot winJ .r,
aad twQ s;ioce pie-s inside ,