Bedrock democrat., March 31, 1875, Image 1

EDROGK DEMO GRAT,
cöi'ocl« Democrat.
PUBLISHED EVER ï WEDNESDAY,
by
J. M. S H E P H E R D .
OFFICE IN THE
BEDROCK DEM OCRAT B l I L D i m
T erms
of
S ubscription :
One year,................................................... 4 00
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C orrespondence from all portions of
I Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat ,
- All communications, to receive attention,
most be accompanied by a responsible name’.
’Personal communications will be charged
as special advertisements.
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N e w D r u g S tore.
® . M o M P M H O T Y i,
Corner o f Main Street and V alley Avenue,
BAKER
S . M . P E T T E N G I L L & C O ., 10 S ta te
Street, Boston, 37 Park Row, New Y ork
and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are
our Agents for procuring advertisements
for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above
cities, and are authorized to contract for
advertising
tour lowest rates.
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WORK.
UWe are now prepared to do all kinds of
JOB WORK on short notice and at reasona-
1)3.0 rfiitcs
-'N . B.—All Job Work MUST BE PAID
FOR ON DELIVERY.
P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS.
L. O. STERNS,
N o ta r y P u b l ic .
,
T. C. H YD E,
and
For Medicinal purposes. Fam ily Medi­
cines carefully prepared. Prescrip­
tions accurately compounded,
at all hours o f the day pr
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night. Give us a call.
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MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
C o u n s e lo r s A t -L a w ,
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E Water Rights and Mining Litigation a
USTEW S T O R E ,
First door above the Express Office.
a d ie s F a n c y
am i M illin e r y
Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv.
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ed by Express every Month, and for sale at
of the State.
Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. n!7y.
u A tto r n e y a t-L a w ,
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
O R E G O N .
Will practice in the Courts of this State and
Washington Territory.
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S PECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO LAND
Business, and Collections.
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Liquors, Wines and Cigars o f the best
quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables
ail in good order.
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N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel
or Saloon are requested to appear at the
Captain’s office and settle.
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P U B L I C
AND
I Office with John Brat-tain, Three Doors
South of B edrock D emcrat office,
on side o f the Street.
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
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H E P R O P R IE T O R H A S B o u g h t
the Hotel Restaurant, next door to
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the Post Office, form erly kept by Sicord &
W hitcom b, and has fitted the same up in
tlie best style as a Hotel, on the French
Restaurant Style. He is prepared to ac­
com m odate the Public, and is determined
to give entire satisfaction.
The House is open from five o ’clock in
the m orning until twelve at night, during
which time customers will be supplied
with the best o f everything to be had in
the
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SALOON,
1854.
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I O ffice and Residence, at A. H. Brown’s
former residence, nearly opposite the Bed­
rock Democrat Office.
Baker City, Oregon, Nov. 10, 187L -y
B A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N .
M . I).
[Graduate of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons New York and of the Medical De-
jartment ol the Willamette University,)
P H Y S IC IA N A N D SU R G E O N ,
FRED. A. B O H N A
1 ) e s p e c tfu lly in fo rm s th e c iti-
X U zens of Baker City and the Public
generally, that he has purchased the inter­
est ol Bob. McCord jn the above
S A L O O N ,
Where will always be found the very best
Designs and Specifications Furnished.
Estimates Made. Terms Liberal,
taker City, Nov. 17, 1874.
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I V T C O R M I C K ,
Importer and Dealer In
ob, Stationary, Toys, Music AM
NEW SPAPERS,
'KANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’
Headquarters, Fire-proof
ick Building, 105 Front street, Portland,
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Informs the Public that he is prepared to do
all kind of work in the Undertaking Business
on short notice and at rasonable prices,
f Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n21tf
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Sew ing M ach in es— A G ro ver
& Baker, and a Florence, both new and
i f . the very best—for sale. For particulars, en­
quire at thts office.
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D V E R T IS IN G : C h ea p : good
A Systematic.—All persons who contem­
plate making contracts with newspapers for
LEVINS,
W H OLESALE
l T v e r y
i i m oaw D m s,
T o b a c c o &> C i g a r s ,
Of all articles in his Line, which he is selling
at L owest P rices , for the Ready Pay.
His house is located on Main Street, nearly
opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oi'egon.
Baker City, Nov. 11, 1874.n27tf.
GEO. J. BOWMAN.
S. A. GAINES.
GAINES & BOWMAN,
B la c k s m ith s
AND
Mamfactnrers of Em its & l a w .
direct from St. Louis, Mo., and none
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but the very best is Purchased, we are there­
On short notice, and we can say we have the
Very Best of Workmen in our employ.
Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will
save time and money by giving us a call and
examining our work for themselves.
J S X lO © ± 3 3 .g ;.
Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing.
All'repair work done on short notice. We
are thankful for past Patronage, and still
solicit a continuance.
GAINES & BOWMAN.
Baker City, March 11, 1874.-n44tf
B la c k s m i th in g
AND
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n AH th e V a rio u s B ra n ch e s
carried on by the Undersigned, at their
I Shop,
at the
Head of Main Street,
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Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that
they are prepared to furnish customers with
the best of
Single or Double Turn-outs,
Either night or day, with or without drivers,
at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle
Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the
best of care bestowed. We keep nothing but
the best of Stock and Buggies.
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Our stable is at the upper end of Mam
Street, Baker City, Oregon.
Come and see us, Everybody, and we will
do our t a d t o p l e t a ^ ^ pEK]nNS
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He will do as good work, at as reasonable
Prices, as any other Shop in the Country.
j ) e s p e c i a l l y In fo rm tlie C it-
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M A K IN G ,
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Manufactured to order.
X c izens of Baker City and County, and
the Public generally, that they have pur­
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S. B. McCOBD.
Baker City, Eeb. 10, 1874.n40tf
Buy Your Lumber at the
Old, Reliable
E b e l l ’ s O ld M ill.
E H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E
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Mill and make the best Lumber in
the county, at prices to suit the times.
Any bills left at our Mill receive as prompt
attention in the future as in the past. We
saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest
Timbers.
Clear and seasoned Lumber always on
hand.
Bills left with J. W. Wisdom will receive
immediate attention. By strict attention to
business, we hope to receive our share of
public patronage.
An unlimited amount o f Gram taken in
exchange for Lumber.
ELLIOTT & VAN PATTEN.
March 1 1874.-n34tf.
GRIER & KELLOGG
Having completed their New Stable,
have now the finest and best regulated
Livery Stable
the insertion of advertisements, should send
« 5 cen ts to Geo. P. Rowell & Co., 41 Park
I n
E a s t e r n
O r e g o n ,
Row, New York, for their PAMPHLET Book
(ninely seventh edition), containing lists of
over 2000 newspapers and estimates, showing Where they will carry on the Livery Busi­
the cost. Advertisements taken for leading
ness in all its branches.
's in many States at a tremendous re-
STOCK
B O U G H T AN D S O L D .
on from publisher’s rates. G et the
B ooh ,
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One of the Finest and Best
To be found in the City. “ Fred” will be
pleased at all times to have his friends give
him a call.
FEED. A. BOHNA.
Baker City, Jan. 20, 1875. n39tf
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
Oregon.
and is prepared to do all kinds of work in
his lire of business.
Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory
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Prices
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[B illia r d T a b l e s
J o h n F . C h ord,
Carpenter and Joiner,
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WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY
W in es, L iq u o r s am i C ig a rs.
Terms cash, or no patronage solicited.
Office one door north ol City Drug Store.
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BAKER CITY, OREGON.
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Stock of
Buggies or Wagons
AT THE OLD StANB OF
Bamberger & Frank,
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fore prepared to Warrant all our work.
We are now fully prepared to complete any
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General Assortment
Baker City, July 4 ,1874.-n9tf
I Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7m t
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J . B . G b A T U D IsrE K ,
TOGETHER WITH A
JOSEril MAYAUDAS, Proprietor,
D E P U TY U . S. M A R S H A L .
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Best Brands, o f F a m i l y G r o c e r ie s, T o ­
b a c c o s , C ig a r s , A c ., constantly on
Hand, at the Lowest Prices.
Baker City, Oct. 7, 1874.n221y
F R A N C E ,
E. W. REYNOLDS,
I M. D. Trinity U niversity,)
Prescriptions prepared at all Hours. City
and Country Trade Solicited.
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■ C o n v e y a n c e r ,
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Of Every Description.
HOTEL RESTAURANT ,
AND
i . A SI.
TOILET ARTICLES
ESTABLISHED IN BAKER CITY IN 18G7,
Keeps constantly on hand a well assorted
J O S E P H H. S H I N N ,
Notary Public
Will attend to Conveyancing and making
ABSTRACTS OE TITLE.
■ Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.
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W A TC H M AK ER AN D JE vVELER,
S A L O O N !
(And Notary Public,)
on
R E ID & F L E T C H E R , Prop’r.
K g y o x ,
Attorney at Law,
c o n st a n t l y
MAIN ST R E E T,....................................... BAKER CITY.
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J. M. S H E P H E R D ,
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HIS HOUSE has been enlarged and re­
fitted, and is now the best Hotel on the
Umatilla and Idaho stage route.
Stages leave this House for above and be­
low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado,
Gem City and Sparta.
Connected with the Hotel will be found a
first elass
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A, J. TllllilllMI,
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D r e s s NTaking
1ER P R A C T I C E IN A L L C O U R T S
M O T A R Y
B A K E R C IT Y , O R EG O N ,
YYestern. H o t e l.
B A Attorney-at-Law,
K E R C IT Y , O REGO N.
W E S T O N ,
Corner Main Street and V alley Avenue
Southwest Side,
Done to Order, and at Short Notice by
MRS. L. J. HUSTON.
Baker City, April 18,1874,-n51m6
I AYIIHKW J. LAWREYOE,
v .
J. f , WISDOM, Proprietor,
most reasonable Prices.
S pecialty .
L l Collections nromptly attended to.
f | June 18, 1873.n6y
C o rn er D ru g ; S tore,
a Full Assortment o f all kinds of
Drugs,
Goods, consisting in part of
Chemicals,
DRUGS,
Paints, Oils,
MEDICINES,
Perfumeries,
PAINTS and OILS,
Patent Medicines,
W INDOW GLASS,
Soaps,
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VARNISHES,
W ines,
BRUSHES, and
Brandies,
Whiskies and
For Medicinal Purposes.
Cordials,
AT THE
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
, B l . O. S terns will attend the Courts o f the
Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and
Washington Territories.
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C ITY , OREGON,
W ould respectfully inform the public that
lie has recently received a well se­
lected and fresh Stock of
S te r n s & H y d e ,
A tto rn e y s
BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 31, 1875.
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Pounds o f W heat
at the B edrock D emo ­
Office immediately, for which the high­
est Cash priec willbe allowed.
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W o o d \\ranted.
K A
C o rd o f W ood W a n te d a t
the B edrock D emocrat Office imme­
diately, for which the highest Cash price
will be allowed.
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OU R P A R IS L E T T E R .
P a
r is
, F e b r u a r y 21th ,1874.
E d ito r D e m o c r a t :— “ Paris is worth a
m ass,” said Hem i V . “ The Republic is
worth a Senate,” say the Republicans,and
having entered on business in this spirit
o f com prom ise, the solution was soon
found. The main point was, to give a set­
tled and defined government to the coun­
try, and the next, to select the Republic as
fulfilling that end. It was useless strug­
gling for any ideal, besides, ideal govern­
ments are not o f this world, then the all
or nothing policy, belongs (o lovers and
schoolboys, not to practical men having
to deal with complex motives and oppos­
ing interests. Nothing wiser than to ac­
cept by instalments the concession o f the
Whole. Had Henri V . made the necessary
concessions, he might be to-day reigning
over us. He resolved to abide by his white
flag, which may be beautiful, but is cer­
tainly not political, so he is allowed to en­
joy it as his winding sheet. Be the Third
Republic more incomplete than it is even,
it is at all events neither Monarchy nor
Em pire, and that suffices for a nation
longing to be free from Pretenders, then
the rage o f the latters’ partisans, at the
country at last possessing an organized
constitution, is the best measure o f their
defeat. The incongruities that now exist
in the present form of government can be
corrected in 1880 when the disappointed
shall have been reconciled to an accom ­
plished fact, for the Republic will but re­
ject its enemies, and will only distrust
wolves in sheep’s clothing. A new m inis­
try will be the com plem ent o f the new
constitution, and then the nation can work
in peace, confidence and security; also it
m ay be expected to continue to display the
same m odel sagacity as it has done during
the last four years. It is under the aegis of
the people that the Republic lives. Strange
coincidence , it was in February 1848, the
Republic overthrew the Orleanists, and al­
most day for day, in February 1875, we see
the Oi'leanists permanently voting the Re­
public .
Late dinners are said to be one o f the
chief causes o f the decline of the drama in
Paris , and the question is being agitated
o f returning to the institution o f suppers,
so dear to society' o f the eighteenth centu­
ry. The favorite dinner hour at present is
between 7 and 8, more generally the latter
hour, it is 9 o ’clock before the meal is fin­
ished, a cup o f coffee drank , arid a cigar
puffed; and somewhat about half-past 9
ere one is in their place in their place in
the theatre. And in what condition? A
stomach full and a head heavy, acted up­
on by the heated atmosphei-e of the build­
ing, and which do not permit such a spec­
tator to give more attention than to a sin­
gle air or to tlie ballet. Man under these
circumstances, if not a boa, is the slave o f
his digestive organs, where matter has
temporarily couquei'ed mind. It is certain
that tlie greatest works o f dramatic art
have been represented before fasting audi­
ences; the Athenians, nourished upon
black olives and dry figs, may be said
never to have dined; the Romans attended
the theatre in the day-time, and before tlie
hour o f meals; it was the same in England
during the time o f Shakspeare, and in
France pending the epoch of Corneille A
Racine. Since 1789, suppers as an institu­
tion are dead in France, and society is not
likely to be reconstituted on that basis, al­
though it exists in St. Petersburg, V ienna,
Berlin and Italy. Then Parisians like to
go to bed late; an hour before m idnight
and an hour after it, is the favorite time
for a stroll along the Boulevards. It is im ­
possible to dine at 6, when the Assembly,
which after all is the grand dictator, does
not rise till that hour, to enable deputies to
return to Paris; hence, why no manager
ever seriously thinks o f producing thu
great attraction o f the evening before nine
o ’clock , and it is not till half an hour later
that “ all Paris” will find itself in the dress
circles. Theatres ordinarily open at 8,
with a smart one act Vaudeville,known as
a “ lever de vide an.” N o, Parisians will
adhere to their arrangement of two din­
ners d a ily , with an afternoon cup o f tea
for bitters; all that can be done for the
drama is to prevent the dinner hour from
becoming later.
Frederic Soulie was a most popular nov­
elist and dramatist, who experienced the
extremes o f misery and fortune. It was
ever a subject o f astonishment why no
monument was erected to his memory,
since his death in 1847. As his sister inher­
ited the interest in his writings, amount­
ing to 25,000 francs at least per year, his
rights of author in his drama the “ Closerie
des Genots” alone annually nets 6,000
francs, it was felt she ought to display the
necessary gratitude; after some 27 years of
reflection it appears she consented to de­
fray the necessary expenses o f a very pret­
ty tom b, a kind of gran ite pyram id, with
a medallion likeness o f the author, fairly
truthful, in bronze by Clesinger, and. an
open book with a border o f palm s, also in
bronze, on which is inscribed the names
o f his chief works. The Society o f authors
has just superintended the exhumation of
Soulie’s remains, a mass having been cele­
brated and followed by the usual speech_
es; the weather was certainly very inclem ­
ent, which may account for the absence o f
literary celebrities, not an actor was pres­
ent. Soulie occupied his last moments
dictating to his private Secretary, a poem
to com ing Death; this latter he so fully
expected, that a few hours before expiring
he had him self dressed in grave clothes,
to receive the terrible visitor “ comme il
faut;” in this position he bid adieu to his
friends, and after shedding a few tears,
quietly expired.
Arm y reorganization is making some
progress; thus a decree has been publish­
ed regulating the details o f military exe­
cutions ; the execution party must aim at
that part o f the culprit’s .body, between
the elbow and the shoulder; the eyes o f the
condemned must be bandaged. It is to be
regretted that one humane circumstance
has been everlooked, that o f loading the
twelve muskets o f the firing party, in such
a manner ag to have two charged only
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with blank cartridge. It is no secret that
many of the soldiers placed at six yards
from the condemned, feel ill in the pres­
ence o f the task duty imposes upon them.
A military writer on this subject states
that the “ sang froid” displayed by cul­
prits is the consequence oi jtupor and ago­
ny, producing mere physical and moral
insensibility. It is a com m on observation,
fully borne out pending the Commune
and its consequences, that civilians when
kneeling against the fatal stake, exhibit
more o f this sang froid than sold iers sim i­
larly placed.
The Wimpffen trial has.now passed from
its tribunal to the historical stage. The
Bonapartist editor De Cassagnae, called
Gen. W impffen, a traitor and a coward,
and the jury acquitted him , believing the
words to have been used in a metaphori­
cal sense. Since the verdict, the Imperial­
ists believe that “ damned spot” Sedan has
been washed out o f the Second Empire,
but the contrary effect has resulted. Na­
poleon him self, in his letter to Sir John
Burgoyne, admits that “ political consider­
ations,” not strategy, com pelled him to
march on Sedan. From the opening of the
campaign, till the capitulation o f the Em ­
peror, all was in favor o f those considera­
tions, and which meant, preservation o f an
effete dynasty. There was no more plan
for battle at Sedan than at any other stage
o f the campaign; it was a fighting in the
d ark , and trusting for good luck to turn
up. Sedan was only the logical defeat o f
anterior faults. Napoleon I. never permit­
ted capitulation in full campaign; soldiers
were only to be made prisoners in fight­
ing, and sovereigns liker King Jean and
Francois I., to be taken arms in hand. He
also maintained that more soldiers die in
captivity than would by holding out. The
army o f Metz lost 5,000 men killed in bat­
tle, but 15,000 died in the German Camps.
The belief is taking possession o f the pub­
lic m ind, that the Empress, and her war-
minister o f the fifth class—Pallaks, mere­
ly used the army o f Sedan as an escort for
the Emperor to any place o f safety, pro­
vided lie did not enter Paris. He was pos­
itively exiled by his own government. At
two o ’clock on the day o f Sedan , the Em*
peror refused to follow W im pffen, in an
attempt to cut his evay through the Ger­
mans, he feared to be taken; at half-past
two he ordered the white flag to be run
up. Now during this half hour, the Em ­
peror had the idea to fly in disguise as a
peasant, but the plan had to be given up>
as M. Petit, a local inspector of forests’
could not be found to guide him . The liu-
ma*e motives alleged to have actuated the
Emperor in capitulating, do not carry
much weight in France, where the man
who mowed down the citizens on the Bou­
levard'S for his Coup d’Etat is not forgot­
ten ; besides, it was before declaring unjus­
tifiable war against Germany, his humani­
ty ought to have come into plaj .
A gentleman charged with obtaining a
husband for a lady, aged 32 years, very rich,
and exacting only good conduct, not fortune
in her intended, duly advertised in the pa­
pers; he complains that he is overwhelmed
with replies, and from all parts of Europe;
one is a waiter in a Cafe, another a German
Baron; a Roman Count, besides a police
clerk, who seals his letter with the official
stamp of tlie Morgue, there are even elutes
and Viscounts, and near relatipes ot crown-
ed-lieads; nearly all the unmarried officers
o f the army list here applied for the lady’s
hand; a retired shoe-maker demands t > be­
come her loving husband. Not a single
Journalist, it appears, was tempted by this
eligible offer. In advertising for men ser­
vants, it is now the practice not only to state
height and circumference of chest, but also
to enclose photograph with copy of testi­
monials. Among other novelties in adver­
tising are announcing the baptism of chil­
dren; one young lady at a boarding school,
assures an admirer, that the governess in
charge of the school when taking daily walks
abroad, is so short-sighted, as to he unable
to perceive the exchange of letters between
passers-by«
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One square three months,..................... 6 00
Business Advertisements by the month—
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Ten per cent, additional on advertisements
to which a special position is guaranteed.
DS^The space of one Inch, up and down
the column, constitutes a square.
N. B.—All debts due this office are'payahle
in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed.
was called the “ spring meeting” to console
“ fideles,” crowds of whom attended, as the
race is very popular. There were even a
few ladies present and in new fashions too.
The “ prix d’hiver” was the chief attraction
on the card, and was quite in harmony with
the day; a horse and a jockey tumbled into
the stream, which was a compensating ex­
citement for the Arctic voyagers. Much bus­
iness was transacted on the field, not in the
way o f betting, for the law has killed this,
hut in the sale o f bouquets of violets with a
snow drop in the centre, as if such was nec­
essary; towards the close, the venders of the
“ krict card” gave you one, and a rod egg or
a cigar, light included, for two sous.
The Theatre Ambign-Comique is prepar­
ing a grand spectacle-drama, in five acts
and eight-tableaux, by M. Barbusse, found­
ed on the Tichborne trial; scenes will bo
laid in all parts of the W'orld. Will an Eng­
lish audience be equal to sitting it out, in
case it be translated ? The Eolier-Bergero
have an extraordinary catching ballet, where
the dancers are dressed in black, almost
from the crown of the head to the sole of
the foot. A young ladies hoarding school
might be permitted to look at the perform­
ers; they are succeeded by a mail who plays
with cannon balls as a j uggler could with
marbles; he also catches an enormous bullet
discharged by a very respectable Wovimich
Infant; he is the gunner of the future.
A lady engaged a cab man at ten in the
morning and employed him incessantly till
after midnight, save for half an hour when
she lunched; she delivered letters to the
house-porters for their masters and mistress­
es; the cab-man at last struck, asserted his
Rozin was knocked up, and demanded a set­
tlement of accounts. As the lady had prom­
ised him a magnificent reward, she kept her
word; she invited him to become best man,
at the approaching marriage of the Empe­
ror of Morocco and Queen Victoria, letters
of invitation to which she had been distri­
buting all day; poor Cabby had still another
ordeal to undergo, to drive her and a police­
man to a Lunatic Asylum.
The French Custom House classes import­
ed human hair in the same category as hones,
skins, horns, and the “ spoils of animals;”
in its unworked state, hair sold at one time
only for four francs per pound, but since
1852, when the fashion set in for chignons,
false plaits, &c., the price gradually rose
from twenty francs in 1863, to eighty-five
francs in 1871; when prepared for exporta­
tion the price amounts to one hundred and
sixty francs per pound. It is from Brittany
and Auvergne that the best hair comes,
some pure natural blonde, selling as high as
one thousand francs per pound.
Alpliouse Karr asserts, that bad Otliello
been an angler, he would never have killed
the gentle lady, because one passion extin­
guishes another. Parisian anglers are in
desolation; not a gudgeon or a whiting will
bite, since steam-boats have commenced to
ply on the river; they have hence petition­
ed the authorities to he allowed to fish dur­
ing the night, when all is still. It is rumor­
ed that a counter petition is in course of be­
ing signed by the ladies, who do not like de­
sertion of the conjugal roof for the pursuit
of gudgeon and carp.
There was no public banquet among the
American colonists on the occasion of tho
anniversary of Washington’s birth-day; but
private dinner parties were general, as also
the display of the stars and stripes. Moth­
er to daughter; “ don’t refuse his offer my
child, because lie is very plain and stupid;
remember how I overlooked thee in your
father.”
E X E C U T IO N O F Y A S q U E Z .
Tiburcio Vasquez was executed at San
Jose, Cal., March 20th between one and two
o’clock P. M- A t 9 o ’clock crowds besieged
the jail. Father Lieva and Vasquez’s bro­
ther and sister went in to see him. He
spent a quiet night, woke up at 2 P. M .,
According to custom, the fete given by M.
smoked and then slept till 6 A . M., after
Arsene Haussague, and his son Henri—who
which he partook o f a hearty breakfast.—
becomes an Italian Prince by his approach­ At 9:30 the priest administered the last
ing marriage, has become a grand success. rites and Vasquez took farewell o f his rel­
It is the only neutral ground in Paris, where atives at 10 o ’clock , A large number o f
all opinions and indeed all classes of society visiting sheriffs, deputies and the Chief o f
can meet; ambassadors, princes, deputies, Police were present at the execution, and
merchants, tradesmen, tilted ladies, actress­ large crowds congregated in the streets
es, and a sprinkling of the fast female world* about the jail. When the death warrant
All the fair sex wear dominoes—white, black, was read to Vasquez, the sheriff asked him
red, cherry and crimson, so that it is im­ if he had anything to say. Ho replied: “ I
am resigned to die; I hope God will have
possible to know “ who’s who.” The merry
mercy on m y soul.” “ Is that your answer
laughing, the repartees, the dancing with a to this warrant ?” the sheriff asked. “ It
masked partner, tlie leading her to supper is,” replied Vasquez. A t 1:30 P. M. the
&c.—and being in a state of cross ignorance procession ascended the scaffold, and at
as to who she may be, constitute no small 1:38% the body dropped, falling 6 feet and
amusement. One lady was dressed as Satan; 6 inches. Not a muscle of the doom ed man
in scarlet, with figures of Scorpions, flames, was observed to move, and in 13 minutes
and little Beelzebub«; courtisans left the afterwards the doctors pronounced him
Count de Paris to see her, and flatterers de­ dead. Vasquez affirmed to the last his
innocence of shedding human blood.
serted Alexandre Dumas for a few moments
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in the same end; later in the evening she
W e take the following news summary
appeared as an Indian widow, an equally as­ from the Owyhee Avalanche:
tonishing make up; her last costume was as
In Boston recently petitions signed by
“ u\ie Merreilleus of the Directory;” her wit women have been presented to the Gover­
and epigrams were inexhaustible; she sent nor asking for the pardon o f Pomeroy, the
Lord Lyons into fits of laughter. M. Haus­ boy-murderer. Y esterday» delegation o f
sague is the leader of tho Bohemian world some 25 women called upon the Governor
of Paris; he appears more as an invited than and urged the execution o f the boy as a
as the host; there is not the shadow of for­ measure o f safety to society.
John Mitchell, Who was almost unani­
mality about the whole entertainment; you
m ously elected to Parliament from Tip­
are free to dance to seductive music, enjoy perary, is sinking rapidly and his life is
the gallery of paintings, andstatuary, lounge despaired of.
in the library among the choicest hooks,
Twenty-two young men o f Cuban birth,
chat in the fuinoir, stroll in the buffet, in are reported to have been shot without
fact make yourself at home, and certain to trial at Cienfuegas recently.
Gen. Augur has succeeded Gen. Em ory
encounter in every one a specimen of gaiety
and good humor. The remark was made at New Orleans.
W itcher, the Black H ills Pioneer, says It
for the millioneth time, why are such suc­
would take a cordon o f troops 1500 miles
cessful fetes the exclusive property of the
long to surround the H ills, and they could
Haussagues?
never turn m en out once fairly in the
The antenil steeplechases commenced bus­ country.
iness, last Sunday, for the season, amidst a
A Mrs. McGraw o f Carson drew 15,000 in
persistent fall of fine, blinding snow; thi3 tlie late Louisville- Lottery.