And other priming, Inc'.udins
Larga and Ueavy papers and Shwwy
Ilaad-Ulllx. .
" Neatly and exjUitiously Executed i
Al POnfLAWDPaiCEcV
-r V- -r M
" Independent in all Things ; Neutral in Nothing."
VOL. 4.
110SEBUKG, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1880.
NO. 41.
E. r. MULLET ,
Watchmaker and Jeveler,
OAKLAND, A
OREGON
Office in Dr. Page's Drug Store.
Canyonville Hotel,
D. A. LEVIS, - - PROPRIETOR
HAVING l:Kf EV'JIA' PURCHASED THE
Canyonvi le Hotel, I am now prepared to
urnian Iruvelcr wi.t int oesi oi acoommouaiinus.
Feed exdstabliiiK for uk. D. A. LEVINS.
W. D. 'WOODCOCK. H. W. CHURCHILL.
WoodOfk& Churchill,
MYRTLE (KEEK, - - ORECSOK
TEAMBTERS FKOM JACKSONVILLE
and the nwiwii in Myrtle Creek will find
lb beet horse? Wn at this' establishment, in
thii line we claim to do work equal to any in the
State. New w. ik umiiulactured and repairs
made on the sb' rust notice. Give us a trial, and
if we cannot ui vmi none can.
WOODCOCK A CHCRCHILL.
JAS. THORNTON.
w. H. aikihsos.
JACOB WAGNER.
E. Z. ANDERSON
Ashland Woolen Manufacturing
Company,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
White & Colored Blankets
Plain and Vnry Cashmere, Doeskins,
Flannels, Ktc. also,
OVER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING
Made to Order.
W. II. ATKINSON. Hco'y
ASHLAND. Jackson County, Oregon.
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in
Staple Dry Goods I
Keeps constantly on hand a general assort
ment of
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD, WILLOW A8D GLASSWARE!
ALSO
Crockery and Cordage
A full iiock of
SCHOOL BOOKS
Such as required by the Fublic County Schools
All. kinds of STATIONERY, TOY and
FANCY ARTICLES
To suit both Young and Old.
OUTS AND SKLL8 LEGAL TESDEKS
furnishes Checks on Portland, and procures
liranaoa Ban rnincisco.
Metropolitan Hotel,
ROSKBUHG, - - 0RK90S.
Perkins & neadrtek, Prop'rs.
The Only First-Class Hotel in the City
Pipes sfUU O. dk . c-
Well furnished sleeping apart-
Buna, the best of beds, and the most atteni
housekeepers, and a table supplied with the
beat of everything, j
STAG'S FOR REDDING S
Lure the house every day on the arrival of the
sari from Portland. j
The (ravelins: public, and all who favor ns with
thair patronage, can rest assured that they will
be entetaiued in the best possible manner.
HEAD RICK A PERKINS
MAHONEY'8 8ALOON.
Nearest to the Railroad Depot,' Oakland.
Jn. BfahoneYi Prop'r.
The finest of wines, liqaors and cigars in Dong
lu county, and the best
BIX.XjIA.RI TAJBXsXl
In the 8UU kept in proper repair:
farties traveling en the railroad will find this
place very handy to visit daring the stop
ping of the train at the Oak
land. Depot. Give me a call.
. JA3. MAHONEY.
SALEM
Foundry and Machine Shop
B. F. DRAKK, Proprietor.
SA.X.EBdC. . ORKOON.
Hteam X3nsjrlne. Bew BX111S.
3rlt Mill. Ilenpera, Pumpsj
nd stll kinde and Stales ot
AfmotUnery mad to Order.
Machinery repaired on
Snort NoUoe. ;
Ffcttarn making done in ell Its various forma,
end all kinds of brass and iron castings fur
nished on short notice. Also manufac
turer of Enterprise Plainer and
Matcher, and Suckers and
. Bharpers.
PATTERSON'S
- ' . - 1
Jas. H. Tipton, Prop'r.
ALL KINDS OF LUMBER.
Including j
Sug-ar Pine, j
Cedar, Fir, J
Pine and Oak
Lumber,
Always on band, I
And Order promptly filled on
the eshorteat Motto
AH kinds of dressed lumber constantly on
band. Lumber furnished at any
point in Roeeburg without extra
charge, and by application to
ma it will be found that
My Lumber is not only the best bat
the cheapest in , the market. Try
me and see. Address all letters to
TIPTOJIBROS Patterson's Mil la. Or
BLACIlSMlTIIinG,
WADKINS BROS.
Would inform the public that they have leased
the large Blacksmithing shop lately occupied
by George Hickle, and that they are
prepared to do j
All Kinds of BlackamitMng:
In first-elass style, I
And at prices lower than the lowest. They have
many years' experience in the line of
Horse Shoeing!
And claim, on tliis point, in the trade, they are
competent to do the best of work to the
. satisfaction of patrons. All kinds of
Machinery repaired, Plow
Work, Etc, i
Give them a oalL Bhop opposite 8. Hark k Co.
nMBBUKO, -
JOHN FRASER,
Home Made Furniture,
WILBIR, . . OKUUOX.
Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses, Etc.,
Constantly on hand.
K'P I Tl'ft V have the best atocko
Ilk I ItBDi lurnitureaoutli of Portland
And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
Residents of Douglas county are requested to
give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
tar ALL WORK WARRANTED.-
Furniture Store!
JOHN GI LDEUMLKVE
jJAVING TURCUASED THE FCRNI-
ture Establishment of John Lchnlierr, is
now prepared to do any work in the
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
He is also prepared to furnish
FURNITURE !
In all style?, of the best manufacture, aud cheaper
than the cheapest, ills
CliairH,
Tables.
Bureaus),
Bedsteads,
WultHtuml&,
ETC., ETC., ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low cost cannot be
equalled in me euue. in
Finest of Spring Beds
I And the
Most Complete fcofas
Alwavs on band. Everything in vhe line fur-
Dished, uf the bestquality,on tiiestioncsi
notice and at the lowest rates.
COFFINS MADE AND TRIMMED.
And orders filled cheaper and better than can
I any other estaDiisnmenu
t i . : : A ei..M miHIi TMifmnnce. the un-
jrrouiug m Buh K" ' i '
dersigneil promises to offer extra inducements to
all patrons. Give me a trial.
J. JASKULEK,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
AND JEWELER,
Boseburg, Oregon.
NO MORE VSK TO BEND YOUR FINE
Watches to Portland for repairs. A fine
assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spec
tacles and Eye-glasses always on hand.
The only reliable Optometer in Roaebnrg for
the proper adjustment of Spectacles and Eye
glasses, which will preserve and strengthen the
eyesight.
fjr- AH work warranted.
DEPOT HOTEL-
OAKLAND, -
ORKUOtl.
Richard Thomas, Prop'r.
rpHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
. Sot a number ot years. "t, h wme yery
popular witn the traveling puoiic. random
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
And the table supplied with the best the market
affords. Hotel at the depot of the Kailroad.
T. C. SMITH C3.f
DRUGGISTS
Chemists and Pharmacists!
Patton's Block, SUte Street,
SALEM, - - OREGON.
Particular attention given to prescriptions, and
ail orders by man or express nuea
promptly and accurately.
Physicians and country dealers will save money
by examining our biock, or procuring
our rjrices. before purchasing else
where. 404
ore iron and California
TR.0U8H TO SAN FIAXCISCO
FOUR DATS.
THE QUICKEST, SAFEST AND
EASIEST ROUTE.
STAGE8 LEAVE ROSEBURQ
Kvarr Day at T-30 P. M.,
Kaktng quick connection at Beading with the
! cars of the C. AO. R. B.
For fun partioalan and passage apply to
j PERKINS AHEADR1CK. "
gent.
j MAMMOTH
LIVERY AND FEED
STABLE.
This establishment is the
Best in the State I
and connected with it is a large
Wagon Yard and Shed Room I
Capable of accommodating any number of
horses and wagons.
Seat of Hay nnd Grain
always in full supplysnd at li vine prices,
and no one is allowed to go awsy dissatisfied.
Don't fail to give us a rail, for we arc
determined to suit you iu quan
tity, quality and price.
WW " - 'K1X- .
NOTICE.
ICOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVtN TO WHOM IT
may concern lhat the undirsi);u'd iias hiva
awarded the contract for keepm;; ibe Uoulas
County paupers for a period of two yearn, nil
persons in need of assistance from sai county
must first procure a certificate to that effect from
any member of the County Board and present it
to one ol the following named persons, who are
aathorixed to and will care for those presenting
each certificates: Button A Perkins, Roseburg; L.
I Kellogg, Oakland) Mrs. Brown, Looking
Glass. Dr. Woodruff is authorized to furnish
aid to ail persons in need of the same and
who hare been declared paupers of Douglas
Oaonty. W.B.CLAHK.
SEEDS
tarSEEDS!
I
ALL KIDS OFUiMQlALnY.
A.r.JL, ORDERS
Promptly attended to and Goods shipped
with ore.
Address, ' Haihenty A Beno
. , Portland,0 son.
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN.
The Villainous VJtes.
Washishton, Jan. 8. Correspondence
sent to the senate by Secretary 8churz to
day in reganl to the Ute Indian trouble is
extremely voluminous, covering hundreds
of pages. Much ot it hus already been
published, but a portion is now made pub
lic for the first time. On November 4th
last, Commissioner Adams, who was then
at Denver, telegraphed Secretary Schurz
that the examination under oath of the
late captives disclosed most brutal treat
men t of them, in which Douglas and John
son were implicated, and which was un
known and unexpected to Commissioner
Adams, and as he' believed to Chief Ouray
also ; that he feared that with living wit
nesses against the Indian would not obey
Ouray's orders. He also expressed an
opinion after hearing these witnesses;, that
troops would probably have to be used
against them soon. He closed his dispatch
by advising a forward movement of cav
alry at Fort Garland to Indian creek. On
JNovember otn. secretary bciiurz replied
that he had conferred with General Sher
man about the movement of troops, and
savs that both himself and General Sher
man agree in the opinion expressed in
the dispatch which General Sherman had '
just received from Colonel Mackenzie, in
which he says: My own experience and
judgment lead me to believe that any
such movement, until the peace commis
sion has entirely completed its labors.
will be particularly objectionable."
secretary schurz also says in this dis
patch, "Your apprehension that Douglas
and Johnson with living witnesses against
them will not obey Ouray's orders, and
will make the use or troops necessary,
seems to leave out of accounts the circum
stances that those witnesses were in their
power, and they surrendered them uncon
ditionally." The future location of the
Ltes will be calculated te somewhat miti
gate the punishment of the guilty parties.
un JNovember its. Commissioner Adams
telegraphed the secretary that Agent
Stanley at Los Pinos was interfering with
the work of the commission by keeping
up business with Chief Douglas and other
White ltiver Utes. On the 30th, Agent
Stanley was ordered by Secretary Schurz
to report to Washington.
Frand sutfl Remorse.
Xkw York, Jan. 9. Fraud on the Pro
duce Kxchange to the amount of $.310,000
have been discovered. 1 he defaulter was
Benjamin C. Boeert. who had been treas
urer of the Exchange for many years, aud
was a highlv respected merchant, in whom
general confidence was felt. Bogert did
not appear at tne Exchange or at nis
ollice. after the discovery was made, nnd
died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the
I 1 ' ., . 1 ' !. T . ! . 1 L I. 1
irouHU ui k irittiiu in una city, it lsiuuugiit
that he was unable to bear his disgrace.
He may have committed suicide. The
disclosure of the defalcation was due to
the determination of the finance com
mittee of the Produce Exchange to trans
fer the account of the Exchange from one
bunk to another. Bogert is supposed to
have used the money which he took in
bis private, business.
A ProAtable Business.
New Yobk, Jan. 8. The Boston Tran-
i ript says : The recent rise in the Atch
ison Topeka & banta re railroad stocks
has been looked upon by many as unpre
cedented in the historv of the Bobton
stock marker, and is therefore unwan an
ted. This is a very superficial view or the
case. The fact is that the increase ef the
earnings of this road in 1873, over 509
miles, was $1 "IG.000, and in 1879 over
$115,270. A cash dividend of 3 per cent.
has been declared on the stock, which is
the second cash dividend, the first havinc
t?u pniu lit- An.not last.
the livening fosl, in its financial article,
savs: sew x ork has very little interest
in this company, but the fact that an
agreement to build the ucw Pacific rail
road has been made between it aud the
Lake Shore and San Francisco company.
the securities of which are mostly held
here, or have been until lately, makes
whatever concerns the Atchison, Topeka
& banta re of interest on this market.
New Orlcsvna Great Das'.
New Orleans, Jan. 8. The anniversary
of the battle ot Tsew Orleans was ceie'
braled by a solemn mass at the cathedral,
parado or the military and the bring or
salutes, flags were displayed throughout
the city.
Deadnrood Barely Karapes Devastation.
Deaowood, I). T-, Jan. 8. The escape of
Deadwood from being totally destroyed
by tire a second time this morning was
most miraculous. About midnight the
timber on the hillside on Shoemaker
Galch caught fire from a miner's torch
and was funned bv a high wind, spiead
throuzh that gulch into the "black tail"
over the divide into City Creek and Forest
Hill and inside the city limits, where by
the superhuman enorts of the nremen
and citizens, it was got under control with
loss of only a few cabins and some cord-
wood, the wind blew almost a hurricane
and did considerable damage in different
parts of the city. All stores were cleared
of goods and if the fire had continued i
would have burned empty buildings, lhe
damage to property by hasty removal was
great and will amount to many thousands
of dollars.
GeorKla Races.
Augusta, Jan. 9. The dash of one and
an eighth miles was won by Gabriel, Ben
Hill second. Aaron third, time 1:50). Mile
heats won by Round Dance, Leroi second
time, AA'J, oAo.
A Compliment to Thurman.
Columbus, Jan. 9. The dtmocratic cau
cus agreed to vote for thurman for sen a
tor.
The Chicago Strike.
Chicago, Jan. 8. The butcher's uuion
held an open air meeting at Dexter Park
this afternoon, which was attended by all
the strikers and workiogmen from all
parts of the city, the aggregate attendance
being about 100,000. The meeting was
addressed by the prime movers in the
strike, and was enthusiastic and unani
moua on the Question of continuing the
organization. A vote of confidence in the
officers was passed and all the speeches
were in favor ot ho ding out. mere was
was an underlying sentiment wmcu
looked strongly to compromise with the
packers on any basis snort oi giving up
the union, it is reported inai a man was
shot in a quarrel growing outot tne striae
2to particulars.
Death or Ktnperor notion
s.v FniKi'iaro. Jan. 8. Emperor Ior
ton, one of the best known characters of
San Francisco, died suddenly io-aay. ne
vaa walking nlons? uuDoni street, tno leu
to the pavement He was assisted to bis
feet and placed against a building to rest
when he died witnoui a struggle.
The Con. Va. Mine.
At tha annual meeting of the Consoli
AatnA Mininir Company, this afternoon
430.75.1 shares were represented, the
ntfinnrs remain as heretofore. The secre
tary's report showed rece-pts during the
year of $2,963,617, of which ',4Bl,aos was
the cross yield ror 17. ine Daiance on
hand is S67.750. A resolution was passed
indorsing the acts of the board of directors
during the past year.
Crop Prospects.
New York. Jan. 9. The Commercial Bui
letin says that the agricultural outlook for
1880 is as favorable as couw oe aesirea.
Its cror correspondent in reviewing the
situation savs that farmers, encouraged by
the prevailing High prices, are increasing
their grain acreage, aud are determined to
grow a better crop man ever oeiore.
Jlnt Keene bnjrs Some Bloooea H toe it
James B. Keene has purchased eleven
thoroughbred blood mares in England, the
nucleus ot ins future sum. nn nas nut
yet decided where he will locate,
Bogarl's Defalcation
The defalcation and death of Bogirt
for 18 rears treasurer of the Produce Ex
chance, is the sensation to-day in flnan
cial circles. Bogart kept bis own bank
account and that of the Exchange at the
Merchants' Exchanee national Bank: ttis
i . t : .L . v n l
$nvaM scwinii wiiu uis uuit uu suj
averaged more than $1000, and the Pro -
dnce Exchange not more than $10,000,
while of late the latter had not been
more than a few hundred dollars. Bogart s
death was, it is said, caused by laudanum.
J. B. Bogart and Henry Meyers Bogart,
sons and partners of the late Benjamin C.
Bogart, tiled au assignment to-day for the
benefit of the creditors.
Atrocious Doings ot sta Inaaue Mast.
Galvkstok. Jan. 9. A special fronffcam-
bridge says: M. A. Seay. a man supposed
to be insane, went to the residence oi j.
N. Ladd. ten miles east from here, and
shot Ladd dead without the least provoca
tion. He then went to Samuel Tubbs'
house and shot him five tunes. Tubbs is
not expected to live. Seay then went to
Logan's farm and informed Losian what
he had done. Before he ovild be prevon el
he placed the pistol to his head and blew
his brains out.
dutch Work.
Wilmington. N.C.. Jan. 9. Allen Math-
ias, (colored) was hanged here to-day for
the murder of Reuben jllerreu. Within
25 minutes from the time the drop fell his
body had been cut dowij, the funeral ser
vices held and the remains were on tne
way to the potter's field for interment.
Railroad Readjustment.
New York. Jan. 10. The suit of James
G. Stephens and others jagainst the New
xorlc and .Midland Kauroau company
nd others, has at last : been decided in
favor of the plaintifls, and a deed to the
roperty
rty has been executed to Conrad N.
Jordan, cashier of the Third National
Bank of this city, whol represented the
bondholders of the defuuet corporation
and the holders of receivers' certificates.
The consideration expressed in the deed
u $4,600,001). of which lM),ouu is cash ami
the balance consists of bondj, receivers'
certificates and oast due coupons. The
purchasers intend to form a new company
the JNew York. Ontario and western
Railroad Company with a capital ol.fl0,-
000. of which $200,000 is to be used to pay
outstanding bonds and receivers' certifi
cates. The $10,000,000 stock is to be de-
videdas follows: $2,000,000 preferred to
stock holders of receivers' certificates, and
the balance, 8,000,000, common stock of
bondholders.
The Irish Agitators In Boston.
Boston, Jan. 13. 1'arnell aud Dillon
received to-dav delegations from various
associations and listened to the reading of
addresses.
An Ohio Colored Man.
Columbus, Jan. 10. George W. Wil
liams, a colored representative to the
general assembly from Hamilton county,
was relused his dinner at l. isreca 4 wi
restaurant to-day on account of color.
Mr. Williams has stated that he will bring
suit under the civil acts bilL
Ships Loading Slowly.
New York, Jan. 10. Vessels' load ine for
Portland are doing scarcely anything, as
deliveries of railroad iron are very slow.
San Francisco Collectorshlp.
There is a brisk contest going on in the
senate over the nomination of Morton to
the collectorship of San Francisco. Booth
opposed the confirmation with much
Vigor. lie oases uia uujecuon iiiauuy uu
the ground of the want of sufficient resi
dence to justify such an important-p-
among the old friends of the elder Morton,
without regard to their relations to party
or to the administration, to vote for the
sons confirmation. Meanwhile. Booth
stands on his rights as a senator, and
claims that the courtesy usually extended
to senators in case of obnoxious nomina
tion!, shall be extended to himself and
his democratic colleague whom he has
induced to take sides with him. Some of
the particular friends of Morton have also
been among those who have often claimed
thA sttma thinir in IKBoit whiau llootu
now asks, and have always received con
sideration, and the present contest places
them in an embarrassing position.
Bills In Commltt e.
Washington, Jan. 13. The house bank
ing committee has agreed to report Page's
bill authorizing the conversion ol national
banks.
Thesenate committee on appropriations
has agreed to recommend an increase of
$500,000 on the amount voted by the
house of representatives for the preserva
tion and repair of fortifications; but to
vote down the recommendation of a sub
committee for increase of the amount ap
propriated by the house $270,000) for
their armament.
The committee will also report for pas
sage the bill of Senator Davis to relieve
the U. S. treasury and severnl states from
any further accountability for moneys de
posited with the states under act of June
23, 182ti, making that disposition of sur
plus revenue then accumulated in the
federal treasury.
V. S. Treasury Notes.
A petition for the withdrawal of the
legal tender power of U. S. treasury notes,
presented in the senate to-day by Ker
nan, is signed by over 1503 individuals
and firms of New York City and state,
representing all classes and parties.
Discharged from Of lice.
Major William Sweet, chief of the in
ternal revenue division, in the office of
the first comptroller of the treasury de
partment has been dismissed for extrava
gant expenditure while traveling on the
government account. This is the gentle
man who traveled in a stylo "befitting an
emplovee of the grandest republicon the
globe"
The Chinese Immigration BUI to he
Pushed.
Washington, Jan. 18. The California
delegation has resolved to push action on
the Chinese immigration bill and run the
chance of another presidential veto. The
bill is more moderate than the one vetoed.
No attempt is made to abrogate, the exist
ing treaty with China. Some members of
the delegation have had interviews with
the president about the measure, but he
declines to intimate what he would do if
the bill is presented him for his signature.
On account of the prolonged absence of
Minister Seward from his post during the
East year, Secretary Evarts says that he
as been unable to consummate negotia
tions for the modification of our treaty
with China.
Leeds, an Cte Indian.
Washington Jan. 17. Leeds was before
the commission about two hours. He as
signed among the reasons and causes for
disaffection, the failure of the Indian bu
reau to send to the Indians subsistence
supplies and agricultural implements as it
had agreed to do ; prohibitions by the de
partment of the sale of arms and ammu
nition upon their reservation ; leaving
them under the necessity of traveling
ninety miles to.obtain lli'e necessities of
life, as withouv means and ammunition
for hunting they were unable to sustain
themselves upon their reservation ; the
delay of the department in furnishing
their supplies to the starving White River
U.tes, and notice given in two successive
annual reports by Indian Commissioner
Hayt that he proposed their removal to
the Indian territory without making any
mention of any proposition to compensate
them for their lands. Jle attributed the
disaffection of the Utes to the utter inat
tention of Commissioner Hayt to their
condition, claims and necessities.
Active Work on the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific is making exten
sive preparations to extend their road
eastward from Casa Grande, and during
the week a great deal of camp equipage,
provisions, etc., were sent forward. Next
Tuesday a detachment of 500 laborers
will leave here for Casa Grande, to be 'ol
lowed by others until two or three thous
and are put at work. Fifty miles of steel
rails and 200 miles of ties are now col
lected at the point where track-laying will
commence.
A Blow at the Chattean Scheme for Free
Wine Importation.
Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, expects
to get the floor in the house of represen
tatives to morrow to offer his resolution
declarirg that any and all commercial
treaties providing for changes in the rates
of tariff duties, must receive the approval
of the house as well a the senate before
they cam go into effect. This resolution
which is aimed at the Chatteau project,
will be offered for adoption under suspen
sion of rules, and Kelly is sanguine of its
receiving the necessary two-thirds vote,
and perhaps considerable more. Leon
Chatteau is again in Washington indus
triously distributing documentsin support
of his project, and apparently prepared to
"fight it out on this line if it takes him all
summer." It does not, as yet, appear that
the sctiesue has made any progress in
Washington since Chatteau was here last
year, but it will doubtless be unsafe to
assume that no progress is being made
because none is visible in a matter of this
sort, as the movement is to a large extent,
likely to be conducted under the surface.
Bound Over to Answer.
Washington, Jan. 18. Lucy Walton
alia Hhett Hortou, who shot John H.
Morgan, has been held for $1000 for
action before the grand jury.
Indian , Commission Church.
Tho board of Indian commissioners
cdled upon the president and after dis
cussing the Indian question with him,
offered a recommendation that religious
bodies be permitted to select agents for
the Indians. A conference was held be
tween the members of the board and Sec
retary Schurz. .The charges of misman
agement preferred against Indian Com
missioner Hayt were considered, and a
committee appointed to investigate them I
and rejiort to the board to-morrow.
Justiflab'e Homicide.
Franklin, La., Jan. 14: To day. Sidney
Cole.aged about 19, owner of three-fourths
of the Chatworth plantation, rode up to
the gate of C. B. Wafford, manager of the
plantation, and informed Watford that he
had come to kill him. Wafford expostnlaU
edin vain. Cole dismount, d and advaavsed,
pistol in hand, toward the house. Mis.
Watioru, realizing the danger of her
husband, called out to him to arm himself,
which he did by seizing a shotgun, and
stepping out confronted Cole, who contin
ued advancing said, "I have to kill you,
d n you ; 1 mean business;" whereupon
Watford remarked to him, "If you mean
business, here it is," at the same time
discharging his weapon, the load taking
e fleet in Cole so least killing him instantly.
Wafford immediately came to town and
surrendered himself to the sheriff, but
was afterwards discharged from custody.
the coroner's jury having returned a
verdict of excusable homicide.
Burksdale Ahead
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 14. Thedemocratie
caucus was resultless. Barksdsle is ahead-
Outrages by Strikers in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. -13. There was consider
able excitement at the stock yards this
morning, owing to assaults made by union
men, who, unable to secure their old
places iu packing houses, busied them
selves in going about the yards abusing
non-uniou men, stoning them and strik
ing them with sticks as they passed iu-
Rallway'SIatters.
Chicago. Jan. 15. Chartering of vessels
for grain storage continues; but there is
still a scarcity of storage as receipts are
heavv. There is beginning to be serious
talk of a reduction in the excessively high
charges on gram from Chicago to the
eastern cities. It is complained that if
tateskeep np until spring most of the
grain in storehouses will go forward to
Buffalo by lake, and that one or two
roads will get all the transportation from
there to the seaboard. For this reason the
other roads begin to agitate 20 or 25 per
cent, tier 100 lbs., or about hall pet cent,
rate. The joint executive committee of
the trunk lines meet in New York on the
2(ith. when a reduction in freight rates
will be considered, and it is predicted that
it will be ordered on about rebruary 1st.
At present all the western roads are suf
fering greatlv on account of slackened
business in grain. A railroad war of
some proportions is brewing among west
era roads, over tho apportionment of the
Colorado 1 business. The Northwestern
road having set upa claim for a partner
ship in the pool which carries Colorado
freight to Missouri river points; and that
request having been retused, it has threat
ened a large cut in rates to Chicago aud
Uock Island, by declaring the lines open
between Chit-ago and St. Paul for busi
ness. The Chicago, Burlington & Quiney ,
and the Milwaukee ot St. Paul have also
joined in the fight against the Northwest
ern, and it is intended to force the issue
and its i-eltlcment immediately. Pend
ing the settlement a general western rail
road war is probable. Commissioner Fink
nas been informed or the situation.
Tehanntrpee Railway.
New York, Jan. 15. The Commercial
Bulletin says a cable dispatch received at
the office of the Tehauntepec Company in
this city, dated January 10th, says that
the consulting engineer and chief : en
gineer had arrived at the City of Mexico
and were cordially received by President
Diaz and memoers ot fits cabinet. : Ar
rangements were being made to send en
ginecrs to the isthmus under escort of
government officials, who were instructed
to give every aid in the prosecution of the
work in hand. The dispatch also stated
that the former railroad stall previously
sent out had arrived in safety, and that
the work was progressing most favorably
President Learned is convinced that there
will be no difficulty whatever in securing
all the money required to complete the
enterprise, as he believes the railroad is
bound to be a success, and will open up
the most direct route from Great Britain
to Australia, as well as China and Japan
and the Indian possessions. He has not
much faith in the Nicaraguan canal
scheme, and savs that even should it be
finally constructed, the Tehauntepec rail
road could put down rates to such i
low figure that it would not pny to send
business bv canal.
So far there has been over $500,000 sub'
scribed bv private parties to carry on the
work. The entire amount to bo raised is
between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000, and the
balance required will be obtained by the
issue of preferred certificates, or 7 percetit.
bonds and mortgages. It is believed that
more than 3,000,000 will be required to
complete the road should the Mexican
government pay the subsidy agreed upon
in the charter, namely, $12,000 per mile
on the completion of each three miles of
the road. It is estimated that a good por
tion of the road can be built for that sum
per mile. It is also calculated that the
harbor of Goalzocolas will be completed
within the next twelve months so as to
admit vessels drawing 25 feet of wa'er,
and with wharfage accomodation at the
mouth of the river measuring over 2000
feet face. It is then intended that summer
shall ply between New York and ports in
Great Britain and Goalzacolaa direct, and
also to have branch steamers running
along the coast. At Goalzacolas steps are
now being taken for surveying and ar
ranging for a harbor on the Pacific side
which will be the means of a canal into
the lake at that point.
Railroad Consolidation Scheme.
New Yonic, Jan. 15. The Suu says that
it transpired about noon yesterday, that
the Boston directors of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, were here holding a
session in conference with Jay Gould in
reference to a consolidation of the Union
Pacific with the Kansas Pacific Railroad
Company. , It is learned that the consoli
dation in its essentials was practically de
cided upon three months ago, and only
details remained to be settled. These de
tails were the subject of discussion yes
terday, bnt apparently final actiou was
not taken upon them. Probably the stock
of the two companies will be taken up on
equal footing as they are selling at nearly
the same price in the market, but the ar
rangement of debt will cause more trouble.
A prominent director in both companies
ventured a remark that there was some
grounds for reports about consolidation,
but he was not at liberty to speak upon
the subject until details are formally
agreed npon.
Am Important Railroad Project.
New York, Jan. 15. A new railroad
project was launched here to-day, the
Pueblo & St. Louis Railroad ; to build
from Pueblo, Colorado, down the Arkan
e.Valley to the great bend in the Kansas
340 niitW ; to rr!f h -"'flint a short con
nection is in the meanwhile to be -built
by the Kansas Pacific Company from ifs
Salinas extension at McPheraon, and by
the Missouri Pacific from Wichita, Ks,
which is expected to be reached by the
latter during the coming summer. The
portion of the line in Colorado, 150 miles,
it is understood, will be built by the Den
ver & Hio Grande Railroad Company, and
the cost of the line is estimated at $10,000
per mile. A peculiar feature is that it is
contemplated to build the road by the is
sue of stock without bonds. The primary
object of the line is to supply the large
demand of emigration in the treeless val
leys of the Arkansas for coal and limber
from the foothills of the Rocky mount
ains, and a counter demand for hay, grain
and provisions for the mines of Colorado.
By the connections named the line be
comes a short central line from St. Louis
to Pueblo, and puta the Denver & Rio
Grande and the mountain lines of Color
ado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah into
connection by a water grade across the
plains with the Missouri & Kansas Pacific
and the rest of the Gould system in the
east.
The 8. L,. K. &. A. R. K.
Osawatomib, Kan. Jan. 14. At the an
nual meeting of the directors and stock
holders of the St. Louis, Kansas & Arizona
Railroad here to-day the follow' ng offi
cers were elected : S. H. II. Clark, presi
dent; A. A. Talmage, vice president; C.
G. Warner, secretary; O. L. Garrison,
treasurer.
PACIFIC COAST.
Death from Narcotlo Pelaon.
Mrs. Mitchell, widow of the late William
Mitchell, tax collector, died last evening.
The death of Mitchell a few months ago
so upset the nervous system of Mrs.
Mitchell that she had been induced to
resort to the use of a narcotic to quiet ber
nerves. At 10 o'clock last night it was
noticed by the members of her family that
she was laboring under the influence of
narcotics to a dangerous degree, having
evidently taken an overdose. Dr. O'Neil,
who resides close by, was summoned, but
pronounced the case hopeless, the drug
aving found its way into the blood. She
died in about an hour afterwards.
lior, Perkins' Inauguration.
Governor Perkins was inaugurated at
Sacramento 'to-day at 1 o'clock, with grea t
ceremony. The procession was large and
mposiug. the trovernor delivered bis
naugnral in the assembly chamber.
Fatal Explosion at Virginia City.
Virginia City, Jan. 8. This afternoon
an old boiler which had been prepared as
the receptical of compressed acid, was be
ing tested at the Ophir works, its head
blew out, striking J. W. Sonunstine in the
breast, tie cannot live. James Brown,
chief engineer of the mine was cnt in the
head, but not dangerously, and Thomas
woiv was also hurt.
Dividend.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. Bodie declares
a dividend of 25 cents.
Deaths In San Francisco.
Richard Sullivan, a well known writer
and journalist, and brother of T. D. Sulli
van, editor of the Dublin Nation, died
here to-dav
Senora Maria Madrez de Montafar. wife
of the minister of foreign affairs of Guate
mala, visiting this city for her health, died
to-day. Senor Montafar has for many
years been engaged in a feud with the
society or Jesuits, he being a prominent
Mason, and was twice exiled from Guate
mala by Jesuit influence : but finally ac
complished their expulsion. In recogni
tion of his devotion to the craft, Masons
will attend the luneral en masse to-mor
row. i
Contributions for Ireland. j
The Irish relief committee will to
morrow remit $1500 to Dublin. Mayor
Kalloch has tendered the Metropolitan
lempie and bis services as a lecturer on
Ireland for the benefit of the fund. Los
Angeles contributes $000, and Stockton
flOOO.
FOREIGN.
A Direct Insult.
Berlin-, Jan. 14. Hamburger Correspon.-
wnce puuiisneaa siory oi a leanul quarrel
at Klisch, Poland, between Russian and
Oerman officers. The officers of a Russian
regiment stationed at Kalisch invited the
officers of the Russian regiment stationed
on the other side of the frontier to dinner,
and in the course of political argument
nic uuoniiiun uoeu lusuiiing language lo-
warus ine vjerraans. Bloodshed was
averted by a Russian colonel sending
nome me uerraan omcers under escort.
Germany wanta Russia to:Eiplain.
Ix)ndon, Jan. 15. A Berlin dispatch
says that the Kussinn officers who be
came involved in a quarrel with their en
tertainers at Kalisch, immediately com
municated the incident to the military
authorities at Berlin, who were much
shocked at hearing the news. The Ger
man amlinssador at St. Petersburg has
been instructed to ask an explanation from
uussia. uouoni nas given most assuring
explanations to Emperor William regard
ing the concentration of Russian troops
in Poland. j.
A Disgrace to the Military Profession
Berlin, Jan. 15. The quarrel at Kalisch
Poland, between the officers of the Rus
sian officers and their German cuests. is
regarded here as a striking revelation of
ine present tone of Kussian military
circles. j
Vienna, Jan. 15. Baron Von lleimerl
president of the council, in the course of
a long statement upon foreign questions
oeiore mo unugei committee ot the Aus
trian delegation to-day, said that the
understanding between Germany and
Austria was as firm as it it were in
writing.
A Denial.
Berlin, Jan. 15. The Korth German Ga-
zeue puDiisiies an article denvine certain
Statements of the French press that Ger.
many has interfered in the internal affairs
ot r ranee.
Ihe Wages of Farm Hands. The
Department of Agriculture has been
collecting some figures of wide interest
regarding the rate of wages paid for
farm laborers in different parte of the
country. The statistics show that, with
the exception of Minnesota and some
Btates and Territories still further West,
the average monthly rate of pay declined
from 3 to 15 per cent, dnnng the year
ending last April. Bnt this decline in
was more than compensated for by an
equal reduction in tha expense of, living
so that the relative condition" of the
laborer improved during the year. : The
pay of farm laborers in New England on
yearly engagements, without board,
averages 820 31 per month, and the
average cost of living 88 02. The
average for the Middle Statea is $10 60;
the South Atlantic States Sll 19; and
Gulf States, $15 80; in the nine inland
States east of the Mississippi, from
$49 50; south of the Ohio to $29 90 in
North. West of the Mississippi the
present average is $23 81 per month, a
alight increase over, a year ago, while
the price of subsistence has fallen off.
In California and Washington Territory,
the increase has been still larger, and
now reaches $38 25, but is more than
offset by a much greater increase in the
cost of living. There is almost every
where a good demand for labor, and
there seems no doubt that the condition
of tho agricultural class is! steadily
improving along with the rest of the
country.
The plnmber fell twenty-six feet in a
house in Washington and lay for ten
hours in an unconscious condition, and
the owner of the house had to pay for it
at the rate of twenty cents an hour.
So many societies for the promotion of
things are established that Johnnie wants
to know why somebody doesn't get np a
society for the promotion . of dots in
schools, without making them study so.
; Professor: "Can yon multiply to
gether concrete numbers?" The class
are uncertain. Professor: "What will
be Iherproduct of five apples multiplied
by six pofaioesy Pupil triumphantly)
Hme. de Malotenon as a School Mistress.
TIia nnlv M,a.ras?tal in vlliph TVf mA. dA
Maintenon becomes) really lovable is as
a school mistress. Her first foundation
at Rneil was chiefly for poor children,
and to do her justice, she loved and
tended them as carefully as ever she did
the young ladies of St. Cyr; bnt in the
end the greater and more aristocratio es
tablishment swallowed np the less. Her
children are to be well fed; to have as
much bread as they can eat. This she
insists on several times. They are to be
warmly clad, in uniform, if possible, for
Mme. de Maintenon loves order in all
things; bnt if the expense would be great
she will be content with a partial one as
that all the girls should wear the same
headdress and aprons, or handkerchiefs
of the same cnt and color. She wishes
them to bo early dressed, and indeed
this element of brightness and cheerful
ness is a leading feature in her scheme of
education. -"I think the black aprons
very lugubrious," she writes to Mme. de
Brinon; "let's give them green or bine
serge." St. Cyr was brilliant with light
and color and song. Madame has a
hearty contempt for "the meannesses
and littlenesses of convents." She wishes
her dear children to grow np to be "rea
sonable persons." They are to, live in
the world, and accordingly even their
school frocks are to be cut in the fashion
and their "coiffuir" to be that of the day.
When the so-called "reform" took place
at St. Cyr she thought jit very hard that
"the tailors were henceforth excluded.
We find mnslins and ribbons and even "a
trimming ef lace" as part of the uniform.
Nay, pea. Is and girdles were not un
known. The education was as uncon-
ventual as the dress. "A solid piety, far
removed from the trivialities of the con
vents, perfect freedom in conversation,
an agreeable spirit of raillery in society,
elevation in our religions feelings and a
great contempt for the ways of other
schools." The young ladies read Moliere
and Scudery; the religious world held np
his hands in holy horror. There was a
reaction for a time, bnt the blow had
been struck; a new ideal rose before the
world, and the sable throne of Ignorance
and Routine received a shock from which
it will never recover. Madame is always
writing little notes to Mme. de Brinon.
Now it is to beg a holiday, now to an
nounce a sudden visit and to ask "for
some little treat for our Sisters of Char
ity. Let me see them dine properly."
When the children were ill she sends M.
Fagon, the first physician in Europe, to
prescribe for them and a whole list of
curious remedies for their disorder.
When they are well she despatches by
bearer "one pot of butter and eight pots
of jam, but the careful soul begs to
have her jam-pots returned, and the
"demoiselles" are to get twice as much
jam as the little peasants, for is not noble
blood to be respected in all things? No
wonder the children were free with her,
as she boasts with pardonable pride. She
has a special fondness for the naughty
girls. "1 don t too much dislike." she
says, "what are called naughty children
1 mean self-satisfied, boastful, quick
tempered children, a little wilful and
obstinate, for these faults may be cor
rected by reason of piety. However.
they won't get these rosaries they are so
i . . .7 .
anxious ior, n tney are not "better tnan
they were Monday at work-time." They
must nave been better" behaved when
Madame wrote to the school mistress.
"Haven't you some pastry-cook at Noisy
or Bailly whom you can help to a job
when your children are to have a colla
tion?" The woman who habitually wrote
and thought in this strain cannot have
been altogether bad and heartless, as her
enemies would have ns believe. It is in
trifles like these, where there can be no
hope of publicity and no desire to de
ceive, that we can best discern the natu
ral working of Mme. de Maintenon's
heart. ' These things which seem noth
ing and which are nothing really mark
character too much to be overlooked."
This pregnant sentence from her arch
foe must be our apology, and with it we
close our article on one of the most inter
esting characters in modern history.
The English Country UenUeman.
The English country gentleman not
iiessuru.- uuuie, noi ncn, not clever
vet rroml TAnvwlalila 1;
' , ' I , UWA.,, Ai.J ,
whether as Sheriff or as member of Par
liament, or as county magistrate, with a
sigh, grumbling at his hard fate, yet who
would not change places with the king
of any other conntry not only exists
now in England, bnt has existed amid
various vicissitudes oi ;state lor six cen
f uries, and possibly for ; tlmt nvii
His counterpart is the equally persistent
tuuoinucuuj nuicu goes on iroin century
to century, preferring, though with re
enrring fits of willfulness, to repose its
Annf1Ana in wV a r n ai,a a i
vvuuuvm-v as hub XCpiCDCUUtUVQ OI lUtJ
old stock rather than go afield for the
new lhzhts of some new order of fhimm
His people came in with Hengist and
jiursa, wnn r.ua ana uissa, with Uedric
and Cvnric, and where they sat down,
there they siiid, and there they are still.
"Jy mijy reste," was and is the motto
which they share with Ufai-alml MV.
Mahon, but with the difference that they
have kept their work for some three
times as many centuries as he took years
to rnn awav f rnm )ir Tfora n ,3 ,1.,,
the names are changed, here and there
uie oiooa. xjui, like tne celebrated
knife, nhnfi anil liltuln mav nJ sn
bnt the class, the folk, the position to be
filled, are the same. From it are re
cruited at once the orders socially above
and below. The squire grows into an
Earl, or degenerates into a yeoman, only
to rise again, and perhaps to go np
higher. A few families retain the lands
their fathers won from the Romanized
Briton, a few those which came to them
from the gift of William the Norman;
bnt, in the majority of instances, lands
have not been held in any one place by
any one family for any great length of
time, but have been transferred bv
marriage and barter from family to
family; one going down in the world and
another going np, yet all, as it were,
floating in the same temperate zone of
the stream of time. In the House of
Commons we have to-day men whose an
cestors were in the House of Ijords six
centuries ago; and. on the other hand,
we have men in the House of Lords, and
even on the bench of Dukes, whose fore
fathers were yeomen under Henry ILL
The burgesses have become squires; the
squires have become burgesses. There
has been a constant interchange between
town and country the town seeking to
the conntry for position, the conntry
seeking to the town for wealth. London
drew" its supply of Mayors and Aldermen
from the younger sons of the same
families that sent their elder sons to Par
liament The younger became squires
in their turn, and the process was re
peated by their descendents, and still
goes on ca c,p , People who complain
that the accumulation of land in the
hands of a few great land-owners is a
modern anomaly, forget, or never
learned, the names of Earl Harold or the
Earl or Warvick, of the Bohnns or
Staffords, of the Wentworths or Villier
ses, of the Holleses or Harleys, who," at
various times and in various places ac
cumulated great estates, and then, cul
minating, faded away into obscurity
again. No entail is sufficient to pre
serve a family from decay. Sooner or
later the wheel goes round. The
middle-class man of to-day is the
millionaire of to-morrow, the duke of
the next generation. One great estate
becomes disintegrated, and another is
formed. Bnt the great middle class re
mains ridiculed, admired, trusted,
despised the most peculiar English of
all our ancient institutions. Saturday
Jteview.
Criminal Code of the Jews.
The rabbins were the first among an
cient legists to render the infliction of
the death penalty as painless as possible.
The manner in which the sentence of the
law in capital cases was cairied into ef.
feet was regulated by a series of enact
ments. i.very detail was preordained.
The place of execution was always be
yond the limits of the town; generally at
some distance from the hall where judg
ment had been pronounced. There were
two reasons for this first, that a certain
interval of time should elapse between
sentence and execution, so as to permit
ii Pn.rf i. ... J .
frUC Vlfttl . W WIJ CVldCnCO that
might yet be forthcoming.and. secondly.
that the Synhedrin should not witness
the execution. As soon as the punish
ment of death was decreed, the criminal j
was conducted from the court. Two el-!
ders, the witnesses and the officers of the
tribunal accompanied him. In advance
of the cortege, walked an attendent pro
claiming aloud. "So-and-so is to be ex
ecuted for such and such and such an
offense; so-and-so are the witnesses; the
crime was committed at such a place, on
such a day, at such an hour. If any per
son can urge anything against the inflic
tion of the punishment, let him go to the
Synhedrin now sitting and state his ar
guments." Thus the party proceeded
through the town. Arrived within six
yards of the place of execution the sages i
who were with the culprit pressed him to
confess his crime. They told him who
so ever makes confession is privileged to
share in the olam haba future exist
ence, since death was an expiation of all
iniquities, If he refused to acknowledge
his guilt he was asked to say: "May my
death prove an atonement for all my in
iquities." He was then conducted to
within four yards of the place where the
sentence was to be carried into effect.
The death-draught was here administer
ed. This beverage was composed of
myrrh and frankincense ilebana) . in a
cup of vinegar or light wine. It produc
ed in the prisoner a kind of stupefaction
a semi-conscious condition of mind and
body that rendered him indifferent to his
fate, and scarcely sensible to pain. The
drink was in Jerusalem, provided by the
women, who considered this one of the
greatest mitzvoth meritorious deeds, la
provincial towns the local communal an
thonties were required to furnish the
criminal with the draught, as soon as
the culprit had drank of the stupefying
draught the execution took place. In ac
cordance with the Masaic code, four
kinds of death were inflicted, each appro
priate to a distinct series of crimes ston-
lug, strangling, Donuag ana aecapita
tion. Nothing can be more absurd than the
notions generally current respecting the
manner in which these punishments were
carried out among the Jews. The ston
ing of the Bible and of the Talinnd were
not, as vulgarly supposed, a pell-mell
casting of stones at criminal; the burn
ing had nothing whatever in common
with the process of consulting by fire a
living person, as practiced uy church
men of the Middle Ages; nor did the
strangling bear any resemblance to onr
English mode of putting criminals to
death. Ihe stoning, to death of
Talmud was performed as follows:
ine. criminal was conducted to an
elevated place, divested of bis attire
if a man, and there hurled to the gronnd
below. The height of the eminence from
which he was thrown was always more
tnan niteen leet; the higher, within cer
tain limits, the better. . It was not, how
ever, to be so - high as to smash or
greatly disfigure the body. This was
tender point with the Jews: man was
created in God's image, and it was not
permitted to desecrate the temple shaped
by Heaven's own hand. The first of the
witnesses who had testified against the
condemned man acted as executioner, in
accordance with Deut. xvii. 7. If the
convict fell face downward he was turned
on his back. If he was not quite dead, a
stone, so heavy as to require two persona
to carry it, was taken to the top or an
eminence whence he had been thrown:
the second of the witnesses then hnrled
the stone so as to fall upon the culprit
below, lhis process, however, was set
dom necessary: the semi-stupefied condi
tion of the convict and the height from
which he was cast insuring instant death.
The bodies of those condemned for blas
phemy or idolatry were subsequently
hung upon a gallows until dusk; in
other cases immediately after execution
tne corpse wss interred. Ontside every
town there were two cemeteries for crim
inals one for those sentenced to be
stoned or burned: one for those decani
tated or hanged. As soon as the flesh
had disappeared the skeleton could be
removed to the family bnrving-place. A
few days after an execution the friends
and relatives of the dead man he was
no longer regarded as an offender called
npon the judge who had tried him. This
was a tacit acknowledgment that the
punishment had been instlv awarded.
and that those charged with the adminis
tration of the law were regarded with no
revengeful feeling by the family and
connections of the unfortunate man. A
criminal sentenced to death by burning
was executed in the following manner:
A shallow pit some two feet deep was
dug in tho gronnd. . In this the culprit
was placed standing upright. Around
his legs earth was shoveled and" bat
tened firmly down nntil he was fixed np
to his knees in the soil. A strong cord
was now brought, and a very soft cloth
wrapped around it." This was placed
once round the offender's neck. Then
two men came forward, each grasped an
end of the rope and pulled hard. Suffo
cation was immediate. As the con
demned man felt the strain of the cord,
and insensibility supervened, the lower
jaw dropped. Into the mouth thus
opened a lighted wick was quickly
thrown. This constituted the burning.
Decapitation was performed by the
Jews after the fashion of the surround
ing nations. It was considered the most
ignominious and degrading death that
any man could suffer. It was the penalty
in cases of assassination and deliberate
murder. It was incurred by those who
wilfully and wantonly slew a fellow-man
with a stone or with an implement of
stone or iron. It was likewise the pun
ishment meted ont to all persons guilty
of paganism and living in a town.
Strangulation was a form of death by
suffocation. It was effected as in burn
ing. The culprit stood np to his knees
in loose earth. A soft cloth containing
a cord was wound once round the neck.
The ends being tightly pulled in oppo
site directions, life was soon extinct.
rail Mall Gazette. -
Bangor Whig: "The sweetest voice I
ever heard, said the Bishop, "was a wo"
man's. It was soft and low, bnt pene
trating, musical and , measured in its
accents bnt not precise. We were on a
steamer and she murmured some com
monplace words about the scenery. I
do not remember what she said, but I
can never forget the exquisitely tender,
musical voice." "The sweetest voice I
ever heard," said the Professor, "was a
man's. I had been ont fishing nearly all
day and got to the hotel about 8 o'clock.
The man came out and roared, 'Dnt
NEB' till it soured the milk in the cellar.
I have heard other voices since then, bnt
I never" But the Bishop with a look of
intense disgust all over his face, had al
ready walked away out of hearing, and
was lighting a fresh cigar by himself.
. An apology: "But, Ereddy, how could
yon ever think of calling aunty stupid?
Immediately go to her and tell her that
you are sorry." Freddy goes to aunty
and says: "Aunty, I am sorry that yon
srs stupid."
Parts Higk Life.
The curtain rinm
7 - wuui liivti ei
:30. It is true that the adorers of the
diva are always certain of seeing a good
deal of her from their avant scene toward
the middle of tha nicvw lint th;. ...
not sufficient for Theo. She desires
that they should also see her in the first
act. in which lien thn rrimirval fautn i
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attraction. It is an appearance so mar-
velonsly lovely that it suffices to explain
the DOPnlarir.-r nt tha naw "(tanWll.
The pretty head of Theo rises suddenly
- - v 1.-1 yji 9 cui iwuiH oi iiowers
mnininated by electric light. The coup
d'oeil is imlownKaVtl-v Hunt,'fni.
. , vuwuuaux, SJ
effect like it has ever been seen at the
ueater. w hen any one goes to her box
to Conirratnlata her mum Viav nrtnrm-
ance she always eagerly inquires: "Did
you come to see me in my corbeille?"
When she receives a reply in the nega
tive she usually dismisses her visitor
without further remark.
lhis peculiarity has naturally caused
a great deal of disturbance in the gastro
nomic habits of the jennes elegants, who
wuuiu uo anything rather than displease)
the star of their A
fast later, some dine earlier, and all
amsugB m one way or other to go to the
Porte St. Martin before 8 o'clock so as
not to miss tha corhflillA Tf a a utii
habit When the Russian Grand Tin km
passed through Paris they twice ad vanoed
t.llA li nr, i-m rf .1 : n A 3
. v. nw), uiuuci w ku sua see
Theo in her corbeille a couple of even
ings in (succession. I'nnce Vladimar
even made Theo promise that she would
introduce this lnminnna AnrliAi'llA ,n ti!
all her operettas when she goes to sina:
iu ot. r-eiersourg. uut this is not all.
Theo is daily invited to go and give
seances de corbeille at parties or at larcre
nuuoui me capital. ine newspaper
nave given the name of corbeiUomanie.
From all this Theo derives a fresh
celebrity. It bad enabled her again to
raiiy round her that court of platonic
adorers which for some time past had
been on the point of deserting her.
"4cm a, a nuu, intelligent ana
well educated young men, the bearers of
great names, and who for the last six
,.ir. I. I. 1 1 i. 1 1 ..
JC1.U..C11K1 uut one lues, one ooject
in Life that of devoting themselves to
Theo. It is a devotion more inexpli
ble from the fact that they derive but
uuie sausiaction irom it. The diva of
their affeetinna ia f.itif,ilk Kn...
a working tailor, and she wiU not permit
any one to mase love to her. Not with
standing that tha fact is in,lianrif.Klo i
sighing swains persist in ther attentions.
iu uiey eacn entertain the secret hope
that some day or other Theo will be less
Cruel to them? Tt in nrrKaVlA TV, w
oontinne, despite all discouragement, tcT
ocuu Juki, uuwera sua presents. one
rieiirna in aiwrot f,Am nA IU
o j. wui-
menoe over again the same game without
ever nring or uttering the least complaint.
She has organized and regulated the
whole of her little court,establishing and
ueumug cieany tne auties ana rights or
each of its members. The -visits which
she receives at the theater are divided
into series. Certain admirers can come
to her dressing-room on the Mondays,
others on the Tuesdays. and so on dnrinc
the week. These visits are more or hiss
lontz. accordinir tn tha itMrm.
alterations m which the visitors are held.
And -she presides over their receptions
with themosPpYfrSiact, taking care
aiwaya to mar a tne rights tsj ancients ana
to avoid brincinsr tnovt.hArVeotile who
detest each other or adorer a l 1aTr..
to tne same clique. All these couriers
obey Theo as conscripts obey their in
structing captain. The diva mores
about, and powders and dresses herself
in the midst of the dazzled faithf uL She
places them all under contribution, and
is careful not to be ceremonious with any
of them, knowing that this off-hand mode
of proceeding renders her still more
seductive and charming in their eyes.
One holds a looking-glass before her, an
other searches for something she has
lost on the carpet. She asks for infor
mation of this gentleman and for her
her powder box of that, and orders them
all to close their eyes while she changes
her costume. There is no court, even a
court d'amour, without a certain degree
of discipline. Theo frequently exhibit
great severity for the slightest infraction
nf lior mini TV,a Uinf,n.ni.
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who in despite of their pledges try to
t make love to her or to kiss the tips of
her fingers are immediately punished
with a suspension of their privilege of
visiting her, more or less prolonged in
proportion to the gravity of the offense,
l'hose who repeat it are liable to be sen
tenced to perpetual exclusion. Corr.
X. V. Herald.
SHOUT M0P4.
. - - .
Slight of hand Refusing an offer of
marriage.
A nominal luxury A private table in
a boarding-house.
Blaine's home-made bloody shirt seems
to be only a "Dickey"
Edison is lighthearted now that he has
electrified a reporter again. ;
An egotistical man has great presence
of mind He never forgets himself. f
Why not tfJJie.natjXffi fttS'bTak.
ruptcy auf $WcA Grant receiver.
"Thf-father who forgot to fill lis
child's stocking is worse than Bob
Ingersoll.
The man who shrinks from responding
to a sentiment offered at the festive board
is a case of quail on toast. .
A New York woman makes pets of
crickets. It's just such foolish customs
as this that discourage cradle manufac
turers. ;
. In these days of gigantic combinations
no railroad can go to bed at night feel
ing entirely safe.
She certainly had a pretty foot, bnt
after all it didn't make half so much im
pression on him as the old man's.
Door-bells are not favored in Lead
ville. If a man is too proud to kick U
in he's to high-toned for that
locality.
. The- English army is ont on a go-as-you-please
expedition, capturing small
African towns and not knowing what to
do with them.
- The Popular (SciVncw Monthly asks:
"Do animals resist temptation?" The
Man who tempted a mule with a straw is
ready to swear that they do.
It's cheaper to advertise a colege by
getting np a fight between the faculty
and the students than it is to pay 'for no
tices in the newspapers.
It it difficult to understand why a
wife never asks her husband "if tie
doors are all locked" nntil after he is
snugly covered up in lied. .
One hunter in Utah claims ' to have
lulled 1000 rabbits in one day, but any
body could do the same thing, with a
club and the poor little rabbits.
Nothing having been heard from Mr.
Courtney for the past few days there is
hope that somebody has taken the popu
lar advice and sawed him in two.
; The Boston Past says: - "Tennyson al
ways smells of tobacco." What does he
smell it fort Why doesn't Le pet it in
his month and chew it like newsboy?
Nobady expects any C " ''-n&n to
distinguish himself for ', - - t ti
weeks.''- After that it is . ti
they w ill throw tleir w! ;
"here" at roll-c&il.
An English peper
entitle 1 "The Aaiat f
thing in t'ae w.y c
Burgh rs" and''I..i? t
may at on be xpco ; I .
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