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JJIISSIXG.
One little boy Is missing
From the village green to-night ;
One voice of merry laughter,
One footstep qnick and light,
Playmates are sadly turning
From their pleasant sports away,
For a darling one is missing,
They have no heart to play.
One little chair Is empty
In a cheerful cottage home,
As round the tAble gather
The Inmates, one by one;
And parents humbly kneeling
Before the throne of grate,
JPanse, with. s jbblug iiear t ache,
&lissing one upturned )face..
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BROWffVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1874.
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courts, comes one terrible draw-back.
which goes to show that human fell
city cannot be perfect. The bitter
drop in my cup is Mrs. Tilton Is going
to make a statement. She has got to
have her innings. Tilton baa nade
two, Beecher one, Moulton one, JMiss
Catharine Beecher one, almost every
body else one or two, and now Elisa
beth is going to rush into print to tell
what she knows about it
An Abiding Principle of the Grange.
One of the most beautiful features
in the grange is the fellowship nnd
brotherly feeling that it developes
.among its members. It strengthens
the bond of friendship, and brings
neighbors and farmers generally into
close bonds of union, which results in
mutual profit and improvement.
Will she Anything that tends to foster charity
SAM HOUSTON.
- Meet at MasodlcTlftli ,on tnsinftfcSraEa,
JSStfsttSte?3!
rBjtftem'Star.
JEF"-3&?
CHTRCJIE5.
etfaodlat E. Cbnrcb. bervices each Sabbath
Atl-3 a m.. ard 7. p. m hun-iay dchwi i
SF m Prayer Meeting Tnursoay sveuuiB-
. a. "yatOHTEB, r-aiior
abrtcrian Church. rrlcee each sabbath
at 2 X a ci.. and 70 p.m. Prarer jieeiinK w a
'aescUy evenlnjcs Sabbath richool at 2 o"oloct
sa. j i. xsaxhd, rasior.
CTTY OFFICEBS.
Tmtr Counrll.-Mets the First STondav la each
L2liz'. -.,...... u a Ti.i a l lorfTusn First
rard-W T Ien.E-S.ribler ; Second ard-F.
Johnson, w A. JndKins: rara. m
pvrlsnil'.Frtfdrick rarer. Mtrbol,l.Lamp-
llerr. J. ii. iMWKer. iroausre-, j :.
?u.ce J udBe, J . a- totnil.
COUNTY OFFICEKS.
untyCnmmlioncr A.J.Rltter n HocE
never.Alex ilcKtnney County Clerk. V iKon
Ma. in District Cerr.W II. lloover "-
D masters i-roDate juape, tu -n j'--
Imas lreajsnrer. a t. unmore -ufi-j". -
fGI-bsrt. CountySuperintedent. D w Fieraon.
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Thejllttles ones aredlmblngfl
After the evening prayer;
And one small bed unturnbled,
Willi pillow soft and white,
For one dear child Is missing
From the angel band to-night.
One voice has Joined the choir
In the angel song above;
One spirit bright and beautiful
Sings of redeeming love.
Look upward, tearful mourner,
And wipe your tears away.
Though a little boy is misMug
From your cottage home to-day.
OUE HEV7T0M LETTER.
tell it all? Ah! that's the rub. She aQd eympathetio kindness, and
knows as much about the matter as brighten the myatio chains that bind
heart to heart, is a blessing.
Prominent amongthe objsctaof.the
Patrons oraiusbandry ia.th'e Seyelop-
anT one, but will she tell all she
" ''knows? And if .she does, will it be
belie,y.6dXri5ke ail the reet oT them;
'It IlJWorgrnfuljauty.'uCjhe;.
leeis ltaauty, ana snei going to do
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gg iGBANGE DISEOTOEY
H.
Offlcerx or the NHtional Crnnge.
D W. Adams. Master, AVankon. Iowa. O.
Kelley. Secretary. Vahlntton. 1. C.
Oflicern of the S?tate Grunsc.
.Vd B Porter.iluster, Wm ilcCals, secretary:
lucj.n
Nemnha Counrr Central Af-ociRtIon.
ICsurci Howe. President. Siierman: W.CJ Man,
ricProident. Howard; T.J. Jlaiors. tcretary.
Peru ? vs Kennedy, TreKarer. Jrownvine,
7a 11' ise. Caunty Deimty. Pern.
1TK"MS-Wm. Kridse. Peru: J. ilarlatte
irownv.e S. Robertson. Howard.
Git AN RES.
MAhTEB. SDCEETAKV.
Church Howe ."VVm. P. Friss
O P.Avery 'B. H. Bailey
J (JUbert
K. Y. Klacfc G. Wath&n
Wra. Hnnnaferd A. C. Ieeper
N J Harmes Mrs.L. ?chnyder
Ell Wood 'Hobt. Sklllou..
N. P Mender V Meadrr.
ti. GIamjw W. W. smith
G. Lilly is. Webber
J H.Peery .W.H.Harris
II CblMs ,F. Patrick.
J.HUntlns tS. Robertson
The I5tilness OutloOU Steerai on tlir
Kitmpage Crixninal 3Iftlilng 2Ioucy
Ueecner.
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feaa W M Siokes 'T C. Kimej .. .
enhft;ntrf Wm. WatKlnt. Tbos. hurress..
feahaVaaev a Waltz. B. F. senior.
fcrm T J Majors. (J. M.Petiit .
PifAiAntR'djce C Ojimpbell i Robt. Coleman
?:eaai.tVailer Wnl.Jonw . ,J MarlatU:
Pleasant H-Ii. LeRovMaon. L. J Mason
?r,ect1an John strain C Barnes
?rjpect, O B Hwett . . J B. Piper
itwjna Ferry iic:&is.
K-'.ngSUr Win. BajVey
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Cbaa. BiodpreitJO. J Matthews
J. A.Ol.
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Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.
Nkvt York, October 17, 1S71.
BCSINKS3.
Tfaerehave been numbers of failures
thi week, which have excited some
apprebensien in busineps circles. But
I see iu them uo now cause for alarm,
for they do not impress me as indica
tions of new trouble. To me these
failures mean that the old trouble is
not yet over. The present failures
are the result of last years' panic and
subsequent depression of business.
A shrinkage of values, and the diffi
culty of disposing of the poods on
hand, have beeu steadily forcing a
eertain claee of dealers into bank
ruptcy. The recovery of public con
fidence lis? been slow, and business is
bad. People have grown cautious,
and are buying so little that those who
were hit Ia-t fall, but did not die, and
who expected to do business enough
thir tea-ou to recover, have beeu dis
appointed, and have been comjiellwdSi
to haul down their flags. There will
be more of these failures ; but there
wilhbemogeneral .panic. The wea'k
Poc-your sakea, JMes&ra. J3ditoret
I pray she may be more economical
of words than the rest of them have
been. May she keep within thirty
ordinary newspaper columns. But
there Is no telling. The people con
cerned in this quarrel have a passion
for six syllabled words, and a most
exasperating number of them they
have heaved upon the world. I fear
me the gentle Elizabeth will not prove
an exception to the rule.
JIAKINQ MONEY.
The Individual who supposes that
to get very rich it is only necesnary
to come to New York and ' ko into
business," laboraundera fearful delu
sion. Not one man in a hundred who
goes Into business in this city retires
with a competency or anything like
it. You see whn you pay $15,000 a
year rent, when you pay clerk hire, j
commissions for the business you do,
and when the simple item of gasalone
amounts to $1,000 a year, you have
got to sell a great many goods and do
agreatdeal of business to get anything
ahead. The curse of New York is
expenses. Nothing is done for love
or friendship; money enters into
everything, and the money question
is so prominent, so ever present, that
lie who makes any of it in business
has got to have an oxtraordinari
capacity for business combinations,
and enormous capital on which to
make money. The most money that
has been made here forvearshas been
made in real estate. The enormous
appreciation of real estate up town
bus made everybody rich who wa3
lucky enough to secure any oon-lder-able
amount Lota on Broadway,
njar Twentieth street, -whioluMt'-fevr
drears ago were eold for $1 .800, havo
advanced in value to as high as $75,009.
TIKE SCHEDTJIaES.
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
lurllKptou & MUaoiirl River Railroad
lu Nebraska..
MAIN LINE.
ICSac leave l .Plattsrnoatb I 25p.m.arrlve
t4i rz. Ltncoln ILKxjn. leave
' rsi arrive .Kearney jvnc- i kmsjii jeava
OMAHA BRANCH.
:F c leave .Plattsmooth 1 12:15 a.m. arrive
L p.si arrive Omfthi- .. .. I 10SO a.m. leave
BEATRICE RRANCH.
": a.m. arrive
5:a.ra. leave
f. u. leave j Crete
. & arrive f Beatrice...
Chicago 4b Nortli Weitern Railway.
. n as Council BluiTs arrive and depart as follows
,-. WEST ARRIVE j OOINWKAST IEPAKT
Eiprf llh3.m. Day Express-.. C: Ktn.ru.
gh; Express. 9-.15a.rn. Night Expr- 4.-"p.m.
I Ex. Freight 1030 a.m.
W. H. BTENNETT.Gea.ras.Agt.
Kansas City, St. Joe. &, C. B. Railroad.
Trains leave Phelps Station as follows :
Jsn North... &: a. m. I OoiB? Sooth. vsi a. m.
u.W5 North 45 p. m. I Oo4ck Sooth, fc-15 p. m.
A. C. DAWB8. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Midland Pacific Railway.
a m Mfi p m I Nebraska City 1 2Kt p m 6:00 p m
pm sSopnii -r . . f I KkSsani'l.-ttlnm
X p m i ,p m T -A.uiw.in la::5 nm jf.40 o m
j p r ikio p ra i be ward.. iftoo am tsft) a m
J N. CONVERSE. Snp't.
SUSUTESS CARDS.
ATTORNEYS.
firms will go under. for"there Isn't The immense Increase in population
TTORNEY
B. C. Parker,
AT LAW. I.AND
AND TAX
Pay hi R Aceut. Howard. Neb. Will riv. rtilll-
:nt attention to any lecal business entrusted to hi
icare. lemli
E. E. Ebrlht,
TTOKXEY AT LAW. Notary public and Real
"iie Agent, umce in uoart iioe Bnild
BrownvlUe Neb.
T. 1.. Schick,
TTpRNEY AT LAW.-MAY BE CONSULT
a ,c me uerman language. Oflice nrxt
' tD Countv PI art k Clffw fvui,f Unn.A -ii.
Jg.Bro-nvllle. Nebraska. ' isv
J. S. Stxill,
TTORNET AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
UJ.io. .0 Main street, (up stairs.) Brawn-
"- i-ey
J. H. Broady,
TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
Ve over statu Ban-. Brownviilt.Neb.
E. T.Y. Thomaii,
TTORNEY AT LAW -OSlce, front room over
. cwvenson & Cross's'Hardware sL;iCZ.
grille, Neb
Ilea,
la
"rirl ..PSELOR AT LAW.-
-.,Yi.. aiwraaoi! to any leral
less entrusted to ais care. O?r5o rJli rJ. ri
Ldlnc. Brownville. Neb. """" " a"UH
Hewett &. Newman,
TTORNEY9 AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
l. Brownville. Neb .
PHYSICIANS.
S nOLLADAY, M D. Physician. Ha-jeen
. and Obstetrician. Graduated In ISil Loca
:t Brownville ISM. Offlce. Lett t CTelyh'.
:z Store. McPhersontBlock. Snecial iunii.
la t- Obstetrics and diseases of Women and
-.-.m-i iK-cra
L. KATHEWS PhTliWlin nnd flnrroon n-1,
i. !- C-ty Drug Store. No. K Main street. Brown
11" Neb
OTARIES&. COLLECTION AGENTS
L. A. Btrgmann,
r0ll't?rBLIC AXI CONYEYANCER-
l OSioe. No. n Main street. Brownville. Neb.
XjANO AGENTS.
i-111 B- HOOVER, Real Estate and Tax
Elusive prompt attention to the sale of Real Ks-
tnd D t QI Jaxes tnrougnout the Nemaha
GRAIH DEALERS.
Geo. G. Start,
IASII DEALER IN GRA1V A"?m An-armr-
J- taral Implements, and Storage, Forwardinr
anl i Mmmlsslon Merchant. Aspln wall. Neb.
BLACKSjHTIIS.
J. W. Gibson,
jLACKSMITH ANDTIORSE SHOER. First
h mT . ajua anu Aiianuc. Brownville.
a ork done to order-and satisfaction euarau-
HOTELS.
A IIERICAV HODSE. T tlffnM.nn , !.-
XFront street, betiveea Main and College: Good
mLand Uvy sliilB connection with twT
I- House
business euciugh tu keep them afloat ;
but they v, ill go under one at a time,
and not in such masses as to create a
general smash.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Last Sunday, 4th iustaut, one of the
most exciting scares that New York
has been treated to took place. Ktxty
wild Texas steers were being driven
through the crowded streets to their
final goal, the Blaughter-house, when,
as might have been expected, they
took fright. A genuine stampede en
sued. Bewildered and frightened,
the long-homed beast became trans
formed into so many demons. They
charged in a wild, furious flight up
the densely crowded street, attacking
whatever came iu their way. Now a
man would be tossed from their fear
ful horns, now a cart would bo over
turned Men and women climbed
awning post", and crowded into door
ways for safety. Finally the herd
became separated, and one by one, the
furious beasts were captured. But
they made it lively while they were
about it. To have sixty wild steers,
mad and blind with rage, charge
through a street crowded with vehi
cles and men, women and children, is
anything but a joke. It Is a wonder
that no lives were lost and that so few
were injured.
SOME CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
The annual inventor of the criminal
situation has been taken, and the
figures given aro startling. For in
stance, the cost of caring for the dan
gerous classes, courts, police and pris
oners, foots up $5,000,000 annually.
The arrests per yearamount to 112,000,
and the criminals, that is to say the
people who live by violating laws,
number 50,000. There are lu the city
12,000 actual prostitutes, known and
opeu in their pursuits, and probably
as many more wholive by prostitution,
but who carry on their nefarious bus
iness quietly, and not in a publio way.
There are 3,000 known pickpockets
plying their trade all the time, then
there are 0,000 thieves who have no
specialty, but who steal any thiug that
oomes in their way. There are 1,000
female shop-lifters, who make their
living by plundering stores; and there
ate 600 " fences." or to use English,
receivers of stolen goods. When I put
"e uunioer of criminals at 50.000, I
do not, of course, include the Demo
cratic politicians, Add that class to
the estimate and the number would
be swelled at once to 75,000. But the
show i6 sufficiently frightful without
adding this most dangerous of all the
classes.
UEECHER-TILTON.
At last this matter has come to a
head. Beecher has commenced suit
against Tilton and Moulton for libel,
and the nastiness will go to the courts
for final adjudication. This Is where
it should have gone.atthe beginning
In the courts theacts in the case will
be brought out, for there can be no
suppression of evidenoe and no dodg
ing. If Tilton and Moulton have con
spired to ruin an innocent man, that
fact will be made apparent, and if on
the other hand the man is not inuo-
ment'and'3oaittvatloQiBfrtrr3.tctriJi
harmony. Itfplatform Inculcates the
aoctnne of charity, In these words t
It shall be en abiding princfple with
us to relieve auy-of our oppressed and
suffering brotherhood, by any-means
at our command.
The grange, while ovltivatlng the
virtues, dispensing charity, and
strengthening the bonds of good
fellowship among its members, wages
no warfare againattany otfier Interest
whatever; but, on f'h'e contrary, as
declared at St. Louis, all its acts and
its efforts, as far as business is con
cerned, are not only for the benefit
of producers and consumers, but,
' also for other interests that tend to
bring these parties into speedy and
economical contact."
Let the Patrons of Husbandry abide
by all the great principles enunciated
at St. Louis, and the Order will con
tinue to grow until it spreads over the
whole country and takes in every
farmer. But let it once go into politics
as an organization, and it will die like
a tree poisoned at its roots. No secret
association can coutrol the political
destinies of the Republic The attempt
to do it will shipwreck any secret
order. Recognizing this great truth,
the bt. Louis platform says : " We
emphutioally and sincerely asseit the
oft-repeated truth taught in our organ
ic lav.', that the grange, National, State
or Subordinate, i-? not a political or
party organization ," further, it de
clare? that no grange, if true to its
obligation, can dicus political ques
tions, nor call political conventions,
nor nominate candidates, nor even
diacuos their merits in its meetings."
Y. C. Obscner.
A New Remedy for Consumption.
-a. i. - &
Paris -letter tithe Njew York Times
and bueines in the city has made
property up towu very valuable, and
has made great fortunes for the
shrewd or the lucky. But the busi
ness man labors and sweats for these
lucky fellows. A store on a lot which
is valued at $75,000, has to pay Interest
on that sum, and when the unfortu
nate occupant hits paid that rent, he . amid the applause of hundreds of
Anewremelly for consumptionlha
been found, or at least tho doctors'
think i?o at this moment, in the trans
fusion of the blood of animals. In
Franoe, transfusion has always been
performed from man to man ; but, i
while it has been found easy to get
men to give up their blood for money,
while enjoying the eclat of an experi
ment in a crowded amphitheater.
has very little left for himself. Oil !
ye dwellers ia the
of Gotham. If veu have a good
square living ami a fair business, stick
to it. for it ib a thcusaud times better
than any tiling you will get here.
There Is a great deal of glitter and
show, but it is all plated. Stick to
your own places and be happy.
PlETRO.
Whtat-Growlng in Nebraska.
This State is now attracting con
slderable'attentlon as one of the best
fields for settlement in the Union. In
climate and soil It meets the condi
tions required for the successful culti
vation of all the productions of the
temperate zone, and also some of the
sub-tropical.
It U not often that corn and wheat
thrive equally well in any country ;
but as it is in Nebraska oorn is the
first staple crop, of course ; but so
soon as the farmer Is well settled upon
the land, he puts in wheat. The
wheat of Nebraska Is in good favor;
and in the St. Louis and Chicago
markets its price averages several
cents per bushel more than the wheat
of the neighboring States can com
mand. In bread-making qualities the
wheat of Nebraska only ranks second
to that of California, with which it
does not come iu;o competition.
The agricultural triumphs which
have been aohieved in Nebraska are
tho work of little more than ten
years, and, as the country Is settled,
and the position of the farmer becomes
easier, wheat ranks higher among
the crops of the couutry. In 1S60.
when the population was 2S.000, the
wheat crop amounted to 147, S67 bush
els, or about five and oue-fourth
bushels per head ; and, in 1870, when
the population was 122,000, the wheat
crop was 2,125,036 bushels, or a little
under seventeen and a .half bushels
per head.
The population of 1S73 can only be
estimated, and therefore it is best not
given ; but the wheat orop of that
year, (which was an unfavorable agri
cultural year) amounted to 3,000,000
bushels. The record therefore still
one of advancement for the young
State; and It is to be remembered
that stock raising, fruic culture, corn
growing, and all other agricultural
work advances equally with wheat
raising. JZural New Yorker.
students, good Samaritans are rare in
ountry, keep out j a private life. A medical man was
unable to find any one ready to sell
his life's blood to a young lady until
he made a romantic appeal, and in
one cube of an aged man It whs quite
impossible. But Dr. O. Hesse, of St.
Petersburg, -ays that human blood is
not absolutely necessary. He has
performed the operation of trausfusion
thirty-one times. In sixteen of his
ea-es defibriuated blood was employed
a practice generally condemned. In
the remaining fifteen cases the blood
of sheep was used. There was one
death ; in three other cases'there was
no perceptible improvement; In the
remaining eleven cases there was a
marked improvement throughout,
and in some cases perfect cures. Dr.
Hess hope? to prove that he oau cure
pulmonary phthisl" In this way. Dr.
Gedelliees has tried the transfusion
of sheep's blood in two cases. In one
there was great improvement, and in
the other a oomplete cure.
A bad iittle boy in Aberdeen rubbed
Cayenne pepper dust all over the back
of his jacket. The sohoolmaster
thrashed him briskly, but dismissed
the school immediately to run to the
nearest chemist for eye-water.
A little boy having broken hisrock-
j Ing horse the day It was purohased,
A Nejyro Prcaclier'o Idea.
Dar was ole Fadder Jupiter. Now,
Jupiter, he used to get a Bible in one
han' an' a pra'r-book in de odder, an'
a hymn book under his arm, and den
he'd start out to see de widders an'
de fadderless; on' day I met olo Fadder
Jupiter, an' I say to him, "Fadder
Jupiter, how many pouus' of meat
have ye prayed ? How many pouus'
of sugar have ye exhorted? How
many cups of coiiee have ye sung to
dem poor widders an' fadderless?"
An' he says, 'Pears like, Fadder
Jupiter, ye'll sing here an' pray dar
an' ye'II pray every widder to death,
an' sing e-ery fadderless ohile to de
grave, an call in help to bury 'em."
An' den I tole blm dat when he sung
he mus' call a bar'l o'flour long meter,
an' fur short meter take a keg o'lard,
an' fur partikler meter nice ham an'
coffee, an' den he mus' takede Quaker
pra'r-book, a two-wheeled cart, and
till up de ole pra'r-book wld coal, 'an
when de cole wedder come he mus
drive do ole pra'r-book down to some
widder sister's an' say. "Sister, I'se
come to pray six bushels of ooal wid
ye ;" an' den opeu de coliah doah,
dump de ole pra'r-book au' pray de
cellah full ob ooal.
tZ " 7Hrb!Sbown- But rieht in Ms mamma began to acold, when he
,. . tuo couamutlOQ mac Ulia fiHorw.a1 hQ K- lr,Jr. WHo
terrible trouble will be settled by the J the good of a horse till it's broke ?
An old farmer on being informed
the other day that one of his neigh
bors owed him a grudge, growled out,
"No matter, he never pays anything.'
ni an
What do they talk about ? In Maine
and Alabama, caterpillara ; in Illi
nois, chinch bugs; in Minnesita,
grasshoppers; in Kentuoky, potato
bugs; In New Jersey, mosquitoes.
i i nil
An unsophisticated person once de
clined a plate of maccaroni soup, with
the remark that they "couldn't palm
off any b'iled pipe stem3 on him ?"
How he Resigned the Governorship
or Tennessee, Forsook Ills Beantl
V "nl Wife, and Joined the Cherokee
Indiana.
Nashville dispatch to the Chicago Times.
The true story of Sam Houston's
resignation of the Governorship of
this State and joining the Cherokee
Indians in Arkansas, ha3 never yet
been published, and when I heard It
a few days since, from the lips of a
gray-haired resident of this oity, who
had been the warm personal friend of
the hero, ,pf San Jacinto, I made a
men tairnoteToqit-fur the benefit of the
'JrSSkSa . JJMBflT'Z
Mij3ItJald'thejoiajgMiUman
referred to.; "Houstoa and"T were
emploj'edln a 9tore'together at Kings
ton, East Tennessee, when we were
boys. That was about 1812. The next
year he enlisted ns a private In the
army, and marched off to the Creek
war. He was soon made an ensign,
and was the first to scale the works at
the battle of Horseshoe, where he was
shot twice In the right arm.
"He came home and finally got
well and was appointed sub-agent to
the Cherokee Indians, but he soon
got into a quarrel with Calhoun, then
Secretary of War, and was removed.
Then he came to Nashville In 1818.
He becan to study law with Judge
Trimble, ahd In six months' time wa3
admitted to the bar. At the first ses
sion of the Legislature, after this, he
was elected Attornej General of the
State ever Francis B. Fogg, who wa3
one of the most prominent and sohol
arly lawyers iu the State.
"He was then sent to.-Congress,
where he was a warm Jackson man,
and while there had a difficulty with
John T. Irwin, and when they both
came back to Nashville Irwin chal
lenged him, sending his challenge b
a noted desperado of St. Louis, who
had killed severul men. He was not
considered a gentleman, and Houston
would not take a challenge through
him. General White heard of this
and made some remarks about Hous
ton, which led to a duel between
Houston and White, In whioh White
wa5 seriously wounded.
"This added to the pop-ilarity of
Houston, aud he was elected Governor
of the State in 1827. He had succeeded
Governor Carroll, who was a very
popular man, and who waa spoken of
prominently &h a cahSTdata for re
-election. Hnudtonwas-afraid of.him,
ami In -order to secure his own re
election to congress in case Carroll
beat him for Governor, began to
strengthen himself politically, and In
order to carry out this soheme married
in January, 1S29. a lady belonging to
a vory influential family at Gallatin,
thirty miles north of Nashville. She
waa a very handsome, brilliant young
lady, aud .attracted great attention
wherev- r she wont, which exaspera
ted Houston, who was of a morse,
jealous disposition. I used to see "him
frequently, and knew that he had
married throujrh political reasons, ami
soon saw that his domestic life was an
unhappy one.
' One Saturday In April. I met him
at a big barbecuo, just west of the oity,
where ho and Carroll both made
speeches. I saw that the feeling of
that crowd was all in his favor, and
told him so, which caused him to be
in the very best of spirits, and while
in that mood wo separated. Monday
morning Icailed at the Nashville Inn,
! where ho and his wife had been board
ing since their marriage, but 1 was
refused admittance to his room. I
persisted, however, and was finally
admitted by Dr. Sholby. I found
Houston lying on tiie bed with his
faoe oovered up, and. In answer to ray
n?tonished inquiries, Dr. Shelby told
m- that Mrs. Houston's father had
come down from Gallatin for her the
day before, and that she had left her
husband and returned to the home of
her childhood.
"Said I, 'General, what's this I
hear?'
"Said he, ' I'm a ruined man ; I'm
a ruined man.
" I told him he owed It to his friends
to give some explanation for his con
duct, and a3ked him why lie and his
wife had separated, to which he re
plied that he had not a word to say
against his wife, that she was a high
minded, virtuous lady.
" He then said thot he alone was to
blame ; that he had decided to exile
himself among the Cherokee Indians,
and that he wanted me to carry his
resignation as Governor to the Secre
tary of State. This T empliatically
refused to do at first, but at his earnest
solicitation and that of Dr. Shelby, I
finally consented.
The next morning Houston, Shelby
and I went aboard a steamboat. Hous
ton being disguised so that no one re
cognized him. We bade him good
bye. and he went down the Cumber
land. He told me afterward that he
got as far as Napoleon, Arkansas,
without being recognized, and in that
case he bezged the man to say nothing
about meeting him. He went on to
Fort Smith, where he joined a Chero
kee by the name of Jully, whom he
had been familiar with while he was
agent for the tribe. Ho assumed the
Indian dress, painted his face, and
could not be distinguished from
them.
" A few days afterward he passed
through Nashville with a delegation
of Indians on his way to Washington.
I recognized him, but wouldn't speak
to him. The fact is, his friends here
considered he had disgraced them,
and were disgusted with him. While
in Nishville he went with his delega
tion and called on General Jackson
at the Hermitage."
" And how did Jackson treat him?"
I asked.
"I don't know, but I suppose herj
treated him all right, as they had been
great friends. After reaching Well
ington I know he whipped a member
of Congress by the name of Stansbery
for saying something disrespectful of
Jackson.
" After this we heard nothing more
of Houston until just before the Mex
ican war, when we heard that he had
gone to San Augnstine to practice law.
You know his connection with the
Mexican war probably ,as wellae
yTIaimarrlodiir535lle&
"Yes, his wife gota'divorce, antflied
mr.friftl! u frIJlo- lurlrr snHUhli.wl
mada a man of him. They vi?lted
Nashville together, and I went with
them to see Jackson at the Hermitage,
twelve miles from the city.
His first wife married again, and is
now living near Nashville, unless she
has died recently."
YOL. 19.-N0. 17.
SARAH JANE SYLVESTER
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OFFICIAL PAPEIt OF TJIl! CoTXT Y
I1Y EUGE.NK J. HAIX.
Twns on a summer evening
A little while ago.
That Sarah Jane Sylvester
Stood waiting for her bean.
She was ft rnstifc maiden
Of nearly seventeen.
Her bands were plnmp and rosy,
Her face looked rather green
Vhen8hewas In a dreamy
And sentimental state
Her favorite amusement
W as swinging. ontheEate
i-iTst., -
HboatherBfc.,
iusranc?tolietiSwBBEW a
Tllton'g Desolate Home.
From'the New York Graphic
The oontrast afforded by Mr. Til
ton's present mode of living as com
pared with that of but a few months
since Is strikingly 'marked and sadly
interesting. When the voung iour-
uallst wrote at his desk surrounded by
his family, his library nnd his works
of art, or when, iu the lecture field,
engagements sundered his home re
lations, and he could testify to his
constancy and affection only by letter,
it v&3 ever the'Jsame happy house
hold, breathing the same unchanging
air of contentment.
It is threemonthSjSince the separa
tion, and those who were all in all to
each other bo short a time ago havo
never met or corresponded since. The
household iu Livingstone street has
comprised during this time only two
persons, Mr. Tilton and his house
keeper. The routine of each day's
work is rarely altered. Mr. Tilton
rises bright and early, never later than
6 o'clock, and partakes of what break
fast his housekeeper has prepared.
This usually consists" of coffee and
rolls, and sometimes a plate of fruit.
After breakfast he seats himself at his
desk, and busies himself with the
preparation of-data&for a coming state
ment, the suit at law, or In other ways
attends to the all-absorbing matter of I
these troublous days. Every objeotdn
sTght 6eryeg.'tQ realni!him of'his"'wireW!"'
and to awaken recollections of the
days whose joy she helped to build.
The little ones of whom he is so fond
have ceased to afford him pleasant
occupation with their childish whims
and pranks, and are now only occa
sional visitore. When these visits
occur, the gloomy house wears an air
of life and brightness that only chil
dren can furnish. Mr. Tiltou's step is
more elastic, hi3 eyes are kindlier and
brighter, as he listens to what the
children have to tell of their vacations
in ttie country. The last one was
hardly a joyful one tu their father, for
they were en route to boarding school
and came to bid him farewell, Tho
youngest of those that went, seeing
the anguish in his father's face, com
forted him in childish earnestness.
"Never mind," said he, "I shau't
like It there, aud I will come back on
Saturday or Sunday. Florence, the
eldest, is her father's warmest, true
friend. Her visits are frequent and
protracted, and the pleasure they give
to Mr. Tilton is shown lnbia fucoloug
after she has gone.
rldtwani
loaoikai
DothejgSthelllstenedl
peAaa-ucJKn-sAireati,.
She clasped her hands together,
Herlorer she descried;
He strode up to the gateway
And stood (the other side).
V
And soon In tender whispers,
They talked as lovers do;
The stars wore shining o'er them,
Tho moon was shining too.
At length he popped the question.
She sighed and hung her head.
Said she, "Why! Salah Bncklln.
Jest think what you-havo said!"
He draw her nearer to him
He kissed her rosy cheek,
"When suddenly she throw him.
Away, and gave a shriek !
Down on the ground before her
Tall Selah Buokllrf bowed,
To "atop" he did Implore her.
From, "screamln' out so loud."
"You'll scare up all the neighbors,
Don't hotter, Sarah Jane,
I didn't mean ter tetah yt,
I never will again."
But loudee yet sheishouted,
Kor heeded what hO'Suki;
From out the bed-roorxi window
The old man popped his head.
And like a "Bell of Bashan,"
He bellowed, "What's to pay?"
".Lord knows," said Selah Baekiln,
While Sarah swooned away.
He gased a single moment
Upon the senseless girl.
His heart was In a nutter.
His brain was In a whirl.
Tnen on the grass he laid her.
And when the taSkvras done,
Ailown the dc&ky highway
HeTiimbly cnt andnm;"
While from.the farm-hoasadoorwav.
H44heraluiTnannnm espalrJ
r -iVSdidtlsiauspenrlei
Behind him In the air.
&
Come "tearing" down the pathway
To where the yoong girl lay.
(The bound of Selnh's footsteps
Had nearly died away).
The father knelt beside her,
A sudden moan she made;
Said he, "Sal, what's the matter,
What made you ho afraid?"'
Then timid her tears she murmured,
In hysterical alarm;
"Ji's an awM cttferplitar.
An' he's eroMitatg ftp mp arm "
Fireside Friend.
From the Debuque Telegraph.
A BOY SNAKE CHARMER.
The performances of this boy were
truly wonderful and thrilling, act
ually excelling 311 the feats of snake
oharmiug performed by traveling;
showmen with long hard-sounding
names. With the eight Is experi
enced naturaly a degree of disgust at
the familiarity of snakes, so abhor
rent to the human family. Maurice
claims that he learned the art of snake
oharming ubout a year ago from c,
man named Walton, who riaides in
the country near this boy.
The boy's first attemtit wna wtfh
g&tlejglkST which he foundfia the;
iwoodaloear WsltonTs housa. He
pIaee"di?lKfoot on tasWo&otahoBMr-'.
JEpentao as to'holdiitfdowiiliRDd leavor
the bread free. J?aturairy", 'theTfelng of
all snakeB, resented this Insult with a
fierce sound from his rattles and a
rapid movement of his tongue ; but
the boy looked the snake steadily in
the eye for a moment, when the iat-
tllng'and motion of the tongue ceased.
He then stooped down, caught, the
snake just below the head with hte
hands, aud, raising the heud to a level
with his face looked steadily into its
eyes for about one minute, when all
indications of auger on the part of the
serpent ceased, and the boy handled
It as he pleased from that time until
day before yesterday, when It got hurt
and he killed it. This snake had
eight rattles, and was over three feet
In length.
Since that time the boy makes a
sport of catching snakes. Last Satur
day, in compauy with several boys
about hl3 own age, he went into the
swamp above the fair grounds, where
he caught about one dozen 3nakes,
which he now has. Not only does he
tame the serpents 90 that he can han
dle them himslf, but bo completely
does he overcome the naturally veno
mous Instincts and remove all warlike
or resentful feelings from them, that
any person can handle them witfaf
perfeot safty ever afterward. Yester
day there were about a dozen boya
around Maurice, who seemed to be
his little olau. He la both leader and
supreme ruler iu that crowd. With
out the least esertlon on his part &e
commands Implicit obedience from
his little henchmen, who seem to re-
) gard him with a kind of awe. He
lhas-but to order to be obeyed with
aiaority, and faia little followers seem
to feel a pleasure in recognizing one
Jwhq has auoh unusual powers as &
iZJ&Sir irv Jitfc.-Jl .
icBun, aic uuci uub ectiu tu vaiuu
the power that renders him Buperlor
to other boys, and when exhibiting
that power does it rather as a duty or
punishment than pleasure; at least
this was the manner in whioh he ap
peared yesterday. He sometimes de
cides to kill a oertaio snake among
the number, and all the persuasion
and simple logic that his little follow
ers can produce, fail to alter that de
cision. He sometimes exhibits his suake&
and his powrr over them for five cants,
and no doubt a small amount of mon
ey will readily overcome bis objectlou
to "bring out the snakes" (as the
boy3 sa-,) any time.
How to Find a Drowned Person.
It is said that quicksilver is an in
fallible means of discovering a dead
body, no matter how deep the water
in which it lies. As an instance, I
will describe a case that once came
under my own observation. A gay
party of ladies and gentlemen had
been rowing on one of the New
England lakes, when, by accident,
the boat was overturned and all bauds
fell Into the water. One of the party,
who was an excellent swimmer, was
the means of rescuing two of the
others, conveying them safely to the
distant shore; but in returning to
help another who was still supporting
herself on the bottom of the boat, the
swimmer became exhausted, and sank
himself to rise no more alive. It waa
a sad occurrence, indeed, and tho gay
summer guests who had aeen the
party embark on that bright morning
were ohanged into a band of mourn
ers. Efforts for the recovery of the
bodies were immediately begun, and
persons were grappling in all direc
tions without success. The water was
very deep, and after a day or two of
unsuccessful experiment "the hope of
recovery was about to be abandoned,
when some one thought of the quick
silver. A loaf of bread wa3 procured,
and some four ounces of quicksilver
having been buried in the middle of
it, it was thrown into the water from
a boat containing thegrappiiug party.
The loaf at once floated away, the boat
following it, and after a while it began
to whirl around iu n circle and sank
to the bottom. This was the signal
for the irons to bo thrown out, and
after a few hours the3' were successful
in hooking the clothing of one of the
drowned persona, the gentlemau of
whom we spoke. In his pockets were
fouud some ooius, keys, etc., which
had doubtless attracted the quick
silver. A second loaf charged in like
manner led to the discovery of the
other body, that of the lady, whose
watch and jewelry attracted it lu the
same way. This simple method it
may be of use to remember, as acci
dents of this kind are apt to be more
frequent at this season of the year.
JETarpcr's Bazar.
A properly conduoted printing
office Is as much a seoret society as 13
a Masonio Lodge. The printers are
not under any oath of aeorecy, but al
ways feel themselves as truly In hon
or bouud to keep office secrets as
though they bad been put through
trinlo nathfl. Ativ pmnlnvn In n. nrinr-
On Nineteenth street, near the C.,fJnJr offioa w,lllntrlv df" rds th,R
D. & M. R. R. track, stands a small ruje ,n rellltion lo prluln? offlceg w.
frame house, off to itself In orBb, ,.. ,.,. ... haannrnaA hv
T - v --mmj ww jwmum J
brethren of the oraft, but would lose
The Story Comes.from Dubuque, Iowa.
It Is Possible that lie Handles Serpanta
of Every lilnd vritli Impunity.
rather a desolute looking locality. A
family named Vullondingham occu
pies this house, and among them is a
a bny named Maurice, aged ten years.
Yesterday morning our reporter
wa informed that this boy had a col
lection of thirteen snakes, compris
ing several different kinds and one
full-grown rattle-snake which he
handles fearessly without drawing
the fangs.
The story seemed so Improbable
that a representative of the Telegraph
was sent up to interview this youth
ful prodigy aud his collection of
snakes. With home little difficulty
the Telegraph messenger fouud the
tiouse situated as above described and
inquired for the snake-charmer. He .
was directed to a orowd of boys play
ing on the railroad track, and Inform
ed that he would find Maurice there.
Approaching tho boys our reportbr
discovered one of the number seated
alone a short distanoe from the bal
ance of the crowd, and apparently
taking no interest whatever in their
play
hNposlt.on in the offloe at once.
We made this statement because
it sometimes happen that a communi
cation appears in a newspapers n :der
an assumed sighnature w loh
exoites comment, and various pe lies
try to find out who i3 the au' or.
Let all be saved the trouble c re
questioning the result employes at
taches of the printing office. hev
are "know nothings" on such points
as these. On suoh matters the have
ears and eyes, but no mouths, and If
any fail to observe this rule, le them
be put down as dishonorable me abets
j of the craft. It is tho game n job
1 printing. If any thing la to be print
ed aud kept secret, let the proper no
tice be given of the de-dre for sucreoy,
and you might as well questh n the
J "Sphynx" as one of the print-, ao
that even the secret books t)X the
lodges are printed without fear
"Pat," said a joker, "why dor t jou"
He appeared moody and silent. get youi ba" croPPed ? They'r. much
rather avoiding than seeking any no
tice whatever. Upon being aske if
he was Maurice the snake charmer, he
rather lunguldiy and indiffereutly
aaid "yes."
The Telegraph man then expressed
a desire to see him handle his
Miukes, which was ably eeoonded by
the boyx who urged Maurioe to bring
out hispets. He positively refused
to go to the house for the snakes, but
when some of the other boys volun
teered to go for the slimy, ut?ly pets,
he agreed to display his skill in tam
ing and handling them. Half a
dozen boya ran over to the house and
returned, each bringing in his hand
several snekea from one 'to three fbet
in length, darting their forked
tongues out as if in terrible rage.
Maurice handled the snakes na care
lessly and indifferently as if they
were strings, winding several of them
around his neok, putting his fingers
into the mouths of the venomous ser
pents, etc.
He would actually take any one of
themby the neck, and, thrust out and
withdraw his tongue, whieh would
too long ior a man." "And jrur3, '
replied Pat, "ought to be lengtaened
they are too short for an usa."
"I am, luded, vary much afraid of
I lightning," said a pretty lady. "And
well you may be," said a despairing
lover, "when your heart la made of
steel."
This brief chroulole waa written by
the editor of tbe Philadelphia Ledger:
"Lowell Saturday. Two little boya
and a pistol. Now, only one little
boy and a platol."
It occurred to a scholar while writ
ing a composition to remark that "an
ox does not tasto as good as an oyster,
but it can run faster.'
Nevada Is proud of a woman who,
when the stealthy savage approached
her, just pulled off her hair and gavo
it to him.
There never was a 'thoroughly hap
py marriage where the husband waa
, .. ..v.c... M,o fcuuuo, vuiuu vuumiiuaaiBuu toe wire waa uis servant.
be immediately imitated by the snake, j And "wlsey wereey."
