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A Family NowspapcrDovoted to Democracy, Literature, Agriculture, Mechanics, Education, Amusements and Gonoral Intolligonco.
VOL. 1.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT
BELLE VIE CITY, X. T.
BT
S. A. STRICKLAND & CO.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
Bowen & Strickland,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Real Estate,
City Lota and Claims bought and aold.
Purchasers will do well to call at our office
and examine our list of Citv Lots, &c, before
purchasing elsewhere. Omce in Cook's new
building;, corner of Fifth and Main streets.
; .. - L; Lr Bowen,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW, Bellevue, N. T. 1-tf
. . S. A. Strickland,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR ' AT
LAW, Bellevue, N. T. 1-tf
. . - , C. T. Holloway,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAW, Bellevue, N. T. 1-tf
i ,W. H. Cook,
GENERAL LAND AND REAL ESTATE
AGENT, Bellevue City, Nebraska. 1-tf
.;;! v'; . .-. B. P. Hankin, ' '
' TTORNEY' AND COUNSNLLOR AT
JtX. JL(AW, La PI itte, N. T. 1-tf
J. Seeley, "-
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
LAWOmaha, N."T. ..' , l-tf
John W. Fattison,
NOTARY PUBLIC ANDREAL ESTATE
.AGIiNT, rontenellej N. T. 1-tf
James S. Izard & Co.
. iTAD AGENTS, bmahaj Douglaa County,
lU Nebraska Territory. 1-tf
-e?iT.,, : Drs. Malcomb & Peck,
OMAHA CITY. Office on Harney street,
opposite the Post Office. Particular at
tention given to Surgery. 1-tf
P. E. Shannon,
R
EAL ESTATE AGENCY, Cerro Gordo
l'ost Ulhce, M. Mary, Mills Co., Iowa. 2
P. E. Shannon,
COMMISSION & FORWARDING MER
CHANT, St. Mary's Landing Mills Co.,
Iowa. 2-tf
Y Peter A. Sarpy,
I FORWARDING & COMMISSION MER-
CHANT, Bellevue, N. T., Wholesale
Dealer : in . Indian Goods, Horses, Mules, and
.Cattle.i . 1-tf
T)HY8ICrAtff and SURGEON. Office
JT Head of Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
''. nov, 13 ... .. . , 1-tf.
v ' d; h. Solomon,
ATTORNEY i and COUNSELLOR AT
LAW, Glenwood, Mills Co., Iowa, prac
tices in all the Courts of western Iowa and
Nebraska, and the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Land Agency not in the Programme. , bo 4-tf
T. B. CUMING. , ; JOHN C. TCEK.
. Cuming & Turk,
.Attorneys at Lavuid Real Esiale Jlgenis.
,v OMAHA CITY, N. T.,
WILL attend faithfully and promptly to
all business' entrusted to them, ia the
Territorial or Iowa courts, to the purchase of
, lota and lands, eatrwa ana pre-emptions, col
lections, Jte. ' ; t
3 Office in the aecond atory of Henry a. Roots
new building,, pearly opposite the Western
Exchange Bank, Farnham street
. Papers In the Territory, Council Bluffs Bu
.ftla. and Keokuk ' Timea, please eopy and
charge Nebraskian office. , ..
peo. .iBVDEs,-..c; : . . johm b. iivibmam.
.'' t Snyder & Sherman,
- i TTORNEYS and 1 COUNSELLORS AT
jfrV. LAW. and NOTARIES PUBLIC, Coun
.ctl BlutTs, Iowa, will practice their profession
in all the Courts of Iowa and Nebraska.
All collections entrusted to their care, at
tended to promptly.
, Especial attention given to buying and aell
' ing real estate, and making pre-emptions in
Nebraska. . '
Deeds, Mortage, and other instruments of
writing drawo with dispatch j acknowledg
ments taken, A.C., te.
(Tt7" Office west side of Madison street,
just above Broadway,
nov 13 1-tf.
Johmon, Casady tt Test,
HENERAL LAND AGENTS. ATTOR-
)r NEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
Council Itlllff'a Inura uiill nrnmntlu ultun.l in
Land AfencUs, Collections, Investing Money,
Locating ami Hnin I wrrn. n.i n
other business pertaining to their profession,
o Western Iowa and Nebraska. 1-tf
Job Printinor
"M"EATLY and expeditiously executed, on
rvaaonaoie terms, at tnia umce.
BELLEVIE ADVERTISEMENTS.
WHOT.TCSAI.K ii- ItKTAII
STORE IN BELLEVUE.
WE would respectfully Invite the citizens
of Bellevue, and Douglas Co., to examine our
large and well selected assortment of
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
CROCKERY, HARDWARE,
BOOTS, SHOES,
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
HATS at CAPS, DOORS,
SASH, .c, &c,
And In fact every variety usually called for in
the West. We are confident (hat any one
wishing to purchase goods will be entirely
satisfied, and find it will be to their Interest to
call and examine our large and well selected
assortment of goods.
SARPY A. KINNEY.
Bellevue, Oct. 23, 1856. 1-tf
S PL END I DGOODS,
AT THE
VARIETY STORE
OP H. VALE.
THE Subscriber havlnc just opened at his
store in Bellevue, a fresh supply of goods, of
every description, would call the attention of
purchasers, to the fact, that he has the largest
and best selected stock of Goods, to be fouud
in Nebraska, and that they will find him sup
plied at all times, with
SILKS, SATINS,
MFI.LINARY & DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES, LIQUORS,
1VWUKK, SHU I,
LEAD, HARDWARE,
BOOTS. SHOES, kc.fcc.
All of which has been selected by himself from
the best establishments in the country, and
wnicn ne will sell lower for casn, than the
same quality of goods can be purchased at, in
any store in this section of country.
He has also, a large and well selected stock
of READY-MADE
Of every description, best quality and finish,
and Inferior to none in Nebraska.
Thankful for past favors, he solicits a con
tinuance of public patronage, and hopes that
purchasers will oall arid examine his goods,
tefore buying elsewhere. II. VALE.
JJellevue, Uct. 23, 1800. 1-U
NEW ARRIVALS AT THE
CHEAP
THE Subscriber respectfully invites the at
tention of purchasers, to his large and splendid
stocic or tioorts.consisnnc or
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES,
HARDWARE, HATS.
BOOTS, CAPS,
SHOES, TOBACCO,
PATENT MEDICINES, &c, fee,
All of which he warrants of the best descrip
tion, and bought expressly for this market.
lie has also a well selected stock or
READY-MADE
CLOTHING,
Made after the LATEST FASHIONS, of the
BEST MATERIALS, and by EXPERI
ENCED WORKMEN, all of which he aell
CHEAP FOR CASH.
JOHN CHASE.
Bellevue, Oct. 23, 1836. 1-Lf
BELLEVUE
3oot cfcs JSHa.
STORE.
JM. BART AY, would respectfully
inform the inhabitants of Bellevue
and vicinity, that he has commenced
to Manufacture
' BOOTS AND SHOES,
Of all descriptions, from the finest finish to
the coarest make. Emplovinr none but the
best workman, he will be able to warrant all
work done at bis establishment.
t?" The highest cash price paid, Id trade,
for all descriptions of RAW HIDES.
JJellevue, Uct. M, lM 2-tf
HOUSE CARPENTER AND
AN. BRIGGS, Takes this method of in
, forming his friends, and the public
fenerally, that he is prepared to BUILD AND
'INISII, in the best manner
Swelling Houses
Of every description of atyle and finish, on the
most reasonable terms. Thankful for past
favors, he solicits a continuance of public
patronage.
Hellevue, (.let. 3", 2-tf
STONE MASON AND
THE Undersigned having commenced the
above business in Bellevue, is prepared
to do all work in his line, at the shortest no
tice, in the best manner, and on the most rea
sonable terms. WM. WILIiV.
Ifv?" Four or five rood Plasterers, will find
constant employment, and good wages, on ap
plication lo tne anove.
Bellevue, uct. 30, 1KW. Z-tl
I CAME TO STAY.
Thb undersigned would respectfully an
nounce to the eitlzens of Bellevue and vlolnltv.
that he is prepared to do
HOUSE. SION AND
ORNAMENTAL PAINTINC,
GR AINING, MARBLEING, 'A.C., in alt its
vatious branches.
PAPER HANGING
Executed in the neatest style.
l?" Pil'its mixed to order, and for sale,
pet. 11, J, T, WHITE.
BELLEVI E ADVERTISEMENTS.
Charles E. Watson,
C1IVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
J Bellevue City, Nebraska Territory, pro
fesses to be " posted" in the lay of thc'land in
this vicinity, and otfrrs his services to such as
mavneed them, on reasonable terms.
He will also act as agent, for the pur
chase or sale of Real Estate, in the Territory,
or Western Iowa. Information furnished upon
application. Declarations filed and pre-emptions
obtained. 4-tf
A. Schlmonsky,
mOPOGRAPIIIC ENGINEER, Executes
X Topographic, Fancy and Plain Drawing
of every style and description. Fancy, Orna
mental and Plain Painting executed to order.
Office at the. Bellevue House, Bellevue, N. T.
Rrrmrnrrs! P. A. Sarpy, St. Mary, lowax
Judge Gilmore, Bellevue. j-tf
FOXTEMLLlT
Helleviie, Xebrankn.
IS prepared to transact the general business
of Banking, will receive deposits, Discount
Short paper, buy Bills of Exchange, on all
parts of the Country, and sell on St. Louis,
Chicago and New York; make collections in
the vicinity and remit for the same at Current
rates of Exchange,
disinterest allowed on special Deposits.
JOHN WEARE, President.
Tnos. H. Bentox, V. Pres.
JohiJ. Town, Cashier. 1-tf
Banking Hours From 0 to 12, A. M., and
1 to 3, P. M. '
H. T. Clark o,
I FORWARDING &. COMMISSION MER
. CHANT, Bellevue, Nebraska. Dealer
In PINE LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, ic.
References) GnM & Brother and Edward
Hempstead, Water street, Chicaeo J. W.
Haskins, Milwaukie, Wis.; R. M. Norton,
Pres. Rarine co. Bank. Racine, Wis. C.
Barrett, River street, Cleveland, O. j Fenton
& Brother, Cincinnati, O. ; Tibbie 4. Hays,
Erie, Pa. ; C. B. Wright tt Co. Bankers, Erie
Pa.; C. B. Wright, Banker, Philadelphia, Pa. j
Darling, Albertson & Rose, Front street, N.
Y. : W. J. Willis, .Water street, :. Y. R.
Ball. Try,N. Y.s Mr. Hunrerfrr.), resident
Bank of Westfield, Westficld, N. Y.l Hon. S.
Morton, Nebraska City, i-tf
A VALUABLE CT.AIM"
FOR S-A-X-ES.
The undersigned ortere for sale his claim of
160 acres, aituated four miles West of Bellevue,
in Township 13, Range 13. . .
This claim is well situated, has several
FINE SPRINGS, a ,
Never Failing Stream of Water, , .
About EIGHT ACRES OF FINE TIMBER!
Four acres of land broke, and a good LOG
CABIN on the place. Title undisputed. Pos
session given immediately.
D. A. LOG AN.
Bellevue, Oct 23, 1830. 1-tf
HOUSE CAR P ENTER Sa1m)
WE would respectfully inform the inhabi
tants of Bellevue and vicinity that we are
prepared to ERECT and FINISH
Buildings of all Descriptions,
On the shortest notice, and in the most work
menlike manner. Having been engaged in the
business several years, we feel confident in
statin?, that all who favor us with their cus.
torn, will be pleased with our work.
. WLST fcSTORRS.
Bellevue, Oct 23, 1856. -1-tf .
BLACKSMITHING.
rTWIE Undersigned beg leave to inform
.a. tne lnnamtants of Douuiae count
that they are prepared, to do all work
their line of business, in the best manner, and
on the most liberal terms, at their shop in
jjeiievue. , .
(T5f Having had several years experience
at HORSE-SHOEING, in some of the best
shops in Eastern Cities, tbey will be able to
give entire satisfaction, to all who favor them
with tneir patronage, in this line. -
M1AW fc ICETON. '
Bellevue, Oct. 23, 1S50. 1-fim
3 3Z3LLI3VTJ
THE Proprietor of the above Sa
loon, takes ere at pleasure in
announcing to the public, that he is
now prepared to serve at all hours, and in the
best manner,
WARM OR COLD MEALS.
OYSTERS, COOKED IN EVERY STYLE.
BAHD1N ES, PIGS FEET,
PICKLED TONGUE,
BOILED EGGS AND GAME IN SEASON.
Together with every thing that is usually
found In a FIRST CLASS
Refreshment Saloon. '
Having had considerable experience In ca
tering for the public taste, he Is sure that all
who favor him with a call, will be satisfied.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
Bellevue, Oct. 23, 1S36. 1-tf
HOUSE CAEPENTEE8 AND
JOINKItS.
THE undersigned takes pleasure in an
nouncing to the Inhabitants of Bellevue
ami vicinity, that they are now nrenared to
BUILD AND FINISH, in the best manner,
an styles or
Dwelling Home, Cottages, &c., &e.,
on tne shortest notice, and in the most ap
proved style of workmanship. They will be
also happy to do any work In their line of
business, wbtcD their friends may stand in
need or. HILLYAKD.
Bellevue, Oct. 30, 18M. 2-tf
Ho! For Fresh Water.
THE undersigned respectfully Informs the
inhabitants of Bellevue and the surrounding
country, that he is prepared to d'g and finish,
WELLS AND UlSTi-HNS,
At the shortest notice, and on the most rea
onable terms. D. A. LOGAN,
Bellevue, (V t. 23, 185rT t-tf
. 1
POETRY.
Written for Uie Bellevue Gazette.
The (.iimblcr.
There he sits, the man, the gambler, .
, Sits from evening eVn till morning,
While hia carJa he ever shuffles, ' ,
Shuffles over, over, over,
Till he think his chance a good one,
Till lie thinks the best will be his,
'Till he thinks quite aafe the money .
That now lies in piles before him,. ..
Which he covets, which he worships : t
OhI how ardently he want it, ,
Wants to call it all Mia money, .
Wants what yet la in the pocket"
Of his Inexperienced victim; ' ''"
Thlnketh all the while he truth,
To transfer the long'd for treasure '
From the man who eltteth by him
(Though he knows his Inexperience), .
That 'tie right because he winneth,
Right, at least, by laws of honor. ' ' 1
Drowsy slumber from hta eye-lids t
Has departed on a journey' ..,, . . ,
To the country, El Dorado, . ' i .
And will not return HilJ morning j 1 '
So from this ho fears no trouble, . (
All lie w.nts ia money, money, ,
Money, not his own, but others,
Money, that he never tolled for,
Money, that he thinks he winneth,
Or that Satan to him giveth, ' i'
Satan, whom he always eerveth,
Satan, who doth ever tempt him,
Satan, who his constant guide is.
Now his soul is atirrM within him,
Lest his victim should escape him,
Lest he get not what he wanteth j ' '
But upon his face there scemeLk , ' . ,
Not the movement of a muscle it
That to others would betray him, 1 1
( Or awake the least auspiclou" ,",'.!.', . "
Of the thought that in him lurltc'tU, j. I .,. ,,
Of the single, stern idea, ' : r. .
Money, other people'i money, " '
Which, long years, perhaps they toiled for. .
: Very pleasant, tender-hearted,. : u i
Overflowing too with kindness, : " ' '
Oft he eeems, as there he aitteth, '
, Planning how to fleece his victim, . .
. How to blind him while he skina him,
How to shun the name of robbing,
' How avoid the name of stealing ' .
While he gets the robber's booty, ,
While he gets the night-thlePs plunder,
Yet Tiir.ia punishment avolilelh, ,' '
Though he more than they deserves it.
Very Qloaeant, there be sittetb ; .
But his conscience once as fonder
As an infants, as a pilgrims,
Has grown callous as a millstone,
Or, it may be, be has lost it
In the bottom of some river, , '
(For ou rivers oft he travels,)
Where it never will disturb him,
Never more In life torment him,
Never of a brothers'a ruin '" i ' ., ' ,.
Daily, nightly too, accuse him, ' ,: ,.-"!'
Never cry, thou art a murd'rer, : I
Never heeds he passing houra, ' '' ' ' j
Never thinks of time thus wasted, , i
Never thinks how great .the sorrow , . . .', '
Caused to weeping wife and children
Of the victim now beside Wrov " ' :
On from night Hill morn be ails there," ;,
' One thought only, oae Idea . .-, , -. .
Dwells within him t that idea '
' Is to get bia brother's money. ' ' 1 !
Thus he plays from nlght 'till morning,
'Till the morning dawn appeared, ,
Till he risetli from Die table, , .'
Gathers up hia bills and money, . ''.it..
Goes away and safely hides them, ' ' ,' ' ;
Hides them in some secret corner; f , .
- Thea in silence to bis chamber,
With the guilt of ain upon bint,
' There be lies in qniet slumber,
. For so harden'd is the gambler. '. j
But there is aa eye epon him ' .:
That ne'er slumbereth nor sleepeth ; ''
Tliat Oraniclent eye has ever V
Been upon him all night playing, . ... ,
And a band unseen the momenta . .
Spent In sin has marked against bint, ''
Sin still loved, still unrepented ' . 1
. Thus from day to day be livtth,
' Liveth thus, the man, the gambler, '
' Till bis last, bis own bour cometh,
Till his last game has been ftoished, .
Till the last card baa been shuffled, .
Till the night of death appeareth,
Then a drowsiness comes o'er him
Which be tries but cannot bauish, ,
Cannot therefore to bis chamber 1
Sad and wearily he goeth, ' '
Goeth there to sleep In silence, '' ' ''
, Thinkiag all the while of mouey ; ,
But a deathly aleep eomes o'er him, '
From that Bleep be never waketh, t'
Death hath now obtained bia victim ' .
In bia cold embrace he lieth, .
Helpless, robbed of all hie money,
Spoiled of every sensual pleasure
Which on earth bia soul so relished, .
Which long days and nights be worshiped
But, oh where! where is the spirit
Of the money-loving gambler ;
Tie not here bia cards unehufle4
Now lie nndUturbed beside him j
If not here, 'tis not In Heaveh ; :
Doubtless It In torment lieth,
Doubtless 'nililst the loss'd It walleth,
Walleth, for no song It knowetli,
Song of graee, and love and merry;
Therefore to his place he goolh,
Goeth now (he man, the gambler,
And when God, Hie Judge, doth ask it,
Of the work he did while living, ( '
Ho can only say, 'Iwas gambling
Day and night for others' money, i
Gambling still, because I would not
, Earn my bread by honest labor. ' ''
, What a sad end has the gambler, ' ,
How much sadder yet the future,
Ruined here in soul and body, ; , '
. Ruined too at death, roREVEA
' . , i , .. Buluvui.
MISOLL A NEOU3,
Smuggling lotea.
In the Jays when high-heelud. French
boots wcro Ui0 iiriJo It fahion, thero wus
a bhocumker in Lou Jon who uiaJo u for
tutio by tli sulo of tho lest rnri.s b6ut nt
a i)iii!o wliu.li all Ins folIoiv-trnilosiiKMuIo-
clareJ ryiuous. Ho unJcrolJ the trade,
and obtained troops of cuntoincrs.' These
boots must bo (stolen, said his uvula ; but
there was no evidence ilmt they" were
certainly they were not siniigfi'd boots,
for any one could satisfy himself that tin;
full duty was imid upon them at tho cus
tom-house. Ihe shoemaker retired from
business with a fortune, Afterward
secret was accidentally discovered al
though lie hud paid duty for the boots, ho
had not paid for everything tii.it was in
them., Thero was. a heavy duty payable
on foreign watches ; nnd o very boot con
signed to him from Taris lmd contained
in )t high lifol,) .rnyity exactly large
enough to hold a wauh'. The .great pro
fits obtained by tho trudo In t-muggled
watches, madu it possible tor this trades
man, when ho bud filled, tin their heels,
to sell his boots under prime cast. 'This
was worth while,' again', because 6f course,
by tho extension of his boot-tnde, hairi
croaed hu powj-r of importiitg watches,
duty-free.. "
Soino years later, aa elderly lady and
a lap-dog traveled a good deal between
Dover ami Ostend.' It camo to be svn-
crally considered at tlio cuHtom-hotise that
her travels were for tho- aula purpose of
tinugg!tn UruBsels lace, then suliject to
exceedingly high duty ; but : neither tho
examiners of her luggage, nor tho femnln
searchers at tho cubtom-house, who took
charge of her person, could by the nar
rowest scrutiny rind matter for a singlo
accusation.' At last, when fche wus about
to decline . the smuggling business, this
may accepted a bribo lrom a custom-house
oflicer to make him master of hor aeurot.
Calling to her side tho hip-dog, who was
to all strangers a very uiuppihh.liulo cur,
she asked the officer to (etch a knife and
rio the little creature oiien.. Like a few
of the dogs (which have sometimes even
proved to bo rats) sold in the btreets pi
London, it gloried outwardly in a false
skin; and between the falae a!;in and the
true skin was space enough to provide a
thin cur with tho comfortable1 fatness
proper to a lady's pet, by means of a warm
padding of the finest lace., In the reign
of Louis the Eighteenth it may be noted
by the way very fierce dogs were train
ed to carry valuable watches and small
articles under false skins across the fron
tier. Tbey vCtre taught to know and
avoid the uniform of a cuttom-houso offi
cer. Swift, cunning, and fierce, they were
never to be taken alive, although tby
were sometimes pursued aud shot.
Not very loug ago, a great number of
false bank-notes was put into circulation
within iho dominions of the Czar, They
could only have' been imported; but al
though the strictest search wan tuado ha
bitually over every vessel entering a Ru
sian port, no smuggling of false notes was
discovered.- So Mrict j mant to the
scrutiny ,at 'Russian custom-houses, that
die ship-captain, who is bound to give an
inventory of every artnle on board, may
fall into unheard-of trouble if he forget so
much as. bia own. private Canary-bird.
There was an English captain once at
Croostadt, who, by accident, forgot to en
ter a fine turtle upon his list. He told the
leading custom-house official plainly and
honeaily of his unfortunate omission, and
the functionary, who was a god-alured
man, saw no plain way out of the diffi
culty. He recommended that the matter
should be 'glossed over by assuming that
the turtle was intended for the Emperor.
The captain did, therefore, declare that,
if he had not entered the turtle, it was
because it had been brought expressly as
an Englishman's gift to the Czar, and to
the Czar the turtle was dispatched ac
cordingly. Soon afterward there arrived
a government messenger inquiring for
this most courteous of raptairs, who
brought the gracious thanks of the Czar
Nicholas, together with the gift cf a gold
snuff-box, embellished with tho autocratic
cipher set in diamonds. Instead of fine
and persecution, there wore gifts and
honors for this lucky sailor. But when,
afterward, some other trading captains,
aming, as they imagined, cunningly upon
the hint, brought lurtlo to exchango for
snuff-boxes, his nstuto mniety quietly
mado the tunics into soup, but declined,
by any act of exchange, to odd snuff.
Ihixos to tho 'article of Russian trado
shipped nl the port of Cronstadt.
Now to go back to the forged notes.
Accident brought also that mystery to
light. Several cases of leadr pencils ar
rived onti dny from England, and wore
being examined, when one Of them fell
out from a pnekago, and the custom-house
officer picking it up cut it to a -point and
used it to sign tho order which delivered
up the rnses to the consignee Ho kept
the one looso pencil for his own use J and
a few days' afterward, because - ft needed
a fresh point, cut it again, and found that
there was no morojead. .Another chip
into tho cedur , brought lu'm to. a roll of
pnper nested In a hollow loce. This pa
per was one of tho false notes,1 engraved
in London, nnd thus passed into tho do
minions of the Muscovite. - ; , . - ,
During tho last epidemic fever which
displayed itself in this country as a rage
for unti'iie furniture, much 6f this was
imported from tho Nethorlonds. A shrewd
Dutch tradesman very much preferred an
order for sofas and chairs to an order for
sideboards or tables. Horse hair, he
knew, was plentiful enough in England ;
the duty upon tea, however, was excess
ive i and by an arrangement entered into
with his Knglihh agent, it was understood
that tea should bo used, instead of hay or
horse-hair, as tho stuffing of all cushions
ntinrhod ' to furniture transmitted ly his
house. In this way there was a fortune
mado. Household Words, r! o , ,-!:
Rrmarkable Feats of a Mad Dog.
A dog belonging to Mr. James McKby,
i wno nves tour mnos nortneost of Augusta,
went mad, and in his travels Dammitted
tho most extensive depredations. Rumor
has it that tho dog hod been bitten three
weeks previous to his going road by an
other dog known to have been rabid but
being a great favorite with his master, he
tied him up, and ' refused; to kill him ;
when attacked with ' the disease, in his
paroxysm, ho broke from his fastenings
and escuped having, however, before
leaving his master's premises, bit two of
his horses, which have since gone mad.
He then took a course westward, on the
Warsaw and Augusta road, and, whoa
about three miles from his starting point,
overtook Mr. Futchin, who was returning
home from Augusta in a wagon, to his
homo near Chili ; one of his horses the
dog bit, and the animal has since gono
mad, . lie next overtook two strangers on
horseback, one of whom was leading a
third horse ; these three horses the dog
bit, but as the travelers proceeded on their
journey, it is not known whether fatal re
fculu fallowed or not. . At the residence
of " Mr. Jumes Nutt, he bit, one horse,
which has since gone mad.' !AtWi'gle
town he lit two horses (one since inad),
aUo two steers (one .sinco mad), and
twelve hogs. Next he lit a fine mare
(since mad), for Mr. Hart." Next he bit
a very fine horse (since tnadj, also threo
head of horses (one since mad), also a
cow and calf (both since mad). Next, at
Sylvester. Crouch's, he . bit one horse
(since mad), and fivo sheep (all now
dead). ' Next he went to William Taiga
man's, bit several hogs, two very large
ones, estimated at 500 pounds each (since
gono mad), and one steer. At William
son's, lit one cow, (since mad). ' Next
1 i II t, a a ta vet
ne ten in wun oia Air. mckman and hta
son ; ho sprang at the boy with such force
as to throw him down, but did not bite
him. ' A large dog of Mr. H.'s being in
company, seized him and drove him off.
He, however, before leaving his premises,
lit one (since mad). Next he had an
encounter with Mr. Blake's dog. After
this he went north to Mr. Adams' and bit
one steor. Next he went to John Stuart's
and attacked him. Mr. Stuart defended
himself with a hoe, and finally succeeded
in killing the animal. '. . . ,
The stock bitten was estimated to be
worth ?3,0OQ, "id already gone, mad,
$1 ,500. None of the animals Bitten went
mad bhort of three weeks from the time,
when bitten. The dog invariably caught
his victims by the nose. Most of the
damage was done in the night, he having
left his master's about dusk, and was kill
ed about noon of tho pet day. -War-saw
Inquirer,
CO" Nothing is mora capricious than
the judgment of the people if they see a
man finq ia the midst of distress, they
brand him as impious and hardened ; if
thy see another overwhelmed by hU
ffrief, and prostrated on the corpse of his
friend, him they denounce at week and
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