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. 1 HE fklNSTON J
OURNA
J. V. HARPER, ) pror.rirtor
J. M. WHITE, jlr0Fr,f,"
VOL. 1.
KINSTON, N. 0,, THURSDAY, HAY 1, 1879.
TEWS-$1.50 Per Ttir.
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1879. SPRIXG. 1879.
MRS. S. A. WEST,
JKsiKliioiuiMo 3Iillinei-9
KIXSTOX, N. C.
.i. a
Idvttiff b"'n -ti?ax''l in the manufacture of
of Lati'- lf.it for Kit; jti-t f'-vv -ai-in forS. If.
V nt. r' tiini" Imt :nrcrt!!h:tnkioticr patron-
arid xt. ii.lt toifi'M ami a!! th" j.ublic a
roflial in that ion to rail and x.uuiiu- ii-r
New Stock of La'difs. Misses, k fhildrens
Jialtf, He liiH-t, Flowors
.and Trimiiiiiign,
All of whirl. li.t - n nWt 1 with ert at cart
from tli- iiio-t Va-hin:iMe an'l Larpv.t IIoue
lu .Nt-wr Vorit, ri.il;il':lj)hi i, an.l IJalUiuorf u and
cnit of I h-
LATEST M!ITiES of THE SEASON.
AIo h full n id oinpl t" Stock of
Li)ii:s i)iir;s.s goods, heady
maim: suits, 'humming,
notions, white hoods, para
sols, umbrellas, fans,
HOSIEliY, (iLOVES, CORSETS, Sec.
C?.. I"in'!il'r ih" plJicr-. tint New Stor al
Joiniii Uf r.-M.I nc of S. H. V!?t. ai r.l 3m
NOT LOST.
hands.
has
Yes, cross in rrl the little enow-white
Do you not see the lip o faintly red
With love's last kiss? Their sweetness
not fled.
Though now yon say her sinless spirit stands
Within thf pale of God's bright summer lands.
i rather the soft hair round the dainty head,
A in iat day. Who says that she is dead
And .nevermore wUl-he-ed the hid commands?
To your cold idol cling. I know she sleeps;!
That h-r prire onl is not by vexed minds tost
Aloni; tin. pnthlexj altitude of pace. 1
This life but sows the seod from which one
reaps
Tim future' harvest. No, I have not lost
The gloryand the gladness of her face.'
. A Masque of Poets.
while I introduced them. Jane nodding her head appreciatively.
'Maria, this is Mr. Green!' shouted 'Geese; always ought to wear pokes. If
, in a shrill key, putting my mouth the? don't, they'll get into the garden
'I asked after your father an moth
Holected
C0MING-T0 WOO.
BY EBENS E. REX FORD.
Dr. Ar R. MILLER.
ii:.i ist.
fS-3Z-Z r-adin.-H to ni-rt
I -, -"'''-Jw.'v.V'- ' ' "1, Artilii i-.l T th, Kx-
r:u't. till find cl. an.
? LA ,11 IT 1 1 I i-;. ''ur-
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P-V ud fiinu
try.
or cio an yt intij; n-c-
y--s;trv to b- doiiti by
a l).-n!i-t.
Ollic-:tt n id' iico.
il L) pj.rli'S fiolll tin' cmin-
. j:iu:5-l-2in
A. HARVEY & CO.
Maiiufucttut :rn of Visk Brands of
'luwin' ft Siiiolfiiijx
T O H A C C O,
jaul l'Jtni. Kinstoii, N. C.
i.ouis jici:i:x
FASIfloVAUbE P. Alt 11 Kit iltul ilAIP. DRESSEK,
kixstox, x. a
urcij icu it. I i xouna mrteix in possession 01 a
I stretched forth my hand to stop it, I very complete set of burglar's tools,
but I was too late. It closed, the which I handed aver to the txilir the
close to her ear. - and eat everything up . lock snaDned. and I w- nrinnir nMtUv
'A little-louder said - she, and 1 "1 asked alter your father an moth- The cold Dersnimtion stood uoon I never discovered kha mv rMrnsri
Biiuutcu iUiH vjiccii ou. utwuc uiku- cuuuitu mi. vcu, mm siiiui uT lureDeia. ma in exclamation of I were htit ahnnlrl this rtiol m
er. emphasis, and turning red in the face horror escared lir. tK.r thm .rrt
xi.t i-vui iuu ichiuit w.a- ...... .-v... x iitrw mat me saie was penecuv l sincere manes lor ine preat serrir
-.1 rr-r 1 . . I II . 1 . r J T . 1 1 . 1 1 I . . VI .
appointed. iis lancy naa not paint- me see sam jane, inougntiui- air-tight, and that if I were not res- they unwittingly rendered me on that
ed her m true colors, evidently. it. nenry waicom s Drotner: pio, cued ere lont?. I should rertainW nr.
hi ! -sr. j x f r t .1 u:u r i I-. . - . i
i.n, yes uir. ureen, saiu jane, f. vjiccu, x uou t. iuiuk xj ever Knew isn oi eunocation.
. . . I . A threw myself frantically against Fifteen Cent Oft
' -M mm m . a '
ut-ar, gruaueu iur. oreen. me door.
tleman's hand energetically. 'Jane, one geis deeier and deeier. 1 cant Vain endeavor! What was my A Detriter who dresses well and
get Mr. Green a chair. Put it here marry) her. W hat it 1 wanted to say frail strength against that massive has a reasonable share of good looks
uy uie eiue oi luiuc, so uiui ue cu ' 5 ,u "c u mgiui niece 01 iron. j nad occasion last week to make
talk to me. I m happy to see vou.
OflU o ovt r l'i-ll' tif i'h lnig Store
j:in:V-lyr
.1. r
Miller and Lumber Dealer,
, Kinstoii, N, C,
Is now .propnred to fill all onlers for
FIRST- CLASS h UMBER
at the lowest Cash ratos.
t-iT Als( koepou lnuul the celebrated
Tiickahoo F.nnily Flour, junl 12m
It. I.OFTIN
JACKSON & LOFTIN,
A T T O IX X i: V S A T Ij A W,
KINSTON. N. C.
rr,icti'' in Lenoir, Wavni-, Jones and
niljoinutfr t'ountii's.
Prompt nnt etlk'iMit att- ntion paid all bus
iiiimrni oi estates 01 deceased persons a
fpecmuiv.
'tMnortn Court-House Square, formerly o
rupieu by J o. I. Wooikn. ianl-p.lii
. W. J. RASBERRY,
KINS.TOX, X. C.
Will aueml the.
Courts of Lenoir (irerneand
ftj- Ofliif Court II.ui.-e Siiuan
an 1-lint
Wm. W. N. HUNTER,
StPERIOR COI Kr ILEHK, l'RDllATE JI DGE,
AND
Kr-Oflicio XOTA11Y PUI5LIC
for Lonoir County.'-
.W'Ofc 111S 15 W. -t s Stor. Xo;-th of the
Com", Ibui.' ruins. Kinion, N. t '.
e huije
When Aunt Philinda went away
the last thing she said to me was:
I'm coin? to send somebody down
to see you afore long, an' I hope ybu'l
act like a sensible girl, an' not stand
in your own light. He's smart as the
averidge, an' he's got the best farm X
know on. any where m our section o
country. -You couldn't do better
I hadn't the faintest idea that ishe
would do as she said; but I began to
believe she meant' business when I re
ceived the-following' letter: i
Dear Niece Mariar: I've told
Mr. Green about you, an' he's going
to. come down to your place next week
I do hope you'll like him, for a better
husban' never lived than he'd make
vou. Afore Mehetabel- that was bis-
tirst wife died, he was the best per
vider I ever see, an' the land knows
he's had. to be sence, for that sister of !
his'n that keens house for him is aw
ful wasteful. He's considerable took
up with you from my descripshun, an'
1 know he II like you. Anybody that s
smart an' capable can do well to mar
ry him. lhe children are purty be
haved, an' take after their father. Now
don't think he won't suit you 'cause
he ain't fixt up like a young man.
He's worth a dozen young men, fur's
property's concerned, an' Mehetabel
used to s?y he was awful "lovinY Do
be a sensible girl, Mariar, an' an' not
stan' in your own light.
From your affectionate ant.
Phildina. '
JFor goodness sake!' I exclaimed,
when I had read the letter through to
sister Jane. What shall I do. Here
it' Monday, and the letter ought to
have been here last week. He's like
ly to happen along any time. Such
an old fool as Aunt Philinda is! The
idea of my marrying an old widower
with half a dozen children.
'But they're purty behaved and
take alter lather, eaid Jane wiping
rthe tears from her eyes, and hardly
able to talk from laujrhinp;, 'And he's
awful lovinT '
'I don't want any of his loving ways
round me, says I, indignantly.
won't speak to him. She might have
known better. I think it a regular
insult.
'I'll tell you what cried Jane, her
eves lun i ious with a brilliant iidei.
'Let me pretend that I'm you. I'll be
Maria for the time being, and you be
Jane.
What good'll that do?' I asked.
'Ever so much answered she. 'Fath
er and mother won't be back for! four
or five days, and I can tire him out
before' that time. I'll be deaf. Won't
I won't be able to
a T"l 1 t 1 J
sir. Aunt rnuinda spoke 01 you in
1 - m
very complimentary terms, indeed
'I m glad of that, said Mr. Green,
sinking into the chair.
'Eh? what did you say? said Jane,
1 1 . at . Si
turning ner ear toward mm. a. trine
louder, if you please.'
Mr
while
laugh. j
'A very fine day?' he added.
'Good crop of hay? I'm glad of it
responded Jane. I m greatly inter
ested in farm. matters, Mr. Green
'I said the weather was fine cor
rected Mr. Green.
make
swan.
e can anything to her in the dead o'night? piece of iron.
5 you, 1 d have to wake the hull house lip to 'Help! help!' I shouted, knowine trip to the country, and one uieht he
ii. r..i . T 1 . . r . - . -!-- . . . . - - .0
BU iUl PllJ 1 at me same time that, even were there found himself at a farm IioUm at
1 anyone in the buildinr it would he I which a nartr na to h He min.
Jane kept him shonting at her all impossible for mv voice to he heard vited to narticinnte in the feativitiea
the evening, under the beaming efful- outside rav nrivate office, eren if it and after he had consented the nld
gence of her smile. I never laughed were audible there. farmer took him around the Comer
so much in my life before. Apparently certain . death awaited of the house and said:
He came into the kitchen next me-. . 'Thn tAtmV flL .r ..r.i.t. rA
Green repeated his remark, morning, where 1 was busy getting Rendered almost frantic bv this of any came with kiasine iu it. TherMl
I retired to the window to breakfast. terrible prospect. I uttered wild cries I tret up something aud fix it to make'
oruest ral in the
s I can hardly talk for help, and threw myself repeatedly you kissthe handsom
mournfully. 'I like against the door, though knowing that room.,
rt naturally, an seems my efforts must prove utterly fruit- 'Well, I'll kiss her
A. A. a. ? la a "
'I'm so hoarse
loudjhe said,
her. She's ema
willin an she wants to cet married
as bad a3 any woman I ever see; but
she's too deet! I guess I won't stop to
breakfast, 'cause it'll only! make her
When'll I be vour's? Whv. vou're mr set on havin' me, an' I can't
so sudden, ! Mr. Green!' exclaimed mae bhcii a saennce lor tne sake o
was the prompt
less.
I think that for a time I was a es' but hold on
madman. ed the old man. 'There my gal
At last, wearied by ray exertions, I Emma. We think she's as purty as
sank to the floor. any of 'era, but certain folks around
XC. 1 1 i 1 . I 1 ' 1 tnri t
iii ncau buhk. upon my oreasi, and cro amucr sum m ner nose crooxs a
Jane, pretending to blush. I don't anybody. It you d only think tavor- I uttered a-heartfelt prayer to heaven bit and her hair is a trifle high-color-really
feel as if I knew you yet. And able 'bout it, I'd stay. Couldn't you, for pardon for my manifold trans- ed. Now I want you to kiss Km. for
yet, my heart tells me that you are an now. s'pose?' with a very tender smile, gressions. , the handsomest gal in the room. It'll
affinity and then the wicked girl iot for a minute,, said I. The little air that the place had con- lo the ole woman good, do Em. good,
smiled most bewitchingly upon the And seeing that there was no hope, tained was now almost consumed. and kinder set these 'ere sniffers back
1
uneasy man; who looted at me ap-
pealingly. j
'I didn't say that he shouted,
spoke about the weather
'Yes; I hope we 11 be happy togeth
er said Jane, pensively. 'Oh, Mr.
Green, if you knew how I have longed
for the companionship of some heart
like your s j these many years, and
.1 1 a 11
then she proceeded to shed unseen
tears in her handkerchief.
Mr. Green was touched.
'bhe 8 awful affeckshunate. ain t
Mr. Oreen took his departure. Mv breath came in ouick. ahort a little. I don't
Aunt Philinda evidently saw through gaSps. and I knew that in a very few for nothing, but if
j the state of affairs as reported to her minutes I should bo a dead man if throw fifteen cents o
9mr" All local blank ii iuiiri il inh 1
kept constantly in hand and furm.-hd f 1 of-: that be snlendid
3111 vt j hear anvthing lower than a shout
said.
by Mr, Green,
visiting since.
single?
for she hasn't
I wonder i
he's
been
still
A Memorable Night.
1
BY AN OLD LAWYER.
help did not arrive;
And I had not the slightest hope of
rescue, lor none of my employees
11 ? e 1 . t 1 1
woum arrive oeiore eignt o clock, long
in
offices in which for
ask you to kiss her
if you'll do it ll
IT n your - bill
the morning. What d'ye say?' '
The young man said he'd do it, and
the father continued:
'That's the checker. Don't have
before which time I should be past any make-believe about it; but kiss
human aid. her right pop out, so that we kin all
buddenly the stillness of the place hear the smack!'
roi
the last ten pvas broken by a sound as if some one! The game was played, the Del
have conducted my business was attempting to unlock the safe. tor was 'fixed and he kissed 'Em.'
The!
vears I
. " 1 -ww m . . . - I a .a a .A
were originally occupied by Messrs. VV as it my imagination? I listened like the pop of a pistol. He felt all
Darrel & Branston. a firm intently. the happier for it that nichL secinc
lhe noise was repeated, and I also how greatly the old woman pas plen
heard the sound of voices in my of- ed, but next forenoon at lie jogged
fice. along he had to.ruu the gauntlet of a
Was it possible that rescue had ar- corc of farmers' sons waiting in fence
rived? How could anyone have be- corners to lick Jiim because he tmssetl
'We couldn't never have ness as bankers, but who failed after come acquainted with my condition? their 'gals by for IKm He wu
lout the neighbors d heer two years effort to establish themselves 1 was about to cry out, when a bus- struck by thirteen stones, six clubs
.l!J T . ... ... . t I : : 4L. 1 a! I J I 1 i m
she? he said to me. 'I wish she wasn t Ellet.
so"awful deaf. Can't anything be done which long since passed out of exis
for herr j tence.
'Oh, you won t mind that, after a Messrs. Ellet. Darrel & Branston
little said. I. cheerfully. were three youne men who, about a
- - 1 mf mJ 1 '
idun no, bout that, said Mr. Green, dozen years since, commenced busi
doubttully.
no secret wi
'em 'fore she did, if I went to tellin,
her any. Dou't seem to me's if I ever j
see anybody quite so deef as she is
'Talk te me, said Jane, who had
dried her eyes. 'Tell me all about
your children. I know I shall take
so much comfort with them. - Bless
their souls j
Thereupon Mr. fjreen began has
family history away up in the higher
octaves, and I got so nearly deafened
at his shouting that I had to leave the
room. j
I sat down on; the back steps and
laughed for half an hour. When I
stopped I could hear him shouting
still, but I fancied he was getting
hoarse.
Jane kept him talking all the after
noon. I never saw anyone quite so re
lieved as he! was when I announced
that supper was in readiness.
Jane fastened herself upon him,
and accompanied him to .the supper
table. !
;an awful pity about her
man to me, regret-
'It's such
said, the poor
fully.
She's got
older and picion of the truth occurred to me. and about a bushel of potato: he cot"
The intruders were, in all proba-1 out of the neighborhood, and when he
Their offices were elegantly fitted bility, burglars, who were attempting came to figure up he realized that fif-
' . 1 . 1 I A. - Z a .1 la A m m
up, and tnere was quite a lively com- 10 gain an entrance 10 tne sale lor un- teen cents was no inducement at all.
on an 'equality with their
wiser competitors.
.1
announced that
them and
petionr for them when the firm quitted
business, and it was
they were to let.
I succeeded in securing
have occupied them ever since.
The room which I appropriated as
my privatet office contained a large
and elegant safe which was built in
to the' wall, in the manner of most
bank safes, and contained all the
modern safeguards against fire and
burglars, j
In this safe I came very near losing
my life once, as I will proceed to re
late. I
It was a bitter cold .night in
December, 1874. j
I was at that time engaged on the
R -mufd:r case as counsel for the
defense, and every moment I could
spare was spent in study on this diffi
.ioxf.s co.,
BUILDING CONTRACTORS,
81SH BLIND amTl)00R FACTORY.
KINSTON. X. C.
Frio. LiM of Vl Lipht C, la zed Snh, nnd
12 lipids. Sl.Ot)
Hxl2. 12 lights, $1.20
i'xlO, 12 light, 81.25
12. l'i liRln,"S1.3
yxl3, 12 lights, SI. 40
9x14. 12 liirhts. S1.50
12 lights. Sl.CsV
12 lights, $1.10
12 light, t?KC,0
12 liahts. si.7rt
12 lights, $1.k)
12 lights, $2.10
lliiub
way,
au
10x12,
10x14,
10x15,
10x10,
lOxlS.
ithuds $1 40
Bl'iYrds $1.50:
Winds $1.Tk)
Blinds SI. ft)'
came a
fit is
hear
stood
Alt oih.-r . .,i:ul. to
9S llratkv
HEN1
DRILCISTk AHlTHECARY !
JVllLStOll, X. C.
lKl;s and MEIHCIXKS
of tu liKST QUALITY constantly be
itjg rect i vtl. -
Fir IWriptiots carefully com
pounded at any hour.
I return my sincere thanks for the
liberal pa ronage heretofore extended
;Vul rVlctfully bohcit a continuance rf
U,esau:e- dec 20 tf.
'I'm agreeable to the plan I
And Jane began to make preparations
for her wooer. She combed down her
I hair smoothly on each side of her face,
and put on mother s old mohair cap,
Then she added spectacles, and ar
ranged herself in an antiquated old
dress. When she had finished her
Winds $1.00 ; toilet she looked old maidish, I Iaugh
Wind $1.1)5 ;ed till 1 cried. ' !
i nuMi-i5i . About three o'clock there
Winds trap at the door. ' i .
Win.u i"jiil 'It's him, I'll bet cried Jane. 'Ifit is
Winds $1.50 ! remember I'm Maria, and can't
Blinds $1.25 j vou unless you talk very loud'
1 went to the door, lhere
Mr. Green, I was sure. He had on
his Sunday best, evidently, and very
comical he looked in.it, and very un
comfortable he felt, judging from his
actions. . He was wiping his face with
a huge red and yellow handkerchief.
! 'I'm Mr. Green,! he said, making
a bow and introducing himself at the!
Y DTTN"Nr ! same tune. 1 came to see Miss Ma-
nar xnvfiou. xe vou ueri
'She's expecting you; she's in the
parlor. Come in I said choking with1;
laughter. 'You'll have to talk a lit
tle louder than usual, for she's a trine
deaf !
'Deaf exclaimed Mr. Green. Your
aunt didn't mention that
; By that time we were at the parlor
door. Jane was all expectation, and
did look so comical that I thought I
should laugh or die. But I managed
to keep my face tolerable straight
r
order, and estimates
1 aud Moulding toordwr. jait-ly-
(EtabUsdVl 1S06.-)
a.wonderful affeckshunate
she's awful anxious to be Mrs.
Green; but and there Mr. Green
stopped, dubiously, 'I know'd an old
woman who jwas so deef that when it
thundered once, she thought someone
was knockin1, an' hollered 'come in;'
an she didn't begin to be as deef as
she is, no, not begin. I don't s'pose
aaa a 1 . . a
you d be willing to settle down on a
farm, now, would you?' hopefully.
'Oh, I couldn t think of such a
thing I answered. 'Maria's the wife
for a farmer. She takes such an inter
est in such matters
That's a fact said Mr. Green. I
dun'no when I've seen a woman more
interested than she is. I swan, I'd
give twenty -five dolars if 'twould cure
her, an' up our way we can get a good
cow for that price
Mr. Green had, got so used talking
to Jane he had forgotten that I was
not deaf, and shouted the last sentence
at me. ' - .
You say vou're fond of rice; Oh, so
am 1 said ane, delightedly. 'Jane,
to me, 'you put some on to cook after
supper; 'we'll have some for break
fast j
-'Don't put yourself out for me,
shouted Mr. Green.
'Wish you had some for tea, did you
say? wish so, too Jane smiled
another tender smile at her suitor,
and sipped her tea slowly, smiling at
him every time he looked at her. '
'Where't I your folks?' he asked,
suddenly, as if he had just thought of
them. i
Yes, it is a good plan answered
cult aiid knotty case, which I had be
gun to fear I should lost. I
On the evening in question I re
mained seated at my office desk,
engaged in work relating to the case except the occasional murmur of low
refenns? to. until after one! o clock in voices.
lawful purposes.
I had, that very afternoon, received
the sum of ten thousand dollars from
a client, and the money was now in
the safe.
The midnight visitors to ray office
nad in someway become aware of its
presence, and their errand here was to
possess themselves of it.
If I cried out I should frighten
them away and lose my last chance
of rescue.
vr 1 . .1 . -w
xou may ne certain mat l was
careful to preserve silence after ar
riving at this conclusion.
'Heaven grant that their efforts
meet with success and that ere long,
or it will be too late!' I murmured
beneath my breath.
The burglars continued their oper
ations Upon the lock for about ten
minutes, without intermission.
At the end of that time the noise
suddenly ceased.
ror five minutes I heard no touud,
Free Pres.
II Ih l'rrferr tiro.
morning.
of
at
the
the
I was not aware of the lateness
the hour until I chanced o look
the little clock which hung on
wall bv my side. I
'This won't do I exclaimed aloud, j tolerable. -
rising :to my feet. I must be offat once Suddenly there was a
and get some sleep, or 1 snail not be sion
A sanitary (Milicemati who had bus
iness on Division street yesterday had
his attention attracted to the cnnduct
of a tow-headed boy of 10 who dodged
out of a house, crossed the street and
returned and went over the tame root
several times. The officer asked if
his mother xtas sick, and the lad
chuckled and repliedi . .
Not very sickl She's road at the
woman over there, and I'm carrying
telegrams between 'em. Mother first
asked her to take it back, hut she
wouldn't, then mother dared her out,
but she wouldn't come, then she
called mother names, and now "I'm
going over to tell her that mother says
that ner sister la in the Work House.
I think that will atart her
Are you anxioua for peace between
them?' asked the officer.
Well, kinder, but as long aa raa
has got Iter mad up and a towel tied
over her hair. I'd a leetle rather se
the show open!'
loud explo-j
The atmosphere of the place was
now almost consumed. If the cloor
was not opened within a. very few The Republican vehemently object
minutes I should be suffocated. Mr to any financial legislation bv a Drmu.
sufferings were eren now almost in-CT Congre, alao to any political
iRiiai:on ny a xJeniocralic Cocgreaa.
What i Democratic C-ngreaa for?
It mast not touch the financial qara
t i f ri mtA it mnat vrt T I-
c. . .u :U TU K.,l. k-.i Lt .1- t i. .. 7 " ' ,YT J
uk iu appcui iu me twuifc iu "- wuifcwn uau utunii mc iwa. 01 ncau iaB. in lpnblicana modeatlv
I I I 1 . f . : l . ...
ing. j . I 1 uc pieces.
I arose at once, and returning to The door swung open,
their proper places the books which 1 'So much for old Ashley's burglar
had been consulting, I turped out the proof safe said a voice, and the form
gas and was just about leaving the of a burly ruffian appeared upon the
office,! when J ' suddenly remembered threshold of the door, a dark-lantern
tk.t T li.il aft l.inrr nnnn mv tatr a in li!c hand
. . . 0 . . r . m . ... I cars. trMe1 f mm huh linrl . tl.
1 staggered lorward and almost fell . ' . T7
into his arms riTer aCaln and ln lwo houn he was
What do you want here, rascals?' rounl with an iotle4'bibIe.. try.
I exclaimed. i0,8?1 lu.cnPl, from the
The d-1 cried the fellow, dron- ncaa OI ine "'King pany.
wniae to dictate legislation, whether
in or cot of poer; Cincinnati Kiv
rjuirer, Jcwx.
" PamHaM "
They tried to kill a book agent at
Omaha last week. He was robbed.
thrown into the river, knocked off the
very valuable paper belonging to a
client
This document must be; placed in
the safe. It was of far too much im
portance to be left where it was
The! light of the moon streamed) ping bis lantern in affright.
through the open window, and iri rays An instant later all three took
fell upon the safe, enabling me to turn to their heels, in the belief, I suppose,
the knob to the proper combination that their plot had been discovered,
without lightingthe gas. j and that my sudden appearance was
The door of the safe swung open. only a part of a premeditated plan to
Taking the paper in my band I foil them.
stepped into the safe, which was large -1 made no attempt to follow them
enough to nold half a dozen men.
As I entered my coat caught upon
the knob, causing the door to par
tially close.
or to give the alarm.
I could not have a done 10 had I
wished, I had scarcely strength to
walk to a chair, into which I sank in
I had jut placed the important docu- j a semi-conscious condition.
ment in a drawer, when I observed Half an hour later, having tome
that the door was still closing. The what recovered from the effects of my
momentum with which it had been adventure. I arose and made . an ex
accidentally furnished, had not en- amination of the premises.
The Radicals who contribute funds
for the migrating negroes stipulate
that no part of the same shall be used
to pay their fare bome again. . The
inherent benevolence of the action .is
thus luminously exhibited.
It was the Republicans who tared
the Southern Claims Coaimiuion on
Tuesday to aa V be able to use it at a
club to pummel the Democracy with.
From this date, however, it it a ttuff.
ed club.
The military chest captured at It
andula (Zululand) contained $100,
000 in gold.