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Established 184 ^
Clarksville, Red Hiver County, Texas, IN"ovember 5, 18SO.
IN"ew SeriesIN"o. 5S.
County .Directory
W. E. Woottea County, Judge,
J. K. Johnson, Sheriff.
A. P. Collar County Clerk.
E. M. Bowara, Diutriet Cle*k.
O. P. Cooler, County Attorn*/.
W. It. Hamilton, AaaeMor.
David Rainay, Collector.
G. L Moorman, Trtaanrar.
J.T. Flaming, J. P.. precinet no L
J. C. Brawn, Constable, "
W.A . Man]din, J. P., precinct no &
J. ADiekaon, Countable, "
I E. Horner, J. P., precinet no &
W.J. Grant,Conatable, "
B. W. Tewnaa, J. P., precinet no 4
J. E. Dooley, Constable, M
T. M. White, J. P., preeinct no fc
L J. Bnekner, Constable, "
P. M. Giddiogs, J p., precinet no &
R W. Mowery, Conatsble, 3
P. W. Ranter, J. P.
M, 8. Pope, Con*
C. JM. Posey, J. P., piecient no &
I. A. Birge, Constable, "
county commimioxkm.
'recinctnol O.K. Ch *iuun
" "J. J. W. Baker.
- « S. 8. H. Teal.
'■* - 4. J. P. Grooms.
Court Directory.
liv
15th day
, rs, Clerk.
J. B Johnson, Sheriff. ! G. F. Conly, Co. At'y.
reciust uo 7.
M
District Court will ho held in Bed Hirer Coun-
a, on the 17th day of May, 1880, and
9l NoTMbher, 1880. "
. V. B. Gaines, Judge. E. M. Bowers, Clerk.
County Court of Red River County, held on
the 3rd Monday in Jaunary, March, May, July,
September and November 1880.
w E. Wootkn, Co. Judge. A. P. Corley, Clerk;
ustlce's Court, precinct no. 1, held on the last
:: <a.lay in each month.
J. T Flaming, J.P. J. C. Brown, Constable
m . * ———
Justice** Caurt, precinct no 3, held an the 1st
Saturday, in each month.
1l. A. Manldia, J. P. Lee Blizzard, Constable.
Juatica'a Court,precinct no 3,on 3rd Satnrdayia
each month.
J E. Homer, J. P. W. J. Grant, Constable.
Justice's Court, precinct no 4, 4th Saturday in
each month.
H. W. Towues, J. P. J. E. Dooley, Constable.
Jnstteeb Court,precinct no5,on 2nd Saturday in
cjmsIi month.
tj M. White, J. P. Hugh Rodgers, Deputy Sher-
iff, Acting Constable.
Justice's Court, precinct no 6, 'on 1st Saturday
Ja each mouth.
M. Gaidena, J. P. R. W. Mowery, Constabl
Justice's Court,precinct uo 7,on 4th Saturday is
* |mi J. P. . i' Bob B. Pope, Constable.
Caort, precinct no U, on the 3d Saiur-
kttuntbi
ntl
Puaay, j. P.
J. A. Barge, Constabel
M. M 8<Sf8. W. J. MCDONALD
SIAfS A McBONALD,
I ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
v CLARES 7ILLE, TEXAS.
Will practice in the Courts of the 5th District
awl in the Supreme and Federal Courts held ni
the State. ttf.
' 1 1 ' . e. s. cnambers.
•TAltOIl & CHAMBERS,
ATTOENEYS AT LAW.
Clarksville, Texas.
Will practice iii tlie Courts of the County
and of the 6th Judicial District, also the Su -
preme and Federal Courts of the State.
GE
O F- BURDETT,
LAWYER,
CLABUSV1LLK, TEXAS.
E
? W- RUSH, M- D-
Paris, Texas.
T7*aperial attention given to the treatment
Ti of tlie diseases of the Eye, Ear, and
Throat (Catarrh.)
Office hours from 7 to lO a. m:
uo.49-tf.
J. WRAINEY.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
CLARKSVILLE TKXAS,
•tiers his services to tho public, in all branclie
efhis prolession.
Ha will be .found at Goldberg's drug store, oi
St ha itshleiiae, Nortk of the square.
He*. 1st 1879.
P.W.JOHNS;
PHYSICIAN and SUHGEON
CLARKSVILLE,JTEXAS.
. Tenders hit professional services to the peo-
ple of Clarksville and vicinity,
Office at Goldberg's Drag Store. Can be
found at night at the residence of Mrs. Alice
Clark, North of the square. no.2-tr
It. O. LANE.
PHYSICIAN and SUKGKON.
Clarksville, Tkxas.
Not. 1st 1879. no. I
E. S. LOOK, M. X>.
PHYSICIAN ANUSURUflON,
CLARKSVILLE, RED RIVER CO. TEXAS.
Specialbttention given to Snrgery, and disease
ef women^nd children. Office one door South of
the Post Office.
Oct. 4th 1879. ' no.l-tf
'lHE pbosperity of the south.
An Article from a Newspaper of Massa-
chnsetts.
We receive everyday fresh evidence
tbat the South is rapidly developing in
material prosperity and business enter-
prise. Items concerning the erection of
mills and the enlargement of old manufac-
turing establishments in that section are
appearing with a frequency tbat leaves
no room for doubt tbat the Southern
States have in a great measure recovered
from the crippling eflects of the war aud
.ire on the eve of a more substantial pros-
perity than they have ever before enjoy-
ed. This increased industrial activity is
largely due to the multiplication of rail-
roads which by affording ample, conven-
ient and cheap facilties tor transportation,
powerfully stimulate productiveness both
hi agriculture and in maiintartiiring. Cot-
ton mills, turnaces and forges are being
erected in many sections, preparations
are beiug made to open tp and utilize the
rich mineral and other promising re-
sources of the country, and among all
classes of people a spirit of thrift and en-
terprise is observable, such as wa9 not
common during the domination of slaver}'.
The wealth of the Sonth is much more
evenly distributed than before the war,
and it is owing to this fact it does not
make a conspicuous showing.
The cotton industries of the South both
as respects the raising of cotton and its
manufacture, are making gratifying ad-
vancement. Statistics show that tlie in-
crease in the cotton cron during the past
tifteeu years has beeu 0,630,344 bales; the
total value of the cotton crops for .these
fifteen years at the factories or at the
porta of shipments has been almost, it not
guite, $4,000,000,000 in gold, and the cul-
tivators have realized from these crops
$00 per bale or abodt^ $3,500,000,060 in
gold value, while the excess of produc-
tion resulting from free labor lifts beeu
nearly $000,000,000 in gold. In the State
of Arkansas the prcdnctiou of cotton in-
creased from 111,000,000 pounds in 1870
to 318,000,000 pouuds in 187S, aud in Tex-
as from 157,000,000 pouuds in 1870 to
nearly 500,00,000 pounds in 1873. The
cotton produced .in the South last year—
5,000,000 bales—keeps busy 12,500,000
spindles, which require nearly $11000,000,-
000 in buildings and machinery and jjrork,
ing capital and give employment to up-
ward of 800,000 persons.
The number of cotton mills in the
South is 180, and the 774,000 spindles aud
more which they contain—about 7 per
ccnt. ouly ot all the spindles in this coun-
try—are distributed iunong the States as
follows:
Arkansas 1,700
Alabama.. 03,000
Georgia 167",000
Kentucky 11,204
Louisiana. 6,200
Mississippi 70,000
Maryland. 113,000
Missouri 20,300
North Carolina 93,000
South Carolina 92,000
Texas............... . ......... 9,300
Tennessee 49,500
Virginia... 52,000
The majority oUlie cotton mills in tlie
South are yet very uinch inferior to simi-
lar establishments in the Nor.li. In one of
ot the Southern mills, except a few at
—by a company which has been organiz
ed with an authorized capital of $.1,000,-
000, of which auionnt $600,000 is airesdx
subscribed,—ot one of the largest facto-
ries in the South. North Carolina had
fifty-tour cotton factories at the close oi
1879, all ot which are now making large
profits, aud it is anuounced that twenty
additional mills will be put in operation
dnrin this year.
Georgia is far ahead of all other South-
ern States in the manufacture of cotton,
and in some other impoitant respects, as
well. There are 187,000 cotton spindles
in Georgia, 00,000 of which are in Colum-
bus, having jt if said been started there
in every instance since 1866. The value
of last year's cotton crop in Georgia
amounted to over $25,000,000, aud the
territory planted this year will be 15 pei
cent, greater than that of 1878 Georgia
produced nearly 25,000,000 bushels ol
corn, valued at $14,880,000; wheat, 2,758,-
000 bushels; oats, 7,154,280 bushels. The
State has great forests aud mineral re-
sources, having in addition to its well-
known rich gold mines, abundant supplies
of coal and iron. It is said that 22,200,
000 ont ot the 37,000,000 acres ot timber
in Georgia still remain untouched. The
iron foundries in the State are twenty iii
number and have a prodncing capacity
ot 300 tons per day, or 100,000 tons ot pig
iron per annum. The manufacturing in-
dustries of Georgia have developed some
of its cities suprisingly. In 1865 Atlanta
contained only a few brick stores and a
small number of shanties which were cov-
ered with tin that had been used on the
roofs of tlie burned buildings. Now it
has a population of 40,000, t aud is very
flourishing and progressive. Angnsta,
Columbus aud Savannah have also nota-
bly improved.
What,can we say of the resources and
signs of enterprise in other Southern
States? The South contaius a vast amount
of unimproved laud, much of which could
no doubt be made most valuably produc-
tive. The following statistics concerning
five ot the Southern States are interest-
ing :
Acres. Perc'tage ot
un'pd land.
Virginia 9,080,8 58
West Virgiuia 5,648,150 69 7-10
Tennessee 12,727,930 65 1-10
North Carolina 14,576,668 73 5-10
Kentucky 10,550,250 56 6-10
Successful iron manufactories, which
have utilized the ore, coal and limestone
obtained from the many well-supplied de-
posits of the Sonth, have been estaMish-
ed at Louisville, Greenburg, Newport,
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Covingtoii, Home
Ashland, Atlanta ami many .t^thpr-places
in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Georgia. At Knoxville car- Wheels,- which
are used on many Southern roads,-' and
nails are produced in great quantities,aud
in the sauie city are also made mill ma-
chinery and castiugs, steam engines and
circular saw-mills. Tennessee and Ala-
bama both have rich coal and iron fields.
Iron can be manufactured very cheaply
in these two States. Pig irou can be
turned out hear Birmingham, Ala., at $10
a ton, and J. A. Killebrew, commissioner
ot agriculture, statistics and mines for
the State ot Teunessee, says that the
cost of propucing "hot-blast, stone coal,
mill and foundry iron made of brown aud
rod hematite,in Fast Tennessee, will not
Augusta and Columbus, Ga., have more j eXcjee,i HUd $16 for Bessemer pig
made of magnetic ore. "When this is
considered in connection with the fact
that iron at the season ot lowest Repres-
sion averaged $17 63 it is evident that the
iron industries ot this section have a
DENTISTRY.
DR. Z. B. MOORMAN
Resident Dentist
C«n always V found t tlio Bank building,
office up stairs. All work warranted. Teeth
travted for fifty cents, all other work in propor
lion.
Clarksville, Nov. 1st. no-l-tf.
than 15,000 spindles each, and the mr-
chiuery used in them is iu many instances
very poor, much of it consisting of second-
hand machines which have been discard-
ed by Northern factories. But better aia*
chinery will doubtless be introduced in
time, and moreover, the nulls of the South
have a great advantage over those of the
North in the matter of location. Not only
can they purchase raw material at less
cost, and save treight, but they cau hire
labor much cheaper. "They save the buy-
er's commission, delivery from warehouse
and cartage, sampling, classing, pressing
.shipping, discount on bills, loss of weight
iu sampling for mixed packages, fire in-
siuaiice hetore shipping marine risks, and
freight and cartage to interior towns
which amounts iu all to some $7 a bale
The Northern mills also lose from receiv-
ing cotton poorly ginned, containing a
good deal ot leaf aud sand, which is com-
puted at 6 per cent, of the entire cotton
crop. The difference between the cost of
a bale scut to Fall River, Mass., and a
bale sent to Columbus, Ga., is $8.00, the
former costing $51.71, and the latter $43.-
65."
bright future.''
In South Carolina very extensive beds
of phosphates have been discovered,which
are exceedingly valuable as fertilizers for
exhausted lands. In Louisiana^ Texas
and Florida the sugar industry is making
notable progress, although in the year
1S65, just alter the war, the united pro-
duct ot* the three States had fallen to 5,000
tons: Remarkably fine profits on sugar
are realized by the planters. There have
been marketed this year from the sugar
districts of Louisiana 172,424 hogsheads
ot sugar and 274,450 barrels of molasses,
which sold for nearly nineteen million
dollars. The largest sugar planter in
Lflnisiaua realized tbe immense sum ot
$5^000 on his last crop, which consisted
ot 6,84(^000. pounds ot' sugftr and 7,290
ban-els ;j>ffrtK>la8ses. ^ Thewlio)e Crop was
raied on 3^287 acres of cane ground. Yet
on uearly eight times as much ground
namelythefanious 23,000-acre Dalrymple
mou8 after several decades have elapsed
A business that lias became prominent
iu the South within a few year*, is the oil
«eed industry. The mills of this kind iu
that section are forty-one in number, two
of them in Alabama, four in Arkansas,
one in Georgia, nine in Louisaim, uiue in
Mississippi, two in Missouri, eight iu Ten-
uessee and six in Texas. The estimated
consumption of seed by the mills is 410,-
000 tons,
The foregoing facts conclusively show
that the South is advancing toward a
high state of prospejity and is lull ol un
developed possibilities. That intelligent
emigrants from tbe North have done much
toward promoting progress iu tlie South-
ern States is well kuown aud the oppor
Canities for infusing considerable more
Noithen enteipnse and capital into tbat
portion of the country are evidently very
promising.—Manufacturer, for Augnst
Springfield, Mass.
A Tale of the Sea-
Saturday morning's Democrat contain-
ed tbe particulars of the arrival in this
city, via Louisville and Nashville railroad,
of eight shipwrecked sailors, and their re-
moval to a French boarding house on Ton-
louse street, uear tbe corner ot Levee.
A reporter visited them, but as they
were weak, tired, aud asleep in bed, they
could not be interviewed.
Saturday the reporter called on acting
French consul M. Navoul, who informed
him that the sailors were of the wrecked
French bark Formosa, arid bad arrived in
this city from Mobile with Capt. Maillard,
who commanded the vessel. Tbat he re-
moved all save the Captain to the board-
ing house, and Saturday morning, as four
of the sailors were found so weak and sick
from exhaustion, he sent tliem to the
Charity hospital where he afterwards vis-
ited them, and fouud tbat they bad been
bountefully cared for by Dr. de Roaldis,
bouse surgeon. • .
The acting consul stated that he had
made arrangements to send Captain Mail-
lard to New York, from whence he will
will sail to France. The four of tbe crew
that are able to travel will be shipped as
soon as transportation cau be had, and
the four that are now sick at the hospital
will leave as soon as they are able. When
tbe reporter reached the hospital and was
shown into ward twenty-one, where the
sailors were, a glance at their pale and
emaciated faces aud forms as they lay up-
on {heir beds, told plainer than words
could of the trials and sufferings that they
had. nmfesgone.
When the reporter had read them the
statement that he obtained from their
Captain, he found that they verified ev-
ery word of it.
Two ot the sailors said they had been
shipwrecked inauy times in their ca-
reer as sailors, but they had never under-
gone such sufferings as they did after tbe
Formosa went dowu.
While the representative of this paper
was present the loo(J for the four was
brought iuto tbe ward, and it consisted of
a tosteil cracker and a very small cup of
claret. This was all that they were allow-
ed owing cc their weak condition. The
Captain's statement of the wreck is as fol-
lows :
It was on the sixteenth of August that
we hoisted sail and left Bathurst, in Seu-
egatnbia, on tbe western coast of Africa,
and started for Dunkirk with a cargo oj
peanuts. The trip was a delightful one-
and everything was running smoothly uu,
til the twenty-ninth of August, wheu iu
latitude 23 deg. 39 miu. north, and lougi-
tude 28 deg. 15 min. west of Paris, we
were struck by a terrific gale,whi :h sprung
from east-northeast and wore around to
south east and south. The sea was very
rough, aud owing to the beavy putts we
were compelled to fly before the wind.
For four long hours, from 8 p. in. to mid
night, every sail was furled, except the
fore, uiaiu and inizzen topsail. The ves-
sel careered heavily to port and was hard
to manage, as the sea washed her decKs.
At lialf-past 1 o'clock on that morning tbe
man at the wheel was thrown violently ou
the deck and badly bruised. I ordered
liiin below and took the wheel myself and
nsed nil the power at my command to
Butcher and Pocket Knives-
Keeps constantly on lmml a full assortment ol shelf anil heavy hardware. ~
SASH AND DOORS
QUEENSWARE, STOVES, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
AGENT for all kinds of Mill and Farm machinery, Avery Plows. Iron, Wa-
gon wood work, and Wagon Irons, Nails, Bolts, Cutlery, Augers, Chisels, Takl
-every Tool warranted.
The celebrated Hall's din The Plantation Press with self retim-
ing Screw.
DIST0.YS & LIPPINCO'ITS SAWS, E II. B8ITTA.VS PEERLESS AXE
M!itoliel Wagons Always on Hand.
FINE GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
A large assortment of Cooking and Heating stoves always on hand, including the American, the cheapest and
best in the market—the Welcome, Lone Star, and any other brand wanted, also shovels, tongs, and all stovewam
M - iiss@Ftaieii£.
TinRoofng and Guttering, a specialty-all tin workwaiTunt
arksville, April 1st. 1880.
energy, to run down to tlw ship, but tho
heart of every man sank, when she sud-
denly weut about. Words counot picture
the misery ot tho meu at this terrible mo-
ment when they saw tbe distance widen-
ing betweeu them and their only chance
of salvation.
Suddenly the vessel veered about, and
our people saw from lier action that they
bad been discovered, and, with the excla-
in ot ion "Oh, God! we are saved! pulled
again with renewed euergy. At torty-
five minutes past 5 o'clock we were safely
aboard of tbe British ship City of liicb-
inoud, aud the noble-hearted Oa.pt. (Jork-
bill was doiug everything in liis power to
relieve our distress.
During tbat uigbt the maniac sailor,
whose name was Leonarder, was relieved
of his agony by death, and his body was
placed under tbe waves cf tbe sea. On
the fourteenth of September the first mate
Gilet, succumbed to tbe hardships be bad
uudergone.
We reached Mobile on the fourteenth
instant, aud were properly cared tor by
tbe Freuch vice consul.
The Formoso was built at Nantes, and
was 639 burden.—[N. O. Democrat.
dusky, O.
It has been estimated tbat tbe planters wheat iu tbe jjorth, the wheat crop
CITY BAKERY
And restaurant
MR*. FREELAND lias ir. connection with lier
Breaurant a bakery, where can be fonud Mi
Kreail, Cakes, Pies, ail in fact everything in tliat
liue. no.l.-tf.
DIETZ & STRONG,
WOliKEKS IN
wood and iron.
Have moved to their old shop
«n the Delaware, and prepared
to put up new wagons, better1
than any bonght from abroad, or to repair old
■ones in the best manner.
All work in iron done in the l>est
'style. Hotse Shoeiug aud Plow re-
Ipair.ng done promptly. We are
always here. Come and try us.
April 9th, I860.
would save nearly $50,000,000 in trans-
portation if all the cotton which tliey rais
ed were manufactured exclusively in
their own section. A promiueut manu-
facturer in Mississippi says that tha€
State cau mauutacture contto at a cost of
from 15 to 20 per cent, less than it can be
made iu New England. Another thing
which eneourges cotton manufacturing in
the South is that there is no taxation on
new mills for ten years. Fine cotton cloth
is manufactured mostly in the North, tbe
South devoting itself principally to the
making of coarse cloth aud yarn.
Significant manufacturing enterprises
in the South recently begun, or soou to
lie are: tbe erection at Argenta, opposite
Little Kock, Ark., of the largest and must
powerful oil mill aud cotton compress in
tbe world; the erection at Clarksville.
lVnn., ot a cotton factory, which will em-
ploy from four hundred to five bundred>
hands and tbe Luilding at Augasta, Ga'
raised last year solil for only $450,000—
over $100,000 less than tbe sum realized
ou the sugar crop. That great effort has
beeu made to develop and improve the
manufacture of sugar in Lonisaqa is evi-
dent from the fact that many millions of
dollars'worth of new aud improved ma-
chinery lias been introduced into that
State since tbe war. Nearly oue-third of
the sugar crop shipped from the planta-
tions this year consisted of clarified sugars
comprising some 60,000,000 pouuds.
In Florida the orange ox-chards promise
to become a good source ot profit. The
new State of Texas witb only a small por-
tion ot its resources as yet developed, is
full of grand possibilities. Texas is larg-
er than the German Empire. Thousands
of cattle roam over its broad plains. Many
of its acres are already nnder cultivation
and the animal cotton crop is large. Its
yearly yield and that of other production
of tbe State wi'l undoubtsdly be enor
bring the vessel around so as to fly to lee-
waid. After several vain attempt.-: 1 had
partially succeeded when the rudder
chains parted, and the mizzen-topsail,fore-
topmast aud staysail were carried oft.
Tbe seas now washed eveiythiug from
the decks, ami after doing everything in
ourpowei;to save the vessel we abandon-
ed her a complete wreck.
This was on the 30th of August, at 2
o'clock in tbe evening. Our only safety
now was a single lite-boat that had not
been damaged^, aud after putting into it a
few biscuits and about fifteen quarts of
claret, we took to the sea. It was impos-
sible tor us to obtain other provisions, as
they bad been destroyed by the salt water
We could not get any fresh water, as it
was submerged iu the hold.
Eleven of us got iu tba boat, with scarce-
ly any hope of resisting the fury of the
waves, and without even an oar to direct
the trail craft. On the thirty-first the
storm died away, but there was no sail in
sight. The sea still ran high and we were
continually being drenched, while the
burniug rays of the sun penetrated our
clothing auil made deep and burniug blis-
ters on our bodies. Two of my men took
sick, and I divided a quart of Claret among
the crew.
Tlie first of September came and went,
and still iio sail appeared, and there is
nothing to relate ot that time except ad-
ditional suffering, made more poignant
by protraction and disappointed hope.
On the second the crew begau to drink
salt water, and became very much dis-
couraged.
On the third we found a plank and im-
provished a pair of oars, but the men con-
tinued drinking the salt sea water, and
their strength was rapidly decliuing.
On the fourth the scene was a most hor-
rible one. Clouds lowered all round us,
the claret and biscuits had given out, no
sail was in sn>lit, and starvation stared
us in the face.
Identifying Theophilus Youngs-
lleferee E. F. Underbill took more testi-
mony yesterday in the curious Youngs
case, a history of which was published iu
Tbe Sun of yesterday, together with cer
tain testimony in tbe case. The proceed
ings were held iu the record room of the
Surrogate's office, aud the little crowd
that surrounded tbe narrow table where
the white haired,white mustached referee
sat attracted considerable attention. On
one side sat Lawyers C. Elliott Minor of
this city aud Isaac S. Moore of Boston.
When not busy cross-examining witneses
they were occupied iu quieting their client,
Mrs. Mary J. C. Youngs, the wife ot the
original Theophilus Youngs, the respon-
dent in this case. She is a large, red-fac-
ed woman, with flashing black eyes and a
very high torehead. She seemed very
much excited all through the session, and
would talk to herself,aud to her daughter
who sat beside her,varying these roe?.<-<!-
ings by audibie comments on the testimo-
ny. The opposing lawyers,Messrs, Drake
and Brace, sat on the other side of the ta-
ble, and near them Mr. Henry Youngers
and several of his witnesses.
The first witness was Thomas G. Street,
a messenger in the Quartermaster-Gener-
al's office in Washington, tie came to this
from Tlieo-
that Theo-
tain that she was not. mistaken. Her tes-
timony seemed t<> displease Mrs. Mary J.
C. Youngs,who i- terrupU-d her to remark
fiercely. ''That's a lie."
"Husb Mrs. l'oungN," said her lawyer;
"keep still, that's a good woman,'' Mrs.
Youugs sniti'ed ami un vi-d uneasily in her
seat, as if keeping stiii was very repug-
nant to her fi elinjrs.
Charles ai.it Ida Youngs, children of the
witness, positively, corroborated their
mother and as positively identified tbe
man with large i \es and shiny face as
heir uncle, Tlieoijuiliis Youngs,
Mrs. Eunice Ferry, a venerable and
pleasant faced lady with snowy hair tcsti
lied that she was the sister of Hiram
Youugs, the. father of Theophilus, aud
tbat she bad been present wt the birth of
the latter. She saw him on many differ-
ent occasions, but. only occasionally since
1874. Theophilus !i.o!:ed innch like his
father, had large cvt-s iiko him, and re-
sembled him in inai.y way-.. The man
with the large, eyes and shiny face step-
ped forward. "Oh, yes, that's Theophi-
lus,'' said the old lady, with a smile. '•I'm
very sure tkat that man is Theophilus
Young." ^tJinpli!'' sniffed Mrs. Mary J.
C. Youngs. "That's no more Theophilus
Youugs than I am. He is uot half as
handsome as Theophilus Youngs. Theop-
iius Youngs is dead aud buried. That's
not my husband. No, sir!''
This was the close of the testimony for
the dav. Lawyer Morse wanted the step-
daughter of Theopilus Youngs put oil the
witness stand, but tbe opposing counsel
wouldn't agree to it. "They're afraid to about tnese „
do it," shouted Mary J. C. Youngs. *
Tlie opposing lawyers in turn wanted
Mrs. Mary J. C. Youngs examined siuiply
on tlie identity of tbe alleged Theophilus.
Mr. Morse conferred with her in a whisper.
Her answers were not in a whisper. "No,
sir,'' she said loudly; "no, sir tbat man is
not my husband. Tbat man is not The-
ophilus Youngs any more than you are."
The counsel tried to quiet her. "I will
talk,'' she said aereely. "But dout talk to
me, I'm mad clear through;" and thus say-
ing she floundered out of the room. The
Ice Scooped Rocks in Lake
Pelee Island in Lake Erie, is abont
twenty-two miles north of the City oi San-
Oi limestone formal ion a tie-
lies of reefs stretch off the south and east
shores to a distance of from two to fonr
niih-s making it a favorite resort for the
black bass.
city iu answer to a telegram
pliiins Yonngs, and testified
philus was a clerk in the Quartermaster
General's office in 18G7, and that there lie
became acquainted witb him, Witness
visited Theophilus " at his home, aud the
family ot Theophilus visited family of wit-
ness. He knew the family well, and rec-
ognized all from his seat at the table, ex
copt. tbe daughter ofTbeophilus, who hat
grown ont of bis recollection.
"Call Theophilus Youugs," said Lawyer
OrskCt
A tall man with a shiny face, big dark
eyes, scarred forehead, and prominent
nose, stepped forward, smiling. His face
was one to attract attention from its ex-
traordinary character.
"Are you positive Mr. Street, tbat this
man is Theophilus Youugs V asked Mr.
Drake.
"I am," said the witness. "I have not
seen him since be left Washington, but I
recognized him at once,"
"By what could you identify him ?
Well, be has a split nail on his right
band that I used to notice when be was
writing, and he has a lump on the back
of his head, where I understand he was
once trepanned. I could identify him by
those marks, if there were no other."
The alleged Theophilus Youngs stretch
ed forth his right hand. One of the nails
was split. He bowed his head; aud Mr.
Street felt the back ot it. "Here's the
lump 1 spoke of, he said. Undoubtedly
The crew's fct began to swell, and the j there was a lump there. Then the witness
examination was adjourned until alter the
.•ctiou.—[N. Y. Sun.
Deadwood. D. T. Oct., 24.—Fritz
Walikin, while bear hunting with two
companions, near S| tear fish Falls, yester
day, was attacked by a large cinnamon
bear. His head was nearly torn from his
shoulders, both arms were broken, and
tbe lower jaw, nose and one eye complete-
ly torn away before the animal was killed.
Death occurred in a few hours.
Another Gin Horror-
An interesting feature of.this Ulai.d,
on the south side, is the beach of lim«-
stone that in some places stretches along
the shore in unbroken continuity for two
or three hundred yards. This beach,
stretching back from tho waters edge
about forty yards, presents the appear-
ance of having been submitted to the ac-
tion of a gigantic plane that bad done its
work thoroughly, leaving no uneveness
on its surface. An iutcrestiug pecuiiari-
tj in regard to this limestone beach is tlie
tact that numerous grooves have been
scooped out of the solid rock, some from
two to fifteen feet wide and ot an average
depth of two feet. These grooves, the
sides aud bottom of which areas smooth
as pavin.tr stones, look as it they had been
scooped out by an immense gouge. At
other places may be observed numerous
smaller grooves and lines; some mere
scratches. \\ hat is most astonishing
ooves aud lines is that all
are as exactly straight as if they had
been ruled, crossing, recrossiug and in-
tersecting each other and forming everv
possinlt* angle. These lines trend from
the northwest to the southeast aud from
the northeast to the southwest. 1 have
never met with the like before although,
perhaps it may be common enough; at any
rata, it would be of considerable interest
to a geologist. The ouly theory that I
can advance is that during that ]>ortionot
geologic time called the glacial period,
this limestone beach formed the bed of a
sea higher elevated than the surrounding
bed. Immense ice-bergs that had formed
part of enormous glaciers, had become
detached from some mainland- To the
base, of these masses of rocks had adhered.
In the passage of the icebergs over the
solter stone of this elevated l ed, these
grooves had been scooped out by. tbe
masses of rock adhering to the bases ot
the bergs.—Chicago Field.
skin ou their faces and hands was burned
off by the sun. One ot them became a
raving maniac, and it was very hard to
control liiin, and in his frenzy he attempt-
ed to bite me, as if I was responsible for
his sufferings.
At about halt-past 2 o'clock in tho alter-
noon a sail hove iu sight aud the crew,cry-
ing with joy, endeavored, with renewed
identified Mrs. Mary J. C. Youngs as the
wife of the man before him
The next witness was Mrs. Mary E.
Youngs, the widow of James Youngs aud
the sister-iu-law of Theophilus. She iden
tilied the man witb the sbiuy face as Tbe
ophilus, and told when and where she had
sem him. She had seen him iu 1874,aud
occasionally siuce, and was perfectly cer.
Mr. W. 11. Harris had bis arms man-
gled to a pulp in tbe saws of a gin on bis
farm, in Johnson county, one day last
week. Three hours nlapsed before tin-
services of a physician could be obtained,
and in the meantime but for the assist
ance of a friend who grasped his arm and
held it fast be would have bled to death
The injured arm was amputated ou tbe
day after tbe accident. It will be remem'-
bercd that Col. Laramore lost bis life by a
similar accident in the same neighbor-
hood, one year ago.—[Waco Examiner.
There was a clearing out of the outlaws
in the Newcastle region Kentucky three
years ago. Six of the offenders were lynch
ers, but Jack Simmons, tbe worst of tbe
gang, escaped from his pursuers in the
mountains, and was not afterward seen.
It was supposed that he had made bis
way out of the State. The opening of a
cave was recently discovered, aud within
was the skeletou of Timmous. He layou
a bed ot straw, where he is presumed to
have died of a wound received during his
flight from the mob, aud by his side was
a tin box full of booty.
ol
The New York corresiinndr-nl
Cincinnati Enquirer (Do-iO nr' ■
cent talk on tariff rn* .;t. <
with Judge Hilton,v. • > T
'•We ought to comv
protection of thirty per
er than thirty five per centum Av
treine. If we cannot take care ot our-
selves with that degree of protection we
are of vei'j little account. I am largely
interested iu manufactures. This firm
makes carpets blankets, casslmeres—al-
most everything iu the way of a fabric.
We certainly will not be driven out of the
market by a protection of thirty per cent-
um. The protection iu many cases is six-
ty, per centum. At present the average
is nearer sixty than thirty, and hence
there is an outcry about the expense of
clothing iu this country.''
Cincinnati,Oct., 27.—A Gallipols spe
cial says Lewis Erwin died to-day from
the effects of wouuds received a tew days
ago at the hands of his father aud mother.
The father is quite an old man, with a
violent temper. The quarrel arose abont
a pane of glass. The father shot the son
Josh Billings says thar iz advice enuff
now laying around to run three just such j and it is said his mother struck him with
worlds as this; what we are suffering most f-. club arter he was down. Both are iu
for is sum good examples. 'jail.
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