The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 4, 1886, Page 2

A JOKE ON MARMADUKE. Ridiculous Figure he Cut on a vlen Horse at the Head of His Con 1 During the War. sowee New York, July 24.—Col. John Nicholas Pritchard, of St. Louis, 1s a retired life insurance president, an j spends his time in New York, Sara toga and Bar Harbor. He New York Ins headquarters, he lived thirty-five years ago and clerked in a bank on Pine street. the makes where Tie colonel belongs strictly to old schoo! in his manners, is as gallant as a courtier and always has on a rare stock of historical stories hand to decorate his conyersation. He isa “*Yankee’’ to the backbone and his wite is a Southern; so fre quently they have breezy times discussing the various events of the late unpleasantness. During the war he was a colonel in the federal army stationed St. Louis. He] used to swear that if Jobn S. Mar maduke, the present governor of! Missouri, was captured he intended | to deal summarily with him. He! and the governor are sworn friends | now, but whenever the colonel wishes to stir up his wite to a fever pitch of animation he tells the fol- | lowing: | “Gen. Marmaduke was appre- hended for stealing a horse during The circumstances attend and the war, ing it were ludicrous, kept going in Missouri stock jokes against the governor. During abattle his horse was shot under him. Without seized upon a private’s horse, which are still as from hesitation he happened to be convenient, during the melee. Springing upou the back of the animal be charged at the head town off volleys of laughter and Marmaduke’s roared with Their The horse he mounted through a shot of his command The people in the town men Jaughter, the humor. happened to belong to, or rather was that day stolen by a private w! was notorious for his petty brigand age. The saddle or crupper bags were filled with garments that The bags unsuppressed general furnished ribbons and baby cay filched ribbons streamed out } by the private, of the horse and eyery few minutes a bay garment flew out. When the gen- | he on. either saw to looking eral turned in bis saddle bis amazement that he was like a flying ship with bunting and streamers kissing the wind. As soon as the charge ended, to make matters worse, the real owner of the horse came forward the animal had been stolen. All these things were reported in St. and made capital of to annoy the | general’s friends, who, although in the federal lines, sympathized with him.”’ and swore Louis A Profane Man Turned Into Stone. Lima, O., July 26.— ang remarkable story was related to the Globe-Democrat correspondent by a reliable farmer who lives nea: the county hne, between this and Mercer county: Last week, | Cleveland Warns Offensive | lowing executive ; ment | | Office holders their jdisplay of o not invested them with the power j arbitrarily indecent 4 The tollow-} '« | conduct 1 for by my its truth is vouc formant and several other as equally reliable men of that vicinity with whom your correspondent — has talked regarding the strange affair. Each of them had been to the place and seen the transfigured body 1 eyery do not hesitate to that ord of th say which I have account One man offered the Globe “ correct. to hire a rig and drive Democrat man to the spot, things were not them to be, he would pay the ex- . Redyan was a man given 1s as he per jo years ot age, and hada and five wild with grief. fumily ot children, who are Redyanwas a wile 1 nearly addicted to swearing, and scarcely speak a word without ac- companying it with an oath. The country Where the aftair happened which 1s not very thickly populated, accounts tor the remarkable tran- saction not being given to the public sooner. Tongaline, the new remedy for rlieu- matism and nervous headache, is becom- ; Jno. B. Conte, drug- | ing very popular. gist, Omaha, Neb., says: I have been selling Tongaline with great sucess. tis recommende highly b{ Physicians here. artisans. Washington, July 14.—The fol- order was issued by the president this afternoon: “EXECUTIVE MANSION, | “WASHINGTON, July 14. § “To the Heads of the Departments service of the Genera 1Goy to in the several departments and all office the against the use of their ernments: deem this a proper time se] especially warn all subordinates holders under general govern- ot positions in atter cal movements in their ate the agents o people, not their masters; not only jis their time and labor due to the government, but they should) scru- avoid their slitical pulously P and if | ' child bride was brought to town | ' This morning she was taken betore | sh represented about , could ; TH of Age A Man Over Years Marries a Child of Seven} Seventy cewee Greensburg, Ky., July 22--—Lhe night and lodged at Tommey’ Before th ody the grand jury. appeared abashed, never having saced before. Her} testimony was not of any importance, were Coroner Benton so many men her answers altoge Deputy ad ther | lildish. was sent for her, and found her in Hart county, near Bonmer, where she had been taken by old 0 Bishop. The old scoundrel who | married her could not be found: but action as well as in the discharge of } ofl al duty offending f btrusive partisanship their neighbors who haye re! with them as public officials. should also constantly that d party friends they have received preferment have roing th man affairs. They have no e holders, to dictate the politic action of their party associates ot party lines by methods and practices . or to throttle treedom action wit which pervert every useful and justi fiable purpose of party organization. The influence, ot tederal officeholders should not be felt in the manipula- tion ot political primary meetings and nominating conventions, The use by these officials of their po- sitions to compass their selection as es to political conventions 1s and unfair, and a the proper gare for proprieties and re- quirements ot official place will also prevent ther the active of assuming politre campaigns. ad } by Individ interests activity in political affairs are no while means at work in the fields, a farmer by the PRY Office holders are naiwne of Sylvester Redyan, owner j nent ther distranchised nor forbidden of several hundred acres ot fine | the exercise of political privileges, farming land in Mercer county, be- | 58 privileges not enlarged, gan cursing m = most shocking | Por is their duty to party increased manner about the drouth injuring his crops, and wound up with an oath that he would cut God’s heart } out it he would come down. No sooner were the words uttered than avivid streak of fire resembling lightning came down from the cloudless sky and struck Redyan. His companions who were in the harvest held with him were rendered ous activity by office hold A just regard between the things they may to pern ing. discrimination in this properly do and the purposes for which a public office should not be used is easy. Appreciation of the ion between the people Zand those entrusted with official place, and a consideration of the necessity under our form ot government, of insensible tor several minutes. When they recovered they were nearly frightened to death at the sight which presented itsels. Redyan, the man who just a few seconds be-| fore had uttered the ternble curse, | had been transtormed into stone and | lay on the ground near where he bad | stood when he made the shocking | offer to the Supreme Being. His | clothes had been burned from him, is and the lips were parted in the stone | figure just as Redvan had finshed the oath. An awtul heat arose from the piece of stone, and was so in-/ tense that no person could go near | it. While the story is so hat it may not be believed by many, } political action, free from official coercion. You are requested to communicate the substance of these views to those for whose guidance thev are intended. Grover CLEVELAND.” <AActive, Pushing and Reliable. John G. Walker can alw be relied upon to cary in stock the purest and best goods, and sustained the reputation of eing active, pus! and reliable, by recommending articles with well estab- lished merit and such as are popular. Haviug the agency tor the celebrated Dr. | King? 's New Discovery for consumption, | colds and coughs, will sell it fon positive Guarantee. It will surely cure any and every affection of the throat, lungs, or chest, and in order te prove our claim, we ask you to call and get a Trial Bottle Free, a | known to be only 7 years 4 months | | circurnmstances for his strange | issued in the ne 1s known to be | The grand jury had | jamined by physicians, and they} | tound that she had undoubtedly been tampered with. To the doctors the admitted the a child empted af proaches of Bishop, These sickening details cannot | Suffice it to say t riVe.. a man of 7o years at Bishop, >, married | oI under false pret and 15 days old, for the most fiend- | purposes Ketto Boston, or Bishop, as she calls herselt, is shght dark very ish built, small for her age, with eyes. Intellectually, she 1s bright. She is 45 inches in height. Intense excitement was created when the facts in the case were learned, and had Bishop been in reach no doubt he would have been speedily N or triends ne of his offer hung. acquar can any f chicas Not even insauity or second hood is entertained. i A rumor r here to-day that | crowd trom the Russell creek } country was on old it Bishop’s, trial track, his will be overtaken An agamoet and indictipent” bas David Judd, the old preacter who solemnized the speedy. been him. was rites of matrimony, brought in on a bench warrant to-mght and will testify betore the grand jary to- morrow. He is an old man and very teeble. He says be marned hem according to law, except filling up marmage certificate. He w idicted for marrying ga gpl under lawful age. The limit of the faw is twelve months in jail and $1,000 fine in such cases. An attempt will be made to place the untortunate litde gil in an orphan asylum. Boston tound the record of her birth, and her age as given above 1s entirely correct. Natural Born Ww arriors. *Do members of carry pistols :"’ “Well, do,”’ them of yes, a majority as he leaned across a case full ot revolvers talked said a dealer in arms and about belligerent con- gressmen. ‘It wourdzZastonist you how many go armed, particularly the men from the south and west. They carry some pretty big guns— 36 and 38-cahibre. They go armed as much, it not more, than in the early days when the code was recog- nized. proved They carry the tatest im- weapons, doubie action folding hammer and of the best make. Western men all want t and effective. A majority ot gentlemen you see on the streets of Washington im the evening are armed Carrying pistols 1s by no means con- fined to the rough or criminal classes. 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