The Walnut Herald from Walnut, Kansas • 2

Local Motes THE WALNUT II EH A 1, 5). HATUKDAY, 7. 1--'. 111 Near Crossmaglen, Ireland, ten ni liavo been arrested for treason-felony tiu committed for trial. It is officially announced in England that Gen.

Wolseley and Admiral Sc in nr will bo raised to the peerage in fomol with rotten egg. Liberty of thought and speech cannot find toleration in lio South Carolinian part of this great and free Bcpiildio. Winnshoroilcs should Hurrato to Russia or some similarly Io hind. Intolerance and ignorance inseparable qualities. Jn Ireland, on Sunday last, there was evcro hurricane.

At'Cork there was more damage on land than by any pre- frequently derived no mm li advantage. In presenting us on Thursday with a line specimen of the cahl age grown in his garden, ho politr ly on pressed a hope that it would lie received a a token of friendship from his better half to our, and not as a gift to the editor. Eight pounds of oolfee for $1 at II. B. Hell's.

Arrivals nt tlm Commercial: W. II. Tomplcr, llcpb rj X. Ilngur.C.G. Waite, K.

Park, D. C. Ambrose, A. M. Gentry, and II.

F. Oago Minion; Walter Shaller, Savon-barg Frank Plater; John M. () leii-n, iv, city; X. S. (Jard.ic, A in City, il.

and J. Vi.Mt W. WALNUT SPOPTS. Monday night last wa 1 a terror to the orderly people of Walnut. About ien o'clock, or a little afier.

1.. 11 nearly all had retired to rest and the I. wears in the (ily had ceased to bark, th. ie arose so. a horrid, hideous din thai the whole population was aroused, window-blinds were hurriedly thrown aside, nnl nlmo ry hiill-donr thrown open.

The thundering of British hundred-pounders a1 Alexandria, the roaring in reply of A raid's gunv, the hoarse, holbnv sounds of a volcanic eruption, the terrific rumblings of an earthquake, or the furious force of an in-ie: eribuble cyclone, could not have produced greater commotion among the people. The hideous noise of exploding b.iiubs in the shape of emptied fruit and oyster caii' crammed with powder, the I lowing of tin and doy.clM of 1'aiiuiill horns, the beating of improvised drums in ihe i.hapo of large tin powd.T-caii.-, in addition to the hilarious, overjoyed yelling of boys and the hideous yelpim-; of terrified dogs, created a terror and a hii-salioii soi 11 to be forgotten. Tiie moon had jus', 'risen, and with its p. do light ni he seen our little Mayor, in and slippers, descend from his to the sidewalk, and rush rapidly in the direction of the residence, of Fabius Pobbins, on the porch of which he found Fabius looking on serenely at what had caused the hearts of so many maids and matrons, as well as (hat i the Mayor, to beat at the rate of about 120. Alongside of friend Faluns (who is full of fun at times) was Charley Stephens.

"Gentlemen," said the Mayor, "this is likely to prove a very serious business, and 1 make both of you Pobbins, will you be good enough to the church bell and call our aid, all loyal citizens. Force must be me; by force, and the savages must be drivui out. I should not be ii' they were about to apply coal oil and a match cdginentof the ir recent distinguished sei-vices in Egypt. Earthquakes have eontinuet nt Panama Eiiiico the 12th of last month. A considerable amount of damage was done there and at Aspinwall.

Panama losses are estimated ai 5250,000 and those at A-pin-wall arc calculated at Gladstone, the Publish was confined to bed by illness on Sunday last, but is now quite, well, lie is now i.i "Wales and the guest of Lady Frederick Cavendish, widow of the late murdered chief secretary for Ireland There arc five saloons in Mexico, four of thorn paying a city license op a year, while the wine and license is half that amount. From city and county licenses the revenue is 67.500 per annum. Some Irishmen have been this week in "the wild justice of re-; venge." Two obnoxious farmers have been shot down one, named Hart, near Boyle, county Boscommon the other, named Browne, residing in Coseta Island, county Kerrj', No fears, it is said, need be felt for the safety of Lieut. Greeley's scientific party at Lady Franklin Bay on account of the failure of the relief steamer to reach I 1 them. They have supplies for a year, and if no more or no better could be had, and, if driven to it can move southward would reach out an unscrupulous, tremb-along the Greenland coast.

1 ling hand for the "thirty pieces," not Cattle per 100 lbs. Hogs $7.50 per 100 Potatoes One. per bushel. Apples to 10c. per bushel.

Butter I Sc. to 20c. per lh. Eggs 15c. per dozen.

Freights from Walnut to St. Louis Corn, per car, 21,000 wheat, $60. Freights from Walnut to Kansas City Corn, wheat, 10. Walnut grain and seed market Corn, per bushel, 2.r)c.; wheat, 7 flaxseed, $1 castor Go to fu pumps. For blacksmith work West ho IV is your man.

Our friend and tormer fellow-citizen, D. Gordon, of Hcplcr, was in Walnut Thursday. John Miller's team of "whole horses" carried away the blue ribbon from the Girard fair. It is said he has refused 5100 for his two-year-old. (Jo and see Bell's new stock of hardware and get prices.

While days are full of sunshine, go to that matchless artist, I). Palmer, and have your picture taken. "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever The roof of Allen Brothers' hav-barn is just finished. Pressing and shipping of hay by this firm wid be of immense advantage to the farmers in the district. Nino pounds of best granulated sugar for 1 at II.

B. Bell's. If you want a prescription carefully and intelligently compounded, you should go to the Ciiy Brug Store, whose proprietor, W. Pelsue, is a gentleman of large experience in his profession. Land-seekers should go to genial Tom Jones, if they Avish to avoid being taken in or bitten.

His dealings arc all "on the square." No such word as deception" is to be found in his dictionary. For drugs, chemicals, perfumery, and the thousand and one articles usually had in a respectable drug store, go to Pelsue's, where everything in his line can bo had fresh and pure. Edward Fitzgerald has bought Brand's livery stable, buggies, wagons, horses I harness, The price named is $800. I Mr. Fit.gerald intends to take Brand's place in the livery business.

i If you want to buy or require in'brma- tion about lands for sale or rent, go and 1 tit 1 ,1 1 1 see x. v. Jones, walnut, tno oniv mteiii-; gent and honest land agent we knoAv in this Eleven pounds pure sugar for $1 at II. B. Bell's.

In passing over the northern dilapidated structure misnamed a bridge, on Wednesday, Miss Lukens very narrowly escaped injury to a nether limb. Had she suffered injury the city fathers would have been held responsible. The Avoodwork' of Mr. McCullough's neat house is finished, and the lime for plastering Avas delivered on Thursday morning. Next week this latter part of the work will, it is expected, be proceeded with.

Miss Jennie Whe els gone on a visit to her brother at St. Louis during the Aveek, enjoving the carnival of the Veiled Prophets (St. Louis merchants' veiled profits) and the many attractions of the St. Louis fair. Miss Helen Gough arrived in town on Thursday from Dubuque, Iowa, where she has been at school since last fall.

We understand Mr. Ilolman, the very efficient trainer of our youths, is likely to have charge henceforward of this gentle young lady's studies. Go to the Mill for your flour. In addition to getting a good article Mac delivers all city orders frek. By helping home manufacture every interest in the city is served the grocer, the dry -goods merchant, the carpenter, the smith, as Avell as-the owner of house, property.

Purchasers of Gulf road lands should not lnrve their deeds or contracts dated earlier than the middle of November, or they Avill have thrown upon their shoulders the payment of the taxes assessed for the current year. Do not agree to pay any back taxes. Yon have only to refuse and that end the matter. Our former neighbor, John Duckworth, has not lost any of that good nature from which atc, like others living near him. i.HiH storm for twenty years a.s(.

The American ship Harvey from Liver-pool for Xew York, lying at (Jtieonstowii, was driven ashore and several yachts at harbor. At Limerick twenty feet of tin spire of tho-Cntholie Church was down daring service, but no one Wi.s hurt. For the purpose of improving the discipline of the Treasury Department, Foiger has caused to he republished certain rules and regulations adopted in 1x72, which had become practically obso- v( The office hours will be from a. m. to p.m., with recess of half an hour it noon.

Is not that too bad How tan oinidovcs stand a six-hour dailv strain on l)()(v? the rules prohibit 1honi from visit i nr -ach other busi- ness hours; Dor will the reading of newspapers or smoking be allowed. Nothing is said about chewing, lest a rule in that tHrection might prove disagreeable to amiable gummies. Judge Black has been retained for the Mormons in their case against the 1M-munds Commissioners and the laws of (ho United lie thinks the Mormons a much-abused people. A fee fro-n the other side, would make the judge express himself different No one need be sur prised at anything a lawyer does, for the fmost'of them would defend Judas yes caring a pin whether the homeless tramp or friendless outlaw could iind a two-by-four homestead or not. Horace puts these words into the mouth of a certain parent when advising his son, who must certainly have been intended for the bar or land-agency business for even two thousand years ago the world was cursed with such excrescences: Get money, my Luy il lurjji' esliito 1 ont'Btly it' you v.m hut nt rate.

empovance virtue, thai if would V' i'' 1 1: i WC should feel it a duty to help the movement. But as there is uruv rliviig drink consumed in Xan-'as now than ever before, it is time to consider whether we should allow all the profits on the sale of spirits and beer to go into the pockets of Missou-rians. In our fiwn little town many improvements are needed improvements that could readily be made by licenses at 100 each to a couple of s.i'oon-men. Now Ave have wretched sidewalks, rotten bridges, and other seeming evidences of poverty, while such eyesores and limb-traps could bo readily removed in the way indicated, and without adding one more drink to the number now swallowed every day and night, and at double the price to Missourians that the poison could be retailed at in town. There are very few houses in Walnut where one cannot find a case (if beer or a demijohn of brandy (so named); and Ave believe, judging from six years' experience, there is more strong drink consumed in our tOAvn at the present time than ever before.

Human nature is just the same now as it was in' the days of our first parents." Adam and Eve would not have troubled themselves about the fruit of the tree of knowledge" were it not for prohibition. Our prohibition law was enacted in the interest of lawyers alone, and not to benefit the people. The enormous costs thrown upon the shoulders of poor saloon-keepers all over, the State prove this. Costs are the fat of lawyers and officials, and so long as both of them can eat and drink sumptuously at the expense of their victims, so long also Avill they, like all Pharisees, try and make us believe "they are not like other men." It is time, then, for the people to have this misnamed "prohibition" business honestly reconsidered; and if a majority, fairly counted, be found in its favor, no reasonable person should growl about the result. It is only right that "the majority should rule." The people should, in dealing with the matter, bear in mind that "Il is the voluntary slave that makes the oppressor." lit i il Barton L'i'o'in, Vl.

J. F. M. hicag; I. rl-'S, Uacioc Wis.

JL Mo. ii. Cowing, vii J. Wil-ii and ss Joseph Pi'iur, Ciunoa. Thoi-iiiw Wells and Geo.

rawfird, Gii'iird; Mrs. W. 'Lyman, Wai.ecii, A. P. Piddle and F.

S. Wolf. Gin.rd. The Ncciii'l abutment of the bridge to be placed across Little Walnut Creek, running east of the city, was started on Thursday, and will, it is expected, be linished on Tuesday next. This is a much needed improvcnu-iit, and caiin.it, when completed, be too highly valued, as the benefits Mire to 'rom it will be eriv iieiongeii lo 'vas naui'i to Ilepler, because 01 Mi-.

difficulty of climbing up the hill at the town side of the creek; and, of course, where the farmers sell they also buy. The completion of this bridge, then, may be looked to as a source of benefit to the hii-ducs men of Walnut which they will not fail to appreciate. Zehner it Doyle are the contractors for the stone-work. Four bars any kind of soap for at II. B.

Bell's. We should not defer too long the purchase of clothing for the corning winter, as the longer we delay the greater Avill be the cost: prices are always in proportion to demand. Hardly any house south of Kansas City can boast of a stock of goods superior to that to he found in the SroiiF of Paoi; Hark. They are fully supplied with men's and l()ys' of every kind overcoats of t.Vcry grade, suitable for old sx.r stvlish voung men, or bovs. I their p-nt- -ml vest depai-iMent, as well as in ih can.

i rt. notion be pleased, as la of the lines, no one cu fail to ,1 1 me siock .0 select latest style, and tl prices as moderate as any reasonable could expect. In addition to the things we have enumerated, avc iviv add that politeness to their customers "is already earned for Page it Hare rr. excellent name one that is sure to secura to them an extensiA'e business. DISTRICT SCHOOL, No.

66. It is to bo regretted, that, owing to the unreasonable price demanded by Harvey Burns for his lots, the gentlemen composing the School Board of this district have been forced to buy ground almost on the western border of the city limits, in block 7 of Miller's addition a swamp through Avhich it Avould.take tough team to pull an empty wagon in winter. Should the board carry out their intention of building a rock house, a number of piles must be driven before a safe foundation can be laid. In addition to this, a plank-walk must be put doAvn from the bridge near the M. E.

Chui'ch to the school-house doors. After driv ing the piles, laying the foundation, building the sidewalk, and paying for the rock, but little, even if the bonds sell at par, will remain with which to raise the superstructure and furnish the house. The cost will be nearer to $5,000 than $3,000, and the only persons to be benefitted will be a few diminutive capitalists who can live lazily on the sums draAvn from the hard earnings of industrious men. Gentlemen, please reconsider. I.

O. O. F. The Odd Fellows of this toAvn organized their Lodge on Thursday night. Senator Piddle of Girard was present, together Avith a number of others from Girard and Osage Mission Lodges.

a uuinber of townsmen uni'ed Avith the order, and prospect 1 fair rood organization. Gtniiis ami best plain set. to my lumber, and of course my office, with its contents, will also be hugged by the flames." "Say, Major, what's the matter? Are you crazy said Fi.ldiis. "Gentlemen, there is no time for funning. While Fabius Rings the bell, will you (addressing Charley) be good enough to run down and by the time I put on my clothes, you, I imagine can be back" to give an account of the movement of the Indians." I can't go, Major.

If I do, on my return ail my fruit trees avouM ho found stripped. There is a darned boy just over there (pointing in the direction of the boy's home) who is always on the I Avatch for my absence, so that ho can help I himself at pleasure." "Major," queried Fabius, ''what do you mean Avhen you speak of savages and Indians?" Why, just as I had opened my door, Tom was passing and he told me that a number of Indians were in town, committing all sorts of depredations and threatening to set fire to the stores." "Go home and go to bed, Major," said Fabius; "after living so many years in Walnut, is it possible you do not knoAv Avhat a wag Tom Jones is, or how ho chuckles Avith delight over being the means of causing, in a harmless way, such feelings in people's minds as those of Avhich you seem to be the victim." I see how it is," aid the Major and, bidding the two gentlemen -'good night," turned his face in the direction of home. We have heard of only two other incidents in connection Avith the above that are likely to interest the reader namely, that of Dave Gregory getting out of bed and going to his barn to see that his idols Avere safe; the other, that of a dog, to whose tail a tin can Avith a number of marbles in it had been tied, that got entangled, from the swaying of the can, in Harvey Burns' fence. Next morning a portion of the unfortunate canine's tail found attached to one end of the cord, the can at the other. So ended the long-to-be-remembered Charivari of Tommy McLean.

AVhatever may be the ultimate solution of the Egyptian political problem, the London Times says the Khedive must for a censiderable time lean upon the force Avhick has destroyed the rebellion. It adds that theorganization of a permanent force for the maintenance of order must proceed under English direction. In the gardens of a certain nobleman's countryhou.se there happened to be fixed ''-pots painted hoards with this ivquesi brush nrA i i lease do not pies iiowers It -me Wag got a nt-d to ihe hist woy-l. On Sunday night last the castle and military barracks at Enniskiilen, Ireland, were burned down. For a time fears were entertained for the safety of the powder stores.

It is not stated whether the fire was caused by an incendiary or the result of accident. Texas stock men ship cattle to Chicago. Why do they not kill the animals fresh from the range, and forward the dressed meat from Texas? In case of slaughtering on the spot, Gould it Co. would certainly advance the freight rates (perhaps double them) and have their "pound of! flesh either way. Mr.

Billon, M.P., lias consented, at the request of the Archbishop of Cashel, not to resign his seat in parliament just now, but will continue to 'represent Tipperary until his constituency has had ample time to select his successor. In order to show his approval of ParneU's policy, Dillon will attend the conference of Farnellitcs on the Ith In accordance with the proclamation of the mayor of Topcka, all the saloons: of that city were closed on Saturday. No liquors of any kind could be jmivhasod and the saloon-keepers have s.Siut up their places-with the understanding that all prosecutions pending against them are to be slopped, they paying all the costs, which will amount to $2,500. More grist for the innocent, thoughtless lawyers. Army and navy sineeurists are somewhat agitated over the changes under consideration by the secretaries of the war and navy departments.

In the Litter especially a number of barnacles will be rubbed off. A horde of interested parties are in Washington, hovering around those two departments, and working diligently to secure the softest berths for their favorites. The Chajiute, Times is mistaken in supposing that one paper is sufficient for this rapidly -improving littic town. It has two now (neither of them of much account). The Wiiinut merchants are such spirited, whole-souled gentlemen they Lave been discussing the propriety of starting a joint-stock d.iilj".

The proprietor of the leading ready-made clothing 'establishment offers to advertise in it to the extent of a PAG' everyday! At South Carolina, a few days ao. the Greenback candidate for ovcrnor kicked off the platform on i Moi-d nnd warned to keep away on penalty of being wel- It 1.