Decatur Eagle, Volume 12, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1868 — Page 1

THE DECATUR EASEL PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. a. j. hitLl, Editor, publisher and proprietor. OFFICE—On the west side of Second Street, over Dorwin & Brother’s Drug Store. Terms of Subscription. One copy, oncyesr, in advance,, $1 <SO If paid within the year, 2 00 If paid after the year has expired 2 50 Papers delivered by carrier tweentyfive cents additional will be changed. No paper will be discontinued until all arrerages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. Rates of Advertising. One column, one year, S6O 00 One-half column, one year, 35 00 One-fourth column, one year, 20 00 Less than one-fourth column, proportional rates will be charged. Legal Advertising. One square [the space of .ten lines brevier] one insertion, ■ $2 00 Each subsequent insertnii, 50 advertisement will be considered less than one square; over one square will be counted and charged as two; over two as three, &c. Local notices fifteen cents a line for each insertion. Religions and Educational notices or advertisements may be contracted for at lower rates, by application at the office. Deaths and Marriages published as news—free. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. District Officers. Hon.Rob’t Lowry,Circuit Judge. T. W. Wilson, Circuit Prosecuting Att'y. lion. R S. Taylor, . . Com. Pleas Judge. J. S. Daily, Com. Pleas Prosecut'g Att'y. County Officers. Seymour Worden, Auditor. A. J. Hill,Clerk. Jesse NiblickTreasurer. M. V. B. Simcoke,Recorder. James Stoops, Jr., . Sheriff. - Henry C. Peterson,Surveyor. Sam. C. Bollman, .... School Examiner. Conrad Reinking, ] Jacob Sarff, L. ~ Commissioners. Josiah Crawford, ) Town Officers. Henry B. Knoff,Clerk. D. J. Spencer, Treasurer. William Baker, Marshall. John King, Jr., ] David King, > Trustees. David Showers, J Time of Holding Courts. Circuit Court.—Ou the third Monday In April, and the first Monday in November, of each year. Common Pleas Court.—On the second Monday in January, the second Monday in May and the second Monday in S ■ptember, of each year. Commissioners Court.—On the first Monday in March, the first Monday in June, the first Monday in September, and the first Monday 1A December, of gach year. CHURCH DIRECTORY. St. Mart’s (Catholic). —Services every Sabbath at 8 and 10 o'clock, A. M.; Sabbath School or instruction in Catechism, at 1 j o'clock, i*. M.; Vespers nt 2 o'clock, P. M. Rev. J. Wemhoff, Pastor. ** Methodist.—Services every Sabbath ’.at 10] o’clcck, A. M., and 7 o'clock, P. M. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M, Rev. D. N. Shackleford, Pastor. Presbyterian.—Services nt 101 o'clock, A. M., and 7 o’clock, P. M. Sabbath School at 9| o'clock, A. M. Rev. A. B. Lowes, Pastor. DRUGS. DORWIN & BRO., -DEALERS INQ Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Toilet aud Fancy .Articles, Sponges, Brushes, Perfumeru. Coal Oil, Damps, Patent .Vcdlcenes, tfc. DECATUR,INDIANA Physician's Prescriptions carefully •ompounded, and orders answered with joare and dispatch. Farmers and Physicians from the country will find our stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of the best quality. v9n35 ts. HARNESS, Ac. SADDLE & HARNESS SHOP. R. BURNS* r-MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IK- „ Saddles, Harness, RrirHea, Halters, Bridle-Bitt, Hames, Ac. Decatur, • - - Indiana. I keep cas'antly on hand a<.d manufseture to order. Saddles. Hamess, Bridles Collars, Halters, whips, Fly? Nets, Ac., which I will Sell Cheaper then any other establishment in the All Work Warranted to be of good material and put up in a sub- « stantial manner Repairing Done to Order on short notice. CaU and examine my work and prises. A good stock always on hand. BHOP—On Second street, in Meibers* building. R BURNS.

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ATTORNEYS. HOMER J. RANSOM, -A-ttoracy at Law, NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSURANCE AGENT, DEUATUit, Indiana. ALL InnfncKß entrusted to his car. promptly attended to. Especial attention given to Collections and Probate biuinesH. OFFlCE—Opposite the Clerk’s Office, vl lulOtf. DANIEL D? HELLER~ Attorney »,t Law, DECATUR, INDIANA. WILL practice his Profession anywhere in Indiana or Ohio. OFFICE—In the Recorder’s Office. v!on.s2tf. JAM E S R. B O 80, -A.ttorn.oy A>*t Xjrxv, DECATUR, INDIANA. DRAWS Deeds, Mortgages and Contracts. Redeems Land and pay# Taxes. OFFlCE—Opposite the. Auditor's Office. vlOnG. D. ST U D alj AKE Attorney Law, Claim & Ileal Estate Agent, DECATUR, INDIANA. WILL practice Law in Adams and adjoining Counties; aecura Pensions aud other claims against the Gcverninent; buy and Hell Real Estate; examine titles and pay taxes, and other busirtesa pertaining to Real Estate Agency. He is also a Notary Public, and is prepared to draw Deeds, Mortgages and other Instruments in writing. vlOnll. PHYSICIANS. fT a~. jell ef f , Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE—On Second Street, oror A. Crabbs & bon s Hani ware Store. vSnl.Mf. CHARLES L. CLRTISS’ Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. HAVING permanently located in this place, offen IHB profcfwitmal services to the people of Decatur and vicinity. OFFICE—Iu Block. Residence at the Burt House. v 11 n36tf. ANDREW SOR <w , Physician and Surgeon, DECATUR, INDIANA. OFFICE—o u Second Street, over W. G. Silencer's Hardware Store. v«iU2tf. REAL ESTATE ACENT. J A .TIES R? LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT, DECATUR, INDIANA. fA.OOIA ACRES of good farming land, gov- , *77 , era! Town Lots and a large quantity of wild land for sale. It you want to buy a good farm or w ild land be will wll it to you. If you want your land gold he will sell it for you. No sale, no chares, ylonMf. DENESTRY. m. IST m Surgeon Dentist, DECATUR, INDIANA. ■St Ml work neatly executed and war‘ULTII] T T ted to give mt tip fact fun. Call a-hWTsvi. examine Hperhneng. Ilmdware'stmT. ‘ Ur Jl “ en ' UWr A ' AUCTIONEER. CHARLES M. FRANCE, A-Uctloncor, WILSHIRE, OHIO. TOU’iml.! announce so the public that he is a recno , ~ l . , i,r! y,6ieensed Auctioneer, ami will attend nil 1 üb.ie Salon. whenever requested by addrewing I'.' 1 " ,“ r vailing at Lis residence in Blue- < reek Township, Adams Co., Ind. ts. HOTELS? 11l ESSE HOlSlf, I. J. MIESSE, Proprietor. Third St., ■Opposite the Court House, DECATUR, INDIANA. >n connection with this House there Is a Stage ■ run to and from Decatur and Monroeville, daily, which connects with trains running both wavs. vllnutt. UOMIOE HOUSE. MONROEVILLE, INDIANA. L. WALKER,'. Proprietor } This House is prepared to accommodate the travelling public in the best style, ami at reasonable rates. MAIN STREET EXCHANGE. A.FREEM4V, Proprietor. H e*t .Vain Street, near the Public Square. FORT UMIWE, I.VD. vllnllyl. HEDEKIN HOUSE On Barr, between Columbia and .Vain Sts. FOR T IFA YXE, IND. ELI KEARNS,Proprietor. Office of Auburn and Decatur Stage lines. Also good stabling in connection With the House. vllnllyl. MAYER HOUSE? if. IK. BULL,Proprietor. Corner Calhoun and Wayne Sts., FORT WAYNE, vl2n7yl. Indiana. MONROEVILLE EXCHANGE. MONROEVILLE, IND, E. G. COYER DALEProprietor. ...' so: si Mr. Coverdale is also a Notary Public, Real Estate and Insurance Agent, vllnllyl. JEWELERS. RATER A GRAFFG, -DEAIRasINWatches, Clocks, Jewelry, SILVER AND etLVKK-PL.STrn WARE. ■ Goli, Silver aoi Steel Spectacles, Columbia Street, vlln.Myl. FORT WAYNE, IND. DOORS, SASH, &c. LILLIE A BROTHER. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in LIME, CEIEIT, POSTERING HAIR, PUSTER IITH 4 COIL, Calhoun Street, on the Canal, 1 vl2u7m6 FORT WAYNE. IND.

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Purchasing a Farm. Collector David Henshaw was a kindhearted man as well asable; but, smart as he was, on one occasion in doing a generous act he was sadly taken in. An old customer doing business in Eaton, New Hampshire, had failed, owing Mr. H.’s firm about 82,000. After ' settling with his other creditors, he came to see Mr. H. "Well, sir,” said the latter, ' "what can you do for us ?” "Have saved my farm for you, ; sir,” replied the unfortunate man. "Your fartu, hey,” said Mr. H., “and what have you left ?” "Well, sir, a horse, a pig and cow, and altogether I think they may bring me in about seventy-five dollars—sutlicient, I hope, to got myself and family out West, where I intend to settle. By the way, here’s the deed of the farm, sir,” said the poor but honest debtor, as he passed the document which certified Mr. H.’s legal right to two hundred acres of land, “more or less,” and long known as the "Cold Stream Farm.” "Oh, that will never do,” says Mr. H., and drawing his check for 8500, he handed it to his old customer, remarking at the same time that he was sorry for his misfortune, and appreciating his integri ty, it gave him great pleasure to be able to afford him a little help at starting a<<ain. o o The poor fellow was greatly surprised, and reluctantly taking the check, “with a teardrop in his eye,” heartily thanked his ever generous creditor and departed, but to be seen by Mr. H , never more. About the first of April following, Mr. Henshaw thought he would go upto Easton and take a look at his real estate there.— Arriving about dusk, he "put up” at tavern kept by his old friend Marsh, who, on hearinghis guest’s errand, said he would go out with him the next morning and show him where the farm lay. Next day, soon after breakfast, thcj r sailed out to see it. After proceeding a few rods, the tavernkeeper halted, and directing his companion's attention to a bare, but very steep aud rough locking mountain that stood a few miles off remarked that “that was called Bald Mountain.” “That’s a tough Looking place,’, said the other "Well,” continued the tavern keeper, "the location of your property—the Cold Spring Farm—is on the top of that mountain.” "Yes; but how do you get there ?” "Why, you don t suppose anybody was ever up there, do you, Mr. Henshaw?” “Well, what’s the good of it—what is done with it?” ruefully inquired the amazed merchant, °"The town sells it- every year for the taxes,” replied the tavern keener. "They do, hey ?” said Mr. Henshaw, "and pray tell me who in these parts is fool enough to buy that style of property?” "Why, any of our chaps around here who get into trouble or fail, buy it for the purpose of settling with Boston creditors.” Mr. Henshaw took the first opportunity to return home and perhaps would not have told the story, had not a friend, in asking him as Collector, to give a man a place in the Custom House for one reason, among and above others, that he was from New Hampshire —when he gave this little bit of experience with one of the Granite State men. General Sherman. The Coiumbus Journal tells the following of General Sherman: — “At one of the Connecticut towns where he was brought out on the platform to be seen by his felloweifiaens, just before the train left he.observed a tall awkard looking fellow approach the cars, elbowing the crowed in the most excited manner, and bellowing ‘Sherman ! Sherman! don't you know me ?’ The General intimated that be did not, nt the moment, recognize his questioner as a familar acquaintance. Don’t you remember, down in Georgia one day on the march where there was a crowd of fellows looking on Rt a chicken fight F TheGencml laughed. • Yes. he did remember.’ ‘Well,’ said the fellow, with a grin of ineffable satis faction and modest triumph, ‘that was my rooster what whipped.’” Madeline Smith, the woman who murdered her lover fourteen years ago in Scotland, resides on Lexington Avenue, New York, is the wife of a wealthy merchant, has several children, goes to the ojx>rn, ami to the Fifth Avenue “Presbyterian Church.

Strange Romance. We copy the following from a recent letter of “Evelyn,” the New Orleans correspondent of the Mobile Sunday Times-., I have before said that romances in real life are more common than people and have remarked that few notice romances and plots unless set out and adorned by the skill of a romance writer. A plot for a novel, or a J study for a story, has recently > come under my observation.— I Something like two years ago young M , the son of one of the wealthiest men in Louisiana, fell deeply in love with a young lady of a neighboring parish. His love was returned with warmth, and they were engaged- But now , an obstacle came in their way. M 's father opposed the match. For some time he kept this a secret from his fiancee, and mean while she was making preparations for her marriage. She was an orphan, but had been left small property, which valuable before the war, brought her but little over This she expended upon her trousseau, feeling that, as her intended husband was rich, she had no necessity for saving, and that she should make her appearance worthy of their station. As the time, drew near when they were to be united, M —-— seemed to change towards her, and grew cool and serious. In vain she tried, with all the arts which love could suggest, to learn the secret of the change, but he did not confide in her, and slie could only wait and wonder. At last the time for the ceremony came, and M was forced to make a confession. He said that his father forbade the match, that he had supposed her an heiress when he engaged himself to her, and now he could not marry her against his father's will. The shock which this gave the young girl can be imagined. Naturally one will say that she should have despised him, and felt herself fortunate in making her escape ; but, how much she loved him. She had given herself without reserve, and, so far as she was concerned, she was his forever.— For the next year and a half she was in a convent, entirely excluded from the world; but some two months ago she was persuaded to this city, and remained here for some two or three weeks. One day she received a. letter whivh seemed to disturb her, and on going to her room later, a friend found her on her knees, praying for the man who had deserted her. He was very sick in the country, and begg< d her to come to him. On that very day M ,s father died, and the funeral notice was handed to her as she stepped into the carriage to go to the cars. For a week nothing was heard from her, but soon we got the final of the romance. The girl had gone immediately to M 's bedside, and found him very ill, attended by his two sisters. He told her that he was dying, and, now that his father was gone, wished to make her his wife. They were married. A will was made by him giving her one-half; of Jiis large fortune, the other half to his two sisters, and the . next day he followed his father from earth. Contrary to the advice of her friends, the young maidenwidow announces her intention of retiring to the convent for life. Beef and Taxes. A Bovine Biography. —l was born in Nebraska. The farmer to whom I belonged paid a tax upon me as a part ofhis income during my vealhood. He sold me when I was three years old, and paid an income tax upon what I brought. I was nicely fatted until I weighed nearly a ton, by a Democrat on Weeping Water, who paid the Government eighteen cents for the privilege of selling me to a butcher, who pays a tax of of ten dollars for the privilege of selling meat to the public. The butcher sold my tallow to a chandler, who made me, by paying a license as manufacturer, into candles for the poor people, who pay a five per cent tax on candles to read by.— My horns and hoofs are made into combs and glue, and pay an-; other tax. My hide goes to the tanner, who pays a manufacturer's license, and is made into leather, | upon which is an ad valorem tax of five per cent. The tanner will, sell ths leather to a wholesale deal-' er, who pays a mercantile license and an income tax, and he will sell it to the shoemaker, and the shoe- ■ maker will get up boots for the laborer, farmer and mechanic, and charge enough for them to cover all the taxes enumerated together , with his own manufacturer’s tax. Get up a club for the Eagle

I Wish I Had Capital. Hints to Farmers. So we heard a great strapping A writer gives the following young man exclaim the other day advice, which we fully endorse: in an office. We did want to give Don’t buy a piano for your him a piece of our mind so bad; daughters while your sons need a and we’ll just write to him. You plow. want capital do you ? And suppose Don’t let your horse be seen you had what you call capital, standing at the tavern door. It what would you do with it? You don’t look right. want capital—Haven’t you hands Don’t give the merchant achance and feet, and muscle, and bone, to dun you. Prompt payments and brains, and don’t you call make independent men. them capital ? What more capital Keep good fences; they prodid God give anybody ? "Oh, but mote good feelings between neighthey are not money, say you. bors. But they are more than money and Don't starve your land; If you nobody can take them from you, do you will grow lean. Don’t you know how to use them ? Don’t buy any patent rights to its time you were learning. Take sell again. hold of the first plow or hoc, or Don’t become surety for him jack-plane, or broad axe that you who waits for the Sheriff. can find, and go to work. Your Buy a farm wagon before a fine capital will soon yield you a large carriage. interest. Aye, but there's the rub! If you have a yoke of oxen, You don't want to work ; you want don’t be ashamed of them, and money on credit, that you may give your note for a span of horses, play gentleman and speculate, and Keep your sons away from end by playing the vagabond. horse races; they are the highway Or you want a plantation with to ruin. plenty of hirelings upon it to do Don’t run for constable; you the work, while you run over the may get it, and let the plow stand, country and dissipate, or want to Teach your boys to look up and marry some rich girl who may be forward, and never down or backfoolish enough to take you for wards. your good looks, that she may Don't leave to memory what support you. should be written. Shame on you, young man. Go —-—— — to work with the capital you have Grant on Retrenchment and you'll soon make interest e- In August, 18G7. Grant was apnough upon it to give you as much pointed Secretary of War ad inmoney as you want and make you terim. "Now, Grant,' said Washfeel like a man. If you can't make burne, "this is the time to display money on what capital you have your statesmanship, and show you could not make it if you had a ■ your fitness for the Presidency, million of dollars in money. If ’Do something we can call re you do not know how to use bone . trenchment." and muscle and brains, you would i Grant looked around, and was not know how to use gold. If: unable to discover who was doing you let the capital you have lie idle, i the stealing. But he must do and waste and rust out, it would be ! something. So he discharged a the same thing with you if you ' lot of paymasters clerks who were had gold ; you would'only know busily engaged in paying soldiers’ how to waste it. ' bounties. Immediately it was telThen don't stand about idle, a egraphed all over the country that great helpless child waiting for Grant had adopted a system of resomebody to come in and feed you, trenchment that would save to the but go to work. Take the first Government five million dollars work you can find, no matter what per annum. it is, so that you may do well.— Congress met in November and Yes, whatever you undertake, do appointed a committee to inquire your best. If you mannge the into the cause of the delay in the capital you already have, you will payment of soldiers’: bounties, soon have plenty more to mannage ; i The committee reported that it was but ifyou can't or won't mannage | “on account of a lack of clerical the capital God has given you, you force in the Pay Department.’ So will never have any other to man- Grant's retrenchment was only a nage. Do you hear, young man.— temporary suspension of payment Exchange. of soldiers’ bounties. Why did * not the finanical brilliant( ?) with Why German Woman Make hold his ow;1 pa .. ful . a few munt hs, Good Ri»es. and call that “retrenchment ?” He The culinary art forms a part of eould have endured the delay much the education of woman in Ger- better than the poor private solmany. lhe well to do tradesman, d } cr3j and widows and orphans like the mechanic takes pride in fallen comrades. • seeing his daughters good house ’ keepers. To effect this object the Milking Cows by Steam- —The girl on leaving school, which she funniest picture we have seen fora does when about fourteen years of i ong time, out of a professedly age, goes through the ceremony of i comic newspaper, is that representconfirmation, and then is placed ing the operation of a cow milking by her parent with a country gen- machine. Tho cows stand in a tieman. or in a large family, whore rO w; attached to each teat is a she remains one or two years, fill- tube with a closefitting mouth, and ing what may almost be termed a n these tubes communicate with the post of servant, and doing tho pumps, which are driven by steam work of one. This is looked upon or horse-power. The cows being as an apprenticeship to domestic , thus properly tapped, tho pumps economy. She differs from a ser- ■ are se t to work, and the milk drawn vant, however, in this; she receives ; from their udders neatly, expedino wages; on the contrary, her tiously, and with comfort to the parents often pay for the care tak- animals. Indeed, the editor says, en of her, as well as her clothing, “the cows soon learn to come to This is the first step in her c.luea- the machine if fed or salted a few tion as a housekeeper. She next times while being milked.” passes, on tho same conditions, - - — into the kitehen of a rich private Anna Dickinson has written a family, or into that of a hotel of novel, which Messrs. Scribner good reputo. There she has con- have refused to publish because trol of the expenditures and of the Anna makes her heroine, who is servant employed in it, and assists white, marry a man who is black, personally in the cooking, but is or vice versa. Anyhow there is always addressed as “fraulein” or some miscegenation in it, for miss, and is treated by the family which the publishers think the with deference and consideration. ■ public is hardly prepared. Manj’ daughters of rich families re-1 - ■ ceive the same training, with this i An Irishman being asked at a difference, however, that they re- dinner table whether he would ceive in in a princely mansion, or take some apple pie ? “Is it houla roval residence. There is a some ?' he asked, looking at it. reigning Queen in Germany at the "To be sure it is; why do you present moment whn was trained • ask" Because I once had an in this way Consequently the wo- uncle that was killed with apple men in Germany are perfect mo- plexy; and sure I thought it somedels of economy. thing of the same sort of dish. Horses'Feet Require Moisture. The congregation of the Re-—Nine-tenths of the diseases formed Church of Pierpont street, which happen to tho hoofs and Brooklyn, has paid the rent of ankles of horses are occasioned by four hundred and eighty poor fam standing on the dry, plank floors ilies during the past winter and of the stable. Many persons seem ; spring. No inquiry has been made to think, from the way they keep as to religious belicC 1 their horses, that the foot of the — r ‘ horse was never made for moia-| The Mayor of Cincinnati I tare, and that, if possible, it would i«« »nd urges the building of a ‘be benefiical if they had cowhide tunnel under the city to enable boots to put on every time they ; the various roads centering there went out Nature designed the to make connections. It would • foot for moist ground-the earth • cost 8.aD,000, beside* costof deof the woods and valleys: at the pot grounds and buddings. same time that a covering was Q Qe of law 9o f t he late Ohio given to protect it from stones and provides that it shall stumps.—OAio Farmer. hereafter be unlawful to mark the Gold is said to have been lately ticket of any elector with the in- j discoverevl in large quagtiUes near j tention of ascertaining how he vo Fort Garland, Colorado. | ted

Political Items. Stanton was routed on his first field—Schofield. Judge Richard Busteed has three negroes on the grand jury at Montgomery. It is remarked that all-but-ross isn’t Ben Wade's favorite bird. A Goldsboro’ negro brained another with a hoe and spoiled a good vote. Second hand furniture—Wade's cabinet. Forney ought to be bankrupt, his lie-abilities are so great. A "trooly loil” assessor at Nashville is under a clou l. He connived at illicit distiling. A Georgia politician says of an opponent that he would be "an average hog in any drove.” Somebody having stated that Grant has no will of his own, Prentice thinks he had better make one as soon as possible, in view of his political death. One of the Washington pollboxes was kept over night in Forney’s Chronicle office, and came out next morning with a large addition to the negro ballots. Had the box contained greenbacks, the fact would certainly have been the reverse. The Union and Dispatch, the leading and most influential democratic journal at Nashville, declared most warmly for Pendleton, and recommends the state convention to declare its preference for Pendleton, who is now sure of the vote of Tennessee in the national convention. The editor of the Danbury Times (who fought through the whole war) says of General Grant. “Where has his name won a single victory ? Not in New Hampshire, nor here in Connecticut, His name never caused any enthusiasm in the army, until the army’s work was done, and the prospect of being led into another slaughter-pen was obliterated ; and his name in politics has not secured 6ne con- ; vert to the cause he has seen fit to shoulder. Silence is his statesmenship. obstinancy his firmness deceit his patriotism, and horses his ability. He has lived in smoko and will end in smoke,” A lawyer in Lancaster, Pa , contends that the income tax is un constitutional, refuses to pay, and has permitted his property to bu levied on. He brings a writ to test the matter, contending that the whole system of levying internal revenue taxes is in direct violatian of article 4, section 9, of the constitution, which says: “No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.” The Rev. Dr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, who presided over the convention which nominated Lincoln and Johnson, made a speech at the Grant "ratification” meet ing in Albany, in the course of which he said that "New York disgraced herself last fall.” He also denounced that Catholics of New Y'ork city, and declared that the state must be redeemed, even if to do so New York city had to be burned to the ground. This sentiment was applauded by the score or so of office-holders who were present, Foreign lews. Australia is whispering of sepa ration from England. The Schutzenfes’t at Vienna is expected to make away with 190, 000 bottles of wino. The British government has a bandoned the idea of buying up the telegraph lines of the United Kingdom. .. , A party of workmen in Antwerp recently crucified one of their com panion's because he wouldn't stand treat. A Paris correspondent writes that never was the "gay city” so dull, and never the “vicious city” so virtuous as at present. The Agricultural Credit society of France reports the total move ment of funds throughout ita branches for 1867 at about 8635,' 000,000 in goldA French physician has disco v ered a process by which drowned persons, after being under water even longer than half an hour, can be restored to life. A Londoner has discovered the original and only portrait of Wash ington’s mother, and would like 325,000 for it, offering to throw in records which prove the father of this country to be an Englishman by birth. A Yankee publishes an illustrat ed paper at Cordova, in the Argen tine republic, 'doing the reading matter, which is in Spanish, de signing the pictures and engraving the wood cuts himself alone. The first patent for caat-ireq plows is said to have been granted to Robert Smith, of Rucks cotinty. Pennsylvania in 1898,

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