Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1876 — Page 1

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THE NEWS.

A Pahis teiegpMß of the 11th say# M. Leon Bay, tlsp.Jfaßfeter <rf Finance, had retired frotH9ftQKttn£ts Cabinet. A # the 11th states that thO’Government had decided to-set CardinalDedochowski at liberty tm«m* his tertn of imprisonment fo elosidn&fched and again arrested should'he attempt so exercise his episcopal functions or other-; wise infringe TJpDh the: Beelfoteatical i» w «- syowi Wl OwIWS Chas. Bomndy & Co., metal merchants of Birmingham, England, failed on the The United States Supreme Courtpq the imi thpinhp the Granger case of the Chicafm, Burlington & Quincy Railway w. The Atterfritfy-Genertil of loteaet«l'' Hon. JoßNAfetytou, JbrmerlyCommisaioner of tlfe General Lahd-riffice, dted fa Washington on the 11th, aged years. A Clt/, Wyoming,‘‘of theTitfi andoubces the dfscov' ery, about twenty-six miles west, of what d (TcrRObN Granger, V.’ h: A. died at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the 10th, Of apoplexy, aged about -fifty years, on the 11th by the electfan of the Republican cailcus notefoeesiß both hqttfes. Berlin telegrams of the 12th state that ecclesiasticMf pfeefodings had been commenced Agatat EhterMeichers, Archbishop of Cologne? * liie PrinceTmperia! had finally dyfaiaai qsot-to-virit the Philadelphia Exporitfe»F,4he condition of the Emperor’s health rendering the absence of the ttnadrisable. The Marquis -df•‘Ripon, the English nobleman lately con vested to Catholicism, has Pope with $50,000 id «° ld -J.TA According to a. Coqflaptinople dispatch of the T2th the Sublime Porte had just received a telegram from the Turkish commander stating that tranquillity had been except ip > the district between Trebiqfo, Bilek and Qatschke, on the Montenegrin border. Mrs. Victoria Woodhull appeared before the Hohse Committee on Claims, in Washington, on the 12th, to ask the Government to reimburse her for losses sustained by the suppression of ff'c><x?AuZA-<fe Claflin'» The New Hampshire Democratic State Convention met at ..Concord op the J2th and nomOMuß Tl&niel Marcyfor Governor and Thomas Dinsmore for Railroad Commissioner. Resolutions were adopted —declaring it the, exclusive right and of the State to educate its children; that' every citiaenhas the right to worship God accoMfngW.tifodictates of Jiis wd ■ ao. ..political disritifities should be incurred by reason of religious belief; that ati’umnptS fe nisesmian issues in pomWifttgKt TObeffepfedltted; .that a third Presidential-terta isrtangerous A large meeting ot workingmen was held in. {tanTodk city on the evening art the 10th, at which. Peter Cooper presided. An address lo the workingmen dl 'the as avemeujAfer ifaanefaf ev4hr w ; cur* rency which will bcstffacilitate the .ex.-., change »fUt»£fo<hictiaire oft. latoej sthat this currency be supported by the credit of the whole country; that the present nathe erf-UematienrsbE cw interest. Twelve ‘Senators xrf> the Louisiana' Legislature tbOk pnrt in. the election ©fti. B. Eustis as United States Senator WMul 12th£ Representatives and. tweWSfotytore voted for him. The" Senate, lOW&W.Qurteen to twelve, had previously voted against an election and adopted a resolution that there was no vaTw Wisconsin Legislature organized on the 12th by the election of Republican office*# in both houses, g; S. Fifteld iy iqs chosen Speaker of the House by a vote of fifty-Three to forty-five,-the Independent members easting their votes in his favor. On the 18th President MacMahon issued advising the French peopfe in the coming Senatorial election to vote for those candidates who would support the Government as at presentconstituted. The resignation of M. Leon Say had been withdrawn. A Vienna telegram of the 13th says Russia was making gigantic preparations for military operations. A third track had been constructed between Moscow and Polish Lithuania. A New York dispatch of the 13th says that Egypt’s contributions to the Centennial -Exposition had arrived. Nearly all of them are the property of the Khedive. The State debt of Pennsylvania, after deducting the assets of the sinking fund, amounts to $18,766,564. The nestlowa State Fair will be held at Cedar Rapids, beginning on the second Monday hi September. The Republican National Committee on the 13th decided that the next National Convention should be held at Cincinnati, commencing on June 14. - ' r ' • -' <■* Gov. Kirkwood, of lowa, was inaugurated on the 13th. of Josie Langmaid, and on the 18th was found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the 19th of January, 1877.

THE JASPER REPUBLICAN.

VOLUME If?

been T A the arrival oi nir John H. (Hover, Governdr of to iqjtiK Newfoundland.fialteriess (I « ' A* Washington dispatch of the 14th itiys that the had agreed to present an amendment to the Constitution fixing the Hferd&ritM’l term at four years,, cumbient of the office ineligfbie for re:electibß.l oZ r t ft Ha 4. Ni£* York dispatch of the’ f4th says' council to decide the ah to the right* of Plymouth Church :to drwp Mrs. Moulton I from the list of members had been abandoned. In arranging the list the names of j)r. Storrs Buddington werq included among .clergymen. After they .had announced that 1 they weutf ..probably accept th» Invitation the Plymouth Church CotS--itaittelß protested against their serving, on the ground- that *they were par% tial and opposed ; to the* church. When some of the other churches heard that Dr. Storrs’ and Dr. Buddington’s churches would be left out thsy also declined to serve, and the calling of the council was abandoned. Mrt. Moulton’, when apprised of the fact ot the withdrawal es these churches and the disarrangement of the list, consulted with-,her - counsel, Mr. Van Cott, who sent a long to tJte Plymouth ChorchCommittoe, refusing to treat with them anv further in "relation to a Qe said the "fiction of the churcn would be considered by all just men as a deliberate attert.pt Io avoid investigation as to the guilt of the Plymouth pastor. At the business meeting of Plymouth Church held on the evening jnf ti»e l4t> Mr. Beecher said that the other side had withdrawn andhad abandoned the mutual council altogether. They hail backed dowii from the-’ examination because -the Plymouth side had objected to some oflhe bh’tirclies. He never ’bfefieved tlat (he council was fiskCd Mrs. Moulton with any degree df' sincerity?’it ’ras never -dediaeu <l> the church. This declination on thft'ptot, of Mrs. Moulton to go-on-made it imperative to invoke the advisory council to investigate the matter and determine whether or not the church had acted properly. They should issue the letters missive-calt-: ing it .at the earliest possible moment. * . On the 14th Louisiana State Senate adopted a.pesblution instructingjGlov. Kellogg to send militia to the parishes of East and -West'Feliciana and ;Fbst Baton Rouge to assist the courts in executing the laws against the so-calte^ regulators,” and in case the militia proved insufficient the Governor was directed to 1 ‘ report the fact to the Legislature, when the propriety ot calling on.-the President to restore reptoilican government in the disturbed districts would be considered. A committee of the House called upon the Governor and notified e lrijjji.OT4)te iCtedtion Mr. Eustis ap.Spited States Senator apd,. asked for the necessary credentials. The Governor declined to furnish' these, but said he was-wiUiag to certify to the House proceedings relative to Mr. tien, ; hp A Constantinople dispatch of Hi 15th gayS the powers had relinquished their dniention of making a collective communicartifuW’tite Porte for reform ialthe disaffected provinces. A London telegram of the 15th says 60ft weavers. had . bean locked nut of stile liawgir. HeydsMflls Jn consequence of a disagreement between the .era’ Union. John Lothrop the ; American 'historian, has been elfecfed’T'ofeigh Asso-‘ tiate of the French Academy-of Moral Political Science. 1 w I A LowDoK tel egram of the 16th says the English National Rifle Association had “■aecepted the challenge of the American Rifle Association to shoot for the championship of the world during the Centennial. vi-x r.’ ,’ : = Admiral ffitRABRE, Russian Minister of Marine, died lately, and Vice-Admiral Lessowski has been appointed bis successor. - A Rome dispatch of the 16th says the Vatican had directed the Archbishops of Cologne and to find means to avbid deposition from then. .sees. « f / A Madrid dispatch of the 16th says the Spanish Government had sent out a diplomatic note in reply to the American circular on Cuban affairs. The reply is quite belligerent in tone and takes high ground oh all questions raised by the United States. From received in New York on the 14th there is little doubt of the sinking in the Irish Channel of the' American ship HafvesL Queen and the loss of her entire crew Of'thirtyiiren. Th 6 disaster was caused by a collision with the steamer Adriatic, early on the morning of the 31st ult. ; A Washington dispatch of the 16th says that, representations having been made to the President that-the laws of the United States were obstructed in several parishes in’ Louisiana, United States DisLAtty. Beckwith had been instructed, through the Department of Justice, to bring all illegal combinations, as Well as individual offenders, to trial under the Enforcement act. The President bad ex* pressed a determination to preserve order to the extent of-his constitutional power. A Washington telegram of the 15th states thtrt Secretary Chandler had pointed a commission to examine into the suspended pension cases and to direct payment wherever no actual fraud barred the grant of pension.

HWBt.W WWC :’ iNn iikxv MnNKY OUR AIM: TO FEAR GOD, TELL I»UTn Ak(D

INDIANA. FRIDAY, JANUARY *l,

At Indianapolis, on the 15th, in the United States District Court, McGriff was found time of the twriyie indict men|a against him for revenue j | The Xidbw ||| Ae lafo Jfj-President Johnson died on tnenightof the 15th at .j A Siowfc thTx (Iowa) dtepaich ot thg 15th says advices from the Upper MisF&uri catmtfjHfttateddh'atifSiigig BO was preparing for the war-path, and that lie had thfeatefied dteitruction to the fftSi- 8 ffiAi woj D. W. Munn, ex-Bupervisor of Internal 1 Rerijnue.'hasbeen requlrrt! togivabatil ta the rain of WfiOft 1b- afrteaf htMilw'aukee foaßßwer to the eha«e •of ccmspU’W-ta defraud the Government flnd Accepting bribes. Me emphatically Mfnies being guilty thealle#rti Charges. Severn# ‘’of tiie Chicag<p distilleft > and rectifiers have confessed in ing beeu engaged in manufacturing and dealing in cropked whisky apd expr(*sed 'flidlr willingness Isl tell 'ffihthey know concerning the ring ' frauds and the revenue offiefofe others in them. ’ r A, 3' VX ’

CUNGRESSIONAL PROCEEINGS.

Os the 10th petition* were presented in the of 1862 and the Poland bill, and that Utah be admitted as a StkteAihDthe-Vnfow; ot c*tteW» of Ohio, asking for a reoeal of the Resumption »*''«ion.»?"i •*<’.for the enactment of a law to provide for the retirement of National Bank notes and substitute therefor legal-tender United States notes, etc. Resolutions were unanimously adapted declaring that th* death es the Vtee-Presidejk d<) «* BOt M ve the eKect to vttate the dflce of President pro tern. at f the Senate, and that that office isflclh at th® i ptiasuM-oftlfc SinatA Several ißlianl memorials were presented and referred....A large number of-bilis were introduced In the House, 'among wh’lfti was-one by*’Hr. Wood, of New ments, and to facilitate the resumption pf specie paynushts wifobiti ebitraetton of tiie cdWency. ! dh motion of Mr. Raiidall the rules Worts' seconded—ls9r to 65—after whiqh a running debate bn. .foe question of discussing the bin' was Indulged lit, the Republican membert claikiiwf .that the previous question «barred any, angnwnj unless by unauimous con*‘serft, which woiiitl hot be granted by that side of the House unless.the of amendment wan. conceded by the, Democratic, m»p>bere. was rejected-^j-eas 172, nays not the requisite two-thirds in the maibrffy. ‘Mr. Blaine then moved to reconsidps thie vote, proceeded to speak at YWlsiderflMc fengttr*fh’behf* bMfe ainendmont to delude Jefferson LtavM provisions of.thq hkH., and fa be taken .by . parliee ayailiPK thpnisclvpe thq privileges of th* bill. He was fol Messrs. Cox and Kelley in reply, who sbplf® Jh. favor o| universal K after of peorgia, obtained the flbbl and the debitc went over. 1 ‘ ‘ Oar tbetofc.bflls afereldbotorctl iu toh Senate for the. formation.,of a -State Constitution in New Mft&co ’ Mpd’.&k' ‘adirifssioil of stick' Slate into the Utiibn iTO establish a branch mint a* St. Louts. ’F3rhin!l antfbimeetatent wait ntade of -lhe death of and-Sfenatcfr Andre* Jblihson, and 'deVeflM dulwgies were' ddftvetod,'attar which the’ usfiil' resotntibcW qi? respect were t adoptqd.-.A MH yas, introduced in the House MfMr. kftrtlsoil,’ juratory tai the re-Memptioff-of United “States -nines ater the re.6MnplU>n.of.BpacUrpayWnta. The Pension,Ap-. ? was reported and; made the special order for the 14th, Mr. Mil],, of Georgia, made a lengthy speech Th reply th t*he feinarttm ». mxige on tae-Kffigesry bfflrxftw wMhh ttyt Seyaji& *oon in connection with the death of ex-President Johnson was announced,' and several £ulogi9»tipon the life and services of the deceased wwreMreWvered. On the 12th a bill was introduced in the Senate to place all tmlored troops who army on an wi,h to bounties and pensions. A resolution Sffflrintroduoed fortttie appointment of a committee to examine the books of the Treasury Department. The office of President to 19.... After the introduction of several bills •Bdropyiuttynilß the^fouse—amon»teem -qulring Naflorial Banks to prepare for specie* payments, and -one to refund the cotton tax— ConsldhhMfc <rf fte and Mr. Garfield spoke in support of Mr. Blaine's suitsUtate tiaid in rep4y to Mr. Hill’s speech of the prevTousdiy. “* “ On the IStlw & lheiSenate' pet (Mow .werb .pre- - sented signed to' ever 2,000 citizens of Minnesota, WfscdnamV and Missouri, asking for an approprjatioii of *,1,000 for the improvement of whether making provision for succession to The Presidency in the event of vacancyr.is not defective, an4,Tf * s*. Tn what particular. Mr. Davis spoke on his resolution calling for an invest! of the books of the Treasury Department, and was answered by Mr. Boutwell, who stated lhit the discrepMcieS complained of by Mr. Davis were apparent, and not real. Adjotnjned to-the ;JWr.. i Hons of ihkiify invdktfgati nwarfe adopted by the House/ Mr. Blaine made his closing speech ob hi< proposed: amendment tfioi fee Amnesty bill, after which Mr. Banks offered an amendment providing <ha* any pefffon- laboring under political disabilities might have them re‘moved ofa sabsc iblfe? to na oath of loyally to the Government, which amendment was. ruled out, of or’er, Mt tianks ad lt, followed by Messrs. Tqrbox and Mo*ey in favor of universal amnesty?- Mr: Randall then closed the debateon the qu ostium j S h«j JttS,.origiual ,bU I* ..Wife Mt ; Banks’ amendment—Mr. Blaine's not having been admitted—was referred to the Judiciary Commitfefe;'':' O 1 ®*. a ;i On the 14th the Bbnate was not in session.... In Committee, the main question ordered, and the. vote on the passage of the bill resulted In its rejection—yeas 182, nays 07—there not being the requisite two-thlrds in the affirmative. ‘ Mr. Blaine then made a motion to reconsider, thus obtaining the ftpor, and asked unanimous consent io offer his hili for amnesty, with the exception of Jefferson Davis. Objections were made (o his offering the b|U, several-members claiming that he was ont of order under a motion to reconsider, and Mr Blaine Anally/yithdrew his motion. After the confusion incident to the tactics pursued by Mr. Blaine had subsided, the Pension Appropriation biH-(*29,538,500) was considered in Committee of the Whole, reported back to the House and passed. Adjourned to the 17th.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YORK. -r,..., > Lira Stock.—Beef Cattle—*lo.oo(fi’loo. Hoffs. —Live, *[email protected]. Sheep—Ss.oo@7 00. BB«ADSTurrs.—Floor—Good to choice, *5.400 5.90; white wheat extra, *5.96®7.T0. Wheat-No. 2 Chicago, 11.21C1.**; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, $1,225*1.23. Rye—Western and State, B&a97c.

Barley—<l Mtetort, 71% OTOc. Oata~lHked>mster»,4 *• P®rk—Mess, S2(U*B* 90 —Pfeine fetyu*-: - fleece. WUj ri#O|bdK *M.75«M.(»-, reoti otfety. *24Mfe-TO AMflp-OfH tockpfee, *[email protected]»j ! ..-sol ■■■ ‘ pßoviaiahn.—Bwtter—Chptoa, IJMfeWf BflSPw Fresh, 2*a»kUv Lard —Laia.jgie’jp toApnrtwrs.s-Flonb-WMte Wfewr Kxtra, *SV&©7LSO; spring extra, *4.OOfI«MISpring, RO. %Stei©9Bafe- Corn-Ro. 2,48# ©43«c. Qata-No. 2, , Rjw-Jfo. «, 66J4@67c. Barley—No. 2, 83‘A@84c. «■» Soooed dtet. -MM|» rtifcT'Ctomnon Boards, *11«©1AO’; f u.ixeiMOir r M WfewM*. u»th, *l.7s©<oA’ .W .rfbo-xfuff /W iL-urrT .*>< i .. KABT UMmrfej*. Lira Is-nxsc.-Beevner-Rert, u W* dium. Philadelphia*, *7.40a7M Bfceep—B&t, *5.3T« ©5.79; medium,

IN the Wrong Store.

“ W I’JCK going to be married [’bont|*eek, stranger,” said a countryman, withaslouched hat on one side of his htiad’/ M Me entered * jewtel«Fs-od >Market street last week, leading by the hand a bashfiil-looking girl with a red face and white teeth, “ ’nd I want a set of. jewelry to match that ’ere ring on hfir finger.” ■ ■- .sf--' :;t T< Something pretty nice, I prestrme?” said tlje jeweler, examining the ring. ”” ’ “ Bdst you’ve got, I reckon,” was the reply? . ;) Sonqe twenty different sets wepe shown Them,-varying in price from thirty to ninety dollars, Md finally they decided to take one, the price of which was sixty dollar*. Z’ . iUji... ‘‘ D® her up in a jag,” skid the countryman, pressing himself up closely agnjpst thegifl. . -a • The sbopkeeperartistically wrapped up the,, jewelry afid handed it to the be-" trothed. . ><iL • ■ f ui’'’h" “ There’s, your spondqllx,” said the purchjiser, as he ran his hands deep down into his pockets and threw two big handfuls of - hftd not beenas&i'tiiej pricO of his goods he looked a little enrespecially when the countryman “ IPs’a!| stranger, for she and I counter) it over more’n twenty times ’fore we left home.” X ... •: . “ How mpch. is. there ?’ ’ inqr ired the jeweler, liaying counted twenty-five cents all in cappers. “Ninety-nine cents, I reckon‘ i|ot a -cent short.” I 1 ’ Ninety-nine cental Why, that set of jewelry is sixty dollars; we don t sell brass here,” totelaifited tttr jeweler, Ids face becoming 'scariet, anti, taking the set from thq gijrl, he repl iced ftii tiife sh6#-easc. > . DP.l£utW|O'.whißtled the countryratyn,. lookingSdflT astonishment, first at the mati and and theu a boy out herptold me and niy gal that we could get anything in this store for ninety-nine cents,” and they went dut to -look for the boy.— Danburj/itewt. * . • ' . .. i ...

Evening Dresses.

One of th* novelties of the season is the broderie lac® for trimming evening dresses. ' This is strong tulleembroidefod with Bahn make 1 most (effective garniture; it is especially Venise lace of modern manufacture, hut' closely imitating the beatrtffol 'designs of ? a»tiqpe llhfe tdbliers, and as flounce§qfrich silk and velvet dresses. Fofqfaitfeybungladfcs&re ’pleatings of. crepe lisse matching in color ’the pale cream, sky blue and rose silks of which their dresses are made. Among beautiful floral garnitures are rosebud fringes, half a yard wide, of pendent buds of varied colors, damask red, creamy'tea-* .roses!and white Others . closed in-their green calyxes; these trim the tabliefo of ball dresses,-end -fonrtthe bertha of the cnraagp. White silk will be the favorijecolorfpr evening drosses this seasdn, add this must be of the ivory white orcreamy tinty; there are also rosy, white silks that are much admired, but blue and pearl white are passee, Velvet of dark rich shade, such as garnet marron browii, deep green,! or. sapphire. blue, is’ used for trimming these jw|ite; ; .qilk* dresses, in.conjimctron wvHU Itesp jpjeat-. ings, .lace and. flowers. The straight moyemage tiained skiri without flounces .is used with an elaborate tablier, or With side *l lb tiful Marguerite corsage. The corset waist* of evening, dresaeaare formed of twelve lengthwise pieces, and fit the figure as if they were glued there. Velvet collars add to the effect of this quaint mediaeval attire. The low ‘ cos ; sages worn by young ladies have square necks, are fastened behind, aijd have, ei-’ bow of white Citer nifle, studded vrith seed-pearl, makebeafitiful apphque trimmings on silk evening dresses. The blossoms of fruits are much used for garniture. There are pear and apple blossoms, or else clusters of peach blossoms mingled with grapes—a most effective combination. One of the late importatioris-froßtl Worth’s is a dress of sea-foam green silk, trimmed with tablier pleatingsaodpanier puffs cream-col-ored tulle and. firing* of unblown rose buds, showtag only * littledtefor; Tbfi corsage is cut highbehind, with square Pompadour front—a fashionvery prevalent this winter. Another pretty fashion is that of making blouse drapery of tulle on the front of high silk basques of everting dresses.— Harper' t Bazar. . ,'*•%>,,r.„>:? A petrified girl isn’t of much account, but they have recently found one in an Arkansas cave,

MULTUMIN PARVO.

it all the-time.” Now the Mdors on the vaHtiti* ckiltttMly his pranti. nu’Ti ian umbreHM contenting swords or Other weapons «mnpf itePaffo withotifiWWt frapi pliicf < Police. ' , flv ;w7z L —Jr you haven’t sent a. poor widow a barrej-of ihaveh’t made, any tally-marks in hcHffekiD-ZXstreit ’ Hayto, Webster’sjjwtegfflWWti wtl .iB .tha California Legislature for Santa Barbara anti-Ventura. sawottft se xluu evmu aeintf Asyhim spent their friends. They passed their quietiy.-su Sabbfttii-tichool Union of Ohio ' a request to Its. friend* for aid tob4' Represented in the .Bap bath-Smiool Departinent of the Centennial Exhibition. , M y-ilhisionaries in Egypt say- that the outlook is most "Calls for mUsioiary .l»l>dr come from all directions.' Nine a .have rec ent I yOcen licensed to preach; attd the BOhoois xontoia I,IW schbiara. is/fi man irißbtith nadley, Mass., who has jnst got out* of a lawsuit, wants'fo pbteih a larflß-fragied picture of a cow, with ome cltenl at thq head and the other at the htil, pulling, and,the lawyers meanwhile qtiiefly rtlliiitg. s < ; 'c ;« Ffower sends between '3,000 and 4,000 boqquets weekly to tile hospitals, workhouses and sick poor at hopte. The flowers are placed in littte paper bouquet-holders, upon each of which fr a tex t °t Scripture. «A juveiule criminal,, .sentenced, a few dwyg figo to five? yatari’ portal sotottMe at i cried because the would, not serid Aten to’Wj ai'le the. dock exclaimed: “I willaend me to sea next time, my Lard,” l —The Presbytery of Oregon includes thirty ntinisters and niricteeQ ch’nrdbes. Ito field extends Over Oregon, Washington . Territory and Idaho. The presbytery recently resolved to appeal the General Assembly for the establishmthit-of a synod with three’Woftfore presbyteries. the pi'aeappie,- now being extensively cultivated in, the East Indies, 0P turned 1 to being converted into a 'klßct hf wadding, which is used for upholstering instead of hair. A sort of flannel is also manufactured from them Jpsjp which substantial waisfcohts and Akfate ckfi Be made. . . ' : ;. t 1 ‘ —There will be four eclipses the com'ing year—two-..0f the sun and two of the. .moon. Only two of them will be visible in this country, namely; a partial ellipse of the mooh tit midnight March 9. and ap annular’'eclipse of the slih March £t>: Sept.lß a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in Aus&tdia and the’&rathem Pacific region. , A t trib,v ' -iA|QCTWfe. tailor M Des Moinos. has invented a curious sort of piano, |he hammea- of wh&h fftiißtefl bells* hWteW W string#. There are in this piano sUty-sjx :jbejix iiiCW so piirteth Jtehei »Q .adjusted^. saclL peil-tthril fibre ttfli perfeettone- hi responstyfehlbe touch df the petfoftnertol ifthl L ?;fcTcoines'tb the firoift with * couple of TemarkAbfo giriji amKtim country fi challenged to produce thefr equals. ’They are the Misses Purdy, of LOng Valley. Besides being posted ih all that pertains so dress they can’ and do often h’arfless st4f4riy<# horsed ot btis&k•tag,'’atyes pf emergency mount ; the reaper and draw as steady a line over a pairjftf bolts as . r tbe best among thAsocalled' lords of creatioh: ThlM year theyare in ; the potato htisineSs‘ Ort-‘k small” BWj apritig fbny,. procured six pounds of potatoes iff choice varieties. They ipiaqfod this seed, hoed it themselves, and dpg pounds of splendid potatoes as thei result. . >,.: , > - —Tne Western agent of the Children’s Aid Society reports an interesting fad-’ <ientconcerhingone of theboysreccfitly sent out,the West by the society. Thjs boy having expressed his tfianks to the sgeht for providing him!with a good home,. : he was informed' that he should thank ”God, aS the agent was only an instrument iin His hands “ Yes,” said the boy, ” I do thank .Him for keeping me from taking toy life.” He then stated that on the -previous Friday he had walked to Har. Jem, hoping so get work, but was diSSap- ’ On his way back to the Bowery, beaag without money, and having eaten nothing that day, he determined to drowfi himself. At night he weqt toward the Nefth River, intending, to’jump in, but before doing so he concluded to read a few verses from a Testament which a mtarioirary had given him. He then went behind a pile of hnnber to pray to God to forgive him the sin he was about to.commft; On returning to the sidewalk he looked down, and, seeing something, fished it up and. found it WBs aflfteenceht stamp. He changed his course, obtained a night’s lodging with the money, came to see the society’s agent next day, and on the following Tuesday left for the West.-

A Swimmer Five Heurs and a Half in a Stormy Sea.

/Bhe Boston Traveller says while the ship Memnon, Capt. Baker, was beating down the Bay of Bengal, a seaman fell tCrom the'fore topsail yard while reefing. A life-buoy was cut adrift, the sailor reached it and, stripping himself, made fast to the buoy with his suspenders, for

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the sea M*W very rough and .he was in beinff cramned if he held on ■ In 4hn meantime foe ship, Mier Mtt. wan. attest .to worir ; fo,foe iJwipdw^MJym. M W vain; after wearing several (riw would and loslng'siifttof hjm, he was given up nsa quii’Jg siiiT .T-sel-rtßoell . cry was heard ; Sccrr;a lead-line was anotlier lffe ? d preserver and thrown overboard. He noticed, this, strUk out was hauled on board., alter being in the wnterfiye'hqurf husbanded iris strength atad, 0s ihe water tris hbts colcl, Suffer much beyond

A Grandmother's Advice to Young Housekeepers.

Do not RHofr anyone so persuade yoff to board, i permit, rimiing'and furnishing a whole housft,get ttfo or three,f oewaiAkQWim M of happippfls ; imiide. Mva, conipartoieW> and, as ji| ia- yqux,great wish; to be .happy ranicrintentcd,, begin wj|h a, gwd; sqjid 'fottpdntj«^ n Yow, lixe jerkin ‘your means, and keep .Xhat yo.w religiously. Do not be troubled if your frieaijs, Afinie and Nellie, are making a greater show with an equal irdome. pTou will get up after i wbile/wh.ep, jieritaps, they will ha re to taks rooms, ana reduce their expenses. We take it for granted your husband is engaged in some occupation; now as he goes daily to his business you go td yqurt, determined to, be a “Mn-m’fiet” aid ’not Df&< ’neatly; have ydur calico wrappers madse f L for work, not with lbirg trails ..suitable Wy lor firite sdies Wiio .can aft. ford Bridget; wear' ii i»10n ' llnCti coHfir, 1 'OrJif you prefer, ohe of calico made on jht! dreia. Be wblf supplied with kitchen aprons and one of some heavy, coarse ma;teridl for scrubbing, washing, ete., and do not be 11 shamed to be seen working. Your hnsbani f , hte‘to work for your bretKl anti butter; isAhat a.disgrace* ;You ahsjver no; their■Hiff honefor yOu’ to ’afd him. lion’t bogin to apologtoe’if a friend drop# in 'and flhds you at the wash twb—youean be and are as mpch of a lady in the kitchin the parlor. jbt Arrange your work systematically-; by so.doing-you .will accomplish more, have timefor visiting, receiving visitors, etc. Pf Itwo women whom we know, ofu equal' means and time, one accomplishes onethird more than the other—never seem# in a hum,.her bouse is’-neat as. a pin, herself likqyl&i- while Um? other—hqw shall we describe her home?—go in me, every chair full; “Q ,qayl,ej(ause the looks .of the house; I am washing, baking and trying to get some cleaniiig done, and had not time to make the bed and rid up.” No system there, you mentally, exclaim. ’Ti# better;fo ;; take. Monday, if possible, for your, washing; you are less liable to be interrupted. Tuesday, day, sweeping; cleaning-up,'etc.; Thursday, sewing; Friday, same*; Saturday, bakfflg, cleaning;-etc.; Sabbath, rest; do all tfe time,"visitAs urged you to bq neat, fa yotif dress ahd house and be 'partfcuUfly si/m, arranging your table, it is not nbcessnry to kavd foe finest j|nen, chtiia or silver - ; of‘course they are something to be desired, imd we do undervalue either theif beatrty of Worth, but with s table covereH” withi.ai fine white teloth, of course, neat stoneware (ivhite anti' perfectly pterin)/ gtfod wholesome victuals, well cooked, you Can raise yonfsdlf greatly in the esleem of siningry man ; no matter if you are not ‘is handsome as-yon WOuld like ; you will gfet better looking in his eyes' every day." Be cheerfill, welcome your husband with iidt Only a* neat house and person, blit a smile. He may have had many annoyances through the day; try and drive foe thoughts of them aw*y, ahd, j if Ute tea, havettn easy chffir and a news*i paper br favorite book where it will catch his eye omrfeing from tfie -tatde. Temp him to spend the long autumn and winter evenings at home with you, improving yourself frith useful reading, music, Mr you have the talent, etc. Get him a pair of slippers and make Jjjm a dressinggown. These will cost money and labor, but they will Put the gown on the chair, sjipppr# near by. and, if these on,picks up Jiis paperor txyok. you will have your husband safe for-the evening. He will feel so thoroughly comfortable that it would take a good deal Jq, get' him out; arid if business compels him io go be assured.he will soon return ;-and it behooves every good woman to do all she can to make her home The saloon-keepers understand this power of attraction perfectly, and they are always ready so wiii your husband away from his home. Yhefy care not for the lonely, suffering wife find children.—tiff. Loii.it Republican.. ; ‘ The winding up of the going jjjyrt of the great clock at Westminster, London* the weight of whose pendulum is 680 pounds, takes ten uiinutes, but the winding up of the striking pasts—the quarter' part and the hour part—takes five hours each, and this fatty-'to be done twice a week. -The contract cost of winding up the clock is £IOO a year. The error of the clock amounts to only about one second for eighty-three days in the year, and there is no other clock in the world of which the same can be said. I. 1.1»I (I 1 In New York and vicinity there are wpwand of 500 florists, with an aggregate invested capital of $10,000,000, including real estate. Ten hare a capital of $50,000 toSJS,OOO. One firm that;enjploys -fifty hands is now growing more plants than all the florists of New York did thirty y«anaso.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Maj<y men and some women 1 'mistake the won’t pdwer for strength of will, and sheer ugliness for firmness. The first soap to liwa natural, death in the Black Hills was 41 Mr. Hollenbeck. His remains iiafb.arrived at ‘ An author says that ope of the uses of adverrity. Is to bring ( ds . out. at the knees and elbows. - :z Thb saying .that’ is more please ure in giving than receiving” issupposed -toopply chiefly to “ kicks, jgesgine and advice.” / i ... Whisk William and iSmSm begin, by inpubliC th<* ciipnces are ten to bhe that ere the close of six . months. , they will windup by suing.” !1 A Violent and uncontrollable temper,’’"whs the reason assigned >by a juror at ■ TJpst|o*'-ft>f- declining r to serve. After ; car‘eful investigation the Court excused him. ' ' ’ - ndl di Willie -Featherston, ofltidgeGA,was in cot (ing tjie core toWiird'' hlmwtlib knifo casne-i through and peoetrufedh'is bfoasf destroy- J ing life instteitlyc ■ ■to iHi. ’ The London Builder speaks of : j» '- “bricken” house. Very- well; hut it QVghC to have a rocken foundation, be buut on-a sanden shore, and equipped witi zinkenpipes. ( •< •> > q-<awC» ' doesn’t take me Jdrig to make up my mind, I caute|l you!’*‘daid i fop. u lt,’s always so where the'stock of f material to make up is- small,” quietly remarked A youhg lady. ' . ... There was a hard-trp marl in KoufsvflMi the other day, says the CouTier-JovtrtHil< trying fokfell/ks a valuable relic, a r three- » ■cent po6ta*ge-stafrip : wfiich he declared'was from one of PatiFs letters to- tlie-Corltta* ”, ! -’-'Toiit ;■ a foie w The first celebration of hn : hritdri€-V!Ven t during the year will be at Boston on the 17th of March, which -will be 'fo<r <wh- - teqnial of We evacuation Of that City by of some noise arid parade. '• ■> * Jx' jsf. --d tliat : romtf couhfhs in ‘Kew Jersey, Which hdve been accustomed to 1 -' export several fhoitsirii. bushete 1 Of pofii-j tftei’ are’ ribw t>bi|gfe^oppurOti^e : ttist Imy ! portant esculent, so great’were the ravages- - of the potato-bug last season. ' ’ <’i?uvo‘ “ Aita^"” 1 in'his notes in the London’ . says: “ A friend ‘ r jyhh‘ Wtri 1 <fo : ' board tlie ‘j’oonah on her last outWatif 5 vpyage ; informs' note that’niondih‘ : Mid w-as ’ amqng,the passengers w&y 4® MdT--bourne, treated ffhmcn^e-' exfiittenent performing a feat hitherto unattempted even by fiinE - W’ ‘Wo iWX&gaia' walked along ’i rope stretched from the main so the mizzen mast, 12O;fe0t long, at j a height of sixty feet . Tlie motkin of the J engine and'the sway ingot the vessel fnade this a difficult operation, especially hS- the rollirig at that great height was much more perceptible than on deck. 4 When Blondin descended 4to» roceiye tlw ; ; congratulations of thosctwlfo naw -him perform this unique! feat,’ lie was quiver, ing and perspiring froin : sbeerexcitemerrt. and his'frme Was.deadly pale. He ex-. elattned:;‘.WeH, I’ve, done it—l knew it was to be done, but l have never attempted . anything Hkvjt befoml’ ; Mrs. Maclvor was bitten by a tarantula q the other day, and -at last accounts was threatened with a real case of taEantishi# which is commonly regarded as a fabulous disease. -Tie lady lives with her husband: and children in an did; ! adobe house, an order of architecture which 4s: grathially giving place to brick ahdistotib so Pueblo. Mrs. Madvor, in putting en aa undergarment which had been hanging on a,nail, scared-a tarantula out of its folds,, which tumbled into her bosom, where. it buried its venomous fangs in her The breast began swelling almost immediately, and with distressing imine throughout the body- the unfortunate woman soon became delirious. A physician administered large quantitiefeof whisky, which failed of intoxicating effect. Other remedies, however, proved more, effective, and. the patient is now likely to recover. The Mexicans have a superstition that the only, antidote for the bite of a stant dancing, or appropriate music pTayfcT unceasing!}- until the patient Dimoer {Col.) New,