Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 20, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 19 July 1878 — Page 2

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C. MA, PaeUaker. jasper, - - - vmxsx. CURRENT NEWS. WAMIIXttTOM. Seeretary Sfeeroiaa says he aa net deehkd te UHWOHe the rwuaiiHfcHi ef 1T jeat is advaaee e-J Jaaaary 1, 1S7, the Uate axed by He .vi, however, reWHp nay eeae Wwe that Uwe by MtHral eaiwes, or who the premium ea epeeie vfeall dieepfeer, whkh point we are aew approaching. It k lb duty of the Govroateat, he addV, to employ H kfcltimate mum to produce suck result. The wis hakaee in the Treasury te about &fiQ9,Wi, aad atendily laerealn. As there is no Mm the balance will fall below the present igurc, this, with th present low premium a gold, makes it net unlikely that resumption will oeeur before January 1. AUTO MOVTHWmW. In the raoe at Louisville, oa the 4th, hetwees Tea Broeok aad Xolllo XeCarthy, the kiter wao dietaaood aad shut out oa the third mile, the aorse maiataiaing hlo laarek. The time was as follows: First mile, 1:498-4; seeoad mile, 3:4 1-4; third mik, f :3f ; fourth mik, 8:19 8-4; more than a minute slower tbaa Tea Breeck's beet reeerd. Both horses wore well used up, the heat beiaglatoase. Peter Blaek, r resident First Xatioaal Bank, Zanesville, Ohio, was found uoad in bed the morning of the Ttk. Heart disease. Wh. Sutcliffe, who reeeatly defeated FraakFrinee ia a 24-mile swim, was drowned ia the Mississippi River at New Orleans oa the 7th. Sutellfe aad others had been swimming, but were ia their boat, which Suteliffe jumped out of to eatoh the swell ef a passing tow-boat. He ventured too Bear and was struck by the barge. He rose enee after the barge passed over him, but sunk immediately. George Fesekr, the defaultiag Treasurer of Stark Couaty, Ohio, arrived at Canton oa the 6th in charge of ofKeersaoeompanled by the principal attorney for the eounty, who had ia his poseosska $36,000 of the stekn money. Feesler was completely broken etewa and very penitent. The Arkansas Democratic State Coaventk, which met at Little Rock on the 5th, adopted resolutions favoring the substitution of Halted States Treasury notes for national bank bilk and their beiag made full legal tender save where the contract gpeeiies otherwise; deploring the contraction of j i the Interest-bearing debt: favoriaar thet - - - ' sr- j baok, silver and gold dolhr for all purpwe, i so that a national dollar shall be a dollar ataoag all our people aad in every department of our Government;" demanding the unqualified repeal of the Resumption act; also, favoring a subsidy for a Southern Pacific railroad and appropriations for the construction of levees oa the Mississippi River. The concluding resolution declares that the colored population of Arkansas are id est! fied la interest with the Democratic nartv il JlltlZJ 7 ei lae state, aau, recognizing tae importance ef a more harmonious feeling, Invites the aBilTrt t-ntl liAAAUi t ami mat it-a a.tm I.m t-. i wiwi . vs w e,i ? wvprininm jjb furthering eommoB Interests. Gov. Miller was renominated. From July 1, 1678, to July 1,1878, a period f three year;, St. Louts contributed to the Internal Revenue the sum of $10,f7,sr.37. These taxes were almost entirely derived from whisky, beer and tobacco. The Governor of Iowa has been foreed to ksue a proclamation against the hordes of tramps who are overrunning the State, and in some cases taking possession of railroad trains. Sheriffs are authorized to call cut the militia when necessary to abate the nuisance. A. II. Burklew was hanged at Vienna, Hi., en the Sth, for the murder of Darld Wagor, a neighbor, Just one year previous. Major i ill O. Woodson, Associated Press ' At TnibiuBIaBs Tf. thVmi,; cK"e.lWw SiT alnsTantly t killed MksMattie Sherwood, the riukter. ef a prominent citizen, and then shot and kllkd himself. Jealousy k the supposed au. i.l.lt,l.l . .... I ... . . , i with the hostile in at Camas Prairie, akton.andatCum - Auuiininai vamuniciB nun Oregon have occurred , , ., v.mMings- raaea, near ine IOTK Of tae Jehn Day River. Howard's cavalry had reached John Day Valley on the 3d and were pursumg the Indians, who were thoucht to lie making for the Columbia Riverwith the intention of eressing near the mouth of Snake River. the 8th, from Umatllk, that Capt. Sperry's company of volunteers, about AO Hrotur.bad I been almost eniirsly aanlhikted in a fight wkh the savages Willow Springs, soe . tt M . . , w ,,-- ky. At Lake Harber Wah a tb. tel. Ai UKe iiarnor, ileh., on the dth, two daughters ef Joseph Cook, aged 10 and 12 years, went bathing in the kke. One got Into Ik. l.a.l . , .V w,v- """" "J tt7, rjrin unit ie other went to her assistanee, but neither was able to get out. The mother, seeitur the danger of the children, went to their rescue, and all three were drowned. At Winona, Minn., en the 7th, Mks Annie Sweet, a sehool-teaeber, and Maud Bksell, aged W, were drowned In the river whtk hath Inf. Near Thurman, O., on the 7th, two seas ef Philip Wagoner, aged 9 and 12, were drowned while bathing. Mks Settle Crawford, residing with Mr. Spencer, at Sewell, en the line ef the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, undertook te light a lire with a can filed with kerosene etl. The result waa the n exploded, setting the heuse en Ire, and bunting Mks Crawford te aerkuely that she died a few hours after, -ward.

As.t at VtntL. t-. wM - k I Carthy, has been sold to Budd DoWe.

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3ftr Beerrw, 0.. the JWi, Jen Karl-1 nor lW In front of a reaper in a ntM ami j wae harrlety mutilated, Win dtomfaowid-

odanUlMirtme bkamw wvrotl. Bdwta L. Smith, a prominent lawyer ei Tumom. Ill,, wt hk throat wHh a maor,-..! J w fUiJ w dead. TreUewlth hU I wife wa the eause. Midor W. W. Williams, edHer of the Logan County (0.) JimI, plaoo hlawelf Ih frea-t of the night exprem train near Meltefeatalae, on the morale of the 8th,

aad wao iattaatly killed. Family trouble w capital, sue maRafcod to ewape from are thought to have litigated Mm to oom- i itemeat Ir the dromi of a Sister at nlttho ded. Charity, and reaebed Geneva, Sin her Georg Sullitt, a aegro, w lyaohod at ' arrival ia the latter city she km been treadViae Grove, Hwdia Couaty, Kv., on tkeTlh. ed to a bosquet, givea by Radieal exiles of He wsw charged with havia aeHlted a diteroat aatioaallth, who naturally rf?ar4

white woku. Kobort St. Oetraador, a well kaowa rlvot pilot, committed imioide at Loukvilleoa the Sth, by takiag laadaaum. Family trouble, brought oa by hie ewa dieoipatod habits, was the eause.

Aaguotas X. Jaeksoa, editor of theKewj Pi me crime aioae, iut cumraunlAlbaay (lad.) Zr-SBirrf, a veteran J ted hk intentions to some acquaintances

jouraaiiet, died ea the eth, aged 6' Jamee Gil more, aa employee of the United Statee Express Cempaay at Ciaolaaati, oa the 4th absconded with some $16,600 ia money package. Near "ew Lexington, 0., ea the 9tfa, twe young ladies, named Green and Murphy, were struck dead by lightning while pkk lag cherries. Mrs. Mauz was fatally burned at Dayton, O., on the fth, while lighting the ire with kereseae. The eonaectloa between the Sutre Tunnel aad Comsteek lode ia Nevada, jtiet completed, is a most important event to the mining interests, as it gives a new lease of life to the Comstock lode and mines, the products of which, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars ia bullion from low grade ores alone, have heretofore been valueless on account of the expensive mode ef mining. The ottirial returns of the California election give the following as the composition of the Constitutional Coaven lion: NoB-partisaBs,$l; Worktagmen, 2; Republican, 11; Democrats, 8; Independents 2. The Non-partisans elect all delegates at large. A contract has beea closed for completing the Texas Pacific Railroad from Sherman to Whttoftbere. TtiA VIami Ti ma VAUBtalaui vhACA tli tiau

" w..v .VK.V "w i mines. KA8T AND SOUTHEAST. At Boss's Grove, seven mike west ef Pitteborg, Pa., on the 4th, a most terrific st0rM ocenrred duriae a tdenic A larre number of women and children had taken refuge ia and under a covered wagon which steed beneath a tree ; the tree was struck by lightning, toppled over upon the wagen aad crashed to death seven persons and badly inliiriMF Hrlr a Anm Atkom. Tlu. rAitaM &f tka viiLui . nrA i.i1iimiiiIa. of the killed are. Mrs. Conrad Reithmulkr and her 12-moatbs-oidbabe; Ludwlg Waltz; n.. n... ....i a ...i ik. v. iS . . f . . I y; P1 Sbndelmaa, aged 18; Mrs. I fJteebBer. aired 4ft all of the towa of Shams- ? ZZ? 01 "Mrps Dr. James C. Ayer, the well known patent medicine proprietor, died recently in an asylum for the insane. Ttu ritz-ui' -Wrtara BTitr Af lWtaK.ir ine cn.zeBS savings sanK w 1 Ktsburg, 'a., has rone into bankruptcy. Lkbilhles laaiaatounu Iknjamin Jfoyes, President of the Xatkaal I if. luunim Paaiiiuv f w-ii twnai J.ire lBsuraaee Company ef v ashiagtoa. I). C., eoftvkted of ciHpracr to defraud the no) b-v. holders if th Vtw Tor. ueirauuiaepeoc-aeMter9i -CH der - sej .iMiMii, has ueea seateaeeu to ia montns imprisonment at hard labor la the New Jersey Penitentiary ami te pay the costs of the suit. It in stated that the raeine mare. MoUk York (re- "" "MiiKsmuww race ever wea -T-l. t , .... .. 1. t2 . i . . . . A"f - lnKl ilbur F.Storey, of the Chicago under the care of Dr. Brown - Se - j ?I"f , Paris, being treatetl for paralysis. ' iliehatla severe shock while traveling int

gold mines have been discovered, are 100 ; """ l"e ,S,BHU' a,r "arBCi tuicib, miles leng and 40 miles wide, awl extend I jf1 appointed Minister of Affairs of the from the Missouri River to within TO miles, j h,"d lMthh. tr0 are t be or less, ef the boundary line. It Is supposed , aI! ,H P0Wil0Httr rk .,.rtr vi ,E -,Ji tZX 1 Thirty persons were killed at Lyons,

Switzerland raeentlv but U la & flr rc u , Wl recently, tun is in a latr way to "wner ThecUkat the Indian Bureau - - ---- --- .. , L """"'" umrwiuw repons regarding , the krse number of Indians on the war - 1 P , Northwest, and say that there - are iHt really ever 300 all told who are ea8S1 in the revolt. uen. Sheridan k to take personal com - mand of the forces in the lilaek Ililu noun, try Mrs. Eliza Pritehard, formerly Plnkton.: I , i . . . , . , It is reported, has been subjected to another j Interview and reeanted her rwNt t. monk regarding the killing of her husband I i . " J wm mm .jf vm , At the recent session of Concreta aehaM) 1 ... T.t?i-. .t!i wat made in the laws regulating the com- ! pen-ation of Postmasters ef the fourth daw. i . The ehanre makes the salaries denead unoe 1

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iaiHcnHio sismps esnceicd ineaea otSR-e, net upon that sold. roKHIQM. Advices from the City of Mexico, of the SOth, state that Gen. Jose Maria Mata has been appointed Minister of Foreign Relations, and the appointment gives general satisfaction. It was rumored Sebastkn Camaehk would he appointed Minister of PnWk) Works, (lea. Riva Pakek having become very unpopular. It k declared In Itusskn clreke that the prwpeet of Count SheuvalolT sueeeedlag Prise Gortschakeff depends upon the Ceunt'a ability to Inaugurate a pelley aiming at the EngHsh tdtknee. The eereUry ef ?tak has inMmeted our Consul atTangkr, Xoreeee, to ee-epsrate wfth the representativss ef ether Gsvern-1

moata ia Htlng hbt good HU (m behalf ef oppiwotl Iwnelit. Vera $atii(hf the woman wbo attempt-

edte aaInate Uen. Trepe", I'rwftmt of we at. retemmric reiiee, ww arrived at Geneva, Switaeriaed. ike toll a rtraage ttfery ether adventures after hor trial. Iw mediately upon hor aequlttal a riot took ph.ee la the Court-room, and during the tumttk fce was hurried away by pel lee agent dutguhied as medfeal students to an oheeure houfre Ik the suburbs of the Rusrat nmiinmMuamiii i(f lavwumui the rod aa. Dr. Kobliag has so far reeevored from his iajuries m to bo able to undergo a searchiagoxamiaatioa regardiBK4iie attempt upon the life of the Emperor William. He says uw tHn uppe u. iiis present siaiemeat k believed. Goaoral Mejia, Minister ef War under Prostdeat Juarez, has returned to Mexico. It k believed that President Diaz will unite with General Mejia ia as effort to nave the eouatry from another revolution. General Xejla will probably be a candidate for the Presidency. The reported death ef the Sultan of Morocco k emeially denied. Additional coaolusieao arrived at by the Berlla Congress are, the autonomy of Westera Roumelia, Eplrus, Tbessaly and Crete, to le secured by European centre ; to maintain the Dardanelles eteeed, as at present, to ships of war; to cedeBatoumto Russia and make it a free port. There remain the questions of dismantling the fortifications and forbidding the Russians to fortify the coast. The occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austrian troops has been postponed till August, to give time for the restoration of railways and for the organization of future administration of provinces. England and Turkey have privately concluded a defensive treaty, by which, in consideration of the cession to England of the Island of Cyprus, the latter agrees to defend the Integrity of Asiatic Turkey, by force of arms if necessary. Ia case Russia should sec fit at any time to restore to Turkey Batoum. Ardahaa and Kars, England agrees to t , t c?i r . France, en the Sth, by the explosion of a . petroleum factory. ' THE ELECTORAL ISVESTIfiATIOX. Freeeediags ef the 1'ettcr Committee, Thomas II. .Teaks testified before the Committee oa theM that he never made any such aMdavit as that presented by Win. II. Seymour before the Louisiana sub-Committee, ! wkteh purported to be ofcrned and sworn to by mm (jenics). jamesi-.. -iersn tei I titled that Jenks dictated to him the affidavit i ! uestioa and swore to it before Seymour, SiLcy l'nblt. The understanding wao that j Anderson was to show the aSklavit to Mat I thews, and endeavor to secure Jenk an anpolntmeat on the strength of it Kmlle Weber, brother of Daniel Weber, deceased, wao s wiMn and read a written etateiaentto I the ettect that he had no personal kr.owl.njgo that Democratic intimidation existed In the Pri-MW and V est I elktana. Ills derson.'had infonnedbln; the two parishes had eone Democratic innuencewas brought 1 bear upon bis brother to make his im)testi Hm )te (Kmlle) had been approach el vrj frequently to uae bis lutiuenee with ' saw tiie blanks therein. Alter Anderson had 'lelt.JadKe Campbell attached the Jurat to , the pajter. It was not a worn to by Anderson, t ,i0hii7l;rTnHii wa- fpokeHimn forthevisltimc statesmen, amt he (Weber) knew that Sherman had Ktven his bnitlier' a-wurances a ,7,M1 ... AlUiW M ir brotest to tml after it bad been made. Weber had. ia consultation with Sherman, extdainesl to htm that hk brother thought his parish bad one Democratic, and he was disposed to take back his protest, thereupon Mr. Slierman assured htm his brother would be cared for, and he requested that lie send )U brother to WmJ that his brother, on tho day he received It, showed htm the Sherman ktter of assurance, and said he had received It direct from Mr. Sherman. Weber was famlMar with the handwriting of Sherman, and was StIHed that the letter was written by that geutkman. In 1877 the Sherman letter was a subject of Kreat morti HoatktH to the Weber family, and his s!ter In-law, Mrsi. Daniel Weber, had endeavored to Tina it among the papers oi iter iinsoana, 1 r4JS.l' ,''k:".kwl, ,1 !!!.'H:".!.ni."k.s,'J"'he (vTitnl-M) maie search for the ktter, and had found it ia a shoe-box and destroyed it i forthwith. Mrs. Jenks had been in no way j kneeled with the authorship of the Sher'man letter. Whnesh turtherstated that he VSS&SSS , Kv eberaareement. his orotiier'a murder was I not done by pontleai enemtcs, but by ierson , a"d einlnted m tC'hHnnifrK.rt1' ( mau& sweeps tne parkh cd west l-elictaua, witness said t STUr V 2tiU 1 make for hk action excent to sav it was i '' without deHlforattofi. A letter was here r smm n n fur, w men im ni;nnnmi as havlnir been written by himself. It was addressed to ?ft.?.SLi H,T!'.HWi v? f :wMpt in iik Jkiiiini ui his uiuiviirji, i, a, n filer, ill I it the writer says "The nssasslnn oi D. A. arc I at larae m vet. andoMetaUag in the canacitv 171 lri IIIIVU ' H V II Hlt,Xf W t -"JTV I HI BXSk other, 'Who will lie next? Under a.(overn ment at this time In this State, admlnktereU by Xkholk and hk band of aesmwins, ami to"'- anon bleed, tliere is not awl w'n.'"": y', the oiliest oaiv three ;i'ftr of turn. , Thi- akae would have been enough to have for the blood of Innocent and defenseless liepublicans Oer situation intheXortk can not be understood, or I am sure the people would not tolerate the state of affairs which actually exists here. One by one our white and colored Republicans are murdered, heru by daylight, and always by parties unknown. We hare endured more than our share of wrong and outrage, and unless the General Government eometo our rescue, we must skberi.il Her the fate of D, A. or leave tho State. This k a threat made against us publicly am! without fear. I). A.'Hwife and babies have moved from St. Faille to Donaldsonvilk. I have also been obliged for security's sake to move to the same place. We have abandoned alt oar property and lefttt at the mercy of the brutes. If Packard k (iovernor, and I have no doubt ot It, he will In due time hare the assassins of my brother ftrrflKHI IWHM jWSrJMWls' I f itdtOlirA b(k90HMMI Uovernor, and an attempt ca oar part to arrest or eonvkt the murderers 'is made, we will, beyowd any doubt, sumir death." During the readlBg ef the letter Mr. Coxexamtaed

tUe witHtMM Ih nwtinl U varkHM tKatotHOHto HMUtned thwwiM, and the wltHm ropllwl that alt tKatemoats mado wr vtHtehtMl tor by hint from litforiHatioii lie Itatl receive!.

aad be Mimii Uellnvwl tliHiu to 1h tins; but ho i hw hi new learneu iitai no nun loan ikisiuferKHHi. He now pr-inouucHNl the ttatemonts eotatnet therotn to tin itkm. Ho Hiibun. eHtly tttKt that the HUMentOHts were made HK pollttCHl effect ; tlmt he supposed tlio roa to wltoiii the ltttlr whs RilttreHmst wmAko Iwk to have it pnlilMitMl, and it would create, aftwIinKtiitlieNorthlu favor ot the Paok ard Uove rnuient. Eralle Weber further testlflwl on the 3d; Senator Sherman assured him In a convursHtion, that if his brother would standby liU pretest h would tieprntecteil.andin oompll Miice with tlui rMiiest .SIiciiiimii Iui gut Ids brother to go huh see Mm. IlisbrotherHibHO quently nliowed him I ho Sherman letter Hint witness took It in his Itaiut ami rend it. It was written on a double nheet of eoiiniusrclal note liaiMir. (Mrn. Junks tuttaed it was wiltten mi a single slieet ot conum rclKl letter pit pur.) Witness said it whs arranged before the election by KhIIokk. Tliomas o. Anderson and Packard, to throw out the Feliciana parlsbes on intimidation riltldHVlte; he wan hhmired by Kellogx hi tl others that it he would use hk luriueiiee with his brother to cany out the scheme, that be (wltnees) wonkl be returned to the Senate. He was iloloated by about 1.900 vetcs, but was (lectured elected by 00 majority by the lteturning Itoartl. Keterrltig to the chsc of Eliza 1'iBketbn, wltneos said that some ot the vise ltliiK statesuieu had interviewM with, her before she was brought before the Returning Hoard; he was of the opinion that tho socalled outraxe was a put-up Job. Witness told about Mrs. Jenks's visit to Mrs. 1). Weber in search of the Sherman letter, which she always spoke ot as such, and never Intintated that she bad Hay thing to do with the author, ship of it. She told Mrs. Weber that the letter was worth thousands of dollars, and that shu would pay her a good prioe tor tt. Judge Marks, now Internal Kevenuo Collector at New Orleans, hail also visited Mrs. Weber and requested her to. wake a statement that she had never known of the Sherman letter. At the close of his testimony witness wao ordered to report to the sub-committee at New Orleans on the loth, where he will be cross. examined by Uen. Vox. The Committee then adjourned till July 10. Secretary Sherman, oa the 0th, addressed another letter to Chairman Potter in refer e-nce to bis (Sherman's) otfer to furnish evidence an to intimidation, etc., in East Feliciana, and In reply to the letter of Mr. Potter, heretofore published, announcing the determination of the Committee not to go over tho irroBiid traversed by former Congressional ! committees. Mr. Sherman cites thu fact that the rotter Committee have already admitted evidence tending to disprove that fraud and violence existed In the parish, and complains that he Is denied tho privilege of introducing evidence in rebuttal. lie also states that lie is now prepared, at tho convenience otthe Committee, to submit testimony to rcncl the 'charges made aaalnst him personally, and linn ki e ma L-wiiiiKfi, .ui .7in'imunici , n iii-k of witnesses whom he asks to be subpoenaed. The I.ouUinna Mub.Commitlre. The sub-committee, on the 2d, obtained from the Clerk of the United States District Court tor examination the copies ot Klectoral certificates riled in that office. W. A. Strong, Secretary of State, also produced all protests on tile in his ottke that were before the KotHrnlntf Hoard relating to the election of November, 1876. Thero were no protests by Packard or Kellogg or their attorneys. The si.b-eoramittre, on the 3d, after taking some unimportant testimony, adjourned till the Sth. Potter's sub-ooniBiittec met at 11 o'clock on the Sth. I A. M'olfiy. Clerk of the Circuit Court and U. S. Commls-doner, testified. Thinks most of the aflidavits before the Ho turnlme Roard were attested by him; superintended their preparation as a Supervlpor of Klections; his oltlce is the repository for these iwpers; orltnal affidavits were iHirroweU from him from time to time by the Itepublicau counsel; some of them had not been returned: brought here all protest, atthlavite, etc., made before inu ; also some I discovered among them a few days ago which I think should have been tiled In the Secret ary of State'H oraee. The papers were deliveied to the committee, and included the original protest of 1). A. Weber, with interlineations, which witness thought were evidently made alter the ordinal draft, being in different ink and handwrltlnic. The committee at I '38 went Into executive session and adjourned till Saturday. I). J. "Wedge, Chairman of the Democratic Campaign Committee ot Kast Kellttana Par lab, La., testified on the Sth its to the llepubllcan leaders refusing to vote at the election and advising the nee roes to do likewise. An i dernon signed the returns, and witness paid I him the amount of his voucher for services 1 as 8iiprv!or, amounting tohetween i'JOOand j Thomas K. Williams, colored, testified J that Uapt. He Uray, it leading lie t publican, told him It wat no utte do vote, mar. ine votes woniu ue inrnwri our. lonn lie Lee testilivd that Do (Jray and Campbell told him that it was agreed by the leading Hepah licans that there was to 1 no Itepublicau ticket in the Held John S. banter, Clerk of the District Court, testified that two indictments found by the (Irand Jury against Tho. II. Jenks, for embeiEZling 10,000 hh Tax-Col lector, bad been nohu proscuuied. but a civil salt for the deficit was still pending Mr. Cox took the place of Mr. Reed, at Itepublieaa member of thu sub-Committee. One Xeal m Day. At a late meeting of the ItaHimoro Academy of Mudieine, Dr. Cordell thus briefly reported the cure of a gentleman of that city understood to bo Mr. II, K. Gregg, a real-estate agent: " Ho is now 58 ears of age, six feet threo anil a half inches in height, and weighs P20 pounds. At the age of 14 he bad typhoid fever; since that time he has never been sick. "Weight is the same now as at 21. At the age of 25 he lost his appetite for breakfast, and has ever since dispensed with that meal. At the age of 52, owing to the distance from his place of business to hie resilience, he gave up dinner also. For the lost six years he has, therefore, confined himself to one meal a day, and that about 0 p, m. From the time of rising in the morning until this hour not a particle of food or fluid of any kind cntera his mouth. Uiiring the six years in which he has partaken of but the one daily meal his health has been excellent. He uses no stimulants, and for the last two years has drank no tea or collee. The evening meal I', moderate in quantity, embracing tho usual variety of a. dinner-table. He randy, however, eata any other meats than freeh borkand bacon. Between the meal and bed-time be drinks a large quantity of water." . ' Dr. Foote, says in the July IlociUh Monthly, that all chronic skin 'diseases are invariably due to a scrofulous taint in the system. This view waa also 'taken by Dr. L. 1. Yandell, of Louisville, Ky., a late dktingulahed aUep thie prae-tftioaer. ( Tka Emperor of Uraail has riven from hie private purse the sum of fr, 000 for the use of Brazilian students of mwk U Europe.

FASHION NOTES.

Celluloid coral bangles are among the latest novelties. lUiabowglaeevaseAaml Hower-stauds are novelties. Kagliskmea are imitating the Ktissian faeklon of wearing bracelets. Lawn tennU is the game which is dentined to take the place of croquet. Shepherd's plaid is a beautiful material for a young girl's traveling suit. Even batiste aad colored lawn suiu am inaue wun waistcoats ami jackets. Stout and serviceable mountain dresses aro made of Scotch cheviot shirting. Hunting and dobege aro the favorite materials for plain woolen summer suite. Whereto pat the pocket?" is the question with dressmakers at thu moment. The side-saohel of velvet or morocco is always appopriate for traveling cos tume. For the warmest weather linen anil lawn traveling suits are preferable for short journeys. Percale with bourette patterns on dark or mastic gray surfaces are sought for by fashionables. Large gilt and silver balls are ued &$ ornaments on chip hats. The ball forms the bead of a pin. Floral garnitures for bridal toilets are composed of white hawthorn and orange blossoms and myrtle leaves. The favorite colors for lawn and organdy costumes are mastic gray, flesh pink, pale sky blue, and violet purple. Celluloid cuffs and collars can be cleaned with a sponge and soap and water when soiled, and need no starching nor ironing. Tho present fashion of waistcoats makes it very convenient to remodel old basques which have become soiled ic front. Swinging side pockets of velvet with silver clasps are suspended by silver chains to the waistcoat of cutaway jack ct costumes. Old polonaises are made oyer by economical ladies by cutting off tho hot torn and adding a laveuse (turned up) overskirt of new material. T'nrnala ami Iflts-n in itnltatA cntiil colors have borderings for thu flounce either in floral designs or with set Greek or arabesque figures. Dust cloaks of mohair, alpaca and de boge are made weatherproof bv a new process which coats the thread's of the fabric with celluloid. Torte-bouquets are made in the form serpents, lizards, beetles, daggers, and sci me tars of gold, silver, gilt and steel, and ornamented with jewels. Ladies' watch-chains are now fastened in tho button .hole with a gold bar instead of being put around the neck or at tached to the chatelaine pin as formerly. Cro3bftrred and dotted Swiss muslic dresses are trimmed with Smyrnaor tint torchon lace, and are worn for the mos part over silesia or lawn slips colored pink, blue or mauve. Knitting is the fashionable fancy work this summer. Ladies knit fancy siik socks for their favorite gentlemen, fancy thread laces for their own dresses, and woolen laces for flannels. Small iMMiquets of different kinds of flowers aro made to give the tiubhing touch to even elegant toilet thisj-eaton I They are fastened on tho left side of tt" bodice with a porte bouquet. The most substantial and elegant law for underclothing is knitted by men ia tho prisons of Mexico. It is used in tb.v country for the one garment worn bj Mexican women in summer. It U ncr yet in the Xew York market, and bat rarely seen in private collections of law. t Farmer's Fruit Cake. '2 cupful su? ar, 1 cupful molasses, JJ eggs, 1 cupfu. sour milk, 1 teaspoonful soda, i le spoonitu cream-iariar, anu -i tujuui v. melted butter. Fruit and spice to tate. THE MARKETS. NEW YORK, Jntr 1". HKKVKS Native Steein i S.fO U Texan and Colorado, 7.-V4 811 KKP Shorn "& HOtt8 -llive ................. . .... 4 COTTON Middling. FLrOl'K tiood to Choke.... t-TS WI1KAT No.2Red Western 1.J0 CORN -Steam Mixed 45 OATS Western Mixed M PORK New Meee WJSH i ST. LOUTS. COTTON Middling KKKVKS Choke to Fancy.. . 4 Good to Prime.... - Native Cowa 2.25 I Texan Steers...... UOOS-lackiK SHEEP Native, Shorn 4-13 FLOUR Choke XXX 4.10 WHEAT ited No. 3..... .?" " No. 4 7-Y CORN-No. 2 Mixed Wi OATS No. 2, RYK-No.2 45), TIMOTHY SKKD Prime. ... 1.13 TOIlACCO-narJc Luk 1.73 Medium Hark Loaf 1.30 HAY-Oholce Timothy...... 9.W HUTTKR Choioe Dairy 1-HQGS-Freeh " I'ORK Standartl Mess I 9.4D WOOITHb.waehed.Cholce 3KS Uawashed Mixed... l CHICAGO. RRKVR8 Comm'n to Choioe HOGS Common to Choice.. 3.M SIIKKP-JShora 2.40 rLOUR Choioe Winter..... .7S Choice Snrtnir 3.12K WIIKAT enrlHKXo.2 , SprinijNo. S....... hx? OORN-rro.2Mlxed...4 ..... OATS-Xo.2 RYK No.. 2.... 4ii 1'ORK-Xew Meee . NKW 0RLKAN3. m FT.OCR Ohoiee Kawily i CORN-Whlte 43 o ATS-st. ixiHle aa t IIAl'i-Choee.... ............. la-So " KOKk'-Vaw Uu .' lin.'ll a i:s. 10 il J-O 3.W US 3.7J 1.11 m n M 4JW 3.i" 5T1 410 4.74 VA t'i 1.2 2.W s2 J.M M ti 3.Slfi s; 21 4.15 6.(0 4,2. '.'1-4 ft u 4H 1P17 t-V 11 MACON X? ITU HHWUatX Jo..