SIRS* OF THE TIMES.
Qsesr. as* Wlswevrtsa Hlaas.
.Something to attract attention, wy
thing to make people stop, is th# grand
desideratum of storekeepers. That man
knew what he was about who swuug ont
a sign in Washington reading thns:
" Walk in, Osnta. and read th&Jisw*,
'Mule 1 blacken your Bool* and Shosa."
A good sign as an appetiser is one
found at a hotel lit Culebra, on the
Isthmus of Panama:
THIS WAY, OKXTUEWKN, res WASM MKALB.
1 AM OOINO re Oi.n JOE rBINCE 8.
Iu Salt lake City signs like the follow
ing were common not long ago;'
HOLINESS TO THE noun.
ZIOX's CO OPERATIVE MERCANTILE \
ASSOCIATEOX.
Passing along Lombard street, in
Philadelphia some time ago, I saw;
"A. LEG, BOOTMAKER."
But this will have to yield the palm to
the Washington sign;
"A. rt.no, TOBACCONIST."
A New York sign reads:
'• Thi* catc haugs high,
And hinder* none,
lisfresh and pay,
And then \<s* OR."
Here is one from New Hampshire,
which souu.is well nutil yon come to the
last liue:
•• Call and *t and drink with ins.
Ami very welcome yen shall -
For the money, though, mind vs."
Mr. Jones would advertise his ale. So
he had painted on the grave-yard fe'ace:
" RAX JOXKS* BOTTLED ALE IP TOP WOELD
KEEP OCT or HERE."
" Sinclair Ltthgow, horse-shoeing smith.
\Y*rk* ue this close wi" a' hi* pith;
He does his wark baith weel and oou.
Hut likes the tiller when lis done."
Sinclair's sign is a very different in
length from that of the economical cob
ler who hang out this sign:
SHOp
A wigmaker in Etlinburg put over his
door a picture of Absalom hanging to a
tree, with these words underneath:
O, ABSALOM' rXHAPPT PRl.ll
TltOt* SHOfUJST lIAVE WORN A FKNIWIO.
A blacksmith in Essex, England, has
on his sign;
XO HORSES SHOP OX SPMUT,
/.lrcrftt Stckne** and Drafts
The traveler in Honolulu is invited by
a Chinese firm in the following words:
'• Good people all walk In and buy
Of Sain and Moc. good oakr and pie.
Dread, hard or aoft, for land or sea.
Celestial made, come bay of we."
A Michigan sign is more promising
than even this. It is:
Baltimore boasts of a blacksmith shop
with the first verse of "This is tlie
house that Jack built " over the door.
Bnt one of the same trade in New York
city puts thi6 entirely in tne shade. It
is over the entrance to an alley way, and
reads thus:
" Toi* it rncie Dan Thorns***.
AVho always keeps hi* procnaM.
Hi* victual* and beer
And other good cheer
Can't be beat about here."
Down South their is a comprehensive
sign which reads thns;
BIBLES, BLACKBALL. BETTER,
TESTAMENTS, TAR, TREACLE,
GODLY BOOKS AND GIMLETS,
FOB SALE HERE.
In a little village near Leeds, Eng
land, may be seen the following:
A day Skocl kept at Plaise, Trem* J pen*
and 3 |>eos per week tar reeding and
kmtungaaJ righting and sowing.
We once saw an old wagon with
these words written with chalk upon one
■ide:
VTHIS WAGIX TO BAIL."
The story is told of an Acton man who
had a cart on which was painted:
" AMOS TODD, ACTOX ; a STAGE CABT."
But it was so painted that it read thus:
" A most odd act on a stage cart."
It is said that in olden times, when
barbers were also surgeons, the stripes
upon their poles were intended to con
vey the idea of bandages, and the basin,
which sometimes accompanied the pole,
to represent the utensil for catching the
blood during operations. This is what
the poet tells us:
Twas ordered that A huge long po>
With basin decked, thonld grace the hole.
To guide the wounded.
But when they ended all their wars,
And men grew out of lore with fears.
Their trade decaying—to keep wimming
Tney joined the other trade of trimming-
And to their pole*, to publish either,
Thus twisted both their trade* together.*
"Cow in Boots," "Queen's Head and
Art-choke," "Pig and Whistle,"
"Royal Bed," "Q in the Corner,"
" Shoulder of Mutton and Cat," " Cow
and Snuffers," and many other curious
signs might be mentioned; bnt one has
only to use his eyes to see as odd and as
strange signs in" every town as any spo
ken of here.
He Preferred to Walk.
"She's pretty hot, ain't she?" said a
backwoods passenger, addressing the
engineer of a Mississippi steamer that
was racing with another boat.
" SO-60," responded the engineer, as
he hong an additional wrench on the
safety-valve cord to atop the steam from
escaping.
" I reckon we'll overtake that craft
soon," pursued the passenger.
" That's about it," returned the en
gineer, giving the cords another twitch
and hallooing through the trumpet to
the fireman to "shove her up."
"One hundred and ninety-five,"
hummed the passenger, looking first at
the gauge and then at the boilers.
"That's about where she's rusticat
ing." put in the engineer.
Then the passenger ran hia fingers
through hia bair nervously, and walked
about the decks for a few minutes, when
he came back to the engineer and ob
served:
" Hidn't you better leave that boat
go?"
" Can't do it. Mast pass her."
" B at s'pesin' we should blow up ?"
"Well," said the engineer, as he
peeped over the gnard to see bow fast
tie was gaining, "if it's the will of Prov
idence for this boat to blow up, we'll
have to stand it." Then he hallooed to
tbe fireman to roll no another cask of
bacon and to mix plenty of resin with
the c>al, and give her a little more tur
pentine an oQ.
The next moment there was a splash
• in the river; but before the yawl oould
be lowered the man had succeeded in
reaching the shore, and hallooed out:
"Go on with the race, I guess I'll
walk!"
Tin and Where it* Ore* are Found.
Tin is one of the earlist metals known,
which is contrary to what, not many
years ago, was the general opinion of
scientific men. The researches, however,
which within the last twenty years, have
been instituted with regard to the earli
est races inhabiting Europe, have con
clusively shown that weapons and imple
ments of bronze (an olloy of tin and cop
per) were probably the metaliid articles
earliest in use, after those composed of
copper alone, and before the introduc
tion of iron.
In the curions " lake dwelling," dis
covered in Switzerland, not only bronze
implements, but bars of pnre tin have
been discovered. The proportion of tin
varies from four to twenty per cent,
about ten per cent, being the most
The principal present sources of tin
are, first, Cornwall, where it is now al
most exclusively procured from mines,
instead of washing or " steam works:"
second. Saxony or Bohemia, in small
quantic'w-;, and exclusively from mines;
thiro. Ki.nca and pther islands of the
Mala Archipelago, the Malay Peninsula
as well parts of Hindoetan and Bur
nish; all the productions from these
(now furnishing the greater part of tin
commerce), known generally as "Straits
tin," being derived from steam works
fourth. New South Wales, Queensland
and other parts of Australia, together
with Tasmania, Spain, Bolivar and Mex
ico also furnish (or have lately done so)
some portion of the tin of commerce.
Greenland, Japan, Finland, Siberia, loe
land and Madagascar, and some other
localities, have also yielded tin in greater
or lee* quantities.— Mining Record.
Earthquake* M* F.rnptlona In 1^77
In th* whole of 1877 there occurred,
according to the compilation* of Pro
fessor Fueh*. 109 recorded earthquake*,
though from onr own observations we
believe the number to hare been Rome
what larger. In the three month* of
Jnne, July etui August then* Were only
eleren earthquakes; while thirty-four
(Wtinwi iu Septetnlw, October, and
N*vtember, aud the rest In the previous
iui months bark to December 1, 187 K.
A* nsual, the moat violent of these phe
nomena were thoeo occurring in South
America. The damage doue to Iquiqtto,
Valparaiso, him*, and other cities by
the outbreak of May 9, 1877, was enor
mous, the vihratums recurring with
startling rapidity, and lasting over sev
eral dava. A few days later a subma
rine volcanic eruption occurred off the
coast of Peru, which also did groat
dam.tge to shipping. The effects of
these disturbance* were felt in all parts
of tlie Pacific. During the year, *< veral
, minor earthquaken, though of unusual
1 intensity for the part of the world in
which thev were felt, oocurrred iu
! Euro}*. Th.isc of April 4, May and
October 8 iu Switaerlainl, and of No
vember 1 and 4 and Decetulier 22 at
LISIHUI, were the most alarming. For
tunately, little or no serums damage
was doue. •
The volcanoes of Europe were unusu
ally inactive .luring the year, bnt iu
South America, in Japan, and in the
Pacific geuerally, the year was mark.xt
by several very violent volcanic explo
sions. The frequency with which out
breaks of this nature were observed ui
the open sea wits a peculiarity of the
year. Thus in February a very rematk
alile eruption occurred in the seas sur
rounding the Sandwich Islands, ten
days after a violent outburst of tint cra
ter of Matins Loa, on the mainland of
the group, and a few weeks before
auother most remarkable outflow of
lava from the celebrated lava lake of
Kilauea. Here vast jets of liquid lava
were ejected to a great height through
the hard crust of the solidifying lava of
the lake, which had lain undisturbed for
many years. Much more serum* was
the eruption of Mouut Cotopaxi in Juue,
accompanied by terrible showers of
ashes, dust, and mud, which were car
ried by the wiud far and wide over the
country, devastating the fair lauds and
destroying hundred* of lives. The in
anlar volcano of Ooahuua, in Japan,
broke out in flames and burning lava on
January 4, and coutiuued in violent ac
tion till the first week in February,
causiug, in combination with the earth
quake* which accompanied it, a disas
trous loss of life.
Among the more noteworthy event*
of the year was the eruption of a new
volcano in a district hitherto supposed
to be free from volcanic disturbance—
namely, on June 11, in a new crater near
the Colorado river, California. About
the same time an earthquake was feit
in Canada. The subnurgeuce of sev
eral islands in the gnat archipelago ly
ing between the Malay Peninsula and
Australia, the nphearal of new lands
in the same district, and tlie observance
of the effects of volcanic phenomena m
the deep waters of the South Atlantic,
and where the sea is some 20,000 feet
deep, wonld have been sufficient of
themselves to mark the past year as an
uncommon period of strange volcanic
phenomena. We believe, however, that
the current twelve months will, unless a
sudden cessation of activity occurs,
prove to lie even more prolific of such
events than any of its recent predeces
sors.—Lutulon Time*.
The Lat Sea Serpent.
Captain J. H. Merritt gives this de
scription of it to the Greenwich (Conn.)
: " While off Rocky Point, in
a sail boat,we observed au unusual com
motion in the water fifty or sixty yards
from us; bat thinkiug it might be caused
by a whale, which, though scarce, are
not altogether unknown in the Sound,
we proceeded on our way, at the same
time keeping a lookout to the lee'aril
What was our amazomeut, however,
when we beheld, shortly after, the
darnedest looking specimen of a fish we
ever saw or heard tell of, floating on the
water right abreast of us. I tell von,
sir, it almost made my hair stand on
end, and the other fellows were in a
worse fix than me. I've sailed in most
every ocean and sea, lake and river,
dared death in all its shapes, passed
through storms and scenes of danger of
the greatest magnitude nnscared; but,
sir, I never felt I was so near going to
kingdom come as I did last Tuesday. I
should say the sea serpent (for such I
believe it to have been) was between
seventy and eighty feet long, of a dark,
dull, green color on the buck, gradually
getting lighter towards the bellv, which
was perfectly yellow; the hec i of the
monster, I should judge, was about
three feet long, and two feet broad, with
a diameter of probably one foot through
the flat side, and resembled the bead of
a frog, with the exception that it had
fierce, ilerv eyes that seemed to electrify
one; the neck was long and round, "a
shade lighter in color than the body,
and had the appearance of that of a
snake—in shape, I mean; bat, heavens,
how much larger! The thickest part of
the body was all of nine feet in circum
ference, and terminated in a tail the
ength and breadth of which I could not
tell you, for it kept lashing the water
until it became a seething, boiliDg mass
for a number of yards around it It
makes me shndder to think of it now.
The head was poised in the air as the
monster sailed or rather wriggled along
on the surface of the water, which it did
for a considerable distance, and then
disappeared from our view, and we were
not sorry for it, either. The object re
mained above water only a few minutes,
consequently I won't swear to the accur
acy of my description, but I give it as
correctly as my brief observation of the
monster will permit of. I tell yon, sir,
there's a sea serpent in the Sound if
there ever was one anywhere. Some
folks may and some may not believe it;
bat, believe it or not, it's true as sure as
my name is John Merritt. I have no
object in telling a lie, and would not do
so were I to be benefitted thereby."
Tbe Bamboo and Its I'aes.
Common as it is, there is no more
graceful or beantifnl object in nature
than the bamboo in its native Inxoriance,
and nowhere is it seen to greater per
fection than by the rivers and creeks of
Bnrmah. Aa yon ronnd each bend of a
Burmese river cluster after cluster of
bamboo waves a graceful salute with its
spray like foliage, and I could tell of
oonntry roads flanked by a bamboo
avenue like nothing so much as a living
Gothic aisle; the smooth, pillar-like
stems, jointed together with perfect
I regularity, and riaiug on either side of
the road almost perpendicularly, so
gracefully is the arc described, meeting
close overhead at a lofty height, and
forming beneath a stillness which com
pletes the parallel to the cathedral aiale.
And when you turn to consider the uses
fulfilled by this fairy-like plant, the
wonder is scarcely lew. Whether in his
house, or land, or the boat, in which
half the Burman's life ia passed, the
bamboo is present everywhere in an in
finite variety of forms. _ The main sup
ports of the house are commonly of tim
ber, but it is from the bamboo that the
beams and rafters of floor and roof are
made, the partition walla, the matting
on the floor, the very string which lashes
rafter and beam together, and in many
cases the mat-thatch which completes
tbe house; while within tho honae so
built hardly a vessel but ia made from
or at least indebted to, the lame. On
board the boat the bamboo ia no less
important; it floats the fisherman's net,
it is shelter from the weather, and af
fords the roagh bedding on which be
lies; it is the stake to which his boat is
moored, the pole which tbrnsts it from
the shore, and even the Anchor which
holds it in the stream. Under more
elaborate prooess it forms the substance
of the multiform vessels of lacouer-work,
which in Burmah take so largely the
f lace of earthenware in other oountries,
t is the scaffolding of the builder, the
laborer's basket, the child's toys, and
from its branches are woven the fantastic
strnctures so dear to the Burmese, where
the pooag or drama is neld, and it forms
the fancifol canopy which cover- the
coffin in the funeral procession. -Fra-
CT'H Magazine.
RELICS OF WASIIIJIMTUJf.
I.UI ihs Arllrlsa Psrrksjse k tfc*n*V.
Pinmfiil • ! kh* K*amtlt% f Vlr
|isl.
The relies of George Washington,
whieli have lwon purchased of the Lewi*
family, of Clark county, Va., at an el- \
penae of sl2,ooo,were received iu Wash
ington, and, at the request of Secretary
Sherinan, have been taken into the ous. |
t.nly of the department of the interior, j
beiiig placed under the especial charge
of the commissioner of pateuta. The
list of the different articles is given as
follows
One large mirror; Iwo small niirrftrs;
one doreu handsome parlor chairs; two
arm-chairs; one large easy-chair, in
which the general sat a few minutes lie
fore his death; olio double brass candle
stick, by which the Farewell Address
was written; two silver-plated candle- !
sticks; one large and two small plated '
waiters; one ffeld-glaes, used iu the
Revolution; one spy glass, alao used iu
tlie war; one ledger. kept mostly bv the
general; kuivea and forks; one plated I
cake basket; one large mahogany boa,
iu which silver plate wan kept; two ma
hogany foot*tois and three carpet-oov- ,
ered foot--stools; a portrait of W'asliiug
tuu; the role in which he waa christen
ed; three silver plated lamp*; half a
dozen silver-plated salt cellars; thirty
six pieces of china-ware; one bedstead,
presented to Mr. Lawrence Washington
by hi* friend. Admiral Kcnian, and bv
lj*wrenv lelt to his l>rother the general;
several surreys made hy the general
himself; one marble-top tshle, four feet
iu length by three feet in brea.lth; one
guitar, prescnteal by (leu. Washington
to Miss Nellie Curtis; miniature por
traits of Ocu. and Mrs. Washington on
wood, painted by Trumbull; oue shav
ing-glass, iu frame with drawer; an en
graving of the Countess of lluutiugtou,
presented by her to (leu. Washington;
several souvenirs of Washington, con
sisting of ornamental worka and house
hold articles.
Previous to their purchase, Commis
sioner Spear went to Virginia ami care
fully examined the several articles. In
his" re)Hirt to tlie secretary he aauL
"All these relics have been continuously
in the possession of the Hew is family
since the death of (len. Washington,
They were received hy Mrs. Lewis, who
was the adopted daughter of Gen. Wash
ington, and the wife of Major Lawrence
Lewis, his nephew, and were iu her
poaaiMsion until her death, in 1852,
when tliey passed into the hands of the
family now having them in charge. They
are ail in an excellent state of preserva
tion, and of the genuineness of every
article there can be no doubt whatever.
Boate of the relics are of esjxx-ial inter
est. The half-leugtli portrait of Gen.
Washington is of life-size, is perfectly
clear and well preserved. It is a matter
of tradition in the family, preserved
especially hy Mrs. Lewis, and ai* hy
others, that this portrait was always
considered the best likeness of Washing
ton ever painted. The miniature por
traits were considered excellent likeness
es, snd are now in good condition. Of
more interest, even, than this is a
ledger which contains the record of all
Washington's private business transac
tion* for more than tweuty-oue years.
The record is exceedingly minute, and a
large part of it is in his own handwrit
ing. Everv item of receipts and exi>eudi
tures, including even his hisses and
gains at cards, is set down with tlie most
scrupulous exactness. In addition to
these are many miscellaneous }a|s*r* iu
Gen. Washington's handwriting, iuclnd
ii g chiefly retards of surveys made by
himself. The articles of household use
are all in their original condition, and
illustrate the style of living of the first
President of the United State*. The
whole collection is far superior to tliat
now in the possession of the governuieut.
Many of the articles of domestic use are
parts of set* now in the custody
of the interior department. The family
were reluctant to part with these relics,
but were compelled by the consideration
that inevitably in a few year*, with the
separation of the family, the articles
wonld be scattered, and, perhaps, a
large unrulier of them in the course of
time lost or destroyed. They felt, also,
that everv citizen of the country who
shared with them an interest in Wash
ington, would b glad to have thewe
relics made public property, and placed
where thev would be accessible to all."
•'Old Sain Houston."
One of the most eccentric characters
of the old United States Senate was
Gen. Sam. Houston, of Texas. Hi*
character harmonized with his life,
which had been one of strange adven
ture.
He had served as a soldier in the war
of 1812, of governor of Tennessee, an an
Indian chief while an exile anions the
Cberokees, and aa commander-in-chief of
tbe Texan army. He wan victor on the
field of San Jacinto, and became the firt
president of the republic of Texas. In
the streets of Washington, his tall fignru
—he was aix feet and a half in height—
and singular dreas attracted attention.
On his head he wore a Mexican torn
ferero, while a bright-colored blanket
was thrown negligently over his shoul
der. Hia coat and pauta, of the richest
black broadcloth, set oil a unique vest
made of tiger akin.
In the Senate chamber he would sit
all day whittling, with a pile of soft
wood and a basket to hold the shavings
by hia aide. Young ludiea and children
were qnite anxiona to secure the hearts,
darts, crosses, and other devices, which
the senatorial whittler made. Around
hia bedroom at the hotel hung several
printed cards, on which were inmwibed,
" My bedtime is nine o'clock."
Aa a stump speaker, the backwoods
men, who allied him "Old Sam,"
thought he had no equal. He had a
melodious voice, excelled as a teller of
anecdotes, and was fond—though he
spoke pure English—of dropping into
tne patoi* of his frontier audiences. In
1857, the legislature of Texas refuse. I
to re-elect him Senator becaoae he had
voted against the Kansas-Nebraska bill.
He ran for governor. In one of hia
speeches during the excited canvass, he
said: "Hut, fellow-citizens, you whopped
me ; yon whopped me good. Now, ef I
donne wrong, you have had yonr satis
faction ; and ef you donne wrong, God
knows I forgive yu."
The backwoodsmen cheered the man
who conld talk to them in their own
lingo, and Houston was re-elected by
an overwhelming majority.
While Houston was a clerk in a conn
try store in Tennessee, the war of 1812
broke out, and ho at once enlisted. Tho
style in which he did so was character
istic. A drummer and a lifer paraded
the streets of the town, headed by a ser
geant. Silver dollars were placed on
the head of a drum, and a volunteer
stepped np, took a dollar, which was
his wiunty, and the sign of his enlist
ment. Houston took hia dollar, ami
was at once marched, with other recruits
against the Creek Indiana.
His friends hnd sufficient influence to
procure him an ensign's commission. At
the battle of the "Horse-Shoe," he
mounted the Indiau fort, colors in hand.
A barbed arrow pierced his thigh. Hous
ton ordered A soldier to pull it out. The
man tried and failed.
" If yon don't pull it ont," exclaimed
Houston, drawing his pistol, "I'll shoot
you !"
The man gave a strong pull, and out
came the arrow, leaving a lacerated
wound. As soon as it was dressed, ho
rushed again into the flght, whence he
was carried out with two balls in his
right shonlder.
Presidential Summer Resort*.
A Washington letter says: Presi
dents John Quincy Adams, Jeffer
son, Madison and Monroe used to go
to their respective rural homes for an
"outing" during the heated term. An
drew Jackson went down the Potomac
to the "rip-raps," a fort on the edge of
the ocean, or rather in it, which was
begun in his day and has never yet. been
finished. Polk, Fillmore and Pierce
hired summer residences on Georgetown
heights. Bnchanan occupied as a Hum
mer residence a house at the Soldiers'
Home, and his example has Wen follow
ed in turn by Lincoln, Johnson, Grant
and Ha} e.
The exceedingly good time made by
the man who is pushing a wheelbarrow
acrosß the continent is explained by the
fact that he is frequently chased by
cattle.
A NEW PLAN FT.
Tks Malar Krllpaa UnulU Intkn
•f Annihar I'laaal -lia Nlaa a4 aiiaa.
Ilaa- A Hal Plaaa.
Tli most interesting thing in tho
eclipse observations, in kiln by tli nu
merous astronomers stationed along tint
central lino of Out ntoou'k shadow, in
I'rofsssor Wktaon'k confirmation of the
theory that our solar system has another
i)lknot. Tliia hitherto theoretical mem-
Wr of the family, though its very exist
ence waa a matter of ivilitroversy, had
alron.lv beeu named Vulcan, after the
mythological blacksmith god who pre
sided at the forgo and aii\ll, liow itn
supposed orbit aaa at ill urarar tho nuu
than that of swiftly flying Mojvury. A
total aolar eclipse, by shading tho light
of tho auti, attorila to tho astronomers
an opportunity to search for any such
unknown intra-Morourtal plant*; an.l,
wlolo in Toxaa a oaroful ami unsuooees
ful aoaroll wan made by Professor Todd,
ami while othor OI'MT vera, stationed at
j ibtTorout (Hunta, woro alao unsuccessful
HI their hunt, tho conjectural planet IN
asserted to have t>oon actually discover
i**l by tho Ann Arbor astronomer.
It would appear that tho ucwly dis
covered plain t dooa uot greatly differ,
iu di*o, from Mercury, hitherto regarded
an tho smallest (aside from tho aste
roids), and tho oue nearest tlio nun, of
the reiNignited member* of tho planetary
family. It in known that a
planet considerably larger than tho moon
rovolvon in an orbit of wliieh the mouu
distance from tho *un ia only about if,
000, OHO inilen; or B'2,(HH),(XKt wile* near
or to tho great light-giver than in tho
mean distance < f the orbit of itn next
outer neiglitHir, Venus. It ban recently
lieeii argued by l'rocUir that the luteii"
nity of tho aolar heat falling uuou Mer
oury, after making every reasonable al
lowanee for possible modifying utinoa
pherie conditions, must considerable
exceed that of boiling water. Thin ntato
of things, if it doon ex-at on Mercury,
would of course render that planet unin
habitable by Wings bearing any re
semblance to human-kind; the dweller*
there, if any, must W a race of veritably
sdamandem. In fact. Mercury, with itn
sreinendoua share of the suu'n light and
heat, its enormous fluctuations, m dif
ferent parts of its swift orbit, from hot
to hotter, and itn asserted high moun
tains (Sohroter msken them thirty milnt
high!) is altogether a queer and interest
ing world to study;—only, unluckily, its
proximity to the sun renders it a diffi
cult subject of observation except in its
transits, and in solar eclipses. But if
Mercury is a hot world, what must W
the condition of its newly-found neigh'
Wr, Vulcan! It has Wei. argued that
this mysterious and dubious planet
now found to be a reality—must move
in an orbit separated by a dist&uce of
but eighteen or twenty million miles
from the sun. If that is the erne, and
unless it is protected by an incredibly
dense atmosphere—which, again, would
of itself tend to give the planet an nn
bearably warm climate—the direct rays
of the sun, pouring upon Vulcan at that
near distance, must give to this uewly
found tuetuWr of our system a tempera
ture not much cooler than that of ml
i hot iron. Hartford Titnrs.
A Colony of Camel*
A correspondent writing from Verde
Volley, Texas, give* the following bi
tory of the colony of camels brought to
Texas bv the government in 1857: The
camels Were purchased under the direc
tion of our diplomatic countryman, Mr.
Marsh, in Asia Minor. The government
paid for forty animal.*, and the pasha of
the district from which they were
shipped presented ten camel* "to the
people of the United States. This novel
cargo, with it* attendant Greeks and
Aralw, reachod the port of ludianola,
western Texas, in Mav, 1857. Gen. J.
K. Johnston, commanding the depart
ment of Texas, was surveying the route
to El Paso, and the camels were used
by Lieut. Heal for transporting stores
over tbe srid plains of northwesters
Texas. Their home was at Camp Verde,
and in 1861 the original lot of fifty had
increased bv births to one hundred and
twenty. These animals proved very
serviceable ou the deserts ah I when
traveling over the grassy country of
Texas, but ui crossing the mountainous
divides and stony region* their feet
suffered from stone wounds. In the
year 1861 all the camels were at Verde
camp, which was nnder the command of
Capt. Krockett. The Confederate* force*!
the offlcers to turn over the post to
them; but Capt. Brackett first got from
the first men of the country a tmnd, in
which the parties were bound to make
good any loss occasioned by the trans
action. The Confederate* went into
cotton speenliitinn ; and the camels
carried two l>alee each to Mexico. On
the plains they wnnhl carry a hnrden of
about one thousand pounds; but over
tho mountain* from seven hundred to
nine hnudred pounds was considered a
good load. After the war the United
Htati-s government again took possession
of the eainel camp, and tho animals were
sold in three lota. Mr. Oopewood, of
the El Paso stage lino, pnrchasi\l the
largest number, and commenced breed
ing tligru for market on a ranch west of
San Antonio. He afterwards sold the
lot to California speculators, and I was
informed that the animals ore now in
southern California, where they are
sheared for their hair for commercial
purposes. The second lot of camels are
near Austin, Tex.; the thin! lot went
sonthward toward the coast of the Gulf
of Mexico. The Tetss market price for
camels is from s"iso to S3OO. Snowmen
find them a costly curiosity for exhibi
tions, as they are voracious fee lers.
Hu!c< of Health.
Dr. Vsn Oven points out the good
that may be accomplished by a proper
regimen faithfully followed. This oon
siste in certain general rules, which wo
give in his own words:
"1. Do not take food except when
the appetite demands it; that is, do not
recruit the system but when the system
has become exhausted.
"2. Let the quautity of restorative
nourishment be proportioned to the de
gree of exhaustion which previous la
bor* have induced.
"3. Helect such food and drink as
your own experience and the general
usages of society point out as best suit
ed to your habits and easiest of diges
' tion.
"4. Lot the food and drink bo varied
and mixed; and when in health do not
torment yourself by too close au atten
i tion to any dietetic rules.
"5. Take vegetable infusions, as tea
and coffee, in moderation; but avoid dis
tilled spirits altogether, except under
, the guidance of the physician.
"6. Avoid active exertion or study
immediately after taking food.
"7. Let prudence govern the pas
sion."
To which may be added, that it is es
snntial to the health and strength of all
persons to have from six to eight hours
of sound sleep. A eteady observance of
these simple laws will assure the high
est health it is possible to attain.
The First Chinaman.
The first Chinaman who came to Am
erica, according to the San Francisco
Chroniele, was Chum Ming, in 1847.
He WHS a native merchant of Nni Hang,
a province of Canton, intelligent and
enterprising. He went into the monn
tnins, and, finding gold, wrote to a
friend, Cheong Yum, in 1848, nl>"iit the
new country. Cheong Yum immedi
ately came to the Pacific slope, but, be
fore doing so, told a number of his
(vnintrvmcn of the discovery of gold in
America. It was then that the China
men began to flock to tho Pacific coast.
There were at that time no steamers to
bring them, so they came in sailing ves
sels. In 1849 the Argonauts began to
arrive from the East, and at that time
tho Chinese influx was a mere drop in
the bucket. Within the next four years
the arrivals of Mongolians became more
frequent and in larger proportions, so
that in 1852 there wore 4.000 on the
coast, 2,000 of whom lived in Han Fran
cisco. As soon as the tide of Chinese
emigration bad Ret in toward California,
the Yeonng Wo and the Kong Chow,
the first two of the present Six Com
panies, began the bnsiness of aiding the
shipments.
Habit* of tho Faklmon.
Ij*t ita examine the mora imiwvliat*
environment of the Bakimo—their hoo*e.
It ia oompoaed of a hillock of turfed
earth, of aquam form, renalliiiK aome
what our military fortification*. It ia
autarad by a low iloor giving urns to
n narrow and vary low oaaangn, in which
th Green lander himself, uotwithaUnil
ing ltia auiall aiaa, ia forced to la nd
down. Tli aingln apartment to which
tliia paiuiago gives aeoe**, and the floor
of which ia lower than the surrounding
ground, ia ventilated by an orifice in the
upper part. It ia lighted by two oiien
tug* ou each aide of the door ami liar
uictically closed by atnpa aewu together
of a sort of goldbeater a akin matte of
the inteetiuoa of the acal. Thia kind of
immovable a taring aifta into the apart
meet a aufllcieiit light, but appears
from without altogether opatpie. The
furniture consist* of a sort of camp-lietl
which ooenpiee the entire half of the
apartment, provided with sealskins, and
on which the entire fsuulv pass the
night, after having taken off their day
costume, uiid put on another more am
ple drees. On the ground a atone basin,
Httid to be of serpeutme, the form of
which resemble* that of a flah, is tilled
with seal oil, IU which are ateeped sev
eral wicks. The flame which rices from
this vessel gives a sufficient light, and
maintains the confined space at a high
temperature. The cotton wick* come
from Denmark, as also the chemical
matches which the < iroeulamh-r* con
stantly use to light their briar-root
pipes, which, with their tobacco, their
alcohol, ami their coffee, are sent them
each year by the Dane-.
Their costume is made almost entirely
of sealskin. It consists, in the case ef
the men, of a shirt (Daman), alnvve
which is placed u woolen vest. The pan
taloon* are of hairy sealakiu; the boot*,
under the pantaloons, of sealskin leather.
Glove- of fur, aruied, when necessary,
with liear's claws, blue spectacles—
against the wiud and the reflection from
the anow—complete the accoutrement.
The costume of the women is not want
ing iu elegunce. The hair is raised <i la
Chinoite on the top of the head, and
bound into a sort of vertical chignon,
tied by a colored knot. A well-fitting
blouse of Kuropcau material, trimmed
with fnr, is provided with a hood, in
which the mother carries, when neces
sary, her latest born, as the opoesmn
does her young. The women wear verv
tight breeches of sealskin and high
IK* ts reaching above the knees; red,
embroidered with yellow, after marriage;
white, embroidered wilh green, among
unmarried girl*.
Their arm* consist of bows with which
the* shoot arrow* pointisl with bone or
iron and similarly made harpoons, which
they throw from the han.t. When the
harpoon i to IM thrown into the watei
it IM attached to a cord provided at the
other end with an inflated *oal-bladder
which acts as a buov and prevents tbe
loss of the wounded animal, which
would run away into deep water with
their harpoon. Their other apparatus
are iron flsh-hooka, wooden bait* repre
senting fish, colored, and verv well imi
tated. To these we may add cases of
skin which they put on the paws of the
dogs when the cold is very intense;
leathern muzzle* to put over the suou
of the dogs, smoothlug-ruus of stone,
knives identical with those which iron
tanners use to dress skins, and intended
for the same purpose. This will give au
idea of all that the Qreenlanders have to
help them hi struggle against the in
clemency of their native climate.
Before concluding what relate* to the
surroundings, ono word about the ali
mentation. The word Eskimo is not the
name which thev give to themselvc*.
They call themselves Innuit (the mem;
so true is it that under all climates hu
man vanity prevails. The name Eskimo
(eater of raw fish) is a nickname given
them by their American neighbors. It is
not, however, so Well merited now as it
was last century, at the tune when
Crantz observed tliem. They continue,
nevertheless, to eat tbe lard sent them
from l>cnmark and also the liues of the
seal. The rest is eaten cooked.—.V;i
fore.
lie Tastes of Minnesota Air.
There is a sign-hoard put up at the
State line to tell unwary traveler* which
State they are in. We all watched for
it with great eagerness, and when we
passed it we knew we were in Minnesota.
The char atmosphere, the bracing, in
vigorating air, the billowy fields of
verdant meadow and golden stubble and
the low wooded hilts all proclaimed
Minnesota. But arove all, the air. Ah!
How the excursionists thrust their beads
out of the car windows, and craned out
their necks, and sacked it in by tbe
bucketful- oxygen, coal smoke, cinder*,
gnats and all, and said it was good.
And it was, too. You can't put enough
imparity in it to spoil it, and there isn't
n KjH-ck of dust in it, anywhere in the
State, after yon get away twenty inches
from a ear window. One passenger,
who mistook a slow boari' for the %tate
line, had lieen breathing himself hoars*'
for twenty-two mile* ou common lowa
air, declaring all the time how delicious
it was. He was greatly mortified when
he learned [his mistake, and would not
breathe at all again nntil we reached
Minneapolis. This is the place. I don't
think any of the party want to come
back again. Yon cau sit at your window
and watch the town grow. And while
you are looking in ono direction a man
will build a brick block in another. It
is the busiest place I have seen this
summer. It makes a lazy man's back
ache to come here and see everybody
with so mnch to do and doing it so
briskly.— liurdcttc in liur liny ton Hawk
ryt.
A Mathematical Prodigy.
ClilKort Miller, lnd nine year* old,
living at Keokuk, lowa, ha* reeontly
exhibited moat reraarkslile powers in
mathematics, Wing able to give answers
to difficult problems with scarcely any
hesitation. Ho is a strong hearty boy,
not overly fond of school, an>l differs
only in ihi* ono rgspect from other
children of his age. His parents are
averse to any display of precocity and
will not allow him to be qneationed.
But enough has already l>con elicited to
aliow his wonderful faculty. He prob
ably inherits this gift from his fsther,
Prof. Miller, of the Keokuk Mercantile
College, who has long made a specialty
of rnpid commercial calculations.
We here present a few examples given
recently to the lad as a test. The
answers were forthcoming at once, with
out any apparent effort:
Cube 74. Answer—4os,22B.
Multiply 9,876 by 7.117. Answer—
-70.287,492.
Divide 678,632 by 823. Answer—
-2,069.
now manT timea will a clock tick in a
year of 36f>i days? Answer—3l,ss7,-
600.
Find the fifteenth term of a geometri
cal progression—first term five, ratio
throe. Answer— 23, 914,845.
These results were found to !>c exactly
correct. Other questions involving diffi
cult fractions were alao given and an
swered, but we cannot represent them in
type. liirmirvjham (Iowa) Enter
prise.
Ways of Washing the Face.
There are several wrong ways of wash
ing the face uud but one right. Towel,
flannel, sponge are all out of place where
the face iH concerned. The hands only
should be used. Doctor Wilson's direc
tions are: " Fill your basin about two
thirds full with fresh water; dip your
face in the water, and then your hands.
Heap the hands well, and pass the soaped
hands with gentle friction over the whole
face. Having performed this part of the
operation thoroughly, dip the face in
the water a second time, and rinse it
completely; you may add very much to
the luxury of the latter part of the
operation by having a second basin ready
with fresh water to perform a final
rinse." But the care of the complexion
requires that not only 'he face, but the
whole bodv shall be daily subjected to
the hath. 'The sponge bath is, perhaps,
the heat, and the temperature of tho
I water must be regulated by the sensa
tions of the bather, and by the season
jof the year. No one can deny the charm
i of clear, soft.color in the cheeks and lips,
and it mußt be an incorrigible complex
! ion, indeed, that will not yield to the
mraanros thnt I have recommended.—
I Cassr irs Maf/azine.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
■astern and Middle Btatas.
Ths Nsshanaork Iron Works, of Nharoe,
Pa , l>as died a pstltion In bankruptcy, with s
schedule of liabilities amounting to uosrly
•31,000,000.
Timothy McOarty and Dennis Uolllvan,
middle-aged msn, were stiff.we led to s well
which the* were deepening at Jolieksvllls,
Mass., by the fumes feoui a blast of nitro
glycerins* that bait tieeii dred.
' John K. I/eel, the New Orleans reporter who
had I>eeii testifying Intftsre UIS HoW Presi
dential elecUeu tnvi tlga(i"U in New York, was
arrested at the Astor Hons* for aeung to a
uiauuer that betokened insanity. He rang the
I,ell of bis room violently and wbeu hotel stn
.ployeee responded Ixwt dred eeseral shots
through the door, all the time cursing vtplantly
and declaring that somebody was following
htm and thai ho wanted protection. When
poticemeu arrived I-est surrendered himself.
Durlug a violent lbund*rstoru the tmwdsr
■nsgaaiue of Msldy A Co., ou the outskirts of
PolievOte, I*a., *" struck by Ughtulng, and a
terrible ex plosion followed. 1,100 kegs of pow
dor having been dred and spreading death and
devastation around. My the fofoo of the ex
plosion > gap fifty foot wide Was made la
adjoining wood* where a picnic party was
gathered. Three persona were killed- one boy
being l>ebeedfe<t by a (lying stone several were
severely injured and tuauy cattle were killed.
A number of bouses were demolished, and U.e
eiploeluu was heard plainly eleven lullsw .lis
taut and caused great excitement in the town.
Kenator lllaine and family, while oat driving
i -mar Ml. Vernon, Me., were overtaken by a
I thunder storm, during which the horse* became
unmanageable and dashed the carriage against
a tree, ihrow.ng out the OMQpaut* and wrack
ing the vehicle. All escaped iutury save (tens
| tor lilalue, who received painful bruises.
In answer to ap(>eata from yellow fever
stricken cities of the South, contributions for
(ho relief of the suffering (motile have teen
raised and forwarded from New York city. The
mayor of Memphis sent the fuUowlug dispatch
I to "the mavor of New York "We are sadly
afflicted. Our imople are in great distress, and
Iwo are unable to meet their wants. Can New
' York help u ?" A similar dispatch was eetil to
the major of Mostou. and measures to aid the
afflicted city were at once taken in both |>laces.
At a meeting of leading lawyers from all
parts of the country in Saratoga, N. Y , a
National Bar Association was formed, with
lkrujanun 11. Bristow, for presi
dent.
The Oongressional committee examining the
causes of business depression, resumed its
sessions to New York after a recess of several
weeks
The New York I n-mocratic Hiato Committee
has issued a call for a convention at Syracuse,
September '£>.
.The Vermont Ci recti! ackers met to oonvrna
lion at Ht. Albans, nominated a ticket an
adopted a platform in conformity with thd
principle# of the party.
Western end Mo*thai n States.
The Tennessee Democratic convention at
Naanvtlle nominated a state tlrket and adopted
a platform which charges the lb-publican J*rt*
with being the cause of all the tils from which
the country suffers, demands the re|al of the
resumption act and tho payment of guvnrn
nient bonds in stiver.
On the sixteenth 10S new ease# of yellow
fovt-r sets reported at New Orleans i st Mem
phis ibne sire sixty-four ooe* and nearly
half lh 1< volatjou hail left the city. The alto
atiou at loriiada. Mine., aaa described a• ap
palling Ouly the phv*u-ian* and nurses and the
farmUea of thoas alncttu with the forer were
loft, the real of tho popala ion had fled in ten or
The pauir extended to all tbe towns in Missus
sippl ou the Memphis and Jackeon rali roods,
and tbe trains were crowded with refugees.
All the trains that passed through Grenada re
fused to stop after the disease became preva
lent, and many a ho desired to leave ware left at
the depot, making vain signals to eipreae their
desire to be taken from the scenes of horror.
At all the places liable to the ravages of the
disease vigorous quarantine regulations were
imposed against the f.-vw stricken towns.
Money packages sent from New Orleans to
Washington sore thoroughly disinfected t-e
--fore U-tn§ placed in the hands of clerks to be
counted.
One of the boldest robberies ever perpetra
ted in Chicago >u committed there the other
day. While e traveler h# a New York Jewelry
firm we* at dinner et the Palmer llnuw,
thieve* entered hi* room by war of tbe tran
■otu window and stole sample* from hi* bag
gage valued at *15,01X1.
Tbe Bank of Miliersburg, at MiUersburg,
Ohio, ha* failed.
Eureka and Austin, Nev., hare beeo visited
by frr*beU * I.irk earned away every thing
movable and damaged property to a hoary ex
tent.
Charles W. Angell, secretary of tbe Pullman
MM* Gar Comjieay at Chicago, baa proved e
defaulter in the nun of #13)0.000. Angell had
been in lb* company'* employ fur a long tune
and was itn|>bciUy trusted. Recently be fell
into diwvputahlc association* and vnddenlv
di.appeared. When hi* account* were examined
U wa* found they were abort tbe amount
named.
Kinfteoi Brother*, hoot and alioe manufar
t tire re of Kan Pranoieoo, have failed for about
**oo.ooo.
Joseph It. Colcord, at one time • prominent
lawyer of 8b Ixmis and an ex memler of tbe
legislature, shot and killed hi* mistrse* at a
hotel and than blew bis brain* out Jealousy
and drink are thought to bsva caused the sob
On tbe nineteenth only seventy-fire white
person* remained in Grenada Mia. tbe rest
of the population bating fled m terror from
lb* yellow fevar scourge, which wa* ragtng
with'unat*l*d virulence Tbe situation there
was described a* frightful in the extreme No
ono could be seen in tbe streets except under
taker*, physician* and nurse*, going about on
their ghastly errand*. In almost every bouee
lay one or more bodies, awaiting burial. Whole
families were ewept off in a day. Tbe mayor
of tbe city, who bod faced tbe pestilence, sue
cum twcl at lost to Its violence. Six of the
snuil force of nurses in tbe town w*v also
token down and died t and the colored people,
who had theretofore enjoyed immunity from
lbs disease and bad been useful in attending
tbe sick and burying the dead, began to leave
the place a ben they heard that one of their
number had I wen prostrated. Thus tbe con
dllion of affa.rs was appalling, and it seemed
as though the few remaining white* wtre given
up to destruction. lu all tbe nmgbliariug
town* and village* the one subject or conver
sation wa* th* fever, and aniietv prevailed
everywhere, la New Orleans there were 129
new coses and forte-two deaths
While neven young Swede* were sailing on
the river five mile* above Davenport, la, the
boat'eansaued and four of tho occupants were
drowned.
The (juincy Having* Bank, and the First Na
tional Bank, both of Quince, 111., have closed
their door* in order to be aWs to pay up their
creditor* In fall. This action wa* caused by
tbe insolvency of a large manufacturing bonne
of tbe city.
E. B. Mart indole, of the Indianapoli* Journal,
ha* filed a voluntary jietitlon in bankruptcy.
Hi* Uobtlities aggregate *315,000.
The bodle* of John Tynan* and William
Devon, both of them day-laborer* in a stone
qtioiry, were found bear Pacific Junction, la,
literally riddled with allot. Doran wa* known
to have *IOO on hi* person when he quitted
work. John MoCreory. another workman at
the quarry, was arrested on suspicion.
Four men were killed by an explosion In the
powder mill* near Negaunee, Mich.
The Maaonie Saving* and I/oan Bank, of
Ban Fraud *co ha* dosed its doors to ds
postors.
From Wsaklagtos-
The acting secretary of the treasury ia over
ruu with applications from all parts of the
country, asking for financial statistics, snob as
the volume of the currency, date of finance
laws, etc.
The number of entries made upon the public
lauds, under the homestead and umber culture
acta, since IHC2, aggregates 384 *4B.
Colonel John 8. Mosby has been appointed
United State* consul to Canton. China.
Foreign Blew#.
In the sward of prizes at the Paris Expoti
tion. the United Stales agricultural exhibit haa
received a diploma of honor, and the United
Ststes edaraOoua) exhibit a gold medal. Of
the eleven objects of art offered by the Agri
cultural Society of Kranoe for exceptional
merit in agricultural machinery in Uie recent
Held trials, eight have been awarded American
li. sntiona..
Kmil Horde!, "the tinsmith from lel prig,"
who attempted the assassination of tbs Km
peror William on May 11. in the Avenue filter
den Lindcu, as the emperor was returning from
a drive with his daughter, the Grand 1 >nches
of lladfii. was beheaded at an earlv hour, in
the courtyard of the new prison, liuedel was
about twenty-out years old. (in the trial he
pioteatcd that he bad not intended to take the
life of the ooi|ieror, bat nought to sacrifice his
own life in a public manner to create sympathy
for the suffering people, llut many witnesses
testified that Hoedel levelled his weapon direct
at the emperor. Hoedel. when informed that
his execution was fixed upon, became deathly
pale. He wtshod to plead for pardon, but soon
recovered composure when told that this was
useless. Ho asked for wine for supper, and
drank to the Commune and the loader of the
Social I>emocracy. When the sentence was
read on the scsffo'd, he spat disdainfully, and
crisd •'Bravo!" He ropntsed the min atration*
of the chaplain, declaring them nseess. as it
would tako years to convert him. It required
lull a single stroke of the ax to decapitate
lloedel. I'he remains were immediately
buried.
Queen Victoria has prorogued the British
Parliament until November 2, 1878.
A Urge number of bouses have been de
stroy ml by s tire at K main gen, Germany.
Mr. Groosbeok, American representative,
delivered an s 'dress on silver at tne monetary
conference in Paris.
A man named Laxsarette, who has been
preaching a new religion in the province of
Groasetto, Italy, was killed in a conflict with
gendarmes, who interfered because bis par
tisans raised cries for a republic.
Cottara. Morton A Co., West India merchants,
have failed with liabilities estimated at 91,600,-
000.
An international congress of industry and
Commerce met at Paris, nnder the presidency
of the president of the Paris chamber of com
merce. Delegates front England, the United
States. Belgium and Russia were appointed
vice-presidents.
Tba ettt of Aaragato In Boanla bn boon aap
tnrad by (h* Auatrtan army of oemipatloo aftnr
a daaparata conflict. Oeneral PtaUllpotinh.
mmmiiiilif of tba Anatrtan foreM, T •
h Fiabllng of the nnri horrlbla kind antnad,
which laatad unUI half j>aat ona t. I"ba
troop. Arad upon from atar* door-wit
and window. Kan tba woman and tba atek
11, d wottndad luaurganta In tba tnlkUry boapt
tilt |>artlrl|HUad tn tuoradibla mm of wlldaat
fanltH — It wia only owing to tba good
dlaolpUna of tba Iroojw U,t tba town wia not
mora damaged. Aa It wia Kinta bouaaa wnra
plundered and burnad. Our tuifortu
uately. ware not Ineoonidarible. Tba iuaor
genu dad In ill dirootloiu eapacii'ly toward
Ooriad* and Itogatioa. At tba cloen of tba
fighting lb.. Imperial Hag M h"Utd and
(altiUalaiuid tba cboera of tba Obrtatian popn-
IftliOßa**
lloatlbtiaa ara aald to bata Ito ten out ba
tween tba Turk* and tba Montanrgrtna.
Three men were killed and eighty-four
wounded by the pcUee and aoldlers to the ra
cent eleotion riots at Harborg, Oennaay.
An An war lean named Fowler, who resides at
Boulogne, Francs, has succeeded in crossing
Urn Kngtlsh Channel Iu eleven hours and twenty
minutes, on an apparatus eonetsUug of a ataaii
double canoe of India rubber cloth Inflated,
having a board between Ihe two veeeels. Upon
tills Fowler stood and jiaddled across. The sea
was very calm.
Maria Christina, former Queen Dowager of
HIMUU and grandmother to the present king,
died near llavre, Frano*. a few days ago, aged
•event*-two.
The failure of JamM Virtue A Co., 1 .ondon
Is/ok sellers is announced Keverai failures of
firms of paper makers and publishers are an
nounced
An epidemic of typhoid Bristol,
Ting land eleven deaths having occurred to
our week—was brought about by th* use of
impure milk.
The Hesse PreelSeallel Klerite* laveeslga
lie*.
A telegram from (senator Kellogg was re
ceive.), dated Chicago, contradicting the svi
dence of 1/eet that he had requested him to
manufacture affidavits, and defying 1-eet to
produce any evidence implicating him (the
Senator) to any improper act. Genera) Butler's
reaoluUon that beltator Matthews' failure to
.-omply with the mandate of the committee to
apjiear ae a witness be reported to the House
of !to|reaeoUtivee fur its action was passed.
, after which the committee adjourned.
Major K. A. Burke, a prominent New Orleans
1 politician, testified at length concerning mat
tors to Is.mstaua previous to and after the eleo
tion. Witness testified that the Itotuming
Hoard threw out about 10,000 voles, that in his
optulun i'lidea and Ntchotl* received a majority
of the votes in the Htato, hut were counted out
by the action of the Beturulng Board, vv itnees
also detailed his interviews wilh heumtor Mat
thews and others in regard to the recognition
of the Kicholls government
During the second day of Major Burke's ex
amination be was questions! at length by
(ieoeral Bntier. The tosUmony was mainly
in reference to the conference between leading
] Democrats and HepubUran* at Worm lev's
iiotel, Waahington, regarding Louisiana af-
I fairs ; and Oeneral Butler s questions were
chiefly directed with a view of obtaining lU
furmatioa about the whereabouts of a supposed
document containing pledges given by leading
Ttepuhlicaij* at theounfereocv.. In answer to a
question witness said "We had a perfect
understanding with Hbrrmau, Foster and Mat
thews, and that understanding was reduced to
writing." General holier (reaching out his
hand) —" That's it. That s just what 1 want.
Where is the paper '/" Witness.—" Too will
have to ask Mr. Sherman and Matthews far it.
They have it We gave them copies of the
telegram to Governor Sir bolls and tbe reply,
containing a statement of the action of the
party caucus regarding the guarantees." Gen
eral liulier now wanted U> know where the
guarantees given by the other side the
lu-pnbursas -to witness were. Witness re
plied: "Ton will never see any ; there are
none except those that have been staled."
General liulier mauled that some such docu
ment must be in existence, end continued
plying the witness with questions. Mr. Hls
cock objected to General BuUrr s method
of examination, when the laltsc said, rising
to his feet, " We are testing the truthfulness
of tbe witness." The aocne now became quite
exciting the witness refusing to answer any
more questions until General Butler retracted
his atari-lion, while that gentleman and Mr.
Uidrock engaged in 1 disputatious debate con
cerning tbe object of the farmer's examination.
After a white, upon the chairman s suggestion,
Grtxwal Butler consented to have the remark
'pieeunumg the varaeity of tbe witness stricken
from the reourd, and the examination at Major
Barks was ountinned. A telegmn from wit
ness to Governor NiehoUa, aesurmg him his
government would be recognised, wee reed.
In answer to the queetion who gave the assur
auoe mentioned, witness replied , " Stanley
Matthews. ' After further questiuns in rela
tion to other dispatches the committee ad-
J earned.
On the third day of Major Barks'* examina
tion he testified in regard to bow the returns
were manipulated in Louisiana after the elec
tion. W unties said the Dcmooratic party had
gained many colored votes by barbecues, per
suasion and other methods, "and that unusual
effort* ww* made to prvveut intimidation. He
**id that hi* party had agreed to give *.V<oo
to Anderson for swearing the vote of Kast
Feliciana, end that the proposition would have
been earned oat bat far tbe leek of money.
Regarding an interview which srtLuaas had
with Secretary Cameron, he said that while he
understood from Secretary Cameron that a
Republican I'uited State* Senator would be
exacted from Louisiana provided the Kicbolla
government were recognised, yet there wa* no
■pedal pledge made, and the matter wa* de
ferred, and Mr. Colombo* Delano went to
t'olnmbua, Ohio, in reference to the matter.
There were two seta of Republican gentlemen
in Washington—one ate a* the Worafiy con
ference. who were interested only in tbe seal
ing of Have*, and the other Mr Cameron and
hi* friends who wanted two United State* Re
publican Senators as well.
Tbe Yellew fever Henri*.
Portion* of the South have been ravaged
with yellop fever to an appalling extent, and
the situation of affair* in Grenada, Ml**.,
Memphis and New Orleans was frightful in
the extreme. A Grenada dispatch of the twen
ty-first say* " The situation is still growing
worse, and to night I am compelled to add a
new list of horror* to tbe record. In the first
place there are seveoty-fise fresh case# of
negroes down with the fever and about fifteen
deaths. The colored people will not wait npoo
each other, nor will they subtnit to treatment,
and. as they are unmanageable they have it all
to themselves. There ere no phrstcxana, nurses
or median** for thorn, and their ooodition to.
indeed, a deplorable one. Their services as
waiters and nurse* h*Te been sadly mieeed to
day. 1 have seen niouv patient* without at
tendance of any kind. To describe the soeues
is beyond the power of mortal man. Al
though tbe uumber of deaths is decreasing, it
is not from on abatement of the disease, but
from a lack of material. Tbe total death list
foot* up ntnetv-flve white* to night, oat of
about 175 case# Tbe little band of well onee
i quickly counted, and they are missed hourly.
It requires the strongest nerve and the
greatest courage to tattle against tbe plkgue.
We cau almost see the infection' in the air. and
feel a* though it was lurking around ue wait
ing for an unguarded moment to strike u*
dowu. An entire absence of fear and a strong
will to resist it* insidious attacks ore our only
weapon*. W* take no preventives I have
seen men sitting about complaining of ocbe* in
different parts of their bodies, and suddenly
ear: 'I have it' Then they go immediately
to bed, and in fifteen minute* are burning up
with the fever." The situation in Memphis
and New Orleans although not quite so bad as
at Grenada was anything but reassuring In
Memphis there w* on increase of new coxes,
no part of tbe eity enjoying immunity from the
plague and destitution and suffering increasing
wiln the spread of the fever. Appeals for ala
wore sent oat from the enffer ng city to all
ports of tbe country, and tbe work of caring
for the sick wt bravely carried on by organis
ed parties Tbe colored population acted with
the whits* in relieving dielrees and guarding
property, lu New Orleans tbe report* ou the
twenty-first showed 107 case* and forty deaths
Total uumber of oases to dote, 1,464, total
number of death a 4 (VI. Measure* of relief
were taken In all part* of tbe country, sod
subscription* for the afflicted cttles were seat
from New York. Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati.
St. Tionls, Sau Francisco. Philadelphia and
other places.
A Philanthropic Faterprlse.
Th© " Fresh-air Fund" of th© New
York FSvnitifj Post is a pleasant exam
ple of Kitrnmcr philanthropy. Under the
snperviaion of a clergyman, Mr. Willard
I'srsous, companies of children, selected
fnuu mission school* and tenement
home*. are takeu into the country, and
are placed in quiet home©, generally
iu farm honaen, for a fortnight'* recrea
tion. No work in required of them;
they are made to feel at home, receive
kind care, plenty of plain, good food,
and are allowed to freely romp in the
fresh air among the bird* and flower*.
Their pale faces brighten under this
treatment, their ailment* vanish, ami
they learn to love country homes and
oonutry people. Fifty-four children
were thus made happy not long ago, and
more recently forty eight others were
carried to country homes. The J ind
people wfio receive these waifs do .•<> out
of genuine Christian charity, for no
compensation in money is given them;
their only reward is "that which oomee
from doing good. Bat they beoome
deeply interested in their little charges,
and often have desired to keep them
longer, or have asked hat they should
return another year. It is stated that
in a single town in Delaware county, N.
Y., seventy farmers have token'into
their homes in all about one hundred
and twenty poor siokly children, to keep
them two weeks freely. Of course
places are secured for these children in
advance of their going, and they are
examined by physicians, and personally
known to teachers and other responsible
persons, so that there is no fear of conta
gions diseases or corrupt manners. A
charity of this kind makes an abiding
and wholesome impression upon youth
ful minds and hearts.
torment the body. the head (Mart be rteer
Theee disorder* reset npoo the brain moet hurt
fully, end produce cluodtneae In the organ of
thonKbt not experienced by • health? men.
HeM'tlv theee heam-opprssrtng melodise mey
be enltrelr dt.pelted 1/t that peerleee alterative,
lloetetter a Muntacb flitter., which cheer*, re
freshes end Invigorates the brain end I ereee,
while H regulates the organ* ot digestion, ee
atmUatioh end bilious eeereUon. ft eipele the
morbid humor* which poleon the ay at em
through the bowela end urinary passage*. end
nierte e pow*rf>ly invigorating Inflnrtte* ea
well. Its eethertie action la newer Irritating,
violent or pelnfnl. but even, netnrel end pro
gressive. Aa en ep|ietis*r end aleep promoter
(be Itittere Is nurtrailed; II mitigate# the tn
(VrmiUee of ego, rolievee the aliment* peculiar
to the gentler era, arrest* pretnainre decay,
and htuTda op en enfeebled pbytiqo*.
Maligna nt and enbtU Indeed is the petson of
Hcrufnln, and terrihU are ltd ravage* in the
■vrtom. They may, bowevir, be permanently
glared and tbe deetructlve vim expelled from
tli oircnlaUon with BooviU'M Blood and Liver
rtyrup a potent vegetable detergent which
eradicatea all akin diaaaaea, leering no vestige
of thorn Itehiod White ewelDog. salt rbeoa,
utter, at .mete*, liver compiaAat, and errnp
uon* of every daaoriptlon are Invariably ooo
uarwd by it urngg Me e0 it.
UrorrJatS^AXSß'^•*.
oorn-brnad, cake ln abort, ail articles pre
pared from floor, thoroughly enjoyable and
digestible, naa liooley's Teeat l'owdte. which
is not only free from adnlteratian, bat wbole
aume, ana makes food very nutritious. This
baking Powder is used by the most eatoent
chemists and pbysieians. Boy It only in cane,
never looee or in balk.
A Paixsn is Ndte.— Orace's Salve is a friend
in dead. Who has not found it each in earing
Oats, Barns, itrtume. Hoaids, Kalone, Boils, aad
even the most obsUnaU old Clears, and other
burns? UU a wonderful oompoond, salted
alike to the akin of the child and of the ednlL
CHEW
The f -c-lebraied
••M*T.III Jsm"
Wood Tag Plug
Totuooo.
Tag Plow xn Tiiurwi fewm,
Mew lurk, burton, end Cbioaga.
For onward* of thirty ysera Ml*. WIJIIILOWW
ItfXITHIMU MVBC'P bee bewa need fur children
with mrvt-r failing .noraaa. It correrte arrdity
of the stomach, rrtleeas wind ooiic, regulate*
the bowels, earas dyaaulary and diarrbma,
wbati.rr aruuur from teething or othrf asseea.
An old and wall-tried remedy, aa eU. a bottle.
We offer no apology for frequently calling
attentl <n to Johnson • Anodyne Lmimeat, ae It
u the most valnabAs remedy thai has ever been
produced. It is * snru core for diarrhtae, dys
entery end cholera mortal*.
War, famine and pesiilenee all combined do
net produce the evil ouneeqnencee to a nation
whirh rrwoh from imporw blood in par veinn
Peraonk' Purgative PiUs make new rich blood
and prevent at manner of dleeaarr.
To risen*!' and wLilac (ha terth, to sweeten
tba breath, nw Brown Camphorated Kapona
gnuot LanUfncc. Twenty-ffvw cents a bottle.
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FOR FAMILY SOAP MAKING.
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(ha * lariat imMrlaaoo to Claroyiaao. Phyateiaoa,
Taachara. and all cliini of raaJara aapaoiallr AaaoU
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PROF. BCHEM'S Ultutrbtod HISTORY OF
The War2in the East,
or conflict hatwaaa Rraata and Tr BUT la the Bar book
for I fa. a FNTS Ha* 1U odrw paaaa.l3l rnyrinnii of
BaTTLA BCAbia. Ken reaaaa. (.a oar a la. ate . and it tha
only oomvlete work publuhad. Hal no rim Holla at
riaht. Pnoa*3.tNl. Term. on|ualed. i,la ITaat
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of dao.by AeaMoat or afherwta*. A ri .
WOt*l> of "if kind, loaa off IW- W i
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■OI'RT V—litarharge for Wound. Injur- HA
lea or Kupture. glvr* niA Boaaty.
Lost Horoea, Oltlrers* Atwaaata 4BS3L
and All War Madras mTIM. EH- ■
JKt'TKD CUIXN HKOPBRRD.
Send as cento for a Oayy af Acta .
aa PBRRIQOT, BOUNTY ANPiEU
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