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• -*W5r* . .. • *. V * • ' & m̂ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmrnrniim iShr Îrlfnrii paintlfalcr. r X' TJTISLTKIB. Ttmum. AFOHENBT; ILLINOIS. 1 • r 1 n i / AuBICULTUEAL AND DOMESTlt. H ri -- j M-:i "•*? ' '-• Little Brown Bapdfc T*J. I They drive home the cows from the pactaM, Up through the long shady lane Where the quail whistles loud in the wheat flAld* That are ycOlo** with the ripening grain. They find in the thick, waving grasses, Where the scarlet-tipped strawberries gtOWt \ , They gather the earliest snowdrops, -».•*<- ': And the first crimson buds of the rose. They toss the new hay in the meadow; They gather the elder bloom white; They find where the dusky grapes purple In the soft tinted October liptht. They know where the app'f s hang ripest, ABd are sweeter than Italy wines; They know where fruit haugs the thickest Oa the long, thorny blackberry viae*. They gather the delicate sea weed%; And build tiny castles of sand; They pluck up th«* beautiful sea sbeTTs-- Fairy barks that have drifted to land. They wave from the tall, rocking tree tops Where tho orioleV, hammock nest swings, &»tl *t night time are folded in slumber By a song that a fond mother sings. •Those who toil bravely are strongest; llie bumble and poor become great; And from these brown -handed children Shall gH>w mighty rulers of state. The pen of the author and statesmen-- The noble ana wise of the land-- . ' . The loving and motherly women, , Who'll wisely mold all with her hand. • Around th« Farm. A CORRESPONDENT gives his rani friends the following timely hints: Keep busy; when the hands are idle, use the head; it is a profitable labor, when well employed. Read your agri­ cultural papers and write for them. GAIN IN GRINDING. --The grinding of grain to be fed to stock, and mixing it with cut hay or straw, operates as a sav­ ing of at least twenty-five per cent. Draining of wet lands and marshes adds to their value by causing them to pro­ duce earlier, and a greater quantity and better quality, and improves the health of neighborhoods. --Enquirer. WASTE of fodder must be carefully guarded against if feeding is lb be done in an economical manner. Cattle and sheep should be fed in racks, and as far as possible under shelter. Stock will often trample under foot and waste al­ most as much as they will eat, especially if the weather is open and the ground muddy. The cost of preparing and storing this provender has been too great to allow of any wastefulness in using it. CHOKED CATTLE.--The following rec­ ipe is a sure remedy: Take of fine-cut chewing tobacco enough to make a ball as large as a hen's egg ; dampen it with molasses so it can be pressed into a ball, and will adhere closely ; elevate the ani­ mal's head, pull out the tongue and crowd the ball as far down the throat as possible. In fifteen minutes it will cause sickness and vomiting, relaxing the muscles, so that the potato, or what­ ever may be choking it, will be thrown up.--Country Qentleman. Mr wife had some geraniums and other plants she was anxious to keep over winter. I made a tight box of pine boards, large enough to set the pots with the plants into, and my wife pasted several thicknesses of newspaper inside of the box, so as to make it almost a per­ fect non-conductor of heat. At night she would heat some half dozen bricks, so as to be rather hot to hold in your hand. These she put into the box with the pots and plants, and wrapped up the whole tight with several blankets, and in this way she saved her plants, which are now blooming, although some nights water standing in a pail froze over an inch thick with ice.--Fruit Recorder. A TURKEY HEN belonging to Mr. Lu­ cius Tuttleof Canton, N. Y.,has aneyeto business of the most commendable char­ acter. Mr. Tuttle reports that he set this turkey on 17 eggs, and in due time she ushered into the world 17 young turkey chicks which was sufficient glory for one turkey. But in addition to this exemplary conduct she had laid one egg each day that she had been set­ ting, and when the 17 chicks were re­ moved had .27 eggs in process of incu­ bation. And now she brings out one chick every day and still continues to lay her daily eggs, causing her lucky owner to believe that she must have swallowed a perpetual motion machine, or a " Keely " motor. TREASURY DEPARTMENT WHITEWASH. -- The recipe for whitewashing sent out by the Lighthouse Board of the Treas­ ury Department has been found by ex­ perience to answer on wood, brick or stone nearly as well as oil paint and is much cheaper. Slake a half bushel of un­ slaked lime with boiling water, keeping it covered during the process. Strain it, and add a peck of salt, dissolved in warm water; three pounds of ground rice put in boiling water and boiled to a thin paste; one-half pound powdered whiting and a pound of clear glue, dis­ solved in warm water ; mix these well to­ gether, and let the mixture stand for several days. Keep the wash thus pre­ pared in a kettle or portable furnace, and when used put it on as hot as possible with either painters' or whitewash brushes, A SUIT at law was recently Brought in Kentucky to recover damages laid at $2,000 fromthe owner of a dog which had destroyed a flock of valuable sheep, The plaintiff gained a verdict for the whole amount claimed. To any reason­ able person there should seem nothing but tue simplest and clearest justice in this, and yet then are some who think that sheep owners were created for no other purpose than to btcome victims to the ferocity aud viciou&ness of dogs, whose owners are to be held perfectly free from liability for their depredations. As the sheep interest is now rapidly re­ viving, we may look for a change in public sentiment in this regard, and by- and-by find the useful sheep better pro­ tected than it has kitherto been. QUANTITY OF FEED FOR SHEEP.-- Farmers who hare reared and fattened tiheep for many years state that every full-grown animid should have 3 per cent, of its live weight in food ; a little more if fed upon hay and roots exclu­ sively. If a sheep weighs a hundred pounds, it shoull hare about half a pound of corn or an equivalent in otber grain, a pound #f good hay, and two pounds of straw, the three being nearly equivalent to thuee pounds of good hay. A little observation will soon fix the quan­ tity needed, and prevent over or under feeding--both serious errors. Many farmers who have fattened sheep with satisfactory profit state that each sheep is supplied with one pound of Indian corn per day, all the clean and bright straw it will eat, and one-fourth of a pound each of good hay. HUSBAND THE STRKNOTH. --MOIL break down and become unable to perform any regular duties long before their allotted time because of injudicious management of themselves during their early years of vigor. It does not pay to abuse our­ selves because we have an abundance of strength, for payment will come for any waste in a manner least acceptable to a man or his friends. The man who makes a slave of himself upon the farm, and works early and late every day in the year, lacks common sense. By and by he will be helpless in consequence of the overstrain, and not only a burden upon himself but upon others. Judicious work is the thing to develop a vigorous man­ hood, but it is wrong for a man to abuse his strength when young and pay for it so dearly in old age, when he should be in the enjoyment of what he has ac­ quired. How TO MAKE A LAWN.--There is nothing that will add so much to the general attractiveness of a town or coun­ try home, as a properly kept plat of grass. It makes no matter how small in size it may be; if kept cut often enough, it becomes a constant source of pleasure to the owner. In laying out new sub­ urban places, the grass plet around the house is usually made up by sodding. This is not by any means the cheapest or best way to get a stand of grass for garden decoration. Sods for this pur­ pose are, as a rule, out from some worn- out pasture, neglected public "com­ mon, or maybe the roadside--places where the finer qualities of grasses have, perhaps, long since been crowded out by the rank growth of the coarser sorts- grasses wholly unfitted for lawn purposes. The purest way, although it mayrtake a longer time, is to sow the seed oi an ap­ proved selection of grasses, 'that are known to make a good turf, and that will, if frequently cut, give that velvety sur­ face for which English lawns are noted. It should be clearly understood that these finer qualities of grasses will only thrive on soil in good heart. 1% will bie time and money thrown away to sow these grasses on poor soil. The soil should be made deep, mellow and rich, by frequent stirrings and liberal appli­ cations of well rotted yard manure, bone dust, or superphosphate of lime. Abontthe House. CHAMPAGNE CIDER.--Let the cider ferment until palatable, then put an ounce of sulphite of lime to every four gallons of ciderf Mix it well, and let it stand jintil clear, then it is fit to use. HALF a pound of borax, finely pulver­ ized and scattered around where oock- roaches frequent, will clear an infested house thoroughly. . One advantage of this application is the harmless nature of the borax. HOME-MADE HAIR OIL --Take a suffi­ cient quantity of fresh butter and filter it through tissues of fine letter paper, and then cut it with alcohol. It can be scented with any essence that is liked, makes a good soft dressing for the hair, and is not at all expensive. POTATOES are adapted to be eaten with lean meat--the starchy potatoes furnish­ ing the fattening and heating elements which lean meat lacks, while the lean meat supplies the bone and muscle-mak­ ing elements not afforded by potato or fine flour bread. Fat meat affords heat­ ing and fattening element, like potato, but in a form less easily digested by most persons. CREAM MtrFFiNS.--One quart of rich milk, or half cream and half milk ; one ?[uart of flour, six eggs, one tablespoon-ul of butter, one of lard, softened to­ gether. Beat whites and yolks, separate­ ly, very light; then add flour and shortening and a scant teaspoonful of salt, and stir in the flour the last thing, lightly as possible, and have the batter free from lumps. To IMPROVE THE COMPLEXION.--Many French ladies are said to bind raw beef on their faces at night. The Russian ladies are said to use the following recipe : Diffuse a handful of well-sifted wheat bran, add to it five yolks of eggs and two grains of musk, and distill the whole. Bottle, and keep carefully for fifteen days. Apply at night, and wash in the morning with tepid water. FOR damp closets and cupboards which generate mildew, a trayful of quicklime will be found to absorb the moisture and render the air pure; but of course it is necessary to renew the lime from time to time as it becomes fully slaked. This last remedy will be found useful in safe and storing rooms, the damp air of which acts frequently most injuriously on the valuable deeds and documents which they contain. To CLEAN GARMENTS.--Wet a sponge in warm water, and squeeze it out till dry; then sponge one place after another until all the garment has been clemmed. All the dust and soil will be absorbed by the sponge. But if the garment is very much soiled, wash the sponge in clean water several times, squeezing it as dry as possible by wrapping it in a piece of black alpaca. This method of cleansing is more effeotual than a hand brash, and many spots will disappear by the use of pure water. * Eating Bats. An English contemporary suggests that the health of sailors and' the com­ fort of life on board ship would be pro­ moted if the practice were introduced of eating rats which swarm in most ships. There is really no reason why rats should not be eaten as well as rabbits and squir­ rels. They are clean feeders, and ex­ tremely particular as to keeping their bodies free from dirt. Bats which have existed in the hold of a grain-carrying ship might be a toothsome delicacy.-- Scientific Americans THIS year's peach crop promises to be but a partial success. On trees that were kept growing last year by cultiva­ tion a quarter of the buds are alive, but on those that made their growth early and were not cultivated not more than 5 per cent, have been saved. IT is said that Fanny Fern, with her dying breath, urg^d her husband to marry her daughter. ACQUITTAL OF BABCOCK. Interesting Scenes In the Court Room Pre­ vious to and Following the Rending of the Verdict. T3t. Louis Letter to Chicago Times.] It was an hour after the usual tims of opening the United States Circuit Court, this morning, when the jurors were brought in from an outside "room. The counsel had been in their places a half hour, and the defendant was waiting in the Clerk's office. At five minutes after eleven the Judges came in, Dillon carrying a huge bundle of manuscript. The jury was polled, and then Judge Dillon commenced reading the charge, very rapidly. He read on for two hours with only a single interruption, when District-Attorney Dyer raised a question as to the signature of one of the tele­ grams. A reference to the original showed that the Judge was right, and he continued his reading, closing at 1:15 p. m. The bulk of the charge was made up of the telegrams, letters, and portions of the President's depositions, and seem­ ingly everything in the case wasincluded. The charge was favorable to the defend­ ant in many particulars. Still, it was by no means an instruction to aquit. After raising a doubtful point, the Court en­ deavored to show to the full extent the weakness of the evidence, and invariably • ..K Filley, Mr. Newoombe, Mr. Campbell, CoL Luckey, and other personal friends. Col. C. W\ Babcock brought up the rear. At the foot of the stairs the men had gathered so thick Mid crazed so steadily at Babcock that he took refuge in the Postmaster's room, where he remained nntil the crowd dispersed. He then walked to the Lin del!, accompanied by his counsel and immediate friends. When he appeared in front Of the Cus­ tom House, on his way to the Lindell, there was a faint cheer, which he recog­ nized by taking off and waging his liak Most of the jurors are still in the city, and are being ^ subjected to all kinds of interviews to-night. One of them stated jthat a'tt r they retired to the jury room they took an informal ballot and found that they were all agreed on acquittal. Later, before returning to the court room, they took a formal ballot, and were still agreed. There was very little discussion, and no dissension. 'Black­ wood, the foreman of the jury, stated to­ night that after Storrs* speech the jurors had a talk on Monday night, and came to the conclusion that a case had not been made out, and after that nothing occurred to change their opinion. About 9'o'clock to-night the jurors gathered at the Luidell, and walked up to Gen. Bab- cock's room, where they were received by the late defendant and his brother. concluded by telling the jury it was for f £,1 /?' d , them finally to weigh the testimony pro . meeting was a ratner awkward one ' ' until a seedy old granger blurted out, and con, Immediately after the reading of the charge, the jurors were conducted to a room in the third story of the building, and locked up. Judge Dillon sent word to them that if they desired to ex­ amine the instructions a copy was ready for them. The reply came back, very promptly, that the jury, having heard the charge, did not need it. This was told around among the crowd in front of the^ building and was at once received as an indication that, the deoision would be unfavorable. After the jury was charged, the court adjourned till 3 o'clock. The crowd outside grew steadily, and the prospective verdict was the chief topic. Thousands of dollars offered on acquittal then would have found ready takers. About 3 o'clock Gen. Babcock, accompanied by Gen. Williams and Judge Porter, came down from the hotel, and went into the building, followed by the curious glances of the crowd. At 15 minutee past 3 the court re-assembled. The oudience was small, and scattered about without regard to the order that had previously been maintained. CoL W. H. Hatch and Judge Chester Krum, of counsel for McKee, were in the Court room for the purpose of attending to mat­ ters belonging to that case. They were intending to present some reasons why he should be granted a new trial. Just as they were about to address the court, Bailiff Wheeler appeared before the bench and Judge Dillon inquired if the jury was ready. Wheeler replied that it was, and was directed to bring the jurors in. Maj. Eaton, Mr. Bliss, and Mr. Peddrick were already in the court room, and when the news that the jury was ready was carried into the side room. Geo. Babcock, accompanied by Judge Porter and Mr. Williams, entered the room. Mr. Storrs was absent on the side of the defendant, and Col. Dyer, of the prosecution. The jury Beated them* selves, and Judge Dillon asked, "Have you agreed upon a verdict ?" The foreman, R. N. Blackwood, re­ plied, "Yes. sir." The Judge, evincing a great degree of excitement, wnich he oould not oonoeal, asked : "What is it!" And as he saw the forenftm hand Deputy Clerk Selby a folded paper, ad­ ded : " Oh, it's written." The scene at that instant was a painful one. Babcock's face assumed a livid hue, and his hands clenched. Porter looked at the Clerk with a stony, petri­ fied stare. A nerve thrill went through the little audience of court attaches and reporters. There was no indication on the jurors' countenances what the verdict would be. The paper shook like an as­ pen leaf in the hands, of the Clerk, and as he opened it every one present held his breath. In a tremulous voice, he read: "We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty." There was a pause of one instant, when Judge Chester Krum turned toward Gen. Babcock and warmly shook Ms hand. This was the signal for general confusion. The blood surged up in the defendant's face, which had been so pale a. moment before. Porter awoke from his lethargy, and, springing to his feet, stamped on the floor dramatically, and said : " Thank God ! truth and justice are vindicated." There were faint symptoms of applause, but these were checked. Col. C. W. Babcock hurried to his brother and grasped him by the hand. About this time Mr. Storrs entered from the ante­ room. Through his heavy beard the blanched cheeks were visible, and he, too, was trembling. When immediately in front of the bench lie hesitated an in- stant. He had heard of the verdict while in the ante-room, but could scarcely be­ lieve it. He stopped simply long enough to learn the truth, and rushed forward to Gen. Babcock, taking him by both bands. ' The court room was in an uproar. Those who had never spoken to Gen. Babcock beforlf partook of the enthu­ siasm displayed by his friends, and con­ gratulated him. Amid the noise Jadge Dillon cried out: "Gentlemen of the jury, you are discharged. The Marshal will settle your fees, so that you can leave for your homes at onoe." This reminded Judge Krum of a point that had been overlooked in the exeitement of the moment, and he said : "I ask your honor to discharge the defendant. The Court--Are there any more indict­ ments a (gainst Mm ? Mr, Krum--None.- v The Court (heartily)--The defendant is discharged. Judge Porter pressed in among the juty and began snaking hands with each one, saying, " God bless you," and using other expressive terms to return his thanks. Gen. Babcock followed his ex­ ample, shaking each juror heartily by bow hands, but it was some time before he could find voice to utter a word, tears standing on his cheeks. Then the jury passed out, and the Marshal called or­ der. Gen. Babcock and party left by way of the ante-room, and at each step he was met by persons extending their hands. Ashe passed through the hail he was surrounded by his counsel and Mr. " General, we had to do it, cause you see we couldn't do anything else." The jurors remained half an hour, conversing pleasantly, and were entertained with cigars and wine, and withdrew, after shaking hands all around. All day long Gen. Babcoek's room at the Lindell was full of callers, not a Government or army officer in the city failing to call with his congratulations. A large number of personal friends and some prominent citizens also visited the General's room. At 9 o'clock to-night a large party of army officers came up from the arsenal, bringing with them the post band. At the Lindell they joined Gen. Sherman, who was in citi­ zens' dress, and his staff, who were in full uniform, aud a serenade to Babcock was given. The General, attended by his counsel, came down stairs and took seats in a carriage in front of the hotel, about 1,200 people having gathered. After an air by the band Col. William H. Hatoh, an ex-Confederate, and one of McKee's counsel, addressed the crowd. He referred to the lost cause, and assured his hearers that the verdict was to be taken as an indication of good feeling, and the dawn of better days. He quoted Lincoln as saying that when the South was captured the songs of the South were captured, and called on the band to play "Dixie." The Southern time was received with cheers, and fol­ lowing it Gen. Babcock was called for. He arose in the carriage and was intro­ duced by Judge Krum. He said : Gen­ tlemen of St. Louis, I thank you for all your expressions of kindliness toward me. My heart is too full for me to make a speech to you to-night, if I could do so under other circumstanoes. I must thank you all, most deeply, and I will present to you my counsel, Mr. Storrs, of Chicago, who will speak for me. The Drowning at Golconda, 111. [Golconda Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.] The sad fate of six stalwart young men who were sailing on the river oast a pall of gloom over the town. They had been out all the afternoon on the broad and swift Ohio, sporting on the waves in the merry breeze. While sailing along the Kentucky shore they saw the storm com­ ing, and hastened for the Illinois bank, but when about midway of the river a terrific gust tore the sail in shreds and capsized the boat. The wind and rain beat upon them, and the waves were like the hills. Clinging to the overturned skiff, their fingers gripped in the seams, the current hurried them on, and for a moment they were merry, but in less than five minutes Gus Felt- house and William Faubusch, after vain struggles, sank to rise no more. Then it was the others realized their peril, and with cries for aid they mingled prayers to God. On they were borne, ever and anon dashed from the skiff, and regain­ ing their hold, until they had gone four miles, crying, struggling, praying in the cold waves, when William Lowry said : " Boys, we will all be drowned at the skiff; I shall make for the Ken­ tucky shore," and started, but went only a little distance and perished. In fifteen minutes, Frank Median, growing weaker, and twice saved by his compan­ ions, requested them to take his watch, and if saved, give it to his wife, but he went down leaving no memento. The survivors seeing the approaah of a steamboat, were encouraged, but their cries and screams were unavailing, and when they saw the boat pass, James Sheridan's strength was gone, hope fled, and life departed. Darkness reigned, the waves rocked the sole survivor. On he went, his strength fast failing. His feeble voice pierced the winds and reached the sh^fe. Three tramps, in a skiff, made oyer the waves to the dying, an<| found Charles Queen lying on the bow of his yboat, rendered unconscious at the sight of relief, and he was picked up mor^dead than alive. A farm house, eight miles from the soene of the accident, was soon reached, and in a little while an expedition, headed by J. H. Hall, from Golconda, in search of the missing, reached the spot, and Queen, recovering, related the sad fate of his friends, and his own deliverance, wMch he ascribes, not to his own strength, for he was one of the weakest of the party, but to the mercv of God, 7 '-- ' v -- A Woman Speaks la Her Coffin. Mrs. Harriet Westervelt, of Bloom- ingdale, died last week, and her body was placed in a coffin by the undertaker for burial. Before the burial arrange­ ments were-completed he said to the woman's daughter, " Are you really sure she is dead ?" as she looked so life-like. He had hardly spoken before the sup­ posed eorpse sat up and frightened them by saying in a loud voice, " My God ! what are you doing with me ?" Then she fell back and became unconscious. Mrs. Westervelt was removed from the coffin to a bed, and Dr. M. Withey was sum­ moned, but by the time he arrived the woman had expired.--New York Stun. A GREENLAND, N. H., man has re­ covered $1,400 from the town because his horse shied at an old log by the road, and threw him oat of the wa<jon, break: ing his ankle. ILLIH0I8 ITEMS. MT. STERLING is going to have a faros band, and . real estate has rabidly de­ clined. JAMES A. CONNOLLY has been tendered the office of United States District At­ torney for Southern Illinois. THE grounds of the Union Fair As­ sociation at Centralia, wMch are esti­ mated to be worth $25,000, were sold at auction a day or two for $3,200. THE feud existing among the Faculty of Blackburn University, Carlinville, increases in bitterness, and bids fair to result in the dismissal of the entire Faculty. A 2,100-POUND grindstone at Peoria burst with great violenoe, the other day, but fortunately no one was injured. A piece weighing about 500 pounds was hurled through the roof. THE suit of Maggie Donovan vs. John Morrison, of Joliet, for breach of prom­ ise, resulted in the jury failing to agree after a four-hours session. They were accordingly discharged. E. A. SNTVELY, of the Carlinville In­ quirer, was recently married to Miss Kate M. Dubois, one of Macoupin Coun­ ty's fairest belles, and daughter of a prominent Carlinville banker. THOUSANDS of Cattle in Morgan Coun­ ty, which are now in fine condition, have been fed no corn, hay, fodder or straw during the present winter, but have subsisted alone by grazing on bine- grass pastures. SIX distillers from Pekin--George T. Reissinger, D. S. Reissinger, E. S. Ire­ land, P. J. Miller, A. H. Day, and H. E. Keckler--in answer to indictments, have come into the United States Court at Springfield and given bail in $1,000 each. ON Monday afternoon Willie Carrielle, aged 10, living near Plain view, was found dead, with the dead body of a horse on him. It is supposed the horse stumbled and threw him, and then in falling broke its neck with its body on the boy. PEORIA COUNTY was organized March 8, 1825, when the following persons were sworn into office, viz. : Nathan Dillon, Joseph Smith and William Holland, County Comissioners; Norman Hyde, County Clerk ; Aaron Hawley, Treas­ urer ; Samuel Fulton, Sheriff. THE Board of County Commissioners of Morgan County have been sued for damages in the sum of $5,000 by Will­ iam Summers, of Jacksonville, who lost a wagon and team, in Apple Greek, through the unsafe oondition of a bridge. THE village of Morris, Grundy County, was the scene of a disgraceful affair last week. Mrs. DeGeer, a well-known and respectable lady of Chicago, a warm ad­ vocate of temperance, had for some days been addressing the citizens of Morris on the subject. In compary with nine­ teen other ladies she visited the saloons, after the custom of the famous Ohio "crusaders," and there they prayed and sung. At every place a crowd of loafers, who followed the women, filled the sa­ loon to its utmost capacity, drinking and oarousing. At one saloon four notorious oourtesans took an active part in drink­ ing and treating the rabble during the religions exercises of the missionaries, NEWARK, Kendall County, was the scene of a horsewhipping the other day, a Mr. Woodville receiving a severe cas- tigation from Mrs. Butterfield with her little rawhide. Woodville had been a partner of the lady's husband in the sad­ dlery line, but during the absence of Mr. B. the former started in business on his own account. On the 14th of February Mrs. B. and Mr. W. sent each other a brace of valentines not at all complimen­ tary to the recipients, the one for the lady being directed "To the She Har­ ness-Maker." Then the irate dame armed herself, and accompanied by a delegation of friends, proceeded to the store of Woodvillo and asked him if he sent a certain missive to her (showing it). He nodded assent, whereupon she drew her wMp, which, up to this tiiue, had been concealed, and gave Woodville a thorough dressing down. Woodville then retaliated by employing all the legal talent in town and suing Mrs. But­ terfield for assault, the ease coming to trial last Saturday, in the Justice's Court there, the result being a line of $5 im­ posed upon Mrs. Butterfield for allowing herself thus to horsewhip Mr. Wood ville. AT Springfield, last week, the State Board of Agriculture concluded its spe­ cial session held to take action as to the Centennial. All the discussion ended in the adoption nf the following resolu­ tions, offered by Hon. Jno. P. Reynolds : Jiesolved, That the duty of the State Board of Agriculture to the people of the State of Illi­ nois demands that the great interest* which the Department of Agriculture waa organized ex­ pressly to cherish and promote, shall be respect­ ably represented at the coming international Centennial exhibition at Philadelphia. Jiesolced, That in obedience to such demand, the special committee heretofore appointed, consisting of Messrs. Emery. Ellsworth, and the uGcrst&iT, io licroby instructed to or cause to be made and forwarded to the rooms of this Department at Springfield, at the earlieet practicable day, the best collection practicable of samples of the cultivated aud natural product*, of the State of Illinois, and which shall serve to illustrate as well as may be the present agricultural development and natural resources of the State. Iiesolved, That in aid of the labors of said special committee each member of this Board is hereby constituted a committee for the district he represents, to obtain and forward to this De­ partment easily preserved and choice samples of the products of this district, and to advise aad assist the members of said special commit­ tee in the prosecution of their general work of collection. Jiesolved, That all sample* oollected in pursu­ ance of the foregoing resolutions, except in cased in which said special committee may not deem it advisable, shall b<> oollected sit the rooms of the department at Springfield, and from them the said special commi tee shall se­ lect one full series, which they shall cause to bo correctly labeled and catalogued and for­ warded directly to Philadelphia, and to be snic? abJy displayed in the place already allotted to this board m the main building of the Centen­ nial building. The remaiog samples or another series thereof shall be preserved in tha museum of tliis department and properly arranged when the cases s iall be ready to receive tUem. % Resolved, That the further sum of $1,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defray­ ing the expeuses necessary or incurred by the district committee hereinbefore provided" for, and each or said committee is nereby autho­ rized to draw upon the Treasurer, by order ap­ proved by the President, for any sum lie may expend, not exceeding #50. Jiesolved, That the further sum of $2,000, or so much thereof aa may be necwary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses which may be incurred or authorized by MHH special com­ mittee in the discharge of the dunes hereby devolved upon them, the same to be drawn from the treasury as required from time to time on the order of the Chairman of said special committee approved by the Preaident," JiesoltffL That it is a duty "which every ViO»- President of this Board owes to hinwelf, bat more especially to hie constituents, to visit the International Exhibition o? this Centennial year to obtain some practical information on one or more subjects relating to agriculture, horti­ culture, household, and industrial arts, and to report in writing his views upon the same to this Board for publication in the next «»•»! report Jiesolved, That to each member of this Board who shall attend the said International Exhibi­ tion and make report to the Board, as sug­ gested by the foregoing resolutions, the sum of t5o i» hereby appropriated, payable at the vja> ter meeting of the B >ard in January, 1877, the order of the President ^ ^ All Sorts. | THB hardest part of a rock THERB are three or four Bessie Tur||» ers now. Some are writing books aro "" some are lecturing. A MAKYIIANI> legislator wants a lioen«H^ for keeping dogs, and d i sfranciiisemeaBt; in the event of failure to pay. SNOW in many places in the neighbor­ hood of Cisco, Neb., has drifted to the depth of*from thirty to fifty feet. v PRESIDENT HILL, formerly of Har­ vard, says that a child should not be taught to reason until it is twelve yean old. THB Woman*t Journal Wants wornta regularly drafted into the army, "not merely to fight, but to make clothing and accoutrements ; to cook, wash and nurse." SOME unknown parties plaoed a piaoe of poisoned meat in the yard of neatly every dog-owner in Fort Valley, G*., and thirty-seven dogs were afterward found dead. MR. STAMPER, of North Carolina, was not hanged^ because on the eve of his execution his wife went to bid him fare­ well, changed clothes with him, and ena­ bled him to escape. THE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has contradted to deliver la New York city 100,000 tons of gas coal at $6 per long ton, which is more than $1 less than the price of last season. EX-MAYOR HORACE CLARK, of Middle- town, Ct., has just died at the age of 82. He was one of the oldest printers in the United States, ha ring learned his tnule with Thurlow Weed, and he was a pen­ sioner of the war of 1812^, A POLICE court in Paris has fined gfc physician 500 francs and costs for dis­ closing a professional secret, viz: for publishing a case of his treatment of a female patient for phtnisis in such a manner as to clearly indicate her identity. COL. VICTOR E. PIDLETT, of Bradford County, Pa,, has obtained a contract to furnish 1,500,000 feet of lumber to be used in the construction of some of tks Centennial buildings. This will be more profitable than running for Governor. THIRTY Captains and Lieutenants of the 1st Regiment of Prussian FoOt Guards have received a challenge from a party of officers in France, and one lady. The reasons given are national antipathy, and % >n kft In the challenged party. THB late Reverdy Johnson leaves twelve children, atiout fifty grandchil­ dren, and several great grandchildren, " nearly all of whom were present at the anniversary of his golden wedding, Nov. 16,1869. It is said that Mr. Johnson's life was insured for $100,000. Two DOVES upon the self-same brttck, - Two lilies on a single stem, Two butterflies upon one flower-- Oh, happy they who look on tbeife^j . Who look upon thom hand in han<|, : » ' f Flushed in the summer rosy light; Who look upon them hand in han^L t And never give a thought to night. --Chrittina G. Jhrnettu LIUEHIOK LEE, a oolored MAN -WAS ran over by a tijiin on the Little Rook and Fort Smith Railroad a few days ago. The Coroner's Jury were of the opinion that his life might have been saved, hid not the officers of the t~ain, having fall knowledge of the accident, left him for two hours in the woods exposed to the ooid. f MBS. MABOABBX WoaoN, residing in Jefferson County, Iowa, is 93 years of age. Her living descendants are 76 children, 32 grandchildren, 36 great­ grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grand­ child. Add those to whom her chil­ dren have married, there are 101 persons, and these all live within a radios of ten miles. A HUGE tower is being built upon Hid top of a new brick building in Virginia City, Nev., upon whicn a huge dial is to be placed, with the names of the lead­ ing mining stocks upon it, to which a hand points as the stock goes up or down, all being done by electricity over a wire running from the San Francisoo Stock Board room to the tower. THERE is a watch in a Swiss museum only three-sixteenths of an fcioh in di­ ameter, inserted in the top of a penoil case. Its little dial indicates not only hours, minutes and seconds, but also days of the month. It is a relic of old times, when watches were inserted" in saddles* snuft boxes, shirt studs, breast pins, brooch*"* and finger rings. JACOB HABAZSTHY, of Santa Rosa, CaL, is at work growing a beet which he fond­ ly trusts will in time surpass the famous 1,100 pounder reported discovered in one of the southern counties. It now stands three feet out of the ground, and, if no cow gets into the garden and eats a tunnel through it, a brilliant future is predicted lor the Centennial vegetabls. MB. DARWIN tells a story, AS an ax- ample of the reasoning powers of a mon­ key, that was scratched by a pet kitten. At first Jocko was immensely amazed. Recovering from his surprise, he set at work to discover the location of the claws. After a severe tussle lie got the four feet of the kitten within his dutches saw the nails thrust from their guards, and with the broadest grin of satisfac­ tion he proceeded deliberately to btfta the points off of each one. ' JAT GOULD'S recent illness <50«T hiii his eyebrows, which were formerly very long and shaggy. The operators on the street have been rummaging the medical books to discover what k.nd of disease causes loss of eyebrows. They have arrived at the conclusion, it is said, thai an overdose of Union Pacific may cost * man every hair on his body. It is what our country doctors oall a "searching" medicine. , * 3*