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». W" - -e • ' - ' j.^r#-,^'^;1!;--;,,^;'^ «.* ". ..." ' • / - • • " • * T . : * A ' / r : J v i t l ' ; - * 1 J > « ass I'MIU'IT, *v , •• ^ .^r. <$ltt plt^enrg patndcalcr. J. Y.VS RLTKE, Publisher. I " ILLEfOIS. McHENRY, THE NEWS CONDENSE®. THE BAST. Qo, OUT, Pa., had a doetmrtive fire reoeut- ly. te which the works of tk« Imperial Oil Be- Hni«.c Company were oouonned, with a loss of aboct €200,000 on •Kiliiiieiy, stock, etc. Forty thousand barrels of oil went up in the tohfee Tlw Fall Ri<cer (Mass.) operatives voted toTSturn to vrorfc at a rediiction on the <H»Ai«ng of the shope provided they can retain their old positions... - A fatal cattle disease has tsroken oat in the vfcinity of Bhinebeck, N. Y., and several droves Suave died. Bfcnr DOBLE announces that Goldsmith Maid will newer start in'another race... .The town of JGiOcUebnry, Yt., has been visited by a disas­ trous fire. A paper mill, a woolen mill, thirty 4>nBiness houses, *two public halls and six dwel­ lings were swept away. Loss, $170,000; insur- «ooe, $83,000 Dr. Hembold, of "Bwcbu" fame, has commenced suit against the parties who were coooerned in his incarceration in an insane asylum. XHZ lightning mail trfein from New York to Chicago, over the Pennsylvania railroad, has commenced running, and is making the eehed- tile time Two hundred more Russian Xennonites have arrived, bound for Dakota. lbs firm t>f Mallory & Buttertield, of Now York, the largest dealers in paper-board in the United States, has failed. THE District Attorney of Brooklyn desires to withdraw "the libel suit instituted by Beecher against Hoilton; but the latter will not consent to withdrawal of the case and insists upon going on with the trial Two members of the New Haven (Ct.) professional base-ball club have been arrested for thefts committed on one of their reoent tours .In New York, last week, while a number of men were experimenting with Mrs. Uda's aerial ladder, a terrible acci­ dent occurred. Tho ladder had been raised, and abeut a dozen men were on it, some at a height of 100 feet, when the ladder suddenly snapped in two, precipitating the men to the ground. The Chief of the Aerial Battalion and two other men were instantly killed, and the bhlanoe serionely injured, some fatally. THE WEST. A wtncBEK of serious railroad accidents oc­ curred on the Northwestern road in the vicinity of Harvard, 111., on the night of the 8th inst, all them caused by rain-storms and defective bridges. An express train ran off the end of an embankment into a creek. Henry Morris, engineer; James Fury, baggage master; W. J. Grouse, a passenger; and Mr. Black, news agent were instantly killed. Hall, express Messenger; Frank dish, fireman; James Banons, conductor; and several passengers - - wan very seriously injured, but it is hoped mat fatally. A freight train ran into a break in a culvert, instantly killing the engineer and fireman. An­ other freight train ran into a similar trap and twelve cars were wrecked, and a brakeman named Herrick killed. Still another train c found a watery reception near Beloit, Wis., on the same fatal night. The engine and several can were wrecked, but fortunately no one was killed The friends of the late W. C. Ralston held a meeting in San Francisco last week, and pawed resolutions eulogistic of the deceased and denunciatory of the Evening Bulletin and Morning Call tor their " brutal and unjustifi­ ably attacks upon the character of the de- •<? PBOF. C. V. Raxr, State Entomologist of Missouri, informs the editor of the Chicago Journal, that the swarms of grasshoppers re­ cently seen flying over Illinois are not the rapacious kind from the Western frontier..... The great Inter-State Exposition at Chicago, on the 9th inst., was attended by an immense titrong of people. The Chicago papere de- anibe it as a magnificent display of arts, indus­ trial ingenuity and other attractions. The gNat snow will remain open to the public until Oet.». A COLLISION of two trains. on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, near Dilteborongli. Ind.. a few days ago, caused £15,000 damage to en­ gines and freight, besides Hlling three boys who were riding for pleasure. OXE of the most heart-rending circumstances connected with the terrific storm which recent­ ly swept over Lake Michigan, was the loss of the propeller Equinox, with all on board. The ill-starred vessel left Saginaw, Mich., on Sun­ day, Sept. 5, her cargo consisting principally of •alt, and was overtaken by the gale when off Point an Sauble. on the night of Thursday, the 9th. The Equinox had in tow the schooner Emma A. Mayes. Capt. Lusk, who commanded the Mayes, states that he never ex­ perienced so terrible a gale before. The night loomed up before them like a Mack mountain. The waves ran to a fearful height, and frequently broke over the bark. When the storm began to rise in the evening the officers and crew of the schooner on watch observed that the propeller was evidently laboring. She was seen to run suddenly to the leeward, then recover her worse. She would then run to the windward, and occasionally lie to for a few moments. At about 2 o'clock she - was suddenly observed to go to the windward, bear lights showing her location. About this time Capt. Lusk let go his tow line. The pro­ peller was seen to turn her head to the wind. A, moment afterward she was lying between two monstrous waves. She careened, and pitched opward. Her foresail dipped ifito the water. Cries of distress from those on board were plainly heard by the officers and crew at the Mayes. The shrieks of the topless women could be plainly dis­ tinguished above the hoarse ioat of the waves and the howling of the winds. The im­ penetrable darkness increased the horror of the aeene. «It was impossible for human aid to aave. The unfortunate ship for a moment lay poised on the eurface of the black waters, then fcer lights disappeared, and the terrifying 9 tricks of those unhappy beings was heard no ' Wore. The brave men who witnessed the catastrophe say it was the most appalling mo­ ment of their lives. Not a sign or vestige of the vettiel was seen afterward. The schooner Mayes was also in danger of foundering. It acquired the constant attention and the utmost energy of the officers and men to keep her be­ fore the wind and to attend to navigating her. The Equinox was commanded by Capt. Dwight Scott, of Cleveland. There were twenty-live persons on board, including two passengers, a slaughter and granddaughter of Capt. Scott, of them young ladies. B. F. Mi'hpeYj of Chicago, has, like his late partner, B, F. Allen, joined the grand army of bVkrupts. Liabilities, £435,000; assets, $500, consisting of personal property and clothing. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has been released from the asylum at IMnvia, III,, and is now the guest of her wwtrr ait Springfield The seoond trial of P. P. Wintermute, for the murder of Oea. Me Cook, alt Yankton, Dakota, has resulted In a Tttfdlct oT not guilty. NEXT to the tom of the propeller Equinox, the most perious dtsaater witsod by the recent hurricane on Lake Michigan was the wreck of the propeller Menddta, xHt Big Point Sauble. The number of ftermms on board the propeller previous to the disa»fc<tr was twenty, including he officers, fMBBongere and crew. Of this number only seven were saved by taking to the boats, and after remaining on the lake for . twenty-nine hours, were nicked up by tho schooner Adcfce, off Manitowoc, and were taken to that port. The remaining thirteen went down with the vessel. A msn,ATcn from Red Cloud Agency says there will be no difficulty in treating with the Indians far the purchase of the Black Hills country. They are perfectly willing to sell, and will take whatever is offered them, as they say that the white men are going to occupy that country anyway. It is thought that the Commission will not offer the Indians much money, tout will provifle for their susteu&nce for a long term of years, which arrangement would bo preferable for all parties; as the gov­ ernment must support them anyway. BCT, JOBK n. H. BBOWN, of Cohoes, N. Y., has been elected Bishop of the Diocese of Fond d« Lac, Wis. The dispute over the Episcopal Bishopric of Illinois has also been settled by the election of the Rev. Dr. McLaren, of Cleve­ land, to succeed the late Bishop Whitehouse. Dr. McLaren was until very recently a Presby­ terian minister. His leanings are toward the High Churc h wing of the Church. THE SOUTH. THE officers of the secret service recently made a raid upon a jgang of counterfeiters at Decatur, Ala., and captured eleven of the num­ ber. The prisoners are men of prominence in that locality, being wealthy farmers and land­ owners. The operations of the gang were ex­ tensive, for owing to their well-known "re­ spectability" they were not suspected of manu­ facturing or shoving " the queer." THE Supreme Court of West Virginia has decided that the act removing the capital from Charleston to Wheeling .is constitutional and valid. A CDICOTKATI dispatch says the people of the Southwest are not altogether satisfied with the fast mail arrangements. They charge Pest- master-General Jewell with discriminating against their section of the country in favor of Chicago and the West. A DISPATCH from Nashville, Tenn., says five more counterfeiters have been arrested at Tusca­ loosa, Ala. A basketful of spurious money was also captured. WASHINGTON. IN accordance witn tne request of the press, it has been decided to hold the sessions of the commission to investigate the charges made by Prof. Marsh in public. GENERAL,* A WASHINGTON dispatch says & gang of Italians has gone West, for the purpose of pass­ ing off a lot of well-executed counterfeit notes on the First National Bank of Philadelphia. Look out for them The American Pomolog- ical Society has just held an interesting session at Chicago. A large number of delegates were present from all parts of the country. CABLE rates from New York to England and France have been reduced to one shilling ster­ ling per word The recent storm on the lakes caused Berious loes to shipping in the vicinity of Chicago, and a number of disasters are reported. Seven vessels were stranded and one sunk off that city. The loss of life was for­ tunately very small, comp&red to the number of shipwrecks. HON. HENRT T. BLOW, a wealthy and prominent citizen of St. Louis. ex-Menibcr of Congress and ex-Minister to Venezuela, died last week at Saratoga, aged 85 yeaj-s The single scull race for the championship of the world between Morris and Coulter, at Pitts­ burgh, last week, resulted in a victory for the former Cable rates between the United States and the United Kingdom have been re­ duced to one shilling per word. IT is reported that a rich SILVER-bearing dis­ trict--one of the richest in the world in natu­ ral indications--has been discovered in Alaska. .... A teller in the Bank of Commerce, of Montreal, has absconded with 450,000 of the bank's funds President Grant has returned to Washington. Carl Schurz has arrived home from Europe The National Associa­ tion of Lumbermen met in Chicago last week., J. G. Thorpe, of Wisconsin, presided... .The great stallion race for the championship of the United States and Canada and a purse of $10,000, at Mystic Park/Boston, was wen by Thomas Jefferson. Time, 2:26; 2:25% ; 2:26. THE Society of the Aimy of the Cumberland had their annual reunion at Utica, N. Y., last week. There was a large attendance, including President Grant, Gens. Sherman, Hooker and other notables. FOUTICAL. THE Democratic State Convention of Penn­ sylvania, in session at Erie on the 9th of Sep­ tember, nominated Judge Cyrus L. P« rshing. of Cambria county, for Governor on the elev­ enth ballot. The platform opposes a further contraction of the currency, favors the perma­ nent retirement of all national bank circulation and the substitution of legal-tenders, and de­ mands the extinction of the present national banks and the establishment in their stead of a system of free banks, under such regulations as the States respectively may prescribe. VICTOR C. POILETTE is the Democratic candi­ date for State Treasurer in Pennsylvania. He is the leader of the Grange movement in the Stale. ATTOBNF.Y-GEXEIUX PIEBBEPONT, on the 10th inst., telegraphed to Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, that United States troops had been put in readiness, and asking him if there was such an insurrection against the government as could not be put down without Federal assistance. Receiving no reply, the Attorney-General again telegraphed to the same effect on the 11th. On the 12th Ames replied in a very long tele­ gram, giving an explanation that it was a ques­ tion of race, and he still thought there was necessity for troops. The correspondence was all turned over to President Grant. A DELEGATION of Mississippi Republicans visited Washington last week, for the purpose State government, which is utterly tmAble to give them protection, shall have the assist­ ance of the general government. In fact, the State government couM not be oatried oa Mitfcf out the aid of the United States. FOREIGN. THE harvest in Sweden and DBUWK ii over. Hie yield is a bounteous one, both countries having a large surplus of wheat for export. M*tt. a/Jvirea/mm India bring n*m nt «. Alg­ ae trons fire .at the town of Sreenugger, by which l,500 liouses were destroyed It is re­ ported from Vienna that the Pope has instruct­ ed the Catholic Bishops in Bosnia and Herze­ govina to use their influence in calming the people, and to facilitate the pacification of those Provinces. THE foot-and-mouth disease is still playing havoc with the cattle of Great Britain, all efforts to stay its progress having failed. » THE south of France has had another disas­ trous flood, as have the Mediterranean regions generally Eleven persons recently perished from gas in the Downington Wosd Colliery, in Shropshire The latest report from the in­ surrection in Herzegovina represents the in­ surgents as gaining strength all the time. THE Bonapartist movement in Franoe is rapidly spreading, and copies of the Fays and Ordre and M. Duval's recent speech are being circulated in the Paris barracks. The French government is considerably alarmed....It is not improbable that Servia will participate in the Turkish revolt. A portion of the Servian Chamber are in favor of an immediate declara­ tion of war against the Porte. A number of distinguished Servian officers have gone to Bosnia A cable dispatch says 612 men and 158 women have been indicted in Russia for participating in the Socialist movement. IF the dispatches from Constantinople are to be believed, the Herzegovinian insurrection against Turkey is practically ended. A few bandcof rebels still maintain their positions in the mountain fastnesses, and make occasional incursions into the surrounding territory. They are always hotly pursued by the Turks, how­ ever, and suffer severe losses by each raid. FINANCE AND TBABR - Weekly Review ot the Chicago Market. FINANCIAL. There was no change to note in rates, the abundance of money and comparatively light demand enabling borrowers with good security to obtain favors at 7@10 per cent. 'Govern­ ment bonds firm and steady, with a good in­ quiry. BBEAD8TUFF8. The grain markets during the past week have attracted considerable attention from speculators, and a liberal business was trans­ acted. The markets have been very unsettled, and fluctuations in values were both frequent and severe. The closing quotations, how- ever. nhow a slight advance on wheat, onto and barley and a declineon corn. The main inttuence governing the movements of speculator was the weather. Fine favorable weather produced a desire to sell, while prices would rule lower under the heavy offerings, then again when it would be cold sellers would hold off and buyers would take hold freely, causing a reaction and an improvement in vaJues. The receipts were generally higher and the shipments heavier, the stock in store showing a steady decrease, and holders are therefore firmer in their viewB. Corn was the chief center of interest, the mar­ ket sit one time ruling 4c lower, then recovered 2@3c, and closed steady. Eastern advices were generally favorable. The markets closed steady all round. The following table jihowa the poms otunqt at the opening and close of the paJFweek^ Mo. 2 ap'g wheat, caab No.2,seller September No. 2, seller October.. No. 2 corn, eaeh No. 'J corn, seller Sept. No. 3 corn, a. October No. Soata, eaah No. 2 oate, seller Sept No. 'i oate, a. October. No. 2 rye, cash No, 'J rye, B. Sei»t No. 2 barley, ea*h No. 2 barley, B. Sept.. No. 2 barley, a. Oct... No. 3 barley, cash. Opening. CUmng. $1.14)4@1.15 @1.15* «i.i4 x fl.15Xei.Utf 1.12i„(^1.12\ 01.12 '̂ @ .61)6 ® .60!* .60 .60>i <» .59* .60?;9 .61 .58% bid (£ .34^ .36* bid & .34^ « .35;,; .33X» 9 .34 .78 @ ,78X .73*» .75^ .78 (£, .78}$ ($.76- 1.08 (a; 1.09 @1.12 1.07 ($1.08 @1.12 @1.03 @1.06« @ .78 1 .74 of invoking Federal aid to suppress disturb­ ances in that State. Upon the subject of dis­ turbances at the present time, the delegation was united in the admission that none existed. What they represented was, that there was al­ ways danger of serious difficulties nnlM^ the PROVISIONS, The aggregate amount of business transacted in this market was quite liberal, but prices were rather irregular, being higher for mess pork, but a shade easier on lard. Eastern ad­ vices were not very favorable in tenor, but the market was governed mainly by local specu­ lators, and outside reports had but little influ­ ence in directing the course of the market. At the dose of tiie week sales of cash mess pork sold at -t21.75@22.00, closed quiet at §21.75 ; seller September eold at $21.G0<ci121.75, closed at the inside ; poller October closed steady at 421.00. Cash laid closed quiet at i 12.85, and seller October at $12.9ft(ul2.95. VRODBCS. There was no particular alteration in the con* dition of the butter market during the past week. There was but little demand on ship­ ping and there were but few repackers on the market buying. The receipts were again very light and the supply of the better grades was barely sufficient to meet the requirements of the trade. The advices received from Eastern markets were again discouraging in tenor, but these reports had no apparent effect in the market, and although the business transacted was light prices were steady and firm, and they are at present higher at this market than any other large distributing point. The market closed at 23@28c for extras, 18@ 22c for firsts, lG@17c for seconds, 14(a)lCc for thirds, and 12(2130 for inferior stock. There was nothing worth mentioning done in beans and values remain without alteration. Quota­ ble/kt £1.80 for prime Eastern mediums, and t1.25(1/,1.75 for Western do. Beeswax remains nil at 2C(rt28e for prime yellow. There was a good trade reported in broom corn and prices were firm, as follows: 10^@12c for No. 1 to extra hurl, 10@llc for stalk braid and 6@8>£c for crooked. Cheese was rather quiet, but a firm feeling pervaded the market and former prices were maintained. Quotations range at 5W8c for common, 9C<£10c for good, and !0XC for prime in lots. There were several lots of cranberries received, but these were not very choice and no sales of consequence were made. Dried fruits were very quiet, but prices remain steady and unchanged. Quotable at 10c for ^prime Eastern apples, 11c for halves peaches, and 11c for blackberries. There was a fair de­ mand for choice fresh eggs and prices were steady, but old and new Tots in barrels were almost unsalable. The market closed at 13@ 14c, the outside being in a small way. Feath- ers were lirruer owing to an improvement iu the demand. Quotable at 53(»55c for prime live gee«e, 200/25c, for turkey tail, and 3(<t5c for clnckeu. Game when iu good order met with an urgent demand, but as neariv all of the consignments received were in poor erder the market ruled dull. Sales ranged at *2 50(^3.00 per doz for prairie chicken*, *2.50(a3.00' for inallard" ducks, and 81.75(<t2.00 for small. Green fruits were in fair demand, but the stock was so excessively large that prices ruled very low. Good cooking apples sold at £2.00 («:2.25 iu lota; common descriptions sold all the way from 75c(« #1.50 per brl. according to quality. Eating apples quotable at $2.50@ 3.00 in a reUil way, and good choice fruit of­ fered in lots at «2.00(<i2.25. Baskets and boxes were almost luisalable. Siberian apples quotable at $1.00<&1.50 per brl, and 10(O:25c for baskets. Transcendents £2.00@3.50 per brl, and 20@30c for baskets. Quotations for .grapes range at $1.<K)@1..10 for crates of two baskets; rl.00(ifl.25 for cases of 1G quarts, and :}1.50(rtl.75 for crates of 24 lbs. Orates containing 12 3-lb boxes of Concords sold at •3.00. Choice Delaware sold at fo.00(«c5.40 for 36-lb crates, containing boxes of 2 and 1 lb each. Peats quotable at 40@60c for MieMgaa Ziaakets, $ 1.50@2.00 for Delaware baskets, and **5.00@8.00 for New York in brls. Green and Purple Gage plums in %-bu boxes sold at 50c@ 2.00 for poor to common, and $3.50@4.00 for good to choice; Damsons in the same sized packages sold at •4.50 for choice, and for Bradahaws .f4.50 was also received. One- eighth-bu baskets of Lombards, Green and ftimlfi Gn.trA« »iid Dam«ons sold at 01 flrt, but fcOBxe grooii Lutabards had to be disposed of at 50c. Peaches sold at &1.00(®1.75 in boxes con­ taining %-bu, and 50c@$1.00 in baskets con- tAjning ^ bu, according to quality. The de­ mand was rather iignt for melons and the market ruled quiet. Quotations ranged at $18.00© 25.00 for good to choice watermelons per 100 and nutmegs soli at $1.0Q@1.25 per doz for choice. Potatoes remain dull at 75c@$1.00 per brl, 83.00(<t4.50 for sweet, according to quality. Salt was fairly active and firm at #1.50 for On­ ondaga and Saginaw fine, and $1.70 for ordina­ ry coarse. Veal was in good demand and firm at 4@!)c for common to clioice carcasses. Vege­ tables were very dull, and the offerings of all lands were in excess of t.be demand. Quota­ tions range 75c@3<1.00 per brl for onious, 20(«)30c per bu for tomatoes. 50(»75c per doz foregg plant, and $1.00@1.75 for cauliflower, according to quality. Wool was also dull, but prices remain steady at 88@42c for fine to coarse washed, 25@33c for do unwashed, Mid 40@48c for poor to prime tub. SEEDS ALFT) HI0HWWE8. Timothy seed was quite active the week, but there was a large amouui of common received, and for this grade ruied easier, but prim9 under only moderate offering* waa steady and firm. The market closed with RE,Sets t2.12.'<$c2.35 for common to good, $2.40(;it) 2.50 for prime, and §"2,70 was paid for a lot of choice old. Highwinee were inactive, and prices in the absence of sales were nominal; quotable at about $1.17. COOPERAGE, LUMBER AND WOOD. The usual quiehiess again prevailed in the market for cooperage, but as there was but little etock pressing on the market, former prices were maintained. Quotations ranged at #1.12J^@1.15 for pork barrels, $1.35@1.45 for lard tierces, ®1.90@2.10 for whisky barrels, and 45@56c for flour barrels. Lumber was again rather quiet, and, although the offerings were only moderate, there was more than suf­ ficient on the market than was necessary to supply the demand, The market closed at $7.7508.00 foL joist and scantling, $8.00 @16.00 for common strips and boards, $2.00(S) 2.70 for shingles, and 75c@fl.50 for latb. Wood continues to rule dull, and prices remain without essential change. Quotable at $8.00 per cord for hickory, $7.00 for maple, $6.06 for beech, and $5.00 for slabs. Telegraphic Market Report*. NEW YORK. BERTHS . 8 00 Q13 60 Hod>8--Dreaaed ; 10)4® COTTON FLOUR--Superfine Weatern ........ 4 75 @ 5 25 WHEAT--No. 2 Chicago 1 23 @1 24 CORN 72 ($ 76 OATS 50 @ 65 RYU 90 @ 96 PORK--New Men 21 00 @21 25 LABD--Steam 13# ST. LOUIb. WHEAT--No. 2 Red 1 67 (<} 1 68 CORN--No. 2 58 @ 60 OATS--No2 36 @ 38 RYE--No.2 69 @ 70 PORK--MCBB..... <...........21 60 @21 95 LARD 12 @ 13 HOG« 7 20 @7 80 CATTLX 6 25 @ 6 25 MILWAUKEE. WHKAT--• No. 1 19 @1 21 No. 2 1 13 @ 1 14 CORN--No. 2 88 @ 61 OATS--No. 2 i 34 @ 36 11YK 76 @ 78 BARLEY--No. 2 * 110 @112 CINCINNATI. WHKAT--New .4'.... 1 15 ft@ 1 25 CORN 69 74 OATS 35 @ 50 RYE .; 78 @ 80 PORK--Mesa 21 40 @21 60 LARD 12 @ 13 TOLEDO. W&EAT--Extra 1 35 @ 1 88 Amber 1 27 @ 1 29 CORN 65 @ G7 OATS 41 @ 42 DETROIT. WHKAT--Extra 1 33 @ 1 37 N©. 1 White 1 26 <$ 1 27 No. 2 White.,: . 1 24 (3 1 9fl Amber...,.,,.....,^^>4 1 25 @ 1 ^ COBS.... .........77 66 @ MR OATS.. 43 @ 45 BARLEY--No. 3 100 @102 PORK--Mesa @22 50 CLEVELAND. WHEAT--No.l Red..... @ 1 38 No. 2 Red @ 1 28 CORN.... 69 @ 71 OATS 46 @ 49 Export Provision Trade. From the reports of the Bureau of Statistics the New York Bulletin com­ piles on interesting table, showing the remarkable increase of otir export pro­ vision trade during the past five years. In 1869 the value of our exports of hog products and breadstuff's was as follows : Hog products $18,300,000 Wheat 24,300,000 Flour 18,800,000 Indian corn. 6,800,000 Total $68,200,000 In 1874 the value of the same articles was: Hog products. f 58,500,000 Wheat 101,400,000 FJour 29,300,000 Indian corn 24,800,000 Total $214 000,000 This shows an increase of $145,800,- 000, or more than 200 per cent, in the contribution of the leading agricultural products to oilr export trade, within a period of six years. Facts like these must, as the Bulletin says, soon have their effect upon the commercial pros­ perity of the nation. The London Times. A correspondent of the New York Graphic states thai, the 44 Thunderer " contains 120 columns of solid matter. There are twenty pages packed solid, without a vacant line. There is no leaded matter, except the leading arti­ cles, special dispatches, and one of the foreign letters. He estimates that the amount of matter given to any of the New York dailies, except the Sun, would fill no less than forty pages. The sixty-seven columns of advertising in one day bring in as high as £1,765. All the year round the Times averages about fifty columns of advertisements a day. At this rate its income must reach about £430,000 a year, and it is from this source that it, must wholly--or chiefly-- pay all its expenses other than those of papermakers, compositors, and press- work. Out of the £430,000 received for advertisements all its other expenses must be defrayed. The clear profit is estimated at £120,000 per annum. RUNS IN THE FAMILY.--A Missouri family history runs thus : Sallie White ran away some years ago with her brother-in-law, Aaron Davis ; he, how­ ever, returned to his wife, and she mar­ ried a Mr. Neely, who eloped and left her. Two years ago her cousin, Ezekiel, ran away with a Mrs. Windham, both parties leaving families. Last month Aaron Paris' son, Myron, a boy of 19, ran away with his mother's sister, a woman of 30, and to complete matters his father again eloped ^with his sister- in-law, Sallie. A SAN FRANCISCO man refused to take his photograhs because they made him look too ugly; the photographer sued for his pay, the picture was put in evi­ dence and the jury decided that the man most pay his bilL The Houses of Parliament and.West* minster Abbey. The houses of Parliament--the House of Commons and the House of Lords-- stand close by the river at West­ minster, with the Abbey in the rear. Probably you will be more pleased with them than with the other buildings that you have seen in London. For, while they are large and imposing, they have a flnrf, nf di'rp grs^ which is piodUCfid numerous towers, entires, and abun?^^ scroll-work. To what can I ooait^ire them? They seem so finely trrought that they might be woven of lace ins*^4 of stone, and they realize all one's jdees of a palaoe, even of a fairy pal'^ * + night, too, when the Parha ;R :n session and all the windows /nrfi iigU, they are still mor, wtXl'0^ BtUl more inviting to ^ f 8180 ̂ tttisitely grand ; and this is the gre% legislative hall where the Queen, tb^ anj the Common- ers meet m fmnw Jaws for the Westminster Abbey is a much older and twhlsr building than the houses of Parliament. Within its walls rest the renMMBs or monuments of all those Eng­ lishmen who ha^e distinguished them­ selves by brave deeds in peace and war. 44 Victory or Westminster Abbey," cried Lord Nelson in entering One of his sea- fights, and he Ichoed a common ambi­ tion. Burial in this sacred place is the highest honor that can be paid to an Englishman, and it is only allowed to the greatest. At one side there is a small space called the 44Poets'Corner," containing the fresh prrave of Charles Dickens. Silent neighbors to him are the memorials or remains of Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Camden, Ben Jon^on, Milton, Dryden, Addison, Han­ del, Garrick, Goldsmith, Sheridan, Mar caulay, Thackeray, Palmerston, and others no less famous in history and lit­ erature. Another part of the abbey is divided into ten chapels, within wluch repose the kings, queens and princes; and the transepts and aisles also shelter illustrious dead.--St. Nicholas for Sep­ tember. A Pall-Back Incident. The Norristown (Pa.) Herald has this: A subscriber in the country sends us a graphic account of a thrilling and ludi­ crous incident that happened in his neighborhood last week. A fashionable city girl came out to visit his sisters. She wore a jaunty hat, a coquettish spit curl, and the pull-backedest sort of a pull-back dress. On Thursday his two sisters and the city girl meandered out the shady lan© to drink the beauties of the ssenery and talk about the beaux. Presently a loud bellowing was heard, and a mad bull was seen pawing the dirt at the other end of the lane, and coming toward the ladies. The country girls, admonishing their friend to 44 run quick," went oyer a four-rail fence into an adjoining field with the agility, if not the grace, of a circus actor. The city damsel attempted to 44 run quick," but it was a mournful failure. She was only five yards from the fence, but the longest step she oould achieve was not over six inches, and her frantic efforts to es­ cape the impending danger wero painful to witness. The bull was coming nearer and nearer, with mischief in his eye, and his tail switching ominously. For a minute or two the situation was such as would have filled the soul of a newspaper reporter with JOT. But the fashionably- dressed young lady proved equal to the emergency. She just laid down and rolled to the fence, and by an overwhelm­ ing effort, 44 busted " the pin-ba>ck ar­ rangement, and went over the fence re­ gardless of etiquette, or anything else, and the bull passed on with a sample of her dress o* his horns, muttering all the while about the rainy spell, or something that way. That city girl says the next time she visits the country she will wear skirts expansive enough to permit her to step over a hay wagon, should necessity or a cross bull require it. Dropped into Uis Boot. Young men should be prepared for weddings, especially their own, and clergymen should be more particular than in the story told by the Kingston (N. Y . ) F r e e m a n , wh ich says : 4 4 A couple who undertook to get married the other day, had rather a troublesome time of it. They went, accompanied by the bridesmaid and groomsman, to on« of our churches, and were ushered into the sacred edifice and escorted to the altar by the sexton, who, however, got the parties mixed up, stationing the bridesmaid next to the bridegroom, and he bride^ and groomsman in corres­ ponding wrong positions. The clergy­ man, not noticing the mistake, went on with the ceremony and began marrying the bridesmaid to the bridegroom, when the bride served an injunction on him by exclaiming that she was the marrying party. -The mistake being remedied, the clergyman took another hitch at it and the performance went smoothly along until the time came for the bridegroom to produce the ring essential to the com­ pletion of the ceremony. But when that gentleman felt in his vest pocket it wasn't there ; in the other--not there ; in the trowsers pocket--not there ; and then he dove down to the bottom of the remaining pocket, and finally exclaimed, 4 Well, sure, there's a hole in me pocket and the ring has slipped down into me boot.' And the only way to finish the ceremony was for the bridegroom to sit down, pull off his boot, take out the ring, pull on his boot, stand up like a man, put the ring where it ought to go, and walk out with his bride--and all this he did." 40me Doctor. < .oar caustic carefully «|K to touch th. .to, ̂ To prevent galling in per* wlto their beds, tuLe the .aw of an egg, beat it to a strong froth, jixa dxop in gradually, while beating, two teaspoonfulg of spirit** of wine; put th« mixture into a bottle of wine, ajqply occasionally with a featherT v.v> To PBEVENT FHLONB.--The following directions, carefully observed, will pre­ vent those cuticular and osseous abom*- lnations known as felons: As soon ast the disease is felt, put directly over tEe- spot a fly blister, about the size of yoiir- thumb nail, and let it remain for six. hours, at the expiration of which time, directly under the surface of the blister- may be seen the felon, which can instant­ ly be taken out with the pointof a needle - or lancet. NOSE-BLEKD. --To stop bleeding at the nose, press the finger firmly upon the little artery thai supplies the blood to the side of the face affected. Two small arteries branching up from the main ar­ teries on each side of the heck, and pars­ ing over the outside of the jawbone, supply the face with blood. If the nbse- bleeds from the right nostril, fot ex­ ample, pass the finger along the edge of the right jaw till the beating of the- arterp is felt. Press hard upon it and the bleeding will cease. Continue the pressure five minutes, until the ruptured, vessels in the ncse have time to contract. BRUISES.--The best application for a. bruise, be it large or small, is moist warmth; therefore, a warm bread-aod- water poultice in hot moist flann^lR should be put on, as they stipple the skin. If the bruise be very severe, and in the neighborhood of a joint, it will be well to apply ten or a dozen leeches over the whole bruised part, and afterwards a poultice. But leeches should not be put on young children. If the bruised part be in the knee or ankle, walking should not be attempted till it can be performed without pain. Inattention to this point often lays the foundation for serious mischief in these joints, especially in the caee of scrofulous persons. Giitra AS A CURE FOB CUTS. A corre­ spondent of the Scientific American writes as follows : 44 For the last twelve or fourteen years I have been employed in a shop where there are ov^r 300 men at work, and, as is the case in all shops of this kind, hardly a day passes without one or more of us cutting or bruisingour limbs. At first there were but few who found their way to joy department to have their wounds bound up; but after awhile it became generally known that a raf: glued on a flesh wound was not only a speedy curative, but a formidable pro­ tection against further injury. I was soon obliged to keep a supply of rags on hand, to be ready for any emergency. I will here cite one among many of the cases cured with glue: A man was run­ ning a boring machine, with an inch and a quarter auger attached. By some means the sleeve of his shirt caught in the auger, bringing his wrist in contact with the bit, tearing the flesh among the muscles in a frightful manner. He was conducted to my department (the pat­ tern shop), and I washed the wound in warm water, and glued around it a cloth, which, when drvt shrunk into a rounded shape, holding the wound tight and firm. Qnce or twice a week, for three or four weeks, I dressed the wound afresh, and it was well. The man never lost an hour's time in consequence. The truth of this statement hundreds can testify to. I use, of course, the, best quality of glue." . . I -- i A Flood Incident. Last Saturday, says the Des Moines Register, Michael McDonaugh, with his wife and three children, who live a mile southwest of B. F. Allen's residence iijt Coon Bottom, were surprised by the flood, and before they were able to move out found the water flooding the floor of their house. They were compelled to reach a higher place, and climbed to the roof, where they remained, children and all, until Monday noon, with nothing save a few ears of green corn for food. One of the children was a babe, and the mother was uuable to sleep for fear of rolling off the roof. The whole family were thus compelled to sit on the in­ clined roof for forty-eight hours with scarcely any food and no sleep. The neighbors thought they had escaped to their relations, while tne relations con­ cluded that the neighbors had cared for them ; and through this misunder­ standing they were left in this condition tin til Mr. McDonaugh's motlier-in-law tried to reach their house, and being un­ able to, went to McDonaugh's brothers to see them. Not finding them she be­ came alarmed, and the brothers endeav- ; ored to reach them Sunday night, but- oould not on account of the current. Monday they obtained a skiff and res­ cued them, almost starved, from their perilous position. In the afternoon ef­ forts were made to remove their things, but they found all destroyed. All their stock was drowned or lost, and as this- home was their all it leaves the family in a destitute condition. Romance of Female Barbers. A feature of the fashionable watering- places in Virginia this season is the female barbers. One of them has an establishment at the White Sulphur Springs, and her skill with a razor is only excelled by the fascinations of her person and her mannors. The other day as a Baltimore lady was passing the shop, she met her husbitnd, who is per­ fectly beardless, coming out, and with such a pleased expression on his faoe fclmi her indignation was aroused. 44 What are you doing in there, air?" she savagely inquired. 44 Taking a shave, my dear," he placidly replied. 44 Taking a Shave ! Why, you bare­ faced old prevaricator, you couldn't raise half a dozen hairs on that brass cheek of yours if your life depended on it." t 44 That's very true, my dear," returned' the incorrigible man, 44 but I like to have her feel for'em."--Brooklyn Argus. An Elaborate Suicide. George G. Howard, a student of Mon­ mouth Academy, committed suicide on the 31st ult. by shooting himself. He took off a part of his clothing and hung- it on a tree, laying aside also his knife and wallet. Across two large stones, al­ most' breast high, he laid a stick on which to rest the gun, cutting notches in the stick to prevent the gun from slip­ ping, and confining each end by placing on it rocks for a weight. By tearing cloth into shreds he formed a string, which he attached to the trigger, and thence carried it over the stick as a pur­ chase, designing, evidently, to pull it after he had seated himself against a great boulder, with the muzzle of the gun in his mouth. But the string broke, and he then discharged the gun by push­ ing against the trigger with the ramrod. The top of his head was blown off, and pieces of his skull were found several rods distant.' With his clothing he left a paper collar, on which he had written these words: 441 have lived long enough, so here goes. I have got in a mighty charge."--Portland {Me.) Press. PoiiKTON, N. C., is oonspicuous for a gosling with two alimentary canals. -- \ mailto:t21.75@22.00