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* rf * # -i.j L(,\'j*..*.o v / V. > 1:: LA-". ^ .... •it"*- .**&. .^.-. is -^i- ©he JElticniig §Iatiwteal<rl J. VAN 8LYKE, PUBIJBHBB. McHENBY, TT.LTNOI& •M' m THE NEWS CONDENSED. : ™~""""• ~" THTt RA8T. A STORM of unusnal violence swept, over por- " Hons of Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware the night of the 4th inat, canning many Mrious wash-outs on railroads. An excursion -tmui was wrecked near Phopnixville, Pa., kill- tag twelve persons and wounding about fifty. A i.r..~r-cr.£er trf"> «•#« precipitated into the Delaware river, at Frenchfcown, N. J., bv which five persons lost their lives. Ten schooners ifcere sunk by the fury of the storm In the harbor of Lewes, Del. The •Aeamer Massachusetts, from Providence for *" Hew York, was blown ashore on Long Island * Bound, and will probably prove a total wreok ; all the passengers fortunately escaped. The lots by the gale in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., •ix'fi'liestini&ted at ^100„000t. - - AJUJOEB BROTHERS, prominent Innmlnoe •gents of New York city, have defaulted to the . extent of about 9160,000. An English com­ pany for whom they were acting are the suf- - • nrers. .1 i The reeoent disaster on the Pickering Valley -5:.- Milroad, near Phoenixville, was one of the worst of the kind we have been called upon to •! . chronicle tor some time. The train, consisting Of two passenger coaches and a milk-car, dashed down a ditch nearly 100 feet deep. In • an instant the work of destruction was done. ;< ; • "The engine plunged, headlong down to the bot* tons of the ditch, instantly killiag the engineer ' and fireman. A passenger coach came next, t ahot across the opening, broke the foremost end, and fell upon the wrecked engine. The cars then piled in one upon an­ other, and in the terrible darkness of the night the scene that followed was more 1 fearful than pen can picture. Eleven persons 1 were almost instantly silled, and a large nam- i, her wounded, five or six of whom have slhoe ̂ ! . THS Pennsylvania Coal Company'S miners have nearly all resumed work....A monster devil-fish, captured oa the coast of Newfound­ land, has arrived at New York, and will find a , , home in the aquarium. It is forty feet long, and is probably the largest sea monster ever captured. . Coi.., SIBUET, a prominent citizen of Boston, and late department commander of the Grand Army of the Bepublic, has been arrested for THE WEST. , DUMOOD (Black Hills) dispatch says the liorth-bound coach on the Sydney route was •topped the other night in the vicinity of Buffalo • gap by four well-known outlaws, who go by the names c' Dunk Blackburn, Wall, Laughing 8am, and the Kid. There was but one passen­ ger and the division agent, Cook, on the coach, ! who were relieved of some dollars and their re­ volvers. The robbers were unmasked, and *' made no attempt to conceal their identity. The . following night the south-bound Deadwood stage was stopped twelve miles south of Laramie, and the passengers J * relieved of some $400 The Apa­ che Indiana of New Mexioo have broken loose, and are killing, scalping and committing all sorts of deviltries. Gen. Batch, commanding the United States troops, at last accounts was preparing to attend to them. • F" IHDICTMEKTS have been found by the Grand Jury of the United States District Court at St Paul against a large number of persons charged with stealing timber from Government lands. THE United States District Court at St. Louis - kas decided that Gen. Grant's pardon relieved Gen. John McDonald, the notorious whisky crook, from further prosecution Ex-Minister washburae has arrived at his home in Galena, HI A bactle was fought on the 30th of Sep- . tember, in the Bear Paw mountains, between Gen. Miles' command and Chief Joseph's band «rf Nes Perces Indians, and resulted in a vic­ tory for the soldiers, but at a fearful eoet, as attested by the long list of killed and wound- "" «d- Gen. Mies furnishes the following brief . . report of the engagement: "This commaad moved rapidly to Snake creek, striking the 'fresh trail of the hostile Nez Perces, com- fog out of Bear Paw mountains, at 7 o clock on the 30th. Met and surprised ' the camp at 8 o'clock, capturing the larger part ( fit their herd, about 600 horses, mules and , (;pomes. The engagement was quite severe,and the inclosed is a lint of our killed and wounded. : 'The Indians lost seventeen killed, including . ^Looking Glass and Joseph's brother and three ' Other chiefs, and forty wounded. Joseph gave • me his solemn pledge on vesterday that he would surrender, but did not, and they are evidently waiting for aid from other Indians. ®*y »y that the Sioux are coming to their aid. They are closely invested in some deep ravines, and kept under fire. To take them by assault would cost many lives. I may wear them out and eventually compel them to give - • SP' They fight with more despera- * thfn T W,. Isdians I have * over met. I believe there are many escaped villains in the vil!»«ef who expect to .1» hung when caught. I believe there ut eom- •mmcation between the camp and Sitting Bull • «nd I have used every effort to prevent a June- • Gen. Miles' losses in tnis sanguinary 2^ J^fL,K[Ued~C^}t Hale- Lieut. Jo- BiddJe, 8even Berffeants, one corporal, and thirteen privates, or a total of twenty-three. Wounded CaptH. Maylon and Godfrey, Adit, 'Batrd, Lieat. Itomeyn, and thirty-nine non- . eMnmissioned officers and privates. Total ( killed and wounded, sixty-seven. €, THE SOUTH. CONGRESSMAN SMAIXS (colored), of South Carolina, has been arrested at Columbia on a Sf I® °fu^oep!?1Qg bribeB whUe a member of " ^ Saro!ma .. .John Carper, of Cleveland, Tenn., while laboring under a fit of temporary insanity, killed his daughter and lueoe, and then committed suicide. • • ®'OUUTEKN tobacco manufacturers, indicted • W^the United States Circuit Court at Greens- POro, N. C., for reissuing, altering, forging and counterfeiting tobacco stamps, have plead­ ed guilty. • I !?"" C°tton CT°P at South this season will , <*B somewhat short of last year. Picking is -^progressing rapidly, except in Mississippi, in winch State considerable damage has been : done by storms. The yield is estimated asfj? J**8 : .Iu ̂ puibiaua, 25 per cent less than last vear ; m Mississippi, 10 per cent, less • in Ar- . *fnsas it compares favorablv with lasf ^ <!»«»"• «S MmWIS / 1 GENERAL. •, THE fight fer the base-ball championship of the United States, in which the five leading jwofessional clubs, representing the cities of Boston, Brooklyn, Louisville St. Louis and •Chicago took part, has been brought to a <-w Jfer 1877, and has resulted in an easy victorv for Boston. The following is a recapitulation of -tte games won and lost by the respective con- ttoetants: Ciubs. . • Won. Boston 81 Looieville. 28 Hartford 24 ttt IjouIE 19 Chicago 18 A KECENT dispatch from Mesilla, New Mex­ ico, says : " An armed mob of 400 Mexicans-- IW from the Mexican side of the river--have possession of the county of El Paso, in Texas, jB^ty miles below this place. Hie mob threaten |o massacre all the Americans. They have ar- •seted and imprisoned the county officers, fteveral prominent citizens have fled from the county. A small detachment of the Ninth United States Cavalry started for the scene of trouble to-day, to protect the United Mates Custom House and Government prop­ erty. The Mexicans claim that El Paso county Ployed. " 48 20 48 24 48 2» 48 30 48 belongs to Mexioo." The authorities at Washington have information touching this alleged Invasion, to the effect that it is not an international quarreL but a purely loc\l affair, growing out of the disputed rights of the par­ ties in reference to the possession of some salt mines in that region. RrriiNED; Ten million feet of lumber at Hauler's Point, L. L, loss #200.000; Lambert's soap manufactory at Yonngstowu, Ohio, loss f50.000 ; Hamburger's furniture factory, New York city, loss $80,000 ; a block of buildings in St, Albans, Vt., loss $40,000; a number of buildings at Gouvenour, N. Y., loss $60,000; a flouring mill at Cliarloe, Ohio, loss $16,000. THE barge P. C. Williams, KM driven ashore, during the gale, at Leamingtoii; ~Ont The Captain, tour men, and a woman were drowned. WASHINGTON. A WaeiitKGfOK dispatch states that Chief Jus­ tice Cartter, of the Supreme Court of the Dis­ trict of Columbia, has reoeived a requisition from Gov. Hampton, of South Carolina, for United States Senator J. J. Patterson. Ax investigation of the Patent Office fire, made by a commission under authority of the Secretary of the Interior, has demonstrated that the fire was not caused by spontaneous oombustion or incendiarism. A fire was kindled in a room in the basement and fed with pine boards. Sparks from thiB fell upon the roof and set fire to a pine grating, and "that's the way it begun." A NEW YORK dispatch says "the new sched­ ule of freight rates on all Western-bound traf­ fic, as agreed to by all the railroad lines, abol­ ishes all special olasses, which are merged into the fourth class. The rates established are on a sliding scale, and wilt shortly be increased, as they were not fixed for any definite period. Among the special instructions to freight agents are that 20,000 pounds will constitute a car­ load, unless otherwise specified, and where special class-rates are made on articles or car­ load lots, they must be understood to mean 20,000 pounds or more of each article named, and freight must be delivered on the same day and be all for one consignee." THE latest speculations about American Min­ isters abroad keep George P. Marsh in Italy, and Mr. Moran in Portugal. The Belgian, and Venezuelan missions, it is intimated, are to be filled by new men, and Collector Arthur, of V-.-U U 1 41 -l-A. m A.tl: a New York, is said to be on the slate for a third class ujssion. POLITICAL. THS New York Democratic State Convention was held at Albany, Oct. 8-4. The following ticket was nominated: Secretary of State, Allen O. Beach; Comptroller, Frederick P. Olcott; Treasurer, James Mackin ; Attorney General, Augustus Schoonm<iker; State En* gineer and Surveyor, Horatio Seymour, Jr. The platform adopted is as follows: The people having to the last Presidential contest elected by an overwhelming popular and a clear electoral majority tfaeDemocratic candidates forPres- ident and Vice President, and the will of the nation thus constitutionally declared having been wickedly and boldly nullified by means of the grosseot usur­ pation* and frauds of the Betuming Boards, protect­ ed and adopted if not instigated by the party In possession of the Government, and rendered prac­ ticable by a threatening array of military force ; Iletiolved, That at this the first convention of the Democrats of this State held since the consummation of this great crime, it is not only just and fit, but it is the plain duty In the interest of constitutional government and in vindication and preservation of the PRorrd right of the majority to choose thoir rul­ ers, to denounoe with the warmest indignation this stupendous wrong, and we do hereby denounce, condemn, and hold it up to universal execration. liexolved. That this duty of Betting the mark of infamy upon this transaction, and preventing any quick forgetfulness or condonation of it from rais­ ing the tempting precedent for future outrages, rests especially and peculiarly upon the Demo­ cratic party of this State, one of whose most illus­ trious leaders was the Present actually chosen by the nation. JRenolved, That the late House of Representatives deserves the thanks of all patriots and lovers of lib­ erty for their just refusal in the exercise of the most ancient and valuable privilege belonging to the representatives of the people in all constitu­ tional governments to appropriate money for the support of the soldiers to be u«ed in the illegal and despotic oppression of the citizens in any portion of the republic. Jienolved, That the present national admtm»ira­ tion, by its withdrawal of the troops from the South, and its cessation irom mischievous, uncon­ stitutional, and oppressive interference with the in­ ternal affairi, of the States, has in that renpect reversed the vicious precedents of the Repub­ lican party, followed the course marked out by the Federal constitution, and to which the Democrats stand pledged, and it is therefore entitled in that particular t> the approval of all good citizens The Democratic party of New York reaffirm the following principles, set forth in their platform adopted in 1874, now thrice indorsed by large jorities of the voters of this State: Gold and silver the only legal tender; no currency inconvertible with coin : steady steps toward specie payments; no step backward; the honest payment of the public debt in coin; the sacred preservation of the public faith; revenue reform ; a tariff for revenue only no Government partnership with protected monopo­ lies ; home rule; to limit and localize most jealously the powers intrusted to public servants, municipal. State, and Federal; no centialization; equal and exact justice to all men; no partial legislation Reaolved, That we are opposed to the granting of subsidies by the Government to corporations or in­ dividuals for the construction of railroads or other internal improvements as unnecessary, beyond the scope of Federal power, and inevitably producing corruption. Jtemlved, That we congratulate the whole people of this State that, notwithstanding the suffering to which the laboring classes have been subjected, In spite of their failure to obtain remunerative em­ ployment »uu the bitter yrivations which have been imposed on them thereby, they have endured these calamities for the most part with pa­ tience, without disorder or violation of the public peace, and we declare that it is through the beneficent operation of equal and Just laws favoring no class at the expense of another, a stern refusal on the part of legislative bodies to yield to the schemes of grasping monopolies, and the decrease of public expenditures and taxation to the lowest practical point, that the laboring classes of the country (with whom the Democratic party has always strongly and intelligently sympa­ thized) are mainly to find effectual and permanent inflicted a loss of 10,000 on the enemy.... A dispatch from Bucharest says " then are &I ready two feet of snow in Scipka paaa. iVoopsi are obliged to sit in frozen trenches, ankl< deep in mud." A special correspondent with the in Asia telegraphs from Karajal that Mukhtar Pa«h» has evacuated his position at Kisril Pepe, which WM taken from the Russians! a few months ago, and also Subata. in an official telegram from the Russian headquarters it ia said to have been in consequence of operations on the 2d and 3d inst., and the occupation of new positions by the Russian troops, that the Turks abandoned most of their positions and commeneed retreating. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS* OWING to scarcity of laborers, the result of the enormous drafts of the military service, and heavy rains during the latter part of the EiUiUM^r, the WalG&t h&iYGSw liCC*'. "disappointing, both in quality aud Iu quan­ tity. * A nut in Wales has accomplished the unpar­ alleled feat of walking 1,500 miles in 1,000 hours....England is going to fit out another Arctic expedition The last fuming report from India is favorable. DIAZ has authorized bis Collector of Customs at Vera Cruz to remit $25,000 a month to the United States, to be applied in parent of American claims allowed by the Mteind Com­ mission... .The Mexican Congress has appro- f)riated $300,000 for a manufactory of breech- oading arms, and authorized the purchase of $200,000 worth of rifles from Amorican manu­ facturers. SPENCER, late President of the State Savings Bank of Chicago, whose whereabouts for a long time were unknown, has turned up in Paris, where he is living in style at the Hotel de RivolL BUSINESS INTERESTS. JicHolvfdj That we demand more complete protec­ tion for the savings of the Industrial classes by a stricter supervision and control of savings banks insurance companies, and other institutions in which the people's money may be invested, and the enactment of lawn providing for the severe and cer- taiu punishment of all official neglect, extravaaanoe. or fraud by which the people's earnings may be en­ dangered or lost THE Democrats, have carried Ohio by a ma­ jority of about 25,000, and secured a majority in the Legislature of about forty on joint bal­ lot which insures a Democratic United States Senator in place of Stanley Matthews... .In Iowa the Republican majority is between 40,000 »ndJM),000, and the Legislature largely Repub- THK TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR. REPORTS of the battle fought on the 2d and 8d of October between the Turks and Russians, near the Armenian frontier, show that it was the most destructive engagement of the war in that quarter. The forceB of the Grand Duke Michael surprised and captured an important fortified work on the right flank of Mukhtar's position, and endeavored to push forward and establish themselves on the road between Mukhtar's army and Kars. The obstinacv of the resistance at the point first assailed gave the Turks time to get under arms, and a desperate struggle followed, lasting all day, and resulting in the repulse of the Russians at all points except that of the first attack. At the close of the engagement the Russians held ne post they had captured, but appear to have found it untenable, for their own reports admit Ui&t it w&r abandoned. Xlifiv aIho confftHn o a^K'totiiW ;»d .TuSedrciSnJ that the lurkish loss was equally heavy. From m writin8 >t must be set down "Thf if ^ " ^ iJerlin dispatch says: of^Urian8 °flcla,,y acknowledge the loss 01 52,000 men up to Sept. 27." THE character of the recent fighting near Kars begms to be better understood. The Russians suffered a check, but the Turks Ke «idff-8ive/e,mU' The result seems despite HEP ^ Plevna or S^Pka- no earn ®n<iimous losses, and Moukfitir P, V, e,ther., of the combatants. ^ r«rH ,n a dlBPfttcb dated the 7th the ixwlt'i?vn tv! retlren.'ellt of the Russians to the position they occupied before the recont advance on his lines. He claims that his loss- I THE finest crop of raisins etfer pro- (luced in California is promised ft"" fall. WITHIN ten years tobacco culture hps become a most important industry in Pennsylvania. THERE are over 800 Chinese laundries in New York city, giving employment to about 4,000 persons. THE total number of coal mines in En­ gland and Wnles is 2,688, with an Minimi rental of £3.393,696. IT is estimated that the wheat crop of Ohio this season will be worth $120,- 000,000, and hay $20,000,000. THE amount of tax paid on men serv­ ants in England in 187&-7 shows that their number has been reduced by 42,- 000--a proof of hard times. OVEK 1,000,000 gallons of petroleum oil are daily exported from New York. The aggregate exports this year are 121,000,000, against 84,000,000 gallons last year. THE cotton manufactures of the world run a total of 65,000,000 cotton spindles, and spin 2,676,000,000 pounds of cotton annually. Of the spindles, 35,000,000, or more than one-half, are operated in England. THE world's annual production of sugar aggregates 2,150,000 tons of cane sugar, 1,320,000 tons of beet-root sugar, 150,000 tons of date sugar, 20,000 tons of maple sugar and 20,000 tons of sor­ ghum sugar. CALIFORNIA'S wool growth is becoming one of her greatest industrioj^/the ex­ port last year having been over 50,000,- 000 pounds, worth $8,000,000. There are several wool-growers who own from 80,000 to 40,000 sheep each. DURING the year 1876 the sugar ex­ portation from this, country amounted to over 73,000,000 pounds, on which the drawback under the law of 1875 waB $2,609,876. The Bugars thus sent abroad were mostly of the higher grades. THB State of Iowa is estimating its this year's crop of hogs at 1,500,000 head. This will not only fill the mouths of the people of that prosper­ ous Commonwealth, but, with the vast amount of grain raised, will fill every pocket. IT is estimated that 20,000 oil wells have thus fax been dug in Pennsylvania and West Virginia,, at an aggregate cost of $192,000,000. They have yielded about 88,000,000 barrels of oil, valued at the wells at $300,000,000, or $400,- 000,000 at the seaboard. IN addition to the home production, opium is imported into China to the animal value of over $40,000,000, prin- cipally from British India. More than $1,000,000 worth is annually imported into California for the use of the Chinese in that State. Ajppoiiisn association of Chicago has purchased an extensive tract of land in Arkansas for the purpose of there es­ tablishing a colony of their countrymen, Fifty Polish families from the vicinity of Chicago have already settled there, and two hundred more are expected. A NEW agreement between the Miners' Union of California and the mine su­ perintendents provides that none but members of the union shall be employed underground, and for that concession the union will relieve the companies of expense for the m'edic&l treatment of in­ jured miners. THERE are some 700 carpet-making establishments in the United States which, in prosperous times, furnish em­ ployment to between 150,000 and 200,- 000 operative?--men, women and chil­ dren. Thirteen million dollars is in­ vested in the business, which includes buildings and machinery, while $4,700,- 000 is expended yearly for wages. The annual production is valued at between $22,000,000 and $24,000,000. Philadel- Ehia represents three-fourths of the usiness, and the other fourth is divided up in diflerent manufacturing cities of New England, the two most prominent­ ly connected with carpet manufacturing being Hartford, Ct., and Lowell, Mass. THE bullion product of the Pacific coast mines for the past eight months, according to the tally kept by the San Francisco Bulletin, has been as follows: January, 15 iniuea $3,109,000 days people were not often afflioted with deeayed teeth until old age overtook them. Their habits were more in obedi­ ence to sanitary laws than our own. Smoking-, hot food and drinks, the two frequent use of sweetmeats, and a little too much "science" that teeth maybe saved, make ugly mouths, sunken jaws, and Trell-iri&rked lines about fhn mouth frightfully common. END OF THE PE8CBM WAB. Details of the Defeat and Surrender of Chief Joseph's Band--The Savages Sur­ rounded and Compelled to Lay Down Their Armp./ - " The special correspondent of the Chi­ cago Times sends from Fort Benton, Mont., the following particulars of the surrender of Chief Joseph's btad of Nez Perces savages: " The capitulation occurred at 2 o'clock on fhe afternoon of the 5th. The sav­ ages gave up their guns and ammunition, passing in solemn review before Gen. Miles, and accepting an unconditional surrender. The troops at once occupied the Indians' intrenchments, ana the first victory over the redskins during the past two years was Hignaliz»d. In the charge upon the Indian camp on the first day sixty-four officers and men were killed and wounded. After the camp had been surrounded, and the sol­ diers had secured defensive positions, only four casualties occurred. The sol- FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS. [From Harper's Basar.] Meticule*.---The old-fashioned reticule is in style again, made of silk or velvet to match the costume, and hung on the wrist by handsome cords. Collars.--Broad collar! of pale blue, rose or cream colored foulard are made to wear with dark dresses. The wide Anne of Austria cuffs covering the sleeves are of the same foulard. These make a handsome facing for duchesse and otht r point lace, though the colored collars and cuffs are also worn. ' The Hair.--The Recamier style of hair-uressing is a favorite autumn mode. In this the hair is combed up from the nape of the neck, and a pouf of curls is placed at the top of the head. The hair in front is also combed upward, but the fringe over the forehead remains, and may hang cut straight across like a child s or be arranged in light frizzes/' •Bonnets.--The hair is dressed very softly and with reference to the shape of the hat. For the crownless floral bon­ nets, or those with feather fronts to be worn on dressy occasions, the coiffure is high soft loops and puffs on top of the head, For the close shapes the back hair is arranged in a flat chatelaine loop very low on the nape of the neck, or else the chatelaine is braided in wide basket braids of seven strands or moie. The materials for the new bonnets are plush or velvet trimmed with satin. The feathers and flowers surpass those of any former season. The bird-of-para- mark of Thiers, which he caused to be engraved or stamped upon his articles of virtu. Judge of his surprise to find j*tany ornaments brought to him bearing H1/* 'which he had never owned, ine dealers had counterfeited the mark, and preferred to be robbed rather than confess the trick. r,cXbJt T*. _ choice for expensive bonnets. extending their line of rifle-pits. It was the purpose of Gen. Miles to lose no more men in the attack. How admira­ bly the plan succeeded is already known. On the last day of the fight the troops had succeeded in securing a position which commanded the stream which flowed in front of the rifle-pits occupied by the enemy, and had the battle lasted another day their supply of water would have been exhaust­ ed and a surrender have become imperative. On the fourth day of the fight Joseph raised the white flag for the third time, and, through an inter­ preter who advanced toward his camp, offered to surrender provided they were allowed to keep their guns. Miles sent word back that he must surrender without any reserve, and the battle was taken up again. The white flag was dis­ played again on the fifth and last day of the engagement, when Josepn appeared in front of his lines and advanced to meet Gen. Miles, to whom he tendered his gun. He was followed by sixty war­ riors, who also turned over their arms and shook hands with Miles as they passed. When the troops entered the rifle-pits forty warriors were discov­ ered disabled by wounds. They were removed to the camp hospital, and re­ ceived all the attention which was given to the troops. The number of Indians killed is not known, as they had already buried their dead. It is supposed that they lost an equal number with the Sioux. Gen. Miles left at noon yester­ day for Tongue river, taking with him hie dead and wounded and the surren­ dered band. Gen. Sturgis did not ar­ rive in time to take a hand in the fight, and the glory of the magnificent attack rests with Miles. "Gen. Howard with an escort of sev­ enteen men arrived on the field on the morning of the surrender. His presence there was not understood, and he made no attempt to assume command. He left his small force of infantry at the Mis­ souri river, and with this small escort of cavalry proceeded to the scene of battle. The intrenchments occupied by the In­ dians were admirably constructed for a defense. They occupied in all over 160 rifle-pits, which communicated with each other, so that assistance would be rendered if necessary. The squaws fought by the warriors, took care of the wounded, and buried the dead. When the history of the unparalleled march of the Nez Perces is written, they will be accredited with great gallantry in the field and a wonderful humanity. Their defense could not have been excelled by any body of men, nor their generosity. Sev­ en wounded men lying under the in­ trenchments during the entire battle live to corroborate this. They took away the guns and ammunition from the disabled troops, but did not offer tomolestthem. " A Little Temperance Talo. A negro and an Irishman met in a store in Pittsfield, Mass., a few months ago, both in a dilapidated condition as to clothes and general appearance. They agreed together, however, to stop drink­ ing and sign the pledge. About three months after they met again in the same store, when both were arrayed in brand- new suits of clothes, but each failed to recognize the other. Becoming ac­ quainted after a while, they congratu­ lated each other on their mutually im­ proved appearance, but the Irishman " went the negro one better" by declar­ ing he had prospered so well that he had taken to himself a wife three weeks previously.--Springfield Republican. Wonderful Gold Mines in New Zealand. The San Francisco Chronicle has mail advices from New Zealand giving the most extraordinary accounts of the pro­ ductiveness of gold mines in that island. An old mine--the Moanatairi--has been reopened, and a lode found at the depth of 300 feet, 8 to 10 feet wide, and of al­ most solid gold. In one week the lode yielded 10,298 ounces, and the profits in one fortnight were $215,000. The export of gold from the whole colony for the quarter ending June 30 was $1,861,790. February, 16 ramea 2 935 500 March, 19 mines S^OOO April. 19 mines May, 21 mines June, 21 mincH July, 24 mines 3,960,0i 0 4,106,000 4,131,H00 3,964,900 August, 29 mineH 4,377,100 ToU1 I>entl8t8* x It is estimated that there are over twelve thousand dentists in active prac­ tice in the United States, and that they use annually more than half a ton of pure gold, besides employing cheaper fillings. And it is computed that the 0 ^ tov/ proportion of persons having sound rate Of a thousand miles a minute to A Live. Texan. He was a wild Texan, just from the frontier, and had boarded the train at Fort Worth for Dallas. It was his first ride on the " kers," and, as the con­ ductor reached in his hip pocket for his punch, the sharp eye of Texas caught a glimpse of its polished handle, and, quick as thought, he leveled a heavy six on that conductor, saying, "Put 'er up, or I'll blow daylight through you. No man can get the drop on me."-- Dallas {Texas) Herald. MORN, dewy morn, whose rosy fingers tint the glowing sky, is the time to eat fresh fruit, in all its luscious dewy fresh­ ness, but night, night is the time to put on your trousers left in front, hang your vest on Jay one arm-hole, button your coat wrong as you go, and tear off at the expensive Hats.--Felt is especially liked for round hats, its only rival being velvet. Helmet-shaped hats like those worn by gentlemen during the summer, are of­ fered for young ladies. Their only trimming is a wide galloon band and a slender wing. Another jaunty shape comes far down over the brow, with a square, visor-shaped front, while the back and sides are rolled closely against the crown ; this is the jockey hat, and is most suitable for young girls in their teens; the feathers, which are two short ostrich plumes, are set on the back of the crown, and made to curl down on the front. Wraps.--Long slender sacques will again be favorite wraps for fall and win­ ter. Those for general use are of me­ dium length, made of the new rough cloths, double-breasted, buttoned their entire length, and with coat-flaps be­ hind. These are also shown in smooth cloths of various light gray shades, and, moreover, of clear blue and of scarlet. For the latter the trimming is rows of applique embroidery in shaded colors. More dressy sacque cloaks are long enough to envelop the whole figure, which they fit closely, and have side draperies in the way of capes or flowing sleeves. These come in black repped silk, plush cloths, and the knotted curled rough surfaces that are woven of fine camel's hair. Circulars of clinging shapes are shown for carriage wraps. Mantles as long as the sacque cloaks or as small as fichus, in scarf-shape, like Dolmans, and as round capes, are shown, and the materials are as varied as the styles. , ttrant and Sumner. The ex-President's oharge that Mr. Sumner was untruthful had its rise in the matter of the annexation of Santo Domingo. ̂ The story of that misunder­ standing is an interesting one. Mr. Sumner was dining, one Sunday even­ ing, at his own house, with John W. Forney and Ben Perley Poore, when the President was announced, with the mes­ sage that he very much desired to confer with the Senator on an important mat­ ter. The dinner being nearly concluded, the Senator sent word he would see the President at once. Upon this Mr. Poore rose and retired. Mr. Forney was leav­ ing the room as the President was ush­ ered in. "Don't go," said the Presi dent, " I should like to have you remain and hear what I have to say." The Colonel accordingly reseated himself, and the Senator and himself composed themselves to hear the President's com munication. Gen. Grant then said he had been thinking a good deal about the annexation of Santo Domingo to the United States. The country had been offered to the United States; it was fruitful in many products that we need­ ed, and, moreover, it was eminently fit­ ted for a naval and coaling station ; it would prove an important outpost in case of war: and, in short, the advan­ tages were all in favor, as he looked at it, of its acquisition. *' Now, I am told," continued the President, " that you are Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, be­ fore whom such matters come, and that if you will aid it the thing can be accom­ plished." The Senator interrupted by saying; he was Chairman of the foreign Relations Committee, not of the Judi­ ciary, and that that committee would have such a matter in charge. The President accepted the correction (though he subsequently several times made the same mistake), and continued the advo­ cacy with much earnestness, finallv ap pealing to the Senator to personally aid him. The Senator answered these strong entreaties with : " Well, Mr. President, I am a Republican and an administra­ tion man, and I will do all I can proper­ ly to make your administration a suc­ cess. I will give the subject my best thought, and will do all 1 can rightly and consistently to aid you." The in­ terview soon after ended, and the Presi­ dent withdrew.--Boston Commonwealth. <•* IRI •iin iot, I ... ciarniB mat HI« IOHH- I pxupuiuou 01 persons naving sound I rate ot a thousand miles a were about 2>000» while he | teeth is but one to eighty. In our early | fetch the doctor.--Hawk-Eye. Hog Cholera. The symptoms of the " hog cholera," so-called, which is prevailing in parts of the West, are thus described : A wheez­ ing cough, which is usually accompa­ nied by panting. At other times the animal is" possessed with a mania for running, and will run even in a pen where it has to cut a very smull circle. The coughing might be caused by worms crawling into the throat and the running be occasioned by the agony caused by the gnawing of the mucous membrane of the stomach, since dissec­ tion has in some cases revealed worms in the throat and entrails. Soda, alum and copperas, in equal parts, form a compound which is reoommended as a remedy. WHEN the Communists in Paris mobbed the residence of Thiers they carried away his bronzes and curiosities, which were sold to dealers. The police subsequently seized wherever they found them articles bearing the private { *& Unprincipled Performance. A citizen, who should be preparing himself for the unknown life beyond the grave instead of being up to such tricks, removed the setting from hi8 big irold ring the other day, leaving a marked and decided vacancy. He gets on a street car, holds his hands so that the„rin<r must be seen, and pretty soon a man bends forward and remarks: "Excuse me, sir, but you have lost the set from your ring." " So I have," replies the owner BB he looks around on the floor. * Every passenger began to peer around. And the man who . made the discowr finally asks: \/ " Was it a valuable set?" "It was a thousand dollaj diamond," is the calm reply. There is another movement on the part of passengers. Some look along the seat, some under it, and some make a dive for pearl buttons and other objects. " When did you miss itt" asks the first man as the search weakens a little. "A year and a half ago, when I was attending camp-meeting in Illinois J" i» the sad reply. Then every passenger straightens Up, every eye looks into vacancy, and not the faintest smile can be seen on any face. A person boarding the oar just- then would wonder what great man in the city had just died, and if the pas­ sengers were on their way to take a sad farewell look at his remains.--Detroit Free, Press. An Eclipse in Turkey. They take an eclipse rather seriously in Turkey. The Government considered it necessary to issue a proclamation on the subject the day before the last eclipse of the moon took place. The in­ habitants were informed that no serious consequences would ensue on account of the partial obscurity of the moon. The Turks always considered it their duty to make a frightful din with tin pans and old muskets in order to frighten away the demon that is trifling with the moon's brilliancy. The procla­ mation intimated that this proceeding' was entirely unnecessary, and would not be tolerated. The line was drawn at guns. The people might vent their feel­ ings in tin pans and horns, but firing a. gun would not be allowed. Any Turk who so far forgot himself as to fire a gun was fined 100 piasters. The Govern­ ment has had enough of this foolishness, and intends to keep the powder for the benefit of the Russians, and let the moon eclipse away in peace and quietness. Perils ol the Telephone. As Mr. Louis W. Clarke, Rhode Island agent for Bell's telephone, was engaged a few days ago in connecting Rocky Point with this city by the " little talk­ ing instrument," he was somewhat sur­ prised at hearing a strange noise, re­ sembling the purring of a very large cat. This settled down in a moment or two,, and he found himself unwittingly listen­ ing to a conversation between a man at a place of business in this city and the wife of one of the proprietors at his res­ idence down in the country. The wires- had got crossed--that was all ; but it ia easy to conceive how much ™ianbW might be done simply by such a crossing of the wires. No serious results in this, case, however, though the parties at each end of the telephone might well have been surprised to find that a third party, miles away, had been listening to their conversation--Providence Journal, How Savages Poison Arrows. Archdeacon Dunbar writes to the Lon­ don Times that, immediately before shooting arrows, savages usually poison them by dipping the points into a small portion of mortified human flesh. Any person pierced with such arrows will die of mortification. The Archdeacon has, known cases. Death is certain, but the pain is slight. Vegetable poison kills, he says, when swallowed, but not when applied externally. LAROE numbers of the San Francises Chinamen are returning to the Flowery Kingdom. THE MARKFCTS. NEW YORK. Bxarm $S 00 $12 00 Hoos 5 50 <$ 7 60 COTTON • •• LLTFO 11* FLCK.TR--Superfine 5 50 WHEAT--No. 3 Chicago 1 39 CORK--Western Mixea 68 OAT*--Mixed 32 Rtk--Western 71 POBK-- New Mess"" 14 35 LAJBD 9 CHICAGO. 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