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Advertisements ‘nserted every other day, twice mtf-k, or once a week, charged $1 00 per square for esrii insertion. Ho contract rates allowed except by npecicu agreement. Liberal discounts made to large ad- veriisers. Advertisements will have a favorable place When first inserted, but no promise of continuous publication in a particular place can be given, as III advertisers must have equal opportunities. Affairs in Georgia. Mr. Alexander Taylor, the oldest inhabit ant of Dougherty county, is dead. Ke was born in 1791. The editor of the Albany News has been munching roastiug-ears raised by Dr. Ar nold. Leaves have their time to fall, but roasting ears in Dougherty county don’t seem to have any particular time to ripen. The Geneva Lamp calls the attention of the public to five specimens of home-made pork in that village that will weigh three hundred pounds apiece, being oaly one year old. This fact makes it possible to bring forward another candidate for Governor. Albany wants to be written up. We were under the impression, that that feat was accomplished every week in the Neics. Ham, of the Warrenton Clipper, turns out to be a Good Templar. We suspected some thing of the sort when he refused to mix his drinks (with water) during the Macon Fair. The Sunny South is going to have its por traits of distinguished men labeled here after. Even the editor can’t tell them apart. The gin-house of Mr. William Spence, of Mitchell county, was burned by au in cendiary last week, together with seven bales of cotton. If this is not the twenty- fifth this season, Dr. Janes will please cor rect us. The barn of Mr. Joseph Pearce in the same county, was also burned by an in cendiary, together with quite a quantity of forage. The editor of the Goneva Lamp refuses to work in the same room with carpeutere. This is what we call class distinction. Where is Colonel Dugas Trammell—he of the tawny mane ? A negro is in jail at Albany for shooting at the engineer of the Arlington train. This is all very well, but why can’t some colored man be found brave enough to bringdown a milkman ? Geneva—even the little Geneva—has shipped fifteen thousand bales of cotton this season. What will Barnesville say to this? The very day that Sawyer promises to mako new developments, the Atlanta Com- momrealth ceases to come to hand. This is very funny. Has Kimball got anything to do with the Post Office ? We hope Henry Grady hasn’t got enough stack-upedne8s about him to refuse to send us a copy of his forthcoming Atlanta ro mance. It seems that Whidby didn’t accompany tho Okefenokee expedition. This is evi dently providential. Tho alligators would have had a fearful time iu dividing him aroun-J. Colonel Sawyer proposes to once more take charge of the Borne Courier. This will give him the opportunity to curry down his Atlanta friends at leisure. We look for several severe skinning matches. It doesn’t make any difference in Georgia whether a man is bald-headed or not. The newspapers attack him all the same. Brinkley, of Newnan, having had the pleasure of killing his wife will probably be swung for it. The doctors say his insanity ia not too serious to prevent his neck from breaking, providing the proper arrange ments are made. A young lady in Johnson county is about to sne the editor of the Darien Gazette for breach of promise. A dejected Marietta parent writes us that he has been boarding three Atlanta editors every Saturday night for four months. The kerosene bills which ho forwards are alarm ing. We suggest that he purchase an infe rior brand—the kind that explodes when the wick is lowered. By this means he will ef fectually rid himsolf of several unprofitable embryo sons-in-law. Troup county is full of good items. Only last week one negro killed another, and the murderer had to be killed before he would be arrested. The Middle Georgia Medical Society will meet in Barnesville on the third of next January. Camden county has produced a sweet potato weighing twelve pounds. This is carrying the cultivation of the wind colic to a degree of excellence never before reached in this county. Mr. Marlowe, one of the best known con ductors on the Central ltailroad, has been ill for several days. Wilkinson county is about to contribute several worthy citizens to Texas ceme teries. The horse disease has reached WilkinBon county. v A Baptist Institute for colored ministers will be held in Macon for one month, begin ning on the 30th inst. Wilkinson county is burying a large crop of grain this season. A band of gypsies are boarding on the suburbs of Irwin ton. A band of colored serenaders were ar rested in Irwinton tho other day and bonnd over to keep the peace. This is a step in the right direction. Now let the white sere naders be brought to justice. The planing mill of Messrs. Bockhill & Co., near Macon, was burned the other day. Irwinton Southerner: Between eight and nine o’clock on last Wednesday morning as Henry, son of Mr. William Etheridge, aged about eighteen, was on his way to Pleasant Plains Church, when near Sandbed bridge, a negro stepped from the bushes into the road, seized the bridle of the mule which he was dri »ing and ordered the young man to leave tho buggy, as he wanted the mule. Mr. Etheridge was fortunately armed and he drew his pistol, and the negro_ let loose the mole ana plunged into the thick bushes halloing “don’t shoot.” He is described as a large muscular negro, clothed in rags and having a desperate, starving look. Our citi zens will do well to look out for him. Macon Telegraph: A most brutal assault was made upon a young lady, near Fort Valley, Sunday afternoon, by a negro named John Brown, the circumstances of which are detailed to us as follows: Between three and four o’clock in the afternoon the young lady, accompanied by her father and mother and a younger sister, went out for a walk. The yourg laay and her little sister were soon some distance ahead of their parents. On their wav they came to a pond where there were some sweetgum trees, and stopped, and were picking gum from a tree when a negro came up and brutally assanlted the young lady by knocking her down, evidently with the intention of outraging her person. The little sister be came frightened and ran back to meet her father, and told him that the negro was kill ing her sister. The father ran as rapidly as possible toward the plac3 detignated by the little girl, and when he came in view of it he saw the negro sitting on his prostrate daughter and cramming mud in her mouth to stifle her cries. Hearing the irate father approaching, the negro released his victim aha fled; but too late. Neighbors and friends joined in the pursuit, and the villain was never lost sight of until captured. He was taken to Fort Valley and lodged in the guard house. Dur ing the afternoon negroes began to assem ble in Fort Valley, and it was apprehended that they premeditated the release of the prisoner. In order to have him the more secure he was started to Perry, accompanied by a marshal and a deputy sheriff. About a mile out from Fort Valley a band of men pnrrounded the buggy, led the guard away J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1875. ESTABLISHED 1850. and hung the negro to the limb of a tree which stood near, where he remained hang- about noon yesterday, when he was cut down by the Coroner, and an in- quest held. So far as we are able to learn, white and colored people of Houston county approve the sentence. Some colored men who usisted in his capture were anxious to hang mm on the spot, but were opposed by tbe white men. But only a little later he paid the full penalty of the outrage he had committed. The young lady, we are happy to state, received no injury further than the loss of one of her teeth from the blow struck by the fiend when he first assailed her. SANITARY SCIENCE. How Can the Public Health nerved f be Pre- [Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.] Of the many interesting problems which are now engaging the attention of men of science, the foremost place most unquestionably must be given to those which relate to the public health. It is astonishing, when we consider the won derful progress which has been made of late years in the department of scientific study, how little attention has been paid to those most vital of all vital questions. Most assuredly it is of some consequence to us that life should not be unduly short ened ; that it should be a delight rather than a burden; that our homes should be scenes, not of sickness and sorrow, but of health and happiness ; that pestilence should not walk in the darkness, nor de- structiou waste at noonday. In this di rection, however, science has moved, not only slowly, but apparently with indiffer ence. It is our habit to boast of what we call modern civilization; but in some important particulars our sanitary arrangements are less perfect than were those of the ancients. Sanitary science, in truth, is as yet only in its infancy. It is gratifying, however, to know that, to the importance of this branch of applied knowledge there is on the part of the scientific mind a general awaken ing. It is significant, and illustrative of the tendency of scientific thought, that in the different nations of the continent of Europe, in the British isles, as well as among ourselves, sanitary questions are engaging the attention of professional and practical men, and, to a very con siderable extent, occupying the public mind. At the late meeting of the Social Science Association, at Brighton, Eng land, there were read on sanitary reform some remarkably able papers, prominent among which was an address by Dr. B. W. Richardson, descriptive of an imagi nary city, which he called Hygeia, or the City of Health. This paper is full of admirable suggestions. It presents to us the ideal of a perfect city—a city the creation of which is not beyond the power of science skillfully applied, and the ac tual existence of which may be one of the features of the not distant future. It is to be hoped that Dr. Richardson’s essay will be reproduced here. The Public H. alth Convention, held last week at Baltimore, was one of the most interest ing and important meetings of the kind ever held in this country. It gave proof that we have scientific men among us second to none in Europe. The papers read were admirable ; and it is especially to be hoped that the facts brought out, and the suggestions made by Dr. Billings, by Dr. Hunt, and by General Viele, will awaken public interest in sanitary mat ters, and lead to some satisfactory, prac tical results. A careful study of the past has clearly proved that in proportion as drainage and ventilation and water supply in great cities have been cared for, so has mor tality decreased. In England, from 1790 to 1810, tbe mortality is known to have diminished one-fourth. In France, during the same period, the results were the same. In 1780 the deaths in France were in proporti m of 1 to 30. During the eleven years, from 1817 to 1828, tho proportion was 1 to 40, or a fourth less. In 1780, out of 100 infants in France, 50 died in the first two years; in the later period, from 1S17 to 1828, only 38 of the same age died—an augmentation of in fant life equal to 25 per cent. In 1780, as many as 55 per cent, died before reach ing the age of ten years; in the later pe riod 43, or about a fifth less. In 1780 only 21 per cent, reached the age of 50 years; in the later period, 32, or eleven more, reached that age. In 1780 only 15 persons arrived at GO years; in the later period, 24 reached that term. Thea again, it is found that, with the progress of civilization, the actual organic strength and build of the man and woman increase. Peron discovered by the dynameter that the strength of limb of the natives of New Holland was as 50 degrees of power, while that of the Englishman was 71. And it is well known that the armor of the heroes of old is too small for the average man of the present day. In addition to all this, there has been a wonderful development of vital power and life tenacity during the progress of the years. We have no such pestilences as that which in former times decimated populations. Jail fever has disappeared; the Black Death is un known; cholera has ceased to have ter rors for us; and yellow fever has become, in these parts at least, comparatively in nocuous. Such are some of the results achieved by the slowly made improvements of the past. How much greater the results would have been if the improvements had been made on a grander scale and been pushed with becoming euergy and activ ity! From what has been done, how ever, we can easily infer what may be accomplished in the future. It requires but the vigorous application of a knowl edge already possessed to almost recreate the race and reduce the rate of mortality to a very low figure. “Utopia,” says Dr. Richardson, “is but another word for time.” The apparently impossible of the present will be the fact of the future. Of all the reformers now working in the midst of ns, the Sanitary reformers are most entitled to public encouragement and support. The world has got on so fast, and there is so much genius, that not one man in a thousand now folds a newspaper when he is done with it, and he is considered no statesman who doesn’t leave it spread out ten or fifteen feet from the place where he picked it up. The less right a man has to a paper, the more he is ex pected to misplace and rumple it, or lay it on the edge of something from which it may fall to the floor.—Txmisville Courier-Journal. BV TELEGRJPfl THE MORNDiti NEWS. >oon Telegrams. WAIFS FROM THE SEA. THE RAILROAD CONVENTION IN ST. LOUIS. CONCLUSION OF THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. Don Carlos Imprisons Saballs. the political situation SPAIN. THE PRETENDER. New Yoke, November 23.—The Faria Lib erie received by the lastEuiopean mail says Don Carlos, on the 22d of October, was in a house ton miles from Pampelona, when Sa- balls arrived in a carriage, accompanied by the Mayor of Biaritz, who continues to in tervene in the most flagrant manner in the affairs of the neighboring coun try. Tho French functionary obtained au audience, when Saballs threw himself at the feet of Don Carlos to ask a secret audi ence, which lasted twenty-flve minutes, when Don Carlos called tho chief of his es cort and demanded a squad of seven men and a■ onrgyui t. These eight men sur- roundd^H^Es and galloped with him to KstalhiPI^^Kderg to confine him in a cell of the mfflM^ial prison and prevent com munication with any one. SPANISH POLITICS. Lisbon, November 23.—Private accounts from Madrid state that the Constitutional party is divided. Some advocate abstain ing from the approaching elections. It is also stated tbat a majority of the Ministry disapproved of the reply ot the Minister of Foreign Aflairs to the Washing ton note, which was regarded as too moder ate. It is understood that the reply as final ly delivered to Washington was drawn up by General Jovellar, President of the Coun cil and Minister of War. THE GRANGERS. Louisville, November 23.—In the Na tional Grange a committee was appointed to arrange a special marriage ceremony for Grangers. Tue resolution establishing an official organ at Louisville or elsewhere was not favored. A committee was appointed to memorialize Congress to establish a scien tific bureau ou grasshoppers, caterpillars. Ac. Resolutions condemning mortgaging crops were re fern. d. FROM KHOKAND. Tashkena, November 23.—After General Kaufman had loft Namaughan for Khojend the Kiptschaks rebelled and surprised the former town. They invested the citadel and the Russian camp. The Russians resisted successfully for three days, when General Scobeleff returned and attacked the Kipts- chaks who fled, leaving three thousand eight hundred dead on the field. Anarchy reigns throughout Khokand. THE WHISKY FRAUDS. St. Louis, November 23.—McDonald was convicted on all eight indictments. Tbe jury consul*ed three hours. The Judge will not sentence until he lias heard the evidence in all the cases. Meanwhile, Mc Donald is under the custody of the Marshal iu default of $50,000 bail. The maximum is three years and the minimum six months on each indictment, with a fine, at the dis cretion of the court. SEA WAIFS. Sax Francisco, November 23.—The Mi kado brings tho Captain, his wifo and two children and Bix seamen, who were picked up after eighteen days in a boat- A long boat containing nineteen officers and men belonging to the lost ship has not been heard of since her abandonment near Cape Horn, August 15. Tne name of the vessel is omitted. FROM SPAIN. Madrid, November 23.—The United States frigate Congress has been ordered home. The Franklin, Alaska and Juniata are to proceed to Lisbon. Senor Castelar has had an assurance from Minister Cushing that the peace existing between the two countries will not be dis- tuibed. St. THE RAILROAD CONVENTION. Louis, November 23.—Delegates to tho convention are arriving on every train The State delegations are organizing with Presidents and Secretaries, and tvill go into tbe convention well concentrated. There will be from eight hundred to one thousand delegates. BILLIARDS. New York, November 23. — The Dion Brothers tied and played off. Joseph won. Tbe awards are: Joseph Dion, $1,500 and tho table; Cvrille Dion, $1,000; and Sexton. Gamier and Slosser divide the third and fourth prizes—about $5,000. FRENCH POLITICS. Paris, November 23.—The Moniteur says it is thought that the portion of # the Senate to be chosen by tho Assembly will be fixed for Monday, and the Government will pro pose a dissolution on December 15th. REVENUE SUIT. New York, November 23.—Suit has been commenced against the New York Steam Flax Spinniug Company for one hundred thousand dollars of alleged undervalua tions. KILLED. Louisville, November 23.—Wm. David son was run over and killed junt after saving a man from serious injury by stopping an other train. REJECTED. Berlin, November 23.—The Federal Coun cil has rejected the Prussian proposition for coercive press laws. CONLEY. Washington, November 23.—John L. Cooley is appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for tUe Fourth Georgia District. ICE. Albany, November 23.—There is con siderable floating ice in the river and canal. It has become a great national ques tion whether the African peanut contains more brain food than the Virginia nut. The schucks of the African nut look more picturesque on tbe benches after prayer meeting, but home enterprise should always be encouraged. Hank Monk, tbe driver who drove Hor ace Greeley over the mountains twenty- five yep-rs ago, is still alive, and the only change in him is his absent-mindedness in filling his glass brim full instead of exhibiting any sympathy for those who come after. Either the Viceroy of Egypt lias not much vanity, or else it is of a very good kind. The sum of $65,000 having been raised to erect a monument of himself, he used the money to found a public school at Alexandria. Captain John Norris, of Petersburg, Ky., is said to be the only man now liv ing who took part in the battle on Lake Erie. He is 84 years old, is in vigorous health, and has a gold medal which the Legislature of Kentucky gave him in 1860. * The South Carolina girl who was de termined to marry an Italian Count re turned to her parents the other day, hav ing grown weary of grinding said Italian Count’s hand-organ. The South Carolina earthquake shook four negroes out of a smoke-house which was supposed to be securely locked. Santa Clara county, California, raises two hundred thousand dollars worth of strawberries annually. Brigham Young Triumphant.—Salt Tjake City, November 18.—The case of Brigham Young, held in custody by Marshal Maxell for contempt, on the order of Judge Boreman, of October 29, coming before Chief Justice White to-day on a writ of habeas corpus, it was decided by him that the judgment of Judge Lowe, of May 10, discharging the prisoner from the alleged contempt or disobedience to the order of February 20, by Judge Mc Kean, requiring him to pay alimony to Ann Eliza, was final and conclusive, and that on the adjournment of that term it became beyond the power of the court therefore, that the decision of Judge Boreman committing Brigham Young is void; that he is wrongfully imprisoned, and should be discharged. Evening Telegrams. THE NEW ORLEANS JETTIES. MB. CHEEVER LETS UP ON CLEWS. The St. Lonis Railroad Convention. Obsequies of Vice-President Wilson. the railroad convention. St. Louis, N jvember 23.—Col. Broadhead, Chairman of the Executive Committee, called the convention to order. Dr. W. G. Elliott prayed, alter which Col. Broadhead read the call and stated in detail the objects of the convention. The delegates were from twenty-seven States anil thoroughly repre sented the various interests of their*respec tive communities. He read the bill grant ing tho charter of the Texas Pacific Road, and gave some statistics of the working part of the road already finished; described the country through which the proposed road will run, and drew a comparison with the northern route quite favorable to tbe Texas Pacific. Mayor Britton then welcomed the con vention to St. Louis. General Anderson, of Richmond, was elected temporary Chairman, and L. L. Walbridge and D. H. Macadams, of St. Louis, Secretaries. At this point General Joseph E. Johnston, in response to general request, took a seat on the platform, and was greeted cordially by General Sherman, who advanced and shook hands with him very heartily, amid the greatest applause from all partB of the house. General Beauregard was then called up and received in the same warm and friendly manner. Mr. Davis was also invited forward, but declined. The convention then adjourned for one hour. WASHINGTON WEATHER PROPHET. Washington, November 23.—Probabili ties: For the Sonth Atlantic States, lower barometer, southeast to southwest winds, warmer and cloudy weather, and rain areas will prevail. For the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather, occasional rains, and winds shifting to west and north, with rising barometer and lower temperature, except along the coast stationary temperature. In Tennessee, Ohio valley, lower lake region, ana Middle States, north to west winds, rising barometer, cold and clear or clearing weather, except higher tempera ture along the Middle Atlantic coast. In the canal regions. Northern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, the tempera ture will fall below freezing ou Wednesday night. Cautionary signals continue along the coast from North Carolina to Maine. CAPITAL NEWS AND NOTES. Washington, November 23.—The Light House Board has asked for $100,000 to con tinue tho chain of lights ou tho Florida reef. The Secretary of the Navy directs that the day after receiving the formal order which is published that the flags be placed at halt- mast from sunrise to sunset; that thirteen guns be tired at sunrise, nineteen minute guns at noon and a national salute at sun set. The officers of the navy and marine corps will wear the usual badge of mourning lor three months. Maj. Oliver D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, relieves Maj. Platt, of the Depart ment of the Gulf. The attempt to hold a meeting hero to re organize the Republican party of Virginia is abandoned for the present. FROM NEW ORLEAN8. New Orleans, November 23.—Elizabeth McLaughlin is dead—shot by her drunk 3n husband. The Jetties Commissioners’ report advises the use of more and heavier stone in tho construction of the jetties, and states that much work has been done, but much more is necessary before any good result will be obtained. The Commissioners regard tho South Pass of the Mississippi more suscepti ble of improvement than was the Soollna mouth of the Danube, where a twenty-foot channel has been secured by jetties. PRODUCE EXCHANGE. Fatal Shooting Affray in Texas.— Galveston, November 18.—Dispatches re port a terrible tragedy at Cuero this morning. A party of five men entered Ryan’s saloon and killed Reuben Brown, city marshal, formerly of the Sutton party. His body was riddled with baJJs. Tbe saloon was crowded with men, black and white. One negro, named Thomas Freeman, received two shots, and was instantly killed. Another negro was wounded in the face. Brown was the man who arrested Taylor for the murder of Sutton. Taylor escaped from the In- dianola jail during the September cy clone. It is supposed bis party did the shooting. Alarm bells were rung and a guard placed over the town. No arrests yet made. A Colony of Ostriches.—Montgom ery Queen has purchased one hundred African ostriches, and is about colonizing them on his place near Hay woods, a small town fifteen miles from San Fran cisco. It is Mr. Queen’s intention to raise ostriches solely for their plumage, each bird yielding over $200 worth of feathers yearly. He has invested $100,- 000 in the enterprise—Denver Nevis. The November number of Blackwood contains another article upon the style of the French army, which, it is rumored, is by Mr. Marshall, the writer of the article in the August number of the same magazine that occasioned no little stir in Paris circles. The statements in this second paper reveal a condition of things that can with difficulty be credited, but they are authenticated by extracts from official documents. New York, November 23.—At a meeting of the Produce Exchange to consider the propriety of the adoption of a rule requir ing payment to bo made on the transfer of title in case it is not otherwise stipulated for the time of sale, the following resolution was adopted: Besolced, That the seller of tho property has the right to demand payment for that property on delivery of the title to the buyer. more victims. Victoria, Vancouver’s Island, Novem ber 23.—The bodies of two victims of tho Pacific have been brought here by the Indi ant. One was identified as that of Thomas K. l’arrell, of San Francisco. Tho other was not recognized. The inquest, which is still progressing, develops tne conduct of the Captain and crew of the Orpheus, which causes indignation. CHEEVER HEDGES. New York, November 23.—At the hearing of the application of Henry Clews for a dis charge from bankruptcy a letter from Ben jamin H. Cheever was read withdrawing his opposition. Ho says tho assets of the con cern are so small that the success of his suit would be of little avail. FROM THE SEA. London, November 23.—A quantity of wreck stuff, including a life bnoy marked “Saladin,” has come ashore at Llanelly, ofl the coast of Wales. It is believed to be the brig Saladro, from Bull river, S. C., for Bristol, lost with all bands. turkey’s troubles. Raqusa, November 23.—News from Sla vonic sources announce that the insurgents have captured an important fort, with the garrison, which commanded Zubici. Thdy lave also occupied several strong positions in the vicinity of Piva. WILSON’S OBSEQUIES. Washington, November 23.—The funeral is now fixed for Friday. Montgomery, November 23.—The State and Federal Courts of this city adjourned to-day in token of respect to the memory of the late Vice President Wilson. A DEFAULTER. New York, November 23.—Francis Condi cashier of the Eberhart Faber load pencil manufactory, is a defaulter to the amount of $20,000. THIRTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. Boston, November 23.—The creditors of Cutter, Fower & Co. agree to take 30 cents. Liabilities aie $175,000. WRECKS ON THE LAKES. Detroit, November 23.—Reports of the wrecking of soveral schooners on Lakes Huron and Superior have been received. DEAD. Boston, November 23 John Wells, As sociate Justice of the Massachusetts Su preme Court, is dead. BURNED. Watertown, N, Y., November 23.—The railroad freight warehouse at Cape Vincent is burned. THfc WHISKY FRAUDS. Modus Operand! of the Swindle. When the state visit of the German Emperor to the opera in Milan was de cided upoD, it became a question what music of a special character should be performed in honor of the illustrious guest. The time was too short for some popular composer to write a new work, and the authorities were nonplussed till it was remembered that the Italian Spon- tini had composed a national hymn for the country of the illustrious Emperor. No better way out of the difficulty could present itself, especially as William I is known to hold the music of Spontini in great esteem, and “Borussia” was chosen nem. con. But when the hymn was hunted up a new obsta cle presented itself. The words turned out to be a song of triumph over France in the form of a pompous invocation ad dressed to the genius of Prussia, lauding the victories of the war of liberation, and figuratively treading the enemy under foot. This would never do; but happily there was an alternative without sacrific ing Spontini. Poets in Italy are plenti ful, and one of these gifted gentlemen was set to work at the task of writing new words. From his pen came verses quite as inflated as those they were in tended to replace, but with the important difference that they glorified the Emperor and the alliance, while keeping a discreet silence about France. In order to convince the people of Boston that times are hard, a local paper states that seven first-class hotel clerks are out of employment. King Alfonso maj be a good enough King for Spaniards, but if he were an American constable he’d have to dodge a good many bad eggs. The Salt Lake Herald advises Brigham Young to stick. It looks as if he were already badly stack. St. Louis, Mo., November 18, 1875.— The proceedings of to-day in the trial of ex-Supervisor McDonald have excited an extraordinary interest, and the general opinion is that the bottom of the official corruption and private rascality involved in the monstrous ring has not been reached and that more startling develop ments are yet to come. The testimony elicited to-day involves a number of in dividuals not heretofore implicated, great sensation was created by the testi mony of Engelke that Colonel William Grosvenor received $1,000, while editor of the Democrat, for suppressing articles against Con. McGuire, who was then the Republican nominee for Mayor. Thi3, taken with Colonel Grosvenor’ history of the ring, excites curious com ment. Another sensation was created by the testimony involving Stilson Hutchins, well known Democratic politician and member of the Legislature. Hutchins is also editor of the Times, a paper which has lately made open and bitter war on the ring. Public excitement was never so great, and there is a perfect rush for seats in the court room, so eager are the people. -The most important evidence adduced to-day was that of Barnet H. Engelke, one of the wealthiest rectifiers in the West. A synopsis of the most important passages is appended. He testified: engelke’s testimony. I have resided in St. Louis for ten years; my business has been that of rectifier since 1870; our establishment was closed for us on the 10th of last May; I know McDonald, C. D. Megrue and Joyce; we did a rectifying business of a half million dollars per year; I had several conversations with Joyce in 187' relative to our handling of illicit spirits; I proposed to go out of business at one time; some officers were expected and my partners weakened somewhat; I went to Leavenworth and he sent me to Joyce, who assured me that no harm could come to us, as we were safe; I told him I did not want to take any risk un less I saw my way clear; he told me that we would be protected on all sides; if sold a barrel containing forty gallons, the stamp would be madeout forthat amount, while the stub would only show one-half a barrel sold or made: thus the gauger would do what we termed covering the crooked: in 1873 we had some trouble in making the crooked; Joyce told me the reason that Curran should not run crook ed was that he (Curran) had been steal ing from the ring: Curran’s distillery got started again in 1874 and ran for five or six weeks; he made a few barrels, but he had to shut down; not being in the ring then, he could not make money during that year there was so little crook- ed made that it was hard to get; I bought some that year from Thompson; it was generally understood things were running straight; in 1874 all the distilleries were running; I spoke with Joyce frequently during the years 1873-4-5 in reference to the business; he would sometimes advise tc branch out and get more crooked; he told me to take all I could from Ulrici and Busby, but to go light on Chouteau and Jouett; he said he did not want them 4o make much; Woods, an agent, was here, I think, in 1871; he was followed by other revenue men at divers times: Parsons, an employe of Spalding & Downs, notified me tbat Woods would visit my place; Leavenworth notified me of the coniiDg of Brasher and told me to straighten up; I knew Hogae was com ing; Barton, of Bingham Brothers, and Fitzroy told me of his coming; other par ties also advised me. POSTED BY OFFICIALS. Whenever any one was coming from Washington to examine the distilleries we were always posted about it in ad vance by some of the St. Louis officials ; the substance of these intimations was to straighten up, get the house in order, to be prepared to receive company, etc.; Joyce said to me one time, “My friend Babcock writes me and there is hell to pay; we are in a scrape and must get out of it.” Avery used to send the ring informa tion of any movement that looked dan gerous ; I paid my quota of the money raised for Hogue, also paid my share of the wiping out fund; this fund was to stop any proceedings against us previous to 1874 and wipe out the past; the money was paid to Fraser; he gave it to Fitz roy and he handed it to Joyce or McDon ald, whichever man was going to Wash ington; when we were told to raise money there was little satisfaction given us for the request; we were told to do it and it had to be done; 1 paid twice to Leavenworth for what he called the cam paign fund in 1872 : I paid $100 for the Hutchins’ Sixth ward fund and $250 for the general State fund; the Hutchins’ fund, I understood, reached $3,000 and we were all required to contribute to it. In 1871 and 1872 * THE MEMBERS OF THE RING were Megrue, McDonald, Joyce, McKee and Ford; that’s all I know of as living here; this information of the coming of agents was generally correct; in 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875 the ring was com posed of McDonald, Joyce, Fitzroy, Mc Kee, Maguire, Patrick Newcomb and Grosvenor, of the Democrat; Grosvenor got $1,000 to let up on Maguire: Joyce handed him the money, and I think he let up; don’t know McDonald’s share of the money during these years; the gaugers and storekeepers got their shares at the distilleries; I think Grosvenor only got $1,000; in 1871 and 1872 the heavier members of the ring received five cents a gallon as their shares. COMPLICITY OF THE GAUGERS. Leavenworth, Chat, Hardaway, War ner, Kellam, McFall, Howard, Everist and Kinnear were gaugers at various times; they all knew what was going on: had a talk with McKee in the fall of 1871 about these matters; at the time of the seizure in 1371 I asked Concannon about the reason; he sent me to Joyce, and I was eventually sent back to Concannon ; he told me to pay and the matter would be settled; McDonald told me to pay one thousand dollars, but I refused, and went to Ford ; fcfe advised me to pay it, and, after some parleying, I finally did pay five hundred dollars to Major Me grue, who was a revenue agent; never went to the Assessor’s office in relation to the matter. Engelke was followed by John F. Sied- enkopf, foreman of the extensive distil lery of Rudolph Ulrici. His testimony was fully corroborative of Engelke’s and the witnesses who testified yesterday con cerning the modus operandi by which crooked business was conducted. PLYMOUTH CHURCH IS A FIX. The Brethren Bewildered by Mrs. Monl- ton’s Letters. [From the New York Sun.] No official action has been taken by Plymouth Church, so far, in reference to Mrs. Moulton’s letter calling for a Con gregational Council. Mrs. Moulton last evening had received no reply. Her friends look for one of three courses of action by the Plymouth Church mem bers. They think that they will grant a letter of dismissal, or entirely ignore her request, or that they will reply to her call refusiug to join in the request for a council. It is not expected that they will join with her in the council. The request is to go to the members of the church, \>ut it is thought that it will be decided in a secret meeting called by Thomas G. Shearman. Mr. Moulton, who has been absent from the city, knows nothing of his wife’s action, except through the newspapers. She consulted with General Pryor, and de cided to act independent. There exists no doubt that a Congrega tional Council will be tbe ultimate result of the action, and already preparations are being made to convoke the body, as soon as Plymouth Church is heard from. Deacon William F. West, it is thought, may join with Mrs. Moulton in the re quest for the different churches to come together. gesides the question of Mr. Beecher’s guilt, which will necessarily attend the controversy, there will be a return to the inciting cause of the last council, namely, the unlawful dropping of a member’s name from the roll. A lawyer interested .n the case last night called attention to rule 7 of the Plymouth Church Manual, which he contends has been purposely misconstrued by Mr. Shearman. The rule is : “Members may be dropped from the roll of the church with or without notice to them, as may be deemed just, by a two-thirds vote of the church, upon the recommendation of the Examining Com mittee, either upon their own application, or in case they have abandoned their connection with the church by prolonged absence or otherwise, upon the applies tion of any other person. ” The prolonged absence, it is held, does not carry with it abandonment of the church, which Mrs. Moulton is accused of, and no other charge being made, her friends contend that in ecclesiastical law she cannot be arbitrarily ruled out. This same argument is to be used in behalf of Deacon West. If the church acts this week it is thought that |a council may be convened before the end of the year. General Pryor last night said that he considered the council the most import ant of any shape the scandal might as sume. He believed that it would surely follow the existing circumstances. In a recently published interview with Jacob B. Murray of Plymouth Church concerning Mrs. Moulton’s letter, he is reported as saying, “The perjurers, like Tilton, Moulton and Loader, will be ex posed ;” and “Let the preachers go ahead, they can’t damage Plymouth Church with perjurers like Tilton, Moul ton and Loader. I believe that Bowen, too, is a perjurer, if we could only prove it.” One of Mr. Moulton’s lawyers said last night that he should suggest to his client that this wholesale abuse was libellous, and that Mr. Murray should be punished for it. CROOKED NICKELS. A TALE OF TWO CITIES. A Successful Haul of Counterfeiters. [From the New Orleans Times.] For months past, and since the last raid made upon the nickel counterfeit ers, it has been known that the manufac ture of the spurious coin was still carried on in the city, but where the mill was located could not be ascertained until re cently, when a certain dealer in the vicinity of the French Market noticed that in the nickels he was daily receiving from several Italian families, for sup plies, a good deal of spurious coin was found. He communicated this fact to Captain Lawler, of the Third Precinct, and he detailed'Officer Killigan to work the mat ter up. How that was done remains among the secrets of the police depart ment, but suffice it to say, tbat on Fri day night he had located the counteifeit- ers, and accordingly made affidavit against them before United States Commissioner Shannon. At seven o’clock on Saturday morning Capt. Lawler, Sergeant Moore, Corpora Kelly, officer Killinger and five patrol men, with Deputy United States Marshal Stockton, raided the house No. 67 St. Philip street, between Royal and Bour bon, and there found four Italian women and one man, making purchases of the coin. When discovered one of the women attempted to conceal the spurious coin, but wrs discovered, and the bag which she had was captured. The man, whose name is Charles DaMaggi, also endeavored to hide his guilt by throwing a bag full of coin in an outhouse. He was watched, however, and the coin, as well as the man, was bagged. Search was then made through the premises, but no moulds or implements were found, and then the parties were all marched to Commissioner Shannon’s office, where the women appeared, some with their little children whom they had used in disposing of the counterfeit coin, and after a hearing the following named were committed to the Parish Prison in default of $2,000 bail: Charles DaMaggi Mary DaMaggi, Mary Nold, Galina Bas- salaqui, Julia Marata and Mariana La Bati. This is the second successful raid upon the counterfeiters who, it is thought, are located in several different parts of the city. A Fast Yoons Memphian In o Dual Role. [From the Memphis Avalanche.] About eight years ago, a young man known to his companions as Will Borden flourished in Memphis, as cashier of the Gaslight Company. He was handsome, dressed stylishly—in fact a little “loud”— and those who knew him best could tes tify that he was that irresistible person age in the eyes of foolish young ladies who judge from outward appearances, a “fast young man.” He went, though only occasionally, in the “best soci ety,” a few times during the season appearing at the theatre with some fair one who was charmed with his handsome face and figure, and the grand display of fine clothing and diamonds he was certain to make. It was with the soiled doves, whose wings are brightest under the gas light, that young Borden was most “at home.” His was one of the noted names heard within that circle. No one so handsome as he; no one so lavish of money for late suppers and carriage rides; no one so generous with presents. How these heavy expenditures could be maintained was one day explained by a little deflcit|that,for many months smoth ered by deft manipulation, at last appeared on the company’s books. The charming Will was a defaulter for nearly two thou sand dollars. He was permitted to go free, for his mother, who lives in Louisville, and had a few thousand dollars, compromised with the irate company, and young Borden shook the Memphis dust off his elegant patent leathers, and returned to the home of his childhood. Memphis lost sight of the gay ex cashier until yesterday’s Ava lanche announced in its news columns that “William Bowden,” of Cincinnati, had married Miss Maggie Williams, ’’ of this city, and in its telegraphic dispatches that Joseph Mitchell A Co., boiler makers of Louisville, had discovered a de ficit of $5,000 in the accounts of William A. Bowden, confidential clerk, who has been stealing from them for four years. It appears that “Wm. Bowden” and “Wm. A Borden” are identical. Miss Maggie Williams is a noted member of the demi-monde. So our ex-Memphis “fast man” turns up once more, this time in the dual role of the newly-made husband of his “flame” of years ago, and a five thousand dollar defaulter. Yesterday Borden disap peared. Detectives, acting on informa tion from Louisville, were looking for him—a fact which no doubt hastened his departure. THOMPSON’S QUEER STORY. Whence the 3ione? on which he is Living n Swell Life in Tennessee. THE ATTRACTIONS OF FLORIDA. A Bridegroom-Elect After the Old Man’s Funds.— Washington, November 18.—Very much interest has been excited here by a most startling revelation concern ing a young real estate operator connected with one of the most respectable and opulent families in the city. The young gentleman, who, it was thought, had been remarkably successful in business, and was reputed to be amassing a large for tune, was engaged to be married to the daughter of one of the richest gentlemen of Loudoun county, Va., and the wed ding day was fixed for yesterday. It is stated also that there were six hundred invitations issued, and a special train of palace cars was engaged for the guests from this city. A few days since, how ever, it was discovered that the constant display and the lavish expenditures for which the young gentleman had become noted were based upon money obtained by the forgery of the name of his ex pected father in-law. The amounts ob tained are variously stated from six thousand to thirty thousand dollars. The marriage hm? been announced as “off.” The father of the young man has made conveyances of real estate to secure the payment of the forged paper, and no criminal prosecution will grow oat of the transaction.—Correspondence Balti- mort Sun. An Irish Woman Who Lived to the Age of 104. [From the New York Mercury ] Mrs. Margaret McDevitt, buried from No. 646 East Thirteenth street, lived to the age of 104 years. This centenarian was born near Ramelton, in the north of Ireland, and lived there with her succes sive husbands on a farm during a large part of her long life. She was twice married, her maiden name being Margaret Call. Her first marriage was a man named Ward, by whom she had one child, a son, still alive Ireland. She came to this country over thirty years ago. Her second mar riage was to a Mr. McDevitt, who had a farm adjoining hers. It was his second marriage as well as hers, and beth were well advanced in years. This marriage without issue. Some thirty-five years ago Mr. and Mrs. McDevitt came to America, the wife leaving her son, Mr. Ward, behind her on the farm in the old country. She has resided ever since in this city. Her second husband i3 also dead. Mrs. McDevitt, though physically helpless for about two weeks before her death, preserved her mental faculties to the last. One afternoon, about three months ago, one of Mrs. Smith’s daugh ters wanted to thread a needle, and, after some attempts, did not succeed. The old woman took the needle, and, without hesitation, threaded it at the first trial. She never wore spectacles. She was always a pious woman, and went to church regularly when she could. De ceased was a smoker, and used a pipe, but neither chewed tobacco nor snuffed. She would take her glass when occasion required, but did not drink to excess. She never was in a street or steam car in her life, nor ever saw the Central Park. Mrs. McDevitt was twenty-seven years of age at the time of the Irish rebellion of ’98, and remembered the events of the period quite distinctly. Sne used to talk often of them, and tell many stories of by-gone days. She was buried in Cal vary Cemetery. Alonzo Wells, of Maine, kept the body of hiB dead wife in the house for ten days, hoping to make the undertaker come down on the price of the coffin, bat he had to yield to pubUo opinion at last. [Correspondence New York Sun.] Knoxville, Tenn., November 14.— Some time in June or July last there came to Knoxville from the North a gen tleman and wife, with one child, ostensi bly on a visit to relatives who live in and near this city, well dressed, affable, cul tured, and a seeming good fellow withaL He had plenty of money, and was living a life of elegant leisure. He called him self C. M. Thompson, and said that he was a civil engineer, and had been con nected with the Williard Johnson con tract, having been employed by Johnson as clerk. On being further questioned, he said that as a clerk he had falsified copies of the contract by abstracting some of tbe leaves from the same, and inserting others, with figures altered to represent larger sums to be paid for work, all of which was by direction of Mr. Johnson. Furthermore, the gentle man said that an exposure being immi nent, it had been deemed advisable that the clerk in the case (Mr. C. M. Thomp son) should go on a pilgrimage, and that therefore he was just now without any particular habitation, but roaming outside the jurisdiction of the laws of the State of New York. Thompson declares that Willard John son, to escape conviction upon his testi mony, and to prevent his being used as a witness, is, and has been for a long time, paying him a regular salary of $200 per mouth, and has offered to send him to Europe and to furnish him capital to start business in any place out of tbe way of New York processes, and that he has already received not less than $10,000 for skulking. A fact additional (developed by corre spondence) is that Thompson was at one time in the custody of the powers at Al bany (having been arrested and brought back from Michigan), but by intervention of men of influence, had been released, and again sent out of the State. Now hadn't either Mr. Johnson or the Canal Fraud Investigating Committee better look into this business ? Either Thomp son’s stories are true, or they are not. If false, Mr. Johnson can prove them so; if true, the committee can as* certain their value and the means of making tnem serviceable by following up this clue ; and as Thompson’s father- in-law, Mr. Lee, lives in this neighbor hood, and has had the pleasure of enter taining his son-in-law and daughter for some time, probably an interview with him might develop the present where abouts of a very important witness for the State in the case of the “People vs. Canal Thieves.” The Bootblack’s Story. [From the Detroit Free Preis. ] When a dozen newsboys and boot blacks had collected on the Custom House stairs yesterday, and when each one had grown tired of jaw-breakers and popcorn balls, “Little English” remarked; J “Sposen Jim Cocoanut tells us a story.’" “Sposen,” remarked all the others. “Well, gentlemen,” remarked Jim,after a few digs at his head, “I will tell you a true story about a girl. Her name was Marier, and she had yaller hair, blue eyes, small feet, and she was worth a million dollars.” “In stamps?” asked Cross-Eyed Dick. “ In clean cash, right in the savings bank,” answered Jim. “This girl was an orphan, with no one to boss her around, and if she wanted to be out till eleven o’clock at night she could. There were piles of fellers after her to marry her, but she stuck up her nose at the hull caboodle.” “What fur?” anxiously inquired Fire cracker Tom. “What fur? Why, she knew they loved her money instead of herself She wanted some- one to love her earnestly and like gosh. Well, one day when she was going down to the Post Office to see if there was ary mail, a runaway horse came along. Marier fainted away and sat down in the road, and she’d have been broken all to pieces if it hadn’t been for a bootblack ’bout my size. He pulled her into a shooting gallery, brought her to, and then hired a hull omnibus and took her home.” ‘And they fell in love and were finally married,” remarked Suspender Johnson. ‘No, my fellow-countrymen,” sadly re plied Jim; “gin him ten cents !” ‘And is that all?” exclaimed three or four voices. ‘All she gave him, and that turned out to be counterfeit!” There was a long fieriod of silence, and then Cocoanut Jim continued: “Which is a lesson to us never to marry a girl worth a million dollars.” And we never shall!” they solemnly replied. Where t* G« and When to Settle. [From the Jacksonville Preas-f We have recently made a number of visits to different sections of our State, and will jot down a few observations which may be advantageous to those who may be asking themselves the question, where is the best place in Florida to settle? For general farming purposes, that section of the State from Lake City south, via Newnansville, Gaines ville, Ocala, and on down to Brooksville is undoubtedly the best. The quality of the lands throughout this region are of course very various, but much of it is first class, well timbered pine and ham mock. The richest lands we have seen in the State are in the vicinity of New nansville, but we are more familiar with the lands in that section, and we doubt not that along the whole length of this “back bone of the peninsula” are lands equally good. These lands produce corn, cotton, sugar cane, oats, potatoes, pinders and all kinds of vegetables in abundance. With an intelligent use of the beggar lice, which we think can be made as advantageous to Florida as clover is to the North and West, the lands of this section could, at small expense, be indefinitely fertilized. In our opinion, the time is not far distant, when farming in this belt will be more profitable than anywhere else in the Union. Through this section . lie most of the large plantations of East Florida, where the culture of our great staple was so profitable before the war. Under the present system, these plantations cannot be successfully cultivated on a large scale, and many, therefore, are now J lying waste. These afford the best op portunities for colonies. The lands are already cleared, and in many instances fenced, and can be bought for less than it would cost to clear aud fence it. We know one plantation of twelve hundred acres, which cost before the war, if we do not misremember, seventeen thou sand dollars. One half of it, on which is a tolerable farm dwelling house and a good mill site, with some two hundred acres ot first-class land under fence, the whole of which could, we think, be bought for less than eight dollars per acre. We know other good places which could be bought for much less. In our opinion, those who come to Florida to engage in general farming, will do well to visit this section. Splendid farming lands can also be had at low prices in Middle and West Florida. Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson and Madison are the best cotton counties, and to look upon are the most pictuieeque and beau tiful, and particularly is this the case with Gadsden and Leon. We never ap proach Tallahassee but our mind, from a similarity in the scenes, runs back to the lovely valleys and grassy meadows of Tennessee or Kentucky. This section, we should think, would have peculiar charms for Western men. orange culture. For oranges, south Florida is undoubt edly the best. The St. John’s in the vicinity of Palatka and southward—the Indian and Halifax rivers—the Ocklawaha and Orange Lake sections, as well as the Gulf coast, are all excellent for oranges. Orange county seems to be the favored section, the El Dorado of the orange- grove hunter. Volusia and Putnam have also large bodies of fine orange land, which can be had at government price. Sumter, Marion, Hillsboro and Poll^ are all excellent orange counties. SANTA FE LAKE. The region contiguous to this lake, which is upon the highest land in East Florida, is excellent orange land, as is proved by the many flourishing trees to be found at Waldo and southward. The inhabitants in this section are mostly white, and very peaceable, indus trious and honest. Rev. Wm. Johnson, residing near Morrison’s mills, has a grove not inferior to any one of the same age which we have seen on the St. John’s river. the coolest os record. The Petite Atteetlee* » Bargler. THE FINEST FLAVORED ORANGES we have ever tried, not excepting those from Indian river, we recently plucked from a tree in the yard of Mr. Limbo,who resides some fifteen miles south of Starke. These oranges were just beginning to turn yellow, but were perfectly sweet, scarcely a trace of tartness being discov erable. We do not know whether all of Mr. Limbo’s orange trees bear equally good fruit, but this one certainly bears as fine fruit as can be found. There is also a section of Levy county, between Levyville and the Suwannee river, which is a fine, high, rolling coun try, of excellent quality of pine land, with clay sub-soil. This land bears good crops, and much of it, we were told, is subject to homestead entry, or could be purchased of the State at $1 25 per acre. “Miss Blackford, alias Miss Lear, alias Mrs. Lloyd Phenix. Miss Hattie Blackford, otherwise Fanny Lear, otherwise Lloyd Phenix, whose book, Le Roman d’une Americaine en Russie, has set the Parisian scandal- loving public by the ears, and has been seized by the police, is a handsome and attractive woman of about eight-and- twenty, daughter of a Presbyterian min ister in Philadelphia. Miss Blackford’s principal claim to notoriety is her liason with the Grand Duke Nicholas Constan- tinovitch, son of the Grand Duke Con stantine, and nephew of the Emperor. He is a big, heavy, stupid young man, fierce and brutal in his passions, but really not in the least insane, as they pretend him to be—he hasn’t enough brains to go mad. The course of the true love of the “G. D.” k as she delights to call him, with Miss Blackford did not run uniformly smooth. When under the in fluence of rage or wine, “no beggar in his drink” could be more foul in his language than his Imperial Highness, nor did he confine his unmanliness to speech. Truth to tell, he frequently beat Miss Black ford, and one night, during the time the Prince of Wales was staying in St. Petersburg, in January, 1874, the “G. D.” in a fit of jealousy blackened her eyes and bruised her from head to foot. This gentle act nearly brought the liason to an untimely end, for Miss Blackford, holding an American passport, claimed the protection of the United States Minister, Mr. Jewell, which would have been afforded had she not at the last mo ment decided upon keeping quiet. Her low victoria, with Russian horses, and ischvostchic, in blue gaberdine and square cap, has been one of the sights of the Bois for the last eighteen months. The book which has been seized, is merely the detailed account of the relations of the authoress with the Duke—her meet ing with him, the liason, and, finally, the letters written by the Duke on his travels and during the Khiva expedition, in which the Duke held a position suitable to his princely rank.—London World. About 1:30 o’clock yesterday says tbe Louisville Cmtner-Journol “• James Harrison, one of the yers in this city, and one of the oldest citizens in Jefferson oonnty, wno lives near the old fair grounds on the Snelby- ville Turnpike road, was awakened y noise in his bed-room. Pairing quickly in bed, he discovered thefonn and face of a good-looking, well-dressea young man, whose countenance was plainly visible by the light of a cheerfm fire in tbe grate. The intruder had passed through the hall from the front entrance and entered the room through a sliding door, which, in opening, made a noise that aroused Mr. Harrison and his wife, and, when discovered, he had halted about midway between the door and the foot of the bed. “What do you want?” demanded Mr. Harrison. . “Your money,” coolly replied“tbe thief, at the same time levelling a pistbl at the old gentleman's head. “Give me your money, sir, or I’ll shoot you.” “I have but little money, sir,” said Mr. Harrison. “How much have you?” asked the rob ber. “About forty dollars,” replied Mr. H. “Where is it?” “Ia one of the pockets of my panta loons, hanging there on a chair at the foot of the bed.” The thief stepped toward the chair, where there were several articles of clothing, picked up the pantaloons, and deliberately drew forth a pocket book from one of the pockets. Before he had opened it, Mr. Harrison got up and started towards the thief to save liis papers, when the fellow again presented the pistol and told him to stay where he was. “Would you shoot an old man seventy- six years of age for a little money?” asked Mrs. Harrison. “No,” replied the robber: “I don’t want to hurt anybody; I only want the money.” “Mr. Harrison,” said Mrs. Harrison, are you going to stand there and let that man take away your money ?” “Well, yes, I reckon I am, since he has a pistol pointed at my head,” replied her husband in a humorous tone. “I suppose you don't want my private papers, as you can't make use of them ?” “No, sir, " politely returned the thief; I only want the money;” and after taking out all the greenbacks, which amounted to $28, he leisurely folded up all the papers and put them carefully back into the book. Then turning to Mrs. Harrison he asked: “Well, madam, where is your money?” Mrs. Harrison protested that she had no money, and that that which he had stolen was all the money there was in the house. Mr. Harrison here took occasion to lecture the robber. “Isn’t it a shame,” said the old gentle man, “tbat a good-looking young man like you should come here to rob an old man like me of a few dollars? You ought to be pursuing some honorable calling that would make you a good and re spectable living.” “ That’s my business, and not yours,” carelessly replied the robber. By this time Mrs. Harrison attempted to get up, saying she was going to another part of the house to awaken Jim, mean ing Mr. James McGrain. the law partner of Mr. Harrison. But the thief presented the pistol to her head, and told her he would shoot her if she didn’t lie stilL “Where is Jim McGrain,” asked the robber. Mrs. Hamson informed him that Jim was in another part of the house, when the robber turned, and, 'bidding the couple good night, quickly left the room, disappearing from the house through the front djor, where he entered. As qaick as possible Mr. Harrison got his pistol and followed after the robber, but could see nothing of him about the premise s. Mr. McGrain being aroused, got up and searched the lots, the stables and the road, but could see nor hear nothing of the midnight prowler. Mr. Harrison says the thief was about six feet tall, dressed in black cloth, wore a new hat and a pair of overshoes, was smooth shaved, with a rather handsome face, and spoke with a peculiar voice, seeming to suck in Ids words as he articu lated, Withal, he said the robber was very cool and very polite in his manners, and rather agreeable than otherwise in his conversation. SANTA EULALIA. The.Hoot Productive .nine In the World—> 8500,000,000. In the pocket of a man who was killed while drunk in a Cincinnati gambling house was found the following memoran dum : “Took my last spree May the 18, 1875. Five rules from this date. First —Is to never eat but three meals a day. Second—Is never to eat anything between meals. Third—Is to eat as little as I can every meal. Fourth—Is never to drink any kind of intoxicating drinks. Fifth— Is never to use any tobacco.” The Russian sardine factory at East- >ort, Me., is patting up five thousand :egs a week. The steam mill has been running day and night for the past few weeks to keep up with the demand for box stuff. Sharpening Edge Tools.—The Mark Lane Express copies the following recipe for sharpening edge tools from a scien tific journal, for the benefit of carpen ters, mechanics and laborers. It has long been known that the simplest method of sharpening a razor is to put it for half an hour in water to which has been added one-twentieth of its weight of muriatic or sulphuric acid, then lightly wipe it off, and after a few hours set it on a hone. The acid here supplies the place of a whetstone, by corroding the whole sur face evenly, so that nothing further than a smooth polish is neceisary. The pro cess never injures good blades, while badly hardened ones are generally im proved by it, although the cause of im provement remains unexplained. California is going to try tbe experi ment of raising ostriches and camels. This will be quite a tropical country as soon as people can dispense with cloth ing. Yonng Walworth, who shot his father two years ago, now demands a pardon. It looks sad to see a murderer demanding a pardon with nobody to listen to him. [From the Nevada Independent.] In 1703 three malefactors of the then small town of Chihuahua, Mexico flying from justice, betook themselves to the surrounding mountains, and there for several weeks led a life of terror, moving about from fastness to fastness, in con stant dread of the fierce Apaches, who occupied the territory on the one hand, and of their pursuing white brethren on the other. One evening they built a large fire in a ravine to cook their supj er, and when the surrounding bowlders be came heated a molten white metal issued out of them. The next day a friendly Indian arrived in Chihuahua, bearing a message from the fugitives to the priestly authorities, offering as a condi tion for their pardon enough silver to build a cathedral, which offer was ac cepted. Such is the story of the discov ery of the silver mines of Santa Eulalia. The State of Chihuahua is in the ex treme northeast of Mexico. It is sepa rated from the State of Texas on the northeast by the Rio Grande, and is bounded on the north by New Mexico xad Arizona. The city of Chihuahua is -he capital. The mines, of which there are several, are all situated in a mountain about twelve miles from the city. It rises above the surrounding plain to a distance of 1,000 and 2,000 feet, and is popularly known as the “Silver Mountain of Santa Eulalia.” Wonderful stories are told of the wealth of these mines They were constantly worked by the old Spanish proprietors from the time of their disoovery in 1703 until 1822 the year of the revolution that drove* the Spaniards out of the country. During this period Chihuahua grew from a mere outpost of the Jesuit missionaries into a city of 56,000 inhabitants, while the mining village of Santa Eulalia and an other sprang up in the gorges of the mountain, containing respectively 8 000 and 5,000 souls. From a tax of one real (20£ cents) on every mark (pound) of silver, as it came from the refining fur naces, there was built between 1738 and 1750, the celebrated Cathedral of Chihua hua, at a cost of $100,000. While Mexico was in possession of the crown of Spain, the laws of that kingdom required one-fifth of the product of all the mines of gold and silver to be paid into the Royal Treasury. This madeit necessary for the products of their mints to be reported to the King’s officers. These records were kept with Spanish formality m the different mints of the Yioe-royalty, and the records of the mint of Chihuahua, which are still pre served, show that nearly $500,000,000 were registered in that office, most of which was tbe production of the min*™ of Santa Eulalia. ra The revolution, the empire of Iturbide and the establishment of the Republic involved a struggle of fourteen years, which greatly crippled the resources of the country. Then, four years later came the expulsion of the Spaniards who were the capitalists, and this was followed by constant internal revolutions, wit! wars with Texas, France (in ’39) th* United States, growing out of the annex ation of Texas, and the conquest bv Maximilian. These, and the ravages of the Indians, who claimed the mining dis tricts, paralyzed Mexican industry and put a long stop to the new development of riche* that had hitherto tjeea consid ered ine.chaustible. A conductor on the Chicago and North western Railroad kissed aTman ™; ger, and she sued the company for dam ages, getting a rerdict of $1,000. More recently a woman was kissed by a brake! man on tne Louisiana Railroad, and the law has only grren her *250. This is m eyen justice, unless the values of the {usees, depending upon the relative beanty of the women, were widely differ- ®* 8 SQ P reme court has re cently decided against the constitutim •uty of the State law reqtWu^^. *° ” for bM “ 1 expenses of per- who die or are killed on their cars.
