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THE HERALD. ITELISIIED EVERY TUUKMAY PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. On Vine St.. One Block North of Main. Corner of Fifth St. OFFICIAL PAPER OK CASH COIWTY. Terms, in Advance: One ropy, one year ne copy, fix months 1.0U . )n tnv. tnreo months M HENRY BCECK, DEALER IK yi t ii i t ur e, SAFES, CHAIRS, Lounges, Tables, Bedsteads, ITS., ETC., ETC., Of All Descriptions. METALLIC BURIAL CASES. T7 BBEA SKA EJRA LjIj)o JNO. A. MACMURPHY, Editor. IKUSKVKItAXCC COXCtX'CltS." TERMS: $2.00 a Tear. VOLUME XI. PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 187(5. THE HERALD. spacr. ADVKUTIMtU JlATfrK i ; i i i I tr. I S w. i si w. 1 1 in. I 3 m. i tn I sipiara. . i sijunrr 1 square. V rolunin. column. 1 null ! 1 K. ft on 1 Ml fjim J M (n f sun fV - I rVh S ft I 1 I"'; j l ( M S m) I irii 1 tun 4 i. I " ii ii : 5 INI K INi til Ml W 20 ' '; u i .m 11 tut n- ihi 11, fti . in I, .1 n oo 14 oo i;i f -t ... - -- 11' "" 18 " m 'ir " 40 w M' "' J?" All AdvcrtM(N Mlln due qiiariiTTjr, I y Trunnion t advcrtisCMiM must If puid f'l In advance. Extra copies of the HriiAi.ii fur s'' r H. Streight, nt 'he ronlotriiT, and O. V. Ju'.,Jlu. coi ner of AUinr n1 Vlfth trcrta. Wooden Coffins Cf XI sizes, ready-made, and aold cheap fr cat a With many thanks for pat patronage, I invite '! to cull aud examine my LAIti.K STOCK OP I"iiii'itiii9 itil OoflliiM. J'1?T SHANNON'S Liven, Sale and Feed OIST IVLVIINr STREET, East of the I'latto Va House. The Oldest Livery Stable in the Town, Good Teams Always On Hand. art f'il lhivcrs sent with carriages if desired. ':-' :!-.- pent to I jHit to meet trains whencxer rt tit it tt. Tho Only HEARSE In Town. I'unera lit tended and carriage furnished t friend. Addresi I Mv J. W. SHANNON, I'LATTSMOt'TII. NED. II. A. WATER31.1N & SOX, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in HAM 1 M JLi.1 MJ LUMBER, JLaitli, Sliing'les, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS. ETC., On Main St., cor. Fifth, I'L.VTTSMOUTII, - - - NEB. STILL BETTER RATES winterT stock i r H. A. WATERMAN & SON. WE WILL SELL All Grades of Lumber Cheap. J. V. WECKBACH, "GENERAL DEALER IN O. F. JOHNSON. OGERIES, DRY GOODS Boots and Shoes, Cutlery, Queensware, AND ALL KINDS OF GOODS Needed by the Farmer or Householder, Corner 3d and Main Sts.t I'LATTsMuUTII NEBRASKA (Guthinan's old etand.) In connection with the Grocery is a (The old and well known t-t.nid of Frank Guth mun). where the F:e:::s cf S:e:l ::i Cozfecticssrj AVill AUvavs Mo Found. Ir-The r.KST TRICES the market will afford aiw.-iys paid for Country Troduce. Kemeinher the old sliTi, " KM PI HE BAKEKV AND GUOCERT." DEALER IS Drugs, Medicines, Ann WALL PAPER. ALSO. DEALER IJf Books, Stationery AND LATEST PUBLICATIONS. ( "Preacrlptiong carefully eompoimded by an experienced DrnryiiiL al EEMESICER THB PLACB Cor. Fifth and Main Streets, PLATTSMOUTII, NEB. FOUNDRY AND MCfflNE SHOPS. JOIIIV WAV3IAN, PLATTSMOUTII, NEB., Repairer of Steam Engines, Boilers, Saw and- Grist Mills. OAS AND STEAM FITTINGS, Wronght Iron Pipe, Force and Llfl Pipes, Steam Gatices, Safety-Valve Governors and all kinds of Bra.-s Engine Fittings re paired on short notice. Fnriii IVlAolilziory Repaired on Short Notice. 49-yl CURRENT PARAGRAPHS. The wife of Senator Uum'ulc tiled at Providence, R. I., a few days afo. UMTfct StAtE" JIJmtkH SfhkNCK -aile'i io'. h';!ilib oh Ihc 4lh, la thrj bteanter Ab-sinnia. The President has ordered the appoint incnt of Kvans as jHist-trader at Fort bill, to be revoked. Annoim km'ST 1 iUade of the death of Sir iii'Chard Davies Hanson, Chkf Justicc of Australia. News has been received at Bombay, India, that Ihc plague has appeared in the region of the Euphrates. Caleii P. Mahh ha J?0" - ' ilontrcal, uii'r'a-, U5 avoid prosecution for his con nection with the Belknap bribery cae. (Sen. Francis Fessemien (Hep.) has leen recently elected Alayor of I'ortland, Me., by a majority of 52( in a tetal vofof .",,918. '1'1'fK California Itepublican State Con vention to select delegates to the National Convention lias been called to meet on the t:th of April. The jury in the civil suit of t!c City tlf New York against Wm. M. Tweed have rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $v,:J7,117. Richard II. Dana, Jr., of Massachu setts, has leen appointed by the President to be Minister to England, tin Ueni Schcnck, resigned, The President has appointed Hon. Al phonso Taft, of Cincinnati, to succeed Gen. Belknap as Secretary of War. Mr. Taft has accepted the position. The Michigan Democratic State Con vention will be held at Lansing on the 24th of Ma The Iowa Republican rUe.l". Convention has lieen Called Id liieet sit Des Moincn, May 3L Sewing Machines NEW, IMPROVED LOCK-STITCH GROVER & BAKER Sewing Iacliirie, FOR SALE BY CHARLES VI ALL, With all the Extras and Attachments, such as Needles, Oil, Tuckers, Binders, Etc. ThoFC wlio contemplate linyine a machine will do well to nive the Grover & linker a trial. Sat iwfaction puaranteed, and the cheapest machine in the market. All orders by mail promptly at tended to. Address 2m CHARLES VIALL, Plattsmouth, Neb. First national Bank Of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, SUCCESSOR TO Tootle, Ilimiin. Az, Olnrlc. John FIT7.0ERALD... K. G. Ilorrr A. V. Mi 'LaroiiLlM. John 0'Rol'rk.k.... President. , Vice-President. Cashier. Assistant Cashier. This Rank fs now open for bnsiness at their new mom. corner Main and Sixth streets, and are pre pared to transact a general BANKING BUSINESS. Stocks, Bords, Gold, Government and Local Securities BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits Received and Interest Al lowed on Time Certificates. DRAFTS DHAWN, A Tail able tn any part of the United States and in al) the Vriucipal Towns and Cities of Europe. TUB OXj33 CLOTHING STAND WM. STADELMANN, Nearly opp. Saunders House, on Main St. At the old place I still hold forth, and for th Vii'eiini.il year I offer :HKts at "7i price 1776, J me:m. It jou do not believe it. come and tee. A I, a rye Stock of Clothing, Jlcii's ami Boy HATS, CAPS. FURS, GLOVES and JEWELRY. Gents' Fornif-hing Goods in every variety. Boots and Shoe, Canes, Trunks, Valises, Etc. ly -t.vck of Boots and Shoes. Furs and Jewelry I am pos-itively closing out. It is the last year I si' all keep these lines. All Goods at a Great Reduction In Prices. Fl it tsmonth, Neb:. Jan. 3, 1876. riiATTSMOliTU MILLS, LATTSM0UTI1 NEBRASKA. Cokrad Hbisel, Proprietor. FLOUR CORN MEAL, FEED, tlwaj an band and for eale t lowest caA prtcea, Ibe n ljeet Trice paid for Wbelaftd Cora. l'r.JcaJar atUntton gives ( tuum wrk. AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED MAN LINE aci ALLAN LINE Tersons wiching to bring out their friends from Curope can riT.cnAa th kets tuom ra 'riir-)iii-I i to IMiit l.iiioiitIi. Excelsior Barber Shop. .T. C. UOONE, Main Street, opposite Saunders House. HAIR-CUTTING, Shaving and Shampooing. ESrECTAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Cullius CliildronS ami Ladies' Hair. Call and See Boone, Gents, And get a boon in a C2 X Z3 .A-3NT SXZiVVX3. ntl-ly GO TO THE Post Office Book Store, H. J. STREIGHT, Proprietor, FOR TOLK Boots. Stationery, Pictures, Music. TOYS, CONFECTIONERY, Violin Strings, Newspapers, NoTels, Song Books, etc., etc " POST OFFICE BUILDISG, PLATTSMOUTH. NEB. Heavy snow-storms ltavc receiifly ic- urretl along the line of the Central Pacific ilroiul. The track was blocked for twenty-seven hours, the drifts, in some places being one hundred feet deep. CoPENnAoKN (Denmark) dispatch of a recent date says intelllgericc had just lieen received there that the inhabitants of (he AVestmanna Islands, a small group lying to tlte south of Iceland, were dying Irom starvation. The islands contain 500 souls. Concerning the acceptance by the 'resident of Secretary Belknap's resigna tion, it is eaid the former has emphatically suited that he was not aware, at the time, of the enormity of the charges against the latter, From the hurried and incoherent manner of the Secretary's conversation to him the President drew the conclusion that Mrs. Belknap, and net her husband, was the RUilty party, and that the General assumed all responsibility and censure in order to shield his wife. Although he did not inform the President that he was ictually guilty, he confessed that he was not free from blame. Hail the President known of the whole truth in the matter, it is said he would not have accepted the res ignation as he did, but would have sus pended the Secretary until the Investiga tion was over. A Three-Card Monte Swindle. From an old aconaitllancc we learn that on Monday night last a brace of three-card monte men ' went through" a Texan be tween here and Walnut station to the ex tent of $ 1,400. The gamblers took the train at this point, and the train had no sooner got under way than No. 1 " spotted" Ins man and soon tound out tltat lie had some considerable " gilt." No. 'Z came uong and proposed asocial nameot cards just to pass the time away, which w s agreed to ty 2o. 1 unu the lexan. so. 2 finally jumped the social game, and In terested his lexan triend by illustrating with three cards how neatly he had been " taken in" by some three-card monte men a few days since on oneot our North ern railroads. The Texan thought it strange that a man of his personal appear ance would allow himself to oe so easily duped by a man pla3ing his own game, and concluded his remarks by saying 1hat he would like to see the man who could "iret away with his batrruire" in that way. " Vell" said No. 2, "you can't most always tell: he did it so nicely, and it I recollect rightly it was like this," at the same time giving the cards a care less throw. The Texan allowed that if that was the modus operandi he could pick the card every lime, which he did. Several small wagers were staked, and the long-horned man won, until he finally got so excited that he staked Ins whole pile $1,40U and lost, as a matter of course. It s csisv enough: Uh, yes! When the train was leaving Walnut sta tion they jumped the train and returned to Wamut to remain over night. The Texan went to Osage Mission and let the cat out of the bag, when he was advised to return to Walnut station on the next train and see if he could not recover his money. He found the ducks at the hotel, and told them that he would give them $100 each and keep mum if they would give him back the balance. This seemed satisfac tory to the monte men, and No. 1 said he would go up-stairs and get the money, but as he went out, instead of going up-stairs, he " lit out" across the prairies, leaving his confederate in a " box." The cornered man turned over $ (J00 to the Texan, and was permitted to go away peaceably. The long-horned individual paid rather dear for his part tf the game, and no doubt will look a " leetle out" in the future. Fort iScolt (Kan.) Monitor. A Small Boy. Mr. E. Flynn, now stopping with his family at Way's Hotel, in Binghamton, is the father of a boy who was born during Fh'nn's residence at Greene, N. Y., and weighed at birth about two and one-halt pounds, lie is now between four and rive years old, is physically perfect in every way, is healthy, talks very distinctly, is very active and weighs, fully dressed, nine pounds. His height is twenty-three inches. For a few months after his birth the child grew as rapidly as children usually do, but for the last three years has not in creased perceptibly in size or weight. Mr. Flynn is now a resident of "Water ville, N. Y. Until his present visit to Binghamton the child has never been away from home any length of time, and has never been on exhibition. He has, however, been examined by some of the best physicians in the State, who ltelieve that, should he live, he will never reach the size even of Tom Thumb. Mr. Flynn's youngest child, now a ytar old, is more than a head taller than this little dwarf, whose head comes but little above the top of an ordinary sofa teat. Bing hamton, (X. Y.) Times. EPITOME OF THE WEEK. CONDENSED TflEfiflAf Hl6 NfirTS. DON .CahL'o's arrjvtd iri London, on the 1th. When he left the Southeastern Rail way station at Folkestone en route ioi London, a large crowd assembled, some of whom cheered and others hissed and groaned. A Vienna dispatch of the th st:itothv sifter the lUoim iirman oi tiie Sultan had lieen promulgated in Northern Bosnia, the Turks rose against the Christians in some of the villages, killing some and driving away others. Many of the latter were drowned while crossing the river Unna. It Was stmi-oh!ciaily Ftated in Wash ington on the 4th that (Jen. Babeock's connection w ith business at the Executive Mansion had ceased. It was reported on the 4th that Mr. Blackburn, of the Com mittee on Expenditures in the War. De partment, bed tn'.ed that the committee Was in possession of facts showing that five other post-traderships besides that of Fort Sill were sold for sums rang ing from $.)00 to .f25,0OO a year, and that an outrageous fraud had been un-1 earthed in the disbursements of the $1, 000,000 appropriated by Congress for putUng Up headstones over the graves of Union soldiers. The large dry-goods house of Wood, Marsh A: Co., on Market street, Philadel phia, was ('.'-vyed bV fiie on the morn ing of the 4th, and the adjoining build ings and contents were badly damaged. Total lo.-s between 400,000 and 00,000. The election iii Fiance for meiilbers b'f the House of Deputies was completed oil the 5th. The Republicans number 300 and the Bonapartists between eighty and ninety. The Old People's Home, a charitable institution maintained by the CaMiolifcS, , in Brooklyn, ??. Y., was partially de stroyed by lire on the morning of the 7th. The building was four stories in height, and contained 185 inmates, several of whom perished in the building. Eighteen were found to have been burned up in their lcds in the upper stories of he building. A Lo.Nno dispatch of the 7lii says tile Emma Mine suit against px-United States Minister Schcnck had been w ithdrawn at the request of Lord Derby. A horrible accident occurred on the Harper's Ferry branch of the Baltimore fc Ohio Ilnilroad, about sixty miles from Baltimore, on the night of the Gth, which caused the death of eleven persons and the maiming of many others. A way freight with a passenger car attached was on its way north, and when crossing the bridge over the Shenandoah Valley, at a narrow-passage, the structure gave way, the w hole train rushing into the river lie low. The hridjre was i:2 fret high ahtl about '-200 feet long. The Berlin Ecclesiastical Court has de posed the Bishop of Munsterfor violation of the German Ecclesiastical law. Gen. Belknap was formally arrested on the yth, and taken before the Wash ington Police Court, where he waived examination and gave bail in the sum of $ 25,000 to appear for trial when wanted, A pe v ere battle htts recently been loughl betw een the Turks and ihe Herr.e govinian insurgents, at Metrovlr.a. The latter were altogether successful, the Turks losing 1,000 killed and many wounded, as well as all their artillcr3' and provision trains. The Herzegovinianloss was insignificant. At a State Convention held on the 0th the Independents of Connecticut nomi nated: For Governor, Charles Atwater; Lieiitcnaut-Oovcrnor, Francis Gillette; Secretary of State, Lucien V. Penny; Treasurer, Loren F. Judd; Comptroller, John II. Peck. The resolutions adopted demand the unconditional repeal of the Resumption law, the practical abolition of the National Bank system, the receipt of greenbacks for customs, and the issue of bonds interconvertible with green backs, and bearing a rate of interest suf ficiently low to keep them, and conse quently greenbacks, at par with gold. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Friday, March '3. The credentials of James K. Beck, of Kentucky, were read in the Senate. Formal notice was given of the action of the limine in the case of ex-Secretary Belknap, and President pro-Urn. Ferrv responded that the Semite would take order in the premises. Bills were introduced tixiug the rate of postage on third-class mail matter; to restore the franking privilege. A favorable report was made Irom the Committee on 1'rivilvges and E'ectiona on the bill to provide for and regulate the connt ing of votes for President Hid Vice President, and the decision or questions arising thereon. The bill to make Washington's birthday t Feb. 22.) a legal holiday, was reported favorably, with an amendment making the 12th of Febniarv ( Lincoln's birthday) a holiday als-. The Piiir.hbaek resolution wasfnrihercouMdcrcd. The message of the House relating to the im peachment of ex-Secretary Belknap was referred tn a special committee or nve.consisting or .Messrs, Edmunds. Coiikling, Frellughuyseii, Thurman and Stevenson. Adjourned to the 6th In the House a Wrge number of private bills and bills granting pensions were passed. A res olution a adopted calling for copies of all tele grams, orders and correspondence relating to the Military Court f inquiry in the case of lien. Bahi oc'k. The commute appointed to notify the Senate of the action of the House in the Belknap impeachment case made formal report ol the discharge of that duty. A bill was passed au thorizing leave of absence to army officers on duty for sixty days once in two years: three months once in three year, and four months once in four years, without deduction of pay or Allowance. Adjourned, the session on the 4th to be for debate on the Hawaiian treaty. Monday, March t. Several resolutions of inquiry were adopted in the Senate. Resump tion resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce, presented in the Senate a few davs previously, were debated and Mr. Bogy spoke in favor of his bill authorizing the pavment of du ties on imports in legal-lender aud National B nk notes... Several bills were introduced in the H use, among which was one to exempt from criminal pro.-ecntion witnesses testifying before either house of Congress, or any committee of the same. A message was received from the Senate announcing that that body would take the proper order when articles of impeach ment were presented against toe late Secretary of War. A select committee was ordered whose duty it is to inquire whether any officer or em ploye of the Government had communicated to any of the defendants in the late whisky trials in St. Louis, or any of their friends, any evidence on w hich the prosecution relied, or was expected to tely. The Judiciary Committee were instruct ed to inqnir t as to w heiber any corrupt or illegal mans had lieen n ed bv any officer it employe of the tiovernmeut to impede or defeat Ihe prose cution lu the District eafe-bttrglary trial. Tuesday, March 7. In the Senate, the bill for the protection of agriculture against inju rious insects was amended and passed. A bill was introduced to vest the appointment of post- traders in the Generals commanding the depart- Iiiitruis uri i ill l in t nic r I L Linnu. ni-icau 11 1 uc . . . r . . " ... ,i . . win . .. i.. ovLrnnn 01 " ar....m mt; iiimst-, nine in troduced i -to prevent m .nopoly and exoibitant charges in ttading establishments at military posts; to protect witnesses in the tnal of iiii pea clinient cases, ilr Clvmer aud oth-r members of the CommiUe on Expenditures in the War Depa.-tineiit announced thai they baa been ubuoeuaed to appear h fore the supreme Court ol the Listiirt uf Culnrr.t.ia to furnish checks acd other documents and tesiifj in egard to the charges pcud.ng iu thai court aaiDst Ihe late Secretary of War. Mr. Clvmer said he had appeared before the court, and stated that he felt t would he preJndirlal to tbf htthst interests of (tie fonntfy If metttbt fs Of th"! ct'tHMLttet- .FhotlM J.'p cpellot? It1 ftte,hat hail trinSplrcd in theif committee room. Autr a 'efigtly "ewi! subject, a resolution was adopted 1 to (U claring the mandate of the court to he a breach of the privileges of the House, and directing the members of the committee to disregard such wsndste. A report wa made from the Com mittee on Naval Anain ;hat E. . w!f. formerly bookkeeper of S. P. & R. P. Brown, ol W asmnh tou, navy conractors and claim agents, bad re fused to answer certain questions w hen before the committee, and a resolution was adopted directing that a warrant be issued for him to be bronht before tbe Hoi'se,fo contempt. Wednesday, March o. A pttit'or presen'ed in the Senate, signed by over lfi.aiO persons, in opposition to secret societi-, anil asking Congress to pass a law making it nn lawful to appoint any person to otlice under the Government who is a member of a secret organ ization. A final vote was had on the Pimhhark reso ntion. the amendment that he be not ad mined bflifg apreed to-9 to 29 afd the reso lution as ntfendcd ;Hcj thn aborted tbp s.tiut! vote Tue recusant witness, Yi..f, v lis r'roUk!,,t before the bar of the House, and I he rbairman of the Naval Committee was about staiiu' that the witness had that morning appeared aud answered, w hen the latti r fell on the floor in an epileptic lit. causing much excitement. The Judiciary Committee made a report on th" im peachment of the late Secretary f War, with a resolution tJbat tho mnLte- Ve reromtnitte''.. wjth po'.vet to ta.-.e further Droif tttiil to Tflil fot per sons and papers, which resolution was adopted. The committee also offered two bills, one to pro tect witnesses who shall be required to testify in certain cases, and the second providing for the punishment of any person w ho shall w illful! ab sent himself from the country to avoid being called upon to testify in snch cases. Alter di cussion, the first hill was passed iHi to Id and the second was recommitted. Thi rkday, March 0. In the Senate, Mr. Gordon Tailed Up a resolution siibinltte'd l)V him instructing the Finance ConinlittrS to jtactt tiin, if possible, what a-e t I'.U It tho present revenue system, an i .. .:ai legislation ' necessary to .remedy sii"h, defects, and a. lengthy det;ate ensued In the House, bills were passed authorizing the sender uf any third-class mail matter to write on the outside of the wrapper his name and address, with the name and number of the articles enclosed; to provide for holding terms of Ihc United .Mates District and Circuit Courts al Fort Wayne. Ind. A resolution nas offered, and relexred eciting allegations that t harles Hays, oi Aiuiiauia, a memiioi'oi the 'ist Congress, had received $4,000 for procuring tint appointment of a cadetship for Giiy It. Beards ley, and had falsely certified as to the residence ot said Beardsley. TIIE MARKETS. new iOkk. March !t. 1ST6. Livb Stock. Beer Cattle $!.00tai2 Hogs -Live, $S.503.75. Sheep J5.T3 J8..rX. BuBAOSTurrs. flour Good to choice, (5.30 2 5.75: white wheat extra, $5.SoiJ7 75. Wheat No 2 Chicago, $1.2M(i1.2; No. 2 Milwaukee spring tl.2-iai.27. Bye Western. S(KS2c. Hurley Tir?i7oC. Corn Mixed Western, 62' J'SKic. Oats Mixed Western, 4:V344c. Provisions Pork Mss; f 2? 0&22 ;5 Iard i'riine Steam. lo-JftlSUc. Cheese U&12&C. Wool. Domestic fleece. 45'ttWic, CHICAGO. Liv Stock. Beeves Cbo'ce, t't.'Z SO.r-.fj5 ; good, tl-403U0; mcdinm, tt-n""L30; butch ers' stock, t 1 '-"; 'lock caltl , $1.3 3.75. Hogs Live, $7.85K.7j. Sheep Good to choice, .753t.00. Provisions. Butter Choice, Eggs Fresh, 15ai5'iC. Pork Mess, t22"Da22.10. Lnrd-$13.00313 12Vi. BnsAtoertTffs. frlonr White Winter Extra, $!.75a7.riO; spring extra. $t.CJotffcV25. Wheat Spring, No. 2, 97H?!tTc. Corn-No. 2, ii'i t2c. Oats No. 2, 32 -,.52 Sc. Kye No. 2, 6.!ai.3'4c. Barley No. 2, 6545ttc. Lumbrr First and Second Clear, flO.OOt 12.00; Common Boards. $11 aKai2.fr1; Fencing, t2.0(Hai3.00: "A" Shtp'les, fJ.r-0t53.00; Lath. $1.7.-22.00. EAST LIBERTY. Livb Stock. Beeves Best, $on8.25; me dium, t3oa5 50. Hogs Yorkers, S.253.75; Philadelphia!!, $!.403 10. Sheep Best. iii 00; medium, !!.25a5.50. A HERO. TIIE BROOKLYN II0UR0K. llnriilngof an Amyluiil for Aged I'rople In Ilrooklyii, N. Y. Terrible Fate of iTIany of the I it mate". New York, March 7. The itotisp for Aged People, conducted Uy tin- Catholic community knotrn as the " Little Sisters of the Poor," and located in the Eastern District of Brooklyn, was burned this morning'. The house comprised a four-story building;, w ith two w nigs, and contained 15 inmates. The tire was discovered in the south wing by Si person on the street, who gave the iilarm by ringini the bell of the institution, awakening the Sisters and the aged inmates. When the liremeii arrived the Humes were sweeping through the south wing in every direction, and it wan not until itbout nine o'clock, and the tire had been reduced to smoldering embers in the Itiisement, that the firemen were enabled by ladder to ex nmiue the upper stories of the burned w lug. In one of the rooms in the third story, Becotid tier, n horrible sight presented itself to tiie fireman who first was able to make his way through the smoke and flames into it. Tliere, stretched upon their pallets, the. mattresses, quilts, and even pillow s of which had been singed by tire, being purtiully cofi-red with the water that subdued the flames around them, were the corpses of nine unfortunate creatures, some of whom were paralytic, and all of whom were unable to leave their beds. A few of them were burned, and the hair upon their heads singed, but all doubtless died from sullocntion caused by smoke. On the second floor, likewise, one old man was found dead seated in a chair. He also died of asphyxia, and had been so infirm t li tit he was unable to leave his scat. After the firemen saw the llt.tues were subdued, a trying duty awaited them. In the ruins it was certain were the bodies of many who hud perished in the most terrible manner, but what number it was impossible to determine, for the men, as fast as they could escape, were cither housed in the resi dences of neighbors or were wandering about in a half-crazed, and in sonic instance half-clad, condition. The firemen, however, continued the work of pouring water on the embers, and when these cooled they began the search for those who were burned. Their labors brought from beneath the debris the charred and mangled bodies of eight men, whose remains fell with the floors on which they perished. This made in all eight een victims of the holocaust, including those who died from suffocation. Those burned were, of course, unrecognizable, aud their blackened remains presented a iekening sight'as the firemen dragged them out and gave them in charge of the Sisters, the clergy, and brethren from St. John's College. These in turn conveyed the r mains to the basement of the institution, and there wrapped them up in sheets and blankets to await the arrival of the Coroner. During the progress of the fire the as pect within the building, as seen from the outside, was tragic in the extreme. "Save me!" "Save me!" rose with piercing em phasis from the cracked and feeble voices of old men who were bed-ridden, re-echoed by women who were crippled. With the energy of despair, and in the w ild effort to avert death, the mere thought of which makes the heart stand momentarily still, the aged creatures besieged the windows, and, open ing them, allowed a current of air to pass in and fan the flames. Their screams were dreadful. One poor old man, as the flames rushed toward him, where he stood in a third-story window, got upon the wooden window-sill, and jumped, or rather threw himself down upon the ground. He was killed instantly; and his example came near having a fatal effect upon another of his companions, who imitated it. and was carried from the spot w ith his bones broken and his joints dislo cated, suffering terrible agony. In the woman's department, after the panic had in some degree subsided, many of the females sank into inertia, and. after the police dragged them aw av from their cots on w hich they had lain down, they returned to the room and in sisted on going to bed again. It was with the greatest difficulty that they could be induced to leave, and when thev were led outside. thev wandered about aimlessly until many of them were picked up by charitable per sons in the vicitutv, and provided wun shelter. Others of tlietn insisted on saving the beds on which they had slept; ottiers be wailed the sad condition of the bisters, ana all of them gave wav to idiosyncrasy wholly foreign to the supreme necessity that im pelled the officers to get them out as quickly as possible. Texas has a population of 1,275,000. Tn 1870 it was 815,519. II has not fashion, wealth, nor worldly station, Sor hs. ho anyht of prand scholastic lore; E:rtr' nd fate be toils at his vocation Pot o Unc r iniflary eacs his door. No childish eye npturncu i'c hV fiip"alni. E'er pray in vain; no bc-rsrar passing uy. No wounded spirit its deep pain concealing. But find response in that true heart aud eye. i ne v.'.H'J t orpjuij know his bounty; The hungrv and the i.oo. h'" l"f hiiy shared; The heaw-burdened his strong hand h-s ?..!, Aud his own strength and majhood never spared. No,tfU-r rjra m'ur told ita honest purpose; f"i0 0ts Krt.!'-t- bettt In human breast; And still tue weu.y i et f "w ftri J're-lng. And the tired hands can umi iij ti '.e o re't. Earth knows him not. No. for the angels often Are visitors among us unaware; Tt said they come our cares aud griefs to soften. Silently down the gleaming, golden stair. And w hen my Hero, w ho is e'er ascending. II " l"chd tbe lop, the world will never "c w ; . . ,., Perhaps, that it was better io v f.TKt"n"Pi And few w ill grieve that he was t.al.ed o gc.' The toil-stained hands w LI tell no tales ol blessing It wss their wont so constant to bestow; And the dumb lips, as now, refuse confessing The deeds of love uud charity they know. All crlod deds Wosom pnrtsnpy around him, And peace and purity aliout him s.'Mhel The loving angels always bend above him. And walk with him. 'Is not this life sublime? t'iicayo Tiibnne. A TUIMJfOlS KINIJ. II attik Thorpe, the nursery govern -oi, sit plxj ing ut building block-houses w Ti hci -two little charsres, Artie, acd nine, aMd louls. need everi. She wrtf in!y oifrhcen hctself a tiny girl fof that a-e; vriMt ft serl baby t;tt.e) fjiU evident ly so much ot a child that It secirted rcr- fectlv natural to see "her with vounirer children, and sis much interested in their childish games as themselves. A most cllicicnt nursery governess Mrs. Langlcy found her, as she gave the children their reading and spelling lessons daily, and Uliivid v.lth fJiVirl rtt a''diim and sub- tfaciio.l In a way to rhae ihe hof l'trs f arithmetic quite IHsclnatlng. She slept in their room at night, dressed them in the mornings, and romped with them all day, fts well its kept it gentle surveillance over ttieln at the table," wheie elle alnys sat with the family, except on grand company tx-casions, when sue uisapitearcu wun them into a small temporary mltrn a man ner, were they three ttiued together, en joying these meals most of any. As jNclly LaugRy tout lier cousin re ward, with a laugh, she was not even called upon to play the part of elder sister except when she was in the humor. It was a perfect coifopt to nave n girl tike llattie. Shetilokaii responsibility abuut the children off one's mind. Cousin Edward laughed, too, when she said it; but perhaps it occurred to him that a little responsibility about the chil dren now and then would do Nelly good, w hile a little less might occasionally re lieve Miss Thorpe, for Artie and Louis, though cherubs in a general way, were not always angels. Iiut he felt no dispo sition to argue the point with the hand soiiiej brilliant girl, who always received him with smiles, deferred to his opinions, played her best music for him in her fin est style, and showed in her whole man ner that she considered lier cousin L,a wtird the choice specimen of manhood in the universe. Mr. F.dward Montague was a wealthy yilullg til all, find, indeed, the great catch ol tue set in wmcii .viiss Lang ley was a bright particular star: and that ambitious young lady was a credit to her mamma's bringing up, and left nothing undone to captivate the lieirot the famiiy ; besides which she greatly admired her cousin, ana was as ueepiy in love wun him as any society young huiy permits hcrseif to be before marriage or a positive engagement warrants an extravagant amount of feeling. The cousins smiled at each other as their eyes met. after a minute's survey of the three children playing block-houses iStlly out out her hand as it inspired to assist at the game; snd then, catching sight of her slender forefinger, she Uttered an exclamation. "Oh, my ring! my lovely ring, Cousin Edward, that you gave me!" " Have you lost it?" the gentleman in quired, languidly. " 1 hope not this time. It has leen mis laid so often, anil turned up again. Iiut I shall lose it some time, I know. I'm uufortunatc aliout it. You see, on account of the pearls, I take it oil' every time I wash my hands, and then 1 forget to put it on again." " Pooh! It isn't lost, Nelly. Send Miss Thorpe to pec if you have left it on your dressing-table." Miss Thorpe didn't wail to be sent, but ran away at once to look for the missing trinket. It was a lovely ring, and many a time little llattie had looked on it witn almost covetous glances, longing for such a ring to wear on her own pretty finger. She returned from her quest in a few min utes, looking disappointed, and saying she couldn't find it any where. " l ou could n t have halt looked," the young lady declared, impatiently, "lie- cause 1 know I left it on the dressing- table. I reniemlicr quite well now, find so must you, llattie. It was just liefore dinner, and you were there, because you dressed my hair. Go again, llattie, and look on the window-sill ; it s just possible 1 might have laid it there." llattie went, and was gone a long time; but she came b;u:k looking more disap pointed than before. She had looked on the dressing-table, tin the bureau, behind the bureau, on the floor, on the window sill every where; but not a vestige of the turquois ring could she find. "How provoking! Vas the window open, did you notice?" i es, Miss Helen, the window was open." " 1 lien it may have ialien out. come with me, Edward, and we will look;" and tiie pair went out together, while llattie and the lniys resumed their employ ment. Mr. Montairue and Miss Langlcy saun tered round the house, and looked in the grass unler her window, but w ithout suc cess; and then they plucked roses, and playfully pelted each other with them. and very soon forgot all alniut what they came out for, and proceeded to nirt and make love in a non-committal but delight ful style, after the most approved fashion made and provided for such cases. Tiie new moon was glittering like a silver sickle in the sky liefore they thought of returning to the house; and they were brought back to the contemplation of such an idea by Helen remarking that the dew was falling, and she dare not remain out anv longer. "And I haven't found my ring! They call turquois a lucky stone: I'm sure I've had the wrons kind of lucK with that one. Who could have taken it? I ktuftc I left it on the dressing-table. Some one has stolen it." "Oh, nonsense, Nell; and never mind, anyway. I'll cet you another, and prettier one, without pearls on it, and then you won't have to remove it all the time." Once or twice that evening, and again the next day, Miss Langlcy spoke of her missing ring; the servants were interro gated; mainma was complained to; Artie and Louis were ordered to divulge its hiding-place, if, in the spirit of practical joking which those young gentlemen often indulged in, they had secreted it; but questions, complaints, threats, were all in vain; the turquois was gone as much as if Jessica Lad exchanged it for a second monkey. Ktm-tbirnr ovf-r It had oassed away, and Edward Jlontague, in oruer io redeem his promise to his cousin, had run up to town, and was returning in the late eemL2; "rrylng In his breast pocket a small velvet case, J-'1 of which reposed a lovely turquois ring, hltlry n it Helen's" initial in tiny diamonds. It nrt such a lovelv ring that the salesman at Tiffany'" hail -miicd and given Edward a know ing look, as If to intimate that he .nb"T' ft "ts fifnded as nn engagement ring; and J,Uw ii'i-'!; tltj? to himself as he walked up the garden J'fff 'ond by the summer-house ami toward Ihc fMc door, half determined to ak his cousin, its ?;t sI'pp'm! it on her finger, to wear it there in tokcil 0 f j-.ronmc to five him i not only that finger, u(u t-" 'hole hand and heart. As he passed by the sufnwT house the sound of smothered weeping" 'frn jwlthin smote painfully on his car. Could it Ul' H-n lie rushed in, ami nearly stumbled ovci a ittt'r bla k bundle of something that crouched on uiC "'ur, with its head bent over its arms, cry ing and sobbing in a -perfect tempest of tears. Edward neatly fell, and did in f:u t, stwmbe, s'f th?t li caught the crouching bundle ot bra ft,- rrftf aS Jfe sfr;;!icd him self he also picked If ftp aim! ?tf . ?f OH lis feet. And then, with (ne moonlight shin ing on its little flushed, tear-wet f.v e. and its luxuriant brown hair all hanging about ft shoulders, it proved to be poor little Hatiie T.'.-trr. . , "Miss Thorpe! li?, 'm so sorry ! 1 anything the matter?" Ed warn .".x.V'm1j gently, fearing some misfortune to the girl, or that she had lost some relative ; for he was not aware that the little governess was fatherless ami motherless, and without a blood-relation in the wide world. Hattie's tears and sobs redoubled ; she placed her two hands before her fice and sank down on a seat in an attitude of shame and despair. Edw.trd tts the pjivleicst-hearted of mortals, and felt ihfln'tc'y grieved ft such a siR'cbtcle of grief. He sat diMn bsiffe her, and drew the little hands away from her face. " Do tell inc what is the trouble," he said, kindly. "Oh, Mr. Edward," sobbed the poor eliihlj " li"r cn I say it? Miss Helen thinks I h.lte stolen her turquois ring. Impossible! " exclaimed Edward, shocked. Oh, yes, sir. Thahk you, sir. It is imiiossible ; but she thinks so." Helen can't think any thing so cruel. I'm sure you must be mistaken. " " 1 m not mistaken, sir. She Sa.d o, plain, two or three times that 1 stole lier ring loeause you gave it to her. Mr. Edward, and that 1 would like to steal you, too." Edward laughed; but a warm blush tole ovtr his cheek. The silence be came a trifle awkward, and to break it he said : " That's worse nonsense than the oth er, ion wouldu t f teal me either, would you?" I wouldn t steal any tiling, Mr. re ward, of course; and besides " " I'm not worth stealing, ' Edward in terrupted. . " luu are worth any thing," cried little llattie, with unnecessary fervor. "Iiut still you wouldn t steal me?" said Edwird, lnughing. 1 couldn't you know;" and the large innnvent eyes were raised appcalingly. "I'm not so sure of that," thought Ed waiu, unconsciously pressing the soft lit tle hands he still held lictween Ins own. He bent over her in a gentle, protecting way, and whispered louare a dear little thing, find I'm suieyou could do nothing in the world hut what n good ami sweet like yourself. " And then, w hat with the moonlight, which made the girl more childlike than ever, and the wet eyelashes and pretty quiver ing mouth that trembled like a baby's, and the two fact-s being so close together, Edward kissed little llaltie. ami bade lier not cry any more, and he would see her put right in every way. llattie wasn't angry. He was iust like a nice big brother; but she thrilled and trembled under his kiss, and slit: dreamed all night of a fair young prince with a beautiful turquois ring, and he could find no linger that fitted it till he tried it on hers iust like Cinderella and the little glass slipper. Edward wiis as good as his word, and spoke to Helen very seriously about the accusation she had made against Miss Thorpe; but that didn't mend mat ters, for Helen really believed that llattie had stolen the ring, and was indignant with lier cousin for asserting the contrary. A lover's quarrel was the result; and Ed ward kept the new rin;r in his pocket, and delayed the important question lie had in tended to put when presenting it. Miss Langlcy had a scene with mamma, and insisted that the little chit of a gov erness, with her make-believe child like ways, and hcrdcceitand hypocrisy, should lie turned out of doors; but mamma chose to take time to think about that she knew she had a tre.isure, and she wasn't going to throw it away for the Fake ol a mere suspicion, possibly unfounded. IJesides, she had conscientious scruples about dis chargir gMiss Thorpe withouta character, and perhaps ruining her prospects in life. Mrs. Eangley maintained this virtuous resolution for several days; but futroulez- tkiusJ W hat would you have? Are even the conscientious scruples of a good mother to stand in the way ot her daugh ter's advancement? Mrs. Langlcy very sion saw that Helen was right, and that Edward was quite bsi much interested in the little governess; and llattie received her discharge on the following da-, being permitted to finish her week, to allow her the opportunity to find another roof to shelter her poor homeless head. Iiut we all know the fate of " vaulting ambition," and even the cleverest mam mas do at times o'crleap discretion, and sulfer in a similar wav; and it happened so on this occasion. It, as Mrs. Langlcy and Helen declared, llattie was playing a deep game, these ladies threw her a trump card and played it for her. Edward found the little governess crying again; and this time her despair was complete, for she w as thrown on the world with blemished reputation and the suspicion of theft at tached to her. The young man over flowed with pity and 'indignation, and having been gradually falling in love with the childish little creature, her pres ent misery brought his feelings to a cli max. He tiok possession of her, bade her consider herself his promised w ife, and with many tender assurances and several kisses on the trembling lips, vowed she should never know care or trouble again. Then he put the new tur quois ring on her finger, ami as the dia mond initial was H, little Hatiie did not know it had been first intended to signify Helen. Edward was not a hypocrite, but he was angry with his aunt and cousin, and so lie went away to town and did not confide to the ladies the news of his engagement; and llattie had little inducement for con fidence on her part. Mrs. Langlcy tielieved Edward to be really attached to Helen, and so he had been, and was still to a certain extent; she made no etfort to keep him, therefore, feeling sure that he would soon return of his own accord, and she w:is quite a.- well pleaded to have him away from the house during Hattie's last days there, for she felt convinced his only danger from that quarter was in constant association. llat tie was a dangerous girl to have in the same house w ith a young man of P2d ward's disposition she was such a sweet, pretty-looking, baby-like thing, and he was so gKxl and kind and cenerous. A for the Mttle governess, her behavior was perfect, anil Mrs. Langleys heart smote her rvftr. (i ct..e determined to do her best lor Miss lhorpe, wno iook her dis missal o well, and went about her duties sadly and quietly, with such sweetness ana gentleness toward ner young pupus " Whatrvef I can do, Misa Thorpe, you must command roe," said Mrs. Langlcy, on the morning she paid the young girl s wages. " Ifyoti should n-d a reference, you know " " I would end to you, madam, mid you would say I wan a thief," Hatiie inter rupted, biitcrly. " I would do nothing of the sort. Mis- Thorpe," and a faint blush tinged tho lady's pale check ; " but if you choose to Irf: impertinent " "i Ibitc no such intention, madam; and for yonr favor I thank you, but 1 don't think I shall require it." The color on Mrs. LHitghj'.s lui k ttfpcned to an angry red; she hade hi r little gftneaH " Good-morning" utillly enough, feeling Inatly aggrieved ; uiid-so soon as they were af" she remarked to Miss Lanirlcy that such Were a lady' I'fi.-r.TV" tor trying to be kind (V? " thai soft of person." llattie said': "tJood-morning, Mi's Helen," kissed Artie art'l lotiis, uhoscf up an car-piercing wail at l'Mtr her, and then walked quietly away, 1c.( Lei modest little box to be sent idler lit '. At the New York terminus she w as met by Mr. Edward Montague, ami the two got into a close caniugc, were speedily drivcl io fhc hfnise of a t ier U al friend, and in ten mlfiud s more were pronounced man and wife. r'divnrd had now ln-cn absent from hi. aunt'.: f nearly "a. week, nd the gooi lady was gclllfitf anxiorts tor hi sjn-edy return. She was C(fiiMilmi uith Mis-" Langlcy on the exH-dieiiry ?f send I nit him word to come back ami finish hi visit, when a letter was placed iff he hands. The envelope was very elegant, and betrayed the nature of its contents ut once. Mother and daughter smiled,' and Mrs. Langlcy said, breaking the seal : " I wonder what two turtle-doves have paired f? w." A couple of cards dropped out that solved the. Question at once, and not t" Mrs. Langlcy's satisfaction, for she be came verv pale. SliC rilently passed the cards to Miss Langlcy. " I told vou so, mamma the running, deceitful little minx!" and the younglady Hung aside the harmless bits of pasteboard as if they had burned her. "Nelly I Nelly! here's your rimr!" and Aftlc nnl Louis burst into the room with shouts of triumph. " Where do you think we found it? Why, Urip, the row, stole it, anil we found it in a nest of his, with lots of other things. Ain't you glad to get it?" Miss Helen dropped the ring at her feet, and (-tamped viciously on it. "I wish to Heaven I had never seci it!" she said. " Lucky, indeed! JVnl fr that miserable turquois ring I would bavi; been his wife now." 1nrjier'n Weekly. FACTS AM) FUJI ICKS. An area of oK,ll0 feet, or nearly tlnr teen acres, is covered tiy Machinery Hall, at the Exjiosition in Philadelphia. Tin-: exports from Switzerland to the I'nitcd States in 1H75 amounted to .M,ti7, :.V francs, which is less than Ihe average; for the eleven previous years. Tiik Haltiniore tc Ohio Railroad Com pany has contracted to deliver in New York city 100,000 Ions of gas coal at per long ton, which is more than fl Icsh than the price of last season. The population of Greece m 1 4")1,H!1. Of these l,4tl,H10 belong to the Orthodox Greek confession, V2Ji to other Chris llan sects, 2,!H2 are Israelites and JJ17 Mohammedans. I'taii last year produced agricultural ami horticultural product valued at. .f.'i, .":, ft I ; the animals and their products were worth $7,Hil ,h!M , and the product of her mechanical ami maiuifactui inir indus tries aggregated $V0!,7n, in ail $1, ITO.lO.i. It is asserted that Mr. Chisiim, near Santa Fe, N. M., owns 0,0X) head of cat tle, roamingover 1,1.00 sections of, land an extent ol country greater than the State of Rhode Island. Ilecan fill an order for 20,000, or even 40,000, beeves, nrion tcu days' notice by telegraph from the East, and to guard his immense herds he cin- Jdoys 100 cow "Hoys and as many trained lorsemen. The nickel cent is no longer coined, and the two-cent bronze piece, whici, by the way, was very convenient, was abol ished in the act of 187:5. The fact that large quantities of two-cent bronze are in circulation misleads many business men. They may be sent to the Mi.it at Philadel phia lor redemption, but wh n they are so sent they are sent to tin; melting-pot. The bronze one-cent pin e i i also subject to redemption at the' Mint, but unless mu tilatcd.or otherwise unfit for circulation it is cleansed and reissued. The same is the case w hen nickel coin of the denomi nation of three or five cents are forwarded for redemption. If in gtwxl condition, they are cleansed, overlooked and reis sued. The nickel one-cent piece goes to the melting-pot when sent for redemption. It proved too clumsy. No one probably in these days favors it very old notion in vegetable physiology that there are special vessels for carrying the tap up to the leaves and others for bringing them down again ; for it is tol- erably well known by all who have tried to raise plants from "slips'' mat un; cuttings grow just as well if planted up side down as if set in the direction th-y grew-on the tree. If then; arc any li lt, the experience of an English gardener, named Hoc h ford, described in recent hor ticultural papers, should be enough. He grows grapes under glass, r.u, believing that two sets of roots would lie Ik tier than one, he 1m nt the top of a long cane into tiie ground, forming a large arch, and the top rooted. Afterward hecut tin; arcii asunder in the middle, so trtat half tin: cane might le said to stand or. its head. It continued year after year to grow and bear just as well as the other half, which grew in the natural way. Xew York 1h (Itpei'leut. Remarkable Rifle Shooting. Mr. James L. S. Kellner, of Company D, Thirteenth Regiment, one of the best short-range riflemen in the State, entered a rifle gallery in Court street, lirooklyn, on Thursday night, and, in conversation with some friends, made a wager that be would, in shooting at two targets, ten shots each, at 200 yards range, lying down jtosition, make ten consecutive bull's eyes. The let was at once accepted, and Mr. Kellner, selecting a breech-loading rill-, w ith rear circnlar sight, Itcgan firing. On li is second target he made eight bull's eyes and two centers, counting forly-eight out of a possible fifty. On his third tar get lie made ten consecutive bull's eyes, counting fifty out of a possible titty. Mr. Kellner then made another wager that he would make over 2!0 jmints out of a posM bleoOO. This bet was at once accepted and the slnxjting continued. On his fourth target he made eight bull's eyes, a center aDd an inner, counting fony-sevcii out f a possible fifty. On his fifih target he made nine bull's eyes ami an inner, co. fil ing forty-eight out of a possible fifty. n his sixth and last target he made nine bull's eyes and a center, counting him forty-nine out of a possible fifty, thua scoring 202 points ;mt of a possible ;;oo. Applause greeted Mr. Kcliner's micccss ful accomplishment of the feat, which has never been equaled in any gallery in thecountry. Mr. Kellner will he Captain of a German lirle team at the CcntcnnU. Exhibition. N. Y. Tiim. A wealthy man of PhildHclphia has sent an invitation to a L.ititist niisaion.uy and his wife, now in liui mah, to come hfilTiC uud Spend itm al ills tiuu.-C i"l 1 the benefit of their health. : l 1! n 4 t i- X if r ii J! 7 1 ' .... r I