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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA.
Editor and Proprietor.
GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED.
Tilt & Son, dealers in manufactured
silk, New York, have made an assign
ment for the benefit of their creditors.
Liabilities between f 80,000 and $40,000.
A building owned bj Henry Beebe, at
Alpena, Michigan, was burned, Feb
rutrj 21t, -with a lessen building and
block of $10,000; inturance, $6,(00.
Three Italians were banged in Ba!nt
Louis on the 18th of February. They
had been convicted of assassinating
Francisco Patero on a street of that city,
in April, 1874.
A fire occurred at Woodhaven, N. Y.,
February 31st, which destroyed property
valued at between $150,000 and $400,
000; insurance, $317,000 distributed
ajjpnjj 69 companies.
Wellington, Kidder & Co., rectifiers,
New York, have failed. Liabilities
about $100,000. Borne time ago the in
ternal revenue officers seised their
whisky on the ground of non-payment
of revenue taxes.
j A large tin-ware factory in New York
was burned February 31st. Loss, on
building and machinery, estimated at
$500,000 partially insured. About 460
employes have been thrown out oi work
by the fire.
a Charlotte Cushman died at the Parker
Houso in Boston on the morning ot
February 18th. Her age was 59 years
and 7 months. She had been afflicted
with a cancer fcr a long lime, but her
?f ath was battened by a cold contracted
a few days beforo her death.
Iiichard B. Irwin, former agent of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, wus
arrested, February 22d, on complaint
of Kufua llatdb, managing director of
that company, on a charge of having
embezzled $730,000, belonging to the
company. Irwin gavo bail in the sum
of $50,000.
Prof. Baird, of the Smithsonian In
stitution, has made arrangements with
Vidian Agents to have thirty Indian
families go to the Centennial. A reser
garV&tiou bus been pripurtd tor them, ad
joining the CcntetiLial grouuds on a
tract of five acres. The families com
prise 200 pccple, end reuotaidt abcut
.thirty iribc6.
V!ic two hundrcth anniversary of the
burning of Medfield, Mass., by Indians,
under King Phillip, was celebrated in
that town, February 21st. .-Cannons
were filed, bells rung and historical ad-
iresscB made, the whole concluding
with a public dinner. In the morniog
a four horse wagon filled with persons
on their why to the celebration, was
overturned, and two men were fatally
injuicd.
At an early hour on the morning of
February 2d, George Cameron and
Fred. 6-l;neider entered a saloon on State
street, Chicgo, where Cameron, ap
parently without any provocation, drew
a revolver, and holding it to Schneider's
head, fired. He then shot himself. Both
expired instantly. It is thought they
had mutually arranged this mode of
suiuido.
A party cf fen men arrived at Bore
man, Montana, on the night of February
18th, lrom Ft. Peace, the head of navl-
gat ion of the Yellowstone, and report
that the Sioux are encamped iu the
vicinity oi the Fort in large numbers.
Olc man from the Fort, named Jessey,
had been killed by the Indians. A Black
Hills party of 125 men was organizing
to leave Helena in a few days.
THE MARKETS.
NEW TOHK.
BeefCattle J 950 Gil 90
Hogs Dressed P&140 B "i
rihcep Lve ,150 750
l"iour tiood to choice 050 M1M
Wheat So. 2 Chicago la 125
Corn Western mixed 62 fta fA
Oats western new 46 9ft
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rky llO Si IS
jaggs. - ......... iu s 17
I'.ulter 13 2$
Pork KcwMch S2 75
Lard U3TS1400
CHICAGO.
Jtagvcs Choice $ SCO 5 S3
bheep Good to choice 450 575
Bauer Choice to jellow 1 ft
Begs 14 IS
Flour White winter 43 C 530
Snrlng extra
Wheat Spring 2fo. 2 102 1W
Corn So. 2 4l 42
Oats No. 2 23 jj
Kc No.2 08 67
Purk Mess, tew 2185
Barley Ho.3 Jfl 57
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ST. LOUIS.
B;cr Cattle Fair to choice $ 4 50 560
Hogs Live..- 7 SO 8 SO
Flour Kail XX 4 40 580
Wheat So. 8 Red 1 49
Corn So. S9
Pork 3lee j9a
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CISCIXXATI.
Floor fBIS RS5
Wheat Red j is 135
lOZu 42 fi
Barley 110 116
Lard 1S87J4
MILWAUKEE.
Flour.....
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Barley No. 2 82
DE8 MOIXES.
Floor wholesale IX C8tS
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The
VOLUME III.
How He Liked It.
He bad jast returned from his bridal
tour, having married the daughter of a
wealthy Cincinnati pork-packer, and was
feeling as fine and frisky as a grasshop
per in July. At the door of the hotel
he encountered a Iriend, who said to him :
"Well, Charley, how do you like mar
ried life?"
"Bully!" exclaimed the enthusiastic J
bridegroom.
"It's all your fancy painted it!"
"Oh, yes; Liza's splendid, and I have
all the lard I want now for my hair."
Hominv Muffins. Take two cups of
fine hominy boiled and cold; beat it
smooth; stir in three cups of sour milk,
half a cup of melted butter; two tea
spoonsfuls of salt and two tablespoon
fuUof white sugar; then add three eggs
well beaten, one teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in hot water, and one large cup of
flour; bake quickly.
Cueam Pik One tablespoonful ot
white sugar, one egg, one tablespoonfiul
of flour, one tablespoofnl melted butter;
add sweet milk enough to fill your pie
plate, and lemon if preferred. This
should be baked with but one crust.
Apple Meringue. Pare, slice, stew,
and sweeten ripe, juicy apples; mash
smooth, and season with nutmeg or
lemon peel ; fill a pie plate with an under
crust, and bake till done. Then whip
the whites of three eggs for each pie to
a still" froth, with a little sugar, one
tablespoonlul to an egg, beat till it
stands alone, then spread over the pie
tnree-fourthB of an inch thick; return
to the oven three or four minutes to
brown.
DouonNUTS Without Eggs. One
halt cup of buttermilk or sour milk,
tho same of cream and of sugar, )ne
teaspoonful of taleratus; spice and salt
to taste. Add a little yeast, flour enough
to mold, and let it rise before frying; or,
if an egg can be put in, the yeast can bo
left out and the dough fried at once.
8an Francisco has forty-seven foun
dries, etc., ono rolling mill, one wire
works, one wire ropa works, one saw
works, two cutlery works, two screw and
bolt works, ono electrical instrument
works, one sprincr works, and seventeen
other iron or steel working establish
ments, making a total of seven ty-seven.
Bo-ides these are one lead smelting
works, one sheet iron works, two typo
foundries, seven brass and bell foundries,
two glass factories, and ane oil refinery.
The Republicans of Indiana held their
State convention at Indianapolis, Febru
ary 22d, and nominated GodloveS.Ortb,
of Tippecanoe county, for Governor;
Col. Robert S. Roberts, of Allen county,
for Lieutenant Governor; J. P. Watts,
of Randolph county, for Secretary of
State; and Wm. Hees, of Hendricks
county, for Auditor tf 8tate. The con
vention passed a resolution favoring Sen
ator Morton lor President.
Remember this, ye thousands who will
lunch on coffee and cakes on the Cen
tennial Grounds. Any restaurant-keep
er who overcharges visitors is to be
compelled, by the terms of his agree
ment, to shut up shop.
In Venice the ticauty of the city has
ecn increased by the use of color on
ilaster walls of a sober but delicate
pink red, which contrasts exquisitely
with the green waters and the soft grass
green shutters of the windows.
Over 800,000 pounds of mineral were
taken in one week recently from the
lead mines of Joplin, Mo., and the Bax
ter Springs mines are said to be still
richer than those of the Joplin district.
Nuked for Forty Years.
Incredible as the following may ap
pear, says ihe Charlcton Place (Canada)
Herald, It is an authentic tact, to which
hundreds can bear testimony :
"About forty years ago a young man
named Wilson, residing near the town of
Perth, conceived the lunatic idea of
leading a hermit's life. The youth had
from his early age shown symptoms of
derangement, and this proceeding on Mb
part was not considered strange by his
friends.
The chosen place of his hermitage
was off about three-quarters of a mile
from his parental homestead, in a ie
cess cf a dense bush, where he erected
a saall hoval, and furnished it with an
old log canoe which he used as a couch
to sleep in. Divesting himself of all
clothing he hao ever tince remained
perfectly nude, with the exception of a
tattered remnant of a shirt, which his
tancy leads him to retain. In this nude
stats for forty years he has lived, walk
ing in the depths of winter through th
snow, and yet he baa never been known
to recaive a frost bite. When he re
quires a drink he walks deliberately in
to the river, it mattering not to him
what season of the year it may be, and
wades out until the water reaches hit
waist, and then he stoops and quenches
his thirst.
His food is brought to him by his
friends, and when given to him is eaten
with the voraciousness of an animal.
which he now resembles more than mi
aa,
Red
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1876.
kis body being as heavily coated with
hair as that of a cow. He never shows
a dangerous disposition, and chatters in
monosyllables. When people cross bis
path he invaribly begs for tobacco, for
which he has an evident partiality, and
in chattering tones will utter "Wacca"
until his request is granted. His hair
is long, gray and unkempt, falling
over his shoulders, and his beard which
Is similar, reaches down below his
waist. He iB now between 60 and 70
years of age, and is possibly the only
living being ever known to have lived,
year after year, perfectly naked and ex
posed to all the inclemencies of weath
er which mark our Canadi'n winters.
The Trousseau ot a Princees.
Dmi aad the Weddlaa; Dreaa An Orr
klrt Worth 910 ,000-Cott or the Whole
Traoaaeao. S1OO.00O.
Within the last few days I have had
the pleasure ot inspecting the trousseau
of a princess a real prinoeiE that is to
say, one of undoubted royal blood, the
damsel in question being the Princess
Marie Alexandrina of Saxe-Weimar,
niece of the King of Holland. She is
shortly to.be married to tho Prince of
Reuss, and the Arm of Godcherand &
Co., on the Rue Neuve des Capucines,
has had the honor of preparing the bri
dal outfit of her royal highness. And
surely her ladyship will have something
of a wardrobe when she gets it all home.
She has twelve doaen each of all the
smaller articles of lingerie and six doaen
of the larger pieces, all of the finest
cambric, only varying in the styles of
their pufla and tucks, their laces or em
broideny. These undergarments alone
coBt $13,000. Then she has eighty
dresses and twenty-five bonnets, and
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I'roviuence oniy xnows now many
gloves, fans, cloaks, shawls and other
pretty trifles of that nature. Of course,
only a portion of this immenso ward
robe was shown, but that portion was
remarkably well worth seeing. The
laces in particular were exquisite in fine
ness and design. One dinner dress of
palest crepe de Chine was decorated
with three hoodflounces of the finest
and costliest Valeocienner, which
crossed the front transversely;
and the back of the dress was
drawn in two immense puffs, and the
cuirass corsage, open en eawr, was
trimmed with narrow lace to match tho
flounces. Another dress of pal 3 lilac
crepe de Chine was trimmed with equally
fine and beautiful point Duchesse. A
garnet velvet dress was decorated with
narrow point d'Aloncon, ot the greatest
beauty and fineness. The wedding 5reB8
was in white satin. The front of the
skirt was covered with three wide
flounces of magnificent point aguillo
(sometimes erroneously called point de
Yenise), the second richest of modern
laces, the richest, of course, being the
point d'Alencon. These flounces wore
put simply on, straight round the skirt,
in the old-fashioned way. An immense
court train, fully three yards long, was
attached to the waistband of the skirt.
It was bordered all around with the
rows of lace, separated by a narrow
quilling of satin. The corsage was, as
usual, open en ccsur, with half-long
sleeves, and was trimmed with lace; its
dress of pale, rose-colored silk was deco
rated with flounces and trimmiag of
point applique, which looked very ordi
nary in comoarison with the splendors
of the richer laces. There were also
dresses trimmed with antique laces which
had descended to the bride from some
one of her royal ancestors curious, cobweb-like
fabrics, but lacking the dainty
beauty of artistic design which marks
the laces of the present day. The cost
liest and most superb article in the trous
seau was displayed on a table in the
center of the room. It was a tunic or
overskirt of the royal point d'Alencon of
incomparable fineness and beauty of
design. This splendid and regal fabric
had employed ten workmen for eight
years, and had cost $10,000. The pat
tern was dahlies, forget-me-nots and
ferns, grouped with marvelous grace and
encircled by a dainty tracery of branch
ing tendrils, delicate as frostwork upon
the window pane. The bride's traveling
dress was of stamped, black velvet,
tr mmed with bands of Russian sable,
and surmounted by a black velvet toque,
also trimmed with fur, and with a single
bird with dove colored and golden green
plumage. The cost of the whole trous
seau had amounted to $100,000. For
the bride's mother, the Grand Duehess
of 8axe-Weimar, a ruby velvet dress had
been prepared, covered almost entirely
with the real point de Yeniee, that an
tique lace of cardinals and convents, the
secret of whose manufacture is lost.
What these broad flounces, delicate as
carvings in ivory, might be worth, I did
not attempt to surmise. I only know
that in the palmy days before the nar,
In Philadelphia, a collar and sleeves in
such laee were sold by Levy for $190,
and are now in my possession. A court
drees made for the Grand Duchess was
shown; the train was of pale green
satin, bordered with a band of em
broidery in silver, the threads of which,
being of pare aistal, had resisted the
I utiom ot tiae, for this train bad bee
Cloud Chief.
a gift to the lady from her imperial god
mother, one of the late Empresses of
Russia. It was lined throughout with
ermine, and must have been no small
weight to carry. The dress, it was to
be worn over was of white satin, cov
ered with flounces in white net, em
broidered with silver flowers to match
those on the train, these flounces being
of modern manufacture. Lucy Hoop
er's Paris Letter in Philadelphia Tele
graph. A Neighborhood Pitched Battle.
In Which Two Men ara Killed and Two
IataHy Wounded.
One neighborhood brawl has at last
produced its legitimate results, and that
result is the worst tragedy that ever oc
curred in Warren countv, 'and never
indeed do we remember to have ever
heard of its match in the State of Iowa,
or scarcely in any society calling itself
half civilized or enlightened. A tragedy
which has resulted in the death of two
young men and in the almost certain
death of another, and the serious wound
ing of one of the oldest settlers of War
ren county.
In order that the public may under
stand the causes of this dark ruin which
has come over our neighboring township
it will be necessary to look back a few
years to its beginning. A few years ago
David Howry, of Greenfield township,
made the charge to his neighbors that
Reuben West rail had been found in his
corn crib at night in an attempt to raise
corn in an easier way than iu obeying
the old commandment by tilling a field
and pro iucing it. Concerning the truth
of the charge nothing further is known
than that Howry stoutly affirmed its
truth, and Westfall as stoutly denied.
No legal proceedings were taken by the
one foi theft or by the other for slander,
and thus the matter was permitted to
smoulder, in timo to produce tho de
struction, not only of tho peace of these
two families, but to a large extent that
of the neighborhood as well.
As was perfectly natural the breach
was made wider aud wider each year
until the two families were thoroughly
possessed of the idea that there was
something which made enemies of tb'em.
There were young lads in each which,
as usual, were ever ready to defend the
injured name and honor of their fami
lies. The breach was made more ap
parent as some years since a difficulty
en ew out of that always present source
of trouble, with men inclined to be
quarrelsome, viz : a partition fence.
The results of those further differ
ences produced quarrels and fights be
tween the children at school, and fights
also by the heads of the families.
The trouble was further hastened two
or three years since by a difficulty about
the establishment of a new road, an
other potent influence for neighborhood
quarrels and wranglings. Into this as
usual the neighbors were drawn and
thus the family of Geo. Dillard, one of
the wealthiest men in the township, was
allied with tho quarrel en the side of
the Westfall family.
Fiercer quarrels and fights resulted
by this accumulated fighting force, and
the families were involved in a common
broil. However, nothing very serious
had ever resulted from the troubles of
the family except contused and injured
bodies and the increased uproar in the
neighborhood.
The quarrel has for the past few weeks
been waged with more than its usual
ferocity, and threats have been made by
the Westfall faction, and doubtless by
the Howry faction, that the quarrel
would not remain much longer a quarrel
until it culminated in bloodshed.
In this neighborhood the Christian
church, known more familiarly as "Tear
Down," (from the tearing down capacity
of the neighborhood) Is located. It has
been the scene of innumerable fights,
many more broils, and mischief, until
then untbought of. It is one of the
oldest churches in the county.
Two clergymen of the Christian de
nomination Rev. Mr. Lamb and Rev.
Gardner have been holding a series of
meetings for some time in the church,
attempting to turn the neighboring sin
ners from the evil of their ways. How
well they succeeded the sequel will
reveal.
The contending factions were on hands
in full force at church last night, and
were reasonably peaceable until the close
of services, about nine o'c lock. Then
they took their way homeward along the
same road, keeping up a fierce and hotly
waged quarrel. When they had pro
ceeded about forty rods north from the
church on their way home, David Howry,
the father and leader of the Howry fac
tion, became Involved 'in a quarrel with
one of the boys of the opposite party.
Front this blows followed between these
two until all the members of both parties
were involved in a fierce hand-to-haad
conflict, which had not proceeded far
until the Westfall and Dillard party
began to use fire arms and to make the
air more than musical with these im
plements of warfare.
This party consisted of Benjamin
Westfall, about 23 years old, and Levi
Westfall, about 30 years old, sons of Ren
ben Westfall; Thoasas Dillard, about 21
years old, Fremont Dillard, about 20
years old, and Jack Dillard, about 21
years old, sons of George Dillard; Frank
Battles, a young man, the adopted son
of B. Battles, one of the test men in
the township; and Thomas Flanagan, a
hired man of Mr. Dillard's, seven men
in all.
The Howry party consisted of David
Howry the father, his son George about
22 years old, and his son John about 19
years old; and a young Irishman named
James Groom who took the Howry side
in the quarrel and subsequent fight.
The witnesses agree that there were
eighteen or twenty shots fired during the
fracas, most of which failed to take ef
fect, and none of which did serious
damage to the killed or wounded. The
Westfall party it is known, had three
six-shooters with them, and as the battle
ground attested, one or both parties
were well armed with brick bats, stones,
slung shots, knuckles and knives.
The fight only lasted a few moments,
but when the field was examined it was
found that George Howry had fallen
dead in bis tracks, caused by a wound
under the shoulder blade, made with a
knife, which had entered the left lung,
and another knife wound below tho
shoulder joint.
John Howry, stabbed in the left side
of tho spinal column and a second
wound near the first, walked about forty
feet when he fell against a tree and
died in a few minutes. Neither of the
boys were wounded by shots from the
revolvers, but the fatal work had been
done all too well with knives with which
the Westfall party was seemingly armed
to the teeth.
The father, Bavid Howry, was shot in
the upper lip, tho ball passing through
the upper jaw. Another flesh wound
from a shot through bis left ear, an
ugly gash made by a knife over his left
eye, and a deep gash over bis right eye
as if made by a boot-heel or some dull
instrument. His head is very badly
bruised up, but it is thought he may re
cover, although, to look at him, it would
seem impossible.
James Groom was found to be stabbed
above and to the right of the breast
bone, the knife having entered hiB right
lung, and a stab in the back which had
entered the left lung, besides an ugly
flesh wound. His injuries are very seri
ous and no hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
After the battle the victors returned
to Mr. Dillard's house where Sheriff
Meek arrested them about noon to-day.
The arrests made were as follows : Ben
jamin and Levi Westfall, Thomas
Jack, and Fremont Dillard, Frank Bat
tles and Thomas Flanagan. They made
no resistance, but came along with the
sheriff and his deputies, accompanied by
George Dillard and Ilsuben Westfall,
and were lodged in the lower part of
the jail, which is now guarded by the
Sheriff, assisted by his posse. Indian'
ola Tribune Extra Sunday , Feb. 20.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
It is reported that anthracite coal of
excellent quality has been discovered
near Canon City, Col.
A manufactory at Jersey City, N. J,,
recently, in one week, received orders
for 28,000 gross, or 4,032,000 pencils.
Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee have
more extensive beds of iron ore than any
of the other States in the Union.
A solid vein of Iron ore, twelve feet
hick, has been discovered in the imme
diate vicinity of Chattanooga.
Chattanooga has between $2,000,00
and $3,000,00U of capital invested In
manufacturing, a largo part of which is
iron.
A rich woman in Philadelphia gave
her check the other day to the Young
Men's Christian Association for .$10,
000. Coal of a fine quality has been dis
covered at Horseshoe Bend, Boise
County, Idaho, being the first coal de
posit discovered in the Territory.
The cause of the aurora borealis is
ow attributed by scientists to fine par
ities of iron constantly moving toward
ke sun. The friction of our atmos
Aere with this iron ignites it.
The annual lumber product of Minne
apolis, Minn., is about 800,000,000 feet
and 125,000,000 shingles. In the manu
facture of flour Minneapolis is the sec
ond city in the United States.
The tobacco crop of Chariton, Howard,
and Randolph counties, Mo., is esti
mated at 28,000,009 pounds, worth at the
low estimate of five cents per pound,
$1,900,000.
The total indebtedness of Chicago is
$25,800,000, and the people, on the first
day of January, were $10,000,000 In ar
rears on tax payments.
Several New York city clergymen are
arranging for the publication of a week
ly newspaper to advocate the retention
the Bible in the public schools.
A Washington correspondent says that
in no age or country, from the days of
Lotos XIV. and the court ef Spain as
described by Gil Has, has fesaale iafla
eace bee more potent than i( is at the
capital jut now.
NUMBER 31.
THE XLIYth CONUKKS.
llocta Friday, ftb 1. -A r.iolnMoa wi
pained declaring tho oJ of K.brnar. Wa.h tg
ton t-irhd.r. a catlonal ho'.!4T be ;ccu,
order a (akin np. l.!c th b'.!' to rroe- i
the Jciliclarv. A larce ccinb-r of arurnduirn'
er- offrn-d d rrjectrd Tfce following ri
aotne of tbe point. In lb. bl'l It rrite'e t'u- Ml
prem. Con't so that it war more vpemlily c-c .
all caaaa that may cniio i.fore tt A nrir r.nrt
or appala la proVldrJ f r each c.rcjlt. to fl- a! j
dlipoie f all caer lnyoinc lei. thn $10.J.
The conrt of appeal will haTe Jurisdiction ti r.
Ter Jodgmrnta In criminal caaet It inquire a
circuit coart to be held at every place where
district com la held. The tame jury W clven to
both the circuit aud district conrt, nnlen when
the business require, two. It prorldes for making
new partita to writs of errcr lu the Sutrome
Conrt witnoet requiring a reTlror in the Court
below. rVadlng the Tut on ordering the Mil to a
third reading, tho Uoste adjourned.
SanaTi JfcmJav. Fb. 31. The concurrent
resolution panted by the Houa declaring IheVicd
of Hebmary a rational bolidav was'a;ncd to.
Senator Allison, from thu eoajtnittue on aipro;r
ations. raponed with amendments a bill for the
support nf the military aaademy for the Ccal
year.ndlnR JnaolO, liCT. 1'lared on the cairn
dar. Committee on military affairs reported fa
vorably on tke Senate bill to axteud the time f.r
filing claims for additional bounty under the act
or Jolt 2bUi 1666. The Senate rcsatneil the con
slderation of the bill for the rale of timber lands
in the Mates of Caltlornla, Oregon, and In the
Territories ol tha L'ultrd btate. After coni-'d
erable discussion the bill pafsrd. The .smite
bill conferring eiclusUe Jurisdiction ocr It d'aa
reservations upon UnlLd Mate Court, for pun
ishment of crimes committed by andaira'r.it In
dlaus, was taken np, and rcteral amendment
proposed by the committee on JudiciaryiagreeU
to. Adjourned until Wednesday
riousa. The following bill, "were Introduced.
Limiting power of Cuugrers to make at propria
tions;to reduce whlsVv Ux; by Mr. SlcOrary.
chartering the Atlantic. Chieairo, IHack III,
and I'aclflc Ballroad Company. 1 ho House pro
ceeded to vote os the bill reorganizing the Judi
ciary, and it was pased, yeas. IU, naja, ISi. Mr.
Kellv off.red a resolution oallluj for tbe rorrw
ondencc between the Trea-nrv Department anil
the IUok of England prior to lleceniber 31. Ir73.
in relation to the transfer of the proc.cd or the
United States bonds roldor tobs fold lu London,
also for correspondence betwren thi Stnte 1).
partmtnt aud the Hrltlrh Government In relation
to the taoCe of transferring to thl countrv th;
amount of the Gone. -a award. Adopted. After
soma further businat. or minor importance the
House udjourn.d until Wednesriiy.
BtBATB. WtJnetday, Fb 13. enator I.ogan
presented a petition lrom disabled colnlcr, idl
ing that the provision of the art of June. Wt,
he extended ro a to include all who have lout an
arm below the elbow-or leg below the knee, and
that they be allowed a pension of S'-il per moatii
Referred. Senator Morion presented a petition
from overlS.UiO Indiana women and 11.0 0 voter,
asking Congresa to appoint a rommiion to in
vestigate and report the effect of the liquor traffic:
alioto prohibit the Importation of liquor from
foreign countrlet ; to prohibit tho halt- er liquor lr
tbe District of Columbia and Territories, nud to
reqmre total abstinence from alcoholic liquor
from all civil, military and naval officer. Mr.
Shrmau from tbe committee on finance reported
a bill amendatory of tho acts of July 1 1. lbTO, mid
January 20. 181, authorizing tne refunding ol the
national debt Several other bill were Intro
daced and refeire. Senator Wright, from com
mlttes on claims, reported adversely on the "-tl-tloo
of citizens of M'sslsrlppl, asking thit the
time be extended for the pre-n nMon'of claln.
I'elore tbe (Southern Claims Cmmlslon. and the
commltleo vf dlchiri;ccl from its further con
sideration. Aftsr some nnlmjKutnnt I'U-lncra,
the Senate resumed tbe consideration of unun
lshrd business, being the bill conlerine exoli.sUu
luristlictloa over the led an rcerv.it on upon
the United Slates Courts, and for punish
ment of crime commlttel by and ngalnrt the In.
dlans. An amendment proposed by Seuitor Alli
son was agreed to, providing thit any person
found upon an Indian reservatloa contrary to
law, and who ahdll refuse r neglect to remove
therelrom upon the order of tho reident of the
United Stales, shall he guilty of a rni-deiuetnur.
A lang debate ensued. Involving qne-ilon of lc
riiancivlllza Ion, opening of the Mack Hills to
miners, treaty obligation, etc. 1'cnding dircu.
tion tbe Senate adjourned.
liocai Mr. Banning Introduced a hill to pro
mote the efficiency of the army, toprjvidu r. r it)
gradual reduction, and the consolidation of cer
tain of Ita staff departments. Mr. MorrUon
offered a resolution, which was adopted, author
Ulngtho sub-committra of the several commit,
teed that are charged with iu estimations to con
duct these Investigations with the iower to rend
for persona and papers. Mr. Fort, from the com
mittee on Territories, reported a bill to prevent
the neelca slaughter or baflalo in the Territories,
which, after dlscursiion, was passed.
Tbe House went into commlttue of the whole
on the state of the Union. The bill amending the
laws granting pensions to soldiers and sailors of
the waroriDIS and their widows, wa taken np.
Without disposing ol tbe bill the committee roo
atd tea House adjourned.
Napoleon at (iotha.
Do you remember that in Mr. Bayard
Taylor's last volume there is a poem en
titled "Napoleen at Gothaf" In graphic
and graceful verse the poet tells how
the conqueror marched into Germany
and took possession, among others, of
the castle of Friedenstein. Among the
retainers of this castle was the ducal
huntsman's son.
A proud and bright-eyed stripling; scarce flltcen
years he had.
This lad saw with rising indignation
that "all were slaves and cowards"
before the one graat man, Napoleon.
His young blood was fired, and he kwore
to free the land of its conquerors. Upon
one life hung all this shame and degra
dation. uI'll take it with my own hand,"
he thought, "and earn my country's grat
itude." So he took an old musket down
from the wall, and cleaned and loaded
It, and started out as though for a day's
sport. But he 'bad not gone far when
he returned to tbe castle and lay in wait
for the Emperor. Soon his watch was
rewarded. He discerned the well known
figure, with the arms crossed behind the
back, walking leisurely and alone toward
him. The boy raised the gun and pointed
it directly at the Emperor; his finger
was on tbe trigger. Just as he was about
to fire, Napoleon saw him, and fixed his
cold and piercing gaze upon the trem
bling lad, and walked calmly past him
without even looking back. The gun
fell from the boy's terrified hands, and
he steod rooted to the spot. I had never
come across this incident in any life of
Napoleon, and I aaked Mr. Taylor if it
was true. He assures me taat it occurred
word for word as he relates it, aad that
it was told him by the lad, who grew to
be a statesman and a savant. This little
circumstance made ths xnest profound
impression upon tke boy and man, who
used to say, "God's purposes were
grander: He thrust me from his way!"
This incident was told by Mr. Taylor for
the first time. His poet's instinct saw its
dramatic quality at a glance, and be has
made a stirring poem out of his facts. I
dost know when anything has impressed
me more with the greatness of Napoleon
than this anecdote. He bad every reason
to believe that his death was but the
matter of a second, yet he never flinched,
bat with oae glance of his eagle eye dis
armed the miaguidtfi boj.Cbr. BoUn
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Coining.
The various processes employed in the
mtmifacture of moacv.a basilicas which,
i-eiaij mostly in the hands of govern-
meuta, is not in the category of ordinary
manufacturing operation-, but which is,
uuvertneicsji, a very extensive arm lra
jwrtant trade. The amouat ot money
annually minted n prodigious, aad the
necessity for perfect accuracy in weight
and fineness m every ccin gives the
business the jecu iar interest attaching
to all minute &nd delicate t perationtt
conducteil on a very large scale.
The rirst ttep is the tnalfing of the
alloy, which in this country consists of U
parts pure metal to 1 part alloy. The
alloy for silver coin in copper; tor gold,
a mixture of silver ami copjxrr, tho pro
portion of silver in the mixture being
not more than one-half. In practice,
but a small portion of tho alloy for gold
Is sliver. The silver is readily prepare!
for coining; but the gold is frequently
found to be brittle when cast into ingots,
owing to the pretence of impurities.
Many ot these foreign muttor are di
minished by treating the molten metal
with a stream of chlorine gas. When
the standard of purity is accurately a
jtlbted, the metal is cast into ingot
long enough in proportion to their
thickness to be rolled hit? btr'tps f the
required thickness. The ingots are then
heated and rolled Into long btrip. Tho
operation of punching out circular disks
from these strips h one of great nicety,
as the disks require to bo so nearly cor
rect in weight that the final adjustment
can b readily made. In the weighing
room any trilling overweight on each
disk is removed with the file, care hav
ing been previously taken to make tho
pieces over rather than under the correct
weight. The coining presses, in each of
which are a die and n countersink, en
graved with the devices for tho obverau
and reverse hides of tho cuiu respect
ively, completes the coin, except iu to
its edge, which i finished by t!io ma
chine, which raises tho circumferential
rim which protects the embossed face of
the coin from ubraiion by friction in
use. This machine rims from S0O to
U00 coins par minute, and words or de
vices cun be embosbcd on the rim, when
required, by a straight steel die, agalnBt
which the coins are pressed with great
force, and rotated. Milled edges aro
made by this machine, tho dtc being
properly cut for this purpose.
The coin Ib now finished, lieing per
fect in value, weight and form; and all
tuat now remains to be done is to clean)
it from the dirt ot the manufacturing
processes, ami givo it the beautiful ap
penrance which characterizes new
money. This is done by scouring and
washing, and the money is then put up
In packages fjr storage. The waste
strips are readily beaten into ingots,
and all filings and dust of the precious
metals are carefully taved.
A Ead case ot suicide occurred in Den
Moines on Saturday night, February
19th. On that evening a young man
arrived in that city and registered him
self at the Aborn House ai IUchard II.
Wilson, of Washington, Iowi. He was
about twenty yearB of age, strong,
active and in perfect health. He called
for a room end was assigned to No. 86
on the third floor. He found an ac
quaintance In the city, a Mr. Kloebcr, of
Chicago, with whom he took sapper at
the Aborn House, and after supper took
a walk with his friend. He then re
turned to the hotel and retired to his
room, and no more was known of hlra
until next morning at I o'clock when his
friend, Mr. Klocber, called and kneoked
at his door. He received no response,
and trjing the lock, the door swnng
open, when he saw the lifeless body of
of young Wilson lying on the bed.
Beside the couch on the floor was tbe
fatal revolver. On the table were a
number of letters evidently lately writ
ten. Mr. Kloebcr hastened to the office
and informed the clerk. An inquest was
held, and the verdict of the jury was
that the deceased had died by his own
band. He had marie the moat careful
preparations, clothing himself in new,
clean undergarment, socks and collar;
and fastening to his neck-tie a gold
breast-pin. Then he wrote letters to hia
friends, turned c ff the gas in the room,
rang the bell, laid down on his back in
the bed, placed the pistol to his head
and fired the fatal fcbot. A letter was
addressed to his father and step-mother
at Washington, Iowa, and in it was en
closed a lock of his hair. A letter was
also written to hii aunt, ia which he en
closed his mother's wedding ring.
Another letter was written to a young
lady. His parents at Washington were
informed by telegraph, and they sent in
structions to Mr. Kloeber to care for the
body and forward it to them. In his
letter to his parenU he declares the
curie cf ttrong drink as the cause which
prompted him to tbe deed.
It has been decided by medical ex
perts that Mrs. Ellen Topper, the noted
bee culturist of Iowa, whose forgeries
have attracted so much attention, is
hopelessly insane, and must be seat to
an asylum.
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