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saaaaaaaaiai ii L '1Tii' " HiPaiHHiiVB aaavs-aMi p Maw -amy- -tsbbbj H7 WJkmmm ag&fi. """ , ." nw' ' m mum yjiififciw. ,i - S THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. ! Katei of Advert Lsliijf. FUBMSHED WEEKLY AT The Red Cloud Chief. iat lod "5.-f BED CLOUD, NEBRASKA. M. H. WARNER, Editor and Proprietor. t&n& c-tJ l fr VOLUME III. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA' THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1876. NUMBER .'. Wren Ui i rii. . j" i"-uw,pinpiMpii isZZ r SSa: -4 - IV K 4 "Vt Wr -A V r 4 3 X, V? t t- GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED. A fire at Keysville, N. Y., April 9th destroyed eight stores. Loss, $00,000; insurance, $30,000. The south wine of the college for ladies at Delaware, Ohio, was burned on the morning of April 7th. Gen. Belknap's attorneys arc under stood to ho Montgomery El air, Benjamin F. Butler, Matt Carpenter, and Jeremiah Black. Gtorge LantenschlBgcr has been sen tenced at St. Paul to be haDgedfor a murder committed by him in that city a year ago. A fire at Maysville, Ky., April 9th, destroyed a building -with a stock of plows. Loss on plows from $25,000 to 180,000, and on building $12,000. The nouee committee on elections has decided by a strict party vote to report in favor of unseating Farwell, member of CongreEB from Chicago, and seating Lemoyne. Col. Muguire, one of tho St. Louis whisky ring, has received his sentence imprisonment six months in jail and a lino of $5,000. The United States Curt has decided in favor of the settlers in the Oiage cded land cases, which secures the homes of three thousand families. There is great rejoicing at the OsaA'c Mission. A terrible boiler explosion occurred at the boiler shops of Shapley & "Wells, Bingb8mpton, N. Y.f April 8, killing Charles Carter, foreman ; John Moloney, a cashier, and Charles Gimber, a boy. several others were seriously injured. G. W. Wheeler, President ot the La Crosse National Bank, who is reported to have defrauded his creditors out of $125,000, gave himself up, April 8th, and was held by the United States Com missioners in $50,000 bail. On the afternoon -of April 8th, a young man named Atterbcrry shot and Insttntly killed "Win. Rippenkreger, a hotel runner at Quincy, Illinois. The murderer was arrested. This is the fourth murder in Quincy within a yevr. A. T. Stewart, tho great merchant or New Ycrk, died In that city on the af ternoon ot April 10th, cf inflacmi4ipa of tbe Dowel, ne was uorn'atuciTasr, w.tlnnH nnrl wpr Btrrrl fllinllt 73 VPftfH ,-. , ..- o -- j W Jfh is !(h is estimated ." V JlK. . -n r j- eignr . . -ttt ttii iiimu in mi uro t' aWAD, His. nual rcnta.'WSnd profits amour?' n nvir a million dollars. Asparagus. The praises of asparagus come down to us through the pages of history. It was a dainty especially prized by the ancient Greeks. Among the ancient Romans, with whom the art of cooking was almost as sacred as a priesthood, asparagus was a precious vegetable, and Apicius taught how to cook it in his fa mous cookery books. Julius Caesar loved it, and we may mention that Napo leon I. and Napoleon II. resembled him in having tho same love for it. One of the domestic utensils unearthed at Pompeii is a knife that was used for cutting asparagus plants, which is a model for such knives to this day. The mode of eating the cooked vegetable was that of the present time with the fingers, which preceded forks in Roman table furniture. In truth, this succulent plant has had admirers through ah gen erations. Louis XIV., of France, fairly doted on it, and his favorite, Mm. de Pompadour, invented a mode of cooking and serving it that still figures on the menus of France as "Asperges a la Pom padour,0 and is regarded as the most precious legacy the lady left to her country. French memoirs mention that Fontenelle, who lived nearly a century, his old age retained his relish for ninnai paragus. He liked it served witn oil, while.his friend, Carfcd Dubois, liked it with sauce. One day, when the Car dinal was coming to dine with him, he ordered one-half of the asparagus to be "-served in oil and the other half in sauce. Just before the dinner hour news came f the sudden death of the Cardinal. Instantly Fontenelle called out loudly to his cook, "All the asparagus in oil!" The incident and the phrase live in history. A Lot of Old Rubbish in Kentucky. Mr. Sam Rouzee has the following old relics in his possession: A dinner pot over eighty years old; a set of split bottom chairs over thirty-five years old; a set of stool chairs over seventy years old; an old-fashioned sugar-chest, still holding sugar, seventy -eight years old; a large walnut chest, in good condition, between fifty and sixty years old; an old-fashioned desk seventy-eight years old; a raxor brought by his grandfather ' from France 190 years ago, and over 200 years old; a single-barreled shot-gun, brought from France 190 years ago, and over 900 years old. The ancestors of Mr. Rouzee left France at the revocation of the edict of Nantz in 1685. They were required to submit to the Roman jbatholic religion; this they declined doing, and sea into uermany, and rrom p thsmot to thj United States. ghffly gn- THE XLIVth CONGRESS. SzxATtThurtday. April fu Senator Thuraan from the Judiciary Committee, reported, with bmei.rimcni. the nil to correct errors In tbe Jtclecd Ktatnita In regard to warrunln nf arrerl In extradition can- amendment arrcrd to and the bill yarned. ScDaior Wripht. from the Ju diciary Committee, reported adversely on the Stnateblll to abolif-h capital pnnichmetil, and It wair Indefinitely poBttond. The ioital bill came np, nd Senator Harvey offered a nbti tute. admitting four pound package in the malls at the rate of 1 cent for 'Z ouncea. He f poke In favor of the bill. .Senator Uoyy spoke airainrt making the poet office department a f elf puBiainlni; Institution, lie doubted the policy or rcauciBg pomade on leiiem to u cent, bat favored catterlni newtapcr and periodical throughout tbe laud, and If there mut be a tax to transport them, the people of thin country could not nay Jor a better or more useful object Senator 31ax-y snpporUd tne bill. h-veral amendmestii were offered and ordered printed, and other Senatore made reniMlti. Senator Wright, from the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely on the Senate bill to make persons chargeable with crimes and offences wltnesees in courts of the United Matei indefinitely postponed. Alter an executive resalon, tae Sen ate adjourned till Monday. HotHC Mr. Ballon, trom the Committee on Fnntlng. report! d in favor of an appropriation for the purchase of the entire property of tbe Congrtftlcnzl Globe referred. Mr. llolman, from th Appioptiatlon Committee, reported bkclc tl.e senate MY. nxlnc trie rrcsidcot s salary after March 4. 1877, at O5.000 passed without discussion. The motion l refer to the Commit tee of the Whcle the bill reported adynrsely Jrom the Currency Committee, nxing the rate of ln tereM throughout the country on National mncy a: tix per cent., was njtctrd eas,75: nays, 125. Tbe bill wan tabled. The House resumed the coneideratUn of tbe Hawaiian Dill, but soon after went into Committee of the Whole on tbe legislative appropriation bill. After disposing of UT pages ot the bill tbe Committee rose, and tbe House adjourned. HorsK Friday, April 1. Very little business of public interest vtim transacted. Tho commit tee on militiry t ffalrs introduced a bill to allow en. Godfrev Weit7el to acc.pt the ofllce of Trustee of the Cinsinnull Southern Ha II road Company, provided tbot It does not Interfere with the performance ol his oftlclal duties in tbe nrmy. Alter si, me disruifion It was rejected jeas, fcO: nays, 1W. Mr. Whlithorne, ctialrman of the committee on naval affairs, reported a resolution Instructing the suh-cxmmlttee to pro ceed to the Philadelphia and Lcauuc Island Navy Yards to irqulrc into certain Hilcged abu;ea and frauds adopted. The sub-committee consists of Whitthotne, Harris. Uurb itrh, and Jones of -n. II . I.. I--... . I'-.... I.. . - . icn jibiiij ruiiv. nuurc wijii uu luiiiujuici; oi the w hole on the ptU ate calendar. Aftcrconsider mg a number of private bills, a bill for the pay ment of certain war cla'ms. applying to over two hundred individuals, and aggregating $112. ttO, reported back Jrom the committee with the recommendation that It pass. Alter discus sion the bill passed. Adjourned. llavPK Saturday, Airil8Tbe proceedings In tbe Htc today were limited to the delivering of speeches, to which there were but lew listen ers. Mr. Lnwrence sjtokc In favor of the bill in troduced by himself in relation to land patents. The bill applies mainly to military titles in Ohio and Kentucky, and provides that in all nctions to recover land, patents shall, lor purposes of the t-tat'ite of linntHtior., have eflect as If is-ued when the entry of land was made. It is designed to give the beucnt of limitation in those cases where there may bo long delay In lscuing patents. Adjourned. Sinate Monday, April 10. A large number of bills unci petitions were presented and re ferred. The special committee on Mississippi elections was authorized to employ a clerk and stenographer. Senator Morton reported fa vorabTy on the bill appropriating $10.01)0 to de fray the expenses cf the committee. The Hon? bill "to provide for a deficiency In the Printing and Kngravim: liureau of the Tieasnry Dip rt mnt and for the issn of Iraftlora' enrren.'T," Sncrman: Morion, Merrill of Vern.ont and Ilogy. After sevcrl at- et;dmen were adopted the bill passed. 1 he flrr. section of the bill appro priates $1C3.010 lor engraving, prlniinc. and other expenses f making and issuing UnlUd States notes; and the.furtbcr sura of48,00Ofor engraving and printing national bank notes. 2m- second section directs tbe Secretary of the TreaN.ary to lsuc silver coins of iho denomina tioiiBof 10- --25 and w CCDta lQ redemption of an equal-Sl?aut or fractional curreacy, and to contume thewrtft-5Pp1.-,1e whole amount of fractional currency out4Ed'K1 redeemed. After s one other proceedlngroot of general in terest the Senate went Into exetlve session, and soon auer adjourned. House .V large number of bill were Intro duced and referred. Mr. Hereford, ft.: P the cohi mitteo on e mmeree, introduced a nHI appro priating S5.82,860 for the construct?, repair, preservation and completion of the afferent public works on rivers and harbors pissed, yeas, 171: nays, 60. The House went intoCOCi Hiittec of the whole on the Hawaiian treaty." Mr. Hanks spoke for two hours and a half on tho bill, and at the conclusion of bis speech the committee rose and the House adjourned. Sxnati Twtttay, Avrit 11. Senator Cooper from the committee on finance, reported fa vorably on the House bill to provide for the ex penses of the admission of foreign goods to the Centennial exhibition passed. The Serate re sumed the consideration of the bill fixing the rate of postage on third class mail matter, and soon after went into executive session. The following nominations were confirmed. James M. Armstrong, of Iowa, principal clerk of pri vate land claims in the General Land Office; Frank Campbell, Register of Land Office at Kirwin, Kansas. House The bill for tho admission of foreign goods into the Centennial, was passed. Mr. Howe Introduced a bill, by request, to provide for cheap transportation cf freight between tide water at or near the Atlantic ocean and the Ohio and Mississippi valleys Mr. Hereford reported adversely the oill for the ai polutment of a com mission to inquire as to the terms on which a commercial treaty can be made with Canada. A minority report was made by Mr. Ward, and on his motion the bill wsb made the special order for tho third Tuesday in May. The Senate bill, appropriating $25,000 Jor the improvement of the capitol grounds, was amended b- leduclng tho amount to $20,000, and passed. Pending a motion to concur in the Senate amendments to the silver bill, the House adjourned. Senate W7f ntiday, April 12. Senitor Spen cer Introduced a bill to prevent panics, and to give elasticity toJegal tender currency without lmnaring its value oy limiting its amount, to gether with national bank, notes and gold and silver coin according to the population, and to rouke legal tender notes equal in value to United Statue Government bonds, with the consent and by the action of their ownars; and to authorize the ifinsor legal tender notes and the retire ment of the sam under certain circumstances and on certain conditions-referred. Senator Allison, from the committee on Indian affair-, reported favorably or. the bill to amend section 10pr the Indian appropriation btll for the yenr enaint June oO, 187, in regard to the sureties of Indian agents, irequiring the agents to keep a book of itemized expenses, etc. Senator Win dom, from tho committee on public la: ds re ported favorably on the House bill to extend'the lime to pre-emptors on public lands. The bill to provide lor the sale of extra public documents, and lor the distribution or regular official edi tions thereof, was passed. The postal bill was taken up as unfinished business. After some discussion and amendment the bill ped After some farther unimportant business the Senate went into executive session. House The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the sliver bill, which now goes to the President. Several resolutions were offered and adopted or referred. The deficiency bill was tahen up, menaed and passed. Mr. Morrison, from the committee on ways and means, reported a bill to revise and simplify ex isting laws .imposing duties on Imports, which was made the specialorder for April 26th. The House went into committee of the whole on the bill to transfer the mdian Bureau to the War De partment. After i-ome debate the committee rose and the House adjourned. Pity is to many of the unhappy a souroe of comfort in hopeless distress, as it contributes to recommend them to themselves, by proving that they have not lost the regard of others; and heaven seems to indicate the duty even of bar ren compassion by inclining us to weep tor evils which we can not remedy. Johnson. The Iowa Presbytery in session at Fairfield a few days ago, appointed Rev. H. B. Knight and Rev. J. Q. Patterson, ministerial delegates to the general as sembly at Brooklyn, to be held on tht third Thursday in May. Hon. Wm. Harper of Kossuth, and George Br Smyth, of Kppkpk, m foe gJto ' FOREIGN NEWS. At the Central Criminal court, Lon don, Capt. Kohn, of the steamer Fran conia, which ran into and sank the Strathcljde, has been found guilty of manslaughter. The sentence waa de ferred to await the decision of the Court of Appeals on the question of juris diction. A paper at Vienna i ubllehes from re liable sources, some extraordinary de tails of the atrocities committed by the Bosnian insurgent upon the Mahom ed an and Christian inhabitants for re fusing to take part in the insurrection. It is alleged that several villages in Chelona were destroyed by fire, and that a Turkish hotel keeper, with his wife and four children, were burnt alive. It is also stated that a Christian who per sistently refused to obey the injunctions of the insurgents was massacred, with bis whole family. After enumerating other instances of atrocity, the paper proceeds to relate that u party of In surgents made a raid on the Kroupa districts, betting fire to 200 houses in Pasnitza, and killing more than 200 in noceni 'persons. The Christians sutler equally with the Mahomcdaus. Money and Produce .Markets. The Chicago Tribune of April 11th, has tho following summary of the condition of the money and produce markets in that city: The business of the banks displayed no new features. Tho city demand for bank favors was not large, but the tone of the loan market was firm. Country banks have not yet been able to replace the iunds drawn out to carry cattle and stuff. The surplus of loanable funds is sufficient to (afford accommodations to all desirable borrowers that apply, but is not so depressing to the rates of in terest as it was a month ago. The busi ness of last week was a considerable im provement on .that of the .week before, and the influence whs felt favorably in thi) loan mark t. Ti.e weather has stim ulated tho wholesale and ret-ill trade, and incres ."' the : ' er transactions of the bu ks. Goo-! negotiable paper v lvlUtUl1 Rates of discount at tho banks are 810 percent. Tho latter rate rules for regular customers, but concessions are made to independent borrowers. On the street business is quiet. Rates are 718 per cent. New York exchange was firm at flO 75c premium between banks for $1,000. The Chicago produce markets were irregular yesterday. Mess pork was less active and steady, closing at $22.15 for April and $22.25 for ,May. Lard was active and 5c per 100 los lower, closing; at $i:i.37 cash and $13.47J for Majv Meats were more active and firmer, aiSc for boxed shoulders, 12c for do shirt ribs, and 12c for do short clears. Ihwine3 were quiet and easier at $1.071.08 per gallon. Flour wa3 quiet and ujchanged. Wheat was mod erately acthe anJ closed 3c lower, at 98c for lpril, and $1.0SJ for May. Corn was asttTe and closed c lower, at 44c for April and 47 for May. Oats were more ictivo and f rather wet.k, closing at 31c for JApril and 33c for May. Rye wte quiet and easier, at 63 64c jfor regular. Barley was quiet and steady, closing at 5556c for April and 57i58c for May. Hogs were fairly active at 510c decline, with the sales at $8.00(8.15. Cattle were dull and heavy. Sheep were in light supply and firm. One hundred dollars ia gold would buy $113.00 in greenbacks at the close. The followiny summary of the condi tion of the produce markets in Saint Louis is from the Globc-Dtmotrat of April 10th: The gram markets were generally dull and weak. Wheat was lower for No. 2 red winter andNo. 4, and stronger for car lots of No. 8; No. 2 red offered at $1 49 April, and $1 48 bid; May sold at $1 50; No. 3 winter $1 36 to $1 87 April; No. 4 do $1 to $1 00; rejected 83 to 84c. Corn fell off; but there was a good demand for cash grain at the decline: No. 2 mixed at 45c April, 44& to 45c May, 44& to 44c June; white mixed at same price of No. 3 mixed; rejected 43 to 43c. Oats dull, and business small; No. 2 nomi nally 85c cash, and sales at same for May; rejected 82c Rye firmer; held for 66c at Call, and floor sale of No. 2 at that figure; rejected nominally 62c. Barley steady and firm, but movement rather quiet. Flour market improved, so far as demand was iavolved, and a fair business was done, the medium and better grades being well sustained. Hay was in better feeling, and all grades were influenced )y the improving tone of the market. Highwimes were not in offering, and the price, consequently, was nominal. Lead quiet at previous sale, $7 for soft Missouri. The tobacco market continued brisk at full values, Virginia wrappers being the only ex ception, on which the bids were reject ed; sales 44 hogsheads and 9 boxes. FfOTWPni dull, cd tending downward. Lead Pencils. The very name of the lead pencil, like so many others that have become as house hold words, is a misnomer, for there Is no lead in it. Red lead is an nide ot lead, and white lead is a c&r tjonate of the same metal, but back lead id neither a metal or a compound of metal. It is, as most of readers are aware, one of the forms of that verv common but very interesting clement, carbon, and i3 albo kcown as plumbago and as graphite. . There are several piu manufactories in Keswick, England, The u leads " for the best pencils, as we told, were form erly sawed out from masses of the pure graphite, then yielded by the Borrowdale mine; but the only mine now furnishing mas3es large enough for the purpose is in Siberia. At present the smaller frag ments of graphite are ground fine, cal cined and mixed with pure clay, which has been prepared by diffusing it througli water, allowing the coarser particles to settle, drawing off the milky liquid from the top and letting it settle again. The latter sediment is exceedingly fine and plastic, and after being dried on linen filters is fit for use. It is mixed with the powdered graphite in various proportions, according to the degrees of hardness required in the pencil; two parts of clay to one of graphite being used for a fine, hard grade, cqaal parts for a soft one, and intermediate mix tures for the grades between. The ma terials, after being mixed, are triturated or kneaded with water till they are of tho consistency of dough. This dough is pressed into grooves in a smooth board, dried in this mould by a moderate heat, then taken out and baked in cov ered crucibles in a furnace. Sometimes the dough Is compressed in a strong re ceiver and forced out through a small hole in a thread of tho shape required, then dried and baked as above. The grade of the lead depends partly upon the degree of heat to which it is ex posed in the furnace. Leads intended for tine work, like srchitcctural draw ings, are reheated after the baking and immersed in melted v'ax or suet. The wood uod for Ml the better kinds of pencils is tne Yfou&z ted cedar, which is thoroughly neasunc J, cut into strips, dried again and then cut into pieces of proper sire lor pencils. These are grooved by machinery, the leads are grooved and the other half glued on. After being dried under pressure they are rounded or otherwise shaped by a kind of latho cutting machine, and sometimes painted or varnished by an other, which feeds the pencils from a hopper and turns them lound under a brush. At Keswick the best pencils never go through this latter process, but are finished by simple polishing. They are next cut the right length by a circular saw, and the ends mado smooth by a drop knife, after which they are stamped with a heated dye and sent to the packing rodm. The Bmall leads for "even-pointed" pencils are made either from the natural masses of graphite or from a composi tion of graphite and clay prepared as already described and baked. THE MARKETS. KBW YORK. Beer Cattle $9 00 11 00 Uos Dressed 875 &I060 Sheep Live 700 800 Flour-Good to choice 400 ft 450 Wheat -So. 2 Chicago (& 128 Corn Western mixed 70 O 7i Oats Western new 4 49 Kllgs 18 19H Butter K $ 85 i yc ..,... ..... 6o rork yew Mess 2280 ft i&T4. ... 18 To Q CHICAGO. Beeves Choice 509 875 Hogs S00 335 Sheep Good to choice 500 7S0 Butter Choice to yellow 85 & 40 Flour White winter 400 4 75 SprlUR extra Wheat Sprint- 'o. 3 1 ftStfa 1 024 Corn No. 2 SH4t Oats No. 3 SO H 81 Kye- o. ..... . 05 n Pork Mess, new ... ... SC 10 Barlej-Ko. 2 53 Q Uii Lard ; 1830 ST. LOUIS. Beef Cattle Fair to choice $ 4UtfO 475 Hogs Live 765 0 790 Flour-Fall IX 47S dS Wheat No. 2 Bed 148 & Corn No.3 45Mfe Oats 80 Pork Mess - SS12K Lard 187 CLNCUIXATT. Flour. f490 Q 510 Wheat Bed 1 SO (ft 1 SO vwlH tAJ tbp " VHlO CO fB W MaTICy- . - X Xm M 1 Id J C ev J Pork S350 Lard 18 30 UTLWAUKK. Flour. a Wheat-No S IPS Jn -.--.;............... .. 40 urn no raft Barley No2 91 Rye No8 78 DBS xorxz. Flour-wholeeale $ 175 8 85 "het '. 40 64 Corn.... SO & 83 ats. ........... ........ .......... M & 87 Barley SO a SB Rje 60 a SB 5kS i 12K9 is Butter x to & 36 Hon u TOO 785 c"le ;. SS0 40J Another vein of coal has been struck at Rapids City, llljiois. It is confi dently expected thai a drift of ten or fifteen further in the bluff will reveal a vein of finer quality, from three and a ffickMssf0P?' W fj19 fi? f9fX ta 'I Stolen Pnwperity A WnAlanstoa Society 'Romance There came here early in the season a ldy with her children and her sliter. Expenive apartments were taken, at the hotel; carriages were reckleisly ordered ; two French nurbca rainutered to the wants of the two children. My lady wore plendid diamonds; her street cot tumw, her carriage and evening dreacs, her India shawls and velvet mantels were the envy of all who beheld her, while the sister, advertised u ajouDg, confiding girl, wore brilliant array. She became distressingly intimate with oth er young ladies in the house, and openly laid snares for various gentlemen, bhe vowed that tho crimp in her hair was natural, that tho bloom on her cheek was only that of health, and being rath er bright she held her way triumphantly. "Who are they?' passed from lip to hp. Somebody made answer, They are from New York; Mr. will come after awnile," ana when the young lady was questioned she said, "We are from New York; except while I was at school I have lived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel," and society dazzled with the glitter, ac corded all the honor and dignity claimed. At length Mr. arrived; a great mass of flesh and stupidity, yet with a cunning look In the evil eyes. lie dressed like a gentleman; he smoked and U&va away expensive cigars, but rumors began to bo rife concerning antecedents by no means creditable, and finally the story leaked out. In an interior town there lived a miserable old man with this one sou. While the jon grew to manhood, the estates grew valuable till the father was deemed enormously rich. It was a manafacturing district. Among the mill girls was one whose bright eyes attracted the stupid son of thu miser and he married her greatly to his fath er's wrath. The bride's young sister was in direst poverty ; the young hus band placed her at school, and the bride being really a smart girl won the old man's liking. When the father died he lett the son nearly a million in personal property. Wuat more natural than the establishment of u bank? Tho bank was opened; iu great 'capital was well known and it promised depositors a tempting amount ot interest. Poor peo ple brought their little hoardings; mill girls and mill boys were eager to invest; widows deposited their all; teamstresses and school teachers flocked to snatch the alluring bait, and the bank went on swimmingly just one year. Then it failed, paying 7 cents on the dollar, bringing to many a household utter ruin and poverty; but the President fled, and has since lived without any ostensible business, as if he were Crcesus himself. This winter Washington has ha I the benefit of his lavish expenditure, while hundreds in that far away town are suf fering tne direst penury to pay for his magnificence. The story beeame so un pleasantly common that the party left, but society had smiled for theai her sweetest welcomes, and Miss was paragraphed an heiress 1 To what? Cor. of Cleveland riain Dealer. A Lost Race. Centuries before the written historv of America, powerful and civilized commu nities occupied every portion of its do main; and, disappearing, they left behind them proofs ot their progress in the arts and sciences and their indubit able skill in architecture. For 3,000 miles along the valleys of the great Western rivers, traces of towns and cities occur at intervals, together with tho remains of large fortified encamp ments, which show, from their position and arrangement, that their builders were no mean adepts In the art of war fare. Vast tumuli, with dead buned in a sitting posture, and at their feet shells unknown to this continent, exist by the hundred in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. In tbe dense Yucatan forests there are ruins of temples and palaces, resembling in solidity of construction, massiveness of materials, general design ana execution, the ancient remains of the old Egyptian dynasties. It Is a sin gular fact, however, that there has never been discovered upon any of the ruins or in connection with tbe tools and war implements mentioned, any mark, letter or trace whereon any clue, either to the origin, customs or language of this mys terious race might be caught or gathered. In Europe, the gradual process of de velopment from a half savage state to the high culture of the present day may be traced, stage by stage and every dis tinct era marked by a definite date. But here the links that bound one gene ration to another have tbeen abruptly severed, and the mound builders of the Ohio, the architects of Copan and Palenque, and the copper workers on the shores of Lake Superior, alike lie beyond the reach of the historian and the speculations of the archssolgisL. The relics they have left behind them only serve to excite the conjectures of the curious and the investigations of the scientific. Possibly, in some yet undis covered ruin or tomb tbe key nay be found to the problem which now puzzle the world, bat thsn it is oily possiT WJity. I'urioa. Cn-tonw in Alaska. Theie Indians boheve In evil tptriu who live in the water, and xntT ickac and disease among the joplc a WUf to which the ixrcuional diteaxri cac! by rnuiscl or fish pouoniag have lout: less given ri?. Thev hold comraunSci ' tion with rhr sprits thro eg h ttetr sorcerers, but tit not worship them la 4 any w.ij or tir to propitiate them with offerings. When a Ko!oh dies ht todj is Warned, and a rudo monument placed where the aahes are burled. Tbcr be lieve that the spirit lives forever, but have no idea of any rcwrd for virtue or punishment for vice. According- to their belief, strict distinction of rank is preserved in the other worll, all the chiefs being in one place, tho common people in another, and the slaves In a corner by themselves. Only when slave are killed nt the funeral of their chief their souls remain In eternal attendance on their master. TVs cruel custom w said to bo abolished under the Russian rule, but it always has existed and i. kept tip to tho present day, though the ceremonies nro performed out ot the reach of tho authorities. Several caicj of this kind havo ocrnrred ainco the transfer of ths territory, in spite of the vlgilnnre of the authorities, and no wonder, ns our Government has done nothing to suppress slavery whero it exists right under the very eyes of milt tary rule. When a chil is lorn it is carried and nursed by tho mother until It is able to crawl and munch away on dried salmon; then the scanty clothing of fur with which it ws covered at f.rst i removed, and, to strengthen the con stitution, the child Is immersed in the river or sea every morning, but, a. their own parents would be likely to iJd to the piteous cries of tho little martyrs to discipline, this duty is generally In trusted to an uncle or some other relative, who stops all weeping and screaming with a liberal application of the switch. Tho children implicitly obey their pa rents at all ages, and great care is bestowed upon tho old ami disabled. Orphans arc always provided for by the community, and faro as well as any of the other children . When a young man wishes to marry, he first asks the con sent of his parents, and when that Is obtained he goes to tho village where his intended liveB, and sends a proposal through seme "mutual friend," and if the answer is favorable he repairs to the house at once, with some presents for the parents and relatives of the girl, and then takes immediate possession of his now chattel without any further cere monies. A short time after this the new Ilcnedict pays a visit to his wife's relations in company with her, and if she has nothing to complain of then, presents must be mado to hint and his bride, exceeding in value those he made at first. The Koloski only regard rela tionship on the mother's side, and the succession and inheritance are confined to tho female line. Polygamy is the general custom, and exists even among the Christian Kenaitze, where it is tol erated by the native and half-breed priests iu tbe families of chiefs. The wive3 often quarrel, and stabs with knives and daggers arc not of very rare occurrence. San Franeiteo OhronicU. Farragut in Mobile Ray. The True Htory of the Laahlng- of the Admiral to tbe lUgglng-. At 3 a. m., August 5, 1664, that por tion of Admiral Farragut's fleets which had been previously selected to pass Forts Morgan and Gaines, and to attract the Confederate iron-clad Tennessee and gunboats in Mobile Bay, got under way and proceeded according to orders. As the leading vessels got within raneof the fort, water and light boose batteries, and both sides bad opened fire. Admiral Farragat ascended the starboard mizzen rigging (shrouds; of tbe Hartford to about midway between the mizzen-top and hammock rail, or poop-deck, of the vessel. Tbe starboard side of the vessel faced the enemy's batteries, while the enemy's vessels were nearly ahead, and firing raking shot The late Percival Drayton, then in command of the Hartford, and at the same time Admiral Farragut's Chief of Staff, observing the position of the Admiral in the mizzen-rigging and nearly over his head, and considering the position a very dangerous one, owing to the liability of the rigging (shrouds) to be out from under his feet or above where he was holding on with one hand, very quietly ordered the Signal Quarter master, whose station in battle was near him, to get a piece of small stuff (small line or rope) aad to go up and and pass it around the Admiral's body and some of the shrouds. This duty the Quarter master performed so quietly and gently that the Admiral was not at the moment aware of what was being done for his safety. These details were given to me by my late friend Capt Drayton, a few hours after the action in Mobile Bay ended. The gallant and lamented Capt. Drayton is not alive to verify his narra tive, but it is probable the cool old fligMl Qutrternajts? is yet lirlfif , snd I I doebt not, tf he be Uv tkt h ll , Cs)M wht I bare r?lttql. It i woll !fOWft 1 ia Ike Navy , that M I"?, ) A -latin rrt la the lUrtfonl rl. ltk fxrt ( his ttca JUot, tbe Coiiir! lt.vfte at Vtektber. h (": et ike .nc pJ- ( tUni ia U ml!iR rtiK:S f i nblch Ue - hU J -ocr4o.l m the- ! action la Mi!- IUj. vm lit mmint; af At:j;ttt 5. 15. dwrttj '.hm ta rakinc fot or ke4l 4ncV Ue forxn! part ut the hrud. boW" tbe Admiral. cutting a-sray alt ot tJen bet l three. Had all of tan arotHl U.-a cat away at that ttrar, th Admiral ouhl almoil certalalj hare evn knocked Into the rmtr aad drvwaodor ota UrtJ, ad pmlKihly kUlml tj ihe MI. It t, theteforo, very natural tkt a cimM crate and careful utSeor, like (ispt Dray ton, kaoltt. a uc all knew, tUe Ad miral's total oM trHmno of a) own risks and daBgrrt, sitotiid Urr kept a watchful rye Ufmn the Admiral mare monUabnU the voel ttftilo In action. Rear Admiral Jenkt In Appl'ta'$ Jimrn.il. Pl.RSu.VAL. Milburn, the Mind prcoflhir, U worth 00,000. The RntWh Museum eamc Into po section rcrnntly ol mo letter. rlttcu by the poet Shelbj, in lrlia. Willi aim College, ot Mftrttuatt, h. received 000 from tho eutc of Mrs. Mills, ol New Yo.k. J. Donald Cameron, who hnvis lh Pennsylvania delegation to (tnrttinalt, la a inn ol Senator Simon Cameron. The King of Hrazll will remain three month. In the United Sutes. If J to iiuiko tho tour of Kurnj,K5, vUltlng Ana Minor and Ktijpt. Sir Clinrlrn Heed will sail May 0th for I'hilndclphin, a tho Hnglish reprrscnta t'tve in the Ivlurationnl rWtlon of lha Centennial. Tho miin object ot Queen Victoria's journey to Baden-ilailcu is to revisit tho grave of her step sister, tho latij Princess ol Ilohenlohe Lingcitbtirg. Iittcrs of administration on tho ea talf of the late Frank P. UUir, Jr., hsje botavgrantSKi lo-Afr.Jame L. Blair, of St. Louis. The esWta is valued at .',00. Levi Jones, a litigous individual of Mercer, Pa., has just emerged from a lawsuit which he started about a dog, and came out second beat after paying $170. President Grant has sold lha lots fronting on tho Vermont avenue c.irclo in Washington, which he ln)ught a tew years since as the site for a dwelling house. General .TefL Thompson predict that a greater volurno ol water wi'I coma down the Mississippi River this Centennial year than nny previous year since lb2fl. Tho FirM Great Tipple on Manhattan Ihind. There was a tradition one hundred years ago among some of tho neighbor ing tribes, that an old chief said bad been handed down from generation to generation, in which it was stated that when the Indians here first saw the ship which seemed a huge white thing mov ing up, they thought it was some mon itrous fish, Sut fin-dly concluded it to ! the caaoe of the great M an Hon visit ing his children. Runners were im mediately sent to the neighboring trib, who flocked to the plncc of rendezvous, "-'acriflces were prepared, and a grand dance ordered for his reception. Hud son, to show bis friendly feelIng,poured out a gl f brandy, and tasting it himself handed it to the nearest chief. He gravely smelled of it and handcl it to the next one, who did the same, and passed it on. In this way It went the entire circle without being tasted. At last a young brave declared it was an insult to the great Xanitou not to drink after be bad shown them an example, and if no one else would drink it he would, let the consequences 13 what they might. Bo, bidding them all a solemn farewell, he drained tbe goblet at a draught Tbe chiefs w&tched him with anxiety, wondering what the effect would be. The young brave very soon began to stagger, till at length, overcome by tbe heavy dose, he sunk on the ground in a drunken stupor. The chiefs looked on at first in still terror, and then a low, wild death-wail rose on the air. Bat after a while the apparently dead man began to rally, and at length jumping on bis feet, capered round in the most excited, grotesque manner, declaring he never felt so happy is his life, and asked for more liquor. Tbe other chiefs no longer hesitated, and following his example, the first great tipple on New York Island took place, eodi&g in a scene of beastly intoxica tion. .Prom that tune on, the name of theisjand in the Delaware lan guage signified "the place of the big drunk." Many people think it would be a good name for it , or at least portions of it, not only wtif the "sachems" do congregate, but pthfr places, Hirprrt Magifity, i w.-uinjwrr . fjtii&P .J 4 I & - bm OB --ceff' mt sstr- ? gfaT