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WM 4aia1raie4.
ohn Miller, of Motnimn. Iloonn
ty, recently told a hm welching W5 lo.
John I.nwaon, ngrtt 72, near Sallna,
Jrffrrarm county, rnmtnltlrd ulcMr, Dec fHh,
by taking arenlc
A Unit two thniiannii jK-rtont hnro
ilcned theplrdgodttrlnirthe Drew mrellnRt
at rturlliiRton.
A Mm nl MiwiiokotA, Deo. tllh, tv
ttroyrd llrrlon t Pn' fitrnlturr tlore.
U, 17,0(11 to in(U) Imuranrr, tt,n.
A minor nnmnl Aiiiit l.lmiilii, wm
killed In a coal mine at De Molne, Drr Pih,
Sy the falling of tlate forming the nif of tin
mine.
Tim fluo ronlilt'tico of Col. John Ilird,
at Wapello, I,oula rotinty, liiirnol on the
night of Decemter 13th, with all It ronfrnta.
Hut HtU: lnuratiro.
Thfi ntoro nntl a took of Mnxwull Ac
Klnr, at Cambridge, wrrr Imtned Dec. 7th.
The building and itock wereralueil at In, Oil) (
nturanee, 4,KO.
Thr, Chnrlton nnil Indlanoln rnllroail
ha tieen mmpleled lo lacuna, within IHmllea
of Indlanola. Ilia expected to reach thetalter
place by Jan. 10th.
A hotel waltor girl nt Hlotti City hru
perraaded all the etnplnyr of the houteto
take la blue ribbon andcontrlhutrd linuithe
Reform Club fund.
Thr Htnto Ornngn I'ntronii of Huh
bandry cotiTenrd In Ha ninth m-mIoii In De
Molnee, Dec. 10th. TI10 firt roll-rail ahowed
4S delegate preaeut.
Nathan Mhnnnon, of Mnrlon county,
came to hla death tn hi wagon while driving
home from Telia a faw da) a ago, from Mm ef
fect of liquor, Ho found the coroner' Jury,
Thn gnvorninont onnnl nrottntl tho
rapid at Keokuk rioted for the eon, Dec.
10th, and thr, water waa Mng drawn off. The
canal lit lireii In operation nine, month with,
out the tllglitrt Interruption to narlgatlun,
Tho tlrlvo woll biidlnoHH hpiiiiin to ho
creating eoniliterahlo exrltrmenl In aome parla
of the Htate, and In toitm countle thn hmii!o
are combining lo relit thedeinatidof 10 roy
ally for each well. They regard It a a awlndle.
0. O. 1-rtno, wlfo nnil two uhlldron,
who rrlded four mllea outh of Pabula, were
drowned while out on the Irn In a hand lelgh,
DecemWr 13th, The Irn broke aoatnMetily
that none could aro Ihemielve or be rr.
curd.
A girl nhont alx ypnrn of ngi nnp.
poted to hare lcen itolrn from parlle In Iowa,
I at the I.llchlleld hotel, I.tlchtleld, Minn.
Ithe glre her name a Virginia Ann, and aya
her father' name la lluckley, Hlie wa taken
from a woman who apcaid to bo deranged.
Kruttin Ilarnoa, n woll-known ilonlor
In lire atoek, nrar Fayette, committed tulcldo
by hanging htmtelf In lit barn, December
loth.
taue, temHrary Intanlly, brought on
ny urooilMK over the death of hi wife. He,
WM Mly-two year of age, ml leave a ton
fifteen years old.'
Charles Suhwvrln, an old resldont of
Burlington, committed ulcldn In tint city,
Ore. 18th, by thootlng hlmelf through tho
head with a revolver. Ho wi Mycar of age,
mt lint lived In HurlliiRtnn oTer !) year.
Financial trouble, ami recent drinking, rc
supposed to have Ik-cii tlu rauict.
The treasurer's report of tho 5tnlo
(Irangc stum a balanreof (haiign fundalnhla
hand, December J, IhTT. f SKkBlj amount
received a due the current year, 99,likMV;
amount received for supplies the current) car,
WAS. Total receipt, 'J,0onW. Credited
by amount paid M. I Devln,Ticurrr, IV
U4I.W balance on hand, ISA.
Among tho old bos of (own who
have ircriilly been trotted out by Dip papers,
are thr foltowlngi John W, Koge r, of Henry
county, who will W 101, Jan, t, Ibjoj George
Brophy, of Boone county, aged 1W W. W,
Moore, of I'olk City, 1'oJk county, aged 101 5
(Icorge Klnplry, of Appanooee county, aged
1117, ami BanlMcr Bond, of the Mine count
anl 104.
Tho State Grnngo closed its session
In Dea Motnra at ntwn, Dec. 1.1th. Mrr.
Fry, Wtekford and K.tea were, appointed the
finance committee for 187V. A resolution u
patted providing that twenty-rive, per cent, of
all money coming Into the hand of tho treat
urer from tutamllnalc granges, dura, shall
tie hrld at a linking fuiul, to he. applied to tho
payment of the toek eerllrtcate hetdagalntt
the Plate Orange.
Goorgo Slngloy, of Appanoose conn
ty, la orcr ItTT year of ago. He came to that
county from roiintylvanla about 94 year ago.
Ho la a gunnnlth, and worked at ate trade m
til he waa 100 year old At the age of 1M he
went to California, traveling IMOtulleaby land
and alwit MX) by water. After rtmatnlngone
year he returned to Iowa by land. He hu
leu twice married and waa the father of U)
children. Hit father lived lo III year and
II month and tome daya old. HnalittrBooJ
who Uvea In the aame county, U Mid td be 104
year of age.
On tho second day of the Butt
Orange at Dos Moines, Oil delegate reported.
The Tarloui commit teea were announced, lie,
olutloaa were adopted denouncing the repeal
of the maximum raJlnvulUrift law,desiaidli
1U reatoratlon, and plcilglnK not to tote foY
any man, ao matter what party may nominate
him, who la not deflnltoly and reliably pledged
to ue hU beat endearora toaecure aach reator
atlon. Mr. 0. F. Clarkion preaented a report
on the iubject of atenta, and faTortitfthe
peUUonlnf of CoDirreaa to amend the pateut
laws ao that pcrtona purcbaalug from a rea-u-lar
patentee, ahould not bo aubject to pay roy.
ally to another patentee. The report waa
adopted by unanlmoua Tote. M r. EabbUt of.
f ered a resolution requeuing ow aceatort and
representative tn ConTVM to rote agatnat all
bill for renewing patent, and for the repeal
all laws autlnrtalui; auch renewal; adopted.
It Hcoaaai lMail
That a remedy made of turn common, aimple
pUnUaa Hop, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion,
Ac, thomld make ao many au4 aueh raarrel
ou and wonderful curea aa Hon Bitten do,
bat wken old asd youif . rich and poor, putor
aad doctor, lawrar m editor all Uatlf ta
haTwgvawB eared by thata, yew aaurt belfcre
tyomratt, aau aoani ao lonftr.
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NIWS OF THC WIIK.
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A flro In Now York, Dr-o 12th, canard
a lo of 140,011).
Hancock' slaughter howse, Chicago,
burned Dec. Vlh, lm, 117,080.
.Ilojmor HrtMt'i confectionery, Iltta
burg, bu'nnl Vc. Mh. U, ISI.O").
Ittuirll Hron', hnrdwaro loro,Mnnl
tee, MlcJr , hurne.1 Deo. 7th. U, 2.,0r0.
Hinnll MrMon's slorn nt .Sonnrn,
Ohio, bururd Dec. (rth, Im, 'JO.Ujr).
TI10 Donvnr At Itlo (Irnmlu rnllrond
h pim Into the hand of thn AlrhUon,
Topek V flanta Fre.
Tho I'lnin, lliirdlal A Hnriinrdo ImjU
and nut work ! IlulTilo, N Y , were liiriinl
Dec. Illli. h, IM.IMI.
A call has Itoon ImsihmI for a reunion
of the aurvlvlng Mildler of the lltaekhawk
war, lot hrld alrlprlngflpld, III. Jan. Nth,
Hhort iV Foriiinnco's Job printing and
stationery eUMIlimenl, at Cterelatiil, Ohio,
wa partially deitroynl by lire December Itth,
A tologrntn of Deo. lOlh says llonry
Well, of Well, Fargo A Co.' Rtprex, I
lying at the point of death In (llugow, Hrot
land. J, (). Ilidnos, an onginoor on tho
Chtrago, Ibwk Iml 1'aeinc railroad, hot
hlmielf falally Ihroiih tne head, Dec 10th,
Caue depretilon of plrU,
A lire at Oalosbnrg, III., Doc. 10th,
ilr ttrojeil thn hroom-orn warelimiw of (.', M,
Hhetduri, with eouilderahln itoek, Um, 'i
U)t partially limirr.l.
Tho nxprims eominnlim doing linsl
act between New York and the Wett, bare
agreed UKin a new schedule of reduced Mica
on wettern-bouml frrlghU, to take effect Jan
nary lt.
Tho loss by thn storm In wnstnrn
MaatachiiMttU lurreaae a cominunleatloril
etabllheil. The tiws In Weitllsld alone, In
eluding road, railroad and private property,
I .VK),()0).
Now dlsdovorlos of Huh sllvor donos
Its continue to bo madn III the tlrlulty of
l'sdvllle. Tlidnrut rrmarkabln one wasmsile
by I.teiit. tlovernor Tsbor, of a vein from
which ft,7t0 wss tskeii In one dsy.
A flro nt Fort Worth, Toxas, Dwnin
her Inth, dritroyed IIKI.OW worth of property,
Including thn Journal sml fem(xrir printing
ollleo. Mlrhsil Nephsem, s took In s restau
rant, wa found dead In the ruin.
Tho First Niitlomtl Hank of Sitrnto
va, N, Y., tipeniled December III, owing lo
tho defalcation of the county treasurer. A
run wa then precipitated ou thn ComtnercUl
tUuk, of thn panic city, sud Us doors closed.
An oxploslon of nltro-glycnrlno and
gun xw.trr occurred at the HI. llcmsrd rosl
mine In Karllngtou, Ky., DercmU'r lit 1 ho
shock wa felt for miles. A train of mining
cars, mules slid negro driver were blown to
atom.
Tho lOOinllo walking matoh at Junius
town, N. Y., for 1400, ttelween Ml Mary
Mmhsll, of Chicago, aud Dan Carroll, of
Warren, Vs., waa won by tho former, ilie be
ing oiip lap ahead. Hlie had held that ltlnu
since tho Ofly-lhlrd mile.
l'orlor (Itiornsoy, ngod tlftuon, son of
a prominent drugglit, and Florence Wyckoff,
aged sixteen, dsughter of the I'reabylertsn
clergymsM, st l.sko City, Minn., while skstlng
together on the evening of December llllh,
were drowned.
Anothor mill wiw dostroyett by llro
st Mliim hk)1U on tho night of Dec. Mb, canned
It I dated, by tho ixplolon of Hour ililit. 1 he
mill hsd I'J run of toue,anil emplo)ed 'JO
ini'li, I.iw, 7.00(l; lumiratu'c, It.VHH). No
los of life reHirtetl.
Tho Ohio Httito (liuiigo. In session nt
Colmutm, Dec. HUli, sdopted a irsolutlon
reromiueiiillng tlmt county snd Htto sgtlrul
lural flr bo rouiliirl to their legltlmste
objects, and exclude horso racing, side shows
and tho alo of luloxtrstlng llquora.
lliuiry IliMids ato ronortod In tho
east. The railroad tiaek along tho Hudson
are submerged In many places, sud In some
localltlcspoitlousotthe tisck w suited away.
The Jsmes river st Itlchmond thrcsteus aerl
011 ttoot. rVrloua H.kxIk are also fearetl In
some parts of IVnnayWrnla.
Tho Amorloan KUvtrlonl Sooloty hold
a meeting In Chicago, IKv. !lih. Many Inter
cstlng subjects were coiuldered, Inrludlngthe
t csktng telephone, electric lights, and Kin
dred mstters. O Ulcers wero elected for the
next yesr, snd the second Wednesdsy of eseh
DcemUr was adopted as the time for tho reg
ulr annua! nirMlug.
A horrlblo accident occurred at tho
American Iron work, I'lttsburg, December 13,
by which l'alrlck Shannon, s millwright, wa
lnUilly ktllrtl and tits IhhIjt torn to thrctls.
Ill clothing wa caught by a pulley and hi
body drawn on a slistt which "aa making '.MO
revolution a minute, llefore tho machinery
conMlwstopHd hit Uxly w torn to piece
and scattered orcr the mill, portion Mug
thrown,!) feet.
The Sonato hiw conllrmcd Anron H.
Creglu, of New Hsiuivshlrc, John Coburn, of
Indiana, and Marvclleu l Btraru, of FUvt
da, aa Commissioner to the Hot Springs;
Lewis Wallace, of Indian, to be Governor
of New Mexico vice Ocuersl Axtell, suspended
under the teuure of office act ; Col. Itandolph
11. Marcy, Inspector OeneraJ. with rank of
BrVMIcr General, and C F. rVvttt, IVtma
tcr at Farkeraburg, Weal Va.
Tko Now York car driver hato Ikiui
on a atrlke, but new one haTe been employed,
and the railroad director at a meeting re
solved not to take back any of the ttrlker on
an) term. The old drlrurt made tereral a
aault on th new our, and tn tome placva
put ohitruetlona ou the track. Sorer! of
them were arrvMed. l"bre iollcemen were
placed ou each car, and the road other!
guanled.
4 firvat daruagti tea rvportml by tho
flood throughout the Kat, at date of Dec.
1 1th. In Philadelphia the Iom li aerlou by
Uie over flow of wharree. In FeontyWanta,
the rlrcr and ttrram are greatly wollen,
aud rllnil and other bridge are washed,
way, It ralued tteadlly for ftrty hour. The
tralua on mwi of the road have been delayed,
and telegraph, ltnta were proa t rated br the
wind. The lower part of Brattkboro, Ver
mont, waa tttbaiergad, aad many tasaUlea
had to be rowed w boat to placwa of
safetv, Orest dsmsge to hlghwsys snd
bridge I rrfitil from all part of New
r!gtaj.d Mill Hirer, st Nm!.o.pu,ii,
M , was higher than ever before hnawn,
Fifty house were (!!e), and one Iron I ridge
strpt sway At Fbrrrnrs one draw bridge
Is gone, factory proffty deitruyrd, aixl
rtiail wathcil swsy, At Isth a hrMge and
a large amount of other pto-rty I deiroytl.
Ttie bs st Weitrleld I sstlnutol tt l.tO.WO.
1 he damage I great throughout New YoitU
The fliotiirhtnn and Ctirungii river were
hitfher than they have breri fine IW..
Ihs damage at Klngtton, Wilbur, KMy
ill-, and llitidout, i rstluisUd st 50,U).
Tenty rive bililge thst ctom Mltlhnmk le.
tween Mlnevlllo and i'urt Henry wern swept
nj, 8 the repfirl come from a!l part of
New Knglsnd, New York snd I'ennylvsnls,
In tlentlrig thst th ilorm wa tor r I tile and Mm
Im of property heavy, No o of llfn U rr-t-tUL
Olsstlssnl HrMirit.
llonry J. llodohiclr. In Ht.'louis, for
the murder of V Vr, In June 11, h
l 11 found guilty of murder li the Ort 1-
A man tunned Itboads was assassina
ted st (lerrnsulowri.Tcini., Dec Uth. He ws
linl while sitting In atorn by Niiue unknown
rwin.
I'ollco oillcnr John Scott, of Mnorn
merit'), Cal., wa hot through thn hed and
killed In that city on the night of Dec. H(h, by
parties unknown,
On thn morning of Deo, llltli, I'otor
Miirhineluer, of Clncliistl, best hit wile over
the hesd With a list Iron until he supKMH-d her
dead, snd tlieu went out snd hsliged hlm'idf
H. II. Kddlns, nt Mnmphls, has boon
found, In thn United Htate Circuit Court,
guilty of (turfing the ballot-box, at llartlett,
with fraudulent tlckr!, at the last jrelderi
tlal election, He was s Judge of election and
a prominent clllieu.
John O'Connor, an ox-muinborof tho
Ohio l.eglsture, who waa convicted In thn
United Htate Court of forging co'lalu papera
li procure an Invalid petition, has been ten
tenoi-d to onn )esr' luiptlMiiimenl In the
Montgomery county Jail, snd to psy the cost
of proncc utlon.
J. M, Toinpfroy, editor of tho Sttttir
! A'eefilri Veil, of t'ovlngtou, Ky , lis
(cell setitetired to psy a Una of f Ml and b Im
prloned for sixty days, for puMUhltig s IIM-
ou srllcle rellectlug on the Hon. John (I. Carl
Ule, the pretvut member of Congtes from
tlistlltrlct.
On Sunday morning, Docombor l.Mli,
lu Motion, I'strlek Cslli, while In bed, waa liol
four time by hi lirollier-tn-liw, Charles Cl
Ithan. Calu chaied Callahsn, and al thu lat
ter reached the kitchen, ho seltrd a carving
W 11 If and cut hi own throat, dying almoni in
lUutly. Calu cauiiolllvo.
On Sunday morning, Ih'cnmhcr Hth,
down near Huininervllle, Texas some maked
men lurrviinded tho hotio of John Ptull, snd
threw a torpedo InMdc. Tho Inmates csme
nulling out, when thn ssslns ohwt ud kill
ed Kufu 8mtth and John Htull, snd woiiudetl
Hmlth's wife and baby, Tho aaastiis are un
known, Tho Surgeon of tho Virginia ponlton
tlary re tort that of thn ISM) ronvluts hired to
thnJsiiMa ltUir.t Kanawa Canal Co, lat
year, IVI died of bad treatment, oxpotiro snd
lllthy accouimiMUtliins. TbU ahows a mortal
It) of 10 percent., while In tho prison It Is
only lUf per cent. Tho l.eglalaturn lis av
Hilnted a committee to Investigate tho mstter.
Tho llostoti llontld mhjm thorc nro
sovernl gtuga of Inigua comiullou merchant
In that city, organised tiudir a leader, who
supplies all tho capital. Tlwy obtain coulgn
mollis 011 crodlt by mean of circular quoting
high pi Ice, aud dlpoo of thn gxd In New
York at low rstea. More than a million of
dollais has U-on reatlied, end a the U does
not resell them, the tnulne thrives.
James Dovluuy shot and killed John
llsnelt, nesr Memitil, Teiin.,011 the night of
Deceinter 1'lh. Ilsrrell, who belonged to a
gang of doporrtiloes, went to Devlnuy's rrsl
deuce, csllo I him out, presented his plttol,
slid ssld that ho had a death warrant for htm
and his brother. Devlnev went Into his houtv.
procured his shot-gun, aud killed llarrell its
ho sstou tils horse, with bis pistol still In tils
hand. The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict
of 'justllWhlo homlelde.
At Mt. Carrie, Florida, a short timo
sgo, four negroes attempted to burn a mill
aud then beat tho Hupc rlutcndcul's wife, and
compiled her to give up 1400. Tho tiegiws
wero srrcMcd, but tho Jail where they were
confined was burned down and they were
lodged lu tho court houte. A baud of mkcd
men the morning of Dec. 14th overpowered
the guard, took the prlsouera out sud aliot
two ilesd snd mortally woun led a thiol. The
fourth ecaed but surrendered to the authotl
ties, A l.oulsvillo dlspntch of Dcu, 9th
sssi A special dispatch from Mt, Sterling,
Ky., to tho CouricrJourust ) .lame l'etlt,
Deputy T, 8, Marshal, airivrd therulsat night
from a vlnt'.) miles f o in Jscksou, the sihiio
of tho Iste dlturlsue In llresthltt county,
snd reports auother ctdllslou letwieu the pr
ties if Hill Strong and Jerry l.tttlo whlrh oc
curred Wrdnesttsy ocntug lstt. Four men
were killed sud seven wounded; Jerry Utile
h smoug tho killed. The repot t Is ctmnnnetl
bythe null csrrler fnvn Compton, Wolfo
county, situated 'JO mllea this side of Jsck
sou. A dWjmtch fr)in Nebraska City, of
December 10th, say ths Jury at that lc
found Henry Jackin, Heuty Martin and Wm.
8. Htvtnt guilty of murder In the sccoad de
gnv, for kllltug Charles Ulocura and outrsg
tin hi wife. The evidence seemed to warrant
ardtctof murder In the tlrtt degree, and
Judge Oaslln o tsjtel lu the sentence of pen
Iteutlsry for life, which he pcd upon the
murderer. About two o'clock oa the morn
ing of December 10th, a crowd assembled at
the jail, broke In tho door, overpowered the
Jailor, scltcil Msrtln and Jackson, and taking
them half a tulle south of the court houte,
hung them to a tree, where the bodies were
found that rooming, (llrtns was Uken to the
penitentiary by a ttronp guard.
An Omaha dispatch of Doc. 13, says:
Two men named Ketchum and Mitchell, e
cued of teallng slock, and who recently kill
ed a herder named Stereos while trying to ar
rest them, were on Tuesday night taken from
the atari! of Center coanty and hi posse by a
mob of armad men, who tied them to a tree
aid banted them aoU to deem. Taw mob waa
cvnfifised of 36 men, nearly all brdr, and
tntfked
J. me H, tlurke, who kflle.1 Mrrrts Wleht,
a Texas herder, to ie;rmbrr, wa found gollty
of innrder In the scrmd degree by tb Jury nf
the Dltrtet Court, the verdlet llng vctim
paiilnl with a recmmendaion for mercy
Judge Hsvage nieneot him to twelve year
at Urd lalor In the Unto n penlientUry.
The murd-rrd Illr4 of Mr. HirUon and
three children ttr fuou.l Dec, lllh, In a hay
taek 011 her farm CfUen mite outh of Kesr
oey, aupprMinl to hsvn been klllwl on the 5th.
A msn namol fl. I), Klchards I uprcted of
being the miirdtrer, snd It Is thought
Uist he left Kearney for the F.t. A re
wanl of 'J,ns1 t offered for the rret of the
mtirdtrrr lltehard laM )eartld,lx feet and
twolrirhraln height, black eyes, dark brown
curlv hair, abort tide whlaker arnlrnouittche,
Slid wearing s llgtil hat.
Ahrursd,
THK (lltir.NT.
lutelllgonco Ita-s been received ut
Vlrtina thst the rhtrf of the AlbsnUn lrssue
dviuaud lhniicorr.tlltm of all Albanian dls
trie! as au'oiKHiums province, that they lu
tend Wi act 011 the ilcfuilvn,hvercfu-d toald
ttie I'orte igaliot the Maird'inlaii lnur(;ent,
havn Jirnmlnil to protect Itxlgarltxa again
Montenegro, and have sdrtse! th InhahltanU
of Nov! IHsr nut to attack the Aiutrlan
troop occupying ltoula.
Tho Stiltun has assured Count Zichy,
Atl'troHurigarlsn Ainbatdor to CctiaUntl-
11 4f, of thn I'ortti' lute utlon to adhnrn 0)
the treaty of llrrllti, and expreMe great axle
ty to arrive at an understanding with AuUrta.
A Cotistaulluople dlapatch y Andrew Ito
rrer, a nillve of Hungary, who was natural
ised In the Culled tUte ,11 1NV4, wa arrrbl
oil thnlWthof November. Mavnard wllltodty
1I1 mand to bo Informed of the charge again
Homer.
Tho Russians hnvu decided to lunvu
Ml.OftO men In llulgaila, and toconcciitratc all
the tnxia In excea of that number at Adri
an oplc until a ile Unite treaty I concluded. The
lliltlfh Aiub!sitor contradict the rrxirt
that he la negotiating an additional treaty with
Turkey. The Amerlcsi Contul hss made
tin co application for the release of Itoiucr,
Ho wa Informed tl at ItomiT waa a part) to
tlio conspiracy lu WW ItiHyrU, hut as his sr
rest ws contrary to ths treaty obligation,
thn Vlsler onlered Humor to tho dellveriHl to
thn Consul for trial. The minister of police
reqiietaotl thn remind of the prlroncr until thn
IJtli The Conul iiroteted, slid will aply
asln for the custody of Itomnr. A irres
pouileul at ConUnllnoiln telcgrsihs that It
I ssld thst domiciliary vUlta have been paid
to thn liniKc of thn lto ,Mln!Mi'r,wh heir
preuniillve, and the Gillian's brother, and
tho hoii'cs aro ttrtctly gtunli-d. Tho streets
are strongly pstrolled, and thn Hultan Is much
slarmed.
ArOIIANINTAN.
Disputolios of December Uth nay that
the HiltUh killed at I'elwar aro now estima
ted at 'JO. Thnva't supplies which tho Af
ghans hsd accumulated for winter In tho vll
lagea around I'elwar greatly rellnvo the com
mUssrlst, tietiersl Huberts Is erecting huts
lu I'elwar I'sas for a portion of hi troop. It
ha been rumored that an advance. 011 Jelala
bod has been ordered, ami tho Ameer of Af
ghanistan ha tied to TurklsUn. Intelligence
lis been received thst tho family of tho Ameer
of Afghanlntaii ha taken refuge to HumUu
Tiirklitan. A reconnolssnre thowed lliatKhc
Jolcko I'aa I not defended, and (leneral Hid
dulph ha been onlered to occupy It.
A correspondent with tho K 11 nun
column reports tlmt a predatory trlbo attacked
the rear guard of the contoy vast of Hoplcrt
I'sm, (Ion, Itoberts sent two regiments, which
rescued the convoy. To llrltlsti olllcers
were severely wounded. Three (Stiork were
killed snd twelve (Ihorks sud nne Highlander
wounded, (leu, Hubert hss summoned tho
chiefs of Kiiraui to aimwerfor tliooutrsge. It
I found tlmt Ihrco iviworful tribe will com
blno agsliift tho Ilrltlfh.
Dlspntohes to Deo. 18th say: OMluinU
snd tiotsbles of Allalahad have arrlvisl at
DakWa to tender their suhiulMtou snd services
to tho rirttftli suthorltlcs. New from Csbul
represents that eight n glmentaof tho Afghan
Itifsutry havo shown 11 dlslnclltutlon 1 1 light
The natives tn the south of dhutzsrgarden 1'sst
seem friendly to tho Brttlnh.
Tho people of Utiuharest, Deo. 10th,
commemorstod tlio fall of I'levtia. A Cm
stautluople dlapatch says Mshmoud Damad
Pasha haa tu-en appointed (Jovernorof Trl(
oil, lu IWrhaiy. He left for bis post lmmell
stely. This Is counldcrcd the same ss bsnlsh
merit. Other erous of leaser note have !een
sent Into tho provinces.
A special lo tho London ifcerfiscr
from Bombay s)s An Afghan ofllcer ar
rival In (leneral Browne's camp from Jelals
bad, and Invited tho llrltlfh to advance to
Catitil and est' llsh a new government lu cou
sequence of a general rising again! the Ameer,
A dlipatch from (juetU say that Information
hat 1hcu received continuing the report thst
the gsrrltnn of Candaharlias tcen relnforiHil
by Afghan tnMq from Herat, and a Urge
fore eof Turcamon cavalry.
OKIIMANV.
It In proposed to transfer tho con t ml
of the Orrmsn rsllways from the State to tho
Imperial Government, tn Vrussla, at last.
KNDUMI.
In tho llouso of Commons, Doc. 10th,
the Under 8ecrettry of India said that the
Council of ludl Intended to Increase, the na
tive rmy l.0ix) men. ,They were not tending
out fresh toldlert fnvn Kngland.
A man named Madden was arrested
tn London, Dec. I'ith, charged with threaten
ing the life Queen of Victoria. Madden, It ap
pears, la a harmlea lunatic, and haa teen
known at auch for twenty year.
Tho (irand Duchess of Heso Darm
stadt, 1'rlcccM Alice, daughter of Queen Vic
toria, of England, died of diphtheria cm the
morning of Dec. Uth. She ws the third child
ami second daughter of the Queen, and wa
born April 2Mb. lt. Her father, the late
Frlnce Albert, died Saturday, Dec. 14th, 18dl,
being the tame day of the week, aame month,
and the same day of the month.
In tho House of Commons, Doc. 16,
Stanhope, Under Secretary of India, moved
molutloa that the content of the Hour be
given to the defrayal of th Afghan war ex
pente from the Indian rare nue. He aaid the
government hoped and believed It wowld re
main a mere frontier war. Fawcett moved aa
aawacslmMt to U elect that U propeaal waa
unjust. tlliibrUnie seeiMdtl tha amecdiDSot,
iteelsrlng thai the prupial Invtfd the Hooe
to entirely abdlcu It c- ntrol over the direc
tion of the war P'r Ur7ord NotUkoV ld
It wa rx.t Inletnlfd toehsrge the whole ralll
Ury eiirndllure 00 India.
In tho Houto of Common. Dec. 12th,
Northrote, rtplytag lo sn Irqulry lu reference
U hi tUU-ment thtt tt Huflsn F.nvoy hal
leftt'ahul. Ml.) he hsl sine b'en given tj un
derstsnd that only Ui- Kurln Knvoy, not th
ltiilan Mis Ion, hal mra wltUtrsan from
Cabul In the ue of Common (Irani Duff
reip-rirl the debate on the (iovernment' Af
jr,hn i-llcy He violently attacked the tlov
(rrimtnt, declaring that only Bedlamite tr
Ilevnl In the tMhtllty of ti iurlon of In
dl. Burke, I'ndcr Foreign S.-crrtary, replUd,
and the ilebate wa contliuinl by Hardy and
Derilfou fiir Uie OtiM-rvatlvea and OVIiiiinh
ney, Frjambe, Itellsnd ami (luchelu
the l.llx-rata (laMhrln was the only Import
slit l.l!'rrlpvler.
TIIK WOltl.ll OF SCIK.N'CK.
.first osa Mwstlsrya.
Dr. II. V Chapman, of I'hlladelphla,
hits been enlightening the scicutillo ineii
of that city with a long communication
on the iitmtiimy and xoologicrtl (Kisltion
of tho gorilla, baed on tlio ilisaection
of a young sMclmen sent to him from
(tnboon, carefully preserved tlu rum.
As tho result of "his examination. I)r.
Chnpmnn protesU-il agalns' tho general
error, so common among non-profes-slonals,
that ovolutionlsU hold that man
has descended from the gorilla, lie
did not think any monkey now known
could bo rrgardci! its tho progenitor of
man. On tlio contrary, ho believed all
tho facts go to aliow that the different
kinds of monkeys are the modilied lv
Hcciuliints of oub ancestor, and that the
diHuruut 'races of men havo similarly
descendud from n common nncontof;
and further, that tho nncostors of man
ami tho monkey hnd remotely a com
mon ancestry. If this view bo correct,
it is vain, he thought, to look for the
"missing link."
How it U'ngiiN Hhrel Hnsta.
I'roof that tlio top of n wagon wheel,
when running along thuground, moves
faster than tho bottom, is given, by In
stnntiiniious photographs of a wagon in
rapid motion. It is ohviou, says tho
writer, that an lnstMitnncout photo
graph of 11 whui-ol, revolving upon ItM
nxlo in tlio air, will show till parts of
tho wheel in eiptal dlttuncc. Hut If tlm
wheel has a progrcilvo motion, and
any 0110 portion hat a greater motion
than lbs corresponding part, above or
below, there must bo a liability to
blurring in that part of tho picture.
Theso pictures aro taken with so brief
an exposure that tho horio, though
moving at a 2:21 gait, it sharply out
lined. Tlio wheelH of the driver's
sulky, however, havo a ditrereut tale to
tell, Tho lower third of each whvel is
sharp and distinct 101 if absolutely at
rest. Not so with the top, that part of
the wheel showing perceptible move
ment during tho two thousandth part
of a second of tho exposure of tlio pinto.
The upper cud of tho spokes urn! the
rim aro blurred.
la Tttrra u llole 'I'ltronKt Ner
vury'f
In the course of his observations du
ring tlio recent transit of Mercury, Mr
It. A. Proctor, tlio eminent astronomer,
noted n very interesting circumstance.
A bright spot wiw seen on tho planet's
disc, which appeared to him to bo per
fectly ce nt nil and of souslblo size. It
looked, hu says, lust as if tho disk wero
a round piece of black card, and tho
bright spot a hole punched through
with tho compass point in strik'ng tlio
circumference. One feature seemed
deceive of tho subjective nature of tho
bright spot-when a small cloud passed
over n p.irt of tho sun's face, nearly the
whole of which wiw in the Held of view,
the spot perceptibly diminished In
brightness, though not crossed by tho
cloiul. Another feature wiw that, as
tho spot thus waxed and waned, it wus
triangular lu shnpe, but uhun the Ins
ter of the spot was steady. Mr. Proctor
could not distinctly recogni.o this pe
culiarity. Tho appearance of tho spot
wa.s not modilied when the planet wiw
nllowcd to approach tiio cugo of the
rather wide "tleld." Commenting up
on this remarkable observation, an
American paper suggest that Mercury
tuny havo a hole through It, and that
tho bright spot may havo been nothing
more nor less than tho un shining
through; while the question Is also
asked whether, if Mercury bo tubular,
the earth may not bo so also. Coed's
Matjaiinc. '
We will be Crowned In Heaven
A llvo dollar note would lo an extrav
agant price to pay for her establishment
and all it contains, but If heroic woman
hood over found embodiment in humnn
shape, it can I mi seen nightly upon St.
Charles street. Just below the ncademv
of music. A week ago (iramlma Wil
son was In Menijdds, balllingpostllencc
by her tireless vigilance, llatled by a
terror-stricken community an tfielr
guardian nngcl, F.IUabcth, in the zenith
of her splendor, could not havo com
manded tho adulation which spontane
ously went forth to that old woman.
For thirty -eight days and nishts during
the frightful harvest of death at Grena
da thoso withered hands wero often tho
ouly ones to soot ho tho burning brow or
closo dylne eyes. To her tender caro
were committed Uieirchlldrcn by dying
Sarcnt. Appointed by tho divino man
ates of gratitude universal executrix
and administratrix. In that season of
doadlv peril ami death, the confidential
friend of tho highest, she now sells pea
nut on St. Charles street. She did so
bcfo,T, and wero another epidemic to
carry desolation into a thousand boaics,
after another herolo battle with disease
would do so again; but is Ctncinaatus
returned to his plow much more herolo
than Mrs. Mary Ann Wilson returned
from tho devastation of Grenada, (Irand
Junction and Memphis to her peanut
standf Mrs. Wilson was a faithful
nurse here In 1837. During the epi
demic of 1&53 slio was on duty tho en
tire summer. In 1855 she devoted her
timo to the sufferer of Norfolk. An
other year she visited Savannah, and,
in short, for forty years this noble wo
man has flown to the aid of the sick and
suffering the Moment she heard of her
needs. There is a seat above for her
asaofif the beat of God's children.
Sttc OrUmmi JSmt.
W. rrairti Xtfler.
An Kat Indian secular paper av
An important wrtrmonyln connection
with the Homan Catholic church iu In
dia I shortly to be celebrated at Goa.
It has been determined by hit tunlcaty,
tho king of Portugal ami his holines,
the Hpe, that the jlmo is opjortune for
the exhumation of the body of St. Xa
vler, the ajKwtle of India, which has re
mained sealed in lb gorgrout mnuo
lem erected by the piety of Donas Ma
ria Socunda. late queen of Portugal,
in the cathedral of ancient (i sitir. -18-V)
The tragic death of this remarkable
and yood man, which occurred some
three hundred years ago at Macao, while
engagod in propagating tho great doc
trines of ChrUtianity, is a matter of
history, and how his body wa brought
by sorrowing and loving friend to Goa m
and there Interred, and now he wa jan
nnlzed by tho Human conclave and 'La
right hand sent to Rome siti'o which
time the body has lMn periodiotlly ex
humed and present a one of the mi
racles of the church to tho thousands of
Devotee who, on those occasions, cou I
gregum from all part of India to taku X
part lu the ceremony. At each of these
exhumations tho remains have been sub
jected lo the most rigid Inspection by
the best medical faculty procurable. In
the procnco of all tho great dignitaries
of the church and realm, including the
governor-general In person, that no de
ception may Imj used, and thi.t every J
minute circumstance in tho appearance "
of the body may be observed and dear
ly and distinctly noted down in the re
port, which roort, after having been
signed by all the olllclals present, is
sealed up in the colli n to remain until
its next presentation. It is nlllrmed
that no species of fraud could by any
poslbility bo admitted.
I happened to bo traveling in that part
of the world In 18.VJ, and. its I was inti t
match- acquainted with the then gover-
nor, having served in the same regi
ment with him aa a youngster, ho readi
ly admitted my request for a private In
spection, although not of tho Unman
Catholic faith. Proceeding, according,
ly, to tho cathedral, accompanied by the
archbishop's chaplain und an aid-decamp,
I found tho body In lu ni'is'slve
silver collln, inlaid with' the riohestem-V
broidery, open in a glass case, ling at
tho foot of tho altar. The front'of the
case, forming 11 door, composed of ono
solid piece nf gla-is, was uiilockd with a
key brought, llrmly fastened round his
wrist with a irold chain, bv tho idil-.ln-
camji. The collln wiw drawn out on
truckles, and I knelt by the side for a
closer view. It represented a man of
about forty years, rather under thnn
ove the medium height, in a most per
fect statu of preservation. The framo
was tlmt of a slightly built man, and
the countenance had the appearance of
a holy calm and neace. In fact, it wore
tho expresion of unutterable love, that
wiw fascinating. I remarked that a
slightly darkened spot appeared under
tho left eye, and this 1 was told had ap
peared slnco tho previous inspection,
some twenty years before, and was sup-
posed to bo occasioned bv a blow re
ceived by the apostle at the timo of his
murder. The present occasion, it is
thought, will be wno of the greatest
gatherings that has over occurred, as
notifications have already been received
of tho intended presence of almost all
tlio Homan Catholic IiMioim lu India,
iw well as severnl from Kurope, who
will take advantage of the Suez, cnnal,
available for tho first time for the pil
grimage. Apartments have also been
taken for permits of high tank among
tho laity, and It U confidently reported
that his royal highness tho king of Por
tugal's brother will make ono of the
number -Cutholic Telegraph
l-ocomolhes Wlilivut Fire.
Machines on tho above-named prla
ciple aro now at work ou the tramway
from Huell to Marly, near Paris, and
with very satisfactory results. Tho
system iu use is one Introduced by M.
r-rancy, an engineer, and is based on
the fact that water bolls at a lower
temperature proportionately to the re
duction of the atmospheric pressure.
Most of our readers uro aware that al
though water requires a heat of 2PJ de
grees Fahrenheit to boil at the level of
the sea, a much lower tempuratuni is
sufficient to produce tho satuo effect on
the top of a mountain. Wo will now
explain how that physiological fact is
practically employed. Into a reservoir
of thin steel, wo cannot call it a Irollcr,
for It has neither lireplaco nor lire, is
introduced 1,800 litres of water at a
temperatureof '.'00 degrees Fahrenheit,
and covered up hermetically. The
steam it gives off at onco tills the su
perincumbent space, nnd produces a
pressure of fifteen atmospheres. As
soon as any of the vapor is turned on
for moving the machine the pressure
is reduced and tho water then begins
to boll, producing a fresh supply of
steam. Of count) that process Ss ti
but limited extent, as. nt tho ootn
mencement, tho liquid only contained
a certain amount of heat, which is
gradually diminished as the reproduc
tion of steam takes place at lower tem
perature by the exhaustion of the su
perincumbent pressure. So far a ma
chine of this description would bo ob
viously totally inadequate lo any very
prolonged Journey. liut for short tran
sits it has been found extremely ser
viceable. As the amount of pressure
required to work the engine I only five
atmospheres, a series of valves are so
arranged as to prevent a greater amount
of force issuing from tho eacrvolr thn
is necessary, and thns retaining, as far
as possible, the heat originally con
tained in the water. The driving part
of 1)10 machinery is nearly Identical
with that of ordinary locomotives, with
a few modifications, with the purpose
of guarding against the nseleas waste
of the heat originally introduced into
tho reservoir.--UaltgtwnCt Mesttngtr.
lXnmnts de Tern Forcets. -Mine
finely some cold meat, and season; pick
out your large potatoes, pel and core
them, only be careful not to core then
through; till as full as you caa with
minced meat, asd put Into a dish to
bake, with about a cupful of water, and
a little butter or good dripplagof Uef.
Iilargw. aa hoar Is required to Ukt
then; If mot, oae-half th time do.
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