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Notices of Publications.

The Knckerbocker, for June, is upon
our table. This is one Of the oldest, as
well as one of the most truly meritorious
Magazines Of the day The Publishers
Of the KMcKERBocKER, HOME JOURNAL,
and Musical WORLD, have entered into
an arrangement, by which they furnish
the three publications fer Fine Dollars
This is one of the most liberal offers for
obtaining literary matter of the highest
order, that can be found. Specimen cop
les can be seen at this Office.
The Western Medical News and Can.
Ger Journal, is the title of work pub
lished quarterly, at twenty-five cents per
annum, and edited by r. S. Newton, NJ.
D., Cincinnati, 0. Also, the Eclectic
Medical Journal, conducted by Jos. r.
Buchanan, M. D., and II. S. Newton, M.
d. OF the peculiar merits of the above
publication, we arc not SO fully compe-
tent to judge, not being Of the medical
profession, but from the many encomiums
of tho Press, we should judge that they
are deserving Of an extended circulation.
Terms, of the Eclectic Journal, SO per
year in advance. Address, Dir. r. S.
Newton, Cincinnati, Ohio.
EEThe Maine Law Advocate, is the
title of new campaign paper, started at
Columbus, the first No. of which, has
been received. 1t is devoted to the ad-
vocacy Of the Maine Law in Ohio. Terms,
so cents. Address, @. V. Culver, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
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MORE MORMON DIFFICULTIES The
Detroit Free Press announces the re-
newal OF depredations by the Mormons
of Beaver Island, upon the Fishermen
along the shores and in the waters ol
Lake Michigan. Early in the Spring,
six or eight small houses owned by the
Fishermen at Brick Point were burned.
and two hundred barrels of Fish stolen.
On the 9th ult., about $500 worth ofprop.
erty, consisting of Boots, Nets, Clothes,
&C., was plundered from various persons
on Gull Island. These, with other ras.
calties. have been traced TO a gang oi
men from Beaver Island. The citizens
of Mackinac and the Fishermen of Pine
River and Gull Island have held meet.
ings to devise means TO protect them,
selves agninst ii ese depredations. Il is
feared there will be an open outbreak
Sandusky Register.
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Political intelligence.

Missouri does not elect Legislature
this year. but in August 1854, when thu
Benton or Anti. Benton contest will b.
decided. This year only Clerks. and
County Officers are to be chosen, save
that two of the seven new Congress Dis
tricts (the III and VIIth) are TO elec
Members Of the next House, each of the
others having a Member residing within
its limits elected last year when the State
was divided into FIVE Districts, under the
old Appointment.
VERMoNT.-The Free Soil party have
renominated their last years ticket
Lawrence Brainard for Governor, VIM.
M. Pingay for Lit. Gov, d. P. Thompson
for Treasurer. A strong effort was made
to nominate William G. Bradley and
unite on him the Demo cratic,' Free
Democratic" and anti Liquor Law inter.
ests. but the Convention wouldn't stand it,
having tried coalitions with Soft Shell
democracy" thrice, with large loss ol
character and small gain of spoils.
VERMoNT.-The Wing Stale Conven-
tion will be held at Montpelier, June 22
A MAINE WOMAN ELECTED TO OFFICE,
The Eastern. Districtin lincoln coun-
ty, has chosen lady for Register oi
Deeds, in place Of Hezkiah Coombs de.
ceased, over Sylvester. the regular Dem.
ocratic candidate, and redoubtable "Mr.
Scattering" The meeting was held on
Monday last. The returns show the elec-
ton of Miss OLIVE Rose, of Thorn aston,
formerly an assistant to Mr.. Coombs.
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From the Highland News
The War Renewed.


The "treaty of peace" announced a
short time since, between the Marietta r.
R. and our own, has been faithIessly vic,
lated by the former company, and it is
now engaged in the same hostile demon.
strations against cur company as before
the arrangement-maklng publications
preudiciaI to the credit OF our road, and
endeavoring to injure il in every possible
way. The ink was hardly dry upon their
written agreement 10 cease hostilities, be.
fore they recommended them by pub.
fishing the BaldtDin protest in the New
York Tribune and other papers.
This exhibition OF bad faith deserves
and will receive the condemnation Of all
honorable men. II is now perfectly ap.
parent that the only object OF the Mariet.
ia company in protesting peace, was to
escape from suit for damages, which
they feared our company would bring
against them, after the result of the In.
junction cases. This was the motive oil
the hypocrlical professions by which
they deceived our Board, and made good
their escape from the danger in which
they had involved themselves.
But their perfidy is too evident to be
concealed from disnterested parties. Az
sample of what is thought of their
course, we copy the following from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and if we had room.
we could give similar comments from all
the leading papers of that city:
II appears that suits at law, brought by
the Marietta against the llilsborough
company. iTtthe name of two members
oI the Balding family, were compromised
under the advice of counsel, and with.
drawn-the Marietta company paying all
costs and $1,000, the fees OF the Attor-
neys employed by the H!lsborough com.
pany in their own defence, against these
two actions
This arrangement, we understand, was
made upon the 18th inst. at Hillsboro' ,
and twas at the same time agreed that
oil hoslilities between the two companies
should cease. The Ilillsborc' company
appears to have Rdheared to tho articles
OF peace; not as the Marietta company,
which has subsequently,, il would appear,
caused publications Of hostile nature
to be made, both In New York and Chill.
licothe, against the Hillsborough road.
We had hoped that all newspaper con.
troversy and pickering on the part of
these two companies would have ceased,
and both gone on in the vigorous prose.
cution Of their respective roads. This
zoe beliere The HilisborOugh has been
doing.
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Construction of Rapping TIA bIes

Mr.. Peck, a cabinet maker in Pear
street, New York, has furnished the fol.
lowing account of the manper in which
tables for spiritual raPpers' are cOnstfuc'
ted:
Having been called upon by Professor
Mattison, in relation 10 several tables
made by me for many parties in this city,
am free to state that have made two
medium tables during the past year, both
of which had machinery concealed in
them for producing 'raps at the will o.
the operator. The beds II inch thick
were cut out in the centre, so as TO admit
the machinery, and then carefully cover
ed, so as TO leave hollow, and make the
sounds louder. | am not sufficiently ac.
quainted with the machine and the man
ner of working it, to describe them in de.
tail; my business was TO make the tables
for the reception of the spirits, and thai
have in there in two instances; and am
ready TO do it two or twenty more, if
ON get paid for il, am willing TO assert
And if people will give dollar a piece
TO hear a little hammer strike inside a
tea.table, and 60 crazy about il it is moi
my fault.
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I7,lO4,754 ls,49O,9sl 25,235, 1872

1t will be observed that the deposteS
of every month this year exceeded those
of the same month of last year, while the
aggregate excess is nearly seven millions
The entire deposites last year were about
$5l 100000. At the ratio of the first
five months the entire deposites of this
year will be about $61, 100000, showing
a very large increase in the productive
ness of our California possessions.
The shipments of specie to foreign
countries during the month of May have
been $2,204, $40. The entire shipments
of specie to foreign countries since the
first of January amount to $6, 1894, ,532,
against $9,5l1 $40 to the same time last
year. Our receipts, therefore, from Cal
ifomia since Jauary lst, exceed our ex-
ports to Europe by about nineteen NIL
lions Of dolh RS!
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OutrnReOuR.

Thomas Shields, who was juror in
Judge Colts Court in st. Louis, and
whose presence was required longer than
one day, separated from the others al
night and went home contrary to the
Judges instructions TO them to keep to.
gether. When Shields was questioned as
to his reasons for disobeying the court, he
replied that he had been married man
for twelve years, and had never been a
way from his wife one night in the whole
of that time and that he found it utterly
impossible to be absent from her. The
Judge fined the delinquent $50 for his
conjugal affection, which fine was after,
wards commuted to three days imprison-
ment in Jail.
That COLI must be a hard hearted old
boss crusty old bachelor, we really do
believe. Put man in Jail three days,
when he had confessed it utterly impossi-
bic to stay away from his wife one night!
Ma conscience!-Cin, Enquirer.
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" The structure now in progress Of
erection on Sand Key, Gull of Florida.
to replace that destroyed by the hurri.
cane of i846. founded upon seventeen
iron piles covering a square OF fifty feet
at the base and tspering TO twenty fee, a,
the top. The light is a fixed white lpht.
varied by flashes. The local plane is one
hundred and ten feet above low water
From an elevation fifteen feet above the
level OF the sea, this light ought to be seen
at distance Of nearly ssvepieen naut;.
cal miles, II will probably be exhibited
in The course Of the ensuing month of
June, OF which, however, due notice will
be given.
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otal, 79,4o9 100, $50 100, ,225 sO,O2l
The Wool Trade.

A letter from New York TO the Balti.
more Sun, saws:
"Wool is very quiet and at steady
rates in this market In Boston. howev.
er, there have been large sales of foreign,
We hear ofsales Of 100000 lbs. Moroc
CO wool, from second hands in this mar.
ket, at full prices. 10 domestic fleece
some small parcels have been sold at
45C065c. Shearing has commenced both
in this State and in Ohio. There is a re-.
port oil one house, who is the only large
holder Of fleece wool, having made sale
of 100000 lbs. at 60C065c. Pulled wool
is in better stock; 10000 lbs sold at 40c.
for No, city pulled; DO for No. |
country pulled; 48C050o. for super. 55(0
zoe. extra.
We find the following in relation to the
Wool Market in the Philadelphia Com.
mere al List OF late date:
The market has been exceedingly qu.
OF during the past week. The demand
has been limited and prices are rather
in favor of buyers, Sales OF $4,000 lbs,
mostly in small lots within the range oI
our quotations. Among them we notice
IL 900 lbs, fleece a, 65c., cash; 5000 lbs
Merino pulled size; 10000 lbs. pulled
44O46c; 1000 lbs. tub at 46O5lc; some
unwashed at 3St035c; 5000 lbs. English
49044c; and 1900 lbs. African al
S6C03lc per ID. on time.
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GREAT SPEED Last week the New
York Legislature, by special invitation
visited Niagara, on the occasion of the
opening Of new route which makes the
distance from Albany TO Niagara only 30t
miles The trip was made in six paSsen
ger cars full of Invited guests. in the
space ofeight hours. or 38 miles per hour,
including stops. OF course they had a
great time Of it, eating fine dinners at The
magnificent Cataract House. and hearing
eloquent after dinner speeches. Gov
HUNT presided. Senator SEWARD made
an able and excellent speech. On the
return, the same general speed was at.
tanned. The Tribune says. one stretch
of ten miles was made in nine minutes
the So miles between Utica and Syracuse
was run in 70 minutes; for part of the
distance between Schenectady and Alba.
ny the speed was at the rate OF 10 miles
an hour. II is said that the running on
the entire trip was unprecedented, con l..
sidering distance, &c. No accident MARI
ed the JOY of the happy occasion.
We believe in the great moral good of
such trips to the legislators, and trust the
example may be duly honored hereafter.
%. S. Jour.
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0ST The Rochester American tells a
good story, Illustrative of the notion that
the whig party is dead. A silly fellow in
Westchester county having borrowed a
Fowling Piece, sailed forth TO hunt on
the margin Of the Hudson. Two or three
miles of. perched upon mountain top
beyond the river, he espied an Eagle
Dropping upon his knees in the mud he
fired. The noble bird did not stir. Our
Nimrod loaded and fred again, with like
result and SO continued to pop away, ill
ater expanding oil his powder he went
to the vllloge and informed his oompan
ion, that il they would take boat aud
visit the mountain top, they would find
there a very large eagle, stone dead
But" said they, how do you know lhal
he is deadi' "llow do | know in WHY
! have been firing AT il ever so long and
he must be dead"
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HAPPINEss.-Happiness is the sur
which shines alike on the howery field
and on the gray rock. External circum
stances have not hundredth part of the
power over it, that we are apt TO believe
The soul is so constituted that il can en-,
JOY certain amount of worldly blessings
and no more. Too much becomes bane
A glassful Of wine is better than gallon
if the drinker lacks wisdom over his cups
The hungry man partakeS Of a crust Of
bread with keen relish, while the cloyed
appetite refuses the delicate dainties.
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DEATH OF A CENTENNARIAN.-The
Pictou Chronicle records the death a.
Antagonist. Nova Scotia, on the 9th Of
May, at the extraordinary age of 1916
years, OF JANE, relict of the late NATHAN
PusHEE, who was irumpet.msjor on the
staff Of Gen. WASHINGTON in the Revo.
lutonary war of the United States, and
who died at Onslow, on his return from
the United States in l848. after having
been admitted revolutionary pensioner,
and having received back pay lor a mum.
Der OF years. The deceased was the
first white woman who came to that part
OF the county of Sydney, having settled
there in 1894. Her defendants number
l47, being 10 children, 70 grandchildren, ,
and 67 great grandchildren.
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Attempt of a Mother to Murder her
Four Children.


Last evening, at an early hour, a Mrs
TT. Harper residing in Jacksons Court
between Ninth and Tenth and Race and
Vine streets, while under the influence o
mental arrangement, attempted TO take
the lie of her four young children, and
TO kill herself.
The neighbors were alarmed by the
screams of the children. and on going to
learn the cause, met the eldest child o
the unhappy woman, a lad Of about eight
years, who said that his mother wanted to
kill him, and was numbering his brothers
and sisters with carving knife. Several
persons Immediately rushed into the
house, and found the statement of the
boy sadly correct.
The wretched mother was brandishinp
large knife, with which she had inflicted
wounds on the bodies of three of her chill.
dren, and then tried TO put an end TO her
own existence. One of the children, q
little girl about four years of age, had re
ceived irighllul wound in the throat
near the carotid artery; another, boy OIL
six years, had received severe, though
not dangerous cash on the shoulder, aud
a third, an infant some three months old
had bad cut on its throat.
Every assistance was Immediately rem.
dered, and it is probable that all will re,
cover. The little girl, however, lost much
blood, and was considered seriously in.
iured. The child who gave the alarm
escaped without injury. Philadelphia
Ledger.
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SINGULAR PHENoMENA.-Our readers
are aware that on Walnut Hill excava.
tions are being made, on the line of the
new Short Line Railroad. The work.
men have in excavating passed through
layers Of crystalized limestone, and soap
or satestone alternately, in which very
little water las found Afew days since.
however, when they were about one hun.
dred and seventy feet from the surface ol
the earth, the flame Of candle or of a
burning match accidentally came in con
tact with liquid supposed to be pure
water, that had gathered in one of the
holes drilled in tho rock.
Much the surprise OF all present, the
apparent water took fire, not after the
manner Of inhammable gas, but sent up
a strong, clear, und steady flame, as il
It we're composed OF some kind of oil.-
On applying fire 10 the liquid which was
in the other drill-holes in the vicinity, il
also burned in the same manner. Since
that time lOmps and candles have been
entirely dispensed with in the subterra.
mean apartment. the substance continuing
TO burn steadily, and emit an excellent
light Many persons whose curiosity is
excited visit the spot daily TO witness the
phenomenon. The liquid gives no un.
pleasant odor while burning,-Cincinqa
Ii SaH Of Mays 81.
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~ There are in the New York Gus.
tom House some seven hundred subordi i.
mates. For these places there are TWEEN.
ty'seven thousand applicants at the pres.
ent writing The salaries attached to
these officers are substantially as follows:
One OF $3 600, two of So, 500, three of
w 200, five of $4,000, seven of 81 300.
thlrty'six Of $500, one of 81. 400, and
the remainder varying from $500 10 81.
O95.-New York paper.
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Town of Washington to be heard from.
TENNEssEE.--Col. Jesse II. Mcmahon.
Editor of The Memphis Eagle and En-.
qnirer Whig,) has been nominated for
the Legislature in Shelby Co.
KENTUcKY.-Col, George B, Hodge Of
Newport has been unanimously nomina-
ted as The Whig Candidate for Congress
in the Xth District.
Col. Thomas B. Stevenson formerly OF
The MaysUiHe Eagle, is proposed as a
candidate for Congress in Xth District.
NEw-I -IlAMPsmRE.--Gov. Martin de.
clines a reelection 10 the Gubernatorial
chair.
NORTH CARoLINA.-W alter F. Leask.
Dem. is candidate for Congress in the
Washington District against W. S. Ashe,
also Dem.
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increase of Gold.

UNITED STATES MINT.--The Treasurer
of the Mint has furnished the Philadel-
phia papers with statement of the ope-
rations Of that institution for the month
of May, showing the whole coinage to
have been $5,7S9,346 80, divided as
follows: Gold (including gold in bars)
$3.50, ,229, silver $6lo, 1000; copper coin
age SO, 1870; the whole number Of pieces
coined $4, ,869,786. The gold bullion
from California deposited 81, 100000 /;
from other sources $4,000. Silver bull
lion deposited $l,447,o0o. The follow
ing are the items in detail of the gold and
silver:
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Mysteri0us.

The remains of an unknown man were
discovered on Friday last, seven mile.
east OF this city, under such circumstan,
ces as to indicate that he had undoubted
ly been murdered and robbed. Suspi
cious rumors are rife in relation to the af
fair. His legs we're broken below the
knees, and his boots contained all the
flesh not devOured by hogs.
The verdict Of the Coroner's Jury wa:
that the deceased came to his death BY
bullet. which took effect il the head
CrcIeriHe Wdichmdn, 2t inst.
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FORWARDING LETTERS EARLY.-Post.
masters and the people should understand
that the law makes it the imperative duty
of every post master TO forward all mail
letters deposited one.half hour before the
departure of the mail, unless longer
time should be granted by the post master
General. on account of the business in
the Office. During the recent session OF
the United States Circuit Court. at Savan
nah, Ga, the postmaster at Sylvania, in
that State. was fined fifty dollars for de.
laying letter in his office.
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CUBA.-ln these days of"manifest des.
tiny" says the N. Y. correspondent oI
the Post, some statistics relative to Cuba
may be of interest. Know then that the
captain Generals salary amounts 10
something over four hundred thousand
dollars per annuml His regular salary
is $50 600; as this is not sufficient to feed
him, he is allowed $4,000 extra Ior ter
rapin, asparagus and other table uxuries;
for issuing passports (aher paying secre.
taries) he pockets cool $4,000, and
for appointments in his gift the triAing do.
nation fee Of 1913 900 per annum. Added
TO this, he exacts three golden ounces
($5l) for every limb OF rative African
ebony imported into the island; and the
average OF the past six years places this
source of income at $96O.00O,--a very
pretty bonus on the trade he is bound by
solemn treaty TO suppress! Brides and
"Black Mail" run him up another $40.
900, so that, on The whole, hes not likely.
if he is considerable Spaniard, 10
strike" for higher pay.
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A CURIosIrY.--We were yesterday
shown a cluster Of bayonet sheaihs, near,
Iy petriied, which were fshed up neal
the wreck Of the British frigate. IIussar
which was sunk near IIurl Gate in the
early part OF the Revolutionary war
The bayonets were corroded and des.
troyed by the action OF the salt water. bur
the leather OF which the Sheaths are com
posed is in a good state of preservation,
and the stamps upon it are plainly per.
ceptible --New Haren Reg
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The Clay Monument Association,

The proposition for the erection of a
monument in this city to the memory of
the great statesman Of the West. has been
|favorably received, and encouragingly
supported. Determined TO commence and
complete monument worthy Of the mem
ory Of the man and crcditablo to the city
they have proceeded deliberately. and
without parade and much public notice.
AT a morthly meeting of the directors,
held yesterday, it was reported that the
subscriptions amounted to nearly $15.-
900, and about one hundred or so cii-
zens had been waited upon. We are
gratifed to say that in this work there is
no party. Many Democrats evince as
much interest and iberalily as the Wing
admirers Of the departed Statesman.--Si.
Louis RepDb.
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~ A private letter from the remar.
kable traveller, Madame PFEIrrER.
dated Surabaya, December i2, 1859.
furnished to the London Athenaum, men.
tlons that she travelled through the great.
er part of Sumatra, had returned TO Java.
and was about to depart for the Molucca
Islands, with the ultimate object of reach.
ing New Guinea, and exploring TIE int.
rlor OF that country. which has never
been visited by any European.
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immigration at New York

The following tables show the immi-
grafton at the port of New York for the
month just closed, also for the year up to
the present time; with comparison of
corresponding periods for the three years
Immediately preceding. The statistics
are those preserved by the commission
ers of emigration.
The number of alien passengers arriv-
ed during the month of may was 80, ,234,
from the following countries:
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RrWe notice tbatour exohanges spe,

ETWe notice thatour exchanges speak
Of the destruction of the wheat crops in
different parts of the State, by the fly;
from inquiry of Farmers in different parts
of the County, and of personal observa-
ton in visit in the country, we think
there has been but little damage done
in this County; wheat looks we'll, and
bids fair to be full average crop.