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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-12


EEIeE ZEE.S III II. .9XE, HI VE.N'9
W located on The Northeast corner of First
and Sycamore streets, for the purpose of repairing
Musical, Repeating, and other Watches, Jewelry,
&c, begs his friends and the public generally, to
call rpon han, when satisfaction will be guaran-
teed jan22-1yd
.SST.g.N.sS k'AG.a C.sDER,-JUST ne
~ ceiyed in store andfo sale go a1
3 tons Oil Cake, SUI erior article,
so tons Hay,
IL tons Bran,
tons Shipstuh.
500 bushels Corn,
800 bushels Barley And for sale Cheap for
cash, at the feed store Of RUSTON, Water street.
under Telegraph Office. jan11
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-12

t LOCAL AGENTS AT fiS klssl tLLB. INDIANA
hIESSRS- KRAFT 81 HEILmAN.
TIKI subscribers wouh! respectfully inform the
public that they have secured agency to sell the
above named Single Machine, and that they will
I'LL all orders ON short notice. One OF these Ma
chimes has been on exhibition for several days in
this city, and its superior merit il acknowledged by
all. Persons who iAay doubt the ability of this ma
chine will do will 10 enquire of our Lumber deal
ers MIR. Glover and Mr.. Fergus and any person in
the city no has the machine in operation.
The Machine Shingles smooth as If planned,
/ and mt the rate of two Thousand per hour. We
would also state that can furnish Engines sutli-
cent to run this Machine short notice, and
reasonable terms. Call and set Circuar-or per-
desiring Circulars, who will send their ad
dress, can have them sent by mail
sf5- Office corner of Main and Second streets
jan2I-6m KRATZ Il HEILMAN.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-12
EvREsN 9R0U.N.D SPICES

EstFOR.H.z1zO.T' B.S.NTED.-TE.N'
will be legal proof Of the death of JAMES JOHN
WARD, Canadian, who hast heard from some
eight years ago, ''sick al farm house near Evans
gratefully received by his widow, small sum of
money being dependent upon such information. He
was of very inteinperate habits-at that time be-
tween thirty and thirty -one years Of age; about
feet ten inches high; hair dark brown, with a
tnge of red in the whiskers; large sleepy blue eyes,
large nose, straight or very LITTLE curved; small
mouth, With a up towards the cheek, on the
right side. Address BAKER & FOSTER,
jan22-lmd&1tw Evansville, Ind.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-12
VE.9E.V' STREET PROPERTY. FOR

N1IFyN.H STOCH F0R s.FEE .-FFFsE
IL Mules and two Horses. and all under . wears
old, for sale at H. II. COOK q SONS
feb9 Stock Yard
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

rs During the summer that has Just
passed away, thousands of sufferers from dysente .
rs and dlarrhpa nave heen relieved by the nse of
evidently destined to maintain permanent place
m the public estimation. Bilious d!arrhTi is one
"a those diseases which battles the skill al the phy
slcian. The medicine they administer to act upon
the bowels never seems to reach the source of the
EVIL! THs dthcutts is To get remedy that viii
reach all the digestive oFzaEs. and give them 81
muiiEneously rUsn oI vlgor. to rid themselves oi
tiis disease This problem is solved by the BIT
TIERS which never fails to conquer the most stub
horn cases. It's only far to say that during the
season iust closed. this medicine has achieved
pubic. and during the fail, which that terrible
f-rurge. the fever ana asue. is SO prevalent, the
B-IrERs viii gain fresh fame.
Sold by druggists .and dealers generally. every
where. oc 3-1m
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Seamen's Bsthei.--We regret to find that the
subscription for the Seamen IS Bethel has come
so far short of the hopes of its friends, and will
likely afford Il sufficient ground for the humil-
iating charge that Richmond does not care for
the moral and religious WELL being of sailors
a class of persons that have been actively asso-
ciated with the chief means of her present
prosperity and commercial importance.
We can conceive of no enterprise that ap-
peals so loudly and justly to the beneyoience
of our citizens of every name and denomina-
tion The chaplain has distributed about 3D.
600 pages OF tracts of the American Tract So
ciety's publications; has from fifty to seventy
five sailors in attendance ON his ministry, and
a Sunday School of from seyenty-fiye 10 one
hundred scholars, many of them comprising a
class that the city should feel lively interest
in. 1t will be seen from this how important II
il 10 have q house to serve for the purposes
above named, and In addition secure an apart
nent Ia the edifice that may serve as reading
room at night during the week.
Three thousand dollars have been subscribed.
and shall the enterprise fail for want Of the
small sum Of six or seven thousand dollars
we "a mot think Richmond so blind TO her In :
,arests or SO deaf to the claims Of humanity.
The chaplain has met with great proiessea
Generality. we are informed, from nearly All
Int Il requires something more than tnss 70
hniId house We trust the appear q tne
- manasers. In connection with the efforts q ne
chaplain. will not be in vain, and tnat tne MN
isters of the various churches VIII see tnat tnas
catholic and connendAble Work succesos'
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THE HEAVY Rrs1sEss Barry Sulliya

THE HEAVY BUsINEss.-Mr. Barry Sullivan
got into row with Mr.. Perry, at the Walnut
street, in Philadelphia, the other evening
They were playing together. and Sullivan spit
in Perry's face. "This,' says writer. de-
scribing the scene, "was deemed an insult to
Mr.. Perry" The audience refused to hear
Sullivan any farther. The Philadelphia Press
denies that Sullivan spit upon Perry The
splitting was merely dramatic, one of MIR. Sui
uNan'S .'etIeCts', III Richard III.
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WINCHESTER AND PoroNAc RAILROAD

WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
The annual meeting of the stockholders of this
road was held at Winchester the 22d inst
The gross revenue of the road the last year
was SJ6,36S 9i-net revenue SiG91t -. Ex-
penses S:35, sol 66--leaying an available reyen ne
of Sii,i60 So OF flour 372V2 barrels passed
over the road, of which 2O,C23 went from the
Winchester depot. The President w. S. Clark,
Esq, was e-elected. Edward II. Duer, of Bal
timore, moved that his salary be fixed at $50,
but it was finally fixed at s., 500.
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SPoT on THE SUN-A correspondent says
that novel spot on the sun has been witness
ed within short period from various parts CT
terra firma. According to the record OF the
Historical Society, in London, it appears that
the last phenomenon Of that character was
seen in April, 1866, and which was computed
by astronomers TO be three times as large a.
The Garth
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ns. Kidney aud Rladder CompIain.s.-Th

En- kidney and Bladder Compiai ints.-The
newest and most important discovery Tor Kidney,
Bladder Complaints Urinary DISTINCTIONS, Leucor.
rhtna or Whites, Sexual Weaknesses, Physical
Prostration and Debility Of either sex, is HARIS-
HORNE'S BGCHU COMPOUND.
Persons who have been unable TO walk, have soon
been relieved bs this powerful C0MP0U ND. It's
prepared hy Chemist. and is pronounced by lned-
cal men and those who have used II, to be the best
BUCHU COMPOUND in the world. Large bottles
81 small bottles 80 cents. fresh supply Just re-
seived by FlSHER& WINSTON, Druggists,
Je l4-l2m Main street, hicilhlnnd.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Havor's Court Thos. Manninge. charged
with STEALING case of tobacco from Messrs.
Walthali & English, was yesterday Iemaaded
for trial before the Hastings Court.
Robert, slave, charged with stabbing Ed
ward Hancock, overseer in the tobacco factory
of r. M. Stevenson &c Co., was remanded 10
be tried for felony.
Elizabeth Johnson, free woman Of color, for
being drunk in the street, and resisting arrest,
was ordered to be punished III the usual way.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

EDWARD EVERETT, having been requested to
preside at q meeting in behalf OF Ine ihoians,
and toid hat the spirit of Daniel Webster had
requested MIN to do so, replied, that very
long and ardent friendship had existed be,
tween himself and Mr.. Webster, and ne could
not consent 10 receive any communication
from him through a third party"
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nyrowARpIN T. HAMMERSLEY.
SPECIAL NOTICES


- Car6.-Nrs. w. Fieishmann. from
~ aa Market, long ard we'll known as the
Ian and TASTY Millinery store, hegs to inform her
.Its ara the pnbse "a general. that. fer she bet
W w sg@.,,r n1c,iatirr Of her customers. and others
,,stns the cit, during the far, she has taken tae
sto-r ~ t2 on Nam stteet; next d"@n y ,nT a.
~ t-fi ~ 0ato3eI. and oger Cor sale, durirs the
rsr.n Of one month ~ entirely rev S9Sl ait9THSSS
t',st,,k oj NNIT<ERY 6GGNS. BoNNhls,
pgpES\S uFAl}-RRFSSES. ctc., ct the latest
e., les. snG At prjces which vii. ensEFc qn.ch Snq
r-,-r sale caB fronl ati ~ search 81 eaeNb ana
to,s.ltu} goods is All that swSnted. &C 30"
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BISHOP ONDERDoNK.-The delegates to the
Episcopal Convention at Richmond who have
of Bishop Onderdonk, that nothing that his
friends could do TO induce the House of Bish-
ops 10 act favorably upon the petition and me-
mortal was left undone. 1t is said that cer-
tain documentary evidence bearing upon the
Bishop-evidence never before presen ted-was
forwarded from this city, and that it was the
influence, thus exercised, which induced the
"Star Chamber to dispose of the whole mat
ter by simply giving leave to Bishop Onder-
donk to "withdraw his petition.'-N. Y. Ex-
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A DISCRIMINATING RULER.-The penalties
against gambling are very severe in Weisba-
den. and yet The Duke of Nassau receives year
ly the sum of forty three thousand forms for
the license of the various gambling saloons
there. He invites all foreigners to come and
bet and spend their money freely, but he viii
not permit his own subjects TO do the same
discriminate ruler that Duke.
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"a. Thc Great Virginia Remedy. and no
i MsuG.,1-PEI ERT fNFALIIBLE REMEDY

FOR G0NORRHlEA, AND ALL SECRET Dis
EASES:- THIS great American remedy. contain
ing no Me-curiai or Basamic properties eXceis
ever, thing heretofore offered the public, its
ratlvt. restorative. and renOvatlng powers; and
the medical world are astonished when told that
the above remedy viii cure the above diseases and
confounded when they have ocular dsmnnstra-
tions OF the facts. But the proprietor, who has
known of the remedy for twenty odd years, has
known of A case OF twenty years standing to be
restored to perfect health and all other cases of
shorter duration To he restored, without a single
exception. and therefore challenges any case of
tIoporrhpa which the remedy will not cure, pro-
v!ded the directions carried out with prudence
on the part of the patient; and any one purchasing
half dozen bottles, and using accordingly, IN his
or her case he guarantees perfect cure; and in
case ef failure, Will furnish additional medicine,
free of CHARGE, TO complete the cure, through his
agents: and = cure viii be effected without ineon-
yeIleEce TO the patient. Sold by
APPERSON & DUPUY, Druggists,
Agents for the city OF Richmond,
ar s-sm. No. 201 Broad street.
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THE GoLp IMAGES HUMBUG.-The general
impression in Panama now is that about all
the golden images that We're buried in the dis
trict OF Chiriqui have been found. Still, there
are those who believe that large quantities
will be taken out of the huacas as soon as the
drv season sets in. The excitement has COM
pietely died out and an arrival from Chiriqu III
excited no more interest than an arrival from
any other point on the coast.
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Desperate A6ray.-Two negro slayes-An-
drew Jackson, slave 10 Richard Turner, aud
Jefferson, slave 10 Mrs. Maria Vaughan-got
into a fight, yesterday about some trivial nat
ter when the former seized an axe and gave
the latter a violent blow upon the head. in-
turing him seriously, and il is feared fractu-
ring his skull. Richard was taken 70 ihe
Medical College. where he is under skiilfui
treatment
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Pick Pockets are reaping harvest of wallets
and money at the two Fairs now in operation.
On Wednesday night last two gentlemen were
relieved of their pocket books and contents.
and n lady's watch guard was cut, rs she was
passing through Mechanics Institute hall, but
the thief failed to get the watch. Many of the
s.picks" now professionally engaged in the city
are fashionably dressed, and present the ap-
pearance of gentlemen. With them are said TO
be two or three females, who rob ladies III the
most skllful manner. The surest way to
avoid them is TO leave your money ana vaina-
bies at your hotel Or boarding g-house whenever
you go into crowds.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

NOT AN UNREASONABLE p PRoTEsT "A
Brooklyn IN " gentleman, whose house has
been robbed by burglars four times this season,
complains that each time the matter is duly
chroncled by the police and placed on record,
with the statement that property left behind
is TO the value of several thousand dollars-a a
tunate gentleman protests against this; stat
ing that the police though of little use as a
protection, are excellent at statistics. He ex-
poets another buTgiarous descent before many
Irr-.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

A MArApoR GoNE.-There is mourning In
the Spanish bull-ring. Cachaus, the nrst ma
tador of the day, renowned for his many victo-
ries throughout the whole OF Spain, IN Dull
firht al Alicante. has been so dangerously
wounded as to preclude the possibility OF MS
ever entering the circus again.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Frost AND SNow-Our exchanges, from va
rious quarters bring accounts of recent trosts
and snow Snow fell at Detroit on the 2ist
instant. and at Port Huron on the 10Th, to the
depth of eight inches. There was snow at
Calais and Eastport, Me-, Chicago, st. Paul,
ard various localities in this State and Michi-
gan. At Dallas, Texas, there was frost on the
I'd and Sd instant
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

DANGEROUS ScHooL-GIRL TRICK. - AT q
meeting of the Buffalo Medical Association,
DIR. Storck reported the ease of a girl, twelve
years of age, vino passed from the bowels nine
teen pins and five needles in the course of four
days and who confessed that she had been in
the habit of swallowing them for about threa
months, in order 10 get sick so that she might
not be obliged to leave home and work out.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Mapxfaetwss.--In noticing case OF excel
lent umbrellas on exhibition at the Mechanics
Fair. the names Of the makers should nave
been WM A. DROWN IL Co, OF Pbiisdetphia.
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Careless DrirfHg.-Nec Johnson, slave 70
leonard Clark. was arrested and Gagged yes-
terday TO answer before the Mayor for care
IessIy driving two horses aud baroache over
a little free negro child, in the street The
child was badly injured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Azaussmsnts-The Theatre is crowded every
night and the exertoEs of the management 10
please the public are attended with ample
success.
Wyman is doing capital business at Metro.
none fail 10 be gratified with the exhibition
Ethiopian minstrelsy still holds sway AZ odd
Fellows Hail and Corn lhtaa Hall.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

Rsr J. Lansing Bayrocs.-OwinE 10 una
yo,dablqN.ircumstances. the address that was
to have been delivered bef re the Virginia Me-
ehanics' Institute last night, was postponed
until this evening, at O'Clock. The public are
invited 10 hear him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-28

A JUDGE ON MATRIMoNY.-Judge Stump.
of the Baltimore City Court, has sent a wo-
man TO Jail foro year, and her husband for
a year and one month, because the woman
was excessively cruel to d child of her hus.
band by former wife. The Judge inflicted
the heavier punishment upon the husband
because he said, he had no business to marry
the woman anyhow; and having married her
should have put n stop to her proceedings
His Honor declared it a reprehensible prac-
tice OF parties with children marrying, anG
thus breeding discord in their own families
it was proper subject, he thought for legis.
IatiOn.
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Heusst.-A pocket t-book, containing money
and papers, was found by . boy on the Fair
Grounds yesterday, and placed in the hands OF
the Chief Marshal
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Thsairieat-Kunkel 81 70. will open at
Phmnix Hall, Petersburg, next Monday night,
for the week of the State Fair. The Theatre In
Richmond will not be closed, but new atirae-
lions will he INTRODUCED.
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EXPLORATION OF BLACK RIVER, Mo--An
enterprising Missourian has just explored the
Black River region in South East Missouri,
and has taken Il contract to open the nayiga-
ton of the river. He has ordered a boat TO be
built at Pittsburg, expressly adapted to this
purpose This district has been hitherto un-
known from want of. proper travelling IA
eilifieS
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Goiag By Stedm.-At the Fair rooms on 9Th
street various machines are at work by steafn
Among these. we may mention the steam mu-
sicai instrument certainly the most attrac-
tive article of the kind ever seen in Richmond
"a sewing machine, corn mill, threshef,
moulding maker, saver, or Stat cutter and
thresher There are also at wofk two plinia-
ture engines cord twister, and o,her labor
savers. worthy of notice. Visitors from the
country. as well as our own citizens, viii fiBd
the Fair rooms ON 9Th street, very attractive
places at which to spend their leisure hours.
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Snow III VkRMoET.--A letter from Montpe-
lier 10 the Burlington Free Press, under dats
OF Friday last, says; .To-day IL = dull time
snow .storm has ragged ever aince Wednees
DAY night Ard eae IL 6laA - stay tn.6oess.n
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'N'TI\ NJ IA Ms NlINrS UIN NETNIVte ~ hFVV
a. u ,,is rrenisf!, ana neatly, ana Rs exam
N., vT..c up settle snd eJ0nsi aocoqpn'Sf. .u..;..
,cof. .,,saris IS from WeH ot the brSt standing
.= N.calos nd. - "A, ., rnuNt WI
tAs't.S "a fbs c.Ecc ot AesSrs, JoHN A. LANcAs-
80 -, &C Is I'm
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yIRoISIAss.-The persons killed at Sparta,
comotiye were all natives Of Virginia. Mr..
Payne, think, was from Fiuyanna county,
Nh Gillian, from Dinwiddio, and Mr.. CAST,
from Portsmouth.
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missionary Bishop of the Northwest, by the
Protestant Episcopal General Convention At
Richmond, was originally a member Of the
Society OF Friends, and many OF his relatives
Of that Society reside in Philadelphia.
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Hops.-The Cooperstown (N. ID Journai re-
The quantity of inferior hops, mainly injured
by the early frost, is very large, and pressing 8
apon the market They are bought AZ from D
to 10 cents.
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. =, S.s- rbe ear hath not heard Of p better or
mo srculsr tonic thar Snat known as BAN th ,
|-i..-Tl NJ BfTFEkS. MaHS the sufferers
'~.r I,>rerSia. LAYER Complaint, Heartburn and
>s-r.-> iieadache. To such we advise the use of
.-s,e = fFESS,
Na5ar-cas are the recommCndsicTy certificates
., NJ BAKER. hishiy complimentary OF the Nir-
- al ms celebrated medicine.
1.e. s-.cc at which these BITTERSi rs sold. puts
. m Ire power Of oil classes 10 reap the benefits OF
'sssr virtues.
.7>sS nf dyspepsia of twenty wears stand ;Hg
-v- aeeN cured b. She use OF them IN a few weeks.
r4r 8 ;s.t - Try t5'Hj.
Ties can tr had at ai the prominent Druggists
- .te CITY ol Richmond and elScW here Virginia.
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THE HARPER's FERRY Dam CorTRAcT.--'
The con tract for building the arinory dam at
Harpers Ferry, has been awarded w the Sc.
yernmeut - Ny. II. 4. 0Ailahess
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g. Great Bargains
FOR CASH. AT

g. Great Bargains
FOR CASH, AT
PERKINS & co.'s,
No. I4f, EAGLE SQUARE.
"A Brown SHIFTING, Heavy, at Cd
s. Bearhed - attA
Super. - AZ ~ cehts l..
The best4a ever efsoid here, at l21s cts.
100 p's Fast Cold PRINTS, at 81 cents
Best EuEiish ard American PRIMES, AT II cents
50 bs EAfkNTIAS and DELAiN rs. at l21z cts.
Rich Paris DELAiN rs, at 621a cts, worth H3s cts.
DRESS SILKS. Tery cheap
u VERY Hloh SILK ROBES, at &S5. worth S45
KID SLOW ES. as good az Alexander,s. at 10 cts.
Fest lo-4 Bieached SIIBETINGS. at Is cts.
PERKINS & CO.,
ele-ts No. I4l Eagle Square.
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AN EXQUISITE SwINDLE AND a VERDANT
VICTIM-A fashionable young man has just
been before the Recorders Court in Phiiadel-
phia II appears that a human being. en-
dowed with reason, having become possessed
of five hundred dollars, wished to invest 1t,
and accordingly advertised for offers! As
might have been anticipated, he received an
immediate answer, which informed him that
he could make one hundred per cent. by an in
yestment which would be suggested at per-
sonai interview. The fashionable young man
was the correspondent. A personal interview
was had. The fashionable young man showed
Mr. Verdant Green quarter eagle, stating to
him that he could and would sell quantity
of coin precisely similar, and in every respect
equally good, At the rate of four hundred doll
lars in quarter eagles for TWO hundred dollars
in bankable money. Green took the specimen to
a broker or q chemist, who told him it was
perfectly good. He accordingly paid 70 the
fashionable young man two hundred dollars,
upon which the latter stepped out to bring tbs
coin. Not returning, Green became impatient
and applied TO the police. Hence the arrest.
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Schiller AaAiesrsary.-We learn that the
German population of this city, well as all
over the United States and Europe, are
making grand preparations TO celebrate the
hundredth birthday of their greatest poet
Frederick Won Schiller on the ilth of No.
yember. On the evening previous they will
have the greatest torchlight procession ever
witnessed i'll this city, formed by nine different
societies. comprising 600 members, headed by
the Armory Band On Thursday, the llth,
they will meet Mt 9 O'Clock in Capitol Square,
march from there to the ground, where
speeches will be made in German and Eng
lish. In the evening there will be a monster
concert in METROPOLITAN Hall.
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A MIsKR's sDEvICE-Anayaricious fellow il,
brussels gave large dinner recently. Just
as the guests sat down piercing shrek was
heard in the courtyard. The host hurried
OUT, and returned pale, affrightod, and his
hahds covered with blood. "What is it p was
the inquiry "Alas p he said, "a poor work.
man, father of large family, has met with
terrible accident. He was knocked down by
cart ana grlevously wounded. Let US aid
n1m." a collection was taken up and the
guests contributed f,20G francs Generous
souls! 1t was tie miser's ruse to make them
pay for the dinner