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The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20


FIsuEY.-rhe roulou journals relate the fol-
lowing strange story :" \ wardcr Of the bange
here named Dlrand, has just met with his
death in an extraordinary manner. He was
amusing himself, while off duty, with fishing 10
the dock, from a narrow floating log, when
having caught mulet and not knowing
where to place it to prevent its escaping into
the water, be conceived the idea Of holding it
between his teeth while he baited bis hook.
The fish struggling in the convulsions of death
ended by slipping down his throat, filing up
the cavity. The man rushed out of the dock
for medical aid but soon dropped dead from
sufocation. The autopsy, which took place
on the following day, showed that there had
been no possibility Of saving the mans life
The position of the fsh and the action of the
vicious matter with which the scales were GOV
cred, while facilitating The mullets entery into
the gullet, had rendered its ex raction imprac>
ticable without such inilries to the throat as
would also have caused death Tie author Of
this Involuntary bincjda measured some seven
inches long aud two broad.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20

ABOUT LYIYG-The Rev DR.. Mcleod was
proceeding from the manse of D. to church,
to open new place Of worship. As be passed
slowly and gravely through The crowd gather
ed about the doors. an elderly man, with the
peculiar kind Of wig known in that district,
bright, smoth, and Of a reddish brown, accost-
ed him. Doctor, if you please, wish to
speak to you" Well, Duncan" says the
venerable Doctor, can ye not wait till after
worship" No, Doctor, l must speak to you
bow, for it is matter upon my conscience. -
Oh, since it is a matter of conscience tell NE
what it is; bat be brief, Duncan, for time
presses" The matter is this. Doctor. Ye
see the clock. yoader, on the face of the church.
Well, there is nothing but the face of clock.
There is no truth in it bat only once in twelve
hours Now, it is in my mind very wrong,
and quite against my conscience, that there
should be lie on the face Of the house Of the
Lord" Duncan, will consider the point.
But an glad 10 see you looking SO well you
are not young now; l remember YOU for many
years and what fine head of hair you have
still." Eh, Doctor, you are joking now; it
is long since l have had auy hair" Oh,
Duncan, Duncan, are you going into the house
Of the Lord with lie upon your head -
This settled the question, and the Doctor
heard no more of the lie on the face of the
clock.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20

ANTIQUITY OF THE PIG.-Ihe pig is the ex
isting representative of q very ancient race of
mammals which lived and died upon this earth
long before there were Christians to devour
flesh. The same species Of wild boar that was
hunted by our forefathers was cotempo7ary
with the mammoth, cave bear, and the long
haired rhlnoceros. Some pers1 ns imagine that
geology deals only with fossil shells Or fishes ;
the geological history Of the predecessors and
representatives of our domestic animals We
know that the wild ancestors of our domestic
pig was in existence before the separation CT
England from the Continent Of Europe and
that the hunter, had hunters then lived might
have chased the boar through the fores's the
site of which is now occupied by the waves Of
the English Channel Mammoths, tigers, and
rhinOceroses persisted, bat the wild boar lives
still on the Continent Of Europe, though ex
tnct here.-LO.d Bones by the Rev. W. 5.
Simonds.
KITCHEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS don't
be ashamed 10 learn how to do homework
Learn all you can, and be as proficient as you
can, in every accomplishment, science and de
partment of knowledge-especially 10 the use
fuI and social-but by all that you prize most
on earth, happy home, DO not neglect the all
important part of every womans education.
the proper management of a household
Whatever your station, do not neglect any
portion Of the kitchen apprenticeship necessary
to a thorough practical knowledge of house
keeping. None know how to command so
well as those who have first learned to serve
Learn to do-then You will know how to
direct
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\ MARVELLOUS SToRY.-I was bred up i;
the dislike of the marvellous, or the stupidity
wonderful, as my uncle called it. l must re
late an anccdote in point Some gentlemen
were dining together, and relating their trav
cling adventures; one of them dealt so much
on the marvellous that it Induced another tC
give him lesson.
4 was once, sad he engaged in a Skin
mishng party in America A advanced toe
far, was separated from my friends aud saw
three Ialaos ia pursuit Of me; the horrors o
the tomahawH in the hands Of angry savages
took possession Of my miad. l considered fos
4 moment what was to be done; most OF u:
love lifa, and niue was both precious and use
ful to my family; I was swift of foot anl feal
added 10 NY speed After locking back, fol
the country was an o?oa one | at length per
celvod that o0e Of my enemies had outru1 The
Others, and The well known saying of & divid,
ana cogqler," occurred to me, | slackenld m,
speed and allowed him 10 come up; we enga
ged in mutual fury hope none here bow
ing to bis auditors) viii doubt the result in
few minutes be lay corpse at my feet. l,
this short space of time, the two Indians hat
advanced upon me, so l took again to ny
heels-not from cowardice can in truth de
clare-but wi'h the hope Of reaching neigh
boring wood. where l knew dwelt a tribe
friendly to the English this hope, however,
was forced to give up for, on looking back,
saw one Of NY pursuers far before the Other
| waited for lin, recovering my almost ex
baust,d breath, ard soon this Indian shared
the fate of the frs. had now only one enc
MY to deal with; bat l felt fatigued, and be-
ing 50 near the wood, l was more desirous to
save my own life than to destroy another ot
my fellow creatures. I p!aialy perceived smoke
curling up among the trees. l redoubled my
speed prayed TO Heaven, felt assured MY
prayers would be grAnted-but at this moment
the yell of the Indians voice sounded in my
ears-I even thought felt his warm breath
there was 20 choice-I turned round-7
Here the gentleman who had related the
wonderful stories at first, grew impatient past
his endurance, and called out:
Well, sir, aad you killed him also -
" No, sir, he killed me-"
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Business Notice.

Messrs. .Tnos CALLow and D. NJ. BIsHor, having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment will hereafter be as-o-
ciated in conducting The business Of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control Of the
Paper.
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NEW MAP
c a fO IN i a .

This Map has been carefully COMPILED, from il
formation received from each County Surveyor
throughout the State, and from individuals ea
gagged in actual Surveys in diaereat parts ef Cali
foruia.
Published ana fay sale By
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when = great battle was ne2rl : certain 10 nap
pen. Il was the same silly couduct which
made Melas lose the battle Of MarengO. The
cavalry ought . have formed the utmost right
wing in the large wheeling movement which
our army performed and in which the left
wing formed the pivot.
General Hooksr's operation IS modelled on
the operations Of WaFmser and Alviuci, IN
1923, in Italy; those Of Jorioa. in 1929, at
Stoekaeh and, in quite modern times. on that
Of the royal Napo.iian army, in 1850, at the
Nol.usno. On the contrary, General Lee took
good lesson from the action of Napoleon the
Aricbduke Charles and Garabaldi, on these
different occasions. Gen. Lee has certainly
gained for himself by this battle, the name OF
one of the ablest Generals Of the present age
II would be wrong to make General Hooker
alone responsible for his defeat. We are told
that his army is to be reinforced by thirty
thousand men from Washington, aud forty
Thousand to fifty thousand from Suffolk. Is i;
bot strange that these troops did not join
Hooker before the battle? What is the use
of thirty thousand idle men in Washington
What the use of these iny thousand in the
Blackwater? Why are some twenty thousand
standing sentry in North Carolina What
have the thirty thousand done yet near Char
lesion?
Is there not common sense enough in our
great Generals 10 understand that 10 keep thou
sands of men as sentries to prevent blockade
runners from coming iato Southern ports is
ridiculous that it is more reasonable TO mass
all those troops. and to crush with this saperi-
ority the enemys main armies, because then
the blockade runners will find no more buyers
for their goods?
But how could such reasonable action be
expected from General in Chief who ad-
vanced against Corinth with a snale like pace
to undertake the siege of feldworks which the
rebels afterwards. under Van Dorm. did not
hesitate moment to storm; and who sent
Pope With 10000 men to capture an army
which he, with 100000 could not defeat?
II is the same General who, in August last
gave Gen. Burnside the strange order to stay
quietly at Fredericksburg with his troops
meanwhile Pope was defeated at Manassas
The same who ordered Pope to retreat to-
ward Washington instead of ordering him to
retreat towards Salem and Berlin, which would
have prevented the battle at Manassas and the
invasion of Maryland. 1t is the same who
gave the fatal order to Col. Miles TO hold Har-
per's Ferry when the rebels were already in
Maryland, and when therefore Harpers Ferry
had lost all importance.
Have there not been useless butcheries and
failures Of operation enough to warrant finally
the adoption of sound military plans? Til
this is done, We can only hope that fortune
will once more smile upon the country of free
DOM
The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20

Rz- Stages leave this hotel every day for all
parts OF the country.
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How Man FggLS wHgN HE Is HUNG.-
One would naturally suppose that a man who
had suffered all The horrors. jas, short Of &C
tual death. would never risk the gallows again;
but in one case. Il least, this was not the re
suit. A housebre4ker named Smith, was
banged at Tybara. December 24th. l705, aud
when he had hung nearly fifteen minutes, the
people shoajed " \ reprieve - He was cut
down, bled and recovered. When asked what
bis feelings had been, be replied in substance,
= tia, when be was turned Of. he for some time
was Seasible of great pain, occasioued by the
weigh, of his body. and telt bis spirits in great
comnotioa, violently pressing upward; that
having forced their way to bis head, he, as ii
were, saw 4 great blaze Of glariog light, which
seemed to % out Of bis eyes with flash. and
then he lost all sense Of pain. That after he
was cut down aud began TO come to himself,
the blood aud spirits forcing themselves into
their former channels, put him, by sort of
shooting or pricking, to such intolerable pain
that he could have wished those hanged who
had cut him down" Ever afterwards he went
by the name Of halfhauged Smith This
fellow soon returned to his former evil habits,
and was again tried al the Old Bailey for
housebreakiag and the jIry brought in a
special verdict leaving the affair to the twelve
Judges who decided in favor of the prisoner
Even this second wonderful escape did not de
ter him from his ma'practices, aud a third
time he was to have been brought to trial. but
The prosecutor died before the day appointed,
and thus he once more got free. Nothing is
known OF his subsequent history.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
Evening and Midnight Reports.
Hattie az VicksburR.

CAIRo, Jan. 3-Dispatches from Gen. Sher
man on the battlefield at Vicksburg are re-
ceived from Helena. On Saturday tho twenty
seventh, Sherman debarked his force on the
left bank Of the Yazoo, ten miles above the
mouth, and forming line of battle advanced
toward Vicksburg. After passing beyond reach
of the fire from the gunboats he encountered
the enemy n force. A terrific conflict of five
hours ensued. The enemy was driven back be-
yond two bayOus that girt the rear Of vicksburg
and from their entrenrhed works On the bill by
shell. ......
On Saturday night the two armies lay on
their arms, with two bayoua intervening. Dur
Ing the night puntOons were contruoted, not
withstanding the terrific fire from the enemy
under cover of underground. At daylight on
Sunday concerted advance was made by
Shermans whole force. Steel held the left,
Morgan and Blair tho center, and A. L. and
M. l.. South the right. Steel turned the enc
my's right 80 40 to communicate with Nor
gan's division, having been separated by
swamps running at right angles to the main
front. By sunrise the whole force was engaged,
and up to ton o'clock the musketfy and aTtil-
lery fighting was severe The rebels In front
of Morgan's and Smiths divisions were en-
trenched on high rising ground. This position
was finally carried by storm. The gunboats
did not cooperate, but the Benton engaged the
Notifications on Haines' Bluff During the
action several of her crew were killed. Capt.
Gwinn, commander, ia mortally wounded. The
58th Ohio, ssh Missouri. and "a Kentucky sus-
tanned considerable loss. on saturday night
Banks and Farragut expected to co oderate, ,Ibut
had not arrived. -----.---s-----. -
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04

ST. LOUIS, January 2.-Gen. Blunt telegrsphs
from Van Buren,, Ark, on the 3Oth ult,, that
the rebels retreated during the night toward
Akidelphia, abandoning about sixty wounded
rebels at Fort Smith, whom they left with in
structions to take care of themselves. Gen.
Blunt also reports that Col. Phillips, whom he
bad sent into the Iadian territory with twelve
hundred men, has driven the rebel forces Of
Colonels Coffee and Stewart ACROSS the Arkan-
sas river at fort Gibson, and destroyed tie reb-
el Notifications, barracks and commissary
buildings at Fort Davis. Col. Mcintosh, COM
mander of the rebel Creeks and ChoctaWs, has
expressed desire to lay down his arms and
return to the allegiance Of our government.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
new York Market.

New YoRK, Jan. ?,
O0TT0N-Market more active and nrmer sales Of
900 bales at 6e@66hc for middling upiAnds.
RL0UR-Market shade hrmer with fair demand al
Soes os sds iU5 saP:rns stste scpS d5 for extra
psrnne weSterni 4O9o 70 for common to medium sr
tra western; 657 for common to good shipping brand
extra round hsop 0hio 81 1908 25 for trade brands
WnIsKY-Firmer; sales 800 bblS at s6Kdb4O, chiefly
at inside price.
WHBAT-Marketa shade Armer with moderate do
nsnd for export and home m spring 81 23@
! Il; winter red western 81 1901 10; amber Michigan
48@l 5O winter red Illinois 81 49, unsound winter
req ~ %, and white Michigan 81 SO.
mixed western; o6076 for damaged and heated.
0ATs-In medium request at Ge972 for common to
prime, -
ooRRRE@Rlrm and In moderate demand sales I,95O
bags Bio at 2SHoi 500 bags Java at 80 -....-. -
sUGAR-Very Arm; sales ofl00 hhds at l0k0DI2 for
New Orleans; 0X@10 for Muscovado.
M0LAseEs-Qulet: sales l95 bbls New Orleans old
H0Ps-Pirm and in good demand at l5Da5c. poo
P0RK-Market opened quiet and closed shade eas
er at Ga for mess; $40 5O@12 so for prims $3.50
10 so for primo mess.
BHEF-More active; sales lIeO bbls at 7@sc for mess
s99c for primei lSl3O for repacked messi 1913 so
PRIME MESS DEEF-ouiet; sales 1876 tierces unu.
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BEEF HAMs-ouiet and unchanged
OuT ME ATs-In moderate request at 5k@5kc for
.houideIs 1880 for hams; sales 1926 packages at 5c
DRESSED HOGS FIRM sales at 5k95Ke for west.
BACON sIDEs-Mors active; sales 9, ,7so boxes at TX
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LARD-Opened firm and cIoaei ouiet. aaioa ann bh,.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
From California.

SAX FaANclsco, Jan, 2-Arrived, ship Arch.
er, from Boston.
Reports from the Colorado mines continue to
excite southern counties. Slate mills being
erected develop the silver mines discovered fif-
ty miles above Fort Mohave, only ak miles
from river navigation. Eleven mills have been
sent to Slate Range Silver Mines, situated one
hundred milss from Los Angelos. Many be-
lieve the mines on the southeastern border Of
the State will rival Washoe Arrived, ship
Ocean Express, York, Premier and Baltimore.
The ship MONDAY arrived off port yesterday,
nsyigators, eight miles west Of Farrallone's
Island and speedily sunk to near the top of the
mizzen mast. The officers and crew escaped
In small boats, merely saving their personal
baggage.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
From Fayo1feviiIe, ArKansas.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, Jan. l.--Rebel newspa-
pers captured at Van Buren, Ark, admit the
loss of the rebels In killed and wounded at the
battle Of Prairie Grove to be four thousand
The entire telegraphic correspondence Of
valuable information and will be forwarded to
the War Department. The destitution of the
rebel army Is most pitiable. Four thousand Of
Hindman's army are without shoes.
The loss to the citizens by the recent raid
amounts to over half million Of dollars, The
rebels are dispersing in every direction. II Ia
reported that the rebels have met with heavy
losses at Arkadelpbia, ftty-fve miles south Of
Little Rock. Gen. Schofed has assumed com.
mand Of the army Of the frontier.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
LECTURE. The Right Rev. s. II. ROseorar

LECTURE. The Right Rev. s. II. Rosecrans
Assistant Roman Catholic Bishop Of Cincln
natl, and brother Of Major General Rosecrans
will lecture in this city, at Naughtoa Hall, on
Tuesday evening, January 9th, under the
auspices. and for the benefit Of, the Young
Men's sodality Of st. Patrick's Church.
subjsct-"Skesch of the Order Of Mercy, for
the Reasoning Of Slaves" ...
The Bishop, In the course Of his lecture, will
discourse on the "First Emancipation and
And-slavery Society" "
Admission twenty-five cents. jAu4itd.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04
new York STOCK Market.

NEW YoaK, Jan. 3.
The Stock market is active and easier. Rock Island
80 Norwich and Worcester 70; Milwaukee and
Prairie du Ohein 2ud preferred 81; Cleveland and
Toledo 78; Illinois Central scrip S3k Michigan South
ern guaranteed 81; American Gold 132X9l32T Pacific
Mail l36h; New York Central l0l Hudson ~ Harlem
81; Harlem preferred 50K; Michigan oential 92k; Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago LIST bonds l1O; U. g.
sixoS 1881 coupons lo4k California eevens 95; Brook
lyn water loan l00x Indiana and Michigan 80; Illinois
Central bonds 1l2; Terra Haute and Wabash Cd bonds
SIX Erie 4th bonds 1Oli Del L. W. lp7; Galena and
Chicago 64k Cleveland and Pittsburg So: Erie 60k
do preferred 9l; Cleveland e. Toledo n; Treasury
Notes 3lW lol%i Little Miami lOek; Michigan
Southern 4ON Michigan Southern second 9Ri; Erie Cd
bonds l2Oi Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chicago I'd bonds
g. do l09H Chicago North Western lst kdo Cd
94i do assorted bonds A; Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati l45K Panama l57 Missouri Nxes 60 Ten.
nessee skies 54i Racine and Milwaukee 1l21S United
States 6s '6l coupons 1903; Registered 98k, o. B. 5s
"a coupons 90; Registered 96K; Demand Notes 126;
Virginia Sixesl 60; Tennessee 60ki Hannibal and
81. Joseph bonds 63I United States year certih
cates 96i coupons I04K; demand notes l26K. Reading
rs; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy e7X; U.9. year
certificate 96K; North Carolina 6s 10; Ohio 6s Of 81
l II; California rs Is.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04

The MEETING LAST EvrnNa.-Pursuant to
notice, published In the Statesman of yesterday
morning, large meeting Of the Democracy Of
Columbus was held last evening, at the Office
Of the Westbots, to make arrangements for the
reception Of DR.. oIDs, on tomorrow afternoon.
Il Was organised by calling Q. p. HINES, Eaq.,
to the Chair, and appointing Major JACOB
REItHARD Secretary.
Messrs. j. G. Thompson, L. E. Wilson, ].
g. MeGuHey, VIM. Gaver, and Geo. w. Huff
man, were, upon motion, appointed Finance
Committee, and at once proceeded to raise
funds to defrsy ell necessary expenses
Hon. GEoRaE L. CONVERSE was then elected
BY the meeting to make the reception speech
welcoming DR.. OLDs to the Capital Of Ohio.
Messrs. M. L. Doherty, Jacob Reinhard, and
Col I. H. Marrow, were appointed committee
to select the Chief Marshal for the occasion.
After short consultation, the committee re-
ported that Capt, J. o. REAMY had been select
Cd, who was then empowered to appoint his As
uistants. .lq
No action was taken respecting An Eighth o.
January Celebration, as It WAS understood tha
Kesars. M. L. Doherty and J. O. Reamy hat
Volunteered 10 make the neeessary arrange
nents. g
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-04

GRAND BALL ON THz EIoHTH.-It will be seer
BY advertisement 10 this paper that Grand
Ball will be given at Naughton Hall, on the 9Th
inst, by the Fenian Brotherhood, In commsmo'
ration Of the glorious victory achieved BY the
immortal jackson at New orleans-the pro
ceeds to be devoted to the cause Of Ireland II
will he great musical treat as we'll as see
son of festive enjoyment The anniversary or
which, and the object for which the Ball is Civ
en-, commend 1t alike to the patriotic and mob O.
minded, whether of native or foreign birth.
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Master Commissioners Sale.

deorge NJ. Parsons, Exsouter'
Of Samuel Panon'' deceased, BALE By o,ssr of oou,
William =. Brsck et al. .......
DY virtue Of an order Of sale to me directed from Ia
ID Superior Court Of Franklin county, Ohio, WIN
offer for sale at the door Of the Court HOUSE. In hs
city Of Columbus, on
Saturday, the 24th day Of January, A. D. 1868,
between the houn Of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, and o,cIoct
p NJ. the following described real estae Etuate In he
county Of franklin and State Of Ohio, 10 Wit; Part
Of lots Nos. and OF the supdvision Of snrye1
1883, Virginia Military District, being the shsre Of
said William .. Breck In said lots Nos. and o. ss
assigned andset him by the Superior court Of Frank
made Of said lots between him and his wife Elizabeth O.
Breck, to En Lot No. two o. Of said partition, com
msncing atths n W. corner Of lot No. Of said parti
ton; thence 9. deg, 30 min. =. 1853 68l0o poles to
the centre OF the Columbus and Harrisburg Turnpike
Road thence along the csntre Of said road NJ SO deg 20
min. q. IS poles to the g. e. eornor 6f lot No. ofsad
psrtltion thence N. 81 deg 50 min. W. 100 poles 70
the 8. w. corner Of said lot No 81 thence 8. IdeF 80
min W. Il poles to the beginning, containing 80 acres
lrood. -'-''-'1-
the N. W; corner Of lot No. 1i thence Q. 81 DAG %
min =. 100 poles To the centre Of the oolumbus ana
Harrisburg Turnpike Road; themes along the csntre Of
said road N. 81 deg. 30 min. Z. 81 poes 70 the g. n.
corner Of lot No. Of said partionj thence N. 81 dag
80 min. W. 12 66-loO poles; thence 3. deg. 30 min.
ing69 acres, foods, 20pole1. 80
Appraised o. follows; .'.-...
saw mill, $4,000.
LOtNo. 3, containing ooacres, at SS per ars.
O. W. HUFFMAN, Sheriff,
Printers fees 90 Is.
dec16-dlt&wtd
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Lrorupr nr RIaHor RoRrcnINs.-It vim B

LECTURE BY BISHOP RoREcRANs.-lt will be
seen, by notice elsewhere In thie paper, that
BIshop Rosecrans, Of Cincinnati, will deliver
lecture at NaughtOn Hall on Tuesday evening
next. The subject is one of deep interest at
this time; the Blahop Ia an able lecturer, and
will present many historical facss Of great I'm
portanse and not generally known. Rarely
have our ,oi.irsns an opportunity to listen to
lecture combining so much of novelty and in
struction 90 may be looked for In that of Bishop
Rosecrsns on Tuesday evening.