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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-12
OF TREATMENT.

1st. For stopping the incipient diar.
irhed. The mixture which / used in
,184S with great success, and again in
1855, has during this epidemio been
fused by thousands, and although the
attacks have been more sudden and
violent, it has fully established its rep.
utation for efficiency and perfect safe
ty. 1T consists of equal parts by meas
uros OIL. Daudpnum and Spirits of
tCamphor@ g. Tincture of Rhubarb
80 drops for an adult, on o lump of
sugar will often check the diarrhea
But to prevent its return, care should
always be taken to continue the med
sfcine every four hours in diminishing
luLoses 25, 20, 10, 10, 0, when careful
diet is all that will be.needed,
In case the first does not stop the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
VOL. XIII.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEAxs, Oct. 90.
Gov. Humphreys, Of Miss, in view Of the
precariousuess Of JEFF. Davis health, recon-
mends that the Legislature appoint one or
more Commissioners to proceed to Washing>
ton to confer with the President, with view
to the relase Of Davis on parole or bail.
Lieut.. Gen. D. JuAguirn Delo Monzano,
succeeds Gen. Lee, on Sunday, as Capt. Gen.
Of Cuba.
Il is reliably stated that Gen. Sheridan
has been ordered to report st Washington.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
FROM CANADA.
ToRoNro. c. ". Oct. %.

ToRoSro, c. W., Oct %.
It has been found necessary to increase the
guard at the Jail where the Fenians are cons
aned. The threats made By the Eepians o.
New York win compel the Crown authorities
70 deal toward the prisoners with more seve-
rity than they otherwise would. The prison
ers confined here are all without > change of
clothing The American Consul has supplied
q few OF them out Of his own pocket with
new under>clothing. Efforts are to be made
by the Rev. Bishop Lynch, of this city, to
get the Rev J. Mcmahon reprieyed
A cabinet meeting is called for, TO meet at
Ottawa, on the 30th, to consider what
policy the Government hould take in regard
10 carving into effect tho a-Ae-.;~- &c ~.
Fenan prisoners lately sentenced to be
hanged.
The meeting OF Parliament has been post
poned By the Governor General until Deeem-
Der 1tih.
1t is rumored that the Governor intends to
bring out the military 10 pstrol the frontier
until after the execution.
OTTAWA, c. W, Oct. 90.
The Canadian Parliament 10 further pro.
rogued until December 1lth
The rate ofdiscount on American invoiceI
is 81 per cent.
PETRoIlA, c. W., Oct. 20.
Seueral new wells have been struck lately
An effort is being made to get it forward le
market. y
The Great Western Railroad is extending
q branch line to this place
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFTERNOON DEsPATCHEs
FROM NEW YORK.
4 Large and Enth husiastie HsnlaA moot
ing at Jsns's Wood -AAarsss Of Head
Center 1tevsns.
Nrw York, Oct. %.

ing at Jsns's Wood -AAArsss Of Head
Center Stevens.
Nrw YORK, Oct. 20.
A vast concourse of nearly &c, 900 people
assembled yesterday in Jones Wood for the
purpose an listening to an address by Jas
Stevens, Of the prospect of the approaching
elimination of Fenian affairs. The speaker
was greeted with the widest enthusiasm, and
experienced great difficulty in making him>
self heard to even the small crowd of the
assemblage, who happened to be within the
scope of his voice on account of their eager
ness 10 crowd toward the stand. 1twas un-
derstood to be his last speech previous to
departing for Ireland where he said he will
strike a blow for Ireland before the dawn Of
the new year. He remarked that much had
already been done in Ireland; an army Of
80, 200 men had been organized the aristo~
cratic tendency other people republicanized,
aud the nation taught to reject the political
urged upon the crowd assembled, while meet
ing them, to respect their spiritual calling.
Efforts in the cause of Ireland had failed,
heretofore, he said, because of want of
sympathy and aid in America.
A disturbance occurred at the close Of the
meeting by the supposed discovery of a British
spy, who was badly cut and beaten before he
was rescued by the policemen, and proved to
be innocent of the charge.
A meeting of the Fenian Circle at the
Germania Assembly Rooms, last night re>
solved to avenge the death of the convicted
Fenians in Canada, should they be executed,
and dared the Canadansto carry their threats
into execution.
The track of the dry dock and East River
Railroad, was yesterday extended from the
Park Row and Ann street terminus, through
and across Broadway to Fallon, and thence
to Portland street ferry, North river, the
completes the blockade ofBroadwsy and Ful-
ton streets.
Patrick Gleason, living in Furrinen street,
Brooklyn. was instantly killed on Sunday
morning by Owen McChene. Gleason had
gone from his house into the stree, to rescue
friend who was being attacked by McChene
and man named Thomas Horton, and was
struck by McChene from the effect of the
blow be Immediately expired.
The Heralds New Orleans special says
Ortega asserts that he has positive assurance
that Gen Sheridan order relative to Mexico
was not sanctioned by the Washington au-
thorities. Rumor is current that the COM
mander of the Department is summoned to
the capital, but cannot trace it to any posi-
tive source.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
Midnight report.
.FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90

WARRINGTON, Oet ~.
General Murphy, Supervisor W. Roach,
Judge Hogan, Judge Snantry and Senator
Bradley, the committee recently appointed
by the Tamnany Hall Convention. arrived
here this morning, and between IL and IL
o'clock called upon the PRESIDENT of tho Uni
ted States in conformity with the duty for
which they we're designated, and presented to
him copy of the proceedings of the General
Committee in relati IN to the summary con-
yiction and sentence of Robert Bloss Lynch,
BY the Canadian authorities, and declaring
that the President should promptly and reso.
lutely intervene, and insist that Lynch, and
all other American citizens held on the same
charge, shall be delivered up to our National
authorities.
Senator Bradley spoke in behalf of the com
nittee, clearly, but briefly, stating the objects
of the commission.
The President informed them that he had
received copy Of the Tammany Hall reso-
lutions through Mayor Hoffman, Of New
York, and said the committee would perceive,
from the correspondence with our Consul ..
Toronto and the British Minister, published
in to-day's papers, that he had anticipated
the object Of the resolutions. He expressed
his profound sympathy for the condemned
prisoners, and would accordingly do all thai
lay in his power for their welfare and relief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30

A would>be gentleman, the other day,
called at Post Office, and displayed his ig.
norance of natural history or the French
language, or both, by requesting 70 be sup.
Piled With stamped antelope.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

SAS FRxscIsco, Oct 20.
The British war steamer, Victoria, scout,
sailed on Saturday.
The ship Tempfar, Capt Rogers, Boston,
reports large fields Of ice and iceberss Cd
Cape Horn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
GEN. Sweeney to be Ressored to Hts For
mer Rank in the u. .. Army.


WAsHisGros, Oct. 26.
The Heralds Washington special says
General Averill, Consul General OF the
United States in Canada, has been in the
City several days, and after interviews With
the President has left Washington to assume
the performance of his official duties. Mat
tiers in Canada are becoming Of grave im>
portauce. and it is the wish Of the President
that the representatives of the Government
should be there at the earliest practical
period.
Gen Thomas w. Sweeney, it is said, will
be restored to his former rank in the United
States army, on his own application.
The commander of the squadron in the
Peruvian waters has refused to salute the
Peruvian flag when displayed on the flag ship
OF their tieet, Oh account, as stated, that the
commander Of the fleet, Admiral Tucker, had
served in the rebel navy during the insured
ton. The matter has been referred by the
Secretary of the Navy 10 the Secretary o.
State for his decision.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
FROM BALTIMORE

RALrrnoas, Oct, %.
The Baltimore Amsricoa says NE evidence
against the Police Cooissisaecs Nsll = COM
plstsly rsfused today, By testimony for the
dsfeu1o.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30

This machine 10 a invention, and n,ost irnp-gr
tAut advance upon all nsehir Drtofofs known fos
sewing With the Loekstch 1t Is Of great power and
strength, pecisy adapted for taii9ts sbaen.kers bar
makers oarrfAge-trmers and for ell dcsrrip'tonl
work which the Iock~seh il applicable II works
With equal facility silk cotton, linen thread and viii
's- the ans'' muslin a. :. the 'niet''' leather
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30
A Young Murderer.

CINCINNATI, Oct 90.
A boy, fourteen years old, was shot dead
on Third street yesterday, by comrade ofths
same age, for knocking his hat of.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30

RQQK2yA ia!l supply 9. schcol poes''
Il = = o's s;.;;:', = :. tssessE. -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-30

A tailor lately replied TO gentlemaa who
had complained that his coat fitted badly:
81 beg pardon, sir, but the coat must At, for
the measures right, and we always cut on
the jommetry principle"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
q WILD WnMAN.

A Welsh paper tells a story Of an old
woman of the mountains, named Harriet
Haines, who has for seven or eight years,
lived mostly on top of the mountains IN
CaernarToushire, assuming the character
of s. Wild woman Little is known of
her beyond that she is an Irish woman,
that she lives during the summer months
on the top of the mountains, and at night
comes down to the lowlands to steal
fruits and vegeta bles from the orchards,
and to milk cows in the fields, thereby
chiefly securing her sustenance. In cold
weather she has been in the habit OfgOiDg
into remote houses on the mountains,
pretending to be out Of her mind, and if
there happened to be a weak or an aged
person in charge Of the house, she would
demand the best food in the house, being
careful, however, to make her exit before
the family came home. Recently she
went to Tynewydd, Dolwyddelan, to warm
herself on a cold wet morning, and on
leaving the house she got hold Of a child
between two and three years old, who was
playing by the door, and took it towards
the mountains. Fortunately the mother
Immediately missed the child, went out
to look for it, and overlook the woman
about two hundred yards from the house.
After a hard struggle, she succeeded In
getting the child from her. Information
was given to the police, who apprehended
the woman on the same day.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
HYDR0PH0BIA.

The papers are already announcing
cases of hydrophobia in various parts Of
country. Innumerable cures of incur
able diseases are heralded through the
newspapers and never heard of again. In
our exchanges we note the following,
which seems sufficiently rational, at least,
to be worth thorough trial
DR.. Baisson, Lyons physician, claims
to have discovered a certain remedy for
hydrophobia, He relates that In attend
ing female patient in the last stages of
the canine rabies, he imprudently wiped
his hand with handkerchief impregnat-
ed with her saliva There happened to
be a slight scratch on the forefnger of
the left hand and confident of his own
curative system, the doctor merely wash
ed the part with water However, he
was fully aware of the imprudde ence he
had committed, and gave the folloing ac-
count of the matter afterwards
Believing that the malady would not
declare itself until the 14th day, and hav-
ing many patients to visit, he put off from
day to day the application of any remedy.
that Is TO say, vapOr baths The ninth
day, being in his Office, he felt all at once
pain in the throat and still a greater
one in his eyes. His body felt so light
that he felt as if he could jump to a prod
igious hight, or that if he threw himself
out the window, he could sustain himself
In the air. His hair was so sensitive that
he appeared able to count each separately
without looking at it. Saliva kept con
tinually forming In his mouth. Any
movement of the air indicated great pain
to him. and he was obliged to avoid the
sight of brilliant objects. He had a con-
tinued desire to run aud bite, not human
beings, but animals, aud all that was near
him. He drank with difficulty, and he
remarked that the sight of water dis
tressed him more than the pain in his
throat. He believed that by shutting the
eyes any one suffering from hydrophobia
can always drink The fit came on ev-
cry five minutes, and then be felt the pain
start from his e-finger and run up the.
nerves to the shoulder In this state
thinking that this course was pressrva-
tive and not curative, he took a vapor
bath. not with the intention of cure, but
of sufFocating himself When the bath
was at heat Of 90 centigrade, CAB Fab
all the symptoms disappeared,
as if by magic, and since then he has felt
nothing of them"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
OEE YEAR ARo.

What stars have faded from our sky!
What hopes unfolded but to die!
What dreams are so fondly pondered o'el
Forever lost the hues they wore?
How like a death knell, sad and slow,
Tolls through the soul "one year agoI'
Where is the face we loved to greet,
The form that graced the f1reside seat,
The gentle smile, the winning way,
That blessed the Iife-path, day by day?
Where fed these accents soft and low
That thrilled our hearts ''one year agor'
All, vacant is the freside chair,
The smile that won no longer there;
From door to hall, from porch to lawn,
The echo Of the voice is gone.
And we who lnger only know
How much we lost zone year ago!o
Beside her grave the marble white
Keep silent guard by day and night.
Serene she sleeps, nor heeds the tread
Of footsteps o'er her IowIy bed;
Her pulseIess breast no more may know
The pangs of life, "oneyear agoP'
But why repine? A few more years,
A few more broken sighs and tears,
And we enlisted with the dead,
Shall follow where her steps have fed,
To that far OF rejoicing go
To which shepassed lone year agOI'
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
CHLORIDE or LIME.

The season for free use of disinfect-
ing agents is rapidly drawing near The
cholera is reported as having already
made its dread advent to our shores
After a complete renovation of cellars,
vaults, &c, about our premises, the next
thing IN order Is the free and continued
use of a disinfectant Perhaps none
cheaper or better can be found than
chloride of lime. 1t appears TO be poss-
essed of other virtues also, as the follow
ing from London England paper at
tests
Some years ago I read in a French sci
entifc periodical, that chloride of lime
would rid the house of vermin. I treas
ured up the information until an oppor-
tunity offered for testing its value. [
took an old country house. infested with
rats, mice and flies. / stuffed every knot
hole and mouse hole with the chloride
threw it on the stone floor of the dairy
and cellars. [ kept saucers of under
the chests of drawers, or some other
convenient piece of furniture in every
nursery, bed or dressing room An or
namental glass held quantity at the foot
of each staircase. Cow sheds, stables and
pig sites, all had their dose, and the re-
suit was glorious. / thoroughly routed
my enemies and If the rats more impu-
dent than all the rest, did make renewed
stacks upon the dairy, in about ten
months the chloride again routed them,
and left me master of my own premises.
Last season was great one for wasps.
They could not face the chloride, though
in the dining room, in which we had
nOns-as its smell, to me most refreshing
and wholesome, is not approved by all
persOns-we had a perpetual warfare.
And all this comfort for eightpense !
Only let housewives beware that they
place not the chloride in their china pan
tries, or In too close proximity to bright
steel wares, or the result will be that
their gilded china will be reduced to
plain, and their bright steel tenders to
rusty iron, in a short time.
We advise trial of the chloride of
ime for the vermin that infest the grape
7ines; those peste the rose bugs and al /
10 the sqash bugs, and the cucumber |
Bugs. and, indeed, for all the bug family, |
10 well known to gardeners and farmers. /
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
An EAST INDIAN EXPERIMENT WITH RATS,
SNAKES AND SCORPIONS.

A correspondent in India sends MS
/ some interesting matter connected with
| these reptiles, we'll worth giving to the
world. The first Is the record of a great
! battle between the three above named
L saw Il very curious experiment
with the cobra, which was, however, ra tn
er cruel. All houses in India have a
current Of air constantly passing through
| them. 1t is necessary to protect the can
dies by glass bell-shaped shades. Under
one of these inverted, was placed the
snake, in company with three large black
rats, couple of scorpions, and 4 cent?
pede. The centipede is about six inches
long, and if it craWls over man leaves
the unpleasant feeling of very painful
rheumatism for more than a year. [ am
unable 10 state the feelings of this happy
family at being thus suddenly thrown TO
gether [ should judge from their pro-
ceedlngs that their ideas were, to say the
least antagOnistic. The snake lay quiet
the scorpions ran races round the edge Of
the shade f; the centipede rolled himself
up. The rats were the only creatures
which seemed alive to the unhappy state
of their confinement, and showed it by a
game of leap frog over the veuOmOus
part of the family. By an unlucky trip
On the head of the snake one of the rats
at last aroused him from his state of in
S60SlDl4tys anu eA Dldt6u MS OuSuce Oh
the spot, as he fell dead from a bite. The
other rats instantly darted on the snake,
who succumed to their united attack
they bit him from head to tail, and he
died having, with the little poison left
after killing the first rat, severely wound
ed the second. The scorpions now be-
gan their part of the entertainment, and,
knowing that the drowsiness attendant on
snake bites must be kept off at all haz-
ards humanely forced the rats into ac-
tivity, by running under them and sting
ing them as they hoped about. Their
mode of treatment, however, proved a
failure, as the second rat who had been
wounded died The two rats had, how
ever, put the scorpions bOrs de combat,
so the last of this eombative family were
now the rat and the eentipedes the last
named had no chance with the former,
and speedily fell victim. the rat coming
off victor As a tribute to his pluck and
prowess, he was allowed to return to his
native haunts, where he may probably be
still enjoying perfect health"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
A TOAD SIX 1HuusAnD YEARS OLD.

In the course of the excavations now
carried oD under the superintendence Of
Mr. James Yeale, at Dyke House Quar-
ry, in connection with the Hartlepool
Water Works, the men, on Monday
morning. found a toad embedded in a
block of magnetism limestone stratum, at
a depth of twenty-five feet from the
earth surface, and eight feet from any
spring water vein. The block of stone
had been cut by wedge and was being
reduced by WOrkmen, when pick split
open the cavity in which the toad had
been incarcerated. The cavity was no
longer than the animals body, and the
appearance of being an exact cast Of It,
The eyes of the singular stranger shone
with unusual brllliaucy, and it was full Of
vivacity on its liberation.
It appeared when first discovered, de-
sirous to perform the process Of resplra-
ton, but evidently experienced some
and the only sign of success
consisted of barking" noise, which 1t
continued invariably to make on being
touched The toad Is ia possession Of
Mr.. S. Horner, the Vice President OF
the Natural History Society, and contin-
ues in as lively q state as when found.
The Rev r. Taylor, incumbent of ST.
Hilda's Church Hartlepool, who IS an
eminent local geolOgist gives it as his
opinion that the animal must be at least
six thousand years old The wonderful
toad is to be placed in its primary habi-
tation, and will be added to the collec-
tiOn Ia the HartlepOol Museum.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
Anolont Egyptian Fashions.

The Egyptians shaved their heads and
chins, and looked with adherence on the
rough haired aud long bearded Asias-
tic nations. They only allow their hair
and beard to grew when in mourning,
and looked upon it in any other circum-
stance, as a sign of low and slovenly hab-
its. Most of them wore over their sha-
ven polls wigs made of cUrled hair, with a
series of paints at the back. Poor people,
who could not afford the expense of real
hair, had theirs made of black sleeps
wool By singular contradiction, the
great people wore artificial boards, which
they likewise affixed to the images of
the gods. The beard of an individual Of
rank was short and square that of q
king equally square, but much longer,
and that Of god was pointed and turned
up at the end Ladies wore their hair
long, and worked into a multitude Of
small plaits, part of which hung down
their back, and the remainder descended
on each side of the face, covering the ears
completely. They generally and an orna-
mental fillet round the head, with a bud
in front by way Of .felT0njere. Some Of
the creme de Ia crane INDUCED In q head
dress representing a peacock whose gOr-
geous plumage set off their dark tresses
aud prineesses were usually distinguished
By coiffure of extraordinary dimensions,
combining all the riches of the animal,
vegetable and mineral kingdoms.-RiRt-
B5eEs Book Of Perfumes.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-18
An HTEREsTMa SEQUEL TO A HAsTY DIVORCE.

A correspondent of the Volksfreund,
writing from "The Indiana Prairie -
April 80, relates the following:
In Sullivan county a young married
pair, who had been united in the bonds
of WedlOok about six years, having be-
come somewhat mutually disagreeabie of
late, the husband, in his anger, fastened
to lawyer, and took steps to obtain a
divorce from his wife One day he came
home to his wife and said to her: Bet
sy, have fulfilled your wish You said
you wished 10 be separated from me.
Here Is the decree of divorce" His wife
was at first surprised, but far too indig-
nant to betray any emotion. She said
she was ready to leave. She only need
ed to pack up her goods. She wished he
would be present to see that she took
nothing except what was her own He
stepped into the adjoining room with her
where the bureau and clOthes-press were
The wife proceeded In silence to take out
the clothes, when suddenly her eyes fell
upon a small dress, and, quite overcome,
she broke out IN conVulsive weeping.
The husband hitherto an Indifferent OBJ
server, remarked her emotion, and dis
covered the cause. It was the dress of
their only child, a little daughter of three
years, who had died almost two years ago.
The husband was not less affected By the
sight than his wife. He embraced her with |
emotion, begged her pardon again and
again, tore the decree of divorce into a |
thousand pieces, hastened to the Clerks !
o1hce, took out a new marriage license, !
and was married Immediately to his late
wife, Gin. VOlk2freund