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The New York herald., 1869-05-13
TRINIDAD.
Combined Movements Of tho TrOOps-Seme
Skirmishes.

Combined Movements Of the TroOps-Seme
SiSirmishes.
TRINIDAD, May 6, 1859.
The battalion OF Colon Chasseurs and some cav
airy left on the 1st for Ciego de Avila. Twelve
hundred troops went by steamer direct for
Santiago This is part Of q combined plan
and also to take advantage OF the
junction of forces in Principe and Bayamo, VIII re
the heart of the rebellion in reality exists. The Colon
Chasseurs, which are commanded by Colonel ArmI-
nav. mad skirmiSh on the 1St with small party
OF insurgents They killed four and captured
fifty horses a nag and a number OF arms.
According to advces just received the insurgents
have been on the river Cana, on the road to Cienue
Cos and have burned some estates very near
to this town. and taken away some coolies.
On the LIST inst. there were 1900 rebels in Sigua-
nea, under Villesas, ArredOndo. the Pole; Pancho
Gonzalez. Boullon and Cerice. A Spanish force of
go infantry and cavalry attacked them. regardless
OF their superior numbers. The troops were COM
manded by Colonel Merdulna, and he obtained more
forces on the march. The road was Intercepted by
trunks OF trees The fight lasted fifteen minutes, in
which five OF the enemy were killed, and, after
charge by the bayonet, the rebels decamped as
rapidly as possible. We had one man Killed and
two wounded. After dispensing the enemy the
troops proceeded towards Vllla Clara.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13

Cause Of KrcenI IAlnrm,-Transuiiiity Restored.
PINAR DEL RIO. May 2. 1869.
The rumors OF the landing OF several expeditions
were The cause of the late alarm here. The fact is
no such landing occurred. ship and brig were
wrecked on the Colorado Reefs. and several wreck
ers were soon the vicinity, which fact created the
false alarm, till the armed tugb0at Union captured
two of the wrcckers.
There was a demonstration" in Cande.aria in
expectation OF an expedition, which the sympathlz-
ers wished to have joined
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
CARDEGAS.

Tranquility Preserved-The Sugar Crop Album.
daut.
CARDENAs, May 8, 1859.
We learn from Macagua that the columns under
Lieutenant Marcos and Captain ChacOn having gone
over most Of the estates everything was perfectly
quiet. The weather was very propitious and the
greater number of the sugar plantations were to
finish their crops in all this month. The yield has
been unusually abundant.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
WEST INDIES.
THE REVOLUTION tn CUBA.
An Expedition OF from Key
West.
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REPORTED RISING In PORTO RICO.
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The Peruvian Monitors mt st.
Thomas.
REPORTED RISING in PORTO RICO.
A British Fleet COncentra ting
at Havana.

BY the steamship Moro Castle Captain Adams
from Havana we have very full correspondence
from all the ports OF the West Indies, the most in
teresting portions Of which we give below. 1t will
be seen that revolutionary, political and diplomatic
movements are becoming very active in the Ameri-
can Mediterranean.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
PYRTO RICO.


success Not Good.
ST. THOMAS, May /, 1859.
The mails for Europe from Porto Rico were dcs.
patched in the Spanish coaster Aquia to this place
on the Goth ult. She brought intelligence that rev.
olution mad broken out there and that the Captain
General had written TO Spain for troops Although
this news needs confirmation, still hold It to be
fact from the circumstance that the regular Spanish
steamer, which should have brought the mails, was
detained on her arrival that she might be used 10
communicate with Havana. On or about the 10Th
ut certain serrano who was formerly an oilicer
In the Spanish army In Porto Rico, left here
In an open boat for that Island without
clearing at the Custom House. He has
numerous friends there anl IL Is believed his
OBJECT was to ncltc raising Of the people lie has
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
SAGUA.

Insurgents Rowing Frcely-SudNen Departure
Of Troops.
SAGUA, May 5, 1869.
Four hundred troops left this town suddenly on
the I'd by the steamer Aimendares for Remedies and
Saoua la Chca, where 'the rebels are carrying
things before tnem.u
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
BsYAsl3.

Successful Movement of Troops to DIenzan!iio
and Their Return.
BAYAmO May 2, 1862
on the c6th ult. column OF 1000 men under
Colonel Adriani left here for Manzanillo, accom-
panied by l,5oO persons, with 80 carts 200 minor
vehicles They arrived there safely on the 2Sth and
returned here to-day. Two companies OF the Ante
guerra regulars and 200 soldiers OF the san Quntln
regiment joined on the way.
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SAyTl ESPlRITU.

SlSirmish of General PueIi0's Forces.
SANrI EsPIRITU, May 2, 1869.
General Pueblo has given an official account OF an
encounter Of his forces with 800 rebels their camp
at Caaon de Laguna. on the confines OF Cacarratas.
The troops killed nine OF the enemy. captured one
horse, two carbines, several pistols and some ma
chetes. There were many wounded.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
CRICKET.
Opening s'nmc Of tho Manhattan Cricket
Club.

Club.
The members OF the Manhattan Cricket Club had
pleasant time yesterday az their opening game on
the cricket ground foot Of Ninth street, Hobokep.
The Attendance was very small, as the afrair was
mere formaity and the game was hurried through
without any effort. The match commenced az three
O'Clock and was closed at five. The cricket grounds
are the most suitable Tor the purpose to be found
within easy reach OF New York; but IN consequence
OF the rising population OF uoboien lease cannot
be obtained Next year, therefore, VIII probably
witness the last OF the cricket grounds which like
the Elysan Fields, Will be cut up and parceed
into lots. INC plot ~ occupied at present by the
c0nI0intLy.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13

lowed for them. Your correspondent has been sew.
eral times informed that he likely 20 be expeed
from the islaad but he regards che tasns as
canard.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13

A British Fleet Concentrating mt Hayann-
Commodore YhiliimOre to Investigate the
spanish Cnpturcs-Ilnrch of Improvement
i'm Jamaica.
The New York herald., 1869-05-13
CUBA.

The Resurrection Not Put OOwn-Fenrs of the
G0yernmeni-Sinaulnr Movement Among the
Spannrds-COmmissiOn 10 Confer With the
CUBAN Agent in New YOrk-NO More Troops
and No Money From Spnin-Seiznrc Of the
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Questions for School Teachers and
PUPILS.

As questions and answers in Arith-
metic are coming in, we propose to pro-
pound one or two in other branches.
We hope the teachers and pupils
throughout the the county, and else
where, will not restrict themselves to
Arithmetical questions.
How do you spell the word "agree-
ment"7 At the examination of teach
srs in this county, it was spelled "agre-
ment, and that by man who is now
at the head of the largest school in the
county.
Do the rays of The sun strike the
earth vertically, all over both temper
ate zones, at any season of the yeari
1t was declared that they did SO, al
the same examination, and by the same
teacher. How many boys who have
studied topography ten Gays, VIII agree
with hint
Parse the following: 81 think my
self happy, king Agrippa, because
shall answer for myself this day before
thee, touching oil the things whereof
I am accused of the Jews
Especially, because / know thee to b.
expert in oil customs and questions
which are among the jews wherefore
l beseech thee to hear me patiently"
Please parse the above in full, write
it out plainly, and send it to us for pub
lication.
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Congress-.

The Senate has passed the Suffrage
Amendment to the Constitution, but in
. different form from that in which il
passed the House, sud a committee Of
conference will probably be appointed
TO reconcile the difference.
On Wednesday of last week the cleo
toral vote for President and Vice Pres
ident was counted in joint convention
ofthe two Houses, Mr.. Wade presiding,
Gen. Butler objected to counting the
vote Of Georgia, and a scene of confu-
sion arose which was only quieted by
Mr.. Colfax ordering the Sergeaut.at-
Arms to arrest members who were
making the disturbance. Mr.. Wade
ordered the vote of Georgia to be
counted. After the joint convention
adjourned, Mr., Butler offered resOlu.
ton Censuring Mr., Wade, but after Il
wsA discussed day or two, il was vot.
ed down by 3 large majority.
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ANIthmetIcal PrObiems.


D. MAckLEY, ESQ.,, DEAR SIR ;--seeing In a
late issue Of the .Staaddnd, . proposition, or
rather suggestion from my friend Mr.. b. W.
De Lay, favorlpg the publication occasionally Of
arlthmetlcal problems in the Standard, for the
purpose ofimproving the teachers and pupils oi
the schools of our county in this highly useful
science, together with your approval of the same,
! take the liberty df sending you few for pub
licatiOn, that is, ifyOu, Mr.. Editor, may consider
them worthy Of space IN your excellent paper.
NUMBER 1.
Five men bought i grindstone In partnership,
so inches in diameter allowing four inches for
the aperture, how many Inches must each grind
OF, to get an equal share
NUMBER2.
What two numbers, when added together, make
seven when multiplied together make eleVens
NUMBER 8.
hog droVer started out to purchase two
hundred hogs, but he did not get quite as many
as he wanted but when he came to put them in
pens by fours, sixes or mines, he had three over
each time; and when he put them In nens by
sevens. or thlrteens he had one over each time
and when he put them in pens by elevens, he
Aou oc'Sh OfSA' AOW AAoHy HORo uIu hO PuA'
chaser
! send the above problems more especially to
the pu..ils of eur common schools, who are
readers of the STANDARD; but there is no objee-
tion to teachers andOthers sending answers to
them. b3s
Direct answers to any or all Of the above ex-
amples to D. D. Evans, Oak Hill, Ohio.
will send the names of all who give correct
answers, together with their answers, to the
Editor Of the Standard for publication.
D. D. EVANS.
Mn. MAcKLES, II the above meets your ap-
proSAl, please publish. fnot, throw 1t into the
"Scrap Basket" l Ihave been waiting patiently
for some one to take the lead in this matter
that great amount Of good might be accom-.
plished that 1t would woken an interest in ouI
teachers and pupils, in the study Of arithmetic,
by having one or more problems published each
week in the Standard; for there are very few
teachers in the county whom the StosdGrd does
not reach, and any problem seen by the teacher
is most certain to be Immediately set before his
pupils to try their skill on it, and If they fail he
is looked to for assistance, thereby beneAtlng
both teachers and pupils. have no particular
plan. If you deem proper. you eau have them
send their answers to the Editor of Standard.
D.D. E.
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Notice in Partition.

WTILLIAM H. ARTHUR and Catharine Ar.
w thur, of Jackson county, Ohio, will take
notice that petition was filed aga inst them on
the 10Th day of February, A. D.. 1862 In the
Court of Common Pleas. by Silas NJ. Arthur, and
Is now pending. wherein the said Silas NJ. Arthur
demands partition of the following real estate
situated In Jackson county, Ohio, and bounded
and described as follows, tO-wlt: The east half
OF the south-caSt quarter, of section number
thirty five, township number six, Of range num-
der eighteen. Also, the east half of the north
east quarter, OF section number two, township
number FIVE of range number eighteen, except
eight acres off Of the south end of said tract.
Also slxty-four acres of the west side OF the
northwest quarter of section number one. town.
ship number Aye, of range number eighteen,
except eight acres off of the south end Of said
tract, and that at the May term of said Court,
A. d. 1869, application will be made by the said
SilaS NJ. Arthur that the dover of the said CATH
arine Arthur may be assigned and for an order
that partition may be made Of said premises.
SILASM ARTHUR,
BY D. MAoKLEY, his Attorney.
Feb. .15 '69-6W.
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The Vinton Record ssys that young
man robbed the Postofice at Dundas,
(McArthur Station) Of a considerable
sum of money, and made his escape.
The same paper says that the engine
of portable steam saw mill, near
Wilkesville exploded, killing Enoch
Woodruff, the owner of the mill, and
Reese Reese. One piece Ofthe boiler,
weighing twenty pounds, was blown
half mile The machinery was blown
to atoms,
The same paper says that P. Chap,
man and Rufus Wells, two young men
ofWilkesyille, got intoa fight, when
Wells was stabbed nine times by Chap
man. He will probably live, but be q
cripple.
The Meigs Co. Press has a long
leader about the tardiness oft mails.
The Gallipolis and Ironton papers also
have many complaints on the same
subject.
The Portsmouth Republican says
that the improvements on tho streets Of
that city have been almost failure,
the heavy wagons cutting through the
graveling'
The Waverly Republican says that
9 man named Badgely came to Waver-
ly, accompanied by his wife. She was
to some extent insane. About 4 o'clock,
week ago last Sunday morning, Mr..
Badgely found her suspended by the
neck in the wood shed of the hotel,
quite dead
The Portsmouth Times says that
some bOySin Portsmouth recently threw
stones through the windows ofthe pas
Senger car, one stone striking lady
in the head, severely injuring her.
The Gallipolis papers are convinced
that good irbn ore exists in large guam.
titles near Gallipolis.
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Changes in the Human system
By OLIVER WENDELL HoLMEs.


II is obvious, then, that we change
our bodies as we change our clothes.
Itwas an old fancy, belonging to the
category of the seven stars, the seven
ages, the seven days of the week, and
the seven sleeperS, that we are made
over again every seven years. But O
strong man, leading an active life, takes
between two and three pounds Of dry
food daily, and five or six of liquids.
He receives into his lungs between
four and five thousand gallons Of air
every twenty-fOur hours, Of which he
absOrbs between two and three pounds.
In q year, therefore, such man takes
into his system about three thousand
pounds of foreign material, or twenty
times his own weight All of this,
with insignificant exceptions, has be-
come part of his own fluids or solids
That is, ifhe weighs one hundred and
fifty pounds, he has been made over
twenty times in the course Of year,
or as often as once in every two or three
weeks. But the change occurs much
more rapidly in some parts than in 9th
ers,--in the blood, the hair, the cuticlO,
much more rapidly than in the bones
or the teeth, so far as our observation
extends. Yet, that the process Ol
growth is pretty active even in the
bones is rendered probable by the ra-
pidi1y by which a fracture unites, es-
pecially in young and healthy persons.
The dentists will tell you that even the
teeth are capable ofrepairing their own
damage to certain extent, which inn
plies that they too are changed more OF
less, like other parts-Atlaatic Almanac
for 1869.
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Farming in Jackson COunty.-NO.ss
BY THE EDITOR.

After the cotton was picked, it could
at once be carded. 1t did not have to
be taken through SO tedious a process
as did fax. 1t was carded by hand, the
cards used being similar in shape to the
cards you will see used upon horses,
only they were little larger, and the
wire of which the teeth were made,
much smaller and finer. The rolls
were spun mostly on the little wheel,
the same upon which the fax was spun,
but they could also be spun upon the
big wheel. The thread was not that
fine, evenly, hard twisted thread that is
sold in the Stores, but was coarse,
lumpy and uneven. But it made soft,
white cloth, and was much used for
various purposes. Sometimes counter
panes were made of it, which were very
nice, A large thread, almost string,
SlackIy twisted, on purpose, was woven
in at certain distances apart, and before
it was beaten up with the reed, loops
were pulled up in various places with
a hook, forming squares, diamonds &c.
When bleached white, these sections
of knots looked beautiful.
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News of the w eek.

Hon. James T. Brady, Onel of the
most eminent lawyers in New York
City, died few days ago.
-r-Whalen, the Fenian who aSsassi-
mated McGhee, was hing in Ottawa
Canada, last week.
DIR. Mudd, one of the muFderers
ofAbrsham Lincoln, has been pardon
ed by Andy Johnson, at which all the
Democratic papers greatly rejoice. Oh
course.
: ANDY johnson has ordered the
body of Mrs. Surratt to be delivered to
Anna Surratt, her daughter. 1t will be
remembered that before Mrs. Surratt
was hung, this daughter made an effort
to see President johnson, to beg the
life of her mother, but he refused to see
her Times change, and men change
with them.
"A private watchman named Eber-
hart Fork, in Cincinnati, was stabbed
and killed at a saloon, by Thomas Sta
pleton. The murderer is in Jail.
-On the 9th inst, at Jacksonville
ILL.,, Murray Mcconnell, a man aged
70 years, was murdered in his own of.
flee. His sknll was fractured in five
places. He was quite wealthy, and
was member of the State Senate. -
The murderer is unknown.
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buy US to do that with jswelry. But
we know if we should send YOU the
small amounts named, that would be
the last we would ever hear Of it.
No doubt thousands of persons, all
over the country, have received similar
tickets. If any of our readers are dis
honest euOugh.tO desire to get goods
worth sl25OO for $7.s5, we have no
tears to shed over them if they lose
$7.85.
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DIsrREssFuL ACCIDENT. "A few days
ago, the foundryman at Howard fur
mace lost one of his eyes, from small
particles of the molted metal which
spattered upon him while "letting cut"
Some of The particles, il seems, struck
the lower lid and forced themselves
under the eye.ball, causing il to drop
from the socket. Some small bits Of
iron were found by the surgeon in the
cavity after the eye had been scared
from its place. .-IrOnton Register.
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eTSOme two or three years ago sew
eral papers commenced changing their
forms to quartO, suppOsing thatit was
AnevidonCe OfprOsperity. otall things,
we hate to read q paper in this form.
Most of them are changing back to
folio Among these recent changes is
that excellent paper, the Columbus
Morning Journal Sensible.
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MIrcnElSILLE, HAhRlsoS Co. No, /
Lao nI Innn Z

- Ssus Ca AoV"'j
EDiTOn Jackson SrANDARD:
Dear Slr-It might not BE-
unlnterestlng to your numerous readers to know
what kind Of winters w have in Northern Mis-.
souri, aS Indicated by the thermometer. re.
gret that cannot give the preceding month,
rot having the lnttrumsnt In time, but wonld
remark that the mouth Of Dec, ny 10 the goth,
was one Of rapid changes from extreme cold to
what mlght be regarded IS warm, or pleasant.
mercury sinking as low as 20 degrees below zero,
the remainder of the month would fayorably
compare with the frst Of January.
The fall. up 70 or near the irst Of Dec, waI
beautiful TO extreme.
For the month Of January.
(Here the temperature Is given each day,
which averages 90 % Ed staadard,)
The above chronicle. or observation, was ia.
ken each successive day 81 IL o'clock.
Ia due time shall send you . chronicle fo
February. ] should have remarked In the prop.
or p lace, that the month Of January was clear
aunshlny except four or five days.
It You're Truly he he.
f.4 VIZ. 4. GsLLILAEp.
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Personal RecOlIectiOns-..NO.4. 4.
By D. MAcKLEY,

have said that DR. McNeel was ar
ingenious man. He was one of the
most accurate surveyors in this State,
and will venture to say that any sur
veyor who will examine his survey and
plat ofthe town of jackson, or any 9th
er survey made by him, will find his
work as accurate as any ever made in
the county. And he did this work
with compass and chain made entire
ly by himself. And it must be remem-
bered that he did not have any advan-
tages of machinery or improved tools
to do his work, What tools he had,
were mostly made by himself. He car
ried a watch--an excellent timepieoe,
every part Of which he made. As there
was no matchmaker nearer than Mr..
Devacht of qallipolis, what few watch
es were in the country, were kept in
repair by him. Wolves were very
troubleso me in the early days, and
traps were often set for them. They
killed several young cattle belonging to
my father, and he borrowed McNeel's
steel wolf trap, and set it for them. |
remember seeing him come home one
morning with large wildcat which
had been caught in the wolf trap, He
never caught any wolves but once be
brought in the trap with VOLTS foot
in it. The wolf had gnawed its foot
off, and thus made Its escape. This
trap had great steel springs, which
were so strong that they could not be
bent with the feet, and lever had to
bo applied to them when the trap was
set. The jaws had teeth which fitted
into each other when the trap was
sprung. I have often seen this trap
set, and then a stick or stone dropped
upon the "trencher," or foot piece.
The springs would jerk the whole trap
from the ground, and the great jaws
would come together with a clash and
bang, almost terrific. 1t had a chain,
with an anchor to the end of it. DR..
McNeel made this trap himself He
also had fox trap, on similar plan,
but very much smaller, which he also
had made. He built q horsemill, to
which often went. when was boy,
There was one popularity about il
which I never saw about any Othel
mill. The upper stone was stationary,
and it was the under one which turned,
/ do not know why hO built it thus, al
so good mechanic as he was, must a
once see that it caused loss Of power
Or rather that it required more powe1
to run the mill than it would when thu
weight of the stone could be used il
crushing the grain.
DR.. McNeers great mechanical inge
nuity was of vast Importance to him in
manufacturing and keeping in repair
his surgical instruments. He had .
common blackSmith's shop, and could
do any work in that line. He shod hi
own horses, did all the work of thii
kind to be used on his farm, or about
his mill.
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sTSomething over sweek ago Gen.
o. o. Howard was at Columbus for the
purpose of lccturing. A resolution
was introduced to invite him to the
House of Representatives. The Dem
ocratic majority voted it down. They
did not want Christian General, who
had faced the rebels tearlesly OIL the
field Of battle, and who had given his
right arm in defense of his country, to
come among them. This reminds US
ofthe devils who adjured Jesus of Naz-
areth MOTTO come among them, as his
holy presence would torment them be-
fore their time.