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SLIGHT DIFFICULTY IN MIssoCRl.-On
September 25th. a little while before sun
down, partj of four young men, James
Ross, of Fayctte; David Kirby, son of Eli
sha P. Kirby Of Howard county; Mr.. Will
son and George Brashcars, left the city, 60
ing east of town. A majority, or all Of
them, it is said, were under the influence of
liquor. Mr.. Ross and Kirby each had . pis.
tol, small, four -barrelled ring pistol On
the road they were shooting at trees and
other objects along. trying their skill IN
Workmanship. After time difficulty
arose between Kirby and Ross, when they
commenced firing At each other. Ross fred
three shots and Kirby two. The latter was
shot twice, once through the heart, once in
the hip; Ross in the face, near the mouth.
Both fell dead on the ground together.
Kirby leaves wife and two children. 80
says the Fayetteville, NO., Banner.
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TRACING PAPER-A happy thought sug.
gested itself to an engineer in want Of trac.
ing paper and unable to procure 1t readily.
to try petroleum. To his surprise he found
the experiment extremely satisfactory. and
by coating the paper with the petroleum,
and pressing It between blotters to extract
the excess Of oil, he obtained paper In
few nainutes, which was superior to ary'
thing that could Be found elsewhere, taking
a readily y ordinary paper any marks With
writing ink, lnd:an Ink, or colusA
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The CWsI,;uM ScN on Fire.

A phenomenon of most extra ordinary
nature has lately been witnessed by the in
habiiants Of the borders of the Caspian Sea-
This huge salt lake is dotted with numerous
islands, which produce yearly large guam
ti,y Of naptlns. and it is no uncommon oc.
currcncc for fires to break out in the works
and burn for many days before they can bc
cx,in.uis.,cd. About two months since,
owing to some subtcrrancous dis 'ur!'ances.
enormous quantities Of this inaamablc sub.
stance were projected from the naptha wells
and spread over the entire surface of the
water, and, becoming ignitcd. .n"twitl'-
standing every precaa'ion, converted tho
whole sca into scmblaacc Of \ gigantic fla.
ming punch bowl. many thousands of square
miles in extent. The fire burnt itself out in
f"rty.cight hours. leaving the surface strcwn
with the dead bodies of innuncrablc fishes.
lIcrodotus mentions tradition that the
same phenomenon was once before observed
bv the tribes inhabi.iny the shores of the
Caspian Sea.
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A Game Of Bluff.
From the Fort Scott Post.

We heard good "goak" the other day,
on one of the "young blootas" of this city,
who went down to the edge of Arkansas on
business While down there he went to =
party, and while At the party danced with
one of the settlers wives. Rackensack stood
It Is long as he could, but finally becoming
enraged, went up to the blood and says:
Look here, mister, that is my wife you are
dancing with" "Well, what Of it :" said
the blood. "why, this: you dance with
her again, you speak 70 her; you even look
head on Now, look here" said the
blood coolly, do you see that umbrella
sittis thar p " Well, s'pose I do ?" Wei.
you handle that umbrella, you touch that
umbrella, AMI I'll ram It down your throat.
and I1 spread ~" Rackensack ''scootcd." :"
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Racc for Lifr-- Maroon Escape
OfUu Entire EUuj/u.

On Sunday afternoon. says the Jackson
mich citizen. the Fort Wayne Railroad
Company sent u construction train up the
Soad. preparatory (" tho commencement OF
sDf work on Monday morning. as Is the usual
custom. The engineer, anX Gus. of course.
D. make his Sunday work as short rs posi-
Dl". rushed the train out of the depot and
oround the curve to the bridge mt the top of
per speed. Upon arriving at the bridge,
howcvci. he saw that which caused him 10
B"vcr,c the engine and apply the brakes will,
pll his force. 4 man with his wife and two
bridge, where ii Is only just wide cnongh
1 for u train to pass, about midway Of its
length Of six hundred feet. Neither end
scnrll bc reached hy tho impcrilcd family
Before the train would rush upon them but
shc father and husband was equal to tho
Emergency. Catching up tho children in his
sarn>, he told his wife that he would see to
4thcm and babe her run toward the end OF
sthc bridge. until the train should reach her
land then jump into the water. She must run
f"r her life, rs her safety depended upon
her getting near enough TO the shore to find
shallow water before being Ovcrtakcn by the
4 *'rain. She did rs he directed, and when she
Y felt the hot breath Of the iron monster she
" jumped from the bridge, fortunately alight.
Fins in not more than two feet Of water and
weeds, and tho train passed her in safety
but hat of the father aid little oncs? lie
could not run with them. and while almost
distracted with fears for his wifc's safety,
u" was bound to find some escape for them
taking the little ones in his arms, he coolly
Y and steadily. IN the face Of the approaching
&srS!n, lowered himself with them to brace
A!ocnolAl The bed timbcrs, and there held them
flast witLiu \ few feet of the water, while
~ 'hc train caIe laundering over them. About
4 thr time the engine reach tho centre of the
III bridge. the exe.tions of the engineer and
o'akrsmen effected tue stoppagc of the train,
ana Their assistance was rendered to cxtri.
cate the frightened fuVily from their yet
ref''"us position. and they went On their
way, thankful for their dcliycrarcc.
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The SAwavtest E'ickp0cket Il" Amer.
1c0.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Kate German. alias Sarah McGroan' sN"s
Kate Lcary, the shrewdcst, smartcst' most
accomplished pickpockct In America, was
again arrested last week for indulsing In her
old diversion Of pocket. picking. She was
orraigned before the police magistrate st the
jefferson Market Court, who held her ~
hail, her bondsman being Mr.. 1ioughtah':
Nor did tho case rest here. A delegation OF
politicians, bum,ners, pimps and thieves ."
loyal subjects of Queen Kate repaired to the
residence of the complainant, and partly ny
threats, partly by promises, cocrced MIN 10
Sign request 10 the authorities Withdraw
ing the charge When this was accom-.
plished, Mr. Houghtalin's bond was Cancelled
and 1.-THE sword of Damoclcs" went away
to hang over somebody clses head. Lazy
German Is, strange to say. fugitive from
Justice, having forfeited her bail in Boston.
Information has been sent to Governor
Clatlin, of Massachusetts, concerning her
whereabouts, and rcquisition for her lovely
person will bc forthcoming in few days.
Lady Kate is still young and good looking.
Among thieves and criminals she IS inc NC
knowlcdycd queen. She boasts OF carrying
u half dozen judges in her dress pocket anu
SO she dcfics tho authorities.
Lady German was once married to another
pickpocket, His fash name is Red Lcsry.
His iortlsl.ip formed one of tho large mum
her Of oristocratic Americans who visited
tho gay capital of France during tho M'e
Universal Exposition. He was accompanied
abroad by his friend Jimmy Dolan. a''ss
Fatty Davis. These two worthless. after
their arrival in Paris, busted themselves IN
picking pockets. They very coon came To
grief. The authorities of Paris are not like
those of New York, and tho criminal courts
are not controlled by politicians. Messrs'
Lcary and Davis, deprived OF tender
hearted prosecuting officer or political
Judge, were tried, convicted. and sentenced
to three years penal scrvitudc in the ga'!cy'
of Toulon, where they still remain.
But to return to Kate German. This lady
although arrested ut least fifty times, Away
managed to escape punishment. Inc Dis
trict Attorney has now o glorious oppo.t"
nity to check her career Of crime. Let h'''
investigate this last case. 1t Is his duty
and he must do it. The politicians endcav
0red to keep this case quiet by buying vi
tho reporters ut the Jefferson Market follc
Court.
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RailrOads IN Oregon.
From the Alta California,

From the Alta California.
II seems that the contest between the two
railroad companies In Orcgon-thc East Side
and the West Side-fOr the Congressional
donation of land, hos not yet been settled, or,
at least, the settlement 10 not yet admitted,
although the Legislature recognized the East
Side Company, which has now graded 90
miles and expects to put down the iron be-
fore the winter sets in. The road on the
western bank of the Willamette IL also sd-
vaacing. As the river 10 navigable, and the
valley 10 not wide, there 10 no need at pres.
ent of two roads, and even one will not be
profitable until after Il makes . connection
with the Pacific railroad and the California
roads, The work on this end of the Cali
fornia and Oregon railroad is advancing
very slowly. A quo parranso suit was COM
mcnced not long since by the Attorney Cen
eral of the State, or in his name, to inquire
whether the rights of the company had not
lapsed by failure to comply with tho Dc.
mands of the law, but no decision has been
rendered, or, if 80, It has not been made
public.
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AVERAGE HUMAN WErour Tho ayasa2c
"e's.' OF several thousand persons who
t.'s'e been weighed on the Howe scales at uc
"',''oh during the present Fair, a. par rec
' kept, Is 10 pounds. This is low over.
~ ana Is made to appear, no doubt from
~ TACT that large portion of those weigh.
were females, and probably some who
'e ADULTS Quetclet, who DEVOTED much
"''on 70 this Subject. ssys that the aver.
., 81 @a'sh'of adult males is 1864 pounds,
~ 1oe average heigbih .6.6 fcct.-6sn
I'sf''e' Mning P,ss.
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It Is . disgusting sight to take up news.
paper, - NC frequently do our exchanges.
and zee such remarks - these: Those of
our subscribers who are indebted 70 10 are
requested 10 pay up" 1T takes money %
run . newspaper. We srs obliged 70
have food for our family" I'VE have to
psy money fer paper and help" and hum
dred other such frivolous excuses - the
foregoing to Try 70 extost money from those
who ere kind enough 70 allow their namea
to remain upon tho subscription books, Of
the ssid papers. Geulenen, don't believe
them. Il d sll bosh. II those editors csn'l
r1s thsir papers without money. and csn''
get alsae without issulting their patsona
Who acs In Arrears every week. Jst them sel
o0s 10 souae ose Who csa.-CSjsra1 TSsas
osick
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l'O EFT II Y .
Indian sum stAcr
AMONG THE NoCNTAINa.

,.n,,, now re- hl''ut Uf MUitalln The author, in
rsu.,ni,'ng acoW to ~: NEW NonrHW " ~, says:
u, 'nmuc,ny that you would not publish the bU.h
'1II,d Original pantry aud contributors might ~
,'J save their ioo-cap.' Don't tell me this l. not
,,r ,,ion. am .a,i-hai but our grand Indian sum.
r,r. 80 much longer aud more grateful than In the
E"i !. 80 ,hI,mi1s , .. .h% Do S %ish come genius
!, oud ,rinsl T. II into words Well wc -u-ieId the
.,p expression, and il has the glow Of Autumn In 1t
rhr anthor has the pure hrc In him. We trust the
n rror ol hi mind will not tarnsh by disusc. Come
.,Nu.-ED.
The days are full Of wiichcry:
20 'ubtlc In their dreamy calm,
They float away with mystic charm,
Like phantom GALLONS DER the sea.
The sun pourr forth from golden urns
Rich hoois of thrObbiny. mellow light,
Which mantlcs Ger each blashng hight
And through the valley softly burns.
ere the glossy ravens wing
Gianc" back the gentle skys warm smile.
A. far for many shining mile,
II Aolt-, the only living thing
Along tn indcntcd mountains side
The lights aud shade. each other kiss.
Holding such dalliancc IN their bliss,
They blend like ripl'cs on the tide.
And to the ardent, lingerin: gaze,
The conscious hill, IN happy mood.
Seem with peaceful life imbucd--
Expressive aa u hum N face.
Superb. the dnp"ry Of Day
Trail- Qnc,.ny from her crystal throne,
Ura Submissive realm upborue,
I,s matchlcss glorics to di"pl.y.
And yet the goddess bends benign,
Aud like u sister tnlkcth sweet
S,cmin. to leave her regal scat
IIcr arm, around my nccs to twinc.
When her fair handn'aid, Twilight, goes
To gently Qncnch h,r alt ,rs light,
Silent the dlsky Prince 0t Night
Abroad hi. starry banner throws,
And lannchin. his imperial barge,
Sail. grand! mp the mooi''!it main.
Stately amid h. cleaning train
ukich ~ arm the riic.ing crystal marge.
On his proud frOntlct flashes Mars:
Pure Lyra aud Cap'lla CLEAN
From either shoulder. while they seem
Twin sapphiir- mid the myriad stars,
HE si,krn manilr's notified hue,
Whit. l,rkrd with cloud racks here and there
Dj--oving In the liquid air.
Leave. nnu.lt but stainless, melting blac.
The beauties of both Night and Day
Com" trool,n- to the open heart,
And lik" r,ngcilia friends. impart
An influence that Id iain obey.
They come 70 take the piacc Of frcnds
Fal many u weary league afar.
A. Memory doth her gates nnhar
Tho ~biic each prcsrnc: clear attends.
These frirnlr. velvet. footed hours
Say-"T,kr fair y nurc ny the hand,
And wander through n charm d land,
And ilnscr in her ma .ic bowers.
FIRING offerings 10 her rarrst shrine,
Hold converse Wish her secret moods.
IA And Will. her spirit DER you broods,
. Her ", leone bonds around you twine.
"Riping in hcalthsoMc union strong
70 thine her ica,ing Heart Of hearts:
While n new voice within yOn stats,
To warblc forth her native song.
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The tide has gone out and now begins to
return. The first waif of fashion it throws
as our feet is the chatelsine style for the
hair. The chignon must vanish. Farewell
u the odd old lump of hair; it has done
remarkable service, but 1t 10 doomed. The
chntelain braids are to supersede 1t. The
puffery and frizzing of the hair 10 to be no
more forever, under the rule of the time
sobered Empress. The braid Is Hoped At
the back of the head, and falls to the shoul-
ds1L It Is dropping style decidedly; but
It comports with the sobsiety Of increasing
years, and is Of course 1T feature Of. the
whole style Of dressing, which becomes 90
Der snd subdued to correspond. The ess OF
huttering ribands 10 over for our day. Some
other queen must rule In Israsl before these
wcighty trivialities can return.
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The Nos&kevss Poetic BotSro0d.

The Northern Ps114c H0tSr00d.
Fun the Pitesbuszh Cooneseial Oct. II
A Northern Pacific Raiload from the
Western end of Lake Superior, has resolved
itself into question of few ycars-prob.
ably not more than five. An cir line road
from Chicago will tap this Northern Pacific
road st some accessible point In 4innesota
or Dakota, and for Ill practicable purposes
transfer the west end Of Lsks Superior to
the southern extreme of Lake Michigan.
This 10 Portland's grand opportunity. Her
independent railway will compete on favor
able terms with New York, tor the trade of
the Union Pacific, now In operation, while
it cannot but u,onopolize the traffic OF the
Northern Pacific. In fact, 1t will be con.
tinuation of the latter road, for both togeth.
er will form IN unsurpassed route across the
continent, terminating on our Eastern and
Western coasts, in the mo(e commodiOus
and accessible hasbsss nassfc hes given to
the Western hemisphere.
Puget's Sound, the proposed terminus OF
the Northern Pacific RAil"ad, 10 two or
three days by stt amer nearer the great cum
mcrcial cities of China than Gan Francisco.
and in this fact We have tic explanation OF
the probable growth of great city 10 fur
north of San Francisco. The climate, tenn.
p~red by the warm breezes Of the Pacific, in
winter resembles that of Richmond, Virgin
ia, and in summer that Of Newport, Rhode
Island. The harbor of Puget's Sound will
hold the navics Of the world, aud by its
depth Of water, would bc accessible to f]ec'
Of Great Eastcrns. II is fact that vessels
cunning from China to Sun Francisco first
make the American shore opposite Puget
Sound. and then run down the coast ~ Cxl'
ifOrniA
To sum up, hy this line of railroad from
Portland to Pu.ct's Sound, over which thu
ours will be running in tive years, Europe
will bc brought 1900 to 2,5eO miles nearcl
China than she is Or can bc by any existing
route. The time Of transit from England
to Hong Kong will he reduced from forty
two days, by the shortest route on the East
ern hemisphere. rin tue Suez Canal, 4
thirty three days ria our Northern Americs'
line of railway to tho North Pacific an'
thence by steamer to China
This docs not seem to bc \ will O. the wisI
that Portland is chasing, hut . subs:anti'
reality. requiring the three great cssentiat
Of time, money and bruins. to make It d
.cron,nl;sl,..i fact
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mildly inquired, "what God would have
done If there had been twins:"
Died-in Hamilton, White Pine, October
IL, of typhoid fever, judah Ann, wife
of B. g. Ingram, aged SO ye,ua All old
travelers over the Donner Lake route will
remember with pleasure the Ingram House,
where the deceased and her husband % long
presided. When the railroad was finished
NJ. and Mrs. Ingram removed to Reno, and
from there to Hamilton. She had just re-
turned from . visit to her native home,
Jackson county. Missouri, bringing with her
her only daughter, who had been East at.
tending school-L"land Empire.
A dispatch dated E'ko, October IL, to the
San Francisco Bxns6s, has this item about
. well known resident Of California and
Western Nevada: "ssm Wittgenstein pas
ed here to-day, crazy, in his bso,her's charge
Last night, between Wadsworth and Hum.
boldt, while the train was running at the
rate Of twenty miles On hour, Wittgenstein
got up from bic berth unnoticed, and walked
from the platform of the hind car, falling
upon the track. An extra engine following
tho train, ran into him, throwing him from
he track some ten fest The engine waa
stopped, and Wittssusssis picked up and
feand uuhurt He was hroaght to the sta.
lion n time % resume 81 placs IN the train
He passed here feeling quite comfortable
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-17
Citizens Lecture Course

The first lecture Of the Course was delivered on
Friday evening last, By G. C. Coffin, Esq,
C"Carleton, of the Boston Jouuqi) li,suhirct
was Chnaand the Chinese question an Ama-
ioa. He had splendid audience aud comnatd-
ed the closest attention for full hour and three
quarters.
The Second Lecture will be delivered on Thurs
day evening, the 25th instant by GOV. CuumER
LAIN, of Maine Ills subject will BEETLE sur
rRdar Of lee aud inasmuch as it was int, hi,
hand that the rebel chief surrendered his sword
there can be no doubt that he will impart thrill
ing interest to the subject Those who hay,
heard the lecture, pronounce it one of surprising
eloquence and power. Tickets should be procar
ed early, in order that, if necessary, arrangement
may he made for larger hall
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SENTENCED. The decision Of the Supreme
Court on the case OF Charles II Potter and wife
Of Williston, charged with having in their pos
session burglars tools, was announced Thursday
afternoon by Judge Steele. Potter was sentenc-
ed to serve ten years in the State Prison, and Mrs
Potter seven years Each one also to pay fine
Of one hundred dollars
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IIyaeinthe.

Tho ex-Carmolito has written to the Rev DR..
Leonard Bacon, of Brooklyn, who is engaged in
tmnsating the sermons of the Pcre into English
The following extract from the letter is interest
ing, Father llylcinthe says
/ remain faithful to my church. and if have
lifted up my protest against the excuses which
dshonor it and seem bent on its ruin, you may
measure the intensity Of my love for it by the
bitterness of my hmentation. When lie who is
in all things our Master and our example armed
himself with the scourge of cords against the
proIancrs of the Temple, His disciples remember
ed that it was written, 1.-The zeal of Thy house
hath eaten me up ! continue faithful to my
church, bat am none the less sensible Of the in
terest which will be taken in other churches in
what may shy or do within the pale of Catholi-
cism Furthermore, have never denied that the
Christian commuuiuns separated from Rome were
d-iuherted Of the Holy Ghost, and without a
part in the immense work Of the preparation OF
the kingdom of God In my relations with
some Of the most pious and the most learned OF
their members have experienced in those depths
OF the SOUL whore illusion is impossible, the UNI
utterablo blessing Of the communion Of saints.
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ann happy 70 know tnat IN Vermont loving
hearts Wiling hands are erecting Monuments
TO perpetuate thc memory oil the gAlaht uead'
Years III their rapid hight are last separating Us
from those exhibitions OF bravery and patriotism
those scenes OF suffering and blood. that were
witnessed during the recent war. As we move
away from that eyentul period we are in danger
OF forgetting what was done ard suffered by those
brave and patriotic men who rallied to the defence
of their mperiled country, and gave up lie that
she might live We should guard against the
approach OF lngrautude lorsetiulnes'-should
labor to keep alive in our own minds and trans
mic TO our children full sense OF the Obligations
we are under to those gallant men who, under
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LIST OF LETTERS,
Remaining in the Montpelier Post OGce
Nore,,Ier 1G 1890

LANES. Miss Gertrude Carr, ilarritt Rgston, Mrs.. G.
A. Brown, Ahbe A. Gait Alpha A. Gucrnscy Ora NAL
Tory, MARY -. Orcott Jane Patterson.
GEyrLtuEN. Col. j 7. Allen H. VI. Averill, Badly
oliver Oramcl Cummings, Dcrastus Center, Nathan s.
Davis MortiUcr Downing, c. n. Judson, oncanoc 10
fery Jcrcmia Lyons. D. y Nccdham, b. NJ. Nichols
Co.. A. Paine Setas Quimby Warren II Smith, II. W
Williams Ezra A Wing
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The smallest Grand List returned is from the
town Of Somerset, S26s %,

WELL DESERVED We are gratiied to learn
that Mr.. W. n. BmANT, for the past two years
General Reporter on the Boston Journal, has re
Gently been promoted to be Night Editor of that
popular journal Mr.. b. has richly earned this
advancement by his ability and fidelity in the
subordinate station and we do not doubt that
he viii equally SIS well discharge the responsible
duties of his new position. 1t affords Us addition
al pleasure to note this promotion, that Mr.. Bry'
ant was graduate from this office at the tim.
he became originally connected with the Journal
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p-ott-

Tue pREswrERnNs.-'Ih union, or reunion
of Old and New School Presbyterons in one
church. which was consummated at Pittsburgh
on Friday last, is am event that will give great
pleasure to the Christian world. 1t goes far to
confirm what has been frequently asserted of late,
that there is strong tendency among the yari-
GUS Christian scots toward union and fellowship,
and it is TO be hoped that it heralds general peace
and concord between all the still diverse sects.
The junction of the two branches of the Presby-
terrain church make it a large and powerful de-
nomination. IL now contains ftty-one Synods
two hundred and ffy-siy Prespyteres, four thou.
sand two hundred and thirty ministers, and a
membership of nearly hafa million souls. Fur
ther additions are expected from minor organiza
tions OF Presbyterian tendencies.