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BEEF CAITLE-There Vas no abatement In
the demand for beef cattle, nor, any .>soIteuIuxv
IL prices. The arrivals were somewhat larger
thnn be have been accustomed to l0oE fur Oh this
dny Of the week, but the hu9ya1t tone Of the East
e7n markets impaired conddent feeling and
there were buyers for all the stock offered, aud at
veIy full PRICES The supply was COMPOSED q
.;,arketcl yesterday, second and third claas
steers largely predominattng, The offerings
Of extra stuck, IS well as of common were limit
Cd, md $5s0as-a5 was the extreme range OF
prices paid. very few lots changed hands under
800, while bur about 200 head found buyeys at
ever $500, the great bulk OF the sales making at
and within the range Of ssssssoo. Among Inc
lest salea Of the day were 107 head. aye1aging
l,so' ns, at s. "a, by Frye, Reed Kelly; 16 head.
averaging ,f9e ts, At saa5, By Smith Bros Is
nead ayeraGtng $50 rs, at Sis, by Nicots i Ad-
dc1ns, and 16 head; averaging $40 ns, at Sas5,
hy Lott Smith, City butchers took hold loenaUy
nom 800 to 100 hs--chiedy at Sd50aT.0d.
II lot Of stf1-fed Texan steers IS IN Rumber-aV.
cragtng a5s DE- They were consigned to Conover
4 Hnil, aud by them sold to John Wall Some OF
The drove were exceedingly wild, and, while being
driven from the ya111s to the slaughte1-hpnse,
whom, It ls reported, was gored 10 death.
The market Closed nrm. With the pens empty.
, 1870-05-12
RAILROADS.
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
SG1LHER ARR4FGEKKNT.

CHICAGO& h ORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
Ticket 0fice bouthess. epruct Of Clark and IakeTt.
COUNCIL 4LEXJB AID OMAHA LIE
UEpoE-Hptth WeIlslt
, 1870-05-12
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

W EDSEsDiY EVENING, MAY II.
The following table shows the daily receipts and
shp1ncnts Of live stock during the week up to this
I.tnninfH. = ~ --
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

A LoxDDx criu1insi Inns been iuprison-
ed three hundred tines He has spent
forty years and eight months In confine-
ment
A cmcRxD pedestrian arrived ~ Lynch
burg. Va, the otAer dsv, after some TWEEN
fy-five days walk from New Orleans.
IgERR are as4 lodges Of Odd FeIlows
In Ohio. Their general fund smunte 70
f-15 $50. and the widows and orphans
fund 70 500, ofS.
A PARIS correspondent estimates that
twenty thousand sane people are i'm
prisoned as lunatics ia France, simply TO
get them out Of the way.
AGRICULTURAL implements are being
introduced throughout New Zealand, sud
the culture OF fax Is an industry which
bids fair TO assume large proportions
A LIVE lizard, FIVE and . half inches
long, was found, on = port nsortem exanira-
alton, in the heart Of an OK which recent
" died 1t fremont Centre, Long Island
that was but left handed recommen-
dation given by Western paper in recon-
mendine a candidate for Office, that during
the war his friend had received wounds
enough to kill :" any ordinary mule"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02
Singular Physiological Fact.

FROM the correspondence of an Exeter
IN. H.) paper we take the following:
There was q young lady, some years since,
daughter of Josiah Bartlett, of Noting
ham, who was mute. She was literally
educated at Hartford, Conn, and subse-
quently married Mr.. Foster, also deaf
mute. The fruit of this marriage was
six chilhran, all of ~Aoaa oen hear and
talk like SO many blackbirds They were
recently at Nottingham, and even tho
youngest, q girl eighteen months old,
could articulatc even more readily than
most children of her age. What is more
amusing and interesting is, the little child
thus early can use the deaf and dumb al
phabet readily, and talks with her mother,
telling what she wants to eat, drink, and
wear, and whether her head aches or
throat h sore. Indeed, all the children
are possessed of more than ordinary in
telligence.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

fQuARs-ToED boots are once more fash.
ionsbl0.
THERE are $3.50 liquor and beer saloons
h New York city.
Al original portrait Of Cromwell wa
hssly sold In London for 5000.
Qu1xH ISABELLA, OF Spain, has an In.
come OF two million francs year.
II twenty three weeks there have been
twenty rainy Mondays In Boston.
TnsnB Il fhctory In London which
produces A0,OO0 ARTIFICIAL teeth xAek.
TnnHn = only one town In Masa,
cAusetn that has not . church building
TIN number OF milch-cow In the
DATED States has increased SoO, 900 since
q hkes 1000 head Of cattle 10 supply
Philadelphis Fith beef for . single day
PorrsvILLR, Pa, 10 tho homo Of man
Who has been on . drunk for thirty -nve
ysaTA
Tsr Germans Of New York have form
a ! rat Mans Association. 4 S6o'pound'
i & "a that 10000 CallsornlAns ere
unconnscted, even nomlnally, with any
religious body. [
GIx men, convicted Of petty larcenics,
wsrs publicly whipped q Wilmington,
Del, . few days ago.
Ion thirty. three inches thick, and 20
dear that > newspaper can 30 READ
through II, . . product OF Minnesota.
Tn whole number OF vessels owned In
- Unitsd States II s0,0so, he sonnAgs
Ielsg S,1ll,Si9 tons.
TN NAv HampsAirs GAsS!I II one hun.
Apr|d wears old. and boasts that u never
.nIssed ! publication day.
Bosrox has had sixty.seven marriages
du1ing The past year IN which the grooms
we're under twenty .one years o. age.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

The eyes Of one Of the brethren 1t Cal.
vary church were recently closed. The
trick was done by Dutchman. The
brother had house to rent. It was To-
Gated opposite to downtown grave
yard. The brother refused to rent It to .
person having children. A. the Dutch
expensive blessings, he was slightly nom
plussed. Being himself member Of the
church, It was impossible for him to lie.
and 20 he did the next best thing-hs
came Quaker over the brother. When
making application for the house, he took
with him his entire tribe Of olive brancheA
He turned them into the graveyard to
play. He then opened up q negotiation
tor the occupancy Of the premises.
You know the terms!" said the CAL
vary:
"Yah, I know der terms"
"And you're satisfied with them!"
"Satis6edi YAH"
You have no childrenY"
Mine cAildrens with q sound that
came a. near to chuckle q to sOb) ish
all over dere in dat graveyard" The
Dutchman sadly pointed across the
"Poor fellow |" said the Calvary broth.
er; very sorry for you. Sign the lease,
and here's the key"
The other day, the Calvary brother
called Tor his rent. He found one young.
ster racing tASough ~ hall4wagw1Ah tie
cat harnessed to . fying-pan, while an
other was drumming "6hoo-dy" on the
banisters with pair Of potato-mASherA
Fancy hla fe0linHsi siBft DiI ffn0s8
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

! THINK the Judgments formed at night
are never 80 solid and freah as judgments
formed in the morning. II In the morn.
ing man IL without charity, II he IL des-
pendent, If he is dull, if he il upnerved,
you may be sure that he 10 living wrong.
For the order Of nature is that man
should rise from his bed in the morning
- birds rise, singing, and In perfect
health. / would say 70 every young per-
son whom It concerns form, II It is pos
sible thing, the habit Of doing your duty
In the day time, and reserve your nights
for lighter taskA and keep early hours
with your bed. -Beschw.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

\ In history Of labor embodied in the
report Of the Massachusetts, Bureau OF
I rssor g s'isi::,s I 7 es das1ns =:
do nunhofcf Sobbas, tklsvss and ~
grants Axeoutsd Il England va 100. or
ebout 1000 pr year, and n the reign Of
Eli1Abeth hardly . year paoood BY
wherein 800 Or 200 Of them wofe Mt dc.
voursd and eaten ul b. u sAllows, IN
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

6noW this % ys1s vi 4 = never iil.
jng cure toe "o016-o0kA -
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

devote his entire fortune to the building
and foundation Of . museum"
"There b Q certain force in what YOU
say" replied the widow, calmly; "and /
do not conceal from myself that Il would
be Q very great misfortune indeed for both
Of US If Mr.. Thomas Lobyear were to be
deprived Of his income upon our mar.
rage. Still, II would be worse for me to
break Of. md remain hare. a Dom
"Nay, madam, not pennilen; some
compensation would be your due"
Lalgess Vsnsres CnpidinSsqus-if they
didn't come presently to fair up-and down
bargaining The matter was finally set
tied thus. Mrs. Montacute was to start
for New York by the next mail, Mr.. Fiel
taking and paying for her passage she
was to write q farewell letter to young
Lobyear, breaking the match, and keep.
ing silence about where she was going TO.
Mr.. Fiel Was TO accompany her on board
the ship, and then to place ID her hands
the sum Of one thousand pounds.
When this treaty, with "No Trust" for
its basis, was concluded. Mr., Fiel took his
leave; and a. he stepped into the street,
Jack Horner alone could appreciate his
sensations Never had - delicate case
been 30 skillfully handled Three days
.fterward, Mr.. Fiel escorted the fsir
widow to Liverpool; accompanied her on
,0ard tho American steamer; elald With
her till The lAst moment GAvo AsS the
poundA Ard returned - the
BOSOM Of hls family, having himself sealsd
ind posted 3 mOsf dkkisfsctofy letter OF
arcwell TO poor young Lobyeax, which
- mt IN his bands unlhstened, that he
night assure himself that the cpntenka
we're according 70 treaty.
/ Nsxt day, ~ asssftea lovse cams b
Nm in 8 husry-atogming, uphrlidinS,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

wife And erea man could cry: = Con
ductor, hold!' the City Atlas hal de.
voured him up. ~
It il one thing for . sailing ship 70 be
tclegraphed, and another for Il to arrive In
port. A heavy gale tantAli1ed the crew
and passengers OF the ChipChow, atd II
was week beforeNr. Fiel and his cliSnt's
SON met, BY which time the accomp athed
Sarah was safely established und n the
paternal roof; for her mother thought the
lawyer exaggerated the chances aesinst
the young mans inheriting good fortune,
and stuck TO her little intrigue. Il b GER
tain that she herself over estimated her
daughters attractions Sarah was good
girl enough, but commonplace, and not
beautiful; . pellet hardly calculated to
drive out another very firmly iaxed h the
pop.gun heart Of lover. III
However, the designing mother and
unwilling daughter had kir change, for
young L0byear accepted the offer 81 hos
pitality made him BY Mr.. Fiel. and estab-
lished himseN in their house until he
could look about him. Travel IA hot eli.
mates had matured the youne man. whom
you would have taken for fiveNnd. twenty.
Il had likewise tanned him; and his face
and hands were 70 dark that NrA Fiel
was induced to make inquiries about the
nationality Of his mother but = Nr.
Vel had never known anythins Of Mr.
LobyeAr before he put his AffAjrein his
hands on going out 70 the Ean6 nd IVES
even ignorant, until quite lately, OF the
very existencs Of thia son, abe could mot
get much satisfactory information out 81
him. So she concluded that Mr.. Lobyeay,
senior'A Oriental tastes were not confined
to the fauna 'aAd dora; and ~ deer
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

FEELS house, and went 70 an hotel IN Jer.
myn street.
Mr.. Fiei possessed very sharp Office
boy, for in spite Of the trick which had
been played upon him by Tom Scott, he
liked sharp boys; only he never meant to
give another the chance Of abusing his
confidence. Billy Daw Was employed in
minor matters alone his master had no
intention of pushing him.
This lad had already seen young Lob
year the houSe In Duke street was now
pointed out 10 him, and he WA directed to
watch It. and let his master know when
Mr. Lobyear LEFT It.
So Mr.. Fiel waited In his club, which
was close by, and Billy Daw lOafed within
sight Of Duke street. Billy waa good 1t
loa6ng; he CLEANED amusement and In.
structi0n from the window of newspa-
per and caricature shop; studied natural
history at ashmonger's set two boys to
fight; exasperated drunken man; pro-
cured "cuts behind" for several young.
sters who were riding without paying
their iaEe-All without losing dght Of the
door he va directed 70 Waick His re-
port ct the end Of the day Wa. that Nj.
Lobyear had left his hotel, and gone TO
the house in Duke street at II Z n. A
half past l, servant girl had come out
with On empty dish, and returned n ten
minutes with oysterA Al 3 o'clock Mr..
Lebyeas had af lat come out accompar
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03
Self-GOUernDe ent.

Tn q recent work, Harriet X. Hunt re-
latcs the following incident. As an ex.
ample Of lf.government, we doubt not,
it will be suggestive 10 other teachers -
A cousin of mine in Charlcstown, hav-
ing passed away, it became proper that L
should attend her funeral. 1t was school
afternoon; did not dismiss the scholars,
and, as they disliked monitor, hit up
on the following plan of leaving them. L
placed in the chair the large, old-fashion-
cd slate Git had been my father's) wrote
on the names of the scholars in the order
which they sat, arranged the needle-work
and reading, for always had some in
tcresting work read aloud by some elder
p upil every aftcrnoon,-and then ssid,-
"Now, my children, when the clock
strikes five, leave your seats orderly go to
my chair and place on the slate, by each
of Your names unit for good behavior
and cross for bad. When | return l
shall look anxiously at the slate; and the
next morning, when you arc all assem-"
bled, will read the list aloud, that every
thing may be confirmed. But | trust in
YOU"
On my return visited the school room
and found but one cross on the slate, ana
that where least expected it, appended
to the name OF beautiful, open, bright,
brave child, who then promised much
for the world--the fact fher having rich
parents being her greatest drawback
She was the last child in school should
have thought capable of any misconduct.
Well. the next morning came; the list
was read it proved truthful; but when l
came to this one l said,-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03

them; l have lived on intimate terms
with one of the fair creatures for several
years-and can, therefore, speak from
experience"
81 pocketod the money and walked
away leaving the strange man muttcring
and laughing rs if he, or somebody else
had done very smart thing. But Twill
tell you one thing, and that is the TRUTH"
and the dressmaker laid her work on her
lap for moment. and looked me steadily
in the eye. II never yet asked man
for money which his wife owed me (and
have been compelled TO do it several
tmes) without receiving the full amount,
and pleasantly too"
Then, suppose" | quericd, "tha,
you must have decided that men. goncr-
ally, are more honest than women"
Not bit OF it," she replied; Il have
decided that men, from long business
practice, have accustomed themselves TO
meeting payments promptly, understands
ing that this is one secret of business sue
ccss-and they arc ashamed not TO do so,
Men who have paid ME money owed by
their wives, would, ten to one, refuse to
let them have the amount-because man
can cheat and abnso his wife. and she
keep still about it, while an outsider
would have no compunctions in making
the matter known. That's the truth in a
nutshell"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03
Triumph of Lay Delegation.

The last number of the Methodist has
the following remarks in relation TO Lay
Delegation.
The East Maine Conference, the last in
the United States TO declare its opinion,
has given vote of fl TO II against. This
with the surplus available, secures the
necessary three iourths, even though the
vote of the Germany Conference should
be unanimously against. But such vote
in Germany is not supposablei on the
contrary, all our advices leave us 10 ex.
pcct that the vote of our brethren in Eu.
rope will be unanimously FOR US. by a
singular coincidence, the German Con-
ference meets this yearin one OF the cities
Of the Palatnatc, the ancestral home OF
Mcthodism. The circle completes itself
in the spot whence the Palatinates set
forth first for Ireland, and thence in the
persons OF their descendants to America.
And so the great debate Of iiity years
comes to peaceful conclusion. The
movement, suppressed in 1923, reappcars
in 1851, is pronounced inexpedient by the
General Conference of 1886, and meets
sufficient favor from the General Confer
ence Of 1866 to obtain reference 10 the
vote of the ministry and people. The
Church is not yet ripe for Lay Delegation; ;
the people and the itinerant ministers vote
it down. Undismayed by defeats, its
friends begin again, and rest not till they
win the Church over to entire acqui.
cscencc in their opinions.
Beginning with the John street meet
ing, in March, 1868, and from thence to
the St. Paul's Convention in New York (;
thence to the Convention Of 1874, the
first ever held simultanc ously with =
meeting of General Conference, and
the first also 10 present n direct address
10 that body; from thence to the sessions
of the Annual Conferences Immediately
following, which we're successfully APP
pealcd TO to ratify the pledge given by
General Conference and thence TO the
Convention OF 1868, also meeting stimuli
taneously with the General Conference,
and presenting TO ii second direct APP
peal. and finding its appeal welcomed;
and thence to the recent popular and
ministerial votes, the movement has
found an cyer-growing acceptance Of its
principles and purposes by the Church.
It's array of friend. has increased; its line
has become longer and stronger; they
who hastily cried faction" have been
cffectualy silcnced. Here is no faction,
but great Church, whose stations are
found in both the old world and the new,
ralifying and Incorporating into its polity
n fundamental principle of Protestant
Christianity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03
THE DRESSAIAKER'S STORY

A competent and tasteful dressmakcr
told me, not long ago, that she had an idea
her experience in what were called the
first families Of New York would surprise
me, and it did
Il have been out as dressmaker," she
said, ''for fifteen years. The first five
years l was imposedupon in every imagin-
able manner; but since then have manag-
ed very well. got so at last that knew
how TO fix women who put me off from
day TO day and week to week about my
money! went to their husbands Some
times it would make fuss but couldn't
afford 10 work without compensation, and
was bound to get it somehow. | tell
you, though Ipitied some women terribly.
Many of them, after contriying all ways
to procure nice dress, cloak, or some
article of wearing apparel, after having
pinched here and there, and, in some
cases, compelled to actually lie in regard
to household expenses, to procure the
necessary trimmings, the funds would be
completely exhausted before | had finish
ed my work, and the result was no pay.
After a good many losses and heart-aches
finally adopted plan which has work
ed very well. Whenever ] went to
new family always informed the lady of
the house that my price was so much per
day and, TO save trouble, insisted, in
every instance, upon being paid each
evening. made up my mind that
woman who could not make it convenient
to pay me for one days work would
naturally find some difficulty in settling
for dozen. Goodness" she continued,
as | ycntured to remark that l should
suppose one could tell by appearances,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03
The Influence of Character.

We have seen that it was by his life
that our Savior, when on earth, made his
way 10 the hearts Of men. And TO those
to whom Christ entrusted his religion
when he left the world, ST. Paul applies
what David so beautifully says Of the
orbs of heaven, that there was 40 speech
no language-lhcir voice was not heard ::
but their sound was gone out to all the
earth, and their instructions to the end OF
the world. This must mean tha. they
chiefly relied on the silent influence OF
character. Men saw their lives and pro-
nounccd them good. They saw that it
would be well if others were like them.
And thus, by what they were, as much as
by what they said and did. they gained
for their religion Il welcome. and sent it
forth triumphant and rejoicing, to rcgen-
crate and save the world. And do we
net find in ourselves, if ever we look
searchingly into ourselves, that the
persons whose influence has done most to
Give us what measure of faithfulness we
possess, have been men OF talent, not
men of energy,-by them we have been
struck and moved for time,-bu those
who have done most in forming us, have
been people, perhaps the most unpre-
tending in the world, having character,
having wholeness, having well-dc-
vcloped moral and spiritual nature, not
excessive in any part, nor deficient in any
part. They dwell, and their memories
after them dwell, quiet images OF the
beauty of holiness, in the minds and
hearts of those around them. inspiring
the taste for excellence, and enabling
them to understand its powers Rer.
W. B. O. Peabody.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03
Travelling made Easy.

A Pullman Train started from Boston
for San Francisco Monday, with a party
ofthc solid men of Boston and their wives
and some Of the Portland people. Tho
train is thus decciibed in the Advcrtis.
or:
The train is composed of eight cars.
First comes the baggage car, which con.
tains several large rcfrigerators for the
storage ofprovisions besides the baggage
accommodations The next is the smok-
ing car, the most sumptuous and COM
Portable of all. II is ventilated on IN en-
tirely new plan and contains the Office,
where Mr.. Pullman will have his head
quarters. Theie is also another little
apartment nicely fitted up where the
members Of the board will meet from
time 10 time to consult upon the weather
and make fruitlcss cndeavorS to regulate
their watches by tho sun. As the cars
were built in the West, copy OF the
Massachusetts prohibitory law framed
and hung upon the wall, is not TO be seen
The third car is the eommissary car
"St. Cloud" which contains kitchen and
dining DOM Accommodations for twenty
four people, and will be used rs sleep
ing car at night. This car will be occu
pied by gentlemen only. Then comes
the saloon car"Palmyra," y" which contains
sleeping bcrthS for The same number, and
is magnilicently fitted up. The kitchen,
closets and servants ooms are n the end
Of the car, while midway is = Burdctt or
Gan on one side and beautiful library on
the other. The next car is 4 hotel and
drawing room car. the "Arlngton;' it
contains two drawing. g.rooms in The CEN
tire, each large enough for party of six
persons, and room for twcnty.four sleep
ing bcrths and kitchen. Following
this is q commissary car, tho ST. Charles, y"
corresponding to the "St. Cloud" and
last of all comes another drawing room
cur, the Marquette" Passengers in the
Marquette" and palmyra" will dine in
their own cars or in the commissary cars.
The hours of meals are. breakfast from
seven TO nine A. NJ. lunch from twelve
to two z. NJ. dinner from four TO six r.
NJ. The ordinary bill of fare include 5
every thing which American appetite
ought to crave, but for this festive cxcur-
sion n tasteful little menu has been pre-.
pared which contains the name of every
dish that the soul of an epicurc could de.
sire. There will be an abundance of ser.
wants upon the train, and every thing
about the train will be ~ elegant rs
money can furnish. OF the more minute
details of the interiors it is not necessary
now to speak. The cars are simply
splendid parlors set upon wheels.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-06-03

COULDN'T STAND THE PREssURE.-The
following good and truthful story is told
by gentleman who went TO visit some
old Indiana friends in Boone county,
Iowa:
The family consisted Of the husband,
wife and two grown sons. The good old
lady was the only one who did not take
of the go be joyful" Sitting by the fire
a lew minutes, the old man tipped him
wink, and the visitor followed him out.
Stopping by tree he pulled out long
neckcd bottle, rcmarking, 81 have to
keep this hid, for the boys might get to
drinking, and the old woman would raise
the d." They took drink and re-
turned to the fireside. Soon Tom, the
eldest son, asked the visitor out TO sec
colt, and taking him behind the barn,pul-
ling out flask remarked, 81 have to
keep this hid, for the old man will get
dunk, and the ID is to pay" and