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AN OLD TIME RELIC.
"sabbn-Dnv or Noon Hnu.ss., /,

The Boston TrdUelier says
At Townsend Centre there is still standing
one of these relics OF former tinae a "Slbba-
cay or Noon House."
Before the modern conveniences of stoves and
furnaces for warming churches, il was very de-
tirable after attending service in a cold meet
ing-house to have some place during the inter
mission where the sufferers could GO and warm
themselves and eat their lunch Some used to
go to neighborng houses that were kindly
opened for particular friends; others went to
the tavern, which always kept an open door
and an open bar; Others built for themselves
what were called ''Sabba-day" or moon
Houses"
The pastor of the Congregational church in
Townsend, in a recent historical discourse, de-
scribes these houses. Like the one now stand
ing at Townsend they consisted of four rooms
ten or twelve feet square, with fireplace in
each room. They were generally built at the
united expense of four or more persons, to be
occupied only on the Sabbath by their respective
families and such guests as they invited to Join
with them. Dry fuel was kept on hand ready
for kindliDg fires, and usually barrel of cider
for each family was placed in the cellar.
On the morning of the Sabbath, the owner of
each room deposited in his saddle bags the
necessary refreshments for himself and family,
apd took took an early start for the sanctuary.
He first called at his noon-house, built fire,
deposited his luncheon, warmed himself and
family, and at the hour of worship they were
all ready to sally forth and to shiver in the cold
during tke morning service at the house of wor-
ship. At noon they returned to their noon
house, with invited friends where warm
room received them. The saddle bags were
now brought forth, and their contents
discharged on the table, of which all partook u
little. Then each in turn drank from the
pitcher or mugs of cider which had been
brought from the cellar This service being
performed and thanks returned the remaining
time was spent in reading notes and discussing
the morning sermon, chapter from the Bible
or from some other book of Il religious charac-
ter; not unfrequently prayer was offered before
retiring again to the sanctuary for the after
noon worship. At the close of the services of
the afternoon, if the weather was severely cold,
the family returned to the noon-hOuse TO warm
themselves before going home. The fires were
then eXtinguished the saddle. bags gathered up,
the house locked, and all returned home.
The exercises, after lunch, here described,
were much more appropriate for the Sabbath
than those in modern times of warmed churches
and Sabbath-schoOls, connected with 'horse-
shed" and "horse-block classes" which some
can remember, and which even now exist, which
were mostly discussions about the weather, the
crops, the improvements in stocks, politics. and
such matters,
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HEROD'S AWFUL MALADY.

ParasItIcaI PhenomenOn-A NIssIssJpDj Lndv
being Literally Eaten Alive by WOrms-A
Chapter of HOrrOrs.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 21st instant
says
correspondent CDR. J. NJ. Hughes) of the
Meridian Gazette furnishes q horror in the
shape of an account of woman being deVoured
by worms. The woman lives in Newton county.
The Doctor is treating the case. OF it he says
The first sensation is creeping feeling under
the skin, producing very unpleasant tickling;
they commence at any part OF the body, from
the head to the feet, and whenever one is felt
to move, there is no rest for the worm nor
patient until 1t makes Its way through this skin,
and when he gets through only lives long enough
to prove that it is an animal, making few
efforts to crawl after 1t gets through the skin,
and in few moments there is no evidence of
life, giving us no chance to find out the best
plan for killing the animal while under the
skin. While in the flesh it seems to be strong
with great locomotive power, travelling from
place TO place under the skin, al the rate of
from four to six inches per hour, at all times
seeming TO be hunting place to get through to
the surface.
They can be felt to crawl under the skin as
they 60 from place to place as sensibly as a fly
be felt to crawl over the face; whenever
they come, or attempt to come, through the
skin, they produce intense pain, redness and
swelling, and tumor forms from the size of a
hens egg to that of tea-eup, and in the course
of from four to ak hours it either comes out or
removes to some other part. Some of the places
suppuTate and ii comes out covered IN flesh;
others make their appearance covered in blood
the latter giving the most pain-they have
visited almost every part of the body.
And nothing that has been done as yet seems
to give any relief or stop their propagation.
The places where they come through the skin
seem 10 be obstinate In healing. The frat one
came through about twelve days ago and the
place Is not well yet, each place discharging
from 1--WE to ten drops of unhealthy-looking pus
per day. The worm leaves a hole where he
comes ont about like where a commOn-sEed
peggipg-aWl had been thrust through piece of
solid leather retaining its roundness for several
days. There have been about ten that have
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from WASHINGTON.
Minister Thornton,s Reception.

Pes watch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Notwithstanding the
violent snow-storm last night the second card
reception this season of Minister and Mrs.
Thornton was largely attended by some of the
most distinguished and prominent persons
in Washington. including Judges of the
Supreme Court, members of both
houses of Congress, and a more than usually
large representation of the foreign legations,
either in the persons of ministers or officers
attached to them. The reception was generally
regarded as delightful, not less for the hospi-
talities extended than for the refinement and
sociability Of the guests.
Special Despatch 10 The Eusning Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Minister Sehenck
left to-day for New York, where he is to be
entertained at a great dinner by William M.
Evarts and members of the New York bar. He
will return on Wednesday, when his instruc-
tions will be ready, and the expectation is that
he will sail in the steamer leaving on Saturday,
a week from tomorrow.
Whisky and the Revenue.
Members of the Ways and Means Committee
are informed that an organized effort will be
made as soon as the income tax is abolished to
increase the tax on whisky. Commissioner
Pleasanton is said to favor the increase, but he
will not recommend it at the present session.
The Income Tax-Prospects of Repeal.
1t is the general opinion that the Senate bill
to abolish the income tax is fully debated in the
House, it will be defeated. If it is taken up
and put through under the operation of the pre-
vious question, it will probably succeed.
The Tax Paper.
Frank Leslie made argument before the
Ways and Means Committee to-day in favor of
equalizing the duty on imported paper, so that
sized and unsized shall come in at the same rate
of duty.
The River and HarbOr
Appropriation bill, so far amounts to five mil
lions. When finished it will probably reach
seven or eight millions.
The House Commerce Committee has been
unable to come to any conclusion on the
various
Steamship Subsidy Bills
before them. The conflicting interests are SO
great that unless the parties concerned can
come to some understanding among themselves,
the committee will refuse to report any of them.
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AN ILLINOIS SENSATION.

A baptist JeweIler md "A Lrdy nIusIcian-A
A Peoria correspondent of the Chicago Re
publican writes:-
One of the incest scan. mag. cases in the his
tory OF this city has just comeito light, and as
a matter of course, is the town gossip.
The hero is Herman g. Pein, q we'll known
jeweller, and leading light in the Baptist
Church. He is also considerably Interested in
the work of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, besides being the founder and super
intendent of a number of mission Sunday
schools In addition to all this, he is married
man, and has been for some years. His wife
is a very pretty little woman, and in this affair
has the hearty sympathy of the community.
The ''leating lady" is a Miss Martin, we'll
known music teacher. Her scholars came from
the most aristocratic families, and as she pos
sessed considerable musical ability and the APP
pearance and manners of lady, passed well in
society, and was thought by all to be as virtu-
Gus and pure as an angel
1t seems that about eighteen months ago Miss
Martin applied to Pein for admission into his
family as boarder. After due consultation
with his spouse he concluded to receive her into
the family circle, and there she was installed.
Pein and his wife were delighted with their
lady boarder. Her engaging manners and fine
musical tastes made her a valuable ACQUISITION
to the little household.
Between Pen and her an intimacy sprung up,
closingl with finale that makes society
stand aghast, and ask In agonzng tones,
"Whither are we drfting?" So adrotly was it
HahaSeu Dy Iuo pai CleT, thaI noI Iut eIISubS5t
suspicion has attached to either of them until
now, although it has been going on for over a
year. Pein mended watches, and sold his wares
on week days, and on the Sabbath sang his
psalms with fervor and JUNCTION, the same as in
days of yOre when he was ''cha9te as ice" The
fair syren attended to the duties of her profess
sion, and lifted W her voice in the sanctuary
with the same ardor and purity of expression
that are popularly supposed to characterize vir.
tuous young ladies religiously inclined.
Strange to say, the wife was ignorant Of
the amorous propensities of her lord as the rest
of mankind, and not until about week ago did
the faithful and loving partner of PENIS joys
and sorrows realize the truth. Then there was
a muss. The wife made such q noise among
her friends that clamor raised up around the
ears of the devoted couple such as was never
before heard of and the consequence was that
have noticed a couple purchasing tickets for
some far-off port, to which they have sailed,
never, the community hope, to return.
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DROWNED UNDER THE ICE.
Terrible sunerings of Fishermen.

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser says: -
John Cavanaugh, aged fifty years, and his son
William, aged Lwenty-one years. have been well
known among the fishermen in this vicinity,
residing on the other side of Buffalo creek,
opposite foot of Chicago street. 1t seems the
men named had set their lines through the Ice
in the bay, and on Wednesday evening at an
early hour started out to examine the same the
father stopping at his lines, which were about
two miles from shore, and William proceeding
about two miles further, to the place at which
he expected to make haul.
A strong wind off shore prevailed at the time,
and, uDnotieed by the men, the field of ice was
separated, William Cavanaugh being upon the
detached portion and his father on the firm ice.
The latter having overhauled his lines started
out to where his son had gone, and by the time
he had reached the issure created by the wind
a thin coating of ice had been formed upon the
surface of the water. Advancing unsuspectingly
upon the treacherous footing the old man was sud-
denly wbirled into eternity, being plunged into
the cold depths below the ice, and drowned, no
helping hand being near to save him.
The son having taken the fish from his lines,
turned in the direction of the shore, and pro-
ceeded as rapidly as possible, as night was COM
ing on. Suddenly he was startled by coming
upon dividing space of water, aud at once his
perious position was realized. The field of ice
on which he had been at work had been broken
into three foes, and the young fisherman was in
great danger indeed. He plunged into the chill
ling waters, and swan vigorously to the oppo-
site side of the channel, reaching what he con-
sidered the firm ice in safety. Again he started
toward home, but soon reached another break,
and bravely swan across, though
almost helplessly chilled. When the
young man reached a third break he we'll
nigh lost courage, but plunged in again and
finally reached the firm ice By this time his
clothing was weighted down with ice, his body
partially numbed, and everything looked dark.
However, home was reached at last, and warmth
restored and comfort given. 1t was at once
realized that the father was either in great dan
ger or lost. Soon party was gotten together
and search was instituted. Arriving at the spot
at which the old maR was drowned, the sled
was found, and signs discovered of the unfortu-
nate accident. Yesterday morning grapnels
were used, and about noon the body Was re-
covered.
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philadelphia Trade Repors.

FRIDAY, Jan. 27.-The Flour market Is irm and
there is a moderate degree OF activity. The demand
is mostly from the home consumers, whose pur-
chases foot up 1900 barrels including supernne at
25@6'60 extras at s5'5O9575 Wisconsin and Minne-
sofa extra family at s7@762K; Pennsylvania do do.
at s65O@7bO; Indiana and Ohio do. do at So 6Oa7Tb
the latter rate for fancy Rye Flour may be quoted
at e6 25a650. In Corn Meal no sales were reported
There is a hrm feeling in the Wheat market, but
not much activity. Sales OF 400 bushels Indiana
red at 81 81 400 bushels Pennsylvania do. at 145;
400 bushels Pennsylvania ambeTat 81 81 400 bushels
Ohio do. at ti'60; and $40 bushels Michigan white
ana fancy amber at sl's0. Rye may be quoted at
95ca9TC for Western. Corn is scarce and unsettled;
we quote elbow at s3c. and Western mixed az S02
S2e Oats are unchanged: 400 bushels Pennsylvania
sold at b9@60c. In Barley and Malt further sales
were reported,
Seeds-ClOVerseed is quiet and ranges from 1870
TO 11Ac. Timothy may be quoted at s6'25 and Flax
seed at S210
Bark is held at $50 % ton for No. Quercitron
Whisky may be quoted at 94c. for Western IRON
bound,
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AERIAL NAVIGATION.
Trial Of the New San Francisco Flying
nlachtue.

niachtuc.
The Fan Francisco Bulletin of January z says:
The newy-invented flying machine" was put
into operation yesterday, with considerable
success. When everything was frightened and
got in good running order, and the propeller
arranged to cause elevation, it was just 129l
o'clock. The fire for raising steam was then
kindled and in one minute and quarter steam
was opened. At 1247 2. NJ the machine was
cut loose and the propellers started. She then
of the crowd who had gathered to witness the
ascension. The machine was guided by cords
attached to both ends of the balloon, and in the
hands of persons on the ground. She ascended
about fifty feet and sailed along about block,
when she was pulled down to have her boiler
replenished. Again she arose, this time to a
height of two hundred feet All the machinery
connected with it worked to the perfect salts
faction of the inventor, who intends to place it
on public exhibition at some place, of which
notice will be given. The name given her is
America"
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made their way through the skin. l attempted
my lancet, and failing to get out but one-half of
the worm, the part infamed very much and pre-
sented the appearance of erysipelatous infam.
nation; the others killed by pressure resulted
about as the former, but both yielding to the
tices, etc.
The worm is about one inch to one and
quarter inches long, and about the size of a
large broom straw, looking very much like the
fsh-bait, commonly called sawyer, that we find
under firm bark of decayed trees.
The patient is a lady about twenty-tree years
old, fair complexion, mother of three children,
constitution very good, no scrofulous tumor In
the family.
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FROM THE VEST.
A New ApporrIoument Law.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26-The lower house of the
Legislature passed resolution requesting our
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
urge the passage of a new apportionment law,
which shall apply to the Forty-second Con-
gress.
The Cincinnati and Southern Railroad.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 26.-The House of Repre-
sentatives of Kentucky to-day reconsidered its
action of yesterday on the Cincinnati and South
ern Railroad bill, and passed it by vote of 46
to 45
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FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
Th. Cr.ot H,IIInrd Match.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 2o.-The billiard match
tonight between Dion and Deery attracted
very large audience. The terms of the match
to play the Freeh carom game, with push and
crotch shots barred, Dion to score GOO points
against Deery's 500, for $1,000 side. At the fifth
inning Dion scored 43, and at the forty-fourth
inning the score stood, Dion 23S and
DeerV 148
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N.v York Money ana stock Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2T.-Stoeks .steady. Money
easy al per cent Gold, ll0x@liOz. 6-2Os 1904
coupon, lO9s DO 1854: DO lOsh do. 1865. do lO9k;
To- lOs icsx. Virginia 6s, new, 6lK Missouri Ss sSs
Canton Co, esH; Cumberland pref, 80; New York
Central and Hudson River 961I Erie, 21ES Reading
lis; Michigan Southern, 92H; Illinois Central
lsH; Cleveland and Pittsburg lO6A Chicago and
81; Western Union Telegraph IOH.
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FINANCE AND co mMEKCE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFIoE,l

Friday, Jan. %, 1874.
Borrowers continues in good favor in this
market the loanable resources both at the banks
and outside being largely in excess of require
meDts since the recent collapse in Reading
Railroad stock. The demand for call loans is
rather more active to-day than yesterday, but it
is still quite dull and rates easy on good col
lateras. The mainstay of lenders now appears
to be the operators in breadstuffs and pork, in
which branches of trade there is considerable
activity and some speculation. Commercial
paper is offering more freely in consequence,
but there is no pressure, nor is any anticipated.
Rates are without charge.
The Gold market rules dull being steady, with
all the sales reported at 1105s.
In Government bonds there is further up
ward tendency in prices.
Stocks were dull, but prices continue steady.
Sales of City 6s, new bonds at 10l; Lehigh
Gold Loan changed hands at SO for the small
bonds.
Reading quiet, with sales at 40 3-16
Pennsylvania changed hands at 6216GD6214, the
latter b. o.; N. Central at 415s, and Philadelphia
and Erie was In demand, with sales at.273S@
In canal shares the only transactions were in
Lehigh, which brought 345S b. o.; IL was bid for
Schuylkill preferred.
40 was bid for Fifth and Sixth Streets Rail-
road; Il for Tenth and Eleventh, and 1515 for
Hestonville.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven & Bro No. 40 s. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
$1,000 Pa Y G Is 92H 100 do. .b60. 40 3-l6
$1,000 do..... b5. 92% 400 do.......49 3-l6
$500 Jersey r 7s 976 4e0 do.....c4s s-l6
5000 Leh gold L. So 81 do...... 49H
sh Mech Bank. 313I 200 sh Ieh N. boo 34X
100 sh Penna ..bS0. 62A 100 do. $50. 34T
200 do. 62s 100 sh Phi n k. b60. 216
200 do. ..b30. 62A 100 sh Buttonh'e Co l6
2sh N Cent R.. Az
BETWEEN BOARDS.
$500 G d A m 6s, SO e5 100 sh Leh N. cod 34x
ZOE sh Elmira Pr. 59k 500 do. boo. 541
100 sh Leh N boo. 34sS 400 do...... 34X
MEssRs. DE HAvRN b BROTHER, No. 40 8. Third
street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations
u s. ss Of 1sSl 1l21ssll29s: do. 1852, 1OsH9lOsX;
do lSSa 81 DO dSs7 1862 10sSg10S DO 1892
DO los sH&SiOSH; & ;, lo-aCs, l@GS%slGSS @ Us, 80 Year
n04; Silver, lO5@lOz; Union Pacific Railroad
1st Mort. Bonds, 770@7s0; Central Pacific Railroad,
900@sl0: Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds. 69O(a7lO.
MEssRs. WILLIAM PAINTER a Co.. Ne. SO y. Third
street. report the following quotatsns:-U. g. 6s OF
lsSls 1l2@1l23s b-20s OF 1852 I09 lO9% do 1864,
lOs@losA; do. 1855, lOsSlOs.s; do, July 1866,
losS @lOs1: do, july, 1851, lOs3salOsK do. July,
1868, los 1@I0s bs 'O-40 los 1857. Cold 1l0I
6llOal. U. 8. Pacific r. r. Cur'cy 6s, 1lO%@1iO%.
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FROM NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-At o'clock this morn
ing the residence of Montgomery De Morest,
No. 140 West Fortieth street, was seriously
damaged by fire. Five two-story frames adioin-
ing were entirely destroyed. Loss Gnreported.
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RalrImore Produce nIarkss.

BALTIMORE, Jan. II.-COLtOn quiet but urn mid
ding upands, 151S@ low mddlIng, l5c. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat irm and very scarce
s5@s9c.; yellow, s0@s2c. Oats In good demand at
64@5sc Mess Pork in good demand at t2275.
Bacon firm and In good demand; rib. sides, 12kc.
:lear rib, 12s4 shoulders, 103lc.; hams. 16@1sc.
Lard quiet at 1s1c. Whisky firm and held at 90
PJ97c.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-08-12
A War to be Waged.

The New York Standard
Grants metropolitan organ),
frantically appeals to the Repub-
licans to "throw aside petty diff
ferences and wage q relentless
war upon the Democratic party
Have they not waged a war of
this kind for years, and what
have they achieved? They have
disgusted nearly every honest
man of their own party, who d1
not eat of the crumbs that fall
from the White house table, drivi
en- them into the Democratic par
ty, and while recruiting our rank
weakened their own. By az
means let us have a little more o
this relentless war; we can stand
it if you can, and the hotter yog
make it the better. 1t will only
hasten tho moment when Presi|
dent Grants party will be a rev.
hungry Office seekers, carpet-bag
gers and ignorant niggers. Conn
on! We await the shock tran
quilly.-St. Louis Times.
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Our First Attempt ut Tcnpims.
lEronn The Maysvillc Appeal.

lTron the Maysvilic Appeal.
Did you ever roll tenpins7
No. Then we pity You, for you
have no idea of the sport there is
in this muscular game. We
tried tia few nights since on
Gallagher's now alleys. We
watched two persons playing,and
it seemed SO easy to knock the
pins down that we tried our hand,
satisfied that we could beat the
man who invented the game.
Our competitor was long, an
gular specimen, who handled the
balls with n freedom that beto.
kencd u knowledge of the game
He made Il ten strike the first
ball. Then we took q ball anG
rolled it straight for the first pin
1t went about ten feet and rolled
Off into the gutter. We tried an
other and rolled it with all ON
strength 1t shearcd oyer to
where the China pin-sticker was
standing and carried him off his
pins, but did no further damage
We went back and took some
lemonade while the Cinnamon
got up, swearing. Our opponent
Kept knocking down every pin at
every roll. We made one more
effort, and whirled a ball down
the ally with terrific force. AS
the ball left our hands we sat
down on the back of our head
We saw stars, tenpins, balls and
blue lights all along the alley
We heard a loud groan, and then
discovered that we made it. We
got up and found the pins al
Standing. The Chinaman wouldn'
stay there to set up the pins, 81
we quit the game and have no
tried to learn it since.
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Frank Moore

General Land Agent for E"1h l;"iiSi-
ana will attend to any business III ihia or
t,Iioinin.r Parishes I':,r les wishin" |" >"il
.,r Durrhas,c real estate in this .src!irE " i'll
lind il 10 their interest to address him. lie
has for sale several fine hoii"S "t lana III
.juachita Rirhland, MorchOu~", franklin
IN. Caldwell Parishes Person" "t~hiff. 't'
,,.ll will send numbers, ,i''S,ript II :.> I" IN
trovemcntS, and terms. li;iNif'" iIriir'i
connect ions in both Washington and New
Orleans, he is prepared 10 represent i'.r.,n' =
III infested land eases. obtain l'"t' hf* <sN,
office. rear room of Richardson \ N"l.n''rT
law Office For part i..ui.r~- address, i,iiiI
care of richardson X M,'f.ncrr: N'nr''. '"'
August t. 1870.