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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-01-07


In the Senate, on the goth, bills were
,.,o,,od o,,,orr,b,, ,ho ,aa,o =, .a,u,a,.
- 'o '"' VI u" "'''''u"
sS~'HVln OF 0 per cent bonds, authorized by
the Funding law NJ last session: with ndycr-e rec
concentrations, amending the Tax aud Tariff law
OF July a., tS1n, 50 a. 10 restore the former rnies
Of duty Oh Imported brandy and opium "A reso.
luton was agreed TO, calling upon The Secretary Of
The Interior Tor detailed information In regard 10
bonds Of the state Of Indiana held nj any timc Nv
The Interior Department as trustee for certain lndi-
inccrporaic he Grcei NH IHEe i CoInradn piyer
i~iailruad Company, aud aid The construction Of lin
road, and Tor other purposes Tho resolution for
lhe appointment Ut \ commission to proceed 10
saw Domingo was taken up, aud u motion to
refer TIE question To the Committee on Foreign
hhhrs war n,lade' ana q lengthy debate ensued,
put WITHOUT dfpoHlhB OF le subject the senate nd
lourh'"'
In the HOusc on the Doth billg worn In.
.l'uue'u "uu I"''ruu -ln"AiNR hh appropriation
Tor the Improvement NJ the hnfbors of ShGboyran
mud Port Washington, IN Wisconsin, for building
a Custom House and Post Onlco M NnshyUAo
Tennessee. . The Amnesty bill waa taken mn and
debated al considerable length Adnurncd
Ia IA, u,r.n az, a.. a., ,ui..
III WV n'"a'o WI '"e "'St WIS "efe III
trOduCed- increasing the pensions to s0ldicrs'
mud sailors widows and children tyeo,v nor con,
c.n,, ,ha a., - 800, 49,. Wv
ibr saIarns ~ cnt,atn W n : W Ncluaue, 'nu w
porAte the American Loan aud Trust Company
csP, IA N E,no o ena Riis u t tme a e ~, =,
states; TO DIX the salaries Of headp of FyecutIy,
Departments and Judges In the United Statci
Courts Tho resolution for an inyestifation, by
Joint commission, into Dominican affairs wa
further considered. The House bill correcting
ambiguity In the law relating TO the elias ihcatioi
OF sugar duties was taken up and passed A
l%ourned.
In tho Uouse On the Ole, thc iii
~ "" Nv S'9'' Nv ''
telhung 10 telegraphc communication between
the United States and foreign countries wa
reported from the Committee ON Forei,n AaaIra
and recomn,ittrd A hill WINS introdnrad en-,
referred, granting pensions to tbe vIj"wa nm,
children Of Tho oiueera md soldiers of The Niiaso AZ,
enrolled Militia A bill wOs passed, to forfeit T.
pV,ceryI1le on SS' sncr ospsot, , WaIis E5amwn 10 ta
pany ..,A memorial " = presented and reEorre
from Victoria C. Woodhull, claiming IN
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An Elephant on the Rampage.

A sensation of the first water swept East
st. Louis yesterday morning, of so unique
and exciting a character that 1t will not be
forgotten for many a long day, AT about
half past 3 O'Clock yesterday morning, Mr..
Edward 5. Bradley, a citizen Of East St.
Louis, was awakened by his wife, with the
intelligence that burglars were attempting
to effect an entrance TO the house, which,
II may he stated, Is a two story frame, stu.
ated IN Third street, The upper portion
Of the dwelling is occupied by the family
for sleeping apartments, while one Of the
lower rooms serves as a RON for an old
Indy named Flynn, a memberof the house.
hold.
On learning that some cause for alarm
really existed, Mr.. B. arose, and, grasping a
huge cavalry sword, stationed himself at
the window, expecting every moment 10
see the ingress or attempted ingrcss Of
some daring tibet, and determined TO dc.
fend his fireside at all hazards. While
thus waiting, a sudden crash was heard
from below, as If the whole side Of the
house had been iammed in, and at the
same time the old lady was heard to
scream piercingly, as If wild with fear.
According to the story, the window and
the bureau near II were suddenly dashed
into the middle of the room. Her husband
is a night Waterman, and, being soon ex.
pected home, she thought he must have
been out drunk and was attempting TO get
Ia through the window. She sprang from
her bed and seized what she supposed to
be the retreating leg Of a man. 1t had a
queer feeling, however, and was drawn out.
ward with violence, and the old lady, hav.
ing advanced TO the shattered window,
saw to her horror the towering bulk
OF an enormous elephant I'm.
able TO overcome the shock, she fell
almost insensible to the floor. At this
stage Of affairs, Mr.. B., with his drawn
sabre, started to the rescue. The stairs
leading below are ON the outside of the
house, and as he descended he encountered
the elephant, who appeared determined TO
ascend the steps. a few blows Of the
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The Elephant as a Walker.

WE have found two curious points over
looked or ignored by writers-one is the
rapid and noiseless movements of this ami
NAL in the thiekest cover; the other his
capabilities Of passing over ground for
him apparently unfeasible. The elastic,
noiseless f otfall of the elephant has been
frequently referred to by writers on Indian
subjects, and has been rightly asserted to
be the most agreeable feature in Journey
ing on elephant back. This peculiarly
may be easily explained by an examine
ton of the structure of the animals foot :
but the silent, steallhy way in which he
will pass through the densest thicket, liter
ally slipping away" when his acute sense
Of smell or hearing warns him of danger.
has been overlooked, and appears to us
somewhat difficult of explanation.
Let any one unskilled in the mysteries
Of bush-ranging' attempt to move even
a few PAGES in an ordinary fox covert with
out noise, and he will form some idea Of
the difficulties presented to the passage of
50 huge an animal as the elephant through
the dense, tangled underground of a South
African 1bush." Yet that the animal,
despite his enormous bulk, will draw Off
when within a few yards Of his pursuer,
without the slightest noise, and with the
greatest mpidity, even Ia the thickest
cover, Is undeniable. Again, bis powers
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FOREIGN GOSSin.

= "A strong earthen barricade has been
erected before the cages of the lions,
leopards, tigers, and panthers in the Jar
din dies Plantes, at Paris, to prevent their
escape in the event of a projectile destroy
ing the bars of their prison.
"A number of French peasants were
tried at a military court at Halle, in Prus-
STA, the other day, for an attempt to poison
Prussian soldiers by mixing-verdigris with
the food they gave them. They were
found guilty, and sentenced to twelve, ff
teen and twenty years Imprisonment at
hard labor.
"A five year old boy was murdered bya
boy eleven years of age, who had been
adopted by the parents of the little victim,
in Irebbin, Prussia. The boys were play.
ing together, when the young murderer
threw down the little one and stamped on
his head with his heel till the poor child
was dead.
"A Paris letter says that in case the
city is taken, the guns in the forts and on
the ramparts shall never be of use to the
Prussians. The old method of sinking
a cannon to render it temporarily useless
Will not be employed in this case, as it has
been found that the explosion of a peculiar
torpedo inside the bore will prevent the
piece from ever being used again.
"A new surgical instrument has been in.
vented in Berlin for the discovery of hid
den bullets in the human body. 1t con.
sIsts of two metal probes into which has
been led a stream of electricity. This
stream is broken at the poles, but passing
it over the suspected part of the body
where the bullet is supposed to sit, it is at
once connected when it comes near a me.
tallic body.
The following Is given as a literal
translation of a bill of fare as recently
presented at a gentleman's table in Paris
Horse soup with millet,
Minced cat, Mayonnaise sauce.
Shoulder of dog, tomato sauce.
jagged cat, with mushrooms.
Dog chops, with peas.
Salmis of rat, sauce Robert.
JOINT or dog, served with young rats, and pepper
Begonia, with gravy.
Salad, etc.
English plum pudding, with horse-marrow.
The German Arctic Expedition, which
returned from the Polar Sea this fall, ha!
published the result of its researches. The
most important results of its exploration,
was the discovery of a new land, abou
thirty-six nautical miles east of Spitzber
gen, and situated north of the seventy
seventh degree of latitude north. Thi
new territory is larger than ~Spitzbergen
and presents a very wild and rugged ap
pearance, being filed with almost perpendic
! nlar mountains opA ,ltH, MI. = -.
the most important Arctic discoverie
made for many years. The expedition ais,
explored the eastern shores of Greenlan,
up to the seventy-seventh degree of north
ern latitude, discovering an immense fiort
or arm OF the sea, which extended dee
| into the interior of the country, and severa
, mountains whose height exceeded that q
Mont Blanc. The geological, geological
) and botanical collections brought home ar
! of a rare and valuable character.
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AWashlnsiah ififffan NJ ihf AHN
HTua WsFs sml Mean. CummI'sa HH iho
asesltn al ths REPEAL ~ the iHfnme ht
sisnd ass ~ ioaf. lhs msiofiy being
aaslnst it'
The filoeinE nominations vsHo cent "
lhs Senate ea ihe 2iai issieHc achsn'A
Of Ohio. Envoy Extraordinary and Nn''
W Fisnipoientag 10 Great Bdain los
& Clements. Of Ohio, secretary uf Nuh
lngion Tefdioryi Hlas D Bmnnef Of
indiana, Consul II T~aloahaaana Post
masiers-Johu BfAreT, Santa CRU cal
Henry r. wiilsts. Michigan CITY IND
Henry Faulks. Lsnart, H.
A large number Of tie citizens Of Wash
lnrton. including the Boys In Blue and
members Of the Fire Department bad D
torch light procession on the night q the
2isL ~ give welcome 10 Congress They
called to pay their respects 70 the Presl
dent and In his response President Grant
took occasion 20 say, respecting the pro
posed removal Of the National Capital
that he thought Il improbable In the cx
IRENE; nor did he believe lts removal
should be subjected 10 a mere majority Of
the representatives Of The people elected
for a single term lie thought the question
Of removal, If ever presented, should 20
through the same process at least as amend.
menis to the constitution, even II there y
the constitutional power to remove it
which Is not settled.
The President was visited on the 22d by
many Senators and Representatives, who
congratulated him upon the passage Of Tho
San Domingo resolution by the Senate
lie said, in his repy, that he believed Tho
annexation policy was prudent and
thought It would gain strength rs the facts
became known.
The Senate, In executive session on The
29d, confirmed the nomination Of Rober
c. Schenck, of Ohio, az Envoy Extraordi
nary aud Minister Plenipotentiary Of tn,
United States 10 Great Britain.
Commissioner Wilson, OF the Genera
Land office at Washington, received a not,
on the ed, informing him that his rcsigna
ton would be accepted.
A letter Of Standardized Vance, Of
North Carolina, in reply to certain accusa.
tons against him, was published in Wash.
ingtOn on the 23d. lie declares that he
Rcquiesces in, and will maintain, Nil the
legitimate results Of the war, and that he
earnestly declares the unity and fraternity
Of the whole country in prosperity and
honor.
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The West.

A very destructive fire occurred at Syca
more, Ill, on the 18th, destroying Water
mans Block, a large brick structure, con
tanning three large stores, aud doing dam.
age estimated at nearly $l00,00l
A recent assemblage Of bee keepers at
Indianapolis, Ind, adopted the name OF
the North American Bee,Kcepors' Associa.
ton.
The Female Suffrage bill has been dc.
iealed in the Dakota Territorial Legisla.
ture by a vote Of sixteen to seven.
The trial Of John Armstrong and
Charles Jolly, for the murder of the La,
pine family, near Potosi, Mo, about {
month ago, closed on the e9d, and after al
absence of only three minutes, the Jury re
turned a verdict of murder in the first de
gree, and the murdercrs were sentenced to
be hanged on Jan, ~.
The exact population of Ohio, according
to the corrected returns, Is 2,66i,0Sl.
The Central Pacific Railroad robbor,
tried at Washoe City, were sentenced L
the State Prison, as follows, Chapman, I
years Parsons, 20 years. Cockerell, .
years Squires, 23 years 6 months,
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Coinage Of the rnlied states Mint.

TuE following statistics afe taken from
the official report ~ fhc operation. " 'he
Mini and branches fpr me financial scar
ending June W 1870.
She deposits of bullion m The Mint and
branches during the fiscal year were a- iul
lows Gold. tl92- PCS - silver. Z 3i0L
o425i Total deposits, t}l, 800 2lO15
Dcducting the re- deposits or bars mad
nj on branch Of The Stint and re- deposited
In another for coinage the amount sill De
$50 90. ~ 10
The coinage for the same period was a.
follows Gold coin, number Of pieces
l,ljB0-Ii value, 81. 2j7 3i2 80, impaired
and fine gold bar, $1HiG,0j2 30 silver
coin, pieces 40i9, 31s value, 81 ,IG7 2j3JO;
silver bars. 5000 400 Go nickel, copper and
bronze pieces, is.l5t,0O0, ulue. f6ll 445
total number Of pieces struck, 23,O6i ,292
total value Of coinage, $33,3si SG30l.
The distribution Of the bullion received
and coined a the Mint wa, as follows
Gold deposited. f2,sS0,0G92 % gold
coiucd, f2,s}0, 1I2 80 fine gold bars, Sl1l,
62i97; silver deposited and purchased,
St,3j1.5 $3.50 silver coined, ft,l52. 900 %
NilNfl UAI7t FidDfViNtNl Ul'h'ls '0II'l hNA
bronze coinage, value, tGll,4i5 Total de
posits Of gold and silver, ~fi,232,Gj7.3'
total coinage, tiJii, $50 %; total number
of pieces, q $3.50, $40
As authorized by law, the redemption Of
the nickel copper cents was continued dur.
ing the fiscal year, by exchange for the five.
cent nickel coins. The amount thus r..
deemed was, in pounds, 6S.237; value,
$GG,SI226, The amount redeemed last
year WAS, sl0l, 4G52 5, showing a decrease
Of $3f, 592 30, and being tlO3,G097S less
than the amount redeemed during the Is.
cal year ending June 30, 1868. The amount
now outstanding is but little, If any, IN
excess OF the actual demand.
The medal department of the Mint wa'
successfully operated during the past year
A large number of medals were made and
sold.
The cabinet Of coins and medals still
continues to attract a large number Of Wis
itors nom every State in tho Union, ant
from foreign countries. II deserves tho
fostering care Of the Government.
The net profits of the nickel copper ant
bronze coinage paid into the Treasury o
the United States during the fiscal yeal
were S9i5000.
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Good Dollar neot. q,
Dollar and q Half

We call particular attention 10 A.
ilssmeut Under this head on anefhs, 49,
Perhaps no anef OF more valuahie Etl
are anywhere TO B. found than H.s-sr fass
Home and he AHssriran Aartcsiart.f -
are mset beautifully illustrated. and a. -
with choice. carefully prepared. rslisn, -
nation, such as Is needed, and viii 4 - -
useful In every family, and BY every ssI
young and old. The Household and thts.ot
Departments are exceedingly intere,flps
instructive. Orange Judd \ Go. are s,s,n.
long enjoyed an unsurpassed repu,stio. .ss
reliability and sterling value. In NE 49, ~
tisement referred to, The publishers tsss
sion to show that q single volume Of ri,ss..
these Journals contains Illustrations IA 49,
ing matter equivalent TO wha. would ia 49,
IN good books costing twenty 10 thIrty lla.'
as much money.
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a London l..pslrh OF Ih0 2i.t s'''rs
thsf sfr,ehs, ofiha F1r.rb fsr'lnH vho
hal arrived isar Ifnm laff rnnnm ihe
reports that ihe f1od 100 the hlicf city will
lisf ~ months
Amer severe engagement nm uhe goth.
the city a Tours surrendered 40 ihe Pr1f
slams II We announced al Bordeaux on
he gisi that ibe pmasisna hul ilHt day
evacuated Tours. rtfgaiing towud'
Chateau Rennult
A Berlin Dispatch, received 70 London M
the 22i, threat ns that, unless Paris should
soon surrender, a regular attack would h
begun.
Dispatches from Vienna on the 2!d Hiai'
that the Turkish fleet was updcrimmcliai'
orders for service, md extensive warlik.
preparations had been made.
A Versailles dispatch says another grea
sorlic was attempted from Paris on M
22d. Three divisions Of French troops b
sued from the city and commenced a Wig
orous aud well directed attack upon Nh
German lines, which gradually fell bacI
before them The Germans were suhsc
q%uently reinforced, and the French troop
were forced back from the position the,
had gnincd, and were finally rnpulscd aul
compelled 10 Withdraw within the city.
The bin mtlfying the vote Of the Re
man people for annexation TO Italy ha
passed the Italian Chamber Of Dcputic
Ia. a ,,,,. ~ apu 20 On
The most satisfactory observations wer
taken Of the suns eclipse in England o
the 2]d.
A London dispatch Of the 25th says
"The total effective force Of the GermaI
armies now in France Is set down, /
round numbers, at 100000, half of whic.
is now before Paris; and 100000 on tn
sick list, II is estimated that 300, 600 Gci
mans have been killed or disabled sine
the beginning Of the war
King William telegmphed the Quce,
on the 95th that General Manlcullcl won
victory m the 23d, near Amicns, takin.
1000 prisoners, and commenced the pun
suit Of the French in the direction q
Arras on the 2jth.
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The East.

Gold closed In New York on the 97th at
i1OA.
The notorious Kit Burns, the Fourth
Ward, New York city, rat batter, died on
the night Of the Goth. His agony aud con.
tortions during the last few hours of his
existence are said to have been fearful.
The 250th anniversary OF the landing of
the Pilgrims from the Mayhower was eel.
ebrated at Plymouth, Mass, on the 2ist.
The mailbag known as the Agents
Pouch" and made up for Washington, D,
G., Of the Western mail RIA Harrisburg
which arrived at Baltimore on the 9lst'
was found the following morning in an
alley near the Post Office, cut omen and
robbed Of its contents.
Mr.. Gaston's plurality for Mayor of
Boston is shown by the official returns to
be exactly 5000.
Fifteen hundred pounds of nitro.glycer.
Inc exploded at the Hoosac tunnel on the
23d. John Velsar, the Superintendent,
was blown TO atoms.
The number of immigrants arriving at
the port Of New York from January / to
December %, 1870, is 2os,s6s to the same
date In 1869 the number of arrivals was
255,4i9.
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In numbers there is safety. It was upon W
principle that the formula Of JuDsoN's MouNIals
HsRB Puts was prepared. DR.. hudson, nteholhs
10 spend a fortune in advertising his pills, sueM Y
ted his recipe to the revision Of the most m~ ~
gent and learned physicians of the age, snd w
result is o simple but most eficacious meoSlnSJe IA
the JUDsoN's MOUNTAIN HERB PIILs. Tney PUN. <
the blood, remove all distractions, cleanse Nv
skin of all pimples and blotches, and are peIlsssy
sure and safe in their operation. Inc Sqns wss
MOUNTAIN HERR PILLS cure Bniousnere, 49, ". !.
Irregularities, Headache, and many OF the 9'e ~"
arising from impure blood and a deranged ogur
ton. Use the JupsoN's MOUNTAIN HERE rnasl
and when you have proved their virtue recommssSS
them to your friends. They are both sugar-c0-Ns
and plain, For GALE everywhere.
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The Great Pictorial Annual.


Hostetter's United States Almanac for 1871, for
distribution, gratis, throughout the United stsia
and all civilized countries of the Western Henik
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Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and spanish Ian
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admirable medical treatise on the causes, pfeysn
ton and cure of a great variety Of diseases, It EN-.
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to the merchant, the mechanic, the miner, the fam
or, the planter, and professional man; and the al
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The nature. uses, and extraordinary sanitary e.
fects of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the staple
tonic and Alternative Of more than half the Gins
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are also interspersed with pictorial ILLUSTRATIONS,
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morous anecdotes, and other instructive, and anus
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Hostetter & Smith. Pittsburgh, Pa, on recelpt w
two cent stamp. will forward a copy BY man y ani
person who cannot procure one IN M nelsnou,a,
hood. The Biiters are sold in eyerycity, towh Nv ",
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entire civilized world.
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PATENTs.-During the year ending Sep.
TENDER 30th, 1870, there were filed in the
Patent Office l9,411 applications for pat.
ents, 1914 caveats, and 100 applications
for the extension of patents; 1922 pat.
ents, including reissues and designs, were
issued, II ,004 rendered, and 1889 allowed,
but not issued, by reason of the non.pay.
ment of the final fees. The receipts Of
the office during the fiscal year were S13,'
630,429 in excess of its expenditures.