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MODERN GIANTS. s.-The race OF giants
is not extinct; and Bsrnum might make
fortune by bringing over the Goshen
family from Turkey in Asia, who are de
soendsnts OF Anakims, OF Palestine.
Colonel Ruth Goshen, thirty three years
old, one Of this family, now residing in
Algonquin, Illinois, born among the
hills of Palestine, and seven feet and
eight inches in height. recently entered
the office OF the Scientific American. He
is the fifteenth and last child {the baby)
of family of fifteen-ten SONS and five
daughters-sired by q patriarch now
ninety years old, living in the valley OF
Damascus, and by occupation a coffee
planter. This venerable sire weighs at
the present time $40 pounds avoirdu-
pois, and his wife, aged sixty.seven,
weighs $50 pounds. The entire family
are living, and not one of them weighs
less than 500 pounds. The Oldest sen
weighs $50 pounds, aud the youngest
{the colonel) outstripping them all,
weighs $40 pounds. Not one Of the
family is less than seven feet in height.
Ruth was colonel in the Austrian army
in 1859, and colonel commanding in
the Mexican army at the battle of
Pueblo, May s, 1862, in which the
Me1icans were victorious. His father,
at one time, resided at Leeds, England,
but returned to Turkey in 1845. The
colonel married in Leipsio, Germany, q
woman weighing 100 pounds and hve
feet nine inches In height; the union has
been blessed with two sons. who give
promise Of rivaling their father in statue
He is finely-proportioned man; walks
with firm and elastic step; is as straight
as an arrow, and has coal black eyes,
hair and moustache.
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Col. Charles Naylor died in Philadel-
phia. on Tuesday last, in the 9th year
OF his age, OF pneumonia. He was a
mamber of Congress from the Northern
Liberties district. from 1895 to 184l. At
the beginning of the war with Mexico,
he raised company in Philadelphia,
and did service in the campaign. He
was the first to enter the halls of the
Montezumas, and was appointed Go.
vernon OF the National Palace, which po-
sltlon he maintained until the American n
army retired, which event occurred on
the 18th OF June, 1913. Col. Naylor was
an able lawyer, und during his eyentful
life, filled number OF posts OF trust and
and honor.
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IHE POTOMAC RIVER Ice BLOCKADE
AS regards color, the Potomac River now
cannot be distinguished from the land,
and as lar as tho eye can reach, it pre-
sents. In either direction, sheet Of un-
trodden snow, for it was covered with
Ice before the snow storm commenced,
and willingly received the covering af
fordcd It. Navigation is, of course, sus-
pended for vessels of oil descriptions,
and no track has been made through it's
10y coating since Friday last.
In THE LINE OF PRoMor1oN. A Lon
don correspondent OF the Boston Globe
states that it is not at all unlikely that
Mr.. Benjamin, ex- Confederate Attorney
General, will be elevated to judgeship,
sooner or later. he is at this moment
one of tho successful advocates at the
English bar, with an enormous nnd
growing practice. The appointment of
barrister Of foreign descent to 80 high
an Office would be very unusual, if not
unprecedented, in Great Britain.
The San Francisco Cal says: "Up 10
the present time, this season, 14O yes.
sells have sailed from this port with
1900. 600 sacks Of wheat, including q
small quantity which has been sent
forward by the Panama steamers. There
are thirty.tWo more ships taking in car
goes at the present time. These will
carry away 1000. 600 sacks. which, added
to 1900, 900 sacks above, will nuke q
total of 5,G00,000. There arc now on
their way to this port 101 vessels, some
fifty Of which are DUE"
FIRE IN PETERSBURG, VA.-On Thurs.
day night, the largo tobacco factory of
Il. G. Osborne, Jefferson street, Peters.
burg. Va, was destroyed by fire, with its
stock and fixtures. Three tenement
houses adjoining the factory, and be.
longing to Mr.. Osborne, wcre also
burned-tho nearest ono having been
first crushed in by the falling of the rear
wall Of Ito factory.
Snnhowors arc raised in Watonwitil
! County, Mimi, for fuel. The oily seed
in the flowers is found to mako q hoI
fire, and tho woody stock, when dried,
furnishes good substitute for timber,
which is very scarce ia that region. II
ls estimated that two acres will produce
enough to last an ordinary famil,
through long winter.
| The British bark, j. Z. Duffus. al
Charleston, for Bremen, with 2,240 bale.
OF upland cotton on board, took fro Sa
turtlay night, in the cotton forwnrd, and
was filled with water by the engines ant
sunk ut the wharf. The damage to cargo
by salt water is large. She will be dis
charged.
A Boston hard drinkur says ne locsn'
like tho idea of Strengthening the streets
when tho burned district is rebuilt. The
by-ways and alleys were go crooked thai
| Ina boz u
just to test the question of sobriety. ant
he cannot SEQ tho benefit Of tho new i'm
provements.
Forests property aggrcgat, $1,000,
600. Half of it is to establish a srl,oo
to prepare actors for the hospital, whicl
is to DO bnilt with tho other half.
man in debt is stoned every year.
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Is KISSING AMONG PHYSICIANS Priv
LEaED2-The Court Of Oyer and Termi-
ner was crowded with spectators this
morning to hear the summing up of
District Attorney Winchester Britton in
the case of DR.. Lucius B. Irish, charged
with conspiring with Mrs. Anderson to
poison her husband. There were O mum.
Der OF ladies present. MIR. Britton re-
ferred to the abuse of the counsel for the
defendant of the witnesses, Charles For
rest and others of the Coburn family.
The defence might sneer at the testimony
OF the prosecution. It had been testi-
fed to by several witnesses that on the
occasion when they passed each other
they would kiss. The counsel might at
tempt to sneer at this testimony, bnt let
the jury take it homo to themselves.
When physician is called in TO attend
their families they trust him, as they had
a right to do. What would they think
to hear that the doctor had kissed their
wives? Was that necessary part of
their duties? Was that mode OF al-
ministering medicine?
New Fork Express, 24M.
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COMPULSORY VoT1Na. The idea OF
legislative enactments, both State and
National, providing for compulsory
voting, has boen broached at various
periods for sevoral years past. particular
~ In the North A new impetus has
been given to it Of late from the recent
Presidential election returns, which dis.
close the fact that hundreds of thousands
OF voters. including multitudes in many
OF the most popular States, abstained
from exercising what is considered the
most sacred right Of American citizen
ship. The propriety Of calling upon
Congress to pass law providing fines or
Imprisonment for those who neglect to
vote is now being more seriously aeitated
than would be imagined. Speaking for
the future by the light OF the past, it is
hard to say what Congress may or may
net do.
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''A1ax Adeler" discusses the power OF
music: We have seen in one of the
papers an article upon "The Power of
Music" in which the writor describes
how, when he would play his flute at his
parlor window. toad would come out
from under the front step and appear to
drink in the delicious melody with an
air OF rapturous exultation. This must
be the man who lived across the street
from us. We have noticed several tim mes
that toad came out and sat on the step
when the man began to play the flute;
but We always thought it was for the
purpose OF ascertaining what sort of an
idiot it was making such horrible rack
OF in peaceful neighborhood. Sure
enough, day before yesterday, when the
playing began. out came the toad, unable
to stand it any longer. He had an an-
other toad with him, and they went and
got the lid Of an old blacking box, and
fixed string to it, and packed into it
their little store of dend flies and things,
md three or four small toads, and ali
their domestic comforts, and hitohed on
to that string and began to- move down
the street in search of q new residence.
Yes, animals have an appreciation of
music, and, knowing that fact, we have
often wondered how this toad stood it so
close to that man with the flute.
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The recent opening Of line OF railway
from Louisville to Montgomery, nearly
60O miles in extent, effected by the com
pletlon OF the South and North Alabama
railroad, is an event of Southern rail-
way enterprise which must prove Of vast
lmportance in the development of the
great resources OF that region, and espe-
clally OF the rich mining districts in
Alabama through which the road passes.
The sharpest, 80 far this month, is tho
Troy girl who makes her unsuspectipp
father the daily bearer of sweet mis-.
alves to aclerk in his office, who has been
forbidden to visit his employers house.
She pins the letter in the old mans
cloak, and when he reaches the Office
and throws of the garment the olerk
gets it, and responds by the same car.
rier.
William Webb, foreman OF the railway
works at st. Anstsll. England, has
broken the web Of life, O martyr to
chemical science. He undertook the
delicate experiment of drying twelve
cartridges Of dynamite on the family
cook stove. His wife, two children and
father were with him in the house.
The fields we're Uttered with the frag-
ments.
When Southey was offered half share
in two newspapers. the 1forning Post
and the Courier, by which he could pro-
oably have secured 1000 year, he re-
plied: II will not give up the country,
and the lazy reading of old folios, for
1000 times G2.OOO; in short, be-
yond 9350 year, I consider money as
real evil"
- Ihey have compulsory education in
Texas. The law requires that all per-
sons under the age of fifteen shall at
tend school. A married lady in Hous-
ton. who has not yet reached the age
that would srtitle her to exemption, at
tends school regularly and carries her
baby with her.
Ihe London Times, in view OF the
great increase OF drinking in England,
e1claime: "Among all the writer's, all the
takers, all the preachers, all the workers,
oil the names we see daily blazoned on
the roll of English fame, are there none
that will set about to abate this nuisance
apd scandal-our national drunkenness?"
The Raleigh IN. o. Era Gays: We
learn from a passenger, this morning,
that white shoe maker. name unknown,
in Greensboro. hung himself, last night
with a foot.strap to his mantel. piece.
He was 30 determined on breaking his
neck, that, the mantel-pieoe being most
too low. he held up his knees with his
hands.
A new endeavor to make martyrdom
popular is going on in England. En-
thusiastic Catholics now wear hair shirts,
and when habit shall deprive these OF
their discomforting potency, something
more disagreeable will be invented. a
shirt made from cnrry-combs, with the
scrapers inside, might answer.
OF the number killed in the accident
on the Buffalo, Cory and Pittsbure
Railroad, on Tuesday night, twenty. one
bodies have been recovered, and sixteen
are 80 charred as to be past all recogni-
ton.
For the first time in the memory OF any
one living, a shock of earthquake was
felt on Saturday evening, at Portland,
Oregon. The shock was also felt in
parts OF Washington Territory and Bri-
tish Columbia.
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Water Notice,

A LII persons using city wnter are hereby
ordinance in relation to the using OF water
vii! DO strictly and rigidly enforced. All por-
Sons leaving their hydrAnts or water epouts
running will be fined as provided by ordinance.
Dec 81 CITY Clerk.
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Bank Notice.

CEN TRAIL NATIONAL BANK,
COLUMBIA, Il. G.. December 80, 1879.
HtHlS Bank will not open on NEW YEARS
l. DAY. All paper, therefore, maturing on
that day, must be paid on tho 31st December,
as provided by law. A. G. BREN1ZER,
DEC VI Cashier.
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To Rent.

- 4 COTTAGE, situated on Main street.
f.:H below the State House, containing eight
Arooms. Apply to e. T. HEI,
Dec 81 Main street.
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aRAhRoAD ACCIDENTS AID PRKoAuT1oNs,
ahs late Buffalo and Fittsburg Railway
acctqent was accompanied by circum.
stances OF unusual horror. For passen-
ger cars to be thrown from trestie.work
some twenty feet high, and striking the
ground top downwards, crushing in the
cars and closing up the windows, would
seem as fearful a oatastrophe as travellers
could encounter. yet to this was added
the appalling horror of the cars taking
ire, while the imprisoned victims were
unable to escape. and filled the air with
terrifying shrieks. The details Of the
mutilated and oharred limbs and bodies
dragged out from the cars by ropes are
simply hideous. Yet all this will be for
gotten in ten days by people whose
morbid tentimentality revolted nt the
idea OF putting murderers to death.
whether my one is responsible for this
fearful calamity or not remains to be
seen. But it is most important, esre.
cially at this season Of the year, that
there should he minute inspection of
rails and machinery by the offlcials of
every road, and that they should bear in
mind that it is better to make slow time
than expose the travelling public to the
hazard OF such unspeakable horrors as
those OF the Buffalo and Pittsburg Rail
way wreck. Broken rails and fractured
wheels are incident to the severe cold of
the season, and in all quarters greater
~otchfulness will be necessary.
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Take Notice.

A LII persons indebted to J. H. KOHLER
"A will please call and settle by the 10th Of
January, or accounts will be placed in the
hands OF a Magistrate. Dec 81 70
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New Years nay.
CAROLINA NATIONAL BA

CAItULINA NATIONAL BANK,
COLUMBIA, s. c., Docomber 80. 1872
NEW YEARS DAY being legal holiday,
~ tho Carolina National Bank will be
closed for business. Notes and acceptauccs
falling duo on tho 1st OF January should be
paid on tho 91st. ". GULlCK.
Dec III Cashier
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Stolen,

TWO large Walnut Gilt Framed PICTURES
Il OF LEE and JACKSON. Ten dollars re-
ward will DO paid for the recovery of the
same. r. JOYSER
Dec 81 Proprietor National Hotel
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The New York Herald says: "Ex-
Speaker Orr, OF South Carolina, has ar
rived IN Washington, to receive his in-
structlons as Minister to Russia, and is
being wined and dined by his old Con-
gresslooal acquaintances and by the Rus.
sian Legation there" And tho Wash
lngton Star OF Saturday says: "Ex Go.
vernon Orr, Of South Carolina, our new
Minister to Russia, called upon the Pre-
sident to-day, with whom he had long
interview. He expects to sail for St..
Petersburg in January"
The Houston (Texas) Union saws that
the salt works belonging to the Messrs.
Graham, and located on Salt Creek, in
Young County, have become success.
At the depth of 2G0 feet salt water of
great strength has been reached, besides
copious supply of gas, which will be
used as fuel in the manufacture of salt.
A large quantity Of Grst.rate salt has al
ready been produced, and the manufac.
ture will henceforth go forward on an
extensive scnlo.
At abont quarter past 6 o'clock Fri.
dny morning, n fire broke ont in Henr;
Malllard's confectionery establishment.
1866 to 1872 Mercer street, adjoining Hous.
ton, consuming the building and tue res
tsurnnt and hotel, G23 Broadway. The
firo was extingnished by 0 A. NJ, after
causing q loss. in building md stock, OF
nearly $3.50. 900.
DEATH ON TIE RAILRoAD.-A man by
tho name OF Robert 8. Hughes, who has
been in the employ Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at this place
Tor tho past Elk or eight months, rs wire.
tender, was found dead near Mars Bluff.
on the Wilmington, Columbia and Au.
gusta Railroad, on Tuesday last.
"Sunnyside," once the Virginia home
OF Madison, has been sold for So, 600.
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1eAS91eT; receipts 7,s47 bales; sales
1s100; stook lea. 94B. s. .Fs7
'CHARnEsroN. December 3O.-Cotton
hrmer--middling 19I; receipts 1897
bales; sales 1000; stock AZ, 74O. ;sr- -
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IRWIN HALL!
TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
JANUARY q and 8, 1873.
CALWA AGNER'S MINSTRELS.
j. II. HAyERLY, Manager,
VXTILL have the honor OF appearing before
w tho citizens OF this city in series Of
their oiree de Ethiope, introducing each en-
tcrtail lent entire change OF programme,
Having many popular and talented artists.
prominent among whom are
CAL NAGNER,
SAM. PRICE,
BEN. BROWN,
JOHNNY, BOOKER.
Comedians.
CANFIE!.D AND BOOKER
Song and Dance Artists.
GREAT CALIFORNIA QUARTErTEI
;, Composed OF Yelling Bros. and J. ".
Ere eth.
Also, MR. FRED. WILSON, the great and
wonderful Character Actor and Original Gre
clan Statues, with fiue Orchestra and Brass
Band.
Prices as usual. Doors open at 7; commenc-
ing atS. Reseiyed Seats on sale st LyBrand
& Sons Music Store.
d. B. HODGES, General Agent.
Il. CLAPuAM, Advertising Agent.
Dcc:s IL
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Rattle.

A NUMBER OF fine dressed DOLLS And
a. AZ =, FANCY A ARTICLES, will be ratfied for on
IoESDaY 1,OSDaY EVENING. the 91st instant. at
MckENZtE's. main street. Lists viii be
opened on MONDAY MORNING.. Dec 20 q
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Auct1on salee.'

"a 0uc VAo" S@1ee.
Closing Out Sale Of Consfgnm ents, precious to
Tho LIST of January.
BYD G. PEIXOTTO & SONS.
THIS tTuesdsy) MORNING, the 8lst inst, at
III O'Clock, we will sell 1T our Auction Store
without reserve, to close conaignments,
, 5.0oO lbs. PRIME D. 8. @. r. WESTERN
SIDES,
5000 lbs. No D. g. @. r. Sides,
S.00O lbs. prime Smoked Shoulders.
GOO lbs. Sugar cured Pig Shoulders,
casks Canvassed Hams,
20 tubs primo Goshen Butter,
1000 lbs Dolly Warden Shoulders.
~ half.barrele No. Mackerel,
Is barrels Extra Family Flour.
~ boxes App,es. Terms cash. Dec 81
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School Notice.
MRS. MIDDLETON Will Fcs1mo
AA the duties OF her School on the
<AlIQ FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1878.
at Nc. SO 9ur'eJTills. She vii; Sc
Npleasea to receive girls Of all ages
and boys under twelve. In addi-
tion to instruction in thorough English
course, the girls will be taught Fancy Work.
80 Hurleyyille. Dec ai
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Business Men, Take Notice!
A LII persons are notified that by terms Of
- City Ordinance, all BUSINESS III.
OENSES are required to be paid before the
9th pTo1imo. These rules will be strictly on.
1orced. CHARLES BARNUM,
Dec 81 City Treasurer.
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Two Little o.

"BumbIo Bee" "Globe," (fnest 1--WE cents
opened today. hsc a1 '
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-17
Winter-Proof Systems

"lnter.FrOOf Systems.
Thick boots and 1annels are necessary at this sea-
son, but the human frame requires something more
than these to render it waterproof The inner man.
as well as the outer surface of the body must be pro-
tected The raw, moist chilly winds which prevail
at this season transpierce the clothing and
are apt to affect the health unfavoraby both through
the pores and the respiratory organs. The surest
way to avert the evil is to strengthen the internal
chine and thus enable it to repel the devitaizng in
fuence Of unwholesome weather. Enrich the blood.
gently stimulate the circulation regulate the bowels
inyigorae the stomach, tone the liver and brace the
nerves with Hostetters Btters and no condition of
the atmosphere, however Indictment, no variation of
the barometer or thermometer however sudden. will
have power to disorder the system thus fortified in
advance, and put in perfect working order Damn
ana cold, acting upon sensitive feeble orpanza-
ton, may produce consumption, diphtheria neural-
gia, rheumatism, dyspepsia, liver Complaint. low
nervous fever or intermittent fever; the Importance
OF rendering the system mpervious to these two de-
structive elements is therefore obvious Persons In
delicate health or who at all liable to be injuri-
ously affected by the atmospheric influences should
take the Bitters daily throughout the winter and
spring. In this way dangerous diseases NAV he
warded off, and condition of perfect health presery
cd by individuals of comparatively feeble physique
while those who are more robust who scoff at IRE
cautions, are suffering the penalty of their reckless
ness in hospitals and sick rooms.
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The gentleman from Whitefeld is too mod
est by half. Unless the reporters of legislative
proceedings are uncommonly partial to him, he
has done about all the talking so far. 1t may
be gratifying to the members of the body to
which he belongs to know exactly what posi-
ton he takes on every question that arises, but
the outside world would be glad to hear from
somebody else occasionally. In relation to his
personal explanation of Tuesday it was all very
WE'LL but that old story of the scare crow ought
to be put on the retired list, it having done good
service in the Legislature of 1871.
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country, which, geographically, and by the laws
of trade, should be tributary to Portland, to be-
come an outlying province of Boston
TREAsURER's ACCOUNT.
H. n. Jose, ESQ.,, Treasurer, submitted the
following statement, showing the operations of
the road from the opening of the road, Sept r.
1870, to Dec 30, 1871: A
RECEIPTS.
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.7. b U r N ETT'S ,-.a
STANDARD FLAVORING EXTRACTS!
FOR FLAvORING ..5.. s
Soda syrups, Ice Creams, Custards, Pies,
Blanc Mango, Jellies, Sauces, -
Soups, Gravies, etc.

The superiority of these Extracts consists in their
PERFECT PURITY AND GREAT STRENGTH /.
There is no subject which should more engross at
tention than the purity Of the preparations which
are used in avorng the various compounds prepared
for the human stomach
These Ertracts are warranted perfectly free from
the poisonous oils and ocds soh;ch enter into the
composition Of many Of the Fictitious fruit favors
'oao IN the market They not only true to their
Names but prepared from fruits of the best quail
ity, and highly concentrated that small quantity
only need be used.
They have stood the test of eighteen years time and
competition, and are pronounced unriUalled By the
most eminent connoissers, propretors Of the leading
hotels, and prominent dealers in the United States
and Canada. They are neatly put up in five size
-unpaneted bottles, holding more than paneled
sizes appearing much larger. They are the best
and cheapest Fruit Extract the market affords
Their Standard quantity and quality iU be strictly
maintained.
nY 1t is necessary in some cases for persons de-
string 'BURNETT's SUPERIOR FLAvoRING Ex-
TRACTS to insist upon obtaining them in order
avoid many of the Fictitious brands offered becaus
Of their larger profits.
JOSEPH BURNETT g. CO.,
Sole Projectors, Boston.
For sale by frst-class Grocers and Druggists gem
orally. dc3sNeod &C.