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OUR OLIO.

DeBth comes to a good man to relieve
him. 1t comes to a bad man to relieve
society.
Some men nobly serve their country
by dying on the battlefield. Others
can serve it by dying anywhere.
"Come here, Johnny, and tell me
what the four seasons are." Young
Prodigy-"Pepper, salt, mustard and
vinegar"
The use of cannon, rifle and baycnet
against people may never win their
love, but it often wins their respect and
obedience.
All that man has to do in these
days to pass for genius, is to button
his coat behind, and wear his hat
wrong side out.
An editor sat down and wrote "white
pique costumes are now popular" and
the compositor set it up "white pine
collins are not popular"
A lady who painted her face, asked
Parsons how he thought she looked.
81 can't tell, madam" he replied, eek
cept you uncover your face"
A clergyman meeting a particular
friend asked him why he never came to
hear him preach. He answered, II am
afraid Of disturbing your solitude"
A Misanthropic editor of a Western
paper announces: "The clock of our
courthouse, emulating the example
of some of our ladies, had a nice coat
of paint on its face yesterday"
An Irish advertisement: eff the
gentleman who keeps shoe store with
red head, will return the umbrella Of
young lady with the ivory handle, be
will hear something to her advantage"
The following is a rather queer
advertisement, taken from Knoxville
paper: Wanted-This day, twenty
five persons to lecture me on morality.
Reasonable wages will be paid.-Will.
r. McBath.
The death of one John Pattison, by
pistol shot, is done up in the Chicago
Times in these head lines: dead as a
Door Nail-Mr Pattison's Liver does
not Take Kindly to Bulle:s-The Per-
forated Thief's Soul Goes Out for an
Airing"
The St. Louis Globe tells about a
youth, just married, who left that city
with his bride on an Eastern tour via
Vandalia the other evening, who insis.
ted on having a bed room with door
to it; didn't want any of yer durn
curtain fixing's."
The most polished man in Belfast.
Me-, just now is a dry goods merchant
whose wife undertook to bathe him all
over with balsam for the rheumatism.
After the job was well done she looked
at the label of the bottle and found it
was furniture polish she had been
using.
One Of the German papers has at
tained the great age of 242 years, hav-
Ing been established in the year 1881
Two others. the Oldest in Berlin, are
the Voss Gazette Eossische Zeitunq)
and the Spenner Gazette (iSpenner
Zertung.) The former was established
in 1920 and the latter in 174O.
NEWS SVTNTNT NV
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Yosemite.

The fame Of the valley of the
Yosemite has now become world wide.
Its towering cliffs, waterfalls like cat
eracts from the clouds, and the gigantic
vegetation surrounding it has no COM
parison in the world. In sublimity of
grandure and enchanting beauty, it
surpasses expression, and must be view
ed to be appreciated. Several eminent
writers have attempted descriptions,
but all have despaired in giving ex-
preston to the awe-inspiring feeling
which fills the beholder of the mighty
chasm. Bierstadt has painted it, and
Watkins has photographed it, and these,
as all writers say, give the nearest idea
of the majesty of the scene to that of
being present at the reality. As to the
faithful, the admonition to "see Mecca
and de-" so to the traveler-''see Yo-
semitic the last of earth"
1t is difficult to find comparisons to
give an impression of the grandeur Of
the scenery or Of the lofty precipices
surrounding. IF the reader crosses the
continent on the Pacific Railroad let
him imagine, when on the loftiest
mountain pass, which the skillful eugi-
neering and the costly labor Of years
has enabled him to reach, that it be
cleft in twain to the level of the sea,
and from the base he can look up f.
600 feet to the summit of FL Captain,
or 5000 feet to the glistening crown of
the South Dome. IF from New Eng
land, let him reflect that 1t is the loftest
peak-Mt. Washington, the pride of al
its people-raises its head only to the
height that does one of these giant
rocks at a single bound. But the grand
est scenery of the world cannot be de-
scribed. Days and weeks are requisite
to satisfy the visitor. He will worship
at the feet of FL Captain, who raises his
proud front 1000 feet into the sky. or
will attempt a kiss of the Bridal Veil,
as it valves in the wind misty gauze,
hanging from Phono's brow, $40 feet,
to where it trails away in sparkling
stream in meadow below. Farther to
the east he will find the Yosemite, a
fall Of $500 feet, nine times the height
OF Niagara, and by far the highest
waterfall known. Keeping directly up
the valley, where the main branch of
the MERGED comes in, he will see the
Vernal Fall of 800 feet, and bv an as
cent over the rocks, which long ladders
enable him to make, he will reach the
Nevada Fall, of 700 feet in height,
which, by many, is regarded as the
grandest of all. Over this flows the
whole volume Of the MERGED river. usu-
ally stream of 60 feet in width and
several in depth.
The Yosemite Valley is 1000 feet
above the sea. Its general course is
northeasterly and southwesterly. The
main MERGED river runs through it. In
many places the walls of the Valley are
nearly vertical. The mountains sur.
rounding it will average about 1000
feet in height.
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RIVER FALLS, NOVEMBER |, 1872.

WEST WISCONSIN & NORTH VISION
SIN r. r. TIME TABLE.
On and after Monday, May 18th. 1872,
until further notice, trains will leave Hud-
son as follows:
Trains Goiag West.
Mail & Express, 12.lo P. NJ.
Accommodation. 7.55 \. NJ. ar. $50 de.
Train, Going Esss.
Mail & Express, 10 SO "a. NJ.
Accommodation, $40 p. NJ. ar. $50 de.
Tickets sold at the Depot to all principal
points in the United States and Canadas.
For Freight or passage apply to W. S.
HILAND, Agent.
VIM. JAMES, A. H. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Ag't Gen'l Sup't.
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NAVAL AND ARMY ORDERS.
WASHINGTON. May 1C


Commodore Edward Donaldson has been ordered
to command the naval station at Mound City, ILL.,,
relieving Commodore J. II. Goldsborough, who waits
orders.
Commodore r. b. lowry has been detached from
the command OF the receiving ship Ohio and Or
dered to duty at New London, relieving Commodore
John II. Hopspur. who waits orders.
Lieutenant Commander n. II. Farquhar, from the
Boston Navy Yard, and ordered to the POwhattan
as the relief Of Lieutenant Commander X. W. Null
ian, who is detached and placed on waiting orders.
Medical Inspector Francis M. Gannel from spe-
cia duty at Washington, ID. c., and ordered to the
Froc.
The President has accepted the resignation Of
Leave OF absence for one year has been granted
Captain T.. ID. Ellsworth ON a surgeons certificate
of disability.
The following order was promulgated from the
War Department to-day for the government Of all
cOncerned:-
Department commanders are authorized to make
such arrangements as will ensure to discharged
soldiers transportation and subsistence to their
homes. When 1t Is necessary to furnish trans
portation inland to points where access can
be had to paymaster, 1t should be
charged and deducted on the final payment as
transportation furnished inland, but not as SO much
money on account of transportation. In such case
the quartermaster will make entry on the mans
final statement OF the fact Of such transportation
being furnished between certain points, but will not
note the cost Of the same.
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THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF TIE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May IL a. M.


OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON ID. c., May Ill a. M.
Synopsis fOr Hte Past T,centy.fOur Hours.
The barometer is now highest over New England.
An area OF low barometer has moved northeast
wardly from Kansas TO Eastern Iowa and Southern
Wisconsin. Cloudy weather ana rain are prevail
ing from Louisiana TO Lake Michigan and west
ward, with sodtherly to castery winds; thence
eastward to the Atlantic partially cloudy and
clear weather, with light southerly to easterly
winds.
Probabilities.
The lowest barometer over Eastern Iowa and
Southern Wisconsin will probably move north
eastward into Canada; the area OF cloud
and rain northwest OF the Ohio Valley
extend eastward over the lower lake
region, with increased cloudiness; probrbly
threatening weather and southerly winds over
New England and the middle Atlantic
States; partially cloudy weather, with south
crly Winds veering to westerly, over the
Southern States; rising barometer, northwesterly
winds and clearing weather extend southeastward
over the Northwest and upper lake region to the
Ohio Valley.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated.
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TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Convs ri"a-GOvcrnor Br"wn's Speech
ON the Action OF the Democracy.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 10, 1872.
The Democratic State Convention closed its la
b0rs at late hour last night. A full delegation to
the Baltimore Convention appointed, and
William A. Varells and John M. Flem-
ing were selected as Presidential electors
for the State at large. The delegates from several
Congressional districts choose district electors
are all democrats Tic remaining districts will
appoint delegates hereafter when there will be
full democratic electoral ticket in the field.
Just before the close OF the Convention Governor
Brown appeared and made speech, in which he
admitted that the democratic party was in the mi
n0rity and could not succeed Of itself. He approved
the action Of the Convention relative to the Cincin
natl nominations, and expressed his belief that
cess would crown their efforts He desired, how
ever, the preservation OF the organization Of the
democratic party.
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ANOTHER RIVER MYSTERY.

Yesterday afternoon the body oil an unknown man
about thirtysix years OF age, found in the war
at pier t3 East River. Deceased was about five feet
six inches high light compile xion. smooth face dark
hair and eyes, dark blue chinchila overcoat, black
frock coat, gray mixed pants, black vest white
shirt and white cotton undershirt. The body had
been in the water for some time. The body was re-
moved To the Morgue and the Coroner notified.
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A SHORT STRIKE.
Albany. MAY 10. 1877.

ALBANY, My To, IoI2.
The stone cutters employed on the Dew Capitol
made a feeble attempt at strike for the eight
bour system to-day. The strikers declared that
they wanted the same pay "a SOY for an eight
hour DAYS work az they now get for ten hours.
They were informed that they were being paid at
the rate of fortynve cents per hour, and that all
the men who felt inclined could work only eight
hours at the same price II they saw dit, This was
not exactly what they wanted, and the strike came
IN nd
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ENFORCEMENT OF THE EIGHT HOUR Law.

Five Thousand Carpenters Will Strike
for Eight Hours on Monday Ncxt-Thc
Brooklyn Strike a Success.
About six hundred carpenters Of this city met
last night at Masonic Hall for the purpose OF decid-
ing whether strike for eight hours should take
place. At half past eleven it was announced that
five thousand carpenters Of this city will work put
eight hours, at their former pay, SO so, commencing
on Monday next. 1t was also stated that II tneir
employers viii not grant their request there is SUI
ficient funds in the treasury to make the strike
success The BROOKLYN carpenters have succeeded
in their strike, their employers consehtcu Jcser
dav tn grant the eight hours.
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DELEGATES FROM WYOMING TO PHIIA-
DELPHIA,

RAwLINs, Wyoming, May 10, 1872.
The Republican Territorial Convention met here
to-day to select delegates TO the Philadelphia Con
vention. J. A. Campbell ana j. W. Doneau were
chosen delegates and G. w. Cory ana g. w.
Haynes alternates Resolutions were passed en-
dorsing Governor Campbell and President Grant,
and insructing the delegates to vote Tor Grant at
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THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 10, 1872.
The Baltimore and ONO Railroad and all its
Western connections will issue round trip tickets TO
delegates and others desiring to attend the Ma
tOnal Democratic CO .ntion at Baltimore July o.
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THE ROCHESTER, CONVENTION.


The Suffolk County Delegates Appointed.
GREENPoRT, L. L. May TO- 1872.
At the Suffolk County Democratic Convention,
held to-day in Riverhead, Mr. II. A. Reeves was
unanimously elected delegate to the Rochester
Convention, and Daniel A. Griffin, OF Rverhcad
alternate. Both are opposed to endorsing Greeley,
and the decided sentiment OF the Convention
against any precipitate action by the democracy.
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TENNESSEE LIBERAL, REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 10, 1872
The Liberal Republican State Convention meets
here on the 10th inst The Executive Committee
has suggested tho appointment Of liberal electoral
ticket and whether this win be done, now that the
Democratic Convention has endorsed the Cincln-
nati ticket, is II matter Of speculation.
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A NEW REPUBLICAN SCHEME.
PHILADELPHIA. Nav 10. l,

PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 1872.
The Republican Convention TO revise the rules
governing the republican party in this city to-day
adopted the Crawford county system of holding
elections Nominations viii hereafter be made by
popular vote, delegates and conventions being
done away with
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BUFFALO, N. Y, Jay 10, 1872.
the tug steamer Compound, the latsest vessel Of
the KIND on the lakes, exploded her boiler while
towing schooner out OF the harbor this afternoon
ana sunk instantly. George Burge, cook was badly
scalded, and is not expected to live The rest OF
.the CREW ESCAPED with slight injuries.
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LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1872.

NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1872.
Mr.. Packard, President OF the Republican State
Central Committee. has called a Convention to
meet in Baton Rouge on June 10, TO nominate state
officers.
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Probabilities.
rs winds are not anticipated.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS.

plodes, Killing Four Persons and Injur-
ing Others.
NORFOLK Va May 10, 1872
Aspecial messenger who arrived to-day from the
scene OF the disaster reports the explosion OF the
boiler Of the freight steamer Rotary OF Old Point
Comfort, In Currituck Sound, by which Chief Engi
neer William Walker, his wife, child and sister.in
law were Killed and several OF the crew were Sc
verely scalded.
The assistant engineer colored man. was on
duty at the time OF the explosion. steam tug
with means OF assistance, has been despatched TO
the wreck by Marshal Parks, President OF the Canal
COMPANY.
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p q Z / II / G A l. .
THE STATE CONVENTIONS.
Election Of Delegates to the Rochester
ind Elmira Conventions.

DELEGATES TO ROCHESTER,.
The following is a complete list of delegates thus
far elected to the Democratic State Convention at
Rochester, May H. by the disrSict associations I'M
der the reorganization Of the Tammany Hall party
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MONTGOMERY BLAIR.

Important Facts for Republicans and
Democrats The Democracy Cannot
Hope to Settle with a Separate Ticket
Greeley Accepted in Preference TO
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The annexed letter from Hon. Montgomery Blair,
who is reputed to have been somewhat on the in
side OF politics in connection with the Cincinnati
Convention, is furnished for publication, and will
be read with Interest,"
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REFORM DELEGATES TO ROCHESTER,.
The following delegates have been elected by the
reform democrats TO the Rochester Convention: -
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=. WAhHINGTON, May 7, 1877.
MY DEAR GENERAL have yours OF the attn we
VIII have 10 take Greeley Grant and we viii take
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DELEGATES To ELMIkA.
Pursuant to a call OF the Republican Central Com
mittee the following delegates were last night
elected to the state Convention at Emira on
Nav 49,
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and OBTAINING the same any part thereof against
James FISK Jr, and Charles Courier, who had been
and effects of said company, and to put and
place the said Courier and Fisk, and each
quiet possession OF said property without DELAY:
and them, and each and both of them, in such pos
session thereof from time to time, maintain, keep
and defend, or cause to be maintained, kept and
defended. That the said writs were not issued ac-
cording to the due course and practice of the said
Court, or In the exercise OF Just and lawful dis
erection, but contrary thereto.
ARTICLE IA charges that the said George G..
Barnard did, on or about the 10th day of August,
1859, In an action wherein Robert ii. Pruyn was
plaintiff, and Harris Parr and others were defend.
ants, and wherein an Injunction order had
ss erdern On mat 'Ae the 9TH aay Of
and refrain from executing or attempting to exc.
cute any paper purporting to be writ OF assistance
or copy thereof, in an action in which AFRO Chase
Is plaintiff ard the Albany and Susquchanna Rail.
road Company and Others are defendants corruptly
and in wilfu violation OF the laws OF the state CT
New York, grant er Dorte, an order rcauir-
ang the plantiff, to- show cause why James
FISK, ,Jr., and Charles Courier should
said frstnameG action, and why said Injunction
order should not be set aside and vacated &c THAT
the said George q. Barnard granted said order ir-
regularly, without Jurisdiction and contrary to law
That he had not granted the Injunction order in
said action. That no grounds appeared before him
to warrant the granting OF said order.
ARTICLE is charges that the said George q. BAR
nard did, on about the nth day OF August 1869,
In an action wherein william A. Rice and the Al.
bany and Susquehana Railroad Company were
plainti1s and Joseph ii. Ramsey and others were
dcfendaDts and wherer an Injunction order had
teen duly issued by Hon. X. W. Peckham, n justice
OF the said Supreme Court, enloning and restrain
ing certain acts on the part Of the defendants cor
ruplly and i'm the wful violation OF the laws Of the
state OF New York, grant an order er pdrte
requiring the plaintiffs to show cause why among
other things perpetual stay OF proceedings should
not be granted In said action and In the meantime
ordering that all proceedings In the said action he
stayed, and that The said Injunction order ssued III
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
Want to be Annexed.

The latest request for annexation" TO
the United States comes from the people
of the Samoan group known as Naviga-
tors islands, ia the Pacific ocean, the
papers, which have reached the secretary
Of state at Washington, being signed Of
fcially by all the chiefs and many resi-
dents of the islands. These are the only
valuable islands in the Pacific ocean not
absorbed by France, England Germany
or Russia, aud the natives say they are
more favorable to the United States than
any other country, because they believe
the American religion is the same as
theirs. The request would then seem TO
be based on high moral grounds, but
there may Do q job Ia the schems, LIZ
all that, as 10 the case Of San Domingo.
The islands in question contain 5000
square miles and native population Of
10000. The people are copper eolored,
aud the productions are cotton, coffee,
sugar. cane, dye-woods and every species
Of tropical fruits and plants. The Aus
traliau mail steamers have selected the
islands as a port Of call for cOaling pur-
poses, and men have gone there to erect
buildings and construct wharfs. The
natives are friendly and Christanized,
American missionaries having been there
twenty vears.-Sprinqfeld Republican.
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a Strange story from the Do
BliuIOn.

BosToN, February "a special dis
patch from Halifax says it is reported
on trustworthy authority that the treaty
exists and has been signed by the British
and Canadian Governments for the sep.
aration of this Dominion from the Brit
i5h Empire The terms were agreed to
when tie act Of confederation was pass
ed by the Imperial Parliament. but the
treaty was not to take effect for some
years, unless the British Government
saw the necessity for action sooner. Ever
since the treaty, British troops have
been gradually Withdrawn from Canada
until now there is scarcely a soldier IN
the Dominion outside Of Halifax There
is no doubt that should the difference
between Great Britain and the United
States become more serious, the British
Government viii at once publish the
,xeaty and proclaim the independence %
Canada and by that means be relieved
of the necessity Of defending these colo
MES against the United States should
war cusue.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
Taalng country Isapers.

OF course the large city papers contain
a larger amount of reading matter than
country papers, but which is the most
interesting? Do the city papers say
anything in regard to your own county +?
Nothing. Do they contain notices of
your schools, churches, meetings, marri-
ages, and hundreds of other local mat
ters of interest which the county papers
publish without pay? Not an item. Do
they ever say word calculated to draw
attention to our county and its thriving
towns, and aid in our progress and enter
prise Not q line. And yet there are
men who take the contrary view Of this
matter, that unless they see as much
reading in their county paper as they do
in a city paper they are not getting the
worth Of their money. Itreminds US of
the person who took the largest pair Of
boots in the box, simply because they
cost the same as the pair much smaller
that fit.
The Hickman courier., 1872-02-17
wonderful Presence Of Mind I'm
a Woman,

A correspondent writing from Pitts
/ burg, Pa, gives the following account Of
a singular accident which occurred in
that city about o'clock on Thursday
morning last:
A freight train ran off the track near
the corner Of Grant street and Seventh
avenue, and demolished a house in which
Mrs Reagan and her three children were
sleeping. Mrs Reagan heard the crash
ing of the car and the shouts Of the men,
and realized that the house was in dam
ger. A lamp was burning on the other
side of the room, and the first thought
Mrs. Reagan had was that of the lamp,
and of the danger Of explosion and tire
if the house should fall. With remark
able presence of mind she seized her
babe in her arms, sprang out OF bed, ran
to the lamp and extinguished 1t; then
she ran down stairs, and had just reach
ed the foot of the stairs when the car
struck the house and completely shatter-
ed the end and side, throwing the whole
building into a mass Of ruins. Mrs.
Reagan and her babe were buried in the
debris, the entire second floor, except
portion upheld by the back wall of the
house, falling over them. They were
protected by the floor falling upon por-
ions of the wreck, which kept it from
alling directly upon them. The child
yas not hurt, the mother sustaining
lany bruises, but no serious injury.
he two other children were sleeping on
le second floor, one side of which fell
the ground. They rolled against the
heels of the car that had caused all the
lin, and were uninjured.