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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-27

New YORK, August 26.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Reform Associa-
ton have addressed letter to the Po-
lice Commissioners, who have the ap-
pointment of election inspectors, propos-
ing to name two of such inspectors in
each district, leaving four to be appointed
by the commissioners. The committee
protest against the appointment of of
tice-hoiders to be inspectors, and prom
Use that half their appointees shall be
and half Democrats, and
none office-holders.
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UfRh.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, August 26.-The
Savage expedition, fitted out in this city
some four weeks ago to search for pre-
cious gems, have been heard from.
Letters were received this afternoon,
dated Plano Glance, New Mexico, Au-
gust 18th, with a consignment of about a
quart of rubies, emeralds, garnet, Opals
and variety of bright stones, supposed
to be diamonds. Crowds of people are
examining the specimens with much in
terest. A careful sample of the whole
lot will be forwarded TO lapidaries in
New York tomorrow. Savage writes
that he will send another collection of
a better quality in a few days.
General Ord returned from the south
ern country last night, and telegraphed
General Sheridan to-day. Indian trou-
ales have been exaggerated. He says all
the Indians having reservations have
gone home. There may be a fight in
Pan Pete, but it will not be serious. He
expects the troops back in two weeks.
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WASHINGTON, August 26.-It is pro-
bable that clear weather will generally
continue Tuesday over the Southern
especially over the northern portion dur
ing tonight, followed by winds, veering
to westerly and northwesterly and clear
ing weather; on Tuesday southeasterly
to sOuthwesterly winds with cloudy
weather, and areas of rain for New Eng
land. Winds varying to westerly with
clearing weather is probable during
Tuesday. A rising barometer and winds
varying TO westerly and northerly, north
Telegraphic reports from the upper
Michigan to Dakota have not been re-
ceived.
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nehaucherr and Death.

CHICAGO, August 26.-Wm. Bench
man and Sidney Mott, two young men
who have been warm friends, got into
a quarrel to-day while both were under
the influence of liquor, when Bench
man shot Mott in the breast, infiicting
a wound which the physician thinks
will prove fatal. Benchman, has, so far,
escaped arrest.
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COLUMBUS, August 26.-The regular
festivities of the Turner'S reunion were
completed to-day. This morning the
Turner's paraded High street, and then
moved off to the City Park. The day
Yves chiefly occupied in general enjoy
ment, and hundreds of spectators fiocked
to the grounds. At two o'clock in the
afternoon contest in gymnastics was
commenced for prizes, which were
awarded at the ball at Turner Hall to-
night,
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HUNGARY.

Opening of the Hungarian Diet-The
Emperor Francis Joseph TO Visit the
King Of SsxOny.
PEsTH, August 26.-The Emperor
Francis Joseph will arrive here on the
first Of September, and open the session
Of the Hungarian Diet in person. Prime
Minister Andrassy and heads of depart
ments will join the Emperor on the
third, and accompany him on his visit
to the King of SaXony, at Dresden,
which takes place on the fifth. The
Emperor viii proceed to Berlin on the
sixth, to meet the Emperor of Germany.
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GENEVA.

Indications of a Conclusion OF the Con.
sideratiOn OF General q QuestIOns Before
the Board OF AbitratOrs.
GENEVA, August 26.-The Board OF
Arbitration were assembled this after
noon, and after a session of three hours,
adjourned till Thursday noon. The ses-
sion was secret. Only five of the arbi-
traitors were present. The absence of the
counsel and agents of England and
America indicates the conclusion of the
consideration of general questions, and
that the final work of the Board has
been reached.
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Cincinnati Items.

CINCINNATI, August 26.-The weather
was exceedingly hot again this after
noon. There was a shower in the even
ing.
A steam boiler at the Exposition was
operated this afternoon, and worked
some of the engines. The arrangements
for running the machinery will be per-
fected tomorrow.
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GENERAL SUMMARY.
The sfrniphf-nnfs.

LoCKPoRT, n. Y, August 26.-The
straight-out Democrats of the Twenty
ninth District will meet at Niagara
Falls tomorrow, to select delegates to
the Louisville Convention.
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GALVESTON

GALVESTON, August 26.-Cotton is
nominal; good ordinary, 17@174c. Net
receipts, 939 bales; exports, coastwise,
673 bales; stock, 3l06 bales.
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CHARIESTON.

CHARLESTON, August 26.-Cotton
quiet; middling, 10000. Net receipts,
Is bales; exports continent, 695 bales /;
New York, 672 bales; Baltimore, 1913
bales; stock, $3.50 bales.
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PRUSSIA.

Preparations for the Meeting Of the
Crowned Heads of Europe.
BERLIN, August 26.-Great prepara-
tions are being made here for festivities
attending the meeting of the Emperors
of Germany, Austria and Russia. The
great day will be the seventh Of Septem-
ber, when their majesties of Russia and
Austria will be received in the forenoon.
There will be a grand military parade in
the afternoon; state banquet at the cas-
tie; in the evening gala performance at
the OperahOuse, attended by the three
EmperOrs. This will be succeeded by a
torchlight procession, and the entire
city will be Illuminated.
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS..
SAVANNAH,

SAVANNAH, August 26.-Cotton quiet,
with light demand; low middling, 194c.
Net receipts, l0l bale; sales, G5 bales;
exports, coastwise, 221 bales; stock, 429
bales.
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CABLE TELEGRAMS.
SPAIN.

Election Returns from Interior Prov
fnees Show Success of the Government
Party.
MADRID, August 26.-Returns from
the provinces show that two-thirds of
the successful candidates for the Cortes
are members of the Government party.
The Radicals supported the government.
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DIED.

FIRTH-Monday morning, August 26th, at 3
o'clock, PEARL ETA, infant daughter of W
5. and Maggie G.. Firth, aged five months
and eight days.
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kTORTTE

MOBILE, August 26.-Middling nom
inal. Net receipts, 43 bales; exports,
continent, Is bales; stock, $40 bales.
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is. Hatcher & Co., Printers, BOOksel-
lers and StatiOners, Wholesale and
Retail. No. BIS Main street,

WE respectfully invite the attention Of the
w public to the fact that our new Book
Store, No. 3l5 Main street, will be opened on
Monday, the 26th instant, with an entirely
has been left undOne on our part to make our
stock perfect and complete in every depart
ment and detail of our business. Having been
cannot be surpassed, if equaled, in the South.
OurstOck embraces every article to be found
call especial attention to our stock of miscel-
laneOus, Theological, Law, School and blank
books and stationery.
We re- py ctfully ask the public to call and
examine before pun chasing elsewhere.
H0-PFinting and binding done promptly to
order. aN J. :. HATCHER & co.
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PROFESSIONAL.
DIR. P. P. SARY,
OCULIST AND AURIST.

DR. sARY treats all diseases Of the Eyes
and Ears Where the Inflammation IS
1,ot removed the sight improved. or some
-,rorofnept benefit rendered, no charges shall
r. made; provided, the case is left 10 his i'm
mediate treatment II you want TO know
something about DR.. SaEy, don't 90 10 Dr. So
and-sO but go the Worsham House; there
YOU will find DR.. Sary, between the hours OF
am. and m, and he viii give you all salts
faction required. aul4
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A 7 TEN O'CLOCK AN, ALL THE MA
"a chinery, etc, in the Central Foundry.
situated on Poplar street, between Third and
Fourth, embracing first-class sets of Machin-
lists Tools, Lathes and Drill Presses, Screw
terms, Of hrst-class designs, with tools COM
plete; also, set Of Blacksmith Tools, with new
cluding Cranes, Flasks, Patterns, etc, in first
class order, together with No. I Engine and
ing, Pulleys and Betting, including Grind
stones, Scales, etc, etc, with great variety
of miscellaneous Castings, etc
aus CHARLES GUSMANI.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
SandSpOuts in Nevada. .

For several hours yesterday afternoon
there were visible from this city, on
Twenty-Five mile Desert, five or six tall
columns of sand, backed up by as many
whirlwinds. At sea these would have
been waterspouts, but upon the desert
they were only what we might call sand
spouts. The columns appeared TO be ten
feet in diameter and one thousand feet
in height. Although they waltzed about
over the plain for two or three hours,
they never came together nor ever lost
their distinct cylindrical form, and when
they did go down they went down at
once-all falling together. These sand
spouts are well known to old prospectors,
and seem to indicate change of wealth
er. We have frequently seen in the
Forty mile Desert, east of the lower sink
of the Carson, not less than ten or fifteen
of these tall sand columns moving about
over the plains at the same time. 1t is
seldom that they come together, but
when they do they dart forward like
two flashes of lightning, and an explo-
sion like heavy blast ends all, and the
two columns of sand at once fall to the
ground. Those who have not been upon
our great deserts and have never wit
messed these grand sandspouts or the
wonderful mirages have but little idea
of the romantic grandeur of these ap-
parently uninteresting wastes of sand
Virginia (NeCada) Enterprise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
I Double Canoe Of, CeyIon.

Every object that meets the eye on
entering the Bay of Gale is new and
strange. Amongst the vessels at anchor
lie the dows of the Arabs, the petamars
of Malabar, the dhoneys of Coromandel
and the grotesque sandboats of the NAL
dive and Laccadive Islanders. But the
most remarkable of all are the double
canoes of the Cingalese, which dart
with surprising velocity amongst the
shipping, managed by half-clad natives,
who offer for sale beautiful but unfa-
miliar fruits and fishes of extraordinary
colors and forms. I'D, .....-......,. ,.-.-
!, These canoes are dissimilar in build,
some consisting of two trees lashed to-
gether,- but the most common and by far
the most graceful are followed out of a
single stem from eighteen to thirty feet
long and about two feet in depth; exl
elusive of the wash-board, which adds
about foot to the height. This is sewed
to the gunwale byTcoir yarn, SO that no
iron or any other metal enters into the
construction of canoe. I -l''
But their characteristic popularity is
the balance log, of very buoyant wood,
upward of twenty feet in length, car
ried at the extremity of two elastic out
riggers, each eighteen feet long. BY
this arrangement, not only is the boat
steadied, but mast yard, and sail are
bound securely together. v qei
The outrigger must of necessity be
always kept to windward,+ and as it
would not be possible to remove it from
side to side, the canoe is so constructed
as to proceed with either end foremost
thus elucidating an observation made by
Pliny eighteen hundred years ago, that
the ships which navigated the seas to
the west of Taprobane had prows at
either end, to avoid the necessity OF
tacking. .... --.---.-'3 ~ g.
These peculiar craft venture twenty
miles to sea in a strong wind they sail
upward of ten miles an hour, and moth
ing can be more picturesque than the
sight at daybreak of the numerous fleet:
of fshing-boats, which cruise along the
coast whilst the morning is still misty
and COOL and hasten to shore after sun
rise with their captures, which consist
not only Of ordinary fish, whose scales
are faxed with silver or bedropped
with gold," but include those of the
most unusual shapes, displaying the col.
ors of the rainbow. F'."
1t is remarkable that this form oi
canoe is found only where the Malays
have extended themselves throughout
Polynesia and the coral islands Of the
Pacific; and it seems SO peculiar to that
race that it is to be traced in Madagas
car and the Comoros, where Malayar
colony was settled at some remote period
of antiquity. The outrigger is unknown
amongst the Arabs, and is little seen or
| the coast of India
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
An Extensive Wheat Field.

The Stockton (Cal.) Independent of
June oath says "On the west side of
the San joaquin river in this valley,
there is a grain field which extends for
thirty-fve miles, and is of an average
width of eight miles, thus covering an
area of 179,200 acres. Persons who have
lately travelled through this immense
grain field estimate the total average
yield at sixteen bushels to the acre,
which will give total yield Of 2,S67,-
200 bushels, or S6,0l5 tons. This amount
of grain would load S,60l cars, which, if
made up in one train, would reach over
so miles, OF from Bantas to the Oakland
wharf. There is, however, much
larger area cultivated in grain on the
east side of the San Joaquin than on the
west side. From Lathrop to Merced, a
distance of over 80 miles, the railroad
runs through an almost unbroken grain
field, extending as far as the eye can see
on either side. The product of this
whole valley will be much greater than
ever before, and the railroad company
will find it very difficult to move the
immense amount to market before the
rainy season."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
Instinct of Plants,

Not long since, we alluded to the won
derful instinct of animals and insects.
Now the instinct, or tendencies, of plants
come under notice ~
The root constitutes the plants mouth
1t terminates in little sponge. The
sponge drinks up the moisture from the
surrounding earth. Every boy has seen
in the woods the roots of seme tree,
planted by the birds or the winds in the
crevices of rock, wandering down the
sides of a boulder in search of nourish-
meat. In one case, horse-chestnut
tree, growing on fiat stone, sent out its
roots thus to forage for food. They
passed seven feet up contiguous wall,
turned at the top, and passing down
seven feet upon the other side, found
the needed nourishment there which
their own barren home denied them. A
yet more singular instance of this search
for food is related. A seed had been
dropped by one of natures husbandmen,
a bird, in the decaying trunk of an old
tree. 1t sprouted, put forth roots,
branches and little stem. But its
roots in vain sought nourishment at the
breast of its dying foster mother At
length, abandoning all hope of support
from her, they pushed out from home to
seek a living. They dropped to the
ground distance of sixty or seventy
feet, and fastening there, succeeded in
securing an independent livelihood. AS
time passed on, the old trunk died, de-
cayed and disappeared. The new tree
remained suspended, as it were, in the
mid-air, the roots proceeding downward,
and the branches upward, from a point
about equal-distant between the two
Errhnnne - -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
Exhibition of Choice Cattle.

Probably the largest and finest exhi-
bition of cattle ever held in the United
States will come off at Boston in Sep
tember next, under the auspices of the
Massachusetts Society for Promoting
Agriculture, and we believe that the
country will be we'll represented on the
occasion by some of the representatives
of our finest herds. The amount to be
awarded in premiums is over $4,000
Each of the following breeds-Short
Horns Ayrshires, Jerseys, Devons, and
Hoisteins-will be awarded $1,000, or
$4,000 in all for the five breeds !;
Guernseys and Herefords each $695, or,
if enough are shown to justify it, each
$4,000. In addition to these premiums,
the awards for dairy produce are very
large, and farm animals-horses, sheep,
swine, and poultry-are offered larger
premiums than have hitherto been
known i'll this country, save that not one
dollar has been offered for speed. The
experiment is to be tried of holding a
legitimate agricultural show, unaided
by horseracing. The only deviation
from the strictly utilitarian standard is
the offer of 81 500 for premiums on sad
dle-horses, which will secure an attrac-
tive exhibition of fine animals, and en-
courage the production of much-to-
be-desired addition to the American
stable. Mr.. G. s. Sergeant, of Brook
line, Mass, who is the executive officer
of the organization, will be glad to fur
nish full information to all who are in
terested, and he especially requests COM
munications from breeders as to thenum-
Der of entries they will make.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
IntrCdUctiOnS.

We can very readily understand why
women should be shy of holding con-
verse with men without the ceremony
of an introduction, but the stiffness and
formaIity which mark the meeting of
two women, who do not know each
other, is something altogether inexpli-
cable. Gentlemen speak to each other
in the street or in the cars when there
is occasion, ask necessary questions, give
courteous answers, and think nothing of
it. But let lady want to know the
points of the compass, or the locality of
street, apd she will puzzle her naughty
head to any conceivable extent rather
than approach one of her sister shoppers
with query. Failing finally to work
out the problem, she is certain to select
man as the person to whom to apply.
The same shyness of each other marks
all the meetings of women unintroduced.
The calmness and serenity with which
they ignore each others existence has
something almost sublime about it, and
the hauteur with which they receive a
volunteered hint of loose breastpin or
a falling shawl from one of their own
sex contrasts strangely with the gracious
smile that greets similar attentions when
offered by gentlemen. e r .-
Of course there are exceptions to this
rule, but they are only exceptions. Nor
do we think the fact cited the result OF
affectation of any kind On the con-
trary, most women seem utterly uncon-
scious of any such popularity in them
selves or others around them. And yet
even highly sensible women do things Of
the kind every day. We once knew two
ladies, both of them women of good
sense, who sat for weeks at desks not ten
feet apart, engaged in the same work
without once exchanging word, while
each of them came to know every gen.
tleman in the Office. A formal intro.
duction came at last and the two women
became bosom friends almost immedi-
ately. During all the time each wanted
to know the other, each knew who the
other was, each was predisposed to like
her neighbor, but the want of the form.
al introduction was an impossible bar.
rier which neither was sufficiently
aggressive to overstep. Two men under
similar circumstances would have beer
acquainted within less than an hour
while man and woman would hav,
bowed at the first meeting, and woulC
have known each other on the first day.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08
A $4,000 Nugget.
A New York correspondent OF a CHI

p A New York correspondent OF a Chi
cago paper tells q singular, story, about
q spurious nugget represented to be of
California gold. The owner, whose
name is not mentioned, had it weighed
and assayed in New York. city. The
weight was 2,316.75 ounces troy, and
the assay gave il value of $4,000. A
loan of $4,000 or $6,Q00 was obtained on
it to enable its owner to ship it to the
Paris Exposition. When it arrived in
Paris the owner and his certificate of as
say We're both missing. The nuggetwas
then sent to the bank of France, which
refused to receive it without knowing
its value. '- 20 vibrairiqr esodt q.
A, second assay, was made, much more
thoroughly tLan the first. By cutting
into the body of the supposed nugget
with chisel, it was discovered that un-
der the handsome surface of yellow
gold, through which deceptive pieces of
white quartz cropped out, was thin
layer of silver; under the silver, one of
copper; and beneath all base lump of
lead. The French bankers estimated
the value of the gold coating at about
$4,000. The last assay at the New York
the weight after melting having dwin-
died to l63 ounces troy, and the average
fneness.
The sequel to this story is the most
curious part of all 1t is told by the ed
itor of the Stockton Republican as fol-
lows
1t may not be out of place to record
what we know of the nugget above
alluded to. In the summer of 1854 and
1866, late one evening, Isaac Elwell, a
clerk in the house of Adams & Co., in
Stockton, came to the Republican office
and stated that Mr.. Noyes, the agent,
desired to see the writer of this article
at the express Office. On our arrival, in
company with John Crofton, we found
Noyes, Fred. Cohen, a clerk in the office
Henry A. Crabb, and two mon dressed
in miners garb, surrounding roll Of
dirty blankets.
After our entrance Cohen commenced
unrolling, and soon was presented tC
view a lump of gold that appeared to be
eight or nine inches wide, foot or more
long, and four inches in thickness. AL
were astonished at the sight, and it was
placed on a platform scale that stood in
the room, and weighed Its weight was
1929 pounds. The two men stated that
in sinking shaft, few miles from
Murphy's camp, they had found the
nugget, at the close of hard day,
work and not wishing to create any
excitement, they carried it to theil
cabin, rolled it in their blankets, and
took the stage as it passed the next
morning, without disclosing to those in
the neighborhood their good fortune.
The evening we saw the nugget Of
gold in the express Office, half a dozer
of pieces were cut from it, in various
places, with q schisel, the one presented
to Mr.. Noyes weighing more than five
dollars, all the purest quality of gold
In our presence Noyes offered the mer
$4,000 for the lump, which they un
hesitatingly refused. The next day the
miners lad box made, if we mistake
not, by r. S. Ellsworth, in which to take
their treasure to the Atlantic States
What became of the wonderful lump o.
gold after leaving here we know not
but that it was genuine when brought
to this city there is no doubt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08

A good man, who has seen much of
the world, and is tired of it, says; "The
grand essentials to happiness are some
thing to do, something to love, and some
thing to hope for"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-08

There cannot be a pleasant smile upon
the lips of the hopeless. The blow which
crushes the life will shatter the smile.