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encouraged
The men engaged in salmon fish.
ing on the Pacific coast complain
that the prices they receive do not
compensate them for their labor.
The average paid by the dealer in
San Francisco is only one cent a
pound, and the consumer pays
twelve cents.
The industrial and commercial
growth of Italy during the past
few years has been remarkable.
Genoa alone, with a population of
only 10000, has now twenty-four
great banking houses, with CAPT
tai of 162,00O,O00 francs; twenty
corporations with a capital of A.
32S, 900 francs, and forty five insur-
ance companies.
An official return presented to
the House of Commons states that
the waste land of Ireland is 4, 259,-
795 acres. This consists of the
area OF bog, mountain, and other
unrcclaimed and waste land, on
which there was no live stock
found at the last enumeration of
agricultural statistics, viz: in June
and July, 1871, including also
the roads, rivers, fences, and
smaller lakes throughout the coun-
try.
The machinery for working the
sulphur mines, at Calcasieu, La,
has arrived from France. The |
main shaft will be sunk 400 feet,
through clay, sand, rock and earth.
The curbing is iron, iron cylinders,
twelve feet in diameter, two inches
thick, and in lengths of four feet.
The deposit of sulphur is 100 feet
thick. An experienced Italian sui
phur miner is superintendent of
the work.
California is giving herself to
the production of silk. The silk
worms of California are very heal
thy, their cocoons are large, the
fibre strong and fine, and the null
berry luxuriant and healthy.
From all calculations, California
can furnish better worms, and
better silk, than the
rest of the world. THIS is new
industry, and bids fair to be a
great source of revenue for the
Golden State.
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the magnificent ceremony. Oul
readers will recollect the event,
and they will have occasion to re-
cur to it again, as legal steps arc
being taken by the betrayed wife's
friends to bring this wrongdoer to
punishment. The wife. is now
satisfied that the whole story of
the second marriage was fabricat-
ed to deceive her, and she is, of
course, very indignant.
In addition to all this we learn
that this gay Lothario paid his
court last winter to one of the
most beautiful and accomplished
bellies, whose appearance in society
always created hutter among the
gentlemen who f1ocked to her side
to bask in the sunshine of her
smiles and to enjoy the brilliancy
of her conversation. 1t was sup
posed that the gentleman. as he
then appeared to be, and this fas-
lady, whose family is one
Of the oldest and most exclusive
in the country, were engaged, but
it seems that while she enjoyed
his conversational powers, she dis
couraged any tender emotions, and
thus saved herself from occupying
the unpleasant position which the
bride now holds.
In few days the fashionable
circles of Washington and a GER
'ain lady of the cabinet will be at
sea in a high state of astonishment
md excitement, and certain ter
'itorial official, now candidate for
Governor, will be brought up with
Observation-Disclosures Capt.
al.
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flesh were hideously raw. She
was a terrible spectacle to look
upon She was taken first 10 9
saloon close by, aud then to hel
home, at No. los. She was found
to be Mrs. Clara Sommerhelder,
wife of A. Sommerhelder. She
has kept an employment agency
there, and Is quite well known. It
was ascertained that she had como
home under the influence of, too
much beer, that she had abused
her husband, and one. of her board
Hers, Miss Katie Hickman, and
that, while lighting q lamp, in q
careless and reckless way, she had
dropped burning match into a
vessel of coal oil. The flames
we're Immediately communicated
to her person, and almost Instant
~ she was a mass of fire. Her
first rush was for the room into
which Miss Beekman had retired.
The latter closed the door and
jumped out of the back window.
The burning woman then rushed
shrieking into the street.
Close on the heels of the calam-
ity came the report that it had
been occasioned by brutal act on
the part of the wOman's husband;
that she had been abusing him and
that he had set fire to the coal oil
and dashed it over her. This led
to Mr. Sommerhelder's arrest. He
was taken to the station close by,
but was very soon released, when
the facts became known. 1t was
shown that he made no demon
stration to resist her abuse, and
that the accident had been brought
about as above stated.
The doctors called in last night
TO care for the sufferer, were afraid
that she could not surviYe.-Cin-
Commercial, July ID.
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TRIP TO COLORADO


PUEBLo, COL, July 18th, 1877.
MR. EDITOR: Leaving Emporia
on the evening of the 18th OF June,
en- route for this place, we travelled
up the Neosho, passing through
Americas on the 10Th and Council
Grove on the both. Both places ap-
peared to be improving rapidly, as,
in fact, are all the towns through
which we passed except Carson,
which Is on the decline. From the
head waters of the Neosho to Salina
(Which is not as large as Emporia)
the highlands, as well as the bot
toms, are settling up rapidly. We
now followed the line of the x. p.
railroad. On the oath we reached
Brookville, about the size of Eureka,
but think is destined to make a
large place, as the country around it
is as fine a farming country as 1
ever saw. The railroad company
have here large stone engine house,
and noticed ten or twelve engines
in and around it, with steam up,
ready for work at a moments no.
tice.
On the 18th we passed through
some very rough country. Passed
through TT. Harker and arrived at
Ellsworth 3 80 p. m. This place is
larger than Brookyillc. The rail-
road passes through the center of
the town. Ellsworth is very fast
place, judging from the continued
reports of horses being stolen. We
laid over until the 2Sth. On the
9th man rode into town, hitched
his horse and left it for a few mo-
ments. When he returned it was
gone. On the 2Sth VIC passed Will
sons Station and campcd near a
water tank. The soil in this neigh
borhood is sandy. Limestone is
plenty ana appears to be nothing
but muscle shells cemented togeth-
er. On the 9th we got off of our
road but regained it in Russell Cos
siD small place of forty or fifty
houses.
Passed through Hays City July
-st. Big Greek runs between the
;ity and the fort. We also passed
through Ellis the same day. The
abroad company have an engine
md machine shop at this place.
More anon. S. e. W.
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A Lone Row OF PUMPs.-A nov
ell but highly successful expedient
has been adopted by Mr.. Criley,
Superintendent or construction of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Rrilroad Company, for supply
ing his boarding trains and track
layers with pure cold water. Pro-
viding himself with three drive
wells, he placed one at the end of
the track and the others along the
line in advance, one mile apart.
An experienced well driver was
obtained in Hutchinson, and he
contracted to take up. carry for
ward and drive again, two pumps
per day, removing one after the
morning supply was obtained at
the boarding train and CARRYING it
forward one mile beyond tho far
thest pump. After dinner, for
which the train moves forward one
mile to the next pump, this pump
is carried forward again to the
front; and thus the men are con-
stantly and cheaply supplied with
fresh water. Excepting few miles
of the line beyond Cow Greek, one
hundred miles west of this place
above, the road leaves the valley
and cuts off bend in the Arkan-
sas, striking it at Ft. Dodge again
these pumps can be driven all the
way to the State line, distance of
$50 miles. What other Railroad
line in the world can boast OF a
similar advantage, and where else
is there SO long q row of.pumps?-
Hutchinson News.
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AN UNCERTAIN EcHo.-Up In
the Lehigh Valley there is q hotel
keeper who has q mountain about
T quarter of a mile from his house
and it occurred to him that it
would be good idea if he could
fix things so that a magnificent
echo could be heard from the
mountain by persons who stood
at his hotel and hallooed. So he
engaged boy to secrete himself
behiRd clump Of trees, with or
ders to repeat the words of any one
talking on the roof OF the hotel.
After practicing to make sure, the
landlord announced one, day his
discovery of the echo, and took up
a lot Of people to enjoy it. They
called for half an hour but no echo
responded At last, when the
landlord had become crimson with
rage, and was about to give in, the
echo came, but not in the way ex-
pected. It said: 1Bin down to
the spring for mother. Fire away
now, I'm all right." The guests
smiled, and most suddenly disap-
peared. It is dangerous to men
the word "echo'' ct that hotel.
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INFLUENCE OF CONSICENTIOUsNEss.

In 1866 a merchant received
through the post-office q letter writ.
ten in a disguised hand, as follows
Il owe the firm of - s.;
which l stole, and am anxious to
pay. ! hope to tell you of it per-
sonally, some day. In the mean
time ] viii mail you ten dollars per
week, commencing the first OF
July, until paid; interest and prin
cipal will be two thousand dollars. /"
Do not try TO discover me. /
send one dollar now; if you accent,
please advertise in the Herald "Per-
senals," and sign yourself *. Y.
Y"
The merchant replied as requested
Every week from that date an en-
velope was received through the
mail, inclosing ten dollars, with no
other writing than the number of
the payment, until the two-hun-
dFedth payment was received, with
the following lines, written in the
same disguised hand: e
Two-hundredth payment. L
send ten dollars more; If YOU have
got them all please advertise in the
Herald Personal If not, please
advertise how many are lost, and |
will send them"
The merchant replied: "Tbe
two-hundredth payment is receiv.
ed. All right. Come and see me,
and your name shall be sacredfg
confidential" a few weeks after
this young man met this merchant
on the sidewalk, and handed him q
copy of the New York Herald,
pointing GUITAR advertisement under
the head of personals" and with q
trembling voice said: 81 am the
person who wronged You while in
your employ, and have been maxi
ing my weekly payments to you
until have paid the debt, which
hope God has forgiven"
Never was my surprise greater,"l
says the merchant who .communi-
Gates this fact, ethan to stand before
the individual who, for two hum
dred weeks. without fail, paid me
out of his earnings, the amount he
had taken from me; and he, one of
whom l had never had the least
-ass 1se
Such an instance of continued
steadfastness of purpose and unos-
tentation is evidence of true peni-
tence and thorough reform. 1t
should be recorded as an example
for every one who has been guilty
of this sin. 1t is proper to add that
this young man is now in q pros
porous business, enjoying the conf
dence of his fellow-men and a wor-
thy member of a Christian church.
BLESSED is he whose transgression
is forgiven, whose sin is covered"
L chronological Journal.
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STRAIGHT TO rHF MARK.

| The New York Evening Post was
one of the most able jealous, ia
Guential and sincere advocates of
the Cincinnati movement. 1t got,
instead, q triumph of the worst po-
Elitical shysters, corruptionists and
traders, and as a candidate the
weakest, most credulous and vas
cillating of men. And to crown
all, this candidate is now taken in
hand by the worst elements of the
party against which he has been
arrayed in lifelong opposition
The Post rcpudiates the whole con-
Germ, and it does so in plain, square
Saxon language, that goes straight
to the point. In s issue of the 10th
inst. it says:
"If Mr.. Greeley never made, OF
nobody ever made for him, cor
rupt bargain with Tammany Dem
oarats, he is, nevertheless, the can
didate of that party. If his nomi-
nation at Cincinnati was not pre-
concerted thing, it nevertheless
was hailed with delight by the
worst rebel clement that had gath
cred there from the South, and
which will accept anything that
promises disorder and disorgani-
cation; it was accepted with loath-
ing and disgust by the very few
mistaken Reformcrs who could
bring themselves to tolerate it, and
it was rejected with scorn by near
~ all those who meant what they
said when they asked for reform.
If Mr.. Grecley's unfitness for the
position he covets cannot be pro-
we'd by showing what the promiS-
ed to pay for 1t, his unfitness is,
manifest, and is not
that We know of, by sin
gle respectable man in the coun-
try. After all that can be said, or
cannot be said, this fact remains
this damning, unmistakable, and,
SO far as there is any danger of
Mr.. Greeley's election, this alarm
ing fact, that he is the candidate
Of that party which in the admin
stration of the General Govern
nent, has reached within tho last
quarter of q century, to an assum-
ion of despotic power, and to its
corrupt use; which has cost us al
'eady one war offour years; which
S constant menace of civil au-
Lrchy; is constant threat of fl
lancial ruin; is constant re
roach to the cause of popular
and is a uniform, if
lot an unanswerable argument all
yer the world against republics
nd in favor of monarchy. Those
rho are willing to risk the return
f such party to power may vote
or Greeley, because of some per-
onal and selfish end they are to
ain by his election but any man
f common sense and common hon
sty who has nothing to gain by t
ut yet advocates his election,
Gems to US to be under delusion
he most lamcntable or an ifatua-
ion little short of insanity.
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TOO MUCH OSTRICH FOR THE SAND.


Three courses were marked out
for the Baltimore Convention to
pursue. The first was the Missouri
policy; that is. the Democratic par
ty was to initiate the ostrich by hid
ing its head in the sand and pre-
tending that the bird had disappear
ed entirely. The other plan was
to endorse Greeley and the Cincin-
natl platform, and the third course
was to regularly nominate Greeley.
The ostrich or postum policy was
favored by B. Gratz Brown. He
saw that it had been very successful
in electing him to the Governors
office, and his cousin Frank Blair
Senator in Missouri, and therefore
believed that it would work well
throughout the Union. But the
trouble with the scheme is there is
too much ostrich or the sand when
an attempt is made TO apply it to
the Union. The next plan, favored
by Greeley and Horace White, was
a compromise. They wanted to get
Greeley under the ostrich's feathers,
but were afraid of being defilcd by
the unclcan bird, which they have
so long abused. They wanted the
Democrats to endorse, but not to
nominate, Greeley, for fear the Lib
eral Republicans would leave him,
when he became a regular Demo-
cratic candidate. Just at this point
the Democrats had something to
say about the matter. They de-
clared that Greeley was so obnox-
ious, and so uncertain, that he must
be nominated regularly, so they
could make legitimate Democratic
claim upon him, and gain absolute
control of the Administration.
They demand pay for the votes they
control. VIII the people confirm
the corrupt bargain and sale at Bal.
timore?
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Said . youngster in high Rlee,
displaying his purchase to Dos.
ON friend on the sidewalk: 1.-TWO
cocoa nuts for ten cents; that will
make me sick tomorrow and
won't have to go to school
Judge Delahay upon being in
tfoducad TO Governor Evans os
Colorado, saluted him tias- .zF4as,
Ply make yer 'quainfanee, Govsners
send better than you are to peni-
tentiary in Kansas.
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There are few persons, perhaps,
aware of the extent of the trans
actions in skunk skins in Michi
gan. It is estimated that no less
than sixty thousand of these little
family pets were sacrificed in
Michigan alone, in 1871, to satisfy
the insatiate greed of man for gain,
and that 1879 will show a much
larger "catch. The skins bring
from 81 for ''prime black" to zoe
for inferior qualities.
The income tax was introduced
in England as a temporary meas
ure by Sir Robert Peel, about
thirty years ago. He estimated
that, at the rate of a penny to the
pound sterling, it would yield So
$4,000 Last year q penny in the
pound yielded 81, 500, 900, showing
that the wealth of the country
must have more than doubled
since the tax was first introduced.
In 1850 the value of the real and
personal estates of the Union was
about $1,000, 100000. BY 1860 il
had increased to over SIG, 600, 900,
900. In 1870 it went over $50,
000, 100000. This is more thar
quadrupling in two thirds of {
generation. The wealth of New
York State alone is five times a:
much as it was ten years ago, ani
that of Pennsylvania twice a
much; and this has not falleI
alone upon the already wealthy.
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a German poet has lately pup
lished a touching poem, in which,
however, some trifing inaccuracies
in geography appear. The hero is
represented as devoured by an al
ligator under a palm-tree on the
shore OF Lake Erie, in America.
The heroine hears of the terrible
fate of her lover, away down in the
everglades OF Colorado, near the
banks of Lake Superior, where she
is living, and rushcs down to Lake
Erie and lays in wait for that crock
odIle, captures him, cuts him open,
extracts the bones OF her dead lover,
purchaser q rich coffin, and has him
inferred in magnificent style in
Greenwood cemetery. in New York,
In the State of st. Louis.
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TAKEN DowN.-Captain Judkins,
for many years commodore of the
Cunard line Of steamer, had 4 Ger
tain way occasionly of expressing
himself in reply to what he deem
ed pointless questions from passen-
gers. In fact, o dovelike sweet
ness Of manner was not the COM
modore's best point.
On one of his latest voyages he
had among the passengers Bishop
Littlejohn and his wife, of Long
Island. Mrs. Littlejohn one day,
being near the commodore, asked
him if it was not going to rain.
"Ask the cook" was his bluff
reply.
II beg pardon" said Mrs. Little
john, sam I not speaking to the
cookP"
History has not informed us as
to the precise phraseeology of his
response.
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CARING the throat with tepid
water viii often afford relief from
O troublesome cough. The ordi-
nary cough mixturee-troches.
lozenges and other nostrums-
when injudicionsly used, load the
stomach and seriously interfere
with digestion, thus indirectly in
ereasing the evil which they were
designed to cure.
: Kansas editor recently had
the temerity to announce that
certain young lady was the pref
test girl in town. Specimens of
his hair now adorn forty-three
centre-tables. The poor devil
wears q wig and takes his meals in
the Office.
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In = speech delivered at Cleve
land, Ohio, a few evenings since,
Hon. II. c. Kirk, late minister to
the Argentine Republic, mentioned
an set of kindness performed by
President Grant toward certain ex-
rebels, which is not generally
known. After the war, several
hundred Southern men, feeling that
they could not live under the Unit
ed States government, went TO Bra
I'll with their families. In a short
time many of them became reduced
to q condition of absolute starya-
ton, and were eager to get back to
the United States, but were unable
to do so. In this situation Presi-
dent Grant ordered that all whS
wished to return should be trans
ported on government steamers fret
Of expense, aud nearly ali of then
thus found their way back.
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"Y GLORIAN."
The Baptist welseh Monthly Magazine

The first number of this maya
zine reached me a few days ago.
From various causes the Welsh
Baptists in America have been with
out an organ, the "Star of the West"
published for many years. having
set some three or four years ago.
was anxious to see how the new can
didate would look, and whether il
presented evidences of vitality. 1t
is conducted, 1 understand, by
young ministers in Youngstown,
Pennsylvania, who being utter
strangers to me, 1 feel the moro
freedom in expressing my opinion
of their offspring.
The appearance of Y Glorian
strikes you favorably at once.
Great care has been taken in the
getting up, and its mechanical ex-
cellencies are very manifest the
paper is good, the type clear and
distinct, and it is exceptionally free
from errors of any kind. In this
respect it is about the best first
number of any periodical, either in
Welsh or English that has fallen
under my eye.
Its contents, in regard to quality,
compare favorably with those of
other UNCONVENTIONAL magazines
published in this country in the
Welsh language. 1t contains arti-
cles with the following captions and
the authors names annexed: The
Value of Missionary Work, and the
Binding Responsibility of Baptists,
by Rev. II. G. Parry, Utica, N. Y. !;
Money in the Sea, tour Savior pay
ing tribute,) by Rev. d. NJ. Morris,
Hyde ParI /; the doctrine of Pro-
gress in Grace, Rev. Edward Jenk-
ms; the importance of literature in
connection with religion; duty of
Baptists to sustain UNCONVENTIONAL
magazine by W. B. Jones; defects
of the Welsh in America, II. NJ.
Edwards; the Evils of Drunken
ness Tydfil Davies. Among the
poetry is congratulatorY address
to the Marquis of Butte and his lady
on their marriage. This compost
ton is artistic and q curiosity. 1t
is composed on the ancient British
metres by the mystic bard Archduid
of Great Britain, and was carved or
engraved by him in the ancient
British alphabet on the Beithynan,*
and the frame itself, as well as tho
carving, was made by this old pa
triarch, now nearly 80 years of age.
The Marquis of Butes comes from
the lineage of the British kings,
and hence tho appropriateness OF
the address. The composition is
also of the highest order.
Following the poetical depart
ment we have various short articles,
religious news, foreign news, &c.
The address of the editors is a m cd
el of modesty and repression. AS
there are many Welsh Baptists in
Kansas, who may desire this maya
zine, let them send one dollar to
Mr.. Levi Rees, Youngstown, Ma
honing county, Ohio.
WIN. b. JONES, ABB. p. A. Mon.
*Beithynan.-The bardic writing
frame, consisting of a number OF
four-sided or three-sided sticks
written upon, which are put togeth-
er in a frame, so that each stick
might be turned for the facility OF
reading.
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An old Democrat from the back
woods, arguing in one Of the ho-
tel parlors at Baltimore, in favor
OF regularly nominating Greeley,
SAID "If You nominate Greeley
here. he is the best Democrat liy
ing, but if you adjourn without
nominating him, he is the same
id old fool that he always was"
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When Horatio Seymour was rum
ming for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket, in 1868, the
most unrelenting of all his as
saIiants was Horace Greeley. But
now when Horace Greeley is run
ming for the esidency, he finds
an able supporter in Horatio Sew
mour. Which has changed
Greeley or Seymeur.
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The Republicans of Burlington
held a big meeting on Saturday
night and organized a Grant and
Wilson club. Speeches were made
by Col. Pryor, Of st. Louis, and
Judge Bent. The Patriot says:
About six hundred persons were
collected together on this occas-
ion, inside of six hours notice, and
the enthusiasm everywhere preva-
lent shows conclusively the hold
which the republican nominees
have upon the popular heart.
Four-fifths of the people are un-
mistakably for Grant and Wilson,
and this fall we set Coffey county
down for 400 majority for the Re
publican ticket.