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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-31

Ne" Goods
Great 9arSaf1as

Linen Table Covers, Towels. Napkins,
| Doylies.
Cents White Shirts Gents overshir,. Undershirts
Drawers, Overalls, Jumpers,
Berage and Silk Wells, Hair Drads, namburg
Edgings.
800 yds. Russia Crash at 12la cents yard.
Ivy yds; -. Hamburg Edgings from to 50 cts. I'd.
QUAKER BiTTERs ONLY 20 CENTs. esH;
Hents ne Paper Collars for 3 cents a box.
Mooien WOOL. Yarn, only cents a skein.
Adamson's Cough Balsam, rs
Eadies' Lad SIX slk Neck Hdfs. MUCH UNDER PRICE.
E,.s,i.. T,astic Cord, @ only cent yard.
Honey sas soap for Cents sa
sxsyDs xnodyDe Inimens Iadnass on,v
Perry Davis' Pain Killer only 20 cents bottle
Cent GentS pn afs. AZ Line" and Al Hsmed 20 cents
CHA ems Rubber os%s ne Combs 5
Men and Boys Neck Ties and suspenders
Selling out our Jewelry AT COST.
Ladies Cotton and Wool Hose, Is cents
Lace Collars cents. Pearl Shirt Buttons 5 cents
Kennedy's Medical Discovery only LIS
DIR. Schenck's Seaweed Tonic, $ll5
Ayers Pills, 20 cta; box Herrick's Pills 20 cents
schencks Mandrake Pills, 20. Holloway's Pills 20.
AZ other Kinds Of Pills only 20 cents a box.
HalPs Hair Renewer, IS cts. Knowles Restorer Is.
Arctusine, (or Canada Bears Grease) only SO cts.
for The Hair bottle
Best 100 ards Machine spool silk 10 cents spool.
EienSh ka Corssts swarranted whaebone only so cts
Spool Cotton, Warranted 200 yds) 80 cts. dozen.
S1ca S9ca S0.e Hi,ap rapers cents quire
Nice Tinted Initial Note Paper, 20 cents box.
Nice Periumery, ~ cents. Good Hair Oh, 10 cents.
Beat Lily White, 10 cents. Tooth brushes, 10 cts.
Toys, Bibles, Albums, Playing Cards
Emwood Paper Collars (inen c0rered) % cts. box.
Thomas AIcock's Porous Plasters. only 20 cents.
Ladies' Nets cents
Miss Sawyer's Salve, $50 cent size> for 40 ceEts.
Gents Undershirts and Drawers at Low Prices.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, IS
Magnolia Balm (for the complexion) 90
Plantation Bitters, only 20 cts.
Ayers Sarsaparlla and Cherry Pectoral each IS cts
Peruvian Syrup Preparation OF irony G5 cts.
Russia SarsaparilIa and Iron, Cheap.
Vinegar Bitters, 10 cents. Vegetine S3 cents.
% Nice Envelopes for 10 cents.
Ladies' Felt skirts [Best Quality Cheap.
Helmbold's Buchu, 20. Smolanda'S Buctu cheap.
Ladies' Eleeced Lined Cotton Hose, 25 cents.
Ladies' Undervests only IS cents. Hoyrs German
Cologne, very nice. Bush's and Eatchelder's Hair
Dyes.
READER considering the Fact (Which can't te
denied s0ith trath) that our store has Reduced tie
Prices more Than rs per cent. on the goods Ge
deal in don't you think you ought to pdfronfze
oar store and ENCOURAGE Us TO KEEP THE PRICTS
DOWN at
COOKS CHEAP VARIETY STORE,
Next Door to Thomas Shoe Store,
janl6- -ttues&thurs&w IIallOwell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-31
9ailg Nennrbtt gournM,

Issued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con.
aims the latest news by Telegraph and mail,
gives reports of the Markets, carefully pre-
|pared political and local articles, and generous
amount OF farming, home and miscellaneous read.
ing with full compilation OF State news.
Terms, 81 per dWnsm N GdUorcej SSH payment
10 NOT inaue within the year. Single copies scents
TO be had at the bookstores and at this otiee.
Advertisements inserted reasonable terms
Rates may be had on application ut this office.
laeehlg Semebet c5ournal,
Published every Wednesday morning, Is tho
largest loilo paper Ia the State, containing
nsws, political articles, agricultural and scientific
nattel, tales poetry anecdotes, recipes,
Imarkets, &C., &C.
Terms, - per annum in Advance.
I Transient Advertiseme .ts, Sl.6V per inch for
usst week, 70 oeaLs per week for each subsequent
assertion.
Special Notices, 81 90 per inch for first week; 30
|cents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, ia reading columns, 20 cents
per line for first nsertion ~ cents per line tor each
|subssaisnt insertion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-31
STATE OF MAINE.
LAND OFFICE,
r-r-t-zsra EAh a1 1879

LAND OtfCh,
AUGUSTA, Feb. n, 1873.
IN compliance with an order of Council approved
i Fob. 26, 1873, and under the direction OF the
Board for the Management and Sale of the Public
Lands of the State OF Maine, have set apart under
the provisions Of chapter of the revised statutes
ofthis state the following townships and parts OF
townships of the public lands belonging to this
State TO be sold at the Land ODce in Bangor by
sealed proposals. on the hrst day OF september,
1873, viz:
Township No. g. Ranget
q" No. B. Ranged
Z" No. 8, RangeG
And seven hundred lhrty-iour acres of Township
No. 2, Range7,
All lying in the County of Franklin and west OF
Binghams Kennebec Purchase.
PARKER P. BURLEIGH Land Agent.
mars. .&wtlsepl
, 1873-02-17

tent Of 25@30o, prices going to s440@4.7o for
qulot fooling prevailed, and in pRokors' gradoa
about Too OF tho advance has boon IoHt. Light
weighta, owing to thoir comparative acarclty,
e. and tho nrgont demand for them, romatn firm.
Tho quality OF tho hogs marketed WAS tho best
lbs Ayoragon Of from loo to 360 lbs Toro COM
mon, while several droyos arrived, the avorago
Of which was over 800 ll,B.
To-day there was light .dogroo Of activity,
and for light hogs formor prices wero sustained,
but hoavy grales wore " OF :" abont 10o. Wo
quote oloBing priceH at 4480@4.85 for common,
and at "a. .4Q@445 for medium to good packors'
grades, and at s4.4o@4.70 for poor to extra
shipping grades.
, 1873-02-17

Arrnn&ements for the Celebration of st.
Patricl's Day In Chicago.
meetfng Of delegates from the different Hi.
bernian associations vas hold at Father Mathew
Temperance Hall, On Vest Harrison street, yes.
terday afternoon, for the purpose Of making az.
rangements for the proper celebration Of 81
Patriok'6 Day. David Walsh, ESQ.,, presided.
On motion, \ Committee on Crodentials-one
from each socioty-was appointed by the Chair,
and they reported tho following organization,
ropreseutcd: Hibernian Benevolent Society
Roman Catholic Temperance and Benego.
leut Society United Sons Of Erin
Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society; St.
Bridgets Temperance and Benevolent Society
st. Patrtck's Benevolent soolety; Holy Family
Temperance Society st, Johns Mutual Beneyo.
lent Society; Horao-ahoors' Union; Church ct
the Nativity Total Abstinence Society: St, Pat
rlca's Total Abstinence and Benevolent sooietv
Emerald Benevolent Society No. z; Annuncia.
tion Benevolent Society; Sheridan Guards h1ul.
ligan zonaves; Montgomery Light Guaras; La
boSers' Benevolent Association. The report was
accepted and adopted,
Tho samo Committee wore instructed to nomt-
nnte otfeura Of tho Convention, which they did,
as follows: .
Prtsfdent-Daytd Walsh.
vffs PTesidknt-John Oonnell.
Stcrttatr-L q. O'Oonnor,
afEdSHfeT-b. O6du1Ytn.
The report .waa accepted, and the gentlemen
named were elected.
Tho Treasurer reported that there Yas 987. 80
on hand. :.
On motion, Committee Of one from eae},
society was appointed, aud instructed to nomi-
nate Chiof Marshal for tho proposod nroceR.
sion. After. delibsration, thoy recom1n onded
David Walsh, Of the Hibernian Society,
Mr. Walsh aaid It had beon tho custom to ga.
1eot tho Marshal from tho Societies accortinr to
the date OF their Organization, givo eYerv
AHsociatlon chance to share tho honor.
Dir. Bheridan coinGided with the views of tho
Chair, aud hoped the old rule would bo adhered
to,
Mr.. O'Connor opposed tho Hauoieut oustom.n
Tho Societies did not always aolect their best
nun, and, In consequence, great disorder pre-
waited t4 tic procession, on account OF the in.
competency OF the person In command
Mr. 0'HulliYan moved that tho rulo heretofore
In vogue ba roscindod.
The motion was agreed to, and tho report Of
the Committee WIS adopted,
Mr. Walsh returned thanks for his election.
Although rleHmatio he would mount hia horga
md attend to his dutioa on tho l7th Of March.
lHRRts9ss4 @stt4er OF se.eotna a. 1,no o. march WA
teferrod tq the Marshal and lis aids,
a prpamble, obteotiug to the rendezvous here
tofofa adopted-Weat Washington stroct-Anl a
resolution designating DeBnilss!nes street. near
Adams, as tho place Tor the assembling Of {ho
==::sietlea, was raforred to tho Maraha and hiR
nlus,
Tie meeting then adjourned.
, 1873-02-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


I1vEnroo1, Feb. I'LL a. m.-Flour, 2as Cd. Wheat
1ss sess 81 sRai5E Jas, IT, &C. Sas
Pork, Cos. Lard, SIS ga.
IavEnpooI. Teb. 1s-l:so p. m.-Maskot unchanged.
count 92A@o2H 6-2os Of 'o6, o2el do S7, e3h 10.
4os, saM ex-oo9pon nov 5a, soh; Eric, 51H:
E. dttsn ssady Of
hand, 0sid 6rloans, 10@10kd. Sales, 10000 bales
American, 1900 balea; speculation aud expert 1000
bales.
Drcadatnffs quiet. Rod winter wheat 12a sd@12a Cd.
Flour, 29a Cd, Corn, ats I'd.
Cheese, 71s. Cumberland mfddfcs, 0ls ahort ribs,
35B uQ.
, 1873-02-17

ths
NEW YonR, Feb. 15.-CoT1oN-Quiet middlinc
upland, 2lo.
dull and irregular: receipts,
s7ee@a2s; white What e1l1s, 9atGS1osS: '4ie ohio
& io5@aSs vae, hge 9ss ans
spTring s15R stretl psi1s No Mxaakee aaost
1ssSy md ma SnsisSssd Corn dai sd ais SS.
o5Mgeeoi ola. ahoat. Go; do, IN etore. d1Ho ;
ogyaG Wssf.r, oats y a91es receipts q 900 b
T Eoasa1nehansea fa as'e At 'ss''' Old ''0F' &c.
Hops-Dun ut 2@62c for Now York crop Of 1879 .
4oasoo for Eastern snd Western, = y - @''~
wooI-Dull md unchanged; ohio, S7o tubbod,
aRooEnms---uoffeo steady and unchanged, 8upar
ncttve; centrifugal, 0hQBDhc, AIoasaes ouiot Nav
Orleans, 75o. Mce quiet at aN@9c, ~'S"
FFETnoIEu1-o5uae, FEE Ensts. o.: refnod, 2ohc.
more aS; a;ti7e new ness s4esy
s adsss,s Sss j. 4, sassd35s fe1
olesr, 7.:o: long clear fhe, Lard armor H. ot t.
p!s bnsssst9m s,ss@ sSe9ss ass{sIn f';tss ;t,
~~~,'1 .ofN6fNNHT1,
and Snsh.nae f'e witt 1m qsst
S5ss. a ''s' Sss aa''' 1T &c., Cats quiet at 80
Eaas-Dnll ant lover at a7aaac.
isf"sss Ea4% aa enssss ssss s1Ss
meats strong shouders a4so sS eesr RI sb dMM n@lt
sss4 $se Ss. + sf@s out Of safs; sssF rS 7SsaHs
,,, h9as-strong sales to ahrpera 1T s4.so@4.e5
0@%Sasss %assz4ff@ = ssst 4 s: g. Receipts ''0
ST. as. E!aus; Fob. - quiet and
, 1873-02-17

OATrLE-sfnoe our Inst weekly review a very
satisfactory ohange has taken place In tho gem
oral feasurea Of tho cattle market, . more acfiyo
| demand existing, and prices ruling firm and
higher for nearly all descriptions Of stock. Tho
causes OF the favorable reaction arc found in
| tho !ightor reoeipt1, tho botter quality Of tho
stock offorod for SALE and In the improved srnns-
Portation facilities: Tho supply Of stock cars
has boon fully equal to the requirements Of the
! shipping trade, and although Eastern advlceB
we're not Of character to impart an unusual de-
greo Of confidence, shippers aeemed anxious to
inyssat. and the demand from that aoaroo proved
sufficient to absorb MI suitable offerings and at
steadily advancing prices, the appreciation dur
Ing tho Week amounting to H@14o. Tho do
mand nj for stock cattle has also much improved.
Feeders from this and adjoining States have boon
IN regular attendance, and good thrifty
were sought after st $s.75@4. showing III
sayaneo OF shout 25G per 100 lbs as compared
poorer sorts was not as noticeable, I211o cover
ing the advance in such. Tho only descriptions
!or which there waB not a fairly active inquiry at
boster prices than prevailed laat week were poor
IN large SUPPLY oasd as aarsg assss hs hwS sa theaa not
Or four Wooks, Comprised . oolarge proportion
Of tho offerings, and aaloa dragged moro ar iosa
I,I from the opening Of tho market to tue dose
nIn tho ousneaa o. 4alaughtesng and ahp
continued goo4 demand tor for % Tosaa 'tstH ostte g.
nuyors giving thie foreign stock tho preforanoe'
ta gs1ss heye boon effected Ct q, for COM
choice oorn.fed: New miicl COWS arc nov cotn,
ing forward pretty freely, but thora ia increasing
anAhhn6y IA n5y for them, and pEcoa ore sustained at
Veat calves aeil steadily 1t a9,50O4.E0 {on cnm:
mon to fRlr, and At s4.75@676 for gooi tn
oh9tce. The extreme rangs Of priqea wea so0t1
@6.60-tho inaidq quotst ions for aoallawacs. and
the outside for bunch qf extra stoora' avarnn.
ing 1,412 nba: hfoat Of weeks salos woro w;th}n
thg range Of e3.o0@6.25, "''~ "S'|''1t
, 1873-02-17

throughout tho past weok, and prices arc about
Zoo por 100 Lbs lower. Thorc ias heon only
limitod inquiry from outside buyers and in the
absence Of active competition local butohera have
been enabled to fill their ordora at about their
own figures, or ut $3.00@3.50 for poor; Ut 1915
"a. .25 for medium; md at s4.6o@525 for good
n cbntca
, 1873-02-17
Jnyue's Expectorant.

1hsvo long known tho virtues Of DR., Jaynes Expec-
torant and frequently tested them on myself and fam
lily, when Afflicted with coughs or colds. hol,oye It
to bo ono Of the best remedies ever discovered for
these ma1attes. 1m about TO sail voyage to E1-
ropo, and should % Boon think OF exposing myself to
tho changing skies OF England without m oYorcoa ua
without supply Of Jnyne'a Expoctorznt,- Dn,
DowL1Na, formerly Pastor W Berean baptist Church,
Net1 PORK. ~''
, 1873-02-17
Michigan Central aud Qroat Western Railway
Companies, In oaso s25,0 900 dan,agos.

Michigan Central aud uroat Western Railway
Companies, in case s25, 1000 danagos.
The pah1mans, on Saturday, brought similar
Buit to that published In tiia column few
days ago, agatnHt Edmund t,nsen, to recover
alleged e1cesB of por dion capaolty tnx on tho
produce Of their distiliory.
Tho jury in the auit, Wonr '. Sherman Hall OF
nl., the particulars OF which have already boon
published Iii thia column, on Saturday returned
q vortlict Tor tho plafntiH for f5,65375. A mo-
ton for NOW trial was enterod.
Warnoll Y. Darrows WIS tristl before . jury, In
tho United stateB Circuit Court, on Saturday.
Tho caao did not tako up much time, and tho
1ury returned verdict without difficulty for
In tho matter Of George Hanslein, o bankrupt,
first moettng OF creditors waB hold boforo Hog-
lister Hibbard on Saturday, when 1Ir. Haymakor
was olectod Assignee.
In scudlor =. LaGrango Iron and Stool Com
pany submitted to Court. Judge Troe, Oh Gatnr-
day, assessed tho damages at $5,072.56.
An action In troBpanB syna commenced, In tho
United btntoB Circuit Court. damngoH $4,000,
John Q. 4. Crosby '. philotus ". Gatos, on Sat
urday.
Tho Hancock County National Bank on gatur-
day commenced suit against tho firm Of D. r.
Brandt d Co., In aaBumpsit, s18,0 900 damages.
The next caso to DO tried hoforo Judge Tree
will bo tho Wilson Sowing Machine Manufacture
Ing Company v. White.
Judgments wore rendered by Judge Porter. on
Saturday, against tho Commercial Insurance
Company, amounting to S12, 600.
Judge Rogora on Saturday ordered special
ventro of twelve Jurors for service during no1t
week.
, 1873-02-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET,

Review Tor tho Week Ending sntur.
dnT Evening, Feb. 10.
The receipts Of live stock during tho week
, 1873-02-17

P1rrsnuRaH, Fob. 15.-Parno1EuM-Cru outet
weak, and lower at $216 Refined quct and weaK hi
1o,5o for ssr lois 100 for Philadelphia delivery.
, 1873-02-17

BosToN, Fob. 15.-Tho Supreme Court has do
cldod that the Medical Society had right to ex-
pal Homeopathic dootora.
, 1873-02-17

p p5snases m unaer aaa oy virtue OF tho w1 etc. Nov,
of the other, they really so It was tho troWs
only %ho rolealed q substantive and valuable right
oflncome, hecauao tho landa from which that Income
as to artae wero by tho same transaction conveyed to
tae m as sl events ~ equity. and wore BY lntondmont
the Grows released to tho Faglors such right to tp
F4BoE M lnH1s % tAoy bold ~ Epyefsiansss t4at il,
aarrs ILL., resatc 'tsss tSssa sads ads
'sa si fssSS Hoss; ;SfissssR sPs T.
~ sSRsast stoa AS$ 4 fSEaa sE.sasa
tas s,5 ses 81 s5ssS sS as ~ S ests!s
.snas i 5seass;a "a &C., "ors 10 sas snsse
than feo, which,. IN view of =. .s.
i #: s;sI " Ut asRs ''ss ss:s z
await boz deAti bcfoEo himself coming no ths Sosses
nSaad son es S Y, rsng oeaeed'n tho pncpa
crse remains uuesocuod will rofuse iheif aid to
mo eiIoat unless upon looking into oil tho clroum-
from hero 10 suo IT. w usss
M os M11sttce - waa4 warrant mo in refusing the ad Of
t. Riet 1ss e To
sRa sSa a4 sssn sss q .. .assa
o @ received s and ths o
befoto ths commencement ot thIa proceeding. tlt 70.
apoct that wilo e s9aitabs duo hss pssss 'a aader
tug do0Eeq a,d ho deeds, aud sgrooont mae ID DC
original po5ses andr S tbs 'ssi w aSsS VIZ ts0% %ora s
t1sy iii lo'a &Aa the isg,! ''' u'los 'n1s
to a at 4noss as s tSs
income from ha estate hit ho adlsd lint he did not
%,a s.o to BE- sds et s fea eatae t 4s Ley
th'a continues; hTor the Durpo.o Il enabSua them ~
, 1873-07-13

producors, who, through tho tricks. md ma
chinery Of their various political combinations,
havo driven tho producing claascs to tho wall
mud compelled them to "make bricks Without
swarms Of oficors to 1arasa them and eat tholr
substance, and aro fast rivetipg tho chnina OF
Blayory upon tho lnboring c1aasoa mud converting
cur Republic Into n desrotiem.
All who attond and participate In tho dellbors-
having publicly pledged tnoir honor. to aid and
promote its Object. All who yot adhere to old
partios and intend to support either the Nopub-
llcan, Democratic, or L{boral party nominations
for offices at tho coming election aro notified to
abstain from Interference with tho proceedings
Of this Convention.
[BiRned by ITO uorBonB.
, 1873-07-13
Arkansas Political QualrteIs--Serlous =
Charges nguinrt GOv. 1snxtcr--KEe is
Accused or Selling Himself for

Arkansas Political Qunrrc1s--Scrlous
Charges nguiIsrt t7ov. lsnxtcr--KEe is
Accused or Selling Himself for
S15 1000.
Little Roek. Wa,ys) Dtspateh 10 the Eeo Pork 7'4e
tf'le.
Tho Daily Republican Of this morning has a
long editorial donouncing Gov. Baxter for soll-
ing out the party who manipulated him into Of
1co. Some worry surprising facts arc stated in
tho editorinl In roforonco to Senator Dorsey, Of
this State, who Ia now iu Europe trying to nego-
tfate his bonds. The article is written by Chief
Justice Mcclure, and is in part as follows
" On another occasion we stated that the nomf-
nat!on Of Elisha Baxter Was bought and paid for,
price, 1000 cash, aud that the amount waH
vol know that Daxtor's influence, personal, po-
litIcal, and official was used to oleot
Dorsey to tho Senate. This Baxter plclgsd him
aolf to do when Dorsey bought him tho nomina-
ton. Wa will state hero that Dorsey put up
$200, 900 OF the mortgage bonds Of the Central
lsoad to DO used In convincing members Of tho
Legislature that 1t WIS good bill, and tho boRt
thing which could be done for tho State. Nc
Chcanoy, @ member Of tho 6ollnto who opposed
tho bill Violently went to Baxter after our con-
yeraation with him, and, OIL lIH return, ntated to
frio,,ti OF ours who favored the passage Of the
bill-so TINT friond told uH--that Baxter would
stop all fight On tho bill, anl lot it become =
Inv for 1876, ,000 III bonds. The vote by which tho
bill passed. tho bcllato waa thon reconBldorcd
md ainontled ~ wo agrood with Baxter 1t should
he, McChesney, Daxtor's rlHht-hand man, voting
for It, aud liyo other Senators who opposed It
aOdging tho yoto, ou tho assurance that baxter
was satisfied with the bill as 1t then stood,
, 1873-07-13
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

New York Financial News.
new YonK July 12.-Monsy continues easy M e@4:
Htcrlng r,ilea qiet and Arm at 10oH@109t5 for %
.dasse@ zeccpta td~lay. s2so,ooo; for the wook,
Imports TOR tho week, Co. 400, of which 15a
were merchandise and 81, ,8l1 1as dry gooda.
i9old was Hrm during the morning at 11bH9u6!!f,
aud III tho afternoon declined to 11s,l, and finally
c1oaed Ut 1167f. Loans, 2H@4 for carrying: Clear.
tngs, coo. Tho Aasiatant Treasurer aishuEsed
$309,U01
Specie shipments to-day 81 81 900 ot vh5eh 100000
Governments closed quiet and Gsrn. -.
Stat0 bonds wero dull.
Tbs stock market opened fr7n at an improvement Of
Ions Of yesterday. Tho largest dealings woro In
Western Union, peeine Mail, q, 9: I; p, Northwest;
wa exceptionally wsak and declined TO ea*, bgt PIT
at coke. Tbs early weakness due to the decline IL
the stock At London to 46,Sc. Wostcsrn Union ad-
vanced from 8B1S to eofo and olosed at tho fornor
quotation. Union Pacific rose from 2135 to 97c,and
reached Il per cent in late dealings. Pscho Mail hold
q s7A@s14o; Q. 2. ~ G., ao19ao,l@soMe; Ohio.
soA@se493oHo; Northwest, common, go9e?H, 69A
&o94e Rack Island. 1lo@l1o2sc, and Atlantic i. +
the narket closed seady at slight reaction from the
highest point OF tho day.
8terliuR 1D91,
, 1873-07-13

doop II tho nature Of tho ground will admit Of 1t,
tho corpse is consigned to ita Last reg tngplaoo
craokors aro lot Off, and prsyor offered up noxt,
piocos Of .papor, supposed to represent clothes
money and othor things which tho tleooased'es
may require in tho world Of shadows. aro so1onn-
ly buried. At tho timo of burial, whom the
csof1n ia lowered into the .grnyo, tue SONS, or
whoever may DO tho chief monrners, ut onco
aprinkle Homo oarth over 1t and tho grayo Ia
filled up. Tho coiliu Of father 10 dcposltod on
tho loft eide Of tho grayo, hoing tho rlacc Of
honor. and tho space on the right s!de is loft for
tho mother, Tho ancestral tablst is brought
homo from tho funeral In the aeian-olair, and
various articles Of food aro placed before It; ;
those prosont again mako proatrations, and BY
htrtos custom tho Hame ceremonies ought to
be repeated for aovon woolss. At tho con-
cluson Of tho funeral ritos 1t ia usual for tho
no1rnors ,to partako Of an entertainment,
that their grisf is commonly Of euoh q .na"
turc as to be easily comfortcd, and that the don
ming Of the "gnrb Of VOC" is az much III not
more) mattor Of form and usage with tho chill
dron Of The Flowery Island as 1t frequently ia
with us "Outyido Darbarians."-AA tho Year
Round,
, 1873-07-13
CHARGE or ttppINc0T1's BATTERY.

To the Editor n Tie Chicago Tri1ant:
Sin: At q mocting OF tho Decoration Com
mittco, hold at tho Grand paoifo Hotel on tho
evening Of tho 10th inst, the following state
'monts wero mado and published:
communication from Col. Ippincott, stating that
ho understood tho Committee to hs held roaou-
the two unfortunate members Of hiB Battery killed
cldonally oh Decoration Day, and giving mo,nora-
dun Of expenses amounting to $20A.
Il was atatod that Col. IppIncot had colecel 1903
ior tic purpoao from passengers on tho train, on tho
day tho accident took place.
TINT tue amount had been paid over to tho families Of
the deceased men, put they claimed they had received
discussion ID as to The the ustice m 20 Of tho Claim ensuo
and on motion this matter was laid upon tho tablo.
While 10 do not wish to entor into any pro-
tracted controversy with tho gontlomon Of tho
ngn ., in nstsS to
tleman and soldicr, Col. Lippincott, who COM
manded our Company, wo wish publicly to state
shat tho above ssatemont lH absolutely and in
fnmouHly false from beginning to end.
There was nothing collected on tho trains tho
day Of tho accident to tho two mc1nbora Of our
Battery, but rather upon tho funeral train on
the Sunday following. That amount, collected by
col: Llppincott and his officers, was iust
following week to tho families Of the
deceased mon In family supplies, clothing,
funeral expenses, payment OF house rantB,
etc, Not one cent has the Decoration Committee
ever paid for tho benefit OF the families of tho
doceaacd mon, or any Of the attendant funoral
expenses, although they made groat pretonsions
tint way, and even wont 80 far aa to send cou.-
mittee to our hendquartors assuring us Of their
ald and assistance in giving the men DECENT
burial. Tho funds contributed for the benefit Of
tho families Of tho deceased woro diBburaed by
ourselves and un1or our direction. Col. Lippin-
colt had nothing to do with 1t whatever. Thank-
ing you for your valuable space, We arc, very ro-
speetfully, Capt. Il. MoLEoD,
GEO. ". E1ouELpEn0En,
JNo. ". CLARK,
JNo. BALDWIN,
JNo. BES1IoEzER.
". BECKETT,
Il. DAI11z,
Committee.