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A kordin tn scrip,ur thar will be about
A. Denny csmmills in heaven a. rigt msr
Saint Mary's beacon., 1873-08-28

For Washington, Alexandria, Georgetorm
aad Potomac Rirer Landings,
Connecting a; Alexandria with Orange, Al
sxandra and Manassas and Washington and
Ohie Railroad.
Also,
For FTedsricks6arg aHd Chesapeake and
Ohio Rdiiroad.
On and af,sr Jure II. 1873. during the sum
n,er months, the GEoRGEANNA will leave
Baltimore every THURSDAY a; 5 p m, and
Washington every MONDAY at epm.
Freigh, rseeised Wednesdays and Thursdays
. C.P HILL. Agent
lss Light street
June g, lsss-tfs
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wEEMs' TRANSPORTATION LINZ
CHANGE OF DAYS.

on and after " Ed
NESDAY.Ju Both,
1873, the stca mers
7 |. 4 y + + X and
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Indians AS IsraelItes.

A correspondent Of the p chronological
Journal, writingfrom the South, gives
the following statement: le q. uu
"Among the points Of resemblance
which seem to give plausibility TO the
theory that the American indians are
descendants OF q remnant Of the lost
tribes Of Israel, is q custom Of theirs
agreeing in It's main features with one
described in the bookof Leviticus. Ac-
cording toithe Indian usage, the nearest
Of kin had right to slay- the murderer
wherever he found him, during the in
teryal that elapsed from the time the
deed was done till the Green Corn Fes-
tival but il the murderer eluded his
pursuers up TO that time, and then ef-
fected IN entrance into the sacred circle
Of the dancers, he was safe from the
Ayenger ofBlood. This Avenger had
II also in his power TO grant the muir
derer respite. An old white settler,
who lived in this country before the
Indians left, tells q story Of one who
was thus respited for q fortnight, at the
end OF which time he was to meet the
Ayenger Of Blood at % designated spot,
TO be put to death. Every day during
the interval the doomed man approached
the rendezvous and sang his deathsong,
recapitulating his deeds Of prowess and
his Immortality Of glory. AT nine o'clock
on the fair spring morning OF the ap-
pointed day'the victim and execuhoner
appeared under the shining greenleayes
Of the beach, in the heart Of the dewy
forest glade. The white hunter had
concealed himself near, and looked on
eagerly, half expecting TO see the vic
tim sue for mercy, or the stern execui
toner relent from his purpose but mol
he first placed himself atthe right dis.
tance, crossed his arms on his breast
and looked calmly in the face of the
Ayenger, whos coolly taking aim, shot
him through the heart " I'D lloaI
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Women Sent 10 Prison.

a few days since seventeen women,
living In the village OF Ascott, England,
50 Emily Faithful tells us, were SUM
moned for threatening, intimidating,
and molesting two young men who had
been induced by farmer TO work on q
farm from which the laborers in body
had seeded because he would not In
crease their wages from 10 Bhillings to
Ia shillings q week. Two clergymen,
in their capacity as magistrates, heard
the case. The evidence was conflicting.
Tho unpaid justices had full scope for
mercy, but the women were condemned
seven 10 ten days imprisonment, the
rest 10 seven days withhard labor. The
working people rose en- mdsso through
out the district the police station was
assailed; but with the first ray OF light
prison van containing these victims
stole ont OF Chipping Norton and de.
posted them all In the county jail, to-
9ether with two babies at the breast,
while q score or more Of motherlOSG
children were left behind.
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IA Sad story.
The Tender Appeal OF deserted Tamll,

The Tender Appeal of a Deserted Family y
Postmaster Billings, Of Santa Clara,
(Cal. y, has received tile following letter,
which he has had published in order to
reach the missing man II possible. II
tells It's own sad story2 ye.
To lho Postmaster Of Santa Clara
Will you be so kind us TO inquire II
there is such a man as George Ray in
your city I; or where he is II he has left
Santa olara?i Heis about thirty.seyen
years Of age, dirk eyes md hair, not
very tall, and is q carpenter by trade.
He Is my dear father, and we have not
heard aword from him for more than
two years. Ma is left with five child
rem, and I am,the oldest and am fourteen
years old. Sometimes ma thinks he Is
dead, but i dreamed, the other night,
that he came home 10 us, and IL has
made me think so much about him that
l cannot help writing to, you, for I can.
not give up all hopes. Oh dear Mr..
Postmaster ! will you do this favor for
a poor, homeless girl . and you shall
have many warm thanks. II you can
see him, or hear where he Is, will You
be so good as TO send him this letter?
Will you please answer2 Yours, truly,
The following is theletter enclosed:
Ny DEAR, DEGR A.AHow can 1 tell
you how sad my heart Is while Iwrite
70 you, not knowing whether you are
dead OF alive. Do you love us any
more9 Why is il that We do not hear
from you any morea II You are sick
and discouraged, we will try and help
you 10 come home, and then we will
work and take care ofyou! Oh, how
hard II is to live rs weido, now that tile
children are all separatedl Willie is at
the State Reform School in Lancaster,
in this State, and ma does not have to
pay his board d man In Berlin has
adopted frankie as his daughter, and
o rich farmer in the country has Libbie
as his child, AND. Henry 10 az Fredericks.
burgh. / am working for wages in o
small family in Massillon. Ma has
learned the dressmaker's trade, and sews
by the day in this city, and helps me all
she can. She has been working in the
city for the last two weeks, and will be
there some time. II Is hard to have no
home, nopa 10 love us-and oh, pa, do
take pity on us, and come backl We
will all receive you with open arms.
And how happy we will be to have you
with us, as you have been once. Oh,
pa, do write, and tell usii you love US
still. Your sorrowftll daughter,
-lr yi- % ElniA A. RAY,
o Massillon, Stark County, Ohio.
Could anything be more touching
than the iervent, earnest appealOf the
young girl pd'n7tfdi fli.sI 2lF
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On llIsslon..I \

NJ Il
Brother, Badger was rather taken
aback few Sundays since. Brother
Badger is senior deacon Of the crack
church Of Raybridge, and Brother
Badger owns q great deal OF property
in. Raybridge, and is very loud in his
praises OF the town. He would advise
everybody, and everybody's relatives,
to come and settle in that peaceful,
moral, and beautiful municipality and
to further so laudable an end, he would
sell them land upon which to build
houses.
II was Sunday evening, and at the
close Of the prayer.meeting Parsor
Loeos, who is the settled pastor Of the
crack church OF Raybridge, informed
his friends that Rev. Mr.. Swan, Of Lake
side, would supply his pulpit on the
following Sabbath; and he gave as .
reason for the exchange that he himself
should have no time to prepare q sermon
as he was going on mission to the
Heathen.
The assembly were in CONSERVATION
They loved their pastor, and did mo-
wish 10 part with him.
Brother Badger arose and addressed
the minister openly. BE was surprised
and panied. ILl
1Whereiorefn asked the pastor.
"That you whom we SO love and re
spect, should make ready for doinl
such q thing without giving us NOR
warning" .H
nDoingwhat thing, Brother Badger3'
"Going OF to the Heather, sir. "
why, bless you, my dear brother,
am not going out Of tolUnW
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IRe,ascIiatIng The Drowned.

y Acase Of restoration from apparent
drowning has lately taken place in the
city Of Brussels, where aman had fallen
into the water, and was only recovered
after considerable time. DR.. Joux, m
eminent physician in the city, immedi-
ately initiated the necessary measures
towards his restoration, and for three
hours applied all the remedies that
could be thought Of. No evidence Of
life manifesting itself in this interval,
DR.. Joux proceeded 10 apply plates oil
iron heated TO white heat, to the upper
parts Of the body, near the more vital
organs. After o short time, to the as
tonishment OF the assistants, faint signs
Of breathing were observed, and in tile
course Of half an hour the man came "a
LIE, and was finally fully restored, the
only inconvenience sustained being the
severe cauterization which his akin nec-
esSarily underwent.
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There aro various Impressions as to
the relations Of plants and flowers to
health, and the editor Of ,4ggteno has
taken the proper method to collect facts.
The following circular explamsiitself,
and wewillingly give place TO it with
the request that replies be madeto Ed
itor OF Hygiene, care OF g. Y. Put
mans Sons, 4th Ave. and 2Srd Street,
HIn view Of the recent discoveries Of
Prof. A[antegazza, Of Payia, Italy, con-
cerning the production of osohe BY
certain plants and fruits, and tho prob
able hygienic advantages 70 be derived
from The cultivation Of such plants, 1t is
desired 10 obtain the experience OF
nnrserymen and florists concerning the
following points:
al What is hepopular opinion Of
the effect Of odorous plants on health 2
III. What plants are believed TO
efIest the health by their odors2
'"tn1. What plants are believed TO
exert injurious effects by their .odorsP
"Iv. What diseases are believed to
be affected by odorous plants, and how
--iayorably or unfayorably2iF
dv. Have you noticed any exemption
from diseases as fever and ague, OF
other malafious diseases, by those in
Horticulture? 1e.,. shiia
7itvf, Do you know any instance oi
the health o. a neighborhood having
been beneacially affected by the cult
yation OF. flowers? +? II 30, whit diseaset
were modified orschecked, md what
were the flowers and plants to the cul
tiyatiou Of which the result was attri'
bhted7 f..t ,...s
IAnswers TO the foregoing questions,
and any other information touching the
subject, may ho made as briefly or a.
elaborately as you chooseAthc obtecl
being 10 elicit such facts as exist, and
the publication Of which, II Is believed
may do much towards increasing the
cultivation Of flowers for sanitary
reasons, II for no other.
"a copy Of tho Hygiene, containing
the result, will DO mailed to those who
contribute by their answers TO thil
effort
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1AiLittle Fun with Hopkins.

Some years ago, says Max Adler in
Saturday Night, q new fire company
was organized at Reading, and the mem
bers one evening thought they would
have little fun at the expense Of Hop
kins, their foreman. They decided to
rush around with the engine to Hop
kins's house after dark, 10 throw up
their ladders, pull out their hose, climb
on his roof and scare him with the be-
lief that his dwelling was on FIRE. But
that very day Hopkins moved out Of
hehouse, and Presbyterian clergyman
moved in, without the company being
awhfe Of the change. So about eight
o'clock the humorists dashed out, and
went through all the movements, get
ting on the roof and splashing water
around, and creating o terrific disturb
ance generally. Arrival company noh-
cling what was going on also hurried 10
the scene, and without understanding
the Joke, attached their hose TO q plug,
smashed in the front windows, and be
gan to empty a two.inch stream on the
family Of that Presbyterian clergyman.
They Hq11rted into Ill the rooms, bphl
up the window.shutters with an axe,
broke down the front door, ran out the
furniture, tore of the shingles, and
bawled through the trumpets until the
hired girl had commissions on the htch'
On stairs. The first company tried u
explain, but the newcomers though
m effort was being made to get then
ont Of the way, and o fight ensued, aht
presently fremen were sliding of tht
roof, aud pelting down the chimneys
and bleeding over the entry carpet, AMI
having boisterous encounters with span
ners and brass horns on the stairs. Ant
the next morning that Presbyterian
divine and his family moved out. The,
said the place seemed to be too ami
mated and sensational for quiet do
mesticcitcle. Theywauted ahousewlierI
there was more calmness and peace
where they could have more securit.
for their privacy and pinnos, and 10
their front doors and shingles and peact
Of mind and window.sashes. iiiiiI'
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PhenIcIan Inscriptions in Brazil.

Some time since il was stated that
certain inscriptions had been discovered
in Brazil, which, upon examination,
proved TO be Phmnician, and 10 record
tle presence there, five centuries be.
fore Christ, OF aPh@nician colony. In
the New York Evening Post the circum.
stances Of the discovery are given as
follows: ~ -.a- su
"Visconde do Sapercahy, a member
Of the Emperor's Council Of State, re-
ceived, three months ago, q letter from
Parahyba, inclosing o drawing Of che
inscription upon a stone which the wri.
ter's slaves had come upon during their
agricultural labors on his farm, and
which drawing had been taken by the
writer's son, q young man who could
draw q little. This copy was turned
over to the Historical Society of Rio,
and by II to Senior Ladislao Netto, Di.
rector Of the Rio Museum, for IN ex.
animation. On examining IL, he found
the letters to be pure Phnnician.
"The Subscriptions Of commemorate
stone-a rough monument erected, by
some Phenicians Of Sidonia, apparent
ly exiles or refugees from their native
land, between the ninth and tenth years
of the reign Of king named Hiram.
These rash or unfortunate Canaanites-
the patronymic which they have used to
designate themselyes-lelt the port Of
Ayonizaber (now Akaba), q port upon
the Red Sea, and sailed for twelve
gionlunes lunar months) along the land
Of Egypt-that Is, Africa. The number
OF vessels they had and the number Of
males and females composing the ad.
yenturous expedition are all set forth in
q concise and seemingly elegant style,
these particulars being placed interme.
diate between the inyocation-some at
the beginning, and tho others at the end
OF the inscription Of the Alonim Valo-
nuth-that is, gods and goddesses, OIL
SIperos superds9ues, as is the Latin
translation OF those well.known Peni-
clan words. The inscription Is in eight
lines Of most beautiful Ph@nician let
ters, but without separation Of the
words, without the vowel points, and
without quiescent letters-three great
obstacles to the Interpretation, to over.
come which mere knowledge Of Bibli-
cal Hebrew is insufficient.
Writing to the finder on the sub
ject, Senior Netto expresses the opinion
THAT the voyage was made during the
reign Of the second Hiram, who sue
ceeded Solomon's ally on the throne oI
PheniciA. He explains their crossing,
of which they themselves appeared tc
be unaware, by resort TO naury's obser-
yations on oceanic currents. Like Ca
bral, in fleeing from the storm reignine
from the Cape Of Good Hope up "a
Senegambia, they steered into the high
sea; and, seized blythe famous eqnatori
al current, which sometimes flows with
extraordinary swiitness, they unexpect.
edly came upon the Brazilian shores.
Senior Netto writes TO Ernest Renar
and toFather Barges, giving them some
words OF his version, and asking theil
advice how TO make his efforts Of the
most service to science" Y
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Last slave Sale Of New Jersey.

The Vest Jersey Press has this bit Of
local history with reference to Glouces-
ter County: Afew days agowe listened
10. the recital OF the, circumstances at
tending probably the last sale Of slaves
that took place In Gloucester County,
nearly sixty years ago. "A free colored
man became enamored Of q colored girl,
d slave, belonging TO q family in that
county, and desired 10 marry her, but
rs the law would not permit the mar
nage, he determined TO buy her. He
applied to the owner, who agreed to sell
herto him for half n crown. The money
was never paid, however, but this fact
was not developed until years after,
when, by ar accident which ;befel q
daughter by this marriage, she became
a charge upon the county. This took
place within q few months after the
death Of the owner Of hegirls mother,
and the executors Of the estate sought
counsel in the premises, and were told,
in advertising the personal effects Of the
deceased, 10 conclude II with these
words: aTogetherwith all the person.
Al property Of said deceased. 2 This
was done, and at the sale, which took
place in the year 1916, the father oi
Tie girl bought his wife and four chill
drer for forty cents. The descendants
oi this family are now living In Salem
cnunIy Ids. .UN..I .t.Y. NN
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Down by the Brook.

Down by tho brook went Rfle and i,
Down by the brook meath the forest trees,
When Tho ali with the breath Of nowsn wal
sweet,
And tie Tong grass awAyod In tho summer
breeze,
The brooklet danced In the HunbeAma bright,
And murmured its own sweet song Of glse,
While over our heads tho netry birds . Z
Were filling the air with melody.
All, mo wonder II oyor now
Her thoughts 80 back TO that dsar old tine,
When under tho trees alone we sat,
Hearing the ripplcs' dreamy rhymei
And dipping her hand In the waters bright
How lazily sho with the ripplesplAyed!
And tho dimples hid in her soft, fair check
AsIwatehed her there meath tho old trees
ShAde.
Alas for the VOWS Wo plIghted theni
Her heart was fckle md mine was strong;
The love she gave on that SUMMER day
Lasted only the summer loDsl
Down by the brook, meath the grand old trcOs
Efic and 1no more may go,
And only the birds in their icaiy nests
Shall bark to the ripplss' dreamy dow.
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The young ladies' Of yassar College
include horseback riding and rowing
among their other Accomplishments.
On the bosom Of the little lake at the
foot Of the College hill there Is quite a
cluster Of boats, and the fair bfowed,
saucy eyed girls make themselves much
at home on the water. They pull an
easy oar, and in the boats look the
pictures Of grace and beauty. There is
common sense in the management OF
Vassar. In teaching the girls to take
an interest in physical pastimes, the
professors do much 10 counteract the
effects Of tight lacing and close eonhne.
ment In the study room. The girls
who practice rowing will make stronger,
better and purer women than those
who are reared after the iaghion Of
hot house plAatI.
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rreparIDg for tl!e Cnolera.
Dl.lnfse,ant. to be Used.


Now that the cholera is in our midst,
every precaution should be used. A
well.known physician gives the follow
ing hints:
Prepare the following solution, keep
ing II on hand during the warm months:
10 lbs. copperas dissolved in 8 gals.
water, TO which add half pint of crude
carbolic acid, or half the quantity Of
pure acid; stir this we'll together, when
II is ready for use. One pint OF this
solution should be poured into every
water-closet pan or priyy seat, and
double the quantity In the ordinary
yard privy, twice daily. For decompos-
ing masses Of filth which may not be
Immediately removed, saturate well
with this solution. For outside drains
connected with the house, pour in o
quart daily, or oftener, il offensive.
The chamber vessels should always
have q small quantity therein before
use, and Immediately after use. All
soiled clothing or bedding should be ut
once removed from patient and placed
in tub having sufficient OF this disin-
fecting solution 10 saturate them ;
should be allowed TO remain therein
for an hour atleast, after which they
should undergo q thorough boiling for
half IN hour or more. in' f
Handling such articles Is far more
dangerous titan handling or attending
the patient; and especially SO after Q
certain period has elapsed. Hence the
necessity for their immediate care, be,
fore the vitilizing principle developed
by decomposition has time to develop.
Should the patient recover or die
the apartment or room should be imme
diately closed, and thoroughly fumigat
ed as follows:
Placing an iron dish in the centre o.
the room, upon some bricks or some,
thing by which fire may not be com
inundated, put therein 3 or 8 lbs. com,
mon sulphur, pour over It small quan,
tity OF alcohol, and, after seeing that
the room is tightly closed, set the alco'
hol on fire and let it burn slowly ont,
This liberRtes dense volumes Of sui
phurous acid, which permates every
creyice and fibre Of bedding and cloth
ing. Allowing the room to remain
closed 3 or 4 hours, il may then be
thrown wide open and thoroughly ven
tilated. All soiled clothing and bedding
must then be placed in the disinfectinl
solution and treated as before mention
ed. Never put away the smallest piece
Of cloth, clothing, sheets, bedding
pocket-handkerchiefs or any textile
fabric until it'has been thoroughly dis.
infected and boiled, forthis disease has
been transmitted and communicated
months and years after by being thu
transported. ! ...-sr u. re !.
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The iruit.growors Of Delaware held
q meeting Rt Dover the other day, at
which tho estimate Of the peach crop Of
1873 was given nt 2,lSI,790 baskets.
This estimate 10 over 100000 baskets
more than that OF last year, when the
yield was zoo, 900 baskets more than
the ettimate. With an equal margin,
tie crop this year will be very large,
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Two men came from the extreme
northern part OF Rhode Island the other
day, for the purpose Of digging for gold
and silver in what Is called Quaker's
Hollow near Salt Lake, Wakefield.
These two men, with strong faith In
dreams aud fortune.tellsrs, worked, as
men only work for the treasures Of this
world, through the heat Of the day and
into the evening, but howmuch treasure
they succeeded In digging from mother
earth ia not known, but they were seen
TO drive at q break.Aeek pace through
the village late in the evening in close
carriage, and some say that they had q
large chest allied with tho althy luere.
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Wagner, whom he goes to the Maine
State Prison under sentence Of death,
will And ten others there in the same
condition. The last hanging in Maine
was In 1869, and any or oil OF these ten
could be hanged any day that the Gov.
erzer saw a. 70 order Tie execution.
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n. Massillon, Stark County, Ohio,
Could anything be more touching
than the iervent, earnest appeal Of the
young gifl2 na-.-n-t b. I-l.lI olFL |