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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10
General News Summary.
Washington News.

The official report Of the Agricultural Blu
rcau, recently issued, shows the average In.
crease of cotton acreage over last year nearly
12 per cent. The condition Of the crop was:
Florida, per cent. above the annual average.
All the others fall below, viz: Virginia and
Alabama, per cent; North Carolina, Is;
South Carolina, 12; Georgia and Louisiana, 6;
Mississippi and Arkansas, 8; Texas, IA; and
Tennessee, 10. The acreage cultivated will
fall considerably below that planted. The
statistical returns of corn completed to june
l, do not include the area and condition, 70,
the reason that it was too early, but the foot.
notes OF the correspondence show that the
planting OF corn in most sections Of the coun.
try had been much retarded by the excessively
wet and cold weather, and that the pests which
usually thrive in such weather, the cut-worms,
had commenced extensive operations, and
threatened to greatly damage the crop.
The Bureau reports the wheat crop
as looking we'll, and that oats and rye
promised an increased yield.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has promul-
gated the following new and important order:
ION and after the LIST day Of July, the con.
sideration of all invalid increase cases will be
suspended by the Pension-O Office, until the
biennial examination, which takes place on the
4th Of September next Medical examinations,
however, will continue in such cases, SO that
no applicant may suffer loss as to the COM
meneement of increase by reason of date of the
medical examination. Meantime all original
eases upon file will be considered and dispos-
ed Of so far as the evidence will warrant"
A Washington dispatch of the 9th says the
Attorney General would, in the course of sew
eral days, forward to the Secretary of War his
opinion relative to the unsettled balances of
the Freedmen's Bureau, and there was reason
to believe he would recommend suits against
Generals Howard and Balloch for the recovery
of money alleged to be due the Government.
The Secretary of the Interior has made the
following important ruling: When a home
stead is Cancelled and homestead claimant is
found on the land at the date Of such cancel
lation, together with others, who all design
taking the land under presumption laws, the
homesteader being legally upon the land, his
settlement right rests instantly on such can
collation., while the claimants having gone on
the land while it was covered by said home
stead, were trespassers, and the homestead
claimant is the preferred party under the pre-.
cmption laws.
Secretary Richardson has directed the As
sistant Treasurer at New York to give notice
that during the month of July he will sell
100000 in gold, on the first, second, fourth,
and fifth Thursdays each, and 81 800, coo on the
third Thursday, and that he will purchase
S5Oo,0oO of bonds on the third Wednesday of
the month.
The Mexican Border Claims Commission have
finished the examination of the claims for
damages submitted to them. Their final re-
port, which has been sent in to Secretary Fish,
covers 400 cases, involving claims to the
amount Of Sll,UOO,OOO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10
FOREIGN Goesip.

-MacMahon's Cabinet contains i've
Journalistic. $780,.
| -Parisians are said to receive the
French news from English papers, which
b . sad commentary On the journalism Of
Paris.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10
TIE Est.

Gold clessd n New York on The 18th q
ll5>S@1l15.
The United States steamer .Juniata sailed
from New Yegboe Tho 3tsa IN search Of To
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10

The Mammoth Cave is for sale; price,
half q million.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10

Church South, wishes six or seven preach
ers for the Pacific coast to accompany
him thither in August; two for Oregon,
whose travelling expenses will be paid:
two for the Pacific Conference, and three
for the Los Angeles. He desires they
should be single men, or linen with small
families" and says the prospect of their
support after their arrival out is "encour'
aging" He closes his call with the state.
ment that none need apply who do not in
itinerant work,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-10
Religious and Educational.

Lafayette college,, at EaStOn, Pa.
prints the programme of its commence
ment exercises upon postal cards for trans
mission through the mails.
The Episcopal Bishop of Alabama
has succeeded in all but two cases in
bringing up the minimum salary of every
married clergyman in the diocese to 81, OOl
q year.
"A Catholic father of st. Louis has
warned his congregation that he will read
from the altar each Sunday the names Of
all persons belonging to the parish who
have been found drunk during the pre-
ceding week. , ....'
The Southern Lutheran Church now
has 81 ministers, 145 churches, and II, 7e5
communicates. 1t has q Theological
Seminary at Lexington, s. c., at which
six students were in attendance last year
This Church recently held its eighth an
nual convention at Salem, Va.
"A gentleman of New England, who
withhOlds his name, has recently be
queathed to Carleton College, Mimi, gift
Of SIC, 900, to be held In trust by the Board
of Trustees, and the income appropriated
in aid of students designing to enter the
ministry.
The Washington and Lee University
in Virginia has received from Kentucky
$25, 900 for the endowment Of chair Of
has subscribed nearly $4,000 for . chair
for the chair Of modern languages; and
matics. Each professorship bears the
ue,Aoa ~ thA HAu$H ns.dnvv3nep q Taet 1uaar.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

SWEET peTATo VINES FOR STOCK a
Mississippi correspondent OF Our Home
Journal says: As the general opinion
in regard 10 the curing OF the sweet po-
,aio vine for hay or feed for stock Is that
ther have to be dried on fsncs or rack,
and not on the ground, please permit me
to give my mode OF curing the vines.
After a good frost or the proper dig
cling time. ! go over the field with
sharp hoe and cHt the vines loose on the
top of each row put good, stout horse
or mule tn a turn plow and let him walk
in the furrow gathering oil the vines
can on the plow; driveto the end of the
row, empty my load and return to the
same rurrew un.il have obtained all the
vines, and SO on until the field is gone
over Shake out the vines and spread
them evenly oa the ground; turn them
over once day. aud if you have good
sun YOU can take them on tho third day,
or they may remain out until the fourth
day Then house them. Mich cows
will give more and richer milk fed upon
well cured potato vines than they will fed
upon the same bulk Of erabgrass hay. /
have cured them in this way, and my
cows did cat them as well, if not better
than they did the bes! farm grass hay.
Let some of our readers try it, and ]
do not think they will plow in the vines
to rot again. II the vines are cut from
the potatoes before the frost descends TO
the ,ubers, there is but little danger from
the frost (thc vine being cut even with
the ground, or better little below the
snrface)
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
6ndzei OF Srissarings.
Eli Perkins Discovers a Flirting Dodge
To tn. Edi,er of the Daily Grapsie-l

10 the EdtfeT OF the patty ufaPa'S-t
To-day there was very sweet young
lady from Brooklyn sitting on the Goa
gIess Hall balcony. Sac always has lots
ofadmirers--a natural thing enough when
vou know tbst the report had gotten
around that she was an hsiress She is =
very shrewd young lady. Instead OF en-
tertaiBg galaxy OF fellows all a. once.
she takes them one at time. Then, If
one wants 10 talk business, he can always
have an opportunity a knickerbocker
Club fellow got hold of her yesterday.
lie must have" buzzed her for an hour
steady-at least uRtii a yonng Chicago
fellow thought he never would go Ha
despairei Of getting a word in edgeways
II ho had known the knickerbockef Club
fellow he wonld have been tempted to
have Joined in the conversation and seen
him ont The Young lady seemed to like
the fellow, and was bhund to lei him havo
his way clear TO the end. This made it
all the worse for the Chicago fellow.
Well. how did the Chicago fellow man
agcit3
Why, ne simply walked around behind
the New York fellow, and remarked to
friend, just loud enough for the enrap
tnred lover to overhear it:
"Why, John, that fellow wouldn't sit
,hero talking so sweet if he knew what
fearful rent there was in the back Of his
coat, would hep
Ths New York fellow overheard the
remark. His look of interest cooled in n
Il. "A
towards the wall, as if ne wa: trying TO
conceal something. He imagined ten
thousand people were looking at him.
He didn't lean forward and look sweetly
into the young lady's eyes any moro He
put his hand conyulsively behind his
back. ahcmed few times in business
like way. looked rcd in the face. and then
said he expected friend was looking AZ
ter him. Then he excused himself alb
ruptly, and shici off toward the elevator
with his face to the young lady. He
didn walk straight, but worked himself
along sideways, keeping his back towards
the wall. and then disappeared vp the elc
vator. Just as The young fellow from Chi
cago sat down by the young lady aud
commenced his version OF the Oft re-.
pcated tale OF love and hope.
Are such things right?
ELI PERKINS SAID Unto Mosts
1t is drcadfally personal and seanda-
lously mean for some jealous fellow 10
bother young fellow from Brooklyn
who walks to the 'Ten SPriegs' every
day with his swcethcart--and the worst
kind of mean mcanness for them 10 taste
this a.rocious bulletin in his hat
They wandered round aud roaai the woods
And through the tangled fern
lie tore his muscntmcntionems.
and had 81 borrow herD.
That Brooklyn follow has been look
Jag for those scamps in the Ten Spring
woods with shot gun ever since.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

~ A het-tempered Danbury woman,
who finds considerable trouble in per
suading her husband to furnish kindlings
and then is obliged to do it herself, rosd
in a religious paper lately of how wife
induced wicked husband to become one
Of the most afrectiona.e and hopeful Of
men by being invariable calm and loving
with him, The story made deep i'm
preston upon her, and when she started
,he Gre that noon, she put pair Of rub
bcrs among the wood. Then she tied n
handkerchief scr-ss her nose, and vent
on with har work. When her husband
reached the gate, he paused, fetched a
sniff that made hole Ia the atmosphere,
and then went around TO the back Of the
house. and fetched another snitr that had
al equally damaging effect on tue atmos.'
phere. lilo stared into the next yard nd
up at his own house, aad felt in his peck.
cts, AMI was about to 60 around 10 the
front again, when his wife thrust her
head out Of tho window, and said, "Why
don't vol como in tho house. YOU old
fool? Come in and get your dinner, and
let me read an article to YOU from the
Christian Secrctagg, vou cid rip. Come
in and sec how nee il is to get dinner
with nothing "a bara but rubbers, you
whted scpulehre. Come in here, tell
yoa, bsforo lose my temper, and say
what cushtn't to. AT this invitation
he weat in, goinS upon tho stoop and to
the door very slowly, bat, on opening
tao door, disappeared inside with marvel
Qua sudicnncss. The nelghbors say he
was cutting wood all that afternoon, and
thinking Of the religious prcss.--Dan-
bufu NfEs.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

AT a Philadelphia alderman saw his
dear wife fading day by day. and he pre-
vailed upon her - go 10 the country.
Shs started, but returned next day and
found her faithful husband drinking wine
with two strange women. In spite Of
her faiilhg health slIc didn't stop smash
sna furniture until thcre was only one
shair left
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

A CHEAT MODERN CoNUSDHuM SOLVED
In select school in the Sixth ward, the
other day, class Of boys were spelling,
when the teaeller came to the word "ssc.
ri6co. and stopped to explain it and
make moral point. She told them that
sacrifice meant to slay, to kill, and also
to forego ones own convenience fer the
sake Of making others happy. "For in.
stance, che said, ~ have kite, and a
lame boy, who can't roll hoop or play
like other boys, comes along and asks
for II. what should do p A youth.
named Snyder. raised his hand, and when
nodded at. reared: Smash him ia the
mouth aud ruDw y
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
ADVbkTISllG MEDIUl.
Western Arkansas and sbdi3n
Country.

80
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The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

EU \ western editor. With a true ap
probation Of the back pay grab, says
there is one kind Of Z" back pay" he
highly favors--that Of delinquent: sub.
scribers
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16

~ The editor of the Baltimore Ga.
xalte, aftcr years ofexpericnce. says: IA
woman u like tar; oHly melt her and she
viii take any form you please
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
Tu-- roy VIM WASrrn ro KH1W


Til. Dor VINO WANTED TO Know -
The following is strictly true. A lady
coming to this State recently stopped at
one OF the Chicago hotels with her little
son. The boy was not perfectly satisfied
with matters aud things at the dinner ta
ble, and expressed himself frequently TO
tina. effect, The mother finally rose and
remarked, IN an undertone, to the youth
ful offender, "Coine with me up stairs,
and will attend to your case. The
lad understood at oace wha. attending
his ease meant. bat there was an i'm
portant matter of detail which he was
painfully anxious to have more fully ex
plained; 50, pnlling backwards on The
hand Of his mother, be blub6ered out, in
voice load enough to be heard over
most Of the wcll.filled dining room
" Say. mother, are you going to take
your hand or your slipper n 'lne enthu.
siasm with which this brief address wa.
received was unbounded Poor little
fellow, how often have we wanted to
know that same thing oursclf? With q
brief season Of waiting we generally
found out. rs he undoubtedly did.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
PURELy VEGETABLE

For FORTY YEARS It has proved lie great
value in al diseases of the Liver, Bowels and
kidneys Thousands Of the good and great in all
parts Of the country youch for lts wonderful and
peculiar power in purifying the Blood stimulating
ihe torpid Liver aud Bowes, and imparting new
Life and Vigor 10 the whole system. SIMMONS
LlEER REGULATOR ia Acknowledged to have,
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-16
LIVER MEDICINE.

l. contains four medical elements, never united
10 the same happy proportion in any othe rrepa-
ration, viz a gentle Cathartic, wonderful Tonic
nm nnexcep,ionablc Alternative and certain Cor
rective Of all impurities Of the body. Such Gig.
nal success has attended its use that it is now re-
ererfci ns The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
Letter From FIluquier Co.

Curespondence of the Richmond Enquirer.
WARRENT0N May IA. Leaving Alexandria
by the Orange train al s clock, found my
self in the thriving town Of Warrenton about
Ii. Warrcnton is the county seat OF fauquler
county and Is fifty miles from Alexandria. Be-
side, the courthouse clclk,' Offices, and Jail,
it boasts of one of the finest hotels in the State
kept by Mr. j. H. liyey.
The town contains over 5000 inhabitants
and is Incorporated. The residences OF Warren
ton are decidedly better than in any other place
of the same sz, in the State, some Of them
costing from $4,000 to $50 600. Ex-senator
Scmmes, OF Louisiana, is now building mag
nifcept summer residence on the edge Of the
town. Within a quarter Of Il mile OF the town
resides Governor VIM. Smith, that Old and
tired veteran of Democracy. | had short
conversation with him, when he expressed HIM
self as to the course that should be pursued in
the coming canvass. He says that the present
organization OF the Conservative party IS not
such as will inevitably secure victory. lie de-
sires to see a solid and comprehensive platform
laid down, the plauks Of which will be such as
to allow all the people Of the State to stand
upon it. That before the war the government
was looked upon by some as not strong enough,
but that now lis power could no longer be doubt
ed, and that the people should unite to pre-
vent its assuming power not It's own.
That with platform that opposed the
aggressive policy Of the government and tax
ing decisive stand as to definite State policy,
by which emigration could be induced to come
hither and capital invest in the State, and
such other plans as may be deemed necessary,
but at all events, decisive and plain policy,
by which to beat the RadicaIs-with such a
platform and candidates acceptable to all the
people, success would be easily obtained. The
Governor is looked upon by the people of the
entire Piedmont District as the man who is
most likely to bring out the strength Of the
white people at the polls next fall, as the white
mans candidate for Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
Mount Vernon.

The second session of the annual meeting Of
the Board Of Vice Regents Of the Ladies
Mount Vernon Association was held at the I'm
perial Hotel, in Washington, yesterday, the
regent presiding. Vice regents were present
from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, 10
DIANA West Virginia aud the District of Co.
lumbia. ......
The auditing committee reported that the
books of Col. llollingsworth, resident superln-
tcndent, had been examined and,iound correct.
The statement shows the entire receipts from
all sources during the year at 50 S946 ex
peuditures, SO, S23. 90; balance on hand. so. g.
The report was approved.
A committee consisting of the vice regents Of
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia was
appointed to consult with the advisory board
as to the propriety of selecting competent
treasurer of the association.
Charles T. Stansbury, Grand Master of Ma
sons OF the District of Columbia, aud Past En-
inent Commander of Washington Commandsry
of knights Templar, was introduced aud vel
coined by Miss Cunningham. :.
Mr. Stansbury said that he had come before
the council in consequence of an iDtlmatlon he
had received that a comparison of views was
desirable, in order to ascertain exactly IN what
relation the Masonic fraternity would stand to
the Mount Vernon Association in the event of
their undertaking to erect suitable memorial
building at Mount Vernon in honor Of the
memory of Washington. He had introduced,
at the meeting of the Grand Encampmeut of
Knights Templar in September, 1871, series
of resolutions on this subject, but owing to his
necessary absence on the last day OF their SEES
sion, he had not had the opportunity to speak
to the resolutions and lay his views before the
body. Hence the subject was postponed till
the next meeting of the Grand Eucampment,
to be held in December 1874, at New Orleans.
The advisory committee we're called 10 and
Mr. Stansbury and DR.. Alvord, who accompan..
led him, were presented to them. General
Halstead and Mr.. Sykes expressed great desire
that the Masonic fraternity should enlist in the
work
No action was taken, but the subject was
postponed till the next meeting Of council, and
referred in the meantime to the advisory CON-
mttee.
After the transaction of some routine bust
ness the council adjourned. ..,z I..-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Alexandria, Va, Postotlice
May II 1873.
Persons calling for letters will say they are nd-
yertised and give the date of the list
II not called for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the dead letter office, in Washington.
Adams, JIM col Lloyd, Mary II
Brent, Mrs Alcey Miller, } II
BrI>well, Mrs Annie Moore, } 4
Blair, Nelson Mills, John
Ryrne, VIM Mason Albert
Braxton, Mis- Nancy, , Morton, Henry
Bradshaw Taylor Medley, Mrs Louisa
Corbin, Miss NJ Moore, w Ii
Confer Mrs MAllala Moore, James
Davis, Miss Mollie A Robertson, Thus L
Dixon, Mnlnda Robson, Miss Meady
Edwards, Miss Ssran Robinson, Fannie, col, 2
Gibson. Mrs Angelina Smith, Albert
Grant, Miss Eliza Smith, Miss 4 NJ
Harvey, Miss Susan Smcnl, Herman
Hutchirg. Mrs Martha Smith, J r
Higgins Mrs Mathew Stanton Miss Hcneratta
Hill, NJ RS M4ria Saurie Messrs f s. Co
Jones, Thornton Thomas, Jacob
Jones, Fannie Tyler, Mis- Jane G
johnson, Clara Whitney. Mrs M NJ
Lee, Thomas, col Warner, Mrs Mary
Lawson, Mrs Luky col Wsrd, Owen
Lee. Sophia, col
my 1T Mp. TRIST. P NJ.
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hPRlT Ell.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Lady of the Lake, Norfolk, TO + A
Reed
Schr A Ireland, New York, to Z l. T"lson.
Schr Ed Shade, Jersey City, to American Coal
Company.
Schr Emily, Norfolk, to D Smoot
SAILED.
Steamer Express, BAltm ore, by Jos Broders
s. Go.
Schrs Henry Finch, Jersey City, and John
McAdsm and Mary K Somers, Boston, by Am.
ercan Coal Go.
Schrs + II Ordiorne, Providence, and Jesse
w Knight Pawtucket, by Hampshire and Bal
tmore Coal Go.
Schrs Joshua Bragdon, Providence, and John
f Kranz Boston, By P Agncw.
AGROUND.
Steamer Utility, from Norwich for George
twrl, Is aground in the channel above the Long
Bridge.
MEMORANDA.
Schr Alexander Young, hence, at Providence
14th.
Schr J J Moore, for this port, sailed from
Providence l4th.
Schrs J Weaver and T P Ball, from Boston
for this port sailed from Vineyard Haven 18th.
Schr NJ j Tyler, for New Haven hence, at
New York l4th
schr q H Mills, for this port, sailed from New
London 18th
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17
J. R. FISHER, Secretary.

AMERICAN BIBLE TY.-The report Of
the Secretary of the American Bible Society,
which held its ffty-seventh anniversary in
Philadelphia on Thursday shows that the re
ceipts for the year were 1868, 607.06, including
1884, 067. II for publications Sl39. 454. 60 from
legacies, and Sl25, S97 So from donation
The payments have been, s656,4l and
about 81, 900 will be necessary to meet out
standing obligations New transations and
revisioDs of the Bible are 10 progress in ARABIC
Turkish Armeno- Turkish, Hebrew Spanish,
Azerbian- Turkish, Chinese, Mandarin, Colo
quail and japanese; seven sets of new electro
type plates have been made or are in progress
at the Bible House, five sets are in progress at
Beirut, and one set for 90 American Reference
Bible at Constantinople.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-17

Col. DeBlauc, Gen. DeCloriet and others,
from ST. Martin, La, arrived at New Orleans
lsst evening in charge of deputy marshal and
a%squad of Federal soldiers. Upon stepping
from the boat they were received with tremend-
GUS cheers by from five to seven thousand, who
had assembled to welcome them. They were
taken to the custom house and released on
~ 600 bail each, ......-.. ..
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STRUCK BY L1GHTNINa.-On the night of
the 10th instant, during heavy storm Of rain
and hail, the house of Mr.. Isaac N. Pangle,
on Cedar Creek, was struck by lightning. The
chimney was shivered from its top to the arch
where the lightning came in contact with cast
iron bar from which it diverged TWO ways. The
bolt shivered the mantle to pieces and demol-
ished two windows, tearing large hole IN the
wall, Immediately at the head of the bed in
which Mr.. PangIe and his wife were sleeping.
Strange to say they were not injured. This
was surely miraculous escape Winchester
Nc,cs.
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CANAL COMMERCE.
= !!z::zs s ssaz Ez:E Es
ARRlVA AIS.

Boats J r Anderson, G W Wallis, Jas Day
ton, w w Sh 'ppard, D A Lowe, 4 l. Moore
n Clark, e Lloyd, j w Morris, William
Laird Go'dlinch, d Stewart and Chss Robb t
American Coal Co II 5 Milar, A 5 Morris, K
Is Cropley, & $ Coulehs1, L Gross anc
Civ, Mountain City and VIM Morehead, te
Sinclair & Agncw; II A Garritt. P L L'mon
Geo Hutton, 4 A Goodwin, j II Woodburn and
NJ S Fernsncr, to Hamp & Bait Coal Co; Owl,
j A Milholland and Uno, to Consoli lated Goa
Company.
DEPARTURES.
Boats J J Creeps G w Wallis, James Day
ton, w w Shepherd, NJ S Fernsner, Geo Hut
ton, A 5 Morris, J Clark an VI Sinclair fol
Cumberland