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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
Midnight Mauraders,

Although we have a Marsha, one
or two assistants, and very often night
police OIL duty, it seems impossible to
stop or detect the frequent plumber
ing depredations committed in and
around Eaton. Last Saturday night
the residence of Mr.. HENRY HILL, on
Barron street, was entered aud an
sacked for plumber, by some of these
midnight desperadoes. It turned out
to be q bootless operation, as nothing
was found by them. The same night
the residence of GILES Whiting was
entered, and some $1,000 or $500
in money taken, and a gold necklace
belonging to his eldest daughter. A
well aimed shot gun will yet arrest
the career of some of these loungers
and ~loafcrs, who are determined to
gain a livelih bod by breaking
and plumber.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Hall, and that they felt a relief from
the terrible rule of Radicalism. 1
was one of the best and happiest eff
forts we have listcnded to during thi:
campaign, and are satisfied it was MOI
seed sown on barren soil.
After Judge Haines closed his re.
marks, it was discovered that Rev,
j. II. BLACKBOARD was in the Hall, and
thereupon this gentleman was loudly
called and appeared on the stand and
responded in a few remarks, saying
i'll substance that he had heretofore
acted with the democratic party and
still felt a warm sympathy with many
principles advocated by that party,
but of late lad voted with the Prolli-
bitionists, and was proud to say that
he was their candidate for Represen-
tative last fnil-that this party receiv-
ed over ten thousand votes in the
State, thereby showing that the move
ment was not a myth, but that under
all the circumstances he could hearth
ly rejoice on the present occasion at
the result of the election, as it proved
to his mind that the people were
awakened to the fraud and misrule of
the party now i'll power--that in the
main he endorsed the remarks of
Judge Haines, but commended that in
toxication was the great evil of the
day, from the President down-that
the Prohibitionists had but one Organ
i'll the State, not including the Eaton
DEMOCRAT and REGISTER. Of the
latter paper he said it was a good
temperance advocate eleven months
in the year, but the month preceding
each election, it wheeled in line with
the whisky ring and lauded the saloon
keepers as clever fellows and well
disposed towards the morals of the
community. He closed by saying that
he was a standing candidate" OH the
Prohibition ticket for Representative,
Congressman and President, and that
he intended to fight it out con that
line" if took a life time.
The meeting then adjourned. with
three hearty cheers for the speakers
the cause OF Democracy. Every
thing passed off in the best of order
and with the best of feeling. Three
cheers for Twin and Lanier townships.
--
just received, a fine assortment of
Piece Goods for custom work at Jos.
Woerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
AXE

Taxes are High enough, that is GER
tain, but the tax payers of Eaton and
Preble county are a little better off
than some of their neighbors, as a
comparison will show, for which sta
tistics we are indebted to our friend
F. w. Whiteside, County Treasurer.
The total taxes of the city of Day.
ton, State, County, Corporation and
Township, is 1922 on the 800. Ger
mantown is only $l.44-Miamisburg,
f2.13-Hamilton, first ward, $685.
second, third and fourth wards, $2,-
62-Middletown, $2.5O-Oxford, ST.
53H-Sidney, o., corporation is $2,57
Eaton is $1.97-West Alexandria,
Lanier side, $2.O6-Twin side, $2.O5-
L~ewisburg, 1,75-Camden $1.6O
Preble county has SIT, COG, 21O taxable
property to raise her $2O5, 8OO,<2 But.
Ter county has $32,479,571 to raise hel
$500, 1886. Montgomery county has
$46, 1885, $50, and raises on her Dupli.
cate 78S,437,6S, and in addition raises
for road improvements, $16,167,69.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
Council roceedings.

EATON, o., Oct. p, 1873.
Council met pursuant to adjournment. Mem =
bers present, j. H. Zoos, Mayor, w, H. Ortt, Clerk,
Messrs. Brooke, Chambers, Thum and Reichel,
Councilman. Minutes read and approved. The
following bills were presented, allowed, and or
ders issued for the respective amounts:
NJ, L. Holt, 10 gallons coal oil at 271s cts
per gallon. 1925
Coffin & Son, (Cin. o. ? barrels gasoline &
drayage. s2,O3
s. S. Dix, freight on gasoline, &c. $50
Night Police. 1900
L. G. Gould, printing Mayors Proclamation
[Election.l 500
\. w. Carroll, repairing engine room door. 4,25
j. L. Weiss, 5 weeks service as engineer, &C.,
at SlO.5 per week, as per contract. $3.50
r. Reynolds, 4 new street lamps, complete,
$500, new burners for old lamps, repair
troughs, &c, &c. $3.50
NJ. kerns, l6 nights service as lamp lighter,
at 81 per night. as per contract. 1900
It. Fulton, b"lacksmithing for corporation. 1850
Filling cistern. 5T5
On motion of Chambers. his Honor, the Mayor,
was instructed to let the Ladies & Pastors Chris
tian Union have the free use of the City Hall, on
Wednesday evening, Nov. 5th, for a Vocal and In
strumental Concert, by the Richmond choir, for
the benefit of the poor OF Eaton
On motion that Committed on Repairs procure n
stove and pipe for the Marsial's o:fce.
The matter OF reconstructing the Fire Company
was referred to Judiciary committee.
The Chair appointed Brooke, TIum and Cham
bers a committee to ascertain the condition of the
funds, &c, for the building of additional cisterns.
On motion. the Post Master be allowed the privi-
lege of using the Council Chamber for a Post Office
ing Il reasonable rent, and furnishing his own ligh t
and fuel.
Adjourned to November eth, at ~ p. NJ.
w. II. ORTT, Clerk.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
Throw Physic to the

1.-THE Graphic" recently gave an illustration of
the new chrome issued by the hurry Hill Publish
ing Company, 129 East Twenty-elghth Street, from
Bispham's Physic to the Dogs"
The subject is Il little girl physicins various speci-
mems of the canine race. The scene is a laughable
one, and the different attitudes of the dogs are ex-
ceedingly pleasing.
1t was designed to illustrate DIR. Foote'S aversion
to drugs, and accompanies each copy of his well
known work, plain Home Talk and Medical
Common Sense" The Doctors practice is thor
oughly New School, and in this way he stands
prominently out from the profession a successful
practitioner.
The book is u volame of 92 pages and 200 illus
trations, filled with facts and reason relating TO
mankind, and their social and physical status.
The GRAPHIC says of it: 1T is an encyclopedia of
useful knowledge" A noted clergyman of this
city testifes to its merits, remarking: at is a Ii
brary in itself.' The Franklin Repository, of
Chambersburg. Pa speaks of the picture as "a
beautiful chrome, very pleasant, and so enjoyable
as 10 be almost good company."-N. Y. EXPRESS.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

The war between the Centervilians
and Richmondites about the removal
of the Jail from the form Ell town has
about subsidized, and all is quiet there
at last accounts. If our Richmond
neighbors want a jail so bad and are
not able to build one, they a have
the IL here at Eaton without any
danger of their lives. 1t is not the
finest in the country, but We'll bet
that any criminal that serves a term
in its "sweet scented" cells, will new
Ell place himself within its jurisdic-
ton again. For further information
address County Commissioners, Stove
Dealers, Eaton, 0.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
A FIRE.

On Saturday morning last about 6
o'clock, all of our citizens who were not
out for their "nip," were brought forth
in hurry to feel the biting frosts of a
November morning, by the cry of fire
and the ringing of the bell. The alarm
was caused ty the burning of a freight
car of the Il. p. 6 w. r. r., loaded with
Merchandise from Cincinnati and bound
for Logansport, and which had been
switched off in close proximity to the
Messrs Quinn's Grain Depot. In about
HALE HOUR our Steam Engine was at
work and soon extinguished the burn
ing car. A considerable portion of the
goods were uninjured. Among the con-
tents lost was a barrel of :FOrange Val
ley" which caused
Tears to be she'd
From eyes that were red,
On that frosty morningi
The car had no doubt caught from a
spark from the Engine. Loss to Road
between $500 and 81 900.
Caa +ha eE-In, 80 -
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

STURM has on hand a patent Glove
for husking corn. Every farmer should
have Il pair of these to protect his hands
from the severity of this work of neces-
sity. Those who nave used them speak
of them as "bully."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

We invite the attention of the read
er to the article i'll another part of our
paper headed LABOR AND CAPITAL"
The subject will be continued through
three numbers, and will be worthy
ofcareful reading.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Reasons why You should buy your
Clothing at Joe Woerner's. You can
get a larger choice, better style, and
lower prices than any where else.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Windsor Scarfs for gentlemen at Joe
WOerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

The place to get stylish Hats, Caps,
or Clothing, at Jos. Woerner's fashion
able Store.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

The latest styles OF Hats q Caps for
Fall i Winter ut Jos. Woerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Clothing cheaper than the cheapest at
Joe WOerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Go and seesthe nobby styles of Hats a:
Joe WOerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

Clothing and prices to suit the every
body ut Joe Woerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
TIME TABLE.
Cinoin. Eaton & Richmond 2. R.
RAILWAY LIME.

Passenger Traiaa will run On tbs Road, ie:virr
the several Stations IS follows:
Takes Effect Suudty, December, /,
1872, at 800 p. NJ.
Upward Traina. Downward Trims.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

See the Blue Cloth Coats for $40, 80 as
good as usually sold ut $I5, at Joseph
Woerner's.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

See the styles of piece goods at Joe
Woerner's, the prettiest patterns and
largest stock in Eaton.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06

just received, a fine assortment of
Piece Goods for custom work at Jos.
Woerner's,
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
Notice.

ftHE undersigned has this day been
4 duly appointed and qualified as Adj
ministratoi of the estate Alfred c. Focht,
deed, late Of Prr5ic county, ..
MICHAEL FOClIT, Admir-.
Futon, Oct. 30, l873-3W.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-06
Accommodation Freight.

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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

t;iIRnRT, -
aler id fprniturc, Collins and Cask cts. y,
Morrisyillo, W.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

from the neck TO the abdomen was found
IN one place, the arms IN another, and the
head and neck further away. One limb
stuck in the sand where il fell. Proba.
bly, she was instantly killed, the top oflhe
head being blown cf, giving the appear
aRee Of sealpiDg Men, women. and chill
dren, and all kinds Of animals, were NOV.
ing the mass Of air at hight Of fiom 40
to go feet. Trees foot in diameter were
snapped in twain, and tho forests seemed
as IT an immense scythe. propelled by an
invisible giant, and cut all that dared to
be in its way. 10 another place pump
was drawn out of the ground and deposit
ted in the soil half mile away. where it
could be pumped, though pumping would
Fetch no water. The horsepower ofa
threshing machine, weighing 2340 pounds,
was raised as if it was a feather, and
dropped quarter of mile from home.
There was little hail in Washington,
but in KeOkuk county the hailstones fell
thickly, and some ofthem we're as largo
as mans fist. A wide diversity of opin-
ion exists as to the rate which the storm
travelled. Twenty miles an hour is the
opinion of the majority, but probably it
moved much faster, as at nearly every
point o'clock is given as the iour at
which it passed. 1t traversed region
of remarkable fertility, over a rolling
country. Some of the hills. being qnte
steep, retarded its speed. but it probably
Travelled with more rapidity than is gener-
ally supposed 1t dealt death and de-
struction wherever it went.
There is sorrow in nearly every house.
hold, and the entiee country is in active
with those who mourn. The
list Of killed thus far made out include,
10 MAKES eight children, five women,
all married but one, and two men. About
30 were severely injured, ofwhom seven
lre not expected to recover. There are
'ae ansastetr. Iho loss ofprOperty is va.
'icusly estimated at from 100000 to
5000, 900, but probably $4,000 will
,over i. all,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04
q q { n v.
TWENTY-FIVE WARS

Nnrrrfs ron rug oceAsIox or Ray. n. wrssrKr
-.. elLvEa-NEDnTNo.
The May flowers bloom, the south Wind, klox
An earth Into new life hath sprung,
Asln that May-iime long ago,
| when life, and hope. and love were young.
Hew bright to you lif.'s Spring time seemed.
The pathway opening 20 your view.
Like some sntrsneing visioa CLEANED
Sparkling in sunshine. bright with dsw.
How sang the birds, The baimy air ...
Seemed Pulsing ~ith tender rhyme!
The bursting buds, gave promise rare
of richest fruit in Autumn time.
All, what hath brought the Summer time,
And what to you hath Autumn brought
Hath not the fulness Of life's prime
Bevn rich in fruitago that yo1 soughti
Perchance the swift, rolling years
Have borne some fair, sweet dream away
Some cherished hope been quenched in tears
lou rocked not Of in that glad day.
Yet hath your life been rich in lore,
Gods noblest, dearest gift to man
Rich In true friendship, that shall prove
A blessing through life's little spanl
Rich in sons and daughters fair,
That gather round your hearth to-day,
With you this festive day to share
Well may their youthful hearts be gay.
You'll think, dear friends, know, To-day
Mayhap, will think with binding tear
VI that fair valley raway,
Where lies grave to you so dear. '
lou III wonder IL the flowers are green ..
mat spring above your darling there;
or ~ the sunlight's shining sheen,
Fails bright above her golden hair,
She seemed almost an angel here.
Almost she seemed, halo crown
Among her golden curls to wear
Heavens light was in her eyes Of brown.
Ito fair was she for earth to hold
Too fraii to bear its pain and loss -
Too bright for earthly arms TO fold
Too pure to need an earthly cross. .- +. ..-
Her feet can never go astray
Into the paths Of woe and sin,-
Most blessed Of all your flock to-dav.
Count her, the pearly gates within.
Rcjoiccl give thanks for those who stand
With you around the social hearth;
N1nie Iovtu one Dear: no tai ut OF Garth
Nay lie whose radiant presence blessed
The marriage feast so long ago;
Be in your home welcome guest
No richer joy your heart can know.
Then as each swift passing year pa eah
Shall leave its mari Oh check and brow;
His presence wintry age shall cheer, -H.tI
Bright as the early Autumn now. ra
and whtn lise's joys and griefs are DER,
May yours, dear. unbrokcn band.
Be reunited on that Shore
That Myestic Shore-"the better land"
l., p. B.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04
Receipts.

To- Boil New PoTAToEs. When fresh
dug take the small potatoes, not quite
ripe, wash clean, then rub the skin off
with the hand-never use q knife-and
put them into boiling water, with little
salt, and boil quickly ; when done drain
dry and lay into dish, spreading little
butter over them, or boil some new milk.
put in great spoonful of butter, and
thicken with little -four wet smooth with
milk. When the potatoes are cooked and
laid in the dish, pour this dip over them.
This is very nice. a-...... ..,.
PIE CRusr.-Hosts Of people cannot
eat pies because the crust is shortened
with lard, which renders them indigest-
able. A sweet and very excellent pie
crust may be made by usiug thick sour
cream instead of lard and water. OF
course soda must be used in the cream,
Let those who have dyspepsia and cannot
eat pies made in the ordinary way, try
this way of making their pie paste. 9th,
ers use sour milk or bntter-milk and
shorten little with butter or suet. either
of which is preferable, and by far the
healthier than the old way. '- *
JELLY CAKE.-Half pound of white
sugar, quarter of butter, eight eggs beat
en- separately, one pound Of -four, juice
and grated rind of one melon, -hslfa tea
as we'll as for pound-cake, and bake very
thin on tins. While hot. spread each layer
with jelly or marmalade, placing one. lay
er on another until there arc six or eight
layers, Ice the top, or sift powdered
sugar thinly upon it. -
ALMoN CAKE.-One pound Of sugar,
thrce-quartcrs Of butter. three-quarters
Of -four, and ten eggs, Mix as phund-
cakc add half pound Of blanehed al-
mons beaten fine, one tea-spoonful ofrose.
water.
SPONGE CAKE-Twelye eggs, the weight
of these in pulvcrized sugar, the weight
Of these in sifted -four, juice of a lemon.
Beat the yolks and sugar we'll together,
add whites whipped to froth, and hour,
Bake in quick oven. is;iyssfe "a
j PuDDINes WITHOUT Eeas.--Rice. large
pearl sago and tapioca are best when
made without eggs, Sprinkle q little Of
any one of the above at the bottom Of .
pudding-dish; add a little sugar, and fill
up with milk. Stir we'll before placing in
the oven. To the soda add small piece
Of cinnamon broken up. The rice must
bake quite four hours, the soda and tapie'
ca about three. Skim.milk will do if you
, cannot spare new milk.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04
ROCK OF AGES.

"Rock Of Ages, cleft for me-
Thoughtcssly the maiden sung;
Fell the words unconsciously
From her girlish, glceful tongue; = :. q
Sang as little children sing; 81 ~
Sang rs sing the birds of June:
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current of the tune
Crock Of Ages, cleft for me, z.
Let me hide myself in Thee" fr
LET me hide n,yselfin Thee
Eel, her soul no need to hide; t
Sweet the song as song could be-
And she had no thought beside;
All the words nnhcedingly- gffE 5t#
Fell from lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not they each might be ~ ftt
On some other lips prayer
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me, ..f
Let me hide myself in Thee '-f-s.
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,'' trS.
'Twasa woman sung there now.
Pleadingly and prayerfully,
Ev'ry word her heart did know.
Rose the song as storm-tossed bird,
Beats with weary wing the air,
Ev'ry note with sorrow stirred -s
Ev'ry syllable apraycr--
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in Thee" a THf
"Rock af Ages, cleft for me. 80,
Lips grown aged sung the ymn,
Trustingly and tenderly-
Voice grown weak, and eyes grown dim.
..Jet me hide mveelf in Thee,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

The Commissioner of Pensions has
issued the following erder:
mo attorney will be recognized in a
claim for increase of pensions provided for
BY sec o, act of I'd Of March, 1873, to q
single minor already receiving original
pensisn nor in claim for increase of PEN
sion also provided for by aforesaid section
to minor children or officers. The return
Of the pension certificate to tho Commits
sioner is the only requisite to the adjudi'
cation Of the claims"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

Since Capt. Tyson and his party Of
cast.aways from the Polarls brought the
news of Captain Halls death in the icy
North, suspicious and surmises have been
current that his death was not due to nat
ural causes. But there seems no reason
able ground for them. .4
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

Il have been young, and now ] am
old; yet have / never seen that true
laborer suffered for bread for if activ.
ity is denied him in one sphere, hc chooses
another, and nevcrleaves working. -Aucr'
bach.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

Work ToaETHER.-- People would
soon be asstonished at results if they would
all work togesther for the common good
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04

y EET 4. NILES,
Attorney at Law. and Master In Chanoery.
MorrisviIte, VI
&@<l<etlens and all business trusted 60 him will
. <<ruptly attended TO. Insurance of all kinds
49, - the best stock and Mutual Companies.
4/ 0nice with Gov. uendec
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-04
lmOille Newsdealer:
ADVERTISING RATES.

-lsas. oa. year, 500 six months, SEQ, three
-; tas one month, SIS.
% so sne meath, SIC.
ssn ene ye.r 81 six months, $40. three
p tt1-sos ooe month. o..
i..n, ea. yesrs sIss sir mcnths, $40, three
-, tsi une month, 81.
@n.rke lesf thsa 81.
e, q flloerniisns and Estraya tl. 50 each.
notices. 10 cents per lins for ess, I've sr
nHy ps,isss. .a'sssssspsr Inns. 1rrrcs s
"a - tncss g rds.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-01-16
OUT WEST.

Tho deficiency in the account of Samuel
L. Rankin, Treasurer of the Board of Trustees
of the Iowa State Agricultural College, is as
certained to bo nearly 33S,O0O. The Board
had not required him to give bond. He has i'll
the last few days conveyed to the Board some
g. 500 worth of property, mostly in farming
lands Rankin il also State Treasurer, but his
straight.
Governor Booth, of California, has grant
ed rcprievc ito VIM. Donovan, changing his
sentence to imprisonment for life.
Captain Orr, his chief engineer, and four
of the crew of the steamer Cumberland, which
was frozen up in Bear Lake in November
have arrived at Collingwood, Ontario. He re-
ports having left the vessel in safe quarters,
in command of the first mate, with tho stew
ard and stewardess, Eighteen of the crew
are on their way home.
With the exception of n reduction in the
receipts of grain, the business of st. Louis
has largely increased and the general trade Of
the city is shown to be in arcmarkably flourish
ing condition.
Gov Harvey has inspected the lastscction
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fo Rail
road, which has Just been completed to the
State line 500 miles West of the Missouri river
which insures to the company three million
acres of land in tho Arkansas valley.
The total number of deaths in Cincinnati
during the year 1872 was-5, ,472-an average
of 105 and fraction per week.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-01-16
TNGENERdL,


All the prisoners confined in the Frank
fort Kentucky, Jail escaped last week by cut
ting through the roof.
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, has
had placed in his hands, for the purpose OF
presenting to the House of Representatives, a
memorial, numerously signed by officers and
soldiers of the Army of the Cumberland, ask
ing Congress to appropriate $4,000 towards
the erection of an equestrian statue to the
memory Of the late Maj. Gen. Geo. II. Thomas.
Tho Trustees OF the Public Library of
Kentucky have paid Samuel Weisiger :SS, i57,
and secured clear title to the valuable prop
erty and splendid building on Fourth street,
now occupied by the library. The money paid
was portion of the proceeds of the late Gift
Concert.
The ship II. C. Winthrop from Antwerpre-
ports that when in latitude 81, 10 north longi-
tude II, 10 west, the Madeira IIslands bearing
South, half cast. distant hundred miles, they
had a meteoric shower commencing at dark
and lasting two and half hours. The first
hour near as they could judge, there were
from 900 to 1900 moteors in the air constantly,
the second hour from four to six hundred. and
in the last half honr they were gradually dls-
appearing. About four-fifths of the meteor5
appe red like small balls Of fire moving
through the air leisurely. but others moved
with great velocity, leaving in their track 4
trail of fire resembling that in the wake oi an
army rocket.