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HARDENING SMALL Toobs.-Accord-
ing to ] Scheuszleder, wntchmakers and
engrayers harden their tools in sealing
wax. The article Is made white.hot
and thrust into sealing.wa1, allowed 10
remain q moment, then withdrawn and
thrust into another place, and this
treatment Is continued until the steel
Ia cold, and will no moro enter the wax.
The hardness thus attained is extreme,
and comparable to that Of the diamond;
in fact, steel hardened in this way may
be used for boring or engraving steel
hardened by other processes, the tool
being previously moistened with oil Of
tufpentine.
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coSrlSaENclEs, Among thoiow ''con-
tingent" expenses 10 be considered In
estimating whether business will pay
q profit are the following; Advertising,
agents, beggars, bad debts, clerks, col
lections, commission, dirt, discounts,
depreciation, e1proSsage, freight, fuel,
ice, impositlons, interest, insurance,
labor, Losses, mistakes, nonsense, print
ing, postage, repairs, Ient, stationery,
steallngs, Bwindlings, travelling, taxes,
water, waste, wear, watchmen, worry,
usury, and m in6nity Of Other tri1es,
etc., &c,
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A Missouri farmer was told by a
iortune.teller that there was a lake Of
coal under his farm andh spent nine
thousand dollars TO End out that he had
been fooled.
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Gbe 9rnrutrat.

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Local notices 20 eontA per limo, which must
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must 10 paid for. ESJ-All legal netiess
arc charged TO tho attorney presenting
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ship, sailed from Hamburg on the I'd and
Southampton on the 4tfl Of September,
1858, with 538 persons on board, and was
burned in the middle of the Atlantic on the
18th; only sixty-seven persons were saved.
The FIRE originated through carelessness in
fumigating the vessel The men heated
their chain too hot, resulting in setting che
tar onlfire when dipped into 1t. The chain
was allowed to fall, and tipping the bucket
of tar over, the flames spread rapi lily, ex-
ploding the magazines and setting fire to
everything combustible. A French bark,
the Maurice, was passing, and succeeded in
rescuing sixty-seven persons.
The st. Paul, Capt. Pennard, an English
vessel from Hong Kong to Sidney, Austria
Liza, with 327 Chinese emigrants, was wreck
ed on the Island Of Rossel Sept. 80, 1858.
The captain and eight of the crew left the
island in search of assistance, and were
picked up by the schooner Prince of Den
mark. Ehe French steamer Styx was dis
patched to the island and brought away one
Chinaman, on the 25th Of January, 1859.
All the rest had been massacred and de-
voured by the natives.
The Pomona, an American ship, Capt.
Merrihew, left Liverpool April 27, 1859, fC'r
New Ork, with crew OF 4U men aud oII
passengers, and early the next morning,
before daybreak, struck on Blackwater
Bank, on the Irish coast, mistakiDg re-
volviDg light at that point for the Tuskar
light. OF the 437 persons on board only "a
were saved.
The Hungarian, new British mail
steamer, was wrecked off ike coast of Nova
Scotia on the night Of February 10, 1860,
and all on board, 205 persons, were lost.
The Anglo-SaxoD, British mail steamer
was wrecked in dense fog on a reef off
Cape Race, New FouDdland, April II, 1868;
about 237 out of 443 lives were lost.
The LOpdon, a British steamer, on her
way to Melbourne, foundered in the Bay of
Biscay on the 18th of January, 1866, and
200 persons were lost, among whom were
Capt. Martin, DR.. Wooley, Principle of the
University of Sidney, and G. V. Brooke,
the tragedian.
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HORRORS OF THE DEEP.
some Natable Wrecks of Late Yea

Some Natable Wrecks of Late Years.
The awful wreck of the steamer Atlantic
will pass into history as one of the most
frightful ocean disasters of all time. The
dreadful catastrophe, however, has been
preceded by many almost equally as fearful
Some of the most notable were the follow.
ing:
, The Amazon, West India mail steam
ship, lett Southampton, on her first voyage,
on the I'd of January, 1852, and the morn.
ing of Jan. 4 was destroyed by fire at sea,
about 10 miles W. S. W. of Scilly. The
accident was ascribed to the spontaneous
ignition of combustible matter placed near
the engne-room. Of the 161 persons on
board, 102 perished by fire or drowning; 21
persons were saved by the life boat OF the
ship, 25 were carried into Brest harbor by q
Dutch vessel, and 13 others were picked up
in the Bay Of Biscay by a Dutch gsliiot.
Eliot Wsshburton, distinguished writer in
general literature, was among the lost
The Arctic left Liverpool Sept. 20, 1854,
and came into the iron pro9eller Vesta dur
ing dense fog, on the 9th of September,
off Cape Race. She was built at New York
in 1850, by VIM. FL. Brown, at a cost OF
100000, and was insured. exclusive of
cargo, for about 100000; the cargo was
insured for 100000. She was of $500
tons register, and had boats sufficient for
500 persons. The passengers and crew
numbered 4S9 persons, of whom 307 were
lost.
The Birkenhead, an English troop-ship,
iron psddle-wheeled, and of 566 horse
power, sailed from Queenstown, Eng., Jan.
7, 1852, for the Cape of Good Hope, and
struck upon a pointed pinnacle rock of ST.
mons Bay, South Africa, on or about the
26th of February following. She had on
beard detschmeDts of the 18th Lsncers,
I'd, 9th, 18th, 43d, 18th, and Goth Rifles,
I'D, 74th and 91st Regiments, making, with
the crew, total of I638 persons, 454 OF
whom perished. %
The Pacific, Collins steamer, left Liver
pool for New York in January, 1856, with
1876 persons on beard, and was never heard
from. She was supposed to have struck on
an iceberg.
The Austria, q British steam-emigr ant
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WASHINGTON.


The Missions TO CHINA and Japan.
| WASHINGTON, April 12.--Rumors have
been repeated from time TO time OF the re-
| signation of Ministers Low and de Long.
Inquiry at official sources to-day shows that
Lows resignation has not been received
and that ex-senator Coles name has not
even been mentioned By the President in
connection with the China or Japan mis-
sion. Cole himself says he is not an ap-
plicant for diplomatic position. Uptonoon
to-day no one of the Presidents house or
at the Department of State had any inti-
nation of de Longs rumored resignation
farther than what has been privately said
by some of bis friends, namely, that he
would retire should'the administration de-
sire q change. E-f .vga8qTt s-sgy
Treasury BuIIetin.
Balances in Treasury to-day, currency
81, ,l0S,3l9, special deposit Of legal tenders
for redemption of certificates, of deposit
S25, 100000, coin $40, i'll, 1,186, including
coin certificates Sc, ,226,9oO. Legal tenders
outstanding $35S, ,5l9,62 (, as e...ofss.aas, E
The President to-day gave audience 10 a
number of persons on business matters,
and at O'Clock went to the Treasury De-
Partment, where be had a long co6sulta-
ton with Secretary Richardson.
All that can be learned with reference to
the interview is that the President approves
OF the Secretary's course on monetary
affairs.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Among the pas
sengers for Europe to-day we're Senator
Cottell, and John z. Bigelow, Chief OF the
United States Treasury Loan Department.
John Smiths Former Residence.
WASHINGTON, April IA postofhce
has been established at Jamsston, Va, this
week, for the first time, although James
town was the first place ever settled on this
continent.
Counter Claims.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
heard the argument of President Becker, of
the st. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company,
in support Of its application for patents for
about 400 sections of land where it crosses
the line of the Northern Pacific road. Both
roads claim the land to be included in their
respective land grants. Ex-senator Wade
represented the Northern Pacific Company.
Further argument is postponed until the
lst of May.
HACKS VS.. Red Men-ROuge ct NOir.
The Superintendent of the Mounted Re-
cFuiting Service has been directed to send
all disposable colored recruits at St. Louis
to Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, for as
S gament to the 10th cavalry.
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Condensed TeIegrams.

A Baptist Church in Fifth Avenue, New
York, was burned yesterday. Loss $50,
900.
Albany reports the arrival of the first
steamer on the Hudson this season.
A Masonic Fair closed in New York yes
terday, clearing 5000.
Cairo is running four candidates for
Mayor, and more TO come.
Paterson, n. j., lost by fire yesterday q
S75, 900 jute mill; 190 men thrown out OF
employment.
The loss of the Toledo bank that was
robbed last week while its officials were
looking at the Great Eastern circus parade,
now foots up So, 900.
A child of nine years was burned up in a
house at Parkersburg yesterday.
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PITTSBURG.
Excitement I'm Banking CircIes--AEys-
teriOus Loss and Recovery of n Val
uabIe ROx

Excitement In Banking CircIes--SEys-
teriOus Loss and Recovery of n Val.
uabIe Box.
PITTsBURG, April II. Some interesting
facts have just been developed CONCERNING
the abstraction from the vault of the Safe
Deposit Bank, on Monday last, Of box
containing large smount of cash aud val
liable papers belonging to the Odd Fellows
Savings Bank. The box contained about
$4,000 in cash, and papers representing over
$20O,00O. 1t appears that the cashier of
tie Savings bank deposited the box with
the Safe Deposit Company Saturday eve
ming last, and when he applied for it on the
following Monday morning the officers were
unable to produce it or account for it's mYs-
terious disappearance. Officer Hogue set 10
work TO unravel the mystery. He made
thorough examination of the building and
yesterday stated to the bank that the box
had been taken by a person connected with
the Institution. Information was also i'm
parted to the Mayor which seemed to fasteu
guilt on a person suspicioned; that be saw
two men take the box out of the bank on
Monday morning and would be able to
identify one Of them, and could further tes-
tify that an employee of the bank was look
ing out of the window at the time. Nego-
tiations are pending among the parties in
terested, and it is thought the box will be
soon returned. No arrest has been made
or even information lodged, and the names
of the parties are withheld at present. The
matter has occasioned considerable excite
meut in banking circles.
LATER.-The box stolen from the De
posit bauk was found this afternoon in a
coal vault attached to McDevit's wholesale
grocery. The money had been extracted,
but none OF the papers are missing.
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THE APAOHES.

Two Running Fights-12e savages
Bite the Dust.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-On the l1th
of March Gus. Swami, Jno. Mcdonald and
Geo. Taylor were murdered by a large
band of Apaches. The savsges were pur
sued By the troops, seventy nine warriors
killed and twenty-six women and children
taken prisoners. The troops were under
command of Lieut.. Rice now at Fort
Whipple. They followed the trail OF the
Apaches and learned that Taylor has been
captured alive and subjected to the most
horrible tortures.
Capt. Randallreports an engagement with
the Apaches in which he killed forty-seven
warriors and captured seven women.
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FOREIGN.


] Bancroft Siding I'm Prussian Politics.
Berlin, April 12.-Bancroft, the Ameri-
can Minister, yesterday entertained at din
ner Herr. Lasker, the member OF the Prus-
sian Diet who originated Tic inquiry into
the alleged corruption IN procuring ranWay
concessions. Fsa
BRUSSELS, April 12.-The Government
has stationed a man-of-war al Ostend to
prevent encrc achments of English fishing
vessels. ~
The POpe's Illness.
LONDON, April I'm consequence of
the serious illness of the Pope the usual
Easter services in the Catholic churches OF
England will be curtailed.
ROME 12--The Pope was better this A.
NJ. and continues to improve. He suffers
from continuous pain in the left side and
nausea. During the day however he re-
ceived the Cardinals and wrote several let
ters.
New YORK April 12.-Prayers have been
ordered in the Catholic Churches tomorrow
for the the restoration to health of the
Pope. h4t
The Affair Of Puigcerda.
MADRID, April 10.-The Carlist force
which attacked Puigcerda was 700 strong,
while the defenders of the town numbered
500, of whom only so were soldiers. After
tusilade of "a hours, the ammunition Of
the Republicans became exhausted, and
the Alclade sent for reinforcements, but
they arrived too late to participate in the
fighting. The Carlists had withdrawn from
before the town, carried off their wounded
and buried their dead.
Death of GIrardin.
PARIS, April 12.-Saint Marie Girardin,
the weIl-known author, died yesterday of
apoplexy.
Cuba-The British FOrger Escapes.
HAVANA, April IL, via KEY WEST,
April 12--BidWell, the alleged Bank Of
England forger, escaped from prison yes
terday evening by jumping over balcony,
and is supposed to be hiding in the city.
Bid wells friends seeing the impossibility by
legal means to counteract the efforts of
the British Consul to secure his extradi-
ton, undoubtedly assisted him to escape.
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ASSASSINATION OF GEN. oANRY.

n1SASoANN n AAOG OE GEN. OANhLs
The telegraph this morning brings the
startling intelligence of the assassination of
Gen. CanNy at the hands of the Modoc
ehieftsln, Captain JacS, during a ''talk,"
last Friday mornin-. It seems thst be was
shot down within sight Of his own men;
the signal was flashed ins.antaneously, but
there was mile Of ground to so over, and
the treacherous dee! was already done.
The incidents Of the tragedy are intensely
dramatic-and occIrring on the same an
niversarg, Good Friday, carries Us back eight
years TO a horrid night at Ford's
Theatre in Wishing .oa. A similar thrill
of horror will pervade the country, and the
days of Grants "Qusksr" policy are
doubtless numbered.
Gen. Canby ranked high in the Regular
Army, but was better known to our people,
perhaps, through his participation in the
WORK of Reconstruction than by achieve
msnts during the Rebellion. After the
war we believe he had charge, first of the
Department Of he CArolinas, aud subse
quently Of Virginia, having been transferred
to the Pacific coast only short time since.
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A RATHER singular case of somnambul-
ism occurred recently in Shelby county,
Ky. A beautiful and accomplished young
lady of the neighborhood, who had rong
prediction for attending all the dancin.s:
parties thai came off any where within
reach of her home-who rather "had
dancing On the b-aiD," as one of the good
deacons of her church remarked-arose
one night, while asleep, and proceeded to
dress as for ball, and as she remarked
afterward, dreamed that her escort was
waiting for her, and that she was In great
hurry. Instead of fixing the hair up ss she
should have done, she procured pair Of
scissors and cut it nearly all of, which oC-
cupation she was found engaged In By her
mother who, hearing the noise, had gone
10 her room to room to ascertain the cause
She now mourns the loss OF her eurls, and
can't be induced to attend another ball.
"SeeiDg through glass brightly" Is
what thav call II in ITfica -
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ALABAMA.
Sale of Chattanooga Road Confirmed.
Refunding the State Debt.


MONTGOMERY, April 12.-The State
Senate yesterday passed with amendment
House bill confirming the sale Of the Chat
tanooga Railroad to the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railroad Company.
The House passed with amendment SEN
ate bill recalling all endorsed Railroad
bonds, and authorising the issue OF so year
Z per cent gold interest bearing straight
bonds in lieu thereof a. the rate of one
thousand for 1000 endorsed bonds and
providing that in no event shall the obliga-
ton Of Inc State on this account exceed.
eight million of dollars. The liabilities of
the State will thus be decreased from thirty
million to eight million of dollars on ac-
count of railroads.. The latter bill releases
the STATE lien upon the roads, surrenderiDg
the endorsed bonds, out leaves an apDual
sinking fund tax on tleir gross earnings to
pay the bonds at maturity.
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CabalislIc.

HALIFAX, N. s., April l2.-The steamer
Kangaroo to-day commenced laying the
shore end of the Atlantic cable from the
cablehouse at Freshwater point to near
Chebncto Head, where it will be buried un-
til the arrival Of the Great Eastern, which
win lay the main portion of the cable.
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The Rochester Horror.
Hanged.

PRESTON, Pa, April 12.-Enoch Ferdi-
nand Shaun was hanged here yester-
day, for the murder of his wife on May 4,
1872. His paramour and accomplice, Su-
san Eberhart, is under sentence to be hang
ed May second. Two sisters and two
brothers of the woman Eberhart witnessed
the execution. .4
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A schooner in Distress.

CHICAGO, April l2.-It is reported that
a schooner water-Iogged and with 8
or men lashed in the rigging was seen OFF
Calmet this morning, but up TO IL O'Clock
Tonight, it is impossible TO obtain any par
ticulars or even confirmation of the report.
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from pistol shot wounds in the head. Inc
body of Gen. Candy was stripped OF every
vastige of clothing, and lay about lOO yarus
20 the southwark, with. two pistol shuS'
wounds in the head.
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Steamer Burned.

NEW ORLEANS April I2-The Steamboat
Big Horn, hence April oh with an asserted
cargo burned yesterday at Poirt Pleasant
Bayou, Bartholomew. ---.r
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A WESTERN drug clerk who put up
poison for quinine took the matter very
cooIly, saying that the victim was old and
would have died in a few years anyhow.
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THE SPRING FLOODS.
White River SO Feet Deep.

LITTLE Rock, April 12.-One bent in
the bridge of the Cairo and Fulton Rail
road across White river has been swept
away. At this time the water is Sc feet
deep and still rising. As soon as the water
goes down the bridge will be speedily re-
paired. Travel will not be suspended.
A Cis-Atlantic Venice.
Jacksonport is all under water. The
citizens travel about in canoes and skiffs.
Little Red River is now falling. Its banks
have been overfowed. The Black River
is reported falling also. .l-
The Rochester Horror.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, April 12.-The body
of Willie Pratt, one of the victims of the
recent disaster was recovered this evening.
A diver will explore the basement to-mor-
row for the bodies of others who may have
been drowned.
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THE Second Comptroller has decided
that deserter, even though he receive an
honorable discharge finally, cannot receive
bounty.
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Boston, April 12.-One of the thickest
snowstorms of the season prevailed al, the
afternoon, covering the streets with slosh.
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THE TURF.
First Day of New Orleans Meeting.
Fannie NJ, SaIlte Watson and Morgan
SCENT Winners.

Fannie M, SaIlte Watson and Morgan
Scout Winners.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12.-Louisiana
Jockey Club Spring meeting, first day,
track good but not fast. Weather delight
full, attendance good. The first race was
one mile and three-quarters for all ages,
club purse of $500, first horse $3.50, second
500, third $50. Won by Fannie NJ, by a
length, beating Mary Louise, Young Harry,
Emma, Louisiana, Sir Rufus and G. o. d.
in same order; time 3:13. G. o. D. was
leading until near the end, when he bolted,
running into fence. G. o. d. was the fay.
yorite in the pools, bringing $500, Fannie
$3.50, Young Harry S120, Marie Louise
$40, Emma S16, Sir Rufus $40.
Second race-Pickwick stake for colts
and filIies, 8 year old, SO entrance, p. D.,
with fifteen hundred added, second horse
$500, third $500. OF twelve nominations
five started.
Oallle WATSON. n'.....s......... L
DunDoyne".
Edwin Adams. ..................
NandaHa'-
Sunrise distanced. Time, 1:47tt, 1:48.
Each heat was won by length Edwin
Adams got bad starts. In the pool Sallie
Watson was the favorite at $3.50, Vandalla
$40, Edwin Adams $50, Dunboyne $40,
King Lear 10.
Third race; three miles for all ages; 100
pounds each; three pounds allowed mares
and geldings. Club purse, $500; first horse
$500, second $3.50, third $50. Won by
Morgan Scout by length, beating Frank
Hampton, Tom Corbett and Flora McIver,
in the same order. Time, 5:36a. In the
pool Hampton was the favorite against the
field, bringing 500, Scout S42, McIver ii,
Corbett 4. The Scout has improved on
Texas pasturage.
The Oakland Race-EImO Leads
Ajax.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-There was a
very large attendance at the Oakland race
track this afternoon TO witness the race of.
Elmo and Ajax for five Thousand dollars.
Elmo won the first heat in 2:305
and the second in 2:31a TIE
first heat was very close and the second
close. Elmo won the third heat in 2:31I.
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DESPERATE ASSAULT BY A NEGRO
WOMAN

- Last Mopday evening, just after court
had adjourned, negro woman by name
of Sallle Ellis, called at the drug store Of Mr..
JAS. A. Dillworth and asked for some
kerosene oil. Mr.. DIlworth stepped into
his blck room, and while STOPPING down 10
draw the oil the woman caught him with
both bands by the throat. She being a
very stout woman, and Mr.. Dlllworth be-
ing old and very much debilitated he did
not have strength sufficient TO release him.
self from her grasp. Dr.. Wheeler happen
ing to pass the Crug store heard the scuf-
Hing noise, and also heard Mr.. Dillworth
calling for help, murder, etc. On the Doc
Tor entering the room he found the woman
using every e&ertion to complete her
job CT murder, and Mr.. Dilworth very
much exhausted. 1t is believed that the
woman saw Mr.. Dillworth receive some
money in the evening and that she saw
him pat it in his pocket, aud believing that
she might BE able to kill the old gentleman,
or render him entirely senseless, she would
be able TO secure his money and perhaps
other thi gs in the store.
This is the boldest atte npt of the kind
that has ever taken place in Jouesboro. 1t
was at a time when but few persons we're
on the street, though the store is situated in
the most public place in town. If DR..
Wheeler had not happened to pass just al
the time he did, she would no doubt have
completed her job, and perhaps stepped out
on the street without any person knowing
who did the act. She has been commit
ted to jail to await her trial in the Circuit
Court,-JOneSborO Herald and Tribune,
April 10.
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81 We have no New York quotations fer
State bonds or cotton, owing to the Easter
holidays.