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z TO IL. PER CENT,

We make a SPECIALITY OF County. City
and SchOol district h Ids, GUARANTEE LIZ
GALITY OF all bonds sold. collect the coupons
without extra charge, or take same as 50
much cash on sales kA-Ssnd tor Price List
TIE LAW or NUM- IPAL BONDS
Just published by our senior, should BE In
the hands Of all interested IN this class Of
seeurities- 2vols, price Iio.
". ~. COLER q CO., New York.
Address:
GEO. 3. HILL d CO., Agents.
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ShIpments OF Coal.

The shipments OF coal by the river
to-day were {: Charlie Mcdonald, Gins
cinnati, 10 barges, 5000 bushels Fol
Louisville, Tom Rees, barges, sc 600
bushels; Stella, 2 boats and s barges.
10000 bushels. River falling with 10
feet Q inches in the channel.
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Judgment Rendered.

Dgs MONIES, October 2G.-Judgment
has been rendered against the Republic
Fire Insurance Company, OF Chicago,
in the u. S Circuit Court here. There
were about one hundred suits, and the
ann total il over $300000
Incorporated.
JEFFERSON CITY, October 23.-The
st. Louis Connecting Railroad and
Warehouse Company have completed
their organization by filing articles Of
Incorporation in the secrstary's Office
Yesterday.
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Vessels LoEt.

PoRr Here, Oct. % The schooner
Sultan while trying to make the barsor
last night, Ian into he
west pier, strikins i heavily md
causing the yessel 10 SILK. Sic it q
total loss
LEAMISGToS, Oct 23.-The bsrgts Da.
vid Morris, the Globe, and ID e Sasinzw,
from Bay City. laden With lumber, cave
gone 10 pieces in this barbor Two
p-rsons, named O'Conner and Ryne,
were lost OF the Morris.
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BY TELE GR RAPH.
Exclusively for the Register.
Blythe Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Oniee, ITO Main street.
W WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, October %
Refuses TO Interfere.

Refuses 70 Interfere.
A delegation from Pittsburgh, visit.
ing this city to intercede for e1-Post-
master Stewart, visited the Attorney
General yesterday, who emphatlcally
declined to interfere.
Chief Justice Chase.
In the presence Of many distlngulsh>
ed members OF the bar, Attorney Gem
eral Williams to-day. in feeling terms,
alluded to the death OF Chief Justice
Chase who would now be entering upon
his responsible duties had he been
living.
Attorney General Williams to-day
presented the resolutions adopted by
the Bar in memory OF Chief Justice
Chase, to the Supreme Court, with sp-
oropriate remark Ike. Justice Clifford
followed with eulogy on deceased.
Denial.
President Grant authorizes denial
Of the statement that be has written q
letter to any one in New York contain
iny the statements attributed to him 10
tue money articles of the Evening Post
and Express OF the 2lst inst. The
President has, on several occasions, ex-
pressed his determination to do eVery-
thing taat he could, inside OF law, to
relieve the business interests OF the
country.
The Reserve Fund.
Some time since the Secretary OF the
Treasury expressed the belief that the
$44 100000 legal tender reserve woul d
be drawn on TO certain extent each
week during the month OF October, bu t
the improvement 10 custom receipts
and receipts from lnterOal Revenue
sources, were such az enabled the Sec
retary 10 get along without further
drawing on the reserve fund, and also
to slowly decrease the amount oi out
standing legal tenders. In regard TO
purchasing exchange on London, this
10 doue whenever necessary for the use
OF different departments, and it has
never been contemplated departing from
the established custom 10 this matter.
Cnnscieuce Money.
The receipts OF conscience money for
the fiscal year 1872, amounted to g.
9g7 ~, and for 1873 S25, ,55l.2l. This
tund amounted TO 1854 1906 9S on July
l.t, 1878
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Agricultural Fair.

LYNcHBuRe, October 23.-The sgr;-
cultural talr held here to-day WAS a
grand success. There were 10000 per-
sons present and three well contested
races
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LIST GIFTS
Total, 1000 Gifts, al Cash

Tho distribution will be positive, whether
all the iicke saTe sold or not, and the l2O0O
gllts all paid Ia proportion TO the tickets
sold-all unsold tickets being destroyed, m
at the first and second concert, and not
rnnrnHl u al I'm Ihn lraw wing
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PRICEOF OFTICKETS

Whole tickets $50; halves US: tcnths, OF
each coupon, so: eleven whole tickets for
500; "a tickets for u 600 liz whole tick cts
for S5 OOU; 2T whole tickets for $1,000 No
discount on loss than t5CO worth oi tickets
at time.
Tickets now ready iDr sale, and oil orders
accOmp MED by the money promtly filled.
iheIal terms given Ia those who buy tn
sell again.
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WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER ., Is7a.
@l,SOO,OOO.

divided into II OOO cash gifts will be dlxtrib-
Uted by lot among the licket-holders. The
numbers ot the tickets TO be drawn from
one wheel 10y blind children and the gifts
fTOn another
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Incorporated.
VIRGINIA.
Committee on Internal Navigation

RICHMOND, October 2S.-The United
States Senate Committee on Internal
Navigation, Yesterday, examined por-
tions of the James River and Kauswha
canal. They will leave for Hunting
ton to-day.
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THOs. n uRAyIIRrTn

Agent Publ. Libr. Ky. and MnnE. al I Coui.
Public Library Building. LopIsvILLE, Ky
J. Y. l., RODGERS agent,
ION Market sffasf
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NEW soVERr,seMENrs
Grandest Scheme Ever Known,
CONCERT
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Public Library
OF HSntucky.
$4,000 Cash Gifts fl,50O, 900
Every Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift,
S25O,OOO for $50.

The Fourth Grand Gin Concert suthor,u.
ed by specia act OF the Legislature foe the
benefit OF the Public Library OF Kentucky,
will take place IN Public Lorary Hall, at
Louisville, KY,
WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER ., Is13.
Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold
and one half OF these are intended for the
European market, thus leaving OIL G,M
for sale In the United States, where loo,0G
were disposed OF for the Third Concert. The
parts and have on their back the Scheme
with full explanation OF their mode oi
drawing.
AT this cCncert, which will be the grand.
CEt musical display ever witnessed In this
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PITTS BURGH,
The DefauIring PostmaSter.

PlTTsBURGH, October % The Grand
Jury returned true bill in the case Of
er-P Postmaster Stewart. The indict-
nent contains three counts: frat, ems
bezzling public monies; second. en-
b.zzling money order funds; third
nostal Etamn revenues.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
PUyrs O.v rHs POETS.

Very fast indeed-Swift.
Worn on the bead-Hood.
A lady's garment-Spencer.
A slang exclamation-Dick ens.
An interesting pain-Akenside.
Belongs 10 n ,nonastery-Abbot.
Pilgrims knee 10 kiss him-Pope.
A young domestic anlmal-Lamb.
The value of word -Wordsworth.
To agitate a weapon--Shakspe
A sick place of worship-Church-ll
Vital part Of the human body-Harte.
Make amends for -Makepeace.
' A barrier built by an edible--Cornwall.
A worker in precious metal s-Gold-
smith.
What an oyster Is apt to be-Shelley.
Sniall talk and large weieht-Chattertou
An American manufacturing town
Lowell.
Humpbacked, but not acknowledging.
bell.
l cant describe its pains and stings-
Burns.
Roast beef, what are yon doing Brown
ing.
disagreeable fellow at ones foot
Bunvan.
A French proposition and an enemy
DcFoe.
An officer in an English university
Proctor.
Brighter and smarter than other ones
Sparks.
One who is more than sandy shore
Beecher.
What you are apt to do when sleepy
Prescott.
A lions home in place without water
Dryden.
Depicts the dwellings Of civilized men
Holmes.
A chain of hills containing a dark treas
ure-Coleridge.
A Traction in currency and the height OF
| fashion Milton.
Which is the greater poet, Shak speare oil
| Upper Willis.
Not one of the points of the compass but
| inclines TO it-South-ey.
A tcn-foo,er whose name begins with Il T.
| ty-L-ongfelow.
| A common domestic animal, and what Il
can not do--Cow-per.
| A well-known game, and a male of tn,
human species-Tenny-sOn.
| What a rough man said to his son wher
teaching him to eat properly-Chaucer.
All is youthful, you see, but 'twixt yor
and me, he WAS never much of u chicken
Young.
Each human hair in turn, tits said,
Will turn to him tho he be dead-Grey
Mamma is in good health, my child,
Aud thus he named the poet mild-Moth
| err. well.-NeW York Express.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07


Cork Is the bark of the evergreen oak
known as Quercus suber. 1t grows pleni-
fully In the sonth of France, in parts of II.
ally, in Spain. Portugal and Algiers. Com
merce is indebted to Portugal for its larg-
est supply. There the cork tree, majestic
in size and rugged in covering, its branch
es sweeping gracefully over the flower
studded green sward, and its foliage of
brightest green, is monarch Of the forest.
The fawn color OF the lesser limbs and the
tawny gray of the body furnish emphatic
and pleasing contrast to the leaves. Cork
oaks form the royal parks, and shade the
piazzas of palatial mansions. Single trees
OF gigantic ~ize, sacred as manorial heir
looms or from historical associations, who g
branches through centuries have been
growing gray with moss, are regarded with
almost su, crsttious eneraiion.
For constructive purposes the wood Of
the cork tree is almost valueless. Ii not
only decays rapidly, but its sap, from which
no drying ever quite frees il, corrodes nails
driven into IL. But the value of the bark
fully compensates for the inferior quality
of the wood in fact the bark of the cork
tree, although like other oaks il bears n
corns, may be regarded as its fruit. Ir it,
native State, every few years. ii sloughN It's
old covering and takes on new. This nat
urai yield is not commercially valuab e.,
however, and hence mechanical yield
takes its place. Bark stripping, done pc
riodically when the material is in its best
condition, and not the shedding Of its coat
from necessity, makes the cork tree one of
the most valuable in The vegetable world.
When healthy cork tree has reached the
| age Of twenty-five years ii is subjected to
its first shearing. This is not done at a
single process, else the life of the tree won d
be endangered. A circular incision is first
made in the bark at or near The ground and
another exactly similar to but above the
former close by the branches. These cuts
are followed b.; others equally deep, made
longitudinally, and dividing tho bark into
broad planks. The tree is then left. The
sap has been stopped from circulation; the
| bark begins to dry and curl outward, and
shortly each strip is peeled off by the hand
| This process Is repeated every ten years
and, as the cork tree lives 10 great age
there are those now standing that have
grown their twentieth crop. But the finest
cork comes from the earliest ) eld. Every
crop is less valuable than its predecessor
The best cork is known by its pliancy, e.
lasticily, absence Of porosity, and depth o
color, and these qualities are gradually los
sight of by successive yields. The Span
iards keep their superior article for manu-
faciure at home. OF late years Algeria l.
sending exceedingly good cork TO mark ct
The estate of NJ. lie Due de Monticello, pre-
scented to him by Louis Napoleon, is GOV
cred with cork oak forests, the yield from
which is very great, and the quality unsur
passed. About 5000 tons of the raw mate
rial of cnrks are annually shipped from
cork producing countries and probably Al
equal quantity is furnished for home con
sumption. --4ppleton's Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07

the smaller icebergs the water broke COM
pletely, as If a tempest was pilng up the
seas, and heaving them fiercely against the
shore. Then, to add still further TO the
commotion thus occasioned, the great, wal
lowing iceberg, which was the cause of 1t
all, was dropping fragments from its sides
with each oscillation, the reports of the
rupture reaching the ear above the general
din and clamor. Other bergs were set In
motion by the waves and these also drop
ped pieces from their sides and at last, as
IL It were the grand finale of the pece-the
clash oi symbals, and the big bass drum Of
Natures grand orchestral monstrous
berg near the middle Of the ford split In
two; and, above the sound of breaking
waters and falling ice this last disruption
filled the air with peal that rang among
the bergs and crags, and, echoing from hill
to hill, died away only in the void beyond
the mountain tops; while, to the noisy
tune, the icebergs of the ford danced their
wild, ungainly dance upon the waters. II
was many hours before this state OF wild
unrest was succeeded by the calm which
had preceded the commencement of it /;
and when, at length, the iceberg that had
been born came quietly to rest, and the 9TH
err icebergs had ceased their dance upon the
troubled sea, and the waves had ceased
their lashing, 1t seemed to me that, in be-
holding this birth of an iceberg, had be-
| held one of the most sublime exhibitions
| of the great forces Of Nature. It was, in
truth a convulsion.-F Fro n Dr.. Hays Land
| of Desoldtion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
THE ANT LroN.-In late number of the

THE ANT LIoN.-In a late number Of the
American Naturalist, J. II. Emerton de-
scribes at length the peculiar habits and
structure Of the ant lion (Myrmeleo immac-
ulatus.) 1t appears that this ravenous lit
tie insect Is endowed by nature with supe-
rior intelligence, and displays great skill
and cunning in the entrapping and secur-
ing Of its prey. Having determined upon
suitable site, generally clear sandy space
under the shade of some shrub or boulder,
it begins the construction of a miniature
pitiall by first thrusting its long Jaws and
fiat head underneath the grains of sand.
and then by sudden upward jerk tossing
them several inches above the pit. This OPP
Grafton is repeated until a funnel shaped
hole Is excavated, the sides of hich are az
steep as the shifting nature of the sand will
allow. When completed, the ingenious
little builder conceals his body al the bot
tom, leaving only the extended jaws ex-
posed. Here he awaits patiently until the
unconscious victim, generally some small
err insect, approaches the edge OF the am
buscade, when the disturbance of the sand
above warns the watcher below, and he be-
gins TO toss up the earth from beneath the
unwary ant or beetle, thus deepening the
hole and causing the san d on the shelving
sides TO slide down toward the centre, bear.
ing with II the prey TO within reach of the
extended jaws. The lower sides of these
are provided with tubular channels, that
serve as ducts to convey the blood Of the
victim to the mouth of the captor. Alter
sucking the body dry, the carcass is tossed
beyond the limits OF the pit, which Is at
once repaired, and made ready for the APP
proach of the second visitor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07

THE RICHEST Boy IN AMERIcA.-Ev-
erybody has heard OF the late Edwin A.
Stevens of Hoboken. His father, Col. Johu
Stevens, invested nearly all his wealth in
Hoboken lands, and soon became the pos
SCISSOR of the vast tract that stretches from
the Eysian Fields to point beyond the
line of the terminus of the Morris and Es-
sex road, and from the river to the Pail
sades. From a small village the tract be-
camo town, and from a town city, and
lots that were purchased by the Colonel at
less than one dollar each were soon worth
five hundred times that amount. The Col.
did not retire upon his golden laures. He
projected the Camden and Ambov and
New Jersey railroads, and lived TO see both
in fair way Of completion. His hand and
fortune were visible in every improvement,
and his genius and disposition descended
10 his son, the late Edwin A. Stevens. The
latter was the principal manager of the
Camden and Amboy railroad, and he APP
piled steam, then comparatively in its in
fancy, to all the various projects which had
emanated from his busy brain. Forty-two
ScoiS aSo i@uWiH "a ctcNtHS WAS TeSdTueu
as the most active business man in the
United States, and, making due allowance
for age, he preserved his reputation up to
within two or three years Of his death.
The great iron battery, which was the last
embodiment of his genius, was tho fore
runner OF our monitors.
Edwin A. Stevens LETT two sons. The
eldest is called after himself. He is bright
lad ofseventeen, unatfet ted in his manners.
The mother, who is still young woman,
resides with her children i'm the castle
above the Hudson, near the heart of Hobo
ken. The boy does not seem TO realize that
he Is the beir to an estate worth $40, 900, 600
and that in four years more he will proba-
bly, be the richest man in the world. When
he reaches his majo rity, the interest on his
fortune will amount to larger sum than
the salary of any crowned head in Europe
II would be really diff cult to tell what the
Stevens estate will he worth in five wears
more. A large number of leases of valua.
BILE houses and lots, now held at nominal
rents, will then revert 10 young Stevens
and he will be the sole possessor of bonds
and other securities TO the amount of s., :.
000,0 The lad, however, seems TO be un.
conscious Of his destiny. He may be seen
daily playing on the lawn in front of the
castle where his father passed his maiurel
years.-New Jersey Paper.
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him I'd a. lief sell one of nv children

him I'd as lief sell one of my children"
49," concluded Mr.. Divine, II brought
Leo home with me, and sold couple of
cows instead. Poor economy, I s'pose but
when feeling gets into The accounts, it's apt
to play the mischief with the balance. Any
how, I've never been sorry, and Leo aud
won't part now till one or tother of US
dies"
Never wa. dogs face so eloquent as
Leos while this narrative was going on.
1t was almost human in its expressiveness
Plainly he comprehended every word, ev.
cry detail, and when Mr.. Divine stopped
he reared his maonl fcent head and look ed
round with the calm dignity of conscious
worth.-lSclected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
Centaur Imminent.

There IL no pain which the Centaur Eminent will
not relieve. swelling 1t will not subdue, and no
hmeness which It will not This is strong Ian
guage, but IL true Where the parts are not gone
its effects are marvellous. 1t has produced cur es
Of rheumatism, neuralgia lock jaw, palsy, sprans
dwellings, cakedbreasts, saalds, bu as, sslt-rheum
ear-ache &C., upon the human frame, and Of strains
SPAWN, CALLS &c, upon animals in year than have
all other pretended remedies since the world began.
II is coanter-irritapt, shealing pain reliever
Cripples throw away their crutches, the lame walk
poisonous bites rendered harmless and the woun-
cd are healed without scar. 1t is no humbug The
recipe s published around each bottle 1t Is selling
article before Sold aud it sells because it does
just what It pretends to do. Those who now suffer
fr Jm rheumatism, pain swelling deserve suffer
II they will not use CentAur Lnment. More than
1000 certificates OF remarkable cures including frozen
limbs. chronic rheumatism, govt running tumors
SC, have been received. We will send circular con.
tanning certcses the recipe, &c, gratis any one
requesting One bottle Of the yellow wrapper Cen
taur niment IL worth hundred dollars for spay-
ined sweenied and mules, or for screw-worm
In sheep. Btock-owners-this linimept 10 worth your
attention. No family should be without Centaur Ini
ment J. d. RosE Co., New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07
THE BIRTH OF .s.vICRBBRG

It would be impossible, with mere words
alone, to convey any adequate idea of the
action Of this new born child of the Arctic
frosts. Think Of a solid lump of ice, third
of mile deep, and more than half a mile
In lateral diameter, hurled, like mere toy,
away into the water, and set TO rolling TO
and fro by the impetus of the act as If it
were Natures merest foot ball now down
one side, until the huge bulk was nearly
capsized then back again /; then down the
other side once more with the same unre-
sisting force, and so on, up and down, and
down and up, smashing to and fro for hours
before II comes finally 10 rest. Picture
this, and you will have an image of power
not to be seen by the action of any other
force upon the earth. The disturbance Of
the water was inconceivably fine. Waves
OF enormous magnitude were rolled up
with great violence against the glacier, GOV.
ering 1t with spray pillows came tearing
down the ford, their progress marked by
the cracking and crumbllng ice, which
was every whore in state OF widest agi-
tation for the space Of several miles. over
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07

In this age of scepticsm facts required to in
spire confidence in the minds Of the people, but, with
good indorsers, they willing to test any article
claiming extraordinary merit. The proprietors Of
Halls Vegetable siclian Hair Remover offer the fol-
lowing Endorsement Of the merits claimed by them for
their preparation by the Pittsburg, Pa, christian
Advocated" viz, 1.-THE public have often been de-
ceived by the use Of worthless preparations for the
hair that an article Of this kind to gain their favor
aud secure their patronage. must possess real merit
We ace glad to readers that Halls Vegetable
sician Hair Remover 10 meeting with the success
which Its merits so Justly deserve and we have
liable evidence, that will perform all that claimed
for a. In restoring gray hair to its natural color and
as permeni dressing, Is unsurpassed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-07

REGENERATION OF LIMps.-Ifa Holsters
claw is broken Off below the third joint,
another will soon appear in miniature at
the end of the stump. About the third
wear II will overtake in size the one on the
other side. This explains why the pugna-
cious creatures are SO frequently noticeable
with one large and one small pair OF fight
ing shears. r7
At a particular season the males engage
in ferocious combats, cutting each other in
pieces if they can. Nipping off the sword
arm of an opponent is a point of sangninary
ambition. They quarrel worse than con-
gregaton of taiors on a strike.
When, by accident or otherwise, a Brazil
ian lizards tail is missing, another crops
out Immediately, requiring considerable
time, however. TO develop into full proper
tons. II is to them as indispensable an ap-
pendage as n balance pole in the hands of
rope dancer, in maintaining their centres
OF gravity while racing through the top OF
a tree in pursuit of prey. Could fox run
without a tail? But second one never
grows, SO he il crippled for life when that
is gone.
| Some of the nevis have new eve gen.
Grated, If gougcd out, which will ultimately
exactly correspond with the old one in col
or, function and visual perfection.
All the mamnalia, including ourselves,
have something of that remarkable regen-
Grating propertv-particuarly exhibited
in the reunion Of broken limbs, which
shows graduated relationship to the low
er forms, even to reptile life. Such are the
deductions of science, unwilling as some
|