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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-04

The Republicans of Ohio denounced
the back-pay brigade in hitting terms,
and elected for President Of their Con-
vention mau who voted against the
steal and returned his share Of the swag.
That's the way to do it. 1t will be easier
for an elephant to dance "a hornpipe on
the point of needle than for a back
pay Congressman to be elected to any
Office in Ohio or elsewhere year hence.
81 LO,fiS Democrdf
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A lady who was passing along Chapel
street, New Haven. wore a handsome
gold chain, which attracted the attention
Of dashing cut-purse. Armed with a
sharp instrument, he made a streke at
the glittering chain, but movement of
the lady just at that moment caused him
to fail Of his object The knife, how
ever, struck the ladys dress and cut it
from shoulder to shoulder.
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i ,.SOSADALIS

TIME GREAT SOUTHERN
remedy for the cure Of scrof-
/ ula, Scrofulous Taint, Rheum-
I atism, White Swelling, Gout,
Goitre, Consumption. Bronchl-
4 tbs, Nervous Debility and all
diseases arising from an i'm
pure condition of the Blood.
The merits of this preparation
are so well known that a pass
ing notice is but necessary to
remind thereaders ofthe neces-
sity of always having bottle
of this medicine among their
stock of family necessities.
Certificates can be presented
from many leading Physicians,
Ministers, and heads of fami-
lies throughout the South, in
dersing in the highest terms
The Fluid Extract Of Rosdd0tis.
Or. Il. Wilson Carr Of Balti-
y. more says he has used it in cases
- of Scrofula and other diseases
with much satisfaction.
DR.. T. C. Pugh of Baltimore
/ recommends it to all persons
\ suifersing with diseased Blood,
saying It is superior to any
preparation he has ever used.
4 Rev. .Dabney Ball of the Bal
timore Nj. r. Conference
South says he has been so much
benefited by its use that be
cheerfully recommends 1t to all
his friends and acquaintances.
Craven & Co Druggists. at
GordOhsville, Va, say il never
has failed to give satisfaction.
N Samuel G. MoFadden, Muir
lfreesbOrO; Tennessee, says 1t
cured him OfRheumatism when
all else failed.
Rosadalis Is not q secret
lquack preparation; its ingre-
ldients are published ON every
package. Show il to your Ply
Stefan and he will tell you it is
composed of the strongest al
teratives that exist, and is an
excellent Blood Purifier. Did
our space admit we could give
you testimonials from every
State In the South, and from
persons known TO every man,
woman and child. either per-
sOnally or by reputation.
Rosadalis is sold by all Drug
gists.
CLEMENTS & Co.,
BALrmoRE, Sole Proprieiors.
JOHN T. HENRY,
No. SCOILEGE PLACE.
Noe York. Wholesale Ageai.
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M0NTGO OMERY'
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA

THIS DELIGHTFUL WATERING PLACE
will be open for the reception Of visitors
on the FIRST DAY OF JUNE NEXT.
Extensive additions of new furniture have
been added, and the prsprietors are making
every arrangement for the comfort and eOnve-
This is the most beautiful and extensively
improved of all the numerous watering places
in the mountains of Virginia. All the usual
appliances for the comfort and amusement OF
The guests are provided, and Express, Ticket,
Post and Telegraph Offices are found here.
The Bar will be under the management OF
Thornton A. Atkinson, and will be supplied
with the best of liquors.
BIG TU N N f. l.,
on the Va. and Tenn. division of the A. M.
and D. r. II. is the station at which you take
the car for the Springs-distant IL miles;
Round trip tickets can be procured at all the
principal towns and cities.
G. A. COLHOUN. for twelve years the Resl-
dent Partner of tho Allegheny Springs, will
assume the management, and he tenders to
his old patrons cordial welcome, and pledges
his efforts to render their stay pleasant. we
propose TO have none but the most experienced
servants. and orr supplies Of every descrip-
ton will be selected from the best the country
and city afford. 1t is the intention of the new
proprietors to so improve this property as to
make il the
Leading Watering place I'm the
Mountains of Virginia.
It's many natural attractions can be so inn
proved and ornamentod as to render this COM
paratively an easy task.
We employ none but the most experienced
servants. and eur supplies of every descrip-
ton will be selected from the best the country
and cities afford.
TERMS-s2 so per day; SIG per week $50
per month; for the month of June, $40. Chill,
dren under ten and over two years old and
servants. half price. -
COLH0UN, WILSON & oOWAN,
Proprietors.
Clerks: c. NJ. 0benchain. VIM. Wade and
VIM. Il. Rose. 65-ll4
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MEDICAL.
DR.. Curtis on Manhood
onnah RnETUnE

Revised and Corrected by the Author, Z. DE
f. CURTIS, NJ. D., etc., etc.
A MEDICAL ESSAY on the cause and cure
of Premature Decline in Man, showing how
health is lost and how regained. II. gives a
clear synopsis of the Impediments to Marriage,
the treatment of Exhausted Vitality, Nervous
and Physical Debility, and other diseases ap-
pertaining thereto. and the remedies therefor,
the results of twenty years successful prac-
tile.
"CURTIS ON MANHOOD. = There is no
member Of society by when this book will mt
be found useful. whether he be parent pre-
ceptor or clergym. ~ LLondor Times.
Price so cents, by mail. Address the author,
DIR. CURTIS,
40-xviii39 9,rremont Place. Boston, Mass.
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SPRINGS.
MONTvALE SPRINGS.

TIIIS PAyORITE SUM MER RESORT, SIT
Il unted in Blount county, East Tennessee.
will be opened for tho reception Of visitors on
the 18th Of May, 1878. and maintained IN n
public. The mark cd beneficial results attend
ing tho use Of these waters in functional dc.
rangemonts Of the Liver. Bowele, Kidneys and
Skin, and the cure Of chronic diseases, attest
their medical properties. All the accessories
tering places will be found here. Special at
tention will be given 20 the comfort and im-
proyement Of invalids.
Visitors 70 Montvale necessarily pass over
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, making the city Of Knoxville. Ten.
nessee, n point; thence via Knoxville and
Charleston railroad 10 Maryville. sixteen
miles, whence passengers are conveyed in
trains. 10 the Springs, nine miles distant.
Return tickets can be obtained at all promi-
ncnt points.
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BOARD

Per month, July. August and September 80 70
Children under ten years Of age and colored
servants. half price.
We have been fortunate this year in gather
ing o store Of clear ioe. so that guests may be
fully supplied. Address. for the pamphlet
containing analysis and description of the
water, etc, JOS. l.. KING, Prop'r,
6s-9i MOntvale Springs, East Tennessee.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02

THE town of Wooster, Ohio, is greatly ex-
cited over an alleged mineral discovery. A
company was formed to bore for oil and it is
reported that in their operations they found
not only oil, but salt and iron. The iron ore
is said to yield twenty y-nine per cent. of pure
iron, and the salt yield is at the rate of about
ten per cent These developments have ex-
cited the unusually quiet and even-tempered
residents of the chief town in the principal
backbone" county. The Arizona diamond
fields excitement was scarcely equal to the
Wooster iron and salt panic. It is reported
that shares of the companys stock, which
cost $50, changed hands on the Wooster
curbstones at $1,000. At last accounts, mys-
terious rumors of amazingly rich leads of
iron, unexampled brine, and the very fatness
of oil filled the atmosphere round about the
city, and mining stock was still buoyant
Those who sell the stock will certainly make
q nice thing of it; and those who buy the
stock-well, we hope their dividends may be
exceedingly generous. ti @5i1 5t
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
A Remarkable Case.

A short time ago son of one of the most
prominent citizens of Denver, Colorado, in a
fit of anger, deliberately shot and killed an
other young man and fled. Naturally enough
the occurrence created great sensation in
the city, and efforts were made by the Off
GERS to arrest the murderer Some blame is
attached to them for lack of diligence or ab-
solute neglect of duty in allowing the young
man to escape. After the excitement over
the event had som ewhat subsidized, the father
of the youth presented himself before the
authorities and pledged his word that in two
davs after his son should be delivered to the
officers. He is said to have been placed en-
tirely out of the reach of the authorities, and
had his father desired to shield him from
justice he could have accomplished his final
escape. True to his word the parent was
before the officers and delivered the lad into
their custody. The Denver Nems, COM
menting upon this act, says it is seldom,
very seldom indeed, that such all act is done.
To redeems such promise required, in a
father, the incest sense of homer, the highest
nerve, the largest amount of self-control.
Let the public note the fact as one which
displays genuine heroism, and the truest
qualities of manhood. -
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
Popularity OF (srcenbacks.

A pretty correct idea of the value at which
the notes of the Spanish Bank of Havana are
estimated by their holders may be derived
from the fact that our greenbacks are eagerly
bought up in Havana at twelve and thirteen
per cent. premium. Gold is nominally quoted
there at sixteen per cent. premium, but as
our currency, which is worth eleven per
cent. less than gold, sells readily at twelve to
thirteen per cent. premium, it follows that
gold would really sell at twenty-five to twen-
ty-six per cent. premium, if there were any
there for sale. The truth is, that beyond the
mythical five millions of the precious coin
which has for three years headed the pub
lished assets of the Spanish Bank, and in
whose existence nobody has particle of be-
lief, there is no gold in Havana, and 50, in
the lack of specie, all the holders Of the
Spanish bank bills grab for our greenbacks.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02

A law case arising from the burning of a
building in Massachusetts has just been de-
cided by the Supreme Court. The case is
this: The building of company was on
fire and the engines were playing upon it,
having their hose stretched across railway
track, which freight train passing run over
and cut in part, and the burning building and
contents were consumed. The owners sued
the railroad company to recover for the loss.
The questions involved in the case were
whether the hose was -rightfully put across
the track and whether the loss by the fire
was not SO remotely connected with the
negligent act of the company as to preclude
recovery. The Supreme Court decides
that the tiremen had right to lay their hose
across the track, and that the negligent act
of the railroad company was a direct and
efficient cause of the loss. 5t
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
GREELEY,s GOLD MIME.
His Farm IN Virginia q Vnst Bod OF
Aurifer0us Ore

Correspondence Of the Richmond Whig.]
Perhaps there are very few people in this
State who are aware of the fact that Mr..
Horace Greeley is landowner in the county
of Buckingham; yet such is the case. A few
months previous to the breaking out of the
war, Henry M. Bayard, of Delaware, brother
of the old Senator, and uncle of the present,
came to the county of Buckingham, and
contracted with o. s. and J. NJ. Ayres to
purchase of them their farms, for the purpose
of mining for gold The war coming on in
terfered with the completion of the contract
Soon after its close Henry M. Bayard and
Abraham Rex, of Philadelphia, came to Vir-
ginia and entered into a contract with said
Ayres, in accordance with the foregoing
agreement Bayard soon commenced opera
tions, hired a strong force of negro laborers,
purchased extensive machinery adapted to
crushing gold ore, and spent about $3.50, 900
in undertaking to develop the resources of
his mining lands. They continued operations
until the spring and summer of 1870, when
Henry NJ Bayard sold his interest to Mr..
Greeley. In the fall of 1870 MIR. Greeley
paid the balance of the rurchase-money-
about $2,500-and under the contract as
signed to him and according to its terms.
The tract containing about $50 acres, but in
tSoSlluVA " lAAO 3@,ouO pfI1u NY 41l. N1CCICy,
he had advanced to Henry Bayard about &c.
900, with the understanding that the contract
held by Bayard was to be assigned to him in
part consideration for the additional $4,000
paid him. Denmead & Son, of Baltimore,
instituted suit against Bayard some time in
1870, and attached his interest in this property,
which attachment was several months prior
to the payment of the purchase-money by
Mr. Greeley and while the title was still held
by the Ayres; Mr.. Greeley, by his counsel,
Major Garland b. Haines, filed his petition
at the October term of the Circuit Court of
Buckingham, in this suit, setting forth his
claims and rights to said piece Of land, and
was made party defendant in the cause, i'll
which condition it now stands.
This land is said to be very valuable, as it
is known to contain underneath it's surface
vast beds If auriferous ore. 1t is situated on
the road lsading from Now OuutOI ~ DUCK
ingham Court House, and one mile west Of
the old Buckingham Female Institute 1t is
now occupied by negroes, who live on it and
are not charged with any rent
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02

A Desp perate VeMture-H0Sv a Man got
out OF u Paradise Of SnObs.
From the Washington Star
|. We wagered small sum with friend
once that he could not get out of that para
disc of snobs called the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
without being forced to fee the waiter; He
was peky ew s in IL haa aa 3ehaSad AKA passsd ssssd
with credit from under all sorts of social
batteries in the battle of life. We watched
him closely. He marched from his room,
valise in hand, and began his descent of. the
grand stairway, scorning to take advantage
of the elevator. He passed servants cycling
him as il he was Il sneak thief as he was.
His first skirnlish came off in the hall oppo-
site the dining room, and our friend proved
the victor. The last fight was trying. Di-
rectly facing it is that heavy battery of clerks
whose diamond shirt fronts, shiny hair, stun
ming clothes, and elevated manners so Cypress
poor humanity. We saw our friend draw q
deep breath and beg in the descent. He took
the fire OF lofty contempt from the clerk
battery, and turning to the left encountered
heavy reserve of whisk brooms. This
charged on him in platoon; while one de-
tachment attacked his baggage another as
saulted him on flank and rear with whisk
brooms. He fought through gallantly. He
had nearly reached the entrance when huge
African bore down upon his right and the
two passed out struggling for the valise.
Victory hung doubtful, when, unfortunately
for our gallant friend, two ladies of his ac-
quaintance, who happened to be passing,
paused to bid him farewell. This was fatal.
He relnquished his valise, bowed to his
friends, was thrust into hack and meekly
paid the African-a counterfeit ffty-c6nt
fractional currency that lie held in reserve
in case the worst came to the worst.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02

The San Francisco papers contain reports
of experiments tried recently at CARROTS
brass foundry to test the efficiency of an i'm.
portant invention by Leyi Stevens for the
economical generation of heat. The inventor
formerly resided at Washington and has Sc
cured several patents in connection with his
discoveries. His apparatus consists of a
furnace. To produce an intense heat he
makes use of small quantity of coal oil.
and with the aid of superheated steam separ-
ates the oxygen from the air, and hydrogen
from water, converting both elements to the
purpose of fuel The invention appears to
be one of vast Importance. Coal and tim
Der will in time become scarce, but the sup
ply of air and water will probably endure as
long as humanity may need them. If science
can control and utilize their combustible ele-
ments 1t will, the discovery must prove equal
in practical importance to any which has
ever preceded it. The Bulletin contains the
following on the subject: ,...
"a reporter Friday witnessed the trial of
a furnace just erected under Stevens direc-
tion in CARROTS brass foundry. The only
material used which cost money was about
five gallons of coal tar. With this and the
addition of hydrogen gas, eliminated from
water, aided by the oxygen of the atmos-
pucfc, neat was Ill a lew iIlOnleHtS genera
ted so intense in its naturc that a bar of iron
held in the flame became white in one minute;
the rafters of the building, two feet distant
from the smokc-pipe and fifteen feet from
the furnace, took fife; and the flame of the
furnace was dazzling to the eye. After an
hours experiment THE furnace was examined,
and the surface of he fire brick was found
to have been melted by the fierce flame. This
result is reached MT merely by taking the
oxygen from the atmosphere, which is COM
mon process, but bI eliminating hydrogen
from water and util lzing it in combustion.
His theory is, if understood by the reporter,
that hydrogen cannotbe robbed of its oxygen
at the point of CONT thstion; free hydrogen
will then claim its OXYGEN. In other words
his discovery consiss in ascertaining the
means by which corlpnic oxide (6-0 or pos
sibly protoxide of Grbon (S-6) is formed
from oxo-hydrogen yipor or steam.' ....,|
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
The Gold Snuff.b0x that Victoria
H'''''" Gave Stanley.

Gave stanley
'i It is of gold, exquisitely adorned with bril-
liants and deep blue enamel (the royal color)
on the lid, which is oval in shape. In the
center is the monogram V. r., worked in
small brilliants on ground of deep blue en-
amel, and surrounded by the crown in dia-
monds, the crimson velvet being represented
by ruby. Around this center-piece is a
circle of larger brilliants. This is in turn
surrounded BY circle of leaves in relief of
gale gold, on deep gold background, hay
ing delicate line of white enamel on their
inner edge. On either side of these circles,
and filling up the toval, are the rose. thistle
and shamrock, outlined with gold and filled
in with diamonds. The two stones repre-
senting roses are of large size and purest wa
ter. The sides of the box are divided into
pannels of blue enamel, with leaves in pale
gold between them. The bottom of the box
is decorated by chaste design, in enamel,
of various colors. The interior of the lid
bears the following inscription: Presented
by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, to Henry
NJ. Stanley, Esq, in recognition of the pru-
dence and zeal displayed by him in opening
communication with Doctor Livingstone,
and thus relieving the general anxiety felt in
regard to the fate of that distinguished trav-.
eler. London, August 18th, 1872. 2."-New
York Herald
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
ElAS.sClOtll.

More than thiry yt;srs ago NJ. Bonnell of
Lille, France discovered method of weav-
ing cloth out Of spun glass threads which
was described as perfectly flexible, and
applicable to a number of purposes, more cs-
pecially the adornnlent of walls of apart
ments. The fabric, the making of which
seems to be at pres sent lost art, was de-
scribed in the .pape's of 1887 as follows:
This cloth of glass Is extremely beautiful,
and, from the manner in which it reflects
light, it suIpasses everything that has ever
been attempted with silk, even when COM
bined with gold and silver. Some specimens
of this new manufacture have been exhibited
in the Passage de Ppera in Paris, and the
Queen of the French was so much pleased
with them that she ordered II golden medal
to be sent to the in 1entor. The following
message was extracted from a French paper:
"When we figure I'd ourselves an apartment
decorated with cloth of glass and resplen-
dent with lights, we nust be convinced that it
will equal in brilliancY all that is possible for
the imagination to dnceive: it will realize,
in a word, all the wonders of enchanted
palaces of the Arabian tales. The lights
flashing from the pllished surface of the
glass, to which any (olor or shade may he
given, will make the room have the appear
ance of an appartmelt of pearls mOther-0f-
pearl, or diamonds, f composed of garnets,
sapphires, topazes, tlbies, emeralds, anne
thysts, etc., or, in shot, of all those precious
stones united and combined in thousand
ways, and formed Tito stars, rosettes, bo-
quetts, garlands, fest IONS, and graceful un-
dulatiOns. varied almbt to ininity." r.. ~.
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Treatment of ASthlM

George Goskoin, sugeon to the British hos
pital for diseases of tile skin, has had success
in treating this dise$e by rubbing briskly
into the chest, for tlf space of an hour, a
chloroform liniment. The counter-irritation
produced by the lininfnt was of benefit, but
this benefit was increased by the jolting re-
sulting from the rubbing. Anything that
leads to the displacenI int of the air stagnant
in the vesicles has ppved able to relieve in
many instances. It S advised that the fric-
ton be made with as much roughness as the
case admits. Slight flows with the palm of
the hand or the end ofa towel on the ribs are
quite allowable; andthe friction should be
extended to the frot of the neck at the
lower part, where thu evagi enter the chest
The composition of be liniment need not
trouble us, provided i1be warm and worked
well.-Bf5tisM Med. J4tr. .tt>rf'a47,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-02
Boys Using Tobacco.

A strong and sensible writer says good,
sharp thing, and a true one, too, for boys
who use tobacco: lit has utterly ruined
thousands of boys. It tends to the weaken
ing and sp.tening of the bones, and it greatly
Injuries the brain, the spinal marrow and the
whole nervous fluid. A boy who smokes
early and often, or in any way uses large
quantities of tobacco, is never known to make
man of much energy, and generally lacks
muscular and physical IS well as mental
power. We would particularly warn boys,
who want to be anything in the world, to
shun tobacco as most baneful poison"