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FOREIGN nARKKfM

LIVERPOOL, Augy Al 1880. r. n. = Cotton
steady; sales $4,000 balea, 1000 for expert and
speculation; Uplands $50, Orleans 8lA
September and October delivery frcn Savan-
nah or Charleston, not below Low Kidding, SD.
LONDON, Aug. H. Erie 00@.
PARIS, Aug. II. -Rentes e9B6.
IlvERpooi., Aug. II. Up. M.-BreadsGadsq quiet.
Lard 62s. Bacon b2s Sd for long clear nliddles.
5is Cd for short clear rniddles.
OF American to-day 1000 bales. Sales On tho
basis Of Middling OrleaI,s, not below Low Mid
ding. deliverable October and November, SD.
Sales Of shipments q new crop, on = basis OF
Middling Uplands, nothing below Good 0rthns1y.
not below Low Middling, deliverable October J..
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SourHwEs1 Pass Au9. Az Ii MI oso@
%. Wind calm, thlck and rainy.
New YORK, Aug. l7.-Ariv'd: CITY ~ broa'
sel A,r Ty ont: Baltic. p,ne Palma, Mary Lord
snurHwSsr Pass. Aus. II, 81. A-Daroaess:
20 TO- Wind E., vey light. Weather Thick and
80. - y 20 .t- u
NJ arrivals e departures a. -
New YopA, Aug. H.-Arrfyed out: Thuringia
Nm YoRK, Aug. l7.-Arriyed: Idaho and
paeln. .E. RS r
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Not one of the many balloon ascensions
made this summer has produced a ct to con-
firm the notion of a steady easterly current IN
the upper air.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-18
MEMPHIS WEATHER.

MEMPHIS. Aug. IA splendid shower of rain
fell this afternoon; the best in two months, which
has materially improved the temperature, and it
Is hoped, ended the heated term.
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Some people think it little singular that
peechers nest-hidln didn't suggest to TiltOn
the pra :hcL value Of cowhidinS.-Losrier
Journal.
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PROBABLE SUSPENSION.

PorrsyILLE, Pa, Aug. H.-It is generally be,
lieved there will be suspension Of the principal
collieries through this region Tomorrow, until
September, the fSst supply Of coal in the market
already being in excess OF the demand But a
few empty cars have been distributed to the
miners to day. Indications are that the suspen-
SION will soon become general.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-18

The first Artificial ice made in Franco cost
81 cent, pound. Ice can now be made, it 10
said, at cost Of Is cents ton.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-18

An agricultural Journal maintains that alum
water is quite az DIES tracty We to insects o. Paris
green, aud, unlike the latter, IL NOT ct all dan-
gerous to leave about house.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-18

The great State OF Nevada, which is repre-,
s.,,,aa IN the United States Senate by Bill
Stewart. Of Little Emma Mine no,oriety' and
Jones' the silvery orator, at the last censn ms
oon aimed 49. 49l inhabitants, of whom 3l52
~sre " suiie,sss cinnamon Mr. chsrop; one
~ The mort noted millionaires OF the Paclflc
ste. and as he has more money than any OF
his competitors. he will probably prove sue.
cessful It takes money to b. statesman IN
Nevada
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ELEVENTH WARD-There was called meet
ing of the Eleventh Ward Central Democratic
Club at their wigwam, corner Magazine and Sixth
streets to elect delegates to the State Convention
that is to meet on Monday next at Baton Rouge.
After the election the club adjourned.
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CRESCENT CRY WHITE LEAGrE-There was a
regular meeting of the above club at Eagle Hall
last evening. The business of the League was
transacted in executive session, after which the
club adjourned.
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SUICIDE At THE DEATH Of HIS MOTHI

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 17.-Yesterday, Franklin
Simpson, aged ~ years, shot himself through the
heart. Grief at the death Of his mother is sup
posed to haye affected his mind.
John Mcflhenny. aged 80 years, suicided by
taking lauilanum. Business trouble . and q love
affair is supposed to be the cause.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON.

LONDON. Aug. ~, 0:5U A. M.-1he N0nddTdS
special dispatch from Madrid reports that the
Republican Gen. Blanco has relieved Vittoria
He captured twenty cannon and several conveys
from the Carsts, who retired from Estela. Gen.
Zabslla has been recalled from the field to
Madrid
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE daily Ne,cs says that
Marshal Bazaine has arrived at Spa, and Nj.
Rouher has gone to Chateau de Arnlmburg to
consult with the Empress Eugene.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE American ball players
appeared at Sheffield Yesterday The game of
cricket between the Sheffield club and twenty two
of Americans, was began The Americans won
the toss and went to the bat and made 1872 in
their first inning.
The Englishmen then went in, and, when the
game was suspended for the day, they had fou'
the visitors gave an exhibition game Of base ball,
in which the Boston beat the Athletics by score
of 19 to 8. Weather fine. About 1000 spectators
were present.
LoSDoN, Ang 1.-THE steamer Lady Lycett,
from Liverpool for Baltimore, is at Queenstown,
with her machinery disOrdered.
The street rate for money is below the bank
rate.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE condition OF Laird,
whose serious illness was announced on Satur-
day, Is improving.
The cricket match between the Americans and
Sheffield was renewed to-day with meagre at
tendance OF spectators The Englishmen COM
pleted the first inning with q count of 43 a nd
aided only As in their second inning. This gave
the Americans the game by ~ runs, they having
made 1870 in their first and only inning Satur-
day the American clubs afterwards played a
game of base ball. The contest was very close,
and resulted III victory for the Boston club.
Score, Bostons 10; Philadelphias II.
PARIS.
PARIS, Aug 16.-President MacMahon left
Paris last night on a tour through Brittany The
complete returns from CalvadOs show that the
Bonapartists candidate for the Assembly was
elected, having received 20, 600. The Republican
candidate polled $1,000, and the Legltimists 5000.
PARIS, Aug. 17.-President MacMahon h IS ar
rived at Lcmans, where he met with an enthusi-
astic reception. To-day he visits the barracks
and workshops, attends a banquet and reviews
the troops. From Lemans he will proceed to
Sava.
Complete returns from the election in the De-
partment of Calvades yesterday for the vacancy
in the Assembly, show Delaunay, Bonapartist,
received AZ, 1874 votes, and Aubert, Republican,
27,272.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE Journal Des Debdts re-
CARDS the election of CadvadOs ominous OF
danger and warns the country against the
threatening attitude of the Bonapartists. Ii
Temps says, while the monarchcal parties are
disappearing, the Bonapartists are coming to the
front.
President MacMahon arrived at Laval this
evening. The city is decorated with flags and
tonight there is a general illumination.
Bancroft Davis, the newly appointed Minister
Paris Saturday, and leaves for Berlin Thursday,
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THE RACES.

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-THE August meeting at Il
won by Lady Mac. Time 2:37, 2:31, 2:34.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-18

Frisbie twenty dollars, was to be released 1he
.!cullud gemman" aforesaid, Who' oy ,ne
way, IS . professional bondsman, to sign MS
bond. !,
This reporter did not remain to see the
and. but. as Martin was not IN the Parish
OLSON last night there oan he no doubt that
One thing that struck the reporter as pecu-
Ia Vas that Frisbie never did anything in
NO cose on Ibis own hook" but acted
throughout, as he said, he believed Beckwith,
limited States District Attorney, would hare
him do.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

A VERY WICKED YOUNG MERCHANT
A Washington county, New York,
merchant had a son who was rather
fast, and to encourage him to do better
the father gave him ali interest in his
store. The young man at once devoted
himself to business, and the success of
the firm was marvellous. At the end of
two months he was intrusted with one
thousand dollars to 60 to Troy and pur-
chase goods. In that wicked city he
unfortunately fell in with some convivial
friends, and together they made several
days and nights of it, all at the young
merchants expense. Meantime the
senior member of the firm received q
letter from complaining friend in Troy
that his thousand dollars was fast run
ing down the neck of the junior partner.
Furious, he dashed off these lines:
Ny DEAR Son: Unless you return to :
morrow morning with the goods, will
dissolve the partnership and close up
the store" The junior partner received
this just as he was tossing off a gin
cocktail in the Troy House. He read
it, and then walking across the street
to a hardware store, ordered hammer
and keg of tenpenny nails. Then he
telegrapbed to the senior partner:
" My DEAR FATHER: ! send, per ex-
press, hammer and keg of nails,
which may be useful to you in closing
up the store"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN
SwrzERLAND.-Capital punishment has
been totally abolished in Switzerland.
The new penal code of that republic
may be brify summarized: Homicide,
committed voluntarily, is to be classified
as murder, and punished with from ten
to twenty years of solitary confinement.
Premeditated murder (s'with malice
prepense'') is to be classed as assassina-
ton, punishable with solitary conine-
ment for life. Murder by poisoning,
also with the same punishment, whether
death is occasioned at once or by slow
poison. II death does not result from
the administration of poison, the pun
ishment is to be from zen to twenty
years. solitary confinement. For infan-
ticide, the punishment is solitary con-
fnement for not less than three years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

ELASTIC GLAss.-Patents have been
taken outin several European countries,
by NJ. Baste, Frenchman, for elastic
glass, which we are told is to supersede
much of crockery and metal used for
kitchen utensils and tableware. A tum-
bier made of it is not broken by falling
ten feet upon hard floor. The intro
duction of a new material that has into
general use for most articles of table,
ware has been a rare event in history,
and we shall follow with interest the
fortunes of Bastie's discovery. A change
in such matter implies economy and
convenience.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

EVIL REPORTS. 1t is not always safe,
nor advisable, to be guided entirely in
our estimation of people, by the reports
we hear of them. The misinterpreta-
ton will often lead to the most serious
reflections upon their names and charac-
ters. It is wise resolve that if We
cannot speak we'll of another to keep
silent, or at least, be assured by the ev-
idence of our own eyes, Of the truthful
ness of every accusation that We utter,
and then never make such accusations
at all, unless fully persuaded that good
will grow out of our Words. greater
than the injury brought upon those Of
whom we speak.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26
HOW THE SUN Is STUDIED sOIENTIF
IOALLY,

When we telescopically examine that
brilliant surface which we see daily
with the naked eye (the photosphere), ,
to study such of its phenomena as are
here described, we do not need the
spectroscope, but some means of pro-
tecting the eye from the binding light
and heat, and this should not involve
the use of any colored shades. If we
look into an unsilvered glass, as, for
instance, into the panes of shop win
dow from the street, we observe that
it acts as q mirror, throwing back O
feeble reflection of ourselves, or other
objects without; most of the rays of
which have gone altogether through the
glass, while comparative few are re-
turned to form the image. 1t may oc-
cur to us, then, instead of looking di-
rectly at the solar image formed by our
telescope, to let it fall on O piece of
plain glass, placed diagonally, through,
which about nineteen parts in twenty
of the light will pass and be thrown
away, the remaining twentieth being
reflected, and forming an exact though
enfeeble image.
When this has been done, if the re-
flected image be still too bright, we may
reflect itagain, this time only twentieth
of the first twentieth reaching the eye,
and so on to any degree; but it is
strikingly illustrative of the intensity of
the solar splendor, that, when by three
such reflections the sunlight has been
enfeebled 5000 times, we yet find it in
tolerably bright. Instead of more mir
rors it is better now to arrange that the
third mirror may rotate, so as to polar
ize the light. When this is done the
image of the sun appears distinctly, (if
the optican has done his work we'll,
colorless, and of any brightness de-
sired.
The instrument thus described in
general terms is known as the polarizing
eye-piece. All danger and discomfort
in studying the sun disappears with
its use, and we may look at its uncloud-
ed face as though the eye had been
strengthened to bear its light; in fact,
many hours of scrutiny of the solar disc
with this instrument wearies the eye
less than a few minutes telescope ex-
animation of the moon does without it.
--Popular Science Monthly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

WALKED Up THRoUaH Born HE,us-
PHERs.--The Troy Wing relates the fol-
lowing: We have heard much Of the
wonders Of cable telegraphy in outrun-
ming time and annihilating space, but
an anecdote related to us last evening
by w. P. Philips, assistant agent Of
the State Associated Press. in New
York, who is on a visit to this city, sur
passes everything We have ever heard.
A gentleman of the Western Union
Telegraph Office, at No. 145 Broadway,
New York, was sitting in the cable
room when telegram from Philadel-
phia, destined for Paris, came over the
wires. The message like all others for
France, was to go over the cable by
way Of Duxbury, Mass. The operator
called Duxbury few times, and then
said: "That fellow is asleep, evidently;
but the cable men are always awake.
I'll have to go and get one Of them to
wake him up" So he stepped up to
another desk, called Plaster Cove in
New Foundland, and sent the follow
ing message: "To cable Operator, Dux-
bury: Please go in and wake up my
own true love-" This message Plaster
Cove fastened to send across the ocean
to Valencia, Ireland, who in turned
rushed it to London; thence it was
hurried to Paris, the operator there
flashing it back to Duxbury. In less
than two minutes by the clock, the
message had accomplished its journey
of some 5000 miles by land and sea as
was evidenced by the clicking Of the
instrument on the Duxbury desk,
whick licked out in o manner little
petulant: That is q nice way to do.
Go ahead. Your own true love-"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

z@ The City of Cincinnati has po-
pulation, perhaps, of 5000, 900 persons
of all ages and sexes. In her annual
exhibit of productions and manufacture
is very large item of beer, of which
total, it is stated 100000 gallons
were sold for domestic consumption.
Assuming the male adults of that city
at GO, 900, this allowance is equal to $50
gallons a year for each or, excluding
Sunday, half gallon day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

TAm man who had saved the life of q
daughter of a Boston millionaire re-
ceived 81 so from a grateful parent.
He was 80 overcome with the magnifi-
cent bounty that he paid out every cent
of it to seventeen organ grinders to
simultaneously serenade his benefactor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ A youth who attended Scotch
revival meeting for the fun of the thing,
ironically inquired of the minister
Whether he could work miracle or
not" The young mans curiosity was
fully satisfied by the minister kicking
him out of the church, with the male
diction, "We cannot work miracles,
but we can cast out devilsl'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ If Winnie Ream isn't much of
an artist she is good strategist. They
say now that she has secured the con-
tract for the Farragut statue. This is
all very we'll for Winnie, but rough on
the dead heroes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

E Here is specimen of college
slang: A failure in recitation is called q
=" slump" at Harvard, a smash" at
Wesleyan, q " stump" a. Princeton, and
a " funk" at Hamilton, Columbia, and
other New York colleges. A perfect
recitation receives the title of rake
at Williams, "squirt" at Harvard, "teaI'
at Princeton, "sail" at Bowdoin, and
"blood" at Hamilton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

~" elbow much did he leave?' in
quired a gentleman of wag, on learn.
ing the death of q wealthy citizen.
" Everything" responded the wag
" he didn't take dollar with him."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

~ In Belgium, fruit grower has
had great success in communicating ar
tificial favors to natural fruit. He
punctures the fruit and keeps it few
seconds in solution of the favoring
substance, and permits it to ripen sub
seuuently.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

u While Col. Forney finds the
" low, sweet voice" in England, it has
been noted that Clara Louise Kellogg
says American girls have the sweetest
voices in the world. Let us be patri-
otic and believe Clara Louise.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

EHelen NJ. Coke writes that kisses
on her brow are the richest d;:.;3ssm .
woman's soul aspires tc." Nonsense.
A girl on this coast would pronounce
that sort Of kisses altogether "too thin.
And we may be, permitted to doubt
whether Coke really enjoys them 20
much herself. ag
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ A square fag-stone of some
eighty pounds weight was recently
showed out of place in an English town
by the united efforts of only three
mushrooms growing under it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

~A California women has started
six clothes-washing and repairing es-
tablishments in various parts OF the
State, and married six Cinnamon to at
tend them. She circulates around, ex-
ercising a general supervision, and is
making money.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

81 Bret Harte is writing a novel, to
be completed before New Year. 1t is
already passing through the press at
Hartford.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

b0~ Two young ladies holding con-
verse over a new dress" And does it
fit we'll ?" asked one. Fit! yes; as
if had been melted and poured in. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

E They say that fifty varieties of
tobacco are grown in this country, and
remark that this gives one wide range
to chews from.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

q The handsomest bonnets are of
black velvet, relieved by one bright
color in ribbon, flower or feather,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ It is wonderful how readily peo-
pie believe anything they would like to
have true.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

How short-sighted q man becomes
when looking at well-filled umbrella
rack!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

ga good opportunity never waits,
If you are not ready some one else will
be.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ He that makes every man his
enemy is fool; he that has no ene-
mics is simpleton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

@ We are judged by the meanness
of our actions, not by the nobleness Of
our thoughts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

~ A Georgia editor explains that
to horn-snoggle means to bamfoozle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

p0r Colorado claims that one-half oi
its population consists of reconstructed
inyalids.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

e1r Pie parties ore the latest novelty
in social circles in the Middle States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

E We think old maids the most
charming, because +hey are matchiess.:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

"a All who advertise do not get rich,
but precious few get rich without it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

TA hundred and seventy-one
thousand of the "silent majority" ten
ant Greenwood.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

The HUMAN PULsE.-The human pulse,
in all ages of the world, has been con-
suited as an index of health or disease.
It is kind of dial within us which
gives us both tho measure of time and
health. The pulse of person in health
beats about seventy strokes in minute,
and the ordinary time of life is about
seventy years. In these seventy years
the pulse of temperate person beats
2,57O, ,44O 900 times. If no actual dis.
organization should happen, drunken
person might live until his pulse beat
this number of times; but by the con-
stant stimulus of ardent spirits or by
pulse-quickening food the pulse be-
comes greatly accelerated, and the two
billion five hundred and seventy mil
lion four hundred forty thousand pulsa-
tions are performed in little more than
the ordinary term of human life, and
life goes out in forty or forty-fve years
instead of seventy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

- San Francisco claims fifty-three
millionaires.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

The LARGEST VAULrED RooF IN THE
WoRLD.-The largest vaulted roof the
world is claimed by Vienna-that be-
longing to the great Exposition build
ing. It is said to cover nine times the
space of the dome of st Paul's, in Lon
don, eight times the area of the dome
of st. Peters, at Constantinople. This
miracle of architectural skill is 360 feet
in diameter, 1859 feet around, and
stands on n ring of thirty columns
thirty-six feet apart all around the cir
cumference. Within the long columns
there is no support. The upper dome,
one hundred feet in diameter, admits
light by a series of windows forty feet
high and ten feet wide, between thirty
columns which carry the upper dome.
The slope of the cone is thirty degrees,
and the length of the slope on all sides
is 200 feet. The roof is formed of 36O
iron plates, tapering uniformly upward
from the circumference to the apex of
the cone. They are riveted like the
plates of ship; each row of plates
covers one degree Of the circle, and
each bottom plate is one yard wide be-
tween the lines of rivets, and one meter
wide over the lap.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

E A day is lost unless something
learned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-26

w Porcelain jewelry is something
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-08-25

Saving is greater art than gaining.