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Haps and saIshaps.

near Orion, ILL.,, while carelessly
handling a loaded revolver the
other day, shot bis sister, the ball
piercing her skull She diea I'M a
few hours.
A boy named Larrey, at ? school
in Champaign, ILL.,, had one Of his
eyes knocked ont and the sight
completely destfoysd las week, by
a toy dart thrown by one Of his
companions. : !,
Mrs. Madden, ot Cairo, ILL.,, was
dangerously, and it's was thought
fatally burned by the explosion gof
a lamp and oilaah, while filling d
lamp with Aurora oil a few nights
ago.
A little girl named Clara Fernuie,
living near Montgomery, Mich,
was left in the house alone by her
mother, while she went to j
neighbor's. while gone the child
lit candle and set her clothes on
fire, and was so badly burned that
she died in nine hours.
A fatal accideptrscently occurred
at Pella, Iowa. Herbert Benning,
aged about fifteen years, employed
in the wagon factory of shubring
& Fosdic, in attempting to put a
belt on a pulley, became entangled
in the belt, was drawn up and
iwhirled radidly around the shat.
above and beaten to death Instantly
by striking against the ioists of the
upper floor.
In Dubuque, Iowa, William
Haley thought he wanted to die,
and 50 bought buttle OF strychnine.
He took it home, and upon getting
there found he wanted to live.
There was q roaring fire in the
kitchen stove, and into it he threw
the poison. Up blazed the stuff in
an explosive way, burning his hair
of, and injuring him 50 badly that
for three days he hung between life
and death.
A few evenings since, at Sterling,
Whiteside county, ILL.,, while Jerry
Carr and Mr.. Lahey were engaged
in game Of billiards, they became
involved in a quarrel over some
point ip the game, when Carr
struck Lahey over the head with
the but end OF his cue, knocking
him insensible. Lahey was at once
removed to his home, where he has
since died. Ff1 .@
A man named Hiram Smith, a
well-to-do farmer living some miles
north Of Oshkosh, Wis, committed
SUICIDE a few days ago. by cutting
his throat from ear to ear with q
razor. He invited his friends to a
party, and, while all was pleasantly
and amusement, he quietly took out
his razor and cpt his throat. lie
lived bnt a short time. He had
been troubled q great deal with
heart disease, and the physicians
giving him mp as incnrable, it some
what demented him, He was 65
year old, and leaves a wife and
several grown-up children.
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O6acers or Central Grange AssOcla-
ssN HA@ms ff5N+G&
Presidens w. n. Alexander.
y PSce PSesidest- James Datom. D
6scretdFJ-A. W, Stannard.
TFeaMfrer C. P. Burkhart.
5STGkees- F. Shedd, 4. POWELL
GIts-R RcepT- Elias Tanning.
s.sAeeRt-L. G. Burkhart.
Meets at Albany, on the second Tuesday
n each month.
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A NOZZLE PTCrURR.


Attention y called 10 the information, IN
another column. in regard 10 the purchase,
by the Hood Brigade Association, of the
beautiful picture, - Lee At the Wilderness. a"
This already celebrated piece, the work of
a Texas artist, Mr.. McArdle, of Washing
ton county, does not only great credit to
the author, but rises equal to the heroic
moment which itso vIEidly depicts. twill
be remembered that, at the Battle of the
Wilderness, at moment when the fortunes
of war were weighing heavily against the
gallant Southern army under the eye Of
Ehats gfSAtesSEef Christian soldiers, Gen.
r. E. Lee, noble band of Texans, com
handed BY Gen. Gregg, were ordered to
push forward upon the enemy, to save, if
possible, the day. The Federal army, with
ten to one, were pushing forward upon the
weary and worn Confsderates, when to
Hoods Brigade was ascribed the honors of
the field. As these brave men were moving
in the charge, Gen. Lee dashed to their
front to lend them on through the storm of
buIlets, Death was hanging upon every
motion of the passing breeze, but the good
man, with tears Of love and the fire of a
soldier upon his brow, called upon the mem
bers Of the Brigade to follow him. IT was
a terrible moment, and one in which the
precious life of the commander was mo-
mentarily imperiIIed. Heroes are often
born of a moment, and the hero of this
was the resoIute Texan who boldly adj
vanced to the side of Lee, and seizing the
bride Of his horse, declared that he must
return to the rear. This moment is the one
upon which the artist has seized to create
his splendid picture, and he has succeeded.
It displays the fire of genius, and portrays
with the sternest reality memorable
scene upon most memorable field. It has
been our pleasure to look upon the works
Of the greatest masters in the noted gale
res Of both the Old and New Worlds, and
we cannot, after several times having ex-
amined the picture critically, fail to pro-
nounee "Lee at the Wilderness worthy
an honored place anywhere. We are glad
to know the Brigade has secured it, and
hope they may realize their expectations.
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The lBnou OF war by his admiring foes.
WAhin ri6eshot q CAPITOL. with the
sil4ery Walers Of he colorado murmuring
ctr . sad |IeuuisI' Il ~ feet, rest The NOR.
IA Remains 81 Altsrt sidney Johnston. Ben
AlcCuAoch and Tom Gteen, the noblest among
the noble Of the sons Of Texas. Many. in
deed, are the departed; few are the survivors
OF this great war. In N.Y. own ftNirment
eight thousand would be f6ll esfirbaff Of
the number lea. But 1ghatarer IA nav Ne
means are now being used 10 ascertain the
facts, as nearly rs possible, ana lay them BE-
fore the present Congress. and should II fail
TO act definitely in the matter, IL is confidently
believed that the next Congress will M its first
session, promptly correct the omission
Fellow soldiers of the past, brother vete-
rams Of the present: have now done With my
subject could hnger over Il much lonpef
with loving interest for Il Il one very dear 70
my heart, which grows warmer. and beats
fuller and faster Is / dwell upon II. and mem,
ory brings back In al ils lri0htnes The SIR.
ring and eventful scenes of the past with
which we were all once so Intimately and hon
orably associated; but I forbear / have mis-
only 10 add. We stand not as beegars &c the
door OF the treasury. Should the government,
under which We now live, deny US that rccog
nition which has been awarded to others, not
more worthy-let as not complain Though
We may feel the injustice, LET Il not diminish,
one iota, our love Of country or the proud
consciousness OF our own deserts. Let il only
draw US closer and yet closer 10 each other On
the bonds of affectionate brotherhood,l until
"life's fitful fever over, we may al sleep
well, leaving our names and reputation to the
repairing and unerTing Judgment. Of time.
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ONE THOUSAND MINIsTERs.-The Gen
eral Southern Conference of the Baptist
Church convened in Jefferson, Texas, yes
terday evening. 1t is said to be the largest
body of ministers that have ever assembled
in the South, about one thousand in num-
Der. There are delegates of every grade of
theological culture, and from every section
of the country. Such a concentration of
intellectual ability, of moral power, relig-
ious force and Christian zeal, under the d.
recting spirit of God is capable of accom-
plishing a work for good that is incalcula-
bic in this world, and its effects and fruits
Will be only known in eternity. They will
be In conference session about week. The
good people Of Jefferson are proud to have
them in their city, and will do everything
to make it pleasant to them, and no doubt
will impress them favorabIy with our sec
ton of the State. The railroads have tend
cred to the reverend body an excursion trip
through the State, and many Of them win
avail themselves of the opportunity to see
more of Texas. We hope many of them
will pay our city call. They will find
cordial welcome from our citizens. -East
Ieras Bulletin. al
We copy the above from the East Teras
Bulletin, an able and, usually, we'll posted
paper. But as the Bulletin makes the
same mistake of other papers, we would
call the attention to the fact that although
"a rose by another name would smell as
sweet" still the various churches like to
have their appropriate names, and the names
of their organizations properly given. In
stead of the General Southern Conference of
the Baptist Church, write Southern Baptist
ConUeati0n.
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FROM the Corpus Christi easettewe gEeal

FROM the Corpus Christi Gasettewe CLEAN
the following items:
The corn crops throughout this section
are looking well and bid fair to yield
abundantly.
A herd of 99s head of choice beef cattle
crossed the Nueces to-day, destined for the
Kansas markets. Mr.. NJ. s. Culver is the
owner
Mr.. Morris, a sheep raiser above San
Diego, was relieved of all the arms belong
ing to his rancho, and couple of horses,
one day this week. Mexican shepherds are
supposed to be the guilty ones.
A man who would steal one sheep is to be
loathed, but when he is smart enough to
steal flock of 700 and make good his es-
cape, selling them at good price, we I'M
hesitatingly pronounce him some on the
steal. A case of this kind occurred in the
vicinity Of the Penitas last week.
Cattle skinning within twelve miles of
Las UUncnas, the present station of the
United States troops, is being prosecuted
by unknown parties with every show for an
undisturbed possession of the i'll gotten
booty. A stock man informs us that he
counted between sixty and seventy head of
freshly skinned animals one day this week,
and all within a short distance of each
other His statement was corroborated by
numbers of his companions.
HEAVY SALE OF STOcK.-We learn that
the enterprising and energetic firm of Cole
man, Mathis & Fulton, owners of the mann
moth pasture across the Nueces, have just
purchased the entire cattle stock of that
veteran ranchero, Col Thos. O'Connor. 1t
is generally believed that this stock will
count at least 100, 900 head, worth about
$500, 900. Yet, when the colonel COM
menced life in this section to make his for
tune, he was quite poor man. Winding
nothing, however, but his own affairs,
never lacking industry and energy, made
him successful.
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THE Houston Ags is getting the reputa-
ton of dOingthings On the l,kOls hog system.
Speaking Of pic BIC Of the Sunday School
children, the Ags bas the fsllowinr choice
bits: s.
Some soft things were spoken By gay
young gallants to bright eyed maidens, Who
sweetly replied as they wandered thFough
the woods or reclined BY the Bayou's margin.
This was very natural and very proper too,
Tor IN the bevy Of beautiful young ladies
there, there were many that even we, old
as we are and with a ten year old boy on
the ground, wouldn't have minded talking
TO about moonlight, music, love and flowers,
quoting poetry, and descanting upon the
affinity OF souls and the hearts young ter
drills There was one tall Cvery tain ycunq
man, very happy in the morning, but who
in the afternoon looked like the fellow who
was saddest when be sung; he seemed
kinder melancholy-like, IS though he
wanted to see his ma, and his whole ap-
pearance was suggestive Of that song.
Sweet prospects, sweet bdrds and sweet flowers.
Have al lost their sweetness 70 me-"
and something else about December being
as pleasant as May. ~ n
Now for the dinner-here is what the A0s
did:
I've ate boiled ham until we felt like we
couldn't look q shoat full in the face; and
chicken until even yet we crow over that
dinner; as to jelly cake and pickles, and
pound cake and beef tongue, and pies and
some more chicken, we held our own gal
lantly, and nObly charged down the whole
line without ence qusiing OF, faltering,. and
being ever in the thickest of the fight"
The Age must have looked NO,ced.
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vETKRars b ID MKxIcAr uan.


By the foll0vIng proceedings il viii be OBJ
served that be veterans Of the Mexican var
have selected Austin Is TIE place, and the
eighth Of May, 1875. as the time, on which to
hold their second anniversary. The one Just
celebrated has awakened feeling of interest
throughout Che State, and we hope before the
next annual meeting every veteran IN the State
wiz have his name enrolled Already about
sixty are on the list, and others are daily be
ing added. These men should be placed upon
the same footing by tie United State as the
pensioners Of the war of 1912 and Of the re-
cent war between the States. There is no
more easy way TO bring about an era Of good
feeling between fhe sections, which all good
men seem to desire, than to place citizens and
soldiers alike on, the same footing Invidivious
distinctions between men who have performed
the same valuable service for the country fos-
ter feelings which should be foreign to the
heart Of every patriot
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or TIE MEETING.
In pursuance of arrangements made by the
committee appointed for the purpose Of cele-
ton and also In commemoration Of the battle of
Palo Alto, the members of the association met
at II A. NJ, on the eighth Of May, at the hall of
the House of Representatives and adjourned
to evening In tbemeantime the members Of the
association were invited by Hon. j. Galvan to
partake Of a supper generously provided by
him at the FitZhugh House. Toasts and senti-
ments were offered, and good time had gen.
orally. After the supper the members, es-
corted by the Travis Rifles, Capt D. Mather,
proceeded to the Capitol building, where an
address was delivered by Capt R. Josselyn.
of the First Mississippi Regiment, volunteers
A large concourse of citizens were present
and the eloquent Grafton of Capt Josselyn
was received with hearty applause. Gen.
Shelley followed in a short and pleasant ex-
temparaneous address
A resolution was offered and adopted re-
questing a copy of the address from Capt.
Josselyn for publication, and that the address
be spread upon the records of the association.
Col. Sweet, editor of the 1s1as Nel0 Yorker.
kindly offered to publish the address in erteRs0
in his paper, and send the same broadcast
over the State, without expense to the asso-
citation.
After the address, the members were again
escorted to the Fitzhugh House by the Travis
Rifles, when the President announced that
the next annual meeting will be held at Aus
tin on the eighth day of May, 1875
JOHN s. FoRD, President.
L. w. STANDS, Secretary.
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The EortA Team has gloomy account Of
the crops Of that section. That paper says:
We call the attention Of the Galveston
Nsirs to the fact, that it Is doing the people
of Lamar injustice in quoting the reports of
the Pans Press in reference TO the crop pros-
PEGS Of this county. Notwithstanding the
favorable reports, made BY the Press in re-
ference 20 the crops, Il il 3 well known fact
among oar farmers. that never was there q
gioomier prospect for crops.
Six weeks ago the wheat crop prospects
vas fair; but since the excessive rains, few
81 eur Iarners expect 70 raise an average Of
I've hnshsls pr acre. ]. S. Williams, Esq,
eleven miles south Of Paris, has . crop 81
one hundred acres, which early IN the sea
son hId TAR 70 make an average Of twenty
70 IS entY i've bushels per acre; now we IN
dclsfand he does not expect to realize
bnshel ~ acre on many acfes d the crop.
VALE he balk 81 the corn crop had to be
planted or replanted IN the latter part o.
Anil and tie frst week IN May. ana IS 50
Backward that the crop win be necessarily
short. unicsSW9 have q FeIy seaennable
lann,er, which IS Is vel known. - rarely
he case.
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JUDGE IRELAND's WELCOME HONE-The
Guadalupe Times shows how the Judge was
received. Says that paper: Our citizen, on
hearing of the arrival of Senator Ireland
from Austin, on last Wednesday, concluded
to give him hearty greeting. According
", as the shades of night came on, might
be seen men, old end young, assembling for
the public hand of welcome. Very soon
commenced the anvil artillery, followed by
SPLENDID exhibition OF roman candles
darting through the night, and rockets
careering in air, making the very darkness
brilliant.
Here came up the Seguin brass band,
which, heading the procession, marched to
Judge Ireland's residence. After stirring
airs Of music By the band, answering the
cheering and calls Of the crowd, Senator
Ireland made his appearance, and from his
POrtieo, gave the people in return for their
compliment, very neat, pointed, and salts
factory account Of his course Modestly
thanking his constituents for their full en-
dOrsement. but claiming no more credit t.
himself for having faithfully done the work
assigned him BY his people, than he was
willing 20 allow Prisideut Grant for not
having interfered in the late Texas election.
He, Is our senator, had but done his difR.
and though not moriting therefor such Z
demonstration, Vas grafifed b know that
he had given satislaotion-
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HYDRoPHoBIA has become so common
and almost universal that systematic meas
ures must be adopted to protect people
from being bitten and made rabid. No
death can be more horrible than that of ny
drOphObia. Our exchanges TEEN with ac-
counts Of mad dogs, and even mad COWS.
Kill the dogs and save the people. The
dogs are Of but little use, and may be of
incalcul4ble misery, suffering and death. 1t
is serious matter and should be treated in
q serious way. Yellow fever, small pOx and
cholera are like angels visits in comparison
with hydrOphobia.
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truth in the declaration; for, by their mode
OF gySerI 81 IL southern States, the
- sst apd most nwOrthy have been liter
ally GALE to bel Of State and the
b cd pro 3bited from participation
in the government. As none but the bad
have had control, it is not at all surprising
that the crop that is being reaped is made
up largely Of dragons teeth.
1t IS to be hoped, for the sake of order,
deceney and protection, that the President
viii NOT permit the present state Of affairs
to continue long, but win command the
peace and see that it is preserved, until a
settlement can be made upon the basis of
the Constitution and laws Of Arkansas.
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REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL FROM
'alh haG WASHINGTON, d. C.

The removal of the Capital of the United
States is again being discussed to some ex-
tent The New York Herald makes light of
the matter, but it would not surprise us if it
were done. That paper says ''the irrepres-
sible Reavis and his friends are striving to
have the National Capital removed to Peoria,
or Alton, or Duluth, or. st. Louis, or some
such lake and prairie settlement in the
West. A convention is to be held in Octo-
ber." Now this is evidently written in de-
rision, but it may prove to be more of a re-
atty than the Herald would enjoy. The
United States have grown so much since
the location of the Capital at Washington,
-Al--2a -AlA44 -l-.~-A; ;---t--t- -lI Iree'r elrD
ment to keep it there. The river
and railroads are not near so good as could
be had at other points, which would have
all of the other advantages which Washing
ton claims, except the public buildings. 1t
is true that the Capital is very fine and
costly building, and it would require large
outlay of money to erect suitable buildings
for the use of the government; but it is be-
the citizens and property own
efs Of the location which may be selected
viii put themup at their own expense. st.
Louis is near enough to the centre of the
States, about equally distant from the lakes
of the, North and the Gulf of Mexico, on
the great Mississippi, accessible by rail from
the East and West, and destined to be enc
of the largest cities on the continent, If
the Capital should ever be removed, St.
Louis is the place to locate it at for all time
IN come
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% surrender large part of our space
to-day ii order to give to our readers the act
IN relation to frontier protection. 1t is one
of SO much importance that every man and
woman on the frontier should know its pro-
visions in order to have it fully executed by
those into whose hands the peace and safety
of tiatssection may be entrusted. A long
tfmcohas been consumed in passing the law,
Bat we hope that it win not require as much
time to place the battalion in the field, when
the red savages may feel such blows as will
teach them that their day of pillage, rapine
shd murder has passed away forever.
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THE North Te1Gs EAteEPriSs shows how
hydrophobia is on the rampage:
''Last Saturday mad dog, a small ter
rier wearing collar, was killed on WOOds's
prairie, by Mr.. James Cummins. 1t passed
the house of w. NJ. Robson, and bit Several
geese, and afterwards chased Mr. George
Woods, and probably bit the horse he was
riding, as he was carrying a child and could
not very well get out of its way.
IA mad bull attacked E. P. Warren and
Joe Bowles, near Honey Grove, one day last
week, and made them take tree. A
neighbOr came to their relief with loaded
gun, but did not have time to shoot until
the Infatuated animal was so close to him
that he had to drop his blunderbuss and 60
up bush also. y
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PAINFUL ACCIDENT. = The Comanch
Chief has the following:

PAINFUL ACCIDENT. = The COmanche
Chief has the following:
Our senior met with 3 very painful acct
dent on Monday last, while attempting to
make some printers ink. Some linseed oil,
which be was boiling for the purpose,
ignited, and was about to set his house on
fire. He grasped the vessel which contained
the oil with two sticks, for the purpose of
throwing it out doors, and in doing so,
spilled it over his hands, burning them in
such manner as to render them, for the
present, almost useless. Two willing hands
made useless at once causes considerable in
convenience in the conduct of the Chief,
consequently, we request our readers 10
overlook all omissions until those two hands
are in a condition to ply their usual ayoca-
ton.
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THE Central Star (Afiss. announces the
death of DR.. F. ZolIieofer, in the sixty
eighth year of his age. The deceased was
a7brotherof the noble and gallant Gen. Fe-
Tx ZOlIicOfFer, deceased, of Tennessee, and
was equally beloved and respected by those
who knew him.