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A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY.

Having received an invitation to at
tend the Spiritual camp-meeting held
near Rock Island Station during the
past week, and being anxious to hear
the lectures of Mrs. Addie l.. Ballou,
the far-famed heroine OF the Rebellion
and the lecture field, we hurried mp our
usual rush of multitudinOus occupations
and repaired TO the depot OH Saturday
morning to find that the train had been
gone for twenty minutes, with little
human prospect that we could catch it
il we should try. Retracing our steps,
we sat down in our sanctum 10 pursue
the fortunes OF the heroine of our serial
story, and wait for the evening express.
Better luck awaited our next attempt
to be "on time" and at five p NJ, 10
company with several friends, we were
landed at the designated station in the
solitudes of tangled wilderness of sum-
mer foliage, hard by an abrupt basaltic
bluff, most beautifully arrayed by Ma
ture's widest arts. no -...r
Our road lay for three-quarters OF a
mile along the railroad track, bordered
on either side by well-ladened black
berry vines that tempted MS to linger on
our walk, while syringes, spireas, ferns,
and-well, we're out of practice as a
botanist-everything was so fresh and
beautiful that description fails us and
we give it up.
Arriving at the camping ground, we
( found few solitary looking tents with
groups of chatterers around the fires,
and greeted some sour faces and many
smiling familiar ones, although the
names Of almost all had faded from
memory during the exciting changes o.
the departed year.
Supper at the table of Mr.. Kruse, o.
/ Tualitan, one Of our subscribers, a jolly
substantial host, whose amiable wifi,
took more than necessary painsto max,
us welcome; aud after this 'conferenc,
meeting." This meeting gave every
body opportunity to relate "experi
euces," something after the manner OF ,
! crusaders reunion or a Methodist ciasi
meeting. The numbers were not grea
and the enthusiasm less, but everybody
was orderly and happy. With I
spirit of liberality which our brelh
rem in the ministry might every
where initiate to the benefit of thei
Churches, Christian ministers wer,
invited to the platform and allowed Il
preach the religion of Jesus, although
Spiritualists as a sect believe not the doc
trine of Christ's divinity.
/ We were invited to the platform. w,
had nothing to say, ahd-,ce said Il
thanking them for their liberality il
inviting members OF the Church TO con
sumo any portion Of their time Whel
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GENERALITIES.

Congress adjourned at o'clock T. NJ,
June 2S.
The national reunion of Old-line Alb
olitiOnists met in Chicago on the 10th.
Several hundred delegates, mostly from
the Western States, were in attendance.
a fundamental idea with the organ
izers of Boston University was, and is,
that University should exist not for
one sex merely, but equally for the two.
The Executive Committee of the
Michigan Woman Suffrage Association
held meeting in Grand Haven on the
29th ult., and made arrangements for
an active prosecution Of the campaign.
Mrs. DR.. TIeldwe,l, of Philadelphia,
was introduced to the California State
Dental Association, by the Chairman,
as member of the profession, in San
Francisco, last week. at its regular an
nual meeting.
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SUFFRAGE WORK IN MAssAOHU,
SETTS.

The following practical plan Of action
was unanimously recommended by the
Executive Committee Of the Woman
Suffragists of Massachusetts:
Flrst-That the friends OF Impartial Suffrage
should not, hereafter, support any man for
state Representative, State Senator, Congress
man, or Governor, who is not In favor OF eX-
tending suffrage 20 woman; and that they
should organize Woman Suffrage Political
Clubs In every town and city for the purpose Of
electing men who will carry ont the Republican
principle.
Sscond-That We advise the SunragistS Of ev-
cry town, men and women, to hold a Woman
Suffrage caucus, mex, fan, 10 meet immediately
after the other parties have made their n0mi-
nations for the purpose Of making up a Woman
Suffrage ticket, and OF casting the votes OF Suf-
fragists as a unit for men who believe In Equal
Rights, and that We recommend the formation
OF local committees Of men and women in ev-
cry town 20 go to the polls on election day and
offer these tickets 10 The voters.
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THE FOURTH.

The ninety-eighth anniversary oil ou,
ipdenenaence is close upon us, heralded
as usual by the aeclanations oil thous-
ands of the patriotic men and women OF
the great Republic. Our language has
lo,g since been exhausted of its adjec-
tives TO describe in fitting terms the
brave deeds Of the heroes of '76, while
eIoouence has exhausted itself in the ef-
fort to portray the glories of our past,
and paint the glowing possibilities of
our future.
Still, evidently agreeing with DIR.
Young, that ''truth no years impair" ("
our orators all over the land are making
themselves ready to recite again to the
multitude the familiar story of our Ma.
TONS birth throes, while editors are
busy with pen and pencil striving tc
clothe in new language the old story
This is, however, well nigh vain at
tempt, for beyond a slight transpositiot
Of sentences, or an artful putting Of olC
ideas in different words, both oration.
anu GAAbDAle GAAASiouS VIII NC bAAS N>oS
counterpart Of those that have for year
preceded them. And, alas! for labo
misapplied, few indeed hearken to th'
former-fewer read the latter.
We will refrain from the fruitless ell
deavor 10 exalt our Nation by the Gus
tomary display of rhetoric, induced by
the close proximity of Independence
Day. In truth, we feel that it would b'
little short of cruelty to anticipate the
finely-turned sentences, or capture the
expressive phrases, which each of the
numerous "orators of the day" have
fondly hoped to appropriate exclusively
We wish for all who may leave thei
homes in search of the "glorious Fourth
pleasant trip, happy reunion will
friends, and last, but not least, boun
tiful dinner.
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ANOTHER CHURCH WHEELS INTO
LINE.

The Christian denomination in New
England recently assembled in conven-
ton at Amesbury, passed the following
resolution, which was presented by Rev.
o. A. Roberts of New Bedford:
Resoyrod. That this New England Christian
Convention regard the movement OF the
women OF New England, for the extention Of
Suffrage 20 woman, new application OF
Christian principles TO the social relations, as
measure demanded by the highest considera-
lions Of right and justice and essential 10 the
public welfare.
1t is not to be supposed for q moment
that this resolution was passed without
opposition. Many Of the clergymen took
part in the dicussion, some Of whom are
represented as rehearsing the pathetic ar
gument of crying babies and neglected
husbands as against Suffrage-while
others made grand appeals in its favor.
Twenty-three voted in favor of the reso-
luton, nine against it.
Thus those who have all along thought
that the Churches would be the last to
overcome their prejudices, may begin to
believe that they have been seriously
mistaken. The great Methodist Church
leads the van in this matter, as shown
by the resolutions recently published Of
the Michigan Conference. Indeed, the
sisters of this Church have long enjoyed
privileges denied to those of other
Churches, aud have prayed and exhorted
TO the edifcation of assembled hosts as
frequently as the spirit has moved them
so to do. The legitimate fruits of this
sensible system are seen in the thous-
ands who are enrolled under the ban
ners of Methodism.
The Presbyterians, though caution.
and orthodox in the extreme, yet re-
Gently discussed In their General As
sembly at st. Louis, the propriety o
allowing women 10 pray in thei
Churches; and now the Christian
Church of New England wheels int
line, and not only allows to womel
equal privileges in the Church, but en-
dorses the entire woman movement
sees in it measures demanded by tn
highest considerations of right and jus
tice, and essential 10 the public welfare
Nor need we go so far away as Ne,
England, st. Louis or Michigan TO not
the leayen that is working in tn
Churches.
In the Congregational Church womeI
are allowed TO vote upon some il not al
questions. We rejoice in this as in a
things else that have tendency, how
ever slowly, to sap the foundations c
the strongholds of prejudice. Nor IS ou
rejoicing lessened when we behold th
most conservative clergyman Of an ol
thodox Church, though loudly declainl
ing against Woman Suffrage, quietl
take his wife upon his arm, and muster
ing Others of his flock as consistent a
himself, proceed to church meeting, I
poll as strong vote as possible for fs
vorile pastor. Our brethren need sue
experience as this-need to see aud kno
that by and with the help Of wome
they can get the right men in the rigt
places, and the battle, so far as they al
concerned, will be won.
In the meantime we hail as prestil
of the victory which we are laboring
secure each auxiliary, however small
feeling sure that this leaven in Il
Churches will not cease working unt
the whole mass be leavened.
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THE MICHIGAN ORANGES.

The Oranges, not TO be out-done, give
also their voice to the aid of Woman's
Acknowledgement, as the following pre-
ambIe and resolution clearly prove:
WHEREAS, The organization ofthe Grange IS
in itself distinct enuneiaton OF the belief that
no political or social distinction should be had
between the sexes; therefore,
Resolred, That we will lend our influence if
the support OF the question Of Woman Suffrage
now before the people"
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ENDORSED.

The Congregational Association Of
Oregon and Washington Territory en-
dorsed the woman's temperance league,
as the following resolutions passed by
that body at its recent session will show:
Resolved. That we as an Association rejoice In
the recent revival OF the temperance reform l.,
and especially all that has been accomplished
by the woman's temperance league.
ResOlro,f That In this, as In all Christian work,
there should be granted to every one "liberty
In doubtful things, and charity In all things"
and that those who cannot endorse any pariic-
ular mode Of work should not Therefore be de-
nounced as enemies 10 the cause, hut encour-
aged TO work as they shall think best.
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PLAIN TALK IN MEETING.

We call special attention to the excel
lent letter of our friend Mrs. ~ X Gid
dings, to be found elsewhere.
This letter was so appropriate for the
occasion that we mustered courage, in
the face OF Brother Izer's veto, to read
it before a recent meeting of the Tenn
perapce League, after which we ven
tured to tell our friends kindly that We
as well as the public, had taken sorrow
full notice of q determination TO visit
upon us the same spirit Of opposition in
the temperance work that the saloon
keepers were inflicting upon the crusaa-
ers. We stated the facts plainly and
avowed our intention of standing by the
temperance ship as long rs plank was
left. We also said that we should
never ailude to the unpleasant matter
except in self-defense; and that we spoke
now because our sisters in the work
must lay aside envy, jealousy, or spite'
or fear, or whatever motive had
prompted some of them to mistreat US,
or they need not expect their labors to
be crowned with that success which is
only born of unselfish unity OF ac-
tion. Our remarks were listened to
with the deepest attention, and we took
our seat feeling that a very painful, but
necessary personal duty had been dis
charged. --r.
The crusaders, God bless them, were
ready at once for conciliation and har-
mony, and a large number, at the close
Of the meeting, expressed their sorrow
for the action Of the minister and GER
tain members of the band. "fl.
One good old father in Israel, who
cannot quite outgrow the inbred idea o.
the past generation, that women mus
suffer injustice in silence, arose ant
said, feeling of course that some show o
masculine authority was necessary
''NIrs. Duniway, can you give us any as
surance that you will not allude to this
matter again ?"
"Win you please to speak a littl,
louder, sir :" we asked. ..4.i
4 Thus encouraged, our friend steppe,
forward and said;
4 "Will you give us any assurance tina
you will keep your word when you tel
us that you won't allude to this matte
again ?"
81 think it would become you as
Christian, to wait until have brokel
my word before you begin to accuse m
Of falsehood. Don'tyou think so, broth
err" we answered. I-.1 .aa
"We've endured good deal, f" said he
evidently imagining that womal
meant to be contentious If she dared b
Just 10 herself; "we've endured goo
deal, and think this thing ought TO b
: stopped"
$50 do l." We replied instantly, san
: for that reason ] have resolved to sto
, it." -...i @
. The dear old brother sat down, and a
: the close of the meeting came forwar
, and received our cheerful forgivenes
= for an accusation of imagined falsehoo'
D and went on his way rejoicing.
/ II is very hard for men TO give up til
= idea that women must be compelled
, obey them and think and act in tll
. same grooves their minds run in.
, But the bitter pill of Suffrage has bee
swallowed now, and when the ladies {
the League have realized its beueficeI
, remedial effectsin the temperance caus'
, they will thank the unwelcome phys
. elan for having administered the mucl
, needed prescription. We bideour tim
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-03
LECTURE ENGAGEMENT.

mrs. Duniway is filling engagements
this week at various stations on the
West side Railroad. She contemplates
s thorough canvass of Yamhin county
during the month of July. So many in
yitations are crowding upon her that
many promises for the future will be
necessarily much delayed. The need for
earnest, unselfish recruits in the lectnrs
field is urgent. Who will volunteers
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-03
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST: lt
/ think the Patrons of Hasbandry and
other kindred organizations i'm which
women to-day are in counsel aud action
with men have done much to Show
those fossilized mummies at Washing
ton which way to catch the breeze.
Nineteen Senators have discovered
merit in the Woman Suffrage question.
The rebuke to Hunt is glorious for An
thony, but still men seek TO hedge
liberty all around. We were drifting
away from the fundamental principles
OF our Government. feel much en-
couraged; our certain triumph all along
the line very near; the hardest part OF
the work is already done. We are now
drawing to close quarters with small
arms. tits only question Of time, aud
that time is short, thank God! In my
my own department or part of the field
am doing all 1 can without money.
In haste, truly yours,
HORACE II. DAY. -
Naxv NarE lima 2 1874 =
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Miss Lester, of Baltimore, has sent to
Teunyson wild daisy picked from Poe's
grave on the 3rd ult The package was
tied with a white satin ribbon, upon
which was written, "The only blossom
from the nameless and neglected grave
Of Edgar Allan Poe, 1s74." t-.-
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Portland, June, ., 1874.

The OUerland Monthly has passed into
new hands. Mr.Walt. NJ. Fisher is an
nounced as editor and Mr.. Il. a. Har-
court, assistant editor. They are spoken
of as young Englishmen oftalent and lit
erary taste, who have been engaged
upon literary work for A. L. Bancroft &
Co, and who have been contributors to
the Overland for some time past. si, f.
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The will of the late General Dyer is a
model for breyity and clearness. 1t is
as follows: 81, Alexander B. Dyer, chief
Of ordinance, United States Army, re-
posing the utmost confidence in my be-
loved wife, Eliza B. Dyer bequeath all
my property, real and personal. to her,
and constitute her sole executrix.",
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New York, June 3, 1874.

Four votes only We're necessary to Sc,
cure the insertion Of clause favorable
to Woman Suffrage into the new Con-
stitution Of Ohio. The vote stood forty
nine for, and forty-one against the
clause; but majority Of all the mem
bers of the Constitutional Convention
being required to carry the measure, it
was lost by absentees turning the scale.
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Chas. Summers personal leffects were
sold at auction recently, bringing about
$4,000 Nearly all the articles OF per
sonal use brought far more than their
intrinsic value, being bought for me-
mentoes by the admirers Of the dead
Sanafor rHH .r ... . ..-.--
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IL is estimated that it costs New
Workers and residents Of Brooklyn iuliy
SIS, ,OOo, 900 per year for summer pleas
ure. Greene county, In which the Cats
kills lie, claims that 1t yearly receives
81, ,OO0, 600 of this sum.
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a woman should never consent to be
married secretly. She should dlstrust n
man who has any reason to shroud in
Darkness the act which in his own esti-
nation should be the crownlng glory, of
his life. .i..-,.. -.'D..-'.i d.
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A Boston Court has decided a oues.
ton which was long ago solved by
many ladies, that when a woman loans
money to her husband she cannot re.
cover It.
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England reports the accession of 100,
900 Good Templars within the past two
years.
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Woman Suffrage.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECORDING sECRE-
TARY OF THE CALIFoRNfA BOARD OF coz
TROI-
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-06
Terrific Hurricane mt ST. Louis.

A special telegram to the Houston
Telegraph gives the following particu-.
lars of violep. hurricane, which oc-
carpsd at st. Louis on Thursday last,
q brief telegram of which we gave on
Friday morning,
The storm, accompanied with rain
and hail, burst upon the city suddenly
at half-past one O'clock this evening,
and has done great damage. The fol-
lowing items of injuries have been col
lected: The chimney of the steamer
Bismarck was blown down, a portion
of it going into the river. The ball
with the large cross on top of the old
cathedral, on Walnut street, was blown
TO pieces but fortunately didn't fall
from the steeple. The roof of ]. l..
Thompson's commission house, No. IL
North Commercial street, was blown
off, and was landed in the door of
Messrs. Bridge, Beach & Co. store, OH
the opposite side of the street. Work.
men were Immediately employed to
clear away the immense pile of debris.
The rear end of the roof of Mr.. A.
Arnot's old stables, -on Chestnut street,
between DecOnu anu nlIu slittts, was
blown off and fell in the rear part of
Messrs. McHans & Co.'s wholesale
grocery, on Second street.
The gale coming from the north and
east, caught some of the steamers at
the levee wholly unprotected. The
Belle Memphis had her chimneys
blown down, which injured her hurri-
cane deck to some extent; = portion OF
them fell ON the pilot house of the
steamer Emma G. Elliott, crushing the
stern and right weel house of the John
Kyle and causing other injuries. The
large glass door of Messrs. Ford &
Warmers cigar shop, under the South
ern hotel, blew shut at the beginning
of the storm and smashed glass quar-
ter of an inch thick, a fragment oi
which struck gentleman on the right
side of bis head, near the ear, making
an ugly cash. On the west side Of
Fifth street, between Olive and Pint
streets, the storms do'- mace thing
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-06
The New Ocean Telesraph Nire-Pre'
canton Against Cable Eaters.
lErnm the New YORK Hernld.l


The new ocean cable between our
shores and England, promises to defy
all the submarine enemies and To
stand the severesl strains that may
test il. The cable eaters of the deep
sea, so long despised by scientific men,
are no insignificant distractions to the
enterprise of modern ocean telegraphy.
On the Atlantic cable which was
raised by the steamship Hibernia n
year ago, (when a fault was indicated
about two hundred miles from Brest,)
the uplifted strand was perforated by
mollusks in its outer covering and
coated with their shells. This cable
had been laid in 1863, and i'll the in
tervening time the marine life had
penetrated the outer covering and had
passed between the iron wires TO the
gutta purcha core. Here alone they
were fOiled, and in vain made their at
tack on a substance which resisted
their indentations and proves itself the
most important shield to the ocean
cable.
In the new cable of the direct United
States company, to be laid by the
steamship Faraday, this agent is TO
play q more extensive part than in
any former structure of the kind. The
core of the new strand is composed of
a thick copper wire, encircled by
eleven very fine copper wires, served
with four coptings of gutta ,purcha.
These purcha cOatings, instead of be-
ing applied, as formerly, in long mar
row strips of India rubber, are pnt on
from the soft mass of the gum while
vet fresh from the steamheating pro-
cess, and in u dough-like condition.
The pliability OF the Direct company's
wires is somewhat sacrificed to the
superior conductivity it will possess,
owing to the greater thickness of the
central copper wire. To make the cen
trail wire proof against attack, it is not
only insulated by the gum shields, but
by MANILA hemp, which adds strength
also. The whole core is sheathed by
ten iron wires, each of which is hemp
coated, and each hemp coating thor
oughly stepped in the tar preparation,
which seems to serve nearly as good Il
purpose as the gatta percha. These,
having been put together, are wrapped
in Italian hemp for double security.
The most exhaustive tests with ThOm-
sons rejecting galvanometer' have
been made of the splendid wire on
board the Faraday. Its immense
strength will undoubtedly secure it
against any POSSIBILITY of strain or frac-
ture from the action of any submarine
current, or from attrition against the
lodges of any submarine furrow over
which it may be deposited. If success
fully laid, it will insure, in almost any
probability, perfect and uninterrupted
telegraphic communication, whatever
fate might befall the present lines.
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lively: -four awning were torn "a
shreds, and Groshons bear was not
only ducked, but soaked through Ia
his heart OF straw. The gate of the
alley leading to Ben DeBars theatel
was blown down. DR., COyle'S house,
No. 40 North Sixth street, was dam
aged somewhat.
The tin roOfof the st. Louis Widows
and Orphans institution, corner of
Allen ami Tenth streets, was blown off
into the street. a carriage was pass
ing at the time which contained two
gentlemen and lady. The roofing
missed them by only about five feet.
Five chimmeys Of the home were blown
down. The total loss to the institution
was about $1,000. The copper roof and
u chimney of the hospital was blown
oil. DIR. w. H. Champhett and son
were passing in II buggy, and had an
almost miraculous escape from being
killed, the roof falling within foot of
their buggy and u brick hitting the
horse on the head.
The glass in the 81 800. lamps in front
of the four courts was smashed. The
tin roof on the city buildings opposite
the Merchants Exchange, on CONNER
cial street, was torn of. The tin roof
on the $. NJ. Edgels blew offand fell on
a team of horses, covering them up,
but inflicting no serious injuries. The
tin roof Oh Linch and Quinlivan's
store was torn up. a large sign on top
of the house Of Henry Bells II Son,
corner of Main and Washington ave-
nue., was also blown down.