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New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
WOOL MARKET

Bosros lGThe Wool market quite for ali desirable
,ind ver fu been This nnp,
wholly 10 consequence o. the small manufacturers
nd d,s hands strengthened by Tie ad.
go rom abroad Of the California market
nj, Wool Is nov coming forward quite freely and estimated that
.hut 900 600 pounds the Eastern The
oemapd good wool has been sold fast received
4, E,nv instances before arrival Nearly 100000 pound.
have been tskeo the past week nearly all spiBg
Cbp AZ 3Oa37c, and present prices In California
Woel cannot placed here al these figures Ohio
Fleece, 1873 900 selling 5Gd GOc,
a. 1tt.r prce for XXX Pennsylvans
l. Gures sustained for The present Pid Wool
lsvpg sold during fall Qaotaios follows:
ONO vania Medium Xxx s3d AA 16GOOci hhgtn
mr. Eev.Yorf KewTamphe and Western Fleece 4sd52c
Gambling and 55a62 Secured 5Oc al O5 super snd
Paed synDg California 30Q37e ffh California ~ q
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
CATTLE MARKET.

Cpc.Go Nay l6-Reoeph for the week ostte l7Oll hcss
s G63 sheep Go92 colePoniDs wi lsst yeaf-oait Zolu
Iogs 3f 3OO2 moderate local sho
shgpeg eosn poes steady aud unchanged sellers insisting Oo full
previous prces -..
t.op. range Al 30 f shppng % - choice
So 6Oas4 ~ common F4aSj 10 fair 70 extra tcOIad Texan
boy qa especially for the better grader pee tend up
receipts quality rather quotations "a -
0$4 60 ufn0r 7bd$ 80 2OdsJ 4Oi far 50 40
- rs good TO ehooe, 80 SJds6 -. .,.... ~ ,
hHEEPE Extra sheep ful wesk closing ~ Vi 1VgSO " Tor
Snnoa y taI ~ 70 ep7 Nv h EpVd W ssses
New-York tribune., 1874-05-18
fflarble ano Glate Hl1ntels.

KLABER, 13i East Eighteenth-st., near
1birI,vr il selling AMI manufacturing all Kinds Of MARBLE
All wARBLEiZED MANfBLS and other Marble Wok greatly
reducel prices Marble Tunng for the trade
ALL KINDS of MARBLE and MaTbellzed
y Wot manufactnrd and sold lowest competitive prices
KIABFR Co.'S steam Marble Works, Nos 2l to 223 We.
Fyarsst between Broadway and bghha'e DAmohdCGtung
Machine In operation.
STEWARTs Slate Mantels, Marble and Wood
Msn designs the lowest prices 22O aad ~
-thirist between Seventh and Bighthavet
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
True Piety.

! called at Magruders, the other NOR.
ming. OH my way down iown, and rs !
knew them we'll, ! entered the side door
without knocking-I was shocked to find
Mr.. Magruder PROSTATE on the fcer,
while Mrs, Magruder sat upon his chest.
pulling his hair, humping his head on the
boards, and scolding him savagely.
They got up when | came in; and poor
Magruder, wping the blood from his
nose. tried to pretend it was onlys.a joke.
But Mrs Magruder interrupted. him.
Joker joker should think not |!
| was giving him dressing down. He
wanted to have prayers before breakfast,
and was determined to have them after |;
and as he threw the Bible at me and bit
Mary Jane with the hymn book, l SONS
ed down on him II cannot rule tAis
house, III know why. Pick up them
Scriptures, sir, aud have prayers. You
hear me. Magruder! It's more trouble
regulatin' the piety Of this family than
runnln saw mill. Mary Jane, give
your pa that hymn book"
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
Important Supreme Court Decision 1sla-
tive to Confederate Cotton Contracts.
lspecial ,e II. Cincinnati Commercially

Especial ts the Cincinnati CommeScial.1
WAsniSoroN, Dec. 3.--The supreme
court OF the United States has just rem
dered decision In which, for the first
time, the question Of the power OF the
so-called confederate government -
make valid contract has been adjudica.
ted. The plaintiff had knowingly pur.
chased cotton Of an agent Of the confed-
crate states. This cotton was subse
quently seized by the United States, and
their proceeds covered into the treasury
Plaintiff brought suit in the court Of
claims to recover. This court rejected
the claim. The supreme court afiirms
this decision Of the court OF claims On
two grounds First--B.cause the pur-
chase OF the cotton, and the payment OF
the consideration, necessarily tended to
give aid to the rebellion, and that all such
contracts are void as contrary to public
! policy. ibis was concurred in by the,
whole court Second-Because thdeo-
called government Of the confederate
states had no existence except as . con-
spracy TO overthrow lawful authority.
Its foundation was treason against the
existing federal authority. Its single
purpose, so long as it lasted, was to
make that treason successful. 1t was
not necessary to the organization OF civ
il government and the support OF social
order, but was destructive Of the best
interests of society. its existence being
an enormous evil When it was over.
thrown it perished totally, leaving no
laws, no statutes, no DEGREES OF authori-
ty which can give support to any con
tract or act done in its service, or in aid
of its purpose, or which contributed to
protract It's existence. Hence the plain .
tiff could not derive any title to this cot
ton, under the contract made by him with
an agent Of the SO called confederate
government, such contract being totally
void
In the support Of the second position
of the court, the chief justice and six -
sociate justices concur, Two Mr.. jus
tice Clifford and Mr. Justice Davis-dis-
sent on the ground that its announce.
ment was not necessary to the decision
of this case.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
Treating Children Kindly.

Beecher, in one Of his evening talks,
lately said
Il was u buoyant boy, full OF animal
spirits, but not vicious. My father had
thirteen children, and eleven of them
grew up to mans estate. My father was
very busy man, and he used to find il
easier to give me c1f over the head
than to stop and use moral suasion with
me. And, now that ] look back and take
account Of stock, find that ! lived by
fear. never nestled on knee, nor bu
ricd my face in bosom when ] was u
boy. If | had had love and sympathy,
why, they could have done anything
with me, | would have gone 70 Canaan
for them. II my Aunt Chandler would
take me close to her, and say, (" Henry,
don't do that" which wanted to DO very
much, nothing could have hired me to
do it. declare tat that which my ma
ture demanded was not fear.
used to stand in greater fear and awe
of God than any heathen devotee did oi
the ugly idol he worshippcd. why, II
my Aunt Chandler had asked me not TO,
| never would have kicked a favorite
pear tree that my father was trying so
hard to rase But when was struck on
the head with a thimbe---that barbarous
way of furnishing children didn't say
swear exactly, but ! thought swear, and
know more oaths have been exploded IN
me BY that one thing than there are hairs
on my head The one object and end OF
discipline should be submission, and sub
mission comes by love rather than fear.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
A Case Of TRANSMISSION.

The Hot Springs Courier relates the
following.
An interesting and skillful operation
in the way of TRANSMISSION Of blood :"
was performed day before yesterday by
Drs. Vaughn and King of this place.
Mrs. X. j. Jastus, living about mile
from town, has been in extremely bad
health for some time, and very much de
billtated, with scarce blood enough to
produce pulsation sufficient to indicate
lie, SO her physicians concluded to try
the experiment OF increasing the vital
current by means Of the TRANSMISSION Of
blood, and, procuring lamb. they open
ed vein in its neck, and inserted q small
rubber tube, then opened vein in the
arm of the patient and, placing the other
end of the tube therein, the warm blood
of the lamb was rapidly injected, produc-
ing marked effect upon the patient, who
exhibited symptoms Of increased vitality
with almost the first gush Of blood from
the life fountain Of the bleeding victim.
The lady is doing well under the treat
ment, though she Is in such state Of
general debility that the course adopted
by her physicians may prove to be only
a temporary relief BE that as it may,
she has derived some benefit from the
skilltul experiment.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

"rll give you half dollar if you'll
stop whistling that tune!' The boy had
been whistling Molio darling for more
than an hour straight The boy stopped
and swung his leg pensively for mo.
ment. rejecting whether be could afford
it. Its bargan-gimmc the money"
he said The gentleman pulled out a
postal half Boy took il, gave it a close
examination, carefully folded it up, and
put il away and Immediately opened up
in clear, +" The Mulligan Guards An
hour afterwards the boy was whistling
1.-THE Mulligan Guards with unimpair-
ed checrfulncss, while our fastidious loy.
er Of the old masters was ravaging his
attic for shot gun
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

The Science Of Health thus calls at.
tention to fact which cannot be too
frequently enforced on peoples minds I:
The perncious habit Of breathing
through the mouth while sleeping or va
king is very hurtful. There are many
persons who sleep with the month open,
and do not know it. They may 60 to
sleep with it closed; but il the mouth is
dry and parched on waking, it is a sign
tha, it has been open during sleep. Snor.
ing is another sure sign. This habit
should be overcome At all time, ex-
cept when eating, drinking or speaking,
keep the mouth firmly closed. aud breathe
through the nostris. and retire with o
firm determination to conquer. The nos
trils are the proper breathing apparatus,
not the mouth A man may inhale poi.
sonous gases through the mouth with
out being aware Of it, but not through
the nose
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
Manhood How Lost, How ke-
stored

yrsr publishcd, n new edition Of Or, ,CuLyERwELL ;
u CrtyRRArED ESSAY on the rdd'cgt c"ts WIN N ou
;nVoiuntHry seminal losses, lmpotency, mental hho
physical lncapacty. impedmentS to matriagc, ~, E
aaiC nlpence or sexual extraVagance'
re Price in sealed envelope only cents, rat,o essay
The celebrated author IN tnls hunr"o,o essfg
rnc,ce that the alarming consequences of
"ay be radically cured without the dangerous Wy o,
nnin,ina out a mode of cure at once simple certain
pa oHnctunl by means of which every sufferer no
m ptter what his condition may be- may cure n''sc'
@ TIs lecture should be in the hands OF every
vouth and every man in the land .l
yvn,u yu, "nder .eal in plain envelope. To- any al
dress paid Jon receipt of cents or two post
stamps. ,,,l
Ao"'es' CHARLES j. G.. KLINE q co.
o- IN Bowery. MY, 20 Box Bs
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

VINEGAR CASDr.--l cup white sugar,
cup Of vinegar; boil till it crisps in
cold water This makes an excellent
candy, and sometimes beneficial also, ~
1t is good for colds. II the vinegar DO
very strong, take the less of It. and some
water, but the strength of the vinegar
does not often hurt. When done, pour
out on buttered plates, and either mark
OF in sqnares Of an inch or tive wide, as
Il cools, or else. when cold enough to
handle, draw it until it is nice and white,
then cut it into sticks.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
$500 REWARD.
Proclamation by the Governor.

"THEREAS, 1T HAS COME TO MY
" knowledge that Edward Wheeler and
V V. Smith have been charged with n con-
spiracy to seize and usurp the state govern
ment of Arkansas; and writs have been is
sued for their arrest and placed in the hands
of the sheriff of Pulaski county, but said par
ties cannot be found, and they are secretine
themselves so they cannot be arrested.
Now therefore. |, A IL. Garland, governor
of the state of Arkansas. by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the constitution
and laws of the state, do hereby offer Il re
ward of ONE THOUSAN DDOLLARS, foi
the arrest and delivery of said Smith to thC
sheriff of Pulaski county, and the sum Of
FIVE HUN DRIED DOLLARS for the arrest
and delivery of said Wheeler to said sheriff
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sci
my hand and caused the seal OF
lis. the state to be affixed at Little
Rock this 23d day of November
A. d. 1874.
A. ii. GARLAND, Governor.
BY the Governors
B. L. BEAVERS, Secretary of State.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
5000 REWARD.
Proclamation by the Governor.


VXTHEREAS it has GENE to the knowl'
w edge of the Executive, that on OF
about the sixteenth day of October, ls7i' at
Coopcr's Landing, Arkansas county, dosepl
y. Nieks was stabbed and killed by one Franz
=. Sanders, and the said Sanders is stu Al
large
Now. therefore |, A. II. Garland. governor
of the state of Arkansas, by virtue OF author
ity vested in me by the constitution ana laws
of the state do hereby offer reward of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
fs2D0l for the arrest and delivery of the said
Drank Z. Sanders to the sheriff of Arkansas
county. ... -.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the
tI.s1 state to he affixed at Little Rock
this, the lith day of November A.
D. 1874.
A. II. GARLAND, Governor.
BY the Governor:
y. q. BEAVERS, Secretary of State.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
DESCRIPTIONS: :

Said Smith is about thirtviiye years old
lie feet six or seven inches high. slightly but
compactly built, weighs about one hundred
and twenty or one hundred and twenty five
pounds, light complexion, has straight very
light brown hair, gray or light blue eyes
small features; is quick and nervous in move
ment and speech, of tacitnrn disposition, but
ready and sufficiently polished in his address.
When last seen he had on dark business
suit, and wore a light mustache and full goa
tee
The said Wheeler is about thirty four years
of age. five feet eight inches in height. well
and strongly built light complexion, straight
brown hair. light blue eyes. full lower face
manner courteous and decided.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

soeeial notices double the above rates. Edi-
,iql notices 30 cents per line for the first and
IA cents for each additional insertion. All
nnsient advertisements cash in advance
brriage and obituary notices not to exceed
lines free, over five 20 cents per line.
Cards or communications of personal
Asracter. if admissible atall. double the usual
Js. and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
ate offices. $500. County officers, $1,000.
Editorial notices. 25 cents per line.
;early advertisements. paid quarterly. in
dance. Legal and transient advertisements
\, Maid for when left at the Office.
All job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
,dlress all letters and communications to
J. s. DuNnAM. Editor and Proprietor.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

The rood oe g mans life cannot be
measured by the length of his funeral
procession.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
5000 REWAR RID.
Proclamation by the Governor.

WHEREAS it has come to the Knowledge
w of the Executive. that on or about the
twenty second day of October. 1874. in the
county of Desha, Arkansas. Monroe Recder
did murder his wife with an AK, and the said
Reeder is still at large.
Now, therefore |. A. II. Garland, governor
of the state of Arkansas, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the constitution
and laws of the state, do hereby offer re-
ward of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS,
5000. for the arrest and delivery of the said
Monroe Reedcr (colored) to the sheriff of De-
sha county.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
fL.s.l state to be affixed at Little Rock,
this 18th day of Nov. A. d. 1874.
A. II. GARLAND, Governor.
By the Governor:
Il, b. BEAVERS. Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Said Reeder is about six feet in height,
conner color. grey eyes well proportioncd,
carries his head well back on his shoulders.
his right hand has Il scar across the back OF II
and he cannot shut his hand entirely up
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

DESCRIPTION:
Said r. p. Sanders is about Ave feet ten
inches high. red Completed. large long nose
grey eyes, and thin upper lip, exposing ms
front teeth, thin visaged and raw-boned'
walks erect and is twenty -one years oi age
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15

Ey- Pay as ,chdt you Que.
The Van Buren press., 1874-12-15
5000 REWARD.
Proclamation by the Governor.

WHEREAS it has come to the knowledge
w of the Executive, that during the month
of October, 1874. two men incarcerated tor
murder did break Jail at Osceola, Mississippi
county, Ark. respectively named Steve shet-
stone and John G. Fair.
Now therefore, |, A. II. Garland. governor
of Arkansas. by virtue of the authority vest
ed in me by the constitution and laws of the
state, do hereby offer Il reward of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS,
IS '00) each. for the arrest and delivery of the
said Steve Shetstone and John c. Fair to the
sheriff Of Mississippi county.
In testimony whereof | have hercunto set
my hand. and caused the seal OF the
IL state to be affixed. Done at Little
Rcck. this, the lth day of Novem-
Der, 1874.
A. II. GARLAND, Governor
BY the Governor:
b, B BEAVERS, Secretary of State.
DESCRIPTION:
Steve Shetstone Is about five feet eight inch
es high. square built sandy hair and whi'kers
rather curly. eyes blue quick spoken.
John G.. Fair is about five feet ten or eleN-
en- inches high. hair and whiskers rather red
but had very short whiskers when he escaped,
eyes blue and rather large. talkative.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-30

The Philadelphia doctors have been ex-
aiming Carlo Beneditti, the sword-swallow-
er. The man first swallowed swerd-blade
twenty-three inches in length, and followed
up this entertaining deglutitious performance
by gulping down a twenty-five inch sabre.
The astonished doctors concluded that the
blade OF the weapon partially displaces the
stomach, fitting the left end and forcing it
slightly down, and thought that the prac
lice might be continued for long time with
OUT injury, unless by some accident the
esophagus should be punctured. Beneditt:
says ne mas been used to this innutritious diet
iorseverai years, and that he was first led to trv
1t as remedy for nausea. Really the suo-
ses'on 20 !" capital one, and worthy of gener-
al adoption. There is no need of running in
to an apothecary shop every time a man feels
little SICK at the stomach, thereby incurrino
trouble and expense, when he can ;n.t 90
well carry sword round with him .na ,,,,,
it down his throat whenever necessit,, 49,
quires. Perhaps it would be well as . nro-
cautionary measure to line the esophagus
with sheet-iron. There need be no OUTLAY
beyond the first cost, and the blade once pur-
chased can be used either as carminative or
weapon OF Defence the owner can sheathe
IL In his own bowels or his neighbours, ac-
cofding to the exgencies of the case. 1t will
no longer do to doubt the story, heretofore,
considered apocryphal, of the Englishman
VINO rammed an umbrella down his throat
sa au 'nen spread it. Doubtless the feat is
10y enough, though an unusual distention
% 'ne stomach, strongly suggestive of collie
49, pp..nended. This however is but a
. ...as :, a =, and is more than compen-
stated by the advantages the stomach possess
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-30
Manufactures and Railroads.
WATERvILLE, May %, 1874.

WATERVILLE, May 70, 1874.
To the Editor Of the Press -
The power on the Kennebec River at this
point is about 5000 horse, or 100000 spindles
equal to the power at Lowell. The expense of
improvement here will be very small, The
dam and canal at Lowell cost 81, OOO, 900. Ours
here cost but $4,000. Mills can be finished
here as to their main walls at not materially
more outlay than in some other localities has to
be made for excavations and foundations. The
abundance of construction material. the fertil
ity of the surrounding country, the desirable
ness OF inc town 1or residence, are additional
circumstances favoring the successful prosecu
ton of manufactures in Waterville.
The Lockwood Mills =" will be the first in
dustrial construction erected upon the Ticonic
falls, at all commensurate with the class and
magnitude of the power. Mr.. Lockwood.
whom no citizen of Maine will need to have
endorsed as the best cotton.mill engineer in the
United States, deems the site of such natural
superiority that for the given expenditure he
will be able to build better mill than he has
ever anywhere else done in even his Preat and
successful experience. His interest and conf
dence in the issue of the enterprise are shown
by his subscription of $4,000 to the stock.
Mr.. Dunn, who has led off in the undertaking,
has been fortunate in securing Mr. Lockwood's
services and cooperation, his judgment as a
cotton manufacturer being not inferior to that
as factory builder. The foudations of the mill
will consist of the best of granite work. The
bricks are making a few rods distant, the clay
being OF the best quality, and wood being deliv-
cred at three dollars per cord. The building,
72x326 feet, will be completed this season, with
wing additional. The maine railroad track
passes at few rods distance on a level with the
MILL A branch track can be run directly to
the yards, if desired. The mill, operating 3d.
600 spindles will employ about 700 hands, and
will according to the established average, add
two Thousand to the population of the State,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-30
Eastern Normal School,

The annual examination and graduation ex-
ercises of the Eastern Normal School at Cas-
tine occurred on Wednesday and Thursday.
The State was represented by the Governor,
the State Superintendent and Messrs. A. H.
Abbott, s. T. Pnlen, S. A. Patten and ). w.
Dresser of the trustees Messrs. Thompson,
Dow, Downes, Files and Grindle of the Coun-
Gil were also in attendance.
The examination of classes occurred on We'd
nesday, and occupying the entire day, covering
the branches of Reading, Arithmetic, Geography,
( Philosophy, Astronomy, Physics, History, Liter
AZURE and Object Lessons All these branches
were considered with special reference to meth
DDS of instruction, and gave evidence, in the
main, to the fidelity of the teachers in adher-
ence to the primary object of the school. An
exercise in Ddactcs in the large school room
concluded the examination In this the mem
bers of the graduating class were required to
give their views on various school topics as
signed them by lot. Their explanations show
ed very satisfactory degree of self reliance,
thought and originality, and they bore the rum
ming fire of questions from the examining OIL
Gals with remarkable steadness. They Will
undoubtedly find occasion to modify many OF
their views as to school government, text
books and some other TOPICS but their training
has evidently set them upon the path of indie
pendent and thoughtful enquiry in the right
direction.
Wednesday evening the Alumni, of whom a
large number were in attendance held a re-
union at the Normal Hall on which occasion a
fine and scholarly address on "Heroism'' was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Forsythe of Bucksport
Seminary.
Thursday morning opened bright and beau
tiful, with combination of sun, air and scene.
ry, which would find few rivals outside of Cas-.
tine. This happy condition of the elements
delighted everybody, for a wet and chilly grad
uation day, in which the very sight of white
dress makes one shiver,is of all things most dis
vol whom yonng ladies are to graduate, and is
likely to furnish gloomy remembrance TO,
after life. This day was simply perfect, anG
the hall was crowded to its utmost capacity
with the friends of the graduates. The room
was profusely adorned with plants and flowers
the latter the gift of the late graduating elias!
of the Castine High School, who thu
expressed appreciation for courtesies re
ceived from the Normal students. The exer
cises began at about 81 a. m. The number O.
graduates was nineteen-elevsn young ladies
and eight young gentlemen, and the order o.
| exercises was as follows: