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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13


Queen. will enter London On the 18th OF
March.
The sale Of the Conservative Republican
Journal, the Steele, has been prohibited In
France because Of an article insulting 10
Buffet. the President Of the National Assem-
bly,.
II Is reported that the Chinese Government
has notised foreign ministers al Pekin that
II cannot guarantee the safety Of foreigners
At Tientsin. and the naval authorities have
been requested TO send war vessels 10 that
port.
News from Chill j. that a strong shock OF
an earthquake was felt At Copiapo-On the 18th
Of January. The Gillian volcano had OPEN
I'd the crater on it, eastern side. and the Their
mometer had risen A. high a. y degrees Gen.
tigrade.
The trial Of the Tichborne claimant on
charges Of perjury lasted lsO DAYS. and iermi-
mated Feb. -. in his conviction on all the
charges. lie was sentenced 10 fourteen
years penal seryitude. Amer the verdict
was announced. the claimant expressed 4 de-
sire TO address the court. but the Judge re-
fused permission and proceeded 10 pass SEN
" Al ANiAAA Neutrality-suspicious. ~ "a
composure. He was AT once taken 10 New
gate.
A disastrous fire occurred in Panama on
the a5th ult., whereby the largest portion Of
the business part Of the town was destroyed.
The losses are estimated at over one million
dollars.
serrano has been declared President Of the
spanish Republic. and General ssbala. Min
lister of War, is appointed President II the
Council Of Ministers.
4 Madrid telegram Of the 2Sih saws a dis
patch had been received AZ the War Ofice
from General Mariones, Stating that he had
been unable to force the CArlists from their
entertainments before Bilboa and that his own
advanced line had been broken by the insur-
gents. He asks for achievements and the
appointment Of his successor.
A singular and fatal accident occurred on
the Great Western Railway. Canada. on the
night Of the 2Sth ult. When the Sarnia ac-
eommodati0n train was about seven miles
west of London, 3 saloon coach took fire in
the forward end, caused by the falling Of a
lamp. The flames spread through the car
almost instantly, and before the train could
be stopped and the passengers extricated.
eight persons were fatally suffocsted and
burned. A number Of the passengers leaped
through the windows and from the rear plat
form Of the ear.
At Blackburn. Lancashire. England. a
few days since, twenty persons were killed
and thirty seriously injuredby boiler explo-
sion.
A BayOnne telegram Of the "a saws that
the Carlist Junta have a dispatch stating that
Bilboa has surrendered to Don Carlos. and
that one church, several banks. and seventeen
private houses were destroyed by the bonn
bardmenf.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

On March ,, 1865, a train on the Ben
ningt0n and Portland Railroad was snow
bound about thrse-fourths Of a mile from
Salisbury. The weather was extremely
cold; there were no provisions ON the train /;
fuel was nearly exhausted; night was APP
preaching, and the situation began 10 look
desperate. Mr.. Hills two small children
were with him, and one of them. too small
10 h. fed with arguments, clamored for
something better.
The superintendent Of the road. Mr.. r..
&. White. was on the train. but, strange to
say. the snow wouldn't clear the tracks tor
a railroad king. In his helplessness he was
utterly nc a loss for any means of relief.
until Capt. Hills, without Instruments OF
any kind, except the wire on the poles,
proposed. nevertheless, 10 telegraph "a
Rutland. The superintendent was incredu-
lous. but Capt. Hills quickly cut the wire
and communicated with the officers of the
road at Rutland merely by striking the
ends of the wire together. thus making and
breaking the Geographic circuit as he would
have done with the key OF am ordinary
operating instrument.
An engine was Immediately sent 10 the
relief OF the blockaded train. But the en-
tire operation required the receiving "a
well a. the sending of messages. This
was the crucial test OF Capt. Hills inge-
nuity. skill and nerve; and, until this was
accomplished, the superintendent and pas
sengers felt no assurance that the message
sent had been in~telligibly communicated
TO the officers AT Rutland. Striking his
wires together, he wrote To the operator at
Rutland a follows:
Trouble. Answer slowly. am work
ing without an instrument; | will receive
your answer through my league"
He touched h frosty wire 10 his tongue.
with the same result al first a that enjoyed
BY the boy who undertook Ia lick the frost
from his skate steel. but found that the
steel knew more about licking than he did.
The wire wouldn't let go until il was
warmed. and then kindly took the skin of
with II. 30 the wire WAS heightened and
carried int the car. After ii wa warmed.
Capt. III. received the messages by putting
one end of the wire above and the other
under his tongue. and letting the electric
current pass through IL when lac was able
To read by the succession Of sharp and
somewhat painful electric shocks. His
success was perfect. and he not only sent
and received messages for the superintcn-
dent. b { for several of the passengers. The
only i'll consequence of the exploit was the
total loss of taste which Capt. Hills SUI
fered for several days afterwards.
Ii j. well for any company brought into
straits 10 have some one with them
equal to the emergency. Genius enjoys
the graphing with difficulties and over
coming them.-HOnsehOid Treasure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

A dispatch was received at the War Office
In London. on the 26th, from Gen. wolseley,
commander oi The Ashaniee expedition. dat.
ed at Coomassie, which says: I've reached
here yesterday, AFTER five days hard fighting.
The troops behaved admirably. Our casual
ties are under 800. The King is in the neigh
borhood Of the town. lie promises to meet
me to-day and sign n treaty Of peace. We
hope TO start on our return TO the coast to-
morrsw. The wounded are recovering. and
the health Of the remainder Of the army is
good
Professor Huxley has been installed as
rector Of the University Of Aberdeen.
IL l. officially announced that the Duke Of
Edinburgh and his bride, accompanied by the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

Both Houses Of the louisiana Legislature
have passed the act repeating the election law
known as Act 10 Of last session. The act re-
pealed restored some Of the obnoxious fea.
lures Of the old election law. Its repeal
leaves the law Of 1872, which Gov. warmoth
approved AFTER the election. in force. Both
houses also passed an act ordering a new reg
i~stration throughout the State.
The New Orleans Chamber Of Commerce
has adopted the memorial to Congress con-
corning the Texas and Pacific Railway, and
recommending cooperation Of the Federal
Goversmerr as necessary TO the development
Of national interestsin the speedy construc-
ton Of said road.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The Secretary Of War asks appropriations
fer improvement Of the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi for the next fiscal year, and for improve
ment Of the banks OF the Rio Grande AT Fort
Brown, $4,000.
Congress, f~avoring Congressional legislation
in aid Of the Centennial Exposition.
Ex-President Baez has been interviewed in
Washington. and denies the reports that he
and his family have been banished from san
Domingo. ON the contrary. he says that the
acting President, Gonzales, is his friend. and
thai there il n perfect understanding between
them. He further states that all concessions
are respected and that the right ofthe SANTANA
Bay Company, a. well a those OF other for
eigners, are quite secure.
The House Committee on Appropriations
will report a bill setting apart si.soo,0oO for
the Indians. This j. q, 100000 less b the
estimate Of the Department of the Interior.
The Modocs get $4,000.
The senate Committee ON Post-ofices and
Post-roads have agreed 10 amend the Postal
telegraph bill in various minor particulars,
suggested by arguments Of Ort0n and Hub
bard. The committee voted TO report adj
versely on Senator Hancock's bill proposing
10 vest in the Postmaster-Genera the power
Of establishing post-roads. The committee
are Of the opinion that this power cannotcon-
%stitutionally be delegated by Congress 10 any
other power.
The House Committee on Appropriations
are preparing 4 bill. il is stated, making APP
preparations of money to provide for the pay
ment Of bounties 70 colored soldiers, the ap-
preparations for which service are nearly eN-
hausted. Ii costs the Government about
800 monthly to meet this class Of claims.
The following Is a recapitulation Of the pub
lie debt statement Tor the month OF February /:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13
A Little Boy snapped for a Dog.

About a month ago, a German woman
who was living AT Mrs. Cookies in the
Third ward. took a fancy To a large New
fOundland dog owned by the landiady, and
she offered 10 give one OF her little boys
and s. to bOot" for the animal. Mrs.
Cooke accepted the offer. and the little
Heinrich. who was about eight years Of
are. was transferred TO his new mother.
and the German woman took her dog and
departed well satisfied. Thursday shc ne
turned and demanded the little Heinrich
back again. She said the dog ate too
much. and she couldn't afford to Keep him.
But Mrs. Cooke would neither take back
the dog nor refund the S5-preferring To
keep the boy. who had become quite use
full 10 her and loved her very much. A
war Of words ensued. and then a fight.
but neither conquered, and they had to be-
parted by a policeman. Mother Cooke
still keeps her little boy. and she j. deter
mined to do so ii the law will allow her.
The little Heinrich is indifferent a. 10 the
result. but prefers TO stay with Mamma
Cooke Wisconsin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

a family by the name of Slosser. in
Coyington. ky., cane near being poisoned
to death a few DAYS ago by tating horse
radish which had been accidentally mixed
with DOke-rOot.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

Ia reply to a resolution Of inquiry by the
Senate, the Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. says that during the last six months $50
Illicit distilleries have been suppressed. in
GLIDING II in Tennessee, % in Kentucky, -
in North Carolina, 81 in Georgia. lin Illinois, 3
in Indiana, and 8 in West Virginia. Their
capacity varied from fifteen to one thousand
gallons, a daily average 0 fthirty gallons.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
The Eastern Shore.
wIcosrIco COUNTY.

The Advertiser announces that it twill under
all circumstances or conditions support cordially
the regularly nominated candidates for Congress
of the Democratic Conservative party.
Work has been begun on the dykes in the Wi
comico.
A colored ministerial trial similar to that at
Brooklyn is in progress at Salisbury. Preacher
Broughton is the accused.
Nicholas Moore, of Wetipquin, killed rattle
snake, last week, feet long, with II rattles.
The building of the bridge, over the Pocomoke
River, at Purnell'a Causeway, has been let out
to King v. White, for the sum of one hundred
and fifty nine dollars and ninety-five cents, which
sum is paid equally by Worcester and Wicomco
counties.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
Local option is already felt to be worth a dozen
officers in the preservation of the peace.
The saw mills are now the best friends of the
doctors
The schools open September 1st.
Beckwith's camp is now in progress with more
tents than usual.
The ladies' of Cambridge are keeping up the
dances four or five times weekly and the young
men declare they will never get married 30 long
AZ the dances continue.
1t is stated as something remarkable that
there are no camp meetings in all the lower dis
tricts, except among the colored people.
The denizens of the bachelors tent at Hnr-
locks camp placed as their emblem over the
door several punches of grapes.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
| timber cart ran over the head of Henry w
| Hall, last week, injuring him seriously.
| The NJ. L. church at Princess Anne is being
repaired
The corner stone of the new M. E. church at
| Crisfield was laid with Masonic ceremonies last
Wednesday. Rev. Andrew Manship asked fol
| 81 900 and got $3.50.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
The Wye camp closed after successful run
of week.
| The County Commissioners have declared o
levy of g. Gets. on the present year. The State
Tax is 2O11, cts. on the $100, making a total ol
S74 on 300.
Messrs Gibson & Fiddeman, Trustees, sold
on Tuesday last, the farm belonging to the late
Mrs. Ann Story, near Centreville, containing l6l
acres, to Mr. l.. s Messick, at 1901 per acre.
The Centreville NJ. p. church is being repaired
| tournament under Catholic auspices will be
| held at Oueenstown on the 9th inst,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
Daily Gommereiaf.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY.
Toward M. Jenkins, Wilmer Atkinson,
Francis @. Ferris.
~ Fsr Terms, etc., see Second Page.
Latest General News.

Mara than half of the village OF Washington,
nsar New Hamburg, Ontario, was burned on
Tuesday.
rbe first of the new crop of Carolina rice was
IA at charleston, yesterday, at 10 cents per
nonud IL was cassed " common prime"
The Senate Naval Committee now on a tour of
,nsnection of the naval stations, arrived at Bos-
ta,, Yesterday, in the United States steamer Dis
patch.
Henry Selling, police Justice and alderman
~ Hartford. Connecticut, was taken to Boston
vaaterday on a charge of forgery. He was held
ior an examination on the 23d inst.
rha nuainess centre of Shelbina, Missouri, in
olni,ng eight large stores and several smaller
hm,ldines was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
The oss Ia estimated at from $50, 900 to S75, 600
col William Turner aged 60 was run over and
Lulod by A train while walking on the Baltimore
anJ Ohio railroad, yesterday. He was proprie-
or of the Thistle cotton factory, near Leicester,
Nd
II in reported from Fort Sully that 1000 hostile
Indiana attacked General Ouster's expedition, on
the i5th inst, and were repulsed with heavy
o.s also that Custer lost so in killed and
wounded.
While Edward Downing, leather merchant,
was counting some money in the Exchange Bank,
al Boston, Yesterday, all unknown man seized a
nackaee OF $4,000, walked leisurely out Of the
door With it, and disappeared.
Amerchant of Boston is reported to have in
formation from San Francisco that during the
nresent season at least seven hundred ships, OF
l900 toms burden each. will be required to carry
crain to Europe but that not more than $50 ves-
sels can vet be reckoned upon for the purpose.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
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Fruits and Vegetables.

REPORTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA MARKEr-PRIcEs
AND SUPPLY.
The market in Philadelphia on Tuesday, for
fruits and Vegetables is thus fully reported by
the LeigT
The stalls and stores along the Delaware front
yesterday showed a great abundance of fruits
and vegetables, in many cases amount
ing to glut. This is especially
the case with watermelons, which
bafrcade the wharves and stalls, and fill the
barges which lie in the docks. Never has there
been greater quantity of this fruit III the Phil
adephia market, and seldom have the melons
averaged large size as at PRESENT. The
striped melons are slowest of sale, but even the
juicy black Italians sell slowly at $15 per hum
dred for the largest. Inferior sizes have sold as
low as 80.
Cantaloupee are in abundant supply and sell
as low as 25 to 80 cents per basket; some very
fancy stock selling at so cents.
Peaches yesterday were in fair supply, but on
Monday they were quite scarce; the demand ID
not settled one and varies quite as much as the
supply.
Medium quality Early Yorks were selling yes
tertlay at 81. so to $1.65. Early Ciawfords at
% rs to 80 so per basket; some very large Mag
mum Bonums brought 50, 80 to 53. 1t is now gem
orally believed by the dealers that the supply
| will be larger than was anticipated though pro-
badly not az great as in 1873. From 5000 to 5000
baskets were received yesterday by boat and rail-
OUner Vhrleuleb Will prophpiy hiilNo uliihS pho
| week.
| Pears are coming in rather scanty supply the
| quality improves as the season advances and the
prices are advancing Quite ordinary fruit brings
| one dollar per basket ; some fine Bartetts were
| sold yesterday at two dollars A single basket
| of Seckels, much in advance of the season,
brought $1.50. Catharine pears are out of the
| market.
| Apples continue to arrive much in excess OF
| the demand the crop of early fruit seems to be
| enormous and many bushels of the fruit is sent
| here which would find better market at the
| cider press. The best bring about 40 cents pei
| basket, great deal being sold under 20 cents.
| Backberres and huckleberries, which were
| driven out on account of low prices, have reap
peared, and bring to cents per quart for the
| former, and 7 to for the latter, though the de-
mand is very light.
Round potatoes are in great abundance and
| the best bring from 40 to so cents per basket.
There is not now any shipping demand fol
| them.
Sweet potatoes of fine quality sell readily al
| from 81 to 91.25 per basket and heavy ship
| ments are made of them to the interior. The
| quality this season is better than average.
A few Concord grapes have been arriving from
North Carolina, but are not very attractive,
| They are put up in small boxes, and bring about
| 10.cents per pound.
| Blue plums have been coming in from Della
| ware and Maryland, and few from New Jersey
| they bring from 81 to 81 25 per peck. Damson
| plums for preserving, are worth 80 80 per bas-
| ket of Is quarts.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
Progress OF Dental sc,ence.

At the twentieth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Dental Convention held recently in Sarato-
go, the President, DR.. John Allen, of New York,
delivered an interesting address on the progress,
present condition, and future prospects of dent
istry Speaking of what had been accomplished
in dentistry during the past forty years. he said
In taking retrospective view OF dentistry, and
comparing the notes of then and now, we find
that year by year the dental profession is gradu
ally advancing. Then there were no dental con-
ventona nor associations, no dental colleges, no
dental journals nor libraries, no dental iniirma-
ries nor clinical instructions. But now I'VE have
our national conventions which are open to all
practising dentists in good standing also an
American Association consisting OF delegates
from other dental organizations, besides nearly
100 State, district, and other local societies.
We also now have ten dental colleges, with
and appliances for impartng instructions to
young men. We also now have some six or
eight American dental journals published
monthly, besides numerous other works per-
tanning to dental science. With all these faeil-
ities for acquiring knowledge of dental sur
gerry, corresponding advances have been made
in our profession. Forty years ago the various
means and appliances which are now rendered
available in dental practice had not developed.
No such fine preparations of gold for filling
teeth, no perfection III the manufacture of por-
celain teeth, no such appropriate devices for
dental instruments and facilities for operating
them as now, In short according to the histor-
ieal records of our profession, dental science
has never been as fully developed as it is at the
present time.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
Personal.

The steamship Bothnia, with Postmaster
General Jewel on board, was signalled off Sandy
Hook last evening.
The American Association for the Advance
ment of Science which has been in session at
Hartford, for several days, adjourned, yester-
day. Among those in attendance has been Will
liam NJ Candy, of this city, whose studies in Botany
have relation to the general advancement Of
Science cordially appreciated by many of the
distinguished sdpdRs who have just been collect
ed at Hartford. In the meeting of the Section
devoted to Biology, on Tuesday, Mr.. Candy
read an elaborate paper on the insect-eating
plant Dariuqtonidna Ca iforntca. Upon the
character of those curious plants which prey up
on insect life, and seem to form link between
the vegetable and animal world, Mr.. Darwin,
the English naturalist, has been close observ-
cr, and has recently written to Prof. Gray, of
Cambridge, communicating the results of his
studies, and still further developing observa-
tlOns already recorded by Mr.. Candy.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-20
Political Notes.

The Republicans OF Lancaster county held
their primary nominations on Saturday. By a
vote OF 53ii to 3l75, it was decided to adhere to
the Crawford County" system Of nominating
by general vote and not return to the delegate
convention plan. The present member of Com
6ress, Hon. A. Herr Smith, was re-nominated
after hard fight with Hon. Emlen Franklin, his
plurality being only 12O. The other candidates
were AZ follows Associate Law Judge, David
W. Patterson District Attorney, j. w. johnson !;
Commissioner, Christian Coble Prison Inspec-
tors, John II. Bitner, George Trout, Jr. Sena-
TOR, John NJ. Stehman Assembly, d. p. Rosen-
miller Jr., Amos N. Mylin, VIM. MCGOWAN
Heorge II. Ettla, A. H. Sunny, j. A. Stober.
Ephraim X. Wilson, the present Representa-
1--WE from the lst Congressional District Of Ma
rylanh positively declines denomination by
the Democrats. He says his appearance as a
candidate III 1872 was his first and last breach of
u resolution never to enter the political arena
~ struggle for Office" That resolution he has
NWayH made known, and now wishes to gratify
ali honest and sincere preference for private
There il no reason that the Republican party
'lall stand upon the defensive, or that it should
apologize for any shortcomings. 1t has made no
serOus mistakes, nor has it committed any
wrong demanding an apology. 1t is party of
I,sl and true principles, and is also the party
- ,tFNb'oen. Mnhb mas IL TO apOiOBlZe lor OF W
ake back? Nothing, absolutely nothing
washington Republican, (Rep.)
Whenever the people insist upon absolute
separation of national from State issues, and
@lll State and Congressional from county OF
gG'ly Questions, and begin to administer each
lIanch of their government with exclusive ref
etence M to its efficiency and purity, great reforms
"lll speedily follow.--SL Louis Democrat (Rep.
ine , general course pursued by Gov. Thomas
a "a, usoorh of Kansas during the past two years
si secills to have been approved by the people Of
.ia' STATE and the delegates thus far elected tC
sic republican State Convention are said to ia
w., ,or at' als nomination. The Convention meets Oh
additional returns from Ohio indicate that the
uew inN constitution has been defeated. The ma
lny llVfly against it is variously estimated at from
fUo Ior 10 oO,OO0 Cincinnati gave 10,904 majorit,
~, ''cehse and $40 for the Constitution.
M me Democratic Convention of the Twelfth
iDJslflct iJnNnct OF Pennsylvania yesterday nominated
Sress.
n lne Philadelphia North American advocate
fellnsyyania