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ty insured "a a moans toward preventing fros
and loss Of lIfo.
fixing a standard below whfch nono should be
nsimiitod u tho city, AMI to mnko rcgt-
1ations as to tho quantity and manner
Of starring Of tho o]H was talked Of.
Considerable, dlaolHaion 9nsneit md tho mat
vision, 10 report at tlla noxt session.
After homo further bMpinoss, tho Convention
adjourned to tho Fairgrounds, whuro a large
amount Of iirc-apparntus on exhibition, anol, as
otc., woro examined anil toalod, aftor which Tho
noeting hdf fotrnod sine die.
Tonight tho delegates enjoyed a handsome
banQuct giycn them by tho st. 1.onia iTndor-
writer's a'i agonte, aud Tomorrow will leave for
tlloir homes.
, 1874-10-09

GALVESTON. To1., Oct. 8.-I'ho Nt,rs' spoclal
from psrls. Tex, dated the sth, sayu tho stage-
coach coming from Brooletou waH stopnod by
tllree masked men last night t,ios west, and tue
passengers robbed. Tic robbers received 1926
il, money, Two valuable gold wntches end two
silver Watches. ]. ii. smith. Cashior OF the
Merchants aud p1antors' Eanl, had d package
and diamond pin, which Lis wife secured behind
the cushions in tho stage. and they woro not
found by the robbers. Tho party claim to bo
the same that robbed :he Hot Spriaea stage and
the train at Gad's Hill. Tue Sheriff organized
aposae and started In pursuit. Tho mail was
not touched.
, 1874-10-09
41tktttlrY.RartlNs

An Englist la.iy haY written III Interesting
book oil b,rtla, aud bird.casing, anu Embarrassing.
tAo makes 1t out tilat ulsIarieH ara not polyCa.
Masa, n.,s! 10 not tlsriva vol! when u4als ilna
.noutnry coubcionces and lirl Ut npirlt Il It IL
teneed onIy fnr amusement, llAs ts own ways of
taking revenge. such NJ getting into ts bath al,sl
suddenly spaBling Tho waler over tts owuor'a
TIL is 1nastor or nsisroaa 10 writing or working,
n,i then sondiug shnwer Of aaad anl aeod
down upon them, aud when srollod tor ate por-
formauco, 1t will " roal into Nh oxultli.g aoug |
, 1874-10-09

Sntc'at HIsnsittls h Fhe Chse.ao Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct S.--Our Circuit Court
IVES ougaEcd all day III tying tho ca:o OF Alice
Afengle vs. Samuel Hall. The suit Is brought to
obt un damages for rapo. The c5ituo WAS COM
nitca III July, 1873, md the circumstances woro
tolcgranflcd in tlcHo dispatches in detail at tho
time. + toncnt them briefly: 1iali had been
paying markcl attention to Hiss afenglo for
homo ti,no, aud on tho OCCASION of
tilo commission Of TIC crin,e they
we're out. riding, III buggy, and it
IL the Btory, whether tr1o or not. that ho
got to scnll1ng with her, when both fell ont tho
buggy. Miss MonRlo becoming unconscious aftcr
the full. While aho was III this condition Hull
outraged her, und it III further said TINT ho wna
actcated III I'll doing with n view to ruin her and
titus forca her to marry him, Great intoreat ia
felt III the case md n heavy verdict ia expected,
Tho criminal SUIT againHt Hall will probably not
come On this term.
, 1874-10-09
SEEKING INFORMATION

=. snfffds Di*natch 10 The Chicago 7'71une
NEW ionx, Oct. 8.-The Commissioners Of the
noard Of 1'nhlFo Wo'hs of Chicago, consisting Of
atohHrs; printlivlllo, Wah and 1l,omnaon In am.
pn,,y VIZ w. sl9 ;.aen shaos callod upon toma
Works. to got information co,cernin" ~ W anno .Eat
syatom Of thu city. and partculnry Tia. of "S, eS..
waiting water op tho servlce-nyuo. They ~ nrs u,s,
givon ovory facility for heoomue thnr3,,"Hls "His
acquainted with thid subject. and today GGsot.
Of tnnepon haey v o ~ 1 9r
ByBtoms, Iva ''ee
, 1874-10-09
OUR F1ltE-D!3pAteTAIENT.

Gen. SAn1rr DncIlRtc4t to be Insnr.
riexvcd, but Hi1aslca u G Gencrt13 Stale.
Inef1f.
Special Dispatch TO The Chicaeo 3riogne,
NEW YunK Oct. 8.-Gen, Sha1er returned from
Chicago to-day. 1Io aald In reply to
I'M inquiry, that tho gentlemen WHO ha,t
invited him to make thIa inspection would
mont probably request lin to presolt written
report Of the result Ut it, elnbodying advice aB to
any needed improvement. and that lie did mt
wish all interview to anticipate that report. Ho
believed tl,at, with plenty Of onglnos ctllcicntly
manned, t1ero uood hs no fear OF u fro.
, 1874-10-09

a. La u. l.. ILL.,
RUTLAND, VI, Oct. Sat the eosRion Of tho
American Doard today, reports wero road Tn
various missionB Tho Vermont Board OF Mis-
Rions held q mcctfpg, at which addresses wero
mAdc by n number OF tRtloa. rnrort wna Bub-
nlittod showing tho nffalrs Of tho society to bo
In a very prosperous condition. In the
eyoniug the Womon's board Eayo
grand reception i'll tho Congre-
gatiouhl Church to all members Of
tito Women's aud Interior Boards mud Ill mis-
aionary lados. Communion urrviceH were held
at tho Congregational. Baptist. pud Methodist
churches, simultaneously. at $50 o'clock p. nl.t
ut which largo number Of communicants wero
present. business moeting wns l,oltl at tho
Congregational church after communion.
The Committee OF Placo AMI Preacher for tho
no1e annual meeting reported, recommending
that tho next meeting bo held at Chicago, aud
tbnt the Rev. Andrews, D. IT,, DO tho preacher,
and tl,at the Ney. W. ". TAYLOR DO alternate.
Tho Chair thoo appointed Comlu,ttos OF hs-
rangemcuts. The Committee Oh Ostice,s
for tho ensuing yoar reported the following:
President, Mark HupkinH, D. D., LID; Vice.
President, W. =. Dodge; Prudential Committee,
Augustus O. ThompHon u. D.; Alptcus Ualdv,
Apner Kiugmas,. RufnB Anderson, .. D.; Eliza
Ferusworth. Edmund Il. A1dnn, u. D.; J. Rus
sell Bradford, Joseph s. Roper Corresponding
sccretarisB, tho Iev. Ze1ah 3, Troat Nathnnial G..
Clark, .. D.; Recording Secretary. the noy.
John O'alcaua, D. D.: TrcaBurer, Lauglon y.
Ward; Auditors, ,t.he Hon. Thomas II. Russell,
Avoly plnmer. and r. II. Stearna.
Tho session concludes Tomorrow morning
with prayer-1peesing and farewell.
, 1874-10-09
BUENQS ATRE8,

RIo JASE1no. Oct. 8.-Advc.s fran Bncnoe
hsrca report that Sonor AselIa,,ca i,,toutla pnb-
fishing manifesto Ecnquiehlng tho Presidency
And thst senor Quintara will probably bs au-
pointed Provisional President peudiug new
election.
The GoYegnmcnt troops arc fortifyine all
Gsratesichl ron:s. Tlu Insurgents aro assembled
under Caanctas and Gen. Mitre, at Colopia. in
Uruguny, opposite lsuneoa Ayres Il il aesertod
thns Gen. Nitro vii! take tho Chief command,
Tin, Insurgents layo captured Tho island of
San Martin Garcia. ~
Ten ni'!iona Of dol!nra hAyo been Withdrawn
frum thu Argentine Bank.
, 1874-10-09

,RhkEE-FATCKTT = ROEsCII - HERMAN - n
X IA anYsc NJ 59hn i lIaEcs sad Miss Sis.a Ta"ea
anu ar: Joseph Bosch anti afss Jo.ephiue Hcrn1ln
Hartman slr. Waor HaT0s aud Miss hiasisp A. io..
..IiHS IiHSDINLL-ELilOl.r-o Thursday murn!us, oct q
sao County Ill.,, b. aho IL. itas CHarlos EiwafS
sneen9s; sne 9ss;.. " Il. Jes;a e l1ie q ST. In.. Mo-,
Startling. " 's' - 1s'4"t'' of
nlsHER~ayd11LLEItIAt the rcsdonuo Of tbs briio,
1StaG ~ ~ Ssnth IT., Oct. g. hy tho iay
fi,'s. T. htfregS ~ y Nr Joan II. EYshor and hs 5ary
, 1874-10-09

6hcfd1 NsEdlcH 70 7Ho LHl1I00 7T16Uiif,
- INDlASAroLis. Ind. Oct. 8.-Ihe uorrnan
Evangelical unitea Lutheran mud lloor1ned
Synod Ut Tho West nut horo to-iay. There arc
Hayonty.sovoa delogatos rrosout, about one-l,aIf
uf whom aro ministers. This number will bo in-
oseasea by Saturday to 1875 NJ t5o. Yho Hoy. A.
Doltzcr, Of 1t. OhulioH, Mo-, ~ President, and
yeHrly report OF the tlyo districts uud tic rcport
Of tho Hume and Foreign Miasioun woro road,
All of tllsm werd quito favorable aud iully salts.
faDors. Thu SYNOD publishes twu mouthljcs,
Tho Synod will 10 III soaslou eight days.
, 1874-10-09
Tile ERE EMGIHEEHS.

fsr. Louis, No., Oct. 8.-In tho Fro En-.
ginoo,at Convention to-t'ay resolutions wera
suopted approving tie ordinance aduptoi III it.
Louis requiring III builders to construct chin
ncse with oaitllcnwata Or other 1lre-proof l,a-
tcral Ior luing.
Iho Ba!tamOre Ui'der.nri:er was ,natlo tho
official organ of tito Chiefs National Aruociasiu,,.
4 rceolu.ion ras adopted requesting ire ln-
gulance cuppsn,ns not tu tahn riBkh amounting
to moro .!'.u t"e.,al,s!s of tho yaluo Of proper"
, 1874-10-09

T4EnA:iT FOR TIE ARREST or r1GCEnAS' aIsTEE.
sASrASpEn, Oct. at il stated tbnt a sister
of Fgneras III hiding in this city, and thst a
Tarrant has been isa,led for her arrest.
COMPLAINTS TO FRANCE.
MApn1o, Oct. e.-lho Spanish Government
has renewed its complaints to Frsuco in rotation
to lach OF vigilance by the French of1lciuls gu
the frontier.
MADRID, Oct. 1.-The Iberia Newspaper saws
Gen. Dorcga,ay retired from his cosnmaul ia
the service Of Dun CARLOS because tho latter re-
fused to act upon Dorreguray's nttyico and dis.
1nlhA some Of liB present friouls and rocall Con,
Cabrera.
TROOPS nISHANDEn.
The Spanish Government haA disbauuel TO- 600
soldiers. whose term Of service las expired.
HAVANA, Oct. 8.-Tl,reo hundred and eighty
seven soldiers arrived hero yesterday ffoiu
6rain.
, 1874-10-09
COUNTERFEIT BhNK-NOrES.

NEw ORLEANS Oct. 8.--Countcrfcit s5 uot,a
Of tho Tradore' National Bank, Of Chicago, and
h'erohants' National Bunk. OF Chicago, Of tho
It ts statod lint ono hnnk in tho paat two diva
pay rocoivcd about twenty OF these worthless
1ilIs: lsnth counterfeit bear tho Bignaturo of
.. II. nuttor, prouident. ~
, 1874-10-09
SAN FRANCISCO

oAs FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 8.--Coronor nico,
oi Tits city has been hold to nnBwor before tho
In onco. @"1 ''''"'''4oanos
Al tho a''oons In tlIiB city were waiter.gjr1u
s mero emnloyot "cto cIoAel last night, under tho
, 1874-10-09
CIc1nII1.


Snrcfat Dtspatch su The Chicago Tribune.
IoulsylLt.E, Oct ga Bpocial from Bowling
Grocn, KY, to-nigh. to tho Courier-Journal
says: 's Porter Durham, whito citizcn Of thnt
county, IVES arrested yesterday on charge OF
inciting ncgrooB to unisa with him IN m effort
to burn tho city. uia caao WAS called bcfore tho
City Court to-day, mud niuo wi.nosses, oil col
orca were oxnmtnol. Their testimony is to the
elect that Dnnllam proposed to organizs han-
dted negroes to rot fire to portion of tho
CITY and rob tito otl,cr, and that ho
mid ho could ob.n:n ths necessary
Frnas through t,lends III Nashville. Tho trial
eitnment PREVAILS but Ia modified hy tho sssnr-
anco that the buttar class Of the cnloroj people
scorn tho propOdcd insurreotion. md have boeu
tho incnnB Of uipping 1t III Tho bud"
, 1874-10-09

NAaHlSoroN, j. G.. Oct. B.--For the North
wcnt aud tho Upper Lnkos and thonco to Mia
so1rl. rlain% bhsulnetar, noytAwessoyly wiuda,
con]er, clear, aud purity oou.1y weather, with
occaaional rain, OH the Upper Lakes.
LOCAL 0IYEnvArI1:9H. j,
EuIcAn0. Crt, 2, 1874,
, 1874-10-09

SALT LAKE. Utah, Oct. 8.-TAe Grand Jury
today indicted ono OF thoir own nmhcr, Thomas
L. Eic}s, for iascsyiouB oohaoitation. io il
charged NTH having Two ,7iYos, tin 90 Of whom
worn married to ain Rlnce 1862. HlH oYn laugI,-
ter is ono Ut the principsl witnesses.
, 1874-10-09


LONDON. Oct. 8.-Tho report that tho steam
aAip Ontario, whici, lost her screw whlo ell route
from Quebec for Liverpool, had arrived of Fast-
net, is incorrect. The Ontario IL now anchored
s milca northwest Of Kerry Head, Irelaul, in
very exposed position. Tugs havo gouo to her
hlsib.nnce.
, 1874-10-09
RUSSIA.

THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES QUESTION.
st. PETERSBURG, Oct. 8.-Thc Journal de 81.
Petersburg (semi-ollicial) fully approves Of tho
German rieH of tho sohleswig- Holstein qucs-
finn.
, 1874-10-09
The Ton hrnim A1air Causing Much
Excitement.
The Missing Papers Said to Be Per-
sonal to Theirs and Mao
mahon.
Doubtful Rumors Of War Between Japan
and China.



LONDON, Oct. 8.-A special from Berlin says =:
turn. THO Emperor has ordered no Btone be
loft unturucd In the efforts to recover the mies-
lug documents"
BERLIN, Oct. 3..-Count Von Arntm had an In
terviow with his son and Government Oilcial
yesterday. In tho course Of tho conversation
tho Count protested against Tho insiuuation TINT
ho lad published, or intended to publish, my Of
tho documents retained by him. Ho nssertcd
thu! thera were no State acctctn contained In tho
papera. Ho also as,d TINT he uoticc1 in tho
spring that there rms n dctfconcy in tho dncu-
nlonts belonging to the alch.yos OF thu Paeia
Embassy.
LoNpoS, Oct. 8.-A special to tho Standard
from Berlin ntatoa TINT i'll consequence of tho
domiciliury visits to tho residuNces Of friends Of
Count Von Arnim throughout tho Elnpiro they
cRnnot communicate with him. 1t IL report :"
aays the dispatch, " Tint thoso ovcnta are co',-
nocsed with forthcoming book, tLa carly ai,octa
tano circles in Munich aud Vienna. It Is row
Haid that tho missing dneu1nonty numbcr 10U."
Tho Journal do Paris Bass That Count Won
Arui,n. whom Ambassador at Paris. lastonod tho
downfall of prosidcut ThicrH, and urged Ger
many TO recognize tho Government Of Maoa1a-
hon immediately. rrinco Dismarok diHapprovcl
thie course of Won Arninl, md wrote to tho lat
ter explaining the rcaaon why 10 preferred the
policy OF Thioss to TINT OF Ntnca1ahon. Tho
journal says these aro tho lottora Of Disnarch
wbirh nrv missing.
RoME, Oct 8.-The Voce Della Te,'ita says In
relation to Count Won Arnim's arrest ttat thero
is reason to boove that tho missing DOCUMENTS
re1ate to the establishment OF now govern
mont in Franco. and to German interference
III Spanish affairs.
THE FORTHCOMING BUDGET.
BERLIN. Oct. 8.-Ihe Spencer Gdzc!Ie aays TINT
the budget Of the M,niator Of War for 1875 will
call for 110,000,000 tllalors.
DEnL1H, Oct. 8.--The truth Of the report TINT
tho Danish Minister had delivered noto to tho
German Government is denied. ils simply PIE
boon expelled ilou SchleswiS.
, 1874-10-09

AID ron TIE SUFFERERS OF Asia MINOR.
CoSsTAs E1NoPLE. Oct. 8.-The Porte will send
ut once 26,000 bushols Of corn to relieve the
famine. distressed people Of AHa Minor, and
1i,000 oxen to plow their fields.
, 1874-10-09
CHURCH COUNCILS.


Nonttnurh faHm tho First Tn&c.l
Mary n. Willard waa next introduced. and read
~ easaf o'o'y WAY chatactorhto Of tEitb iady Of
thought and brllfianny. Ita inimitablo be1uty
llst Ohrlatian njauiona do pay.. 1t WAS tniatorl-
col, argulnentativc, aud pnthotic If any ono
woHAa's ABILITY
70 70 arG!o Il would hs woll to hear Mrs. Willard.
san nh hull ,sda tho Eowtr @ 81. q 1onss "a;
sg spgoko: s' n lIe thought Of two kinds m
boil In tho uodge-hainmer. Tho other QUO that
wins, aaka eonyc,,t. 1t has ita symbol in tho
women will IN their Christian missionary onter-
prao bring the Master = glorious victory.
ney. aer7nao Smith, A., M., aovor his looturo
evidont signs Of interest and delight, aud tho
lecturer WIS frequently greeted with rounds Of
applause. Some Baid ho IL nuother Morley
P,inBhon.
THO auntyaraagy Of the missionary 6octaty
was ho!tl In the evening. Tho Roy. Or. Crows
presided. Tho lev. Dr.. stovor led The deyotioi-
q exercises. Ihn first sdtlrehH waa made by tl'e
Nev. Dr. 5ewntt. lio called attention to tho mo-
tiyos for tho cultivation aid practice OF tho
missionary spirit, dwelling chiefly On its reflex
intluonco. 1t tates away our aosfahut Ha at,i
keepn TN from Ito aanKerY Of EMBELLISHMENTS,
tieatl1en1 oserysheEe noea our Chrlntlan tIolp,
a'M tho !loly Billie tolls liz how to 70 and relevo
fLom. 1lia hI,ooch was live and effective ono.
Dr.. Rold followed H. clear, wariu, and worry
Impressive speech. rhroo thousand minister's
ara depending nn tho missionary Society for tlle
privilege Of prracl,'ng tho Gospel. We alo
Hpundng $a76.000 III
HOME wonK.
aud yet 1t ia entirely Inadequate. Flo told Of o
honlo missionary OF Tho NoltEwcHt Bo poor ]1o
Nes't to Coufesnnco In his wife. slnos. IIis
story Ut tho sufforings Of tho Crosa-boarers in
to nsv zelda .! tho Weat waa very touching.
Tho Mo.mons lIato all Methodist preachers,
Ore vss litton by ! rnttleannkn mud tho Nor
mon papers Say tho s,,aEe died. 11o ro;oiceta
that the subject Of Christian missions ]as wuto
tho criticism Of its shalpost aud mishtiost eno-
mics. Christianity 1s mud will bo victorious
sonao aay we noed 1so nias!o"s. Yot nha. do
tllcso scientiats md materialHfB do !? Perhaps a
few individuals may 10 lifted to something Of
manhood. But, behold whole nations have boon
lifted up to noblo manhood by tic powor OF tho
CroHs aud Christian instrumcntalltiea. He plead
for moro giving, moro PRAYING, AMI moro work.
ing, to savo tho world.
, 1874-10-09

Tho namc Of tho Sheriff of White County.
ILL.,. ~ Hail Storms. His father was Nh ~.
centric Ge',t'ennn, mud ho had three sons whom
70 s namod respectively Hall Storms, Rain
, 1874-10-09

ALBANY, II. y, Oct. 5,--Tho ssAl of I'hnps,
tho State Treasury oiIlcias who was inflicted fur
cnitezzlomont, was concluded so-'lay, aud tho
jaiY, after tifseui u.s.sA' dell Grafton, re1,.
dcred n verdict If 'sm'tr." Iht1,a VA, ru-
n1al'tod 10 jail, hs sentence being pus:pu4eI.
, 1874-10-09

ToRoNTo, Can, Oct, 8.--Tho hands In tlo
mnehiuo shops, sowing machine faotolicH oto.,
D thls oily, aro being discharged in consequences
u dull tlauQ.
, 1874-10-09

PROVIDENCE, j. l.. Oct. H.~-At tho afternoon
session of thu Free Baplint General Conference,
pruaiaant at Ilumnola4 Collage. Iowa, Yip
ananal meeting Of thu Temperance soQIotY
, 1874-10-09

few Instruments that haye been rentoa md h,,&
htio tsea eau bc bought At noctl'a Tsnrlo Of Mus.c
Nc. % Van Dnrcn btress, at the very lowest panio
, 1874-10-09
JTH Nv


RELEASED HY nn1uAEDs.
ROME. Oct. 8.-Monsignor Osdoli has bcou rs-
leased by tho brgands who Ind captured him
upon payment Of a rarIsom Of 9100uO.
, 1874-10-09

PARIS Oct 8.--Tho municipal elections will
10 held throughout france previous to tho
meeting Of tho Assembly, but the date Is IS rot
uutixcd.
au1ZoT's WILL.
Tho will OF II. Guizot is published. II COM
tmouccs with the declaration OF his devotion to
the reformed Church Of FRANCO.
The Flanco-Gorman Convention, for roadjuBt-
jng tho. boundaries Of tia frontier doceseH, in
nccortlanos with tho political boundary Of tho
two countries, was Hig1led in this city yesterday.
, 1874-10-09
Ilnportant Announcement

nu TlluKspAY. Oet. e. at - :: NJ. apa on Tus.t.:
Aucton 1t ny Old stMld. Fs West Nadlssn.st., gi;a
Nutt4 ot &nutehod furniture. Carpets. urpnkaf{t a
u. upunKl
, 1874-10-09

HoSo koNa Oct. 8.-The loas accustomed by
tho late typhoon hcre IL estimated ut Il, ,0oo,0oo
Tho shoro for miles around is strewn With
UrecKs OF Vessels that were destroyed by tho
lyphoon.
, 1874-10-09

LONDON, Oct. 8.-Tho Globe, in its issue of
this afternoon, eays: "a telegram from shang-
hal states That war has boon declared botwcon
China and Japan. We ara not ablo to coutr,n
tho report
, 1874-10-09

THE GuAKERS.
Special Correspondence Of 1hs Chia.ao TRIBUNE.
RICHMOND. Ind. Oct. ., 1874.
In my lottor yesterday roferrod to
THE PHILADELPHIA fH1EHDs.
It is only just to Say OF thom tlat there arc
many lnonlbers Of that YoarlY Moetin:, who ara
In full sympathy sitl, the Society ut largo, and
wlo deeply rrgrct tho unfortunate position IN
Which they are placed. They aro in lorolehs
minority In ther own meeting. however, hut aro
always cordially welcomed when they come
an,ong the Friends Of other meetings. Iwo
years ago, tilsH lnoeting sent n Commission to
pAiladopha to ertleavor to cultivate moro cor
d!u relations but the ruling party shorp would
not rocogs,Ge then, i'll any way whatever I no.
tlce two Friends here from Philadelphia. Dr..
Willinm Klelolsun III hero from kanaaH; 1osepIl
Hung, n yelorablo gentleman. from Iowa aud
1son Cox, from North Carolina.
1hofo IL ni,e fact. which illustrates tho thrifty
charaeter Of this body, That III quito worthy OF
being montloncd. since it's establishment, in
ls2l,-as statvd yesterday, ,--throo lurge Yearly
Meetings have boon aot off from it,, viz. !; VAST
er,i, Iowa. and moro roceutly, KanaaB and still
it iemAiuu, notwithstanding thoaa subtraotions,
tho
LANnEsr AND MOST HAr1DLy-anowlNa
Society. 1t ia probably entloly saro to aay tllat
nore now members haYo Leon recoycsl i,y this
mootiug, within tho last five yours, than by all
tho rest put together. Tho re,sonn for this
phenomenal fnct arc doubtless yarious and may
bo difficult to cxplaiu; but too m1o!, credit cal,
hardly 10 givon to ono man, wl1o, pu1l,aps 1no,o
than I'LL othorH, was instrumental in preparing
tho way Tor this development. Tint lnau ysAa
Elija!' Colin. tho rotnor Clerk of lhis Yearly
Meeting. aud tho father Of tho prosnnt iuc,lm-
nont Ut TINT office. 1lo was ono ot tho tlrst. it
mt tho first to Introduce tl.s ha1&,at!.,ychool
auony Friends in this part Of tho rolntry, anil
waa iuaofatiyu6o iu promoting tho ca,lHc nf
, 1874-10-09
NEW YORK AUCTION AM
COMMISSION ROUSE,

=
Special retail .4lu uf ianknta, haHls. F]hnnelk Al
racup, md nthat ry tihnan vi Ape.in, hatnraY a{tf
tnE 0sf, 10, ut " o'e,ek. EyVuiug Al y. u. saau
viii DO peusidoa tor Iatlles. .H
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-09
The Transit of Venus.

THE coming transit of the planet We
nus is matter of great importance to the
scientific world. The phenomenon will
occur on the Sth of December next, and
extensive preparations are being made for
the observation of the passage of that
planet across the ,,sun's disk. The last
transit visible from the earth occurred in
1863, and there will not be another till the
year 1904. By the knowledge we now
possess, as basis for calculation, It is
impossible to ascertain the earth's dis
lance from the sun within 300, 900 miles.
When the total distance is about 81 $780,
600 miles, as slight a matter as the dis
lance above mentioned would seem to be
of no practical Importance; but varia-
ton of forty times the earth's diameter
renders computations too uncertain to
suit astronomers. 1t is expected that the
observation which will be taken next
December will leave a margin of only
$4,000 miles open to doubt AS the tran
sit will occur in the winter, the base of
observation must be located south of the
equator Great Britain will have special
stations in the Sandwich Islands and in
seven other localities. The United States
will have eight parties in the field.
France VIII occupy three stations, Russia
four or five, and Germany five. The prob
lem is simply the familiar geometrical
process of constructing two sides of
triangle in order to determine the third.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-09
Sandwiches.

WE often meet matter-offakt people
whoze great delight seems to be to take
the romanse out ov everything.
If yu should say that sutch and sutch
things were az sweet az bunny they would
tell yu that they had seen bunny made
out ov bukwheat blossoms that waz bitter
as gaul.
Thare liz sutch thing az good LUX and
bad LUX laying around loose in this world,
but they are common stok, and don't be-
long TO emmy one in partiklar.
We are alwuss sure to think just az
other pholks want to hav us, provided
they think just as we do.
1t liz a mistaken noshun that some
pholks hav. that horrible handwriting liz
emmy evIdense of genius; there hev but
phew men ever lived who hav bin too
phull to be exact
Thare amt bad LUX enuff in the whole
world to ruin even one man, not if he
will fife it out ON that line' to the bitter
end.
Life owes most all its plezzures to nov
city, but 1t IL prudense to make each
novelty last az long az we kan.
When waZ 20 waZ glad that knu so
mulch; now that i am great deal older,
am sorry that kno so little.
Intellect without judgment liz what ails
about one-haff the smart people in the
world.
The man who liz allwuss confessing hiz
sins and never quitting IL the most du-
rable sinner on reckord.-JoshB Billings, in
N. Y. Weekly.