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Foreign.

a HAyANA dispatch reports great excitement
10 that place, owing to the alleged departure
Of tho Edgar Stuart from Baltimore on Glli-
clustering expedition. The Spanish naval Off
GERS say they are determined to sink her with
all on board il found near the Cuban coast.
4 STRONG shock Of earthquake was felt at
Capiapo, Chill, on the 18th of January. The
Chilian volcano had opened its crater on its
eastern side, and the thermometer had risen
a. nigh as % degrees centigrade.
THE Gaceta, published in Havana, prints an
order requiring house owners and heads Of
families 10 give to the authorities the names
Of ell persons, white or black, residing on
their pre- misses, who are liable to military
duty. Failure to report the names within a
specified time ID punishable by fine, and par.
ties making inaccurate reports will be tried
by cqurt-martal, This order has been issued
because all other attempts to procure accu-
rate lists for CONSUMPTION have failed.
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Temperance War.

The war on enc liquor traffic, llAuguratsd
hy the women OF Ohio. several weeks since. Is
rapidly spreading throughout the country.
The most effective work, thus tar, has boon
done IA Ohio, whore the movement ha1 its
ougtn. Reports from sNty-mue towns aud
villages pa that state, show that hquos selling
has been entirely stopped in eleven. while In
over forty from 1--WE 10 twenty-six places ol
selling liquor hay, been closed IN each.
This haueHug success causes tho
women Co pursue thDs labors With
increased vgor, and favorable reports are
being received daily from ryrr, portion II the
State. IN DAYTON, the ladies on Monday
night visited three hundred saloons. but none
surrendered. AZ Columbus a crusade upnn
the saloons has been fairly inaueuratcd. Al
Lancaster. the ladies visited property.hoil,r.
renting rooms 10 llquor.sclc,s, AMI succeeded
ia securing the signature, 81 I'm but
three 20 pledge not TO relt
their property for that purpose after Aprl
let In London, an irate saloon keeper pour.
ed beer over ladies who were singing NJ alta.
bernacle before his door, and was arrested.
The police commissioners of Columbus hay,
adopted resolution requesting thc
Common Council 20 prohibit the salc
OF liquor within the corporate limits
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Fatal Railroad Accident.

A FEARFUL accident occurred on the Great
Western Il ulroad on February 2sth The
Sarnia accommodation train Left london az
go P. H., and consisted Of empty tank cars,
baggage aud seeoud.class cars and a coach.
When seven miles west OF London the coach
took fire In the saloon at the forward end, it is
supposed, by falling lamp, for It was not
discovered until the interior Of the saloon was
completely filled with flames, which spread
through the coach almost Instantly The
passengers were compelled 20 jump from the
rear platform and through The wnlovs. The
train was stopped as quickly as possible, hut
before they could bo exiucated eight rsons
were fatally suaocated and burned. such Of
the injured rs were unable 10 proceed 20 their
homes have been msde as comfortable as pos.
slble AT the hotels at komaka and london
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100000 and the second snd fourth Tuesdays
each $780,
The Treasury Department states that the
whole amount refunded for duties collected
on fruits decided to be on the free list is $37.
900, aud the whole amount now due aud un.
pad is e7i 600.
THERE are eighty to one hundred bills be-
fore the house committee on patents, most of
which are in favor Of granting extensions to
old patents on which heavy sums as royalty
have already been paid. TIE committee in
dealing with them have laid down conserva-
tive policy, and members Of the committee
assert their determination TO report against
all extension, where the case is not based on
a system Of equity.
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inc 'he government, and to limit the frank
mi nra,ssee TO certain newspapers. (Ihe
gress ~ that during any session Of Con-
thereto All Ut thirty days prior and subsequently
y tnlrs as have been ordered Inv either house
nrovidas Nv, shall go free of postage section
and NOT adyert, ~ newspapers regularly printed,
postage through mails in tba r st. so - ~ ~ ~
the free deH,,or,u ' shall not be delivered under
ouires All ,anstay system. The third section re-
sr,aatn. 81 pos.al matter 10 be repaid l Enr tha
appointment Of joint commtssipp1,i ~ TOT tne
NJ national lines Of water conon, ~ e1aiiline
Cd I'M NEW was passed extending to unnafurazed enlist,
~ uien OF the navy and marine eorns ~ eatse-
privileges as to obtaining citizensbjn s tne same
heu ehnsted men of the army now bava 49, ~.
house then went into committee Of the rboIo M
ihs hiu y, "a the chair, on the special order being
w uih 10 repeal the tax on matches and banf
cnecks.-Upon rising a bill was introduced ~
collect unpaid direct taxes. AID iourned W
Senate.
TUESDAY, March 3.--The fortifica-
ton bin was reported from committee without
amendment also bills authorizing the Secretary OF
War to issue arms to Nebraska, and 10 nrovide for
the incorporation and regulation of railroad com
panies in the territories of the United States.--
Mr.. Ramsey introduced bill to place the name Of
brigader-General II. Fl. Van Ceye upon the retired
ist OF the army.--The Centennial bill was then
discussed until adjournment
House.
The committee on public lands reported bill 10
Amend the homestead laws.-A bill was passed to
amend the act Of July, 1870, to prevent the exter.
mination Of fur bearing animals in Alaska. SO az to
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to desig.
nate month IN which fur seals may be taken for
their skins on the islands Of st. Paul and st.
George, and the waters adjacent thereto - The
House then proceeded to the consideration Of the
Dlll TO regulate commerce among the several states
put without taking action, adjourned.
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densely crowded. The sexes are found
IN ABOUT equal numbers, but the num-
Der OF people who have passed middle
age is very small. Our Catholic fathers
and mothers have not vet learned 70
care much fof books; but, from APP
Pen,iances, their sons and daughters
VIII become more literary class.
Worklng-men and women, rough bows,
and giggling schoolgirls are we'll rep.
resented hut what strikes the stranger
most is the large number of small chill.
dren. Bows about as high as a re.
spectacle pair of boots, pale, and thin,
and old beyond their years, are eagerly
coming the catalogues, or waiting for
their names TO be called from the desk,
You cannot help longing to send them
TO the common for one good game at
snow-balling. You look into the read
lng'roon and find its 100 chairs filed,
chiefly " men and boys and then
you ascend the broad stairs which lead
TO the Bates Hall
The aroma Of the true literary air
penetrates your brain, and constrains
you to an involuntary silence. Alcoyes
three stories high surround an open
space, which rises to frescoed ceiling
Gray-haired men and women in spec.
tacles are reading or consulting cata-
logues; college students and young
dlvlnes are poling over musty volumes;
while at yonder table sits the tradition
al Boston literary woman, with fair
hair, somewhat disheveled, fnely.cut
features, and a supercilious nose. To.
day she has had a volume of old and
yellow newspapers brought to her from
the basement, and she is taking rapid
notes. Perhaps she is on the staff of
the Woman's Journal
Let us try to get some idea of the
amount of reading which these people
do. Everybody who lives in Boston
can have, on application, card which
entities him to the use of two books at
time. The holders of cards number
$4,000, and they take out, on an aver
age, 1000 books every day. This
number varies with the time of
year, diminishing through the
summer months, and regularly
reaching maximum in March.
The Peace Jubilee, the smallpox,
oAN tuO BiCdb uIc edcu caused a. per
ceptible diminution. OF this enor-
nous issue only one book in 1000 is
not returned. Seven hundred readers
look over 500 magazines every day.
Any book which is not in the library
will be obtained on the application of
a card-holder. and |, 900 volumes were
added in this way last year. Nine
hundred persons il a year consult the
British Specifications of Patents, Civ
ing an average time of two hours to
each examination.
The catalogue system has been found
too cumbrous for further use. Itwould
take from five to ten years tc make
complete catalogue, and, by the time
it was finished, it would be, of course,
very defective, For books added since
1866, its place has been supplied by
printed cards, which are arranged al
phabetically in drawers, and can be
consulted with great ease. The ledger
system for recording loans has given
place TO the system in which the Dor
rover fills up a printed slip with his
name address, and the number of his
book, md the attendantre retains it until
the book is returned.
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Extraordinary.

English papers are telling story of
tine venerable Archicacon Thorpe, oi
Bristol which IS very extraordinary,
# not improbable, The reverend
gentleman was very corpulcnt, and, in
preaching an ordination sermon In the
old.Asmoned country church, il is So
TINT he had 10 be hoistcd into the pul.
pit over the side before the services
aes3n, the door being too narrow 10
admit him. Curiously enough his ser
mon was ON the Importance Of a
Right Introduction ia the Christian
Ministry" aud be founded his dis
course ON the parable ia which IL ia de.
clarcd that The that cntcreth in M the
door is tile shepherd 81 the sheep.
vhle he that elimhcth mp some other
way the same is thief and robber.
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Pork Packing Statistics.

The National Crop Reporter publishes cst-
mates from reports Of its correspondent in
the states Of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Of
the prospective supply Of hogs for summer
packing in those states. Their estimates
place the number at 50 per cent. less than tho
number fattened last year for summer pack.
ing. Wisconsin returns 50 per cont as com
pared with last year, and Minnesota 42 per
cent, being respectively the highest and
lowest averages Of the several states.
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Tichborne Claimant Sentenced.

The trial Of the Uchborne claimant has at
last been closed. The prisoner was on trial for
PERJURY, and has been found guilty aud sen.
fenced to fourteen years penal serutude
The trial occupied the attention OF the Court
for $50 days, and was brought TO a close on
February 2s, the jury not occupying more
than twenty minutes IN the verdict.
Dr. Keneaey. the counsel for the claimant.
has made arrangements to appeal FIR nov
trial Tor the claimant, aud should he fail in
the courts, Will appeal ta the House Of Lords
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Washington.

reported that Judge pnu. hs. ur.
wardgd he resignation GOA t.astpi ftl.uI, Il.
bc rendered 90 The event n inc Iud..ai,
Committee Of the House rcporln. article, 90
Impeachment.
Iur public debt shows 4 dalr,a.s daf,u.
February % $500. Os7 The coin II Nm.
Treasury is Ssj,5SS..2 coin certificate.
to569,sOo currency balance, i57.7.-.i.
special deposit o. osal tenders. s5s.8gg.uo0
outstanding legal teudcrs s3s2oCo.Cta
IuE Secretary Ut he Treasury ha. directed
The assistant treasurer AZ MN lora ta s,,l
Sboo,ooo gold for Tie month ~ March. a. ial.
lows GA ihe arst and third Tuesdays each
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Hanging of Rafferty,.

Christopher Rafferty, Of Chicago, was
hanged at Waukegan, H., on Feb. 81, for the
murder Of Officer OMeara, Of the Chicago
Police in August, 1872. The friends OF Raj
ferty had made extraordinary efforts to have
Gov. Beyeridge set aside the sentence Of
hanging to Imprisonment for life, but that
functouary refused To- interic.o in the matter,
aud the law was permitted 20 take its course.
Rafferty, had, through his counsel, succeeded
in obtaining a change Of venue three different
times, hut still the findings Of the court were
always the same, and Rafferty, was at last COM
PEELED to suffer the extreme penalty OF the
1svv
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True Love.
would that every angry shaft
From Troubles bitter gheaf.

would that every angry shaft
From Troubles bitter sheaf,
Would wing Il, fightto pierce my heart,
To give to thine relief.
] would that every i'll and woe,
And every eafking care,
Wouid force their way within my breast,
That for thee might bear.
10 genial deem the icy chill,
The biting frost and cold,
The stormy tempest, love, II thou
Vert sheltered in the fold.
II my Trail bark were tossed about,
OF angry waves the sport,
Calm MS on CLASSY lake, I'd feel
II thou vert safe in port.
A9d i thy choice DER me should pass,
To bless anOther's life,
Hls truest friend I'd ever be,
Because thou vert hls wife
Chambers Journal.
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The Ten Hour

The Massachusetts, Senate has passed the
ten hour bill to engrossment b. a vote of Is
to IA. II makes no provision for the hours
Of labor OF men, but provides that women and
children under Is shall not be employed in
establ shments for the manufacture OF textile
fabrics, threads, yarn or worsted more than
sixty hours week, or an average of ten hours
a day. Each violation is punishable by a fine
of $50
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congressional Summary.

FRIDAY, February 27.--Bills were
passed. in relation to duties on fruit, which corrects
an error in the late tariff bill extending the time
for completing the Green Bay and Lake Michigan
Canal au horizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO give Thomas Hilhouse, Assistant Treasurer Of
the United States at New York, credit for S1S5 600
on his stamp account and making available Ger
tam unexpsndod balances to construct branch
mint al San Francisco At the expiration Of the
morning hour the House bill in regard to
the proposed Centennial Exposition was ta-
ken up and c0nsidercd.--Mr. Sumner offered q
substitute Tor the House bin, providing that the
celebration of the one hnndredth anniversary Of
American independence shall be national in its
character. The arrangements shall be lett in the
hands OF the original mmissiOn and shall be car
RED out 30 conform to the provisions Of the act Of
Congress and that no money shall be appropriated
from the nat onal treasury on account Of the cele-
hratiou. without tiral action the Senate went
into executive session and afterwsrd adjourned.
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motion was entered By Mr.. Tyner, to recon.
slider the vote OF yesterday by which the bill reyv-
ing the frauking privilege rejected. He said
that his object was TO move TO recommit the bill TO
the postoiiice committee with instructions TO report
back the third section only, which relates to the
Of publiceton and the free exchange Of newspapers
between publishers. Mr.. Tyner afterwards with.
drew this motion, saying that after thinking the
matter over more fully, and taking counsel of
his friends, he had concluded to withdraw that
motion, and he gave notice that on Monday
next be would introduce bill, and move to pass il
under suspension Of the rules for the free eircu.
lation Of weekly newspapers.-Mr. Shanks en-
tered motion 70 reconsider the vote Of yesterday
rejecting the bin 10 revive the ranking privilege
10 be called up hercafter.--The House al l.,O
went into Committee Of the Whole on the private
Calcndar.--On rising a number Of private bills
were leported and passed.
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Assembly

TUESDAY, March 3--Eveuing. "A
resolution for extending electrical gas lighting
apparatus 70 al lights in the chambers, Wa intro
dueed. The special order being pctter's senate
Is m proydina for raiiway commissioners aud hKing
tarn rates was taken mp ana IT, discussion con-
tuuad during the whole session without any dehnie
action.
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Bills were introduced: TO give fsribihty to The
currency without imitation 70 lcgalize The issue u
the reserve Of sii'ooo,ooo, and 70 make the same
available Tor time Of extraordinary financial
pressure: Granting the richt o. .av Ia tbs
WISCONSIN, Central aud Wisconsin Vale 1talroad.
90 cover into the treasury bonds and money tsiopg
inE O. the japanese and Chinese INDEMNITY funds
imposing q duty u hvc per cent. a. val6refn or
macaruui aud vormicclh; fni the admission of
Viah mo the Union "a q state: Is prevent mafab.
miuisiration ia The civl service hy officers aganst
whom aficles n Impeachment are prcsented h,
nable Members ~ Congress Co. 10 business WITH
tAsf oohslt4enW AID vther departments
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MONDAY, March 2.-Petitions from
merchants and others, If Chicago. for aud against
imitation, we're presented; also petition from
Wisconsin against any contraction Of legal tender
notts--The bill 20 extend the time for completing
the Wisconsin Central Railroad was passed The
committee on public lands reported favorably on
the senate bill ding 10 the several states the beds of
an unsurveycd ases hayous and other bodies Of un
uavigable water lying within the limits of each state
Sumner presented petition of la,lies OF New
York setting forth the service rendered by them du.
ring the war, aud asking for pension. The bin
for the removal Of the bronze statue Of jefferson
from the grounds AZ the executive mansion 10 the
Old huh OF the House n Representatives was taken
mp and PASSED. - Bis were introduced. authoriz-
ing the Secretary Of the Interior 30 use Tor the ben.
rht Of the Great and Little Usage Indians In Kan
sas 8 o. 600 per apnum for four years out of the
proceeds a. the sale 81 their lands aud 10 give the
central branch Of the Union Pacific Railroad the
right 10 grants Of lands and subsidy bonds for ex.
trpii Is road 20 unite with the Union Pacific
Eairoa az the Tooth meridian, providing the su.
prcme Court shall decide such 20 have been the in.
tcuton OF Pacific n. h. sets Of 1861. -, and U6.-
The biil in regard 60 the appointment ~ a com.
mission o. investigate into the alcoholic liquors
trlfhc came up, but gave way b. the House bin Ia
rtitii i 10 the Centennial exhibition, which Vas
discussed until adjournment, without Anal action.
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House.

SATURDAY, February 2s.-The Com
mittee on Elections made majority report in the
Georgia contested election case that Ravls the sit
ting member, is not entitled to a seat, and Tia
Sloan. the contestant. is minority report TAX
ing an adverse position, made by Mr. speer
After disposing Of the bill on patents the House
spent some time IN Committee Of the Whole, and
then adilurned.
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THE BOSTON LIBRARY.

sketch OF a Noble Institution-A COL
lection OF over $4,000 VoIumes--lhe
yearly Increase from 1000 20 Is 900
Volumes
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TUESDAY, March IA petition was
presented from John Nazro and others, q Mfwau.
kee, against the passage Of Vests storage bin --
Bills were eoucurred in relating 10 the disposi.
ton q the Milwaukee court House fund authoriz-
inc Milwaukee 20 refund the amount OF certain
sessments The Assembly temperance bill, AZ
amended last night. was coucurred in.---The bal
ance Of The session spent Ia discussing railroad
bills without any cnncln.lon.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-11

A CORRESPONDENT asks who is josh
Billings, and who Mark Twain. The
real name OF Josh Billings is Henry W.
Shaw, who is now past fifty years Of age.
He is wit and philosopher in about
equal parts, who had sense enough to
write nothing for the press until he was
forty-fve. Formerly he resided at
Poughkeepsie, in this State, but he now
supports fne home in New York city,
having made fortune by his writings
and lectures. Mark Twain 10 the nom
de plume under which Samuel L. Glenn
mems writes. He first grew into notice
as writer of humorous sketches in Cal
ifornia. Some years ago he went on an
excursion with party of the interesting
parts of the Old World. Upon his return
he wrote the "Innocents Abroad" the
manuscript Of which was refused BY sew
eral leading publishers, but was finally
taken by Hartford firm. 1t was sar-
castle and humorous description of the
scenes and places visited, and made the
authors fortune. He married wealthy
wife at Elmira, New York, and aferward
became part owner and editor Of the
Buffalo Express. He was too lazy fol
active newspaper work, however, ant
quit it. Since then be has published
another book of humorous sketches
called "Roughing It." He is now il
Europe Pomeroy's Democrat.
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Yeaal.
Delinquent Taxes.
Notice Of Suits Commenced.

CTATE OF NEVADA. COUNTY OF LIN
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American Flag Mill and Mining
Company ny.-Location Of Principal Place of Busi-
ness San Francisco, California. Location Of
Works, Ely District, Lincoln County, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given, that at meeting Of the
Board Of Directors, held on the 10th day Of
December, 1878, an assessment. No. 4. OF One
Dollar per share was levied upon the capital
stock Of the corporation, payable immediately,
in United States gold coin, to the Secretary,
at the ONCE of the company, No. 800 Cali
fornia street, Room 5, San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 21st day of Janu-
asry, 1874, will be delinquent, and advertised
for sale at public auction, and unless payment
10 made before, will be sold on the 10th day
Of February, 1874, to pay the delinquent
assessment together with costs Of advertising
and expenses Of sale.
By order Of the Directors.
GEO. R. SPINNEY Secretary.
Ofice: No. $40 California street Room No. 5,
San Francisco, California. d2S-td
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And in accordance with law and an order Of
the Board Of Directors, made on the llth day
OF November, 1878, so many shares Of each par
eel of such stock as may be necessary will be
sold at public auction, at the office Of the Com
pany. Room No. %, No. 4l9 California street,
San Francisco, California, on Thursday, the
18th day of January, 1874, at the hour
quent assessment thereon. together with costs
of advertising and expenses of the sale
CHAS. L. ELLIOT, Secretary.
Office: Room 2s Hayward's Building, No. 41s
California street, San Francisco. California.
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