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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Wall Paper Journalism.

According I" the Minneapolis News.
>"mrb"dN in that civ has Il copy of he
''lDalll tlli/rm. Il paper published AT
' leh~hnIg AT Il time when Grant Wa
drawing IN upon the tatrd city. 1t Is
printed on the blank side of small
>rlip Of wall paper. From the four
columns nt reading matter i taken the
follow ing: We ar. indebted Ia Major
Gillespie. ton Il steak of confederate beet
alias mule meat. We have tried it. and
can assure oul friends that they need
have II" >rIuplc> at eating the meat
1t is sweet. S,iNuIy and tender. 81 long
IL We have Il mule left. We are satisfied
ON soldiers will Ice content To >uh>i>t
upon II. Here is Il specimen hill-ot-
fare: Poor. drtumct Thomas was then
prepared. not for the grave. but Ton the
pot. and several friends invited To par
take al Il nice rabbit A. matter of
course. no one would wound the feel
lug~ "t another. especially in these
times. 10y refusing Il cordial invitation
I" dinner. and the guests assisted in
consuming the poor animal with relish
that did honor to then cpicurean taste.
The sold assure us that the meat WAS
delicious. and that. henceturth. pussy
must look out for her own safety" The
paper SAYS that 'Gr;Iut has expressed
his intention "f dining i'll NickshuIg on
Saturday next. and celebrating the
FnmIth of july 10y Il grand dinner. and
:" forth. | lN>ses must get into the cIt y
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
The Garden of Eden in America.

~
w. "''''t VI p'Nt,i\' MISS
,''''H '''', i''Pr' "'I"ic ''i' Essen
! ""%I 'Si' I''i'I 'I"''' III NnlCh ne hlalil-
l! I,'!''" ''''' the %'I"rh Oh f"eh "aS III
I'M county, '.'" ''i'''' consequently.
.A'i'llll was 'h' hi>' American rltlltn d.
he ESSAY Isl WAS h>>nI"d that IN tins
country all the requisites. boundaries,
rivers ANA products necessary T." fix the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Curious Facts.

Fishes swallow their food whole.
they have no dental machinery fur
niShed them.
Frogs. t"ads and scrpcmtS never Ia Ike
any food hut that which they are salts
fled i alive.
If Il bee. wasp or hornet >tin%s, II Is
NEARLY ALWAYS AT the expense of his lite.
Scrpcnts are So tenacious of their HE,
that they will live for six months ami
longer without food.
Turtles die holes in the sand by the
>ra>hurc. and bury thciI eggs. leaving
them To Ice hatchcd 10y the sun.
Lob-terS are very pugnari"us. and
tirLt severe battles. If they lose Il
claw. another gIoWs out.
Natural,l> say that il single swallow
will ,irvoul 5000 flies in IL day.
The. Tarnntula of Texas is nothing
but an enormous spider.
\ single Goldfish produces more than
Il million eggs III one season.
\ whale suckle> lis Young. and Is
Therefore not 1t fish. he mother :
affection l. RENAL kahlc.
ruad> hrc"me torpid i'll winter and
hide themselves, takiu. no food for five
or slN months.
Sclpcnt> of all species shed THEN skin
annually. iik" >ra-cr,h> and loh>tcrS.
Turtle, and tuItoiScS have their skel-
,tuus partl, outside of. instead of with
in tie body.
1t i believed that crockadiles live to
l,r humdi eds of Years old. The ancient
Egyptians rnhalmcd them.
IN South America there is Il prolific
honey bee that has not been furnished
with sting.
H. the darkest nights fishes pursue
their USUAL movements. the same as 10y
day light.
$,rpcmr> never feed on ANYTHING but
animal fnni. which they themselves put
ru death a. swallow alive.
Seals are as intelligent ~ dogs. and
may le. mad /" perform many tricks
like them.
The head OF the rattle>makc has been
known to niict Il fatal wound. after he
in. separated from the body.
If til" eye of a newt Is put out. an
otiirr perfect eye is soon supplied 10y
rapid "loWth.
Fishes have iIn ryciidS, and necrS~;l-
IilI sleep with rtIriI eye open.
Alli.nIoi> fall int" Il lcthargic >lerI
dui - tine viutrt. like Il toad.
There aic agricultural ants III 1cNa'
that actually plant grain. and reap he
tore lac harvest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

the size and durability for the cOnstruc-
ton of the ark could he found III n"
other country. Trees hundreds of years
old can be found. to-day, on the Pacific
slope in perfect state of preservation
and if the ark was an hundred yeaIs in
building, such wood WAS necessary.
The cedars of Lebanon were not large.
And after the AK was built it WAS many
DAYS drifting. and at the slow rate of
two miles AN hour she would have
drifted many thousands of miles from
the starting place. and finally did
ground. no doubt. ut an immense dis
lance from where she started.
KILLING IN FUN.-It is full time that
the playful pointing of firearms at per
sons bc made IL felony. with Il severe
punishment attached. Within year
serious tragedies arising from this idiotic
sport have occurred, many OF them I'M
der circumstances of heart-rending sad
ness. At New Haven, the other eve
ming. Il young man performed this gen
teel trick of pointing IL loaded rifle at a
woman. She protested i'll terror: but
no, he must carry ont the bright Joke.
. The next moment the weapon eXplod
ed. ana the fatal bullet destroyed II life
/ The fool rolled on the floor. tore his
hair, ETC.. all of which should not save
him from about il score of years in state
/ prison. 1t is about time this favored
pastimc of the hrainlc>s WAS checked
| There is no way to do il but to make
the single act of playfully pointing /;
shooting iron at another il grave otfers'
against the Troy Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
.Farm. 6mdm and DnusrhnM


To secure layers, 1t Is necessary that
we should study the habits of the fowls
but let the breed he what 1t may. we
have this matter in our own hands in Il
great measure for the proper care and
food will make good layers of almost
any breed of fowls. For the purpose
of having early layers. it is best To Sc
cure pulletS Matched in March but for
constant layers, those Matched in Au-
gust are best. Let these pulcts run at
large with other fowls until three months
of age then. if convenient. cuniinc
such us Nou wish as layers. in ii ,arl
bv themselves with Il male bird or two,
according to the number of hens. Now
begin feeding for the purpose of pro
ducing eggs. See that there is always
lime. ashes. cimdrl> and gravel on hand
for them to Use let the first meal each
day he composed chiefly of meat or
grease, IN some torn. mixed with
screenings or bran which has been
soaked in milk OF kitchen >l"p>. Al
ways give them some milk as Il portion
of thriI drink. if possible. besides plrn-
~ of clean water : feed three times u
day. adding broken eg" shells to the
food IL often as possible. and at five
months of age. few of your hens will
fail To Weld an amount of eggs which
will repay YOU for all your trouble.
/ once had Il trio of Black Spanish
chickens which. With one golden Pleas
ant hen. were confined III Il ward tour
feet 10y twelve in size. They We're
treated i'll the manner described. and at
five months of age began laying. and
Ton eight months never failed To lay one.
each day. with the exception of Il few
of the very coolest days of winter. the
number of their eggs in that tim" reach
ing almost seven hundred. But the
food and care necessary for egg pr"
ducing WAS continued during the whole
finn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
G.sfafr!S.

,r,TE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA piSI i,'il i, iI
In Probate Court. held at the fI2na5 G,b d,v Of
:, Iohnshurv in said District on the -o'" ''
iinrv F Griswuld administrator upon 'i H., in
ot franklin Crsw old late Of -. IT;',r,tian
s'i'i ~ ~, x.,niuatiII and allowance AMI hi''h'S
a,ratin for a decree OF distribution ana pa i,
t,p Of The. estate of said deceased hrirm" and
:; ,Jr,d by said Court. that s''d ac'"'!i' t
II ~ ,,,I;..,ii,n la. referred Ia session th'i''i
~ IN, hid at the Probate Office in sad -;
Lur,. on the 10th day of Aug y H. - i"' J.
III ,L.,t notice hereof lie given t" al! persons i
eStrd 10y publication OF the sam" t,r, rmSsh~d
cess ILI,,,r, ur,yionS to said time appointed
fr hearing that they may appear ~ si I AMY
and place. and show cnust. II any ihrN may J ',I
ai' III account should not he allowed ana SUI
decree, made.
10y '"' HENEY FRENCH. Register.
,r,. cnny of Record Attest.
:, HENRY FRENCH. Register.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
HAIR VINE.
NATURES REMEDY


hl- popular k-si"iiitl\" - "iir "i lie Toe.
aIHti"n~ III TIA" market i"i III" hninAi -'..
hk" all Other Ian preparations i '"'.i. .'.
ruplui. sugar lead. niIiai" silver. "l IiI.i. 10
VIII 'hlIiI 'l' h'a!'h. II aus 'n
"l,''n ni'' "''iN' i'S''''S Wv ''''''
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L. u i',.,I', i,I, III
J ,.' I,,,'I,,,p ,.i .r ,
H. IL - ,,,'I, I,,,,'' j., Ill.,.
Gl - -, II -
t;r,
Northampton '""r'.r. ''i"l"i. l-.".
' In" l. thu Greatest thing III til" mlIr''
GL>rrsNill,. >tund5rd y \ .u. .-
plc:is,a- all that have. used it, and the, .., ...
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and tI,,. tr,.,,,,,i,, II. ,,,.,,,,'f,,i,,, .
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,,b,.r, 81, h,. L,.,, IN ian. ,,.,. and ~. ..
thankful
Nh, Vermont J-.i.,,, Of l,tilIi l--t -,
Hal, Vim. ! , ,,,,,,,.,ti,,,, - .,,,.,f.r ....
lion 4 T. E,,,,L I,mJ urI,,L, Nh.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Can I Afford to do Business
Without Advertising?

Successful advertisers admit that the newspaper
is the most effective advertising medium. and the
best agency for communication between people of
all classes.
Judici"us advertisers select those papers which
have established character and Influence They
are read by thinking people and people of enter
prise-the most desirable IN all communities to
reach bvadvertsing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

ALTITUDE AND HEALTH vital
III ii curious way 10y DIR. Sciwalbe,
VIII" appears To aim at showing the
effect of altitude upon health. The
death rate of those living in cellars was
about .'t25 among those living on the
ground floor, .H12 on the second floor.
Il little over .U2l on the third. nearly
the same. though little higher: on the
fourth. over O22; and on the highest
floor. .02s. The relative wealth tor
property of the different CLASSES has.
however, considerable to do with these
results
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
AMERICAN AND fOR;i
X. ~. EDDY.
SOIL TOR OF pI'rr,

For Mren,io,,<, Trdds Ho,k.. ,, T..
No. 81 STATE Street. opposite Nil, >r...
Mass.
\ fter al extensive practice Ui u..n..r.t
wears continues to 1"UuIt patent. .. ..
STATES also in Great britain. ETaI,...r...
elm countries. Caveats. Specification .
innmcIiiS and all papers 81 draw H. Boa,
executed Oh lbrrI terms. and WIil ,l,.r.,i
searches made into American 81 i,r,r
determine the validity uT utility ui t.r.,
yrutinIS-and LEGAL or other advice I.rI.
matters touching the same. I "I,Ir~ 81 d., .'..
any patent furnished 10y TrmiItiu- 81
mtnt- recorded at Washington.
TEsTIM ONIAI>
y REGARD Mr.. Eddy one ut the rn.f
and caIrtblc practitioners with whom
official intercourse. tHAS. Mason.
commissioner OF &c.,.
Il have no hesitation i'll :is-r,Iu- iu.,i....
Trustworthy. and more capable, ui puir.
apuicatiOns i'll a form to secure Tor ih,u
and favorable consideration al the ull,f.f 49,,
EDMUND BURKE Lat" Commissions,
tents.
Mr.. K. II. Eddy has made l"r me Il.,,.r...
ON all but one of which patents hay, N,..r.
and that is now pending. such ur...-
| proof ut treat talent and ability on lt~ f...
mn, tn recommend all inventors to aIu. o., .
procure. their patents they MAY n,- >.r, .
/ M the most faithful attention hc<rnW,i .
CASTS and at very reasonable chaI-,-.
| i;"SInn. Jan. l. lS1I.-lV. |OllN iAt,...
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

Coal ASHES A. \ FERTILIZER. Some
twenty Years ago IN amateur farmer
residing near Boston. made an expert
ment with coal ashes. He purchased
an Adams patent sitter. and caused the
a>lIc> from his range and furnace To he
Siittd fine no clinkcrS: he compuStcd
he ashes i'll the following spring with
common loan, i'll the proportion of one
pant ashes I" two parts loan. In the
fall he applied the compost. us top
dressing. on an unprnductiNe piece of
grass land. spreading it on literally
The succeeding spring the effect was
pal pable the white weed and sorrcl
had disappeared. and IL healthy crop of
grass followed. Coal ashes WAS then
applied to cabbage plants. cucumberS
and potatoes. with the same relative
result. For SquasheS nothing is better.
as the %lit III coal ashes ctftctually
stops the ravages of the squash bug
Around cuIrant bushes it has proved
an almost sure preventive against the
of the rIIrlant worm.
Dissolved in water there is no better
liquid manure for choice flower plants 4:
it is only necessary to avoid touching
the leave. or the stems of the plant.
The best method of application is to
thoroughly stir up the soil around your
plants. making. when finished. one or
more channels through the bed. and
pour into tina, the liquid. If there is
one thing better than this it is dish
water and the >oal->udS. If You have
Il Hover garden. especially one filled
with choice plants. never waste Il lI Op
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
.EELGEEkILNIEEknni Sdfiet
-. Gardner r. .

Commencing Monday. April IL. Is,i
TRAINS MOVING ~OITH
Leave Winchrndun AT 1:iO \. VI ms
loo +. NJ Arrive AT Worcester al all. g.
NJ. :i::lj l.. NJ.
TRAINS MOVING NORTH
Leave Worcester at -:0u \. NJ. T. - T. "
T. NJ. $50 i. VI. Arrive Al Win,l,u,.u D.,
\. NJ -, i. NJ. >:lJ T.. VI.
PASSENGERS for Providence. lraling Il r...
at g.I9 A. NJ. arrive al Nurc,.-t,i 90 -.-t..
and leave Worcester at $50 l.. NJ. t., Il,..,..
Trains to and from Wnchrndun ll-u,.,... -.
Express and way trains ON Boston = .t.r.
Norwich y Worcester. for E"sI"u. ..
~prin- field also for New York Sic S.t...
Springfield. !. y. Eu-- -.
II If
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
To Builders and Lumber Dealer

he subscriber has completed hl~ r'N
lct"rN. and - now prepared {" f.5i-
ana dimension timber of alm"~i -
Trees an" large. and h" can turHi~h t'i.-
limh"r for especial purposes. / be- ~'''-'
IN" been III Ih, business more lar- '
Hait"rs himself he understand, s."
want. and he can nil bills speedily aH-
riliy. DANIEL |...
ST. .luhuShury. MAY l. ~.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Does Cooking Injure the Health of
Stock?

The world will never quite get rid of
lis old fo"ie> those who want to Ice
natural, bun have newer studied nature.
When fodder shall hr cooked ~ Us To
bc softer and more Succulrnt than grass,
which nature has furnished toI the AMI
NAL. then it will do Ia inquire whether
nature j. not Violated III cooking food
for cattle. Nature furnishes grass. not
dlicd fodder. Thc dried fodder j. mans
work of preserving food while grass
does not gov, and If he cooks this soft
and sIIcculcmt in imitation of grass. does
he run Il tilt with nature OF is he iuIi-
Eating her!
y farmer always looks forward to the
new growth of griS> in the spin" as
atf"rdin@ an opportunity for his cattle
I" improve in condition and health. and
when he cooks thnroughl, his winter
food. hi, cattle are simply kept upon
grass the Year round. We have kept
the same COWS upon cooked food fol
fifteen Winters. and found them Ni"or-
"us ut nineteen and twenty Years old.
Lire StOck .JoHfndI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
NOTICE +,

The subscriber will sell at Public Auction. "n
the, 18th d,v "f August -. an til" premises called
the. Walker farm in H.trdwIck. IN TIN "untN 81
;l,,lnuia al :! u,uck l.. VI. the interest eel the
estate al h"ma> {. Roberts III said farm SAID
interest hcin. undivided half q" SAID farm sub
irct To- I small m"Tt.a@r. AMI som" interest III the
other halt 81 said farm. sad farm consists al
about 10 acres "r less with buildings. and
SUGAR orchard the sam, 81 about 1000 Trees
said farm j. We'll wHtrrr'i. and - nav ""rHpi"d hN
Frances y Fi.r ut ilIIdwick sad farm l.
about = miles flnm lIartlWirh Village. S,l pu-l
tive. JbSiIIi \. " MI. Ahln l.
M"mtI-lirr. July 10 I-1I. -2--i
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
NEW PAINT SHOP.

In the buildings formerly occupied by Frazier Bros
Raii,Odd Street. East Of Depot.
st .Iohnsbury Vi. The undersigned are prepared
To do all kinds OF House. sign. and 'arrlaSr PANT
me- Paper Hanging, kalsnmining. and Nhit"nln='
and i'll fact all kinds Of work usually d'c III a
first class paint shop. IN Il neat tl"I"i&h WORN
manlik, manner for Il reasonable compensation.
All work entrusted 4" "ur care Viii rr'"iNt
urompt attention. PAINTS OF ALL tOLoES
MINED TO ORDER. ~
6JIf KENT. IRDICK \ 60.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
WESTERN TICKETS 4!

Tickets Ia all points West aud south. and TIA"
Pacific COAST. via. all the first class routes
To Iivrrp"nl t;lIs."w. and other points hN FIRST
class Steamers
To san Francisco. 10y Rail 81 steamer
For lowest rates tim" table, and lni"Ihiatl"h,
call on or address \. &. IAl;\ El. Ticket Act.
st bloomsbury. VI. -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
VEGETABLE TONIC,

which assists digestion and thus stimulates the
appetite i"l loo" necessary g." III, ior.ii, I, weak
'u"d 81 luI't " "r-Hn-. aud gives strength ." all
The vital t"r,'~
u trri''> it, own Recommendations > ia,
Lir-e and rapidly increasing. >tl,.- testify Pa
''n' Dollar bottle Ash Yuan Druggist Ton It
GEO.t. Gbbi'N IN y CO. l.n-1"n. Mass. Wh"l,.
sale Agents. 49,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Desirable Residence for Sale

The pwrlin. h"u-, al tl" lat" l.. {. Porter L.
offered for >.lr. Thus l. "t the most desirable
IrSidrnCtS the Village "t II .I"hH-huTN. y FIRST
lass huI-, with mu'lrru CunN ,n'u''>. ~" stories
huh with an l.. situated Mann >ti,-rt At thu
head of fisi, Avenue. nuNt I" the Athena am.
ppoSit the Court h"tl-. and itiu three minutes
walk uf Post office. cars chuIchr- and ~ci,"'l~
F"r further information. enquire, Il g. =. DAN
rr NJ \. POTTS.
July I-.j. -3--I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
Derby Line Silver Plate W0fA'

N"arr manufacturing. and ,.I'l'i o.
liable war; III a Nrrt superior mHu'"
wai" Forks. Spoons. Ladies sc. al '."
hnrSt nickel silver. and plated Will f
iIllN equal III weight {" the hr~i VII
every piece FURNISHED cur work "N. '.
every respect with tl, we'll known I'.-'I-'
"""h~. and "" will plate over any I.'' g..
not prove a. represented. W" sell ~.
knives made "i one piece. druhl' l'.I'.
m"I'"N than they can h'. h"u-ht 'i-' ".'
Spoons forks ladies. Ac. W al" r'''
III cold and silver in thu, hi h'~i II .
rates i"I r'-platin. tabl, warr i"i h"''.-
t:tur.int-
\ Good smart Agent Wanted 100
I" take orders Tor regulating. hud ST.
Any smart N"une man 81 ltdN ~ W
thing al work fnr H.. Address nHiH d..
Fiat" Works. Derby m" VI ..
istf W T. EAST "
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06

On account of poor health. will sell til" Farm
where now live. 1t contains thirty acres his
1;nn5 r,Inniri,r water at hnrI,, and barn. buildings
nearly new Situated half mile wet OF FaiIbahh '
village Price, suit tn, times. Call soon II You
-t{G JESSE BISHOP.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-06
FARM FOR SALE!
Farm in Lyndon For Sale!
Wood and Hay For Sale !
Desirable Place for Sale.

food maple wood and hay for sale by
PLEASE. leave orders at Daniels. sylvester n e"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-17
THE FLOOD AT GALVESTON.
Great Damage 20 Property, and Loss
of Life,

NEW YORK, Sept. IA special TO the
Herald regarding the food at Galveston says
Several wrecks have been reported. The
Ocean house, on the Gulf beach, is entirely
surrounded with water, and the outhousee
are gone The city hospital is filled with
water, and much damage Ia already sus-
tained by citizens, who are terribly fright
enedn. The storm is pronounced the heav-
lest since le67. Thirty workmen on the break
water being built by government were cut
on, ana are lost. The Santa Fe railroad
bridge across the bay has been swept away,
and the Houston railroad bridge Is under
water; twenty feet OF this end Of it have bee
washed away. The water at Virginia Point
has backed up for three miles on the main
land, and is still rising. The gale is increas-
Ing, and the barometer Is falling. The bay is
so null OF water that II the wind changes to
the north the whole island is lost, and no
lives can be saved. The shipping in the har-
Dor were having fearful time OF IL at last
accounts. The latest news at this d. M
announces the safety Of the ship channel
dredging feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-17
TWO CENTS.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Tnters and Gortschak OF ON the East.
RPn 0neSffom

PARIS, Sept. H.-Tne Ble7l Pitblic, the or
gan of NJ. Theirs, limits the correctness of
the following: During NJ. THEIRS interview
with Prince q ortschakof, the Russian Prime
Minister, the conversation related 10 the
chances favorable to the maintenance OF
peace. Prince Gortschakoff especially feared
france would yield To the clerical reaction.
He thought solution of the eastern question
would not be immediate, but would event
nally consist i'm the granting OF aut Onomy 70
Bolnia and Herzegovina under Arch Duke
salvador or Server Pasha-
turkey Preparing for Emeryeucie<
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE DdilU IegeJrdph 4
Vienna correspondent reports that Turkey
is placing her forces I'm Bulgaria on a war
IooCns, ana preparing the fortresSes on the
Danube for any emergency.
A CarIfst General I'm France.
MADRID, sept. lit is rumored that the
CaIlist General Savalls has entered France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-17
LOCAL VS..

AsoFFICIAL EXPLANATION or HIS sRARcp
FOR a CLEAN SHIRT.
The following communication from ta,e
hsilin of the Police Court TO Marshal sharp
eNplalrs matter recently tue subject OF
pubic comment:
NJ UNITED STATES MARsHAL's orrIcs,
MAsHiNGroN CRY. n. G, sept r5th. 1873
h1'L Atena',deT SAdTT. 4. q MdrSAai %. 4.
Dear Sir Having been called upon by your
oepa.y; MI q; W; Phillips, % explain my
who is charged with the robsery Of AZ s7e 81
from the Treasury Of the United States. 70
Visit certain places while In my custody,
Yesterday before the hearing In the PolISs
Court. have the honor o. make the follovr-
ing statement - Brown asked Judge Mills In
allow me 10 take him up town To get a clean
Judge then asked how long he waniet % hss
gone when he (Brown) replied an hour or
two. The Judge then told me 20 90. We
then went To the barber shop on sth street,
between { street and Pennsylvania avenue
where he got shaved; aud from thence 20 the
tooacconists under the Metropolitan Hotel;
rom thence up the avenue, stopping nj OFT.
nahs 70 see II Mr.. Marvum, WHO had the
Key 10 his trunk, was there; from fbence nm
The avenue 10 MesSrs. Miller a Jones uDder
me National Thsater, and from there 20 Mr.
Osher :, and not finding him In we waital
some time, when told him would have ~
return; he then asked me to go with him 20
the wash woman's, on Is \ street, 20 see M he
could get one there, but she said she had
none dry, but said she could soon dry one by
the nre, "a they were nearly ready. waitai
some three quarters OF an hour, but a. seemed
longer than 1 could stay, and told him I
could not wait longer, 50 he then came back
by Messrs. Miller 4 Jones TO see m Mr.. MAJ
yum had returned, and again by Ottman's
but not nnding him / carried him back ~
I E,la Without his having got clean shirt
lSh street, near the corner OF { street and is
a colored woman.
i have the honor TO remain. your very
Bailifr of the Police Court ID a.