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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
AN OLD FRENCH CLAIM SETTLED.

Some time previous to the late war a ques-
ton this Government and that of France
regarding amount due for mail matter dispatched by
one Of the Hamburg steamers. The question was not
adjusted and the coming after, the account
has remained unsettled 70 this time To-day the French
Minister called at the Post Office Department in ~ alton
10 IT, and General Jewell, after examining
the assured him that II should be PAID at once
The amount due il nearly S2O,OOO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
REVISING THE NAVY REGULATIONS.
The Board of Naval Officers, consisting

CoInmodores j. W. A. Nicholson, G. II. B. Caldwell and
John C. Febnger charged with the duty Of revising the
present and regulations for the government OF the
navy, has taken short recess TO each member has
allotted portion Of the regulations for the purpose
OF making the revision. Upon reassembng early in June
the Board will review such revision and after approving
the same the regulations revised will be submitted 10
the Secretary for his approval. Commander j. r.
Robinson will be the first officer examined for promotion
after line rnasse nhllng OF the BlaId.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28

The awards of tobacco made by the Board
Of Indian Commissioners in Nev-York to Reynolds &
Kelly have been confirmed and the contracts drawn.
This has been done after full investigation for which
the purchasing committee Of the Board secured the
services Of an expert furnished by prominent tobacco
house This expert after examining the samples, pro-
nouneed them OF good quality aud offered at fair rates.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
A Nation of DysDeptics.

We live -dissipate in everything
except righteousness, and fill early
graves. We drink all kinds of poisoned
alcoholic spirits, and swallow, without
mastication, pork, grease, and every con-
ceivable carbonaceous, soul dwarfipg,
Gfe-destroying, system-clogging, indi-
gestible food. DIR. Walkers Vegetable
Vinegar Bitters cannot stop this in a
radical manner-but it will remove the
evil effects, and the recovering patient,
with fresh, pure, vitalized, electrical
blood flowing through his arteries and
veins, will have a clearer head and a
cooler judgment, which, coupled with
experience, will cause him to abstain in
the future. Good, nutritious, digestible
diet, which the most delicate stomachs
may take, can be found in cracked
wheat, corn bread, tomatoes, raw or soft
boiled eggs, baked apples, boiled rice,
plain rice pudding, corn starch, rare
beef, mutton and poultry. With Vine
gar Bitters and moderation in eating and
drinking, there is no inourable case of
dysPepsia,-Cems
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
High Prices.

A Washington paper says: "An
illustration Of the way things go nova.
days was shown by the conversation of a
so-called guest, but real victim, of a
first class hotel recently. The guest
protested against the charge of So day,
and said to the proprietor: Il came
here from California when gold was
81. so. What did you charge then?
Five dollars was the reply. 'Yes,'
said the guest, 'and everything was high
in proportion. Ipaid in gold and you
received it at the current rate-$2 in
gold being more than equivalent to a
days board. Then money was plentiful,
and there seemed some justice in the
price. But how is it nowl Gold is
down to 81. 10, and -four is cheaper than
it was in 1859, or at almost any time be-
fore the war other products are down
proportionately in price, and you still
charge me S5 a day. could board then
for fifty days We're L now board twenty.
What reason is there for this? You
must come down in your prices. now
eat an acre of land day. Where live
in California can buy good land at So
an acre, A man may eat up plantation
here in month. 1t is monstrous!"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
An Unpleasant Predicament.

A man named Salisbury purchased
cheap cutter of Detroit dealer recently,
and, not having a horse, he made ar
rangements with farmer, who was also
in the city and who lives near him, to
ride home with him. He accordingly
seated himself in the back of the farm
er's wagon, and, instead of fastening the
thills of the cutter to the wagon box,
he held on to them with his hands.
Everything being ready ready the farm
er, who is unfortunately quite deaf, gave
the whip to his horses and drove off As
they passed school-honse on Grand
River avenue the boys were just coming
out, and seeing a chance for fun they at
once commenced firing a fusilade of
snowballs against the half-ffozen Sauls-
bury. He beseeched them to desist,
but seeing that he was unable to use
his hands they followed behind him at
a respectable distance, keeping up the
cannonade all the time. Salisbury
screamed at the top of his voice, but
the farmer who did not hear a sound,
and who was anxious to get home, it
being somewhat cold. did not turn
around, thinking, perhaps, that Sarls-
bury was all right But he was all
wrong. The boys were bound to make
him let go of that cutter, and they final
ly succeeded. Salisbury saw the snow
balls coming from every direction, and
as he could not protect his face he was
compelled to drop the cutter. He i'm
mediately jumped up, and after having
induced the deaf farmer to bring his
team to a standstill, got off the wagon
and ran back nearly half mile to re-
cover his sleigh. He swore that he
would hurl down dire vengeance on his
tormentors, but, of course, there wasn't t
boy to be seen within distance of four
blocks.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
Its First Effort,

1t is curious to observe the first efforts
of the child to exercise his powers and
range of experience. He seems to mani
fest his innate wish to do something, and
to connect his little intelligence with
things around him, by inarticulate crow
ing, and by vague, unsteady motions of
his limbs and body. His tiny fingers
are always busy. He soons exhibits Gu
riosity, and picks and prizes into every
thing. His first attempts to walk are
most awkward, feeble, and ludicrous.
His activity is incessant. He rolls and
tumbles and babbles for hours together.
After hundreds of falls he learns to stand.
How little control he has over his own
motions. He starts to go forward, and
staggers backward or to one side. His
first attempt to utter words are as wide
of their aim as his first attempts to walk.
He has no distinct idea what he wants to
do. His organs of speech are uniformed.
He makes the oldest approximations to
correct articulation. The strong tenden-
cy to initiate everything he sees and
hears continually incites him to make
new trials of his powers. He mimics
everything. Almost the whole of prim-
airy education is imitation. Therefore,
what little children need are good exam
Piles.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
Road to Health.

Cleanse the stomach, bowels and blood from
all the sciid, corrupt and offensive accumuls-
tions which produce functional arrangement,
end you remove the cause Of most diseases
which aflict the human family. and thus save
large doctors bills. The moet effectual and
reliable remedy for this purpose is found in DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. No cheap
wood or paper boxes, but kept fresh and re-
liable in vials. High liverB, those indulging
in ease and pleasure, and those Of sedentary
habits can prevent boils, carbuncles, gout, red
sldn, eruptons, pimples, constipation, piles,
drowsiness, biliousness, and other conditions
induced by such habits, by taking from four to
six of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets
once week, or, better still, one or two each
night. They are sold by dealers in medicines.
Z ON.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
A Question.

Here is question the Sun says it is
called upon to answer: "Suppose a
person to have been arrested and SEN
fenced by the law to two years in State
prison for manslaughter, the party MAX
ing his escape after two weeks confne-
ment, then enlisting under an assumed
name. He served during the war, and
received an honorable discharge. Can
he be legally rearrested and imprisoned
a second time? Can he have his assumed
name changed on his papers for his right
name, SO that he can lay his soldiers
claim on homestead2"
This person can of course be arrested
andput in State prison for the remainder
of his term. He can also have his as
sumed named changed for his real name
in his discharge papers by act of Con-
gress, but we think not otherwise.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

Again our advertising columns ex-
hibit thh rapid growth and substantial con-
dition Of the National Life Ins. Co. Of tie Uni
ted States of America, tho largest and strongest
life insurance company of the world upon the
low rate stock plan. It's loans upon bond and
mortgages and United States bonds amounting
to S2,53l, ,0l6, largely exceed its total liabili-
ties. The low ra es, the large capital, the
definite contracts, and the liberal policies OF
the National, render it worthy the confidence
and patronage Of the public.-Com.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11
ABAD FAmLY.-Inth the beginni 10 ofth

ABAD FAMLY.-m the beginni lg the
present century notorious counterfeiter
named Malbone Briggs was several
times committed to prison. AS soon as
his children grew up, both girls and boys
followed their fathers footsteps, till they
too became frequent inmates of aims
houses, jails, and penitentiaries. At one
time while Briggs was an occupant of the
Massachusetts State prison he was told
that his son and two of his daughters
were inmates of the same place. At
which he very coolly remarked that it
was very seldom that an old man lived
under the same roof with SO many of his
grown.up children,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

A Sacramento lawyer remarked to the
court: "It is my candid opinion, Judge,
that you are an old fool" The Judge
allowed his mildly beaming eye to fall
upon the lawyer brief moment, and
then, in voice husky with suppressed
emotion, said: cts my candid opinion
that you are fined 500"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

WILD CHERRY BAJsAM.- memory
of DIR. Wistar is embalmed in the hearts of
thousands whom his Bdisdm If Wild h9,J
has cured of coughs colds, consumption, or
some other form OF pulmonary disease. 5J
cents and VI bottle, large bottles much
the cheaper.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

An lrishman called ut n drug store to
get bottle of JOlnson's Anodyne Linime,t for
the rheumatism. The druggist asked him in
what part of the body it troubled him most
Be me soul" said he, al have it in livery hou
and corner or me- o,n
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

For loss of cud, horn all. red water in
COWS, loss of appetite, rot, or murrain in sheep;
thick wind, broken wind and roaring, and for
all obstruction. of the kidneys in horses, use
Shefidahs Cavalry genditieh Peteders, Com,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-11

ever you find its impurities bursting through
the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores
cleanse it when you find it obstructed and
sluggish in the veins cleshse il when it is
foul your feelings will tell Won when. Keep
the blood pure, and the health of tie system
will follow.
IL. III. MCDONALD 4. CO.
Druggists and Gen. A gts San Fruncisco Calif,ru,s
and cor. of Washington aud Charlton SIS N "
Sold bX mlI Or r-l....i - nd n...I....-
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Especial to the Press.]
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. 1S.-At two o'clock the
President called the Senate to order and Rev.
John Allen oficiated as chaplain, who in
voked divine assistance upon the Senate to the
end that they might work for the good of their
constituents and the state.
After the reading of the journal Mr. Emery
moved a call of the Senate, and one less than a
quorum being present tie President adjourned
the Senate until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock p M, a bare
quorum being present. The papers from the
Senate were disposed of in concurrence.
The bill to repeal the act of last year abol-
ishing the Office of Land Agent was referred to
the Land Committee in concurrence.
Z Petition of A. G. Savage for permission TO ex-
tend a weir in tide water between Mt. Desert
and Bear Island; of A. J. Whitney for permits
sion to build wharf at Somesville; of parties
in Aroostook county for deeds of land; of Ban
gor Water Company for extension of time to
complete their work; of John Allen and ais, of
Pressure Isle for charter for railroad from that
tow to the state line; of Henry ingalls, ct ais
TO revise the act Incorporating the Maine Epis-
copal Missionary Society; of the city Of Bangor
for right to build dams, etc., to secure sup
ply of pure water.
Orders pdssed.-Diecting the Committee on
the Insane Hospital to inquire into the ex-
pedency of amending chapter 1877 of the laws
of 1874 relating to idiotic persons (by Mr..
North; directing the Judiciary to inquire if
further legislation is necessary relative to the
appointment of administrators de bonis non
upon the death of an administrator before the
estate is settled (by Mr. Cleaves) Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19

The Shah of Persia has granted railway con-
cession to the Russian General Talkenhayer
notwithstanding the existing concession to
Baron Reuter-. The baron protests and the
British ambassador has been instructed to sup
port the protest formally and officially.
King Alfonso yesterday received several Re-
publican generals.
A conflict is imminent between the Turks
and the Monten9grians growing out of the re-
cent outrages of the Turks in Albania.
The German chancellor has submitted an
ordinance prohibiting the importation into
Germany of American potatoes in order to
guard against the Colorado beetle.
Marshall of Illinois has gone to Louisiana,
the committee having reconsidered his deter
mination to remain.
On the third of November there were 679
troops in Alabama.
The Secretary of War has sent to Congress
a communication in relation to the claim of the
Roman Catholic Mission of st. James to the
military revenerations at Fort Vancouver val
ued at 81 900, 600, with suggestion that it be
submitted to a courS aud jury.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
French franc compared with U. S. coin is
worth 10 cents and mills, which is the value
contended for by the government.
The internal reuenue receipts yesterday were
$410,53l.
P. B. Coggswcl of Concord was elected Pres.
ident of the New Hampshire Press Association
yesterday
A telegram from Fort Laramie says fear
full storm is prevailing there with the Their
mometer 40 degrees below zero. A heavy snow
fall is also reported throughout the northwest.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
THE SOUTH.
Persecution of Nesroes-Despatch from
Sheridan.

Persecution of Nesroes-Despatch from
Sheridan.
WASHINGTON Jan. 18-The following des-
patch was received here from New Orleans,
Jan. Is:
To Hon. w. w. Belknap, Secretary of War:
A report has just been received from Major
Merrill at Shreveport, which is too long for
telegraphng but will be sent by mail. The
following is an eptome, almost in Major Mer-
rilPs own words:
The threats made before the election to drive
from the community all who voted the radical
ticket are being carried out. Combinations
are being formed among the whites and re-
cruited by every form of pressure by which all
negroes who voted the radical ticket are to be
refused work or leases. All whites not belong
ing to the combination are to be 0StraclSed. Al
ready more than 700 families, including more
than 1000 people of all ages and both sexes, are
wanderers without means to go elsewhere, pow
eress to find other homes where they are, and
on the verge of starvation in mid-winter.
Theft aud other crimes may result and it IS
feared that the bitter feeling naturally resulting
from a sense of injustice received may run to
one of revenge. These hapless people will
gradually drift together and the white people
are not slow. as the fact has been shown, to
set afloat inf1ammatory rumors OF intentions Oh
organized violence on the part of the negro,
and where the revolver and mob law are the
common resort in such cases, as they have
been here disorders more or less extensive are
sure to result if some preventative is not found
for such state of things"
(Signed,) P. II. SHERIDAN, 1t. Gen.
Trouble Feared mt vicksburg.
NEW YORK, Jan, 18.-New Orleans specials
of last night state that Gov. Ames OF Mlssls-
sppi telegraphed Gen. Sheridan for authority
to use the federal troops in case of trouble ia
Vicksburg to-day, on the opening of the court
Both Crosby (colored) and Flanagan will at
tempt to act as sheriff, and it is alleged there is
considerable excitement. Sheridan is reported
to have telesraphed to sustain Crosby, in &C
cordance with instructions from the President.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
FIRES.

A building on the corner of King and Church
streets, Toronto, was partially destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. The two upper floors,
which were occupied by the Pure Gold Print
ing company, were completely Quilted. The
ground floor, occupied by the Isolated Risk
Insurance Company, was considerably dam
aged. The adjoining building was also dam
aged.
A San Francisco despatch says the cargo of
the British ship Raspegaden, from Sunder-
land, consisting of coal, is on fire and the ship
has been towed into shallow water and scut-
tied.
The deaf, dumb and blind asylum at Oak
land, Cal, was burned Sunday evening, and is
a total loss.
McEntee's wall paper warehouse, at Albany,
was damaged $4,000 by fire yesterday morn
ing; insured. -Four firemen were slightly in
jured by the falling of beam
The loss by the burning of Harder Il Sens
hosiery mill at Philmont, Sunday, is 1886, 900.
The disaster throws 100 operatives out of en-
poyment,
The church of the Union Congregational at
Hebrovle, Mass, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday afternoon, aboutan hour after the
services. Loss $4,000; insured $2400.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
Massachusetts SenatOrship.
A FRCITLESS CAUCUS.
Dawes, Friends Fail 10 Force a Ballot
Judge Abbott Nominated by the Demo.
Gratis,

Dawes' Friends Fail TO Force a Ballot
Judge Abbott Nominated by the Demo.
Gratis.
Boston, Jan 1S.-The caucus held to-day by
the Republican members of the Legislature, to
nominate candidate for United States Sena-
tor, after three hours session. dissolved with
out arriving at a satisfactory conclusion.
Dawes friends endeavored to obtain ballot
but the motion was laid on the table by vote
of So co %. This action is considered unfayora-
BILE by his friends and pOrtends long contest
over the Senatorshp, especially as the Repub-
licaDs do not seem united upon any candidate,
and no one can confidently predict the ultimate
choice. VIM, b. Washburn it is said may yet
he elected in view of the breach between the
friends of Hoar and Dawes. Both of the latter
were freely discussed in caucus. the back pay
question and other topics receiving some con-
sderation on the part of Dawes opponents.
Tomorrow a separate ballot will be taken in
both Houses, and each day after that a joint
ballot, till a candidate is chosen.
Abbott on the third ballot the total vote being
81, Judge Abbott receiving 81, Chas. +. Adams
26, scattering 3. Abbotts nomination was
made unanimous.
The friends of Adams declare that he will
stand better chance of beng elected to-mor
row than If he had been nominated by the
Democrats to-day. 1t is not improbable con-
fererence will be held tomorrow of Democrats
and those Republicans who are dissatisfied
with the result of conference the end of which
may be an agreement to-day to unite upon
Adams.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
CAUTION,

We have for the last three years been sending out
Sample Bottles of BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP for
Coughs, Colds Consumption, and all diseases of the
Throat and Lungs. We now find other parties adj
vertising Sample Bottles in the same way. All we
have seen of these little Sample Bottles contain Ether
or Chloroform, intended only to dry up cough for
day or two. Be careful to call for BOSCHEE'S
GERMAN SYRUP which contains no Ether, Chic
reform or Opium but the secret of its success is in
German Extract OF the active principles OF Gum Ara
bic, and Physicians buy medicines and use it in
their practice successfully. Sold by W. f. PHIL
LIPS s. CO., Wholesale Agents.
sao5 TTSStSyWeOW1y
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19

Local irregularities produce weakness of the entire
SYSTEM In order, therefore. to re-estabish health
and strength upon basis, these irregularities
must be permanently overcome. Many persons en-
deavor to reform them by remedies which address
themselves merely to the symptoms, without Affect
ing the cause If such individuals were TO use instead
Hosetters Stomach Bitters, they would speedily ap-
preciate the difference between medicine which pal
ates and one which entirely removes physical disa-
bilty. That prime regulator of bodily disturbances
restores the derelct organs to uninterrupted and
healthy performance of their various duties whereby
alone the system can its lost tone and vigor
Hostetter's Bters are tonic medicine but they are
a to2ic which regulates they strengthen the sys-
tenn.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
Communities. Take Notice.


Every moment of delay makes your cure more
hopeless, and much depends the judicious choice
of remedy. The amount of testimony IN FAVOR OIL
DR.. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup. as cure for con-
SUMPTION far exceeds all that can be Drought to sup
pert the pretensions of any other medicine See Dr.
Schenck,s Almanac, containing the certificates Of
many persons of the highest responsibility, who have
been restored to health, after being pronounced in
durable by physicians of acknowledged ability:
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as
these evidences will Show but the cure is often pro-
NOTED bv the employment Of two other remedies
which DR.. Schenck provides for the purpose These
additional remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills. By the timely use of these
medicines according to directions, DIR. Schenck GER
titles that most any case of Consumption may be
cured. ~.
DR.. Scheuck will be at the Quincy House, Boston,
on the following Wednesdays, from 9 to O'Clock I:
Jan. 18th and 27th, Feb 10th and oath, and March
10th and oath Consultation free; but for thorough
examination of the lungs, with the Resprometor, the
price is S.. -...., -
Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal Of
fice Corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia,
every Monday where all letters of advice must be
addressed.
mh12 eou&wlyshA
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
FO R IG N.


SANTANDER, Jan. 1S.-A Spanish squadron
has arrived at Zarauz and is making prepara-
tions for vigorous action. Its commanders
have been instructed to exact from the Carists
indemnity for the owners and crew OF the
Cnstav. and punishment of her assaiants.
Germany is entirely satisfied with the steps talk
en- by Spain to procure. PREPARATION for the out
race.
The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
DIED.

In this city. Jan. 17th, Ernest Linwood. infant
of Ebcn S. and Marietta G. Tracy, aged % days.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
at IS Green street. Relatives and friends are invited
to attend. Burial at convenience of the family.
Jan. IS, Estea H., daughter of John l.. and Annie
R. Marshall, aged years months. Massachusetts
papers please copy.1
In Lowell Jan; IT, mr.. Charles Wood, aged g. years
months.
In Harpswell. Jan. IL Mr.. James A. Snnett. aged
80 years months
In Lewiston, Jan. H. Mrs. Jennie z. Fogg, aged
81 years 10 months.
In Bath, Jan. IT, Mary j. Knight, aged 81 years
months.