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, 1875-07-07

iUaton Commercial Eu!itlta. .....
4 good story Ii told OF yoElant ono WHO WAS
passenger in raliroaa ozpresh-traln, and became
"Wlere's that 'eso boy with tho Vater~can7'
ne q,,crlod pf liza ne4t notghbor. ..
'.f{o 3Iss gone forward 10 tho bagGaBo-eat.
suppose" Waa the reply
"Wsli, dye B'poso / kin sit him back here
Certainty" said tho other. you bare only
10 RUG for hin y; aud ho nodded toward the bell
linz that rau nboye tle1r hBhds.
No sooner Isa!d than done. 1}ofure my one
could provent 1t, iiustlc lad solxod tho line aud
gave i tremendous tux. Tho consequences
were at onco obvious tAraa shT1ll whistles we1o
beard, AhI& DOZEN bFakemep rhn tq their posta,
md tie train casie tn a Btan1slill With sn1lep-
ncss t!lat startled half tho passengers with aston
isl.us ant and caused svory man near window
10 host it aud look out to SEQ what was Tho
matter.
lu I few minutes the conductor, red and OK.
eitol, camo toa.a!ng intu tho car to know who
pulled tint heil.topo.
'' Hers, mister, tllis way; Ina the man, "
atoutpd tho offender, drawing all oyas upon him.
"You!" said tho conductor. "What did you
do II for 7"
"'Coa wanted Bome NAter.''
"Wansel sous water 7 "
"5aEtiu; wsnsoa lhs whter boy, and ny
him, ~ NO do At tho hotel, an 10 yabkod the
| ro,4s. Viii ho to alouE soon2 An. by tie by,
| pl.st in thunder 10 Ypl BtOppln' forI'
Tie allQut ol ihuNhtor that greeted this honeHt
confession was tou much tur the conductor, and
| 4e had 10 wait uutjl he gok hts ttalp AnduF way
| pafuEa be explained tho nyatorieA Of tue bell
| foUo to lltH ylruRnt customer,
, 1875-07-07

DAVENPORT, H., July 9.-0a The 21st Of Msy,
ton Of tho Ntltop womsa charged with riot In
, 1875-07-07

'
ST. Lou1s, July GA little German girl nauaed
Lszzie Schmidt, aged years, xas outraged and
killed near o'Faltoa, ILL.,. On sunday night. It
appears that .ho pooplo ipf lth.svillago hRd happ
celebrating tho Fourth in grfyo usar by, mud
In tho evening, whsn slr. echntdt, Tho father Of
the child, WAS ready to 90 hono, he could not
find his daughter. ecasch was immediately
mado and continued until abou: o'clock yoaIer-
found il, tho grass uear = ictce adloining fhe
road loading from tho grove 4 man name4
James 1lognn waa hrrestod at last u. Lonis last
uiyht on suspicion os being tha guilty party, and
via taken 10 O'Fa!!on. lntonss e1citemot!t pso.
yai!s IN that vicinity, and faafs 40 entertained
TINT Hogan will bo lynchcd.
Br. LOUIS. July 8:-Hut it'll, 4th!itionst hAs
been harmed about the rape aql murder Of tho
child Llzxio Schmidt, as D'Fsllqn aanuay
night Another man, named chaflaa Wtlama
liz been nrrcsted, and # IL teiiaved four mon
IN ait wore auKaged in ths oatnae: ctuzo1la in
L1usaI deeA. And a1a deferminea that tho guilty
parties shall DO fe1re,e4 out, '.''
, 1875-07-07
THE WEATHER,

THE WEATHER.
.WAamsaEos, D. O., Juiy7-T4e Upper Lake
Region, Upper AIssiaslppi, and LoHs< Nissouri
Valleys, winds Yeering To oa4t Of pouth, warmeF,
cleaEor, partly cloudy weathqF, and followed by
falling barometer. :
I0c1L oAAERyATIQN.
, 1875-07-07

William Mason, Of 1.a&3atle took the second
prize in The plgeon-ahoot.ug match At Moudota
ou the 9TH.
Nonesuch, the Norman stallion owned by
ytub!eae.a BROTHERS. Of McLeau, ILL.,, imported
iaat MAIcl, valued 1t ii, 000, died Buddslly Jea-
tsrd&y,
al Harding, = young mau Of Bloomington,
tried to cominit suioiio by lsudanum aud pistol
but failed II both. Uursquitod lote vaa tue
lAuAe.
, 1875-07-07

Mzuru1s, July 'd.-pat Manning, ret4il
grocer. living y tbe eqspar pf Main aud Western
streets, zss shnt a,ul Killed this eraniuR by
Ollicer Mccormick. who Short time before haa
entered Asunings gsocary apd e#ked bin to
quit boating QUE Of Lily tA.pnlng's) chlmFsu, TO
which Manning replied ~. throwing = moakss-
sEul,th Al AIcCoralAak, hlq uslpg abusive and
cnteL = warrant far tue szrsst d Mtantug, aud,
os ente,lnn l.e gsoaa1y, waa lra4 Ut BY AIan-
Hh,g, tue tall grazing lhs otfieers templs where
upon Mccormick drew hia revolver aud fired
killing Aapp4E instantly. hecofnek thea
policeman,
, 1875-07-07

DENVER, COL, July e.-E. I. Dyor, Probate
Judge Of Lake County, across tic Snowy ll|4ogo.
Ras murdered yeste5dsy n Grpne, tue county
seAt, small mining town. 6l1fo tho trial and
acqu!ttal OF dibbe and Mcoiif],, who were .o-
cused Of having murdered Ffaehmsn nsmaeed
Harrington, the{a bars been tHt fectlona IN Tie
oonnty,--lhose vic bplleyea faep! guilty Ap4
those nho aid not. 1hat fel t4e t;t Gqiqp!teea pt
lhom, aud Ill the adhstantso of Gibbs md TO ay,
Judge dyer among thsm. TAa 11citenacu! dis>a
warrants foF tho srEaat pf many ot the Commit
tee Ut Safety. I4a CqPml.tes esrie heavily
ing pFoupt maaxqro. l9tkipg TO tte ksfs.t et tpo
lca1orH.
, 1875-07-07

THE GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Tho following is tho report Of @. ". Upton,
Assignee Of tho bankrupt Great Western 1nHur-
auco Compnny:
Balance bad juno 1................... S33 IS
Collected during mouth. p,233.v7
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A Turkish Brides Dresses,

SOME of our lady readers may be in
terested in the following description of a
remarkable trousseau, which is taken
from late Paris letter to the Philadel-
phia Press. The correspondents lady,
of course-says:
Il have recently had the pleasure of
inspecting portion of very remarka-
bic wardrobe, it being the trousseau of
the eldest daughter ofthe Turkish Grand
Nlzier. 1t appears that the daughters of
Eastern Princes and mobiles are now far
advanced on the road to emancipation
and civilization. The daughters of the
hhedive of Egypt, for instance, are, |
am told, very accomplished young ladies,
speaking several languages, and particu-
larry French, with great elegance and
fiuency, and their papa recently ordered
for them number of superb dresses
from the celebrated Maison Lafeviere,
which is second to no other dressmaking
establishment in Paris save that of
Worth The young Turkish ladies, also.
are beginning, l hear, to drive out in
open carriages, ami have thrown aside
the heavy, shrouding Yashmak in favor
of the slightest possible shield in the
shape of fashionable wells of white tulie.
The Turkish bride in question is only
day three dresses have been prepared.
The one which she is to wear during the
ceremony is of the richest crimson vel
vet. 1t is made with an immense
ly long train, over which falls a
broad sash of crimson satin, the
ends decorated with pattern in stamped
velvet stitched down and cut out so as
to show the satin underneath, and
bordered with point applique lace
Coquilles of the satin and lace run up
the sides of the front breadth. Over
this Is to be worn a half-ftting, long,
sleeveless jacket of the embroidered and
cut-out velvet over satin, the work upon
which must have been something terrific
to execute. This jacket is bordered all
around with point applique lace. The
second wedding dress is of white silk,
the long skirt terminating behind in
three wide fiounces, and covered in front
with tablIer of white silk, cut out in a
lattice pattern, the material of which
disappears wholly under close-set en-
broidery of white jet beads. This tab
lie- is edged all round with q narrow
blonde lace. Just below the corsage, be-
hind, is fan-shaped arrangement of
beaded silk to match the tablier, and
differing but little in shape and size from
a fashionable tournure. The corsage
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Cremation in A laSka.

a SITKA correspondent of the San
Francisco Ahd, in recent letter, writes
The Hoona tribe of Indians few
weeks ago sent deputation of we'll
armed warriors to this place, where the
Sitkas live, to treat with them for the
full value of certain demised squaw of
the Hoona tribe, whose existence a Sitka
warrior few months before had, by the
accidental discharge of his gun, cut
short. The council was held last
night on the beach at Indian Town, few
yards from our commanding officers
house; the Hoonas taking care to leave
some of their number in the canoes and
afioat. Evidently the rel men are not Of
an over-confiding nature. After much
arguing for and against, the cash value
of the defunct lady of Hoona descent
was found to be 1000 yards of calico,
four -mphor.wood boxes, fourteen mus
kets and sixty blankets; terms cash
The succeeding night was then devoted
to a universal spree in the Indian town
IN honor of their guests. A few nights
after, when the Hoonas had gone home,
Chilcat Indian, who was on visit to
his Sitka brethren, repaid their hospi-
tailty by making mincemeat of stall
Wart S1tka warrior, and then alb
scouting Inc Indians BODY, TWO
days after his crossing the Styx, was
consigned to the funeral pile, as is the
custom of the Sitkas The cremation
grounds are Within fifty TO 800 wards dis
tant from the commanding oTceI', Ir,i
dence, and as | stood near his house
taking items of the imposing ceremonies
the wind waited delicious fumes from
the burning flesh right over, into, and all
around the house. The cup, filled with
tre-water freely passed among the
mourners squatted around the blaze,
which at times leaped to a height of not
less than ten feet, while stalwart Indian
with pole was working hard all the
while, stirring up the fire and turning
over the body. But the mourners finally,
one by one, were overcome by grief and
other manifest causes, and were led away
by commiseraiing acquaintance, while
the corpse became reduced to ashes and
charred bones, which were then collect
ed and " gathered to his father" in sort
of large dog kennel or chicken-hou on
stills, each of which constitutes family
mausolcum and is never more than
twenty yards from the family residence,
while under the ash-box burrow dozens
of coyote dogs, also belonging to the
family, whose accorded privilege it is to
there make their homes"
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A New Years Nuisance.

Lucy ii. Hooper writes to the Phila-
delpbia Press from Paris: "The system
OF New Years gifts here is a great bore,
as the whole system of involuntary con
tributions in Europe is invariably. If a
person wishes to give present or to be-
stow small fee it is as well that the
holiday season should be selected as the
occasion, but to have the whole tribe of
servants, tradespeople, etc, clamorous
around one for etrelnes is neither agreea-
BILE nor comfortable. From the boot
black to the concierge, every servant in
the house one inhabits expects a present
and the gift to the concierge must be one
of considerable amount, else woe to the
unlucky residents visiting cards and let
tiers; they Will all go astray or never be
delivered at all. In houses where the
doors are let off in apartments the usual
Zee for the concierge is per cent on the
rent OF each apartment, and if the sum
set down be not sufficient the high and
mighty official will return it with a
recommendation TO the Tecalcitrant do
nor to find out how much is the proper
amount. Such an instance actually took
place within my own knowledge. Then
the postman and the newspaper carrier,
and every tradesman you may chance to
employ, all flock around you with clam
orous demands, and if a gentleman hap
pens to be in business his etrennes to his
employees become a regular tax. an
American gentleman who is at the head
OF large mandatory here told me that
$400 would scarcely cover the amount he
PAID out yearly in this manner"
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The Sharpers F0iled.

The three-carders, generally speaking,
are excellent judges of character, and
are seldom mistaken in their man. Some
times, however, their judgment is at
fault, and the apparent fly they entice
into their parlors proves to be tarantula.
The other day, at Battle Mountain, they
allured German from the East, who ex-
hibited large roll of greenbacks on the
platform, into the spiders nest. The
drunken man" was ON big spree when
the expected victim entered, and was
losing money on every bet. The German
declined to bet, and to get him in the
notion one of the cappcrs gave him a
twenty-dollar piece ON which to try his
luck. He placed it on card and won.
Pocketing the forty dollars he refused
to bet again and walked out of the house,
followed by the cappers, who insisted on
getting the money back. The German
drew a large-siZe revolver from his
pocket and, assuming defiant attitude,
said: You speak to me | put you so
full of holes you don't know what you
am. l am an old California and know
all about your tricks. You take me for
an emigrant you make fools nit your
selves" The three-carders discovered
that they had caught a Tartar as they saw
their would-be-victim board the train as
the conductor shouted all board" and
leave them lamenting.-!Sdcramento I'm
ion
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A kidnaper Outwitted by a Boy.

SAYS a Galesburg On. c. correspondent
of the Troy On. Y. Press:
Perhaps no event could create great
er excitement in country town than to
circulate the report that child had been
stolen. Such was the case in our usually
quiet village on New Years Eve. About
half-past seven o'clock of that evening,
as little Frankie'R. Smythe was trudg-
ing homeward with his tiny sleigh,
which Mr.. Sherman had kindly made
for him as New Years gift, stranger
with goodlooking rig accosted him as
he was near the hotel, and safteE Mixing
ride with fEfiyeral S Gne Of the back streets
and hold his horse minute while he
went in one of the houses. The boy did
not hesitate to enter the buggy, although
he had been repeatedly warned by his
governess not to ride with any stranger.
When he saw the man was driving rap
idly out of the place he began to expos
tulate, then hallooed with all his might.
and was heard by Deacon Batty, but as
his neighbours Games McOmber, SRI
children were out coasting nearly every
evening he thought nothing of it.
The stranger told the boy he was
only going to Bald Mountain and
wanted company, and when they
returned he would purchase him
pound of candy frankie didn't like
going so far in the night with stranger,
and began to smell mice" but was
equal 10 the emergency, and told the man
If he was only going to the mountains he
would be glad to get ride up there so
that he could see little Josie Barber. At
the same time the little fellow had made
up his mind to jump out as they were
ascending the long hill and escape under
cover of the darkness. He had not to
await their arrival at the hill, for as his
companion alightcd to uncheck the
horse frankie seized.the reins, gave the
horse slap with them and he started on
a keen run. The boy being quite good
relnsman brought him down TO a trot as
he went up the hill and concluded not to
wait for his friend (?), but took a cir
cuitous route and returned to the hotel
about half an hour after leaving it, and
a wiser, if not better, boy. The horse
was put under the shed and a watch put
over him, while Officer Millington and
several citizens made search for the
stranger, but none made his appearance
or could be found. An officer from Sara
toga County afterward called for the
horse and wagon, but was very reticent
as to who the probable owner was.
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Culture Of the Chestnut.

OEE of the best trees to plant for profit
is the chestnut. When properly cared for,
it grows rapidly and will soon bear nuts
enough to afford full remuneration for
all outlay. The culture is simple, and
no one who raises trees for profit should
neglect the sweet chestnut. The seeds
BAv tf T alssnnafy Better to wait till sprns
as they are frequently thrown out of
the ground by the frost or eaten by mice
when fall planted. One thing is indis-
pensable for success-the nuts must not
be allowed to dry. AS soon as they fall
from the tree they should be planted or
mixed with moist sand and kept in a Gel
lar till time for planting in the spring
More failures arise from allowing the
nuts to dry than from any other cause.
The nuts should be planted in good, mel
low soil and covered about two inches
deep. A slight mulch of straw or ma
nure will be of great benefit in prevent
ing hard crust from forming.
Unless the cultivator is near where
the chestnuts are grown and can be per-
fectly sure of getting fresh seeds, we
would advise purchasing one-year-old
trees from a nursery rather than en-
deavoring to raise them from the nuts
The one-year-old trees can be purchased
at very reasonable figures, and usually it
will be better to order them from the
nursery than to run the risk of buying
and planting the seeds. For timber or
for nuts the young trees should be
planted in rows eight feet apart each
way. This will give $50 trees to an acre
The land should then be planted with corn
as this will give shade and protection to
the young trees and keep the ground cul-
tivated and free from weeds till the trees
are of sufficient age to take care of them
selves. When the trees begin to crowd
each other take out every alternate tree,
and in after years repeat the process, so
as to give each tree the necessary room.
Chestnut trees require but little if any
pruning, and the most that should be done
is to shorten in few of the irregular
branches.-RurdL World
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broken into the double-quick" in heed
of my cry.
4 A parting shot fired at random and the
two desperadoes turned but one of them,
at least, / was not done with called my
horse with q peculiar whistle: repeated
and repeated it, and then l heard him
crashing again in pursuit, while his rider
shouted and dashed him, and tried TO
pull him round the other way. For a
brief time the desperate wrestled with
the animal, dashed, goaded, and roared
at her, but my incessant, jerky whistle
call kept her mind and head toward me.
He only gave up the fruitless struggle
and leaped from her back when a squad
of infantry dashed over billowy swell
of prairie and rushed down toward US
| at that steady, measured run which is so
effective in contrast with a disorderly
gait.
Its Wolf, boys," exclaimed as they
came up to me-for knew his voice.
had no need to tell them that there was
price set upon his head, as it had been
clearly proved that he had stirred up the
savages to commit more than one massa-
! ere of the settlers; and dozen of them,
\ uttering yell of fury, started in pursuit,
| while the others, noticing my swaying
| about on the animal which / rode, began
| to think that l had found something
serious in my race for life. In fact, the
plain was rising and falling and shutting
about so that it took great amount of
nerve and equipoise to sit as | ought
They got me into Fort Laramie, however
with uncle's promissory notes all safe in
| my breast pocket; while my boot full OF
| blood and the CALLING flesh wounds in my
| shoulder accounted for the odd maneu-
verings of the plain while l was on horse
back.
After a brief but desperate conflict
Bill Wolf was brought in and passed
to hold" until there should be melted ou
to him the measure he had given others
Capt. Cdr1es, in Peterson's Journal.
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Many times Women call upon their family
physicians, one with dyspepsia, another with
palpitation, another with trouble of the
breast, another wit pain here and there, and
in this way they all present alike TO them
selves and their easy-going aud indifferent
doctors separate and distinct diseases, fol-
which he prescribes his pills and potions, as
Stunning them to be such, when, in reality
they are all symptoms caused by some uterine
disorder; and while they are thus only able
perhaps to palliate for time, they are igno
rant of the cause, and encourage their practice
until large bills are made, when the suffering
patients are no better in the end, but probably
worse for the delay, treatment, and other
complications made, and which proper
medicine directed to the cause would have
entirely removed, thereby instituting health
and comfort instead of prolonged misery.
Athens Co, Ohio:
"Dr. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Your Fa.
vorite Prescription is working almost like a
miracle on me. i am better already than
have been for over two years"
From ELLA A. SCHAFER, GAINESVILLE, Ind:
"Dr. PIERCE received the medicine YOU
sent me and began using it Immediately AS
a result of the treatment feel better than
have for three years"
From Mrs. JOIN K. HAMLIN, Odeu, H.:
"Dr. Pierce-The Favorite Prescription has
done me good, which | am very thankful
for
DIR. Pierce's Fsvorite Prescription Is sold
by dealers in medicine.
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Curious Trees.

Just beyond the Darbonne or Caleasieu
River, in the parish of Caleasieu, is a
white oak tree about two and half feet
in diameter. There are no branches for
twenty-five or thirty feet up. About
twelve or fifteen feet up pine limb or
top part of a pine tree, six or eight
inches in diameter and twelve or sixteen
feet long, runs at right angles through
the center of the tree, sticking out about
the same distance on either side. 1t
tapers little to one end, where are two
or three knots, giving it the appearance
of tree-top. Tine oak, where it passes
through, is grown closely around It.
The pine is rich in turpentine and will
not decay. There is no fork or hollow
in the oak, but 1t has the appearance as
If hole had been made and the pine
stuck through, after which the oak
closed on it by growth. The question is,
how did the pine get through the oak or
the oak around the pines In Mallet
woods there is another white oak of con-
siderable size that divides into two
prongs about one and a half feet from
the ground, which, after running up like
pair of bow-legs about fifteen feet
unite in one round, compact stem. The
prongs are about one and half feet in
diameter, and where they unite above
the tree is larger than either of them.
but smaller than both together. A man
can walk between the two prongs and
the tree stands on a land boundary line.
Forked trees are very common, but the
question here is, how did the two prongs
unite so perfectly into one stem above:
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is made high in the neck, cut surplice in
front, and with half tight sleeves, which
are trimmed with bands of the beaded
silk lattice-work, running up the back of
the arm. The tablier and its appendages
are to he transferred to the third dress,
which is composed of blue silk in three
shades. At the back the skirt terminates
in three white flounces, the lowest one
of the darkest shade of blue, the second
the next lightest, and the top one of the
palest shade. The two last dresses are de-
cidedly European in style, while the first,
in its massive and elaborate rich
ness, was as strictly Oriental. A dress
for indoor wear was made of watered
silk in wide stripes of scarlet and gray.
The jacket was loose, and under it was
worn close-fitting vest and tunic OF
white crepe dc chine, embroidered with
flowers on white floss silk, and edged
with wide white silk fringe. A superb
jacket for outdoor wear was composed
of pale blue silk, lined throughout with
yellow satin; it was embroidered all over
in flowers in shaded yellow floss silk, and
was bordered all round with band of
pale yellow silk, cut in waves around
the upper edge and held down by a
broad silk braid. The sleeves of this
jacket were of white tulle, embroidered
with yellow floss-silk flowers, like those
on the garment itself, and were edged
with band of yellow silk. These
sleeves are intended to display the wear
er's arms, no underwaist being worn
with the jacket. Another outdoor gar
ment was of violet and gold embroidery
on a groundwork of white satin, which
disappeared almost entirely under the
needlework. For one of the younges,
| daughters of the Sultan, three years OF
age, there had been prepared gorgeous
toilet, consisting of short gored dress
| of poppy-colored velvet, worked up in
| front with an elaborate embroidery in
| pale, gold-colored silk and gold thread
| This garment was to be worn over a
short flounced skirt of rich poppy-col
ored silk, and it had silk sleeves match
| ing <he underskirt. The costume was to
be completed by cap of red velvet, EN-
| broidered to match the dress"