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EE- a special from Raleigh,

EC- A special from Raleigh, North
Carolina, TO the Charleston News says
that ON the eighth instant, on the floor of
the house, W. b Glen, Of Yadkin, broth
er in law of Judge Little, of the supreme
court, and J, H. Toale, formerly Fed.
eral appointee, recanted Repubicanism
on account of the passage Of the civil
rights bill by congress. Strong resolu
tions were offered In conclusion Glen
said: declare that hereby forever
dissolve my connection with the Repub.
lican party, and ally myself with the
great party that is now building up in
the north and south, for the preservation
Of constitutional government and the
purity and salvation Of the Anglo Saxon
race of our great land. "-Memphis Ap
peal
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tT,- Mcssrs. curry & Beaumont have, we
learn, secured the contract for carrying the
mail between Little Rock and Fort Smith,
six times week. They will re-stock the line,
and put on fine passenger coaches, and 60
through in good tmc-~wil not be eighteen
or twenty hours making sixty miles. Col.
Curry Is the popular superintendent Of the
Valley Transfer Company. Messrs Curry Il
Beaumont enter upon their contract the first
OF july
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tx- A meeting was held at the residence of
Hon Il j. Brown, last Friday night. for the
purpose of taking initia.ory steps in the mat
ter of fixing the graves of our confederate
Gead. preparatory to their decoration later
Ia the spring. A committee was appointed
who will report upon the course to DC pursued
to obtain the necessary means 1t is praise
worthy enterprise, and We hope that whatev
cr course our young people may determine TO
pursue will meet with the hearty support and
encouragement Of our people.
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""HAr KNOW, KNOW" said the great
surgeon Magcndie "Givc me stubborn facts /:
care not for theories" This is sound doc.
trtnc. Possibly medical mar,inct might be
able, in plausible way, to show why DR..
WAL1ER's VINEGAR BIrrERs ought not to cure
Indigestion. Headache. Nervousness Liver
complaint, Muscular Diseases. and Miasmatic
Fevers; but as they do in every instance cr-
iccs tI'at object, his fine theory would be
waste OF words. As Magendie said. the world
demands facts not speculative opinions.
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- Some one. not having the fear Of man
before their eyes. has had the impudencc. the
unparalleled impotence, to send US an " old
coon" a valentine, rctlrcting upon our migra-
torial and perambulativc predictions. dub
bing us the Great American Travclcr.' Now
We could bear this patiently had the joke been
carried no further. We haze Travelled a good
deal and we are not sorry for it; we shall
start again soon. and would like to take the
Sender-and, we hope it Is not girl-along
with us. Our poverty and scarcity of gar
mcnts was taken advantage Of to ridicule us,
and we were represented in the elegant chro-
mo as tramping." and carrying our ward
robe on our shoulder at the end ofa stick. in
a package about the size Of an egg. We have
alwavs though it best to bear about with us
the most unkindest cut Of ALL" 1t is well
known, by nearly every one hcrcabouts, that
we are not an equestrian, and this fact was
taken advantage Of to carricaturc Us pcdes-
trnating, and leading camel. We shall
keep that valentine to cheer us when we start
anew on our travels. And, for the benefit of
the sender, we will try. on our next jaunt to
visit that part of the country to which we
have not yet directed our footsteps, so that We
may be really worthy Of the appclIation,
THE Great American Traveller
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~ Ambition, says n. p. Willis, is a glori-
Gus cheat and more especially Is it SO, when
the object Of that ambition Is at the top OF a
CREASED pole, one hundred and fifty feet in
the air. Such a condition would be incXprcs-
sibly tantalizing. Our friend Byers got a
valentine, on which was picture representing
Il man trying to climb pole, on The top OF
which was written "the next presidency
There are many strange things happening,
and who knows but that Mr. b, may one day
be president.
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--Diptheria has been very prevalent in
Australia, and one Of the most success.
ful remedies is said to have been few
drops of sulphuric acid in tumblcrIuI
Of water The result Of this mixture is
said to be a coagplation Of the dip,her.
itic membrane. and its ready removal by
coughing.
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sT- The Fannie Tatum is still at the levee
Waiting for v ater Planters having cotton
t. ship to New Orleans. should take Roticc,
aud bring it TO town, and have it ready tor
her She will slip out on the first rise. The
Tatum is number one boat, and gentleman
1y officers have her under their control.
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Mrs. Youngs Lecture

The lecture, last Monday night was
very well attended. and the subject excellent
ly treated. 1t is to be regretted that there
were so few mechanics present. as the lecture
was one peculiarly adapted for their instruc-
tion and benefit.
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To test the quality of wool take q
lock from the sleeps hack and place il
on n measured inch. IL the spirals count
from 30 to 3S in the space of an inch, il
equals the finest electoral or Saxony
wool grown The dimnution Of the
number Of folds TO the inch shows the
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tB- Spring has dawned upon us most beau

tE- Spring has dawned upon Us most beau-
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I put on their holiday garments and nature ar
: ray herself in her livery of green. 1t is the
lovely season of the year, when nature arOu-
ses herself from her winter sleep, and plumes
herself for a season of festivity When she
drinks in the mellow sunlight and in turn,
sends out upon the balmy air, the odor of
her vari-colorcd foliage.
P.S. That was several days since.
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fs~The Chicago Tribune says of the
newly elected senator from Rhode Island,
Ambrose +. Burnside is made up OF
about equal parts of fluxuriant side whis
kcrs. insupportable egotism and po'iii'
cal bigotry. His brains, il he ever had
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aud abstracted from therein, two hens, aud
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OF meat which they had probably piltered
from some other place in town, And all this
Occurred last Saturday night.
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gB" Mr. Sam. Martin, Of the firm Of Aus
tin, Martin & Ward. left, Saturday. on the
steamer Ella Hughes, for New Orleans and
the eastern markets.
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~ Miss Molie Montague, Cne of Ozark's
fair daug ghters, is the guest Of Mrs. J. w. Cary,
cf our town. And yet the boys are very un-
Happy.
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A western man, reading Of Il cricke,
club in New York paper, writes abe ed
tor to know if the club is good for any
thing for grasshoppcrs.
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Mr. Mart Brodic was out on the streets
yesterday. forepart Of the day. Glad to see
him ont.
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t7}- Brig, Gen, II. b. Armistcad, of Charles
ton, is In Van Burcn. lie is here on business
connected with his office,
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II" We are indebted to Hon. James Greig,
Tor copy of Jas. p. llenry's resources of the
State Of Arkansas
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tB- Rev. J. Kennedy preached at the
Presbyterian church. Sunday.
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-- hard rain, thunder and lightning sun
day night.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30

THE TROUBLES OF LIBERIA.-The Phtla-
delphia Ledger gives the following explana-
ton OF the origin OF the difficulties in Lioe
ria, .b2sing its statement ON the authority OF
those well informed In Libegian affairs.
Inc president, or late president OF Liberia
oelng In London, WAS Induced 10 make an
agreement with an English company, where
Dy tnat company should have a m monopoly O
Ine IlDeFlal trade, the agreement so male
was opposed by the Lioerians, and a ratii-
cation OF was emphatically rejected by the
legislature, hereupon the agents of tbe
company began intriguing with natives on
the boarders Of the republic, and claimed a
right OF traffic and transit through the terri
tory OF Liberia Independently Of any regu ~
tlon by the government; and this being r.
sisted, the agents of the company have slim
ulated and encouraged the natives to ma ke
plundering and murderous forays on the Ii.
berian people and territory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30
~G L. Fox, the clown. ault the stage for

HrG. l.. Fox, the clown, Quit the stage for
ever, In New York Saturday.
nSBoston has new charity in the shape
teachers.
na-A feature of the Sunday dinners at the
ding.
R-Old Santa Claus has sent word in ad-
vance that on his next annual round he will
have nothing TO do with striped stockings.
git is said that Henry Wilson ascribei
his success in life to his early love for read
ing.
Partisan Varieties, New York, by young la
dies in severely antediluvian attire"
~The bark Stonewal Jackson was
launched in East Boston Saturday. Five
thousand people witnessed ii.
0The second trial OF John Scanned AZ New
York for the murder OF Thomas Donahue,
ended on Saturday in a verdict of not guilty,
the jury believing him insane.
~Marian Singer, daughter OF the over
married sewing machine Inventor, has APP
peared on the stage in San Francisco, in
burlesque.
0Mrs Bernard, the mother of Pierre Ber-
naTd, the husband OF Caroline Richings, died
recently in Baltimore, leaving a large for
tune aud ten children.
~City Surveyor Humphreys, OF San
Francisco, has been directed by the board Of
supervisors to prepare more perfect system
~The grand jury at Gallatin, Tenn, has
returned an indictment against the Western
Union telegraph company for refusing TO re-
ceive and forward dispatches from that
point.
aVThe rnaddest man In Wisconsin Is John
Leigh, Of Oconto. He was a candidate for
member of the assembly, and, being a con-
scientlous man, voted for his opponent, who
was elected by just one majority.
ga water spout at Harker's Island. n /.
C., struck the dwelling OF Mrs Gaseill. a
widow, totally destroyed &c, killed four OF
her children, wounded another, and swept
the sixth-a baby-away.
ESThey got up q mock marriage for
amusement at party In Portgage county,
Ohio, the other evening, bu: . real magis-
Iaie, who was among the guests, performed
couple are legally married. Atlasf accounts
they hadn't quite decided whether 70 accept
the situation O. Get q divogQe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30

AND VOW COUNT NoN ARNIM is 10 be in
dlcteu Tor treason on the charge Of being the
author OF the Irritating pamphlet which re-
Gently appeared I'm regard TO the trial and
punishment OF thatdistiuguished statesman.
II must be confessed that the work was as
things both the Prince Chancellor aud the
ambassador. In an interview which took
place between them in 1873. are represented
as deDcient IN dignity as two fShwives. Bis
marcks treatment OF Won Arnim. long be
lore the trial, Is characterized as cruel perse-
cuuol; but the cause of all the trouble seems
to lie IN The fears OF the former and the hopes
OF The latter in regard TO the succession TO the
Prince Chancellor's place. This being the
case Won Amin will certainly he indicted
and convicted of treason If Bismarck lives
long enough 10 effect this purpose.-N y
Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30
EVENING STAR.
November 30. tszs,

\ MURDER AT A CHCRCa Dooa -Yaster-
day IN New Hartford. Forrest Re. saas an :
killed Geo. Davis. son Of Judge \ ]. Davis,
Services were being conducted al the chur "A
by Mr.. Duncan, a Baptist minister. a. A
father-in-lsw 10 Reid. A large Gro I'd haV rr,l-
greg ated, and all could not be a~cOmmodate1
with seats In the church. At the conclusi -
OF The exercises, and while the closing hymn
was being sung, Forrest Reid went out OF the
church and was followed by two OF the You Z
Dayises. Amer violent war OF words For
rest drew his pistol and instantly fired 50 ne
one ne Arrest him. The shot was a fatal one.
but before the vital spark had fed the young
fellow raised himself and fired a farewell
shot at bis murderer, then sank tack and
said 70 bis brother. who was swapping his
pistol AT Reid: Take my pistol yours il no
account Saying which he almost immedi-
ately expired. His younger brother took the
proffered pistol, and then began a running
light, both shooting until they had exhaust
ed their ammunition. Neither OF their shots
took effect This evening Forrest Reid pasSe.i
through here. under heavy suart. for Bowl
ing Green.-JeGeTson CRY MOI Tribune, Noe
70.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30

The DRY GOODS MARKEr.-Brown sheet
lbgs ana shirtings continue I'm fair demand al
STEADY prices. Bleached sheetingS aud shirt
lngs are quiet Printing cloths are without
actlVltyi but an offer at a fraction below the
ruling rates for the en- tire stock la Fall yer
was refused by the manufacturers. Prints
ste IN very light demand, and since the
'driNe Ia Sprague's at "a cents the sales
nave been confined 10 few styles OF the
more desirable makes. Ginghams are In
steady demand. Worsted dress goods con
.tlnue m good demand. and orders are ahead
ol lroducilon. The sales are satisfactory OF
coiored alpacas, poplins, cords, and CASH
meres, "oolen goods OF nearly every de-
scIlpIo.a are 80 dull that gloomy feeling
seems To pervade the whole market. There
- some demand for cloths and overcoatincs
IRON the clothiers, aud a small business is
DONG IN both heavy and light weights at
steady prices. Flannels sell I'm small lots TO
meet The current demands of trade al steady
prices but the business I'm these goods is
light Blankets are I'm fair demand f,,r the
season ana prices unchanged. The sales are
hardly equal 10 the expectation OF agents.
Foreign goods-Prices are fairly sustained
Tor cashmeres, alpacas, purr molsir and
similar iabrics.-IndeDeTdey,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30

ANAFFLICrED FAMrLY.-Near Ola Point
Va, a sad accident occurred about noon Sat
urJsy, resulting In the death Of Arthur Cur
", lad about Is years of age. the son of
Lieutonant James Curry, United states
Army. While cunning in company with A
younger brother and other small bows in
passing through thicket his gun accidental
~ exploited, The load passing through his
breast, killing him instantly. On the first of
March last Lieutenant Curry was summoned
home TO see his wife and younger child
crowned within sight Of his home, about A
half mile distant from where the present ac-
cident occurred. Out of a happy family ol
i've but two now remain, himself and a son
about II years OF age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-30

THREE CHILDREN BURIED ALIVE
While at play in an old excavation at Tenth
street and Third avenue, Brooklyn, z. D.,
yesterday afternoon, three little boys,
named Thomas Dodd, Frank McCurdy and
Joseph Halleck, were buried by the fall of an
overhanging bank. An alarm was not given
until some time after, and when the bodies
Were dug out life was extinct.-N Y. CONNER
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