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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-24

Produce exports for the week ending to-day,
amount TO s5,6is,00o
Governments are quoted as flrm.
state bonds quiet.
Railroad bonds strong.
Stocks opened quiet on narrow fluctuations.
Hannibal st. Joseph shares were especially
weak common declining from 2ix to 2sA and
preferred IRON siN TO BOZ Hock Island ad
vanced from 1906 10 1875 Pacific Mail ranged
between 40 and 46A, and Western Union be-
tween 75J5 and 75S. Stocks were dull during
the last hour OF business and with the excep-
tion of Hannibal & st. Joseph the market was
firm. Pacific Mail sol | at 4o@4oJs and Western
Union at 75a@15I Northwestern was steady
at S9Iss39k and st. Paul at 36h936k Della
ware, lackawanna q Western advanced TO
1898 Harlem sold at 1888 and Panama at l2sA
The transactions In stocks to-day aggregated
1900 shares. The principal dealings were as
follows:
Erie, 500, Lake Shore, 1920; Pacific Mail,
$500 st. Paul, 1900, do. preferred 1900.
Gold closed at ll4S@ll4%.
Money was quoted at BOA per cent.
Government bonds are quoted as dull and
steady.
State bonds and nominal.
Stocks closed dull and steady.
The following are the closing quotations
fWhpra "a Ia he tbar
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-24

The navy department to-day ordered
flags at half-mast from sunrise to sunset, q
salute of thirteen guns at sunrise, nineteen
minute guns at meridian, and national sa-
lutte at sunset at each naval station and
flagship and each squadron on the day after
GERS to wear the usual badge of mourning
for three months in honor of the late vice
president.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-24
The Vice. Presidents Remains.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23

WASHINGTON. Nov. 90.
This morning is wet and cold, with but
few persons at the capitol The remains
the vice. president are still in the vice-pre
dents room, guarded by the capitol police.
A committee representing the senate and
house Of representatives, the state depart
ment and the supreme court, met this
morning at the department of the state
A general wish was expressed that the
funeral of the late vice-president take
place on Saturday next at noon services
to be conducted in the senate chamber, and
that the remains be conveyed to Philade-
phia, there to lay in state in Independence
Hall till Monday morning. In other res
siens will be followed. A subcommittee
was appointed consisting of Senator Thur
man of Ohio, and Representatives Warren
of Massachusetts, and Garfield of Ohio to
mature arrangements, after consultation
with the delegation appointed by the gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, who will arrive
here this afternoon, and make such modf-
cations of the proposed programme as they
may suggest. Senator Boutwell, is not
expected here till Wednesday.
AN EVIDENCE OF APPRECIATION
At meeting of colored citizens last
night, arrangements were made to attend
the funeral of the late vice-president in a
body.
NAVAL sALUTEs.
The navy department to-day ordered
flags at hall from sunrise to sunset, q
salute of thirteen guns at sunrise, nineteen
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
Boiling Lake I'm Dominica.

The announcement of the discovery of
a boiling lake in the Island of Dominica,
or Dominique, was made in these columns
a few weeks ago. Since then the Trinidad
Chronicle has published an account of a
visit to the spring by Mr.. H. Prestoe, Su-
perintendent of the Trinidad Botanic Gar
dens. The lake lies in the mountains be-
hind the village of Roseau, and in viii
lage Astounding in solfataras. 1t is said
to be two miles in circumference, and on
its north and south shores is inclosed with
precipitous banks some sixty feet in
height. The temperature of the lake
ranges from $50 deg. TO 100 deg Fair.
The point of ebullition varies somewhat,
but consists of cone of water rising from
two to four feet above the general surface,
and sometimes divides into three smaller
cones. No detonations occur, but during
the cbullition the whole surface Of the
lake is violently agitated. The water is
colored deep, dull gray, and is highly
charged with sulphur and decomposed
rock. A sulphurous vapor rises with
equal density over the entire lake, there
being no sudden election Of gas at the
point of ebullition. The outlet of the lake
is constantly deepening and lowering the
level of the water, hence Mr.. Prestoe con-
lectures that the lake will ultimately be
changed into geyser. The banks of the
lake are also constantly crumbling, and
their fall will in time fill up the basin OF
the geyser and resolve it into innumerable
solfataras. No bottom was found with a
plummet line of 1876 feet dropped down
ten feet from the shore Of the lake.--Chi-
cago Tribune.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

at Alton on the way to Brighton and God
frey 1t was now our devout and earnest
wish to go down until we reached the earth,
but new misfortune overlook us. While
we thought we were descending beauti-
fully sharp wind from the south struck
us, almost careening the balloon and
whirling us round and round at least three
times. Both of us thought that one of Prof
Tice's cyclones had caughtus. Toour SUI
preme joy this rotary motion was not con-
tinued, although a furious wind set in and
sent us darling upward and northward
at the rate of 100 miles an hour. We were
carried to point, perhaps, just above Jer-
SEVILLE, ILL.,, when the wind subsidized, or
we fell out OF its course, and began to de-
scend again. From this time we began to
float nsrthward and southwark until we
could see the green fields below. The
wind, changing again, began to drift us
northward. We went over Alton, UP the
river and passed Godfrey. About four
miles north of Alton we began rapidly to
descend, and within fifteen minutes of
eight our draerope, 400 feet in length, be-
a to drag among the trees below Twice
il caught slightly upon the branches of
trees, rocking us to and fro; but finally
freeing itself, we called to the people be-
low to catch our rope, but everybody ran.
Women and children fled across the fields,
and dogs went bowling after them. TWAS
impossible to get anybody to hold us. We
were approaching a large forest, and the dan
ger of crushing in among the trees was inn
minent. We had no ballast, but we threw
over roll of cord, a bundle of rope and
the empty nd-bags, and thus relieved
got up 200 feet above the trees, our drag
rope rustling in the branches all the time.
Just on the other side of this wood, two
miles from Brighton, we were observed by
John Cramer and two of his hired hands,
who had the good sense to catch our rope
and draw us down to our native EARTH
Brighton, III. (July 24l Cor. ST. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

graphed to. They drove out on Sunday
and heard of q boy who answered the
description, being named Willy Smith,
and having Just quit work in a
mill at Grand Rapids. They left word
for him to come to Jackson, but the
boy, thinking he might be about to be ar
rested, would not come, but his father did
and met Mr. Fairchild yesterday. A few
moments conversation proved that this
was not the boy, and it seemed as If the
clew was again lost Fortunately, Mr..
Smith had heard of another Willy Smith
in Riyes, and his description reused
the spark of hope in the breast Of the
Respondent mother. They drove out to
the farm mentioned and found the object
of their search at work in harvest field.
Though the boy had not seen his mother
since he was four years old, he at once
recognized her. Their meeting was af-
fecting and too sacred to be touched on.
The now happy party started yesterday
for New York.
Mr.. Smith, approaching the feelings of
the mother, has consented TO the return of
the boy to her guardianship.-Jaekson
MICA Patriot
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
Eighteen Thousand Feet Above the
Earth In q Balloon. ss.

One of the most marvellous aerial voy-
ages which it has ever been the lot Of a
Journalist 10 record took place this after
noon. . AT five p. m. We lowered
over the Missouri River four miles below
Alton, for ten minutes IL was clear that
we were not ~ high as the balloon would
carry us, and the aeronaut after examining
his valve-rope very carefully, and pressing
the mouth Of the balloon To test the pres.
sure Of the gas, suddenly emptied the
tents of the sand-bag upon the people be.
low. AT least sevcnty-fve pounds were
let out of the bag at once, and we shot up
ward like an arrow, The earth rolled from
under us like ball, and within ten sec
onds we were oscillating one mile higher
up amid clouds of surging vapors and
cool winds that seemed to penetrate our
very bones. Prof. King at once began 10
look serious and pale, intimating that We
had assembled higher than il was safe, and
that we had better descend. The barome-
ter marked thirteen, and was going down.
According 10 all human calculation we
were over $4,000 feet above mother earth,
considerably over three miles. The high.
est point ever made by Prof King was
four miles, over Mount Washington, in
New Hampshire, nineteen years ago. The
valvc.rope was pulled to let out the gas,
but the valve was subjected to 80 great q
pressure that il would not work we'll; in
fact, the valve would not work at all, and
for twenty minutes we were sus-
pended, perfectly motionless, In the
thinnest, rarest atmosphere the human
lungs could possibly stand. Our Threats
were seized with painful swelling,
and II was difficult to articu-
late. The atmospheric pressure was
so oyerpowering that we could scarcely
hear. A tremendous roaring set in, and
we had TO scream To be heard. We were
completely shut out from the earth all be-
low is was but mass Of clouds and mist,
while in the far west the sun struggled In
the obscurity like dark lantern at mid
night. Above us there was no heavens
nothing but dark, impenerable yapor.
Our afrship appeared TO bic motionless,
but the wind. as dali a. IL was, whipped
the canvas about az II 1t would tear 1t TO
pieces IL was terrible time, even for
the resolute King, who had made 200 yoy
ages before. He shook his head and con
tinued 70 pull the valve-rope. Finally we
began to descend, the Icy atmosphere
sweeping US as If il would cleaye ourskins
from our bodies. We went down 1900
feet, where the atmosphere was more tenn
perate, and gentle current flowing 10 the
northeast waited us across the river again
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Asa Packer, now worth $50, 1000, 600
started out in life as a packer of pork
The St. Louis Republican says that
Eli Perkins new book is well illustrated,
and suggests "a piece of tripe with the
convolutions done in gold lace"
When the son of Senator Robertson,
of South Carolina, lifted his breakfast
plate the other day, he found under il a
check for $40, 900, and then remembered
that it was his twenty first birthday
1T is sand that in slashing swath
around that Massachusetts meadow
Joaquin Miller was seeking for inspira-
ton. And he would have got ii, too If he
nest, which he didn't.
The ocean penny postage lately adopt
ed was agitated thirty years ago by the
Hon. Elihu Burritt MIR. Burritt received
a few days since postal card from an old
friend in London, congratulating him on
the successful Inauguration of his idea
Laura ID. Fair, before the Probate
Court, in San Francisco, the other day, got
an order authorizing the sale of some real
estate standing in the name of her little
daughter. As she asked for the favor she
carelessly reached around toward her hip
pocket for her handkerchief, or something,
and the Judge out with the order forth
with Everybody seems TO hold that
woman in respect out there.
--Keely, the motor man, has Clocks"
and this is the way they are described: He
is tall, nearly six feet high, with black,
glossy hair, curling in short, loose ringlets
over a big head; dark complexion, large
nose, and form somewhat STOPPING. He
dresses in dark, greasy.looking clothes,
like mechanics, and uses scanty assert
ment Of tools in his shop" All OF which
is of no account unless his new power
turns out powerful sight" better than
most people suspect.
--Marshchalk, Of the Gainesville (Ga)
iStaadard says: g am, think, the Oldest
printer in the State, though only fifty
eight, In fact, | was born printer. L
am not joking. From reliable information
| am able TO assure you that | was born
within two feet Of printing press, and
that as soon as ] was wrapped in 'swad-
ding clothes my father spread some
blankets upon the bed of the press, and
laying me upon them said he would thus
christen me printer, The bed of the press
was my cradle, and my earliest recollec-
ton is Of standing on box in front of
case with stick in my hand. | was SO
young that have no recollection when L
began 10 set type. II seems TO me that !
always knew how"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
LITER A WHILE.
NV MARIE RADCLIFFE BUTLER.

nv MARIE RADCLIFFE BUTLER.
.aer a while is beautiful day
1hs sform will be ended ana orignter the sun,
ass WEAKNESS over, the TASK WIN De done,
cono After while.
90 while is prosperous day;
A. AZ, ,re sbalI have all the wisdom we need
IN dll- aarnest endeavors shall always succeed
1sI very ideal expand to deed,
iii' go After while.
AGRA while is an affiuent day,
Wsen our fugitive treasure shall all be Sc
"a We shall forget that we ever were poor,
When T patience shall blossom and friendship
After while.
,,,sr while is halcyon day,
When the love we have layished our bosoms
49, snail be true every hand that we press,
Tho hearts we confide in, the lips we caress,
LEV After while.
.ssr a while, tits a merciful day,
TjIled with all comfort and free from all fear
And thrilled with all lsye. All if only twas
clear,
what the day of the month and the month OF
the year,
After a while IT'S a far-awav time;
For now. while impatiently counting, / see
1Tis not in the calendar open to me,
e. II must be in Gods, in the life that's to be,
After while.
NJ Y. Ipdependeat.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
Intelligence or Bees.

A writer in the London Spectator
vouches for the truth of the TO lowing
story, which certainly shows that bees
have the power of communicating with
each other, and also of concerning sa-
gacious and successful plan of action: A
boy, amusing himself with pet jackdaw
in the garden one evening, approached an
aviary, and the bird hoped on the plat
form in front of one OF the hives. The
bees had nearly all come home from their
days labor, but the few laggards lowering
about their door as Jack stood beside il
were instantly snapped up by him. This
massacre had continued for a minute OF
so when some bees issued from the Goor 4
the hive as If 10 reconnoiter. They were
dispatched like the rest and then there
came an ominous pause. No bee made
himself visible, but there was loud, an
CRY hum of excitement within the hive.
Presently there poured from the outlet OF
the citadel swift, strong. unbroken stream
of bees aimed directly at the offending
iackdaw. He was attacked on every side,
and. overpowered by numbers, fed al
once; but rapidly as he shot away he
could but keep neck and neck with his
pursuers, that like cloud enveloped him
for the distance of nearly a mile. He
then fell fluttering to the earth and the
boy picked him up with his eyes closed
and his head swollen to twice its natural
size.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12
A Mother Finds Her Boy After a
Thirteen Years. Search.

Yesterday a woman met her son whom
she had not seen for nearly his whole life
The circumstances are as follows Seven
teen years ago New York merchan
named Smith died, leaving a wife anc
four children. His business affairs were
found to be much involved, and il ap
peared as IL his debts would largely ex
coed his assets A few weeks after bis
death fifth child was born and Mrs
Smith, thinking that she would hardly BIZ
able To maintain so large family, con
sented TO give the posthumous boy to the
brother Of her husband, lawyer by pro.
fession. When the estate was settled she
received her dover, which she had not
known she was entitled 10 above all debts
and found herself well TO do. She then
desired to take back her youngest but
could not. The brother left the city, and
after moving number of times settled
down in Grand Rapids. The boy grew
up and passed for the real son Of his
adopted father. A short time ago he
went to Kansas, but did not stay long,
and on his return went 10 work In plan
ing mill
In the meantime his mother had married
and was searching for him with all her
best endeavors. Again becoming a widow
she was united in due time TO Mr.. b. p
Fairchild, prominent New York mer.
chant, very wealthy, and he took up the
search with energy, sparing no expense in
following the boy. The other children
had died except one, and the mothers
heart yearned to again meet and embrace
her Willy. Slowly and patiently the
search was conducted until finally the
couple, Mr.. and Mrs Fairchild, came To
Grand Rapids, having heard Of Mr.. Smiths
residence there. On arriving there few
days since they found that Mr. Smith and
wife had gone East and that Willy had
left the mill and gone TO work near
River Junction, in this county. Mr.. james
Hammill and Sheriff Brown were tele.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

Sit down on the porch, children, and
let me tell you about Aunt Rachel and the
story she once told me. One day, when /
was about twelve years old, ] had planned
10 go after strawberries, but Aunt Rachel
said TO me: "a girl of your age should
begin to learn how to do housewOrk.
Take off your hat, roll up your sleeves
and help me to do the baking"
pouted and sighed and shed tears, but
was encouraged by the promise that i
might go after the baking. Under good
Aunt Rachel's direction / mixed big
loaf OF bread, placed II on tin AZ bright
IA a new dollar, and was rubbing the flour
of my hands, when she called out: This
will never, never do, child; you haven't
seraped your bread bowl clean"
shall never forget the picture she made
standing there, her eyes regarding me
sternly, one hand resting on her hip, while
in the other she held the untidy bowl,
at will never do, child" she went
on lit IL not only untidy, but il makes
too much waste. To be u good house
keeper you must learn TO be economical.
You have heard the story of the young
man who wanted an economical wifey'
Mo- | answered, and might have
added that didn't wish 10 hear II, either.
"Well," she continued, he was very
likely young man and he wanted a careful
wife, so he thought of a way he could find
out. One morning he went To call upon
the different girls Of his acquaintance and
asked them each for the scrapings Of their
bread bowls to feed his horses You see,
they all wanted him, SO they got all they
could for him. Finally he found girl
who hadn't any, so nc asked her to be his
wife, because he thought she must be eco
nomical. Now" said Aunt Rachel, tri.
umphantly, suppose a young man should
ask You for the scrapings Of your bread.
bowl, what could you say"
"What could say ~ repeated, scorn-
fully, why, I'd tell him II he couldn't
afford to buy oats for his horses they might
starye; ] wouldn't rob the pig 10 feed
them"
| suppose Aunt Rachel thought that
lesson was all lost on me; but, as true as
you live, never knead the bread 10 this
day without thinking Of her lesson in
economy. - Detroit FREE Press.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

"A rather stylish lady, upon asking a
handsome youth as to his occupation,
was informed that he was an adjuster OF
movable alphabcts." II was some time
before che discovered shat he meant he
was simply printer.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

TEcUMsEH and Red Jacket, the famous
old Indian chiefs whom our fathers and
grandfathers knew rather more intimately
than we did, had, in addition to their
other virtues, great love Of tobacco, and
the pipes they used are still In existence.
Tecumseh's Is now owned by an Ohio
man, while Harlem IN. " resident Is
the proud possessor of Red Jackets.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

One Of the hardest trials of life is TO
shed tears at the news that your wife's un-
Gle has died and left her $4,000.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

old maids should remember that mis-
fortunes never come singly.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-11
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.

Counterfeit 50 notes on the bank Of Peek
skill are out This is one of the counterfeits
the plates for which were found at Ba!lard's
den in Buffalo.
The total cranberry crop last year is est
mated as follows: Cape Cod and the adjacent
islands, $4,000 bushels; Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island, 10000 bushels; New Jersey,
$4,000; New York, 5000 Total, 250,000
bushels. This shows reduction of %, DOC
bushels compared with the two previous
years.
The Failures of Last Year.
New York Commercial Chronicle 9th inst
The authorities on military strategy tell us
that on the average certain percentage OF
sickness and death must always be looked for
Independently of the losses in battle. A
similar law Of average loss appears in the
great army of industry and commerce. We
are reminded of this law by the annual re-
port Of commercial failures, which has Just
been published for 1874, by Messrs. Dun,
Barlow & Co., of this CITY, For two reasons
we have expected to find the casualties of
business greater than usual. First, from the
recent panic, and secondly, from the danger
and perplexity which disturbs business in
consequence Of the perpetual agitation Of
financial and fiscal changes in Congress.
The total number OF persons and firms
whose commercial status is reported amounts
70 $4,000, comprising merchants, bankers
manufacturers, and traders in every town
and city on this continent OF this army
$50, 900 strong, the total number tainted by
failure is $3.50, or 800 per cent. In other
words not more than nine traders in every
thousand have failed in business during the
year. This proportion is probably larger
than that Of Germany or France, but from the
absence OF statistics in those countries, we
are LETT to conjecture on this subject. The
aggregate failures in the United States COM
&,aro as follows with those of previous years ::
FAILURES FOR 1873 AND 1874.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-11
GRANT.

Democrat.

The President is very fond Of going to the
theater, and it is very rarely that week
passes that he does not spend an evening at
one or the other of the theaters of Washing
ton. At the National Theater, a night or two
since, he occupied his accustomed front seat
in the private box, where he can be easily
seen by the entire audience. During the
course of the play there was considerable
gagging INDUCED in by the actors, including
illusions to the third term, military interior
ence, ETC., which seemed to delight the
audience very much. Finally one OF the play
ers brought in the name OF Grant, when
another quickly replied, ANDY johnson will
soon be in the Senate and will take care Of
him." At this the applause was perfectly up
roarious, the men cheered, and the women
waved their handkerchiefs, and it was min
ute or two before order was restored. As
straws show which way the wind blows, this
is good indication of the way the popular
current is running even in this hot-bed of
Radicalism. In the midst of all the commo-
ton, the President retained his attitude I'M
moved, and not change Of expression fitted
across his stolid countenance. Washington
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