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, 1875-09-29
INDIA.


TIE DROWNING or 200 p1Loa1Ms.
MApunA, Aug 8.-Iutelligance Las boon ro-
ceivcd At this station Of q frightful catastrophe
which botol party Of pllgruns TO the Malsalin-
gam shriue, on lilo TinueyolIy frontier, On tho
oyaning OF sund1y last. II We arc 10 bellevs
tho reports OF returned pilgrlmB, moro than
600 perhous wero drowned under circumstances
Of tho most heartrenolug character. Thirty
Three Of a.oS thS ssar1 nds IE[ms as,e been
rents or are tnixaing and it il frightful 10 think
low many moro, from TinuevollY or other
pasts, may have shared tho sano fate. The
bhrlno in question stAn1a Oh the summit OF ono
form portion Of tho Bap.oor sBtate though Ia
cluded III the Tlnusseiiy distriut. The direction
from Madura IL south-aouthHask, mud tho dis
tance nearly 6O miles. What particular maui
fes.atlou Of silva tha shrine vas built to com-
nemutnta cannot at ptesoot toIt, nor ta It known
WAero tho frat doyotee from whom tho prsean&
ono traces an unorokeo line Of succession ostat,-
lished hiu,selfJ but, however that might have
been, thousands Of people from all parts Of tho
country flock thlther Ia this part OF the yens 10
get cuied OF fanclod real evils, aud II possible
10 lay by store Of bloshlugH for themselves aud
their children. From tho baae Of the hill a long
circuitouH path loads up To tho shrine, for o dis
tahce OF ten milea or 10. along fearful chasmB,
and deep, maanderiug uiouutatn tor1onts, sud
through mosl,es ut Eauo-b1akG OF uthor under
wood. The pilgrims arrived at tho shrine used
to pass = nignt Of so In tho Jungle without nny-
thing like roof oyor thelrneatls. Tho dry bed Of
the mountain torrent that skirts the Hh1lna used
to be- their quartazH; and there they cooked and
ato shelz neaia. sung and danced. aud otherwise
made shsmsevss comfortable. On tho evening
Of Sunday last there was the sauaa spectacle as
used to be In former years-thousandB OF men,
women aud chlldron wero talking, Of eating, or
dancing in tho sandy bed; hundreds Of shsep
and fowls, brought up to bs sacrificed, stood
In mourufnl groups, each waiting It's
turn; somo Pilgrims. moro religious than
tho rest. weia rolling in trout Of the
SHRINE or performing other equally curious
eyolutiona-ln fact everything went On without
q hitch. At 5 p. III. thoEe was tssmondous
shower Of rain; ten minutes later, Tho hitherto
dry bad Was full and tho water rushed down
hoadlong, carving those who coul! not force
confusion was rendered 2tiil mora dreadful by
tho darkness. Many dead bodies. intercepted BY
roots aud busaes, Wsre piokea up In tho bed >
Wapsrap tzuk soma wore found jammod bo-
tween asonos. and only worry few Of tue ILL.,
starred lot waved themsplyes by catching hold Of
home friendly bougA.
, 1875-09-29
NOTES AND NEWS.

6pteiaE HitpateA TO The Chfca7o 7rfbhne.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 29.-Ordors were is-
sued today giving all Ohio voters in tho Exec
uttvo Departments Ienvo Of hbaeuco for ton dnyo.
To tts dssoctdted Ffess.1
DKEENnACka NETINED.
WARt1IEdros, D. t., Bopt. a3.-Tho Secretary
OF tho Troaatry giyoa directions for tho retro.
ruent Of 8S04. .b8i Of outstanding logal-tendcrs,
that amount being 80 por cent of tho National
Bank circulation iea,,ed during tho paas month
Until further orders the outstanding leeal-tcI-
dors will bo S373, o41 12i.
, 1875-09-29
RUSSIA.

CHAtsTHN1Nn oY uADY PaiNtk.
6F, PzTEnsBuua, Sept. l2,-Tho christening OF
the infant Prince Alexander Ylaainazovltoh waa
held to-day with great solsmnlty 1t zsrskoe
se!o. amid the ringing Of tho ohu1oh-bel!s and
tue fire Of sItllloEy. Tho Emperor Alexander
mud the Grand Duohosa Maris Nieolaiawns stood
- sponsors. aud tho grand Duke And Duchess Of
NecAlenbeFg' '6chworiu siKaed tho babtlsnlI reg
iater ~ witnesses ct tho ceremony. The ln-
AiEnls Of thp ofaef Of 81. ApdKbw were lastow-
ol upon the infant Prince.
hAdlL xQuaDHKINE.
PANS. BspI l8.-Dasl KouroHkine. Rusaiau
writer Of some celebrity. hAs Just dind IN Ills
OWL country. 4 great advocate Of liberty, bs
was popular With the mAasas, aud has baen
buried with B.aat 1soWp, tho funeral eostage be-
lisg followed by great ernmds. liz eet&bllshed
at ST. Petersburg the Spark, sattticA jour
na much resembling our osp Punch, which
usyer cesaed to advocata progress and Freedom.
In 1874 the Spark, crippled by tha continued
opposition Of the 4ovaFnment, ceased 10 exist
KouFopkine matle compiato translation ot
Helanyor's aorks, and slso Of taany Of Molisre's
aud Altrod Do ApAsels compositions, In addition
~ Ais own 0siRnAl poetry aid p1oss. His Last
work WAS t1spaI&top Vt certain passages Of
Victor liugo's magnificent "Aoaoa IarTible."
, 1875-09-29
EDITORIAL ExcuaStQM|ST8.

LITTLE lsocx, Ark. Sept. @;-THo na aaoI oass
editors from Missousi, KAuaas, illinois, saa ~ H..
Western Rtatee, viii arrive hose 70. morrow. -
coma by Invitation Of Ool J. M: Lo4saos''Jts !,s Jts
Land -ComAlsslonex Of the b. t99!s r
Mountain 4 Southern Railroad, saa Il ags III s,,,
for she pqsppse ot looking It tAs 8.ato, .a tb.1
1emsiaies hoTs un!il 1hursday morning, .'aa, !s'
will viat Tho Hot 6Islngs, aud 9tast poa'iH H.tsp
The various railroad unea Of tue htato. .,.snit.
siye preparations ssa making tof shslf 'eS'F"
here.
, 1875-09-29
MISCELLANEOUS,

oEpAlEtAu 4 rNEsufTEA.
Yesterday evening thure woro public services
at st. pauIs Reformed Episcopal Church. NJ
which tho llsy. Albrst Walkloy ,yus ordained q
rresbyter. Tho exercises were conducted by
Blhhop Cheney assisted by the lev. DR.. Fal-
lows, Of 1t. Paula Church; the Rev. ]. q. VIII
son. OF Christ Church, Peoria; tho Hov. ME.
Davis, Of ht. Johha Church, Chillicotbo; aud
tho 1lov. II. T. Mccormick OF Englewool. Tho
lscv. Mr. Wilson made tho opening prayer, and
tho ltcv. 3fr. Davis rcnd tho lcssous. Tho Rev.
DR.. Fal1ow6 then preached tho ordination gor-
1nop, taking for his text,
"A workman thxt necdrh not to 10 ashana1.
II. Timothy. 1t.. Ii.
Tho BBr1nou waa elegant and full otlnHtructiye
advice to the young man who waB about to bo
auointed for tho ministry. At its close, tho cau-
ditlate WAS geatlon1d according to tue ptescrilad
formulo, aud WaB then declared 70 bs i 1uiuistp,
OF the neforn,ed Episcopal Church. THO exe1-
eiueH c!oHel With singing Rnd pyAyat.
lLl.INOIA atETIluDtsTs.
.sueeMt Nsspa{cA u 1hs CA4c!ao Tr.htnt.
6pnlNuElELp, ILL.,. Sept. 2S.-hlembets Of tho
illinois Confutenco MetIlodtst Episcopal Church.
hayo been pouring into tho city r,nc6 yeetes,iay
moruipg, anl now . majority OF them have ui-
rived. They numb1r, including LIE Jay tusc-
gates, about 500. UlHhop Amcs, who IL to pru-
hldu at tue Conference, arrived Tonight. and IL
thu gueat of GOV. DeserifRe: Tho contesenca
raltuusal services. Bishop Amos will pFesids
oycr tbs morning hitIlnHs. which will be dovotet
to routine or Iuiuute business. During the af
tarnoo,Is aud ayouingH, t4o tliahop aud Ais Cab
met, consiating Of the Presiding Elders. will bt
iu confele'cc arranging tho ministerial ap"
pointulentB for tbs ensuing year. Whllt
the Bishop ard Cabinot are thus employed
preaching, anniversary meetings Of tho varlout
benevolent societies, ETC., will ho in pfogrAas al
the church,
On Friday poxt tho lsy delegates meet In the
Hccoud Acthodlst Church to ulect two lay dele
gatcH 70 tho nexs Gcuefal Conference, which a.
suinbcs III It, Louis during tue month Of May
Ae4t
TIE FOND pu LAC p!orEHE,
sttefat Disrdtch to The GHsca4o Itibuns.
FOND LII LAC, Wls., 6ept. 4s.-Iha following
latter tsom thu Rev. j. II. Hobart l,rowt. E. i,
d.. lslsno.,-elect Ut this Diocese LAS juat been
received by tic Committee appointed 10 confer
With Alu. ln regard 70 Ills election:
1T. JOAkx RAcI0hY. c0Huls, Etpi, nl,-Nx DkAs
BAE7uGGS; l fctl profounliy tl.o tar.rs,utsa MD
sa!ellnity of yuuE 1ethr VI tle I'LL inst, informing
me Of NY election n Gs.Mp u Fond da Lac. Wnri,
naio known her HIud iu tau ulascs, viii Lp l,rttrr
able than III. now to leerIne my rs.oual duty ID
your Dioecae. MeauwAlle. may God lasp yuu ii IL
III the GhartA, J. II. uouAII ItDwa,
To the Nev WlLL1Ak z. RaIIT, Chairman, tie ksy
MAhTIA Y. AtkAtlL, ilo HuY. +. IT, HAly. Mr.
JANEs LAkIIok, aud MI. EDWARD T.. HAacEwAr
Cplnuultus VI tho Council Vt thu Uoerae Ut Fond da
Lac.
, 1875-09-29

THE pKAx'N RErIY TO T{IE NfBNorg HTATCWENT.
.ss'r 1srt Tribune, sept. 47.
Tho Fov. Dr. Seymour. Dean OF the General
Thsolorirai SEMINARY fprntostn.,t Et,acoua1}
-. -.,. T.. ,rS, -. -. .,...t, ...,,
LAS "l!tscn = lePiy 10 l1allop Co1o attacA "l''a
lin. Tho Dean complains That Ilo as been tho
~;r,;r, +l,o nout .-,o- ~ !. +,,,o+,d scts of in
s'ettAl lAo l'ast seai VI lcl'eAte" ae'' ~ ~
1nstice and outrage at tho hands Of Tho GlshoF,
who Ia in t.n eraxc nov. NJ In Inns boon bpforeH
r. =. -. 1,.,.<,, t>,-o :. 1,-,,,
ao thoa gees OIL 10 shy taas 1''sAop eoA'' f'o'n
rough notes, OF from recollection merely.
~ 3s,,,,,-- .oproru.,tou ,r,,ict, tcn,,
=. ueo"1so.' o'
place moro tlan year tclofe, lrnned
yhht he considered to be very scsiols
rh.rooa ocni,,ut n prosbrtcr nf thn C1,rrrt,-
oiarts,oa ,H3nt, ho knn,y ro,i, In rsrn,Y,.7
eAai isea H"'ta ~ '..iH . -. ~ "seI
, 1875-09-29
GREAT BRITAIN.

THE OBJECT CAELE.
IoSDoH, sont. oS.-1he authorities Of tho d.
rect United States cable announce that it IL in
terTlpsod in shallow water. 4 repairing ship
goes nut immediately
PRECAUTIONARY.
The Echo tlia morning says: "We are in
formed that tho Government las ordered co.,
siderable augmentation of tho artillery ~ snSa-
pure aud 1ioug Kong"
FLOODS.
A destructive flood occurred Yesterday during
tho gale III tho Valley Ut tho Les, 1reaud. Tie
river rote several feet and inundated portiun
OF the Clts Of Cork md tho country for miles
ntout, occaAiontug tmmonse damage to property.
Similar accounts have beon received FROM other
parts OF ireland Rnd from Scotland.
LINCOLN NEMoA1AL TOWER.
The Rev. Newman Hail. in the presence Of q
select company to-day. laid tho cro"nlue Btoue
uf the Lincoln memorial tower, adIotuug the
new Surrey Cnarel. Tina tower IL designed o. (.
memorial tor the abolition Of slavery a,Id bonl
Of brotherhood between England and America.
THE SEWNAnKEr AACk.,
At Newmarket to-day, the Great Eastern Rail-
why hal,lieap rAce Was won by Goeraloua slum-
bcs second Catacly1n third.
FoUSDRY nunSEp.
LONDON, Sept. 2B.--The Fictorfa Foundry It
Loeds WaA destroyed BY fire thls oycail{,. Loss
cstnlatod at a200, 600, aud ], 100 parsons thrown
ont OF employment.
NAVAL. rOIscE IN CHINESE WATERS.
A telegram from ShanEhnE BtatcB that Vice.
Admiral !. r. Ryder, commanding tho British
tlaot on the China Station, IL ut CAeo Foo With
four men.of-War.
, 1875-09-29

M'ctosKEr CONGRATULATED.
RoME, Sopt. 29.-Cartilnal atcClosksy has ro-
ce'vod letter from Cardinal Cullen announcing
that the entire Irirh Eptscopatc. assembled at
MayuootL, lhH adopted resolution congratfl-
laling him OH bis elevation to tho Sacred Col.
lego.
AoRE CARDINALS.
LONDON, Sept. 2s.-A telegram from Rome
says that at the cona,storr announced for Dec g.,
two more Cardinals will bo prcconcissd, and tho
Pope will explain 10 tho Cardinals tho condition
Of tho Church IN nra1'l and Turkey.
MICHAEL ANuELu.
FLonEScE, Sept. II. - Tho Michael Angelo
fourth centenary vas Inaugnrated to-day by 4
procession, with ilngs of gulds, trade unions,
palttes. 4 vast multitude OF people assembled
and tho animation of tho city wAs very great
notwithstanding tho e1ccssiro heht and conae-
'lucnt Rbsenco in tlle country Of many citizens
and ttrangers. Tho Inauguration in liazzlo
h,che-itngolo, Visio Dol Coll. BAn aIintsto vas
vcry lively and picturesque. Tho "eathcr was
splendid.
FLORENCE, Sept. 1s-A visit was paid yca.or-
day to tho tomb Of Michael Angelo lpom which
OCCASION DR.. rlorkc OF Bazo-Wetmar placei u
crown OF allycr Oh tho monument aud mado q
speeci III which be- said that all Germans united
with tho Italian nat,onein honoring Alichoat An.
COLO. subsequently Herr LutEon, IN tho nnsne
Of tho Gorman Institute Of Art aud Science
uellyefe4 an ad1fcea cxbfoeo1bE Wlahet Tor poac0
and brotharlood hotween tho uormau aud ital-
Ian nations. An exhibition OF Michael Angelo's
clefa d'teuyre was oponpd to-day, and tho dis-
llay excited tho Yreasost ndmtration.
CARLO lyorTA.
FLORENCE, Sept. ll.--Tho rcmainB Of Carlo
Do.ta were removed to Santa Greco to-day with
great ceremony. The son OF tho historian,
isnny public mon from all parts Of Italy and
abroad, q number Of military men, anu lnrge
multitude Ut spectators, wnro present ut tho
ceremony.
Thu remains OF Botta, tho Italian historian Of
tho American Revolution, haye recently boer,
removed from Paris. where he diott III 1887. to
Fl0reuce. Lis native nlaes. Dotts was Ropub-
can By naturu and a scholar by training. N.a
history Ut our ltoyolutiou, mllcll arpuarod in
la09 WEB tho hEat narrative Of that Nondorsul
story by d dlslntercstca spectator. and, from its
Iitosary merit. asao attained . wllo rchdiug oynr
Europe, IIo wroto mich In Italian history, and
pleaded much for ftoo and uuitod 1taiy.I
, 1875-09-29
WHISKY TRIALS.

1Ho "nahkT Hlcu tGhTO OFT ThUlF
Trial TIL Jun.tary-'rbo Krun OF
sci -. rre.h s1,.,i r,rna 49,, Wnrr.
rsonn. ~ ue S.iv,,,1 1I,t..,.,..n. s,o..'
,.,....s v" ~ re H.su'-n"EcF -...' COL"
'ictes. x. a. ,,...'s4.. so.,esaoM =. n4 Usty.
epee'~t 0fs1aee" "a 1ss Cn'e'10 Tribune
IT. LOUIS, Sept. 2s.-Pualc interest in the
Circuit Court continued uuabatcd and tho ooprt.
roo,, ,v,a oco;, cro,rl,a ~, s,,oo.s,,rs 49,.
Tno rat .,n e@ns,aoras =. .a aoaaY
10 n.a. s"E on'aolea W .ho court "hs uo
dictment, No. 867, for d continuance Of
tho csao. TO either tho ed ,outnod actetsn of tlo
nroaant tor,n tyh1c,, vii, t,o T., 1.a,,.s,, ~
poxs rcgulns term In n,rcb. The .2o1icotian na o
presented by dofondant'a counsel Was based
on two grounds-fi1Bt, an AFFIDAVIT OF DR.,
Gregory, that o,,e OF thu de,cndanta
polert u,1,r -. .,.,ts.1,. a., 49,
',Saeas aspsss s'' .,.s ornsans ,',:,s eae
, 1875-09-29
PARALYSIS.

6psetal Dsspa!ch 10 Tax Chscaao Tribune.
IsptANAtoLH, lnd., Sept. 25.-Ez-hecretsry Of
ststa Anshon VIA stricken with paralysis so-d1y
Nns-hAlf OF Ills body is helpless. lie will 1e.
hcx> hut NIL be permanently injured.
, 1875-09-29

H0HET1HG IHAEbFVHNA14uN.
LONDON, SeEt. 2;.-The UaHy Aetos. in liz
lnaueiA article. saYs: The condition OF the Ger
Iaan laoucy mtrkat hss becouao most peculiar.
Accounts from Berlin speak Of The extEaurdlnary
tightuess OF lnuasy there. 1hs minimum u tho
, 1875-09-29

8psftal DisnateA to J.hA Cheago tribune.
DxTRo1T. AIch. Bspt. 2a.-Testinony In tho
Ward will case to.dsy was rosumed. the whole
hsaring OF 1t golag 10 abow that Capt Ward did
consult spirits % important bu4snsaa E0Astata.
, 1875-09-29
AUSTRIA,

ACCIDENT TO TUE EHFH48B.
PANS, Bspt. l3.--Ths Empssxv Of Austria.
willie out riding Ola Saturday 1t kassstot, fell
from, her horse, aud WAS {qr several minutes In
aensble. Ihs seedaut. however, lad subso-
qusnsiy no more serious result than seyorn
hesdAeAe. Tie kmpsess has already Left huz
bod
TUT 0AAEGz-FlLa11k D1sAHT8R. .-
PAK1s, s4Rt l3.-1bo taEEyul&n sbp took 100
G1aots pilgrims on board il : Loat d. 50 carry
only about ti1tY. tbs result being that uinety-siI
pariahsd, hAs bAan gentsusaa ID nius tnonShg'
lupElaoumsn.. Tue psisst u The head Ct ths
Pugslulage uA acquitted.
, 1875-09-29
TtjNIS,
TOnEHT FIRES.

PANS, Sept. a9.-Alyices received hore an
nounce that extensive fires wero prevailing IN
tho Regency Of Tnnis. bordering on tho Province
Of Lavallo. Tho flames had spread acrosB tho
frontier OF tho French territory. Latest accounts
hay tho fro was devastating the forests Of Dapi-
halhh and that tho village Of Dunivior was throat
euel,
, 1875-09-29
In EHtH&HC

Tho tlArm from Aox 81, II Lao O'Clock !s''s'
day afternoon. was oausad BY an ossra'a'sss :
Btoye IL Ayanuo Hall, II No, 100 Twe1sJ'secoa'
street. II mas oxilnguiahad Without losa. i,
Tue Alsrpa at ltt o'clock yeatsFasy a;osnae ,mas
from BOX 3ea, Waa caused by T. ate ln tae senti mi
story brick barn ia tho rear OF No. ~ nans 9.nr
Morgan stsset owned aud 0ooupiad oI snI ai..
O'NEien. It Y ~ quickly e1uugnlshsd es A0s'4'
Engine Company No, u Alls~ersd s1i!t sIis ..ts
At $50 o'clock yeateTdsy afternoon. ana s'ESn n
guishsd An lnciplsnt fro Ia the bsaemoas e I b
9lG Blue Island avenue, ownod and oeenp'e"
II. CoAHldluo. Damage noAliua!.
, 1875-09-29
NEAR cARLlNVILLE, I'LL,

HCFFW NNHIFWVIEEEy EE6F
6pEfa& Uitpdfeh to The Chteaoa 1ffouA' !,
OAnLiuylLlE ILL.,, Bept. 39.-The 1esldeaoe y
Audgow Lopos, few miles weat Of this Guy W.
totally consumed BY fro, tho family barely esesp
Ing With their Hsea Tlla loas will ha eaVu
Tho iiFo Was supposed to bs tho work ot na9@r%
who had baaQ pTowling around duFlng 10 a'''
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15

A WoGLD's PEACE CoSoREss.- In q
carefully prepared statistical paper
on the Errors of Modern Ciciliso-
hon, the REPUBLIC MAGAZINE for
April, published at Washington,
shows that the Great Powers are
carrying larger armies to-day than at
any former period in the worlds bis.
tory. Ten governments, namely :
France, Great Britain, United States,
Italy, Spain, Austria. Russia, Ger
many. Turkey, and India, owe twen-
ty thousand million dollars, an
amount which. to be transported in
gold from New York to London,
would require vessel to make over
thirty voyages across the Atlantic,
carrying ono thousand tons OF gold
Mt each trip. And this enormous
debt burden has been increased ten
per cont in the last two years
In view Of those facts, and in or.
dor 20 roach and strike at the foun-
tain head, THE REPUBLIC urges O
general movement among the nation.
for the suppression of the war spirit
aud tho Inauguration of an Interna.
tional Peace Policy. and suggests the
assembling ofa Worlds Peace Con
grcss in Washington in June, 1876
There sooms to be no insuperabls
barrier to such q movement, and il
once inaugurated and carried ont il
good faith, the result could not fai
of permanent benefit to the entir,
world, in the advancement toward {
higher and happier civilization.
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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15
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Morning Droaks upon the Tomb Easter An
tho4a Thomas. %
tSwinylng on the Garden uste-Song and Cho
rus Thomas. ~
Where Is My LO, od Une To night i-Sony and
JA. rus. Hays IS
Sing, Dnrkles, Sing (As sung by Carl wag.
GerJ hays. 80
ANGEL Gabr,ol-Comio song stewart. 80
: " hen StIycr Locks AeplacO tho Gold-SOng
aud Chorus tAus v0r to silver IhreaGs
Among the Gold' LigLtou. 30
tICu Never II Is the Lager TIL tho kcs. Runs
Dry Uinic SONG. ~
GapO Awn'-ScJtcn sOnS Waud 30
Alone, ind At HUne-SUuy aLd JLorus Haya. 81
tMy Wee Vile waiting at the DVOr--Dana d
Thomas ~.
oh Miss susie End song and Cho Hays. 80
Give NO but IL Sm lc-SUng and thO stewart =;
Whcn Fret Mt Thee. Nellie nesr-Song and
Chorus stewart. %
I'm Captain Of the uuards-Comic Song Hays
20
Beyond tho uoiIen rJos-SonS and chorus
white ~
Gcrtle'. with the Angels fow-song and. .Chor
us christie. 80
Please GVd. aase Room fort Little Boy Coxs'
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15

by Betsy Williams, one Of tho last
of Ponnsylvanias slaves, died in
Lcwishurg, recently, at the advanced
ago of rs. She was purchased by
William Davis. Of Limostown, Mon
tour county, when only eight years
old. At tho ago of lS she became
FREQ Hcr skill as a cook wns unsur-
pasaol, and sho welded hor authori-
ty with regal sway in tho kitchen.
Her fame spread throughout the
neighboring country. Many are the
rccollectiOns possessed by many per-
sons of the royal way in which she
Drowned turkey fIer doughnuts
were unsurpassed She was good
friend or II good enemy Sho was
perfectly identified with tho interests
of the family with whom she lived
Her masters friends were her friends;
his enemies, hor enemies, his Joys,
her Joys his sorrows, her sorrows.
As age crcpt upon her, her manners
became remarkable kind and win
ming. The smallest child did not
hesitate to climb into her friendly
lap, aud even the brute creation, such
as dogs and eats, were attracted to
ward hor, and always found her rea-
dy to befriond in all emergencies.
The old homestead was nt last bro
kon up. and Old "Aunty' found II
lomo with one Of the daughters o.
her old master. 9Irs DR. Mari, Of
Lewisburg.
y-Mr. VIM. Sluiros, of Nostoc-
ton. Oregon, has offered the Conten-
nial Commissions for exhibition some
tail specimens OF lumber, OF the fol.
lowing Dimensions; ! fir Hank II
feet wide and 100 feet long; / spruce
plank ) feet wide and 100 feet long (;
/ coaar plank I feet vide and 100
feet long | larch plank 7 feet wide
and 100 feet long hemlock plank
8 foot wide AMI 100 feet long. He
says he can procure plank Of much
greater dIincnsions than those given
above, ii TRANSPORTATION can be furn-
ishol for them to Philaiolphia.
They must have some tall trees in
Oregon. We question the ability Of
our Pennsylvania lumbermen o
match the specimens offered by Mr.
Squircs.