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after long and successful leadership, has re-
tired TO private life.
The cable brings news OF heavy fighting in
Spain on the ith inst The Carlsts were driven
out of Puente la Rena at tho bayonet's point
Several other engagements have occurred with
like results.
Egypt prospers under Ismail Pasha. News
comes that Darfour has been annexed.
Another royal marriage-Philip, Duke of
Saxony, to Louise, eldest daughter of tho King
of Belgium.
The British Parliament reassembled on the
9Th inst. The Queen in her message, says The
peace of Europe remains unbroken, and she
will exert her efforts to have it continue so.
Exertions for the suppression of the East
African slave-trade continue, and its complete
extinction il confidently looked for. In the
colonies during the past year there has been
general prosperity. Slavery has been abolished
on the gold coast, and henceforward there will
be freedom there AZ elsewhere. BY providen-
tial blessing, the government has been able en-
tirely to avert the loss of life which was appre-
hended from the famine in India.
Advces from Spain report heavy fighting, in
which the Carists have been badly worsted. A
committee of Austrian mobiles which has
hitherto contributed literally for the Carlist
cause, have advised Don Carlos TO conclude q
peace with Alfonso.
Full particulars of the loss of the steamer
Japan have been published, and the disaster
turns out to have been quite as frightful as the
Cosparick affair. Nearly 500 human beings
were either drowned or burned to death.
The reports from Spain are conflicting and
utterly unreliable One day we hear that the
Carlists have been badly whipped, another thai
they are victorious and 80 on. 1t seems evil
dent that the army of King Alfonso has not
been achieving the victories claimed in the
Madrid kilograms, and it is more than probabl,
that it has met with great disaster. TIL,
Carlst committee in London claims grea
victory, and puts the Spanish loss at 1000 mel
killed and wounded. Madrid dispatches admi
| slight reverse to the advance guard of tn,
left wing,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12
PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE.
President Grant Urges Congress to Take
Action in Regard to Arkansas Affairs.

President Grant Urges Congress to- Take
Action in Regard to Arkansas Affairs.
The following is the Presidents message on
Arkansas affairs:
To the Senate Of the United States:
Herewith have tho honor to send, in accord
ance with the resolution of the Senate Of the ID
inst, all the information in my possession not
heretofore furnished relating To affairs i'm the
State of Arkansas. / will venture to express
tue opinion that all this testimony shows that in
the election of 1872, Joseph Brooks was law
fully elected Governor of that State that he
has been unlawfully deprived of the possess
sion Of his office since that time that in
1874 the Constitution Of the State was, by
violence intimidation, and revolutionary pro-
ceedings, overthrown and q new Con-
stitntion adopted, and new state government
established. These proceedings, il permitted
to stand, practically ignore all the rights of mi
norities in all other States also. What is there
to prevent each Of the States recently readmit-
ted to Federal relations on certain conditions
from changing their Constitutions and violating
their pledges IL this action in Arkansas is ac-
quiesced in? / respectfully submit whether a
precedent 40 dangerous to the stability OF State
government, IL not Of the national government
also, should be recognized by Congress.
earnestly AK that Congress will take definite
action in this matter to relieve the Executive
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FINANCE AND TRADE.


Theinclemency OF the weather intcrfered some
what with the general Wholesale trade and con-
sequently with the movement in financial circles.
Money in good supply and in moderate demand.
Bankers very cautious in granting favon er-
cept ON A 1 paper. Clearings for tho week
s3I, 412, G19.3O. Interest rates SOLO per cent.
according to security Government bonds steady
at ll5s4@1lG for 5-2O's G2, 1i915@li9Sl for
5-2O's 'G5, 116s(@l17 for l0-40's, and 1872
d1i98l for currency 6s. Illinois school bends
97a9s% Latest gold quotations Chicago,
1135661l14L; New York, HAS.
BREADsTUFFs.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments for the week. as compared with the same
time last year:
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from acting upon questions which should be
decided by the Legislative branch of the govern
ment. ". s. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Feb. 8, 1875.
Washington dispatches state that there IL no
probability of Congress interfering with the
Garland government-that Senator'S al gem
eral thing, are averse 70 such aetion-and that,
apart from whatever the Senate may do, the
House will support the report of their commit
tee, recently submitted and take no action III
the nremsea
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cIt, nlS IcIVcT 10 llOIlce b1ccley, were run
over in rapid review.
TWENTY-FIVE DAY.-1ilton still occupied the
witness stand, under the questioning of Mr.
Evarts. A large part Of the day was consumed
in reading the gushing correspondence Of Theo-
dore and Elizabeth. Tilton testified that when
his wife left his home sho took only his love
and good will, and has it still. The publica-
ton Of the correspondence between him and his
wife in the Chicago Tribune was done at the
suggestion OF his counsel, Judge Morris, ami
without his CIilton's) procurement.
TwENTY-sIxTH DAY-This days session was
interesting mainly on account of the contentious
between the counsel. There we're some harp
passages, in which all the attorneys in the
case participated. The cross-examination Of
Tlton by Evarts was continued, but nc thing of
importance was elected from the witness.
Much time was consumed in reading the CORE
spondence of Theodore and Elizabeth
IwENTY-sEvEYTH DAY.-Tilt,n was still on
the stand, under the cross-exanination of Mr.
Evarts. The witness was unusually cross him
self, and lost his balance at times. lie admitted
that the scandal was first published through
him. Judge Nelson informed the Jury that he
had received note informing him that persons
in the rear of the jury-box were in the habit of
intentionally discussing the testimony in the
hearing Of jurors. he warned all such persons
that il they repeated the offense, they would be
severely aud summarily dealt with
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What Has Been Done and What May be
ENpected-Both Houses Badly Behind
hand.
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The Rev. Mr.. julien, of New Bedford,
Penn, says there is more heavy lying
done TO the square inch in that city than
anywhere in the world except Wash
ington.
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80. 2 rye. cash. .......... 94Cd "a 0G(d 81
No. barley, cash.. 81 .24Cs12s s1.lo1sa l.23
No. barley, seller Mar. 1.24h @l.1sk
No. barley, cash....... 1.l2C@l.4 LOO clos
PROVISIONS.
The market throughout the week was active
both for present and future delivery. Prices
were somewhat higher although the advance
not maintained throughout, the market
closing easy at $3.50 for cash pork. SlS.40
(dl8.4211 for seller March. and 1850 for
seller April. Lard closed at S13.65 for cash,
and 9l3.75 for seller March seller April S13.95.
Green meats were firm and in fair demand.
Bacon meats i'll fair demand for small lots.
PRODUCE.
Demand very light and market dull and
shippers and local dealers only buying sparingly:
fair to choice roll 2OG24c common lSc
Beans dull Broom corn in good demand and
firm at 11@13c for No. l to extra. Beeswsx
steady. Cranberres dull. Cider steady
and firm at S5.750r600 for choice sweet.
Cheese in active local and shipping demand, and
prices were firm at 150l17c for good to
choice factory. Dried fruits steady and
firm. Eggs were in moderate request
and prices were steady at 240c26c for fresh
picked dull at 15020c for good to choice
Feathers were i'll fair demand and steady;
prime live geese, 45c chicken, 35c. Game was
quiet shipments from neghboring States sell
readily at s2.0O@225 for prairie chickens; $50
Ml.62l6 for quail 121(@1Gc for vension.
Green fruits in moderate demand apples, 81 so
$500 for fair to choice. Hops were dull and
slow at 20Gf40c for fair to good prime Honey
steady at 23M35c for comb Hides met with
good local and shipping demand at s(69c for
green sailed, dividing on GO lbs green frozen,
7$4c; kip, 10d11c calf, 15c dry flint, 1S6o
&c., dry calf, l9d21c. Nuts were offered
freely, and were slow of sale at 80 for shell-bark
hickory. and II for large. Poultry was firm,
with good demand for good dressed lots dry
picked turkeys, 10012c chickens. 9dl116c for
fair to choice geese 716d9c ducks. 12c
Potatoes in fair local demand peachblows,
75Q90c for Western and 90(095c for Eastern
early rose, S0a90c. Tallow was firm and higher
at S16MS34c. Veal was firm with good
demand for good lots at 7a1Oc. Vegetables in
fair supply and quiet red onions, 3.25@3. rs:
yellow, s400@4.50 turnips, 10000 cab
bage, 75c(1S1.00 carrots, 40G150c 4 bu.
LUMBER, CooPERAGE AND WOOD.
The yard trade in lumber is light but fair
for the season. and prices were steady Com
mon boards, joists and scantlng II to is IT. $11oO
@l2.O0; fencing, sl2006el5.C0; long joists
sl2dlG, shingles, S3@3.25. lath 81. 1O@
30. Cooperage steady and in fac demand at
SLID for pork barrels lao for lard tierces
4S@5Oc for flour barrels and $4,000. 90 for
whisky barrels. Wood was firm and in fair de-
nland sales in the yards at $3.50, $3.50 and
% for beech, maple and hickory respectively
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25 per cent, and tobacco an increase of cents
per pound. The committee also decided that
matches should be relieved from tax, and that
the tax on spirits should DO increased 10 cents
gallon, operating upon all now on hand, but
that 80 cents should be imposed ON all spirits
manufactured after the passage OF the BILL and
the stamp on bank checks to cease at the end
of this year.
General.
The National Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry met at Charleston, s. c., on
Wednesday, Feb. 3, Master Adams, of
Iowa, in the chair. All of the officers
were present making with delegates
over GOO members. The order of bust
ness used at the seventh annual session was
adopted. Master Adams then delivered an
address in which he congratulated the
public on the strength gained during the
past year. After the delivery of the addresses
the report of the Treasurer was read and
standing committees appointed. In the even
ing apublc meeting of welcome was held and
speeches delivered by prominent citizens and
delegates.
Two serious disasters, resulting in large loss
of life, are reported from Canada. At Cape
Blanc eight people were crushed to death by a
falling rock, and in the vicinity of Quebec a
family of six persons were overwhelmed and
suffocated by snow-slide.
Eight insane persons lost their lives by the
burning of the Beaufort (Canada) Lunatic
Asylum, last week.
The charity ball for the benefit of the New
York Childrens Nursery and Hospital, which
came of a short time since, was the greatest
social event of the season, and retted 800, 600
for the cause of charity.
The missing Bill King turns up on stock
farm in Canada.
President Grant has signed the Little Tariff
bill.
Five States are bidding for the proposed new
mint
Congress has killed the scheme for narrow
gauge railroad between the East and West.
The Roman Catholic Bishoprics of Boston,
Milwaukee, and Santa Fe have been raised tc
the dignity of Archbishoprics.
A. H. Whiting, the missing Pacific Mail wit
ness who was wanted 80 badly, has been found
i'll the wids of Canada.
The National Board of Underwriters is falling
to pieces.
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The South.

John Ward, alias Hall. alias Blakely and
Henry Johnson colored, two of the men inn
plicated in the bold robbery of the express mes
senger at Memphis a few days ago, have been
arrested, and have diyulged the names of their
associates.
The Congressional committee has concluded
it's investigation at New Orleans and returned
to Washington.
Mardi Gras was celebrated in Louisville, Mem
phis, Little Rock and many other Southern
cities. In New Orleans the day was passed over
i'll silence.
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Political.

The Wisconsin Legislature has elected Angus
Cameron, of La Crosse AZ the successor of
Matt Carpenter in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Cameron il Il lawyer, a New York State man
by BIRTH and has resided in Wisconsin since
1857 lie has been member Of the Wisconsin
Legislature for six years and was the Repub-
lican Speaker of the House in 1867. His cleo
ton was brought about by a coalition between
the Democrats and the anti-Carpenter Repub-
Leans.
A Washington dispatch says "Oflicial in
formation has been received here from New
Orleans that the committee there entirely agree
with the Foster subcommittee on the question
of the Returning Board"
The breach in the Louisiana Legislature is AZ
wide as ever. The Democratic members, in
caucus, agreed upon compromise by which
they were to receive majority in the House,
provided they would recognize and support
Kellogg as the legal Executive, but public feel
ing was so strong against the proposition that it
dropped.
Hon. w. w. Eaton, Senator-elect from Con-
necticst, has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the United States Senate caused by the death
of Senator Buckingham.
Gov. Campbell, of Wyoming has been APP
pointed Third Assistant Secretary Of State.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-14
What New York Eats.

There is total of nearly 10000 cattle
Of all kinds brought TO New York city
every week to be cut up and eaten in the
city, with the exception of about thirty
per cent, which is either exported or
delivered in the neighborhood of New
York. Some of this meat is sent to New
Orleans, Savannah and Charleston or to
inland towns, and, in the season, when
the passenger traffic is at its height from
New York to Europe, each steamer leav-
ing that port will take with her as much
fresh meat for her ten or eleven days'
voyage rs would suffice to supply the
guests of one of our first-class CITY
hotels for a week. Beef cattle range in
weight from one thousand to seventeen
hundred pounds, sheep from eighty to
one hundred and sixty pounds calves
will average from ninety to two hundred
and twenty pounds, and hog, whether
on four feet or on two, is always uncer-
tain, but the four-footed animal generally
ranges in weight from one hundred to
one thousand pounds. So says the
superintendent of the cattle yard.
A noted fish merchant says: The
amount of fish used in the city of New
York in one day, we will say Friday,
which is the best day for fish sale, is
as follows Haddock, 200, 200 pounds !;
30, 1000 Goldfish, $4,000 bluefsh, 1000
striped bass, 10000 fresh mackerel,
100, 600 halibut, 1000 Spanish mackerel,
$500 refrigerated salmon, $4,000 miscel-
laneous fish, such as butterfish and weak
fish (the smelts and porgies come in
later); 100000 pounds of Holsters, two
hundred gallons of scallops, two hundred
dozen of soft crabs, one thousand pounds
of green turtle for soups and steaks.
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RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, 7

are other towns beside Trier, where in
dustrious people can get work to do"
Oh, Krescenz am afraid you have
gone mad. Those people behind the
trees must have been the wicked spirits
we read about, and they have harmed
you"
"Do you know who they were, Max
Karl and Luise. Gretchen was right,
after ALL"
"But did they say they were going to
be married ?" said the boy. "Oh, don't
groan, Krescenz, and L will try nd ask
no more questions"
"Dear Max, there is nothing more
for me at Trier, That is why we are
going together out into the world"
"Oh that 1 could grow big and go
back and kill himl"
"Hush you must not talk such non
sense. You must take care of me now,
as 1 have nobody else."
"That 1 will, indeed but oh, Kres-
cenz, my canary !"
:" Somebody will take care of it, dear.
We can get another"
"And your pretty little shrine?'
Somebody else will kneel at it. I
can pray to God anywhere, you know.
Deepening shadows dropped on the
Moselle, and the two young figures
hurried on through the purple twilight
away from Trier.
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Fly-Catching Rats.

Mr.. G. B. Odell, at his hotel on Front
street, says the Newburgh On. W
Telegraph, is the happiest owner of a
fly exterminator, which for thorough
work is unsurpassed by anything we
fronting on Front street, where samples
OF his wares are occasionally shown, a
rat began several weeks since to make
sly visits, and secured good meal as
often as he came by catching the many
flies which are on the panes of glass.
He grew very expert at it, and though
at first quite shy, soon became en-
boldened when he found he was not dis
turbed in his foraging expeditions, and
would pursue his business not at all
intimidated by spectators who were only
separated from him by pane of glass.
He obtained entrance to the window by
gnawing hole through the wooden base,
coming from below. For weeks he has
pursued his fy-hunting business undis-
turbed. One Sunday one of the walters
discovered him in the act of introducing
friend or member of his family to his
foraging ground. The new conner was
very shy, and only put his head through,
while the old Mbitue tried to coax him
in the window. He would catch a fy,
gravely hand it to his friend, who would
as gravely eat it, and look for more. By
degrees he lost a little of his fear, walked
out, and soon became an expert in the
new business. Either one or both may
be seen almost any day by any one who
may be patient enough to wait for their
appearance short time. 1t is certainly
a very novel sight and well worth a few
minutes time to see.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-14
A Brave Man.

Sir Charles and Lady Napier were
riding one evening unattended, on the
summit of the Mahablesh hills. The
sun had just set, the pathway was narrow,
bordered on one side by jungle, and on
the other by deep precipice. By-and-
bye turning to his wife rather suddenly,
but yet quietly, he desired her to ride
on at full speed to the nearest village,
and send some people back to the spot
where she had left him, and he further
more bade her not to ask him the reason
why he sent her. She obeyed in silence
but then she knew her husband. Yet
it was no slight trial of her courage as
well as of her obedience, for the way
was lonely, and beset with many possible
perils; but she rode boldly and rapidly
forward, and gained a village a few
miles distant in safety.
The party whom she then dispatched
and accompanied met Sir Charles, how
ever, about mile from the place, follow
ing in his lady's track; and he then ex-
planned the reason of his strange and
unquestionable demand.
He had seen, as they slowly walked
their horses, first q pair of fiery eyes
CLEAN at them from the Jungle, and then
the head of full-grown tiger. He was
sure, if they both rode on, that the
terrible beast, following the instinct of
its nature, would give chase; and he
feared. if Lady Napier knew the dread
full peril at hand, that she might be so
startled as to be unable to make an effort
at escape; or, at least, that she would
not consent to his own iudicious plan,
and leave him alone with the danger.
So he tested her obedience, as we have
seen, successfully. He remained him
self, with only his holster pistols, con-
fronting and controlling the monster
with the steady, unfinching glance of
his eagle eye, and after short gaze, and
muttering growl, the tiger turned back
into the jungle, leaving him free to
follow his wife.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-10-14
How Far will Bees Go for Honey!

The above question, says the Rural
Nc,0 Yorker, we believe, has never
been satisfactorily answered. A bee
keeper once tried the old experiment of
dusting the bees with flour as they left
the hive, then rode to heath seven
miles away, where he discovered his
white bees busily engaged in collecting
honey. This experiment, however, can
not be relied on, for the simple reason
that pollen, with which bees are fire.
quently completely covered, bears a
close resemblance to -four, and might
readily be taken for it when bees are on
the wing. 1t is our belief that they sell
dom venture more than three miles from
home, for we have known them to be in
a starving condition when another apiary
only four miles away was fourishipg and
gathering stores rapidly. 1t has in re-
cent years been proved by italian hy-
birds that queens have met with drones
which were known to be at least three
miles away, but this will scarcely apply
to worker bees fitting about from flower
to flower they must become weary
before they are four or even three miles
away from home.
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NV Little Wife and /,

We are travelling DER lfe's road together,
My little wife and 1;
We are happy in fair and stormy weather,
My little wife and l.
The reason why is very pain.
There's nothing queer about it:
we never give each other pain,
When we can do without it.
We have toiled DER many road most dreary,
My little wife and 1
But our hearts were light, when our feet wer,
weary,
My little wife and L.
The reason why we journeyed on,
Since hand in hand we started:
We ser had seen the battle won
By those who were faint-hearted.
Though our home be plain, that never leases
My little wife and me-
Though humble cot, right well it pleases
My little wife aud me-
The reason why we are content,
We do not fear to labor,
And though in toll our time is spent
We envy not our neighbor.
We never dream of i'll for the morrow,
My little wife and L;
But take what may come be it joy or sorrow
My little wife and l.
The reason why-we do not fret
,'- Aud yon'd do well to try it;
We ne'er have found person yet
That was gamer by it.
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Detroit Free Press Currency.

Henry Swan, of Otsego, New York,
called his wife to him as he was dying
and said Mary Jane, when you feed
the hogs tomorrow night you'll be the
widow Swan !" And she was.
They are going to put up a headstone
at the grave of Capt. Cook just as soon
rs anybody can be found to point out
the grave. Meanwhile, the committee
will hold your subscriptions.
We can't all of us beat the English
and Irish at target-shooting, but most OF
us can get chosen on county fair com,
mittees to award prizes to the best hogs
and the biggest melons.
When Maine man can cut off his
wife's head and get off with ten years
sentence, should any of us be afraid to
heave rock at an alderman s front door.
There are twenty eight brands of teas
known to the trade, and almost any gro
Ger can sell one dollar tea and twelve
shilling tea from the same box.
When one gets mad at an aristocrat
in Washington it comes very handy to
say to him: 81 know you-you sold
gingerbread during the war."
Bayard Taylor says that there is alco.
hol in fresh bread, but one has to eat one
hundred and eighty loaves before he i'm.
bibes enough of the liquid to feel happy.
The next Legislature of Ohio is going
to make q law which will blister tramp
from heel to ear in just twenty-five
seconds.
Any one who hasn't been invited to de-
liver an agricultural address has a right
to be mad.
You can clear barn of rats in less than
ten minutes by setting fire to the hay in
the NOW,