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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
(Spe3ioISepeide Der uSatuOis Staetsseitung.")
SpringfteIb ., IS. 5ebr.


9a5 Repralentantenbau5 er6ffncte
beute Dor trallrig rleeren 8Gnfeu," ipie
es I'M Egeateriargon beiBen Diirbe, 1etue
Sibung. Die WtttgIieoer, bic ntGt gar
81 iueit bon BET Staat5bauptitaot ipObz
uen, 9eben Samltags nit grocer 9tegelz
mGBtgfeit mad Qauie unb f1nuen ii0
nioDt ld)nen genug bon 0tuttern treunen,
um OIouta8s redt5titig im S%ibung5laale
Su Ieiu. lIn0 mas ben Senat anbetriift,
Der befauntli0 Dem JteprGieutantenbauie
III Der Nrbeit 8tenllt0 meit DorauS lift, 10
oertagt o~erielbe ii0 betnaGe regelmdBig
auf Wtontag 9ta1mittag, 5 u6r; mas ltllr
etne te6ntihe llnBebun8 Der yte9el lit,
bop feineS Der beiDen 0Grier Der 4egiS1
Iatur ii0 oDne 3uitimnung oe8 anberen
balIie5 iiber 5tpei Gage Diuau5 n%ertagei
bari. Sn WtrtliOfett tritt Der Seuat
tu1mer erft 9tenltag5 Su1ammen.
0err &anbrt8an BON @omaro Gountb
.rei0te cine ~Jte1olutton eiu, DelGe ein Ser
faiiuu9S<Amcnoement bestpedt, bemsu1
1ot8e III Der eriteu SiBuu9 Der &egt5lotnr
na0 Der 9tunaDme oes announcements uno
lo0aun I'M Sabre 1851 rno aIe 5eDn Sabre
notDber Der Staat auf 0rlnp pes %jelpeili7
gen lebteu Genius per Ser. StQaten in
&egt5latur= 0iltrifte eingetbeilt iperocH
iot, Inoen1 bic 3aDl Der BepGIferung
Dur0 Die 3abl 33 Dipibirt miro. 0er
Guottelt lou Die Jtsprdientation5baiis
fAf peH Senat 1etH, .. b. Der Staat
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
(spesioIe : epei4c ber 81. Gtaaisssituns)
SpringftelD Il. Set

II y wv =. OtHt-
OaS Observation-Disclosures nabnr 0eute
Bormittag Die Debate itber bic Gins
bcreDtiguugS s8orl0ge (iiebe 8eriOt all
anoerer StelIs) mitDsr auf uNo bic 6einne
Der WiaBuobme periuc5teH Die peTtnitipe
Uei0lubuabme iibe1 0i:lelbe ourO auerz
lei 3piiOenantrdge I'll DerDiubern. gle
JteDeu, Die wG1rerD 0ieler 3eit gebalteu
purOen, iD1ren ale DDt 5DetfelOaftsm
9SsrtDe, Do Die @auptDcrtreter Der D:rz
16teoeuen Wctuuagen tIber Dieleu 0eleB>
cnttUurf 6ereitS 9eltcrN 0elprO0eI 9Gttel.
!0err Wterritt Don W!0rl0n beantragte
tin enhancement, uaO lpe!Gem QllSlU&r;
ti8e Snotuiouen lnO Gorpor0tioEeu,
iperu lie melr ais 5eDn 8ro5ent 3inien
lIG Gu6beOtn9el,, gerGoe toe etnDeInilNe,
tpenn lte balIclbe tDulI, 0e5 8utberS
i@uI0ig iinb uHo ale Nnlpril0e Guf 3iHs
fen perlieren. Qerr Qile, Dou Goof,
erfldrte, Dap Die Treil10e pes 0eleBtltz
lpurfS nit Dem ENHANCEMENT b~0uiEGn0ig
einperitanosn iino. Oa5 NmeuDemeut
Durbe nit groBer Wte0rDeit an8enomnen.
Oerr Galnbor, BON ~GralufprO, reiGte
Elm MmeuGenleut at Der 8ortage eiH, nap
pelhem bic Gere0ttgung, BON S0uIoz
Gontrafteu 10 4}roceMt 3ilien 3u 5je5eH,
nt0t ailT 6ontr0fte ~au85uoe0ueH iDGrc,
tpeltbe bur0 0Dpotbcfen p0cr NnnD0ers
iDrelbungeu gelidert iilo. Sir 0te5
Enhancement bteit Qerr GrGiofor0 cine
lGtgere 9tepe, III Der CT leine Opp0litioN
gegel Die gauge 8orI08e Geltelo ll0d)te.
S0liebit1 beantragte auT 0eH SSlt1iO
@auabun'5 0err Gaie p0i st. GtQlt
lteberlpeiiuug Der Borla9e iamnt ben
AmenbementS al pa5 Gomite fir GQrpoz
rationen, uno 0err SoneS Oon 50 9oUie5
0eantroBte oaS Nmeubeuteut DeS 0ertn
Callahan Su ben Qtfteu 81 !egcu. 2er
Mltrag murbe dngeu0ntnIel,. Ger gItla
trUg auf Nie0erperlpetlung IpIr0e l09GNl
gIei0falIS nisbergcittMlat.
Der Senat ma betute III ReiBi8er
Stbung. 9te iIGnoigen Gontite5 oeiIcIs
ben reiOten 0eriOte IN 10 9rOBer OttHge
eiu, Dap man Die flciBi0c G9Qtjgfett 0sr
Counties 0arau5 erulelien tonnten.
Inter BEN pom Suitl5e6omite 8enlo1>
ten 8eri0ten befa!0 liO auO Der IN
QauIe augeuommeuc, 0 DEM Utalnt
Der 0rau WtDra 8ra0iUeu ein0ercgdtc
@eicBentlpurf, NQd tpel0em 6rauen ais
DfentIi0s yt0G0re TTn8iren oIrIcH. Oa5
Gomite ipr0@ fid9 p~ernilnltI8er 23ciIe
gegsn ben gntipurf aus, Gbtr oer SenaG
Dertparf nit % 9egeu is 5timmeu bic
GmpieDlunG oeS GoHite9 Ulo u0Qm oen
Gntlpurf Ill.
Der in 60ule 6ereit5 10 rifrig er6rtete
Gntiuurf 3ur 8elpiu;8un8 BOA $4,000
sum- Sau eiMeS QSegr5 all Der Otlinourg
oe5 GopperaS Greef in SQiuoisfluiie
fam beute audi in Seuate 5ltr Spya0e
unp lpurOe 5ur %3pettcn SeluMg beoroer9.
Ii. IL.
(Spe3ialOepside Der SUinoi5 Gtaot55eituu8,)
SpringfieIo, II. Tebr.
Sn Der notwithstanding 0eS Senat5
tpliroe Der Gntlpurf, tuclder 10000 Oou.
fit Die llnteroriIdunB Der OreueL i'll lSi(z
lianiOn Gonntg belpiui8t, a~n9enommeH.
Il. Ii.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23

beriibt Bate, 10 eutf6icben CT ieIbit aud
9e4en oiele llnfloge prOttitirtc.
Der Nr5t eri0ien and bnlo; man bate
@o0Ibert, Der aus ieincr ScipuBtlofBfttt
nodl nl6t eriDa6t ipar, in5pil6en aus
0tdcn unO Njiien Gill 2ogcr bereitet.
Ser 2lu5ipru0 0eS Nr5teS lautete fei7
nespeg5 bef~ricoi8cno. Die 8eriDunz
buug mar elnc lcbeH30efG6rIide, Der Ser
punocte burfte inter tcinen llulitGnOen
trunsportirt lUer0sn, 81 it0e GriAiittes
rung ibn t0otli9 lper0cn t%Onntc, uHo nur
Die iorgiantite 8fle9e ueben D6uiger Jtuge
fountc Die 0eneiun8 berbeifIDreu.
giatitrli6 erflGrte Der BANTER itM TO-
fort berett, DEM Neripunbeten Gin Sim
mer in ieinem 0Guie ein5urGumcu uno
iir ieiue Yflese mad btien &rdftcn
Gpr8e 3u tra8eu, uno unttr 9tmfIibt Oe5
Mrjte3 DurOe Qoalbert baIo OGrauf in
bieje5 3inmer 8ebrn0t.
G6ortiegWa8 ioI3t.l
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
&eEsgrapDifMe GegiG,te aus Ser
G(aAtS1atptNa0t.
GpriugfieIo, Is. Sch.


0suldB 8ei0luB De5 Sta0t5reprdlen-
t~antenDauIeS erltQttetc Der Yerlpaltuugsz
r0t6 Des Stinoisz uuo W(ibi8an Ganal5
beute Iolgeuben Gsri0t:
Der 8eriualtlng5ratb fit oa5 SaDr
1870 Derau3ga6te fir @eDGlter SOL
30I.25, Der leBtjd1rt8e SerlpaItunBsz
ratb $1,000, e~r3ielte mit6in cine Or
ip0rniB BON $I2,249.25. 0te TraOtgit>
ter, ipel0c ip6breno Der lebten fuuiSeDu
Sabre ourd 0en Gaual bef1roert purpell,
po9en NleS III Nuem 9,944, 720 Gonneu,
uno tuGbreno Der leBten brei Sabre
bur0Ibnittli6 ISL, 73l &. per Snbr. S1
ben SSaDren 1873 uuO 1874 murDel DurO
ben @aHal, beiien &dnge 1874 WieiteH be-
trdgt, 2,722, 500 8uiD. Derl6ifft.
Die Gbtcago3, Nlion7 nno st. &oui51
8aGu, cine concurriren0e Giute perl6iffte
tpGbrcup beijelben 3eitraum5 IL 1856, $50
Nul0., ODER l,044, 095 BulD. mebr BET
elmer 8aDnitrede (eiuiblitBli0 tDrer
3ueiglinien) CON 649 WteIlen.
Die @Dicago>, 9tod S5lano= un6 Yas
ciftcsB0Dn perl6ifte tpQbreHo DelIelDen
3eiTraum5 mr. S,547, 1877 8ulD. Bel elmer
UabnlGu8e (ein1OlicBli(D iDrer 3lpeig4
Itnieu) bon $50 Wteilen.
Sil OJagte 1913 NaQHt OPF OtutSTFUl5>
port auf Dem Ganal um. % 4Srosent ab
mo auF Der @Dico8oz, 3tod S5lanb@ mo
YacificeUaDn I'M s. 4roSent. Ser
UraOtprel5 fit Wtai5 itelte ltO our0s
idnittli0 anf 3.47ll0O Gents per 8ulbel
per 724 W!etlen, pdbrenD Der 6ra0tpreIs
ouT ben 9enannten Babnen iUr Dielelbe
@ntfernung perb6ltHiBmGBig auf elf
@ents per &entler 3u 1!eDen fam. Die
Observation-Disclosures berebneteu that
iQrDlicb l33 Gents per Genrner Ober u
per Sulbct.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
6 i a.
8 ongfong, 10.

90ngfong, 10. San.
Der @abripru0 pe5 lIHterfuOunGS@
geri0tes, pelde5 QnlGblt9 be5 lluter7
0an9eS oe5 Yacific Stalls GrnpferS Sas
pan III 0oNgfong abgeDalten tplrDe,
ipriGt Den &apjtdu ,ulD Die WanniOaft
Don nler Sdulo fret unO tabclt llllr ben
S6ermoI6inilten, tpel0er, ais ba5 Teuer
auSbra0 Der MtQunidQft 5ugerufei bate:
v9tette it6 ieoer feIbt!" unO o05 Jtetz
tun9Sbopt, IN tpeldeS er ftD lel6lt ge>
fliiGtet, abitisBen IieB, ais e5 mn crit
gum &Detl gefuIlt ipar- Die Gntltebllg
DeS 8elterS iDir0 Der SelblteEt5l!nollng
bsr &o0len Sugel0rieben. Gnpitdl a8ar>
iaip bat leitber Den 0bouplab oc5 ltn>
glilGs auf9eluht uuo Die Stelle ent0edt,
TOO Die PoitlGGe nuo bic 0elDf0fTer ttez
gen.
SIN CAUTION braunteu an 3. SauuGr
$50 DGuier ab.
Dem amerif auiIden Gsneralconill
in SDaug bal lit bonn R6nig BON S0iez
mart etI Sr0en Derlieben DOr0el1, ais
entertaining fir 0dncmart seIeIitste
0ienlte.
Die dineiti6en 8e6Drben bon TueG0u
(etler 9afenitapt ana Wtiuflulie, 70 Wtel1
len bon oellen Wt~in0un8 gelegen u1o bic
9auptitaot Der RroDin5 TosEten) ipet@
Germ ttb, Die O6erDobeit Der iapaneitiNen
9te9terung iiber Die 2usG9u=SnieIn (in
norolt3en StiQen Wteege, 3iptl9en So
pan uno UormDia) anSllertennell, obip0Dl
Die 6Ineitl0e Ne8terung bieielben a1
Sapan abgetreten bat. Gin N~bgelnn0ttr
Der Sn1eln lpuroe in 8uaGbu ipte elu
llntergebener %empfangeu uno behalloc(t.
Dies tptro, tpeun c5 iih tpIeoerDolen
loute, nnSipeifsIDaft 3t nelen Geripids
lln9et 5ipil9en ben beioeu 9tei@en tltb1
rem, ba bic iapanefii6e 3tegtermlg in
Petltg bat ertldren lailal, baB iis eS
ebenlo tpentg bulpen miro, baB @9tlteien
iDre llntertb0nen oemiitatgeu, luie DAP
ole GStl0en auf 6ormoia lie abl0lHOtsI.
SapaH.
ofobama,2 81. San.
9aS atnertfaniIde &rteg5ldiff WfoHo=
cGcp ut an 81. B. VI. bier angetonnnet.
9te 9te0lerung beabliAttgt i'll Wiai
D. IS. l1eues Bapiergelo GuS5M8cben nIo
oaS ate ein3u5teben.
Nul Sornlold lou Elm Garupf 5tDti6en
Gbtneien uno ben gSiloen itattgefunoen
baben, III ipel0em f~lrfSig BET leBteren
g~etootet murGen, bod l6euft 1nall Deu1
0erldt bier telnsn 0lallben.
9as Ban3eribiH 8erlIl, iuGldas inter
iapanstti@sr UHprHng 3ipii9su Gbina
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
g0reGNOer ltuel0GSFa0 1T 2fots

GGreGNOer 1tmeG1GSfa1 1T 2t1ts
Ttn+ Ills Gill Is. yta0mttta8S Der Sterz
ling Baiia9ier3ug, pel0er nul 3 ubr 40
Wttt. Die StaOt perlteB, in 9tuittlt belt,
eilten 0r. BRADFORD QGOo0 uno btllet
Srau auf beuiet6en 5l, lin iDn 5l belttt7
gen. S1 i6rer Dait bemertten lie etlet
anoersn 3lg uiOt, Der ouf Dem BON tD7
nelt I'LL uberi0yeitenbeu 0eleiIe oaDerz
b%raulte. 8eioe GDe8Gtten gertetDen IN:
tel Die Ndoer Oes 3ugeS lulo iDuroen el!f
fHrOterli6e 8etie 5errnalmt. Die yeti
d)en wurbet na0 benz 0auie zines Treunz
De5 Der lIn9liidlt6en 9eid(aift. Die Se51
teren tDDDnten III Burlington ST., Hllo
!pareu I'M 8egrtff, nab Sycamore SIT
%reiieu. Sic tparen 8eiOe NOD jung. ~.
@ooo mar 0~olSDanoler.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1875-02-23
saaGriOtem ans GOima ass;o Sa2ass.
Gan 6ranci5cp, 10. Sch.

- % { > . ~ w.
Der 0ompier Nla5fa tr0f Deute Wtor7
gen bon !Qongtoug un0 Oofo1ama nit
S62 2SaiiQgieren unO 1873 &onnen VraOt
bier ein. Gr bra0te Die folgsnoen 3ttui91
fritfn,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
4 Strange PremOnitiOn.

Our readers will remember the fearful
ocean disaster a few weeks since by the
sinking of the steamer Schiller. Among
the victims were Mr.. John Suppiger and
family, of Highland, III this county.
Just prior to his departure Mr.. Suppiger
added a strange codicil to his will, leav-
ing his property to his brothers and
sisters. The last sentence of the codicil
reads as follows
"The above cOdicil shall have full
force and validity in case myself, my wife
Catherine, my daughter Adeline, and my
son John, should have the misfortune,
all and every one of us named, of being
lost and meet with death on the ocean,
on our trip to Europe, now about to be
undertaken"
The will, with this codicil attached,
has been fled for probate. No other
conclusion can be drawn from the Ian
guage of this document than that Mr..
Suppiger, before his departure, had a
presentiment that the voyage would
prove fatal both to himself and family.
Many strange instances are on record Of
persons in perfect health having vivid
premonitions of death, but the premo-
milton evidently felt by Mr.. Suppiger
concerning not only him self but his
whole family, ranks as one of the most
startling instances OF presentiments ever
related. It furnishes an interesting in
cident Tor the investigation Of psychol-
ogists. Alton 1Glegraph.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
Maryland and Massachusetts.

The first troops which started for the
South upon the eve of the War OF the
Rebellion were from Massachusetts,.
The Presidents proclamation had hard
ly been issued before the Sixth Massa-
chusetts was on it's way TO the field, and
the 10Th of April, 1861, found them in
Baltimore. The violent events when
marked their march across that city are
familiar matters of history. The demon
of secession, Notwithstanding the pacific
assurances of the city authorities, rallied
all its forces to oppose their progress.
Cheers for Jeff Davis and the Southern
Confederacy greeted them, and, as the
troops paid no heed to taunts or threats,
the mob became emboldened to break
out in open violence. Stones, bricks,
and other missiles were hurled Mt them,
and at last the rabble fired upon the
troops, and the first blood of the War
was shed, and the first victims were
Massachusetts, soldiers. This was the
commencement of the war for slavery
Fourteen years later, on the very spot
where Toombs had threatened to call the
roll of his slaves, arrives n regiment
of troops from Maryland. Their line of
march through Boston and Charlestown
is witnessed by thousands of enthusias-
tic spectators, who greet them with
cheers of welcome. There is no thought
of the 10Th of April, 1861. During the
afternoon, Post No. of the Grand Army
of the Republic, composed entirely of
men who had fought in the War of the
Rebellion against the South, some of
them soldiers who marched through
RaltiOonrn 4lot law
vited the Fifth Maryland, composed of
men who had fought against the North,
to Boston Common, and presented their
former antagonists with stand of col
ors, which were accepted in behalf OF
the regiment by Sergeant who had
fought valiantly against the flag at APP
pomattox. The speech of the Maryland
Colonel shows the spirit in which this
flag was received /" This standard will
be received with enthusiasm by our
people, as tangible evidence of your
brotherly love, and henceforth under its
protecting folds, as in the days of the
Revolution, Massachusetts, and Mary
land will be found shoulder to shoul-
der" Prior to this presentation, the
Maryland soldiers had still more sugges-
lively and touchingly shown their feel
ings by a little incident az full of tender
beauty rs it was of large-hearted and
chivalric manliness. On their way to
the scene of the presentation, they went
quietly and without any intimation of
their purpose to the soldiers monument
III Charlestown, erected to the memory
of the soldiers of that city who had
fallen in the War Of the Rebellion, and
placed upon the cenotaph a beautiful
shield Of flowers with the inscription
" Maryland's Tribute to Massachusetts,.
The chief beauty and suggestiveness of
the graceful deed lies in the quietness
and modesty with which it was done.-
Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
The Small.POx..A Horrible Adventure.

Smallpox Is prevalent in the German
districts on the east side OF the city, and
the health officers meet with much OPP
position in removing patients to the
Public Pest Hospital. A few days ago
case was reported at No. 167 Stanton
street. and q doctor and assistants were
sent in an ambulance. They mounted
the narrow stairways to the top floor and
knocked at the door, which was immedi-
ately opened by n woman. When she
saw who were her visitors she shrieked,
and endeavored to push the door to
difficulty. "You shan't take my hus-
band" the woman said doggedly. Hes
alone here with me at the top of the
house" at makes no difference, said
the doctor, "and can't stay to multiply
words all night. This is a tenement
house and we don't ALLOW any cases to re-
main in them" Without further talk the
doctor brushed past the woman, followed
by the ambulance man, but the woman
hung to their coats and begged of them
TO desist. In further room man, Otto
Christy, lay on bed almost unconscious.
The doctor and his assistant approached
the bed, when the woman rushed for
ward and, seizing them both, pulled
them off, and the two men were obliged
to have a hand-to-hand fight TO obtain
possession or her husbands body. While
the doctor caught her round the body
and pinioned her arms TO her sides, the
other rapidly hoi:ted the dying man on
his shoulders, spite of the agonizing
groans Of the moribund. The thought
that the husband waS really leaving her
gave her renewed strength, and she
sprang once more away from the doctor
and seized the body, which rolled from
the assistants shoulders to the ground.
They then began dragging the body
along the floor to the staircase, the wife
clinging to it and shrieking dismally.
The following night the man died, and
the excitement among the Germans be-
came intense. Friends Of smallpox
patients threatened to mob the smallpox
officers, and the police were called or to
protect them.-NeW York Dispatch to
Boston Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
Secrets Of the Toilet.

The toilet has become one of the fine
arts, and some of its secrets, as narrated
il a recently-publshed work, are curious.
Think of the lady, whose white hands
you admire, wearing cosmetic-gloves
every night, spread inside with the fol-
lowing preparation 1.-The yolk of two
fresh eggs beaten with two teaspoonfuls
OF the oil of sweet almonds, one ounce
of rose-water, and thirty-six drops of
tincture of benzoin. Make paste of
this, spread it freely on the hands, and
draw on the gloves afterward." AS
composition for the face" the same
volume presents the following recipe
from the collection of Doctor Cazenave,
a foreign physician "Three ounces of
ground barley, one ounce of honey, and
the white of an egg, mixed to paste,
and spread thickly on the cheeks, nose
and forehead, before going to bed. This
must remain all night, protecting the
lace by soft handkerchief or bits of
lawn laid over the parts on which the
paste is applied. Wash it off with warm
water, wetting the surface with sponge,
and letting it soften while dressing the
hair or finishing ones bath. Repeat
nightly, until the skin grows perfectly
fine and soft, which should be in three
weeks, after which it will be enough to
use it once week. This paste was used
by the Romans. With this, care must be
taken to bathe daily in warm water, using
soap freely, toning the system afterward,
if one can bear it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
The Xalnp of Time.

When the Roman Emperor said, 81
have lost day." he uttered sadder
truth than if he had exclaimed, 81
have lost a kingdom" Napoleon said
that the reason why he beat the Ans
TRANS was, that they did not know the
value of five minutes. At the celebrated
battle of Rivoli, the conflict seemed on
the point of being decided against him.
He saw the critical state Of affairs, and
instantly took his resolution. He dis
patched flag to the Austrian head
quarters with proposals for an armistice.
The unwary Austrians fell into snare.
For few minutes the thunders of bat
tie were hushed. Napoleon seized the
precious moment, and while amusing
the enemy with mock negotiations, re-
arranged his line of battle, changed his
front, and in few minutes was ready to
renounce the force of discussion for the
stern arbitrament of arms. The splen-
did victory of Rivoli was the result. The
great moral victories and defeats of the
world often turn on five minutes. Crises
come, the not seizing of which is ruin.
Men may loiter, but time flies on wings
Of the wind, and all the great interests
of life are speeding on, with the sure
and silent tread of destiny.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
Terrible Volcanic Eruptions in Iceland

london Cor. New York Timesl
About six weeks ago there was heavy
rain of ashes and cinders along the
northern coast OF Norway, covering the
ground several inches deep. Investiga-
ton revealed the fact that these strange
materials, coming from a northwesterly
direction like immense clouds through
the air, were of volcanic origin. 1t was
at once thought that there must have
been an eruption of Mt. Hecla, i'll Ice
land. A steamer was dispatched from
Copenhagen, and that vessel has re-
turned from Rejkjavik with news of an
unparalleled disaster. 1t seems that the
outbreak began on Christmas, and has
continued ever since with scarce any in
terruption. For seven weeks before
Christmas the inhabitants were terrified
by subterranean noises like thunder,
which extended through nearly two
thirds of the islands. Early in January
followed earthquakes in all directions,
and at last, an old extinct volcano near
Vatrayskud opened, and for four weeks
continued to eject immense quantities of
fire, lava, ashes, and n muddy fluid mass
at boiling heat. The village, and some
smaller hamlets and farms within radius
of 20 miles, were destroyed, and over
1000 people had to flee for their lives.
After four weeks this volcano ceased,
but at that moment another extinct vol
cano, nearly 100 miles away, near My
vatu, sent its burning mass upon the
peaceful habitations around. This erup-
ton lasted for several weeks, the village
of Myvatu became a prey to the fiery
elements, and the whole country for
more than 80 miles around was devas-
tated. More than 800 Of the people are
reported as having been rendered home
less. Early in March there seemed to-
be general upheaval Of the earth in the
whole central portion of the island; new
mounds, as it were, rose TO the surface,
some TO a height OF several hundred feet
and over 200 feet in diameter at the
base, amid tremendous shocks of thun-
dering beneath. They split open at the
top and vomited forth their burning con-
tents upon the surface around them,
covering a distance of 200 miles. Ten
thousand people are said to have lost
nearly all their possessions, and the re-
malnder, who live nearer TO and along
the coasts, some 10000 in number, are
themselves too poor to support such n
vast number of needy people. Several
hundred persons are also reported to
have persisted. The worldrenowned
Geysers have dried up since the terrible
eruption began, and instead of water,
these mysterious tunnels emit immense
quantities of hot smoke and ashes, which,
during the night, rising several thousand
feet into the air, appear like gigantic
columns of fameless fire, visible for hun
dreds of miles. 1t is said that no his
toric record of any volcanic eruption any
where in the world compares with this,
either i'll territory over which it extends,
the number of newly-opened craters, or
the time of its duration. The Copenha-
gen government has issued an appeal for
aid TO the sufferers.
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Cost of Public Buildings.

Few people have an idea of the money
expended throughout the country for
the erection of public buildings. An
abstract prepared for the use of the Com
mittee on Appropriations will show in
part these vast expenditures. 1t must
be remembered that the items following
are but part of the aggregate: For
Boston postoffice and sub-treasury, pur-
chase of additional land and extension Of
buildings, 5000, 600; estimate for 1876,
$3.50, 600; custom-house, courthouse and
postofiice for Chicago, act of Dec. 81,
1871. limits the cost of building and site
to 1900, 900, total amount appropriated,
81, $50. 600; ustom-house, Charleston, S.
G., total amount appropriated, $685.
S55. 46: estimate for 1876, S151, 1888. 81 T;
custom-house and postoiiice, Cincinnati,
total amount appropriated, $2,050, 900;
estimate for 1876, S750000; court house
and postoffice, Columbia, S. c., total
amount appropriated, 1881 ,S99. 70; court
house and postoffice, Raleigh, n. c.,
total appropriation, $3.50, 600; custom
house, Hartford, CT, total amount ap-
propriated, S250,000; courthouse and
posioffice, New York city, total amount
appropriated, SS,140,G90. IA; expended
for site $500, 600, for building $7,012,-
126. 30, leaving balance in the treasury
of $62S, j63. 50; custom house, New Or
leans, total amount appropriated, SSll,-
600; estimate for 1876, goo, 900; court
house and postoffce, Omaha, total ap-