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HOW Robert DA1e Gwen Saw 1t an; :,
How the Widow White Did 1t.

It has been remarked by philoso-
: piers that there are more ways of kill
ing a dog than the ceremonious one of
choking him to death with butter.
Robert Dale Owen is a philosopher, and
has been providing up and down the
boundaries Of two or more worlds, yet
there are some very stale tricks that
he assumes must be supernatural be-
cause he cannot account for them.
Thus he relates in the Atlantic for
January story Of writing done by
spook: !
Katie, from the left hand aperture,
asked the medium for paper and pencil.
Hall sheet of note paper being handed
to her, she beckoned to me aud gave
me the paper, saying: Mr.. Owen,
please put your private mark on it,
l wrote at the top Of the sheet three
words IN the German character, and, as
| returned it to her, she added: An
English friend wishes to write to you.'
In minute or TWO We saw, at the left
hand aperture, luminous detached
hand, shaded off at the wrist, and hold
ing the pencil as mundane writer
would. Over against this hand floated
in the air half sheet Of paper. the
surface Illuminated as if phospores-
Gently. At first it swayed to and fro,
but presently, without apparent cause,
it remained stretched and motionless.
Then the hand approached and wrote
under our eyes, during some three or
four minutes, covering the page. Then
the sheet, again without apparent
cause, turned over in the air, the hand
continuing to write until the second
poge was half filled. Then the hand
laid hold of the paper and passed it out
Of the cabinet window toward me.
went up and received it, and the pen
Gil dropped on the floor. 1t was the
same paper on which I had written,
Itch bin her. and proved to be letter
addressed to me, didactic in character,
and elevated in sentiment, signed Erred.
w. Robertson
''Afterwards, accompanied by friend
who is an expert in autographs, took
this paperto the Franklin Library: and
there, in presence of the Librarian, we
compared it with Mr.. Robertson's sig
nature as it is given in the English edi-
ton of his biography. by the Rev.
Stopford Brooke. Both gentlemen
agreed that the signature obtained by
me was SO perfect a fac smile Of the
other, that the internal evidence of its
genuine character was unquestionable."
And this is the way Mrs. White says
it was done:
''The letter was written by Mr.
Holmes, who had fac smile of Robert
sons handwriting i. the house. When
the blank paper was passed into the
aperture another sheet on which the
lines had been inscribed was substituted,
and the paper instead of being placed
on nothing was held On blackboard by
Mr.. Holmes, who had on pair of black
gloves. katie King) then drew over
my right arm black covering leaving
only the hand and part of the wrist ex-
posed. This presented the appearance
of detached hand, and with the pencil
pretended to trace out the words on
the paper already Prepared
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spoonful salt, one teaspoonful pepper,
and one grated lemon. Mold it in the
form of a loaf of bread, in small drip
ping pan; cover with one rolled crack er
and haste with a teacupful of hot water
and two tablespoonful of butter. Bake
three hours, basting very often. This
is an elegant dish for tea.
Brown Bread.-Two cups of Graham
Hour, one cup corn meal, one cup of
molasses, two cups Of sour milk, two
teaspoonfuls of soda, little salt. Put
into pan, st p three hours, and bake
half an hour. Eat warm.
Salmon Sauce-Set the can in boil.
ing water; let it boil half an hour;
take it from the can and pour on it a
sauce made of equal quantities of but
ter and vinegar. Pour it on when it
comes to boil pour off some of the
juice of the salmon before putting on
the sauce.
Elderberry Brandy-Select the rip.
est elderberries you can find, and after
picking them from the stems, to five
quarts of water add two quarts of wa.
ter; boil we'll; then mash and strain
through a colader After all the
juice is extracted, add two quarts OF
water, half an ounce of whole cloves,
half an ounce of whole allspice, two
grated nutmegs, one tablespoonful of
cinnamon, lemon, and orange peeling.
Boil all we'll three hours over slow
fire, then add five pounds of sugar !;
after cooling strain through a flannel
bag, then add two quarts Of the best
Monongahela whisky or good brandy,
according to taste.
Green Corn Pudding.-Grate closely
twelve ears of green corn; put the
gratings, with quart of milk, int a
covered tin pail, and set it in a kettle
of boiling water; when hot, strain
through wire sieve, crushing with a
spoon any particles of pulp that will
Tot pass through; add a teacupful of
sugar, and the beaten yolks Of four
eggs; pour back into the pail and stir
till hot, but do not let it boil, Then
stir in a cofeccupful of rolled crackers
and a piece of butter the size of an egg.
Pour all into buttered pudding pan,
and bake till good brown; then spread
the top with the whites Of four eggs
beaten stiff, and mixed with cup Of
sugar; let it stand in the oven till the
icing is cooked, but not Drowned.
TOMATO CATsUP.-To one peck of ripe
tomatoes add one tea-cup of salt; three
tablespoonful of black pepper; two
do cloves; two do allspice; one large
red pepper fresh from the garden; four
large onions, chopped fine; one teacup
Of brown sugar; one quart of good vim
egar. Pour boiling water on the toma-
toes to remove the skins, then cut up
in pieces or mash in your fingers, add
the above ingredients, and boil two
hours in large porcelain kettle. Add
a tea.cup of celery seed, if liked, and
then mash it through common colan-
der. Put on the fire again and let it
come to boil, then bottle while hot
and zeal the bottles, although it will
keep long time corked without being
sealed. Dry all that will not pass
through the colander for soup in the
winter but mash all through that will
go, as it makes the catsup richer and
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ISOlATIN6 INDIANS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The Bureau
of Indian Affairs has issued a circular
letter to superintendent and agents Of
the Indian Department, instructing
them to notify the several bands
or tribes Of Indians I'M
der their supervision that they
must confine themselves wholly
within the limits of their respective re-
servations; that under no pretext must
they leave without special permit in
writing from the agent or superinten-
dent, and that no permit will be grant,
ed by an agent or superintendent I'M
less it shall be made to appear to his
satisfaction that it's issuance will
enure to the benefit Of the
applicant and will in no event be likely
to prove Instantaneous to the disci-
pine of the Indian service. When
ever it shall be deemed to be either
necessary or judicious to grant per-
NIT, immediate application should be
made, before it's issuance, to the COM
handing officer Of the nearest mill
tary force, who will furnish
sufficient guard to
accompany and remain with the Indians
as long as they remain within the white
settlements; and who will require
their passage through such settlements
to be as expeditions as possible. The
Indians are to be warned that without
the protection guaranteed to them
by written permit and military guard
or escort they are liable to be looked
,,non and treated as hostile bands.
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Orchnrd Grass.
Orchard

The Ohio Farmer says: Orchard
grass is one Of the most valuable grass
es it is as early as red clover, and is
therefore the grass best adapted to SOW
with it. For hay it is productive, yield
ing very heavy crop on rich land. 1t
is very nutritious, and very palatable
to all kinds of stock. 1t makes early
pasture. will bear close and constant
cropping it blossoms with clover, and
gives as large or larger burden of hay.
It's somewhat inclined to grow in tufts.
and to remedy this it is we'll to harrow
and roll it in the spring.
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Useful Recipes.

More Preventive The following
recipe for keeping moths out of cloth.
ing is favorite in some families: Mix
half pint of alcohol, the same guam
tity OF spirits Of turptntine and two
ounces Of camphor. Keep in n stone
bottle and shake before using. The
clothes or furs are to be wrapped in
linen and crumpled up pieces of blot
ting paper dipped in the liquid are to
be placed in the box with them, so that
it smells strong. This requires renew.
ng once year.
Washing Powder.-In Belgium and
Holland linen is prepared beautifully,
because the washerwomen use refined
borax instead Of soda, as a washing
powder. One large handful of borax
is used to every ten gallons of water,
and the saving of soar is said to be one
half. For laces and cambrics an extra
quantity is used. Borax does not in
jure the linen, and softens the hardest
water. A teaspoonful of borax added
to an ordinary kettle of hard water, in
in which it is always allowed to boil,
will e@ectually soften the water,
Cucumber Pickles-Two gallons of
cucumbers. Soak them in salt and wa.
ter three days, then rinse them. Take
a teacup of English mustard seed, a
handful of whole allspice, black pepper,
cloves and teacup of broken cinna-
mon. Put all ia thin bag and boil in
little vinegar. Put two or three red
pepper pods and few strips of horse
radish root among the cucumbers. Use
vinegar enough to cover the cucumbers
and put into it pound of brown sugar;
let it scald, pour it over the cucumbers,
also the juice of the spices. The vine
gar and spices must be poured on every
day for four or five days, and scalded.
When this is done for the last time,
pour over the pickles a coffee cup OF
molasses, letting it gradually settle
through them.
Spiced Veal.-Chop three pounds Of
veal steak and one, thick slice of salt
pork as fine as sausage meat; add to it
three Boston crackers rolled fine, half a
teacup of tomato catsup, three we'll
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HEFARM AND HOUSEHOLD
Water and Feed,

In lecture before British agricul-
tural association, Mr.. Cassie, V. S.
says that the reason why whole grains
appear in horse manure is because the
horse is watered soon after being fed.
The most of the water drank by horses
passes directly through the stomach to
the large intestines, and grain just
swallowed is liable to be carried along
with the water, instead of remaining in
the stomach.
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For Preserving Fish--A French
Method.

A very simple manner of preserving
fresh fish, and what is more, living, is
the following: Place in the mouth Of
the fish piece of bread soaked in bran
dy. wine or beer. Once intoxicated, eli.
velope them in fresh grass wet with
wine or beer, and place in the shade in
a cool place. With this preparation,
the carp and tench remain alive from
fifteen to eighteen days, the pike ten
to fourteen. the eel month. In order
to restore them 20 animation remove
the piece Of bread placed in the mouth.
wrap the fish in a damp cloth which is
wet gradually, and then place in fresh
water. TIE result Of this preparation
is to give to the fish peculiar flavor
much praised by connoisseurs.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-05
the NARM0TA-bYERLY TRAGEDY.
Death Of MIR. Byerly..WarmOtla'
Story OF the Fight Contrad ictcd by
n Witness.

New Orleans dispatches Of Saturday
say that the difficulty between Mr..
Byerly and ex-Gov. Warmoth grew
out Of q controversy between Warmoth
! and the Bulletin, which led to the pub
LEGATION Friday by Warmoth Of card
addressed to the manager of the Bulle-
tin rejecting upon that paper and Mr..
Jewett, one Of its editors. Gov. War
moth makes the following statement
about the Il ht to the agent Of the As
ISOLATED Press
Yesterday after my card appearedin
the Picdyu1ae was called upon by q
friend of Mr.. Jewett, who demanded Of
me abject apology for the card, which
I declined to make. He then asked me
if l would accept challenge to fight a
duel, remarking at the same time that
it was generally understood [ would not
fight. I replied that I would not fight
if l could we'll avoid it that was not
a fighter, and that it would be time
enough 10 answer the ques
ton about the duel when
was challenged. Later in the
day the affair was con6ded to our re-
spective friends. They met at eight
o'clock last evening and agreed that
Jewell and myself should fight in Ala
bama Monday morning; weapons, duel
ing pistols; distance, ten PAGES. These
terms having been accepted, did not,
of course, apprehend an aetack, espe'
cially from any one connected with the
Bulletin. My understanding OF such
matters as that is that the antagonists
pending meeting, should be courteous.
was just on the eve of tipping my hat
to Mr.. Byerly, in front Of whom two
ladies were walking, the street being
Gro 9dcd, when he struck me with a
heavy stick on the head, inflicting the
wound you see. The Governor, taking
off his hat, exhibited cut about two
inches long over the left temple, extend
ing back from the forehead. He struck
me three times with the stick, when !
clinchcd with him, meantime taking a
knife out of my pocket. With my arms
around his shoulders, got my hands
together and opened the knife. Just
then l fell, Bycrly falling on me. Soon
after we fell, policeman took the knife
out Of my hands, and some CT the crowd
took Byerly off. understand Byerly
has been cut, and am accused OF hav
ing done the cutting
Byerly was wounded six times in the
left side just over the hip, one cut be-
ing over four inches deep, and indicat-
ing the length of the knife blake. 1t
was not at first supposed the wounds
were necessarily fatal, but death did
ensue in the evening, and Yarmouth,
being under arrest to await the result,
will probably be held for murder, and
acquitted on the plea that he acted in
self.defense.
The Bulletin promised to publish
yesterday a statement from an eye-wit'
ness of the rencontre. The statement
differs somewhat from that Of War
mouth as to tho cutting. The witness
states that the knife was open when
drawn, and that two or three stabs
were made before they fell.
King Kalakaua was given recep'
ton Wednesday night by the Free Ma
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Three desperadoes were killed on
Pricer's creek in the Indian Territory
the other day by sheriff posse: The
desperadoes we're at the time trying to
smuggle whisky into the Territory
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King Kalakaua was given q recep'
ton Wednesday night by the Free Ma
sons of New York. The fraternity was
out in full force
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THE NE PLUS ULTRA-COMMENDATOR
OPINION.
Morse Manufacturing Company, New York
GENTl.EMEN:-Your improved Phalon
Perfumes are the best in the market,
and ''Morse's Luxurene,' for the hair.
all that yoc claim-a superb ha!,
dressing, exactly suited to the tastes Of
our finest customers.
Yours respectfully,
CONDIT &LAMBIE, Druggists,
Cor. Wabashaw and Sixeh streets
For sale by all druggists.
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The German consul at San Sebas-
tan, Spain, informs his government
that the captain and u portion of the
crew of the German bark Gustav have
been imprisoned, and that the Carlists
fred upward Of 1000 rounds at the
vessel whilst endeavoring to enter the
harbor.
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Indian Affairs.

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has received an urgent petition from
Red Cloud to be allowed to come to
Washington with some forty Sioux ad-
herents, and settle up all troubles about
the Black Hills reservation and hunt.
ing on the Platte river, etc., but the
Commissioner replied that on account
of the want of funds to pay expenses,
the proposition must be declined
A telegram received at army head
quarters, St. Louis, the 2Sth, says {:
Keys, of the Tenth cavalry, reports
that he followed up the Cheyenne train
from Barris creek, on the Wachitew, to
the north fork of the Canadian river,
eight miles distant, and captured the
band, consisting of 81 Cheyennes and
10 ponies, all belonging to the bands of
Medicine Water and Medicine Arrow.
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ANOTHER MINNESOTA MURDER.

We are again called upon to add
another to the chapter of crimes in Min.
nesota, with which its columns have
been filled so frequently of late. This
last occurred Saturday night last near
the village of Centreville, Anoka coun-
ty, at the house Of a farmer named
VIM. Waunsden. The occasion of the
gathering was house warming, at
which large number of neighbors were
present. AS usual on such occasions
IA large amount of whisky
was imbibed during the evening.
Finally several of the company got into
quarrel in the house, which by COM
mon consent was transferred outsid
What occurred outsid e is not definitely
known, but subsequently the dead body
of man which proved to be Louis
Bleau-one of those engaged in the
quarrel-was found, having been stab
bed through the heart. Near his body
was found a large butcher knife, which
was recognized as belonging to a Ger
man farmer named Mulladore. On this
clue Mulladore was arrested with two
other persons, one a storekeeper at Cen
treville and the other a man named
Traverse, who are supposed to have been
engaged in the bloody deed. Other par
ties are suspected, for whom the officers
are searching.
The affair has created great excite.
ment in the vicinity of its occurrence,
and armed men are reported travelling
about the country, threatening to shoot
certain parties engaged in the quarrel.
Bleau, the murdered man, was
about Is years old. and leaves wife
and three children. Mulladon, whose
knife was found, is represented as a
quiet, peaccable man, very little likely
to engage in such an ARRAY.
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tcutlaiy.
CHARGES OF TR1CKERY.
III. I am advised, and believe, that
the cunning managers Of Mr.. Beecher's
safety are seeking to contravene the
ends of justice by the following strata
gem, to-wit: as soon as Mr.. Beecher's
counsel shall have restricted me so as
to make inadmissible my proofs of his
fourteen months of adultery (thus cut
ing the very hearts core out of the
civil suit,) their plan then is to sudden
ly withdraw the criminal indictment
against me; which withdrawal is to be
explained to the public by Mr.. Beech
er's chief champion and fellow.suferer
under charge of seduction, the editor
Of the Brooklyn Eagle, as an act Of
unexampled magnaminity shown to me
by Mr.. Beecher.
By this plan of operations I am to be
prevented from trying Mr.. Beecher in
civil SUIT; Mr.. Beecher is at the same
time to be saved from the grim neces-
sity of trying me under the criminal in
dictment and so, by these two devices,
Mr.. Beecher is to escape trial alto
gether.
respectfully request all minded
persons to unite in determining that
Mr.. Beecher shall not have the moral
support of the community, either in
thus compelling me to restrict my
proofs of his adulteries of 1858, 1869
and 1870 to two days, nor in his scheme
of first procuring against me criminal
indictment for temporary effect, and
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STH.d.FROdTS
.GIh POTOMAC FERRY COMPANY.
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.


800 oo~i al :
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
Steamers on the Potomsce Ferry line will be
run, on and after SEPTEMBER 3, 1875. &C.
CO.! ding to the following schedule:
Leave Washington at 7.30 $780, $50, lO3a.
and ll.30 q. NJ, and 1890, $780, 2 81, 3 3D. 80,
S 20, and Is M
Leave Alexsndra at 100, $780, $50 10 80 and
ll5o M, and 1890, 100, 2.30 800, 43O $50,
and 6.5 p m.
Sunday first trip 80; last trip from each city
6.l5 y M. 5. s HOWISON
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kz - LANDINGS.
On an an after Tuesday, August II, the steamer
PILOT BOY wall leave King street wharf on
TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS, at7.sOs M,
tor G Gu snd River Landings, returning
on WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS. For
shIfSN s CO., Agents,
aug lou IL Union street
WASA1NerSo6H, s $ NoKFoLK STEAM
TO NORFOLK. NEW YORK, BOSTON
AND PROVIDENCE.
az IN al and after Monday, July u, 1875, the new
TEE LAKE and JANE NOSE. ESxase
LEY Will make four regular trips between
Washington and Norfolk each week, touching
at the principal river landings as follows: The
LADY OF THE LAKE will leave Washing
ton every Monday and Thursday, at O'Clock D.
m m, Alexand-is $50 p. M, and Norfolk every
tuesday and Friday, at 4 p. m.
The JANE MOSELEY will leave Washing
ION every Tuesday and Friday, at pm, Ales-
sndrla at 30 p. m, and Norfolk every Monday
and Thursday, at p m. Fare to Norfolk S4 !;
round trip tickets SIS Meals and state rooms
extra. Tickets good on either boat or until used.
EXCURSION RATES.
Round trip tickets at reduced rates to Point
l. Lookout Fortress Monroe and Vue de l. Eau.
Io Polnt Lookout and return, So 90 to Fort
ress Monroe and Vue de u Eau and return, IS.
further reduction to families of fifty cents on
each fare; Meals and ststerooms extra.
For tickets, staterooms or information apply
AT the ,thce of the Inland and Seaboard Coasting
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fltteenin street, opposite the Treasury Depart
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LEEFL NOTICES.

VIRGINIA: In the Clicks office of the
v Corporation Court of the city of Alexsn-
o ara, on the 9th day of August, 1876: j. M.
oteuart, plaintiff, vs. Patterson Bayne, defend.
ant Case and attachment.
Memo; The object of this suit is to recover
from Patterson Bayne the sum of S87l 80, with
interest from July 18th, 1875, and to attach the
estate, &C., of said Bayne, in this Common
wealth, and subject the same to said debt.
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the vet of
Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it ap
pearlng by affidavit that he is not resident of
this State 1t is ordered that said defendant appear
mere within one month after due publication of
TINS order, and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit; and that copy of this or
der be forthwith inserted in the Alexandria Ga.
zette, q newspaper published in the city of AL
exandria, once week for four successive weeks.
OF this city. a copy-test
MORTON MARYE. Clerk.
y. L. omoot, p. g. aug 27-w4w
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THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. IA

John c. BREcKINRIDGE's WILL.--The will
OF John G. Breckinrdge has been presented
for probate and fled The following is the fret
part of,the will:
L, John 9. Breckenridge, of the city OF
Lexington and State OF Kentucky, being OF dis.
posing mind, do make this my last will and
testament:
Filst-After the payment of my debts. which
are few and small, and the expenses OF modest
funeral, direct that my wife, Mary G. Breck
lnrldge, shall receive out Of the proceeds of my
estate, $4,000, which is not to be charged as
part OF her dlstrbutable portiou of my estate;
and IN like manuer my daughter is to 10 receive
So ZOO, but this sun is given for convenience
as 40 advancement, aud IS to be charged as a
part of Der distritufablr portion. These sums
are to be paid as soon as may be without sac
ri6ce Of property.
Second leave to my wife all the household
and kitchen furniture, except the furniture in
the room Of my daughter Frances, which is to
be hers absolutely, and neither Of them is to be
charged 10 respect to these items.
Ihrd-Ihese articles whose value lies chief
ly 10 the associations connected with them, as
family pieces, pictures, military relics, and the
like. l leave with my wife for distribution be-
tween herself and the children, and this | trust
entirely 10 her discretion and affection.
The will distributes the remainder of the
property equally between his wife and his chill.
dren His wife, James B. Beck and John R..
Wiley are appointed executors.