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FOREIGN.


cardinal Manning regards the Catholic
Church i'll England as approaching the most
fiery crisis for 500 years.
France is summoning her absent SONS to
come home and enroll for the coming conflict.
The attempt Of Paul BoyntOn to cross the
English channel in his life-saving apparatus
was a partial success. When within five miles
of France, the weather became boisterous. and
darkness coming on, the pilot of the boat ac-
companyingh him decline to pilot him any far
ther and he was taken on board the steamer.
He was i'll excellent spirits and not tired in the
least, and could have accomplished the feat
had not the night been dark. He was congrat-
ulated by Queen Victoria. the Lord Mayor of
London, and other dignitaries. BoyntOn will
repeat the attempt.
A former editor of a Carlist newspaper has
been appointed to the head position in the Mad
rid University. and much dissatisfaction pre-
wallis among the students.
The Pope, III a communication to the En-
peror of Austria, states that the position of the
church is becoming more intolerable, and adj
viacs a combination ot TIC Catholic powers
against Germany.
The property Of Courbet- who led in the
destruction of the Vendome column at Paris,
has been confiscated and seized to dcfrav the
expenses of restoring the column.
The Besremer steamship has made a salts
factory trial trip across the English channel.
The law III regard to the bearing of armsin
Ireland viii not interfere with tie American
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PROFITABLE POISONING

There may he seen daily on Chestnut
street q man dressed in faultless apparel.
with q great diamond upon his breast,
valnly e~ndcavOring TO outglitter the
magnificent solitaire on his finger. In a
German university he learned chemistry,
and not wen Liebig knows it better.
His occupation is the mixing and the
adulteratlGn Of liquors. Give him Il
dozen casks of deOdorized alcohol, and
the next day each Of them will represent
the name of agenuine wine or popular
spirit. He enters a wholesale drug store
bearing IL large basket upon his arm.
Five pounds of iceland moss are first
weighed out to him. To raw liquor this
impartS a degree of smoothness and
olcaglnOusncss that gives to imitation
brandy the glibncss of that which is
most matured. An astringent called
catechu, that would almost close the
mouth of a glass inkstand, is next in
order. A couple of ounces of strvch-
nine, next called for, are quickly con-
veyed to the vest pocket, and a pound
of white vitriol is rs silently placed in
the bottom of the basket. The oil of
cognac, the sulphuric acid, and other
articles that give fire and body to the
liquid poison are always kept in store
AIndcIDhin Bulletin
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RAILROADS.

The Chicago and Alton railroad is selling
through tickets from Mexico, Mo-. to New
York, a distance of 1925 miles, for SIT.
The management of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy railroad has determined upon
the abolition Of the fast-freight system after
May l..
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the lands he leased on royalty and. on
one occasion, after having walked around
to the different wells and collected their
royalties, amounting to about fifty thou
sand dollars, which he carried in a car
pet sack, he got tired of carrying the
burden, and remarked TO a friend who
was with him, that he would not carry
the thing for it, and then threw it away,
telling his friend he could have it if he
would get it. On one occasion, while in
a hotel i'll Philadelphia, the proprietor
and he had some words, and Steele re-
marked to the proprietor that he could
lease or buy his house, and asked what
he would lease him the house for twenty
four hours for. A figure being named,
Steele leased it, and allowed every one
who came to the house for that twenty
four hours to go scot free. In fact, he
made it a free elbow out for anybody
and everybody. While in Philadelphia
1t was his custom to engage a hackman
to take him around. On leaving him ut
night, Steele would engage him for the
next day, andif the hackman was prompt
i'll getting around, Steele would buy him
a fine hack and team and present them
to him, telling him to go it on his own
hook" now. On one occasion, being
caught III Il rain-stOrm, and getting
very muddy and b~edrabbled, he stopped
ut q hotel at Point Breeze, and request
ed the best room in the house. The
landlord, examining the muddy appli-
cant closely, remarked that his rooms
were all full. Steele inquired what he
would sell the house for. The price be-
ing named, Steele bought and paid for
1t, took the best room, stayed until next
day, and then left, presenting the ex-
landlord the house again.
during II of his visits to Phila-
deiphia he desired to engage a man to
drive a carriage for him. When the
applicant was engaged he took him to
II Of the sales stables and purchased
the finest pair of horses they had, then
went to a carriage warehouse and pur-
chased the finest barouche obtmnabIe.
After using this elegant turnout for
about a week, he concluded to return to
the oil country, and upon leaving pre-
scented this team to the driver. There
are many nor just such reckless trans
actions. He squandered his two millions
Ill about two Years, and went to driving
Il team, hauling oil. He appeared in no
wise dishcartened by his loss of fortune,
and was Just as gay and happy while
driving the OF! team as when spending
his money. 4 short time later he re-
ccived from the sale of some OF his land
another fOrtune-nOt as large as the for
mcr, but still Il fortune. This last one
WAS squandered in about one year. He
was always a happy don't-care, lookout
forSo-day-only fellow"
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HINTS TO -4M4TEUR FLORISTS.

There are many who are investing in
plants who have had little or no expe-
rience, and to such a few hints NAV not
come amiss.
l. Plants taken from the warm. moist
air OF a propagating house should be
wrapped in thin, soft paper, left open at
the top, until they have become acclima-
ted to the change. The leaves should be
sprinkled on the under and upper side
with a whisk broom, studiously avoiding
cold drafts of air.
z. The best time for watering plants
IS toward evening, as in the summer
tune the evaporation is not SO rapid dur
ing the night; whereas, if watered only
IN the morning, they so soon dry off that
they do not get the full benefit OF the
evaporation process, which supplies the
place of dew, and makes them look fresh
er and more vigorous.
B. The idea entertained by almost ev-
cry amateur flower grower, that a large
amount of earth is required for the
health and vigor of the plant, is very
erroneous, and is called by experienced
florists Over-pOtting, and is laden MANY
times with serious results to plant life:
for the soil in pots, boxes, tubs, etc,
does not have the action of the elements
to neutralize the acid or euualize the
chemical compounds that are used up or
generated to excess when thus confined,
so the soil often becomes sour and sod
den, and necessitates the speedy removal
of the plant into fresh soil, to prevent
decay OF the roots. Soil best adapted
to nearly every plant grown in pots is
good sandy loan. Good garden soil that
has been enriched until it is soft and
mellow Will answer every purpose; but
if neither of these can be obtained, pro-
cure leaf mold from the woods, swamp
and sand, equal parts, thorough
~ mixed, and this Will make a most
excellent compost. The addition of a
little lime VIII destroy and prevent
worms.
t. In reporting, care should be taken
not to injure the roots. To prevent this,
set the pot into 4 pan of water until the
ball of earth around the roots is satura-
ted; then place the hand over the top OF
the pot, turn bottom upward, rap the
rim OF the pct on the bench or stand,
and the whole viii fall out. Have ready
another pot, NJ or two sizes larger, and
turn into it the plant, supplying sutfi-
cient soil to I'LL mp again, carefully snak-
ing so that the roots next 70 the sides OF
the pot Will be supplied. The process
only needs repeating once or twice @
year; but if you want flowers, you must
keep your plants root-bound.
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FIRES IND CASUALTIES.

The Bingham Mills, at South Adams, Mass.
exploded last week. killing three men. and ia
tally injuring two others.
The residence of 7. 7. Clifford. near New
Haven, Conn, war burned last week. His sick
wife, unable TO move, perished i'll the flames.
Shanghai dispatches report a collision of
two steamers in Chinese waters. and the sink
ing of one, with great loss of life.
The Washington House and three other
buildings at Gloucester. y. J.. were burned last
week. Loss, S15G. 0O0.
Eight colored men we're drowned by tie
upsetting of an oyster boat off Norfolk. Va.
last week.
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The first locomotive used in the
United States was the "John Bull"
Imported from England by the Albany
and Schenectady railroad in 1880. The
John Bull" is still alive. It is kept as
a curiosity at the Albany Iron Works,
near Troy.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-23

DowN in Florida the natives make
money by collecting bugs for tourists.
Some of the insects are dried for decorat-
ing ladies' hair, and some of them are
peddled out TO people entomologically
inclined.
The first thing in a boot is the last.
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MEXICO, during the year 1874, export
ed S19, OO0, 900 in coin.
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The vote of Connecticut for Governor at
the recent election WAS az follows:
Charles r. Ingersoll DEM. .......... 90. 1876
James Lloyd Greene ~, 30l
Henry ID. Smith PROF.. 2.S09
Democratic plurality. 1854
Democratic majority. ........ 1858
The official vote of Rhode Island for Gov
ernor foots Up:
Hazard independent Republican, ........... S,717
lippitt Irregular Republican, S,34l
Cutler Democrat. 80 5.l69
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F~ININCIiL IND IND TSTRIIL.

"A Washington dispatch SAYS: The new
Finance act provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall arrange TO substitute silver coin
for fractional currency as early as practicable.
The policy of the Secretary eeems to he to ac-
crmulatc a large amount of coin and Withdraw
fractional currency. During the last month
5000. 600 of fractional currency were paid into
HE Treasury, which it il not probable will be
reissued except a. silver coin"
The amount of currency in the Treasury
lsays q Washington reIecraml IL getting very
low. and the accounting officers are somewhat
disturbed at this. i'll view of the large payments
which lave rtill to be made under the appropri-
alton acts.
Tile United States Supreme Court has just
decided that money temporarily borrowed by a
banker i'll the course of business is not taxable
as capital.
7. & T.. Dcwolf & Co, commission and ship
ping merchants. of Halifax. y. s.. have failed.
with liabilities at $3.50. 600.
The lockout of the Pittsburgh puddlers is
ended, and all the furnaces are in full blast
again.
A dispatch from Wilkesba,re, Pa. states
that the miners of the Lcnigh and Wilkesbarre
Company will not resume work unless their de-
mand for an advance OF ten per cent. IL granted.
Upward of 20, 600 men are ont on the strike.
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his marriage with another woman. Dennehy
has fled.
-Advices from eadingW Western cities show an
unusual number of robberies of travellers by
card playing on trains. The principal victims
are those bound for the Black Hills.
Wells, Fargo & Co. s stage Was stopped by
brigands between Downievillc and Sacramento,
Cal, last week, and robbed of $1,000.
THE GREAT SCANDAL.
Sirty-sercnh ~DGy.-Direct examination of
defendant was resumed, and Mrs. Moulton's
testimony was taken up i'll detail and fatty
contracted in every material particular. His
denials were emphatic, and q direct question of
veracity has been raised between Mrs. Moul-
ton and Mr.. Beecller.
Sirty-eighh Ddy.-The direct examination of
Mr.. Beecher was concluded, and Mr.. Fullerton
proceeded to the REORGANIZATION. The de-
PENDANT fully equalled the expectations of his
friends, and they are more than ever con-
WINGED that he is a deeply injured and g~uiltless
man.
S~irty-njnh Ddy.-Defendant still OH the
witness stand. undergoing cross-examination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-01

The awful archives Of the government,
which have been handed down from the days
of Louis NV. to the present republican dy-
nasty, are being carefully laid out in boxes
and bacs prior TO their removal to the grand
mausoleum prepared for them by the great
architect Mullet Of public building fame \
,oval dust ascends from the cgumbling man
uscripts upon which kings, princes, poten-
tatates have stamped their naughty seals.
On long, broad sheet Of paper, the color
of a dainty meerschaum, the Ill faied nus
band Of Marie AntOinette signed his name In
a bold, round, school-boy hand. Very pre-
cious to the American heart is this fast
crumbliny bit of silken tissue. Not because
A royal hand had pressed it. 1t came to the
barefooted boys of Valley Forge, fiom the
first OF the great powers OF the earth, 70 re-
cognize the ragged regiments of the vii ier-
ness. accrediting the first foreign minister to
the republic struggling for existence. Then
followed his letters telling us about the
births, marriges and deaths in his family
The head of Louis has rolled from the block,
and here Is a paper signed by Sieyes, presl-
dent Of the National Assembly. Only few
words-pass it by quickly, for the eye
has caught sight of paper signed
! by all the members of the so-called com
mittee OF public safety. 1t bears the awful
authopraphs of Robespierre, Carnot, Barras
and all Others. The faded ink has a strong
resemblance to the trancings Of blood. Is
handwriting an index of character? Robes
pierre writes in fine, cramped characters,
but there is no trembling of the fingers that
welded that pen. 1t is placed off to the
right alone by itself, as If his solitory nature
( colorei the smallest actions of his life. To
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NUMBER 81.

the left. is the clean. open writing of Carnot
and to judge from his signature he must have
been frank and fearless, with will moulded
and tempered with steel.
This is the handwriting of Barras. 1t Is
flung upon the paper with lightning dash
of the pen. This is the letter from the great
EmperOr-short, sharp, and direct to the
point as one of his own musket balls. In
stead of writing his hand in the usual parai-
lei way, he turnes the paper sideways and
writes almost lengthwise the one single
name Napoleon and his signature is as
hard to read as that of the late Horace Greeley,
or that of the absent John W Fornev. The
most interesting communication of the group
is where he announces his marriage with the
Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. How
hard he bears on the pen, and when he fin
ishes he makes stroke underneath his
name, as though the instrument in his hand
had suddenly become a sword. Now fol-
lows the birth of the king of Rome, after the
form of all such announcements. And here
is one from jerome, otherwise known as the
American Bonaparte. He makes no allusiOn
to the beautiful Miss Patterson of Baltimore,
but says he has ascended the throne of West
phalia, and wants the distant republic to
know il
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ness to silken fneness. This is the material
in rough, and very dirty and disgusting are
often the peasant-grown tresses when
brought into the factory. But fear nothing
ladies fair, respecting the cleanliness Of your
alden locks; all the hair is thoroughly
boiled before being placed in the hands of the
the wOrk-girls, of whom somesix hundred are
employed in the establishment. The hair,
when dried and smoothed, is then carefully
sorted according to color and length. Good
brow hair Of average length is worth about
SO dollars pound the highest-prieed
hair IS pure white, long tresses of
which are sold, not by the pound
but BY the single hair, each hair being
yaluel at about half 4 cent The most val
liable Of natural hnes is pale gold a switch
Of that color was displayed, valued at nearly
500, even in that wholesale mart. The
greatest curiosity there was 4 switch of light
brown hair measuring SIX feet in length, and
for which 500 had been paid to the original
owner thereof; this unparalleled braid is
not to be sold, but it is to be reserved for ex-
hibition =. our centennial
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married Mr.. Dunn-not for love, of course
that was all over with me. But he wa:
going to the bad, and needed helping hand
and vowed it would be the same thing as
giving him over TO damnation if | refused
But | was rightly served. He led me q
hard life and spent my money, and here
am a widow, not as well off as | was al
twenty-five, with the world before me
where to choose, and no relief in happiness
this side Of heaven. All we've let the
fire get low I'm all of shiver. How gar
rulous I've been Save us, it's twelve
O'Clock -
1T is Christmas-day,'' said Mr.. Roy
burne - You leave your story unfinished
unless YOU read the letter of Jules. Why
not celebrate the day thus, if may be SO
bold?''
- Do you know have been tempted to dc
that very thing. I've been fighting against
it all Yesterday" she answered.
1t never occurred to you, perhaps, that
it may not have been the money-the stock
ing-that he meant to rob you of"
" What else could it have been, pray
He knew that the money was there he had
urgent need of it. He did not know that
loved him well enough to overlook his Of
fense, and give him all | had for the asking.
would have followed him 10 the ends Of
the earth but for that, for better or worse.
Not that | cared for the money! could
wish it had been sunk in the Red Sea be-
fore it fell to me If it was not that, why
should he have blushed and hung his head,
and left me without word OF extenua-
tion?"
Was not the other fault grave enough
to make man blush and hang his head
before his sweetheart enough to render
him speechless? ? Ne gods But the letter
Shall We hear it? Remember this Is the
dawning of peace and goodwill toward
men go
'' almost dread it" she said, taking the
yellowed letter from It's hiding place. 1t Is
ike resurrection of the past; it viii all
seem as if it had happened yesterday.
There, do you read it for me my eyes are
lull of tears; the lines run together. And
Mr.. Roy yburne read
80 | can not hope, dear Jennie, that You
could forgive me | saw that there was no
mercy for me in your face last night when !
mad crept into your house. hoping to carry
fl your picture as a remembrance of all |
he'd lost by my folly and sin, not daring 10
meet you face to face TO hear your upbraid-
ngs and see the contempt in your eyes, ami
beg YOU for that last favor. Bat ask that
yod viii not utterly de~pisc ne, that you
will think as kindly of me as you may, he
lieyin- that my temptation was great, and
my punishment almost more than ! can
bear that, ike many . poor sinner, my
90. IfaHi
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nov pl.acn. Ell.ca ror III. wora.

IIIw r0nn, Charles Dickens w, when he
,,ale rtar jis with ler-hin.i How Young
L,ill',,, Barrett was wacn She wrote The
~, ~ -.,, C'.-'lreu Pee Bu- Dickers wrote
vl..-n,bslr c,s, had described and Eliza
L..b v,~rr.r ,ar, yaa5 nobody else had
.e,. Iiare Won nd ,-,-efi,,v iii, melan-
,i'''-,. -.t, ~ 6;.lsrs i.y vh..l Lis friend
NJ r I,. ,,,,o.',,.-; ,,-i,. g., nearly de-
-.-..~,l b.. t,,ns3 has RI, hook :. in
IN - +. r.,,.l,.. ,.-,,,-iiI ,e.-,ns.
m. f--- af these lessons IS. tlat. v8un- as
ni..gr. va. when De bean - write. he had
i..,r,. q, lelra much Younger: and that
VII h.. wr.,s he had le4TncI. MT in the
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tor e'e.l- year ia-t o bitter ,+' .i-
existed Nct"ecn .A hee-er ami Nth ii.
m'-ec' o.'l ok! citizens % tai' c'-Hiy' a'd
very |'1c-y known. Saturday e'ehias
about d % e.9cs, nea- i-.AAprn siatiln' ABOUT
twenty mics vet on the . mon racine u l--
road, the two men met and the lead iernin-
atei in q fatal duel, IN winch heeler vs.
ki-eI. lt appears that N7- f@Fullee' a4-
though A'n- ia onaaa. has gram var
house at r.khoTn' ana a. iAfln about i'.r
mics ifln E.Ahgrn. az tl'inins i'iA hee.'f
nee iAe o'd lclI between the iN' i4ea'
originating IN dispute. e~ some -ay' al'"5
a piece 81 land, hat been SEPT awe ans
tanned int3 greater bitterness by hce.eF
attacks and Parmalee'- dc!cnce-. Mr. l'i-
malee lcit E4kAorn, at about D % c-'rN- I'D 81
spring wagon, while NAl PhlYot. q Young
man IN his employ. was driving q team ''
m1-e7 ahead VITA % i1at u c'a-- A"'lt l.e
same time Tom hceier' VINO was aI FIX
korn, also started from home, and drove DIS
team ahead Of Philpot. larmalee came up
and told Fmlpot 20 stop. when kccier a~Aei
Fdr.aa.ee II he wanted to fight, and to.t
hun t. say ''yc' or no. Parma-ee rel ned
Nl II he'll B1tA parties then drove on
a short distance and again stopped. PaTml-
lee IicAeI up hl- W inche>ter ride sixteen
shooter, with which he always went armed,
as he had been Threatened 50 often by heei-
er. who had warned him several times j'
&c heel himself, and jumped u the ground.
and ran to the right size of hl7 wagon.
kee.er, who also always went armed, ha! q
revolver strapped 10 his hip. rs usual, and
also double blrTc,rd ~hut-gIn loaded with
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ATRoCTIrs rERPETRATED BY " CAPT ALAMO
pies Correspondence of the London Times.

| ATROCITIES FERPETRATED BY " CAPT. ALAMO
| plies Correspondence of the London Times.
| 4e monster trial at Potenza, the capital
| of the largest province Of the south, contin-
ues, and the enormities which the evidence
reveals are most incredible. Yet one
| year only has elapsed since the chief crimin-
| al was arrested. As instances of the savage
acts committed in the beautiful land, take
the work of single day Capt" Alamo
and two only of his band started on the "a
Of July, 1870, to sequcstrate rich proprie-
tor called Laracca, and, having taken him,
| went of towards the mountains OF NiaggianO
| one of those places, By the by, where the
musicians who have delighted the world are
trains from early youth. On the road they
| met two women, whom they ordered to fol-
| low. One Of them, resisting their brutali-
ties. e. Death rather - were her words)
was murdered upon the spot; the other an
older woman, overcome by threats Of the
dagger and the pistol, saved her life as she
only could save it, AMI lived to give her
evidence.
\ day or two after the capture Of Lasacca,
twenty ducats and some articles Of food were
sent by his wife as a ransom; bnt the chief,
being irrita;ed by the smalness Of the sum,
order his ear to be cut oft, and, supplying
him with pen, ink, and paper, tod him to
write from his dictation. The letter, which
is said 10 have been stained with blood, may
be translated thus
Ny DEAR WIFE YOU Sc that am in the land.
%. hrl gan Send money ls soon YOU can, That ]
may not he murdered. Il they would kiii ne out-
5ht it would be well, FOR am dy X Little ay lf-
tie. Send 5000 tuiat-. A. q present l send 'u
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A young man walked into an indianapolis
drug store, the other day, and called for 50
cents worth of strychnine- The clerk, sus-
pecting his object, gave him harmless dose
of sugar of milk" the youth swallowed
it at once and sat down to die. To the
surprise of the clerk, he soon showed every
indication of poisoning, and he thinks that,
had he not told him of the harmless nature
of the portion, he would have died from mere
imagination.