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The Hartford Courier tells this story and
says 1t can be vouched tor by several reputs
BILE witnesses:
A few days ago gentleman in the west
part Of the city discovered a mouse in the
corner Of his cellar and noticed that 1t was
struggling to escape from some restraint
Examination showed that one Of the hind
legs of the little animal was held quite firm
ly by several fbers of spiders web attached
to piece of hose suspended above. This leg
was drawn up from the bottom of the cellar
and with the other three legs the animal wa:
scratching TO free himself. The spider-nol
very large one-was busy In multiplying
the fastenlngs and making everything more
secure. The gentleman took precautions Ia
leave the animal and insect undisturbed, and
watched tho process of this curious exhibition
of engineering The next day the spider had
extended It's web to the other legs Of the
mouse, which was alive, but much weakened
possibly from the bite of the insect. Finally
the mouse died. The engineering progressed
until the spider had actually raised the mouse
nearly an inch from the cellar bottom, and
VAS resting from his labors and commencing
4 feast upon the captured rodent.
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County Court.

In the matter Of the guardianship OF Nellie
Durham, minor Petition for sale Of real es.
tate. Report Of sale made and sale confirmed.
In the matter of the guardianship of Emeline
". A. Stahl, a minor. Letters issued TO John
Buckhard. Bond, $4,000.
Estate OF Burr II Fleming, deceased. Letters
Of administration issued to Mary Fleming and
VIM Henery. Bond, $500. Notice to crcdi.
tors third Monday in November next.
Christian Irion appointed guardian Of Henry
Iron ct al. Bond, $500.
Estate Of Lewis n Rogers, deceased. Claim
OF Samuel Wiley for s. allowed at claimant,
costs. Report Of accounts presented, approved
and ordered recorded.
Estats OF Mary CLARK. deceased. Letters o
admin. rtration issued 20 Leavitt Butterfeld
Bond, 5000. Notice TO creditors third Monda,
N November next.
Leayst ButterHeld appointed guardian o
Mary Clark ct al. Bond, s6,00o.
In the matter Of the guardianship OF France
Blocker ct a.. minors Inventory presented, ap
urovef end ordered recorded.
gaate II EneIlne Reed, deceased. Inventor,
nd spora.sement bill presented, approved ant
orz.rsd recorded and leave given TO sell chatte
property At public sale.
Estate Of Ellen Clancy. deceased. Petition @
aatthsw white 10 be released from further III
.,fsffv Al sdsjalstrator's bond dismissed. Eepor
~ sceouns sal resignation OF administrato
preseutes, report examined. approved and OF
e.rsd recorded, resignation accepted, and lei
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

il good story not in print, Is told by Con-
gresham Sam Burchard, in regard to "Blue
Jeans" Williams, member of congress from
Indiana, aud democratic candidate for gov.
ernor OF that state. The event occurred on
some vote Of the house, ordering fans, or
lemonade, or some other luxury which the
members ought To have bough. for them
selves. Congressman Foster, oil OHIO, re-
publican. was champion Of the measure, and
il was carried by an almost unanimous
"ayes," but Williams wanted a more decisive
test, and so he called for Il division, and the
appointment of tcllers. The vote was equally
large IN favor Of the lemonade, or whatever
il was; and Williams demanded that record
be made Of the "ayes" and noes" which was
seconded The list was called, as far down
as the name of Foster who had led the vote
IN favor of The expenditure. When he was
called, he wriggled and twisted, and made
himself mighty uncomfortable Tor moment,
aud then voted NO"
Blue Jeans" said, just loud enough FOR
everybody to hear lin: Another dog broke
of sucking eggsw which brought down the
house with screams and shouts Of laughter,
and a tornado Of applause.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

Leaves have their time to fall,
Aud so likewise have |;
The reason too's the same
Both comes OF getting dry.
But here's the difference twiyt them and me
1t falls more harder and more frequently.
Betting $40 on Poker is an Xellent way of get
ting rid Of money.
To be perfectly comfortable man should do
nothing between meals.
George Elliott says that young mans eyes
first open TO the world when he is in love. This
is not entirely so. Many young men get their
eyes open at draw poker; or, as friend suggests,
when his washing comes home, and among 1t he
finds an old stocking with two red stripes abou,
the top, and long enough TO button around his
neck.
! The season for strawberry and ice cream festi.
walls has vanished, but time only brings us nearer
those exhilarsting entertainments that afford q
man the giddy excitement OF fishing around In
two quarts Of water with pewter spoon after a
censump.lve oyster.
BY the way, II anyone says anything 20 q,
| about the "R" months and the oyster, VIC mean
\ 10 "cut i'm wild raz1er.'
! A few more OF these snsppy mornings sad nc
house-fy will care copper whether the family
he lives with means 10 run In debt for their core
= wood or pay cash.
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Chicago Market.

Sept. 29.h, 1876.
Flour-Prices about the same. Fancy white
winter extras, $6.75(67.50; spring extras $531@
575; fancy Minnesota patent, s6.50@9,00.
Wheat-Higher. Winter mot quoted) No
spring, 1.00@l.l1; No. 2, $l.093SlO5.
Corn-No =, 46@47c. Options. Oct. Az @45c
Oats-Cash sales, 33G34c, (atter for white)
Rye --js@6lc., for No ,.
Barey-No. ., 7S@S0c.
Lard-Sl032dS l0.35.
Tallow-Sc.
Potatoes-New s2OO@s2.25 per Dbl.
Butter-Good fancy yellow, 33G35c; roll 23G2'
cts.
Eggs-l7@lSc. per doz.
Catte-Dull, and prices unchanged. Fancy grade
steers $5.35@540; choice natives $4.6564,5
cows and heifers s225@825. la ...E
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

BOYS CLormISG.-For fall and winter suit
lust in, call at NJ. Stiefel IL Cos.
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There is family in this town with nine
varieties of children. The husband and wife
have each been married twice before and had
one child at each former marriage. which
makes four children, each one having differ
cut parents. The present wife's former hus,
bands had each been married before, leaving
n child by their former wives, which makes
six children OF different parents. The pres.
ent husbands two former wives had been
previously married, leaving each one child,
making eight of different parents. The pres.
ent husband and wife by this marriage have
one child, making nine, all living, and no
two having the same parents. los AngelOs
Republican.
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tiers OF administration de bonis non issued 10 re-
ter Dyer, Jr. Bond, $4,000.
Estate Of Stephen Sherman, deceased wa
proven and admitted to probate. Letters OF ad'
ministration with will annexed issued TO Wailace
DOudanvillc. Bond $4,000. Notice 10 creui'ors
third Monday next.
Estate of Matthias Hanson, deceased. Letters
OF administration issued to Ole Gord' Bona
81 500. Notice 10 creditors third Monday III NO
vembcr next.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-30

THs ADvASrAGE.-The advantages in buying
ID, b. DeLand Il Co.'S Best Chemical S0erdtus are
numerous. Among them are uniform and per-
feet goods that make extra bread, biscuit or pas.
try Of all kinds.
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Ottawa Wholesale Market.
OTTAWA, Sept. Goth, 1876.

OTTAWA, Sept. 2Jth, $50.
The following were the figures yesterday:
Corn, 40G4lc for IS lbs; Oats, New 25927c for
lbs; timothy seed, sl.+O@l,45; Hay, So for
prairie, s7@S for timothy; Potatoes, New, 500
40c.
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A. NJ. ssITH, GeaI Pass. Agt. II. RIDDLE. Genr Sup
Nays. 1876. D.M. HALL. Agent at ottsvs.
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ALEXANDRIA.

SCARCITY OF fCE.-Owing to the pro-
tracted hot weather and the non-arriyai of
vessels, the supply of Ice at this city has
given out. and to prevent an ice famine
small lots have to be gotten from Washing
ton and Georgetown. There are, however,
several Cargoes on the way, and Mr.. F. A.
Reed went down the river on the tug Samuel
Gedney this morning, to endeavor to meet
some OF the vessels and bring them up
Gazette, 18Th.
MURDERERs SEEN.-Mr. Charles Good
rich, driver o. Geo. r Hill's cracker wagon,
Alexandra county, this morning, who, from
their suspicious actions, he took to be the
two who murdered young Everett at City,
mont, as reported yesterday. He put the
county police on their track.-fSeftineI 18th
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GEORGETOWN.

A DEAD BABY.-This morning, about 0
O'Clock. word was sent TO the police station
house that q white infant had been found In
the cellar Of the residence Of Admiral Rad
ford, on StOddard street. The coroner was
notified, and officers were awaiting his arri
val when our reporter left.
A QUESTION OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
afternoon q coal cart belonging to Dickson
& King, in attempting to cross the canal
bridge AT Washington street, was stopped by
the tow boy OF the canal boat Washington
Irving who refused to let them cross his line,
which was lying on the ground across the
street). The lock was being filled, and the
boat, OF course, was not then In motion. The
driver of the cart attempted to cross, when
the tow boy suddenly started his mules; the
cart horse, becoming thereby frightened,
started of, ran into another cart. and was
seriously If not fatally injured. The ques-
sion is, Who has the right of way In case
OF this kind? Is the merchants cart to walt
until The lock is filed and the boat drawn
through?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-14

In THE SHADOW OF THE GALLows-
ut0atey IRE Molie Mcguire Afurderer.-Y ester
day AT POttSv1lle the trial of Munley for the
murder of Mining Boss Sawyer was brought
10 q close. Many people were In attendance
and large rumber were unable to gain ad-
mittance, such was the eagerness to hear the
closing speeches on both sides. Hon. Lin
Bartholomew closed for the defence in an
able and touching manner. reviewing the
case al length, and Hon. F. Il GOwen closed
for the commonwealth in q forcible way not
soon to be forgotten by those who heard him
In drawing picture of Schulylkill county,
and what have been its disgraces, he said
Slattery, bold Mollie Mcguire, was nearly
eiectcd judge; Coney and Dormer, both
Mol,tes, were county commissioners. He
then asked, What would have become of us
with Mollies on the bench, MOllies In the
jury box, Mollies for witnesses, and MolI,es
ior prisoners?" tSensation.l At 30 p. m +,
the Judge charged the jury, and at 500 they
retired. After being out fifty-f1ve mirutes
they brought in verdict OF guilty of murder
In the first degree. The prisoner Munley was
deeply affected for the first time since his ar
!9iRnmenf. His wife followed him to the
prison, moaning and crying until tue doors
closed upon him. PhiLd. Press, 14th
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THE COGRTS

POLICE Coo ST, Judge Smell
To-day, James Smith, petit larceny; SO
and costs. Alfred Bolden, assault and bat
terry on Rosa BoldeD, $40 aud costs, or thirty
days. Joseph Ennis, an incorrigiole boy,
was sent 10 the reform school during his mi
nor1ty: P1nkney Turner, assault CD Fred.
baWk irs; - and costs. Sarah Howard. a
"peart" little lady, assault and battery on
Boporah Smith. an elderly woman; she said
she smacked her for scandalizing her good
name snd striking her child; 81 and costs
Sarah Wilson, assault on Virginia Johnson;
$40 and costs. Henrietta Buchanan. assault
and battery on Henrietta Wedge; IS. w. B.
Bowen. loud and boisterous; IS. Frank John
son, disturbing the quiet of GEORGETOWN, for
feited collateral. Lewis Lewis, q colored
boy, was sent down for vagrancy. Herman
Hollander, charged with casting rubbish on
The street; 81. r. Portner forfeited collateral
for casting rubbish. l.. Rosenburg, casting
rubbish on the street; 81. Jenny Hawkins,
profane; IS. John Henry Richardson was
sent down for va grancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-14

A SElD THAT PURIFIEs WATER-Iu In
dfa, where IL is often quite impossible to OBJ
tain good water, there is a kind OF provision
OF Providence for the clarifying of impure
and muddy water which is we'll worthy OF
notice. Were ii in America 1t might be
called an sins titution," so com mon Is its use
1t is seed which on being rubbed again and
again on the inside OF the common earthern
water pots OF the country has the power of
precipitatibg the earth and impurities, leav-
Ing the wafer tolerabIy clear and to degree
suitable for use. During our itinerapcy of
two veeks we have had occasion almost con-
sfantly TO use the very repulsive-lOoking
tank water OF the country thus purified. At
only one of our encampments have we had
well water, and then the natives much pre-
ferred the common surface or tank water to
this. Habit, usage, and custom are almost
ompipOtent I'm India, and many years must
pass before Hindoos will learn that their
purifying seeds does not remove the poison
GUS faint that produces fever and cholera
and does nothing to destroy animal life that
brings the very common and troublesome
Guinea worm, SO often making life almost
or quite burden. 1t IL q source OF satisfac-
ton TO us that this purified water is render
ed harmless by boiling, and there is OF
course as much more urgent reason for the
use OF "the cup that cheers but does not in
ebriate," than can be found where one has
access to |" the old Oaken bucket" of former
times and happy memory.-( From q Aissioa-
Q7T'S Letter,
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ANOTHER EXPRESSION FROM ,Ip,

ANOTHER EXPRESSION FROM CARL
SChURZ.-Since some people and still pro-
fessing 10 have doubts of Mr.. SchurZ's
views, we take the liberty to dispose OF them
by printing the following extract from a
Irivate letter just received from Senator
SchurZ:-"There is striking contrast be-
tween the hard-Foft money mixture in the
democratic platform and cand dates, and the
strong, fearless assertion of moral duty In
the financial paragraph OF Governor Hayes
letter OF acceptance. The views he expresses
about the civil service for the most compre-
hensive, most clearly defined, and In every
respect most satisfactory civil service reform
programme / ever SOW uttered in a few
words; and that programme is accompanied
by the pledge of an honest man that, IL be is
elected, II shall be faithfully carried out In
Its completeness, and that no personal am
bltion shall interfere with the work. Never
had civil service reformers better opportu-
nifty TO fight with q chance OF real success-I
mean the success of the cause, and not only
the success OF candidate or a party. Ishail
support Governor Hayes heartily and
actively, and have never felt more clearly
conscious OF doing the right thing for the
best interests OF the cOuutry."-[N. Y. Tri-
JtI,lp.
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hEIyRS OPINION OF THE ENGLISH.-
i know g )t CHI ,stian OF Hamburg who
could never suppress his discomfort that our
Lord and saviour was Jew by birth. A
whenever he had to acknowledge that the
man VINO was the model of perfection and
deserved the greatest veneratioa was OF tina
Jews whom he so heartily despised and who
were still more hateful to him when they
took to Wholesale trade in spices and dye
ests. Just as this excellent son OF Ham.
mania felt towards Jesus Christ, so / feel
towards William Shakespeare. NY heart
sinks within me when think that, after all,
be is an Englisbman, and belongs tn the
most repulsive set OF people that God in His
anger ever created.
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About Sitting Bull.

Sitting Bull is q remarkable man in MANY
respects. He is respected and feared by all
the great chiefs OF his nation. He exercises
the most absolute control over his followers
OF any single Indian on the continent. / say
this after tolerably extensive observation
Oh Ola in4lan cnaracter ana tribal government,
number Of the former followers OF Sitting
Bull, who had been induced to come toia
temporary agency, where It was hoped Sit
ting Bull himself would follow, were giving
their ideas and estimate of his character,
some of them freely expressing the opinion
that his courage and control had been
very greatly Overestimated, and that he
was In fact q rather contemplate fellow,
whom no one feared or looked up to. In the
midst OF this somewhat informal talk, Sit
ting Bull himself stalked into the group with
six chiefs, to the evident surprise and con-
sterpation OF the whole company, and glanced
about haughtily on his recusant followers.
In an instant every indian In the group
plucked he"coup feathers" from their heads
and thrust them under their blankets, as a
group OF soldiers would hastily salute IL
their general should suddenly appear in their
midst. II was mark of aspect seldom seen
among Indians, and 1t gave the lie to all
their contemptuOus talk about him, aud
showed the feeling OF respect aud fear in the
most striking manner. His whole bearing
during his brief stay was naughty, defiant,
and fmplacable towards the whites, though
ne offered no violence to the four or five
himself with telling them that he would ac-
cept no fsvors from them, receiving none of
their presents, and that they might spare
themselvessthe trouble of trying to induce
him TO be party TO any treaty OF peace.
IL has been CUSTOMARY among newspaper
correspondents to ridicule the power OF this
terrible chief, and to treat his existence as a
chlmera of Indian agents and contra ctOrs.
but Gen. Custer has met him in battle be.
lore, and found him q fOeman not to be des-
pissed. 1t Is to be feared that this whole
campaign was planned on the theory that
Sitting Bull was much less powerful than
ne reply is, and that to this misapprehen-
sion Ana the "mistake" of Custer, as Gan'l
sheridan calls IL, We are to attr.b lite the de
struction OF more than one per cent. OF the
entire American army in the recent i;tle-
(0lTet Ponde71ce Cincinnati Commercial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-14

STARVING LABoRERS-A TftTeat.-A large
number OF laborers assembled yesterday
morning opposite Mayor Yates Office In
Newark, and the FIVE men appoin ted as
committee TO represent their grievances en-
tered the office. The spokesman, John Nc
Quade, said that they represented a arge
number OF men who were at starvation
point. Street Commissioner Norris had not
treated them right, as he had q number OF
fayoiites 10 whom he gave constant en-
ploym instead Of dividing what work
there was among them In turns. If the city
TOOK the work into its own hands, instead of
giving IL out to contractors, 1t would be bet.
ter for the wOrkingmsn. The mayor said he
would consult with the aldermen aud see
what ould be done. He had no power MIN
self 10 give them work. He was sorry tn
hear that there was distress among them,
and thanked them for their orderly be1a-
viour on the evening previous. The inter-
view was then concluded, McQuade thank
ing the mayor for his good Intentions just
as they were going away, John Coyle, one OF
the committee, said: 1--WE were peaceabIe
last night because we thought you would do
something for us; but we may not be so
quiet IL We get nothing to do."-lN Y. san,
lifh. -
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SOMETHING HOr.-Writing from Calcut-
a, India, in 1887 Macaulay said: "We are
annually baked four months, boiled four
more, and allowed four more to get cool III
we can. AT this moment the sun is blazing
ike furnace. The earth, soaked with
oceans OF rain, fs steaming like wet bIan-
ket. Vegetation is rotting all around u.s. Iu-
sects and undertakers are the only living
The year before, In May Of 1896, he wrote:
"One execrable effect the climate produces:
II destroys all the works of man with scarce
~ an exception. Steel rusts, razors lose their
eoge, thread decays, clothes fall to pieces,
oooks moulder away and drop out OF their
bindings, plaster cracks, timber rots, mat
ing is In shreds. The sun and the steam of
thls vast alIuvlal tract, and the infinite army
OF white ants, make such havoc with bull
dings that house requires complete repair
ing every three wears ;"
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NEw JERSEY on FIRE.-A IRE of q most
unusual character Is in progress near the
woodland cemetery. on the Springfield ave-
nue. suburb OF Newark, N. j. A deep peat
trtct, Is on IRE, in some places to Q depth OF
Two and even three feet, and has been burn
ing IN ior number Of days, the heat gradually
creased In extent and depth. Hot smoke
floats over the place and follows the direc-
lion ida o. the VI, wind; On Tuesday, when the
nue., the condition Of the atrnOsnhere hs.
came such as TO be almost unendurable.
The bog has been thoroughly dried ont by
probably taken fire from sparks from tie
salt meadows, which have been recently
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All About The Clouds

Whenever, on account OF some toposrap hic
circumstances, the sun heats any locality on
The race OF The earth more than the sur
ounding region, gentle current or column
of heated air rises, and its invisible mois-
ture Is condensed into small masses OF
clouds called cumuli, which spread aud pro
duce the notified appearance COMMONLY
Known as "mackerel sky" But when, as
is frequently The case in summer, a valley
or plain, or island, or any other place, is
much more highly heated by the sun than
the surrounding region, the heated air over
such locality rises more rapidly and with
more ascensional momentum; and. as IL
re aches the higher and cooler regions NJ the
atmosphere, its moisture is condensed into
lf-ge rounded volumes or mountain ke
masses of cumulus clouds. Such Gu null us
clouds always precede and characterize a
local sum er storm or shower.
When the warm horizontal cur rent from
the South, as in winter, meets with the cold
Gu. tents OF the north, it slopes upward over
the cooler current, and forms strips or bands
of stratus clouds along the horizon. These
stratus clouds Indicate to the observer
the fact That warm current is com ing
northward. When in summer a cool current
is moving southwark it encounters the
warm equatorial or tropical current. which
again glldes over 1t, and forms horizontal
bands OF stratus clouds along the upper line
OF contact, as in winter storms; but, In addi-
ton, the GeDser cold air from the north
moving with more momentum, will lift up
the warm and saturated air from the tropics,
and Its moisture will be condensed into
masses OF cumulus clouds banked up against
the top of the cold current, and arranged
over the horizontal stratus clouds. Thus is
produced the combination of cumulo- stra-
tus cloud, which is characteristic OF pro-
gre ssive summer storms.
To the tornado cloud produced by whirl
OF air, and resembling an inverted cone
Prof. Blaisius gives the name Of con,lS, which
Is both distir ctive and appropriate These
four typical classes of clouds, viz; cumulus,
stratus, cumulO stratus ami cOnus- Indie ate
fpd characterize the four different classes of
siorms.-t From BIdisius' Theory Of Storms, in
Popular Science MOfuhly.