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The Death Watch-A Dark Nights
Work.
BY FLoRENcE McLANpBuRoH.

Didn't you hear it?"
"When?" ,
"Just now"
"No."
"They say il foretells death. HushP
The two men sat motionless. Not q
sound broke the silence, not even q
creak of the old boards in the floor, nor
sigh Of the wind, nor tapping shut
ter.
"They say it foretells death. heard
it last night and the night before.
What's that?"
Nothing. stiller than a grave
yard"
AT heard it last night and the night
before about this time, near one. rTaint
very pleasant sound, and this old gar
ret's dismal enough, any way"
monk, you're afeared. It's nothing.
Don't waste no more time. I'm dead
tired and sleepy. You wouldn't have
been in this old hole now il it hadn't
been for Peters"
"No, il 1t hadn't been for Peters, the
strike, like enough, would have took.
But he won't stand in nobody's way
again.
While Monk spoke, be drew out y
long, slender knife, and ran his finger
along the blade. Q
"I tell you, Shihet, we must do it
the night after this blasts done, and the
men in the shed say the coal will run
out on the 9Th; that's tomorrow. When
Peters is fixed, the manager will have to
give in, or quit runnin' the furnace"
n<kL - ---.Al. l..
upon the table, and the Pickering Light
Of the tallow candle between them
showed two faces, rough, begrimed by
smoke and SCOT, and disfgured by evil
passions, that grew hercer as they
calmly plotted against the life of fell
low-being.
wen meet at one, where the roads
cross. It1l be quiet then, and Peters
house is alone"
"Itll be AL right, /" said 6hiAet, With
grin Embroidered his brute-like coun-
tenance doubly repulsive. "I'm con-
founded tired. Bring your candle, and
light me down them Internal stairs"
The men stood up. Monk, small and
aim, was dwarfed by the almost giant
stature Of his companion. With few
ParunB WORDS as 70 secrecy and silence,
they separated.
Monk stood on the upper step until
Shifet disappeared, then closed the
door and replaced the candle on the
table.
The room, neither large nor small.
was a mere hole, smoked, dirty and un-
plastered, high up in frame tenement
house. Two or three chairs, an old
chest of drawers, a rickety bedstead and
pine table, composed its furniture.
Some old boots and broken pieces of pig
iron lay scattered about. The small,
box-shaped window was set just below
where the ceiling or roof sloped TO the
wall. The only door led directly to the
stairs that went down two, three flights
to the ground. There were. many such
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SECRET MARRIAGEs.-Every now and
then the public IL startled by the ex-
posure Of some domestic or social VII
lainy based on q becret marriage. Some
conhding young lady has been induced
10 marry her lover secretly, and TO keep
the marriage secret for months, and per
haps for years. In q recent case the
marriage had been kept secret for nearly
seven years. OF course, q man who
wishes TO keep his marriage q secret, is
always actuated by selfish, and usually
by base, motives. He is acting part
playing q game; and his confding wife
Is pretty sure, in the end, 10 find her
self the victim Of his treachery ana
baseness. A woman should never CON
sent TO any such arrangement. Her mar.
riage should be solemniEed in the nght
of publicity, and not in the shadow OF
concealment. She should distrust
man who has any reason for shroudlng
in darkness the act, which, In his esl-
nation, at least, should be the crown
ing glory Of his life. The man VINO Al
ways has some plot on hand-Wno
naturally takes to trickery and conceal
ment, and is never ready to have ms
actions brought out into the clear ngns
of day, is apt to be constitutionaiiy -
base, that he seldom, even by accident,
deviates into the path Of honor ana
virtue. No woman who values her 40
nestle happiness should ever listen 70
the suggestions Of such q man in favor
of secret marriage. = GOdey's Lddys
B0oE
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Tired womHu's Last Words

Her. lies An old woman who always was tired
por ,hs lived in 4 house where help wasn't hired
u., 1,,, words on earth were, Dear friends l am
: going -,.,,,, nor
sewing;
And everything there will be just to my wishes
For where they don't eat there's no washing OF
dishes.
IN he where loud anthems will always be ringing
Rut having no voice Ill get rid of the singing
nopt mourn for me now, and mourn ior me
never, ,
For I'm going to do nothing for ever and ever
-NagburypOrt Herald.
, 1876-06-30

THE Country Gentleman advises gar
deners after planting their beds to stick
q small cross in each TO show that it is
planted. II they neglect to do this,
however, and forget whether the beds
are planted or not, a good way to tell is
to turn a strange cat into the garden.
If the beds are planted the cat will pro-
ceed to race around and dig into them,
and act us if it had relatives in China
whom it was anxious to get at, while if
they are not, it will sit down calmly in
the path and seem to be meditating on
the progress of missionary work in Ar
menia. A cats instinct seldom deceives
il in this matter .-Noyloich Bulletin.
, 1876-06-30

ONE Of the most valuable features Of
the present Centennial Exhibition is
the careful preparation of statistics, by
experts, relative to the material pros
perity Of various countries. They will
constitute an invaluable collection for
future reference. Among those already
made is one of South Australia, which
was settled only forty years ago-a col
ony hardly known to the outside world.
The statistics, prepared BY Mr.. Josiah
Boothby, show that 50, 900 men support
thrice their number Of women and
children, occupy 200, 900 square miles
of pastoral country, and possess 6, ,000,-
600 sheep. They own 6, ,00O, 900 acres Of
land, grow IL, ,000, 900 bushels Of wheat,
conduct an external commerce of SI45,-
O00, 900, and raise 81, 900, 900 of revenue,
which is pretty good showing for a
forty-year-old colony.
, 1876-06-30
BY GEORGE LANB.

Majestic on the wave
The ocean empress rides
For her the sea, willing slave
Rolls forth his crested tides
nsshed from her breast she heAves
The ouelled and trampled foam
Her glorious track behind she leaves
Speed her, ye waters, home
All. gentle, cruel main,
me freighted treasures bear
Voices thou hast like summer rain,
Or virgins murmured prayer.
From out thy eAveeO see.
Breathe them in music's sound
Toned to their hearts true harmony,
The glad, the homeward-oound
Joyl ioyl the glooming mist
She cleayes with lAndward bow;
Coyly the billows, lightly kissed,
Leap from her Arrowy prov.
Joy beams in womAn's eye,
And laughs in childhoOd,s mirth
And manly hearts give fond reply
For thee, o mother eArthl
Sovereign DER vanqulshed fear,
The lord Of pride and power,
Man in his glorious strength IL here,
This is his triumphr hour,
Hushi hush what shock OF dread
Distorts his blAnching broWf
Stern as the bolt Of death II sped;
Oman, what art thou noWf
Thou usidst 81 king" thou vast
On oceans stormy throne,
Now he is strong and herce and vast,
Thou poWerless alone.
Lo with resistless grasp,
This wide, relentless sea o
Folds like toy IN icy clasp
Thy shattered bark and theel
God rules upon the deep;
There He alone il king;
The Wild, wild waves that Ger them sweep,
Perpetual dirges sing.
Woei woel . thousand homes
Their coming wait in vain,
And far and wide above them glooms
The desert Of the main.
Havper'S AG0dfiAs.
, 1876-06-30

THE philosophers have said that ev-
cry act of virtue or friendship was at
tended with secret pleasure whence
they concluded that friendship and vlr.
tue would not be disinterested. but
the fallacy of this is obvious. The Vlr-
tuous sentiment or passion produces the
pleasure, and does not arise from 1t. i
feel a pleasure in doing good to my
friend, because 1 love him T; but do NOT
love him for the sake Of that pleasure
Hume.
, 1876-06-30

AT the funeral OF the murdered French
and German Consuls in Salonica, an es-
cort of honor was formed by French
and German marines, Turkish military
and civic authorities, and officers and
crews of men -of-war in the harbor.
, 1876-06-30
LRTTUoR. pUTcH lRTHop.

Heat quite hot pork fat or butter, add
q little vinegar, pepper and salt, and fry
the tender leaves Of lettuce until en-
tirely wilted.
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MINCED VEAL.


Beat seven or eight eggs quite light,
and throw them into q clean frying pan
with small quantity of butter and q
little salt. Stir them carefully until
they are well thickened, and turn them
out on a hot dish, without permitting
any portion of them to adhere TO the
frying-pan. This dish is excellent with
o trimming Of steWed tomatoes.
, 1876-06-30
Miscellaneous Cooking.
BAKED RuLLocK's HEART.

Wash and wipe the heart, cut it inlo
four pieces, season these with pepper
and salt, chopped thyme, and bay leaves,
add about two ounces of dripping,
eight onions cut also in slices; let all
this be placed in an earthen pot, with a
pint Of water, and, the lid being put on,
set the stew in the oven to bake for two
hours.
SALT FISH WITH PARsNIPs.
Salt fish must always be we'll soaked
in plenty of cold water the whole of the
night before it is required for the fol-
lowing days dinner. The salt fish must
be put on to boil in plenty of cold water,
without any salt, and, when thoroughly
done, should be well-drained, free from
any water, and placed on q dish with
plenty of well-boiled parsnips. Some
sauce may be poured over the fish, which
is to be made as follows: Mix two ounces
of butter with three ounces of -four,
pepper and salt, a small glassful Of vim
egar, and q good half pint Of water.
Stir this on the fire till it boils. A few
hard-boiled eggs, chopped up and mixed
in this sauce, would render the dish
more acceptable.
MINCED BEEF.
Cut into small pieces the remains Of
cold beef, and gravy reserved from it on
the first day of its being served should
be put into the stew-paR, with the addi-
ton of warm water, some mace, sliced
sschalot, salt, and black pepper. Let
the whole simmer gently FOR an hour.
A few minutes before it is served, take
out the meat and dish it; add to the
gravy some walnut ketchup, and little
lemon juice or walnut pickle. Boil up
the gravy once more, and, when hot,
pour it over the meat. Serve it with
bread sippets.
BEEF RIssoLEs.
Mince and season cold beef, and flavor
it with mushroom or walnut ketchup.
Make Of beef dripping very thin paste,
roll it out in thin pieces, about four
inches square; enclose in each piece
some Of the mince, in the same way as
for puffs, cutting each neatly all around;
fry them in dripping of . very light
brown. The paste can scarcely be rolled
out too thin.
MINCED VIAL.
Gut veal from the fllet, or shoulder,
into very small dice; put into veal or
mutton broth with little mace, white
pepper, salt, some lemon. peel grated,
and q tablespoonful of mushroom ketch-
up, or mushroom powder, rubbed
smooth into the gravy. Take out some
Of the gravy when nearly done, and,
when cool enough, thicken 1t with -four,
cream, and little butter; boil il with
the rest Of the gravy, and pour it over
the meat when done. Garnish with bread
sippets. A little lemon juice added to
the gravy improves its favor.
SCRAMBLED E0os.
Beat seven or eight eggs quite light,
and throw them into clean frying-pan
with a small quantity of butter and q
little salt. Stir them carefully until
they are well thickened, and turn them
out on a hot dish, without permitting
any portion Of them TO adhere TO the
frying-pan. This dish is excellent with
trimming Of stewed tomatoes.
LETTUCE, DUTCH METHOD.
Heat quite hot pork fat or butter, add
little vinegar, pepper and salt, and fry
the tender leaves Of lettuce until en-
tirely wilted.
ONE Of the most valuable features Of
the present Centennial Exhibition is
the careful preparation Of statistics, by
experts, relative to the material pros
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Montgom,e7
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FREE CoAdl
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
A Ride Through West Feliciana.

Deputy Sheriff +. L. Fisher left here q
week ago last Monday nigh with two in
sane persons, jim Shepherd and Julia
Davis, sent to the Insane Asylu by order
of the parish court, and returned by the
Ouachita Belle last Sunday. He reports
that when he got to Bayou Sara he had
great difficulty in getting anybody to
drive him to jackson on account
of the danger of being attacked and m ur-
dered by the .'regula'ors.'' Not a colored
man could be found who was willing to
take the risk. Finally an Irishman was
morning the driver, sheriff and prisoners
set out tor the insane asylum, about twenty
miles distant.
On the way back, when about eight
miles from Bayou Sara, they we're stopped
by five finely mounted and we'll armed
men. one of whom made several inquiries
of MIR. Fisher, asking where he was from,
where he had been, what was his business,
etc. Noticing q revolver by his side, one of
that "nggers are not allowed to carry
pistols in these parts," wanted to know
when he was ''going to leave" and wound
up by telling him he had better be c.
d careful how he walked around in that
country. He was then permitted to depart,
the "bulldozers' disappear IN the woods.
Mr.. Fisher reports that there is perfect
reign of terror in West Feliciana. Cotton
fields are deserted, the crops are neglected,
aud everything bears the marks of desola-
ti1n and ruin.
During his whole trip from Bayou Sara to
jackson and back, he saw but two colored
persons On the evening of his arrival in
Bayou Sara colored man was shot by a
white man in broad daylight, the ball from
a Spencer rifle passing through his body.
The night before he reached jackson, one
West Feliciana has been guilty of giving
about one Thousand majority to the Repuo
lican ticket Verify, this is a free ceun-
try.-.S. James Sentinel.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30

lea. Refining West India has sold rather
over laet Fridays quotations. A large
business lie reported in floating cargOes for
the United kingdom. Low brown sorts
have been firm, but less active. Colony
coffee has again advanced. Stocks OF the
ordinary and pale sorts are rather heavy,
and have sold with difficulty at prices IN
favor OF buyere: The tea market has cee nee
exceedingly dull for private contracts. Inc
new seasons morning and Congoc at auc-
ton have been lower for most grades.
The Jesuits and the Newspapers.
PARIS, July 29.-The action Of N. Deysae.
the director Of the Jesuit College, and fifty
five students against newspapers, was de-
cided Yesterday. Six newspapers. lncluc-
ing the RepuIl0uc Franchise, Gambetra's
organ, we're fined 1000 francs each.
The radical papers had charged the heads
of the Jesuit's College with having fraudu-
lently torewsrned the students concerning
the subjects OF examination at the Poly
technique. The affair caused great excite
ment.
De McItke, nephew of the German field
marshal. and Won Fessen, officers of the
Empire Guards, fought duel. Fessen was
mortally wounded.
lsabella Thanks MacNIahon for Courtesies
Received.
The ex-Queen Isabella, now on the eve Of
departure to Spain, has written a letter to
President MacMahon, thanking him for the
kindness shown her during her eight years
residence in France.
Spanish Mortgage Bonds.
MADRID, July 29.-The Bank of Spain
has been instructed to issue $500, 600 reals
in mortgage bonds.
Minister of Finance.
Senior Jose Barzanalla was nominated
Minister Of Finance.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
Tho Herald's Plan.
Saws the New York Graphic:


"Mr. President, l move that all knaves
and daetsrds be arrested!' shouted an ex-
cited deputy in the midst of French rev.
oiutiOn. The motion was in the interest of
good morals. but it was impracticable. So
when the Rerald and other papers insist
that Governor Chamberlain, of South Caro-
lima, proceed at Cnce with q black sheriff
and mulatto posse cOmitatus to arrest "Gen-
eraP Butler ana the other white assassins
Of Hamburg, they leave out Of the problem
some importan elenents-in fact, the for
get to consider the very point at issue.
Butler and his gang of '.gentlemen" have
no ecruples about resisting the officers Of
the law, providing the color of those officers
is Objectionable. They besieged and cap
tured officers Of the State only the other
DAY, then they assembled them in a field
and shOt them dead as they ran. 1t was
the police Justice of their town whose house
they pillsged after he had saved his life by
flight What reason has the Herald to sup
pose that they would now respect nfficers
OF the State sent for their arrest? Does it
desire to furnish them with more victims?
Governor Chamberlain and his sheriffs
ought to arrest those men, certainly; no
present state Of calm, but to do so he ought
10 be backed by Federal troops in sufficient
number to Overawe the white rufians of
that turbulent neighbcrbood. And if the
Democrats do not see to 1t that Butler and
his partisans are arrested somehow, and
surrendered to justice, how many electoral
votes do they suppose Samuel j. Tilden will
secure in the Northern States!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30

The true economy of human life looks at
ends rather than incidents, and adjusts ex-
penditures to moral scale of values. De
Quincy pictures woman sailing over the
water, awakening out of sleep to find her
necklace united and one end hanging over
the stream, while pearl after pearl drops
from the string beyond her reach; while she
clutches at one just falling, another drops
beyond recovery. Our days drop one at
ter another by our carelessness, like pearls
from string, as we sail the sea of life.
Prudence requires q wise outstanding of
time to see that none of these golden coin
are spent for nothing. The waste OF time
is q more serious loss than the extrava
gances against which there is such loud &C.
claim.
There are thousands who do nothing but
lounge and caIOuse from morning till mid
night: 0rones in the human hive. who con-
sumo and waste the honey honest workers
wear themselves out in making, and insult
the day by their dissipation and debauch.
There are 10000 idle, frivolous creatures
who do nothing but consume and waste and
wear what honest hands accumulate, and
entice others to live as useless and worth
lees as then selves. Were every man and
woman honest tOilers, all would have an
abundance Of everything and halt of every
day for recre alton and culture The expen-
diture of few dollars Of taste is email
matter in comparison with the wasting OF
months and years by thousands who have
every advantage society can offer, and exact
every privilege it affords as right.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
WAR.
Items From the Disturbed Country

ltem1 FROM the Disturbed country
LONDON, July 29.-The Echo's Berlin dis
patch says Prince Nikita intends to resign
the chief command of the Montenegrin
army.
Several prisoners captured by the Turks
say they were recently released from the
Russian army, and that the Servians are
commanded by Russian officers.
The Servian plan of operations has been
changed. Prince Milan commands the
Western army in person.
The Servians are massing in the Valley
of Morsvia.
1t is persistently stated that the powers
will intervene August 8.
Monkton Pasha outfanked Prince Mi
katas and reached Bilek. Prince Mikatas'
army is in critical position.
The Garrison of Kleck.
CONsTANTINoPLE, July 28-The Porte
has accepted the proposal of the Austrian
government to convey the garrison of the
port of Kleck, with the war material, to
Antwar.
Defeat Of the Turks.
state that the Turks who attacked the
Montenegrins near MEDIUM on Friday were
completely defeated.
Repulse Of Dervish Pasha.
RAGUsA, July 29-Advices from Sclavonic
sources announce that the Servian Colonel
Antitch repulsed Dervish Pasha on Thurs
day while the latter was marching to rein
force the Turks at Sientenza.
The Turks attacked Schekulare in the
northeast of Montenegro and were repulsed
losing 1919 killed.
Proposed Reconciliation.
BELGRADE, July 29.-Mr. Pesther Lloyd,
British representative in Servia, is endeav-
Oring to induce Prince Milan to make an
offer of reconciliation to the Porte before
final operations take place.
General Lesch-Janin announces that he
CannOnaded Osman Pasha's camp, at liar,
compelling him to withdraw to the distance
Of four kilometres.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
THE TURF.
The Races Mt Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, July 29.-Yesterday the free
for all race, for a purse Of $4,000, excited
great interest. The various horses were
applauded as they came on the track. Gold
smith Maid was the favOrite, selling IN the
pools at two to one. The contestants were
the Maid, Smuggler, Lucille, Golddust
Judge Fullerton and Bodine.
First heat-The Maid led pretty generally
from the start, but on the third turn che
broke, and Smuggler pressed her very hard
The Maid won the heat, however, by q
length Time-34l9, l:07 ", l:4l l5, 2l5h.
Second heat-Smuggler dropped long
way behind all the others in this heat,
which was won bv the Maid. making the
following time: Quarter, San; halt, Los;
three-quarters. I:42; mile, 2:7aa.
Third heat-At the three-quarter post
Smuggler showed wonderful speed, passing
al the other horses and winning the heat
by half length, amid tremendous ap.
plause, with Lucille third and Fullerton
fourth. Time-3411, l:0SlA, Lac. 216k.
Fourth heat-Goldsmith Maid took the
lead at the start, and Lucille, Smuggler
and Judge Fullerton close up. Coming
down the home stretch Smuggler got in be-
hind Lucille and the Maid, and 90 had to
swing to the centre of the track to get by;
this he did, coming home very fast, nose
ahead of the Maid, Lucille a close third.
This performance of the Smuggler called
forth repeated cheers from the immense
crowd with whom he was a favOrite.
Fifth heat-On the fourth score for a
start Smuggler lost shoe and had to go to
the stable to be shod. This encouraged
Goldsmith Maids friends, who trusted the
rest would give the Maid better chance.
and in the pools she sold about even against
the field. The horses finally got Oft well
together. At the half mile, however. Snug
gler went to the front, the Maid making an
effort for the first place and passing Fuller
ton, but breaking up before reaching Snug
gler, who won the heat and race by length,
Lucille good third.
Racing Mt Saratoga.
SARATOGA, N. Y.-Summer meeting
The first race, half mile, was won BY Eco
zoo, Seward second, Puryear third. Time
5lh.
The second race, Saratoga cup, two and
a quarter miles, was won by Tom Ochil-
tree. Parole second, Big Sandy third.
Timo-4:06le.
The third race, one mile for three year
ODDS, was won by Freebooter, Courier Sec
Ond, Waco third. Time-l:4S.
The third race, selling race, one mile and
q quarter, was won by Picalo, Grey Nun
second, Spendthrifs third. Time-2:I4.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
FOREIGN.
Parties Who Swindled the Spanish Cow
ernment.

ernment.
HAVANA, July 29.-Edicts have been is
sued calling on Senior TeOdOricO FejO, q
lieutenant colonel, formerly secretary of
Captain General Valmaseda, and Senior
Tratchs, of the firm of Arran & Co., pro-
vision dealers, to answer charges preferred
against them before special tribunal, of
defalcation and misdemeanors in connec-
ton with supplying pro visions to the Span
in thirty days they will be declared culpa-
BILE and tried by courtmartial.
A Murderer's Confession.
LIVERPOOL, July 29-At the Assizes here
the man Fisk, who ives indicted for the
murder of Emily Holland, girl seven
years Of age, at Blackburn. on the thirtieth
of last March, under circumstances of
peculiar barbarity, confessed his crime and
was sentenced to death.
Failed.
LEEDS, July 29-The Mercury says Royal
ton g. Dixon, iron ship builders. Middle
borough, have suspended in conse quence of
Thomas Vaughan e. Co.'s embarrassment.
A Match Proposed.
Mr.. Sanford has proposed match be-
tween Preakness and New Holland, the
winner of the Goodwood cup yestesday.
A Swedish Town Barned.
The town of Soderhsuen, Sweden, on the
Gulf of BOenia, burned, causing great dis
tress and the loss of many million crowns.
The Produce Market.
Business at Mincing Lane has not shown
any symptoms of reaction yet, and the
very low prices obtained for many kinds of
produce tail to create confidence. Sugar
maintains the recent Improvement, and
shlpments again have been made to Amer.