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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
SN.IkES IN MISSO URI.
A Den of Nearly Two Hundred Broken up
A Negro surrounded by Repiilcs.

n negro ny htptlitus
FAYErTE Mo-, April 1.-THE sons OF Mr..
Jason smith, who lives a dozs II miles from this
place Ia the Moniteau township, last sunday, Ia
exploring rayine near his houses, d discovered a
sn4 Ike den, In which there were III black snakes
all Knotted together, one garter snake, two
house snakes, and two moccasins. When the
snakes were first dug out they were torpid, but
the sun soon enliyened the mass OF black
snakes, and the farmers who had gathered to
see the sight we're forced TO use lives, hatenets,
axes &c TO put an end TO them.
Another snake story comes from Mr.. Lee
Wright, "a former, WuO lives "a lew miles east OF
this piare. Last fail he hired a egro 10 clean
out a we'll which mad not been used for some
time. lie had lowered the negro to the bottom
Of the well In a tub, and was tuTning away when
no ne. I'd "a piercing yell. Looking into the well
walls reaching out their long heads. The negro
from below could see their glistenlng eyes. lie
screamed and prayed, ana Hoped around IN tho
tub, ana asked TO be drawn M. Mr.. " fight be-
gan TO turn the wlndiass, and the negro " As
pulled up through the bundle Of prOtruGiug
snake he DIS. In his excitement he shook { q
rope which swaveu the tub to ana fro, 20 that
he was thrown uncumtOrtably near the reptiles.
when he jumped out he was covered with cold
persplratlOn, and MS body troubled like a leaf.
lie spread the story If Ls adventure, ana no
one could be hired 10 clean the welt Mr. Wri-ht
concluded 10 remove the rock aud MI II up aud
last week wheA the work Was beSu the SNAKES
began TO show themselves. Before rem teet OF
roCk had been removed stventy-Iour Dlack
| snakes, from TWO To SIX feet long, were Killed
! Tusn tue well cRyed ~, and tpsre't we're buried
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
A Cat that win Stay in the Family.

FfOn NE Sun FIuHrIsco I1T0NI-f'
A few days ago a cat aud kitten were
store OF Mr. Edwards for the liiip1se Of having
them taken into the country. Ihey were sent
down on the train on Monday Htetrnoon 10
Santa Clart, on the southern Phcluo Railroad,
ana deposited IN residence IN that town. Yes
teTday morning, before the IRAN from that sta
ton mad arrived m this city, tue cat wandered
INTO tue house VI is lrst owner in TINS city, pre-
seuting tined and Woin-uut apue tranCe. In
quIry reye lea the fact that cat and kitten were
nowhere to be seen about tho santa Clara house
Yesterday morning, AID II IS presumed that the
cat earned the kitten "A part of the distance,
and lett II 70 its fate, completing its lonely jour
ney Of furp-ulns miles IN tue DIRK. Tue Cat
" al remain Ia tue family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
An Ulster County Farmers Joke.

farmer who lives on the bank OF tho
Delaware and Hudson Canal, near Homowack,
having been annoyed by the hoatmen throwing
coal at ms turkeys and chickens, has txed poles
In his field, and hung on them old hats TIN ket-
ties, aud bottles, At which tho boa men are con-
tnualY throwing coal. About once a week he
gathers his harvest which is enough for his own
use; ana with the surplus lie Is running small
coal yard,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
Raro TropicnI Plants.

In tho cargo OF the steamer Columbus that
army ed Havana Friday were 800 cases OF cnooe
tropical plants from the Acclimatlon Gardens, HayJn
They were sent 20 Philadelphia Yesterday by special
tram, to he eIhbed at Horticulture llnil IN tne great
lbtlOn IheY form The rdTtst and rest collectoh
OF the klnd ever seen In ths country, anu embrace
choice varieties Ot the Cactus and pAn several uate
trees IN tu bloom. cOeOanu bread ait, and aguaYes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
A roor woman's 1.rsa, Misfortune.

Mrs. Mahaney, the mother of two young
men who were drowned last week while ctOss-
M tie San joaquin river hWa supported her
bhnd husband and seven etl tren for long
tine by taking I'm washing and the two Oldest
lads had just cot a job 81 work, and started out,
assurlng nor IL 4 she need ware no iunger-that
tuey would care tor her IN f-tnre In short
uus tney we're sotn brought Lnlns IA her dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
Tuke Newspaper rather than Whip Youp
Wife in Texas.

In the State case against Lewis for whip
ping Ills VIE, the defendant was fined SllO,
winch lie h. paying jan, II no had TAX en- Tn
idluuess, the deNI Would not have tempted him
To cha-tse mis- DETER half. Just In that instance
two Do Jar. JICiClousN spent for ms county pa
per mlEnt have saved MN over SlOO. 1t Is hard
T. imagine what the devil VIII not put into tho
nile brain VI man VINO wall not take County
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23

The portraits OF Major Padding Marquis Of
Lafayette, Commodore Decatur. Commodore Perry,
Commodore MacDonougn, Gen JicSson, ten. wash
nstOu, anu Coy. BuucA we're tlhen out OF the GoNern
or's room IA the cay Han vest nrlaY, aud are " BE-
cent " morrow 10 PuIla pIla iOr exhibition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23

Pearl street the stndt IIuvs was daily visited py
the nureomasters and schepens gOvernhE tno
oitv. ns IN all cities 81 Fathcfland: lhen1 nkte,
wise, the Hoofd Schout, or liigh Shetin' ht ,
his dmrnal court his most irno'rtani sun1tu,,
nate ON / Is being wees-mee-ters, ghtI ialS w
ornn,,s and rnv-meesters, regulators OF ieh'es'
mo Wnilam g. Conner Of TINT period po.sesseu'
,unreover an otner uflcill attend MT ~ the peI-
s,, - ,b,, C,.ti.fn SERVER, or recorder oI Sc
c,e,e ,rn,se duties were US arduous as they were
a. .mnset each evening the Mayor raraded INC
burcrtwaete. or citizen guard, before the St.ut
mo door. and. anon receiving TIC KEYS OF wy
rit, rim mo on irdian OF the fort. proceeded
win detail DISK men to lork tne Guy rates
" tts ~, m rric1 with cOmmcndable ccremonN'
ti tInnrr di.uiAutad his soldists To- vi ces as
signed Tor night watches; after which ne im,,
,n,cd The King II Yvetot, IN GROWING himself
,,,b a c,tton nirhtcap, and snored In inenable
comfort and pcace1ntll broik OF day, when, at
suur,se he resumed his rounds, unlocked the
civ gates, aud, after restoring the Keys to this
oflcer Of the for;, disbinded his army. probably
win iuiunctious similar to those beet owed upon
his heroes by BomOastes on eve Of departure for
the Barley Now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-23
CONVICT LABOR IN THOSE DAYS.

At that time the Park was surrounded with a
wooden picket fence rendered imperYOus to
~ whitrwash. and one Of the striking
evidences Of It's civilized occupation was
the presence Of sundrY varie2atcdy clothed
indlVldus.s meanderlng along sun burnt grlss
patches, their locOmotOn slightly itupeded by a
cannon ball at eli 10 their neither limbs.
When not employed IN this amusement these
ire streets engaged In cleaning the great sewer,
whose wide, dlstended mouth was open for re-
cepliou Of the waste waters OF the city, flowing
tn ough an open canal In Centre, fronting Pearl
street, COnYIcts in those unitarian times aO-
tually earned their living, and stuI endous
/ lece OF municipal work. the macadlmizng 81
the Ihird avenue, from the Bowery 10 Ynrkvllle,
was mainly accomplished through involuntary
contributions Of this description OF labor.
When the AlmshOuse aud Irdewell were
removed to Bellevue and the PaTH became en-
closed with an iron railing, the main entrance TO
that public ground was placed al the apex OF
the triangle opposite the Astor House. To be-
STOW dignity upon this place OF inRress, there
were erected four massive squ re columns, upon
whose submits rested large marble globes, I'm.
ported from the Dardeneies by valiant u WI
ofhceT, who IMAGINED them TO be relics Of an
Client Troy, and caused them 10 be hOnored as
such. The discovery Of the fact that these mod
ern antiques were nothing but turkish cannon
shook general confidence IN municipal drcheO-
logy, but the venerated marbles remained IN
touched until the subsequent creation OF Uni IN
square, when they were transferred 70 adnrn the
more massive portals Of that once enclosed re-
snri. and have PROBABLY fallen victims 10 Peter
Is. SweenY's mania for ornamental pax I'M
pTOTemsntA.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
AuIt sSsfol Cremation OF baron de
Palms Remains.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Dec. c. The Gre
alton of the remains of the late Baron
e Palm, in the furnace erected for that
purpose here by DR.. Lemoyne, was been
gompletly successful. The remains of
me departed Baron arrived here at noon
Yesterday, in charge of Colonel Henry
:. Olcott and II }. Newton, his execu-
v9r., accompanied by Mr.. Brockhrrst
and Roosevelt Hospital undertaken, and
several members of the Theosophical
oc;ety of New York.
esterlay afternoon, the fire was start
"d n the cremation furnace, which by
clock in the evening had reached red
est
- Go'elocS this morning, the body of
ce3iron, entirely denuded was placed
e the huge iror frame. work over the
-et2It, and the cremation process began
~ ~ o'clock, all except the skull
.aec-ioints. and a few other portions of
s-e Baron's ; corpse had crumbled into
she's and +. len through the bars of the
-'..iiron in; the retort below,
ne proce 5 was pronounced by those
"nJ witnc., ed it great success The
2iy person permitted in the building
while the cremation was under way
7rere the scientific men but a large crowd
: curious people We're gathered on the
1tside, eagerly discussing the reports
At reached them from time TO time.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
Marrying n Ghost.
HOW A VERMONT JUDGE WAS REUNITED
TO HIS DECEASED WIFE.
Cincinnati Commercial.

+, Cincinnati Commercial.
| Quite an interesting and somewhat
startling event transpircd Mt Tcrre HalitC
| Indiana, last evening, at the Seuice given
| by Mrs. Ann Stewart a noted medium,
( under the auspices of committee OF
gentlemen composed of DIR. Pence, and
other prominent spiritualists of this city.
Mrs Stewards phase Of power eonsists
principally in matcrializations of discm-
bodied spirits. On this occasion some
| twenty persons, ladies and gentlemen,
assembled and We're seated about the ros-
| trum in close proximity to the cabinet
| In this semi-circlc was Judge A, of Yer
| mont, u gentleman of acknowledged tai
| ent and culture, and n recent convert to
| the faith. This gentleman claims to have
| received through the medimShip of Mrs.
| Stewart the most convincing evidence of
| the fact that his late wife has actually re-
turned to earth, and bearing tidings from
| the angel world, held sweet communion
with him. Some few weeks since the
judge received impressions that she had
n surprise in store for him; to 90 to Terre
Haute and She would again meet him
there.
In obedience to these summons, he be
came singularly conspicuous in athrilling
scene enacted during the progress of this
evenings seance. At O'Clock Mrs. Stew
ait tnt tut were
turned down and quiet prevailed, broken
only by the sweet vibrations of the doc
tors music-box, a condition necessary to
assist the controlling spirit to more fully
materialiZe. Some twenty minutes were
in this manner whiled away, when the
door of the cabinet opened, disclosing an
angelic figure arrayedin bridal costume
OF snow white texture, indiscribably
beautiful The vail, which appeared like
annirn1aI
being caught ut the temples, fell in grace
flll folds, and seemingly almost envolop-
ed her entire form. Thus. like leading on
clouds, the form walked softly ont upon
the roStrumc.
The Judge. who had received spiritual
Intelligence rs to what was about to occur
at once recognized the naturalization rs
that of his departed wife, and exhibiting
considerable feeling mingled with much
dignity of manner approached her with
atfectiOnatc greeting. and placing within
her glovcd hand a bouquet of rare flowers
imprinted upon her lips a fcrvant kiss
Are you ready" inquired the doctor
I'VE are" responded the judge. Justice
Denehle, of this city: then stepped upon
the rostrm; and joining the hands Of the
couple, in "A few well chosen words, III
the name of the great Over-ruling Power
united the mortal to the immortal; VOWS
of eternal constancy and fidelity were
exchanged; pledges of love were made
anew. AT the conclusion ofthe ceremony
the spirit bride received the congratula-
tions of the company present, then slowly
receded. As she crossed the threshold of
the cabinet, dazzling light flooded its
precincts, revealing to the audience a
spirit face of marvellous beauty. The
music-box sent forth its nervous notes
again; as the writer sat in patient waiting
trusting that the next naturalization
might prove to be his "Uncle Dave" He
failed to put in an appearance.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
SPIRITUAL TRICKS.


,EoTuEE ExPosE OF THE cHICANER,
pBACrICED BY SPIRITUAL MEpIu MS.
Jston Herald.
Miss Kellogg exposed some of the
-rlckS of the spiritual mediums at Everett
aall last night. \ wealthy man was
1resent who had for some time been in
latlated with Mrs. Hardy and her pre-
-enses, and q few tricks were exposed.
Tirst, Mr.. T.. $. Perkins bet - that Miss
Kellogg, while 1T the piano, with both
lands on the KEYS, could not raise the
nstrrrncnt from the floor. but it was
r:.i sed foot and the money paid to Miss
Nellog Second, Mr.. Perkins bet that she
cauld not put q coat on while covered
With the wire netting, exactly the same
5 hat used by T. Warren. This Miss
Kellogg successfully performed, and
11eketed another 81; Mr.. Perkins and
hers being obliged to acknowledge it n
per,'cct oppose. Mr. Perkins made another
set that she could not put on Il coat after
>,ing handcuffed. lie objected to the
Sc of her own handouts, and a police
t,!cer furnished n pair. She performed
tAc trick by quickly selecting Il key from
bunch in her pocket and unlocking
nom, She rs well as the so-callcd Spiri-
Ialists, having keys that will fit any
Landcutf Thus ended Mr.. Perkins
letting. Spirit forms We're shown, which
'1Isist simply of piece of white and
rlack cloth, cut in the outline of hui
aan form and stitched together; the
ulack side is first turned to the audience
= a darkened room, then it is slowly
t1rned, showing the white side, and pre-
>cnting wierd appearance, and is often
recognized by spectators as the forms of
their friends. The form disappears SIM
ply by turning the black side to the au-
,ience in the same slow manner. The
wing by spirit power was fully eX-
planned,
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
Our Uncle Samuel n, Home.
-sDoa't7,ct iP,Hnljphi0 TiHc,.

Tilden's conversation i .H ;ur.au-
nc with politics. He au.,, ais 10 have
.C3ided convict o1s. and among hese is
d. -eliGnce on the la@ to carry out with
ertn;nty, if slowly. the highest designs
humanity, His democracy consists
'a.elly in disputing the fact that when
Jeop!e think t~ey want ANYTHING pail
.nthropic they can 90 and do it, over or
-rder or through the law suppose that
Ge regards the dogma of higher law as
evolutionary. lie hasa study, discreet
I'd not repeliant courage. II. believes
-irmly that at this time he represents the
1opular will of the country for IL change
= the administration. While "a north
IN manin his attachments and modes
a 2onsders the choatic condition of the
-th "a be the result of bad reconstruc
oasdnder bad agents, and our general
business prostration to be that of one
tea.tny twin, Juggling along the corpse of
re ether. He takes pains to avoid any
reference to violence, but have under
500 that he holds his numerical major
y to he in greater degree a physical
Ia. .cwty-that the working and muscu-
i. classes, those who make armies and
=. out levies and conscriptions-wer
Ills side of the slate. In short, he is
city sitting among his books, with
ne eye on events and the other on his
;-.ends, waiting until the republicans
2.s.ntegrate by the mere weakness of
i-e- alliance in the South and the pres
,,are of their personal scruples in the
y =.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
Turkish Society.
DARK PICTURE DRAwN-How THE
YOUNG ARE REARED.

DARK PICTURE DRAwN-How THE
YOUNG ARE REARED.
Boston Herald.
The author of "Betwccn the Danube
and the Black Sea" (Mr. Barkley) de-
scribcS Turkish officials as, without cX-
ception, dishonest, liars, cringers and
bullics. They have even become of late
years drunkards. The chief cause of the
deterioration of the Turkish population
is the harcm system. The Turkish mother
is kind to her offspring, but, being herself
quite uneducatcd, is incapable of cultiva-
ting its mind. The wives of the rich
Turks live pcrforcc Il lazy, sensual life,
the tcdium of which they beguilc by
smoking cigarettes, eating swcrtmcatS
and telling obscene stories. They are
virtuous, ii is true, but simply because
they have no chance of being otherwise
l. Is in the charge of such anmels that
the Turkish boy remains till he is about
ten years old. When he attains that age
he is turned ont to do pretty much rs he
likes. and his education consists in Suili-
cicnt lessons from the Mollah to enable
him by the time hc is grown mp TO read
and write and repeat a few VERSES from
the Koran. The rest of his training he
receives from the servants, who teach
him To smoke, to ride and to Use the most
disgusting oathS In poor families mat
tiers are lttlr better. The Wlic, being
obliged To work, obtains healthy occhpa-
| tion for both body and mind, while the
son associates with his equals instead of
| obsequiouS servants. Another great
source Of evil is polygamy, but, after all.
poverty prevents all but wcllto-do Mus
sulnans from indulging in the question:
| able luxury of a plurality OF wives. a
| curious facts is that. according to Mr.
| Barkley, there are no fanatics like the
| Europeanizcd travelling Turks "Thc
more plainly they see the deterioration
of their own country the more thcy hate
their more fortunate ncighbors." Of the
other races in Turkey Mr.. Barklcy has
the lowest opinion, setting down both
Greeks and Armcnians as unmitigatcd
| and useless rascals, though they would
hardly beat the mongrcl Lcvantinc He
says, ''thc Greek may just earn his bread
as servant or otfice-boy, or by keeping ;
drinking-shop, but never by hard, steady
labor" From this sweeping condemna
tion, however, he excerpts the Greek
boatmen. He quotes u saying prcvalen
Turkey: "Ittakes two Turks to Swinil,
a Greek, two Greeks to swindle Jew
1.-TWO jews to swindle an Armenian" ant
declares that it is quite true.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
Dunbar system!
SUCCESSFULLY

Interfering invariably cured in one. .hG'-
ing
Knucklng and knee sprung horses are
Immediately benefited and left in condition
to the aid of which nature soon effects per
manCnt cure,
LamCncss from cOrnS instantly removed.
Immc cdiatc relief given III eases of acute
founder.
Diseases Of the above nature. and various
others pertaining To the foot and leg. hereto
fore considered incurablc by the cold
School" Veterinarians. are, by a judicious
application of the dunbar system, relieved
and cured.
Anatomical specimens exhibited at the
office, showing cause and effect.
Having been at great expense 10 acquire
"A thorough knowledge Of the subject, and
being the only smiths in the State 10 whom
Mr.. Dunbar has impaired his valuable
method of treatment, | am prepared to
treat the worst case the public may bring
forward
| employ only competent mon and per.
sonally supervise all operations
OFFICE III AND 1l3 ORANGE SITS
DAVID WOOL, MAN
The daily gazette., 1876-12-07
THE MISS HoUSToNS'
Select Day and Boarding SGlVl
coNnsSoEs AT 300 DELAWARE AVk'O"
u,EpTEMRER. 1876.
usEPTEMBER. 1876.

U@bF EW DEN' 1'7' ,,.,or4
These Young ladies are thorough ea"vSrS eamS"nerS
of the most refined kind. in mind, nG isst,S
ano spirit. we are sure the grea'ssSt, - tbeif
will be done to oil pupils intrqs,e%a r,h;n% TO drs3
care. To teach the ,onng 10 onr on,nH niHnstracto1
out out 'oe OF ons sospn into smother yta95 VIII fsf
aid IN way that is useful and delsIftbs ~ n arse
hat ~ art. and this is the met@hod no anu nuu1ospects
ter Of these young ladies. Their msumbsl
are said to be sncoura ging. a. tnea nho visl
is limited and filling up. Inoso s.auld ap,
ls p1e svs soop TSe location Is healthy snd coPTTb, IL,
silent. directly on tho street car rGa's ~ nv uni
pupil ffcn the heart Of the city 70 nsi anS out y
pleasar seathor could step in aaa LII Iii d id
the dooi, and in other weather the s~aal6.tf
vigOrating and healthy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-12
HINTS to Correspondents.

From the Rochester Express.
If we should publish the communications
We receive from clergymen, lawyers and even
college professors as they ale received, two
thirds Of them would appear ridiculous, either
in punctuation, an excess or deficiency of
capitals, bad spelling, or false syntax, and
possibly in more than one or in all. The great
fault with manuscript by ladies is a redund-
ancy of italics. We seldom receive a letter
from a lady which has not about one third of
the paragraphs UNDERSIGNED, and we have
frequently had to mark out italicized lines in
the poetry sent to US by the dear creatui cs.
1t is as if they should say: "There is a senti-
ment worth noticing. Isn't it charming ?"
Italics should rarely be used, except in state
ment or In denunciation, and the less of the
latter article the better.
The proper arrangement of correspondence
or even of editorial copy for the press can be
effected only by skillful and experienced jour
nalists. 1t is popular impression that it is as
easy to write for q newspaper as it is to talk.
Correspondents, whose illusions have been
published, are especially strong in this belief,
failing, as they do, to note that their communi-
cations have been retouched in the editorial
room, here a capital substituted for lower
case letter, there period marked in, para
gragn indicated, a misspelled word corrected,
a faulty sc lteuce mended, and the whole doc
ument put on lis good behavior before its in
PRODUCTION to the public. When l. appears
the author reads it over half a dozen times
and concludes he can write as well as the
editor. Perhaps he can. No doubt there are
good writer's outside editorial rooms as in them,
but a majority of the outside writers would
find, before they had been in the newspaper
business long that they needed some technical
training in the art of putting things in ''ship
lhape" before the compost ors. The amount
of profanity frequently evoked from printers
by the manuscript copy o. clergymen's ser
mons would horrify their pious authors If they
could hear it.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-12

GOVERNOR HAYES frank, candid, level
headed letter of acceptance strikes terror
into the hearts of the Democratic leaders.
They see that it is bound to strike re-
sponsive chord In the hearts of the masses
Of the people which cannot be ''coughed"
down. The silly attempts of the Opposl-
tion press to belittle and pooh pooh this
letter indicate but too clearly the fear by
which that press is exercised. The
framing of the letter is but too plainly the
sincere work of statesman and an honest
man. He promises a true reform in the
civil service, and, in order that he may be
able to carry out and execute that reform,
he announces that he will not be a candi-
date for second term. He can do justice
without fear or favor. He can say to po-
litical spectators and tricksters: 81 have
emo use for you, nor your arts. nor your
devices. simply want the services of
Intelligent and honest men," The
masses of the people will recognize in this
preparation for earnest work the true
metal for a good President. He then
tells Congressman that he will suffer no
encroachment upon the Executive preroga-
tiyes by legislators. Tue duties allotted to
him by the Constitution he will perform
without interference or dictation from any
quarter. He could not do this if he were
seeking reelection. The people will sus-
tain such man as this. The Democrats
may we'll take the alarm and attempt to
CRY him down.