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of Talleyrand's Wife.

Talleyrand's wife was more remarka-
bic for her beauty than her intelligence,
though it is probable that some of the
stories told of her excessive naiuete may
have been invented for her benefit, and
others may have been given to her
which originated in other quarters.
There are skeptics, for example-and
NJ. Amedee Pichot is one of them-who
doubt whether the Robinson Crusoe
story, which is the best told of her, ought
to be given to Madame de Talleyeand.
As stray reader here and there may
not know this anecdote it would be a
pity to omit it; it is this: Talleyrand
was going to entertain at dinner M.
Demon, a savant, who had been to
Egypt with the army of the First Con-
sui. Talleyrand on the day of the din
ner informed his wife that she would
have at her right at table learned man
and traveller, and that she would do
well before he arrived to glance at his
volume, which she would find on his
library table. Madame de Talleyrand,
at dinner, by way of compliment to the
author, spoke of the immense pleasure
which she had found in the narrative of
his adventures.
"But you must have found it very
tiresome being alone on a desert is
land," she said.
"Madame, do not understand"
said NJ. Demon.
go, but you must" she said; "and
you must have been very happy when
your man Friday arrived"
Madame de Talleyrand had by mis-
take been reading the "Adventures of
Robinson Crusoe." NJ de Talleyrand,
it is said, remarked on one occasion
when she had committed some such
mistake: ga witty wife can compro-
mise her husband, but a foolish wife can
only compromise herself. "-Belgravia.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
A Charley Ross Case in London.

The London Times of March says
Mrs. Jefries, living at East Greenwich,
waited upon Mr.. Patterson, sitting at
Greenwich Police Court, stating that her
child, a boy aged thirteen months, had
been stolen while in charge of its sister,
aged eleven, while listening to band
playing in the Trafalgar Road, Green
wich. The offender was a woman (who
was accompanied by a soldier), who
sent the girl for some apples, and on
her return the woman and the child were
gone. Mr.. Patterson was informed that
the stolen child had been traced to the
possession of Thomas Cookson, gum
ner in the Esd Brigade Royal Artillery,
and Amelia Brady, living with him as
his wife in Sandy Hill, Woolwich, the
latter representing that the child was
her own. The real mother was sent for,
and with evident joy at once identified
her little boy. Cookson and Brady were
both apprehended, and will be charged
with stealing the child.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

went over.
In the Senate, on the 31st, Mr.. Morton IS
Mississippi resolution being under consideration.
| Mr.. Bruce and others spoke in favor of the reso-
Tuition and Mr.. Merrl mon and others against it.
| The question was taken on the resolution offered
by Mr.. Christiancy substitute, and it was
adopted-yeas, %; nays, 10. Adjourned till
Monday In the House. the Senate bill de-
claring the 14th of April next public holiday in
the District of Columbia, to allow officials to
| witness the unwilling of the statute to Abraham
In Lincoln was taken up and passed the 6Ild FOR
rency was then taken up and passed-yeas, 122
nays, TO-. The following is the text Of the bill
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, ETC., That there be and
hereby is appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwi-e appropriated. the sum Of
1853 600, to provide for engraving, printing and
other expenses Of making and issuing United
SEC. .. That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed to issue silver coin of the United
states OF the denominations OF ten; swe eIay'
in redemption of an equal amount of
fractional currency, whether the same be
ton, or whether it may be presented
for redemption; and the Secretary Of the Treasu-
partment, provide for such redemption and is
sue, by substitution at the regular Sub treasury
and public repositories Of the United States. I'M
til the whole amount OF fractional currency out
standing shall be redeemed.
SEC. 8. That silver coins of the United states
of the denomination of one dollar shall be legal
tender at their nominal value for any amount not
exceeding Is in any one payment, and silver
coins of the United States of denomination of
less than one dollar shall be legal tender at their
nominal value for any amount not exceeding 70
in any one payment.
The Senate was not in session on the LIST.
......The House was occupied by a long discus
sion of the bill for regulating commerce and steam
navigation, but no vote was reached. A resolu-
ton was passed to investigate Horace BoyntOn,
Clerk of the House Committee ON Military Affairs,
who is charged with having been guilty Of cor
rupt practices while an officer Of the Internal
Revenue in Texas.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
A Divers Companions.

Sea monsters are not pretty compan.
ions, when interviewed at home by med
dlesome visitors. Mr. Frank auckland
relates bit of experience by diver
while hunting after an ancient ship-load
of dollars under the sea, off the north
east coast of Ireland.
While hunting among the wreck for
GUS underwater adventures. One of
the divers complained that he was an
noyei by lobster, and couldn't work.
Mr.. Wood learned the whereabouts of
the lobster and went down after him.
He soon discovered Mr.. Lobster sitting
under rock, looking as savage as a
lobster can look. His feelers were
pointed well forward, and he held out
his two great claws wide open in a
threatening attitude.
Wood, knowing the habits of Holsters,
offered this fellow crow-bar, which he
Immediately nipped with his claws.
Then, watching his opportunity, he
passed the signal line over the Holsters
tail, made it fast, and signaled to the
men above to "haul away This they
did, and away flew Mr.. Lobster, flying
up through the water into the air above,
with his claws still expanded, and as
scared as a lobster could be.
A great conger eel also paid the di-
vers visit. He was an immense fellow,
and he kept swimming around Wood,
but would not come near him. Wood
was afraid OF his hand being bitten, as
a conger cells bite is very bad. He
once knew diver whose finger was
seized by conger. This brute took all
the flesh clean off the mans finger. A
conger is very dangerous animal to
man when diving in the water.
However, this conger kept swimming
round about Wood, so he took his clasp
knife out and tried to stab him; but the
conger would not come near enough to
be struck. 1t was long time before
the conger would go away; and even
after he had gone away, Wood could
not go on working, because he was not
sure that the brute was really gone for
good, and he might have come out of
some corner at any minute and nipped
his fingers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
A Wife Who Starved Herself.

For many years past, says the Norris
town pa Herald, there has been liv-
ing in Indian Creek Township, Monroe
County, married couple named Dicks.
About week ago Zachariah Dicks, the
husband, made will in which it was
provided that should he die first, all his
property should go to the children, and
they were to provide for their mother
until her death. Mrs. Dicks very stern
ly objected to such a disposition of the
property, and demanded that the will
be changed, but her husband needed
her not. Becoming convinced that
coaxing would do no good, the old lady
began to threaten, and finally left her
husbands roof. She never would taste
another morsel of food. This threat
did not move the old man, but the old
lady kept her word. For fourteen long
days she ate not a mouthful, and only
occasionally would she wet her lips with
water. Friends and neighbors called
on her often to try to turn her from her
dreadful purpose, but she would not
even see any of them. She died at the
age of sixty-five.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
The Kind of Snow Storms They
Have on the u. p. n. r..

Says the Iowa State Journal of De-
Moines: Mr.. C. F. Clarkson returned
from his California trip on yesterday
He relates some interesting incidents o.
his return over the mountains. He left
San Francisco at s O'Clock on Wednes
day, March 10. The telegraph had re-
ported fearful snow storm in the
mountains, commencing on the 18th
Supposisg the road would be opened by
the 10Th, Mr.. C. started homeward
All along the Sacramento Valley every
thing was smiling. The cattle were
luxuriating in the grass knee-high, and
the plains were decked with flowers.
At o'clock p. m. the train turned east
ward TO ascend the Nevada Mountains,
and by 10 O'Clock reached Blue Canyon,
from which to Truckee the snow was
from four to twelve feet deep, and in
the gulches it was in some places one
hundred feet deep. Those who have
kept snow gauges on the Nevadas re-
port fall of 389 inches of snow during
the winter.
Immense snow-plows, operated by
locomotives and hundreds of Chinese,
had opened the roads over the Nevadas,
and the train was on time until it reach
ed the town of Wells, on the Humboldt
Mountains. There they overlook the
trains which had left San Francisco for
the four days previously. The road
from Wells to Toano (36 miles) was
still blockaded, no trains having passed
over that section for four days. The
snow was any depth from four to fifteen
feet As the wind was still blowing,
to open the track with shovels was as
futile as dipping the ocean dry
with spoon Seventeen locomotives
were assembled at the western end of
the blockade, eight of which were put
behind an immense snow-plow. The
five passenger trains were massed into
three, and thus arranged a charge was
made on the obstruction. As such pow
er was hard to resist, in three hours the
snow-plow was pushed through to
Toano, and the caravan of trains reach
ed Ogden only three hours behind time.
But the successful trial demonstrates
that trains can be pushed through any
blockade ever likely to impede any road.
The change coming down the noun
tains was as great as that going up
them. In the valley of Salt Lake farm
ers were blowing and the atmosphere
mild.
Starting out again in a few hours, the
deep SHOWS were encountered again on
the Wasatch range, so deep that at some
of the villages the combs of the roofs of
some of the houses could alone be seen.
But there was no obstruction; yet the
cars crowding along between snow
banks as high as the roofs was interest
ing to the passengers.
On Saturday, the 18th, the train en-
a fearfal snow-storm on the
Rocky Mountains, at Sherman, lasting
until midnight of Sunday. Sometimes
there was danger of the train being
blown from the track. Taken altogeth-
er, Mr.. C. gives a glowing account of
the scenes and incidents of the entire
trip from San Francisco to Des Moines
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
Centennial Notes.

MISSOURI will erect an octagona
| temple of iron, glass, and zinc.
THE Milwaukee Maennerchor will
take past in the musical exercises.
THE Milwaukee schools send abou
$4,000 manuscripts to the Centennial.
THE Japanese building, which il
about finished, has been erected without
driving nail.
OFFENBACH is to receive $4,000 q
month for his Centennial performances
in Philadelphi and New York.
THE large gun from Krupp's manu-
factory in Berlin is on its was to this
country. 1t weighs 10000 pounds.
THE old Liberty bell is to be placed
in a pavilion in Independence Square
which is to be erected for the purpose
at a cost of $500.
By winding around and through every
nook and corner of the Main Building
person may walk thirty-seven and
three-eighth.. miles.
On the oath the steamship Labrador
arrived from France, bringing cargo
composed entirely of works of art for
the French department. The Labrador
is probably the largest vessel that ever
entered the port Of Philadelph:a The
steamer Donati, from Rio Janeiro,
bringing goods for exhibition in the
Brazilian department, also arrived
the same day.
BED-QUILrs enough have been offered
for exhibition at the Centennial 70 COW
er the whole State of Pennsylvania.
No more are wanted. Once these were
the sort of thing in which the notable
of America delighted, and
showed wonderful skill in constructing
The beautiful "Irish chain," but now
Uncle Sam will not exhibit such produc-
ions. Mrs. Governor Noyes says it is
Useless to send them to the committee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

sion. At the end of the third day he
sent his guest, in one of the royal car
riages, back to Munich, and forwarded
to him shortly after gold watch with
the scene of the Grutli engraved upon
its caser
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

A SUIT for damages has been brought
against the Central Vermont Railroad
by the widow of Mr.. Bissell, of the Sher-
man House, Chicago, who was killed in
the railroad accident ut South Walling-
ford short time since. The company
will contest the claim on the ground
that the father came to his death while
trying to save his son, and not as a re-
suit of the accident, and that the son
was riding on a free pass, by accepting
which he had discharged the company
from liability. The question is a novel
one,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the LIST
says: The President has recovered from the
direct effects of his late illness. but still it has
left him exhausted and weak. He passed
a sleepless night last night and to-day was
unable TO receive visitors or dispatch bust
ness
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

THE Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention was held at Harrisburg, on
the 29th, and elected delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention. Gov. John T.
Hartranft was recommended as the Re-
publican nominee for President. A
resolution was passed, favoring an in
creased tariff. The currency question
was not touched upon in the pl ltform.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08
Uses of Raw Hide.

Some of our rural readers may find
these hints from the Vermont Chronicle
useful: The skin of an animal, whether
COW, calf, colt or horse, that dies on the
farm, is worth more at home than at
the tanners. Cut into narrow strips,
and shave off the hair with a sharp
knife before the kitchen fire, or in your
work shop on stormy days and even
ings. You may make them soft by rub
bling. A raw-hide halter-stfap an inch
wide will hold a horse better and last
longer that an inch rope. 1t is stronger
than hoop-iron, and more durable, and
may be used to hoop dry casks and
boxes, and for hinges. Try it on a
broken thill, or any woodwork that has
been split. Put it on wet, and nail it
fast. Thin skins make the best bag
string in the world. A raw-hide rope
is good substitute for a chain. 1t is
valuable TO mend broken link in a
trace-chain. For some purposes it is
best to use it in its natural state For
other purposes it may be dressed soft.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

IT is officially announced that Cen
tennial railway excursion tickets will be
made good for 60 days, instead of 80,
as at first proposed; and also that half
rate tickets will be issued for children
between the ages of 5 and IL years.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

IT is said there are 400, 900 feathers
upon the wing of silk-worm moth, and
that any one doubling the truth of the
statement can easily satisfy himself by
counting them.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

AT Yokohama, Japan, on March II
a boy Is years old, carrying $4,000 to
the bank, was decoyed into the house
of his former master and stranglcd.
The body was found packed in a box
of rice, and the money concealed in the
murdcrer's house. Much excitement
existed, a deed of this kind being almost
unprecedented in Japan.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

The Ohio Republican State Conven-
ton was held at Columbus on the goth.
Governor Rutherford B. Hayes was re-
commended as the Republican nominee
for President. The platform 'srecognizes
gold as the true standard of values, and
the only steady and safe basis for cir
culating medium, and declares that that
policy of finance should be steadily pur.
sued which, without unnecessary injury
to the business or trade, will ultimately
equalize the value of coin and paper
dollar" 1t is also sin favor of a tariff
for revenue, with incidental protection
to American industry" A State ticket
was nominated, headed by Milton NJ
Barnes for Secretary of State.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

The Chinese immigration question
has recently assumed a new phase in
California. In view of the determined
opposition of the people of the State to
a further access of the Monaghan ele-
msnt, as evinced by numerous hostile
acts of legislation, the Chinese compa-
MES and merchants resident in the
State have telegraphed to Hong Kong,
informing their brethren that it is advi-
sable for no more of them to come to
this country at present.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

The public debt statement for April
l shows decrease during the proceed
ing month of 1920, 1866, and since
June 80 last of S17, 1863, 2S6.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
Application for Patent.
For a Mill Site.
NOTICE NO. 322.
U. ). LAND Orvlcy.
Eureka. Nevada Na,chy 10

Eureka, Nevada, March ], Ms.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THiv
~. the Richmond Mining Company AZ n.
vada. a CORPORATION existing under md IL
virtue Of the laws of the State az Ners5S!
has this day. by Thomas v rem. its duly an,
thorixcd agent, whose postofice addre.. \.
Eureka. Nevada. filed its application for ! :
patent for i've acres as a mill site, situate.
lying and being in Eureka Mining tIi.tr;e,
county OF Eureka and Suite Of Nevada. snI
known and designated by tho field note, md
official plat on file in this Office as Lot No on
in nDsnryeyed lands.
The exterior boundaries of said Lot No q,
being as follows. to-wit:
Variation 1879 Dig h.: commencing at a po,t
marked No. /. Us. Survey 10. H. tho ,sms
being POST No. | Of survey \ o. 40 mill ,;ts
survey. whence the flagstaff in the town az
Eureka bears N II Dig ~ M W .2.232 feet, and
the northwest corner o. the lsichmond Minins
t,oinpany VI Nevada Refinery bears S n d. u
Ia !.lO n: thence running hTst course N AZ
zig w l7o f.. to post murked No. 2. US. Sur.
vey No. VI: thence second course N slL de-
+ 100 f., to pos, marx ed = o. 2. u. !. Survey
No. VI; thence third course : AZ dg u rs n.
to post marked No. 4, IT,. =. survey No. OF:
thence fourth course s ~ de * m w $50 LILO
n, to post on the eastern boundary Of said
survey No. 20. marked No. 5. L. s. Survey
NO. ~. and thence II tn course \ ~ Dig "
Si35-l0 fl. to place Of beginning, containing
five acres.
Any and oil person. Ginning adversely any
portion OF said Mil >iie as herein.
before described. arc required to fls
tn .ir adverse claim with tho Register
Of the United STATES Land Once, at
sixty days period Of rp hlicstion hereof. or
they will be barred BY ,lrtuc Of the provis-
ions Of thu Statute.
mrs- Oh u. II. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
Application for Patent.
For "a Mill Site.
NO. 32i.
NV. Hli.
o., ! L.Si osrrcE. !.

Eureka, Nevada, March l. iHs.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the hichniona Mining Company OF Ne
vads. a corporation existing under and by
y%irtae Of the lays Of the State of Nevada.
has this day. by Thomas VI r,n. its duly au-
thorized agent, whose Tostofice address 10
Eureka. Nevada. fI*d its application for .
patent for i've acres rs n mill site. situate.
living and being in luretu Mining District,
county u Eureka and State Of Nevada. and
known and Designated by tho field notes and
official plat on file in this Office rs Lot No. W.
in MnssTvcved lands.
II, ext Nor boundaries Of said Lot No. "
being rs follows, IT. VIII:
Variation Joy dig east: commencing At a
post marked No. l u. :. Survey No, W, the
.ame being post No 4 Of survey No. ~. mill
site survey. whence the flagstaff in thc~town
of Eureka bearsN ~ dg ~ m w 400 II, and
the northwest corner OF the Richmond Mining
Company of Nevada Refinery bcanS 7ldg Pun
W $50 6.i0 r.: thence running first courses
p Dig 81 m u 6tJ3-l0 II, TO post marked No. 2,
u. s.. SURVEY No. ": thcnce second cour 5
~, dig v S75i II. t. post mark ed No. 8, us.
Survey No. w, thence third course 5 81, dg
4 lO II, 10 post marked Nc. I, U. s.. Survey
No. "; thence fourth courseS slH dg W W
q. to post marked No. s. u. 5. Survey No. ".
the same being post No. = of survey No. ~;
thence fifth course n lisz Dig w 2jl l.i0 IT,, 10
post marked No. u, u. =. Survey No. W, the
same being post No. 3 of survey No. u. and
thence sixth course y 80 dig ~ m \ 5s lion.
to pl,cs Of beginning. containing five asrs.;
portion of said Mill site as hsrein-
before described. are required 70 Die
their adverse claim With tho Regis-
tor Of the United States Land Once
a. Enrcks; In the sists Of Neysds. durlng
or they will be barred By virtue Of TIE pro.
visions Of the Statute. ID. B. IMMEL
mr2-10d Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
Rebekah Charity Degree. 10. OF.

nIIE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE
i ReLekaL Charity Degrees Lodge, ], O. o.
f., will DO held in the odd Fellows Hall,
on the FIRST and third FRIDAYS Of each
month, Mt IA O'Clock r. NJ.
W. II. DAVENPORT, y. g.
Dan. NATHAN, Scc'y. 5tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-13
PATENT APPLICATIONS
Application for Patent.
For a Mill Site
NOTICE NO. aal.
- us. LAND OypIcs,
kuraka Navajo. M..-I"s i.

0sos Ak&tD ONFIlR-
Eureka. Nevada. March i ,sze
NOTICE. Is HEREBY GIVEN M.
the Richmond Mining COMPANY y y
Nevada, a corporation existing undsr au.y OF
virtue Of the laws Of the State If Nanmmu Dy
nns this day. by Thomas Wren ia TSusada,
tnoa,Eeo Hgent, whose postofiee addrs.ssa.
LuIeka, Nevada. filed its applicafi"n ~
pnlent ioS nvo acre b - q mill site. s;tns.an y q
ing nno peing in eureka Mininr II;;ssU. "
county OF Eureka and State ~ Nsvaas~Iict,
kmowl and desigIated by the field ,.nt".' and
oinciaI plnt on hle in this office ns I.ot n, And
unsurveyed lands. AosN q. W,
Inc exterior boundaries Of said Lot n. a.
be,ng MS follows, to. wit: NO. w,
post marked No. l., d. 4. SmSnci1s alta
whence the flagstaff in the tow ns q 20. 20,
bears at y dig 20 M W 2.232 Il, and ~ !. Eureka
west ctrhcr Of tho Richmond MINI North
pany Of Nevada Refinery besrs' 4 Com.
" i;!O u: thence running fret comyss dgh
dg + 1v4 6-lO II to post mnrke ed M Q ny
Survey No. 10: thence second cours. !: u.S
" 35l # to post marked No. 4. III SoelTd Dig
No. W.; thence third course NJ d. survey
to post marked No. I, U. 5. Survs. o5tt
thence fourth course N sL W 3eoy = .o. W;
marked No. ,5.u. 5. Survey No, 30 nm. - y post
n;.n course y Pr as = no fl. to plsce n 'b !"
Any and all persons CLAIMING sdr.~
portion OF said Mill Site A. helseiy any
described, are required 10 n1le'n before
adverse claim with the Rsno thcir
the United States Land NM nesister of
reka, in the State of Nevada. Surst W.
sixty days period of pablicstioSn 1rs, ns IN
they VIII be barred by virtue u ia ,sO,, OF
lois OF the Statute. "' pfov!s-
mr2-oOd b. n. IMMEL. R..;....