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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15

Nr. Lewis'a Wnv OF tetting to san Francisco
In Twelve Houra. or Breakina his Neck

II seems ~ though MIR. Martin Farquhar
Topper desire to- see u h,s that will far it,
WINES and ly, Is destined tp hr gr,tiacd Not.
indcci. hl Yankee. Us hc hoped. but hv NJ. W.
q. Lewis. y Southern gentleman. who has do
vutcd ur',v year. ~ hi, life to the study of
aerial na, iitdipn, and has ut last succeeded In
produrin- u model Of = nyng machine. which
oertalul. dives III that Ne claims tor II.
lie gave private exhibition Of hi, invention
at hi home. 2, Wc-t thirty -hr-t street. c-tcrjny
afternoon. The principle by which the motive
power ~ tho iuaciin- j. oht Iinod Is To great
extent similar H. that which prOpels strcw
steamer. Tie model weighs three pounds, and
the body IL probably about eighteen inches
long " contains a perverted clock spring,
which communicates with two wings. one Hbots
the other and each having iva fans precisely
similar IN shape to- those uf the Grew ~ pro-
pfllrr when the spfing f. wound up. those
wings. or -crrws, fcvolvc at the ratio ~ nlbht
Hitetn rcNuitti Ions second, rud tile inachtnd
rises into the air. uf course. with 80 rapid mo.
tion. the motive power l. soon c1hauStcdI nut
MI Levi. proposes TO substitute steam ioi
clock work.
ly attaching another pair ~ wings he rctss
horizontal motion. and Yesterday the model ross
To- the ceiling ~ thcrouiu In which The expert.
inpni was made. and then dnrted swiftly 20 the
Opposite wall. Mhru' the upward motion alone
dead weight of one bound and tr. Lewis shta
That tho Nclhi OF the model it.Cli COlld be M
tcfiWii reduced without decreasing ia" power,
Tile inventor o-tiutirs that for about S2.TJ q
| Produced Witch would travel from New YOrN To
san Francisco in twelve hours For about SSA
u" c.uld iuhhr a nnH' tiur in which lac u pro-
par'd 10 e'til oh the uiic ~ Trinity Church.
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To THF EDITOR OF lnE SrN-S h. The article
IN rHg srS " today De d,d "1lc Cart.uu. Murler,"
contains several missta emcnts. consider 1t due to
both my fellow Jurors ana myself 10 LAY, thar NJ the
last Nu" the jury stood, As almost Il m the beginning
o. D. and tA4t never Was Hs-li it any ua!.tr hy
ny fellow JUROR Ca tNr CONTRARY uu very fntrtctti
delbcrtiluus have been conducted YusuOut ia "A
splflt ~ me utmost 81 due-s and rurii lfY
nave ;h, honor 20 remain, very respectfully,
MA lOkk. oct. IA, IhKJpOB a.. tLAt BkS-kLKK.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-.Sir: The
following Is surs way Of telling the difference
between 4 toadstOJi and a mushroom. 90 INTO
the woods In search II mushrooms, gather
everything YOU see vita the shape ~ an UNI
brellt. take them home and nave them -tewed,
ami eat some Of tho stew. II YOU die they are
tladstool-. ii you live they are mushrooms.
This test has never been known to fnl. Citizens
who desire 10 vote had better not Try the expert
meut until after election. JOE joins.
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kIGAOk iiEkNlO AANO,
Inr Acton -hllg
NRTFNPsf 0nOsfsS ACTOR,
Termed tlc Nunuef Of Europe,

On Ade his appearance and metempsychosed the
Bowen BOYS 70 their hearts content
About this ZINE nero vas a Mf. Howard who
6guTos cCnstantlY "a tho bill. Possibly 1t
George e. Howard. the husband u Topsy
Howard but tnaf dOn't know, f4r on al tho
I'LL. bs's called SIMPLY AS. Howard" That by
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
From

New Orleans, Dec. 13.-Goyernor Wells,
Of the Returning Board, was before the
Congressional Committee to-day. He de-
clined answering any questions, denying
the authority of the Committee to ~interro-
gate him as to Returning Board matters.
Mr.. Morrison said that they would not press
the questions. Governor Wells stated that
if the Committee would employ eight clerks,
in addition to the clerical force of the Board,
all the papers could soon be copied, and
with them the Committee would have all the
information as to votes cast in the State,
and the evidence which prompted the action
of the Board. The other members of the
Returning Board were notified that they
would be examined hereafter. Other wit
nesses were examined as to the late election,
but nothing new or startling was developed.
New Orleans, Dec. 14.-Before the Con-
gressional Committee, Clover, Supervisor of
East Baton Rouge, who testified yesterday,
was recalled by Gen. Hurlburt. Clover SUB.
mitted a copy of the affidavit which accom-
panied his returns, showing riot, tumult, vio-
lence, fear, dread, and terrorism throughout
the parish ON the day of election; did not
witness any violence, but was informed OF
it by other persons.
Cross-examined-The affidavit accom- pa
nying the returns was prepared in the Gus.
tom-house in this city. Hugh j. Campbell
assisted in preparing it. A number OF wit.
nesses were examined. The committee
gave notice that they would meet hereafter
in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
Hsefm Information.

REMEMBER that a tablespoonful of
black pepper will prevent gray or buff
linen from spotting if stirred into the
first water in which they are washed. 1t
will also prevent the colors running,
when washing black or colored cambrics
or muslins, and the water is not injured
by it, but just as soft as before the pep
per was put in.
MIR. VIRGIL w. BLANCHARD, of New
York, has discovered a cure for drunken
ness, which may be described in brief as
a diet of bran, potato skins, milk, eggs,
and fish. Without the bran and potato
skins the diet would be endurable, and
perhaps nutritious, but with them it
would be too unattractiye to win the
drunkard from his inebrious way.
B. W. HASTINGS, of Iowa, sends the
Chicago hter-Ocean the following direc.
lions for making a cheap fire kinder
Take a corn-cob and pour on the end o.
it one or two teaspoonfuls of kerosene, OF
dip the end in the oil about two inches.
Put a little dry kindling stuff on top Of
the coal, thenlight the cob with a match
and hold it to the end of the kiudlings
1t will start the fire in two or three min.
utes; one-half pint of oil will be suf
fcient to light fifty fires.
AN easy method of protecting house
plants in cold weather, and one, too,
that has proved effectual as far as tried.
except where the house is very cold OF
the weather extremely severe, is to place
the plants at night, before the room has
become cool, in a compact form on the
floor or table, and then encircle them
with a stiff board or paper such as ii
used for building purposes, of sufficient
width to inclose the plants, making
top of the same material, or covering
with carpets or blankets, or both ; also
laying cloths around the lower edge o
the paper. Shielded in this way, the
plants will go through unframed, whe1
water freezes in the room outside.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

Mr.. Kelly was agreed to without division.
1t is that the silver dollar of the weight of
412H grains shall be coined, and shall be a
legal tender for all debts public and private,
except where payment of gold coin is re-
quired by law. The House then voted by
yeas and nays on the. passage of the bill
thus amended, and the bill passed. Yeas,
167; nays, SO.
In the Senate, December IA, most of the
day was occupied in a discussion of
Louisiana affairs. When the discussion was
finished, the Chair laid before the Senate q
Message from the President in answer to
the resolution of the Senate of the 9th inst,
In regard to troops being stationed at
Petersburg, Virgins, IN election day.
Ordered printed and to lie on the table,.
In the House, the Judiciary Committee re-
ported q resolution about counting the
Electoral votes. II provides for a committee
OF seven, to act in conjunction with any
similar committee that may be appointedb by
the Senate, to report withoutd delay a measure
best calculated to accomplish the desired
end; also, another committee of seven, to re.
port what are the privileges, powers,
and duties Of the House in counting
the Electoral vote. The resolution was
adopted under the operation of the previous
question, without debate or division. A
joint resolution for the printing of the
Agricultural Report of 1876 was adopted.
Soon afterward the House went into Com
mittee-of the Whole on the Post-ofice APP
preparation bill. An amendment increasing
the appropriation for mail transportation
on the Star routes and on steamboats, from
100000 0 to $6,237, 1893 was agreed to.
In the Senate, December 10, the question
Of the Electoral vote of Oregon was de.
bated, Messrs. Thurman and Wallace de-
Tending the action of Governor Grover, and
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, denouncing it.
Without taking any action, the Senate went
into executive session, and soon adjourned.
.......In the House the bill appropriating
$4,000 to defray the expenses of the
Southern Investigating Committees gave
rise to a debate. The bill was passed, and
the House soon adjourned.
In the House, December 16, Mr.. Schlei-
cheers amendment to the Postofice Appro-
priation Bill, increasing the appropriation
for the transportation of mails on stage
routes and steamboats,, was agreed to
yeas, 90; nays, &c. The bill
was then passed, without division.
The Speaker laid before the House the tele-
gram received by him from Mr.. Morrison,
Chairman of the Louisiana select COM
mittee, and that to Morrison from Mr.. Orion,
President OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company, refusing to produce the originals
OF the Geographic dispatches. The Judiciary
Committee were instructed to report what
action the House would take in the matter.
Eulogies on the late Speaker Kerr were de-
livered, and resolutions expressing sorrow at
his decease were passed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
The Florida JnUestfgdttnD Com.
1nittee.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE Congress
sioDal Committee to-day discovered what is
alleged to be an Interpolation of seventy.two
names in the poll-list OF a precinct in Leon
County. This Interpolation the Democrats
charge was made to cover seventy-two fraudu-
lent tickets of minute size that were found in
the box. The Democrats charge hat these
tickets were hidden in the folds of the
regular tickets and thu; struggled into the
box. The Interpolation was charged on the
ground that the cit zens Of the precinct fail
to identify any of the seventy-two names
that appear consecutively on two pages to
themselves, and from the fact that the poll
list at this precinct was not numbered as at
all other precincts. The Republicans claim
hat they can explain these facts ~satisfac-
tOrily Tomorrow,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
Household Helps.

SWEET Potato PH.-Take two large
sweet potatoes and steam them till they
are soft; slice them thin. The pastry il
made in the usual way. Lay the pota.
toes in a deep pie pan, sprinkle some
flour I'VE them, add two tablespoonful
of vinegar, one of butter, half a cup of
water, sugar and spices to taste, and eat
while warm.
WELSH RAREBIT.-Half a pound
crumbly, good cheese, n ounce butter,
ONE gill milk or ale-ale is best cut
cheese up fine and put in frying pan or
brazier with the butter and ale, and
keep stirring until the cheese is COM
pletely melted; add while stirring half a
t~easpoonful dry mustard, a few drops of
Worcestershire sauce, aud a little cay
enne pepper. Have a hot plate with
rather thick slice toast, softenej with
milk, ready to pour the rarebit over it.
For a golden buck, poach two eggs and
place on top.
ANTI-DYsPEPTIc GRAHAM BREAD
Stir into cold water as much Graham
flour as can be put in. Then, with the
hands, work the dough faithfully. After
a few minutes kneading you may be able
to work in more four-the more the bet
ter, for if there is not enough the bread
will be tough. The dryer the dough is
- IL
bread will be. Then roll out the dough
thinner han for pie-crust. Bake in
sheets on iron or tin pans. This bread
will keep for a long time if kept in a
warm place, and is exceedingly sweet
and palatable, and very easy of digestion.
1t is a good plan to break the sheets into
squares and put into a coarse linen bag
and hang it up back of the stove.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

THE CHICAGO LEDGER is said to have
spent $500 600 in advertising the past two
wears, and, by the looksof the newspapers
throughout the United States, we should
iaS it would take as much to 90 round
this year. And to cap the climax the
proprietors have announced their paper
at $1.OO a year. How it is done is a mys-
terry, unless they have more than ga bar
rel of money" to give away. We believe,
however, it is the theory of the publishers
that all they ask of the reader is to pay
for the white paper and postage for their
labor, when the paper reaches a 1000 0
or more circulation, their advertising
will pay the profit. While they are
building up the paper they do not solicit
advertising and hence the readers get a
great paper Tor $1.00 that is worth S.. 90.
As the publishers have the money, nc
doubt they will succeed. Address THE
LEDGER, Chicago, Ill, inclosing $1.OO
for subscription and Is cents for postage.
Chicago Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

The Mason & Hamlin Organ Go. re-
ceived from London, a few days since, a
single order for 250of their organs, which
are becoming nearly as celebrated in Eu-
rope as they are in America. They have
just completed to order an organ for the
celebrated DR.. Franz List, Pesth, Hun
gary, for use in his concerts.-M. Y. Phil.
Journal,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

AT Halifax, Nova Scotia, a few days
ago, a boy of eleven jumped from a
wharf during a strong ebb, and brought
back a child of nine at a distance of one
hundred and fifty yards to the dock,
where he sustained himself and his bur-
den till assistance reached them. He then
ran home, for fear his mother would
scold him for losing his boot,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

THERE can be no mistake about it,
"Matchless" plug tobacco takes the lead.
Old fine cut chewers say it gives better salts
faction and is cheaper than fine cut. You
can not be imposed upon, as each plug has
the words "Matchless P. T. Co." on a wooden
tag. Try it once and you will always chew
it. Manufactured by the Pioneer Tobacco
Company, New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

CHAPPED hands, face, pimples, ringworm,
cured, and rough skin made soft and smooth,
by using Juniper Tar Soap. Be careful to
get only that made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, as there are many limitations
made with common tar, all Of which are
worth1ess-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

SINCE our last issue we have heard of sew.
eral persons who have used Durang's Rheu.
matte Remedy for rheumatism; and all pro-
nounc it success. 1t comes to our market
highly recour ended; aud as it is the only
reliable remedy now in use, it will have a
large sale. 1t is taken internally. Price,
$1.00; six bottles, $500.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

HELP FOR "HARD TIMEs."-read the ad.
vertisement elsewhere on the subject. You
can not expeud a small sun Just now better,
than to get the help there offered.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

ment weight of pig 225 pounds; actual
weight, 229 pounds. Another pig.
measured weight, 2O5 pounds; actual
weight, 1881 pounds. This shows The
rule to be worthy the farmers use.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

For the benefit OF dairymen it is stated
hat one hundred pounds of corn fed to
a COW will produce one dollars worth of
mix, calling the milk worth twenty cents
per gallon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

EVERY farmer who owns a good stock OF
horses, cattle, and sheep, and intendsto keep
them through the winter, should get at once
a good stock Of &eridan's Cavalry Condition
POWDERS. One dollars worth will save at
least a half ton of hay.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

PERSONS who have become thoroughly
chilled from any cause, may have their cir
c~ulation at once restored by taking into the
stomach a teaspoonful of Johnson's Anedyne
Lininsent mixed in a little cold water, well
sHeetened.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

WHETHER for use on man or beast,
Merchants Gargling Oil will be found an
invaluable liniment, and worthy of use
by every resident in the land. We know
of no proprietary medicine or article
now used in the United States which
shares the good will of the people to a
greater degree than this. Yellow wrap.
per for animal and white for human flesh.
IN. Y. Independent.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

AT our request Cragin & Co., Philadel-
phia, Pa, have promised to send any of our
readers gratis ION receipt of 15c. to pay
POSTAGE a sample of Dobbins' Electric
Soar to try, Send at once
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
R.lt.hIa c.U,.-. Do.h

One box Of DIR. TUrr's Pills will save you many
dollars in doctors bills. They will surely cure Chill
and Fever; Dyspepsia; Disordersd Liver or Bowels
Sick Headache; Jaundice; or Chronic Constipation.
Only IS cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
COLLINS
VoLTAIc PLASTERS
Afford the most grateful relief in all
Affections of the Chest and Lungs.
CHRONIC PLEURISY CURED,

Mcssrs. WEEKS & POTTER:
sgentien1sn.hayin for many months past suffered
Pleurisy, caused by q former injury and strain, and for
which fused many prescriptions and liniments, as well
as the so-called rheumatic cures, without the least
benefit, my physician one OF your Col
LfSs' VoLTAIoPLAsTERs, which, to my great surprise,
relieved the pain and soreness almost Immediately,
and l have been able to attend to my household az
fairs ever since with perfect ease and comfort, where
as before the application of your invaluable plaster
l was scarcely able to do anything. 1 consider them
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TO the afflicted. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. FRANCES HARTMAN.
OELAyD, Nc, April2 81, 1876. =
There Is no medical or protective appliance thai
will prove so grateful and effective in Tickling Coughs
Irritation and Soreness of the Chest and Lungs. We
believe them capable of preventing serious diseases
Of these organs.
Price, IS cents. Sold by all druggists. Mailed or
receipt of price, 25 cents for one, $i25 for six, or &. q
for twelve. carefully wrapped, and warranted, by
WEEKS POTTER, Proprietors, Boston. Mass
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

A Valuable Gift.-By an arrangement with the
Publisher, we will seEd every reader of this pager q
sample package of Transfer Pictures free. Send
3-cent stamp for postage. They are highly colored.
beautiful aad easily Transferred to any object. SO as
J. L. PATTEN & 20, 162 William ST., New York.
INVENTORS, PENSION AND BOUNTY
Claimants shou!d write Col. l.. bingham & Co. ,Atty's
for Claims, Patents, Land Titles, Washington, D.. q.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21

IL you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly. poor appetite and
tongue coated, you are suffering from torpid fever,
or "biliousness,- and nothing will cure you SO
speedily and permanently as
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-12-21
General BreuIttes,

Tn Legislature of Colorado has elected
Hon. HenryM. Teller United States Senator,
for six years, commencing next March.
A still of $50 gallons capacity, three mash
tubs with a capacity of 1000 gallons each,
and other materials for carrying on Illicit
dist1lation, has been seized in the center OF
the block bounded by Eleventh and Twelfth
Streets, and avenues C and D, New York.
The property is valued at $45, 900.
The boilerin the engine-house at a copperas
mine, on Green Pond Mountain, N. J., ex.
ploded a few nights ago, blowing the house
TO pieces. Two men were instantly killed,
another fatally injured, and a fourth terribly
mutilated.
The United States steamer Michigan has
been virtually put out of. commission, all Of
her officers having been detached except
SIX, and all crew discharged except ten. She
is the only United States war vessel on the
lakes. The Department. action is due to the
reduced appropriations.
By the moving of i~ce-loes at ST. Louis on
the 18th, a number of steamboats, lying al
the wharf were severely damaged. 1t il
thought that two hundred thousand dollar.
will not repair the losses.
Four masked men, a few nights since, en-
tered the house of Mr.. Ream, banker al
Somerset, o., and, binding his hands and
gsggiDg him, compelled him at the point O
the pistol, to accompany him to the bank
and open the safe, which they robbed of ovel
Ten thousand dollars. Ole of the robbers
remained as a guard in the rom with Mrs
Ream, who after they had all departed, freet
herself, and repairing to the bank liberated
eer husband, who had beea left immovably
pound to the floor. The alarm was gooI
sounded, and the whole village turned out
but the thieves escaped.
Fire Marshal Ready, of Brooklyn, il
speaking of the theater fire, says that ther'
was lack Of proper precautions against fire
There was no discipline among the EN-
ployees, the means of exit from the CALLER.
were not good enough in case of q fire ant
a panic, and that had the audience beef
The Morning herald., 1876-07-27
MINOR DISPATCHES.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, July 96.-President MacMahon
has granted 1877 additional pardons to Com
mupists.
LIVERPOOL, July 96.-The American
Line steamer Pennsylvania, sailed for Phil
sdelphia at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
ALEXANDRIA, July 26.-A great fire oc-
Cured at Cairo, yesterday, near the vege-
table market. Many houses were destroyed.
I MOUNT WASHING TON SUMMIT HOUSE,
July 26.-Four inches of snow fell this
morning Just after sunrise. The weather
is new clear.
CHAMPAIGN, H., July 26.-The Repub-
leans OF the Fourteenth Congressional dis
trict yesterday unanimously nominated Tor
reelection, j. G. Cannon.
HAMILTON, ONT, July 26.-John and
William Young, who were ser fenced to be
hanged on June 81, for murder but on May
% escaped from Cayuga Jail after murder.
Gus attack on the jailor, were discovered
this morning, hiding in barn, and recap
tured.
The Morning herald., 1876-07-27
"Black.Ey ed Susau.''

Gay wrote this well-known ballad upon
Mrs. Montford, celebrated actress cotem
porary with Cibber. After her retirement
from the stage, love and the ingratitude of
a bosom friend deprived her OF her reason,
and she was placed in receptacle for lun-
atics. One day during a lucid interval,
she asked her attendant what play was to
be performed that evening, and was told
that it was "Hamlet." In this tragedy,
while on the stage, she had ever been re-
ceived with rapture in Ophelia. The recol-
lections struck her, and, with that cunning
which is so often allied to insanity, she
eluded the care OF her keepers and got ito
the theatre, where she concealed herSel (
until the scene in which Ophelia cutters In
her insane state: she then rushed Oh the
stage before the lady who had performed
the previous part of the character could
come on. aid exhibited more perfect re-
presentation of madness than the utmost
eXertions of mimic art could effect. She
was in truth Ophelia herself, to the amaze
ment of the performers and the astonish.
ment of the audience. Nature having made
this last effort, her vital powers failed her
On going off she exclaimed, ''It is all over y
She was Immediately conveyed back to hcl
place of security, and few days after
like lily dropping,
Bow. d her head and Cied.'