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Intelligence of Elephants.
The Inter Ocean

Following is an extract from private
letter from George ii. Holt, Esq, OF this
city, from Mapoon, ON the .Maulmain
River, Bu,mah, dated February l. 1t
Will be found OF rare interest:
"We called upon a Mr.. Allen, who had
charge of the largest saw-mill at Ma
poon, where we Ayanted to see the ele-
plants working. We went to the yard,
and Mr.. Allen very kindly put the ele-
plants through their paces,' in other
words, showed them off.
"phey work about the mill The same as
in Rangoon, carrying Oft the slabs, put
ting the logs on the carriages, turning
them over, and piling the boards, but the
most curious and novel performance was
piling the square timbers. Some of these
timbers are twenty inches square and
from sixteen to eighteen feet long. 1t
was such timbers he made the elephant
pile for us, putting them on top'ot a pile
already ten or twelve feet high. The ele-
phant works very quickly--it is surpris-
Ing how quickly he works. FIRST lie nus
tied some small timbers out of the way,
and then he Went tor one OF the large
ones and swung it around until it lay In
The same direction as the timbers in the
pile, with Que end resting on one OF the
'skids' on which the pile is formed. Then
he went to this emu of the timber, and put
ting his tusks under it he raised it up
and rested 1T on top sot the pile, but it
was not lar enough ON, and began to
roll back as soon as the elephants tusks
were Withdrawn. 1t would have broken
his tusks il he had attempted to stop it
with them, so he lowered his head and
butted it up against the pile with such
force you would, have thought it would
have broken his head, and held it there
till he got his trunk well under it, when
he gave a great snort and great throw,
and sent it well up on the pile. Then he
went to the end which rested
on the ground, and putting
one tusk against it, with his trunk
between for cushion, he gave it great
push with the idea Of sliding it up on to
The pile, but he did not push quite strong
enough, and it was funny 10 see him
Sidle off, with his head ON one side, when,
lie SAW it coming back. on him. The
next time he got 1t far enough, and
then he made the end flush with the
other timbers.. The most striking
thing, however, is when he begins a new
pile. First they place the skids parallel
TO one another, going first to one end and
then to the other, and touching them
on this side and then on that, until he is
satisfied they are parallel. Then he
puts the first timber on and goes from
one end to the other, and looks along it
Until, after three or four looks, and three
or tour touches with his trunk or his
foot, he is satisfied it is at right angles
with the skids. Then he goes off and
gets another timber and places it along
side the first, and so on until be has
nearly covered the skids, when he be-
gins a new tier on the first, and this he
lays exactly ON top OF the first as we'll as
It would be done by men in America.
and much more quickly"
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Jealousy in viotoria,s Household

II the bottom facts were known, the
proposed new title of "Empress oi
India" has no reference to the Asiatic
yiceroyalty. The cause lies Within the
Court of st. James, and London
gossips do not hesitate to state that the
wife ot'the Duke Of E iuburg is the
prime cause. Being the daughter of ian
Emperor, and entitled to use The prefix
''lmperlal Highness," she claims prece.
dence'at State ceremonies over the only
unmarried daughter OF ner Majesty, who
is only ~ "koyal high,iessp b Il the n title
lit would give in the courtiy etiquetCe an
Iundisputed right to the Princess Bea
trice to take The rank before her Rus
sian sister-in-law.--[Fro the sunuay
Mercury.
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presentto his wife, neglected to relieve
MIN from the payment or the duties.
the necklace and. earrings which COM
pose the gift were first said to be worth
$3.50, 900, but experts have since ap-
praised them at $4,000. The duty on
tnis amount would be about $40, 200.
Gen. Sherman feels that he is too poor
topay tnis, and he Is unwilling to ap-
peal to Congress Tor an exemption Of the
payment OF the duties. Neither the
Secretary OF the Treasury, the Collector,
nor any Of his deputies, are disposed to
exercise their power of granting free
permit for The diamonds, aud the Turk
ish Ambassador, who has the official
prerogalive OF receiving them in his
name, will not ASK for their release,
because the khediVe is only recognized
by his Government as a vassal.
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FINANCIAL.
C1Nc1NNATI. March 2o-1.ao p.

CINCINNATI. March 29-1:30 +. M.
Gold op ened at la in Wall street to-day, and
now stands 1138. Here it is worth ll3k buying
and ia selling. Gold checks on New YORK
1i416.
There is fair demand for money, and an
easy market with an ample supply of currency
at to 10 per cent. discountrates at the banks.
Eastern exchange is firm and in moderate
demand at par buying ana 10 premium sci :
ing. Sterling exchange is firm and rather
scarce at 4.s', sixty days, and 490Is, SIGHT
draft gold.
Government securities are in moderate local
dn Al nt tha fol
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Cincinnati Dry Goods Market.

The trade is fair, and there is prospect of a
busy season during the next few weeks. Prices
unchanged. We quote the following jobbing
rates for some leading articles:
BROWN SHEETINGS- Eastern standards firm
at 9% aloe; Western, S1aa9c.
BLEAcHED SHIRTINGS New York Mills.
14c; Wamsuttas. 12hc; Duval, 1870; Fruit Of
Sheetngs-- Lowell, soc; Pepperell, &c.
PRINTs-Standards sell al &c, lower grades
6a6hc.
JEANs-Winona2O 2Oc, Power CSC, Oregon s7,5c,
Minneola Acc.
WooLEN GooDs--Quiet and steady.
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The San Luis Obispo, Oregon, stage
was upset in river the other day and the
passengers were rescued by an Indian
who threw Iasso over their arms and
urew them one by one to shore. He then
took them singly on his horse and carried
them across the stream to place of
sateCy. They made up a purse Of $l20
Tor the good Indian.
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Isaiah denounced Israel in the full
ness OF her iniqaity, saying: "Every one
loyeth- gifts and followetn after re-
wards" The ancient Jew and the mod
ern Christian are much alike-only, il
Isaiah were around now somebody
would be trying to hush him up With a
free railroad pass or post leadership.
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A. Diamond Elepha ant Gems that
Are Useless to the Owner, and
Pfoftless to the Government

The revenue authorities are puzzle d
TO know what to do with The Khediye OF
Egypps famous gilt to Gen. Sherman's
daughter. The diamonds are locked up
in the big vault in the Sub.Treasury.
They were placed there in June last,
and unless they are taken away before
next June, they will be classified as un-
claimed goods, and sold by auction to
pay the duties and storage. II this
should happen, the money, after the
deduction Of the official charges, would
be paid TO Drexel, Morgan & Co., IN
whose name the diamonds are con.
signed. The trouble is that Congress il,
authorizing Lieut.. Fitch to receive the
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:, -, 1sNe1Slr'Vn' r,en '11IFElIVHls
Cattle. e...................... Slo ....
Hogs. gs...................... 1885 5J1
Sheep. II -.
HOGS-MarKet dull. Offerings generally Of
poor quality. Common light are quoted 81 ols
| S15, fair to good light SIS 25as' So and far t.
medium heavy IS 60a9 50 per GENITAL gross
CATTLE-Actiye and firm. They are quoted
$3a3 rs for common, s4a4 Is for fair to good, and
$ja5 80 for good butchers, per GENITAL gross.
SHEEP-Ihe receipts are light to-day and
there is a firm Market, with an active demand
ut S5a6 80 for fair to good
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% cents admission to lecture and ball.
As humorist Prof. Dean has lew supes
rlors. Doors open at " p. NJ.
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"WhaHs going on?" said well-known
bore to Douglas Jerrold. 81 am" was
the reply, and on he went.
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Cincinnati Live stock.
Shipments

The receipts and shipments OF live stock for
the past q hours were as follows:
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SEEDS.

CARPENTER'S MANUAL. = A. practical
~ guide to use of all tools and all operations
of the trade; also drawing for carpenters,
FORMS of contracts, specifications. plans. &C.,
glossary of terms used in trade. illustrated.
so cents, OF booksellers, or by mail. JESSE
HANEY u CO., 119 Nassau street, New York.
au19- -dSw.tfl
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BALTIMoREAN OHIO, VIA PARKERsBURG.
DEPOT, Pearl and Plum. Time. Z minutes fast
n. Y .& Bait. Exd'ly s:50Aaf. 5.45P.M s:40AN
Night Ex daily -; IL :l5P.M 6:3OA.M. 10 BOP M.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA COLUMBUS,
| Depot, KllgOur aud trout. Time 7minutes fast.
BALTIMORE Ex daily. 7:15A.M. 2:5OP.M. sA0AM.
Baltimore Ex........ 705P.M 44oA.M. 1o:i5p.M.
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d. offered at.

The following is the go p. M. report OF New
York Stock Market, as received by Lea, Ster-
rett Il Co., 2S West Third street.
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CINCINNATI AND MUsKINeUM VALLEY.
Depot. Front and Kllgour Time. minutes fast.
GAINESVILLE Ex...... s:30A.M NJ. 4:O0P.M. b,gopM.
Cheleyiile Ac....... 4a0P.M. lea5A.M. s:sOP M
COLUMBUS, Mt VERNON AND CLEVELAND.
!, Depot, Front anu Kilgour. Time minutes rast.
Cieveland Ex 7;l5A.M, 5 :O0P.M 7.lbp.M
Mt. Vernon Ex..... ;30p.m 2:50pm s:asn.m
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO.
Boat ,ot Of Broadway, TO Huntington. CityTims
nj chmond Exec, 4:OJP.M. e:oOA.M. 4:s0rM
I GRAND RAPIDS AND rSD1ASA.
Depot. Fiith and Hoadly. Timc,7 minutes INST.
Mornipg Mall :3aA.N. N:ilP.M. q.sor.N
Might Ex dex sat).. 7sCor.M. s;sa1.si, Ioil6xE
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Mr.. John White, an old resident of this
city, diedyesterday.
= The many friends OF Mr.. o. o. Saxton
will be panied to learn OF his serious i'll.
ness.
Bishop Toebbe, of Coyington, will on
next Sunday administer the sacrament
Ok conhrniation al st. Paups Catholic
. Churcn, on short street.
Since the shooting Of Captain Drake.
It has been discovered that two horses
have been stolen from widow in Nicho-
lasyille. 1t is supposed that the horses
ridden by The parties who fired ON Cap
tain Drake were her property.
The continued inclement weather has
seriously interfered with the plans Of
Hon. Michael McCarty, Mayor OF Irish
town. and Captain Henry, his associate
in Office. His Honor couldn't find the
sunny side Of ceilar-door yesterday.
CALIFORNIA, o.
Let the old and the young, the festive,
the gayand the melancholy, bear in mihd
the social aud literary entertainment at
the new Town Han this evening. Within
she memory of the Oldest inhabItant
there never has been so much happiness
Rromised for SO small a sum. Only
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.

ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN.
Depot, Fifth and HoadlY. Time 1nlinrtes fas
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04
TIE plague is once more thrcatcn-

TIE plague is once more threatcn-
ing the confines of Europe. The pro-
gress of the pestilencs last yearin the
valley Of the Lower Eaphrates aroused
some alarm, and the contagion some
weeks ago began to spread to Mespo-
tamis, and siuce the beginning Of
March it had reached Bagdad. The
new outbreak shows much of the old
and mysterious fierceness before
which medical science for centuries
rscoiled in despair. There is no rea-
son to expect that it's rayages will be
limited to the provinces of Turkey in
Asia. Both in Egypt and in European
Turkey the conditions in which the
plague breeds and spreads are still
prevailing, with little mitigation since
the time when Cairo aud Constantine.
pie were almost annually decimated
by its attacks. Happily, there is not
the least ground for believing that the
essential conditions for its reproduce
tion in Western Europe any longer
exist.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04
A HORRID AFFAIR.-A FATHER MUIR
DERS HIS SON AND BURIES HIS RE
MAINS IN A LOG HEAP,

A HORRID AFFAIR.-A FATHER MUIR
DERs HIS SON AND BURIEs HIS RE
MAINS IN A LOG HEAP.
A special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Forrest, o.. dated the 25th ult.,
gives the following account of a terri
BILE murder which recently occurred
near that place: john Baumock, q
farmer residing five miles from this
place has been arrested ON charge of
numbering his son, a boy fifteen years
of age. The boy had been missing
several days, and he had accounted for
his absence by the statement that he
had run away. On yesterday, how
ever, his daughter, girl seven years
Of age, on being questioned, admitted
that she knew of her brothers where
abouts, and, by persuasion, was led to
tell the story of his murder. 1t ap-
pears that about week ago, as Bau-
mock was working in a field with his
daughter and son, he became enraged
at something the latter had done, and,
raising handspike, struck him over
the head, knocking him senseless.
Thinking he had only fainied, and
fearful OF the consequences when his
brutality should become known. he
siruck him again and again, until life
had become entirely extinct, finishing
by covering the body in an adjacent
log heap, and threatening The girl
with like treatment unless she pre-
served silence. The whole neighbor-
hood on hearing The story yesterday
turned out, and by her aid found the
body partially decOmpOsed by expes-
ure. Upon suspicion being aroused
Hammock attempted 10 escape, but was
arrested and lodged in Jail. There is
great excitement in the city over Nhe
outrage.
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THE JOE IN THE NEW SILVER CUR
RENCY.
n. Y. Bulletin.

The Washington silver mania has
not exhausted itself in the successful
effort to get out $45, 100000 Of silver
in place of the fractional currency.
The Bonanzaists it appears have per-
suaded the Senate Finance Committee
into favering bill to provide for the
substitution of the one dollar legal
tenders by silver dollars, which dol
lars are to be legal tender, to the
amount of $40, in all payments except
for customs duties. We need not be
surprised that certain Senators should
imagine it the best thing conceivable
that Congress should forthwith pass
such bill. Think of its magical Of
feet on the silver market! If the pass-
age Of the Bonanza bill last week pro-
duced such an effect on the London
silver market, what would be the in
fluence of the adoption Of this second
bill? OF course, the thing would
work splendidly for the Bonanza inter-
est 4; indeed, il would be worth proba-
bly, S2,5OO.O00 to S3,OO0.000 year 10
them in the increased valne Of their
future product Of silver.
But the Bonanzaists are not the
proper persons TO dictate legislation
on this subject. TO the HenanZaists,
il amounts to an enhancement of the
value OF their entire product. To The
people, it is the displacement of q
cheap and convenient currency for one
that ID costly and inconvenient. The
paper currency costs merely the pa
per and its printing, which, if done
with due economy, should be mere
trife. The silver costs the people five
per cent. on the bonds issued for its
purchase, and at least seven per cent.
more through converting into mere
tool of exchanges that which would
have been exchanged for SO much re-
productive capital. AT this rate, the
country loses s., 100000 year en- $40
100000 represented by bonds issued
10 purchase silver for taking up the
fractional notes, and would lose $3,-
100000 per annum more through the
issue of bonds for the proposed retir-
ing of the one-dollar legal-tenders.
Now. when it comes to a matter Of
taxing the people directly aud indi-
rectly and Indirectly SS,OO0,OO0 a year
(minus the cost of keeping up about
S7O,OOO,OOO of paper circulation), the
Bonanzaists ask of the country alto
gether too much.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

Not long prayers. but earnest zeal;
This is what Is wanted more,
Pat thy shoulder to the wheel, -
Bread unto the famished deal
From thy store.
Not high sounding words of praise
Does God create meath some grand dome
But thou the fallen raise;
Bring the poor from life's highways
To thy home.
Worship God by doing good.
Work, not words, kind acts. no creed;
He who loves God as he should
Makes his hearts love understood
by kind deeds.
Deeds are powerful, mere words weak,
3 Battering At high Heavens door.
Let thy love by actions speak;
Wipe the tear from sorrow's cheek,
Clothe the poor.
BE it thine life's care TO smother.
And to brighten eye. now dim;
Kind deeds done 10 one another,
Cod accepts as done. my brother.
Unto him
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

THF London H0nr is amazed that
Schenck should shake the dust Of Eu-
rope from his feet without first taking
leave of the Queen. But when il is
remembered how the American press
has pitched into Schenck for "calliDe"
on the Qneen-as we'll as on the King
and Jack--there's nothing so remark
able in his conduct after alI.-N0rjis-
totcn HeTdld.
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TRAVELLING INCOGNITO.

rat the st. George Hotel last evening
for nights lodging, and proceeded
at once to the registering of his name.
The Mortified clerk followed the stran-
gers pen and saw him write "The
Emperor of Brazil" Then the man
sat down on trunk checked for New
York and began whistleing "No One
to Love-" Chief Jones was notified
at once. Accompanied by Sergeant
buchanan he rushed to the st. George.
and, bowling profoundly to the distin.
guished stranger, asked:
"Are you the Emperor Of Brazil,
s'r?"
mot l." replied the shabby man.
"Why, then, do you 90 register your
name?'
"Beeause wish TO travel incOgnito."
The Sergeant had him by the neck
in a minute. and he slumbered in The
Central.-Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

WHEN foreigner finds that plague
is a word of one syllable, and ague, .
part of the plague, is word of two,
he wishes that the plague might take
one half the English language, and
the aeue the other.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

NIOTICE.-Wiiliam r. Davidson. whose place
N OF residence is to Mary l., Davidson un-
known. is hereby notified that Mary L. David
son did. on the Eth day of April A. p. 1916, file
her petition in the Oaice of the Clerk OF the
Court OF Common Pleas " thin and for the coun-
tv of Portage and State of Ohio charging said
William X. Davidson with gross neglect of duty
for more than three years last past. and for
wilful absence for more than three years. with
out just cause: and asking that she may he di
vOrced from said defendant. Said petition will
stand for hearing at the next term oil said Court.
MARY l.. DAVIDSON.
Rv 6. ID MORTON, her Attorney.
April L. 1876. 9-6w
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CAST0RLA.

Is pleasant and perfect substitute, in all cases.
for Castor Oil. Castoria is the result of an old
Physicians effort to produce, for his own prac-
ticc, al effective catliartic. pleasant to the
taste and and free from gripping.
DIR. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis,, Mass, sue
cecded in combining. without the use of alcohol,
purgative agent rs pleasant to take as
honey, and which possesses all the desirable
properties of Castor OIL
1t is adapted to all ages but is especially roc
commended to mothers reliable remedy
for all disorders OF tie stomach and bowels OF
children. II is certain, agreeable, absolutely
harmless. and cheap. 1t should be used foI
wind collie, sour stomach storms. cOstivencss.
Group. &c. then children can have sleep and
mothers may rest.
j. II. ROSE n CO., of if Dey Street, New
York, are the sole preparers Of Castoria, after
DIR. Pitchers recipe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

NORWICH BULLETIN II is mem
toned as singular fact that Solomon
never laughed and was a very mel
ancholy man IL should be remem-
bered, however, that he had nine hun
dred wives 10 advise him what 10 do
when he had sore throat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04
She1.1H-s Sale.

The STATE OF OHIO, PORTAGE COUNTY, 81.
DURSUANT tn the command of an order oi
/ sale issued from the Court OF Common Pleas
within and for the t"untyof Portage aforesaid,
to me directed i'm the cause of II. G. Rannsy ct.
al, plaintiffs. ans, Charles s. Cottcr ct. al, de
PENDANTS. | will Offer for sale at public auction.
at the door OF the Court House in Ravenna,
County and State aS0resaid. on
Saturday. the Gth day 0f May. 4. u. 1876.
brtween the hours of and :; o'clock p. Al. OF
said day. the following described real estate. tn
Wit: Situate in the Township OF Ravenna.
County of Portage. and state Of Ohio. and
known aS being Iart OF lot No Is in large lot
\n. 60 in the south division Of lots in iii Ia
ship. and bounded a follows: Commencing at
the southeast corner oi said lot: thence wrei
along ihe south line Of said lot one chain ami a
links. Ia post: thence north parallel 10 the east
line of said lot 9i links. to post; thence east
parallel to the south line OF sand lot chain. 81
links. TO the northeast corner of said lot /:
thence south on the east line Of said lot 81 links
to the place of beginning, containing 1864
square links of land. Appraised at tllUO.
Terms of sale. cash.
0 c. ElSDON. Sheriff.
Ravenna, o., April 9th, 1876.
r. +. HATFIELD, Pl'fS Atty. 3g:4w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

WHAT relation is bread to a sewing
machine? The mother. Why the
mother? Because bread is a necessity
and sewing machine is an invention,
and necessity is the mother of inven-
ton.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

THERE are Sl.000,OO0 worth o. shoe
pegs made yearly in the Unite States,
most Of them in Massachusetts,, re-
quiring 100000 Cubic feet Of white
birch.
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HHRE is another outrage! 1t costs
the government only half cent apiece
to make nickels, and we are charged
five cents apiece for them.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

Miss ANNA DICKINSON is TO make
her first appearance on the stage Of
the Globe Theater, in Boston, on the
8th of May. Her wardrobe is said to
be the most elegant which has ever
been prepared in this country for the
stage.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

A MIcHIGANDER. who was arrested
for stealing goose, said he found the
bird kissing at the American flag and
arrested il for treason.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-05-04

No man knows how attractive his
home is until he offers it for sale and
reads W hat the real estate agents say
about it.