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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-18
FioOd In Mohawk Valley.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Feb.

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Feb. III.
A freshet in Mohawk valley last
night covered the Central railroad
tracks with three feet ot water, and in
some places with ice piled twenty feel
high. 1t carried away "a portion of the
bridge at Amsterdam, flooded the low
err portion of that place, sweeping
away several houses from their founda-
tons and drowning one child. The
lower portion of this city is flooded
The water rose l5 feet.
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BORN.

Carson, February li-ni ie of syotts hlIg.
adatrhter.
God Hill, Feb. l3-Wifo Of A. J.. Colby. IL
son
vi GINA. Fob. IL Wife OF A. DeLabro ssc. q
daughter.
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JED

cold Hill, Fob. H-Manie. youngest child OF
NJ and G.. Cost .llo, aged ! month";.
Virgins, Feb. II / ranAy, son o. :. A. and
;. j. Miller. aged ; y"ars.
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MARRIED.

Virgin n. heb. l3-Martin ahi TO Nj,
kiisn j. Berry. of Hartford. Conn.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-18
Removal Of the kematns OF DinhOp
Fitzpatrick.

ne water rose 10 ieel.
Removal of the Remains OF bishop
Fitzpatrick.
BosrON, Feb. Is.
The remains of Bishop Fitzpatrick,
who died ten years ago, were to day
transferred from the cemetery of st.
Augustine'S Church to the crypt in the
new cathedral. Archbishop Williams
celebrated the requiem mass. There
was a very large attendance of clergy
and laity.
Fire im Rutland, Vermont.
RUTLAND. Feb. IL.
Early this morning the fire which
broke nj last svening was got under
control. The. entire loss IL put at $780,.
600.
The Northampton Bank Robbery.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Feb. II.
The authorities have redOubled the
special police force guarding the roads
into the town, believing hat the bulk
of securities stolen from the bank are
still concealed there. Search il being
made for them, and If il fails, negotia-
ton will be opened with the robbers
for the return OF the securities, the
$l20, 900 cash, and be guaranteed i'm
munity from prosecution.
Tho Babcock Trisl-Testfm0ny ~
TO Character.
Sir. LOUIS, Feb. IL.
Upon the resumption of the trial of
BatcOck this morning, anumber OF wit
nesses were put on the stand TO testify
To the character OF the defendant. Gen.
w. T. Sherman testified. ~ am Gem
eral of the army. Have known Bah
cock intimately; have known him since
1861. My better knowledge of HIM
dates from the time he brought me a
dispatch at Savannah from General
Grant. Since then, have known him
almost constantly. His reputation has
been good. l never heard 1t questioned
until these trouble. Have seen Bah
cock a hundred times in the Executive
Mansion mex 10 the Presidents room.
Those who go to see the President, see
Babcock first and perhaps accomplish
the object OF their visit without seeing
the President at all. Babcock opens
letters, distributes them, and answers
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Nv the burning of the Theatre des Arts, IN
Roren. France, last week, twelve or fifteen
persons, mostly actors, lost their lives, and
many more we're seriously burned.
In the British Parliament bill granting the
right OF suffrage to women has been defeated
by a large majority.
The British Arctic steamer Pandora will sail
Nay Is on a voyage to the north.
Count de Kotzebue, the Governor general of
Poland has resigned because Russia refused
the appointment Of one PoIish-speaking judge
in every governing town In Poland.
War hes actually broken out between the adj
Joining Central American republics Of Guate-
rnala and Salvador. One battle is reported to
have been fought resulting in Guatemalan
victory. It is hard to find out what the quarrel
is about
Alarming accounts of the ravages of the
plague continue to be received from the in
terror of Turkey. The latest report mentions
nearly 800 deaths, and about double that NUM-
Der of new cases in Mesopotamia.
London newspapers with great unanimity
Justify the Government in refusing the extra
Gition of Winslow, without the formal assur-
ance required by law that he shall not be tried
for other offenses than those upon which his
surrender Is demanded.
Several heavy business failures in England
are reported by cable.
A special from Vienna says the Porte has
sent circular note to it's representatives at
the various European courts asking for mill
tary assistance to suppress the instruction,
and citing as 8 precedent the suppression OF
the Hungarian instruction by Russia in 1849.
The Communist agitation in favor Of amnesty
has assumed so threatening an aspect in Paris
that the Government is contemplating repress-
i've measures.
The King of Dahomey seems to be anxious
to extend his acquaintance with the English.
Being required TO pay an indemnify for some
outrage, he politely invited the English COM
mander to come to his capital and receive pay
ia powder and bullets. It is probable that the
invitation will be accepted.
is rumored in New York that Fernandez
Garcia who was illegally arrested there some
time ago by agents of the Spanish Government
and conveyed to Havana on charge of mu-
tilating a masterpiece of Murillo, owned By
the cathedral in Seville. Spain, has been Sc
cretly executed in Cuba for the offense.
The revolt in Algeria has been completely
subdued The leaders have been captured and
are held as hostages for the good conduct of
their tribes.
j. L. Graham, United States Consul at Flor
nece, is dead.
The Turks have retired to the fortified town
OF Nicsic, after defeating the insurgents in q
desperate battle.
Thirty persons were recently killed at Bin
gen, on the Rhine, By boiler explosion on a
ferryboat.
Dispatches from Indiareport serious revolt
in Punjaub.
The Gear of Russia is about to give the
world assurance tAat the peace of Europe must
and shall not be disturbed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04
r JLITICAL POINTS.

Minister Washburne telegraphs from Paris
that he would be compelled to decline the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of Illinois
If rendered him.
California sends an unpledged delegation to
Cincinnati.
Z. r. Lane has been renominated for Con-
gress by the Oregon Democracy.
In the Massachusetts Republican convention
held In Boston, last week, resolutions indorsing
Bristow and Blaine were tabled, and it was
unanimously resolved that the delegates to the
Cincinnati convention go uupledged. but be
requested to vote for candidates 6 whose char
acter gives unquestioned assurance that they
will be faithful and jealous, to the end that
the administration Of public affairs may be
characterized by efficiency, economy and
purity
The Arkansas Republicans held their State
Convention at Little Rock last week. dele
CATION was selected to Cincinnati known 70 be
warmly in favor of Senator Morton, though
they go uninstructed.
The New York Democratic State Convention
was held at Utica on the 9th ult. Francis
Herman. Abram s. Hewitt, VIM. Dorsheimer
and III. G. Murphy were chosen delegates at
large to the National Convention. Although
! the delegation goes to st. Louis uninstructed,
they are understood to be almost unanimously
in favor of Tilden. The convention simply
expressed preference for him.
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again succHuDed TO the superior ball powers OF
Cincinnati, her pct clts, coming out at the lit
lie end of the nszA. Score, 5 to 2. There is
wailing and gnasRai of teeth in Louisville and
st. Louis, and . corresponding degree OF re-
joicing in Chi0ago and Cincinnati.
Charles d Afieck, cashier OF the Bremen
Savings Bsnk, In the northern part OF st. Louis,
has disappeared. It Is believed that his Hight
was caused by his dishonesty, but the amount
at Issue is not known.
There was q general jail delivery in Chicago
a few nights ago. Two of the plisoners way
laid the turnkey, securely bound him, took the
keys and released dozen of their companions,
nearly all of whom are still ct large.
George W. Deitz, a Western veteran, sew
enty-nine years of age, started last week from
New Albany, Ind, to walk TO Philadelphia, to
attend the Centennial Exposition. He was es-
corted from the Courthouse to the eastern
boundary of the city by large concourse OF
citizens, headed by brass band.
south.
United States Revenue Supervisor Totten has
arrived at Washington from six weess' trip IN
the South. He says that many of the persons
indicted for whisky frauds there have escaped
by challenging this grand jnries, on the ground
that ex- Confederates were on them.
Believing he has no power TO appoint Sena-
tor where the vacancy arises from failure OF
the Legislature to elect, Gov. Kellogg, OF
Louisiana, will not designate man to fill the
place that Pinchback did not get in the Senate
at this session. The vacancy VIII be left Tor
the LouisianasL Legislature to fill next winter.
The campaign against illicit distillers in South
Carolina has panned out quite successfully. At
Columbia, last week, twenty-four manufactur-
ers of tho crooked poison we're sentenced fol-
terms averaging two years each in the Albany
! On. z. penitentiary.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04
Proposed International Unit Of Ac-
count.

The concurrent resolution proposing a
common unit of money and accounts for
the United States and Great Britain as
amended by the Finance Committee and
reported to the Senate, with recon-
dation for adoption, is as follow
ResoEved (by the Senate. the House of Rep
resentatives concurring, That the President
be requested to propose convention between
the United States and Her Majesty the Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland, having for its
object to secure the uniformity in the coins
and moneys of account of the respective
countries on the ger eral basis herein stated,
but subject to such notifications as may be
agreed upon between the contracting parties.
First-The moneys of account in each coun-
try shall be the dollar which shall be repre-
sented by coin formed of standard gold,
whereof the pure metal shall be nineteenth
parts and the alloy one-tenth part which alloy
shall be of copper and silver, the silver not to
exceed one-tenth of the alloy The weight of
the dollar of such standard gold shall be TWEEN
ty-five grains and one-n ninth of grain troy, in
pure gold. God coins of two and one-half
FIVE ten and twenty dollars, proportional in
weight, may also be issued of like standard,
and the convention shall provide what varia-
tons may be allowed from the exact standard
of weight and fneness for such gold coins.
Sec0nd-The subsidiary coins of silver cop
per OF alloys of base metal may be issued with
in each country of such standard and weight
az may be provided by their respective lawr,
ana representing cents or hundredth parts OF q
dollar and other convenient decimal subdIvl-
sions thereof.
Third-AI1 accounts representing transac-
tons to be settled in coin shall be kept in dol
lars and cents or fractional parts of q cent.
Sterling money shall be converted into dollar
money by computing the pound sterling as
equivalent to So, the shilling to Is cents, the
sixpence to 1216 cents the penny to cents,
and the farthing to "a cent.
Tho octinn of the convention shall
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Hast.

Westervelt, who is in prison for completely in
the Charley Ross abduction, has been visited
by the widow of Mosher, the abductor. and
earnestly entreated to give some clew az to the
whereabouts of the boy. He earnestly declared
that he knew nothing Of the matter. He went
into the conspiracy in hopes of securing part
the reward, but had no direct part in the
abduction.
A Philadelphia dispatch says the blockade of
oaded cars at the Centennial grounds which
threatens to become so great as to hopelessly
confuse matters at the time of the opening and
make the exhibition as incomplete as that of
Vienna, is being rapidly reduced by system and
energy, and it seems certain now that at least
three-fourths of the goods will be in place on
the opening day. and new arrangements are
under discussion by which it will be possible to
have it all in order.
The Governor of Massachusetts has vetoed
the bill passed by the State Legislature to legal
ize the marriage of Parton, the historian, to his
step-daughter.
The effort to pass the Parton Marriage bill
over the Governors veto failed in the Massa
chusetts house-yeas, SO nays, ia.
Mates Batueoa, an aged italian, who, for
fifteen years past, has led life of extreme
poverty in New York, has received news that he
has been elected a member of the italian par
lament, with large annual salary. He was q
prominent man In his own country a number
of years ago.
West.
Another. expedition against the Sioux will
leave Fort Fetterman about the 10Th of May, to
sist of twelve troops of cavalry and three
companies of infantry. All the cavalry will be
taken from the line of the Union Pacific rail-
road, so that forays upon the unprotected
ranches between the Plates may be looked for.
Chicsgo esvators. as per official figures, con-
tain 2665. $50 bushels of wheat, 1910, 800
bushels of corn, 588, 525 bushels of oats, &c. 692
bushels of rye, and 1893, 1876 bushels of barley,
making a grand total of 4.849, 568 bushels,
against 6, 691, TIC bushels at this period last
year.
The professional baseball season In the West
was opened on the 25th of April by games at
Louisville between the Chicago and Louisville
clubs-score- to in favor of Chicago
at Cincinnati between th Louis and Gin
cinnati, the Porkopolitans winning bell from
the Mound City chaps by score of to l.
Work was begun last week on one of the
Black Hills railroad projects, on the Nebraska
side of the Missouri river. opposite Sioux
City.
McKee, of the st. Louis Globe Democrat
convicted some time ago of defrauding the
evenue, has been sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment in the county Jail and to pay
$4,000 fine.
The representative baseball clubs of Chi
cago and Louisville had a second meeting in
the latter city on the 9th ult., and resulted in
another severe defeat Of tie Southerners BY a
core Of 10 to 0. On the same day st. Louis
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04
Burglar-proOf Safe.

A safe deposit vault just completed
in London is deemed invulnerable. It
is sunk forty-six feet in the ground, with
walls of brick and concrete six feet
thick. Inside this structure is the safe,
three feet thick, made of friedrich and
undrillable iron. The metal doors
weigh four tons each, and are swung by
hvdral1Iic mower
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04

NAL inclosure in Fairmount Par <, and that the
exposition buildings shall not. be open on sun
days.
The seventeenth delegs ted general confer
ence Of the Methodist r Episcopal church met at
Baltimore on the LIST INST. Bishop Ames made
the address Of welcc me, and Bishop James re-
sponded.
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take effect when approved by the
respective parties thereto, and when
laws shall have been passed by the
respective countries TO carry il into
effect.
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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.
Barney Williams, for many years one OF the
most popular actors on the American stage, is
dead.
Senator Jones in his silver speech In Con-
gress referred to more than 400 volumes in the
Congressional library and elsewhere, and said
it would take six tons avo,rdupois of silver coin
to redeem the $40 600 900 Of fractional cur
rency now outstanding.
The Centennial Commission have decided
that no liquors shall be sold within the Centela-
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-08
Neurology of Bath, n. H.,

FRoM JANUARY |, 1873, To JANUARY |, 1876.
January 4, 1878. Isaac II. Nutter kill
cd by II tree, aged 20 years.
January II, Carrie Il. Bedel at Con-
vent Canada, Is years 10 days.
January 30 Capt. Baxter Dcming aged
so years 80 days.
Feb, -, Gen. John Bedel aged so years.
months - days.
April 5, Mrs Eleanor c. Dcming aged
~ years.
April 2, Mis-. Currier aged 80 years.
May 6, DIR. Warren G. Hutchins in
California in his 81 year.
May IA, Ezra W. Smith aged 60 years.
May "A, Mrs. Nancy Corey vito of
Amos Corey, aged Ga years.
June 6, Arina Brown daughter of Wild
ow Brown, so years.
Septs, Isaiah Clark in the AZ year of
his age.
Sept -, wife of Nathaniel j. Wood
man 60 years.
Oct. 10, William d. Rollins nearly 65
years.
Nov. 2, Mrs. Martha Hawkins 70 years.
Nov. ~, Amos Corey aged IS years
3 months and II days.
Dec. 20, Miss Betscy Page single wom-
an 81 years.
Total II. Population of Bath per
Census of 1870, 1l6S.
ISAAC PATToRsoN Town Clerk,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-08

MONTPELIER, VT, Jan. 4. The annual meet
ing of the Montpelier and Wells River Rail
road Company was held At Village Hall this
afternoon. live loaded trains came oyer
the road and the hall was crowded to over
flowing. There was great contest to see
who should control 1000 shares of stock held
by the town of Montpelier.
A majority of all this was sold q few days
since to j. w. Brock of Montpelier, for 81 60
per share under q sealed proposal Authorized
by u vote of the town. Another sale was
made, und er attachment for debt, to L. L.
Kline of Barre, to d. R. Sortwell of Cast
Cambridge. Mass, now Ow ming majority of
the bonds, it is said, and run ming the road,
and two others, for 70 cents pc. share.
At the opening of the meeting the Brock
party appeared armed with an injunction
from Judge Powers to prevent the latter
from voting on the shares, claiming that the
sale was fraudulent.
Ex-Congrcssman Charles w. Willard spoke
for the Sortwcllites, and moved to adjourn
the meeting two weeks to reply to the in
junction.
Thhs Brock party were represented by
Charles II. Heath, who opposed an adjour IL
ment and pressed vote for directors.
There was much confusion and recrimina-
ton Finally &c neral 2. p. Pitkin moved
that Heath, who is Vice President of the
corporation, as Chair man, put the vote to the
audience.
Heath then sprang up on the stage, pushed
President Hall from his place and seized Eos
ter, the clerk, who had glasped the records
and grand struggle ensucd.
The crowd rushed On the stage coats were
torn, hair pulled and the windows broken,
The stage scenery, fixtures, &c., Of the G. A.
K. were also pulled down. enveloping the
combatants, torn. broken and finally thrown
on to the floor of the hall, crushing the
seats and benches.
Many personal alterations took place and
Clerk Foster was chased around the hall. but
finally escaped with all but one record.
During the melee the President put and
weeks. Carried, Brooks party thea met and
chose . Board 81 DIRECTORS.
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probably have work In drawing ore
from the Corinth Copper Co, Mine TO tho
bradford Depot, rs Adams & Co, had
leased the min for ten years. Adams
n Co, failed in the course of eight
months and the plf was thrown out of
employment, Judgment for delft, To re-
cover his costs, Clarke aud Gambell
for plf', Hebard and Farnham Tor lelt,
State Y. Lake Brace and Henry Jack-
man. The respondents were bound M
by Justice Adams Of Wells River, two
or three months ago on q complaint for
disturbing the public peace, The Court
suggested that such eases should be dis
posed of by the Justice and not sent to
the county conrt. The respondents
pleaded guilty and were fined live dol
lars each and costs, to be put to labor
under the Sheriff until complied with.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-08

for simple ways, We hear of ladies'
receiving in blue and maroon velvet
gowns, that the fashionable gowns
for resolving calls on New Years
day will be Of blue and maroon vel.
vet with trimmings Of the new
Genoa point which is q sort Of fine
honitOD lace with u net ground ,
which my lady readers will recog'
nize rs q new departure of lace. Vel.
low and blue diamonds, and canoes
which require the most exquisite
creations Of art in their subjects,
will be tho approved jewels to wear
with these elegant toilets. The fine
world is pretty well divided on the
question of supplying wines and
spirituous beverages to callers. Not
Il few of the best families in the fash.
iouablc world discountenance it
entirely, while others are abandon.
ing the cautious ground they have
always held on tho subject. Apro,
pos of this | SEQ that Ha,pers Basar
in n late editorial on Christmas, pro.
poses the use of punch, cggnogg
aud kindred drinks, and speaks of
them with tone of allowance which
is in decided contrast with it's DO.
sition some time since. Two or three
years ago the Basar published a
number of recipes for fancy drinks,
like prince regents punch, claret.cup
and the like, which raised a perfect
storm of eX postulatiOn from its rea.
'lers, especially the good Methodist
brothers who make it their business
to keep a strict watch over the NOR.
ala Of Harper publications. So IN UGH
was said that the editor of the Bazaar
inco ntineutly refused to publish any
farther articles Oh the same subject.
Either there IL q reaction on the
part OF its censors or the Bazaar gaug
IS the tone of society differently
indeed, since it apparently gives
editorial sanction to the use Of wine
aud its compounds in tho family.
1t will however find few to quarrel
With the stand it has last taken.
PlETRO.