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Richland beacon., 1876-08-19
1.-THE Singer Sewing Machine -

To persons living in DrLuI. R,yvILLE and
other points ON the Nicksburg & Shrcvepor,
Rail Road, the Undersigned j. now prepared
To- sell the Singer Sewing Machine in
monthly in.tallments, upon the following
terms, to-wit Fir payment, Ten Dollars ::
subsequen, payments, Five Dollars per month";
until pail for.
E-ay" Good inducements offered to planters
IN the country upon application to
j. l.. bEIIEN, Agent,
May l3-u,n Monroe, La.
We have now on hand large assortment
nilc,tcr heal ani note head paper, Of various
>izr>. and sl,o q l"i Of bill head paper blank
cards &r.. and those who desire work of that
kind we prop '>e To- do il for New Orleans
prices, aud satisfaction guaranteed in every
instance. We have now a new and varied
stock OF rypc at the latest styles, and are pre-
pared To execute mail IDlI> neatly as can
he done any where. la addition to the sup.
large sized Roman, suitable fp, blanks al
every description. whirh We propose To exc.
cute wIih taste and nratncss If.
A PR"r"SIT:"S-We propose TO advertise
land for sale. with this understanding if the
land owner viii give price and terms, and
If no sale. no charge. and if Il sale he will
pay ns 10 pei cent of Ih"purclIa,c price. out
of the cash payment.
Richland beacon., 1876-08-19

fypELLIELE MAXINE PAPER FIR Marx.
ING CLUrHiSG WITHOUT \ PREPARATION
DU'7'on Lay the lhdcllibIe Paper upon
the arrirle to he marked. and plare aver i a
piece of Thin writing paper. upon which write
with a common lead pcnriI. ar any >noorl,
point irl'c marking i. pressed with a hot
ilrt.irnn or Otherwise heated for few sec.
'nl,, it can h~ washed Immediately with hot
water and sO'p -. usual. lIurTdnitd not TO
fade or spread ~ The rlih. 4 package sent.
postpaid. on receipt al - cents. TWO tor 90
cents. Address B. ALEXANDER 4, co.
Sole l.. = Agents Sth street opposite Cooper
Institute New York. Agents wanted, send for
terms. Please qno'e this paprr. 6m
Richland beacon., 1876-08-19

EET y"ur j"b prirrin. dour at ~. D.A
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

A strange funeral procession arrived
AZ santa Re. one day last week. There
were twenty freight wagons in the pro-
cession, and each wagon was hearse,
loaded with the remains Of soldiers, in
different stages Of decay. These had
been buried. one BY one, ranging
through period Of several years, at
Fort Craig, and recently the remains
were ordered removed 20 the Govern
ment cemetery at Santa Re. The bodies
were exhumed, packed in gunny sacks.
and each one labelled. just like sacks
If ore. Only one body. that Of Lieuten-
ant Drew, was transported in J coffin.
This officer persisted VI thirst on the
tornado del Mnerta. six years ago. His
remains. when exposed % inspection AZ
Santa Re. presented a rather natural
appearance The tongue. or what re-
manned II IL. still protruded from the
mouth. cyidencing the suffering attend
ing his horrible death In this singular
and ghastly procession were 40 bodies.
The wago'.s discharged their skeletonic
freight in the Government cemetery.
and each guuny sack and contents was
dropped into separate grave. There
were no religious or military services or
ceremonies. and the men hired 70 &C
company the procession tossed the sacks
~ bones about with as little care and
feeling a. they would boxes II merchan-
disc A spectacle 80 weird i not seen
every day in Santa Fe--Dsarcr Nclrs.
Eire Bafer Casss-Niix oue-fourth
wheat hour 20 threc-fourths If rice
iiour; add n little salt; raise and bake
as buckwheat cakes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

The Rev. Adirondack Murray said
in his sermon a week or two ago,
:. Heaven is not populated witA singing
There's, or Palm-bearing bankrupts,
who settle with their creditors at TWEEN
ty-iiye cents on the dollar Wednesday,
and ride 10 church the next Sabbath in
a thousand-dOllar coach with a man in
livery on the box"
Theological truth comes from
strange sources sometimes We have
heard many \ sermon and read many a
disquisition on Gods patience, but the
exclamation Of poor little bOotbiack,
IL tell you what, If God was quick
tempered some folks would get hurt, ("
brings il more wildly to our minds than
either books or sermons could.
1T j. the easiest thing i'm the world
TO find fault. Some men are born 10
grumble. IL the sun shines they shake
their heads, and tell you il won't last
long II the winter Is mild, It's very
unhealthy; IL il is severe, It's hard on
the poor. IL they are sick, il Is just
what they expected; if they are well,
they are surprised, but never grateful.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

Two new breeds II She . have been
introduced into England from the west
coast ~ South America. One II = white
wooded sheep, with four horns: the
other dark hrown-wuoled species, a
cross between the llama and the alpaca.
The custom Of drinking wine in
stead IF liquor j. a great economic ben
eft 70 France The harvest Of 1874
produced |. SO. 10000 gallons Of wine,
~ which four-fifths were consumed in
the country. This enormous yield vas
valued n $3.50. 90. CO. OF more than
the united wheat and cotton crops Of
the United States.
Hereafter every Israelite who can
produce certificate that ne has been
educated NJ any school whatever. i to
be accorded the right to select domi-
Gle anywhere throughout the Russian
empire. The old law forbidding lsrs-
elites residence outside the limits pre-
~cribed by the Government Is thus su-
perseded.
The result If counting the persons
visiting public houses in Cork on one
SUNDAY. gives the following rsu.h esti-
mate There are about Go public
houses in the citv. and the number IT
persons visiting them between ~ and
: 80 p IN. j. computed * 5000. AZ
many as 600 were seen going into one
public house.
A "quack. who has fieeced large
numbers II the frish peasantry by hold
ing himself out a. a skilled medical
practitioner. was tried N Belfast the
other day. and sentenced 10 imprison-
meni for a year He had dealt largely
in false certificates II amazing cures, 7
and seems 70 have devoted much n his
time 10 persuading country folks that
they were afflicted with a mysterious
disease called = wolf onthe liver"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

The Fruit Drying Company a Ore
gon City. Oregon. put up -V,l4o bus hels
Of fruit last season.
Upward II IN. - new grapevines,
mostly ~ the rai,in variety. viii beplaut-
eI Ga Fresno County, Cal, this spring
The total amount II iron produced
ii the nited States in lsiU Was - go
tons: in ls72 the amount produced
reached 49,, O7o tons.
The cotton receipts at Selma. Ala.
for the season - March :, are sl-4Oj
bales. against '6a.jiz for the same
period last year-an increase Of ll,S6l
bales.
A number Of Eastern capitalists
have purchased 200 acres Of land in
Dakota Territory, few miles from the
Minnesota border. for the purpose II
raising wheat, and expect - SOW Loo
acres this YEAR
An English locomotive superiniend-
cnt who has been experimenting on the
use ~ hot water from the boilers, in
stead " sand. a. = means ~ promoting
adhesion on railways. finds there j.
gained $50 pounds per ton on each
coupled wheel during frosty or greasy
weather.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany j. abou; - adopt new system Of
collecting ticAers in connection with
their passenger traffic The conductors
viii have full charge of the trains, but
viii not collect any tickets or receive
fares. That work will he performed by
the train agent. who will be required
To make cut statement II the opera
tions II each train. The increase II
business occasioned BIZ tie Centennial
has induced the managers TO make this
change
The Western ta7nin plant. which
crows luNuriantly IN the Missouri River
Valley. seems destined 20 replace oak
bark IN tanning. II contains is per
cent. II tannin. while the best bark CON
iains but III per cent, and large e>tab-
lishment- employing il in Chicago find
that one-third more leather can be OBJ
tanned with il than with like quantity
II bark The process Of tanning with
il j. identical with that with bark. but
the leather Is tougher. finer. and more
durable. and receives finer finish. The
plant i an annual. and can be moved
and dried and stacked like hay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

Mary Ray and her infant child
were both fatally burned in New York.
the iher night. by an explosion. caused
by careless use II lamp
charley CLARK, aged Il. attempted
- hang himself with his comforter At
the Cleveland (OD Jail, but was cut
down before life was extinct
&C. W. Arnold went hunting the
other day near Ot;umwa, lows, and
while dragging his gun over a fence il
was discharged the contents lodging in
his bowels, killing him instantly
VIM. Garwood was emplneled on
4 Coroner's jury At BordentOwn, y. j.,
and while viewing the corpse, which
had lain in closed room for four days,
he became poisoned BY the inhalations
Of poisonous air, from the effects Of
which he died the next dsv-
While Bernard Mcmahon was en-
gagged in putting stock in the cupola II
the Cherry Valley Iron Company's blast
furnace. Al Leetonia, Ohio. ne fell on a
partially lowered belt, and when found
was literally roasted and entirely un-
recognizable.
Arthur ;. Davis, aged l.. cashier
~ a Louisville whisky house. shot him.
self the other day, i i supposed On ac-
count of disappointment in love AZ
fairs His dead body was found living
on me river bank, with pistol grasped
in one hand and bloody wound in the
forehead
John Henry Wilhelm, for twenty
years resident II Saginaw City, Mich.
resoried 70 a novel mode to rid himself
II human existence He was found in
hi- barn living on his back dead. Ap-
pearanccs indicated that he had loaded
the right barrel II a doable-bArreled
shotgun. detached from the stock. with
powder and shot, placed a cap on the
nipple, and. placing the muzzle against
his heart. discharged il with hammer.
Death must have ensued instantly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

The first normal school in Iowa viii
be- opened a, Marshalltown in Septem-
Der next.
san Francisco's Board ~ Education
viii close al the public schools during
the last two months 81 the fiscal year,
because the school fund J. totally ex-
hausiei
The Academy Of Medicine and
Surgery. ST. Petersburg. is attended by
III women and girls, l02 II whom are
~ titled birth They mix harmonious
IL with the other sex in the dissecting
rooms.
There are many public schools in
New York where the air space per pu-
pii Is less than sixty feet. and the at
mosphere ! loaded with the sccumu-
lated impurities If many hours during
which the children inhale IL
I'm the Stale intercollegiate orator.
cal contest held at Springfield, Ohio,
Mis-, Laura a. Kent, II Antioch Col
lcge, carried 81 the highest honors,
Mr.. Thomas bay, of Ohio University,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07
A New Gas at Seventy Gents a Thou.
sand Feet.

Julius Wiesander, native of Dant-
zig. in Prussia, but for the past two or
three wears resident Of Hartford, Is
the inventor of an apparatus for the
manufacturing Of Illuminating gas,
which promises to be valuable for fac
tories and private establishments. He
obtained his first ideas in regard - the
invention in his own country, where he
was employed in gas-works, but il was
not until quite recently that he perfect
ed his apparatus and brought it to its
present high degree Of efficiency for the
manufacture of gas Ii Is designed for
application in factories, foundries, or
other establishments where large guam
titles Of coal are used in furnaces or
beneath boilers, either for steam or
heating purposes, or both Mr.. Niesan-
der has working model on exhibition.
His furnace and retorts are in the form
Of cube, about three feet in size each
way. the furnace being Of sheet-irOn,
the two retorts Of cast iron. In the re-
torts i placed coal such as is used for
the manufacture of gas, and the fire i
lighted in the furnace. Within twenty
or thirty minutes the gas will be gener-
ated. and passes directly to a purifier,
containing a single compartment, above
the top Of the furnace, containing wa
ter Here the gas is freed from the
coal-tar, aud passes to a second recti-
fer. containing six compartments, fill
ed with common lime, the gas passing
first through water second time. and
then through the lime. IL then goes
directly To the casometer. which Is Of a
capacity " sixteen cubic feet. This lit
tie apparatus. viii furnish about 300
cubic feet Of gas per hour, and will
supply nine burners. One hundred
pounds Of coal will make loco cubic
feet Of gas. and the inventor claims that
for the purposes 10 which he would APP
ply the apparatus he can manufacture
gas at the expense Of about 70 cents per
v 1000 cubic feet, and ii separate iur-
mace j. built then the cost viii not be
above % cents or one dollar per l,uNo
cubic feef.-Nctc Harea Union.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07
!. He was simply a Day

coming next. lie was simply a Day
after the fair
Daniel Drew's bankruptcy has Sc
riously crippled the Drew theological
Seminary. The endowment q the Sem
mary was a note for $40, 900. the prin-
cipal Of which was not Ia be paid be-
fore death The interest on the note
was the only source II income the in
stitu,ion possessed, and this Is now cut
of.
One 81 the earliest applications for
a place in the School II Zoology, 10 be
held this summer at Cornell University,
was from lady 50 wears old, who has
b en- teaching natural history in one 81
the large cities for 80 years. One Of
the most active and enthusiastic pupils
Al the Anderson School was nearly Gu
years Of age.
Summer schools Of science and
culture are becoming popular. One
under the direction u Prof. ID. ;. Jor-
dan, former instructor in the Peni-
keSe School, will start from Indianap-
oils July IL, and six weeks viii be spent
exploring the mountain. in East Ten
nessee. The number admitted 10 the
school viii be limited TO ~. and the
charge for each pupil viii be 500 The
time will be spent in collecting speci-
mems Of birds, reptiles, fishes, insects,
and plants.
The Presbyterians are building a
Centennial Church near NOrristOwn,
Pennsylvania. and not far from Valley
Forge. The spot Is Of historical inter
est, as a paro Of Gen. Washington :
army while ON the march 10 Valley
Forge stopped there, taking refuge
from the weather in 4 house upon the
grounds. Here several Of the soldier.
died The church will seat Coo persons
connected with II Is an ingenioUsly
planned chapel. The whole building
when finished will cost $1,000. Ii /.
20 be ready for public worship BY The
Fourth IF July.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Edwin Booth Melted 1880 BY his
Southern tour.
Airs Darlington" is - years old,
and be- ha, white hair.
Nel.ie-Grant-Sa rioris will not re-
turn tu America until fall.
Mr.. Robert Dale Owen j. 10 sail for
Europe about the first IF June.
The late Wade Hampton Bolton.
81 Tennessee, left $4,000 to the widow
aud children II Stonewall Jackson.
John Tyler. son of the President
Of that name, proposes 10 run for Gov
ernor Of Florida upon al independent
ticket.
The health of General Spinner has
greatly improved since he reached Flor
ida. He j. an enthusiastic angler, and
goes out fishing every day.
General Butler says he never told
any thing 10 correspondent that was
not published. lie would trust a CORE
spondcnt with untold gold but not with
a bit Of news.
The model for 4 bust Of Horace
Greeley, ordered by the Greeley Me-
mortal Committee, j. completed and
ready for casting. The bust will pro-
baby he finished and placed in position
during the coming summer.
Miss Clara Morris j. 30 very much
FRUSTRATED from her old complaint in
The spine. which Is now pronounced
chronic. that il j. exceedingly doubtful
If he ever again viii be- able 10 appear
upon the stage
The wife If ex-senator Schurz was
the daughter Of wealthy Hamburg
merchant Their marriage was a love
match. Mr. Schurz at thai time being
Young, poor. defeated revolutionisi,
and AZ exile from Prussia with a price
upon MS head
-Itis said that the Young wife II Sena-
tor Christiancy WAS denied admiiianoe
20 the inner circle Of Washington. for a
few DAYS after her marriage, on The
objection II Mrs Belknap. A. Mrs.
Bslknap fell Mrs. Christisncy rose. and
she j. now occupying the position 70
which she i entitled.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07
Sketches i'm Southern Arizona.

A correspondent Of the San Francisco
AIa writes from Tucson:
These Mexicans are curious people.
They cling IN their one costume Of
linen for summer and winter wear, let
the seasons be what they may. To be
sure. the Weather j. not very cold even
at this season If the year; but the aver
age American finds his beaver suit and
light overcoat by no means oppressive,
and one would naturally suppose diff
ference Of thirty or more degrees in
temperature would bring with it some
little change in apparel At least; but il
does not seem 10. To-day, with the
thermometer At 60 degrees, they
Saunter bv. or loll in .heir airy COS
TUNES 81 white linen that would be
light enough for day with the temper
azure an ninety The idea ~ true. CON-
plete and unapproachabse comfort with
them ~eeals 10 be a cigarette. serapa
and taa sunny side Of an adobe. II :
a curious sight. these bright, sharp
mornings, on my way 70 breakfast, to
see a string Of them along the sunny
side of the block opposite. Aimless
drOneS: no object in life but cigarettes
and sunshine When two old gossips
meet. down they 90, tailor fashion. be il
where il NAV, in the middle Of the street
OF on the housetop, and for the emblem
II mutual confidence, esteem and friend
ship-no, tea, gentle reader, but the
eternal, eyer-present cigarette. Only a
few evenings ago, Fastening along one
of the back streets toward the middle
- - oil
buttOned to keep out the sharp night
air. saw AZ little distance in the
middle of the street the light Of a fire.
and as | came nearer found il 10 be 4
diminutiye campfire, u about As MANY
Goals as one could held in their two
hands. surrounded by six or seven Mex
z leans. dressed in their airy costumes,
sitting almost mOfionless. and, contrary
10 their usual custom. neither talking
nor gambling What they were there
for remains still an unsOlved mystery,
and the theory that presents the fewes'
objections seems 10 be that they found
themselves there and had not the energy
10 goS.lsewhere; possibly semi-dormant,
they were waiting for the morning sun
7 10 thaw them out
: A lady who had been resident OF
I Tucson several years gave me bit OF
personal experience that may prove in
Z teresting. After she had been here sew.
I sral months she determined To have one
II the rooms she occupied whItened
Z she sent ior one Of these individuals and
I made known to him her wishes Ths
following morning about ; O'Clock tbs
party arrivei-it consisted Of the head
contractor. his major domo. or supesin
tendent, and four men. They debated
an hour and half a. TO the manner q
conducting the work; worked a hal
hour. demanded two bits each for then
Z Observation-Disclosures, and reappearec
at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon; Thu
routine was preserved five days in sue
Session and no persuasion could induce
them 10 hasten az the expiration Of tina
tine they announced that the projec
was complete, and the enterprise il
every way successful
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

-APersian prOverb says. "Thereare
0nlyiwo iays for which e. feel anxious.
enc j. the day that j. past, the other j.
the day 10 come
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

-The-6-year old daughter Of John
Scott. farmer living near Laion
Rapids, Mick, fell into a tub q boiling
water, and was scalded to death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-07

Eice Baifer Casss.-Mix one-fourth
wheat hour % threc-fourths II rice
Hour add \ little salt; raise and bake
as buckwheat cakes.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-24

A5rER years of civil disssntion and an.
archy, alternating With the exercise o
despite power, it isno wonder that a peo.
plewelcome any form Of government chat
promise the maintenance Of internal tran
guilty and afford protection to the life
and property Of the citizen. The re-entry
Of King Alphonso into Madrid at the head
of his victorious troops, was the signal for
great rejoicing among the Spanish people
When the King entered the Spanish cap
ital, Madrid, shouts of "long live the pa
cifcator King" greeted the youthful mon
arch as the royal procession passed
through the streets. In the present con-
dition of the Spanish mind, monarchy is
mere.truly representative government than
q republic would be. Events have fur.
nished reason to conclude that republi-
can form of government could ouly have
been maintained by the ability of the mi
nority to override the will of the majority
who preferred to be under the rule Of a
scion of royalty. A monarchy is doubtless
the form of government preferred by the
more enlightened and progressive portion
OF the Spanish people.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-24

WHAT a fine thing political influence is !.
Mr.. Evans of Fort Sill testifies that for an
an introduction to Secretary Belknap, he
paid General Rice Of Iowa 81 900. Rice
wanted 81 500 but Evans thought 81 900
was enough. We wonder how much the
Washington statesmen generally charge for
securing one look at cabinet officer.
Will not some one procure the scale of
prices for professional services of this sort
How nice it is to have influence with the
powers that be!
The Morning herald., 1876-03-24

The public wait with considerable inter
est to see whether Mr.. Pendleton, who has
been called, will find it necessary to vindi.
cate his sworn testimony before the inves.
tigating committee on the 14th inst. Gen
B. F. Butler, who seems to be employing
his few hours of grateful leisure which he
snatches from his own affairs, in mixing
into other peoples scandals Tor pure pas.
time, has unearthed the fact that the $50
600 reached Mrs. Belknap, then Mrs. Bow.
ers, after passing through the hands of one
or two other adventuresses. Mr.. Pendle-
ton swore before the committee that lie
never paid dollar to Beknap or to any OF
Belknap's family. Perhaps he did not
consider Mrs. Bowers at that time mem
Der of the Belknap family.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-24

The TuIRTY-Two New York Assembly
men who lodged the vote on the "No Seat
No Fair" bill are having their names men
TONED by the press of New York in not
very complimentary manner. Their con-
stituents want to hear from them and know
why they were absent from the Chamber on
the night the vote was taken on the "No
Seat No Farc' bill Six Republicans and
three Democrats out Of the twenty-one
members Of Assembly from the city Of New
York, voted against giving a poor tired
working girl and weary working woman
seat for a fare or the horse cars. The
horse monopolists have been absent when
the vote was taken.