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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

oath required by section 243 q an dct S ~ SGh n
sgae$ iii earr 1 tie 70 &c tskea
BEFORE al officer qualified to administer odths:
mil on rontc No, from - to -, do swear
that have the ability, pecnniariy, to fulfil my ODD
LEGATION rs such bidder that the bid - maize IN sooa
Filth and with the intention to enter into contract
and perform the service IN case said BID shall DC ac
ceptcd. ,o
sworn to and subscribed before me-
for the - or -.
this - day Of, A. Ia. 1S7 lsEAL.]
and In testimony whereof lhereuDto sub. -.
scribe my name and aiix my Official seal
the day and year aforesaid. ,,t':
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I Any alteration sy srasure 81 intefil aeation 81
n,xie.isI pars lie foregoing bond VIII eaase Il %
be rejected, aaIess 4 sppeafs M note OF renoiar-
was made befofetn bond was siened and scaled
when partners are Parties To- te bond the psrtEer-
should a sign hs a ia e n. nssa asn
: sb9En % o. =.
n On s1 ss,o;e NJ asyos gsssson.lly ape
g.; IN the me known @ b
duly sworn depose and Jay, and na each fsr him DE-
sposes and says, he has executed the within bond,
HEREINAFTER sci against his name over End sboTc All
ass ss and ssas ss h aa
sss.s SsI5s ssaSs s mount
bond bond -.
Subscribed aud sworn before me this 800 day Of
NorE.-When the above oath Is taken before q jus
Except exc Judge Of United States coa The he eertIS
cate Of clerk Of court OF record must be ADDED,
ses hs e 9 g
STATE Ea1E4 OF o77:-=-:---:--3 =, 81 49,
EfE J. clerk, Of the -------, the
same being Court OF Record do hereby certify thst
-- whose genuine SlRnaturs hppe1rS
to the foregoing afdavft was ut the time Of signing
the same justice OF the peace In and for the county
and State aforesaid, duly qualified, md that all his
Official acts as such are entitlcdto fnH faith ana
credit. l.z 81. I, 80 * II ~
In testimony whereof, have liereunto set my hand
clerk, and affixed the seal OF said court, on this
- day of -. 1877 t,isl1,{ ~
IL S. --- ---"--------, Clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER.
= 7, the undersigned, postmaster at --, State OF
-, aiter the exercise of due diligence 10 inform
myself OF the pecuniary ability and responsibility Of
the principal and his surces In bond,
and of the unlncumbere real estate owned by them
respectively do hereby approve said bond and certify
that the said sureties are acknowledgements In my
belief to insure the payment of double the entire
amount OF the said bond-and do further certify
that the said bond was duly signed by
bidder, and --,- and $3.50 -, MS sure
tics, before signing this certificate. r. az
s- Postmaster.
Dated -,1S7.
For forms OF proposal, bond, and certificate, and
also for instructions TO the conditions to be e-
braced in the contract advertisement OF this
date In pamphlet form inviting proposals for mall
service In Maine to he found ut the terminal post
offices of the above routes, and TO be had on app-
cation to the Second Assistant Postmastcr-G
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes. super
scrbed: ANAL Proposals, State OF Virginia. and
addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster
RAIL- MARSHALL JEWELL,
lie 5-1aw0w Postmaster-Generai.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

OVER TIL E WI r Els.
----~~-.--s-----.~ 5..s#1
NOV EMENTS OF CONGRESS-.
COLONEL WITHEBS TACKLES MORTON.
At THE TREASURY.
TROOPS MEANT FOR THE SOUTH.
WEST VIRGINIA JUSTICE
4 MURDERER LYNCHED.
[ LAWYER KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
THE CENTENNIALFOURTH.
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE EAST.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

STAYNER'S STICKY FLY-PAPER
~ just received for sale.
my26 Druggists.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

Tho number OF vessels belonging TO, or bound to or
from ports the United States reported totally ioSt
Is were Wrecked, s abandoned, 2 burned, foun-
dcrcd, and 4 arc missing. The list comprises
steamers, ships barks brigs, and l3 schooners,
and their total value, exclusive or cargoes, Is es
mated at X5SD,OOO. 49,, ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03
Subscribed and sworn before me this 1919 day

NoTE.-When the above oath Is taken before jus
ce OF the peace any other officer not using seal,
except Judge Of United States Court, the certi1-
cate of clerk Of court OF record must be ADDED
under his seal or Office, that the person who admin
tstered the oath is duly qualified as such officer
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
IGa specially AZ she As1A 8 80
HOUSE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

Proposals altered by erasnres or interlin ga
name of the bidder, will not be considered.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

New YORK, July IA Trenton dispatch
reports the killing OF o. A. House, noted
divorce lawyer of this. city, by his wife, at
Lawrence station yesterday. It seems that
House had beaten his step-son and wife, and
was drawing a pistol on Che latter, when
she shot him with pistol she had obtained
from her bedroom. ....t..
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sss-Insert the names OF the principal and streties
In fun In the body OF the bond; also the GATE. iie
crrtiicate on the inside should be signed by justice
OF the peace adding his official title, Or signed py
!, notary public, he should afix his seal.
J Know All men by these presents, thai -
1 In tIla Siafa of -. .nrinciDal. and -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

WEST VIRGINIA JUSTICE
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
DrObne zprayy.

Ctyii yrahove manzed Harmono.
v}ch okresu Abbeyvile JIM Karoli.
ne byli cd 300 lyntovnikG lyncovani
{ Duluthu na Hofesm iezefe jest
IL parnikG ledem, ez severovychodni Vi
tr do pfistavu zahnal, zadrzano Ma par
nicich naleza Sc 900 lidi, mezi t6mi 400
Mennonite 100 francouzSky ych rodin, We
smGs vystehovalcd.
: Cd 10. XIV. navstiylo 498,S3S osoh
vystavu Poeet navst6vovateld denn6
vzrilsta. Povetrnost jest velmi pfizniva
I V Genev6 spdsobil polar "a s so
600 skody.
I A. .. Foster, kolektor genevske o.
yocne skolky, byl v mestecku Keone, N
ii. oloupen zavrazdGn.
! Indiane nalezail Sc Cernych Vr.
chach ma valecne stezce. Y Deadwoodt
zavrazdiIi 27 b6lochd Custar City g.
Kovkopove pospichaji hor re strachu
pred Indiany. Z druzny synkd cincin-
natsk5ch, kteraz do Cernych vrcha Sc
vydala, zabil rudos IL, vesmes syny bo
hatych Cincinnatand.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Rada pro opravy podala m. rad6 zpra-
va vykonan6m odhadu pozemkoyeho
maietku hraniciciho ulici Warren.
Odhad jest utin6n K zaplaceni skod pfi
fknutych vzcslych a sice, upravoyani
zlepsovani ulice Warren, mezi III. Fo-
rest a Martin.
Receny odhad jest vylozen dfadovnt
mtstskeho pisafe.
NSecky slrany, kterez prot odhadu to
mu namitky ciniti zamysli neeht tyto III
pisafi do p6ti red6l cd vydani oznamenI
toho pisemn6 podaii.
mo Nc Intosh, NEST. pisaf.
Cleveland, 0, II. kv6tna 1876.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Rent zaplati vam staveni lot.

Po n6kolik dnd budu niti ma prodej
ntkoik pekuych lotd nablizku, jez "a ca-
nu nizkou a sice "a $500 prodayam. Ne
musite zadnou splatku utiniti, pokud iste
81 ma pozemku maly domck nepostavili,
' ntmz byste bydleti mohli. Pfestante
platiti rent, kteryz j vdmi missy. Ne
bot co nyni platte rentu, tim koupite 81
lot domek. Nemoskejte a poptete Sc u
FRANTY NOVAKA.
222 Superior str.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

mansha- Eepadla a povrazdila znae-
ny potet kfesfand okoli toho mesta.
Dubrornjk, 20. XIV. Dva tisice povstal,
Gu pokusilo sc wet vySin Bananskych
okresu Gacka. Utedni turecky tee-
gram zy6stuie porazku povstalc6, a6 die
sloyanskych zprav povstalci i tentokrate
jako po kazde Turkovi vyprasni. Prvni
utok lellch byl sice odrazen, avsak kdyz
o 1000 muzd sesileni byli 20 druh6 o
vySiny Sc pokusily, podafilo Sc Jim Turky
zahnati. Y krntem boii pablo 500 Tur-
kd a jen l25 povstalcd s prapordm tu-
reckym velel sam Mukhtar pasa.
Pafi@, "A. XIV. Sottov6 zadaji die te
legramn casopisd LIE Temps zaslaneho
ma sultanovi, ably do statni pokladny
) S250,000,000 svych rodinnych pen6z
slozil. aby Sc s 100000 roGn6 ma mist6
dosavadnich 10 mil. doll spokojil ably
narodni radu doLlizeni na vladu ustano.
viz ably titul kalifa (kalif znaGi duchovni
hlavu mohamedanI) slozil a konetn6 ably
ntjakfho vyborntho europskGho fnanGni
ka ministrem tinanci ustanoyi
Widen, 20. XIV. Polni marsalek BY
yaly ministr valky baron John zemfel.
q soubqji hn 4uerypergq hr Ho1o
rratsm, O ntmz telegrafz zprayu podal, do
viddne sezpr. tasopisd tyto podrobnosti.
Syuoyec "A d6dic knizete karlosa Auer
-perka, prime Nilem, zneSyaii Sc hra-
betem Leop. kolovratem k ydli jakymsi
utrhatnym a lzivym klepdm. iichz byl
p6vodcem. IIr kolovrat zadal zadostu
tin6ni, prime Vilem nechttl mu je ysak
dat, pon6yadz pry mu neni co iednoro6-
nj dobrovolnik a podddstoinik roven
Prime Auersperg ie totiz reservnim poru
tilem pri IL. dragonskem pluku. Kdy2
pax po roce hr. KoIovrat voistG vystou
pill, zadal op6t sv6he knizeciho soupcfe "a
satistakci, avsak prime ViI6m nasel "
mluvy, proc sc biti nechce Kone6n6
pfesla hr. koloyratovi vSechna trp6livost
potihal 81 zdejsim nadrazi statni dra.
BY ma Jeho Jasnost vytal mu diva notne
politky. MIady KIN. Auersperg nenami-
tai mic prot toma, vsedl do vagOnu n II =
jizdel ku konskym dostiham Prespur.
ku. Hr. kolovrat podal teto obrant
sye cti lined zpravu nejen velitelstvi 10.
dragonskeho plukn, ale Slechticke bese-
dev Praze,z niz proto dobrovolne w
stoupiL ably il jakehokoliv rozhodnuti Il
v6ci te usetf;l. Wee dostala Sc do vefei
nosti proto byl zpoli6kovany reservni
ddstonik ptinucen, ably vyzval hr. kolo- :
yrata ma souboi Y sobotu rano pfiieii
oba Nidne do Praby prdvodu svyct
sekundantd, yySSich to stabnich ddstoini
k6, odebrali Sc ihned ma souboiistG '
zahrade hr. klam- Gallasa u Kosif. Hr
holovrat mel co vyzyany prvni stfelnou
ranu. Mfl dobfe, nebot kulka zasahla
prince Auersperka do boku proiela mu
t6Iem, tax ze sc bez sebe k zemi skacel.
Pftomny lekaf zavazal nu ranu, nate5
ho vlozili do pfipraveneho povozu a Cd
veil do palace kn. X Auersperka ma
Male strant. Hr. Kolovrat odejel do ho
teIu u cerneho kont,' kdez byl pfatel
svymi dychtive ocekayan. Veter odeiel
pax Prahy, ably sc bezpochyty vyhnu
nemilemu opletavani Sc zdeisim trestnin
sondem Die trestniho zakoniku rakou
skeho tresce Sc totiz souboi, jako kazdy
sprosty zlocin."
Jak iiz Gtenafim nasim znamo, knizt
Anersperg ma ranu zenfel; cisat zastavi
soudni fizeni Kologratem zavedene.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Hugo Hensch
NyZiVnl mOuka dCtSka
t6z pro
ncduziv6 a ZOtavujici Sc
rovn6z Gcinkuie vyborn6 proti
MCduhum lCtnim.

z { G { Q n a Q d u / c
odporutcni vynikajicich l6kafG
tohoto a jinych NEST;
My ni1epodepsani, zkusiyse Hugo
Hcnsch moutku yybornym usp6-
chem nasi praks, dobrym sv6domim
il odporuGiti mIzeme obecenstvu.
Gust. { +. Weber, NJ. ID. Cleveland. @
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Zufici silence. Policajt Miller
napadl ma vestsajd blize trznice eloy6ka,
ktery sebou zmital, podivne sc kroutil,
knicel rival vdbec jake posedly 81 po-
cinal. Straznik zavedl iei ma straznici,
kde pfivolany lekaf seznal, ze nestastnk
ten jest sleny ze nan prislo zufeni.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
OZnalneni.

Celorocni schdze akcionafi Sp. Ceske
tiskrany odbYvana bude dnc -. 6ervna
v misnosti Peruna. Jezto d1ezite jedna
nj ma pofadku lest, oGekava Sc re Sc PAM
akcionafi dostavi.
j. ". Sykora
(. &. taielnnik.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Ma namesti splash Sc vii. Professor
SpeDdlik ohlidnul Sc a vida dobytce "a
sebou bezeti, yrazil rychle do blizkeho
kupeckeho kramu a strachem celf poma-
ten zvolal: ,,Pani, pani! -- val je tu!''
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Mezi I'd e SINH republican y
agituie Sc pro odbyvani velik6ho shro-
mazdtni ldu We prospech Bristowa.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

o dobre a derstv6 napcje, vJborne
dontniky, chutne uprayena .lidla vselike
jine pochoutky, jakoz cerstvou Wild
nou obsluhu vzorny pofadek bude co
nellepe postarano.
Po ctvrt6 hodine odpoledne hra-
ii bude k obveseleni host1 hudba
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
MiStni zprayy..

Proc mestskym zametaG6m Gistite-
lam ulic snizena mzda! Novy statni "a
kon obmezuje znaGn6 vydani naseho
mesta ma opravu tist6ni ulic a iin6 stav
by prace vefeine. Letosni rozpocet u
liGni Jest zna6n6 mensi protoz nezbyvalo
mestskG rade mic, nez zav6sh ilspory. Ze
vsak uspor tech dociliti hodla sni2enim
mzdy d6lnikd neibidneji placenych a en
diva tydnv m6sici nebO sesti nedtich "a
m6Smanych, jest nespravedhve. Pr tax
bidne mzde nemohou Ii nebozi mnzove
ami brambnrI chleba Sc naiisti. kde
vezmou ma sat obuv, jeiz blate a bah
nc pouliGnim rozederou! kdyz mesto
spotiti chce - proc nespofi pr llredni-
cich, ktefi mali pres tisic dollard rocniho
sluzneho anebo proc nepropusti ntkolik
dohliziteld ma praci, kterym po trech ano
az po Gtyrech dollarech denn6 Sc plati!
Dohlizitelov6 ii jsou po nasem roznmu
zbyte6ui. Mad kazdym houte6kem del
nikd stoji takovy darmochleb, obydeine
chap ze by skaly lamati mohl. X cemu
to: Inu TT lide ii jsou politikafi, iichz o
volbach prosptchom pouziti lie, kdezto
chudych starych delnikd y politice upo-
trebiti nelze = proto Sc prvni drzi G
becnho zlabu druhym sc bez toho hu-
bene sousto jest6 zten6uie. Proc Sc, pta
me Sc dale, neSrazi ntjaka stovka komisa
ii ulic, iemuz denn6 neimenG 6 dol.ard
vypadne, netltaje to yseliky ,rebaSeA /!
X temu ma urednik ten nekohk st6dfe
placenych prirucich: Zde by m6lo mesto
spofiti nikoliv ma dtlnicich neibidneji
placenych Skoro name m6stskou radu
podezreni, re Sc spravuie prkladem
Rakouska, ktere Y zachvatu spofivosti -
utrhne diurnistdm ale vysokym ufedni-
kim pfida.
Ma mist5 dosavadnich POO budc pry ma
pfistt 300 d6lnikd zamestnavano. Jcn
ably to byla pravda. Pro snizeni hlaso-
vail republican, demokrati Kde ide @
zkraceni delnictva a chudiny a prospechy
boha6G, tam jsou ODE strany svorny.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Chvaly hodn6 usneSeni ptijala
m6stska rada poslednim posezeni SVEN
sice ze: hadrovny nebudou V mtst6 tr
p6ny. ....z
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Vysetfovani, jez m6stska rada '
poslednim sezeni SVEN hafidila, tyka 81
policejnibo pisare Nc Ginnisse a ieho pr
ruGich. Jednim Mich jest jak znamC
Czech P. FIR. Karda.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
DULEZTTTs
VLASTNiKUM DOMU
Ct6tc n ukaztc sOusedum.
Natfete domy sv6
luCebnimi baryami
MILLER BROS

ktere lsou vyrobeny z cist6ho bileho olo.
va, zinku lnenGho oleie, pflpravene ma
bllou, cernou a sto iiny:h rozmanitych
barey. Tato barva ma krasny lesk a
vsaje sc hluboko do dfeva, takze tfikrate
TAX dlouho vydrzi jako kterakoliv lima
barva ma syet6, ackoliv stoii celou tfeti.
nu meme, nez jine barvy, ktere Sc ma tr-
zisti nachazi; Pfihlaste Sc MILLERA
A BKATRU, iichz barva zdobi neimena
sto tlsic staveni; vsecky ostatni jsou pou.
he napodoheniny
Poslete 81 pro vzorky barev vysy9d.
cenl, lez yam bezplatn6 budou poslany.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Oznameni.

~ superior str.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Ztratil Sc. Jakysi Frank Nolan
sky idle imena Czech nebo Polak), bydle
vSi V &. 81 Clark Ave, odese itery
domu dosud Sc nevratil.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

Chlapeck6 letni obleky po : loo, v
81 a "a Public Square.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-04-13
- ><<o% -

A chap about thirty-five years old, looking
as if he had crawled out Of cave to com
mence life anew, entered ole Of the hotels in
this city, and waiting at the counter until the
clerk was at liberty, he asked: rs this a ho-
tel:' Yes, SIR was the reply. ''Good liv-
ing, good beds. and the most courteous atten-
tion:" ''Well, said the stranger, after a long
look at the railroad timetable, Il suppose
you don't trust?" mo, sir '.Wouldn'tlct
a man stay here four or five days until some
thing turned up:' ''No, sir" 'Thats what
wanted to know. always like to have a
previous understanding about such things. for
if anything makes me mad it is to have
great big hotel clerk jump in on me and kick
me down stairs on account of my straitened
finances. fire. Press.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-04-13

At little gathering the other evening,
somebody asked Preston. Conn.,, man if he
was fond of opera. He said he was, passion
ately. He always liked that part where the
lady rides around and jumps through the
hoops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-08
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The city of Cincinnati, the coming week,
will be the centre of interest to the people
OF the country, and especially to the re-
publicans Of Maine. who feel they have
personal interest in the result OF the ma
tional convention.
The Executive committee of the Blame
club have earnestly invited the true ana
stcadfast representatives of the party to
ioin the club in their excursion to Clncin-
natl.
The fare for the round trip Will be but
e2s and tickets will be good until the 2Sth
of June on any train.
The excursionists will leave Portland,
via. Portland & Worcester Railroad at 80
P. NJ. June 9th, reach Nashua, n. H.,
G 80 p. NJ, for supper. The cars will run
through 10 New London, Conn, without
change. Arrive in New York morning of
the 10Th. Breakfast at Jersey City. Leave
Jersey City 9: 80 A. NJ, 10Th, via Penn. K.
r. Dine at Harrisburg, Pa. Supper at
Altoona. Pa. Breakfast at Dennison, o.,
the llth. Arrive in Cincinnati in time
for dinner.
The following is the time table on the
Maine Central:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-08
Cal for the Republican National
Convention.

The next Union Republican National Conven-
t;on for the nomination of candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States, Will
he held in the city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday,
June 18th, 1876, at II o'clock noon and will con-
sst of delegates from each State equal to twice the
number of its Senators and Representatives in
Congress and of two delegates from each organ
ixed Territory and the District of Columbia.
In calling the convention for the election OF
delegates. the committees of the several States are
recommended to invite all republican electors and
ali other voters, without regard to past political
difference or previous party utilization, who are
opposed to revvng sectional issues, and desire 10
promote friendly feelings and permanent harmony
throughout the country by maintaining ana en-
forcing all the constitutional rights OF every GU
sen, including the full and free exercise oil the
right of suffrage without intimidation ana WIN
out fraud, and who are in favor OF continued pro-
secution and fuller punishment OF all othclal dls-
honesty and an economical administrator
of the government by honest, faithful and capabe
officers who are in favor OF making such reforms
in the government as experience may from tlme
to time suggest, who are opposed TO impairing the
credit of the nation by depreciatlng any OF ITS oo
LEGATIONS and in favor of sustaining IN every way
the national faith and financial honor; who hold
that the common school system is the nursery OF
American liberty, and should be maintained alb
solutely free from sectarian control; VINO De-
lieye that for the promotion OF these ends the
direction Of the government should continue 10
be confded to those who adhere to the principles
of l776 support them as incorporated In the con-
stitution and laws and who are in favor OF recog-
nizing and strengthening the fundamental princi-
pie Of national unity in this centennial annivers-
sary of the birth of the republic.
(Siened). Ed. MORGAN,
Chsirmsn Of the Republican National Committee
WV. E. CHANDLER. Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-08
GENERAL w US.

| A man out in Michigan has built church,
which he intends to run according to his own idea
of things. Back of the pulpit he has placed a
large wooden slab, grained in imitation of marble,
and bearing this remarkable Inscription: "No
man will be allowed to preach in this church who
breaches from manuscript, who docs not kneel
while praying, who belongs to any secret society,
or who has his life insured in any way
| 1.-The best route to the Black Hills" observes
with great proprety the Louisville Courier Jour
nal, sis of much less Importance to miners than
the best route out of them"
The Montreal Witness says; John Radford
is an Englishman, thirty eight years old, whose
service on the railway has cost him both his arms.
He was found guilty in the Recorders Court yes
tcrday Of being drunk in Dorchester street and
fned 81. As he did not pay his fine he was sent
to Jail for eigh days; but Mr.. Payettc was puzzled
the man could do no work, and the poor fellow
actually had to be fed by his fellow prisoners. Mr..
Payettce says if no one pays his fac he viii have
to remain his term in jail.
Quebec's recent scourye Of FIRE, the second WITH
in ten years, seems to have been aggravated by
the fact that the houses and sheds were like tin
der boxes. There was also deplorable lack of
water, and the proper appliances by the fire bri-
gade fer fighting the flames. The Budget" says
the people Of the city have had to pay dearly for
wooden buildings and shinsled roofs.
The Detroit fanny man on croquet "rhere
Is some science, little mystery and good deal
OF uncertainty about the game of croquet. The
other day when Detroit clergyman made an
ming call on one Of his congregation and in
vited to play game, he only too glad, remark
ing that such social games served sometimes to
place pastor and parishoner Ga more friendly
footing. Before the first game was out a young
lady bit him in the back with her mallet he fell
over an arch and two Of the players decided new
er to darken his church again on account of his
cheating. In the mids. of croquet you can't tel
where you
The editor Of a Kentucky paper acknowledges
the gift from a subscriber Of "a beautiful pet rat
tlesnake.' A copperhead paper probably.
We witnessed touching scene the other day.
A full grown, healthy looking married man going
towards the suburbs with base ball club over his
shoulder, ana few minutes thereafter while
passing his house we noticed his wife saving wood
in the back yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-08

The remarkable transactions in the
House of Representatives on Monday,
brings to mind an incident A Bishop in
Dublin engaged painter to make large
picture in a cathedral. The subject
chosen was the crossing of the Red Sea
by the 1sraeltes. After suitable time, the
work of art was finished and hung in the
cathedral. covered with broad ard heavy
curtain. The priests entered in solemn
procession, the organ sounded its deep
notes, and the singers sang All faces
were turned in anxious expectancy towards
the great curtain. 1t was drawn aside,
but nothing could be seen but the repre-.
sentation of vast expanse of water,
green water OF reddish tint The Bis
hop, turning to the painter in great rage,
said, II thought asked you to paint a
picture of the Israelites crossing the Red
sea :" True as life-that's just it" said
the painter. But where are The IS
yaelites?' asked the indignant Bishop.
.They are gone orer," said the painter.
"Well. but wiere are The Egyptians pur-
suing them ?" They have gone under p
said the painter. With similar dlsappoint-
uent, the democrats who thought they
were about to have Blaine funeral,
might ask, when they come to look for the
corpse, ..What has become OF Blaine P''
rhe answer is, "He has gone oter." And
What has become OF the investigating
committee Why, they have gone under