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Washington Rabies.

Chicago Tribune Washington Correspond.
ence.I
Mre. Secretary Belknap set the ex-
ample of having the little people in the
parlor at afternoon receptions, by hav-
ing her charming baby held by a nurse
near her, and enjoying, with maternal
pride, the compliments showered upon
it. Other mothers have followed this
example, the latest acquisition to the
juvenile set being Mademoiselle Jones,
the ninety days [ Id baby OF the million
aire senator from Nevada, whose eyes
are brighter than her mothers sparkling
diamonds. The nursery, which is the
young lsdy's general abiding place, is
open on reception days, that its luxuri-
Gus cradle and elegant appointments
msy be inspected, but Miss Jones is
brought down into the drawing room,
wearing the most deliciousIy en-
broidered attire, and behaving herself
with becoming dignity. Society hopes
that in due time General Sheridan's
young daughter will be brought to the
metropolis, and meanwhileit Is rumored
among the ladies that Mrs. Sheridan
has sent package of diminutive pat
terms to Mrs. Fred Grant.
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A Story OF Ben Webster.

From London Letter to the Toronto Globe
/ have heard good story of Ben Web
ster, the Frederic Lemaitre of the Eng
lish stage, now in his eighty first year.
He has been ill, and few days ago his
doctor pronounced him dead. His
ffiends, Churchill, Chstterton and
others. were gathered around his bed
side. Tney Left it on hearing the medi-
cal opinion, but an old servant would
net have it thst her master was dead.
"Shall l put blanket over him? ?" she
asked the doctor. You can put as
many blankets as you like over him"
The meaning was obvious, but this hon.
est woman rubbed her masters chest Wig
orously, and was presently rewarded by
hearing the old gentleman say, "What's
all this sbOut?' "They say you're dead,
sir" "Who says I'm desd?' "Dr. c.,
sir" "I'll DIR. G. him. Get me off this
bed" and, leaning on his faithful re.
tainer's arc, the dead man joined his
friends in the next room, who Were, as
George Eliot puts il, "peepirg about and
casting up" The friends bad to drink
a tumbler of neat whisky to ban the ap-
partition. But Mr.. Webster is alive and
doing we'll again.
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A victory for the RreMers

Special Dispatch TO the Baltimore Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, February %. - The
ways and means committee to day de-
cided to report favOIably the bill which
was drawn up by the Brewers associa.
ton, restricting the commissioner of in
ternal revenue in the collection
Of the tax On beer to the
amount actually produced. The brew
ers are obliged to report the amount of
mali consumed, and for every two and
a-haIf bushels they are charged with
producing barrel OF bser; whereas they
are frequently required TO use nearly
three bushels to obtain coed quality of
beer. The committee recognized the
justice of their appeal, and hereafter the
commissioner will bs restricted to collec-
tons on the number of barrels actually
produced, except when he has reason to
suspect fraud, and then he is at liberty
to impose the tax on the malt used aDd
add the penalty also.
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MEMPHIS APPEAL
SUNDAY. MARCH 3, 1876.
TIE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUN-
~ MINER SnCEETY

The anniversary exercises Of the
Memphis and Shelby county bible &C.
cisty will be held st the CJurt.streeI
Cumberland Presbyterian church thit
evening, al haIf-past seven o'clock, tc
which the public are invited. More than
thirty years have elapsed since the or
gsuizltiou OF this society, and, though
its operations have been conducted In 8
quiet way, il has been the instrumental
ity Il placing the Word OF God into the
hands OF tens OF thousands Of people
whs were found absolutely destitute oi
the holy scriptures. No clerical com
putation can reach the value Of the
lAbors Of this society, nor can an
ordinary pen estimate the blessings
shed upon the whole community by its
faithful workings. Viewed even from
no higher standpoint than that Of 3 mora
conservstoT, and, by Jew and Gentle,
the dissemination and propagation OF the
bible has accomplished benevolent and
efficient purposes But, when considered
in a spiritual light, aud as a means of
converting and controlling the masses,
every well-inlormed man aud woman
In Memphis can testify as to the power Of
the work under the management OF the
Officers and members Of the bible society.
The exercises this evening will be both
entertaining and instructive. In sddi-
ton to the secretary's aunusl report,
there will be addresses in reference to
bible work and election Of officers for the
present year We hope there will be
large attendance tonight.
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Extraordinary Death on the Ice.

George Drew, OF Green Island, Wis
consin, recently discovered, about half a
mile from the island, the body of man
stretched out on the ice, with his head
caught between two layers of ice, one on
top of the other, and where there had
evidently been a crack. The man had
been dead some time, as the body was
cold and stiff. Near 1t was q sled. An
examination OF the position of the body
shOwd thst the man, Vesteen, by name,
had stopped to drink, laying down for
thst purpose. While drinking a sudden
movement of the ice closed tue crack,
the side opposite to him rising and slid
ing way over the side On which ne was
just far and high enough to catch and
hold his head rs in wise, suffocsting
him, as was shown by the fact that the
face, neck and breast were black.
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RemOdeIing a Human Face.

A novel operation recently performed
at the Maine general hospital is thus
desCr BID: A person came there with 3
cancerous under lip, which a quack had
made worse by the use of caustics. The
patient being placed under the influence
Of ether, the lip was cut down and re-
moved, the mouth slit far into the cheeks
on both sides, the flesR turned down,
and the inner membrane and bone
scraped to remove all traces OF the can
Ger. Then the cheeks were brought for
ward over the chin and sewed together
to form new under liD, and a new and
handsome mouth was formed by sewing
up the Sits and cutting out triangular
notches in the corners, and, that the
new lip might not lackahe natural red
ness. the lining membrane was brought
out over the edge and sewn down. A
new face having thus been put upon the
patient, he went home rejoicing.
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MEXICO.
The Rebellion Suppressed-The Gov
eminent Back ed by Private Loan
WashiHgtOn's Birthday at
Vera Cruz.

VERA CRUZ, February 26, Uja HA-
vANA, March 3.-As the steamer was
leaving Vera Cruz kilograms were receiv-
ed from the interior OfMexieo annOunc.
ing the triumph Of the government at all
points. The different revolutionary
plans published show that there has been
no understanding among the rebel lead
ers. The government had asked lead
of five hundred thousand dollars from
the merchants of the capital, which was
Immediately granted and the money
placed ct President Ferdas's disposition
The reception and ball at the residence
OF Minister Foster, on Washington's
birthday, was attended by the Presi-
dent, members of the cabinet and for
eign legations and the elite OF society.
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Sherman and Education.

General ". T. Sherman delivered q
six-column address on education in St.
Louis last week. he spoke chiefly upon
the subject Of scientific branches OF edu-
cation, and closed as follows: $50 sure as
truth prevail over falsehoOd; 80 sure as
know ledge will prevail over ignorance;
so sure as the camps OF the Indian and
the hu!s Of the hunter must give place
to the farms, houses, gransries, schools
and churches of modern civilization; so
sure as that the coal, iron, lead, zinc and
copper, which now lie TOuud about US
in their useless ores, must come forth to
be utiliz'd by man, so sure will scientific
knowledge be in demand right here in
ST. Louis, and the demand for it will
keep pace with the population and
wealth Of the city and OF the surround
In
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REV. RICHARD S. sTORRs.
His Withdrawal from Congregational
Church Departments Confirmed.

New YORK, March 4.-Rev. Richard
s. Storrs, when questioned about resign.
ing his position as president Of the
American congregational union, and
his dictatorship in the Congregation
al Home Missionary s)ciety, declined to
say whether he intended to withdraw
from the fellowship of Mr.. Beecher's
circle Of churches or not. 81 desire at
present." he remarked, $50 say no more
than that the statement Of my resigna-
ton is trde. AS 10 the Interpretation
put upon my action, making it appear
that was led to 1t by the action Of the
council, and that I am in rebellion
against the Congregational church, 1
will not now speak; but the designations
l have made. / felt dissatisfied with
their action, and thought it best to with
draw from them. That is all.n
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Less of Doctrine and More OF
Love.

Love-
Max Mueller, the great pbilol ogist, in
his "Lecture on Mis- lions, f." says: "There
is Missionary work at home as well as
abroad; there are Thousands waiting to
listen if one man will but speak the
truth and nothing but the truth; there
are thousands starving because they
cannot find that food which is convent
ent for them. And, even if the spirit of
truth might be chained down by lear or
prudence, the spirit of love would never
yield. Once recognize the common
brotherhood of mankind, not as name
or a theory, but as a real bond-as a
bond more binding, more lasting than
the bonds OF family, caste and race, aud
the questions, Why should open my
hand? why should open my heart?
why should speak to my brother? will
never be asked again. There are many
of our best men-men CT the greatest
power and influence in literature, sci
snce, art, politics, aye, even in the church
itself, who are no longer christians
in the old sense of the word. Some
imagine they have ceased to be chris
tiaus altogether, because they feel that
they cannot believe as much as othe!s
profess to believe. We cannot sffJrd to
lCs9 these men, nor shall We lose them,
If We learn to be satisfied with what sat
isfied Christ and the apostles-with
what satisfies many q Woodworking
missionary. II christianity is to retain
its hold on Europe and America, if it is
to conquer in the holy war Of the future,
it must throw off its heavy armor, the
helmet of brass and the coat of mail,
and face the world, like David, with his
staff, his stones, and his sling. We
want less Of creeds, but more of trust;
less of ceremony, but more of work; less
of solemnity, but more of genial homes
ty; less of doctrine, hut more OF love.
There is faith, as small as a grain of
mustard eed, but that grain alone can
move mountains, ard more than that,
it csn move hearts. Whatever the world
may say OF US of little faith, let US re-
member that there was one who ac-
cepted the offering of the poor widow.
She threw in but two mites, but that
was all she had, even all her living"
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/ set about collecting sll the facts In the
case OF Gettysburg, but that my labors
have been interrupted more than year
by severe sickness, and that l still suffer
severely. l hope, however, to eventu-
ally collect all the facts, and Of course
to publish them; and let me assure him
further that the proof will be given that
amendments to General Lees pan OF
bsttle Of the second day were also sug-
gested before his troops became engaged,
at least so far as TO reinforce his main
column of attack so as to make 1t equal
to the othars-three diyiaiOnen
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Important Discovery,

A. Won WOlkensteil has recently
made some experiments on the skin OF
frogs, kittens, rabbits aud mice He di.
yideu the skin at the upper part Of the
thigh and then withdrew IL over the
toes; the sac thus formed was filed with
distilled water and immersed in test so
lutiOns Of various salts. Toe results OBJ
tanned were IS follows: First, the skin is
permeable to WsteTy solutions, but not
to concentrated solutions; second, in
creased temperature augments the
ahsOTptiye capacity Of the skin; in fact,
absorption stands in direct relation TO
the temperature OF the fluid; third, in
young animals the skin absCTbs better
than in old ones; fourth, the presence Of
hair and wool dimini-hes absorption;
fifth, some s!kslOids likewise uudeIg)
absorption through the skin, aud toxic
can be thus induced.
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Gambetta on a Liberal Church.


n. Gambstts introduces the ecelesi.
asticsl part of his speech at Lille by a
definition OF the word Ibis al By Iibsr-
al, he says, understand 8 M n who
respects alt varieties OF religious belief,
including their ministers, and all the
practices which spring naturally, even il
remotely, from religiOuI opinions. Such
a man will not be Opposed to tolerate
encrOschments by the ministers of any
religion upon the domain OF secular If.
faire. The church must remain the
church, and not attempt to obtain par
liamentsry Influence. She must resign
herself to her proper sphere Of admins
tering spiritual consolation to her MEM
bers, and not interpOse herself as a dis
coTdsnt and dividing influence between
parent and child, or between husband
and wife. Il ia this that has made the
church political danger in 50 many
countries, and hiss brought upon her the
attacks which are, after all, only re-
prisals. So long as the struggle between
faith aud reason, between science and
revelation, is confined t. books, to pull
pits and to academies. politicians, as
such, have no concern with it; it is when
it sits by the eide Of a minis er, and peUe
trstes into the working Of an office that
it becomes no better than a suppressed
civil war.
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4 Railroad Project.

WASHINGTON. February % The bill
introduced by Senator COckrell to-day.
granting charter to the New York snd
Mszstlan Airline railroad, telegraph
and immigration company, proposes to
incorporate Joseph L. Johnston, James
E. LOngstTeet, William II. Smith, Will
lam G. WiCkhao, William GAYLORD.
and others, under the above style. with
q capital of fifty million dollars, and the
authority to construct 3 railroad and
telegraph line from New York to Fort
A'IDtOsh, on the Rio Grsnde, Uia
Washington, Richmond, Atlanta, Sc
ms, New Orleans, and Houston, tOgeth-
er with branches from Charlotte, North
Caroline, to NOriolg, Virginia, and from
Loredo to Austin, Texs7, The bill pro-
poses to grant right Of way two hun
dred feet wide, and also in the States If
Alabama and Mississippi every alter
nate section Of public land within ten
miles of the pTCj cfed line
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Minister against Choir.
Springfield RePu0iican.I
mhnrn u n-nnnrnII- -

- ''--N'---l
There is generally a chronic case OF
choir UerSUs pulpit in our modern
churches, and, commonly, the choir
gets ahead. In one OF cur Springfield
churches, however, the psstor, who
rather pTides himself on his power with
the bit and rein, has kept the other end
Of the church in pretty good subsection,
and especially has fcOwned It out OF in
diligence il his pet abominstion Of 'ses
pieees.N The other Sunday the singers
thought they would corner him, and,
taking him off his guard, at tbe last
moment, served notice thar they weren't
prepared for anything but sn anthem
for the opening service, and would he
give 1t out, naming the piece AID the
page in the hymn book. raken thus
at disadvantage, tho pastor announced,
rather brusquely: "Tne choir VIII sing
the anthem May the L0Id Have Mer-
cy on U.s." Verdict for the preacher,
on exceptions.
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THE COUNCIL.

The Advisory Council OF II. w. B.
In private conclave is sitting, you see,
To settle the difference, If any there be,
'Twixt Plymouth Churchs policy
And CongregationalismS idee
OF Twee-dle-de-dum and Twee.dle-de-dee
This Advisory Council of II. W. B.
Is brimmiugly filled with sympathy
For the Plymouth pastors ecstasy
OfgeueTouS magnanim1ty;
Asssiled as ne is by perjury
And slanderous lies ana abuse-says he.
The Advisory Council naturally,
With lachTymal optics, fails to see
Such minor affairs as adultery,
such venial faults as hypocrisy,
Not to speak of lying and perjury.
So broadly charged against II. W. B.
This Plymouth Church Council Advisory
Manipulated by H,W. B
Transformed, yet lRchrymatOry
4 la Thomas g., but sublimed IN degree,
Though deaf to the pastors blasphemy
And keenly alive TO his piety-
VIII, doubtless, settle effectua!ly
In private conclave, and sOiemIy,
The tTifls of difference, If any there be,
'Iwixt Plymouth Church's policy
And COngregafionalism's idee
OF Twee-dle-0e-dum and Twee-dle-de-dee.
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I'm Onuosition TO the World.

WASHINGTON, March The Demo-
era ) have been yearntng for an organ
in Washington and New York. Nari-
Gus attempts have been made to bring
about the organization Of stock com
pany, members being selected from va
rious States. The plan is still u0der dis
cussiop. In New York more progress
has been made. The Express, an even
ing paper, OF no circulation, has been
secured as an organ of the party by the
payment OF fifty thousand dollars, ad-
ded to the capital stock OF two hundred
thousand dollars. This is paid in by
members OF the party, who stipulats the
entire control as return for their invest.
ment. This move means dissatisfaction
with the World, which is accused Of be-
ing the echo Of the Manhattan club,
rather than an exponent Of the horny
handed Democracy. It is hoped, too,
that the Express may attain a circula-
ton, as the World, even il it were &C.
ceptable to the party, is not widely read,
either in New York city or in the coun-
try at large. The Democrats desire a
cheap, bright journal, which will circu-
late and be known from Maine to Cali
fornia They think that the Express,
popul 4rIy edited, may attain this, though
experience proves such venture simply
folly.
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SeIERegistering Rain-Gauge.

Nd. Tis5sndier has invented q self
registering rain gauge, which seems to
be valuable instrument. The rainfall
is conveyed into an upright cylinder,
within which is a movable float, SUP
ported by cord which passes over q
pulley. At the other end cf the cord is
weight sliding Upaud down upon rods
and carrying pencil, which is made to
mark line upon an endless payer band
propelled horizontally by two cy liUdeTs,
one of which rolls Up the paper IS the
other gives it oil. AS the Il lau rises its
cOmpensating weight falls, marking a
curve upon the moving paper band. The
paper is propelled Oy I cIUcS, which, by
certain lines upon the paper c0rre=p md
ent to lt3 rate Of revolution, marks sls0
the time during which ths rain has bsen
falling. Wusn there is 40 rain, Of course
the line registered upon the papsr band
becomes horizontal. Tas inventor
claims that tns rainfall for az entire
year can be registered upon single
band Of papsr, no other care bziug nee
essary than TIE occasional winding OF
the ClyCE
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TIE PEASANT BOY.

A volume Of the New York Mirror.
Of lS47, con aims the following poem
written ty Miss CUshmaG. a note
states that it was written on seeing q
picture Of a peasant boy, with a s.sde
on his shoulder, tTuGgiHg 10 bis daily
toll. It's peTusal will satisfy thst lcdyfs
numerous admirers that she WIS not
only an ulsppfOlchsbie reates ar q an
unequaled actress, but a sweet poet as
we'll:
There's poetry. boy. IN that step Of thine,
Firmly and free on the green syga. pressed:
Ana Tue locks That over thy temples shine
Blow wild in the Wtud OF the SOFT southwest.
Care turks NO, boy, In that laughing eye:
No frOwns Oercast thy forehead Is snow.
And the mellow tlnt- Of the mOrniugskv
Lend TO Thy cheek an eloquent glow
Thy heirloom Is pure, uuurokeu health
4 cheerful heart 10 endure thy ton:
And all thou Deeisst OF this worlds wealth
Thou can st stuTdily win from the grateful
soil
With the Isrk's first song thou art up and
away,
Brushing he dew nom the eIi,'er ing SOD.
And chanting the simple rOuujelty
Which innocence sing> 70 the ear OF God.
From the ardent sun of cfouGlp noon
thou seekest the shelter Of a sheltered NOOK,
mere the Hng-dove murmU-s o amOrOus
To the answering sound OF the gushing
brook.
Ihere, resting thy limbs on the messy brink
Ihou talesL in peace thy poor repsst,
Bending tiny feverirh lips b drink
From the wave that gIldetu so cool and inst
Ihen 10 labor again TN o. e. waning sun
Faceth awsy in the western sky
And the shades OF twilight ne Greer guz.gn
While tee birds nestle low in ths covert
nigh,
They, are coming to meet thee, The peasant
band,
The fslr-naired girl and tswny boy,
W nile the baty prdttler clasps thy hand
And breathes thy name il nspicg 10y.
To the cottage away, TO thy mothers krea,
To thy fathers side-thOu ART WelcUms
there;
That mothers smile is ever for thee.
That father gives thee his W8Tmc,J prayer
And thou shalt rest IN sIumber sweet,
Fil-OWed beneath the raIJareG caves
While the EummeTed rstn-dr5ps gently beat
And the night wind stirs the w0Odb!ue
leaves.
There's poetry, BOY, IN that form % thfre,
Sand the gaZer vets thy painless life.
Would that thy slOrmiess lot were milne.
PaSsionles-, careless, and free fTom strife.
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The Mode Of Burial among the
Lake-DWelIers.
don THESE Paris COrrespOndenC

ACANOA 4AAncS arts COIIcbpO1QenCe.I
A Zurich paper reports q discovery
which throws light on the hitherto OBJ
scure question as to how the lake-dwelI.
era disposed Of their dead. Between An
vernier and ColOmbier, In the vicinity Of
two lake dwellings-One Of the stone,
the other Of the bronze sge-hOusebuild.
ing excavations have brought to light a
chamber supported by upright stones,
and containing ten or fifteen skeletons,
toe skulls collected in one corner, the
other re mains In the center. Near them
were found bear's tooth, a VOLTS tooth,
half a bOar's tooth, small smooth bone
disk, two hatchets OF serpentine stone, q
brouze needle TALL these bored through,
a small copper ring and four small
bronze child's bracelets. 1t IL supposed
TO be a family grave Of date trans
itional between the stone and the bronze
ages.
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A Fearful Accident.

IILL6DUIB OSLsI
About half.past nine O'Clock last night
8 ffightful accident occurred at the great
slip on Brownsville avenue. The work
men were lowering some material, by
means Of windlsss, when one of them,
John GibbOn, was caught by kink ia
the rope and hurled to the bottom of
the slip, distance variously estimated
at from forty to sixty feet. We could
not learn the extent Of the mans ipiu-
ries, but were informed they were very
serious. The wonder ia that he was not
instantly killed. He was removed to
his home, in the neighborhood of the
Sligo iron-works, in the Thirty-third
ward
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IeWiRh Work.

There is q Jewish society called the
"Allisnce IsTseite Universelle," which
has for its object the amelioration Of the
condition Of the Jews in all parts OF the
world. a report, recently published by
The Alliance, gives an account Of what
il has done 10 improve the legal status
Of the Jews in r umania, Russia, Mo-
rocco and Psrsis. A large department
Of the WORK OF the society is the educa-
ton Of the young. The Alliance sup
ports ten and aids six schools in Tur.
Key; In the Barbsry States 1t has five,
and at 1sffrs 1t carries on an sgricuItu-
raj school. In the schools ordinary in.
struction is given, besides the teaching
Of Hebrew and Whatever other language
the locality renders necessary.