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LITERARY.
ElChT With A SHARK.

Capt. John \. Guttmann. Of the Pensacola
Guards. signalizel himself ia an odd encoun
ter last Friday, and came out first best.
Riding down To the shore Of Escauaha Bay.
the Captain noticed u strange commotion in
the water, aud that the beach for u consid-
cradle distance WAS covered with fish from s
inches to feet in length. some dead, and
some sttii jumping. while others continued
TO spring troai the water above which
showed the sharp dorSa fin q shark, cut
ting the surface Is he pursued the fish. The
sporting Sptra a the Captain was fired IN
Nn instant and springiug from his buggy
ae opened his pocAet>knitc. with blade of
less than inches long. and hrused into the
water, which was thigh deep, where he en-
couutered the shark anl pushed his little
knife iuto IL The creature did not seem 10
feel it, and is hide was 80 tough that the
Captain could not rip il. % he continued his
thrusts while his shark caieavorei Is turn
80 As to seize htm Finally the shark fell
the blade ana retreatgag |. or Is feet.
charged back with rasa. The Captain
sprauS aside rs it attempted 10 bite him AMI
seized il hv the IN. which was 10 inches
long. ami piled his knife, while they
Waited round the shark continually turning
Il the enieavor to bite. Finding his knife
Of NOW avail against the nine lives OF the
hark. the Captain caught Up short, heavy
eioo OF driftwooi, which opportunity came
withiG reach, and as tae ash threw Its
head ont o: the water struck II severe
5lew a. the base OF the skull which Instantly
stunned IL He then threw 1t ashore.
where i: WAS dispatched. Ii was exactly
fee. III :ecsth. In the earliest stages Of
the conflict Capt. G0ttman 5 three compan-
IONS WHO were OFT in the woods at is begin
,pinr. came out On tae blu.t aal called out
in alarm, ..lt,s shark Come out of the
water" That prusssan gave his lips their
,,u., twist and simply said. II know it,
and went on with his amusement, whien ne
says was almost equal to some fun he has
had with bears aud bun oisoas, numbers OF
both of which he has slain.
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to believe that the sulphurets do materially
assist in producing combustion, although
cases, have been found OF coal heaps one
where an analysis of the coal showed but
the faintest traces of sulpher. lis now be-
lieved that soft coal. like charcoal when
finely divided and damp, absorbs oxygen on
exposure to the atmosphere, and forming
carbonic acid, develops heat The inspector
of mines OF Nova Scotia recommends. then
tina, coal for long voyages shall be put on
board dry, and in as large Jumps as posi-
BILE, SO that the area Of coal surface exposed
to the action of the air and moisture may be
as limited as possible.
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CHEMISTRY IN A GRAVE.
Remarkable and Curious Preservation oil
Human Bodies-Saponaceou
Petrifactlon.

Some fourteen years ago two children OF
Mr.. Calvin Upton, aged and years re
spectively, died OF scarlet fever and were
buried on the lot, now vacant corner Fourth
street and second avenue. 1t was at first
intended to remove the bodies to the East
and 10 preserve the remaines the Interior
of each coffin was lined with zinc, the top
being solderel to place III order to make il
air tight. The collins were buried deep,
and were laid upon the solid limesto one rock
which underlies the soil in this vicinity. A
few days ago Mr.. Upton decided to have the
bodies Of his children removed tospringdale
cemetery, and TO this end the collins were
disinierrcd and were found TO be rcmarka
bic we'll preseryed-but unusually heavy
weighty, in fact, that il required two men
to lif, either Of the little caskets. This TACT
did not at first attract attention, however,
and the bodies were duly inferred in the
cemetery without being examined.
4 day or two after the second inerment
one Of our physicians learned Of the pecu-
liar fact attaching to the little collins, and
through his urging Mr.. Upton permitted
the collins to be again taken up and opened,
when the spectators, including several doc
tors, were greatly as,onlshed to notice the
good state of preservation within the cask
cts. The features were white and regular
IN form, the clothing was undecayed, and
even some natural flowers which were
placed IN one tiny hand upon the peaceful
breast were as fresh IN appearance as when
they were placed there fourteen years ago
Upon touching the physicians were still
further astonished by the discovery that the
bodies. by some chemical action, had been
transformed into hard substance resem-
bling white soap. The face when touched,
VIC were told .-feli jus, like soap" and the
usual weight of the caskets indicated that d
sort Of petrifaciion had also taken place
No extended examination Of the remains
was made IN difference to the friends Of the
dead children, and the bodies were again
consigned 10 the grave
II is supposed hat the caskets were some
time alright. but that finally the lime waite
forced its way inside, and BY one Of those
curious chemical processes peculiar 10 ma
lures laboratory produced me results no
ted. These csrcgms; anc@s. which ate even
yet but little known IN the community. will
be interesting TO the scientific world, and
Will no doubt OCCASION much discussion
Hnen the facts become current.
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living things are born from it. The entire
vegetable kingdom has been condensed out
Of its invisible elements, and, in decay and
dissolution, except q little ashy residue, 1t
is all again rest ored to the atmosphere
The animal world follows the same law. All
sentiment creatures are constructed out OF
the viewless me ium above, and back to
its serene depth they are all at length re-
turned The processes are Slow, but they
are complete and inexorable; art cannot ar
rest them Though the body be embalmed
for preservation, the course Of nature is on
ly transient!y checked, and the discovered
atoms soon find their way back to their at
mospheric home. The cremaiionis,s arc
disquieted at burial and our mortuary rites,
and would send the dead back in haste to
the aerial world on the wings Of bonfire.
But why be impatient? The grave is but q
convenient incident in the cycle OF trans
formations. Nature will do her work In her
own measured and efficient way. She has
| time enough, and prefers to use 1t. Slowly and
gradually is life unfolded and gradually 1t
is again infolded. In fact, the processes
are SO closely involved and bound up in
common method that they proceed together,
| and life and death are but different sides OF
the same thing. The atmosphere that is
finally to claim US is also taking us back TO
itself, moment by moment, in every breath.
1nterstitial death, the constant dissolution
Of the organic system, and the expulsion Of
its dead particles by respiration, is the es>
| sential condition Of continued life. We be-
gin to die as soon as we begin to live, and
are dying Us long as we live. Nature con-
| POUNDS our convenient distinctions. and
| tells US that man does twenty times more
dying in the course of his life than in his
| final demise. The living body is whirl-
pool OF destructive transformations inces
sanity counteracted. in which life is the
constantly sustained result. Ii, to maintain
| his vital energies and enable him to keep
| up the course OF his iifr-work, man Of 10
has had to drink upward Of 50 tons OF water
| to eat so tons of solid food, and inhalc more
than $4,000 pounds Of oxygen gas, which
have been expended in the vital reactions OF
living and dying, how little, comparatively,
of death is there in that final arrangement
of his worn-out machinery, when the chan
ges cease to 20 on in co~ordinated way!
That plant and animal, in relation to the at
mosphere exert antagonizing influences, is
well understood. One poisons and the 9TH
err purities, and so firmly does Nature hold
the balance on grand scale, from epoch to
! epoch. that the constitution of the atmOs-
pherc is kept in stable harmony with the
delicate requirements of living beings.
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lPMORTATlON INTO ENGLAND OF FRO
ZEN MAT FROM AUSTRALIA.

Mr. R. D. Adams writes to us under date
Sydney, New South Wales, Feb. %: ''The
growth Of meat in Australia is so much
greater than the requirements Of the popu-
lation that the pastoral tenants have. ac>
cording to seasons and circumstances, either
had to boil down the surplus, or else tin :
and export it as preserved meat How
ever good in quality, or however carefully
prepared, experience has proved that there
is great prejudice against it in the
mother country, especially among the very
class for which, from its cheapness, it was
expected to be best adapted; and as the mat
ter is of too great q moment to colonial in
terest to be allowed to langlish, various
methods have been proposed here by which
the meat could be sent home in some more
palatable or, at any rate, more marketable
form.
Mr.. T. S. Mort has come to the front,
and after eight years Of unwearied efforts
and repeated disappointment, has at last sue
ceeded, at cost to himself solely, believe.
of over 100000 $500 OOO), in perfeciing
| appliances by which whole cargoes can be
shipped frozen, and kept frozen while on
| the passage, SO that on arrival in Englan
the whole unlocked fresh carcass can be
handed to the meat salesman as sweet as
when first killed here. As far as success
fu ly accomplishing all he sought for on
shore there is no doubt Of that, as meat kept
at the works for months has been tested
here by hundreds of us, aud we could de-
teet no difference in flavor or appearance
between it and ordinary butchers meat; but
OF course, the slowing it in ships hold and
sending it through all changes of climate
involves special adaptation, for the sea
voyage, Of means only hitherto proved.suit,-
bic on Shore and there is, of course, there
fore, new element Of risk. His fellow
colonists have felt that he should not incur
| that, and public meeting called for the
purpose unanimously arranged to raise
C., 900 for the sole purpose of sending a
trial shipment to England. Over Glo,OO0
has been already collected toward carrying
out the experiment, and you may therefore
expect to hear, within a very short time, OF
| sou tons OF fresh frozen meat being on its
way from sydney to London
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THE ZOOiACAl LIGHT.

From experiments made with the polari>
scope on this light, Professor Arthur ".
Wright. Of Pale. arrives At the following
interesting conclusions:
l. The zodical light is polar:zei in a
plane passing through the sun
:. The amount OF polarization Is. with a
high degree Of probability. as much as III
teen per cent. but can hardly be as much
SIS twenty per cent
;. The spectrum Of the light is not per-
ceptlhly different from that Of sunlight,
except in intensity.
4. The light is derived from he sun. and
is reflected from solid matter.
). This solid matter consists OF small
bodies imeteorids} revolving about the sun
in orbits crowded together toward the
eclirtic
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The Anti-NonopoliSt.

mence the work of building, the finny car
penter chooses its materials from the aquat-
ic foliage by which it's surrounded. Ac-
cording to the authority already quoted,
Monsieur Carbonnies states from his own
observation that .the weeds growing in the
AQUARIUM in which some of his specimens
were confined were of kind which would
not float. The fish tore off bits of the
heaves in his mouth, and expelled them to-
wards the surface; but their specific CAVITY
was too great, and his efforts were unavail-
ing. Monsieur Carbonnier, with quick
perception of the fishes wants, replaced the
plants with others of finer texture.
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POETRY.
MOONLIGHT.

Che bluest gray the grayest blue,
Where golden cleaning stars are set;
moon whose glorious yellow waves
Make fair the implied rivulet
Night has her curtain over all;
The frs shows dark against the sky;
The only sound is III the song
Of a late nightingale close by.
The wooded walks which seemed so sweet
Seen III the mornings fry light,
Now dim and shadowy hoid no charm,
Save the mysterious charm of night.
One swallow stirs, the gold stars fade,
In the cold sky chill wind wakes;
The gray clouds brighten out the morn,
And thro' pale mist the new day breaks.
Good morn-good night-whch is the best
God grant some day that may find
Both true; good morn to JOY begun,
Good night to sorrows left behind.
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a SUMMER DAY.

There's gaping rent in the curtain,
That longs for needle and thread;
There's Il garment that ought to be tinishe
And a book that wants to be read,
There's a letter that ought To be answered, ,
There are clothes to told away,
And know these tasks ar waiting,
And ought to be done to-day.
But how can mend the curtain
While watching the silver cloud.
And how can | flash the garment
When the robin calls SO loud
Aud the whlsp ring trees are telling,
Such stories above my head,
4 That can but lie still and listen,
And the book is all unread.
If | try to write the letter,
AIN sure one-haif the words
Would he III curlol, Language,
OF my chatterlug friends, thu birds.
The liacs bloom III the sunshine,
The roses nod aud smile,
Aud the clothes that ought to be folded
And ironcd. must wait awhile.
! lie in the locust slai ows,
And gaze at the summer sky,
Bidding the cares and trials
And troubles OF lie pass by.
Thu beautiful locust blossoms
Are falling about my feet.
And the dreamy air is Laden,
With an odor rare and sweet.
The honey bees hum in the clover,
The grasses rise and fall
The robins stop and listens,
As he hears the brown thrush call
The hummlng bird sings u me softly,
The butterfly fits away
Oh u hat comb h.a .u..tar than tiy.i,,s,
This beautiful summer day.
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SCIENCE

A great sensation has been created i'll the
region o. the Giant $ Causeway, III Ire!an d ,
by the discovery OF what Is supposed TO be
the remains Of the gian; who was engaged
at the formation Of tue wonderful curiosity.
figure thirteen feet long by six feet around
the waist. There are SIX Toes on the right
foot, which is much larger than the other
while the other. parts resemble q fully
formed human skeleton >ogreat has been
the throng Of sigh. seers. hat admission il
charged 10 the public
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-27
WITT AND HuM0R.
l. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor.

\ Yankee. describing an opponent whose
person was extremely thin, says: ~ will
tell you what, sir-that man don't amount
to a sum in arithmetic: cast him up, and
there's nothing to carry"
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SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION or COAL

While cases Of spontaneous combustion in
hiumineous coal are not Of an uncommon oc
.urrence. it is quite rare in hard or anshra>
cite coal The thery generally entertained is
tha; the presence OF pyrises in soft coal
presents exactly the desired elements which
by oxidation produce heat sufficient to de-
ve.opc cenbu<.scn- There Is every reason
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..We 70 to press ri two instead Of four to-
day." said Tennessee paper, lin order TO
attend to some business Of Importance in the
country" At precisely ve minutes before
four. two hign>toneI looking men with
sholguns called, and wanted to know where
the eiItar was
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-27

Customer-"Hoy much for
the Wiley - Florist-''Five 81
bunch.r CustOmcr--"To muck
(blandly well, madam, IL yod
the lilies Of the valley, you mt
yally Of the lilies"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-27

Richard grant White says their
thing as Gin our midst but we
10 know where he would locat(
that makes paregoric popular
among the young.
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You must have lived here long time
said travelling Englishman to an Oregan
pioneer. Eyes. sir have Do you see that
mountain. Well, when ! came here that
mountain was hole in the ground
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Professor in physics fwho had given >
popular lecture On Light" the previous
evening" 10 a bewildered STUDENT in asirono-
my-'.Mr ". why unprepared this morn
ing" Student VERY thoughtful and good
nasured 81 fooled my time sway 1t the
lecture last night"
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A colored preacher, in translating TO his
hearers the sentence. "The harvest - over
the season is ended, and thy soul - not
saved put it, "De corn has not been
crlbbed, dere amt any more work, and De
debbil is still fooln' wid dis cummunlty."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-27

is fishing with angle worms u cruelty"
was the subject Of recent debate III
Wisconsin lyceum. We should like to see
yer bait EN- report Of that discussion.
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A classical error.-The late lamcnted
Lenpriere tells u that 10 was changed into
a heifer: but We have lately CLEANED from
doctors prescription the following piece Of
information respecting the end Of that young
person. s.Io-dlde Of potassium"
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And great was the fall thereof.-Sister
well, you know, Bobby, your eyes very
Infasned: you can't 20 out with Tommy
Brown till ira. speck Of dust's out Of II !"
Bobby anxious to be of1-.'Im all right
! know it's out nnw-(sarnestelyj -I-I
think heard it fall
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Isn't this a trih e paradox Eleven young
ladies have been made Bachelors Of Arts Ut
Elmira. Now, let them turn about, and 60
for the 'arts of bachelors, as well.
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what on earth am 10 do with that in
eorrigible son Of mine" inquired N anx-
ious father Of : friend dress him in
shepherds plaid" Was the reply. "Why.
VIA. possible benefit would that be-" de-
manded the woadering parent III woald.
q least, bss way of keeping him in check"
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Sergeant Bates proposes to make wa
ter voyage Of 10000 miles long. The De-
troit Free Press offers him $500 to make
the first mile under water, and -the Ser
gean, is constructing the necess ~
aus. a.us8S69 II
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A minister travelling throug
some years ago asked an old lad
he called what she thought Of I
if total depravi,y. "Oh, she rep
think il is = good doctrine, if Il
would only act up to it,
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A STORMY LIFE.

Few men in Canada have led more stormy
,;v.s ,han Colonel Bartholomew .eoarad
The New York herald., 1876-11-09
FROM E1ULTATIOS TO CONSERVATION
South Cardinals Title to Republican
Respect-The Count
THE CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITY.
Unparalleled Excitement in
New York.

An immense surprise awaits the people
Of all parties who relied ON things alec
toral as they appeared to the shrewdest
calculators yesterday morning. Below we
give the latest figures which our informa-
tion enables US to make up as the near
est approach to accuracy at present
attainable. Wisconsin, claimed by the
democrats. is in all probability republican.
Oregon, claimed in advance of the returns
by democrats, has, according to latest adj
vices. gone republican. Louisiana is
claimed for the republicans by Gov
ernor Kellogg. who has access to
the figures. South Carolina, from
which the returns are incomplete, is given
to the republicans on the count, if not on
tho vote. Florida is claimed with such
specious show of correctness by both par
tics that It absolutely cannot be placed
to the credit of either. So close
is the contest that Florida's four votes
would give the victory to Hayes by a
majority of one and to Tilden by . majority
Of three. In further explanation of the criti-
cal position it may be said that It is ad-
mitted by the republicans thar majority Of
one is all that can be obtained for their
side, giving them all they claim.
The House of Representatives will have
democratic majority now figured to be less
ihan twenty. The majority for Lucius
Robinson in this State is about thirty-eight
thousand. The Assembly will stand sixty
eight democrats to sixty republicans, .
constitutional majority of three. In the
State Senate the republicans retain their
constitutional majority.
The New York herald., 1876-11-09

yusrIcn or rxAcx-srcoxp DISTRICT.
Bloom, dsmocrat 4so27; Ridseway, rspsolisaa,
JUSTICE oy PgAcx-sIxrH DIsrRicr.
somsr: democrat. coils; obernicr. republican.
ssoAs. Majority tor Senior. y, aSA
Daley, democrat ~, ,5g4; Livingston. republican,
44s1a Livingston has majority Of s.g ~ tho si.y
lands. New Utrecht and Gravcsend gives Daley 2eo
mujority
COMMISSIONER ov cHARITIgs
Midas democrat, ~, l44; cunningham, republican.
45. lUl- In the wards OF tho city Cunningham has
majority OF l,0l7 Midas but the vote tho
majority.
John Delmar, democrat 4194.; Eugene d. Berri
republican, Al, ,Sl6 Majority for Demar, 6l29
RkGisrkK.
Barre democrat 45 oil; Tanner, republican, ~ 34a
Majority Tor Barre, o62
William Soaring. demo. RAJ, has majority OF a,soi
over kiugsand, republican, ior City Auditor.
coMPTRoLLER-
William Burreli democrat has majority Of 3. 500
over Ripley Ropes republican ,rs for Comptroller.
Aldermen elected First ward--C. i. Burnett, re-
publican Third ward--w. r. Aitkon. republican,.
Fifth ward--Patrick shannon, democrat Seventh
ward-w II. Philips. democrat. Nnn ward-WiiL
IAN II. Murtha. democrat Eleventh wards. Grs
publican Fifteenth ward--J p Ormsteo, democrat
Seventceoth ward-Herman Cottrcll, republican. Nine
6u.ao
ward-F n. Fisncr. republican Twcnty-1nh ward
james I. Easton, democrat Republicans, II; demo
crnts IL
SUPERVISORS.
Tho Supervisors elected arc rs follows:-Second
ward--John Gallagher democrat Fourth ward
George Z. Sexton. democrat sixth ward-John B.
Byrnc, democrat. Eighth ward-Danisl Ryan demo-
craL Tenth ward--John T. Moran, democrat
Twelfth ward-John Curran. democrat Fourtecnth
ward-Jamcs Ticrncy,. democrat sixteenth ward
Victor Eyer, republican. Eighteenth ward-Gcorgs
u. brown, democrat Twentieth ward-Alcxandef
Walker, republican. Twcnty second ward-Edward
kgol, republican. Twenty fourth ward-W. H. Flee
man, democrat
The Board OF Supervisors will stand-Repub-
cans, 10; democrats, IL.
The New York herald., 1876-11-09

Majority for bliss, S,yc7.
AssKnbLy.
Fir1 Dtarsef-Daniei Bradley, Independent demo-
cras, 743; John ~ Clancy, democrat. 207A Bradsy's
majority, ooA
Second Dsstrset-Joha D. Pray, democrat 427y; Rich
Marvin. republican, %,CaS. Majority Tor Marvin,
ll6
Tird Dtss1ct-Johu J. shsndlay, democrat, 6, 5,s6s;
James Callahan, republican. 2sia Nsjorny ios shAsd
ley, S.352
Fourth Dsssrcs--Jamss @. Tishs, democrat o,9so;
Tunis q. Bergen, republican. o.32v Majority for rsha
657
F'ylA Dssylef-w. ". Stephenson, republican, 4,s7s;
VIC. d. Thornton, dcmoorst, 3,87a ssephsnson's ms
jorsy, 60O.
lyixA Diaricf-Johs Dillmeirs, democrat, Asa:
Jacob Worth. republican. Asa DIlmsirss majority.
III
SepsnA DsstySct--C. l. Lyon, democrat A2os; wiii
ian, b. King. republican, 2,4lA Majority Tor Lyon,
LISA
Eighth Dsstytcs-Adrian y. suydAm. republican
0,ls3; Thomas Eamca democrat 6.3Sl SuydAm's ma
lority. ST.
Niah Dsstrjct- John Mc0roarty, democrat 0,3l7; 8
Clifford Nolxon, Republican, t.1lA Majority for kc0ro
arty, o33
POLICE JuSTicx.
Walsh, democrat ~, z2o: Monk, republican, ~ ozl
Majority Tor walsh, b.698
Jusrson or rkAcR-viRsT DISTRICT.
Ferry. democrat. ~ ls6; Rowan, republican ~ ~
Majority Tor IssTys tvUo