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, 1876-10-25

+ i to TO- rec reseiss % 'a''I rift, You leow sh.,
TIC t''ng 10 do Is receive Cl.r,stS ,r.l
nss' ny rs pcreon Here III liz ,a1atn
sS burden s sts ess' sMs ss9tsns0 ySs ysdfa9 y,
mccting once. and lIcarfl mu reaS Sa'io ". 70 o,ir
Very gooa," enys he, III win II trv tt,as verte,
whGtticr u u easy or not," so llo wei, ahl Zee
n n,I .s wifo 10 waa going to BE- cbti.s,a,a cas aai
ane iiexa s!ay !'e wolIt down to Ills plaec "
be |1! a',%nt Thy hardest day llo IL ai toest but
wife ani sai, "Wife .Es tho II Hhe Mhsni hne 10 il,
says thc yoke Of Christ is easy and f i.1 1f''e. Ii
- i'Ent, but liavo a. very Ind ay \, ,Iatrlen "
III lave w s ever ire to c,,r Is tue heaviest buen
llls good wife was In rrco& ,,~,.,.
wsntca Should sec him. When caInc ~ tahd
sn!u: My lrelH, liayo you hctn conv',,a1n, ~ n1n,
% %Mn!' eaItl llc; ~ don't kllow ~ asih,,sup hsrss "
a.. Mei'l anefc @ Is no t,so your trying to e..
people. You can't wcar Gods roke ee'',r,9,,sertsi ,,n,,
nso born Of Cod. The lirst Thing yo,1 hasa au you
is to receive Christ anil lei jl26, l,ira 'e % do
new HcAtt, then ynl can wear IIts ynEn ..s W =
IL casy at''i carry Ills burden and nl Il Ill., ILL., tnd
as many as received Him." now mapsa, "sat,"
Prayer was then offered hy tGn };or ".
Wis. NV A%'' alf, d.
THE REV. DR.. 1urKIys
followed with q striking exposition n, ,h,,.',
Reckon &c also yourself dead un,o ~ tS1t
alre unto uod, throuF, Jesus Christ our T., ~; w
was for years." safl he, mania. Lora"
Church md somewhat act!go ia c1 ClT.,taass \; tas
work, but always mourning oy". wsstan ~
utter absence Of what I to,iirbt III H. ,tna ,tna
and powcr Of Christ ought tu DO ii ,nc ani I9Ea
inc. wa kncclng IN prayer onc tfay s'a tt,oy5 "
something came 9nd impressed this te9t nnes nea
my mind. Then began to reckon. ma ms'1p 'hpnh M
cataloguc Of my elns md shorrotnlnr. as 1s,p up
Ing up ~ well rs could Gods long ocas. u.as.
against nc. This set down ns nv tlob >tTns Taas
l remembered Jcsus Christ Ind raid h, 'ttea sea
mt, 50 SGT down Ills nalnc oyer asaip,t i ~ ~
md sait, TO- 'nyscl!, Now I am iIce.s " ~ ~
arst thing after this was sonso Of rejci f,on,
tLls troublesome question; bad disnlssxdI Il
~ settled account, bit when began IN A. ~
4 were free, and to Try to briag neope IN he a.
lcyc I'll Christi ms tho one who had paI ali thsss
debts, great Joy came into my soul sueh hssi ~
liaa never had before" A' l
Tho next speaker was
TIE REV. Mn M'CnEsNrr.
:, Tic said: lind the most imwr.ant mar, q,
the work III brltlHipr DtO{,le III Ehrtst l. ~
, 1876-10-25
CRIME.

GONE AWAY WITT a11.oOo.
Nr,v ynnr M ~ t.E,rhnras Ti,,s r,,,,c.
.,,, ', v", ~. ,s.s' vn.ta.a1 m..,. 11' ,
ttl'er OF 11lc rarR Satlonal banK, ilas aoaeon,i-
c', tak!nR with him s3Aooo OF tho hanks ftn'ls'
bank. nm1 nh Investigation of hfs nctx,u,,ta as
,,a,n.to,, 10 ,,o,,r ,na,,o ri,,s 1on,ss ,,a,,,r1
;, y: ~ ns'"e ,''aa' Elm lI"sea een'a
nlfl'' III ntooklyl, whcro nc rcs11eu' WHO anu
thrce children. lie Ia the sun OF Methodist
clergyman, aud IL l,tmsclf member Of tho
churcll. Tho bunk lIls offered a reward u1
$5,U00.
The most prompt md effective meaa,,rcs havo
been tnltcn To secure tie arrest OF Ellis j, l..
, 1876-10-25
familiar With tho facts. Scores Of coloscd men

Still, MISSING
in addition to those aircniy known to hare been
Of the domestic violence and inturrcctians whjcl,
for military aii. The fasts presented arc eicHtiy
proved. anh The conclusions reached arc, ! thnE.
Sustained by Tho facts. They !uake case amply
abandon Tho cliIet function q Government and to
10 accomplish results aea,ult which tlo t:onssl.u-
tlon Of tile United States de'tned to guard efect
THERE II oss rRgrEyr
somewhat widely suggested tn rxcurc or mitTasinn
q the offcnscs which I have dercrac!l. namely,
that thoec who engaged n this conspiracy wcto
mea X r" q ts e1N Ill., by Ss "tas
ment q sast majority Sf ., tho lsadins men nHa ND
ptesent .upporte5s Of Walc Hampton rriof t his
nomination, my admtn'hleation. of public atfasrs
for the past Two years hns hccn honofahc md sue
cessful, and TINT at M iimu since lSlS Wcre tho
public cvits In this Stale 80 fur abated or tu pros.
ESct O. complete Rood goscEntcnt 90 hsigh',
@ ss,tn,. o. @ c,a III, pan a
would I'll vnlnmcs. No man who knows or secks
70 know tho truth will question this ascertain
fcst!on of Republicans to thu Democratic party
would receive no consideration, from those nc
2na1ed VIZ, ihs poteal situation here free
Will FLEET TILE nEprnL1cAs CANDIDATES.
by fully %, 900 majority. ncsitch this, 1,cclatc
ann challenge AnT shallow ur PROOF 10 tl1p con
traty. TINT 10 party imterrst, however ,.scat Ht
prcsnins, could ever lavo .ntlncea me- 30 much q.
10 contemplate THO use Of my OFFICIAL power In ask
Ing tho military aid Of tho United States 10 carry
All election II Ia only M nm incident Inseparnhle
from tho casc 1t this ttno that hare considered or
alluded to fIcts or results Injecting political par.
ties. have Actcsl rs tue Chcf Magistrate VI THO
Sthtc. ! hava sought to ptntcct tho lives and
rights Of tllo peoplc without regard 10 marty.
NO MAN IN SOUTH CANoLiSA,
by reason Of any net Of nino, Or Of tho President
Of tho United States, will DO hfnderca Or l!seaudcd
ment shall 60 Incline him. ltlghl. minded men
would haso Judged Us recrcant TO our trusts II IN
proper case, We had fatlc,l 10 exert tho powers III
trusted 10 ns for the restoration bf rhbtlc peace
and the preservation of tho Suite Government.
LpGn caln, reticw I nm convinced That siteh
carc has aritcn. nil TINT such a condition nj af
fairs now cxists In this State warrants my ac-
tion, and that Of tho President OF tho United
StAies. D. II. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor OF South Carolina.
, 1876-10-25
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
COMMITTEE.

FILLING VACANCY.
An adjourned meeting Of the city members u
the Republican County Committee WIS held yes
tcrday afternoon at thu headquarters, corner Of
Lake and Clark strects,-J. G. knlckcsbockcr III
the cllnlr nntl Martin Best acting rs Secretary.
Capt. r. N. Ryan said that tho meeting had
been called TO consider the filling Of tho vacancy
on tho County Commissioner ticket occaslunel
by the withdrawal OF L. II. Davis. As the mat
tcrwas one Of considerable Importance, he would
lku TO hear from the South sltlc representatives,
who were directly interested.
The Chair suggested tint as pcrhaps tho
Soutls-Side gentlemen had not fully discussed
tho matter, It would bc we'll for thcal to retire
fur consultation, and report to tic meeting tho
result OF their deliberations.
4 motion was nude to tint ctIect, md 1t was
SO ordered.
Tie South.side delegates thcrcupon retired,
and, after m absence 0f fifteen or twenty 1lI,l-
utcs, returned. The Chair announced that II
tlelncn to nYroo upon q candidate. and hp ll0rcd
the Committee would grant tllom until Tho
afternoon, and ltwas 80 agrecl.
Mr. IindcrIo1lrg, Of tho Seventeenth Ward,
tho Committce on tho changing of election
Judges In ono Ut the precincts III llis ward, md
thu appointment uf Il man unCo Indicted for
hal!ot-box stntl'ng.
tho lacts concerning the matter, aud report to-
day. .. ..
Mr.. 4. NJ. Wright, ot thu Twelfth Ward,
wanted to know u the Committee would 1naku
that the Municipal Reform Club would make
a changc tn tic Fourth Legislative District,
II sucil change were deemed necessary, the Re-
publican party should make II and not intrust
the work to an outside organization.
Mr. {rntYfnrff nf fhft 4Qirn hnf thp
, 1876-10-25

= AtkLO
4 CRY FROM THE LAST DITCH.

ED9C1d{ D&6d9tN 70 7A8 7fT0NH1.
New YoRK, Oct. ai.-'ri,tlcn llas written
letter for publication, Of which the following Is
an extract:
ns "9 esG.sa f % q
on me. bo maintained, executed. and enforced, IN
perfect and absolute good. faish. No ltcbel debt
emancipation Of any slave will bu allowed. No
claim for my loss OF damage incurred Dy Aialayal
pcrsuns arlstng from tbs late War, whether covered
by tho Fourteenth Amendment OF mot. will Ia
recognized or paid. The co!tou tns will not BE- 70.
funded. shall deom It my duty to veto every hllt
rfossttI.he for tho aesnmrtton 9r nyneent e e any
fpntliuE Ut any such tux,
, 1876-10-25

ST. rAul, Oct. al.-At 0rantsburg, Wis.,,
yesterday, Barney Thollfrson and Ole Hanson
hccano involved In quarrel oyer tho payment
of Sc, without anything scrious occurring.
1holll(fson went l)ome, mud was followed by
Hanson, who shot llm through n window, ludg-
fng a bntl in his breast. Two women aud min
were In the house at tile time, but wcro SO badly
frightened that they fed and left tho wounded
nlnn alone. Hanson then went Into tic ]louse,
assfstcl Ills victim upstairs, put him in bed, aud
remained with lin until Doctor, WHO had been
notified by those who witnusscd the shooting,
1nittc1 tho deed. l1c said he was not sorry md
made 1lo ntten,pt to escape. There ta much cx-
cltcmcnt. nnd lW'chtug ID probablc. Tholll{lson
dIc1 this morning.
, 1876-10-25
col LISBON.

al1ppLE1ows, N. Y, Oct. a.-Through some
,nistako IN running Centennial train, divided
into scc.ions, on tho Now York Midland Rail-
rou1, last night, section three ran into No. .,
and the result was o.s passenger Killed, six
seriously wounded, n,.tl lln,ubcr slightly. The
engine ansl ono passenger rar wore wrecked,
nn4 two passenger ears wcra thrown down m
cnibanlsneut sixty fect high. Fifteen hundred
passengers wero Gn tho train, aud a'l belonged
70 Madison Anu nr!gllhosiug counties In this
Etntr -
, 1876-10-25
SPORTING ITEMS.


A small crowd gathered ~ Dexter Park yes
tcrlaY afternoon to SEQ u sweepstakes trotted
hstween four horses owned Ia this city. The
condislous were th4t zach owner should chip In
60, and tue resulting faQO ahoull be divided
into $50 and s5o for first and second money.
Thu result u the Hot WIS,
LApt. McAsay's b. N. Kttty............,,,l IL
n, Kcrwin'sb nj. Abdallah Maid. .....,4 9
William Co1s ch. III: kontucky ueslc.,....3 . 4
7gtaa-2:h34, e:6@A, .:5lH.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Oct, A-At Dcnnlng's
Station RAce-Courso to-day, Goldsmith Mad
ttotted s9sinss hsF hs&s time f2t10 Sor. purse
, 1876-10-25
FIRES.


IN CHICAGO
Tho alarm from Dox SIS ut G:i5 this morning
WA caused by tho burning of u brick barn
owned and occupied by ]. r. Willtalnu, and
located in tho rear Of No. Il Bishop court.
Damages, 500; fully insured.
Tho alarm from box Q at 1:08 this morning
was caused by q tru In the third story Ut the
brick building No. IL Boutl Water street owned
by William lieklng aid occupied As rostall-
rauut by Philip Dieter aud as d cigar factory by
,AuEust siegcr. Damage TO building, S75; fully
lslOWil,
, 1876-10-25
FATALLY STABBED.

PntLADELrnIA, Oct. A.-Ahout 10 o'clock
this morning William Gnrwootl, aged 81 years,
residing at No. lao Edward street, was stabbed
III the back with large butcher knife by Will
Inn Scildcr. 1t appears that Garwood Is tho
proprietor Ut u lilrat-shop ut Churlotto and
tirorge streets, nnd Scillcr is employed by him.
They lad an alteration about soma matter,
when tho blow was inflicted, from thu effects OF
which Garwoo1 will probably die. Bcltder was
Injuries.
, 1876-10-25
SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATEMENT COY, CflAMDEGIAfNs
sprria, gspa,ca to Tia tribune
NEW fohK, OCT. M-A special dispatch from
to.n,orrow mo,ninc. This morc imnor,ant nt,r-
t,on. nro horo ,,v,.9. w.
s cotuan.A, m 'I OF. s a4.-rhe condition o, South
Carolina Justly nttatts tho attention Of the coun
try, Tho President Of Tho United 6salcs. upon my
application, conforMahy to tne terms Of ti!c con-
stItntonal provision. bus decided to grant the pro-
t1 oSuaHadu' H. 1ah ucen susssssGM t.sat tne
~ M nl.u @ uee gu ti nae "
A!rs sio ea nave no @ ~
fccti" ns1nnst amcsr x;nieurn ~ ;o, H. o1 n,fs
tnrn cH ~ ~ T., a1! ~ aS rt
teetion Seioro the domestic siolcnee would Lave S
aeeonpnsnSa Ns purpose
After calling notice 10 the fact that tho Con.
Of domestic % Violence With viii vii @ %arrant ~ aey Gov
erumcntai Interference, and that the occasions
1oT ,s exercise ,;, % e t5s supreme pSxes arc ais;
I1n;to% a}atns n. ~, ,,u hsis -, sU n.ss "''o
o!"tea ot"'es' ooV' ohat1oeF'a'h continues:
uPon which the present Gull upon tho President for
n!d n snppresHing domcste violence IN this State
aas beo M made shal make no sh
possession. First, ns to the. Nillo Clubs: Thcse
clubs ars organizations having every distinctive
snss y es Ill.,
Of Which hAvc no uvldencc,
IN EVERY COUNTY IN TIE STATE.
have the evidence Of tho extstence of a13 Rifle
Cllos WIN tne naMes q hoMc or al or the!e ON.
ce!s. Incse M Gsaes nasc IN asofase me,noosshlp q
~ ts so, ~ nos,v IN e NM n, s9 .vsi
not t os. aSsn Ill.,
NY estimate of tho wlola number OF men enrolled
IN ehe iitl9 Gltlo. anu atmGa WIZ ensSt!ye Weap-
estimates Of my !nforMans vary fruM! 70 900 10
.u.UVu nes!aGa COMPANY oHlCess. lno oslachGa
t shows that suese e4aps arc oFsah'zea '''1o 'eg1
jtAVI BEFORE MN,
, 1876-10-25

,.". ~ .9e'1 wv
mee"as " tae Mua'cspal hciofh Clno was
held last night Ut the Grand Pacific to eonsfder
seo II unv change 1, ,.s,rahlc, Nr Il II
nor,rnsn,, ,,o.t s"5 NJ, AZ. 1''t,, ~ 1 e,'..aI,
Os't."eou p.ee.-e"' a'tu ~ '''' 'oasl w. ohotla1i
acleA aa SECRETARY. Iho attendance waa not
aasso %h. n,sus 70 tue nsuset no,'sS
since Tho last ELECTION.
e%1so Nv ...os ~
@At tH' euhseas'eA " ''1t Saas'es r. hesoEs,
tho Executive Committee was empowered 10
add thres more gentlemen to their number.
Mr.. Kollogg surgestcd that t,c mctnhcrr
sa... ..o,,,I .t.,e ;vhas 49, ,'....,'s, -,
ptcscut ~uu4u statc "uat 'Hey eohSlacfcd Au"
G.,A ,rba Ererutlva f.ommtttec won,A h., ,,,,,
ns4u ""e -~ .'..'Il" "o'N ~ e'3"
of some EXPRESSION OF opinion on the subject:
, 1876-10-25
IlL1Qn.

New YoRK, Oct. 2i.-Tlcolore Tllton de.
liycrcd bis NOW lecture OH "Tho 3lastar 1lo-
tlycs" lsst night, 1t Chlckeslng Hall, aud TO-
ntght at tho Brooklyn Academy oe Music, to
immense I'M audiences 4. So.h place.. " BROOK
lecturer trom private boz
, 1876-10-25
AT FORT WAYNE.

6petEa 171gpu1E4 70 TIC 777oNH8.
Fort WAYNE, Intl., Oct H.-This morning
tho Fort Wayne Agricultural Works. owned by
John 8. 1.mwel't and tho shops Of ulllett Bros.
manufacturers Of lumber. wero totally, do.
COO; no lnsuracc. Thirty laan arc thrown out
Of employment. Tho fire Is aserIbel to !uce.l-
ulnrlsn.
, 1876-10-25

PROBABLY TALKED TO DEATH,
S,ecfdf Diaputch to Tho tribune
1HDlANAroLis, Oct. A.-Joseph E. Hughes,
an insurance agent, has been arrested for the
attempted murder Of Simeon Hawliins, near
this city, last Thursday. Charles II. Kerr, also
an insurance ngent, has been arrested Us an nc
CQlupl1cc.
, 1876-10-25


=~~-------- - -------------
ss sa s 1a neatas T5i g:Ffi n be n sses great
.THcrs ain,t n Id honor IN ttln
"Thcn you didn't solicit or attempt to buy
tbs intI,,rnrn Of either
aNo, slrt Joni Care re- d-n for Dave
Thornt,,n. Tom Folcv and their 5000 thieves
m fiarjs strcct tlnt,,t nsI, 'cm to tlo apythnr
fnr mn. I'm nrnnic .rsntrfI thc ci,onpr. an
they, como q 1nc-tho lsople on the avenue.
run. ~. m, I'm m indencnticnt Candidate, md
don't think there's no honor In it.''
:" I[ow do vol, account for thai 100 package
f. .s1} psys .s,, THosHtons sas fro" Which slo0 was
ii don't know no.l,ln, about Dave Thornton.
atn.t In viii n,,y such ranC on Clark street,
nnI r1onst care n ti-n for ,em.'s
nE posss'r Know nAv1p. ..
uD,t didn't yt,,t offer Dave Thornton 5000
II he woulil work ior yo,l1" -
Thornton and Ills gang Of 1000 on Clark street,
or Tom Foley either, / never offered no money
to them. dunno rothtns; about 'em.''
"Ycs, I ath. / ain'l The friend Of any sucl,
ness Interests as wanted Change, an' by ID
In, n goln' ior 10 be elected by Loo majority"
spent, tho offer Of $500 to Dave Thornton, mid
II tell you l don't know tlcnl id fc11crY
und their gang. You know tic bl.siness inter-
csts waa fullY aro,isctl, and they was tiral,
They wanted 10 make c1,auge, md they want
cd U,c for to run, We'll, NJ said before, them
businoss pconle was tired Of bcln' loD(ctl, mi
they wanted nc for to take hold. They tell ,nu
tint tjlcm h,sincsa men fist poolctl together
and spent money like water. hccause they wis
determined TINT VIC should l1nve a gllangsi and
II they spent money for INC that amt my fault."
fE aoDsi WHAT IGNORANCE. !,
~ Hoy do you account ior tlo support OF tho
Hatch House crowlW
81 don't know nothing about 'cm either.
You sec tho people WINS tired, anu they wanted
a change. So the business men tlley como to me
and they says, 'noxie, by Cd, We wnnt you
to rlln.' Yon see they was tired and they want-
ed chnnEc, an can't help II IL they went
over there. You see, ! think tint they was
bound to sec that ! waa elected, and can't
help It II they paid these lcllers to work for
me"
Tho PUBLIC Gnu Judge from tue above, which
fs Mr. uoxie'8 conversation nln0st QerDatl!1li
whether he Is man to be trusted II, public
position. He docs not lchy tho spending Of
large amounts OF money, nut ucnlca TINT 1t was
done by himself. -.
Nut concerning MS principles, POLITICALLY
speaktng hc absolutely has nonc. For instance:
M hoxe o eams tat s u ns,no
9notacr portion OF the Interview with MIR.
uoxfc: ....-.. .--......--
~ Hos1E's POLITICAL: rnlNcirLEs.
~ am Quaker; don't Know lom folc5,
Dave Thornton, or these othyr W thieves
that tlnnE around thenl, nnu dofrt want W 1e
, 1876-10-25
1HF IRISH A0DRFss.

New YoRk, Oct. N.-Mr. O'Conncr Power
and 3lr. PaEi,ell, who were entrusted with Tho
Irish Centennial address, have resolved 1iot 10
present IT for,nally 10 President Grant, illas.
much Us tue Stats Department insisted Mpon It's
being presented through the Hritish MiDister.
, 1876-10-25
THE JAWS or DEATH.

ISpIANApoL!y, Oct. IA miraculous escape
from death occurred A tbs station last evening,
wien young woman from BatayIa was knocked
down by switch engine and run oyc. at tbs
Spring street crossing, sustaining only tsiOiuE
Injury TO QUE llntll.
, 1876-10-25

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. A.-Tho residence
OF chtcf-of-policc Dlochcr, with It's entlro con-
tcnts, was burned early yesterday morning. II
was tho work Of iuccndIarics. The flrnt1y
barely escaped with their lives. Loss $5,00O.
, 1876-10-25

SAN FRAHclsco, Oct. pa Gllroy dispatch
says the consolidated tobacco factory burned
last night. Loss, s2O0,OOO. lncentltary. Kcro-
scue was scattc1ud all over tho building.
, 1876-10-25
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. a5--l n. sn.-For
the Upper Lake region and Upper slississippl
Valley, riaLug barometer, west to north wlls.s,
colder, and clcar or partly cloudy weather, fol
lowed by rising temperature.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS
, 1876-10-25

TIE PRIZE MURDER.
SALEM, N. j., Oct, 34.-Thc trial Of tho per
sons connected With tho Walkcr-Wce1cn prize
fight, In which the former was killed, has been
postponed till Tuesday next.
, 1876-10-25

Nuxlnum thcrnlon,utsr. 81; minimum, q,
0KNEuAL OBSERVATIONS.
(.IIf.Atla .I..litlnifs II
, 1876-10-25

1Contlnuea on tho Eighth f
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-23
The Misery I'm Bulgaria.

Letters from Bulgaria present the
misery there as extreme. The people are
without clothing, shelter Or cattle, and,
when they gather their meager crops,
the tithe-man takes the Government tax
out. of the first fruits. The Turkish of
ficials say, when pressed to restore sto-
len property or redress wrongs, "Show
where the goods are and we will restore
them," or, Find the evil-doer and he
shall be punished" which practically
gives the sufferer no redress. The
Turkish villages are full of stolen cloth
maidens who have been stolen. j. F.
Clarke, an American missionary, is
building a house of refuge at Batak and
distributing food with funds sent him
from England. His hospital will not
hold more than a hundred, but there
are hundreds of women and children
with scarcely any thing to wear. Blank
cts are greatly needed. The Kaimai-
kan is rebuilding a few houses, but re-
quires a note of hand, making the
whole village responsible for the debt,
besides robbing those Christians who
escaped the previous pillage, to assist
the others. Of the 81 children whom
Schiller ascertained to have been stolen
from Batak, 40 have been restored, but
the rest are still detained. Outrages
on the helpless are of daily occurrence
and it is plain that Bulgaria will never
enjoy tolerable peace under the Turkish
rule. Lady ~Strangford says there is i'm
perative need of about $400,O 600 to take
the people alive through the winter.
About $4,000 has been sent her from
England, and she appeals for more.
1t is to be regretted that a better or
ganized effort at gathering aid from
this country has not been made.
Thousands of dollars might have been
collected and RENTED by this time, had
those who were the natural leaders in
this matter not devoted themselves to a
hot and certainly most ill-advised par
tisanship of the Turks, to the entire
neglect of the Christians.-Springfeld
ReDubEicGn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-23
A WOman's Work.

Te see a woman driving a tack is
something worth observing. She will
first proceed to fill her mouth with ma
teria1, then take one, stick in the Of
Tending carpet and, firmly clutching the
hammer in her right hand, prepare to
come down on the innocent tack. But,
alas! for female calculation, she misses
it and pounds her finger instead! The
hammer is dropped and the injured
member is instantly thrust in the FEM
mime mouth. The offspring who is up
setting the tacks is slapped and other
means are found to relieve the feelings,
when business is proceeded with again
and the tack again stuck in it's place.
This time the hammer hits it, but
knocks it on one side--a blow being CIV
en- sideways to straighten it, which
knocks the point clear off; another one
is tried, and after a succession of thumps
sometimes on the finger, sometimes
on the thumb, and occasionally on the
floor, and occasionally on the tack-it
is finally driven in. And SO the opera
ton is repeated until the carpet is down,
and a disheveled female with red fin
gers, red face and inflamed temper
stands looking at her work, and con-
graduates herself on having finished it
at last.-ReGdtng Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-23
Sensible Social Gatherings.

Early in the season-say in Novem-
berthe owner of a cozy little home
sent a note to families embracing 80 or
40 of his friends-no more than his
double Don would seat comfortably
stating that he should be sat home,"
Friday evenings, during the winter,
from Z to II, and should be glad to have
them come when they pleased, do rs
they pleased, and 60 when they pleased.
They were requested to come in with
out ringing, and soon learned to dis
pose of their wrappings and themselves
without troubling any one The rooms
were brightly lighted, well warmed, and
as much ventilated as our b~rainless sys-
tenn of house-building would admit of.
There were tables for those who wished
to play cards, or other games; an open
piano and music for the unsteady in
clined; books, magazines and papers
strewn about; easy-chairs around bhe
fire for story-tellers or visitors. No
"refreshments'' were served, but in
n corner ives a table with apples and
popped corn. or walnuts and r~aisins, can
dy, or-on especially cold nights-an
urn of coffee and a plate of doughnuts
w "IiCu oil "CIC lhflCCO W llClp
themselves, or others, as they wanted.
Husbands, wives, or young people,
came alone or together, as was nven
lent; stayed according to their pleas
ure; did as they wished, and went, as
they came, without more ceremony
than a CHEEKY "good-night." The
meetings were called "Informals,"
and whether the number in attendance
were 10 or 40 made no difference, for
there was no expense or special trouble
of preparation. 1t was proposed to
have them rotate; but the objection
was held valid, that by so doing there
would always be with some an uncer-
tainty as to the place of meeting; RI
valries in ''entertainment' would creep
in; dressing up would come to be
thought essential; and so the charac-
teristic charm of the gatherings be dis
PEELED. They, therefore, continued as
they begun, and were efficient in kill
ing Off, for those concerned, at least,
the old stand-up parties, ON one side,
and preventing a social stagnation on
the other.-GOlden Rule.