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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13
Hanba AngIiCku.

Kdyby politice europsk6 byly kdy
rozhodovaly pravo, lidskost, vzdelanost-
bylo by ohavne panstvi TurkI Europe
jiz davno podvraceno byti muscle. Neni
edineho vzd6laneho Glov6ka Europe
ma zemekoui, kteryz by panstvi tureck6
Europe "a nejcernejsi skvrnu novov6ke
vzdelanosti nepokladal. Ale smazati tu
skvrDu to, krom jedineho Ruska, nepo-
kusil Sc dosavade zadny narod europsky,
ba spise pficinil, ably jeste ohyzdneji
zcernala. Zvlaste ty nejkfesfanst6jsi sta
ty Europy, kter6z by az jen re stanoviska
kfestansk6ho neoohym naroddm pobal-
kanskym z hrozn6ho jafma bylY m6ly
pomOci, poskytovaly t6 ohave, jiz turec-
kou flsi nazyvame, vsechny prostfedky k
prodlouzeni ziyota, traveneho ma outraty
n>shoh6 raie slovanske. Jest to Anglie,
Ia slavna kraloyna mon Oak sc nazyvaJ
ia vzdelavatelka Australia, Indie Jiznf
Afriky, kteraz mravni i hmotnou podpo
ru svou poskytuje nejzlotfileisimu skddci
vzdelanosti, mravu prava Europe, -
Turkovi. Jest to ona zbozna Anglie, je
jiz obrovska Exeter Halle co rok vymluv-
nosti nejvyhlaseneisich bohoslovcG kfe
stanskych Sc otfasa, tataz Anglie, niz
kfestanstvi plnymi mnohymi proudly
do vsech uhld sveta Sc vyl6va, jez drzi
samoje dina drzi risi zalozenou ma
troskach kfize. Chramy kfestansk6 mo-
hou Turci bofiti, zeny krestanske przniti,
ditky kfestanske We skolach mordovati,
kneze kfestanske ma kGly nabodati: to
vsecko kfesfanskou Anglii nehne. A proc
nel Inu, ona jest kfestanskou pro sebe,
ma venek jest il vira, pravo, lidskost a
vzd6lanost vuft, - jen zisk a Ease zisk a
ieste jednou zisk jest ieiim hesleml An
glie, kdoz tomu jeste dnes rozumeti ne
chce, jest nejpodafenejsim vzorem kfe G.
stanske h O statu. Ma rtech vyroky
evandelii, srdci ale zadostivost bohat
stvi panstvi, zevnejsek pokorn6 zboz.pfI, /,
ale vnitfek pin zpupnosti bezbsG M
v levici bibli ale pravici posaastttoo' 10
by, vasne nesnaselivosti diva ii.No kfiz
8 heslem In hoe signo;4Inic: (V tomtO
znameni zvit6zis) ale "a prsou tabulku
Jidase - ze "a tficetj stfibrnych proda
lidskosf, vzdelanost, bravo. Tot ona kra-
lovna mori. Slava JEFF hyne v jeji nepra-
vosti. Hanba jeii pfetrva dila nesav-'
ntjsich basnikI mysliteld jeiich. Nebot
co platen narod svobod6 a vzdelanosti, j
kdyz by same Shakespeary, Bacony, Mil
tony, Hume-y, Byrony, Milly, Macau.
leye. Darwiny, Spencery atd. rodil, kdyz
politikove statnici ieho vsude a vsude
pro potlacene move fet6zy kuii, kdyz ia
stara byla zrezavela. Ne slova ale skut-
ky chceme! Byron mdze stokrate ope
vovati svobodu, Shakespeare mIze jestt
verneji zobrazovati cloveka, Milton mdze
sebe krasneJi opevati ctnosf, krasu pra
vo, Darwin mdze sebe neodolatelneji po.
razeti voje pfedsudki power; kdyz all
Anglie zdstane bastou tyranstvi, ochrani
telkou ohavnosti svefepost, kdyz Il
I; kralovna osvety umeni svobody poll
ticke We sve obvlasti snizi Sc ma otrokyn
Q smyslnosti ztupeleho, sesuroveleho vse
' no zuslechteni neschopneho Orientala
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13
DOBROVOLNfCI PROTI INDIA

NUN. V zapadnich statech a 1zemich
zfizuii Sc dobrovolnicke sbory, kterez pfi.
jmeli vlada spolkova sluzby jejich, kaz-
dou chvili hotovi jsou proti Indiandm do
pole vytrhnouti. V Omaha panuie ma
sledkem zavrazd6ni Custera a jeho vol
ska nesmirne rozhorceni. Lid zada, aby
nepfatelsti kmenove indiansti vyhlazeni
byli. Y Salt Lake City Utah utvofil Sc
dobrovolnicky sbor citajici 1900 muzd,
ably pomstil Custerovu smrt.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13
UslO 8.

vyhnani re zakopd, ztratili 400 mrtvYch
a 400 ran6nych, mezi nimiz 80 ddstoini-
kf Sc nacbazelo. Turecka ztrata obnasi
en- 500 muzd. Podobn6 oznamuii
dale Turci, ze je vojsko generala Cerna-
ieva cd jejich ,6Sska obkliceno, re bude
dplne zniceno podobne; t6z postaveni
generala AntiGe Noveho Bazaru ma
byt ohrozeno. Oba vsak generalove u
dr&uji zcela klidn6 svoje postaveni Ge-
kali ma rozhodnejsi bitvu. Srbsk6mu
vojsku pfidavaji Sc obyvatel6 vsech mist,
ktere obsazuje, Turecku posila misto-
kral egyptsky 5000 muzd ma pomoc.
Mona re hkaji Turci temto Egypfa-
ndm ,,dobrovolnici," jinak by je museli
vylhat. Potom je znama ia velika udat-
most q nynGjsiho tureckeho vojska. Je.
den den ptiidou zarucen6 zpravy jejich
divok6m ut6ku pred Cernohorci a druhy
den Gim ma tom mic nezalez) napisou ST
sami, ze jeden tisic Turkd zahnalo 5000
Cernohorcd re zakopd. q Podgorice by
la sice svedena pand6li bitva ale w.
sledkem docela jinJm, nez iak iei Turci
maluji. Turci chteli q totiz silnici, ktera
vede do Merdunu obsadit - byli vsak
odrazeni nazp6t zahnani. Cely den
bojovano take iezera Skutarskeho. Tur-
ci byli cd Cernohorcd porazeni utrpeli
mnoho citelnfch ztrat, Mnoho ranennYch
Turkd poslano do Skutary.
Velkoknize Konstantin, rusky vysla-
nee Pafizi Theirs mGli take nyneisi
bitv6 rozpravku, kterez Sc zastupce ru
sk6 vlady vyjadfil, ze Rusko nevyzve
dive Turecko k umirneni, dokud neia.
Ike vetsi ddlezitejsi bitv6 nedostane "a.
dostiucineni. Jak ale nyni v6ci stoii, bu-
de to asi velmi dlouho trvat, nez ST ono
zadostiucin6ni (D vydobude.
Londynsky standard" pfinesl liz
davno zpravu, ktera vsak dosud potvrze-
ma nebyla, re general Cernajev utrpel
velikou porazku 70 musel We velik6m
zmatku ut6ct nazpet do Srbska. Tez
m6lo iiz Srbsko b6hem dewitt dnG ztratit
54 procenta O. sveho vojska. V Belehra-
de panuie pry iiz uplna zbabelost (?l a
| .l% J.. -Llz l-ltk -~--< -.l.ox,,,
Ruska prosit Turecko amnestii (ud6leni
milosti) q
Jestli je to vse pravda, dokaze nam
neibhze pfisti cas-. Hned "a hercegovske-
ho povstani byli povstalci cd Turkd IDLE
zprav tureckych) kolikrat uplne zni6eni
pfedce Jim slibovala vlada milost ano
odm6nu jen kdyz slozi zbran.
RAKOUSKO.
O sjezdu mocnafd Zakupi Cechach
hledel smifit hrab6 Andrasi Rusko An :
gill minil, ze mu bude tom Prusko
napomocno. Pon6vadz ale Rusko media
10 urcite odpovedi, zdstala politicka situa.
ce prozatim nezm6nena. Zaroyeh Sc take
vyiadfil kancl6f rakousky, re nemGze nj
jakym sp1sobem dovolit dzemni zmenu v
Turecku, dokud by tn samu veskere moc-
nosti neuznaly. Y Zakupi bylo dale u
jednano, ably Sc pristav Kick pro pfistani
vojsk tureckych uzavfel.
ANGLE.
Londynske DAILY News" pisi, re hr
Derby svolil k prijmuti deputace, (mimo
mnoho jinych clend snemovny) ktera mu
podati ma zadost "a neipfisnejsi nestran-
most (neutralnost Angie We vychodni o.
tazce. Ponevadz Gladstone odfekl
byti pfedsedou schdze, ktera Sc "a tim
dtelem odbyvala, bude snad pozvan
Earle Shaftesbury.
Telegram Montevideo oznamil, ze
amer. parolod Georgia" Yorku do
San Francisco plovouci, uzine Magel
lanske - potopila.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

pax nezbyde nam nez litovati osvetu a
vzd6lanost samu, iesto zabloudila n6ro-
du, jehoz srdce spustlo jehoz my 81 stala
Sc osnovatelkou zla.
Hanba Anglicku
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13

SENATOR MORRILL, pfiial:: nabid.
mute mu ministerstvo financi. Morrill,
jest muz velmi schopny zkuseny. Bn-
deli tax raznym a neuprosnym potirate-
lem 1fedni korupce, jakym pfedchddce
jeho Bristow Sc osvedcil, ukaze Gas.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-13
Ornament.

Cteni pfatele a zakaznici moi:
Prosim navstivte mne pfesvedcte Sc o
mem yybornem rozsahlem skladu jar
mich - slippersd pro pani, slecny dit
ky. Taktez
Velky vyber marokkovych zapinacich
snerovacich botek kazdeho druhu;
Ruci Sc, ze kdo koupi Sc zbozim uplne
spokojen bude. - Vsecka sprayka vyko-
ma Sc dokonale. Nasi cesti delnici budou
poteseni, budouli moci krajanIm SWIM
poslouziti.
Taktez prodavam vseho druhu muzske
q chlapecke boty perka (poloboty) tsle.
CT a skopove, vesmes pod cenou, abych
zasobu svou spise vyprodal. S uctou
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24
PROTECTING THE JURY.

Some negroes were listening to one
of their color rs he read to them the
proceedings of the Legislature from
the "Constitution" the other day
When he got down to the bill "to
protect and preserve unimpaired the
right of trial by jury" old 81. spoke
up and said;
"What's dat meant Who's gwine
to hurt de juryl"
"Dat means a heap, Tn tellin'
yerl OATS a good thing!" replied
Pete.
"'Splane it den. Whar's de nesser-
aryncss for iti" urged 81.
"W'y, dis way" said Pete. "Dar's
a gemman down dar at de depo' who
was ON de jury de odder day, an l
hear him tellin' how dat he didn't
want ter gree wild de rest ob 'em,
when big feller came up and toie
him ef he didn't gree in bout two
secon's dat he bust him wide open
What you t'ink oh datf'
The bill ten received unanimous
approval.-Atlanta Constitution.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24
SILVER CITY, NEVADA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY a.
An English Baronet's Opinion Of
ChOwder.

1t was at a dinner party, at Mr..
Prescott's Nahant residence, a good
many years ago. the honored guest
being an English baronet. Just as
the first course was removed, the his
torian and host, turning to his guest,
said:
"I'm afraid you'll miss your soup.
We have given you instead our usual
side dish"
"Indeed," answered the baronet;
"and what do you call it!"
"Chowder."
"How2" .,.
"Chowder."
"Would yeu kindly spell it for
met"
"C-h-o-w-d-e-r. How do you like
it, Sir John9"
"Well," said the noble Briton,
"I've travelled good deal in my time
and l confess that I've eaten things
that were worse, but not much, not
much"
The guests kept their faces straight
as long as they could, but the roar
came at last, and it was a hearty one.
Boston Transcript.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24
WORSE THAN KILLED.

A private in one of the Irish regi-
ments engaged in the dreadful battle
of Salamanca cried out during the
hottest part of the action:
"Oh, murdher, murdher! I'm kilt
intirely"
"Are you woundeda" inquired an
officer near him,
"Wounded, is it, yer honorW re-
jplied the gallant Emeralder, "b
abers, I'm worse than killed Out
and out; wasn't l waiting for the
last quarter Of an hour for pull al
Jem Murphy's pipe, and there nov
it's shot out of his mouth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24
NE HAD BEEN THERE.


u suppose there are plenty of saw
mills over in your State" said q
ohicago man to party from Michi.
gan the other night.
wal, shud say there wus," re-
Pled the Michigander; "why, sir
Michigan is gettin' so dern full Of
saw mills that you hardly meet me
man over there with morn two fin.
gers on hand"
. And sticking up a paw on which
uwelt lone digit, as proof of his
assertion, he quietly continued:
i've shuck hands with um my.
selfl''
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24
salaries of Some Distinguished
''V' American Clergymen.

The preacher who receives the high
sst salary to this country except
ino possibly Cardinal McCloskey,
,he Archbishop Of Baltimore, the
,a p,.hou Of quebec, and some of the
other dignitares Of the Catholic
church, whose expenses are paid
.,om the common, revenues Of the
cburcb) Ia the Rev. Henry Ward
aescber, pastor OF Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn. For several years past
his salary has been $4,000 per an
mum. In addition to this, 1t is safe
to say that he received $1,000 per
'annum for various lectures delivered
by him in the winter season In the
principal cities in the Union. HIS
salary as editor of the Christian
Union" was 80, 900 per annum, and
from the Christian Uuion Publish
ing Company he one year received
100000 for Life Of Christ. which,
by the way has not yet been finished.
Resides ell this he is in the receipt OF
an annual income, varying from
wear to year, as authors percen-
tsse on the sale of his published
works, "Star Papers," &c. So that
here is preacher whose income for
several years past has been IN the
neighborhood of $4,000 per annum,
and sometimes considerably more.
What be has done with It Is mys-
tery. He testified during the late
trial that he had mortgaged his
house In Brooklyn for 5000 to pro-
vide Theodore Tilton with means to
start the "Golden Age"
The Rev. DR.. John Hall, pastor Of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, came here several years
ago, from Belfast, Ireland, on the
call Of the church Of which he Is now
pastor. His salary was then fixed
At $4,000, gold, per annum, and
still remains the same. He also
adds 70 his income by writing and
5lecturing. II.E.
The Rev. DR.. Hepworth, Of the
Church OF the Disciples, was In the
receipt ofs salary OF $4,000 per an
mum until recently, but 1t has been
reduced, it is understood, Of late.
The Rev. DR.. Storrs, of the Church
Of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, receives
q salary of $4,000 per annun. He
was offered an advanced salary by
one Of the Congregational churches,
some time ago, but was induced to
remain with his old charge.
The Rev. DIR. Buddington, also one
Of the best known Of the Brooklyn
receives $40, 900 per annum.
The Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, the
rector OF Trinity, receives $4,000
per annnm. He has two or more
who receive from "a, 600 to
5000 each. The senior minister at
St. Paul's receives $4,000, and his
assistant $4,000. The Rev. DIR. Wes
ton, tor many years past the pastor
at St. Johns Church, opposite the
old st. Johns Park, where Wander
bits freight depot now stands, re-
ceives $4,000 salary, and has an as
sistsnt at $4,000. The pastor who
officiates at Trinity Chapel, in West
Twenty eight street, also receives
l0,000, and has one or more as
sistants. AF
The Rev. DR.. Chaplin, pastor Of the
Church Of the Divine Paternity Uni
versalist) at Fifth Avenue and Forty
nth street, also receives $4,000.
The Rev. DIR. Park Hunt Schenck,
rector Of st. AIMS, on the Heights,
the fashionable Episcopalian church
OF Brooklyn, receives $4,000.
NE HAD BEEN THERE,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24

The Duke of Galliero, one of the
richest mobiles in the world, has
recently made his native city,
Genoa, a present of 81. 400, 900, to
be expended in enlarging the port.
Not many years ago this gentleman
presented the gorgeous Brignole
palace to the city of Genoa, together
with its superb gallery of paintings.
which includes many notable Van
Dykes. He has also built a hos
pital, q church, and whole street
of model lodging houses for the
poor. .r.
Powdered charcoa. will keep meat,
over which it is sprinkled, good, and
will remove the taint from flesh de-
cayed. A piece of charcoal boiled in
the water with meat or fowl will rem
der them nice and sweet. Hams,
after being smoked, can be kept any
length of time by packing in pow
dered charcoal. 'after.fa
The only manufactory Of wooden
skewers in the world, il is supposed,
is at Toledo, Ohio, whence millions
of them are shipped to England
They are made by machinery from
hickory blocks. Between eighty
and ninety thousand are turned out
every day.
An L nglish authority states that
il trees are felled as soon as they
are in full leaf, and allowed to re-
main undisturbed until the leaves
dry up and fall off, the timber will
be found we'll seasoned, the leaves
exhausting all the moisture In the
wood. gsxvxyx4ex FL
From twelve to fifteen horsepower
Is required 10 drive fifteen-inch
saw to it's full safe capacity, in six
inch soft wood.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24

portly stranger was walking ur
and down to the Detroit and Mil
*Aukee depot yesterday, and 9
Joker pointed him out as the Rev
Moody. of revival fame. A score Of
persons crowded around to catch
sight Of him, aud one old drayman
, Wa 20 inquisitive that he drew the
attention. Of the stranger, who
called out !:
What in are you looking
at, you -- bald-headed old repro
bate You Ias-- travelling mu-
seum?" $500
Good Lord r gAshed the old
drayman as he fell back, lone
would think you were 2 sinner so
hssr yox talk I" &
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-02-24

Passengers will find Tickets via this FAVOR
lite Route at the General Ticket Offices OF the
Central Pacific Railroad in San Francisco and
Sacramento, and in all the Ticket Ofices OF
the Central Pacific Railroad
W. H. sTENNETT,
MARVIN HUGHITT, Gen. Pass Agent
Gen. Supt.. Chicago.
H. P. STANWOOD, General Agency. .-19I
Montgomery street, San Frsncisco. sds-ly
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
)r. $lnmS' White PulIl9aiC BaEam

Dnring he last % years more than lO,0OO
o!t'.e have bAen saved from the terrible
iesnlntlNy eth ctsof pulnonry consumption
~ usins Dr. :;ilillns' White PulmOnic Bal
am. Ii cures without fail when properly
1seu, and we hold ourselves rea!y tOaccept
,Ay challenge As to the qualities Of good ar.
icies. We guarantee til" remedy to be just
shnt we represent ii to be. In chronic and
nc NJ .nu4hs, sore Throhl, Group, Hoarse-
ess, Blood splitting, Whoopipg Cough,
;rOurhitiS, sSore Is, casts, Weak Lungs, &C..
md in all diseases of the lungs tending
pWuru or terminating in Consumption, !,
l,s remedy cannot be equalled much less
.xcelled. 1t will positively prevent the
ungs from yielding to the terrible effects Of
OnSumpten. Let us say to the afflicted
VA! persons prellsposcd to Consumption,
ave oar remedy fair trial, be patient and
,,-IsrN eIiMp, using strictly according to di-
roc, inn+ and do not yield I" Tie solicitation
,frYctentl Il medicines and experienced
advice and you viii soon find yourself rap
l., ."ep 4, 'rua. We have n large number,
sVorAl i!ur"Ired relcrercct Ct persons we
nave cared. many Of them very tad cases, }
.hic,I caM rc seen at nir office or given by
nail when ,n,ire't. Dr. S'mr. s ia IL gradu-
.te oftne cl ss Of 81, and can be consulted
Lang AMI Threat .iiseA.es every We'd
ngs'1ny an Saturday at his phi vatr Office.
J Il :, arl pyi,,.,: 1T 'tero' Fourth and
ni;y street, Wllaiua'pM, Del. phi|nde'.
| lni; depot, 500 A rcil street. decS-in
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
'ahe ssD~pisEl War Il"stN.

sn,ciu from Washington TO the SeN
York s;yn sta.es lnat the secretary OF tl!'
Navy is perplexed because large appfopFl'
lions are Immediately needed ana 1t Is NJ:
deemed prudent 10 commun t. to tAt
House the rearons iur asking lur me spplo
triation. The monitors are to pe iftteu !1-
Is in9h gums, which requires an enlar-euien
Of The ,,oytho!es, as they aee now only large
enough for iiue-inth guns. leh tiiousani
ms of coal aro to lie sent to Fort Eeyd
wl,ere the 1eet is to be concentrated, YET INT
rev Of the Wcraestor at Norfolk, wh
should have been paid three weeks ago, AT
sill! .baaut waiting for funds that come no
MOI. In this diem n / il has been suggestel
RI th;. President hat lie can COmmunl
cate 10 tne Ho4ee lis itae0ns 1of an I'M
mediate apprcrrlafi"n III tohn"ehtla
manner. as Under irt III the House cal
receive lonti,lential totnMuulcIt!ons lro'n
The ErtilenT AMI the same secrecy It
enioiued Ip Ii oath OF r"f1lfcfs AMI oHlcef'
as in the senate. There is ho"evfr, TIM
difference. The Houae is made the Judge q
whether tie subieti communicated !e4mieS
setYesy. so tar the navy is IN lltSh'ihs 'liH
with me exception o stripping suhleleh
r;,inbc, OF staIneN. All TIE mutations o
war tor actual hosiiitl1s are aboard, anC
during tic past "etn tour more irDhela1
have been put in commission.
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
MINOR DISPATCH Es.

BRIperov, N. j., Jan. I'm the
Landis trial to-day the defence continued
their line of examination with view TO
proving insaaity, ssass
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 17.-The Domination
Board of Trade meets here to-morIov.
Delegates are arriving from all parts of the
country. A strong platform will be urged.
HARRISBURG, Pa .,Jan.17.--Abner Bincg-
man, of this city, was found dead on tne
track of the Pennsylvania Railroad here ON
saturday night. He is supposed to have
been struck dead by the cars.
HAL1FAx,N. s., .,Jan.r.- "A dispatch rom
Wallace, Cumberland county, says man
ma med Thomas Duhring had an altereatloh
yesterday with another man named oei'1
look gun and fatally shot him.
New YORK, Jan. l7.-Mark Blooming
dale, a member OF the Stock Exchange,
failed o-day at3 p. m.- lie failed seVefal
weeks ago but settled up and was not sue.
pended. =. His Lake Shore and Pacific Mall
Stock was bought in to-day. fsE
HARRISBURG, Jan. 17.-Thc city Is as
suming lively appearance, and eacn tlash
brinus crowds of strangers desirous OF VIII
Messing the Inauguration. About S,OOO
military and over l ,O0ocivilians are expected
% participate in the Inauguration procession
o-morrow.
C1Sc1SNAT1, Jan. 17.-Edward Richard
son, prominent citizen of Masillon, oaio,
md member of the City Council, was shc'
and nstsnlly killed by his wife yesterday
She says teat her act was in e:lf defense, at
he was approaching with the avowed pur
pose of cutting her throat with razor. \
suspected by many persons to have peer
a preInetiitated murder.
BnookLyx, N. y, Jan. 1.-THE wals
ing mates between Gouldn and Dewitt II
in progress, but it is believed the pedestrlane
will neHer accomplish the feat OF walking
1000 miles in 1850 hours, making no more
md no less than mile each hour. u, te
O'Clock this evening they had make abou
or,y-aim't miles each, but few spectator
attended,
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
A Suit for S4Dt,OvO.OCO.

From the Richmond Whig.
The celebrated Jennings case, which has
,een in the courts of England for tfteel'
ears, it IS said will be soon decided. Jen-
lings died in this State about hundred
ears ago, and left property in England
-aluei then at $4,000, ,0Oo. Since that time
has increased in value to over S4OO, O,OOO,-
'o0. The heirs to this immense sum in
England aud the State of Virginia number
%. 100. The ground Of the litigation
iow going on is the identity Of the Virginia
i,imants, which is disputed by some of the
.uylish heirs. There are seven claimants
Richmond, and one of the principal is a
.oung gentlemen who isa clerk in one of the
ores here. He is represented in this cast
:, Mpssrs. 7. T. Giles and Judge Halliburton,
II J. V. Reddy, ESQ.,, of this city, two law
rs in Georgetown, D. c., aud Hon. Judah
B. Benjamin in England. He yesterday re-
lived u letter from the last mentioned dis
ingu shed lawyer, in which that gentleman
.>sures him that this tedious case is nov
apiliy drawing to close: and states thai
very Indication that the identity of the Vir
mia claimants will be admitted. In tha
yon' the heirs in this city would receiv,
5N10 zoo apiece. The majority of thu
naer Virginia heirs reside in Lyncbburg
If Reddv'Nijl probably go overto ENGLAND
con il tie inter~s; Of his client. The Jen
lines es.a;', has been in he hands of tn
Gestlirr Of the Bank OF England, and he will
rntinrs to hold it until the courts decid
-
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
PRESENTATION ut' FICULTJ Is

An cstimable lady residing on Orange
street above o.h, now in Der eighty-tourtL
wear, was on her way to church last evening,
o.,d read from across the street. her chris
,,an name, .Marth.,' pas: ed upon the wall
aud the only light vas tna re"ec' oli ilulil M. d
distant cas lamp. This speaks well Tor one
OF that age, and shows remarkaple goou
sight for one SO ou. sAe mas peeii a',eirl.
ing Delaware Avenue Baptist Chureh 1o1
owe. Que hundred conoetu I've hlsabs. hel
health is remarkably good, ana sac mas al
ways kindly greeting ior her frlehoe hen-
ever she meets then. Nay enc pe io''s
spared to her family and friends.
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
phe hristia, Convention.

This is the name of a Convention thai
yill be conducted in Philadelphia Cy Messrs
tooay and sankey, the 10Th and Goth o.
January, and promises to be a very large
,ne. Il is expected thousand ministers
rom different parts of the country will bt
at;onj,ance. Ample accommodation haf
,een made for the entertainment and com
ort Of the delegates. The exercises vii
lange every hour, and at night Mr.
.1only will preach. On Thursday evening
he convention will close with the anniver
ary of the Philadelphia Young Mem
Christian Association. when Mr.. Moed,
will repea. his lecture on Daniel.
The Morning herald., 1876-01-18
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