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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

THE BLAINE FIsHER LErrERs-Tesn-
nos,y Of Edl1Uds Pte7repont.-Some DAYS ago
the House Judiciary COMMITTEES sent Ed
wards Pferrepont, who with Messrs Black
and Carpenter were made conddants as to
the contents Of the Blaine Fisher letters
before they were read In the House by M.
Blaine, questions as TO whether the iettera
published in the Record were the same az
those submitted for his Judgment. 1t was
supposed, and so reported, that Pierrepout
had gone 70 Europe without answering the
questions. Wednesday the COMMITTEES re-
ceiyed by express q package containing a
full reply to all the interrogatories. He SAYS
they were read TO him but once, aud az
Printed IN the Record are thesame with one
exception. That exception was that one OF
the letters was not as long as he remem bered
when IL was read. This has been explained
rs sD emission of matter In making up tina
form, and since corrected In the Record
They were read for the purpose of getting his
opinion, which he declined to give. He
thinks that all the letters read to him were
printed, and does not recognize any differ.
epce In the language OF those READ and those
printed. In conclusion, he declined to give
any opinion in the matter or take any part,
tnasmuch a. be had accepted the English
mission, and 1t would be unbecoming In him
70 do 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

CoNFIRMATloNs.-The Senate yesterday
in executive session confirmed the nomina-
tons ofAlbert NJ. Wyman to be u. s. Trea-
surer, vice John G. New, resigned: Jas. Gil
fiiian TO be assistant treasurer, and VIM. p.
Titcomb, OF Massachusetts,, to be assistant
register of the Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

TIE PRICE OF COAL ADvANcBD.-The
Schuylkill Coal Exchange met yesterday,
and decided upon an advance OF ten cents
per ton on coal of all sizes for the coming
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

THE NATIONAL CONvENTION Of the
Young Mems Catholic associations resumed
Its session in Philadelphia yesterday, Rev.
Father Welsh presiding. Resolutions were
adopted beating mostly upon the interests of
the association, and New York was fixed
upon for the holding OF the next annual CON-
vention. Rev. George 81. Doane was re-
elected president Of the association.
A PLEASANT incident of the centennial ex-
hibition was the marriage OF Miss Bertha
Danfelt, daughter OF the distinguished Swe-
nish commissioner, to Mr.. Christoforsen,
Consul General OF Sweden and Norway, yes
terday afternoon, In the judges pavilion.
TIE PRICE OF COAL ADvANoED.-The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

MOVEMENTS OF u. s. NAVAL VESSELS
The Hartford arrived at Port Royal on the
18th; the Marion sailed from Key West on
the Goth for the Mediterranean sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

ARMY ORDERs--Major G. J. Sprague,
psymaster, is relieved from duty in the de-
partmeDt OF the Gulf. and will report In per-
son To the commanding general of the dc.
psTtment of Dakota for duty. Major Rooney
Smit psymaSter, from duty In department
OF Dakota on the arrival OF Major Sprague
and viii report In person TO the Commanding
general OF the department OF Arizona for
duty. Msjor Geo. T.. Glenn, paymaster is
assigned To duty as chief paymaster of the
department OF the Gulf Leave OF absence
for three months Is granted 1st Lieuts. Thos
I'd cavalry. Capt. F. b. Hamilton's I'D artil-
leryl leave OF absence Is extended two
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

DtgpAtche0 from Now York, Ph1Iadolphfa,
Boston. Cincinnati, Chicago, Louisville, San
Francisco and other prominent cities and
towns state that the Tflden ticket II well re-
ceived, and in many places salutes OF one
hundred guns were fired. Tilden and Hend-
r.cks demonstrations took place In Macon,
Ca, Montgomery, Ala, and other places in
are forming everywhere. At New Orleans
and Shreveport, La, great enthusiasm pre-
va}la.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION Posr-
PoNED.-The Judiciary Committee OF the
House to-day, owing to the illness OF Mr..
Blaine, decided to postpone the investiga.
ton of the sol 600 boEd transaction of the
Fort Smith and Little Rock Railroad Com
pany, of Arkansas, with the Union Pacific
Company, until the 10th OF July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

that deceased came TO his death from a pune
tured wound In the abdomen, inflicted wit
knife held in the hands OF Chas. Strobe
while in q scuffie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

A CAREFUL COUNT OF THE MONEY in the
various divisions of the Treasursr's Office is
being made to day, for the purpose OF turn
ing the accounts and vouchers over to the
new Treasurer. The amount in the several
vaults fOots up sol 800 S9i. 1t Will take sew
eral days to complete the count.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

W. F. SCHAFFER, well known In Wash
ington, is in trouble. He was summoned In
Cincinnati to appear before a Congressional
committee. He told the deputy sergeant IT.
aims that he would respond when the con-
vention was over. He has failed TO put in an
appearance, and to-day the House ordered
an attachment for his body, to be brought 70
the bar OF the House for contempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-30

II. 7. YARYAN, chief Of the special agents
OF the internal revenue service, resigned to-
day, in obedience TO the request OF the Presi-
dent. Mr. Pratt. in accepting the resigna-
ton, wrote letter cOmplimenting Mr.. Var
yam for the manner in which be has dis
CT arged his official duties. Mr.. q. W.
EldTodge, chief OF the direct tax division OF
the revenue Office, will succeed Mr.. Yaryan.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

\ TINY WATCH.-Theodore Rohrer, a
matchmaker at New Castle has invented
piece of ingenious mechanism, which
is thus described: cit consists of a set
of gold studs, in one of which is a mini
allure watch, which keeps excellent time.
The combined weight of the two studs
and the watch, which are all connected
together. is one ounce and half. The
face of the watch is about the size of a
silver three-cent piece, and with its sur
rounding of gold looks much ike a
small compass. When the watch and
studs are on shirt front, they are about
two inches apart, and by turning the
upper one in the same manner that a
stem winding watch is wound, the time
piece is wound. In setting the hands
the lower stud is revolved. The most
remarkable thing about the time-piece is
that it is not ike ordinary watches, but
has q pendulum resembling that of a
clock The pendulum will move cor
rectly in whatever position the watch is
placed-even when it is reversed and run
at the top instead CT the bottom.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06
PLANNING HOUSES.

| The planning Of houses is left almost
entirely to men, and most women are
content to have it so, and to look upon
the whole question of domestic architec-
ture as one with which they have 10th
] ing to do. But if women would study
| this subject and have intelligent and
practical ideas of the arrangement, finish,
and convenience of the houses they live
in, their suggestions would be of great
value to architects, and doubtless result
in an increase of health and household
comfort
'sThe wise women buildeth her house.
Taking this in literal sense, every wo-
man who is ''wise' will SO plan her house
that she viii find it pleasant to live in.
The ordinary way Of building house is
to decide how much money can be put
into it then what its size shall be, and
then how shall it be cut up into rooms.
The reverse is the proper method. The
sitting room OF family room shall first
be determined on, and from this as a
centre, all the others should radiate.
Each family will naturally give law to
its own habitation and impress its own
individuality upon the house it lives in.
Every woman has her own way of doing
housework, and if she is able to plan
her house herself, she will arrange its
conYeniences in such a way as to make
it easy for her to go through the ordin-
airy routine of domestic industry with
the least possible friction. She will not
be likely to forget to put closets in
sleeping rooms, as the architect of Vas
sar College did. She will have water
carried in and out of the house; she will
so plan her pantry, and kitchen, and
dining-room as to bring her work there
into the smallest possible compass, and
make the greatest saving of steps while
doing it. She will not have the two or
three stair steps from the kitchen into
the wood-house that are so often found
in country houses. She will plan her
house SO that it can be pleasantly fur
nished when it is done
How often do we find bed rooms with
no suitable place in them for the bed,
for the bureau, for the stove; and sitting
rooms arranged as to light, heating, aud
ventilation, without any regard to com
fort or convenience. AS women pass
most of their time i'll their own dwellings,
they ought surely to know better than
men how these dwellings should be ar
ranged and finished SO as to give the
largest results III comfort and tasteful
ness, and be able to advise intelhgently
as to the best method of securing these
results.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06
DINING WITH THE BEDOUINS.

Before we begin to eat, there was the
hand-wash enjoined by the Koran. The
water was poured on our hands out of
the jug outside the tent, about half a
pint being allotted to each. The pro-
cess was brief The Arabs swung their
hands, tapped them on their garments,
and it was done-and they were no clean
er than before This clearly was not the
hygienic operation which Mahomet IN
tended it to be, but as may be referred
from this description, people here as
elsewhere are prone to obey the letter of
the law rather than its spirit. I observ-
ed subsequently that when they desired
to cleanse themselves more thoroughly
they rubbed their hands with sand-on
rare occasions with soap.
Semi-puritied, we returned to our
places in the tent, and the repast was
served without a woman in sight. 1t
consisted of huge wooden bowl, about
three feet in diameter, lined with thin
batter cakes and overhanging the sides,
the bowl being filed with boiled rice
saturated with grease, probably butter
made from goats or camel's milk; in
the centre of the rice piled up quantl-
ty of boiled mutton. The chief setting
the example, we fell to on this mess,
while the retainers and our 6raSoman,
off the carpets, eyed us with envy aud
open mouths.
For a man accustomed to knife and
fork the eating presented difficulties,
which, however, were partially overcome
by closely observing the men who have
never known any other aid in this way
than what nature has given them. Yet
they have an etiquette which governs
them as tyrannically as our own. Only
the right hand may be thurst into the
bowl He who eats with the left is i'll
bred, and he who employs both is a
glutton. We initiated our hosts as well
as we could; thrust the right hand into
the rice, made bowl of it about the size
of a hens egg, squeezed the superfuous
water and grease out of it, and twitched
it into the mouth by dexterous move
ment of the thumb, after the Bedouin
manner, pronouncing occasionally the
indispensable ''table" in compliment to
the Amphitryon.
Another feature of Arab etiquette was
to confine oneself to the same place in
taking from the bowl, each one making
his OWL hole and remaining therein. In
the beginning of the repast there is not
much trouble in observing the rule; but
when the general level of the rice and
mutton lowered it required care to re-
main on the pre-empted domain, and not
invade that of the neighbor on the left,
who was voracious eater, with an in
differently clean hand; he at length ate
away the barrier, entered my territory,
and pushed me to the right where I fed
in narrow ledge until my appetite was
satisfied; when this gave way and the
two holes merged into one, [ stopped
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06
The Yellow Centaur Liniment

is adapted to the tough skim muscles and flesh Of the
animal creation. Its effects upon severe of
SPAWN, Sweeny, Windmill, gIIead and Poll Evil,
are little less than marvellous.
Messrs. ]. Mcclure & Co., Druggists corner Elm
and Front Streets, Cincinnati, O., say:
''Jn neighborhood a number of transfers are
using the Centaur Lnment. They pronounce it
perior to any thing they used. We sell
high four to five dozen bottles per month to own
of horses and Mules
We have volumes of testimonials describing cures
of Sprains, Kicks, Calls, Pol-Evil, Big Head, and
Founders, which are little less than marveis.
No owner of an animal afford to be without
bottle of Centaur Liniment, which any day may
prove worth twenty times its cost
Sold everywhere, but prepared only at the
Laboratory of j. B. Rose & Co.,
&c DEY STREET, NEW YORK.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

MAKING Hay in NoRwAY-Of this a
correspondent of the Practical Farmer
thus writes: ''The way they make hay
in Norway will be new to your farmer
readers. The grass is hung on poles to
dry and [ have never seen such bright
colored hay in my life. 1t is almost as
bright a green as when growing. In
some fields you zee strings of fences, a
few rods long, which begin and end no
where. These lines are about as wide
apart as New England farmer makes
his winrow. On these fences the grass
is hung until the wind and sun can cure
it. The sun does not burn it. That is
one way, and perhaps the most common.
The other way is to plant posts in the
field, twelve feet or so apart, and in
these posts inserts pegs about one foot
asunder. On these pegs poles are laid,
and on them the grass is hung just as we
used to dry paper at the mills down
East forty years ago. The result is hay
that any farmer would be proud of. %
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

$4,000 EGGs.-Recently Alf Lent,
of Caldwell, caught, in Hudson, oppos-
tie Peeksl1ill, black bass weighing 81
pounds, and on opening the fish, eight
pounds of eggs were found. This i'm
mense sack Of eggs, as large as mans
arm between the wrist and elbow, sug-
gested the inquiry as to the number con-
tanned in it. To ascertain, if possible,
the eggs were taken to a store, and it
took $50 of them to weigh a grain on a
druggists prescription scales. AS there
are 1000 grains in pound, aviordupois,
the calculation is easily made that in the
fish mentioned there was the almost in
credible number of s, 500, 900, number
sufficient in inself alone TO stock the
waters of the whole Atlantic seaboard,
if no allowance had to be made for the
destruction of the eggs and the young
fish by natural causes and the voracity
of other funny tribes.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

CATTLE IN CLoYER.-A great many
cattle have been sickened from eating
too much clover recently. IL farmers
would be careful not to turn their stock
upon the pasture until after the dew is
dried up, and to take them off before it
falls, they would, in great degree, avoid
this But in case of colo, OF. of chol-
oform has been found to afford relief to
horses, given every thirty minutes, until
the animal is relieved, and we have no
doubt 1t would prove specific in the
case OF COWS.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06
THE SPONGE DIVERS.

The sponge fishery is curious bust
ness. The sponges grow in the rocky
bays of the coast of Asia Minor ard the
islands that surround it, and are secured
by divers, who require long experience
before they can make much at their
business. The diving apparatus is very
simple. The diver wears a pleasant
smile, and rarely anything else, when
he is at work at his trade, and he carries
n knife in his hand to detach the sponge
from the rock. He seizes a stone weigh
ing 80 or 60 pounds, and attached to a
cord which hangs from the side of
boat. Clinging to the cord, he allows
the weight of the stone to carry him
down; and when he has reached the bot
tom, he releases his hold and the stone
is drawn up. Here he looks around for
the sponges, and if he finds any, he
detaches as many as possible, and rises
to the surface with them. He can only
remain below as long as he can hold his
breath. When man first begins diving
he cannot remain more than half min
ute under water; but, by degrees he ex-
tends the time so that he can hold his
breath two or three minutes. Instances
of divers remaining under water five or
six minutes are reported; but they are
extremely rare.
The sponges are spread upon the
beach, where they undergo a sort of pu-
trefying process, and they have to be
washed several times to free them from
all substances except the peculiar fibre
that gives them their value.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

TIE Democrats who have been laud-
ing Sec'y Bristow to the skies, in the
secret hope that they could coax him
out of the Republican party, are deeply
disguised at his warm endorsement of
the action of the Cincinr att Convention,
Mr.. Bristow is too shrewd man to be
caught with such chaff, ard too high
principled to desert his party because it
does not see fit to choose him for its
leader. The fact that the Democrats
are disappointed at Mr.. Bristow's course
proves how iI1sincere was their preten-
ded admiration of that estimable gentle
man
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06
TESTIMONIALS
OF
Waters Pianos and Organs.

Waters new Scale Pianos have peculiar merits
" y. Tribune.
The tone Of tie Waters Piano is rich, mellow and
soEorcus- TLey po.sess great volnn:e ofsound and
the continuation Of sound singing power is one of
their most marked FEATURES -Netr Ioyk Times.
Waters Concerto Organ j. 80 voiced tn have
Ike full rich alto yaice. II Is especially hu
ms.l in its tone, powerful yet sweet-ffn1ai Nei0
Iarlisr. JanC. 76-Iy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

SOME of the late Sultan's wives cost
him $4,000 apiece. Dear, dearl
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

NOVEL ENGINE.-A novel locomo-
tive has been made in California to run
on the long fumes that are used to flow
lumber down from the mountains. The
wheels go on the edge of the sides of
the fumes, and at the ends of the car
are paddle wheels dipping into the wa
ter, and which are turned by the swi
current. By a simple arrangement this
power is made to propel the locomotive
up the hume, and it runs back itself.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

SHE leaned her scarlet head upon his
manly shoulder, and murmured 'sDo
you really truly love me, Tom, dear ?"
That's the matter" was the ardent
response. ''And when Tn old, and
wrinkled, and have to wear wig and
store teeth, will you love me
still, Tom p ''That's whats the matter"
he answered. ssAnd You won't never
never love anyone else % she further
queried. fThat's what's the matter"
was the prompt reply; and then ensued
Il succession of sounds like the drawing
eiseyeral corks out of bottles.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

Cross, sckly babies and children may enjoy health
and mothers hare rest, if they will Castoria
Worms, feverishness, teethng, aoind collie, sour
stomach and undigested food make children cross,
and produce sickness.
Castoria will assimilate the food erel aCo5nS, and
correct all these things. For twenty years Doctor
Pitcher experimental in his private practice to pro-
duce effective Cathartc and stomach regulator
which would be effective Castor OIL without its
unpleasant taste recoil.
The reputation of his experiment extended. Ply
scians and nurses rapidly adopted his remedy, to
which he gave the name of Casto,id.
Castoria is as pleasant to take honey, regulates
the stomach and bowels and does not grippe 1t is
adapted to all ages contains alcohol and is a5so-
iatteiy harmless to the most tender infant.
Try CastoIa once, and you will never be with
ont it.
Prepared at the Laboratory of j. B. Rose Co., 46
Dey Street New York. may-1S-13t
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The printing of
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-07-06

AWARDED the HIGHEST MEDAL at VIENNA
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Centaur
Linime nts.

So nearly perfect the recipes of these wonderful
pain soothing and healing Centanr Liniments, that
confidently say they will Alternate any pain
arising from flesh, bone muscle arrangements.
We do not pretend that they will mend a broken leg
erte7inate toits but in such they will
reduce the inflammation and stop the pain. Nor can
guarantee the proper results where the body is
poisoned by tohiskey Temperance is necessary to
proper physical, mental condition.
THE WHITE CENTAUR LINIMENT Is particularly
adapted TO all cases of RhuemdtiSm, Lum5ago Neu-
ralgia, Erysipeas Itch. Srains Chillblians, Cuts,
Bruises, Stngs, Posons scalds, Sciaica, Weak Back,
Pains in the side, Wounds, Weeping Sinews. Burns,
Frosted Feet, Palsy, Ear ache ACHE Head ache,
Ulcers, Old Sores, Broken Breasts Sore Nipples, Sore
Threat, Group, Dipthcria: etc. The most of these
complaints the Centaur Eminent will cure; all of
them it will benefit 1t will extract The poison from
bites and stings and will burns and scads with
out scar. The following is but a sample of thous
and similar testimonials:
"ANrIocH, ILL, Dec. /, 1874.
MY wife has, for long time, been terrible suf-
ferer from Rheumatism. She has tried many physi-
clans and many remedies. The only thing which has
given her relief is Centaur Liniment l rejoiced
to say this has cured her .
W. II. RING, Postmaster
1t is an undisputable fact that the Centaur Lini-
ments performing 6ej5re Effected by
any preparation in existence,-like Chronic Rheuma-
tism of thirty gears standing. Strengthening fingers
and joints which had been stiff for six years, taking
the soreness from burns, &C.
One dollar, fifty cents, invested i'll Ce- taur
LIniment will be within reach aohen accident &C.
cars, and will do more good than any amount of
money paiG for medical attendance. When physc-
ians are called they frequently use this Lnment,
and of course charge several prices for it.