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The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

will be two hundred eminent authors In at.
tendance at a meeting on the second Of July
to take steps TO write the history Of each Of
the great spirits connected with amovemen mt
that Jno. Adams said was the most remark
able epoch in the history Of America. The
committee will celebrate the anniversary Of
the presentation OF the resolutions Of
Rishard Henry Lee, June 7th, l776 One OF
the most attractive enginos on the floor OF
the machinery building is nickel-plated
Doiseless engine from Connecticut. II can
be placed in hogshead, and is worth one
thousand dollars.
sharpening file, glass cutter, road engine. A
pair Of wheels is shown from Boston, that
ran between Boston and New York, making
a mileage Of four hundred and sixty thou.
sand miles, and is yet good for seventy-fivc
thousand miles additional. They have been
reduced by trimming, three quarters of an
inch have worn out two pair Of axies, and
are now on third. Brazil has twenty. four
cases containing fve hundred bugs and in.
sects, each aggregating twelve thousand,
neatly pinned In their msusoleums 70 ~
floors among her Specialize. Some of the
Byron Strawberries exhibited measure foui
and half inches in circumference. The
students Of the Massachusetts, institute ol
tcCuHVioksy Cdinpcu ou tnt kfounus VI tne
university, occupying enc hundred and
eighty tents. The two cheeses from Buffalo
New York, weigh, the one twelve the Other
fourteen tons. They are twelve feet high
and bound with iron hoops.
The largest propeller wheel is from Phila.
delphia. This city also displays valuable
machinery in turbine water wheels. The
hose carriages of the Quaker city are beauti-
full. New York sends a section of the Gro
ton aqueduct pipe; il is seventy-two inches
in diameter, and should be examined by all
municipal heads, who ooniine themselves TO
pipes OF ten or twenty inches. The thirty
eight varieties Of grindstones on exhibition
vary in price from one dollar and twenty-five
cents to one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars. Massachusetts shows among her saws,
the best collection on the giound speci-
men circular one hundred inches in diane
ter. There is an extensive display Of bloom
ing engines and blast furnaces in machinery
hall. The fat boy has arrived; he is fifteen
years Of age, five feet four inches high, and
weighs four hundred and seventy-fve
pound. JOSEPH BAKBIERE.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

How They SMOKE IN GERMANY
The habit of smoking appears to be un-
usual among German men, and ! was
told it would be impossible for me to
live or travel in Germany on account OF
the illness which tobacco-smoke always
caused me; but have found that, in
all the smoke, there is 80 little tobacco
that it gives me no oinconvenience. From
the odor Judge that their cigars and
smoking-weed are made Of paper STEPPED
in a weak solution of tobacco; and this
is no doubt the reason they feel no in
furious consequent from It's use. Those
who quote the German habit Of smoking
TO prove that the use Of tobaccc in this
way is not unhealthful reason from false
premises. The Germans smoke, and
smoke, and smoke by the hour; bus
they do not smoke Tobacco.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01
MlSCEI.IANEOuS.

Treasurer New has written letter OF
resignation, to take effect from July four
teenth.
The Boston Journal thinks that al
though Winslow has been released he will
fail to keep his solemn promise to return to
Boston and have an honest little conference
with his anxious creditors.
An order has been issued by the secre.
tary of war relieving General Schofeld nom
the command of the military division Of the
Pacific, and assigning him to the command
of the West Point military academy, reliev-
ing Colonel Ruger. General MDowell will
take command of the military division of
the Pacific. The division of the south will
be discontinued. The department Of the
south will be under the command of Colonel
Ruger.
Mrs. A. 7. Stewart has given $500
to the society for the relief of the ruptured
and crippled $1,000 to the New York infant
asylum, $1,000 to the working women's pro-
tective union, s., 600 in aid Of the New York
eye and ear infrmary, 81 900 to st. Ambrose 5
Protestant Episcopal free church, $500 to
st. Luke's hospital, and 81, 900 to the New
York prison association. Mrs. Stewards gifts
to charities have already amounted to about
| 100000.
Mexico, like the United States, is on
the eve of presidential election. The deci.
sive contest in that republic will precede
that in this country by some months. Pro-
nunciamentos, knives and firearms play the
same prominent part in Mexican presiden
tial election that dollars and whisky, stump
speeches and ballot-box stufling do in ours
The present incumbent, Lerdo de Tejada, il
a candidate for reelection, and ii is the earn
est hope Of lovers Of law and order that h,
will be successful.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01
EXTRADITION TREATY.

The president has sent message TO the
senate and house of representatives respect
ing the extradition treaty with Great Britain.
After stating at length the provisions Of the
treaty, and criticisng the action taken by
the British government in the Winslow and
Brent cases, the president says; 1t is with
extreme regret that am now called upon to
announce to you that her maiesty's govern
ment has finally released both of these fugi-
tiyes, Winslow and Brent, and set them at
liberty, thus omitting TO comply with the
provisions and requirements of the treaty
under which the extradtion Of fugitive
criminals is made between the two govern
ments. The position thus taken by the Bri-
tish government il adhered to cannot but be
regarded as an abrogation and annullment
Of the article of treaty on extradition. I'm.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01
TIMELY TOPICS.

IN one respect, and that most i'm
portant one, France increases while Eng.
land dlminishes. The oyster fisheries of
perhdious Albion" are rapidly giving
out pto 1862 the price of natives
averaged q Is. per bushel. 1t is now
ga and increasing every year. In
france, on the other hand, by judicious
planting, the oyster crop is annually in
creasing, and bids fair to continue doing
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01
EAST.

An1n Robertson, who has served twen-
ty years Of a life sentence for murder in the
Rhode Island state prison, has Just been
found to be innocent of the crime.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

Iowa claims a rival for the California
boy who secs what is going on in the
moon. His name is Neeley and he re-
sides at Dexter, where he has followed
the humble occupation of worker on
the road since his release last winter
from the state penitentiary after ten
years confinement. Neeley doesn't see
the interior working of the moon, but
when asleep he does see--unless his biog-
raphers lie Ike st. Louis letter carrier
events that are happening miles away
A few days ago, while at work on the
streets, he informed his fellow workmen
that his sister, who resided six miles
south of DE Soto, had died the previous
night, for he had witnessed her death
scene during his sleep, and in half an
hour the telegraph operator brought him
4 dispatch corroborating his dream of the
night before. During his imprisonment
he witnessed the death of his father and
mother, and circumstances connected
Herewith. The eTents were corroborat-
cd Just as he had dreamed, and what is
stranger still, always before receiving let
ters from his wife while he was in prison.
he was always visited in his dreams by
his wife, who conversed with him and
told all that was written in his letters,
so that he always knew when the letter,
were coming and what they contained
and would tell the news before he got it
to his prison comrades.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01
Milk Instead OF Soap.

A lady writing to the New York Times
says: "Without giving any recipes for
making soap, wish TO tell all the hard
worked farmers wives how much labor
they may save by not using such vast
quantities of this article. For nearly
five years | have used soap only for wash
ing clothes. In all that time have not
used one pound of soap for washing
dishes and other kitchen purposes. My
family has ranged from three to twenty
five. | have used cistern water, lime.
stone water, as hard as possible, and hard
water composed of other ingredients be-
sides lime, and find with all these my
plan works equally well. II this; Have
your water quite hot, and add a very
little milk to it. This soitens the water,
gives the dishes a fine gloss, and preserves
the hands; il removes the grease, even
that from beef, and yet no grease is found
floating on the water, as when soap il
used. The stone vessels / always set or
the stove with little water in them
when the victuals are taken from them
thus they are hot when am ready Il
wash them, and the grease is easily re
moved. Just try my plan, you who toi
day after day every spring to make tha
barrel of soap, and let us hear how it sue
ceeds with you. like the great barre
of soap on wasbing-days, but am glad Il
dispense with its aid on all other occa
sions. | find that my tinware keep
bright longer when cleaned in this wa,
than by using soap or by securing. Tn,
habit 20 many of us have acquired o
securing tin is wasteful policy; thu
present style of tinware will not bear it
The tin is soon scrubbed away, and ;
vessel that is fit for nothing is left on oul
hands; but if washed in the way l hav'
described, the tin is preserved and i
always bright and Clean"
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

ENGLAND has at last released Wins
low He is now prisoner in England,
for it is safe to say that should he land
upon the continent he would soon be ex-
tradited. Even Holland, without any
eNtradition treaty, proposed to drive
him away. A few years since George
Bidwell, Austin b. Bidwell and George
Macdonnell, three "enterprising Ameri-
cans" landed in England, and by a
series of forgeries defrauded the bank of
England of more than hundred thou
sand pounds. One of the parties, and
the most important one, was arrested and
sent back from this courtry, and the
three we're sentenced to penal servitude
for life. Had they committed the crime
in 1876, the bank of England would
have whistled for the proof and portion
of the money.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

FRANCE, accepting the principle that
'he best way to secure peace is to be pre-.
pared 10; war, has now bill before its
ieglsIsture, introduced by General de
o''sy, minister ofwar, for an appropria-
ton of 26o,Oo0,O00 frames (s52, ,OOO, ,o00)
Tor works of forti6cat:on on the frontier,
restoration of the French army, and war
material. in the now not expected
e'ent OF a general war, all that is certain
Is that, whatever side Germany may
take France will be with the other.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

THERE appears to I've Turkish un-
pleasantness in Jerusalem The naughty
Turk is bullying the Christian popula-
tion and barricading has commenced.
The population Of Jerusalem is about
$1,000 and the Turks only number 5000,
the Jews 5000, and the Christians the
balance. The pasha who resides there is
subject to the governor general of
Syria. 1t would seem within the range
of possibility for the Christians and Jews
to unite and administer a severe fogging
to the Musselmans; in fact, there never
was better time for revolution as sui
tan Murad has his hands full with the
formidable rebellion in European Tur-
KEY.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

A MOST extraordinary disaster occurred
in st. Paul, Minnesota, the other day,
in the shape of an eruption of wheat
from one of the bins of an elevator. The
bin is, or was, twenty by thirty feet in
width, about seventy feet deep, and was
filled with wheat from bottom to top, the
amount being estimated at about thirty
four thousand bushels. Suddenly it was
discovered that the wheat was pushing
out the side of the elevator, thirty or
forty feet from the top, and that several
of the iron stays had snapped asunder.
Efforts were promptly made to reduce
the pressure by removing the wheat but
it was too late, and soon, with great
crash, the wooden timbers burst open
the iron sheathing was ripped off, and
out rushed the wheat in gigantic stream
twenty feet in diameter. 1t poured over
the bluff, crushing TO fragments a shanty
about fifty feet from the elevator, al
though the inmates had time to escape.
The sight of this torrent of wheat was a
most singular one. The whole amount
discharged from the ragged hole in the
elevator was variously estimated at from
seven to ten thousand bushels. 1t took
but few moments to deposit this golden
grain in pile at the foot of the elevator
about seventy-five feet square. A force
of men was at once employed to shovel
the wheat in upon the floor of the ele-
vaIor, in the midst of which process a
shower came. But the grain was kept
comparatively dry.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

They had a good deal of trouble with
the Aztec women attached to Barnums
circus, in Providence. II seems that she
wanted her salary raised to seven dollars
a week, but they told her If they did it
she would also be obliged to appear as
the Siberian malefactor, and she said she
would go back TO Limerick first and take
in washing again at two shi!lings day,
and they were obliged to compromise by
bringing her out as the fascinating Odal-
isque Of the Orient.
The Osceola times., 1876-07-01

The formal dedication Of the site OF the
monument to the memory Of Bishop Allen,
tho first colored bishop OF America, occurred
last week. II is located north Of the west
end of machinery hall. The base has been
laid for the monument. The monument
itself will be placed in position this week.
II was carved in Italy. The colossal statue
Of Washington will be placed In front OF the
Judges pavilion. II is supposed that there
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29
CLUBBING RATES.


As an additional inducement to sub
scribers to the CHRONICLE, we have
made arrangements with several news
papers and periodicals by which we
can furnish them to new subscribers
Cor old ones paying all arrearages and
one year in advance) at a reduced
price We give below the names of
the publications and the price at which
each can be obtained in connection
with the CHRONICLE
The Courier j ournal and Chronicle,
with share in the Courier-J ournal
drawing, at $40.
The Nashville American and Chron-
icle, atS375.
Godey's Ladies Book and the
Chronicle, and the beautiful chrome,
the Morning Call, at $3.50.
Demorest's Magazine and the Chron-
icle, with choice of four elegant chro-
mos, Home, Sweet Home" "Old
Oaken Bucket, (" After the Storm, -
and THE Captive Child at $3.50
Subscribers living out of Montgom-
cry county will have to pay fifteen cents
in addition to the above prices.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29
Shooting Ducks.

Speaking of shooting duchs," says
DIR. f., puts me in mind of the great
storm that occurred when | lived
on the Island. As you are well aware,
our island was near by Casco Bay; an
awful storm arose. and was so fearful
that it drove all the ducks in the bay
into pond, covering about an acre,
near my house. In fact, so many ducks
crowded into that pond, that | could
not see drop of water" ''Sho, " said
Smith. did yen shute any of EN- 2'
That's what was comingat. 1 went
into the house, and got my double bar
relied shotgun, and discharged both
barrels right into the midst of them.
but to my astonishment; they arose in
the air, leaving not Il solitary duck in
the pond!' Good gracious, We don't
say so !" says Smith; "din't We hev any
shot in yer gun, or what in thunder
was the trouble ?" We'll, | was COM
ing 10 that, said DR. f.; 1T astoDish-
ed me at first; but as soon as the ducks
rose few hundred yards in the air and
commenced to separate a little the
ducks commenced to drop, and whether
you believe me or not, | picked up
twenty barrels of dGcks, and it
was poor season for ducks, too. You
see the ducks were wedged in so solid
in the pond, that when they rose they
carried the dead ones into the air with
them, and when they separated down
came the twenty mine barrels of dead
ones"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUA-
BILE PROPERTY.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1875.

Mary Morrison, Exlr. VS. Heirs and Credit
ors ofC. III. Morrison.
Pursuant to a decree made in this cause
at the November Term 1875, of the Cham
Gerry Court at GAINESVILLE, I will sell az
public auction to the highest bidder, at the
Court House door IN GAINESVILLE, on
Saturday, january 20, 1876,
the real estate of c. III. Morrison, deed, as
follo'Vs:
list. One house and lot in the 81 Ward of
Clarksville, near the Gas works the lots
containing nearly one acre of ground.
End. One Store House and lot on the west
side of 2nd Street, occupied by IL. A. Cur
rent as a chair factory, and fronting % feet
on said street, and running back about l76
feet.
Srd. One Store House and lot adjoining
the above ON End street, occupied by Lewis
Porter.
18th. one Store House and lot on Franklin
street, adjoining S. b. Stewards drug store,
fronting about2l feet and running back
100 feet, the same occupied by Chas- Everett
rs a Confectionery for the year 1874.
TERMS-One-fourth cash. balance on 6,
IL, Is and "a months credit with interest,
Notes with good security and lien retained.
No REDEMPTION.
POLK G. JOHNSON,
c. & NJ. and Commissioner.
Jan. 8. 1876 IDS pf $40 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29

Look carefully to the comfort of
your stock. See that they have plenty
of food, and comfortable shelters.
Give your hogs charcoal, ashes and
occasionally sulphur and asafGtida,
and they will not be liable to disease.
Overhaul your farming implements
completely, and put them in order.
Expend no more in the purchase of
new ones than may be absolutely neces-
sary. Millions of dollars are wasted
annually by farmers upon agricultural
implements. Myriads of insects may
be destroyed by burning grass and
stubble when the weather permits. In
hiring this month it is best to give out
work by the job or piece Prepare
your gardens for spring culture, by
spreading manure broadcast, and pow
ing under Immediately. Send to some
reliable scotsman for your garden seed,
and be sure to get plenty of them.
Give special attention to your aspara-
gas beds-top dress with any kind of
strong manure, mixed with loam and
leaC he'd ashes. spade it well in, and
smooth off with rake, and then give
it heavy dressing of salt Now is
the time to give attention to your
orchards in the matter of trimming
and pruning. 1t takes nerve to make
good orchardist, one that is not afraid
TO cut. Small fruits, strawberries and
rasrberries should not be neglected
this month. Give them proper atten-
tion Ali these things here enumera-
ted and many more besides will receive
due consideration in a well regulated
and prosperous household.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29

HOWE INTEREST. An exchange
saws when you get in tight.place
for some article of family use and
haven't Just got the money by you to-
day for It, you often get accommoda-
ton from the merchant or mechanic
of your town or neighborhood, who
waits till it is convenient Tor you to
paw for it. But then, again, when you
have some funds on hand, do you think
of this and go and spend your money
with those who accommodated you,
and thus keep the home currency in
circulation where it ought to stay ? or
do you make upaD order, getting others
perhaps to join you, and forward the
cash to distant city to swell the Golfers
of those from whom you never derive
any benefit or favor? This course
will react on you if you do so. Each
class is dependent on the other, to
some extent, for mutual benefits, and
patronage should be bestowed on those
upon whom you are dependent for
patronage. In that way you are build
/ ing up an interest from which you may
some day derive something in return,
no matter what your business may be.
/ 1t is better even to pay little more
for an article sometimes than to be
draining your section of its circulating
medium by sending OF to foreign parts.
If others would serve you so In your
/ line of business how would you live
Patronize home interest first if you
want to prosper yourselves and see
| others prosper.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29

J. A. Chastaine. convicted of for
gery az the September term. 1875, Of
The Shelby County Criminal Court
was pardoned BY the Governor, yester-
day, on the recommendation of the
jury before whom he was tried, Judge
Ray, Sheriff Andersgns and all the
county officers Of Shelby county, to-
gether with a large lumber of the
best citizens Of Memphis.
To great extent, Chaataine owes
his freedom to his devoted wife, who
has worked assiduously toward that
end. Mrs. Chastaine is the daughter
Of former Governor of Florida. Elk
Gov. Isham G.. Harris, Chastaine 8
attorney, and Mrs. Chastaine, returned
10 Memphis last night.-NoshUittt
american Jan. 16.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29
The Memphis Appeal Is very hope

The Memphis Appeal is very hope
full Of the near approach Of the Demo-
cratic millennium THE defeat of
Radicallsm with his corruptions, its
appeal to war hatreds, its opposition to
reconciliation, its disregard of the Con-
stitution and its usurpation of the
rights and powers of the States, will
constitute platform broad enough tor
every patriot to stand upon except a
few malcontents whose hatred Of De-
mocracy is so deeply ingrained into
every fiber and ligament that they do
net care single 'toss-up whether the
power of corrupt Radicalism be per-
petuated or Democracy made triumph
ant. Democrats everywhere desire
harmony, and in the present mood OF
the party, discord is not probable
nay it is not possible-for never be-
fore was the Democratic party OF the
Union more thoroughly impressed with
il the force and truthfulness ofthe adage
United we 'stand, divided we fall.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29

BANG i-Almostevery boy who goes
cunning, if he can find nothing that
he wants to bang away at, considers it
the next best thing to kill few wood
peckers. They look so funny, wrong
end up on the side of tree, bobbing
aud whacking around loose bark, that
the tpmptationi is strong, and the poor,
Jolly hammerer has no friends-so
bang land down he comes, and is
given to the dog to play with aud tear
to pieces. That poor little bird, if over
a year old. has killed and eaten many
hundred thousands of bugs larvae, in
the form of grubs and worms, and al
most every one of kind which is in
furious to vegetation The cat-bird,
one of our finest singers, and a bird
that is always sociable, if ever permit
ted to be so, eats cherry occasionally,
and of. course he must be banished or
suffer death. He pays a better price
for every cherry he eats than any fruit
erer would dare demand in the market,
in the worms he destroys, and throws
in a complete bird opera several times
day in the bargin.-Fron 50, Ntcho-
IdSfor Dec.