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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-10

Almost pure rock-salt is sawed out
Of the Nevada quarries like marble.
A New York manufacturer has re-
ceived orders for two large hand-fre-
engines, 70 be shipped to Pekin, China.
-. M. Lewis, Of King William
County. Va, grows 700 acres Of toma-
toes. His hot-beds. for seeds are COW
cred BY 1900 panes Of glass.
There are now In the oil regions Of
Western Pennsylvania III pipelines for
the transport Of petroleum, with an ar
gregate capacity for continuous delivery
Of $4,000 barrels daily.
The Nashville american calls at
tention 10 the mountain Of slick near the
Cumberland River, and within three
miles Of Huntsville, Tenn. For the
manufacture Of glass it is equal to any
IN the United States.
1t is usually thought that wheat j.
the most nutritious Of all our cereals,
and this opinion Is current in almost all
works relating to food. Recent investi-
cations by Prof. Wanklyn and Mr.. Coop
er appear 20 give the first place 10 rye.
Rye contains more gluten. IL is pro-
nounced by them one-third richer than
wheat. Rye, moreover, Is capable Of
thriving ~ almost any soil.
The Sugar Bori. published in the
most productive cane district in Louis
lana, states the lands in that section,
fronting on navigablc streams, and ca
pable Of yielding 1000 to 1850 pounds
of sugar and II u 800 gallons Of molas-
SEES per acre-crops worth $500 TO $500,
can be bought for Sl5 to $50 per acre.
and that equally productive lands in the
Interior within q few miles Of navigable
streams, may be had for 80 TO Sl5 per
acre.
"A building firm Of Passaic, N. j.,
have received orders from q similar firm
~ Manchester. England. to send between
2 and 300 skilled carpenters and join
ers 70 Liverpool. Steady work i to be
guaranteed TO good men. Wages are at
the rate Of sid an hour. Fifty-one
hours a week Is the working time. Of
100 masons who went out last year, only
SIX have returned TO this country.
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Married Under the shadow Of Death

A strange and somewhat romantic
wedding occurred OF Monday, in this
city, beween two true lovers whom
death parted within two hours after they
had been made one. DR.. William +. H.
Post made the acquaintance, some years
ago, of Miss Mary III. Milford, daughter
Of the late Edward Milford. Of this city.
He wooed and won her, and they
pledged themselves to become man and
wife. The years rolled by, but each year
seemed Il, increase their love. Last Fri
day DIR. Post was suddenly taken i'll
with Inflammation of the bowels. The
disease rapidly assumed dangerous
symptoms and on Monday it was plainly
seen he could not recover When in
formed Of his fatal malady he expressed
a wish to see his intended wife, and, If
she were willing, to become united to
her in the bonds of matrimony. She
was informed Of his wish and consented
Accordingly at 8 O'Clock on Monday
afternoon every thing was made ready
for the wedding in the room of the bride
groom at No. 235 West Fifity-first Street.
II was a pathetic ceremony. No months
Of anxious preparation had been spent
for the occasion. There were no bril-
liant lights or sweet. music or costly
costumes. 1t was simple and solemn
The Rev. DR.. Houghton, Of the Church
Of the TRANSPORTATION, was called in to
conduct the services, which were only Of
a few minutes duration. When the
ceremony was concluded, the sick man
was nursed as before. In less than two
hours the bridegroom was a corpse and
the bride a widow.-NeW FORK Tribune.
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The following Of a gigantic
nettle-tree belonging TO the flora Of
Australia-which, by the way, is full Of
strange forms Of vegctation-is credited
in Hnrdscickc's Science Gossip to Bris-
banc: There grows in the Australia
sian bush q nettle-tree which attains the
size of the largest trees seen in Eng
land. II has a large, round, furry leaf;
is, rs all other Australian trees are,
evergreen; but ii makes nc timber, the
trunk being simply a tube filled with
pith, and one stroke of the AK will fell a
young tree about q foot through. The
tree Is well known, very common, and
carefully guarded against; but. if by
accident one does happen to touch q
leaf, il is an occurrence one does 0
easily forget. Surveying a line one day
through the dense scrub, ! happened
inadvertently to brush against a young
tree, and the leaves just touched the
back Of my hand. The pain scaused
was extreme, and extended Immediately
right up the arm, with a sensation as II
the arm were paralyzed, and II was
quite useless; and a swelling, the size
Of an egg, appeared within five minutes
exactly under my arm. These symp-
toms lasted some hours; then . smart
tingling was left; but this remained for
six weeks, and ii was considerably in
creased by wetting the part with cold
Water.n
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[From the Philadelphia Ilmes.I
The officer who returned yesterday
from ssthe 'front.' and when asked how
he got back, replied, ssIn an envelope"
gives the following description Of the
return Of such Of the Philadelphia
. soger boys a. have been heard from.
Though the description may be obnox-
ious To the charge Of being somewhat
hyperbolical, yet 1t must be confessed
that IL has enough veri-similitude about
il TO he recognized as not a pure fabri-
cation
An effort was made by one or two in
yentive individuals TO climb into their
muskets, but as this was found inprac-
ticable, not for the reason that the
muskets were too narrow, but that the
men were too long, the ruse was aban-
doned. One gentleman tried the extra
ordinary experiment Of impelling him.
self homeward by swallowing his mus
ket and touching 1t off from within him
self, but discovered his mistake in time
to avert serious consequences. In the
excitement of the moment q terrified
Brigadier- General offered to ship on
a passenger train as a man before the
:" mast" and, being refused, wanted to
know whether he couldn't 60 througha as
an invoice to the stuffed department Of
the permanent exhibition. In despair
several veterans pinned postal cards
to their shirts and threw them
selves by the track, determined to
trust to luck and some Conscientious mail
agent to pass them through. To add to
the terror of these unfortunate men they
couldn't get any thing to eat that was
palatable; and as the crows knew this
they lowered above the emaciated SOL
diers and ..cawed" in joyous anticipa-
ton Of a big Quaker City lunch.
Happily for aching breasts at home
'sthe boys" began struggling into the
city Yesterday evening. One gallant
Major was attired in military boots, .
bridesmaids pants, no coat worth men,
tioning, and q telegraph operators cap.
His friends met him at the depot and
greeted him with cheers, Though
travel-stained and weary, be told the
story Of his heroic charge upon the enc
my with modcsty becoming in so great a
man. He reviewed his course briefly,
merely touching here and there upon
the number of rioters he had strangled
and otherwise put to death, and remark
ed that if somebody didn't hurry back
to Blairsville with some sandwiches and
beer for the First Division that some
body would starve to death. 1t vas his
impression also that the strike vas over
so far as the west vas concerned at least,
as the great majority of the strikers had
chased him all the way home.
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Personal ana Literary.
Alexander III. Stephcns's health has
90 far improved that he promises 10 pay
the people Of Atlanta "A visit soon.
Bishop Vail, Of Kansas; Bishop Per-
m. Of Iowa, and Bishop Stevens, Of
Pennsylvania, are sojourning in Colo
RADIO.
DIR. Holland has bought an island
in the 81. Lawrence, and named IL Bonny
Castle. lie intends 10 build a Swiss cot
tage on Il.
Gen. Joe Johnston and Senator
Cockrell will attend the fourth annual
encampmcnt Of the Soldiers National
Reunion, at Marietta, o., September 4.
The = Inland Club Of Chicago,
Is an organization formed by a number
Of the literary ladies Of that city, Miss
Charlotte Smith Of the Inia.d Magazine,
being the presiding genius. Among
the members are Miss Annie Kerr and
Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, Of the Times,
Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald and Miss Alice
Hobbins, Of the Inter ocean, Mrs. Ded-
erick, of the Post, Mrs. Hubbard, Of the
Tribune, Mrs. White, Of the Young
Folks Rural, Miss III. l.. Dolsen, Of
the Inland Monthly. Mrs. Harbred, Miss
Cynthia Leonard, Miss Linda Gilbert
and others.
George Macdonald, the novelist, has
written two initiative stanzas for addi-
ton to Gray's Elegy, in order To do away
with It's one ~reproach as having no
woman in it, except "the busy house,
wife, The lines, which are to appear
after the fourteenth stanza, and 50 take
precedence Of the men altogether, are as
follows:
Here sleeps some fair, whose unaffected
Bloom'd with attraction 10 herself unknown.
Whose beauty might have blessed a mon
arch's arms.
Whose virtues cast a lustcr on a throne,
whose modest beauties warrn'd "A humble
heart,
whose virtues form'd % every dutcous part
The heaithful offspring which adorned her
house.
MIR. Bret Harte's name was recent
ly attached TO a story which he did not
write, and he sends a letter TO the Ma
hon Of Washington, in which he says
sweetly and gently: at isa small mat
ter, but as l observe that the careless
practice of signing other peoples names
70 cheques and drawing the money there
from appears to be steadily growing in
to disfavor in commercial circles il
seems to me that the placing Of an au-
thor's name, without his consent, to an
article mol written by him, should be
practiced under some sor Of restraint,
and only with the greatest delicacy. !
should. IL we're you, proceed cautious
ly in any comments you might make
~attributing my disinclination to part
with my name TO that universal human
weakness which extends 10 a desirable
control Of ones wardrobe and toilet ar
ticles, and even cast-off clothing"
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The late Duke Of Brunswick, who
bequcathed his immense fortune 10 the
City Of Geneva, is TO be honored by the
erection Of a mausoleum which will be
without an equal in Europe.
A Biblical scholar in Germany has
been doing some pretty close figuring to
determine the dates Of events described
in the Old Testament, and oun as
one result the discovery that Noah issued
from the ark on September IL, SAG, at
6 O'Clock in the evening.
An Australian newspaper Is respon-
sible for the story hat Lord Beacons-
fields great delight in his evenings Of
govt is, while he is preparing for his
after-dinner nap, TO set two favorite TOM
cats, the one named Gladstone. the other
Bentinck, against each other. When
Bentinck triumphs, the sleep of the just
overtakes the Premier.
Although the Emperor and En-
press Of Brazil get up so early in the
morning, their attendants are not par
ticularly sswide awake" When their
Majesties were leaving Paris for Lon
don, a casket of jewels worth fl20, 900
was forgotten until the very moment
the imperial visitors were getting into
the train. Her Majesty happened 70
think Of the casket just in the very nick
Of time.
Some very interesting incidents in
the proceedings of the Presbyterian Al
lance at Edinburgh are reported. At
moo on the 4th Of July, when the dele
gates retired to the lunch room, the an
niversary of American independence
was celebrated with as much spirit as
would have been displayed by a com
pany Of Americans. Our national flag
ornamented the room. The Earl Of
kintore said: "The m~other-land no
more regrets the Declaration Of lnde-
pendence to-day than a father does his
sons reaching their majority. England's
mother heart goes forth in gladncss owe
the prosperity Of her great SON.
Chancellor Crosby, DIR. M'Cosh, and
Pastor Monod, Of Paris, also made
speeches. The attendance Of delegates
nj the Alliance reached 70 the number
Of several hundred. The next meeting
will be held in Philadelphia, September,
1880.
The Aricgcois relates rs follows the
finding of the sody Of a Bishop at
Saint Lizier. France .The discovery
was made in the wall Of the cathedral
cloistcr. The skin is yellow. but not
mummified. The arms were crossed
over the breast, and the head slightly
inclined 10 the left. The hands were
still gloved, sandals were on the feet,
and having been carefully removed, the
members were found 10 be III a perfect
state Of preservation. No article OF
value was found in the tomb. which ap-
pears 70 have been open at the time Of
the Revolution. A leathern cord
around the neck must have carried the
pastoral cross, which was sought for in
vain. The body i proved 10 De that Of
Mgs. Anger H., Of Montefalcone, Bishop
Of Couserans. according 70 the tomb
stone. The archives Of the bishopric
state that Anger III. was buried in the
cloisier wall. The Able Argcin d.
scribes Anger Of Montefalcune as 4 re-
markablc p%rclatc. He had the church
Of Saint izier ornamcnted with frcs-
Goes, and died in 1908"
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There are 100 Normal schools in
this country.
The Colorcd Methodist Episcopal
Church, which vas organized in 1870,
now has four Bishops and about $4,000
members.
Fifty thousand signatures have been
secured to the petition for the repeal Of
me " Public Worship Regulation Act"
they are the signatures Of churchmen
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exclusively. The "Church Union Z
have resolved ON resistance 10 the en-
forcement Of the act.
A movement Is on foot to extend
the field Of missionary work IN Africa t;
and in this country one Of the methods
Of accomplishing that object Is TO cdu-
cate colored Young men as missionaries.
Mrs. Caroline Phelps Stokes has founded
a scholarship for that purpose in Obcr-
lin College.
The Free Church Of Scotland Is ex-
crcised over the increasing practice Of
" hunkering.n This Is "A singular word
10 be used In ecclesiastical proceedings,
yet .'hunkering'' has been made the sub
ject Of n deliverancc 10 the General As
sembly. II means sitting in prayer. in
stead Of standing. The old practice was
to stand.
The Southern Presbyterian Assem-
bly,, at its recent session in New Orleans,
resolved to prosecute with encrgy the
scheme Of establishing a seminary fol
the education of colcred ministers, al
Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Reformed (Dutch)
Church cooperates with the Southern
Presbyterian in this work.
The Massachusetts, Prison Inspect
ors intend to erect two chapels in Tho
new prison at Concord-one for Roman
Catholics and the other for all Protcstan'
prisoners. Congregational, Methods
Episcopal and Baptist preachers have
signed a petition asking for the appoint
ment Of d teacher Of morality instead d
the customary Chaplain in the STATE
Prison.
-Forty-eight varieties Of ~Presbytcri
ans were represented in the council a
Edinburgh. The shades Of differences
between some of these varieties are $,
slight as TO be almost im~perceptible e
an outsider; and yet so determined ar
some Of the brethren in their own way
that some Of the Presbyterian bodies viii
not commune with any other Christian
than those who belong to their own sect
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passed through Il this city. lie was
without food from Saturday noon until
Monday night, and, Of course, arrived
here greatly exhausted from want Of
n~ourishment, but otherwise none the
worse for his terrible ordeal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-19

DISUS CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.-
Z AS the season for Coughs and Colds is again
upon US, we would call attention to the above
very vsusble preparation. It is now five years
since we first introduced this medicine to our
trade and during sill that time it has met with
bottles at ST. 90 and so cents each respectively.
The trade supplied at proprietor rates.
JANNEY 8 CO.,
oct 16 Druggists, Nos 70 and l45 King st.
VIOLFFS ACME BLACKING-It Its lustre
w and blackness Of color is unrivslled by
any other blacking. 1t is more PROTECTION to the
leather than oils, because its use will shield the
leather against the continual changes from
we! to dry. 1t is absolutely waterproof, requires
polish for several weeks through rain, slush or
snow. 1t is suitable alike for mems boots or
ladies' and childrens' shoes. For sale BY
oct 20 WAKEFIELD IL HALL.
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MACHINISTS. &c.
MACHINISTS, &c.
Alexandra Iron T. Brass Works
JAMESON s. COLLINS.

'' Proprietors.
Cornor of Royal and Wilkes streets
We are prepared to manufacture Steam En-
gines, Shafting and all kinds of Machinery; also
to furnish Iron and Brass Castings OF the best
quality and workmanship Having an unusu-
ally large and varied assortment OF Patterns we
can furnish Castings at reasonable prices and
short notice. ap H-tf
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FANCY GOODS.
!. I.FERGUSON&BRO


We have opened our stock of GOODS FOR
THE FALL SEASON, consisting in part Of
Ladies', Gents and Children's Merno In
derwesr and Hosiery.
Dress Trimmings. in Silk and Worsted
Fringes, Galoons, Buttons &c.
Toilet Articles-Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes.
Neck Puff, Side and High Combs, Soaps and
Perfumery.
Ladies' Collars, Cuffs, Ruchngs, Rutllings
Ties, Lace Scsrfa, Linen and Silk Hsndker-
chiefs and Kid Gloves.
Worsteds, Germantown Wool, Shetland
Wool and Floss Saxony and German Knitting
Yarns, in all colors and Embroidery Oanvases.
HOOP SKIRTS & BUSTLES.
All styles on hand and made to order at short
notice.
.Curls, Puffs, &C. to which we invite your At
tention FERGUSON & BRO.
oct )3 &c King street.
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EUnOPExy sTEAMSHTPs

(,RgGr WESTERN STEAMSHIP LINE "-~
NJ TO BRISTOL ENGLAND DIRECT.
- sailing from pier IL East River iollowss-
apttl
Ac.tnoN symons iuc.day. Aprm ~,
cnrrency excursion ,ckets s2o prepaid Storage certf
Gates. s2a Apply 90 W d. MORGAN Agent. 70 sonsh Sc
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COASTNvISE STEAMSHIPS.
'AciFfC MAIL. AND PANAMA TRANSIT
STEAMSHIP LINES.

For CAIiFoRNIA. JAPAN CHINA, AUSTRALIA NEW
ZEALAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA. OREGON, &c
sailing from pier foot Canal ST., North kivcr
For san FRANCISCO, via ISrHMUS or PANAMA
Steamship ACAPULCO ..... saturday, March 81
connecting Tor Central America and South Pacific ports
From SAN FRANCISCO TO JAPAN AND CHINA.
Steamship CITY or Monday April
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
steamship Wednesday. March -.
wM r GLYDE'a co. Of VI ). BULLAY. superintendent
No. Bowling Green, pier foos of Canal 81, North River
The daily gazette., 1877-08-07

SOUND ADvIoE.-In speech delivered at
Chapel Hill, N. c., last wetk k, United States
Senator Merrimon, of that State traced the
history OF North Carolina from the day
when it stood third in the Union until the
present time when it stands fourteenth. He
dwelt upon its natural resources and its ex-
tent, and then pointed Indignantly to its
poverty, and paucity OF its mines and mans
ufactures and the iliteracy of its people, of
whom, he said, 1888 900 cannot read. He
did not hesitate to draw a comparison with
Ohio in order to humble the State pride OF
his hearers still further, and as tue great
remedy for the ills of the commonwealth he
recommended work
The daily gazette., 1877-08-07

SHOCKING ACcIDENT.-On Tuesday
morning. about 1890, Mamie Crump, tho
ten-year old daughter of Mr.. John Crump
proprietor of the Philadelphia Colonnade
Hotel, fell from sixth-story window of
that hotel to the pavement, and was al
most instantly killed. At the time of the
accident the little girl was watching the
progress of the returning militia down
Chestnut street, and leaning out, lost her
balance, ana fell. In her descent she
struck her head against the cornice that
surmounts the first story of the hotel and
fell thence to the ground at the foot OF
the large lamp at the corner of Fifteenth
and Chestnut streets. The deceased was
Immediately picked up and carried into
the hotel, and medical assistance was
summoned, but she died few minutes
after the accident. Mr.. Urump the father
of the deceased, is in Richmond, Va.,and
Mrs. Crump and her eldest son Harry
were at Atlantic City at The time of the
fatal occurrence,
The daily gazette., 1877-08-07
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

A regular stated meeting of the Board
of Health was held last evening, Presi-
deut Roberts in the chair.
The First Ward Committee, to whom
the matter of the smoke arising from the
chimney at Quinby & Co.'S saw mill, cor
ner of Front and Madison streets, was
referred, reported progress.
The same committee, on the alleged
nuisance of water in the cellar of the
house No 2l7 West Front street, reported
that there was no nuisance, and in sup
port of their report presented and had
read long letter from j. A. Harris,
agent of the building. The letter S is
forth that there is no nuisance as COM
planned of. The water is spring water,
cold as ice, and as pure, if not purer
than the Brandywine. 1t rises to GER
tain point and then passes off. The let
ter was concurred in by Lloyd & Smith
and others. The committee farther stated
that they had drank some of the water.
On motion the report and letter were ac-
cepted and the committee discharged
from any further consideration of the
matter.
The Tenth Ward Committee, on the
nuisance in the cellar of the house at the
corner of Front and Adams streets, and
also in the houses 1921 and 1923 W. Front
street reported progress, and on motion
were discharged from the further con-
sideration of the nuisances.
The Committee on Accounts reported
the following bills, which were ordered
to be paid: John Lungren, $2246; VIM.
Hickey, S23.36; James & Webb, IS cts
o motion of Mr.. Burke when the Board
adiourns it adjourn to meet this evening
at $50 o'clock at the corner of Front and
Adams streets for the purpose of view
ing Shipley Run.
| On mouon adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-07

PlC-NIc.-Ye esterday the Delaware
Lodge No. $40 d. o. II. gave their
second annual picnic at Rosendale
Park, and 1t was very largely attended
Prot. Ellinger's full band had been
engored for the occasion, and of
course dancing was INDUCED in by
those present until late hour in tn o
evening. The occasion was free fro m
any quarrel Or disturbance of any
kind.
The Triumph Truss Is a marvel OF
mechanical ingenuity and accuracy and
hence if properly adjusted will hold any
Hernia in practice, when the Triumph
Rupture Care, will infallibly and speedily
| cure it. These wonderful appliances are
| sold at 1915 Chestnut street, Philadelphia
and 334 Bowery, New York where the
Truss is toarrdnted, and the Cure Guar
dnteed. Send 10 cents for Descriptive
| Rook, to either Office. tt.
A BooTBLACK AssAULTED.-A few
days ago Kennard Dutton. little ne
gro bootblack, was assaulted on the
causeway by two white and two BLACK
tramps, who beat him severely and
robbed him of twenty cents.