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FORTS TO SAVE OTHERS WHILE HIMSELF IL
DANGER.
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ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The escape OF Edward L.
Tyson of Neyy-York may he said to be owing to his
remarkable GOODNESS and presence of mind. He
says lie was awakened by hearing noise
as of somebody scniiling quarrelling in
the hall The smoke and fumes Of fire very quickly
told him the whole story. Instead Of madly rush
ing into the hall and endeavOring to make his way
through the smoke and flames, he closed his room
door, got up and shut the tGansom above, and then
coolly proceeded to dress himself
He saws that it took only few moments of
Thought to convince him that his road TO safety was
ont of his bedroom window and not through the
Railways He went to the beds, of
which there were two in his room. Taking
tne blankets from them he cut them into
strips TO make q rope. with which he
intended to lower himself to the onestory building
Immediately under his window After he had tied
his blanket strips together he went over all the
knots again and thoroughly tested them to make
sure they would not slip Then, 10 be certain OF
having enough of rope to reach the ground he took
the counterpanes of the bed aud added them to the
blanket strips.
People appeared on the roof of the building imme
dlately underneath him and prepared to get rope
to him. Then he let done his bedclothes rope and
hauled up first a small Irvine rope and
then larger one This done. he en-
deayored TO throw the small rope still
attached to the largo one to the window at which
were the women above him. After number Of I'M
successful attempts he detached the small rope from
the large one and fastening the latter TO the leg OF
his bedst, nd succeeded i'll throwing the small end
to the women, who managed to catch it at last. 1t
danoled down a long ways from the ground how
ever. and was practically of no use to them.
Mr.. Tyson then prepared to descend TO the ground
Tie pitched his valise and trunk out of the window.
He cot down to the sill of the window in the story
below. and stopped there for moment TO get bet
Ter grasp of the rope and then went on down. hand
overland, reaching the ground without scratch or
injury Of any kind.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

MADRID, April 1.-THE COrtes has been con-
voked for April 2j.
HALIFAX, April LA 9G-foOt whale was
driven by at Schooner Pond Cape Breton and
secured.
LONDON, April 1.-THE race for the grand
steeplo chase challenge cup at the Croydon meeting is
declared void.
HAVANA, April 6.-The Captain-General has
been ordered from Srain desist from leyying war
taxes upon the German merchants.
BERLIN, April 11.-An Imperial order sus-
ponds all against the rnderpest, which may he
considered at end.
OTTAWA, April 1.-THE Minister of Militia
says 10000 win be drilled for 20 days at Company
and Battalion Headquarters this Those corps
which did not complete their drill last year will be drilled
first this season.
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REPUBLICAN GAINS.
A STRIKING FACT IN LATE CITY ELECTIONS ~ THE
WEST.
break it up,
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WASHINGTON, April 11.-Western friends of the
President have written to him calling his attention
to the great Republican gains that were made IN
the municipal elections last week. especially IN CHI
cago and St. Louis These former of the cities gave
majority OF about 1000 10 the Democratic candi-
dates in November but elected Republican candl-
dates last week 10y about 10000 najority-maklng
a Republican gain of about 1900. Much OF this
was undoubtedly due to local causes; but
the fact that in each of the six or
seven distinctlyely German wards the RepuD-
lican gain was about 1000 votes seems to show
general satisfaction of the German voters OF Chicago
with the policy of the Administration as thus far de-
yeloped. Ii may be interesting to know IN this con-
nection that the leading German paper OF Chicago,
The Stats ZitunO which advocated the election OF
GOV Tilden has given President Hayes "A most cor
dial and hearty support ever since his In
auguration. There aIe other unmistakaDte sighs
that the German voters Of the West are
not only battered by the compliment
paid to them by the appointment OF their distln-
gushed representative, Gen. Schurz, to Cabinet
POSITION but they also very generally approve the
policy of the Administration, and may be expected
TO support il in future elections. The President IN
discussing with friend recently the Republican
gains in the West last week, and especially the grow
ing popularity of the Republican party among the
Germans, expressed the opinion that whenever tue
German and Irish voters act in harmony and against
the Republican party il is almost lnVarlapiy INC
fault Of the managers Of that organization.
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SLAUGHTER BY FIRE.
A ST. LOUIS HOTEL BURNED.

A
OBSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHERN noTEI-NARRow
ESCAPE OF THE GUEsTs-FEARs THAT MANY
persisted IN THE FLAMES.
The Southern Hotel, one of the largest and
finest hotels in st. Louis, was burned yesterday
morning. The fire was discovered at 1:25
q. NJ, and in less than an hour it was heap
of ruins. The affrighted inmates, on being
reused from sleep, were met by clouds OF
smoke. which filed the halls and rendered es-
cape difficult. Many were rescued by means of
ladders, and some threw themselves from
windows or let themselves down by
Iopes and bedclOthes torn into strips
Six men were killed by jumping from windows,
and it is feared that many persisted by smoke
and fire. In the upper stories-beyond the
reach of assistance-were about eighty
servants. 1t is doubtful if many of them es-
capped for the entire upper part of the build
ing was in flames when the fire was first dis
covered. Below are lists of the rescued and
lost so far as ascertained.
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THE SOLDIERS OF ALASKA.
GEN. SHERMAN DIRECTED TO EvACUATE TIE TER.
RTrORY.


CEN. SHERMAN DlKECIED ~ ENACCAlE lie IERs
RrTORY
GENERAL PRESS DlsPArCILI
WASHINGTON. April 11.-FOr several months
past question of Withdrawing the from the
Territory OF Alaska and turning that Territory 10
the control OF the Treasury Department has been dis
cssed at Cabinet meetings Numerous letters upon the
subject have passed between the Secretary Of War,
Maj Gen. Mcdowell commanding the military division
OF the Pacific, and the Secretary OF tho Treasury
Ono urged for the withdrawal Of the troops was
that OF conflict of authority frequently in
Washington Territory, on account OF the military in
Alaska making OF persons who were brought to
the named Territory for trial. there being civil au-
thotes in Alaska. The expense OF keeping military
force there moreover greater than at any other
point. Recently fire destroyed portion OF the bar
racks and t estimated that would require Sl2 900
to repair the damage. Companies and of the 4th
Artillery, numbering 70 men, have been stationed at
stka, and Company OF the regiment, numbering
80 men, has been stationed at Fort Wrange making
total Of los soldiers located in the Territory.
1t has finally been determined that they shall be with
drawn and control OF the Territory transferred to
the Treasury Department The Secretary Wal has ac
cOrdingy sent the following letter TO Gen. Sherman who
will direct Gen. Mcdowell to withdraw the troops
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. April 10, 1877
Cen ". T. SHERMAN, United States 4 rmy:
GENERAL: BY direction OF the President. the United
States troops now In garrison at certain posts in the
Territory OF Alaska will be withdrawn upon the arrival
OF the cutter fitting out under the
OF the Treasury Department, and which expected
arrive In Alaska waters about the 18th OF May So
much OF the public property in charge OF the military
officers cannot be removed viii DC turned 10 the
the Treasury Department a. may be desguated, OF
which due notice will be given YOU and upon the de-
nents over affairs In Alaska viii cease The troops Wi,
be ordered 10 such posts IN the Military Division OF tho
PaG r. te consnans Tehera, MN your approval
GhO. ". AoCEARY. Secretary OF Waf.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WAR AGAIN THREATENED.

BOTH RUSSIA AND TURKEY STUBBORN.
IHE TURKS WEARY OF sUsPESsE-ENGLAND ADAM
DoNs TURKEY TIE TURKS DEFENDING TIE
DANUBE.
LONDON Wednesday. April IL, 1877.
A special telegram to the second edition OF
The Times from Consantinople says: Safyet Pasha,
communicating the Portes determinations to the foreign
representatives expressed the regret OF the Sultan and
his Ministers at their inability follow the wellmeant
adj, ice Of the Powers but both political and financial
rendered absolutely necessary to terminate the
present intolerable position Of uncertainty"
Business the Stock Exchange to-day is very na.
Turkish bonds lower than any time since the de-
thronement of Sultan Abdul Aziz last May.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company from Con-
santinoplc says Savet Pasha has Informed the Monte
negrn delegates that 10 is impossible for Turkey to cede
Nicsics Koutch Koatschn, because the Chamber OF
Deputies has rejected their demands for territory safyet
added however that the Senate had still TO examine the
question The Monenegrins replied by asking for final
answer Friday. II their demands refused, which
seems to bs certain they will quit Constantinope on Eat
urday.
BRUSSELS, Wednesday. April IL, 1877.
The Nord says Lord Derbys reservation signing the
protocol has been misnterpreted at Consantinople.
Lord Derby has since written to Constantnople cate
gorcaly declaring that the Porte in way rely
upon England.
ST. PETERSBURG Wednesday, April IL. 1877.
The GOlOs today says: Europe probably within tho
week will receive clear proof OF Russia determine
ton attain the end for which her troops have been
concentrated on the frontier"
BUCHAREST. Wednesday, April H. 1877.
The Turks display great activity in pushing forward
military preparations. Twenty-four Krupp guns arrived
recently the defense of the banks OF the Danube.
Six bataons with horses and ammunition for artillery,
landed at Varna yesterday sadyK Pasha daily concludes
contracts Cor provisions. Flour is bedng forwarded TO
Wlddin where several thousand soldiers completing
the outworks The territorial Of the Viarget OF
the Danube is already in arms.
RAGUsA, Wednesday, April H. 1877.
There have been continued conflicts for the lat three
days between the Turks and Mrdites.
sAFyET PAsHA DEEMS WAR PROBABLE.
LONDON, Thursday, April H. 1877.
The SdHdaJds special dispatch from COnstantinOple
says Pasha present in the Chamber OF Depu-
ties when the Montenegrln proposals rejected He
asked whether their rejection would cause war, and
replied IL probably would though he was not certain.
The aandarfs Vienna dispatch reports that the Rus
sian ambassadors will receive instructions to make
known to the governments to which they accredited
that Russia ntcrprets the Protocol under the present
circumstances binding the signatares 10 consider i'm
mediatcly those steps for which tie Protocol
fixed time. The Russian dplomatists anticipate that
Turkeys refusal will provoke action the part OF all
the six Powers.
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General FOREIGN NEWS.
PRINCE BIsMARCK,s RETIREMENT.

BERLIN, Wednesday, April IL, 1877.
President Won FOrckenbeck has just read in
the Reichsag letter Prince Bismarck, expressing
regret that the impaired state OF his health prevented
his attendance at Parliament and notifying that he had
obtained leave absence Herr Hofmann, President Of
the Imperial Chancellery, viii take his place in the De-
partment Of Home Affairs Herr Bulow In the Do
partment OF Foreign Affairs and Herr Camphausen will
represent hin in the Prussian Cabinet.
An Imperial order, dated Tuesday, grants leave Of
absence to Prince Bismarck until August next.
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POSTAL SERVICE.

NEW MAIL ROUTE 10 THh BLACK HiLLs-MEssEN"h"
CONTRACT TO q. h. OILS.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Post-Ottice De-
n,rtment to-day awarded VI. f. Patrick, at $l7ooo'
the contract for temporary mail service ak times per
week. from April 20 Sept 80 next over the route be-
tween Sidney Neb and Deadwood. In the Black INNS
country. a distance OF 27O miles. Provision has thus
been rade for mail communication with the Black HIS
by three routes; the other Two beihg Hon AcaIne!'
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TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP TRAFFIC.
LlyERPooI Wednesday April | 1, 1877.


At meeting of the Steamship Conference
to-day was resolved that from the LIST OF May the III
man, Guion, National, and White Star lines would
steamers fOrtrishiy instead Of weekly thus withdraw
ing half of the present eet. The Cunard Will
continue 10 sail every Saturday.
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THE ESCAPE OF MIR. TYSON.

4 MARVELLOUS CASE IF PRESENCE OF MfND-EF-
FORTS TO SAVE OTHERS WHILE HIMSELF IN
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BOTH RUSSIA AND TURKEY STUBBORN.
IHE TURKS WEARY OF sUsPENsE-ENGLAND ADAM
DoNs TURKEY TIE TURKS DEFENDING THE
DANUBE.
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An Oriental Coniurlng Trick.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor was
a conjurer. He had large white sheet
spread on the. floor, and on this he per-
formed all his tricks, and although the
ROOM was well lighted he had candle on
the floor at his side. He amused US for q
ong time with various tricks more or
less clever, but the best of all was the
ring trick. He asked to be supplied
with a rupee and a ring, saying he
would make them dance; we agreed to
his request, and gave one of my
rings. He first held the rupee in his
hand for about two seconds only, way
ed it over his head and ar, und the
lighted candle, and then threw it about
two yards or more in front of him on
the sheet; he then took the ring, waved
that also, and pretended to listen to
something it said. H. then an
nounced that it was his fate(" kismet")
to keep the rupee, the ring would bring
it to him. He put the ring in front of
him on the sheet, and taking up his
little tom tom, began to play and to
sing his wierd music; presently thering
began to move, then got up and began
to dance in time to the music, and fin
ally walked and danced right across the
sheet, caught hold of the rupee and
brought it back in triumph, and
amidst much applause, to the conjurer.
All the movements of the ring remind
ed one Of diminutive crab All who
were present were intent on finding out
how the tricks were done, but the clev-
erness of this one baffied all.-Cor.
London Spectator.
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Wants to ha an Editor.

A young man writes to the Graphic
that he wants to be an editor, to which
the Graphic editor replies: Canst thou
draw up a leviathan with hook thou
lettest down? Canst thou hook up
great ideas from the depths of thine
intellect, and clean, scale and fry them
at five minutes notice? Canst thou
write editorials to measure? Casst
thou write an editorial to fit in a three
quarter column of the paper, which
shall be in length just twenty-five
inches, having three inches of fine SEN
timent four inches from the beginning
and nine inches of humor in the mid
die, and an outburst of maxim and
precept nine and three-quarter inches
long, at the close?
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Why Advertise z

People sometimes ask why does DIR.
R.V Pierce, of Buffalo, NY, spend s ~ UGH
money in advertising his family medi ciues,
which are so " ell known, and surpass all
other remedies in popularity and sale? 1t
is well known that A. L. Stewart considered
it good policy. and undoubtedly it paid
him, to spend many hundred thousand dol
lais IN advertising ms goods, yet no one
questioned the excellence of his merchan
disc The grand secret of success las in
offering only goods which possess merit to
sustain them selves and then through lib
eral cnd persistent advertising making the
people thoroughly acquainted with their
good qualities. Men do not succeed in
amassing great fortunes, establishing thriv-
ing and permanent business, and founding
substantial institutions ike DR.. Pierce's
Grand Invaids' Hotel, at Buffalo, which
cost over two hundred thousand dollars,
unless their business be Legitimate, their
goods meritorious, and their services which
they render the people genuine and valu-
able. DR.. Pierce does not attempt to hum
bug you by telling you that his Golden
Medical Discovery will cure all diseases.
He says, If your lungs are half wasted by
consumption, my discovery Will rot cure
you vet as remedy for severe coughs and
all durable bronchial tnroat aud lung affec-
tions / believe it to be unsurpassed as a
remedy" The people have confidence in
his medicines, because he does not over
recommend them, and when tried they give
satisfaction. His Medical Adviser, book
CT over nine hundred pages, illustrated by
two hundred aud eighty two engTavings,
and bound 10 cloth aud gilt, is offered 70
the People at so mo6era a price $3.50
post. paid), that it is no wonder that almost
one hundred thous and have already been
sold. His meEp orandum books ara on
every druggists counter for free disuibu
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-03
HOW the Indians Climb Trees.

In South America even the weakest
woman may be be not unccmmonly
seen pluckipg the fruit at the tree tops.
If the bark is so smooth and slippery
that they cannot go up by climbing,
they use other means. They make q
hoop of wild vines, and putting their
feet inside, they use it as a support in
climbing. The negro of the west coast
of Africa makes q larger hoop around
the tree, and gets inside it, and
jerks it up the tree with his hands, q
little at time, drawing his legs UP
after it. The Tahitian boys tie their
feet together, four or five inches apart,
with piece of palm bark, and with
the aid of this fetter go up the cocoa
palms to gather nuts. The native
women of Australia climb the gum
trees after opossums; where the bark
is rough they chop holes with Ratchet,
then one throws about the tree q rome
about twice as long as will go around
it, puts her Ratchet on her cropped
head, and placing her feet against the
tree, and grasping the rope with her
hands, she bitches it up by jerks, and
pulls herself up the enormous trunk
almost as fast as q man will climb q
ladder
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print the text school books of the state.

print the text school books of the state
The contract thus made is to run
Is years, with one years notice in case
either party desires to annul it. interior
book agents are fearful that 80 large q
portion of stock being made worthless
bankruptcy would stare them in the
face. City dealers would suffer a large
loss should the bill pass. Madison
papers claim that books to be used in
the common schools of the State should
be manufactured at the Capital thereof
where the superintendent of public in
struct1on can have the oversight.
BILLS LATELY PASSED.
Assembly bills passed of late: Fixing
fees of register of deeds of Milwaukee
county; defining duties of town
treasurers; amending registry act,
and authorizing Clerk of the Supreme
court to keep registry list the same
as circuit clerks; forbidding the en-
ployment of children under thirteen
years of age in the factories of the
state; authorizing the transfer into the
Secretary of States Office of land grant
papers of the territory of Wisconsin;
creating the county of Wells; increas-
ing the amount of the official bond of
the clerk of the circuit court of Mil
waukee county to $4,000.
Assembly bills concurred in: Pro-
viding for the competency of married
women as witnesses; authorizing the
State Treasurer to pay over to Lincoln
county certain moneys from Taylor
county; appropriating to the Northern
Insane Hospital $4,000; authorizing
the commissioners of school and
university lands to loan q portion of
their trust fund to Racine county; in
creasing the official bond of circuit
clerk of Milwaukee county; to con.
struct viaduct on Reservoir Avenue,
Milwaukee; transferring public docu-
ments, into the Secretary of States
Office; to levy special tax for issuing
county bonds of Milwaukee due in
1880.
SWEEPING HAwKERs AND PEDDLERs' BILL.
State Treasury Agent Albert has
drawn up a substitute meeting the OBJ.
jections against the law of 1876, worked
through last year by ]. P. G. Cottrill.
The proposed law also would levy a
license upon sewing machine agents
which was not provided for in the law
of 1876. So that besides removing the
Objectionable feature which bore SO
har dupon small farmers last year, the
the agents hopes to provide q good
fund to be gathered into the State
Treasury, and, at the same time, act
upon the just principle that all agents
who sell patented articles must pay a
license tax. JULIE
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If Congress

IF Congress had employed as much
scieniihc skill in the arrangement of s
Reconstruction Policy" at the close, as the
War Department did in the beginning Of
the war in arranging for the manufacture
of VII a was llei Sherid1ns CaUalry Co1edi-
ton POWDERS for the use of the cavalry
horses, no doubt the union would have been
restored long Exchange.
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AT HOME OR ABROAD, get DR.. J. III.
McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood
Purifier, recognized all over the World as
the best tonic, invigorator aud purifier of
the blood For puny and weak children.
or delicate females, an absolute necessity
Dr. ]. H Mclean, 314 Chestnut, St. Louis.
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THE CAUsE.-A vitiated state Of the
blood is the primary cause of rheumatism
and govt; and the terrible raking pains and
aches are merely the secondary conse-
quences, which it is in vain 10 attempt TO
cure BY external applications. The only
reliable external remedy is Durang's, which
takes hold and cures Immediately. Get
your druggist to order it.
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WHERE SHALL IL END.

MADISON, February 20.-It becomes
more and more evident as the session
progresses that its end cannot be
reached by the last of this month.
There are SO many men of otherwise
intelligent instincts who think their
duty consists in delaying definite
action upon measure even if they are
sure of It's ultimate death that what
promised to be short session may
stretch into long one. This bond
stock bill still IS an unnecessary delay,
as there is no probability that it can get
more than thirty votes. The railroad
committee are expected TO report to-
night, and an indefinite postponement
of the billwlll be recommended. Then
Ex-Attorney-General Gill, John w.
Cary and Moses NJ. Strong will retire
quietly from public notice as far as
the bond bill is concerned, Angus
Smith and others will not feel disap-
pointed, and the whole concern will
drop through as everyone knew it
would two weeks ago. But lawyers
must fight, you know. will not prog
nosncate, however, but wait and see.
THE TEXT BOOK FIGHT.
Many u the book dealers Of Milwsu-
kee have been drawn to Madison to
watch the course of bill No. 215 S..
which creates q board consisting of the
Governor, superintendent of Public In
struction, and President of the State
University, which is to fix rates for
which the State Journal Office is to
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HORACE GREELEY said that of the
thousands he lent the most he ever
received back was S. note inclosed in
letter, and upon tracing out the writer
of the letter he found It came from a
lunatic in the Utica asylum who never
owed him cent.