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THE EASTERN WAR.

A Turkish report OF the 9th states thai
/ Chevket Pasha with strong force is ad-
vancing to the relief of Plevna, and that
notwithstanding Russian progress west
ward, the Turks are confident the garrison
will hold out. Mehemet Ali is reported rs
having arrived at Sofia to organize a COM
mand for the defense of the Western Balkan
passes.
The Russians on the Sth were erecting
siege batteries in front Of Kars. The Turks
attacked them, supported by the fire from
the forts, but were driven back into their
intrenchments.
A dispatch from Mukhtar Pasha, dated
Erzeroum, 9th, noon, says that at a. m.
the Russians attacked the Turkish fortified
position, but were repused with great
slaughter. A press dispatch says the battle
lasted IL hours and was fiercely contested
throughout. The Russians finally gave way
and were pursued several miles, losing
many guns, though but few pris-
oners. Previous to the battle
the situation at Erzeroum was very critical,
the inhabitants demanding the authorities
should capitulate, achievements not hay
ing arrived. The Turkish army at Pleyna is
believed to be in a very critical situation,
and it was thought Osman Pasha could not
hold out many days longer. The Russians
have field telegraph completely around
Plevna so they can concentrate Immediately
on any point attacked.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 10th
SAYS that 40 of the relatives of eX-Sultan
1 -
ed strangled, because of an alleged con-
spiracy to reinstatc Murad. The Turks have
resolved to defend Kars to the last extremity.
Dispatches of the 18th report that heavy
fighting had been going on at Plevna for two
DAYS, in which the Turks had secured some
advantages. ...
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odds and Ends.

Every day Brigham Young's wild
ows 90 and sit down on his grave. Seen
at a distance, it looks ike beehive
There isn't much difference be-
tween orasshopper and a grass widow,
after all. Either will jump at the first
chance.
Tweed never used tobacco; Inc
anti-nicotine people say this absteml-
, onsness is ali that kept him from steal
ing the entire United States.
Photographic" New ,sir,if you viii
look a little less as though you had a
bill to meet, a little more as though ye'd
been left 8 legacy, you'll get pie
ture.n
The time will come when every
man can receive the election returns by
telegraph to his own bedroom. The
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15

opportunities of the married men are
being narrowed down every year.-Netc-
ark Cali.
-Lodger-"I detect rather disa-
greeable smell in the house, Mrs. Jones.
Are you sure the drains" Welsh lady
80 o it can't be the drains, sir, whatev-
er. There are none, sir!"
"A Virginia Sheriff asked a murder
er if he wanted to make a speech on the
gallows, and he replied, I" Guess not;
it looks like rain and | don't want to
get wet. Go on with the hanging"
Dean Swift said that the reason a
certain university was a learned place
was that most persons took some learn
ing there, and but few brought any
away with them, and so it accumulated.
-Landlady (to boarder who has pass
ed his cup six times)-" You are very
fond of coffee, Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Smith
=" Yes, ma,am; it looks as if l am
when am willing to swallow so much
water for the sake of getting a little"
The German daily newspapers are
much smarter than their American CO
temporaries. Nearly every German
daily prints two continued stories, every
day giving a column to each. Thus. the
reader, kept forever upon the ragged
edge of a wild romance, goes on taking
the paper till he dies. -Coarier-Journct
Old Mr. Meridian had been marie,
43 years when his wife died, last week
He didn't appear to miss her very mucl
until bedtime, when he sat down an,
stuck out his foot for somebody to com
and pull off his boot And then, whel
his son-in-law coldly handed him tn,
boot-jack, the full weight of the IRE
parable loss he had sustained brok
upon the old man, and he gave way to
flood of tears. As for the boot-jack,
had been so long since he had seen one
he didn't know how to use it.-HalUt
eye.
"A story is told of two New Englan,
deacOns between whom bitter feud ha
long existed concerning some cOnteste
point. Neither would yield, and til
matter threatened to be handed down t
the next generation, when one day Des
con Smith appeared before his old enem
and solemnly said, "Brother Jones,
is shame that this quarrel of Oul
should bring scandal upon the churcl
| have prayed earnestly for guidance
the matter, and have come to the col
clusion that you must give in-for | ca
l not"
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WONDERS OF THE PHONOGRAPH.
A Description of Mr.. Edison's Remarkable
Invention. by Means of Which the Tones
of the Human Voice May be Reproduced
Years After Death.

A Description of MIR. Edison's Remarkable
Invention, by Means of Which the Tones
of the Human Voice May be Reproduced
Years After Death.
The last number of the Scientific
American contains a communication
from Mr.. Edward II. johnson, cleo
trician, in reference to Mr. Edison's
new invention, called the Photograph,
from which we copy the following:
Mr.. Edison, in the course of series
of extended experiments in the produe-
ton of his speaking telephone, lately
perfected, conceived the highly bold and
original idea of recording the human
voice upon a strip of paper, from which
mt any subsequent time it might be auto
matically redelivered with all the vocal
characteristics of the original speaker
accurately reproduced. A speech de-
livered into the mouthpiece of this APP
paratus may fifty years hence-long af-
ter the original speaker is dead-be re-
produced audibly to an audience with
sufficient fidelity to make the voice east
| " recognizable by those who were IA
miliar with the original. As yet the
apparatus is crude, but is characterized
/ by that wonderful simplicity which
seems to be a trait of all great inven-
ton or discovery The subjoined illus
tration, although not the actual design
of the apparatus as used by Mr.. Edison
will better serve to illustrate and make
clear the principle upon which he is op
Grating.
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CONGRESS-.

In the Senate, on the 9th, the House bill
to authorize the free coinage of the standard
silver dollar and restore its legal tender
character was read by title and referred to the
Committee on Finance. The resolution call
ing for the copies and reports to the Gov
ernmcnt, made under the twentieth section
of the act of July !, 1862, to aid in the con
structiOn of Il railroad from the Missouri
River to the Pacific Ocean, was taken up and
agreed 20. After a brief executive session
the Senate adjourned until Thursday.
In the House, after the expiration of
the morning hour, consideration was
resumed OF the bill to repeal the third
section of the Resumption act Several
amendments were offered. Mr.. Phillips open
ed the debate by a speech in favor OF the
bill reported by the Committee on thanking
and Currency. At the close OF the speech the
subject went over till tomorrow, after which
the House adjourned.
The Senate was not in session on the It'll.
lin the House, the Resumption Repeal bill
was discussed at length, Messrs. Gardner Rid
die. Kelley. and others speaking in favor of
the proposed bill, and Messrs. Price Blair
q. H. and others against it, The Speaker
laid before the House the resignation of the
Rev. DR.. Poisal as Chaplain.
In the Senate, on the sth, resolution was
agreed TO instructing the Committee on Ju-
dietary to inquire and report whether any leg
tslation is necessary in order to authorize the
payment out of any moneys received or 10 be
received from the Republic of Mexico, or 9TH
erwiSe, TO American claimants of awards
made by the Committee created under the
treaty between the United States and that
republic notifications whereof were ex-
changed on the LIST of February, 1869. The
resolution submitted by Senator MaNey,
calling upon the President for information
in regard to the rescue of persons from the
stark County (TeXas) JAN by outlaws
from Mexico, in August last, was taken up
and agreed to; also the resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Interior for in
formation rs to the number of miles of
Northern Pacific Railroad constructed, what
changes had been made in the line,
etc -. The House went int Committee of
the Whole upon the Army Appropriation
bill \ lengthy debate ensued, and was par
ticipated in by Mcssrs- Atkins, Singleton,
Schleicher, Foster, Blackburn, Congef.
Money, Phillips, Calkins, Luttrell, Townsend,
Mills, PridemOre, Cymer, Wright, CulbersCn,
Banning Hewitt, Banks, Blount, Crittenden
and Sparks. Without action the committee
rose ana the House adjourned.
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Bismarck has had novel trouble
He was accustomed to stroll through the
gardens attached to the foreign ministry
in Berlin, but has been compelled to
give up that pleasure because the resi-
dents Ct the neighborhood, learning of
MS propensity, began to watch for his
appearance and follow his movements,
to his intense disgust, with opera glasses.
Sc Maximilian's handkerchief is
said to haye been bought by Paris col
lector at a cost of $500. 1t is of fine
cambria, and bears Maximilian's cipher,
Surmounted with an imperial crown.
There are on it several dark stains, as it
was used by him at Queretaro, June 10,
1867, to wipe his face, when he was
struck by several bullets The anthem
ITCHY of this relic is established by a
certificate signed by the late President
.Tuarez.
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EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

Near Columbia, S. c., on The night of the
9th, Salie Pauline, an unsophisticated coun-
try girl, shot. and killed Samuel G. Henry, a
married man with three children, respecta-
bly, connected, for making an indecent as
gault upon her person.
Cardoza, eX-State Treasurer of South
Carolina, has been found guilty Of the va
rious irregularities charged against him.
The Jury in his case consisted of four white
and eight colored men. EX-COngressman
Smalls is now undergoing trial, and B. f.
WhittemOre, ex-State Senator, is under in
dictment, both for fraud and corruption.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15

The experiment Of propagating shad
in the great lakes has been entirely sue
cessful. A few fry, which were placed
in the lakes by Seth Green, in 1877, have
attained the size and quality of salt-wa-
ter shad, and Mr.. Green now intends to
supply the lakes with large quantities.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-11-15

Mrs. Stanton is lecturing in the
West, and Mrs. Livermore at the East.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
personal and Literary.

-Rhoda Boughton, the novel writer,
is 80. 4.
George Macdonald has gone to
italy to spend the winter, and write a
novel.
Anna Dickinson, who has been "
ing i'll for some weeks in New Jersey, Is
convalescent.
Mrs. Moulton will soon publish
volume of her poems under the title OF
" Swallow Flights ~
Bishop E. NJ. Marvin, of the Meth
odist Church, is preparing book about
his late trip around the world.
Senator Macdonald of Indiana, it
is reported, is about to marry widow
who is clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment.
"A young daughter lately born to
| Julian Hawthorne, bears the name OF
Gwendolen, in honor of George Ehot's
latest heroine.
Max Adeler (Charles Heber Clark
has written a play called 81 Her Second
Husband, (which all the Philadelphia
papers pronounce signal success.
The late Senator Morton read news
papers more than books. His favente
poetry was Paradise Lost" He often
felt the want of more general acquaint-
snce with literature, but never pretend
ed to knowledge that he didn't possess.
The proprietors of patent anti
bilious pill in London recently sent Cap
tain Burnaby, author of ga Ride to
Khiva," 81 800 for the casual mention
in his book of the effect of the pill upon
the Khan of Bokhar's bowels. The Cap
tain gave the money to local charity
Mr.. Farjeon, the author of "Joshua
Marve," and other successful novels
who has come to reside for time II
New York, was born in London in 1884
His father was a TuniSian jew and hl'
mother an Englishwoman. He has beer
a good deal of a wanderer on the earth
and once edited newspaper IN New
! Zealand. He is described as fresh al
most to brightness, and extremely sym
pathetic.
Prof. orion, whose death in Soutl
America was recently recorded, hat
, made name for himself by expl0ra
tons on that continent, and especial.
for his valuable contributions to natura
history in connection Herewith. IL
: occupied the Chair of Natural History a
8 Vassar College, and was the author OF
l number of books pertaining to his spe
: cial department of study. His las
J Journey, the third he has made in Sout
1 America, was undertaken to explore tn
Great BENZ River, which drains Easter
Bolivia into the Amazon. His deaf
:, occurred while crossing Lake Titicac;
l which forms part of the boundary bt
Z tween Peru and Bolivia. His disease
{ supposed to have been malarial fever.
, 1877-04-14
EXTRACT FROM REVIEW IN THE
LONDON TIMES OF MAJOR
RU%SELL'S RUSSIAN
WARS WITH TURKEY"

We now come down to the present time
and to the most important part of this
volume, its estimate Of the comparative
power and resources Of Russia and Turkey
for war. and o! the probable results Of a
conflict between them, taking into &C.
count, too, the relations of Europe. As
to the military strength of the two nations,
Major Russell has largely quoted from
papers which appeared some weeks ago
In these columns, but lie has contributed
some additional facts. and his general con-
illusions are, we think, trustworthy. In
the FIRST pace, then, 10 doubt can exist Of
the superiority OF present of Turkey at
sea. She possesses, thanks to European
loans, 90 excellent irOnclads at least, and
a considerable feet Of steam transE Ofts ;
and Russia could oppose TO these only two
monitors and q few frigateS. in the Euxine,
the only possible theatre Of maritime ope-
rations in the supposed conflict. On the
other hand, the power Of Russia on land is
30 infinitely greater than that Of the Porte,
that a comparison appears to be almost
idle. The armies OF the Car have not yet
reached, indeed, the enormous dimensions
they will attain when modelled from the
Frussian pattern ; and there is reason to
suppose they are now suffering from the
effects inssparabIe from q change of sys-
tom. But, in tho event OF q war with
Turkey, Russia. it seems certain. can
array on the Pruth $50, 900 men at least,
with a reserve probably Of equal strength,
and can send beyond the Caucasus 10000
men and these forces would utterly sur
pass their antagonists in military %eficien-
cy and worth. Against this formidable
display Of power it is doubtful if the
Porte could place in line 100000 men in
Europe, and 100, 900 in Asia Minor; and
these aroops would be, in q great measure,
rude ~levies, Unframed, and worse differed,
and without proper appliances for the
6eld. Nor does even this give q true no.
ton of the relative strength of the sup
posed bslligerents. The Russian armies
would be probably sweIled by contingents
from Servia and Montenegro, and even
from the Dsnubian Provinces ; they would
be upheld by q united Empire of from
&c. 1000. 900 to 100000 souls, and their
march on Turkey would be doubtless
aided by q rising among its oppressed
races. On the other side the Turks could
orelyonly on the Aahommedan element In
their dominions ; they would depend for
their resources 10 war on . population lot
$4,000, 600 and, like all ~tyrannical
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much to lose. What man would clear
ten acres Of land without fencing it?
What man would expect to te remit
ucrated for Lis !abors or enterprise
without cu!li2atiag the lands cleared
By him? What man would expect L
comfortable dwelling after tho frame
Of the house was pr; il pcTIcc: orlcr
with0u! . roof, doors or wiadows: Is
there i man in Lewis county wGO
would baill mill wiihou: applying
steam c: water T2wc: for pvopeIliag
the machinery? Its jus: 50 with Orr
railroad. We have Tue road bed in
order; the grading, tresil;ns md
bridging almOst completed, and all
land damages Iail. by proper cncoaT-
ugement, The cars call be in running
order by the first OF January next.
Shall the company stOpl Let us hear
The impartial judgment of tie people,
and what they are willing to dc for
themselves
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-08-04

- The cSpnt % lYtcisu counties
from Ibis, Of furniture, spo!:Ge, and
nool materials for coogcragc, for the
last year has exceeded four milljonu Of
loINrs. This show5 the necessity Of
..IaiGa Countries aud the great value
Of hard WOOL, It Is asccrtaiHci that
Yves! Virginia possesses no! less than
ono h4l!ctthe cn:irc hardwood Of the
United States. 0ll tic public ncccssi,
ties arc now demanding it, The PEG.
pie Of Lewis county Should not delay
in providing Railroad transportation
for this their great interest. Without
our Railroad we eau have no develop
meut Of this Interest.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-08-04

-Flrmcrs bcware-Dont burn any
more hickory, white OAK, or hard tim
Der. for When transportation is furnish.
cd, each and every tree will have Il val.
up that you have never dreamed of,
One small wagon load Of Aoop.poIcs
delivered ut tho lia;Iroal depot in
Weston, will pay yoa better than al!
tic poultry you can raise III Season.
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Collins Settlement Correspondent.

has any control. \ correspondent asks
the following pertinent questions con
corning the proposed subscription to
the Weston aud West Fork railroad.
1st. What is The quality Of rail to
be u5eI, aud i,s weigh; per yard
anl. What will be the probable TO.
tai costs Of tic rail :
Srj. What vii, be tic fetal cost Of
cross ties ?
Ali. What will be Tie costs OF
engines and ears?
5th. Will the proposed tabscrip-
ton of $50, 900 complete and equip
tue road?
We answer these se7eral questions
in the order presented,
TO 1st question. l; will depend up
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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-08-04

The Railroad will undoubtedly pay
handsome dividends, aud tho county
after the first Or second year will re,
cciya in dividends more than the in.
tcrcst on the bonds. So if the county
coutinuestho enterprise SO nobly com.
mcncci, it will in S or 10 years own
the railroad, without a dollars cas-. 10
tic tax pnyCr;,
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IIe Railroad S!rLt-c.
That the life Of the mca that run
The trai2s is oao Of hardship and
great danger, and should Re well paid
.or thcir service, 10 oIc will deuy
That tue wages ihcy haze been rcceiy-
ing, when considered with the few days
they get employment each week, is ill.,
ADEQUATE to pay their family expenses,
is equally true. That they had per-
feet right TO refuse TO WORT for tho wa
scs offered, and use all moral saasiOn
to prevent others from taking their
places, is conceded by all, and had
they gone this far and no further they
would not only have had the sympathy
but would have secured moral and ina.
Icrial aid from very large majority Of
the people Of the country. But uu.
fortunately for their cause, their rcpu.
ta.iou, the prosperity aud peace Of tho
country. they, in violation Of the laws
used force 20 prevent the running Of
the trains, aui the Legitimate result Of
such violation Of the law was the De-
s!rugiiou Of eyer ten millions Ct dollars
0! property aud The less CT over one
hundred lives. 1t is claimed by the
strikers, and &c TIRE glad to sag with
much truth, that no considerable uam.
LeT Of their body had anything 10 do
with the destruction ofpropcrIy or life,
Int ;hci. assembling ia large crowds
fer ~ unlawful purpose gaze The Law.
less portion Of tLeir lo1y, a22 Tie mob
c!s@eat an opportunity and Psg!ext
fer ll.i. hc!.isL destruction Of proper
'y aud LIE at Baltimore. pi@sbgrg and
Chieago. The strikers made q fc4sFul
mistake whau they undertook to use
fo aal virtually take possession Of the
property Of another, and this with the
excess that followed frgm their acts was
the means Of Withdrawing Tie synPa.
Thy OF q very Iarg. bJiy Of tAo law
abiding cii=ras lrom them. l.aT Is
dc sa:ety Of high and low, Of r;si. and
p.or. aai peace il il: IiaAs Of cs-ry
citizen. Cost what i. may, tie price
ofiaw aud O1l.s mus! jc paid, or TIE on.
arehy that w0Cll settle wages By viO-
Icucc today will unset!Ic property ami
life tomorrow. The strong arm OF .he
Government had to comt to the re-
li.f Of the roads, in order 70 give thcm
that protection, that tia laws Of tie
country Afford any individual b. reason
Of paying their taxes, and the result OF
The strike must cuI disastrOusly to the
strikers. The railroad war on iLrougE
travel and freight, that has been carri-
=. =. I:U,..,t lima, r, .,a,,.r,I ,,,os,
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If or Railroad succecis, and if the
copaty vii! vote The $4,000 now zen.
ding, there is no d1ubt Of it being in
ruaaing condition BY the FIRST Of next
year. 1; will b. busa short time be-
fore wl will have rai.roal3 from Buck
hrnaoa, GlenyiIIc anil Sutton tapping
OFT: road, which will give every sec.
ton of the county tue benefit Of a
railr Dad
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ELECTION.
For Permanent Capital Of the
State,
CLARNS5URG
ELECTION.

IN Election VIII be !,e't ri G.c usual pla'
cSs oFygIias, Q.
Tuesday. the 5th any Of August, 1877,
to permanently locate the Capital Of this
State. Elections for schoO! officers will be
held on the same day. Remember, both Q!
these elections or. TO he held at The usual
voting places. aud not in the schoOI house
Of each district.