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Rare HerOism.

The triumphal procession of Mont
gomery Queens menagerie and circus,
which was the street sensation of the
hour Yesterday, was attended with a
scene of thrilling excitement, quite sur
passing any thing depicted in the graphic
bills posted by that illuStrious Snowman.
The rear of the column was brought up
by one of the special and most interest
ing features of the public display
large cage occupied by an enormous
lion, his female companion, an adult
tiger, and the courageous gentlemen who
fulfils the role of Daniel, or, otherwise,
the indispensable ''liOn tanner" OF the
menagerie Aside from the naturally
antagonistic feelings of these leading
representatives of the feline race, a spe-
cial cause of discord existed in the i'll
sorted family, growing out of terrific
fight between the lion and tiger some
days ago, when they were first confined
in the same cage, preparatory to their
summer engagement for the exhibition
of gentle docility and the moral power
of man over the most ferocious of the
brute creation.
The lion was irate over the result of
that encounter, which was not favora-
BILE to his reputation as monarch of the
Jungle, and it was noticed along the
route of the procession that his DISPOSE
ton had been soured. A passable de-
cree of harmony was maintained, how
ever, until the van had reached point
on Montgomery Street opposite the Ne
vada block. The atmosphere of the To-
cality was doubtless impregnated with
some contentious influence, engendered
by long continued taurine and ursine
strife. The lion raised his voice for war
in defiant roar, and Immediately
pounced the length of the cage upon the
tiger, which sagacious brute the while
had preserved an attitude of cautious de-
tense. For few moments the specta-
Gle presented inside the cage was one of
the most animated imaginable, enliven-
ed by the roars and hOwlings Of the in
furiated beasts, while the position of the
lion tanner meantime was similar to that
of the luekless person who held lone
"pedro" and his last chip up.
The excitement of the vast crowd of
spectators on the street was intense, all
expecting to witness the immediate death
of the man by the horrible process of
rending limb from lipb. The heroic
fellow, however, with the GOODNESS and
apparent confidence of one about to
separate a pair of combative spaniels,
the feroeious brutes, and
commenced whipping them sharply to
interrupt the contest. This interference
shortly diverted the attention of the lion,
which turned npon its keeper and seized |
him by the leg. Every beholder be-
Geved then that the fate of the man was
sealed; but, without losing his self-pos-
session in the least, he commenced pum-
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Turkeys i'm Europe.

1t is believed that turkeys were intro
duced into England from America by
William Strickland, Lieutenant to Sebas
tian Cabot, in the time of Henry VII.
Franklin always said that the wild turkey
should have been the emblem of the
United States, the log cabin of the pio-
neer being in his day surrounded by
these birds, who saluted each other from
forest boughs, just as the chanticleer
awakened the English farmers. The first
turkey seen in France was brought thith-
er by the Jesuits, and served up at the
wedding feast of Charles TX, in 1864.
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The Gorilla i'm Confinement.

Great interest attaches to the career
of the young gorilla now in the Berlin
Aquarium. DR.. Hermes described
some of his peculiarities at a late meet
ing of the German Association of Natur-
alists and Physicians. He mods and
claps his hands to visitors; wakes up
like a man, and stretches himself. His
keeper must always be beside him and
eat with him. He eats what his keeper
eats; they share dinner and supper
The keeper must remain by him till he
goes to sleep, his sleep lasting eight
hours. His easy life has increased his
weight in few months from 81 to 81
pounds. For some weeks he has had in
Illumination of the lungs, when his old
friend DR.. Frankenstein was fetched,
who treated him with quinine and Ems
water, which made him better. When
DIR. Hermes left the gorilla on the previ-
Gus Sunday the latter showed the Doctor
his tongue, clapped his hands, and
squeezed the hand Of the Doctor as an
indication, the latter believed, of his re-
covery. Apparently he means to sup
port, by every means in his power, the
effort at a dollhouse development of
the ape to the man. A large glass house
has been built for him in connection
with the palm house Galary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

THE Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the Treasurer of the United
States to keep, as a special fund sepa-
rate from all other money, legal-tender
notes received in exchange for silver
coin. The Treasurer viii open Or -
count with these notes at once, al Il hey
will be held only for the purpose of re-
deeming silver as required by the pro-
visions of the joint resolution. The fol-
lowing circular has been issued
NATIONAL BANK REDEMPTION Ae nsscy, April
.. IS76.-Under provisions Of TreasIfy Depart
ment Circular No. IS, OF March ., 1871, relative
to the manner in which subsidiary silver coin
may be obtained in exchange for currency, the
Redemption Agent will cause to be forwarded
from some mint in the United States. the ex
pence OF the transportation to be paid by the
mint to. any point in the United States reached
through established lines by continuous railway
or steamboat communication, subsidiary silver
coin in return for National Bank notes forward
ed for redemption in sums OF . 900 or any null
tiple thereof not exceeding SD. 800.
fSignedl A. u. WYMAN,
Treasurer U. S. and Redemption Agent.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The porter of the Southern, Carl
Graetz, was interviewed shortly after
the above was written, and stated that
at l o'clock he was awakened by the
night clerk who said that there must be
fire in the house as he smelled smoke.
Graetz went to the store-room and up
on opening the door the flames burst
out in his face. His first thought was
that the building was doomed and he
endeavored to save the guests. He ran
up to the fourth floor shouting fire along
the halls, and returned to the third floor,
where he found two ladies and two chill
dren nearly suffoeated. He took them
to the second floor and into the ladies
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CURRENT TOPICS.

ACCORDING TO an appointment made
on Friday, the joint committee from the
Democratic Legislature waited upon the
Presidential Commission Saturday, the
9TH, at the parlor of the st. Charles
Hotel, NO The consultation lasted two
hours. 1t was secret, and nothing was
CLEANED further than the fact that the
members Of the Commission were pro-
pounding numerous questions as TO the
state of affairs. The Commission made
a detailed verbal statement of the status
of the Government, giving the number
of parishes and officials that had ac-
knowledged allegiance TO the Nicholl.
Government, and will, at future inter.
view, present documentary facts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

THE managers of the New York Cen
trail, Erie, Pennsylvania and Baltimore
and Ohio Railroads have agreed TO adj
vance rates for special limited tickets to
the following figures, taking effect on
Monday The 9Th: From New York to
Cleveland, 81; Detroit, slS; Toledo,
S14.25; Chicago, $50; st. Louis, S24
Kansas City, $50; indianapolis, S19
Cincinnati, S1S; from Albany 81 less
than from New York, and from Boston,
all routes, s1,morethan from New York.
The same figures will also be adopted on
East-bound passengers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

THE United States troops were with
drawn from the Courthouse at Column
bia, s. c., at noon Oh the 10th. Gov.
Chamberlain consequently resigned the
contest with Hampton, and issued an
address to the Republicans of the State,
denouncing the President for his action
in the premises.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

DIR. PORTER, of Griffin, Ga, has a
new motor which promises to lay
Keeley's entirely in the shade. With it,
it is said, he can generate electricity in
quantities heretofore unparalleled, and
with this he proposes to decompose
water into a vapor of gas many times
more powerful than steam, which is to
be used in propelling machinery. BY
the same motor he proposes to generate
a burning gas, which will make the
illumination of streets and houses near
ly as cheap as moonshine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

HoNEYCOMB PUDDING.-1 pint of
milk, 4 eggs (whites and yelks beaten
separately, tablespoonfuls flour; wet
with a little of the milk, little salt,
teaspoonfuls baking-powder; bake about
IS minutes i'm a quick oven. For the
sauce-l-2 pint milk. 5 tablespoonfuls
butter, not quite tablespoonful flour;
mix the sugar, butter and -four together,
and stir into boiled milk. Flavor with
Vanilla when taken off the fire,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

THE Duke of Wellington was once
told that the late George Jones, X. A,
looked so much like him as to be often
stopped in the street in mistake for the
Duke. "Indeed,' was the Dukes grim
answer, ''that is odd; ] was never
stopped in the street for Mr.. Jones'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

A FIRE broke out in the Southern Ho-
tel, st. Louis, Mo-, at 10 minutes after l
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th, de-
stroying the interior entirely. 1t was
estimated, at an early hour in the morn
ing, that fully twenty lives were lost,
including guests and employees. OF
the former, there were 500 in the build
ing at the time of the confiagration, and
$50 of the latter. In efforts to save
life, number of persons not
living at the hotel persisted. The South
ern Hotel was the property of Robert
Campbell, but was leased and managed
by Breslin, Darling & Co., who took
charge of it a little more than a year
ago. Before that, it was managed for
several years by Laveille, Warner & Co
The furnishing was valued in round fig
ures at $500, 600. The insurance is under
stood to be about S75, ZOO. The building
was valued at 100000. 1t was six stories
high, the main structure having a front
of 225 feet on Walnut Street, and a
depth of 80 feet on Fifth and Fourth
A wing 60 feet wide extended back from
the middle of the main building to
Elm Street 100 feet. In this wing was
the billiard-room on the first floor, the
dining-room on the second, the kitchen
and storerooms in the Easements,
guests rooms and the help" apart
ments on the fourth and fifth and
sixth floors. The building was
a little more than ten years old.
The following persons were known to
be stopping at the house, the names be-
ing taken from the register: NJ. j. Ash,
Chicago; c. L. Apologize, Louisville
II. b. Behu, New York; L. NJ. Benham,
New York; W. H. Ball, Buffalo; W. s.
Belden, Buffalo (saved); Kate Claxton,
actress, New York; Sam. Claxton,
New York; W. p. Clough, st.
Paul; W. p. Coggswell and
wife, Minnesota; Marshall Coggswcll,
Minnesota; r.. NJ. Chenie, Chicago; c.
A. Greed, Chicago; n. p. Dolen, Hous-
ton (Saved); Jas. j. Davis, Georgia /;
William II. Fletcher, New York; p.
Haley, Delaware; f. j. Kimball, Min
nesota; Herman Linde, New York
(saveO w. II. Morrison, Waterloo; j.
ii. Morrow, New York; w. J.
Miller, New York; Il. Z. j. Miles,
Cincinnati; w. j. McNeary, Ken
lucky; WI. Morrow, n. Y; Milton No
bles, Brooklyn (saveO j. L. Perry, New
York (saved) Mrs. Parks, New York /;
Mrs. Darling, New York; j. $ Rhodes,
Boston; W. A. Ross, Troy, n. y; A.
Senior, wife and daughter, Cincinnati;
). Schoyer, Pittsburgh; 5. Sehoyer,
Jr., Pittsburgh: Geo. w. Taylor, Hi
nois; S. :. Taylor, Cairo (save6 :;
William p. Watson, Louisville; ii. G..
White and B. Il. White, Pittsburgh; c..
L. White, ST. Louis; j. H. Yarks, New
York; Isaac Cook and wife, ST. Louis;
Andrew Justman, st. Louis (killed)
George Frank Gouley and wife, St.
Louis; Harry Gilbert, st. Louis; d. C.
Cook, st. Louis; j. G. Alden (saved)
Peter b. Blow. (sayed) frankie McClel-
Ian (saveD; Marion Clifton (saved);
Rose Osborn (saved; Chas. p. Spald-
ing (saved); Wesley Austin, clerk
(SaveD; Jerry Converse and wife
(saveD.
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A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted in
Oil City, Pa, the afternoon of the 18th.
About O'Clock David Alikesell, book
keeper for James Milford, and Mrs. Car
son entered the parlor of the Petroleum
Hotel. They were soon followed by j.
NJ. Carson, the wOman's husband, who
at once drew a revolver and fired AT
MikeSell, with fatal effect, the ball Strik-
ing him just below the left eye. Carson
surrendered TO the authorities and was
lodged in Jail. All the parties moved
in high society and were considered re-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

A LITTLE boy of our acquaintance,
who had just learned that the names
John and Jack were used interchangea-
bly,, took occasion, not unnaturally, 10
call his sisters attention to picture OF
" Jack the Baptist. "-Sunday-Schoot
Times.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

THE Supreme Court in the Centennial
Appropriation case has decided that the
81, 100000 advanced by Congress shall
be returned to the Government before
any dividends are paid to stockholders.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19

CAPT. Cooks monument on the shore
of Kealakekua Bay, Sandwich Islands,
has been surrounded with chain fence,
a dozen old 32-pounders serving as
posts. Flowers and shrubs have been
planted in the enclosure; also, seeds of
the algarobe tree The ground was given
by the Princess I.ikelike, now Mrs. Cleg-
horn.
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AWAsHINGToN dispatch, of the 18th,
SAYS that the Cabinet on that day virtu-
ally decided the Louisiana question. Its
conclusions were telegraphed to New
Orleans to Gen. Emery, and amounted
simply to this: that whether the Com
mission secures a plan of settlement or
not, the troops will be withdrawn at an
early date. 1t was thought in the Cabi-
net that the Commission would fail TO
accomplish any thing. The Pres
ident looks upon the situation
there, as he did upon that in
South Carolina, as merely political
one, and not legal one. The LOlIisi-
ana Commission had telegraphed the
President that they found that Packard's
was the dc jure Government of Louisi-
ana, but that he exercised no civil pow
ers outside of the State-hOuse in New
Orleans. They also submitted plan for
fusion Legislature and the election of
"A Republican as one of the L. S. Sena-
tors. This, it is understood, means the
election of Packard, who, so far as
learned, has not agreed to it.
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THE inquest into the Jewett tragedy
was finished at New York on the 18th,
and the Jury returned the following
verdict: ave find that George W.
Jewett came to his death by the ex-
plosion of hand-grenade at 1S2 Front
Street, on Thursday, April 5, 1877,
brought to the Office by Orville ID. jew
EFT, and that said Orville d. Jewett came
to his death by a pistol shot wound
caused by the firing of a pistol by said
Orville ID. Jewett at 1S2 Front Street,
Thursday, April %
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spectacle. The alleged cause of the
shooting is that Mikesell was on too in
innate terms with Mrs. Carson.
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Those who find pleasure in amateur thea
trcals we'll performed will have IN opportunity
on Wednesday evening Of this week To crafty
that taste. and TO aid rs well in a worthy cause.
Mr.. Townsend Cox has interested himself. with
others, on behalf Of the itle Church Of ST.
Paul, ut Glen Cove. in raising u fund with
which to purchase an organ, and with
that view certain excellent amateurs viii
" Pygmalion and Galutea" 1T the Union League
Theatre on that evening Tickets may be Oh
taincd If Mr. Coz. ut tho office Of tho Commits
sioucrs of Charities. 81 Third avenue. or at his
prINale Office. III LNehnngo pLaee.
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Onc Regiment DAT In the Cold.

The officers Of the Forty-seventh Regiment.
g. " Y, who have been on from site IN fash.
.onabc quarter for new armory. have concluded ;hat
hwoud be unsollery to resign because Of their disap.
p"ntment AT a meeting OF the Military Committee Of
the Supervisors yesterday In the arrnnrv In FOURTH
street Col Austen SAID that although tho present
armoIN was ArkN ami poor, lac opposed IA. ,N-
Nnh!tuic OF any money for rerarig IL lie was con
eh Nr ne supervisor AZ large AZ his word and wait
Tor fhr Sufs rNlsuf- ~ the proper time hul them AN
arn.r such A. las been afforded the won't, thiri
AMI llft.V ks -ncnt- in the Western b-igif The
AinoIles nave cost bro0klyn snre $50 Sla-all
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ings Of nm honest mind between love and duty.
and wins deserved applause for her happy and
inteiligept reading and acton police that
Mhs Morris. Such over praise is injudicious
Miss Harrison has been on the stage about a
health. tako rank with the best. At present she
may well rest content with the favor Of her man
agers, the press. and the public. Boarding
house landlndies are supposed TO be fat, fair,
and forty. Mrs Baker us MRS. Coriiie is ali Of
that. and she makes q jolly, whole hearted.
Mrs. Ddl-vn,pie is type OF the good old school
OF which we hear 80 much. She is 2 picture of
and Ind bsqy HT part Is bawr so
ton, is entirely correct. Miss Bartlett and Miss
HO Ss s9yS To S a BTS maid % NH
full Of fun and alive to the situation ali the t time
best people-yhat bosh that e, just as coats and
6ey laugh ali the time except when B ie G%SH Is
on, and then the sympathetic choke Ia married
by the beastly rotten man.kerslisms" intro
struck n vein. Hehas had thisiplay In his pocket
for years. Managers wouldn't even read IL Now
variably pronounced it bad. Managers are de-
cGdedy not infallible. Success l. big thing,
mt once Our Boarding House" became tho
rage. II bids fai to run In staid old Philadel-
phia hundred nights. What 1t may do here
who can tell.
Tho scenic artists, Messrs schell and Sim
monds. deserve praise. Their work is more
than good. II is practically useful as well as
enioyahy beautiful. Mr.. William Seymour. the
stage manager. sets the stage rapidly and with
great taste. It's Il pleasure to be able to say u
good word for author. manager. and artist,
They all merit II. They have found favor with
the people. for the house is oyorfown at each
presentation and with the critics for ali unite
in praise. The Park Is the munger where
American play-babios delight to he born. Let
Us hope that it's family will increase and multi
ply. and that all hereafter may be Us bright az
checry, and as Jolly us Growers first. Our
boarding House." MONSIEUR Y,
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The success of the English Opera Company
has secured still another week Of their pres
enrc. On l0yevoning Lucia" will be per-
formed. on Wednesday evening the "Flying
nut'hiAl and on Friday evening Mignou."
There VII also be a Saturday Matinee
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The Board of Supervisors of Westchostcr
county have served writ OF ccruorlr ON the state As
sessor 70 re view their Proceedings in the Noukors aupca
The Common Council of NOnNrrs have author I'd
Nlly Auonoy fIImo " nnncAr Tor The lsses sors
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By using Higeius's German Laundry Soap
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THE FRAUD IN LOUISIANA.
T. MADISON WELLS'S EFFORT TO SELL
THE ELECTORAL vO7E.

The Letter. TO senator West md y. II. Mad
Beggina West to Make Some Move
ment to Prevent the Democratic from Buyina
Hin, ell. to GO before tn. Committee.
, 1877-06-03

kobsa, tho part Of S.,a l'c'ng taken b, Nile
Atica f4ndy, of tho OIleot. n. Fcovra Will SUD-
scqucntly nplnar rs .Narota.
The latest novelty At the London theatre: was
thc production =. The s;Tna o. cem,s,,y o1,s, Tx ~
pro7tousiy been favornbly, received at some
morning performances. it Is part'y founded On
NJ. Octave Fcultct's comedy OF 3fontjoye."
At the Varieties, in Paris, tho poudrc d'Es-
campcttc," " by n. 1lcnnequin, the author OF tho
!" rroecs veanralllep. md :" pebe," has luss
ine tic audience IN roars Of laughter from tic
uprising Of sho curtain unttt the gn'ng down et
works, Is involved and too wildly farcleal 10
bear TRANSCRIPTION.
"uno provfncia'c," a four:act comedy, BY II.
Letorierc,, Ftren nt the Trots1eme Theatre
the samo house. II his already appeared In
print II . collection known. as "Lo Theatre
lnedlt." Written nnder the influence Of
George sand, the work Il. fairly Interesting
study OF life IN provincial France, hut fails 70
display any strong grasp Of character on tho
part OF tho author.