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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Commerce nrazIl and the United states

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Mr. Larin Bodget. OF
Philadelpha. argued before the House Com
mittee on Commerce to-day in favor of House
resolution No. g. authorizing the appointment
of commissioners to ascertain on what terms n
mutually beneficial treaty of commerce with
the same suhieet will be heard 10. morroW.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
New Military Posts for the Mexican Bor-

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Military Commit
tee decided to report O bill to the Senate appro-
priating 100000 fer the erection of four mill
tary posts on the Mexican border.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Body fro,n the Huron.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Signal Service
observer at Kitty Hawk reports as follows: A
patrolman from No. 3 station reports finding
the body of large white man. with navy blue
pantaloons. no shirt. no marks, and without q
head. His skin was all off Buried him three
miles south of that station
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE House Committee
on Postof1iees and Post Roads this morning In
structed their chairman to offer in the House a
resolution for concurrence in the Senate amend
ments to the deficiency bill relative to the Star
Line service. They also considered bill in
creasing the salaries of letter carriers.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
Monprs 10 Minister welsh ut Lixerpppl

M0nors tg Minister welsh at LiverpDDl-,
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1t.-United States Minister
Welsh arrived here to-day and met with an en-
thusastic reception. He was received with full
civic honors, met BY delegations of citizens and
mercantile associations, and presented with ads
dresses OF welcome. grand banquet was
given in his honor by the Mayor OF Liverpool at
tha Town Hall
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

WAsH1NaT0N, Dec. 1.-THE House Military
Committee at their meeting this morning ap-
pointed Messrs. Banning. Marsh Bragg and
White a subcommittee to take testimony re-
garding the Mexican border troubles. This
what portion of the holiday recess they will de
vote to their labors
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
ITALY.
Germany TO Pass Upon the Turkish Seizs
ures of Italian Vessfls.

ROME. Dec. 1.-THE Italian government has
agreed to the selection OF Germany to arbitates
the question at issue between Italy and Turkey
regarding the seizure by Turkish war stsatner
Of Ital an vessels in the Black Sea.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Pitiabie Condition Of Affairs in the Cap.
tMreh CITY.

BUCHAREST. Dec. 1.-THE inhabitans of
Plsvna were found to ba in a starving condi-
ton The hospitals are crowded and there are
scarcely any surgeons In the place. The condi-
tion of affairs in the captured city Is described
as pitiable i'm the extreme.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE House has passed
a bill for the interment at Annapolis of the Off
GERS and seamen who perished on the Huron.
whose relatives consent thereto. the govern
ment to bear the expenses.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

BUCHAREST, Dee. lin the surrender of
Plevna 10000 Turks were taken prisoners, and
400 guns fell into the hands Of the Russians.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
The Victorious Return,

BUCHAREST. Dec. 1.-THE Gar and Prince
Gortschakof will return to St. Petersburg in O
week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Thanksgiving Mt bucharest.

BUCHAREST, Dec. 1.-A TIE Deum was sung
here to- day to celebrate the Russian success at
Pleyna. Prince Gortschakoff and the Russian
and Roumanan authorities were present.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

BUCHAREST. d C. 11.-There is great rejoicing
in this city over the capture of Plevna, and
feteing is the order of the day
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Turkish Loss In the Last Battle,

LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch from Bucharest
says the Turks in the battle before Plevna lost
10000 men in killed and wounded. The Russian
loss Is unknown.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
ST. Rsfershurg MaJ
Rucharest a,razy with .Ioy

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1.-There Is great en-
thueiasm in this city over the Russian victory at
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
ROW r..
The pDDe worse.

ROME. Dec. 1.-THE Pope is suffering tntsnsa
agony to-day and unless speedily relieved cum
not survive many hours.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
Courtssies tn 0smap Pass,a.

BUCHAREST. Dec. 1.-THE Gar. after the sur
render of Pleyna. placed his own carriage and
escort at tho disposal Of Osman Pasba
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

The South Australian government has sent an
expedition to explore some Of the unknown
districts Of the northern territory Of that col
Ony,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
0sman Pasha's wounds Dangerous and
Possibly Fatal.


| BUCHAREST, Dec. 11.-Osman Pasha's wounds
are dangerous, and, 1t is thought, may prove
| nj al
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
sPRfSG MxRACL Es.
BIZ znlzAsKrH AxxRs ALLEN.

When the icy heart OF nature yearns
fsiatly Ia Its winter stupor deep
Aud the PRESIDENT earth, half conscious, turns
sunward, smiling ia her frozen s.ssF,-
How'd dull-brown tubers which have lain
In their darkseme prison heaped away
Know that spring entreats the world agai
And begin tseir struggle toward the da
No spring light has touched them where \ ~ lay
No spring warmth has reached them 4 theil
tomb,
Yet they sprout and yearn and reach Away
Toward the distant goal Of life and bloom.
Planted In the self-same garden bed
Nourished by the self-same rain and light,
Whence do draw their glowing red
Whence the lily cups their shining white
Whence does the refulgent marigold
Gain the gliding for her yellow globes
Where do pansies find, amid the mold,
Purple hues to prank their velvet robes
How do sweet peas plume their wing with pink,
Lavender and crimson rich and fair 2
Nature gives them one and all 10 drink
Lmpid crystal, colorless as air
Little gardener, with your golden locks
Bright with sunshine or uncurled WIKI dew,
MusiEg there among your pinks and phlox,
Finding always something strange or new
Trust me, child. the wisest, strongest brain,
Cobwebbed with much learning though Ii be,
Querying thus, must query all in vain,
PsusinY, toilet at last, like you or me.
Sages ponder on the mysteries
Hidden close in petal, root and stem
Nature yields more questions than replies
Babes may ask but who can answer them ?
Atlantic
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
BURLINGTON Hosokeye:

BURLINGTON Hasokeye: An intel
lectual young man, promising student
just back from Brown University, was
met at the Union Depot by an elderly
man who made a grasp at the young
mans hands, and even essayed to clasp
him in his arms. The young man shook
hands with the enthusiastic native in a
noncommittal sort of way, and said, in
not unfriendly tones, Well, indeed, my
dear fellah-I really-your lace is rather
familiar; it seems to me l have met
with you somewhere, and yet can't ex-
actly place you" And as the father
gazed at his distinguished son in dumb
amazement, and thought how only five
years ago he had distributed thorough.
bred welts and orthodox blisters all
around his youthful back with piece
of lath. for taking the old mans razor to
trim of Skinny club, he sighed and
went back to the Office with an unaltera-
bic determination 70 bind out his other
sons to shoemakers and blacksmiths.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

IT is singular, the fascination and the
desire to jump that comes over person
on high eminence. An unknwn young
man of thirty precipitated himself on
the oath Of March from the column OF
the Bastile in Paris. The fall was ar
rested by projection, but when the
body was obtained, it was found to be
lifeless. The next day man jumped
from the top of the Arc de Triomphe
under peculiar circumstances. He as.
cended the building in high spiritr with
a friend, and, en- reaching the summit,
said, AZ he approached the edge, Sup
posing were to jumpp His compan'
ion told him to stop such nonsense, and
the young man retired and began dis
cussing the scenery. A few minutes af
terward, he again approached the brink
saying, calmly, "Look, I'm going 4
jump" He did 80, and was taken up ,
mass Of unacceptable fesh.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

AN amusing incident occurred at
Stoke Church, Davenport, in England,
the other morning. The Rev. j. De
Courcelles, the curate, was officiating at
wedding, and when he asked for the
ring it was missing. The bridegroom
declared that the bride had it; the bride
said to the contrary. The service was
stopped both turned out their pockets,
and, mean while, the bridegroom rated
the bride somewhat soundly for her al.
legged carelessness, while the bride per.
sisted that she had given the ring pre-.
viously to the bridegroom, and that he
must have lost it. Mr.. De Courcelles
had no ring on, nor had any one in the
church, and the bride and bridegroom de
parted to the church-perch-the one
grumbling and the other scolding-tt
look for the missing link. At length il
struck the clerk that a small ring at
tached to his watch-guard, on which hung
locket, might be detached and lent fol
the occasion. 1t was very small, but i
just went on the orthodox finger, ant
the clergyman, therefore, returned II
the altar, and the two were made maj
and wife. Directly they were married
however, the railing commenced again
and continued until the ring was foun,
in the bowl Of pipe that was in tn
mans pocket.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

Mr.. Clarence Cook, writing on house
furnishing in the April number of Serb
ner, makes some suggestions in regard to
American decoration of China. We
quote the paragraph entire:
Since writing about china in the JAN
uary number Of Scribner, it has occurred
to me to say word about the home
decoration of porcelain, which is at last
getting started after having been for
years discouraged by the indifference or
mild hostility Of the dealers. 1t has long
been plain that it was idle to hope for
help from the importers and decorators
of porcelain and earthenware, because
they could not be made to see that their
interest lay in getting to be independent
of the foreign workmen. The decora-
tive arts are in rather despairing state
in this country because the dealers in
Wallpapers, china, furniture, and printed
and woven stuffs, find it cheaper to
convey foreign designs than to en-
ploy men who could invent fresh de-
signs and patterns. The only way ap-
parehtly in which these arts can be given
an American impulse is by people out
side these decorative trades making their
own designs and getting them executed.
Perhaps the easiest of the arts to make a
beginning with will be the decoration Of
porcelain, and as one Of the main diff
culties, the getting it baked namely, ID
now put out of the way, there Is no
reason why everybody who has any
liking for dabbling in colorp should not
buy few earthenware plates and some
colors and begin to decorate china. OF
course. many of those who make the ex.
pertinent will fail and give up trying,
and many of those who fail at first will
up and at it again, and will succeed al
last. But if the occupation can be fairly
set on foot, and enough people can b.
induced to give up working in worsted'
and painting wall-mottoes, and to try
their hands at decorating china for theil
friends or for the public, a beginning
may be made of waking up the dealer
to some interest in supplying the hom'
market with home work.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
tn Duet BefsCeess BOscte ara
Apantard.
lWilkes' Spirit.U
lwilkes' spirit.JI

At the appointed hour all parties were
on the ground, Bowie, AZ usual, per-
fectly cool, the Spaniard very furious
and excited. The Spaniard's second
won the choice of position, which gave
the second of Bowie the word. They
we're to stand back to back, rife perpen-
dicular, upward or downward, to wheel
as before stated. Here arose an instance
of genius over routine. In the army
the maneuvers are intended for regular
ity before time, but in such cases ~ this
regularity was of no moment, but time
was everything. When the Spaniard
heard the word to wheel, he, of course,
executed it in true military style, in
"three notions" but Bowie, whose
whole life had been spent in depending
apca himself, not regulating his move
ments by those of others, and who had
been compelled, in his warfare agains
Indians or in procuring game. TO tax
every position, executed every chang
of body necessary for the occasion to II
sure success; instead Vt wheeling. as til
Spaniard was doing, simply turned tn
body from the hips, or on the hips
holdi1g the feet firm, which, 9
course, brought him around quicke
than his antagonist, and enabled Bowl
to fire first, and to drive his ball throug
the brain of his antagonist. This Bowl
said anybody could do if they onl
possessed the requisite quality-nerve.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

An expedition to explore the buried
cities of Central Asia is talked of in
Bombay and elsewhere in India. Tha,
treasures like those at Mycen@ may be
found in the sands of mongolia is at
least possible. If tradition be of any
value--a tradition, too. which has persis-
tent.y c!;;ng 10 one locality through the
lapse of centaries--the tomb of Ghengiz
Khan is yet with its fabulously rich
treasures, to be found Gas Colonel Prejeva.
lsky was told by the Mongols) to the south
of Lake Tabasun-Nor. Your readers may
remember the quaint legend about the
last resting place of the great Khan.
Within the tomb lies man who seems
asleep. Every evening sheep or horse
is tied near the spot, and lol in the
morning the animals have been eaten.
in nine hundred years, say the Mongols,
the sleeper will awake and lead countless
hosts OF his children to victory and do
minion. The old story is said to b. cir
culatiug more and more widely every
year. Then the Mongols say that con-
stantly the drifting sands disclose, here
and there, gold and silver treasures,
which they have tuperstitious dread OF
touching. The buried cities under the
sands of the Cobb are affirmed to be
mines of incalculable wealth, guarded by
gnomes and fearful spells, while all the
deserts around the hidden ruins are peo-
Piled with myriads of bowling ghosts.
Dr. Bellew established the fact some time
since that we shall probably have several
of these buried cities revealed shortly in
a similarly natural manner to that in
which they were primarily concealed
from the sight of man. The sands of the
deserts of Central Asia regularly move
and drift from east to to west, and even
now the eastern borders of deserts are
being denuded widely of all soil that
can be torn away and born westward by
the violent winds that rage With incred-
IDLE fury many months of the year in
those regions. Will Russia avail herself
of the knowledge Of this?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

A PHILADELPHIA hotel is provided
with an electric apparatus that, when
ever the atmosphere in any room be-
comes hotter than one hundred and eleven
degrees, rings an alarm in the Office. On
the day after the fire in st. Louis some
young and jocose guests held lighted
matches under one Of these contrivances,
thus causing a false alarm, and the
prompt employees turned stop-cock
that Immediately caused the thorough
wetting of the room. The okers succeeded
in affrighting all of the people in the
hotel, but the fun will cost them thrc'
hundred and fifty dollars, that being thu
!, amount of damage done by the water.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
NUMBER A.
sr PHILIP MORSE

strolied last night la musing mood
Rejecting on my lonely state;
TIL, wearied out at last, paused
And leaned upon garden cato.
The old moons mellow radiance hung
In golden mists among the trees,
Faint odors. borne from distant aoverr.
Ebbed idly on the evening breeze,
A thus stood, absorbed In thought,
pressed against the gate too hard,
II opened with sudden Jerk
found my self within the yard.
A form came gliding down the walk -
Soft arms embraced me, as, perplexed,
stood one blissful moment, while.
A sweet voice soothed my ears the next,
II rose into shrek, then sobbed:
a. sir, how could you keep 30 stu
Whom all the time Ik,sosc you knew
thought you were my cousin WILL"
These stars are moons, or rather months;
Just Ave have fitted since that night,
And two OF these have calmly shonc
Upon our welded HE. 1t quite
Surprises me to think Of il.
And she Ia quecnly, tall and fair,
With lustrous eyes, and such wealth
Orwell we call 1t auburn hair.
SO late ?" I've just come from the clsb;
My vile sits SILENT but light,
Unseen before, Turks in her eye.
Once moro muse on that calm night
When frat she met me at the gate,
And wonder, while her eyes fame still,
II ever l, In days to come,
Shall wish II had been cousin WIN.
--Sovtb;sef,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12

and | don't think / should now, if i
were not for the lcok of the thing. fo
there's endless trouble attached to it,
what with sick horses and troublesom,
coachmen, and wear and tear, dom
know but what would rather walk, aftel
all.
T" IL was just one o'clock when l got
back to find a cheerful fire, and the odor
ferrous coffee waiting; and, being tired
and vexed, / was rather glad 10 have
my fur smoothed down in so pleasant a
way.
Hadn't you better put the instru.
ment case in the Office, dear? said ma
wife in hesitating tone; for had add
it down between the bread and butter.
"' You can if you like / said gruffly
! AM too tired. -
/" She took the mahogany box up with
shudder, holding it with her little
apron, and then returned to pour out my
coffee.
How is the poor man, dear p she
said. Did he suffer much?'
:" Not a Bit | said grimly; bore it
like hero
"'Pm very glad, very glad, she said
earnestly. Was his leg brokenf'
9" Smashed to atoms l said, and she
shuddered.
Did you-did you
".Take off the stump l said; yes
clean off as could be, and left him in bed.
There was another shudder and g
pause. For it was an understood thing
that Eva was to fight down all timidity,
and endeavor to school herself to en-
counter unmoyed the various little mat
ters that at times will fall under the
notice of q country doctors wife.
"'J almost wish you had been there,
l said at last.
"'Oh, Charley how can your
&C For it was neat amputation, and
ought to quite make me name
Pm SO glad, Charley!' she said,
and | will try to be firm, but l don't
think that l could bear to-to-to
see
"Pooh, nonsense exclaimed, give
me another cup of coffee. Why, you
must learn to take an interest in such
matters. ! mean to make quite doctor
of you; and see here, I've brought back
the lacerated stump for you to see; /
can explain to you SO much better the
veins, nerves, and arteries one has to cut
through and as | spoke began to tug
at my pocket.
"tOh, Charley she exclaimed, as |
banged something down upon the table ;
and she covered her face with her hands,
when jumping up, feeling that l had
gone far enough, | took her hands in
mine.
"'There, therel' l exclaimed, it's
only a joke. don't want you to be firm
enough for that. What brute / am
See there, it's nothing and pointed to
a piece of splintered wood upon the table.
"For the fact was that had been to
some extent boaxed. Truly enough, cid
Tomson, the station man, had been
knocked down by the train, through his
being rather active to get in its way !;
and the wheels had completely crushed
his leg; but fortunately it was the
wooden enc which replaced that he had
lost on the line years before. / had
passed him and seen the wooden member
times enough but in the excitement Of
the moment it was entirely forgotten,
and fully believed that it was bona
tide case of urgency. / was regularly
tricked; but | took it all in good part
yet, mind you, don't pretend to justify
the coarseness of my joke to my wife.
Practice came regularly enough In
time" / said and after quiet cigar
and little friendly advice, Fred. Page
went back home to wait with patience
for his own turn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
rGn Thousand American Pl0tus
for Russia.


One of the most noticeable of recent
occurrences is the purchase of ten thous-
and American plows by the. Russian
government for distribution among the
farmers of Russia. There is more in this
than would seem to be at first sight. 1t
is certainly great compliment as well
as valuable acknowledgment of merit
to American agricultural implement
makers, but implies that the competi-
tition of American farmers in the
European grain trade has touched what
has been considered an invulnerable
spot. The wheat growers of South Rus
STA supply what is known as the Black
Sea trade, and being much nearer to the
market than we are, their wheat has had
a great advantage over ours. But Amer
lean wheat hes displaced the Russian
wheat, to considerable extent, in the
English market, and the Russian farm
ers have now to exert themselves to hold
even a portion of that trade. Hence it
is determined to try the plows we are
using, with a view to produce wheat
more cheaply than hitherto. But there
is something else needed, the man that
holds the pillow is of more account than the
plow. and there are no farmers in the
world who are more intelligent or more
skillful than American farmers. But we
cannot afford to rest upon what we have
gained. The important fact here no
ticed shows that our competitors
are by no means idle, and intend to
improve their methods of work as far Ak
possible. We must meet their improve
ment by others of our own.