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The French. who have always been the.
exemplars of the social grAces ef' the rest,
0f. Europe, have always REGARDED the de-;
sire On the part of one peISon to be intro
duced to another as compliments to the
persOn to whom the introduction ie asked.
When new man is brought INTO Ude 6f
the Partisan clubs he is expected to ask
an introduction to everyone. The men to
whom he ueglects to ask to be Introduced
think themselves insulted, and remember
the omission against him. The natural
obligation is still greater in the society of
ladies'. 1t was intended that men should
seek women, rather THAI be sought Nv
them. Chivalry and romance, in pre-
senting man upon his knee or twanging
a guitar under window, no doubt ex-
press, with some exaggeration, what is
the natural relation of the sexes. Such q
posture is certainly better than running
away from women or indOlently waiting
to be attacked by them.
1t is generally said that We in this coun-
try are rather lax in the giving of letters
Of introduction; that such letters count of
less here than abroad. But it is difficult
to see why letter of introduction should
not be given with the understanding that
it means no more than a verbal introduce
ton. We have, by the way, a custom
here of giving letters of Introduction un-
sealed the custom abroad is to seal them.
The foreign custom appears to us the
better of the two. A man does not care
to present letter which he is known to
have read, setting forth how accom-
plished, amiable and interesting he is.
And yet he would like to have the person
to whom he is introduced duly informed
of his various excellent qualities. The re-
suit is that his fntroducer is compelled to
write two letters, when one sealed letter
would have answered as we'll. The ex-
PLANTATION of our custom of giving un-
sealed letters is either that the writer of
the letter wishes it understood that he has
said nothing of you which he is not will
ing you should, ETC., or that he means, by
leaving the letter open, to evince his en-.
tire confidence that you will not read it.
Should the latter "fiction" account for
the origin of the custom, it is interesting
to see how different the result is from the
Intentionally. Y. Times.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The 0mnibuses of Boston are hauled
around by 5000 horses.
SOME 800 dozen frogs limbs from De-
troit reach New York daily.
THE total number of railroad employees
in Great Britain is about 1885, 900.
THERE were Is, 500 deaths in Philadel.
phia last year, and IL, 900 in 1875.
FRENCH16EN attribute the great success
of their savings bank system to the ener.
gy with which the school banks, acting
as nurseries OF economy, push their btsi.
ness
THE largest number of acres held by
one family in Massachusetts is now in
possession Of the heirs of Judge Tying,
of Tyngsb0fO'. The tract is nine miles
long.
THE total emigration from the United
Kingdom during 1876 was 13S, 222, and
the immigration, 91,647. This is small
excess of emigrants over immigrants than
for any year since the Irish exodus began.
THE equality in point of numbers of
the sexes is most nearly attained in France.
For every !. 900 men there are ,OO7 women
The other extreme is found in Paraguay.
where there are 1859 women for 1 200
men.
THE New York life insurance compa-
MES last year issued policies to the amount
of $110, OOO,O OO, while the policies termi-
mated by surrender and lapse amounted to
$l25. OOO, 900, and by death to about $15,.
100000.
THE valuation of Boston is to be re-
duced, this year, $6O. 900. 900, making q
reduction of 500, 100000 within two
years. 1t is claimed that the valuation
for the purposes of taxation of real estate
should be what it will bring at a forced
sale, and that, for some years past, the
land of Boston has been much above this.
THE Japan ounce is known as shrub
plant Of floral beauty and elegant hedges
\ re grown from it. In rich soils. how
,v.. r, by itself and left untrimmed, it will
In a very few years become broad
,nreatl,, 'g feature of beauty, twelve feet
hioh and twenty or more feet broad, with
thousands of flowers. The old scarlet
variety NAV ne planted, and two wears
grafte>1 on its various branches
with other yarietieIs or colors, from pure
white TO deep blood red. and form in
few years gem of tran. cendent beauty
N. i. Independent.
THE following table, showing the num-
Der of lawyers in some Of the States and
cities of the Union, has been prepared.
but we do not vouch for its accuracy:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05
Beware Of the Fatal Benzine.

EARLY yesterday morning singular ac-
cident occurred at the residence of Mr..
Charles B. Shoemaker, No. 1904 Swain
street. Mr.. Shoemaker was preparing to
leave the city for the summer with his
family, and to protect his carpets and
upholstered furniture from moths, he
sprinkled. benzine over it. Then he went
up stairs, and while there the gas gcner.
ated by the bcnzine exploded. Mrs.
ShOcmpkcr and Miss Hall, who were in
the room at the time, were badly burned.
They jumped out of the back window,
Miss Hall going to the yard in the rear,
and Mrs. Shoemaker to q neighbOr's house
opposite. Every stitch of Miss Halls
clothing was burned and her flesh sc0rched
to crisp, and at half-past twelve O'Clock
she died from the effects of her injuries
Mrs. ShOcmaker's burning clothing was
smOthered by Mr.. David Hoffer, but she
was badly burned. During last night her
agony was intense, and at one O'Clock this
morning she died. Il
An examination of the parlOr after the
fire had been extinguished showed some-
thing of the force of the explosion and the
intense heat of the flames. The window
shutters were blown open, glass smashed
into atoms, walls cracked and the register
knocked to pieces. The heat was so great
that a small bronze figure was actually
melted by it.
There seems no doubt that the accident
was caused by the explosion of the gas
arising from the benzine. There was. no
fire in the parlor, nor any in the dining
room Immediately back; but in the
kitchen, which connects with the dining.
room, as the latter does with the parlor,
there IVES fire in the range. 1t is the
theory of some that the gas in the parlor
found its way to the kitchen and was ig-
nited there.
Miss Hall was to have been married in
few weeks. She was to have left the
situation ON Saturday to prepare for the
wedding, but concluded to remain with
Mr.. Shoemaker and family until they
should leave for tn, country.-Fhilad
phia Telegraph.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05
Her Papa's Grave.

A LITTLE girl with tangled locks peep
ing from under calico hood, clad in a
dress of chintz that hung all awry, lOitered
behind as the great, dusty crowd moved
out of the gates of Mt. Adna, the other
day, after they had scattered their flowers
and done honor to the dead. Half dreamily
she gazed after them, her eyes filled with a
PARKWAY look of tenderness, until the last
one had disappeared and the rattle of the
drums had died away. Then she turned
and vaguely scanned the mounds that rose
about her, clutching still tighter the fast
fading bunch of dandelions and grave
grass that her chubby hand held.
An old man passed by, and gently pat
ted her curly head, as he spoke her name,
but she only shrank hack still further, and
when he told . passing stranger that the
little ones father was one who went ON
the battle field and never came back,
there was only . tear-drop in the child's
eye to tell that she heard or knew the
sSory.
When they were gone she moved on
further to q neglected, empty lot, and
kneeling down she packed mp. : mound of
earth, whispering - she patted 1t down,
and smootlhed it with her chubby hand:
"This won't be 80 awfully big as the
others, guess, but maybe it'll be big
enough 90 that God will see it, and think
that papa II buried here"
Carefully she trimmed the sides with
the stray grasses she plucked, murmur-
ing on:
"And maybe II win grow 50 that 1t will
be like the rest in two or four years; and
then. maybe, papa sometime will come
0s.>~
But she paused as though it suddenly
dawned upon her young mind that he
rested where the Southern breezes Whis-
pers unknown and the tear-drOps
that sprang to her eyes moistened the lit.
tie bunch Of dandelions that she planted
among the grasses On the mound she had
reared. H
. When the sexton passed that way ri
night as he went to close the gates, he
found the littleOne fast aeleep, with hel
head pillowed on the mound, and whcrfAt
reused her she started mp and looking
dreamily around for . moment. and then
smilingly faitesed:
Yes. I'll 80 home now, for God says
He will watch papa's grave. "-F1lson Nv
~ Tjasss.
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CONDENSED rELeesApnic NEWS.

A Cettinje dispatch Of the 90th states
that the Montcnegrins hal defeated the
Turks, on that day, in sanguinary battle
near Spar. 8$.
Late advices report terrible outragea by
the Russians upon the Circassian population
Of Armenia. They had burned the military
hospital in Ardahan, and 500 Of the inmates
persisted. A %i-lf
On the, 14th, the non-treaty Indians in
Ilsho commenced hostilities by numbering
several settlers. Col. Perry with his com
mand subsequently engaged them a. White
Bird. II Is reported that the troops were re-
pulsed With thu loss Of thirty men and .
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

TIE Bank of Commerce Of the City OF
New York has recently reduced it, csPi-
tai from SIC, OOO, 600 to $4,000, 900. Ihls
action leaves the Bank of Nevada, in B. IN
Francisco, the wealthiest banking cotpn
ration in the United States. The capital
uf the Bank of Nevada is now $40, OOO,.
600, held by five individuals. Messrs.
Flood, O'Brien. Mackcy and Fair each
own %, $50 of the shares, or s., 375, 600 of
the stock, and Louis McLane, the Presi-
dent, 500 shares, or $500, 900 of the stock.
The only bank on the continent exceed
ing it is the Bank Of Montreal, whose cap
ital is $12, OOO, 900. The Merchants Bank,
of Montreal, ranks next to the Nevada
Bank, with a capital of 100000 The
Central Railroad and Banking Compa-
ny of Savannah, Ca, has a capital of
ST. 500, 900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

I'm a recent letter to the Baltimore
american, Jennie June wrote plaintive
true story of what woman did. have
one to match it: Two or three years ago,
an aged mother gave her daughter several
thousand dollars to invest for her in some
safe and productive securities. BY the
advice Of friend in Wall street, the
daughter was led to purchase certain
West Virginia railway bonds. This
proved to be fatal mistake, for in few
months the stock became worthless, and
the little fortune was lost. As soon as the
daughter received the news, she deter
mined by her own exertions to replace
every cent of her mothers: money, and
never let the dear old lady know that it
HAD been lost. She did this with her pen,
working early and late, denying herself,
securing city and country for inforrla-
ton. And she accomplished the task
Just as Harriet Martineau forced success
from the most adverse circumstances.
That woman was Jennie June' CrOly
herself. Transcript.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

I'm most places "a stones throw"
/" five minutes walk" ETC., are used for
measures for short distances. In Dubuque,
however, they speak of place as being
within the bawl of mule"
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4. -Ex-GOv. G. G. Washburn. of Wisc0n
sin, who is miller, is said to have made
$3.50 900 by the recent rise in the price Of
flour.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Mr.. Newell (Orpheus c. KERR has
gone abroad for change Of air and rest, in
hopes of killing or curing himself -''per.
manently," as the Celtic hath it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

The passage of the Danube has
strengthened the war party in Greece.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05
EPITOME OF THE. WEEK.


The total number of Russians in ROu-
mania is estimated at l7,OOO.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Jefferson Davis is writing his me
moirs at Mobile.
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y. The latest investigator ives Jerusalem
5000 Christians, 1900 Jews and 15 200
Mohammed1ps, MA
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s. Bank: Richie Building; Academy Of Music.
{. German Street Methodist Church
&. Custom House.
=. 10. II. Hotels.
IL. Old Kirk.
Is. Baptist Church.
II. Military Building.

tiers in the city proper. Every street,
square and alley is filled with furniture,
and thousands Of people are without either
food or shelter.
The International Company's steamer
New York sheltered and fed l 900 persons
last night, and vessels in the stream have
large numbers of people on board. Thou
sands had to get away from the lower part
Of the city by boats.
In 1871, the population of st. John was
20, COO, and the outlying suburb of Port
land, 1900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Alex. Barclay 4 Co., of Gottenburg,
Sweden, have failed for 81 $40, 900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

A fire at Burlington, Iowa, on the morn
ing Of the 10Th, destroyed property valued
at $1gO,OOO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Robert Dale Owen, the Spiritualist,
and an eminent author, died few days
ago at Lake George, N. Y. He was seventy
six years old.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Less than one.third of the amount of
property destroyed by the fire in st. John.
n. B., is covered by insurance, the amount
of the latter being about q OK, 600.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Orders have been gwen by the Ord
nance Bureau for the issue of 1000 stand Of
arms to the State of Oregon, 500 to the Ter
ritory of Idaho aud 500 to Washington Ter
ritorv
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

Secretary Sherman has written letter,
Endorsed by the Cabinet, in which he ex-
presses the opinion that the new per cent.
Government bonds, principal and interest,
will have to be paid in gold, according to
the laws in force on the 14th of July, 1870,
when the bonds were authorized.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-24
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MARES
NEST.
Senator H1ll's opinion of the Letter to
the New York " World"

Allusion was made in the Chronicle and
Constitutsondtist to letter written from
Atlanta to the New York World about the tax
qualification for voters in the new constitu-
ton Senator 3. I'll. Hills attention was call
led to this article Thursday night by re-
porter of the Atlanta Consultation:
Senator Hill replied: 1T is all bosh-miser-
able bnsh. There is not a word of truth in it,
'It Is a gross error. perhaps unintentionally
made. No one is DISTINGUISHED by the new
Iconstitution. The right OF suffrage is con-
|ceded to every man entitled under the laws to
the exercise of that right. No law of the
United States is trespassed upon, and in no
wise can the State be placed in the DO
ssition assumed as possible in that ar
Iticle The requirements OF the constitu-
|tion are simply regulations OF the right,
50 far as its exercise by the citizen is con-
Bcerned. The State has the power, plain and
|indisputable, to regulate the exercise Of the
Econeeded right, and no one can be disfran-
|ehised except by his own act. The State does
not disfranchise any one. AS well might it be
Esaid that the requirement that voter shall
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SHERIFF SALES.
Mrs. I.arbara Letten and Her Husband W.

Mrs. Mary Corlis, widow Of Mumtord Perks.
V1NIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR.
Il isn Of Orleans, No. s474,-By virtue Of q writ
Of seizure and sale to me directed by the hon
orable the Fifth District Court for the parish oil
Orleans, In the above entitled ca,ise / will
proceed to sell at public auction. ut the Mer-
chants and AuctioBeers' Exchange. hoyal
street. between Canal and Cuatonhouse streets
n the second District of this city, on SATUR-
"a pay January. b., 1878, at ~ o'clock M. the
FIVE 6 f1siEfa PrT09RPSsr'yG F 2 GRouNp
gether with oil the improvements. thereon,
rights privileges. customs. servitudes, ways
ana appurtenances thereunIo belonging, s it,
uated III the Eaubourg Avart, formerly city and
parish OF Jefferson, now Sixth District OF this
city, designated by the numbers one, two. three.
four and eighteen OF square number thirty
eight. which II comprised within Chestnut,
per plan nude by VIM. Forshey, Surveyor and
deposited in the office Of 9. 9. Ladreyere late
notary public in this city. for references. which
said lots measure Us follows viz Lot number
one. thirty feet lot number two thirty one feet.
and lots numbers three and four. each. thirty
two feet front ON Chestnut street by one hum
dred and twelve feet in depth and lot number
eighteen measures thirty three feet four inches
front on Dufossnt street by one hundred and
allel lines. American measure: being the same
property which the defendant herein acquired
by purchase from Thomas +. Walker. per act
passed before james w. Breedlove, late n nota-
ny in and for the city and parish OF Jefferson,
on the sixteenth day Of May 1866.
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-Cash on thespot.
Owl Sheriff Of the Parish OF Orleans.
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The City of New orleans W. Miss virginia

flory; same vs.. Widow Louis Chauchon I:
same vs. same; same vs.. Mrs. Robert Dean
same vs.. Mrs, A. Dean; same vs.. same
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish Of Orleans, Nos. 32172, 81, 072, 81 ,394
22o. 81 1851 and 1856 BY virtue ofsix writs offeri
facias. 10 me DIRECTED by the honorable the
Superior District Court for the parish OF Or
leans, in the above entitled causes for city taxes
1870 1871 1879 1874 1875 and 1876 will proceed to
sell at public auction at the Merchants and Auc-
tioneers' Exchange, Royal street. between Canal
and Customhouse streets, In the Second District
OF this city. on MONDAY. December "a, 1877, at
70 o'clock M. the following described property,
to wit
A CERTAIN, PORTION OF GROUND, sit
uated in the Second District Of this city, In
square number three hundred and twenty-five
pounded by Dumainee st. Philip. Dorgenois and
kochebiaye streets. designated as lot number
four measuring thirty even feet front ON Du-
maine street by one hundred and seventy-fiye
feet in depth.
Seized in the above suits.
Terms cash On the spot. 49,
THOMAS Fl. HANDY,
Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleans.
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SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish Of Orleans, Nos. 10000, s5,eg6 ana
535e--By virtue OF three writs Of ferf faeias. to
me directed by the honorable the Superior Dis
trict Court for the parish of Orleans, In the
above entitled causes, for city taxes Of 1874.
1875 and 1876 will proceed to sell at public ae-
ton. at the Merchants and Auctioneerg' Ex~
change, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
tomhonse streets, in tho Second District Of this
city, on MONDAY. December "A. 1877 at Ia
o'clock M. the following described property, to.
wit
]. A. CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND. SIT
uated In the Sixth District of this city In
square number one hundred and sixty-seven
bounded by General Taylor Constance PENIS
ton and Laurel streets, designated 81 lot num~
Der ten. measuring thirty feet front on General
Taylor street by one hundred and fifteen feet Id
depth,
?: 4 CERTAIN, PORTION OF GROUND, Sit
uated In the Sixth District Of this city In
square number two hundred and nine bounded
by General Taylor. Constance Pension and
Magazine streets. designated as lots numbers
ten. eleven, twelve and thirteen measuring
one hundred and twenty-seven feet front or,
General Taylor street by one hundred and
fifteen feet In depth.
Seized In the above suits.
Terms-Cash ON the spot.
THOMAS I'll. HANDY
OWL Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
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"TURKEY GonRLER sTRUTrING..
The Origin of the RIaine- Conkling Un-
pleasantmess.
from a Debate in the House In 1901

from Debate in the House In 1861
Mr. Conkling desired to add that no COM
mission. paper or authority whatever was
issued 70 him, except the letter Of retainer
Maine had the least idea how profoundly in
different to him his opinion was on the sub
ject he had been discussing, or on any other
subject, he thought he would hardly take
to the House for the length of time he
had occupied in consequences of being drawn
into the matter by an interruption which
he had before denounced to be ungen-
tlemanly and impertinent, and having
nothing. whatever to do with the matter
Mr.. Blaine said he knew that this was what
they called down East running emptyings."
The gentleman from New York could not get
off on the technical pretense that he did not
hold Q commission as Judge advocate. Many
corps with no more of commission than
such one as the gentleman from New York
held. As to the gentleman's cruel sarcasm,
Mr.. Blaine continued: hope he will let me
his grandiloquent swell, his majestic over
towering, his turkey gobbler strutting have
been 50 crushing to myself, and to all MEM
bers OF the House, that / knew it was an
act OF the grossest temerity on my part to
who was responsible for it all. 1 Know
that for the last five years an extra strut has
seized the gentleman. 1t is not his fault it is
the fault OF another. That gifted and satiri-
cal man, Theodore Tilton OF the New York
Independent, was over here spending some
weeks and writing home letters, in which,
among some serious things, he put some
jocose things. among the cruelest OF which
was that the mantle Of the late Winter Davis
had fallen upon the member from New York.
He lConkling) took it as serious, and has
since strutted more than usual. Well, the re-
semblance is great. As striking as Hyperion
to Satyr, Thersites to Hercules, mud to mar
BILE, dung hill to diamond, a singed cat to
a Bengal tiger, a whining puppy to roar
ing lion. Shade Of the mighty Davis, forgive
the almost proclamation OF that joeose satire.