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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-03-06

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
NEWS OF TILE WEEK.
WARRINGTON.


A Washington telegram Of the 18th says the
President win send to Congress- soon after its
reassembling a special message on ciyil-seryice
reform, in which he win present his views on
the patronage question, insisting on the right
of the President to originate nominations and
denying the right of members of Congress to
interfere. He will take the position that Con-
gress and the Executive have been instructed
on the subject by National and State Conven-
tions, and that he is only carrying out those
instructions.
The opinion Of the Naval Court of Inquiry
into the Huron disaster has been promulgated
by the Secretary Of the Navy. It's conclusions
are that Commander Ryan is primarily re-
sponsible for the loss OF that vessel, and that
Lieut.. Palmer, navigating officer, was in error; +;
also that the deck officers on the night of her
loss might have been at fault in not ascertain
ing the accuracy Of the perpendicular sound
ings reported to them from time to time. The
ship is reported to have been in every respect
staunch and seaworthy, and she was I'm that
condition up the time she struck.
The eases against Gen. 0. o. Howard in
connection with the administration of the
Freedmen's Bureau were called in the Wash
ington Criminal Court on the 18th and in
hChlAibSil pOotpOuCu
President Hayes has granted full and un-
conditional pardon to John A. Joyce, convicted
at St. Louis of conspiracy to defraud the
United States of taxes on distilled spirits and
sentenced to imprisonment and to pay a fine
of $4,000.
An Assistant Surgeon in the Navy named
L. J. Draper, of Washington, while at
tached to the Privateer at Philadelphia
in January, 1864, was allowed to go ashore
for forty-eight hours with a Confederate
prisoner named Mcnzies They proceed
cd to Baltimore and were arrested there
at Confederate party. Draper's appoint
mcnt was revoked, but the revelation was re-
called Feb. IL, 1854, and he was allowed to re-
sign. He has ever since tried to get back into
the navy and on the 18th was reinstated As
sistant Surgeon, TO date from his resignation.
This entities him to back pay for thirteen
years and ten months.
President Hayes is reported to be opposed
to the Government giving assistance in build
ing the Southern Pacific Railroad
The Treasury on the 22d held S3i6, 81, $50 to
secure National Bank circulation and $13, 1885,
900 to secure public deposits. National Bank
circulation outstanding-currency cy notes $500,
233 765, gold notes s., 432 100.
The President, through Senator Chrlstiancy,
has offered the position of U. 8. Dlstrct-At-
torney of South Carolina to D. T. Corbn, the
contestant with Butler for the Senatorship.
The President returned to Washington on
the 23d
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
Aunt Liza wins the Good Fight.

"DOCTOR, is got to gOP'
"Aunt Liza, there is no hope foryou.
Bress de Great Master for His good
ness! Ise ready"
The doctor gave a few directions to
the colored women that sat around
'Liza's bed, and started to leave, when
he was recalled by the old woman, who
was drifting out with the tide.
"Marse John, stay wild me till it's
ober. | wants to talk OBJ de old times.
Iknowed you when boy, long fore you
went and been doctor. / called you
Marse John den; call you same now.
Take de ole mammy's hand, honey, and
holds it. Ise lived a long, long time.
ole marster and missus hab gone be-
fore, and the chillun from de ole place
is scattered ober the world. I'd like to
see 'em fore / starts on de journey to-
night. My ole mans gone, and the chill
lun nussod at the breast has gone, too.
Dey' waitin for dere mudder on de gold
en- shore. brcss de Lord, Marse John,
for taken me to meet 'em dar Ise fought
de good fight, and Ise not afraid to meet
| de Savior. No mo- wo'k for POOR ole
nanny, no mo- trials and tribulations
hold my hand tighter, Marse John
! fadder - mudder - marster -missus-
chillun--Ise gwine home"
The soul, while pluming its wings fol
| its flight TO the Great Beyond, rested on
the dusky face Of the sleeper, and the
watchers, with bowed heads, wept ST.
lently. She was dead.-MISSOuTt BrunS
l0icker,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
FOREIGN TNTELLIGENCE.

San Domingo advices of the 29th ult. report
a distressing account of affairs. The revolu-
ton has now spread all over the country. The
prisons are crowded and many prisoners have
been executed. Baez' fall seems Inevitable.
The Pope's health is improving.
The Greek Council has resolved to adhere to
the peace policy.
The Pope has granted adispensation author
izing the marriage of the King of Spain with
Princess Mercedes.
The Chinese Government will appeal to
Great Britain for pecuniary aid to meet the
famine in the northern provinces.
The British Parliament is called to meet
Jan. IL. The CABINET has decided to ask for a
grant of money for such increase of the army
as the present state of Europe demands.
The French Assembly adjourned on the
18th.
Gen. Grant visited Mount Vesuvius on the
18th.
James Balantyne, the well-known author,
died at Edinburgh on the 18th.
The laborers on the Lachine Canal, Canada,
to the number Of 1000 are on strike for one
dollar per day. On the 18th a crowd of them
attacked the Office of a contractor and one of
the mob was killed.
In a recent engagement between Spanish
column and insurgents near Sant Spirito,
Cuba, the insurgents were defeated, with
loss of fifty-nine dead and 100 prisoners. The
Spanish had twelve killed and nineteen
wounded.
The gable end Of Mines Hotel at Edin-
burgh fell on the Goth, killing ten persons
A seventeen-years-old son of NJ. Provost Par
adol shot himself on the 10th at Paris. His
father it will be remembered, committed sui
eide at Washington a few years ago when
French Ambassador to the United States.
Ex-President Grant visited Herculaneum
and Pompeii on the Goth.
The Fenan Davitt, sentenced to fifteen
years penal servitude, was released from
Dartmoor Prison on the 2lst on ticket of
leave, after serving out half his time.
Turkey offers Crete guarantees for reforms,
but the insurgents demand annexation to
Greece.
Rotterdam, has been lost at sea, with all
hands. Her crew numbered fifty. She had
no passengers.
England during the past twelve months has
been shipping stores to Gibraltar and Malta,
whore there is now vast accumulation Of
war material. The Woolwich arsenal has or
ders for the manufacture Of siIteen-p ounder
field guns, o. ee- -
The Dominion Parliament has been sum-
moned to meet Jan. l5
Minister Welsh presented his credentials as
Ambassador to Queen Victoria on the 9lst.
Stanley has arrived at Alden. .f
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
The Borax Mines of Nevada---A Valua-
BILE Discovery.

Many of the most wonderful and
valuable discoveries and inventions,
both ancient and modern, have been ac-
cidental. Notable instances will be
readily called to mind by the intelligent
reader, not only of the discovery of
gold and other mines of great value,
but also the germs of such great and
useful arts and inventions as printing,
steam, electricity, and various kinds of
mechanism. Among the modern and,
indeed, recent discoveries of great
value to mankind, one in our country is
particularly noteworthy. 1t is that of
the discovery of mine or vast bed of
bOraX, by which most useful and nee
essary article, instead of being an eX-
pensive luxury as formerly, is rendered
so cheap as to bring it within the means
of all classes.
This remarkable discovery was made
in Esmeralda County, New, some four
years ago, by a young man who was
prospecting for gold and silver mines.
While thus engaged, traversing mount
aims, canons and valleys, on horse
back, he saw, in a valley known as
reeps Marsh, what appeared to be a
vast bed of white sand, resembling dry
sea foam. The appearance was so
novel and singular that he dismounted
and descended to prospect the object
Upon arriving at the place he found it
to be the bed of dry lagoon, with the
appearance of having been dry for
centuries. Walking cautiously over
the place, he found the surface to be
soft and clayey, and often sank ankle
deep. After an examination of the
curious clayey deposit he put several
handfuls into his pockets, mounted his
horse and returned across the mount
aims to his home in Columbus. There
he handed the contents of his pockets
to an assayer, who, after ANALYSIS, pro-
nounced it the richest sample of borax
he had ever seen. This fact at once
created great excitement, and no little
| expense attended the necessary claim
ing, ETC., on the part of the fortunate
discoverer 1t soon proved TO be an
enormous lagoon or deposit of crude
boraX, two and half miles wide
and five or six in length. 1t was
more than one man could proper.
ly manage, so brother was sent
for, and the two worked with q
will, sparing neither time nor money
until the whole deposit was their prop,
erty and its wealth being developed
They at once obtained boilers, tanks
crystallizers, ETC., from Chicago and
commenced operations. The result i;
that, in the course of three or foul
years, the brothers have perfected al
immense establishment, and are pro
ducing an enormous quantity of {
chemically pure article of borax.-
! Scientific american,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
WAR MOTIFS.

The Seryians have occupied 0delie.
Orders have been given in Russia for the
mobilization of 6O,0O0 fresh troops. New bat
talions are continually crossing the Danube.
The Russians have commenced a forward
movement from Plevna in various directions.
The Servians have occupied Prokopolje and
Fort Inramor.
Gen. Todleben is now commander of the
Russian army of Rustchuk.
Austria announces that she win maintain
her neutrality.
1t has been decided by the British Cabinet
that, in view of the differences of opinion
among the powers, any attempt now to me-
diate would be inopportune.
The Porte will lay the whole question OF
negotiation before the Turkish Parliament,
and further steps will be dependent on its de-
cisiOn.
Sulieman Pasha win assume command OF
the army of Roumelia.
Great Britain has advised the Porte TO as
certain, II possible, the Russian conditions OF
peace.
Ardanutsch was captured by the Russians
under Komaroff on the nth.
The Russian concentration for an attack
upon Erzeroum ON the north has failed and
the attack is now improbable. The Russians
are suffering for provisions and forage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

England has asked Russia what her inten-
tie1s are after her troops have crossed the
Balkans.
The Servians have cut the Turkish com
munication between Nisch and Leskovatz.
Constantinople dispatches Of the 22d say the
Porte is determined to carry on the war to the
last extremity should the request for media
tion fail Great distress prevails among the
poor Of Constantinople.
The total Russian losses by the war to Dec.
20 were S0,412.
During an unusually severe snow-storm In
Bulgaria and Roumania hundreds Of Turkish
prisoners and Russian troops perlshed on the
march. OF a convoy overwhelmed near Blu
charest twenty-nine men were frozen to death.
The Russians on the 22d were within six
hours march of Sofia.
The Porte has issued proclamation depos-
lug Prince Milan, OF Seryia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
WEsT AMI sOuTH.

Henry Greenebaum, of Chicago, on the nth
filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy for
himself and the private bank of II. Greene
baum Il Co.
Hon John T. briggs, former member of
Congress from Michigan, died at East Saginaw
on the 18th.
The California Legislature on the 18th
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

break was dangerous and might cause
an explosion if il was not repaired, and
Mr.. Greenfield told him they must try to
get along with it as it was until Sunday,
owing to the pressure of business. Mrs.
Hcrtzbach says her husband was great
ly disturbed in mind on account of this,
and often referred to it during the week,
saying he was afraid every morning to
go to his work. When he left home
yesterday morning he told her he never
expected to see her again.
Boiler-lnspector Horton, of the sani-
tary squad, reported to Superintendent
Walling late this afternoon that he
went to the building and succeeded in
finding the steam boilers, and they were
intact, and also everything connected
with the steam apparatus in good order,
The Inspector said one of the tanks
filled with material for making candy
must have exploded, breaking the kero-
sene lamps with which the building was
lighted and scattering the burning fluid
in every direction.
The total loss is 1923, 900; insurance
1885, 600, distributed among thirty-sev-
en- Eastern and foreign companies.
Representatives of some of the insur-
ance companies which have risks on
Greenlield's building hold that mas
much as by the terms of the policies the
companies are responsible only for dam
ages occasioned by fire, and the explo-
sion occurred before any fire was dis
covered, the value of property destroyed
must be based VI on its condition at the
moment between the explosion and the
fire which it occasioned.
New YORK, Dec. q.
The digging at Barclay street was
continued throughout the day and
night. In the afternoon the blackened
and burned body of Philip Hertzbach,
engineer, was found. The face, arms
and clothing were gone, and the legs
were doubled under the trunk.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

An Englishman, recently arrived
in Boston, has distinguished himself by
biting mans thumb of. We suppose
he must have been from Gnawthumber-
land.-M Y. Commercial.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
War on the Rio Grande.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL

WASHINGTON. Dec. II.
The dispatch from Gov. Hubbard
asking assistance from the President was
referred to Secretary McCrary, and by
him to Gen. Sherman, who telegraphed
Gen. Sheridan to send all the troops he
could. The latter replied this morning
that he had ordered all available troops
to the scene of the difficulty. 1t is
thought that troops from Fort Stanton
have already reached Ell Paso, and will
probably be able to relieve the troops
now surrounded by the mob. The
troops from Fort Bayard will no doubt
reach San Elizario tomorrow, and with
those from Fort Stanton will be suffi-
cient to keep the peace. The affair is
purely local and no serious complica-
tions are anticipated.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

Ground gypsum spread upon the
floors will prevent the pungent odor
common TO stables. This vapor of am
monia is hurtful to horses eyes, and
the frequent cause of ophthalmia and
resulting blindness, with which SO many
horses are troubled, Throw a few
pailfuls of water upon the floor first,
and then scatter around a shoyelful OF
the gypsum.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

According to Paris journal, Doni-
zetti was really the inventor of the
Ulster. One day, at Paris, he sent for
his tailor to measure him for an over
coat. The tailor found him at the
piano, surrendering himself to the rapt-
ure of composition. Nevertheless, he
was persuaded to quit the beloved in
strument and deliver himself up to the
man of tape and chalk. The tailor
made the first measurements, then,
STOPPING, began to take the length of the
garment ITO the knee, sirP' he said,
timidly. Clover, lower" said the
composer, in dreamy voice. The
tailor brought the measure half way
down the leg, and paused inquiringly,
Lower, lower" The tailor reached
the composers ankles. "Lower, low
er." "But, sir, you won't be able to
walk" "WalkP Wake Who wants
to walkP Hang it, sir with an ecstatic
lifting OF the arms), | never walk
SOAR
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

telling the tree, and attempted to re-
move his coat while the tree was fall
ing, but was caught in the brush and
crushed to death.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28
CHICAGO, Dec. II.


Official information received at the
military headquarters this morning
shows that the mob at San Elizario con-
sists of about 300 citizens of Ell Paso
County, Tex; that no MeXicans have
crossed the river to take part in the
trouble, and that the Mexican authori.
ties have given positive orders that
none of their citizens should cross.
About 800 troops have been ordered
from posts in New Mexico to the source
of the disturbance to aid the civil Off
GERS of El Raso County. This with.
'drawal of troops leaves the Indian
frontier exposed. All officers of the
army in position to know anything
about the existing troubles in Texas OF
the views of either Government are sat
isfied that there is no possible ground
for warlike preparations.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.
A gentleman from New Mexico, now
in this city who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the salt pits in San Eli
carlo over which the recent disturb
ances have occurred, says they are vast
deposits of crude salt, left there by the
VI NlidJ NClC OllGC Sdlb
For over POO years residents in the vi
cinity have been in the habit of going
there unmolested for their supply of salt.
When the territory in which these salt
pits are located was ceded by Mexico the
United States received the population
there rs American citizens, and guaran-
teed them all their rights as such. 1t is
these people, Mexican by birth, who are
causing all the trouble, he says, and
not MeXicans from the other side of the
boundary. They believe the claim OF
the pretended owners of the salt pits tc
be fraudulent. The claimants of the
pits demand two dollars per bushel fol
the salt, and this has so incensed the
people that, failing to obtain legal re-
dress, they have sought to vindicate by
force what they believe to be their rights
In tho IN n ttar
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-12-28

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.
kilograms received at army head
quarters from Capt. Blair, command
ing at Fort Bliss, report that the Texas
rangers at San EliZario surrendered yes
terday morning. Judge Howard, agent
for the salt mines, and Atkinson and
Mcbride, rangers, were shot. The rest
of the rangers are now at Fort Bliss,
opposite FL PasO, Mexico, and the mob
has dispersed. No help was given the
mob from the Mexican side of the river.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
The following dispatch, dated Austin,
goth, has been received by Representa-
tive Mills:
My Lieutenant at FL Paso informs me that
$50 of the mob which fought him at San Eli
zario and killed three Of his men and three
citizens, and to whom he wHs forced to sur
render, were Mexican citizens from Mexico.
He is reliable. give you this by direction OF
the Governor. JoHN B. JONES,
Major Commanding Texas State Forces
Representative Mills also has infor-
nation that previous to the fight Maj.
Jones found at San Elizario a regular
Mexican officer drilling those who
fought the State troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-10-25
The Largest Snake i'm America.
From the Shreveport la Times.


We were yesterday informed by Mr..
Smith, living on Quapaw Bayou, that
while he and his son William, aged
about thirteen years, were out in the
I woods on Monday afternoon last, driving
up their cattle, their attention was at
/ trected by the bleating of calf some
distance from them. Thinking probably
! that the poor animal had begged, they
/ started to its assistance. They had gone
short distance down the bayou when
they discovered yearling, in the coils
OF huge snake, the body of which was
suspended from the limb Of black gum
tree about twenty feet from the ground,
and which projected from the bank i'm
mediately over the water. Mr.. Smith
and his son were almost terror-stricken
at the sight, and stood speechless for sew
eral moments, unconsciously watching
the movements of the huge reptile as he
entiwined himself around the already
dead body of the yearling, and at every
coil OF the snake they could hear the
bones of the calf break.
After coiling itself around the lifeless
form of the yearling and crushing every
bone in its body, the serpent let loose its
hold from the tree and dropped down
alongside its victim, and began licking it
all over, preparatory, it is supposed, to
swallowing. About this time Mr.. Smith
recovered his senses, and, after watching
the monster snake open its capacious
mouth several times, he fired on it with
his rifle, striking it near the head, and
was quickly followed by his son, who
discharged double-barreled gun loaded
with buck-shot, both reloaded as quick
as possible and again fired on his snake
ship. In the meantime the reptile had
coiied itself into a huge mass, and was
making Kissing sound that could be
heard fully 100 yards, and was protrud-
ing his forked tongue several feet. After
discharging about a dozen volleys each.
Mr.. Smith and his son succeeded in dis
patching one of the largest snakes ever
seen in Louisiana, and, probably, North
America. 1t measured thirty-one feet in
length, and the body measured ten feet
from the head, thirty inches in circum-
ference, and about the centre of the body
forty-two inches. 1t has regular sue
cession of spots, black and yellow, alter
mating, extending from his head to his
tail, while either side is deep purple.
Mr.. Smith has no idea what kind of q
snake it Is, but thinks it must be of the
boa-constrictor species. No doubt this
snake has for many years inhabited that
section of country and deprecated upon
the young calves and animals that came
within its reach. The skin of this hugh
snake has been preserved, and will be
sent to Shreveport and put on exhibition.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-10-25
Captain SemmeS' Death-Bed,

When Captain Semmes was told by
his physicians that his disease would
prove fatal in few hours, or at most
days, he calmly thanked them. and re-
quested that father of the Society of
Jesus, his confessor a bosom friend, be
sent for to come at once. In the mean
time he arranged his worldly affairs
quietly and satisfactorily. When the
father came the Admiral received the
last sacrament. He then addressed a
few words of consolation and advice to
his family. Soon after he became de-
lirious, looked up, and ordered every
window closed that the rain might not be
blown in. Then, after few moments
OF silence, he said: - You will see the
Judge about it, The case has not been
decided properly. | ask for nothing but
justice; should | not have it? Promise
me to attend to the matter, since | can
not do 1t myself" Then he imaginined
that he stood upon the deck Of his ship,
preparing for battle; he conversed with
his officers on the appearance of the
enemy, preparing for decisive conflict.
This speedily passed away, and short
period OF return to consciousness fol-
lowed, during which, thoroughly con-
scious that this indeed was his last battle,
he calmly babe farewell to each member
of his family. Death did not close his
eyes or stop his breath, however, ere he
pronounced his confidence in God and
his hope and belief in salvation.