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THE WEST,

The highest point yet attained by any
railroad has been reached in the summit of
Saneta pass, in the Sangre de Christie noun.
tains, by the southwestern extension of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad. The alti.
tude of the summit is nine thousand three
hundred and forty feet.
The San Francisco Bulletin shows by
quotations of silver stock that some of the
Pacific coast millionaires have suffered
severely from shrinkage of values since
1875. Consolidated Virginia was quoted
$77, 100000 January, 1875. Present value,
14,5s0,000; in the meanwhile 1924, 40S, 900 in
dividends having been sold. "Somebody's
loss" says the Bulletin. 1888, 100000" The
price of the California mine, JANUARY 1875, was
1874, 100000. Deducting dividends paid, the
present value'is $13, 94O,00O. "Somebody's
loss, $57, 100000" in a little more than two
years. Total loss in two years after deduct
ing dividends, s94,573,000.
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A PENNSYLVANIA is serving a ye
n nrison for sending A. threatenjng-let,

A PENNSYLVANIA is serving a yd
in prison TOR sending a threatening-lettl
FIVE thousand and nine hundred al
thirteen lawyers torture the miseral
witness in New York city, and shut hi
off Just as he gets to the truth.
IT is said that a mar in Boston wi
was converted under the preaching
Mr.. Moody has made restitution of $l|
600 which he stole several years ago.
AN ingenious girl up on North Hi
who has never a Teller" in the worI
goads the other girls in that neighb1
hood to madness by lighting up the pd
lor brilliantly and then setting hi
fathers hat where its shadow will
boldly marked against the curtain.
VERY little is known of the natud
curiosity in southern Illinois in Il
shape of a natural bridge. 1t is nd
Pomona, on the Cairo and st. Lou
railroad, and is a wonderful freak
nature. 1t is of pure sandstone, o|
hundred feet in length on top, al
seventy-six feet from one abutment
the other. 1t is six feet high and nil
feet broad on the top. The avera|
thickness is nine feet, and a team is sal
to have crossed in perfect safety
Louis Republican.
IT seems that unless wheat resemble
that grown in Hungary red shriveld
hard variety-can be raised in I'll
country, Vienna bread must continue
be, what it is now, a luxury within Il
reach of the few, and not an article
diet at the command of the many.
our agriculturists, however, can produ|
Hungarian wheat, and, surely, this
not an impossibility with our vari|
kinds of soil and climate, American j
genuity and talent will soon supply u
mechanical essentials necessary for NAL
ing the palatable and nourishing Vien]
bread.
TIE exploration of the western teri
tory will be continued next SUNNI
under the direction of Lieut.. Wheeld
Prot. Hayden and Maj. Powell. Lieu
Wheeler's field for operation for 1871
has not yet been fully determined upo|
Major. Powell will continue the geolod
cal survey in the Colorado river countr|
Prof. Hayden's expedition compiled
last year the survey OF Colorado, ad
will continue during the coming sun
mer an exploration north of the Unid
Pacific railroad. The main p ity, undo
the direction of Prot. Hayden himsel
will make its headquarters in Cheyenn|
EMPEROR ALEXANDER Of Russia, lin
his father, takes troubles badly. A col
respondent saw him lat St. Petersbu1
some weeks ago, writes: His cheeA
are sunken and his eyes are dull h|
carriage has lost much of it's frmne|
and dignity; he is prematurely aged
This may be caused by hard work /
much as by anxiety, for he works mol
as hard as, or perhaps harder than any 4
his ministers. Every morning he risd
at seven, takes his walk on the palad
quay at eight, and from that hour unit
with the exception of one hou|
for eating, he is at work in his chanceI
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Deadly Plague Among the New Jersey
Fish,

Cincinnati Gazette New York special
9Th: The fish of the Passaic river, in
New Jersey, have been attacked by a
plague, which is doing infinite damage.
The Times says that for miles above Pas
sale their carcasses line the banks on
both sides of the river in countless mum.
hers. When first attacked the sides and
back of the fish are covered with bright
red spots about the size of an old fash
toned silver three-cent piece. A thin
blue or grayisb fam also covers the head.
The fish rush rapidly through the water
as if undergoing terrible pain. This
plague RACES as far north as the drowned
lands of Hanover, Morris county, twenty
miles from Patterson, 1t also affects the
fish of the Peckham, Rampo and Pequan-
mock, tributaries of the Passaic. The
stencil is nauseating. At places where
the dead fishes are thickest they have
been hauled off by the cart load and used
as manure on farming lands.
The fishes affected by this peculiar dis
ease are the roach, suckers, sunfish, yell
low bass, mullets, catfish, perch, and
small species of all kinds. The cells are
also dying in large numbers. The only
fish in the river that seems to be entirely
free from the plague are pike, pickerei
and black bass. Many Of the rish found
lead on the shores are from twelve to
nineteen inches in length and weighing
rom three to four pounds apiece. J
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Molly Mcguire Murderers.

The iron is at last beginning to ente
the souls of the condemned MOllie Ma
guire murderers as the see the day TO
their execution drawing nigh and realize
that they have made a futile appeal t.
the highest legal tribunal, UndeI
Instructions from the sheriff, the prison
warden here has placed the five men who
are to be hanged in Pottsville on the 2lst
of June in separate cells and put irons
on them.
Thomas Munley, the murderer Of
Sanger, who heard his death warrant read
the second time several weeks ago, appears
to have abandoned all hope, and is pre-,
pairing himself for death. He is often
visited by Rev. Father McDermott, who
is his spiritual adviser, and has become
much s0ftened. 1t is believed he will
make a full confession before his execu-
ton.
This afternoon the sheriff read their
warrants to the Yost murderers. lie first
reached the cell of James Carroll, who
was found sitting on his cot and deeply
engaged in reading a book. Carroll
smiled pleasantly, listened with much
composure to the warrant, and said /:
d" You have quite a pile of them. Well,
it's all right"
James Boyle wa found sitting on a
stool, apparently gloomy and depressed
in spirits. He kept his gaze rivetted on
the floor while the sheriff read, and at
the conclusion looked up and said, "Fm
not sorry a bit. It's got to be done, 1
know"
Hugh Mcclellan, the man who fred the
fatal shot at officer Yost, was next
reached. When he took in the import of
the visit of the sheriff he said, 81 can't
help it. They are in a hurry" When
the sheriff had read the warrant Nc
Gehan said, with a painful attempt at
popularity, "You'll have to get up early
on hat morning if you want an early
quitting time" James Roarity was the
last to hear the fatal words. He listened
with much GOODNESS, seemingly interested
more in his everlasting quid of tobacco.
He said, "Sherif, you can tell the public,
when I'm hung, that you hung an in.
nocent man."
The death warrant was read to Alex.
Campbell, at Mauch Chunk, on Thurs.
day. He stoutly protested his innocence,
and declared that his life chad been
sworn away by a pack of liars."--New
YORK Herald.
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especially in Cuba, has fallen of, and the
Louisiana grower expects to make a profit
this season the Caban decrease will be at
least twenty-five per cent. The admission
of Hawaii sugar free has caused but little
diminishing of prices on the Pacific shore;
it is too small a crop to materially affect the
market. The Louisiana planters want good,
permanent levees to protect them from over.
flow with them the business will increase
and become greater than in the palmiest
days,,for in good seasons the profit to the
grower from sugar is much beyond what is
obtained in any other branch of agriculture.
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FIRST LOVE.
ny JULIA WARD Howk.

Whom first we love, you know, we seldom we'd
Time rules us all. And life, indeed is not
The thing we planned II out ere hope was dead;
And then, we women can not choose our lot.
Much must be borne which 1t is hard to bear,
h,lch given AWAY which IL were sweet TO keep.
God help us all who need indeed His care;
And yet ] know the Shepherd loves His Sheep.
NY little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his eurliest infant prayer
He has his fathers eager eyes, I know,
And, they say, too, his mothers sunny hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon my knee,
And | can feel his lighht breath come and 60,
| think Of one-Heayen help and pity me
Who loved me, and whom | loved long ago;
Who might have been-ahl what, dare not think,
We are all changed. God Judges for us best,
God help us do our duty, and not shrink,
And trust in heaven humbly for the rest.
But blame us women not II some appear
loo cold, at times, and some too gay aud light
Some grieis gnaw deep some woes are hard TO bear,
Who knows the past 2 and who can Judge MS right.
Ali were we judged by what we might have been,
And not by what we are-too apt to fall
My little child-he sleeps and smiles between
These thoughts and me. In heaven we shall know
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in her look and. In the one that answered

in her look and. In the one that answered
her. :,
"His breathing seems n little easier,'
she whispered. Frank nodded silently,
and there was another long pause.
A gentle moisture was breaking out
over the child's face and body his breath
ing seems easier and his expression more
natural. Frank and Bella hung over
him, scarcely daring to indulge the sweet
hope that had sprung up in their hearts.
About three o'clock the doctor came
in. His tired, jaded face frightened the
moment he saw the child.
Yes. he seems better" said he but
we mustn't venture to hope yet. Now
let us look at the little throat again"
His throat looks BETTER" said he as
he rose to go. nm,
Bella followed him to the door. "lhe
symptoms are favorable" said he, III
answer to her imploring glance. Will
call in again before noon"
Bella turned to go back to her seat.
As she did so she met Franks anxious
loving glance. II was almost more than
she could bear.
ooh Frank" she said, if God will only
let him live 7" and for the first time the
tears fell over her cheeks. Frank put his
arm gently around her, and she laid her
head upon his shoulders. They felt from
that moment that nothing could ever
part them more.
Once more let us enter the little cham
Der. The blinds are open now, n the
sunset light is streaming in. Archie
lies in his crib, looking like a little spirit,
his mother thinks with a half sob, as she
watches his pale, wasted face with its
halo of cleaning hair. But he is gaining
strength daily, and will soon be running
round, the doctor says.
Closing the blinds, his mother takes a
chair beside him, and sings in a low, gen.
tie voice. In a few minutes he is fast
asleep, and she slips away for awhile.
She knows who is waiting for her below.
BELLA" said Frank, after they had
talke a few moments, 81 received a
letter to-day. Guess from whom"
"Im sure | don't know" said Bella.
She was setting the supper table, and
paused with a halfstartled glance.
From your mother, FrankY"
you little coward, how pale you've
turned all of a sudden ! But you've no
reason. | wa a true prophet, | tell YOU"
shaking the letter playfully at her. 81
have told her the whole story, and she is
prepared to love you and receive you as
a daughter. Is that table ready? Then
sit down by me and Wen read the letter
together. You'll find out what a warm,
loving heart my mother has you little
infidel, you"
"And what shall we call the firm
now ?" asked Uncle Joe, as the happy
little party sat down to the table. It's
admitted a new member, you know" he
went on, roguishly. "Come, Ill give
you a naue; one it'll bear before long,
and we'll drink to the health of the firm
in this bottle of wine"
"Uncle = said Bella, laughing and
blushing, while his old wife beamed in.
diligently upon him from the armchair
where Franks strong arms had placed
her.
"Bella, Baby and Husband" said
Joe, rising, with a beaming face,
something like a tear twinkled in
eye. "Long life and prosperity to
firm, and may Gods blessing be on it
for evermore p
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FACTS AMI FANCIES.


BY MRS. l.. q. wHiros:
A mother sat stitchiRg and stitching away,
IL rained and her boys were indoors at play,
When one of them came and leaned on her chair
And said with a touebingly wearied-out air,
We've played every play In the world that
Now, what shall we do"
Before poor mamma had a chance TO reply,
And Inc sum of their troubles all seemed the san
owe wish that we knew some wonderful game.
We've been sailors and soldiers, and fought bait
Now, what shall we dor"
Mamma tboupbt for a moment then gaily repli
"Build a palace of blocks with a portico wide,
And play that the owner had money TO spend,
And wanted TO decorate rooms without end,
And ordered some pictures painted by you.
That's what you can 40.
"Now each take a~.pencil and paper and draw
The most wonderful thing that ever you saw;
A lly, a sunset, n shore, or a sea,
A gorgeous winged butterfly chasing a bee
Or three little boys that are saying like you,
"Now, what shall we do2'
The brightened-up children took pencils in hal
CAS- amateur artists, you'll all understand)
And worked at their pictures until II was plain
The funny gray clouds had forgotten to rain;
And mamma had a rest mot a long one It's true
From, "What shall we do ?"
OF sweet patient mothersl in this earnest way
You are doing life's work, while your little Oh
play;
You are fashioning souls that hereafter shall rise
God's beautiful angels winged, to the skies;
And heaven makes reply to your What shall
dor"
Since Lore teaches yor.
June Wide Arek.
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A BIT OF ROMANCE,
a Young Physician Becomes EnamUred
and Induces the Flight of "a Beautiful
Nun from "a tho Institution.

Shenandoah Herald: st. Francis hos
pital, a catholic institution in Pittsburg
has recently been the scene of a very
romantic occurrence. Some fve or six
months ago a young physician obtained
the appointment of assistant physician TO
the hospital. He received no pay for
his services further than his board and
unlimited command OF the splendid
wines and liquors of the establishment.
Residing in the hospital were several
nuns and sisters OF mercy, who had taken
VOWS OF eternal celibacy. One of these,
however, happened to be young, beauti-
full, intelligent and attractive, and the
physician o o became deeply enamored
of her, and, Notwithstanding her vows,
her love for the fascinating young physi-
clan became so strong as his for her. In
the daily association of hospital life they
had frequent opportunities for speaking
in that language which requires not
words for utterance, and eventually the
young Romeo prevailed upon the not
unwilling Juliet to renounce her ardent
young life. So one bright morning, not
more than a week ago, the fair recluse
vas not to be found in the stiffness of
light she had flown, without even so
nuch as bidding her companions adieu.
The mother superior of the establishment
proceeded to make an investigation of
he affair. As the result OF her Inquiries
he accused the young physician of hav-
ng assisted in the nuns escape. To her
surprise he not only did not deny it, but
openly acknowledged that he had opened
he doors for the nun. The mother
uperior became exceedingly wroth, and
informed the physician that his services
yould be dispensed with in the hospital.
he physician is but a little over nine
years of age. The nun is a young
ldy who formerly resided on the south
de, and is likewise, by those who know
er, much esteemed for her many virtues,
) well as her beauty and intelligence.
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Rules for Mixing ColOrs.

Persons desiring to mix colors of paints
will find the following scheme to be oil
advantage:
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For making a lighter or darker shsde
of color, add light or dark paint by drop
until you get the color yod desire.
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THE secret of content in this world is
to submit gracefully to the inevitable.
since one can not have all the advantages
IN the world at once, it is best to make
the most Of what me has and not fret for
what one has not.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-26
Advice 10 Young Men.

The Philadelphia Ledger says that
President Porter. OF Yale College, gave
the following advice to students OF that
institution the other day: young men,
YOU are the architects of your own
strength of body and soul: take for your
star self reliance, faith, honesty and in
dustry; inscribe on your banner, luck Is
a fool, pluck is hero. Dont take too
much advice; keep at your own ship,
and remember the grestar of command
ing is to take fair shsre,of the work.
Don't practice too much humanity; think
we'll of yourself; strike out, assume your
own position; put potatoes IN your cart
over a rough road and the small ones 90
to the bottom; rise shove the euvious and
Jealous; re above the mark you intend
to nit. Energy, iuvincib'e determine
ton, with RICH: motive, are the levers
that move the world. Don't drink, don't
chew, don't smoke, don't swear, dom!
deceive, don't read novels, don't marry
until you csn support wife. Be IN
earnest, be self. relisnt, be generous be
civil. Read the papers, advertise bust.
meas, make money, and do good with it;
love YOUR God and tellow.msn; love
truth and virtue; love your country,
and obey its laws"
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TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made by Frederick Laue and Elizabeth
Laue his wife, 10 the undersigned Trustee,
dated the 4th day OF April, 1874, and OF re.
cord in the Clerks office of the County
Court OF ohio county, West Virginia, III
deed Of Trust Book No. 6, page 5a2, l Will,
ON Tuesday, the 18th d. y of June,
1877. beginning at ~ o'clock A. M, OF said
Jay, at the front door OF the Court House
OF ohio county, sell at pubic auction the
following described real estate, that Is TO
say: The south halt OF lot numbered
eighty Is a OF lot no. SUJ on the east side
OF Main street, between alley Is and Iwen
~ second street, in the Filth waid OF the
City OF Wheeling, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, aud
the appurtenances belonging thereto.
TERMS OF SALE-One.Lhird OF the pur-
chase money IN cash on the day OF sale
and the residue in TWO equal annual In
stallments, with interest thereon from
said day, the purchaser TO give approved
security for the payment OF the deferred
instailments aud interest. and the title
To the property TO be- retained until the
purchase money Is paid in full. Thet title
Is believed To De perfect.
JAMES p. ROGERS,
MALI Trustee,
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Using his Influence.

A good ctizan who has the cause OF
temperance at heart, was yesterday
travelling up and down Michigan avenue
to watch for topers and coax them to
sign the pledge and mend their ways.
He got hold OF three hard cases at once
and took them into boot ard shoe store
to argue the point. They were willing
10 listen, but obstinate about signing, and
the good man went out to secure more IN
fuence. He met butcher whom he had
long known, and explaining the case TO
him, the butcher replied
They won't sign, sir Well, now,
yoa see if they don't! They know me,
and they'll put their names down like a
streak OF lightning
"Tom, l want your fist to this"
I'D ruther not" replied Tom.
you put your name down here, or I'll
give You the worst humping you ever
received, and don't you forget 1t, yelled
the butcher.
Tom signed, and the msn Of meat
crooked his finger at Jim who didn't
hesitate a minute. The third one didn't
know the butcher, and he said he would
net sign the pledge for any man.
Il guess you will guess you will
said the butcher, as be rolled up his
sleeves-Im coming nowW
He took the topper by the throat. flung
him over box of boots and into q cor
ner, and in thirty nine seconds from the
first dash the topper called out
Let up on me and gimme the penn
He signed, and then placing the three
in q row in front OF him the butcher said
I'm temperance all over and my
whole heart Is in this work. If catch
either one of you guzzlsng any more
drink Ill tie you in knot around q
lamp post and pump you out with IRE
steamer GA g now and See If you
can't convert some enc else."
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| las was saying, the time has como 10
US to decide. Pm not going to be trsml
ed on by-O you wretched old tadpole
Take your feet of that chair. You've
| scratched every one in the house will
your big clumsy lis. Do you hearr
II believe I never complained OF being
deaf" replied Mr.. Dwindle, calmly sne
solemAly.
"We'il settle the matter now, and each
shall take share of the house. Are you
sgreed?"
Pigmalis, who had been reading the
joke book, looked around to see how far
it was to the door, and whether it could
be conveniently reached 10 case Of an
emergency, and replied:
Pm agreed. FL take the inside, and
take you the outside"
He lesped for the door. 1t was we'll
for him, for he was out OF sight before
Mrs. Dwindle could lay her hrnds on
either the broom or the poker. When
she saw how she had been cheated out OF
y little muscisr exercise. she resumed her
household duties, nursing her injuries
and restraining her feelings as best she
could.
You say how lucky it was for those two
to come together. what one lacks the
other possesses in an enormous degree.
Such Is nature. How shall we tolerate .
woman whose tongue moves with the
velocity of hundred miles an hour2
comes wailing up from the hearts of
many nervous specimen ola man, and
something comes back to him which says
"Bear and Forbear." When shall we
get rid of our soft, hsbby, fsccid hus
bandsH sing out the spirited wives from
the other side, and the echo always an
swers "Nevermore" Women, don't be
a little Betty DwI d - who had the rep
utstion of being common scold, but
speak up to your leshsrgic better (O
Aslves: They need little electricity
struck into their nervous system occas.
ionslly. II u husband should die under
such treatment, and his spirit should de-
sire an interview with you, tres: it with
cortempt, and say as a certain widow
said when informed by a trance medium
that her husbands spirit wished to talk
to her. mo matter" said she "lf he's got
no more spirit in the other world than
he had in this, he's not worth bothering
about" SOLOMON SLIP.