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place must speedily fall from the over
whelming force which the Russians can
now bring against it. Unless prevented by
bad weather, Heimann's force will be heav-
lily reinforced by troops from Kars within
the next eight days. The latest accurate re-
ports fix the Russian losses at six thousand
five hundred killed and wounded, which is
enormous considering the small number of
the Turkish force, which was less than flf-
teen thousand. Such is the extent Of the
works before Kars that many portions were
scarcely defended at all. and many guns
owing to the same cause, could not be
brought into play, The victory is strategic
results, but not in the magnitude of the bat
tie, The Turks were outnumbercd about
three to one. The attack commenced
with heavy feint to the southwest, and
was followed at 4o'clock on Saturday morn
ing by an attack on the centre, which was
carried without great loss.
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Drowning Her Sorrow.

At late hour Friday evening, wo-
man about 40 years of age, and appar-
emily greatly excited, entered Michi-
gan avenue drug store, and called out {:
"Let me have ten grains of morphine
and glass of water quick"
Il couldn't do it," calmly replied the
druggist
"You can't. Then, for Heavens sake,
give me a glass of soda-water, for I've
had fight with my husband, and my
troubles are greater than I can bear"
"The fountain has been closed for the
season, madam"
"No morphine,-no soda-water, and
I'm racked to death with mental tor
ture! Oh! sir, if you have any mercy
in your heart for an unfortunate wom-
an, do hand me out stick of gum!"
He passed it out, and she hadn't set
her teeth into it over four times when
her burden of sorrow began to lift and
her face to light up. and she went away
a comparatively hap py woman.
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What Comes Of OverwOrk--S
of a Common Brain Disease.

Before the New York Neurological
Society last evening, Dr. L. G. Segum
presiding, DIR. w. A. Hammond read Il
paper on "Cerebro Hyperpmia." This,
he said, was quite common disease,
and was brought on generally by over
intellectual exertion. The symptoms
are virtigo, noises in the ears, dark spots
before the eyes, staggering in the
walk, numbness in the limbs and twitch-
ings or spasms in the face. There is n
mental disturbance which is shown by
hallucinations, and principally by sleep
lessness. The digestion is impaired,
These are the symptoms in violent cases.
In general the patient is deprived al
most wholly of sleep, or has unpleasant
dreams. He finds it impossible to fix
his attention on any subject, and is at
tackled by pain in the headif he makes
a mental effort. An accurate accountant
who was attacked by this disease could
not add up column of figures, making
mistakes which in his normal condition
he would consider ridiculous. In one
case reported u gentleman attempted to
commit suicide because he could not
solve a simple sum. The patient is for
setful of names and faces, and makes
mistakes in using words. There is, too,
great deal of indecision manifested in
simple matters.
"I knew patient" DR.. Hammond
said, to carry several thousands of dol
lars every day for a month to Wall street,
intending to make q certain speculation,
but every day he put it off without any
reason whatever. There is a morbid
apprehension of impending evil, and the
patient is afraid that he will himself
commit some dreadfufact. Ihaveknown
of man who dreaded to go on ferry
boat, because he feared that he would
throw himself off; of another who would
not go near train, for fear he would
throw himself in front of it; of hus
land who made his wife keep his razors
locked up; of man who would not
take a warm bath, in the fear that he
would not turn off the hot water. The
subject, however, never yields to these
impulses. The emotional system is de-
ranged. The patient becomes suspicious
and annoyed on the slightest grounds.
"The causes of cerebro-hyperemia
are mental. A young lady was once at
tackled by it in consequence of an in
tense effort she put forth to solve a
mathematical problem. The disease is
more apt to attack those in middle life
than the young Or old. To be cured
the patient should abstain from severe
mental work, should exercise in the
open dir, indulge in moderate gayety
and plain nutricious diet"
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ey very marked, leaving the outstanding
circulating paper issues of the government
at $3.50, ,627 976 at the close OF the fiscal year,
being less than at any time since 1862. The
volume of legal tender notes and Of fraction
al currency is also less than at any time
since 1862.
CoUNTERFEITs.
There were presented during the year for
redemption counterfeits of national bank
notes amounting to $l4563, including de-
nominations from 500 down to s.; also
counterfeit legal tender notes and fraction
al currency to the extent Of S19G6l, includ-
ing all denominations of legal tenders, but
more of the denomination of $50 than any
other.
NATIONAL BANK DUTY.
The national banks have paid duty
amounting to 5,762 ,0S7 during the thirteen
calendar years from 1864 to 1877.
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FASHION NOTES.

| AnlDcI JcWclly 10 icNlNcu'
Pleated waists are fashionable.
Arabesque galoons are very fashionable.
Plushs used for collars and cuffs of
cloaks.
Scarf pins are worn with the Stanley
necktie
A new color in artificial flowers is French
pink.
Ribbons with fringed edges are coming
in vogue.
Camel's hair wooden socks are shown
for gentlemen.
Satin ribbon is very fashionable for bon,
net trimming.
Mems waistcoats are single breasted and
without collars.
silk and feather boas are among this
seasons novelties.
Striped suitings are first choice for mems
business suits.
Double breasted sacks and cutaway coats
are both worn.
Medium round boxed toes are fashiona.
bic at the moment.
Bonnet strings are fashionable for even
very young ladies.
In spite of all that is said against high
heels they are still worm
Rings of milk white agate are imported
among Chinese novelties.
The gcntlemcn's fulldress suit is (de
rigcucrJ of fine black broadcloth.
Yellow kolinsky, dyed sable, is seen
among the novelties in iurs.
Black or colored silk in solid cOlors is
worn for iull,drcss socks.
Dead gold linked sleeve buttons are very
fashionable for gentlemen
Velveteen and corduroy are popular fab.
rics for combination costumes
Full.dress swallow.tailcd coats are lit
tie shorter than those of last year.
Few novelties and only slight changes
are found in gentlcmen's clothing.
The fashion of waistcoats seems TO gain
more and more favor with ladies.
Fine silver ornaments set with rubies
and malachitc are coming in fashion
Egyptian types for jcwclry and fancy ar
tices is fashion Of the passing moment.
Cocks plumcs and cock feather ruches
are favoritc trimmings for felt hats.
Cut.steel buckles on velvet bows are used
on Louis XIV. and Louis NVl. slippers.
Princess dresses and princess polonaiscs
take the lead as fashionable garments.
Mems ovcrcoats are either double or sin
Gle breasted, or are surtouts.
Blue and black are the prevalent colors
in gcntlcmens striped and checked suit
ings.
bonncts are more fashionable than hats
for young ladies as well as for matrons.
Forbusincss suits the wastcoat and trow-
scrs are of the same material as the coat.
The full.dress waistcoat of fine broad.
cloth rolls very low, and has doublccorded
edges
Patent leather pumps still continue TO be
the fashionable shoe for gentlcmcn's even
ing wear.
Stiff Derby felt hats with round crowns
and rolled brims, are worn by youths and
small boys,
Black silk and black velvet continues to
be the iavoritc combination costume of
American women.
Gcntlcmens coats are little short and
their trousers not quite as large as they
were last season.
Moonlight pearl beads and variegated
pearl beads take the place ofmoonlight jet
for evening toilet.
Among novelties are earrings of silver
enamellcd with small shells, pearl exu-
ding from each shell.
A new lace for flannel skirts is knitted
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VOL. |.
THE NEWS.
CONGRESS- EXTRA SESSION.

CONGRESS- EXTRA SESSION.
To follow the "doctoring of the dol
lar" through Ms complicated pathway. would
occupy page of our paper each week, so
that the most that can be done without sac
riilcing more important news matter is to
note decisive action. On the 9Oth the Pres
ident appointed VIM, J. Hunter receiver Of
the land office ut Hayes City. Chas. C. Allen
was confirmed U. s. Marshal OF the western
district of Missouri In tho Senate, on the
Goth, the bill to enable Indians TO become
citizens was considered. and discussed by
Thurman, ingalls, and Whyte. The discus
sion lasted till o'clock, when further con-
sideration OF the bill was postponed until
the 10th of December next; The House, in
committee of the whole on the Paris expos
ition bill. Mr.. Lutterell offered an amend-
ment providing that the governors of each
State shall nominate and the President ap-
point two honorary commissioners, and that
the President shall appoint twenty -four ad-
ditional honorary commissioners, who may
report in special, subject to service with
out pay; providing further that in case the
authorities of any State shall appoint COM
missioners to represent the interests OF
such State at tho exhibition; said commits
sioner shall have the same status in the
provided for by the bill, and shall not be
entitled to any compensation. Adopted.
Mr.. Blair, of New Hampshire. said that
some of the members were willing to vote
100000 but were not willing to vote $780,
600. In other words, he said, that the great
Yankee nation got up on its ear and said
that it would be damned If 1t would give
S15O00O for such purpose.
Several amendments were adopted in the
committee of the whole and agreed to, then
the bill was passed-yeas, 129; nays, 1874.
In the House, on the ODD, Mr.. Mills
introduced bill authorizing payment to
be made for all the cotton seized by the
treasury officials since 1865. Mr.. Crittenicn
asked leave to offer resolution calling up
on the President for information as to the
failure Of the Union Pacific railroad COM
pany to operate its road and branches
agrecably to the provisions Of the several
Pacific railroad acts, but it was objected to.
Gen. Sherman was again before the
committee on military affairs this forenoon
and furnished an epitomo of reports reeeiv-
ed by the war department for last year as
to troubles on the Mexican frontier. He
also went at considerable length into the
t., ,f1 1...l,
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Richmond mo. } Conservative.

DR.. r. Cole boasts of the possession of an
interesting relic in the shape of an onyx
snuffbox lined with gold, and bearing on
the lid a wonderful moasic representing
miniature landscape, three inches long
and an inch and half wide, and consisting
of9.00O pieces of stone. They are small, and
are put together so artstically that the gen
eral effect is that of delicately finished
picture in ivory. The box is said to have
been presented by Empress Josephine to
her surgeon, whose grandson in Paris gave
1t TO the presen owner.
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In the town of Wells, Maine, live two re-
markable brothers, one ofwhom is seventy
seven years old and the other seventy-two
years. Their total weight together is five
hundred pounds, and their combined height
is twelve feet five inches. They were born
in the same house in which they now reside;
have never been out of their native tewn.
Both are married and have families, They
have kept their property in common, have
never keptany accounts, and never quarrell-
ed or had the least disagreement Their
farm consists of five hundred acres and
upon it are hundreds of trees one hundred
feet high, four and five feet in diameter at
the butt and worth from $50 to 500
apiece.
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CAPTURE OF KARS.

Aspecial dispatch, dated vevan Kotch,
on the 18th, says the city of Kars with 800
canon, stores. ammunition, cash. etc., fell
into the hands Of the Russians. The Turks
lost 5000 killed and wounded, 10000 prison.
ers and many flags. The Russian loss is
about 2,7OO. The Russian soldiers made
but trifling booty, and spared peaceful
citizens. women and children. Gen Milekoff
directed the battle. During the day Grand
Duke Michael was present; also the former
entered the city at ITO Sunday morning.
What 1t Proves.
The fall of Kars proves the meagre-
ness of the Turkish powers, The place was
provisioned for six months, and with an
adequate force, could have repulsed force
twice that of Melikoff. The Russians now
have an open line to Erzeroum, and that
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THE EASTERN WAR.
England on the Ragged Edge.

1t is said that the recent success of
the Russians in Asia. and the probability
TINT they will soon achieve as decisive II
victory at Plevna, have brought back the
British government to that state of anxiety
into which they were thrownby papers that
support the Premiers foreign policy are
daily and vehemently demanding tho active
Intervention of England. 1t is stated the
Premier has informed the Russian minister
that II Adrianople should be taken and
Constantinople jeopardized, there may be
such an outcry in England as will make war
on the part of this country inevitable. In
formation Of this declaration has been sent
to Russian headquarters. and has made n
strong impression there. In these circum-
stances there is reason for thinking the
country may be dragged into the present
conflict. Further ground for such appre-
henson is that within the last few hours
orders have been issued for the immediate
preparation Of army corps.
Skobeloff Wounded.
Gen. Skobeloff during the skirmish
on the night Of the 10th received severe
contusions from fragments of shell. He
had already received similar contusons on
the night of the 18TH His wounds. however.
are not dangerous, and he continues to d.
rect the fire maintained against the Turk
sh positions.
How Germany Would Regard 1t.
The North German Gazette comment
ing upon an article in the st, Petersburg
Gazette recommending Russo French al
lance, says that such an alliance would
transform the present friendship OF Prussia
and Austria toward Russia into sheer hos
tilty.
Full of Peril for Europe,
England is more alarmed at Germany
than Russia. not knowing where to secure
allies in case OF u rupture with the former
France is not ready for n foreign war, and
is greatly embarrassed, of course, by the
magnitude of her domestic difficulties.
A Serious Catastrophe.
The leading Turcophile journals in
London speak Of the fall of Kars as the most
serious catastrophe of the war. and con.
cede that the Turkish resistance is practic.
ally at an end unless Mehemet, winter, ol
chance will prevent the fall of Plevna.
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Attitudes i'm SIeep.

A writer says: "There are those who
believe that no man can sleep in Il salts
factory way unless the head of his bed is
turned to the north. Whether this rule
applies to women is doubtful, since the
alleged pronness of the sick to sleep in a
circular position renders it always diff
cult to decide toward which point of the
compass the sleeping feminine's head
actually points"
1t is said that in well regulated hospi-
tails the patients We're laid with the
head to the north and feet to the south,
and the doctors report that they recover
fastest in this position. The reason
assigned is that the electric currents
flow from north to south. The men
don't Gem to care, but women have
immense faith in physicians. But the
husbands and fathers report the feminine
form ever seeks the curled up position.
Even in chairs when alone they take it.
1t is their natural and fayorite one.
The fair sex argue in circle. Why, in
cutting fabrics, they assume lines similar
to their own rounded forms.
Men take theirs straight. In bed
they stretch out full length to thorough
ly rest the frame. Women, however,
adopt the curve of the sleeping Venus of
Titan. Again, we must quote fathers
and husbands who say that they prefer
everything round, from dollar to Il
founce, because their own forms are
charmingly rounded. They love to set
on the floor in circles to talk. Their
favorite position in slumber is slight
curve, with both hands thrown over
their heads, and frequently meeting in
circle over their tiny night.cap or
pent-up-curls-decidedly more be-
witching way than the half circle of fell
nifty.
Why this difference between man and
woman? Some conumdrum propounder
may ask The books don't tell, nor can
the fathers. 1t is developed from infan-
cy. Why, one might as well ask why a
woman sits on the floor to put on her
stockings, while aman sits on chair to
draw on his socks? We have not given
eosons, only facs S.
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This is an off season for the small boy.
He can't eat green fruit and he can't fall
through an ice hole; so he hangs round the
parlor and tells his sisters young man how
much of Anna Marias chiefestglory is hair
and how much is jute switch.
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7 III DET IVII.
Receipts and Expenditures

The treasurer of the United States,
in his annual report of the operations of
the treasury during the last fiscal year,
makes the following exhibit regarding re-
ccipts and expenditures, as compared with
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1876: That
ending June 80, 1877, shows II decrease in
the net revenues amounting to SlS,4Sl 1852
and decrease in the net expenditures Of
$40, 100, ,7SS; net revenues for the fiscal year,
$3.50, 600 ,5S6: net expenditures, S23S, $50 ,OOS;
making an increase Of funds amounting to
$50, ,3i0,577.
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The Massachusetts, Medical Society must
now decide whether it will permit woman
to practice as physicians. A woman who
has applied for membership is a medical
graduate of Michigan University and has
been appointed physician to the women's
prison in South birmingham.
A letter from Rome to London, speak
ing Of the prevalence of crime, says, "the
knife is everywhere and forever at
work" Some American corn doctor
must have removed to Rome lately.
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Mr.. Delane, of the London Times,
retires on little pension of $4,000 q
year.
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The Department Of Agriculture re-
ports reduction in thea ggregate yield
of cotton, from the last season, of four
per cent.
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Another asteroid has 1,een discovered
by a Michigan astrolomer. They will
swarm In yeoI, or two, and we shall
nave to use mosquito bars to keep them
out Of tie house.
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The era of the lion and the lamb has
come in Bulgaria. The Turks and Rus
slams lam each other, and the correspon-
dents do the lyin'.
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The bankrupt law should be so
amended as to give poor man achance.
AS it is now it costs $S5 to go ointo bank
ruptcy.
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What is the cause of the recent series
of earthquakes? Here is nut for some
young scientist to crack. Why they
more frequent this year than last, Or any
other in the last ten years.
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The London correspondent of the
New York World says that out of the
fifty-eight American masons who land
ed recently in England, fifty-fve were
Irish, two German, and one French.
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There seems to be some foundation
for the report that the trunk railroads
have combined to make heavy advance
in rates this. winter. A heavy move
ment of freight from the West is ex-
pected.
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While New York manufacturers are
talking about engaging Chinese cigar
makers, San Francisco manufacturers
are discharging their Celestials and re-
placing them with whites. There seems
to be quite difference of opinion be-
tween the two cities.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of
"That Lass o Lowrie's," is out in let
ter stating that the stories she wrote
when she was girl are now being re-
published as new. She protests against
this publication, because the stories are
not such as she would write and can
write now.
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The missionary business is likely to
be carried on in the future through the
efficacy of steam. The Methodist Mis-
sionary Conference asks Congress to
build road into Liberia and establish
a steam line, so that missionary labors
may be more successful.
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Orville, Ohio, boasts of a glass coffin
factory. The first lot has been sent to
undertakers in various parts of the
country. A stock company is being
formed for the manufacture of glass
cofiins. The amount required 900
is nearly all subscribed
The daily gazette., 1877-06-14

POVERTY ia to be the chief recon-
mendation to Office in the Treasury De-
partment, it appears. Secretary Sherman
is reported as about to institute an in
vestigation into the private fortunes and
incomes of the clerks in his department,
with the view to discharging those who
do not absolutely need their official in
comes. Everybody would rejoice if all
the poor and deserving people in the
could have employment, even if those
who did not need their "official incomes"
were thrown out, bat it begins to look
as though Secretary Sherman was doing
more ridiculous things than one man is
entitled to do in these times when COM
| mon sense is so cheap. II man has
been thrifty and made money, if honest
ly, or frugal and saved it, it would ordi
narily be a very good recommendation
to place where habits of thrift anc
frugality may be turned to excellen
public account, That he has acquired
property certainly ought not to disqual
ify him for the public service. Mr
Secretary Sherman is reputed to be
man who is able to live outside his off
cial income; will the President appl
the Secretary's rule to the head of tn
Treasury Department.?
The daily gazette., 1877-06-14
MEATS COOKED BY COLD.

1t is fact Of familiar experience says
the Popular Science Monthly. that eI-
treme cold produces in organic substan-
ces effects closely resembling those of
heat. Thus, contact with frozen mer-
curry gives the same sensation as contact
with fire, and meat that has been ey-
posed to very low temperature as
sumes condition produced by heat.
This action of intense cold has been
turned to account for economical uses
by Hungarian chemist. He subjects
fresh meat to temperature of minus 80
degrees Fahrenheit, and having thus
cooked them by cod, seals them hermet-
ically in tin cans. The results are rep
resented as being entirely satisfactory.
The meat when 'aken out OF the cans
long time afterwards, is found to be, as
regards its appearance and odor, in all
respects as inviting as at first. 1t is
partially cooked, and needs but little
treatment more than to prepare it fol
the table.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-14
FLNNY THINGS WITH FUNNY
NAMES

Among the late arrivals at the Aqual'
ium are the following fishes of odd names
"Spanish hog fishes" slippery Dicks,
beautifully co1ored and very rare; parroi
fishes with green and red markings;
"Ph1bes," "schoolmasters," triangular
fishes, called "cuckolds;" "sea cats" a
curious jelly-like creature, "marral," =
cross between fish and snake; "foui-
eyes," so called from having two suppos-
ed eyes situated in the tail; "angel fishes
and "Hamlets." Captain White, of the
steamer Northpoint, has presented ths
establishment with six South American
iguanas, three-feet long. Thirty sharks
are coming from the Bay of Fundy.-
~ Y. Tribune.