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IOME JOURNAL & RURAL SOU1
NEW ORLEANS.
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An Indian Duel,

Omaha Herald 4 citizen Of Sion g.,
City, who has pent much time anon
the agencies OF the up-river Indians
saysit Is amusing, as well as touching ~
hear an Indian sing his death song.
Our informant was at STANDING pock
a lew months since, and one dav he oh.
sefFed an unusual stir among the In.
dams. Soon two bucks came forth from
inherent lodges, each with a gun in his
hand. They walked out soine distance
from the rest Of the Indians and tool
posts, distant from each other about ffv
Yards At a given signal they fred
hotb Tell, wounded, n fatally. They
were Immediately surrounded by friends
VINO made no particular effort 10 bind nm
their wounds, but simply stood around
talking among themselves and gesticuIat.
ing, while the wounded Indians. az soon
they fell, began their death song
ihere was little music in it. II was !
deep-down, unnatural tone of voice
kept up Tor half a minute or 50 at a time
.hen 1t would cease, and the sufferers
you'd IN the interim make a confession
all the evil deeds they had eyer done
hey would tell of the massacres in
'nlch they had engaged how many
they had lifted from the heads of
White people; the number of ponies tbev
LAD stolen, together with all sorts of inn.
ortant and unimportant evil doinps in
heir lifetime. This accomplised. tbev
'eTe ready to give up the ghost.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-16
A Woman Sold at Auction.

American papers have often rom.
mented upon the fact that in some mart
of England women have been sold .,
auction during the last century. Yes
telday the novel sight offs woman heinz
old under the hammer was witnessed h.,
hundreds of people in front of Burr;e,s
auction store. When it became known
That such a sale was to be made a larga
crowd gathered TO zee the woman, and
many were wondering il the authorities
would allow such a disgraeefuI SCENE ~
go On. AT 1870 the woman was brou,ht
out. Her name was unknown. but 81
was recognized by some of the by-stand. |
ers as a person who had worked in . mil
linery establishment on C street bat, -
the hire, and her character had nevar
been questioned. She seemed perfectIv
composed In the presence of 20 lsroe 2
and never moved a muscle az bsr
ace as the auctioneer called out for he
irst bid. She stood In an elevated pos;.
ION dressed in plain muslin, without anv
ipecial attempt at display. She was I,
handsome brunette, with regular features. !
ARK hair and eyes, and a complexion as ,
'ure as wax. She was finally knocked 2
own Tor =, and, to the surprise of every y
ouy, the Bidder was a married man. He n
lys the woman is somewhat dilapidaied, 4
NJ ne thinks he can melt the wax and n
axe her up into tapers for Christmas 7,
eeA sas originally eost $500 IN New Il
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banquet Slighted.

Philadelphia Times: The editors anf
reporters of the Brooklyn Argus wer,
treated TO the funeral baked m eats tbf
other day at such short notice that tbey
a no appetite. Mr.. Demas Barnes
the proprietor of the Argus, who is nuite
as well known as as. I. lS60.X j hos
spent about 5000, 600 on the paper. and
being weary of acting az sole comm;s'
sIoner of the sinking fund, sold ont 70
the Union, which, thanks to liberal civ
patronage, has begun to paw. He ave
gave the staff no notice, but Inyited
them over to lunch On Saturday after.
noon, and asked his managing editor 20
take the chair. Mr.. Maverick did 80 70
l~uctantly, saying that the staff couId nat
feel that they had been fairly used in
having no notice of a change that must
them so seriously. Mr.. Barnes
without responding, called the waiter 10
DTing on the wine, but while the cham.
payne was yet sparkling, the editors and
reporters arose from their seats. pleading
timer engagements, and went out. leav7
ng MIR. Barnes at the table with a dozen
sparkling before him, and proha-
Wy wondering at people being such CnoIs
: to refuse a glass of wine.
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n VIII and a Pot of Gold.

In the year 1865, just after the break.
ing, up OF the confederate armies. a yonng
soldier, a member of Joe Shelby's com,
mand, accompanied by his father. arrived
IN Gorslcana. The old gentlaman had
Win him a large sum of money in gold.
After providing literally for his bow. who
was then on his way to Mexico. the old
gentleman, whose name was BentiyIrvinq.
sadly and sorrowfully iourneytd hack To-
his home in Cha,l ston county, Missouri.
The son remained abroad until a sbort
time since, when, upon receipt of a letter
and his fathers last will and testament.
together with the announcement of his
death, he returned to the hsme of his
latner. II seems that the old gentleman
had enclosed a brief description Of the spot
IN Rlchland creek where be had taken the
.'recaution to hide his treasure for the
'enett of his absent boy. After a MOURN
visit to the desolated homestead in
l%issouri, the young nan came on here
so@n found the treasure--a not of gold
amounting % nearly 81 5000, exactlyin
he spo. described In lis father; dire,
nHE -FsasFf1H Msas.
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Draining a Lake.

The Florida Agriculturist, saws lake
Okeechobee is about forty-iye miles lonc
and twenty-five miles wide. This doc
not include the marsh lands ~surrounding
1t, which must be of still larper dimen7
SONS. The wafer Of the lake is yorv
shallow, seldom w seven feet and in
very few places ten feet dcep. and in
most parts boats cannot approach with.
In two or three miles Of the shore on Or.
count OF the s~hallowness. No fish live
IN the a k mot eve an alligator can be
found-as the water is stagnant and very
offensive to the smell. There is nothing
TO prevent the draining OF this lake int
the Caloosahatchie river. A canal about
eight miles long will accomplish il, the
river having a sufficient tall to allow Of
It's being done. At present the outlet
from the lake to the river is closed nm
by saw-grass and lily-pads, throwing the
waters OF the lake, in the rainy season
into the Everglades. What q grand
speculation there could h. made bv
framing the lake and cutting the Land
mo forty-acre farms? For several wears
Il would give the most splendid rice
;roPs ever seen, and then comes in supar.
'ane, which would almost rattoon for
'Ver. We have never heard of anv
ouhtry possessing such a grand belt Of
ahc iand that could be SO easily turned
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-03-16
W bat Ruins Children.

One of the greatest defects of this ara
Is the "~fastness" of our boys and girls
And every bit of it is traceable back II
the homes, where idle news-carriers dror
IN continually, and are permitted to nm.
ioid their budget of gossip and scandal,
Children hear more than is sever believed,
and the winks, mods and hints that thew
catch at intervals excite their curiosity
and TO satisfy which chances are NOT
wanting. But to prevent betraying that
they hear, they also learn to be very sly,
so that, in time, they are able to buiId
b~l9ck-houses, make kites, or even pre-
tend to study their lessons, and vet hear
every word hat is said. Is it a wonder
That by the time the reserve and puritv
OF the mothers mind is worn out. the
daughter is Just in the same condition
with this difference, that, while the
mother has family ties that serve as a
check, and has the judgment of maturer
years, the daughter is hampered by none
Of these, 50 that, as she stands al tbe |
threshold of lite, she is like a boat tossed
Iut on the sea, without a pilot. save ber
'wn desire, AID the crew, instead of
all good influences of the mast ara
ust the reverse. 1t will be a miracle If
he sails through safely, and if she sbould
we must accept the penalty, and
now That 1t is the work of our own
ands. o"h
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CONGRESSIONAL


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appropriation bi1 uefs na~u#eaneared 10.
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tbsn TOOK q feesss. Iast dHv-Ths Isst sav
= ne iofty-i9ufth congress begun % noon
lhs conference report on the nastrers a.
htll has been asfesI n. On as
postal ear iselIussh pew conference has bsar
gfaeffa he ifankinR privilege D. restored
~ ~ pDbHc documents Published hy or5e,
eongfesA Atthe evening session. The rgn.
.efenee report on The p0st8Hns a-pprspf5a.
lgh bla vas agreed 70, the senate having ~.
'faed from The steamship subsidies. add me
lonse compromised on The appropriation ofl
f0r mail service, instead 81 sqG1a.I
- o provided by the senate. Mr. Flis J
1ossd y suspend the rules and pass a hin
w ~ fer repairing the Ieyee u NE Uis. ]
L"Jpl ryer and retaining the sJIuvfal
'bas o. Delta, the money 70 be erpeuded j
haef the directions Of the chief of-eHginesr. 2
the army. Defeated, yeas 3. uarsffE M q
shsie amendments to the southern claims
preparation bill have been e~oDcur,ed in
oman reported the conference on ~IegisIa. a
'e or appropriation bill had been u1sbIs ia
sSree on the president's saisrv. and moved n
fther conference. Mr.. Clymer, OF conferees :
'Fed that the house recede. Agreed n y
2 yeas and nays being refused ami the NJ
esl1enl salary remains 81 fifty thousand e
Ilar-' and the legislative a~pi,rorristjnn N
] passed. Adjourned. "
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mISGELLANROUN.

Rudolphc, the bilIiardist, has ron,
INTO the hands of a receiver with a sincI,
: par OF studs, worth fifty cents, as his Who'll,
assets.
The sale OF prize packages will likely
be prohibited by the Michigan legislator,
under a penalty of five hundred dollars fin,
or a years imprisonment.
The diamonds of the French crown
which belong to the nation, will be amons
the objects exhibited at the Paris exposj.
ton in 1873.
Tho new sultan of Turkey is the hus.
band of one wife who is said to be a Belgian.
very pretty and very clever.
The prince of Wales has determined In
visit Austria and New Zealand. but the dat,
OF the projected tour has not yet been de.
sided.
The grand duke Alexis and Constan
tine will visit New York with the Russian
fleet toward the close Of March. Their seo>
ond visit will partake more of an official
character than the one just ended.
The new family at the white house
will consist OF governor Hayes, his wife and
three children-Webb C., nineteen wear, old.
annie eight, and Scott Russell six. OF tbe
two older sons one is at the Cambridge Law
school and the other is a junior in Cambridge
university.
Bartholdi, the sculptor, teIegraphs
from Paris that he has completed all hi, play-
ter casts for the statute of "Liberty EpJirbt
ening the World" He will immediately bo.
gin to mould the remaining portions. He Ell
poets TO have the statue complete and ready
for shipment within a year.
The military academy and post of
West Point have been constituted senara,e
departments. The commander will
eport directly to the commandments of
he army who, under the war department. !
as supervision and charge of the academy. 4,
lie will watch over the administration and s
iscipline and instruction Of the cadets, and ]
Ill make reports thereof to the secretary of = :
TAR. BY order of the president, m~ajorgen> :
raj scofeld is appointed commander of the o
military department, and will make his II
port direct to the al iutant>genersl, the n
ne as division commanders. In matters oil
instruction and the financial administers II
on ne vii address the secretary of war p
'rasEh tho sdintsntgentisi. =
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istoric junk,

The Oldest pieces of iron (wroughtiron,
now known are probably the sickle hall
found BY Belzoni under the base of /.
sphinx in karnac. near The bes. tbe
blade Found Col. Vyse imbeddod in br,
the masonry of the great pyramid: the
portion Of tue crosscut saw exhumed A.
Nimrod by Mr.. Dayard-all of which
are nov In the British museum. A
sented by King Porus to .Alexands, ~
great, and the razor steel of china se
many centuries has surpassed ali En-.
ropesn steel for temper and durab;ii,v -
edge. The Hindoos appear to have msde
wrought iron directly from the ore VIII
passing it through the furnace. from
immemorial; and elaboro,eIv
'fought masses Of iron are still fonnd II
ndia which date from the early can.
q the ohylstlan era. ~
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pf'h ssign, sol smith Wa Kindly 4
man with a great deal ~ grim humaf
ADJ e brave endurance " che hardest
iate - tat wa be shat uhen be- tassd
me Hp IN HE arms used g. think shat
would throw me into Che skies. Ta
my childish Imagination he aemed many
miles long That summer his bat o9F.
sred all he owned. lie ~pantaiulns were
some slt wooden material. ~ iight )
.olpr, which csused them to coil easily. Z
a. hs was q very clean. particular '
nan, the paHts needed frequent washing. :
- be uaed to lbe IN bsd while they were B
uhted out in seap%ud.. r
u seemed 70 me such a stuu1a thing y
bat Mr.. Smith would lie aled the whole. G
lng, lovely summers day ~ the Plea u 2
while at the .ame time nv IA. {
her would sit by his hsdside. and thew gl
crack jokes together and laugh II
u they both cried. And such an ON az
.yerUus appetite He would rise IN in &
II ike a steeple, and with the suspicion th
a smile fitting over his lips he would to
y: f'
81 Bring me another plat Of asparagus, "a
sy POOR ~ol.'s sicE." III
1t was singular, too, that the date ,f th
; recovery Ess invariably coincident pa
tn that Of the delivery of his panta. Sta
ms. washed, dlied and ironed. Each fI
he would unfold them he would ey. KIN
nm with a sigh, " At least another inch
le this time"
~ the beginning Of August the nan.
had shrunk so that they no longer Gil
ched to the ankle bones. tn,
shall save them, Mrs. Logan" he CAV
lid say, for a pair of knee breeches. " he,
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THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Hhc Fast honti's Showing Of The ,o,d,
lion of the Nationni Fxcn..,.

HE following is a statement of the
public debt: Six per cent. bonds, S934-
o1I,O30; five per cent. bonds, SIP 500 y.
100; four-and.a-half per cent. bonds
S3o,Voo, 900; total coin bonds, si.697..,
697, 800; lawful money debt, $4,000 900.
matured debt, $S,629, 500; legal tenders
200 10 sol; certificates of deposit, $34..
10000; fractional currency. s2f134.
40; coin certificates, $50, lac, 700: total
without interest, S475,330, 97I: total debt,
S2,l95 ,65S,332; total interest, s96. gE4.
100; cash in the treasury, coin, 500
263,IIl; cash in the treasury, currency
S~9,l22,S74; special deposits held for re-.
demptlon, certificates of deposit, s3J-
i4l,o00; total in the treasury. slSS
6i7; debt less cash in the treasury. 80.
oSS,7Sl ,l43; decrease of debt during Fell.
ruary, 5000, 429; decrease of debt since
) une 80. 1875, S10,65S POI; bonds issued
TO Pacific railroad companies, interest
in lawful money, PRINCIPAL ont.
standing, $6i,62S,512: interest accrne,I
not yet paid, S646, 2S5; interest maid
y United States, S6t,01S, 923; Interest
epaid by transportation OF mails, etc
= ooi,5SS; balance of interest maid Inv
jnlted states, 81, 01I,370.