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was rather nm amusing nfrair. far from rcaliz-
ing the anticipatlons of its getters up thanks 70
the interest which the dogs seemed To take Ill
y Mrr. ~ N. 'fncs,on, editor Of Forest cnl
stream. tried 10 speak, hut the dogs were in full
cry and all TINT people know of his speech, wos
thai ihoy could see his lips moving; Louder,
,Wr!is Y oW end pyt i 9n board Ls9iah ian WIS WIS
H. adycc shrekci ot hm irCm al, SIDES, ',,,,I IN
Ih. Colonel did not try for half a minute 10
max, himself heard in the pandcmonlum Of
naEI now y 2pd ygrs ,hal rrni lG9 alras ar r
roint,d L. Nj ii. W Bcrgh. ana sat down
When Nr. Dergh arose u speak, he looked
l'a-t. thcy should respect. He waited some mo-
Mcu'- for them to show consideration, hut the
ulroa, only increased. Then hc nerved him
self To- tNo struggle. ana only stopping to inter-
jD.f .tDIuirg r'proof To- bis Constituents for
out-horkne' him. proceeded with bis oration
which could he heard he was understood 10 say
that this Is the finest exhibition OF dogs
%cr heh in any part q the ,w22rId !
who nulr two llpd oi Erus- grow Mh'rr one
grow before. so he ulso WAS "a lancfutor who
madc two dogs grow wherehut on, grow helore ;
that tic dog was nuns most faithful ana d"Vot-
ed friend. Sc. From time to time hr would
pnu-' ami look about arprnlingly q, the dogs.
But The racket went ON. Once. ~ j. hy pr'c"u-
cert % nfran cement IN the middle Of on ut
his sentences. the dogs. all suddenly BECAME
-.lont inr Itfe of ne3Jly four seconds. Ihon
it wa Gi "a trni Nr. Bargh wa- speaking
30 tNn' Qat would have dome credit 10 % steam
WuI-tr. B'iorH he could 'hunGr tIr pltcu Of
b. Vui'e tNo dogs had takru u fresh start, and
Do. soon. ID fn ho whist ring. liz almost looked
uu-rt. SID NH l.y Nu~ Pee wounded JOS tur un-
kiudn - of his irirnds. After ,outinuing some
time longer iv move hls ip7 telling a icw doT
stories. ho -u'scuu ni.y coniid.d 10 iricnd
outside the hubiug-hc retired.
Ihe prll-- already awarded silver cups.
guns. i~hns rods. %'.-wcrc xiv out To thelr
To-day the show will continue with an its at-
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
MEXICO TO BE ATTACKED.
MEiSUREs TO PROTECT THE IRONTIED
IROU TvDTfN R.fTDS.
The Cabinet believed to he In Favor OF
Vigorous Policy The Hostile Fxpcditios
Tint lending TeNmn. nre Quietly rushIng.


"A9hlN"ioN' h"y Inc MoNlcan queS.
toh came up III 'he Oaplhet 'o-uay ior inc nrss
time or nearly SO, IN report from Gen. ord' IN
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tative Sehloich1r Of Texas were laid boz
fore tho Cnlino, Lv ,br pr,.ilcrt n, "a.
VIZ ~ VI" 'i'''"'"'' No aus
uon was When' pu' cohl'r'hccs with Hayes
ond Evars. holl by those Interested in
,h r.i, ti - a.. NJ
."e ohlHcht pl'l' lloh OF the IeNan
lr'hl'r, maze II t"'rr"n'y certain That vigor-
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ii'n''''"''on' A''i'7 '"huu'' u inc A'Hpulco
outrage is in marked contrast to Fish's pro-
cecduro in cases ike Smiths impri.onmcnt in
Ma'amofas ana rrchfurcs determination in
circumstance in r,lto tho rnils I, which the
-. 49,, r',, ~ - ~ ''o ~
"u'n'''h ol ,'e '"Nh WIS oHhod consists IN
Tho fs-t tat tl,y a.. % BE-. .rlcnec OF the Indian
rniis which G. on N.etnu..fo otnsbod
,'''' N'l''H " 'n. 'n' ~ uil'''"i'iS ''u7"eu
~ 'r"-0'hE Nne lI'l''i a''W HN' yours ago. W
NV VIZ WIS '"2', ," ui' H.u'hs
40" NV
themselves beyond tlc Rio Grandc. where they
H"'' D''h source oi constant ANNOYANCE IN
crra-ing as Immigration hit' -'itlod the western
the sale of American horn onJ c,t,lo
Wv ~, -" "".9,, ,'u V"'"o
deposits are made there in payment
ol iu'nr9 deliveries OF stolen ,r, herds, prior
TO the departure Of a raid. Tho last raid in rec
gard to which Schleicher submitted memoranda
to-day extended one hundred and twenty miles
across the border the Indians sweeping through
region hitherto held securc pltni~rinV two
| nourlshing hnmets Of New Fountain and Black
nt tho Engle Pass where the raiiinc inrty an.
ms IN Ith -s w.. mt t 9n % iVus M, i,',n, sn
..f, l.. 4. 0-' '-N N'-~
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.ttNTRIf's INrHNrloNS.
Probable Early Military Occupation Of Hos-
Mia aud ScrNia

LoNpoN. May s.-lhe Si0ndrrs corrc-
sponacnt at Vienna remarks: II is noteworthy
thatthe Ministerial journals which hitherto have
been repros 'nting Austrian occupation of Bos-
ni.or Ser,in os II remote possibility to-day una
nimlu-ly lay ereat stress upon an earlier prob
ability of sur IA acton in order to forostall COM
rlirations. panslavistic agitation having recon-
m"n'"d in SerNia. ana the enlistment Of Volun-
tr"r- for th" Bosnian Instruction being con-
niycd al by the Scryian local authorities. 4 let
ter from Berlin to the Ministerial WeoiderJldus
SAYS Count /ichy. the Austrian Ambassador to
Turkey, Wall. On ms return tD Con-ttntnople.
a quaint tlc Porte Of Au~trin's intention ~ en-
ter Bosnia and probably Scrvia.
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MR.. DAILY AND THE MEDIU MS
4 CHIPTfR or THE StICfDE'S STORr
NON IJRSf PtBLTSBEp.
Hulis nnd Bears Taking their Point. from the
A,trolc.crs- Mr.. Dniy'- Letters from the
spirit W orld- The New Epidemic of Crime.

The investigations Of the Sun reporters
into othe suicide of Mr.. John I DAILY have resulted
in avery unexpected discovery. Much that was
mysterious and unaccountahlc In the casc Is
explained. and new theory " his dcrange-
mcnt offered. Tho difficulty all along has beon
to reconcile the sudden alteration oi Mr. Days
mind with his personal surroundings and phys-
iral condition. Various friends have suggested
that it might have been due to- lirght's dscas";
to The secondary Effects Of an attack Of low ncr-
vous fcvor; to worry ofnUnl over the SUIT of his
lawyer for an cNorhitnnt bill Of foes; to rc-
action from the strain caused by financial cm-
larrassnlrnts in connection with the Windsor
Hotel. and TO other cuusos But mono have
taken into account two highly important factors
in the case: !. Tho sensitive psychological ma
ture OF the man. and ,. His belief in Spiritual
ism.
lila most intimate personal end business
n Ia are not aware thHt for -ome tw'n'y
yours 'Ir Daily has b.cn in tho hul.t " consult
INK m lium- upon business AMI privNa g'a'rs.
and fhoi for quite while he has leli vel him
s.lf o. in more or lc-e % medium
F.-f,r tl1u.l 10. and other professional mo-
diun,- ycca.h their regular clioniagc among
business mon io whom thcy -nrye ont thcir
oraculur rrosno-ti ations at so much tho
s,an'c. our present distinguished n~h-eating
Minister nj the Court of 81. james. Mr. Pierre
pont. WIS "a rcgulnr hark-stairs patron oi Tea
| Kettle Flint and of Foster. one Of the largest
| operators in Wall street j.. or was. governed
largely in his tranSn tion~ 10y astrological horo-
| scopes of lucky and uniueky days and many
| others make IT n practice to take the mystical
| Vuticinutions of male and female rhppcr-.
| tippers. and writers. before entering the mar
MIR Daily fell into this habit many years ago.
| and continued q firm believer NJ to his death.
| He was a man II great prh tcal good sense and
| particularly well informed upon real "sihi" hni
| hnHh ,lhl Nnhir-. But. rNriousy enough, %"
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Hand-irll lrtai' Cnu.r t.~ ~ Euns 4
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The Courteous Ii. igand.

4
Marco di Sciarra, who hourished ii
1892, was of the old Sciarra blood. which
is now represented in Rome by the
Prince Colonna di Sciarra He was Cap
tain of band of highwaymen, and they
"infested the lands about Molo and Casti-
CLONE, towns of Gaeta." This freebooter
of a Captain heard that Signor Torquato
Tasso, man of great parts, learned in
every science, and particularly in poesy.
author of work called Jerusalem Lib
erata,' and other writings, which, for his
glory, were in the hands of every one
he heard, say, that this remarkable man
was travelling from Naples to Rome. with
an escort, and had stopped some DAYS at
Mola and Castiglione Sciarra had so
much admiration for Tasso and his poems
that he sent him word that he should
have not only free passageway, food and
company for the journey, but everything
he might wish,-that he might command
the services of the leader and his band.
Tasso returned most gracious thanks. but
would not accept the invitation. He did
not think it decorous TO do so; he did not
wish to make any friendly pact with such
a man. You see civilization was already
advancing when Sciarra received Tasso's
courteous refusal; although the reasons
were not given him, of course he OWNED
them, and Immediately sent another mes
senger to the poet, saying that Tasso and
his escort could pass through the roads
uninterrupted; that he and his band of
men would withdraw and leave the place
Tree. And this he did. They had great
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Joe jefferson and the Ballet Girls.

Celia Logan in the New York Dispatch.
When these our actors want a dres
rehearsal in part before they venture Il
perform it to ametropolitan audience, thel
usually go over to Newark, n. j., engage
hail. and play it. This they call $ try
| ing it on a dog" but what the poor New
arkians have done that theatrical poison
should be thus thrown TO them it is diff
cult to understand 1t is true it is neal
New York, but so is Jersey City, and it is
not punished in this way. 1t is popular
" supposed that if a play does not
succeed in poor Newark, it is no use try
ing it elsewhere. At the same time they
get the cream of our stars.
Joe Jefferson was billed there for one
night, and crossing over TO rehearsal in
the morning he asked his son, who was
then his BUSINESS manager, if he had any
any ballet-girls for RIP Van Wrinkle. :
The young man had forgotten that they
were needed, but promised to get three
or four by night They are wanted in
the last act to push RIP about and to laugh
at him when he comes back after his long
sleep. They should be dressed in the
plain homelike style of the primitive
period. Young Jefferson rushed off and
engaged several . Black Crook" girls, who
knew nothing of the stage but that which
they had been required to DO at Niblo's.
When they made their appearance in
Newark. Jefferson was simply horror
struek-aghast-- behold the ballet
girls in pink fleshings, wings, wands, and
simply tarlatan fringe around the waist.
To make it worse, they were all in those
fairy-like attitudes peculiar to the (" Black
Crook $50 of, he said in low, agoni-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-05-17

Prof. Riley, chief of the National En-
Genealogical Commission has just closed a
three weeks examination i'm Texas and Kansas
Of grasshoppers, and has submitted report to
GOV. Anthony He says he finds the favorable
reports as to there being no danger this year
in the main warranted, and there is no doubt
in his mind that throughout the larger part Of
Kansas the battle Is already fought and over.
The report that the 'hoppers have disappeared
soon after Matching Is confirmed. The cold.
rainy weather has had much to do with this
but also his examination has confirmed his
previous theory that the 'hOppcrs are out Of
their natural habitas, and can never perman-
emily thrive here. He continues: Il am the
last to desire that this favorable report should
lull your farmers into an undue sense Of secur-
ity. The security against injury viii depend
altogether upon the proportion of eggs which
have Matched. Thus, in the more sandy belt
west Of line roughly drawn through Junction
City and Florence, not one per cent. Of the
eggs remained unmatched, while east of that
line, where the eggs were laid later and the
soil was mostly colder and more tenacious,
from One-half 10 One-third of them are vet I'M
Matched, and with few exceptions sound In
IN former area a few fields may suffer. es-
peeially along the river courses, but there will
be no general destruction. In the latter the
destruction may yet be great, and should be
provided against" The professor then gives
various plans for destroying those which do
not die natural death, and closes as follows
When the lOcust's course is fully understood
and the farmers act in a determined effort to
cOunteract il, il will cease to be so much of a
bugbcar. and no longer interfere with the set
Element Of the beautiful and productive west
ern plains which il visits at regular intervals
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Published every Thursday.
SUMMARY OF THEGENERAL NEWS.
nIainr Rrno.- sentenee.

Following is the result of the court
martial at st. Paul which recently tried Major
Reno on the charge Of having made improper
oYertures TO the wife Of Capt. Bell, and having
taken means 10 cast slurs on her character:
War Department May S-The proceedings in
this case having been forwarded under the 106th
article of war to the Secretary Of War, have
been most carefully considered and have been
submitted to the President, who approves the
finding and sentence, but is pleased to miti-
gate the latter to suspension from rank and
paw for two years from the 18th Of May, 1s77.
Major Reno's conduct toward the wife Of an
absent officer, and in using the whole force Of
his power a. commanding officer Of the post
to crafty his resentment against her, cannot
IL too strongly condemned; but after long
elaboration upon all the circumstances Of the
case a. shown in the record of the trial. it Is
thought that his Offenses, grave as they are, do
not warrant a sentence Of dismissal and all its
consequences upon one who has for twenty
years borne the reputation Of brave man and
honorable officer. and has maintained that rep
utation upon several battlefields Of the rebel
lion and in contests with the Indians. The
Freshest has therefore modified the sentence,
and it Is hoped Major Reno viii appreciate the
clemency thus shown him, as well as the very
character Of the acts of which
ne was found guilty.
(Signei) GEORGE W MCCRARY,
Secretary of War.
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Criminal Building Disaster.

The new court house at Rockford, H.,
fell with a crash on the 18th inst The build
ing was not yet under roof, and the massive
stone cOrnice which proceeded from the roof
was being put on. Just As the keystone was
being placed in the dome Of the main pavilion,
the brick work between the iron and stone
gave way and the entire dome and interior
walls Of the structure came crumbling down
with a terrible crash that was heard nearly a
mile away. The style Of the building is French
Venetian, Of the Renaissance, designed By
Henry L. Gay Of Chicago, and the contract for
the building was let TO ". d. Richardson, Of
Springfield, who in the spring Of 1876 began
the work. II has two payiliOns and a center
dome over the front entrance. The vi
Ions on each rise about 30 feet above the level
Of the cOrnice The dome is 119 feet from the
grOsnd and supported BY the front walls on
tire north side, and two iron columns from 10
To u inches in diameter on the inner side, and
these columns rest upon brick wall going up
from the ground floor to the floor Of the court
room. The walls were about 3 feet throug'
and il appears were entirely inadequate TO
hold the immense weight Of the iron pillars
and the massive masonry Of the dome which
rested upon the pillars. Between twenty and
twenty-five wOrkmen were carried down with
the falling building and buried in tile debris
Twelve were taken out dead and diving, and
many Of the wounded cannot live Both ar
chitect and builder were severely blamed.
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RUssIA's WAR WITH TURKEY.

Up to the Sth inst. the Russian attack
on Kars was unsuccessful, and the Turks are
now confident that they can hold IT, A Con.
stantinople special says Notwithstanding
Russia's promise that Turkish ships should
have eight DAYS 10 leave Russian waters. ten
Turkish ships were seized at Kertch the dav
after the declaration Of war. The Porte has
instructed Musirus Pasha, its ambassador az
London, to request England to demonstrate al
St Petersburg against the act. Both Italy and
Austria protest against the closing of the Dan
ube. England is much excited by Lord
Derby's reply to Gertschakof, but il is gen
orally endorsed.
1t is reported that the Russians have
gained an important victory between Kars
and ErZcroum. The Turks retreated uDon
Erzeroum Ii is rumored that 14.OOO Turks
were captured. ROumania is expected To pro-
claim her independence and then declare war.
A Russian Comm issaYy has been shot for
adulterating iourfOr the army
The Turkish gun boats bombarded
0ltenitza for four hours on the 10th, bat were
repulsed by the Roumanians, and two of their
boats destroyed. Ii is believed that the Rou-
manian Senators and delegates will defeat a
declaration of war. IL transpires that Eng
lands declaration Of neutrality was secured by
the resolute position of four members Of the
English Cabinet. The remainder were Tor
war, but four declared their intention to resign
and go TO the people. As the English people
have not yet reached the war stage, tie Cab
met did not dare to take the risk, and hence,
for the present, neutral position was taken
A Russian battery hitherto masked by
a vineyard, opened fire on the 11th ON the
Turkish monitors near lbrail An hour after
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A COlOred Magistrate.

They tel a good story in North Caro-
lima of the way one of the colored Magis-
trates decides cases which come before
him. Soon after the War the custom was
for the white men who owned the land
and the mules to lease them to the coll
ored men and receive therefor one-lialf
the crop. Such bargain was male, but
before the crop was grown the oolored
man died. His widow and children went
ON with the farm, and, when the crop was
gathered, the white man went down 10
get his share. But the woman repudiafed
the contract, and claimed all the crop.
The case was brought before a colored
Magistrate, who, having heard tn
womal's story that she raised the crop.
promptly decided it in her favor. The
white man put in his objections, and
urged that the land and mules were bis
and half the crop belonged to him. The
old Magistrate who could not read, and
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Ammen and the Mutineers.

/ A story told of Commodore Ammen. OF
the navy, the inventor of the steam ram
/ illustrates how important is unhesitatinp
action IN case of mutiny. At the close
of the war Ammen was the captain of a
Pacific mail steamer. He had shipped as
part of his crew lot of soldiers. men
who had been sailors before the war but
had served since that time in the army
They were a reckless bad lot Almost be
fore the steamer had left New York il
was evident there was going to be trou-
bic. These sailors Haunted at the grub
/ furnished them, and said they must have
as good grub as the cabin passengers.
One day the affair eliminated by their
forming and coming aft When they en-
tered the saloon they were headed by two
desperadoes, who had melted the mutinv.
AT their appearance several army officers
on board volunteered their services TO Am
men. He thanked them mildly. but said
he would not need their help He walked
forward languidly toward the mutineers.
and without giving them an opportunity
to say word took out his watch and
said:
Now, men, | want you to 90 right
back to the fokesel / will give YOU one
minute to 60" Ammen has the appear
ance of a benevolent old deacon who
would weep with pain at the necessity of
killing fly. His voice is as soft as if
his mouth was lined with plush velvet.
and as sweet as a maiden's whisper when
Adolphus first encircles her timid waist.
When he said simply to his men: Nov,
| want you to go back to the fokesel.a the
leaders grinned. This mutiny was to sue
coed too easily. So, during the minute,
they scOffed at the old man At precisely
sixty seconds after the expiration of Am
mems remark he raised pistol and shot
one of the ringleaders dead will YOU
go back to the fokesel!" said Ammen TO
the second ringleader, pleasantly. The
man hesitated; flash, a report, and he
too fell dead The deadly persistent
blandness of Ammen's composure drove
terror through the ranks of the mutineers.
They went forward, and there never was
any more trouble. This prompt action
alone saved very rich ship and large
number of passengers from plumber. out
rage and murder
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Hospitality in Khiya.

Capt. Burnaby, the Englishman. who
has just made tour through Turkestan,
was well treated in Khiva. and received
especial hospitality on reaching there, in
the home of = dignified old gentleman.
The Khivan hosts were very humble and
deterential wherever he went, but .iIev
were very inquisitive also. and curious to
know OF the ways of Europeans. Their
notions upon such subjects are very vague,
as is shown by this passage from one of
the conversations which the traveller re-
ports:
Which do you Ike best. your horse
or your wifeg' inquired the man.
That depends upon the woman
replied; and the guide, here Joining in
the conversation, said in England they do
not buy or sell their wives. and that was
not a married man.
What. you have not got wife,
How could / travel if | had oneF
why, you might leave her behind and
lock her up, as our merchants do with
their wives when they go on a journey
- In my country the women are never
locked up
What a marvelr said the man: and
NS'' S"AA Nou AuSN tittii. Is il not Nlt&ll-
gerous TO expose them to so much temp
tatlon. They are poor weak creatures
and easily led. But if one of them is un-
faithful to her husband, what does he
dor
- He goes to our moullah, whom we
call judge, and obtains divorce. and
marries some one else
:" What! you mean to say he does not
cut the wOman's throatr
!" No; he would very likely be hanged
himself if he did
What country said the host; we
manage things better in Khiya.'
The guide was much astonished on
hearing the price of horses in England.
And what do the poor people do.' he in
quired.
Why, walk
Walk
Yes, walk this appearing to the
man such an extraordinary statement that
he could hardly credit it."
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Beaten To Death.

1t is my painful duty to send you the
report of recent atrocity perpetrated by
the Turkish Government in the capital IL
self. The young students of the Mill
tary School presented a petition to the
Porte denouncing Midhat's Punishment
as unconstitutional, and soliciting his
recall. The students were marshalled out
into the school yard and hidden to reveal
the author of the petition. One of them,
Ali Nasmi, most promising pupil, aged
twenty-five, stepped forward and avowed
himself guilty of the authorship. He was
imprisoned and tried, and last week con-
demned to receive 200 blows with a stick
on the soles of his feet. He died under
the infliction. after receiving 105 blows.
Other equally sad consequences of
Midhats disgrace are worth recording.
Said Effendi, writer in the Hussarak. is