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peo.nyy Az TuYATRE--" Oliver Twist"
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WAlIACk's THEATRE-" Robinson Orusoc'
A,rprc,N INSTTTrrF-Anuual FAIR
FLEETWOOD PAiK-Races.
GIIuoEE's tiARDEN-COncert.
MASONIC TENPLE-2 and 3: Blind Tom'
NIw-YouK AoUARIUM-Day ana Evening"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27

We presume that Gen. Grant was proud OF ms
country in Glasgow the other day. lie visited WIN
his party the office of The Glasgow Herald where
he was shown the latest application OF American
printing machinery in the form OF new machine
constructed by NIessrs. Hoe X Co., OF New-lork tor
the proprietors of The Herald The General lnaugu-
rated the machine drawing the lever and setting it
in motion for the first time The presumption is that
no did NOT make speech on the occasion; at least
mana is rquorted.
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of the President is for something better, and
in any dubious sense of the word, TINS desire
is as free from "policy" as it should be-

Several subscriptions of considerable amounts
have been recently made by banks and other large
corporations to the fund for building tho 7th heg'-
ment's new armory. The circumstance shows Jns'
appreciation of the value OF our citizen solu'ery'
The old proverb that corporate bodies have no souls
will lose ia force when they thus display their feel
inps Of gratitude. Our moneyed institutions have
at least s much cause as our private citizens to be
thankful for the services Of the militia in preserving
the citys peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27

Mr.. MOriSsey, in returning thanks for cleo
ton as a delegate to the State Democratic
Convention plumes himself upon the assertion
that nobody can say of him that he stole
public money. 1t doesn't seem like very
high level of virtue for a man to congratulate
himself that he is not thief, but Mr.. Nor
Iissey knows his hearers, and can best judge
as to what may seem to them startling as
sertion for a man who has figured as their
candidate.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27

Details of the Gambetta trial given in our
Paris correspondence to-day, place the amazing
stupidity of that political blunder i'll clearer
LIGHT than has been furnished by the cable dis
patches Only by putting strained interpre-
tation upon NJ. Gambetta's words, could the
slightest foothold he obtained for prosecution.
Only by straining the existing laws could the
prosecution be maintained. But when the
magistrates retire 10 deliberate on the case,
they take little over ali hour for the purpose,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27

Investigation shows that nearly all the public
buildings in Washington are liable to "A de-
structiS, fire as was the Patent Office. Only
one of them has fire-proof roof 1t would be
interesting to see the lst of the architects who
constructed these tinder-boxes, and palmed
them of rs fire. proof. Bnt if all the buildings
in the country, about which similar Ihisrepre-
sentation has been made, should be recon-
structed within the next Sye years there would
he no laborcrs ont of work during that period
In the whole building trade.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
EFFECTS or sroRms ON HEALrH.

There is no doubt that the changes in
the conditiontof the atmosphere whicS
precede a storm have an effect on the
health of some persons. DR.. 5. Weir
Mitchell, Philadelphia physician, has
been lately studying the relations Ebe-
tween bodily pain and weather. 1t is
well known that diseases and injuries of
the bones, rheumatism, and other all
ments cause increased pain on the APP
proach of storms. Dr. Mitchell induced
an army officer who had lost a leg, and
suffered with neuralgia in tie stump, to
keep record of his pains in connection
with the weather for three years. The
conclusion derived by this Investigation
Is that a certain combination of atmos-
phcric conditions is required to produce
the pains. He says: Every storm,
as it sweeps across the continent, consists
of a vast rain area, at the center of
which there is a moving spac, of greatest
barometric depression, known as the
storm center, along which the storm
moves like a bead on a thread. The
rain generally precedes this by six hun
dred miles but before this and around
the lain lies belt which may be called
the neuralgic margin Of ths storm,
wn1cu precedes the ram by onehundred
and fifty miles. This fact is very decep-
tive, because the sufferer maybe on the
far edge of the storm basin of barometric
depression, and, seeing nothing of the
rain, may yet have pain due to the
storm "
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE BLACK SEA.

The Black sea, which is becoming the
scene of stirring events in the Russo
Turkish wal, is remarkable body of
water 1t is about seven hundred miles
long in its longest direction, and has an
extreme width of about three hundred
and eighty miles, being three-fourths
longer than Lake Superior and more
than twice as wide. Its depth is from
four to forty-eight fathoms near shore,
but in the middle no soundings have
been found at one hundren and sixty
fathoms. The greatest depth of Lake
Superior is two hundred fathoms. The
Black sea is not, like our lakes, fresh
water sea, but on the other hand il con-
tains one-seventh less salt than ocean
water, and is held 20 receive one-third
the running water of Europe. The
puzzle is, what becomes of all this fresh
water. and how the Black sea retains it's
saltness. The sea is tideless. There is
no perceptible current toward the Medi-
terranean. IL has the same level a. the
sea of Marmora The outlet by the
Bosphorus, even we're there a strong
current, would be insufficient TO dis
charge the immense volumes of water
constantly pouring into the inland sea,
and it scarcely seems credible that the
evaporation is sufficient to carry off the
surplus water. Like our own lakes, 1t Is
subject to frequent storms, but naviga-
tion is not perilous, and extensive steam
navigation is carriedon. There are sew
eral islands near the mouth of the Dan
ube, but the sea is singularly free nom
rocks and shoals. The sea of Azov'
which is connected with the Black sea Dy
the narrow strait of Yenikale, is much
smaller, being only about one hundred
and sixty-eight miles long and eignty
broad. It's waters are fresh and abound
with fish, but are very shallow ana
fall off toward the west into nuse
marshes, which have been aptly na'nso
the Putrid sea. 1t is Of comparHHsey
little Importance for purposes OF na''s.r
ton, though II has several Por'' AD~
roadsteads.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
sKYLARK1Ne IN o1No1NSAr III.

Many efsrts have beeu made to natural
izs European singing birds in this
country, but, as yet, with only partial
success. A society was formed some time
ago. in Cincinnati, and not less than thirty
two different species, and over three
thousand in number, of foreign birds
were secured at one time and set at lib
erty at various points around that city.
Most cf them disappeared. The skylark,
however, the favorite bird of the poets of
all nations, wherever its melodious song
has cheeled sad and weary hearts, has
remained. Roh's hill was chosen for
their place of abede. They returned to
the same locality after the FIRST winter,
and one or two pairs have made their
appearance every spring since then. This
SUMMER they are there in large numbers.
Long before daybreak, and until seven
and eight o'clock in the morning, and in
the evening about dusk, the males can
be seen wingiug skyward on strong
pinions, fnttering between cloud and
earth, filling the air with their rich
melodies.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
4 sTR4NGE STORY ABOUf zT4RSH4L
NET.

Col Thomas +. Houston, we'll known
farmer and stock dealer, who resides
near Houstoni, this county, claims to
have been a pupil of Peter Stuart Ney,
one of Napoleon's greatest marshals.
According to Neys own words related to
Col. Houston when a mere lad, he
escaped his death sentence by the soldiers
firing over his head. He feigned death,
was taken in charge by friends, disguised
and shipped as sailor from Bordeaux,
France, to Charleston, S. c. In few
years he removed to Rowan county,
North Carolina, where he taught school
for several years, portion of that time
boarding with Col. Houston's father.
He fondly cherished the hope that
Napoleon's star would again rise in
splendor, and when the informa On OF
his death reached him he acted like
madman, and only through persistent
efforts of friends was prevented from
committing suicide. He left a lengthy
history written IN French, which was
transmitted to the New York historical
society for translation, but through some
neglect was never carried out. Col HOUSE
ton retains several mementoes of his illus
trous preceptor, among them his Latin
grammar, spectacIes, pocket-knife, several
verses of original poetry, etc.-,Sedalia
(IfO.) Cor. of Chicago Times.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

1 can never tell you You love me,
George?"
''With my whole heart and soul?"
"Let your love, then, read mine"
"Ohl Maggie-Maggie, can it be true
You love me blind, helpless, useless -
"Hush, George"
'You are my eyes, my fingers, my in
spirationw
''Then you will have me?" said Mag
gle, merrily.
9 have no answer yet.
Dr. East stole softly away, blessing
them in his heart as he aid audibly when
the wedding day came. For they were
married, and the honeymoon has not yet
Waned
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE .CooSSACRS IND ROUMANAaaN n
LADIES'

When the first troop of Cossacks rode
through Bucharest the Roumanian ladies
were very anxious to see them, and the
long avenue was lined with carriages.
A column of dust arose, thickening and
drawing nearer. A cry ofdelight and i'm
patience passed all along~ladies eagerly
stood up, favored gentlemen climbed upon
the coach-boxes and the wheels. The
column of dust approaches Ind presently
the Cossack lances piered 1t, glittering
in the sun. Dark and olorless masses
loomed through it, and STANCE but stir
ring music was in the air. Not a sound
was heard, even while thy passed, ex-
cept that martial war sqss of the bards
who head each sotnia a1dthe shrill ac-
compartment of whistle nodulated to
weird harmony. No rattl of accoutre-
ments betrayz.e4he - ~ aesk very
horse seems trained to move with silent
activity. With that pan in ones ears,
and the whistles screaming through it,
one beholds without astonishment these
warriors glide past, stealthily and swift.
One recognizes the surviving race of an
earlier time. To the same war song,
perhaps, marched the ancestors of these
people when they overran Russia. The
Bucharest ladies were not a little inn
pressed and not a little frightened. They
looked at each other blankly, with little
shrugs of the shoulder to express dis
taste. One of them afterward confessed
to the Standard correspondent, who
describes the scene, that her Muscovite
symPathies vanished at sight of the first
Cossack, SO ugly and so dirty was he.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE GERMAS mERcHAyr MY

The Gluckauf gives the following in
formation regarding the merchant fleet
of Germany: During the last quinquen-
NAL period the average number of sailing
vessels in all the ports of the North sea
coast was 1886 vessels, having a tonnage
of 40, 900 tons, and carrying 16, 40 men.
At the end of that period the number of
vessels had risen one hundred and twenty
six, adding 20, 600 tons to their tonnage
and one hundred and thirty-three men
to their crews. During the same quin-
quenniaI period, the development of
steam navy was even more considerable.
In 1872, the steamboats, employed in the
merchant fleet of the same district of the
North sea were only eighty-two; at the
end of 1876 this figure had risen to one
hundred and eighty-two, with ton
mage of 250,0)0 tons and carrying Z 400
men, In the district of the Eastern
seas, the average number OF sailing YES
sells included 1893, and this number has
gradually diminished year by year,
while the tonnage OF 44O,0O0 remained
the same. The number of men serving
on board has also constantly diminished;
there were at the end of 1876 700 men
fewer than in 1872. 1t results from this
that the small sailing vessels have been
replaced by larger ones in that maritime
district. In this same district of the
Eastern seas the development of steam
vessels has progressed in inverse proper
ton to tina, of sailing vessels. In 1872 |
there were 81, since increased to 1877, with
a tonnage of 33, ,4S6 tons and force of
1 200 men. The total number of mer-
chant vessels in the two seas last year
was 4,745, having tonnage of 1,0S4,8S2
gives in relation to the year 1872 an |
increase of 2l6 vessels, with 96, 1872 tons |
and 2,456 men; 319 steam vessels are
included in these totals. ]
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
4 NEW CRIME.

The catalogue of crimes has Isen en-
riched by the addition of flirtatiSh, and
the grand jury of Kings county, New
York, has just indicted a hapless young
man for committing the offense, the
locus an quo being the neighborhood of
the Packer female seminary in Brooklyn,
and the particeps criminis a student in
that institution. Not having seen the
Indictment we cannot say whether the
young man is charged with committing
the crime feloniously, willfully and of
his malice aforethought, or "spoonily,
audaciously and with intent to deceive
the school ma'ams," but it is more than
likely the former language was used. 1t
is little singular that no mention is
made of the young lady's being indicted.
Filtration, like conspiracy, requires at
least two actors.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

The importance to health of eating
plenty of fresh, ripe fruit at this season
of the year cannot be too strongly argued.
Not imported tropical products, but the
fruit of our own latitude and climate
Not green or rotten fruit. All the
patent pills and half the physicians pre-
scriptioDs for average human indisposi-
tion are for one simple purpose-to drain
the system of dead and injurious matter.
Headache, dullness, sluggishness, fever
and two-thirds of the symptoms which
precede some form or other of disease
have their origin in imperfect human
drainage. With very large proportion
of people, certain consumption of ripe
fruit, viii regulate this economy. 1t is
better than any pill, for the action, so in
duced Is regulathnd constant in proper
tion to the supply. at best, the action of
any drug is spasmodic. It is only a
choice between two evils. Fruit is a
food and medicine also recommended by
the palate. 1t nourishes aud cleanses.
Yet thousands of people live on year af-
ter year whose daily experience is that of
"not feeling very WELL" whose sole
trouble is more or less constipation. The
burthen of their diet is meats, salt and
fresh bread and potatoes. Thus they go
on perpetuating their misery and ignor-
ant of the simple remedy within their
reach. Or to effect the necessary action
they use citrate, pills, aperients and, oc-
casionally, when an extra stoppage with
all it's disagreeable symptoms occurs, a
dose of salts and senna, rhubarb or
=" blue mass" Of course a long neglect
of the clogged-up system render such
remedies imperatively necessary. The
range of fruit is large. Apples, pears,
peaches, berries of various sorts, prunes.
and all of these dried for winter con-
sumption. Try this remedy. Cut loose
from doses, doctors, citrates and pills.
Study the working of your own system.
No doctor can do this for you. 1t is YOUR
own house and you should best know
how to take care of it. Don't despise
allusion TO these plain, homely facts.
Your strength OF body and mind, your
cheerfulness of temper and clearness of
head, your skill in doing business, driv-
ing bargains and making money, all de-
pend very much in keeping the drain.
age of the system in as perfect condi-
ton as possible.
Napoleon attributed the loss of his first
battle to ciRgged stomach. Many a
man has failed at the trying hour be-
cause his blood was clogged with impuri-
rites. When blood is one-third dead
matter, the man or woman is also one
third dead. Moral courage, confidence
decision, wit, presence of mind, good adj
dress, powerful magnetic influence and
the right word and action at the right
time and place, depend for their force,
vigor and presence very much on proper
bodily conditions.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
THE HORSE FANCIERS OF FIFTH
APENUE.

Bennett. Belmont and Bonner were the
three horse fanciers of Fifth avenue.
Bennett had a dozen in his stalls, and
might have had more md he remained.
Belmont has an out-of flown establish
ment for breeding these animals, and has
devoted himself to raising racers. His
breeding farm probably costs him $4,000 a
year. Bonner, however, far outstrips
Belmont in equine taste, Tor he owns one
h5,<a kaMt-class animals. Never be-
@ "a printer displayed such a
horse mania. Belmont has a taste for
pictures, but Bonner cares nothing for
such things His fancy is specially di-
rected to the horses, and he is willing to
expend $4,000 year to crafty it. No
man in the Union has as much invested
in horses as Bonner. Ibis enables him
to make an unparalleled boast, and is
no doubt of use as an advertisement
Bonner has been in no small degree
spoiled by his wonderful success, and
may yet have some useful lessons of ex.
perience.-N. Y Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
ESTABLISHED 1859.
QUIET NIGHT.


- .;tl ,b, starry night l almost fear
- " mortal tread lest ! should put TO flight
fairy that for something Of the year
Holds court in this old garden by the night
The Aov rs are broad awake; for every tfutn
ON this forsaken ground enchantInent uNeiIs,
sinh a. NAV breathless hold an am rous youth,
Who seeks at dead OF night Tor lover speils'
with anxious fearful heart in haunted delis'
I will not walk but sit upon this seat,
That may see, and hear and no noise mAAei
In time gone by how many gentle feet
stray bitherward to rest for dear loves SAKE
Brave, bright-eyed youths, and many genIle maj
Came baply here in June or autumn cold,
I.svfus the great hall bv the portals shade
To tell a tale that even then was old
How Oft at this seat has the tale been told
The growing things. it seems, have eyes to see
They softly shake their head but make no moan
1t NAV be they are whispering of me, a
And wondering why wandered here
am not waiting for a partner; no,
You need not point at me for that; the nail
Is rank With ruin lovers do not go
To feast together at the barons call,
For wears they have been dead and buried All.
How SILENT how bewlderinFly calm
How strange in such place 10 be alone
The big evil on the bough is fixed by charm
The cat sits on the wall still as a stone;
listen the nfghtingalel Oh, what a thrill
OF glory falls on all fair things around
Now know | why this place has been so still;
The fairies have shut out all grosser sound
To hear yolir song ia this old GiTden=gIouud-
a1v-1s--szsA tes 40 80 -'r'
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

A curious custom and recreation of
the Hoopa Indians is a perspiring one,
and in which they all participate. They
have sweat-houses built close over hole
in the ground, and enrered by small
aperture. Hot stones are cast into it,
Dand when at sufficient heat the Indian,
perfectly naked, and of both sexes, crawl
into it, and remain as long as nature will
bear 1t. They then creep out, too ex-
hausted to stand, and lying on the ground
until strength is gained, they plunge into
the cold water of the river. 1t is sim
plifed Russian bath on unique PLAN
San Francisco Post.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
DE. zE Mor8Eys CREMA rIoNHoBBT

DR.. L E. MOYNE7S CREM1 TION HOBB1.
=. :, -o-~-,-, ..-.s-.-- t-sse 20 washinSton
would lack completeness without a ref
erence to Dir. lie Moyne and his or ma
tion furnace. The doctor takes great
pleasure in exhibiting the furnace to all
who have the slightest interest in it, and
explaining its modus operaDdi to all
comers. The old gentleman was in high
feather the other day when delegation of
citizens from Wheeling called to examine
the crematory. and on Monday he ac-
companied several of the members of the
United States circus, then showing in
the town, TO the furnace, and edited and
instructed them with a scientific dis
course, in which the advantage of incin-
Grafton over burial were fully set forth.
The crematory looks exactly like coun-
try school house closed for the summer
vacation, and has presented this deserted
look ever since the burning of De Palm.
NJ bnwhile DR.. LIE Moyne lives on in
cheerful anticipation of the day of his
own roasting, which, whether it come
soon or late, will probably be the next
cremation performed at the furnace. 1t
is stated that DIR. lie Moyne is very zeal
Gus in getting proselytes to his theory,
and that he is very determined that all
of his children shall follow his example
and be burned. To make sure of this
result it is given out that the doctor has
made provision in his will that all the
devisees shall stipulate to be burned be-
fore getting their legacies.
The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29
WnAr 1T USED 10 COST TO STEAR.

Laws against swearing were strictly en-
forsced during the times of the Common
wealth, and with the largest possible in
depreciation against the accused. We
are reminded of the reproof that Sir
Walter Scott put into the mouth of
Cromwell, What can it avail thee to
practice a profanity so horrible to the
|ears of Others, and which brings no
emolument to him who uses t?" Every
oath was counted For a single oath the
fine was 6s. Sd, but the charge was re-
duced to 80. I'D. each "on taking a guam
tity." Humfrev Trevett, for swearing
ten oatbs, was committed till he paid 33s.
A. to the poor of Hartford, John Huishe,
of Cheriton, was convicted for swearing
twenty-five oaths and two curses at one
time. OF course, the greater number of
these cases were disposed at petty sessions
without being seLt for trial. One justice
returned the names of the persons whom
he had convicted of swearing since the
previous sessions. We are not left with
out examples OF "naJ was COnsldefeu
swearing in those days. William Heard
ing, of Chittiehampton, for saying two
several times in court, "upon my lie,
was adjudged to be in the act of swear
ing, for which he paid 6s. Sd. Thomas
Butland was fined for swearing on my
troth." Gilbert Northcott had to pay
81, 4d. for saying "upOn my life"
Thomas Courtiss was fined for swearing
Al court, God is my witness" and
n speak in the presence of Cod
Christopher Gill, being reproved by Mr..
National Durant, clerk. for having used
the oath Gods life in discourse" went
and informed against the minister him
self for swearing.