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The daily gazette., 1877-12-26

DINNER AT THE Aims House -
Through the kind liberality of the Tras-
tees OF the Poor the inmates of the Aims
house were sreated to a bountiful SUNNY
OF roast turkey, celery, and all the neces-
sary side dishes calculated to make first
class Christmas dinner. The inmates
sat down about 1890 O'Clock, and it is
hardly necessary to say they enjoyed
themselves to. their hearts content. About
one hundred pounds Of turkey were re-
quired for the dinner.
acceptable Presents.-Miss Kate CLAY.
ION, who performed in Wilmington on
saturday night last, is now in Baltimore.
ana made neat Christmas present 70
Che members of her company on Christ
mas eve. AT the close of the performance
each OF TIE seventeen members of the
company was presented with a package
otsWeetmeats, OF which, upon being onened
was found TO contain a ten-dollar piece,
me orphans Fa,r.-.rhe fair for the
peneht OF the Catholic orphans of this
clty, opened at institute Fl all last even
ing under the auspices of the various
CathoAc Churches. The attendance was
good, and will doubtless continue so. az
numerous attractions are offered in the
way OF useful and fancy articles for sale.
GOVERNOR CcLQUIrT, of Georgia, has
issued MS proclamation declaring that
the new constitution is now of force and
eeHect, that Atlanta is the capital of the
state OF u eorgia, and that the homes
law.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
Business Confined to the Immediate Re-
quireTnentS Of the MilIers.

Business Confined to the Immediate Re-
qutrements Of the MilIers.
LONDON, Dec. 25.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press of this week In it's review of the
British corn trade says: "The aspect of
the winter-sown wheat plant gives rise
to no complaints, but its TOO rapid devel-
opment may render it more sensitive to
the action of frost later on. In tho pres
ent scarcity of roots and winter fodder.
the weather and the greenness of the
pastures are favorable for stock farmers.
The approach of the holidays has exer-
clsed the usual quieting effect upon the
grain trade. Business has been confined
to the supply of the immediate require
ments of millers, and, as a rule, prices
have been fairly sustained. Large arri-
walls from American Atlantic ports, in a
few instances, led to a slight reduction
but 1t has been scarcely quotable, and,
as the Baltic ports are now closed, there
is no alteration In Russian wheat. The
stocks on hand are, however, large, and
Uhe imports from India show no diminu-
ton, while the export movement con-
tinues fairly active, and a healthy tone
animates the market. In maize last
weeks prices for grinding have been
fully supported Barley and oats have
given way slightly"
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26

Last year $4,000 cattle were de
stroyed by wild animals and veno
NOUS snakes in India, and 22,35l
wild anima's and 27O,l poisonous
snakes killed. l20,0l5 rupees
were expended in rewares. In the
current year 1928 persons and
34,S3O cattle have been killed, and
l24,514 rupees expended in rewards
In the central provinces the the
deaths from this cause increased
from GIL in 1875 to 1908 in 1876.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26

DOR YOUR CHRISTMAS GROCERT les
Il go to Thomas M. Weir, No 1903 Mar
ket street. Prices to suit the times. 8 lbs
currants for % cts, ) lbs raisins for 25 cts ,
new seedless cherries 20 cts per ID, new
Damsen plums 20 cts per lb, dried apples
cts per 10, seedless raisins II cts per ID, new
figs II cts per Id, peeled peaches 10 cts per
Id, New York pippins 10 cts a can, table
drips 90 cts per gallon, 3 lbs good starch for
25 cts, % pounds excellent flour for 81 ~,
French mixtures for % cts per lb, smoked
hallbut u cts per ID, boneess hams 16 cts
ferkin butter 25 cts per Id, best 80 cts per Id,
peach jelly ID for 25 cts , ounce Jelly Q ID
for ?5 cts. THOMAS M. WIER,
de4-lm No 1909 Market st
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
GENERAL MCCLELLAN PAYS HIS
OWN BILLS
New York Sun. Decem Der

Ne" IoTk sun. Decent Der 23.
General Mcclellan took up his quar-.
ters in Trenton on Thursday. His ap-
panages were six servants, four horses
and two carriages. While the servants
were setting his house In order he put up
at Peters. At the proper time he called
Tor his bill. ''It's all right, general, ''said
tne suave clerk, rubbing his hands, "your
nlll is paid" "My bill paidW exclaimed
tne general. "Who paid nay bill ?" The
clerk, astonished at the generals stern,
curt question, an unusual one in Trenton
faltered out, "Secretary Kelsey, general.
paid your bill this morning." "Then
Just return the money to Secretary Kel.
sSey, Sir" SAID Governor Mcclellan; l al
low nobody to pay my bills for me."-
Opinion are divided as to whether Mr..
Kelsey will succeed himself as secretary
OF state or not.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
Asbo.sos /. capable Of receiving

Asbestos is capable Of recsivine
and retaining the the most brilliant
eolors, is o nonconductor Of heat, and
possesses many other valuable quali-
tics, which have been developed fol
new and important uses.
This valuable mineral has been
brought to light in vast quantities in
many parts of this and other coun-
tries, and its peculiar properties, and
uses, are now known in all parts Of
the civilized world.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
WISTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM
Bleeding at the Lungs.
PrrNAM Co,n Ntoro,, On ,

PUTNAM, Conn, March 20, 1862
Gentlemen-I avail m yself OF this oppor-
tunity to say word in behalf of DIR. Wis
tars Balsam of Wild Cherry, which have
m ade use of In my family for several years,
ana always with the most beneficial results
MY wife being of delicate habits has al
ways been troubled with a hard, dry hack
Ing cough, whenever taking a little cold
and has employed various specifics with
out obtaining any relief, until prevailed
upon to test the virtues of Wistar's Balsam,
the effect OF which has been truly astonlsh-
ing.
More than year since young man be-
longing IN this place was taken with bleed =
ing al the lungs. in connection with most
severe cough, and was finally given over to
ole by our best physicians and 1t was evil
aeht 10 all that consumption was claiming
MN asa victim. Learning these facts nv
wife sent him bottle of the Balsam which
ne LOOK, and in due time, 10 the great as
tonlshment of his friends, was al his ac-
customed occupation, snatched, as 1t were.
from the very jaws of death In many
other cases we have administered the
Balsam TO the consumptIve, and always
with the best of success. These statements
are simple facts, which can be vouched for
at any time by calling on me at my store.
remain truly yours,
John n
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
lhe Best quality of MEDICINES

nc Dest quality OF MEDlClNES
AT WILLIAMS
IHE MOST RELIABLE Proprietary
MEDICINES,
At Ninth and Market.
Choice PERFUMERY COLOGNES, &c.
AT WILLIAMS
A fine assortment of HAIR, TOOTH. and
NAIL BRUSHES,
At Ninth and Market.
A Glass of ICE COLD ARCTIC SODA
WATER,
AT WILLIAMS
Choice eFLAVORING EXTRA CTS, Strong
and Pure,
At Ninth and Market.
A Good KEY WEST or DOMESTIC
CIGAR,
AT WILLIAMS
Fine AMERICAN d IMPORTED SOAPS,
At Ninth and Market.
sect the best" WILLIAMS SAPONA-
CEOUS DENTIFRICE,
AT WILLIAMS
Choice Goods. Accuracy in dispensing, ana
Reasonable Prices
WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION STORE
Corner Ninth and Market.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
FOURTH EDITION:
MAoMAHON AND THE ARMY.
A SOLDIER CAsHIERED FOR DEcLAR-
ING HE WOULD NOT ABET
A COUP D'ETAT.

PARIS, Dec. 25.-Much comment
has been caused by a decree signed
by President MacMahon cashiering
the captain of a regiment of the line
stationed at Limoges, who, on the
18th inst, when orders were reoeiv-
ed to prepare to march to Paris, de-
clared he would not abet a coup d'etat.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26

At the fair held few weeks ago
in Scotland for hiring farm servants
an immense number attended but a
very small proportion got places
wages have gone down. A terribly
hard winter is anticipated in Eng
land, Scotland, and South Wales, ,and
the average poor rate will probably
be higher than it has been in twenty
years.
The daily gazette., 1877-12-26
A Case of Consumption.

CHESTERFIELD, N. H., March 26, 1867.
Messrs. Seth w, Fowle & Son Gentle
men;I feel in duty called upon voluntarily
To give my testimony in favor of DIR. Wis
tar's Balsam of Wild Cherry. / was taken
sick last October with lung complaint,
accompanied with a very serious cough !;
aud alter having been treated a number OF
weeks by TIE best physicians. they gave me
over as an incurable case of consumption,
and for about six weeks my friends expect
ed that might die any day, having entire
!y despaired Of my recovery. AT this time
read the advertisements and certificates
of the Wild Cherry Balsam, and was in
duced to try IT myself. / have taken five
bottles, and from the commencement /
have been gradually recovering. My cough
has now entirely ceased. have regained
my flesh and strength, and am feeling quite
well. attribute the cure to DR., Wlstar's
BalsaEl ofWild Cherry, as have taken no
other medicine since commenced Ia ding
that. Very respectfully yours,
MRS. MILA y. SMITH.
Messrs. Fowle d Son: Gentlemen Mrs.
smith gives me the foregoing certificate of
The efficacy of your medicine In her case -
She Is an acquaintance OF mine, and took
the Balsam on the strength of my cerlif-
cate, which she saw in the papers. Her
story is literally true. Yours truly,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
A Practical Joke.

A young man of eighteen or twenty,
a student in university, took walk
one day with professor who was COM
monty called the students friend, such
was his kindness to the young men
whom it was his office to instruct.
While they were now walking together,
and the professor was seeking to lead
the conversation to grave subjects, they
saw pair of old shoes lying in the
path, which they supposed belonged to
a poor man who had nearly finished his
days work. The young student turned
to the professor, saying, ''Let us play
the man a trick. We will hide his
shoes and conceal ourselves behind
these bushes, and watch to see his per-
plexity when he cannot find them"
E'My dear friend" answered the pro-
fessOr, eve must never amuse ourselves
at the expense of the poor. But you
are rich, and may give yourself much
greater pleasure by means OF this poor
man. Put crown piece, if you have
them, in each shoe, and then we viii!
hide ourselves" The student, luckily
having two crown pieces, did so, and
then placed himself, with the professor,
behind the bushes hard by, through
which they could easily watch the la
bOrer, and see whatever wonder or joy
he might express. The poor man soon
finished his work and came across the
field to the path where he had left his
coat and shoes. While he put on his
coat he slipped one foot into one of his
shoes. Feeling something hard he
stopped down and found the crown.
AstOnishment and wonder were upon
his countenance. He gazed upon the
crown, turned it round, and looked
again and again then he looked round
on all sides, but could see no one. Now
he put the money in his pocket and
proceeded to put on the other shoe
but what was his astonishment when
he found the other crown! His feelings
overcame him. He fell upon his knees,
looked up to heaven and uttered loud
and fervent thanksgiving, in which he
spoke of his wife sick and helpless, and
his children, who by some unknown
hand would be saved from perishing
The young man stood there, deeply
affected and with tears in his eyes
''NOw," said the professor, fare you not
better pleased than if you had played
your intended trick ?" ''Oh, dearest
SIR" answered the youth, "you have
taught me a lesson now that | will
never forget. l feel now the truth oI
the words which l never before under.
stood-'It is more blessed to give thar
to receive. .n-SeIected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
Life at Deadwood, Black Hills.
[From the Virginia City Chronicle.l


There are saloons all over the place,
and whiskey four bits drink. They
put two barrels up on end, nail a board
across for bar, and deal it out. A
miner who wants to treat pours some
gold-dust on the barrel-head and says,
"Set 'em up" They never weigh the
dust. Sometimes a man won't put
down enough dust, but they never say
a word and if he's little tight, and
pours out ten or fifteen dollars worth,
they never mention it. They have
three faro banks running ali the while.
They don't use checks for the boys;
when they won pile of checks they
threw 'em all over the place, and some
were too drunk to handle 'em. So the
checks got played out. Now a man
puts little gold dust on a dollar green
back, and it goes for two dollars. Ten
dollars worth of dust on a ten-dOllar
greenback goes for twenty dollars, and
so on. They never weigh dust at all,
but guess at the amount. We have a
daily newspaper-that is, sometimes
it's daily, and then when the compost
tors get drunk it don't come out for
several days. If man wants gun wad-
ding, he goes and pays four bits for
paper. Whenever they start new
city government they print lot of OF
dinances; then there's grand rush
for the paper. Sometimes it comes out
twice a week, and sometimes twice a
day. Every man in DeadwOod carries
about fourteen pounds of firearms
hitched to his belt, and they never pass
any words. The fellow that gets his
gun out first is the best man, and they
lug off the other fellows body. Our
graveyard is a big institution, and a
growing one. Sometimes, however,
the place is right quiet. l've known
times when a man wasn't killed for
twenty-four hours. Then, again, per-
haps, they'd lay ont five or six day.
When a man gets too handy with bis
shootin' irons, and kills five or six,
they think he isn't safe, and somebody
pops him over to rid the place OF him.
They don't kill him for what he has
done, but for what he's liable to do. 1
suppose that the average deaths amount
to about one hundred a month.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
Economy in the Use of Fuel.

Much money is wasted in the too
rapid combustion of coal, especially
when the heating apparatus is fur
mace in the cellar If this is left to the
management of servants, they will
keep the fire-box full, and all the dam
pers open, with the grate-bars red hot
below, and the thermometer among the
eighties in the rooms above. This is
too hot for health, Injuries doors and
furniture, uses up the furnace, and
wastes fuel. In running a furnace for
the last three years, we have found
''pea cOaln which is the screened refuse
of the coal yard, an excellent regulator
of the heat, and great saving in the
coal bill. 1t is often thrown away in
the coal yard, and when sold, can gen.
orally be had at half the price of fur
mace coal, OF less. 1t contains as much
carbon as coal of larger size, and if the
combustion is properly regulated, will
go Us far in heating house. For all
that is consumed there is a reduction
of One-half in the cost. But it is of
special service in the regulation of the
combustion of the cOarser coal in mod
crate weather, or during the night,
| NuCn a lONCl 10 atoAS
for the sleeping rooms. Ordinarily, a
furnace need be visited but three times
day to keep up a comfortable warmth
in the rooms above. Beginning in the
morning at six o'clock, the ashes are
well shaken down, fresh coarse coal is
added, and thin layer of pea coal on
top of this. This process is repeated
at midday, and at nine or ten in the
evening, on retiring for the night
More of pea coal is added at the last
visit, to check the combustion for the
night. In the morning the whole mass
of coal in the fire-bOx is completely ig-
nited, and there is good fire to begl
with. More or less of the pea coal il
used, according to the temperature O
the weather. 1t is the best regulator
of combustion we have ever tried, anC
saves from quarter to third in thu
expense of heating for the Winter
This is an item worth looking after il
these hard times.-American Agricul
| fUriSt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
Children'S Teeth.

On this subject "Faith Rochester," in
Agriculturist says:
have been looking at my little girls
teeth, and neither she nor l can tell eX
actly which ones belonged to the first
and which to the second set. This leads
me to regret that have not kept mem
oranda of all such matter pertaining to
my children's development. l have
seen book advertised, especially de-
signed for this purpose, and | think
young mothers will do well to provide
themselves with one on the first ap-
pearance of "a babe in the house, 1t
should be kept private, and every i'm
portant physical change noted, with its
date. Facts of this kind are sometimes
of great service to the family physician
when called upon to prescribe for some
member of the family. Parents often
try vainly to remember just when some
accident happened, OF some childish
sickness, which proves to have far
reaching and unforeseen results. 1t is
quite interesting to observe the dental
changes of child. The coming of
each little tooth in the first set, is Il
great event in the family, but to the
CiiiiQ lIC plOCOcS VI oCSOnu OCClh-
ing is deeply interesting. Here is a
little girl by my side who feels more
pride over ii vacant place among the
front teeth of her lower jaw than oveI
any other feature of her face. She is
sure now that she is growing up like
other children and she watches every
day for the coming of her first ''secOnd
TOOTH" Her sister, who never had any
difficulty at all about getting her first
set of teeth, used to complain yeal
ago of great uneasiness in her jaws
when the new double teeth are pressing
through. You know, probably, that
the first set of teeth has only eight
double teeth Tor molars,) and the child
gets one more of these grinding teetl
on each side of each jaw, or four new
molars, when it gets its second teeth
The "wisdom teeth" come later in life
and sometimes with considerable pain
Some dentists and physicians think it {
matter of great Importance that chill
dren should have a plenty of bone
forming food all through the growing
years, and investigation has convinced
them that children fed on plain diet
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
Uncle Simon's Little Affair.
[Donn Piatt's Washington Letter.

w
The town is all agog with fun over a
breach of promise suit brought by a
buxOm widow against my benevolent
old highwayman. Simon Cameron. ST.
mon is very old. The memory of man
runneth not to the contrary in Penn
sylvania when Simon was not engaged
in the purchase of Legislatures or
making money from the public treasu-
ry. He is such an antique of animated
rascality that, could he have been spared
from the Senate, he would have been
put under a glass case at the Centennial
and labeled, "Useless but very rare
and curious" In the Senate he is call
ed "Old Palsy from Pennsylvania and
when he rises his bones rattle so as to
be heard in the galleries. The idea of
suing such an old codger for breach of
marriage contract is extremely ludi-
crous.
The writ was served upon him in the
Senate chamber. The appearance of a
sheriff's officer on the floor created a
sensation, and around the writ, as il
rested on Simon's desk, the solemn,
old-time boys walked, looking at il
very like lot of crows eyeing steel
trap, with an egg in it. Old Chris
tiancy gazed sadly at Simon and said
''Better have married her, Simon
better have married her, old cock. And
out of the treasury, toow
Sitting Bull chuckled and winked
and wanted to know if Simon had
jumped from a car window or done any
thing of that sort.
Old Hannibal Hamlin buttoned, in &
feeble manner, his blue swallow tail
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02

and gazed at Simon with all the inten-
sity of expression found in the eyes of
deceased mackerel.
''Find a good apple-sass lawyer"
cried Logan, "and prove an alibi."
z. Chandler threw his arms affec
tionately about the neck of Simon, and
said =
"Sit on her, sit on her, old codger !;
I'll help you"
Jones of Nevada offered to go Simon's
bail, provided the child was acknowl-
edged and kept out of the way of
Chandler, whose internal propensity to
sit on something has been shown in no
end of crushed hats of late.
Simon first encountered the fair wild
ow in New Orleans, when one of that
famous pleasure party organized to visit
Mexico. Simon, under the influence of
southern sun and some old whiskey, not
only made love to the widow, but in
veigled her to Washington, where he
had her quartered on the treasury.
From time to time he promised mar
riage. Now, it is said, the fair COM
plainant is in possession of certain love
letters badly written and wretchedly
spelled, for Simon is not Zone of them
literary fellers," to use his own phra-
seology, "such as Sumner" These lit
Ferary efforts at love making will prove
interesting reading, while certain spicy,
but scandalous stories, will add zest to
the proceedings. When asked if he
wouldn't compromise, the old fellow
said =
Certainly l will, she may kiss my
foot"
That is what this dignified Senator
from Pennsylvania calls compromise
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-02
A Blue Glass Man.

He had read about blue glass, and
believed i'll it, and was determined to
be the healthiest man in town. "Have
We any blue glass in strips for win
ders ?" inquired he as he rushed into
glazing shop. 1--WE have, SIR" was the
cheerful reply; '.just the thing, as rec
ommended in the PleasantOn theory"
"Wall, then," said Bluey, 'I'll take
enough for four winders." He paid
the money and departed, while the
glazier chuckled, Good thing for us
fellow, the blue glass craziness." Bluey
kept on. He went into an opticians
and bought a pair of blue goggles to
wear on his eyes. He dropped into a
hat store and ordered little round
piece of blue glass put in the top of
his hat, in place of the usual tin ven
tilator. He then partook of dinner
of blue fish, at restaurant with sky
light, dipped his fingers into a blue
glass finger bowl, and refused to drink
anything until the waiter hunted him
up mug with blue glass bottom.
The day was now spent, and going
home in a blue light street car, the blue
glass man, meeting his children at the
door, refused to kiss any but those hav-
ing blue eyes, sat down in blue chair
to read a copy of the blue laws of Con-
necticut, and got into such fit of the
blues that he took some blue ink, and
writing in his will that at his death the
glass in his coffin should be blue glass,
and his monument be made of blue
granite, he grabbed revolver and blew
out his brains. -EGchGnge.