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A Remarkable Tombstone.

ALI day Sunday large number of
people visited Wadsley Church-yard to
inpsect tombstone which has recently
been erected to the memory of Benja-
min Keeton. The characteristic of the
tombstone is that Immediately after the
words ain afectionate remembrance
OF" and before "Benjamin Keeton,"
there is engraved in very bold relief a
set of stumps, six inches across, with
balls on, the stump being foot high; a
cricket bat, which is across the stump,
the bottom of the bat resting on the
ground, the bat being eighteen inches
high, and the handle appearing as if it
were wrapped with the orthodox waxed-
thread. The vicar and the church
wardens, as soon as they saw the stone,
communicated with the widow of the
deceased, and required her to remove it
in six days. The widow of the deceased
saws there has been nothing Irregular,
and she has no intention either to re-
move or deface the stone. On the 9th
er hand, the officers of the church say
that the putting up of the stone was
trespass, as the stone got into the yard
surreptitiously. Keeton was a pro-
fessional cricketer.-SheffsM (Eng0
Telegraph.
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Crystalized Iron.

The well known phenomenon that
iron, with long use in which it is sub
iect to strains of the nature of shocks,
assumes a coarsely granulated structure
has recently been illustrated by expert
ments made at the Friedens Hoffnung
coal-pit, near Waldenburg, on the
hanging chain of the miners cage, two
years in use. A link of this chain broke,
with the first blow of an 11-pound hand
hammer, into four pieces, whose sur
faces of fracture showed crystalline
texture. Another link of the same
chain, after having been annealed at
red heat, only broke after % blows with
the same hammer, and in such q way
that the fracture on the one side of the
ring went quite through, and on the
other side only half through, and pre-
sented fbrous structure. These facts
indicate the Importance, in the arrange
ments for the lowering and raising OF
miners, of very careful observation of
those changes of structure. They also
appear to make desirable the introduce
ton of spring boxes between the rope
and the cage $50 as to modify shocks),
and the annealing, from time to time,
of the connecting parts between the
rope and the cage.
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Investigating the Elections.
Louisiana.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

There was no evidence of special impor-
lance taken by the Senate Committees on the
5th.
The Senate Committees, on the 9th, ad-
1ourned till Monday, on account of the absence
of witnesses The sub committee heard some
evidence, but it was not specially noteworthy.
The additional evidence taken by the
Senate committees up to the 10th was as fol-
lows: Lieutenant Holmes, Thirteenth Infantry,
testified to peaceable election in East Baton
Rouge, where he was stationed. A. Brosom,
cOlored, of East Feliciana, testified that he was
taken out by a band of men and hung up by the
neck, Aaron Mckenzie, colored, swore that he
had been taken out by whites and severely
the Dernocratic ticket. and did so. Rev.
5no., Kelley ans three other colored men
testified to numerous acts of violence AID
the reign of terror among the blacks in East Re-
hciana. Kelley stated that there had been a
great deal of cotton stolen there. and there was
much dissatisfaction with officials, not only Re
publican but also Democratic ones. Samuel
Robinson and seven other cOlored men testified
that they had voted the Democratic ticket with
out intimidation, as they thought times worse
and wanted a change. Six other colored men
testified that they were intimidated, and through
fear forced to vote the Democratic ticket. Su
Peryisor Anderson testified to the general intlm-
idatlon of colorcd voters, and detailed
an attempt to assassinate him, and said his pro
test to the returns was maze IN new orleans De
cause he dared not make it there. Judge
Thomas b. Lyons, of East Feliciana, testified
that the election was fair and peaceable: Unit
ed states Supervisor Guy eamue s, Of East
Baton Rouge, testified that he heard nothing OF
bulldozing for seven or eight months previous
to the elet ton, and that he belonged to Dem
ocratic club which had 0 or so colored members.
A. T. Young, Granville Pierce, Paul Daigre
and G. Casinal, the two last coloredi testified to
a peaceable election and no intimidation; while
Lewis NJ Ryan testified to general intimidation
interruption OF Republican meetings, and that
he had been shot at several times.
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softly. Remembering that in
another room there was revolver, be-
longing to Mr.. Close, she went in and
got it, and then walked down into the
hall to await the coming of the thief.
The latter, having heard her, came down
with his hands aud pockets full OF jew
elry, and was astonished to find himself
confronted by the brave girl, with the
cooked revolver in her hands. She or
dered him to drop his plunder. He re-
fused, but the girl, trembling and cry
ing with excitement, and evidently de-
termined, told him she would tell him
three times, and then if he didn't obey
her she would certainly shoot him. The
man again hesitated for few moments,
but before waiting to be told the third
time capitulated, and laid down his
plumber. The girl then threw him the
door key and ordered him to go. which
he did without loss of time, his partner
outside having already eyinced the bet
ter part of valor and run away-BoS-
| ton Globe.
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THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

The evidence before the House Commit
tees. on the 9Th. did not develop any new facts
Of much Importance.
The House Committee, on the 9th, exam
inedD r. Graham. District Attorney of Nat
chitoches. He thought the Republican vote had
been largely diminished by the disturbances
prior TO election; thought the Republican ma
jority should have been about q, 900; he was
candidate at the late election, but was not res
number Of colored witnesses testified TO intimi-
dalton on the part Of the Democrats.
The additional evidence before the House
committees taken up to the 10th was as follows
W. L. Catlin, of New Orleans. chief clerk of the
Republican Committee on Registration, thought
the registration was correct and according to
law. He got copy Of the registration from the
e-house, and sent out g, 0Oj sewing machine
circulars; he did not know whether any
lieved 1900 illegal votes were polled at
the last election; thought most
of those registered fraudulently were Democrats,
and had seen repeating; some veted four times.
Wm. r williams, cOlored, testified: Was
Deputy United States Marshal at Poll 5, Ninth
Ward, Orleans, and on the evening of the cleo
ton Alfred Bourges, Republican candidate for
Sheriff, asked him how the election was going.
and, on his replying Democratic, Bourges told
Kim he must enter protest to that poll, as II
would help the ward; but witness declines TO DO
so, as the election was fair. John Butler and
]. C. Wise, of Rapides, testified to the bad
character of j. Madison Wells, and that he
would not be believed on cath in the parish on
any question in which he was concerned. T.. ID.
White, lawyer of Orleans. testified to the con-
servative tone of NIchols's canvass, and that the
colored people were dissatisfied with the state
Government for not having schools A number
of witnesses testified TO the peaceable character
OF the election in the parishes of st. Landry,
Plaeuemine. Lafourche, Iberia and franklin.
Rev. Handy Modely, colored, testified that be-
cause he refused to preach pehiical sermons his
church in Iberia had been burned by the cOlored
people.
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4 Burning World.

A starry spectacle of Interesting
though not uncom@@'on enaracler was
displsysdl some weeks ago, in tuO CON-
stellation Cygnus (tt5 s@snJ. A star
of small size suddenly increased IL
brightness to about the third magnitude,
shone so for some time, and then grad
ually diminished several magnitudes,
and 20 remains. Whereupon Prof.
Proctor wafns heedless mortals that this
is a PRECIPITATION for us Of the final fate
of our earth, in that day when the ele-
ments shall melt with fefvent heat,
His explanation is that the inGreass OF
light was due to the confagration OF the
heterogeneous atmosphere of the star,
probably by s6hie setraseous. cause,
such as the too near approach OF a CON-
ct; and he drew this conclusion, we
suppose, from a comparison of the spec
trum Of the star while in its period OF
extraordinary briiiiat q srtd that of the
flaming protuberances of the sun. That
a star exhibiting the phenomenon OF the
one in question is on fire, that is, sur
rounded by burning hydrogen, is one Of
Che hypothesis of astronomy, but not
vet settled article of faith
Such were formerly called "new >
! stars, drtii the dissertations made
on a star which suddenly shone forth
in the Northern Crown, about 10 years
ago, and which was found to occupy
the position of long-knOwn star OF the
tenth magnitude. after shining fol
some time as second magnis4ts star
nearly 800 times as bright as it had been
T Corona (as it was called) rapidly oil
FINISHED In luster to between the nlnti
and tenth magnitudes; and still retains
that rank. 1t was from this staf tha
spectroscopic examination showed thu
increased light of the star to come iron
the presence III srC-rdaseent If not &C
tually burning hydrogen, while sh'
natural spectrum of the star showed
that its materials were raised to intens'
/ heat. ri NFat manner such catastro
phe--which would involve, ~ eourse
the destruction of all life such as VI
can conceive of in the world thus en-
veloped-may be produced we can onl..
conjecture. Prof. LOOMS, OF Yal
College, is quoted as saying that it i
not improbable that the cause is tn
falling irto the star of SOME luminou
body, as a comet OF q shooting star. /
is hypothesis that the suns hSst re
suits from the constant accession o
such combustible bodies.-Springfet
/ Mnae \ RersLhlicnn LII
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A Brave Servant Girl.

Courage that will vanquish two
thieves and compel them to restore
their plumber is not often found in so
low a latitude as the kitchen. A serv-
ant in the family of Mr.. Close, Of
Pittsburgh, achieved this signal sue
cess last Wednesday afternoon. The
family had gone out for the day, and
the servant found herself face to face
with burly rascal on the porch. She
asked him what he wanted, and he an
swered that it was none of her business.
She then ordered him away, and he re-
torted that he wouldn't go until he was
ready. The girl became frightened,
and, slipping in the hall-door, closed it
in the mans face, locked it, and put
the key in her pocket. She had been
in the house only minute or two when
she heard noise upstairs, which she
thought was coal falling from a CRATE.
She ran upstairs and found q thief
rummaging among the bureau-drawers.
She did not cry out, but
erept down the staircase very
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-18
Curious Discovery in Oregon.

The newly discovered Camp Creek
mines, in the southern part of Wasco
County, Oregon, is occupied by stock
ranchers, who formerly had much
trouble to keep their cattle from getting
mired in the numerous sink-holes, or
sssoap wells" as they were called in
this vicinity. These wells are filed
with a soft, slippery, grayish substance,
which, when used in water, makes a
very good soap. The depth OF these
wells are not known, but the liquid
stands at different levels, showing that
there can be no underground commu-
nication between them. A short time
since an assay was made OF some OF
this soap, and it was found to contain
very large percentage of chloride OF
silver. The first assay at Portland re-
turned $500 to the ton; the next, at
San Francisco, $450, and later ones
from $500 to $1,000 to the ton. These
will seem ike pretty large figures, but
the mines have been assayed BY several
different assayers, and they all report
over $500 to the ton. One consolidated
company has already fixed its stock
value at $500, 900 and begun selling
shares. The mines are situated on
Camp Greek, near the Post-office OF
Pineville, in the southern part OF this
county. The engineers are at work on
the locks of the cascades of the Column
bia, about so miles below here, and we
expect in few years to have nninter-
r,iptea communication with the coast.
Mr.. BEECHER had more than 4,OOO
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Take Care of YOttr Eyes.

Statistics kept by oculists employed
in in6rmaries for eye diseases, have
shown thst the habit of some persons
in facing a window ffom which the
light falls directly in the eyes as well
as on the work, Injuries their eyes In
the end. The best way is to work with
a side light, or, if the work needs strong
illumination, so that it is necessary to
have the working table Before the win
dow, the lower portion of the latter
should be covered with a screen, so as
to have top light alone, which does
not shine in the eyes when the head
is slightly bent over and downward to-
ward the work. In the schools in Ger
many this MISTER has already been at
tended to, and the rule adopted to
have all the seats and tables so arranged
that the pupils never face the windows,
but only have side lights from the
left; and as light simultaneously
thrown from two sides gives an inter-
ference of shadows, it has been strictly
forbidden to build school-rooms with
windows on both sides, such illumina-
ton having also proved to be injurious
to the eyes of the pupils. We may add
to this the advice not to place the lamp
in front of you when at work in the
evening, but little to one side; and
never TO neglect the use of a shade, so
as to prevedt the strong light shining
in the eyes. This is especially to be
considered at the present time when
the use of kerosene lamps, with their
intensely luminous flames, becomes
more and more common.-MGnufac-
urer and Builder.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Illinois Republican Legislative
Gen. John A. Logan for United States
Senator. Several Republican members
were not present.
S. S. WINsLow, clerk in the cash
room OF the Treasury Department at Wash
ingtOn, has been arrested, charged with the
larceny OF the $l2 900 package reeestly
stolen from the cash-room,
THE President has nominated Levi
P. I,uckey, formerly Private Secretary to
President Grant, TO be Secretary of Utah
Territory.
Mr.. p. p. BLISS, the noted singing
revivalist who was killed in the Ashtabula
disaster, was 80 years old. In 1874 he made
the acquaintance OF Major Whittle, the e&.
hcrter, at a Sunday. school convention, and
on that oce aston composed the now familiar
song "Hold the Fort. - Thereafter be and
White travelled together almost constantly
he is the author or adaptar CO most Of the
songs used in the Moody and Sankey meet
ings.
MAJOR MCFARLAND, the engineer
employed by the Intsrooeenic Canal Com.
mission to report on a route uniting the. At.
lantic and the Pacific, says that the Mic.
aragua way is the faess feasible. The dis.
lance wotld be 81 miles; there is no natur-
Al hSrbor at either end, and the cost would
be about $l1O, ZOO, 200. The difficulty would
be greater than in making the SueE Canal
The Dsrien route would be much sherteri
but would involve tunnelings
THE House Investigating Committee
returned from Florida on the Sth.
THE Legislatures of Kansas and Ar
kansas convened on the 9th.
The House committee on the privil-
eyes, powers and duties Of the. House il
Counting the Electoral vote have decided
that the President of the Senate has NJ
power TO count the votes, and the Hots,
has equal power with the Senate in tn,
agency Of counting them. There will be
minority report.
THE New Hampshire Republican.
have nominated Benjamin F. Prescott fo
Governor. The State election takes plac'
on the second Tuesday fl March.
OSCAR POLLARD killed j. NJ. Carlisle
prominent lawyer, at Okolona, Miss, OF
the 9 h.
Hon. WIN. \. WHEELER visited Co
lumbus en- the 10th, and had a conference
with Gov. Hayes.
LUCILLE WESTERN, the well known
actress, died in New York City on tn,
| 18th.
GEN. JOHN M. PALMERwa nominal
ed FIR United States Senator by the Demo
cratic caucus Of the Illinois Legislature, OF
the i9th.
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In the treatment of malarious dis
eases in India, tits found that quiAine
loses its effect after it has been admin
istered for short time, although it IS
extremely efficacious at first Liquor
arsentcalis in chronic cases OF malaria,
and the nitric acid bath for children,
are the remedies now in favor among
the physicians of Upper India, although
they frankly express that removal from
the malarious district is the only abso-
lutte safeguard.
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THE MARKETS.

ST LOUIS, January 70. ISL.
BEEvEs-Choice, - 81 y - y. III i0'
s427- ats; Cows and HeIers' S@-O
Corn Fed Texans, Ss-50al y
HOGs-Packing, IS. l5G6.eO: ,.7.aa
SaEEP-ComInon 10 Fancy, S2-39G 4.s0-
FLoUR-Choice Country s6.6s7sS5-So AAA'
" w HEAR No. 2. s1.4sXs1.4s7.' No. d
CoRSLNo. Mixed. ssK 94Oc.
OATs-No. 2, 3SG35kc.
RYE-NO 9 7OG70Hc-
TiHorHr SEED-Prime, s1.ss92. GO.
ToBACCo-Pianters' L1gs, St.O0S6.sO; Me-
dunn shipping Leaf. ss'oS@s 30;
HAY-Choice Timothy, : II 50GE--9.
BUrTER-Choice Dairy, 2iS5Oc-
PoRK-standard Mess, 7.z5a1s.12H.
LARD-Prime Steam, ii = "a 49,
WOoL-Tub- washed. Choice, SadSoci On-
washed COmbing, 2d &C.
COTToS-Middling, EXC.
SEW YORK..
BEEvEs-Native Steers, SS-OOdlz we
sHEEP-Common to Choice, s4.5oa6.Io-
FIo1R-Gocd 70 Choice, q 9ses.1O.
WHEAr-No. 2 Chicago, 3 SOL 40.
CoRS-western Mixed, New. 57l<aosc-
OATs-Western Mixed, 4la43c.
PoRK-Mess, SI7-S71S 0is.OO.
CoTToN-Middling l3zc f.
erxvvs-comuo1 to choice, . s.7ia5.7s.
HoGs-Common to Choice, ss.25a7.lS.
SHEEP-S3.OOG5.7 -,
FLOUR-Choice Winter, SI.O0o.U, Cnoace
Spring Extra, o.25a5 10 49,, as.<.
WHEAT Spring, No. =, SA-o1 4t-<oS'
Spring, No. 3, $l.12s alb
CORS-No. 2, 43H 0f34c. Trs
OATs-No. 2, S4k d3iTc-
RYE-No. 2, 52d1kSc.
2 PoRK-Mess. ! SIT.750l7 so.
LARD-Per cwt-, I'll l5Gll-SO-
KANSAS CITY.
BExvEs-Sative Steers, Ss.I5G4.25s Native
Cows, S3.5003.O0.
HOGs-s i.S066.i5.
MEMPHIS.
FLOUR-Choice, SS-25dS.5 so - 1l
COKN--Mixed, 6Cd62c- l+.t.,.l
OATs-In store, JcG &c,
CorToS-Middling, 12zc. iF m 81
NEW ORLEANS.
3 FLUuK-Choice Famiiyy : S- 359s.75. III
coRS-White. sale
OArS-St. Louis, A 64sc. r
HAY-Prime, $93. 50d24. 90.
PoRK-New Mess SlS.50G20.c0.
8AcOE-SallHc.
CorToN-Middling, 12tc.
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certificates or those purporting TO be such
in the presence Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives,
3. That the Constitution does confer on
the Senate and House Of Representatives
the power to examine and ascertain the votes
TO be counted rs Electoral votes.
4. That in the execution of that power in
respect TO the counting Of Electoral votes
the House has at least equal power with the
Senate.
3. That in the counting Of the Electoral
votes no vote can be counted against the
judgment and determination OF the House
OF Representatives.
The committees of the two hcases of
Congress on counting the. Electoral
vote hold their first joint meeting on
the 18th, when the Senate committee
presented its plan OF accommodation.
The House committee desired time for
consideration, and further action was
deferred. The sessions of the commit
tees are strictly private and the mem
bers bound to secrecy.
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CURRENT TOPICS.

In response to dispatch from Gov.
Kellogg, Of Louisiana, to President
Grant, asking for recognition of the
new Republican State Government and
Legislature, the President autographed
on the 9TH that he did not propose to
interfere, further than to instruct the
military commander at New Orleans to
keep the peace and prevent bloodshed.
This decision was unanimously sp-
proved by the Cabinet.
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A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says: The House Committee on the
privileges, powers and duties of the
House of Representatives in counting
the Electoral votes have finished their
report on that subject. The majority
report, signed by all the Democrats Of
the committee, is as follows, the Re-
publicans dissenting:
1. That the Constitution Of the United
States does not confer on the President Of
the Senate power to examine and ascertain
the votes TO be counted as Electoral votes
for President and Vice-President OF the
United States.
2. That the only power which the C9nsii-
tuition confers on the President Of the Senate
IN regard to the Electoral votes for Presi-
dent and Vice. President is to receive sealed
lists transmitted 10 him by the several Elect
oral clerks, to keep safe, and TO open al
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be responsible for all necessary
expenses in As Electoral matter; the
money to defray Cronin's expenses was raised
after the meeting Of the Electoral college.
Enos Rtnyan, a New York broker, was asked
for whom a certain check for SO, eco, in favor of
Ladd & Bush, OF Ureg, n, was drawn, but posi-
lively refused to answer. Barton Harrison, a
lawyer, testified that Mr.. W. I. Pelton. Sec
rotary Of the Democratic National Committee,
requested him 70 advise with Runyan regarding
his subpoena by the committee; he (Harrisonl
was formerly Secretary for Mayor Wickham, of
New York, and during the Rebellion was Secre-
tary for jefferson Davis. Mr.. Watts, Of Ore
gon, testified that he resigned as Postmaster by
telegraph on the i4th of November, and on the
following day his resignation was accep ted, also
by telegraph,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-18

A DUEL was fought between Mr..
james Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald, and Mr.. Frederick May,
in Delaware, near the Maryland Dor
der, on the 9Th. May was reported
severely wounded. Bennett escaped
unhurt.
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ATToRNEY-GENERAL TAFT, in his
annual report to Congress, devotes
considerable space to the Southern po-
hticsl question. He says that, in
view of the actual and prospective dan
ger Of lawless violence before and at
the election" in certain States, stringent
orders were issued to the United States
Marshals to use all legitimate means to
secure fair and peaceable election.
In regard to South Carolina he says:
The declaration Of the Governor, sup
ported by ample evidence frem other
sources, left the President no course but to
comply with his constitutional demand by
issuing an appropriate proclamation, and
by ordering to that State such military force
rs seemed to be necessary, and was within
his control. The troops were not intended
TO interfere, and did not interfere, with any
citizens right TO vote, but, on the contrary,
their endesvor was TO make it safe for citi-
zens to vote according to their political
opinions. nc