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lawful wife. She had, according to ira
dition, with the exception of dark
skin, none of the ualnegro character
isties. Her handsome features were
regular, her hair smooth, her presence
dignified Recommending, Her hus-
band seems never to have regretted his
Unusual course, and heF-influence over
her captive countrymen was unbounded.
In addition to her position and superior
intelligence was the consideration Of
her native rank, which to them at least
was source of unquestiOned right.
The establishment was kept up in al
most princely style. The sons were
sent to England to be educated; for the
daughters French and English govern
esses were procured, and established in
separate houses near the mansion; white
artisans of various kinds were constantly
employed, making quite large COM
munity aside from the hundreds of
slaves upon the island. And over all
this, in her husbands long and frequent
absences, reigned our dusky princess, as
absolute in her insular domain as her
savage father in his native wilds. She
had strong and powerful mind, and
womanly kindness and sympathy as well.
One old negro, who died some time since,
so old that no one could remember him as
other than old, used to tell how he was
brought over when young to this island,
where he had lived ever since, and how
he and others, sick and exhausted, were
ministered to by the % missis' p" own
hands, and how they all loved her and
always prayed, "Lord bless Ma'am
Hannah" Every morning rs she stood
upon this very spot the field-hands
passed in review before her, each gang
with its driver, going to their daily
work. She inspected them all, picked
out such as were unfit for labor and
sending them to the hospital or to light
er tasks; and every night in the same
spot she heard report of the day, ex-
amined into all complaints, and with
strict justice adjudged each offenders
punishment; and without her order not
a lash could be given.
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Republiquel' vive Thiersv and singing
Of the Marseillsise.
CAPT. c. B. Walden, Deputy Collector
of Customs for the port Of Richmond, Va,
has been arrested on a charge of embezzling
Government funds. His accounts show a
deficit Of from $1,000 to 5000. Gambling
was the cause Of his downfall.
a LONDON dispatch says that Gen.
Grant has sent word to Garibaldi that he
should be very glad to visit Caprera during
the autumn.
CAPTAIN TYLER, President of the
Grand Trunk Railway, has been knighted in
recognition of his services as Inspector Of
Railways i'm Britain.
THE Democratic campaign in Ohio
was inaugurated by large meeting at Co
lumbus on the night OF the ODD. Hon
George II. Pendleton and Gen. Thomas
Ewing were the leading speakers.
The divorce suit of Mr.. K. w. Mitchell
against his wife, recently begun in the Wash
ington courts, is said to promise quite as
rich feast for the scandal mongers of the
National Capital as that Of the Thompsons
Mr.. Mitchell is Secretary Schurz's private
secretary.
THE Presidential party returned tc
Washington on the oath from their New
England tour. The President will 90 tC
Ohio the first week in September.
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Old Jokes RemOdeled.

"What do the Arabs of the desert live
on, PAP" asked roguish little girl of
her father.
Fudge, Nelly, that is an old eonun-
drum. They live on the sand which is
(sandwiches) there"
3 "Yes, but, pa, how do they get
them?"
"Well, really, Nelly, l give it up"
"Why, pa, don't you know the sons
of Ham were bred and mustered in the
wilderness?"
"Come, come, my daughter, that is
too killing. Don't say another word"
ooh! yes; do tell me what they eat
on their sandwiches"
Eat on them! Why, what do they
eat on them?''
"Butter, to be sure"
''Butterl How do they get butter?"
"Why, you know, pa, that when Lots
wife was turned into pillar of salt, all
the family. but her ran into the wilder
ness -
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These States furnish twO-thlrdS the
whole number of pG.ents, and New Eng
land furnishes the largest proportion to
population. There is a reason for this
aside from any inventive faculty. New
England is full of factories, and new in
ventions are necessary to their success.
A few years since the great muslin and
delaine factory at Manchester On. H.
kept two or three ingenious men at
work inventing new patterns for their
delaine goods. Six cOlOrs were employ
ed, and with these a great variety of
patterns were produced. The same is
true of the great carpet factories. The
number of patterns in carpets is almost
innumerable. The very opposite of this
is seen in the South. If we had
no other evidence than the patent
report, we should infer that
the Southern States neither are nor can
be manufacturing States. The report
for 1876 shows that the whole of the
eleven States which went into the late
rebellion had furnished only 759 patents
little more than half those of the State
of Ohio, and less than half those of the
State of Pennsylvania. Georgia is
great State with more than a million in
habitants, and it had only 60 patents.
There is another inference from this
fact. As the South can not be a manu-
featuring country, it must be supplied
with manufactures and machinery from
the Northern and Western States
Cor. DnlltO,e (O.) Journal. -
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THE three principal operators in a
gang of forgers, whose operations have
been conducted on the most extensive
scale and extended to all parts of the
country, were arrested in Chicago on
the 18th. Their names are T. j. Hen
derson, alias Stevens, a wealthy grain
and stock Spectator of Chicago, Z. B.
Weston, formerly real estate agent of
the same city, and Nelson A. Gresner, of
Minnesota, said to be likewise a man of
wealth, and formerly member of the
State Legislature. Among the most
successful forgeries committed by this
gang were one of a S27, 600 check pur-
porting to have been drawn by Winslow,
Lanier & Co., New York, which was
paid by the Third National Bank of that
city, and another purporting to have
been drawn by the New York Life In
surance Company on the Union Trust
Company of New York, for $4,000,
which was also paid. The aggregate
amount of the forgeries committed
by this gang is believed to exceed a mil
lion dollars. When arrested they had
in their possession all of the implements
necessary TO carry on their vast schemes
of swindling, including Il number of
genuine drafts from which all writing
had been obliterated except the cashiers
signature. Weston and Gresner were
arrested in Chicago and Stevens in
Grand Haven, Mich, and all three were
taken to New York City.
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The Patent-Omce.

OF all the departments of our Govern
ment, there is not one more curious or
interesting than the Patent-office. The
American people are an inventive peo-
pie, and have more scope for invention
than any other. The unlimited range
of thought and action in our country af-
fords an equally unlimited range of spec
ulation and enterprise. There is first
the opportunity for a speculative or in
ventive mind to produce something new,
and then there is a chance, almost a
probability, that if he does invent some
thing new, it will be profitable. Once
in while there is prodigious prize to
be drawn; and when we reflect how
many thousands of people take their
chance at the gambling-table, we can
imagine how many are grasping at that
prize. The sewing-machine was such a
prize. Millions of dollars have been
made net profits out of the sewing-ma-
chine. Tens of thousands of them have
been exported to Europe. Tens Of thou
sands of people have been employed in
making them. Altogether the sewing
machine is one of the greatest prizes OF
inventive power; in fact, one of the
wonders of the modern world. But
great profits are sometimes made by
small things. General Schenck, former
ly Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, said that in taking
testimony on the tariff he found that a
child's toy 1--WE believe the springing
ball with a string) had produced 4 large
fortune to the proprietor. There
are other inventions more numerous
which produce little or nothing; and as
they constantly spring up, because of a
conviction that if successful, they would
be profitable. One of these is wash
ing-machine. There are probably more
than a thousand patents for washing
machines. Undoubtedly a patent to
supply the place of human hands would
be most profitable thing. The sewing
machine is this to certain extent. In
this regard the reapers, mowers, separa-
tors and other agricultural machinery
come in for large place. In Ohio
Mr.. Aultman, of Canton, made great
profits. 1t is said that at the beginning
of the business man came to Aultman
and wanted the right to sell in ten coun
ties. Neither of them knew what it was
likely to be worth, and he was asked
1000. He was afraid to risk it, be
cause he had little capital. Mr.. A. sale
he could have the rights at 81
per machine. At the enc
of the time agreed upon he haC
paid Mr.. Aultman ten times the amount
originally asked. Another of the grea
subjects of patent rights is the stove
There arc hundreds of patents for thu
stoves; many of them for only door
or form, or device. But they answer
the purpose of securing to the manu-
facturer a certain kind of stove. Tit
| demand for stoves is immense, and The
varieties wanted are almost innumera
BILE, las we know, for the different sizes o
families, the different modes of living
and the different tastes. The progress
of the Patent-office, in the number, re
ceipts, forms and varieties is really won
derful.
The distribution of patents to resi-
dents of different States is anOthe
curious thing. Some of them are as fol
| lows
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THE MARKETS.

IT,. LOUIS. August E1 4ott-
BEEvEs-Cholce to Fancy, $500 5.6211 Good
to Prime, s5.2505.4O; Native Cows, S25O@S.OO;
Texan and Indian, S2.40d4.O0.
HOGS Shipping, 4.I595.0.
SHEEP-ChPped, SS-2504.65.
FLOUR-ChOice, S6.2566.75; XXX, t5.J005-e
wHEAr-Red. No. 2. $l.260l97K; No 3, 81
xTlI7.
OATs-No. 2, 26K arc.
RYE-NO. 2, 5O05lc.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime. $l.S56I.4O.
TOBACCO-Dark Lugs, S2.509375; Medium
; HAY-Choice Timothy, sIO5Oa11Oo
BUTTER-Creamery, 25d3Oc.
EGGS-FreSh, l6Gllc
PoRK-Standard Mess, yl34O6l2.75.
WooL--Tub- washed, Choice new, s9a4okc;
Unwashed Combing, 20G33c-
COTTON-Middling. l0Kc.
SEW YORK.
BEEvEs-Native steers. ss.75s l2-OO; Texan
and Cherokee, S5.006S.75.
sHEEP--s4.OO a55O; Lambs, 81 750s 30.
HOGs-Live, 1913.
FLOUR-Good to Choice, S5.55s6.OO.
WHEAT-Red Western, 81 .366l.37.
CoRN-Western Mixed, 53Ha55c
OATs-Western Mixed, 9563Sc-
PoRK-Mess, $12.90S 1900.
COTTOE-Middling. lie
CHICAGO.
BEEvEs-COmmon to Choice <.4o9 o-4V-
HOGs-Comnon TO Choice, A4O9o.2:
SHEEP-COmmOn to Choice, S5.OOD e S.'S D., -,
FLOUR-Choice Winter, S5O01.OO' Cholce
sPEi R, Ss.5sS5iOe No. q nOsslO; Spring.
No. g. 9scS Sl.0Oc.
CoRN-No. 2, 41Ha4l5c.
OATs-No. 2. 23023Ze-
RYE-No. 2, 52d52kc.
PoRK-Mess. S12-l2k 9l2.l3.
KANSAS CITY.
BEEvEs-Native Steers. B-O0a4-2o; Native
Cows, s2.5062.5-
HoGs-s45O64.57H.
FIoUK-XX to Patent, per sack, s2.Oo94.00.
CORN MEAL-Per cwt., 901S5c-
WHEAT-No- 8, Sl.074LOL.
CoRN-No. 9, s9G29xe.
MEMPHIS.
FLoUR-Choice, S7.2567.50.
CORS-Mixed, 50d52c-
OATs-White, 40645c.
consolidating, 10xc.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLoUR-Choice Family, B.758T-25.
CORN-White, 5e66ec.
OATs-St. Louis, 40642c.
HAY-Prime, Sl7.O09I5O0.
PORK-New Mess. sIS600i375
BAcoS- 5%dsc-
IoTToE-M'ddlrz. lo3c.
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A Romance of Fort George Is
land.

Fort George Island-a winter resort
at the mouth of the st. Johns River,
Florida, which is coming into fashion
is the subject of an enthusiastic writer
in Scri6ner for September, who relates
the following story:
The young owner of the island, culti-
waiting hundreds of acres and raising
enormous crops of cotton and sugar,
used to build schoOners in a ship-yard of
his own, and imported slaves directly
from the African coast, selling to his
neighbors such as he did not want. He
was unmarried. Perhaps no one of the
daughters of the neighboring planters
could be persuaded to share the lonely
life which could hardly have appeared
attractive in any woman's eyes; per-
haps he preferred a life of freedom and
independence. However that may have
been, he was in the habit of going oc-
casionally to Africa himself, and of buy
ing his slaves from the native chiefs, who
disposed in this way of their prisoners of
war.
During one of these visits, while en-
gagged in bargaining, he was struck with
the grace and beauty of the chiefs
daughter, child of 10 years old. He
proposed to buy her, but she was fa-
vorite child, and her father could not
part with her. Persuasions were for
time unavailing, but at length the savage
father, unable to resist the glitter of the
white mans gold, agreed to part with
his child upon condition that she should
be treated with consideration and
brought up as became a Kings daugh-
ter. The planter promised, and, strange
to say, he kept his word. She was
kindly cared for and well educated, and
in course of time became the planters
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

A DANGER threatens the American
meat transportation. Charles Brabin,
a Liverpool butcher, has been arrested
and fined so and costs for having on
his premises four hundred weight of
American beef unfit for human food.
The meat was part of a consignment
by the steamer Germanic. Brabin had
been fined twice before, and was this
time warned that for another sffense he
would probably be sent to prison. Inns
shows that great care should be made
in shipment, otherwise lasting injury
will be inflicted upon what promises to
be permanent and ever increasing
trade between this country and England
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How They Do 1t i'm Chicago.

A new and admirable plan has been
devised, whereby people of an ecOnOm-
zeal turn of mind can have all the cred
it and social distinction of having spent
summer at Newport, Saratoga, or
some other. expensive and fashionable
summer resort, at a moderate cost. They
90 down into Indiana or Michigan and
take cheap board at a farmhouse; then
for IS each secure the insertion of two
such items as the following in an East
ern society paper: 1.-The Hon. j.
Washington Swizzleback, one of Chica-
COS prominent citizens, his Internally
beautiful wife, and his three lovely and
accomplished daughters, Misses Nettie,
Hettie and Petite Swizzleback, occupy
palatial suite of apartments at the Grand
Union Hotel. Col Swizzleback returns
to Chicago Immediately to attend to his
immense business operations. n"Among
the ladies most admired at the Grand
Union hop last night were the exquis-
itelv handsome and witty wife and
daughters of Gen. j. W. Swizzleback,
a millionaire resident of Chicago.
Their dresses, models of beauty and
taste, were as follows: CTwenty lines
of millinery here. --Jtis .rumored that
Miss Petite Swizzlebaek, an imperial
brunette, will next year espOuse a
wealthy Russian Count, one of the lions
of the social season." Then they get
100 copies of the papers, mark the
items, address them to their friends in
Chicago, and stamp the wrappers and
express them to Saratoga, there to be
dumped in the POst-office. The effect
is simply immense, and when the Swiz-
zlebacks return from Goshen or Paw
Paw, having judiciousiy crammed out
of 5O-cent Saratoga guide book, they
inspire the most awful envy in the gen.
tie breasts of their friends and acqualn-
Chicago Tribune. ---f m
B. TINEAU, a veteran Of the First Ma
.poleon's army, and a member OF the Le-
zion of Honor, is living at Terrebonns,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

THE coal miners strike in the Lacka-
wanna, Lehigh, Luzerne and Wyoming
Valleys of Pennsylvania threatens to be-
come general, the total number of men
at present locked out being estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The strike at
present is founded upon a demand of a
restoration of May wages, or an
advance of about 25 per cent. on
present wages. The operators have
offered to restore May wages
should the present price of coal be main
tanned until September l. This offer
does not seem to be satisfactory, and
has been rejected. No serious troubles
have yet occurred, but collision is
considered imminent at any time, and a
large police and militia force are con-
stantly on guard.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

SUET PUDDING,-1 cup of finely chop
ped suet, 1 teacup of mOlasses, cup of
sweet milk, 8 cups of sifted flour, ]
pound of currants, pound of raisins,
teaspoonful of baking-powder dissolved
in milk, tablespoonful of cinnamon, tea
spoonful of mace Boil and mix steadily
for 3 hours.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

A GRAND Indian council is TO be held
at Spokane Falls, Idaho, for the purpose
of quieting those warriors who have not
yet joined Joseph's band, but it is fear
ed might be easily persuaded to do so.
About 100 Chiefs and head men are ex-
pected to be present. The negotiations
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

A DISPATCH from Salt Lake, 20th,
said that the hostile Nez-Perce Indians
were encamped in force at Hole-in-the
Rock Stage Station, in Idaho, about 80
miles north of Fort Hall. They hadde-
stroyed the telegraph line in the vicinity,
and stopped all travel ever the road. A
number of friendly ShoshoneS and Ban
nocks had gone forward to join General
Howard, who was in pursuit Of the hos
tiles.
The hostile Indians, after a halt of
several days at Hole-in-the-Rock to re-
euperate their stock, burned all the re-
manning provender and left on the goth
upon the appearance of Towards sd-
vance. They lowered around long
enough, however, to swoop down upon
Towards stock train, getting of with
about $50 horses. They were pursued by
three companies of cavalry and over
taken about six miles distant, when a
skirmish ensued in which one soldier
was killed and six wounded; Indian loss
not stated. The Indians did not appear
to be in any hurry, or anxious to avoid
a fight. They are supposed to number
between 400 and 500, and seem to be
making their way to the Crow country
and the Yellowstone.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

A New YORK manufacturer of cigars
seeks to avoid payment of tax by prov
ing that there isn't bit of tobacco about
his goods.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

the part of the whites will be con-
Quoted by Col. wilkins, Indian In
spector, assisted by Capt. Wilkinson,
Gen. Towards aid-de-camp.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

THE Directors of the Texas and Pa
cifc Railroad, in their annual report,
give a statement of what they ask from
Congress. They propose an open high
way, 1,400 miles in length, from Fort
Worth to San Diego, which, with the
road now completed, shall be under
Government control. Last winter po-
litical disputes prevented the considera-
ton of their project, but they hope
to gain favorable consideration at
next winters session. They propose to
limit the Governments liability to S2,-
100000 per annum, for which a first
mortgage is offered upon the road and
$4,000, 900 acres of land. Government
bonds, bearing per cent. interest are
asked at the rate of $500 per mile
of road constructed, $4,000 per mile
to remain in the Treasury of the
United States. 1t is a private enter
prise, they say, designed to secure
the people; without cost to the Govern
ment, a national highway-the con-
struction of which at this time is be-
lieved to be field for the employment
of the surplus population. The recent
discovery of coal mines, and the devel-
opment of rich agricultural and mineral
lands upon the line of the road are re-
ferred to as reasons for the opening of
this great Southern highway.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

The canal around the Des Moines
Rapids of the Mississippi was formally
opened on the 22d. The canal is seven
and half miles in length and 800 feet
in width, with three locks, each $50 feet
in length. 1t was commenced October,
1867, and has been in progress most of
the time since. The improvement has
cost over S4,O00,OOO, and is the most
important one on the Mississippi above
New Orleans.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

THE Pennsylvania Democratic State
Convention was held on the 22d. The
platform denounces the illegal induction
of Hayes to the Presidency; declares
that the policy of non-intervention in
State affairs and the confessed need of
reform in the civil service are an admis-
sion of Republican failure and
a vindication of the Democratic
party; opposes further legislation
for the especial benefit of corporations,
and says that Labor and Capital should
be left free to adjust their own relations ;
expresses sympathy with the laboring
classes out of employment, but repro
bates all resorts to force or intimida-
ton to redress grievances opposes the
increase of the standing army, and re-
affirms the financial plank of the st.
Louis platform.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have published a notification to parties
having claims against them for
goods destroyed by the mob at Pitts
burg to put their claims into the hands
fthe attorneys of the Company and they
will be presented to the authorities of Al
legheny County without expense to the
claimant, the county, it is held, being
responsible for the losses. The aggre-
gate value of property destroyed in
Pittsburg is about S6,000,000.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

PRESIDENT HAYES and party were at
Mount Washington on the 20th. Pub
lie receptions we're rendered them at
Rutland, Brattleboro, Windsor, and
other towns in Vermont. The Presi-
dent declined an invitation from Gov.
Common and Senator Blaine to visit
Maine, on account of previous engage
ments.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

THE wheat crop in the States of Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky is estimated by
the Cincinnati Commercial at 60,000,-
600 bushels this year. The average
crop of these States is about AZ, 100000
bushels. The Minnesota wheat crop is
estimated at 100000 bushels, against
100000 bushels last year.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

B. ThNEAU, a veteran of the First Ma
poleon's army, and member OF the Lee
zion of Honor, is living at Terrebonns,
La, at the age Of 50.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

PROF. HALL, of the Washington Ma
val Observatory, on the night of the
10th discovered satellite to the planet
Mars. Its time of revolution is about 30
hours and its distance between 1900
and $1,000 miles. Prof. Hall thinks he
has also discovered a second and small
er satellite to the same planet, but will
need further observation to fully con
firm this. The discovery is considered
by astronomers as among the greatest
telescope achievements of the century
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-08-30

THE Western Union and Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company have con-
solidated. All earnings are to be pool
ed, extra offices abolished, and former
rates restored between competing
points.