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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1877-04-06

600; in furs, $1,219,OO0; in hides, ST.
893, 900; in firearms, 81, 100000, and in
tallew, 50, $4,000. 1t wilt be seen that
with some important exceptions, the in
crease in our exports is in provisions or
in products in low state of preparation,
and intended as the raw material of
other industries. The most remarkable
items of increase are in Indian corn, IL
Eliminating oil, leaf tobacco and bacon,
hams and lard. These include all but a
few millions of the net increase in ex-
ports. The items which show the fruit
of American industry carried beyond the
primary stages of manufacture are calt-
ridges, uncolored cottons, Illuminating
oils, bacon, hams and lard. These cover
something more than ene-half of the net
increase.
These facts indicate healthful process
going on in our commercial relations
with the rest of the world. We are buy
ing less. which, though not a sign of
prosperity, is condition OF it, especially
where a country or an individual has
previously been buying on large credit.
We are also paying our debts with the
products of industry, and, in the case of
colored cottons and or Illuminating OiIs,
we are showing resources as yet compare
lively undeveloped. There is no reason
to doubt that this process will continue.
Necessity is the mother of invention, and
if our European friends will not sell US
goods or lend us money on our corporate
we shall certainly cOntrive
some way of getting goods and money on
other terms.
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How Many Pounds to the Ton.

The suit of Frederick Recht against
the Phoenix insurance company was
brought in the supreme court, New York,
recently, TO recover on policy of marine
insurance. The policy contained the fol-
lowing clause concerning the vessel in
which the insured goods were to be
shipped: Warranted net to carry more
than her registered tonnage in marble,
lead, coal. or iron" The vessel in which
the goods were shipped was registered
in this port at nine hundred and sixteen
tons. She carried load of coal consist
ing of nine hundred and two tons, of
2,240 pounds each. This quantity would
make over 1000 tons Of 1000 pounds
each. The vessel was lost at sea. The
insurance company claimed that the
warranty in the policy related to loading
the vessel with tons of 1000 pounds
each. and the vessel being overloaded in
carrying more than 900 tons, they were
discharged from liability on the policy.
The case was tried before Judge Van
Brunt, and the plaintiff asked leave TO
show a custom at this port of making
the tons of coal, etc, each Of 2,240
pounds. Judge Van Brunt. however,
held that as the contract of insurance
had been made in this state and was TO
be performed in this state, the laws Of
this state regulating the number of
pounds to the ton should govern. The
number of pounds here is 1000. The
vessel, therefore, was loaded TO more than
her registered tonnage, and the company
Is not liable. Tho complaint was, there
fore, dislnissed.-NeiO York Paper.
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A New Story About Henri MOnnIer.

EEvenement tells it. In a company
half bourgeois, half artistic, some one
begged MOnnier to repeat a scene from
one of his plays. Monnier vainly en-
deavored TO plead a cold, but the compa-
nv insisted to such an extent that he
consented TO give them something.
There was a call for screen, but Mon
nier told them that he did not mind II;
he would content himself by initiating
the cry of several animals. This every
one agreed to, and having gathered them
about him he began.
"I will first initiate" said he, "the
roaring of the lion: Heuh"
Everybody applauded this rearing as
wonderfully like; some ladies shud-
dered.
"Now 1 will initiate the bellowing of
the bull: HeuhV
The same enthusiasm; meanwhile the
believing of the bull was precisely like
the roaring of the lion; but in salon one
does not look too closely.
Henri MOnnier continued:
"The howl of the wolf: Heuh!'
Always the same thing.
"The bleating of the sheep: Heuh"
They began TO look at him with some
astonishment.
Henri Monnier went on:
"The neighing of the horse: HeuhF"
"The clucking of the hen: Heuhp
"The mewing of the cat: HeuhF
"The striking OF the clock: Heuh!"
And catching his breath, he added, IN
finishing, with voice OF thunder:
"The noise of the grass growing;
HeuhW
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Do Snakes Catch Fish!

A. w. Chase, of the United States
coast survey, describes, in a note to the
editor of the Popular Science Monthly,
a contest which he and brother officer
witnessed in 1867 on the Purissima, a
small trout stream about twenty-iour
miles south of San Francisco:
We had been fishing on the stream,
and came to high bank which overlook
ed transparent pool of water about ten
feet in diameter and four feet in depth.
This pool was iringed with willows, and
had on one side small gravel bank. The
trout at first sight was lying in mid
water, heading up stream. II was, as
afterward ascertained, fully nine inches
in length-a very desirable prize for an
angler. While studying how TO cast
our flies to secure .bim, a new novel fish
erman appeared, and 50 quick was bis &C
tions that we suspended ou' own TO "1t-
80 tber, This emmy Of the trout
was largo water snake of the common
variety. striped black and yellow lie
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TWeed's Mansion.

While William NJ. Tweed occupies his
stone quarters in Ludlow Street Jail, his
family dwell in an elegant mansion at
Greenwich. The place is superb in its
appointments and location. The estate
lies on the Sound, on a slope of land,
with about three acres of land closely
shaved and walled in with handsome
stone fence. The entrance is through
massive iron gates, on which are en-
bossed the monogram T. The house is
castellated, and the tall tower is con-
spicuous on the land and and on the sea.
The house is occupied by Mrs. Tweed, a
married daughter, and her husband, and
two unmarried girls. The family
maintain no special retirement. They
live like any we'll 10 do household. The
girls are very popular in the neighbor-
hood, and are spoken of as being talented
and very noble young women. They
generally attend the Episcopal service,
although they are often seen il. the Con-
gregatiOnal church. The famed Ameri-
Gus club house is now a hOtel.--Ne,o
York Letter.
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SOMNAMBULISTIC CAPERS.
Remarkable AcrObaIic P erfOrnauce or
Young Lady i'm Her SLEEP.

| Remarkable AcrObaiic p erfOrmauce or N
| Young Lady in Her sleep.
One of the most remarkable exhibit
tions of sOmnambulism ever given in this
city took place about one O'Clock Satur-
day near the corner of High and Sixth
streets. The PRINCIPAL actor IN the seriO-
comic drama was an eighteen year-old
miss, named Annie Barton, and she was
first discovered by G. w. Hodges. He
was on his way home when his attention
was attracted by queer-looking object
seated upon the top of grapevine arbor
| just over the fence. Stopping, Mr..
Hodges looked at the figure until he
saw it move, when he spoke to it, but
Capt. @. G. Starkweather, of the Trum-
bull avenue police station, came along
Sixth street on his way home. He was
the queer figure, and they were not long
partition. "It's a woman" said Capt.
Starkweather, and ''she must be asleepp'
continued Mr.. Hodges. Arriving at that
conclusion, the men opened the gate,
and, walking to the arbor, called to the
sleeping girl, but received no reply. |
Captain Starkweather then began climb !
ing up the arbor, at which the girl |
started Gu a lively run, and going the |
whole length of the arbor roof, made a |
jump, clearing a space of about eight |
feet, alighting on the rOcf of woodshed.
This vancouver astonished the men,
who awakened Mr.. Thompson and his
family and told them that there was a
sleep-walker upon their woodshed. Soon
Mr.. Thompson and his wife and son
Joined Mr.. Hodges and the captain in the
chase. What was their surprise to find
Miss Barton had clambered from the
shed TO the wing, and thence in the apex
of the roof OF the main building, where
she stood quietly leaning against the
chimney. Finally ladder was procured
and young Thompson climbed to the
side of the roof, but, getting there,
found it so covered with snow and ice
that it was impossible for him to reach
the girl. SO down he came, and the
ladder was carried to the front of the
house, where it was put in position with
one end against the roof peak. This
time captain Starkweather took off his
boots and climbed up. The girl stood
quietly until he was within few feet of
her, when she ran down toward the wing,
and sliding went from one roof to the
other; thence she jumped back to the
grape arbor, and before any of the men
could get to her she jumped to the
ground, and, dashing through a back
gate, ran up High street. The chase .
was continued to the Crawford street &,
park, where she was captured. Then it :
was found that she was completely e
dressed, with the exception of hat and !,
shawl, and that during all of her haz- ;
lrdous midnight ramble had not received ,
-he slightest injury. She was taken to :
lhe Trumbull avenue police station :
until her relatives, being notified, put in =
appearance and took her in charge This |;
8 the second escapade, her friends as !
ert, of the kind in which Miss Barton :
las taken part.-Detroit Free Press !;
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swan up the poel on the surface until
over the trout, when he made dive,
and by dexterous movement seined the
trout in such a manner that the Jaws of
he snake closed its mouth. The fight
then commenced. The trout had the
use OF its tail and fins. and could drag
the snake from the surface when near
the bottom, however, the snake made
use of its tail by winding it around every
stone or root that IL could reach. After
securing this tail hold it could drag the
trout toward the bank, but, on letting 90,
the trout would have a new advantaSe'
The battle was continued for full twenty
minutes, when the snake managed 10 get
its tail out of the water and clasped
around the root of one of the willows
mentioned as overhanging the pOnl The
battle was then up, for the snake gradually
put coil after coil around the root, with
each one dragging the fish toward the
land. When half its body was coiled it
unloosened its first hold and stretched
the end of its tail out in every direction,
and finding another root, made last and
now, using both. dragged the tr@ut out
on the gravel bank. ltnOw had it under
control, and, uncoilins, the snake drag
ged the tish fully ten ieet mp on the
bank, and ! suppose would have gOrged
him. We killed the snake and replaced
the trout in the water, as we thought
that he deserved liberty. He was ap-
parently unhurt, and in few moments
darted off. That the water snake of
California brooks will prey upon the
young Of the trout, and also smaller and
less active fishes, have noticed. but
never have seen an attack on q fish 80
arge or one more hotly contested
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HOT SPRINGS.
Their PracHae Status. Req uIaIed at the
Last SeaaiOn of Congress.

| Their PracIae status. M Reg uIa1ed at the
| Last SessiOn of COnRreas-
A reporter of the Commercial had a
conversation with Mr.. Walsh, of Hot
Springs, who WIS on his way back from
| Washington, where he went to assist in
getting through the law 10 redeem the
| springs. Mr.. Walsh, who has been a
prominent citizen of "the springs" for
many years, was formerly of this city.
During the administration of Mayor
Hatch he was on the police force. He
is now practing law, and is also in the
real estate business. In the course of his
talk about the springs yesterday he said:
The original adventures three who, in
1882, settled there and laid squatter-
claim to the lands were Hale, Gaines
and Rector. These men took in the
lands Immediately adjoining the springs,
and held possession. Anybody coming
after them, and proposing to settle there,
had to pay them tribute at the muzzle
OF the shotgun. You've heard great
deal about the troubles and complica-
tiOns, and legislature and attempts at
legislation in congress and out of con-
gress, and in the supreme court of the
United States, about this Hot Spring
reservation, that have kept back progress
there.
The act of 1871 seemed to arrive at
something definite in the way of the col
lection of rents by the United States. |
But this new act, which became a law |
by President Grants signature, in his |
last day in Office, settles every ything on a |
definite and enduring basis. There are |
2,640 acres in the Hot Spring reserva-
tion. This includes the village, which |
has a population now of four thousand |
persons. There is to be an appraisement |
of this property embraced in this 2,640 |
acres, and every occupant must pay his /
price, as appraised, to the general gov
ernment, and thus become absolute |
owners. But the springs are TO be re-
served for the use of all, subjected to the
of a government officer,
forever.
A commission of three persons is to be
appointed to appraise the property claim
ed now by the owners of the buildings,
who shall have the privilege of purchase
at the assessed price. Any claimant
failing to pay the assessed price shall
have the privilege of removing his i'm
prevement. The commission shall fix
the amount of land to be purchased by
each claimant, after having properly
plated the ground for a suitable arrange
nent of streets and alleys. The lands
appraised and not taken by claimants
hall be sold at auction, at not less than
he appraised price. The springs will be
Inder the control of the department of
he interior, and all taxes for the use of
he water shall go to that depart
nent, under the direction of superin-
endent.
All this means a new day for the Hot
springs of Arkansas. Already the hotels
here are improving, and you can land
t the village by rail, twenty-three hours
rom st. Louis Cincinnati Commercial l
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INTO The STREET.
A Sad story Ofn Once wealthy Woman,


| n bAu bNOry OF N once wealthy WOmMm'a
Dissipation.
On the first floor OF the tenement
house No. 337 East Thirtieth street,
lives Mrs. Marie Cullen with four of her
| children, the eldest six teen the Youngest
about four years old She is now a hAb-
itual drunkard, and il likely to be
shortly turned ints the street.
Her father was a prosperous wine mer-
chant in ireland. He died when she
was quite young, leaving his estate In
such a condition that his family got
nothing, and having no friends who
would take care OF her, she came TO
America and, tried to earn her living as
seamstress. She was very pretty-as
may be seen even now-and she soon mar
ried a rich marble dealer, whose name she
now bears. They lived happily together for
some time, but fashionable dissipation
into which she plunged was too much
for her, and she began to drink badly
after the birth of her first child, snow
dead. She nearly ruined her husband
by her recklessness, and when he died
year ago he left her nothing but the
tenement house in which she now lives.
1t is encumbered by a mortgage of SILL
600. and instead of paying her taxes and
the interest on the mortgage, she spent
everything for drink. She pawned her
children's clothing and her own until
all were half naked.
"Walk in, SIR" said Mrs. Cullen TO
the World reporter, who called on her
yesterday. "There is our front parlor.
Step in. There's no carpet on it; there
is no furniture in IL; the windows are
dusty; but it was different once.
can't ask you to take seat, because
there is none for you, but you are vel
come"
Mrs. Cullen is forty years old, and
quite stout. She was dressed in a long
flowing wrapper, and wore long scarf
about her neck. Her children came into
the room and listened as she spoke, her
son, boy fourteen years old, frequently
in.errupting her with such remarks az,
I" Slash il, old woman Don't tell such
id lies" and "Shut up, yer usher !"
At this the smaller ones laughed out
right. One of them, little boy about
five years old, had nothing on him but
a ragged shirt and aspair of drawers. A
pretty little girl, not more than two
years his senior, had scarcely moro
than he, but she did have a new psi- Of
ihoes.
al won't have 'em long though" said
Ihe; MOther'll put 'em in the pawn
shop"
Mrs. Cullen has a daughter sixteen
years old who has had To leave her. Her
on had position as messenger, but his
neither kept him awake 80 much NIGHTS,
hat he had to give it up. The mortgage
IN the house was foreclosed yesterday,
md nothing remains for the family but
he streeta
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.

TRAIN No. 2 connects at Nashville with
n. c. & st. Louis R'y West for Memphis; at
Lebanon juno. with Knoxville and Rich
mond Branches; at Cincinnati juno. with L.
G. & L. R. r. for the North and East; at
Louisville with U. S. Mail Boats for Cincin-
natl and with o. & N. R'y and J. NJ. & 1. r.
r. for the North East and West.
TRAIN No. connects at Glasgow juno.
to and from Glasgow; at Cave City to and
from Mammoth Cave; at Cincinnati juno
with L. c. & L. r. r. for the North and East
at Louisville with o. & NJ. and ]. NJ. & l. r.
r. for the North, East and West, and with
U. s. Mail Line steamers for Cincinnati.
TRAIN No. 6 connects at Glasgow juno.
to and from Glasgow; at Cave City to and
from Mammoth Cave; at Cincinnati juno.
with L., c. L. R. r. for the North and East;
at Louisville with q. d NJ. and J. NJ. & 1. r
r. for the North, East aud West, and with
U. S. Mail Line steamers for Cincinnati.
Tourists will find this route offers great in
ducements to those going to the Centennial
Exposition. Direct connections are made in
Louisville with through cars, running direct
to the Centennial grounds.
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ThIrtK.SIx Attitudes.

Twelve boys, by count, were grouped
around a toy cannon on Miami avenue
10 FIRE a national salute, says the Detroit
Free Press. One boy can fire national
salute as we'll as twelve boys, but II u
well to have eleven extra boys squatied
around to give advice. A tin box con-
tanning four ounces Of powder was CEN
traIlv Situated, and, at proper moment,
a spark of fire was communicated TO IL
bv some careless hand. The cannon
didn't go of, but the boys did. Each of
the twelve lads struck an average of
three different attitudes, making thirty
81 different "Poses" in all. Some went
over fence, rome around corner, Others
started for home 10 see if things had
changed any, and one lad hoped around
on one foot and called out: 'PIl sell my
sheer Of fourth Of July for fifteen cent" "
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DIPSOMANIA.
Rebuilding the Victim After Poisoning
by Too Much Rad whisky.

Rebuilding the Victim After Poisoning
by Too Much Rad whisky.
While it is true that there is no
absolute cure Tor dipsOmania or the dis
eased appetite for ardent spirits, save in
the dipsOmaniac's strength to resist
temptation, there are valuable assistants
to his physical weaknesses in the form of
animal and vegetable stimulants, which
he should not despise in fighting the bat
tie against the insidious foe. All who
have been sufferers from the diseased pas.
sion for liquor bear testimony,,to the fact
that the craving for alcoholic stimulants
is invariably preceded by depression of
the nervous system that is actually in
suppOrtable, accompanied almost invari-
ably with distate for solid food. What a
nan is to resort to at this period of his
ailment is most important question.
Ammonia in small doses, taken every
thirty minutes, has been recommended;
but ammonia is not nourishment, nor
will it restore the desire for food. It is
the testimony of many who have tried it
under the circumstances stated that ex-
tract of beef, made palatable with celery
salt and a moderate quantity of black or
red pepper, will afford the required
stimulus, with no bad effects, and at the
same time aid in restoring the tone of
the stomach. 'Quassia, calisaya, and
iron should all be brought TO assist in
toning up the system and aiding the
digestive and nervous functions, but for
diet nutriment, which will certainly he
aU once digested and assimilated, there
is nothing to compare to the beef extract.
1t is nothing but a solution of Liebig's
extract of beet, with celery salt, taken
in hot soda water.
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Iananese Snnerstitions.

Japanese people are very superstitious,
and have innumerable signs and tokens
by which to regulate their conduct and
beliefs. They never sweep the room of
house Immediately after one of the in
mates has set out upon a jeurney-this
would sweep out all the luck with him.
At a marriage ceremony neither bride
nor bridegroom wears any clothing of a
purple color, lest their marriage-tie be
soon loosed, as purple is the color most
liable to fade. They have some curious
ideas in regard to finger nails, which are
cut only at certain times. When a per-
son losses a tooth, either artifcially or at
the hands of dentist-Japanese "topth-
carpenter by forceps, or by acci-
dent, in order that another may grow in
the empty socket, the tooth, if from the
upper jaw, is buried under the founda-
tion of the house; if from the lower
jaw, it is thrown upon the roof house.
Of hundreds of their superstitions, here
are few: If a woman steps over an
egg-shell she will go mad if over a ra-
zor, it will become dull if over a whet-
stone, it will be broken. If man should
set his hair on fire, he will go mad.
Children are told if they tell lie an Oni
or an imp called the tengu will pull out
their tongues. Many Japanese urchin
has spoken the truth from fear of an oni
supposed to be standing by, ready to run
away with his tongue. No such watch
man seems to be set before the unruly
member of the scolding wife. OF these
b" edged tools that grow sharper by con-
stant use" there is goodly number in
Japan. When a husband and wife are
quarreling, devil is belived to be stand
ing between. them, encouraging them to
go on from bad to worse.
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Ex.President Grants European Tour.

General and Mrs. Grant will leave
Washington during the present week for
visit to the west. Accompanied by
their youngest son, now in college, they
will sail for Europe in Nav. They ex-
pect to be absent from the country at
least two years, and it is general Grants
desire to travel as any other private
citizen of the United States without
public demonstrations from the govern
ment authorities of the countries he will
visit. He recalls the embarrassment of
Franklin Pierce during his tour abroad
after the expiration of his presidential
term. After a profusion of public at
tention he at last found refuge in
secluded village in the Swiss mountains,
where he enjoyed himself for about three
days before his identity W as discovered.
Then the people turned out en- masse, and
gave him so cordial reception that he
was again forced to move along. Cen
eral Grant desires to avoid this.