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The New York herald., 1877-02-16
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS

ASrwxRp Feb 15-Arrved brig Olaf Kyrrc (Nor), Jen.
sen, New York.
SAILED 18TH steamer Nederand (Bele), James, Phlsdel
phia; ship Macauay Rogers. Baltimore bark Kate Har-
dnp Watts, New York
BRISTOL, Feb l5Arrivcd, bark Justine IL ingersoi''
Strout, New York.
BREMEN, Feb l5-Arrived, bark Louise tNor, Dahl, sa
vannah.
sailed 18th. barks Titanis CNor, Hauf. United States;
Prudhoe (Nor). Petersen do.
CoPHNHAcEN, to Feb 15Arrved. brig Beta (Nor). Han
sen. New York.
CAsrrLLAxARE to Feb i5-sailed. bark Giovanni dtaD.
New York.
CAprz. Feb 14-Arrivcd, schr J w Drury. studey Bos
ton.
Sailed 18th, brig Clara Pickens. Coombs. New YORK.
GorrgSBuRG, Feb 6-Arrived, bark DickermAn. Tur-
ner. Portland, Ne.
HAMBURG Feb i3-Sailsd, bark Nora Nor) Berg United
States
LivKnpooL, Feb I5-Arrvsd, ships schwcigaard Nor,.
Nielsen Chareston Bolton Abbey 3D. Miiligsn. New
York; bark Express CNor), Haivorscn. Charleston.
Also arrived 18TH bark Alma Csp Aatans. Charleston
Sailed 18TH barks Ashante (Br), Roberts, Novs Scotia
Lizzie, Carney, United states.
Also sailed 18th, ships Rolf tNor). Anderson, United
States; J A Thomson, Thomson, do.
LscmoRS Feb 15Put in brig Zueika (Br), Walsh. New
York Tor Genoa. slightly damaged.
Sailed l4th. bark volpini Qtal), Oneto New York.
MALAGA Feb 6-sailed schr Ella storer Wade. United
States.
QugESsrowS, Feb 15-Arrived, bark Agostina dtsD,
Agostura Philadelphia; brig Doran tBr). Foley. New
York
Also arrived 18TH PM steamer Wyoming Br). Jones,
New York tor Liverpool tand proceeded,.
Also arrived 18th. bark Liburna (Nor. Gunneson New
York.
Sailed 18TH steamer City Of Richmond (Br Brooks (om
| LiverpooD. New York.
Arrived ata United Kingdom port Feb u.s. bark Spartan
| (Bp, Kelly, Bull River, SC.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY e s77-TRPIE SHEET

Schr Joseph Ross Green, Taunton Esr New YORK. =,
scnr Francis Edwards West. Providence for New rork.
Schr Kate Palmer. Providence Tor New i"'A'
Schr Josephns. Wakely. Providence tor New fork,
Schr Charlie Miller Jones. Fsrhnven for New ORR
Schr Baltimore, Frances, Norwalk for New YORK.
Schr Ann Elizabeth. Rogers New London for new iorks
sehr II Hedges, Maioney. New Haven for New YORK
Schr Chancellor, Ferris, New Haven for Nsw lork
Schr Mary Decker, Nelson, New Haven for virginia
BOUND EAST.
Steamer Eiesnora johnson. New York for Portland.
Steamer Glaucus. Bearse. New York for Boston
Schr . q Acken. Toms. New YORK for Stamford .
Schr Henry Remsen Allen. New York for New Bedforo.
schr II q Bird Rhodes. New York tor Salem.
Schr Sharpsnoosr, Clark, New York for Cold Spring.
schr Niagara. Kelly, New YORK tor savannah o
Schr Moss Glen. Anderson. New York for st John. Nb
Schr success. Pierson. lloboken for Providence.
Schr Helen Mar Ward: Hoboken for Providence
schr Ring Dove Coombs, Hoboken for Providence.
Schr 4 Parsons. iiubbx Port johnson for Boston.
Schr Kolon. Jasper. Port johnson for Boston. . =
schr Mary w Hupper. Hupper. Baltimore for New Ha-
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

from rniladsph's for sSaa Ws%s nj.
got Oh without assistance and proceeded.
BARK Nor. Tallakson before reported). bound
%
and 81 Smons Island light houses opposite the south end
as s"S i. %
s.y aad
wss a s @ S
being hasy did discover his error until the vessel had
;'srss Ssss fs' '!ssa s1s built
ssa Her cargo consss sis super phosDass
psa at and to 0s We %
msoso WIFE ~ss also aboard ali were saved The
M s s Ss .sa
unning heavily aud washing over her decks
At G bss wSa
would have to discharge cargo.
BAnx ooxTEssx DvcaArEk r at St Ns.sirs Jan 80
saie sss and during which he salts blown
spsd hssy and
bulwarks and hesdgear The other vessel damaged
BRIG TIcSo, Of st John NIB. had her wndlsss slightly
DAMAGED and parted several warps 1t Aeerayon wslss
scnRELL from phlaielphis for Jacksonville before
nRSt % On IS,1
scHR CARRIE NuNAN. which went ashore on Spring Point
Ss S.s ss. Of 81 on Rs
scnR MARY ByRsnAx. fisherman; Of Gloucester Il is
men and was valued At S47l2; Insured s4e2s
An American register has been received by Capt Henry
Brightman of Newport for British sch Falco which he
purchased TALL She In to be fitted for the coasng
business.
OvKRDuE-Bark Rosita (Nor). Hagermann. from New
York Dec for Rotterdam has not been heard from since
her. She had a cargo Of &c, ,354 bushels wheat.
anxiety Is also felt for the safety Of bark Jeane
% Berry, which sailed from New York Dec 10 for Penarth
ROADS, with cargo Of 10000 bushels wheat, 500 bhls
flour 62 lbs cOttonsacd cake and lbs oilceke
and Andreas Riis or) Salvorsen which sailed from
New York Dec 70 for arne, with cargo OF OsOO bushels
wheat. ind have not been reported arrived out
Brig Ella (Br) Johnst0n sailed from New York Dec for
Queenstown with of AT bushels Of whcsts and
has not since been heard from.
NANTES Jan 29-rhe French brig Sylvia, Jaquerot from
Pascagous for Legue wood. which put into Perros,
had much damaged In the Cult OF Mexico and
her serious: the weather permits the master
hopes reach Legue without dischsrging
NEwcAsrLE. Del. Feb 15-Steamer Ontario (Br), from
Philadelphs Liverpool ashore the west
ern edge Bukhesd Shos and she remains Iceboat No
but all efforts far to haul her of
have proved unsuccessful She will probably OIL
high wnter to- morrow morning.
SHIPBuILDfNc-At East Boston. Messrs Campball 4
Brooks ship OF 600 Is in frame and partly ceiled
Mr. Robert Jacks ons shps. Of LOO tons each
also partly Mr. Justin Taylors ships OF LOO
tons have all the frames and Mr. Abiel
ove's ship OF Is partly ceed and planked
Porter Keen ESQ., late Of Duxbury, Mass, has taken
North Weymouth, Mass, and has contracted
with Ropes Esq of boston, bmrk for the Zanzibar
trade about $50 She will be built IN the best style
and ,lass, and be finished in about tour months
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

sr JOINS. NJ. Feb l4-Arrivsd. brig Gusborough (BD.
s ss" eS sS'7 srss psstsE Mountain. Laur. 3D.
Passed sh. bark Annie. Gusarsen from Francisco
Sailed 9th. bark Aymor. Laphsm. Shanghai.
rpm STEAMER NEVADA
BRIsroL, an 3o-kemans. kschele Bsntilich for New
BASoxox Dec l6-sailsd, Hail Columbia. Brerston.
BRouwERsHAvES. Jan 2s-Arrvsd. Geo jenkins. Ross
CARpIrr Jan 70 Cleared, Evviva Mcclellan st Jago.
DOVER Jan 3oPsssed Sebastian Bach. Sanstedt, iron
Anchored in the sotn Northumeran, piggs from
Shields Tor and = reported to have lost AN
GLoucKsrER. Jan 3i-Arrlved. Francesca Beilagsmba
GooLK. Jan so-saied Adeliua. Piazxo. Philadelphia
GLASGOW. Jan 30-Arrived. Olymps Isl, Young. New
GanALrAn: Jan 2s-Ar,ivsd, Inlspsndenza PsruvianO.
Hull. Jan 3l-Arisea, City OF Nngpo. Danarny. San
HsIyorr an 2sArrived Engelbrecht Engslbrechtssu.
HosyIruR, Jan as-saied. Kate Agnes. Ferguson. 81
LlvknrooL Jan so-Arrived. Poynssian ~. Brown.
olssTsa 18th Geo Adams Morrison Rio ysps,e o, 4.
can berry Singapore Hawthorn. Mason, southwest Pass,
on the Head OF Knsale 9th. Pscsous Colcord. from
Dos ~e S 4 mSyh:s sr .'n0 " h't' Liver
IoNDox. Jan 3I--Arrived. Kodiak. Peters, New York.
ss S s s NJ S
for do Kate Crosby for Savannah Lille sleghtholm oi
LnGHonS. Jan 25--saIed, A b stronaeh. Munro. New
MARsErLLEs Jan 27sailed. zio Lorenzo, Dellacssss,
Baltimore; Courier du Conada. Comet Pensacola.
Aisxsndris 81. Mackay. Naples ."' '' ''"-' -''
e oGSSss ss"
phia mot rs before reported.
s%sssro Jan X ssSss1ss % aalns:!o .isv s' Valparaiso: @
%acSs ,snS S,.
(and sailed an Is for Me.snsl.
YoKonAxA; abou. Jan so-Arrved. City Of Peking u,.
Tanner, San Francisco for Hong Kong.
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HON. s. @. THRooP.

The Hon. S. G. Throop, the oldest ex-member OF the
New York Legislature died at his residence in Stroud
burg Pa yesterday morning, at the advanced age OF
eighty seven years. Deceased was born IN Kinder
hook N " on the 4th OF January, $780, and lived for
several years in the family Of Martin Van Buren, with
whom he studied law. He subsequently settled
down to tho practice of his profession In
oxford, Chenango county, N. Y, became y
director OF tho academy that place. aud took good
deal of interest in tho cause Of education Afterward
he removed Honcsdae, Pa where be served as JUS.
tce Peace Tor two TERMS and In 1856 nc went 10
Stroudsburg where he served Tor one term as Judge
OF the County Court He widely known and re-
spected, ana intimately connected with some oil the
best families In Pennsylv lvania
The New York herald., 1877-02-16

necessary 70 clean the whale tank and It's inmate was
hosted into the while the foul water drained
on and the tank secured rhe supply OF wafer
forced in was nearly twenty degrees lower Ia
temperature than that to which the whale had been
accustomed. Within few days the animal was noticed
be Affected and Il supposed that the quality OF
food supplied 10 und which consisted solely oil
live cells, was to blame for the change II was not
uEtil the dissection ana analysis OF Wednesday and
yesterday that the real oft death was known
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS

Merchants shipping agents informed
that by teiegraphng the HERALD London Bureau. sd
dressing Bennett No. 46 Fleet street, London" to the
Paris Office addressing Bennett 81 Avenue de pOpera
Psrsp the arrivals and departures from European and
Eastern pors American all foreign vessels trading
with the United ststes thessams will be csbed to this
country FREQ of charge.
Captains arriving and sailing FROM French and Medl
terranea ports will Paris Office econop-
cal ana expeditions for telegrs sphing news.
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SAILED.

Steamers A Schoron (Dutsh, for Rotterdam Gellert
Ger, Hamburg; Colon. Aspinwsil Gamma !Br Berm.-
da; Isaac Bell, Richmond, &c; Albemarle. Lewes. Del;
barks II McLsrnsn tBri Glasgow Salo (itus). Havre;
Anna Walsh Busnos Ayres: Traveller Br,, tsvre Nor
men (Nor) Roterdam brigs San Prisc0 (IaD, Lisbon;
ua Rlake Hum acoa; Pathfinder DR., London; CIeta
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
FOREIGN PORTS.

cucurrA Feb 12sailed ship City of Philadelphia Call
New York. -, -, ~, o...x q.
sT ,ar,Ss no dateIn port. schr Lena Cottingham.
ssGus FEB I-lu port brg Mary Mariner TiIcomb Tor
New York. ready for sea (was reported ssi'sa Jan <o
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
SPOKEN.

Ship Aurigny" (Nor), from New York for Antwerp, Jan
IA, lat 43, Ion 43.
Ship samar Miller from Batavia FOR Boston, Feb IL. lat
80 35, lou ~ ~.
Bark Agnes Campbell (Br) Thomas. from Liverpool for
Halifax New York. Ian "a, lat Al lon II.
Bark Enchanres Brl from Have far San Francisco O,
Dec II, lat So n, Ion II W.
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BELOW.
CLEARED.

Ship Hamilton Fish. Mortimer. from Liverpo.'.
Bark Giacomo.
Brig Malaga tBD, from Rio Janeiro via Barbados.
The New York herald., 1877-02-16
OLYMPIC THEATRE.

A talented and selected company now playing Mr..
DAVIS local drama OF "Round the Clock' to large
audiences The revival OF this piecc introduces some
elaborate scenery and several special features, consist
ing OF wrestling, a fire. chorus and quartet singing
and a ballet Mr.. Fawcctt as Klgoblin, the Man OF
DISCUSSES Charles Lcclcrcq Hardacrc, the Wheeder,
and Edward Lamb as the Lawyer, present characters
of distinct city types way that insures the success
of inc piece Miss George Drew as the Pretty BAKER
and Miss Mary Wells as Rascal Sue are also cupiai IN
their several roles The plot OF the piece ahords aoun
dant opportunity for introducing nearly every pn'so
of city lie and as the action progresses grows
Interest with every AS nearly every Leading name
IN the cast belongs the Fiitn Avenue Theatre com
uarv Il a not surprisng that such good audiences are
ss,raclea a; .ae present performance Of "Rouna Inc
CocK.u
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SHIPPING NEWS

OCEAN STEAMERS.
DArBs OF DEPARTURE FROM SEw YORK FOR rHR MONTHS
FEBRUARY
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CHAS. FIEBIG.

Is PREPARED To DO ALL KINDS OF Loo
] Work; also to repair Sewing Machines.
All kinds of Safe Work Speciality.
Shop on Market Square west side, south OF tn
0lI
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Going North-11 rs a, m; 10 :3s D. n.
Going South-7:30 a n; s:2s .. m.
Palace Sleeping cars, owned and operated by this
line accompany all night trains.
CONNECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Eat Darlington with Toledo Peoria g. Warsaw R'y
for Peoria, indianapolis, Lafayette and Cincinnati
with Chicago, Burlington Quincy X. r.. for Chi
cago, Keokuk, Quincy and ST Louis West to Ottum-
wa and all points In Kansas and Nebraska, and with
Burlington & Southwestern R'y, for Pennington
Bloomfield and all points in Missouri ard Kansas &
At Columbus Junction, with Chicago b South
western Railroad fonWashington and!Leas enworth.
At Nfehols,wlt Mnscatine Division G, II 81 Ii
for Muscatine.
At West Liberty, with Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad, for Iowa City, Desmoines, and
Davenport.
At Cedar Rapids. with Milwaukee Division of n.
& for Independence. West Union, Postyille
ana McGregor; with Chicago g. Northwestern Rail-
way, for Omaha. Council Bluffs and Chicago and
with Dubuque Southwestern R'y fer DUBUQUE
| At Waterloo and Cedar Falls, villa Illinois Cen
/ tral Railroad for Independence DUBUQUE Fort
Dodge and Sioux City -
At smell Rock with Stage for Waverly
Al Nora junction. with Milwaukee & st Paul
hailWay, for Mason City and Charles City
AtPlyTnoHth with Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
for all points in Minnesota
At st Paul, for all points on Northern Pacific
AanWay, the great Lake Superior region, and all
points North and Northwest.
E. +. WINSIOW. Geu'f Manager
CD IVES, Gen'l Pass. & Ticket Agent, -
Cedar Rapids, Iowa s.
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Enamelled Pipe.

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, 1T WILL MOI
! Rust crack and costs only q trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS
Store In Star Rlork
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WATCHES.
WATCH BUYERS ATTENTION

ed Brequet Hair Springs Full Ruby Jewelled, ano
combine all modern improvements In Watch
making.
These Watches were awarded the Grand Prize b.
the Paris Exposition OF 1857, for the best perform
ance and greatest accuracy in adjustment; and az
further guarantee that they equal to the best
annex names of some of the most respectable deal
in the trade wno have tested them for years and
will vouch for the accuracy of our statements;
Benedict Bros. Y, w. r. Weeks, Bangor
4. Marks, Troy, N. Y, Me.
J.A;smith, Saratoga sps H. W. Strang, Elmira N
NY. Y.
z. B. Booth & Son Roch- Haskins s. Isbell, Osw'
ester, N. Y. go, N. Y.
II. Botchkiss, Buffalo, N. Hyde q Bettys, Auburn
b. K. Chase 8 Co., Rut j. A. Clark, Batavia, M
j. H Grant, Troy, Pa. H. Cowell Co., Cleve.
G. w Luce, XeDia Ohio. land, 0.
A Lowell, Portland, Me. %. II. Ford, New Howell.
ohio. .nchois g Isentha To-
A. L. Burbank, worees ledo. Ohio.
ter, Mass. Geo. Embry, Morrow, o
W. Taylor, Utica, New G. Bills, Canandaigua, n
York Y. LIE Grys Worth
Evans & Manning, Bing- Cambridge, N. Y.
hamton, N. Y. ID. b Buell. d Co, Hart
Dunlap s. Baker, Man ford, CT.
chester, N. Ii. &c. Wyman, st. AlbaD
T. Z. Dickinson, Buffalo, VI
George T l. w. Dickinson, w. c. Ct --1'''
Ashtabrla, o. John B. Morriss CT g cir
Weld Bros, Lockport, N. natl, o.
Bailiette & Weld, Water Pa.
loo, Iowa. l. II. Grant, Troy, N. 7
Carpenter q Bro, Bnr- N. p Kilburn, Cory
lington, Iowa. Pa.
Ferguson & Clapp, indianapolis, Ind.
And large number of Others throughout the
United States. For further particulars. ask you
matchmaker to see them, or address
QUINCHE d KRUGLER,
Wholesale Agents In the United States, Salesroom
Maiden Lane, New York,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05

STURGEON & ADAMS.

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.
~ Office in Mitchell & Lyndes block Rock Island
Ill Have complete set of Books Of Abstracts o
Title Of Lands in Rock Island County
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IMPROVED sELF-LoCKTNG
Brass PadLOcks

Made in the most substantial and compact man
We Guarantee that no two locks are alike, unless
specially ordered Each lock furnished with two
KEYS Any number Of locks or keys made to o5de'L
Aionted nv the United States Government. SAINT
nIes of No Lock sent TO all parts free, on rece1p
al AIS. Liberal Discountssto the trade
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DWARD D. SWEENEY. WILLIAM Jackson
SWEENEY & JACKSON.
6. Nj. KELLER. nj. ..

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORs AT law
and, Illinois. 11-1S61y
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The 9S]ailg Argus.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Bogus Half-Qollars.


Counterfeiters generally content them
selves with the cheap and quiet process of
casting from moulds, though sometimes
they strike the pieces from dies. The
mould is made from the genuine coin and
yields fac smile. They use type metal,
somewhat hard and sonorous by the addi-
ton of copper, and the whole being
slightly silvered over in battery, and the
gate neatly ribbed out on the edge. Such
piece may pass while fresh and new.
They are, however, rather too white and
too thick, or if of the right thickness, too
light.
There is something about the genuine
coin that ordinarily puts it above suspic-
ion, particularly after the new white sur
face has given place to the inimitable and
permanent nine renths tint. 1t may be
abused by heating or staining or by con-
tact with gum elastic bands. 1t has been
disfgured with tin-foil. for the small pur-
pose of provoking bet In rare cases it
may have flaw at the edge, or shut in,
which destroys the ring. But generally it
speaks well for itself as to color and SON
ority.
The genuineness of half dollar is some
thing worth looking after, to any of Us,
aud especially to storekeepers, taking them
often through the day. lt is, therefore,
worth the trouble to have on the counter
one or two witnesses easy to be had.
ItrSt-A balance, which need be no
more than thin strip of wood eight or
ten inches long, neatly poised. Place a
good piece on one end and the suspected
one on the other and have weight of
2 Of IL
more than that decline taking the piece.
Second--A liquid test, composed as
follows: Twentyfour grains of nitrate of
silver in crystals; one gramme (say fifteen
grainsl OF nitric acid and one ounce of
water. Any druggist can put this up, in
small bottle with a pointed glass stop
per, made for lifting drops, taking care to
use pure ingredients. Remove little of
the surface of the coin by knife, and
then touch the place with drop from the
stopper. If good, there will be no action;
| if bad, it blackens at once.
1t should be observed this is not the
compound we use for examining gold
counterfeits and jewelry. And further,
some persons use nitric acid alone, which
viii discoior good as we'll as bad one,
As for the pieces struck from dies, they
are generally such poor limitations that the
taker almost deserves to lose by them.
Such piece, dated 1876, is now before
me; good color, feeble and faulty devices,
right weight, but quite to thick. 1t would
be caught BY the guage already mentioned.
1t is whiteish brass, with silver plating,
more substantial than the electro silvering
I he writer has chosen to speak mainly
Of the halt dollar, because these are chiefly
complained of, and the lesser pieces are
less likely to be initiated Still, some
men seem to take pride in this despic4
BILE work. even if it yields small profit. IL
the long run, counterfeiters are never en-
riched, and their sequel is generally il
prison walls. ". E. DU BoIs.
Assayer, Z. s. Mint, Philadelphia.
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THOMAS YATES

is PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN ALL ITS
branches, also, Gas and Steam Fitting.
Call and have estimates made before ordering your
work doEe by ether parties.
THOMAS YATES, (Levee. Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05

For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
THE ARGUS Bindery. No better wo rk
can be done in this vicinity Prices reason
able. Work done quick, Leave orders al
The ARGUS Counting Room, opposite the
the Post Office.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-05

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Residence cor.
: Orleans and Ohio streets next door to K9hers
Drug Store. Office over Benser i Thomas Drug
tore Market Square, office hourf 10 to Il A NJ. to
p. NJ. T-I4d&yIy
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HAIR DYE.
HAIR DYE.

BATCHELoRs CELEBRATED HAIR DYE
best in the world. The inventor ,has used thin
hair, and no injury to his health proof that il i
the only true and perfect Dye, Harmless, reliable
instantaneous. No disappointment; no ridiculoI1s
the hair soft and beautiful Black or Brown Sold
and properly applied &C BACHELORS Wig Fac.
tory. No. ID Bond street, N, Y, Sold by ali drug
gists e
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Orleans Street Livery.

HENRY, LIVERY FEED, SALE AND
H. Boarding Stable. Parties and Funerals Spe-
ciality. Orleans Street. between Buffalo and Ea-
charges reasonable. 1215dty
, 1877-12-15
A Day Among the Farmers.

Yesterday DISPATCH reporter Wis.
tied the neighborhood on Lake
Washington, about six miles from
the city, where number of persons
have opened farms on fir land.
There is the farm of Mr.. John Will
son, which raises better quality OF
fruits and vegetables than the river
valley lands. None of his potatoes
are affected with the rot. His apples
are very fine favored. being much
superior to the same varities when
raised on bottom or swamp lands.
Some small apple trees in his orch
ard bore as many IS eight or ten
bushels each this year. Mr.. Wilson
has fine variety of flowers in bios
som in his garden. He is just com-
pleting fine new house. Mr.. Hous-
er. a young man formerly of North
Carolina. is opening a farm adioin-
ing. Mr.. E. r. Barnes has a fine
farm adjoining Mr.. Wilson's. the
land is of the same class, and returns
good crops. but Mr.. Barnes has not
yet erected permanent buildings.
He has however made good begin
ming, and the comforts and luxuries
will come in due time.
Mr.. Frank Mcclellan has farm
just beyond, which he has opened
amidst the giant fir and cedar tim
ber. The portion of his improve
ments in which he takes particular
pride is young orchard of four
years growth. The trees in this
orchard all look clean and healthy,
and they have made the most re-
mcrkable growth of any Ike mum,
Ter set out at the same time we ever
saw. This orchard confirms one of
our pet theories, which is that young
trees make a finer orchard, and
sooner, than older ones. These tees
were one year old when planted, and
they are larger and bore more fruit
the past summer than many trees of
eight or ten years. Mr.. Wilson has
a finer orchard, but some of the
trees are much older. These orch
ards are cultivated, and the spade is
used literally around the trees, care
being taken not to injure the roofs.
A number of families are locating
in this neighborhood from the coal
mines. These farms are all located
on the sloping shore of Lake Wash
ing.on, and afford a fine view of
Mount Rainier and the Cascade
range. A more beautiful view of the
sublime in nature cannot be found.
Three valuable veins of coal run
through Mr.. Wilson's farm, aud but
a small amount of capi..l is requ:r-
ed to develop them.