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MINCELLANEOIS-

Masked men boarded the L. and p.
tram near Big Springs, and at the pistol
point got away with 100000 A reward of
9lOO0O is offered for the robbers The pas,
semgers IN the coaches were also visited and
relieved OF their cash and valuables. The
plunder taken from the passengers is stated
to be $1,000 in cash, four gold watches and
a ticket to Chicago,
James Newly, a negro newsbev, who
went abroad from New London, Conn. with
Moody ana Sankey, studied for the church
of England ministry at London. nassed an
examination before the bishops, which
prompted the bishop of London to say, al
would to God all our clergymen were like
this young man" Newly has since sailed
Tor Africa to be assistant to Bishop Crowther.
An artesian we'll sunk by D. b.
Lowell in Nevada on Eel river island at
the depth Of one hundred and twenty feet,
struck current Of gas which, when ignited,
sent up a flame jet thirtv.siX feet high, A
strong win+ failed to blow it out, and an
eight hours's rain did not cytinguish it. In
the night newspaper could be read by its
light one hundred feet away.
American beef is seeking other chan
nels of transportation to Europe. A line of
steamers is now in operation between Mar.
selIes, France, and the river Plata, in South
America, for the purpose of carrying frozen
fresh meat. There are two methods Of re.
ducing the temperature on these steamers.
One by the evaporation of ammonia, the
other by the ventilation of ether. By the
former process the temperature can be made
so low that the meat becomes sheeted with
inn
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1t will always be nice anb difficult
question to decide who are the most dis.
agreeable people to live with. Oar first
thoughts will be directed to the more
ugly and venomous passions, such a.
hatred, envy, jealousy and the like. 1t
will probably be found, however, that
those qualities which come under the
head OF toibles rather than of vices rem
der people most intolerabe as compan-
ions and eoadjutofs For example, it
may be observed that those people lave
more worn, jaded and dispiriCed look
than any others, who have to live with
people who make difficulties on every
occasion, great or small, 1t is astoni,h-
ing to see how this practice Of making
difficulties grows into confirmed habit
of mind, and what dishearteumCnt it &C.
casions. The SAVIOR Of lie is taken out of
it when YOU know that nothing you pro-
pose or do or suggest, hope for or en-
deavor, will meet with any response but
an enumeration of the difficulties
that will lie in the path YOU wish to
travel. The ditiiculty-mOuger is to be
met with not only in domestic and social
life, but also in business. 1t not unfre-
ouently occurs in business relations that
the chief will never by any chance re.
ceiye, without many objections aud
much bringing forward of possible diff
culties, any thing that is brought to him
by his subordinates. They at last cease
to take pains, knowing that no amount
of pains will prevent their work being
dealt with in a spirit otingenious OBJ
iectiyeness. At last they say TO them
selves, The better the thing We present,
the more opportunity he will hay for
developing his unpleasant talent Dt ob.
iectiveness and his imaginative so"er OF
inyenting difficulties"
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THE GRAND REPUBLIC,
DetaiIa OF the Grandeur and Capacity ,
the Lost steamer

the Lost steamer
The loss by fire Of that pride and won
der of the western waters-the steamer
Grand Republic-the grandest craft that
ever piled the Mississippi, continues to
be leading topic of interest among our
people.
The magnificent vessel will never be
likely to have her counterpart in point
of grandeur, size and elegance for gen.
GRAFTON, and perhaps never again as long
as the western rivers are navigated. The
cause and incidents of her destruction
will, therefore be a matter of interest
to the people here, where the fine vessel
may be considered to have partially be-
longed, as she was destined to be New
Orleans and Memphis packet during the
cotton carrying season.
A man named John Prather, who was
the boats Waterman, reports that about
half-past II o'clock, last Wednesday
night he was on the lower deck of the
Grand Republic, and smelling smoke, he
went up stairs, and found that it was
relling through the panels and flooring
of the bridal chamber in the ladies' cabin,
from whence the flames speedily broke
through. In less than ten minutes the
whole cabin and upper works were one
mass of furious flames, and to keep from
being roasted alive he had to get ashore
as rapidly as possible, losing trunk full
of clothes. The engineer and carpenter,
also, lost their baggage. The vessel was
totally destroyed, and the wreck sunk III
a very brief space Of time There had
been no fire on the boat except under
the niger boiler, and this had all been
put out before dark. The watchman
had no knowledge OF any fire being about
the ladies' cabin, and he could not give
any reason as to how it originated there.
The beats seven new steel boilers had
been tested during the day. She had
lust come off the docks and was to have
started south on the 9th day OF October,
The gorgeous vessel was fitted out with
all modern improvements and inventions,
fire alarms, soundings and speaking
trumpets, wire tiller ropes, wire bell
cords and complete steering outfit, 1t is
estimated by experts that this nonpareil
steamer could not be duplicated in even
these times of depression and cheapness
for $250,OO0. The original cost of the
first boat was over 100000, and the
various alterations to machinery and
hull, together with the new hull de-
stroyed, was in all over half a million
dollars To such a public spirited COM
mander as is Capt. Thorwegan, who
solely owned the splendid craft, the loss
falls heavily, and the sympathy of a largo
number of friends is extended him. -
Memphis AyaLanche.
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A Nice Notice for Brigham.

He was, after all, but Sam Slick, with
blasphemous mission" His ambi-
tion, however, went beyond cozening
farmers wives out of dollars and cents.
He lied en- grand and deceived by the
wholesale; and it can scarcely tail to be
reckoned among the curiosities Of Amer
lean civilization in the nineteenth CEN
tury that this cunning, brazeu knave,
whose fate in preceding age would
probably have been to be in the pillory
or whipped at the carts tail, or who had
he even attained the ephemeral splendor
of John of Leyden, would possibly have
ended as miserably as the Anabaptist did,
should have risen to be governor of ter
ritory affiliated to the American union
should, after being deposed from federal
office, have remained the prophet, the
chief priest, and the leader Of large,
prosperous and, to certain extent, civil.
lied community; and should have died
at last in his bed, wealthy, unchanged,
unscourged, untarred and teathered /; nay
on the contrsry beloved and revered by
the people on whose credulty he had
traded, and by speculating on whose in
dustry he had enriched himself.-London
telegraph.
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Al all times confidence and truth are
better preyentiyes OF jealousy than con-
cealment.
THE origin Of half the first loves"
Of young hearts is ignorance, and their
death blow experience.
FASHION is very well while one
young and in health but of what use
it in old age and sickness.
THERE is but one worse reception of
a compliment than calm silence, and
that is to request its repetition.
MEN are born with two eyes, but
with one tongue, in order that they
should see twice as much as they say.
To no kind Of begging are people so
ayerse az begging pardon; tat is when
there is serious ground for doing SO.
A LEADING resident of Salem, n. Y,
was given lot Of stock in the Popular
Life some time ago, for the influence
of his name" He put it away in his
safe, and praised the concern to all who
were in the way of his influence. He is
now disguised at being called upon for
an assessment OF $4,000 upon his stock.
THE London Lancet calls attention
to the danger there is Of the spread of
infectious diseases bymeans Of laundries.
A visit to the homes of several washer
women revealed many painful facts. In
one instance, where smallpox was in the
house, blankets were washed and returned
to a gentleman's house, and table cloths
and napkins to the keeper of restau-
rant. Thus" remarks the Lancst.
even at our meals, if we escape being
poisoned by our cook, we may catch
smallpox from the table linen.'
IT would conduce greatly to the
comfort of citizens generally if our muni-
cipal government could in some respects
initiate that Of some foreign cities. A
visitor in Paris thus writes "There
are no drunkards here, Rum and rum
shops in New York are the incipal
causes of crime, filling our prisons and
poor.houses, and adding ten-ods to our
taxes. We have been in Paris three
weeks, and have not seen a man drunk.
or even under the influence Of liquor
we have not met beggar or TRAM p.
Beggars and tramps are taken care o hy
the government, and will be in the
United States when they have been
endured long enough. Very little strong
liquor is drunk here, except by for
eigners. The people drink the light
French wine; it satisfies, and creates no
morbid appetite for more"
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WARRINGTON.

uses of congress are nearly
occupancy. The ventilation OF
n materially improved.
4 pot the slightest apprehension
IN Par'ment 4 of state OF any serious
~ the Diaz government, which
,anAlous to maintain friendly
mporary clerks we're dropped
'ESS,ur,y department last week, and
Il De discharged at the end of
lueh bureau commissioners
enough to pay a 10 per cent.
PoooSltors, oo but not enough to pay
h So SSoopercent. If they could pay
- ~ per cent, they would imme.
Ie Il, bnt it is extremely doubt.
En EIafailon OF a 10 per cent. divi-
W lGdlcious. This they say is
" all except the smaller de.
!, oafy y OF the interior has given
w. when a homestead claimants
o,l'e ValueIess for farming pur.
ny YH OF overflow or backwater of
y. VI, oe allowed to make another
'euit Tor fees and commissions,
VT VT a new entry, he will be re-
" compliance with the law, as
made no previous entry.
venue agents of the internal
e'u have been engaged in ex.
= various parts of the Union,
" 'he southern states, to ascer.
,nS vni as to the locality and condi.
aiueS, etc, of the large amount
Sonn mnich = has been acquired by
w through violations of the
oy owners of the property.
value OF this real estate is set
= and the object Of this inves.
~ enable the government to
W value and condition. prepara.
lS it for sale.
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AGES ago, in the green flowery plains
of Bethlehem, a young boy began his
days singing, "The Lord is my Shepherd,
l shall not want !" and his tender COM
munings VITA an unseen Father have
come down to us as witnesses of "green
pastures and still waters" to be found
in this weary, work.a day world, open
ever to those who seek them. 1t would
seem to be the most natural thing that
the children of an ever-present Father
should live in this way that weakness,
and ignorance, standing within reach of
infinite grace and strength, should lay
hold OF that divine helpfulness, and grow
by it as the vine climbs upon the rock (;
yet such lives are the exception, even
among the good,
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ther. These we're the only killed on the

other. These were the only killed on the
Tennessee.
FEDERAL GALLAETRY AND COURTESY.
We fought until we could fight no
longer, until we could move no more.
All did their duty, in an almost hopeless
situation, unfalteringly and brayely; and
when at last the token of surrender was
hoisted no accusing conscience was
whispering we could have done better"
With Capt. Johnston, the commander of
the Tennessee, and one or two Others, |
was taken on board the "Ossipee" "
There the warm-hearted courtesy and
kindness of Capt, LeRoy, his executive
officer, Lieut.. John A. Howell, and, in
deed, of all his officers, touched US most
deeply. For myself, could hardly real.
ize these were the men we had just been
in contact with.
There were ten men killed and sixteen
wounded in the confederate squadron.
Admiral Farragut's official report shows
nearly as many killed and wounded a,
composed the entire force opposed to
him,
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"Eliza," said a fond mother to her
offspring on Saturday, as that offspring
was about going forth in tow of young
man who worships the very sidewalk she
walks Eliza, 60 to the bread.box and
eat a good big crust of bread before you
20 out" "Why, maw," replied the
blushing girl, 81 dont't feel the least bit
hungry. We've only Just had tea, "
81 know it, but you will be hungry be-
fore you get back, and when Adolphus
takes you into a restaurant you'll eat ice
cream, and sponge-cake and ham sand
wiches, and oysters enough to scare him
out of years growth. You silly girls
don't think OF this, but We experienced
women do. was once young and giddy
myself and but for sixty.five cents worth
of maccaroons-a cake for which have
ever since entertained the most profound
contempt-your paw would have been a
congressman, with an aquiline nose and
Hyperion's curls. Beware how you sit
down on the budding fame of Cupid. OF
course, Adolphus will spend the money
YOU save him on Billiards and things, but
that makes no difference. When he asks
YOU to 60 in and have some oysters, even
# YOU are hungry, don't. Say you do not
approve of girls wasting the money OF
their future husbands on idle trifes, when
It might be applied toward furnishing a
house. Point out that for the cost of an
oyster stew you might purchase couple
Of towels; now that toweling is so cheap,
and that saddle-rock roast is the equiv.
alent of a silver fOrk-plated, of course,
but not easily distinguished from solid
silver-or glass sugar. bowl. This always
takes the young men; it sets them to
thinking ofhousekeeping and matrimony
it makes them believe that you are the
incarnation of economy, and would make
an excellent wife; and so they often say
things which give you hold over them
or are effective before a jury" Eliza
treasured up these sagacioua Counsels Of
the authoress of her being, and acted
upon them with such earnestness and
effect that when she came home she was
an engaged woman, Chicago Tribune.
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third Of the appreciation in the value Of the
currency, that is, in the purchasing power Of
the dollar He spoke at some length of the
effect .! each Of these causes, and in refer.
ence to the last said that however desirable
a return to sound basis for our currency
might be, 1t could not be denied that it was
severe operation upon the people or gov,
erhmenlsin In debt and that experience showed
mat we were reaching the specie basis as
last as just regard to the interest of the
country would permit, and that ID force
resumption was neither Just or polite He
reared that forced resumption could not be
maintained, but thought that without arbi>
trary measures resumption would take place
IN comparatively short time and would be
maintained. He explained the acts of con,
gress remonetizinS silver, and advocated the
reconciliation of the dollar of our fathers
as an act of simple justice as well as OF good
policy,
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The following is a short synopsis OF
Senator Thurmans speech, on the 22d, In
the Ohio campaign, at Marion. Great IN
terest was manifested, and large audience
of representative democrats and many re-
nuhliGans were in attendance. Senator
Thurman smoke Two hours; First, relative
to the DISPUTED presidential election, Mr..
Thurman claimed the fair and undoubted
election of Samuel ]. Tilden to the presi'
dencv, that the count by the returning
boar3s of Louisiana and Florida was fraudu-
Iont and the methods by which the final re-
suits were arrived at IN those STATES were
clearly illegal under the law which created
the returning boards, to say nothing OF tne
unconstitutionality of the act ITSELF ne
claimed that the electoral commission, IN
refusing to hear the evidence OF want o,
jurisdiction in the returns OF Louisiana ana
Florida, were clearly in error lie warned
the people OF the dangers OF closelycohteS!eu
elections if such proceedings dld not receive
their severe and immediate condemnation
SECOND, Senator Thurman claimed that tne
nolicy Of President Hayes was precisely tnaI
which he (the senator) had contendeu IoI
during the past ten years. lie eohtIdsteu
This policv with the speeches OF repuOllcan
pnrtisans last year, ana ufeW Vhe Noi n"'u ~
ri' rrsl conclusion that the democracy were
rigbt 10 as the result in the south had proved
T6ird he showed the necessity OF reform IN
the administration of the government, ana
called cal up the speech Of Hon John sherman
in isleS evidence, showing by his speech that an
arrsy of relatives had fed on the government
for years, drawing pay for no services what
Oroy ~, % 10 The amount Of nearly two millions OF
dollars, in portion of the customs service VI y
and treasury departments, and claimed !, tnas NJ
this indicated the extravaganza IN an sne
Jenartments of the government, ana tnss is
reform in the fullest sense OF the word cSulu .l
onlv ryU, be secured by complete change OF S tns
odr oodministratiun, and in all departments ana ana
""hordinate positions, by. placing men VINO mo
haJOr had ro interest in concealng or covering up
the on wrong.doings VIZ of the past In reference
smplovment ~ of labor, the senator saiH tnn.,
s 'yitboSt referring to the destruction Of prop.
Nrty %lsG IN the civil war, and the peculiar CIR,
cry ongystances m to which the war gave RISE there
,Here three great causes that deserved notlce
Eirst & the effect OF improved labor SAVING u,;an
rncSin@ry, rr,o M second, of exorbitant taxanon
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WHEN THE MIsTS HAVE CLEARED
AWAY.

Whenthe mlsts have rolled In spIendor
From the beauty Of the hills,
And the sunshine, warm and tender,
Fails in kisses on the Tills,
We may read Loves shining letter
In the rainbow OF the spray;
We shall know each other better
When the misis have cleared Hvay
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
ln the dawning Of the morning,
When the mists nave cleared away.
If we err IN human blindness,
And forget that we are dust
II we miss the law Of Kindness
When we struggle TO be Just,
Snowy winds Of peace shall cover
All the pains that cloud our day,
When the weary watch is over,
And the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more 10 walk alone,
In the dawning Of the morning,
When the mists have cleared away.
When the silvery mis- 6 have vGiled us
From the faces of our own,
OFT we deem their love has failed us,
And we tread our path alone;
We should see them near and truly,
We would trust them day by day
Neither love or blame unduly,
II the miBts have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone,
In the dawning of the morning,
When the Bists have cleared away.
When the nists have risen above It's,
AsOur Father knows His own,
Face to face with those that love us,
We shall know AZ we are known;
Love beyond the orient meadows
Floats the golden fringe Of day;
Heart to heart we bide the shadsws
Till the mists have cleared away.
We shall know as we are known,
Never more to walk alone
When the day OF light is dawniDg,
And the mists have cleared away.
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Chefvet Pasha, the leader in the Bul
garian massacres, has been sent to command
Osman Pasha's reserves at Orkanich, and
guard his communications; probably, also
with the view of keeping an eye on Servla
The battle reported at Duborik, in
which the Russians were said to have been
defeated, must have been, if II all, at wi
lage five miles northwest of Vatza, on tht
Rahova road. Reports say Osman Pasha has
fortified position almost imPrtgnnable. nat
urally, at Vatza, on which he will retire II
driven from Plevna. Anyhow, the Rouma
MAN attempt to cut his communication seems
to have failed.
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WHILE the emperors of Germany
and Austria were visiting at Ischi, a
lady desired to present the former with a
costly bouquet, but her courage failed
her at the last moment, and she begged
an officer in Prussian uniform to perform
the office for her. He at once complied,
gave Emperor William the present, and
returned to express his majesty's thanks
to the fair donor, who was rather sur
prised to see this Pfussian staff officer
enter the emperor's carriage and take a
seat teside him On asking who he vas,
she Uncovered that it was the emperor OF
Austria in Prussian uniform,
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Light VS.. Bacteria.

Messrs. Downes and Blunt have peen
engaged for some time in Investigations
upon the influence of light upon the
development of bacteria, as bearias more
rqiticularly upon the researches Q the
go papers OF Tyndall, Bastia1, and
Others. Among the provisional tonclu'
sious reached by them were that light Is
inimical to the development of bacteria,
and that, under favorable conditions, II
NAV prevent it entirely, or at least re-
tard It. The direct insulation, however,
is necessary for the production of the full
effect of the light. The conditions tend
ing to neutralize the action of light are
the same as are known to favor the pro-
cess of fermentation and putTeiaclion'
but the fitness of the solution to serve as
q indus is not destroyed by insulation
The authors claim, as their discovery,
that light is absolutely iq'mieal to me
production OF baegslia,---H4FpsFa I! esk'y'
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FACTS AND PANCIRS.


~ AAhcrs
What makes this world so drear and s,ls
Why am never, never glad
What is II drives nae nearly nad9
Ny lIverl
Why DO moan and Bob and sigh,
And wish all, wish that milhtdis2
Why would pass from earth, o. whv2
Ny liyerl
What is il on my hearth doth selzs;
Then comes in form Of cough aud where.
Then makes me think l'yc Brightis ci case
My liyerl
Whence is this spinning in 10Y head
Whv are my pulses almost dead
Why doth my stomach feel like lead
Ny .lyerl
What make me sau71ges ,schew,
And hucswh'st cakes and nince pio. too.
And eYry thing that's nice Boo hool
Ny ilyerl
What is it, day and night intent
And ey'ry sort Of dcyiImeat,
Doth all the Ills 10 me present
Ny ylverl
--bns'gu GasetS
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EkNONALITlEN

inomas considers Beethoven
poser.
Prqon Bennett is on his way
o' De expected shortly.
Clark Gaines has at last
Trying to compromise with the
property in New Orleans, and
'Or them to the full extent of
t. Stephens is at Catoosa
S s,a' He will make the jour.
'eton by easy stages, visiting
~ way lie will find the cars
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Sora freouep tae Virginia marshes
about frat SeptemDes, and lave about
the time of lr58t. Nearly q those
offered 10 he market are kll'ed Win
paddes at night,
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THE SWIFT TORPEDO.

| had command of the first division OF
guns on the Tennessee, and relieved the
captain of the bow gun personally for an
expected monitor fight at close quarters,
This gun was loaded with l4O-pound
bolt. and we awaited the leading monitor,
the "Tecumseh." 1t was never fired at
her. In less time than / use in writing
this line her bow was seen gradually to
sink-the water rose upon slanting
turret-she was over on her side-her
screw visible in the air and then she was
out of sight. One hundred and thirty
souls perished thus in less than ten sec
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GETTING UNDER WEIGH.
READY FOR ACTION.

The rest of the squadron was signaled
to follow the Tennessee. By this time
the firing between Fort Wagner and the
advancing feet was becoming heavy.
Our vessel led up the narrow channel
and close to the fort. Athwart the
channel and abreast to the fort a row of
torpedoes had long been planted.