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The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07

The slrangest thing we ever heard OF in the
way of a timepiece was clock described l.!
Hindu Rajah as belonging to naive Prince.
and iealously guarded rs one ot the raresi
treasures of his luxurious palace. In trunl
of the clocks disk was a gong swung upon
poles, and near it was pile of artificial hu.
man limbs The pile WAS made mp of the
full number of parts necessary to consiiin'"
twelve perfect bodies; but all lay heaped tn
rether in apparent confusion. When th"
hands of the clock indicated the hour Of one,
out from the pile crawled Just the numb"r oi
parts needed to form the frame of one man,
part coming to part with quick, mechanic
click; and, when completed, The figure sPrrnr
up, seized a mallet, and, walking no 10 thu
gong, struck one blow that sent the snunh
pesling through every corridor and room "
that stately palace This done, be returned
10 the pile and fell TO pieces again. Whrn
two o'clock came, two men arose and Ola
likewise; and a, the hours of noon s7d ma
night the entire heap sprsng up, aud marrh
ing TO the gong, struck one after tde other his
blow, making twelve in all. and then, reiurr'
ing, fell to pieces as before.-Troy Nv. ~
Times,
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
4 POetical a ppetizer.
1T SAM WARD.

TT SAM WARD.
Always have lobster sauce with salmon,
And put mint sauce your roasted lanb Oh.
Veal outlet dip In egg and bread.crumb,
Fry till you see brownish red come.
Crate Gruyere cheese on .nscaroni;
Make the top crisp, but not too bony.
In venisou gravy, currant jelly =,
Mix with old port-see Francateh''
In dressing salad mind this law,
With two hard yelks use one that raw
Roast veal with rich stock gravy serve,
And picked mushrooms, too, ooscrVc'
Roast pork, sans apple GAUGE, past doubt,
Is Hamlet with the Prince ieit OUT.
Your mutton chops with paper cover,
And make them amber brown all over.
Broi lightly your bcefsteak-to fry /.
Argues contempt of Christian diet.
Kidneys fine flavor gain
BY stewing them in good champagne.
Buy stall-fed pigeons; when you've got them,
The way to cook them is to pot them.
Woodgrouse are dry when grumps have marret
em,
Before you roast 'cm always lard 'cm.
To roast spring chickens is to spoil EN-
Just split EN- down the back and broil 'cm.
1t gives true epicures the vapors
To see boiled mutton minus capers.
Boiled turkey, Sourmands know, of course,
Is exquisite with celery sauce.
The cook deserves a hearty cutting
Who serves roast fowl with tasteless stuiiinS.
Smelts require egg and biscuit powder
Don't put fat pork in your clam chowdcr.
Egg saucc--few make it right, alas
Is good with bluetsh or with bass.
Nice oyster sauce gives zest to cod
A fish, when fresh, to feast god.
Shad, stuffed and baked, is most delicious;
'Twould have electrified Apicius.
Roasted in paste, haunch Of mutton
Might make ascetics play the glutton.
But one might rhyme for weeks this way,
And still have lots of things to say.
And SO I'll close, for reader mine,
This is about the hour dine.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07

Is hatchetiscrd by quickes. TO learn
Gxiunss
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07

Some interesting experiments On the desic-
cation oi egg, With "a view tu their employ
mtnt as preserved .oGd, are being carried on
NJ Passau, in Bavaria. According 10 several
distinguished German chemists, eggs that
have been submitted 10 complete desjccatioU
lose narhins oi their intrinsic value. il the
process be c"niucicd wuh certain necessary
precautions; hut cuntsIn, iu all infinitely
smaller bulk, the same quantity of slimentary
matter as before he operation. The military
authorities 81 Germany are watching the ex-
ptri,nenr> %iIh much Interest, as tue success
nf the system would place ar their disposal,
m case uf u.''i. large quantities uf valuable
fnnd, in form particularly easy Of trans
port, and nni liable Ia deterioration by keep
ING Thusr Vho rrmgmbcr tue signal ser
vices rendered by The pea meal sausage in
the recent Franco PruSslan war will recng
uIze The Wisdom rrt1- authorities in enaour.
aging all invr=iigsl'rns "f this nature.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-04-07
GOOD BOOKS FOR ALL.

For sale by OSMAN HAPEMAN. Is La Sale St. Ottawa.
HIS. Any Of these Books will be forwarded ty mall post
paid, on receipt OF price.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Louisiana Commission returned to
Washington last week, and made a
written repor to the President of the
result of their mission to New Or
leans. 1t opens with description of the at
titude of each party toward the other and
toward the commission. Upon it's arrival at
New Orleans both sides were strongly inclined
to resist all attempts at compromise. The
citizens were soured and suspicious, and in the
main the press was quite unfriendly The re-
port then details the various interviews had
with the representative men of both
Governments, and of every class in
society. The most important portion of
the report is carefully prepared statement of
the legal position taken by each side in regard
to the question whether the determination of
the electoral vote by the Returning Board must
be accepted under the constitution and laws of
the State as also determination of the result
of the vote for the State officers. The Nichols
presentation of this question is one that i'm
pressed the members Of the commission as
worthy of close attention. No opinion was ex-
pressed by the commission in regard to this or
other points of controversy. The only aim was
to present the facts Of the situation, and to
give an unprejudiced account Of the various OBJ
stacles which were encountered and the methods
pursued to remove them.
The Louisiana Commission returned to Wash
ington last week. They speak in warm terms
of the kind manner in which they were re-
caivad at New Orleans by both nsrtias and av
press themselves perfectly satisfied with the
result of their mission.
Judge Henry NJ. Spoford has been elected to
the United States Senate by the Louisiana Leg
stature. Spofford is a Conservative Democrat.
A dispatch from Washington to the New York
World expresses the opinion that no Southern
Democrat can be brought to vote for the ad-
ministration candidate for Speaker at the COM
ing extra session.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

| The famine which, for some time past, has
been raging in India, has about reached its
worst point. 1t is thought that the distress
| inflicted will be found to be not as severe as
anticipated in the earlier stages Of it's
| progress.
| Count Won Moltke, in a speech before the
German Parliament the other day. declared his
confident belief that the war now begun by
Russia will envelop the whole of Europe within
year that every nation will be compelled to
take up arms in defense of it's interests if not
of it's very existence, and that the necessity for
preparation is urgent
The London press unanimously condemn the
Russian war manifesto.
The cable announces that Spain will send an
ronclad fleet to the Levant, that Italy is pre-
pairing her men-of-war for sea, that Germany is
putting into commission several additional war
vessels, and that there is the greatest activity
III England's navy yards.
Another outbreak is threatened in the Basque
provinces Of Spain.
The Australian Ministry announces policy
in the direction of free trade.
Constantinople has been visited by another
great fire, which destroyed 600 houses.
According to the agreement entered into be-
tween the Roumanian and Russian govern
ments all the material resources of the princi-
pality except it's army are placed as completely
at the service of Russia as if the country were
already Russian province.
England has issued a proclamation of neu-
trality on the Eastern question.
The British Government has made prepara-
tons to send $4,000 men at moments notice
to Egypt. Of this force $4,000 will go from
England and $4,000 from India.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
A New Wheat Country.

There is now in Texas quite lively
agitation Of the question whether that
State cannot be developed into one of
the great wheat-growing and food-ex-
porting sections of the country. The
success which has apparently followed
the experiments of raising wheat during
the past few years, and the great favor
which the grain raised in that State is
said to have gained among -four manu-
facturers, have raised hopes among the
people of Galveston of making their
city one of the principal grain and -four
marts of the world. During the war a
small quantity of wheat was grown in
the northern counties of the State, but
since the war cotton has been the prin-
cipal crop raised, until few years ago,
when attention was turned once more to
the cultivation of wheat. The section
now devoted to that cereal is said to ex-
tend into the center of the State. Thir-
teen counties produced last year $780,
900 bushels of wheat, valued at So, OO0,-
900. It is estimated that wheat could be
grown in 10 counties. and that the an
nual value of the wheat crop could be
raised to $575, 900, O0O.-,San Francisco
Bulletin
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03

twenty years, two to ten years each, and one to
five years. These men belonged to the band
of assassins that massacred five Cinnamon at
Chico, shot time since.
There was a heavy snow-storm along the
line of the Union Pacific railroad on the 25th
of April which caused several hours delay of
the trains.
Gov. Hugh S. Walsh, an old citizen and lead
ing Democratic politician of Kansas, is dead.
Accounts from various points in Minnesota
Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri
are encouraging with respect to the prospects
for wheat and corn. A vast amount of seeding
has been done within the past two or three
weeks the farmers being moved to extra efforts
in order to offset, as far as possible, the raw
ages Of the grasshoppers, so that the acreage
will largely surpass that of previous years.
The long-pending divorce suit of Ann Eliza
against Brigham Young has been decided by
the Utah courts. The Judgment is that Brig
ham and Ann Eliza were never legally married,
and hence the latter is not entitled to decree
of divorce.
Two brothers named James and Alfred
JONES' partners in an express line in Chicago,
quarreled about business matters, and resorted
to the pistol as an arbier. James fred first,
but missed the mark. Alfreds aim was better,
and James was laid low with a bullet in his
brain. The murderer surrendered himself, and
will enter the plea of sell. defense. They were
colored men.
The jury on the victims of the recent hotel
| fire in st. Louis severely criticise the hotel
management, which is declared to have been
grossly negligent in not providing better
night watch and system of surveillance, which
would have discovered the fire earlier and dis
played more energy in getting out the guests.
South.
The South Carolina Legislature has been con-
vened in extra session by Gov. Hampton.
Hon. William G. Brownlow, ex-senator from
Tennessee, and at one time Governor of the
State, died suddenly at his home in Knox
vile, Tenn, few days ago. He was II years
old.
A terrible tragedy was enacted at Kemper,
Miss, few days ago, of which a press dis
patch makes the following meager mention
"John W. Gully, a prominent citizen,
was waylaid and assassinated. Upon the
affidavits of two negroes, several alleged con-
spirators in the assassination were arrested. A
large party of men fred upon the prisoners, kill
ing J. P. Gilmer, A. Mcclellan, John Chisholm,
and David Rosser, and MORALLY wounding VIM.
| w. Chisholm
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Among the callers at the White Huose, one
day last week, was Mrs. Sarah Davis. who has
shaken hands with every President from Wash
ington down.
The Board of Indian Commissioners. accom-
panied by Secretary Schr1rz and Indian Commits
sioner Smith, called on the President, the other
day, for the purpose of learning his views on the
knew no reason why the Indian policy Of the
late administration should not be continued.
MIR. Schurz remarked that, while in private life,
he had given his earnest support to this policy,
and he saw no reason why he should not sustain
it as Secretary of the Interior.
1t is announced from Washington that the
Secretary of the Navy has under consideration
the question of asking Congress to appropriate
100000 at the approaching extra session for
the purpose of fitting out eight vessels to be
held in readiness for service in case of emer-
gency. It is feared that the Eastern troubles
may possibly jeopardize American interests,
and it is proposed to have the vessels ready to
join the European and Asiatc stations.
The treasury of the United States up to date
has disbursed $50, 344, 900 in silver currency, of
which amount $18,O95,O 900 was in lieu of frac-
tional currency, and $12, 249OOO for currency
obligations. There is a balance on hand of
So, 100000.
1t is announced that no more pardons need
be expected for convicted whisky thieves
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
addressed a letter to the District Attorneys in
several Western cities, urging vigorous prose
cution of the whisky frauds.
1t is SAID bill is in course of preparation,
and will be introduced in the House at the extra
session, reducing the army to 10000 men.
Two hundred and fifty employees mostly fe-
males, in the Bureau of Engravingan Printing,
were discharged last week.
During March there were ffty-four arrests
and ten convictions for violations of the postal
laws. Five Postmasters were among the par
ties who embezzled.
Alexander H. Stephens argued case in the
Supreme Court last week, the first time for
number of years.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
NATIONAL FINANCES.

I1ate7Ta0l-ReUeoate ReceiptS.-The internal
revenue receipts for the last year to the 30th Of
April we're 1882, 10. The receipts for this
year have been 1896, 932, 21O.18, showing gain
for ten months of 50, 599,499. The receipts
for May 1876, were $13, I'll, 356-a sum nearly
$2250,00O greater than for the month of May,
1875. Present indications are that the receipts
for May will not fall much if any,
short of the receipts for the same month in
1876; and, if the receipts for May and June do
not fall off, the receipts for the fiscal year will
come up to the estimate of 1920, 900. 600.
Commissioner Raum thinks that the estimate
will certainly be reached, even if not exceeded.
NdtionGJ-Bd rculdtion.-There has been
an increase of $3, 100000 in the amount of
bonds on deposit with the Comptroller of the
Currency to secure the circulation of national
banks since Nov. l, 1876, the date of the last
report-the amount now being $340, 1872, 000, and
the amount of national-bank notes thus secured,
1918, 1854, 667. The net increase of this class of
circulation for April was $124,000. There is
now in the treasury the sum of $47, 200, 600 in
CONAN increase over last month, which is &C
counted for by the fact that there have been
received from the sale of bonds about $40, OOO,-
000.in excess of the amount disbursed for the
redemption of called five-twenties.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
THE WAR IN THE EAST,

The Gar of Russia promulgated his declara-
ton Of war on the oath of April, and ordered
his armies to cross the Turkish frontier. On
that day heavy column entered Roumania,
and the whole Russian army was put in motion.
The following is the text Of the Cars declara-
ton of war:
Our faithful and beloved subjects know the strong
interest we have constantly felt in the destinies of
the oppressed Christian population of Turkey. Our
desire to ameorate and assuage their lot has been
shared by the whole Russian nation, which now
shows itself ready to bear fresh sacrifices to alleviate
the position of the Christians in the Balkan PENN
sula. The blood and property of our faithful
subjects have always been dear to u.s. and our whole
reign attests constant socitude to preserve to
Russia the benefits of peace. This solicitude never
failed to actuate us during the depIorable events
which occurred in Herzegovina, Bosnia, and Bulga-
ria Our object, before all, to effect anchor
alton in the position of Christians i'll the East by
means of pacific negotiations, and, in concert with
the great European powers our allies and friends,
for two years we have made incessant efforts to in
duce the Porte to effect such reforms would protect
the Christians in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Bulgaria
from any arbitrary of the local authorities.
The accomplishment of these reforms absolutely
stipulated by anterior engagements contracted by
the Porte toward the whole of Europe. Our efforts,
supported by the diplomatic representations made
in common with other governments, have not, how
ever, attained their object. The Porte has re-
manned unshaken it's formal refusal of any eff
fectve guarantees for the security of its Christian
subjects and has rejected the conclusion of the
Constantnople conference Wishing to essay
every possible means of reconciliation in
order to persuade the Porte, we pro-
posed to the other Cabinets to draw up
special protocol comprising the most essential con-
dtions Of the Constantnope conference, and to in
V1e the Turkish Government to adhere to this inter
national act which stated the extreme limits of our
peaceful demand, but our expectation was not full
filed. The Porte did not defer this unanimous wish
of Christian Europe and did not adhere to the con-
clusions of the protocol. Having exhausted pacific
efforts, we compelled, by the naughty obstinacy
of the Porte to proceed to decisive acts feel
ing that our equity and own dignity enjoin it.
Byher refusal, Turkey places under the necessity
of having recourse to arms. Profoundly convinced
Of the justice Of orr cause, and hunbly committing
ourselves to the grace and help of the Most High,
we make known to our faithful subjects that the
moment foreseen when we pronounced the words
to which all Russia responded with complete una
ton to act independently when we deemed it neces
sarY, and when Russias honor should demand it,
In now invoking tho blessing of God upon our
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
Homestead Entries.

The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has issued circular to the
Receivers and Registers of Land Offices
throughout the country, containing in
structlons requisite to carry into effect
two acts of Congress, approved on the
3D. OF March last, relative to homestead
entries. The first provides a new method
OF making final proof in homestead en-
tries. It dispenses with the present
necessity OF attendance at the district
land office. The person desiring to
avail himself thereof must appear with
his witnesses before the Judge of a
court Of record of the county and State,
or district and Territory, in which the
land is situated, and there make the
final proof required by law according to
the prescribed forms, which proof is re-
quired to be transmitted by the Judge
OF the Clerk of the court, together with
the fee and charges allowed by law.
The Judge being absent in any case, the
proof may be made before the Clerk of
the proper court. The fact of the alb
sence OF the Judge must be certified in
the papers by the Clerk acting in his
place. If the land in any case is stu
a5ed in an unorganized county, the
atute provides that the person may
proceed to make the proof in the man
ner indicated in any adjacent county in
the State or Territory. The fact that
the county in which the land lies is I'm.
organized, and that the county in which
the proof is made is adjacent thereto,
must be certified by the officer.
The other law to which attention is
invited by this circular is entitled can
act for the relief of settlers on the pub
lie lands under the presumption laws
Under this statute, person desiring to
change his claim under Presumption
filing to that of homestead entry,
should be required, on making the
change, to appear at the proper land
office with the witnesses and. show full
compliance with the presumption law to !
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

In pursuance of the Presidents order, the
United States troops that had for several months
been stationed in and around the Louisiana
State House, at New Orleans, were withdrawn
on Tuesday, April "a, precisely at - o'clock,
noon. In the afternoon 100 guns were fired,
and there was a liberal display Of flags through
out the city in honor of the event.
The last acts in the final establishment of the
Nichols Government in Louisiana took place at
New Orleans on the 25th of April, and con-
sisted in the occupation of the Capitol by Gov.
Nichols and his officials, Packard having
evacuated the building at midnight of the pre-
vious day. The members of the Legislature,
headed by Gov. Nichols and his State officers,
marched in procession to the State
House. There was no noise or demonstration
whatever, and when the procession reached the
Capitol the two branches of the Legislature
met in their respective chambers, and the State
officials quietly took possession Of their Offices.
Gov. Nichols received many kilograms from
points in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and
Texas offering congratulations over the with
drawal of the troops, indicating great rejoio-
ing among the people, the firing of salutes, the
ringing of bells, displays of flags, etc. Pack
ard, in retiring issued long farewell address
o his adherents. He says he "waives none of
force" He counsels peace, Patience fortitude,
and a firm trust that eventually right and JUS
tice will prevail.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
East

A thorough secret investigation of the alleged
Irregularities and abuses in the New York Gus
tom House is now being instituted by a commit
tee appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt has instituted suit
against his brother, VIM. Fl. Vanderbilt, for
81, 600 900 on alleged breach of contract. under
which it is asserted the contest of the will Of
the late Commodore Vanderbilt was withdrawn
Reports of unfriendliness between Turkey
and Persia are denied.
Edward Seymour, of the firm of Scribner,
Armstrong & Co., and one of the most widely
known and esteemed Of New Yorks literary
men, died last week at Bloomfield, NJ.
fire in the village of Canal oharie, n. Y,
last week, destroyed 100000 worth of bust
ness property.
The suit brought by the English stockholders
III the Emma Mine against Trenor W. Park and
others has just terminated in New York in a
verdict for the defendants.
Proceedings looking to the recovery of over
$150,000, 900 are about to be instituted in the
courts of Pennsylvania by the heirs of Col.
Henry Becker, who died in Philadelphia in 1901.
These heirs are six in number, well-known citi-
zens of New York.
West.
The people of Dakota Territory are agitating
the subject of State organization.
Four OF the Chico Goal. incendiaries have
been sentenced to the penitentiary-one to
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-03

Gov. Packard wants to be Collector of the
Port of New Orleans.
The Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune is authority for the statement that
Judge Davis will take his stand at the extra
session in the Senate with Thomas Ewing and
William D. Kelley in the House on the currency
question. He will go for remonetizing silver.
for an increased issue of greenbacks, and an
interconvertible bond at 81 per cent. interest.
in order to give the people the relief they are SO
urgently clamoring for"