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soMNAMBULIsTIC CApERs.
Remarkable Acrobatic Performance
ola Detroit Young Lady, I'm Her
Sleep.

From the Detroit Free Press, March 12l
One OF the most remarkable exhi-
billions of somnambulism ever given in
this city took place about l o'clock on
Saturday morning, near the corner OF
High and Sixth streets. The principal
actor in the serio.comic drama was an IS
year-old miss. named Annie Barton, and
she was first discovered by G. W. Hedges.
He was on his way home when his at
tention was attracted by Il queerlooking
object seated upon the top of o grape
vine arbor just over the fence. Stopping,
Mr.. Hedges looked at the figure until he
saw it move. when he spoke to it, but re-
ceived no answer. At this juncture,
Captain G. G. Starkweather, of the
Trumbull Avenue Police Station. came
along Sixth street on his way home. He
was stopped by Mr.. Hedges. who pointed
out the queer figure, and they were not
long in doubt as to the nature OF the APP.
partition. ''It's woman" said Captain
Starkweatber. and "she must be asleep"
continued Mr. Hedges. 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 the arbor, OF which the girl started
on lively run. and going the whole
length of the arbor roof, made a Jump,
clearing space of about eight feet,
alighting on the roof of woodshed.
This man9uvre astonished the men,
who awakened Mr.. Thompson and his
family and told them that there was q
sleep-walker upon their wood. shed
Soon Mr.. Thompson, his wife and son
joined Mr.. Hedges and the Captain in
the chase. What was their surprise TO
find Miss Barton had clambered from the
shed to the wing, and thence to 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 be 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 Cap.
tain Starkweather took off his boots and
climbed up. The girl stood quietly until
he was within few feet OF her, when
she ran toward the wing, and sliding
went from one roof to the other; thence
she jumped back to the grape arbcr, and
before any of the men could get to her
| jumped to the ground and. dasbing
through 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 com.
pletely dressed, with the exception of a
ha. and shawl, and that during all of be,
hazardous mi 1night rambling had no,
received the slightest injury. She was
taken TO the Trunbull Avenue POLES
Station until her relatives, being notified
put in an appearance and took her in
charge. This is the second escapade
her friends assert, of the kind in whict
Miss Barton has taken part.
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INTERESTING DOCUMENTS.

Mr.. Adolph Sutro is the fortunate pos
SCISSOR of a complete printed record of
Congressional proceedings from the or.
ganization OF the First Congress, in 1889,
up to the present time. The set nun.
b-rs about 200 volumes in all. From
1889 till 1924 the report Of the proceed
ipgs was called "Aunals of Congress-"
from 1924 to 1887. Congressional De.
bates" flom 1887 to 1873, Compression
al Globe" since changed to "Congres-
sionaI Record" From Volume we ex-
tract the following: THE First Congress
MT in the City of New York, March 4,
1889 There being no quorum, an ad-
journmsnt was had, after circular had
been Issued requesting the attendance Of
absent members. On the 18Th instant
another meeting was held, and there still
being no quorum, another circular was
issued, more urgent than before. On
the following Tuesday William Patter-
son, of New Jersey, arrived and took his
seat, and on Saturday Richard Banks,
of Delaware. An adjournment was then
had until the 2Sth instant, and another
circular was sent out urging the attend.
ance of absent meUb ers. On the 9Th OF
April Richard Henry Lee, Of Virginia.
arrived and took his seat, thus forming a
quorum. The vote for President was
then counted, with the following result
George Washington. GO; John Adams,
"a; Samuel Huntington. 2; John Jay, O
John Hancock, 4; Robert Harrison, g.
George Clinton, 9;Jno. Rutlidge, 6; John
Milton. 2; James Armstrong, l; Edward
Telfair, /; Benjamin Lincoln, II. Wash.
ington, having the highest vote, was de.
clared elected, and John Adams, mex.
highest on the list. in accordance with o
previous understanding. became Vice.
President.-[Virginia Enterprise.
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The mass Of historical matter which
accumulated on Mr.. Davis hands du,
ing the war between the States has been
carefully preserved by him. and now,
assisted by Major W. T. Walthall. q
well.known literary gentleman residing
in Mobile, Mr.. Davis il busily engaged
in writing bis story Of the part he took
in the eventful struggle which resulted
n his overthrow and that OF the Con
federacy over which he presided. The
"Me,noirs OF Jefferson Davis" will prob.
ably appear some time during the present
year.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Returns from all but twenty-five towns
and wards Of the late election held in,
New Hampshire, show that nearly oil
Constitutional amendments have been
adopted, including the one abolisbing
the religious test as a qualification for
Office. The one which proposes to strike
out the word Protestant" from the Bill
Of Rights is probably defeated by few
hundred votes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

A professor, q teacher of German, WAS
one day very much disturbed by an I'M.
ruly benchful OF boys. At last. in his
despair. he exclaimed, "Dat bench will
leave dc room and will stay outside. {"
Whereupon the young rascals carried
out the bench, left it outside, and bland.
ly returned to other seats. mo. no, I"
cried the professor, II do not mean dat
mean de boys will go out and de bench
will return" So the youngsters, to the
confusion Of the professor, brought back
the bench and sat on it, as though this
was all that could be reasonably expected
OF them.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Shortly after midnight Of the 23d inst,
the evening on which Senator Sharon
arrived OF San Francisco, he was sere-
naded at the Palace Hotel by band. the
motive being bis safe return from WASH
ington City. Home Again" and other
appropriate airs were played. Sharon
had retired to rest some time previously
and therefore did not appear.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Colonel Carbin, the new Secretary Of
the White House, is tall and has u.s.
tache. His title is derived from his
brevet Of Lieutenant Colonel in the regu.
lar army. his martial rank being that OF
OF Captain In the Oath infantry.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

The number Of newspapers appearing
in Paris at the close OF 1876, was S36, as
against 754 at the end OF 1875. or these
81 are daily journals treating on political
subjects. There are 43 journals devoted
to science, 81 to agriculture. and 20 to
education.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Edward Waller, Of Virginia, John NJ.
Burton. of Tennessee, W. B. scates, OF
Sherman, Colorado, and Chas. B. Stew.
art, Of Texas, are all that remaips OF the
tiity.eight s;gners Of the Texan Declare
ton of Independence 10 1886.
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Tweed has arranged to make such res
titution to the City Of New York as is
within his power. and make clean
breast Of the proceedings Of Tammany.
This is supposed to have something to
do with the disappearance Of ex-Mayor
Oakley Hall.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Governor Chamberlain has gone to
Washington to confer with the President
and Cabinet.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Christmas was transferred by Pope
Julius l., A. D. 1877. from January 6 to
December %.
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The British war steamer Avon de-
stroyed three villages on the Congor,
West Coast of Africa, and killed three of
the natives. This was done as o punish.
ment for the plundering OF the steamer,
Thomas Neckerson, OF New York.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

I. is rumored in Virginia City that
Sharon and Jim Keene have purchased
the Sutro Tunnel.
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The Auditors report shows the deb
of Elko county to be $751; SO.
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The colored gentry Of tho South are
having constant jubilee over their
freedom. They may be under some mis-
apprehensions as to the general inferiority
of the white race, but their good nature
is boundless. Here is picture of the
other world which only colored imag-
ination could paint
Walk in, darkies, troo de gate;
Hear de kullered angels boiler;
Go way, white folks. you're too late,
Yves de winnin' kuller! Wait
Till de trumpet bid to foller.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

Down 10 a Coal Mine"--A youthful
miners incipient mustache.- Norris.
town Herald,
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A HUSBAND VINO HATED Persia very
pretty woman went into the Office of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals on Tuesday afternoon, in tears
and great excitement, and bearing two
dead doves wrapped in newspaper.
She was accompanied by two lady
friends, who were in a state OF great
sympathy. Her name, she said, was
Mrs. A. p. Warner, and she resided at
No. 3l9 East Twenty ninth street. Lay
ing the dead doves on the table she told
her story. Her husband bad an awful
temper. and was very spiteiul because
she kept 80 many pets, but indeed, she
said. she had only these two doyes and
three canaries now. She used to keep
six. On Monday the husband choked
the white dove until it could not eat, and
on Tuesday morning. when Mrs. Warner
was feeding the little creatures, he
stepped up and wrung their necks,
and threatened to kill the oanaries. Mrs.
Warner said when she begged him not
to do 80 he pointed pistol at her head
and said he would shoot her. She ad-
mitted that she thought the pistol was
not loaded, but still 1t was not pleasant
to be threatened. Would not Mr..
Bereh do something about it, for she did
not want to enter complaint against her
husband in Court? When asked if her
husband drank. Mrs. Warner said no !;
be was only ugly and 2S years old, and
ought to know better. 1.-THE fact is, I"
she continued. II like the birds great
deal better than ise him, and that's
the reason why he acts So" Mr.. Bergh
said he would summon the jealous hus-
band before him and reprimand him.
And then Mrs. Warner wrapped up her
murdered pets, and departed to bury
them. sbe sale. IN, Y. Tribune.
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The road agents have commenced to
rob stages near Dsadwood. Black Hills.
On the evening Of the 25th a bold at.
tempt was made to rob the Cheyenne
stage three miles from Deadwood, by
five masked men. They shot and killed
the driver, John slaughter, and also
wounded passenger named Walter Her.
The horses were frightened by the firing
of the guns and ran away, throwing the
driver and passengers out of the stage,
and were no. stopped until they entered
Deadwood. A party went out and found
the body of the driver, which bad a
charge OF buckshot in the breast. The
Sheriff offers a reward OF five hundred
dollars for the robbers, dead or alive,
and is in hot pursuit of them.
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Near Hawkinsville, Siskiyou county,
last week. while ground-sluiciog the
claim, some parties found piece OF gold
weighing ten pounds, and worth $4,000.
1t contains small quantity Of quartz -
experts say aboas eight or ten ounces. 1t
wan about two foet above the bed rock /.
This is the largest piece ever found in
that vicinity.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-31

On the prairie lands OF the United
States, especially in Texas and Oregon,
there grows plant which has the Pc
culiar property of turning its leaves to-
ward thenorth. 1t is called the compass
plant, and often serves as guide to the
beniehted traveller. 1t is described as a
perennial plant from three to six feet in
height, with ovate, deeply pinnati6d
leaves, and large heads OF yellow flowers.
tits known also by various other names.
as polar plant, pilot.weed, resin. wood,
turpentine.weed. the last two names be.
ing derived from the resin which exudef
from the stem.
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DEMAINING IN THE PosToFFTCE AT
IL Phoebe, New, March 81, 1877. II not called
for in four weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office
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and just act. 1t was justified by all
Of the people. for they were bound
by the same covenants, and the least
word OF objection to thus treating the
man who had broken his covenant would
have brought the same fate upon the
person who was 80 foolish as to raise his
voice against any act committed by order
of the Church authorities.
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died.

In San Francisco. California. March oath
Louis, son OF Philip and Coroline Felsenthal
aged 28 years.
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The proprietor and employees Of the
Beaver (Utah) "Square Dealer" have
been having little spree and Publication
and after lapse of two days that paper
made its appearance on "half.sheet. "
and this is the way the editor puts it:
Our readers must wonder why we have
not ISSUED in the last two days. Our editor
and the proprietor thought trip would
do them good, and accordingly put out
on Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday
morning the "compositors, With the
exception Of one or two, thought the
same and also took drive, which left
US in an awkward position. We give you
small paper to-day, in order to let you
know that We are not dead but sleeping,
and on Monday we will resume our
daily issue. till then good night"
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Our exchanges contain dispatches OF o
mining excitement in Essex county,
Massachusetts. Several new mines
are to be opened in that locality,
and the one at Amesbury is soon to
be vigorously worked. AT the Merri.
mac mine shaft has already been
sunk $50 feet, and there are five levels
with total length Of 1900 feet, with in
dioatioDs Of an immense body of vein
matter still below and beyond. The
quantity in sight Is estimated at 10000
tors, besides rich deposit Of gray cop
per has been discovered. Several veins
Of quartz have been recently discovered
which arc found to assay twenty to
twenty-five dollars per ton in gold and
silver. 1t is apparently illimisable in
amount and growing richer as they de-
scend. These veins are supposed to
meet few hundred feet below the sur
face, forming perhaps bed Of ore richer
than any yet discovered. The working
force numbers forty ut present, and five
hundred tons OF frst.class ore are pro-
duced monthly, worth $40 per ton. All
the landowners in that region have
already grown wealthy in anticipation.
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LABOR ITEMS.

The Miners Of Braidwood are still out.
THE Nevada miners are still idle, the
company kicking against SO 90 per diem.
The Sangamon Qll) coal miners ask
an advance Of one cent a bushel. They
have suspended throughout the county.
We are requested to warn stone cutters
and masons to give St. Louis vide berth
There is trouble there both as to the hours
OF labor and wages.
The Wyandotte Mich Mill is on dou-
BILE turn, and full of orders They scooped
an order for five hundred I, rs Of hsh
plates last week. Orders for rails are
coming in briskly, and prices are stiff ming
Nearly two million dollars have been
subscribed by Cuban capitalists for the
importation Of Coolie labor, the importers
of Chinese labor having demonstrated the
fact that Monaghan is cheaper than Afri-
can labor.
ShenaDgo Valley. Pa, has 80 blast fur
naces, with yearly capacity Of Sl5, 600
tons. Mahoning Valley has % furnaces,
with a capacity Of Pa, 900 tons. The
former has and the latter III Of its fur-
naces in blast
THE miners Of Rock Island I'll say a
gentleman named Williams, who owns coal
mines in this county, can steal more coal
from the miners than any man now breath
ing, and not even excepting the late Bill
Brown, Of Pittsburgh.
At Armstrong; mines on the Connells-
vile PA. road, the men are still out for
three cents, tina whole county standing by
them, and last week ran in some four
hundred dollars worth of -four, pork, cof-
fee, etc.
From statistics furnished by the Silk
Manufacturers Association we find ,284-
$50 pounds Of raw silk were produced in
the United States, for the year 1875, the
estimated value was $50 593, I03. 1875
was ten or fifteen per cent. over last year
Al % large huC ouCnuSlaStlc meeting OF
socialists held in Cincinnati, last week a
series of n resolutions were drawn UP
and passed, protesting against the excel
ton Of the condemned coal miners in
Eastern Pennsylvania.
Bremen & Schneider, Cincinnati firm
of boot and shoe makers, have notified the
Porkopolis bosses in the same trade, that
if they employ any of their striking Craft
Crispins they will make it hot for them.
This is bull-dozing by the hoky
The Boot and Shoe manufacturers Of
Massachusetts have issued a circular, "We
quit work at 3 p. m, on Saturdays" 1t
will 60 into effect June LIST. The system
adopted in England many years ago-pay
IN Friday, so that the good wife would |
not have the leayings of the market on
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FRUM MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, May IL, 1876.

DETROIT, May IL, 1870.
To the Editor Of the woRKINemANs ADVOCATE
Ny Dear Fl lend The cold winter has
come and gone, and bright spring time,
with birds, buds and flowers, has come.
But cold disnay, like an iceberg, sits on the
hearts and in the homes of the toilers. One
third of the people are unemployed, and
those that are working scarcely get enough
to keep the wolf from he door. Almost
all the people are in deb, and but few of
our merchants are clean expenses Pow
erty has almost crushed the life and hope
from the people, whilst the President and
the Secretary of the Treasury are both
doing all in their power to still further
crush the little hope that is left in the
masses. They are virtually the agents Of
the money power Of Europe and America,
and the enemy Of every toiler in the land;
greater enemies to the prosperity of this
nation than any who took up arms against
rs life. The dan. nable policy Of contraction
and on to specie payment, has robbed the
cradle and the grave. 1t has filed our
jails with criminals and our streets with
prostitution. And now, because brave
men are likely to call them to account for
this wanton villlany, they say ''Oh, don't
hold the extra session Of Congress. We
fear that Butler, Ewing and Kelly, and
other true men may speak out in the inter
ests of the robbed and hungry people
therefore do keep still until ali the bonds
have been sold to European money kings,
and the chains Of poverty riveted on the
limbs of the tnilers for ever" In view Of
these facts | ask what is our National
Committee doing Are they asleep, or
have they lost all hopel Now in the time
70 be at work. 1t can be done if they |
vii only say It shall be. Let petitions be
and published in every greenback
PAPER in the land !; let every greenback
county committee and club have the petit
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tons signed. The signatures d one mill
lion Of voters can be obtained in less than
thirty days. 1t ought to be done, but will
it'll
am happy to say through the ADVOCATE
that have formed seven Greenback
Clubs within the last twenty days, in aud
around Bay City, Portsmouth, Essexville,
WinOna and other points. In this city
We are adding from fifty to seventy five
to our members every meeting night. |
am also happy to inform you that a new
Trades Assembly is being formed here
with delegates from the Printers. Brick
layers, Carpenters, CigArmakers, IAaborers
and Sovereigns OF Industry. hope q
large mass meeting will be held here next
week. We mean business. Our thursday
evening Central Club meeting Is flourish
ing. Hurrah for our old friend Harry
j. Walls. If the true men would only
stop taking the specie-payment papers,
and take those printed in their interests,
they would greatly help the cause.
Yours. AS ever,
r. +. TkEyELIIcK
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Announcement.

We are pleased 70 announce that on ana
after this date Mir. ;. NJ. Smith, OF ke"A-
nee. Secretary Of the State Farmers Asso-
olatl.n Of Illinois, becomes corresponding
e,utor If the WoRAt>GNAN's ADVOCATE 10
the farmers IL tie West and particularly 70
those III his own state. he requires no intro
ductiuu. His lahors in and his connection
with the o-saulzation 4 the Independent
Party are known wherever a Greenback Club
has been organized BY voice and pen
he has probably contributed as much as
any man to inculcate, disseminate and e.
feud those principles in the adoption OF
.ni,b we hanave the perpetnitv OF the
R.rubhc depends. To the mechanics and
workiugmen Of the East and West We lh'rO'
dr.s MIN ,s a ,tauuch, tried and unylelding
advocate Of the best interests OF the lnuuS
trial classes. whose acquaintance, through
the columns Of the ADVOCATE, they VIII De
pleased to cultivate.
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In France there is S45 of current money,
all legal tender, gold, silver and notes of
the Bank of France, for each man, woman
and child in all France. In England there
is in gold, silver and notes Of the Bank of
England, all legal tender, $25 to each man,
v oman AID child in Great Britain. In the
United States We have only $l7 in currency,
including gold, silver, greenbacks and
bank notes to each man, woman and child,
and those who went to make money dear,
aud labor and properly cheaper, say we
have too much currency they further
say destroy the greenbacks don't coin
silver dollars, or restore them to be again
legal tenders Make money scarce and
more valuable make times harder make
wages lower, SO that those who have the
gold may buy all the property in the coun-
try. When the issue was made at the last
Presidential election, between Peter Coop
er, " no was for greenbacks, and good times
and good wages, and Mr.. Hayes and Mr..
Tllden, who were both against greenbacks,
and il favor Of their destruction and COM
ing down closer to the hard pan, that for
which would make harder times and
lower wages, all but 1000 Of the voters
IN the United States voted for hard times
and Hayes and T,lden and now they are
getting what they voted for.
Who lost their votes ; Was it those
Who voted for Peter Cooper and got beat
il the election, or those who voted for
Hayes and Tlden. and succeeded in elect
ing cue Of their menl On the money
question the Republican and Democratic
platforms -rrv just alAe, 50 those who
voted for either Hayes or Tilden voted for
hard times and low wages, and are getting
what they voted for, and will get more of
n.
We have the BALLOT. Why don't we
learn u use it as the best and only proper
weapon for the defence of freemen under
a free government.