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, 1877-11-16
THE ART 1F DENTISTRY

seoms to have advanced century tn tho past half.
dozen years. A peep into Drs. NeChcaney's ole
giant deRtal establishment would surprise tue oh.
server on seeing the many improvements llscoy.
GRID.
, 1877-11-16
ElNESI flANOAs.

Dr.. friccs' special gayosIng extracts Of lemon,
vanilla. orange. nectatlns. alnoud, etc., are lie
0nest nAyors that can bu made.
, 1877-11-16
THF POPULAR MnDIsTF


Of Chicago, "0hotmlsy," will dit all orders for
wedding troussenux. strcet and travelling dtrsscy,
cloaks and msntles 1t tho shortest possible notice,
Nos. 2UJ and 2g8 Wabash avenue.
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CHLLICOTHE LIVINGSTON co, MO- THURSDAY NOV l5 1877

tiacates from the returRing board alone en-
titled to u vote in the election of Senator a
the time Kellogg claims to have been elect.
ed? Second-Can any subsequent events
effect the legality of the election held tho
10th of January, 1877? Third-Did the re.
turning board act fraudulcntly in detcrmin.
ing the question to whom they should give
certificates? Fourth-Whcthcr the persons
who voted on the election of Kellogg were
such persons as would In fact have been
found entitled to have II seatby the respect
i've houses, on a fair and Just trial and a
decision of each case on its merits?
The House on the 10th passed the
army bill through the committee of the
whole, after rejecting proposed amend
ments to prohibit the use OF the army on
the call of State, and for the limit of cav
airy recruiting to the present force. There
was lively debate and an interesting dis
play of parliamentary tactics which our
space will not admit of record, before the
committee took the final action. The SEN
ate was not in session on this day, and the
House did no other work.
NOTES.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi.
nation of John Welsh to be envoy cxtraor-
dinary and minister plenipotcntiary to En-
gland. The nomination was reported from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs with n
unanimous recommendation that it be con-
llrmed, and twas confirmed without debate
or n dissenting vote.
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Colorado Distances.

A Denver correspondent writes: All
accustomed and habitual notions of dis
tance brought hither from the east are
worse than useless in this rare and trans
parent atmosphere. From the windows
of Denver the Rocky mountains look no
more than five miles distant, and an
eastern tourist, lately arrived, remarked
to his friends the other evening that lie
believed he could walk out to the noun
tains the next morning and return be-
fore breakfast He was permitted to
depart, as he had announced, and after
an hour or two carriage was dispatch
ed to overtako and bring him in. The
exhausted pedestrian was found partial
ly undressed on the edge of one of the
little irrigating bitches, two or three
feet wide, which intersect the fields in
every direction, and when asked what
he intended TO do, answered that he
proposed to swim that river" "Why
don't you jump across?" "How do |
know but it's half mile wide?" answer
cd the tired and disgusted traveller, who
will not soon repeat his experiment of
walking twenty miles before breakfast.
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BabylOnian Antiquities.

The Babylonian antiquities just re-
ceived at the British Museum as the re-
suit of the final labors of the late Mr..
George Smith, were found near the
town of Hillah, about three miles north
from the site of Babylon, and are of un-
usual interest. They consist principal
ly of tablets, mortgages, promissory
notes, records of the sale of lands,
shares, and other commodities, repre-
senting, in fact all the various CONNER
cial transactions of a Babylonian pank-
ing and financial firm. The dates of
the tablets and documents extend from
the fall of the Assyrian Empire to the
reign of Darius Hystaspcs, including
dates in the reigns of Nabopolassar, fa-
ther of Nebuchadnezzar, Evil-Mcdrod-
ach, Cambyses and the elder and the
younger Cyrus. The rate Of interest
current in Babylon on loans was gener-
ally 10 per sent, and much light is
thrown on the social life of the Baby
lonians from the circumstances that wit
nesscs of deeds are always described by
their trade or profession. One of the
tablets is dated in the reign of Belshazzar
as King, being the first time his name
has been found in connection with the
royal dignity, previous inscriptions
having had reference to the time when
he was described as son of Nabonidus.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Land Office Report

The Commissioner General of the land Of
fee, in his annual report says sales of pub
lie lands for cash, are about 100000 acres
more than the previous year. The number
entered under the homestead and timber
culture laws is 1888, 1913 less: there are certi-
fed for railroad purposes, 700, ,70l acres; to-
tai disposals OF public lands, A, ,ss2, ,452 acres
The consolidation of all Offices Of survey
ors- general into one is recommended, also
tho abolition of the contract system and
appointment OF suryeyor-gcncra who
may appoint an assistant to personally make
surveys. .3
Alarge number of grants for railroads
have expired for limitation, and 1t is regard
ed that important action should be taken
by Congress, either to enforce forfeiture OF
tho grants or to extend the time for the
completion of the roads. Should the latter
course be pursued, the claims and Interests
Of the bona llde settlers upon the lapsed
lands should be protected. 1t is recon-
mended that Congress- withdraw all lands
chiefly valuable for pine timber from opera.
ton. homestead and pre-emption laws and
from sale, except for cash.
England Getting Rampant.
At the Lord Mayors banquet tonight
tho Earl of Deaco onsfleld, replying to the
toast. ITO Her Majesty's Ministers" declar.
ed in strong terms that the government un.
swerylngly adhered to the declaration they
made at the commencement of the war thai
British neutrality must cease II British in.
terests were assailed or menaced. He bo.
lieved this policy In defense Of English in.
forests was the best policy, not only fol
England, but for Turkey, as IL had enabled
Turkey to display an amount OF vigor ant
force which had demonstrated her right tc
be recognized among the sovereign powers
and had dissipated the formerly current be.
lief that her people we're efrete. Although
the Independence of Turkey was subject
of ridieule years ago, whatever be the for
tunes OF war her independence was now un-
doubted With regard TO the prospects oI
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During the past few days our cables hay,
indicated growing Continental demand
and our Liverpool dispatches mention
firm tone, and improved inquiry.
| Now that Russian supplies from st. Pc
tersburg will soon be cut off and shipments
| from the interior to the German Baltic Por
Will involve increased expense In transpor.
tation, our markets will continue to receive
greater attention from English buyers. The
fnct. that our Export Clcarances" are ag-
SrcSdting nearly $500, 900 bushels per week
and deliveries at interior points are falling
on, is In itself guarantee for steady, il NOT
improving values.
Corn.-The dulness in English markets
for n month past, and general lack of ap-
probation OF Corn seems incXplicable, In
view of the great activity in wheat. During
the week, foreign quotations have not chang
cd fraction; prices at the Atlantic sea-
board have ruled steady, and yesterday
were 1Sc higher. while interior markets
show slight decline in expectation of close
OF Lake navigation and consequent incrcas-
ed expense in transportation.
The movements at interior points evil
denco u similar falling of with wheat,
Visible Supply" October 81, was 9573,0OO
bushels. less by 900, 900 bushels than the
Stocks Of Il week previous, while Export
Clearnnccs for week ending with the month
were only 4lS,000 bushels.
The presence Of New Corn, and New mix
cd with the Old in our markets, is having
considerable influence in weakening prices
and we think shippers. for the present have
more to lose than to gain by the combina-
tion.
Rye and Oats.-No perceptblc change in
values has taken place in either Of these ce-
reals, the demand being only fair and de-
liverics light
Frcights.-0n Wheat ic; on Corn, 3iSc
from Chicago to Buffalo by lake; all rail
from Chicago TO New York 40c.
QUOTATIONS.
New YoRK-Ungradcd red winter wheat,
Sl.4O; No. Q, S1.27. Rye, zoe. Corn, 620G4c.
ST. LouIs-Whcat, No. 2 rcd, Sl.33 cash.
Corn. 43c cash. Cattle, native cows and
heifcrs S225@3.50; feeders. S3.50@3.75.
CHICAGo-Wheat, No. 9 spring, 81 90 cash;
S1.0i for Nov. Corn, iic; 1870 Nov.;
Rye 52Hc. Cattle, ColoradOs and
Kansas COWS, S2.5S, steers, S4,0O; Texas
grasscrs, S2,OOG3.37. Hogs, packers. S4.75
assoc.
KANSAS CITY-Wheat during tho past
week, has been very unsettled. and some
what lower. No. g sold for LOS Nov. No. 2
1.16 cash. Corn, No. 2. 29c cash. Oats.
No.2, tie bid cash. Rye No. cash. 44c bid.
Cattle market active: Col, natives s3.25CD
3,35. Hogs, Si,25@4.3O.
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SORTS.


of December.
The weather is getting as cold as a
BARRIERS hands.
No man can make any headway play
ing poker with chap who holds hec-
tic flush.
The principal faculty at Rutgar's Col
lege appears to be the faculty OF the
students to get into mischief.
A Boston firms ledger weighs forty
seven pounds. The athlete who keeps
it finds the health lift unnecessary.
When man is getting married in
church he takes bold place in frontof
the altar. After that he must take
back seat,
The large amount of dew falling on
the earth these mornings leads us to
suspect that the devil may not he get
ting his.
The public library of Victoria, Aus
tralia, has 10000 volumes; the library
of Parliament, 10000; the University
library $1,000; the Supreme Court, 49,
900, and 130 other public libraries have
174,1O3.
An indianapolis lawyer had the top
of his ear chawed off in fight about
three weeks ago, and it didn't begin to
hurt him until day before yesterday.
Pain hadn't got down to him until then.
No one can better appreciate the fact
that the world is full of hollow mocker-
les than the man who prepares lecture
with the title How to get Rich," and
then cannot make money enough to pay
his hotel bills.
A high functionary from Berlin asked
a shop-kceepcr's wife in Strasbourg if
she had not found the siege very long.
"No, sir, was her reply, much shorter
than the days that have followed; dur
ing the siege we had no Prussians among
us"
"How lovely in the calm stiffness of
the evening to listen to the nightingalc's
motel" "Yeth, he's doocid fine fcl-
low, is the nightingale; but I thay
bright idea), he must be n beasthtly
noothance to all the other little birds
that want to go to thleep."
They say that at a reception given to
General Mcclellan in Boston a lady
said to him: "My husband was killed
when with you at Cold Harbor," and
then, grasping his hand, she exclaimed,
"God bless you, General!' Such an ex-
preston of gratitude must have been
touching in the extreme
He was up to see his girl on Sunday
night He is a nice young man, careful
in his ways, and with his best eye open
to the main chance. In the course of
the conversation he remarked cheerfully,
"Times are looking better, Amelia. /
was reading in the paper last night that
stocks were firmer, and the crops were
never more abundant l shouldn't te
if the old prosperity came
back to us this winter. Il hope so,"
said she, dreamily, "for I'm getting
tired of cronching on rock-candy." The
young man squirmed.
"No, / don't want none of your light
ming rods" said Kentucky farmer last
week, to a man who had stopped at his
house to put up patent lightning con
luctors. faint afraid of lightning, its
the thunder | believes going to knock
us all endvise, some day." "You don't
seem to comprehend, said the peddlcr;
these ere silver-tipped rods are the
lightning rods, and the gold-tippcd ones
ire thunder rods-just what you want"
And he persuaded the old man into or
lcring up the gold-tipped rods.
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THE MARKETS.

We are indebted to Messrs. Powers,
Lynde & Co., of Kansas City, for the follow
ing reliable review of the grain trade:
Wheat-Therc has been more disposition
throughout all of our markets during the
past week to make concessions to foreign
orders and u decline Of to 4c in winter
wheat, and 2 and &c In spring. at tho sea-
board together with an advance OF penny
per GENITAL in English markets induced a
fair amount of trading. Deliveries at the
soaboard have been unusually large for tho
week ending last Wednesday, exceeding
3,50O0OO bu. while Export Chearances" for
the same time amount to 3,220,051 bushels.
The movement TO and from Lake and
River ports shows marked falling of from
previous week leaving the visible supply
Oct ~ Mt l0,364,2S7 bushels, reduction OF
nearly 1,OO0,000 bushels from the week end
ing Oct 20. A quiet feeling in the flour
markets for medium and low grades flour
has occasioned decided depression.in tho
low grades, of wheat, which are w'ruling
out OF all proportion to the range of prices
a month ago.
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A Little Hero.
last year
Fort Scott Monitor.

- H rOll SColl l'mOnllOf 10
The little son of Mr.. VIM. Carruthers
who lost his right arm by the same acci
dent that deprived his father of his left
arm, showed the most remarkable hcroism
IN that trying hour. AS soon as the acci
dent was discovered, General Agent Ming
rushed TO the assistance of the boy, while
others went TO the relief of the father
When Mr., Ming laid the boy on a seat in
the caboose, he said, where's my hatP'
and then, "Where is my poor papa" Hit
father at this moment was borne into The
car Ivy those who had gone 10 his assist
mce. Papa, one of my arms is gone, >
said the little hero, and not cry or groar
escaped his lips from first TO last
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THE EASTERN VAR.
Muklitar's Blow.

The following telegram was received
from Mukhtar Pasha at Erzcroum, Nov
9th: At o'clock this morning the Russians
attacked our fortified positions at Ozizi
Our troops fighting with great valor rcpuls.
ed them and pursued them four or five miles
from Erzeroum. The Russians were total,
defeated and our trenches are filled will
their dead. Earlier advices received hero
show that before this success the situation
at Erzcroum was very critical The inhab.
itants demanded that the authority should
capitulate. the expected rcinforcements
not having arrived, as communication with
Trcbizonde was difficult 1t is expected
that combined operations will be attempted
by Osman Pasha and Mchcmet Ali, on which
the fate of Pleyna will depend. The Porte
has determined to fight to the bitter end
Mahoud DOMAIN Pasha is i'll.
Plcvna Isolated,
By the occupation of the heights near
Dubnik the Russians command the Turkish
tcte de pont over the Vid, which is the only
means of cgrcss from Plevna on the south
and west. The investment of Plcvna is
complete. The Russians are clearing not
only the Sofia road but all approaches from
the Balkans. A Turkish relieving army
would have to fight its way up to plcvna
step by step.
Plcvna Must Succumb.
The conviction is strong that Plcvna
cannot hold out many days. 0sman Pasha's
men are deserving in large numbers on ac-
count of provisions and hardships. The
Russians have field telegraph line COM
pletcly around Plcvna. 30 they can conccn-
trate Immediately on any point attacked
Another Turkish Defeat.
An Erzeroum dispatch, dated Monday,
says: A severe attack was made to-day on
the Turkish positions. There was fighting
along the whole line. After ten hours en-
gagement the Turkish centre was driven and
the Turks were compelled to fall back.
Nukhtar Pasha is slightly wounded.
Russian Progress.
Russian official bulletins report continued
progress on the Plevna and Orchanie and
the Lovatz and Orchanc roads. Teilivcr
and'Turskisver are occupied by infantry
and cavalry, and u cavalry detachment has
penetrated to Yablanitza pass in pursuit of
the rotrcating Turks.
A Three Hours Fight.
A Turkish force, numbering between three
thousand and four thousand men, from south
Of the Balkans, attacked the Russian force at
Mahren, south of Elena. After three hours
fighting, the Turks rctrcatcd, leaving one
hundred dead and many wounded.
Kars Invested,
A Russian official dispatch dated yeaiu-
koy, Nov. 4, says: "Kars is closely invest
ed. To-day we commenced the erection Of
siege batteries opposite the southeastern
fort"
New Move.
The Russian forces from Ardahan have
entered the western Euphratcs valley. en-
dangcring the line of communication be-
tween Batoum and Erzeroum and Trobi-
zond.
Constructing u Road.
An Erzoroum telegram says: The Russians
arc constructing to the north of Mukhtar
Pasha's position II road leading to the plain
before Erzcroum.
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lived there by stealing from his neighbors
The deed is supposed to have been com.
mitted only for the sake ofrobbery.
LATER.
ST. LOUIS, Nov II, "a. M.-Iti is reported
here that Con Strahl, alias Joe Engcler,
who was arrested here yesterday for the
murder of Mrs. Goetz, near Columbia, ILL.,,
was lynchcd by an infuriatcd mob of citi.
zens, but no particulars yet received, as the
telegraph offices are closed and nothing
can be obtained that way. Reporters from
here have gone out, but probably will not
return till too late to telegraph tonight.
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THE NEWS.
THE ELECTIONS.

The telegraphic reports have been so
very unsatisfactory that no definite figures
can be given of the elections at the time of
printing our news columns. but We may
have reliable data before going to press
with our last pages.
The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-11-15

Victoria Woodhull's lectures in Eng
land have failed, and she will try the
! stage.
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TOPICS OF THE TIME.

Keeleys motor is not success, but
he is. Profits on stock-$150,000.
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A Round TIP.

Last Thursdays storm on the lake,
was the seycrcst experienced this season,
and the boat houses belonging to the Clubs
at Chicago, which have withstood previous
storms, were beaten to pieces by the waves,
The Illinois Central track was torn up fol
some distance along the lake, and isnot YET
passablc. Fortunately most of the sailing
vessels were in harbor. having been driven
in by previous accidents. The few that
were outside were roughly used by the wind
and waves, and one small craft went tc
pipccs on tlc shore
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When the pilot of the fcrryboat, Jas.
Wathen at Louisville, rang to start his boat
one monrning last week, the engineer fail
ed to respond. The investigation which
followed found the engineer dead at his
post, his head, back and arm being extend
ed as if in the act of starting the boat the
moment the signal was given. The deceas-
ed had been with the Louisville and Jcirer-
sonyillc Ferry company for years. His
death is supposed TO have resulted from
heart discasC,
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Prisoner Fatally Wounded.

EX-Marshall Geo. w. Hunter of
Bardstown, Ky, while in charge Of prison
crs to be taken TO the penitcntiary, fatally
wounded Sam Ford, who was attempting
TO escape, Ford was one of the Morrl gang
of outlows. Hunter some time ago killed
Charles Morrill, and will be remembered
as the captor Of Grove Kennedy, the out
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An EXPLORATION

Of the premises, and were not long in find
ing the body Of Mrs Goclz, which had
been hid under Il pile of plumber in the
cellar. Old clothes had been spread over
it and on top Of them was piled acOniuscd
heap of wash tubs, tin pans, and brick
bats The head had been
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The Russian grain crops are deplora-
bly, short. If the war lasts long enough,
We shall have liveller times in America.
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The great actors are passing off the
stage of life as well as great statesmen.
Placidc, DeBar, Davenport, Fox and
Adams have all passed away within six
months. Ticticns and Compton have
died in England.
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The boxes in which the silk snug
glcrs did their illcgitimate business are
to be put in evidence. The jury would
probably be better pleased if counsel
would put in the silk and allow each
man to help himself.
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According to the Louisville Courier
Journal, game is better protected by
Kentucky law than men.
, 1877-09-20

,'"rtnnfton 70. .,'Ient ri. q",tc arp,t.n, mi
t'r ."I1tiNn II Ii, rs'',"m ,Arr II. r. nj IN t'',
nnpairhlc AMI tr,nhl efforts of 'rtt ua'o''. and
rto'shlr ~ rrrrrt rncintt'; .tn4 thi" rsms Car
q criminal 'rcr rnanrs rt''l cIt't an'! nrr .ti to-
nov BY fofeea re.umpt,n nnry @ XII tc &c re.i T. r.,atc
Of thchgn, and thc wholr fonn'ry. *nd "i11 circuit
ually ai,snrb It. they hare tsr,u:h the +amc IN.
at tron ii % 10 per cent an lie d"!ar. And ttr
10 per cent discount still CHARGED i'r fhr ba"ts !.
no better. No legitimate bu'inc.. ouHh, 10 stand
u, The whnle IA fskui on the pnb,ic. and Spencer
Is a falt sample nf hnanciai hnncaly. ~ Hnl-cn
tc.tt1cdt IN The afnnn wns'ky care y hiA tnkinp
fais ca.tom }l2nze oasf: st In ef.,ns.r s s,.
footinE ~ comnnn LARCENY and punish fhc f''t,tF
WIN c1onks hls crime by law. ~ vel NJ him WIN
Tweed. IL vii Vii o@a'A ro9s,a Ameres @ scry Fs'peesiny.
SArn.xiEL NoHE.
ffiold would always buy in New York as much
more wheat, curu, pork, or cattle than rrcen-
backs, as the premium over tho deprecated
notes would purchase. OF eourse tho produce
market could nut follow the enormous rises and
falls in the value Of grrcnhacks which woui'3
o.cur several times In day; hut 1t always did
follow tho general avcragc rise anil fall. The
season waA that the price Of farm prtsincts vas
fixed hy the foreign quotations IN Englnnti. Ting
the price nj tle whole pruluctlon-fets cost of
transportation and flan'lllng. Europe at"aTA
bought fr1n usi for coin money! 1r ct,in exchange,
and Of course tho buyers 's,1l1 at1ur'l to pay
certain amount OF g"ll value n Kreerharks :r :,
tho Eoisl price Of wheat In New York was el.D,
nnl gold In grccnbucks was Guuiel nt ff.In Or
S4, the gteenl.aek urce for the wheat would he
q. 3 Or e;l pcr busllel, and relatively Tor ~
other fluctuations Of the napcr currency. Our
correspondent Is intelligent enoligl. to rec an'l
oush. to be candid enough to admit this
obvious lact.-ED.