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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
The world are gamblers.

the world are gamblers.
The most reckless gambler OF all
is the legislator, who speculates Sc
largely on human interest, and often
stakes national prosperity against
some petty interest.
Life itself is game OF chance.
The very axiom nothing is certain
disproves even the certainty OF
nothing being certain. The very
machinery of the armament is a
sublime game Of billiards, in which
the stars are the balls, and the cues
the centripetal and the centrifugal
forces.
Every dinner is a game Of chance
it may choke you on the spot, or
else you may never live to digest
it What matters it if a man be
killed by an active mad bull, Or a
bit of passive beef?
But gambling reaches its climax
in marriage. Rouge ct noire is
never so dangerous as when they
represent the cheeks and eyes Of
beauty. Marriage is dipping in
the lucky bag in which, out Of
hundred, ninety-nine are snakes
to one eel.
Even agriculture is gambling !;
it is risking one potato in that great
faro bank, the earth, to gain a
bushel. Grains of wheat are dice,
and the farmer who reaps q good
harvest is an enormous gambler.
Commerce come under the same
penalty Every mercantile firm is
illegal, whether it gains or loses.
Even the drama is a gambler.
What manager can be sure that his
new tragedy may not be q broad
farce, and kill half the audience
with laughter
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
A Geral's Treatment.

A man who hadn't any good
clothes worth mentioning, and
whose red nose was more prom
inent than his old hat, entered a
Congress Street saloon, yesterday,
gave the bar.keeper a military
salute, and said !:
Let me- introduce myself as
t,anerul BARTON inst IN from the
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
a Chapter Of Accidents.

Yesterday morning a careless
man, out On South Hill, threw :
mug of hot shaving-water out Of 9
second story window. Instantly tht
pale air was streaked with shrieks
and, looking out, he saw he had
emptied the treacherous element
on the head Of his wife, who was
DIGGING ii the geranium-bed with
i pine stick. He leaned out Of the
window to laugh ii hollow accents.
when the sash fell with frightfal
velocity. Shifting oif his Wind Hi-
wife, dismayed q her unexpected
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
ADVERTISING RATES.
Poetry.
THE COQUETTF'S PLEA.

7 What, give up flirting? The ideal
I'd like to know, indeed,
What sacrifice you'll next require.
There is no real need
Ofeating thus three times day:
I'll give that up, if so you say.
Why, Tom, I airt when other girls
Would have cry, and find
It's more soothing to the nerves
And cheering to the mind.
A damp, unpleasant Niobe
No man shall ever make Of me.
Not Airt2 Then what's the use of eyes,
OF lips, or golden hair I?
Did Harry kiss me? Yes, he did.
You need not stand and stare
Like any Gorgon. He's my own
% @ Dear cousin, and so handsome grown
Not firt2 Why is it sunbeams play,
Birds sing or mount afar?
like to be the "hope, the. life
The very guiding STAR
Ofevery handsome man l see:
I want them to make love to me.
Not Girt? Why, cen the staidst flower
Mods in coquettish elee
To every naughty zephyr that
Comes whispering DER the lea.
They say I'm like the flowers, and SC
DO just as / see them do.
ia firt with grandpa, dear old man,
If he were still alive;
/ oft rehearse with little Ben,
Who's only just turned five.
And still, to keep my hand in, make
Sweet eyes at Bruno ard Old Jake.
Grow old? Well, all the men know
Will grow old toe. I'll wear
The sweetest caps and daitniest ties,
And crimp my snowy hair.
I'llhang my walls with pictured beaux
To cheer nay heart while knitting hose.
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Sentenced in Sections.

Sentenced In Sections.
He limped He carried huge
cane. He was old enough to be
most any body s fatheril,-law, ard
he hadn't the faintest show of cash
in his pockets, yet he was jolly. lie
stood in front of the Soldiers
Monument, danced as well as a lame
man could, and sang
I'm Captain Jinks with ragged clothes,
I'm Captain Jinks with rosy nose,
I'm Captain Jinks with many woes,
But am not down-hearted.
When he was asked by an officer
to come along he cheerfully went
When they put him in cell he
had no objection. When they
refused to give him ice cream with
lis supper he was wiling to take
pumpkin pie. Aud when the,
brought him out for trial he looked
at his Honor and mildly said
Let me gently fellow man.
I'n ia 4..d h.u s.ts1 eek, #na IL
pstd meas mignt brja@ ON u fit of
something.
I'D man, where is your home 2
ked 4 E court.
Ali this big world is my home.
Squire
Where are your good clothes,
money and other evidences that
yon are not a vagrant p
Pm run down, Squire. These
are my Sunday clothes. I'm out
of cash. ard can't furnish any
collateral for one square meal. You
see me just as | am, and now what
are your intentions toward me ?
Please don't hit me with big sen
tence all at once.
Joseph Strathers, you will be
better off in brick house than on
the streets. In a few days more
the winds will blow cold, the frosts
will warp you out Of shape, and
crusss and crumbs won't be laying
arnnnd loose. / think i'll send YOU
np.'
'Yes-yes-I knew you would
from the start, but don't be rash
about it. Let the sentence come
easyn
Well, then, I'll sentence You il
sections, as follows : One-two-
observation-disclosures mouths, out
of a possible seven and now please
sit down and make ready for the
good breakfast which will await
you up there
That was beautiful-tender,
touching 7 whispered Joseph, aud
he sat down on a glass box i'll the
corridor and carefully removed ali
the straw from his hair.
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4 MODEL HUSBAND plain
countryman entered a bank in this
city and made a deposit Of $4,000.
One Of the officers asked him what
he intended to do with SO much
money! 'O,' he replied, I am do
ing this for my wife, and am de-
termined to keep on working and
adding TO the amount until, when |
die, she will be real manageable
widow Now # that man does not
fill the bill Of a disinterested hus-
band, thea let any one produce a
better example.
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The Ladies.

III peace as IL war, says the
London elegraph, there is nothing
ike securing the favor ofthe ladies.
Many years ago, on the eve Of a
gene al election, the late Colonel
.Siblhrop, who 50 long represented
the city OF Linco n, was asked at q
public meeting whether he was for
purity Of election. I shall do,'
loftily replied the gallant candidate,
as | have always done on similar
occasions. | shall go round to-
morrow, and present the wife Of
every voter with pound of the
best green tea and to every young
lady under thirteen shall give d
kiss. That's right, colonel, =
observed a moral eleetor in a cor
ner. And 70 every young lady
above the age OF thirteen, conclud-
ed the gallant candidate, withering
the moral etector with ascornfuIly-
defiant glance, 4 shall give two
kisses Colonel sibthorp was al
ways returned at the head OF the
poll for Lincoln.
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A little girl suffering from
rheumatism was crying piteously,
when her father, thinking to divert
her mind from the pain, said.
Mamie, | have just been to see
your little Cousin Joe, and lie has
the measles. She at once cried out,
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
VOL. III.

he reared with most tender and
solicitous care. While the animal
was yet very Young, john and
friend Basil Montague got into a
coach to take drive before going
to the theatre, and the lion was
favored with a seat. This peculiar
mode Of travelling, however, did not
seem to be very agreeable to the
animal, which became very restless,
and set up a tremendous howl a.
The wheels ratified over the rough
stones. Hush, hush I said John
as if he were speaking to a spoiled
child, and patting the whelp on
the head. Hush, my poor, poo
fellow remember, ah! the good
citizens But the lion was quite
ind ffcrent either to the good cir
liens or KembIe's bland shments +;
so he uttered another 'hoo-lo-oW
ooh!' and making a leap, smashed
the window and thrust out his
head. The alarmed driver turned
hastily round, and seeing the lead
Of the wild beast grin,ing at him
from behind, he leaped from his
seat lii terror, and left his vehicle
and its unfortunate contents to go
anywhere they pleased. The horses,
frightened at the noise behind, and
freed from all control, started off at
fearful pace.
DO you know, my dear friend.
said Kemble, that | am afraid the
horses have run away p
i should not be astonished,' said
Montague, stretching his neck from
the window.
'Hoo-oh owooh! howled the
animal, again thrusting his grizzly
head through tn window.
Now do, pray, for heavens sake,
bo still Z tonaonatratad Kamble,
sootbingly, the only response being
Iouderand more prolonged growI,
that frightened half the people in
the street, On they went, taste
aud faster. A sharp turn was be-
fore; the whee! caught on the edge
Of the pavement, and over went
the coach with a tremendous crash,
the horses gallopiHg off with the
shafts. A crowd gathered round
in an instant, and Kemble (who
was unhurt). smotherlng his dis
composure, topped from the wreck
with his usual dig ity Of manner.
Turning round TO look for his friend,
he found poor Montague with his
head buried in the foot-rug and his
feet in the air, the unhappy lio"
nearly squeezed to a jelly beneath
him. lere, here, MY friend, cried
kemble, displaying unwonted
activity, and pulling up Montague
from the bottom Of the vehicle. i
am sorry, my dear friend, that you
have suffered Montague was
about to interrupt by protesting
that he had not suffered . great
deal, when 6emble added, Yes,
my friend, that you should have
suffered Yourself to become the
instrument Of lnaicting serious
injury upon my poor unfortunate
animal ! and he pointed to the lion.
which had rolled itself up like
ball.
The animal!' shouted Montague,
enraged at the misplaced sympathy
Of his friend, and sputterlng Out a
mouthtul + dust ;'dem theanimal I
No, don't do that |, said kemble,
drawing himself up with a princels
air but, and here he drew his
companion nearer to him, putting
aside the impropriety of the ex-
preston, allow me to say that the
proper pronunciation Of the word
is damn!'
Tie soIema KembIe was once
accused of perpetrating q pun. He
had been walking out one day with
a friend, when, IN one of the
numerous by-streets OF the city, he
observed several little chimney
dr.
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CIRCULAR NOTES.

Natural phenomenon he who
seize with one hand.
None but the first families follow
ed Abel to the grave.
Even the clothing store DUN
mics have begun to wear fall over.
coats,
Blessed be the man who stitch
upon a red hot stove, for he shall
rise agaiD.
What is the nearest thing to a
cat looking out of window The
window.
What color is a small boys face
apt to turn when he goes to the
dentist +? A loud yeller.
A correspondent asks which tree
has the strongest bark. The hoarse
chestnut, we should suppose
They have Nose Machine in
London. You can 90 in pug, and
come out the noblest Roman of
them all.
A Troy policeman swore as fol-
lows: The prisoner sat on ME,
calling me- an ass and an idiot-aIl
Of which I certify to be true"
Honesty IS the best policy, but
it keeps a man very poor said
Greggs, the grocer, while he wetteo
the sugar without putting any sand
What is the difference between
a poor gun and borrowed mas
querade costume One is fred
and doesn't hit, and the other is
hired and doesn't fit.
Mrs. shoddy puekered up her
mouth genseeIly and told a gentle
man friend that one Of her lovely
daughters was "blunet," and the
other ''bronze.
A German writer states very
seriously that in the United States
there is such scarcity Of thieves
that they are obliged to offer re-
ward for their discovery.
"Why don't you mount clean
collar, Brown? | do three times a
day." Yes replied Brown to the
boaster, but everyone's mother
isn't a washerwoman.'
Old gent to boy, who is smoking
the end of cigar he has picked
up: Ugh, for shame, throw that
nasty thing away Boy: What
for you to pick up and smoke, eh ?
Gararn knows yerI
Mick, said a bricklayer to his
Iaborer, if you meet Patrick, tell
him to make haste, as we are wait
ing for him. 'Shure an | will,
replied Mick but what will I tell
him if I don't mate him.
Gentlemen Of the jury said 8
counsel in the criminal court, do
you believe that my client was
guilty Of selling beer to boy in =
small bottle 2 The jury thought il
! mixed proposition and disagreed
The fashion journals say Feath-
ers are still the styles for hats anc
bonnets.' Beds, tool We slept Of
hotel bed the other night thai
must have had as much as thirty ol
forty feathers seattle ed around OF
a carload Of Stats. But this i.
carving leather decoration to the
extreme Of fashion.
A. recently sent to know if L.
was to appear at C.'s suburban
house IN dress clothes, or it it wa.
merely chop and smoke he wa
invited to. Thereon Q. telegraph
ed to A.. You must wear a tai
coat. Struck BY the brevity .
the communication, the young lad,
At the telegraph flee inquired, i
Shat al, sir2' Poor G., who is YER,
bashful, was horrIfied, and hastil,
added, and your other eyenini
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was gone, too J,

When a bride and groom go to
charch together, and the sun steals
through stained glass, making hi
nose a bright carmiae and hers a
siekly green, they fancy the con-
gregation admires them because
they are 50 lovely.
Marriages are not as plenty as
usual. The young ladies' says
the New York Mail, ought to get
up strike for their affairs. The
strike for the fires can come in
afterward, when the question Of
building them comes up.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02

RECKLESS - wouldn't a. mind
ed bout losing them three fingers
by that ere bnzz-saw,' said a man,
sadly, to a reporter Of the Chicago
Journal, but since that time I've
kinder grown reckless, and gone
on drinkiD' by the wholesale, and
never KNOWN when ter stop But
what had the losing of the fingers
to do with your becomin' a drunk
ard 2 broke in the stranger. Why,
YOU see,' responded the inebriate,
III exp anaion, them three fingers
as lost was the same ones as |
a'lus used to gauge my whiskey
was gone, too!
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John on Gamblers.

ain 10 ABOUT to defend gaInbl-
ug, bur merely 10 psoye that all
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-11-02
81 Ess r.

q = 20 = E-sz-a z
Ladies Sets IN : cid Roman Gold, Cameo
4mgthyst soroJ, Garnet and Pearl
Solid, II Karat Gold
GUARD, OPERA aud VEST CHAINS,
RosAH and PLAIN GoLp NECKLACES,
LockETs, CROSSES,
FINGER and EAR R1Sas,
Studs SLEEVE BUTTONS, Etc,
81 Solid Silver and Plated Forks, Spoons etc. -Ga
FIELD & spy GLASSES.
Of th9 best French manufacture.
Special pains taken in fitting speetaeles and Eye
Gasses 10 secure glass suited to the eye. Orders
Fotathe country filled with caro- Watches and other
sooeh for seiectionon receiving satisfactory refer
eneo. w. g. BAILEY
Helena M r.
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w atches :

8, 4, 5, and OF cases All watches fully warranted
for one year.
All kinds of Watch Repairing done in a workmaniike
manner and warranted for yeai.
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shower-bat and appalled, at her
husband 5 situation, turned to run
into the house and release him, and
| in her haste ran into the baby's
cab, upsetting it, and hurting the
baby upon a cactus plant. The
domestic, up stairs, hearing the
shrieks in the front yard, and doubt
ing not that the baby had been
deyoured by tramp, sprang down
stairs to the rescue with such alac-
rity that sheonly touched two STEPS
the first and the last one-touch-
ing the first with her feet and the
last with her heal. A neighbof.
running to the general rescue,
stepped on a broken plank IN the
sidewalk, and fell a distance Of one
hundred and one feet, spraining
his ankle 50 badly that he won't
walk for three weeks. BY this
time, the man, with a violent effort,
which scalped the entire back por-
Ii II Of his head, got ont Of the win
dow, having previously dropped his
+ zor, which fell on the edge Of a
aowtr-pot, and nicked itself worse
than a coach-horse, and compar-
i've order was soon restored.
But the man says he will never
again tempt the anger of the i'm
mortal gods by shaving himself.
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EPECIAs. NOTICES.

EW- SPEERs PoRT CRAPS WlNE.-This
article of American Wine is highly esteemed
tg the best physicians in this country. The
following is testimonial We raw from the New
York Hospital. WE publish it for the Informs
New Tork, No7eub,r il
an using Speer Port Grape Wine, and End
Z 70 be a excellent tonic and gentle slinulant.
and as such 7 believe it preferable 20 the COM
nercal port and sll other wines, ss it possesses
their tonic properties without the deeteTlous
effect caused by their impurities 1t is also very
ps!a!able. and this is recon neHtatlon TO msnE
especially females
SIS. HARRIS, MD, II. /. Hospital.
This is an excellent article 70: family use and
70? females. Druggists have it fer sale. st
MTHARD TIMES demand economy. Prac-
tice it. Reuoyate your goiled Gloves with JOU.
VEINS INODORLESS KID GLOVE
CLEANER. 1t will cleanse them thoroughly.
Sold by druggists. Is cents per bottle.
wGREAT UpRoAR ABOUT CLOTHING
The largest stock OF OYercosts and Suits bought
al bankrupt sale to close Out. Good Ovarcoats
from -. 10 upwards, Including lho very best Of
imported Uhinch:llas. Bosver=, holssYs. &c.
Gents Oa=simcra Suits, consisting OF Coat, Pants
AMI Vosl. a. $40, al wool Suits Of 500 aud
upwards, including the inssi imported Iiste-
rails; excellent Chldrer's Suits, 8 years, S,l2j
years sl76: years 1922; {; years So. md
upWsrde. They mist BIO sold quick at
2 DEALHAM'a
dec 50 King street.
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MATTERS.

,,,rocu SERVICES, &C., MORROW
aSN CsrsCH Service at II a. m: and q p IN.
GEE. NJ Dame. Communion in the morning:
PAULs CHURcH-Comm"nio'' SCI ''N' ~
Il :. - CErRca-ConmInicn service. win
GS4nVs a. II a NJ; afternoon service, without
ETY.. q. 3,SO: preaching Che Moody ana
So1gey hymns will be used at TINS selTacsI 81
81 nj. All the pews in this cnurcn are 1fee'
Sr AIAgY's CHURCH-Mass 81 I ana IL H. III
I i;yTos PEEssyT'S CHURCH First Chureh}-
4,rgice in the morning by Rev. Dr. BULLOCK
{9ndsy school concert at night: o,,
SrroSD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCn-oe5,v,i.ce
,oorping and at night by Rev. Mr.. Dln"luuie'
NrTE. EPrs. CuURcH-Service 4. II Il. u
end 80 D. m, by Rev. W. G. Web9; suppress
THE Resurrection Of Christ, and me Cnrlst-
AN Life.n The sacrament of bspt!sm VIII W
.Ininistered 1T 10 30 o. m.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH SouTH-Qcarterly
uee,ing-Service at II q. M and at /: p H. Ny
rey. Dr. Samuel REGISTER, 2. b
METH. PROT. CHURCu-ConmunloH seFVlce
md sermon st II q. N. by Rev. Ut. Nicno!s'
No service at night.
napT1sT UnCH-Service in the morning
md at night by Rev. Mr.. PeDick. -,
WHARF MISSION CuAPEL-SerVices A. o'"o
D. IL. c,; -, II . :,
GERMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 II ~ M
- Rev. Mr. Fleckenstein.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc lArloN.I
rrayar meeting III the Union Pres: Chareh u
d o, 10, Aims House at y p. III. JAN ~ : y. III.
Union prayer meeting "Wednesday E'Sl' III '"'
II y Church at IA o clock.
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NEW GOODS.
inst received diract from New York very
handsome line Of
BLACK GRO. GRAIN SILKS.
These goods ere very handsome and cheap.
Parties in want Of Black Silks will end |. TO pay
thon to look At thom. They range in price
from 81 50 10 s. 50 per yard
Very handsome Navy Blue and Invisible
Green Go.
Pin Stripe do for The Spring sales
Black Cashmeres IGmso Cloth ana other
Mourning Goods.
A fine stool: OF Cashmere iiynx :jhuW!5; square
ditto.
Black Grape Wells.
Best Black Kid Cloves. Prints, Bleschoi
Goods, Honsdslc Caubric;, hip.cs3 very cheap,
with other Dress Goods.
NH 3 j. M STEWART
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE 1890
u. s. INTERNAL REVENUE.
SPECIAL TAXES,

SPECIAL TAXES.
May /, 1877. to April 50, 1875.
The Revised Statutes ofths United States, Sec
tons 1892 1921, 323s snd $780, require every per-
sen engaged IN sny business, svoca!ion, or EN-.
ployment which rondera him liable 10 SPE.
DIAL TAX, TO PROCURE AND PLACE
CONSPICUOUSLY IN HIS ESTABLISH
MENT OR PLACE OF BUSIN ESS STAN ?
denoting the payment Of said SPECIAL ia \
for the Special Tax Year beginning Nav !, 1877.
before con7erci;:g o. c57:!!::r7 6Isi;t:ss CrtEr
I4pril so, 1877.
a return, as prescribed Oh Fofn11. is also ra-
quircd by law Of every Qeraon liable TO- Special
Tax. as above.
The t.yos embraced within Cue provisions O.:
the law shove quoted arc the following, viz:
kectlterS w
Dealers, retail liquor ."""..r....,. - 20
Dealers, wholeaaie LIQUOR Recommendation. 10 10
Dealers in malt LIQUORS whclcsale...,.,., 81 60
Dealers in malt liquors, retail .:..,.,..., - u
Dealers IN leaf tobacco .,,.,...,,,,,.,,.., ~ 90
Retail dasIers in leaf tobacco 20 GO
And on sGto5 Of over 81, coo fly cents
Tor every dollar in excess Of 81 ,CNJ.
Dealers in manufactured tobacco. ,..,,,,, u!
Manufacturers Of stills 50 90
And for esch sill! EisnufscluTed...... y w
And for each worm manutuc.u7ed.,". - O.
Manufacturers OF observation-disclosures. 10 ~
Manufacturers of cigars 10 90
Peddlers Of tobacco, first Class (El6.c
than two horses OF other sn!mslsl 50 co
Peddlers Of tobacco, second class (two
horses or other slmas) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . c.
Peddlers Of tobacco third class (oEo
horse or other animal ....... II %
Peddlers of tobacco fourth class Con foot
or public conveysnce) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ W
Brewers Of less than 500 barrels. 81 %
Brewers Of SEQ barrels or more."....... 100 W
Any person so liable who shall fail to comply
with the foregoing requirements will DO subject
to severe penalties.
Persons or firms liable to pay any Of tne Spe-
cial Taxes named above piust apply TO 70 UST.
AIN BEATrIE, Deputy Collector q! informal
Revenue, at Alexsndris, and pay for and pro:
cure the Special Tax Stamp or Stamps they ncel
prior to May !. 1877, and WITHOUT FUR.
TIER NOTICE.
Special Tag Stamps will be transmitted by
mail only On receipt from tho person or firm
ordering the same Of specific directions SO to do.
together with the necessary postage stamps or
the amount required to pay the postage. The
postage on one stamp ia three conts snd On two
stamps six cents If it is desired that they DO
transmitted by registered mail, ten cents sddi-
tonsl should accompany the application.
GREEN B. BAUM,
Commissioner of Internal li1YeaIt
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Washington, D. c., January q, 1871.
Tmh l-W4W
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Fire and Loss Of Life.

PouaHKEEpsIE, n. y. March Gl.-A fire
at Rhiue Cliff, early this morning., destroyed
Thomas Rley's icpemeat house, which was
occupied by three families. Margaret, the
wife Of Peter Burns, was buroed to death, as
were also her children, Fred, Arthur, Henry,
Margaret, and Sarah Another child, Lizzie
Burns, jumped from tn TOP window, a dis
ta1cn ri twenty-five lee'. 10 tho ground, but
was not dangerously injured. Mrs. Burnes,
preyiuus 10 The fiDat catastrophe, had the pres,
cDcc oI uiod 10 :hrow q feather bed out OF the
window aud drop Ter orc. year old Eddy 90 it,
and fortunately the babg escaped without seri-
Gus Injury,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-31

WEATHER PRonAB1ILTGEs.--W Var DeRort'
g,ez.t, Office ofthe Chief Signal O5lcer, Wasa
Dl7ton, y. e., 1karch 81, lS7I--lO:30 a. III.
TOR tie Middle States winds shifting to warmer
c..toriy and soulherly. with falling barometer
,,d increasing condinoss during the day. anu
ain during the night.