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The tow boys oi the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company, In Brooklyn, 10 IN number stru yesterday
because II was proposed o reduce their pay from q
cents to 10 cents day They say they have to work
over IA hour, dHS ani paw car iarc ON their line in
riding g. ani from th,i Wtfk This rnNt- them only IN
cents clear, which l. a.. htte they ciu live 0n They
ARE wlhns I" accept the reduction provided that they
are n"'d - rdr itre n nui from tltr work Prrsl.
~ kirhait-on n the Atlantic ANrNu, Railroad dis
chl-- a ni the strikers AMI paid them un Last night
Patrick Mc,. Huu.h. neri 10 nih william stone nrcd
- strikers were arrested tor throwing sOnee at ths
new boy employ Cd ou Atlantic aycuue.
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The Baltimore and ohio Railroad.

Baltimore. Nov. l9,-The annual meeting Of
the Stockholders ol the Baltimore Aud ohio Railroad
Company was h,d today. Frc-Di,lt Jno v Garrett
submitted his aunul r,port. winch was allptcl
Mr,rs. Gnii0NHY Cha. .tou tfnnri- Kurus, john
NitAi lt-. l,ln Grc-f Mm " lA' or. samuel kirh,
lohn kmg, ia Ga Nun lAn.' Decaiur II Miller a.
Harvey, Wan lmhu.i amt ilDufA q Smith ,lictot
directors tor llu rusus year hN vote - share,
The ghanie, iu ir board are the rl' tun n Nm nunuc
nnl Henry 4 SWia ui place ui samuel Smith and f.
King who, 1t Is sand, rcurc ON account o o,or .vss
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The Fort Edward Institute Burned.

WHITEHALL. n. Y. Nov. la.-Thc Fort Ed
ward Institute Of Fort Edward. y. was DESTROYED by
fire about O'Clock th- c' Ming There were nearly two
hundred students of both s,Acs IN attendance when the
nrr broke out Nothing wh- saved The firc is ,ulo,nl
e. have e'n caused N The Nllu.lnn nt Kerosene hmm
The students hai hardly unc To- escape, most o thrm
in- Nll O'ir 'ntliis hll NonrN. Ali g. sent nom
So, I,s. ruNins IN time tu >tve the other billiup,
I',.s a., Dg., insured tor Sppppp
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ON TRIAL FOR WIFE MURDER.
THE TJfNDERS TR1GEDY BEFORE A
NEW JENSEY IRIBUN.IL
John =. Smith Facing tsi- Accuscr- -ne.crib-
Ing the Midnight Murder ~ - Helpless Wo-
mnn-Tbe BInod->iaincd Razor In Ceurt.

'''' ~ ''.''''" '''''s '''- fH''"~''T H'''''"-
i"s 'he "'"ntaht ""rdrr "t hcipic-H N"-
mnn-The Bi"od->t"ined Razor In Court
IT, ia ncorlv fnur v,nrs .,inco ,hc,o h,s
bccn q trial for murder in tho Morris county
courts in Morristowr. n T.. and this tiino,
'n"uE" tnc '"S' " pelhE uI'u III 'na' pin''' INC
residents say with manifest satisfaction that
the offence wns not committr,l there bu, in tho
,t,, ,.. - t,.,.,.. - ., ,,,..,
M W 'V"''
The murder trial was the general theme Of con
vorso,ion Yesterday I'm ,bn s,orna in tho bor
roohS' ia 'ho h"'1s' ana on 'h' slre''S, ana inc
room Of the Court Of Oyer and Tcrmincr WIS
packcd with persons eager TO catch IA glinpse of
e.,,t. A., .i,..., ...,Ss .,,,.. 49,. M. t.
smith 'hr a'l"s'l WHO murderer rhc mum
floor was crowded with men. and the gallery
r'', ...',.' ,,,' l.. a..
morning the prisoner. John A. smith, charged
with hnvin,. murdered Lis vtfc Adelin Smith
,os hr,,,,, ~ n, T., t tn,' ,,f','. ,',.''
WIS brought IN. Ito Il lhr from hrlng pre-
possessing. lie H. nearly six feet tall Weighs
prohnllv i7o pouuda hns a rnllid. unhculthv
~ - '' w '
vo'np'Nl"h' '"u Su''l n'ue eye NAVY
dirk hair. and full beard Of dark
color trimmed short He was cnreless-
ly drrsecd, wore neither collar nor vrst.
hnd his pnntuoons tucked in his boots and
stared about the court room In n most nncon.
cernci manner. Through the entire day he
WIS not seen to nddrc-- n single word. either to
,ts..'.,,us.,i ,l., It.s,, viii h,s
''7 ''''s'' VI w. az '.' WV, ,i' ','s
n1al r7'lmf oh n,- nnmu l"'h'1 lntoh,Y ~ u, ~ w. ~
tlu'. not oven when they wrrp giving the luost
% c@ %@i & &g99SEnf E- as yfgme ngc "s9@s todT or q h.
bclr,y any interest in tlo procecdings.
Al hali paSt nnr 'io'Si Irrslding JuEt'c
bench, ana he was immcdSiely, followed Py A.
sp,ial' lusiiccs frremnn Wood Dayld ". POI
b. MIN pr'.a,,ii',r If IN" prns. nromrily of. a.
icrsl for he ,proseruiign, H. SAD NM John
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The Coioi~ do Con,e.s.


"AHhiN"IoN' NO. .19.-The House Committee
W. w ~ ~"'"' "''' meeting to-day and considered the
o''".' , ''''' IT, but came 10 no vote H. The qucs
~. ~ -" determined ON Wednesday -Four Demncrats
INA nr-"n tlrrc Republicans Win report Tor Bel
ot id Harms, iurncN ELS. Anu u cox IN favor
+, coating the sat The Louisiana contest was rc-
. ff'd I" "a subcommittee cpn-i-tn- of Mcs-rs Harm, II
llIslnh and LlIls aml cox Of Nlln.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-Fcrnanio Wood who
'h"idni hHck the resolution Adjournment at the
request 1i Drmo ratio senators who vnnt action an IN.
ga, w. ,Gas N'fnr 'hc end az the special sion ~
~" - hard rit ,-e lN momlr. 60 pui the question lie
has consented To keep 1t back over tomorrow
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NEWARK. Nov. 19.-The managers of the
broken Peoples savings Institution say that The dcpns.
itnr. will not lose dollar The, ngmhrr son amt have
S"Nrn the bank II sale ilorccd the asset, cannot
be sold iur ulcir value
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INDlCT TIE EXCISE BOARD.
IunnE DtITs strs rs MUCH ~ rms
~ tIIIRGING 4 GRAND JURY.

HFd Evasion Ihe Inv Ordcr
mud Doctor Howard trosby's society.
After ihc Grand Jury OF the November
}rn u tat oyer and Tcrmincr had been
worn yesterday. Judge Davis called their
,,i.ntiun To offences under tho Excise Inv.
phls rln-- of cascs. he said. had boon called to
,is special attention by delegation on be-
ielf VI an association called tho Society
br tho Suppression OF Crime. These
srensos ne said have not been often specially
sailed To- the attention of grand jurors in any
aoml Indeed. tho pressure Of criminal
bn-in,-- in The county had to large extent
ub.nntially deprived the District Attorney oi
Nct,n,r of Investigating the minor offences Of
violations of the Excise law and misdcmcanors
generally But he thought mistaken policy
hal prevailed in that respect. An experience
now of more than twenty years OF judicial life
had taught him that more than seven -oiglths Of
pc crimes committed in this country which in
,oly,i personal violence were traced to the use
OF intoxicating liquors.
judge DAVIS next called attention TO the de-
cieion of the Count of Appeals. that the several
sul.flurnt acts about liquor licenses had kept
ia fore, an the provisions OF the statute OF 1881.
1il uhr aw the State undertook. through the
public authorities to confer upon certain par-
toA for a compensation 10y them paid. certain
priyii-g,- and rights in respect to the sale of
sti Wlut a
'"''H' '',- "''N :, ..,t.'.
bf"u7 Viohuoh oi '"' rlkh's oi 'ne7c p"''''S'
sceur 4 hy their license. than TO allow persons
,yt,t,,, ti..,... ii, ,h.ir ip,rn.ti,tn Match.
,, ,,'...a a.'i,'ss "s ,,,', l''s
tprh""d I" SOIL lidu' rs r'ghrul'sS oi ule law
Tho onfor. ,mont Of that law would. in his
,uI,,u,,,t ,o fnr to vent tho oreet incrnnse
"'' - 'a >, i... t,,.',,,,.,,r ,ri-
ma "'irl"ht ihluN "' cIih' lhN"ulh- "uI VII
bunalS. AMI virtually preventing tho admins
trnt,r- nf u-ii.a iu this county from nrn4ecut-
,., ......... VII, A., ,ni,.i,,.'.a -, ..u.
IhE "'-"''h'"i"rS' ""l' 'lc prNii's' VI 7o"-
Ing liquors is conferred 10y the statute upon
M, who ,,,l iin,na,s thev ore also -,,l,,,rt,J
=, -
~ re7""lhs "n''h 'ey are r'lulro" !" "D'''
Rnl or di-ubrdcncc they are punishable. One
re,uironont Is that they shall close their bars
- ''''' w r''''' wy, D''9
nnd make no sale between ANA o'clock every
morning. Another is that no liquor shall
Ina .,iI Ia onv irt,Ni.ntsI man A man
w 80 ""y
IA ihi"Nl'aicu Wh"h ne Is 80 iar uhu'r lhe
inlinDnro of ardent spirits IA to change his
,nr,,ai .,,.l,i,., tom, ov,c,,, IN ofs,c, hi. ,n,.
"'i','N ''n''.''m ~" ii" .N''i' " "''D' 80. Vu'
whrd conduct Ihc siutut" also pr"hihnS th'
Balc Of intoxicating liquors to any person under
,t,s m. ui..rt , ,,,,.,...,, ,,..,,,l, ,.u
~ ~ 49,, , III ,tl .r-.'i,,,,,l -, ,.,,,r,. ~
lI' lIN ANltit ~ Nl At'-' ~ lfhH'N iH ~ 'i
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BRISTOL. Ens. Nov H. The Great Western
me ,l l'r Hunrin. b.. hHutr NuN Tor Sew York has
returned. having lost lei propeller
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, jam" kamp MS cigar manuiu tory on Cherry
''l Nnl, " a. dtsuV9 9eI 10y tie !eslcriny. loss.
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weather once Prediction.

Northoastrr!y winds stationary and rising
tlY.'I,tn.t. ami lucIcaais c.ouiliss. With south.
vAst, 4ly winds
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MIR. rlorcnce In Philadelphia.


Florence. in the VI ghty Dollar" oponol to n
b's ho1se last evening IN the Walnut street Theatre
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CNcIANArI. Nov. l9.-The Commercial will
pri''f .' nINfula an editorial strongly ,ln.
H'n hlahttOr the B'fliu mission.
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MaltbN's Nurlok oy.trrs, Al Harrison -. aud
" LoIAauaI sL AsN ivA VI lyuIt H.. BTgyAl .id..
, 1877-12-25

would l,avs aulled Tho people. and been at,
equitable adjustment II the slliIsufty. clfarti
threw away These eltameA t,y coming 1otnc ic-
fore the matter WAS Iectcj. lie ought to haYc
remained at Washington n,ll fought hIs wny, as
Patterson, tlE!. "Onr Tommy." as tho Repre-.
called. is young, wne5. kccn.wtttcd. law !cr,
with what Sam 1Eeltr would call in Qift o. tho
gab gai1opsn.'" He ls an. awful
lIo came to Colorado to rct ofTIce. Tic ID
from TIM Wabash Valley. has been In Colorado
about cvc yeare. His first aspirations were
from the heights Of North Denver, when l,t.
succeeded In getting elected a delegate tu ono
OF cur city convoutEuns. Hy
soMH Arnorr erjtAhDtta0
he worked hts way It, M City Attorney tho fol-
lowsng ycar. Then hc began 10 lay his plans
fnr nomination as delegate to Can9rcss aEattet
Hromwctl, In tho fall of 1874. Tic n1nsscd tho
young Democracy a't,ut him, TUX care to get
tho gamblers well In tow; and then carload
Of them. well supplied with the Requisites for a
successtul bourbon caucus. wcra down to
carried him through VII! such r.l;l,
'5.scrs swim. Dy detection IN the He
publican tanks, growing out Of the McCook-
ChafTcc light, ratterson was allowed tn act the
most votes. Again last simmer, w1En noml
mating Time came. Patterson mil his lnAtl took
tho hch1 and sailed In. Tho results ol tnc clcc.
t10b and rattusson's subsequent election all tc
himself ar pretty we'll known. It ma, be &c,
are not by any means e1atcd a. the 0utctsnc o1
all this. They begin to REGARD Patterson III nt
Intruder. lie Inns not kent his pledges lit
will not ngatt bc al,lc tn get nomination from
his party; n11tf. had d new election been belt
thts fall, he would have bcun quietly shclycd.
, 1877-12-25

nouely. Except "a = war mcasure, It was snd
is unconstitutional and void.
Ny case then IA this: In 1853, ConRrcts gdte
adebt-payins power to a ereenback now IN ny
pocket. In 1s11.}, Congress- took array the debt
p!,; pas!ny; power Of '1lser dollar also in mV
To give or to tako away this debt-paytpQ
power Of existing money Ii an exercise Of one
and tho same questionable power Of Congrcss:
Tho ncceasity Of var justified tho e1esciae Of
this power ii 1879 ta create my legal-tsn:
to Justify Tho exercise ot the same
toth ease. i ti'e act " Of Con Congress varied.
impaired, anl tleranecd cxlstlog contracts; In
reasons: I .here!tfs conclude thai 20 much q
tho legislation OF 1873 ~ mctleles with legal
tender 10 upon its face Unconstitutional atnl
void. Silver Is tceal.tender to-day for all debts
incurred prior to 1874, the act OF Congress 10
THO contrary. notwithstanding.
Vne question moro rcmatns, viz:
VIII Il be who'll honest for the United States
TO buy silver at 70 gents, coin Il into a dollar,
and conpcl bondhotdcss to take such dollars
Ilonest, because i viii be Il, e1ac: tulaiimcnt
o. The - promise written md scaled
ated land they, certainly. havel ID. the United
kct: never 10 make profts. ~ we'll ~ losscsf
III Dy tne very tef1nB OF contfHct, FARMER
has an option to pay 1000 bushcls Of wheat Or
| 800 bushels of OATS, Is be dishonest when be
e|ects to pay In oats that hare fallen to 30 cents
bushct, aud not In wheat, which has risen to
| 4f,25 bushe1f
insist that It Ia tho duty Of the peoples
agents to pay tho peoples debts in the way
| Consistent with honor and honestly that pays
thc.n most easily md chcapfy. in othcr words,
| to transact tho business Of the Treasury on tho
anmo principles that control an honorable and
holcst business man when paying his debts.
30 ntuc. Tor The honesty qucstfun-the only
question I now discuss. Ihcar s1rcady the buzz
0f objections swurtnlnK up fsum the cfrcum.
lucent rcgtons Of policy, cxpcdteney, etc. But
INC Iucatlon at a timu Il enough.
To c,!n silver. a. gold Is coined, in quantity
regulated by tho natural supply, aud filth thil
silver coinage to redeem RnY obligations 0! the
United States outstanding Fcp. Ii, 1879, is. and
always wilt be, nrl honest transaction, ever
thouah silver should becomo cheap ~ irou o.
gravel.
And those bond buyers who bought In 1sG3-'6
anu by tho fortune u war found their bonds
flonbietl In market vatuo immediately, and OF
this double value have drawn Inflated In
terest paoetually, snd on tho l4sk,
Investment aud Income havo llyed
and illrived ever since, unycxcd bj
taxcs'-thcse, surely, are the very last peoplt
who should raise the cry "SEvcF swnule,'
wien, by the fortune ol the metal market, thu
depleted UnItc1 States Il ablu at last to save II
cents un cycry dollar Of redemption money.
| ELMInA, N, 7,
, 1877-12-25
A QUESTION OF HONESTY,
Henry Ward Hencl,cr's Hrotiiur ,slRlutn!ns
tint 1t II Honest to Pay Unltod Ntates
NUMIts In Silver.

Henry Ward ltencl,cr's Hrott,ur 1IRlntn!ns
tint 1t Il 1lonest to Pay Unltod Htates
lSUnlts In Silver.
Thonas II. H<tehtr tn me cat4sttnn Union.
Two distinct question: nre often Jumped In
one unl discussed endlessly. Onu queation at y
tno is a good rulo. Tho two referred to ase
a. Is It honest to pay United Btates bonds iu
n1nintaln thai 1t il honest. Whether expo.
l!ent Or not Is anutAcr question. at tl,ts psss-
cut wrttlr,.: dual with tho honesty queatlou
exclusively. THIS question liea fairly within MY
domain, u teacher OF ethics mud religion. l
asu no Intruder.
Dy statutc {Feb. rs, tSoo} the entire revenue
Of tho United statss, raised by dutles on iul-
ports, was declarcl payable III coin only, This
revenue, thus gathcred, wus act OIL mud consc-
cratcd to tho fragment In coin of Interest OIL
bunds.
At that dato t1saa) tho "a coin " OF tho United
States NUS notor!ousIy and legally silver anu
gold.
Dy act Of Congress (Ecb. "a, 1879 tho silver
dollar WAS dropped f,on tho list of coius; lcay-
ing tho hall, quarter, dinie, and half-dtme ur-
chauEcd as to wright aud tusness.
THO aas,la nct defined ~ very rar6 md incon-
veuIent gold eo!u, to weigh q 8.10 Gralns tulnc
parls guild aud onu part nttoY>, and paiuel It one
dollar, mud declared 1t t. be "the unit of 7aluc."
HENCE: "Coln" obligations Ut tho United
States negotiated staes Feb. 10, 1878, arc paya-
biz In gold cotn.
Coin obligations negotiated k}ors Feb. 19,
1873, arc payable III silver or gold coin at pleas
uro Of tho paycE,-tn both cases. because tho
paymcnt must bu tn coiu a. deiiued By ssatutes
n force It tho dato Of the negotiation.
What nav hare becu the "cxpcctatIou" or
understanding" OF bond.buyers when thsy
bought msy ba relevant matter of inquiry whcs,
tho question Oh hand u; IL It sxpedlu. to pay In
sllsert but Aonsstu in finance requires the ex-
uet futGlilnent Ut contract obligations, without
whining u aoaaaa; without envy 1t lucky
/ thus conclude that IL IL wholly honest for
thu United btatcs 70 call in outstanding pouds,
and pay thelu tn gold or stIyeE. u ths Treasurer
| lnnY clstt.
go further; u lay.realer OF tho Coastltu-
| tuA aud Etatuta-1Alk, aud until contEAdlcteu by
q ttcgisiun u tho court Of last resort, shall
hold tAat 10 much of ahu tstrealletl] 4esnono-
tixtnx act of 1878 ~ took away irotn silver tts
!eRal-tcuder power IL unconditional aud fol.t.
| 6&c;
tbat Congress may not BY leRislation Impair
e1ittanR coutsacts has beeu proclaimed W rc-
| sisttess arguments Iii both Chambers Of Con
kEcAS, aud befoxt the supreme Court, xbtlu
discuxaanX thu United btatss legsltendeF nots4
sgrceuhaeksh
t Except W \ war measure, ths act authorizing
these gEecnlucks u caldsmued BY all }u1tat4
eud W III departments u 0oTesumsus uuzul'
, 1877-12-25


According to popular belief in German u,
the e1tsenlittca OF rainbow alHays touch
et1catns, whence IT draws water by means ot
two large golden liahes. That Il why 1t sasns
!or three DAYS after tho appearances Of \ rain
bow, because this water must full again On thu
earth. Whoever arrives 1t tue right no-
n,cnt on thu. spot where thy rolnbow Is
lrinkiag chi, take possession uf thu golden dsl,,
whicA reflects al thu colors Of the rainbow; but
II nobody IL there, tIc AEsilts ase a.aiu draHl
up Into tho clouds. 40p,c eaY that tic rainbow
always let's dist, fall. This once hRppeneA at
Kautllngcn, In euatla It bsoke ln several picecs,
but the Under received hundred gulien for Il.
rainbow. which appeared tu BE- resting over the
kerkcr Or the sioiuach. to secure tho golden
dish. Usually 1t is considered wrong to sell
the dish, which ought To be kept us Al heir
LOON Ia thu family. for 1t brings good
luck. A shepherd In Tue ,suabsan. Alps
onco found such a .i'al. and lle
tunatc native uf Ilcueacl', who suld tho
treasure at q high prtrc, Was struck duipb
on the spot. Small rouaI gold coins, niarkca
with Gross Or star, arc frequently found III
auahia. and the peasauts DECLARE that thtss
wcre manufactured from rainbow a!shcs BY tho
Houaus when they tuvalcd ticEnauT. III the
Hhich II attesward dropped. A siits thrown i.iio
a ralnbow comes bark Oiled will, gold. Tlo
berytaHs hare theory that passItg beneath u
Eatubow changes the sex.
When doiibla ralnbovi Ii sccn suabian peaa-
anita say tho devil would llke 10 initiate tie
rainbow, but 10 eanhot succeed. Tle EAti!u-
uians called the rainbow "thu Thunder Of Gods
that ths rainbow would cease to appear rcr-
tain number VI years hcfoss the Last Judgment,
aud Hugo yoia Trln1cr, iu . old German POEM,
mentions losty years - the prescribed time.
, 1877-12-25
THE INDIANS.
Movcmcnts In tito l}lnck k1Illls-Deprcdntion
in Sonosn-Fenrk pf Trouble In idaho,

hIovcmcnts In tito I}Inck 1Illls-Deprcaation
in SoIorn-Fenrn of Trouble In Idaho.
Hptrfai Itsp1tcA TO TIE EnicI1o Trfbanx.
DEADwoop. d. r., Dec. a4.-Tlrca companies
Of tho Third Cavalry, under command Of Nal.
Eyans. arrived at spsar1sh yesterday. Four
companies Of tho Eleventh Infantry, Aiaj.
Bartlett commanding, arrived at Crook City To-
daY from tho Cheyenne Agency. They report
following tue trail Of a large body Of Indians
for serernl days, estimated at 1D0, travelling
nurt1,. between 100 anl 2oO indian ponies arc
III spcarllsll Valley, believed to have been s.aul.
petle,. by the Whites fron, tho camp Of twenty
iodres of 1ndIans I'll Hear Lodge Mountains.
The military arc waiting for orders.
DEADwoop, D. r., Du. 2.-Co1ppanEes E. I,
and X. Eleventh Infantry. in command Of Nal.
Charles g. bartlett, arrIyaa at Crook City lnst
ercning, from tho .chcsennc Agency, va tho
though often hearing o. 1pllIans along tho road,
he saw none. Ills command crossed tho Indian
trail ut the Cheyenne lslscr crossing ttiat led
northwest, and he cxprcsscs the opinion That
tic Indn1s wllu committed tho depretlatluns In
th1s vicinity lave gone to the Little Missouri or
Tongue River.
sAa FRANCISCO, Dec. es.--A Tuckson dis.
pa.cl. statcs TINT about ITO Indiana werc camped
ncar Janus, ~ Sonora, rcrcnsly. Tic Sonora
troops attacked thcs', lotinE twsnty,scycu
Killed and number wountle!. Tho Indian
casualties aru not statetl. The indians wcro
apparently virt"rloue, a. they subsequently
stock. TIC Indians iayc been rubbing traiua II,
San Simon Valley. T'roops arc III pursuit.
sALT LAxE. Y. r.. bee. H.-Cof. John F..
| Smith. commanding Fourteenth Infantry. srnt
tn Fort Hall. Ilato, to Investigate thu throat
| n,nnl for tho surrender of tllp Indians whu
! murdered AIcI Kholen at Toss Fork. They
prntse tat they viii deliver him. but It IL mt
believed they will do It. They ure well armed
nnll well mounted, and iusolycnt. It ia thought
| they Will nuke tr0ut1e In tho spring.
, 1877-12-25

Hpttiat DttEdtcA 10 Tie cAic.tao Tttune
MONTREAL, lee. M.-aleaars. Wood & Davis,
importera OF fancy dry goods, Who hare carried
on 4 systen,sttc course Of sw!ndling hero for
some years, and who recentlY failed with l!a-
bilitics exceeding tl,uU,00o, absconded few
days ago, aud tho two brotheEs, Julius aud
Henry Davis, wcss to-day arrested ut PIatts-
burg, N. r., 1t the instance Of Mr. Galtulau, u
Montreal, who charged them with hartng forged
hls uRiue 10 notes for es8, ,CU0. THIS Darisca
a{terwAr.i had ualtn,an arrested for perjury,
Ths whereabouts Of Wood aro not Known.
T1la krcAt &tFike u now iN fair way Ut set
tcnsent. Tho tnen huyu agreed upon 3lessra.
.Der!in, u. r., aud Mr. 1ette, y. T., ~ arbttFs-
tors. Tho contractors ha.o been tny.tei to
elect two other gsutleutcn 10 tic Ea.nt capacity,
to whom uoweEs will ba delexated. II u ex-
, 1877-12-25

CALIFORNIA CROP PROSPECTS.

San FRANc1sco, Dec. 2i.-Withtu the last few
daya tic ssatc hus been Waited by n general
raiu. In SONIC rlaccs tho rain l1as been heavy
enough, to Insure the crop, even II the remainder
Of tho rcason should be comparatively dry.
This Is particularly truo OF Napa and souomA
Counties. The ceast couutics generally hava
lad good supply. Tie southern portion Of
tho State has been highly favored, and the
newspapers nj that section consider the crops
assured. Tl!e san joaquin and Santa tlasa
Valleys llayc Ind i light rainfnll, hut probably
sufficient to remove the causs of n,ly immediate
apprehension. The Sacramento Valley has had
c,lougi for present l,csls. On tho whole, tho
prcspcct Is considered very encouraging.
, 1877-12-25

hfb @1f< &FlG4Hf.
There u vcil-known popular belief which
still largely survives. j, spltv of the efforts Of
uaturalista to assuro The public Of tts fallacy,
that tho gortlus. Ut "liorsehai snake," u
actually I've horse.hasr; Thur are stiil many
lron horsc's mape Or tail !. left for eoruc
wssk. ia running *atsrl % tns ina;tdaa t H. lai,.
snukcs.' Mauy \ country lad h1s tried this cx-
pertinent, though. u eour.e. Slth unsattstasto.
Ianl Ayalvtny VI Bciences, Prof. Uhler. ths
President. re,h VI lassss.s'ne paper summint:
kno*ledxs 81 ;hs. ssr4.xc ;1st Yer xor; r.:
adult state. tue "horsehIr suaks" dogs not
cat any food; llke mapy insects ta their tna,
stage II life 1t Ii then solely uuYoted to The r.
production ol tts species. 4 sinclu fetuals May
have III enormous number VI eggs; 1'r. lrlly =
estinata il 8,EA, 100. Tho young gor!iius ut.
taches itself "a parasits to tnaay hshes aud
ANAL aquatic eTeatureas aud also to such ~.
secl& ~ Grasshuppcrs aud dAy-alcs. The lcugth
OF tho mature Rok,buA Il about fourteen inches
Its thickness the tweuty-aish Vi Nh inrh; III
rsudeueJ to cou tu kuots has Ytren tho WuEla III
s<ienttac pame.