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Mr. Blair, Once Victim Of Chicago
Detectives, Now Turning
the Tables.
Tic Noses o! aIcssrs. Turtle md Bull
Accurately Adjusted 10 Ills
{frintlstunc.
a Government 0lo1k at Washington Ap.
pretended in Fraudulent 0por.
ations.
Got. caliem Refases 10 ntliyer Turner 10 itc
hissaari authorities.

GREAT RonrEns.
Spttfai Dtspdfch to Tie tribune
NEW iORK, Fell. 1i.-Onc of tic three men
arrested to-lay as the Northampton bank.ro,}-
bcrs Is not unknown to the West. Jim uunlap
was originally a resident Of st. Louis. Flo went
from ST. Louis to Chicago previous to tho grcat
fire, and there met notorious burglar named
johnny berry, who taught him to blow orcn
safes. Ahout this time Bob Scott, who had
been relcnscd from Joliet State Prison for bur.
gtaty, became acquainted with tle two, and
the trio came to this city about SIX years ago.
The first wnsk TINT Dunlap was engaged in
was the robbery Of the First National Eank
Of Enfra, for wl.trt berry Is norr, Under tic
tsa1lic Of John Mycr, serving term Of ilvc years
in The State Prison at Auburn. Other ro,,l,csics
followed, a,nong them Tint Of the Fall City
Tobacco Hank Of louisville, from which about
s:Oo, ,oo0 werc stolen, on tho night of March
or 4, 1873; that Of tic First National Bank OF
Quincy, Ill, Feb. 1e, 1874, from whlcl,
$4,000 in currency and large amount
Ut securities wcrc taken; TINT of tic First
Na'!onal Bank Of pit.etnn, Pa:. md finally the
Northampton Hank robbery. sfr. r. 4. Tinker
fet, tars ltc Eaa pfuof enough TO cf,t,ylct tho
three Eicn now ln jail. ard Il OIL the trnck Of
others concerned fa tho btrg1arv. Thu way he
Stss ssa sn s wss ps ~ aata s to H. s n,,s rs :: @ S
were csnlcavor!ng to mako IL compromise witt.
loaors ay Tic laiIk robbcrles. lie also says his
agency. 'ns known tho rlbtrsa unl 't!ieIr
,gnSn Whereabouts TOR iiye months, but tlil not
tue Northampton Bank wcru anxious
to negotiate for tic recovery of a uast of t;Irir
loat ,nonoy. cannurs IA a gambler and go-bc-
twec1i, Ito = of nlet.lun, height, thsk.set, and
mlss.aclc. To MI Interviewer he saii lo WAS 4
sporting Hsaii, usd cn,ifd provo a. altbt.
, 1877-02-15


BERLIN, Feb. l4.-lsudolf Meyer, editor OF tho
Socid'lt newspaper, las tccn sentenced to u.ue
months imprisonment for publishing a libel on
pcinrs Bismarck, charging l[n with stock.
tubhing.
, 1877-02-15
OCEAN STEAMSHIP N[WS.

HALIFAX, Fch. ll.-Arrlycd, Steamship Peru
v!an, {run Liverpool
LuSuo., Feb. 1I.-Stcamcr Holland, from
ScY York, LIS a.rlseI.
Sc" ivH4, fc5. H.-ArsiYel, Stcam; ship Eu-
Rl..ud. from Liverpool
, 1877-02-15


PARts, Feb. TIA telegram is received mn
nonnctng nnothcr insusrcction in Japan. Tho
satsuma clat, have risen, Init II IA thought the
movement wilt be ca.i!y suppressed, as the lead
lnE Mrn of The clan tlfsnppr0yc.
, 1877-02-15

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 14.-Julgc Ray today
refused to admit Dob Drury, tic murderer OF
Albert Gibson. to hail, anil rcnandcl hin, to ial
to answer ut tho Criminal Cuurt.
, 1877-02-15
EGYPT.


CAtno, Feb. 14.-Col. tiurtlon, tho African
explorer, has f'ecn appointed Governor Of tic
Province VI Sott1an.
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GOLD NINE ON Il ROOF.

Just twenty-five years ago, when Mr.
Eckfeldt was assayer of the United
States, mint in this city, he submitted
the dust upon the roof of the building
to assay. The startling result of the
curious experiment was that he obtained
n ounce of standard gold from three
and eight-tenths ounces of dirt. stce4e
of the gold obtained in this singular
manner is now exhibited as a curiosity
in the office of the assayer.
A few weeks ago Director Pollock
ordered the gold mine on the roof to be
worked again. With some difficulty this
was done in a proper manner, and the
dir dust and deposits of a quarter of a
century to the amount of 1882 pounds,
were removed. This has Just been tested
in the usual way and has yielded AZ
ounce of standard gold and o64 ounces
of standard silver, the total value of
both being about $3.50. On the whole
the roof of the mint may be said to con-
tain "pay dirt"
The roofing Of the building is made OF
asphalt, and as it softens in the sun the
little particles Of metal come upward in
the smoke from the furnaces and carried
out of the windows below by the wind,
are lodged on the roof, where they be-
come embedded and remain until ex-
tracted by the assaying process.
Every week the floors of the mint are
carefully swept, and the accumulations
preserved. Once a year prior to the
settlement of accounts, the wood work of
the refining-room and the leather gloves
of the workmen are burned to ashes.
This, together with the years sweepings,
conveyed, to the sweep cellar, where it
is ground in a mill and sifted and washed
in a machine, the pulvorized metal being
caught up by the mercury.
The residue is then dried, barreled
and sampled and sold to sweep smelters
who buy it from fifteen to twenty-five
cents a pound, according to the amount
II precious metals contained in the
So far this year about 26O
barrels have been sold, a4arge proportion
If which was purchased by a London
rm.-Baltinore Bulletin.
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THE EARLY Use OF 4ORPEDOBS.

There is a very generally received but
erroneous notion that the torpedo is
quite a recent invention, and that during
the present hostilities in the east it has
been for the first time employed in actual
warfare. That~of late years torpedoes
have been greatly improved is undoubt.
eddy a fact, but nome the less is it true
that the advantages to be gained by the
use of submarine weapons of war have
long been fully recognized, and, further,
that these latter have been already
largely used and with marked effect,
bothSor the defence of harbors, rivers,
roadsteads, etc., and also for more &C.
lively offensive operations.
As long ago as the 10Th of August,
1777. a boat was blown to pieces and
nearly all its crew killed by the acci.
dental explosion of a torpedo, which had
been used in an attempt made by the
AFRICANS against the English man-of
war Cereous. In 1906 a brig which had
been anchored off Deal for the purpese
of experimenting in submarine explo
sions was destroyed, in the presence o
MI. Pitt, and a large of spec
tators, by q torpedo containing one hun.
dred and seventy pounds of powder
Previously, in 1877, a machine had beer
designed by which, to use the inventor,
own words, he proposed ito impart tt
c-arcasses of gunpowder- in a progressive
motion under water to a given point
and there explode them" and which
therefore, contained the germ of tht
present locomotive or fish torpedo.
In 1907 another vessel was blown Il
pieces in New York harbor; and, finally
to come to the employment of torpedoel
in actual warfare, we find that no fcwel
than seven iron clad vessels and clever
wooden ships of war were totally de
stroyed during the American civil wal
by submerged torpedoes.-PM Mal
Gazette.
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THE HOWGATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

Capt. G. E. Tyson, formerly of Brook
Ign, who accompanied the late Capt.
Hall on his ill-fated expedition to the
arctic regions, in the Polaris, is in New
London, Conn, preparing to start on a
second expedition fitted out under the
direction of Capt. H. W. Howgate, chief
signal officer, U. S. A. After the disap-
pearance Of the Polaris, nineteen of her
crew were left on ar ice foe. on which
they lived amid terrible suffering for six
months. Capt. Tyson was of this num-
Der, and he took command of the crew
and the Esquimax guides, who were with
difficulty kept from deciding to satisfy
their hunger by eating one of their own
number. After Capt. Tyson's return to
this country he was given a position in
the navy department. The present ex-
petition is to be under his direct COM
mand. The impression among naval
officers is that, had his advice been fol-
lowed in Capt. Halls explorations, the
unknown, and would have been reached.
1t is said that a number of wealthy gen.
tlemen have offered aid for the present
expedition, and that the sailing vessel in
which Tyson expects to go north has
been purchased for his use. Capt. Tyson
hopes to leave New London about July
20. He goes with authority from Capt.
Howgate to 60 to Hudson or Frobisher's
straits, there to collect Esquimaux dogs,
sledges, reindeer skins, guides, and inter-
prefers. Capt. HoWgate expects to 20
thither in a steamer In the spring, at
which they will begin the exploration of
the ice-bodnd seas. Capt. Tyson's expe-
rience with Greenland and Danish Es-
quimaux hunters has led him to decide
to secure the wild hunters as they find
them, because they are more expert and
courageous. A crew of hardy, robust
men is to be chosen, and as there is hope
of forming a colony from the crew, a
larger number than ever before is to be
taken out. An appropriation from con.
gress is expected this fall to aid the expe-
dition.-NeW York San, july s.
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Il LIKE THATNEYER FIR EZES NOR
GIVES UP ITS DEAD.

Truckee is a thriving railroad town,
and the starting point for Lake Tahoe
called the Gem of the Sierras." Hall
of the lake is in Nevada, the other hal
in California. 1t is twenty-eight miles
long and from twelve to sixteen miles
wide and has been sounded to a depth of
sixteen hundred feet. It's waters are a
beautiful ultramarine, and it may be
called the purest water in the world,
containing by analysis only 4 per cent.
impurities. 1t Is SO light and mobile as
to be easily lashed into foam, or Gained
to a mirror-like surface. In the early
morning it is like a looking-glass, with
surrounding objects reflected in it with
surprising accuracy. Several steamers of
small tonnage are used in navigating it.
Its attitudes about sixty-three hundred
feet it is always cool and pleasant in the
hottest weather. The lake never freezes,
and never gives up its dead. No person
that has been drowned has been known
to rise to the surface. Wood, as soon as
it is saturated, sinks to the bottom. The
water is as clear as crystal, and huge
rocks fifty feet down are plainly discern
able. In fact, it is a marvel, and the
very contrast of our own Salt Lake; for
this is so dense and so sluggish as to offer
great resistance to the human body, add
everything else that will 1oat.--SaH Lake
Herald.
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Dear ErDerlence,

The Columbus, (Ga.) Enquirer gives
ehe following as the experience of g
Georgia farmer. We think it is also tbe
experienced of too many Arkansas farmers
4 am'poor because I buy mere thar !
SELL In the first place, I buy part of INV
meat from the northwest. Nv fab
comes from Portland, for the taking of
which the Mainlander receives a bounty
from the government. Ny onion,sets
and all my garden seeds I buy from
Michigan. 1 sold the wool from eighteen
sheep at thirty>seven and a half cents
per pound to an agent of a hat manufac-
turing company at Reading, Pennsylya-
MA. -Four months thereafter I bought q
nat from the same company, paying at
the rate of six dollars per pound for the
wool. The hide of a buck I sold at five
cents per pound. It went to Elmira.
New York, was tanned, sent back, and 7
bought it at t~hirty-ive cents per pound.
ana 1t weighed more than it did when 7
sold 1t. My ax-handles cone from Della
ware; mypen, ink and paper from New
York. Am I the only fool in Georgia?
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T.s,.nipx for Hog ChoEean

The last "dead-sure cure" for b,O
cholera has been discovered by a Mis-.
souri, gentleman in turnips and, accerd-
ing to the Hannibal Clipper, he has fled
a claim with the state government for
the sum Of SO, 900 reward offered bv the
legislature for a remedy for that diseas..
These ''dead-sure cures put the Prairie
Farmer in mind of the story Of the
Turkish doctor, who, having a sick ma.
tlent, an upholsterer, with fever, ordered
MIN to be given all the soup he could
eat, expecting he would die in any event.
Passing naext morning he accosted the
servant Gus: II suppose your master is
dead !" "Oh, MOI" was the reply. che il
nearly we'll" The doctor Immediately
made a note on his tablets to this effect
"A pail of soup win cure a dying man Of
lever" Very soon q stone-mason was
taken with the same fever. Confidently
orcering the pail Of soup, the next day
DIR, Sangrado was astonished to fnd +
had killed him ~whereupon he amended
ms former record, thus: "a pail of SCUM
WI cure an upholsterer of fever, but it
will kill astene.mason.n
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Appetite u Necessity.

Appeti is a necessity. Without it, sufi-
cient foo is not received into the stomach,
either 10 nourish the system or to give the
stimulus to the bowels which they require.
Both these organs and the liver become tor
pid in consequence, and the blood grows poor
in quality and quantity. Improve the appe-
tite, therefore, and avoid such results. This
is most effectually done with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, a tonic appetizer aud alter.
wonted zest for food but enables the stomach
to digest, and the system to assimulate it.
Flatulence, heartburn, nausea, and every
o'her concomitant of indigestion, are re.
moved by il, as are also biiiousness and con-
stipatiOu. Each nerve and fibre of the body
is made TO Jingle with health by its use, and
it is the leading remedy for dependency.
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water, dry quickly, and iron on tn
wrong side while yet rather damp. l
there are grease spots on the silk, pres
with a tolerably warm iron under brown
paper.
FooD FOR MoCKING BIRDs.-Onc me
diminished boiled potato, without SALTY
and the yolk of one hard boiled egg.
chopped together very fine when warm.
In cold weather it may last two days,
but in summer should be made fresh
daily.
VIOLET INK ERoM CARPETs.--I have
removed violet ink from carpets and
table-cloths by washing Immediately in
cold water and soap. Hartshorn diluted
will remove it if tried. Iodine can also
be removed from silk and other goods
by hartshorn.
To D%EoDoRIzE BENzINE.--If it be on
a garment, hang it in the sun and air for
"a hours, then sprinkle some good perfu-
fumery over it. IF in the house on fur
~niture, for instance, open doors and win
dows, let in plenty of air and sunshine,
then use perfumery.
To REMOVE GREASE SpoTss-Deodor-
lied naphtha, 20 gravity. Apply the
naPhtha with a clean rag, and rub hard.
Also good for cleaning gloves of any
color. Can be bought at any oil and
lamp store or drug store. Ought not to
more than three or four cents a pint.
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when the meal was ready, placed it on the
table. In attempting to cut the heart,
the knife struck against something r1rd.
The lady split the heart open, and, in the
flesh part, the flint barb of an arrow was
found. 1t must have been there a long
time, as the flesh was calloused all around
it, and the scar, where the barb entered,
is plain to be seen. This is quite a curl,
osity, as only a few such instances are
known to be on record. (CaL)
Times.
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.
HOGS an California

The ..tule lands of this county arr
everywhere inhabited by droves of hog,
mat have doubtless originally been pro,
pagated for domestic stock, which have
escaped n thejungle and have become
as vile as the famous game infesting the
oA&ck Forest, the hunting of which af-
ioras SO mich amusement to the German
MOBILITY. They live and thrive on the
succuIent roots to be found in the tules.
an appear moderately fat whenever thew
are seen. They are exceedingly shv
however, and it is only by accident that
one catches a glimpse of them, as they in
stlnetIvely avoid the haunts of men,
they are trappedand caught occasionally
IN an ingenious manner, by the tule
'armers' who build very strong corrals
or pens ON their stamping ground. A
heaVy gate, made to drop perpendicular.
~ Is lifted so as to close the corral when
GOWN, his IS raised and held by a trap.
10 whlch a string leading to the ground
IL ATTACHED. Barley is then scattered on
1ne ground inside the corral, and in con.
Dnuous lines for some distance Indifferent
directions. The corralhaving been built
over the trails ofthe hogs, they are not
long scenting the barley, and once inside
the corral they can scarcely fail to spring
the trap i n eating the barley. A drove
OF a dozen or more has before now been
captured IN this manner. The young
ones are easily domesticated, but the old
mes are slaughtered at once.-Gockton
(CaI) Independent.
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AMUSING TIE CHILDREN.

It il necessary to muse the little peo-
pie when they are in the house. | have
never seen a common. blackboard =
proposed for the amusement of children.
We made the discovery BY accident, and
nothing has proved 50 engaging in our
family IS a blackboard and a piece Of
chalk or white erayon. Such boys,
horses, dogs, cats and other figures as
have appeared A board Of any size
will answer; but 2x2a feet is . good size
cleat the ends, 80 that it will not warp,
and paint il on both sides. Try it.
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SalHmn Han.

There is a great diversity of opinions
with regard to sailing hay. Some claim
tina it Injuries the hay bg retaining the
moisture in it, ana that it turns it black.
Others believe it will preserve green hay
IN better condition than it could be kept
without it. I am not satisfied mvself
WneGher 10 helps to preserve it or not,
Dut ! like to use d little on ali nv hay.
because IL keeps it from becoming as dry
as y otherwise would. Sailed hay will
spend better, stock will do better on II.
and, If sold, it will not dry up 10 badly
when moved as unsalted, and, conse.
quently, will weigh better. With an ex
pertinent in view, made a year acc /
cannot believe it will turn hay black and
musty if applied when green. I cut a
little over a ton of hay, very early, and
put 1t On q scafold in an old unused
barn, In . partially dried condition, and
applied q peck Of salt to ii, leaving the
nay as Light as possible, being careful not
to tread it at all. IL was 90 very green
! had fearsit would be quite smoky, but
i came out the brightest ton Of hay I
yer saW-all of it retaining its bright
green color. This shows that salt will
hot lnjure the color of hay, but it does
not prove but that the scaaold of hay
would not have kept just as well without
tue salt There was. q good circulation
OF air through it, but it was sailed pretty
heavy, n pecketo the toni W. p,
in Neae England farmer.
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The GREAT FAvoR1TEl-Tbe popular

The GREAT FAvoRITE!-The popular
Chill Cure of the age.l Composed Of pure
and simple drugs, Wilhoft's Tonic has long
held the highest place in the long line
of remedies for Chills and Fever. 1t is
not only Anti-Periodic but is anti.Panic, for
it ~curtails the heavy expense of doctors visits
where friendly calls are all itemized in the
account current. A penny saved is a penny
gained, and saving it in this way adds to
health and comfort. Try Wilhoft's Tonic as
a certainty and you viii never regretit. CIR.
tINLAY & Co., Preprietors, New Orleans.
FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Usefssl Recipes.

Sort soAP.-This may be made with
the soap powder which you get at any
grocery-directions come with it, and il
makes, with only the addition of water,
asplendid, thick, strong SOAP.
INFLAMED EYEIIDs.-Cut a slice Of
stale bread Al thin as possible; toast
both sides well, but don't burn; when
cold lay in cold spring or ice water; put
.etWeen q piece of old linen and apply,
changing when It gets xarn
To CLEAN CoIoRED srLK.-Wash il
warn soap-suds, rinse IN clear, warm
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A DEER WITH THE BARB OF IN Ar
ROW IN HIS HEART.
Yesterday a great curiosity was plac,

Yesterday a great curiosity was placed
on our table-a deer's heart containing
a flint barb of an arrow. Last Sunday
Mr.. E. Sharp of Arcata, was out on
Boynton's prairie on a deer hunt. He
saw a large, fve-point buck, and brought
him down with his rifle. Taking off the
hide and securing the heart and other
rare bits, he started home. On arriving
there, Mrs. Sharp boiled the heart, and,
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coed Measure is the waschword

OF honest trade. When you buy DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER, for sale by all grocers, you
get perfectly full weight, just as marked on
the cans, and beside that an grtiele made OF
the very best and purest material, so that the
strength can always be trusted.
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THE pronrietors of Hatch's Universal

The PIOPII6VOIs OF IIaUCH CIIVcIsdI
Cough Syrup gave me the virtual formula of
this medicine. Knowing from this that it
must be of value, / recommended it to my
customers. An experience with it of six
years has shown me that it has no superior.
I have sold by far more bottles during that
six years than of any similar preparation. I
consider it safe in all cases.
VII SCOTT, NJ. D., Friendship, N. Y.
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1T DESAGREES WITH VIE.

common remark. If you take TUFTS Pills You
can eat anything you like, and feel no bad effects
lhey act specifically on the liver, stomach and
bowels causing a free flow OF gastric juice, which is
essential TO good digestion.
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THE utilization of the accidental fall.

ing Of an apple gave us, through Newton,
gravitations' laws, and the incidental discov-
cry by mission life, gave us one of the most
valuable antefebriles which enters into the
composition of that elegant tonic HOME
STOMACH BITTERs. Prepared by the Home
Bitters Co, st. Louis. No.
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the
GOOD Old
STANDBY
MEXICAN MUSTANG IMMINENT
FOR MAN AMI A

Established B Years. Always cures. Away
ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed Ih'd'
millions hare tested IL. The whole world approreI
the glorious old Mustang-th Best and CheapF''
Liniment in existence. Is cents a bottle. Fhi
MustanR Eminent cures when nothing else will.
B ALL MEDICINE yEaDERs.
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RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED.--Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great Internal
Medicine, will positively cure any case of
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price
81 a bottle six bottles, s.; sold by all Drug
glsts. Send for circulars to Helphenstine Il
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, d. C.
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AFTER an experience of over twenty
five years, many leading physicians acknowl.
edge that the Gractenberg MurshaU's Uterine
Cathoijcon is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject.
The GIuctfnberg Vegetable Pills, the most
popular remedy of the day for biliousness,
headache, liver complaint and diseases of
digestion. Sold by altsiruggists. Send for
almanac. Graefenberg Co, New York.
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PONDS EXTRACT. Used alike bv the
medical profession and the people, it holds
a position held by no other medicine in the
country, or, perhaps, the world.
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Tie latest thing out is usually a
young man with 3 latch key.