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The City Of Odessa.

The city Of Odessa, 400 miles from
Constantinople, is at once the chief COM
mercial port and thoroughly Russian
city. 1t was in the twilight of the morn
ing of the second day when we landed on
Russian soil, and stood within the walls
of Odessa. The elegance of the city is
due to the genius of Emanuel de Richie
lieu, a French emisrant, who was its first
governor, in 1880, and whose statue in
bronze is at the top of the grand stair
case, which leads to the gardens and to
the sea. The streets are broad and well
paved; the buildings are large and ele-
giant (; the churches are immense, and
ornamented to excess; and everywhere
there is an air of wealth. At evening the
splendid boulevard which runs along the
sea was thronged with persons of all
ranks. The ladies were fashionably
dressed, but many men had u decidedly
Russian appearance. Chief among the
public buildings is the University of
New Russia, established in 1865, and is
worthy of its name. The Public Library
is well supplied, and in its Museum is a
relic which can never fail to awaken rec
objections of one of the noblest of men.
1t is a japanned fiat candlestick once the
property of the philanthropist Howard.
His remains lie mouldering on the shores
of the Black Sea, near Kherson. His
last words to his friend Priestman have
been fulhlled. "Let no monument or
monumental inscription whatever mark
the spot where / am buried; lay me
quietly in the earth, place sun dial over
my grave, and let me he forgotten" He
can never be forgotten, but those who
pass by his tomb in its lonely place are
alike ignorant of his virtues and his
name.
Of the two hundred thousand citizens
Of Odessa, eighty thousand are Russians,
fifty thousand are Jews, ten thousand are
Germans, fifteen thousand are Greeks,
fifteen thousand Turks, ten thousand
Italians, and twenty thousand French,
English and Americans. The commerce
of the port is large and valuable. The
imports and exports are estimated at
over seventy millions in gold per annum.
Although American petroleum is large
factor in the imports, yet it may be in
teresting to the denizens of coil City I"
to know that on the shores of the Caspian
Sea there are immense wells of Russian
petroleum. 1t abounds at Baku, in the
southeastern Caucasus, and in the north
western corner of the Caucasus at Taman
AT the latter place the supply seems to
be inexhaustiblc, and that found at the
former place is equal to 0T best. The
crude article can be bought there at
thirty cents per barrel, and is now sold in
Moscow and st. Petersburg, at one dollar
and half per pood, or six gallons. One
thing, however, is favorable to the Ameri-
can trade; the Russians are slow at pres
ent to invest capital in the outlay neces-
sary to bring their petroleum into market,
and until then we can let our light shine.
-NationaI Repository.
, 1878-06-21

PATERNAL GovERNMENTs.--Mr Elihu
Burritt considers the question whether 1t
is the business of government to assist
the emigrant and the laboring producer,
by special gra us of monetary assistance.
Mr.. Burritt particularly favors small
loans to actual settlers on the lines OF the
far Western railways, the interest thereon
to be paid annually. 1t is only in this
way, as be believes, that the railways to
which the Government has made large
advances can be rendered profitable and
solvent. Mr.. Bprritt holds that if great
corporations can be properly assisted to
"develcp the resources" of the country,
there is no reason why those whose toll
increases the resources OF the railways
should not receive proportionate en-
couragement. He is inclined to consider
such advance made by the Nation to the
settler as o simple business transaction,
by which both parties would be gamers,
and the great work Of clearing and set
Element be forwarded. He does not SEQ
why the aid which is freely granted to
a corporation should not be granted 10
individuals, nor why u republic should
not be 'paterna!" in the eense Of caring
for the very poorest of her citizens'-f
Y. Tribune.
, 1878-06-21

EXPLORATION OF Mt. ToNGAR1Ro.--P.
F. Connolly, the English sculptor, mas
gone to the summit of Tongariro, tue
burning mountain of New Zealand. Ihe
volcano is regarded as sacred by the MA
oris, who have objected to all attempts 70
explore the mountain on the part OF the
colonists. 1t is situated nearly IN tne
centre of North Island, and, though y, guy
feet high, is more inaccessible than either
Mount Edgecombe or Ruapehu, botn oi
which exceed 10000 feet in height. MT.
Connolly found every obstacle placed IN
the way of his progress by the na'lves'
who took possession Of his horses, guns,
saddles, and nearly all of his outh', IN
cluding his sketches. He, however, over.
came all resistance, and by the help OF
some chiefs more friendly than the rest,
succeeded in thoroughly exploring Tue
crater, took a number of sketches ana
photographs of the locality, aud deDei-
mined the positions Of the most import
ant peaks.
, 1878-06-21

INCIDENT FROM THE STATE HOUSE AT
BosToN.-It was on a public occasion,
when a large number of prominent men
were present. A Springfield gentleman,
having no one to point out the celebri-
ties to him, managed to get ON speaking
terms with an intelligent looking lady
who sat next him in the gallery. He told
her his situation and asked if she could
name some of the prominent men who
were present. AS she proved to be a
stranger, too he proceeded to point out
to her the few persons whom he recog-
nized "There is ex. Governor -, and
next to him is General -; behind him
is Senator -; that one there is -,
the poet" etc. The lady showed by her
looks that she wished to reciprocate, and,
after looking all over the hall, leaned
forward, excitedly, and, pointing her fin
ger, said: There goes Deacon -, Of
our church."
, 1878-06-21

APPLE TARTLETs. - Peel, core and
halve some large apples, trimming them
50 as to get them all one size; drop them
as they are done into cold water, with the
juice of lemon squeezed into it to pre-
vent their turning brown. Have ready
syrup (made with one pound of sugar
and one quart Of water) boiling hot, put
the apples into this, with the thin rind of
lemon and two or three cloves. AS
soon as they are cooked great care must
be taken that they do not break take
them out and leave them to get cold,
then set the syrup on the fire to reduce.
Make some short paste with two ounces
of sugar, two ounces of butter, the yolks
of four eggs, little water, pinch of
salt and flour quant. suf., work ii lightly
and roll it out to the thickness of one
eighth of an inch. Line some patty pans
with it, I'LL them with uncooked rice to
keep their shape and bake them in mod.
crate oven till done. Remove the rice
and place on each tartlet half an apple,
the concave side uppermost, pour little
of the reduced syrup on each tartlet, and
lastly put piece of guava or currant
jelly in the cavity of each apple.
, 1878-06-21

THE WoMEN's HOTEL TRIED. - A
boarder at the Women's Hotel fills col
umn of the New York Sun with praises
of this establishment. She says N have
been much more luxuriously provided
for than | am accustomed to or care
to be; have received in every par
ticular much more for what I am to pay
than ever did before. We have quiet,
elegant home, such as the most opulent
woman in the city might envy, and into
which no rude masculine element can
possibly intrude; the use of library and
reading room superior to that which the
ordinary millionaire places in his own
house; surroundings which are artistic
and aesthetic in the highest degree; the
material benefit Of good French cuisine,
and the respectful, prompt attendance of
corps of trained colored walters.
don't know how to realize that am in o
working woman's hotel. In fact the
whole thing seems like dream"
, 1878-06-21

VEAL BALLs.-Three and one.h hall
pounds chopped meat, tablespoon OF
salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, a nutmeg, q
small crackers rolled fine, 8 eggs; work
we'll together to make it adhere; if the
veal is lean add small lump of butter
and / teaspoon cream; form the veal into
large ball and spot thickly over with
butter; then strew over it the powdered
crackers "a small portion of which should
be mixed with the other ingredients)
place it in the oven and cook slowly for
two hours from time to time add q little
water, that there may be gravy.
BEAN SoUP.-Take Spanish or black
beans, wash and put into pot with a
proper quantity Of water; boil until well
done; then dip out the beans and press
them through colander into the water
in which they were boiled; tie up some
thyme in little bag, put in the pot to
simmer few minutes; boil hard a few
eggs, quarter and put eggs into the soup;
a sliced lemon, q little butter, and season
with salt and pepper.
RICE CRoQUETTEs.-I pint cold
boiled rice stir egg and teaspoon Of
salt; mix well and mould into egg-shaped
balls; fry in hot lard.
FILLET OF SoLE.-Take founder or
any other fish; fry nice brown; butter
we'll all the time 1t is on the FIRE; serve
with slices Of lemon and tomato sauce.
, 1878-06-21
Enormous Prices for Paintings.

Some enormous prices were realized at
a sale In London on Saturday, the 9th
inst, of the collection of pictures formed
by the late Mr. Munro. Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds' "Kitty Fisher" brought SO, $40, and
his portrait of the Hon. Mrs. Stanhope,
personifying Contemplation" was
knocked down for $3.50 Wilkes
"Gentle Shepherd" brought only $5lG,
and the pictures of Richard Wilson, be-
lieved by many in England to be the
finest classical painter Of the eighteenth
century, sold for mere song. Then
came the productions of Joseph NJ. w.
Turner. Thirty-two drawings, large and
small, brought little over $S1 600. The
oil pictures, which included "Ancient
Italy," ""Modern Rome" "Rome from the
Oventuine," "Juliet after the Masque,
rade," "Van Tromps Gallery" "Ava-
lanche in the Val d'Aosta," and the "Kil-
garren CASTLE" went at prices ranging
between $4,000 and $29,780 apiece.
Two others sold for $4,000 each. The
nine works in oil produced an ag-
gregate of $211 ,050, and the grand total
for all the Turner'S sold that day was
$203,632. Two undeniably genuine Ho-
garths, being two of the scenes from the
"Harlot's Progress" went cheap, one for
$2,650, and the other for $3.50. Two
paintings by Il. P. bennington, "The
Fish Market" and "The Grand Canal,
Venice" sold for $4,000 apiece. The
total amount realized was $356,575, the
highest ever reached for such small
number of pictures.-N. Y. Herald.
, 1878-06-21

CIVILIZATION in America may be
pushing right ahead of any other nation
on the globe, but when newspaper
stops the press to announce the result
of game of base ball between the Clod-
hcppers and the Bowlegs," mans faith
in its onward progress Is subjected to a
terrible wrench.
, 1878-06-21

A HANDBILL announcing picnic for
colored people, in Kentucky, reads thus
"Persons attending are requested to leave
pistols and razors at home"
, 1878-06-21

IL you know man who is wiling "
kiss your boots because you are rich, you
may be sure that there is some one Ie
compels to kiss his boots in turn he
who will cringe before one who is bigger
than himself will play the tyrant oV@
all smaller than himself.
, 1878-06-21

To WASH GREASY WooL--Dissolve q
large tablespoonful of borax in pint Of
boiling water. Mix one.quarter of it in
the water in which the wool is to be
washed. Put in one piece of goods at q
time, using soap if needed, and if neces.
sary add more of the borax water Wash
well and rinse in cold water, or in water
only slightly warmed. Shake well, and
hang where the goods will dry quickly
For twenty-sx years l have used fol
washing my white fannels water about as
hot as would be used for cotton clothing
My hannels are beautifully soft, as well
as white. never have any shrink. For
washing goods that, fade use crude am
monia instead of soap. Soiled peckties
may be made to look like new by taking
one-balf a teaspoonful of spirits Of harts'
horn to a teacup of water; wash well
and if very much soiled put through q
second water with less ammonia in. Lay
it on clean white cloth and gently wipe
with another until nearly dry. Then lay
a cloth over it and smooth with an iron
not very hot. If the color fades it will
all come back to its original hue. Use
no soap, and do not rinse. -Erchange.
, 1878-06-21
Poisonous Gases in Houses.

Typhus fever, diphtheria, and other
fatal diseases, are often caused BY sewer
gas which forces its way through the wa
ter-closet and open fixed basins into the
house. Another dangerous gas is that
emanating from stoves. The New York
Herald thus writes about both these
poisOns:
Unless there is free circulation and
an adequate supply Of pure air in bed
room occupied by one or more persons,
the volume of air enclosed becomes very
rapidly exhausted of its life-preserving
properties, and proportionately charged
with gases or an opposite character,
The mere breathing Of the air takes
from it the oxygen, and returns a volume
of carbonic acid gas, which speedily as
sumes an undue proportion to the former,
and renders the atmosphere absolutely
dangerous to life.
But there are other sources of danger
that too frequently fail to be recognized,
even by generally careful householders.
These are the pipes leading from water.
closets, sinks and fixed wash-stand basins,
to the house drain, and which often serve
as the inlets by which that most deadly
OF poisons, sewer gas, enters dwell
ings.
1t does not matter very much whether
the poison enters the hallway from wa
ter-closet, the kitchen from sink, or
the bedroom from fixed wash-stand
basin, it will attack the sleeper in his
bedroom.
Thousands of fatal cases of disease
that are believed to be the result of con-
tagion are really due to sewer.gas poison
brought directly into bedrooms by the
ways we have suggested.
Another dangerous gas that must be
guarded against in bedrooms is that ema-
mating from stoves. During cold weather
these stoves are much used as heaters in
sleeping apartments, and through igno-
rance of the principles of combustion and
ventilation, the carbonic acid gas given off
fills the air with its poison.
1t is hundred times safer to sleep in
cold bedroom than in one heated by q
badly-regulated stove. Open fireplaces
obvate all danger, and serve as the best
means Of ventilation.
, 1878-06-21

GooD field hands are hiring in GeorgiS
at $50 and $75 for the year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-04

mo owCOntenf grew into excitement:
military detachment attempted TO dis.
arm them, but with only partial sue.
cess, ana finally the outbreak took place.
As regards the outbreak of the 800
northern Cheyennes, the secretary cor.
roborates the statement heretofore
made by the commissioner of Indian
affairs in . special report on this sub.
)ect, showing that it was
not caused by hunger
nor by any neglect on the part of gov
eminent officials to furnish them sun.
plies according to the treaty; but on the
contrary they received ample supplies
and more than they were entitled to.
Secretary Schurz adds, while in many
other instances the Indian outbreaks
are traceable to the treatment they re-
ceived at the hands of the whites, it
appears from the information quoted,
IN this case the outbreak was owing to
the mischievous spirit Of bad men
among the Indians themselves and their
determination to return northward to
their old hunting grounds. Nearly all
those runaway Cheyennes have
been captured or have sur.
rendered and are now held
prisoners by the military authorities
In the interest Of general discipline.
and in order to show the Indians that
nothing can be gained by such disorder
~ conduct, it is thought best to return
them to their reservation in the Indian
Territory, after having given civil au-
thorities in the state Of Kansas an on
portunity to identify those who COM
mitted murders and other crimes while
passing through that state, so they may
be dealt with according to law. The
secretary strongly defends the action of
the department and special agents of
The department, regarding depreda-
tons, and says we cannot close our
eyes to the fact that Anything like
complete success in suppressing
unlawful practices Is impossible, unless
the efforts made by this department for
the protection of public property meet
with a hearty cooperation on the part
of the legislative branch OF the govern
ment. Actual experience enables me
to say that the want Of such co-opera-
ton has been and will always be an en-
couragement to derredators to persist
in their lawless operations, and to defy
the authorities. The secretary recon-
mends such legislation rs will preserve
and enlarge the timber bearing lands of
the country. ,....
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-04

The following governors were elected
in the several states named at the re-
cent elections; Massachusetts, Thomas
Talbot, republican,; New Hampshire,
Matt Head, republican; Pennsylvania,
Henry M. Hoyt, republican; Michigan,
Charles M. Croswell, republican re-
elected); Kansas, John p. st. John, re-
publican; Nebraska, Albinus Nance,
republican,; Nevada, John H. Kink.
head, republican; Delaware, Jown w.
Hall, democrat; South Carolina, Wade
Hampton, democrat. (re-elected); Ten
nessee. Albert S. Marks. democrat;
Texas, Oran NJ. Roberts, democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-04

The Vatican has sent instructions to
the Catholic clergy in Germany not to
make any opposition to the law now
being put in force throughout Germany
against socialistic associations.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-04
THREE MISSIONARIES EATEN UP.
Fifty or More Cannibals Killed and Many
Of their Towns Destroyed.
Melbourne Argus. Oct, sd.

Intelligence has been received from
the Island Of New Britain of the mas
sacre, Oh April 10, of three native Wes-
leyan mission agents, who were set upon
and murdered and their bodies eaten by
the mountain tribes. The Wesleyan
church in Australia directs and sup
ports evangelistic operations in the
new colony Of FIJI, Samoa, the lone
island of Rotumah, and the group of
islands of which New Britain and New
Ireland are the largest. The mission is
under the charge of the Rev. Geo.
Brown, who resides himself On one Of
the Duke of York group of islands.
Digit of the teachers had expressed
their wish and determination to visit
the interior tribes of New Britain.
They divided into two bands, in order
to cross the island a. different
parts. -Four Of them started
for Blanche Bay, and the other four
made the northern side of the island
their point Of departure. The Blanche
Bay party returned next day to their
point of departure. The other four
teachers also reached the plateau in
safety, interviewed the natives, and
were entertained for the night in one
of the towns. A chief named Taliii,
who lived on the low land but who had
influence in the interior, sent message
to the town in which the unfortunate
teachers were lodged for the night, be-
seeching the tribe to Kill them. When
the doomed men left the village the
next morning, the people followed, and,
calling upon all whom they met work
ing in the plantations by the way to join
them III the deed Of blood, at length
fell upon the unarme ed and unsuspicous
teachers, and slew them in savage
fashion. The bodies were cut up, and
pieces sent here and there to the differ
ent towns, where they were cooked and
eaten with cannibal ceremony and de-
light. The object of thus distributing
the bodies was to implicate q large
number of towns in the massacre--a
customary device of savages. The Rev.
Mr.. Brown, on hearing Of the massacre,
adopted very severe reprisals, the char
acter Of which on the part ola mission
AIRY have been variously commented on
by the Australian press. An expedi-
ton was forthwith organized, and the
result of the reprisals was that at least
fifty, or possibly more, Of the cannibals
were killed, and many Of the towns and
plantations we're DESTROYED.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-04

A GARDNER and lawn sprinkler on ex-
hibtion at the Paris exposition attracted
much attention on account of its novel
ty, and created much amusement by its
strange performances. 1t stands on a
tripod, and the discharge pipe has sew
eral spiral twists. The water issues
from it in spray, and its force as pro-
jected through the crooked nozzle
causes the entire apparatus to walk
ahead On its three legs, dragging the
hose after it. 1t resembles some strange,
decapitated monster. with long, crook
ed neck, spouting water instead of blood.
1t hops, jumps straight up and down in
a most cumbersome, unwieldy manner.
1t seems to be in misery because it can
not get along faster, and drags its long
water-distended tail after it. 1t con-
trives, however, at least to sprinkle
considerable ground ahea1, before and
on either side, with no other assistance
than its clumsy loccmotion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-19
A Dream With Money in It.

Thomas ID. Jones, a Syracuse, N. Y,
Welshman, has had dream with mil
lions in it," for it has already secured
him 81, ,OOO, 900 or 90 within ten months,
and promises to yield other golden eggs
in the future. Jones il miller, and
from boyhood has brooded over some
means Of improving -four by grsnulsting
instead of crushing the kernels Of wheat.
He was poor, and it was slow, tedious
work experinlentind in mems mills, but
one night the idea came to him in I
dream at Toledo hotel. It is TO apply
diamond quartz to the millstones in.
stead Of picking them, the secret being
in applying the quaitz Senator Bowett,
an Ohio Quaker, gave Jones the oppor-
tunity to prove his method success in
his mills, but, after receiving &l0O, 600
for its introduction here, the inventor
went to Great Britain, where he sold
the right to use his patent BY counties
for hundreds Of thousands of dollars 10
the aggregate. Jones is now improving
bis patents at Utica and Rochester, but
sails again in week TO introduce them
in France and GERMANY.