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Snake stpries from Maine and FIorida.

The inhabitants of Winslow, Me-, on
the banks of the Kennebeck River, are
very much excited over the appearance
in that town of huge snake. A few
days ago Mrs. Smiley was walking IN
the woods in the vicinity of her home,
when she saw what she at first supposed
to be large spotted snake of the COM
mon variety, frequently seen IN the
fields, but which was really only the
tail of a reptile which, she says, must
have been or 10 feet in length Inc
snake was coiled around a tree, and his
head, with distended jaws and foiked
tongue darting in frightful manner,
was projecting over limb above Mrs.
Smley's head. The lady ran for life.
A neighbours house was but short dis
lance away, and, rushing in, Mrs. Smi-
ley fell fainting upon the floor. She
says the snake followed her nearly to
the house. The Sunday following
(Which was last Sunday week., as u
SON of Deacon Palmer was walking to
church his attention was attracted to
the stone wall beside the road, and On
the top of the wall, baskiHg in the sun
lay a monster snake and two smaller
ones. Mr.. Palmer says the largest one
must have been 10 feet in length. He
ran back a short distance TO procure
assistance, but when he returned the
reptile had disappeared. Several par
ties have been GU. hunting the snake for
the past few days, but without success.
-KeRnebCc Journal.
We are informed by Mr.. Long of
Brevard County, Fla, that while driv-
inc his ox-team near Fort Drum, in that
county, his oxen SHE'D and ran out OF
the road Seeing something raise its
head and movement in the grass, Mr.
Long, after stopping his team, went
back to see what it was. Upon APP
preaching the object he heard great
rustling and rafting, which convinced
him that it was rattlesnake, but he
could not see it, because of the palmet-
to and high grass, until 1t threw itself
into coil and stood nearly as high as
himself. He was almost dumbfounded
at seeing such u monster and hastily re-
treated, but soon summoning up cour-
age, he advanced near enough to be
within reach of the reptile with his long
cow-whip, which he knew how to han
die. With this weapon he opened the
conflict, which lasted 10 minutes, MIR.
Long keeping out of reach of the snake,
but still near enough to strike it with his
Gown hip, which was about Is feet long.
Firally Mr.. Long began TO feel sick and
weak from the excitement, as well as
from the musk emitted from the snake,
and, putting in two or three rapid
strokes with his whip, he retreated to-
ward his cart, but tainted before he
reached it. Upon coming to his senses
again, he found that ne had killed the
snake. Mr.. Long had no means of
measuring its length but by his cow
whip, which was Is feet long, and the
snake lacked about two and a half feet
of being as long as the whip. 1t had
80 rattles and button. He says that
it sc was as large around as a big blue
bucket" Mr.. Long is one of the most
reliable me1 of his section.-Fort Read
Crescent
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obligation of evacuating Bulgaria. She
therefore announces, not merely that she is
going to hold Bulgaria in defiance of the
treaty OF Berlin, but that she will not con-
sent TO the finances of eastern Roumelia be-
ing administered by n European Commits
sion, in compliance with the nineteenth
clause of that treaty. The result is dead
lock for the present between the various
Commissioners appointed TO regulate the
concerns Of this anomalous creation Of the
treaty OF Berlin.
The political crisis in Austria seems like
ly TO force new issues upon that country.
The rival parties are becoming intensely
bitter, Germans and Hungarians for once
uniting against the Sclav element, which is
rapidly acquiring a dangerous preponder
ance, and which the annexation of Bosnia
must increase to formidable extent.
In Russia Nihilist plots are so rife that the
Russian Government has issued a circular
warning employers not to engage workmen
from abroad, especially from Germany, as
they promote the growth Of the democratic
party.
Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin,
died on the oath. He was born in England
| in 1903 and nominated Cardinal in 1866.
Two hundred and fifty lives were lost and
! s., 900 worth Of property destroyed by
! the overthrow of the Damietta branch Of
/ the Nile.
Schouvaloff will succeed Gortschakoff as
Russian Prime Minister, on account of the
latter's precarious health.
Pursuant to provisions Of the anti-Soeial-
/ l. /; eli, ols Il
eral clubs in that city.
Germany, France and Russia sre all TAX
ing active measures for the suppression of
Socialism. A number of Socialistic papers
in Germany, among them the Berlin Free
Press, have been promptly suppressed un-
der the new law; the sale Of the GOlOs has
been prohibited in St. Petersburg on account
of its commenting unfavorably upon the
German law; and in Paris persons on trial
for connection with the Socialistic Congress
have been condemned to various penalties
| of fine and Imprisonment for six months or
more.
Advices from Santa Cruz represent that
| the condition Of the Island since the insur-
rection is almost hopeless. About 100
negroes have been executed, but the insur-
rectonary spirit remains active. The
property loss is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Another rising in favor of Gen. Baez for
President has occurred at Azua in Santo
| Domingo.
The Duke Charles, Of Schleswig- Holstein,
SOuderburg, Glucksburg, brother of the
| King of Denmark, is dead.
An Intellectual attempt to assassinate King
| Alfonso of Spain was made on the evening
of the 25th. The wouldbe regicide is
named Juan Morcasi, aged 90, native Of
! Tarragona. Ho is said to have confessed
that he belonged to the international Soci-
ETY., and that the crime was premeditated.
Morcasi shot at the King as the latter was
driving through public street, but the bull
| Let missed its intended aim
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literarx.

james X. Randall, author of the
song g My Maryland,'' has taken edi-
torial charge of the Augusta (Ga.)
Sentinel.
Lady Burdett- Coutts, of London,
who has already gwen $4,000, 600 in
charities, is about to erect homes for
10000 London poor. The highest rent
will be only sl.25 week.
Donna Generoza Estrella, a charm
ing Brazilian lady of 10, is in New York
studying medicine. She intends to open
medical college in Brazil, under the
patronage of Dom Pedro.
Miss Harriet Hosmer is an inventor
as well as sculptor. She is said TO
have found out new motive power,
which she is experimenting with, and
will very shortly present to the world.
Twelve thousand different works
have been published in regard TO the
American war. A good deal of this
war literature first saw the light in Eu-
rope, but the bulk appeared in the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Habberton, the father of
Helen's Babies,'' is on the editorial
staff of the New York Herald. He has
three or four books under way and will
be ready to bring one of them out as
soon as the book market calls for it.
Mr.. Habberton lives at Montclair, n
j.; has bright, intelligent face, and
a good deal of common sense for an au-
thor.
Persons who have their ears tor
tured by the strains of Grandfather's
Clock" will be pleased to know that its
author is Henry c. Work, of Brooklyn,
who published it in 1876 He is known
as the author of number of popular
songs, including Kingdom Coming"
Marching through Georgia, " &c Wake,
Nichodemus," babylon is Fallen"
aid others relating to the war, and the
great temperance song, "Come Home,
Father"
Charles A. Dana, editor of the New
York Sun, receives $4,000 year.
Whitelaw Reid, of the Tribune, gets
$4,000. Charles Nordhotf writes when
he pleases for the Herald and receives
$4,000 year. The editor of the Bos-
ton Herald, Mr.. Hascal, is on a years
absence in Europe, and draws $4,000.
Henry Watterson, of the Louisville
COurier-Journdl, earns $500. The
editor of the Chicago Times gets Sc, 900.
George w. Curtis, of Harper'S Weekly,
draws $4,000, and Hurlburt, of the
World, like large amount.
-Bayard Taylor's father and mother
have just celebrated the completion of
60 years of welded life with a quiet
gathering at their famous sons home
at Cedarcroft, q miles southwest of
Philadelphia, near the Delaware line
There were no presents but cake and
flowers, by request, and the whole affair
was happy basket-picnic of over 200
relatives and friends, who came by rail,
by carriage and afoot and brought their
own goodies. DR.. Howard Taylor,
Medical Inspector of the Philadelphia
Health Board and next in age to Bay
ard, welcomed the friends in behalf of
his parents, and there were original
poems, appropriate remarks and con-
gratulations from absent ones, includ-
lug cable dispatch from the German
Minister.
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Odds and Ends

The Ameer of Afghanistan girths
81 inches around the waist, and says,
"Me no speakee good Englishy, but me
soldiers NIT the big goons speakee all
language. ''-BOStOR Post.
Arthur (who has been listening
with breathless interest to one of grand
papa's Bible stories) And were you in
the ark, grandpa, along of Noah and all
the rest of 'em? Grandpa Indignantly
No, sir, certainly not Arthur-Then
how is it you wasn't drowned?
This is the season when two young
ladies call to see friend. They kiss.
&" Have you seen my new bonnet? It's
too lovely" They embrace. Try it
on. Charming" Then they leave.
As they do, one mutters to the other /:
"What fool! Horrid ugly thing like
that in such bonnet" -NeW York Er
press.
As the November election ap-
prOaches, the political speakers sent out
to save the country are becoming very
much in earnest. In his speech the
other night one of them yelled so loud
that he burst boil on Il man standing
on the opposite curbstone.-OH city
Derrick.
Some young men on West Hill or
ganized string band last week. They
have only had two rehearsalS, and
broke up cottage prayer-meeting, a
debating club, three whist parties and
beer saloon. The defens eless villagers
are now talking about an Injunction
burlington Hawkeye.
The leading clergyman of Albany
is devoted equestrian. a new horse
had been sent him from the stable, and
the gamin who brought it was shouting
d" Whoa, Emma!" The reverend gen
tie man, in all innocence, asked if that
was the animals name, and was told
yes. Riding through the park, the by
ISLANDERS were couvulsed to hear the
good dominic repeating in exciting
tones: "Whoa, Emma! whoa, En-
mai"
The golden rod and asters bright
Beside the broOklet bloom;
Yet summer roses scattered lie,
And faint their rich perfume.
A something in the sharpened air
That greets Us at the dawn,
Reminds us winters very near,
And to put our fannels on.
Meriden Recorder,
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A Lizard in a Boys Stomach.

A full grown ordinary water lizard,
over four inches in length, was vomited
alive early Wednesday morning by a
six-year-old son of Mr.. 2. McEvoy,
Emily, near Downeyville. The boy
had been complaining for some weeks
OF pain in his stomach, but his parents
thought it was nothing more than collie.
A few days ago the pain was accompa-
nisd by suffocating feeling, the lizard
evidently trying to make its way up
ward q Ia excelsior. Wednesday morn
ing the little boy jumped out of bed
feeling very sick, aud the next moment,
70 the surprise and horror of the family,
his Hardship crawled aloag the floor
in lively style Toronto Globe.
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CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.

A Washington dispatch Of the I'D says:
The Cabinet was in session to-day. The
heads OF the several departments presented
estimates for the next fiscal year, which
were reduced to the lowest figures possible,
in view Of the falling of in revenues. The
aggregate amount required will not vary
materially from appropriations made for
the present fiscal year, with the exception OF
the deficiency in the Post-ofiice Department
and increased expenditures in the Indian
Office.
J. Winthrop Taylor has been appointed
Surgeon General in the Navy, in place Of
Surgeon Greer, retired.
President Hayes, accompanied by Seere-
tary sherman, attended the Cumberland
MARY landl Fair on the I'D.
Henry Budd, of Little Rock, Ark, has
been appointed agent for the Indians Of
Hooper Valley Agency, California.
Attorney General Devens has instructed
the United States District Attorney at
Charleston, S. c., to prosecute to the full
extent Of the law the persons charged with
violations Of the law in regard to the cleo
tive franchise.
Major George A. Gordon, Fifth Cavalry,
died at Washington on the 26th, Of cOnsump-
ton, which disease he contracted during the
severe Indian campaign of 1876.
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A Scandal Full of Lawsuits.

A high-life scandal and any amount
of litigation has been caused at Bridge
port, Conn by the divorce suit of Mrs.
Elizabeth Adams Hill, the wife OF an
American merchant at Hong Kong,
against her husband. Eighteen years
ago Mrs. Hill, beautiful, accomplish
ed and wealthy young woman, left
America for China TO marry Charles E.
Hill, a native of Belfast, Me. Twelve
years later she returned, and placed her
son in the Bridgeport schools, her hus-
band giving her an annual allowance of
So, 600. Suddenly she petitiOned for
divorce and, as soon as her husband
was notified, he offered her $4,000 be-
sides her previous allowance to let the
proceedings be as private as possible,
his negotiations with her being carried
on through his lend and agent, Capt.
McGilvery of Belfast. Mrs. Hill de-
manded 100000, however, and soon
after her husband, hearing that she had
already given the affair more publicity
than he desired, cut down his first offer
to S25, 900. When Capt. McGilvery
made this announcement TO Mrs.
Hill, she became indignant, and
struck him over the head
with a porcelain ice-pitcher, cutting
through his scalp to the skull. He i'm
mediately sued her for $4,000 damages,
and she countered with a similar suit,
alleging that he assailed her. Then the
Captain was sued for Sl5, 900 for SLAM
der, and came near going to Jail before
he could get some of his numerous
wealthy New York acquaintance to be-
come his bondsmeu. A libel suit by
against Mrs. Hill, a third
suit against him by her and a counter
divorce suit against his wife by Mr.. Hill
are yet to follow, and the latter, who is
now on an important mission to Peru
for the Chinese Government, will prob
ably be called to America, while con-
gressmen, cOnsuls and other prominent
men and women are expected TO figure
in the different cases as Witnesses
Springfield Republican.
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An Interesting Legal Decision.

Two advertisements of Masters sale
were published in the Dover, N. j., In
der On the day of the sale the de-
PENDANTS protested against it, declaring
that the sale was not legal, the notice
thereof having been published in a
newspaper using a ''patent outside"
The Master ordered the sale To take
place. The defendants filed a p, ,tion
in chancery to set aside the sale, al
leging the reasons given above. The
petition raised the issue as to VIII Their
a newspaper using "patent out Ie,'
printed outside the State, was a Lows-
paper printed in the State in which
legal notices might be legally adver-
tised. The following is true copy of
the decision of Chancellor Runyon and
ce-Chancellor Van Fleet, and very
clearly settles the question relative to
the legality of such advertising:
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Haps and NIishaps.

Haps and Mishaps.
james King was killed by his own
gun while hunting near Newport, Ind.
Greed Mullikin shot and killed him
self while cunning near Livingston, Ky.
Horace Wadsworth shot off the
arm of his companion, Charles Haskins,
while cunning near Flint, Mich.
Mrs. Annie Poston, while asleep,
jumped from the window of her broth
er's house near New Hope, KY, and
fractured her skull.
George Mckenzie, engineer, was in
stantly killed, and two others injured,
by the explosion of the boiler in ham
dle-mill at Rome, o.
Charles Sprouts carelessly shot and
killed John Patterson while the two
were returning from days hunting,
near Benwood, West Va.
"A. P. Beers's 5.year-old son found a
pistol in his fathers barn at East Bridge
port, Conn and accidentally shot and
killed the 4-year-old son of H. A. House.
An S-year-old son of Mr.. Otis, OF
Pepin Comfy, Wis, while leading a
COW fastened the rope about his neck.
The animal took fright and the boy was
dragged to death.
"A young son of jeremiah O'Brien,
of Madison, N. J., was dragged to
death by an unruly COW. He was lead
ing her by rope and had foolishly tied
the rope around his waist.
VIM. Mack, farmer living at Ira
der's Point, near Council Bluffs, Iowa,
accidentally shot one side of his head
off with a gun which he had loaded for
the purpose of killing crows.
George Nelson was shot and killed
by the discharge of his own gun while
hunting near Kennedyville, Md. His
mother died of grief six hours after re-
ceiving the news of the accident.
Mrs. G. F. Sims, of Alexandria,
Douglas County, Iowa, in descending
the cellar stairs of her house, stepped
upon a sleeping cat and was thrown to
the cellar bottom, striking upon her
head and shoulders, receiving serious
injuries.
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of the bars depends the equality of Vi
bratien so much desired. Next, the
case is vanished and polished by hand,
being afterward taken to the stringing
room, where only highly skilled work
men are employed. Finally, all the
parts are adjusted, and the tuner takes
the instrument in hand. The iron
frames require careful casting, and the
wood used in the IS actions " is usually
seasoned ten years. Exact uniformity
is aimed at throughout, for on that
largely depends the quality of the piano.
Some of the machinery is as delicate as
that for matchmaking.
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N CHANCkhN OF NEW JERSEY.
BeffCesa
JULIUS lhAlh ia5 e''''0"e'' On Petition to
Tn, N,-,, s'.,u Jrx-,,,, r. set aside Sale.
N n n

of Dover, n. j.. D.f'd'tS.
Upon petition flied in this Court by the above
stated petitioner to set aside a sale made in pur-
suance of the commands and directions contained
in a csr6ain writ of Fsrt fic.as for sale of mort
gagged premises lately issued out of this Court.
in a certain cause wherein the National Union
Bank OF Dover. New Jersey. complainant.
and SAMUEL Co.'S and others were defendants,
because tSe advertisement of said sale de-
fec;ive and not IN compliance with the statute
IN such cases made and provided. for certain
reasons in said petition alleged and set forth.
And upnn the matter bein. opened and argued
TO the Court by the respective solicitors and
counsel OF the petitioners and OF the National
Union Bank of Dover, New jersey and the
Court having examined the said petition and the
facts therein stipulated TO be true, and the eKhib
its OF TIE petitioners. and being fully advised in
the premises, 1t is considered by he Court that
the advertisement of said sale WINS legal and
sufficient and was both substantial and liter al
compliance with the statutory requirement. II
Is, therefore, on this twentieth day of july in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred AM seventy-eight, ordered and directed by
his Honor. Theodore Runyon. Chancellor of New
Jersey that the PRAYER of said petition be denied
and ia. said petition be dismissed
Respectfully advised
THEoDoRE RUSYoS. Chancellor.
A. V. VAN E-EET, Eice-Cnancellor.
tire cOpy: II. j. LITTLE. Clerk.
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the melancholy drama are probably /
many of them still among us.-B0StOR /
HerdIJ
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-11-21

time, and develop its fullest stfehgth
of infection. A percel sent froth
New Orleans may start an epidemic
ofyelluY fever in Boston or Quebec.
The disease Is one of hot climates,
and of low allnviai gtound by pre-
ference, though any Kind of coil will!
do for it, and any elcvatidE aUByg
sea>levsl that is not too great for
the degree OF heat required. That
degree Is daily average, continued
tor some weeks together, of from
II deg. to so deg. F-a tempera-
ture which is reached for month
or more together, and exceeded,
during our more than torrid sum
mers, in almost any of. our towns
and cities from Florida to Matte:
Yellow fever has prevailed as Far
ndtth even as Quebec; atid tt1ay ex-
tend as far again in the future.
OF the mysterious way in which
the disease travels from house to
house, living n,essen nger of death,
we Rn6@ little. Science has not
yet been able to seize upon the Sc
cret OF its canse, which in all cases
is probably the same, though some
observers think that there are two
distinct forms of the disease. Is il
IN microscopic plant or insect; toe
sr1all; however; for deteGtidti by the
highest magniftlhg power yet a
our command, that its exciting
cause consists? This is probable
It is supposed that these germs en-.
ter the blood and destroy it by i
process comparable to that which j.
set mp in yeast by fermentation Il
has been suggested, very plausib!y
that this living germ can enter tire
human body only at particular
stage Of its own growth, and tina
when it has cdtitplcted it's career By
multiplying there, it has nd power
to leave that body and invade the
sanctuary of another life. Thi
theory would account tor the non
contagioiisness Of tile diseased
T. M. CoAN, in Harper's Mdgasif
for December.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-11-21
He lin Editor.

An editor is the happiest being
en- earth. He has little or nothing
to do; and his pay is all that lcatt
Gould wish. His sanctutn; with its
Fefsiah rugs AM! Turkish carpets;
its costly rosewood furniture, its
magnificent mirrors, it's complete
library of splenoidly bourd books,
its buffet stacked with the finest
wities, liquofs aid cigars; which
cost him but puff or too, its silver
bell to snmmoii An attendant when
ever cocktail is wanted; ahd, In
short, with its every thing that hu-
raan ingenuity can devise for COM
f6ft ahd pleasure, is perfect para
disc, where lie sits or lounges, or
reigns young lord, with tlie ~utld
of fashion and pleasure at his feet.
And then, any bodS tan be an edi-
tor-nu Study, no preparation, no
brains nothing but little money
to start with, and, once started, the
money pours in upon you In a
steady stream. As for the labor Of
editing newspaper, that is iflcre
moonsliine: A glsnGe At the col=
umns of a newspaper is enough to
convince yon that it redtircs no la
bor I'd edit it; and less brains. II
IS Il glorious life that Of al editor
life fuf the gods, filled, like tina,
of the young lover in his first sweet
dreatn of rcquited love, with fruits
rose leaves and moonbeams,
''Whilc not wave of trouble rolls
Across his peaceful breast"
And that all ttlet1 are not editors /.
one of the most strange things be-
meath the stars. True, there must
be- doctors, lawyers, merchat,ts
J shoemakers and the like; anH al
these callinss must biz filled b,
) somebody but there arc enough t.
fill them; aud why they don't be-
come editors and lead the life 0
! opu.ent printcs Is thing that stag
gers tis. But It ftiay BE that it is
mere mattel Of taste. 1t may b
Q rephgtiaitt to some natures to b
: clothed in ptirple and fine linen an
: fare sulnptuously every day, and b
Il course it wottld not do for such
T nature to beco,ne an editor the If
. CT case and luxury, the cxenptio
II frorii all care and debts anti dur
: would Soon become bore to hin
q and he wonld spend his Nights i
u dreaming OF pitchforks and reap
y y iiig machines, and s4uander h
u days in devising SOME plan tt
) swapping places With blacksmith
5. apprentice or street car driver.