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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
A Russian Joke.

The old saying that everything finds
its use sooner or later is simply borne
out by an episode in Russia's Eastern
progress, which one may still hear re-
lated at times, with infinite glee, by
some veteran of the Turkish army. While
Bokhara was still an independent prin-
cipality under the terrible Nasrullah
Khan, a small party of Russian engineer
officers from the settlement on the Syr-
Daria ventured into hostile territory,
in the hope of surveying portion of it
before they could be interrupted. This
hope, however was speedily disappointed
by the appearance of an overwhelming
force of Bokariote horsemen, who ad-
vapced with the evident intention of at
lacking them. The Russian leader, see
ing his case desperate, boldly assumed
the character of special envoy from the
car to the Ameer, and in this character
made a triumphal entry into the capital,
escorted by the very men who had been
about to take his life. Admitted to an
audience, he coolly presented bis own
gold watch and silver-handled knife to
the savage despot, as the czar's gift of his
"royal BROTHER" and everything was
proceeding with the utmost smoothness,
when the ameer upset everything by sud-
denly observing that surely the great
car of Ooroos (Russian) must have sent
a letter of some kind along with his
gifts. At this malapropos remark the
self-styled Ambassador turned pale as
death, and already felt his head sit
loosely upon his shoulders. A young
subaltern beside him, however, with
almost miraculous presence of mind,
drew from his pocket-book an old play
bill of the Alexander Theater at ST..
Petersburg, and coolly read from it an
imaginary letter of congratulation, wind
ing up by handing it with low bow to
the Ameer. The latter, who had already
seen the czar's name appended to more
than one official document, was quite
convinced by the sight Of the huge
Alexander along the top Of the paper
in company with the Russian double
eagle; and the precious play-bill was
reverently deposited among the royal
archives of Bokhara, where it probably
remains to this day.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

the nsighboring heights, appeared com.
pletely blocked with ice. y ~
ALL the colleries in the vicinity of Potts.
vile, Pa, have resumed work.
II THE receipts of the Paris exposition for
entrance, to the 18th inst, 7,412, 2l9 francs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
New York Hop Market.

The hop trade of the past week is reviewed
by L. Wells in his circular of the 9th inst,
as follows: Inactivity has been the ruling
feature of the market during the past week,
and prices for IT'S has been entirely nomi-
nal. About 100 bales of the new growth
have thus far been received here, from
which sales have been made at prices rang
ing from 25c down to 16c. The first bale
sold at the former price. Nearly all the
dealers have been receiving u few bales, and
prices have receded until now the best will
not bring over. 1Sc, while for the
lower grades, such as have been poorly
picked, overdried, there is no sale
We have not had as lively demand for
early hops as characterized our market a
year ago. Receipts for the week 264 bales :;
total since September. l, 1878, 2G4 bales !;
total for same period in 1877, sSs bales; ex-
port clearances for the week, none; total
since September l, 1873, none; total for
same period i'll 1877, none. We quote: New
Yorks, new crop, 16@1Sc; eastern, do, none;
Wisconsins, do, none; yearlings, IT, NOM
inal, 5@12c; Pacific coast hops Of ~, 6@10c.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

2fs OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, a son of the
hero of Lake Erie, died at Andover,
Mass, on the 30th ult., aged rs. He
was for some years in the navy, but left
the service to engage in manufacturing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
SLEEP.
BY ANDREW z. sAxTON.

The weary portals of the sight we close;
And in the bark Of 6omnus, sails uniurled,
In snowy wreaths of cloud, our souls are hurled
At mercy Of each ftful breeze that blows.
Then from the depths that precedence never knGss
We through varied food of dreams are wnirIed
And wake to ind the life-stream Tat has cnrleo
For ages round our planet, changeless hoTs.
And from lamentiDg friends we pass away,
It may be that, awaking We shall rise
Refreshed and strengthened for a longer stay,
And find the same old earth the same blue sies
That we but lost in slumber YESTERDAY.
-ScyfLner.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
THE MARKETS.
Now York.

NEW YORK, September 1880 p. NJ
Cotton Quiet and unchanged. Flour
Dull; in buyers favor; receipts 1t, 600 bbls;
sales 5000 bbls at $4.OO@5.50 for round
hoop. Wheat-Spring unchanged and dull ;
winter shade frmer and moderately active;
receipts 469,0OO bus; sales 10000 bus; No.
amber cash at $l.06A@1.07. Rye-Firmer.
Corn-Without important change and dull =;
receipts 172, 900 bus; sales loo, 900 bus at 47@
@51c: Ba9ley-Ncminal. 0ats-Quiet and
about steady; receipts Al, 900 bus; sales g..
600 bus at 25@33c for mixed western: 200
$3.50 for white. Pork-Quiet and firm at
$9.25@9.5O. Lard-Stesdy at sos. Whis.
ky-At $l.10. Petroleum-Crude, SIC; re.
fined, 1910.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

In boring for oil in Potter county, Pa,
at depth of !, l15 feet rock was pene-
trated containing sea shells.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
Chicago.

CHICAGO, September 14.-1:3O p. M
Wheat-Steady and shade lower; No. 2
red at eoc for cash; Gle for seller October;
seller October. Corn-Easier; steady at
36Hc for cash; s75sc for seller September;
3719c for seller October. Oats-Easy at
2O1sc for cash; 21Hc for seller October.
Rye-At 45c. Barley-At $1.O6 for cash;
$l.O6H for seller October. Pork-Firm and
higher at $3.50 for cash and seller October;
$S.62L for seller November. Lard-Firm
aud steady at 1918 for cash and seller
November. Whisky-At $1.07. Hogs-Re.
ceipts $500 head; quiet and frmer; light at
$4.0o@4.15; heavy at $3.50@4.5O.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

The schooner Florence, of the How.
gate Arctic Epedition, Captain Tyson,
has, it is believed, already left the north
iern waters and is now on her way home.
Captain Roach, Of the wrecked whaling
schooner Helen F. for which the Flor
ence on her outward bound. trip one year
ago carried supplies, has arrived in New
London and reports that when he parted
with Captain Tyson { July l5th), August
10Th had been fixed upon as the day for
the departure of the Florence. Some
months ago Captain tyson induced
twelve natives to join his crew and Sc
cured 3 number Of dogs for use in future
explorations. Many specimens of the
fpr-bearing and other animals Of the
onptry have been collected,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

The price of quinine is higher than
since the war, and still rising, not, as is
generally supposed, because the Russians
cleared the market for their armies, but
because the South American Indians
who supply the bark are fighting among
themselves, and have shipped none for
eight or nine months.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
VARIOUS TOPICS.

The course of the San Francisco board
of health in regard to the nuisances in the
Chinese quarter, which is nearly in the
centre of the city, will, it is said, result
in its substantial depopulation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

The New York Produce Ezc1ange Weekly
gives the following summary: The English
crop is fair; the Germany and Central
Europe crop is an average. The American
surplus winter wheat is quickly available
and large. A short period of sunshine in
the United Kingdom depresses the English
markets against wheat. The French wheat
crop is bad. The harvests of Italy, Spain,
Algeria and Southern Russia below est.
mates. The spring wheat crop in America
has been reduced by excessive heat. India
has ceased to export wheat this year in any
considerable quantity. Australia has but
limited surplusleft for export to United King
dom or Europe, the neighboring colonies re-.
quiring her surplus. The wheat-producing
area of France is estimated to yield 3.1Oths
rather under average; 2-10ths, 20 per cent.
short, and 5-10ths, 30 per cent. deficiency,
giving net yield of say $4,000, 900 hectoli-
tres, or Is, 900, 900 quarters, leaving importa.
ton to supply 564, 100000 quarters, with
economy in consumption say 100000
quarters, or 40,000,000 bushels, which will
not all be wanted at once. but will be spread
over the whole year. The wheat crop of the
United Kingdom is estimated for 1878 at
II, 500, 900 quarters from total acreage of
100000 acres. The estimated require
ments of foreign wheat and -four from Sep
TENDER 1, 1878, to August 81, 1879, are 49,
100000 quarters, or 104, 100000 bushels.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
Milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, September 1850 P. M
Flour-Tame and unchanged. Wheat
Unsettled and lower; No. spring nominal
at Csc; No. 2 sold at 91H@92c; No. 3 at
TIC; No. 4 at Csc; October No. 2 9lA@92c.
Corn-Du1l but steady at $3.50. Oats-Quiet
and lower at 2oAc. Rye-Dull at ACC. Bar
No. 2 seller October $1.O7. Pork-Quiet at
$3.50: Lard-Dull at $6.75. Hogs-Quiet
at $3500S.90
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19
ForeiRn.

LONDON, September 14-12:3O P. NJ
Liverpool wheat market opens quiet. Cali.
fornia club, los 4d@10s I'd; average Cali.
fornia, 10s@l0s I'D. Floating cargoes quiet
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

To get some good out of the Tullis
murder it is proposed in California to
abolish the office of public administrat-
or, on the ground that no one man can
properly settle all kinds of business; and
also to allow wives, like partners, to set
tie the affairs of their husbands, or, in
case man leaves neither wife nor part
ner, that the court shall appoint suita-
bic person to the task.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

PROF. COLLIER, chemist of the agri-
cultural department., is engaged in some
very interesting experiments, the pur-
pose of which is to demonstrate the
practicability of making sugar from
sorghum and from common corn stalks.
Notwithstanding it has been asserted
that as a result of the experiments it
has been shown that the United States
can make its own sugar from Indian
corn. Prof. Collier said that all ex-
periments made thus far are merely ten
tative. The only fact proved is that
sugar can be made from Indian corn and
sorghum. Whether any process can be
devised so that it can be made cheap
enough for practical use is question
yet undetermined. Prof. Collier hopes
to know soon. - -. .H p .lI
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Z
meetings have, been held in San Francisco
to raise means to relieve the unfortunate
settlers.
The story of Niles massacre in Yellow.
stone park originated with the mail.carrier
between Bismarck and Fort Keogh. To ex-
plain an unnecessary delay of two days he
told the story of the massacre and said that
he had been held by the commanding officer
for dispatches. He met Dorsey, his en-
ployer, at the Little Missouri, and he, like
others, accepted the story. ct; .ii,5 3
MISS LUCY HAzLETT, highly esteemed
young lady of GAINESVILLE, O., was found
daed lying on a lounge in her room, on the
18th inst. The cause is supposed to be
neuralgia of the heart.
The freight outfit of s. NJ. Booth, which
left Custer City, D. T., was stopped in Red
Cannon, recently, by band of road agents,
and robbed of horses, provisions, clothing,
arms and money. Booth lost twelve hun
bred dollars in cash.
GEN. MILES had battle with Bannocks
on Soda Butte creeks, near Clark Fork, on
the 9Th inst. Thirteen Indians were killed
and the rest of the party, seven in all, cap
tured. Miles loes was Capt. Andrew s.
Bennett killed, and one soldier MORALLY
| wounded. Miles, force numbered ~ men
and few scouts.
The various gypsy clans throughout the
country areassembling in large numbers at
Dayton, to attend the funeral of the late
queen, Matilda Stanley. The queen dieda at
Vieksbnrg, Mss, several lop thsnSo. Hel
BODY @ag rszovedSto DsytSn, and thesEa'
rious clans were notified to attend the fun.
eral at that place.
AN escort Of distinguished Knights Tenn.
plsr passed through Chicago on the 18th
instant, en- route to Boston with the body Of
Frank Welch, NJ. c., and Past Grand Master
of Nebraska.
CHIEF NOSES has assured Gen. Howard
that he is willing to 60 on reservation ia
be chosen by the tribe, but not distant
pne. ass
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

now to he got rid of. A frank and open
rupture was not in the style or the ideas
of her royal and sphinx-like lover. A
pretended secret mission lured her from
Paris. She learned the truth at Bou-
logne, and fastened back to her home.
There she found that her hotel had been
visited by the police, and that a cabinet
wherein she kept the letters of Louis
Napoleon had been broken open and
rifled of its contents. Deeply wounded
by the treatment she had received she
withdrew, not without dignity, from all
attempt at contesting the position with
her rival. II co." she wrote to Napo-
leon, I" a second Josephine, bearing with
me your star" To do justice to the EN-.
peror, it must be confessed that he
treated her in other respects with royal
liberality. The title Of Countess of
Beauregard and a fortune of $1,000, 900
were allotted to her. She withdrew to
England, where she afterward married.
In 1865 a great longing to behold Paris
once more came upon her. Her youth
and beauty gone, q worn, disappointed
and unhappy woman (for her marriage
had turned out most wretchedly), she
returned to Paris only to die. Her ED
est son succeeded to the title of Count
de Beauregard, and was made consul at
Zanzibar. Since the downfall of the
empire he has lived sort Of Bohemian
existence in Paris, where his striking re-
semblance to Louis Napoleon has
won for him the nickname of
:" the ghost !" lie reucnant). Meanwhile
~ : tEl = AN
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

A CALL is soon to be issued by the
committee of the National Christian
Temperance Union for: a worlds temper
ance congress, to be held at Old Orchard
Beach about the first of July next, and
lasting about two weeks 1t is proposed
to invite Canon Farrar, DR.. Richardson
and other prominent English temper
ance workers, President Hayes and a
number of the governors of the states,
and leading temperance advocates
throughout the Union.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

CAPlrAL punishment has been abolish
ed IN Switzerland, and the punishment
for murder ordinarily amounts to five or
six years imprisonment. As a conse-
quence the most atrocious crimes have
become quite frequent. One of the
latest cases is that of vagrant Italian,
who brutally murdered an unprotected
woman in her husbands absence, in
order to get her money, which amounted
To about $40
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

The cost of the Paris exposition
buildings is set down at SO, 900, 900 francs
and the receipts for the entire show are
estimated at 2l,500,000, but it is calcu-
lated that the government and the mu-
nicipality will indirectly derive a reve-
nue. of about 100, 100000 francs from it
in the form of customs duties, taxes on
railroads, omnibusses and cabs, stamps
for letters and dispatches, and excise
Clnties IN wines and l;nuors
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

Co., which made m assignment on the 9th
ms. place their. liabilities at $4,000; as
sets $3.50 s~.'~s s ~
JAMES ASH, aged 100 years and 70 months,
died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, ON the 9th inst.
Deceased was in vigorous health until q
short time Of his DEATH
POLITICAL.
THE Maine house complete is IS Repub-
lieaas, 2 Democrats elected by Republicans,
q Democrats, 81 Greenbackers. Sixteen of
the ~ Democratic representatives were
chosen, on The straight Democratic ticket
over both Republican and Greenback can
didates, and will hold the balance of power
in the house. The other II were chosen by
the Greenbackers.
THEstate convention of the Independent
Greenbackers of Massachusetts met at Bos-
ton on the 18th, nearly a thousand delegates
being present, among them, one lady, Mrs.
Josephine r. Stone, of Boston. Gen. B. F.
Butler was nominated for governor by a
rising vote.
THE Maine house stands, now, 6S Repub-
licans AMI 2 Democrats supporting the
Republicans; 21 Democrats and IS Green
hackers. Five are not reported, of which
wo are known to be Greenbackers. This
makes 81 Republicans to 81 Opposition.
Some hard'money Democrats may affiliate
with the Republicans.
THE Massachusetts prohibition party have
nominated Rev. DR.. Miner for governor.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ROBERT CARvELLA, trapeze performer,
fell fifty feet from balloon at Phoenix, N.
Y, on the 14th inst, and was killed.
j. I. GROsENBACH, a prominent young
physician of Marysville, o., committed sui
eide on the night of the 18th inst, by taking
prussic acid. He left letter requesting
burial by the side of Miss Dora King, who
died about six weeks ago, TO whom he was
engaged to be married.
JOHN HENDERSON, Of Babylon, L. l.,
probably fatally shot his wife and niece and
then killed himself on the 14th inst.
ON the 18th inst barn belonging to Mr..
Leslie, near Windsor, Sonoma county, CAL,
burned. A boy three years old was burned
to death and Mrs Leslie and two other chill
dren severely injured.
VIM. J. WHITE, OF San Francisco, CAL,
suspecting undue intimacy between his wife
and DR.. Mehring, the family physician,
ostensibly left home, on the night of the
18th inst, but soon returning found Mehr.
ing in Mrs. Whites bedroom and attacked
him with penknife and cut his throat,
producing instant death.
| A TERRIBLE storm of wind and rain swept
through portions Of Ohio and Pennsylvania
on the 18th inst, causing frightful damage
and loss of life. At Erie the house of James
Dodsworth, situated on the banks of Mill
Creek was carried away, and Dodsworth
and 16year-old daughter persisted. Rail
way travel was suspended for time. The
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad lost three
bridges-at Alliance, Browns and Mingo,-
and culve1t at Wellsville. Dispatches
from the country surrounding Cleveland
state that large losses of property have oc
Cured by the flood. A creek running
| through the heart of Meadeville, Pa, over
flowed its banks, flooding the principal
streets and damaging property to the
amount of 100000. Four persons were
| drowned At Guntown five miles north nj
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-19

limit. From Bolivia the proceed as far
as Terra del Fuego, where the officers of
the British man-of-war Bengle found
them feeding on insects in the blossom of
the fuchsia when snow was on the
ground, for they do not necessarily de-
mand high temperature, and some spe-
cies are found at an elevation of 10000
to $4,000 feet above the sea. The tenn
perate region Of the Andes produces the
greatest variety. Their flight is exces-
sively rapid.
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Our Country.

The Astonishing fact that our exports
during the past year exceed our imports in
value by over $2OO,OOO,OOO calls attetion to
the other fact that the country is suffering,
not from poverty, but from a plethora of
everything really valuable, combined with
lack of markets for the surplus. A nation
which has more factories, more machinery,
more skilled laborers, more railroads, more
agricultural produce, more land in cultiva-
ton, more animals TO work II and more la
bor-saving contrivances than it ever had be-
fore, and more in proportion to population
also than it ever had, cannot be called poor
official figures show that the increase has
been greater in the seven years since 1870
than in the ten years between 1860 and
1870, which everybody cites as years ofhigh
prosperity. The aggregate quantity of land
under cultivation has increased from 9O,O00,-
900 of acres in 1870 to l2U,0O0,OO0 in 1877
that is to say, we have SO,OOO,OOO acres
more under the plough in 1877 than in 1870.
rhe following table shows the number Of
animals and amount of farm products in
1870 and 1877:
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lCOMAUSICATED.l
More OF IL.
lDwARD.

EDITOR CARBON ADVOCATE: I noticed in
your last issue a communication from Pack
erton which pretty well ventilated the char
acter of "vllain" of that town. But it
Is left for the fair town of Lehighton-
which boasts of her churches and her
schools, of her morality and Of her advance
ment-to produce worse fend in semi
human form (ior the mission of his master,
the Devil, is only partially hidden within
HIM. This diabolical fiend, in order to
vent his vile spleen, has essayed 10 destroy
a vineyard of beautiful grape vines. We
were shown these vines ON a recent occasion.
The earth had been removed, and the vines
in some cases sawed, and in others chopped
off. Then the earth was carefully replaced, in
order to deceive the owner and lead him to
suppose that his vines had been killed by
frost, or had died from some other cause
| We were never SO thoroughly convinced OF
the total depravity of human nature a.
when shown the results of this dastardly
| poltroons improbity. Outraged Justice
may yet demand his incarceration; but, II
she does not, and he is allowed TO retain hii
liberty, his punishment will no doubt be a
severe, for we firmly believe in a hell OF
| earth as well as hereafter "EouITY,"
LEHIGHIoE, May I, 1878.
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Mr.. Kearney, leader of the San Fran
cisco workingmen's agitation, headed de-
putation fortnight ago to the Roman Cath
olic Archbishop, when, according to the San
Francisco NetcS Letter, that prelate thus re-
piled with placid urbanity to an excited
harangue: "Mr. Kearney, / understand
that you wish me to mind my own business.
Very good; perhaps you know what my
business is better than l do. But, Mr.
Kearney, there is only one gentleman who
is at present authorized to show me how to
mind my business, and that is the Pope of
Rome. Perhaps, Mr.. Kearney, if you will
write to him, he will transfer that power to
you. And now let me tell you little story
Mr.. Kearney. | have lived here a great
many years, and know the temper of the
people of California pretty WE'LL and long
time ago, before you had come to America
went to bed one night leaving everything
going on in the city as usual. Well, Mr.
Kearney, after comfortable nights rest,
arose and looked out of the window, ant
there in the street was poor fellow hang
ing by his neck, quite dead, suspended from
lamp post. He was poor fellow who die
not know how to mind his own business
Mr.. Kearney, and that was all. You min,
your business well Mr.. Kearney, and / vii
mind mine. Good morning" Exit depu
tasou.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-05-11

News regarding the class of people call
ed communists is conflicting. The move
ments of these people in Chicago, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, San Francisco, and other places
still attract attention. In official circles at
Washington there is an impression that the
month of June has been set for the uprising.
Men who want in this country will be pro-
vided for if they apply to the authorities
poor boards, etc.-in Indifferent communi-
ties. Some have an idea, however, that to
80 to poor house, when reduced by power
ty, is disgrace. 1t is when man can not
find work. When he has no means with
which to buy bread, it is not disgrace. In
stead ofrespecting our laws, there is an ele-
ment that is continually agitating upon
something. All good citizens should show
not the least sympathy to the communistiC
element. Should there be riotous out
break, it is believed that the people are bet
ter prepared for resistance than they were
last year.