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ENGLAND.
WHAT WOULD COME OF THE ACQrISI-
TION OF EGYPT

WHAT WOULD COME OF THE ACQIISI-
TION OF EGYPT.
The NoUoe Vremya, discussing the
proposal that England should acquire
Egypt, says that Russia would not be
anle TO prevent such an acquisition, as
nsa E,, neet is not strong enough but that
-, ass..ly and Austria ought certain
" r0 oppose ft III Their own interest.
"If, however, the Continental States
should be induced to permit Lord Bea-
cOnstield to tie up one of the principal
arteries of international trade. this
would give us Russians but little
anxiety. 1t would certainly be dis
advantage to us, also if Egypt were to
be converted iuto All English colony,
and the entrance to the Suez Canal
into an English naval station but our
interest would be sufficiently secured if
England were excluded from the Black
Sea, the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.
The truth is, however, that the vigil
ance of France and Italy must increase
as Lord Beaconsfield's plans of con-
quest come more clearly forward into
the light of day. 1t would even to ii
certain extent be an advantage to
Russia if England proceeded to carry
out her designs, for by SO doing She
would raise up all the Continental
States against her." The Russian st.
Petersburg Gazette, in an article on the
same subject, says that "an English
annexation of Egypt would only be
justifable if the Black Sea were to
become Russian lake. Otherwise a
firm basis of operations for England in
Egypt might, in the event of our being
involved in war with England, be dam
gerous to us. Let England allow us ta
secure our predominance in the Black
Sea, and we will have no objection to
her taking Egypt. In any other case,
we will join France and Italy in pro
testing against such an acquisition.
Should it nevertheless be carried out.
we will not fail to derive an advantage
from it at the end of the war. BY
taking Egypt, England would give the
signal for partition of Turkey, which
we can only desire, as affording the
most solid basis for a thorough solu-
tion of the Eastern Question.
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TILL EULENSPIEGEL, OR THE WIT.

The buffOOn who often showed more
intelligence than those who laughed at
him, and who, perhaps, had chosen
that calling to render others wiser, the
celebrated Till Eulenspiegel, was trav-
cling one day over hills and dales with
a troop of comrades.
When they reached the crest of a
mountain, Till descended it with slow
steps, languidly, leaning heavily on his
staff. On the other hand, when he
came to an ascent he breasted it with a
light and joyous step.
How is it, - said one of his com
panions, that you are SO gay in as
cending and so sad in getting down ~
. 1t is my nature, > said Till. 8 When
| descend | think, like fool as | am,
of the mountain to come, and my
gayety vanishes ON the contrary, when
| mount, | think of the next valley,
and that gives me courage.
If You do not wish to abandon your
self to excess in prosperity, do not be
too despairing in adversely; initiate
the wisdom of Eulenspiegel. Think of
ia.I'Isil ness ils s.iveIsity, of uIisappiIless
when fortune is favorable.
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CALIFORNIA; FAMOUS BANK.

A San Francisco letter to the Boston
Journal has this account of the Bank
of Nevada and its owners: Gold tossed
about and trucked about as lead and
copper in New York. Mere boys with
canvas bags in their hands go around
carrying and collecting the precious
metal. Kegs of gold and bags of gold
are thrown on cart as if they were
kegs of nails. In the principal jewelry
stores, necklaces, diamond studded
belts, and sets valued at all the way
from $40 to $4,000, are exposed to view
and are laid within grabbing distance.
The Bank of Nevada is the great gold
bank of the city. Its vaults are said
to contain over ten millions. Trays of
gold stand ON the counter, not Gagged in
little guard around the money as is
thrown around silk in a dry good store.
Yet nothing is stolen and nobody at
tempts it. The bank is owned by Flood
x O'Brien, the great Bonanza men.
Their income is fabulOus-fr0m the
mines alone said to be three millions a
month. They began life humble enough.
They were traders in small way,
and the store is still pointed out where
they served their customers for years.
They made friends with the miners.
trusted them for goods, loaned them a
little money, and when the miners had
good thing they let Flood & O'Brien
know it. They were careful, prudent,
saving men, and always had ready cash
for small ventures. The Bonanza pos
session was the result of this thrift
and forecast. Flood is about fifty Years
of age. He is slightly under size, sturdy
and stocky in build. His face is express
siye of self-possession, resolution and
common sense. His family consists
of wife, a son and daughter. The
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ROCK A BYE, BABY.

- Rock bye, baby IN the tree top,
When the Wind blows the cradle wiILrock:
When the bough breaks the cradle viii fall,
Doys, tumble naby. aud cradle, and al. -
Rock a hye, baby the meadows In bloom
Laugh at the snnbeans that dance IN the room
Echo the birds with your own baby tune,
Coo ia the sunshine and flowers Of june
Rock a bye baby as softly II swings,
over thy cradle the mother love sings;
Brooding and cooling at even or dawn.
what Will IL do when the mother Is gomez
Rock bye, baby 80 coudless the skies
Blue as the depths Of your own laughing eyes;
sweet Is the lullaby over your nest.
That iendery sings little baby to rest
Rock bye baby the blue eyes will dream
sweetest when mammals eyes over them beam;
Never again will the world seem 50 fair
sleep little babe-there are clouds In the air.
Rock a bye. baby the blue eyes will burn
Aud ache with that your manhood viii learn
swiftly the years come with sorrow aud care.
with burdens the wee dimpled shoulders must bear.
Rock bye. baby there s coming day
" hose sorrows mother lips can't kiss away
DAYS when It's song viii be changed To a moan
Crosses that baby must bear all aore.
Rock bye baby the meadows In bloom,
MAY never the frosts pail the beauty In gloom
Be thy world ever bright As to-day 1t is seen,
Rock a bye. baby % thy cradle is green
- HGtgkege
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and Belgium as well as small o,,a,ti
ties Of inferior lots from China. Rns.
ln brIstles vary IN value from 27 cent
W ~ = per pound, while the range N
che German product is from % cents ia
Sl.SS per pound. GERMANY suppljes
$500, 900 to 81, 500.000 worth of bristles
annually for export.
France supplies commerce with a
large quantity Of bristles, nearly >. OOO. :
OOO pounds from her native swine or
an average of $50 grammes "a poundsl
from each pig F; this includes the bris-
ties obtained by plucking and scaldinp
hogs IN Midi, Brittany and La Cham
payne, the total value being estimated
at about 100000 francs, or S3OO. 900
French Bristles, whether produced in
France or only cleansed there. bear the
highest reputation in the market. They
are white as wool, soft as an infants
hair, firm to the touch, yet exceedingly
elastic. From such as these are made
the brushes of the artist, and the pen
ellis of the skilled painter and decora-
tor.
Brlstles arrive in British markets. in
casks they are tied in bundles and
packed with care. Length. elasticity.
firnness and color are the elements of
excellence the expert in bristIes selects
those OF six inches in length to make
up his class above seven will not do
the nine and ten-ineh sbristles lack
toughness. As regards color. dark
brlstles go into one class. the brown To
a second, and the white to a third
A.s'rt'stl~s snss1 20 hleached bv remaining.
two or three 7lays in a saturated sO1uA
ton of sulphurous acid in water most
kinds can be bleached by merely moist
enlng them and exposing them tu the
air, or by moistening them with verv
dilute sulphuric acid and exposing
them to the sun.
1t is a little curious that what might
be considered the humblest employment
Of the bristle should yet give value to
the choicest selection. The shoemakers'
bristle rises in value above all others.
The demand for the best grades of bris-
ties is beyond the supply, hence prices
are maintained at high figures. In
Germany the raw material is classified.
principally by women, as follows First
and second gray crown, first and second
white crown, white and gray shoe
makers, and white and gray long. The
use of bristles in the mechanic arts is
one of increasing Importance.
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THE FRENCH EXPOSITION.

The buildings of the coming Paris
Exhibition in 1878 are the largest yet
conceived for the purpose The nave
of tbe main building is nearly 220O feet
long; the vista, which includes the
two yestibules, is more than 2360 feet,
and each of the transepts and vestibules
more than 1l00 feet. The eight in
dustrial courts are all parallel, and are
divided into two series of four each !;
one series being devoted to the produce
tons of France, and the other to the rest
of the exhibiting nations. In the centre
of the garden, between the two series,
are two ranges of fine art galleries.
On the opposite side of the river is the
Trocador Palace, which is to be devoted
to the history of man from the savage
state down to the most modern appli-
ances of science and art. 1t will after
wards be used as municipal museum.
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daughter is a young lady of prepossess-
ing appesusanee, -rho puts on ssifr,.
MIS-. Flood is a natrOlAp LADY, quiet
and benevolent, and enjoys the esteem
OF her neighbors. She refuses to give
parties, becauseshe would have to ig-
more her friends and acquaintances ,sr-
humble days. The family lives coslly
IN a comfortable house, which would
not be considered more than respectable
for well-tO-dO mechanic or a mode
rate shopkeeper. Floods word is as
good as his bond anywhere. O'Brien
IS an Older man, fully seventy. He is
tall, with very gray hair, and slightly
stOops. Flood holds the fort i'm the
Presidents room, and is seen by few
persons. O'Brien can be found outside
IN the banking room, a sprightly old
man, apparently looking after things.
lie is unmarried, but lives in princely
style IN a mansion built by Senator
Shannon. His relations keep his house.
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them to purchase goods for the West and
Southwest. Their names are Charles Her
mann, of i37 Elizabeth street, and John
r<ss,isarsf~on- OF Isoatpn.
An enormous declaration has Just come
to light. Augustus NJ Turney, paying
teller of the Bank of North America, in
this city has been discovered in certain
criminal transactions. OF late he had been
speculating largely in Wall street stocks,
for which it is surmised he has been carry
ing on series of thefts for some years past.
The first of these occurred in 1862 when
Turney stole $35, 900 He took the second
teller, young man named Charles II.
Lefiingwell, into his confidence and they
united in concealing the deficit. He had
been in the bank since it was organized
and was implicitly trusted. The capital
of the bank was impaired to the extent of
about $2s3, 900, hut the depositors, the
managers say, will lose nothing.
The deficit of S100 900 was first dis
covered when the Bank Examiner was ex-
amining the accounts last Saturday On
being called in Mr. Turney confessed that
the deficit was owing to his detalcalions.
He began his speculations, Turney said,
just prior to Black Friday in 1869, when
i'm order to meet loss he then sustained,
he took S3S, 900 belonging to the bank.
When he took the money he hoped, he
said, soon TO retrieve his losses. Then Black
Friday came and involved him deeper and
deeper. Since then all his efforts had been
directed to escape detection. The two
telers, by exchanging checks and altering
| the figures, managed to elude all investiga
tions at the semi-annual examinations. OF
the deficit of 800, 900 not quite $4,000
has been recovered. Turney's bondsmen
are good for the $40, 600 on his bond.
Turney is about forty-ive years of age,
and has a wife, five sons and daughter,
the latter young lady of twenty years Of
age. The blow will fall heavily on the
family, who have always been regarded as
highly respectable people Turney has
been arrested Leffingwell still continues
in the employ of the bank, and it is thought
his part to the transaction sprang solely
from his friendly regard for Turney anC
that he LeffingwelD never received !
pennV
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FUNERAL DISPLAYS.

AS a rule poor pec,le have an inSa-
liable desire for pomp and pageanery at
funerals, and sometimes almost inn
poyerish themselves in order to raise
the funds for a handsome g turnout -
consequently when a member of a
family dies, all available funds are ex-
pended in laying the body in state, and
in an impressive cortege. The matter
of carriages is not vexatious to the
momners, as the occupants are ex-
pected to contribute their suotal 10 the
! expense OF @onNeyart -. IN ilege
eagerly embraced by hundredN who
regard funeral procession in tlieN light
of gala parade. But the living in state.
to he imposing, is a costly luxury, par
ticularly with the impecunious CON
sequently, as a corpse is an object of
curious inspection by admiring friends,
the beauty of the exhibition can be
secured at a smaller expense through
the hire Of a caslset than through its
purchase outright.
In an umdertaker's window, in New
York, can be seen coffin of the most
costly fabrication, lined with rich satin,
and otherwise adorned magnificently.
A fac simile Of this $500 casket can fe
hired of its exhibitor, who supplies an
exquisite lining in accordance with the
rules of the trade, pink for brunette,
light blue for a blonde, and so on, and
into the loaned receptacle places the
corpse until the hour of burial arrives.
when the inside frame of the coffin is
slipped out and the deceased transferred
to a cheap, stained wood imitation of
the costly outer casket and " planted
without the imposture being detected.
At present a handsome external case
demands rental of 50 a-day, and as the
body is generally laid OUT for three
days, this with the incidentals, consti,
tute a good source of revenue.
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PORT TOBACCO. MARYIfAryD, FEBRUA ~ L. !

Who nourished thee
tell the tale Sh : love, must perish
with all a moth ~ forests that ou
reInember thx Alones thatssleaeIl
fathers swayed, E plain, a perished
upon upon ehe sco. ad |, homeless, pro-
sartIi ~ ms, ,,,,;aa on my head--shrink-
EST thon nav, not sworn by the
Great Spirit w worship, by all the
powers of dark IS and evil. TO fulfil
my VOW ~
!" No, MetacoI think not. 2
lis well. western tribes have
ieaguea !ogether Like the roar of the
Iorrel,t ~ ils ength we will rush
upon tile pale-Ia race.
Silently and .;ftlv tbo ct;af 10
pal.tu' p'',i'S ! le'u, III to that dwelling
,Ntio m.licn S ma5 Suon '1n be wrapped in desc
is't,oi' GnI ,nod "la.' YfSf - At the fifth hour
il%u I'o y ,oMeu W. i9r Fthe roof which was
9.;', " ue - 'ls,ia. ~ lle work Of murder.
ne Ilus'sn VIZ ny % 1lepV an en iiine. ] nerved my
eon 90 ~ a.. ''io V's9' .'' Snatching a brand
t'n tlo,'l 1 .l9 eaaEn i.etnIn threw it upon the
eeu' ali" wa'o's with savage satis-
iaeViuh' Vlle ~ ress Of the flames.
Ailotllei iiloiiieh and the yell of myTi-
aus D'lISt upon ear. Opening the
WINDOW l spIal put and fled to the
shelter Oh Ille 10, I Gould | remain in
SdleIy, dilo nc; idol of my existence,
perllililS ms me- I'D the fiery element
| rushed 1ach p the village. Oh
heavens Wnat sight met my agon-
lze'i gaze MOI islnd child crtIshed\
ana bleeding e. foster brother o
mine infancys epias inates Of M
childhood, the 80, the gentle hoy
turned ms gaze ~ me. fled along,
seeking INN Tor nose love had per-
llled soul and H'dy. | found him.
treat heaVeh ave mercy on me
MY biood runs Wfick, and my brain
Is whlfllng now. Must / never forget
ms frantic look, is demoniac gesture,
his BODY drenclie in blood, and that
fair young childf fclinging for mercyl
He raised his arlt THE murderous axe
cleaned III the n'4nes- utterance failed
me- essayed T. speak-the words
were choking III fy throat | shouted.
Metacom was too late The
heavy weapon clett that innocent brow,
binding my lnatlened gaze with the
| blood ot the yn.aaigg = igg martyr would
have lied, Dut Ndtac0m, OBTAINING me
in his grasp, exuf ingly cried.
''Shades of mAfathers. well art tbon
avenged! p
AT that mon8nt Of triumnh and
exultatlOh ~ from an unerring
rli1e pierced MS Fart. Bounding from
the earth, ne I'll without moan.
What became sf me know not.
I ears passed ~ unheeded and un-
known, and | invoke to reason and
misery within aAone and gloomy cell
They told me has been mad cared
not. for the ev0 sphit had departed,
and ! could noY = IL, the slsr1ns y, - q
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NEW YORK MATTERS.

WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE METROPOLIS -
RING FuSIr1vE-z nnrorss. s.ssAN-s
DEFAJcATIoN, ETC.
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No. 33.
Varieties.

The custom of eating eggs at Easter
dates from ages lost in antiquity.
Napoleon believed that whoever
possessed Constantinople could govern
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them to purchase goods for the West and
Southwest. Their names are Charles Her
mann, of i37 Elizabeth street, and John
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Weekly 4ennsbse 5oMrnal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is tht
Ar9est iolo paper IN the state, containing news
political articles. agricultural and scientific matter,
a,es, poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark.
ets &c, &c.
Terms, per dDasup ddedace
Transient Advertisements ~ 90 per inen for Il rsl
week; 90 cents per week for each subsequent in.
sertion.
Special Notices, - 80 per incn lor nrst week; 81
se nus per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns 20 cent?
per line Tor hrst Insertion 10 cents per foreaet
subsequent insertion.
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A Good Piano 10 Let,
ttf Enquire OF /. &. HOVEY,
Valuable Real Estate For Sale

Lot oil Land on the corner OF state and Green
Streets in Augusta, containing one and one fourth
acres, two hundred and thirty feet on STATE, and
one hundred and forty on treen 1t. Terms Cas- h.
July6-tti G. {. NOoE, l57 Water st.
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>ce Elastic Cord, cent a yard.
Palm Leai Fans. cts. each.
Black ace Wells, 25cts (ormer price 15.)
Black Lace Scarfs, 80. ~ and 90
Ladies White Lace Ties from Is cts up.
GcodQ Quality sun Umbrellas Tor 40 cts.
Lot o Dark Kid Gloves only 80 cts.
Good Spool Cotton, 10 cts. a dozen.
Geo A. Clark's Machine Thread cts
Mems Thin Undershirts. D cts. each.
Mem Paper Collars, extra quality for lOc a box.
Pairs Ladies' Cotton Hose for 25 cts.
Ladies Linen Handkerchiels ior - cts.
GOOD Towels, jcts each.
Ladies Sets Of Collar and CUFFS, % cts.
Nice Double Ruching, 10 cts. a yard.
Good Knitting Cotton, cts. IA ball.
IL dozen agate shirt buttons for 5 cts.
Ladies Nickle Plated Back Combs - cts.
Mems Linen Bosoms, II, y and - each.
Perry Davis Painkiller 20 cts. u bottle.
CastOra "a subs titute Tor Castor OiD 2j cts.
Green's August FloSer tior dyspepsia) cheap.
Ladies' Lise Thread Gloves only 10 cts pair
Ladies cold Plated Cum and Barb Pins very
cheap.
Chlldr.n's Hose from 10 cts to 25 a pair,
Ladies White Hose, (1nished feet Tor 10 cts
Bordered Cotton Handkerchiels Tor - cts.
Chlldren's Blbs, (pretty ones) for % cts.
Mosqulto Netting 10 cts IA yard.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup, % cts
Linen Table Covers tor 40 cts
Ladies silk Handkerehieis. 20, 81 and 80 cts.
Mems Linen Covered Paper Collars. 10 cts. a box,
Mems Suspenders for ID cts "a pair.
Rubber Fine Combs D cts. each.
Good Tooth Brushes for 10 cts.
FIFTY Picture Albums from IS cts. to o. 90 each.
Ladies Work Boxes 10 cts. each
schenck's, Ayers Wings Wnghts Pills 2tcts
Ayers Hair NigOr % Gus.
HalPs Hair kenewer IS cts.
Knowles Hair RestOrer 10 cts.
hennedy's Medical Discovery only tll5
Schenck's sea Weed Tonic 8l.l5.
Negctine (Bood Purifier ~ cte
HOyps German Cologne, 10 cts
Alcock's Porous Plaster 20 cts
Ayers Sarsaparllla TO cts.
Peiuyian syrup b5 cts.
Saniurds Jamaica Ginger, 10 eta
Saniords Catarrh Cure, cneap,
Ruhhs Sarsaparilla and Iron cbeap.
lIostetter's stomach Bittcrs .cheap,
Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam u cts
Atwood's Jaundlce Bitters % cts
Iohnsons AnodYne Llniment 15cts
iagan's Magnolia Balm only 80 cts
Best Brown Duck Uveralls soc "A pair
Ladies' Fine Handkerchiefs for l5c
Papers oil GOOD Pins for lUc.
New lot 10 Bone Corsets for soc.
Extra ~ Bone Embroidered Corsets for sl.OO.
very Pretty Vases for 50c and 81 pair,
All Linen Towels Tor sc each,
Chlldren's Round Combs ), TO- l5e each
All Linen Table Covers ioI Doc
New Lot Ladies' Ruches for lOc n Doz.n
pairs Ladies' Striped Hose for bic
Ladies White Hose SC pair
Nice Linen Damask Towels 25c each
GOOD Wallets 10, 20 and 5Oc each
All Linen BJsoms II, 20, 80, %, 3ic each
uood Note Paper and l0c IA Ouire
Good Periumery for 100 IA Bottle
Nearly all kinds oi Pills for 1Oc a Box
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Nenutbre yournaI.

tOlished at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street
l"Dt Of Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN 4 NASH.
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HaIIoweIl Post Once.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted,
al 3.39 and 500 P. NJ; closes at IL 40 A. NJ, and
for the night Pullman train at s ?. NJ.
Eastern Mail arrives daily. Sundays excepted,
at 6.57 ana ll.55 A. NJ; closes at 3,2O and s
z. NJ.
Litchfeld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
aud Saturdays, at 10 A. M; closes Sunday
Tuesdays and THURSDAYS at p. NJ.
Office Hours from 7.30 A. NJ. to $50 P. NJ. As
no mail arrives on Sunday, the office will remain
closed on that day. Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
f. ROWELL, p. NJ.
Hallowell December, 1877.