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FOrty-Tifth Congress- second ses-
sion,

SENATE,
WAsuINGToN, Jan. pa bill to rcmit t
taxes on insoLveut savings banks was re-
ported from the Finance Committee and
placed on the calendar.
The report of the Joint Select Com
miUtee on Chinese Immigration WAS re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations.
A number of bills were introduced
among them one to repeal Section 122 OF
the National Bank Act, Which imposes a
tax of 10 per cent. OH the circulation OF
State Bonds.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the statue Of Governor VIM. King, con-
tributed by Maine to the National
staluary, was accepted, and Mr.. Ham
lin and Mr.. Blaine made addresses.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the absence
of the speaker Mr.. Clymer occupied the
chair. The joint resolution extending
the time for the withdrawal OF distilled
spirits now in bond until July /, 1878,
was reported back without re comm III da-
tiOn from the Committee on Ways and
Means, and it was referred 10 the Com
mittee OF the Whole.
The Fertilization Appropriation Bill
was re ported from the Committee on
Appropriations and referred.
MIR. Ewing, from the Committee on
Banking ant Currency, reported res
olution lnstrnctiug that Committee to
ascertain the amount of gold and silver
coin and buInon owned by the United
States, &C., which was adopted.
The Dlll TO amend existing laws rela-
tive to commerce and navigation and
regulation OF steam vessels was taken
up, but pending its consideration the
Senate's joint resolution, accepting,
from the S ate of Maine, the statue Of
Gov. VIM. King, Was adopted.
The House Luen adjourned.
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Henry ward 3eecher's Lecture.
The sale OF secured seats for Mr..
Baecher's lecture will commence to-
morrow (Thursday) at D0bmeyer 81
Newhalrs music store. No extra charge
tor secured seats. Subject: Zine
Wastes and Burdens Of Society,"" to be
delivered next Wednesday evening at
Pixies Opera-nouse.
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FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23-l:s0 p. NJ.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 23-l:90 P. NJ.
Gold is easy to-dav and local dealers are
buying at l0lS and selling at l0l x for coin, and
gold checks Oh Eastern C ties at l0l u selling.
New York exchange remains steady at
yesterdays quotations. Only o moderate in
quiry for 1t and liberal receiUts We quote 1t
buying AT 10 discount. and selling at par.
Sterling exchange is quiet and steady, with
out change in rates. Quoted at 81 81 for long,
AM; IA SO per in gold, for short.
The local buying and selling rates for Gov
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Thomas Fry, assault and battery, So;
Jacob Nieser, peddling without license,
SO; Thomas Smith, grand larceny, dis
m ssed; same, taking horses and car
riage without leave, 80 days; Samuel
Roberts. forger!, continued to January
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the Mayor, and the recommendations
that the offices of City Marshal and
Street Comm ssioner be abolished, were
all adopted. 1t was resolved that the
rate Of taxation be increased to 81 70 on
the 500.
OXFORD, OHIO.
Mrs. YiIlarl, wue OF one OF our drug
glsts, is very SICK.
Our colored brethren are holding re-
vival in the Afrlcan Nj. L. Church, on
Beech street.
Rev. Mr.. Wood, of the Presby terian
church, preached on the subject OF
"He,P on Sabbath Eve. He seems to
believe in the hell of our foretathers.
LEXINGTON. KY.
Mr.. Brock, living near East Hickma n,
has been arrested on chaI ge OF being
implicated in the murder OF The four ne
groes near that place Wednesday night.
Pro Ora ham. OF this city, has taken
enarge nl the city school in Mlllershurg,
on accou IT oil the illhess Of Prof. Gragg.
who is confined to his home with cou-
sum ution.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Dudley, daughter OF
r v. X. W. Dudley, died III GrOrgetown
NJ Monday, 2l,J inst. The remains were
brought to this city ana inferred in the
cemetery at 2 O'Clock Tuesday after
n0Un.
WEST CONVICTION, KY.
Work mas commenced ON the new
church, and by the first Of next week the
cellar Will be ready for the stone
masons.
The Ladies' Mite Society OF the U. P.
Church will meet tomorrow afternoon
at the residence OF Mrs. j. d. Eaton,
John street.
There will be meeting of the mem
bers of the Ulion Protestant Church
this evening at the residence OF George
W. Clark, River Road.
Quite number of our folks went down
to Ludlow last evening to attend The en-
tertanment given by the Galaxy Club,
and returned well pIeased with the per-
forma1ce.
DAYTON. KY.
The Excelsior Literary and Musical
CLUB announces Juat its entertainmGn s.
will hereafter be given at the School
house. The first one of the second sea =
son will take place Friday evening, Jam
uary 25, for which very complete ar
rahgements have been made. Elegant
| and suitable stage properties, music, sc.
| have been secured, and the management
of the important aux larles viii be IN
the hands Of Col. Ed. Il. Helm, stagd
manger; Mr.. John Turner, master of
properties and scenic artist, and MI.
Spence. Reeves, music. The bill for
| Friday evening, January %, is "Among
| the Breakers" Il drama in TWO acts, with
the following cast:
| David Murray. y......................Mr Mr.. j. Cohn
Larry Divine Mr. II. J. Goctze
| Hon. Bruce hun nter....... Mr.. j ohm A. Daley
| Clarence unler............... MIR. Ed. Ireslse
| Peter Paragraph. .............CO Coz. Ed. Il. Helm
| SOuu h1I' OOHu hOlCI
| MISS MINNIE DaZc. .............. MISS IL, Laws
| Bes5 Starbright. ht..............,.M Miss NJ. Treolse
| Mother Carey y..,...........Mrs A. 8. Dameron
Bludy Beau u.................. MISS NJ. Carpeni eI
| BY request, The mlrtH-proVoKlng .arce,
| in one act, entitled "fhe Little Rebel"
| Will beIendered with the following cast
Laura. ,.''''' .'.'...'.... lS5 M lfeSlSt
Mrs. NingroYe Miss Nj. Carpenter
hltCy Inks ....'''.........,.. Miss Il. IreslSt
MI stephen Poppmcourt, Mr.. Ed. Iresise
Arthur Ormiston. n................. MIR. sam. v ellis
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Osman Pasha has been married four
teen years, and in all that time has lived
at home only three months. lie has
been in active military service most OF
he time on the Persian frontier. He
Can hardly be a man OF domestic Lastea.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

Capoul, her present manager, an
nounced dress rehearsal of the new
opera to which all the musical and
journalistic celebrities Of Paris were in
vited. True to her custom, Hebron
was "indisposed" at the last moment,
and the rehearsal had to be postponed.
A second time was the rehearsal an
nounced; a second time were the guests
b:dden, and a second time, at the last
minute, came a certificate from com
PLEASANT physician that EMILE. He'll
bron's throat was, etc. etc, and that she
was quite unable to sing" But Capoul
was not to be caught twice; he had Sc
cured young and pretty soprano with
lovely voice, Mile. Rey, to whom he
taught the role of Juliet; 50 when He'll
bron failed him me brought out his new
singer, with an apology to the audience,
and the performance went on. The new
soprano was great success with that
most critical Of audiences; it is hardly
necessary to say that when the first
night of the new opera came, Hebron
did not have a sore throat the least in
the world, and, wonderful to tell, an
opera in which she was cast did not
have to be postponed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
Late Hours for Eating.
New York Times.

One Of the popular errors in tins
country is That which regards eating
heartily iii the evening rs detrimental
to health. Almost any ono can find IL
score Of persons among his acqualnt-
ances who have dinner ut : or 3 o'clock
in the afternoon because they are un-
willing, later in the day to trust their
stomachs with anything more solid
than ten or toast. IL they 60 abroad,
they look upon the eating on board tho
steamer Of Welsh rarebits md the like
III 10 and / i O'Clock ia tho evening with
much the same horror that they would
regard III excessive use Of liquor. But
when once fairly brought into contact
with foreign habits, say English dinners
ut . and Germany suppors ut 10 !. NJ,
they usually fall back on the SUPPOSE
ton that tho usage of several genera
tions has fitted the digestive organs Of
foreigners to bear this excessive strain
One very worthy American lady dis
missed native doctor in Paris rs CON
fcssedly incompetent because he recon-
mcnded for somedyspoptic trouble that
she should cat IL hearty meal some two
hours before going to bed. Fortunately,
his successor took the same stand; and,
though she considered the method OF
treatmcns as wholly wrong, she was
persuaded into the following it, and,
what il moro, was cured in spite Of her
self. II our physicians would make
this matter Of diet more Of study, it
would fully repay them. II cannot be
TINT we are differently organized from
our brethren across the water, and
hence what long experience has shown
to be healthful for them cannot prove
otherwise for us The strain which our
American habits Of eating put upon
the physical system il, TINT it crowds
the two really life-giving meals Of the
day breakfast and dinner, close togeth-
or, and then leaves the body to fast for
sixteen hours out of the twenty-fonr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
The Oldest NlMlisk.

Next after the greatest, ii may be III
order 10 notice the oldest Ut the exist
ing obelisks. This is the one close 10
the modern village Of Matarccah, Or
the site of Heliopolis III the land Of
Goshen near Cairo. A single perpcn.
dicular line Of hieroglyphios ornaments
each side and records its erection hy
Osirtason l., or probably about Il. G.
5000. The inscription, with ono slight
exception, is tho same on NIL sides. A
myriad Of wasps nests now completely
obscure the carvings OH two IL the SUR
faces. Authorities differ regarding its
height, but Us feet = inches II given rs
the latest measurement hy Marriette
Bey. Nearly six feet Of tire length is
buried III the accumulation Of soil de-
posted by tho Nile; and tho stone, even
ut the surface Of the ground, presents
sud evidences IF the destruction caused
hy repeated visits Of the water. The
opposite sides only are equal, the
measurements III the base beng y feet
| inch and q feet 1 inches. poeoekp
gives 9 feet and Y feet 4 inches As lis
finding in the same connections. The
southern side ut the shaft is the hesi
preserved, while the western Il III I'll,
worst condition eli account VI having
scaled II i height IT about II feet
i This uhelisk il supposed to have stoo,
III tile entrance II the great Temple y
the sun, whore Moses studied theology
Remnants NJ the temenos o. inclosur,
If this sanctuary still remain.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
4 Turkish Fire Company.

Turkish cities, rs i rule, are quiet at
night, save the barking Of the dogs and
the noise made by the police when u
fire occurs. These officers are armed
with iron-tipped slaves with which they
strike IN alarm upon the pavement and
call out the district where the contla-
grafton is III progress. In Constantine
pie cannons are fired TO show the dis
trict. and the tiremen proceed to the
place bearing their machine on their
shoulders. When they reach the house,
instead ofgoing to work to put the fire
ont AZ American tiremen do, they sit
down and parley with the owner Of the
building rs to the amount he will pay
them to extnguish the fire, and they
will let good portion Of the city burn
down if they cannot strike bargain.
Hence CONGREGATIONS in Constantlnople
are often very devastating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
The Queen Of the Washington Lobby.

When we left Philadelphia in the early
morning | noticed among the passen-
gers who had joined us there il lady
who has for some years passed been
known here Ut Washington rs 1.-THE
Queen Of the Lobby" Age adds to her
personal charms, and could but notice
her, rs she sat gracefully yet proudly
rs throned sovereign, glancing over
the newspaper with her keen gray eyes,
and purpose marked iii each line Of
her handsome face. Olcourse, she was
exquisitely attlred, for the soldier Of
fortune, Of either sex, must wear u gay,
untarnished uniform, although the
pockets may be empty. At Baltimore
every feature sOftened rs western
congressman came into the car, and
she gave him u joyous greeting. Be
fore we had left the Monumental City
the rural representative, fresh from
his lares penates, had marched into the
parlor, ard when at the Relay House
the fair Spider opened her lunch basket,
pertaining the car with the odor OF old
bourbon, it was evident that the Honor
able Jefferson Caucusmann would vote
for the Oregon and Alaska steamship
subsidy, the South Arizona elevated
railroad grant, and the other jobs which
have retained "the Queen" The SEES
sion is To be short, and there il no time
TO be lost. Here was nh early worm
who was accidentally caught by II pref
" bird before he could reach the me-
tropolls. - Boston Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

superior to gas. Ha, yes; but then, my
boy,you can't meter by moonlight alone.
~ Y. Herald
Francis Spinner-You want my opin.
ion Of the currency, hey? Well, sir, it
is my opinion that those Treasury girls
are the incest girls in the world. 1t is
true that silver may not be convenient.
" carried in large quantities, but | like
to be hugged.-Bufalo Express.
Souvenir of the Exposition by Cham \
Small gentleman appears in huge hat
which engulfs him to his shoulders. His
\ Wife" But that hat doesn't fit you, my
love. He That's what told the man.
but he showed me his gold medal, the
only one awarded for hats, and what
could do"
/ The hired girl sat by the kitchen stove,
Twas nearing the close Of day
/ A pair of blue stockings her busy hands wuSe
fs she hummed a roundeay.
/ The light grew dim, the grl grew rash,
| As she b ed TO the kerospne
\ She touched 1t otf-a terrible crash
The end OF llfe's fond dream
I 50, 4atonio Heraia.
Senator Bayard, in his speech on the
electoral count, said:
"The man who would serve his country best
Should seek to give her rest"
His modesty prevented him from throw
ing the sentence into a couplet but it IS
as poetical as it is true. And it might
be added also in the vernacular:
lie cannot serve her anly at all
Unless he hire hall. -Graphte.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
4 Lady Lawyers Oyereoat.

II is II breach Of etiquette for mem
her Of the bar to address court while
wearing M overcoat. Recently Mrs.
Lockwood the female lawyer Of Wash
ington, having removed her hat, but not
her circular, proceeded 70 read to Judge
Humphreys the petition for writ Of
haheas corpus in the case Of John Davis
(eoloredl, asking his discharge from
Jail. The Judge called: Mrs Lock
wood and the lady responded inquir-
ingly, not knowing what was coming:
"Ionr Honor the court to one Of the
bailifis: MIR. Marshal, assist Mrs. Lock
wood to remove her overeoat" The
bailif advanced, but the female lawyer
had Invested herself Of the garment be-
fore he could take three steps, and then
continued her reading.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
who Get Rich,

IL is not true that the great victories
Of life are to the sharp and immoral
man, as u rule. Here and there, by
sharpness and cunning men rise into
wealth, but that wealth is not Of II kind
to remain. II takes n certain amount
Of virtue, Of self-denial, Of morality, to
lay up and keep money. In the lives
Of nearly all rich men there have been
periods of heroic sclf-denial, Of patient
industry, Of Christian prudence. Cir
cumstance did not make these men
rich. The highest moral prudence
made them rich. While their com
panions were dancing away their youth
or drinking AWAY their middle age,
these men were devoted TO small ccono-
mics putting self-indulgence entirely
aside. If our correspondents or our
renders will recall their companions, we
think the first fact they will be Impress
cd with il the measure Of equality with
which they started in the race for COM
petence or wealth. The next fact they
will be impressed with is the irregular
Ivy of the end. Then, il they make an
inquisitlon into the causes Of the wide
~ varying results, they Will be pro-
foundly impressed with the insignificant
part circumstances" have played in
those results. Circumstances Why,
tho rich mans son who had I'LL the
circumstances Of the town hns be
come u beggar. The poor, quiet Ind,
the only son 81 his mother, and she u
widow, who could only earn money
enough TO procure for her boy the
commonest education, is mnn Of
wealth, and has become ~ patron Of his
native village. The man vino Processes
and practices virtue makes his own cir
cumstances. The selEdenying, prud-
ent man creates around himself Nh IT.
mosphcrc Of safety where wealth natur-
ally takes refuge provided, Of course,
that the man has tho power TO earn it,
either in production Of exchange, or
any kind Of manual Or intelligent ser
vice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27

animal type, they are possessed Of a
good deal OF cunning, and even bravery
of q certain sort. Thus, they will not
only stalk game Of the smaller kinds,
but even the lion ITSELF keeping care
fully to leeward, so that their scent
shall be unperceived, and, creeping
upon their their bellies to within a few
yards OF him, when they will let fly
one of their tiny poisoned arrows, and
the doom Of the king of beasts is sealed.
In hunting the ostrich, they contriye to
get sufficiently near it under cover Of q
screen made Of the skin and feathers Of
the same bird, which they advance Ivy
degrees, moving the head or neck
cleyerly, in imitation OF one Of them
feeding. The Bushmen are very re-
vengeful little people, and think moth
ing of hamstringing u whole herd of
cattle in retaliation for real or mag
mary grievance, and on account of
their deadly, although Insignificant
looking weapons, the Doors are much
afraid of them, and shoot them down
like dogs when they get the opportun-
ity. And yet it seems rs if it ought
not to be 30 absolutely impossible to
ciyilize these strange creatures, who
are clearly not devoid Of intelligence,
their cave dwellings being constantly
found adorned with spirited drawings
of the animals Of the Veldt, traced with
some kinds of colored clays and pig
ments that seem to defy tho effects Of
ime.-Spectat0r.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-27
Ladies Who Rob Themselves.
London Correspondence Philadelph. Tel
graph.

London Correspondence Phiadelph, Tele-
graph
On dit that some of the late Jewel
robberies exist only III the imagination
of the fair owners, and that ladies in
want Of money first pawn their dia-
monds and then account for their loss
by theft.
This reminds me Of story told Of q
wealthy Manchester stockbroker who,
in his flush" times, made his wife a
present Of diamonds worth $4,000, with
the ulterior idea of realizing upon them
should he ever require the money.
Hard times came upon the stockbrok-
er, and he considered that his financial
difficulties justified him in making use
Of his wife's diamonds.
Willing to spare her the modification
Of parting with his gift, he caused ex-
cellent limitations to be made of the
Jewels, substituted them for the real
stones, and took the originals to pawn
broker and asked for an advance ON
them. The pawnbroker smiled bland
", and informed the astonished hus-
band that he already had the orig inal
stones from his wife, who had obtained
an advance Of $4,000 upon them; that
the diamonds (?l he brought HIM were
simple well executed paste"