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La BosTeN, July 80 0.--Kearney win open his
rsslnp1se nm. 4 speech next Monday even
fnff x6m tho platform 0f Faneuil Hall. His
'rsSSptibn by the workinemen Of this city ID
not e1pSci1lly hesrty. They appear to be
~ Of him and his reported wild notions.
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RAILROADS.
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
L BALTIMORE RAILR0A

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
L BALTIMORE RAILROA
June 10TH 1873.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows
for
Philadelphia and intermediate stations,
go, 855 $40. 800, 9 At, 10 90, q. m. 2 80,
4.3y, 72O,0 8 As p.m.
Philadelphia and New York, 2O9, s "A q m,
II 81, II 40, 5 40 pm.
Baltimore and intermediate stations, 8 80
am, "a
Baltimore and Washington, is5l, le, 8 80.
am, IL 81, u SO, 500, p m.
Trains for Delaware Division leave for
New Castle. g 20, go, am, 05. $50 p. M.
Harrington and interMedtat stations 30
am, IS, 830pm.
Delmar and intermediate stations, 0 80,
q. m. los, p. m.
Philadelphia and intermediate stations.
= 10 q m, 8 90. 6 80 p m.
Philadelphia and New York, 200, 5 "A q m.
Baltimore and Washington, IL 81, l l8 m,
Fos further information passengers are
referred TO the time tables pcSted at the de.
pot.
iun"-1v H.F KINNEY supt.
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Wolf Hunting in Normandy.

The Wolves of Normandy are a regular
institution, and have attained to the dig
nifty of governmental supervision, which
consists of regular hunts for thsir destruc-
tion organized by an officer specially APP
pointed. These hunts arc organized when
ever the sub-lieutenant of louUeterie deems
it necessary, or the recurrence Of any spec
ial act of devastation. A correspondent
who spent his New Years day in Nor
mandy gives graphic description Of one of
these hunts, which have come to be reg
ular New years Day occurrence, for
general battue is invariably arranged, and
the breakfast in the large dining hall of
the chateau attracts quite as many Of the
neighbOuring farmers, squireens, aud small
manufacturers, as does the anticipation of
some rare sport as entertaining as it is
useful. Every one who possesses a gun is
welcome, even those who have no other
than hedgestake can find employment
among the beaters, breakfasting at day
break with the head keeper at some clear
ing in the forest from which the meeting
will start. Every kind of firearm is rep
resented, from the latest invention, with
all its elaborate mechanism, costing from
EGO to 9100, down to the old flint lock,
which has been transformed into a percus-
sion gun by the village blacksmith, looking
as if it would be far more dangerous to the
owner than any wolf. Some were armed
with rifles, but every gun was loaded with
ball, and more than one man could say
how he had set up all night covering his
bullets With old glove leather, so that they
might fit tight when rammed home in the
barrel
Breakfast despatched, the whole party
sailed forth, and under the direction of
one of the keepers, took up their stations
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60 feet long, is gorgeous in its frescoes.
By comparing it with the neutral tints Of
the frieze Of the dome, and the delicate al
legOrical figures and the Pompeiian tints
Of the Naval Committee room, one takes
the scope Of Mr. Brumidi's genius. At
the head of the broad marble stairs that
lead to the east gallery are three large new
and fine paintings: the Yosemite, the Yel-
lowstone, and a scene near the North Pole.
The private staircases leading from the
Senate floor to basement have the most
elaborate and elegant bronze vines, eagles,
deer and cupids. And the basement is
panelled in the style of the 18th century,
after the Vatican at Rome, but the centre
medallions have the heads of illustrious
Americans. The pilasters are after the
Loggia of Raphael in the Vatican, with
the embellishments from American birds
and beasts. These are copied accurately
from the real in the Smithsonian. All
the Committee rooms are in the basement,
and appropriately frescoed. In the room
Of Military Affairs the sword across the
shield is a copy of Washington's. All
these were drawn by Brumidi, and the
finest painted by him. In the lesser ones
he was assisted by Leslie and Castens.
Beneath this is the crypt, and from
'This lowest deep
A lower deep still opens.-
vault ten feet square, with low cruci-
form arches; deep, dark, lonely, intended
for the tomb Of Washington. The Capitol
would, indeed, be a grand mausoleum, but
he needs none. Better far for him to lie
where the light of heaven and the eyes of
his countrymen may rest upon his sarco-
phagus.
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The Rose Of Sharon.

The so-called Rose of Sharon is one Of
the most exquisite flowers in shade and
hue. Its blossoms are bell-shaped and of
many mingled hues and dyes. But its his
tory is legendary and romantic in the
highest degree. In the East, throughout
Syria, Judea, and Arabia, it is regarded
with the profoundest reverence. The
leaves that encircle the round blossoms
dry and close together when the seasons Of
blossoms are over, aud the stalk, withering
completely away from the stem, the flower
is blown away at last from the stem on
which it grew, having dried in the shape
Of ball, which is carried by the breeze TO
great distances. In this way it is borne
over the wastes and sand deserts, until at
last, touching some moist place, it clings
to the soil, where it Immediately takes
fresh root and springs to life and beauty
again. For this reason the 0rientals have
adopted it as an emblem of the Ressur.
rection.
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A White Mountain Storm.

On the 11th of January, the little colo
ny of weather observers on Mount Wash
ington went through a terrible experience.
The morning of the 10th was beautiful.
but it began to grow cold in the afternoon,
and soon all around was an ocean of fro.
zen air. BY noon the next day the storm
had become so violent and the ice and
sleet drifted so frightfully that eight panes
of glass were broken, rendering the adj
Justment of the storm shutters a work of
unusual danger and difficulty. The tim
bers ereaked and strained, and such was
the deafening roar of the tempest and the
rattling of the ice against the building
that it was impossible to be heard when
calling at the top of the voice at yards
distance. The record showed that during
the night the wind blew 80 miles more
rapidly than ever experienced on Mount
Washington and the highest velocity in
the world
The drop was from 1S6 miles per hour
to 10 in five hours, At 8 o'clock the
temperature was quite moderate, and OBJ
servations could be taken outside. Dur
ing the storm, which lasted twenty hours,
the barometer fell 1.13O inches, the great
est change ever observed since the station
was established there The narrator liken-
ed the storm to a gale at sea. There
would be lull for a few seconds, then n
terrific roar and rush of ice and snow and
sleet against the building which threatened
its existence. While the gale was at its
highest point Of fury the men prepared
themselves for the worst The unusual
severity Of the storm led them to believe
that the little building in which they we're
stationed would be raised from its founda-
-tious and sent spinning into Tuckerman's
ravine or the yawning gulf below. Each
man wrapped himself tightly in furs and
blankets. The ropes and chains we're
made doubly secure and every precaution
taken to guard against accident.
The supPOsitiOn is that the velocity of
the wind at one time was greater than
that given, being, according to the opinion
of the officer, up to 200 miles an hour.
In exposing the thermometer the danger
was 50 great that the exact figures could not
be obtained. The quantity of snow, sleet
and hail which fell during the twenty
hours of the storm equaled 2.89 inches of
water. The cold was so intense that a
basin of water, within two feet of the fire,
was frozen, and the men had the utmost
difficulty in keeping themselves from freez-
ing to death. The officers speak of their
experiences with shudder. The violence
of the storm is unparalleled in the history
of the service. The highest velocity ever
reached before was 151 miles in 1871.
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The Vampire Bat.

South America also has its large bats,
of one of which everybody has heard-the
vampire. Much nonsense has been writ
ten about it, but there was some founda-
ton for the stories of its sucking the blood
of men and animals until it killed them.
In the interior of South America nearly
everybody sleeps in hammock either out
of-doors or with the window open, and the
weather is so warm that little covering is
used. The vampire comes in on silent
wings, and finding a toe exposed, gently
pricks it with its sharp tooth, and draws
the blood until he can swallow no more.
The sleeper rarely is awakened, and does
not know his loss until morning. He may
then feel weak from the flow of blood, but
| am not aware thata man was ever known
to die from this cause. Horses are very
greatly troubled by them also. Mr. Chas.
Watterton, an enthusiastic naturalist, now
dead, who spent several years in New
Guiana, has told us much about this ugly
bat, but could never induce one to taste
of his toe, although he would have been
very glad to be able to say that he had been
operated upon. For eleven months he
slept alone in the loft Of deserted wood
cutters hut in the deep forest. There
the vampires came and went as they
wished. He saw them come in the moon
light on stealthy wings, and prick the ripe
bananas; lay in his hammock and watched
them bring almost to his bedside the green
wild fruit of the wild guava; floating down
the river on other moonlight nights he was
struck by the falling blossoms of the Ia
warri-nut tree which the vampires pulled
from the branches to get at the tender
seed vessel, or the insects that lurk in the
deep corollo. He lay night after night
with his bare foot exposed, but could never
get them to lance it, although his friends
and companions were all bled by this noe
turnal surgeon; and except that he once
caught one fastened to the shoulder of one
of his animals, he came away no wiser
than when he went of how the vampire
does his horrid work. The vampires
measure about twenty-six inches across the
wings; frequent old houses and hollow
trees, and repose in clusters, head down
wards, from the branches of forest trees
Vide A,Cake.
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9esrriptiue Aticles.
From nc Nsr Iork 06srrer.
THE WASHINGTON CAPITOL.
BY mrs. LUCY f. SANFORD.
4nE EXTERIOR.

Washington is the centre of an ampki-
theatre. The Anacostia on the east, and
the Potomac on the West, unite and flow
southward. On the opposite shore of each
is a range Of hills that lose themselves in
the hills of Virginia. A crescent-formed
height sweeps around north of the city;
about two-thirds around, it breaks to let
tiny stream pass, and then, rising ninety
feet, spreads out in broad plateau, on
which stands the Capitol Eleven streets
and avenues, from 100 to 16O feet wide,
lead to it. It has 80 acres Of ground, and
covers 81 acres 1t cost, in round num-
bers, s12,0OO,000. Itis the largest build
ing of the kind in the world, aud when
finished will be, il is claimed, the finest
1t consists of a centre, with two wings and
connecting corridors. Length of all, 751
feet At present the accessories are su-
perior to the principal, which greatly mars
the effect, but the plan of the accomplish
ed architect, Mr.. Clark, changes this, and
in time will be carried out.
The centre-the original Capitol-is
free stone, painted white When the ex-
tensions became necessary, the question
arose, shall they match the centre or be as
perfect as possible /? Perfect was the an
swer, for it was to be built for an unlimit-
ed future, and in that future the centre
can be changed. The wings therefore are
Of white marble, each with porticos on
three sides, and 42 marble Corinthian,
monolithic columns, each 30 feet high
above pedestal. All the grand old trees
that toned the painted centre have been
cut down, and the glare of white makes
one cry out for the goood time coming
when the soft tint Of delicately veined
marble shall take its place, and that weari-
some sky line Of $50 feet be broken by
grand central pediment, full of Scripture,
according to the plans
The west facade is broken by three
broad porticos. Those of the wings are
each reached by 46 marble steps, with
four landings and two buttresses. The
House extension is rude, but the Senate
peeiment has group by Crawford The
Progress of Civilization in America. The
bronze door is l4l feet high and 9 feet
wide; in two leaves and six panels. The
panels have battles Of Bunker Hill, Mon
mouth, Yorktown; Inauguration of Wash
ington, and Laying Of Cornerstone of
Capitol, Sept. Is, 1898. This was Mr..
Crawfords last work, indeed it was finish
cd by pupil
On the south buitress of the central
portico is marble group, which cost Per
sieo FIVE years labor,-Columbu in armor,
copied accurately from some worn by him,
and now in Genoa. He holds globe aloit
in one hand, and on it America; half at
his side, peering around to look up at him,
is beautiful Indian girl, with an express
sion Of awe and alteration on her face, as
if he were to her god On the opposite
buttress is group by Greenough: hun
ter who is seizing from behind an Indian,
to wrest from him the tomakawk with
which he was about to scalp mother, who
is clasping her babe. On either side of
the grand bronze door is niche. In one
is War:-Mars, mailed; in the other Peace:
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che eye-holes, with the assistance of
little mueilage. The thread used is the
same as that used in the manufacture of
cotton cloth. The instruments that are
necessary can be procured at any taxider-
mist's store. In skinning the bird Indian
meal should be used liberally, as it absorbs
blood and moisture; it also keeps the feath-
ers from sticking to the body, thereby IA
cilitating your labor. The same principle,
with notifications to meet tie difference
in species, viii apply to all matters of this
kind.
OF course the dead bird has a certain
value to the taxidermist, and this value is
hardly subject to the Quotations which
effect the ordinary game market. Farm
ers and sportsmen who shoot and trap
game for sale do not generally know that
almost any bird or animal which comes to
their hand is of value. Hawks are worth
twenty-five cents each and upwards; owls,
from fifty cts. up, according to variety and
condition; eagles and large birds of equal
sariety, much larger price, which cir
cumstances settle. But herons, gulls,
wOodpeckers, blue jays, etc., etc, all have
market value and can be disposed of at
some price. 1t is just the same with ami
mails, the rarer varieties being most valua-
bic. OF all that the amateur taxidermist
has to buy, the eyes are the most expen-
sive. But no matter what the variety of
optic he may desire, the well-appointed
taxidermist's store will surely supply it.
Eyes are kept in great profusion and of
just the form an color that any particular
style of animal or bird may require.
Their value varies greatly, chicadee's
little black beads costing buta cent, while
the great staring eyes of an owl are worth
twenty times as much. The cost of
mounted object varies with its size and
the peculiar difficulties which different va :
rieties present. A bird Of the size of
blue jay or under viii bring SIPS, a
pigeon is held to be worth 81, hawk SO,
large owl 81 or So, and al eagle IS or
$40. A gray squirrel, or an animal of
similar size, will command 50, fox So, a
dog of ordinary build $40, but of domestic
animals it is only pets that usually are
honored with preserved skin.-BostOn
Post.
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In Texas eamels are raised as easily as
horses and cattle The colts for the first
three or four days are rather tender, and
require close attention, but afterward they
are hardy enough. They feed on cactus
and brush, refusing all grasses. The fe-
males, with proper care, give colt every
year.
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Girls, whose opinion about such things
is always valuable, say there is too much
shirt collar and too little men in the pres
ent fashions to suit their taste.
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Ia lovely maiden in flowing, almost trans,
parent robes, with an olive branch in one
hand and fruit in the other; both Of finest
Carrara marble, by Persico, each nine feet
high, and cost $4,000. In the words Of
Mr.. Clark, "If Peace were in the Vatican,
It would be the admiration Of the world;
yet hundreds pass in and out without
glancing at it,"
The grand bronze door of Rogers is 10
feet high, 8 feet wide, weighs 1000 lbs;
and cost S2S,000. 1t was modelled in
Rome and cast in Munich, 1860. 1t is a
marvel of beauty. 1t is in two leaves,
each leaf divided into eight panels, and
each panel is a complete picture, in alto
yeiiero, OF scenes in the life of Columbus.
l. Before the Council of Salamanca; 3.
Before Ferdinand and Isabella; 5. Land
ing at San Salvador; T. Triumphal entry
into Barcelona; then 9Th in chains and 9th
dying. On the frame of each leaf are 16
statuettes of his patrons, and between the
panels are heads of his historians. Every
facial expression is wonderfully fine.
The dome rises from the centre Of the
main building, and was built in 1856
It's diameter is 136 feet, the fifth in height
and fourth in diameter in The world. It
stands upon 40 large interior columns with
heavy arches, upon which rests the mosaic
pavement of the rotunda. As it leaves
the roof line of the building it is 124 feet
in diameter, and has 36 iron-futed col
umns q feet high. On the apex is a
lantern 80 feet high. 1t is lighted by
electricity, and only when one or both
Houses has night session. In it is a re-
fector, so the light can be seen all over
the city. Would there we're more rehec-
tors below, so that their lights might be
seen throughout the world On this stands
what seems a graceful young lady, but she
is l94 feet high and weighs more than six
TONS
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

The success OF the Coulson steamboat
line in securing the government transporta.
ton contract on the Missouri river for the
coming season viii bring back 10 Tankton
the business prosperity which last year
languished because the Yankton line was
among the outs. The Coulson line is a
fankton institution. lis interests are here
and for the benefit OF our city its efforts
will De pat forth. lis magnificent fee. of
boats is lying at our levee ready to begin
the season. work IS soon as The river is
free from ice. In addition to the military
freight TO be carried by the Coulson line a
large amount of Indian freight must be
Carried his way. The prospects are that
a seas u Of steamboat work unprecedented
in the history of Yankton is before us.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNGs.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Washington, March 6.-The fertilization
bill considered yesterday in committee of
the whole passed.
Mr.. Young from the public buildings
committee, reported back the bill appro.
priating S250,000 for a ire-proof building
for a national museum. Referred to com,
mittee of the whole.
After the morning hour the speaker laid
before the house a message from the presi.
dent returning without approval the house
bill authorizing a special term ofthe circuit
%court..of the United States for the southern
district of Mississippi to be held at Scranton
the second Monday in March,
The house then went into Committee Of
the whole on the deficiency appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Hooker opposed that portion which
appropriates $4,000 to carry on suits
against alleged trespassers on public timber
lands.
Without action the committee rose.
Mr.. Banning, chairman of the committee
on military affairs reported back the bill to
reorganize the army, to consolidate certain
of its staff departments and to reduce the
cost of its support. Ordered printed and
recommitted.
Mr.. Whithorne introduced a bill to au-
thorize the secretary OF the navy to classify
various navy yards and determine the char.
arcter of the work to be done thereat. Re
ferred.
Adjourned.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

Surveyor General Esperson has received
reliable Information from Washington to
the effect that there is a strong probability
that the bill dividing Dakota on the Tooth
meridian may become a law. His infor-
mant is a member of the United States SEN
ate and is therefore in a position to speak
from a knowledge which is entitled to the
fullest credence. We renew our suggestion
that the people of southern Dakota should
send an influential man to Washington to
properly represent this matter to those
whose votes are to be given in favor of OF
against this measure.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

Upon the subject of territorial division
upon the Tooth meridian the Canton Advo-
cate says:
Unless the denizens of our capital take
the initiative and send remonstrances to the
several postmasters or other individuals,
prepared for the signatures of the people,
but few if any Of the country people viii be-
come interested enough to give any express
upon the matter. 1t may be useless to make
amy protest, or lone may be needed, but it
certainly looks as if as full an expression
should be obtained as possible Of
those who do not desire the
division of the territory, not only as an eff
fort to defeat the scheme, but in justice to
our worthy delegate, Judge Kidder. His
position as to this matter is a peculiar one.
He wa. elected to represent the entire terri
Tory, and this contemplated division, neces-
sarily occasions a division of sentiment,
which can not be done without conflict with
some portion of his constituency. : < :
Yasnkton should be the bell wether in
this movement, and if they want the people
10 express themselves, then send out your
protests, throughout this portion of the ter
ritory that is averse to the Saunders bill.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

at Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson.
All orders will be directed to the director
OF the mint, Washington, D. c., and will
state the quantity. price per ounce, one
thousand fine, and when deliver will be
made. If the offer is accepted the value of
the silver purchased will be determined By
the mint assay, and until further notice
payment will be made in gold or silver coin
Of full legal tender. Where bullion is of
fered and purchase which is of a character
requiring parting or refining the silver will
pay the usual mint charges.
(Signed) Fl. r. fisherman.
Director Of hints.
Approved JoHS SHERMAN,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Under direction of Acting Cashier
Wellesley the vaults of the treasury are be
ing arranged for the reception of a large
quantity of silver now in the mint at 800.
Wo, the weight of which will approximate
10000 pounds. which will be received at
the treasury here in the present month. The
removal from Philadelphia is for the pur-
pose of affording space for bullion from
which new silver dollars will be coined.