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wanted in the committee were in Washington
the committee would adjourn to meet in that
city next Tuesday. In the meantime Mr..
John Ray, representing Mr.. Sherman, and an
other gentleman to be selected by the chair
man, would remain In New Orleans and take
whatever testimony might be offered In re-
buttal of the evidence already taken by the
committee. The committee then adjourned.
Mr. Potter says Col. F. c. Zacherie will prob
ably be appointed to act with Hon. John Ray
in taking Testimony after the departure Of the
committee.
After the committee adjourned, Mr.. Potter
remarked in conversation that the object of
this visit of the committee to New Orleans
was to give Secretary Sherman an opportunity
of producing any further evidence in support
of his charge Of intimidation in the election
of 1876, and inasmuch as Mr.. Ray, counsel for
Sherman, had communicated to the commit
tee that he had no further evidence to offer
on this subject, the object of the committee
on this visit was accomplished. The members
of the committee left for Washington this
afternoon.
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The Potter Investigation.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec, +,


The Potter subcommittee met this morning
Present, Hon. Clarkson ". Potter, chairman,
and Ex-Gov Cox. Oscar Arrayo, Secretary of
State, produced the records of his Office re-
Secretary Of State under Gov. Kellogg, testi-
fed to afixing his signature to the first set of
Republican Electoral certificates; signed it
Dec g; didn't reeollect signing any second
testified that he furnished to, Gov. Kellogg
during August, 1876, blank commits
sions for the Supervisors Of Registration
and clerks to be used by George L. Smith,
for Congress in the Fourth District. Judge
Billings, of the United States District Court,
testified to a request having been made upon
him to return the first set of Republican
certificates, as 1t was alleged they were in
formal. Judge Billings declined to grant the
request and subsequently the second set was
handed to him. Peter Joseph, the Republic
an Elector testified to facts already known
publican certificates. j. ID. Kennedy was ex-
amined, and declared that he had not spirited
away the negro Kelly as he had been charged
by some Northern papers; in fact Kelly was
now and had been for some months in Washing
ton, Messrs. Raymond, Lloyd and Mallory, clerks
In carpet house here, testified to having
found in their store on Sept. 19 q bundle Of
documents left there by and addressed to
Mrs. Agnes jerks. These documents were
produced before the committee. The most
important was one purporting to be the al
legged original fisherman letter." Chairman
Potter made statement to the press to the
effect that these documents had been dropped
by Mrs. jerks for the purpose of imposing
upon the committee. he declared that the
so called copy of the Sherman letter was a
forgery. The committee then adjourned to
Wednesday morning.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 1.
At to-day's session of the Potter Committee
Mr.. John Ray, counsel for Secretary Sherman,
filed q communication setting forth that he.
had no intention of offering further evidence
on the subject of intimidations in the elections
of 1875. Ex-Gov. Michael Hahn was examined,
and corroborated the statement Of Ex-Secre-
tary Of State Deslonde, to the effect that blank
commissions Of appointment for supervisors of
registration and clerks had been furnished to
George g. Smith for use in the Fourth Con-
gressional District. Hahn ut the time was
State Registrar of Voters. Witness testified
that while Superintendent Of the Mint here
he appointed Thomas ID. jerks to a posi-
tion. The only RECOMMENDATION jerks had
was verbal one, and the witness declined to
tell the name of the gentleman making this
Recommendation. Chairman Potter then an
nounced that inasmuch - several witnesses
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How Oysters Are Fattened.

VERY few persons who feed on the
large and toothsome oysters which are
served up at the raw boxes of many of
the oyster-houses in this city have the
remotest idea from what source the
luscious bivalves are obtained or in
what manner they are fattened.
The oyster obtained from Tangier
sound, Lynnhaven, and what are known
as the Seaside oysters, are a rather
small oyster, inclosed in an immense
shell, their native element being salt
water. These oysters, when dredged
and brought to the Baltimore market,
are sold to the packers and others at
the rate of about sixty cents bushel.
Recently plan has been discovered
by which these oysters can not only be
fattened in a very short time, but their
value enhanced at least $50 per cent.
Two of the larger oyster-packing firms
are now engaged in this business. and
the manner Of procedure is described
as follows by one who has watched the
operation:
When the oysters are unloaded from
the pungies they are transferred to
scows, over which a deck is built, and
on which deck the oysters are placed.
Each of these scows will carry q deck
load of about 600 bushels of oysters.
The scows are then towed to point in
the Patapsco River near the Berry Bar
Bridge, where the water is quite shall
low.
The vacant space in the scow, be-
tween the deck and the bottom, is filled
with water by means of a valve, and
the scow is sunk. There she is left
during two flood tides, when the water
is pumped from her by means of a
small machine provided for the pur-
pose, and the scows are then towed up
to the city again.
The change from the salt to the fresh
water and the immersion of the oyster
during these hood-tides, it is said, fat
tens them until what was at first but q
comparatively Insignificant oyster be-
comes a plump and luscious bivalve,
filling its entire immense she'll.
After this operation, the oysters,
which, as stated, cost originally about
sixty cents bushel, are placed ON the
market, and readily command from
$3.50 to SLIGO a bushel.
Yesterday there were seven scow
loads of these oysters immersed, and
the firms engaged in the business have
twelve scows constantly employed.
The whole operation is under the super
vision OF one man, who undertakes the
fattening for a consideration of ten
cents bushel, the firms furnishing all
the appliances.-BGltin,o NeDs.
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her brothers hand tightly clasped in
her own: {" am not. .afeard o. you. an
wull trust 20; but cannot give up my
boyr'
"You mustr' the sister-spirit an
| swered.
In spite of the glowing beauty the
children both felt that her will was in
exorable.
"Sister," said the boy, "yo mum let
me 60; l feel her drawing me, an 1
cannot stay. 1 wull be so happy.
An yo wull come to me. Kiss me an
let me gor'
She turned and clasped him passion
ately in her arms. II wull let yo go. :"
she sobbed, "but it be so hard, so
hard! We was so happy together"
81 be so tired" he murmured, as he
leaned, supported in her arms, with his
head against her breast and his lips
close to hers.
The radiant-eyed spirit approached
them and took the boy by the hand.
Gomez she said gently. Il will take
you home"
"My boy! my boy" cried the girl
piteously; and for a moment, as she
held him fast in her strong, young
arms, it seemed as though her love
were deep enough to keep him in spite
of the spirits call.
"Sister, let me go. 1 wull come
again to 20, an fetch yo."
Then with a moan, she loosed her
arms and kissed him and let him go.
Then the spirit wrapped the boy in her
garments, and kissed him solemnly on
brow and eyes and mouth; and behold!
beneath the power of that embrace, his
face frightened into health and life and
beauty; and the immortal radiance that
breathed from the spirits form fell
upon him and glorified him. And as
his sister gazed wonderingly at him,
the spirit took him by the hand, and
they disappeared from her sight. Then
she with the saddened eyes came to the
girl and bent over her as she wept, and
whispered, laying her hand on her
brow: "Be brave, and fear notr' and
then she too vanished. 1t was morn
ing, and the sun was peering curiously
in at the window of the queer tumble
down house in Mile-end. And this was
the sight it saw. The father was still
breathing heavily on the floor; and on
the bed the brother and sister still lay
close clasped in each others arms. Her
breathing was soft and regular, and her
cheeks were wet with tears. On his
face shone a radiant smile, for his was
the sleep of death!-Erchdnge.
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The Chicago POstomce Burned.

At $50 o'clock this afternoon fire
was discovered in the Honore Block,
corner of Dearborn and Adams streets.
This edifice which is one of the finest
in the city, was the first erected immedi-
ately preceding the great fire in 1871.
1t was rebuilt soon after on the same
plan in French Renaissance style, al
most classical in its severity. 1t is 192
feet on Dearborn street and $50 on
Adams. 1t was five stories high, with
Easement and Mansard roof, faced with
Lemont limestone and finished in brick,
iron and stone. The foundation and
wall were of unusual stability, the
lightest wall being sixteen inches in
thickness. 1t was built for hotel, but
being remodeled for business purposes
was occupied by the postoffice soon
after the fire of 1874. Its original cost
was over $500, 900, but it could prob
ably be put up now for less.
The floors were occupied as follows:
Basement by the post-office; first and
second floors by the post-office and by
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Com.
pany; third floor by Gen. Sheridan and
staff as army headquarters of the mill
tary division of the Missouri; fourth
floor by the military and by the follow
ing lawyers: Lawrence, Campbell &
Lawrence, Isham & Lincoln, Paddock
& Ives; fifth floor by the Quartermaster
of the Army, by the heavy mail de-
partment and by Shuefeld & Westover.
The latter firm were Just moving in,
and lost their law library of 1000 to
5000 books. The upper rooms in the
Mansard roof were occupied by the
watchman and others as domicile.
The fire originated in the carpenter
shop in the basement. While the car
penter was absent in the upper stories,
the flames swept without warning up
the hatchway to the roof and drove
out the tenants of the upper stories in
an incredibly short time. The rapidity
with which the flames progressed after
reaching the top of the building pre-
vented escape by the stairway of a num-
ber of postoffice employees, who were
driven to the roof, and for time re-
manned there in an agony of suspense
and alarm awaiting rescue. A woman
who leaned imploringly out of a window
in the fifth story was saved by the gal
lantry of q fireman who ascended the
fire-escape and bore her earthward in
his arms. The men were saved not
an instant too soon by a long rope
which was procured, and on which
they in turn slid to the ground. The
mail matter was gotten out of danger
in a short time, and all the valuables
about the postoffice were locked up in
the vaults. The mail matter was taken
to the new Singer building on State
and Washington streets, whence. bust,
ness will be transacted for the present
! The postal cars will do large amour,
of the work which would otherwise fall
on the department. All the mails left
tonight as usual.
The building, which is owned by the
Connecticut Mutual Insurance Compa.
ny, was damaged to an amount vari.
ously estimated at $4,000 to $780,.
600. Insured for 5000, 900.
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WASHINGTON. Jan.

WE remember seeing on exhibition
at the Shelby Fair last fall half bushel
of potatoes which were entered as rus
sets. The judges were inclined to give
them the premium, but on account of
the appearance concluded they must be
of the peerless variety. The tubers
really looked much like the latter, but
many of them strongly bore the marks
of the russet. Now, the question arises,
do different kind of potatoes which are
cultivated length of time together
mixP
The following from correspondent
of the Western Farm Journal bearing
upon the subject, and taking the affirm
alive view, will be read with interest:
He says: Many years ago saw
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changes going on in the hills, for which 1
could not account, and the very existence
of which was stoutly denied by prom
inent cultivators, the change being al
ways ascribed by them to accidental
mixings in handling. But determined
to find out for myself the cause, what
ever it might be. I began by planting
strong-growing varieties in alternate
rows with others less strong, contriving
to have both blossom at the same time.
After two seasons the result began to
appear in new and distinct varieties. In
some instances entire hills would be
changed; in others only single eye in
tuber. And these changes extended
to the time of ripening, the color of the
vines and their habits of growth, and
would be permanent. The first thing
I learned was that the impregnation
took place one year and affected only
the buds or eyes, to be followed the next
year by the changes in the tubers; and
with very few exceptions the quality of
the variety thus produced is always in
ferior to the original. Without doubt
the laws that apply to particular breeds
of animals apply also to particular
varieties of vegetables, and the foreign
substance enters into the circulation of
the plant, and deterioration is the
natural result of the introduction of
bad blood. The deterioration is con-
stantly taking place without the aid OF
man, and viii take place in spite OF
him. Getting seed from distance does
not remedy the evil, for the cause exists
universally.
The flower of the potato is what
botanists call wildfower." 1t has
no attraction for insects. A bee never
touches it nor fly. The pollen is car.
ried by wind to considerable distance,
as the pollen of corn is carried, and i'm.
pregnation takes place in the same way
wherever there are flowers to receive it.
There seems to be but two remedies,
and they are but partial. One is to Sc.
lect the ripest and most perfect tubers
from the hills and grow seed from
them, rejecting from the product al
the small and imperfect ones. This is
my own practice, and from such seed.
plots 1 am careful to pick all flower
buds before they open. The other is to
procure varieties of undoubted excel
Ience and grow them as long as it il
profitable
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

+ JOHN HANNAS. being Bascksmfth b. es1A Ia
ls often felt the want of sumo means NheSby 0Uuaa
eocton iron at the FORGE tat oou1d Wuk g - be-
ter Advantage This induced me TO maks many spesr
mcnts with different substances which offered the boe
prospect Of succea u was On ono Of these oocaslsm
On tho Human System.
Ihad 4 defect In shfes oe my fingers, wnaeh wsusbms
or shut ND In my hand In such manner. by the coN
TRACTION OF rn CORDS. mat they were seU Trouble
some to me In my daily ayocation- could not hA1de
my tools q wished. and often thought Wono nave
my nneszs cut on to get than OUT Of the W1yj lApso
used everything that offered nope q RELIEF ouf Al
Silicon at the forge and Of course could noe rrevent ~
coming In contact with my handA
took no notice of tho enect it had prsducsd unai
one DAY. Wishing 70 heay hammer, graspeq Wltn
my crooked hand and much to my surprise found my
crooked nngeEs s0aighfen out and hsd - mucn uee
Of them evse: I could hardly believe S ny sysx
showed my hands to ny ny WHO ana iAn'ns' sAA s
SSi neisSSor living about mile nom my shop We
IIni%%s % and told @ him 70 % 4 mosOushly &c aid
g s'es essa. M had worried just j. = my c.sRs
Soss and iends tfor mies aioundh ~nc -. .a6s.sl
nom SWelled Limbs Rheumattsm. NeusS91 =.
aDsia sSnss sun Fsdn s. 81 e tss Sfe aesS g
would penetrate the skin Of man further I'M -
nb:ta1ce. Occurred % me thai Il In mSf g . p - -
noble animal Prepared b tho
Electro Silicon Linlmeat Co., Eimira, y. =.
Price, 80 cents Per Large Dsssls.
Sold Wholesales
EARRAND,W WILLIAM8 q CO. .Detzoit 1nch.
Cd. PARK 4 SON, Cincinnati, O
TULLER AFULLER. Wholesale Arr. Chilean
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President Lincoln rs q aDeadhead.

HERE's true souvenir of the great
Abraham a. Ltncolm s1c , l. rs .b true copy OF OF
II is a modest reonest for the renewal
of a season pass on the Alton road:
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. IS, 1S5S.-R. P.
MORGAN, Supt. c. & A. r. R.; DIR. SIR:
Says Sam to John, "here's your old
rotten wheelbarrow. I've broke it
usin' on it. wish you would take it
and mend it, case shall want to bor-
row it this afternoon" Acting on this
as a precedent, here's your old
"chalked hat" wish you would take
it and send me a new one, case shall
need to use it the 1st of March.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
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why, Ver1ly9

Why be an animated tallow-shop when Al
lan's Anti-Fat is a safe and sure remedy for
obesity, or corpulence, and win reduce the
most 1ll-proportioned form to a graceful out
line within fsw weeks. 1t contains no in
gradients that can possibly grove deleterious
to the system. A well-known chemist, after
examining its constituents and the method of
its preparation. gives 1t his unqualified in
favorably upon the system and is well calcu-
lated to attain the object for which 1t is in
tended"
BALTIMORE, Md, July 17th, 1873.
PRoPRs ALLAN's ANTI-fAT. Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Srs-1 have taken two bottles Of AL
lan's Anti-Fat and 1t has reduced me eight
pounds. Very respectfully,
Mrs. /. r. Coles
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If chickens have cholera give them
wet food for a few days, we'll stirred
into one feed a teaspoonful Of sulphur,
and into the next about a teaspoonful
of powdered charcoal, and so alternate
the food for about three days.
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Great Merit.

All the fairs give the first premiums and
special awards of great merit to Hop Bitters,
as the purest and best family medicine. and
we know they deserve It. They are now on
exhibition at the State Fairs, and we advise
ell to test them. See another column.
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BE SURE and call for DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, If you are troubled with a bad cough
or cold. 1t will give you relief. For sale by
every respectable Druggist. One bottle, 25
cents; five bottles for $1.00.
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When Ham was sick was he cured
by smokingP-N. r. Mail.
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REDUCED PRIcE.-Twenty-fve cents will
now buy ffty-cent bottle Of Piso's Cure for
Consumption Thus the best Cough Medicine
all druggists
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THE MARKETS.

PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free.
Address Pulvermacher Galvanic Co. Cincin.. O
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Dreamy face and rosebud mouth.
Breath hike spring winds from the south,
Eyes disclosing more than lies
Aedged beneath the Blended skies
OF day in May.
50. when days grow longer, sweeter,
Grow the rare June hours completer.
And the winters time for showing
Leaves the June winds chance for blowing.
will seek this garden; growing
Where I'll never say,
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not alone, but that two figures clothed
in long, flowing draperies sat beneath
the dropping trees. They were both
beautiful, exceedingly; but the face of
one was as the face of an angel, glorious
with an infinite peace and joy, while
the face of the other, though beautiful,
was sad, and drawn and tear-stained,
as though with passionate suffering
and pain.
children" said she with the sad,
solemn face, as they stood before them
silent and awed, 1--WE have been wait
ing for you to-night-my sister and Il"
and she smiled. The girl looked at
them, and instinctively shrank away
from the beautiful. sad being who had
spoken and went close up to the other,
whose eyes were fixed, beaming and
smiling, on her brother.
"Yo are SO beautiful" she said, "an'
look so bright and happy. Wull yo
make my boy well, so he can enjoy his
self in the fields and woods?'
Then the spirit with the radiant eyes
rose and beckoned to the boy. 81
come to take your brother home," she
said, "where he will be well and JOY
full always"
"An' may no come toop" the girl
asked, putting her arm round her
brothers neck, as if to keep him with
her. L cannot live withouten himr'
Her mouth quivered and the tears
welled up big and bright into her eyes.
"My child" the spirit answered
softly, "you cannot come with your
brother now-the time is not yet; some
day will come for you, and he will
come with me to welcome you. But
now my sister wants you still, and has
work for you to do"
The girl turned and looked timidly
up at the sad-eyed spirit, who said:
"Yes, my child, you belong to me;
my sister has called your brother from
me. In that he is happier than you.
But will love you too. You need not
fear me if you will only trust me and
be brave. Will you Gomez" She held
out her arms to her; and the girl,
touched and attracted by the sad face
went towards her and said, still holding
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Il tangled, scented hollow,
On bed of crimson roses,
Silly now the Wind reposes;
Hardly can the breezes borrow
Breath to stir the night-swept river.
MOflonless the water-sedRes,
And within the dusky hedges
Sounds no leaf impatient shiver.
Sleep has come, that rare rest-0iver.
Light and song have flown away
With the sun and twilight swallow;
scarcely will the unknown morrow
Bring again so sweet q day.
Song was born of Joy and thought;
Light, of Love and her Caress
Nothing's left me but q tress;
Death and Sleep the rest have wrought
DeAth and Sleep. who came unsouQht.
-ScTi6ner's Magazine
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there quite a long time looking down at
the reflections deep in the water, and
now up to the sky far above her head.
"H only my boy could be here" she
thought, "how happy he wud be-!
Maybe he wud get well if he coined
here-he loves the dumb material things
So" Her tears fell into the clear rip
pling water. A little breeze sprang up,
and tiny wavelets, silver-bright. Tapped
up and up over the stone to her feet. 90
river, dear river" she said, leaning to-
wards it, "last night in my dreams 20
spak to me, pitied me and was sorry
for my boy. Can't 20 spak agin nowp"
The wayelets rose higher and mur-
INJURED and whispered in the wind; and
as she listened the silvery, inarticulate
sounds resolved themselves into words:
"Child." the river said softly, ''the
sweet spirits that live beneath my
waves and in the woods and trees
there, brought you to me in your sleep,
and we tried to comfort you"
"Why did you not bring my brother
too and comfort himP' the girl said.
"He's sore in need"
"He would not Sleep" the river
said. But take him some of my water
to drink and he will sleep, and you will
both come to me in your dreams, and
will cure him and make him we'll"
"Ah! you wull?' cried the girl-a
beautiful light and brilliant smile
waking her face into a wonderful
beauty. 81 wull go to him at once't.
Where be the spirits who talked SO kind
to me last nightP''
90" said the river-and it seemed
to smile and ripple all over in the
moonlight-"you will see them again
when you come with your brother in
your dream"
The girl refilled her jug, nodded
brightly to the river, and hastened
home with feet winged with hope and
love. She found her brother awake
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Te.timoni.I TO MGr. Fellows.

Pugwash. n g.. January1 Il