Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-15
GENERAL BRErnIES.

cry IN San Francisco at 1l0l sef ounce.
The largest weekly arriyt OF ffesh meat
10 Liverpool from the United States sDd
Canada was that for the week ending April
Il. The totals were 1907 CHARTERS Of beef,
228s earcsses Of mutton and 225 dend pigs.
"A LARGE number OF the negro emigrents
ore returning Southwark, alboa, load from
Kansas City srrlYed in 81. L1als on Tuesday
on their return to Dixie land. :.
The Mississippi is said 10 be lower at |
present thAnFwas ever befoio known al this
season OF the year, and ~; ;sihssr ,,aaia ex,l
perienca.. .alIlty ts hkyi {. thst
l-noted stream.
There is rush being made for tho lands
in the Indian Territory, regardless Of the
protests OF the government.
The hard times in Germany have given
strong impulse to emigration. Some fsmi-
lies are settling in southern Russia, and in
all parts of the country large parties are
reported TO be forming for removal to the
United Slates.
--Governor Seymour OF New York. pos.
itvely declines TO run for Governor of.New
York or ior any other Office. He says he has
permanently retired from polnics.
MADAME ANoERsog still trudGes on her
long walk at Cincinnatt. Throngs Of ladies
assemble every dsy to witness the progress
Of her task. On Monday she hsd completed
500 miles of her wearisome journey.
The public debt statement, issued May
/, shows the following totsls: Increase OF
debt during April, SO, ,952; outstanding legal
tenders, S348, 1881 ,0lG; total coin bonds, 81,
D8s 062 s00 total debt, 81 ,4iS ,432. Ill; cash
In Treasury, s4iS, ,4G7,l5G.
! -THg Globe-Democrat says that reports
| from all parts of the country show that the
acreage OF wheat sown Is larger by at least
10 per cent than last year, when the largest
crop ever gathered in this country was
grown. With favorable weather hencelor-
ward 1t is reasonably certain TIA: this years
crop will reach 42O. 00o COZ bushels. The
complaining season promises TO be most
favorable IN the WesL. Every :hing consld-
cred, the outlook for farmers lie very encou-
aging
Arrangements are in progress, and will
shortly be completed, for Dghsjna - 0 entire
CspitOl At W-sbt-ass... -ssl .SSetfic lamps OF
late invention. The apparatus is now be-
log put IN the building, and 1t is cortempla-
ted to place upon the summit of the dome
very strong lights, with 3 view of expert
mentiug in regard 10 lighting extended areas
Of city from elevated points. Monumental
Park, Cleveland, is now lighted with the
Brush electric light, at cost less than was
formerly paid for gas, and they &c. from the
~ electric lamps three times as much light
as they did from 1l0 gas-burners.
The street sprinkler made its appearance
( in Jefferson Cay on the OH. Itconsists OF a
whisky barrel mounted on a wagon with a
perforated tin pipe about two Inches in
diameter.
&C. ID. Hlldebrsnd, notorious western
ruiileD, sdsertisas for engagements to lecture
on prison abuses, prison life, and crime In
general. Among bis qualifications, as given
by himself, are that be is the Oldest criminal
of the age; the associate of the JAmeses and
youngers and all the outlaws OF the land; is q
' famous pickp ocket, burglar and outlaw; has
= led life Of crime Tor thirty years has beer
- convicted OF crime lwenty-one times; received
sggregate sentences Of sixty-three years and
I, has served eighteen years Imprisonment
Post.
"A BILL has been introduced in the New
. York Lsgislatur which provides that any
male teacher who shall have Dntinued In hi
teaching for thirty years, ind any female
l. who shall have steadily toutht for twenty
% Ave years shall be retired on pension
This may be well enough foi the teachers
ID but it is not easy to see or sag why black
10 smith who has laboted as leng at his anvil
or sssmstres who has to.ledss Yigilanlly q
her sewing machine, shouldnol likewise b
pensioned of,
The golden wedding Of Emperor VIII
liam, which oceurs June lllh,will afford th
Czar OF Russia, who will bt present, tenn
porary relief from the Nihilst night.mar
which oppresses him. We smple.mndec
Americans, who have never idt the weigh
Of kingly crown pressing u'on our throb
bipg brows, can not conceive he awful sus
pense under which poor old Alexander labor
day and night We never knoswhat IL Is L
see death-desling echoolteachr erouchinl
U behind every stump, CT bloodhirsty bake
lurking in every goosebery busl only await
ing fer some royal nibs to cote along tina
v they may drink his gore. 10 us duly aT
preciate our blessed republican edition, anC
'u for tho same DO truly graisfuls
Ir- "A few deys ago b steamer from Liver