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being done on an old-fashioned hand-loom,
the warp being nineteen feet long and the
woof four feet, 50 that the material will
cut to splendid advantage. Only about
ten inches day can be woven, and the
whole piece will not be completed until
some time IN April. 1t is of that now
extremely fashionable loose and careless
admixture of colors known as Oriental.
When the dress is made it is to be worn
by young wax lady with glass head,
blown expressly for the occasion by the
professor, and profusely yornamented with
blonde glass curls.
The dress is to be made with pannier
skirt, loop sleeves and square neck. 1t
is to be beautified with box pleating, and
bound in blue. 1t was at first intended
to make it low-waisted, like Louisa
Lorne's, but grave fear was entertained
that the indignant blood of modesty
would mantle the wearer's crystal checks
with bushes, and possibly melt her wax
body Immediately. When the dress and
the wearer are fully constructed they
will be put on exhibition in this city.
AT the coronation of Queen Victoria she
wore dress, the woof of which was spun
glass, but the warp of silk. This was
then thought to be the greatest triumph
which could ever be accomplished in the
glass business. In 1863, at Cincinnati, Prof.
Greiner spun and wove a dress entirely
of glass, for which he was offered $4,000,
but which offer he declined. He was
soon pretty sorry for doing 50, for
while he was taking the fractional cur
rency at the entrance door, the visitors
were cutting small sections out of his
curiosity as souvenirs of the occasion,
until there was actually nothing left to
exhibit but holes.
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WOVEN GLASS.
Making n Rare Garment which is
Perfectly Pliable.

In the large basement room of the
residence of S. Isaacs, at No. 1,434 Mis-
sion street, between Tenth and Eleventh,
is now being woven the most wonderful
fabric of which the voluminous history
of unique feminine apparel furnishes
any account. 1t is the material, as ticxi-
bic as the finest of silk and as durable,
as Blue Jeans Williams favorite stuff
for trousers for lady's dress, and it is
being woven by the world renowned
artist in glass work, Prof Theodore Grei-
ner, out of innumerable colored strands
of glass first spun by himself. Com
pared with the completed garment, the
mythical glass slipper of the fabulous
CINDERELLA will sink into as vulgar an in
significance as an exhausted Napa soda
bottle.
Seven years ago S. Isaacs, then a resi-
dent Of New Orleans, and who has phe-
nomenal eye for the beauties of nature
and art, had his attention attracted to
the classic excellence of the beads, bu-
giles, lamp chimneys, ornamental chande-
liers and miscellaneous bric-a-brac con-
structed by Professor Greiner. They
entered into copartnership, since which
they have been wandering to and fro in
the world. In 1873 they were Mt the
Vienna International Exhibition, where
the Professor out-blew all the other glass
blowers as decidedly as a Washoe zephyr
outranks dead calm, and where Mr.
Isaacs challenged the whole world to pro-
ducc his equal. The same at the Phila-
dclphla Centennial.
During February and March of last
year they had store AZ No. 1926 X carney
street, where two perfectly working steam
engines, made entirely of glass, a hu-
man anatomy of glass, with glass veins,
through which a representation of the
ebb and flow of the human blood could
be seen and the Professor himself at
work, were on exhibition, and daily drew
crowds of delighted spectators. Since
then they have been travelling through
out the Pacific coast, and about two
months ago returned here, where the
Professor Immediately started in upon
his great work. A Chronicle reporter
called on him recently and he very
courtcously showed him the entire
process. Breaking an extra piece out OF
the soiled bottom of an already broken
tumbler, he submitted it 10 the heat of a
blow-pipe until it became incandescent
and soft. Then with "stick" of glass
he touched the molten portion, and with
an expert motion which may described
as flip, he carried thread SO fine that
it was almost invisible till it caught on
the disk of a slowly revolving, wide,
wooden wheel of nineteen feet circumfer-
ence.
At certain number Of revolutions
the strand was complete and the wheel
was stopped and it removed. 1t then
consisted of innumerable softly glisten-
| ing threads, finer than the finest Of floss
silk. These strands are spun of all COL
ors and are then washed in solution of
water and beet-root sugar, which tough
ems them. The spinning is all done, and
occupied many weeks. The weaving is
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CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY,

The fact is undeniable that there is
very general feeling in the public mind
that Congressional proceedings as of late
conducted are mischievou5 to pulLic in
tercsts in business affairs. That such a
feeling should pervade the public mind
is Of itself a misfortune. 1t begets spe-
,cies of universal distrust that clogs busi-
ness and binders enterprise. Congress
has but jus. adjourned from three
months session. Ii the country needed
legislation, it has not received it. There
is no man, not even a member Of Con-
:gress, who can point to a single law en-
acted since last December that is of the
smallest benefit to the business interests
Of the country.
During all that time, with Congress in
continuous session, the business of the
country has felt the disturbing influence
Of Congressional proceedings. This is by
no means the only instance wherein the
sessions Of Congress exercised such dis
turbing influence The dread that men
feel of disturbance in business during
the sessions OF Congress is becoming
chronic; and all feel relief when the
Congress adjourns. And just now, even
that feeling of relief is denied to the
people, inasmuch as an extra session is
Immediately required.
It's not particularly because of the great
Expense attending sessions of Congress
that the people feel dissatisfied, but be-
cause of the worse than uselessness of
the expenditure by reason of the uncer-
tainty caused in the business aspects of
the country thereby. The great want of
the business interests of this country is
quietude-quietude from political strug-
giles and party contests; quietude from
the Inconsistency of our laws; Iuietude
from the ever-beginning and reverend
ing tinkering with the legislation OF the
country, whereby business calculations
are rendered uncertain and property in
secure. And this quietuds can scarcely
be hoped for 50 long as Congressional
proceedings are devoted to party wrangles
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Editorial Suinnings.

The Rowell-ing stone seems to be gath
crng the moss.
Boyton says he fears not to venture
near the Mississippi's mouth. He has seen Sol
dene's
Some Chicago papers assert that
OI.cary's pain was sham pain, and Others that it
was champagne.
Land slides are so frequent in New
Brunswick that the inhabitants expect to wake up
in Maine some fine morning.
L0ngfellow advises young men to be-
come mechanics and grocer's clerks lie says:
Learn tool labor, and to weight"
The latest news from Venezuela an
nounccs that pence has been reestablished every
where. This item will not do to hold over until
Monday.
| The postmaster at Cambridge, Me,
who died recently, served in his Office fifty years.
He had licked stamps till his tongue was thin as
| knife blade.
Harrodsburg, KY, has sent twenty,
| three barrels more OF whisky to the Sandwich Is
lands Particulars OF the awful consequences by
next steamer
The world cares little az to who sue
| ceeds the Ameer on the Afghan throne. 1t is
upon the man who falls heir to his three hundred
widows that the interest of mankind ccntcs
Take tin can and your feet-footcd
cur and proceed to Covington Ca. where they
are to have dog race. Tine winner gets all the
gate money, and you can enter the contest for ten
cents.
The New York policeman is establish
ing reputation for general meanness which will
put officers OF other cities to the blush. For cru.
city and barbrriy they far outshine the Comanche
| Indians
The British Museum has purchased
from a Russian peasant an egg equal in size to
forty hens eggs, or nearly twice as large as an
ostrich egg. Now let the fabricator Of this eggs.
aggeration drive up the bird that laid It,
! David Peters, a colored convict in the
Rhode Island Penitentiary, has acquired several
languages during his imprisonment, and the Gov
ernor recommends his release. 1t will be quite an
advantage for him 10 commit crimes now in more
! than one language ...,
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The Cincinnati Star.

THE DAILY STAR is served by carriers
to their subscribers in the City of Cincin-
natl and in all important Western cities
and towns,for II CENTS PER WEEK,
payable TO the carrier. Or the paper will
be mailed, postage paid, to any part OF
the country for 50 CENTS PER MONTH,
Sper annum.
THE STAR is the only STRICTLY INDE-
PENDENT NEWSPAPER published in
Cincinnati. 1t is taken and read by
people of all parties and shades of opin-
ion, and il seeks to present the news of
all kinds fairly and faithfully with jus
tice to all and with especial favor to none.
THE WEEKLY STAR-$l PER YEAR,
circulates in all parts OF the country, and
is q tirst-claSs family newspaper.
ADVERTISING RATES-In Daily, 12K
CENTS per line or 81 per square of eight
lines, agate measure. In Weekly, 20
CENTS per line.
Address THE STAR,
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FIFTEEN HUNDRED frantic sportsmen
blew their bugle blasts and bounded DER
the hills near Dayton yesterday, making
believe they We're fox-hunting. They
actually captured one weasen-faced little
animal which they Aattcred themselves
was fox.
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Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our
columns, are sure cure for ague, bilious
ness and kidney complaints Those who use
then, say they can not be too highly recon-.
mended. Those afflicted should give them
a fair trial, and will become thereby enthu-
siastic in the praise of their curative quali-
ties.--[Portland ADV.
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THE stories of the terrible disasters by
the overflow of the river Thesis at
Szegedin grow more horrible as full de-
tails are heard Hundreds have died,
while thousands are reported starving,
and the destruction of property can not
even be estimated.
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INSTEAD of being punished two of the
Brcathitt desperadoes have been literally
rewarded. The State assumes the re-
sponsibility of boarding them at Frank
fort for ninety-nine years.
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AT noon to-day, the friends of the late
Bayard Taylor lay to rest the remains of
the scholar, poet, statesman and traveller
at his old home in Kennett Square,
Pennsylvania.
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If Rcwell returns to England with
that belt he will be the greatest man in
the realm, and the British lion will roar
louder and the British people throw
their hats higher than they did over
Beaconsticld's diplomatic achievements.
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The seven stages Of man were repre-
sented by the seven scatfolds of seven
hangmen yesterday. A lean and slip
percd Chiiaman in California closed the
melancholy drama.
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18th, 1873.
Maguire's Cundurango relieved me of a
liver affection with which was troubled
twenty years. THos. SLOAN,
St. Louis House, Main and Christie ave.
For sale by John D. Park & Sons, r. Ma
cready & Co., Cincinnati, and all druggists.
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THE British now propose to send an
ultimatum to the King of Burmah. When
IL comes to ultimatums, however, the old
man can discount them ALL He furnishes
his Princes and their families with fire.
qucnt ultimatums which never fail in
their effects
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ture residence of the Duke of Connaught
and his bride has just been published.
The site selected is Bagshot Park, in
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ented violinist left for Austin, Texas, yes
terday morning,
Mrs Josie Millikin and Miss Grace Camp
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provided with a subscription book. The
following subcommittee were appointed:
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M A r RE D,

October DIST at the residence of the brides
father, D. j. Miller, Frederick county, Va. by
Rev c. ". Hollis, WILLIAM H. SMITH, Of Shen-
andoah county, and Miss MAMIE l. MILLER.
October 22d, at the residence of the brides
father, J. H. Mckay, Esq. EviR, Warren coun-
ty, Va, by Rev, C. ". Hollis, CHARLES 4. MIL
LER, of Frederic county, and Miss ELIZABETH Z.
MCKAY.
October 2Sth, by the Rev. g. A. Wilson, at
the residence of the brides father, n. H. Rag
land, Judge H. T. PARISH and Miss VIRGINIA
c. RAGLAND, all of Appomattox county, Va
October 18th, at the residence of g. T. Dunna-
want in Buckingham county, Va, by the Rev
F. D. Washburn, GEORGE R. SOLLENBERGER
formerly of Cumberland county, Pa, and Miss
LUCY a. JONES.
October 2Sth, Col WILLIAM H. SPRATLEY, o
Pleasant Shades in Greenville, and Mrs. SARAI
NJ BARROW, of Brunswick, Va.
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Wholesale and retail by PURCELL, LADI
BROS, Richmond, Va. aug 20-3m
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DIE D,

Died, October SOth, at the residence of his
brother, DR.. George Minor, in Henrico county,
Va, PETER CARR MINOR, in the 64th year of his
age.
Died, September 29th, at Buckingham G. H.,
Va, WILLIAM LIPsCOwB, in the S0th year of his
age.
Died, October 18th, at Chm t:ansburg, Va,
DANIEL BLAIK, beloved child of the Rev Daniel
and Mrs. NJ l. Blain, aged year, IL months
and days. He shall gather the lambs with
his arm, and carry them in his BOSOM g.
Rd SO1thezR Ci'9ehiaan please copy.
On the 18th of October, at Maplewood his
residence in Nottoway county, Va, entered into
a happy rest Col WMHIAM H.,CARUTHERs, in
the SD year of his age. trst~E.,.
Died. October Slst, in Lawrenceville, Bruins
wick county, Va, DR.. E. A MORRISON, at the
age of 70 years
DR.. Morrison was an eminent physician, and
was considered for many years at the. head of
his profession in the county. Hewas, moreover,
a sincerely pious man, and was an ornament to
the church (EpiscopaD of which he was mem
Der.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly will meet at Charleston,
South Carolina, on the third Thursday of May,
1880, at II A. NJ.
CLERKS.
Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, D. D., Stated
Clerk, Wilmington, NC
Rev. VIM BROWN, D. D., Permanent Clerk
Fredericksburg Va.
The Stated Clerk is er-o6fcio the Treasurer of
the General Assembly.
TRUSTEES.
Hon. JAMES HEMPHILL, President, Ches-
ter, S. C.
REV. JOHN DOUGLAS, Vice President, Char
lotte N. c.
JESSE H. LINDSAY, Esq, Secretary and
Treasurer Greensboro, N. c.
SUSTENTATION.
REV. ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., Secre-
tary, Box 331, Baltimore, Nd
Rev. RICHARD McILWAINE, D. D., CO.
ordinate Secretary and Treasurer, Box 33l, Balti
more, Nd.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., Secre-
tary, Box 331, Baltimore, Nd.
REV. RICHARD AcILWAINE, D. D., CO.
ordinate Secretary and Treasurer, Box 33l, Balti
more, Nd.
PUBLICATION.
Rev. JAMES K. HAZEN, D. D., Secretary
and Treasurer Richmond, Va,
EDUCATION
Rev. E. NJ RICHARDSON, Secretary, Mem
phs, Tenn.
G. W. MACRAE, Treasurer, Memphis, Tenn.
EDUCATION OF COLORED MINISTRY.
REV. C. A. STILLMAN, D. D., Secretary,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DR.. j. T. SEARCY, Treasurer, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Applications to the Executive Committee for
aid are first to be referred to the appropriate
Presbyterial Executive Committees for their ap-
prevail, and are to be forwarded by them to the
Assembly's Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the fol-
lowing collections to be taken up annually IN all
the churches:
For Sustentation: On the first Sabbath in Jan
uary.
For Publication: On the first Sabbath in
March
For Foreign Missions On the first Sabbath
in May.
For the Relief of Disabled Ministers and the
Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers On
the first Sabbath in July.
For Evangelistic Work: On the first Sabbath
in September.
For Education: On the first Sabbath in No
vember
For Education of ColOred Ministry On the
first Sabbath in December.
In cases where it is highly inconvenient to
take no collections on these days, they shall be
taken up as soon as possible thereafter.
The Assembly recommends to the churches
that they adopt the apostolic plan of taking up
weekly collections; and that the amounts thus
collected be appropriated to the above named
objects, or, when necessary, to local objects in
such proportion as the church session may decide
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DIRECTORY

OF THE
Presbyterian Church in the U. States.
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nar BLACK CASHMERES.


In this line we make speciality, and show an
assortment which for price, quality and color,
cannot be matched in this city If you wish
to make great save when purchasing gen
uine atwood BLACK FRENCH CASH
MERE be sure 10 examine our stock.
TABLE LINEN, &c.
No other establishment in this city can show
the variety of TABLE-DAMASK, TABLE
CLOTHS, NAPKINS D0ILIES, CRUMD-
CLOTHS TRAY-CLOTHS and TOWELS.
Those who wish hrst-class goods at the lowest
prices they ever saw them should not put of
making their purchases.
CORSETS.
Abdominal Adjustable, Nursing and all other
styles of CORSETS in white and colored. Our
prices are marked down to the lowest notch.
We also show an excellent SHOULDER
BRACE at go cents. Be sure to see our stock
before making your purchases.
BOYS AND MEMS WEAR
A large assortment of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES,
TWEEDS, JEANS, KERSEYS, TRICOTS,
SATTINETS, at prices to suit all purses.
FLANNELS.
The stock of FLANNELS now offered at LEVY
BROTHERS is attracting the attention Of
purchasers.
BLANKETS
Consumers get Just what they want, as they find
an assortment from which they can make a
selection and save % per cent on their pur-
chases. Those II California Blankets at 1913,
and the II Standard Blankets at $4.75 pair,
are going fast You will find large assort-
ment of White Colored and Carriage Blankets
DRESS GOODS.
A large assortment of DRESS GOODS at the
lowest priccs-everything cheap, large as
sortment of Cashmeres, Alpacas, Tycoon Reps
Plaids Mernos, Silks, Satins, and Velvets
also, the novelties in Dress Goods
LOW PRICES
Now is the time to make your purchases We
show the LARGEST STOCK in this city, anc
give you more goods for the same amount O
money than you can get elsewhere
LEVY BROTHERS,
1917 and 1919 Main st, Richmod, Va,
oc1-3m And Main St., Staunton, Va.
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WATT PLOWS,
THE BEST GENERAL PURPOSE FLOWS
IN Use

lAE BESI GENERAB IUhGODE IbOHo
IN USE.
Unequalled in every essential of strength, du-
rability, thoroughness of work, light draught,
and freedom from choking. Warranted to be as
represented, or to be returned at our expense and
price refunded.
THE McSHERRY GRAIN AND FERTILI-
TER DRILL-Stands at the head Has stood
the test for sixteen years and is fully warranted
in every respect We have the sole agency for
this section and are prepared to meet the prices
and terms of any.
WELI-FIXTURES, latest improved; Gu
CUMBER WOOD PUMPS, steam tested /;
STRAW and FODDER CUTTERS; HAIR
ROWS; WHEEL-BARROWS; CORN Shell
LERS, and farming implements generally:
PLOW CASTINGS of all kinds and OF best
quality metal, well chilled:
Catalogue sent to any address: .,r
WATT & CALL,
jal5-1y 15lS-2O Franklin ST., Richmond
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These brands have been handled with entire
satisfaction by many of the most prominent
wholesale dealers in the city, and can be com
mended with perfect confidence to the trade for
their high and uniform quality.
The following grocers are now supplied with
our FLOUR and in position to meet the wants
Of consumers for any quantity upon the most
fovora b1a farms
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Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, D. D., Stated
Clerk, Wilmington, NC.
Rev VIM. BROWN, D. D., Permanent Clerk,
Fredericksburg, Va.
The Stated Clerk is er-o6cio the Treasurer Of
the General Assembly.
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ECCLESIASTICAL NOTICES.

THE SYNOD OF TEXAS stands adjourned to
meet in Fort Worth Texas, on Wednesday, the
18th day of November, at Z clock, P NJ,
R. F. BUNTING, Stated Clerk,
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There are twenty Pills in each box, Price, so
cents box; six boxes for $3.50. Sent by mail
to any address, upon receipt of price.
OHIO O. OWENS Proprietor,
Richmond Va