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Mr.. ALToRD,S COMMITTEES.
Consultation, with 4. Is. Cornell, y. r. smS IN
aud the Rockinnd bald Eagle.

ALBANY, Jan. l4.-Spcaker Alvord has re-
NAMED closcled at tho residence Of G. L. Smith
OF the journal since Inst Saturday trying 10
make up his committees A. B. Cornell
has not only remained here. but has becn
one Of the vcrv few that Mr. Alyord
has consulted. Insurance Superintendent
John f. Smyth has had the entyte at all
times to tho Speaker. and il is whispered about
the hotels that his hand will be largely seen in
the make up OF the committees G- II certainly
WINS in the contest for the Speahorship. There
in the best OF reasons for saying that there Is no
truth in the assertion that has been Vubl.shod
after tho ec tion of Umud SWe- sem
Stor. , 1t is said on l9e best authority.
That they viii be mndo public boiore
tha Irgieln lnture alIuurus this Wrrk, ana O-sl-
bly tomorrow uigl I, hut probably on THUR
day number Of As-"uhymon arrived nero
tonight anxious to ilud out whore they wcre
10 land on commlttoc=, but Old SAT- has w. Vl
away from tlrm AZ neh. ,it5ind WniA'S NE
retreat. RocklRnd's Eagle is one OF the mon
| who will he consulted about tho commiliers
aud every other move that Ola Sal' VIII make
There continues to be the usual guessing r.,
to who will get the best places, but II Is All guess
| work at best. IL is almost certain. ,hoMrNDr +,
| that Mr. Sloan will stand at tho head 90 N0ys
| and Means, Notwithstanding he has assured
| put. But the strength that Sloan developed in
| tho nght has convinced those who OPP
| pOssd him that it will not do to ianoro
| him. however much they. might like to
| nguro al the head OF the Judiciary Committee.
| while DR.. Polar Hayes. Gen. Sharpc. and Gen.
| Hustled are all talked OF for the Committee on
| Cities, and SO on through the list John f.,
Smyth is said to be putting the pressure on
| toe but even Old Salt hositates ut taking this
addition to his already heavy load
| The rush for minor places h Unprecedented.
| Clerk johnson has already 20 applicants for
| tho position Of Assistant Clerk, l52 for Finance
| Clerk. and for the litcen or twenty other posi-
| tions at his disposal over 900 So great is the
| prcssure upon both him and Speaker Alycrd
| that the announcement Of appointments Will
| not be made until next week, II then.
The caucus to nominate n United Statos som
| ator s to be held ncNt Monday evening, Tho
| party managers are doing all th0y can 10 givo
| ihe performance Gclat; hut they frankly admit
| that il is hard work. The thing is allos thor
| too unanimous.
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Al the third annual mcctLg OF tho Diy Goods
Mu'uH HcncH' A..oc'1uon a.t evening. is vas reported
uat ihc total rrn,h, r,p 3, +1i aud that ur receipts
wrrr flt-7 % uul the cNucndtTn. s1l1 1i balance on
htHl. tl--l 70 Tine u,>urItffIu elected f.. 1870
iu. .or rloo" iro 'drnt. Nm a. furr flr,t ri., lc,
drut. a b., hurrher. second Nlr 4Irut. tuNt "
IIi u-, Treasurer. Jacob ulctAllrr a.cittirV Th.
WD tuHN l+-O. u, t Mas c'u-.d o. pIN Or. '.uil, az
dHrhatd u.p' --1 for cat % numhpr, Nu o., member.
sull WAS limited 10 Ull
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An Explosion thar l, HeiicNrd to HIVE KILLED
Nearly ~.Nts Pcrs0ns.

CARDIFF, Jan. li.-An explosion In the
Dnas Colicry. in the Edonida Valley last
u,clt, e. believed 20 have h.lloJ about sixty per
sons. The greatest excitement prevails in
Poniyprild and the nciehhorhool. The Dnas
aad Tr'h"r'cgt IMyYqy Tna ds,rltt is
dcn-ely populNe1. Il Is said that there are
ms eight mon m the PIT Flg eAplo7iQ9 wqs
mon escaped. The bottom Of the shaft il TOM
porarlly impassablc, No attempt at res 'ue can
hl UlI.N Aul.
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1t, ehnrd smith. Double Attempt a, Suicide.

Mr.. Richard Smith. n wealthy icwecr Of 767
broad street. Newark went his home Saturday.
SAYING that he had business In this city. lie did moi
return on that evening, On sunday morning his son
received despatch from the proprietor OF the Revere
louc. in Boston, saying that man. supposed to be Mr.
Richard smith. had attempted sulCidc
on sunday Mrs Smith and her son went to Roston.
They learned tha, Mr. smith lett hi. carpet bas IA tho
Revere llouc uu saturday evening after telling The pro
lrictOr hc about to return 10 New York Then hc
went 10 the Atlantic tify Hotel Tile meat 900 ruling he
sprnus from the second story window falling the side
walls In minute hr spraug To his t'ct and ran 20 tho
Bay and cApsd into the water llc was rescued and
nixon 10 Mo CIV lInsnial Ir is - Nrhrs ol A.e.
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The nnr A..nclnllon,. nn,rer..

At tho annual meeting Of the Bar Association
last evening, william NJ E,arts elected President
samuel j Tden. James Emott Winism Mitchell Char.e.
Tracy nld Josiah sutherland, Wee frvsilrits Slls
HruWucll recording secretary; william Alien Rutlcr
Corresponding secretary, and Edward Mitchell Treas
Association
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SAN FRASCIsCo. Jan. 1l,-The Nevada Icgis-
hiur TOT reelected John Jones United states soma
~, ~ W' ioHnMlns Nors. lu the senate, jones 10
house, "a
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r.onl.innn ..,n,e I.o,,er, nrnMing.

NEW OLfHANs. Jan. li.--ln the State l'ltorO
tr4Niut goo 'nN Nir rapIll trl '.t tt as n.iNf
81 ,7, Dr.v sloOn, No 7l s,G anew $1,000, NJ
t',l-turcN t',Upp
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Con. Franz s. gcl ON roturuinEt0 ! i9 homo in
Arri.-tui u.t Suiiil' afternoons clip ,i uu lA. dido.
WSIk 1'i, mlIn- onc o hl. c-- WaehroAru
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sccnes anl Incidents of railroad travel IN the Great
STOW Storm graphically pictured in Funk L<slIss I.s.
o. Iifd AsNpdper, Number l,21-AdV
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Atopcuing OF N,w Capitol Building at Albany, in Eud
LJts Wabuicd NtrsImper Just Out-LiS
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Jor1Iyos ~ IND NrlN InN CITY.

c2o.r northwest winds, clear or purity cloudy
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See Runk Lais. Wa,batoi N,tQ.yo. Ready today -
Ads.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
Outwitting a Lion.

Captain Aylward tells droll story of an
encounter between Bushman and lion.
The man, long way from home, was met
by lion. The lion, assured that he had his
victim completely in his power, began to
sport and daily with him with feline jocosi-
ty. The lion would appear at a point in the
road and then leap back again into the
jungle, to reappear again little further on.
But the Bushman did not lose his presence
of mind, and presently hit upon device by
which to outwit his foe. Aware that the
brute was ahead of him, he lodged to the
right. When tho lion discovered that the
man had suddenly disappeared he was good
deal perplexed. He roared with morti6ca-
tion then he espled the Bushman peeping
at him over the grass. The Bushman at
once changed his position, while the lion
stood irresolute in the path, following with
his eyes the shifting black man. In another
moment the little man rustled the reeds, van
ished, and showed himself at another point.
The great brute was at first confused, and
then alarmed: It evidently began to dawn
upon him that he had mistaken the position
of matters, and that he was the hunted party.
The Bushman, who clearly recognized what
was passing in the enemy's mind, did not
pause to let the lion recover his startled wits.
He began to steal gradually towards the foe,
fear, fairly turned tail and decamped, leaving
the plucky and ingenious little Bushman
master of the situation.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
Unselflshness Of Farmers.

The Springfield CMass) Republican
calls attention to trait of farmers in
which, it thinks, they differ, as regards
each other, from the members of any
other guild. "Each man is eager to
show his neighbor any new discovery or
acquisition which he has possessed him
self of that is likely to help on the busi-
ness of farming. If he thinks he has a
good thing he wants others to know
about it, whether it be the result of some
successful experiment in raising crop,
an improved breed of cattle or variety of
vegetable or a package Of superior seed
which has come from q distance Ap-
parently he does not for moment enter
tain the idea that it would be to his profit
to keep such knowledge OF specimens to
himself. And if another farmer comes
to see him, he is pleased to show all his
possessions, and there is no corners Of
the place by which the visitor is hurried
because some experiment is going on
there which the owner does not care to
have seen, as is often the case when visi-
tor makes the grand rounds of factory.
Contrast this habit of the farmers with
the way that neighboring merchants and
manufacturers do their business. Why,
when it was first proposed to connect the
paper mills in Holyoke with their Offices
IN this city by telephone, objection was at
once raised that the paper makers might
possibly learn each others secrets as q
consequence"
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
Household Hints.

To Keep Beds from Haoing Bugs.-A
hotel keeper says: Ny plan is at this
season, to have all my beds taken to
pieces, to scrub all the joints and ends
with water and soap, and then to use any
hard varnish for the ends, Stats, etc. I
know of no other method as easy or as
thorough. have used this in Georgia
and Florida.
HAIR Brushes. "A few drops of harts-
horn put in little water will clean a
hair brush better than anything else,
and does the brush no harm. IF very
dirty rub little soap on the brush. At
ter cleaning, rinse in clear water, and
hang the brush up by the window to dry,
Do not let the bristles on any hard sub
stance while wet. It is better to tie a
string rouud the handle and hang up.
A Good; !" Greaser."- baking buck
wheat and other griddle cakes, piece of
fat bacon as ''greaser" is by many
thought to be almost indispensable.
Those who are of this opinion will, on
trial, soon learn that turnip, divided in
two, answers the same or a better purpose,
as the odor-the most unpleasant part of
cake baking comes from the greaser in
contact with the hot iron whereas with the
turnip very little Of this is perceptible.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08

4aAn old farmer once said he would not
have hired man on his farm who did
not habitually whistle. He always hired
whistlers. He never knew a whistling
laborer to find fault with his food, his bed,
or complain Of any extra work he was
asked to perform. Such man was gen.
orally kind to children and animals in his
care. He would whistle chilled lamb
into warmth and life, and would bring
in his hat full Of eggs from the barn with
out breaking one Of them. He found
such a man more careful about closing
gates, putting up bars, and seeing that the
nuts on his plow were all properly tight
ened before he took it out into the field.
He never knew whistling hired man to
beat or kick COW or drive her on run
into the stable. He had noticed that the
sheep that he fed in the iyard or shed
gathered around him as he whistled
without fear, He had never employed q
whistler who was not thoughtful and
economical.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
The Lost Harversack.
aThe bravest are the tenderest-
The loving are the daring"

aOf all the men that served under the
Stars and Stripes during the war of the
Rebellion, none were more thoroughly in
earnest or more truly loyal to the Union
than those recruited in Western Virginia.
The war was terribly real to them. Not
one but had a brother, friend or neigh
Dor on the other side, with whom he had
fought out the question in words long be-
fore arms were taken up. They felt that
it was personal quarrel. They were
terrible fellows to fight, although fright
fully lax in discipline. Their officers
those that were wise-teok them for
what they we're, appreciated their fight
ing qualities, and soon ceased to worry
about their lack Of discipline. What
mattered it if they were not exact in mat
tiers OF salutes to their superiors? They
were prompt to obey when duty called,as
brave as lions in the face of the enemy,
and kindness itself to those who under
stood and appreciated them. One day, a
command made up mainly of rough
but manly fellows of this sort had a fight
with the enemy, and captured
large number of prisoners.
That night captives and captors biv-
ouacked on the battlefield, and the next
day began their march to the rear, where
the prisoners were to be handed over for
shipment North. Towards mood rebel
officer beckoned to his side the ma jor
commanding the escort. "Last night he
said "while I was asleep, my haversack
was stolen. / know what war is, and I
accept its fortune, good or bad. That
haversack contained several things that I
value one that prize as l do my lite
the portrait of lady" And then,
glancing back at the rough cavalrymen,
he added, sorrowfully, 81 suppose there is
small chance of getting it again ..Ill
see," said the major. The command was
marching "by fours'' In four lines word
was passed from front to rear, each man
communicating with the comrade next
behind him. Within ten minutes a ser
gernt rode up to the major and handed
him package. The major took it to the
prisoner. "Open this he said. There
was the portrait, uninjured, and with it a
bundle of letters, upon which the owner
had written request that it should be
destroyed unopened in the event of his
death. The seal was unbrpken
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
Beating the Bounds.

We extract the following from a story
by Thomas Hughes (author of Tom
Browns :'Schooldays at Rugby'O, print
ed In St. Nicholas. The story describes
the curious English ceremony called
Beating the Parish Bounds" both in
London and in the country.
Peter, Plump and Pip, the authors
three boy-charactcrs, were three as active
young scamps as ever trod shoe-leather
One day, they were having the liveliest
kind of fun hunting rabbits with ter
rier, when, in dense copse, they came
upon curiously marked stone bedded in
the earth. Meeting on the road an old
fellow named CATER Giles, who was seat
ed on a heap Of stones, his legs wide
apart, engaged IN breaking the bigger
ones with a long hammer, the boys
learned from him that their stone marked
the parish bounds. The old man was
easily persuaded to tell what he knew
about it, which, as Mr.. Hughes relates
it, was much as follows:
When he was little chap at the parish
school, they had holiday every year on
"Gang Monday He didn't just mind
when it came round, but somewhere
about Whitsuntide. Well, on Gang Mon
day morning, all the boys went to the
churchyard, and there was the lords
steward with a map, and the parish con-
stable, and smart few men and women,
too, who had mind to beat the bounds
."possessioning" processioning) they
called it, or some such name. He was
no scholar, but minded the name for all
that.
So the "possessioners" started with the
steward in front and the constable rlng-
ing bell, and the rest following in row.
They marched all around the parish, and
now and again the steward would stop,
and sometimes they drove stake or set
up a stone like that one in the copse.
That was in places where there was dis
pute about the parish line. Then they'd
use to catch boy Or two, and take him
by the arms and legs and bump him up
against the stone or tree, so as he should
remember the place afterward.
At the brook, too, along that part Of it
where the parish line struck it, and ran
down it for, might be, two or three fur
longs, there was scramble to see who
should be pushed in to wade down. II
wasn't more than knee deep for any one
as knew which side to keep and where
to cross. But now and again some young
chap as didn't know would be in, and
they as knew called him wrong SO as he
should go plump into the holes above his
middle, for all the folks to laugh at; and
J sometimes they caught boy and chucked
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
Patches and Heroes.

"Three! four five! How funny!"
cried the girls. "Hurrah!" shouted the
boys. What we're they countings" Yesi
the patches on poor little Constance's
dress She heard every word and the boys
loud laugh. Poor little heart! At first
she looked down, then the tears came
with great rush, and she tried to run
home.
"Cry-baby!' p said the boys.
"Don't want her to sit next to me-"
said Ella Gray.
What right has she to come to our
sahool?'' whispered proud! Lily Gross.
''There don't mind word they say"
exclaimed Douglas Stewart, leaving the
group of rude boys and trying to comfort
Constance. Let me carry your books y
he continued. "Cheer up! It is only a
little way to your home isn't it?''
Constance looked up through her tears
to see the bravest boy IN school at her
side
II live in the little house under the
HILL" said Constance. cit isn't like your
grand house,
"No matter for that it has pretty vines
and climbing roses, and it's very nice
house to live in,' said Douglas. 81 dare
say you are happy there?"
eyes; don't want to come to this
school again., said Constance, softly.
ooh, things will be all rlgntin day
or two," said the boy kindly. "Nevel
mind them just now.''
They had been talking Of heroes little
while before; they had been wishing tc
be like Alexander ana Cesar and Napo
leon. There was not hero among then
except this same Douglas Stewart, wht
dared to stand out before all his school
mates and befriend this poor, forlorn lit
tie girl. So 8. Visitor.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
The Tragedy at sloan's.

"Do l understand, Mrs. Slean,'' said the
Magistrate, "that you make charge of
attempted infanticide against your hus-
band p
ssWell, not exactly that" replied Mr..
Sloan. 'sYour Honor, the situation is this.
We have one baby year and half old,
and then we also have twins just two
months old. Little cherubs, both of them.
haps, but my eyes and my amiable expree
sion.''
ssHis hair, too, Your Honor" said Mrs.
Sloan, tshis hair-red.''
ssBefore we were married, may it please
the Court,'' said Mr.. Sloan, ssshe was fond
of alluding to it as auburn. But no matter.
She went yesterday to Woman Suffrage
Convention. staid at home with the chill
dren, three of them, Your Honor I
only have tuo arms. When two of the
little folks cried, I would set down q
silent one and carry those that
screamed. Then the one put down
would begin, and I'd have to pick hina
no and Law down another and then 1t
would scream. I tried to carry the odd
one pig-a- back, but it was no use, he aoould
slip down and bump his nose on the floor.
Imagine the situation. It was hard. I was
nearly wild. Only two nursing bottles, too,
and the third baby yelling like Grow Indian
while the twins were feeding"
ssCouldn't he suck his thumb?" asked the
Magistrate.
ssMrs. Sloan won't let him. She closed
the gate.of joy, so to speak, against her own
offspringl Absolutely prohibited the child
from sucking it's own thumb! Nero, in his
worst days, never went that far, ! i'm
agine.'
"The historians forgot to mention it if he
did, said the Justice.
"Precisely. Well, got along as we'll rs ]
Daily globe., 1879-06-08
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
Profitable Farming.

The most vital question affecting the
Especially is this felt in the depressed
condition of our markets at the present
time, when produce OF all kinds does not
pay the cost Of production. Below we
give condensed summary Of the more
prominent causes affecting the condition
of the agri cultural class. We do not
propose to present to readers all the cause
affecting the successful outcome of the
farm, but rather to point out the more
important and prominent ones. We call
particular attention 10 the following:
/. The enormous loss which many
farmers sustain from the neglected con-
dition of the manure piles. +
2. From the exposure OF farm machin-
cry to the inclemencies of the weather.
3. From the loss which is sustained
keeping more animals than the owner
can properly provide food and shelter
for.
4. From raising scrubby and indifer-
ent animals, when good ones could be
raised at the same cost and twice the
profit.
5. Tilling more land than can be prop
erly cultivated, thereby raising on two
acres that which might be more profta-
bly, raised on one.
6. Making specialtles ofcertain crops
to the ultimate exhaustion of the soil.
Z. From disposing of the crops in the
condition in which they are raised, in
stead of converting them into beef, porl
or mutton.
s. In neglecting properly to attend tx
the little details Of the farm.
8. In not keeping strict account o
the transactions of the farm.
10. In not using proper judgment il
disposing of the produce Of the farm ant
the purchasing of machinery and othe
necessaries.
II. Purchasing provisions whicl
should be raised at home.
IL. In not having machinery enougl
to properly harvest and save the crop.
We believe that failure to make farm
ing profitable may be traceable to one Q
several of the above causes, which a littl
study and forethought will successful
obviate. 1t will be apparent to every on
who gives the above causes due consider
alton that the remedy for unproftabl
farming lies with the farmer.-Iosoa, I
Pr0irie Farmer.
Daily globe., 1879-06-08

him in. But the boys mostly were too
knowing, and kept away from the men
when they got near the brook.
There was deal of waste land too,
there, and the steward, he had an eye to
it all sure enough, as they went along, to
see that no poor man had run up bit Of
place for his jackass or pig, or fenced
round a rood Of tatcrs or cabbages. He
minded one time when they came across
q bit of sty as Israel Willis, the char
coal burner, had put up. and how at the
stewards bidding they had pulled it
down and chased Israel's sow and her
litter on the common. No, he knew
better now. Israel had gone to the bad,
and ended in thacounty Jail all along of
that business. Twas no business of
their'n to help clear the lords waste, and
now twas all took in and fenced off these
forty year, and no man the better but the
lord, and no place left for psor folk to
cut bit of furze, or turn out goose or a
pig, or pick few bits of stick for fire.
Then on Gang Mondays when they got
back, there was bread and cheese and ale
for all, and buns and a glass of ale for the
boys, and the bells ringing all the after.
noon, and two shillings apiece for the
ringers. He had heard tell of a piece o1
land called Gang Mondays land, as was
left in old times to pay for beating tho
| parish bounds. What had come of thai
now? there was no holiday, nor bread an6
cheese and ale, nor buns nor bell-ringing
So old Giles crooned on, breaking
stone now and then with whack Of hi
whip to ease hisfeelings, and glad Of sucl
attentive listeners to his budget of olt
stories and grievances, as the boys wer
proving themselves to be.
They sat about him all ears, till tn
church-clock in the distance struck fv
and warned them of teatime at the vicar
age. Then they jumped up and hurrie'
of, leaving old Giles sitting on the stone
heap and thwacking away with more tina
usual diligence, as the thoughts of var
ished holidays and the wrongs of tn
poor came thronging back once nor
across his awakened memory.
As they trotted along toward the "
Garage, the boys banded their chaff a
usual backward and forward, agreeing
nothing but this one thing, that it woul
be great fun-or s'real swagger," 8
Plump would call ito have a .'Gan
Monday next year in Moreton parish.