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National Republican., 1879-09-25
OBJ Carpets go to Julius Lansburgh,s.


Mrs. G. V. Smith, of 6l5 Ninth street. has
received large assortment of goods for fall and
winter, and ladies desiring to examine the
latest styles Of millinery should call at her
store. Her stock is very large, and she is con-
stAntly adding 10 it, keeping pace with every
change that fashion dictates.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

Attention II called to tho fact that tho do
parturs of tho George Leary for Norfolk and
the intermediate points will be delayed next
Saturday, for that trip, only until II o'clock at
night. This offers rare opportunity for por.
sons desirous of viewing the lower Potomac
ana Chesapeake Bay by daylight, as they can
do so without losing any time from business.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

The Health officer yesterday received in
formation Of tho intended slaughter Of dis
eased animal at slaughter-hOuso in the south
western section Of the city. Upon proceeding
to the slaughter-house il was found that tho
National Republican., 1879-09-25

The following indictments were yesterday
presented by the Grand jury Samuel Sheck.
ellis, petit larceny, second O1ouse Maria Hans
borough, larceny.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

INdRAtS CARPETS, 25c up; Wool Carpets
SOC Brussel Carpets, 75c up. Bargains in
Blankets. Best Wool Cushmeres in tho city
for SOC mp. Nnndain. 700 Mnrket Space.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

THE Union Law Association have voted
unanimously to enter in body the post.grad-
uate class of the law school Of the National
University.
National Republican., 1879-09-25
1hsruoIneiriG headings.
OFFICE CHEF SlGHAL.OFFiCER, D. y. A.,
gpDtpInbpr d 1870


For the middle Atlantic States clear or. partly
cloudy weather. colder uorlhery winds; higher
kGIymeier
National Republican., 1879-09-25

Con- Silver Elgin stem.Winding Watches,
1880, at II. Harris & Co.'s, 435 seventh street.
National Republican., 1879-09-25
Handsome

Handsome Diamond King,
stones, white, ct oarats, $55. Jacobs Bros,
1923 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

OPERA GLASSES from $3.50 up at Harris &
Co.. 435 Seventh street northwest.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

New stock of Rogers & Bros and Meriden
silyer.plated ware, ut r. Harris & Co.'s, 435
Seventh street.
National Republican., 1879-09-25
The Leary's Saturday Night Trip.

IF you have headache try Lodille's Headache
Specific. 1t positively cures. Price so cents
National Republican., 1879-09-25

a Gents "Waltbam" Stem windcr,
Solid gold cases, handsomely engraved, 500.
Jacobs Bros, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1879-09-25
The Yellow Fever.

BURY's PIPsIssfwA cures all kidney and
blaller diseases, gravel, lemale weakness. &c.
National Republican., 1879-09-25
Tho horticultural Society.

UpHoLsTERING speciality at Julius Lans-
hnrolps
National Republican., 1879-09-25
Elegant Solitaire Ring.
A Mysterious Throat-Cut.

carats, perfect, brilliant, $3.50. Jacobs Bros.
1929 Pennsylvania avenue.
National Republican., 1879-09-25

The Weekly Mortality Report.

Our IS Ito order) are immense. Eislman &
Scheyer, sos 7th street, May building.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
A Nebraska Wolf Hunt.
Hebron (Neb) Sentinel.

From numerous persons complaints Of
wolves have been heard during the
winter, but the boldest action yet heard
of was an attack by one on the calves Of
James Stackhouse while feeding in the
corn field few days since. The calves
running pell-melI to the house attracted
the attention of the family, and, as his
wolfship followed clear into the yard,
Mr.. Stackhouse concluded to return the
compliment, which ne did by selling an
old musket, and, mounting feet horse,
followed the untowa ID visitor very much
after the fashion of John Gilpin. Jim
says it was fine sport, and kind O. excitin'
like. But after putting charge OF shot
into the fellow with no percepIible result,
with determination to take him in, it
became ''raal animatin'." The animal
had become very much fatigued, but as
no ammunition had been taken along it
was resolved into a rough-snd-tumble
tilt or no tilt at all. Jim was bent on 8
square tussle, and, squirting up his steed,
dash was made and blow aimed that
would have knocked the cheek off stall
fed politician but, alas for human hope
and expectation, the horse jumped to
avoid the stroke, planting Jim's cocoa
nut in the rich prairie soil, and standing
up his manly frame for all the world like
a big forked tree, while the old musket
punched the ground with determine.
ton that left only the barrel, the wolf
meanwhile leaving as fast IS his weary
legs could carry him of. Jim recovered
q perpendicular, with his German very
much elevated, and, after viewing the
situation tor a moment, started in pur-
suit of the enemy, hsrboring burning
rancor within that BODIED determination,
The result soon proved the conclusion of
the boy who was licked with the ramrod,
that gun was dangerous thing with
out lock, stock or cock, for Jim marched
home triumphantly with a scalp hanging
from his belt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
Diary of a Paris Exposition.

Have come home. Have crossed the
Atlantic in large steamer, which rolled
for three days in storm on the Banks.
Rolled violently. Rolled all the time.
Oscillation from side to side at rate of
one every four seconds. Fifteen min
ute. Rolled Us from enc side to t'other
of bunk Rolled US out of cur hunks,
Rolled tinware, plates, bottles, pots and
pans to leeWard. Rolled back fragments
of plates, bottles and pots to windward.
Rolled prayers out of sundry scared pas
sengers, who thought the ship going
down. In fact, ship did go down. Only
ship came up again. As we'll as many
eatables temporarily placed in stonachs.
Rolled curses out Of hardened and sin
stained travellers. Occasionally for break
fast extra rolls. Hot rolls. Rolled
gravy, eggs and forks into ladies' laps.
Roll on thou dark, blue ocean, roll !"
End of officers bridge sometimes undSr
water. Sleep impossible. Tried nire'
teen different positions. Invariably
ended by standing near y on my head
while lying down. Ladies ditto. Cabin
stewardess large, fat woman. Was fre>
~ Oh dCSh5 p1A fCA
izing beet tea, ssusages and soft bJied
eggs IN transit fer sick lady passengers
As well as in frequent process Of violent
eiectment from female stste>rooms with
empty disnes Covered with bruises.
Black and blue. Roll on thou black and
blue ocean, roll Legs no use on ship
board. Only to slip and fall down With.
A man needs claws Ike terrspin. HOr>
rible noise from steamers screws every
few minutes when lifted out of water.
Thought the bottom was falling out.
Screw racing" Whizzing round in
empty air. Sounds like seven-cart loads
Of old iron dumped all at once down
stairs. General tremble, shiver and
shake of vessel Nervous? Yes. Fright
ened? Yes. Expect man to stand on
his head in bed very four seconds and
hear an earthquake ike that with 6
heavenly compOsure? Will Edison now
stop ship s from rolling and screws from
racing? Roll on thou John Tho mas,
Graphic.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

The bloodhound is now employed by
Spanish fishermen to catch sharks on the
Cuban coast.
All the shoes for the use of the army
are now made at the military prison at Fort
LeavenwOrth, Kansas, by military convicts.
A bill was recently introduced in the
Vermont legislature prohibiting gambling of
all kinds even the grabbing at church fairs
Three colors-red, white and green
are used as signals by the RAILROADS, and en-
gineers complain that in bright sunlight the
red appears green. The Pennsylvania rail-
road company is thinking of making a par.
tisl change.
A man recently hunting in the woods
of Michigan shot large albino buck, weigh.
ing over 200 pounds, and with fve-pronged
antlers. The animal Is as white as snow,
excepting few gray hairs on the neck,
shoulders and hips.
"Just to see him kick" was the excuse
given for his crime by an Arkansas mur>
derer, who, however, was outdone in cool
ness by NJ Debofe, of lie Pas de Calais
France, who cut woman into fifteen pieces,
and when the juge d instruction confronted
him with the CHASTITY remains said, That's
the woman, but l find her a good deal
changed"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
Life in Sing Sing.
New York Sun.

In the keepers Office is a partly fin
ished pack of cards which one OF the con-
victs was caught making. If he had
succeeded he would have been able to
enjoy the exciting sport of 3 game of
solitaire. A few years ago he could
hardly become interested in q game
where blue chips predominsted; now he
was ready to become excited over game
between his right hand and his lett for
imaginary stakes. The cards were made
of shipping tags which he had smuggled
from the shoe shop, and the suits were
marked in blood. The face cards were
ingeniously figured. One bore the fig
ure o. police officer. OF course the
maker intended this for knave. But
the pack was not completed, for it found
its way into the keepers desk be ore the
cards were more than half marked. A
chapter might be written on the expedi>
ents of the prisoners for killing time.
There is caste in Sing Sing prison.
At the head of the elite stand the bank
robbers. The man who enters as the hero
Of daring and successful bank robbery,
and was given away by some fsithless pal,
finds bis reputation already established.
The scums Of prison society are those
who are under sentence for rape. They
are ostracized by the other prisoners.
No other prisoner will speak to them;
they are stunned even by the most hard
ened criminals. The manner in which
murderers are regarded is DEPENDENT
upon the circumstances of the killing.
The convict who has killed bis man in
cold blood does not enjoy the esteem of
his fellow convicts. Ii he shot down
man in order to make his way o2t of
trap into which he had fallen while at.
tempting daring thing in the burglary
line, the affair is considered one attended
by extenuating circumstances. As a
rule, murdenrs do not rsnk very high
using the expression in its prison sense
among those belonging to the criminal
classes. They are not often professional
criminals. Their criminal history is fire.
quently summed up in the one act which
was done in the heat of passion, and
which sent them to prison. Thus 1t is
that murde.ers are not regarded by the
keeper as very dangerous class of prison
ers.
Caste in prison is wholly dependent
upon the prisoners last. A man once
in gentle society may be employed on the
most distasteful of prison drudgery, and
a social outcast may be in the enjoyment
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09

vehicles are not under, but are placed on
each side OF the loot, thus giving the
wearer good standing IS we'll IS solid
footing The rear wheels are three inches
in diameter, while those in front are but
two and a halt inches This gives the
foot slight incline, and when in motion
has much to do in imIelling the pedes-
trisn forward. Extending from the toe,
with slight curve toward the ground, Is
piece of Casting termed The pusher,
which is simply used in mounting the ell
ovation or steep incline. From the CEN
ter of the heel small brass wheel extends
backward, serving as q guide as well as
brake. The whole scarcely turns the
scale at pound weight. In u-ing them
no more effort is required than in 0rdi
nary walking. The wearer steps with
his regular stride, and is amazed to find
himself skimming over the ground 30 rap
idly with SO little muscular effort. Mr..
Hobbs explains the mystery of the rapid
movement as follows: A man whose stride
is thirty two inches will traverse forty
eight inches, or One-half further with the
pedomoter Tiss is because the body
is in constant motion. For instance, says
he, the traveller starts, and while he
raises one foot to step he continues rap
idly onward until the foot is set down
and the other raised to make another
step. This gives him more momentum,
and away he goes over two miles in the
same time it would take him TO accom-
plish mile with the feet. No effort oil
the body is required for their use, as in
skates The traveller simply plants one
foot before the other and finds himself
whizzed along at a lively rate.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
An Example from Persia.

The shah is reducing his expenditure
Il was the custom to give the employees
of the home, foreign, war and other Off
e. no matter what their rank, midday
meal (nsbar) paid for by the shah. The
nshsr expenses, amounting TO nesrly one
hundred thousand dollars per annum,
are to be saved. In the harem great
reduction of expense is also to take place.
Every one of the principal ladies OF the
harem has, according to her rank certain
number of ladies o. companions :" these
are ordered to join their respective fami-
lies. Thu number of servants Is reduced.
About fourteen hundred horses are to be
disposed OF by selling the good ones and
by giving the bad ones away; the number
of carriages will he reduced the pensions
to princes o, the royal family will share
a similar fate.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
Every Man Ills Own Locomotive.
PhiladeIp1ia Record.

The newspaper carrier who serves pa
pers to the attendants in the permanent
exhibition building goes his rounds at
the rate OF twelve miles an hour. be
travels on machines not unlike roller
skates, which are called psdomotors, sc-
cording to the inventor, Mr.. ]. h. Hobbs,
an architect on Walnut street, above
Fifth. TIE day is not Tar distant when
the whole city will be on wheels, when
pedestrians will be skimming through the
streets at the rate OF ten miles an hour
without any more effort than is now put
forth in persm bulating half that distance
The pedomoter consists of four tough,
light wooden wheels, supplied with an
ter rim OF tough india rubber. There
wheels are secured TO frame the shape
of the foot, which is strapped to the pedal
extremities in the usual manner. I'm
like roller skates, the wheels of these ittls
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
ABuRA-zEslE (oIL).

is SUBJECTIVE fumes Of the chslcOal
producing asphy1ia.
ABURl-zEhIE (onl.
As its name imports, this torture is
simply the application of boiling oil to
the person of the sufferer.
HAsHIGo zEME (THE LADDER).
The accused is bound to horizontal
ladder, and the executieners force
him to drink immense quantities of wa
ter. When the swollen body of the vic
tim gives indication that no more water
can be taken in, s broad and heavy piece
of wood is used in such a manner thst
the water is violently driven back in the
direction of the head, and forced out of
eyes, mouth and nostrils. When this
torture is applied with severity the vic
tim seldom, if ever, recover.
BoRAKU-zEME
This consists in compelling the &C
cused to stand upon q grating under
which gradually increasing fire is kept
up. There are no means OF escape, for
the prisoner is surrounded by q strong
fence and confined to the heated grating
for mo ton.
TEPP0-ZEME.
In the interior OF 8 copper tube lighted
charcoal is placed. The accused is then
made to grasp the tube, to which his
hand is then bound, and to walk rapidly
in such direction as will expose an end
o, the tube to the wind. By this means
the torture is accelerated or lessenei in
proportion to the motion.
NETTo-ZEME (BoIi ING wATER).
This barbarous torture is performed by
binding the sufferer to frame, expos
ing the whole of his back, the position
b ing OF such kind as to strain all the
important muscles Incisions are then
made in the skin and are washed with
boiling water until the wounds cape
wide. Should the prisoner still be mute,
or if tits desired 10 make terrible exams
pie of one to strike fear into his accom-.
plices. molten lead is then poured into
the open wounds. According to the
chronicle, dark vapor rises into the air,
and the body speedily becomes of the
color of cinnaoar. The consequences OF
this terrible torture must be apparent.
HEBI-ZEMR (sNAKEs).
The accused is placed within a copper
utensil having perforation large enough
to permit his head to pass through, q
number of venomous snakes are then
introduced, and spirit poured into the
box. Fire is then applied until the
heated spirit drives the snakes to
furious attacks upon the naked body OF
the victim. This torture, with hellish
cruelty, is especially used in cases OF
women, because of the natural sntipsthy
OF that sex to reptiles and creeping things
of all description.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
Back from Egypt.
From the Atlanta Constituti.n

About four years ago the Khedive of
Egypt became dissatisfied with the native
officers of his army, and wanted to secure
the services of some outside officer. He
did not care to enlist European officers,
because in case Of European complica-
tions they might probably desert the
Egyptian standard. He therefore ap-
piled TO General Sherman to send him
some ex- American officers. Among those
who went into the service of the Khe-
dive on this requisition was Mr. @. /.
Groves, of Rome, Ga. Mr.. Groves was
in the navy in his younger days, but had
settled down into quiet and prosperous
farmer. He had beautiful place under
the shadow of Mount Alto near Rome.
He LETT his family in this country and
went By himself He spent three years
in the service of the Khedive. About
the LIST of last June, the Khedive pro-
posed to cut down the army and dis
charged about 10000 men. In this
reduction the American officers were dis
charged with the exception of General
Stone and Colonel Groves. Colonel
Groves was absent on az exploration at
the time, or he thinks he would have
been discharged with the rest of his.
oountrymen. When he returned, feeling
that he would be relieved in a short
time, he asked for a discharge, which
was given him. In the Egyptian service,
an officer who is henorably DISCHARGED
has a half years pay and his expenseE
home paid. IT he resigns, of course, he
gets nothing. Colonel Groves was
sonorably discharged and came home.
He will live in Georgia the rest Of his
days probably, although he speaks OF his
Egyptian service as a most pleasant
episode, and one to which he will look
hack with pleasure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
The New Vault.
Scientific American.

The new vault in the United States
sub-treasury, in this city, lately described
by us, which has teen prepared for the
storage of silver dollars, Is forty-eight
feet in length, thirty feet in width and
twelve feet in height. If every available
inch should be packed solidly With ALA
grain dollars it would hot hold far from
forty million dollars. Every one knows
that silver is bulky, but few persons are
aware how bulky it is. A bag of 1000
4l21 grain dollars weighs SO 3-l6 pounds
avoirdupois Accordingly one hundred
thousand of the dollars weigh not far
from three tons. Ifa nero ant or banker
having a payment of $4,000 to mace is
compelled by circumstances to pay with
silver dollars, he wonld need vehicle as
strong and as large an an ordinary coal
cart (made to carry q ton OF coaI to
transport them aud if this amount should
be heaped up. no more than 81, 900 silver
dollars could be loaded on it,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
Some Senatorial characteristics.
Washington Letter.

washington Letter.
Thurman's "red bandanna" and his
" terrific sport" are much exaggerated.
H seldom, in fact, uses his handkerchief,
and the snort he gives would not modest
his sleepy companion to the left, Nc
Creery, of Kentucky, and if he is undis-
turbed l don't see who else need be.
Ingalls,, of Kansas, is the most fastidiOus
man in the senate. He dresses sprucely,
but not extrsvagantly. He generally
wears white tie and white kids. He is
a nervous little fellow, and hard, per-
sistent worker, and, by the way, / as a
brain that contains a good deal of hard
sense. Conkling can do more work in a
given time than any other man in the
senate. He is as rapid with his thoughts
in developing them into action as are
his limbs in propelliDg his body, and he
walks like an O'Leary, only with that
peculiar COnkling air, as much as TO say
l am the walking and the talking
" Apollo Belvedere."
Pennsylvania has the champion sena-
tors for quietness and dignity. Don
Cameron never smiles, or il ne does it is
when he gspes, and then he uses his
handkerchief to cover the wonderful
cavity. Wallace slides srOund as easily
as a matron, and bears himself with
unusual dignity and rgserVe. Beck does
the greatest amount of talking Of any
man in the senate, and his talk is not
all hollow mockery and vain show. Mat
thews is keeping very quiet, only when
Texas Pacific is called, and then Mat
thews is ready, with strategy, elOquence
and logic. Justice Morrill, has somewhat
OF a resemblance to Charles Sumner in
the way he dresses, in the manner IN
which be stands while speaking, but not
in what he says; so tho parallel will not
hold to its conclusions.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
The Workshop.

A good leather belt, one inch wide,
has sufficient strength to lift 1000
pounds.
The plates for saws are made Of iDgOts
of steel, carefully prepared to secure uni
formity, and reduced 10 the proper thick
ness by rolling.
Silver is the most perfectly rejecting
substance known, absorbing but 9 per
cent. of the incident rays, while speculum
metal absorbs 81 per cent.
For fastening rubber plates or rugs to
metal or wood, use q solution OF shellac
in ten times its weight of strong am
monia. Leave it to soften tor ives rs
without heat.
A gallon OF ink may be made as fol-
lows: Twelve ounces powdered nut
gals, ounces sulphate of indigo, s
ounces copperas, 2 or 8 ounces cloves
and ounces of gum arabic
Begin to lace in the center of the belt,
and take much care to keep the ends ex-
actly in line, and to lace both sides with
equal tightness. The lacing should not
be crossed on the side of the belt that
runs next to the pulley.
MACHINES IN Watcn-IactOry Will cut
screws with $40 threads to the inch the
finest used in the watch has $50 These
threads are invisible to the naked eye,
and it takes $4,000 of the screws to
weigh q pound. A pound of them is
worth six pounds OF pure gold. Lay one
upon piece of white paper, and it looks
ike tiny steel filing.
I,ktIo I1ohla 20
decay under the influence of dry at
mosphere, and will resist decomposition
for an indefinite period when Kept to-
tally submerged in the water. The piles
of old London bridge driven 500 years
before, were found to be in good cOndi
ton when the new bridge was erected in
1929, and those whica served as the foun-
datiOn for Tr jams bridge over the Dan
ube, A ID. 105, are said to be sill visi.
bic at low stages of water
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
KING wIrLAr,s DRIsEIsG-HoRS.
BIT HENRY wADsw ,ErH LoserlIIow.

Witlaf, king OF the xons, Isl
Err yet his lat be breathed,
To ths merry monk of Croyland
HIS dr.nkins-hoIn bequeaihed-
That. wherever they sat at their revels,
And drank fro the golden bowl,
They might remember the donor,
And breathe prayer fol- his soul.
So Eat they onee at fhrlstmas,
And babe the goblet pass
In their boards he red wine glistened
Like dew. drops in the grass.
They drank 10 the soul Of Witlaf.
They drank to Christ the Lord,
And 70 each Of the Twelve Apostles,
Who had preached his holy word.
They drank to the saints and martyrs
OF the dismal DAYS OF yore,
And as FOOD as the horn was empty,
They remembered one saint more,
And the reader droned from the pulpit,
Like the murmur OF many bses,
The legend of good Saint Guthlac,
And saint BAsils hemilies;
TIL the great bells of the convent,
From their prison in toe tower;
Guthl and Bsrtholomsus,
Proclaimed the midnight hour.
And the Yule-log cracked in the chimney,
And the Abbot bow d his head.
And the hameets fspped AID fiekered,
But the Abbot was stark and dead.
Yet ,till in bis pallid fingers
He clutc ed the Golden bowl,
In which, he a pearl dissoiving,
Had sunk and dissolved his soul.
BIT not for this their revels,
The joyful monks foi bore,
For they cried, Fill high the goblet !"
We must drink TO one SAINT morel