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National Republican., 1880-07-07
Republican Celebration at ucrndon, Va

TO he Editor Of The Natoud Republicans:
SIR: The loyal !ittlc village of Herndon,
Fairfax county, Va, celebrated the Fourth of
July ton the fifth in style not usual In old
Nirginia-that is, bya republican pole. raising.
The day opened with the usual evidences of
loyalty and patriotism, the firing of guns, eX-
plOsiOn of crackers aud display OF bunting,
Ouo old democrat must have hunted out
an antc.bcllum flag, which he put out with the
UuiOn Jack down, a fit emblem of his party.
AS tho hours proceeded tEo citizens came
pouring in from all directions from the sur.
rounding country, aud before the morning had
very far advanced a multitude had assembled
to witness the uplifting of a Garfield aud
Arthur pole. All things being in readiness,
the main-mast in its place, between and 3
o'clock the top.mast had been secured in posi-.
tion, reaching an altitude of just ninety feet
above The ground, aud beautiful new hig Of
twenty-five fcctin length was graceful 'yholtiug
in Il refreshing breeze from the tOp.must-head,
Above this lNg, however, aud stretching far
out into the clear sky, was displayed "a
stroancr, uuou which, In large aud distinct
letters, were the names of Garfield aud Artl ar,
under whose command the republican army IS
to march through the coming conflict TO Ger.
tain victory. Aud FdiGX county and the
eighth congressional district and the Od
Dominion herself will, we hope, take an hon.
ored place in freedoms line this lidi.
ID. =. LTTTLEOSE.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
Snvnrn sinr,n I'm NL.rinIn-

PETERSBURG, VA, July 6,-Information has
been received here of Il destructive storm in
Brunswick county, which demolished barns,
uprootcd trees and did great damage to crops.
The barn of Potter Williams was blown down,
and his entire crop Of tobacco 10000 pounds)
was completely ruined.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
NIne nnNs NYItIlnnl Ennd.

New YoRK, July Cdr. Tanners fast
entered its ninth day at noon to-day. He has
fallen away perccptiby aud has grown pcttl-
lent and nervous. lie says he isuow suffering
the worst Of the trial. lie took two short
walks to-day. As yet ho uses no water ox.
cept TO rinse his mouth. lie is hopeful and
determined.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
General sherman in Manitoba

ST. PAUL, MINN July CA dispatch from
Winnipeg, Man, says General Sherman was
met at st. Bonifacc by Premier Nurquay aud
the local officers. A procession was formed
which was escorted by cavalry across tho Red
river aud received by II salute of nineteen
guns on the Winnipeg side, whence it pro.
ceeled to the Government house.
National Republican., 1880-07-07

boroalii. They appeared in sight all night
and gradually faded away rs daylight came.
The weather was beautifully clear aud not r
cloud was visible during the eutiro night On
the following day there was tremendous
thunderstorm, accompanied by gale Of wind,
but no rain.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
Niore lourIl, ~ 7InIy casualties.

A som of Nh, A. B ,hoG, living at 40. 5lI
E.olc Island avenue, while firing 70 national
salute ON Monday anoru0u u#oI the thumb
OF his lelr hand for % target, with disastrous
rr uIt % thc m.uHor.
A son og Mr.. G,,rgc N1ilpr, residing at No.
3b Virginia avenue northwest, on Monday
afternoon accidentally sLo. bis brother with
toy pistol. The bah catered the back of the
ueul; and clmo out near the throat, causing a
NiMluL II mot AIngnruns. wound.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
A Llttle onIet cnnndl,n rnnndor.

MONTREAL, July 6.-Tho failure of natives
of the United States residing hero to celo.
brate independence day is explained by the
fact that nearly all American residents have
become naturuliaed British subjects, under
the law promoted by LoId DuGerin. Many
OF them hold Offices in the PROVINCE.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
Tho Fast Mail Trains.

Superintendent Thompson Of the railway
mail service yesterday received kilograms
from various points, showing that the new fast
mail system was working very satisfactorily,
and that ut every place heard from the trains
were running on schedule timo.
National Republican., 1880-07-07

was called at o'clock. The course was one
mile, from Long Point TO Bcmis Point. Mon.
roc took the Iced on tho start. Wade, however,
soon drew up abreast On nearing tho stake
boat Monroe drew to the front and won by
three lengths in twonty.four minutes and nine.
teen seconds There was an immense crowd
in attendance.
National Republican., 1880-07-07
Lhc WnrI,Ingmcn,, ncncnnlent snclnly.

4 the h'tycurly meeting OF the General
Worhmgmou's Benevolent society .Ggrmul,
oNicoy- wgra elected Tor tuu ensuing term
President, A. S.oyrrs; yiyg.pr, sidyut ", Koch;
secretary, G.. E.ll; treasurer +, DthlcT
cN,cp,vo committee, John Mogp l.. Sicvcrs;
Charles Hammer ml AL l>amwcecg sick com-
miDtoc, t. souucaberg, f. luua-r an Johu
National Republican., 1880-07-07

DANvILLE, VA, July 6.-Lowis Ramey, a
negro who killed his wife here last month,
was convicted Of murder in the first degree at
the Hastings court Of Danvillc to-day. The
jury WIS composed of two negroes and ten
~ hitog
National Republican., 1880-07-07
An l,4oitmg swimming Match.

JAMrArowN, n, Y, July G,.-'rho swimming
uatcA between Harry Monroe Of Troy, Pa,
RuJ George II, Wade Of Now York, vo.te'day
National Republican., 1880-07-07

Professor n A, Qna.n w,, drowned In tho
bay a. Galveston, luNp yesterday.
National Republican., 1880-07-07

Spain is considering tho claims tor mlom.
uly made on behaltof American citIlyns for
losses sustained IN Cuba,
National Republican., 1880-07-07
TlDIRGS BY TELEGRAPH.
News Gathered and Brought In on
the Wires.
Chicago Counts ovor Hair u Million Inhnb.
itnnts-MiNed Juryin vlrginla-storm In
Virginia The Fasting Doctor
General sherman In the
DOmiuiou-Larceuy ofa
Fishing Schooner.
Chicago Happy.
Convicted by u Mixed Jury.

CHICAGO, July 6.-'rhe population of Ch
cago by the completed census is 501.g79.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
A BOdie Snake Story.

George Finney, driver of the Virginia
and Bodie stage, says that snakes of
several species, including hoops and rat
tiers, are getting to be so plentiful along
the road at his end of the route that it is
dangerous to leave the coach, and it is a
great wonder he hasn't lost his team be-
fore this. In coming in the other day
he drove in a lot of snakes that literally
covered the road for about 500 yards
He couldn't turn out, so he sent the silk
into the horses and dashed through on
dead run. How the team escaped injury
puzzled him. One big hoopsnake, about
ten feet long, that was lying in the centre
of the road, as soon as it heard the coach
coming, uncoiled itself just as the team
was passing over it and made vicious
strike with its spiked, bony tail at the
belly of the nighwheeler, but missed
him and struck the pole. The force Of
the blow was SO great that the tail was
driven into the hard wood some three
inches. The snake, being unable to
withdraw it, was dragged along for about
100 yards until it was killed by one of
the wheelers stepping on it and breaking
off the spike. The venomous reptile
gave frightful yell, denoting pain
mingled with rage, as it expired, and
before reaching the next station the
wagon pole was swelled up as big as an
ordinary sawlog, while poison was drip
ping out from under the irons at each
end like green sap from freshly-cut
salping. -BOdie St01ada7o- News.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
AhOnt PeAnntS.

The modus operandi by which the
nuts are separated, cleaned and classed IS
somewhat as follows The third story of
the building contains thousands of bush
els of peas in bags, and there the con-
tinual roar of the machinery is deafen-
ing. Each machine has duty to per-
form. First, there is q large cylinder in
which all the nuts are placed, in order
that the dust and dirt may be shaken off
them. They pass from the cylinder
into the brushes, where every nut re-
ceives fifteen feet of brushing before
it becomes free. Then they pass through
sluiceway to the floor below, where
they are dropped ON an endless belt,
about two and one-half feet in width,
and dashing along at the rate of
four miles an hour. On each side
of the belt stand eight colored girls,
and, as the nuts fall from the sluice
on to the belt the gils, with a quick
motion of the hand, pick out all the
poor-looking nuts, and by the time the
belt reaches the end two-thirds of the
nuts are picked off, allowing only the
finest to pass the crucible. Those that
do pass drop through another sluice and
empty into bags on the floor below.
by hand, sewed up and branded as
"cocks, " with the figure of rooster
prominent on its sides. The peas caught
up by the girls are then thrown to one
side, placed in the bags, and carried into
another room where they are again picked
over, the best singled out, bagged and
branded as "ships. These are as fine.
nut as the first for eating, but in shape
and color do not compare with the
"cocks." Having gone over them twice,
we now come to a third grade, which
are called and branded as "eagles."
These are picked out of the cuttings of
the "cocks and "ships," but now and
then you will find respectable-looking
nut among them, though the eyes of the
colored damsels are as keen as hawk,
and bad nut is rarely allowed to pass
their hands. The cuttings that are left
from the "eagles are bagged, sent
through the elevator to the top story,
and what little meat is in them is shaken
out by patent shelter, which is not on
ly novel, but as perfect piece
Of machinery as was ever invented.
These nuts being shelled by this new
process, the meat drops into bags below
free from dust or dirt of any kind, and
are then shipped in 20O-pound sacks to
the North, where they are bought up by
the confectioners for the purpose Of MAX
ing tafy or peanut candy. 1t may be
here stated that a peculiar kind Of oil
is extracted from the meat of the nut,
and in this speciality large trade is done
among the wholesale druggists. There
is nothing wasted, for even the shells
are made useful. They are packed in
sacks and sold to stable-keepers for
horse-bedding, and very healthy bed
they make.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
NEWS OF The WEEK.
ToRE1eN NEWS.

At O meeting of the Council Of the
English Royal Geographical Society deputa-
ton was present to request the assistance of
The society for Commodore Cheyne's Arctic ex-
ploring expedition. 1t was urged by the depu-
taton that England should do as much as
America to explore the Arctic regions. 1t was
also urged that it was peculiarly the Office OF a
Geographical Society to aid in the enterprise
Owing to the insufficient supply OF
cereals in Russia, movement is on foot to
prohibit the expectation of grain from the en-
pire. Melikof the dictator, is investigating
the situation, and will act promptly.
The managers of Paris newspaper
have been sentenced to six months imprlson-
ment.
The British troops operating against
the Basutos, in South Africa are having a
pretty lively time of it. One detachment has
been coraled in a fort, losing its barracks, and
another is cooped up some miles distant and
living on horsefesh.
A cable dispatch confirms the rumor
of the marriage Of the Gar Of Russia with the
Princess DojorouLi. The Cars family disap-
proving, the CzaroYitch weni to Hapsal, on
the Esthonian coast The Grand Dukes Con-
staRtine and Vladimir went abroad in order
that they might not witness the ceremony. The
marriage was very private.
The completion of the great Cologne
Cathedral was celebrated with great pomp in
the city of Cologne on the 18th of October.
Emperor William, Count Won Moltke, and nu-
merous Princes and Princesses participated IL
the celebration.
The Pope has summoned the Irish
Catholic Bishops to Rome to take into consider
alton the disturbed condition of Ireland.
A landlord named Hutchins was fired
at near Skbbereen, Ireland. Hutchins es-
capped, but his driver was shot dead.
The Spanish Minister of Justice has
informed the Papal Nuncio that any priest
who nlludes to politics in his sermons will be
expelled from Spain.
Advices from South America report
that Buenos Ayres, where snow rarely falls,
was visited by terrific snow-storm on the 18th
OF September. The damage consequent on the
storm was very great. 1t is believed that
100000 head of cattle, 100000 sheep, and
100000 horses persisted in the storm.
Felix Pyat, journalist of Paris, will
serve two years and pay fine of 1000 francs
for iustfyinG Berezowskis attempt on the life
of the Gar.
The Sultan of Morocco offers protec-
ton to all religious creeds.
The harvest in Scotland is completed,
and is reported as being above the average in
quality and quantity. The extent of wheat
culture has diminished, owing to the sharp
competition Of American producers.
The County of Kerry, Ireland, in the
southwestern corner Of which the land agent
Hutchins was recently shot at, has been pro-
claimed in a state of disturbance, and an addi-
tional force of soldiers and policemen will be
sent there.
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touched in the clergyman's heart. He
advised her to leave the cars at the next
station. return to Worcester. and there
put the case IN the hands Of the police.
Jennie consented to the plan, and, great
" to her surprise and pleasure, DR.. S -
volunteered to accompany and assist
her.
Fortunately the up-train was met at
the next station, and Jennie, with DR..
s., left the one train to take the
other. The excited girl felt ashamed of
her position, and divided her anger be-
tween Alexander Lawrence and the au-
thor who had dared picture a pick
pocket as man with black beard,
wearing suit of conventional black.
No longer did she distrust DIR. s..
When they reached Worcester DR..
s. sought the chief of police, and the
result of the matter was that Mr.. Alex
ander Lawrence was soon In the hands
of the law. The missing pocket book
was not found on his person, but an in
dictment was procured against him, and
after an examination he was admitted to
bail. In the strongest terms he depre-
Gated the accusation, alleging that he
was "only flirting"
DR.. s. felt confident that the thief
had been secured, and was equally sure
that, with the conductors evidence, he
would be convicted. He took Jennie to
hotel, and, with assurances of hope,
babe her goodnight
The poor affrighted girl threw herself
into chair, and gave vent to her grief
in an outburst of tears. She felt that
her money was lost, Boston an impossi-
bility, and disgraceful return to Perry
vile a certainty. In the agony of her
sorrow she frantically pulled off her hat
and threw it from her-when out rolled
the lost pocket-book
Jennie now remembered indistinctly
that she had slipped it from her bosom
into her hat that morning when Mr..
Lawrence had stepped out for glass of
water, thinking that it would be safer
there. She had been so fascinated by
the fatterer that the act had been for
gotten.
DIR. s. received the explanatory
confession with a merry laugh. Mr..
Lawrence was released. In the morn
ing Jennie went on to Boston with DIR.
s., and by him was introduced to
ladies' seminary. The 800 did good
work, and Jennie returned to Perryville
FINISHED young lady. Of course,
Rev. DR.. s. married her and George
Harrison, and Jennie tells her children
of her romance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
WASHINGTON NoTEA

A carefully-prepared estimate of the
amount Of United States gold and silver coin
in the country On Oct l has been made by Di-
rector of the Mint Burchard, which will be en-
bodied in his annual report. The estimate
is based upon the respective amounts
in the country on June 80, 1879 and
shows an Increase since that date of
$83, 390,S05 in gold coin and So, $3.50 in sill
yer coin. This increase is said to be from act
ual coinage, and not imports of United States
coin. The total amounts estimated as in the
country Oct. are 1863, 3s1, 0O9 in gold and
Sl49, 799SS5 in silver. OF these amounts there
are S67,2O429S of gold in the
treasury and $500, 676, 707 in cir
culation or held by banks. There are
SO, $4,000 silver in the treasury and ST., 344,-
7G5 in circulation. In addition the treasury
holds SIS, O4O $40 in gold bullion and $5 557, $50
in silver bullion, which the minis are turning
into coin as rapidly as their facilities viii admit
This is larger amount of specie than has ever
before been in the country. The increase of
gold bullion is from foreign gold during the
-
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
the different States of the Union


During the passage of Democratic
parade in Wilmington, Del, it was fired upon
from housetops, and six persons were seriously
wounded. The fire was returned and the
building Quilted, and several of the first assail
ants wounded.
The Legislature of Oregon has adopt
ed resolution submitting the question of fe-
male suffrage to vote Of the people of the
State
Some sharp personal correspondence
between Wade Hampton and Secretary Sher-
man has been given to the public The CORE
spondence grew out of q political speech by
Sherman, in which he referred to Hampton
and the Ku-Klux. Sherman, in reply to a let
ter from Hampton, acknowledges having
used the language which offended the South
Carolina Senator, reiterates it, and adds good
deal more of the same sort. Hampton rejoins,
accusing Sherman of uttering what he knew to
be false, and closes by stating that his address
is Columbia. S. G.
The Vermont Legislature has re-
elected Mir. Edmunds to the United States
Senate
The Democrats of New York have
nominated William r. Grace for Mayor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS aLEAN1Nos.

The revenue cutter Thomas Corwin
has returned to San Francisco, after long and
fruitless cruise in the Arctic seas in search of
the exploring steamer Jeanette. Her officers
express the belief that the Jeanette wintered'
on the Siberian shore and is still there, but the
Corwin could not get far enough west to verify
this opinion. A shocking discovery was
made at st. Lawrence island, where it was
found that 500 of the 700 inhabitants had died
of starvation. Traders introduced whisky
among the people, and the latter devoted their
time to its consumption, neglecting to lay in
their usual winter supplies of food
Wednesday, Nov. 5, is the Canadian
Thanksgiving day.
Two steamers brought to New York,
one day last week, s1,OO7, 900 in gold and
SIS, 900 in silver.
Shipments of grain in bulk from st.
Louis for foreign ports, from Jan. /, $780, to
date, amount to 1894, 900 bushels, double the
amount for the same period in 1879.
At Centralia, Iowa, a man named
Kalb accomplished the feat of drinking three.
glasses of whisky in rapid succession, but died
in ten minutes thereafter.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
Efficacy Of Prayer.

as an English vicar was walking along
the cliffs opposite Truro a gust Of wind
took off his hat and whirled it
away. Some time after a Methodist
preacher, some distance away, was dis
coursing on prayer, and advised his
hearers to pray for temporal as well as
spiritual blessings, and cited a case in
his own experience. He said that he
was recently ON the shore about to pro-
coed to q neighboring town, and added
"My Christian friends, / had on my
head at the time shocking bad hat, and
somewhat blushed to think of entering
that harbor town and watering place so
ill-adorned as to my head. Then 1 lift
ed up prayer for covering more suited
to my head. At that solemn moment |
raised my eyes and saw in the spacious
armament on high-the blue ethereal
sky-a black spot. It approached-it
largened-it widened-it fell at my feet.
1t was brand-new hat by celebrated
London makerl 1 cast my battered
beaver to the waves, my Christian
friends, and walked into town as fast as
I could with new hat on my head,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
Pillows.

When Jacob became q fugitive from
the anger of his brother Esau, he took
stones and laid them for pillow. In
some nations a sort Of cricket, of wood,
is regularly used for the same purpose.
The proper object of the pillow is, not
to raise the head above the level of the
body, but to fill out the difference be-
tween the level of the shoulders and that
of the head when the body is on. its side.
And this is the natural position, for it
is seldom safe to sleep on the back.
Hence, the pillow should be con-
structed simply to furnish the needed
support for the head, with the body ON
the side. 1t should not be too large,
and yet be large enough. It should
enable the head to retain its natural po-
sition, neither bent down toward the
pillow, nor raised upward out of line
with the recumbent body.
This position is more important than
some think. For all the blood of the
head must pass down through the large
veins of the neck, and. if these veins are
much bent, they impede the return of
the blood. It is, of course, specially
Objectionable to sleep on the back, with
the head on thick pillow, since there is
no proper space for one, and the neck is
more bent and the flow of blood checked.
Further, pillows of feathers should
never be used, for the head sinks into
them and becomes unduly heated. The
old rule, "Keep the head cool and the
feet warm" is always good one, but it
is particularly necessary at night, nat
ure herself pointing in this direction,
since, by wonderful continuance, she
arrests the activity of the brain, and
renders sleep possible by greatly dimin-
ishing the flow of blood to the brain.
Whatever heats the brain sends blood
to it.
There is nothing equal to the hair
pillow, the year round. For common
use, in the country, thesoft inner leaves
of corn-husks make good pillows
Youths Companion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22
StereOfYning.

William Ged, the inventor of stereo-
tipping, was Scotchman. He was a
jeweler in Edinburgh. So long as he
adhered to his original vocation, he was
permitted to prosper. When he ventrred
to exercise his ingenuity by facilitating
the printers art, he was doomed. On
his making known his discovery of block
printing, the trade deemed their craft in
danger, and formed combination for
his destruction. Master printers, jour
neymen and apprentices united against
him as a common enemy; they loaded
him with invectives; they reproached
him with ignorance and assumption.
The arrows of calumny hit him on all
sides. Who could long withstand such
an array of hostilities Poor Ged, who
ought to have made fortune out of his
discovery, sank, under the load of perse-
cution, and died of broken heart.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-22

Col. George Scroggs, proprietor Of the
Champaign Qli.) Gazette, and for time United
States Consul at Hamburg, died few days ago
at Denver, Col, of consumption.
Mrs. Julia d. Bates, widow of the
Hon. Edward Bates, United States Attorney
General under President Lincoln, has Just died
at st. Louis.
The recent storm extended to the
Eastern and Middle States and Canada. and
was accompanied by heavy fall of snow. The
New York Central railroad was blockaded bv
snow and ice west of Rochester.
Mr.. Norvin Green has been ret elected
President of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
An Ell Paso (Texas) dispatch declares
that Victoria has been killed by the Mexican
troops, and most of his band slain or captured.
Gen. Buell. had withdrawn to American SOIL
upon notice that his advance into Mexico would
be objected TO-