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Arid Lands Of the United States,
SINKING ARrEslAN WELLS.

A bill passed the United States Senate,
on Thursday last, which is intended to
provide for an experimental attempt to
reclaim the desert lands Of the country.
The experiment was probably suggested 10y
the attempts made 10y the French in AIge-
ria TO reclaim portions et the great desert
Of Sahara 10y the sinking OF artesian wells.
Some of these wells are SAID to have result
ted very successfully, bringing large vol
umes ct water to the surface. IhV hli
passed by the Senate provi'irs ior the sink
ing of two wells in places to he designated
by the Secretary OF the lnteuOr, ana aPr
propriating $4,000 towards deiraymS the
cost OF boring each well. The experiment
is recommended Ly the commissioner OF
agriculture, and probably, as an eXperl,
ment, will be very well to try, the cost
being insignificant. The arid region OF the
United States embraces S000UOOOO acres ut
land, including most of tue Territories oi
Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico and
Wyoming, the States Of Colorado and
Nevada and portions of other States and
| Territories, all lying at such an elevation
| above the sea as entities them to be called
mountain tracts or table lands. Less than
one per cent. of the public lands in thi'
| great scope OF territory has been sold by
| the government, and it must remain unsold
! for a long time unless the means can be
provided for supplying it with water. IT.
general appearance is that Of Il burnt ou
and exhausted continent and it is said Il
| resemble very closely the face Of the naoer
as it has bean conceived by astronomers
| One.fOurth Of this land is SO rugged anC
mountainous as not to be available for agri
culture even if it could be supplied will
water. One fourth consists OF lava land
covered with cindors, scorlR, and other re
mains of violent plutonic action IN pre-
historic times; "bad lands" which hav
neither soil nor vegetation and deSer
plains Of drifting sand. The remainin
half comprises plains and parks and pralrle
capable Of cultivation, and known to yiel
surprisingly large crops when they can b
irrigated. The evidence Of this is found i
reclaimed lands, such as those OF Utah, {
Western Kansas and Nebraska, Of Colorad
and California, to supply which with waite
the limited resources of rivers and stream
have been appropriated with insxhaustlbl
industry and splendid results. Only aboL
20,O00,000 acres, however, have been reacl
oil in this way, and there remain nsarl
400,000,000 acres valusless except Tor rang
pasturage. The grass they yield is swe'
and nutritious, but SO scant Is this herbaS
that it requires from fifteen to tweatyti'
acres for each head of stock, those, besid,
needing to be driven long distances
water, often perishing from want of it.
is estimated that ample subtsrranean su
plies of water can be reached at depths
one or two thousand feet, which will tle
abundantly to the surface through Il
pipes Of artOsian wells, and that the bett
qualities of those arid lands, if thus waite
ed, will yield 30 to 80 bushels of wheat p
acre.-Bah. Sn.
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A REMARKABLE Casa COW belonging
to Jacob Ebright, of Chester township,
about eight weeks ago was taken sick, and
Though many were the conjsctures as to
the malady from which she was suffering,
and earnest efforts made to relieve her, she
gradually pined away. On Saturday last
it was decided to kill her, and upon an ex.
animation being made, piece of light wire
about sixteen inches in length was found
in her left lung near the heart, whore it
had formed an abscess, and which Of itself
would have soon caused death. 1t is sup
posed that the wire was taken into the
stomach with soma nay, from whence it
worked its way into the lung. Prior to her
being killed she was examined by large
number Of persons, but none were able to
arrive at the true cause Of so singular a
case.
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A Pros PRRFERENCE.-A remarkable pig
stOry comes from the farm Of w. Y. Cros-
san, who lives near stricksrsvills, Chester
Co., Just beyond the Delaware line. One of
litter of small pigs escaped from it's pen
into the barnyard enc night, aRd was
sucksled by the cows. Ever after the little
porksr refused the nutriment provided
him by nature, and lived upon COWS milk.
The cows INDUCED him in his peculiar
taste, and patiently lay down that he might
slalxe his thirst. a few days since, at the
age Of five weeks, the little porker was sold
away from his foster mother, having far
outstripped in growth his brothers and
sisters Of the sty.
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If you want to "break your hens up"
whom they get broody, don't let them stay
on the nest over night when they first want
to. If they are attended to promptly and
cooped in an airy, pleasant coop in full
sight of the flock for few days and well
fed, they may be let out and will soon re.
sumo laying If they are allowed to stay
on the nest only one nisht, they will be
much harder to break up Besides being
ridiculous, it is cruel to beat and drive
broOdy hens off the nest every time you
are in reach OF them. If you don't want
to set them, pen them up, treat them de.
Gently, feed EN- we'll, and il they are in
cOrris.ole pen a lively cock with them a
day or tw" and they will get over the
troodimg fever. But if the hens are Of the
Brahma or cochin breeds, perhaps the best
thing to do with them is to give them q
clutch of eggs and let them indulge tho
| maternal inclination.
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IMpnRTANT 0UESTI0NS.

Reader, have you caught cold? Are you un-
able 10 raise the phegm? Have you an irrita-
ton in the throat? A sense of oppression on
the lungs, with short breath? DO you have a
fit Of coughing on lying down? A sharp pain
now and then in the region of the heart, shoul-
ders and back? If so, our Advice is take at
once a dose OF TUFTS ExpectOrant; youwill soon
be able to raise the phlegm. In an hour repeat
the Expectorant, place hot iron TO the feet take
two of TUFTS Pills. You will soon fail into u
pleasant sleep and wake up in the morning
cough gone, lungs working freely; easy breath.
Jug, and the bowels moving in anaturalpanner
To prevent a return of these symptoms use The
Ir--.n--.4l,nn.,t rl,,rnrnl ,ln,rs
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Norfolk has magnificent harhor, the
natural advantages Of which ar" probably
superior, especially IN view oI its central
location, to those of any Other on the At
lantic coast of the United States. She
ought to be the great commercial city Of
the South; but her advancement in this
direction during the last hundred years has
been very slow. 1t is encouraging to learn
from the Vrginian that Norfolkp has at last
taken q fair start On the highway Of pros.
perity and progress. Her business capital
has doubled within the last five years
Trucking industry has grown to immense
proportions, and the nsighbOring country
is ono vast market garden. The cotton
trade has become an important interest.
New corporations are rapidly springing up,
and the buzz Of machinery is resounding
where decay and idleneSs have prevailed
for years.
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.HQ2'9cUIIlE2'UE.
MAUD MULLER.

Maud M0uller, on summers day
Mauled her lover in trightful way;
A picnic to the seaside went,
And Maud to 20 on it was bent.
But, ah! you see. the wherewithal
Was not within her reach, or call,
So, of her beau She made demand
That he should, of his cash in hand,
Bestow on her the sum she wished.
Bat he replied, might he be dishCd
If any such thing he would do"
Whcrcat Maud i'll Il passion flew,
She mauled him bad She beat him sore,
And said he was her beau no more.
Alas for the lover and for Maud!
The circumstance around he jawed-
The boys declare they want no wife
Who shows such awful might in strife;
The girls declare they want no beau
Who will not TO all plc-niCs go.
See doomed to single life these two!
See what "a little might can do.
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Had terrible MIGHT SWEATS.

Momphls, feD., IL, lol
Dr. TUTT: Sir-I have been suffering for nearly two
wears with n severe cough. When commenced ta-
kinp vour ExpectOrant was reduced to one hundred
and sixteen pounds in weight L had tried almost
everything: had terrible night sweats lhaye taken
fhe cough has disappeared, and have gained fifteen
pounds in flesh. L recommend it TO al my friends.
-NNith rraat rnsnnct. OIINElk RlCE.
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TO CONSUMPTIVES,

that dreaded disease Consumption, bya simple RENE
dy, is anxious to make known to his fcow-sutcrCrs
the of cure To all who desire it. he Viii send
copy of the prescription used, dree of charge with
the directions for preparing and using the same
which they will find a sure CURE for Cost MnIioN,
ASTHMA BRONCHITIS, &c
Parties wishing the Prescription VIII please address
Rev. +. A. WILSON, l9l Penn St. Williamsburg y. T.
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If an egg is accidentally broken in q
nest under sitting heR, the remaining
enss get smsared over with the contents of
the broken one. This coating is imper-
viOus to the air, and will destroy the eggs
if not removed. This is how to do it (;
Take pail Of water, warm enough to be
easily born by the hand; 60 to the nest,
take out the eggs and put them in the
water; handle them gsntly, wash all the
smsai'ing off, dry carefully and replace
them in the nest.
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10 l ever u JSIgf FRANCIS HAYWOOD. MD.
ANEWsPAPER PUB. WHITES

Office, Evening News, Augusta, Ga.
DIR. TTJTT. Dear Sir-My little son, was attacked
with pneumonia last winter, which left him with
violent cough, that lasted till within a month sice
for the cure of which indebted tOyour valuable
Expectorant. i had tried most every thing rec9m-
men1ed but none did any good until used your TX
nect0raTt one bottle of which removed the cough
entirely With many thanks, am yours tTnIly, =,
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ERNOES on YOTTTH

a GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Merry.
Gus DEBILITY, PREMATURE DECAY and aIl tLe
the effect OF youthful ndscrctiUu. Viii TOR the sEt.
nI suffering humanity, send iIr" To- all a!,l lo.! il
the recipe and direction tpr maxim" the >il.. RENE
dy by which he was cured. sufferer, W-niu. rnI,r.t
by the advertisers experience ca ,I, 80 l, SIN,
in perfect confidence. "
JOHN B. OGDEN, y Cedarst. New Yorl.
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AGENTS

AGENTS:
ANDREW }. WILSON, Genera. Agent. Dover.
Geo. r. Money. DR City Lcnad " Iophs Lr,cfs.
j. $. Hlli1 gfoa, SmRrttn. john u. Uonron, Loor,
A. Ipcl%Ya Jr ttuHd,R. Hury v, Ilkcr <,Giorl
Jts T. Aad,rSpn Frftcrcq IT, T. DojriHH GcoIq, tDt1.
FcLHeur UTlidntS Mli0rd. Eta,,S I0ndcf. Milton.
G,orq. NoJIr FeitoR Il. r. UdqumOu, far io.Ccr
Cd H5trTjng'Da. .FtrIaiaq9a >tSScr.
e. 4. EuuliuS, BrdgCrWC
Jlacs w. ldudyEc CtCstcrtoua. Nj.
,J0in r. N1iiirc, Grc,ItSj0TOpoi Ii.
Jerniad r. F1+iclcr, Preston. Nd.
.Itgics Guhoa salisbury. "a.
Chayl,s Culjps Ecr}in Nd.
Ufq. q. DicEias9p, InccGoEc Cjtg, Nd
AUJuSinrSS SScomn,ulicationS&hom BE adireSScdto
WIN. DENNEY, Jr., Sec'y,
March 1, 1850. DOVER. DEL
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FAT AND LEAN

you Hretp" tat or iopI''.n aG Wait l. s.,.y how
10 change your condition. send for cop, oi IL. ,rk
rat ana lean HroHtails complete IIy";,aEc it.,.-
ne ana Therapeutic Instructions that sin :.
one To- r!r lhcir ~h il cnrulclt or iYcr,;,-, :,
rilac!a,"I u J. written ~ a clear and c,Iupr,.h.
siye style and is directions can h.. , !Iy uiIl,,l
i should be read by every fat or loHu ncr.,g ~,
tor ten three cent stamps. VAN DELE * co. - Ann
St. New York. i.,,, ~. a.,
s-ss---
MON EN FOR AGLNI- AND ~AIE-NAN
Large rr"flt>! ~tr,tly Demand, Don't III. ri.i+ -,
PorlHHly tn m"h" money, but send 81 orc l,i Irr't
lars. III NI q CO.. - Auu St y y
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nm 25CTs. AND 81 BOTTLES.
DR.. J.F. HAYWOOD,
of New York, voluntarily indorses it.
-pEAn WHAT NE SAYS

Dr TTITvT. New York Sept, 19, 1871
Dear Sir-DurinE this year visited n ne hundred
cases of lung d seases. In the lower wards OF the
city the c. ses we're of very severe type. u was
there INV tttenion was called to TUFTS Expectorant
and confess my surprise at its wonderful power
During a practice OF twenty years, have never
known a medicine to act promptly, and with such
happy effects 1t instantly subdued the most violent
fits OF coughing and invariably cured the disease IN
a few days. cheerfully ndorse it as the best lung
medicine ever used. - - ,,,,co,> 49,
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THE NEW IEoN STEAMER
John z. Tygert, "
~ = = ~ "
MARCH.

WILL. I.EAN +
Smyrna Ro,hWclls Landingl and Pier 9,
Race Street WharvcS, Philadelphia,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
PIMPLES.

! will mail (Free) the recipe for simple VEGETABLE
BALM that will remove TAN. FRECKLES. PIMPLES
and BLOTCHEs leaving the skin soft clear and bcauti
tul; also instructions producing luXurangrowt
of hair bald head or smooth face. Address i'll
closing &c. stamp. Ben. Vandelf < CO., % Ann - y r.
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Phila., Viii. & Bait. r. r,
DELAWARE DIVISION.
w Mt ER ARRANGEMENr
SOUTHWARK

on ana ;.t;cr MONDAY, No,cu.l,cr Ioth 1,7t sun,
u"!s excepted. traits " i'll .oaty a. fol!ou..
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lE47 KENT COUNTY 1886
Mutual Insurance Go, j.,
DOVER, DEL.

nSurcS against loss by fire, issuing mutual policies
only under which payments are made annually IN
advance during membership and on cc&sing To be
members whatever remains UneXpcnded after paying
losses. expenses and dividends is returned thereby
furnishing insurance at cost
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Rcccipts for the Year i -. s =, ,2sG.-4
Losses auG EXPENSE for the ear S1....... S.liI.'
dividends Paid - .......... 9l' loo
Paid Mcmbcrson Withdrawal l............... 2,Gi52l
Amount TO Credit Of Members. Dec. 81, >9.. 2Glo'O2
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j. f.. TYCiFRT & CO..
40 South Delaware Avcnue, Phila and ~Iuyrna De
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BALTIMoRE
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
BerSO1lnL,

Deputy Sheriff Morrison, who has
been very Ill for some time past with
the slow fever, has 80 far improved as to
be able to SIT up.
Joseph Hopes, who, in,company with
Lee Webber, went to Virginia last week
for the purpose Of furnishing 250, 900
CROSS ties for the Pennsylvania r. R.,
returned home last evening on bust n ass.
They have purchased two large tracts of
woodland, and will commence active
operations on Monday. In order to ia :.
cilitate theiri work they will erect a
steam saw mill. Mr.. Hopes thinks that
portion OF the country very des0late. He
will return on Monday.
Senator Thomas +. Bayard passed
through this city on the uoon express
train yesterday on his way to Philadel,
phia. He returned to Washington last
evening.
Mr.. e. p. Wise, the gentlemably dis
patcher of trains on the Delaware r. r.,
has been down in the neigh borhood OF
Delmar for the rast few days cunning
As he is good marksman he will no
doubt return home loaded with game.
Mrs. N. X. Gookin, wife of N. X.
Gookin, depot master at the z. W. & b.
K. X. depot in this city, who has been III
tor the past i've months, is some what
improved.
Ex.Oity Treasurer Francis Vincent is
now comfortably fixed in his new QUAR-
ters, room No. 8 Exchange building. He
has lately had his carpet put down and
Is ready TO attend to any real estate bnsi-
ness, conveyancing, &c, that people may
choose to entrust him with,
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
RehObOth PROSPECTS.

Prospects for q good season at Reho-
both, this year, are decidedly bright.
Several new cottages will doubtless b.
erected this spring, and the number Of
visitors next summer Is expected To be ~
large rs ever.
On Thursday the Rehoboth Bea cli
Camp Meeting Association received thu
insurance money for the burned Surf
House, amounting to nearly $4,000, OF
this amount 81 900 will be used / n pay ng
OH mortgage against the burr ed hotel,
held by Jesse Lane, and the b lance In
liquidating some Of the floating dehfs OF
the Association. By this means the As
sociation will be relieved OF quite a bur
den OF debt, and as the hotel will proba-
bly, be rebuilt by private parties, will find
itself, In the end, really benefited BY the
IRE, which at first se em ed such disaster.
Baltimore parties are talking of re-
building the Surf House, aud It is likely
work will be commenced in the SprinR.
The building of the proposed railroad
from Dover to Lswes, which Is now
talked of in railroad circles, swould give
renewed impetus TO Rehoboth. This
proposed line, which has been contem
plated for several years by the p. W. &
Is. II. H., would shorten the line to Re-
hoeoth about fnesn miles, and furnish a
quicker, pldasanter and more direct route
TO the seaside than summer travellers can
now avail themselves of. The new road
talk, however, IL very indefinite, aud II
Is not likely the project can be consum
mated IN time to be of any benefit TO Re-
hoboth during next summer, AT least.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
AnlaGSeInents.

"rHE ooToRooN" ON MONDAY NIGHT
The performance of "The Octoroon, .
at the Grand Opera House, on M onday
night, will be a performance different in
character from any entertainments that
have been here this winter, bat one OF
rare interest, AZ well. The play is simi
lar In character, but vastly superior in
plot and delineation to "Uncle Toms
Cabin" and will be presented by a
powerful company, supported by beauti-
ful and picturesque scenery. OF the
performance of "The Octoroon" Ia St.
Louis, the Republican OF that city says:
The Gotthold combination presented
"The Ocboroon" at the Grand Opera
House last eveningto 6 large attendance
and with effects that promise to draw
largely on our play. going people. The
members of the company are selected
with special reference to the roles of the
play, and the ensemble of presentation
Is as complete as il il. possible TO make it.
The colored vocalists made q strong hit
by their singing last evening and were
encorod over and over again. 1t is the
hest pre>entation OF this play ever seen
upon our stages
"THE ABaoNAUTs" ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
The attraction on Tuesday night at the
traction and latest novelty Of the dras
matte stage, entitled, "The ArgoHauts Ot
40. or the lIdyl of Welcome Cany on"
This play abounds In striking incidents,
and is eDltvened BY some of the finest
scenery ever used upon the theatrical
stage. 1t will be presented In becoms
ing manner by q strong company, and
will be performance In every way
worthy Of liberal support.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
I.otterie. Growing In Favor.

Al the recent fair OF the 7th Regiment OF
<ew York in their new armory, q large
Aim was raised for the Armory Fund by
b. different lotteries conducted with
buch skin by the manager OF the fair.
srhemes Of schance are grow ing more and
boz. in favor rs the numerous church
|btierles show, and stlll more abundanuy
Is the remarkable success OF the Louisi-
|na state Lottery Company, whose prizes
distributed monthly have rewarded buy
b. Of It's tickets In almost every wn In
b. country.
The next regular drawing takes place ON
De 18Th January. Particu ars are given
\ part in! the advertisement Of the Com
kny In this paper, and all Information
bay be obtained by addressing NJ A.
'huphln, New Orleans, La. or Now York.
Jans-d&wlw-w&s,
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
The GudrGES' ReceDtiO7l,

The annual reception of tue DUPONT
Guards came off last night with great
ectdt. The reception was entile ely con-
plimenlary, no tickets having been sold
for the affair.
Previous TO the reception the Guards
gave an exhibition drill in the armory,
alter which the silent dill was gone
through with without a mistake. After
the silent drill had been executed the
guests repaired to the dancing academy
of Prof Webster, where they INDUCED in
dancing until after midnight. The reg
ular reception of the Guards will take
place in the Opera House, on the 10th
OF February, for which great prepara-
tions are being made.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
THE FIRST CLOCK MADE IN
della WARE.

Edward B. Humphries, a gentleman
quite celebrated as an antiquarian, has
just arrived in New York from Holland.
Whilst there he came across al old
Dutch clock made by John Moll, who
was an old and well-known Delaware
magistrate, and who held power here
anterior to the arrival of William Penn,
both under the Drtch and English dy-
nasties. He held, and resided upon, q
large tract of land near Wilmington.
The clock was sent to Holland to have
the movements put in. Upon it is the
''armorial bearing of the Moll family.
1t was made as a matter of amuse-
ment by old Magistrate Moll, and derives
its celebriety, not only from being made
more than two hundred years ago by q
Delaware ruler who was an amateur
mechanic, but because it was more than
probably the first clock ever constructed
In Delaware. Mr.. Humphries has pro
missed to send Francis Vincent, ESQ.,, q
photograph Of the clock. He has already
sent to Mr.. V. the description.
another Strange Horse Theft.
Hugh Steele, proprietor Of the rol ing
mill at New Castle bad a horse, team
and set of harness stolen from hum last
Thursday night. Yesterday morning the
horse was found on the road to Hare's
Corner without the wagon or harness,
and only having the collar on.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Farmers
Association, of New Castle county for
the recovery Of stolen horses, held their
annual meeting this morning, IN the
second story of the Telegraph Building.
The following officers were elected:
Prasident-W. p. Richardson.
Vice President-Richard Jackson
Secretary and Treasurer-James Ii.
Hoffecker.
Directors-A. Hollings worth, Jason
DAVIS, Lucas Alrich, d Mccoy, W. j.
Derrickson, George q. LobdeIl, Thorn as
White, james Bradfard, John Joordap.
Searching Commi,tee-Dr. @. Harlan,
John JOOrdan, II. Rodgers, w. p. Rich.
ardson, Solomon Townsend, Joseph s.
Foreman, l.. Alrich, lie wis Springer.
A resolution introduced to change the
time for holding the annual meeting from
January to April. was defeated
The Treasurer reported that there was
balance in the treasury of S137 81. Last
year the amount was $1y2.O9. Thp
decrease In the amount this year wa.
owing to the association having paid S5D
tor the conviction of the thief that stole
q horse from George g. Lobdell.
The Association expect to get the
amount back from the United Associa-
ton next year.
On motion each member was assessed
70 cents for the ensuing year.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
Died SuddessLH.

The wife of Samue Casperson died
suddenly at her husbands residence
No. SO4 French street last evening, i'm
mediairly after eating supper, and while
sitting at the table. Mrs. CaspersoI
was an estimable lady and had large
circle of friends. She was about fifty
years of age and has two daughters
Her husband has for many years
been milk agent on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington q Baltimore Railroad
The co"one: has not decided to hold al
inquest, and is postp0uing an investiga
tion, preferring to wait until the family
signifies their wishes about the matter.
The supposltion is that she died of dis
ease of the heart.
The daily gazette., 1880-01-10
Vas 9aiIy Sasstls,
covonrss.-The Senate was not IN
I..,,on .US ye.,erJay, and the House trans
| No business of importance

| .nnoonCsmen Mt that the Dncnsss
Ins rs,nnuyrh has been summoned TO
hu'u" %,a.'da Of her mother, the Empress
,e n',a o'" /, an indication that the
.,h or the Czarina may be eApeo'eu
an, moment. The dying Empress
B years of age, aud has Do D''n n.,,,h ha.
ktrty-nine years, but her he.''n na, az
Ieen so poor that she has never Eve e"' r;'s,,
le pleasures fan imperial ,ls, .ra.. r.0Is. rs.
Extremely superstitious,the Empress mas
early contributed toward the .ts advance vance
lsn, of liberal literature and the ednca- 40
an of the poor throughout Russia She
an avowedsupportor of the liberal re-
brm. advocated by her son, and. uniiks
lar Imperial husband, her name Is ~
Az, mentioned with reverence oy the
! Russian people.