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, 1880-08-27


| UistnlcA to London 1Ime..
CALCUTTA, Al1E. S.-1Ve are still without
my full or clear details Of tllo t,attle ot
| kushk.i.Sakl,utf. Two or three lncsscnEcrs
| from Col. st. Julln have, however, reached
| QmcttA during tho past week, nnu n portion,
fnot tho wll0lc, Of tic news brought by
them hns hcen published ly the Government.
The EereTA! result of this news Is 10 show
TINT II tile first report, which! described Gen.
burrows briEade as atnlhilated. WINS great
ly exaggerated, tic accounts nf tile next few
days, Which represented the afInlr rs merely
severe reverse, were no less Incorrect.
There can 10 longcr bs my doubt tlmt the
british force suffered crushing tlefent Oh tie
9Th n't. Upto short time hefnre tbs bait
tlt.. there serts tn have been ltttte Known
t!nt!$. An officer writing from kusilk-i-
Nhkh,lh III tlg I'D ult., says:
"Ayo0b IL HOW thirty miles from us, md
o,tr, rcs1wctls. cavalry patrols nave sighted
or not It il nov impossible to s'y. We iiays i,s
l,taD ay1nets, S0o safIrcs, nll .el: guns, n.lll
AyuoI Khan has i,tUO regular infantry, 2a,:f1s}
to 4.UO liorsrnacll, md thirty guns, lpsittes
three or four Thousand GlluzIs nlnl raEatnuf-
lIv will at'nek., aud nm pretty sure tint WI
shall lIo attack Him. Ctnsi.lcrEngul things,
the cnl!titry. Il sluiet enough. We nre f0rly-
five lnILtS trnM CAitlalinr, and hare not q
TH!'lsr T;silt on tho road yet tho post works "!l
Knsllk--Nakhud, wl,ere Gen. Burrows had
been c1!cA,untl fnr about fnrtniEl't; Will bu
suns nctlui with t|lo trfbrS,nc, In last ycnr's
rntl,pliE1l, il Ii about huli.Wny hetwptn In,
llclnl:llltl url Cn,hlallar, and ut the junction
nf this roads froM Girlsslk a,H! ilytserabad:
NJ, ui,i mIul ft,rt' nimt tho grul,uI 1r,ilmI is
snfit IL, bn t,t nm with t,rrhnrfjs. wmli,L III,
Glls,rrs. aiul wotrr.rt,l,rsrs. Aynob Kl,nm.
having t:rossctl lii lirEllIu,tI nj ilyleratrlH,
nrps.l1s to j,ayu advanced tIroWgj, tiiv slni,,.
tic a7tlt lit, i,cws reached Gcn.
burrows tint illo cnenIy's nj.
ynilce,i gunrd Ind nrcl1pfeI Sinjnwn,M.
n ruined ,0Wm nl,nt,t tr,, miles tn thn ,,ny,ii
wrst If K,1shk.1-Nnkl,i,,i. t;etl. iiurrnws
ntly0,Ice,t to u,rut them, anil When ulu,llt
tI,rct, miles from Mnfilw0ni tilo rl,.tI,v's
cnsul5y upEcaretl, mil shortly afterwards lis
regular !iuu Of buttie. FIR Hires or four
hours tho en,.lgclliu,,t wis r01liIne,i tn m
artillery .furi. IN whic,, dir maj, s,,ffrrt"i
rnmsitIernl,v. ns tin rnnnv's .r,Ims tsr.nitiv
nnttIll,Ilhrr.stl nnrs. md wire. ,nnr"nv,r mr.
,uir,j,lv srryrtl. IIr Wall Shrrc iIs tr,,,I1ls
liatl 6ucn lr,.lcl III gtll,Ilery by n,lr ntlcrrs
n1Wi, sly.,htirss tio t.r,splire of .uuiiy .te-
srrt,.rs viii hym.% EIn,, ..nntrIhnt'.I ~ II
inru., eXt.,,t W r. III In % "f1I"i,,rY ~ Ills urifi
i"rs t,rn. E,,t th.r" nr, ,,rt va,'tt,1.r ,ma,,y
t1.rsn,,s via < h"li,Sm ti,ni III" i,ltis,,.,.,;t
.siismi""n,, "h H. III 's,rmw IL M, rh.,j"r
~ tnyir ,u;s;tI.m ' MI ;'l,o for.'ntfc,, ~
tiletr W trs,tps, tho occar.cy Cur uf tilsir tjrc tic
nr,,c. ,sit, I,rrs"i,jnu,l,.rs. mil Tint nj lsnst
.,,,m l'atfnrw cnnstsi"i 1T i,r.i,lnn,iM, st1,a
"u a Iii. II, ..,,,t,ai IN, ~, In
~ AZ 1iussi.n E IL nssistn1,re. Whu,i liz inSnmirv
, 1880-08-27
IOM HUGHES, 0E ENGLAND.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. al-li. q. Hammers
10y, Frank Hope, MI! a. alasIsle, members nt
Tom llngllcs' parly from Enslnm!, spent
yesterday md lust night III tlls city. Tlley
aro un their wny to, visit tia Cumberland
plateau, ~, tho lf1n Ut tho Southern Hallway
IN Tennessee, where IL cnlnny l!ns bcei!
!0r!nett MMslcr tho auspices Ut the " l}oarA Ut
tools md tents and left On tho Southern ltatl.
road tlllH morning.
, 1880-08-27
rhe Condition OF the Corn Crop
Maturing in Illinois.
An Opinion that It Win Not Be
Half Average Ono.
Views Of. n Correspondent Regarding
AIlnnesotA's Wheat Crop.
some Errors in Recent Reports Pointed
Out and Corrections Made.

10 fhe fs1ktnF " lBt HlfnGH JF1OHne.
7AroA, ILL.,, Ang. a5.-We tintl II 'lEsposf-
t4oii Of, tho part Of travelling men IN hnot'
al tllp tttel Of serious tlamugc to tho present
eoru crop. Nevertheless, we linvu CUnvcrsetl
viii, st,,l,e n,ei vim nre fNIt cAntEl,l uiH In
tctgeMi, WIN finye travelled uver the Inn|nr
mrt of tho cnr1l-prOtluehy sections 0f I'LL
nots within tho Inst few days. md tl,csn men
soy tl,at Il1Iuols will full below II ia'f average
crop. They MI (with0tt exccntton) say that
tho best body or corn lii 1he State is right
here. Ant. We cat, readily lMteyu them, be-
mise OH hMg. II We hnh tHrsl ruin of
nearly two hours durnttul, w'stel, wns ex-
trctucy local, covering teit ur twelve miles
souarc. Outside If this fnvnrctl spot farn,-
ers 1,nye alrentty commenced cutting their
corI, to save tho 1nd.ter. Now II Maron IL
entitled to tho honor or having tic best corn
to be foltn,1 iii lllfnuls, We pity the poor I'M
fortunate farmers In other localities. For.
good rs uur corn ts.- luls sorely disappoint-
ell those wsO fnrncd 1t.
Now We aro grain dealers, hut We never
speeulate. We have n0 corn Oh lialld HOW,
nor contracted for other tl.ut tho market
price when delivered. Hence VIC cnM ll,,vu
no pcrsonal interest to prompt us to n,isrele
rcsent facts. But hayIng II fculinE Of
goutl will for our customers III par
tcular, nnd for the farming inter
ests Of tho West III general, a,d
BELIEVING III We do t.lat the corl, crnp Of this
yrar is tha patrest thu cnuntry hns produced
since ls's,; Nrltl believing that corn must nt-
vance sharply .iIcfure ntAiiy iuouths, wo cull-
int do ntllerwtsa tllan alylsu tho holders ut
corn tn loltI for b.ttGrrrlres. If thu farmers
continue tu market their nd ct,rl, freely thu
rrcu will advance hit little fur sonlc months
yrt. But, If tho crop Il really Is poor ~ VIC
believe, then thuy might just rs well refuse
y scl ut tc present low priScs nn ny 70 forco
country, Wien ~, ADVANCE wunlsl tlo them
M gu0tl.
II sumo parties III eneh county of the grent
cUr1tgynwliIg States, WIN have commercial
anil social s,aiuting tl,nt wOslttl cnttlIe their
statements t,p erelunce, wonld only 40 us we
have done, tin re,,,ttrs Of TIM 'rlt1n1SE
wuNltl sOuN khuw tic eXact facts In the cilse.
Very truly yours, EMENy d COMPTON.
, 1880-08-27

Special DItpateh to 7As Ghttaoo TrtbunA
EmcKfnHD. ILL.,, Aug. a.-Ful!y l0,oM
strangers were here ttstlay to visit Cnnip
Fuller, rs tho cllrausp,ncnt Of thu THIRD
Regiment IL known. At O:;O grnlAi street
lar.tlc took place, In which over 6oo Of thu
n!i'ltte pn!ttrtpated: 4 o'clock =. Ill. q
ulIlViln aMl original slnnl-tisht, l,clllg fougllt
entirely under tnynr nf darkness. Two emu
lnt1lics, Company + Of tic Sixth. and CnItl-
ls!ny j. of tic First !lcetnlcnt, Of Chtcago,
return tttlilOrrDW ut 10 u'ellck. Tic ca,np
will break Saturday.
, 1880-08-27

that1tst,n II. c. Stus.
cetvrd II singular endowment, An eccentric
Kci,ilG1tin1'. nonresident, nnsl not n,t nutl,-
nIH. bestowed }H' acaal tho allln IF $7lK0 nu tho
University, c,nll,!ng tho gift with thu condition
thnt tho Hln!ct should hi .nycatct! for N,lt! dur
tslr tho lives uf twentyollc PERSONS, MI children,
wtinse in1neA Are given III tho deed! tho interest
tu DO commanded Ant,ally TIL tho int ut,e dies,
Antl twthty-nnf years and nlIn months there
utter. !s eAlet,lnt+Al thnt tho KIft Will nit tn
!ratlnhlu for nincty-hix yenrs. Mt which ti1ne tho
fulNt Will amount to sutt,. xt.1U0UU.
, 1880-08-27
MINNESOTA SCRUTZENFEsT.

: CHteu9o 1fIDHHz.
ST. PAr1, Mlnu., Aug. N.-Tle iclegatcs
to the annual schutzcnfcst Of tho West Wis
ratlsln and Minnesota Rltle Association nr-
s''ttl ut 10 this afternoon. IL number Of
Inslies accompanied the visiting delegates.
Ihe streets were handsomely decorated with
.Athen,r11,n speeches uf welcome were luotie
by President Schefrr, Mayor Dnwsnn, aud
t;ei. j.. ". johnson. The shooting for
prizes Aut atliltal meeting for election OF Of
f1eers will occur tt-.nbrrnw.
, 1880-08-27
SITTING; HILL,

Spftfal Dtpdtth to 7hc Chicago TTjbunt.
StorS CRY. la. At1E. W.-The 1000 S0rtls-
ern Sioux lately surrendered Mt Fort kcough
nre to be se,lt tn Cheyenne River 4Agrnry, OIL
tlae Missouri. Special INtlias, Agcllt Pollock,
Mt Fort Peek, tclegraplls that about 1850
inOre will cnlne into tint post from Sitting
bulls camp. Sitting llnll has now with him
hut lt0 lndEes. estimated nj tiO fighting stlrs,.
The buffalo l,ASn nll sui!r south Of tho Mis-
sour, River, hence the breaking tip Of the
, 1880-08-27
The WEATHER.

OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsnlSttTuS, j. c., Aug, 27-1 n. rl.--For tho
Lower Luke rcgion falling barometer, warmer
sout!,ayy winds, partly cloudy weather, and
local ruins.
For Tennessee and the OlIo Valley, lower
barometer, warmer southorly winds, partly
cloudy weather.
For tho Upper Luke region falling bnronl-
etcr, warmer southerly winds. partly cloudy
wenthcr, md locnl rims.
For tho Upper Mississippi md Lower Mis-
soiirl Valleys, falling, followed by stationary
or rising barometer, stationary or higher
temperature, southerly winds, partly cloudy
weather, Md local rains III tho northern por-
t!on nf tic Inner Mississippi Valley.
The Ohio River will continue slowly fall
ing.
local ousEnvArfoSs.
, 1880-08-27

To The Editor Of 1ne Ckstaso Tribune.
ST. 1AUL, Mllln., Aug. 2i.-Aiy Intention
hus lust been called TO letter published In
,.o,,. ,,a,,,r n ,1h,,r.L,,. 1.t ,,,t ,ntn,i ~
So@r papc, u th"ts,'as .' '"s', A..t ea.eu a'
o. inV'' aug. ~ m1's'' III lHe "F''e' ''us 'oh-
oret nc Will, mention, nsk permission To
rtpy through tho snlue medium. Thu most
sttiEiur uecultnrlty nr TIM 1rttrr ia IFS 1isnTnr
" VI wv "..' It..' r t p.v,s"e"5 :" ."a'
mci,, statlsticinns, ntul even the Secretary Of
the Nonrtl Of Enumeration, are iii his op},l-
y Inn, l,nh,t,,ul anJ ,ucnrri.iht. liars aho,,t tc
"neat e!np ot 1h's otalc' LAYING III ING
midst Of this epidemic Of M'cl|aci'y, 1t Is not
strange tint your correspondent should bu
so,uewllnt infected thcrul,y. and tim circ,,n-
sianc" n of his % nc,,lrr,n. !. T "lvc nh n,s % ,,,,,n
may 'lis!icn'c lhat lie IL afflicted
with still another md no moro
honorable ,nn'aty. Ills letter contains no
Iess thun seven REASONS WHY lie should him-
sell elef DO Instituted N tlle ,l'lfltpcr OF lse
@llo ll"vc been Lying about tic WHEAT cro1,"
or regarded rs sfnlpieton who attempts to
DISCUSS vhat hu knows nothing abo1t.
Frst--Ile INSERTS TINT tho State Doart Of {,
Immigration lli1lleM III e1l'e'al,c oh WHICH
1t was clnimct tllnt tho crap of this State In
1877 wns 4U,0lO, 100 bushels. 1t Is we'll known
that tho Bourtl l,aL nothing whatever to do
viii, such euyrio,a,s. bnt tint they were fin
proiurtIon tf It'd 81. ianl Cha,nf,of nj Cni,
uirrrp. 90''
csaT " sns ,ti ~ ,1' =. le % @ WIS
eiI vst Tia virii wMs .,i,tv nhn,,t III III, t IN,
hnsIirls iT1'n f,nmn,iss;n,er "f St,tfsti,,l ~.
nnsis Hat iiur, ~ y, III y. W.
Inf sr,,s II f,vcutv.n1rh; Stmmtt,a NM mi T.,
t%suty.twn ''e rrass,5nnrs cens,,,neI @ nnarv IL
if Il S' tr,,S that thu formrr 1,oor,, of rm,n,.
rrnifn tyi,,s. ''I i,ii.,l axt..,,n -
arsI 1ss !1Y'1 III, ,l,iI,t, III
s,rin ~ ts.x' ,t it,tni' y ! ht ~ tat
H. R wn, ~ oso r', ~ ~ ",5n i Ms et's ttt n
o%";, "o ps.elss '.sa e o1i, n tnt lIane tl!at
,1cf i aa ~. ,a'i,. ~ irtoia a!nMs i,as
Eor M H,s,a ~ o'iEnl W Ms], eNaEsslntinn.
1hn,,. .sttS. u ~, ia o anotmEs ~ s renlns
~ Dt!s.,G'S sa 4'h.
No., o"aiS1s ~ sestInyCl ny eiasslll'lGts' w
S,sasr, S"sS ~ nu ,miot'tls " t'1At t!gso Wcre
WIvssi,eaa sIv,t,'sa nusieis WTSl!lnE ~ nseTnEe q
iass1 1.ae1 ponnas: ", ~, 1n1s Wn1l lllAke ileif
N.Y.. iWGa!! caia1 10 at,49, ola Dusaela ~ weight.
ntot toto'Gs, ny SIMS liis rc1tr1is Were not culll-
sgf;se' gfst;se' Mila tsl1t 1inih t"eiit5'tWo 1oWii'
, 1880-08-27
LE..SE1, rO THE ERIE,

NEW Yonk, Aug. aS.--Thc President Of
the Dulfn1o IL Southwestern Railroad has Is
sne. u circular, officially announcing that
tho road hns l,cen leased to tho Eric MT, that
MI accounts nre to be reported to thut rnn.l.
The Erie will put stecl rails between Hmm
burg md Jnmcstnw.s. making Il steel truck
all tho way, mud will ill up al trcstlcs OH tho
rnntt .....
, 1880-08-27

city.
The llanniha1 Il St. .lnc, the Missouri
kaHsns & Texas niul tho I'rxns l'arltlr, Il Is
rrlnrtch. are tn BE- ttJ1lspIit!nlr, iMto ntG
llMr, ntnl ~. sDnM Ms tlils tlas lecn n,:cu,n-
l'iI>hctl IT, headquarters Is aIso to be re-
moved tn Ghicnrn
Iln, "nslrr system Of t;null's roads East
alltl Wrst ls then To 1m placr.l inttrr tile gem
s'riMtlufl and Improvement In,npatly,"
whfcfs las lalr|y beef, nrpanxal, and articles
Of incorporation of wlIfrl have 1nHn filed in
hearty all tho States nlltl Territories.
, 1880-08-27
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI.
EY*rfft Difbntrh IN T,he Ehtfn7o Trjluftf

SrnISoF1:11'. H., Aug. 9.-General Su-
pcrtnsen'lent peabody, Of the Ol,Eo Il Mis-
sissippl. arrived III the city to-day. lIc states
that FOO TONS nf steel rails will he received an1l
Ind next werk on the Springfield Division,
anil tliat lnore will fa[low us fist us II can hi
oilfces. warehouses. and Iassr1lgcr-tlenots
would soon be constructed lii this city.
, 1880-08-27
TOLEDO ~ M1L,vAUKE1;.

oVft1d7 57UlHTfH 10 7He CNteuH1 1EaUHHR+
BATTLE; CnEEK. Mich, Aug. U.-The
amount required Of this city (s+o,0oo) to ob-
tain tho Toledo IL Milwaukee, Railroad has
nil hecn either subscribed Or provided for,
ci;y, it Wit orr,,py RI tic deserted bcd Of The
oil Dlst0 IL Mansfield Road, which Is graded
aill brIlEcd.
, 1880-08-27
ILLINOIS.

Special Htspatth 10 The Chteaeo Tribune.
SorTt1 Er.ulS, ILL.,, Aug. 3l.-Wu hat1 a
good shower yesterday. which was very wcl-
COME. Pastures were getting very short md
this will help, and ii will ulso help corn st,st,e,
Farmers arv now cutting up cnrli alut hanl-
Ing manure. Son,e will commence fnll-plow-
inE soDn.
, 1880-08-27
MARsACHusETTs ROADS.

SNt1tE jHsrath 70 7hF fHti0o 7T1tans-
BosToN, Aug. e>.-Durlng tho rast ten
months the earnings If tile Ecastcrn Rail-
rnasl, from passenger business nlon., amounts
to s131.00 more thnn In the corresponding
mouths Inst year.
The Ilnston Il Albany Railway will re.lnca
rntes nll NIL Communication ttrkets 20 percent,
and nll passenger fnres for long distances
will bg two cciltS Il mile.
, 1880-08-27

which tito Company was not Interested. lie
further slated that Mat. Simpson ,lit, not nwt.
thc FaMafia tnI'lpamy II singh: cent nj least
l. ne did thny WE'RE unable IL discover It.
Nhj. Simpson tttcd enJOysny Tho fill conf
dui,ce Of all tho Officials of tho road with
which lie wns connected,
, 1880-08-27

New YoRK, Aug. 2N.-Tle stx-story fac-
tory Nos. ll5 md 147 Mulberry street WINS
damaged 10 the amount Of S:.5 00 by fire this
morning. Several sa,all manufacturers aro
the principal losers.
, 1880-08-27

Sr. Lou1s, Mo-, Aug. 2h-The lnss Of
Knapr Stnut s. Co. by tho fire Inst night Is
about SIC, 100.
National Republican., 1880-12-25
TURKEY GRAVY.

The town of Poker Flat, California, is situated
on n bull.
=" Timber for cakes is one of the rural names
for buckwheat.
"A hen always knows the man who robs her
nest for she is always laying for him.
"A mans residence, in law, is where his wash
ing Is done. The tramp has no home.-PcdyuHC.
-"T'hc Co1cc.Pot as an Engine of Reform" Is
suggested TO senator Wallace as u subject for his
next article In the North american Rcriow
"A man writes to an editor for four dollars he.
cause he is so terribly Short" and gets in reply
the heartlcss response, DO as do; stand up on
q chair"
They were caught at Il OH train in Connect.
cut the other day He said what would dOy ce
do ifpidgce diedT She said, " Doveed die, too"
Sentence, sixty days
The other evening in restaurant, a young
lady said: with the becfsteak and onions please
bring me some of those fried potatoes rs brown and
crisp as falling autumn leaves"
Down with grasping monopolies On Eastern
railroads man now goes through the train just
before II reaches n tunnel and lights the lamps.
If this practice Is to be continued there might as
well be no tunnels.
The New York Post prints a column or two
every day headed "Aner-Dinncr Topics" In
Thursdays paper the first thing under this head Il
an account of the cholera in 1892 the pcrlisal OF
which Is certainly calculated 10 aid digestion.
Three Brooklyn doctors examined man to see
IL he was insane, and, as they found six letters
from other mems wives concealed in the lining OF
his coat where his own wife would never have
found them, concluded that he was able to trans
act business.
National Republican., 1880-12-25
STUFFING.

An Indian squaw sometimes makes her lords
wig-wa'm.
Never try to go to sleep with an old coat for pill
on 1t.
The New orleans Picdyuno thinks II must be
bedtime In army circles because all the old officers
are retiring.
a Nevada CRITIC, speaking of harpist, said
" we never before knew there was so much music
in gridr0n.'
Fellows who tell their girls that their brows
are like the snowdrifts their throats are like the
swan" should make no mistake and call 1t turkey.
chgstmSs a. cOllSquy "Jm are yoS flush now
not busted then9' No; but Shall be il Christ 4
mas don't come pretty soon."
How are you coming on with seabathing?'
stSs SoSs abyss s. Of an nyHliS penGd
The doctor says must take a toddy after each
bath TO restore the circulation; that's how like
OF all noxious insects, says the Boston Post, the
servative yet bloodthirsty bedbug is the more
obnoxious Of the two. He has the dead-wood on
the flea when he sings his favorite lullaby, Now
lay me down to bite"
Hoosier who came to Washington during the war
and called on u street Arab for a shine. Looking
Mt the tremendous boots before him, he called ont
TO brother sinner across the street: Come over
and help, Jimmy; I've got m army contract"
Ifa person Of fair complexion exposes himself
70 the electric light for some time IN examining
the action of lamps the hands and cheeks will
show all the symptoms of" sunburn," even in mid.
tcnance as quickly as when he goes about unpro-
tectcd by sun umbrella in midsummer.
Ministcrto to Rory" Why weren't You at the kirk
on Sunday Rory--"l was at Mr.. Dunlop's kirk "
Minister-'I don't like your running about the
strange kinks IN that way Not that I object tao
your hearing Mr.. Dunlop, but I'm shure ye wadna
like yer ain sheep stSyng away into strange pas
better grass - London Tcif0Tdph,
National Republican., 1880-12-25
DISTRICT COURTS.


CIRCUIT CoURT, DIVISION No. 1.-JusTICE MAcAH.
TlIuRIhis court nulod 10 get trial yesterday, aud
adjourned until Tuesday next Anderson VS.. smith |;
motion for n new trial hed.
CIRcglT Counr; DIVISION No. 2-JusrIcE nAG-
SER.-Slewart w. White; submitted on agreed stale
mcut OF facts; decision reserved
PnonATE COuHT-JusTtCE CoN,-In re will viii
Ham dunton; viii admitted to probate ana record
and letters tcstanenary Issued 10 The executors. In
10 Will, Franklin Peroei an eXempllned copy from
ted to probate and record In re Will Lewis H. Walkers
tamcnlnry issued TO Clara Il, Walker; bond, s2,OO
In re estate OF Charles EdmonstOn; letters OF admin
stration issued to Clara EdmonsiOp; bond, G., 500
In re estate Michael Lcuyi order OF sale Of personal
estate In estate John Einleyi inventory Of per-
sonal estate (Si35gi5D returned, In re estate l., W.
Gunund; account of sales returned hy administrator
In re estate Michael Sinner; citation returned served
In re estate Robert Harrison; answer 10 citation
against Ir. J. II. Hgrtlgan returned. In 70 William
w. Patton; petitioner appointed guardian 10 Mary
Amelia Patton. In re estate William Wellnari
Samuel H., Try appointed guardian of tue orphan
children In ie estate Benjamin Il, Mackull; admin.
sratOr authorized to bring Auit against Brooke Mack
all, r. Tho last will and testament OF William q.
Force admitted 10 probate and record, In re will
Julia Lociwood; viii admitted TO probate and letters
teslamentary issued 10 Mary. Lockwood bond, 81 900
In ~ will Martha Ann Chambers; Will proven and
admitted TO probate and record. In ra viii Mary H.,
Patton; John Hooker appointed commissioner 10
lake depOsitiUns of witnesses.
4 number Of accounts presented by the Register
were presented and passed,
Ihe Court then adjourned until January 4, 1881
National Republican., 1880-12-25
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
HOW % Family yray He Subdued by an
Outlay OF sixteen Cents.


II has been observed by some philosopher, and
worked OF as original matter by some thousands
of Others that necessity develops the person or
the thing 10 meet II. That Is to say, when Our
numerous fathers-it would be overlooking the
claims of the majority to say our forcfathes-,
felt the need of
A FASTER MODE OF CONVEYANCE,
for instance, the steamboat and the steam.enginc
presently appeared, floating or revolving into
being out of the very necessities Of the case, so 10
speak and thus becoming the medium by which
watered stock Is so successfully put upon the
market; ana likewise IN the realm Of ideas, as
might readily be shown Il liie was not SO short:
few will be willing to give themselves away by not
accepting 1t, that necessity bcges results proper
tionatee 10 the demand. This idea forces itself
upon the attention in peculiar way Just now.
few years ago the approach OF this holiday season
brought care and anxiety 10 thousands Of house.
holds. Fathers OF large families contemplated its
approach with horror, and secretly consulted the
list of ships departing for foreign coun-
tries with grim satisfaction. The manners
of lovers changed, and coolness seemed 10 grow
up between them, The young man would consult
his inmost soul, for fear he had made mistake
founding himself that he did not put or the dee.
laration Of his affections until amer Christmas,
anyway. Maidens sat up late Of nights, spelling
their complications and iniuring their cycsight
working designs on slippers meant for the minis
ter, the designs and the slippers both but always
by strange perYersity proving four sizes too small
Distant rclatiyes-ncyer more distant than at this
time-would no carefully over their old furniture
Or stock Of household treasures, giving anxious
thought To the question whether there was any.
thing in the lot which they could not possibly
use, but which would answer for u gift TO dear,
sweet Mrs, Antiquity.
1T WAS MATTER OF PAINFUL ANXIETY
TO others to contemplate the possibility OF getting
back less than they gave, and so, rs q whole, So
cieiy was much tom mp in rs mind and In q state
of subducd nervousness until Christmas was safely
over. But all this has changed. The necessity for
relief was evident and nutuTc, observing It's oppOr-
tunity produced the man who Invented Christ
mas cards. These meet the cRso exactly. An ont.
lay OF sixteen cents ON the pnrt of the mthcr of
flock makes his ianliy happy, at least 1t subducs
them. Twenty-Five cents VIII purchase minla.
turc chrome so gorgeous IN s glory of gilt and so
ample in Its grisl OF nature, art, and sentiment,
that 10 refuse 70 praise II would be to covet social
oblivion, and thus the lovers are happy. three.
cent card will propitiatc mothcrin'law. Four
cents wisely invested IN picture TO hang In the
parsons studio has been known TO bring satisiuc.
tory returns in thirty days, And 20 ull through
the social strata peace, based upon tho Christmas
card. exists and harmony reiglis, Parents, lovers,
children, old maids, and even old bachelors vel
come merry Christmas and tho Christmas card,
National Republican., 1880-12-25
Teicrrnnhs In Chinn.

Recently the C0nsul'Geneml OF the United States
at Shanghai has Informed the Department of State
that the Emperor of China has granted the prayer
Of the Viceroy at Tientsin for permission TO con.
struct a Telegraph line from Shanghai to Tientsn,
TO be 400 miles in length. Theroute will bo from
Shanghai to Chin-Kiang thence along TIE line of
the Grand Canal TO Tientsin. short line of about
seventy miles will also probably be constructed by
the Niceroy at Nankin, to connect the capital of
his province with the main one at Chin-Kinng.
The work of setting the poles and laying the wire
viii be begun early next spring. II is estimated
that the enterprise will cost 100000.