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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

The Governors of the Bank of ED2iaid al their
rtgnar meeting to-day made no change IN the panh
fate of discount and IT remains at 2l2 per cent.
We have had no good reason 10 suppose ahY
shsnge would be made t0-GaI; , Durine
Ne week the bank gained "a. oOU DulIlou'
And the proportion OF Its reserve 10 It's iaoitle..
which last week was ii per cent, was fdlseu 10 %
per cent At he London Stock Exchange. BRUSH
consos declined e per cent, 0ut later recovered anu
closed al 9715,e for both money and account
United States bonds were lrm; os al IooH4' 4@2S az
1885, ant As were up 10 l13a4 closing al 10 TO-
Ere shares rose from 49, TO 43's anu second CON
sois from "a 70 94l2 Atlantic and Great W esteTn
rrsts advanced from IT'S 10 rs. anu SECONDS from
BOZ to 81 l. Illinois Central was steady at 10 2
Heading AZ y al IL q and Central anu Huuson =
higher n 1874 In Paris. French per cents rose
from S. 80 10 So go later selling at 500 III sgnt ea
Change LOBdOn rising 70 2o.35 y irihcs 10 tne Z;
NessTs. Jesup, Patton ~ Co. are Onerihg tinIies
amount OF the abash -. Louis ana faclnc ran
1oad Company per cent general mortgage Sonus
e. % per cent and accrued interest hI. oo1oH
Humphreys the president OF the coHp3ut, III d lc'-
Ger addressed to MesSrs. Jesup Patton ~ Co sa ~
lie entire amount OF tae m0rigagols poO,OVOOoV
~. 600 900 being reserved to cover that abount
OF exlsiIg mortgages maturing PRIOR Ia l9lt. vi
the balance 81 900, 900 can only be Issued ioI 'ne
construction acquisition OF sucn cQghec' i
roads he auth1rizs "a by the 81" * oued5 'As
not 10 exceed S15 900 per mule. ana oo'OVo'Voo 10
provide iOr equipment ana permanent lihpi owe
ments. The mortgage covers TIE entire
Toad Of the consolidated company III ONO, III
Diana. Illinois. Missouri and Iowa, aHO '.'so al
lines which may be acquired" ,.,. mo
Tue gross earnings OF the following railroads are
Reported:
PEORIA. DECATUR AID NASHVILLE
ssssra week IN August. Bus siioa rac ss.o22
WABASH 81. LOUIS AND PACIFIC.
1879 l-SN.
secopc vel i .,,,s, sies ,g9 sy744i7 me ssSO4s
JaauArr ,o srar,st IA Gsy35g 6DiI740 Inc 81 go
YLiSr AND PERE MARQUETTE
seeond v...t %, .o,,, efq 40 al i3s Inc s. $50
3aLasl, '' tu9n.t 10 6tS6ss gl54sl Inc. 27J, 1896
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
fecors s. a., Anne, ss lstg; si77S91 Inc saOAsg
Itnnaiy august Ia 225z79 5O26ss0 Inc l'o0.'ol
he nece uls of -four and gram at the principal
Au<iNc ports this l9th day OF August were
New YORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

49, a. 49, D. a &C. . hgcs' oa az s, S E
DO! DO" e - n, al al Gu 'O do. s. n at 3.
Iiale9eees Davis vs., 'e 90 s'aI ~ "a, I'm ~ a. e. 81
d.. few sppcrT N-s 90 h at II; ,i ~ I ~ y, ic
do liJ 70. at do iS3 D. 90 sr. ]" DO I"S ID ~
Dienback & Dewey sold II state Butermk Calves lol
n %: as DO. 2ce 81 eec - wc-irrn BED ave, '
do. 300 d. az o. y state ea SS ~ al "lc q no. 10
Ieise wight noar 4 CO. sola 20 State Bu termIk and
Fed calvcs 90 ~ az - ~ eq 'av. rs m AZ ic
Yeats lS7 70 at A. 40 "a ~ at &c -. 90 ~ ~ ~ y, De-
40 do. aGs ~ At = 80: Yeats 10 % a. 81 . $50
n AZ a4c.. PennsvIvlnla Veal-. 250 n. At gc.
Judd Buckingham sold; 10 stg'e Neals, Isl 10 at 5Ac
sHf.EP AID LNMBs-Receipis were Slq cars Of 7.is7
ssaray = head ganst "a for the correspond
ing time last week Prime shipnE sheep ~sTs nm ana
also in dema and firm. Lambs were IN quite heavy
feeling IN the market and al grades we're shade
h6, two W. , odpls o prime d. AZ - ~ - a s5 40 per
loo ami Mr. Harrington pad - W. ior % selected
Laubs-soutern esten ami stae-were sold at 0Go'sc
saes DiehoacS 4 Dewey sold s. Kentucky sheen y
70 AT &c. - 90, l23 10 a. 5'sc % Ome CO. lS' ~ Al
ss H. &C.. Bucks. ~ n, at Be- 100 Kenuckv Lambs
es Il ~ ONO do lew sheep 90 H. at pc less
JeliHr Wright Hoag & 90 sold u state sheep lo3 y.
lam - s. b. &c; no. % 5iici 100 DO, b. b. at
naenbeck q DAVIS sod: 22o Michigan sheep 81 n. at
tse 81 EN- and Lambs s. n al &c So s;a Lamss IL d.
Sc rs do, % d. al &C.. 80 do. Go H. al Sc I5s DO
70 ID. az CSC.
hirby & Co. sold 227 state Lambs. 90 70 az 5lac -
II. Hume sod Is Iulara sheep l25 n, at - ~ 90
TO- age; III Morgan DO. ~ n al &C. l3b co.
4a,. do. s3 ai 4'lc ID do, ll h az Sc
- Bucks 1ls Sc. 90 state Lambs. JJ n. ~ 'c 10 ao
g. o.. Sc u DO 90 b. az - 80 D. DO ID ID al oie'
loo DO. 10 n. AZ &c. .
Ncwon q Holmes sold 10 Pennsylvania sheep 1913 T. at
4c. 40 d. ~ DO - n. ~ SC, ia ONO
do H. - %. 40 4'ac. ~ a., - d. az
Is 10 az % do 30 ~. at ~ ~ ~ 90.
M 10 5.c. PcnnsY gania Lambs. 81 n A. bci os
DO. 30 Jersey lcuilsl, = D. az &c .
r. a. sold TO- ONO sheep loo 10 ~ - o7'f'
POI 40 "a 10 at ~ So "a Kcnucky Lambs SO 10 al 5sci
40 Jersey DO. 90 n. AZ &c ,,oa -. 49,.
% o. $50 d. III 81 virginia Lambs. 90 b AZ C; %
KenfucEv at zoe. 70 do So To- al DC. 10 Penn
- lasc. y jersey 10 80 70, NJ Sc %
do %. 2ll Western Sheep and Lambs 10 ID at
90. go - -. a..
"A Mary IT H. az 2c jersey 40 l9 No. al ~
lu7 Kentucky ami Lamb SO No. al 4hc IL 40. "a
H. 30 22l Mary and Lambs % TO- at SIC XIX siao
to- GU n at 5sc - C0 61 70, at 6lsc. ~ kenncKI 40
81 10 80. u do s. n. at 52c 90 Jersey TO- o. ID
a 9 &C.: 81 CO.. 66 H. at csc .
H6G.-Receips were - cars-of 3t13 head-l4 cars AZ
zOtist = Jersey civ Total since SATURDAY.,
55 head against 81 GA head Tor the corresponding ume
last week. Market very and somewhat e1cled re-"
Hogs sold al 80 3gas5 90 per l' 10
good torucd Hogs could have Drru sou ~
- Eye Ous sold - state hogs 70 % ayerage AZ
Kerbv 70 ATE Hogs 10 ID At - 'O o.
do. 233 n. az - 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
npAz1IIAN COFFEE MARKET.

RIO ,vF1RO Aug 1S.-Cofee Market irm-Good ftrsts,
5s0Oa5 $50 res per 10 kilos Exchange on London -
sales Of The the Channel and NORTH OF EiIopt
~ 900 BAGS Tor United states uO0 bags stock 9ooOO
bags. , -t... d., .
SANTOS Aug. ls-Cofee-Market animated prices srn .
superior santos. j30lHj 500 reis pef ~ kos es ~ inc
week Europe bags Tor the UDted states llVOO
baos fogx O.R
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
Ohio and Mississippi firsts,

rising To AZ Ohio and Mississippi irsts,
ssonpefeld Division. again were higher at lo2,
Dem ols 4, lower at 95la Annexed are the
',.s;uo quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
sd JBILr I'D ONO RAILROAD COMPANY.
NKW-YORK AGENCY. No. ii PINE ST.,

INTEREST NOTICE.-The Board of Dlrec-
tors have this directed payment OF interest a the
rste p,r cenr upon Preferred Income ami SINK
ing Fund Debentre- payable al the agency OF the com
panv IN the CITY follows VIZ - per cent on
me st dlv of september pr0X the registered 40 ders
transfer books on the zh y oi
M the first day OF teOtuaty
lssl registered "a es THEREOF at the closing on he
Friday the 1lst day o. January col On
whchda books OF the sld III s. dTDenn
Will be closed reopen cn MONDAY Inc oth OF 2peuD4
pOx saturday the 5th u February Ioc4 EosPoc
lively. o-- q, ~.
% interest At ne rate per the Second Pre-
fered Income sinking Fund DeOenuros, payaDc ID Has
the 0 December prOX 10 te Fe-lStcu
holders al second DeDentuTe-
Due notice closing 0r transfer books hereoi VIII
be gwen hereafter. . ., ......, -
The name OF the owner or holder before the interest VIII DO
80 thereont CHARLES WALSH. secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
financial.


ALL VINO are interested in railroad business
~ an mica e statistics should get THE IklBC L. All
hANAC for $50. now really. price - cents 9y M
BANKERS and CAPITALISTS Will want to
ID get The Tribune Almanac FOR 1880 &c gives Ile H5r'
United states lltnr@ since 1870 PRICE,
% cent?. by mail
Gas STOCKS.
An Neyg York and Brooklyn stocks and also kinds
OIL rooh lvn investment secirtr dealt IN Oy
GEORGE n. PREhTt>9, o~
70 BROAD-sI, AND % EXChANGEPLACE,
Gas STOCKS & City K. r. Stocks and Bonds
" bought & sod. .THEWITI 81 k1cnangeplace
NWYNNE g. DAY, 40 Wall-st, Newly ork
" established 1854. transact general Banking ana
BROKERAGE Business Railway shares. Bonds &c, &c
TglHF GRANVILLE GOLD COMPANY offers
4 Tor ssle TO -rOCKHOLDERS. Tor 80 DAYS from date
hereof unless sold. FIFTY THOU SAND ~ ~
working capital stock al Fl li.N 49, - fA
-A EDWIN II No LFORD. secretary.
90 DEY-sT.. NEW YORK. August l. 1880
no THE BONDHOLDERS of the UTAH
WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.-NOrICE Il
HEREBY GIVEN that the TECSTkES ior me 4ertgag I
PAM have taken proceedings rrcose the mOrtgigr
Al agreement bd The property for the bondnoder- ahd
appoint for that purpose has zen signed by E
majority o bondh0ldeFs.
those no have the agreemeut can 90 so b
applying az the Office Of THE UNION Trust COMPANY
of NFXV A IS Broad rw OK lltF.
lbodrr- their bonds with said Trust
ConDanv to use Trustee In III purchase OF Tue
property railway company IN conformity To nc aooye
by fndors-ment signed Dy said Trust Company. -, -,
Depo.for. viii requested for convenience OF te rust
Comuauyl 20 bonds Tor examination, &c ann ie'
cciye ther certlnc 4tc5 the following dsy ,,,rop
ii BASSETT.
Trustees Of Mortgage n e tab Western Railway Co.
uIvl a ID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
Dlpi0en0 Aotlces.

Dlpi0en0 Aohces.
OFFICE OF rHR BAaBRR AND wALKRR SILVER MINING CO..
OF SILVER REEF. UTAH, OREAEL BuILpNS IN
ROOM 80, NEW YORK. August TO- .'oN'
DIVIDEND No. 3.-IhE REGULAR monty 7!li
THOUsAN DOLLAR has been declared payable Auglst
%. Il the Mining Trust Company - -, oc.,. ..
Alter payment Of dividend AMI extra "orG OF
gbouU SIX dollars The company VIII carry over
surplus sufficient 70 pa TTG o sioI Ia President
DE Lazy LOCCKs, secretary.
OPPIcg OF THE GEERN MOUNTAIN GOLD MINING COMPANY
or CAl4FOESlA Ana, n ,.so
nTVIDEND No. 14.--Ihe Board OF ristees
~ nave th day declared fourteenth monthly dividend
OF FIVE CENTS PER SHARE on the capita. STOCK Oh u'
company. payable On the 20th INST - - -, ,hs o-,b q,
Transfer books the l1tb and reopen on inc VI Vi
August. L. d nIIt-3l / oelr.1--
OFFICE OF IA PLATA MINING AND ,MELrNG cosPASr}
OF LRADyLlE. COL. 81 BaoADwAY Rooms !, ASD -
DTVIDEND No. 12.-The Board OF Trustees
hayc this Jay declare dividend OF SEVEN AND one;
HALF CENTS per share par value HlOl on IN W tn
office company Transfer books VIII cl Sc on sdhy
August and reopen Thursday september = LScO
statement Oh the hnancai eOhno u ''' 10 GOO 90
july l. ss0- Balance surplu, account. 49lz1 "
l. lssONet earnings for month of july 4'io' 20
sIeL595 n
Dividend OF cents per share, 100000 shares $500 90
Balance surplus August Y
OFFICE Of rHg HoaEsTAKR MINING COMPANY !
Is WALSH. 49,. :
NEWNORK. August l., l5oO
nIVTDEND NO. 20-The regular monthly
~ dividend Of 80 per share has been declared or
July payable the olce 0 the Transfer Agents "ens'
Fargo Co.. 80 broadway, on the Z3Ln instant
Transfer books close On the 2Uth instant
HI PARSONS
Assstans Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

rrRnPNAN MARKErs.

HAVANA MARKEr5
HAVANA. Aug 19.--panlsh gold. 22l ta-222 Exchange
firm sugars lrm
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The following are the quotations for securities on
the Free List:
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PRINTING CL0rH MARKET.


r.,r RIVER Maas Arg. IsHithoHt any s9les reoorIsf
ia limiting Cloth lnarlel Is arm at ofoas dh"'AtioAS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

CLERK.-lounc man. ace 20, wants place
" clerk viii board wtl employer can d I'd
dTass r.. /. +. 5s5 8davo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
slIua!lons Udniso-M I!es

CLERK. PORTER or COLLECTOR.-By q
" middle aged s5 who ha- bad several yrarF az
perienee IN PCS and WHO viii work tor the ~
iere. employer Whatever eapacty e nav D. rs 81
J7fhst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

NEAR UNION SQUARE.-Front room. first
floor furnished 81 weekly also three connecting rooms
on third floor trout and bedroom. upper ror
81 100 last l3th-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
Holro dno aoom5
East Side.

I EXINGTON-AVE., No. I24.-Second story
front third nO,r suitabe for 81
Gentlemen other gibis with 0oari table bpari
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

ID PARK-AVE-In a small family. an en-
> tire large and small rooms with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

CLERK Position IA. clerk wanted by a good
- pcnrau exDenencad boo KreDng AMI accounts Or
would be- willing valet steamboat man u
Young active character and nest nc1r1ce.
able give reliable reference Affress AJklitS
C. FENTON Pitcher. Chenango COautv. =. y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

CLERK and COLLECTOR.-By q capable.
~ fa1ff anil strictly rrlBe goniieman sfuiion 10 n
Office work collect &c ether SeR York Brooklyn. Nd
dress a. r. g.. 233 hhsiDhi-st, BROOKLYN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
The receipts and shipments at and from Buffalo
TODAY were rpporfad us follows.

The following were the receipts and Shipment
and from Chicago and Milwaukee, to-day:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
Corporation Notices.

NOTlCE.-Proposals will b
~ once OF the Department 0f Pl
recfiOn. No. t6 Thlrd-ave until Aug
tlons and Additions 10 the hetrrai bu
Asylum. laeS wells Island For ia
Record. Tor sale ag Ma 2 city ha.l.
NOTICE. Proposals viii 4
~ once OF the department. az ~
rect!On. 40. 66 rhlrd-aVe.. uith Az
For luil information see clty ksSoid
HAL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
COLLECTION or sALEsMAN.-slim. deck.

y slender sharp snrewd sensible sarcastic yak s"~-
sit alton IN hotel 0ie collector 90 sales
man has highest anf and enfn ~ m army
mule goods collect oils With anv man ~ i!e
81 America Bucks county Penn. nclaeIl
Address &. r. HARRIS 10. .-0uth-~t. tity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20

CLERK, &c-A highly respectable Young
y ~wee % hcre store has hat several yesrF
tho hank3Yg business n Europe u "a mig 10
himself useful r1uHrIfv 81 SNORT rfn 20 M
ia'eiliranr &. STA NafOKE. BE- Gin on place. tty
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Queer Excuses.

Some curious things have been writ
ten in response to invitations or con-
Veying the invitations themselves. A
man Of letters, travelling in the United
States, responded to literary lady's
invitation '' to meet some minds at tea
at her house by expressing his sorrow
at being prevented from doing so
through having already promised to
meetsOme stomachs at dinner Whether
his excuse shocked American modesty,
we do not know. He would have been
set down as very rude man by the En-
glish farmers daughter who, in ac-
knowledging feminine friends invita-
tion to go with her to the races, wrote
on behalf of herself and her sister:
"The energy of the races prompts me
to assure you that my request is for
bidden, the idea of which had awk-
Wardly nourished, Notwithstanding my
propensity to reserve. Mr.. 4. will be
there. Let me with confidence assure
you that him and brothers will be very
happy to meet you and brothers. We
girls cannot go for reasons. The at
tention of the COWS claims our assist
ance in the evening"" An impecunious
nobleman once declined an Invitation
to dinner for very pressing reasons.
His note was concluded in the follow
ing terms: Z" cannot express my re-
gret that it is quite out of my power to
dine with you. And you will pity me
when you hear / am in bed. A rascal
ly creditor has had everything 1 possess
taken from me. must remain in bed
till my lawyer comes, as 1 have not
coat to put on. This is the reason,
dear Lady Cork, l cannot dine with
you" An all-sufficient one, we should
Judge e.-LOndOn Globe.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Noble Conduct Of a Woman.

Intelligence has been received at.
Lloyd's that the German brigantine
Moorburg, Captain H. Boldt, from
China to Melbourne with a cargo of
tea, put into Brisbane, Queensland, on
Oct IA, in distress, four of her crew
having died on the voyage. She left
FoochOw on July II, the crew consist
ing of Captain Boldt, the mate, four
sailors and Chinese cook, The Cap
tain's wife and little child were also
on board. South of the Solomon group
ship came in sight, but was too far
off to signal, and this was the only ves-
sci seen during the whole voyage. On
Aug. l an island of the Caroline group
was sighted, and on the 26th Nunes
Island of the Solomon group. At this
time the whole crew were sick, and
only the Captain was able to move, so.
that landing was out of the question,
as the natives are reported to be canni-
balls. On Sept. IL one man of the crew
died, on the 2Oth another, and on Oct.
1st and 9th third and fourth, so that
only the mate and Captain were left to,
manage the vessel. The heat was in
tolerable, and the Captain determined
to steer for Brisbane. On Oct. it.
blew a heavy east-southeast gale; the
mate could scarcely crawl, and the
Chinese cook was unable to 90 aloft,
and being no sailor was of little use
even on deck. The Captain tried to.
save the sails, while his wife, small
and by no means robust woman, took
the helm. Besides this the vessel had
been leaking since the 1st of October,
but on the 5th the leak was found, ond
the Captain, although suffering from
swollen legs, let himself down over
board into the water and stopped the
leak. The water already on board
could, however, not be got rid of, as
there was nobody to pump. At length,
on the 18th of October, Cape Morton
Light was sighted, and on the 18th the
pilot came ON board, and the vessel
was brought to anchor. On the ves--
5eps arrival the only person in toler-
ably good health was the Captains
wife. She had rendered extraordinary
for she not only tended the
crew while they were sick, but also
took her watch at the helm,
,hus rendering it possible for the ship
% be naVigated. The mate was re-
luced to a skeleton. The Captains
egs were swollen and his hands were
covered with sores. The survivors
we're recovering.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Taking Down Cloopatra's Needle.

The HerGldS correspondent at Alex
aHdria, Egypt, writing Dec. IL, reports
the safe removal of Cleopatra's Needle
from the pedestal which had supported
it for nearly 1900 years. This pedestal
is of the same kind of granite as the
obelisk itself, and must have been
brought from the quarry at Syene, near
the first cataract Of the Nile. It is re-
markable that the existence of this
pedestal, measuring nine feet high and
six feet square, and weighing forty
three tons, was unknown previous to
the present excavations. The obelisk
was formally ceded to Commander
Gorringe and Lieutenant SchWede- by
the Governor of Alexandria, on Oct. %.
By the 10th of November the earth was
removed to some twenty feet below the
present level of the soil, and the base
Of the obelisk and the large pedestal
resting on three marble slabs were
made visible. The base of the needle
is rounded by age. 1t originally rested
upon four bronze crabs, each about
three feet long by one wide. One of
these crabs was under each corner,
firmly fixed to both obelisk and pedestal
by two bronze bars an inch in diameter
and over a foot in length. One of these
bars, projecting perpendicularly from
the back Of the crab, is fitted into hole
in the base Of the obelisk. The other
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05

bar, descending perpendicularly from
the crabs belly, is fitted into a similar
hole in the pedestal. Both Of these
bars are firmly soldered with lead.
Owing to the jamming of one of the
claws with projecting piece of the
base of the pedestal much difficulty was
experienced in lowering the shaft, but.
on the 9th the work was successfully
accomplished. When overturned the
obelisk rested on sections of float,
whence in due time the Needle would
be showed into the steamer intending
to bring it to New York. The steamer
purchased for this purpose was the
DessOuk, of 1000 tons register. The
Dessouk was built in England and
bought by the Egyptian Government
while on the stocks. She is not fast,
but is very strongly built.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05

providing for Circuit and District Courts at Co.
lumbus, Ohio, was agreed to. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the pri-
yate calendar. When the committee rose the
House adjourned.
HOUSE, Jan. 9l.-Mr. Keifer pre-
sented petition of Jere Haralsoh, relative to
the contested election case of HaralsOn against
Shelley, from the Fourth District of Alabama.
Referred TO the Committee on Elections. A res
olutiOn was adopted calling on the Secretary
Of War for information as to the names and
lineal rank of all officers not on duty with their
regiments and corps, but on duty elsewhere, etc.
The House at one o'clock discontinued public
business, when eulOgistic addresses were made
in memory of Rush Clark, of iowa.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-05
Medieval SuperstitiOns.

Among these last was the mandra-
CORA, which was supposed to reveal to.
its pOssessor hidden things and future
events, and to secure the friendship of
all men. The root of the mandragOra,
or mandrake, often divides into two
parts, and thus presents a rude resem-
blance to human figure. 1t was be-
lieVed that this plant could not be found
except below the gallows where pure.
youth had been hanged. When torn
from the soil it was said to sigh, Shrek,
and moan so piteously that it caused
whoever heard it to die. To find this
plant it must be sought before sunrise
Friday morning. The person seeking
it should carefully fill his ears with cot
ton, wax, or pitch, and take with him
black dog without single white hair.
The sign of the cross was to be made
three times over the mandragora, then
the soil was to be carefully removed,
so that it was attached only by its fine
rootlets. 1t was then tied by a string
to the tail of dog, who was attracted
forward by piece of bread. The dog
pulled the plant from the earth, but
fell dead, struck by the shrek of the
mandragora. The plant was then taken
home, washed in red wine, and wrapped
in red and white silk, laid in a shrine,
washed on successive Fridays, and
dressed in white frock. If the man
dragOra is bought it remains with the
person who thus secures it, regardless
of where it is thrown, until sold again.
If kept until death, the person must de-.
part to hell with it.
In the demoniacal fauna ofthe middle
ages were wolves played an important
part. They were supposed to be men
who changed themselves for time in
to wolves, and roved about hunting for
children. Augustine, one of the most
prominent fathers and authors of his
time, taught that it was the devil who.
wrapped VOLTS hide around witch.
Melancthon also believed in this doc
trine, and the Emperor Sigismund had
the question investigated "sCientific-.
ally' in the presence of theologians,
and they came to the general agree
ment that the werewolf is positive
and constant fact;' for, the existence
of the devil being accepted, there is no.
reason to deny that of the werewolf,
as it is by the authority of
the fathers of the church, and by general
Another ghastly superstition of those
times was that of belief in vampires.
These were disembodied souls, which
hadreclOthed themselves in their buried
bodies. In this garb they stole at night
into houses and sucked from the nip
pies of the sleeping their blood. The
person thus bereft of his vital fluid was
in turn changed into a vampire. The
corpse of a person suspected of vampir-
ism, if dug up, was found well pre-
served, and an abundance of fresh,
blood would flow from its mouth on
pressing the stomach. To this horrible
belief is ascribed a kind of psychical
1estilence, which spread terror in the
Austrian provinces even down into the
century. MagScof ftbe Middle
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