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-on Thursday last. part Of Company D.

-On Thursday last part of Company D..
Of Trenton, and c, Of this place, It'll Regt,
n. @. s. N. j., were ordered to Stockton
Range, at Camden, for rifle practice, to quail
ify as marksmen for the State and Regimental
teams. Private Edward Arnett, of Co. G.,
qualified, making two points over the re-
quirement, and DR.. Geo. II. Larson, Surgeon
Of the Regiment, qualified, making three
points more than the requisision. Two mem
bers of Co. d qualified. The shooting dis
tances, finally to qualify, are 200 and 500 yds.
But qualification preparatory to this must
be made at 100, 800 and 400 yards, which is
sufficient to test the ability of an individuals
shooting qualities. DR.. L., although minus a
hand, did the best shooting of any one on the
grounds, even beating a professional team
from Phila. at 200 yards.
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7 am now ffty-eight years of age. was
the first settler with family at this place.
in 1S40 and have been engaged In mer-
chandizing most of my time for the last forty
years, and have been selling all. kinds of
cures (said to be- for Chiills and Fever, and
other malariaT diseases but 80 far, I have
never found anything that gave the universal
satisfaction that your Piiuies have given.
They are indeed good medicine for cbils or
any bilious sickness. Men come to me and
say, have not the chills, but Yant box
of Moore's Pilules, to act as preventative 10
all malaral complaints" | do not say this
merely 70 get my name 10 the papers, but for
a conscientious purpose to award right where
it is due. L. s. LOCKE, p. NJ.
birmingham, Marshall Co., Ky.
To DR.. G. G. MOORE, New York.
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We add the following for 1879, when a Sc
we're drouth prevailed tin the 18th of Sep
tember, when there was rain fall of 2.25
inches of water.
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SAD ACCIDENT AND DEATH About half
past seven o'clock this "Wednesday morning,
a sad accident occurred at tho repair shops of
the Penna. r. r. Co., in this city, which re-
suited in the death OF Willie N. Kennedy,
aged about eighteen years, (son of Mr.. John
a. Kennedy, of this city). While he was
working on coal car in the repair shops, the
Blocking upon which the car rested gave
way and the car in It's fall caught
him aud fastened him between the car
and the side of the building, the pressure
coming on the trunk of the body. He was
rendered ihsensible Immediately and died in a
few moments. This is a terribly sad stroke
to his parents, and in their great sorrow they
have the deep sympathy oftheirmany friends.
Willie was young man of promise and his
sudden death has caused feeling Of sadness
in the community.
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Lone Star Lodge excursion, the best ex-
cursion OF the season-to new place.
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FINE DIAMoNDs.--It is no wonder fine
diamonds command the prices they do when
one considers their scarcity, the expense of
searching for them and of working the mines,
and the uncertain prospects as to the future
supply. The supply of good stones is con-
staptly diminishing and may soon fall off
altogether. The demand in this country is
chiefly for stones of the best duality, and
there is great competition among the large
houses. Bailey, Banks s. Biddle, of Phila.,
keep partner in Europe a large portion of
the year and are now receiving from him Che
finest assortment of diamonds and other
precious stones ever brought to Philadelphia.
Nearly all the ills that afiict as can be pre-
vented and cured by keeping the stomach,
liver aud kidneys in working order. There is
no medicine known that will do this as surely
as Parker's Ginger Tonic. See adv.
Magnificent scenery on the trip from
Lambertville to the Switchback.
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DIR. Geo. Fl Larisons meteorological OBJ
servations furnish US with the following
record of the meteorology of this locality
The rain fall for the year 1881 to the present
time was "a fnllavs
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1t will be seen that the well OF John H
Horn, Esq, and the west end we'll on the
Fair Ground, are the two coolest as they each
register 500 respectively.
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had contracted while in the water, and not
improving much, he determined to place him
self In a hospital at Philadelphia for medical
treatment. Early on Sunday morning last be
was attaced by hemorrhage and soon expir-
ed. Word was telegrapned to friends in this
city, and his body was brought here on Mon
day. The funeral took place this (Wednes-
day. morning, from the residence of his
father-in-Iaw, Mr.. Henry Shultz, on South
Main street.
The temperature Of the water III the follow
ing named wells 10 and around this city, was
taken Sept I'd, 1881. The Atmosphere on
that day stood at a temperature Of 40 At Z
o'clock, a. NJ. 94o at . O'Clock, r. NJ, and
800 at 0 o'clock, P, NJ. The week previous
had an average temperature with the same
day the observations were taken:
Union street, corner of Delevan, $40
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IF you want to see some of the finest
scenery in the world, and take one Of the
most thrilling rides imaginable-go on the
Lone Star switchback excursion Thursday of
next week.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
A Lecture on Astronomy.

The Limekiln Club having been duly
called to order, Brother Gardner an
nounced that the Hon. William johnson,
OF Port Huron, was waiting in the ante
room for admission, and on motion of
Assassination Smith the Committee on
Reception were instructed to bring him
in. When the duty had been performed
the President introduced the visitor,
made him welcome, and Mr.. Johnson
led off as follows:
sss.aat am de conletp Who is she?
Which is it? What am he heah fur?
How many of you kin answer desc
queshun9 My frens, de study of astron-
omy am full of interes' an pleasure.
But fur astronomy how could we hev
known dat de moon am peopled by a
race of one-eyed giants, an dat de dis
tance to de sun am so great dat if we
was to sot out an trabble on hoss-kyar
it would take us fo' weeks to git dar?
Astronomy teaches us dat de atmos.
phere in de planet Jupiter am SO cl'ar
an transparent dat you kin see a hoss-
fly six miles away. In de planet Mars
de air is so cool dat dead dog kin be
left in front of a first-class hotel fur nine
weeks. In de planet Venus it am allus
good weather fur goin' a-fshin, an de
air am so bracin' dat de women allus
split deir own wood. De planet Saturn
furnishes its inhabitants strawberries
an cream de hull var round, an de
VERY bes' kind o. lager beer kin be had
fur sixty eight cents keg. Way back
in de dark aiges nobody knew wheder
de sun was ten miles or ten millyon
miles off. De sight of a eclipse skeered
chill'en into fits an made strong men
crawl under de bed fur safety. De stars
war; supposed to be pieces of tin nailed
to de midnight air, an men would no
mo- believe dat de airth turned round
dan you now believe dat de day will
soon come when men will 60 sailin frew
de air at de rate of two miles minute.
But doan' wish to take up de valuable
time or dis meetin', an l will close by
deservin' dat all occashuns seem sup
Elementary to de gineral debility of the
furlong. Oar am no mo- reason why all
of you shouldn't agitate generosity of de
sincerity dan dar am fur de elocution to
operate disastrusly against de terrible
ness of de octavo.''
Elder Toots cheered.
Giveadam Jones doubled up into a
hard knot.
Pickles Smith tainted dead away, and
he did not regain consciousness until
Waydown Bebee ran the cold handle of
the water-dipper down his back.
Mr.. johnson was taken out in such a
weak and exhausted condition that the
Janitor had to fan him with a lump of
coal and run around the corner after a
whisky straight. 1t has been long weeks
since Paradise Hall was favored with
such tremendous oratorical effort
Detroit Free Press
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
s. PrusSian Ledder."

If there is a merchant in New Orleans
who can sell goods at any price he
chooses to fix on them, Rube Hoffen-
stein, who keeps clothing and shoe
store on Poydras Street, is the man,
A few days ago a customer entered
his establishment and inquired:
"Have you any low-quarter gaiters?"
Certainly, my trent. haf any sdyle
you wish, und someding dot vas neat.
Now, here vas pair uf CATERS vat is
made uf Prussian ledder, de pest kind
dat vas known, und dinks dey viii suit
you. Suppose you dry dem on"
"All right" replied the customer.
"Vait, my trent, and III put leedle
bowder in. Now dry dem. All! vat
peter shoe you want dan dat? 1t Wits
shust is if somepody takes your meas
ure.''
"It's too tight across the instep,''
said the customer, rubbing the spot with
his fingers.
cit viii sdretch, my dear SIR" re-
piled Hoffenstein, persuasively, "dat
ledder vas made expressly for stredtch-
ing"
"But the shoe pinches my toes, also. -
"Dot is nothing; it viii go way de
first time it gets vet. You don't want
to buy pair uf shoes more as dree sizes
too big, und 60 around de ladies NIT
your feet looking like couple of rail
road scrapers. It would be shame,
you know" :.
"What do you ask for the shoes?"
"Only seek dollars"
Jerusalem! That's too much"
"Vell, my dear sir, you must recol-
lect dat dem shos vas made of Prussian
ledder, and ledder dere vas scarce. My
uncle vas lifs dere write me last week
und said dat ledder vas so scarce dey
don't make harness NIT it any longer.
All de harness dere is now made Of
wool"
II tell you what I'll do,' said the
customer, examining the shoe closely,
"I'n give you four dollars"
"My g-r-r-acious! A Prussian ledder
shoe for four dollars, ven it costs me
more as five dollars and fifty cents laid
at the depot down, und de profit on
dem don't pay for the gas. My
g-r-r-acious, vat's de matter NIT de peo-
plep''
Well, I'm not going to give six dol
lars for those shoes,' said the customer,
moving toward the door, they are not
worth It,"
"Vell, my trent, take them along for
four dollars, und call around again some
oder day."
The customer paid for the shoes and
taking his parcel left the store.
Herman" inquired Hoffenstein OF
his clerk, swat vas the cost brice Of dem
split householder shoes shust sold de
shentleman?n
"Von dollar und half, SIR
"My g-r-r-acious, Herman, dinK how
small de profit vas. If pisness, you
know, Herman, don't get peter it viii
preak all de store up.-N. O. Times.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
Romance Of a Summer Resort.

Among the visitors at a small hotel
near Falling Springs, ,Greenbrier County,
West Virginia, was James S. Porter, a
young man whose wealthy parents live
in Boston. Porter had been roughing it
in the mountains since the latter part
of May. One of the first objects to catch
his eye was mountain lass, who lived
two miles or more from the hotel. The
young people became acquainted casu-
ally, but the girls brown cheeks and
possibly brown ankles were too much
for Porter and he visited the house of
his sweetheart time and again. Unfor-
tunately for the youth his knowledge in
games led the girls mother, an old lady
whose Bible and spectacles were her
Sunday companions year in and year
out, to suspect that he was a gambler.
The girl refused to believe anything bad
Of Porter, and in the face Of her moth
er's opposition she continued to receive
her lovers attentions. Last week she
agreed to quit her home with Porter and
to accompany him as his wife to Boston.
They left the girls house together, on
foot, and took a wagon quarter OF a
mile down the road. When, few
minutes after they had started, the
brides father missed his daughter, he
set out in hot haste and in anger to stop
the runaways. He came upon them at
point where the road was steep and
rocky, and when they whipped up their
horses he gave his animal such furi-
GUS cut that he was thrown from his
wagon down the mountain side. The
mad horse ran past the lovers, and they
knew that their pursuer had been injured.
They went back, found him, took him
home and restored him to consciousness.
Subsequently the young man won the
confidence Of the mountaineer couple
and they gave their consent to the mar
riage.-Nezc Hacen Palladium.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THERE was no material change in the
condition Of the President on the 23d from
that of the previous day, but the feeling on
the whole was somewhat more hopeful for
his recovery.
POsTMAsTER-GENER JAMES has is
| sued an order calling the attention of Post
masters to the necessity OF effectually can
ceiling the stamps on mail matter. Neglect
in this matter has caused considerable loss
to the Government.
AT Pittston, Pa, on the 23d, DR.. w.
Mel. Ostrander, wealthy and well-known
physician, committed suicide by hanging
from gas fixtures.
The result of the recent elections in
France shows general triumph of the Re-
publican candidates. The Bonapartists lost
a number Of seats. The elections in Spain
likewise resulted in great successes for the
Liberals.
Two workmen, Henry Barnum and
Fitzgerald, were burned to death at Phila-
delphia. They were in the top story OF a
burning warehouse at the time and failed to
reach place of safety before the flames
burst through the roof.
A FREIGHT on the Ohio Southern Rail-
way coIided with a passenger train on a
side track near Bainbridge, Ohio. The fire.
man and passenger were killed.
UNKNOWN parties entered the Jail at
Monroe, La, on the 23d, and took out Perry
Mason and Alexander Wilson tcoloredl,
charged with murder, and hanged them.
JOHN w. FAIR, a young man living
near Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, committed
suicide by first cutting his throat and then
shooting the top of his head off with shot
gun. He had been married only few
months, and no cause is assigned.
IT is rumored that general strike of
railroad employees throughout the country
is contemplated soop. The strike already
inaugurated on the Erie is said to be the
precursor of the movement, and was brought
about somewhat prematurely by local influ-
ences.
ADIsPATCH from the City of Mexico
dated the 23d says Of recent disaster at
Mazatlan: One hundred and fifty pounds Of
powder blew up. First thirty corpses were
removed; the following six days four or five
daily, when the authorities interdicted the
further removal, considering the work dan
gerous. All the windows in the town were
demolished.
THE Governor of the Mexican Prov
ince of Sonora will cooperate with the Gov
ernor Of Arizona to prevent the invasion Of
Sonora by ''cow-boys" and the invasion Of
Arizona by "Greasers," ;" and thus protect the
lives and property of the inhabitants of both
countries. The United States Marshal at
Tucson will also assist.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, AUGUST ~ 1881

Dick Lyman-the latter very seriously. In
all ten persons were injured, and most of
them very badly.
THE boiler of the tug A. B. Ward ex-
ploded on the Goth while towing schooner
through Clark Street bridge, Chicago. Three
men were killed and several others badly
wounded.
THE Missouri Stove Company's works
ct St. Louis burned on the 21st.
THE dwelling of VIM. Cole, farmer
living near Garettsburg, Buchanan County,
Mo-, burned on the 10th. An infant per-
ished in the flames, and its mother became
frantic with grief and was not expected to
live.
JOHN STEWART, a well-known resi-
dent Of Scott County, Ark, who run farm
and general store near Waldron, and Billy
Massingale, visiting friend from the vii
lage, were both shot and instantly killed a
few nights ago by two men named Fulsom
and Hobbs. The four men on the night
previous to the murder had made up game
of poker, at which Fulsom and Hobbs had
been heavy losers. The next night the two
men returned, and rousing up Stewart, who
had gone to bed, asked for some whisky. As
he was in the act of drawing it he was shot
through the heart, falling dead. Massingale,
hearing the shooting, came out of the house,
when he too was shot through the head, fall
ing dead at the feet of Mrs. Stewart. who
had run in her night-clothes to the door.
The murderers escaped, heading for the In
dian Nation.
The Mayor of Omaha has notified sa-
loon-keepers to close on Sunday, and the
Temperance Committee warn all violators
that they need expect no mercy at their
hands. The saloon-keepers, in retaliation,
propose to cause the arrest Of everybody
technically guilty OF an infringement Of the
Sunday law.
The Treasury Department will re-
deem upon presentation, without rebate of
interest, outstanding 5-per-ce registered
bonds funded loan OF 1881, embraced in
the 104th call, maturing October 1 next.
ALICE LAMONT, a variety performer,
died in st. Louis hospital the other day
from the effects Of poisonous cosmetics.
A GENERAL strike Of switchmen, yard
men and trackmen on the Western Di-
vision of the New York, Lake Erie & Wes-
tern Railroad, has caused almost a complete
blockade Of freight traffic. The strike is for
an advance Of 10 per cent. in wages, which
the company refuses to grant.
OREGON expects to have a surplus of
| SOC, 900 tons of wheat for export this year.
GEN. LESLIE COMBS, of Kentucky, is
dead.
A WELL-KNOwN Republican poll
tcian, named JOS E. Murray, aged about 80
years, was found dead in his bed at Lake
Providence, La. Investigation by the Cor
oner's Jury revealed the fact that he had
committed suicide by taking an overdose OF
morphine. He was native of New Haven,
Conn.
L. B. HUTTON, q farmer about 80
years of age, living four miles from Aurora,
Neb., was instantly killed by kick from
mule, the animal hitting him just behind the
ear. He leaves a wife and several small
children
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
Bicycles.


The best English bicycle costs $140
to $3.50, while American makes, equally
as good, will not cost more than $110 or
s1i5. The cheapest bicycles for boys
cost S12 to S15. There are three hun
dred and thirty-one different styles OF
bicycles, SO experts say, now actively In
use. The bicycle Of 1881 is the COM
bined product of the ideas Of four great
nations. Of the six ideas which are il
lustrated in the various component
parts, France has contributed two, Eng
land two, Germany one, and America
one. The American contribution or sug-
gestion-that of the rubber tire lis gem
orally regarded as practically the most
valuable of all This rubber tire enables
the bicyclist to accomplish the other
wise impossible feat of running up hill.
The rubber tire has also been applied
VITA success to the wheels OF dog-carts
and other vehicles Pittsburgh Conl-
nercidI.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27
PITH AND POINT.

That new comet is coming, head
down and tail up, for the earth. Thank
heaven! we've clear conscience, any
how.-ElDaira Free Press.
Worry is said to kill more people
than work; but confounded laziness
kills more than either, and it's mag
nifcent death to die.--Nee0 Harea Reg
iSter.
Mrs. Homespun, who had heard
somebody remark upon the hunting in
the English preserves, said that was just
what her little Johnny did in hers
Boston Transcript
1t is said that kerosene will remove
steins from furniture. 1t he's also been
known to remove the furniture, stains
and all, with the stove and red-headed
servant girl thrown in ofttimes.- Web-
ster Times.
:" What is your business?" asked
Harvard student of an old printer as the
two stood at the Parker House bar wait
ing for a cocktail that the bartender was
preparing. The printer looked the
young man straight in the eye and said,
with great solemnity, 81 am an erector
of metallic messengers of thought, or as
L am sometimes known, journeyman
printer. .'-B0stOD Post.
The most eminent physicians of
Europe unite in declaring that early
rising is the great and prevailing cause
of nervous disease, spinal curvature and
paralysis. (It may, perhaps, be neces-
sary, or, at least, proper, to explain to
our readers that we print this outrage
Gus and glaring campaign document for
the purpose of influencing a family in
the country whom we are going to visit,
and with whom the appalling insanity
of five O'Clock breakfast is hereditary.)
Huntington Haaokeye.
Young man be happy-hoot, holler,
skip, gambol and snap your fingers at
the nightmare of new overcoat for
next winter Last fall Canadian gen.
ius shivered awhile, and then reflected
awile, and the result was the purchase
Of box of mustard plasters, these were
distributed around on his frame where
they would do the most good, and while
men in beaver overcoats shiyered with
cold he was warm and happy in his shirt
sleeves. One dollar takes you through
a hard winter. and you come out in
spring fat.-Detroit Free Press.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27

ORANGE, Texas, ,on the line of the Texas
&New Orleans Railway, has recently been the
scene of great violence and bloodshed. Ac.
counts as to the origin of the trouble differ
somewhat in detail, but agree substantially
as to the following facts: The Sheriff,
George Michael, with posse recently at
tempted the arrest of two brothers named
Delno, both desperate characters, who at
the head of a gang of disreputable men,
white and black, had long been terror to
the town. In the encounter the Sheriff was
shot and seriously wounded. The posse Of
citizens, headed by the Deputy Sheriff, then
proceeded to exterminate the gang. Robert
Saxon, one Of the negro ringleaders, who is
said to have shot Sheriff Michael, was
hanged, and six or eight other negroes were
shot. One of the Delnos was captured and
lodged in jail, but the other, together with
several companions, had at last accounts not
been caught. 1t was the avOwed intention
Of the citizens to clean out the whole gang.
Business was entirely suspended in town,
and on Sunday services in the churches were
abruptly terminated and the congregations
dismissed.
Huntsville gazette., 1881-08-27

There are more than five hundred
separate muscles in the human body,
and an equal number OF nerves and
blood-vessels.
=" The gutter mud of to-day,y says.
a medical writer, with its deadly septic
organisms, becomes the dust of to-rnor-
row, and in respiration is deposited up
on the mucous membrane OF the re-
spiratory passages of those who breathe
it,
NM. des Cloizeaux and Damour de-
scribe. in the Complies Re1tdus q new
mineral, to which they give the name of
"Chalcomenite." 1t is found in small
green crystals in the Argentine Repub-
lie, associated with selenite of lead 1t
appears to be new selenide of copper
There are $1,000 persons engaged
in the manufacture of pottery in Eng
land and Wales The death rate among
the males is 3S per cent. higher than
among the male element at large. In
the lungs of potter who recently died
of consumption were found AS per cent.
of silica, 1S of alumina, and of oxide
of iron-articleS of constant use in his
business. -
-Ihe Scientific AnleftcdR says that
by far the largest masonry arch in this
country and in the world is that which
carries the Washington Aqucduct over
Cabin John Creek 1t has span of 220
feet; it is 101 feet high, and twenty feet
vide, and it forms an arc of circle
having a radius of 134.2S52 feet. The \
engineer in charge of the aqueduct was
Gen. M. c. Meigs. The work was begun
in 1858 and finished in 1868.
Prof. Ennis, of the Naval Observa-
tory at Washington, believes that the
tails of comets are electric light. "If
these tails had any substance" he ar
CUES, " the laws Of motion are constant
~ violated by them. The great comet
of 1S43 went SO near the sun that 1T
passed from one side to the other in a
few hours. Its immense tail, 00,00o,-
600 miles long, was shifted completely,
so that it pointed directly in an opposite
direction. Could that be so if it were
composed Of any substance? Could a
comet swing 100000 miles of tail
around so quick as thatp The electri-
city is generated by evaporation. AS
the comets approach the sun, the heat
becomes more intense, the evaporation
and accumulation of electricity more
rapid, the repulsive force greater, and
the tails longer. Sometimes the mater
ial becomes completely evaporated.
Then the comet has no tail.n