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Death Of a Concressman,s WIFE

The wife of Representative W. d. Owen, OF
Logansport, Ind, died in this city last week of
consumption. Although she had been for some
months an invalid, she accompanied her hus-
band to Washington in the hope that a change
of climate might prove beneficial. The re-
mains were taken to Logansport for interment.
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An Efficient pOI;ca Enrra

On the 22d Mayor Wilhelm and committee
Of the Council of Vincennes, Ind, made tour
of the city to see how the police force were at
tending to their duties. One of the officers
was found at home in bed, another drunk, a
third in house of prostitution, and the fourth
asleep in a saloon. This comprises the entire
force,
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Burned at the Stake.

On the 2Sth at Jamestown, Clark County,
Ala, Alexander Reed, a negro, who brltally
murdered Miss Carrie Boyer at that place on
the 18th instant, was chained to tree at the
spot where the crime was committed and slowly
burned to death by crowd Of Indignant whites
and blacks.
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Died At ITO Years Of Age.

Aunt Lydia, probably the Oldest negress in
New Jersey, died at the residence of Sharp
Winters, in Phillipsburg, last week. She was
tiers family when slavery existed in New Jersey.
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Attemnt 70 BIov Hin a GeneraI-

quart can of dynamite, with a charred fuse
attached. was found on the front porch of Gen.
A. G. McClurg's residence in Chicago Saturday
morning. The coachman carried it to vacant
lot and summoned the police. The fuse was
lighted, and the explosion was terrific, tearing
up sig feet of frozen ground,
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The Way They Swear in the South.
fFrona the Macon Telegraph and Messengerl
"Pll be Samjonesed," is the latest wrinkle
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Mr.. Watts Long List of Victims.

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The Old Candle Burns In the Socket.
from the Syracuse Standard
Toombs is gone, but the Confcderacy still
has tombstone-Jeff Davis
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The Coshocton Ohio Iron and Steel Works
have shut down, throwing about 100 men out
Of employment. The cause given is the inabil-
ity to do work at the prevailing prces-The
Penney mine in the second pool at McKees-
port, Pa, was entered last week by unknown
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The props holding up the slate roof were
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The Pennsylvania Ceal Company at Pittston,
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-19
ALMOST A CERTAINTY.
Solemn Statement by Premier Gladstone in
the HOUSE Of Commons

LoNpoN, March I2.--The gravity and soIem.
,;., r,,., -, e'"''' ""s 'e
my WIN wh'eh MI uiadstohe replied IN the
House OF Commons this evening to question
regarding tho ANGLO. Russian oomplcotion
have greatly increased tho excitomcnt in Lon.
don, and have almost made n certainty of IN,
belief that war ia ;nev;tonle The langnope Of
the Promier's reply was sufficiently serious To
cause n sensation Int the effect WINS vastly in.
creased by the Gloom of his manner Uo arose
with some difficulty md did nor ottcmnt IN
stra,chten bimselfio his mll bigbt Uo Lent
his eyes fixed ON n memorandum which bo hcid
in his hand and onlv olancad a, HE o,,d;anan
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-19
The Myrtle Wreath.

In many parts of Germany it is
still customary for the bridesmaids to
bring the myrtle wreath, which they
have subscribed together to purchase
on the nuptial eve, to the house of the
bride, and to remove it from her head
at the close of the wedding day. After
this has been done, the bride is . s.i,:u-
folded, and the myrtle wreath being
put into her hand, she tries to place
it on the head of one of her brides
maids as they dance around her; for,
in accordance with an old belief, who
ever she crowns is sure to be married
within year from that date. AS may
be imagined, this ceremony is the
source of no small excitement, each
bridesmaid being naturally anxious to
follow the example of the bride. Re-
ferring once to the bridal wreath and
chaplet, it is still a current notion in
many parts of Great Britain that the
bride in removing these must take
special care that her bridesmaids throw
away every pin. Not only is it
affirmed that misfortune will overtake
the bride who retains even one pin
used in her marriage toilet, but woe
also to the bridesmaids if they keep
any Of them, as their prospects of
marriage will thereby be materially
lessened.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-19
Breakfast Beverages.

The action of tea, coffee and choco
late, has recently been closely studied.
The latter, from its large proportion of
albumen, is found to be the most nu-
tritious beverage, but at the same time,
from its quantity of fat, the most
difficult to digest. Its aromatic SUBJ
stances, however, strengthen digestion.
A cup of chocolate is an excellent
restorative and invigorating refresl-
ment even for weak persons, provided
their digestive organs are not too
delicate. Tea and coffee do not afford
this advantage. Albumen in tea leaves,
legumin in coffee berries, are repre-
scented in very scanty proportions. The
praise Of tea and coffee as nutritive
substances is, therefore, hardly war
ranted. Tea and coffee, though of
themselves not difficult of digestion,
tend to disturb the digestion of albu.
minous substances by precipitating
them from their dissolved state. Milk
therefore, if mixed with tea or coffee
is more difficult of digestion than il
taken alone, and coffee alone, without
cream promotes digestion after dinner
by increasing the secretion of juices.
The volatile oil of coffee and the epy.
reumatic and aromatic matters of
chocolate accelerate the circulation,
which, on the other hand. is Gained by
tea. Tea and coffee both excite the
activity of the brain and nerves. Tea,
it is said, increases the power of digest
ing the impressions we have received
creates a thorough mediation, and, in
spite of the movements of thoughts
permits the attention to be fixed upon
a certain subject. On the other hand,
if tea is taken in excess, it causes an
increased irritability of the nerves,
characterized by sleeplessness, with a
general feeling of restlessness and
trembling of the limbs. Coffee, also,
if taken in excess, produces sleepless-
less and many baleful effects very
similar to those of tea drinking. Coffee,
however, produces greater excitement,
md a sensation of restlessness and |
heat ensues. For throwing off this
condition fresh air is the best antidote
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-19

"The fashion of wearing beauty
spots and patches is coming into vogue
again quite largely this season." said a
fashionable ladies hair-dresser in New
York. cat the ball of the assembly a
number of ladies wore little stars and
half-moons on their faces, and at the
charity ball one lady wore tiny coach
and-four in black court plaster on her
forehead. These patches may be pur-
chased of almost any hair-dresser in
the city. See here is box of one
dozen different patterns" He opened
a small pasteboard box and displayed
twelve little pieces of black court-plas-
ter cleverly cut into various designs.
A coach-and-four, man on bicycle,
a ship in full sail, Punch and Judy and
others were among the number. This
fashion was re-introduced at the great
ball of the French consulate in
London last November by the
Comtesse DIES Berangeres, one of the
ladies' in waiting on the exiled Empress
Eugene. 1t was considered so becom-
ing that it instantly became the rage
and was quickly sent over here. The
final touch was put to the movement
at the late hair-dressers' convention at
Vienna. when patches were employed
by each of the competing hair-dressers.
The modern bellies appear to be initial
ing the ancient beauties, says the Buff
falo Commercial, in every respect save
O1e-the old bellies could talk; they
had something to say for themselves
and were well educated. The salons
of celebrated women were crowded by
wits, statesmen, authors and leaders in
the great battles of nations. They GER
tainly did not 60 to hear small talk"
about servants, household duties and
the ways Of ones neighbors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-19
GEN. GRANT BETTER AGAIN.
An Astrol0ger Calls With n HOroscoy
That is Slightly Defective.

An Assro1oger Calls With n HOroscopc
That is Slightly Defective.
"Gen. Grant is in much better condition
than he was few days ago." DR.. j. II. Douglas
said on the 18th inst. "To look at his face
you would not suppose that there was any,
thing the matter with him at all. He wanted
to come down to dinner to-day, but his family
would not let him. They thought it would
fatigue him too much"
Queer people often call at Gen. Grant $
house, East Sixty sixth street, with sugoes-
tons for his cure. The other evening an
nstrologer called and succeeded in seeing Col.
Fred Grant. He said he had cast Gen. Grants
horoscope, and fixed on six days when Gen.
Grant would be very low and in great danger.
He thought that tho general would die on
March II, but he WIS not sure, rs the lIoro cope
was slightly defective, because he had not been
able to learn the exact hour of Gen. Grants
birth. With most astrologers this would be a
good deal more than slight defect, but this
astrolo-er didn't mind a little thing like that
too much,