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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
REMEDIES SUGGESTED.
Senators Pugh and Sherman Each intro
duce a Currency Measure.

duce "A Currency Measure.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Pugh
dem, Ala introduced a bill Thursday
TO meet deficiencies in the revenue in
the treasury of the United States,
by an immediate issue of $780,
600, 900 of legal tender notes;
to regulate the redemption of treasury
ans coin notes of the United States:
to restore silver to coinage; to amend
the national banking and currency
laws, and for other purposes.
The bill was read and referred to the
finance committee. Soon afterwards
Senator Sherman(rep, q. )introduced an
other bill "To provide for a temporary
deficiency of revenue" 1t author
ICES the issue from time to time of 3 per
cent. bonds to provide for the
redemption of United States treas
ury notes and to pay current expend-
lures; also to issue 3 per cent. certif-
Gates to be sold at public repositories
and post offices; and also allowing the
national bank circulation to the par
value of the bonds deposited therefor.
This bill was also read and referred to
the nance committee.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
FOREIGN.

PRESIDENT CAsIMER-PERIER's letter of
resignation was read to the French
parliament.
LOUIS VICTOR, an Indian policeman,
was hanged at New Westminster, h.
c.. for the murder of his uncle. He
protested his innocence from the scat
fold.
THE emperor of China issued a mani
festo in which he says he prefers death
to the disgrace of defeat.
The duke of Orleans, pretender to
the throne of France, issued a mani
festo asking the people to return to a
monarchy.
Nj. FELIX FAURE, minister of marine
in the Dupuy cabinet, was elected
president of France TO succeed Casimir-
Perier.
ITALIAN troops under Gen. Baratieri
completely routed the Abysinians in a
decisive battle near Xenafa.
DISPATCHES from Peking state that
Gen. Wei was beheaded for cowardice
in recent battles.
\ sNowsLIDE about 10 miles from
Kaslo, Il. c.. killed three miners named
Moore, Mcmillan and Charles Mitchell,
owners of the Eureka mine.
ADvICEs from the Fiji islands report
a terrible hurricane which destroyed
much shipping and killed a number Of
people.
REvoLUTIoNIsTs in Hawaii started a
battle in which several men were
killed. The rebels were under COM
plete control.
AvALANCHEs in the canton of Ticino
Switzerland, caused great destruction
of property and loss of life.
GERMANY has struck another blow at
America by forbidding the importa-
ton of her cattle through Great Brit
ain.
THE election Of NJ. Faure as president
of France is we'll received. He is the
first protestant ruler the country has
had.
THE clergy of st. Johns, n. F., issued
an appeal for help to prevent wide
spread starvation.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
THE CASE REOPENED.
Judge Kicks Given y Chance to Appear
Before the Committee.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The judiciary
committee of the house held a long
session Friday over the Kicks case.
Representative Bailey, of Texas, pre-.
sented the majority report, drawn by
himself, and Representative Broderick
the minority report. The friends OF
Judge Kicks ~endeavored to reverse the
decision of the previous meeting.
Finally the committee decided by q
vote of 7 to 5 to reopen the case by ex'
tending an invitation to Judge
Kicks to appear before it, if he so de-
sired, with his witnesses, and to
give a like invitation to the other side.
Representative Bailey's report was
discussed at length and several amend
ments offered and voted upon.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
A Tennesseean Takes His Brother's Life
in Defense.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. Isl. N.
Williamson shot and killed his brother
William near Fayetteville Wednesday.
The brothers have been on bad terms
for some time and William Williamson
returned from Alabama a few days ago
with the avowed intention of killing his
brother. He called at the home of the
latter and induced him to come out of
the house. He attempted to draw a
pistol, but the weapon caught in his
pocket, and before he could draw his
revolver his brother sent a bullet
through his heart, The perpetrator of
the deed gave himself up.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
DOMESTIC.

SIXTY of 1875 dairy cows examined at
Charles City, Ia, were found to be suf-
fering from tuberculosis and were
killed.
SOUTH DAKoTA's governor has of
fered a reward of SOC, 900 for the cap
ture of w. w. Taylor, the absconding
state treasurer.
THOMAS WHTTRIDGE, consul to Chilli.
and his wife, fell from a ladder while
trying to escape from their burning
home at Baltimore and were killed.
BECAUSE of domestic trouble Thomas
j. Beckwith fatally shot his wife at
Elkhart, Ind, and then killed himself.
THE Stadt theater at Milwaukee,
while being decorated for a charity
ball, caught fire and was soon de-
stroyed.
F. w. Joplin was appointed postmas-
ter at Elizabethtown, KY, succeeding
Mrs. Benjamin Helm, a sister of Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln.
AS Fiji result of a terrible explosion
of giant powder in a warehouse at
Butte, Mont, seventy-fve persons were
killed and probably twice that number
were seriously injured. The property
loss was 81. OOO, 900.
B. II. BARNUM, a Mormon elder, has
organized "a church of his faith at
Grapevine, w. Va, with twenty-four
members.
ONE man was killed and three others
injured, two fatally, in a saloon row at
Mitchell, Ill.
P~ATRoLMAN w. T. BIRCH. of the Green
Run life station, Charles w. Baker and
Charles Hudson were drowned near
Lewes, Del.
AT the forty-second annual meeting
in New York of the American Society
of Civil Engineers G.. ). Morrison, of
Chicago. was elected president.
THE trustees of Beloit wis college
decided unanimously to admit women
to h present courses of study.
ONO wool growers in convention at
Columbus declared the new tariff law
TO be "A colossal political crime"
A BILL to make train robbery a capt.
tai crime was introduced in the Mis-
souri, house by Speaker Russell.
JACK" GERRY, for twelve years an
engineer on the Illinois Central. killed
himself in Chicago because he had been
suspended for an accident.
TUE printing bill, which has been
passed by both houses of congress and
signed by the president, is found to re-
vive the ranking privilege.
REPRESENTATIVE farmers from iii.
nois, Michigan, Iowa, South Carolina
and Pennsylvania met in Chicago and
organized the National Farmers Fed
Grafton of the United States, with j. b.
Furrow, of Iowa, as president. The OBJ
ject is to command a more general
recognition Of the farmers in state and
nation, as we'll as TO promote the intel
lectual and moral welfare of those en-
gagged in agriculture.
TIE Nebraska Historical society de-
cided hat natives of the state should
be called tree-planters instead Of bug
eaters.
THE surviving members of Mosby's
command, the Forty-third battalion,
Virginia cavalry, held a reunion at Al
eXandria, Va.
THE Nebraska state board of agri-
culture voted to- remove the state fair
from Lincoln and locate it at Omaha
Tor the next five yJ.rS.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30

A rarloss tale - sosi - f&s*s-sss
,us, arrived from Alaska % he steam.
G, Cisy .. Topeka Q. tie discovery
made By one o. .ss-sr ssasoes. osa''
ne nan nAr1aI Drc1.au. oa pfsars OF
w.ss@ fsf4.i pl = .es-< as efpe<iis:sFs
te ehaered - sa.i; oce - :ae .ssss
accessible yiilsso. % tic sss!asei ssissss
% F~.nee o. Hats. feszs AL sas'e
aw ,he s1y.sev.oss slss.assr 'As. -
..pr<ss4zi % Esep wssrn sad ~as ev1f
.As ..so~. sorfa~z tFfsg@t~~& 90 lasse.
ste. e~ so=e :asa ae.ao1 II sas aas-
e...ss .o.. - @-.e- sss 51*-as pss1s
80 -..s. sss.si &C. :.sc sslst sso-s-
Lar. .a.s. s1e :s-s xesvs VA -
c4ss-s=t nr eea--~. at s-s p~ssa@"s
.~oiy ~2> sosat. sae asssvrs TT
..-roGe-i i n pl.1e :. aoaos 10 sn9
v...kze. .sesaan eszstas sa ee shs
-. whasr s@&a . seasar ssssa~-
y.r.os.. tI,..ss.n <'o!a % osAI i+s.srs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30
The Broken Plate Club.

Tn litsl, village in the Department
Of the Noy1, France, there exssss q
curious brotherhood. 1t is called the
Broken Plate Club" This IS It's his
tory 4 few years ago some merchants
and manufacturers were dining to-
gether, when plate rolled from the
table and, falling into the fireplace,
broke. As it happened, the number
OF the fragments exactly corresponded
with that o. the guests. The coinci.
dence was regarded as good augury,
AMI then and there q society was
formed which imposed upon its mem
hars the bonds OF brotherhood. Each
man as nc left carried away with him
hisSrsgmant the plate. According
u the rules no new member was TO be
introduced. AMI i. each death the bit
o. porcelain which was IN the posses
sion OF the deceased is restored 10 the
President. who CLUES the fragments to-
se:her.y The last surviving member
Of the club Is charged With the dusv OF
csnensing his piece 70 the rest. and
VIXEN the plate has shus been reformed
i. .s 20 be buried. London Tels.
w~s~h
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30

lv.,~ =, .bo bsa-s With .bs wrsek.-.
around ne
.sTnis RIA. lii ,as. what r>,~h. Ia
exnpc..s they s.~ ~ a,x ons a. thc
Care Horn miners. lie canuci oa the
beach. and worked awav a. shc nav
streak a. hes. he ese,li. nnsi. rvs.scd
by other rrospec.o.s, and be .x ss.ll
gold seeker IN The Cane .Hosa rcy,on.
The gold o. Slogge:s BAy 10 marvel.
Gus gold. /. j., as sa,i. nu<ses gold
as tiis.insu,sisei from & bid dasi The
traditional "nu,grss A. big A. kerne,s
of corn" arc 10 be hal there. have
seen them myself, and when one haa
zen = hnnJfal al annh at19 - 1om
not wonder that rrcspcetors keep try
ing again aui again. in spite Of the
fair certainty OF death.
.rrhe nay ..-%ss =. Sl,,ro.. IA
lies under water. az i, doe. .,,e~hs,c
,h,o,rha,t III. 1tts.,. Horn r.,,,r
hut !, ba-ier g. get. he..ass i, ran
hardly h. sail n go, an, =, Al, Oar
mus, ar, ~ .h,., -, sA,. :, -,
anl sraxal a, Ia. ,,is ant ,..,
sln~.5 os, A.. A
..,.or - b,,h .il. a,,,hnr 90, .,
-. 81, ,s + =. -,
.o,,.s -
the covering saaa i. recovered. AMI
stripping mus. be done over a-atn 4.
the next low t,de. TIA, il ve,x dis.
couraging work. ha, m form oe cofysr
dam yet devised bv the miner. IA,
saved IL. -
They all agree thu; there Is oaiv
one way in which the sios.e,t Blv
field eau be work. !. M ,aes think
,ha: way would probab fail to,. Tee
ideal Slogge.t Bay ou,n, woail bs .
ofs ssean ofeas"' ht'ei 10 sc1'? mp
sanh, gravei anu pay sareaA all To-
Hs"' ""1 "''e' '''''"s ''' "'a
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30

the captain. III lie "a no. here, he
caauos have b-en gone very long
time; anu i: vou delay me, he NAV
yet get within the gates OF Charleston.
at seems to me that you are trifia
difficult to-day" she replied. "Do
you not believe me-
.'Of course he said, biting his lips
nervously. 81 shall have to search
the house. he continued
80, we are quite used to it, "sshe
answered
BE ordered Mp his men and began q
systematic search of the mansion ana
surrounding buildings He himsell.
however, stood imnoyablx in nlkont or
the doo- that hs kasusoconoa 3d4t -
private apartments, and permitted no
one to enter. The search was there.
fore useless.
Well. T" said she. teasinsly, "shy
do you not enter my own room?H
''lf he is an officer he should be
gentleman, aud could not be there"
answered the captain. "You have
been foolipg me, Phoebe, IN order to
ggive him a start. | do not blame you.
He VAS guest anl vou have Int ch.
served the laws of hospitality, even
though he is an enemy TO our country
FarewelI-remember always I shall
cometo you when this war Is finished. f"
why not come before-to- night?
You will not wish to camp nearer
Charleston than this, l am sure.
Grandmother. who is in town to-day.
shopping, will be back by tea time,
and you can tell us oil the news"
"Aud may tell you something
else?"
Eyes without even waiting for tAs
war to end. And I will tell you some1
thing, too. " The young patriot turned
about quickly for moment-and cor
kiss. Then springing into the saddle
be shouted the commands: "To horse,
the road to Charleston-gallopl" and
WAS of.
'As soon as he and his men were we'll
out of sight. the English artillery
captain made his appearance. 81 sup'
pose, be said, that am under obli-
gatoos to yon-and yet I thought
,out s1sssasu1n1as 'vo"s1s.=.z 49,,
ruination Of me.
"Anl could you have admired or
loved woman who had deliberately
lied?"
"Well, that IS rather an odd ques-
ton. If you had told an untrath it
would have been in noble cause. All
is fair in love and war, you know"
Even hiding IN woman's apart
ment?"
ooh, yes-when necessity compel'
it
"Wcll, Captain Wcbb," said Mis-
Poindexter, slowly, will you in you,
turn do me fayor?"
with the greatest pleasure. | am
sure answered the gallant captain.
"Will you please mount your horse
and get safely back into your ow,
lines, said Miss Poindexter. "end stay
there?'
"By Jove!" a!;d the eaptain to
himself, as he turne.l away with Hushe
cheeks. 81 never intended to MARI
her. but IN b'e>t II I doa't bei,es
she'd make vile that any man coul
be proud OF New York Train.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30
graph.

The gizzard OF tie Eird ksar-on i
yich n gluv1n. = greater All 10 1ices-
tioa than pepsiu. Chemists have o:4 :.
recently begun 20 make use O. hi.
TACT, and cooks. II the ss1ssa. nave aos
understood and do Tot vet untis.st@1
Why the gszsri should oe so CAREFUL,
prepared aud served ~ fool
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30

q 'fecAc, sHt.- 81 t'Aat Hc Is uOl only
harassing General CORVALLIS a. cverv
step Of his northward movement, bu.
has detached his cavalry and portion
OF his riaenon to reconauer the Caro-
linas and Georgia.
con what utter nonsense do these
misguided colonists feed their despair.
ing hopes" answered the captain.
"Whr, it would be no more ridiculous
for you to assure me that detach.
ment Of Marion's outlaws were here.
surrounding this very house. and that
| was in danger Of becoming prisoner
TO them, as to-what was that?'' The
captain iumpel harrielIy from his
scat and, grasping the railing Of tho We.
randa in front Of him for support,
looked anxiously up and down the
ROAD That ran IN trout Of the old plan
tation.
1T seemed to M .aos. like tn
winding OF horn, said the lalr,
calmly.
"Anj, by my faith noari the sa'.
Looping of horses al.l Snort CON
mand, continued the captain, ez
citedly
Inside, inside, captain, as you .ajr
your liberty, said the letiY; :. sa.
mounted man IN L MS -, t... i.
the bushes inst nos, ani i nnos IA
uniform we'll
"And the wcarcr:'
eyes, the wcarsr
''Thcn it is de-. .ft .nf NJ.
On's outlaws indeed Ia, :, >. 49,
.greoabic prize Tor Cartfln Pickena.
An interesting meeting i.etween two
rivals It will be, indeed! I must be
saved, mn,tan. or your own loyalty
will be pnt III question.
"Anl, pray, what CT ] do?" asked
tac girl, drawiny Ie".e.f up to her full
helaht and looking ct the English Off
Ger with snornfu. and indignant eyes.
.iou can tell them that there is no
one concealed in your house. He
vii rever dare to doubt your word. !"
"lou would have me tell lie to
save you--me, the woman vou pretend
| to love and wish to make your wife,
1T IS case Of necesslty-qulck,
they are approaching on all sides.
They have hoeu informed. 1t IS o
trick !"
''Wncre VIII Won hide asked the
! girl, with an insulting emphasis on
/ the word hide.
you will tell them that no one is
j concealed in the house?"
u shall tell them nothing but the
absolute truth-be quick.
"Hhan there is but one place wA,rc
will hc. safe, answered the captain.
,"Nrt II r. only il he 10 gentleman
s. .u< vai,h. the captain dartel III
Il s.srs #ni entered Miss Poindex
! ter- oyn chamber
IL nai ~ more than closed the
door wien 1.-THE. athletic youn9. Off
cer n the partisan cavalry leaped owe,
IT, railing o. the veranda sna stood
embarrassed AMI ha. in hand, howin
before the Young mistress Of the man
s.or.
"plshe exclaimed the youn
soldier
"Wonil II not be better to aidres
ne as your prisoner ?" answered Mis-
Poindoxter ''If am not mistaken
Won have surrounded my home wit
armed soldiers and have COME Won,
self on no gentle errand.
prisoner Phobe?" answered ia
patriot captaic II would never Wis
10 noll YOU prisoner, save IN the bonl
of love NV presence here needs a
explsna,ion anu will make it. hay
received information .ha. an Englis
ofire- j. visiting Won this Afternoon
! 1T. matter o. sintv. | have bee
: ordered .ar N aivance OF the re,urj
: lnx .ra3p< - Marion anl Sumter. Il
| tn cxurcss purpose % catching son
e - tile oaicers of the garrison at Cha
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30
CAPE HORN GOLD.

MI II HUM UULU.
R1eH FIELDS AT rHE VA,r.-END
OF SOUTH AMERICA.
.s1sEetx Ei@ as Corn Kernels Picked
p hy the Handful Hardsaips
<acountrred by the Miners
Some Wonderful Finds.
He followin g extracts are taken
/. from 'tGold Dirgings 0. Cape
Horn, q book wildly t;eserib-
ing life IN Terra del Fue-
Es Patagonia, written by John Il.
~ N4w York ners-.
PAPER man. and Just published ny G.
I. Patnam's Sons,
'Neither Australia nor California in
tae,r rouefest slnys afforded the dan
t gers, noI did they make the showincs
/. Of go'l--eal place, gold for the poor
man 10 dis-that have been, and are
still to be found in TERRA del Fuego,
| and the adjoining islands. Nor is the
, gold IN all cases too fine to be saved
/ hy Ordinary rude sluices, for nuggets
! IS big rs kernels Of corn the ideal
! gold Of the placer miner have been
/ found hy the handful, and may still
| be had IN one well-known locality j.
! the miner is willing and able TO endure
the Larlships and escape the dangers
incident to the search.
"But because ofthe hardships and
dangers It Is n veritable tantalus land
There are many more skeletons OF dead
miners than authentic records OF
wealth acquired In Tielra dc! Fuego,
while those who have now and again
struck it rich an1 gotten clean off with
the dust usually have gone no further
with it than Punta Arenas in the
straits Of Mage''an, for Punta Arenas
IS TO this region what San Francisco
was to California and Virginia City to
me deserts OF Nevada.
Mr.. Speers, describing his first view
OF cape horn mining camp, founded
ny one julius Topper, says:
'The diggings iay right in tho
beach. When Pepper first discovered
s s. tie So Z,
u. g. 49, ..,. a..
for .ho o1. ,o.t n1o. ,.or os
:, =,
p,
-,
s"'' " ''
'"e :" o''s'' e'''
''A' i"o'' '''' ''i nc 'l"'
''' - i''pi''n. = ~ '',' A
to'A''
ordinary storm This had b.nnenc1
~, - Care yir,in b,t the renewa
of tho gold snnplv bv the storms va
not so notable there However. j
apnears that eventually time cam.
when the miners Mt Parauo were abl
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1895-11-30

s1 s&sf ff&a1tAs ~el III
" A''oss @-s4.n ansa.a. an sa,!sl
.Fas content T4esr .torw wiz,
it'si a. Pdnta Areas~. ga. ho., :,
cage fellows do@x - r T. re. wa.,
Vas eft, and. sular 10 relate ab,,.
every man who vet,. there -.
MS three boa''loa-is d4i veil B,.
s2en was passies saas asf.t oplx ,he
srroEe 81 tac caao-.ire - o,a ,o,a
:o!d-digscr eonls. IL seen fa,,,ly he
nsAfa the ASSES Lars. h wax a.,
saz' os Tie ploiders. according - the
haasens, ani was Likely 10 become -
faca and as mean as some folks they
knew IN punta ,rena<~-sncn w1l,,nv
70 sstrich BY saving Nnd scr;mr;n-
on OF paltry gin a dav
And then there was .llp little raw =,
the IierFs lei Fnego mainland. ,s,,.si
iors fantaloons. W man # sny -,
perisnce ever ,'aoaeh, Of landing ,sers
to look for gold. ouc glance was SUI.
hc.en' to show ,bst 10 goll could be
found there. everybody supposed
ct least. Instead of steep hanks, show
ing tho W. Anoau 'sv,r formation II
cape 'lr@.n, wa> 46nt!e. grassy,
slope, with brook tia. came splash
.ng down woody rayiur II was
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-29
A MUSICAL DICTIONARY.

The meaning of the different keys in
music is thus set down in letter written
in 1903 and printed in book entitled
Letters on the Celebrated Composer,
Haydn
F-This key is rich, mild. sober and con-
templative.
ID minor possesses the same qualities,
but of heavier and darker cast; more
doleful, solemn and grand.
C-Bold, vigorous and commanding;
suited to the expression of war and enter
prise.
A minor-Plaintivc but not feeble
G-Gay and sprightly Being the me-
dium key it is adapted to the greatest range
of subjects.
f Eminor-Persuasive, soft andtender.
D-Ample, grand and noble Having
more fire than c. it is suited to loftiest pur
poses.
B misunderstanding but in too high 4
tone to excite commiseration.
A-Golden, warm and sunny.
sharp minor-Mournfully grand.
E-Bright and pellucid, adapted to bril-
liant subjects.
B-Keen and piercing; seldom used.
B f1at-The least interesting of any. 1t
has not sufficient fire to render it majestic
or grand and is too dull for song
G minor-Meek and pensive. Replete
with melancholy.
f tlat-Full and mellow, somber, soft
and beautiful. 1t is a key in which all
musicians delight. Though less decided
in character than some of the others the
regularity of its beauty renders it uni
versal favorite.
C nor-Complaining, having some
thing of the cast of B minor.
A tiat-The most lovely of the tribe
Unassuming, gentle, soft, delicate tender,
having none of the pertness of in sharps.
Every author has been sensible of the
charm of this key and has reserved it for
the expression of his most refined senti-
ments.
minor-Religious, penitential and
gloomy.
d flat Awfully dark.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-29

comfort among such passengers and in
many respects their privileges are the same
as are enjoyed in the more expensive
apartments. All of the steamers of the
Paris class carry steerage passengers and
| made a point of visiting their quarters.
They are not luXuriant but clean ard com
table. These people are furnished good and
wholesome food and their health is gen
orally good not only because of their sur
roundings but because of the solicitude of
the ships doctor, whose services are at the
demand of these passengers free of charge.
Having given you some idea of the ship as
such | will now present an idea of the i'm
mensity of the provisions necessary for a
passage across the Atlantic. Meats; $4,000
pounds of beef, 1000 mutton, 1000 veal,
800 pork, 800 ham, $4,000, bacon, 1000
corned beef. Poultry, $50 chickens, roast,
200 broilers, 100 geese, 400 ducklings, 200
squads, 100 turkeys, 300 English snipe, 600
pounds venison. Vegetables; 90 bags lima
beans, Is bags string bens, 800 cabbages, 3
barrels beets, 6 barrels carrots, 200 cauli-
flowers, $50 egg-plants, $50 barrels of po-
tatoes, 10 barrels of parsley, onions, celery
and lettuce. Fruits; 90 cases oranges, Is
cases lemons. 90 baskets peaches, Is boxes
pears, 100 barrels apples, 200 pounds cof-
fee, 5000 pounds sugar, II chests tea, 2O,-
900 eggs, 300 gallons milk, 100 gallons
cream, 140 barrels flour, 800 pounds oat-
meal, 900 pounds meal, white and yellow
corn, $50 cases champagne, 100 cases of
claret, $50 dozen bottles American beer
with all kinds of distilled liquors. mineral
waters and cordials. The cafe was also
stocked with nearly $4,000 cigars, ranging
in price from 81 to six cents each and 1000
pounds of tobacco. The linen would more
than supply number of our largest host
elries. Here is the list: $500 sheets, 300
bath sheets, 5000 pillow slips, 1900 blank
cts, 10,6OO towels, (bath, pantry, cooks and
barbers,) 800 bed spreads, 600 mattresses,
10000 napkins and 900 table cloths A
they will answer the purpose of life-pre
servers as well as couch They are made
of rubber, and arc inflated with air, so that
in case of disaster the passenger has only
to grab his bed and jump overheard with
it when he would be borne upon the sur
face of the waves. In my next l shall not
leave you until in sight of land
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