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Year: 1879

On information received at the ONCE Of the Special
Agent OF the Treasury inspector sent yester-
day. on board the steamer City Of New York, where
he seized two King Charles spaniels, two skye ter
rers and bull terrier which were in the posses
sion Of some Of the sailors. The CANNES were
slowed away in the coal holes of the ship. It 10
claimed by the officers that dog dealers In New York
adopt the practice Of importing their stock in this
surreptitios manner in order TO evade the duty OF
twenty per cent imposed by the tariff animals not
intended for breeding purposes.


The sailors who brought the dogs over were taken
to the Custom House, where they made all kinds OF
smuggling. They however. paid duty OF $40 each
for the two skye terriers. which were valued at go
piece The value OF the bull terrier appraised
at SIS, while the spanies were said to be worth moth
ing. The duty ON these three CANNES not coming
forth they were chained In the seizure room.
Year: 1879

1t is an immense building, said to accom-
modate 5000 people 1t is well constructed
for an audience, much more so than most Of
the English churches There are no pews.
hut settees. There are two rows of galleries.
We were fortunate in gaining admittance.
On n subsequent occasion, we tried and failed,
the house being already full. 1t is shut in
by a strong iron fence, with gates which are
closed as soon as the house is filled, and are
not opened again until the service is over. l
am told that the house is full at every SER
vice Those who had assembled appeared
reverent and devout. and courteous attention
was paid to strangers. There was large
choir, but the singing was congregational,
and it filed the room with music, without
jar of dscord. The prayer was simple,
earnest and devout. Then Mr.. SpurgeOn
commenced his discourse. His voice is clear
and musical, not loud but melodious. every
syllable being readily heard, although l sat
at quite distance. His subject was PRAYER
lie referred to the then recent order or re-
quest of the Archbishop of Canterbury that
prayer be offered in all the churches for the
removal of the existing evils of war, depres-
sion in business. and unfav orable weather for
crops He expressed his belief in PRAYER,
but he contended that, in order to offer ac-
ceptabe prayer, there must first be a suitable
state of mind and heart, contrition for sins,
and reformation of life. He went on to por-
tray with great power the iniquity of the
pending wars in which England was engaged
against tribes of weak and ignorant savages,
| for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the nation, regard
less of the bloodshed and suffering involved.
He unclaimed the close attention of the whole
audience by his mastery discussion of this
branch of his subject, so that when he con-
cluded, and was ready to pass to another
theme. there was an indescribable but per-
ceptible sigh of relief all over the house, ~
though the strong pressure of feeling was
taken off. l never before witnessed such .
scene. If Mr.. Spurgeon is not a great man,
with large capabilities for doing good, do
not know where great men are found. Be-
sides his ministerial work. he has the superin-
tendence of training school for pious young
men, and also an orphan asylum.


UP THE THAMES.


In the afternoon, few of us, hearing that
Dean Stanley was to preach something like .
funeral sermon on the death of Prince Napo-
leon, determined to go to Westminster Abbey.
As this was about four miles up the Thames
we embarked on board one Of the river steam
ers which are running all the time up and
down the river with throngs of passengers, u
mere nominal fare. The river 10 walled ia
l. Continued on Fourth Pags.)
Year: 1879

John A. Woodruff, aged forty, of Andoyer,
n j. agent for patent novelties at No 2i3 broadway
was found in office yesterday afternoon suffering
from severe scalp wound He stated TO Al officer that
Year: 1879

LITTLE LADIES TARr.-Sift half Il
pound of flour, and beat to a froth three
eggs: add TO it three tablespoenfuls of
powdered sugar. Then take Il quarter
of pound of butter, and mix all togeth-
er, rs for puff paste. Roll it and fold it
alternately for 20 minutes; then roll it
out into a circle quarter of an inch in
thickness; trim the outside edge into an
exact circle; crimp the outer edge, and
slip a tin plate under it, and bake in
brisk oven. When well Drowned, take
it out. and, when cool, spread it over
with raspberry or strawberry jam, or
stripe it with apricot and raspberry jam,
put on in rows. Arranged in this way, it
is tempting dish for children's party
Year: 1879

Belden and Van Ness continued TO plod on their
weary way. and at half past one this morning Belden
had completed 437 quarter miles and Van Ness 291.
Both men ut that hour were in good condition.
Year: 1879

political persecution, but that times
were hard In the South, and they emf
grated in the. expectation of bettering
their material interests. The exodus is
now at an end, apparently and the po-
sition taken by the Transcript is in har>
mony with the views ofall we'll informed
persons at the present time. The exodus
occurred at time particularly remote
from any election, and even if IN some
cases the negroes had been deprived Of
their right to vote: 1t is evident that this
was not the cause of the exodus. But in
order to present the position of the Re-
publican papers in the ludicrous light
that they deserve, we have only to men,
tion the insignificant number of negroes
who settled in Kansas during the exodus.
The number is estimated at between
1000 and 5000, or about one for every
SIX hundred negroes in the South. Yet
it was represented by the Republican pa
pers throughout the North that the exo>
dus was so great as to seriously embar-
rass every kind of industry in the South,
and that the 3f,anters and all employers
of la Dor were greatly alarmed. Morri-
son county has less than twelve hundred
working men, and any one can see the
absurdity Of supposing that if two work.
ing men of this county should join An
exodus to some other State, it would se>
riously embarrass industry here and for
months the Republican papers published
just such nonsense as that, and good
many of their readers tried. to make
themselves believe that it was sensible.
But the exodus is thing of the past,
and we forbear making any further COM
ments on a subject that will be so soon
forgotten.
Year: 1879

Special Telegram to Pioneer Press.


breckenridge, Mlnn., Oct. 21.-
This community has been thrown into
great excitement the last two days by
the roasting alive Of Henry Wilson, a
colored man confined in tho Wi)kin
county Jail on the charge of stealing a
gun from Sheriff Nolan. It appears
that the sheriff had no keeper living
in the Jail, the unfortunate victim be-
ing cared for by the deputy sheriff,
who carried his meals to hun. The
Jail is located in an isolated portion Of
the town nearly quarter of mile
from any building and too far away
to enable any person to hear the ago.
nizing cries for assistance: When per-
sons did reach the fire the building
was one mass Of flames, the timbers
falling from their places revealing to
Mortified spectators the already dead
and distorted body of poor Wilson ly.
ing in heap of burning Goals when
the fire had burned itself out, the
charred bones of the victim of sonoe>
body's imbecility could be seen in
what had been the north east corner Of
his cell, about where his bed on
the floor had been placed. Your corr
respondent is informed that no stove
had yet been placed in the Jail, and
no positive evidence has been found as
to how the fire originated. The per-
sons first to arrive at the scene
found that the cell in which
the prisoner had been confined was the
least burned of any part of the build
ing, showing conclusively that the
prisoner did not set the fire. He had
neither lights, matches nor fire. The
coroner's jury, which has been in ses-
sion two days, brought in q verdict
this evening finding the county COM
missioners and the sheriff guilty o1
gross negligence.
Year: 1879

The Oregonian correspondent after
getting the statement OF the men who
captured Moses, went and interviewed
Moses and got his story, and it is given
as follows:


Moses gives very circumstantial &C.
count OF all his actions, and denies that
he ever entertained any hostile feeling
towards the whites. He says that when
Eneas brought him the first message he
was told that Wilbur had received a
big paper from Gen. Howard concern
ing the new reservation, and he was to
hurry up to the reservation, as the pa.
per could not be opened until he ar
rived. When he came to see Wilbur
nothing was said about this, and he
thought he had been deceived. At the
meeting a. Yakima he promised to send
men to accompany the expedition.
Eneas had arranged to meet him at
certain place, but instead OF doing so,
he (Eneas) had taken the whites Il
miles below. Moses confesses to have
acted foolishly in allowing so many Of
his men to come down to the river
where the volunteers we're, but disclaims
all intention of being otherwise than
friendly. He wanted to show the peo
pie his strength, and the occasion being
more than ordinary all his men wanted
to see the party off To his knowledge
not gun was pointed to the whites.
alter leaving the party, aud the whites
refusing to go up the river to cross, he
and his men returned to his camp. The
next day be sent nine OF his men across
the river with the intention of Joining
the whites aud assist them in the cap
ture of the murderers. One of his men
came to him and expressed the fear
that they would not be received 10 a
friendly manner by the whites, and fear
ing this Moses accompanied the yarty.
Travelling until late at night they made
dry camp up 10 the mountains, and it
was at this place that they were cap
tured, their arms taken away from them
aud they themselves brought to Yakima
placed in jail aud i:oned Such is the
substance of Moses story as to his a..
tions, and he earnestly desired that the
people should know that he entertain,
no hard feelings toward them. II.
says that he was put in irons by the
lies of few men, but his heart is still
warm, aud whether he is to remain a
prisoner the rest Of his life or is to be
released tomorrow, Moses will never
fight the whites. They as people
have never injured him, he still will be
a friend to them.
Year: 1879

A printer sat in his office chair, his
boots were patched and his coat thread
bare, and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
of business debt, old Morpheus slowly
around him crept, and before he knew
it he soundly slept, and sleeping he
dreamed that he was dead, from trouble
and toll his spirit had fed, and that not
even COW bell tolled for the peaceable
rest of the cowhide sole. As he wan-
dered among the shades, that smoke
and scorch in lower Hades, he shortly
observed an iron door that areakingly
swung on hinges ajar, bu. the entrance
was closed with red.hot har, and Satan
himself stood peeping out, waiting for
travellers thereabouts, and thus to the
passing printer spoke:


"Come in, my dear; it shall cost you
nothing and never fear. This is the
place where cook the ones who never
pay their subscription sums; for though
in life they may escape, they will 6nd
that when they're dead it is too late
| will show you the place where | melt
them thin, with red hot chains and
scraps of tin; also where | comb their
heads with broken glass aud melted
lead, and if Of refreshments they only
think, there's boiling water for them to
drink; there's the red hot grindstone to
grind his nose, and the red hot rings to
wear on his toes, and if they mention
they don't like fire, IN sew up their
mouths with rcd-hot wire; and then,
dear sir, you shall see them squirm,
while roll them over aud cool to turn"


With these words the printer awoke,
and thought it all practical joke; but
still at times SO real did it seem, that he
cannot believe it was dream; and often
he thinks with chuckle and grin Of
the fate of those who save their tin and
never pay the printer.-Er'
Year: 1879

'fThink of the advancement man
has made since the time when be was 1
cannibal cave dweller, shivering out of
the glacial epoch, and contendlng with
wild beasts for foothold on the earth,
till now that he enjoys the idealism Of
Berkely, wields the quarternions Of
Hamilton, uses the Ggh,nings for his
red sandaled messengers, holds his
spectroscope to star and tells what ele-
ments compose it, or to an outskirtiug
nebula and declares it q mass of incan.
descent hydrogen. From such q back.
ground of accomplished fact he seems
really to have Alright to peer forth into
the unbounded future and promise him.
self an unbounded destiny. The repe-
titiou of such a progress, nay much
less, it may not unreasonably be im-
agined, would raise the curtains from
unsupported secrets, bring the family Of
intelligences scattered over all worlds
into conscious communication, and ac.
complish the deliverance of the whole
creation Travelling and groanins to-
gether unto this day for the redemption
Of the creature. What splendid, al,
most incredible task man has already
achieved in disentangling the apparent
astronomic motions and converting them
into the real ones. How immensely
sublimer and more complex is the posi-
ton of man on this planet than it
seemed to the primitive savage, who
knew only what his crude senses taught
him, although, all the while, the moon
was circling about him twenty Eve hun
dred miles an hour, and he was whirl
ing with the revolving earth thousand
miles an hour, and spinning around the
sun over thirty thousand miles an hour,
aud swooping with the whole solar sys-
tenn through the blue void with a still
swifter eyre in yet vaster cycle This
is demonstrated physical fact. Its
harmonic correlate in the spiritual
sphere would be nothing less than a
lease of eternal existence for the soul
which sees endless invitations ahead,
and exults at the prospect of an eternal
pursuit OF them, its reason and affec


tion affiliated with those Of the whole
divine household of immortals. Two
or three generations ago it would have
been more inconceivable that men a
hundred miles apart could audibly con.
verse together, as they now do by means
of the telephone, than it is at this day
to believe that communication may at
some future time be opened between
the inhabitants Of the earth and the
inhabitants of Sirius through the vibra
tions of the ethereal medium - W. r.
Alger.
Year: 1879

There is, perhaps, no source of litiga-
ton so prolific as that of carelessness in
land titles We find persons of good
business ability in other matters, who
own large tracts of land for years, and
have no assurance that the title is per-
feet. Either through carelessness or a
false idea of economy they neglect to
procure an abstract Of their real estate.
Perhaps one-half of the landowners in
Walla Walla county do not possess a
perfect title to their real estate. A mis-.
take may have been made in the deed
deed perhaps misplaced aud never re-
corded, an improper acknowledgment
Of the instrument taken, or some other
irregularity appears that ought to be
cured. Years afterward, when the par.
ties executing the conveyance have
passed away, long and expensive law.
suit is the result. These mistakes can
be remedied at slight expense if at
tended to while the parties are living
Every careful, prudent man should pro
cure reliable abstract to his land
W. W Union.
Year: 1879

Now and then there is a merchant
who does not advertise and tells his GUS
toners that he saves that expense and
gives it to his patrons 1t sounds lit
tie plausible, and might catch man
who never thinks. but it couldn't be
stuffed down au ordinarily intelligent
man. The intelligent man knows that
merchant who does not advertise 10
this age Of the world gets very little
trade and has to make big per cent
on what he does sell to make living
The intelligent man also knows that II
the aforesaid merchant should happen
to save cent by not advertising, he
would be the last man to give it to his
customers; he is not liberal enough
He isn't that kind Of doughnut
Moreover, the intelligent man knows
that it is the ninble six pence that
makes the money. The wide awake
merchant who advertises what he has
tells the people to come and see him
treats them politely when they do come
he is the merchant who sells good,
enough to make money on small, yer,
small, profit; end it will always be /,
saving to your pocket to trade with
him.-Sultivan Progress.
Year: 1879

Many clergymen have a pulpit
voice. When they are out of
church they speak as other peo-
ple do. They do not employ
a deep chest-note when they in
quire of the butcher respecting
roast beef and they do not use
a dismal monotone when they
discuss domestic matters with
their wives and children. But
as soon as they get into church
they unconseiously assume an
artificial tone; and they are apt
to do this when they have any
devotional functions to perform,


1t has often been observed
that if a minister who is chat
ting easily and naturally at the
table should be asked to say
grace, he will suddenly assume
his pulpit voice, articulate with
it during the ceremony, and
then resume the conversation in
his proper voice with the dex-
terity of a ventriloquist. The
pulpit voice is probably atlribut-
able in a large degree to a desire
to give solemnity and impress
iveness to the performance.


1t results from an effort to
convey to the hearers the deep
sense of awe which may fairly
be supposed to suffuse the cleri-
cal mind. But the result in the
listener is far more likely to be
an almost irresistible tendency
to go to sleep. The effective
voice is always the natural
voice. The skillful actor touch
es every chord in the entire
gamut of passion, and he gives
force and effect to every phase
of sentiment, without putting
any undue STRAIN upon his yo-
cal machinery.


A great truth must be far
more impressive when it is urg-
ed in the speakers ordinary
tones modified only by whatey-
er influences of sincere feeling
may govern the speakers mind.
Year: 1879

The following is the latest
trick to gull farmers: ga plow
is left with the farmer with the
verbal consent to use it and if


not liked to return it. A prin-
ted advertisement is also left
containing a notice in due form,
stating that when trial is made
of the pIow the agent must be
notified within two days of it.
Many farmers will never see the
notice but will take the advcr-
tisement heedlessly, and then
through failure to notify in two
days, will be compelled to keep
the plow, inasmuch as the far
mer cannot deny receiving it.
Year: 1879

THE Memphis jail must be a very
healthy place. All the lime death has
been stalking around in that city this
summer, not single one Of its in
mates have been attacked by yellow
fever
Year: 1879

THERE is every indication that the
hot weather Of the last week or two
will be OF short duration. Iu tie far
West the "bes utiful SHOW" is fallii &,
and the cold wave is travelling east
war i. This October is said TO be the
ho test one since 1857.
Year: 1879

light which shineth in dark place; and it
will continue to guide inquirers to the truth,
until the morning dswns, and the shadows
fee away before the rising of the Sun of
Righteousness. The struggling of unbelief
may be long and fierce but it's doom is
written, and cannot he esCared. The day
may move on, more or less perturbed and
torn by storms, but it will end in glory
The Church has divine origin, exists under
divine promise, battles in divine cause,
and is secure of ultimate triumph M.
Year: 1879

assessed will not commence probably for q
week to come. The Commissioners having
decided that the District Treasurer is the
proper officer to make the payment, the money
will be turned over to him for that purpose
Some little delay will be occasioned in trans
mitting the accounts from the Water Registrars
office, caused by the great care necessary to be
observed in preparing them. The clerks are
compelled to 60 over the account Of each rcn Z
payer, charge up the dues under the old assess
ment, and state the amount of drawback to
which thoy are entitled This is requisite to
protect the Treasurer from being imposed
upon and paying out to parties a larger sum
than they are entitled to receive. When
these individual accounts are finished, Treas
urer Dodge will be in readiness to refund to
citizens entitled TO receive it.
Year: 1879

CAPTAIN RHODES, of Esmeralda Coun-
Gy, who is in this city, is owner of what
is known as Rhodes Salt Marsh, but
which is perfect laboratory of mineral
wealth. The valley contains 4, 40 acres.
1t is quite level, and is surrounded on
all sides with high volcanic mountains.
1t is situated about fifteen miles north
west of Columbus.


In this little valley is a sufficient
amount of salt to supply all the mar
kets of the United States, if not the
whole world. A foot or two below the
surface is found a solid floor of pure
rock salt, as firm and transparent as ice.


Indeed, when the sand that covers
the surface is stripped off the salt be-
low bears very close resemblance to a
field of ice. The salt made at the marsh
is perfectly pure. When a tract of
ground has been stripped of the surface
soil the salt water rises over the bed of
rock to the depth of foot or two.
Then crystals of salt begin to form on
the surface of the water, and as they
form they sink to the bottom. If tie
men stir these crystals about
with shovels as they settle to the
bottom, thus breaking them up. For
use in working silver ore coarse salt is
as good as fine, and the solid forma-
ton may be dug up with picks if neces.
sary, but the loose crystals are more
readily handled, and as much salt OF
that kind is formed as can be disposed
of.


Not only are there inexhaustible
stores of salt in the little valley, but i'm.
mense stores of borax. This borax is
of the finest quality known, and two
or three cents per pound more can be
obtained for it in Europe than for any
other borax sent to that market. Splen,
did specimens of tincal, or natural crys'
tails of borax, are found in the marsh
imbedded in the clay near the surface
Immense quantities of sulphate of mag.
nesia (epsom salt) and sulphate o.
soda (glauber salt) in pure state are
also found. Nitrate of potassa (salt
petre) is found, but the extent of the
deposits is not known.


Common potash is found in grea
abundance, among the curious speci
mems to be obtained are what arr
called " cotton balls" (borate of lime,
and fibrous crystalline borax. AlsC
there is found an abundance of an un
known mineral. 1t is something de
scribed in none of the books. 1t doe
not appear in the shape of crystals, ye
has regular form of its own, present
ing the appearance of branches o
coral. 1t is thought that this may b.
some new salt. A quantity of it will
shortly be sent east for examination
Virginia OitV (NeU. Enterprise.
Year: 1879

The tree is known by its fruit. What
the Solid South has shown itself in re-
spect to all local obligations, the partial
record tells which we print to-day. 1t
is not short story, for, unhappily, the
deeds of dishonor have not been few.


1t is not a pleasant story, for no Amer
lean citizen can read it without shame.


But it is better 70 know how the South
treats financial obligations, before put
ting it in the power of the politicians
and people of that section to ruin and
dishonor the Nation. For generations
they have professed lofty and chival-
ric pride in their States; fidelity to their
States they have held quite enough to
Justify treason TO the Republic. But
those same States, by their own hands,
are befouled and beSmirched with dis
honor. Not by Northern men, not by
neighbors, or friends or aliens, has the
honor of Southern communities been
dragged in the mud, but by the very
men who professed willingness to die
for their welfare. If they have more
veneration and love for their States, as
these men boast that they have, than
for the Federal Union, can il be expect
ed that the credit and honor of the Ma
ton would be safe in the hands of those
who repudiate State and local debts so
freelyP If these men have an honorable
or manly sentiment of any kind, surely
il clings around the State flags for which
they risked their lives in rebellion. And
yet, since peace came, these same
knights of fSouthernlhonor have dragged
those flags through the slime of repu-
diation. That they love their States,