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Year: 1874

On Friday there was ball at Count Tolstoy's, the
Minister Of Public Instruction TOR rather OF Pubic
IgnOrancel and last light there another ball nj
the Grand Duchess Maries But why should weary
you with catalogue of balls and festivities, one
more gorgeous and magnificent than the other. Not
withsanding all this, the Emperor of Austria found
time TO visit numerous public establishments, look
over the Hermitage Gallery of pictures and more
than all, deposit laurel crown, which he had
brought from Vienna for the purpose on the tomb
OF the Emperor Nicholas.


The imperial gayety has, however, added very
little to the excitement of the week. for this is the
Russian carnival butter week ana all are stufDg
themselves with buckwheat pancakes and caviare,
and working off the effects of drOska-rdes followed
by dancing The theaters are all open twice day,
and the Champs de Mars il tilled with threng of
the lower classes who are amusing themselves with
swings ice-bills merry go-rounds jugGery- and
coarse scenic representations. To-day is known by
the Russians the Day Of Forgiveness and leave
taking previous to the solemn religious duties of the
Lentcn fast. which begins Tomorrow. Tonight the
dancers and the maskers make themselves merry
for the last time for seven weeks and the Emperor
Of Austria also tegs forgiveness of his imperial host
and starts for Moscow his way 10 Warsaw and
Year: 1874

Ne9s announces the name of its correspondent, and
digniies him with the name of special commissioner
We are sure to hear the truth and TO hear 1t In
way that will be read. and 10 Indian officale


if such there be, whose negligence incapacity may
be responsible for any part of the calamity that
threatens that country. Mr. Forbes sums MP his
first letter in the statement that nc ther can the
present condition nor future prospects of the men


aced provinces be accurately described; that the
Government, on the whole, is doing well, and that
the real difficulty in dealing with the famine is
difficulty of transport. G.ws.
Year: 1874

Something of an interest is being had Tn this town in the matter of setting out shade trees. The town has offered three prizes to be given to those who set out the most and the best Elm and Maple trees during the year. Some curiosity is felt as to who are to have the prizes. At the present time it is thought that the oc- cupant of the Parsonage is little ahead, but as his space is quite limited, it is not believed that the energetic young men oi the place will allow him to come of first So easily, though there is an special pres sure of work upon the farms on account of the lateness of the season.
Year: 1874

The defeat of the Broglie ministry in the French Assembly is a most hopeful symptom. Reaction seems to have over shot the mark at last and we sincerely hope the early dissolution of the Assem- ply, predicted by the London Times, will be the result. That body never repre- sented the wishes of majority of the French people, and has been principally occupied of late in deyising some form of government that should seem popular without being SO.
Year: 1874

The panic, the stoppagc of building of
1000 miles Of railroads, the consequent
suspension OF hundreds Of rolling mills
and furnaces, ol locomotive and car manu-.
featuring works, the stoppage of mills
caused by the under consumption Of goods
growing out Of tho economizing process
now going on amongst the people, have
all combined to throw fully halt million
Of men out Of employment throughout the
country. Is it any wonder that many Of
them in q fit Of desperation voted the
Democratic ticket, vainly hoping to get
employment by so doiDgE
Year: 1874

THE New York Republic has achieved
the peculiar honor for an avowed Ad'
ministra,Ion "organ," of having the Presi
dent fatty contradict the inspiration" oI
Its leading article Of late day, to the
effect that tho President vetoed the In
hIlIon bill because he thought such action
would be popular, and that he now had
reason to regret that he acted in accord
auce with New York opinion instead oI
Western opinion.
Year: 1874

BERLIN, November 1O.-The physicians
OF Count Won Arnim say that regular
open air exercise is indispensable for the
restoration of his nervous system. The
City Tribunal has withdrawn the direct
police supervision over the Count, but he
Is ordered TO remain at home until the
trial which has been set down Tor the
seventh proximo.
Year: 1874

TIE New York Tribune Is giving the
Republicans a great deal Of advice as 10
what they should do in order 10 roll back
the Democratic tide oivictory and restore
Republicanism to its former supremacy in
the contest OF 1876. One Of the things it
advises is that the Republicans in Con-
gress should, as soon as possible after the
beginning Of this winters session, put
their party right on the record by offering
constitutional amendment limiting the
Presidency OF any one executive to two
terms; or, what the Tribune thinks still
better, one term OF four or six years.
Year: 1874

General Sherman won't talk about
the Presidency, but interviewers still
keep calling upon him, owing to a bad
habit he has fallen into Of asking,
with thoughtless generosity, us soon
as reporter shows himself, Young
man, will you take brandy or grass
hopper juice 2
Year: 1874

A married gentleman from Toledo,
walked into the ballroom at Putin
Bay the other night in full dress, after
sitting for some minutes on his wife's
powder box, carelessly left on j chair.
The effect was striking.
Year: 1874

Governor Stearns received a telegram
from Washington yesterday announcing
that Major Robert Walker had been APP
pointed by the Supreme Court receiver of
the whole length of the Jacksonville,
Pensacola and Mobile railroad from Jack
sonville to Chattahoochee. This appoint
ment is made in the suit brought by the
State. We have no further particulars be-
yond the fact stated. which indicates that
the Supreme Court holds that the Pensa-
cola and Georgia and Florida Central
roads were consolidated-a position held
and insisted upon by the State, and as
strenuously denied by the contestants.


Major Walker has long been connected
with the road as superintendent, and is one
of the best railroad men in the country.
Under his management we shall expect to
see it gradually, if not speedily, brought
into it's proper condition-that of first
class road in every respect; while his char
acter is a sufficient guarantee that SO long
as the roadremains under his control, in
terests Of all parties will suffer 70 detri-
ment.-Tallahasse Sentinel
Year: 1874

The cotton plant has new enemy. Its
appearance and ravages are thus described
in the Natchez Democrat Courier Of the
twenty first ultimo:


We are informed by gentleman residing
three miles from the city that new enemy
to the cotton plant has made its appearance
on his place, being a small black snail.
These may be seen in countless numbers
all over the fields, and as soon as the first
two leaves of the cotton make their appear
ance above ground these pests ego for
them" and eat them, totally destroying the
stand. About half Of the crop was up and
has thus been destroyed, making it neces
sary to replant. These snaiIs work some
on the young corn also, but will not dam
age it much,
Year: 1874

For a week now we have had decidedly
clear weather, and for several days it has
been quite cool. The ground is drying rap
idly, and the water fast disappearing from
the low parts of the prairies. Owing to the
continued rains and bad weather generally,
most farmers planted cotton twice, and
many are even now without a stand. The
supply of seed is exhausted, and many will
raise no cotton at all, but put all their lands
in corn, peas, pumpkins, potatoes. etc. The
cutting short of the cotton crop at this
early day, therefore, may be blessing in
disguise, for a tremendous corn crop is and
will be planted The growing corn on high
land generally looks well, and that on fat
land will soon recover if the present
weather continues. 1t is being rapidly cul-
tivated. To repeat an expression we heard
used. the laborers "are humping them
selves" We anticipate a very abundant
corn harvest, with favorable weather from
this out. From past experience we all
know that this will make times compare
lively easy, whether money is plentiful or
not. An abundance of corn will FURNISH
bread, meat butter, milk, poultry, eggs and
everything else necessary for mans healthy
subsistence.-Ope Opeloasas Journal, Nay l.
Year: 1874




The most disastrous fire that ever
occurred in this city, not excepting
the great fire OF 1889, commenced this
afternoon, and is still raging, although
under control. A strip over two miles
in lenght and one mile wide is laid in
ruins. Starting from the Beckwith
House and Harding's Opera House
opposite, and running north and east
to the lake, the ruin and desolation
resembles that of Chicago in the great
fire. Blocks and blocks are laid waste,
and hundreds of houses a mere pic
ture of desolation. The wind blew a
hurricane since the morn, and the
mills had all shut down fearing fire.
The fire broke out in a barn in the
rear of McCabe's grocery, and spread
in each direction along Main st. The
fireman fought for tilue, but unsuc-
cessfully, owing to the want Of water.
The fire soon got beyond control. and
the entire populace became demoraliz-
ed, and the raging element was left at
will to do its devouring work, The
fire worked back toward the Beckwith
House, and it was evident that it must
go. Several buildings between the
origin and the Beckwith House were
torn down or blown up, but it was i'm.
possible to stop the backward course
| of the fire. Fortunately, at this june.
ture the fire department Of Fond dr
Year: 1874

Highlanders have the habit, when
talking their English, such as it is, of
intcrjecting the personal pronoun he
where not required, such as the king,
he has come.' instead of the king
has come Often in consequence. a
sentence or an expression is rendered
sufficiently ludicrous, as the sequal
will show. A gentleman says he had
the pleasure of listening to a clever
man, The Rev. Mr-.Qet his local
ity be a secret. and recently he began
his discourse thus; My friends, you
will find the subject of discourse this
afternoon in the First Eristle Gener-
al of the Apostle Peter, fifth chapter
and eight verse, in the words, The
devil he goeth about like roaring
lion, seeking whom he may devour
Now, my friends, with your leave, we
will devide the subject of our text to-
day into four heads. Firstly, we
shall endeavor to ascertain Who the
devil he was Secondly. we shall in


quire into his geographical position


namely: Where the devil he was.
and Where the devil he was going
1'hirdly-and this of a personal char.
acter-'Who the devil he was seeking


And fourthly and lastly, we shall en-


deavor to solve question which has
never been solved yet, What the
devil he was roaring about
Year: 1874

A curious fact is related in connec-
ton with the death of Jules Janin,
the French critic and literature. He
is said to have expressed much hor-
ror at the idea Of dying like common
mortal, nightcap on his head and
cooling draught beside him, but wish
ed to die in the same way as Beranger,
the great lyric poet, who expired seat
ed in his chair. The identical chair
in which Beranger died was in possess
sion Of Janin, and the latter had his
wish grati6ed, for it was while seated
in his chair that he passed quietly
away. .t-li..l.-.- la
Year: 1874

A woman was found in sealed car
loaded with shelled corn, at Evans
vile, Friday night. She said she was
thrust into the car while it was lying
at the station at Nashville, ILL., She
claims she was thrust through the
slide window, and from the fact that
the car was loaded and sealed at st.
Louis, her story seems probable.
Year: 1874

Richard Grant Whites numerous admirers
will regret to hear that his eyes are failing.
Probably no other set of eyes that ever came
into this world were ever able to see so much
as Richard Grant Whites.
Year: 1874

A Baltimore man thrashed his wife for
pumping dose of laudanum out of his stom-
ach. She thought he had taken more than
enough to kill him, and. in a spirit of false
economy, undertook to recover the balance.
Such women should not be encouraged.
Year: 1874

70 A small boy got another boy, somewhat
smaller than himself, down on the ground
the other day, and got hold of both his ears,
placing his knee in the small of the boys
back, and asked him in very persuasive
manner if he would give him white alley of
his'n. The boy replied in the affirmative


How easy it is to settle things when one goes
about it in the right wayI O.
Year: 1874

Benjamin F. Taylor, who lately drop
ped in upon camp meeting, writes a
letter to one of the religious papers, in
which he draws this capital portrait Oi
Z" everybody's aunt -


And there is a mother in Israel, cush-
ioned as to her chin, and face as pleas
ant and hospitable as an open fire on
THANKSGIVING day. At 800 q pound
and nothing could be cheaper-she
would be worth $40, ,OOO for she weighs
two hundred Her hat is g bonnet. D
It scoops out in front, like a young
scoop shovel. It curls up little be-
hind, like a young wren. She wears
about as many hoops as stone jar.
But she indulges in petticOat or two,
&" gathered" as she will tell you, at the
top, and puckered with the pull of a
string. as they used to wind a clock.
A cape without fringe or ornament has
fallen upon her like the mantle of q
prophet, and enveloped her shoulders
and her arms even to her elbows. II
It were a little peaked and scolloped,
it would be a Vandyke but it is as un
mistakablv a cape as the Cape of Good
Hope. Her hands were in mitts, q
humsy suggestion of gloves without any
fingers. She never dyed her hair. She
would about as soon shoot herself.


That face of hers beams with good
ness and good will. You want her to
be your aunt, as she cannot be your
mother. You would be glad to sit by
her kitchen fire and hear her talk, and
she would be precisely as glad to have
you. Her easy, cushiOny way OF walk
ing suggests a gentle old chalse with
the top up. She is enjoying every min,
ute of the time. She is a Methodist
of the old school, and she needs no as
surapce from you that she will go to
heaven. She has it from better au-
fbOritv
Year: 1874

The most singular fact connected with
the proper motions of the stars is that
one or two stars are flying through space
with such enormous rapidity that the
combined attraction of all the stars
visible with the telescope could never
stop them. This seems TO be especially
the case with small star, invisible to
the naked eye, designated in astronomi-
cal literature as Groombridge, 1880, 4"
from the name of the astronomer who
first recorded its position. The rate of
motion of this star is about seven sec
Onds per year-the greatest known. It
was hence concluded that it must be
very near us, and a number of astrono-
mers have sought to determine its par
allax, but have found it to be only about
tenth of a second. Its apparent mo-
ton in year being seventy times its
parallsx, it moves at least seventy times
the distance from the earth to the sun
in a year, or eighteen millions of miles
every day, and more than two hundred
miles every second From what we
know OF the distribution, masses, and
number Of the stars, it seems probable
that the attraction of all the bodies in
the universe can never stop this head
long speed nor bring this star into any
OtbAe5 auu sua1 consequently II Will pass
through our universe, and leave it en-
tirely in its passage through infinite
space. IF we had accurate observations
of the stars position three or four
thousand years ago, we could speak
with more certainty of its destiny. We
may expect that our posterity of a few
thousand years hence will, by the aid of
the observations and tables we shall
transmit to them, be able to come to a
definite conclusion respecting the age
and the structure of the universe
Prot. Simon Ne1UcOnlb, IN Hdrper's.
Year: 1874

Recently, at a saloon on the Divide,
some men we're discussing the shooting
affray which occurred during the morn
ing between two brothers-in-law, Full
man and Ward. It was agreed on all
hands that it was shocking bad shooting
"a discredit to WashOe. at least a
Phoebe man bantered the Comstock man,
whom he knew to be a good shot with a
pistol, to go out IN the back yard with
him and do some shooting, just to show
the "boys" how it should be done. In
the saloon was a box of eggs, and what
the Piocher proposed was that each
shoot two eggs off the bare head of the
other at the distance of ten PAGES, the
one missing to treat the crowd. The
Comstocker was bound not to be bluffed
by a man from the other end of the
state, so to the back yard all hands ad-
journed. Each man used his own six
shooter. The Oomstocker first bus
ted" his egg on the top of Piocher's s
head, which exploit was loudly applau-
ded by all present. 1t was then the
Piocher's turn to shoot, and an egg was
produced to be placed on the head of
the Comstocker, but when he removed
his hat there was a great laugh, for the
top of his was head as smooth as a bill
ilafO Dali. fOr 1uil ten minutes all 1anOS
tried in vain to make an egg stand or
his head. 1t couldn't be done. The
Piocher then tainted the Comstocker
with having gone into the arrangement
knowing that he was safe. The latter
told him to set up his egg and he was
all right-he was there. The Piocher
went into the saloon, and a moment af-
ter came out with a small handful of
-four, which he dabbed upon the bald
head of the Comstocker and then tri-
umphantly planted in it his egg, fell
back ten steps, and then knocked it'off
The Comstocker then told him to put
up his second egg and shoot at it, as he
didn't want tn have his head chalked
twice during the game. This was done,
and the wreck of a second egg streamed
over the Comstocker's pate. The Pio-
cher now stood ont with his last egg on
his head. The Comstocker raised his
pistol and fired. The Piocher boun ed
a yard into the air and the egg bounced
whole from his head. 'fIve lost T. said
the Comstocker. 'Let all come up and
drink. By a slip I've put half the
width of my bullet through the top of
his left ear - and so it proved upon
measurement.-V Virginia city Enter
9,rsce
Year: 1874

A cultivated taste marks a woman Of
elegance and refinement Rs decidedly as
knowledge of classical literature does
gentleman and there Is nothing IN
which female vulgarity is more clearly
shown than in want of taste. This is
an axiom that We think will not admit
of dispute; but IL is q question how far
taste is natural, and how far IL may be
acquired. A delicate taste must, TO
certain extent, depend upon the orgnni-
cation Of the individual and it is i'm
possible for any rules to be laid down
which will impart taste to persons en-
tirely devoid of IL. But this is very
seldom the case with women, as il Is
one of the few points in which women
naturally excel men. Men may be, and
probably are, superior TO women in all
that requires profound thought and
general knowledge but in the arrange
ment of a house, and the introduction
Of ornamental furniture and articles Of
biiouterie, there can be no doubt Of the
innate superiority of women. Every
one must have remarked the difference
in the furnishing Of a bachelors house
and one where a lady presides the
Thousand little elegancies Of the latter,
though nothing IN themselves, adding.
like oyphers, prodigiously to the value
of the solid articles they are expended
10.
Year: 1874

Tea is an indispensable requisite at
every Chinese board, but coffee is also
consumed to a moderate extent. The
popular supposition that the heathen
eschews the ardent is somewhat eirone-
ous. He rarely imbibes to the degree
of riotous hilarity, but he does relish
right heartily sam shoe, or rice brandy,
and consumes large quantities Of this
pernicious distillation. The sham shoe
is an article SURPRISING in the strength
and durability of its Intoxicating prop
critics the famous sheep heider's de-
light, and the heather faculty OF resist
ing its injurious effects demonstrates
the power of his physical temperament
and fortitude of his intellectual organi-
cation. The Cinnamon do not banker
after rats, as is commonly believed. but
among the poorer classes this vaTmint
is sometimes devoured of necessity. A
sleek and well-fed cat, however, is a
prize for the gods and is greatly es-
teemed by the heather epicure. For
this reason a pampered feline pet is
always in peril in the vicinity of the
Chinese quarter, and is liable at any
time TO be snatched from the rug of
luxury and ease and dropped into a pot
of boiling wateT.-Sdfl Franc o CGh
Year: 1874

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasuSe in extend
ing credit to our friends and pGtrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such q
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor


ST We enter no new names on our
books without the money IN Rdv1' GO.
Year: 1874

Says a writer at Key West, Florida
On Couzmel island are yet TO be seen
the walls of the first church ever built
on the continent of North America.
Cortez, before the conquest Of Mexico
say about three hundred years ago
built his first place of worship on this
beautiful island. The foundation and
walls are yet partially preserved each
side has an elevation Of some ten feet.
Tho altar is covered with an almost i'm
penetrable growth of chaparral, and AL
about and even inside these ruins are
ancient and modern tombs, where pa
triarchs rest. The wild flowers bloom
over them IN great profusion, and the
birds carol sweet songs morning and
evening. a paved walk extends several
hundred yards westward, but it is now
almost buried from sight in the sod.
Excavations are seen, where searchers
for hidden treasures have delved.
There is a fine field there for the curl


GUS to explore. But the natives of the
locality allow it to rest 50 quietly that
the dense strawberries almost cover it.
Year: 1874

Water has to be obtained on deck. and
is generally much less plentiful than
food. There is generally q number of
musical instruments, and many musi-
clans. On the voyage they amuse them
selves with music, songs and dancing.
Every day those who are able to do so
are required to go on deck and get
the fresh air. Considerable difficulty is
often experienced in stormy weather in
carrying this regulation into effect.
Those who are not accustomed to the
sea are usually very sea-sick and can
not be persuaded to leave their berths.
Their tickets are not taken up until
they have been two or three days at
sea. Now that this era of cheap fares
to Europe hes been inaugurated in one
portion of the ship, it is morally GER
tain that, sooner or later, it must come
in the other. To be sure, it does not
cost so much to carry steerage as it
does to carry cabin passengers but,
with continually increasing competition,
it is very certain that reduction must
come in the higher class of fares, and
the profits of the steamship companies
be greatly cut down. The man who
twenty years ago would have spoken of
going to Europe for tex dollars would
h We been hooteS at. That has come to
pass, and it cannot be long, with the
fierce rivalry now waging, that even
greater wonders may be looked for
Ne1U York Express.