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Year: 1876




nav oF GKrArER ACTIVITY THAN r""NioUs


srse,e,-. .oOsIENTATI AND HOME MISSIONS


Y3REIGN MIssIONs-CoRREsP NDENCE WITH THE


SOUTHERN CnURCu-FRIENDLY FEELING IN THE


ASSEMBLY.


The General Assembly yesterday showed dispo-
stion te hasten its work and to cut off I'M
necessary dobate- The reports on Home ana
Foreign Missions, which were discussed at
sreat length last week, only TO be recon-
mitted, were taken up and quickly disposed OF
Matters which in the opening days of the Assembly
would have given rise to much debate, were pushed
10 vote at once, and delegates who desired to speak
were checked by the repeated cries of vote" and
"Put the question p The Chairman of the Commit
tee on Leave of Absence announced that more than
sixty applications had already been made to the
Committee, and sixty more delegates would
apply Immediately unless there was disposl-
ton TO bring the sessions to close sooh'
There was much enthusiasm over the report OF the
Committee on Correspondence upon relations WIN
the Southern Church, and cordial feeling 10 the
South was manifested. The report of the Committee
ON Theological Seminaries showed that the semihs-
7ies were in a satisfactory condition. In the even
ing it was resolved to sabmt TO the Presbyterles an
overture in regard to reducing the number OF dele
gates to the Assembly.
Year: 1876

The Zee men in this city are charging 80 cents per
pounds this against 20 last year, which
causing considerable complaint


ten-i1an water main in Chestnut-aye, burst on
Sunday evening and the inundated number Of base
ments before the teak was stopped.


The Fire Commissioners have resolved to disband
Year: 1876

PREPARING FOR THE FoURIH.-The Coun-
Gil Committee has had workmen busily en-
gagged, all day, erecting platform the whole
length of the City Hall front and on Mon
day it will be profusely decorated with flags
and centennial devices. The stores having
bunting for sale are to-day doing thriving
business, and from the purchases made it
is evident that there will be very general
display of the union colors all over the city.
Year: 1876

Prof. Storer Of Harvard university esti-
mates the agricultural value of wood
ashes at forty cents per bushel and there
is little doubt that at even this price they
are the cheapest fertilizer that can be
produced in the market. Large quanti-
ties of leached ashes have been purchased
in Maine at fifteen cents per bushel, trans
ported to Massachusetts, and considered
cheap at that price.


A moderate quantity OF cayenne pepper,
mustard or ginger can, with great benefit,
be added to the food of fowls, to increase
their vigor and to stimulate egg produc-
ton. This diet. although apparently ar.
tificial, is really natural for wild birds o1
the gallinacean family have access to very
many highly spiced berries ard buds-ar-
ticles that give the "game flavor" to theil
| flesh. Although there is more OF less ol
an aromatic principle in wheat, Indiar
corn and other grains consumed by the
domestic fowl yet the quantity is not suf-
fcient to supply the place of the stronger
spices, a taste for which is inherited by
the fowl


To PREVENT CARRIAGES FROM RAT.
TLING. Don't allow your carriages to rat.
tie like threshing machine. Washers OF
sole-leather on the spndles of axletrees
will stop the clatter caused by too much
"play" A piece ofrubberput in between
the thill iron and chip will silence matters
still more; and little coal oil on the fifth
wheel will stop its squeaking when the
wagon is turned. Where nuts work loose
cut nick on the thread of the bolt in
front of the nut, after screwing it up tight
with cold chisel.
Year: 1876

That's right, laugh. Every one does
when hash is mentioned, Yet every one
likes it when properly prepared and duly
certified to-established is it is by pledges
OF puDllc conlluence-uLu nettIy uyGIy-
body eats it, Hash is q vastly abused dish,
1t is made the scapegoat tor about all the
gastronomic sins in the kitchen calender,
not to say colander.


There are not many OF US who boarded
at home, when home meant a superintend-
ing mother in the kitchen as well AS else
where, but can recall the delight we felt
in those days of innocence and sinless
stomach, when we discovered there was
hash tor breakfast Was there anything
superior to that rare combination of mine
ed corn-becf and potatoes as it came
steamng from the kitchen; and have your
noses ever enjoyed IL more savory treat
than that which cmanated from the ma
ternal hash ? What is home without a
mother? And what is q mother unless she
can make good hash ?


But The average boarding house hash is
a different affair 1t is often either not
half chopped or else tbs chopped 50 much
that it is mashed into sticky ugly looking
compound that nobody could consider pal
atable. Hash, like sausage, needs to be
cut, not ground, and to be good, it should
be prepared over night and stand with
the seasoning in it, and that seasoning is
the rich point; it must not be so hot as to
burn the palate, bnt it must have a good
sharp taste of pepper and be as salt as
possible not to taste salty. Ii any Other
seasoning is added we prefer a little sage
1t should be put on to cook in Il hot YES
sci, in which a little butter OF drippings
has been melted, covered closely, stirred
often, and only enough water added tC
steam it thoroughly, not enough to make
it sOupN.
Year: 1876

If your chicks droop and you are at a
loss for cause, look for vermin it is a
bad sign to see chicks stand around cheap,
cheap, cheap, cheaping! with dropping
wings, look for lice or gapes. Provide
your setting hens with plenty of ashes to
dust in, and the chicks with the same
when hatched and you will not be both
cred much with vermin. [Journal and
Record.
Year: 1876

health of my soul, my belief that | had
slain him hated SO unchristianlike This
belief made humility easy to me, and even
charity not difficult. What engine Of
wholesome modification would be left me
now were l to go a-prating that | slew
not the brother | hated Nay, | will
never tell the truth, but carry my preci-
Gus burden Of humility all my days"


'Oh saint upon earth !" cried the Knight
"Outlive me and then tell the truth


The monk replied not, but pondered
these words.


And it fell out 50 that the Knight died
three years after, and the prior closed his
eyes and said masses for his soul and q
good while afterwards he did, for the hon
or OF the convent, reveal his true story to
young monks, but bound them by solemn
vow not to spread it during his life AT
ter his death the truth got abroad, and
amongst churchmen the prior was much
revered, for that he had cured himself of
an uncharitable neart and had enforced
on himself the penalty of unjust shame 50
many years, [Harper's Weekly.
Year: 1876

The Union NJ e. Church festival WAS
largely attended last evening, and there was
an excellent supply of berries and cream on
hand. The festival will remain open this
evening, and all who wish to have . geod
time, should not hesitate to attend.
Year: 1876

It is q pleasure in these modern days to
find anything so well endorsed by good
men, as Prof. Woods teaching is in cir
cular he is now sending out. Every one
should read it, and then 60 and enjoy his
lessons.
Year: 1876

Mr.. jennings last London letter to the
New York World pictures some of the
miseries American sojourners in the En-
glish metropolis have to endure on ac-
count of the poor hotels to be found
there. Such a thing as q good and cheap
hotel, he tells us, does not exist in Lon
don, and it is doubtful if a good hotel
can be found there at any price. How
it is that London, which is visited by so
many thousands of strangers every day,
should be so badly supplied with accom-
mediation for travellers, Mr.. Jennings is
unable to make out. But that it is about
the worst of all the large cities of the
world for stranger to get into thou
sands who have suffered from the eXac-
tions of London hotels and lodging


house keepers can sorrowfully attest


The worst of it is that IN none of these
hotels do you get the same comforts that
are accessible to everybody in American
hotels. Four-pence for dip or two of
ink is too high a price. A bit of ice as
big as walnut, which almost melted
away before you could capture it and
put it in a tumbler, cost three-pence.
You cannot wink without being charged
for it. There is seldom a reading-room
for the convenience of guests; in the cof-
fee-room there is one copy of the Times
taken, and if you ask for it the waiter
invariably tells you it is in hand" If
you call for sodawater it is given you
nearly warm. The resources of the ia
BILE are extremely limited. At breakfast
the waiter will offer you "ham and
eggs" and the wretched creature will
go on doing so with an unblushing
countenance day after day, for weeks
together. Ask him what soup there is
for dinner and he will reply "ox-tail;"
nor has it ever entered his mind that hu-
man ingenuity has at length h-succeeded
in concocting one or two other descrip-
tions of soup fit for human food. Sug-
gest anything new to him and he looks
upon you with unconcealed disgust, as
if you were a hairy man just escaped
from the jungles. If you have a sponge
bath in your room it is charged for ex-
ira. The water is so hard you cannot
wash yourself with it. And whatever
may be the charges for attendance in the
bill, the chambermaid, boots and waiter
will all waylay you for more on the
stairs as you depart, and frightful will
be their looks and very disparaging their
remarks if you send them empty away
Year: 1876

The following account of the manner
of the escape of the Fenian convicts at
the Swan River penal establishment, who
arrived at New York in the bark Catalpa
on the 10Th, is given by Thomas Bren-
nan, one of the number. He says;


We were expecting for about two years
that we would be rescued from prison.
We always kept on the alert for move
ment of any kind which could be turned
to our advantage. We were notified of
the sailing of the Catalpa and expected
her in March, but we did not hear of her
arrival until few days before the 18th
of April, the day on which we effected
our purpose. After breakfast on the
10Th, about ten minutes to eight o'clock,
we left the prison gates unobserved and
entered the carriage provided for us.
Our party numbered eleven, including
outsiders, who kept in front and rear to
keep a sharp lookout for enemies. We
reached Rockingham at II 80 that morn
ing, where a whale-boat from the Catalpa
was lying, and got on board. The
boats crew were then in charge of
an officer from the vessel. During
the journey by land we were not mo-
Tested, though we met several persons
When we we're two anda half miles from
the shore the police came up and capt
ured our horses and carriages which
had been left on the beach. We had
great trouble in finding the Catalpa and
the police got boat and were searching
for us. A storm arose and blew US out
to sea; our provisions were destroyed and
we were all wet. Night came on and we
were in deplorable condition. When
daylight broke we saw the Catalpa and
made for her. When about seven miles
from the vessel we saw the colonial
steamer Georgette and the police cutter
searching for us, but they could not see
us owing to rough cross seas. The po
lice kept the Catalpa in sight while the
steamer went to land. We were then
twenty miles from land and near Rotten
ness, and rowed with all our strength tC
the bark. AT this time both the Ca
talpa and police had discovered
US, and the latter was fast pulling
toward US, but we headed the police cut
| ter ard reached the Catalpa first anC
scrambled on board. The crew of tn,
bark gave a cheer and we rushed over Z
the other side of the deck and drew GU
revolvers and presented them at tn,
heads of seven men in the police boat
The steamer Georgette was commissioned
by the Government officials to follow US
The bark could not go to sea that nigh
as the wind was dead ahead. Next morn
ing the Georgette bore down on us anC
demanded that the Captain of the Catalpl
give up the prisoners, which the latte
refused and the Georgette sailed for shore
The Catalpa then proceeded on her voy
age for New York, which she reached
without further incident, except shortage
of provisions.
Year: 1876

The Buffalo Commercial AdUertiser
gives the following account of the rail
road accident on the morning of the 10th:


The train was the express, which left
Cleveland at eleven o'clock p. m. and was
due here at 4:15 a. m. When about a half
mile west Of North East, Pa, at 2:25 a.
m., a rumbling and crash was heard and
the locomotive and tender, with three pas
senger coaches and four baggage cars,
left the track, the coaches and baggage
cars going down a steep embankment,
something over thirty feet high. The
coaches did not turn over, but were left
in nearly perpendicular position. OF
course the greatest fright and confu-
sion prevailed for time, until it
was discovered that nobody had been
killed and that but one person had
been seriously hurt. The ladies in the
coaches that went over were assisted up
the embankment by means of the bell
rope, few bruises being all the injury
any had sustained. The person who
suffered most was William E. Clemens,
a conductor on the Atlantic g. Great
Western Railway, but passenger on
the train. When the first crash was
uCdIu was III OuC VI JuC
cars. He Immediately pulled the bell
rope and then went upon the platform
! When the coach went over he was
thrown upon one of the baggage cars,
already down, and both his legs broken.
He was taken to North East and surgical
aid obtained, but it was thought his in
| juries would prove fatal.


Upon examining the track at the spot
where the cars went off, unmistakable
evidence was discovered that the acci-
dent was the result of willful and de.
liberate act! The spikes from one of the
rails had been drawn and the bolts of the
fish Joints removed, the latter being found
in the middle of the road-bed. The rail
had been left in its proper position on
the ties, but with nothing to hold it there
the idea of the perpetrators of the
deed being, doubtless, that as soon as
the wheels of the locomotive struck the
rail it would be thrown across the track
and thus hurl the entire train down the
enbankment. 1t is truly providential that
there was not a fearful loss of life.


1t is difficult to say just what ought tc
| be done with men who would commit
such an act as the above. Hanging
would be altogether too good for them,
and burning at the stake is not the
fashion in these days. Let US hope that
the guilty ones will be caught, ana when
convicted made speedily to suffer the
| fullest penalty.
Year: 1876

rations, embark on the steamer Far West
and patrol the Yellowstone River as
far as the mouth of the Powder River,
and ascertain whether or not the Indians
had succeeded in crossing the Yellow
stone. If not, they are TO prevent them.
In the meantime Terry will come down
on them with the combined commands
and force battle.


A dispatch was received to-day from
Fort Peck Agency. 1t says Medicine
Cloud and party, belonging to that agen-
cy, ,aShom Maj. Mitchell, Indian Agent
at Fort Peck, sent to Sitting Bull with a
message, May % last, has returned. The
message sent by Maj. Mitchell to Sitting
Bull was to the effect that he desired him
to come and visit Fort Peck, hoping that
such a step would result in his retiring
upon the reservation and ceasing from
hostilities against the whites. Sitting
Bull replies, July II: "Tell him am
coming before long to his post to trade.
Tell him did not commence. l am get
ting old. That / did not want to fight,
but the whites rushed on me and ! am
compelled to defend myself. But
that for the soldiers stationed on the
Rosebud l, with my people, would have
been there before that. If twas assured
of the protection of the great father ]
would go to Fort Peck for the purpose
of making peace. and other chiefs
want the Black Hills abandoned and
we will make peace" Medicine
Cloud estimates the hostiles as
consisting of from 5000 to 10000
fighting men. There are no white
men cooperating with them. He does
not know how much ammunition they
have, but they have plenty of guns and
pistols. They watch continually for the
whites, but do not intend to attack, but
will fight hard in their own defense.
They are living entirely on meat, which
they find very hard to procure, owing to
the close proximity of the whites. The
hostile camp is now on Tongue River,
south of the Yellowstone one and half
days ride. The Indians are in a con-
slant state of alarm; there is no sleep in
their camp. In answer to inquiries con-
cerning the fight of the Little Big Horn,
he states the total number of Indians
killed was thirty-one, and his estimate
of our loss corresponds with what has
been heretofore published. He saw five
dead Indians in camp, dressed in citi
zens' clothes. The Fort Peck letter con.
cludes: While 1 am writing large
party of hostile Indians has just arrived
upon the opposite bank of the river, in
cluding the sons of the chiefs Foul
Horns and Black Moon, and are now en-
gagged in telegraphing across the river
by signs, to the Indians on this side, bu
what their object is has not transpired.
Year: 1876

SOME time last spring We pub
lished the following decision by
ihc Encouragement, and rs no one
sccmed TO have taken advantage OF
the information, we now republish
Il for the benefit of the newly
ciccted officers Of the county, and
others who may now feel an inter
est:
Year: 1876

situated the heart of tho business portion the
thoroughly repaired cellar garrett
nhed with furniture 1t is convenient to the places
amusement and the Convenient Hotel the City various
Depo Street Cars pass every all the
City, Fare good any Hotel in the City, and
Year: 1876

HUMANIrY-No church establish
ment can stand and exert any far
reaching and practical benefit to man
kind. that does not base the foundation
of its influence on that divinest Of all
feelngs-love of humanity and the love
Of man as man; Of man as be stands
undeveloped, uneducated, unadorned,
unwasbed, unredeemed For here,
down among the depths, and along the
lower grades of life, are to be found to-
day, as in all past time, the majority of
those for whom God gave his Son. for
whom that Son died on Calvary for
whom the Spirit is continually striving /;
and for whose conversion and moral
education the Church was primarily
established, and is still upheld by the
Divine Hand. You cannot build up a
church that symbolizes the real church
idea, and yet rests on the upper level of
fashionable society If the Church in
tends to represent God, then must it
gil its bosom with affection for the lowly
and with anxiety for those that are
morally lost. II came not to call the
righteous, but sinners, to repentance !"
''Come unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and | will give you
rest"
Year: 1876

MARK. you do not say anything
You do not offer me any hope. But ah
me, it is just as well-it is just as we'll.
You could not do me any good. The
time has long gone by when words
could comfort me. Something tells me
that my tongue is doomed to wag for
ever to the jigger Of that remorseless
jingle There-there it is comm on
me again; a blue trip slip for an eight
cent fare, buff trip slip for a.


Thus murmuring faint and fainter.
my friend sank into a peaceful trance
and forgot his sufferings in blessed
respite.


How did | finally save him from the
asylum !? l took him to neighboring
university and made him discharge the
burden Of his prosecuting rhymes into
the eager ears of the poor, untbinking
students. How is it with them. now !?
The result is too sad tell Why did /
write this article? 1t was for a worthy,
even nobler purpose. 1t was to warn
you, reader, if you should come across
those merciless rhymes, to avoid them
avoid them as you would pestilence!
-Mark Ttcai,s, in Atlantic Monthly.
Year: 1876

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. We
are dreaming, and resolving, and wish
ing. golden opportunities are passing
swiftly by. If we would catch them
we must be up and doing. The great
fountain of love, implanted in our hearts,
must be kept open and allowed to flow
forth freely if We would keep its waters
pure and sweet. Though we have not
the riches of earth with which to con-
tribute to the worlds evangelization, or
to relieve the wants of the poor and
needy. yet we can give what is far bet
ter and more enduring to many hearts
precious words of loving sympathy.
We can extend the warm and friendl y
hand clasp, we can give the encourag-
ing and cheering smile, which shall
make glad and inspire new hope in
many an aching suffering heart.
Year: 1876

ing spouse had Cor the past two weeks,
been low.spiritcd and down-hearted.


She thought that perhaps he, too, had
been led from the path of virtue by the
deluding voice of some bewitching siren,
and that his love for her was growing
cold. But how to find out if such was
the case. Josephus did not show any
signs Of producing a statement, or Of
confessing his guilt to mutual friend.


Her brow corrugated, and her hands
clenched as she brooded over her i'm
aginary wrongs, as she determined to
put the fidelity of her husband to the
test.


But how to do it, that was the ques-
ton


'Ah! l have it., said she triumph
antly I'll drown myself, that is.
6gurately.'


Clark was farmer, in good circum-
stances, and being several years younger
than his wife, and good looking, it kept
her in state of perpetual worriment
and jealousy. Mrs. Clark proceeded to
put her plan into execution.


Just behind the house was a very
deep we'll that had not been used for
some time, and it was covered over now
with boards to prevent the cattle from
falling into it


She removed the covering from the
we'll, and placing her bonnet and shawl
upon its brink, she crawled in under a
geosebery bush to await developments.


The weather was cold, and she was
rearly frozen before she saw her hus-
bard ard hired man coming from the
barn where they had been working.


Clark passed by the well without
noticing the cloth; but the hired man
saw them and gave cry Of horror.


Mercy on us, Mr.. Clark! Your
wife has thrown herself into the we'll p
be shouted frantically.


Mrs. Clark expected that her hus-
band would tear his hair and rush to
the edge of the we'll. and, after calling
her all the endearing names he could
think Of, descend into the watery depth,
in eager search of her cold damp corpse.


But Mr. Clark did not do anything
of the kind He calmly took fresh
chew of tobacco. and then approaching
the we'll looked quietly into it.


L guess the old girl has suicided,'
said he without any emotion worth
speaking of. Jake. you sling them
boards back again, l wouldn't have
that brindle heifer get in there for fifty
dollars; and after dinner we'll hoist the
old woman out.


Hadn't I better get some of the
neighbors here? ? asked the frightened
man.


After dinner will do, Jake. 'Busi-
ness before pleasure is my motto, and
I'm awful hungry


Jake covered up the we'll, and the
men went into the house, leaving the
old lady bowling with rage.


'Pll old girl him /! I'll suicide him !!
Takes more pains over that pesky heifer
than be does with me I'll-I'll--


Words failed her; they were made
quate to express her feelings.


After dinner Clark sent the hired
man after some Of the neig ghbors. and
while be was awaiting his return he
seated himself upon log in plain sight
of his loving wife, and whistled 'Old
Hundred all through without missing
stave


The neighbors arrived, and were full
Of sympathy for the bereaved husband ;
and Josephus bore his honors meekly


Various plans were canvassed for
raising the body, but owing to the
great depth Of the we'll. they could not
decide upon the right one.