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Year: 1876

INTERESTING RELIC.-General Washing
toms characteristic punctiLio in dress and
manner are almost as well known to his
countrymen as his grand heroism, and has
an illustration in an interesting relic. In
the camp at Cumberland Q755) there was but
one Mirror and that set in the end OF a
powder-horn used by his friend and CON-
rade Colonel Zachary Lewis. By this mir
ror the immortal chieftain shaved his chin
every morning and completed his toilet.
The powder-horn is now in possession Of
one OF Colonel Lewis's descendants resi-
dent in this city, and is loaned to the ladies
OF the Second Presbyterian church, who are
now holding festival, as an object Of at
traction. The horn is still suspended upon
the plated leathern string by which it hung
at the soldiers side.
Year: 1876

PLEASANT EVENING AHEAD.-To-night
there will be o, social meeting of the Grace
Street Baptist church, in the audience-room
of their house OF worship, to promote ac-
quaintanceship and sociability among the
members. There will be committees for
receiving and introducing the people, and
seeing that they have q good time. They
invite their friends generally to meet with
them. The occasion will be enlivened with
choice music by the Manchester Baptist
choir. During the evening the Boys and
Girls Societies will have feast and supper
in the basement. The prospect for plea
SAINT evening is very cheering:
Year: 1876

DR.. CURRY's LECTURE To-NIGHT, on
Egypt, at the First Baptist church, will
doubtless attract a large audience. The
subject affords wide scope for the able lee
turer, who will invest it with all the charms
Of attractive oratory, while the object for
which it is delivered commends itself to
the liberal regard Of the public. 1t should
not be forgotten that after the intellectual
repast the ladies propose to serve up an
other sort OF feast for those who may be
nroSant 'sF -a.- E.s f.
Year: 1876

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF HORSE AND
BCGGY.-IeSterday evening about6 O'Clock
the horse and buggy Of DR.. James, left
standing in front OF Todd & Ellott's, on
Broad street. in charge of a small colored
boy. We're taken off by an unknown man. 1t
was about the time OF the fre-alarm, and the
boy says he got out Of the buggy and went
to the horses head to hold him while the
engine passed. While there. with his hand
on the bride. 4 man jumped in the buggy,
took up the reins, and drove of down town.
The boy, thinking at first that it was DR..
James who had returned to the vehicle, made
no effort to check the movement Of the driver.
The horse was driven down Broad to
Grace street. Whether the enterprise was
the effort OF thief or the mischievous trick
of some person is not known. The horse
and buggy, however, were found down
town BY policeman last night, the vehicle
unoccupicd. They were left at HiX's sta
bic. and delivered up to the Doctor.


\ gentleman who had been out in the
country cunning returned to the city yes
tcrday shortly after dark, and tied Il hired
horse in front OF his residence while he went
in to supper. Upon his return the horse
was missing. Whether he broke loose or
was stolen is not known. He had not re-
turned to the livery stable several hours
after the occurrence, and the gentleman in
question was in consequence suffering some
uneasiness Of mind.
Year: 1876

SUCH A STOCK OF HOLIDAY GOODS as LEVY
BROTHERS now exhibit goes ahead Of any display
ever made in this city; aud then their prices are SO
low that every one can find some article suited to
their nnrse. t-----
Year: 1876




The southeast corner was made brilliant by the dis
play OF Liberty aud Justice. The piece on the north
entitled, "ROck Of Liberty A
point On one side stood soldier IN continental cos
tumo, holding in his oustrctchcd hand national flag
with the figures 1915 inscribed upon It, Over against
this was the form Of modern soldier, grssping flag
with the device '1S7s'' upon it The Landing OF the
Pilgrims was represented in fireworks ON the south
west corner.
Year: 1876

bodies seemed capable of reflection. There
can be no real grace, no elegance, no uu-
told charm in two hundred avoirdupols I;
while she who is thinness itself may still
be enchanting; may inspire poetry, may
mako men mad for love of her, and set the
world in arms.-N Y. Times.
Year: 1876

MORAL CoURAGE.-A great deal
of talent is lost in the world for
the want ofa little courage. Every
day sends to the grave Il number
obscure men, who have only re.
mained in Of obscurity because
their timidity has prevented thine
from making first effort, and who
if they could hvae been induced to
begin, would in all probability
have gone great lengths in fame.


RUMoR is no respecter of persons
Nothing is so great as to be above
its reach, so small as to escape its
scrutiny. Now it is busy about the
characters and souls of men, anc
anon it takes cognizance of tn,
cut their coats and the manner
of their salutation, building its
theories on one, and drawing it
differences from the other as thougl
it were dealing with solid fact
and foregone conclusions.
Year: 1876

comprises all the substances that
distinguish sea water from fresh,
and even in the same proportions.
The real volcano is the invisible
focus situated in the entrails of the
earth, and not the mercerater ex-
posed in view. The mountain is
nothing but a sort of chimney,
formed by and for the passage of
the lava, and it encloses a vast
space, where the lava accumulates
from time to time until it is ex-
ploded by the steam. We may
here state that these views coincide
with those explained by DR.. Mon
tucri in his Questions Scientifque,
in which he considers the various
focuses of volcanic activity as SO
many "ulcers" of the terrestrial
globe, and not reaching further
down than a couple of miles below


the level Of the sea.
Year: 1876

thinks it will not be OF long duration, as the
German surplus will in time be absorbed.
While recognizing the value of subsidiary
silver coinage, he emphaIically objects to
making it legal tender for all debts, saying:
"In the very nature of things, the two metals
so different in character, cannot through long
periods possess the same relative value, and
every citizen of the United States has a per-
sonal interest in the maintenance Of single
unyarying standard. The sovereign is the
English standard, the gold eagle ours, and
we shall commit fatal blunder if we adopt
another in its stead" He recognizes the
signs OF returning prosperity and concludes
that what is now needed is judicious reve-
nue. laws, return to specie, the exercise of
the industry which is natural to our people,
and the practice of economy, which is not,
and, may not add. reform in our civil SER
viee-for no free government can long endure
the strain of policy which makes public Offices
spois, and the tenure of Office dependent
not upon ability and integrity, bat upon
party subserviency."
Year: 1876

The modern Greeks, uation of bIigands
on whom much sentiment has been wasted,
purpose to benefit themselves by taking adj
vantage of the difficulties of Turkey. They
ask for the island of Crete and for a rectifca-
tion of the Northern frontier-rectiication is
a diplomatic term for robbery. As their
army only numbers twelve thousand men
they can do nothing for themselves, but rely
upon family influence, the Car beiog the
father-n-law of their King.
Year: 1876

GEN. CHARLES w. TnDEN of Castine will
be candidate for assistant Secretary of the
Senate of Maine next winter The high rep
utation both military and civil, of Gen. Til
den, his exemplary character aud practical
efficiency justify warm and cordial support
of him on the part of all Republicans. He
will make a good assistant and, in process of
time, a good Secretary. He is preeminently
one of those men to whom ii is duty as we'll
as pleasure to do honor.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communI-
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
ali cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

An ADDRESS TO TH Z SIC Il.
Do you want to purify the systems
Do you want to get rid of BiliousnessI
Do you want something to strengthen you
Do you want good appetite?
Do YOU want to get rid Of nervousnessf
Do YOU want good digestion?


Do you want to sleep well?
Do YOU want to buud u? your consti uIonf
Do YOU want brisk aud vigorous teenng


a. no
Year: 1876

In the midst oil the present peace and
plenty, it is natural for the heart to expand
and give full play to the finer parts of our
nature Nowhere is this more noticeable
than in our cemeteries, where may he seen
monuments recently erected. Those having
yet the sad occasion of paying this last tri-
bnte OF affection to departed friends, are ad-
vised TO call al the marble works of Mr..
Geranghry, on Seneca street. His stock is
excellent, and his prices most reasonable.
Year: 1876

A FRAME building in the course of con-
struction on Front street near the New.
port Bridge fell this morning. or some
twenty persons employed on and about
the building not one was hurt. Several
men on the root at the time Of the crash
came safely to the ground.
Year: 1876

For the past few days tho Courts have been pretty
busy listening applications of parties alleging their
right TO vote which right has been contested by
the inspectors where they offered themselves
registration. Two cases Of this character came
yesterday before Judge Barrett, In Supreme Court,
Chambers In tho nrst case John Terry In 1868 rot
his certificate OF naturalization. The clerk a xed the
wrong seal itthc seal OF New York city instead Of
tho Supreme Court sea-and the inspectors accordingly
refused register him His counsel stated that tho


mistake undoubtedly occurred tho hurry scurry TO
manufacture citizens In 1865 but that the using OF the
wrong seal vas unqucstonaby unknown at the time
by Mr. Terry He stated further that Terry had
regularly from year TO year since and had idea Of
any difficulty in tho until recently presenting
would be objection TO registering MT Terry IN
he presented the proper papers, and Judge Barrett
thereupon directed examination OF the records OF
the Supreme Court, with view to the preparation of
new papers with tho proper seal affixed.


A point which has often been disputed-that ~ to
say, whether election day Is TO be counted OF
the thirty days preceding tho election during which
the voter must be resident in the election district
was decided by Judge Barrett In the affirmative yes
tcrday. ON the 9th of October John Carroll resident
oi the Thirteenth Assembly district moved few rods
away from the residence IN which he bad lived Tor
several years. and tho inspectors refused to register
him tho ground that he would not be thirty days
resident within the meaning OF the law IL argued
before Judge Barrett that Carroll was still within tho
election district because selection DISTRICT
means q dstrict which every ofcc to voted
for aud not Of those arbitrary subdivisions made
Tor the convenience OF voting IL was also com AIDED
that IL was only fair that tho 9th and cectio. day
should both be counted, and this would give thirty
and ordered tho man to be registered He declined TO
has on the other Doint
Year: 1876

The intmation thrown out by the ReD'bi'eda
that Il movement il on foot to bring out Mayor
Swift as candidate for reelection in opposition
to Mr.. Lynch, whether the former is willing or
not leads to the necessity Of our remai King thai
such IL movement would be both useless and
nonsensical. Mayor Swift assures us that though
every vote should be cast in his favor, he would
under neither that or any other possible consld-
Grafton accept the Office. In short, his plans Tor
the coming year render his acceptance simply
impossible That cock won't light.


Mr.. Lynch may be relied upon, should he he elect,
cd mayor, for the most rigid economy in the ad-
ministration Of the affairs CT the city, and for a
steady persistence in the policy to get our city ont
of debt 70. which reason doubtless there is quite
O little ring Of tax.eaters who are trying every
available device to start up formidable oppoSl-
ton to his election. But all calculations of that
sort are destined to signal failure. Thrce-fourths
of our voters are tax payers and interested IN
saving rather than sQuandering the peoples
money, and that thrce-fourths can be thorough
ly relied upon to vote for Mr.. Lynch to man.
Year: 1876




THE URso.-There was, of course, jam at
the Opera House on Tuesday evening to hear
the concert given by the great 1ueen OF the I'D
die, Camilla Urso. There is nothing To be said
of her violin playing but praise. Had we the
requisite technical knowledge of the divine art
and the needed trick Of phraseology, it would
doubtless give Us great delight to indulge in
rhapsodical praise of her peerless skill, but as IT
is, We can express our appreciation only in
homcly, every day English. We must say, how.
ever that i the piece she played at her last encore
was as the RepItl,can says, intended for annie
Laurie" 1t was miserable and disgraceful boteh
but if 1t was Intended for "The Last Rose Of
Summer" it was ineXpressibly beautiful. 1t is
hard to conceive that SO fine judge OF music as
the editor of the Republican can have made so
gross a mistake in the matter but really for the
credit of poor Camilla, il is to be hoped he was
q little out.


As to the vocal and piano part Of the concert,
it was 80 far as the execution went, all that was
anticipated. The quartettes were good, and
Miss divers solos were exquisite, while VI.
Sauret played the piano like master. The only
fault We have 70 lind tand the complaint is pref
ty generaD is that the entertainment was too
short-too little for the money. IL occupied less
than an hour and a half, though there were fire.
ouent cncores, more indeed than the "perlorm-
crs" seemed willing 70 respond to with good
grace. To 800 house in Country village
they might have been been little more com
DlRCcnt.
Year: 1876

The habit of using the right
hand in preference to the left,
among those people whose monu-
ments date from the remotest anti
guilty, appears to be a universal
fact, and this is accounted for by
the anatomical mechanism of the
human body. 1t is known that the
right lung, liver, lobe and limbs
exceed in size those of the left side,
involving, Of course, a greater
amount of tissue structure and a
larger supply Of nerves and blood
vessels for their nutrition. A per-
son walking in a dense fog figures
with his feet the segment of a circle
and ifhe is sright-handed he takes di-
rection to the left, because the right
right leg naturally takes long stride,
The left side of the brain is larger
than the right, and as it appears
that the power of verbal articula-
tion in the right-handed is confined
to a certain convolution on the left
side, the conclusion is arrived at
that in speaking and thinking, the
left side of the brain is used, this
being the result of dextral educa-
ton, The opinion has also been
expressed by some medical writers
that amnesia and aphasia in right
handed men indicate a disease O.
the left brain, and that hammer
palsa and writer's cramp show tht
results of excessive working of thc


left brain.
Year: 1876




EDIroR OF The CnEF:-Your note on the rape case
lately disposed of in Brown County hardly does justice
to the subject and possibly not to the able jurst whose
ruling you ridieule.


Section 3 of Chapter 81 Gen. Statutes provides that
every person who shall purpose and Of malice afOre-
thought shoot stab another assduh or beat
other nth deadly treapon by other means or force
likely produce death great bodily HARM with intent
to kill main, ravish, rob, shall be punished, &C.


Section H. of the chapter, provides for the pun
ishment unarmed assault with intent to commit
robbery rape burglary manslanghter other felony
the punishment which herenbefore prescribed
&C., &C.


Now it would seem to the non njudicial mind the Of
fenses Section % are resovabe into the follow ng


LIST. To shoot at stab another with malice afore-
thought 3D. To assault or beat another with deadly
weapon Tor with any other force likely pro
duce death great bodily harm) with intent to KILL
to MAIN, to ravish, or to rob such person, &c


By this common anayss it will be very difficult
Year: 1876

Truly, the German voters of the United States
must be good natured and patient people, or
they would sometimes break out in open rebel
lion against shysters and demagogues who seek
to magnify themselves at the expense of the


German element There is more than one man
in America, who, because he happened to be
born in Germany, is endeavoring to build him
self up politically or financially, BY claiming to
possess immense influence over the German vo-
tiers, and using that pretension for his own ben
eft. A notable example is Carl Schurz, who is
eternally holding up the scarecrow of his i'm
meuse influence over the Germans, and threat
ening the Republican party what he will do
with the German vote, if the party doesn't toe
the chalk mark that be has drawn for it. He


has just been at it again. threatening to take the
German vote from the Republican party, if they
dare to regard any man better fitted for the Pres
idency than the man whom he has picked out.


But we will leave Schurz, and come down to
smaller game, nearer home. There is shyster
in Atcbison, named Edward Fleischer, of whom
Germany had the misfortune to be the birth
place; and he makes business Of trading, dick
ering and black k-mailing upon the fact of his Ger
man birth, by the cheeky assumption that he
controls the German vote. He publishes Ger
man paper in Atchison, that he calls q Republi-
can paper, and Democratic paper in Kansas
City. He was in the Greeley movement in 1872,
and probably sold that party ont and supported
Grant before the end Of the campaign. He was
in the Cusey Convention two years ago, but be-
fore the election, for pay, went back on the tick
ct, and supported Os born. He managed to cheek
himself into q Republican nomination for the
L legislature once or twice, but was defeated each
time. This Spring, he demanded two or three
hundred dollars of the Republicans of Atchison,
under penalty of opposing the city ticket. This
amount, he claimed, he had expended in last
Falls campaign, when he was beaten, and that
the Republicans were under obligations to make
it mp to him. Some of the party leaders were
on the point of complying with his demand, in
order to prevent him from throwing the German
vote against their ticket, but one or two men in
terposed and prevented it. Now he has an op
portunity to turn his sluices upon on of these
men, and is plying his black-mailng feeler right
vigorously; but he will hardly get blood there.


Such men are a disgrace to the German ele-
ment The idea that they control any part of
the German vote, is an insult to it. The Ger
mans should publicly repudiate all such unprin-
cipled pretenders.
Year: 1876

AN USrrRrSG WORKER Hon. W. W. Guthrie
was in town, last week. He has just returned
from an extended tour through North Western
Kansas, and be does not whip the devil around
the stump by repr, sentng that the trip was for
any other purpose than becoming acquainted
with the people, as an aid to his canvass for the
Office Of Congressman from this District. We
have rrfraiuel frum taking part for against
any aspirant for this Office, but may be excused
for saving a word now and then in commenda-
tion of good mau. Two characteristics of Mr..
Guthrie, are frankness and indomitable energy.
He is no hypocrite, and there is not lazy mus
Gle in his body. When he has work to do, he
goes right ahead and does it-and he always has
il to do. We have known him for almoet twenty
years. He came to Kansas and took claim, and
did little at law practice, which he had studied
in Connecticut. He used to walk or ride bare
back on q horse to attend to q case before JUS
tice of the Peace, dressed in his best toggery,
which consisted of straw hat, hickory shirt,
and q pair of tow. linen breeches. He improved
two or three of the best farms in Brown County,
and has, during his entire residence in Kansas,
been engaged more or less i'm farming. He is
now running an extensive farm in Doniphan
County, paying large taxes, and may almost be
said to be citizen here. He has, besides, served
one term as Attorney General of the State, and
has built up large an d lucrative law practice.
To crown all, be is n man of correct habits and
unsullied moral character. He has hosts of
friends, not only in Doniphan County, but
throughout North Eastern ansas, who will Ia
Dor for his nomination.; and if nominated, he
will receive an enthusiastic support in this part
of the State. If hard work will secure a nomi-
nation, Mr.. Guthrie has good prospect of sue
cess
Year: 1876

Y burglar entered q house in Cincinnati,
and was surprised by the proprietor, who came
with revolver. As the burglar raised his leg
to climb out of the window, the other fired, com
pletely shooting away some of his appurtenances,
that his best friends could not tell whether he
was burglar or q burg.arcss.
Year: 1876

II The Democratic Congress has been as un-
fortunate in its selection of officers as in its in
vestigations. 1t thought that the only qualf-
cation for a subordinate position was that the
incumbent should have been a rebel; but now
they find that common honesty and courtesy and
ability to read and write are accomplishments
not to be despised. They long ago got rid of
Wilkes Booth Hambleton; and now they have
pitched overheard Doorkeeper Fitzhugh, who
wrote home that he wss "a bigger man than old
Grant," that Sam. Cox was the "best friend of
mine you ever saw" that Mrs. Speaker Kerr had
taken "a great liking to me-" that he and Fay
(his sony were courted and looked up to- and
that Government furnished him fine carriage
and span of horses with which to ride around
the city. The people will change this little pro-
gramme, the next Congress.
Year: 1876

A correspondent writes us from the southern
part of the State that the recent Usage Ceded
Land decision will strengthen the Republican
party from three to five Thousand votes and
give rs the next member of Congress for the I'd
District.-LearearorfA Times
Year: 1876

man that's good when we look about us and see
on the one side, the fortune Of an earnest, pray.
ing Christian like DaBial Drew swept from him
and on the other, the ungodly Gould rolling in
riches and prosperous in every venture.
Year: 1876

" The Democratic Congress has again been
showing its love for the men who fought for the
Union. In the naval appropriations, they at
tempted to cut down the pay of the Admirals
who fought against the South in the rebellion.
That's the way they favor conciliation.
Year: 1876

INFANTICIDE.-Y Yesterday afternoon
while the employees of the Odorless
Excavating' Co. were cleaning cess
pool in an, alley between 18th, 14th,
King and French streets FUSED by a
half dozen families), they removed a
dead white baby, This morning the
Coroner held an inquest, and DR.. Ogle
testified that from an examination, he
was Of the opinion that the babe had
been born alive, and had been thrown
into tho cesspool few hours after
birth. No testimony was obtainable
beyond that in reference to the find
ing of the body, and the jury rendered
a verdict of death from unknown
causes,n.
Year: 1876

PETITION. This morning, Geo. Mccall,
President Of the Firemen's Centennial
Association, sent to the Levy Court u
petition for donation to the fund of the
Association. A favorable report upon
the petition is hoped for by the members
of the Association.
Year: 1876

KEEP Your MOUTH SHUT.-BIessed is
the man who knows enough to keep his
mouth shut. Some people live sixty years
without learning the art. Indeed, the
older they grow the wider their mouths
open. A man or woman who is q gabbler
at forty. five is a dreadful affection to a
house, or church, or community. There
are two things this age needs to learn
when to say nothing, and when it says any
thing to say it we'll. If any man among
you seem to be religious, and bridleth not
his tongue, this mans religion is vain."-
Golden RWle.