Cassopolis Vigilant, SHEPARD MANSFIELD, PUBLISHERS, AUGUST 1876. THE NEWS CONDENSED. THE EAST. A PASSENGER train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad was. thrown" from the track by a broken rail near North East, last week, A number of passengers were badly injured; two or three of whom bare since died.
FoUR boys were drowned in the North river, opposite New York, a few days ago, the boats APE which they were rowing being run down by Four colored persons who were attending camp meeting at Red Bank, N. J. were drowned by the overturning of their boat in the Shrewsbury river, last week. THE WEST. from the seat of war in me Indian country report that Terry and Crook effected a junction on the 10th of August.
They united their commands and started on an trail in the direction of Powder river. The Fifth infantry was detached from Terry's column and ordered back to the, stockade with instructions to take 40,000 rations and embark on the steamer Far West and patrol: the river as far as the mouth of Powder river, and ascertain whether or not the Indians had. succeeded in crossing the Yellowstone. It not, to use his force to prevent, while Terry and Crook would come down on them with their combined forces and force a general battle. It was not positively known whether they were on the Tongue or Powder Wellarmed Indians recently ran of a herd of 400 beef cattle from the Black Hille, killing all bat one.
A large number of horses have also been run off. The boys killed an Indian, and his head, preserved in alcohol, will be sent to Washington when aD: opportunity presents. There are now about 7,000 white people in the Hill country. Tar yacht Sylvia, with six young men aboard, while en route from Milwaukee to Chicago, last week, to take part in the regatta, was overtaken by a squall and capsized, and two of the crew perished. JAMES BOWMAN, register clerk in the San Francisco postoffice, and former member of the California Legislature, has been arrested for robbing the maile.
His depredations extend over period of several John A. Harrie, of Cleveland, is dead. He Wag for many years proprietor and publisher of the Cleveland Cheyenne dispatch says that "all but twenty-seven of the Utes who left Fort Fetterman, having been feasted and armed, and having indulged in numerous war-dances, deserted at Cheyenne river on Friday last, taking with them the arms which were furnished them to fight the Sioux with." A REPORTER for a Chicago journal called at Military Headquarters in that city, the other day, and made inquiries of Gen. Drum, Gen. Sheridan's Chief of Staff, as to the probable future movements of the troops now in the Indian country, in view of the fact that it has been pretty definitely settled that the hostile savages have broken up into small bands and do not intend to give the troops battle.
Gen. Dram assured the reporter that it was the intention of the commander of the department to continue the fight through the winter. There is to be no let up, and wherever a band of savages can be struck they will be hit--hard, too. None of the ground occupied is to be relinquished. Material for barracks is to be at once forwarded, and shelters will be erected on Tongue river and Goose creek, 'Here the army will remain during the winter, doing whatever they can toward trouncing Sitting Bull and his followers, and will be on the ground in the spring, if necessary; to complete the job.
THE following order has been sent to nearly all the Indian agencies by the Commissoner of Indian Affairs: 44 You are advised that all sales of arms or ammunition to either whites or Indians by parties holding licenses 88 Indian traders issued by this office must be stopped instantly. You will so notify your traders, and will be vigilant in seeing that no violation of this order 18 aliowed. If an instance of such violation occurs, you will revoke the license of the offending party, and report the case to this office for further action." THE SOUTH. A BOLD robbery is reported from Dallas, Texas Two highwaymen rode into the city, about noon, proceeded to the State Savings over Bank, the dismounted, entered the bank, jumped counter, and attacked E. H.
Graber, to the the President of the institution. Felling him six-shooter, floor by a blow on the with a navy they helped themselves to money they could And. the Harm was raised ran into a back alley, where their horses were hitched, and on Willis Jones wad Thilled near Holly Springs, last by Marsh Walker, colored. They, about being leaders of base ball clubs, disputed the right of their respective clubs to 8 certain field. Walker struck Jones over the bead with a bat, killing him instantly, and then a POLITICAL.
HoN. GUSTAVUS A. declines the Republican nomination Governor of Missouri, tendered him by the State Convention of the party. The Democrats of South Carolina have nominated Wade Hampton for Governor. THE Kansas Republicans met in State Convention at Topeka last week, and placed in nomination" the following ticket For Goveri nor, George T.
Anthony Lientenant Goveri nor, MAJ. Butter Secretary of State, T. N. Cavanaugh Auditor, R. J.
Bonebrake Treasurer, John Francis Attorney General, Willard Davia: State Superintendent, A. M. Lemar Associate Justice, A. J. Brewer, A WASHINGTON dispatch states that the President, at the instance of the Republican Congressmen of Mississippi, made can change of.
Federal officers in that State, the Marshal for the Southern, district and the principal postmasters. ET REN WASHINGTON, President through the Becretary War, has addressed the following communication to Gen. Sherman WAR CITY, Aug. 15, 1876, To Gen. W.
T. Sherman, commanding United States Army: The House of Representatives of the United States on the 10th inst. passed the following amble and resolutione, viz. The right of suffrage presorided by the constitutions of the several States is subject to the Fifteenth' amendment of the of the United States, which is as follows: a ART. 18, 8zo.
1. The right af citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any Btate-on account of race, 'color, or previous condition of servitude SEC, 2. Thus Congress shall have the power to enforce thin article by appropriate legislation and; The right of suffrage so prescribed add' regulated should be faithfully maintained and and citizens by the United States and the geyeral States thereof; A WHEERAA, It asserted that the exercise or the right of guttinge is in some of the States notwithstanding the efforts of all good citizens to the contrary, resisted and controlled by fraud; intimidation and violence, so that in such cases the object of the la defeated; and. WHEREAS, class All citizens, without distinction of or or color, are entitled to the brotection conferred by ruch article, therefore, that Be sit resined By. the House of kit attempts by force; tread, terror, intimidation, right or of otherwise, to prevent the free" exercise of suffrage in any, State, should meet, with certain, to condign, sud effectual pantehment: And thai that may, an which heretofore or herpafter ocour, in which or murder has been or mall be committed by one race or upon tie other, the prompt prossction of the criminal or criminals in any sours having juriadicdemanded, whether the crime pants the bible by Ane or of one of death." 4 The President discta Want, in accordance with the spirit of the above you are to hold all the available force under your command, not now engaged in subduing the savages of the Western rontier, in" readinese to be used the call or requisition of the proper legal authorities for protecting all: citizens, without distinction for race, color, or political opinion, in the exercise of the right to vote; as by the Fifteenth amendment, and to a assist 'in the enforcement of certain: and effectual punishment" upon persons who shall attempt by force, fraud, terror, intimidation, or otherwise to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage me provided by the lair of the United States, and have such force so distributed and stationed as to be able to render prompt assistance 10 the enforcement of the law.
Such- additional orders as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of these instructions will be given to you from time to time after consultation with the law offcars of the Government. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, (Signed) J.D. CAMERON, Secretary of War. ORDERS have been issued from the War Department for the recruiting of 2,500 additional men for the cavalry regimenta. The principal recruiting stations are at St.
Louis. Chicago, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Boston, and New York. Branch offices will be opened in several Western cities, to, secure the required ramber 88 8001 28 It is announced from Washington that Gen. Sherman will at present issue no order relative to the location of troops in the Southern States, bat will furnish officers in command of detachments with copies of the President's order on that subject for their information and guidance. It is aleo stated that the Attorney General is devising measures for the strict enforcement of the National Election law in all parts of the country.
DURING the session of Congress just closed there were introduced in the House of Representatives 4,105 bills and 164 joint resolutions, and in the Senate 1,045 bills and 25 joint resolutione, making a total of 5,150 bills and 189 joint resolutions. Of this number about 140 public acts, 130 private acte, 13 publio joint resolutions, and 5 private resolutions have become The Commissioner of Indian Atfairs has given permission to Gen. Sheridan to raise 1,000 Pawnee scouts for the Sioux The Secretary of the Interior has appointed the following gentlemen a Commission to treat with the Sioux, as provided for in the Indian Appropriation bill passed by Congress at the last session: H. C. Bules, Iowa; George W.
Manypenny, Ohio; A. G. Boone, Colorado; Newton Edmunds, Dakota; Bishop H. B. Whipple, Minnesota; A.
8. Gaylord, Michigan. THE President has made the following public announcement of the death of Speaker Kerr: It is with extreme pain that the President announces to the people of the United States the death of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Michael O. Kerr, of Indiana.
man of great intellectual endowments, large culture, great probity and earnestness in bis devotion to the public intereste, has passed from the position of power and usefulness to which he bad been recently called. The body over which he bad been selected to preside not being in session to render its tribute of affection and respect to the memory of the deceased, the President invites the people of the United States to a solemn recognition of the public and private worth and the services of a pure and eminent character. (Signed) U. S. GRANT.
A Washington dispatch states that the instructions to the Sioux Commission appointed under the present act of Congress are nearly completed. One of the most important subjecte of the negotiation is that represented by the fifth clause of the instructione, and the President is strongly impressed with the belief that the agreement which shall be best calculated to enable the Indians to become porting is one which shall provide for their removal at as early a day as possible to the Indian Territory. If, however, they decline to agree to such removal, they should be informed that they will be obliged to go to the Missouri river to receive such supplies as shall be provided under any future act of Congress and treaties with them now in force. GENERAL. Tar death of Rev.
E. P. Smith, ex- United States Indian Commissioner, is announced from Accra, on the west coast of Africa, where he bad gone under the auspices of the American Missionary Association to survey the missions of that society. THE Fenian prisoners who escaped from New South Wales in the American bark Catalpa arved at New York a few days ago. They were met by a large number of their sympathizing countrymen, and escorted to O'Donovan Rosa's Hotel.
The prisoners have all the appearance of laboring men, and were dressed in overalls and jumpers, some wearing Hon. Michael O. Kerr, Speaker of the lower house Congress, died at Rockbridge Alum Springs, Val on Saturday, the 19th of August. Mr. -Kerr was born in Titusville, March 15, 1827, and he was something over 49 years of age.
He had an ordinary school education, greatly amplified by subsequent study. Was admitted to the bar in Kentucky, and settled in New Albany, Ind. His first official life: was two years' term in the Indiana Legislature, beginning in 1856. During the war he served as reporter of the Supreme Court of the State, being appointed to fill vacancy. It was not until 1864 that he was heard of in national politics, when he was elected to Congress, his term beginning in 1865.
He was elected again in 1866, 1868, and 1870. In 1872 he was nominated as candidate for and was beaten by less than 200 votes by the Hon. G. 8. Orth, late Minister to the Court of Vienna, 4 During the later years of his: service: he served on the Committee of Ways and Means.
In 1874 he was again elected to Congress, and was Speaker of the House. HON. S. 8. Cox, in a telegram to a friend announcing the death of Speaker Kerr, says His last hours were painless, as he so much desired.
His composure was as remarkable as it was heroio. He was thoroughly content, and ecious prepared and for the intelligent, unseen gentle world. and He brave was conto end. His disease was consumption of the bowels, but toward the last his lunge were involved: He has been for days past, in fact. a disembodied intellect--a mere Everything possible to be done at this remote spot to soften this blow to his family by throwing the tenderest cares around his dying.
bed has peen done, Ir is stated from. Washington that, under instructions from the Attorney General, all pending whisky prosecutions are to be taken up and disposed of at the next terms of the courts having them in charge. THE Canadian Government has decided to allow American vessels the free navigation of Canadian waters for the remainder of the sear son A dispatch from Ottava, Canada, the that "the Sioux now on the war-path against United States not long ago sent presents of tobacco to the Blackfeet, and requested the latter to join them. The Canadian Indians replied that they would keep peace, but would not join them in fighting. The Sioux sent message in return that; when tl ey had finished with the Americans, they would cross over and capture the Blackfoot country.
FOREIGN. STATUE Dr. Livingatone has just bee unveiled at Edinburg, Serious rent riots ate reported in the vicinity of Calfast, Ireland, THE city of Beyreuth, in Bavaria has been the scene of the greatest musical eventof Just latest work century, of namely. the production of the the composer Wagner, entitled The Ring of Nibelungen. A dispatch from Boyrenth says.
of the closing: installment representation of The Bing of Nibelun was completed to night, with the performanco of Gotterdam nerung. The conclusion grandly, tragic, and majes tic. Anti-Wagne Ites refuse admit that that the they find much melody, but acknowledged Nibelungen' Triology is the greatest work of the' composer. They consider that Herr Wagner given the predominance to the dramatic lover the lyrio Somo acts are wearisome, but it is admitted that Ni belungen will be the model tot future generatione sa a work of the highest dramatio. and musical There is a terrible 1amine in the northern provinces of China, and there are thousands of deaths from starvation daily.
BEY, the Turkish minister Washington, baa received an official declaration of the Turkish government; dated at Constan tinople, 19, giving the history of the commencement of the hostilities with Servia and Montanegro, It seta forth the conceesiona made to Servia under the treaty of Paris, and speaks of the efforts of the Porto to aid in de-: veloping the prosperity off the principality. The strife was caused by a tow ambitious and restless men who' eacrificed to vain popularity the true interests of the country, and from the beginning of the insurrection in Herzegovina by overy means in their power, aided the insurgents. A A SERIOUS Anancial crisis prevails in Portugal, and the Government, as a measure of relief, has issued a decree for the suspension of all monetary engagements for two months. The embarrassment is due to the scarcity of silver coin, Reports have: been received at Alexandria, Egypt, from Abyssinia that Waldo Mikael, the insurgent chief, has defeated the children Abyeeinians at Zagraga, and 1,500 women and have been massacred A SEVERE battle was fought near Alexinate, on Sunday, Aug. 20, between 40,000 Turks and the main Servian: army.
Both sides claim a Tlie dory Centennial, which left Gloucester, in July, has arrived safely at A fire last week destroyed almost the outire buainess portion of the town of Brussels, Ontario, together with a number of dwelling houses. Loss, $100,000.. A LONDON dispatch of Aug. 23 says A special from the Bucharest correspondent of the Daily Neros, who accompanied Schuyler in his tour of investigation, says Baring's report of the eirty villages burned and 12,000 persons killed by the Turks in Bulgaria does not include the outrages committed in the north of the Balkans, nor in the district Sophia. Forty villages were burned north of the Balkans and seventy south.
Schuyler has not completed his investigation, but he estimates the of killed at 60,000 in the district of Philippopolis alone. The regular troops are more cruel than the Bashi Bazouke. Schuyler thinks there is immediate danger of additional massacres. He will suggest to his Government the following measures: The hanging of the four leaders in these atrocities, the disarming of the Museulmen. and the rebuilding of the burnt villages at Government expense.
The Next United States Senate. Twenty-nine new United States Senators will be elected next winter, The Senate is divided between forty two Republicans, twenty-nine Democrats and two Independents, giving the Republicans a majority of eleven. The next Senate will consist of seventy six Senatora. If the Democrats hold their present seats and elect nine other of the twenty-nine Senators to be chosen, then, with a Democratio Vice-President in the chair, they would control the upper house of Congress. The sixteen Republicans whose terms expire with the present Congress are from the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wisconsin.
The nine Democrats going out are from Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. One of the retiring Senators--Hamilton, of Texas-is classed as an Independent. In addition to these the new State of Colorado, whose politics are in doubt, will elect two Senators, and Louisiana will elect a second Senator to fill the V8- cancy for which Pinchback contended. Grass and Leather. A citizen of the Cass farm has a vacant lot fenced in to preserve the grass, and, notwithstanding his many signs of "Don't touch the grass posted upon the fence, he yesterday morning found a man mowing away for dear life, while 8 boy was loading the grass into wagon.
Who gave you permission to cut that grass?" shouted the owner. "Nobody," replied the man, as he rested from his work, Grass is a natural product of the nursed and cared for by nature, and it is as free to one animal as another." Leather is a preparation made from the hides of grazing animals," said the citizen as he stiffened the muscles of his legs. "It is made by tanners, worked up by shoemakers, and I'll give you all you want for nothing." The old man kicked back, but right and justice must ever triumph, and when he went over the fence his eyes had a wild expression, and he yelled to his boy Git that hoss on a gallop, Sam, or we'll never see home again." Our Coast Line. There are only two States in the Union which have a longer shore line than California. These are Florida, with 1,144 miles of gulf coast and 363 miles of Atlantic coast, and Texas, with 1,209 miles of shore line.
According to the report of the coast survey, California has 1,136 miles of coast line, 272. miles of island shore, and 240 miles of tidewater river shore, making altogether 1,648 miles of shore line. The whole shore of the Pacifio coast, including island and river, is 3,874 miler, not including Alaska, which has, all. told, 9,830 miles. The aggregate of shore line of the Pacifia coast belonging to the United States is 12,734 miles; while the total for the Atlantic States is set down at 11,840 miles, and for the Gulf States at 6,843 miles.
3 They All Died Fighting. Gen. Terry publishes a contradiction of the stories of the capture alive and torture by the Indians of some of Custer's command. He says all the evidence leads to the belief that every officer and man while fighting. This is gratitying intelligence.
Indian tortures are so in their cruelty that, at the time of the Custer massacre, one of the most sickening thoughts which occurred to those who know what they are, was that perhaps some of the ill-fated command had been put to a lingering death by means of them. A soldier had better shoot himself than fall alive into the hands of hostile Indians. A New Pacifto State, For several years past the project of a division of the State of California has been earnestly talked of in a quiet. way, without any formal proposition, for division having been tintil there is said to be a probability that the next few years will bring it about. Many, prominent and substantial citizens of San Francisco haves removed to Southern California, in contemplation of the event, and are doing what, they can" to bring it about.
The proposed line of separation cute across the State at the Santa Cruz county boundary, giving fourteen conntied to the new State, with 30,000 voters, and a wealth of $100,000,000. Los Angeles is named for the capital. THE CENTENNIAL France- -Jewelry Philosophical Instruments, etc. Tho Tonometer. Aug.
18, 1876. afternoon in the French department, the main building, with one of the always lite and obliging French commissioners, ready to give information and answer questions specting the exhibit of la belle Franca in Exposition, resulted in more memoranda than I can put into readable ehapo in one, letter. The superiority of the CHINA French TO a is noticeable by all observers. It is harder denser than the English China, and less liable to breakage, and rise as non- porous as glass." The glazing is thinner and does not obscure the figures. It is not liable to craze (hate cracks in the glazing) after much using, as the case with inferior ware.
There is one exhibit peculiarly fine one gold-enameled dinner worth 20,000 france. Another set, in collection, is sold to Restaurant Ermitage, Moscow, for $26,000. Tea sets, with cups plates, all different, and Sevres ware exquisitely painted, in cases, like the rarest and most costly There are perhaps a dozen of these exhibits of fine porcelain and china, and HOme exceedingly beautiful Faience ware, made Limoges. 'It is a very fine sort of terra cotta, highly ornamented, in which the colors are on with a brush. The body is of common clay, the enamel and colors giving brillianoy beauty almost equal to oil painting.
Here dinner Saxon on claws, decorated with ornaments and flowers. Another knobs models of vegetables, each cover presenting a different sort. The Water Lily," with dish and cover modeled from the leaves of the plant, the ornaments representing the flowers, with characteristic decoratione, is quite attractive. Then there 66 he Moonlight," are plates representing "Noon," a orm, painted in a style tirely new. A dessert set, with lace edges, new and difficult to make.
Here are also cups, saucers and plates, fac similes of those sented to Lady Washington by the French cers, in 1790, and a few teacups made by process of casting, showing extreme light1688. But the principal pieces in this collection two vases--the largest ever made in Europecommemorative, the one of American Independence, and the other of the completion our firet century as a nation. The vase The its base a barren rock washed by angry waves on top a battery of Revolutionary cannon; the body of the vase an eagle with outspread winge, with the United States colors on either side; above the eagle the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The vage is a surmounted by a bust of Washington, and has statue of Victory on one side, and on the other, Renommee." The vase emblems of peace, the fruits of the earth, and implements of industry at the base: on the body are the eagle and the colore, above the names of the Presidents of the United States, with their terms of office. On top is a bust America, and on each side are "Victory" and Very difticult to make.
This house has also an exhibit of patetendre, or soft porcelain, the most difficult kind of ware to manipulate, because it can neither be thrown nor cast into molds. The shapes are obtained by casting it in thick plaster molds, and then carefully turning and shaping it by hand. It is liable to collapse and lose its shape, but it has a great affinity for the vitreous mixture forming the glaze, and the result is that the retains all its softness, and so thoroughly impregnates the colors of the painting that, after firing, it appears as sunk into it. The paste in casting is so thin as flow like water, a part of which is ab-. sorbed by the plaster molds, leaving only a thin covering adhering to the sides.
But it takes the most brilliant coloring. There is fine collection in blue, in imitation of Seres ware, Another important staple in which the French excel, is SILKS, of which there is a magnificent display, especially from Lyons, renowned for its silk and velvet manufactures. Here are silks in all varieties, colors and styles, plain and figured, 88 well as silk in skeing and spools. Also, the finest camel's hair shawls. of laces there is large and elegant display.
Also. damasks and curtain exhibits goods. Of tapestries there are several choice from the leading houses, especially of Duplan, some pieces of which cost fabulous prices. So also a case of Jouvin's gloves, the first house in France. Pictures, photographio and lithographic, from Coupil Co, Millinery and flowers, suite, costumes and dresses in the best Parisian style, which the ladies view with admiration and regrets.
There are two remarkable exhibits of bronzes and marble, the latter holding the post of honor by the grand stand in the main aisle. JEWELRY. Of jewelry there are two magnificent displaya, eclipsing all others by their richness and artietio excellence. In one exhibit is a necklace worth $40,000, a pin $20,000, rose $8,000, and a diadem $12,000. In another, representing one of the very best houses in Paris, there is the most workmanship combined with the costliest goods.
A single bonbonnere, of transparent ceramel, required the labor of a'. most skillful workman two yeers. A large case of prize silver piecos, given by the much Government at agricultural fairs, attraots attention. The most conspicuous objects are two mirrors, ten feat wide and twenty-two feet high. The glass is three-eighths of "an inch thick.
By Compaigne du St. Cobain. There is a largo and superior exhibit of chemical and pharmaceutical PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS, ETC. In instruments of precision--balances for determining the smallest appreciable weight the French excel There is an automatic machine for weighing etaudard gold coin, The pieces are put into two feeders i those of the standard weight come out in the center, those of light weight come out one side, and those of overweight on the other. There is an oilometer for testing the purity of oil.
There is a large dispiay of astronomical and philosophical instruments, telescopes, fieldglasses, spy-glasses, optical, opera: and magnifying glasses of all kinds, physicians' glasses, eye-glagsos, and glasses for cameras, There sie a fine display of traveling bags, valises and trunks, with all the apparatus. for needle: and toilet work, lunches, etc. Le Ba. zar du Vovage, the French term it--a great convenience for travelers. A when grand gymnasium, to upright, occupying folded very small space, but, when opened, displaying apparatus for complete gymnastic exercises, attracte attention.
I name in this letter one more remarkable exbibit, brought to perfection through years of study and by an ingenious and philosophic mind -the tonometer, an instrument for meaauring sound, or tune. A sot of tuning forks are arradged so as to form eight octaves. Each octave represents eixty-five sounds, and the whole gives 50.000 vitrations. By means of a battery, two cylindrical instruments can be made to give sounde, as regulated by keys, as low as a whisper or as loud as distant. thunder.
It is A most interesting application science to acoustics, and I felt more interest this exhibit then in anything I hare seed in! the Exposition. But as I had not time. then to fully examine it, 80. as to give proper explanation of it, and did not even get the inventor's name, letter, I shall dofer further notice till another 8. M.
B. An Ancient Religion on the Decline. The vast population that compose the Buddhist Church present the most formidable sect known to the world. In "Ceylon, the tooth of Buddha is shown as a ited sacred relic, and was reverently exhibby the priests to the Prince of Wales during Millions his late visit to that island. the knee in in Hindostan, and, China bend the temples, and so fixed in the popular mind is this religion that Christian missionaries have made slow progress.
But in Japan Buddhism is rapidly declining. Within the last six years 600 temples have been closed and devoted to others purposes, and since 1873 seventy: one have: been converted into private dwellings or made secular institutions. At. this rate, but a comparatively few years will elapse ore Buddhism will be but the religion of the minority in the populous 3 Japanese islands. MAKING.
Additions to the English Language. The English language was, a day, nor two ago, enriched by a now, adjective at hands of 8. correspondent of the Times. The wish was expressed that a certain in London might become walkable." "It might be dangerous to affirm that the word walkable" was never used. but it certainly sounds even to ears which are quite used to passable? and laughable," and to which reliable," it it has a grievous sound, has not a new one.
To make a street walkable! seems to mean to put it in such a state that people may walk along it with safety and comfort. And it certainly would not be easy to put ghat idea into so short a space in any other way. But the question further suggests itself whether, if the street is to be made it also needs to be made drivable and ridable." And then a number of questions would spring up. First, as to spelling; should it be "drivable" and "ridable," or driveable" and rideable?" Then comes the further question about having such words at all. In all these words the Latin ending stuck on to the English root is always offensive as long as the word is new; and that caprice which rules so many things in.
matters of. language sometimes accepts one word and rejects another which is formed in exactly the same way. Then, again, some draw a division between words which can be used in the passive voice as they stand, and those which cannot except with the help of a preposition. There are those who would admit "readable," and reject "reli- able," because a book is read" while nobody is relied," but only relied on." The word then should not he "reliable," but relionable." The friends of reliable" answer that nobody quarrels with laughable," which, by the same analogy, should be laughatable. To this it might again be answered that, though we cannot speak of laughing a man," we can speak of "laughing him laughing him to scorn," laughing him out of a A practically better answer would be that no other word exactly expresses the meaning of laughable," while 4 trustworthy" does perfectly well for But the real difference, doubtless, is that reliable" is still a word of yesterday; while "laughable," which is recognized by Johnson on the anthority of Dryden, has long got over any difficulties which may have beset it when it was new.
do' Walkable" may assert itself that people walk the streets," while nobody drives" or rides" them. But drivable" and ridable," if they ever shadow under spring up, will take, refuge under the that of aughable." -Pall Mall Gazette. A Perilous Predicament. Hon. Joseph Mosby, of Rolla, wished to make some slight repairs on the top of his residence, and for this purpose had occasion to tear up few shingles.
In doing so in a quiet and inoffeusive manner, he was astonished to that he had disturbed a hornets' nest. The hornets swarmed out upon Mr. Mosby. They made it hot for him at the very first onset. He rushed to the ladder, attacked from behind, when, horror of horrors, neighbor had borrowed his ladder.
Mr. Mosby cavorted, he tumbled, he rolled from one end of the roof to the other, screaming as he went, "Ladder!" Ladder!" The hornets continually increased; they flew at his nose, his ears, his cheeks they danced on his forehead, they crawled down his back, they flew up his breeches leg, they met half way and fought each other. They stung, here and there and everywhere before, behind, above, and below. Mr. Mosby's wild gesticulations and terrific shouts attracted the attention of the whole neighborhood.
His friends mistook the shouts of Ladder and Hornets thought he for Hayes and Wheeler," was but so much seriousness was depicted on his face that a ladder was finally procured and laid a. up for rescue effected. Mr. Mosby is repairs now. 04 Our Fresh Beef Export Trade.
To day the first shipment of fresh" bee from New York to Europe is to be made by the Abyssinia, which will take out the dressed carcasses of 120 head of cattle, This beef is chiefly from prime Western and New York State stock, and the agents of the steamer say it can be placed on the English market in a perfectly sound condition, It is inclosed in a refrigerator, the outer portion of which is constructed of iron and the inside lined with with wood, and contains pipes ratus 'connected an air-exhausting appafor purpose of keeping the meat free all the impurities that might arise from the accumulation of air. As yet the shipment of fresh beef as branch of our foreign commerce has not attained a position that admits of an estimate of the probable success of the business; but from what can be learned from shippers there does nut seem to be other than a few minor obstacles in the way as regards operations on this side of the ocean, The market on the other side take all appears the to be sufficiently large to with room the on present allowance freight beef that can' be shipped the steamer. -Albany (NY) Journal, Increase' of Neuralgia. A Neuralgia in the faces and heads of women is largely on the increase, as of the compared disease with the number of instances among men; and this is tection believed to afforded, be due to inferior prowomen by the mode in which only now cover their heads. It in not maladies, one of the most common of feminine difficult but one of the most painful and of, of treatment, It is also a cause garded much mental depression, and is reoften to physicians ast leading more by, women than; habits any of other intemperance disease.
among GEN. PUTNAM DISCOUNTED. Record. An Untortunate Question. A Op Ufornia Bear Story.
The party of Sacramentans who'recently left for. Mendocino: county on hunting trip, and of whose fit out we gave a brief description, were yesterday heard from through a brief letter received here. They reached their huntin trouble," ground but had without more adventure than the ordinary first day they got into their permanent camp, which was immediately adjoining the farm-house of a gentleman used to in Sacramento. Shortly. after they arrived, the ranohman intimated to them that he had discovered that a bear, supposed to have, been the cause tof the disappearance from the ranch of sundry young pigs and goats, had secreted himself in a crevice in a ledge of rocks not: more than 100 yards from the house, and they could.
kill easily it they meant hunting." We doubt whether bear had ever been killed by these hunters, but what could they do? Of course they declared, with more or less emphasis, that if there was anything they wanted it was a chance at a bear. The ranchman volunteered to show them Bruin's headquarters, and after thorough. preparation, they started out to do battle. Arrived at the rocks, it was determined after careful survey that the bear had crawled through a narrow opening into a cave, which might be large or small, there was no way of judging. George the quietest man of the party, now showed the most pluck.
Evidently he had heard of Israel Patnam's. exploit, for, after a careful reconnoissance, he announced that he would crawl in with his gun after the bear, previously affixing a rope to his ankles, and when the parties outside heard him shoot, they were to pull on the rope and help him to crawl out, as the bear might institute a vigorous pursuit. Once outside, the other members of the party could cover his retreat with their guns. That was excellent. He carefully made his way through the hole until he caught sight of Bruin, then took good aim and fired.
Meanwhile the remainder of the party had been standing outside, nervously clinging to the rope, and when the shot. was fired, giving a loud and very peculiar sound, to which the bear responded with a terrible roar, which, rushing to them through the narrow opening, seemed to indicate that the animal was making a terrific charge, they started on A rush for camp, and, though unconscious of the fact, dropped their guns but clung to the rope. The result was that George found himself snaked out of the hole like greased lightning, and bumped along the ground at a famous pace. The more he yelled the faster his friends ran, believing that the ferocious beast had made short work of him and soon would operate upon them. They never stopped until they reached their wagon, and then, hearing a large amount of fragmentary catechism at the end of the rope, they investigated and found George barer than the bear had ever been, and with every bit of sun-burn skinned off his face, while his hands wore lacerated and full of slivers.
It. took a long time to explain to his satisfaction. Afterward some one thought about the other bear, and he was found to be dead in the hole. -Sacramento They had company to tea (says the Danbury News). The table was set out spledidly.
The biscuit were as white and light and flaky as snow, and the cake was just lovely. The company were delighted with everything, and were enjoying themselves hugely, and getting the modus operandi of making the biscuit, which were too lovely for anything, when the infant of the hold unfortunately whispered: Ma, why don't you have such a tea when there ain't company ma. Simple as the query was, it "floored" A FIRE in 'Hamburg, Germany, destroyed the large theater called the Central: Halle. It being Sunday, and the dens weather favorable, the theater and garwere crowded, and when the fire broke out panic was created, women fainting, aud children crying piteously about a dozen people were crushed and burned to death. Several of the ballet girls and some of the actors were severely burned.
ICE CREAM has become an article of peddle on the cars. It's nicer than the scream peanut of the engine, and the peripatetic fectly petrified prosecutor appears to be perof with the perpetual success his summer rival. -Inter-Ocean. THE MARKETS. NEW YORK: 7 50 25 6 750 8 00 FLOUR-Superine WHEAT--NO.
9 3 75 4 25, OATS CORN--Mixed -No. 2 59. 35 PORK--New LARD -Steam CHICAGO. Choice Graded Steers. 5 00 0.3 Natives.
75 90Y Cows and Heifers. 50. 8 75 Good Medium Second-class Steers, 4 75 8 4 90 HoGs to Fair 15 65: -Fancy 6 00 6 25 White Winter 6:75 No. Good to Choice Spring Ex. 5 25 5 50.
2 93 -No. No. 3 Spring. 78 OATH -No. 2..
RYE- No. 2. 30 53 BUTTER- 2 Creamery New. 704 25 28 12 25 50 LOUIS, WHEAT NO. -Western 2 Red 1 1 OATS -No.
87 80 25. 4.25 CORN No. No. 496 BARLEY No. CINCINNATI CORN.
90 1.0 06 OATS, 48 42 PORE- 68. LARD 75 HEAT 22 And ber CORN 50. No. EAST LIBERTY, PAl 6. 30 40 6-55 -Beatles, 00 5.
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