WEEKLY.THE AUGM i

Vol. 7. Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., Saturday, Dec. 7, 1872. Xo. 33. Whole No. 345

discovery of seven ancient cities!REPINTANCI.letter from a discouraged andLETTER FROM TEXAS. THE STEAMSHIP MISSOURIAttorneys at Law. as l can hnd out, tbna : There areseven towns containing about twelveIpexiujton Caucasian. INTERESTING BREVITIES.

Corn is fifteen cents a bushel In Illinois. I1and still they want ten cent a drink for

the juice.Broken down males are ' Mid to' be

wrestling witb the erygipelatiousephipbairlalinrnvma tncrts A new fi ltd ilumrurnitk!kllsease, demanding victims.

Tbe latest contrivance t' stop a runaway horse is a pair of blinders, by whichthe driver, on pulling a cord attached, caiinstantly and ellectually blindfold an un-ruly animal.

It Is said that a great cloud, snowwhite, and shaped exactly like a balloon.

i as been hovering over banta Karban.Ventura, Cal., much to. the astonishmentof the Santa Barbarians'.

The newest Yankee notion is a newtove for the comfort of railway travelers

it is to be put under the leet, withmustard plaster on tbe head, which drawrthe neat tnrougn tne whole body.

Credit the New Orleans Times: "Iiwas a good idea to haul up Colonel Bloou19 witness in the VVooubull-Clxlli- n lineuase. because "Blood will tell. " Thepoisoned Challls Mrs. Woodhull's vic-tim. 1? ,

aMr. J. T. Holm an, an old Texas cat.tb

raiser, says that the supply of cattle iiTexas is being rapidly exhausted, ant:that in four years a sieer will be worthmore in Texas than he is ay iiIllinois.

Alfred Newvear, of Washington City.while out bunting in Chesterfield county.Va., last week, took hold ot his gun, am:jestingly said : 'Jesus, if this went ofl it

would kill me." it did go on ana neaienn two hours.A young man who went West from Dan- -

bury, a few months ago, has sent onhone letter home, it came Friday . It said :

Send me a wig.' ' And his tond parent- -

dnn't know whether he is scalped or married. Danbury News.

A New York correspondent says that it.canvassing the eighth ward, where nearlyall the negroes oi JNew xorK live, nifound more than 3,000 negro men marriedto white women, and but one white maimarried to a negro woman.

Visitor: "How long has your masreibeen away?" Irish footman: " V ell .

sir, If he'd come home yesterday, he'dbeen gone a wake but ev lie

dosn't return the day after, sure he'll'abeen away a tortnight next lhurttlay:

The clersrvmen cost the United State$12,000,000 annually; the criminalsU00,000; the lawyers $80,000,000; intosieating liquors to satisfy and increase depraved appetites, uu,uou,uou. l nere

temperance lecture in a nut-she- ll foiou.The Chief Engineer of the London firt

department testifies that he has neveiKnown a solid wooden post to ue ournetijthrough so as to lose its bearing before ;

fire could be put out; and believes thaitimber is better for building than eithciiron or stone, as now used.

If vou lose a watch, a dog Or a child , oiKf you desire people not to trust your wife .

you rusil to your local paper. Knowingthat everyone will read the advertisement.But you will plod along in business yeaiafter year, without calculating how mucryou are losing by not advertising.

During the late conference at Worcestetthe following conversation was overlieanbetween two newsboys: '! say, Jim:what's the meaning ot so many minister- -

being here all together?" "Why," answered Jim, scornfully, "they alway.- -meet once a year to swap sermons. ' '

Shut the door, will you, you long- -legged, crooked-thtehe- d, g-

grizziy-neaue- a. urieu-up- -pumpkirr-eate- rl We

live in a civilized country, and the hiuge.kvere put to that door so it could hieasily shut. Will you never learn anjthing f - .

It has been computed that there anstanding in the forests of Michigan at tinpresent time, over 40,000,000 tuet of mercantile pine lumber. It is estimated thaif the eonsuniotion continues to increases!

AKLAKDJ. BtCWCIT. JI(M MrHATTOItN tarj Public

IJLKWFTT MeHATTON, ATTOKNEYS ATIJ LAW, l.uiirl. Mo., will .llm.l prompt-ly lo bufttnmo e.mrt.loct to ihem inCiinnli. Mum-ta- l attention riven to collectionOffice la building of Saving-'- Bank, opooeiteiCourt-bous- e. Juiyl.-l- y

VILUU.Wtl.lll. mcHoriuWALKER A. FIFXD,

ml I.w. t.exinrton, MiwronnUfltc in Kramer- - building- - K'l-l- y

W. T. K T. C. WOOD,i rrniivi'TllTl.tW. rl--T. C. Wood No

A. tarr Public, oilice, one door en.t of Aniltaring Bank l torv,

loum w. rri An. johi m. tlasdfc SOX,

TTilUVICTS AND COrHSEI.I.ORS ATV LAW, Lexington, Mo. Office, No. 67 Mauit., otrr the More of Kneberg A Jennlag

1'ractire in alt Ihr court of this ami adiacenirounlica, ami in the Supreme Court of the Mat.

litnct Court of the tinted Stale. Collec-tion maie. .."fLLL- -

i'HEXEY SHEWAI.TEll,A TTORNEY AT LAW, AND NOTARY VUB- -

Special attention niren to Collection. deSij

J. 9. ilEACHWEEE,a TT KXKV AT LAW AND NOTARY PUB

J Mv,, Wellington, Miwionri, will praetic.in all the courts, and give prompt attentionenlla-.tion- -

o. a. KATHBt-i- r. it". unxvas

RATIIBI K A. URATESAT LAW, Lexington, Mo

VTTORNKYS in all the courts ol the SixlrluJicial Circuit, Pietrlcl ami U. 8. CourtI rompl attention given to collection. OfficeMiiin atreet, over Kriehn'a hoe Btore. dellyl

RICHARD A. tOLMVSAT LAW, Waverly, Mo. Wil

ATTORNEY profession in all the court oUic State of Missouri. Collecuona madiIbroughout the Stale. apr2

T1ETOX DATIS,a TTORNEY AT LAW, Lexington, Mo. E .1

J pecial attention given to the collection o

ebla Investigation ami Perfection o Land Tl-ii-

'.n.i tr. rinimal ami Real Estate Litigation generally, in Laiuyette and Biljinim;counties. Ouice at Hawver'a oni aianu, co.ner of Main and Broadway MreeU. julylltju

a. r. luiunii. w. b. cmuts.ALEXANDER & CHIEES,

AT LAW. Will practice iiATTORNEYS of Lalayette and adjoimnfcounties. Will also attend promptly to thitollrrtlon ot Claims, audio cases arising un-

der the Bankrupt law. Olnce over the ntrv.Banking House of Won. Morrison A Co. oeHj

U. f. VILUtl. ZACK. I- - MITCHELL

JVALI-At- E & n 1TCHELL,AN1 COUNSELLORS Al

ATTORNEYS Mo., will practice in atthe courts in Lalavette county, and in the Couriol Record in ailjoiiiing counties, and in the Dis-

trict CourtM, and Supreme Court of the StaleCollections and other business intrusted to thencare Ttromplly ateended to. Office opposit.Courthouse, over "Lexington Savings Bank,'llaia street jyly

urilDI.BlU. X. C. HAU

II A EE At HAEE.RNE YS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo. Offict

ATTO Lesueur's Jt CoN grocery store. llpractice in the Mate and Federal courts. s

made throughout the states. apr24 t

Medical.

F. T&JIPLB, M. D. O. W. BABKXR, M

TEMPLE & BARKER,TT OMEOPATH1C PHYSICIANS, havintII formed a in the Practice oAiedicine, would respectfully offer their prolessional services to tne citizens oi lexinion an'Ticinitv. Special attention given to ChkohhIuseas'es. Night and day calls attended to iicitv and country.If office in Ahren's building, corner Markei

and Cedar streets, Lexington, Mo. Imch27- -t

MEDICAL XOTICE.an absence of nearly twenty years,AfTrR CHINN has returned to this city, anu

tenders bis proiessional services to the citizentlten-of- Office ami resid-ac- e at Mrs. M. KBowman's, on South street. april6tt

Dr. J. W. JIEMi,m

SURGEON DENTIST, fAAFFICE, opposite the Courthouse, up stairsV 7 Lexington, Jio. All work done In a sci- -

entitle manner. se)a4yl

DENTIST.J. F. IIASSELl, d. d. S.,

Office over Linirick's Bank,LEXINGTON, MISSOURI.

UHS S.flALL, CH AMBERS & CO.

A V. Small, M. I. J. B. Alexander, M. D.G. W. Yol-.no-

, M. D. P. 11. Chambers, M. D.their services in the practice ofOFFER and Surgery, to the public, with tht

hope that their association together will ten.greatly to promote their knowledge ot diseases,a.. I to improve their skill in treating them.

They will give special attention to ChroniDit'irdi-rs- . Xhey will, in all cases, consideitm1 lets due when the services are renderediwl will collect as soon thereafter as they majdeem advisable.

tJ-A- li persons indebted to the late firm ol)r. small Chambers, or to any nieniU r otne .iiove rtrin are respectfully invited, and earBvgtly l'hgxd to settle immediately . jcllyl

Ottice over Boleler A Clagett's store.

ROBERT C. Ol(i, 91. D.HAVING completed my studies, and conclu

locale permanently in Lexington,uuw otfer my prolessionai services to the ctti- -

ol the city anil surroumung country, miomce is in the drug store of G. C. AlexanderNo. lul Main street, where I can always bluund when not prolessionally engaged. ti

DR. T. 9. SMITH,nflYSIClAN and Surgeon. Office an4 resi-

f dence on Main street, east ol the Courthouse8uecial attention eiven to surgery. Call- -

promptly attended to, in tawn and country- - noJ

St. I ouis Advertisements.

MILLLERY GOODS.

HAYES, GIBBONS & CO.,3u3, N. FOURTH STREET,

ST. LOUIS MISSOURI.

Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers of

MILLINERY A STRAW GOODS,

SILK AND COTTON VELVETS,

FLOWERS AND FEATUERS,

LACES, RIBBONS, SILKS,

PATTERN BONNETS,

TRIMMED A UNTRIMMED,

VELVET, FELT, PLUSH AND STRAW

HATS- -

We keep the largest stock, and make the low- -etl prices. sepal mi

MOODY, MICHEL At CO.,WHOLESALE Dealers in Staple and FancjII UitOCCKlbS,

Nos. ail, 303 AOUi Second atreet, corner Olive,m.-- ly ST. LOC18.

J. M. BROS WICK,Manufacturer of

BILLIARD TABLES1NO. Ill, X. FIFTH STREET,

Bet. Chestnut and Tine, St. Louis, Moe p'--l m3

U K Ml Y ANTHONY. FRANCIS KUUN

ASTHOSf Ai. KUIS'Sit, is w nz: n y,

SIDNEY BLEL8TS., ST. LOUIS.Manufacturers of Beer and Lager Beer. Or

der for half barreli and kegs promptlyattended to. set 'lyl.

W. JOIIM CLOWDSLEV,

G ENEHAL COLLECTOKLEliTOX, MO.

JOII tiOEH.XR,MAilcrACTDBEE Or

in the same ratio as in the past few years, M Ibis produced a little strength, and wthe pine forests will be entirely swey.aiaunched a boat and tried to reach th

IN ARIZONA.

REMAINS Of THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION.

Correspondence or the New York Sun )Moquis Pablos, 1S72.

After a hardjobrney over sandyplains and barren rocks, we arriveda few days ago among the ruinedtowns of the supposed descendantsof Montezuma. 1 am surrounded byobjects strange, wonderful, and romantic ; among Indians who, seldomvisited by the whites, are so far advanccd in civilization as to havelived in houses three and four storieshigh for nearly three centuries, andwho have made the desert surrounding them to bloom as a gardenThose Indians are peace-lovin- g, industriouf, and intelligent, far aboveany other tribe on tho Americancontinent, but they are so ignorantand superstitious that 1, a poor photographer, am looked upon by themas a medicino man ot wondertupower. Unfortunately they are con-

vinced that my mission among themis an evil one. I have already beenordered away from two of the townsby signs and gestures by no meant-pleasin-

to a man two hundred milesfrom the settlements and surroundedby savages. If I take my picturesaway with me 1 shall certainly haveto do it surreptitiously, as the destruction of several that I haveil ready taken has beon demanded byme of the chiefs this

PHOTOGRAPHY PUZZLES THE INDIANS

I have in several cases tried to;oncilinte them by presenting aphotograph taken while theywere sitting ttround me in groupsjwatching me at work. They exhibitreat surprise and wonder, but in

every case, as soon as my back; isturned the picture is destroyed orthrown away. Ihey seem to looklpon a photograph as a sure andipeedy passport to another world

Before taking up the line of marchfor the interior of Arizona, two mentrom Oryba came to us; they werejon 'their way to tbe settlementswith blankets to trade for horses.They are the first, I believe, thathave ever ventured across tbe Colorado on a trading expedition. Webad considerable difficulty in gettingthem to venture in the boat, butafter going through some mysterious'movements, such as bowing towardsach point ol thocompaasaodBprink-in- g

some moal upon the water, theyallowed us to ferry them and theiridonkeys over, a task that I in nowise hankered alter but which 1 preferred doing to feeding them all theway back to Oryba, which wouldhave been the case had 1 not putthem across the river. There hasibeon considerable talk of diamondsnaving been tound in mis regionIhe trail that we tollowed comingout here brought us within twentymiles of tho Rio Colorado Chiquito,or, as it is better known, Flax river.We also cotno within a few miles oftho San Francisco Mountains; buti

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as I did not care to meet the Apachesor uobonincas with only one companion, we did not stop long tJ looktor treasure. These mountains haveovery appearance of being rich withninerals, and I have no doubt butthat it would pay a largo party to goand prospect tbetn. 1 have pickedlp several noo agates and garnetsbut have not found any diamonds.The distance from the river to theMoqui village is about one hundredmiles. About bait way we crossedi small stream called the Moincoppi,which probably enters the Flaxriver. Here we came upon a campof Navajoes. They are cultivatingthe soil to some extent, and haveraised quite a crop of corn and melons. They treated us in a inenoiymanner, but seemed somewhat surprised at our small retinue, and appeared to wonder that two menshould venture bo far into their!country alone. We camped in the:rjmidst, however, giving tbem thecharge of our horses and makingourselves as much at home as thoughwe had put up at a country inn.These Indians, by tho way, are the.most tricky, consummate thieves inthe West, but our confidence andtrust seemed to please them, andwhen we called for our animals (twomules and three horses) tbey wereforthcoming immediately.

The country bordering on theGreen and Colorado rivers for several nundred miles in extent is inmany places strewn with brokenpottery of beautiful workmanship,!while tbe canon walls are decoratedwith hieroglyphics and picture writing, tbe meaning ot which is nnknown to the Indians now inhabiting that region. Lpon tbe mosiinaccessible cliffs, and down in thegloomiest cbasras, are found remaiusof houses that had once been threeand four stories high.

POPULAR TRADITION'S.

All these signs of a once powerfuand partially civilized people areplainly traceable to the seven Aztec- -

cities of Arizona. That the inhabitant of this region are descendants;of the ancient Mexicans there can be'no doubt. Their ancestors' line ofmarch to the north and west is stillmarked by the remains of cities aban-doned many generations ago. FromIndian tradition and the meagre history available tbe popular theory i:that during the Spanish conquestgreat bodies of tho Aztecs were1Iriven from Mexico into the vastjdeserts lying to the north and west,1and thence across the Colorado.Here a mighty uation dwelt for manyyears, building cities and cultivatingthe soil. As they were industriousand peace loving, thev were soon attacked by the warlike nomadic tribesjot the North, and were compelled t

the better to secure themselvesagainst attack, to build their houseson tops of mountains, within the

Bcanon walls, and in chasms thatImnnM ... ntn-nfl- n a n nan a I V I a

Many stories are told of how the,poor Aztecs were surrounded by anoverpowering enemy and starved todeath in their strongholds. Aftermany years of war it is said a treatyvas entered into between them and:the Utes, whereby the latter were toBFretain the northern side of the river,'and the Aztecs were to recross andforever remain in tbe southern country. The name by which the cities!are now most widely known, theMoquis Pablos. originated, as near

DIXUUSltD PATRIOT.

The Late Treachery ef VaukeeHDemocrats in Southwestern

Michigan A I'niou (leaeral Nearly Killed

- by Niggers.

Edwardsburo, Mich., Nov. 24.Mr Dear Kierolf : Please accept

the thanks of an old friend and suffering invalid, for the Caucasian.You have made a good tight; but!what of it? What of the result,glorious in your state, glorious inthis township (Ontwa) ? We, too,made a gallant fight; did not expectto carry the township for Greeleyand Brown by more than twenty ortwenty-fiv- e majority. Judge of ourastonishment when, on counting thevotes, Greeley and Brown had a ma-- J

Ijority of just fifty over Grant, andforty-fou- r over Grant and O'Conorboth ; and for representative in thisdistrict, Mr. Thomas received a majority of ninety-three- . Milton, Ihrtown between hero and Niles, didnobly, too; usually having a Republican majority of twenty-fiv- e to thirty,iave Grant only six majority, andgiving a Democratic majority on twojf the county" officers this on a fullvote of both townships. Other townships, especially in the northern pariof the county, did badly ; the Dem-

ocrats (so called) not going to thepolls, or if so, many of them votnig for Grant. Had other townsthroughout the Union (!) done as wellas ours, ureeiey would nave Doeo

elected by a majority never beforeueard of. I was the first Democratin this town who came out boldlyand squarely for Greeley. Manywere astonished, as they knew I hadalways been ultra Democratic. Somewere slow to follow, but finally nearlyall came round (we had six O'Conor Umen, and some four or five who didnot vote for President); but goodwork was done, and you see tbe reult.jjui, dear i.iereu, what ot our

country ? What of the old Demoratio party? Is it indeed dead r To

me,it almost seems so. By strangemismanagement, by stubbornness,it has sunered itself to go to decay, to crumble to atoms. Of theseruins there is not enough left to again

the dear old edifice ; andwhen new material was offered, outof which to rebuild and reconstruct,the mass of the party refused to accept it ; rather let it sink still deeperin rum and decay, and bo totallyburied underneath the ghastly temple of corruption which is being1erected upon tbe downfall of ourl.berlics. What must the Southtbink of a party, who for years barueld out hope a party whichwhen an opportunity was offered lohelp remove the fettors, desertedthem in a cowardly manner and wentover to help tbe enemy- - r leu me,tuerolt, where am 1 1 Indeed, Jdon't know. I am an old man nowi had supposed I bad always been uDemocrat, and belonged to that groatand good party under which ourcountry flourished for so many years..Now, should I be asked what pamL belong to, what anwer could .1make? I supposed when I wentwith Hendricks, Seymour, Buckalew, and a host of others, old in tbeparty, I was with the Democraticparty. I did not think Wilbur F,storey and Blanton Duncan composeo tne grand old party, xo Dieit is a sad thought, that there is nowno Democratic party. Sadder stillto reflect that the American peoplenave so lost all respect lor selt-go- v

ernment, that should Grant to-m-

row declare himself dictator, ninetenths of the Republicans and fivesevenths of the Democrats wouldswing their hats and shout " Vive lal

Dictator ! " " Vive la Grant I " This,!in my heart, I believe would be the!case. A revolution may come sometime. Will it not be a bloody one ?

Excuse this prolixity, but I feel 1

want to tell my thoughts to someone.

Two hundred Democrats in Berrien county refused to vote. Calvintownship, in this (Cass) county, youlknow, is settled almost entirely byuiggers. That town gave 247 Grantmajority. A few white men live init, among them Gen. Geo. T. Shaffer,a gallant soldier of the late warHe was in many battles, and onceseverely wounded. On election day,lor expressing his pieference forGreeley, six burly blacks pitched atbim and nearly killed bim. He isnow slowly recovering. The cases in court, but what rights havewhite men ? So much for a braveGeneral, fighting for the nigger.

J.G. B.

THE FASHIONS.

Ladies may now turn the cold shoulderto Mrs. Grundv witb iniouiiitv. us t.h- -

fashions have reached the culminatinguuiui, wiicre every lauv mav cnoose auvstyle which may suit her individual tastewitnout appearing oufre.

There was a Btrong attempt to bringoiacK into uuiavor, silks Demg Heavily imported in all the new cloth colors: buthappily so far without atiy decided effect,black being becoming to so tnunv stvles ot"beauty, too serviceable, and there is nothing eise wnicn can De worn with goodtaste on so many occasions.

hotter Silks and those of liner threadare. however, displacing the heavv corded silks which have been so Ions' worn.

Afternoon and eventna- dresses of blacksilk are made with plain uatrimmed skirtlying a nan a yard behind on the floor.the back breadths are caught up in a panier purl. A flat double apron, very short.pointed, and richly trimmed with iet. ison the Inint and sides, and terminates inlong, wide sashes trimmed with jet pas-sementerie, and lied low down behind,with long ends which hanr to the end ofthe train. The basque and halt flowingsleeves are elaborately trimmed with jetina fringe.

For handsome dresses, basques witbloverskirts are worn in prelerence to polonaises. MiK suits are trimmed with aprofusion of velvet, so that one-ha- lf otthe dress appears to be composed ot thelatter material.

I he long overskirU ol the last yearIsbould have tapes in the second side (earnsto draw these seams almost together d,

not on the tournure, only, but quitelow down: the back breadths should thenbe Uretrularlv cauirht un.tofaiin? in alonir

loop m tbe middle or tne pact.

An interesting and descriptive ac

ount of a trip from Lexington, Mo. J

to Bonham, Texa. Valuable infor-

mation to emigrants and travelers:

Bonham, Texas, Nov. 12.

Editors Caucasian: Had I notpromised, I would not attempt to

write you. I left Lexington, as youiinow. Wednesday night, November

lith, at 8 o'clock,and arrived at Sedaiia at 11 o'clock; lelt next morningat 8 o'clock on the M. K. & T. road.From Clinton to ort bcotl is a

beautiful country. Considerableimprovements in farms and farmhouses which looked fine, thoughthe land is rather poor. I noticedin the cuts for the road bed that thegravel and rock are close to the topof cround. Thev have plenty ofo - -

good stone all the way from Clintonto Fort Scott. From Fort Scott toParsons there is a beautiful countryto behold, large rolling stretches, and:tt a glance one would suppose a veryrich and disirable country but onnoticing closely, you can see thatit will not stand tbe test. Lime-stone, sandstone and gravel are seenall along the route. 1'ursons is a

rowing town, it is improving rapidly some large machine shops under way of construction. It is sit- -

ated on a large rolling prairie. Tbetown is blessed witn raagmncentoal banks in and close about.

After leaving Parsons about 15miles, the land is very poor nothng but beds of limestone rock. 1

could see acres that were almostlestitute of soil; but if some shrewdyankee will get there he can furnishthe world with lime. We passed)ver Arkansas river at midnight.t brought back to memory many

scenes of that "little unpleasantness." that many of us are familiarwith. Yes, I have crossed it innuch more haste, but then weliadin excellent rear-guur- d composed otfederal cavalry. There is but littleimprovements in the way of townsjn the Indian nation. I have otteuwondered that such a rich countryas the Creek and Choctaw Nationsnas remained in possession of theazy Indians.

From Arkansas river through toPerryville is a good farming andtock country, r rom Perryville to

Lied river is a lovely country, andnot ten years from to-da- y the Choctaw Nation will be one of the mostdesirable portions of the South; being well watered, with fine timberand excellent stone of two kind-- ;

good stone-coa- l, and Lafayette can'isurpass it in point of soil. Largeroiling rises of prairie. I envy sucba lovely country to the indolent InJians. Two much can t be said kpraise of this country.

We took stage at Caddo Gap, 1:niles north)f fied river, making 40miles to Sherman, Texas. We ar-

rived at Sherman Friday night, November 8th, at 8 o clock, tired,weary, and worn. Oh, this stagingThink ot it 55 of us in five coaches,11 to tho coach, crammed, jammed,and squeezed, until it was anythingbut pleasant, borne ot us go tosleep, and then we stand them upn a corner to let tbe balance sit

down.We met II. II. Dohoney, of Par

is, lexas. en route nome witn binnew bride. lie married Miss M. EHurt, of Columbia, Kentucky, ontbe 2zd of October,- - la 1 2, and if wtjould get such pleasant companywould notdread our trip home ugain.Dohoney is a rising lawyer of Northlexas, and his brother is tbe gentlemanly editor of the North Texiau,printed at Paris.

Sherman is a lively town and isimproving rapidly, having two railroads through it. The cars on theM. K. & T. road are running withiilour miles ot lied river, witb construction trains. Red River Cityis a flourishing railroad town Dinemiles north ot bberman. Thecrops in Texas are splendid. FromSherman to Xenluckytown, twelvemiles, large rows of corn pens fullot corn, and pens of cotton in theseed, are to be seen on almost everyfarm; also stacks of cotton baleready for market. The road wasalive with freight teams from NorthTexas to Caddo Gap, loaded witbcotton, dry hides, Boisdarc seed,oats, corn, venison hams, &c.; loadback for Sherman, Bonham, in factall North Texas, with goods fromSt. Louis. Kentuckytown is a dryooking place; has not improved a

bit for six years, but is surroundeduy a very rich country. We bad asiignt sbower ot rain a lew dayago, which made the black mud stickworse than Aunt Jemimah's plasterabout 200 pounds to the wheel.From Kentuckytown to Bonham16 miles, a beautiful and rich coun-try, considerable improvements infarms and farming, more cotton thanooro raised. We passed Col. R. II.faylor's farm of $20 acres, fencedin with Boisdarc rails, eight railhigh, staked and double ridered, allof the best of Boisdorc timber. Justthink of it! His children's children,100 years from now, will have aIgood fence, if it does not get burnedWe passed over tbe railroad bed,which is being vigorously pushedthrough by several hundred hands. It'passes through JSorth lexas, Ciarksville, Pans, xloney Grove, Uonhamand Sherman, farmers oflannincounty are preparing to plant largecrops ot cotton, now that they havetransportation for their produce.Fannin county can boast ot tbe bestrock quarries in the United States.It is called sulphur rock. It is useduxtensively here for building houses,lohimneys, tombstones, etc. Onegentleman of this neighborhood hasa saw rigged, and runs it by horsepower, sawing rock like wood. Itis easily worked, and can be dressedwith a jack plane, just as easy as alog oi wood; but after it is exposediu ou" tr, uecomes very hard.

We met at Bonham many of ourold friends, Dr. Austin, J. J. Jack.son, W. II. Cobb, Major Dorn. and'

. . At .many oiners mat we were glad tosee. X wilt close, as 1 bave alreadyspun this out too long.

.Respectfully yours, C. C. P.

DISASTER.

ANOTHER BOAT HEARD FROM WITH

SURVIVORS.

EIGHT OATS IN AN OPEN BOAT. WITHOUT'FOOD OR DRINK.

Havana, Nov. 21. The steamshipVIoro Castle arrived from New York, viaN'assau, 18th inst. She bring9 news ofhe safety of another ol the boats of the

steamship Missouri, and that Jno.Freaney, first-assista-nt engineer; DavidV. North, third assistant engineer; Chas.Sinclair, oiler; and Charles Conway, tre--uan. who survived almost increaioie sui- -lenngs, were at assau, and win leave .or New York on the return trip ot 'theloro Castle. '

MRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER B STATKMEST.The following statement from Freaney.published in the Nassau Times-- . He ,o

ays that the ship was stopped frequentlylurinsr the trip, owing to the foaming ofhe boilers. The fire originated aroundI.e boilers. We at once began to play''he hose from the donkey engine, butoon louud it was unavailing. - The cap- - ,

ain ordered the boats lowered. All was .roulusion, and at the atteruptto lower the.irst boat, thirty persons jumped into her,tut owing to mismanagement of the ;

lavits, one end fell into the sea, the otherremaining in the air. Ail except Freaney. .md eight others, owing to the rolling of fhe ship in the heavy tea, let go and were,

into the sea. ; Nine clung to the .

oat uutil some person on board the shiput the davits, and the boat, which was

lilled with water, went free of the ship--

saw a boat bottom upward, with twonen clinging to the keel; threw them aiue and talked with them a while; wautr

I'd them t' come and join us, but theyx'lisidered their position safer than ours .

tnd refused. One of our men joined thewo, and one of the two swam over to us,icing one of the saved. We met Mr.Julmer's boat and asked him to admit us,e beit g in a sinking condition, but Cul- - --

iuer refused, saying that he bad enoughin board. We told him his boat could.wld more. Culmer threw us a bucket,tnd we tried ineffectually to bail our boat- -

'Jtil.ner steered towards"Abaco. We hadour oars. At night-fa- ll we pulled backowards the steamer, hoping tbe lirevould prove a beacon, and that some pas-.- "ing vessel might pick us up. We came ;

vithin half a mile of the Missouri. About .even in the evening the steamer disap- -.

ueared suddeoly. We then put our boat "

the wind. Ou tne seeona anu iniru.lavs we were still betore the wind, and :

uttering terribly. On tbe latter day wesaw a vesiel couiie within a mile of us.'Ve shouted and hoisted our clothing, but .

.vere unab.e to attract attention, and the :

vessel hoisted sail and steered away. On-- '

:iie fonrth day one of our crew died, and' .

:lit night two others, having becotbeTazy, jumped into the sea. The boat .

vas always full of water, and ourselves '-- itting waist deep in it. On the tilth day"mother m n died. We were still before .

.

the wind. That evening was calm.. andwe succeeded In bailing the boat with two .

Kits, a crazv man having thrown thetucket overboard. From three life .preservers we made a small sail, spread it, "

md steered south, but our exhaustion.vas so great that we could do but litUe.

n the sixth aud seventh days our situa-io- n

was unchanged. On the eight day.ve sighted land, and succeeded iu land-ing at I'oweU'sCoy, near Abaco, in the ,

(vening. We had eaten and drank noth-- .ins since leaving tne snip, anu laiuuowain the bench in a horrible condition: Af-r-er

a time of rest on shore, we gatheredstrength to reach some deserted houses,,md lound a spring of fresh water. We.ay huddled together all night. On the .

ninth day we found a tew tomatoes,vhieh we "boiled, having found matches-md a pot in one.of the deserted houses.'

e 'e

iiuinUnd; but failing, we returned tofowell's Coy, sleeping there. The nextnorning we made a final effort to reaohhe mainland, but were so exhausted thatve were hardly able to .stand, and thenaid down near the boat in a dying condi-ior- j.

Shortly a Iter ward we saw a smallloop cruising near the island. We

aoisted some clothes on oars, and againaid down on ihe beach . A son of Wni .'tirryT was on board the sloop, and saw

:he signal. Immediately Curry came toitir rescue and took and landed us onireen Turtle Key, where we remainederii davs. Four ilavs afterwards we .'

reached Nassau.

THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVE.

IMPORTANT METEOROLOGICAL DISCOVERY.

The researches of the signal officeiave just been rewarded by a beasi-diu- l

and highly important meteoro-logical discovery. Un the coast ofhngiand, irorn time immemorial, thephenomenon of the great Novemberitmospheric wave has been tho spec-ulation of scientists and seamen;but Sir John JJerscbel and othershave supposed it was peculiar, andconfined to England and West-jr- n

Europe, which it reachest'rom the South Atlantic, and overvhich it rolls in long continued

from October to January,constituting an element in the phe-nomenal character of a Europeanvinter. On the lith of Novembersimilar atmospheric waves began tobreak over the shores of Oregon andBritish Columbia, as shown by theweather telegrams. On the eveningf the 13th it had spread over nearly

urll of the Pacific states and territories, Utah and Nevada, and at midnight was pouring through the passesof the Rocky Mountains. On Thurs-lay- ,

the 14th, it descended uponGolorada, Nebraska, Kansas and theIndian territory. On F riday morn-ing it extended iu unbroken magni- -'

tude and magnificence from Oregoneastward, through tbe great trough)r depression ot tho Kocky Moun-tain backbone iu Idaho and Montana,and stretched thence to the lower

ifssouri and lower Mississippi val-leys, aud over the western shores ofthe Mexican Gulf. This discoverywill enable meteorologists to antici-- .pate by many days the approach ofwinter as it advances from the Pa-cific coast ca;;tward in the great cur-rent of westerly winds. It servesto clear up the old mystery of Amer-ican winter storms, showing thatthey originati in the liocky Moun-tains, upon whoso cold and lottiestsummits in Nevada, Utah. Colorado.and Southern Wyoming, the vapor- -iuubu air oi tnis wave comiui fromff the warm Pacific, 13 now seen to

itijasiiuws ni 1 ne lorLV-tirs- t, nH.ra.nl A athis vast serial wave is probably like

Itho Englishl wave, continued in successive und.iilutious for two or threemonths, it may assist in explainingtho comparatively high temperatureand light procipilation in winteralong Pugot'a Sound and eastward.

TO THE PUBUC.

We bave a very large amount due us upon our1,00 ka for advertising and for Job printing,

from ailminutratora and other legaladvertisers. W e expect, aa the bill or eah iareceived, the amounts due us will be promptlylorwarUwi.. We tlehlra to make clot coiiecUona by tbe ctoe of tbe year. The eaueclal .t.mutton or all the frieuOa and patrons of tbeCaueanian ta called to tbia matter.

hundred inhabitants. In approachtog them from tbe Colorado river,we first come to Oryba ; twelve milesfurther enst we find Shee-m- o pav-wee- J

Mhee-pa

three miles further east across aoeauiitut valley are situated on a

eh cliff, Moqui, Mogueenah, andTa-wa- Moqui. tbe oldest and bestfortified of all tbe towns, was manyyears ago visited by the small-pox- ,

wnico carried on nearly all of tbe inhabitants. After that they called it!

the dead town Pueblo Muertowhich has been corrupted intoMoqu

uy strangers the commonname of Moquis Pablos is given toall the towns, but here among themeach town has its name, chief, andgovernment. These towns areFORTIFICATIONS WITHIN THEMSELVES.

rhe houses are built of rock and mudTo enter them you ascend a ladder,which is on tbe outside wall, to thetop of the first story ; the other floors'are reached by stone ateps at tbegable end of each bouse. The townsare built in tbe form of a hollowsquare, witb a large court in the center. In this court are several houses!under ground which are entered bytrap doers trom tbe top, and the bottorn reached by ladders. Ihey verymuch resemble an icehouse. These kevas, as they arecalled, are used as a place of worship,and also to work in. 1 expect lo remain here several weeks yet. Aetime will not admit of my writingmore at present, I will try and giveyou an account of my stay here andreturn trip when 1 reach the settle-ment. E. O. B.

A LAY OF LABOR.

From the early dawn of morningTill tba closing of tbe day.

Helping to enrich another,Toiling hard Tor little pay;

LivingUn a pent-u- p alley.On tbe coarsest kind of food,

Wbilst tbe rich man lives in luxury;la this human brotherhood ?

Better fur to be a savage,In tbe desert roaming free.

Than to live a life degraded.And a mere mechanic be.

But, cry preachers, be contented,It is only for your good,

Man was made t toil and sufferIs this human brotherhood ?

Vain it ia to talk of freedom.Whilst distinctions thus remain.

Slaves of wealth are slaves as trulyAs the slave that wears the chain.

Though God's earth was made for all men,Owning not a single rood.

Robbed of all, and blamed for toilingIs this human brotherhood ?

Arouse yourselves, ye toiling millions!Join together in your might.

Cast off sleep lie up and doing.If you would obtain your right.

And oppi'eHHion sweep before youLike the torrent of a flood;

Be your watchword truth and justice,ljuiversal brotherhood.

PICKLED HUMANITY.

WHAT THE MODERN PROCESS OF EMBALMING

COSTS.

I From the New York Times. J

At what period of the history of themcient Egyptians the unnatural practictf embalming the bodies of the dead.

and so preventing the natural decomposition of the body, arose, it is impossibleto sav. That it was general m tue eariylavs of the Israelites we know from the

"lOth chapter of Genesis, for in the secondverse we read: "Ana Jostan commanueoliis servants, the physicians, to embalmnis father, and the physicians embalmedIsrael." And again,' in the last versewe read: "So Joseph died, being an hun-- idred'and ten years old: and they embalm-- lcd bun, and no was put in a comn inEirvpt." Other sentences point to thecustom as being one taken from the Kgj-p-- l

uans, and not originating with the Jews;and the word ilselt is derived trom theEgyptian word "balm," an ingredientlargely used in the ancient process. TheJewish method of embalming, howeverwas not so complete as the Egyptian; atidjwhereas in the one case the process onlvoccupied forty days, in the other it wasirontinued for seventy days. They con-tinued their process to the use of externalipplicatioos ana annotating witn tne on! cedar. The Egyptian process was much

more elaborate, and the embalmers wereregarded as a sort of sacred personsAccording to Herodotus, there werearrades ot embalming to meet the resources of tbe bereaved relatives . Forihe poor, who could afford to pay butlittle, the body was steeped in a solutionof niter for seventy days. A more expensive mode was the Injection into thebody of some corrosive fluid, which melteddown the interior parts, ine most costlyprocess consisted in removing tne orainthrough the nostrils by means of a hookand tilling up the vacuum with spices andmedicaments. The intestines were alsocarefully removed, and the body tilled upwith myrrn, cassia, ana otner spices.Finally the body was soaked in a solution

t inter tor seventy dayjs, and, alter oemawrapped in tine tissue, saturated witharomatic jrums, which hardened allAround, it was consigned to Its mummyase, perhaps to appear after tbe lapse ot

thousands of years as a somewhat disa-greeable object of attraction in the Britishand other museums. The charge whichthe embalmers made for this last processwould have gladdened the hearts of thosewho make embalming a profession at tbepresent day. u was one talent, a sumequal to about $1,300. At present thecharge for embalming varies trom $50 to5200. But the process is not nearly solasting as that oi tne ancient Egyptians,though tor along time a body will retaina life-li- ke appearance. Not long ago ayoung lady died in this city whose parents

business to attend to, which preventedtheir immediate return, and tney tele-graphed to have the body embalmed. Oirheir return, four months afterwards, thelid of the coffin was removed, and thebody was as life-li- ke as when it was firstplaced in its colli a; the face, bands, andeven the linger nails, retaining a naturalcolor. The process, however, differ:from that of the Esrvptians and JewsAt the moment of death, the last beat otche heart pumps tbe blood trom the arteries into the veins, leaving the arteriesempty; thus, by opening the temoraiartery, or the artery near the ankle, theembaiimiig iluid can be injected turougithe whole body, solutions oi arsenitwere formerly used, but latterly moieharmless thuds have been employedOne doctor has discovered a compound orin nocuous gases,which answers the purposestill more ellectually, tnougti, oi course,lasting eflects ot this process have yet tobe tested. The most remarkable instanceof enbaltning is the body of San CarloBorroineo, the great archbishop of Milan,who Is said to have been raised several feetfrom the ground while kneeling before thetiirh altar of the cathedral and prayinghat the ternbie plague of 1576 might betopped. His body lies in the crypt of the

cathedral, in a casket ot crystal, arrayedin archiepiscopal robes, and adorned with!i:e most costly jewels. The tace is entire

ly discolored, but retains a remarkablelikeness to the contemporary portraits. Inthis country the practice ofenbalming ison the wane. To sensible people its onlyadvantage consisted in giving people living at a distance or far lroiu their home- -

un opportunity of looking on their deadrelatives, or tor transporting bodies in orto not climates, ah this can be done byneans of ice. The body when frosen solid

immediately after death will take manylays to thaw sutnciently to allow the decomposition setting in (from twelve to hf--

teen days), and when onee frosen it can bdransported without lee to New Orleans

or any other hot city, and reach Us destio--a ion as tresn as when it was dispatched

Darwin can't set admittance to theFrench Academy. So much for claiminidrelationship te monkeys. Tbe f renchmen don't want any of their ourang- -Kxitang ' 'cousins' ' around evidently.

He aimed me, and I knew 'twaa wrong,For he waa neither kltn nor kin.

Need one do penance very longFor aueh a tiny little ain f ,

u. .

He preaaed my band. Now Miat'a not right.Why will men have uch wicked ways

It didn't take a minute, quite,And yet it seemed liko daya and days.

111.

There'i mischief In the moon, I know,For I'm quite sure I aaw ha Wink

When I requested hull to go.1 meant it, too at least I think.

tv.But aller all, I'm not to blaiue

He snatched the kisa. 1 do tbink menAre quite without all senaa or Bhame.

1 wonder If na'll come again ?

SOME GREAT LOVERS.

From tbe (ialaxy for December.

A strange lover was Jean Jacques,the only Frenchman, soys De Stael,who has been totallyThe apostle of sentiment, who is deblared to have set the fashion of bumanity, he loved often rather thanmuch ; beginning with Madame deWarrens, a grand and gifted woman,and ending with ThereJT-evaseeur,- !

a creature of jcommonesi clay, sostupid that in nearly twenty yearc)f intimacy be could never teach herto tell the hour by the clock. Afterall his tender eloquence and burningblazon of Maman, to decline on sucba leman was like the eccentric sophist who praised paternity withoutstint, and left his children at tbefoundling hospital.

Few men have been more attractive to women than Mirabeau, who,when written to by one of his feminine admirers for a personal description, replied : " Imagine a tigerthat has had tbe small-pox- . and myportrait is complete. He was sohomely that he was handsome ; andyou who wish to find favor in theeyes ot tbe lair should pray, it youcannot be as comely as Ferdinand;to be as ugly as Caliban. Down-right plainness in sentimental assaults is as good as a scaling ladderagainst the wall. And when masculine homeliness owns a potenttongue, it holds odds against an average Apollo. John Wilkes declaredthat he was only bait an hour be-- !

Ihind the handsomest man in England, for it required just that timetor him to talk away his face.

Mirabeau was cleverer still. Whenbe spoke his looks were forgottenbe was transformed.

The greatest woman-wooe- r of recent centuries was Goethe, who interpreted not only Bis aro, but bi- -

sex. enamored ot lretchen at tilteen, he continued to be enamorednot of her, but of Ann SchonkootFredrika Brion, Charlotte Buff, Maxmiliane Laroche, Lili, Charlotte vot

Stein, and a score of otbors in turn,until he wedded Christiane Vulpiuommonplace, prosaic, in no respect

his peer. Mina Herzlieb, tho erigmal of Ottilie, ho had a profoundpassion for, in spite ot the disparityin their years. The sonnets he ad- -

iressed to her, and hia warm painting of her representative charactern tbe " VValhverwandtscballen,

prove tho fervor if not the depth ofbis feeling.

Falling in love became by long inlulgence a fixed habit in tho greatGerman, and wo see him in his sev

nty-fourt- h year glowing and throb- -

uing over rraulein von Jjuwezow,whose grandfather he might havebeen. He was happily constitutedtor a lovor, since he enioyed all thepleasures of love, and very few, iljany, of its pains. His heart was aselastic as his temperament, and whenit was breaking its chronic condi-tion almost he mended it (until thenext time) by writing a poem frombis griets. bike so many ot bis sex.be loved women rather than womanwas loyal to love, but inconstent tolovers.

THE ABSURDITY OF CONNUBIALQUARRELS.

ror connubial quarrels there isno more effective remedy than a realization of their absurdity. Quarrels between acquaintances, or evenbusiness partners, may be destituteof reason, without striking us at--

ridiculous ; but a quarrelsome pair ofmarried people are so exquisitelyludicrous that to escape their misorythey have only to "see themselves asothers see them." The absurdity oftheir wellare consists in their prox-imity. Victory is useless, since anadvance is impossible, and defeat isequally indeterminable, becauseneither army can get awav. Oneside, or both sides, may have rational grounds tor a casus belli, but bowis either side to enjoy the fruits otor even prove a triumph, while bothsides "sleep on the field?" Hencethe droll pathos in that epitaph whichreads, "Here lie John and HannahSmith ; their warfare is accomplish-ed." Matrimony is essentially a pa-cific alliance, and the parties to itnave necessarily, not to speak ei voi- -

untarily,put themselves upon a peacetooting "tor better or for worse.Consequently they go to war underconditions so entirely incompatiblewith war, as to make their warfareexceedingly grotesque. In that grotesqueness a philosophy is to befound. It must have been found bythe author who savs. "1 am neverhungry till seven, but madame always wants her dinner at five; so wehave agreed to have dinner preciselyat six. In this way we are equallyannoyed." And equally satisfied loo,since tbe victory, as well as tne oeteat, is equally shared, as eboum always be the ease in matrimonialbattles. In the very nature ot ihingematrimony is itself a drawn battle.It is seldom that either party canboast of much of a victory.

A Louisville man who had only been aequainted with his girl two nights, atteinpt- -ea 10 kiss her at the gate, in "is uj-iu-

deposition he told the doctors that just atie kissed her. the earth sliu out iroiuunder his feet, and his soul went out of his!moutn . while his head touched tne stars.Later despatches show that what ailed himwas the old man's boot.

Late foreign twiners state that there is aprospect of a singular law being submittedto the French Assembly, having for itobject a tax upon all who do not vote. Itis said that in I'aris alone there are twelvethousand who are eligible to vote butnever do, while in Fraoce there are over amillion,

Two of the largest snow-ploug- in theworld are ranidlv annroaching completionat Omaha, for the use of the Union Pacini- -

road. Louisville lournals are using thisact to account lor tne mvsieriuus uisau

pearance of a pair of shoes trom the editorial rooms of tbe St. Louis Globe.

Large t Local and a GeneralCirculation, extending over

all the States andTerritories,

liviM to i tMtvrr yimhrf of ftttofflrrmUmm an othrr Muprr in iflaMvri.

My JKNAN & ALT,KN.

1. DONAX, Kpitors.A. S. KIEUOLF,

si. A1XKN BrsivRss Manaokk

NEW STAR IN THE LECTURE FIRMAMENT.

C0L P. DONAN, OF THE CAUCASIAN.

As the reasonable result of nnmorus earnest and tireless applications

)n the part of friends and admirern all parts' of the country, during!

the past three years, and especiallyluring tho summer and fall monthsust passed Col. Teter Donan, theversatile editor of the Caucasian,

ins consented to enter the lectureield this season ; and ho will appear,tt an early day, in reply to pressingsolicitations from friends at variouspoints in this and adjoining States,o deliver bis choicest gems trom a

repertoire second to none in Ameria, both for variety of subjects treat

ed, and their piquancy and polishmong the lectures which he will

leliver, we are enabled to name

I. "Man."a. "Woman."3. "Time."4. "Trip Around the World."5. "America."6. "Babies."T. "The Xigger."8. "Dress."9. "The National Debt."

lO. "Life, Death, Heaven, Hell.Eternity."

II. "A Talk, to iirls."It would be remarkable, if, being

he author of many of the best lecures now delivered by lecture-roo-

tolables, he had not reserved hie

best productions for his own' use.Here are subjects more than suffi

ient to stock halt the lecturers inhe country with oratorical materialvith which they have nothing thai

ill bear the slightest comparisonU is needless to say to those who

lave road the Colonel's elaborate'ieautiful, touching, inimitable creaJons during the past five years, it;.he Caucasian, the Missouri Vindicaor, and the Metropolitan Ilecordhat they will enjoy a feast in hi.--j;oming among them; for those subects are handed in his own matchle.-tyle- ,

which for decided originality,piquancy, sparkling humor, dissimil

arity with the patented stuff hawkedtbout by the lecturer of the period,'ire without imitation in the Pnglishanguage. They unite, in a degreeunapproacbed by those of any otherjandidate for popular favor, amusenent with instruction; mirth witl.sound doctrine and startling facts;lazzling description and wild, roliicking humor with the tenderestlentiineut; and the keenest, bitterestsatire with the deepest and truesipathos. They have been examinedbv the ablest literateurs of theoountry,critics profound and eruditeind are pronounced unparalleled ii

all the world of letters.Lyceums, Libraries, Lecture So

cieties, or friends and adnirerslesirous of securing aD early visittrom Col. Donan, should addresshim at once, at Palmyra, Mo., or theundersigned, care of the CaucasianLexington, Mo. For a short periodri'B services are pre-engag- in theectare-iiel- in Missouri.

Alf. S. Kierolf,Associate Editor Caucasian

Hon. Jake T. Child, the handsome and genial editor of the Richmond Conservator, and a memberelect of the next General Assembly,has these pertinent words on thesubject of "The Next Legislature;"to all of which we say Amen :

'It would seem from our exchange)- -

that a demand is being made for t

short session, sharp work, and econioray in all its departments. Theres too much money expended in extras, excreseoces that cropped outduring the war. We see no reasonthat the Legislature should be insession more than six weeks. AConstitutional Convention will beailed, we doubt not, with its session

limited to thirty days, and to it muchof the legi elation can be referred thatwould otherwise come before theLegislature. What the people needis sharp, quick work, with economylas the watch-wor- Men with axesto grind should be made to knowthat their claims will be ignored itnot in keeping with law and right.in tact the coming Legislature, it itexpects lo carry out the wishes oftne people, must act not as parti-sans, but as the servants of the people, worKing solely tor their interests."

THE THIRD TERM TALK.

From the New York Independent. I

We are by no means advocatinga third term lor treneral GrantYet, if his second term should bewhat we expect and earnestly honethat it will be, and if tho popularjudgment should at the proper timepoint to him as the best roan tor the!

U'-u- loci tliat tie bad twifn annentab vlunea tne residential office wouldlb no Objection to his n fnrla third term. Tbe question of termsis a matier 01 no conseauene whncompared with that of qualifications

Iand public necessity. The office wasnn tnnrln fn rn.uv uiu ivi ouj limn, x ne

ofllwhether he has been elftpui .IJhalf a dozen times.

away within eighteen years.'Bill Arp," of the Rome (Ga.1 Com

mercial, has received the following "bvtelegraf (devil's line): - "Lickskillktins Latkst. An unknown nijrifer wastaken out ot some other place to-d- ay bjluknown people and nobody saw it am:lobody knows anything about it notwhere it was done. Great excitemeniprevales. '. .

The valuable trotting horse "Lottery,":died in New York city on the 16th inst. ,trom dropsy, tbe result ot epizootic, lie:was owned oy Samuel xruesdeli, was viayears old and bad a record ot 2vli . titwas valued at sla,0uu. ihe eeleorateuhorse, ''Mountain Boy," belonging

Var.derbilt has also ' diedifrom the epizootic.

A Houston (Texa) caper says: "Therailroad bride over Buffalo Bayou hasbeei;thoroughly repaired, and is stronger that

' ' the Adverever. Whereupon Bastroptiser says, "glad to learn of her 'tborouglrepair,' and happy to know that the 'dam--!age' was not ot a 'serious nature,' butthat she is now 'stronger than ever.May she continue to grow 'stronger and!heavier.' "

Stephen Girard considered that to advertise liberally and constantly was thekcreat medium ot success in business, andS. prelude to wealth. He made it an invariable rule, also, to advertise in thedullest times, long experience bavin"taught bim that money so spent was welliaiti out. By keeping his business bel'or,the eye of the public he secured numerouscustomers, who would have gone to rivaltradesmen.

The tollowing item from tbe WatertowtiDispatch offers any amount of food for re-flection: "A Watertowu physician wa- -

lealled upon recently by a person sufferingtrom rheumatism, who insisted upon hi- -

doing something for him. The physicianwrote a prescription, and as the paticii'went out of the room said to him, "Iwish you would let me know if that doesyon any good, for I have been very muchtroubled with rheumatism lately."

A new test of sobriety has been invented in England, owing to the fact of ii

law against supplying intoxicating iiquor.- -to persons who have already taken toomuch. It consists of a card with theiwords ''Truly Rural" printed thereon.When the tavern keeper suspects that hi.--customer has imbibed too freely he takeslown the card and requests his man toread it. If lie passes the ordeal withoutk'alling it "Tooral looral, ' ' he may imbibeireeiy tin nis articulation tails linn.

The following sentence was propounded.to be written at the recent Teachers' Institute in Floyd county, Iowa: "It istgreeable to perceive the unparalleledembarrassment of an harassed peddler.gauging the symmetry of a peeled pear,which a sibyl had stabbed witb a poniard,unheeding the innuendoes of the"lilips otthe valleys," and eightv-eig- ht teachers $j

ueceeded in making 4,io orthographicalerrors in writing it. 1'upils, don't setliscountged.

A little Danbury boy ran away fromschool MoDday, to go chestnulting. Dur-ing tbe expedition he fell out of one treetwice, to the imminent danger of breakingliis neck. Was licked by one of the otherboys whose breath he materially lessenedbv stumbling against his stomach, ran asliver in his knee, and was bitten violent-I- v

on the neck by a new kind of bug.When he got home his father anointedhim with the boss end of a billiard cue.bind the next day at school the teacher es-corted bim twice around the room bv hispoorest ear He says that chestnuts areSue condensed in the .overwhelming

don't IB - . ... .0

hionument.. Tomb & Grave Stonesi r"'-- " r,8,u8 ,rouip Qi8 official conductor from the pelf eltker Foreign or AmrricaB MarMellculiar condition of the country, then

isO wormy this year that it paygo after them.

There are some disadvantages in Iiviiii:on the second floor. A Danbury house-wife thus situated left a bar of soap on theMtairs while she exchanged a few wordswith the first-llo- or tenant, and a plumber'wno was up suurs menuing the ninek'ameuowna moment later with severaltoners and wrenches in one hand, and

furnace iu the other, and wIikdIhe reached the immediate locality of thesoap ins iejfs suuaeiny spread apart, a

Hook of astonishment stnlnland in aa instance his head was throughI11 BUU ma coat-ta- il on hre,land those tongs and wrenches were up Infit 8,ruKgHng for dear life with thattsneet-iro- n furnace. He says now thatinis iatner forced him tn rn ti,a tr.1.1of plumbing, and that it was not his own

kholce. Danbury News. -

.huii i.KTiMuTox. m

CASH : CASH ! CASH!WILL pay tbe bigbeat market price In CASHfor WOO

HIDES,I'ELTS,

BEESWAX,FATHERS. c.

f farmer of Lafayette and Ray counties, don'taaae iraie lor me aouve ariiciea. tome lo iMi eel tbe CASH. I can b. round at my ol'dfiKincr ia hva main

.Hand, four doora west of the porno nice. lniDg lo tbe right man 10 it,

kaep lor aale, cheap for cash, all kindsWINES AMU LlUUUHs.u riiNEMAN.