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BY TELEGRAPH.
New York, Doo. 10. Baroness DnBusslero
daughter of Ban Holladay, ths California
millionaire, dlod to-day at the New York
kotelof pseutnonla, aged 'J3 years, leaving
ono child four years old. The vexatious null
brought against her father by her surviving
brother( Ben, Jr., and herself, under her hus
band's Intluenco, la still pending, awaiting
Judical deolalonton aorao preliminary motion.
Hho was attaobed to tho Roman Catbollo
faith. Her funeral will lako placo Tuesday
from St. Ann's churoli. Nbwsof her doath
has bcon telegraphed to hor hutbaud, la
Pari, and her father, who la In Orogon.
Georgetown, Col., Deo. 15. Eirly till
morning a mob surrounded the county Jail,
forced the keys from the Ullnr, took Schitmlo,
tho notorious outlaw and uuiidurer fiom tho
(all and hung hi in.
Alexander, (colored) who murdered Thos.
Dougherty, a whlto nun. was taken Ironiihe
Murfrcosborn Jill nt 2 o'clock this iiiorulug
and hung and ula body rlddlid with shot.
Galveston. Doo. 18. Mexlcom at Kl Paso
aovoral htindrod strong, havo the Main troops
surrounded, ami llio runners nro doomed tin
lc-KH thoy comply with Urn dinmula of tho
Mexicans. Tho demand Is that Howard
ntmll bo delivered In thoin to Ito beheaded,
thin manner of ixscutlnti having been de
termined on beforehand. Tlmbborlirnf tho
county despairs of nMslaiicn In tlmti In pro
vent a. ninsncro. Ucnral H'eolo thinks tlm
rangers will not. euneniler Howard, hut Mill
def-nd him Willi their llte-H
Tho Now' AikIIii spools! sya: Adls
patch received liy tlm governor from Iho
Hhcrlll (r Kl IM mi rntiniy stn'etl that lltti Main
tronpi had surrendered to the Mexican mob
nt!) p. in. yos'orday. Their ammunition whs
exhausted mid thoy wnro unable lo hold nut
longer. After Ilm surrender Howard, At
kinson nnd MoUndu wuru shot to (loath by
Mexicans.
Now York, Dpo. 18 Tho funeral of tho
Into Dsronoss Do Dui.leiro t.ink place this
morning fun in Nt. Ann's ohuri-h. Tho at
tendance of mourners was hiihII. Mr. Hot
laday was unable lo be prei-ent. nnd do
coanvd'x husband la In Parla. A solemn
requiem maca was clohrutod. and Iho re
main wero then tuki'ii in While Plains,
where Ihey went interred in tho fntnily vault
on IhuOphlr faun.
Haoramontn, Dto 10 IJIniora Grander, an
omplnyo at tho railroad shop", cntnmtltrd
suicide at tho shops Saturday nf criinnn by
shooting hlniMilf through Hut head with a
pistol. Aged 37. Ho had bt-uti drinking
freely.
Tho wind liaa hnen sonlhrrnly nil dny,nky
ovfircusl, air humid and aiiliry. with appear
oncoof ndii, but thus far thoro has buon
only it alight eprluklo.
Naorumouln, Deo. 17 Fa ley wna noml
natod for HetiHior nu Hie 7th ballot. The volo
stood, Farloy 4'J, McDonald IS, Ilagor lb.
FOREIGN.
Ijondon, Deo. 10. A Berlin rorrrapondenl
telegraphs thnt Germany has replied lo tho
Turkish nolo that Qerinau participation In
modiallnn depnnda upon ltula conHpntltiK
to tlw parley. Tho North German Garutto
and Ntlonil Gnr.utto cnnotir in deoUrlnc
that tho powers won't listen to Turkish ap
pca'n. A Bora correspondent say: Tho Turkish
government obviously feel ila capability of
roHlssaneo exhausted and would uludly make
pcaue upon reaaotublo ttrma, but it appeals
to have no definite proprammo.
Vorbltza, Dfo. IS. Forty tboutand Bus
alarm leave for Orrhanle lo day.
Belgrade, Deo. 10. Bunco Milan haaatait
ed lor AlixIraiK PorylatiH under General
Iieachkjanie, occupied with artillery Iho
heights of Lopollnllzi and Secanka, com
matidlnp! Fort Maramer, near Mirrh.
Buuhareot, Deo. 17. Colonel Welloaley,
British military attache. aya Uaman Baaha
bad less than SO 000 men at Blevna, and in
bis aortlo lost 0,000 killed and the wounded
have been u.uou more.
Bogoi, Deo. 17. The Russians, after occu-
SyinK K!cna, pusbod forward their troops to
alorova yesterday.
Constantinople, Deo, 17. It la anowlnir
beavily In Iho Balkans, and It la belloved the
passes will be rendered linpaaaable.
Etrorouin, Deo. 17. Two Kuaalan dlvl
alon aro movliiK in nut Turkish communi
cation with Treblicnd and attack Krzeroum
from tho south.
Bucharest, Dso. 10 The report of the sul
oidu of Osman Baaha la false. Tbero la no
foundation for the report of his death from
any cause.
A telepram from Bucbnrost announces the
arrival of the rr.tr at that place, but does not
mention the death nfO inn Baaha.
Si. Betersburir, Daa 17. The Husslan loss
to I)f 09mher 13th was 77,C.'.0 mn.
Conslanllnople, Deo 17. It i generally
believed hero that the BoreV appeal for me
diation of tho powers will liavo n remit.
Ityurd, the llrillsh ambii'Hador, lias In
formed tho Turkish government that UotJ
laud will continue to observe neutrality.
Buohartst, Deo. 18. It la known lo many
that tho czir was privaUilv warned last Au
gust that II Kuiionterid on a becond cam
lialcult would Im impos.lble lo restrain
England from hostile auilnu.
Inltueutlal Biuslana eonsidor the present
mo'iient hlghlv favoMbl lor direct negotia
tions between Busala and Turkoy.
Constantinople, Deo, 13. l-ranci has re-
- piled to the Turkish note. The lemm of the
reply aro almost identical with tbobo ol
Allien, Deo. IS Tt h aaid the Porto has
decided to grant fuller autonomy to Crete to
allv discontent In that Island.
Vienna, Deo. 18. A corree pnndent tele-
praphslhaTurkey'a first pscilto etTort may
berKrd.l a afalluw. Hermany hinted
(bat treating dlreollywllh lawla would be
the ahortwt 'way of coming 'to an under
SALEM,
standing. It aeems that when the note wan
first mentioned iho Austrian government
replied that It couldn't bold out any hope of
successful mediation on suoh a basis.
London, Deo. IB A telegram from St.
Petersburg, aemlotuolal In character, says
tho statement that Germany and Austria
havo refused tho Turkish request lor media
tion has produced a favorablo Impression
here. The universal sentiment Is that after
the great sacrltlcea of Russia, peace on the
conditions foreshadowed In tho Porto's cir
cular would be illusory, and that tho quni
lions raUod by this sanguinary war must be
definitely ami exhaustively solved.
Alexlnatz, Deo. 18. Brlnco Milan baser
rlvod hero.
Bucharest, Deo. 18. Brlnco Gnrlsohakofl
has instrucled Huaslan representatives
abroad to nbxurve tho greatest possible re
serve lelatlvo to tho conditions of poaco
which Ituiala mlyht bo disposed to advance.
London, Dto. 10 Tho morning papors
ofllclnlly nnnounoii that parliament will
meet .Ian. 17. It Is stated tho cablnot has do
oldodton'k pirllniiiout to vote a grant of
money forsuab lncrean nf tho British nrniy
as the present slate of Kurnpe demands.
The .Standard In Its leaiNr explains that
the victory of tint IltKHlans is not tliocnmo
of Ibonitniniinlni. of pHrllameut, but thn
llceiun given In HihU by Geriuauy end
Austria lo use tho vlulory In her own way
Thin Ih wliatcorklliiitrH Iho danger lo Brit
lh Interests. ICuylsud ran never cnioont to
thenuarrol liettig nrr.inged on Ihoso terms,
She my oven have caims lo demur to it
pe-tcn tltrectlv Intwenn the bellizerenlH. Hho
ulalniH a voire In tho snttloineut, and It Is
that she may bo prepared lo Insist upon that
voice that Iho invernment is adopting Ihoso
moaMirr-H wblcli parlUmuut will bo Invited
to sanction.
Nsploi, Dy. 18 Thn nro'en. of Naples
nud Oonerals Sapnh and Palllnlnl and their
hialfs to-day wont nn hmnl ttvi U.S.msn
or.war Vnnilall.k to piv their respects to ex
Preside!! Ur.int. Hiilutes wern exclmrged
between Iho vesan and fortllleatlons. Oin.
Grant la now vMUng Mount Vosiiviua. Tho
prelict PCConiraiii'H him.
London, Dec. Ill It Is said thn Chinese
ffnvnriiment In'euila lo nppal to Great
Britain utid the Uulteil Htatta fur pecuniary
aid to meet tho famluo in tho northern
prnvlceH.
Homo, Dfo. 17 Tho eenrt of Bppnals ha
aentenotil the publisher nf ()i.era Krvators,
organ of the Vatican and clerical puty, to six
months' imprisonment for libeling tho mill'
Ulers of the Italian Free churoh.
Tho popecoiilluiifH improving. Koine car
dinals deslro to removo tho couulavu to
Trent.
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Ban FiuNcihco, Deo. 11,1877.
" C.U.U'OItMA WKATHKIl"
Has hrlghlened tho horizon slnco my arrival
here, nnd wo liuro only had onoahower, and
that wan of fchort duration. The dust is vory
plentifully ecattered uround tho streots ol
San Franolfco.
Tho coming holidays aro causing tho busi
ness Iiousp.hIo eprlng to activity, and one
can spend an ovonlng vory profitably in
looking at tho show windows of tho various
variety ntorea, and jewelry ahops ono can
sea plenty of beautiful apenimens of dia
monds and othor precious atonos to dazzlo
the oyo.
Thoro aro a groat many Oregon lana com
ing hero evory week, and it would bo ueoless
to try to koep track of them for they are oon.
stantly com Ing and going. The average Oro
gnnlan stays hero until they are caught
"short" and aro obliged to return. Every
one who comes seems lo be pleasod with the
oounlry and climate but at tho same time
are glad to get back to old Oregon again.
I might right here say a llttlo In regard to
OIIKOON KHUITH,
And apples In particular. I am surprised to
see applea which are very Inferior and ol poor
quality, both In alzo aod flavor, Belling bote
for from f I 60 to 2 00, and r variety of
apples called tho "Iuly apple" aro celling
for from 5 to $0 por box. It is true they are
of One flavor (for tbey are raised and brought
from Oregon.) We cannot see tho ploamre
In eating npplea oosllng eo union, aa It look.
Ilko throwing money away. To-day I saw
In a show window aome half d)9n psars, of
tho "pound pear" variety, from somo Into
rlor orchard, which weighed as high aa three
pounds each, Thoy wo ro offered for talo at
50 cents each.
The Palaco Ilotol, of which you nil have
heard so much about, la simply grand, and I
would beaorry to te tho government get 11,
although Btuator Suaron says ho knows
nothing ubout the proposed purebate, as
they would not be ab'.o to keep It looking so
nice as it now Is.
Thero aro plenty of places of amusement
In this city, and one oan see a good play, as
wellasRee tplendor enough lo pay them.
IUldwln'a theatre Is a beautifully titled up
placo, and even on the stage the most h?au
ilful and elegant apartments aro atiown, as
floe aa any parlor. The place where tbo
German element delight on (Sunday, Is at
Woodara'a Gardens. I have not as yet been
there, ao will leave a description of it for
auother lime,
Oakland Is a beautiful place, and tbe ride
iritfwujtfvdvs
OREGON, DECEMBER 21, 1877.
aoroaa is very pleaaaat. Tha C. P. R. B. Co
owns tbo rerrlea, and they bare built a pier
(or bridges as the people hero call It) on
spiles out Into the bay for a couple of miles
I understand that every spile that was driv
en cost the Company f 100; so you on Im
agine what amount It must have cost. It is
belngeaten by the toredo (or some kind of an
Insect), no that It la not the aafeat In the
world. Tho ferry-boat ntarta from tho foot
of Markot street, and lands at tho aforosald
plor. It takos about fifteen minutes for the
boat to go across, and tho dlstanco Is eight or
nlno inlltH. Tbo Co.'h cars run from thereto
Iho suburbs of Oakland, nnd yet; can rldoon
thorn for nothlug tho only cheap thing I
havo struck so far, outsldo of walking. You
pay 15 conls n trip,, or you can buy n month
ly ticket for S3, good for two trlpu a day, on
tho ferry.
Tito working nun nro having infetlngn In
dlffdrent parts of tho city, ami I understand
that It is to protect thomselvos from tho
Chlnoo ulotuent. Thn (-nvoial lenders nro
haying n lltlln trotil.lo for leadership. So
far n man named Kournov Is ahoad. with
auvoral ntlmr agitators following uloio In tho
wake. Iji month rtiatikmviugii.iv, limy
h.vl u procession, about 10.0(H) were in line,
and everything pna-tid ell quietly although
trouble wnscxpeotnl, Ttio six Chinese com
panies hao l-ut!il an order fur all t.'hlnamen
id slay In tholr Iiouhs. The wholo rl'Uhliia
town was, to a rtaln tixtent. bmloadcd.
.and only u lew Chlimutoii wero visible. A
treat iimny people Ivf tho city on uccouutof
expeciiiig trouble.
A in vim tho many Institutions In Sm Fran-cl-
o, that of lloald'M I!ulnus U;)lloi',tHiil(H
among tbo Hut, undeery djiy b hear of
omiicH gHiiut.K iiipiimias. Thov teach u
thorough btislitiiiH mid (iotumeicI.il oourM),
huiI iiiiv ono whoso early educatlnn has
boon iiegbcted inn lonru all tlm rudiments
nfan Knglish education I hern. , The college
Issues a iii(iriii)iitalilnuti;(mrwtsludv, rat.i,
o'o., whleli uan Im had br nildlertlrig'theni.
tneir uniuge la nt -I t'ost. etriet, nnd any
young man who wishes to obtain a thorough
business education would do woll Intaknu
counoof instruction there. W. J. C.
Dr. Guard's Leoturo.
Ono of tho most iiilnlllgmU. nnd npprcola
llvonudlcticeH that ever cutigrrgitcd together
In Kalem was nHnumbled last csonlng In the
lecture room of tho Methodlat uluiroh, to
Ihton to K-jv. riiomis Guard, of Man Fran
otsco, who, as iinnouncod. delivered his
famous lecture on ''Mental ActlvltlrH of Iho
Aku." For two long ho lira tliodlallnguluhod
orator held in profound and listening tillonco
bis bearers, by liU wolrd and forulblollliiH
tratinuH, his logical deduotlonaund his magic
word weaving. His delivery Is pleasing,
although In the rapid passattoaof hlsaddrosa
an occasional hbiiIoiiou la shorn of iui beauty
and forco l3 tho loss of un cxpresslvo word
Takon altogether, Salem bad an Inlollcotual
feast that w ill bo long romrmbared by those
who attended, and a oourae of lectures, with
such orators as Mr. Guard, each winter, ami
the oapltal of Oregon would, like the largor
allies of the New Kugland MUtew, eoon be
come famous for its literary taatta audioclal
ratlnomeut, Uecnrd, Deo. II).
Leg Cat
Yesterday morning a Gorman by tbe name
of Bro winger, was in South Salem, near tbe
old Cross place cutting some 11 r brush to re
pair tbo dam at Kinney's Mill; while In the
act of striking a limb, caught the axe in
such a manner aa to make It cut a aevero
gash In his right leg Juat above the knee and
causing tbe blood to (low pretty freely. Mr.
B. continued on with the work fur a time,
thinking that the flowing of tho blood would
soon cease; In this he whs mistaken, for in a
short time thn blood hail filled the boot on
the rluht foot; ho Ihen bi came alarmed ana
started fur town to have the wound dressed.
Ho was tracked by parties who ha;pnfad to
come lo thespot when theaccldorit Lupptccd
cltar Into town by tho blood.
AttcmptoJ Burglary.
It h finite evldi lit lli( re Is it ngular organ
ized Imul of petit larreny thieves nuking
raids In every town in this Slate, with prob
ably tiolr headquarter at Portland. A
shjrt Mine ago Mr. Ho) hort's candy manu
factory was nibbsj, and last ulht inmu per
son uttempted to enter the atom of Mr
Hugh Owens, In Nuuth Milam; limy sun
oeded In cutting out ono :na of gla-s in
fie Uiek window, nnd broke off one of the
bolts In the door, but was frightened awav
bo ore tho door could l;e gotten open, Then
are M-yer.il stray lo'iklug i-byi a ai present in
thU city, and it vo ihl be well I'ornurtilil.Hns
losro ibat their wlurtowit nro uatled down
and tbeehot gun Is lo.idnJ '.v.lli liuiik-shnt,
and tlioflr-t prton that U caught loating
around your place after a ron-otmlilo bnur,
and can giv.i no good escuio, Jint till him so
full of holes tint IN bide won't makua good
be.m boive. ''Them' our uMitlineula."
Stookholdcrs take Notice.
TboktockhuldorunlthetpitalMlnlngCo,,
will please besr In mind that the anaffcuiieul
No. l,on thoroiiipanj'aatoJV, will expire on
tho 'i'ld of thin mouth and will be delinquent.
Stockholder will find J. H. Haas, the Treas
urer of tbe company, ready lo lus to taem
their reaelpu when the coin Is paid.
mmiiun tnm
SAXJGM TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
CKNTnAL Sottooii, Doo. 10, 1877.
Tbe Association met and was called to
order by ths President, Miss llalllo L.
Powell.
Boll call Miss Warrlner tardy, and Mist
Smith abaent.
Mr. Steevea was appolntod apeolal critic.
Minutes of the prevlout meeting read and
approved.
Under tho'head of General Business, somo
discussion orcurrod In regard to vacation
and tho next meeting of the Association.
Then followod the regular exorcises of the
meeting. Miss Taylor read an article from
a school lournal, nn tho duties of (eauhers, to
themselves and lo their profession. The
wrilor urged teachers to make a life work of
their profession, and If thoy did not Intend
to do that to leave tho school room aa Boon
aa possible. Teanhlng should not bo made a
"stepping stone" to something elao. Teach
erssliould band logHlher for their mutual
boni'flt aud thus assist enoh other. It has been
said tho most prominent traltof a toacher's
character Is Jealousy. Jealous of tho success
of another tenchor. This, of course, should
bo guarded ugalnst. Teachers should thor
oughly qualify thomsulyes for ibis work.
I'he Munuaid of pndloleuuy should bo raised
by law, and every person desiring lo tenth
should be r quired to pas iilhorouglioxitui
liuitlon before be Ih grnuttd n certlllealo.
This would keep luiflicleut persotm otitof
tho HChocI room, and oIomUo and maku moro
romuurratlvu the piofusslou.
Mra.C'uil read a Milucllun untitled, ''Totio"."
This la an ndiu. -bio nrtiulo dtuiiHslinj tho
dlllereni tones oftho voice, and which Is tho
bet to tco In tlio Hjlionl room.
Miss Win Inner read rule', "Duties ol
trnubern to their pupil", to themselves and
fo their r-clionl," found In a uiiuular publish
ed for tho te.iohers' uao, by Supt. Doty, of
tbo Chicago puhllo schools.
Mr. IttMiillo read n khiii by llowon, enti
tled "Crown the Toaulicr." This la a beau
tiful poem, and waa ably lend by Mr.
Handle.
MIhs Powell lendn vory prntly iioem, on
tltliil, "Tho Jolly old Pedagogue.'' It con
tained Hiuiih consolation fur tbo poor poda-
uotiiin. wh ult was tsurodlv ainu elated bv
those prennt. Tho poum was very well read
and was listened to with profound attention,
riiooruiu was cniiiHi upon lor ins report,
whereupon he iiroto In IiU place and said bo
had no report lo make,
It wns u, lived that tho next mciitliiir be an
liilormal one. held at tho UMial place, Friday
Deo
:-l itii:uu l. M., wiuuti motioii pievau-
id. 'i Hero luting no
motion, mlluuriibd,
further hiistuiMs,
on
J.T. Githoti,
.Secretary,
Send tho Stnuipi.
When you want it copy of n nov.spjpor,
senil tbo value of It In Htnmps, then you will
not bo dlsappoliitid. If you ara n corres
pondent or havo sn iidvertUenient In tho pa
per, you aro entltltd u it complimentary
copy oftho paper containing It sent (o your
poriollloii, hi tint tliuoof publloatloii; for It
takes tune to hunt up it oopyj three or elx
montliH after It la published, and tlmo cohIh
money In a printing olllue, so tend enough
stamps to pay the publisher for tho pair ami
tlmo required lo hunt it up. Another point:
When ) oil write lo it man foryourown In
formation and benelli, and which you are
satisfied would hoof no Interest or hnueililn
him, enclose stamps to pay bnth postage and
thn value of the writing material used, and
you will, vory likely, got tho information
desired.
Haa off tho Sldawnik.
. Yesterday a gentleman by tho namo of
Henry Gentry was wheeling lila ifttleoherub,
about ono year old. aud when noar Commer
cial street, at Johnny Kught'H blacksmith
shop, he stopped and commenced to exam
ine some cultivators, leaving tho carriage
to stand nn the walk, tho lltlln fellow aoon
got tlrtd of tills examining cultivators and
commenced topronel the can lage by Jump
ing up and down, the sidewalk at that place
la on tho down grade, and about two feet
high, aud the wagon having got fairly
started, ran for about ten feel And Ihen
pitched head foremost off tbo walk into a
piteor out ruooisti, upsiiiu iiuwu. 'inn uauy
roceivod tvo gashes, ono ust over tho oyo,
and the other In the tomple, whluh brought
tho bliod from the little Inunoeui'a head in
streams. Tho wounds aro not couaidored
dangeroua, but rtlhor painful.
Money iu Poultry.
A good little boy over in Houth Halem, tho
othor day, heard his ftther remark that ilmre
was innny in hens, and after lint old gen
tleman had gone over lu town, this good lit
tle boy took his (log nud went into the
poultry yard to invostl&to tho matter; alter
be had killed nud out open about k ball
dozen of the fiiUHt hens, bo concluded that
the old man was Joking. When the old gtnl
MiiruoJ home and letrnod vim', had hap.
poind, ho III upon that gor.d llplu hoy In a
manner that soon convinced him thnt, Iho
old gMit was not Joking. That boy now won
dura if lliero Is a balm lu Glleud.
Paralytic Strobe.
Wo nndsratand Hut Miss C.trrlo Lsngbrad
ncelVnd it parllil s'roko or paralyeia Jai-t
Saturday, lu thn left side, and for h shon
Hum It was supnrie-tl that the stroke was
permanent, but ibis morning wo burn that
h'io Is In a fair way to r cover, and will aoon
be itblo to be uround again, Tiiia Is tlm sec
ond nnnof those strokes that, Miss (,'arriu hus
had within tho Wat four years,
Aaad 'J'hroutih.
ThoSborlfT of Lac county pawed up tho
valley to-day on the morning train, huvlng
In custody one 8, lw la, alias Herman, uho
was arrested at Seattle a few days ago, on the
nharge of bavlog committed a murder in
Coos county some two years ago.
TTTJfTV - -
mT,,r,nWnr"Tiai'mT'm'',imt'nB'''f;''l't''1'l''l'w
Volume IX. Number 45.
Letter from Ohio.
I have delayed my correspondence soma
in order to seo If your poetically named cor
respondents woro going to give mo a literary
shampooing. But the nice, easy, and very
courteous manner In which Aunty Squash
oamo down, and the grammatical dlatlnot
noss with which aho designated my sex,
showed hor hoad to bo level, and that X
would politely surrender my seat In the cara
to Magglo Mountain Sprout, Miss Vander
pcol, Felicly Carrot, or Jennie k'qiush,
with or without cornels, you may tot down
as n standing rule, and ho who would not do
that, is I think unworthy to bo noticed by
any lady, whether they may havo culinary
names or not. But I pasu to notloo othor
topics.
This to November Dth, cloudy and cold,
portentous o'nuda nro constantly looming up
In theaoulhweist and twisting winds blow
frantic freaka in overy quarter.
In all my observations, whloli of courao
aru i.'onllno:! to tho ovor-gono past, I havo
novor notlcod that ami, stolid iiidifleuii
to nil moveable faMs nnd fonsts, whluh now
stems so readily poro-ilvcablo lu tho pooplo
ol'Olilo. It I.i Iruo that pollllra lias nlmoat
wholly lost Its Interest In tho minds of tho
pooplo, nml thirty (housaiid voter lu our
dtulo refiikud to volo. In Delawnio county
alonooluvoii hiintlred voted at homo. Agri
cultural Interests havo all dwindled, money
matters havo uoutr.toted spasmodically,
htook has rjpldly ikcilued in prices In ron
sispiiiiiiu', ituil somo wbouculd havo realized
8 per hundred for hoga cannot reitllzoDJl
cuntH per pound. In Madiaon oannly thou
sands luvo tiled of olioleni, Htid enino down
thero wrd dotug somo lull talking ubout tha
oittllo pest(ToxaH variety) having moved In
also. One louudory nud all the IUx lntoresla
InDilawaro aro laid low. Property tlui
cost S70.000 sold ,Ust wink at furoed salo for
81' 000, leaving Iho hnrrllliid stockholilera lo
strike it dividend on the other f.VS.COU. Fruit,
ctbl'age, nnd ralo-wutor, aro as miarcona
hen'a teeth, and for tho last two months it
has not been considered much out ol order
by somo lo omit regular weekly uhuiigia of
purploaiid lino linen.
To broak tho fatiguing monslony which
has oxlsted, I attempted to e-UVct tlm Intro
dilution of a uniform hj sttni or lohool hooka
In ourt-uhotls, Thiily 3 cara of pedag(gue
ing iimld tho almost oudlos variety of
school books, hud Millleod to dhgustms
with tho prollcluiioy iittaloablo In each suo
coaslvo elfirt. Commonly, threo to live
olasaoa lu oanh depirtmnut, where ono would
batter answer alt practical purpoim. Tho
houao of Wilson, ilh.klo A. Co,, of Cincin
nati, en) lying 11 monopoly lu Iho McGufllo
publloutluii, Hiid every six mouths tbey
wero undergoing ravlslou and changes,
rendering them aa it sarlo but llttlo bettor
than u medley of publication-, Tho mer
uiiuary agoutor tlm Ohio huusii btatlrred
himself under tlm Inlluonoo of big pay and
tho prouuso of moro, went to ami iro, up
and down, to thwart all attompts lo effect a
uhaugo. At last 1 proourod from tho house
of J. 11, Butlor A Co. the atraw that broke
tho camel'a back. That house, on tho Amerl
cau Itoadore, Oxford Speakers, Tune a
Geology, Mitchell's New Geography,
(brought down lo dato full series) Mmltb'a
PealalozzlauGrainmtr, (thu bail thing otil)
Honor's Pictorial United Hiatus History,
Tbo Now Amerloiii Pronouncing Spellers
and Mlichnll'ri Piiyslcal Geography. By
llrockehby, theabltat book on that bube)t
In Amuriua, soul 11111 a scale ol prions on itio
utori-aald books which swHinptd the Clnelu
uatl hoiiati ttnd llmlr II fuel -I Inch agtutatid
several olherf, as iluy bound llieiiiMilves to
malntulu thalMialuot prices fir lltuyeaiK.
I'ovMishlli alter township adopiad, to tbo
great salUfaolluu ol uoseil nnd o her leaeli
iii. 'I'he hooka count sliurn ol ut least two
prullta as wo article dlieclly with iho bouse.
I aui no agent, Intvn 111 fish lo fiy, neither
ask nor reonlvo ompriuailiiu, Ki.tt now if
you waul it biullby IIiuhij ihenjjo f pas
turn over In Urn I mil of Main l-',.ir 'I h rl
imIn, 1 will willlni'ly loud you my alii to get
II cheaply. Yours In MmmMiIi-,
John Waikim.
Leontrilsburg, O , Nov ft, Ih77,
Kurd Ciiaea.
MefJ.i.v, all 11 IliauKiocK, who once resided
-it Salem, la now K-nlrir out u ti-ini lu llio
I'lKiltontlary. 1' II. DpL'ish, wlmwassnit
to iho Pniil!eiiiiary I om tt.l oily for fjiuery,
la also sert lug out bis llini at llio place inr
a llkii crluiH DaL'iss while In Ibis NU'.',
had every advantage olfi-red, I tit he pioveil
iilmoll it kleptoiiumlau nud ur ed tw o tui 111s
lu tho penitentiary ul Orettnti.
Uaaonlo Elocttcu,
Atar'-uular couimuuloailon of Jninluu
l.-idi(H. No 0, A. F A. A. M., held at Dalian
inn o lowing (jllli'era were elected fur tbo
ensuing Minion lu year; T. G. Klelimoud, '
V.', M ; N. U. llutlor.M. W.; Warreu Trevln,
J. W.; .M. M Kll'a, Treasurer; O. W. To.l4
S-.xe e.ary, aud Joaeph DtBerry, Tj ler.
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