Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1877, Page 2

NEW YORK FASHIONS. and other Ma- Lrg jettesCostumes, and Costume Bonnets. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) New Yous. diversified as the tast ents of the great public itself, for the passion is by no means confined to women. Men share ¢ not only the assiduous col- imens, but have plates, and s, with a zeal equal to ed by women upon . birds and flowers. Hobe prin of Chin to the . streaked with black paint, Which ™ rtist fondly imagines an improvement on the antiqu shops no Jonger exhibit gayly ¢ 4 tea sets and dinner sets, flowered vases and plump little poree pids, but revel in pots, and jars, and jugs and caddies of the royal Albert-ware, Which is the color of E bow that Wors formerly at de pottery. in € Smooth as to form able base which joes net absorb the paint, and throws up lines and figures to the best - Of ¥ all the for Father than ta antiquaria teeth on an edge. sof rubbish, hing very geod may be devel- American f art is strong ‘ompelian villas, im i English interiors FANS AND FANCIES. is great diversity i fan. which has come ain indispensable a ‘The most popular, as well as the most artistic fans, are those painted on silk or satin. The ut finish vary with the cost of the mount nd the purpose to which they are put. ve ladies paint their own fans, Some | i. to mateh the trimmings of the rmonize with the sentiment of ¥ t to make an be found in the s. ane fine th Shops to mateh th Most expensiv and the more ¢ vad rane < unted wi r,t 7 jt th ce.and are so costly as 10 be re- a very fortunate few. »velty in feather fans is shaped butterfly, and made of feathers of varied colors. The eyes are gems, diamonds, Tubles, or emeralds. It is a Brazilian idea, astly. among th for the belt. of v iday fancies OF embroi- spsof wrought glish or German an be found to mount such course the value is so much th hanced. Long purses of knitted silk, crimson or dark Dlue. gray or brow wand, fin ished with steel b steel rings. Ivet_ wristlets, s. also fringed with steel style mu t w ly from the skulls with old, and n have been add- scissors, tablets, mirrors hh have heretofore formed © powder-box, and horseshoes, whic! the eatalocue. racelets of mere gold. piain or wrought, have for some time been quite out pf vogue. but very beautiful designs, worked out in dia” monds or other gems, and forming flower cen- ters or clasps, have taken t pi: cost of this rich work and its co consisting of rubies, en ids, diamonds, Opals, turquoise and pearls, is such as to ren” T pairs of bracelets not only impossible, but adi y. which is considered bad taste. ‘The Single bracelet of diamonds. forming stars or marguerites, has been revived. and is se conjunction with a wristlet of velvet or bangles. or a string of old pearls, inst another bracelet. precisely mat ie it, as jon has been of late years. A lovely a rms a band of lace-like in- ts on both edges. js are sneered at, as the mere evi- dence of wealth, and showing the absence, Father than the presence of artistic taste. The dover of rare china is said never to be a lover of diamonds. But the later designs in dia- mond ornaments not only demand wealth in the purchaser, but show evidences of taste and sentiment in the manufacturer. A novelty in engagement rings, for example, has three stones, the ruby, diamond and sapphire, Signifying truth, purity and love. The stones are set lengthwise. the diamond in the centre, and should be perfect in color, the ash not ne- cessarily large. Combs of wonderful beaut: are made in light designs of solid gold, and Mounted with diamonds, set as stars. Single are set as hairpins, which quiver with every movement, and the s for amethyst and shaded “gai hi ever. do not show to acvantage excepting in a Very bright light. and in conjunction with very Dlond or very black hair. Copies have been made of rings and pend- ants. necklaces and earrings in the Cenola eol- Jection exhibition, in the Metropolitan M Seum of Art: so that we have Pompeiian, Egyptian, Venetian and Etrusean styles to se- Ject from, and many gentlemen are havin: holiday gifts made to order after some one o} the old designs. Loekets and pendants are still fashionable, though neeklaces and gold chains have bee! Superceded somewhat by vi pear! ments const match. clasp Dy pearls. A Japanese necklace, of amber, ered a desideratum, and to these are el tal or transparent am- ber, inelosing flies which are so perfectly nat- bral as to seem to be alive. Iry for gentlemen is very quiet and ple. ‘Stones are set low, and 4 pin consists Is of a single pearl grasped bya claw or a te hand. A grasshopper is another de- Viee, and a third is a whisk-broom of gold with €namel top. Studs consisting of a single pearl, round, but not white, off color, in fact, are nee to diamonds, and also to solid gold. minutest forms of jewelry are nothing how if not artistic. Japanese wares are in great demand, and econstst mainly of embroidered fans’ and Sereens, ivory carved in lace patterns, lacquer Work, cabinets at all prices, from five hundred dollars down to five, sandal-wood paper cut- ters, and squares for mounting as screens, of red silk. embroidered with gold and inter- min; with feather work so as to form some - ing bird. lore commonplace trifles have appeared in Profusion within the past two weeks, and con- Bist of handkerchiefs In ivor sitk embroidered © monograms or fers in color. Freneh cambrie handkerchiefs with scalloped the de- border, in violet or red, with monogram corner in vai ited colors ; red aud white satin corse- Jets em Ted with miniature rosebuds and brown-shaded leaves; deeate hosiery inlaid ‘With old lace: satchels of embroide: satin, Wihatcrcr fe decree of drench fasho the ‘severest be- ioming the center of hundreds of wide open wiThe square ext bodice Is the favorite com- rp at the sides, so as to meet. ina widen out into a second again —— al ix yom, The utter absence of drape for flowers, mounted as trails or it instead. we have, for Prineesse dresses, which are a combine uare, h "Terminates in a soft | ry affords no | nof silk and as part of are nd apron of pale rt of the train w pat the sides, edge finished with ne : pron, the border heading of the flowers the sleeves. The Pi itis true, wear ored Skirts of I, fan-shaped stiff! muslin, and having ed with narrow plaited flounces, Abut the majority of dresses, prepared for e ing wear, are combinations ¢ i figured,or of two ¥ as Well as in texture. White crepe cloth and ivory satin are much | used in conjunction with maroon, and even brown. Beautiful princesse polonaises for re- | ystumes are made of white crepe cloth, trimmed with white satin and finished With triple bows of narrow satin ribb ude flat, without ends, bries differing | » bag is not nes elvet, of the same © jrawn with double strings, leaving a raf. | § may be used for | or bon-bons, or any but ladies who receive just n¢ n indispensable. ly plain, high bodices, reause of the opportunity the i of the new large coll er Various nam _ back very apt ering it necessary that they be handsomely trimmed with lace or nd as they are quickly the cost soon becomes a matter of consi moment. The Balayeuse ob’ dl makes it possible to wear short skirts with handsome dresses, A NEW DEPARTURE IN MILLINERY. ew departure in millin ) milliners are opposing every elfort that , is imminent, and a jates the diffieul- costume bonnet le in dress demands harmony of the dress of which nd it is very well © often destroyed by want of rekition of this to the incongruity, th rest of the costume. The bonnet has, up toa recent period, been independent of the gown and its belongings, and often looked as if it belonged to a different era. Lately it has mplete suit, and is frequently composed of the The point, however, is th ids, who haye re- women, with eleven ceived 2 French training, ean havea bonnet or hat to match eve out of seraps by their deft slightest additional cost ; & paid a high’ pri of a dress, must purchase a yard of additiona! erial, take it to an expensive milliner. have the piece brought u put together fi ile a poor woman, for the making achi only the rich who ¢ poor woman. ean afford to be economical. is at a disadvantage every dress, not only in the purehase of materia sses, but when the: isgalways because they are old | are very low it fashioned in cut or style, or because the mate | for some other reason that | makes them undesirable to the average pur- But a little costume made the other day, and finished complete, with Normand: bonnet to match for $25,.was so much beyoni the average in style and general ap that it deserves special mention, an ied at home by a clever woman, who @ould tern and cover a frame for a bon- net tastefully, for about two-thirds the sum. The underskirt was of brown alapaca, and it was mounted with a rather deep plaited flounce of brown silk, with a headin pretty and original form. of seal brown fancy di terial, which is very w rial is unstable, o arranged in very and drapes graceful- olonaise Was untrimmed, except with Pipings of the silk and a few bows of silk lined The bonnet was made from a piece of the silk, and consisted simply of a ormandy crown, With a narrow brim and miming of brown velvet leaves and tea roses. is suit cost less than $15, urse, Was put at the low: est terms. But had the cost for this been omitted, the price would certainly be within the reach person who can afford to buy a dress at with cream color. he materials for thi and the making of ¢ worthy of being followed. Dancing the Too-La-Loo. (Cleveland Leader Atlanta (Ga.) Correspon- 4 Going past a yard near the outskirts T had the rare chance to see some of the entertain- ments of the Southern darky. have been thirty couples sin; the “ Too-la-l play is of African origin the rest joined the ch line, aecom of hands. In the bright moonlight a y belle waltzed around within a cirele that was ss if gand dancing T he leader sang the monotonous Tre- Then she made another motion in her dance, of some kind, which is 3 berry ic Nice little lady motion, Oh t dat’s a nice little motion, 1 T love too-la-loo house To0-ba-loo Nice little lover, ‘oo-la- low Handsome lover, Oh! Love too-la-loot She then selects her lover and the song in the dance goes on: Dat's a berry sweet lover, Kis over ss our lover, "Teo-la-loo! Oh! [love toota- iy toxether. he circle and 7 i i i itt : : i u £ E ee } S z i e 4 GLANCE AT SAN FRANCISCO. [CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE. ] Editor Star:—My last letter left as on the | huge ferry boat at Oakland, ready to cross the bay to San Francisco. Just seven had been | spent in railroading, and those who have ex- perienced the discomforts of that mode of travel may think that we were thoroughly way-worn and weary. Not so, however, for of | the two ear loads of passengers who had come | F of the way together, embracing all ages trem two years to seventy, and ineluding at least one whose sad story was told by the hec- clared themselves fresh enough for am trip. So comfortable are the cars, so smooth the road, so interesting the continu cession of new views, that every its close before it seemed half g Week passed so quickly that it appeared searce a as lon “amer has started, and through the ses from the bay, the smoke t upon the city and the dimn: evening, the metropolis of the Pac into view as its high hills hold it up for ins] n, as we wonder how man or beast can mb to the houses that almost inaccessible Is look kes the sf “by the vocifer- baggage agents, Fr ex volume the shouts of their bi r city that IT ever, visited selves lookin, the dusk ap} towerin, nd soon find eur- AWay Which op selves in a ss-covered court, and sur- rounded by palms, banan: plants, and are told we are in t el. On going to our rooms we find kind ends had provided for us a specimen of Cal- rs grapes such as we had read of. Muse: 1 Flaming Tokay in buneche of which would weigh three pound whose quality is worthy of their siz fair samples of the abi shall see in rich and. In melt in the mouth, with the i wherries rly spring, midsummer and autumn, all Wing side ile in the same field farmer is op and sowing same day. SHARON'S BIG HOTEL. But before we go out to view the city, we must spend a while in lool about thi ! e Hotel. for use and conv randas, that night one th roam at will or lounge and bathrooms that are found in every room. Nothin modern invention has contrived to annihilate space and time to save trouble and minister to ¢ veniences has been omitted. In a moment after a letter or a package has been left for you at the office, it has reached your room, if on the :seventh story, conveyed by the pu matie dispateh tube ;in half a minute you be carried the same distance in any of the five s seareely perceptible. its ventilator, all so numerous that, where we ascend to the roof to the city, we seem to be i of them. Steam engines and the water four artesian wells to the top of the h afford every room an unfailing su should a fire break out, whieh is pi possible, x h it ina mome earthe wrou tion through the thick walls. ABOUT TOWN. The day after our arrival we employ ery room has the business parts of which is not unlike that of Chicago, the stores, &e., being about the same color, except that there are more buildings of one or two stories. There is the same rush, and, even at this dull time, an ap- pearance ‘of abounding business life, espe- cially on California street, the resort of bro- kers and Vankers. The Ligon buildings are the new mint and that of the board of trade. The Masons and Odd Fellows each have a fine structure, erected and owned by themselves, and indicating the flourishing condition of these orders. The bootblacks, instead of, as hin; izton, Smagineg ing 3 the ser from every street corner in the intervals of leisure from their customary occupation of trying the strength of their boxes on each other and | shouting obstreperously, have their shops with wide-open doors, where, ina comfortable chair, one can read the morning papers while his is are polished. Those e paged in this ch of decorative art wigs themselves upsn their skill, and one who styles himself “The Champion of the United States” dis- plays in front of his studio hallenge to the members of the profession” throughout the country, inviting them to compete with him for the honor of this proud title, the stake to be five hundred or a thousand dollars, he to pay the traveling expenses of any aspirants whose towering ambi'ion should lead them to cross the Rocky Mountains in search of fame. bore omni ogy ge feature of the city is the ‘r of money brokers’ offices—one on almost every square—which are required great numl by the variety of currencies in use. FRISCO HOUSES. That part of the city devoted to residences lies west of the business portion, and much of it is on those hills that we noticed while on the ferry beat. We now ascertain how it is itmbing the precipitous eded and drawn not by reached, for we see, street, cars, each prec horses, but by a smaller platform car. Lookin; at the track, we notice What looks like a thir rail laid between and parallel with the two that usually suffice. In’ this through which runs an endless i ya Stationary st eel in the middle of the platform car, which by a single mechanical coutrivance imparis motion to this car and draws the other at- tached to it. With few excepiions, the dwellings are of wood, painted a color not unlike that of Ohio freestone, or a little lighter. Almost every house has its bay window. The uniformity o} color and style is decidedly monotonous, while the strata Of dirt, composed of the all-per- vading dust and smoke, and washed dow from the roofs and ornamental project the rain, do not tend ance. Towering-like highest hills ct gen mansions of the railroad_ magnates o! ington, Hopkins and others; but these, grand in extent and architectural desi they are, are of wood. The roadway: except in the business porti Ss, covered With the same material, not in blocks, but in planks laid across the streets. When a fire once wee rellent ve department, in which the citizens are justly proud, can prevent the spead of a vast i fairly under way, not even the conflagration. THE CHINESE QUARTERS. the great Cg 2 _ t geonigard tee But its Chinese population. mens of them from our first landing, as the ends of long poles across their shoulders, they are bearing burdens heavy enough for a horse, or are restlessly lounging through the streets. But we have not yet see them in their homes, China town. To-night we shall pay them a visit, and my next letter ar tell what T have seen. FM. PULAR COMMANDER.—Osman is the A Pol idol of his soldiers. A Turkish in who Was captured before Plevna and taken to the Russian headquarters, refused to reveal the ans of his commander. When he was asked there were any English officers in the gar- , he _ scornfully, “What do we want with iglishmen? We have Osman Tison, Pasha, who, alone. is worth a hundred thou- sand En men. He rides round the He looks after everything pel 3 visits he entrenchments, goes to the foreposts and uesi © the | rear- atter business small fights and great suflering fro ~ | river, it was with am Stanley's most interesting narrative :-— y | 1 one, and the | vegetables and fruits | my lors, ascending so. oy that the mo- ied by a net work of that run in every direc- 7 in look- ing about the c the general appearance of m dd of the track, and in which eatch cogs on a the Pacific coast, Hunt- rom STANLEY'S ADVENTURES. of the and ties with the Savages of Central jen wi Africa. | A letter from Stanley telling of his great voy- age down the Congo, with somewhat more of detail than his former ones, is published in the Hiereld. He engaged an ‘Arab escort for the start, who accompanied the expedition 125 miles, in which distance there were several smail- X, especially among the Arabs, 18 deaths oc- curring during two or three days. The point reached at the time of their departure was be- nd range of trading parties, and when 1st sury LZ: rlancholy farewell so: This was on December 2%, 187%, and we pri reed to make a few quotations from Mr. D HEAVY MA we came to of the Lumami, and th as the rivet Ss how calles began now We were hunted lik Ni; and day every nerve was strain Four times on 4 e through the lines of canoes brought inst us, and finally we were halted by SWa falls, in latitude Odegrees 2 m i See south. The savages seemed to think we had no resource left but to surrender ehd be eaten at their leisure. Again again Were we compelled to repulse the furious charges that they made to drive us over the alls. The — of the Falls Islands also me up to assist the bals of Mwana Ntaba. We were at bay, and became des. | perate. Return we could’ not, as we could vet pull against stream wd fight. We pulled ashore, first on the right bank, across river to the left and m: a woods, drawing our utter us. “Afier constr a on the forest sid 1 in position for 2 short time the natives retire r al left us te ad fearful | i | from abe heavy canoes during the young men «i the savages and ugh f 1 ime we had When we had ¢ degrees, 14 minw ed two days for re: needed. fn the passage ure as best we could. ast fall, latitude 0 rth, we halt- hich we all very much Of these falls we lost five men only. ONE RIF BETTER THAN TEN ARRORS. The river was gradually wide to 2.000 yards breadth te It th soon : trine breadth from Tf to ten miles. Islands also were so numerous that only once a day were we able to obi unk. pse of the opp. sin We had r n the marithn he first iy we entered were attacked three times t at the grand pre- parations for our reception. Fifty-four canoes rushing dow us with such fury that I saw IT must a if hed to save the expe- diiion. “Four of « ina desperate fight, | of their tact and de it i a little distrustful, instantly distinguished its hearty sincerity, and repeated it with equal fervor until for a time, even after they had ended, the forests across the river seemed to thunder mysteriously, ennene! Sepnene!” We dropped our stone anchors abreast, and near enough to the vast ¢ ‘ds on the hanks, and invited the warriors in the canoes to ap- proach. From childish shyness they would not come nearer than 50 yards or so, and two old Wo- men—tiadies, L ought to call them—“manned a small canoe, and. coming straight to my boat, they hig their tiny vessel alongside, and, after an introdw fered us alm wine and a couple Presently he warriors, shamed out of their shyness—it great, en our boat, ¥ messenge! to us in the midst of ow into the grea ed with. ple one spear or bow m, Which caused me at there was nd arrew in there Was not anywhere. were so ht three they said that though the them to fightus iver fishing and the themselves had seen us and beads, and 1 seen them refuse all proffers and fight us hey are always fighting us and stealing ou people ; We are hot strong i ‘ou left th y and a wou wine: if With potatoes and p people you would I wzht that canoe and made those two slaves your own, but w Nowed it te pass you, Knew that you were beat our drum for w et that little ca have had to fi mu had you wou killed our injure our our friends. didn ce. You are PASSAGE OF THE CATARACTS. 1 i. before which r, for Ne tal re injuries, of 1,400 miles had been passed. ‘aime’ straightened by close meet- ng. aspiring ba ed clilfs, or steep slopes of mountains, s} zy with tall woods, or piles upon piles of naked, craggy rock, and presently swept impetuously down in serpen ‘ine curves, heaving upward long lines of brown billows, sometimes as though ruftied by a Tempest, or with a steep, glassy fall, or thun- dering down steep after st tossing iis wa- ters upwards in huge wayes, with their cresis dissolving in spray and mist, or boiling round isles of bowlde! which disparted it inte two branches with fearful whirlpools, with upri: Ide fin, Boowetiony 4 and as it varied its wild as- pect so it varied its thunder, moan and plaint. bee ic Stricken and began to pull fast . but they were soon brought back. ped our Stone anchors, formed a d mly waited events. Down me, fast and furious, and in magnificent style.’ Everything about. them Was superb. Their canoes were enormous Ss, one especially, a monster, 8) paddlers, side, With paddles 8 feet long, nd really pointed with iron quarters, I presume. The top ft was adorned with ivor: the bow were ten choice young fellows swaying their long spears ready. At the stern of this great war canoe stood 8 stee en, guiding her towards us. ere Were about 2) ue fa f her size—also fine-looking, put no a 1o 2,000 savages within these 54 ¢ . Ie not think that these belonged to one powe imagine that it was a preconcerted arrange- ment with neighboring tribes, specially for our entertainment. The big monster, as it SI us, launched a —the first. Every gun in our litle fleet angrily gave re- sponse to our foes. We were ina second almost surrounded, and clouds of spears hurled and hissed for ashort time—say 10 min- utes. They then gave way, and we lifted anchors and charged them, following them with fatal result. We followed them to the shore, chased them on land into their villages, and, after securing some of the abundance of food we found there, I sounded the recall. To the victors belong the spoils—at least so thought my people—and the amount of ivory they discovered lying useless about astonishe me. There was an ivory “temple,” astructure of solid tusks surrounding an idol; ivory logs, which, by the marks of hatchets visible on them, they must have been used to chop wood upon; Ligged war horns, some of them three feet long; fvory mallets, ivory. Agen age to split wood, ivory the les to grind their cassava, and before the chief's house was a veranda, or burzah, the posts of which were long tusks of ivory. There were 133 pieces of ivory, which, according to rough calculation, would realize. or ought to realize, about $15,000. These. told the men, t! Oo must consider as their prize money. In this fight we only lost one man. THE LAST FIGHT BUT ONE. The 1ith of February we lost the island chan- nels, and we were taken—too late to return— along a channel which took us to the right bank to the powerful tribe of Mangara, or Mangala, of whom we heard so much, some- times as very bad people, at other times as great traders. The fact that they pursued trade caused us to imayine that we should be permitted to pass by quietly. We were wofully deceived. Despite the war drums and horns summoning the tribe to war, as it was near noon and a bright sun shone, and there was sufficient stretch of river to take a good obser- vation, I would not lose such a _— oppor- ‘to fix the position of this important I ascertained it to be latitude 1 de- ninutes, 50 seconds north; by count, st sed my sextant then prepared came for war, peace, with gifts. r; if they came for While we were fighting our tragical way over t h occupied us five months, howe were ina tunnel, de- underous crash of passing There is no fear that any other explorer wi attempt what we have 4 the eatara region. It will be insanity may travel overland, and the out the 2,000 feet altitu: our three, four and fi meanoes. He will perhaps point out the stumps of the giant trees we cut down and froia which we e¢ ye will point we dragged s, Working . Whereas no canoe was ever made in that region under three months. He ow him where we cut a grove of tall trees down to fill the great pits between the reel He may point out localities where the white men entered their canoes and brought their people down long, foaming stretches of river, to the fright of all who saw them and ap tinst alladvice. He may point out the ter- rible falls where the boat with the white chief and his boats’ crew were whirled round and tossed brown waves until his native friends, wi were spectators of the expected catastrophe, were in an agony of fear; and finally, with a shudder, guide him to the spot where the younger chief was carried over the falls, tak: down in a whirlpool and lost. But there is fear of any other explorer attempting to imi- tate our work here. Up, Thank Heaven! FULTON, ILL, Nov. 15— p.m. Mr. Bailey:—We have “put up” our coal stove. Itisa “Standard,” No. 40, and eost— but the hardware man, Mr. Wheeler, told me not to = — as he let me have it at cost. The parties to the act were my wife, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Moll, tinsmith, Mr. Eckert. my next-door neighbor, and his daughter Carrie, the hired girl, and myself. ol y, E,W. D. rs truly, P. S.—9 p. m.—The pipe is not up. I did not say it was. One leg to the stove is lost, but three (3) bricks just fit. The nickel-plated foot- rest won't go on because one of the screws is bent and we can't get i . Mr. Wheeler, who is a fat, bald-headed man, is on his back trying to straigh‘en it with a hammer by reaching under the stove. He looks pained. Five thumbs in the crowd done up in arnica. Wile has so far ese — She fives orders from the kitchen. Nobody swore yet exec} Mr. Moll, and as he speaks Germa ant tell. 9:40 Pipe all up and everything fixed. bs ‘ir. Wheeler just came back to tell us not to build a fire, as Mr. Moll forgot to put a damper in the pipe. Will be up to-mor. row and put it in—or send it up. As the pire must all come down again, the prospect Is pleasing—“and only man is vile.” 6p.m., Nov. 4.—Damper in, but my wife Says the stove must be moved out a foot or the heat will injure the doors to the parlor. Mr. Moll has gone back more pipe by her order. It’s a mile to the tin-shop and rainin# furious Have Sent a boy to instruet Mr. Moll not to loose from Obi island and started am. Sixty-three light, proached, Some of the were gorgeous in bi ms, y wore head-dresses of the skins of is: white skins of the same color hung down their shoulders, like short mantles, the principal men wore robes of crimson Dianket clot We ceased rowing. When they were about three hundred yards off T held a crimson cloth up to view ii one hand, and a coil of brass wire in another, and by signs offered it to them. My answer’ was from three muskets, a shower of iron-stone slugs, and four of my boat's crew and one in my canoes wounded. A. flerce shout of exul- tation announced to the hundreds on the banks their first success. We formed our usual close line, and allowed the canoes and boat to float own, every rifle and revolver being requi The battle consisted of bullets against We were touched Peatnny boat and canoes pitted, but not perforated through. Dead shots told in the end. Breech-loaders, double-barreled elephant rifles and Snyders Prevailed against Brown Besses, though for {wo hours our fate was dubious. The battle lasted from 12 o'clock to near sunset. We had floated down ten miles during that time, but we had captured ten canoes, swift as they were; we had dropped anchor for one hour, procaine. storming party, which took a vil- lage and burned it. At sunset our people sang the song of triumph. We continued floating down in the darkness until about 8 o'clock, and then camped on an island. This was the Slst fight, aud the last but one. AFRICAN JACK CADES. A terrible crime in the eyes of many natives ‘low the confluence of the Kwango and the ee was taking notes. Six or seven tribes federated ther one ree to destroy us, ” Thad mn iF cite pt fee bring more pipe.” = Latest. give in. The pipe is up and works well. pala T ordered some coal— ays it will be here the latter part of next week! We hope the stoye will prove a success, but it may not.—[E. W.D., in Danbury News. ‘THE TRADITIONAL KENTUCKIAN.—In the old I imes the Kentuckian of lege dl was a rambling, roving fello ended every sentence with an oath. It his morning meal of three coe! of tobacco. His amusements ch the same simple order. He could clip the wing from a mosquito at 10 paces: he would stop a life-boat to tell his seared feliow- ssengers Ke. He affected bi of a race-horse to was always ready to y and that of everybody He would fight anything, rather pre- ferring, indeed, the tiger. The invention of what has been’ politely termed on the other side “ American whist,” namely, draw-poker, was in his case the discovery of another world. It struck him all in a heap, beginning with the hame itself. Draw-poker! He was in the habit 1 drawing on his banker, his pistol and his agination. In his game he could draw on all three at one and the same time. The person T have deseribed was mistaken by the northern banker for the southern gentleman, and the lightning-rod agent who appeared among us was there looked upon as a specimen of north- ern gentleman.—{ Mr. Watterson’s Lecture. How Darwix Recetyep His DEGREE.— The pranks of the American college student have won him a bad name among people who think that the collegian of no oll country — oye Cn conferring of the od ¢ have ever seen to detriment of ici student. the dis- tinguished nt of univ. rn honors mai ul scarlet robes of the doctor, t ciigy of a monkey was slowly lowered in ihe middle of the hall, from Dee peouinoee point in the ~ It blazoned ape mit, ta starit letters, was the ni legend, “ Missing ‘Link.® The prank was casion could stand. ‘It was. poor wit at tie student blush. DRIVING THROUGH A FIRE.—There was a chureh opening At Woulla week pa ‘owthe tp home to 4 — with an adventure which is worth recording. prairie was > and @ strong wind blew the tants ‘towards whe were faa Bij escaped with Gets ne en Senate, did not cocape BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. ‘This well Known remexiy has effected so many WONDERFUL Festored so many su perishes! by all whe ha wers to health, thi xperienced its vir THE STANDARD REMEDY For the prompt relief and eure of , lars. = ap ton, 13m SPENCER, Principat, THROAT, LUNGS AND CHEST. thwest ont INDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL, [27 lik +24. Mines POLLOCK & NORRIE. CONSUMPTION, WISTAIDS BALSAM. WISTAINS BALSAM. WISTAR'S BALSAM. ASE OF CONSUMPTION. CresTeRriniy ESSE. DONCH Was taken sick last October with a nt. accompanied with a Very serious cmghs; need taken Uhat, =. MILA S. SMITH, W. HW. JONES, WISTAR’S BALSAM, WISTAR’S BALSAM, WISTAR’S BALSAM. AT THE LU ONN.. March 20. 1809. it is opportunity to AR’s BALS ae YONSULT DR. specialist In the eity. EI or several Years, any ret until prevailed om to test vil of WISTAR’S BALSAM, the effect of which has been truly astonishing. ‘More than a year since ay this place was taken wit connection with a most severe cough, am man telonging in ‘at the Tings in e was | ever cause arising. pe? case, Sen 1 405. JAC York, Draggists suppiie -PECIAL NOTICE. =, BALSAM, which he took, mishment of his tt din due time, friends, was shatehed, as it were, from the vei In many other cases we hay BALSAM to the cc jaws of death, administered the onsumptive, and always with the best of success. These statements are simple facts, which can be vouched for at any time by calling on T remain traly yours, JOHN B. DARLING. mie at my store, - y. Nervous Trembling, Palpitatts +. all resaiting from abuses in youth, tuatite i Strictures and Syphilis quic native of Baltimore, with sperial practice, ot his city: WISTAR’S BALSAM, WISTAR'’S BALSAM. Prepared by SETH W. FOW Harrison avenue, Boston, and sold by dealers gen- E & SONS, 86 Fifty cents and $1. bottle. dec3-m&thIn EDUCATIONAL. AMES CORRIDON., Profeaswrof Penmanship, Js Teakkrop cant centers of bene — cvaranterd Lessons given at residences Tews ENC RRIAN BUSINESS ¢ Cond Bulking. ob and F. Writ a a aad aestrmetta ng amd sbert LPR CORNER SEVENTH AND L STREETS vadevening. Beautiful halls. Sons and ally educated. The and traluing tm ray Language, Letter-writing, Bast- isipess Farms, Bak fe. Dal Ist st. east, « 2. $2 por month, Keeping. nite FP MUSIC. Th STRERT. CORNER H. Now ‘TON FAIRLAME. Director, Je assistants, Circulars at music stares, etoneue), Latte K MU ssARt xe ot So Address 430 3a reulars in bookstores. Children admitted tween the agesa years. Normal class for Ladies : q please apply at 127 18th st, mow.. ora’ TI8 st. new ot aw ADEMOISELLE V_ PRUDHOMMES FRE NCHOCL ASSES in foot 1 Adtraneed ancl with a perfect ite give 2 Ac) SStoSt2, angle-ly SY OUNG LADIES BO ARE s » AY SCHOOL. Next term will 3M Now. Wot, 1s 3 —— MEDICAL, &c. ; . between Sh aad ein spectal afftee he oldest established * guarantors a perma wortest Tine posite kin Diseases, A lmandoned peclaity. A th ¢ consulting roe nr Ean pm rmnlh al Offer so-called F x te 7 Urinary Organ ‘Organic and S minal Weak "rematare [de of the Heart, ddiness. Indigestion, &¢ of Sight or and earl iscretions, kly cures 2 m him, who will insure ‘treatment, ad a-cure guar auteed in every case he undertakes. Will refer his patrons to any of the leading physicians of Baltt- ore, and show letters of testimonials from the same. Call or address as above, or to 19 South Ka- taw street, Baltimore, mard-ly VEGETINE. FIRST DOSE ON A BOSTON POLICE OFFI- Boston, Nov. 15, 1871. 7 Sir:—In the spring of 1869 1 wa with fever, which hada long andalmost hope- he best medical adview being In attend- ance. I was taken through the fever, but it left me reduced and weak, with excruciating pains in my side, hack and hips, I was completely Kidney Complaint, and no modicine seemed to reach my case, In this condition I was persuaded to try Ve vy afriend whom it cured of the sim: and it seemed as though [could feel the effect « swith the VEGETINE until it complete to health, since which time I have bee: form my duties as a police officer, enjoying good and there Is no doubt about the great value 1 Kidney nt and similar respectf E FORD, 564 Broadway, WE SEI NTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE, EAST MARSHFIELD, Aug. 22. 1870, vENS. Tam seventy-one years of years with Kidney Complain IF you as our VEGETINE, and I think it the » for weakness of the kid I have tried many remedies fe plaint. and never found so much relief as from hens and invigorates the VEGETINE P uaintances have i. Many of my ac iieve it to be good for all the com- ended. i. SHERMAN, VEGETINE. WOULD GIVE A DOLLAR FOR A DOSE. Ingrain Carpets sold at E BostTox, May 30, 1871, Jogr have been badly afflicted with Kid- for years: have suffered great » hips, and side, with great dit urine, which was often and juantities, “frequently blood and excruciating pain. I have remedi best makes. NO COMMON AUCTION CARPETS IN OUR STOCK, Wwe been ‘most skilful phy: my neG-cotr 636 PA. AV.. south side, near Tch st. Breakfast Sets, Oak Giass Pitchers. Frul ndsome Plated Castors, a Pam Pick stands, Se Double Forks at $1 per set. CASH LUMBER YARD, CORNER OTN STREET AND New Yore avenve. FOR LOW PRICES. YOU MUST Go To WILLET & LIBBEY. WE SELL ABSOLUTELY FOR CASH, IT WILL PAY TO COME ANY DISTANCE. YOU SAVE 3 CENTS ON 10 FEET. L LOWER THAN ANY YARD. EVERY ONE THAT BUYS ADMITS THIS. UY FOR Casi AND WANT GOOD LUMBER, YoU MUST Go To d CARPETS! — CARPETS HEAVY REDUCTION IN CARPETS! ° Read the Following Low Prices: pets sold at 3 C. M. TOWSON & Co., Fine Crystal Goblets, 48c, per set. ney Jotel trobbets, Te. 5 The Te. Fifth-Avenue ‘5c. per set, Solid blers, 25e. per set. Piate Table, Desert and Tea Spoons and “J