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V . .. , i TERMS-vtl .50 A YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADVAHC
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BY rUECUASlXU loc DltY tiOODS
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attiliiiH al lau4!lK. ixvnl worth II X
Hd Hid V ;. .... ,
1ivet Prictt thut tr lcnate $inct llt
Uiack On-GraiN8illuat $1 worth $15,
ml 41,1V worth l, l wwitli
t $1,35 worth fl.74, M IU worlh $
0irwlkt75e. IWr.l. 1,I0, ljauti
IJ&& r jsnt 4 k o!MNMMt ver awn;
MriN4 Mlk at ,;, tu. uc mmI ft iet )rd
M r)r -.ft '-
11 ttd Mliw at ti, ate. Kd f 1 amra tirlow rrgu-
br lirtraa;
lllark A)pMat U Jn. Sc BiJ UM U II r
yar Lfcm't fcajr jraiif Aliaaa loire cva'
htnti Mtr atorii -
lllack Ail r Ji utrrm at o. , TJ, Sie. tl,
4 I Jo-Mw kvai puKh fur Vw awaej errr
Mark AaKraiW Crrpa at to, (o, mhU
C4und aImo at 1 V. So and IV. t jard,
art h Sa, M aa4 ana. par . - - .
V'nk Pici. at , , l aad It JK . prr yard;
KUwk UraaadtiMW Blritia 1'laida, aMraoadrd.
and Malai 1 ' ' !
F.ac) iTk kVM GOOlHat la. U , W, M . and
i la at oar jrard ( alwar aK at Un iwvatttaa
ami lain -
A M klad- at DKE48 UUUUK mltabla fcr
1'rl! Tarrafc-irn 8.111 t rV r
jaril, n4d l rtwa at w Vc . i w .
iJuem jtwwm v mrtriri - '
i.rw atjlr 4 . iUlA)j aa I, l, I aud Kaa.
. ruW'e " ?- .
SU 'k.'r itan"k. at la, U )t, aad 13c ptl
t unlrd' rqiaa at I aihl lac. per f ard worU la
awl na;
tM Mun at ta, tt. IS, , Sa aad k,
wr r4lb rUoi4 rf Mwn; .
tbn krti Xalamnk at Mke. warta tan. wr yard;
I Wrkrd t4i lT td at Mu. WartA
V tdUKia 1jm at 1 1 X U, U !Kt to and ic lr
aman eM - . w
C'brkft outrttaa at to. It and Uka. far yard
wan a U, i amito.i farO: - '
Bo4 Tick at 1. 10, li, 1&, 16, 20, 22, and
He. wr yat4; " .-' s i ;
Hr1-4 mm I Uia A wain? Onrk la bH qndttlp
;V4 lilearhod ebaeCbijt at Joe per yard north
' - - - .. -.. t f . .
llM I aOfrfiwd SJmMHijU 15. par yard wnh
rX'hlth rmoCai CMm at tlc! wwtli
Kh-aclMd ami tablrarhed rttrtlari rUiifd at
ttw ktwrat art, rtrn K It la lra I 1m a cat.
Wa kta aU aT ta Iia4 boada, Mtch a
If uRMMfti ZXiai, iVVw 1VA- FrnU
mfti bum, Judtotomjyl, alaWaftd.
fkHm. kraVCHrk ad raacjr Mattla hi aU
ajitalltlaa
C'arprU. la areat arlatr. aw anld at la than
m. an larliwa mtt lb eatirw Murk:
llun. Mat. UlM1"a, llaaaork. Wladaw.
ftbadra. M tndoW'wrUHM and CurUla H.
H ,ra, nrk aa v'omtpaa, MaaK aad Uwaa
fery ekaapj-- - -
lirpa aad Cnaaa far Aaraltaiw cavarlag, aad
lajbniilaai lawaaaatirat aar aaaat
Wattr faiaavbia all tualitfaa, froal Ut tall,
larr yard; . - -, . ., , : . -
A full aaaurtaarat af TwUfad, .laid. Mripad aad
t rwa Cafarad riaaaafa. laa caaapaat yat af
TUl hkaa. Xarkla. Imlllaa Tarknr ttH
iMajuak, Uaaa CraatWIntaa. TawrK aad
mht arUrtM for bnawkwaara. Wa iva
laa lW nit arbaa t ta heat artktr
' ' - auric, ' ' --. .,
Ilral Thraad HoMda EJj. 19 tank hi a blaoa,
' for tie, wrUi W. aar yard; '
1'rocMt KJ1f Sfa. hft ydaoa af IS yard,
worth par yard;
OarWM lidjtiafinat a.for a ptaoaaf It yard,
Wutth r. wnrjard.'
:rriaa trt)tt Trfmajlaji hi hat. far
i anw at twvtta yariHwona lor Janr-.'
lawlMiri Mrnatt, a,a.ls It a. 10, ta
11m. and a ta t par rardi la taaaa awwta wa
ara aaVnog taa Vai aarfafa rar kaawat
I'llhiaM aaa.. VaUaaaa. t1tm-Turrhta. al.
I ram. I'aint, aad r la frcat varjuty
and at ttw Vmcat prfc; ' - -
(ttiftrhaai Uota tort artaiaa at IS , l,SV.
tit., aad ap U 14 par yard -taa aaaapaat Ivor
aaoa;
THlH Maa la traat arhHy
Taia at li, U, aa, a. II. aad hp it U1 tacil
JaiwV; ..(-
I hWaatW. larva rtm at lae
larhtna .NmhII. la U Uv
tat rraarh HiarklnR tt a, a anal I.
Mk, 1(4. Hatr.VtoU. Kail. Twath, VatvHtad
a.,ik rwhat
Mtk, Ultra, cWwV. aad Cattaa llaadkarrkiflh
t ta araat aajriatf far awa. wa m, and cail
rlraa. . .
Wa aawaiartta tnrt a k art ir laa wa tarn, hat
a lata that at taa wuiaat aad haat aaanrVd
ata h avar aaVrail hjr aa aaa aiaaa thhi data.
I'raiapt attoMtna Rtvaa la ardara. HawpaM
aaat apa apMtcswmt.
lata 1 I taiA tf I a . i s
tat rah
101? Aad IdllMiiaatrMl.
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NOKTU CAUOUNA A r ; GKfTT&T
t UURO. i
ApplMwtmn are cnnfaatlj ' taada for
enjiiaa of Tn Uakeuvkk aoataieiajt lb
artiokrt ( regrd to tb ooaJaci of Nurtli
Caroliaa troopi at Getlyabarg. Tba aaav
bar of ntaau fur tbaaa. fruat lb. N'ortb
era Stataa aapat-ialtj. baa latiarlj aecoaia
aa (rta$ iKat. Wing nrabla to aufply Ibem
o!brwiat, H baa bea deteraiiced la fob
Itahi tba'ai in bok forai.
., Tba paper oa Ibt ' jec, no lb Mt
will If repriatel jtit aa lbj apreil hi
TOE OpftKRVKK. aii4 will aiaka a vvlmne
of ma Iwu baudrel tragea. . , ,
Tba book will ba prime J on ir- wbita
paper, wiib fnl, ala.r tjpd. aad ta paptr
atrrtra will U aul.l ai ti orbU ; ta daaUra
and eaaraaaara at f 15 par band red.
- A lirart eJitiua will a-w bo taad;
prialaJ aaperiKrao4 bandaowelj buaud.
wbiok will bo M at f leab lo dealara
ad eaaranieri at tba rata of ' (6 per bai
" hiitgla cnptM of aiiker e-titioa mailed
poatpaid oa receipt of tba price. '
Tba book will be read fur deliverj ia a
few aee; Order acooixpanicj with
eaak r aulieilad. v
Addreat The Obkrvkk.
Raleigb. J. C;
the fihstIiunid or THE bk.
r.VoLUtip '
' Irt a few faeta Ull tba etwry, s Tba fret
bloodabad of I be Kerolalioa wa ant at
Lesioton, bat aareral jear earlier on tlie
Aleataooa. ia North Caroliaa, ia aa engage
at cut letaeea Uor. Trjoa'a troo and tba
lUgalatora aw Ike I6ikaf Mar. 1771. Aad
bo were tbeae Kecalalon? , Not a ret af
adreiitarm, bat I be meaiber of ibrae
Fraabjrteriaa eiegatioMa wba bad aa their
paetor three grid a lee of Prieoetoa, vae of
wboet bad bora for dare eadaavortnf lo
proeare peace, ad a tba daj of battle wee
oa the gtoaad, ' at ill bvpiug to avert tbe
blow
TWAN'T TniCRK.
Aa erring baaband. wba bad etbartad
all axplaaaUdU of lata boara, and bad no
polofy ratrdv, reeeaily alipped lata Ike
boaaoakoat I o'eloek,' verjaufily, dci
dad biwee.f goalty, aad beea reeking tbe
mJie by Ibe bedaij,lad if be bad baaa a
wakeaad oat of a aoKiJ aJeep by lafaatile
enea. tie aad rooked away for Ire ajia
lei wbee, lery Jaaa. wb bad aileally
walobedibeakolttaMHeitvre at id t ome
to bed, jott foot i tke baby aia'l tbare.'
There ia ootkinreo. wHhiag beaatt
fal tnd good that diet and h fwraotiea. Aa
iafaal, a raUliaf ebild, dying ia it eredle
will lire again : ia tke batter ibeagble ef
laoae who lorrd it, aad f leyt , Ha part,
tkoagb it bwdy be baraad lo aakea br drpwa
ad ia the dot-peat aaa,: Tbare ia twt aa aa
gel added lo tb boat of bee tea bat doe ii
llaaed work oa earth hi tbai abe led il
hero. Daadl Ok. iflbegaoddeetaof ba
taai eraalara eoold be Iraeod ia Ibair eoaree
bow bee at if 1 woald tea death appear I
for bow waeh abarity, aierey, aad periled
fleotk wwald be eeee to bate their growlk
ia deal) grata, J - ,
.J n, - -v . t v , -wi . . . . . , , ,
'Xow, Ihea, when are we going ti have
a aeUleraeut of Ihta aoeojnt V eiolalnierf
aa Iraaclble creditor loan ,ituer(urlHtblc
weUur. Va hare bad fteettlehtenl, wa
the reply. 'When w bare hw V began.
the creditor. 'Didn't I me In to aee
yod about It laat motitli T naked the dehlor.
Yea. .'And t meant to eetUe It Ihet.
etMu't I V- ' Welr-yaa, I holfave . mi
Vary well, then. Waee't that aaeitle-
Tat I aaiJ a taaa laat or en'ms. aa he
bent k elbow to reiee tbe twtntiatb
ol beer, ' it ie eva avrk Ual' k.l.' -
Til K tf A tLW A Y8 OK THE f ORLW
' Tbe ' fraeeiaa liuieaa ef Htatistiot W
lately publinhed eou luteretin data r j
folding tbe railway ) eat ol Xteittpd dar
ug the dre.de eading with 176 Tbe
faeta I ruBirU otit ia tb report 5 ail brortk
eunipariog with Ibe reco4 of oar Aiuericaa
railroada. - ,! ;'
It af'peart tbut at tie eliwe of 1878 the
nftrrrtate lengih of Europeaa rail we v ia
operatioa ' 02.000 atilea,' gibt 47.
000 ia Itm. JKor tbe laat aamed year.tbe
Mai laogth of -irua r.wd ia ibe United
Btatea wa eoatpotea at 93.VU0 wilier;
alevea year' later f hee ;fig-orea bad a
mow
than diMibled. tbia eoaatry being aredited
la 177$ wtfb T7.A00 taiiaa, aa aaxHtnt
nearly rtjaal lo the evatbiard exhibit of all
tbe Juerepeea Staioa. P If we look at Ibe
ratio of track to area, we ftad for eaob dia
ttiet of tbirt)aiue aqaara tailed aa arerate
Inigtr of owe aiileof rail ia Karope, eaiuat
aiae-tenib of a aula la Ibe Vakod State.
Oa Ibe other baad. the railway faeilaieeol
a count ry ia Ibe world approach tbe pre.
portM of track lo popalatioa preeeaied by
ibe I'aited Statea. If we take 10 000 ia.
babiUoU a a eait'of aieaeoreateal, the
TOrage aatoaat of rail provided fa? their
aw in yirupe ia only aboet thrre mi leu ;
end ia tba atoat favored parU. aaately, 8va
dea, tiwinerlaad, or Great Briuin aad Ire
lead, ta a boat air., eve aad a half, and Ire
atilea rmpeetively, agatnat tbe aatnaiabing
qaoti of neveateen aad a half hi the United
Mate. Ia a Word, Ibe railway advaoUgei
of tbia eoaatry are, relatively lo our popu
lation, aiore tttea three timee greater tbaa
ihoat) of the opaloat lintiak wlanils, and
atute tbaa foor lima eaure ez'enire then
iboao of Itelgiani, the aioet douaely peopled
arotUHi of Ibe Oootinraf. ' -
Aefor tbe eapital repreeeo'ed ia rail
wave, we obeerte tbe total amoaut iavratrd
ia karope ia oomputed ft IMC3 at Ire lil.
lioa blue hundred aiillioa dollar, abieb
am bad riaew a docede later f lea billion
eight baadred atiilk'na. At tbe latter date
(185) the wb.lA wpital expended npa
railrowU ia the I'nitcu tfta.ee wae eatfmat'
ed at toar billion aiz baadred aad Bfty mil
lata dollars, i TbaM l?eree indicate aa aVe
rage auet of about $118,000 per mile in
Kampo, and aeariy 0.OOQ a the United
State. We any here memioa that, ae re -garde
tbe fxpenee of railway building Iki
Hah India eoeaa to etand midway bet aee a
Koroio aad Aweriea. la) I8CJ If iodoatan
bad aoate two babdred aad fifty mi. lioa dul
ler rnsaatod ia &.&U anlee af track (aa
avenge em of noma f7.?.000 lo tbe niilc)
while ta 1877 6.600 teitae had beea con
atraotod with an aggregate oatlay of five
bandred end forty aiillioa dollar, ahewiug
aal'glnly inereaacd aeaa tabarcaieat.
i- If we lara aow to rolliageiock and bei.
neea, we fad the evmparttajn, aa aiight be
eipeoled, 1 exuenely aafavorabla to tbia
eoaatry. Tbaa tbe whole aaaber af loeo.
aotivea ia 187i oa Karopoaa roade wa
3a.6il. agaiaat 13.5(59 iatbe Uaked State,
At tbe at dm dafe tbe re were aerly Hi. 000
paaeancer eare ia Europe, while lea tbaa
14.000 were rva aa Aatericaa road. It
ay be eaid there Sgaraa are delaaive, be
eaaee ear eoaebea are aeore eapacKra, be I
tbe fact ia that the aaatber ef porauae Iraaa
ported by rail ia 1 87 waeoae billioalwta
lytbree atilHona ia Europe, a agaiuat ae
baadred aad aixtv-eigbt atiliioaa m the
Uaiiod Biaiea. We reaerk a like dhpro
portiva b the freight aeaaaat. At tbe
eaate period tke wkoie aaaiber af tVeif kt
ear oa the aropeaa liaea wae 9So.KXa.
traaapertiag upward of five bandred aiillioa
too of Mrebaedie, while Ibe Aaierieaa
retarwabow bat 373,000 ear, aad a wove
at ant of laa thai oae baadred aad mt ty
eight aailiitaa toaa .
The groae tw-eipte of Earopeua railway
la 1864 aare aeariy tee baadred taillioa
dollar, aad bia iaooweweaalaioateiaotly
doubled tea year afterward paeaaager
tret at that tiaee be'iag etedited with Uir-ly-foer
par eeat. aad freight bataae witb
tixiy-two per eeat. ef the abole revenue.
At tbe aawe epoch (1875) tbe gruaa earn
tap of railroad aa tbe Uaiied Btatea were
about Ire bandied aiillioa dollar, le ehicb
total freight oootribated eeveu'y tae per
eeat. It k a eerioea faet that working ex
pea have inereaaed ia Europe end di
aiiniekeJ in Ibe Uailad Stale daring ibe
deeade aoder review. Tbaa, be 180J it
eot oa aa average forty-eix pereent. loraa
a Eeropeaa road, and lea year later nearly
fifty-five pet eeat, while Ibe aaioeat ebevrb
ed by tbe diabarteaient ia tbia eoaa
try baa dropped from 68 4-10 per eent. le
61 110 ia 157-V If fraat tbe date pre
vioualy eited. ae deduct ibe ruuhiii t
pes, we (ud the net earning of kara
poaa read ia lb laat aamed year were loar
kindred nd Cftjp fcilliua dollars while
Aaterieaa line allowed aa (fcregete profit
of eoe bandred aad eighty-Ire aiiliiena
la other word, the revenue available for
iaiarewt oa ibe eepilal employed in ena
traetioa wa4 I-10 per eeat. for Europe
aad 4 1-1(1 for the United State" ,0a the
ether aead, ia f H6?. wbih Eumpeia liaee
earned very little wore tbaa at preeent.
Amerieea railroid teteraed a art profit of
A 9-10 per eente Eren the reiloey of
nniwn noia aow rata a I-1" per cent, or
little (ee bea ebr ba roal where, lea
year the ratio afai aaerl ie one to
four. r'aally, w war etate thai the Ut-
g-t groan rtneiafa farniabed le the mile ef
track in 1874 were t JOO.OOO, credited le
ureal Unuia end Iralead, while Ibe row
I t, IJO.C00, ara aeetgocd tewtaay. d
s . . , CRACK SHOTS. , '
Laat week the Awtln bmthere went out
Luuio tlMiot a long ranye with the 5athHiawi
wad,aftar the fan wa over, lb meta!era
ef the emiipany began lo tell yarn about
good ehontitig., On know a fellow who
had, In early time, ht another through
the heart with a (Wo t revolver at eljrhljr
yard. Aiiothor hwla irlvld rerolletroR
of the time whoa It waa able to hit snow
bird oa the wing with a rifle. A third,
not lobe outdone, onleninly amierted tha1
he bad eftea killed" two aoagulla with one
bait, by firiiig. wlteu tbey eroaeed each
tatter '- .''''- '
r The National had an idea that, with
iheee example before him, the AuMln
brother wtmld pla aottea tig yaraa, bat,
maoh tw werybody'a jlapNdalaMat
they only beaveU a 4ntigb and atartod
forihedMr.
tiay, aang oat one of the Virginia men,
can't you tell u aouiething about your
crack ahootingT' " ; r-
One of lha brothers tontetl bnrk and eat
down. There waa a Head eiUjiio for a
while, and prefwutly he began t
'Bonie yeara ago I waa ut In New York
Btate bunting ,"". . There wae . an old
fellow along who waaaouiewhat itearaigbl
l. W were juat at tb edge of the Jann,
when audtlenly on of my favorite gaai
vticka Junified upon the ' fence and lie
drew atnauton il.BiietaklngltrVHragrouae.
I didn't novo a aeoood t looee, and o 1
juat threw up my rifle and , ,iietly
knocked ofTtlie left nipple of hU ahotguu
at Bfty yanla.no that when tltuhaoimer
tVU the uipde and cap would't be there
aee 7 " , ''-.
You Mvedlhe bird, theuf chipped lu
an attentive Hotelier.' -
' JKo,'aoid AuatlnwUly; I Jdcked out the
wrung nipple; the fellow fired the right
and blew any $50 game-cork ail to piece!'
Tlie crowd quietly dh.ereei.-VirgiuiM
(Nev.) Cbroulole.
proportion to the extent of rait nd ea Hal,
the aioat eonaiderabla profile eeetn to bare
beea realised ia France and Get many,
whete they roe to wore than Ire per rent.
Oa the other band, net earning touched
tbeir minimum, neuielv, 7-10 of oti p r
eent.'ea Ibat Rnumn(an network wbiae
bsitkraptey ruined Vt. Strnuberg. the Ger
man railway king. .V, Y.Shh. f
eaewfaMatwf
WANTKD TO "BIT WITH SAL.; ,
"'Yraletday afternoon a greeti-looklMg
cnople, owldeiitly newly married, called at
the photograph gallery of Scale A Water
houae and wanted their picture taken.
Juat a Mr. Ueale had got hi plate ready
th mau called him aatl atid aald,be
wauled lo k a favor. 'I ' wa" told In
Caraoa yHi took ilia best picture In th
HUle. Now, you aee Sal and I gt hitched
dowa there laat klooday; now, tier folk
goa aaJ deal oa atyle, . aiidjihey live lu
the Hiatee, , They tievernaw me, and If I
I eiii any mug back east they'll be dead
agla aie aura, . I'm a darned eight betlef
tbaa 1 look, aad . wbea, jwilo Com ta
know me they vote ana a brick. Now
what I want la pi get aoute gcmd-iuoklu'
man lo alt with Dial for a picture. Will
yoa Maud la t bhe'a wIHiM.' Them big
whlekere af youre'il eatcli Vat euro and
create barmony. Ymt hmk like aaouM
capltallat, and tbey take tue for a petty
bveeny thief" Mr. Beala . enjoyed the
Idea Imaieaaely, and ant with UaJ"t M
tlie picture, which will douUlee crryiy :
Into lit booaelHihi of toe eaatern relative
la a week or ao. (Virginia City Cbroa.
M lanrcj UoirrAir a. A mining paper
tell th following atory:
A poor maa at Helena, Montana, re
cently met with a nxt enviable piece of
luck, lie became tbe pnaaeeanr of an
abandoned nil no, or rather a bole la
which aom party had proapected for gold.
He commenced at once to work hie pre- j
party peraaverliigly, and wee a king in
bringing to the, aurfaoe a piece of quart
containing a good allowing of the metal
EiierHiraered by the, night 4 thie,. he
prneeeated hie work atlll more higoroualy,
and aow ha ana of lite beat paying mine
in tha territory During the month at
kfaroh It yUl-led lu owner a profit of
$41000, and, at the preeent tliae.le averag
ing $2,000 pec day, This liaatenae yield
of gold baa beea produced by the moat
primitive mean. Tbe metal M found In
rotten ejuarla, which le dotted and npang
lad with It taa free elate. The Imple
menu aeed to obtain the gold are simply
a hoi of haavy atones, with which It la
ponded out ef lha tiuarts' Talk about
tha gold fever Muoh sbiries as tale are
eaioulatod ta preduoe a perfect aphiemle.
' A Virginia woman. III stated, "ha
died from the eyaa1e u of totWrw
ased Mn yearn." Deafer eh nubl be r ree
led ami heavily fined 5 tilling tolacro
sgell(W year. TidauTti ' only' Wvonty
fi ve yearatdd hi litjorton immikIi, and If
ynU ?anl get any of lb ,a eed' Bmler a
center. old, you'd Utter eecliew iltbiu
ditvit'
THE GUN OF THB FUTUUE.
... ,, (Indliinpolm Journal. 1 " -;
, The new Held guii invented , by F t
Ballcy,f thla city (Sntent for lite inaitu
facture of which la ' ownedby ' the Bailey
Oun Company), 'waa tented yeatenloy
morning in tlto preeeore' of a numlwr of
getitlemeft, iiteludlnit faptalrt Arnold
eoftirnandant of the UnMed tttniee nrenl;
Geir Oeorge W. Hues, Ailjntant General;
Captain Blakelv, of the Evnnnvllla tllflee;
Major George C' .Brauham, and '.Meaar.
I. L. Mothernhead and C. P.'Jawd. the
lam geatlemea laat narned larlttg director
of the Bailey Umm Ceawpaay. Tha trial
took place near lo . tbe blutTa . mat of the
tock-yanlfl, and the peculiariliea and de
rgu of tbe new gun were fully illustrated
under the immediate directhm of it lu
ventor. '' " " ' " '
Mr, T Bailey 1 turne.1 hhi attention -to
"KUiuiloa-y" lit the year 1800, and wan ane
of the first lo advocate, during tbe program
of 'the late uiipleaaautne,' tlie adoption
of metalllo-caaed hulletn and breech-loading
tlflen,' both of ' which weie 'then
geuerally eoodenncd by military teen, hot
have since become qulversalty recognised
an of tinqueationoit advantage,, Ever
alnre I hat time he baa been studying out
varioua devicea by which he auppoHK) lm
port sot improveiuenla might beeffeclel
by the manufacture of cannons"' and Held
piece. He clainia now lo have succeeded
In perfecting a wetwjoa which baa many
mivel feature, and ia at once eluiple,
Cheap, effective and the Ughteat field piece
ever produced. The prol.lein which Mr.
Bailey eiideavored to solve wa to retain
all the advantage of rapid firing and
directnewi of aim -' prejeeoned by the
Oatlilng gaa laa -weanon whh-ri nlionhl
be much Uglier and eimj4er in coniMrue
lion. In carrying out title idea he ha
amuidt ned tlmievolvlng priuciH, which
iici-eiediaied th eombiuation of a num
ber of barrel iu a heavy cyliuder, worked
by very complicated nufchiuery. The
new bailey cautnui baa a aiugl barrel,
and ia unuetimably a iundel of aim
pllcity. lu inveiilor claim that solid or
caitialer eliotcao be dktchargvd at the rale
of fifty a minute The firing process
omwist of tlie movement back wards and
forward of a lever, Iraveining one-thinl
of a circle, while theshot k fed In from a
liopar no arranged that a constant sup
ply can be kept on.
Tbe gun with which experiment were
aaade y eaten lay ; waa , niotleled butt Feb
ruary and completed about five week
luce. It I ttiteuded to aupidy a weapon
which will range lietween an ordinary
sized Galling' gut 'and a breech-loading
rifle. Oue-iach conical ahot and eliell
were weed In yesterday trial, and tbe
pnjectllee were thrown at a range of 200
yard, aim being taken at a tree slump.
The sight' of tint gun wss pronounced
exoelleut by Ibe , military gentlemen
preeent, and tbe re appeared littledlfflculiy
la taking direct aim, although the target
waa not of tlie moat atWi factory chat actor,
and the wind waa blowing with great
force at the time . Tlie Solid shot weighed
eight ouutwe; whllf the . canister, contains
twenty-one bullets, of about, the, else of
buckabot, which eeailer ou being fired
over a radlueof aeveral yard. One of
thee email el to) ' penetrated a partially
rotten Wamp more than two feet ia thkk
neon, and eotulng nut aa the opposite able
entered the ground two or three inches.
Filly of Ibeae cao Inter allots cau be fired
r minute,, which would be etjoal lu
effect to a thousand butlels from an In
fantry leglment' Tlie design la lo make
the gun of large caliber, ao that either
Inch-and-a half or two-Inch prnjeoUle
may be used, but It la not nottemptated
that It sIhhiM be Ueed at a longor rauge
than 3M yard,. ,'. M (, -One
of ibe strongest recommendation
of the new guq the eaae and rapidity
with which Itranbeitandle. Ou level
ground two men could maneuver It with
Ilia atmoat facility, and In billy region
autre thaa twa-bome power wonid hewer be
required ledraw Mk gun and calawn.
Th Inventor says that lb Deiley can aon
can go wherever cavalry ran nporate; aud,
If the be true in warare will readily aug-
geet tbemeelve toall military men. A
gun that will fire two-lttcli ImIIs at the
rate of fifty per minute, tbdng a much
cxecutHin a a woiley from an lafaatry
fwglaaantaaf athoueaod mea, that can be
braagbt lain eotiow . wllhaot any of the
banal delay for v nil inhering, and that ran
be drawn by a pair ( of httrees or mule
thma gh almost any kind of wainury, eem
likely to prove a very erfeeiivw weapon af
defense or attack, and will probably sun
ply a need which baa long town rvotfiilr
by lullltary Uctklana wba have bad es
perleuce In aftual warfare.
In a few day tbe new Bailey gun by to
be taken ta Washington, D. Cj wherg It
Willbe brated at the navy-yard In . Ibe)
preaeno of protulutut offlctrt of the army
ad navy,
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It i rot eeeesaerilv Iras that a womia
' thief beokua the booVt her elaler' drra
Uatiiui beck. . ,
THE BALLOON AT THE PARIS EX
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' The gamins 1 of Paim are looking for
ward In great glee to Ibe balloon accent
that are lo form one of the feature of the
Exposition, t TIM i anslkmn w blch will li
the largest in the world, hi now.. In eoitnm
of ntanufaetur at the Tuilletie. while 160
sewing girla are engaged in putting tlto
pieces of which It la himle ' together. Tha
ear will bold fifty - paesengers, and has a
resfaatartt end lr atUchedA wire rope,
some 800 fret in length,; will be necured.
In the bottom of tbe car and operated by a
windless so, that tbe Imlloottn with l a
living cargo will always be uuder control
provided tbe rope does not break. It will
lake about four minutes, under favorable
elrcumeuncee, for tbe ballooit toasceiil
till the end of .the rope k reached,, and
about eight to . wind it down again, tbe
windlass lu be operated oy a email sleain
engine. A ride in the balloon will cost
two franoes, lo Ibe In closure w'jertsfrotu
tbe ascents Uke place,' one franco. Tha
chances of an accident by the rope giving;
away are freely diseuased, and would form,
dbtleeiai an acceptable aenaallunal side
show to I be satiated Parhtlana , .
. . ,! 'jfi,jt;
Lrxuii Status or the Old Cejtt. The
United Btate Treasurer states Ihst tbs
old copper one rent pieces Is not aad oeyef
wa a legal tender for any amoont what
ever; and that, consequently , pisdmaater
are not reouirad bv lawa to reeelva It in
paynieut of postal doe. The total coin
ageof th old eopper eent from the begin'
ningof the governmont to the present
ck oa J I t : I akf Ci-o ,.
887,44. This coinage waa iliioonllnoel let
February, 1857. They have been bougl.t
un h, ll.o I T..K-f Klalajai alliMtliat 1 1 ma mt.
their avoirdupok . weight; but Utey are
tow redeemable when presented In sums
f twenty dollars, or multiplies thereof, at
ibe Mint or Treasury, at their value. TM
circumetance, however, dot hot constitute
them a legal tender iu debt for any
amount.
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A Rovoll Uktobt. In lh city, of
Ilaliftx tber dwelt a ltsyjr, crafty, eob
tie, aod cute a a fox. Aa lulian. of tbe
Miata tribe, aamed Simon, owed biw some
money. Tb poor red nsa brongbt tbs
money lo bis creditor and wailed, expecting
tbe lawyer lo write a receipt.
. What are yoa waiting for? laid the
lawyer..'" ' - -i,f " " '"
Keeeipl, wakl Ibe Indian. ' . t.4
A reosipt,' said lbs lawyer, "receipt I
What do yoa know about a receipt ? Can
yoa undertndHthe aatar of a receipt?
Tell ate tbe ate of one and I will give it to
year- " ' ',,','-'i :-
The ladian looked at Lint a moment, aad
tkea aaid -: : - -..-;.. .K2 w: -',
.ij' S'poee may be die t I'ai go to the Ue
a t nt Bud tale looked t m se tb TPoa
tal l'eterj he say, Simon, what do voa
want? Me want to get in.' Hesey. 'oa
pvy Mr. J. dstaoney What aiedo? t
ha aa receipt bab to bunt ll ovur bell to
. :,.-.....
Us got a rece pt.
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Don't loll me nothing of lhellnd.t id
she vlgnroaely lo her bhand. who wa
readme Ibe account ef a reeeet eresietion
service to bar t ' It I oa'.y a vile device for
getting ea onforteaale wife away aecietly
to a lonely spot aad killing bar. and burn
ing ap the rentsine, so that ber hi t' and taa
frisk off sad" marry sow one else, and so
i eat ae know aoiLiae about tha murder.
I know alt ebon. H beeide. "tisa't potai
bl ta get a faraace s hot s they ssy it
wee. Bat. my love.' tab! her banbsnd.
bare it bt la tb papers, that tbe farweee
wis basted to a beat of 1.400 inVgiwes,
Foorte baadred idiot. mid she eoa
lamptaouety fand aay ebil-l with a no-
I meea with a eve oa it face could bve
told yoa by mat bmking at the tberrnome
ur ihst it esa'ltd any hotter tbaa 212
drjrsrir 1 ' !.?
t : keSjaaeAanshaW j, , - : 4 , v.,-
Moot ef the palest were taken eat ia
New Kagtssd thirty years ago, bat aow six
great Western ttec lake eat fifty pr
eeat.' more patent Ihea New Kng'aiid la
1870 tbe yearly prod sot af ear aafctur
ing esUblishmeaU wss nearly twice the va
la af all oersgneultarsl products, snd ibe
wag of tb i-rrelive were greater Ihea
th labor earning of all farmer snd far
labor ra, lactud ing lbir board. The keen
afaetaring f redact aad ware etoed tbnao
ef (Sgriceiture evs ia the crest eora and
grain growtsg Suit of the West and North
west, white oar exports ef ieda4rlal pro
duct exceed ear exports of breHtff.
The abuadahl aarreney leased daring lha
war As th priaeipsl agent of this indw
Itlal davelopaaaat, bat sntae ssrrikt it .o a
firotaetiva tsriff.- Washington t'spitsl.
An egr-bang rata mesy a plant l rut el
by too mack soaking. ri Meay a tnee
Whe a roler r thrown over a '
head lb kiae bevome tb power babiud
tb ihron.
It ta mid that eating onwms wt'I preet
the lip front chapping. Il will ccrte.
kerf tbe cttj from girls lip.