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Alton Weekly Telegraph. KO TIME LIKE THE OLD TIME. There IB no time like the old time, when you and I were young, When the trads of April bloomed, and the birds of spring lime Bong! The garden's brigutest glories by flommer BUIIS are nursed; Bat oh. tTie violets, tbe flowers that oi'-cned first. There la no place JIi.e the old where you and I were born.

we lilted first oar on the splendor of the morn. From the milk-white breast that wanned us, the clinging arms that bore Where the dear eye glittered o'er us that wiil look on us namore! There is no love like tho old love that we courted in our pride. Though our leaves are lalllne. fall i or and we're falling side by Bide. There blossoms ail around ns with the oi our dawn, And live in borrowed sunshine when light of day is gone.

There tre no times like the old ehall never be Jorgot! There ss place like the old irreen the dear old spot: There are no friends like ttie oid friends- may Heaven prolong their lives: There are no loves like the old bless our loving wivas! TT. Holmes. How Dead Hoe Killed Pensacola fFla.j Gazette. A negro man in the adjoining county of Jaldwin killed a large bog iu the woods. He opened the animal, removed the entrails, and deViaed a method of carrying the pork which was altogether ma generis.

This manner of transportation was effected hy ying the hind legs together, passing his lead between them, and, the heavy carcass Monday until January 6. being ID front, easing the weight on Ms Ucean travel has ceased to be'Jibe thing" nectt by lifting on the forelegs with his hands. It is presumed that he got along well until a rail fence got in iis way, and, in order to climb thin, he needed his ha.uu-. Accordingly, he ed them by lifting the hog over the top rail and letting it drop on the other side. few days since a congregation of buzzards attracted attention, lo a wlieue a negro was found hanging on one Bide of rail fence and a hog on the other, the weight of the animal evidently having iressed his neck down upou tho ra.il until it was choked to death.

HOW THE LEAVES CAME DOWN. BY SUSAK COOI.IDGE. I'll tell you how the leaves came down, The grtut i'ree to hia children said: "You're low andBrown. very sleepy, little HeJ; It 16 quiie tiuteyou went bed." "Ah!" begged each silly, pouting leaf, us litile longer stay; Dear Father Tree, benoid our grief, Tis suca a very pleasant day Vr't do not want to go So, for one more merry day To the tfreat Tree the leadeis otung, Froiickeii and danced and had tbelr wav, Cpou Aummn breezes swung. all their sports among.

"IVrhaps the great Tree will forget Aud ici Ud stay until the Spring, ir wo alt beg. aud coax, and Irpt." But me ffrwit Tree aid no tnlng lie smiled LO hear their Come, children, all to bed!" he cried; And ere leave- coula urge th'elr prayer, lie his head, and far and wide. Fluttering aud ruslliug everywhere, Down ihe the air. I Raw them on the ground, they lay (joiden aud red. a huddled swarm, 'Waiiiufr till one from Jar away, bed clothts heaped upon her arm, Siiuuid come to wrap them soft and The and warm.

crt-nt dare Tree looked down smiled; "Good dearllttle he And from below, each sleepy child implied, "trood night!" and murmured -It is BO nice to go to bed." A DEAD MAN DTING the Figaro, Oct. A mau bus just died in the Rue Letner- cier Balignohes, who at one time had criminal notoriety in the United States, New York, and after many vicissitudes hat come tc seek oblivion in our great city This man wag named Charies Colt, and he was the father of the Inventor of the revolver which bears that name. In 1S47 he lired in New York, on the Harlem road, in a wuoden houee surrounded by a garder remote irom every habitation. He hveii with a mistress, with whom he often quarreled. One evening in fit of anger, (Joll killed this woman by a blow with a Dottle on the temple.

In the presence of the corpse the unfor- tumite man only thought how he could make it the quickest. An infernal thought passed his mind; he cut the body in pieces, and, after salting it, burie it iu a Then he inclosed this box in aao'hcr one, and transported the fuuera load on a dray to a vessel, which sailed lo New Orleiins. Colt had taken care to keep the wbich he had buried in tbe garden, and to jiive a false address in New Orleans, concealing also his name its consignor. On rc.icaiog its destiiaticn, box not be delivered, as the addres- fictitious. It was sent back to New opened, and the corpse discovered Thflsks to a mark on the bosom (a tuft hair the neck,) justice overtook th guilty oue.

The buried head was found; ia shon, Colt wa 3 condemned to be hanged. It is unnecessary tti say that tbe family of tlid unfortunate Colt made all to procure bis pardon; they were noi erec to. The evening before tht day on wh.ch Colt was to bo executed it the prison, a fire broke out in the interior of the celebrated prison the Egyption the OF LATE KCWS. Whittier will probably be the Centenrial poet, since Longfellow has declined. The cost of the proposed free bridge between Covington and Cincinnati is estimated at $750,000.

Both Houses of Congress have agreed to take recess for the holidays, from next A Terrible Affair. From the Burlington HyTTkeye. It is a terrible to tell, but bow can we lelp it Thursday night a charming young dy who liTes out on North street, being a lark with several other charming oung ladies, put on her brother's clothes and walked around the block on a That is, she started to walk round the block, bat at the first corner she met a wild Irishman very drunk and belligerent. Frightened nearly out of her wits, she forgot that she a man pro ao she gave the tipsy man ote of her aweet smiles to soften his rugged hcurt, and tried to go past him. Bui the iasult- ed roisterer indignantly demanded of the supposed man woo in thunder he was griu- niag at, hit her dip under tbo ear thnt knocked her half-way across tbe street, md when she got up, shrieking and LVhooping as only woman sbrieK and whoop under such circuniUauces, be pasted her a most ugly one right under tbe eye, and she hasn't got through seeing rd yet.

Neither will she go to church to-day, and neither again she take that green patob olT her oyo for a week, and neither als-o will she piny man r.ny more antil sue learna better ihim to sociable or conciliatory with a wtrtrnger on great big nine-story drunk. Von cm 1 always tell how cross it docs mnke some men when they fill up. Splcilegia- "Let's play I'm an angel, and take you up to heaven," wag the startling proposition of a York street aged three, yesterday. Her heaven wits the high door step. "I'm two years older thnn you," sniij little eight year old girl to a New Bedford boy the other day, "Well, I don't care; was the reply, "I'm going to trousers soon, and that you'll never do." Teacher (to a little boy): "Well, my boy, do ytm know your Pupil "Vss, ma'am; breakfast tablu.

dinner table and supper table." The boy goes to the head of the class. A. droll etory is told of two rnt'tinf terrible In the nursery. "Wby do we pray for our daily bread for this day? Why should not pmy for it once a week?" "Because, mamma always" likes hot rolls fur break' fast." "Papa," said a clerer, blue-eyed boy ol seven iummers, as he climbed on his fath er'a knee, "I got up head of my class day in geography." you, my son," said tho father, as he fondly stroked the child's golden head, "nnd how it? "0, pa, you see, the toucher asked us whil was the capital of the United ai nil the oi her boys said (t and what did you say?" I sti 'Long and the teacher sail, New York liremen penetrated to tbe interior of the jail, whore one of over by Colt's to him a firomaa'd dress, by Means of waich he disappeared in the of the tumult. When they noticed his flicht, was too late; Colt had left New York and was lost in the desert vrilds of America.

Thus he came to Utah, to Sau Francisco, to ilesico, and from France, wbero be lived ria fhe name of tac Kitturhariog been his mother's name. Before dying, Colt, who was a Protestant, sent for hi- pastor, and in presence before one of bis whom we pe-t these ti.v story of his life and nis identity. is ol-l, old, goo i old Christmas gone? Nothing but the nitir of his good gray old head and beard 1 Well, I will have that, seeing I have more ol These are the w- quoted from "llue and Cry af-er which Irving prtlixea to his ptipers upon the h-jli- day iu the "Sketch-book." Horace Binney Wallace, of I'liilaJelphia, said, in his severe criticism upou Irving, that hia furnished the original aud model oi Dickens' descriptive manner, anJ mentions the "Kugiish ritage Coachman" in the Christmas series aa the preliminary study for the elder Weller. But is not the same series also the prelude of the great Christmas revival which came in with Christmas tZirot and all ol and Thackeray's Christmas booke? Certainly Irving in a eense introduced Christmas to That is, he recalled and vividly reproduceu the spirit of heartiness, of universal hilarity and hospitality and good feeling, which are traiitioaally associated witb. the old, old, good old Christmas to which he appeals.

Thackeray eays that there is no doubt Dickens' holiday stories were the cause of an amazing conviviality and good fellowship, and Irviag's sonny nad cheery description of the Christmas games ami dinner and general festivity immensely quickened the observance the day in this country. When it waa objected that bid description was antiquated and that his story los; probability because the customs were obsolete, Irving replied that be had eeen almost everything that he described in the country on tbe skirts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, where he passed the holiJays of one of his years in England. The element in this country lonp held old Christmas at bay. la Virginia, however, and wherever the Establishment was paramount, there were relics of the traditional day. But the Puritan rijior rels-ied, and the national influence of the great Irish and Germ an immigration began be felt, a more festal spirit devclopei.a more evident fondness for pleasure and enjoyment appeared, until cow New York, ai least, observer the day not less than any other of the great capitals of the world Even New Eugland memories which are not very long can recall the scant honor that was to the day.

Now it is a great and universal holiday, the happiest of the year. lt is the feast ol brotherly which is the essential doc trine of the religion that it commemorates. And what eating and drinking What immense good cheer That comes from our Northern blood, from the ancestors who did not figure a heaven of harps and hymns, bat a Walhalla of wassail-bowls and end-ess quaSng of mead: no sariapurilla runnings, tml Uquid fire burning through immortal veins. Dicken's Christmas has been called gross and feast made by ihe batcher and kind of Christmas that Kenny Me a-i owe used to draw in the Jttustralfd Newf, where bald old gentlemen pledge in flowing bumpers shriveled but gay dames in cape, and tbe red-faced cook brings in a smoking plum-pudding large enough to feed a city, and the whole world guzzles and gorges. But although Dickens is sympathetically just tbe beef mad pudding, it is the kind and generous heart wtich tbe profuse table rymbolizes that is his real text.

Tbe spirit of his Christmas stories givea an appetite for doing good things as well eating them; and the hand are to as well the carol that he sings Is peace good-will to men; the chimes are charity, raelftshms, with real genuine meetM. There are think that they hare i by calling hbn a Motion tbe Gems of Gala- He who can suppress a moment's an may prevent days of sorrow. A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well educated family. Men may judge us by the success of ou efforts. God looks at the eiT.jrts them selves.

True merit, like the pearl iu-Me an oys ter, is content to remain quiet uudl it find an opening. There is a whole sermon in the efiyini of the Persian, "In all thy ijiiurreld leave open the door of reconciliation. He that preaches grathu-ie pleads tht cause both of God and men; for without i we can be neither sociable nor religious. One drop of ink will bi.ickoti a whcli glass full ol pure water. So wiil one cvi cotamunicbtJon make the whole he-irt fuui It is easy to talk of Christian dance among neighbors, but 10 practice i oun-elves proves us to be Christians in deed.

Men are too prone to view t'leir or rora and failings indulgence, whil they visit those of others wiiii uuspanu; reprehension. Real difficulties the Vest curt? fc raaginary tiies, heiiven nelpj in the real ones, anl makes us ashamed the others. If you have performed an act of disinter ested virtue, conceal it; if you publish it, you will neither be believe 1 here 110 rewarded hereafter. Observe what direction your thought and feelings most readily like when yoi are alone, and you. will ttien form a tolera bly correct opinion of your real state, A good deed is never lost; he who sow courtesy reaps friendship, and he wh plants kindness gfithereth love pleasur bestowed upon a grateful neve aterile, but generally gratitu le reward.

Life has been called a warf.tro. then, is the periodical armistice of the Blessed, not merely as a day rest, but also a retrospection. It is only i the pauses of the fight that we can see the battle is going. HORTICTJLrTTT fl.Ii, Stnt nd vessels are almost daily withdrawing ora business on the big deep. Tbe Illinois Normal eehool lost resides Edwards by resignation, and has ilecied i-dwinC.

Hewitt as tempora- head. The French Geographical Society has Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, Chief Corps of Engineers of the United tates Army, a corresponding member. During the past season of navigation on ur Western lakes, 259 lives were lost by ccidents or vessel disasters.

The season as an unusually rough and perilous one. A newspaper letter writer comments up- i the skill and popularity of the men mil- tiers in Boston. That "city, he says, is well supplied with men dressmakers. It is a mystery to everybody in ew ork why Tweed left the jail. They think would have more like him had taken it it, run off with it his back.

The President has nominated to the Sene Mr. George F. Seward as United States linisier to China, and Mr. James Birney, Michigan, us United States Minister to he Netherlands. The latest movement in the way of get- ug up Presidential tickets for 187G Is for ailing Cassiud M.

Clay on the Democratic cket for Vice President, with Gov. Tildeu jr the Presidency. Tbero is prospect for lively timoein California. For some days past rmed meu having been gathering on the irdcr, and the indications are that a new evolution is on foot. Mrs.

A. M. Wood, widow of General R. Wood, United States army, and daugh- of the lute Provident Zachary Taylor. iod at Freiburg, Baden, Germany, on tho in the year of her age.

Major J. W. Powell, of the Geological urvoy ol the territories, leaves Washing- very soon for a tour among the Mopuis ndians in collecting curiosities that stravige people for the Centennial. One of the largest booksellers in Wasb- ugton pnya that ae had a greater call dur- ig the past week from members of Congress or standard works on finance and the cur- cucy than evertefore. This is considered good sign.

i'iie ruost imposing petition of tho season filed Tuesday at Speaker Kerr'a desk Mr. Randall. It wan one-eighth of a in leiigih, contain ing over 80,000 lames, and prayed for the repeal of the Mexico, had municipal 'Icoiion Saturday. As a matter of course, was a riot aud a gjod deal of bloodshed. The Mexican people seem to thing rowdy- ep'irable from the exercise of the elective franchise.

Mrs. Gen. McDonald lives at Kipon, Wisconsin, and mingles as freely and unconcernedly as ever in society. The McDonald is the largest and costliest, and contains more evidences of wealth than any the vicinity of Ripon. A dispatch from Victoria givea the pro- of the Grand Jury urging the Government to impress on of the United States the impor- unce of a thorough investigation of tbe steamship disaster, Colonel Koe United States Marshal of the Southern District of Illinois, has been Washington aud returned.

His term 01 jlnce this month, and he is expecting a reappoiutmt-'Dt. There are other ap- plicMttun? for the position. Mr. Col fax a good story of Prcsi- Lincoln; that when he was attacked sninU pox he said to his attenvlants up all the omee-scckers, and tel them I've got something I can give 2'rcss. Senator Lognu started Uednesilay morn' nc to Washington.

He was scarcely able "travel, not having sufficiently recovered from his recent severe and dangerous ill But he wiis anxious to get buck to the scene his official duties. Letters have been received at Sioux fio parties in the Black Hil's stating thai are now more miners at work in tin THB Secretary of the Centennial Exposition requests ua to publish the following- It seems proper that the local celebrations of tho Fourth of July, 1876, which will be held throughout the land, should be mode to contribute lo a permanent historical memorial of the Centennial Celebration. In each county provision should be made for the delivery of tin address tracing the history of that particular community for" tho past century, or from the time of its settlement, and including a a sketch of its rcsaurctjs, industries, prospects, etc. addresses should be published in a uniform of tbe Congressional documents, for order that they may be bound together by States. To competent persons tbe preparation of Bnch adiirese an would not Vie an unduly bnrdensomo task; butin tbe aggregate they would constitute au invaluable historical repository nucb as no naiion has ever had the opportunity to collect.

Designations of tbe historians to be made without delay, in order that they may have time to accomplish iheir work. It is to be hoped that tbo press Trill give general circulation to tbe project, and that each journal will see to iis consummation in its own locality aud that the Blight expense Involved be assumed by tbe county or town authorities. AUVEKTZSEMEHTS. Great Bargains Beautiful Holiday Goods AT M. Craadall's Crockery Store, Third Street, Alton, 111.

declMwtl janl SMITH'S NEW CLOTHING HOUSE, No. 31 THIRD STREET, NEXT DOOR TO H. B. BOWMAN'S. 0 WINGS WERMEYER, BEA1KESIN Fancy Groceries, Canned Goods No, 15 Belle St.

ALTON, IIL, rhrisiznas and New fear, 1875-76- In spite of the usatil cry of Hard Tl-ues euple will have nico in ortler to tho ueiuuud we ht.vc laid iu aCom- And clear aealnst the morning flky "Was heard the Warden's warning cry, "The Tuc Jioss! Has gone to look for Charlie Rose." Then from the crims of Ben-Venue, Or HiickeusMck. 1 answer Hew; "The lloss. uoss Is sleeping on Fir'iii uvouue." Terrible BRUSSELS, Dec. terrible explosion occurred to-day in a coal mine at Fnimier- es, near MODS. A fall force of men were at work nt the time, And the loss of life is ftpjuillinr.

It iy reported that 110 miners were kiiltyl. Eleven been taken cut injured. The accident caused by tiro- dump. Prooeodings of the Illinois Horticultural Society. QUISCT, 111., December The Horticultural Society continued its lubor yesterday.

Professor Turner reported on horticu ttire in Southern Illinois an'l gave ft dia couraging account of the p.i=t year's esper ence. C. Hammond, of Hancock county then read a report upon ''Orc'niml Cullnre. after which a general discussion took upon the reports and the recommendation made. The committee on the Ad dress made a report recoramendi groves of timber be planted in the prairie country, and the establishment by the Government of a greater number of signal stations for the benefit of horticulturists.

In the afternoon, the Secretary, 0. I Galusha. read hia annual report for the year just en-Jed. The Treasurer's reporl, showinc total receipts of ami total ofS2.4rJ.lG. was read.

Brief eulogies were then presented follows: On President Dr. Hull, by J. K. Starr; on M. L.

Dunlap. by Jonathan Peniam; ou Frank Starr, oy .1. M. Pearson. The report, of G.

C. Eiaenmeyer, of Mai- coutah, on "Vineyard Culture," was read by tho Secretary. As to the money in the crop, he thought it could nut be made profitable in vhia latitude, because tbe finer qualities of the grapes cannot be grown In the evening, tluriculturean-l vegetable gardening were thoroughly discussed. It was concluded that the society should encourage Tegetable gardening. It gives employment to a large number in the early spring, and.

besides, every man ought to have a garden to giro him employment early in the morning to benefit his health. Gardening could not be made too prominent. The following officers were elected this morning: President, A. C. Hammond, of Hancock county; Vice President, J.

W. Robinson, of Tazewcll cnunlf; Secretary, 0. B. Galusha. of Xornial; Treasurer, Jonathan ITtigeins.

of Woodlmrn. Upon a vote it was also decided to hold the meeting next year at Galesburg. go'u an.I with better thai The men say they do not in to under any delegation in Con ro-- lir.ve i.ppointed a committee to for a formal announcemen in- death of Vice President Wilson ulojjiej niil t.e delivered by both Seni'or. Representatives Hour and Waricn and by others, not yet designated at the request of General Babcock, i contented with the opportunity for vin licarion soon to be afTorded by the trU Unite! States Court at St. Louis, an jr.if hns issued by the War Depart liissiliving the Court of Inquiry np points! to investigate the charges agaius oliicer.

State t-'upc-rintendent of Public In struction has decided that a second grail "-'e legal one year from date, an irst years from its date, and no i I-inrer. Any mouey, therefore, nut in the teachers after a certiorate ha i-ipired, renders school officers liable fo Russian railroad managers arc exper: mcming with the electric light as head for locomotives. Successful result wero on the line from Moscow Kru-k. The apparatus consisted of a bat lery connected'with the front axle, the rev oluiiun of which set it in operation, and th track was illuminated a distuoce of feet. IPMC Harris was not.

the sort of man he foo.ed by a girl. He was engaged to married. When he learned thnt hia intend In i ihrown him over, he waited calm! until her wedding-dny, and, when his tur canu- to congratulate her on her happiness he a buHet in her head. She is sti Hvin-'. and be is injiiii.

This occurred v. St. M.rjs, Mo. M--. James T.

Fields visited Pomeroy th'j murderer, in his jail recently, an leariicd from him tliat he had been a gren router of thunder stories. II hud read sixty dime novels, all abou scalping and other bloody performances and no doubt these books had put th ir.urible thoughts into his mind which le his murderous acts. Uuiinz the past season of navigation there were 1,056 disasters to vessels on ou lakes, and 85 vessels were totall lost, v.Juei! at $1,040,000. The tow amount of property lost during tho season inchi'ling vessels and cargoes, was 3,731 bci.i'ii S104.7UO in excess of the losse of the year. Three murderers (colored men) wcr handed in Xew York Friday, and a mu: dertrr named David Robbins, who kille his wife in in a most horrible man tier, likewise hanged at Digby, NOT Scolia, Thursday.

The scene of tha ex eutions in 5ew York was a terrible affai lo the bungling manner in whic Your own Physician- There is no cage of Dyspepsia that Green's August Flower will not cure. Come to the Drug Store of E. Marsb, Alton, 111., inquire about it. If you Buffer from Costiveness, Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Indigestion Liver Complaint, or derangement of the System, try it. Two or thTee doses will relieve you.

Ague Conqueror ifi the only remedy in the United States that contains no Quinine, Arsenic, or other poisons injurious to the system, that will cure Fever and Ague, or Bilious Favers, and the Chllk not retarn daring the season. It permanently cures Ferer and Ague of long standing. In "Dpper Alton, fby F. J. llie executioner did his business.

The Coroner's J'iry which investigate tho teceot at Buffalo i their verdiol caueure "the coi temr-tiblc false CCI-LC my" ot the New Yor Central Railroad Company in failing i provide the necessary number of employe in violating the city ordinance regula ting the speed of railway trains, liar words break no bones, and railroad corpo: arsons are totally indifferent to censure, nrot-ecutirm for manslaughter would I morv to tbe purpose. bears hard upon tho poor of Mon troril. Thousands of laborers are withoi in tha' city. These hungr p-iple becnming persistent in their relief, mid have made apnlicatio ii, for work of somedescrip linn tn help them in their dire necessit are in imminent danger, one those establishments being recently inva ed by hungry mob, and the shelves clear ed to the last crumb. More serious brea riots are feared if something is not done I alleviate the distresses of the need thousands.

Faces at Hli Brother- fFrom tbe Washington Republlcan.l Mr. Henderson's brother, a large tobacc manufacturer, was indicted for defrftudln the government under Johnson's adminia trillion, and was charged with having burn ed buildings and falsified hooka to conceit the fraud: case so bad thai Mr. McCreery of Iowa, one of tho attorneys for the de tense, withdrew from it when the fals books were placed in his hands. Does no Mr. Henderson remember his coming on Washington, and finally getting the cas nolle prottiptied and his brother free Should not this action make him a Httl charitable to parties leant not ye convicted and scarcely charged with crime And, more than this, was it necessary fo him to yent his long.kept wrath upon th President for his own supposed grievance Bottom Prices: D.

E. Oe. are selling their ohoioe A Good "Word for WASHINGTON, D. Dec. fit- ntion of the Secretary of the Treasury aa called this evening to the recent pub catiuns in the West in which the name of enator Logan wtw connected with the hisky King.

Secretary Bristow said: You can say that there ia no evidence, nd has never been, which in any way im- Uea Hi the Whisky King, and 1 on't believe there will be." Gen. Farnsworth says that he hns not ome hero to make any exposure of whisky aerations, nnd that he knows hatever about them to expose. He says he nows nothing whatever about the whisky partitions in Chicago or nny where else. Death of Thomas en. BREMEN, Dec.

died to- ay from the effects of injuries inflicted iraaelf. He rtated that his true name Villiam King Thompson and that he was a ativo of Brooklyn. Hia is believed t( about 35 years. He confessed that In -as once captain of the vessel Old Doinin on. and that he changed his ur.me.

to avuiv teini; pro-jecuted for runninc tho blockade luring the civil wa.r in lought the explosive in the Unity States and had it forwarded to his address that the clock-work attachment WA manufactured in Germany and wag the charge in eight Tii here toenumaraLeali the different articles we have la stock, but reader, when joit want anything of a superior quality or vhich you cannot gut elsewhere, call Ami give uHutrjui. To give au of tbe 'uriety, vu havt uow la stock 4S diflerent of Caulicit Goods, for sine by thedoz en ur CHSC. 13 Teiw, f-om 40 cents per luuud upwards. separate Kinds Extract, ucluulug Orange, Flue Apple. Red Rose, Celery, Hi kinds Dried i-'rulta.

choicettt grades. 15 kinds of Suited, Smoked i FUh. 7 diflcreut kinds aymps. separate grades Sugars, (Ladies hard to please in we would like to have call and stoeic.) 7 different kinds Coi- fees, ench variety Dest of UH kind 14 kinds warranted particularly to please, iuioning Staple Goods, SLouu Baskets, Uoor Mute ind Bottled Goods, Condiments, Oeclicacieb, Etc. All 01" which we haveacviinplete stock.

Our ilm is to keep tlio liirgefit variety, superior quality, ami utill at the lowest living orlce for Cash, our ntock tif Field and Garden Seeds W1H arrive about January, and would here call ilie aiteiitiou of Market Gardeners, Farmeisand those Heed In quantity that we can Hell thuiu Fresh Heliable Seeds 1'riees. carry a complete stock Flower, iicrti, Fit-id, Uardc-n nutj iiinl guarantee to (Jt'mitne true to LI tune. X. U. dvllvirpcl to all parts of the city frtc of All purchases guaranteed tu smisiftction or niouey reiunded, No.

15 Bolle Street. A LARGE STOCK OF EVERY VARIETY AND GRADE. John M. Davies' Dress Shirts, in all grades. Ladies' and Gents' Satchels, Hand Bags and Trunks, Silk Mufflers, Ties, Scarfs and Bows.

Genuine Plymouth Buck Gloves. AND A LARGE LOT OP Lined-Kid, Cloth, and Buck Gloves and Gauntlets. Prices Correspond -with the Times. OEO.A. SMITH.

ANDREW WAGNEB STONE CUTTER AND BUILDER. COKNEBIOF Alfoy Sts. ENEAB BTTSZI'S IB prepared to fill for BDLLDING OR STOSE; CDRB STONE, WINDOW SILLS. WINDOW CAPS, DOOR SILLS, KIP BAP JSTO.VE ETC Mason rr work proir eBDectiuUv solicited exeented. Orflera Iul4-wly BETTS BOTTLERS OF ALES, PORTERS, CIDER BEER Upper Alton, ItitwOm ni Nortliwestern Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Of Upper Alton.

Theunnual mcKtlrgof tho policj- holders ol tlie P'lro Insuiuuce oom- pany of Upper Alton, for tho election of ulne directors of sala company, will be nuld ut thu Oounrtl Hooui, Upper Alton, on Tuesday, 4lli, ItiTti, at 10 o'clock A. KD. ROUGERS, Co-Partworsliip Notice. IS BEKEBY GIVEN THAT the uinJerKigiied, on the thirteenth of Uecembur, inruied it shlp the firm numeof Hell, for ilni cf curryint; on the drug sinot-K, tue old uf F. fetebblu.s la Upper tVltait.

ILL. F. J. STEBIJIS8, WM. E.

A D.M1XISTUATOKS' SALE. IK hcrphy given, that on tho (12) of Juiiuury, D. between ihe hours of ten in the orenoon and live. in the afternoon of otal number of killed and wounded by the dny, to wit: ihu nuurof eleven o'clock on ixploaJon amounts to MO. Steamboat Bnrned.

ORI.IIAN'S, Hec. 17. The ste.irnboat V. S- Pike, running in the iratii; between city nud Sara, or fire wiiilc i'-i wharf here ut 3 o'clock this burued to tlie rater's C'Ve, tne hull She arrived 0 o'clock last night with IJ'K) 100 bbb Juvles cotton, iind packs all OL which lost except HJO bales oi" coUon, which vvfis riis- charged lust Nearly fill hrr p'H- engers htid gone 'ipiiorf, tin- re was no great of life. The third clerk, Wm.

Bourne of is mUs ne, supposed to be lost. O'Hrien IJaton Rouce was terribly burned, AS were ilso two roustery, who are now in iht 1 lospital. The boat waa ftt 000: 'npured iu New Orlenns cnmnainea aad the of Hartford for Slti.OOO. lay, ui. tin! late the ot IT.

hdwni S. Hull, deceased, tbe personal property. of: Hoi bed siihh, uppierf, corn, four horneR, f.yo thfister hogs. 1 full spring iruit Wilson, 1 spring WHKOH. 1 two norse hji.rr.j« cultivators, carpeuter tools, iHUi'p tools, grind stone, Ii and kitcuen ftirnicure, cook.

di-luh, knives aud torlis, bedsteads, I'ul. jipjcird. peiich bu-kets, ii, luinljor, fill iron, eider prtss, sewin si, le lii'l plows, root prutiers an otiiyr an will be publiu sale. TKU.MS OK Purchases of less than December 1 5 1 STS. A Tall and Complete Stock of OVERCOATS, DRESS BUSINESS SUITS, For Men, Yonth and Boys.

Shirts, Cartwrlght Warner's, Flannel and weights. HOSIERY, Of all qualllles-Cottoa, Lamb's Wool, ShaUer and Country Knit. GLOVES, A splendid stock of Kid, Castor, Buck, Cloth and Lite Thread. HATS AND CAPS, All tke latest styles. SHIRTS, 'tir White Shirts are superior to anything In the to onr order, tesslini Shirts In quantity.

Collars and Cuffs. NECKWEAR, Bowa, tho latest Styles and Novelties, Gent's Shawls. Kit Jackets, Umbrellas, Satchels and Trunks. Which we offer as low as they can be bought in the West. Call and Examine at J.

W. H. Schweppe, THIRD ALTO1T, iu tie HIP! t.w.-lrth 'i, stcurliy. in hand; for that tiit will beu A. iiij; note with appro- K.

IIOLLISTER, E.T.HULL, Administrators. The Greal Reputation A'hlch VK.OKTI has of the cuuuiry Great Good Medicine ind the are consiiini who havu tK-. sive proof nninbor i ueinj; rt L-n eurcd tiy RECKIVED I The Standard Tubu- tar Around Lump. For safety, economy. ilurjiiuliiy.

Xu to expk.de. Tlie bo-t limn Iii tlie world for the Uaist money. iinxi no odor iroiu the ot'. A p.irjor uriiiim heuutit ul as well af useful. For s.tie t-y C.

OKAN'DALO, tlie Crockery ou Third street, nearly opposite- Iteiie notklwtojanl KAl'TU-UI, VASES AND COLOGNE SL-LH; also. Lava OnspaaoreK, and Muolmii; Sets; China mi'l Stone China Toy Tt-a rt-cifivfd, and for sale at BEDUCKD C. M. CRANDALL, At Crockery Store, on liiird iJK and lifiul.ii K. VKUKTIXE Is not eu for ilrink insult- front poor liqiu-rs.

which Lates tlio and iiiis lo dc-siniy st-einl ol it. Are not the rnatiy trstlmontnlc fi thudill'enrnt complaints sat rensonable jmrj-ons that they cured nl di i.i.-. I fancy von for tu p.uy jo OYSTERS! i 1 y. triule siipp'Jed at lowiwt irliolesale Corner l-'ourth nnU PlasaHt. lu In mauy ol t.hest-c:is(-.-i llio JUTSCIIS their pain and ed, as Iu cases of scrofula, tbe whole body was one muss ol' corruption.

Ii VEUETINE will relieve pain, eleiinsy, purity and euro such diseased. le- storiiitr tlio patient to pcriect heaith afiur diirerc'nt many for ywirR.iH it not conclusive proof, if you are suilt-rer. be curt-d? cures? Jt in 1 blood, la the cfrcnhi it uid. It c-iii truly en lied the AT J'CRIKIKK. TiiL- huurci; of diseases orimiuttt-'b in the bltiod; a'ld nonicili- cine that does not act directly njurn it, to ourify and has uny just chitui iipon pub.ic lent ion, Wh, tlie blood be- lilelt-SH uv.U, stiiiruiviit, oi or want, of clse, irrci-Uuir or from any other can if, will renew tho b.oo-l, carry i niiiiiorg, c.ejiTiKf tiie sloniaL'u, remit tii- and imp rt tone or to the whoiy body.

Tlie conviction is, ihe pubiK- niluii us well in the profession, thut the reincdu.s ihe Vcijt'table J're more sui'c, nn.re in tlio cim 1 of the luiuerai medicines. NKls ('(imposed of roots, barks and herbs. If is iu take, and in perfectly sine to give si'i Infant. Do you need it? Do not hesltiite to try it. You will never it.

Cannot be Excelled. CHAKLESTOWX, March IT. R.STEVENS: Dear is to certify thnt I have used your Blood i'repaniilon'' in my fiuiiHy for several and I thinkihnt Scrofula orCiinkerotis Humors, or Hheumn- tlc AU'ectious, it. cannot- be excctli'd: and I-STE CO. for tha FUESH MACKEHEL, BLUE FISH, UASS, LOBSTERS.

CLJUIS FRESH OYSTERS, In Cans and Kegs. trillion or liuart. HOLI.ISTSR CO. Fourth street, I V1D MEETING. in tho District Court of tho United States, fo tilt- rfouihern UiritrloL of Illinois, la OKI matter of VriHiam Bankruptcy.

Timothy Grauz. assignee of the estate William llasnauur, bankrupt, hereby give notice tliat a scyoiul swieral meetint; of the creditors of said bankrupt bu held at High land, in said district, ou the fourth day A. U. ISTIi, at 10 o'clock A. WHAT IS NEEDSD.

BOSTON, Feb. 13, isri. HENRY R. STEVENS. Dear one year pinoo I found myself in a feeble condition train, ccncral debility VKffKTiNE was Htroiiirly rec'ini- memied to rue by a friend who had much hflnelitted by its use.

procured article, ami. after usinc hoi tie-, was to heitHh.anddiPeontinned Its i (jui con Hdent that there I no superior to it lor those complaint for which It IH especially and would eh.vr- reeominend to those Joel that they need somMliJiu; to tiieni' nfriecl health. ymrs. v. Firm of S.

M. PPttonirtH No. 10 Stale Boston. Gives Health, Strength AppotHo My daughter hns received great benefit from the use of the VKUKTINE. Her health WJIH a Hource oi" anxiety to all of'her friends.

A few tlio VEGKTISE restored her health. Ktrensth and appetite. N. H. riLUK-S, iusuranee and Heal Kstiite Asu-nt No.

Swvrs Building, lioston, KUHI-'S, Soda and Water HI Cor. Second Ridge ILJU Soda Wo ter. Ginger Ale, and Miners Wat-ern, always on hand in Bottles. Mineral waters lor physicians' use specialty. ftmntains "charged" atSl Louis prices.

No crtarge lor calling for am returning fountains. my 13 dwSm SOVTJI Jan n. ii. STKVEXS, form for the last ten years, hnvr takt 11 huti'-lrctls of dolliirn' worjls fiiiic without, obtaining any relief. In temher I commenced taking the N'KCE- since which time my health lias steadily improved.

My invests and I have gained fifteen pound- of There arc SM eral in this Inking VEOKTINE: mm uli have obtained relief. YourM truly TflOS. MOOUE. Overseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Mills. VEGETINB IS SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

In the Fall of 1S74 I introduced ft new beat the Self-ieeding Soft Coal, Buse-burner. Having paid parti ciilnr jUU-iuUm stoves for the (nstflftee ycnrs, nnd having devoted my whole eaerg; in the Jiistslx venrsto i.ho building up of tnult; thfit in highly appreuiiitcil by the en lightened nncl highly educated people of ou huvinjj, I believe, neglected ftdvjtncn my usefulnest. i thi- in ihe way of comfort aud ecoiio- my, I pUuseU to Kiiy that my effort i mvvo appreciated. There was a de 'REVOLUTION riTidlhavefnrniPhed it. It was needed by the comfort-loving people of Alton, wh look to home for such commodities.

The stove business, as it Is carried on in At ton, mvoNss much responsibility and pecuniary outlay, and I take occasion a tho of this season to say te my numerous customers, that I return my sincerethankK for the liberal patronage be stowed me. and assure them that I will UP every effort to have everything that IB no In theSiove Line. You always find the i COUPLAND, MERCHANT TAIXOH. STREET, Opposite Chaney's Furniture Store. Keeps constantly on hand a fine Ftock of English, French, Scotch, German and American Clotbs; Cassimeres, Doeskins, BenverR, Mfillons.

which he will make to order on tne reasonable terms.and in tho moat fashionable styie. Give lilm a calj. done on the most reasonable terms, nd short notice. sea2-dw FOR BENT. jrilshed deeping; rootnOn portion atthlioincf, Charter Oak, And other flrst-claBB Sloven, of every varle t-y, on the corner of Fourth and State St, At tlie store of the! Live Stove Dealer, BEN1 GARDE.

dwtf Samaritan Nervine Tho ereatXerve Conqneror.cnresEptleptl. Fits, Convulsions, Spasms, at. Vitus Dance and nil Nervous Diseases; the only knowi positive remedy for Epileptic Fits It ha been tested by thousands and baa neve been known in a single case. Trla package free. Enclose stamp for Circular giving evidence of cures.

Address, DR. a A. RICHMOND. orfldwly Box 741, St. AGENTS BOOK PLAIN HOME TALK About the Human Systtm, the HabUa of Men and our SJJCIH! RclatiO'is embracing CuMMux lor every one.

German cdiilona. Outfits eotlrtiy iree, furnished. Addrees for mil descripti-ve i'ir- cular and extra terms, H. ii. Is'ATT CO.

Publishers, Mu. ocliwiw LOUIS FISCHES, Teterlnary Surgeos, Informs the people of A Iton, Green wood an vicinity thr.t he has attain located hlnuseir at Buck Inn. Having been a number o'years engaged in the profession, )6 years of whien were paysed in theantilesof Switzerland and in the United btaUe.ho Ictu confident that he can give satisfAction to all that call on him. Office at Uuck Inn, in Mr. feed and sale stables.

l.jft In Alton at TJirlch's stcre on. or at Hart's Livery stable, my'JO wly BUILDING TJ1 0 SALE. A No. 1 tr Plants Seed on your Orders, Charles 81 pr- per 1 (KtO, for bovtien'R No. 5i.W per 100.

sT.Oi per l.COfi, 3MM. Col. Uo'-er. Mron. Hox ISO.

GHO.OE PLANTS or ALL Alton, Hlmois. THLE ONX.TT QUARRIES THE cmr SAVING SIX5S TRACKS RUKNIHG INTO THEM. Porioft of Boildiurr Kc-terlal on tte k. follc-ars: 0 stone, per car loed 57 Wto97 Pillar rock pey car oad 8 ilcAdam, per ciibie yurd 1 yuto 1 Punched per superficial foot Dressed curb etone, per ilneal foot Dressed window silis and per lineal foot: Iwuiih busn-hammered work teecond do do do Fine do do Door Buperflclal foot: Koatrb bush-iiauiiaered worfe Second do do do Fine do do Dressed cistern tops, each, ci iW, ti and 7 W. iiime per bushel, in car Lime per barrel, USbljIs aiidove; Limeptr barrel, less than ii bis Louisville Cement, per 5 barrels and over Louisville Cement, per Planter Paris, per mai over Plaster Paris, per Wilton, GREAT BARGAINS IN CHRISTMAS DON'T BUY TILL YOU HAVE SEEN THEM AT HE, I.

LEE No. 20 THIRD STREET. ALTON, See Wire Sign across the Street! it 1 to 35 to 50 to to; 70 to 1 2 3 2 25 BiverHand. yer car load 3 00 to 4 Ot SAEDLZS AI'TU EAHKZSS. SIOVTAT, No.

10 Seron-i tftr 21 6 Eoy- ULACKBKiilliilS. olitile, Bavison'n Cluster, pi: "i Belle do Foaumny ar-J Kini. GRAPE Concord, Oocllie, c.n<l Piants. MACHISTE SHOP Brass Touruli Belle sireet, Fo half biocJi nurtL ALTON, gin erin? 'or, c-r, iilli an-l other up in.v.' or Trunks Horse Collars. And Dealer In oontLfcf Hides Shoe Fisdlrgs Keeps constantlr on ham! and for wtle, SP iort' and prices, full assortment ci all EOCKIP in hip of ot Ice and coarse ofK.il ParLi- cniar aitoution will be given to the leather tratte.

'arire and superior ol anil His assortraent oi Till at ai! Urne- be full and comp-e'e. Aiarire and assortment o' both and TrunkK of style and orice on a and. "'stiV-avr A. NEERMAN'S NEW CARPET HOUSE AND UPHOLSTERY, THIRD STREET, ALTON, ILLINOIS. OILCLOTH and An elegant anil 'large stock of CARPETS, OILCLOTHS, BRUSSELS RUGS, DOOR MATS, just received.

Finest assortment of all kinds of WINDOW SHADES. in all its branches. Prices as low as lowest St. Louia Prices. All are the best in tho market.

selTdwSm DECEMBER. SABBI.B. Iron nnrl A Ko Models and onler. Finished Valves, Cyli Cocks, Water i all other articles in tl.t farnisbed at lisr prices. Babbitt ctinsianilv on uaantities.

Oii-'b puid for Old Tuunkful for the iibt-rai ir. pnptyer.r.l fully of t'utt si.mt^-, aU in the above line will t- a my8 w6m TO FEUH GROWEHS The subscriber fcr CHARLIS I-I-AXTS. KIBTlu-iXD RA: EARLY BEATK ard uf iufhoirirmg and will keep on iar-ze 01 saddiee Coiiiirs, r.riiiies. Halters, At, be jnvtu Ui He warrants ali wors manufiicturea aim. and iuicnds employ none but guoi rvoritmeu.

Fine gig and uuach hum ess ai- oti niiriti. Turn having -worseu eeven- leeu yt-urti iit the ceacn, uhdersumd tnor- the wttJillcbuslaess iLstimnchtH. tjive u. nnd ii.r N. Huvlng my azannfactorv the Saddlery Hardware and Leather ness I am now prepared io furnish the trade with esAUDLtKV LEATlifctt at us low as any house in the West.

Harness makers in the country will find it to their interest- to examine my stocK, which, is tiew ftnd verv low -n iuMAts" MULLIGAN, EAGLE PACKET At 32 Third Street ft FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK FOR THE HOLIDAY LARGE PURCHASES MADE. RECENTLY LOW PRICES! POLITE AT RICHARD FLA6CTS. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WE WILL SELL Handkerchiefs, Silk Ties, Nubias, Pocket Books, Toilet Soaps, Skirts, Alpacas, Ribbons, Corsets, Etc. HOSIERY, At Reduced prices.

TURKEY RED TABL In Handsome Styles. COVERS, Ace. AT VERY LOW PRICES AT CARR'S, Opposite the so fe SPR J. A.BRTJNER Master. clerk, Runs 'Daily in the St Louis, Alton and Urafton Tiade.

Leaves Alton for St. Louis at A. Leaves St. Louis for Alton at p. M.

Leaves Alton for WrR'Um 6:00 p. M. Thankful for past patronage hope to merit the eontlnuance of th-- same bvyirer- ins to the public a cneop of "Trans' portatlon, and A To St. Louis Round Trip Twenty Rides mhlo dwlj P. LYNCH.

Agert 50 75 500 Coal! Coal! B. R. JOXSS COAL BSA2TCH, IDealers in Coal. Orders left nt.Tones'Hall, Coal Branch at the TELEOKApn offlce, Alton, will receive prompt utteutlon. noil TOHN P.

BURTON, MANUFACTURER OF Asphaltnin Parcment, Owner of patent rights for Madison and Counties. Tho above pavemont is peenllirlv well adapted for cellar floors, street and garden walks. Specimensuboxrn. Eeferenc.6 uiven. Address Upper Alton P.

rpO BUSINESS Jiisa If yoa want POSTERS, If you want CiBotrtAB-s, If you want HAXDBILU, If you -want ENVELOPES, If you want PKICE If you want COLORED WORK, If you want BILLHEADS, if you want STATEMENTS, If you want BcsiSEsa AEDS if yon want LETTZE HEADS if you want PAJIPHLETS. a you want any kind of COMKERCIAI. PKISTIXQ leave rour orders at the TELEGRAPH Office, and tncy will be DrorSTtfC niied. Let It be remembered that -we have the largest and most complete Steam Printing House in Southern Illinois. NORTON.

ST. CHARLES HOTEL L.W.MOOKE,;Prop., Alton, m. FIRST-CLASS AOCQM5IODATIOJJS. ReflUed Two New sample Booms Added and everytli condition, tnyaedwly RSNCS'S KOTSX, (ox TIIK PLAX.I OdlTE C'TT rOL'i-T iiOCaH, All ilodo T. J.

0 I The rirm known i II is disiMilved by the Hoaghm. This i- notii'v aebted to the lat 1 aiiu, tus-y mi to me he no J. £-tnii nuxlns AI.TOX, April The Best in Hie Vi'orld. AGrlNT TCASIEL'. iouuty; a year, JlTLhJa o.j TONES' HALL.

David H. -Jonas COAL BRA.XCH, JIAL'lsoX COUNTY, First cbiss The is fu iieer aud L-ius GKE.VT BtEssixc H. Springs, 1'iss TEEK COI-DIAL Benc- to C'urlaiu Cure uii Diseases of tUi- Lunu-s. Tcr-ic for tliL Blood. t-v-or for Colds Catarrli.

Sore Tfiroat, J. P. G. I 1 Cr Real Estato I represent some of the Insuruuce C'omi'nnies on Jlr. Ereath will attend to niv Mi in tav nb- stnco.

JJelle strtet, twu liorth of 1'ot-t- uffioe. BEST rp PRAiRiE IOWA NEBRASKA, FOR SAI.E Br THE Burlington Missouri River R. A'. Co On Ten Years' Credit at 5 per cent. Interest MHlion Acres in Iowa and Southern The tinest country In the combine Farming: ami stock j'nxluctswlll WLJ- for Irr.praro- ments beioie the Principal becomes Large Discounts for Oish.

TUlB. nip ti.rpiriicuj-nt.Lir. Csui- McRETIS OLDS Blacksmltlis, UPPER ALTON. ILLINOIS 'shoe- ULIU. ante, Work warranted and prices low.

I A A 31 SELECT fCHOOL.) Alton, Ann nal Session will open the first ay September. Term iper session lor ooarders 315u. For dav according.