DEC. 20 
Coughs ancl Colds. 
“ Brown'd ISroticlilal 
Troche* ” will ullay ir¬ 
ritation which Induce* 
couching, and give* im¬ 
mediate I'cllef In Itron- 
chltl*, Catarrh, Influ¬ 
enza, lloartenea, More 
Throat, and Conmmp- 
tiveand Aathmatlc Complaint*. TheBron- 
chial Troche* have been steadily winning 
their way luto public favor, until they are 
known and u*ed nearly all over the world. 
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PERSONAL ITEMS. 
Father Hyactnbhe 13 only five feat three Inches 
high. 
The latest is that the President will let Arthur 
and Cornell serve out their terms. 
Senator Gordon of Georgia has a promising 
son who makes speeches to the grangers. 
Philadelphia is credited with ninety-nine mil¬ 
lionaires, of whom the richest Is Asa Packer, 
worth $ 12 , 000 , 000 . 
Mb. Moodt, the evangelist, Is 40 years of age, 
and Mr. Sankey Is 37. The two have worked to¬ 
gether for seven years. 
It Is said ’Carl Sohurz has written letters to 
Chicago friends, saying he expects to resign soon 
and leave the cabinet. 
qceem Victoria’s granddaughter, the Princess 
Charlotte of Prussia, is about to be married to the 
Prince of Saxe-Melningen. 
The late Carrie Johnson, of Mllldale, Conn., 
who proclaimed himself a town pauper, left an 
estate wortu over $100,000. 
Pinchback Is after the seat In the Louisiana 
Senate vacated by Mr. Eust.Is, who got the seat 
Mr. Pinchback was after In Washington. 
The new Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. 
Ilayt, took the oath of office, received his com¬ 
mission, and entered regularly upon his duties on 
tbe 17th Inst. 
Barney Donahue, a leader and instigator or the 
riots last July ou the Erie Hallway, has been con¬ 
victed ancl sentenced to the Bath, N, V., Jail for 
three months; 
Fanny Kemble, the ex-actress, once a bewitch¬ 
ing beauty, Is now slxty-Ilve ami weighs nearly 
■200 pounds. She now reads only for the amuse¬ 
ment of her friends. 
Ex-Gov. Packard Is a large, nne-looklng man, 
with jet-black hair and moustache, and with 
something In bis bearing and the shape of ills 
face and head that remind you of ex-Presldcnt 
Grant. 
Dci aure, chief of tho new French Ministry, Is 
over four-score and In feeble health, and is es¬ 
teemed by all who know him for his unblemished 
life, although he has been always mixed up more 
or less In politics. 
Mark Twain's success on the platform Is said 
to be much greater since he did away with his 
manuscript. From tho written lecture he came 
down to copious notes; rrotn these to a little card 
with printed heads, which lio put In his waistcoat 
pocket. He dispensed with this by substituting 
a few marks on the back of his finger-nails, and 
then he went It alone. 
The President and Mrs. Hayes will celebrate 
their sliver wedding December 80. It will be the 
nrat event of tho klud, the White House has ever 
witnessed. The party will bo as private as the 
the position or Mr. and Mrs. Ilayes will permit. 
Tho chief guests will be those who witnessed the 
marriage twenty-nve years ago, and there are a 
goodly number of them left, principally from 
cinclntmtl. 
Mr. Crocker l- one of the richest of the rich 
men of California. His sliver wedding occurred 
recently, and at Its celebration his wire presented 
a picture so btrtklng and singular, that It deserves 
mention. Her gown was & mass of silver brocade 
and gauze; she wore a girdle, necklace, comb, 
ear-rings, and ran chatelaine of magnificent dia¬ 
monds; and crowning all this silvery glitter was 
her thick, shining silver-white hair. 
Emerson is a (fillet, soft-spoken man. A friend 
of his says of him —“I happened years ago, to 
be standing near him In a public place—quite 
accidentally, I assure you—when an enthusiastic 
fellow, whose speech betrayed the cockney, 
rushed up, seized Ms hand, and with his baton, 
rattled off tho following: * Mr. Emerson, allow 
mo to take you by the 'and. 1 consider you the 
greatest writer since Shakespeare.’ Mr. Emer¬ 
son bowed slightly, and a quiet smile stole over 
Ills face.” 
3fmptett«ttt0 and Padtittcvy, 
ileal Wate. 
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The Centennial Judges having 
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Watches at a great reduction from 
Improved machinery, wherohv tho 
cost of manufacture greatly re- 
lty improved, Injuring ii tlnd-class 
within the reach of nil. These 
the past ih years, are made of tbe 
awarded to the Messrs. BOREL 
lute Centennial Exhibition for their 
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display,they .ire now ottering tbelr 
former prloas, having introduced 
production 1“ lm.TOu.Kid, and the 
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