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FOREIGN NEWS, THE ZULU WAR, TUR BOUTH-APRICAN ELRPIIANT—=WIIAT WILT JOUN BULL DO ABOUT 110 Londan Suetator, Jtich 1. W do not wonder at {he feritatlon, or even at e sort of despair, with which political sogloly I Englaud regards the erisls in South Africa. 1t fs'nnt mel the war which fs annovite, in- poportune as It f5, nnd foollshly rash, if not radicully unjust, ns the poliey lias heen which Droughit it on: for the war fa sure to be wop, and 118 expense, hoth I treusuroand {n 1ife, will Le only too eoon forgotten, There 3 a ditileulty beyond the war, and that {8 the diflieulty of rov- srning South Afriea at afl, without undertaking a burden too heavy for aconntry without con- seription, Wa linve never possessed adepends eney with which our relations were fo compli- cated and 8o unfortunnte, British South Africn wrescnts all the difftcultiesof atroptal domlilony except Indeed ellmate, without the usunt advan- tugo of tropfenl, dominion, nmmnely, o suflicient revenue; mul afl the dificuities of a European colony without it usual advantage, namcly, that the fahabitanis are o8 fit for self-zovern- ment ns we are. It 18 lmpossible to govern it o8 we govern Canada, by leaving it to ftslf and impossible to govern it as wo govern India, turonei & Departnent of the State urmed with despotic puwers, ‘The country requires to he sarrisoned 1ko India, yet prodilees no revenue 0 pay the earrlsons and the rulime cngs is ns fmpatient of Jmperinl control as it It pakd its owi way, and needed no defense, "The present system, fnvolving ns It does o war every lew yeury for objects of no interest to Great Britalo, Wilch doea not need or wish for n great South- African Empire, 18 almost Intolerable, aisd uo ulteruotlve 08 yet suzpested scems to promise much hope of relief. “The British tiovermment, to begin with, could not ' quit South Africa, or reduce it dominlon there to the Cape Colony” slone, without long notle to the volonists tempted to Natal awl the Diamond Fields by promises of protection, without surrendering enotmous reglons to bar- Darfsi, or without o bitter senso that in one fmportant division of her work Great Britain bad fmled,—~a eenee which would diitinish co- cruy tor every simllar enterprise. Whether the British Government vould intrust their tasl uny portion of {t, to other Powers {s extremely donbtful. We do not absolutely reject that plun, holding thut we micht, under certatn elr- cumstances, - fecure valunble alllances with States lke Holland or Sweden, which need room to expand, yet nre not powerful cnongh Lo ob- talu colonics by force. Holland stationed he. Tiind us at tue Cape, with Port Natal us her en- tranee, might be oo invaluablo ally, moking oue ctvill task far caster, mud {nterposing barrler to our wrentert dunger, extenslon northwards, That Idew, howeve never yet heen serfously considered, snd nfeht be repulsive 1o the British ueople; witle the almont ome slnce this the fuea whicn bus been considered nnd adopted, Confederntion, has b Inat- outbresk Ieks attraety Could | Dowmtulon of Bonth Afriea defend iseitt 15 doubtful, even if ft would pive fts strenpth to the tasles but it is quite eertufu that §f 1t oo, it would be by shaking off the Northern Prov- Ineee, the Transyanl and Nataly and by scttling the uative qutestion fn astyle which this country it bound aot to endure, he colonfsts woulit wur down the natives, then disarm then, and then place them under Tabor Taws ndlstingufsh. aohle from “slavery, e colonists wouhl, ' of vourse, ugrree to British poliey, 1€ Britalu paid for thelr milltury defeuse; hut, left 1o their own dovices, they vould orgunize their army In thelr own way, und carry out their ‘own Jdeas of the ensiest, ancthod of end- Mg a campaign, which fdeas would be those of the Amerlean Far West. 18 16 pos- sible, ngain, to make of South Afriewan [udta, 1ax wintes wiul blacks alike to suphort an army, introduce n_conseriptlon I the form of a coin- pulsory llltin for defense, and content our- Belves With fosuring fustice and security to allf # That would be, perhaps, the best probitlon fur o mixed community but it wonld involve, first, an insurreetion of the whites, who wotld pot Lear the taxution, and who have s dlstrust winl disifke of Eneltsh polley _not et with n uny other colonys and, secondly, the expense of u hieavy eacrison, to be malntained for many i; ri. Itisonly when supported by jrresistl- le power thata Goveeamont can be just to whites and natlves alike, or, at all events, to untives who have nat, 1ike the Muoris, uequired a certnin nmount of white respeet. South Afriea 13 but a poor Lind, aud the Indlan experiment, even {f possible, would be too costly, THE VATICAN, TIE POPL's AUEECH TO THE CATHOLIC PRESS REVRESERTATIVES—IIV REASSENTS TIE PALAL CLAIM TO TOLITICAL POWEIR TRoxg, Feh. 23.—In the discourse dellvered by tho Pove yesterdayjto the repregentatives of the Catholic press throughout the country we have, perhaps, the most hnportant, certaiuly the most exvlfelt, ucterance Leo XIIL hos yet pro- nounced. Above ull things, it contalns un us- sertion of the necesaity for the temporal power, und an expression of his deterndnation to re- gain ity altogether devold of thut wmbizuity with which he has hitherto spoken on this all- fmportaut point. After what he has now de- clared, it will be impossible for any one to sup- pose thut his refercuces to the carthly dominion are only mude pro formn. His speceh Is further runarkable s the first publie recoguition a Soverelgn Ponmtlf has madv of the vower of the press, and of his inten- tlon of using 14 us on orgunized urm u the Churely’s service, aceompanied by instenetions delivered to a thousand cditora nid correspond- ents atanding before him os to the comrre ey wre to follow, aml injunctions, in the words of Et. Il to the Corlnthisus, “thot they all speals the mume thime, thut thero he no divisions amone thewm, thit they ve perfectly Joined to- gether fn the snme mind and in - the snme judg- ment “Tho Pops commenced his discourse by tetling them haw mnch his soul wus filled with Joyat the publie testimony of fdeilty nud sinf cere attachiment 1o him their presence nfforded, and the greater motive lor refoleing he derfved from o knowledge of the neeit Yiere now fs for ‘the help such courupeous dmplons can glve a8 u counterposa o the nfinlty of journals published with the blect of throwing doubt upon the truth aml o enbwmnluting th Cliurd Universul mstom having in” a eevt aress 4 necessity, Catholie wrlters should us one nan study to tirn to the well-belug of society and-the defenso of the Chureh tha whieh theie enumies emploged for the injury of hotlk the . ove und thu other, 1t was certalnly not tieting for oo writers: to avall themselves of the artl- flees wdopted by thelr adversunes, but 1hey conhd compete with then in variety mind elegance o wtvlo md o dilizent narration of recent fncts; thoy could excelfthem In Tulluess of us ful kuowledie, undy whut fs more, in that trath. fulness which “would couvineo even the most unwilling, Their manuer ot writing should be aud temperate, i order nyt to offend the r by Inopportuno nsperitles, Jlaving then enjuined them to bo of one mind, thy Pope couttnued as follows: 3 “ Aud this cancord is now the more necessary, inasmuch us fn the widst ot thoss who cowit themselves Catholies there are nos wanting per- 80ns who presume to lhnit aml dullne i their own fushion publie coutroversles of cven the greatest lportanee vegarding the condition of l%'u Apostolie See, mid seesm to opine differently u¥to what the dignivy amd Hoerty of the Romuan Ponuit require. "o remoye, theref sibility of mtstake, b 18 of 1h tance onee more to remind Cathojles that the supreme powerof the Chureh divinely conferred on St Peter und bis successors 16 hold the whota Catholle fomlly fn the taith nud lewd them to elernul blessediess, uecoralngz o the divine Leacltngs of Jesus Chylst Hmself, must cojoy the Tatest Hberty, and that i order, theretol that this suthorty might ho frecly exerewed ov the whole carth, Divine Providence, atter the . flous vickssitudes of the flest nges, disposed that thie tenprat duminion :Iluu'xl"lm witded Lo the Chureh up' Home, aud that 1t should ve preserved for u long serles of centurles amid the fufinite mututlons ol peoples umd overthrow of King- doma. For this certuinly most grave reason, us we have already frequently sald, the Rommn Pontitls, not for” ambitdon of reigning or greed of puwer, have esteemed (v thy duty of the Apuostulle Ministry to wateh over the breservas tlon und custody of the sacred rlehts of the Churgh every thile they smv their Stutes dis- turbod and attucked; und we aurselves, follow- g the exauplo of our predecessors, huve not uegleeted Lo amert and yvevind cafe thewy same rights, nor shall e cver cease fu o For the wltlen, therefore, you, my beloved sons, show yourselves nost promet ln supporting the hberty und hovor of the Apustohe See, With strenetl and unauimity, by word wid vy flulit fur the necessity of temporal sovercienty, for the freo exvrelse of our supreme power.” YOUNG LOUIS NAPOTION COMMENTS OF TUE PAWIS PAVLIS ON 118 VOL- UNTEERING TO PIGHT THE ZULUS. Pants, March 1.—~The Ordre, Al Roulier’s or- gun, dwells on Prince Louls Napoleon's fellow- feellng for his comrades at Woalwich, his de- siro to share In active survice, und Jearn to qual- #y hwself for seryving Fruues when sho will wveed bhuand to study o grest militury prob- lem, Jyudds thot ho leaves fustructions und urders oo tho questions which will arlso during mado the duily bls_four months' abirences that lio can confle | In his futher's ndmirers und friendas that he will comu back strouger with the glerious Fo- gligh army, where his father's companions b aems atinke hands with hia osen comendess and that on stapping ut 6t lelens Lie shouhl o to the willow to meditate on the apots whers the Emperor rested, aml nek hie 1t wluneie fo nspiration nod cotmseelanl matics to thore Barilah soldlers who aecompun you mnd lova you, Enghanl reconciled with H Emylru, aed e futare prepared by ndustry, Atudy, andy the coldie’s 1ife for the destinfes whicl awaft you?' M. e Cassunaey o the Pays, deviares the Prince’s absence quite safe for his pariy in the pres nt comparativels un~ fpozzant transitional phusey lor thouzh the Repuhlte bas already committed blunders and: stupldsties, nothing serfons can haphen just yet, The expadition (s deseriies as more lmportant han 1he Svriadi, Chinese, or even at the outaet fhe Mexlean one, for the Zulits gee well anmed uned drilled s but the Freneh law forbids Mm to 2o ns n xoldier; he only seriis ls <hare of sty observation, and danger, Welghty polit- feal rensons prevented hun from repalving to flie sceno of the Nusan-Turkien war, bt Ia activity demanded seope, The Enalish Prinees have set ah example of devotion to the duties fayolved tn rank und rights. He fs voung, polished, wd braves he has ehivatrously acknowledzed Englma’s generonus hospitality 3 he will afterwords restine Iis uttitude of ol servation, owalting oetlon, wnd this step i crenges eanfldence in his resoiute wnd enereetic eimracter, which would no more hesitate hefore the red Caffres of Franeg than hielore the hlack CafTres of the Cape, | tldst Do fronfeally comments on the Prince’s patriotic disinterestedness I serving Eaehand, declares that he really abdieates in favor of M. Rouber, n Vice-Bmperor, whote caprives hin party lnve with difliealty borne, st winds up by sayhr, “he hnperial Hlusfons tuko the route of the Cape of Good lope.” 'The Bepublican papers mostly publish the letter withuut comment. . BULGARIA, TIE FINST DAY OF THUE NEW PARLIAMENT, ‘Fnxova, Feb, 20~The first reeulur session ol the Bulizarian Constituante was kel tada? at hall-pust 10. M. Loukionoff, who represents Prince Dontoukoll-Korsakolf, announced to the Dulgarian Exarch that the Litter hud been nom- Inated by the Prince President of the Constit- uunte, venerable prelates took the chale nud nddressed o fow wordsto the Deputles, recommending them to e gradent in thete dis. cugsions, to reember that the of Europe were upon thew, wnd to preserve kindly retue tions with cach other, fo order 1o accom) et ditlienls (ask fnsueh o manner 03 to werit the upprobation of the wlle eivitizod world, yror Sinvons, of Prislnva, wid appolnt- dent: Archimnndeite Constantine, Flrst argy amd Depnty Econowoff, - speetor of Scheols nt Viena, Second Secretary, “There uppotntmenta wese mada by the 1 dents ‘Toe Secoml Seeretary then called the roll of the Depittes. Most of the members weve present, Some of the persons orlginolly ap- poluted as Deputles have been superseded by others, The chanves have only oveurred amung ke ex-ofllelo membey M. Bolobanoll made the first speech in o Bul- watrlan Assembiy, und denouneed these changes on prineiple. Some discussion followed vn this subjeet, nd then M. Loukiauoll proposed thnt the wedentiats of all Deputles_ba examined, and those found Improperly aceredited exelnded. ‘The examination of credentinis wis then cotn- menced, None of the Deptities from Roumelin or Macedontn were vresent elther us membersor speetators. ‘The Russian was the only Consul prescnt, ‘I'he Conatituante Is orderly, und the members are fntedifeent I general appesrance. Exeel- lent: faetlities nre wilorded to corresponden ‘There nre Lwo Russtan, two Bulzardun, and two Engilsh Journuls, bestdes the Haves agent, vep- resented o it Ten Turkish anembers wero present. T Iy seestons will Lo held, in pder to glve seeretarles time to wate down the edings, there being bo stenveraphiera here, The nir §x full of renerts as to the probable tion of the Coustitnante and of varlous politienl conmeetions therewitl, Ag, howe the mem- bers themselves love no cear files of thelr fu- tupe lilors, iU 1s useless for outsiders to speei- fate on e present confused condition of uffairs at Tirnova. o CIRCUMELOCUTION OFTICE. ClatmeAgent Complalnts—Dolay nud DIM. culty in Gotting Monay Qut of tho Trens- ury. To the Tditor of 'The Tritune. Wismnetoy, D. €, March 15.—The ma- chinery of government i3 beconing, complex, at least more unmanageable und less eftlelent; and, if the difienlty continues to In- crease, we shall soon fuenlsh u complete parallel to the Circamlocutlon Office so happily de- seribed by the wreat English povellst While listening, the other dag, toa clerk in the Second Auditor’s oftlee, hearing him de- seribe, o his tueld monnor, the situation of cex- tain business in his department,~how lone it had been in o certafn office, what formalitles wero still requlsite betore it conld bo sent to another, Low from there ILmust o to a third, | thizn bck izadtn, uid s0 ot—one could” not nt reenll the deseription of thesaticist § and, though our elerk was nat ot all Hice number four, but was not only respeetful awl courteous, but portly nnd coinfortable withal, one conld easily imagine him using the very words of the uiry youn barnacle: “1tmust be entered fn that Department, sent to be registered In thls Department, sent back to be stened o that Departent, sent back to be cotntersiened by this Dopurtment, and then it witl begin 1o be resularly belorve that Department. You will tind out when t business passes through cach of these staves Dby asking at both Departisents il they teil you. When the business fs recularly before that Department, whatever it iy, then cun wateh it from time to thne, through tmt De- partwent. — Waen it comes rezularly before 1his Department, 1hen you must wateh 1t from thne to time, througlh this Department, Ve shall have fo yeger Wright and left; wd, when wo reter it anywliere, then yow'll have to jook it up, Wien i comes back to us at uny tme, thien you hud better look weup, When it stivks anywhere, you'll have to try togive it a jou, When you write to another Department ationt 1ty sl then to this Department about t, and dou'L hear anvhing savisfuctors about it, why, then you kad better—keep on writhe " AlLthis machiuery one vould ensily put up with, ns, p«-rlm‘m. mortially necessary, It the bustness could be transucted within areasonable time, But whion it takes 5ix 1o twelve montis 10 do what vught to be done In o week or ten duys, nnd two to five yeare what shoulil be um‘u'xllshcd In o month, the evil becomes fntole erable, ‘There 13 a ludy In Chlcago, widow of an offlenr of the urmy, whodivd in September last, Sho had been “for mntus tryling o draw neuriy £4,000 of puy due hee hush i, —uol o clatm, in the ordinury sense of Hhie word,—siply money whieh her husbund had segl dd to deaw, 'The ulter monthaof deluy, received o reveipt 1o e sgned and votuened i with aloerity, thinklug now thé money was surely coming, But if shu could get into” the receases of the Depnrtment st would find that the matter ia now ouly falrly started, The et (himg required 18t veceipt, and her business 13 now reregubarly betore thist Department,” Thouh the Tarly el bier friends wers 1o regular vor- respontdence with the Department for months, e busiuess was not reeularly il falrly stavted 1l six wonths ufter the ollleer’s des now I the Examiuer's ofllee; thepee b will o, afer awhile, to the Auditing Clerk's oflives thenes after awhilo to 1he Paymaster's olllee, cten ete. Loven the receipt Iy, or wis aday or twu neo, lylng arognd luose in Vi malls or in the Department, It had not turned upat 1) proper cdesk. Technleally, it had not been Yreceived,” though it et Chicago about u weelk previous, But the most outrageous delays are ar the Penslon Oliee, Lucky §s that man or woman who oblaius 8 pensfon inslde of two or thres years. ‘To my complaint fn ono ease, that it hud heen pemting over two vears thrauh so funlt of the clalmant, the Chief Clerk replled, that waa nothing, A cuse two yenrs old b conshlered o one, e hnd cases which hud been pending UFLCLI Y ears. A ludy upplied to haye the Chiet Clerk sond to the Burgem-General's ofllco for a transerivt af a record, tpoiy which sho retied for a pension us widow of un oflie ‘The Clerk would gend, but the Burgeon-teneral's oflice wus nine wonths bebbnd, 1lere this widow must wait nine onths for informution which should be furnished her o nine hours, Are not stch things n bhurning shuine wid disgrace upon our nationt “Uie Government opretends, by wets uf Congreas, tacome to the reliel of the’ fuinflics of deceased otlleers wml suldlers who have fought vallautly for thefr conutey, and then by such foolery us this tres them out with walting, until, dn muuy cuses, thoy drop fnto their graves vietms of the duplicity or eross caveless. neas wd fnaitference o€ the Qoverument whicty atd them, careleasness and indifferenco ouly charges 1o be mado, The Guve ermnent places dtaell Iu actual antazonlem 1o its uwn citizens, cven fts widows und orphans, by urule sdopted in the Departments that no {nformation will bo furpished upon whlch can be based u clalm azuinst the Goverument. Now his ruie (3 the esoence of tyranuy, These are publte records, ‘They Lolong to the people, und aer reculations, 2 o them, orat lenst to copler, ‘Todeny this s tor the agent to withhold rrom 1he priteipal his own property, st §9 0 trates parent frand, The humblest widow b the Laud s wrlght 1o n copy of e reened showing her Dustomd’s services w behall of his country ‘Thionzl not, pernaps, strictly veramneto the subjeet, Tennnot retvmn, whitd speakinig of the Infuatice magiested by the Govornment towand 1ts cltizens, fronvallndane to the prictiee of dis- charggime from the I tments, clecks, not only withoul cause, hut without the sitahiest notle, *Flids 13 oot wrang, perpetrated almost daily, ‘Theee peaple, fn tany vases, have famles to Aupnorty il they thnd ¢ clves, Without any fanlt on thelr party suddenly degrived of all wmeans of subsiatence, Beiny entirely unoecu- plecdy they brood over the fojustize done them, il not - fulreanentty untii 1he mind loses balance, 1 am personully counlzant of three cases [ which that has Dy the resuit within the past clzhteen monthe. ‘There must be o fearful respongibilily somewl e con- Hinanve of n proctice b 1tz Its citizens Ly, ' nlyy Mr or, of things which T teard, hople tint 1hiy com- 11 fall wnder (heeye of gomemem- s who, finding 1 corroborated by hia own experiencey wil devise soms methiod of preventing these wrongful practices, mnl of cnublfng thoso intrusted with the publte busl- ness, espechally tn the Pension Oflice, to find somie way how to do i, Yours truly, ’ C. . Wairz, B CURR OPINION. OF Courso 1t Wis, Mabiste feegieter (hem, 1t was an Olfo man who forwarded to the Prestdeut. un apphention for the position left vacant by the deathof the Ameer of Atghan- 13tan. Lnxy hut Dangerons, Itadelphia Press (Rev.).* It would be an easy matter to break up the Solid Houths let them have everything they want, mutin a lttle whilo they would quarrel over the spotls,—hut the Natlon would be bank- rupt, A Thrent of Rtevolutlon, Doyton Journal (Rep.ye \- 'Fhie Confederute Bridadiers haveserved notice on the country that they will stop the wheels of the Government 1f they are not permitted to have thelr own-wav. ‘They tried that fn 1861, umd the Sorth hag uot forgotten it Itis s threat of revolutton, N njz of Such Trentwent, nuld Enquirer (Dem.), Somea of thie Southern papers are bringiug for- ward the name of Abrum S, Hewltt as the Dem- vevatte eandidnt for the Presidency. Mr, Hew- itt may have made gome mistakes in lis recent politleal eareer, but he is not deserving of this kind of treatment, Would Liketo Know, You Know. Olun State dnurnal (Ren. ). ¢ there fs anvthing which the late Demo- cratle Congress did not try tg do to injure amd break down the credit of the Government, sus- ol specie payuients, destroy confidence In the husiness future, wml bring o another noney pante, we should be preased to lave our atten- ton vatled to it. Give the O1d Mun a Chance. IhFalo Erpyem (Rep.). It secms to huve teen forgotten that Jeff Duvis seceded ; thut e ¢ld b voluntarlly; that he sald by didn't want to und never should Now should this fiem and_ decided ceal Into penstons, eltizenship, wmd that surt of thiazd 1t wouldw't du, 1t would be ¢ruel und unjust, Jeir's Tast DI, Indtanqaualie Junrnal (lep.). The last biil introduced by Jeff Davia in the United States Senate was one reduclng the army, Tle might now return and commence votlng just whnero he left off. As his object then was to weaken the Governtent and accom- plish by peaceanle means what he afterward at- temptat by fovée, he would be in perfect lnr- mony with the present Democratic fdes, Maowmphin Thrent. remuhies Clenn.) Apeat (Dem.). 1f 8t. Louis, Cinetunaty, nud Loulsville repeat their attempts to assassinate the character of Memphis aud murder her reputation, would it not bo patriotle in the merchants of Mémphis to eive their trude to Eastern elties! ‘This pere sistence in a le, when 1t (s officiaily proven to he su, looks as (( thero wos a converted elfort to ruln o elty whose swiferlnges entitle lier to sym- uun?', and not n cold-blooded und caleulating enmity, . The Dog Bhould Wag the Tall, enintis (Tenn. ) Aeatanche (Ind. ), Tho South 14 crowding fursupreniucy at Washing. ton in s maunerand with 2 geeediness that docs not ut all pleass the Democrats of the Nurth, T'he Southern membare, and mauy Bouthern men ut Tiomo whto intend to bo members, want everythlng In the way of ofices ln the Touse, and only gly thy Predidency pro temn. of the Senate to the North, a8 represented by ‘Ihurmun, and that erudgingly. —Louistitle Commercial (llen.). Why not! 'Fho South furnishes the numbers that inake the Democratic mujority fn Coneress, Before the Southern Democrats re-entered Congress the opposition to the Republicana was without cither nutibers or respectabilivy, It was down fn the dust and despised, for (L ehlefly represented whint was known i loathed i the North during the War aa the Capperhend ele- ment, true to nelther slde, I the majority ahoulil rule—nud that [s the theory of politieal parties ns weoll as Repudlican government—why should not the South take the Hon's shuare of good thivgs on the ofliclal tablel The Bunthern members are not in the Congress on vrobation. “They stand as the cquala of their Northern brethrens Zand 30 they hapuen. to possces the mafority they should” control i the man- acement of the party's uffairs, The dow should wag the tuil, Al . Badw' Jetty Swindle, . Cinetnuaty Commercial Und, Rep.). In lis speech I favor of the chungoof the Jetty contract, Senator Windont sukd The agerieate of expenditures, withont taking Into NEcouns any exeerkivo smounts patd for inter- exty 18 82,804, 0030,2223 awl he 18 debior for monny Dorrowed drom banky mud ndividanis SLHLOUO, aud to James Aodrows & Co, §1, 500,022,215 ikl i sctual bujanes over nnd nbove the ur;l;mmu recelved from the Government of 81,715, - S, Did the Benator take pains to oscertain how wreat thu interest of Capt, Eads ts in Jumes Andrews & Co.j how mueh ho owed to himsel (1 DI he linre the proportion of this money used for stone—on which the contractors have a profit of $5.60 per cuble yardd “The beauty of the Jetty job §s certalnly fn tha Aweet stone contract of Mr. Jumes Andrews & Co. 'Thecost of stona delivered at the jetties in A0 per cuble yard, which ts enough surely, as the river varrles it down Tree, "The happy con- tractors got 3U per cuble vard, o clear protl ot . Thee business men, who are complalning of hnrd tiies, should study (his matter, 1t iy s flusteation of frugality” of the Government when engaced in lnprovements, Senutor Beek, of Kentueky, inlly exposed the chanee i the Bads contract when {t was up n he Senate, but it had to go through as an fin- provement, = Jagiiah Comunrelnd Rotatintlon, New York Tumes. The English aavocates of reclprocity say: © What i3 the use o England lettivg Amorican ooy In free, when Aumcrica levies u nearly pro- Tubitory tax on English couds ¢ Why not tox Ameriean goods umll we foree equatity of traded” Dut it bappens that of all the conntries trading with Engtand, the United States is the oue the products of which offer the least promis. gz dleld for retallation or threatening leglsla- tlon. It [s true that our exports to the United Kingdom are arze fn proportlon to our tmports thenee, Tu tho veor endlig July 1, 1578, "they were, in round numbers, $208,000.000, or 41 per ceut of all our exports, But thess exports were distributed among the following classes of products: (ran aud proviston Cattan... Tobneed .1 Timber | IMuminating Oil-cake 8144, 000, 000 116, 000, 000 Total, 08, 000, V) Onwhat one of theso classes of lnports trom ¢ Unfted States cuu tireat Britain atford to evy a retaliutury taxd Ou breadstutls wl pro- vislous, thus fncreasing the cost of food, and with thul the resistance to a reductlon of woges! Ou catton, the raw materlal of her most mportont manufucturers fn overy markat of the worldi On tobuaceo, which would aifect wages, or the Lemper of tha carners of wates, wre 'n proportion 16 the amount finported thau a lko tax ou food i On filuminatlug oll, on thuber, on ofl-cake,—raw materlals of moou- fuctures or nu essential element ju the cost of MARULL I'UIESDAY, flelng? There questions answoer themselves, Looking only nt vae innedinte st most narr Mool of e tax, thit on home srodneton, it will bee seen that piteh taxee would cost Enalm mora thon they conid possibiy cost s, Bt thers [&} omdary el not tess fmportant elfeet to Fe consudered. Uy fust w0 mnetras Greag Brit- ot taxad tood il raw votton she would - erense the umount n’ o her markots than ber owny unil yelites the cost 1o ber combetitors, R0 tind ahie worlt at oaee by welghles her owy manufactures apd Hehtenhy the hurdens of Tier vivals, 1n bomely vlignae, wuuld heent- g 0lt tiee nose to spite her taces “Che troubly WIth the proposed policy of retatution §s it the compotition whieh Eneland has to fear from the United Statea s not to any appreciable ex- fent dn bomo market, out ) foreien markets, ol overy [arthing o1 tax ahe fakl on vur prinet- pul exports Lo her own stoees wonhd remder our fmatactures more formidable i other coun- {ries, Should he ws foml, Ho other manu- tacturers would so targely profie by the redue- ton §nbrive of hving @itside of EnZland which woilil ensue ns our own, ol the seme thing 13 trae of o tnx on euttoi, - As for i tax anthe few 1,nu|lmm of our flnished products which get to neelizly markets, 1t 43 pucvite to gpeak of It s weapon of yetalmtion. Tho Killing of Col. Atstan, and Tta Lesaon. Atlanta (Ga.) Canstitution (Dem.). The first thought of these ata Alstance who are Hkely to rend the hornble detatls of the kill- Ing of Col. Alston will be that there §s some- thing radleally wrong fn the public sentiment of n coummunity, n State, or neeetion, whero such erimegare possible. In ‘this instanco can- dor compiels the humlliating confession that Tuesday’s desperate ueed uffonds a broad, deep, and tloudy foundation for any criticlsm in this directlon that our encmies may choose to wnke, Wao deem It our duty to by perfectly candid in this matter; we deem [t a duty woe owe to our- selves mnd to the communite to press howe to onr people a fow facrs which, however unpalata- bie they may be, denund thelr serlons attentiot, In pursuunce of this duty, therefore, wo do not besitate 1o sy that sieh erimes as that whleh occurred last ‘Tucsdany ure directly due to the publle séntiment, not” ouly m Atlanta wnl In Ucorgzin, but throughout the whole South, that perinits the eareving of coneeated wenpons,~to the public sentiment thut tolerates a sort of pretentlous ruflianism amonsz us, It will not do'to say that the laws: are either insntliclent o inellfelent, ‘They are neither, But public sentinent is more powertal than the Jaw, nnl publie sentiment re- wards with un {ndiferent: eye the presency atwong ws of u elass of men who, with pistols an thele bins, bad whisks i thele heads, amd totally false couception of what they csll Shonor® i thetr minds, go uhout. from bag- room 1o bar-roons, sting (lieaven heip us alll) of thelr chivalry micl tthelr courage, ready to misconstruc a word, a tone, or a gestre, aid o qruw! their weapous nid fire. But, 1t may Ue answered, this condition of things s ot the outgrowth of public senthneut. Wo nnswer thut public sentiment tolerates . The Leguzorts and bullles are all over the South, They would pot exlats If they were not tolerated. Oup youny 1aen are growing up subject to these malign fir- fhuences, ‘They shonld be taught that the shed- ding of blood f8 not chivalry; that the carrving of concealed deadly weunons [ the outerowth of nu averpoweringg Inatinet of cowardive, aid 1hnt wo really brave man ever sceks to cover himselt with' the terrible disgrace of murder, ‘Ihiey should be taught by an argressive public senthnent thit the truest chivalry has the great- ust horror of crfme. When public senttment makes the profession of the bully a disgrace, and when govlety refuscs to recognize the semi- reapeetable rufliunsm which arins ftsclf to at- tend the chureh, the theatre, wnd the soelal gathering, nml wears upon his bip at a lody's Jside the weapons 1t (lourlshes o o whisky-shop, then we wil Baye no more such untuppy oveur- renees o8 that of lust Tuesday, ‘The law s pow- erful enough nfter fustice lins been outeaged, huv it remains for publie sentiment to provents us well us correct, In this business, we of the South must ha far-reaching reform, A TEXAS JENKINS. How Ife Describes the Fride and Bridos- wnlds nt 6 Wedding. . San Antonio Frpress. At the hour of 8 o hush told that tho bri- dnl party were approuchiug, and fu a moment, leaniy on the arm of J. D, Q. fsq. like o male, soft shadow from drenmlnnd, with haie flowing down In dnzziing contasion, like the fulntest rays of neummer suneot, cyes ke the violets, Jips ltke tho coral, and brow like the 111 les came Miss M. I 8ho wore blue and white, aud Jooked the Hyaclnthe, Tale as sho took her position on tne left of the entrapee. ‘Then came with Capt. W. M. R, Miss M. MeK., beauotiful llka Miss L, and #f 6he were thought less fuly you would forget it in watcl g the ealm sl qulet brow, the gentle and loving eyes, us with womanly dignity nml grace she woved toward her place, on the right, opuo- site Miss L, flm:‘lw‘ll ll‘l:m fn blue und white, tu represent n wood violet. }\'uxt came, with W, R, N, Esq., Miss A. G., with spurklingr oyes und ehecks aglow with n freshness of health and verfect beauty such ns fuw eartbi-born people possess, wind that Disua herself might have envled, a8 she took up her position on the left, dressed (n white tehmed with pink, nnd represevted (what she was) o dark-eyed beauty of the South. Now came with Dr. J. MeK, Miss K, B, fluating fn itke ‘Titanis, queen of the fairics, such o plcturs of diminutive loveliness as hounts the sleep of * wild, drenming bogs,” nnd she moved to lier place ou the right, adud ag our eye canght v glimpse of the dainty litle foot that fora moment peeped from “her tralling zar- ments, we whispered, “This s tho verltuble Clndercllu.”? “8he was clothed ubon with white ety with pink, and wos w fununlng Birg of the Andes. Next eame with J, C. D,y Esq., Miss B, 1, .y e sister of the Dride, with her great dreamy eyes hulf hiaden beneath the Jong, soit, draoptog lashes, moving thnjdly, ke @ Lushful child, to her placs on the lofi, dressed i ureen wd white to represont ler purity and the jealousy of all the other young ludies, wond leaving the” beliolder fu wonder as to where the boundnry was betwixt perfeet artlessness nd ct art. Nextcamo with Mr. F.J, Miss I, who, a8 sho moved to ier place on the right, nade one think that it was of her Byron wrote: Sho walke in beauty Who the nleht OF clondleas elimes and starey nkies, Aud all that's best of durk and bright Mout iy her epect nud hor ovoe, Cing mellowed o that tonder Tl ‘Mhag Meaven to guudy day donies, Dressed in white, trlimmed {o green, o’ Lotus of the Nlle, A Ilensant Responso from Mr. Longfollow, The children of Cambridge commetnorated r, Longfellow’s 720 bivthday—on the 27th ot LFetiruary Insi—by presenting to him a beautiful urm-ulln?r. made trinn the wood of the Village Bluckamith's chestoutetree, ‘Thls pretty il aporovriate trlbuty drawn from the beloved poet the following exquisico response, whict ap- pears i the Cambirkdge Lribuncaf Friday’s date, under the title, ** From My Arm-chairs Am I aking, that 1 shonld eall my own Tt splendid ehon throne ¥ Or by what reason, or whut gt divine, Cun 1 procluim it miney Only, perhiaps, by right diving of song 1Ly 1o mo bclong; uvo the uproading chestang troo i wns wung by me. Well T remembur it n adi }s vrimo, Wusen in the summer- g ‘The atfluent folluge of 418 brancbes mede A cavern of cool shade, 'Thero by the blackeniih's forse, Loslde tho streot, 118 blogsous white and sweet Entlecd (he uees, nntdl it seomed allve, And murmured Uke o hive, And when the winds of antumn, with a shout, “Cinsud Lt wreut urimns ubuit, ‘The »liulng ehesthuts, Lursting from the sheath, BDropped to the ground buncath, And nuw same fragmonts of its branches bare, Shnged ua i stutoly chair, Iluve by my hearthstono tound 8 home at last, And whispor uf the Past. The Daulsh Kiugcould not in all his pride Ttepel the Geents tide, Iut, weatwd 1 s chale, §ean n rhyme Rull liack th tide of Thie, 1gpo ngaln, 54 ong In vislon sce [l blossums and the bee And hear the children’s volees shout and call, Aud the brown chestnuts fail, 1sco the amithy with its Airen aglow, I hiear tho beifows blow, - And the el hamniers on the auvil beat “I'nu Tron Whige with buat) Ana thtis, dear children, lave yo mado for me ’I'lelfluy W Juuilee, And to my'lnore thau threescore yoars and ten Drought Luck wy youth ugaiu. a ‘The hieart hath Ite own memory, like tho mind, And tn It are enshrined The precious Keepaakes, into which are wroughs Fhe giver's Joving thouglit, Ouly your love and your reniembranca could Glve 11fu 1o thie dead wood. And moku these branchey, leatle Blossom vgein ju song. 0, Uesuy W. LoxarstLow. now so Jang, KB, it S G AR e} a4 [P St A UF PR CURRENT GOSSID: AR, Hul dvcertizer, MOITAS~==80 7O 8] 8 Canant poxer in Neo York tomnre Yon, i front name ga 't Atal he fan't over -nione, Audd Wy eyes nee on i blas, T N o wpeak s And s only ubn ana hent la Nubby clolalnz-fos tals kent 1 Just i bt non com mentit Bke, aml weak, And thia fentfior-welghted gent he— Though not aver ane-anid-Lwenty— Hns of knowledve quita s plenty, S0 to rpeakcs For ho'd rathier b o prancing Awla kieking at o daemn, Tuon bis stocs of wit unhancing Learning Greek, Thongh he apesthe drawl nnd atammer Wlhieu o doite his aleok claw-hatminer, Yet Tubiag shonts hie geatmar, 50 40 nuenky Aud ho queations very ravely 50 hin clulnes nre hnngtog falely) 1f Ing vrain be fushioned squarely Or obliguo, No, ha hna no education, Anil his ueanty took vacation *1out the thne of ity S0 Lk And unon mature reflection, Taking cach distinet bisection, I've decitded bis complexion's Ruther weak, Though his shirt has not a rimple, Nor his beardless chin a dimpis, Yot he buasts o chronlc vimple A hin heaxi . And hix volco fs not_relinnt, Forut times it s deflant, And ot tumes it 10 plisnt . Littleaguenk, Now it seems to mo eo funny 'Thut this half-dementol sonny Should ve loaded dowa with pioney, - 8o to epenks While tho writer of this ditty, Wha You see {4 rather witty, Yiug 1o scrub sbout the city * On lily cheek, LET EMIGRANTS WESTWARD LOOK ourt ‘Cinctnnatl Knquiver, Anawful teap 14 bolng set for crédulous omi- erants, Thousands of theso emigrants are set- tling weat of the rain-belt, nud they don't kuow its They ara golng out Lo far on the Atchison, Topeka & Sama Fo, the Kunsus Paciile, the Unfon Pacifie, and the Northern Paelfle Ruil- roads, * Whera s the drought-line? * asks the reader, S Dzaw o lne from Austin, Tex., to Bismarck, D, T., on the Northern Pacilie, and all west of that line i the droughe country, Five years out of eleht, crops will entlrely fall weat of thls line. Lust year was an exception to the rule; and this s why so many emigrauts are veuturs ng too far West this year, 'The land-sharks are decelving them, and ure pushing a vast army of emigrants into a famine-region,” “ What makes this reglon west of the Iun- dredth Parallel o desert-reglon? * Becauso It ratus Just as much water as there I8 water evaporated euch year. If ft rained more water than s ovaporated, it would run down Into $he ocenn, aud 1he lninl would soon be covered with water. Ralbs ruu to the eean in elvers, and the ale cvaoorates thoe water ot the ocean und carrles it inlind, Clouds torm rafnfulls, and bnck goes the water on to the oartd, then fnto the ocean agaln, - Now, before the ulr from the Gull or weean feaches Bls- marck, or the ndddlc of Nebraska or Kansas, this wet ale which started from the veean be- comes dry. ‘There fs no water in it; the water lias all fullen out of it i rata, nnd it hoa run back to the sea,' “ But why 13 8an Antonlo subject to droucht when it {8 5o close to the Gulri? * Beeause the ale of San Antonjo, on the Staked Pinins_n ‘Texas aud in - Arizong, comes up through Mexico. Itis dry before it starts. It dous not come from the Gulf, Mexico bs hot. A perpetust current of bot, dev aly blows over Muxico, und fans Arizonn, New Mex- ieo, Utah, and Colorndo with utmusulicre as dry as wind from the Desert of Suhara, ‘Uhis diy afr-current, Mowing up from - Mexico and Arizona, strikes the hich mountalns in Cotorado, — Here, In the centre of Continent, within seventy-tive miles o's Pk, are the sourcs of il Red, Colorady, Riv Grande, Arkausas, nnd Mls- rourl Rivers, This e the buckbone of North America. The high, cold penks condense any molature that there might be fn the air combng up trom the south, and makes it iuto anow. ‘Then this cold, dry alr passes on up the ceutre of the Continent, making a perpetunl desert. It provents any dnmp ale_from combug enst of the One futidreth Parallel, When we reach the North- crn Pacitlcund Munitoba, unothercurrent of wind @ dnmp current—blows irom the Pacifle Ocean, I'liere {8 0o desert there, whero the Pacitle wind licuds ofl thu wind fram Mexico. * Now, { say, thousands of innoeent emigrants. have taken up farms durlng the iast vear west of tie rahi-parallel, Of vourse they will be rtined, und you will sea them coming back broken-hearted and Qiscouraed,” SCAWNL L always b naesery west of the One- Hundredth Parullel 1" Yes, untll the Alnighty changes the course of the winig, takes down the mouutaln-peaks, and stops the clonds from rainlng all thetr wated out iu the Enst before they get to th Ser Evt Pensiss, ITON. STANDOFIS BUST. Detrott Free Prcan, . * Gem'lon, n curus ancedote boppencd at de cabin of do Hon. Lycurgus Stundof¥ las? night,” said Brother Gardner as the janitor lzited o fresh lamp, * De brudder am not heal, owin’ to resuns to be monshuned o Yitle furder on, an’ do ease au one to which de attenshun of do Club lins been ciited by ecveral whito men, an? an Juvestigashun demanded, Do focts fn de uncedote seem to unwind a8 follows: Do tion, Stundoft was ubout to retire fur do nlght, Do ole woman had a'ready sought de downy touch of swbet repose; de chill'ln were dreamit’ of apole-blossomis an’ ungels, an’ o ent on' doz had dropped down behln’ de stoye in bllssful barmony. Dar was n hot flal n de stove. De Hon. doff Mugered behin! to injoy do refreshiment, an® he had just leaned aber to spit under he front doulis whicn sunthin! huppened, Do top of dat stove rizup, 8o did de olo tealicttie, w hot bricls, und more or less tinh. Do Uon. Standodl alsv riz up an’ zot ont doahs on' yelled * Muyder]?” ut de top ol bls volee. 1t was anz upnmu oroun’ dat house, an’ tolks say dat fan’ly wus the wildest looking lot o nfgzeers_ cber seen in Detroit. Now, den, what eaused dut "sploshunt IL wasnt gas, It wast't low water in_do biler, White men say it wns caused by powder in o stick of- woud, an’ dat de wond didn’e belong to de Hon, Standofl, who now Hes fn bed wid bllsters all ober him, Waus_ it powdert \Was dat powder I a stick of wood! Iid de brudder incarporate dat waod from some surrouading nuybur? Lot de mom- bers speals!” Samucl Slin was the firstto break the sitence. Rising to his feet with o blush of phillosophy coveri hls face, ho sald: Bekaso dar wos o 'spioshiun fn de stove It doan’ foller dut dur was powder {n do wood, Suppose vne ot du chil'en lad drappéd a buttlo of huss medieive 1 o fluh bofo’ goin’ to bed, Pye knowed dat wery thing to happen in my own Jouse, an' whar's de mian who says 1 atole woudi" . [( ] war to bo axed for wmy opluyun on dis sithjort, rentaried Wavidown” Bebeo, us ho took the floory * 1 ehionld say dat dur anouzht have Dbeen powder m de wood, What of itf It do Hon, Standoll iad o mivd - to, couldn’t ho put powider in his own woed! Dar's 1o luw to pre- went hin, Do white Iolks hain't de only folks who kluput on style an’ plug delr stuvewood wid powde 1 ik [see how all dis hnlmelwd," suld Blnckherry Williums, us Bebeo sat down, Y Far instance, © Do Hou. Stundofl_owns wood. He seca dat woodpllegrowln’ smaller—meltin® nway Tike ho had six stoves goin! 'stend of one. Hlu plugs natlek wid powder, Tle forgets which is destlek, I finds fts wav into bils own stove, a0’ whur' win dat stove to-day (" None of the gther members scomed fnelined fo tackle the subjeet, il Brother Gurduer suld * De Hon, StaindofT am lieroby acqultted of de churge of takin' flrewood belongin® to some- Ludy elie, but de Chw'r feets It hls dooty to wuin de brudder to bea little more keeridd fn du futur TG o CAT'I. RYNDERS, e, York Corvesvandence Indinnusolis Journal. At a recent reunlon of one of our ancient clubs, my attention wus attracted by ue old gen- teman of vot less thon 35 sunnners who sat amd ote quienly at an wdjolning tablo—u clerdy- man, apparently. A devout expression was on Bis placid face, yet strong lues ran down sround Nls chiu, 08 3f lie bad seen trouble. Bmall, in- went, thoughtful eyes, v three-story head, * high begween jolnts,” and quite exalted InLhe reglons of buaevolenco and epiritoulity, ** Why, that's Jim Lane,” -1 soid to myself, ‘Then 1 laughedas I retlected that Jim Luug was not a religlous man—not exclusively—and, beeldes thar, Jim Lane had been deast for years. Yet [ knew 1 bed secn him eowewhere, 1t must be the Rev. Dr. Adams, (h whom 1 have not s old 2 T hadnevr hie roof belore, utiur profanity tuder the vene il segedly ever heard pucl anvwhers, Bue the voica T linew, 1t wan ohd Rynderal Isainh Rvoders—Chiet of (he Empive Club, Fronk vee's Murshal, awd a tercor o old Alwlltontsts, 1 saw bl again, as (1957, standing on i platform of an mitkslavery meatlug whitiher he lad led o gane of s roughs, with ono arm inomack u\ruu aroumd e neek of Frod Dougluss, pre- vauttige him from speakhng, and wvite hiog Aome advice how to izct out of the eity without beawe Killed, And T remember low Donglass bro 1y mway from hing it contihed iy wpecet, shouting 1o his perseentor, amid the howls of the Empire Club: “ 1 was onceowned, Dady and souly by these slave-drivers of the Soutn, Mr. itynders—as you are now ' Dinoved aroung Lo thie Captain’s slde during the evening sl veenlled thoss times, but ho wauld not talk avout them, b | gaw Aaron Darr o good many thnes,' ho suddenly broke out. Tusked lilin how 1t havnenod, “rtowas alter his fight with Tamliton, in which ha kitled that — — —, 1 wns Cap- tain of a stenmbont that plled to Btaten tsland. One day a geatleman fna lons eloak spoke to me, Wo bad o talk. 11w kad been abrond. We telked politiea, nud [ was an ardent Demoesnt, o finnlly asked me whae 1 thonght of the Burre- Hamilton duel. I told him Burr was right, wonld have done fust 1he same, Hamilion had hounded him - on Il there was no other way. And I arzued the case with him, for ho took Hamflton's slde,—to draw wo out a8 I after- wnrds Jearneds [ put 1t o3 strone as I knew how. On the next trip he Introduced hlmseld ns Anron Burr. After that we were good Iriends. e was surt of half in diseaise, and hated so that he.dkl not dure’ to procinim hlinself. By —— 8ir; Burr was all right!? A LYILLE GITOST STORY, Attantie Monthly. Mrs, G——, with her two ittle girls, of the respeetive nigea of 8 uud 0 years, had heen stay- Inge I the country on a vidt to her sister-in-law but having taken o lionse near London, sho sent the two ehtldren with thelr nurse off by an early train, followinyg Jierself by one a few hours Iater, ‘Foward the evening of the sanie day, one of thu little eirls walked intaa room of the house which they hod quitted In the mornlug, where a cousin, "to whom she was mach at- tached, was sittini at his sttudles, and sold to e 1 have vome to say goud-by, Walters 1 shnll never ke vou agalu” “Then kissing him ebo vanished from the room, Fhe young man was gruatly startled und nstonlshed, as he ndd Nmeelf seen both the Qittle phels und thele nurss off by the mornlug traln, At this very thne of ‘the oveniug both the chiltdren in England wero . taken auddenly Il while playing fn thelr new loine, a few hours after they hed arrived, © The doztor ealled In pronounced thele comlaint to bo small-nox of the most malignant kiud, 'They both died within the week, bub the youugest died first. “The day nfter she was buried, the vuor berenved mother waa anxlousty walting the last hours of the one still leit, for whom she well knew no ehancd of lfe remained. Sudden- Ty the sick child woke up from a kind of stapor, und exeluimed, ** 0, look, mammal look ae the beantitul auzeis!? poluting Lo the foot of the bed, Mrs, G snw notiiyz, but heavd soft, sweet musie, which seeted to fload in the air, Agota the child exeluimed, * 0, dear mamma, thera is Minmel? She smifed, and appeaved utly pleused. At this moment Mes, d— aistinetlv heard a volen sy ** Coney dear Adns Tam walting foryout?” “Cho sick clild smilad onee azain, und died withoat o strueile, Long it the puor mother remember ovVerhearing a ehildish” conversation between the two liitle ones, In which the youngast. gald to the other that she felt sure she phould die first, und would be certaln to comu and foteh her, : NOT A BOOK=JUDGE, Atlanta (Fideard Kiiw) Correspanden ¢ Joston Journnal, “OId 81 reporls many a converaation lo- tween town sk country darkeys which shows that they hoth possess o small amount of na- tive wit. ness, 1 heard o tale the otker day of a Georgin colored Trial-Justiea which secmed to me worth repeating, It appears thut o white Democratie lawyer was ealled to plead for ond of bis clients betore this cbony Justice, and, not faveylug that the nexro had any mind of his own, prophesled un casy victory for himself, So, when it came hits tufn to pléad, o sent to is library for o very large sumber of lnw-hooks, and, arranging them on the desk hefore nfin, began i and tu tuen down leaves in When lie had thus maried sbont two d voliumey, ho began his plea, und from thme to thae lie would piek up a bool amd - bewin read.- g un fmmendoly Jung extract. The colored Justiee sut bitnking, and showing evidont slens of distrust of hisown ubility to comprehend, for half an hour, when suddenly e suld: * Mas'r John, 18 yo—is yo ewine ter read in all dew ouks dat a-wuy " “Well, your Honor,". answered the lawyer, blandly, “ I wished to eall your attentlon ton larice number of opintons pertiueot to the case.”” “ Mas'e ol contlnued the sablo Trint- Justice, ** pears 1lke de mo’ ye' rends outen den books demo’ clouded like elts by win.! Now, Maw'r Julm, Ireekons dat 1 better desdde dis cuse on de equity ut justice on it Bo just teaf dem boois alone, *n come vt at me? ‘Uhe Juwyer did 8o, but, n tellliyz the story next day, ho sald: ¢ Blank blank his equity aml § , The nlezer deelded the case dead ugalist e afteratl.? Evldently the colored Justice was determined :anlbu overawed by too coplous use of law. 00K, . QuUIrs, ¥ Mischicf, thou art a foot!" exclaimed the man of many corig. Although the Princesa Loulse hus been mar- rled vyer two years, sho I8 still very fond of her opera-gluss, She loves her Lorno yat. **What 13 the naual deflniton of consclencol asked o mun of bis pustor. A man’s rule for his nelghbior’s conduct s about the way It comes out practieally,” the reply, A woman lu New York says that when her husband 15 n lttlo driuk be kleks her, aud that wlhien Do 8 very druak she Kleks him; and sho adds that she does most of the kicking, When e humans ure asked for o dollar to lielp nury a poor Tellow, we shell ont lmmedi- atelys bub there are those smont us who would l;:)lh wive the dollar to the poor fellow before he died, * Ilave vour baggage cheekodi” cried the man with the brasses, Suid Mr, Carctuliman, auderly: I8 18 Juse the same to youysly, woulan’s you m‘ll aclieek on the gentloman whio huudies the rguge An oblizing spirit prompted the Jersey fariner who put a tvo-ponnd whetstono o overy turkey he sent to the Net Yorik market. 1o know the buyers would' find tho stoues Indispensable whien it came to carving the fowla, *Wo are golng our with the tied,” sald a youne mun toa frivnsd, us he Aled down thy church alslo after o wedding, % In that ease,” eald a ludy (n front, * vou can afford to get off my teatn ! Aud ho did. “ Come, now, stuptd,” sald the selool-master, avon don't know liow much two and five Rakel Nuw listen, Tu one_nocket Lhuve two dollara and fu the other five dolties, Now how many dottars have {gotd? S Let mo seo thew, wnnd Tahil telt you.” Behool was disinissed, “But you kuuw, pa,’ safd the former's daughter, when he spoke to her about thy wd- dredses of hia nelgabor's son,—* vou_Kkauw, pa, Ut mu wants wmo to marry o man of cabire," 480 dol, my dear,—~ru do 15 and there's 1 better culturd dn the country than agrleulture, , And atlll the misstonary cause waxos stronger, New Bediord hos a elever vounz luly worth o willion dollars, mul “of a rather plous tarn of miund," who uadu up her mind that she would bu u missionary, \ Could m-{uflm; be morg beau- ful e chitrel necepted lier services, and, when asked what fleld of labor shie had 1n view, sho pensively looked down at her lavends ioves und replied s 1 think 1 will go to Parls,” -~ . Eust-Indian Convorts to Chiristianlty, 3 Haston [racetor. At a missionary mecthingg hend 1ast evening in the chapel of fhe Hecond Charch, Durchester District, Mr. Elorldeo Torry, who 88 member of the Pradentisl Committes of the Arerican Tioard of Connaisstoners fur Forelen Mission windo 0 statemont ol fuets Indiu wost remarkable n thelr character, Wiile the Cammlitee were deprossed i view of the Hannzial condition of the Board st of the neces- ity which huul existed to cut dowa the apuro- priutions for mussionary statdons all over the world, they bud, withidn a few davs, recelved the Llorious news it In what 18 catled the Mudurg Dastrtet, lodin, converts to Christianity Tad Leen made wnnbering $n - some places 3,604, 0,500, nad 10,000, sod segregating i ol 69,001 1t waa atated thut these persons had not noly thrown away thetr juols, but bad actually bosy converted, e ——— Lifo fe but short, and we shonld o all we con to prolong it, ~ Cheeku caugh or cold ot oo uy uslug un old und reliable remoedy auch as Dr, Bull's Couga Byrup,, Frico, 23 cents. a And, apropos of negro wit and sharp- | Btrong Testimony from glon, Georeo Slarr gy, the Lower of Radway's Rexdy Reliot n Cuso of Eclatio Rhenmatisi, ¥0. 3V 8t Pracs, New Vo D, T2AnwAvt WG mo Yoe et hay oo Lo dera, EORTRSTAL T Yenrs Ui a I | Tragie el Fuven ik of TR e o s 8 S at Tutnbar reiluns Lo 1y unkles, and av lower B, Ditrlnie 1ho Himo T have been ths ey B aflire s PO L B pravad Lhave tried various kinds of baths, " outwand aowiteationn, of Tnment T wn, mention, ind prescripsiang ot tho ot et ciinte, il of Whieh falled 1o tva in s relior. Tast, Sentembre, at i 1 (wiio had hoen atilfeted as my) your romody, { wa then mferinge Of s ol tarne, "0 iy AUFEIRY and coldih apul{eation gave mn ease, after hatl tha parts affected, feavin the (i created by th Gellet, * fva entirely away, wighatieh § linve npproncling @ clanua of weath ey IR £ \ LA TH trpvel withong a'bottie u iny va) Yoursiruly, RIEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, DIPHTHERTA, Sore Throat, Difficult Breathing RELIZVED IN FEW MINUTTL, RADWAY'S READY RELIER, Fo~ hieadnclio, whether sielc or nore Tunibago, il tveakneds i the b Tieyat pains nronnd the liyer, pleurlsy, o faints, et n ha e, Hearitanl; e, chilbining mid frosbites, B, Tiof will afonl tmniedlate oase, i for a few days etlect u purmanent curo. ) 190 to Wi tndite et Jepsuny wit 34 i e s "L 01 1m0 i T Sitght perionlein k) ister B8 o ] 9 sititn iy fricwde J " GEO. STARR, 8 contluicd o Vrice, Goear RADWAY'S READY RELIR CURES THE WORST PAINS {In from One to Twenty Minutes, NOT ONE HOUR Aftor Roading this Advertizement need auy one Suifor with Pain, RADWAY'S READY RELIT 18A CURE TOR LVERY PAIN, . 1t was tfofintand is tho ' ONLY PAIN REMEDY That natantly stops tha maost exerclating pains, sl Lays failansiation aud euies Congescions wietlsr ot 1lin Linizo, Stoimnel, VSIS OF UTHEE GIands of urgany by ung appileation, In from Ono to Twenty Minutes, No matter low vlotent or excruciating the paln, the cumatie Bed-riaden, Iniie, Craied, Nervoos or prosirated with disesse inay suffer, RADWAT'S READY RELIEF WILL AFFORD INSTART EASE Inflammation of {he Kidneys, Inflammation of tho Bladler, Inflammation of the Bowels, Congestion of the Lungs, iom "Thwoat, Difficult Breathing, Palpitation of the Ieart Hysterics, Cronp, Diphtheria, Saterrh, Influcnza, leadaehe, Toothache, Neuralgia, Rhemmnatism, Cold Chills, Ague Chills, curl * Chilblalns, and Frost Dites The npritention of the Lieady Telfef to the et pastu Wi Ui ala or ditlcuit extats wil adunieus and canitort, TIIFLy to sixty drops {n hnlf o tambier of water wfl I fow mingtes curo Cranps, Sparmy, Sour Stenah tiearthurn, © Slek_deadacne, Diarrhien, Colfe, Wik u tiic Bowels, and all Internal Paiy ‘Uravelers should ulways carry 8 bottlz of 1Al READY RELIEE with them.” A few dr wiil proveut sickness or paink from chaiyge of ¥l Iu1a better thau French Braudy or Ditters as & dlug L Tant TEVER AND AGUE red for fty cents. There [y workd that will cure, f and ail othies Maiurlous, ilious, Sar ollow, and oth ded by ket A T evers (atdy by P ubetiy e BADWAY'S JSADY ELIER Fifty'vents e bottles DR. RADWAY'S Sarsaparillian Resolvent THIE GREAT BLOOD Pllllll\‘lllill, FOR THE CUL SCROFULA OR sz Iz 1 Lungs or HIEIHIQAL l‘&' i CORRUPTING THE ROLIIS AND VITIATISG 1L PLUIDS. 1 Sl £ i Chronie Hucking D nndu fection % White Bwe 4 ey, SKiand Mg tilseuses, Mureurtal Dieascy Y Biale " Complafiute, Gout, Drojsy, it Liueuis, I chiltds, Cououitjition, Liver Complaint, &c. Not only dors the Sarmanariiiisn Meslvent exeel st remedlal i I the cure of Ch LF e ) Comsttiuinnl. and bkin” Divcases; Arctas o Pusitive eurg for XIDIEY ARD BLADDER COHPLATS lseases, Geavel, Dlahotes, oo Ineantiunes of and by il casea wh ! lirre 879 Hials, i annearance. and_ whito huiesd whien there 163 Brickini, hurntine s sz yenter, and pain in tiie e thoToins,’ bold by druglstd, OVARIAN TUMOR OF TEN YEARS' GROWTH CURED By Dr.RADWAY'S REMEDIES. DR, RADWAY & CO,, 82 Warren-slyN% —_— DR. RADWAY'S REGULATING PILLY gty Perfertly (astelum, olegantly coatod with sweet il e bt o T AT T ‘the’ cury uf a1l disordiry awelss (idneys, Tilatie Divcuscs, Veaduehy, Countipatfony’ Cavtive CDyspegai, Dibfou:tisee, Fevir, lice, il wl e Warrauield 10 ¢ Parely Vegetuble, vontalniug 1o delerdriung e o bicrvo tha followlng » Dirorders vf Lag Higestive Orgl G tliatfo ¥t P AR U Lo £ Fooh T s’ oF wel o S EricLer winnptug of the Heads s i, Finsierig ot e iearts bt Wt D Iyind berore th hll.hh Fever IIY:‘ d Thotibal, Hlistcney Of Davipiration. V¢ e iy, Bt {n e S, e - dvs ot ica TN S e S Sy W Ut s 1 L 5 : U el from°all ot the ahoy jsordtia, cunta ot Lox, Bald by READ / « Palse and True’ Send & lettos lllgnnlol:.\ll\\fl\\'kc& 3 Tt FaluCioa Worit thousauga Wil by ¢ost 16

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