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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12

under Lieutenant Smith, with prisoner named Rhine
hart United States rolder in charge About SIX months
ago this murier sergeant OF Fort Kearney, and
bis term Of service having expired before no could be
brought to court martial he has bcen brought to Ne
brasa to be handed the civil authorities OF the
Territory General Harvey was making active prspAra
tons for vigorous campaign against the Sioux. Many
of his troops had died during the winter from the suffer
rgs to which they exposed. The General himself,
who OF the hardest soldiers in the service must II
il estimated have walked at least 400 miles during the
ssverest part Of the There prospects of
large emigration to Nebraska this summer
We have received well written appeal inviting sub
scrptons for the "House for the Colored In Sixty
9th street. This is well conducted and most meritori.
institution and charity cannot be better bestowed
than in contributing to It's fands No practical or
useful Ged be found for the benevolent sympAhiss
Of the abotonists.
Our correspondence from Detroit states that navigation
had again resumed its woned activity after the long
barge which the ice had placed upon it. Boats plying
between Detroit and Cleveland sAndusky and Toledo
Lake Erie and up the river to the foot Of Lake Huron
Within week two it was expected that the Great
North shore Michigan Central Railroad line OF boats
would commence their regular trips to Buffalo. From
The last accounts It not probable that the Straits OF
Maciinac would b. open before the middle OF May. Blu.
sne Of every sort looking up, and the prospects for
abundant harvest very aattering The news
from the copper and iron mines Lake Superior Of
the most encouraging character and there il no doubt
that there win Be heavy increase In the trade with that
region this season.
Stephen H. Branch, writes quite poetical sffuson
on fhe subject Of his unsolicited appointment to an
Office In one OF the city departments. He declines
the proferrsd honor and respectfully requests those
who have conferred 1t upon him to erase his name
from The public archyes he says this Is the sscond
oes that has been rendered 10 hn within the year bat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12

CONVENTION OF THE FRIENDS or TEMPER ANcr.--
The regular semannuAl meeting Of the New York state
Temperance Society will be held In the Assembly Cham
her Of the Capitol In the city Of Albany, Wednesday
the 18th of June Every other Temperance Society Or
der, Alliance and League 10 the State Of New York.
gapAtons are invited to send large delegations to this
meeting, to consult upon the new duties and future
policy Of the friends Of the oOwqos cause.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12


Net increase to May s. 1885,. 1883, 439
From all the other Shipping ports OF the country there
has been great increase In exports compared with last
year From New Orleans ths exports have been par
tcnary large. TIE increase In imports Is prno pAy At
this port The 9ssial returns Tor sRs fiscal yeAg will
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12
CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

SATURDAY, May 1O-6 p. n.
ASHES the let quiet, and prices unchanged.
BREADsTUfPs.-Flour-Them MARKET for common to ma.
dunn grades dull, without change in pri Sos Tha
sales were confined to about eco GOO bbl at about
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Of .hs 0alsnA and Chioago Railroad Company in eAsh
roa'a Of the past two fiscal ysArs,-

Total. ...............N. 5o6,T10 $23l0,333
The increase In gross earnings in the last fiscal year
ending April 80 ls58-xss 5000 623 equal about y-
four per cent the gross earnings OF the previous year
This not quite equal to tho early estimates but the
Of the actual receipts falling short Of the cacu
tons is found In the severity Of the past winter Up to
December it will be seen tho monthly increase very
great Since 1t has been Largo that Of any other
railroad in the country but considerably below tho pre-
vicus average The company's estimate for the ASA
year just closed but 600. The gross income
actually exceeded that estimate $40 333-or about Of
teen and half per cent The actual net earnings Of the
company during ths last fiscal year will not vary much
from the following
GAIKNA AND CHICAGO RAILROAD.
ossrans ' s.psn S e per !sssps
lnte est on debt Company 3 estimate. .175O00
Two dividends, per cent each...... 100000
Surplus May l 1885,. .s14l 200
Total surplus May l. 1866 .............yo ss, 954
This fair exhibit Of the cash account OF the GAlenA
and Chcsgo Railroad Company up to the LIST OF Nay from
the receipts after deductng operating expenses interest
and dividends paid during the year ending that date So
far the actual business Of the concerned there
was surplus after psying ten per cent in dividends
equal to 20 cont on the entire capital stock IL about
month we shall have the regular annual report of the
company, and then We shall what disposition has
been made Of the million OF dollars surplus In the last
annual report the managers gave the following estimate
ofexpenditures during the next fiscal year -
Total amount required to complete and equip
the entire line 81, 1916 900
TO pay Gu floating debt. 2S1 1888
Eleventh dividend Off and int due Feb 1856 23S 1874
81, sO5, 2a2
Deduct real estate. ssy............. SCI 1917
Bonds and stocks of other companies 200 900
cash and deb sdue.................. 200
Extension to klgin, not commenced
but included in above sstmate.... 800 900
Deduct for Interest construction
account. Observation-Disclosures. 100 oeo
$50 co., 397
Actual amount required. 81 10, 1926
Ueans-New ifsue Of stock .......... $445 600
Issue Of I'd mortgage bonds,
$500, 600 net............. 800 600
Surplus earnings from Nay L.
1s55.......... ........... al5,754
Surplus earnings from May /,
1856. ......,. TAI, 200
- 1891 1854
Total surplus after all expenditures May l. $50 1894 100
Net earnings for the quarter ending Aug. ],
1856, same last year ................. 400 900
Amount on hand At declaration OF next divi-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12

emo" nors Asvoratls sssaIt THAI the weskiy rsssras
Of thn port have induced to expect.
The ooDage Of the nnts Of the Unitsd States for II
year 1885, and from cir establishments was a. soovs
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-12-03

halloed so Justify that his charge began
to cry with fright. when he left off and
began soothing her, patting her golden
head, with some rather Intellectual efforts
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CHAPTER IT.

A week from thence Mr.. Fielding was
settled to his hearts content. He had
succeeded in purchasing three hundred
acres lying along the shores of the lake,
and including some of its romantic por-
tions, ut distance of not more than
two miles from the city. 1t was not his
intention to live i'll any community, un-
less it was a community of pheasants,
partridges, deer, and wild-turkeys; and,
fit had not been for his finding of baby
Myrtle, he would have camped out Ut
til cold weather, making excursions o..
several da5 8 length.
1t was the fresh and wonderful love-
illness Of the pure water and It's surround
ing scenery, looking as if here for untold
years nature had made one of her sweet
est retiring places, that induced him to
stop near Wakwaka.
In sheltered nook, protected from
any stray winds which might prove too
strong for it, and overlooking the water
at its most beautiful point, he erected
his canvas-house. The opposite shore
was lined with wooden bank, hill
peering over its shoulder in the distance;
and he had but to walk few steps from
the door to look down on one of the
loveliest vistus in the world of prairie
land, broken by clumps of trees, and
glitteripg for time with silvery edge
of water. ,E-f -.-.... ID
Mr.. Fielding was little tinged with
misanthropy-as much SO as a man of
his mingled dignity and generosity of
character could be-snd there may
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Doetrp.
Sir LauneelOt and Queen euinevere
BIZ ALFRD rxNNYsoS.


Lie souls that balance Joy and pain,
With tears and smiles from Heaven asair,
The maiden spring upon the plain
Came in sunlit fall of rain.
In erystalvapor everywhere
Blue isles of Heaven laughed between,
And. far in forest deeps unseen,
The topmost linden gathered green
From draughts of balmy air.
Sometimes the linnet piped his song;
Smetimes the thresfle whistled strong;
Sometimes thespar hawk wheeled along:
By grassy capes, with fuller sound,
In curves the yeliowing river ran,
And dropping chestnut buds began
To spread into perfect fan, ~f
Above the Ueeming ground.
Then, in the boyhood of the year,
SirLauncel0t aRd Queen Gu inevere
Rode through the coverts of the deer,
With bliss full treble ringing clear
She seemed part ofjoyous spring:
A gown of grass green silk she wore,
Buckled with golden clasps before;
A lightgreen tuft ofpIumes she bore
Closed in golden ring.
Now on some twisted ivv net,
Now by some tinkIing rivulet,
On m ,sses thick with violet,
Her cream-white mule his rastern set:
And now more feet she skinned the plains
Than she whose eifin prancer springs
By night to airy warblings,
When all the glimmering moorland rings
With Fngling bride reins.
As she aed fast through the sun and shade
The Happy winds upon her played.
Blowing the ringlei from the braid:
She looked SO lovely, as she swayed
L i.
a man had given all Of or bli-s.
And all his worldly worth for this.
To waste his whole heart ia one kiss
Upon her perfect lips
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eyes of q peculiar, smiling sweetness
thrilled him, as if once more he gazed
into the eyes of an older Myrtle whom
he had tried to Danish from his thoughts
for Eve long years:
"But still her footsteps in the passage,
Her bushes at the door,,
Her timid words of maiden welcome
Come back to him once more"
The spell of memory was irresistible.
He looked earnestly into the face of the
child, covered her forehead with kisses,
and, drawing her golden head to his bo-
som, sang her softly to sleep, while he
abandoned himself to the post, which re-
turned to him as il it were of yesterday.
Again Myrtle Yaii, the girl of eight.
cen, stood before him, the blush upon
her fair cheek creeping down upon the
snowy neck until it lost itself in the
shadow of her brown tresses, while her
head was slightly bent, and her red lip
trembled as she said the word which as
sured him that he had not bestowed his
passionate, but pure and earnest admi-
ration in vain Again he felt the tremb-
ling of the hand he had ventured to
take in his own, and again he won the
timid bu: soulful glance of those sweet
eyes as he tempted them to search his.
Again he endured the bitter sorrow of
a parting with her, as necessary bust
ness called him to Europe for space of
nearly two years; and again he endured
the far bitterer agony of return just
in time to see her give her hand to
man in every way his inferior-younger,
handsomer, perhaps, in an effeminate
beauty, but vain, immature, carelessly
educated, unfit to call forth the riches
of the spirit which he had dreamed
hoated beuath the surface in Myrtle's
gentle character. Again he saw the
palor overspread her face, as, looking
up, after pronouncing the VOWS which
made her recreant to him, she met his
eyes, and thus knew for the first time
that he had returned.
Here he reused himself from his
thoughts. He cared not to trace his
abrupt departure from that place and
bis subsequent restless wanderings.
'.Here l shall find peace, if not hap
piness," he murmured Hi own voice
called him back to the present Myrtle
was asleep upon his breast, and the night
air was blowing almost too chilly up
on her.
GTo BE CONTINUED.
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"Have you read your own shasterss''
"Certainly have, - he said.


"Well will you be good enough for
the benefit of these people, who do not
know the Shasters, to quote one passage.
about gods honesty ?''
I" will not" he said.
"For the fact is" said I, "you can.
not but if you cannot, I can; and II
you won't, I will" then quoted out
one of their Shasters, "God il honest,
God is just, God is true"
Is that true ?''-I said.
1T isl be said.s
"Ten me, Brahmin, was it honest for
the great bull to go to these poor woe
men, and take their rice and sweetmeats,
and fruits, and vegetables, without pays
ing for them ?"
The idea of the bull paying for any.
thing never occurred to him.. He had
not single word to say I said,
Now what are you going to DOT
You are thepriest of the buA, and you
are going to pay the women for what
the bull has stolen ?''
am sure I will not" f7s
Can you say then, that that is hon.
est ?" and he skunk away among the
crowd, and I lost sight of him. I had
then large congregation of people, and
I preached to them about, the true, hon.
est, just, and righteous God. .-f.-v
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OLD GRUBER.

II One of the most out-spoken of Metho-
dist preachers was Old Gruber.' He
was real Hard She'll On one occa-
sion, he assisted in divine worship, where
young Presbyterian clergyman preach
ed violently against some of the doctrines
of Methodism. Brother Gruber was
asked to close the services with
prayer, which he did, and, as is custom
ary, prayed for the minister. 'Oh.
Lord, said he, bless the preacher whu
has preached to US this morning, and
make his heart as soft as his head is,
aud thrn he'll do some good.'"
The above, from the Sierra Democrat,
brings to mind a dozen stories about
that good old eccentric man. We re-
member him from our earliest boyhood
every dog aud cat, aud every tobacco
chewel aud over-dressed lady has had
reason to remember :" Father Gruber, ~
aud woe be to the unfortunate young.
ster whom he UNDER ook to reprove.-
Arriving at the house of one of the
brethren, his first business was to drive
out all the dogs and cats, and then see
that his horse was taken care of. Once
at a camp-meeting, a rather hashily-
dressed lady entered the altar gate while
the old man was preaching, and walked
back and forth, seemingly afraid to sit
on the rude benches, for fear of spelling
her fnery. She had an ostrich feather
in her head dress, which was a sore abom-
ination in the old mans eyes, and stop
ping in the midst of a pathetic passage,
he exclaimed: Brethren, open the
gate. and let that goose fly out!'
Poor old Father Gruber He once
laid a grape vine over our shoulders,
with no very gentle hand for smoking
in the aisle, at camp-meetiug The good
old soul didn't know that we bad I" dis
missed from divine SERVICE" and we're
waiting for certain bright-eyed fell
low-worshirper whom We had left OH
the anxious bench = Sierra Citizen.
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g Charming Storp.
The CHILD OF THE PRAIRIE.
BY META VICTORIA FULLER.
CHAPTER I.
.Mercyl what have we l,ere?"

'.Mercyl what have we here?"
As he uttered this exclamation, Hcgh
Fielding pulled at his horse's bride SO
suddenly that the animal was verv near
ly thrown upon his launches, which was
fortunate, for, had be taken another
step forward, it would have bcen into
the bosom of littie child asleep aud
alone upon the pnirie.
The rider remained in his saddle a
saesseat, gazing with astonishmeut down
upon the grouud where, half covered BY
the tall grass and gorgeous blossoms.
this vision had startled him. The iD.
fant, not more than year, of age, ap-
parently. was little girl in white
frock, the sleeves of which were looped
up with corals; she had round rosy
limbs, aud sweet face. A few flowers
we're grasped in one hand, the other was
under her cheek; one shoe was OH, the
other lost, while her mantle of blue silk
was crumpled beneath her feet. As If
in protection. = rose-bush leaned over
her, from some of VIII, Sc fullest blossoms
the leaves had dropped into her golden
hair. - 7..i..-,s.. .,s,.r-
Il was not strange that Mr.. Fielding
was surprised. for he was eighteen miles
from any habitation; and his piercing
eye, .darting its glances in every direc-
ion, conld detect not the slightest trace
ofsany other human being. He dis
mounted from his Lorse aud took the
little one in his arms. who opened pair
of bright eyes and looked vaguely around
then aistfully into his face. -.
tsMammai1 she cried, in plaintive
voice again, and again. hut she did not
otherwise cry, or make those active dem.
onstrations of grief which her fnder
dreaded. ..f f--v
Hugh was man of thirty three, aud
ought 70 have been the father of several
such pretty creatures of his owl; but he
was bachelor, reserved, tacitum, ''un
skilled in all the arts and wilcs" of so0th
ing infants. He was touched almost to
tears by the evident grief and forIorn.
ness of the little thing. She seemed to
pine with hunger. too. He placed her
upon the saddle, while he examined the
contents of bro Ii bag which he had
stored with provisions at the last set
Element. Dried veiisop, hard bread
ab, here we're some soda craakeIs.-sor-
~ food fer the baby that was still per
haps depe, dent upon a mothers bopnt.
for susteIsa,ce. But she was to hungry
TO be particular; she seized upon the
cracker. aud ate it with relish, aud, af
ter. er.faishing what was given her, looked
at her new friend aud smiled. That COL.
fding smile went straight to his heart
and stirred in it a new sensation.
What was to be done? Of course, b,
thought not for an instant or abandon"
jng the child to the destruction OF s"ii
tude but baby girl was not the mos
desirable companion for ipuu going III
to uew country to hunt and fish aae
dwell alone rvherever bis fancy nigh
prompt biH to wander. A suddeI
tbopght that the parents might be sleep
ing somewhere in the vicinity, improba
BE a. It was, occurred to him; and b
~ HiSstzL 51t.b
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e Gentility is neither in birth,
wealth, manners, ror fashion-but in
the mind. A high sense of honor, de-
termination never to take mean advan-
tage of another, an adherence to truth,
.delicacy, and politeness toward those
rith whom we have dealings, are its es-
ssential characteristics.
* Little passions do not profound
ly disturb the soul; they are like the
breezes which ripple the face of the wa
ters. Great passions, stormy tempests,
agitate the sea, even to its depths, oft
wreck the vessel and the mariners somc-
times carrying them afar off into newly
discovered regions.
% How many, adorned with all
the rarities of intellect, have stumbled
on the entrance into life, and have
made wrong choice on the very thing
which was to determine their course for
ever! This is among the reasons, and,
perhaps is the principal one, why the
wise and the happy are two distinct
classes of men.
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EE Many come to bring their clothst
to church rasbsr sbsn thamssiyes.
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eyes of peculiar, smiling sweetness
thrilled him, as if once more he gazed
into the eyes of an older Myrtle whom
he had tried to Danish from his thoughts
for Eve long years:
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-25
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING,

ST. CHARLES THEATER,- Pyne and Har-
rsou Opera Troupe Mr.. Harrison as Don Cesar and
Miss Pyne as Marisanan and farce of The Two Buz-
yards" -s5 +-t -. IT, ~
GA1ETY THEATER.-" Azael; or, The Child OF
Israel" introducing Mr. Keller's Tableaux.
PELICAN THEArER, --Signor Donetti's wonder
full troupe of educated animals in variety of perform
anees.
FLOATING PALACE MUSEUM -Menagerie, au-
tomaon circus sncieut relics views and per-
formances on the tight rope. o
OLYMPIC CIRous COMPANY. - Corner of st.
Louis and Basin streets.
VANNUCHI's MUSEUM - Wax statusrv and
Grand soiree Magiques every evening living ouraug
outang.
Col. WooD's MUSEUM. -- The Infant Esau,
American Gantess and Swiss Warbler No IS st. Charles
street. Es..-
THE GREAT BEAR.--No 95 St. Charles street,
The largest bear ever exhibited.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-25

At q recent meeting of the Academy of Sci
ences at Paris, NJ. Flourens, speaking of the
power of chloroform, remarked that its use in
the field hospitals of the army doubled the
strength and power of the surgeons, as they are
more masters of their action when operating on
an inert mass. and are no longer disturbed by
the cries or movements Of the patient In the
campaign of the Crimea, ehloroform was em-
ployed, he stated, more than twenty Eve thou
sand times, and always with success "This
immense result" said M. Flourens, sis the best
reply to those who had felt apprehension at the
use Of this powerful auxiliary to surgical ope-
rations''
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-25

GRAND COUNCIL OF WAR IN PARIs.--Latest
advices from Europe state that in the course of
o few days general council Of war was to be
held OF Paris, OF which England will be repre-
scented by Fl. R. H., the Duke of Cambridge,
Sir Richard Airey and Sir Harry Jones, to-
gether with Admirals Sir Edmund Lyons and
Dundas. The object of this Council is to collect,
to interchange, and to consider oil possible in
formationwith respect to the war--but it will
not be in the province of the Council to plan
campaigns or to decide in the beginning Of Jan
uary what is to be done in April. ...-
The Council, having delibereted fully on the
important objects which will suggest themselves,
will communicate the result of their labors to
their respective governments, who will discuss
the questions which may be raised, and having
decided, they will give the necessary orders to
secure the objects they may have in contempla-
ton. sa&85A "
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-25

A bill has been introduced into the New Jer-
sey House of Representatives which provides for
practical repeal of the usury laws, so far as
special contracts are concerned which are to be
made at any rata,for one year, the parties may
agree upon; on the, second year-Whether the
agreement runs by its terms over one year, or
whether the debt remains unpaid---the rate is
to be per cent; for subsequent years 6 per ct.
The law to 60 into effect May LIST, 1856, not to
affect previous agreements, and to be the guide
to the courts in computing interest-on oil sums
in suits.