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DIED.,

the morning the 9th instant GERTRUDE
WR the Treasury Department and daughter of the late IuGH
MINOR of Virginia, IN the 39tl year her age
In city 29th TuCK-A-IJXTAH or the man that has
who noted brave OF the Pawnce tribe Of Indians,
deceased with number OF his tribe In the upon
with the government in charge OF Major W. W Dcnnson.
Acting of Indian
kindness directed attention for hi. comfort during his illness
inferred hS Cong Cemetery They
will be taken tel Mahcr O'Clock
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nowNING's FRUITS, AND FRUIT TREES OF

IL
B,rrys Fruit Garden. 81
Eliotis Fruit Growers Guide. 81
Kenricks American Orchardist. 70
Floy's Guide 10 the Orchard.
Buists Family Kitchen Garden rs
Johnson's Dictionary Of Gardening, 81 20
Iinliey's horticulture IS.
Cultivation Of the Grape Manufacture OF
IL ccns
The Flower Garden. london 81 cent?.
kandolphs Culinary Garden 20 cents.
The Vine, its Culture, Wine-meeng, &c rs cents
Mar 80 FRANCK TAYLOR.
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1t is said that delegates from the New England, New
York and Chicago Kansas aid societies intend to hold
a council of peace at Lawrence, or some other
convenient fee-State stronghold In Kansas Territory
within month from this date The reasons for calling
such meeting are manifold, but prominent among all
is the fact that the reeSate forces there are sadly disor
ganizcd.
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The Chattanooga Advertiser states, upon the authority
of reports from different parts of East Tennessee that the
wheat crop looks unusually fine thus far has good
stand ON the ground and Is forwarded usual, and
growing beautifully. An unusually large amount has
been sowp and il mishap befs II the harvest win be
abundant
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Unhappy John.
ny CHAkIs. MACkAY.

unhappy John doubts womans truth,
And VOWS true love Is dead and gone
Why He was Tilted In his youth
A false fair maid abandoned John;
Because he found one eankered peach,
All fruit Is worthless in his eyes.
Come forth, ye gentle souls, aud teach
The selfish craven how he lies
Come forth, ye ladies, bright and fair
Point at hun your repfovng hands,
And let your eyes your truth declare,
Iad shame him tohere he stands.
Unhappy John s sick Of schemes;
He doubts the use Of striving on
Whyf Something IA amiss, II seems,
And failure has dishcartencd John;
He moans in pitifal distress,
Because his projects topple down.
Come forth, ye masters Of success,
fe buildors of your own renown,
Who dig the mine or fell the oak
Show him your hard aud blisterei hands,
Tell him the worth Of stroke on stroke,
And shame him phere he stands.
Unhappy John dis,rusts his kind
He gives the world his malson;
Why2 lie WAS somewhat weak and blind,
And a false rogue defraudod John.
He thinks misalthropy i right,
III be cheated OF his pelf.
Come forth, true souls, and In your light
Depict the bigot to himself
Come forth, ye generous and good,
With spoliess hearts and liberal bands,
show him the face Of brotherhood,
And shame him mhcrc he stands.
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A Hoax BuRLEsQUE The new Orleans True Delta
of the 23d instant contains letter, dated in Hancock
county, Mississippi purportng to give the particulars of
the landing of cargo Of slaves Pearl river the sale
OF portion of them, and the drowning of two hundred
for whom sale could be found The account is
bellshed by many atrocious particulars and is evidently
designed be sensation article 1t is doubtless intend
ed brlcsquc of serious articles the slave trade re-
Gently published by the Delta The letter. it will be OBJ
served appears in the True Delta a rival paper.
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YuoArAS.-The New Orleans Pioayune states that the
Indians had taken the town of Bacar of the chief
towns of Yucatan making all the inhabitants prisoners
about hundred and fifty in number, who held
for the purpose of extorng and that this not
being forthcoming, they massacrcd the whole number
men, women and children
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SENATOR GwN--Ihe New York Evening Post abuses
all who do not belong to the black band of politicians
il fondes, Senator Gwin appears to be especial
object of its wrath. 1t him of having 'tricked
oderck out of the dspensation of the government pat
ronage in California in violation of his promise and al
eges That in consideration of this achievement, Mr.
Gwn voted for the admission of Kansas; but roderick
(nmacu cuIate sou) could not be to the Kansas side
by any such allurement he above all selfish views
and voted with Seward Hale, and company Assertions
easily made but not always easily proved. lst
There is proof that Senator Gwin desired, attempted
did, '.trick Boderick in regard to appointments
in California, that he medded with them. IDLY. Sen
atsr Gwn could not have promised his vote in consdera
ton Of the government patronage because the govern
men patronage referred to disposed Of bjore the Le
compton contention ecnrend 3dy. Broderck firmly
enough with the administration until the California ap-
pointments were announced-a year ago-but then ex-
pressed his evaporation at Mr. Buchanan So the nil-
which the Post cites controlling the votes of the
two senators alike groundcss, Senator Gwn voted
for the admission of Kansas because he felt to be his
duty, and Boderck against it because he offended
with the President.-Boson Post, March 2Gh
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TYP THE EAN-PLEASURE
~ NOYAGE BY THE STEAMER ERCssON. A. d IOMBEI


Te Ericsson viii leave New York Saturday
O'Clock the above stopping at Gibraltar day Malta
days Alexandria days Jaa Jcrusaem) 10
pope days, Athens days Naples days Mrseies
experienced traveller will the ship make
travel Those who intend but
passage immediately FOR unless 100 bcrt be paid prior
April Is, the slip will be placed another route.
Mar
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TINO WHOM IF MAY CONCERN--The under
Il signed who has yoara pncpalo
large and fourisng institution
the city Of piaelpha has in view going South, he
eligible location for the establishment
lar to that which he now has charge lie will bring with him
cc and accomplished Ireceors in all the branches English
classical ancient and modern mathematical
sical education. Satisfactory references given
T. C. COCHRAN, NJ. A.,
Prlncipal Cttpsyi,le Academy. Chester ~, Pa
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PRAYER MEETINGS are held in the Rev. Byron Sunler-
lands church ~ street every morning at 10 o'clock
The services conducted by cergymcn OF different de-
nominations. The Union prayer meeting meets at Wcs-
ley Chapel every evening this week at s clock.
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INcEyDlAREs around applying the torch whenever
and wherever they can find opportunity.
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Mr. EvsnErr's address charity yielded net bslanc
of Sill so.
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A MORNING PRAYER MEETING FOR YOUNG
men viii be held day during the present
OF the Young Mems Christian Association
nia avenue and 10th street commencing d and
O'Clock Mar 2S--1w
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NOOKING COAL.-TllIS DAY RECEIVED, ONE
" superior Redash Stove tl cooking purposes
White ash stove Coal for Wood all kinds.
T. j. 4 W. II. GAIT,
Northwest corner 18th and streets,
Mar 2s-3th square south of Penn, avenue.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to be
the motion of Mr. SHERMAN of Ohio to suspend the rules
to enable him To submit the following resolution
Roi That special committee Of nyo be appointed
Chair and continue this Congress Whose duty shall be
into the the of with
report by bill Otherwise during the
ing on the first Monday Ia lecember next
The question taken, and the rules not
pendedyeas no. nays 5s-tws- thirds not voting in fla
yor thereof.
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NJ, Frzp,rnrcK being declared duly elected was con.
,h' chair which he took with few pertinent
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q The Earl OF Nornngton, IN London. HIS life
Insured for quarter Of million pounds sterling
John Sinclair the last OF the Irish volunteers Of 1852 in
Belfast, ireland.
4-IIon william Iarned Marcy, Secretary Of state OF
the United States during General Perces administration,
at Bason Saratoga county New York, in the seventy
sixth year Of bis age. Nr ~ born in sturbrdge,
Worcester county Massachusetts, After completing his
academic course in his native he entered Brown Uni
versty Providence r. L. and graduated there in 1905
From thence he removed 10 Troy, n. " and commenced
the practice Of the law During the with Great Britain
1912 aud ls14, Mr. Marcy served volunteer in the
cefeDce Of this state lie held iieuenants commission
and did 81, Reeus the Canada frontier Ia
1916 he appointed Recorder OF the city OF Troy sub
scqueny he appointed 10 the post Of Aduant General
in 1sz, and removed to Albany ON The organization OF
that potent and association called the Albany Re
gency - MI Marcy became ono Of the most tusty aud
confidential members and advisers OF its bead, Martin
Van Buren, IN 1873 he received from the Legislature the
appointment OF als Comptroller, which Office he hold for
sey.ra years ms2e be was appointed one Of the Asso
cate Justices Of the supreme Court Of the state but
1881 he resigned that office consequence Of being elect
New YORK IN 1884 lie was twice reelected,
via, In 1884 and 1896, but on fourth nomi-
nation, in 1888, he shared in the defeat Of The demo
cratic party. After retiring from the executive chair
Mr.. Marcy principally devoted his attention 80 bis pff
vatc business until Nj Polk became President IN 1879
lie then offered and accepted the office OF Secrey
Of War and considered through the four years us
service one Of the most influential members OF Mr. fohs
Cabinet The duties Of the War Depaftment ouf,ug .uo
Mexican afluous and were discharged py Mr.
Marcy with energy and ability WIN ps rve vss NOT
pusr; but bis ability as writer hcucan anu ss'orm ~
vas generally admitted Mr.. Marcy was ior msny y ns
Of bis early life editor OF the Troy BpdsS' cow soi
Marcy acquired considerable reputation - dipo4 ~st
and writer OF state documents from his able letter N 70
ply 70 Gen. Scott during the Nexcan war, ~ his nmoaa
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than one woman in ten thousand capable of
writing with force and fire what distinctive
womanhood has been thinking and feeling from
the beginning of time. Hence, such person
as | have in my mind finds fresh themes in
plenty ready to her firm, bold, and mastery
hand. She handles them accordingly, and has
her reward but her very reward would be in
tolerable to YOU
The world will not believe that woman 3
ink can glow SO with anything but her own
hearts blood. They analyze it, in order to find
out what sort of stuff her heart is made of and
pronounce it confidently to be the gall of bit
terness They cannot attribute to her the pos
session OF a head for any practical purpose.
The utterance of her divination which LAYS bare
the souls of others, will always be taken for rev.
citation of her own. Her cold heart is sure to
get the credit of all the fire of her pages Peo-
pie insist on plying her for sorrows which she
Is incapable of feeling. She takes their sym
pathy coolly, silently and graciously, as tribute
to her power, which is all that this mere mind,
clad with womanhood, cares about. She smiles
IN her sleeve, and keeps her own counsels. Could
you do so? Could you bear to have it supposed,
how falsely soeyer, by every chance reader in
the booksellers shops, that you had laid your
autobiography, with the leaves cut, invitingly in
his way? Could you bear to have it asserted
that you had sold the sacred privacy of your
shrinking, shuddering soul for fame?'"
Is 1t permitted to me to say word or two
to the Bishop, in behalf of this poor represent
alive woman of his, asked Herman, "ifI will do
SO very respectfully 2"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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moreover, Mrs. Fleming had long since seen
the hollowness of her pretensions; and even in
the full blush of her triumphs, when Jasper's
mother was only Jasper's mother, aud no rival.
had rejected her scornfully, and with unuuali.
fed determinateness. Could she, worldly
woman, help hating one who treated her thus !?
Could she help obeying the dictates of that
hate, and the promptings of her own aspira-
tons, to attempt the undermining and over
throw of her seorner aud her enemy? The
reader knows, perhaps has experienced, woman 5
hate. Doth the simoom's breath come more
scorchingly, or with more whitening power?
TO BE CONTINUED.
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GOVERNMENT BUILDIHGs.-The Washington
Star, referring to a complaint that Government
buildings have not been erected in Baltimore
and other cities, remarks:
In Baltimore and some other places, al
though the buildings occupied by the Govern
nent are rented, they are, nevertheless, entirely
adequate for the purpose to which they are de-
voted and the officers of the Government are
provided with convenient and comfortable
apartments, and the want is not therefore
Urgent As soon, however, as the state OF the
Treasury will warrant the appropriation OF
funds for this object, there will be constructed,
by the General Government, in every city where
they are required, proper buildings for its own
accommodation"
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Trading with slaves, contrary to law, is a Sc
rious evil, in Mississippi as well elsewhere.
Owing to the difficulty Of obtaining legal evi-
dence against the offenders, and the prevalence
Of the traffic, strong disposition as has been
manifested of late, not only to apply Lynch law
to those caught in the act but in order to detect
the guilty. The Baton Rouge AdoOcGte Says
that Vigilance Committees are becoming nu-
merous in the larger savehofling parishes Of
Louisiana, to put a stop to illicit trading with
slaves. We have before us the report of that
organized in Pointe COupee, which recommends
that the Committee only act in conjunction
with the law in furnishing the offenders. This
is right. Our laws are sufficient, if the good
citizens will assist in enforcing it. Let detective
committees be organized whose duty it shall be
to ferret out, and aid liz bringing to justice the
dealer with slaves in violation of law. This will
surely result in more good than tho inhicting of
punishment without legal sanction.--Hississip-
DidH
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"A PRIMITIVE LoooMoTIvE.-In speech re-
ce1tly made at Newcastle, England, by Mr..
Hugh Taylor, that gentleman said
! recollect George Stephenson's father. 1t
wss, think, in 1872 that Mr.. Stephenson and
Mr.. Wood came to my house, then at Newborn,
and, after we had dined, we went and examined
the locomotive then on Mr.. Blacketts wagon
way. At that early date it went by sort Of
cog-wheel; then there was something OF chain
to it. There was no idea that the machine
would be sufficiently adhesive to the rails by the
action of its own weight; but | remember
man going before--that was, after the chain
was abrogated-and scattering ashes on the
rails in order to give it adhesiveness and two
or three miles an hour was about the progress
What has happened since? ave ride the
wbirlwind, and direct the storm"
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PoLITIcAL GOSSIP IN WAsHINGroN.- Mr..
Guthrie rs in the field for the Charleston noun
ination. In a few days more, nearly every other
man on the avenue will be candidate for the
Presidency.
There is much speculation aGoat as To the
real motive of Judge Douglass sudden visit to
New Orleans. There is shrewa suspicion
that Judge Douglas does not intend TO present
himself at Washington at the opening OF the
session, for two reaeons. First, he thinks il just
as well to come with the broad seal OF Illinois
in his pocket aud next, it may be very conve-
nient to be out Of the way till the fire has been
drawn by the message. 1t will be so much
easier TO take ground after the opinion of the
country has been expressed.-COr. Bait. Amen
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RELIGIous-The faculty of the University
of Virginia have elected Rev. John C. Gran
berry, Of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
chaplain for two years. Mr.. Cranberry has for
the past year been in charge of the Southern
Methodist Church on Eighth street, in this city,
and is now at the Virginia Conference in SEES
sion at Portsmouth. A few weeks since be
Joined his fate TO that of a fair lady from a not
far distant regionI He has many friends in
this city who wilP rejoice at every acknowledge
ment of his worth as minister and man.
Star.
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LECTURE BY Gov STEVENS, OF WASHING
TGN TERRIToRY.-The Hon. Isaac j. Stevens,
Delegate in Congress from Washington Terrific
nv. lectured before the Geographical Society OF
Nsw York, last Thursday evening. The Rev.
DE-. Hawks presided.
After the usual preliminary business, Gov.
Stevens was introduced to the audience, and he
proceeded with his remarks. He first described
the geographical features of the country, and
referred to the great water lines which stretch
across the country. OF these, the Columbia and
Missouri nearly interlocked one another. From
the heads of steamboat navigation at Priest 5
Rapids, on the main Columbia, the distance was
but $50 miles by land to Fort Benton, the head
of navigation on the Missouri. On the Pacific
coast was Puget Sound, which was admitted by
scientific and practical men to be the finest
roadstead on either coast.
He dwelt upon the fertility of the soil, with
its astonishing forest growth, rich pasture lands
and prairies, staple lands capable of the high
est culture; the roadstead in Puget sound, the
finest harbor in the world the whale, cod, and
halibut fisheries on the coast, with its 900
miles of Shorthand the mineral wealth, in coal
and gold of the whole region the climate, far
milder than had been represented and the ad-
vantages of the projected route for Pacific
railroad from Puget Sound to St.Paul, on the
line of the 47th and 48th parallels, over
the proposed route to the northward, and
that to the southwark to connect San Fran
cisco and St. Louis Backed up with eopious
tables taken from official reports, he asserted
that this route was the BEST because 1t was
the shortest by some 600 miles, without count
ing about $50 less of descent and ascent
than the other routes; because it would pass
through country more fruitful and more
salubrious and because it would connect with
the water route by the great lakes, and so with
the ocean and with Europe. In four years after
the road was located and the money raised, it
could be completed. Yet, though this was the
best route, he was for building three roads to
the Pacific The British were at work in this
matter, and if we did not act speedily, their
road would be built first. Mr.. Stevens spoke
distinctly, earnestly, and very effectively. He
was followed throughout with close attention by
the audience.
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A correspondent writes to the Tallahassee
Journal as follows
"A farmer in Washington county, this year,
made and has delivered $1,000 pounds tobacco,
from IL acres of land, which sold to Gadsden
county buyers at Is cents round. He thinks
loss Of at least % per cent was sustained by
grasshoppers on a good portion of it. He is
now picking over cotton first time, getting on
an average / 900 pounds per acre, which was
eaten off clean by caterpiIlars by first OF Sep
TENDER. On the same kind of land, his prede-
cessor gathered 2,l00 pounds per acre, and
such soil can be bought now in this county at
six or eight dollars per acre"
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SOCIAL LIFE AT WAsHINGTON-There will
be good many accustomed faces missing this
winter. The Russian Minister, Mr. Stoeckl, and
his wife, have gone to st. Petersburgh, with the
hope of getting his pay increased to the grade
of the English mission-that is, $35, 900 year,
instead of $4,000. They did not aspire to en-
terrain beyond the usual formaities. Baron
Evolt, the Prussian Minister, will be absent UNI
til spring summer; but he will not be so much
missed, as far as contribution to social enjoy
ments is concerned. The hospitabe residence
of Senior Albuquerque, the Minister from Brazil,
will be closed this winter, owing to his absence
in Europe. But the British Embassy will be
open as usual, though it is said Lady Napier
will return to England in the spring, to super
intend the education of her children. The
French Minister is still perched on the heights
of Georgetown, safely secluded from any pres
of society, and necessarily relieved from its
expensive exactions. Gen. Robes, the Mexi
can Minister, is still lingering near Vera Cruz,
waiting for admission into his own country
Senior Tasara, the Minister from Spain, lives
quietly, and learns English. The rest of the
corps are quartered in unpretending lodgings,
and do their most active service during the
season." when the proverbial hospitality of this
metropolis detaches them from the study of
Puffendorff, Grotius, Vatte and other learned
Thebans.
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THE U. S. FRIGATE WABAsH.-n turns out,
says the Paris correspondents of the ~ T. Com
gerciaI AdUeytiSer, that the American frigate
Wabash was invited TO Constantinople by the
Sultan, in order TO examine her, with view
of having a vessel constructed upon her model.
Commodore Lavallette did not, therefore, enter
the Dardanelles without a frman from the Sui
tan, and no treaty was violated The Wabash
is said to have produced a tremendous sensa-
ton at Constantinople by her immense size,
the beauty of her form, and her heavy Dahl
gren guns. She was visited by the Sultan
and all the dignitaries of the Government.
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INTERESTING To THE CATnOLIC CHURCB.-
The Spanish Government has laid before the
Cortes bill for restoring TO the clergy and the
church their former possessions Not only the
property of the secular clergy, lost by the Reyo-
luton of 1855, is probably to be returned, but
also that of converts which had been suppress
ed in former years and indemnifcation prom
ised for all that had already been sold in ac-
cordance with the law of 1855. The total sum
amounted to more than 5000, 600 reals, or
about $4,000, 900.
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILKoAD.-The English
committee who lately visited this country to in
spect the Illinois Central Railroad, have re-
ported to their constituents. The point of their
report is contained in the following sentence:
That in consequence of the slow recovery
from the severe monetary pressure of last year,
and the present continued depression in the
commerce of the Western States, the committee,
having in view the possibility of deficiency in
income for the years 1880, is Of opiniond
that such assumed deficit may be arrange
without further assessment of the capital stock,
upon which sum equivalent to one million
sterling has been paid by the proprietary with
in the last eighteen months, and the committee
is concerning arrangements with the board in
New York to meet such contingency"