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Absurdities of the Law.

A lady was coming out of the opera house.
when thief snatch"d at her diamond ear
ring and tore it completely from her ear,
causing it to bleed. Upon her return home,
she found the ring lying in the tresses OF her
hair The man was tried for stealing this
ring, and being found guilty by the jury. the
opinion of the judges was taken whether this
would be considered a sufficient taking! The
opinion of the judges was afterwards delly-
cred, in which they held that, as the ring had
been entirely removed from the lady's ear,
and was Wholly in the possession OF the prls-
oner, although but for an instant OF time,
when he lost it in her hair, the taking was
complete. So where thief led horse from
one part of field to another, intending to
steal it, but was apprehended before he could
get the horse out of the field, it was decided
that the taking was complete. In all these
cases you have noticed that the principle
upon which they have decided. is that the
properly must be completely severed from the
possession of the owner, no matter, in each
case, for how short period of time. Two Or
three cases showing what is moi sufficient
taking, and then we proceed TO consider
another branch of the subject. One Wllkln-
son put his hand into the pocket of another,
seized his purse and actually succeeded in
taking it out of his pocket. However, the
purse being tied by piece of string to a
bunch Of keys which still remained In the
persons pocket. the thief was unable to ac-
complish his object, and was arrested and
tried for stealing the purse; but it was held
that as the purse was still attached to the
pocket of the owner by the string and keys
it was still in his possession, and the prisoner
was entitled to DE acquitted. So, where q
thief went into shop. took up some goods
intending to steal them, but before he had
removed them far from the spot on which
| they Law discovered thew were tied to the
counter by a cord upon being tried for steal
ing. it was held that the property never wal
completely severed from the possession o
the owner, nor completely in the possession
of the prisoner, and he was acquitted. -Hant
| Book of Criminal Ldw.
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EIopements.

The "blind godn operates in strange
manner oftentimes now, a. tradition AYERS
be was won't to do in the p0esy-hued days OF
yore His freaks are perplexing and defiant
TO all philosophers save his own. Bolts and
bars are but allurements to his activity.
Two OF his young disciples, in the quietude
of a Sabbath night, doubtless fresh from the
perusal of the story of love OF which the
Sabine damsels OF old were the victims,
entered the southwestern borders OF the
State of Macoupin, from the neighboriog
comfy of Greene, whittier the story OF the
beauty and loveliness of the damsels OF
Maconpin had wandered, and by the fitful
light OF cupid's torch they wended their way
To- the residences of the "fair ones" near
Snmmeryille, having reached their destina-
ton, they found the signals all right; the ex'
pectant damsels had eluded parental vigi.
lance. and undiscovered and unsusPected had
reached the ground and arms OF their ex-
ultant lovers, Descending from an upper
window. Quickly the buggies received ths
prize of ebivalric daring, and the SWIFT
stepds bore them 10 n place called Jersey
Landing; AN executive NJ justice was snramon
cd forth from his nocturnal SAUNDERS. the
the happy lovers were bound with the siiket
cords of matrimony, and the young swami
returned TO their homes rejoicing. On tha
Justices record Is found the following entry
NARRiEp-On the 25ih Of July, 1883, Jei
Lee. of Greenfield, aud Matilda Duckels.
At the same time. Winchester Sherman, o
Fayette. ana Miss. ID. z. Lopez, OF Chester
Reld.-C ariinpiiie Dem.
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The Elections.

We have little of interest to add this morn
ing to what we have already said in regard
to our State elections. The returns come in
slowly, and but two or three counties were
received yesterday. The official returns in
the Office of the Secretary of State are very
limited. Where anything like a sufficient
number have been received to form proper
estimate as to the majority for Gov. HARRIS,
we shall present them to our readers. No
correct opinion can be formed at present. All
we know is that the majority with which Gov.
HARRIS went into the canvass has been re-
duced.
Nothing further has been received from the
9th district; and only the counties of Henry,
Gibson, and Henderson have been received
at the Secretary of States officer Neither has
any further news been received from the first
and third districts, at at the time we write.
If Col TIBBs is elected to the Senate
we have barely chance TO get majority in
that body, but to do SO we must elect both
HALL and BUMPAss, in West Tennessee. This
would give us one majority. The democracy
have the House by small majority, another
"msjestic triumph"
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THE VALUE OF Fox HoUNDs.-We confess
entire ignorance as to the value of an 'estab-
lished" pack of hounds, says an exchange,
and could not, therefore, say whether such
pack would be cheap at $1,000 or 9l2O0. The
Encyclopedia Britannica, (new edition,) puts
the average price at something less than the
highest of these sums, The renowned pack
of Mr.. Warde brought 1000 guineas. When
blindness compelled Mr.. Fullambe to lay
aside the scarlet in 1916, his pack was sold for
5000 guineas The Late Lorp Middleton
gave Mr.. Obaldistone 1000 guineas for ten
couples of hounds out of his kennel, and the
Earl of Stanford gave 40 guineas for four
couples of Mr.. Richard Sutton's honuds.
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BUTroN HOLE SEWING MACHINE-One OF
the complaints against the ordinary sewing
machines is that they will not sew button
holes, and such like work; and the careful
housewife, who possesses one OF these valuable
aids to household economy, has still to do
this portion of the work by hand, Messrs.
E. A. Goodies and E. l.. Miller, of Philadelphias
Pa.,have invented and patented machine
which forms a stitch OF novel character, suit
able for working botton-holes.eye let-holcs,
over-seaming, and for other kinds of work in
which it is necessary or desirable for the
stitches to pass over an edge. This machine
will fully meet the objection stated above.
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The framing PRIvHEGE.-Greely of the
Tribune, corresponding with his paper during
a late journey to the far West, says:
A word on the Salt Lake mail. OF the
seventeen bags on which Thave ridden for the
last four days and better, at least sixteen are
filled with large bound books, mainly patent
office reports, Ijudge-but all OF them, I'M
doubtedly, works ordered and printed at the
public cost-your cost, reader by Congress,
and now on their way to certain favored
Mormons, franked (by proxy Pub. Doc.
Free. S. NJ. Bernhsel, NJ. g." do not blame
Mr.. b. for clutching his share of this public
plunder, and distributing it so as to increase
his own popularity and Importance; printing
books by Wholesale, at the cost OF the whole
people, for free distribution to part only.
il is every way wrong and pernicious. OF the
$3.50 900 per annum paid for carrying the
Salt Lake mail, nine-tenths is absorbed in the
cost of carrying these franked documents to
people who contribute little or nothing to
the support of the Government, in any way.
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FIoater- official.

ms- The Union and American claims the
reelection of Gov. HARRIS by 5000 or 5000
majority, a reduction of 5000 or 4'ooo from
his former majority, and pronounces 1t a
majestic triumph" Our contemporary Is
hard pressed to find something in the result
of the late canvass from which to extract
little comfort If reduction OF maJorities Is
a majestic triumph" why not shout Win US
over the Congressional elections. There you
have won another such triumph by having
your majority OF Congressman reduced 70
minority. Come, give us a shout on that
score. We will be satisfied with only one, IL
YOU will give it Justify. By the way, neigh
Dor, what has become of that $4,000 majority
which waited upon HARRIS during the can
Nuass
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Piano Forte.
The New York Home Journal has the follow
ing valuable hints on this subject
The Piano should be closed when not In
use, in order TO prevent the collection OF dust,
pins. &C.. on the -sound-board- and also 10
prevent the strings and faction" from the Ill
effects of sudden changes of temperature.
Nothing Injuries piano SO much as an ex-
treme heat, whether arising from bright hre
in front of it, or, what is worse, the hot ar
from the furnices in such general use; few
pianos can resist the injurious action OF the
latter Care should be taken to prevent
moisture of any kind from getting between
the keys particularly when cleaning them,
as it will cause them to stick. Moths are
very destructive 10 pianos, and should be
kept out of them by placing lump OF cam
phor, wrapped in pager to prevent an evapo-
ration, ?n the inside corners. Any hard sub
stance placed upon piano will cause q Jar,
ring noise, and if the top part is unprotected
by cloth cover, that also will often rattle.
Young pianists would injure the pianos less,
if they would refrain from striking the keys
! with such force; a light touch, with Jndici-
Gus use of the loud pedal, will yield a far bet
ter and equally as full tone, as il they ex-
erted all the force at their command. We're
this fact more generally attended to, fewer
strings W0uld De DrOkeD, one cauS0 VI 'ne
piano remaining in tune would be removed
| and less injury would result to the action
| of the piano. These various annoyances are
often attributed to inferior tuning or deiectlVs
make, when neither is the cause.
| Few are aware of the benefit TO be derived
| from having their pianos regularly tuned ano
kept in order; every new piano snoulo Dt
| tuned at least once month, and none shoulo
| be allowed to remain untuned over three
| When piano is half a note below "concei'
pitch" and it is required to be drawn up. Il
should be tuned twice, the second tuning
| about month after the first, or 1t Will no
stand well in tune. Always employ the
same tuner, unless, of course, he prove glar
| ingly incompetent; but should his first efforts
fail to give satisfaction, give him anothel
| trial as he may not be in fault. AS eacn mu
| sic store has one or more tuners, 1t woult
save annoyance if, when the order is left, tn
| name of the person required be mentioned
and if the order were left two or three day
before the tuner is actually wanted, 1t wou!c
insure more prompt attention. Many act, IL
this respect, as if there were half dOZel
tuners eagerly awaiting the first order tina
came: whereas good tuner always has
MANY orders as he can well attend to. L
would be well TO remember that the tuning
of piano consists only of the Tightening ant
relaxing the strings to the requisite degree
and does not include the regulation OF th
action" the replacing of strings, and-a
many actually suppose-a general renoVa
tion of the instrument.
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LITERARY LoCALITIEs.-Stockbrid in
Berkshire county, Massachusetts. has a
vicinity which embraces numerous localities
that have an interest from their association
with literary men and their works. Ever
green HILL" across the Honsatonic, owes the
present possession of all its original lowell
ness to the intervention of the novelist James,
who purchased it to preserve its trees from
the Vandalism Of previous owner. In the
vicinity are the following places: The honse
in which the celebrated Jonathan Edwards
wrote his Treatise upon the Will, Monument
Mountain, the romantic incident from which
it derives its name being the foundation Tor
Bryant's beautiful poem: Laurel Hill, with
the Sacrifice Rock, the scene of portion of
Miss Sedgwick's. ''Hopa Leslie;" the ravine in
which the sad tragedy was enacted which is
commemorated in Bryant's T:tle poem en-
titled The Murdered Traveller" Ice Glen,
and Jones Hill, all extremely interesting
localities.-7auaton Gazette, august 2.
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betterimitate the speaking monuments of re-
publican Greece and republican Rome?
Our fathers came together from all the diff
ferent colonies, and gladly gathered them
selves into one hall; and there consulted, and
there pledged life. fortune and honor to the
sacred cause of independence. Why not,
therefore, re-assemble these godlike men in
the lifepresevring marble, and thus make
that event a visible fact to all succeeding
generationss
AT Mount Vernon all seets in religion and
parties in politics meet in peace-the only
spot in this wide republic where such fact is
seeni What place, then, so proper as that
for those ehampionsof liberty. who, forgetting
all party lines and sectarian differences, stood
shoulder to shoulder, battling for common
right and common country .--
AS Statuary is eminently historical. we
ought to cherish it, and initiate the good ex-
amples of European States, and begin by
applying it to our benefactors. Speaking of
marble statue, Shakespeare says:
See my lord,
Would you deem breathed sand that those veins
Did verify bear bloody
Pol Mastery done;
The very life seems warm upon her lip.
Leon The fixture OF her eye has motion int
As we are mock'd with Art
1t is not time for us to think of our Giypto-
| theca? What better opportunity can we ask
| for beginning, under the patronage of Gov
eminent, an American School of the Fine
\ Arts? l truly hope that American Art may
find its expression and glory at Mount
| Vernon. -
In my wanderings about those grounds, on
the 10th of May last, 1 found a spot, some
| distance from the mansion, on which could
be erected granite building for the reception
1 of the marble statutes of which have been
| speaking. Ii the form of the present mansion
should not be taken, the new building should
be after some ancient Republican, model, ex.
pressive of durability and grandeur. There
| let the iSigners of the immortal ''Declaration'
be gathered together, as in the "Hall'' al
| Philadelphia, and there are also be gathered
the Stiff of the great General himself colos
| sal in their midst. a.
l have no proposition to make, but would
close with saying that coming generations
! call to US, ere they arrive. and ask that we
who have been contemporaries of these great
men, will transmit TO them our knowledge
of their outward forms and their heroic deeds
Shall parents be deaf TO the prayers OF theil
| children? u
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PETERsBURG. Aug. Z

NORTH CAROLINA ELEcrIoN.--ln the First
District, Smith (Opp.l has majority over
Shaw (Dem.l, for Congress, OF $50 votes.
His election is an Opposition gain of mem
Der.
In the Fourth District, L OBJ. Branch,
(Dem.) has majority over Sanders OF 619
votes.
In the Seventh District, b. Craigs is reelect-
ed.
In the Thirteenth District, John A. Gilmer,
(Opp.) is reelected by an increased major
ity.
Nothing has been heard from the Second,
Third, or Eighth Districts.
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A correspondent of the Portland Advertiser
writing from Rumford says, that Mr.. Calvin
Howe of that town has eleven daughters, all
living under his roof at this day. He says
"here you will find Frances, Lucretia, Juiia'
Emma, Mary, Nancy, Althea, Catharine'
Susan and Rosilla, eleven daughters, all liV-
ing and born OF one mother who still cares
for and projects them. "Who is the greatest
woman in France?" asked Madame de Stael
of Napoleon the First, after his return from
the conquest OF Italy. "She who has borne
the most children" promptly answered the
Young, ambitious General" r
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uem ADVERTISEMENTS.
SuERIFE,S SALE.

DY virtue of venditioni exponas 10 me directed
Id and delivered from the Honorable Criminal Court
of Davidson county Tennessee at its May term, 1889,
will expose TO public sale, to the highest bidder for
cash. the Courthouse yard gate in the city of Nash
Vile on SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1859 all the right title claim interest and estate which
W. II. Nc Marry then had, or may have since acquire
ed in and TO the following described real estate to-
wit Two lots of groun, situated in Davidson County
Tenn being part of the land known the farm Of Ma
thaniel A McNairy deceased, and being described as
lots No 20 and 80 in the plan of lots OF N A. hcNai
RVS heirs record in the Chancery Court OF David
son county, in Minute Book E., page 564 and 6S lot
No 20 containing % and 80 poles and lot so, contain
ing 81 IA poles being levied as the pro-
perty OF W. H. McNairy TO satisfy a Judgment rem
dered iu favor Of Hardin P. Rostick, assignee Of L.
Bostick, this, eth day Of August, 1883.
j. NJ. HINTON, Sheriff,
auga-td BY JNo. b. MuRKKy, Il.
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Angelieue Duchemis, the daughter and
sister of family of soldiers, who distinguish
ed herself in the wars of Napoleon l., under
Gen. Casabianca, and was disabled by a
wound received at the siege of Calvi, died
recently at the Hotel des Invalids in Paris.
She had attained to the rank of sub-lieuten-
ant, and Napoleon III. had conferred on her
the cross of the Legion of Honor, aud the
medal OF ST. Helena.
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TgE STATE SEAL OF OReGoN.-The Charles
ten Mercury thus describes the seal adopted
by the State of Oregon:
1.-The escutcheon is supported by thirty
three stars and divided by any ordinary, with
the inscription The Union In relief, noun
tains, an elk with branching antlers, a wag-
ON. the Pacific Ocean, on which BRITISH
man.of.war is departing and an American
steamer arriving. The second, quartering
with sheaf, plough, and pickaxe. Crest
the American eagle; legend-the State Oh
nra0o, 10
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ns- Whilst leading men and journals OF
Virginia, Alabama, and Mississippi are ue-
handing that the Charleston platform shall
enunciate the doctrine of protection by Con-
gress of slavery IN the territories, the lead
ing democratic journal of Georgia opposes
il. The Constitutior,alist says-"The demo
cratic Party, in its next National PLATFORM
will not insist upon the passage by Congress
of slave code for the Territories"
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Mr.. HnlIARD, in a letter from Liverpool to
the Boston CosHisr, states what does not APP
pear to be generally known to our country
men, that in the examination OF travellers
luggage by the officers of customs, Ameri-
can reprints of English books are absolutely
excluded; they are taken away and de-
stroyed.
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Mr.. Conrad, of Louisiana, formerly Secreta-
~ OF War. and Thomas Francis Meagher, are
now In Washington. Mr. Meagher, Il Is said,
will receive complimentary notice from
the Administration ia the offer of u ohargeship
to one of the minor South American States.
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fS-The New York Board of Education has
adopted the Recommendation Of the Board OF
Health to petition the Legislature for law
providing for the gratuitous vaccination OF
all the children, and that no children be adj
mitted to the schools unless they are vaecin
ii
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Paymaster A. J. Coffee. U. S. A., has
tended his resignation, which has been ac-
cepted. Isaac Winston of Kansas Territory,
has been appointed paymasier. vice Coffee,
resigned
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BY WILLIAM CULLEN BErANr.

No. ,,r,,.w CITIZEN BRYAST
.o,,,,,-,,. exouis;te verses which
tine hinth oi INC ioiio".+s - -. -,
nay fairly claim place oy the sue VI ofsys e
ov written IN a Country Church Yard" is better
~" - 'o. - :. -. !. "a. ,.r, ,s ,,,,res, rag
han the otners.r ihe "hoie " s - s ~
erene:-'l
------
Were framl ieo ny q noiIshs Slo"u,
And nery hcsrts ano 81 me- nanSs
encounter q III lne oa'ele-Si0uN.
How gushed the ilie-Dloou VI neI VI -, 4
Gushed, warm Win nope anu coolaee Je1
Upon The son lhey i"uens =" Save
Alone the ehrp oil hitting Div, $780,. -.
And talk OF children on the mn,
Aud bell or wandering kne are ns4Fu'
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Sr. LouIs ASD NEsrHrs RAnRoAD "A meet
ing of The citizens will be held AT Odd'fei
lows Hall on Tuesday next. 20 consider the
best means TO bs used 10 secure railroad
connection with ST. Louis. EA-GoseEnor
Jones aud Others will be present and address
the meeting Mn BaL
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ALEXANDER b. HAoNER, Esq, Of Annapolis,
has consented to run as an independent Old
Line Wing candidate against Col. G. w.
HUGHES, recently nominated by the Demo
cratic Convention at Bladensburg, Nd.
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REruRx or A FAsnLY OF SiAvEs--A party
Of negroes recently freed BY planter OF
Bayou Sara, La, arrived last evening on The
Jesse X. Belt, ~ rasfs 10 their old home. Z"
which they are voluntarily returning. hsm
yhls Eslgafrer
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Hon. Edward Everett Is passing the
summer in the quiet town OF Burlington,
Mass, where his brotber-in-law, Rev. l..
Frothingham now 10 Europe, has country
seat fkf8 e.
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HATToN's majority SO
In the election of 1857, Col. READY re-
,ceived 6l5l, Col. GUILD 5s5l-READY's ma
jorty 800. 1t is noteworthy fact that Col.
READY does not get this year as many votes
as Col GUILD did in 1857.
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III.
Prairie Farming i'm America,
sa WITH NOTES BY THE WAY,
. CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES,
JAMES CARD, N. P.

JAMES CARD, NJ. p,
Author Of s'Engsn Agriculture - ''Ietters on tn
Corn Crops, J" "Hieh Farming" ''Ths West
OF Ireland % &C. One vol. l2mo.
"The picture Of Prairie Farming is drawn, not by
a smart Eden land agentor speeuator in the hope Of
taking in unwary Brtshers, but by eminent Eng
lish agrieuturis Nor IS the reader invited 10 place
a blind faith in Mr.. Cards conclusions. They are
given a. such a form 10 show the exact amount o
personal knowledge and local experience from which
they spring and the steps in his calculations
general easy and obvious enough the most ordin-
airy intellect to follow. And, as far Judge,
no elements in the purely economical aspect of the
question has been misstated otton.-LozdOn
Spectator.
w. u. BERRY &c CO., Public square.
iulyl4-r
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Dissolution-
Nashville CITY Mills

ylTIiL deliver Flonr ct any place In the city q
w Edgeneld adding 5ridgcsfeesl AT the follos
Ing prices:
xwHotEALE KEfkIi
Extra FAnly Flour per bbl..ss 50 50 Q
per bAg...-...- 70 Q
coferhnr .-..---- , " =
\ ~ sell Bran Shorts and NidinFs N the Aili !
current prices, detuctiDR Carriage
wiil aiso pay ,be market price cor Wheat and Cor
Throughout Tie year.
81 n. IIolIINcSWORTH
Ne south Market street
81 Terms Cash on delivery luiyl6-lm
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DIiRRnGl, DYSENTERf, CHOLERA, &c.
War in EUROPE

Itsremose and receat causes ,w the Vienna Treaties
Of isl4-is. in fali-by pagAHne-
Containing slso t~e sEsndid unsgs also, sngravtnss
OF the principal places ftiys and portraits q The
IeadfnE mea now engaged IN the present great stroE
gss Received to-day BY Express-se So, ey
iulyI JOHN YORK Co.