Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1862-03-27
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The Markets.


= and loss, the rebels taking the loss.
/ BACON. A decided rebel moyemen
in rebel stocks, both in Tennessee ape
b Missouri, two principal holders, Price
k and Floyd, at last accounts being bus,
D in saving theirs with great diligence.
e NAvIGArION.-A high boated stage OF
. the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers is
3 fatal to large amount of rebel prop
erty exposed on the banks Several
boats have discharged their cargoes with
great precision, consignees making an
assignment from overstock.
: Observation-Disclosures exchange il
easy and declining, plenty offering and
taken in two large lots. The little bal:
ance of three hundred recently an
nounced as against the Government be.
ing now 'on the contrary quite the re-
verse;
Co-PARrNERsnIp PIC. We extract
the following funny copartnership trans
action from the Boston Courier:
"A Yankee and Frenchman owned
Pig IN copartnership. When killing
time came they wished to divide tho
meat; the Yankee was very anxious to
divide it so that he could get both hind
quarters, and persuaded the Frenchmen
that the way to divide it was to cut it
across the back. The Frenchman agreed
to it, on condition that the Yankee
would turn his back, and take the choice
of pieces after it was cut in two. The
Yankee turned his back accordingly.
Frenchman-'Vich will you have 4; &c
piece vid ze tail on, or &c piece vidout
re tail on 2
Yankee-'The piece with the tail on
Frenchman--'Zen, by garI you can
take him, and / take re ozer one
Upon turning round, the Yankee found
that the Frenchman had cut off the tail
and stuck it in the pigs mouth
As Pat, an old joker, and a Yankee moro
sly,
Once riding together, gallows passed
by;
Said the Yankee to Pat: IF don't
make too free,
Give that gallows its due, pray where
would you be p
Why, honey said Pat, faith that's
aiziIy known,
I'd bc riding to town by meself. all
alone'
A polite omnibus agent was going
through the lady's car, checking bag
gage, he asked very pretty lady if she
had any baggage she wished taken to
Tho hotel.
mo, SIR was the reply.
The agent then asked her if she de-
sired 'bus?'
She instantly gave him very sweet
mile, and replied.
mo, sir, am not in q bussing hu.
nor this evening"
Confab between q man who wantoJ
lis paper stopped and our 'devil:'
Man-'see here, boy, tell your boss
o stop sending his ID paper to me at
Devil-'Where must he send it p
Man-'Send it to H.
Devil-'All right-you'll be certain
o get it at that post Office
Julius was you ever in business q
I'm course I was
What business p
"A sugar planter
When p
DE day buried dat old sweetheart
b mine"
1here IS some excuse, after all, for
loyd's sudden departure from Fort
1t is located in hemp coun-
y.
When Breckenridge was first accused
treason, he asked Suspension of
ublic Opinion. Now the Public Opin-
n asks Suspension of him.
A strutting coxcomb asked a barbers
~ If he ever shaved a monkey? mo,
r, but if you'll please sit down I'll trv
,
Russell says that the heat at the South
sed him up, completely. Never mind
'ctor, you correspond with the Times.
The four great conqucrers of the
orld are Love, Fashion, Death and
en-. Scott.-LouisriHc Journal.
The principal difference between the
iginal British Lion and the Canadian
rietv of the animal ;s H.. IL -.