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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-30

We are indebted to Purser H. John
son, OF the Moneka, and to Purser
Frederick w. Ely, Of the Quaker CITY,
tor their polite attentions. The news
will be found. highly interesting.
There has been great excitement in
financial circles i'll all the principal
Northern cities, in consequence of the
| late extensive defalcations of Ketch-
UNI and Jenkins. Since then, the at
tentlon of the business community in
New York has been directed to other
suspicious partie< two more de-
faulting individuals We're discovered;
one q teller in Wall street bank, the
other an employee of the railroad
! company, None of the guilty parties
had been arrested except Jenkins.
Nothing further has been learned OF
the whereabouts Of young Kctchum.
The Wall street bank officer, whose
defalcation amounted to one hundred
thousand dollars, fled to Canada. AL
bert a. Jones, the employee OF the
Erie Railroad Company, started for
Asplnwall e" route for Eldora,lo.
Mr.. Charles Graham, the broker of
Edward i. Kctchum, has nearly COM
pleted his account Of losses. They
Will amount, exclusive of tho forged
paper which lie redeemed, to about
81, ,043, 900, which, with The $3.50, 900
Tor which hc holds forged certificates.
will swell the total to Il, $40, 900, i,,-
clldlnS tho money stated to be the
losses Of the Importers and Tr.,dcrs'
Bank, til" Fourth National Bank,
Dabncy, Morgan ~ Co. and Kctchum
* Co, who held $50, 900 worth of the
forged paper The whole SUM uf the
losses BY the Kctchum dc;alcation will
not nue.: exceed .S4, ,0C0, 900
MIR. Graham will speedily effect {:
settlement with his creditors. About
forty per cent OF the claims .,",inst
him no doubt viii be paid.
The gold market has been firm, b,,t
without lnrch activity. The opening
price was 1-t3':;, followed bv an adj
vance to l.s37::. !, decline OF Is, a:la !,
recovery to l4:>a, at wlsicl, il closed.
There has hrril vcr.< E4!lr dome in
foreign exchange, bar drawers show
little disposition to relax t;yii rat.s.
tor prime SIXTY days bills lu"@ ,lnlln
is asked: bat s;lles. s2con.i hand. lave
been nude III lO.s5,;,
The recent heavy cottoH receipts
h;tHr il;,'l y Il pressing eject ;1rnn the
marNct, ana r;",sed Speculation to I
Withdraw Ill anticipation OF huvil.~ ut
lower prices. The sales were confined
:.llaost exclusively to ti.c trade tor
and prices l%d Il Down
w.,yl tr:!tt'Acv The sales cun:3risr
l.Ilo hai".s. Ne quote: Orl;.:sri- 81;
mi'u,Eng I! I: :. Nod mi,l,.::ng -.
e." n'!@S'4.. G,",.'-r, 2SM.
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SIMoNs' & kEREIsoN.--Here are the names
of old busi11ess men of Charleston, repre-
sented by the scions OF uew generation in
Columbia, who have began business in the
general grocery line, and, as VIC suppose,
under the countenance and instructor ~,
their sires. They have both Il tinc cap;tai
OF social and business rcputet ton on which
to begin, and, to insure their success. can
do no better than keep in sight the sohricjy
method, industry and intelligence when
made their ancestors successful. Their
stock seems to be large and various.
p ~--o0'->~~o~~o~"r-----
New ADvEEr1sEMESTs.-- Attention is called
70 ;he following advertisements. which are
published for Tic .irst time this morning:
Jacob Bel Citation.
ID. y. Hayward, Jr.-Mulc Stolen.
John {. SocScrs-Stolen Mule.
Apply ut this Oilico-Builuiug Wanted.
Fall Season Of Stallion Bourbon.
Jos. A. HincS-House and Sign Painting.
Miss Slland--School Notice.
Jacob Lcvin--Fodder at Auction.
Richard Caldweil-Syrup.
Vinegar.
& Rice.
z"aly, Scott & Hruns Ladies' Garments.
= Bl,e st ,n-.
Irespec;u:s Charleston Daily News.
Nt;rso Ea.dNiu Commission Merchants
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TIE LoNDnN I.MEs on r.;i. .>.:G;.,.

THE LoSD"i lsMns on rs;;: N4:G::o.
-i'h" London TineS takes :. vri., dis
c"';:agin@ view of the negroes in tllri,.
present condition. ]; says:
Helpless, im:>;lisi;,', i.siloraa%, VITA
'iiiin payment to expect iur regular
worh. with ease, nrw-fuunu liberty.
and opportunity to tempt them to
violence ana rlan,l"r, ra. We wonder
II the existing Industry OF Tie South
has very little I" hope from the as
sistancc OF the black freedmen, and ii.
on the other hand, the great mass; Of
the slaves seems destined to perish to-
Scther with the systcM which. if it
tyrannizcd over, brut;.lizr,l and de
graded them, had, a. amy rate. the
merit Of providing thcm With food,
lodging ana clothing?
1t is easy for Il Victorious Govern
mrnt h.y :, few words to strike OF tl,c
fctt"-s of the slave, and suddenly dis
locate and destroy the industry Of a
whole community, b,t it is l.ot easy
to lind an answer 10 this awful uucS-
ton, which it has raised for itself. and
which every day more and more ira
Fortunately demands an answer.
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Local Items,

10 insure insertion, advertisers are re-
quested to hand in their notices before 4
O'clock q. m '0-'-
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1he lst Maine Battalion passed through
our city yesterday-en route, we learn. for
garrison duty in the upper Districts Of this
State
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SYMPTOMS or THE RESULT or rnr:
FALL ELECTIONS. Tho Republican
State Convention OF Pennsylvania
has fully endorsed the policy of Pres = =
dent johnson, and has come out .s:ron:,
for the Monroe doctrine. But there il
always Il kink ii: the proceedings OF
the politicians. The weak poin. in
the Platfc,la of the pen,lsylvania Con
vcntion Is the recommendation to 0;.on.
fiscate The property CT rebels shove
10000 dollars, nnd dispose Of it for
paying pensions t" the soldiers. This
Is the business Of the Naturalization.
a1ld may he safely EFT to .I.ela. y: 4
part of their policy OF recci.*ttsu;tiol..
without any oug@,.st;cn tSom the Penn.
sylvania Republican Cun*ent:oM..
As affairs look EoM, there is cyer,-
likelihood that there Will be Il erea:.l>
reyoluti"n liz the Central States n: the
next elections ti,ap there Wa; ;n !~;':E:.
when these States went against Nh
Lincoln "n the ::rolll of ALLEGED
ln,lpriSion IN li:; war ,.,l;rv. I!.c
chang. will i,r I'LL tl.s. util.r v:,.. now.
The course OF Andy johnson: VII. III
;iil probability, he sustained l.v III ii:n
Cru!l:ll and Northern States, cvni.
lnr'udin Main thr~ le:,> nag %rv
t.nSlHnd, with tl4a single exception a.:
Maine out III the cold We si4ou,.i
not I've surprised to see s,,cll !. result
at the fall elections, in which event
the Jacolins will be howliny ii. ovt..,
darkness. Nc~ forE MrnhI.
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SAN DOMINGO. The President
OF the Provisional Government of
San Domingo, an Englishman, pro-
poses to code that island to England,
and the proposal is now subject of
consideration in the hands of a com
mission appointed to report upon the
motion. And this after a long term
Of so-colled independence.
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The Montrc;l NercHM, Of August Il.
says: The voluntary examination of
the four prisoners, Walter Clayton,
VIM. Ame. Blossom, Wayne w. Bios
som and Charles Hogan Al;,lns, was
brought to Il conclusion yesterday
afternoon, when tbc men were fully
committed to take their trial at the
next Court OF Queens Bench, on five
charges, VIZ. One of conspiracy, one
OF kidnappin" and three of shooting.
with intent to murder. We under
stand that NJ. Devlin, the advocate
OF the prisoners, intends to make ;,p
pEc&tloE Tor a wit OF h,lj,mS cv,2,zS,
with Wow to BAH. on Friday next.
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E:sr"sAr1oS O" THE Souru. So.
c1ALLY AND CoMNE;u !A..IN. From
ever G,lartar Of th,' Sotli, ". 4ra1. Of
her !:2<t"ration, socially aud CONNER
c!'liy. Steamship hius have been re-
established, telcGlaphic coAnl,t!liica
tons rr-npenetl, mail facilities renewed
and railroads reconstructed al over
the country. This work of rext,1at;oo
is going on quietly but vigorously in.
the natural and !cgitim;4ie way. But
what arc the politicians doing, both
North and South? Instead of cr!n;,,,
III iEis labor of restoration illrv a,n
making a great fuss about the nins,rr
Thu, nrGro-worshippcrs ar st,ivin.. tr
make another bleeding Kansas ont OF
the South. This WAS bty,u by ll;,sr
who soiic'i his poiitic.! crn.ine :,y
advancing mis''licvous sentiments
about negro equality and all that. and
the mischief he began is being carried
on by his followers and partisans 1t
would be we'll for President Johnson
to look after this style of partisans in
office in the South. While the work
of restoration is going on with success
socially and commercially, the politi-
clans are busy with their plots, and
casting obstacles in the way of the
return OF repose, prosperity and seen
rity to the Southern country. The
President should turn all these fellows
ont OF office. .--Ne>r lo1h, Hssrltl
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Gen. john =. Hatch retires from the
Military District Of Charleston, leav-
ing the command to Gen. Benpett.
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Az opportunity has been afforded
Ivy the Govcrnmci:t, to owncrs Of farms
upon which forts have been erected, to
receive thc buildings and other pro-
rerty left in dismantlin. the works as
compensation for the occupation Of
the land. y few have already accept
cd the offer, but as there still remains
(" larg" amount of valuable property
nnaccepted, requiring guards for its
protection, it is probable that the
government will shortly withdraw the
otier, remove the buildings, &c, and
leave the owners OF lands the un-
promising alternative OF their claims
+or coInpensat ct through CONGRESS-
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Virtue IS still in the ascendant It

Virtue IS still in the ascendant Its
ramliieations arc widely spread, aud
Its agents as wonderfully liberal us
active. Notice the io!luNi:.@. and s.c
what beautiful vitality size possesses
in our sister city cf Aug,lsi;,:
I'VE sec hH tha .t,1.;uxta lU,ou;r,..
oad Sentinel that the case If Thomas
>. A1et';lf and Leopold Collli. having
undergone official Investigation at
headquarters Provost Marshal. .A!,~,,s-
ta, has been disposed ol :.s follows:
The above gentlemen were CHARGED
with attempting to hribe ticncra;
Grosvcnor, II United States Officer. in
the sum of $500, OOG. to decide :, GER
tain question rs to the It'll" of !. lot OF
Gotten III their favor, Nh Cohn makes
the following admission:
81 admit tho truth Of the char.rc
and specifications contained 5herc;n.
IN every particular. and appeal to
MaJor-Genclal Stee,iman for his Gle
mency i'll my behalf. L. COHN.'"
SAID clemcncy Was granted. and
Mr.. Cohn ordered to leave the De
partment of Georgia in tpcnty-four
hours. Mr. Mctr:lf, (liscl;iiming ANY
intention to Offer I, bribc in connection
with MI. Cohn, was, after anologizing.
Tor improper conduct, released from
arrest. The money deposited With
General Grosvcnor, in amount eleven
Thousand dollars, IN part payment of
the Offer of two hundred thousand
dollars. was ordered to be distributed
among the poor of Au9ustt-'
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The Charleston Cot0'ier has column
or more entitled The Restoration
of Property one of the Necessities for
Relief" From all that we can see
and hear, the abandonment of pro-
perty wiz be the only mode to escape
rum What with losses, repairs. taxes
ana charges, there will be little left for
prop,ietorship. Ii ever people wer,
etectually ruined, to utter prostration
OF all their faculties, these Southern
people are. Talk of your $40, 900
clauses! The men worth 5000, 600 a
year ago are hardly worth 5000 now.
They may snap their fingers at law,
as we suppose they do at gospel.
The weekly sun., 1865-12-16

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.in fn tNW 'I.r Vfr me fpIfff slsts.
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"iie ~ FU efIts srd ai TO sons md otto.
'lmn.iif fWvIus fu minor diH frYtns All sser
~ ~ "e'ir ~ msiutstu art pfesefts me rIou N
.nf . HN % Hiil cnfdtNIy sustain anf ffppa.t The
ifffHsnf .n en- snH Al tonsitoftopsi IN IN. D., p,
r''"I ~ iefiof1ton toIev NJ, ihsf M f.tv ns tai
i t. enflfHf efI HuHnriN snI sfrefs rf0sso "a, ~
ih' shHf r0urtfy riIi ~ uusf sHts sutt.Iiy srf
psfmareutIr sulss. .vsf
oneri1 1r go msdo In w. confederation n IN.
si4vs rsso.rtioa
Tho n hsiss fesoirflou psniirs from i..t Mon
a. sri of'f ~ NJ. VmSE. came M a. Tho
unf1rhed hu'ine.
is''.r" Thai pHniins ne question ~ 10 Tho a.
wlfl.h N fefs1us rlsiuIiuF 10 have Ieen eIeated
ifp'" taiirfs 10 Tho pfesent Crusfea n on sts -
80 ,ir 10 sons shall 10 erti oI lo he pft,I sss.
NJ iho uUof 1I me ft0u.r.
Tho iiouss refused 10 su.peai ihs rule. 10, the
reception of 'he resou1iou' yos.. w. nsy. ~ Al.
louuej.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
TLIrty-Sinth scsuien.
SENATE.

Warrington Dec 1.-THE Senate was called TO
srer al twelve O'Clock by W. Foster, President rro
k,n.
MI Wilson presented the petition Of Francis Cook
and twenty-five other eoIored citizens Of the Dis
uric, Of Columbia askinE for the right Of suffrage.
The petioner ~ set forth that large proportion Of
shs colored cltlEenA of the District are property
Snler, and tnI pa,et. They claim that n the are
-arienly intelligent 10 build and sustain ehui ches,
md n,ttutions OF learning, aud " accumulaIe %
fhet ior years they have been obheed not ONLY 10
educate their own chiluren, ppt to cohtHbu o the
.uupor ol the schools in when only WINE Shlln en-
80 tall ht-that the record of the coloTsd people
:, io erin aud pauperim Ia "a iar aa any other clAAs
n me country. Dat Of = population OF lees than
the vhite population OF over CuUD iurnlshed only
40 ~ and the eoored soldiers vo unteefed without
he incentives Of large bountes, pay o. promotion,
The petition vas reisued 70 tho Committee on
DE District Of Columbia
The President laid before tho senate the petition
OF the Sisters OF Mercy, Of Chicago, Stng for the
~ppropration Of money for the enlargement and I'm
Sroytment OF Mercy Ho'pital, in Chicago, which ~As
k.eutd to the Commite ee on CIAiini.
1be President pro ten, laid before the senate the
nsmoriAl Of the North Carolina Legislature, asking
Ne repeal Of the test oath.
The Chair laid before the sensts the memorial Of
~ I'ulon state Central Committee Of Psnnsylva-
ala asking for the following amendment to the Con-
uitutiou Of the United States
Ftra-A provision which shall forever prohibit
congress Or any Convention, Legiaature, or Other
Authority, IN any state Of this MON, uom A4uIn
= '-IsSins any part oi the rebel debt
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The weekly sun., 1865-12-16

In the Virginia House Of Delegates. on Friday,
Mr. Hurst Of Norfolk County offe rei the following
Whereas, u 10 currently reported and genera lly
believed that the ,eiebts Ell IudrhFsic Gen. H 4
Butter 10 about TO take charge OF thp military depart
mont With povefs eStta,fdinaryi therefore,
he-olved, That Whatever mouey may remain in
the , ate Treasury b- Immediately div dei anIonE
the sidosr and orphans OF deceacd sold era, mud
courefs I q dispatched 10 too var .us counties re-
guessing tho poup.e 20 sec,ete OF bury thcr plste
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I.osisinna.

N'o Orean', Dee. 1.-THE Pic,yr w fesrs,. tho
seton which the Legs sturo has taken In the .lsc.
ton oi I Senators, on the rtound that 1, ha. no
authority to proceed With such an election The
present Lsf'ls'ure, II SAYS rS called under the
Consultation Of last year; and a. tuo ,snstor. TO
Represent tho State hsd atcady been chosen under
that Constitution government tfor n lsstil tecor
niksi A. the civil government Of tho si.tel, tho
Senators elected cauno' Ia deprived NJ their po.l
tons aud the pres nj Ioe,atufe only tn.te. It.eif
ridiculous by attempting to Gust thern .horsirom
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POLITICAL fNTpLLii!EN1E,
Nlrainls.

Richmond, nee II - n We uous. u p.ley.,..
10 dW' afc'outon sss introduced pro, dins Tor the
election Of too United s.ios s,pator, Afst
debate IN -hich Ns''f,. Jone. snd D,n.ol oppo.si
the resolution, VIZ Garneit offered q resolution 70
ierfin' tho pending sesotiation N JOINT Committee
TO inquire into ihe VALIDITY ~ tho ss iion Of H,sf.
nder"o'd sd Le,ur This resolution vas laid on
tho table, and the House adj5ufnsd
The weekly sun., 1865-12-16

Ba''cr, Dee. ~. W. Lincoln va. 70 elected
mayor Today b. majority Of shout 2OcO Tho Ci,,
Council elected Is largely Republican. The vote 20.
hght, bcns little owe. s,N0
Worcester, Mass, Dee ii.-JAine. II. Rl.L.n,
Republican, chosen Mayor to day, receiving 1888
votes assin.t l40o thrown iot Mr. Lincoln. tho cit.
ZEN. candidate. The Republican ticket Tor City
Council vas generally elected.
boston, Dc IL Gsor.s Lewis vas rc-elee' ed
MAYOR Of Ro1hufy to-day. In Charcstown, to-day,
Charles Hobinson, Jr. ~s elected Mayor
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PRRILs or SKATING.
Six Peraous Drowned.

Bancor, Me- DEE. s.-Tho river A" this place 10
elo.ed 18th ice and navigation 10 suspended.
Charles shaw, bi. wife, and only child. we're
dro.usd vhile ststing on Pleasant Pond In orovills
to-day.
Three sons Of Mr.. Bunker, Of franklin, we're
drowned on Thursday In . pond, while skating.
The weekly sun., 1865-12-16
Texas.
A H.bes. Csrp.s Casa.

Nsp Orleans, Dee. s-Ths TKLEGRAPu Of the lst
instant, reports the arrest By General Grssory. Of
n IA more, late oobonsi In the Confedersts st.iss
army, on the ehsrss Of using dogs W catch assss
Csa@s~ssd % tAs lasf PAgs,
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POLITICAL ISTrLLi ESCE.
yirsI,is.

Richmond, Va, Dec s.-rhe L,yislsturr to-day
amended the state ConstItui Al ss 10 Tender eli.
bic 10 Office perpons cScludOd by 'ue IlTd Articlt
Mr. Hurst Of Norfolk, offered resolH .,On referrug
TO the report Of General Buusr beiu, shout ~ taxa
charge Of this military department, la ,ugning b,
honesty In sarcastic tsuns The resolution al!
on tho table. A preamble and reso utions zero
adopted in the House earnestly recommending the
pardon Of eI -ssnator Hunter and kobet l.. Monts-
que.
Erp ORLEANS. Dec. S.-A bill hs, been introducsd
into the Alabama senate, proyidine that In any
In any oourt where freedman, fcs negro or nuat'o
10 . party, no objection shall bo allowed n W the
competency Of the witness because OF color prov dod
that no freedman or free woman shall bs oian ned
In any case whatever except upon tho witnoss sart
and In open court
Louisiana.
N.p Orlsdna Dee. G.-Ths LoulEisna House Of
Representatives have p,,sed the Senate resolution
against the recognition oi MeSrs. Hahn and Cutter
a. United sta,os Sens,ors nom Louisiana special
committee Of the House reported against the Const-
tuition Of 1854 AMI ssenied bill ior the calling Of
Q convention OH the 9TH day Of January neIt. Gov
ernor Wells cent message to the Legislature 10 say
that he would Be inAusuratei at three O'Clock, but
he failed TO make his app aranee at the appointed
time on the plea Of ndispotlon. Ills onuT'e created
much indignation, as he fixed no other day for tho
Inauguration. To-day Randall Hunt wu elected
Uuiisd State. Senator, and the other EQUATOR sill
probably be elected Oh Friday.
Missi.sippi.
E,r Ori.an. Dsc. s.-1he Mississippi Lerisls,urs
has passed the stay ~ over the Governors veto.
California.
Sacramento Dee. s.--A resolution has been offered
In both Houses In opposition 10 Mr sherman. bill IN
the United States Senate 70 ,ui'ry and 'ell mnsrh
lands. A resolution in tho liou'e to oppose negro
suffrage In the District Of Columbia vas tabled o. TO
10. The Governors messase Ia devoted almos. sI-
elu.iyely TO State affairs. lie ssys the PIe'denrs
reconstruction plan 10 worth trying. lie hvors
impartial suffrage.
The weekly sun., 1865-12-16
CrocoGIlcs and Monkeys.
From Hcnr M,rshors travels in Indo-ChIn. We
select the following paragraph;

From Hcnri M,rshors travels In Indo-Chin. we
select the following paragraph;
Crucodles more numerous IN the = YER at
Psknam Nrm Than In that OF Chsutaboun I con.
unuAly saw them throw themselves from IN,
bsnk4 into the water and IL has frequently ham
pened thst careless fishers or persons who have
imprudently fallen asleep u tho shore, have be.
come 'heir prey,or bsve Afterwards died OF wounds
Inflicted by them. This after has happened twlo.
during nv stay here. II Ia anus n, however
for ono 10 interosei IN serving the habits Of ami.
mails all over the world--to the m.pusr In
which these creatures catch the .peA which som,-
tho bsub Les the crocodile, his body In water aud
only his capaclOus mouth above the surface ready
10 seiLs any thing that may come riIhin reach A
troop ut apes catch aht ~ hlm, seem o c1nsult t-
gether approach little by hlte, and commence thoir
frohcs, by turns sctors and spoctatora One Of the
most AcnVs or most itnI rudsnt juu4ps IRON Lranch
10 branch, Il ] within = rospog table distance off
nom Mo crocodile, "hon, hanging by ono claw,
and with the doGterity peculiar TO thess animals
no advances and rotres, now giyins his tnsmy q
blow with his paw, .. another time only pretend.
ing to do -. Tho other apes, enjoying the fun,
evidently wishing to take part In 10 hut the other
branches being TOO hign, they form sort Of oh am
10y laying bold VI each Others paws, aud thus
SWING bAckward and forward, while sny Of them
who comes within reach Of the crocodile tormsnts
him - tbe Lest uf bis ability. SonelLnss ,ho ter
rlble jaws suddenly cl Sc, buI not upon the .uIa.
cious ape, who luit escApes; then mere arc cries
Of sAuitstion from his tOrinsllors who gAmto
About JOymlly. OCCASIONALLY, Aorovsr, the claw
10 trAplod, Ani the Vlcnm dragged with de THpid-
hy OF hghtulng beneath the water, when tho
whole troop dlBporhe, groanng and abr ekug. The
inlsHuysnIuie dles lot, however, prevenI their
Recommending the game = few days alIsrwsrd.