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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

Defeat Of Negro Suffrage IN Minnesota
Especial Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-There is NO longer
doubt Of the defeat Of negro suffrage in Mime.
sofa by about one thousand majority. Gen.
Marshalls majority IN the State is about S, 5,5C,,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

~ The Pissterers' and BricklAys5s' Union
Of Philadelphia has liked the price for labor
no al the ope ming Of the next building season
a. 81 so peT day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

The NEW YORK CONSTITUTIONAL CoxvRN-
rIoN This invention will consider 70. NOR
row the resolutions calling upon the Attorney
General tor information as 70 the powers Of
the Con vention 70 hold its sessions without
farther legislation, which uestion was raised
q day or tWo since, It will Be remembered
There Is said 70 b among the members Of
Doth parties dispositon 20 give the LsGisla-
ture time 70 act and to adjourn the Con ven-
tion until February OF later for that purpose.
In case such action b taken It is probabls the
closing session OF the DON nvsntion will b held
in the city Of New YORK, as the Legislature
meets st Albany in January, and will proba-
bly, continue In session for some months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

PRxsrpBNr AND Vics.PRssIDRNr.-rhe
philadeIpnia Mercury advocates the nomina-
ton OF Hon. Robert Q, Winthrop, OF MassaSnu-
little, of wisconsin. for yics- Prestdent, by tAe
democrats and conservatives Thsse oentle-
men, it areues, would form strong icket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

VHart L Stewart, the hero Of IN. no,.a
divoree case. IN Chicago, has comns.ce~S =
civil suit for 100000 damages asainsr ~ ls,e
VIE, nei mtner, ard Others, connected win
sst Tor perjury assins; I'VE WitDessss On tns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

. IA party of Second Adventtsts at Lynn,
haas. have oesa hclding nestines day ana
q Of an ascension on wednesday, which thew
didn't. One lady las become % convince d
or the near ond o. al things that che deeertod
her home, and her husband has stnos cold In
furniture and rented his house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

- a school teacher ~ ths nsme OF David
County, Ill, has been taken vtllainous M iSerssSs
with his temale pupiIs. a few days since ons
Of the little girls complained % her usrerm
and steps were - once sAkea 70 have ths vvrrtcn
orreeteds out n eetti1g word Of WA. vas Ss
ing done. suddenly decamped. W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

PnIEI rIeHre. Ned O'BaId win. better
known - ne irish Giant" who was iatsly
ship OF The English priR ring. and wnics was
broken on nX The arrsst OF Nacs. has ssnt q
cnauenee 70 Ike 0cCoo1s. OF 81. Louis, Who
OBaidwta says Ne wili nskf McOoois for
iron S2,eO 70 oS,ooo. aad give or saks rsason-
soie sxpenses % 0ght IN England or America
lrtsA GIANT aftsr he gsts through with Joe
Ooourn. whom ~ says ne VIII Hash mp very
quickly. O'Dal6wfr hes also challsngod Qacs.
Who has boea Pot under heavy bonds not 10
nGht in the old country. 70 4ght hin in this
country Sor oavsp aide. 7r.IlI.I
SALES ov RHAI EsrArB IN vIHarxrA.
DAll sfe on the Valley rurnpfke, 1K mi,es
south Of Wtnchooter, Was sold ON 3ondsv
last ~ Msssr.. Conrad and Brent, uusrses. ~
0r. Harr1son boWers, fof TIE sum of assm
The farn Of 0r- +. yaunetrp, near Dsrses.
ne. Bsrxep county wss sold lest wsek for
Lam SAKY-1oaeph n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18
RAILROADS.
RALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
- WAsHINSTOS. MAYS Noos "A

RALTIAORE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
~ WAsHIsSTOS, Mays, NOOK, fss
fs kxsSSSs<ssG.Cxz>@,e1 cSs<srsu>o
&<H ~ S$SE<< ~ % t5S4<x<tH
Trains between WASHINGTON AND BAITl
hOkE, and WARRINGTON AND TIE WEsV
are EoT Tuu follows. via.
FOB BALTIMORE
leave aaiiy, except Sunday, at T:00 1:l5 and la-l
y n snd 80 and -. and IS D. m
FOB ALL WAY STATIONS
ealJ except Sunday. st Tor g. N ,, and AZ
FOR WAY STATIONS SOUTH eF ASSApoI,,
JUNCTION..
rOR ANNAPOLIS
leave sfI.O0 a and 4 70 m No train. q,
Son Anne polis sunday
On SUNDAY
FOR BALTIMORE,
Leave 81 z - a n. aud f:3a s.d 8Ssp m
FOR WAY sTATlvss
leave At as a. m, and ~ and 7.t5 D m
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST
nesNe nuiy, except Sunday 1t rs . u +, & . aus
On sunday a. 4.ap and s,ls p m. only. connec.,p,
~ Relay station gith trains from Baltimore 20
WhssnnE, Psrkersburg, &c.
THROUGH TICKETS 20 the West can be had AT
We !" "a-hingren Station Ticket Once ~ all hopr.
IN the day AZ well IS al the new Office ef the Bank
nla syeuue. between 6tb and Tth streets
bof New York, Philadelphia, and Boston see ad
veEusement OF .ThrUugh Line"
= L WILSON, Master OF TraAs portatiop
4 NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent
- " CLIO. y KOONTZ, Agent. Washingtou
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,n.Ur VO NORE UNPLEASANT AND ON
HTE REMEDIE6 for unpleasant and dan.
,even, dis~ases Usx HRLnBLpb b I1rRkcI bp CIV
xxD InPRovKp Reeg Wk1. seHSs""I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

NNALL PAPER MD WINDOW SHADES OF
w the latest styles and prices, a.
EIpWELL b HESDERsOSs,
sssh. 500 NiBsh street.
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for s ~, March Sec serpent wilson, Hong Kong FOR
, bnsAh1HAsAs April zS-Ar adophire Bartes. Baii
BsogwnssH.vzy April 70 SID Amity stin.on. Cardiff.
BcRp a AgHl 26-sll Marie: Jandir, Norleans.
CAlcurrA, March 25-sIa Keniu,xian, freeman, Nyork
snss ss Sou As s.s s
tsrl 18th ITALIA whltmore do cid nth for Genoa.;
and %asise M s.a ohaehss; p bark
kstiis MSerTryman Rollins do 18th ships Casan riks
Queen hanson COR Mallet, San francisco 90
an seos Sr % banks Neversu for New YORK
~ asa Aprl ssArr Sir Humphrey Davey MELON
Put IN 9Th, Annie sse, Backer Antwerp for New
on the Lizard 18th, Lucia from Nyork for Antwerp
aeh Asnes oS o AragS g, s es stas s
I'm . wm a rS,serngham qgalsy, New York; Wild Hunter
HELyosr, April rs Sid Mysiis Tie, Fisher Boston,
& WIGHT April 6r'y Raa Bise in saa S%
,. mssa Sesisy Agr AJ Mys wsnscn and vs
18Th CITY Of Dublin s Eynon do; Ibis Crabtree Calves
Lord Stanley pensacoa aa n sSeRe, Noreans
A hs h wppsisn raaaor. sSos
sos Jp anN SSrcay savannah th City Of Man.
ca 9Th, Augasie, Harlem, Raltlmore Gertrude Doane,
Emit ont 9th, Northampton Barker, for Bath Me.
LONDON April 2s-Ar Florence Nightingale Beard, New
Gid s7h Atasnta Isl Pinkham. Nyork via Havre tand
LoscHorE, April 24-slo Prince Albert Martin, New Ha
April ssa t cers n p msssou. NYor h
Man ascb "a rd 10Th Busy LooAhart Boston
NEwcAsrLE April s5-n out, Island Home Lisweli. for
NSuvIIAs, April so1n port bark Catalina for WORK May
a. brig TGs Swen for % sh scsr ide May Dsko
rIYnoura: 1pri s7-Arr Dolphin. vra age WORK.
PENANG March ll--sld Rocket Adams Boston via Pa
PANAMA, April ea-Arr steamships Guatemala Dow. Gen.
sra. american ports May parkersbnIg Dongss, do 3D.
ships Salvador Rahbun. Central American orts Montana
ogrEssTowN, April a5-sd Erwin 81, not Pennsylvania
on Do 9Th, Dunnore Robertson, from Savannah (and
SINGAPORE March liar what Cheer Ainswcrth, Pc
nans SD ioth samson, koss. Labuan: 10th, John Nor
sHANcnAE March a-Arr Burnafdc; Pendcrgast, NYors;
nah EH0 SD rao Hnle March
Aurora Aasrais Todd do 9TH Panama, soule, bangkok
American Ports.
BOSTON, May II, AM-Arr brig II Brooks McIsne, Sa.
qua lnot Us pheD schrs Townsend Townsend,
Sata river Ga; Rising sun, Jones'. Richmond, Va. Cid
Hardy Gonsivss via Turks Island; brig Milieant .Br,
TMor ey Ss ss 4;e Rich Grand Turk
lsth-.Arr steamer John Adams New York; bark Dency.
min Carver Bsmors: sehrs SAWYER Pensacola a Md
Charleston Below brig Mystic; from philadelphia.
ohso SD s sehr welcome be sS' caward NOE
PA PhILADELTHIA May EAR bark Mary Ea.on, sague:
schls Ethan Allen. Maanzas; Dictator Elizabeth Magee
PORTLAND. May lo-Arr schrs Hattie Ross, urick Ma.
anzas Sylvia. REYNOLDS Elizabehport steamer Dirigo
Sid ships Hysrd barks Eliza White sarah Hale; origs
Charlena Lie Honghton GEORGE Harris schr- Hattle
sAN FE4Ncisco April a p shlp IN Masaa, Manila
Hin 9srk Ess @ S0eSs yney Esnrnsd sS 's
18Th ship Alice bell Ross Liverpool; 4h, bark Oslo Nor
I AaSo
HHors s & LSmSa 5a iIyssrpSHol hars "a Gae
tPrus), Sceman. Cork
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Two dividends OF per cent free from government
were paid the past year Tone in May 1885, and in
January 1861 and the earnings since then in hand
in like proportion for the next semi-annua div-
dend
In relation to the Of Messrs Ketcham and others
growing out of the Schuyler fraud on tho New Haven
Railroad Company ordered back from the Court of
Appeals for trial, and since heard with
result similar to the other cases growing out OF
that fraud the directors say that settlement Of the
same, amounting to s1o9 1875 has boon made the
close Of the present fiscal year, and that with very
tring exception (nne shares the above extinguishes
all demands upon the company df that fraud
The per cent bonds Of the company falling due in De-
ccmber last the Board Of Directors under authority Of
law to do distributed stock 70 retire the same
thereby increasing the capital Of the company to
90 600 600
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

Arrived.
Steamship Palmyra Br Watson: Liverpool April 70 and
Queenssown May wh mdss and s.s passengers 70 Gu.
cebrrvs.
d.- passengers Liylre.ton foI Co. ioh inst, OF
Cape Hsitea. ps,ssd steamship. Leo and II Lving.ion
steamship kspidan hence for New Orleans
seR r', ballast scsa 10 Grammar May va
stosmship W CLYDE. Powell Wilmington, NC, 90 hours
~e s:s 1fs ksF ss%s, hours with
ss s"s r g p sms rs DAYS with M
sins &C. . Georse nalsy..
II DAY. Win %oiss.e. . Set-sady 60 SD
S.rs erolns Baltimore S.ors reported ID for New
Bark Eagle Wilkinson cardsnas, 10 days. with sugar, to
BARK Wright, Jr Taylor s.,la River. Ga dsys. with
Bris BuceieaeS tBrj, Jackson Palermo 50 days, with
VIII s sssTsh 90 yor Rio ,ap Y p s'y o
spoks .sSr prs.e from 10 's sssanaa o'
schr Daniel simmons Hafwch NassJ. Doane Laguna.
sssr sSsssS slss:s.oa, Sss.n.a sssvs y,,s
spoke srs srrI rom Ss s ss f o ror.nd 0'
.u sssr S1ss si s Locke sass = S,ys S
ssr i ,e 70 i "a. sgs.1e sas
viii 20 51s simpson s on0' S'av'' '''
sehr Evans. iIammoud, Apaiachcola, 10 days. with
scsr Mat sss,. r.rs.r g s,a ,sry-sws
sesr Monmouth. Andersen , S yirsinls -
schr X Davidson, smith. aroydeprc
Schr " Ely Stokes. sewpost
Schr Ontario. vcrriil, Newport
Schr Katie loy. Parker, New Haven
Scbr Texas. Cbampin. Iondout for Newport
schr Elizabeth y, ionjout for Boston.
spoken. Ssc.
ship Fide, Cool from Pensacola for Queenstown. April
ssS:sia. from c.isa. for sYorl. Jan !. % $,
ship GRAND ranon II days from Pensacola for Cork lat
ship Ceres Humphrey from Borassu. for New York re'
ported she had sprung lsakL April n. lat ~ Ion ~ D.
Anvrss. Aprls7-Ar hssnias sisf. CcAissss. Phlads-
sd frem yIusaas a'ta rAsxis Morrow. Fraser NYorks
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better, choice No. Milwaukee selling high So IS
@ er 81 o 10 ls M siS, io@p j. q
for No Chicago 81 81 for rejected sprag and 50 co for
m4le sss @ bushels "T wcs ssr Rses 81 rgss
demand for both barley and malt light aud sales Of
ussttlea and seent. lower The bulk q me sales being
almost nominal at the close The traasscons he
sTsn q y 80 sp 4 q. a. q Yr yod
choice southern yo. oos vas T. moderate ard
wes,srn aud e asc Tor STATE 0u'ne' y e. o Tor
.RIIcnTsThe crsrina lis, rates. however, we're
81 sd push q ssr rS Ss aSa ys and sr
direct 70 LSadoussrTg or Belfast Italian brig with LOO
horA fair ssna'mp,ss as.osrd prevailed and price.
Soc a zoe according to qualify = = 0'''' :
HEnr-Marii vas firmly held a, isc, snd, bu, beyond
done Other Kinds remained unchanged
steady The we heard a s.T sS
hhis Porto islca on private terms
heavy: DC only sale Of mornen - bills New York
@ % Ssss s ' 3d.. !.
g u ~ SeA Il =. ~ Co. 80 !, at e and
X: dsSsSs re Ss and 9 s -
the market essentially changed new mess closing a.
s a. IL ana Sc regular FOR old ss ss
For For asssy ana s.s s we're made Or fGr prime h
new :eisr .sity and sky DAY. i Is s0i j.
81 - ir asa a% ~ and 81 :i Hi
S9 FOR plain do Of beef hams sales
bills at SO ell 90 Ticrce beet It'll remained dull nau
ina. Bacon was dull but previous prices demanded
No importance reported For meats there
continued demand steady prices. The aies
comprised packages l2ic 1ssc hams and ssc
a loo shoulders The lard market moderately
I've. and previous prices readily obtsned sale. loo
bb 1T INC al3,c Butter was steady at lsc 80: for
State, and lie l3c for Western Cheese continued hrn,
with fair demand, at Nc lpe according to quality
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, s2S bbs There but little de-
crude, the market quite unsettled.
iS s N s hes a 10 sss IN
tons The market BONDED continued duh depressed
prices quite nominal DC FOR standard white OF
which only heard Of $40 bales for July 2sc buyers
option. In fhiladeiphia sales made OF about 800 bbls
standard white at 27e.
RIcr continued duli and prices nominal.
SUcArThe market for ruled strong at the improves
noticed In last though the demand less active
ycia far business. was trar saced the sales agsregng $40
g<c, and Manila nj &C. go; chiefly the
side Refined moderately active. and
l5c. FOR powdered. crushed aud granulated
SEKps-Iinseed-Beyon the sales previously reported,
arrive here date shirmentl sold
~ 22l gold bond. Clover dun aud nominal at
12,sc. t5c. Timothy unchanged, ~ s..
sIxkRiSE In moderate request aud firm, with sales
of.2pOO lts at Ike. a l24c.
wnisxKy.-Keoepts IS bbls Tho demand was fair. and
prices nrmer Sales 30 bills. Western. in bond at
SIC . VIC
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


HARr-Lvvy.-- On Sunday, May 8, by the Rev. Mr..
Levy, JosrrH HART OF England 10 Evyrxgx. second
daughter Of the late Alex Levy Of this city No cards.
HIBBERD-NAsH.-0n sunday, May g. by tho Rev. ,.
l. Peck, WILLIAM H. hrBBrRD to ExEifSx, youngest
daughter Of James Nash, Esq, oil OF this city. No
cards
Mu-Rocrs.-M Grace Church, Plainnold New Jer-
sey, on Thursday, May o. by the Rev. s. g. Thrall,
FRxvrH Nix. Of Georgetown. d. c., 10 MANA g.,
only daughter Of Maria and the Edward Roche for.
merly OF New York city.
RIrrs--GALArtAS-On Monday evening, April 49,
BY the Rev. samL J. Knapp, Mr.. AUGUSTUS A. RrPs 70
Mrs. MARIETTA CALLAHAN, all OF this city
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Flour GRAiN-Reccipts, l..Jl bNis. SACKS
meal, SO 5a bushels and 20 do The
for State and Western -four to-day unusually buoyant
An advance Of &C. i5c on nearly all trade
brands. shipping grades were also frmcr but
not quoted higher. California held higher.
Tho sales including California aggregated 1900 bb the
annexed quotations. For Southern -four the
light but III market ruled tribe Grer The sales
limited 10 go bbls Mt the appended quotations
IN fair demand and also rmer sales the
sou bbls. effected at SO 90 81 co. was
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

r. y.
CorrxE1hc market for Rio continued quiet but steady
Sales made of 3i96 bags. Wayfarer on private
terms or Costa Rica ~ bags We're sold AZ 2oc.. gold.
CoTros.-Jhe market ruled decidedly frmef aud prices
advanced fully lc pound with fair business
mated At the Improvement, the sales footing M bales
The market closed firm AZ the Following quotations.
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Government securities were quoted on each Saturday

The receipts for customs and tho receipts payments
and balances at the Subreasury in this city for the
past week
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

SHIP PIN G NE w s
fuaT or NEW YORK. NAY u. 1867.

YoRx-rHrs DAT
............ - NOON ~
.............. " HIGH WATER morn IL
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GRIFFIN AND CHRISTy's
Vt MlNSTRELS,
Yfh Avenue orera House asi West Twenty fourth street
e. W. II. Griffin 4 T. Condron Proprieors Managers
THE FAMILY RESORT
NEW PIECE-THE UPPER TEN THOUSAND.
Second week of the GREAT JAPANESE TROUPE In
their great FEAT of climbing the PERILoUs LADDER.
Doors open at Observation-Disclosures commence 1T O'Clock
MATINEE EVERY SATURDAY, AT 21k.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

HnA SEVENTH AvBNUE.-M sPfRO. LATE or
hui Broadway pays The highest prices In the city for
ladies' and grntlecns Casto6 Colhag snd furnlur b.
eailleg q q a6drsasing - aeovA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

" ELY AND Icons MINsTREI.s, TO BRoADwAY.-.
n The of this talented company Is unequalled.
Arrival The only Icons II Carry
and Bacio L'Esasi, Ssucy the Great
Appearance Sal and Domestic Bliss. Ladder.
OF Tsph Horns Woman's How to
the laps Rights. Tragedy at Make the
in their the Theatre And the Butterfly.
yedlo great Ham-katch-her How to
Sunday Sad = and = Cheek ~ Spin Yarns
Clothes,
Eth Horns womans Rights.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-13

I1IsroRrs LAST WEEK IN ANPRJcA
if SSD EsvE fBSa STATS o- s Sls q TICK
g1sssNc ss.p n as n T e Ez oven dis
sae q ORA MA nc srD sn S 9 ss
ZEN ZEN RELIEF Association. - nc LADIES' SOUTH
Efsronrs LAST WEEK VIE II asEEoEu noHs
Fs saDahE LEAVES luS asAy
been = Il sa ans
ISL s Z:
All aFap d SssEPasfs 3 D%lss's azI
FRBay R FEEHSo s s saar !" FAST ar
FE shEASfH q # Ma the sT America
the TRAGEDY selected for her eyeptful debut IN Amersa
morning at 10 O'Clock.
RRooKLYN ACADEMy--RIsToRI-w
u For the sess q 1 rvES an S'h S II Nsw iof
ens h b q s Nm E w sR sT s
Academy and in New YORK IL and iii broadway
PIsroRI-FREKcH Observation-Disclosures.
waDStsD%y Si1aaSI :i,. i Ssyls ISL; az
70 aid Of a M aHf.'i Ri5 DfSRf' Fund
matinee o s her win srs her only
Boz office for securing seats win opsn to-day.
PIsroRrs MATINEE FOR THE BENEFIT IN AID or
ana under the patronage Of the Ladies' Southern Ne.
fRENcM THEATRE. Lessee and Director. J. Gran
:, ON THURSDAY, May 10. grand MATINhE At | O'Clock.
s..s AbaiAIDE RIsroRI IN MACBETH.
Sale Of seats commences to-day
GERMAN srADr THEATRE, IS AND ~ BowgRY.
Mr. sBoGu Nil. DAWSON
This MONDAY Nay B6 81 r,ll b 5f pE;,sa'sd
comedy IN Ms AGO. s5 y Don 1ssss9 Moreo
A CADEMy or MUSIC.
a --T Mcguire and Prof Risley Managers
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-10-03

MURPuIES VS. ST. CLAIRs.-A Ger.
tain gentleman of the Milosian persua-
sion, who has achieved some little news.
paper notoriety in this country, and the
initials OF whose last name, if put to-
gether, would spell Murphy, for some
reason or other, and mach 10 the dis
gust of his brother Irishmen, changed
his time. .honorod patronymic to the
more hi alutin cognomcn of St Clair
Every one knows how it hurts an Irish.
mans feelings to see brother Irishman
60 back on the ould sod, aud you may
be sure he got many a sharp rap over
the knuckles, as the saying is, for the
change of name. Sometime during the
war, our hero was stopping at the NJ.
House, as was also a dashing young
Irish officer of our army. They chan.
ced to be cis a.vi8 at table, and Major
j., who always goes in for joke, whe:hr
at his own expense or some one else's,
thought the opportunity was too good to
be lost, so he sings out to the waiter,
Patrick
Pat came to him.
Bring me st. Clair said the Maj,
| ia his matter of-fact way.
a which, sir p said Pat.
"A st. Clair, said. Don't you un-
derstand the American dialect p
Pat, sorely bothered, scratched his
head and replied
Sure, Amoriky is a quare country,
and I never heard such a thing axed for
before, sur, at ALL
well, Patrick quoth our joker,
with the air Of one about to impart use
full knowledge, it's potatoe l want ;
we used to call them Murphies at ho9c,
but believe the polite name for them
in this country is St. CLAIM
The Major hit hard that time, at least,
for the owner of the polite name left
the table, amid the understandable roars
of the company, who enderstooG and
fully appreciated the joke, aud believe
that was his last appearance on that
stage.
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Sclettgd 3tlistellany,
WEE.
By HELEN FOREST GRAVES.


'What makes you 50 late to night,
Tracy
Frank Tracy laughed and REDEEMED d
little as his room mate, Howard Leigh,
carelessly put the question.
BIushin-, ch ? pursued the latter
with spice Of mischievous malace in his
voice, then of course [ am to conclude
that yon have been in the charming so,
cicty Of some young lady
Your guess is partly right said
Tracy, lightly, but the lady is very
littlc lady. 70 tell you the truth,
have been spending the evening at Mrs.
Walton's and playing with that charm
ing baby Of hers. never saw such a
little Hebo in my life. Why, | could
have sat for hours with that baby on my
knee :.
Then am to conclude that she
neither chewcd your cravat ends nor
jerkcd at your watch chain, to say moth
ing of crying !.
Not a bit of it. She's the most per-
feet littlc piece flesh and blood l ever
saw in my lite if thought she would
sro" up tG,' ,;c a. a. Gt'{ ia;t {,' "I borV, ~ "
uPCu uiI lriu b, ro"Ii "Ii' 10 Tonnaro m wo,roo
say?'
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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-10-03
a Promising .TTjSScrrS TssUes-
SF2

They have somc promising children
around Ironton. Net long since a big
boy appeared in school ono morning
when the following occurred between
him and the teacher:
Can you read ?
Don't know ? was the reply.
Can't you spell easy words =
Don't know
Do you know the alphabet?'
yes
Try this word
II orsc.'
What does that spell!
Don't know
What do you ride on at home p
'Mules.'
TRY this word
B re d.
'What does that spell p .
Don't know
'What do you car at home 2
'Acorns.'
'Try this short word
ID d.
W hat does that spell
Don't keow.'
What do you sleep on at night,
Sheepskins.'
"Trip another
&C lass
What does that spell?'
Don't know
'What do you put in the windows at
home.
'Paps old hat
Try again
Nv ter
'What does that spell?'
'Don't know
What do you drink
'Whiskey.'
'You can take your seat aud study
your lesson
'Nlistor, I roken you couldn't give a
feller a chew terbackcr could yer p
Take your scat
Now look here, you needn't put on
any style; your an abolishonist, and
ain't Goin' to this school any more
Nam told me if you sassed me to come
homo, and l'm goin.'
Tho youthful Misscsriau then there
finished his education, and be has not
been to school since.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-10-03
john Newton once said The art

John Newton once said 'The art
Of spreading rumors may be compared
to the art Of pin making. There is us
ually some truth, which call a wire ;
as this passes from hand to hand, one
gives it a polish, another a point, others
make and put on the head, aud at last
the pin is completed
John G. SAKE says that it is a ccm,
mon notion in Boston that, if a person
is born in that city, it is unnecessary
tor that favored mortal to be born
again"
Why is oak the worst wood Of
which to make wooden leg ? Because
it produces acorn.
Homer, Illinois, being troubled by
rats, proposes to devote day TO their
everlasting destruction.
Snow has already fallen in Western
New York.