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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-04
Chicago Market.
BY Telegraph

BY Telegraph CHICAGO, Jan. 3.
FLoUR-Fsrm and unchange
WHEAT-Unsegtied; sales at 50 0092 o.
for NO / I'll s5@i IS tor No. 2: closing at
y 02g2 o3 for No. l, and 81 9j12@1 81 for
No. z.
CoRN-Active and I02c higher; sales at
S69SSc 10. No. /; 500 S612c for No. ,; sl58@
Sc Tor new.
oATs-Active ana l@l1zc higher; closing
RYE-Quiet and Ic higher; sales at 81 81
al St.
BARLEY-Steady but quiet; sales at 81 70
PRovlsioSs Unsettled and inactive;
mess pork 81 70; lard quiet at li1s@l2c;
sweet picked hams steady at l2c; green
hams steady at lie from the block; Eng
lish meats inactive and nominal.
HOGS-Dressed irregular; sa e. at 81 209
IS p for lots dividing on 200; live active at
- 3095 80 TOR common; So l21a96 80 foI fair
10 good; u U0g7 35 for good TO choice.
BEEF CATTLE-Steady at 81 2j97 40 for
choice shipping.
RECE1PTs-6l, coo barrels -four; 1900 bush
els wheat; 45, coo bushels corn; 5000 bush
els oats. $40 hogs.
SHIPMEN IS = 5000 barrels -four; 400
bushels Of wheat; n 800 bushels o. corn ;
200 bushels oats.
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For other Rtver Items see Seventh Page.

CINcINNATI. January 3.-River fallen
l9 inches. with 20 feet in the channel.
Weather cloudy in part. Thermometer "a.
LOUISVILLE. January 3. - River falling
slowly, with feet s inches by the canal
mark. Weather very mild.
The only ad1itional arrivals and depart
ures up to midnight were. the Cumber-
land. to Cairo; j. P. Webb, to Wabash
River Linton, to GAINESVILLE; P. w. Stra
der, Atkins Landing, and return; Falls
City, Louisville to Bowling Green 1.-THE
Cum berland went out rather light.
but had good engagements below, fnclud-
ing 1900 sacks of corn The Linton had
good trip out. AS she backed out she
swung around against salt boat, and tore
off portion of her nosing and guard on
her forward Iarboard quarter........The P.
w. Strader went up to Aiken's Landing,
after freight, an returned at midnight.
The Falls City had very moderate trip
..--..... The wiRd veered around to the south
southwest last night, and the weather was
growing cooler. The mercury at o'clock.
stood at Coz; at six O'Clock at So;
and at $40 at midnight...-.............
The Cincinnati Commercials Louisville
special of Thursday says: A terrible
disaster occurred on the falls IN s
morning, caused by the submerged
and unfinished tone pier of the bridge n
the middle chute. The towboat T. ID. Hor.
ner while descending the falls, in charge of
her owner, Capt. Pink Varble, was dashed
to pieces on he pier. The boat struck the
top of the pier with her broadside with
tremendous force, cutting the boat
in two amidships, scattering the
upper works and topping the CHM
Deys ever, making a wreck of all. and
drowning two of the crew. George Halder-
baum and John Sinclair, who We're knock
ed overheard by the force OF the collision.
The boilers were Knocked down and the
b at set on fire. but was extinguished by
the heroic efforts ofthe survivors, who had
a narrow escape with their lives. Captain
Varble was seriously injured, and, togeth-
er with the balance of the crew, saved in
a yawl. The boat is a total loss. She is
insured in Cincinnati for $1,000 and valued
at $751; 600 ....... Tn Mississippi has laid over
one day at Louisville, but may be posi-
lively expected this evening. She is one
of the finest and fieetest boats afioat. and
Capt. Thompson is a veteran commander
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New Orleans Market.

By Telegraph NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3.
CoTToN = Excited and advanced; offer
ings light: sales of $500 bales receipts
S.507 bales; exports, 900 bales: middllng.
1870 I5s{c; sales for the week, 81, GIL bales;
receipts for the week, .235 bales; exports
for the week, scoastwise. LTD bales; for
e gn. u, 7U6 bales; stock. Il, 335 bales.
SUGAR-Very firm and unchanged.
FLOUR - Dull; superfine, SO %; Oh olce,
Sl4 25lgl5 20.
CORN-In fair demand al 95c9Sl.
OATS-DLII and lower at 73d75c.
PoBR-Nominai; new mess. 81 50q22 o..
BAC0N-Shou derS are retailing at go
10c; c tr sides, l4914Izc.
LARD-Loxer; tiefce. l314c; peg l315c.
STERLING-No'ulnaIly 1901.
n. Y. SIGHT-Exchange 113gl5E per cent.
discount.
GOODIES.
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NeN York Market.
By telegraph

BY telegraph NEW YORK, Jan. ).
CoTToN-34@1<c better and decideIy more
active; sales OF 200 bales at $4g17 for mid
FIoUK~Receipts of . 1854 barrels: market
l0@20c better but less active; sales $500
barrels. al s. 70ta9 50 for superf1Ee State
and Western; so 0OQ10 s. for extra State;
50 65dl2 70 for extra Western; So e0915 Is
SO o5giS 50 for round-hoop ONO SII OF
@Sl2 GO for good to choice extra, closing
quiet; California firmer and quie' sales OF
80 sacks at $40 75al3 20. Rye Flour firm /;
sales 200 bbls. at s. 7599 90.
WHIsKY-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Iseceipts 1900; market Sg5c bet
bushels ar g 1902 50 for No. , Spring; 81 as
tor am Der Green Bay.
RYE-Firmer; sales 1000 bushels Western
BARLEY-Duu: sales Of 5000 bushels
state, at 81 So, AT the r. R-.Depot.
CoRN-RsceiptS. 1928 bushels: better but
less active; sales OF 50 800 bushels, a s. 4013
tor Ola Western mixed in store; 81 SS9i $40
for new ditto afloaG; 81 3l9l 81 for new
yellow Jersey; 81 IS for new yellow south
OATs-Receipts, so % bushels; active and
firmer; safes. 80 coo bushels at S41l9S5 for
Western in store; closing at The latter
price quiet. Hr.E
CoFFEE-Firm; sales of s. bags Of Rio on
sUGAR-sieady; sales of 800 hogsheads
OF Cuoa at ll9l212c; also, 50J boxes OF Ha-
vana al llGl211c.
MOLASSEs-QuIet; sales 200 barrels OF
New Orleans at 75gzSc.
PETRoLEUM-DuII at l0@l01zc for crude;
2312c for rehned in bond.
HOPS-QuIet and unchanged.
PoRK-Firmer; sales of 1850 barrels at
81 259z2 81 Tor mess, closing at 81 81 regu-
lar; 81 25G22 81 for do. old; Slz S7GlS %
for prime; SIC 5a920 90 for prime mess;
also, go bbls. new mess. seller last half of
February, at 81 70.
BEEF-Steady sales of ! bbls. at pre-
viOuS prices. Beef hams firm; sales of 56O
bbls. at s. 90t93 20.
BAcoN-In fair demand and steady, with
sales OF $50 boxes at l05sagt035c for Cum
beriand cut; l13Slgl11S &c Tor short ribbed
1-s4g127sc Tor snort clear. t
cut MEATs-U 1changed; sales Of 81
packages at S991sc for shoulders, and l2,g
l3c for hams.
HoGs-Dressed quiet; s3zgsszc for West
ern, crossing at S1sg9sz c'for CITY.
LARD-A shade nrnaer; sales of l30 bblS
at I214 gl3c: small loJs I311 SO 1871.
BUTrER-Steady; 39946c for state.
CHE SEAL 1l4l5c.
|. FREiGHTs Io Liverpool more active
and nrtner; 6gl614c per sail, and &c kef
steamer.
LATEsT-5 Pm.
7 FLOUR 4Closed 5@l0c better on medium
and common grades.
WHEAT l@2c better, with a fair de-
MANI, part Tor export.
iKYE-Scarce and firm at 81 70 for west
eFn.
OArs-Active and firm at S5@s51zc for
CoRN-Quiet and steady at 81 SsgI 80 for
new mixed west srn afioat, and 81 4I@gl 4113
for old mixed western store.
PoRK-Quiet and steady at S2I I5g24 %
for old mess, cash and regular; 50 6z7z9
81 70 for February.
BEEF-Firm aud in fair demand.
CUT MEATS Quiet and s. eady.
iBACON-Quiet and steady.
LARD-M oderately &C i've and firm at
l2549l3c for fair 10 prime steam nd kettle
rendered.
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st, Louis Market.
By Telegraph

By Telegraph ST. LOUIS, Jan.
ToBACCo-Active and unchanged.
CoTroN-Better, at l3d1315c.
FLOUR-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Holders firm but demand small I;
red winter ranges at g 50d2 81.
CoRN-Very dull, at S8990c.
OATS Dull and dropping at 68972c.
BARLEY-Firm, at 81 II IN bulk.
RYE Lower, at 81 coal 20.
PROVISIONS Dull; only retail business
doing.
MESS PoRK-$2O 5O92I 90.
BACoN-Shoulders, 9549l0c; clear sides,
12szc; sugar cured hams l6u17c.
LARD -l2I4
Hoes xceed the demand; packe not
buying; &c about the top of the market
for go Il average.
RECEIPTS - Flour, 1880 barrels; wheat,
l. 50 sacks; corn, $500 sack; oats, 500
sacks; barley, 1000 sacks; Rye, $50 sacks;
hogs, 200.
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New York Dry Goods Market.
By Telegraph

By Telegraph NEW YORK, Jan. 3.
There is no change Of importance except
IN Prints. The market generally is quiet
huI steady; Sprague Fancy Prin 5 lie;
Richmond Aliens, Manchester, Hamilton,
II most other mas es, have been re-
duced 10 NE. Heavy Brown Sheetings
steady at I41661t51zc for BY ard and 2S5 yard
makes. Heavy Brown Drills, such as Pep
perch, command l61ac. Glasgow and La n
caster Ginghams steady at I5016c.
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Louisville Market.

BY Telegraph LOUISVILLE. Jan. 3.
ToBAcco-57 hogsheads of Jugs sold at
S5a6 90; fair leaf, sl7 so.
COTToN-l354G5l4c
FLoUR-Superfine, 81 IS; fancy, Sl2 so.
WHEAT-S2 3592 40.
CoRN-sheled in bulk, 6sg7O; in ear,
73d 75c.
OATs-65a66c.
BACoS-Shou ders 10c and clear sides 13c.
BULK MEATS-ShouIders SIC and clear
sides ll15c.
MESS PoRK-s2l 5O@22 90.
LARD-I2Ac.
WHIsRY-Z929e in bond.
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European Market.
R~Cahle

b Cable ] LONDON, Jan. 3-Noon.
CoNsoLs -92 for money and account.
BoNDs-725s97254; Erie. 4s14; L. c., Ss54.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3--Eve.
CoTIoN-Active and firmer; prices ad-
vanced I'D upIands 7ssd; OrleaAs 75sd.
BREADsrUFFs Active and advancing
corn 46s Cd; wheat 16s Sd for California /:
AS Sd for No. Milwaukee red.
PoRK-D -clined TO 74s for new mess.
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MONETARY & GOaMERGIAL

To COUNTRY MERCHANTs.-We direct the
attention especially of country merchants
to the superior facilities of the JOURNAL
Company for printing Fancy Posters and
ali kinds of mercantile worE, viz. Bill
Heads, Cards, Circulars, &C. Orders for
work can be sent through any of the
Evansville merchants.
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NO. ~ As AAGOAON hLONAs
Corner Room. Second Floor,)
Opposite the Courthouse,
EVANSVILLE, IND.
OVER 100 HOUSES and LOTS in va
rious parts of the city for sale. including
some good BUSINESS PROPERTY.
EXCELLENT GARDENING L A D,
convenient to the city.
FARMING LAND, improved and unim.
proved, in this and other States, for sale or
exchange for city property. Also, Timber
and Coal Lands.
ais comfortable LOdging-h OOms, near he
centre of business
A number of bargains now ON our books.
and several applications on file to pur-
chase desirable property. Persons having
such for sale may find customers by apply
ing al this Agency. We have number OF
applications for renting dwelling houses.
Persons having real estate for sale. ex-
change, or rent are requested TO enter the
eli arge unless properly is disposed of
Terms reasonable. Call and see.
INSURANCE
Of all kinds effected in good companies.
Special attention given to LIFE 1NSUR-
ANCE.
So NoTARIAL BUSINESS transacted
at this office.
We have admitted Mr.. THOMAS p. BRIT-
TON to a partn+ rship in the above bust
mess, who, in conjunction with the under
style of the firm will be McNeely, Schubert
& Co. JAMES H. MCNEELY.
JOHN SCHUBERT.
Nov. 2. 1867. Inov4
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DIR. T. L. DAVIS,


Office = Upstairs in old Engine House
Second Street, between Main and Locust
nov27 d3t s#-
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NO OLD STOCK ON HAND.

Call and examine these goods befol
making your holiday selections Insth :
great variety will be found FANCY IROl II
TIN, AED CHINA toys embraciog PA
Tor and Chamber sets, Patent Doll 2 eads
Gents China and Lava smoking sets, Par.
Tor Croquet, every description of China
H Wsre d FsncH cofasne sets moeto M4s
tache Cups, &c, &C. lasii.tla - oczS diff io
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TOYS and Holiday Goods.

The largest and most extensive stock Of
Toys and Holiday Goods ever brought to
this city are now to be found at MARK &
JENNINGS, No. Is Main Street. These
goods are fresh from the Importers hands.
and embrace all the latest novelties and
inventions of this age,
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ED-WEAVERS-Ten weavers
w on standard brown sheetings, five
ring spinners. None but first class hands
need apply, TO whom good wages will be
paid by the
EVANSVILLE COTTON MILLS.
dee2 IT [CanneltOn Reporter copy 4t-]
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FOR RENT.
WANTED.

UYANTED-AGEN male or Fe-
w maIe)-Can clear $50 per week at
their own home. in a light and honorable
business. Any % rSon having few hours
daily to spend will find this good paying
business. Address, sending two s'amps,
for full particulars +. E. LOCKWOOD,
dec24 Std Detroit, v tchigan.
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McNEELY, SCHUBERT & CO.'S
Real Estate and Insurance
Agency.

NO. WASHINGTON BLOCK,
Corner Room, Second Floor,)
Opposite the Courthouse,
EVANSVILLE I'M.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-03-06
A Fiendish Father,

The Coldwater, (Mich) Republican
gives some further particulars of the sup
posed murder Of son by his father, in
Branch county The examination revealed
a horrid state of affairs. Both feet had
been b ably frozen, and the heels were Just
ready to slough of. Marks of violence
were found on the head, and the breast
bone was broken These indications were
sufficient to cause the boys death. Moth
ing was found to indicate disease. 1t may
not be inappropriate here to remark that,
some nine or ten months since, the father
of this boy vas prosecuted before B. G..
Webb, Esq, for abusing his wife and this
same boy. The father bad kept him out
doors long enough to freeze his feet, and
he appeared in court an object CT pity
The father was convicted and served term
in the Detroit House of Correction. One
reason Of the great excitement over the
boy IS death, was the fact that is was known
by those residing 10 the immediate vicinity
that this boy had been the victim of long
series of abuses. The body was very much
emaciated. Upon the close examination
the Deputy Sheriff arrested the father of
the boy and has since taken the step moth
err into custody, and both are now in Jail
awaiting their examination on a charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill, 1t
is also rumored that the stepmother has,
since her arrest, disclosed some very impor
tant facts liz regard to this case
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-03-06

n CORES pendent, writing to the ,Scien-
tyfc american, upon the subject of stand
ard time tor the whole world, says The
aunitllation of distance by the telegraph
must have forced upon many minds the
necessity of establishing at some point a
time piece which, will govern all the rest
of the world, time distinct from the 10
cal, and which will point to twelve O. clock
at the same instant all over the sphere. -
The hours must be numbered frcm one to
twenty four, inclusive, in order to disting
guish it from local time, thus doing away
entirely with a. m., and p. H., (when the
standard or universal time J. twelve then
would mean miJ-ngh Int only at the govern
ing point, while twenty-iour would mean
noon at that point For the rest of man
kind it would be "a certain guide for all Off
cal purposes Railroad time cards would
no longer perplex the public, and trains
would run on uniform time everywhere
Every watch would have two sets OF
hands, one for the local and one for the
universal time
What fine regulator of local time this
would be We should always have one
right by, having the other correct, there
being always the same difference, so that
should we know one we should know the
other. Suppose, then that Greenwich be
the standard time as we'll as the calculating
point for longitude.
There is still better plan than this, but
is so entirely supplants so many. familiar
terms, such as moon, morning, even
ing, " when used in connection with break
fast, dinner and tea, that it would 60 lit
tie hard at first, thought | have no doubt
that, at some time, there will be but one
time, and at a future day it will be perfect
ly easy to say, dinner at six o'clock,
which would mean somewhere near our
present time, one p. M,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-03-06
An English Crime.

The Pail Mall Gazette has paragraph
which shows the oppressiveness Of the
English Game Laws. We quote;
A laborer is stated to have been charged
the other day at the Chorley Petty SEES
sions with STEALING dead peasant. the
property of the Earl of Derby There
had been shooting party at Rainford !;
the beaters had overlooked the bird, and
the prisoner, passing by some time after
ward. had picked it up, without, as he de-
clared, ANY felonious inte ntion. The po-
lice met him with the pheasant in his
hand, but there was not TO show that he
was not carrying is to the keepers lodge, or
to the nearest police station. The bench
took favorable view of the case for the
prisoner The chairman said that the
magistrates intended to be very lenent, as
it was the first otfense, and that they would
merely give him a months Imprisonment
with hard labor. hoping that it would be a
warning to him. The Derbyshire 4drer-
tiser says that the man has actually been
sent to prison.
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The Abolition Party.

We agree with the Milwaukee Netcs
when it says "the radicals ir Congress have
Q ready method for curbing Individual in
dependence and an easy solution for every
troublesome question. II a member Of the
party presumes to think for himself UPON
matters Of minor importance, he is bounced
upon by the majority end speedily reduced
20 submission, or refused the communion OF
fellowship. Ii enactmcnts fail in their OBJ
jecta, the purposes are gained By fraud and
nsurpution. Witness tie following facts
Oar minister to Portugal once expressed
himself in terms very uncomplimentary to
Congress, and that bo1y revenged itself by
Withholding his pay. Oar minister to
Rome incurred the cnmity of that august
body, and it forthwith abolished the mis-
sion. The President appointed as adjutant
general man distasteful to the Trump,
and it Immediately introduced a bin to
abolish the Office. The supreme court was
understood to believe the revolutionary
acts passed in the pretended interests of re
construction, unconstitutional, whereupon
motion w.s first made to abolish the OPP
position Of the supreme court, for the sake
of controlling its decisions, and finally to
abolish its jurisdiction. TTo generals of
the regular army manifested some regard
for the constitution Of the country, and
we're met with threat to abolish their
Offices The President, which the radicals
themselves elected, no sooner proved re-
fractory than a movement was set on foot
TO virtually abolish the Office, and finally to
remove him from discharging its functions.
The constitutions Of ten states arc ''stumb
ling blocks y in tie Way Of their success,
and they declare them nc. republican in
fem.
Il nation without sufficient intelligence
- discern the enormi,y of such political
action, is not capable of perpetuating re-
publican institutions; aud if the Ameri-
Gun people lack the ability TO perceive, and
the virtue to resist such encroachments OF
popular liberty, they cannot long remain a
free people
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General Sherman's Letter.

Tie following is copy Of General SHER.
MANS letter to the President, so often re-
fcrrcd to in the GRANT JOHNSON contro-
versy, which we publish at this late day
for the purpose Of completing the record :
Washington, Jan 10, Saturday
| neglected, this morniag, TO say that |
bad agreed to 20 down to Annapolis to
spend Sunday with admiral Porter. Gen
Grant also had to leave for Richmond on
Monday at Q. m. At a conversation with
the General after QUE interview, wherein |
offered to go With him on Monday morning
20 Mr.. Stanton, and to say that it was our
joint opinion tina. lie should resi- gn, it was
found impossible by reason Of his going to
Richmond, and my going to Annapolis.
The General proposed this course: He
will call on you tomorrow, aha offer to go
10 Mr.. Stanton, to say that for the good OF
the service end Of the country. he ought TO
rasign-this on Sunday or Monday; and
will again call on you. And it you think it
necessary, | viii do the same--call on Mr.
Stanton, aud tell bim he should resign.
IF he viii not. then it Will be time to con-
trive Interior measures Ia the meantime
st SO happens that no necessity exists for
rreciplta.lng matters.
Yours truly, Y. T. SHERMAN,
Lieut. Gen
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The New Hampshire Elecsion and Gen
eral Grant.

The approaching New Hampshire and
Connecticut eiections-thc FIRST occurring
on the 10th Of March the other on the
9th of April-are rendered unusually in
teresting, not only on account of the fact
that they are the drdnt couriers of the
presidential election, but, also, because
one Of the parties has, in both States pro
claimed Gen. Grant to be the choice of
the Republicans of those states for presi-
dent. The result in either state will indi
cate how much the popularity of general
Grant is likely to add to the success of the
republican party. Last year, without the
name OF Grant onttheir banners, the radi-
Gals carried New Hampshire by 5000.
Now with Grant as their battle cry, let us
see what they will do. They are not idle
The assistsnt Secretary of the treasury at
Washington, Chandler, who is New
Hampshire radical, is collecting money of
the employees of the revenue service in New
\ ork, and other places, for use in the cleo
ton, and is making arrangements for the
radical clerks from the state 10 Washington
to go home to electioneer and vote. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Independent writes ''Thcre is COM
forting news from New Hampshire and
Connecticut, The former state is already
scething. with political excitement always
q good sign for US. Our friends
in New Hampshire are determined that the
subject of so much speculation, shall not
wreck the republican party there. " Under
the most unfavorable circumstances then,
viii contribute to their party strength.
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Anecdotes of Lord Palnerston.

An EnRlbn perlO0icai gives currency TO
the annexed anecdotes Of PAN:
AN enterprising reporter had heard
that Lord Palmerston was to be present at
an archery meeting in small country
village in Hampshire, and he accordingly
posted Gown to the place, and like Mr..
Mica Der, waited for something to turn up.
Lord Palmerston's task was to distribute
prizes to some half. dozen blushing young
ladies, and the whole company present
didn't number much above score. His
Lordship performed his task with his usual
grace and good huDor, l dare say giving
the young ladies paternal pat on the
head, but making only the most common
place observations. Our stenographer
anxiously in his place until, to his horror
he saw the proceeding brought to a close
without a speech from the Premier. This
was more than he could stand. He rushed
from his corner to the noble lord, who was
getting out of the room as fast as he could.
My Lord beg your pardon, but really
this won't d. What do you mean, sir?
was the reply of the astonished statesman,
why you We made no speech; I've come
all the way from London to report it and l
must have speech of some sort Where
upon it is on rccord-and this story Is a
true one--that the good-tempered old gen
tleman turned back, and detained the re-
treating audience for twenty minutes, while
he gave them genial dissertation on the
good qualities of English women in general
and of Hampshire lasses in paticular. On
another occasion, however he made up for
this complaisance. He was attending an
agriculture dinner, and saw large gather
ing Of reporters, for the times were critical,
and a speech of bis certain to be valuable.
But he made up his mind not to speak-no
man knew better when to hold his tongue
and accordingly he silly sent down the
gentleman of the press slip Of paper, on
which, in his bold round hand were writ
ten the Hords-''This fish won't bite y