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train, and hurried off to Mr.. Tredgold's.
Laura received me at the door in an costa
cy of delight; and I was about putting
twenty different questions to her at time,
to know the reason of her singular con.
duct, when old Mr.. Tredgold said, wait a
bit. None of that. Just cast your eye
this way, Pen, my boy; here's little bit
of a round I want you and Laura 70 try
over with me before allow word to be
said about this little mystery.-No; in
sist,' he said, seeing me about to remon.
strate. Pleasure first, business after
wards
"The cloth was laid for supper, and we
sat round the table, plate in front OF
each of us, while Mr.. Tredgold handed
Laura and me the notes of the round,
keeping copy for himself.
"When had glanced at my copy, I felt
ready to sink through the floor with NOR
tifcation. I could not believe my eyes
eye, mean.
"Now, then,' cried Mr.. Tredgold,
smartly. Laura begins-one, and two,
and
"Laura bagan blushing, and in voice
very unlike her natural one, to sing:
AzEegse4o. ~
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"Now, saidmy eccentric father-in-law,
{ it's my turn And he addressed the in
quiry to me to the same tune.
81 was forced, very reluctantly, to own,
in reply, as he had done, that I certainly
did know the individual referred to.
"fVery well, then, he remarked, when
I had finished, out with it, can't you?'
every furtively / obeyed, and placed
my eye on the plate before me. My wife
gave scream of laughter, which much
Disconnected me. There we were, two of
us,-Mr. Tredgold and I,-holding our
handkerchiefs up to our faces, and con-
templating the upturned glance of our
eyes from our plates. It was most ludi-
crously horrible.
Chorus, if you please
"Whereupon we stated harmoniously
that there were two of us knew the
Glass. eye Man.
"I thought we had DONE
"No, no, said Mr.. Tredgold; pass the
harmony round
cit therefore devolved upon me to put
the question to my wife: Did she know,
sc:
"Before had finished, the truth flashed
across me,-sure enough she did.
"With little terrified cry, she deposit
ed her eye on the plate, and ran out OF the
room, leaving us to sing the chorus by
ourselves, to witt
Then there are three of us know the Glasseye
Man:
Bernotti is his name;
Who keeps the shop in Regent Street,
And goes little lame"
"In a few minutes, Laura returned with
her off '-eye inserted in place of the one
left in the room. you know now why
went to London, Pen. fell down going
UP stairs with my spare eye in my hand,
and the other one falling out, bHoke both
unfortunately at once. The two letters
you were so suspicious about were
from Bernotti, - so was the box.
You might have known he would
not have addressed letters to two persons
in one house in the same handwriting, on
such private matter, you dear old goose
you. But you need not be jealous again,
for we will have our eyes down together
| in future-won't we, dearr
ayes said Mr.. Tredgold; wen all
have our eyes down together, now the
mischief is out, and perhaps they'll come
cheaper, like that. But now Mister Cross
ley, I'll have word with you. I'll tell
| you why we came to Stepminster. Soon
| after Laura left school, she met with the
accident that deprived her of the sight of
| one eye When it was replaced with the
best imitation we could procure, began
| to see that there would be plenty of suit
ors yearning to accept her one eye as q
| drawback that might be balanced by her
money, for everybody knew of her mis-
fortune as well as her fortune. | did not
care to have Laura wooed under circum.
stances 80 disadvantageous to her real
merits, so removed here, where at least
there could be no knowledge of her infirm
| ity to prejudice her future. had no in
tention that Laura should marry without
her husbands knowing the secret as soor
sake. If withheld that secret from you
it was your own fault. l was disposed tC
you from the first, from discovering tina
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I)oetw.
HO W TT HAPPENED.
By JOHN g. SAKE.

" All we love each other well;
Better far than words can tell,''
Said my charmer-"but In vain
Are my efforts to explain
How it happened Tell me, now,
Dearest, OF the why and howl
Since the fact we cannot doubt,
Tell me how it came about."
Well, my darling, will try
To explain the how and why,
(Speaking for myself-not you;
That, of course, / can not do).
Not your (brillian) mind alone
Could have thus enthralled my own:
Not the charm OF every grace
Beaming from your sunny face;
Not your voice-though music be
Less melodious to me;
Not your kisses-sweeter far
Than the drops of Hybla are;
None of these, from each apart,
Could have so enchained my heart;
Nay, not cen the wondrous whole
Could have fixed my wayward soul;
Had not love-your love-prevailed,
All the rest had surely failedl
There you have the reason, dear
Is the explanation clear
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Re gent Street, And goes a lit : tie lames

he gent Street, And goes lit tie lameT
"This was terrible: but reflection was
out of the question, for Mr.. Tredgold, with
his stentorian bass, Immediately began
singing, to the same air, by way of reply ::
80 yes, know the Glass-eye Man;
Bernotti is his name;
He keeps the shop in Regent Street
And goes little lame.
"But the worst was, the terrible proof
Mr.. Tredgold gave that he really did
know the Glass.eye Man, forss he had no
sooner finished the verse than, with
burst of laughter, he took out
his own eye-to my terrible surprise,
a glass one-and placed it on the
plate before him. was almost stupefied
But in moment, the old gentleman re-
covered himself from his chuckles suff1-
ciently to call out: Chorus if you please ?
In which very lugubriously joined.
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81. CAPRoN. Paris, Province of Ontario,
assures the Rural Neso Yorker that he sue.
ceeds in keeping bis grounds clear OF
the striped bug, by pulling up and burn
ing the potatoe vines, as soon as done bear
ing, with the weeds which grow among
them, burning them all up clean, oeilev.
ing that he thus destroys tne eggS "a
germs of the incoming crop Oh pugs.
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-Reen, who cut off the head head Oh OF MS =
hrother,in-law lin Massachusetts, WIN
meat-chopoer, N has been sentenced 10
death When sentence was pronounced
he exhibited little emotion, ana one OF
the officers offered him drink OF wafer;
With brutal air OF bravado ne re)ected
the draupht, and exclaimed, "No, Cd
d-n you, drink it yourself"
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FOREIGN.

MADRID. Oct. ga cabinet council. the
sitting being of an unusually extended du-
ration, was held at the Office Of the Ministry
to-day. The meeting was summoned in
consequence of the disagreement of Seniors
Ardora and Silvella, respecting the church
expenditures and property.
The UniOnist members of the CoTtes held
a very stormy meeting in the city on the
subject of their legislative attitude toward
the government. cabinet difficulty is an
resign their portfolios Lopett will also
60 The probable solution of the crisis IS
generally canvassed, but no definite deduc-
ton as to the issue has been arrived at
New YORK. Oct. 2j.-The HeTdN has a
narrative Of the cruise of the Cuban steamer
Lillian. The command, at last accounts
were on the desolate key near Nassau,
awaiting the vessel, which had been seized
but was subsequently released by the Brit
18th authorities Gen. OTlstO, the life of the
expedition, has returned here, and it Is
evident the cause of the failure and disaters
is traceable TO jealOusies among the general
officers as to rank.
Havana letters state the Havana press
take the correspondents of American papers
in that city to task for too freely comment
ing on the condition of affairs on the
Island, and say they have lost the right to
! remain there as impartial foreign cores
| pondentS. A war with the United States
would not be popular with the Spanish resi-
dents in Cuba, but they would fail in their
duty to their government and Spain would
they prolong the struggle for many years till
it was terminated by the Intervention Of
| other nations
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THE CITY.


Boucicaults new drama Of Formosa.
which has created no little sensation in the
Eastern cities and in Europe, was enacted
for the first time in this city at the New
Theater last night to very large audience
The exposure of scenes of aristocratic prof
legacy forms the subject Of the new play,
and the author has been very pointed in
what he denominates the folies and vices
of the age. The principal character, Tom
Burroughs, stroke oar Of the Oxford crew,
was personated by Mr.. NJ. " Lingham,
who commenced his engagement last night,
while Miss Nellie Johnson appears as Jenny
Baker (Formosa) For only one rehearsal,
the piece went off very smoothly, and the
audience seemed to be much interested in
the plot. Miss Jennie Willmore per-
sonated the character of Lord Eden, Mrs. j.
r. Lyles as Mrs. Boxer, Miss Nellie Smith
as Edith Burroughs Miss Bette Gray as
Nellie, Miss Kate Cornell as Mrs. Dudley,
and Miss joey Richards as Maude Lester.
The principal male characters were as fol-
lows: Major Jorum by w J. Halpin, DR..
Doremus by J. r. Lyle, Compton Kerr by
G. S. Gray, Sam Boxer by NJ. J. Perry,
Dudley by S. H. Aiken. All the various char
acters were well represented, and the piece
went off with oclat. 1t is to be repeated
tonight, and Mr.. Lingham, although well
supported on the first representation of a
play which he has evidently studied WELL
may expect an improvement from those
who assumed the respective characters
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House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

MONDAY, Oct. 25.-The House was called
to order at II A. NJ, Speaker Perkins in the
Chair. Fifty-eight members answered to
their names.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
On motion of Mr. Rhea, Senate bill 10
abolish Board of County Commissioners in
Davidson, jackson, Putnam, White, Dick
son and Hickman counties, and repeating
the act amending the charter of the town OF
AcAlinnVllle, was taken up on third read
ing, under a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Steele offered an amendment abOl-
ishing the offices of County Judge and
Board of County Commissioners of Giles
county. Adopted.
Mr.. Barry offered an amendment that
all the sections of the bill should apply to
Sumner county, except the Office of County
Judge. Adopted
Mr.. Lackey offered an amendment, that
Dyer county be embraced III the provis-
ions of the bill. Adopted
Mr.. Cox offered an amendment, that the
bill also be made to apply to the office
of County Judge of Wilson county. Adopt
ed
MIR. Jones offered an amendment, abol-
ishing the Shelby County Board of Com
nissioners, and restoring the quorum court
The bill, as amended, was then passed
on the third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Rhea, the bill was or
dered to be Immediately transmitted to the
Senate.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Hornberger: Resolution grant
ing the use of the Hall to the Tennessee
State Teachers Association next Wednes-
day and Thursday. Laid over under the
rules
Ex-President johnson here appeared in
the lobby. and was by the Speaker invited
within the bar of the House.
BY Mr.. Cox: Bill to provide for calling a
convention of the people. Passed first
reading and referred to Committee on Ju-
dietary.
Bv Mr.. Morrison: Joint resolution pro-
posing amendments to the constitution of
the State. Laid over under the rules.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
At - NJ. the two Houses met in con-
ventiOn under the joint resolution for the
election of Public Printer.
MIR. Rosson moved to postpone the cleo
ton until next Monday
The motion was rejected by tie vote.
Mr.. White moved topostpone the election
until Tuesday-November ?.
The motion was agreed to-ayes A., noes
40.
The convention then adjourned to that
day.
The House then reassembled, granted
the Principal Clerk leave of absence for
two DAYS. and then adjourned to $50 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Warren: A bill to change the
place of holding the Supreme Court for
West Tennessee from Brownsville TO Jack
son. Passed
By Mr.. Smith: A bill to repeal an act for
the protection of Sherifs and Constables.
Passed.
By Mr.. McClary: A bill to repeal the act
reducing the fees of County Register.
Passed
By Mr. Rhea; A bill to equalize and
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make a good Senator, and l hope he will,
as he is but about AZ years Of age, yet,
in all kindness, | must say, (and I do il
without any disrespect whatever, that as
an old countrymsn is reported to have said
of one of our lster Presidents, when he
was proposed as candidate, she may dc
pretty well for Circuit Judge, but when
YOU come to spread him all over the United
States, he aoI be poaceJdl thin"
The Radical members are in high glee,
and well they may be. From the outset
thew have held themselves well together
and. by keeping aloof from the contest in
its first stages, have been enabled in fact to
elect the Senator. This is melancholy, but
it is nevertheless true. Upon the heads OF
those who have enabled them thus to die
tate to the people of the State, let the re-
sponsibility rest Shake not thy CORY
locks at me. I did it not, neither did the
supporters of Mr. johnson.
The Legislature has adjourned until
Monday. The members are in poor humor
for legislation. Many will make flving Wis
its to their homes, and I will leave mvself
on the o'clock train. r
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regulate the pay of Clerks of Courts of Re
cords. Passed.
By the same: A resolution authorizing
the Committee on Railroads TO investigate
whether the Railroads of the State discrim-
mate against local freights in favor of for
eign freights.
By Mr.. Cox: A bill to repeal section five
of an act passed March 13, 1862 Passed
By Mr.. Boyd: A bill to incorporate the
Elk and Cranberry Turnpike Company
Passed
By Mr.. Barry: A resolution providing
for having the portrait of Andrew johnson
replaced and hung up in the hall of the
1 House. Adopted under a suspension of
the rules
By Mr. Eckle: A bill to reduce the sal
airy of the Treasurer of the State
By Mr.. Caldwell: A resolution requiring
| the Judiciary Committee to inquire and re-
port at as early day as practicable, first,
whether the State is under legal obligation
to pay the appraised value of the ma
| chinery, material, ETC., of Ward & Briggs,
lessees of the penitentiary, as fixed by APP
praisers chosen by said State and said
Ward & Briggs; and second, whether the
State is under legal obligation to abide by
and perform the award of Messrs East,
Campbell and Bailey upon other matters of
controversy between said Ward q Briggs.
Adopted under a suspension of the rules.
By Mr.. Russell of Rutherford and Bed
ford: A resolution instructing the Judicial
ry Committee to inquire into and report
whether tie State is bound for the redemp-
ton of the notes issued by the Bank of
Tennessee. Laid over
Rv Mr. SIaolg. Poco1ufio1, o,1poipfirfV a
joint committee to inquire into the school
fund. Laid over
By Mr.. Singletary A bill to repeal the
law increasing the salaries of Supreme Court
and other Judges. Passed.
By Mr.. Morrison A bill to consolidate
the Offices of County Ranger and County
Standard Keeper of Weights and Measures.
Passed
By Mr.. White: A bill to provide for the
payment of the public debt 1t amends an
act passed Feb. %, go, so as to allow any
railroad company which may be indebted
to the State by reason of bonds loaned to
pay to the State in liquidation of said in
debtedness any of the bonds of the State
outstanding without regard to series.
Passed
By Mr. White: A bill authorizing the
Comptroller to pay certain sums due the
Tailor Of Hawkins county. Passed.
By Mr.. Harrison: A bill to abolish the
Office of Tax Collector Passed
BILLS CALLED UP.
House bill to incorporate the city of
Chattanooga was, at the request of Mr.
James, taken up and passed secondreading.
Mr.. Roach called up Senate bill to change
the mode of appointing Receivers on delin-
quent railroads Passed second reading,
after the adoption of trifing amendments,
and made the special order for tomorrow
at III o'clock
STATE LIBRARIAN.
Resolution providing for the election of
State Librarian was adopted, and the day
of election fixed for November 2.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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CUBA.
How the News OF the Hornets Cap
ture was Received in HaVana-An-
other Expedition Landed on Cuban
Soil.

How the News OF the Hornets Cap
ture was Received in HaVana-An-
other Expedition Ianded on Cuban
Soil.
HAVANA, Oct 25.-The action of the
United States government IN the case of
the Hornet gives great satisfaction here
The newly arrived troops leave for the
seat of war without delay
Much sickness continues to prevail in the
eastern end Of the island
Dates from CaTacoa to the 9th inst are
at hand. Many refugees from Venzuela
and San Domingo had arrived there No
further shocks of earthquake had been ex-
perienced in the island
New YORK, Oct. 24.-The World
to-day published an account of the land
ing Of the Cuban expedition on the
coast of Cuba, from the steamer Lillian
1t is stated that the expedition sailed some
time since, in two divisions, on the above
steamer and the Teaser, the two compris-
ing one thousand men. After several hair
breadth escapes from capture, both by the
American and Spanish cruisers, it was due
to her superior sailing qualities that the
fourth attempt to land her passengers was
attended with success; but before all the
arms and ammunition could be unlOaded
Spanish gunboat hove in sight and the
Lillian Immediately weighed anchor and
sailed for Vera Cruz, eluding her pursuers.
She was finally captured byth British man
of-war Lassing, and taken into Nassau, and
it is reported, subsequently released
1t is reported that the Teaser was cap
tured by the Spanish war steamer L'Africa,
hut this is discredited by the Cubans here.
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Death at John W. Farmcr-I.ibeI
suit.

New York, Oct. John w. Farmer,
known as the originator of the soup house
charity in 1897, the year of the great panic
when the destitution of the public was Hn-
paraIleled, died yesterday.
The libel suit of F. A. Lane against
Caleb C. Noreille, money editor of the
Times. involving certain charges against
the managers of the Erie Railroad was
argued to-day before Judge -
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NEW YORK.

| Highly Important from EurOpe-
France On the Verge of a ReVOIu-
fiOn-The Said DisaffecfiOn to BE-
Widespread-Sangu Conflict
NearParis-The Grand Jury Invest.
eating the Gold COnspiracy-Res-
ignatiOn of ButterfieId.
New YORK, Oct PA private telegram
from Europe states that France is upon the
verge of a revolution. Next Tuesday prom
ises to be a momentous day, and may wit
ness the proclamation of a republic, or the
crushing out of an attempt at revolution,
by the government.
Foreign bankers here are in a state of
great alarm at the probable effect of this
CONFUSION upon property, as the outbreak
promises to be socialistic, and may involve
the seizure of the property of rich men for
the benefit of the poor
The mails by the City of Brussels, Just
arrived, show that the disturbances at
Belleville, near Paris, on the 10Th inst,
were more serious than reported by tele-
graph. The cry to arms and V5Ue La Re
pu5tjQue was raised repeatedly, and, in
order to excite the wild passions Of the
crowd, a man was carried on a litter, with
cries of ''Our brothers are being muir
dered. !" A furious attack was made on the
police and the soldiers, which resulted in
bloodshed
The grand jury have been actively en-
gagged all day yesterday in examining wit
nesses and hunting up documents relating
to the gold conspiracy. Tomorrow Fisk.
Gould, and Norvill, of the Times, will be
examined, and by Wednesday morning,
true bills of Indictment will be found
against several prominent parties. 1t ap-
pears that Norville caused to be inserted
in the Times the article on September "a.
charging Gould & Co. with running up
prices of gold under warrant of those
high in authority This article was tele-
graphed to Gen. Grant. Seeing that there
was leak somewhere in New York, he at
once ordered Boutwell, to sell.
The merchants here all anticipate that
the Supreme Court decision, which is soon
to be rendered, will be against the consti-
nationality of the legal tender act Already
have they commenced to make contracts in
gold, leaving greenback debts to be paid as
such for the time being The approaching
deciflon creates considerable agitation in
circles.
New YORK, Oct 2j.-The Assistant
Treasurer, Butterfeld, being unable to
have the thorough and impartial investiga-
ton he desired has resigned
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

RoUNDoUT, n. Y, Oct. 24-J. p Wood,
a ship carpenter, residing in this place,
last night killed his wife with an ak. -Four
deep cuts were found in her face and in her
head and three in her throat After killing
her he cut his throat with a razor. Jeal-
ousy and remorse are attributed as the
causes Of the same
LA CROSSE, Wis, Oct. PA boiler in a
steam saw millat Grand Crossing, Southern
Minnesota Railroad depot, opposite this
city, exploded this noon, mortally injuring
three men. The names of two of the men
are James Vance and John Case. The 9th
ers are not known. Several others were
badly scalded and otherwise injured. The
cause Of the explosion is not known.
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Ehc HOSpiIaIiIies OF the Louisville
HoIpI rendered TO President Grant.

A telegram was received IN Louisville on
Saturday last, announcing that President
Grant and Gen. Sherman would posi-
lively attend the meeting of the Army Of
Tennessee in that city on the 18th and 18th
Of November. Messrs. NJ Kean & Co. OF
the Louisville Hotel extended the hOspi-
talities Of their house to the President on
the occasion referred to. and received the
| following reply.
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No sooner than a visitor, guest or stran-
ger steps into or out of hotel than he is
surrounded by half dozen sable haekmen
with ''hack, sir, hack, sir. The same Oc-
ours at the depots on the arrival and de-
parture of trains, and so importunate and
persistent have the jehus become that they
take one frequently by the coat skirt and
elbow. Where hacks are so numerous it
occurs to US that conveyance can be pro
cured when desired without this continued
nuisance.
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About o'clock last night negro named
Americas Lucinda Payne, living in the rear
of Rosenheim's cigar store, Cherry street,
was accidentally shot by the premature dis
charge of musket in the hands of a negro
man who lived in the same house. He had
been engaged in cleaning out his gun, not
knowing that it was loaded, when twas dis
charged, the contents, consisting of small
hall, entering the root OF the neck on the
right side, and ranging diagonally, came
out on the left shoulder The wound is
painful, but not considered dangerous.