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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05
HE. Tss RIFEN is NOF ELIGIBLE
70 IS aoa a Qualified voter

We have repeatedly warned the
voters Of the Third Wsrd that E g
FAN BIpEe had no interest whatever
ia the ward, aud only staid there as
FoaTder for a portion of the year Mr.
NAN RLPER does not regard himself
a. qualified voter, and WILL
NOT, we are Informed, AT
TEMPT 70 VOTE TO-DAY.
,Conseioas as he is Of having voted for
-1'resident 10 New York City last No
vember, and that in doing so, he dis
qualified himself to vote at our city
election this Spring, be viii not at
tempt to vote. What think the voters
Of the Third Ward Of the propriety Of
elec:irg a man for Councilman who is
net Z qualified voter of that ward or
city, Should he attempt to vote, the
challeaeors sill see to it that he swears
lie ala not vote IN New York last No
veuber.
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Thira Ward YaIers.

The richest joke yet is the SHANK
LIN Boys raising a question of PETER
SEMoNIN's competency for Council
mau. They say that, iu his German
card, he claims to have been resi-
dent of this city for TWENTY SEVEN
YEARS, and add: 1t is for you to
say whether a man who, in subtract
ing 81 from SO produces a remain Ter
of t,oenty- seven, is competent to serve
your interests on the Board OF Com
mon Council" The SHANKLIN Boys
know that Mr. SEMoNIN's card, pub
lished in this paper, stated that he
had been living in Evansville, and
within a gun-shot Of Evansville, for
q years." and everybody but the
SHANKLIN Boys knows that if thes
German card says anything else, it is
a mistrausIation of the English card.
But upon this paltry ground they
haye .tre efroutery to raise question
OF Mr.. SEMoN1N's competency They
are hard run
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Havana stems.

HAVANA, April 4-Col. Yeller is
organizing battalion of free blacks
fer active service. by permission of
the Government lie is understood
that more battaIions will be organ.
lied shortly.
A skirmish took place between the
insurgents and the Government
troops, while the latter were convey
ing prisoners from Sata Cruz aud
Puerto Principe. The result is IN
known.
The United States steamer Constoo-
c0ot sailed unexpectedly, TO day.
The Voice De CUb approves OF the
organization OF colored regiments, and
adds that the colored people favor
Spain, and have always repelled the
offers made by .he insurgents.
1t IS reported that the insurgents
have destroyed portion of the Ssgaa
La Grande Railroad
HAVANA, April 3.-A Cuban. sus-
pected of sympathy with the rebel
lion, and wEo had been acquitted by
the Court at Mantansas, was released,
but finding his life in danger, he con-
cealed himself on board an American
vessel. He was seized by the volun-
teers, and the Government then sent
him under escort TO this city. A par
ty of volunteers came from Mantan-
sas and demanded his surrender, but
Governor General Dulce refused, and
appointed ColOnels Herrera and Raeo
to visit Mantansas and settle the mat
ter.
The British war vessel Heron hos
returned from Ragged Island She
brings confrmatory information of
the charges against the Spanish naval
ofic-rs in the matter Of the schoOaer
Mary Lowell seized by them.
The Prussian schooner Niobe has
arrived here from Jamaica, with sew
eral officers of Mexico on board
They have been compelled to leave,
and were given passports on condi-
ton they returned to Mexico.
Intelligence from InqUa report that
one of the Peruvian Minister'S Is
there.
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~. LOuis Harket.
By Teleqraph.I sr. LOUIS. April B

By TeIepraph.I Sr. LOUIS. April 3.
TOBACCO nchange1.
GOTrDE-NDthiuE doing.
HfMP-Dull; 81 45 for prime undressed I;
81 - l1r dressed.
FLOUE-Firmer, bat unchanged; small
sa les o. superhne at 500 0J; X 81 2Je6 D0.
WHEAT Firm 81 jJdI o. for common 10
prine red Fall; 81 72gl 30 fCr choice ditto /;
ei 5Gmi 5J for prime 90 choice.
GoltN--i eavy and lower; 658Gsc ia SACKS; (;
58a6}c IN bulk.
OHTs-steady, bat inactive at 5T1<0GJc.
BAHLtY = Dul and nominany an
cuauged; 81 SJa2 % for Spring
RVE-firn and better az 81 ZjNI 28.
W WEI5EY-steady AND unchanged at So
EUGAa-f nster; l3j<NI554c for ouisiana.
A0LAS5hS Dull ana lower at Gj g45c
CoFFEE - Weak, but not quOtabiy
changed
p RK- -EaEier and more doing at c3i J0M
81 T5i a round lot at Peola sold ~ s3l 90.
BULK MEATS Very Itrle dOl1g; dry
salt clear sides IJZc.
BACON Lover; sides l3I%0I3l5ml8%c, but
rnosIy 1870: clear rio l0z lGZc; Gear
SIDES I7aEHc, mostly l7c; sugar cured
MANS lst i9c.
LAID Weak small retail sales Of choice
tierce at l6c. kegs zoe.
CATTLE Demand fair and supply good ;
prices range al SIC gross.
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THE4SAANKLIN Boys say .Iary a.
JAUs.[ who signed the certificate
againT VAS RfpER, is the wife of the
forefnaa.of tae Courier. aud publishes
a letter from him asserting that his
wife didn't understand what she was
signing. The ecife, however, don't say
anything of the kind Why didn't
the SHANKLIN B ,ys secure her testi-
mony? 1t Is much more reliable than
he husbands.
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b. Teiegraph.l NEW YORK, April z.
DRY GO0Ds The mari Of remains fnert.
andti licking and ether classes Of colOred co 3
tons % the best brands can be b uEhtat q
reduction Or lc per yard "a WOskene a
Ticks BE; do a 2Be: DO. B 2is. DO. C 2zes dO.
~ ct tOnuesioga premium yard wide
TICKS 31Mcs do. extra Boo. do. t NJ H2l6cs do.
stlpes zl4&2es Ham lton DO. 1l5T0N5fcs
noIh sAltltng DO, 1i5an2lz ze Lyman a
Bfown lDrihs l1ct Great Fails do. I%ei
DUCK comm tnns 300 Penn brrtou ID and I
No. I Cottomades 4 ct Farmers and Me-
chanics' 3 5&mH1Fc; York Mills 1lct 90.
Checks 32ifci Whntenden double and
twist DO. 325ae; do. Cheehs N5Sc Plain and
printed cutlnuH steady aud 1u llln tod dee
mand. Baltic hepellauta are reduced iu
W &C 70 ai ID; 6lenham HaeMings TOD 2l.
ind NiudieseN ). % ei ~. WoOlena are
generally dull aud depressed.
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Knrnnenn Mnrhns.

By Cable1 LoNDON. Aprl Fl
CoNs ,Ls-For money we ph account
03, 70 b nda 83J4 stocks rtoacN, Erie 1iaf
Illinois W.
PARIS, Ap n 3.-Bourse Quioti rontcs ~
francs ~ centimes.
FRANKFoRT, April 8.--bondg s75f.
fIVRRPuoI., April .8 The cotton market
o. frmer but not quefabg Dit Der, nid-
ding uplauds ~ 40lZa4Ii ORE. uH lIlHm
lt5fd sales OF 10000 nnIes. cal liDuln white
wuent 81 sd; red w pHteru 81 lid western
-four 2B corn 29s Dd outs 49, a0 Barley
g. Peas 49s Pork ID -. Beef 00s. Lard
heavy st 7.a. Chefse 7Bs "a Bacon G2l Bl.
spirits of petrn cum o1i refined DO. t# 2 j
Tallow 1js Bd Spirits of furDeutlue 5us bd
m3ls. SINGER 3Ds 81. Common rOsll O. dd E
refined DO l6s 0d. Calcutta ilnaeed Sos.
HAV b., Apnl 3 Cotton duils low mlQ-
ding ufiCal IA flames.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05

WASHINGTON. A pril 3 The amend
cd Tenure Of Office bill had not been
signed by the President up to noon.
An apprehension exists that some
mistake has been made in the enroll
ing OF the bill, as prominent members
of both Houses differ as to Its con-
struction.
The Attorney General has decided
that Congress alone eau fix the rela-
tive rank OF liue and staff officers in
the navy, and orders IN contraventioa
Of this decision have been annulled
The Reconstruction Committee held
a long and interesting session this
forenoon, at which the Texas ques-
ton first came up for discussion, and
General Davis made a speech IN oppO-
sition to the Constitution proposed by
the late Convention, and in favor of a
d vision of the State.
Ex-GovernOr a. J. Hamilton was
present, and put forth many interro-
ga ions to the speaker, which called
forth animated replies
The Virginia question was then
taken up, and a mixed commission of
about twenty Republicans and Con
servatives appeared; two of them.
MckanZIe, OF a eXandrIa, and Gresh
am, of Richmond, made earnest ap
peais for bill allowing submission OF
the Constitution to vote OF the peo-
ple as the time agreed on at the last
session of the Senate, namely, allow
ing the disiranchising clause to De
voGed on separately. 1t IS understood
the Convention can and will vote in
favor of postponiug the election In
Texas, aud deferring action in the
case of Virginia unt1 next session.
Circular No. z, issued to-day, b5
I Commissioner Delauo, relative TO the
notice to parties charged with the
failure, neglect, or refusal to make
true returns of their gains, profits
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Havana News.

HAVANA. April 3.-An important
State prisoner who was ta ken to Ma
tanzas for trial, stated that the steamer
Camadittora was supplied with coal,
ammunition, guns, &c, of the Bahia
mas. and did not go to Nassau.
sAdvices from st Thomas to the
"a h ult, state that Dr.. Betanges was
conducted on board the La Guayra
packet by police B tanges, though
acknowledging he was not an Ameri-
can citizen, stated he had declared his
first intentions.
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against the Government have been
discovered at Naples and Ancora,
and the ringleaders arrested.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 3-The steamer
Java, which sailed from Liverpool for
New York to-day, took out 982, 900 in
specie on American account.
The Cunard Line will Immediately
proceed with the construction of two
new fast steamers.
The contract for carrying the mails
between Liverpool aud New 7 ork has
finally been awarded to the Cunard
Line BY the Post-Ofice Department.
The Prince Of Wales has arrived at
C0nsiantinople, where the Sultan re-
eeived him in great splcndor.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. The
steamship Germania, from NeT York
arrived here this evening.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05

Mr. HEILMAN, of Evansville, calls
the Mayor OF Tba' p, actable VII age,
a llar.-F0rt Wayne Fdze te.
And the valiant Mayor replied tha
he mad been called liar till he had
cot So used to it that it didn't hurt
him.-3erre Haate Eapress.
Not only so. but the Mayor felt so
kindly towards Dir. HEILMAN that
Immediately alter the occurrence
alluded to he asked that gentleman
for light" to his cigar.
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New York cold and stotE Markol
IL. III 80 II. nI----r .-..... -. .

Mo- EY-1 be market a. perceptfbly easier
aud the demand during the mOrne was
sharp: the best class OF borrowers had die
ficuity in supplying their want. tho rates
ranged from per cent coin tO7 peg cent
currency, aud "a com mt- sion Ol tHs the fecIs
ing, however. WMs more set tied, owing fu m
rumOr that the COmpirOi or of Currency
had Ike april Isl CAS- the date for tnequar-
terly report, Though the rumOr WmH not
authcut icafeI. The market consequently
worked easier lu tho afternoon, and iuHuH
were Inade 40 l-l6 per cent 40 per cent
currency, nffa finally per CEN. gold. Tue
decline Ia the rate was somewhat 1niu-
enced nY "a desire Of lenders 90 ohtaim TWO
day. interest. The BanH statement lH uu-
favorable. shOWlug the effects ui money
strinEencys
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05
Prrmtrure Boa tlng.

Mr.. VAN RIPPER and his friends
were Boosting on Saturday that they
would carry the Third Ward by fifty
majority This result, it was also
rsserted, would show the little inhu-
ence welded by the JOURNAL, as it
had directed much Of It's fire against
him. All we have to say is, Mr.. VAN
RIPPER may fud his Boosting a little
premature. lie has already paid the
citizens Of the Third Ward and the
JOURNAL a high compliment, by ina.
porting Jfftu or si.cty men into the Ward
10 secure has tlsction. This shows
that he realized that a majority Of the
voters of the Ward were against him.
The compliment viii not be materi
ally improved by his defeat, which
Il be certain il our merchants do
their duty.
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Louisville Market.

~ Telesraph.i L0UThvfLLH, April ..
ToBAcco-sales Of 80 hl8s. luzs % e5 ooi
euttirg loaf at gi2 20.
GOTTDw-ZGlec.
III Es8 Pork t32 90.
IARD-lbIc.
BACoE-sfoulder 1870; clear rio sides
I7c: clear sides lINC.
BULK MEATs Shoulders l3C; clear rib
sides l6c (; clear sides l64C.
FLouH-85 no DO.
WuEAT-Ei fOHl 90.
GOHa-00W0Jc.
ATS " h63c.
WuIsKY-NIc.
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SAN FRANcIsco, April 4.-Late
Arizona adviees state that the In
dians ia the neighborhood Of Tuscan.
intercepted the mail coach and badly
wounded the driver, WAC managed,
however. to escape with the mail.
Two Mexicans had been mur-
cred by savages within thirty miles OF
Tuscan.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-05
80 Aoters.

Odr inside pages contain about all
the Information voters will need to
erabls hem TO deposit their bsllots
as they d-s're. We trust every voter
in the = VIII rot fail TO vote.
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If tic Democracy are successful
to-day, viii their Councilmen pur
chase al the brick used 10 the city
sewers from Mayor WALKERS brick
yard, Is did the last Council? This is
point for tax payers. Last year many
Of His Honor's brick, like his ac-
counts, were Of an inferior quality.
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EUROPE.
by Atlantic Telegraph.

SPAIN.
MADRID, April 3.-The proceed
ings OF Cortes, yesterday, We're very
interesting. In reply to the question
Figuerlo, Minister of Finances,
stated that he had no knowledge that
Mr.. Hail, the United States Minis
ter, had ever introduced articles Of
contrabaud of war under the diplo-
matte privileges, as had been cur
rently rumored, however. he moved
to inquire into the matter and report
the result to the deputies.
The press Of the city comments on
this story of Mr.. Hall. and generally
unavoidable to that gentleman.
ITALY.
FLORENCE, April 3.-Conspiracie:
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sIHItilIhH Ut IIIheII HI I74b8i IVI UiIIHH
bankers.
GoED-Quiet aud steady opened no 8l5S,
fell 10 3lL, and closed at 8i5T The rates.
paid for carrying we're o, 8, 152, ~ and A
per cent. Exports t0 day, tl4,0h8 90 AlVefs
pool, and t2j979) 70 Havana total for lhe
week EJlj,Jsj. ClearaHcen 80 the Cold EE-
chnnEe Bans to~dhf GA OU3DlJ
GOVEHNMENTs-A more active nud nus
vauced sharply on the lnercafe. with hu
eaBe in money aud heavy purehn 4ea nF
foreign bans er. iu anticipation Di Che dee
foreign hOldersf Coupon ~ 'blt lll.smlltf =
do. '62. ll9allDM DO, go, ll85aMll4tfi 90. W.
1890 lGH; 90. new. ll8fHll8ai de- tt,
1t55zsIl3z DO. '08, ll3IBnaesi 10 llsi lOj4@
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STATE OF TNDIANA;l


Vanderburgh County.
William b. Elder. Of Evansville, in
the county of Vanderburgh, and
State of Indiana. being duly sworn on
his cath. saws that he has read the
foregoing affidavit Of William y. L.
Mills, aud that the statements therein
contained are true.
WILLIAM B. ELDER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this Both day of March. 1869
CHAs. Il. BUTTERFIELD,
Notary Public.
Ms. VAN RIPPER was not content
with discharging white employees and
supplying their places with negroes.
At the close of the season he pre-
scented t@o of the negroes at work for
him with two nice silver watches, one
costing twenty-five and one sixteen
dollars. The watches we're purchased
of j5weler in this city. We do not
fad fault with Mr.. VAN RIPPER for
bestowing handsome presents on his
colored friends. No doubt they earn
Ell these presents by their services.
But we must say that Mr. VAN RIPPER,
under such circumstances, ought to be
a little more modestin 0is aceusatio s
against others on the subject of ne
groes. We Thick his friends will ad-
NIT that the negro has proved to
be a very unfortunate element to in
rroduee into his canvass Of the Third
Ward.
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To Uur cha Us!

We have this morniog no double
loaded articles, with startling head
lines, aud aboapdiog with capitals, to
a dress o our merchants. They have
watched the city canvass with great
interest, and are fully posted as so its
merits. We have 40 lengthy exhort
ation for them now. We only ask
them to deoote this day to the election.
They see the importance Of the issues.
They realize the desperate corruption
of the city finances, and know that
new and skilllul business men must
go on the Council Board, or the city
will be involved in financial ruin. Ii
the merchants and prominent busi-
ness men will devote the day to look
ing after their own interests, rs az
volued IN city election, Common
Council will be chosen who will re-
store the deprecated credit Of the
city. WiU oar merchants do that mach
for the pub &c rood 2
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WASHINGTON.

Amendment TO TeHuFe-af-0fiice Bill
hGt -isnod by ths PFesiG=nt-- ,k0-
construction committee in SESSION.
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Madrid, April 4.-Marshal Prim,
Minister Of War. has asked the Cortes
to grant a contingent Of 500 900
men tor the army for the year 1869.
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Boys Clothing OF all kinds.
Dissolution

FTHIEE COPARwWE nsHTTp TuEnErrs
An fore existing belw seu Hopper Iu1hg
In the ehesf iron aud c0puur huItnIug
business l8 90 dag dissolved oH uufuHI
consent, AiT. Hopper retiring. Ho hua'
ness viii he continued 10y samuel Iubb q
All claims duo the f1Heern WiI hs cul
lected by p. Table, AND ufl hc.OuafH uenIua.
the concern win BE pa "a ~ Hlfu.
SAMUEL TuHBH.
EDWIN HOPPER.
March 2ith, 1860 fulh2l
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EvANsvILEE, Ind,
March % 1880

We, the undersigned ci,laeos of
Evansville, hereby certify that during
the mon of May, 1865, we were en-
ployed as stemmers IN the Tobacco
Warehouse on Water Street, in Ev-
ansville, and that we were discharged
By order of b. q. Van Ripper, Agent
of Fatman & Co, and our places sup
Dlied with negroes:
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i" Mr.. EDITOR Yeu are hereby Request ed
10 say that the c .arg7 made ia the Y Il "a
OF day bsfore yesterday that al one time
DISCHARGED nv white laOOrers and engaged
negroes In their stead is entirely unjust
md false. There is not word of truth IN
t. and whoev asserts anything of the
K nd knowingly utters an untruth
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The following are the certificates
and hidavits.:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-23
Soreness of the Throat. Chest and
H.. .-.... LsSagS u

Goes Cough Balsam when troubled with any of the
above named difficulties They are all prenonitory
symptoms OF Consumption, and if not arrested will
sooner or later sweep you away into the valley of
shadows from which none can ever return.
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AN EQUINE ARIsTocRAT.-Ths following
account of the private life of Dexter" the
celebrated trotting horse will surprise no one
who has ever visited Gen. Knoxs" sumptu-
GUS apartment at North VassaIboro and OBJ
served the obsequiousness of his attendants:
At six every merging Dexter has all the wa.
ter he wants, and two quarts of oats After
eating he is walked" for half an hour OF more
then cleaned of, and at nine has two quarts
more of oats. Ii no drive is on the card for
afternoon he is given a half to three-quarters
of an hour of gentle exercise. At one O'Clock
he has oats again, a. before, limited to two
quarts.
From three to four he is driven twelve to IF
teen miles, after which he is cleaned off and
rubbed thoroughly dry
He has a bare swallow of water on return
from drive. but is allowed free access to his
onlv feed Of hay, of which he consumes from
five to six pounds.
II the drive has a been particularly sharp one
he is treated as soon as he gets in, to a quart
or two of oat meal Cruel; and when thorough
Iy cooled, has half a pail of water and three
quarts OF oats, aDd two quarts of brau moisten-
ed with hot water.
Before any specially hard days work or trial
of speed, his allowance of water is still more
reduced.
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ernss $500 per afnune, Ia, odronce.


Charles Scribner & Co. New Yorl, have
published, in handsome duoGeeimo with Sow
eral illust ations, The CoRsc1ipt, story Of the
French war of 1813 by Erckman- Chatriap. II
IS translated from the eighth Paris edition.
The story is an extremely simple one. vet tod
with Vivacity, truth and vigor which keen
the readers interest alive. 1t is ipdeed 60
Uery well told that it reads less like fiction
than a plain narrative of actual experiepco.
and it is especially admirable for the truthful
picture it presents of life in France near the
close of the first Napoleon splendid but cost
ly career. Never was a time when the passion
for military glory had so seized on all classes
OF people, yet there was reverse to the
picture even then (Receiyed by Bailey a.
Noyes)
IL. Appleton & Co., New York, have just is
Sueo a Modern Historical Atlas, for the use Of
0oieses, schools and general readers. 1t is
prepared Dy the Rev. William l.. Gage, well
known as the author of Life of Carl Ritter"
and as editor and translator of some or Ri.
ter's geographical works. His purpose, as he
tells us, has been "to supply an atlas which
shall convey to the eye the civil divisions of
the leading countries of the world during the
course of modern history" The plan is am
excellent one, as there is certainly great de-
fciency in this department of books of refer
ence; but we are not able TO express entire
satisfaction with the manner in which it
has been carried out. The maps are
not always carefully drawn, even in re-
spect of outline; the information which they
afford Concerning the minor divisions of coun-
tries and nrovincaa ia avoaadin0I, ,,oo,... II
there are good many errors in names which
must have the effect to greatly confuse the
student. Many of these Deficiencies might easi-
ly have been avoided by more careful re-
vision of the book, but it has evidently been
prepared quite hastily. This is the more to be
regretted as 1.-THE admirable and substantial
manner in which it is issued by the publishers
would we'll adapt it to be of service to the stu
dent. (Received by Bailey & Noyes)
E. j. Hale & Sons, New York, publish Do
lores; Tale Of Disappointment and Distress ),
which, the title-page iuforms us, is compiled,
arranged and edited from the journal, letters
and other MSS. of Roland Vernon, ESQ, and
from contributions by aud conversations with
the Vernon family, of Rushb, COX, in Care
lina," by Benjamin Robinson. We have not
been able to find time for carrying our exam
ination of the book beyond this point, and
therefore are unable to pronounce upon its
quality.
Robert s. Davis s. Co., Boston, send us a
little book entitled Outlines of Composition,
prepared by II. j. Zander and I. e. Howard,
for the use of schools, colleges, and private
students, and protesting to teach the use of
written English on q somewhat new plan We
recommend it to the examination of terchers
and all directly interested in education. (Re-
| ceived by Carter & Dresser)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-23

A SNAKE SToRY.-The Ellsworth Ameri-
can says that as Mr.. Lewis Springer of Han
cock, and neighbor were plowing late last fall,
piece of greensward, the plow turned up a
number of snakes. 1t was remarked that if
the earth was turned up still deeper more Of
them would be found, SO a hoe was procured.
and the earth dug up as deep as two feet, and
more than three ndredssnakes were thrown
out from their bed and killed The singular
part of the story is, says Mr.. Springer, that
there were some of all the kinds that he
has ever seen in this locality, in the nest 1t
was kind of happy family gathered there
to winter. Those nearest to the top of the
ground were quite dull, but as they dug down
those in the lower tiers were brisk and lively