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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18


This Company, National in its character,
offers by reason OF Its Large Capital, Low
Rates Of Premium and new tables, the most
desirable means Of lnsunng hfe ever presented
to the public. -.
The rates Of premium, being largely feducfd =.
are made rs favorable TO the insurers as thVse
of the best mutual Companies, and avoid all
the complications and Uncertainties Of Notes,
Dividends and the Misunderstanding Whlch
the latter are aptto cause the PollieY,Holder
Several new and attractive tables are now
presented which need only TO be UNDERSTOOD
to prove acceptable 10 the public, such aSihe
INGOM + PRODUCING POL ICY and Ret URN
PREMIUM POLICY. In the former, the b5.S
icy.hoider not only secures q life nsaranee,
payable at death, hut will receive II liyEiR.ldr
ter few years, an annual income equal tQltep
per cent no per cent.) of the par OF his p6iicy.
II the latter. the Company agrees 10 return to
the assured the total amonnt Of money he haJ
paid in, In addition 70 the amount, VI his
policy.
The attention Of persons contemplating M
suiing their lives or increasing the amount Of
insurance they already haye, is called TO the
special advantages offered by the National Life
Insurance Company, -.' H .7'e
Circulars, Pamphlets and full particulars
given on application to the Branch Once VI
the Company or 70
JOHN W. ELLIS & 90, a'A
Cincinnati, Ohio if''e
General Agent for Ohio and Central apd,siI
Southern Indiana. ...',,,t,
Ell. HAWK, Macarthur. Cf..sa'
peciaI Agent for Vint0DCoSa
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The Dixie FARMER, in com
menting: on the sheep panic
in the North, condemns the
slaughter of sheep, and says:
"bfing them South. 3 There are
millions Of acres now lying in
the South, where sheep can be
grown cheaper and with less
trouble by one hundred per
cent. than on the best sheep
farm in the North. These
lands can be bought for the
very smallest sums. Or, if the
sheep owners do not wish to
come down South to live, they
can very easily dispose of their
sheep to the farmers in various
sections of the South on very
liberal terms. In view Of these
facts, we say: come this way
with your sheep" F..
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A Newspaper.

A newspaper is read by hun
Afeds who never saw the at
tractive show bills, which are
posted in the taverns and the
store rooms Esery subscriber
10 a country paper reads all
seech advertisements carefully.
He knows who is selling out
apd exactly what is offered for
sale. The advertisements are
q topic of conversation when
trIrRds meet, and arrange.
ments made forattending sales.
The result is a large crowd,
spirited ding, and a realiza.
ton Of ten, twenty or fifty
times what. itcests to. advertise
a sale of personal property in a
newspaper, It's Strange then,
thatang one. should fail to ad-
yertise? Let our friends think
of the matter. er.--,SteubeagStle
Gazette. ~ /. rl,..,1.l
.sThe above facts were re-
Gently verified in this neigh.
bofko6d.. NO doubt ,our read
ers remember an advertise
mcnt in the Republican a short
time since inviting proposals
for ibuildingvla'' new School
House near Unionvale. A few
days ago a member ofthe COM
mittee, Mr.. A.tClark,f informed
as that the building was, con.
traeted for at a. great advan.
tage TO them = in fact they
considered that the School
District had saved two hun
drcd dollars by judieious ad-
HNas-txt,A a - = aaa-4~
yertising. The County Com
pissipasrs,;ofo Late years, have
sasssa' MITCH money toohthe q
county in the matter OF. bridge
building .eyshis of bring.
ing together intellectual and
ssllis centrac i,iifr tors IN Who az are
familiar ,:wit6r the business
they undertake, and conse.
quently can do the work to
better advantage than athose
who never read a newspaper
7-Gads7 Repp6ticaa.5iS1''''sad ~ = G''' ''g1.. :.
05bi5aos h113agSsib y ffa j9ai . ~ ,gi''a
- 4t0is il.
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Agents Wanted to Sell tho
EMINENT WOMEN OF THE AGES

AN OCTAVE VOLUME Of $50 pages tbth..
Attaining AT newly written sketches ~
Messrs. Parton, Greedy, Bigginsqn,. IlleIh.
Wi nter, Abbott, Prof Hoppin, Mrs, 4, C,
Stanton, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood. 'etc.
Illustrated with IA excellent steel c0gItyinpa
The N. y. Evening Post says OF the BOok,;It
deserves and WIZ obtain an immense sale
- Very liberafteTms will be giverf TO agents.
For descriptive circulars, references. .4e..
address
8. NJ. BETS & CO., Hartford, conP,-v
dec IL 1868 If III
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.oidNirginia.

~ - a. "a 49, AHH~-~ - =
d was, fslloEj PsssengenO wit
him oon, one of sthes Mississippi
steamboats, The. Virginia.
\ was continually S9pbing hi
B hair isnd dusting his boots
I to- all Of which movements th'
SUCKER took EXCEPTIONS, as be
ing "a leetle too 1arned nice
.Iby half" He finally drew VI
his chair before the yirginiar
and began: h'sAst.n lpit
EatSlybAt pight,Eou be- from
bStrangers"di 4str, ixsr 5.e
81 am from Virginia, sir" an
IsWered the entlemanypolitely
taa" a"Rr0m Old, Virginia, i sup
pose!1 said the Sucker. rcr
"Yes, sir, Old Virginia." was
the reply. - ''.' ., ..r,g
# f"Y46od Y are pooty high up in
the pictures tbaS | l. suppOse?'
"I don't know what you
mean BY. that remark sir" .o
. ooh, nutAin," said the n Suck
er, "but that you are desperate
rich, and have been Brought
up right nfce.a .''."'a'1 9'''
iIf the information will graf
iyyOa in any way" said the
'gengo gopatroni2ingIy, smooth
ing down his hair; Mobelong to
one Of the Ffst Families" "
'1sOh, IN course,0 answered
the o Sucker. swell, stranger,
being das you belong to the
fdrst,gIql give YOU two Of the
fattest shotes ihii iiSlpIllihois, if
you win only7fhd h2eqa feller
that belongs to d one of the
Second Virginia Families 1h
"You want 10 quarrel with
me, sir said the Nirginian.i
sosN o. strangeBnoti ian atom"
answered. the SuckerJ "but"I
never osawOneof the Second
Families, andIIdegiye
to get aIsightat one of 'em! /
knowiyou are one of the First,
cadse ybuslook like John Ran
dolph.p sIoiaig si baa ,tdgt9a ri 1
This molli6ad the Virginian
1.-the hint Of a resemblance to
the statesman, was tlattering
to his feelings, and he accord,
ingly acknowledged the rela-
tionship with. the orator. O'' ~
''"HG, you know, descended
from the Ihjin ID gal, Pocahon-
tas." -
Ii "You are right, sir" answer
ed the Virginian. 30 '.'
"WeIl, Stranger said tho
Sucker, "do you know thar is
another queer thing ollus puz-
zles ihe2I never see a Virgin
ian that didn't claim to be
either descended from an Injin,
John Randolph, or a niger"
we need not add that the
Sucker rolled off his chair
suddenly! They were separa-
ted until the Sucker go5 off at
a landing near his home. AS
he stepped ashore, he caught
sight of the V.irginian on the
upper deck, and hailed him at
once with: .9lzissa a,no.g
nt"I say, old dVirginny, remem-
berAtwo fatlshotes fer the first
feller you find belonging to a
SecondnN nNirginny Familyt' FL
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

AN exchange paper has the
following: TslSiv,A
at is. said that there are
more editors unmarried than
any other class of professional
men. For. the reason welsupt
pose,lthat tho majority of them
are, men of fine sentiment, and
do not wish to starve any.
body's sister" 'iod 81 ~ 9hisH
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

ON Monday last a dispatch
was received by the authori,.
ties of this city which stated
thai Alexander Rogers had
been arrested at Levenworth,
Kansas. Rogers, it will be re-
nembered, is the man charged
with the murder of his mis-
tress,e Rosa Duncan, about two
years since, and who succeeded
in making his sescape.-[Scioto
Gazette. ,.,, t
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

= School BOOKS, paper and copy
books, pens and pencils, era
,4sers note paper envelopes,
miscellaneous books, tuning
forks, etc. For sale at Sissons
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Notice to Teachers.

THE BOARD of School Examiners for Vim
i ton County will meet at the Union School
House, in Macarthur, on the LIST and 3rd satur-
day OF March, Apnl, May, September, October,
and November; and the lst Saturday IN Ianu-
ory, February, June. July, August, and De-
cember, in each ear. Examinations toseOm-
mence at ten O'Clock, A. NJ Satisfactory iey-
dence of good moral character will be required
IN all cases. fee Of 81 cents IS required lby
law from each applicant. 300 "
.I M. r. BARNES, Chin, Board Of
CIV. SH0CKEf, Clerk School
..s j. HUM EyamineTs.
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"at1S wmtsb but 1.-THE here below

Nor wants that little long,
81 The few little articles that
are needed can be bought at
Strong's Drug and Book Store,
dover than Of any ot6erhouse
in Vinton, or any other coun-
ty.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

There are no remedies % well and iAvorably
knownAs -Household Remedies" as Or. Ro-
backs Blood Purifier. Stomach Bltters
Blood Pills, and no hmily should be without
them. i
.lEEHHr1s'aIl' For sale fYa ffiYsaiir''n'ssa .., - % ..c
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18
aCOSTAR'S" n.
tasil: las, Jew Ni' maH
B EAUTIFIER f!
ID 9IC z SGi Hi -. &c Sea ....
THE ID a..I ...

Bitter Sweet and Orange Blossoms.
d1-r.T ~ sN. I s...
One Bottle, 81 .Oo-Three for $500. .g..
"Costar's" Rat, Roach, &c. Extermi-
nators.
"Costar's"Bed Bug Exterminators.
"0ostar's" tonly pure) Insect Powder.
"only lnfallible Remedies known"
tlS years established ia. New York" '.il'
1900 Boxes and Flasks manufactured daily.
IAN Druggists in HcARTEuR r sell them"
"ii Beware ofspurous imitatlons.,'
Address f '1-. ..ar ''.
HENRY r. CosTAR, 10 Crosby
st, N. Y. .....-...-...
Or JoHS F. HESRY Successor tO) -
DEMAs BARNES 4 Co., 81 Park
Row, N. Y. .r,..
Sold b, G. W: SIsson and J. S. Strong, Nc.
Arthur, Ohio, and druggists generally.
nor 10 ....
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Dlscases OF Ihe Siin .

Old Sores, EruPtions, OutaneOus Diseases OF
Diseases SftheaSkin, all readily to
rke UcudeHul fnhoeoee ofDK Robaek,s Blood
puntSer stomach BitteFs and Blood Pills.
u For saleat sissoa's. - aa f.'- fH4-" Z
: 49, r . 20 .-s -sis ,s---i o. l.s.a.g ID
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18
James Carter'S Esfate.

NOTICE IL here given tfst Fredetick W.
lNHaynes adminlstTator Of the estate rof
James Carter, deceased ha -tiie q his accounts
for inspection and hnaI settlement, aud will he
ivr hearing ou TIE "a d,y'of March. A. p .lSeo.
= esusE.t,H hs St-a ~
fedtisesSa fLCtaie jntge'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18
Painting and TRIMMING

Of all kinds executed in the neatest and most
artistic style.
REPAIRING Of oil kinds in my line viii be
promptly and neatly done.-
"a Work done ut This esiallishmcutls IL war;
ranted to he substantial, put up solid and exe-
euted in the most workmanhke manner, not
to he excelled IN any respect BY any other es-
tablishmentrn the country. = y
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HOUsEKEEPTRsi
HOUsEEEEPERs
Men-WOmen-and Children !
Men-Women-and Children !
.costar's' suokthIoor-nrl saIye

I.t. .a ,FNE 'lNa.A t.f fa. ."i
Is the most extraordinary sALvE ever known.
Its power ofsoothing and Healing for all Cuts,
Burns, BruiSes, Sores, Ulcers, Chapped Hands
and Skin, for Sore Nipples, for Piles, &c lis
wlthouta parallel. One person says Of it, Il
would not be without Box in my Mouse, If it
cost IS 90, or had to travel all the way to Now
York for it."-[N. .Y.Eyening News, Sept. 81
All druggists in MCARTHUR sell II. u
Or address "co6TAR," No. 10 Crosby ST., NY
.lIA tfsg4 ....f g.. "''
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Notice of settlement.

ON thlss25tt day. Of February, A. h. 1869,
OCornelths Harms and Jonas Haif6d, ads
mnistraiots Of the estate Of Cornelius V.
Ksrns, have lled their accou nts for INSPECTION
and final settlement, and irh Leio rheaiine on
ihe 2Tth day Of tipcii, ID. 1863.
- JOSEPH EALEE.
NiOnl.e gadse.
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Where the general business OF the Coifipahy
Is transacted, and to which all general core
spondence should be addressed. s,ga.,ni
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WhsoN's Readers and Spell.
=, lerS at Strong's. -.....,-..
Sl-Mltchell's Geography, at
sStrong's.
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ssaisAI4. persons knowing them
selves indebtedfoG. W. Sisson
will please call and settle i'm.
mediately.
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Mss RosE CRAIG, Of this city
who for some weeks past has
been beer an jipFnaa innate Of ,aalhNo'urNsfe. 9 house of
illll-fiame Il Ann in Parkerburg, killed
a man, in that place, last Friday
night night 1t see seems ST that the man man
insisted upon going into the
house, and Rose threatened to
kill him iflhe did So He went
inaheealeSs OF her threat, when
she attaekedehim with a razor,
cutting ehis throat from ear.to
ear5 and killing 'him1talmostlin
SANITY. The egyptian iwas'ar.
rested .examnedibai6fe amag-
istrate, d,and lboahdi inoesrn in
$3OOObailaM Marietta Tmese"
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OEEICEIfS.

CLARENCE n. CLARK, President
JAY COOKE, Chairman Finance and Exsru-
tive Committee.
HENRYD. COoRE, Wee President. '1iut
EMERSON W. PEET, Secretary and Aein
airy. -.., ,-.,s,,.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

=, -, . 1nE RECORD is the onlyPaper
- printed, IN Nhton county
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

.-s',' ALL kinds OF Justices blanks
for sale at Streng's Drug and
!, Boek Store.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

IGORDON'S SHORT VOLUNTA-
oRIEs, for the Organ. 80; Bellak's New
sons New Modern School for Piano Forte
$3.50. bend foreatalogue ofNew Music Books.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

, ERNKspAY, MAG, IS, 1863.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

pRINCE & CO.'S AUTOMATIC
i, ORGANS, and MEL0DEONS.9 . Twenty
eight diferent styles with new improvements;
5000 nS Y tssS sS eoasdsssd snds tho best p the
two years in.iallmenis, or for reht Second
hand instruments cheap. send for Circular.
,S.l. GORDON, 6oleA (
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TIIE SABBATHPRAISE BY J, W.
ASUFFERN. A new collection OF Sacred
Music fer Choirs and Singing Schools, con.
taining the Normal Method, and about loo
pages Of Secular Music for Schools; with a
choice collection Of Tunes, Anthems and
Chah,s. Price, sl.3S each, OF Si2 per Dozen
On receipt Of IS cents, a sample copy will be
sent by mail for examination .'
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-03-18

N13D JuJyltN lInF4 -o1ty. A9hJA ~
III TBIEYX YXgth have Yeea j5nIt in WiEsecfOFnsin W.EecfOFnphi1
what are are called .ahard times e
parties Tie invitations are
written on brown papers and
request the guests 70 dress in
theipold clothes. Bean ssoup,
ctaskers,.o and died yherrings
q,oiaasd5ah ds ,afsiS ssfl&Rs3Btgg Rs3Btsg
Yihssc sscanf RDE5ls RD5s ktea:gy a:yaaEnHdl ard water
to wash them down. The
guest walk ehome.oJ y huW
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THE SILVER BELL BY C. BUT
4 LER. One of ihe best. and. most popular
collections ever issued! for schools; 25 900
already sold. Price, 81 cents, OF. 50 per Dozen
THE SILVER CHIME AND THE
ACANTARA UFTHE CHRlSTIAN N GRACES,
for Sabbath Schools, by Geo. y. Root. Send
rs cents for sample copy. & ui9Nl ot.-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-05
ESTABLISHED 1910.

the plaintiff. The case was brought
here for review, and the court now
held (Mr. Justice Swayne delivering
the opiniOn) that the declarations Of
the deceased, made at the time of the
accident, were admissible as evidence
to show the fact of the fall and the in
iuries occasiOned by it. The rule OF
evidence in snch cases is reviewed at
great length in the opinion, and the
Judgment of the court below IS
affirmed. Mr.. Justice Clifford read a
dissenting opinion, which was con-
Cured in by Justice Nelson.
No. 2O7. The ChicOpee Bank, Plain
tiff in Error, VS.. The Seventh National
Bank of Philadelphia-ErrOr to the
Circuit Court for the District of Mas
sachusetts.-The Philadelphia bank
sent a draft to the ChicOpee Bank in
Massachusetts for collection, which
was lost in the latter bank and was
not presented for payment. The ac-
ceptors proving worthless and the
drawer and endOrser being discharged
in consequence Of the want of demand
and protest or other notice, this suit
was brought and resulted in favor OF
the plaintiff. The defendant brought
the case, insisting that nothing was
done or omitted by their bank which
caused or contributed to the default OF
the acceptors; and that the bill hav-
ing been in the bank during the day
Of payment and no call having been
made at the bank or provisions for
payment made by the acceptor, the
prior parties having notice, they can
not afterwards depend on the mere
ground that the officer of the bank
did not, in fact, know that the bill
was in the bank on that day. Mr.
/ Justice Nelson now delivered the
opinion Of the Court, affirming the
/ Judgment below, holding that the
prior parties were discharged by the
negligence Of the ChicOpee Bank, and
that the bank became liable for the
amount.
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ALTERATION.

The following smart piece Of alliter-
alton is the prospectus of proposed
publication in London, to be called
the Period. The announcement is
headed " A Peck of Peas" "a Pun
gent, Pictorial Pubiication-will Pol
ish Popular Politicians Politely; Pum-
mel PretentiOus Parliamentary Parti-
sans; Punish Pestilent Persons Preach
ing Pattern Progress Principles; Pro
scribe PreppsteTOus Prerogatives and
Prevalent Prejudices; PillOry Puffed-
up Pretenders; Properly Protect
Painstaking, Persevering People; Pep
per Pecuniary REGULATORS and Petit
logging Practitioners; POOh-POOh
P0mpous, Presuming, Purse-Proud
ParVenues; Paralyze Pestilept Pol
trOOns, PeeYiSh Prudes, Presumptu-
tuous Puppies, Peccant Prodi7
gals, Prosy Praters, PrecociOus
Prattlers, Prurient Profiigates, Pam
pered Parasites, Petty PertuFhators
and Parsimonious Parochials; Put
down Paltry, Prolix Publications; /;
Promptly Praise Pithy Productions;
Pertinaciously Promulgate Practical
Precepts; Punctually Patronize Play
h0usesJ Pitiiessly Pulling Foiptless
Performances and Pilfering Play
wrights to Pieces; Pertinently Pro-
pound BerpleXing HaradOEes; Pub
lish Peculiarly Piquant Pictures, POr-
traying PrineelY Palaces, Picturesque
Pagea1ts, Powerful EOtentates and
Popular Pets; Print Periodically in
its PerspicuOus Pages Pleasing Prose,
Priceless Poems, Playful Piiiis, Popu-
lar Parodies and Political Pasquinades
Products of isen and tsencii.''
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WASHINGTON.
News, Gossip and Small-Talk Of
the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, December 4.-The
Supreme Court of the United States
met to-day but transacted no business,
and adjourned till Monday, when the
December term will begin.
A memorial, signed by many prom
inent citizens of the District, will be
presented 10 Congress on Monday,
asking for the passage Of Dill fOr q
charter of Incorporation for a Joint
stock company, to be designated ''The
Industrial Exhibition Company"
which will emb0dy such privileges
and assistance as they think they
may Justly ask Congress to accord to
an enterprise assigned for the common
benefit Of the community.
A man from the West named Ree-
Wis, who was prominently active
among the members during the last
session, has returned mere to revive
the agitation on the subject Of the re-
moval of the capital.
There is no doubt bat what there
viii be a quorum Of members iG each
branch OF Congress on Monday.
Prominent Nirginians now mere say
they are satisfied that the President
will, in his message, recommend the
immediate admission of the State.
Senator BrownlOw and family ar
rived here this morning. His health
is better than last winter.
Fractional currency issued for the
week, S558,500; shipments, $24, ,29l ;
amount destroyed, s446, 300.
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Mute hOarners.

American readers viii be surprised
to learn that mute mourners were
hired to attend Mr.. PeabOdy's fune-
raj in Westminster Abbey. The cor
respondent of the New York Tribune
thus describes their ludicrous appear
ance on that occasion: 'Old things
die hard in England, yet they die.
The other day when the Queen en-
tered London to open the vladuct,
the crowd 50 chafied the liveried foot
men that the latter presently gave
signs that under their plush and pow
der they actually had some of the SEN
sibilities OF men. On Lord Mayor s
day the most antique features of the
show were all left out. But here al
Mr.. PeabOdy's funeral-though it was
by far the simplest L ever saw in the
Abbey-there was preserved the
mutes, and the wretched individual
who is employed by the undertaken tC
bear on his head the black board with
huge black plumes, exactly as Italian
sellers of plaster casts convey theil
goods. When this person came with
/ his load of funereal feathers nearly
everybody smiled; some of the young
1 were even surprised into laugh, anC
when the insignia of magnificen
mourning excites the risibles, one
would say it is about time for them t
/ disappear,
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Return of Laurence 6iiphant to
Europe.

Enlish papers state that Mr.. Laur-
ence Oliphant, who had for some
time past been dwelling in seclusion
with a socialist sect of some kind in
the vicinity of Buffalo, has returned
to England, and is shout to publish q
book entitled Piccadilly." Much
surprise was expressed in home cir
cles at the retirement of Mr.. Olphant
from society and literary pursuits.
During the GOvernOrship Of the late
Lord Elgin he held the position Of
Civil Secretary Of Canada, position
in which he eVinced considerable
ability, and was decidedly popular.
Subsequently he filled q diplomatic
position in the mission to Japan, his
experiences Of which country he after
wards embodied in a volume. While
there he met with an adventure that
nearly cost him his life. a murder
Gus attack was made upon the resi-
dence Of the British embassy by q
party Of natives. Oliphant fought
bravely, shooting down several Of MS
assailants, and succeeded in making
/ his escape, although not bessTe he had
received some severe wounds. The
title of his new book, "Piecadilly,' y
seems to argue that he has once more
launched his bark upon the vortex Ol
society.