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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-09

a one THOUSAND MILES OF THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD are now completed. As 500 miles of tho
western portion of the line beginning at Sacramento
are also DONE but 267 miles remain to be finished to
open the grand through line to the Pacific. This
opening will certainly take place early this season.
Besides donation from the Government Of 1850
acres of land per mile, the Company is entitled toa
subsidy in United States bonds on its line as COM
pleted and accepted. at the average rate OF about
s2G 500 per mile, according 10 the difficulties encoun-
tered for which the Government takes a second lien
as security. Whether subsidies given 10 any other
companies or not. the Government will comply with
all its contracts with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. Nearly the whole amount of bonds 70
which the Company will DO entitled have already
been delivered. BY its charter the Company is per-
mtted to issue its own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS to
the same amount as the Government bonds, and 40
more. These bonds first mortgage upon the en-
tire road and all its equipments.
They have thirty years to run ut six per cent and
both principal aud interest are PAYABLE ~ GOLD.
Such securities are generally valuable in proportion
TO the length of time they have TO The longest
SIX per cent gold interest bonds of the United STAKES
(the Sls will be due in twelve years and they ara
worth ll2 If they had thirty years to run they
would stand at not less than l25. Aperfoc;ly safs
First Mortgage Bond like the Union Pacific should
approach this rate. Tho demand for European IL
vesment is already considerable. and en- The compile
ton of the work will doubtless carry tho price 10 u
large premium.
1t needs no argument to shOwt that FiwyMcrigage
of sc, 800 per milo upon what for long time must 10
the only railroad connecting the Atlantic and taciAj
States is perfectly secure. The entire amounto. no
mortgage will be about $SoCC0Oco and 'iie lneies'
81. 10000 per annum in gold. The present currency
cost Of this interest is less than Sj,40 per ah"-
while the gross earnings for the year 1873 non w
business only, on an average of less tEan go 'I,.
of road in operation, were mora than FIVE s'IL''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-09
THE MARKETS.

NETWORK CATTLE MARKET.
RFCBIP1s.
FOR THE WEEK EsDISG MONDAY. Feb @, 1879.
B-ryrS Cows Veal. Sheen AID lambs hspe Ist';;
500 6l $40 2sW5 s.t9 ''9'
These were sold at the following marGet-plncct:
aaf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-09
The following were the bids for Bank stocks:
the following for Railroad bonds:

AuU INC IOHUWIIR HNIIIUuU UUTVs'
seyYork Central g. 81 lTol Wabash "a Mort , G]l
EeW.York Central oL Wabash Equip Bonds II.
Eexyork sutsrrpn lot Western "a Mort lB 73l
Ri, IA 81 Mort Ind 1883 80. " Galena Chicago EItended %
Rye n, bth Mart Ind l6l Chicago Island LIST Mort 1901
Harlem lst Moeage G2l Chicago Rock Island Pahc %
Al Ia Central ~ M....Oll
Chic Bnr O. o. G. lat NJ III Morris EeI LIT Mortgage. 9i
Mich 4 N 4 "a Pc. 6 Morn, EseI "a Mofgnge ta
mn Cep,r, p.r et sIOl5 PITTS ft Wsynr Chic lst NJ 0l
Anon a n n It Mort - gll Pitts " Wavne Chic ~ NJ 80
Alon A r n "a Mort Pref III lCeveltnd Pittsburgh "a h %
CHE Western s. Fund. 80 cleveland Pittsburgh 4h Me-
Chic Western Int Bd,.. W Chicago Alton ineonr'''''
CoD,od.ed n r. convertible ~ IOho M. lt hohgagr.t ~
Cnsoda.d7 lat MTG. 80 Peninsula H. Bonds ~
Han st 10 and MI 81 Paul l Mort, Rs 2!
Han ST. Jo I'D CT CONT. O NIL ~ Paul 10y ~ Jlo ~
Toledo Wabash lat NJ. W NIL ADD H. Panl h hof'' VIZ
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19
New Method Of Bookkeeping.

Some time since, barber was brought
before the police court at Paris, charged
with having customers in his house after
midnight. The examination was thus re-
ported.
Barber-It Is the fault Of this person,
Merlon, who is in the court, as he has not
time to be shaving until late at night,
The President-You ought not, at all
events, 10 disturb the peace; there were
cries issuing from your house, as if you
had been committing murder.
Merlon-He was shaving; that's almost
the same thing. Laughter
The President-Was 1t you, then, Mer-
lon, who was crying out as if you were
being hsyedi
Merlon-Yes, in fact he was iaying me
Ia general laughl he was cutting me hor-
ribly.
Barber--It is very true, but made a
mistake.
Merlon-Did you mean to cut mel
Barber-I did not say that-[prolonged
laughter1-I certainly did not mean to cut
him so deep. Loud and continued laugh
ter.
The President Did you then cut him
on purposeH
BArber.-Indeed l did, in the spirit ol
my order. You understand, one does moi
like to be below his business.
The President and Merlon together
Aud why?
Barber.-The whole affair is this: Mr.
Merlon is not to be trusted, as he does no
pay the ready money. He used to cheal
me in the number of shaYes for which ht
owed me; when he had twelve, he used t
say that he had only six, so that lost boil
my razor, my soap, and my time. At las
| devised method of keeping reckon
ing not to be disputed.
The President-How was thatH
Barber.-Every time | shave him,
make notch in his cheek genera
laughter when we count up, look at hi
cbeek-So many notches, SO many shave
[renewed laughterl; but the other day tn
razor turned in my hand--I made tn
figure too large and it was this that mad
him cry out and disturb the neighbOl
hood
Amidst general laughter, the barbe
was CONDEMNED to pay the full penalty
and the President advised him to renounC
in future his new system of keeping al
COuntso
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1862

sound in the long room but the pattering
of the rain upon the roof, and the heavy
breathing of the sleepers.
1t was nearly morning when awoke
from troubled dream. The storm had
passed, the stars were shining, and
through the shutterless window the full
moon, lifting itself over the solemn pines
without, looked into the room. Ittouched
the lonely figure in the chair with an In
finite compassion, and seemed TO baptize
with . shining food the lowly head Of the
woman whose hair, as in the sweet old
story, bathed the feet of him she loved.
II even lent a kindly poetry to the rugged
outline of Yuba Bill, half reclining on his
elbow between them and his passengers,
with saVagely.patient eyes keeping watch
and ward. And then | fell asleep, and
only woke at broad day, with Yuba Bill
standing over me, and Gan aboard" ring
ing In my ears.
Coffee was waiting for us on the table,
but Miggles was gone, We wandered
about the house and fingered long after
tho horses were harnessed, but she did not
return. 1t was evident that she wished to
avoid formal leave.taking, and had so
left us to depart as we had come. After
we had helped the ladies into the coach,
we returned to the house and solemnly
shook hands with the paralytic Jim, as
solemnly settling him back into position
Gtter each hand.shake. Then we looked
for the last time around the long, low
room, at the stool where Miggles had sat,
and slowly took our seats in the waiting
coach. The whip cracked, and we were
of!
But as we reached the high read Bills
deXterous hand laid the six horses back on
their launches, and the stage stopped with
q jerk. For there, ona little eminence be,
side the road, stood Miggles, her haiI
flying, her eyes sparkling, her white hand
kerohief waving, and her white teeth
flashing a last "good bye" We waved
our hats in return. And then Yuba Bill
as il fearful of further fascination, madly
lasbed his horses forward and we Sanb
back in our seats. We exchanged not 9
word until we reached the North Forh
and the stage drew up at the Independ
ence House. Then, the Judge leading, w
walked into the bar-room and took oul
glasses graVely at the bar. l...
care your glasses charged, gentle
menl" said the Judge, Solemnly taking Of
his white hat.
They were. '..
"Well, then, here's to KiggyoS, Cor
BLEss HERI"
Perhaps he had. Who knows?- Ooer
Jand Monthly, for June.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19
Marriage Brokerage in Paris.

SPENDTHRIFTs who have squandered
their fortunes, and need a dowry to re-
place them, can read in the Paris papers
an advertisement of a handsome, modest
and amiable young lady, with an income
Of $4,000 francs year. They hasten to
write, and two days after receive re.
sponse, and with hand trembling with
emotion they open this Gupid's missiVe,
which says such business cannot be done
by correspondence, and hegs them to call
at his "bureau," assuring them that theirs
being the first communication, they will
have the preference They imagine the
fortune already theirs The "bureau" is
generally situated in a very fine house.
A valet in livery introduces you into a
magnificent saloon, ornamented with ex-
quisite taste, from whose open doors you
perceive succession Of rich apartments.
Here Cupid reigns supreme. All the
paintings, statuettes and books are de voted
to this god. Two pretty children (hired,
without doubt, are playing in the room.
After being kept waiting short time, the
broker appears, and excuses himself, upon
the plea Of business, for making you wait
after which he rings, and with an insinu-
ating smile, begs to offer you glass oil
wine. When the same valet appears he
expresses his astonishment at seeing him
perform this service, and demands, with
an angry air, whore is Pierre, Antoine
Francois. He answers without hesitation
lone has gone to the bank, another ia
the opera to engage "loge for madame
and the third for the affair of the count
This deception is intended to make an
impression. The valet is the only servant
Of the establishment, and Is even the
father of the children in the saloon
This Is only the prologue-now the come
dy commences.
Monsieur, have had the honor Of ad
dressing YOU in answer to the advertise
ment When can / be presented to thi
lady9 You are without profession? Yel
she is honorable then9 Your antece
dentsa You shall be informed Of them
The conversation continues thus, in orde,
that the broker may form an idea Of thl
degree of intelligence Of his victim anl
what precautions to take to prevent com
promising himself / shall expect onll
flve per cent. upon the dowry. Very well
Payable when you receive it. Admirable
But before going further the broker de
rnands the fees 81 The bureau FOR ex
penses incurred In making inquiries, &c
n which vary according to the credulity Q
the visitor and the amount Of the doWry
He asks 400 francs, adding that with 10
more you win have the right Of choosin
for DIX months from all tho ladies In rn
BstalljRhlaent. Such q tempting o9e
could p0a DO Ieslised % lhe Rpplear
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gives the 500 francs-500 francs. In ex-
change for his money he receives receipt
upon stamped paper-with the terms of
the agreement-for which he must pay 10
francs extra-510 francs. E, ..
He waits with impatience the moment
of the first interview. At last the broker
presents him. The lady is escorted by her
aunt. They are mutually pleased, and
after short interchange Of compliments,
they leave the room. he wishes to escort
them to their carriage; this the broker
prevents, as they belong to the establish
meut being hired for five francs per day,
and the elegant dresses and articles of the
toilet necessary for their transformation,
(for they are blondes or brunettes, accord
ing to the taste of the dupe), are furnished
by the broker. He insinuates softly that
1t is good idea to invite them to "a break
fast at his house, for at table they can con.
verse freely, and after you will be invited
to visit them. For this breakfast of four
persons he askes sixty francs, which is
nothing, as he has the wines of which
he makes no account with friends-570
francs, AT breakfast the table is supplied
with large joints of cold meats and q
splendid turkey, of which the ladies re-
fuse to partake when they are offered the
slightest morsel, and for two reasons-frst,
that wife who eats little is an adYan.
tage; and secondly, that this same repast
will serve for other victims. Upon some
pretext the ladies leave the table, as they
recollect an engagement at their bankers,
etc. The broker softly informs him that
he must send to his native place to make
inquiries about him, and requests him to
call the next day and arrange this matter,
which he accordingly does, and there
meets accidentally the lady and her aunt.
A cerk is called who is to make the ne
cessary inquiries. This applicant must
pay the expenses of the journey, which
will amount to one hundred and forty
francs. He hesitates. The aunt very nat.
urally declares that she will pay one.half,
and to set the example draws out an ele.
CANT silk purse which she says is the work
of her nieCe-he admires it-she offers il
to him accepts, and as ii is nl cessal y
to strike while the iron is hot, the clerk
leaves immediately-7l0 francs. During
the clerks absence he visits the agency
but does not meet the ladies. The broker
reminds him Of the gift of the purse, and
wishing to make return, he gives bril-
liant of two hundred and fifty fra cs--96(
francs. The clerk (who has not left Paris
has been taken suddenly i'll on his jour
ney, which lasts four days, and costs eighty
francs-1,04O francs. Finally the appli
cant becomes impatient but the brokel
informs him, with an air of the deepes
grief, that he must consider himself verJ
fortunate-that his vigilance has savet
him from the great misfortune whicl
menaced him-that he has just Learned
that the father of the young girl is con
demned to the galleys for life-that she /
unworthy Of him. He leaves, congratu
lating himself upon his eScaDe. Tn
trick is played, leaving room for another
-BSSton Commercial Bulletin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19
A Trihe and It's Results.

A MAN from the country invested FIVE
cents in the purchase of an orange, and
preparatory to getting himself outside of
it threw the peel on the sidewalk. Soon
after young woman came along, slipped
upon the peel, and fell upon the walk,
breaking her leg, The young woman was
to have been married the next day, but
wasn't. The man who was to have mar.
ried her had come from st. Paul, Mime.
sofa, and was obliged to return on account
of business, to await the recovery of the
girl. On his way back he unfortunately
took train on the Erie railroad, which
ran off the track, and his shoulder blade
was broken, forcing him to stop at Dun
kirk for repairs. The Travellers Insur-
ance Company, in which he was insured,
had to pay $3.50 in weekly installments
before he recovered. On getting back to
St. Paul, he found that his forced absence
had upset business arrangement which
he had expected to complete, at a pecu-
mary loss to him of $1,000. Meantime
the injured girl suffered relapse, which
so enfeebled her health that her marriage
was delayed, which had bad effect upon
the young man, and he finally broke the
engagement and married widow in Min
nesota, with four small children. This SC
worked upon the mind of the girl thai
she is now in the insane hospital in Mid
dletown. Her father, outraged by the
conduct of the young man, brought sui
for breach of promise, and has just re
covered $4,000. The anxiety and ex
pense of the whole affair thus far hs'
been enormous, as anybody can see
Similar cases are likely to occur so lont
as people will persist in throwing orangI
| peel around loose Hartford Couraat,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19

RESOLUTION.

If you've any task to do,
LetmS whisper, friend, to You,
II you've any thing to say,
True and needed, yea or nay,
If you've any thing 10 lOve,
AS blessing from above,
II you've any thing to give,
That another's 10y may live,
II some hollow creed you doubt,
Though the whole world hoot and shout
Doubt 1t.
If you know what torch to light,
Guiding others through the night,
Light It,
Ifyou've any debt to pay,
Rest you neither night or day
Payit.
If you've any Joy to hold
Next your heart, lest it grow cold,
Hold 1t,
II you've any grief to meet,
At the loving Fathers feet,
Meet 1t.
II you're given light to see
What child OF God should be,
See 1t.
Whether life be bright or drear,
There's message sweet and clear
Whispered down to every ear
Hear It'll
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19

Nh. GRRELRE is said to be particular to
a degree about the spelling Of the proper
names in his copy" In a leader upon
the Chamber of Commerce, he had occa-
sion to use the name Of the well known
merchant, A. A. Low. He was Mortified
next morning at seeing it printed in the
Tribune A. I. Low. Rushing up to the
composing.room, he sung out to the ur.
bane foreman, "Tom, somebody Is to be
kicked Who set this up?" pointing to
the obnoxious paragraph. The compost
tor Of this special take presented him
self, manuscript in hand. THE man who
made this mistake is going to be kicked
sang the irate editor, snatohing the copy
and glancing his eye over what he no
doubt honestly intended for letters, and
reading A. L. Low, just as it was printed,
he added slowly, handing back the manu-
script; "Tom, please have somebody
come and kick me"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19

BAD CUSTOMER. I'VE don't sell spirits,
said alaw.eyading beer seller +" we viii give you
a glass and then, II you want a biscuit, well
sell Il TO you for three ha'pencem The good
creature was handed down, stin glass swal
lowed, and the landlord handed bis customer
bisoplt NWel, no, ] think not y said 100 eNas
tomel, You een 'en too dear tAu gct l0ts 81
'em Afa % tixt0l 2 penny anINhsEs ollsIN
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-06-19

POPULAR ERRoRs. That editors keep
public reading rooms. That they are de-
lighted to get anything to all up the paper
with. That they are always pleased to
have assistance in selecting copy for the
paper. That every mans own private act
Is 8 matter Of public interest" That It
doesn't make much difference whether
copy be written on both sides. That the
editors always return rejected manuscript.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-17
Ex-GoyrRyoR Cox. D. Cox, o.

Ex-GovERNoR Cox. d. Cox. ex-Gov-
ernor Of Ohio, our new Secretary Of the In
terror, saw. a New York paper, is the most
polished man in the Cabinet. He is not
one of your noisy. fussy politicians but a
quiet appearing and earnest thinking gentle
mana man of culture, with broad grasp
OF mind, of quick perceptiveness able and
courteous, in short. a representative Of what
we regard the model school of statesman.
A chaste scholar. an eloquent pisadar at the
bar, a gallant soldier and experienced in the
refined strata of poiitics. re is man that
tie intelligent people of the country should
delight to honor. In appointing him To a
place in his Cabinet, General Grant has
shown that he knows how to justly weigh the
character of a gentleman
Everybody makes his own estimate
Of men aud things. From some little
personal knowledge of General Cox we
rectsble talents, model habits and
streak Of good luck that never misses
FIRE. He was once preacher, after
wards lawyer of about Cornelias
Coles calibre, then a General of very
moderate abilities and then q half con
servative Governor of Ohio. He lie
one of the sort of men who will never
do anything absolutely wicked, will
work hard, in somewhat narrow
groove and will never cause the Pote
mae to be consumed by Gre Of his own
setting. We conceive him to be about
the n st ordinary selection that Grant
has yet made.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-17
LoNGsTREEr AND HAHILToS.-A Wash

LoNGsTREEr AND HAMILToS.-A Wash
ington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
says:
James Longstrest. it is alleged, i. to be
transferred from Surveyor of the Port of
New Orleans to Minister to Mexico. The
radicals and the rebels of New Orleans hate
Loncstreet the good citizens admire him,
and hank Grant for assisting him. Beau
regard was mean enough TO have Longstreet
expelled from the Presidency of an express
company. Hood, with less brains. was
equally mean. They would not speak to
the General upon the street, nor permit
their families to infervisit with bis talked
to Jack Hamilton to-day. the old colleague
Of Sam Houston. He and his brother, Nor
gan Hamilton, lead rival parties in the
State of Texas, and they scarcely speak to
each ether. Morgan is furious radical. in
favor of dividing the State and expatriating
all rebels. Jack 10 the author of the new
State Constitution giving the suffrage to all.
and he will be elected Governor mex. Sum
ner by four fiiths Of the whole vote in the
State. He is tall, powerful man, With deep
big features, and the solid pose of prize
fighter. From being hunted Uni,nist to
returning terrible breather Of slaughter.
Hamilton has sohened TO a mild hammered
pdtIu1 VI anu ne Is al the uedu OF
the Conservative Republican party. Texas
is in better condition than any Southern
State. She has a direct line Of steamers
from Galveston to Liverpool, carrying the
mails in twenty-five days, and the majority
Of the rebel soldisry have accepted the en-
tire reconstruction platform. Hamilton has
ceased to get on spreees and " shindeys," az
he used to. and, with Longstreet, he will
make a practical reconstructioniss, worth |
fifty importations. He is endorsed here by |
Henry Wilson, Trumhull and others.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-17
CHARLES f. DEL0NG APPOINTED
MINISTER TO JAPAN. \

On Tburstay night. lat too late an
hour for an encouragement in yester.
dave APpsAL. Hon C E. DrLong
showed us dispatch from Senator
Stewart informing him Of his sppoins-
nent as Minister to Japan. We are
glad to believe that ihis appointment
will De speedily confirmed, by the Srs
ate and thu, il will be accepted by Mr..
DeLong. 1t is almost needless for us
to say that We believe this high honor
to be most worthily. bestowed for no
man on the Pacific Coast bias made
more personal sacrifices. none worked
harder for the success Of Precedent
Grant than the gentleman upon whom
ii falls. Charley DeLone is essentially
Pacific Coast man-self made ard
self identified with the peculiar inter-
esrs and politics of iii. section of the
Republic. The japanese mission 10
one which should be filed by one Of
our people for nowhere are the mat
t.rs and things which are involved in
the trade and commerce of the Pacific
so thoroughly understood "a among the
pioneers of California and Nevada. A
man Of many resources, self reliant
and of remarkably brilliant parts-one
of the bright nrn of his time and
indeed-Mr DeLong will
GO to Japan, (now one of the most i'm
portant of our foreign missious) pre-
pared 20 pursue ench course as will |
reflect eredi, to himself and honor to
the Republic whose representative he
is. Nothing more highly gratifying to
the Republicans of Nevada could have
been done through the efforts of Sena-
Tor Stewart aid the action OF the Pres
dent than this appointment.