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the menagerie arrived with whip, and fixing
her eyes steadfastly on the animal, peremptorily
ordered him to lie down. Immediately leaving
the repast IL had just commenced, II Obeyed, and
was soon replaced by her in another cage. The
opposite bank, and has not since been heard of.
Hunting parties had been organized in pursuit
of Il
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Am InInensc StOne.

Speciol DeSpatch 70 TIE EpehHg Telegraph.
RICHMOND, April 23.-A very successful blast
was made last evening at the Richmond Granite
Quarry, near this city, now owned and worked
by company in Philadelphia. One entire block
of fine granite, ninety-fve feet long, thirty-eight
feet wide, and thirty-one feet thick, was sepa-
rated from the solid mass of the quarry. The
piece measures about $4,000 cubic feet, or
about ten thousand tons. This is the most re-
markable blast on record.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Fbr additional Marine Nesos see inside
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. 49,. \

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. APRIL 23,
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
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BsEqne foa5sl S12sls IIs s2s Hss Aod
g:$ss gEs $S$;i SIs Ssfss Smith, Ky sS.ss %s $s
ssSr sarah tSSis1, Psssssssoq Psss Rs;hmoud, 90
sSr hsTay rPSS Rom@s M
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scRr sSR ss Beading ss.F E NJ "a Sy do
SSRr @ ROBIN HOOD. ADAMS, MSstis. John Romrae yr
ssRr lizzie fra%Sss Green GTssnport ss1s snuioson
$sRr $cRr %B gnY %6n ssnSss ssis% de- de-
SGe Barge Sfan Bine Bird MeGTodes &udson do
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Ss Ssaey % MSniST sard d39ne hours from New YOrA with
Steamer r. Willing Cundi ls hours from Baltimore,
Brig uEGST Tufts ia days from sagua, with mOlSsses
schr Robin Hood, Adams, from New Haven
oSrresponasees qf en-, f.s,qssioaia Exchange.
st. Sr fhSaipSs &SBs SSy e GSf SS &
water this afternoon Pilot boat Moses IL Snno reports
@ e$sHrsi ss
ieS% or PS @ and
dIHd The iSoysing vessels this
Sss:
Pilot boat Henry Cope landed this place this after
noon the captain and of schr Norwalk from New
York, bound SOUTH in ballast which is Brandywne
Shoals full OF water JOSEPH LAFETRA.
MEMORANDA
steamship Roman, Baker, hence, at Boston yestesday
o., yesterday. ' - =
schr Jos Hay, Hathaway hence at Warehan 10Th inst
New York yesterday ~ :"
Schr Foam johnson for Philadanhfa sailad f.o NJ,
wich 18th inst -' 'SN '''A 's0i
sShr Q seribner Doane for Philadelphia cleared a,
SShTs msnP5sS NIB Cox and D. Talbot Packard hence
SShs GISoadsss Kelly for Philadelphia sailed from Paw
sshrs Mary q Rar, MsOg. and B Shaw. Shaw, bopee,
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rest and the receipts from Europe have tnauecd
holders OF goldto sell I'm anticipation OF lower prizes
In the morning the market was strong at 134H 70
the news that Government proposed TO sell gold"
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FIRST EDITION
q u B A.

Dulee's Announcement that the Re-
belli0n els Done FOr''-His
Latest Predictions -Ces-
pedes' Capture De
MED - Ameri-
cans in Ha-
vana,
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Mr.. Henry McKenny, aged ninety years, his
children, are still living together in Paris, Me.
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OrrIcE OF THE EVENING TELEeRAPB,eo
Friday, April 20, 1859.

We have to record o very easy condition OF
our local money market to-day, with good
prospect of still further ease. The most impor-
tant feature to-day is the announcement that the
Comptroller of the Currency has made his ex-
pected demand the banks for a statement OF
their condition at the close of business on Satur-
day, the 18th instant. The statement will doubt
less be satisfactory, as the banks had begun 10
contract several weeks previous to that period,
and they must have been in q tolerably com
Portable condition by that day. II will be q
source of relief to them, aud add in future to
their powers of expansion. They we're free
lenders to-day on acceptable securities, and dis
counted occasionally for favored customers.
The rates for call loans ranged between and
per cent, according to security offered. Prime
mercantile bills were readily discounted at SOLO
per cent, according to grade.
United States securities opened and continued
firm up to 12 NJ. t,-day. Gold is weak Pre-
MUM at the opening board, 1335S at 10 NJ,
1885.
There was moderate degree OF activity in
the Stock Market but prices were weak
Nothing was done in State loans. In City loans
there was more activity, and the new certificates
sold at 10l Il. The Lehigh gold loan steady,
selling at "a Government bonds declined u
to a per cent
Reading Railroad was rather weak, closing at
41'69 a slight decline. Pennsylvania Railroad
changed 1gE hands at 59Y{ Lehigh Valley Railroad
bid for Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, aud 34M
for Catawssa Railroad preferred.
Canal stocks were without improvement.
Morris preferred sold at 66. 18 was bid for
Schuyll<ill Navigation preferred and 35 for
Lehigh Navigation.
In Coal shares there were sales of Big Noun.
tain at so.
Niagara Oil stock was taken at 2L; and
Ocean at u.
Bank shares we're steady, with sales of Manu-
facturers' at 81.
Passenger Railway stocks were dull. As was
bid for Second and Third; 1715 for Thirteenth
IA. f,ar
1875 for Hestonville.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
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THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
BD Atlantic CdbLe,
This MornInR,s Quotations.

This Mornings Quotations.
LONDON, April ga h.-Consols for money, 93 = (;
and for account, 994. U. s. Fiye-twenties quiet
and steady, at sOA Stocks steady Erie 229+ I'LL
nois Central, 9sA.
LIVERPOOL, April 23-A. M.-Cotton hrmer, but
not higher mddling-uplands, 12d mddling Orleans,
12d. The sales to-day estimated at 5000 bales.
Sales OF the week 900 bales OF which 5000 for
export and 1000 for speculation Stock $685. 600 bales
of which 167, 900 bales are American
No. red Western wheat, SO. 4dGss. sd. Corn,
2Is. Sd. for new.
This AlternOOn's Quotations.
LONDON, April PIP. M.-Stocks steady Illinois
Central, 9SA; Atlantic and Great Western, 25.
LIVERPOOL, April 23-P. A.-Manchester adVces
are less favorable for yarns and fabrics whish
duness here. The stock of cotton ahoat, bound
to this port 45 900 bales, OF which 1853 900 bales
American. Breadstufis are declining Corn 27s. for
new Peas, 3ss sd. for Canadian Corn, 1919. Beef,
91s.
HAyRE April 2a.-Low middling cotton udoat,
14lHf
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CLEARED THIS MORNING

STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE
Z A. M. M.....,.... .6sl IL A. M..........osI9P "a
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Reported by DE Haven Bro, No: 20 5. Third stree

Messrs. JAY COOKE & Co quote Government secu-
rites, ETC., as foliows:-US 6s, 81, 1174@11TH b2os
1865, 11ss@1ls4 do, July, 1865, 115@iibx; do,
1867, llb@ll5A do, 1858. 114H@116h; fo-4Os,
Messrs. DE HAVEN Il BROTHER, No. 40 8. Third
street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations;
u s. IS OF 1881, 117409111h; do 1862, f20s<Ca12
do. 1864 1161s 1s@116h do. 1866, 1sS@11SA; do. 1896
nsw 15@llSS do iss1 new eil4tSiio DO
30 S Year per cent T 49, 10 Dae CONN T.
Notes, 19a4: Gold, 1544C9184X Silver, 126912s.
Messrs WILLIAM LA PAINTER 4 Co, No. 50 g. Third
1881, 1115@117% -2Os Of 1882 10oX@19Os; do. 1864
116@1l6A; do. 1866, 11e@11s4; do. July, 1860,
114z@115; do. July, 1851, 1f4M@116; do. July,
1868, 114zS@1I6; 6s, 1910, 1O6X@1O6H.
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ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

mdse w. NJ. Baird 4 Co
Steamer r Willing, Cundih 1s hours from Baltimore
with mdse TO A. Groves, Jr
Brig Union Tufts Ia days from sagua, with molSsses
schr Robin Hood, Adams from New Haven,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24
BELLOWS FALLS, VT, FRIDAY,

points which have escaped Hibernian
observation. He can set table and cut
bread with deft nicely that has been
supposed peculiar to female hands alone.
We have insisted SO far on hardness
IN men. As general thing, there is
more of this property in women than in
men. but there is very great want of cul-
tivation Of this faculty among women.
The ordinary class Of servants whom
we receive into our houses are unhandy
to that degree that amounts to fine art.
They are really ingenious in finding un-
expected wrong ways of doing a thing.
Placed as we have described, in houses
full of delicate and critical contrivances
which require only thoughtfulness and
nice handling to keep them in good
working order, they are, some eff them,
quite remarkable in their capacity for
getting things out of order.
But in the same manner that it is de-
slrable that man should understand and
be able to occasionally do the work of
woman, and as he can do it without be-
coming unmanly, so woman can learn to
understand and to do many things which
pertain to the work of men, without be-
coming unwomanly.
A woman who lives in the country, for
example, may sometimes be able to save
a life by knowing how to harness or
drive horse. 1t is, of course, not
proper feminine employment, but it is a
thing quite easily learned, and the
knowledge of which may come in play
in exigencies.
We think it would be an advantage
for women to learn to use the more ord-
nary tools of a carpenter the plane, the
gimlet, the screw, and the screwdriver-
in which case they might stop many of
the little domestic leaks we have indi-
Gated.
1t should be an object in educating
children of both sexes, to encourage
versatile handiness. If there is child
who is peculiarly unhandy, the parents
shodld stimulate that child to endeavor
to rectify this defect, to become skillful
and dexterous. Children should be en-
couraged and guided in any inclination
that they may have to construct and to
make and to mend. Mothers should
train boys, while they are little, to do
the work of women, by way of giving
versatility and dexterousness to the use
of their hands.
And we think girls might, with ad-
vantage, learn to do some of the work
of boys, with the view to strengthen their
hands. Each sex would be the better
for acquiring little something from the
other.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24
A Cat Infirmary.

Recently we heard of and read part
of the most singular will on record. The
maker of the will is represented to be a
shrewd, successful business man, who has
accumulated quite a large fortune.
He exhibits no other signs of insanity
than may be derived from the extreme
eccentricty of his will, although it is
probable the court will, in due course, be
called upon to determine the question
whether the testator was of sound and
disposing mind.
The will disinherits all the natural
heirs of the maker of it, and devises the
entire property in trust for the establish
ment of an Infrmary for cats. A most
elaborate architectural plan for the nee
essary buildings is attached to and made
part of the will. 1t provided areas for
that sweet amatory converse so dear to
the feline heart, and rat holes of the
m5st ravishing nature. to be kept we'll
stocked. The most ingenious contrivan-
ces are provided for the securing to the
rat chance of escape. so that the cats
may not lose the pleasure of the chase
by finding their prey come to easily.
High walls are to be built, with gently
sloping roofs, for the moonlight prone
made and other. nocturnal amusements of
the cats. The trustees are directed to Sc
lect the grounds for this novel Infrmary
in the most populous part of some Amer
lean city, and the devises are to be pro-
tected by a competent force of nurses
from the ravages of men and dogs. No
person of the male sex is ever to be ad-
mitted within the walls, and no female
who has children, or is under thirty
years of age. There are hundreds of
minute directions which we have no time
| to note.
One would suppose that in the forego-
ing provisions the testator had exhausted
all the eccentricities of one man, howev-
er unique his nature; but the last pro-
vision of the will seems more outrageous
ly bizarre than any that go before: Says
the deviser: al have all my life been
taught to believe that everything in and
about man was intended to be useful /;
and that it was mans duty. as lord of
animals, to protect all the lesser species,
even as God protects and watches over
him. For these two combined reasons
first, that my body even after death may
continue to be made useful and second
ly, that it may be made instrumental as
far as possible in furnishing substitute
for the protection of the bodies of my
dear friends, the cats, do hereby devise
and bequeath the intestines of my body
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

to be made into fiddle strings, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the purchase of an
ACCORDION, which shall be played in the
auditorium of the Cat Infrmary by one
of the regular nurses to be selected for
that purpose exclusively-the playing to
be kept up forever and ever without ces-
sation day or night, in order that the cat
may have the privilege of enjoying that
instrument which is the nearest approach
to their natural voice. Columbus Jour
nal.
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Surgeons Advice Gratis.

Nobody is more like an honest man
than thorough rogue.
When you see man with great
deal of religion displayed in his shop
window, you may depend upon it he
keeps very small stock of it within.
Do not choose your friend by his looks,
handsome shoes otter pinch the feet.
Don't be fond of compliments; re-
member, Thank you, pussy and thank
you, pussy" killed the cat.
Don't believe the man who talks most /;
for mewing cats are very seldom good
mousers.
By no means put yourself in another
persons power, if you put your thumb
between two grinders, they are very apt
to bite.
Drink nothing without seeing it sign
nothing without reading it, and make
sure that it means no more than it says.
Don't 60 to law unless you have moth
ing to lose; lawyers houses are built on
fools heads.
In any business, never wade into wa
ter where you cannot see the bottom.
Put no dependence upon the label of
Bag and count money after your own
kin.
See the sack open before you buy
what is in it, for he who trades in the
dark asks to be cheated.
Keep clear of the man who does not
value his own character.
Beware of any man who swears; he
who would blaspheme the Maker, would
make no bones of lying or stealing.
Beware of no man more than of your
self; we carry our worst enemies with
us.
When new opinion or doctrine comes
before you, do not bite till you know
whether it is bread or stone; and do
not be sure that the gingerbread is good
because it has gilt ON it.
Never shout halloo till you are quite
out of the wood and never cry fried
fish till they are caught in the net.
There is always time enough to boast
wait little longer
Don't throw away dirty water till you
have got clean; keep on scraping the
roads till you can get better work, for
the poorest pay is better than none, and
the humblest Office is better than being
out of employment.
Always give up the road to bulls and
madmen, and never fight with coal
HEAVIER, nor contend with base charac-
ter, for they will be sure to blacken you.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

A MISTAKE. No DoUBr.-General
Butler was taking tea at the house of a
lady friend in Washington, the other day.
The General seemed to look as though
something was lacking, and the follow
dialogue took place Hostess" Can it
be possible, General, you have no spoon?'
Butler, rising Indignantly, and holding
out both hands" No, madam if don't
believe it, you can search me-"
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come out and help me; the darned thing
II kill me !" This started them soon !;
five others made their appearance and
assisted in moving the balloon to bet
ter place. The first they knew Of the
balloon was from one of the women who
was just returning from milking, seeing
the monster just above her, and descend
ing, she dropped her pail and fled to the
house, screaming in the most frantic
manner; when asked the matter, she
could only reply. "Oh, it's forerun-
ner! know it's forerunner In this
backwoods place they had never heard
of a balloon, and many were the won-
ders and surmises as to the meaning of
our strange appearance among them.
The oldest man of them all however,
seemed to have hit upon the right idea,
and coming up to me, in jocose way
says he: "Ah! yeer skedadlers I" I
shook my head, and pointing to the bal
loon, he asked, How many more is
there up in tina 'er? 1t didn't take so big
coach to bring so few of ye?" He was
induced to change his mind at last when
"big coach lay prone upon the ground.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

WHY HE DID NOT PoPn.-Odd but
very characteristic was the reason given
by young Farmer s., resident of
one of the hill towns of Massachusetts,,
on being inquired of by friend why he
didn't cup and marry the girl whom
he had for some time shown a manifest
partiality. Wa" answered the man
of ox-teams and stoneboats, "Sal's a
plaguey good girl, but the trouble is, I'm
afraid she amt quite heavy enough fol
my work"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

HYMEN IN SHOWER BATH.-Cora
Mowett, who is writing foreign letters for
the San Francisco Chronicle, tells a story
of bridal pair, making the tour of
Switzerland, who recently came to a
crowded hotel, and were informed by the
landlord, that there was but one unoccu-
pied room in the house, the bath room,
and that couple of beds might be made
in the two baths which it contained. The
youthful couple were we'll pleased to Sc
cure even this shelter, after fatiguing
journey, and retired to rest. An hour or
two later the stiffness of the night, was
suddenly broken by shrieks of distress
issuing from the bath room. The lady,
wishing to summon servant, had pulled
what she presumed was bell rope sus-
pended over her head in the bath, when.
suddenly, she was inundated by shower
OF cold water. The gentleman, reused
oy her cries, and not quite comprehend
ing the position, pulled supposed bell
rope, which he felt dangling over his
bath-bed, to bring him domestic, but
brought, instead, shower of hot water
over himself 1t was quite dark and
neither BRIDE nor bridegroom could grope
their way to the door. By the time sue
cor came they were up to their knees in
water.
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The Power of a Word.

A mother on the green hills of Yer.
mont vas holding by the right hand a
son, sixteen years old, mad with love OF
the sea. And as he stood by the gar
den gate one morning she said ".Ed-
ward, they tell me-for | never saw the
ocean-that the great temptation of a
seaman's life is drink. Promise me, be-
fore you quit your mothers hand, that
you will never drink.
And" said he, (for he told me the
story gave the promise, and went
the globe over, Calcutta and the Medit-
erranean, San Francisco and Cape of
Good Hope, the north pole and the
South. saw them all in forty years,
and / never saw glass filled with spark
ling liquor that my mothers form by the
gate did not rise before me, and to-day
am innocent of the taste of liquor"
Was not that sweet evidence of the
power Of single word Yes that is not
half.
"For," said he. yesterday there
came into my counting room man of
forty years"
" Do you know me ?"
mo"
Well" said he, 81 was once brought
drunk into your presence on shipboard /;
you were passenger they kicked me
aside you took me to your berth and
kept me there until had slept off the
intoxication you then asked me if /
had a mother. said Inever aad known
a word from her lips. You told me of
yours at the garden gate, and to-day 1
am master of one of the packets in New
York, and came to ask you to como
and see me "
How far that little candle throws its
beam That mothers words in the green
hills of Vermont o, God be thanked
for the mighty power of a single word
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24
POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
be placed at this Office in the best Companies.
and at as low rates at agency in the country
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
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Poetry,
Paddle Your Own Canoe"

Paddle Your Own Canoe"
Up in this world, and down in this world,
And over this world and through,
Though drifted about,
And tossed without,
Why, paddle your own canoe"
What though the sky is heavy with clouds
Or shining field of blue;
If the bleak wind blows.
Or the sunshine glows,
Still paddle your ownranoe."
What il breakers rise up ahead.
With dark wave rushing through,
More steadily Try,
With steadfast eye,
To paddle your own canoe"
If a hurricane rise in the midnight sky.
And the stars are lost in view
Glide safely along,
With smile and song,
And paddle your own canoe"
Up in this world. and down in this world,
over this world and through
Though weary and worn,
Bereft. forlorn.
Still paddle your own canoe"
Never give ap when trials come
Never grow sad and blue;
Never sit down
With tear or frown,
But paddle your own canoe"
There are daises springing along the shores
Blooming and sweet for you,
There are rose-hued dyes
In the autumn skies
Then paddle your own canoe"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

Old Billy W was dying. He
was an ignorant..man, and very wicked
one. DIR. D, an excellent physician,
and a very pious man, was attending him.
The old fellow asked for bread. The
doctor approached the bedside, and in
very solemn tone remarked, " My dear
fellow, man cannot live by bread alone"
No." said the old fellow, slightly reviv-
ing. he's bleeged to have few wegeta-
bles." The subject was dropped.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-09-24

IDA LEWIS AT THE WASH TUB.-The
editor of the N. Y, Independent, while
at Newport few dayr since, visited Miss
Ida at her light house, and thus chroni-
cles the interview.
We found the heroine at her wash-tub
and we say it to her praise for if she
had never learned to make such use
of her hands, she might never have
known how to rescue eleven drunken
and drowning m en- who owe to her their
precious and useless lives. Our Grace
Darling was not ashamed to say, in su-
luting us. "You will excuse my appear
anc, for ! have been helping my moth
er at her washing" And this was a
more eloquent speech than any we heard
at the convention. Hereafter whenever
the fashionable ladies at Newport gaze
over the bay toward Lime Rock, and see
row of white garments hanging on the
clothes-line and swinging in the sea-
breeze, they may know that Ida has been
helping her mother on washing day and
let us hope the sunlight, as it glitters on
each pockethandkerchief and snow-white
chemise drying in the wind, will reflect
to the eyes of the Newport bellies an in
springing ray of Ida's shining example.
We solemnly assert that the " girl of
the period" ought to know how to wash.
a clean shirt is one of womans best gifts
to man.