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Before the abolition of slavery We heard
1t asserted both North and South that the
negro could not take care of himself. Now
II Is declared on good and reliable authority
that there are fifteen thousand colored poo
pie in the South who have OH deposit In
the Freedmen's Saving aud Trust Company
and Its twenty-three branches In the South
crn States $l,150,420.Ol. 1t Is moreover
said that during the month of March last
the deposits amounted to $4,000, and all
this Is done by people who, If free, 1t was
said few years ago, could not take care
Of themselves.
One writer has declared that II all the
money, gold and silver, now slowed away
and buried In the ground were brought for
ward aud deposited in the savings banks,
there would be at least 100000 deposit
tors, and that the amount Of deposits would
reach t2O,OOO,OOO. All this belongs to the
acc that could not take care of ItselC.
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GALE OF IRON CLAD VESSELS.

NAyI DKPARrNENT,l
Bureau OF Construction AND REPAIR,
wAsHISGroS, D. c., May IL, 1900.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Bureau
until u O'clock, ., Of the l4h OF JUNE, for tIe
sells:
The "Cohoes, :, the ,'Koka." the " Nausett,"
Eoo." lying Al the United States Naval Station,
s. Navy Yard, Warrington, D. u.
The proposals will state the prices that will be
given fer the vessels In their present condition, with
such httings as are now attached to them.
The vessels can be seen, aud all necessary inior-
cation to the Commandanu Of the Yard and Sta
ton.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
and all OF the proposals. II their accsp Rncc IL not
to the interest OF the Government.
The whole OF the purchase money must be paid
at the time Of and the vessels must be
removed from the yards within two weeks from the
day Of sale.
=, The proposals must be indOrsed Proposal. for
Purchase Of Iron Clads." myl3 2Awiw
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aud contradictory rumors about Cuba. One
report will have 1t that the revolution Is on
Its last legs and just ready to collapse, and
another report is that 1t is strong and bound
to succeed. We think the latter story Is
more likely to be true, not because We wish
1t so, but because the best and most reliable
Information we can obtain indicates this
condition in Cuban affairs.
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REPLY or MEssRs. RApLxr AND sPALprSd.
NATIONAL THEATRE, Nay II, 1852
lNsssrs. Richard Wdlldeh, II. A. Chdd,cick,
James @. Berra and othsrs.
GESrLsNEsi In accepting your kind offer
of n complimentary benefit at the National
Theatre, coupled with the kind assurance Of
your continued esteem and appreciation Of
our labor, we do so with keen sense Of our
own obligations, and OF the compliment 80
generously bestowed, aud for which please
accept our heartfelt thanks. We beg 10
suggest Monday, May "a, as the date on
which your generous tender may be made
efiectual. J.. .ul
We remain, gentlemen, sincerely yours,
W. 4. SPALDING,
w. W. RAPLEr,
Managers National Theatre.
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A DEAF AND DUMB DEBATING CLUR.-A
London paper says: The deaf and dumb de-
batting club, known as the "Wallls Club"
IN honor of DR.. John Wallis, who in the
seventeenth century succeeded to some ex-
tent In teaching the deaf and dumb, has just
terminated Its third session, In the usual
English fashion, by dinner. The society
consists of twenty-eight members, effective
and honorary, the qualifications for member
ship being proficiency In dactyology, In
| which mode OF communication the debates
are carried on with, In most cases, the ad-
| mixture Of expressive signs;" and 1t Is a
satisfaction to know that these denizens of
| the Gland Of silence" are not debarred from
| the qualification Of expressing their opinions
on the great political and social questions Of
| the day, adding their influence, minute
| though II may be, to one side or other In the
| polcmlcs Of life. There have been nine de-
bates during the term, on the following sub
jeCts "1he Irish Church" (Which party
Is most worthy of the confidence of the coun-
try-the Conservative or the Liberal I"
"The best way 10 enjoy life," "The new
Chief Commissioner Of POlcc-ought not an
officer of the army to be appointed In the
late Sir Richard Mayne's place " "Was the
late Abyssinian war Justihablc 7 " "That
early marriages arc injurious TO society and
should be prevented by law" "The Slamese
TWlns-would surgical operation be fatal to
them both ." "Should deaf and dumb chill
dren associate with hearing children at
school I" and "Woman Suffrage" Read
ing over the minutes of the debates we find
Inc arguments pro and con wonderfully well
Expressed. At the closing dinner all the
usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given,
as well "a the toast Of the eyening-"Success
to the Wallis Club'-besldes personal ones
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soMB OF THE FRUIrs OF DEMOCRATIC
sUccEss.-That our readers may see what
the Democracy would do had Ii the power In
all the States, 1t is only necessary to state
what 1t has done In Ohio where II has the
Legislature. 1t passed law called the
visible admixture bill, which provides that
any person not white male citizen of the
United States who shall vote, shall be pun
lshed by imprisonment in the penitontlary
from one to Ave years. Il also provides that
any white person who shall induce negro
to vote shall be punished by imprisonment
from one to i've years.
This is modern Democracy; the party Of
freedom and human rights. whata mockery,
what a shaml
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A TTENTIoN Is CALLED TO TIE SALE OF
a Pine Cabinet Furniture, French Chlna Dinner
Sets. and beautful Mantsl Ornaments. Plated
tains, &c. also, about 30 volumes Rare Standard
Works, Pine Clsret, sc, belonging to Gen.
which will take place on the Pirst FLOOR Of my
Auction Room on FRIDAY MoRNIN0 next, at 10
o'clock. CHAS. W. BOTRLER,
mylS q AuctlOncer
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rer.oMu.

Gen. George b. Mcclellan, Gen. X. b.
Marcy, Gen. ID. b. Sacket, Gen. l.. Z. Webb,
Gov. Theo. F. Randolph Of New Jersey,
Hon P. Van Trump of Ohio, Hon. John
Lynch Of Maine, u. n. Bingham, possmas.
ter of Philadelphia, and 10. Fsblger, q. s.
N, arc at the Metropolitau. Il 4
Hon. Alfred Ely, u. Z. chittsnden and o.
D. Culver, Of New York; II. 8. McComb,
Wilmington, Del; Robert Mackenzie, OF
Dundee, Scotland; J. P. Chandler, Of Bang
kok, Siam, and s. NJ. Felker, of Chicago,
were among the arrivals at willards' yester-
day. Dy
Senior ienabrae, president Of the Italian
Ministry, has retired ....,...... ....,
Mr.. II. c. Whitley, The new chief Of the
secret service division of the Treasury, ar
rived hero yesterday and entered upon the
discharge Of his duties. '.' '-''' 80
The many friends Of Judge Nelson, Of the
supreme Court, will be glad to hear that he
Is considered out Of immediate danger from
his late severe attack ofth govt. The pain.
full disease had at one time left bis feet and
extended to other parts Of his system, but at
last accounts h had returned to its old seat,
and the Judge was 80 sensibly relieved thai
no further apprehensions were entertained
as to his safety.
Hon. John Jay, United States Minister to
Austria, arrived ut London yesterday.
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DUNALL. Ca the ll,h instant, LOLLIE V. , aged
II months and ~ days, beloved da u ghter Of q. H.
and Z. A. DuvAll.
The friends Of the family are invited to attend
her funeral from the residence Of her grand.
mother, Mrs. Ann Davis. rs Virginia avenue, at
o'clock, the 18Th instant
HA0ERTY. -on Wednesday morning, the l2th
instant, at $50 o'clock, Of scarlet feysr, PRLEk
BLRsEsr. third child ofThomas and Elbeftlne II.
Hagerty, aged years AMI months,
Friends OF the family arr invited to attend the
funsral this afternoon, thu 18th instant clock,
At IS Eleventh street, between aud streets.
CARTBR.-0n the 18th ot April, Of typhoid
pueumoniA. Mrs. MARY NJ CARTER. at the resi-.
dsnce Of Mrs Ferris, on d street.
G0LDsBoROU0H On saturd ~, the stu inst ,
In PHILADELPHIA. MARY LAwRRsCg, wife OF Com
modorS r. 0oldsborough. United States navy,
aud daughter Of the late John Pennington.
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e. 81 sinmunleatons, whether % baalup
pr pubiie ttiou, should be addressed to vs.. :.
IrHrA"r. Prorristor rLrfoSn HsrrnLicAs
"n'hiasIoA. D, e. rIr..l..r.r
80 We cannot undertake to rstura rejected COM
munleations. Contributors will thereto preserve
oples .r..... |...H ......
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Complimentary Benent 10 Mcssrs.
spaiding aud Rapiey, of the Ma
tional.
The following correspondence explains
Itself: d a
~ - wAsHtraroN, Mart lsso
Kesrs. SpsLiing q Raplsv, Mdndosrs Of a.
Naiondi Theatre, Washington, d. o. y
9GKNrIEMBS; The undersigned, dcsirous OF
fstifyinR IN q suitable manner theft appre-
tiatonof the liberallty, enterprise and good
Judgment displayed by your management
during the winter season just closed, beg
leave to offer you complimentary benefit,
and respectfully esk you-to name O time
when II will be conyeniept for you TO have
the snpe hke place. III .YlUCu
Very respectfully, your obedlent servants,
RIouAap- wALLAcH,-s 9. H-Ksuyxsrr,
4, a, G4APEI,eYK, A a. ggH,Ast Y, B9rftEu,
JoHs MILLER, M u, y. i! Mo}uInn,
| Q. X. MILLER, NJ, D., A. Ross RAY, w.
!. o. McGuiRs, A. q. RtphhRps,
u. l.. SrAHToH, INV. TaoMpsoN, 70
W. u. wEnB, MAnsHAL BRowH,
JANIS q. BERRETT, A. d. DTKR,
JAs. KEssEpy, 'aI WIZ. q. MooRE,
GEo. W. Rtaas, IL Do FoRsHY,
| W. 8. HurTirdroN, N. MfcHLnR,
ALEx. X, SHErHKRD, 9.SsGibfoH.
JoHN +. CoYLE, r... ...
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McKGAHsDURCH.:., On the 10Th inst by. til,
Rev. John c Smith, Mr. VIZ s. McKBAX to Mis-
ASSIE 4. BrRcH. both Of this city.
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Special Notices.

e: !i?s Si "a dhSISyils
s ssS; nee % 10 O'Clock instead of Friday !"
fT~nEPUaLICAN CLUB OF THE
ITa2y,t,ssSSssysEyJH WAAsp, will meet on THIS
Ia R'l. !. b6swSEI22,. 'FlS rs.ld e IT,
t|-REPURLICAN N E ETING. IN
~ IN GBQRGETowN.-Thsrs will be a
Friday GyEsIssP a. SiS5s'sS SeIosR e.
Irs. u VIZ eS2s ,ss3 gsG
attendance I. Ie9uested, as business Of Importance
myis Il ' MANY REPUBLICANS.
YEA FREE HIsToRIoAb LEG
!; MI Bi SgsE. Il 4. t tE
"na. MYTH
flSF- f,lsGisTRATIoY OF voTERs.-
R Ths epderslshed Judses Of Rlection Of
" Il. Sa Hi. T. N i ;fiGe !, *
6SR e. Hs &. RSS &
esis. .- :, IS: Z. . .s;: : Of e
.'-~''', "- M NINA bhoSsSSaS:: r..
t sAsEs RR 4. s55RsR.
uy,,.,dJsds'' Of El's'ioa. Warrington. DO.
E- PROF: aHELDos,s ,ANHUAL
is p... .a{ shhd AIR kxBS ,rr Ss,, WIN
si,,S sHs Tenth; ~ TaSksSSAY SEiSsa,
ny. u :srsss e., y f'0 'n'o0n' ' spasis s'
80 So |: = XIII Si b:Sss:r!sy Pt a sRiff.
bsaa l. :i.sd Sn''' ~ seventh ''I''' s sssssfn
W-THIGE FoSRTH WARD REPUp-
S,.Ds ss LTB will ,nl,s hold tSs5 rssgs
sssr r,s,., syysry WsPNssRAY EyENIN9 until
spiT.,s
~ ''''' EMS
oygics OF rHE AssEssoR.)
cwsai S.i !. lp wf'T !, fss'
ID rs s n; a.; ~ Ts'.
peal. 81 al persons Who NAV eonslder tsomselSe:
assrisrsd By ssid ssiss'nss,., = u,.v.n
.p,.wsssss' Secretary Of the Board Of Ancestors.
N - &C.
.r TIE NEwwEsT knD BEST PkIfERNsi
THE MOST VII sksss2 aff5hsLfER / 49,.
,.u.v p,v Over PsIty, 4 Bro. e o
h8-sPECIAL ATT E NTIuH rs
@ called to the very One NEW 7DINING
ROOMS for Ladies' and 0sntlemen, Foe eniy ane
dslphia, and Boston style Ladis a thvt xtsit "
BRRTT's eau come In and have a. vs,s h.., RI
near y, ~ ~ N'ut. ~ 49,
. - nnlo-u
~sC. ". CUMMIyxR
~
ANExTENsIvF' s aSooT RsfNfbsssHHoEHousE
"hwA WANT. p sna nay Hlyyrsy: asa WHAT TIT THEY
s.cand A., -. 81 the BEST MhnufhCTukbi
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PROPOSALS FOR SEWER.

pROPOsALS FOR SEWER.
OFFICE SrPT. AND IssPECrOg OF SEWERS
wAsHIsIrOS d. Q May 10, 1850.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Mayors
once, City Hall, until l2 o'clock. n, on MON
DAY: the 2ish instant, for constructing. Barrel
north. from he west side u Seventh ,treet west to
rel from thepoe down Sixth street west to a sewer
already laid In said street to l.. to be provided
with laterais. drops, traps and man .holes where.
avar deemed necessary.
The work to be done under the direction OF the
Superintendent and Inspector Of Sewers, the su.
perintendence Of the Third Ward Com ssioneT,
and the assist,nt commissioners appointed BY the
Mayor.
Specifications may be seen at this onies. Bidders
will state the price per lineal foot for main
and lAterals. each for traps. drops. aud man.
holes.
The Mayor reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Zach bid must DO accompanied with the written
guarantee Of a responsible party tknOwn to be
such) that. II accepted, the bidder will execute a
contract In due form. aud perform the work In &C.
cOrdAuce Herewith.
Tho guarantee must be 10 spb;tanee as follows:
J. A, b., gurantee, u this bid be accepted by the
Mayor. that the bidder will enter Into contract
for the same, and perform the work according TO
the requirements thereof. signed-A d.
p. H. DONRGAN,
myl9.l0t Stunt and IpspActor OF Sewers Sc
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STEAM sAw.MILL, HORSES. MULES. &c.
DRPOr QUARTRRNAsTER's OFFICE, I
wAsHINdToN, ID, q. May IL. 1859,
Will DO sold at public auction. ander the direc.
coin depot. on MONDAY. 9Th inst, eomlaen cing
master Stores, consist ng 10 part Of Portable
Lathe aud Tools, Pulleys, ShAfting. Betting, sc,
cOmplelei double acting Steam pnmp a nd Boil err
1000 feet Of Hard Lumber-oak, Hickory, aud Ash,
u Horses, ~ Mules,
10 Army Wagons, lAmbuianees.
90, NJ. Wagons, " Carts,
500 ARSaisacs do. -spOkes. Tongues. FellOos.
&c.i
1900 H.. aud NJ. Shoes. PiPO.euttIng Ma.
(new,) chine,
200 lbs. Scrap Iron. lD.gai BOILER,
1000 lbs. Iron Tor Brakes, ay Table Legs, new,
SIS lbs Old chains, 5000 Il. Cast Iron Pipe
ll6 sets Harness, as ~ q. Water Pipe,
sorted, 1880 Il. Leather Hose,
$50 Iron Bolts, 100 lbs. Lead,
1900 Carriage, Ne Bolts, 10 lbs. Zine,
Bolt-cutting ma. 2lsl lbs. Grain Sacks,
chimes, o. Lanterns, assorted,
lAnehOr and Chain, 81 Window frames,
with Tools, MAllets. Sash, Trucks. 6e,. nc.
Attention il especially called to the Saw mill,
Horses and Mules TO be offered,
Terms Gosh In Government funds.
By authority Of tue auartgrmas!sI Se5eTsl
Deputy auartermastor General. Bvt. Brig; Gen.
U. g. A. myl3-td
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yEN0TIoE TO TA1-PAYERs.

OYrios or rHH AssEssoR,)
Wlsnisaios. b. u, April !, isS.'
N Notice Is hereby siysa !h.i !hs aisss.nspt Tor
Al their onee daily tsund ", exespted,) at9a m,
.sd eontiuus In ssssion until ,. M, from this
date to NAY u, 1850, 70 hear complaints and ap.
peal. Of Al person, who may consider themselves
aGsrisvsd By ssid asssssmsst -
pl.w&s6y
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New Advertisements.


TEACHER Of the PIANO FORTE,
Isl O street, bet cen Twelfth and Thirteenth,
myls-N Washington d. G.
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W. J. REDSTRAKE,
GROCERY AND VARIETY STORE,
No. 28s New York Avenue, Corner OF
myl3-tf Sixth Street.
Tor RHST-HousB, WITH MODERN I'M
l. provemsnts; ten rooms, all furnished. Stable,
with accommodations for ten horses, with carriage
nd 4 ed hou ss attached. situated on Seventh street
east, near Pens.yIyaAA avenue. APPLY 70 CROSS
& WALSH, Heal Estate Brokers, No. SH Pennsyl-
VarIa avenue, south side. myl3-lOt
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fEoARPkTs, CURTAINS, &c.
TUE sE SHH EEt Hsp sss sEG Saf44sprs,
THE MOST REASONABLE PRlCEsu
WIN. 3. MITCHsLL q CO.,
Over Perry 4 Bro. = O..
JaN.N Dry Goods Bslabllsh. .nsnI.

~-sPECIAL ATT ENTluR rs
49, called 70 the very nne NEW DiNING
ROOMS for Ladies' and 0entlemen, foe oniy one
N the city that Is conducted on New Yors, PhiIa.
d1iphia, and Boston style, Ladi',s that visit M,
cOrfBR and CHOCOLATE. No. lS Ninth street,
neAIf. .--- ianlb-tf
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and Mississippi railroad, an approaching
locomotive whistled suddenly, and, in
stepping off the track, he slipped into q
cattle-gusrd, and got severe fall, though
it did not harm him.
Allen spoke of the sntipathy of the
Irish to him on account Of his being an
Englishman, and of their determination
to consider it An international fight
"They think" said he, "the Irish Re-
public depends on this ere fight. If /
w'ips Met Coole, down goes Old kirkland" :"
He was Kissed at the National Theater
Saturday night by some enthusiastic
eountrymen of McCoole's, which riled
him greatly, and he knocked an Irishman
down at the theater door, who said he
could whip ye meself, begorra.
At oil events, Allen seems confident OF
victory, and he may win it, although the
popular belief is that he will not.
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Cuba-The Situation There.
From the New York World. 81


The volunteers-say the dispatches
from Cuba-have removed the Governors
of Cardenas and Colon, and propose to
establish an independent Triumvirate on
the island until the home government is
settled. The Spanish Governor of Ha-
vans and Chief Justice have resigned.
General Espinsr is expected to resign
soon. A serious sffray between the vol
unteers and the Spanish regulars had
taken place at Cardenss. Admiral Hoff
writes from Matanzas, under date of May
u, that "he was much surprised TO find
that the feeling of snimosity between the
volunteers and the Cuban element was
much less bitter than he had been led to
expect in Havana" Putting this and
that together, it appears that there may
yet be compromise between the blood
thirsty volunteers and the gentle
hearted insurgents for the joint posses.
sion of the now unfai;hful isle. What
Cuban independence that would be-
achieved through the treachsry of those
accommodating Spanish bravos and
what security for Cuban liberty would be
established during the mutual subsequent
rush after the spoils On the whole, we
rather think the Cuban patriots need no
further exterior aid to enable them TO
carry on this insurrectioD. The newt.
able Judas among their oppressors will
surely be discovered by Cespedes in good
time end tkst discovery will be worth a
hundred cannon to the cause.
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DENTIST,
u Jefferson st., Memphis, Tenn

rI,EETH EXTRACTED WITH LAUGH
Il ING GAS" without pain. Upper sets Of
teeth inserted. BY a new process, without any
plate in the roof Of the m0uth. TT
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Striking Facts About the Pncifc
Railroad.

Some curious and interesting facts
have been brought out in connection with
the completion of the Pacific railroad
The quantity of work that can be ac-
compiished in short time by proper
exertion seems to have almost no limit.
The Union Pacific Company laid seven
miles of their track in one day, working
from four O clock am. till midnight. But
the Central Pacific Company laid ten
miles in one day, on the 28th of April,
between dawn and darkness, and could
have completed two miles more had the
materials not been exhausted.
For this ten miles of track eight
thousand FIVE hundred men were required.
They employed eight hundred horses, six
locomotives, and a vast number OF con-
struction and hand cars. This army was
moving onward to meet force nearly il
not quite as large, with camp equipment
and mechanical appliances as great, and
calling for quartermaster' and COM
missary stores in equal quantities
This ten miles of track demanded 81
500 ties, 4037 rails, 8l40 fist bars, 1920
bolts, l20, 900 spikes-all of which, except
a few ties, were hauled over mountain
roads, from five to twelve miles in the
day.
What the companies received for their
work. in the way Of Government subsidies
and the sale of their first mortgage bonds,
was as follows: Union Pacific, subsidies,
$ll,250, 900 = mortgage bonds, same
amount, or $52, 400 per mile; Central
Pacific, subsidies, SIG. .0l6, ,e0O-mortgage
bonds to the same amount, or SIC, ,2lS per
mile.
In 1866, 10000 passengers were con.
veyed between the Atlantic States and
California, and it is not improbable that
the railroad will carry three times as
many, or 1900 day. The tonnage to
and from San Francisco and the Atlantic
ports in that year was estimated at 5OO,-
900 tons. Half this freight and three
fourths of these passengers would make
the receipts of the Pacific railroad some
thing immense. The passengers at $3.50
each would bring over $50, 900. 000-the
freight at $35 a ton would bring $9,0O0,.
600 more-making total of nearly sixty
millions.
But the rates of passenger fare are
much greater than we have above copJee-
tured. California newspapers publish
the price of passage over the Pacific rail-
road from San Francisco to Eastern
aitiar.
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Cheyennes, and for the reason that they
leave behind them many of the marks of
their superstitious beliefs. Many of the
bodies Of those killed bear the marks of
mutilation peculiar to them. Aside from
the cutting of the aesh from the calf OF
the leg, and likewise strip from each
shoulder, they cut out also the heart and
tongue, roasting the former, to be used
eventually in medicinal way. Some Of
the bodies were further mutilated by the
cutting open of the flesh of the upper
portion of the thighs, pulling the same
out and backward, and afixing thereto,
by means of telegraph wires, the boots or
shoes of the man thus mutilated. This
the Indians do in accordance with be-
lief which prevails with them, that no
one scalped can enter the happy hunting
grouads-and in the event such white
man gets there, after this maltreatraent,
he must go upon his "haunches rather
than upon his feet.
In the recent raid many acts of hero
ism are reported. Among the most prom
inent is one regarding Mrs. George
Greene, residing on Spellman creek.
Seeing the Indians coming, she retired
with her child to "dug-out "a place
dug in the side of hill or high ba ok, with
port holes looking out--and here, with
her earbine, successfully kept at bay some
two dozen Indians or more. Bat hero
ism even will not always serve az ainst so
savage and treseherous foe. Neither
will kindly treatment, peace commission
ers, nor Quaker agents; especially 30
long as they are allowed to proceed as at
present.
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Sunday i'm Paris.

1t is announced in most of the French
papers that the principal shops in Paris
will henceforth be closed on Sundays.
This important social reform is not the
result of religious movement, but has
been brought about by the same kind Of
agency which in Eoglaud has introduced
the Saturday half holiday. The Society
of the Employees de Commerce inform
the public that, with few exceptions, all
the linen-drapers, vendors Of ready-made
apparel, silk MERGERS and hosiers Of
Paris have consented to close their shops
on Sundays, and the employees appeal
to the good will Of the public to aid them
in making the measure general