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Aboua Ya1ler Dogs-By mark Twain.


When Noah diEembarked at Ara.at 10 h.d
scarcely touched the pier when he proceeded
to tally his passengers. He had just checked
his laat item in the Ist-a Mr. and Mrs. Bed
bug-when the cringing figure Of quaduped
came sneakipg down The gsng-Plank with big
tn between bis legs. ',DIat It! i there amt
kick with his brogan at the brute. But, viii, .
facility born OF long and bitter experience, the
brute lodged tho p1ojectle, and, calculating
SKI T"-which is SyEiac for declined with
thanls," or "not for Jo"-he disappeared,
bic to recover his equilibrium, and sat down
with emphss1s on the back Of his hesd.
Noah nrose, and, in accordance with the
style prevalent among the pahiarchs, he pro-
ceeded to sooth his adronted dignity by pro-
nouncing yauegated anathemA upon the
yaller dog, which had Enthusiastically
smcsked unobserved On board, in the confu-
sion Of putting to sea, and capsized the Cap
tain at the first port. He cursed that dog IN
body, Limb, bark, hide, hair, tail and wag; and
all his generations, 1elations, and kindred by
consanguinty OF affinity, and his heirs and as
signs He cursed him with endless hunGar,
with perpetual fesr, with perennial lnzinese,
and with his tail between his legs. He closed
~ stock Of maledictions bY sparkling dis
pay OF pyrotechnics, from the damoralizing
enect OF which the yaller dog has never re-
VIII with this t& eusse sticking to him Ike revenue
sscuased:" He don't sy to help It. Be S fnis
lows EoRh6 programme with sneskin1 N5al;tv
Hc is an 1shmaelite among dogs. He receives
the most oppressive coqrtesies, in the form Of
his Life an animated target excursion. he
boards around like 8 district school teacher,
and it Is mc1l-tima with him twenty-four houta
IN the dsy- The rest OF the time be h2ukers
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WcTp reduced to tinder, she WAS seriously
Burned, end, but Tint ehe hzd ths presence Of
mind to extinKIdsh the h1zne With her bands,
would probably have been destroyed Oxide
Of silver being reduced BY contact with vege
table extracts is, It seams, IN the habit Of OK
plodirg. It is really as well people should be
made aware Of tho Danger they run, in order
that they m1y have magazines forpH bo1esat-
tachedt to their dvellingA Weshoald baglad to
knowf pills Of this nstu1e are Gableto explode
after they are swallowed. No infor1ns1on IS
given On this point, which is Of some little i'm
Eo1tance; but the Lancet, for our consola-
ton, under the head Of tThings not Gen,
elally Known" says that q similar occurrence
has been known in compounding tho extract
OF colocynth With the oxide Of silver, and that
with creosote or oil of cloves this salt ia re-
dreed to the metallic state with the production
Of heal, amounting often to an explosion In
fact, there are some pills which aro nothing
more nor less then informal machines, and
people with volcanic tomperamenta and under-
mined constitutions, for whom they are pre-
scrited, should be careful to take them in ae-
Guided spots, whero no ono but themselves
can be injured in the event OF the explosion.
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tie clothes It. hid Hcrx whsu z1irp. Ns
m1n wss Of cpr1se frightened cut Of his waas.
tie rather aa-tte sPPazi6on planted asaII -
fore the door. md would not let him 20 eExr
till it Ind made its own s1t, which it spssIlr
did sirnIar results have been aaid to nxiss
through experiments performed On blood. I
confess l should be disposAd TO consider tEsas
appMaticns, II ever they appeared, cases o<
operations, rather tt1n forms reading i, thu
bones or blood. At all events, these things ara
very hard to believe; but seeing We weSe not
there. do net think ve have any right to gay
they did not happen; or at least that soma
Phenomena did net occur that wezp open 70
this Interpretation.
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Old Age,

UA0 n KEs
Fling down the faded blossoms Of the spring,
Nor clasp the roses with fegretful hand;
The Joy Of Summer "a o vanished thing;
Let IT depart, and learn to understand
The glAdness OF great ca1m-the Autumn reSt,
The peace-of human Joys The fatest aud the best
All! remember in early days
The primrose and The Whatsoever grew beside
Ny tangled forest paths whose devious wxys
And terror that was more fhan half delight,
And Eease OF budding life, and longtngB Infinite.
And remember how, tn lfes hot noon,
Around my path the favish roscs shed
Bresthed rapturc-now those sumnerdsys are
ned;
Days Of sweet peril, when the serpent 1sy
Lurking At every turn OF Hfe's enchanted way
The Hight Of Spring, the Summer glow, are Der,
And rejoice In knowing that for me
The ~O0db!ne and the roses bloom no more,
The tender green ia gous from field and tree:
nsn PEs saaa elsar The
through.
For nc the hooded herbs Of Autumn Erow,
Square e-stenmed and sober; mint auds age,
Ho1ehonnd and balm-such plants as hea1ers
, And the decline of iifc's long pilgrimage
Is soft and sweet With maIolam and thyme,
Bright With pure evening dew, not setpents' gilt
Breathes heath aud perfume, and the turiy
In Eo1t ioT weary feet, and smooth and iaIr
With little thorn1ess blossoms and abound
In safe dry places, where the mountain eide
Lies to the Getting sun, aad no LII beast can hide.
Whist Is there to regret7 Why should mourn
To leave the forest and the marsh behind,
Or towards the rank, low Inend0ws sadly turn
Since here another lcveliness Ind,
Safer aud not less bc2utifu1--and blest
With glimpses, faint and far, Of the long-wiahed-
for Rest
And 30 drop the roses from my hand,
krs fcf tho Nf-c hR0 ITHv
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Il is reilly terrible, says London paper, to
find out every day some new danger 10 which
We are exposed. Il there 's one thing which
box; it is allowed to lie about everywhere, it
is shut up in drawer Or cupboard, or is
carried ii the pocket. A general panic viii
therefore be caused in many household by
nal Of what recently befel 4 lady for whom
doctor had prescribed twenty-four pills, each
containing two grains Of tho oxide Of silver, q
twenty:foa1th ot e3da,. grain et ;! :, mnsiats Of Of
Silver IN the usual manner. The pills,
it is stated, were delivered to
the patient in an ordinary pill-bo1,
but the lady being in her nursery and having
no pocket in her dress, placed the box in heF
unfortunate lady know the deadly peril which
awaited her. In three-quattera OF m hour
serera explosion occurred; her undescloshes
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Only q Boy

Only boy With his noise and fun,
The veriest mystery undef the sun;
As bftmtul OF mischief. md WIT, and giee, :.
Az ever human frame can he,
and as hard to manage a@What3 ah. meg
IT'S hafd - tel,
Yet We loved him we'll
ONLY q boy, With ha fearful dead.
Who cannot be driven, mrst be lede
VINO trnnb!es tha 1eI4hbors' dogs and caf1.
And tears more clothes, and spo4s moro nafs>
Icsea more Kites, and TOPS. and oarA,
Than Epuld stock stnre
For year or more.
Opl boy, with his w1ld4 s1ranGe WAYS,
Win his idle hours, or bis busy days;
With b1a dueer remarks, and hi3 odd Feplir*,
Sometimes foolish, and somettrnca W
often brilliant for one Of bis ME,
A q meteor hurled
From the planet world
ppIy boy, who will be apu.
II nature CUES on with he: ~: c1- ptsn--
II iutempelance, or some a..! sl.1c, - :.
CorspIre rot to rob Us Of this " - aesr: ,5v
O1r blessing, cur trouble. 1r RS. -
Our torment OF Ejt
"QplJ HhaJ,' -
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went through Soho, and HnRIy stopped at the
door Of d house down wide stone court near
Leicester square:
Sam still followed. The lady looked at him
over her shoulder; her bright face and spark
ling eyes touched Tommy's heart Sam was
NOT 80 impassionate; he had been longer
time in London, and Ind seen more BalmorM
ever dreamed Of. "Look here" he said ab-
ruptly, "son'4e collared this eove's watch"
The youpg lady gave Tommy most bewitch-
ing smile. II have it up Stairs, she said. IT
found It on the pavement that evening after
you loft me. vii Jou come up for it ?" She
held ont her hand to Tommy, and Tommy NM so0k ss,1
iao2as il Tsss "sat ssen INTO 'S sy ss's 1ss a9s ssP
Stairs; Sam had not gof be-
yond the first floor, when the laaysaid sudden
~, ~ say, Bill" "What's up 2" asked
grur voice. "There's fellow coming mp
stairs for ticket be sayB I took Just chuck
him out" "Don't be- heightened" she wh,s-
and ven have tea toeother." sho led the IN,
snspscting Tommy into her room. and BIZ, .
big, fAahiy y-dressed fellow, went to meet Sam
Now, then" /" he Eaid, "what do you want ?"
. Tommy and the watch was Sans reply.
Bill EWore an oath, and raised his foot to ad-
minister kick Don't ger make no mis-
take, ," said Sam, catching him by the leg.
That's luxury for yous and now goes for
peeler." And with strong jerk he sent Bill
rolling downstairs, doubled him up on the mat
gave him kick, hit him hot 'un on the nose,
and then vent for a policeman.
Accompanied BY ian energetic executive"
Sam returns to the house, where they hnd
young Soft Che seems to be about IA years
old), "perfectly at tome." with the lady on
his lap. She is given into custody By that
brave e1emplar Sam, who winds up the chap
ter with magnificent attack On cowardly
boy named Ping.
The comedy oTer, the:tragedy goes on again;
Stephen Grantham reappears, and bis present
position is thua described:
He had been thwarted and defeated at every
turn, Knocked at, battled with and beaten, and
in every way held at bay. He had loved the
Lady Isabelle Hewitt, and then George Mere
dith crossed his path. He had sought to
wed the beautiful Duchess, aud then Ralph
Montreal checked him; he had usurped the
title, and held possession Of the Winter
merle estate for 50 long that he began to
feel quite secure, and then the boy, Arthur
Grattan, rose Ike q phautom from the past to
confront and overthrow him. He wss chief
tain Of . League, all-powerful until thera had
sprung up smother whose actions were Al
sgaipst his brethren, and nov, like rst, be
rs driven into a corner. But, Ike a a:f.t, !,
with venom in his fangs, he wss prepared to
HVht he would stake IL now On the hazard Of
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Volsy22SEEHle- U ! W. !. : :
THE LEGISLATURE..

: The House yesterday spent most Of the
day on the bin to amend the registry law.
Some amendments, were made 10 3lr.
FARNsWoEFnfs substitute, though no dc.
cisive vote. ygG reached. The report Of
the special Committee in { the HARRISON
'cAsc was sUbmitted,ih the House, Tie
committee embody charges and specifca'
ions and provide for giving tic defendant
notice of them, The report was adopted
and sent /. tho Senate, where it was "a,
plcd. IN the; Senate G,pFealbie WIS pre-,
fixed to tho Hosss bfll IepsGllng the law.
yeB>test 9th. The preamble rccites tEc
circumstances and Justification ofis en-.
actnent. Tho registry law will come UP
again III the House today, having prcee'
.dencc US an uniniahed speeialiorder.0 The
Clay and Nicholas contested election
case has been crowded oyarasa d special
order and comcsup as soontas the regis.
try bill is out6F the way. -
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Chicago Market.

SulCAuOt cups o.
FLOrR-In fair demand for low TO good grades
and prices unchanged: o. .bOa4 40 for spring OK.
tn; &3 80 for BnpcFtlne.
RAIN.-WhOGt-Firm. ktth an advancing ton.
dency owing to speculative demand; sales No. ,
Gt e6689c; ClOsIig at 61X@S2c; movement In
other grades only dir but prices drmer at 68c for
No. !; In options No, 2 sold at S0AQSl Hc seller
February; 8lkd99c sellUF last half February: 81
@e9kc seller March; 10 afternoon the market was
guietat elkC cash f6f NO!9, and s. 9Hc bid seller
March, COrn-Yery5 aFm for Old; offerings light
and prices &c higher; Sales bid at 7l@1lc, clos
ing At inside pTicB for regular receipts; new corn
In active dGm4ud closing At 6S05iC, according u
location; optional sales In No. 3 Wcrd 7I@7ikc
seller the month, and nc seller March; after
Change tho market was arm at Il Ac cash for No.
q 0GtB-Dull Of 88A@89c for No. 2, cloBlngAt
iuSidC price; sales for lturC delivery WGrO at 3Sk
G8ac seller February; S0X@S9Kc bhyer FSbfuS.
~ and gOller March; and 10Y GI0ke seller April.
Rye-StCady at sc for No. 2. BArlcy-InAetiVU
and nominal at 7067Bc for Nos. o. - 'ifi'
CArTLE-Steady and. tOlerably active at 81 90
al Tb..fOr common TO iRir COWS; $666 20 for fAir
to good; a. 40fo7 so for extra choice steers.
10Gs-ln largo supply aud dull; shippers were
the only operators; % zoos % for lilr TO good
lots. Dressed hogs dull; shippers were the prih.
clpal buyers; closlng at $lO@IO Is for lots dyil.
Ing on aOO pounds
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Is by many considered the most beautiful
girllin Washington, yet she Is noted for
the gcntleneSs Of her manners, the loVeli-
ness Of her disposition, as for her beauty.
She Is one Of Natures rare blondes un-
spoiled by art Her hair Is the pure au:
burn gold, and It's cleaning coils are all
her own by birtIIright. Her complexion
Is very fair, and her checks wear the soft
GLOW Of fh6 Teach can 4GF ae4tureS are
tinc, especially her brow and fauItlGssly
archcd eyebrows. She has1iule Yivacity.
Her bearing ID very quiet and gentle. She
is domestic in her tastes, and much Us she
is admired, Is even more beloved. Miss
Chandler, Of Michigan, Is also blonde.
Her facets not beautiful ,o9ly so far as, 1t
Is made so by u pair Of very pleasant eyes
and a marked ktndliness Of expression.
But she is avery elegant gifl In figure,
hearing, and costume. She, as well as
Miss Butler, Is An only daughter. All
that wealth and love can lavish
upon her e lends " It's aid to in.
crease her charm! And yet the most
charming thing about her is'what no
wealth or idOlatEy of idolizing parents can
bCstow upon her. 1t Is essentially her
own, D winning, radiating kindness which
flows out spontaneously ito the stranger
and unknown, quite as much as to those
who pay homage to her wealth and posi-
tiOn. 4 very positive addition 70 theloftl-
clal social circle of Washington this Win
ter will be the two daughters of Senator
FentOn, of New York; josephine Fen
ton, in doing tho honOrs Of the Governors
mansion nj, Albany lost the ingenious
grace which hGharaoterized her as school
girl, and merged into an elegant, stately,
self:cOnsciOVls young lady ofsOciety. She
has much more than ordinary intelligence
and beauty, and whom time and experience
have mcllowed her lita and taken from
transltory honors thGir first glamour, we
predict tilat tic gentle heart Of the school
girl will again reign supreme In the char.
acter Of the mature, beautiful woman Of
the world. Minnie Fcnton is beauty, q
perfect IIGbc she was, at least, when last
bcheId by the writcr.-HdrpeTS Ba2ar.
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Cincinnati Market.

h'h"!iH'3oi'D q CrxCtxNAFI, February 8.
FLouR7Dull and unchanged; family, g, 20
as 70. iI'.. , l''''N tHI 10 49, r.I
.GHGu-Wheat-Dull and unchanged; red win
Ter 81 lO6I H. COm-Dull at 75C, OatS--Dull
1t H066c, Rye and barley Unchanged,
OoFfoN- but not lower middlinRs A&0
HikGJ fs lN WH' .Eli-f' Z -it.N,
IfoRAcOO-FIFn and in good demand at fall
WI %ailsxTsold to the gxtent Of 800 bbls. at 9sc,
but holders generally ask 0IGy q Do.
HOoS-D1ll and prices lower; llYC 81 a569 90;
dressed SO 25nII 30. Receipts 900 head.
PIEoVNIuNs-Me PorE-In good demand at
tR6 95, but II WaA hold At 20 50. Bulk Meats
Dnll and lower; shoulders l0Ae 4 sides l8Ebl4c
for clear RIB, and clear 1iAl9ltkc. Bacon-Dull;
shoulders f4kc; clear NIB sides i60 ic and clear
do ibKc Sugar Cured IIAmR-1B{ {1lpkc. Green
MeAtS-Dull; shoulders 9JH 69Ate; sIdea lltt tO12c;
IARpEvsfy dull, steam l6e;; kettle i6c nomln,
Bt4rEn-Dull at 4S@sae, :, 2,,,. n, .#..l o..
ES6sEIn good demSud 1t 80 fof selected.
OILs-LinscCd oll-Firm at 9013lc. Lard oil
In good demand Ut 81 49AIA5, Petroleum
FlIm Rt 90f8ac f0F refined.
GROcEatRB-SuFar-Dull but unchanged; New
OFleapSl 1IfbIpk6 .MoalaSsOs-Dull Ut 75d61Ic,
C0de8-Ptrm at lA89a0, p li iH .'
CkT1lE-BRof Cattle Firm; prime to choice Q
@7e. s,ttel' ~ "a'
,GpIp-lS -lSOk buying and I4iH selling,
ExcHANeE-Dhll at SSl!lO discount hnylng
Y Gd5StS4-GSfkot 5 quIotnt setO pur cent,
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NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 8.

.DAI,t-r New ORLEANS, Feb. 3.
i'aA committee appointed by a meeting
held in Laytayett6 SQUARE on Monday
night, waited on Gov. Yarmouth this az
teFnoon and presented their resolutions
Coy. Yarmouth, in reply, made some dis
closures as to how varions measures were
engineered through the Legislature by
good citizens. To sign one Of which, lie
had been offered $4,000 by one party and
In addition Mayor Conway Of this city
had offered him any consideration to sign
1t. The bill was vetoed The bill refer.
red to was a $500O,0 900 gold bond bill for
redeemtng the city money. He was also
offered $4,000 10 sign the Nicholson
pavement bill, which he vetoed. The
Governor complained Of the refusal Of
leading men Of the State to counsel with
him, although he had invited them, Hc
said If you and the $500 citizens who
were present at the meeting which sent
you here, would only give their support
to me and the honest members Of the leg
islatrrc, there viii BE. n6 difficulty in re.
straining improYidcnt legislation. ~" ',
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,rllo Insl ,,inu Yetrs Ilnve nxlllblted some

Tlie lust Iiine years blve exhibited some
most wonderful and dramatic rcvCnges,
but only one more so than the sending
Of Mr.. Revely 6Gl0fe1, a6 tdlSB the scat Of
jeff. Davis III the Senate OF the United
states.I And! wei do nut MEAN "Davis
Scat" In any metaphorical sense. II Is
JctT7s actual Scatin The Senate Chamber,
the chair, upon thedesk Of which the great
rebel pounded out his threats ind hints Of
secession nine years ag0-that the Semi;
tors ate planning to give Mr.. Revel. This
scat which then, wins occupied BY a,whitc
man from Mississippi whose chIef' 'bud wIls
10 assert the right of white mon 70 hold
black ones .tlisfFanChised and without
rights. N0tC itifsto be,flled by a black
man whose CliicI aim seems to bc-iE We
can, !trust Washington, reports-tO get
whiterebclsrclicved ofthcir, disfanchlse'
ment What contrhsts, physical, political,
moral We hintcd, however, that there
still more Wonderful. THAT requires an
explanation and here II IS. An "intcr-
viewer" 6f the New York World speaks
tllrs,or atete;a,tete with thc, ,IcolQqrcd Send end
NVE.i u tti0 .i'aii a'e" .ahp!" ..a.| . "'lN
"Mr. Revels, clad IN . Ellt Of blaCl, with biz
notVGFyV curly closed trimmed half,, with big
cheeks clcanly Shaven, leaving a'cloSely cropped
beard on the chin, and bis fAcG all smiling, and
id b0it brown hand ta0ftly sttoking your yOtres.
pondOnt's knoe, looking IN benIgnAnt and phil
anthrophlC aS one could wish" 1"' 10 81 s'.'..'
A 1PoAbhi6hSwllo MouIf lGfFr0 ,IaretI
to interview "nigger" six years ago,
much leSa have LealpedH tOi lCt his I*Sott
brown hand'' stroke his knee in the inti-
macy Of d familiar e0nyersatiOp-withpuI
saying anything OF the smCll-would
lave bbcn dropped, ffOmlthe statfOf 4lat
paper like a hot potAto The World would
not hive fiskGd lis Democratic reputation
then by publishing such " abolition" stuiC.
But. event thci DembCricy are OlfAn gmg
with the times, and growing strangely in.
different to associations thGtnlsod TO pro-
woke their loud voiced horrOr.-lftL@n'yh
DiSD1kch. t..F... ...yI
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Mn. DAWES lately made q speech in
Congress, incidentally for retrenchment
and REFORM Hb accused the Administra:
tfon orallmahner Of extravaganza, The
DemoOFatIc papers vigorously, nay raptur.
o.isly, appfaudcd. Upon the heels Of this
applause comes u warning growl from the
applaudcrs, because some hundreds Of men
haSobcon, b ,or arc to be,idisdistgcda afF6n
employment in tho navy yards The
query which presents itscIfto the disih,
tcrcsteh observer is, did these Journals ap-
plpul Mr.. Dawes because he eyhu1cd 70
ccbh66y, Or ibecausc Ills 'rrdarlsi upon
that point may he construed into an at
tuck upon. the Administration, An early
reply Would oOllgG, but IS not expected,
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1.adles Of the seaAOn IN IWashington.

l1AuleH Vi NuU 'N9NSOA AA NAStAAttb ~
The young ladies IN 0firiat society in
Washington promise even more than Is
fulfilled by their elders at the Capital
There Is not only The inetllablc charm ol
youth, but the charm Of gentle breeding
and wbHlinly J Thought aS Mell.i Miss
Boutwell, Knows almost AZ much RSIhOr
father: Slle IL Ills friend and confidential
companion. She u mot only interested in
the national subjects which absorb him,
but sho studies and understands them. II
she were man, the very force Of her
cOnyicdonS and hErt pOWar to ieXpreSs
them would inevitably. bear her into pub.
licllfs, 4nd iDtOyE EOpgrsslV q matter oi
course. And when the women vote she
will lake her seat there by natural birth.
right. Yet she ala slight, sWeetiaced
girl, but llttlb more than twenty; very
simple in dress and unObtruSivc In. bear:.
Ing. It Is dnlyWhgh you tOhchupofi some
national question, some theme requiring
bOthohiYe stiEati06 hpd thglG lGhb IttSt hff
cyeJ 9tbW lSfR6, ahd the tli6fddga " 'edG.
Gated, BGlEpnised, deeply thoughtful New
England girl appears 4.
IN lovely contrast to her Is another girl
from Massachusetts,, Blanche Butler. She
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matter of charity, he therefore moved to
amend It by adding the words, TINT the
wages paid to the employees, shall bo at
no higher rAtG than that which Il paid by
private citizens IN the respective localities
! Mr.. MORToNsaid tic amendment would
absolutely Overtnrn the eight hour law In
the navy yards Of the United States, but
after discussion, 1t was adopted.
The bill was finally laid aside In order
TO permit Mr.. CARPENTER to address the
Senate upon the bill relative to tho neu-
trality Ofthe United States. s'u r.5a
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NTISSnnRI.t
EnItanchisenl66t TDe terlinedl ON by
the Republican, and Anend-
ment Introduced; In
e. the eTegiSlntare.-s
-sT. LOUIS, Feb. 9

E. 4YulS' FeD'0 o.
In o radical caucus Of the Legislature At
Jefferson City, last night, the question of
the expediGncy. of submitting To- thc poo
pie Of tltS State hn amgndhsnt to the Con-
stitution mhanchising all those now de-
prtyed pfspffage, Without respect to race
or color, was discussed and carried by
nearly q 4tWO.thirls. vote. In the State
Senate yesterday; the Committee on Con
stitutional Amendments reported I'm
amendment repeating the double liability
clause in the Constitution aboltshing tho
District Court, and rcpealing all disiran-
chising provisions Of the Constitution.
The bill was made the special order for
Wednesday next, ..t.
Day before yesterday the House adopt
lea the amendment to the Agricultural
College bill, providing that there should
bG no restriction on students entering the
College on account 6f sex Or~cGlbr. Yes
tcrtlay, after long discussion, the amend
mcnt was rec6nsidered./ ii!'JIf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-04
Frightful Railroad Accident in
'd If'i' New York. "

,glIf N. .ll.n3A HUDsoN, Feb. g..
"A. terrible accident occurred this morn,
ing. ION the, Boston g. Albany railroad
half q mile west OC Chatham. A large
freight train, going east, broke. coupling
and eleven cars run back down u heavy
grade, coming in collision. with another
reighttrain, piling them all up in u mass
Of ruin with the engine, and instantly kill
ing Miles Phillips, conductor, Charles
SprOgue, brakeslnan, and Henry sibley,
fireman. John ToSty. brakeSlnan, was
seriously injured, and VIM. Booth, en-
ginGer,, slightly. The cars were heavily
loaded, with. valuable freight, which Is
nearly fGipetl. The Coroner will hold ali
inquest tO.dAY. trl = IN -. ..L-.-