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been we'll received and kindly
treated. From experience he
could say that the prejudice Of
the people against carpet bag
gers was not because they came
from the North. All who came
legitimately and cast their lot
with the people in the usual and
ordinary pursuites of life, were
welcomed. For the most part
those who have hitherto come
here are adventures seekingplun-
der, and whatever prejudice exists
is on account of the character of
those who do come. Being asked
to name some carpet baggers,
such as he had described, witness
mentioned the name ofGen. Syph
er, r-r -,u.-- ., f......f. .....
Q. Have these men sought to
incite the colored people against
the whitesf " ". ....-... "
A. They have; and in order to
control their action made them
large promises, that in case OF
their political ascendeney the col
ored people would have forty
acres and q mule; that there was
to be divisions of the plantation
for their benefit. Et.G SO
Q. In your opinion, can any
bill be passed in the Legislature
of this State without money!
A. l cannot say that of tn,
present Legislature.
@. Do the members represent
the peoplei r-. ia, ...s
A. They do not. 1t is to tn
interest of partisans to keep igno
rant men in the Leglslature--me
whom the can control. Mr.. Zuut
enc of the proprietors of the Cit
Hotel told me that man Brow
, was elected i'm room No, 10 of tha
r house to represent one of th
country parishes.
: Q. You said Mr.. Kimball il
/ structed you to say to the member
of the Legislature that his prime
pal had gone back on him. VIII
. was his principal I ..
n A. Henry s. McComb, IL
/, purchaser of the jackson Ra
> road. .E gnt sf.l 4 ..f..f
@. Have you received threa
j ming letters Z
A. l have. since the prece
session. l was told, too, that
was known to totheindividuals WI
stand guard at the Capitol, amor
- whom is Lucien Adams. .
- @. Did the list of purchasat
members you spoke of, represe
men belonging to both parties :
N A. 1t did. rH'aa 4u. r.a. 81
=: Q. Can you give the names
any Democrats that we're on it?
A. Don't remember their nam
so well, because L was looki
:, after the more prominent Repu
lican members of the Legislatu
" @. Did you ever bribe any me
bers? ,. ...r .-fu .I- r..-....
= A. No sir. I have carr
ny messages to members, but ne
~ paid or offered to pay anybody
re @. Did you not indorse X
n balls uotes which were for brib
IN A. did, but at the time l
not know what they were for.
We knew nothing about the Jack!
# Railroad bill until it passed
of House; then Mr.. Kimball sent
and asked me to work for the
he with my Democratic friends
nd the Senate, carried notes
e6 messages for Mr.. Kimball, an
ar. had a suspicion that he Was nj
es. money aud other influences
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mug. Dum Is. Dau llSI vi IidiHcS
of members and their prices set
opposite their names. .-,..f- u
Q. Can you give any of the
names and their pricesi lu- ~uI
A. The names of Devices and
Waters are all that / remember.
On the Fur ding bin their price
wasfve hundred dollars in money
or five thousand dollars in bonds.
@. Was rot Mr.. Carr Speaker
at that time, and what was his
price ? ... r, .... -.r. ...-rI
A. Yes, he was Speaker, and
his price WIS $4,000 in money,
or 100000 in bonds. The bin
never became law. ..-s a.a Y
The next matter called to the
attention Of Captain Scott was
the bill tc repeal the old city
charter. Touching that mearure
he said that Senators Pinchback
and Beares offered to secure the
defeat of the bin for a money
eonsiderati tim.
Q. Were you not at that time
the President of a Democratic
clubt
A. | was; and for that reason
was asked TO see if the hill could
be defeated. l went TO Pinchback
and asked him to aid in doing so
He told me it could not be done
without noney. / asked him
how much it would cost, and ht
told me to come and see him the
next day. 1 did so and he said
it would sost $4,000. Senator
Beares told me there was nine Rad
ical Senators in the ring. Til,
friends who asked me to looI
after the bill said they would no
pay any n oney in the matter, anC
after that / kept away from tn
E State Hease. Meeting Senate
Beares on one occasion, he toll
me the bill would come up tha
day, and he wanted to know wha
be done. / told him l was nc
5 prepared 20 say anything. Afte
[ wards when the bill came up, th
final vote was postponed for 8
L minutes on motion of Beares, an
; both he aid Plnchback sent ft
. me. Finding that no none
would he paid to defeat the bil
It finally 1assed. p -'f"t '-i.
@. Can you state who compose
the committee, TO investigate Il
u Sugar Shed question: B, ..., 4
A. They were Mr.. Morey, no
! a member of Congress, Mr.. Ca
: and a colored man.
@. What can you say abo
their report sriTna h
= A. / was told that for a certa
: sum of fmohey the report of {
!, committee could he adopted.
Witness said he was told Of
- ring, in the House, of viii
a Waters was the head, and also
, larger ring of colored membe
of which Dumas was the age!
"a Pinchback, he said, was theage
:, of his own ring. 1t was comme
said the witness, when a measr
was presented for members to
quire show much money was
a itp t.,-..5.t-
.,s @. Did the Governor apprt
Of any of these measures? .na~.
ON A. / think he approved
some.
~. Witness was asked to give
as definition of carpetbagger,
he replied by relocating the d
- milton gwen by a colored orat
:. "a carpetbagger;' said Mos
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Congressional Committee of
e-aH4 Investigation. lua

SoPAs NJs 'fs s@~oNb
and sworn, testified: f"i a"1"H-
@. Are you resident of New
Orleans EMO .s-o-Hau ..ss-.a r.l
A. Yes sir, i came here in the
Union army. L "Ho a'G" 1ii<3a
Q, Have you any knowlede of
any money paid out to bribe men,
bers ofthe Legislatdre7 Z -sI |
a. / saw money paid to Repre-.
Rentatives Carr and Devices. The
money was placed in my hands
by Mr.. Kimball; l was instructed
to deliver it to Mr.. Carr-seven
$50 gold pieces-and take his re-
ceipt. 1 did so. ga.- raI
@. Do you know of any notes
given to bribe membersf
f "A. Yes, Senators. Several
notes we're endorsed by me as an
accommodation to Kimball. Af-
forwards one of them was presen-
ted by Senator Pinchback. 1t
was for $1,000. A note was also
given to senator Campbell for
$1,000, and he afterwards told me
that Kimball had fully satisfied it.
Pinchback presented the note for
payment, but it was not paid by
me. These transactions related
to the passage of the Jackson
Railroad bill. "-.fHl '.at II. i.-
I Q. Did Mr.. Kimball tell you
how much it cost to pass the bill;
"A. No, he did not; but saw a
Z memorandum on his table which
purported to give the amounts
paid asiwell as the amounts TO bt
paid. From that paper it appear
9 ed that $27, 900 had been actuall!
paid, and that $4,000 remained
}, to be paid. W
@. Did that paper contain th
names of the persons to WHOM
90 these moneys were paidl
:, A Yes sir; there was. quite
= \ list of. names. sEr -.r --..-
i Q. Can yon state what name
.l. you saw on it, and the amoun
paid to each? . ada ~ .... q,
A. As it respects the names,
did not read the paper carefully
but remember seeing the name
of Carr. Campbell, Devices. Pi cl
5, back, Beares and Coupland. Th
q amounts paid to each was Sc
down opposite to their names.
: @. DO you remember to whol
+. were paid the largest amonntsi
H A. I think the largest amoun
were paid to Carr. Campbell an
7 CoupIand. .'w laal Ems .oHg.
a q. 1t costs about $4,000 I
pass the bill, did it not? Al
the members of the Legislatu
e, fthat amount got about $4,000
ar Can you state who got the bs
.e5 a5 ance? 81 a.f rn .ra'
: A. think the balance went
} q the members of the City Count
q and officers of the City Cover
!, ment. i. a.f 5a ..rI -T"l
at Q. Was any portion Of it pa
ads to officers of the State Cover
rre ment 2 5-fg4 1T 7a ...H.
A, I do not know.
e, @. Do you believe it vast
nd A. My belief is not eviden'
the @. That depends upon the fa'
res on which you base your bell
- What did Mr.. Kimball tell y
- about the Governor
A. He told me that the G.
%. eruor would sign the bill if it p
sed. EU H"-tTt vaL g aaya.
rs ~lgH..Y -fnh hHa ..ur.s
- Captain Scott was requested
elor tell hat he knew about the
lib tempt to pass the Bank FUND.-
bill. Witness Stated that he
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Q. DoyOu think the suspicion
that prevailed among the colored
people that the whites wanted to
reduce them to slavery has been
dissipated : -'-'
A. In a large measure it has
been.
Q. Can you name any Demo
Gratis who are lobbyists in the
Legislaturei "'' '-1 '''s
A. Yes; Mr.. Joe Hernandez, J.
o. Nixon, and Mr.. Fisher.
Q. You and Mr.. Fisher operated
together for the jackson Railroad
bill.
A. No, sir, not together. He
operated on his own account.
@. Did you ever ses a coiored
man who really expected 40 acres
and a mule' ..' EEiuS .,.. .g.g
A. 1 have seen negroes who
were very ignorant and would
believe anything.
@. Answer my question. Did
you ever see onei Ila fl..1fF
A. Yes, sir. .r .,-iluG ai ar
@. What was his name. -.ay,
| A. don't know.
| Q. Where was hef
| A. In this city. He told me he
had been fooled. ggE sua~ gB.
@. Did you ever see anotherf
A. don't know. .-...,
Q. Iu yonr opinion, are not
many negroes as intelligent as
the poor white peoplei "'7'
/ A. That may be so. ##n 3tt
Q. These poor whites all vote
: the Democratic ticket
A. Generally.
@. Did you ever hear incendia.
. ry speeches, intended to incite the
colored peoplsi r,. ggH H .W8A'
II A. Yes, sir; l heard Pinchback,
5 make such speech at Mandeyille;
. .
/ he talked about sire and sword"
0 Q. By your answer respecting
General Syphner, did you mean
e to intimate that he lived at tue
l. house of q colored woman iggygT
A. 1 mean what my answer
t. stated.
@. But did you mean that he
1t did not live with white pecplef
/ Was not the house where you
10 found his trunk occupiedby white
g people7 ,r taa Lgs .szar I7Eltl
A. Certainly not. .r.
4 a. . V Z
lie @. Was not this F. Fisher a
1t Democratic politciani ' 2
A. He used to be. Ii iiD"l ih'
or Among other distinguishing
honors Louisiana enjoys that OF
!. paying her ] egislatorsthe highest
y per diem-with the exc -ption OF
e, Nevada-of any paid in the con
: try. Our lavish generosity finds
vent in IS, that of Mississippi in
81, while Michigan, Indiaua and
New York are satisfied with S3
- Maine and Vermont with 81, and
|m little Rhody with 81. Conside-
m ing the comparative quality Ot
ps' the legislature we receive all mus
lid admit it to be cheap, and ou
7 members deserve great credit 70
ON the sd-n the expense style thu
.ba engrafted upon the government
LOT Somebody has invented a bunG
oii' hole for beer barrels to prever
III revenue frauds. There is but on
SUI sort of hole that will effectuall
prevent frauds under the preser
ING Administration, and that was j
70 vented when the first man vi
~ buried. .r.ft sgI n .uilar.
Who -
,dy. President Grants daught
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President Grants daughter
Nellie is "coming out, next year.
So is her Father.
FGhieago Times.
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He who talks, sowsj he who
listens, reaps. srta yfru adj
lOl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-03-02

Somebody has inventeda a bung
hole for beer barrels to prevent
revenue frauds. There is but one
sort of hole that will effectually
prevent frauds under the present
Administration, and that was in
vented when the first man was
buried. I.u 4 sedtI euli.aqT
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Witness was asked to give the
definition of a carpetbagger, and
he replied by relocating the def
milton gwen by a colored orator: {:
"a carpetbagger;;' said Moses,
sis him what comes down here
wild his carpet aud steals till he
gets full, and the scalawagger is
him what comes along and stole
de carptt-bagn Laughter.) Wit
ness said he was himself a carpet,
bagger: that he bad travelled al
over the State, and had always
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

G,nzler 4 SolIgsberS, IrUs, "a an
tees S.....,......,...... '''o'' '''''
Glazier & SelgsberS, Trus. m 20
tees .........--. '''' -N-' '''''~N ''''
Glazier Il Seligsbcrg, Trus. - ,oo
Glgzier IS SeliSsberS, Trus- M ,o
tees S................... 'AVo'''' 'sN'''''~~
Glazicr i Sciigsberg, Trus- "A ,n
Glazier u SeligsberS, Trus- N ~
fccS ,........... - ANN0-''''
C!azicr Il Seli.sbcrg, Trus- IN 40
tees ....,........r..'. ..''''A 'Ao''
Glaaar Il SeliGeOI <, Trus- m 20
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
DANEY GOLD AND sILysn

IL Mining Company = Location OF WoFKs,
Lyon County, State Of fNevada.-Sotiee is here:
by given, that at meeting OF the Board OF
Trustees of said Company, held on the twenty
seventh day OF November, 1871, On assessment
OF One Dollar (SD per share was levied
upon the capital stock OF said company. payable
Immediately, In United States gold coin. TO the
Secretary, at the Office Of the Company, No. il9
California street, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the thi:tieth day OF De-
cember, 1871, shall be deemed delinquent,
and will DO duly advertised for sale at public
auction and unless payment shall be made be-
fore, will be sold on THURSDAY, the 18Th day
OF january, 1872, to pay the delinquent assess,
ment. together with costs Of advertising and
expenses Of sale.
By order OF the Board OF Trustees,
A. NOEL, Secretary.
Ocice-Room No. 20 IIayward's Building,
No 4l9 California street, San Francisco, Callfor-
MIA no2J I'd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
OyERMAN SILVER MINING

~ Cempany.-Location OF Works, Gold Hill,
Storey County, State OF Neyada.-Notiee II
hereby given, tha, a; "a meeting OF the Board Of
trustees OF said Company, held on the s5th day
of November. ISL, an assessment OF Two
Dollars (S2) per sharc was levied upon tho capl'
tai stock Of said Company, payable Immediately
in United States gold coin TO the secretary az
the Office OF the Company. Room No. I. ES-
press Building, northeast corner Of California
and Montgomery streets, San Francisco, Cali
fornia. ..
ANY stock upon which said assessment shal
remain unpaid on FRIDAY, the s9th day
OF December, 1871, shall be deemed delnqucn,
and will be duly advertised for sale at public
auction, and unless payment shall be made be-
fore, will be sold on TUESDAY. the 18th day
OF January, 1872, to pay the delinquent as,
sessmcnt, together with costs ofadycrtisinS and
expenses OF sale.
By order of the Board of Trustees.
THOS. J. OWENS, Secretary.
Oilee-Room No /, Express Building, north
east corner OF California and Montgomery
streets. San Francisco, Cal. no2Std
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
N o tt G e I.

r, 1JpMAN & CO., SUCCESSORS TO s.
= RosENER & CO., have opened on once
a. a,,cs, Virginia, and all parties indebted to the
above firm arc earnestly rSdaaesSedt SS tho 20 IL, Of
,Sp1aMS MoyamScs win be placed in the hands Of Col
lector. ,o ,o7t oc12 II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

Van bcrgtn JOuu A'A'"
And in accordance with Law, and an order OF
the Board OF Trustees. made on the 9Th day oi
Noyenbe-, ISL. 80 many shares OF each parcel
OF said stock as nay be necessary viii be snid q,
public auction by Maurice Dore 4 Co, 70. 5s'
Nrn',.omery street. San Francisco. California,
oG aCRSDAI, the 18Th day OF dahu "a; "a
;. : o'clock r. VI. of said day, 70 pay said dcim-
IN, asscssmcnt thereon, together with costs
II advertising and expenses OF salc.
A. NOEL. Secretary.
Office, Room No. l5 Hayward's Bnilding, lib
California street, San:.Franciseo, California
iugti
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
NOTICE..

,pr,rs WHO MAY DESIRE TO
pAEHrrooTrSs up" in their applications for lots
IN thS iSer for lots n nd
,nSn n,S 1he can do so by applying TO s. n MpphM Mi
son, on''ee '' +. D. TODD.
Register u. S. Land once;
-,t... nonamhnr 4. 1871. ueo VI
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
MOTTO CE
RAILROAD NOTICE.

DAssENeERs By THE VIRGINIA AND
TrncLee Railroad from Carson oil virginia
10 any point on tho road arc requested to pro
cure tickets before entering the cars. A alner
once is made Of % cents each oetweSin sin. '@A''
ra'ee "NN II. NJ. YERINGTON, Supt,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
NOTICE.

AL PERSONS HAVING I!,,.Is i,,s SEsaMnSs Insurance
A with the Pacific Nn.ess nsssent tat at the ONCE Of
Company can fnd Ind Wsite. %s ~ Virginia. :, ,,
Dire. Hopkins = H A. BRUMsEY, Geni Ass1tf .sS9 n
,,t acn,enber 81, 1871.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
,1FoIMEN CABINET FOR SALE

,, c.sE OF VALUABLE QUARTZ
7HE CA oS Gold, Silver, Copper, etc,
i Specimens VI vsinaSle articles, row In the
n With EseS.Dge RsaS saloon Gold Hi is offered TOT
ssic Al 4 reasonable price. cu .P1EY." :" at the
For particulars Apply " no2l II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
IN MILLMEk !!

w Tii NEW: :,ofnss,pS ono, a.I purposes IN QUAR-.
TSs %ss %NsI:.ns aSF w1S1E., ETC. %' be sold ''Fs
duced prisss for cash.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06
MINING NOTICES.
NOTICE OF MEETING.

ToLD HILL QUART MILL AND MINING
" Company-Soticc.-Th annua. meeting OF
the stockholders OF the above named Company
for the election OF Trustees TO serve for the et-
suine year, will be held on MONDAY, the 18th
DAY OF JANUARY, 1s7a, at O'Clock T. n,
ut their offlcc, No. Al California street, san
Francisco, California.
X. wEGENER. Secretary.
San Francisco, December -. 1871. de3Dtd
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50 .ER MsN'SG lis H,G

Storey County, state OF Nevada;,Notice-
Tsers are dcInqucnt upon the following de-
scribed stock, on account OF assessment No. ~
levied on the 25th day OF November, ls'l, the
respe.tiyc shaIeholderr, as follows:
i''P'''N Shares. Shares.
Of nll %pW
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-06

Webster & Sonic, Trustees. .lIlb... .-.2......
And in accordance with law and an order ol
the Board Of Trustees, made ON the e5th day OF
November. 1871, 20 many shares Of each parcel
Of said stock as may be necessary. will be sold at
public auction, at the office OF tho Company.
Room No. /. Express Building, northeast corner
OF Montgomery and California streets. San Fran:
cisco, CAL, on TUESDAY. the jhti day OF
January, 1872, at one O'Clock r. ". OF said
day, to pay the delinquent assessment. together
with cos,s OF advertising and expenses OF sale.
THOS. j. OWENS. Secretary.
Ofiec-No. I Express Bu,ainG. ,no:thcest
corner Of Montgomery and California "t'ncts,
San Francisco, Cal. Gstd
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NOTICE.

,,o WHOM IT MAY coNc;E;RsSi; coN;;as i;,,'rnes rms
nndersigned has been sppSIpt sppnspppt.
estate OF II. Il - d. L. HASTlSS"'
.r,,, civ New, December q: ls.l. -
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-22
The Phantom Train.

A writer in the Albany IN. Y Eren-
ing Times relates a conversation with
superstitious night watchman on the
New York Central Railroad. Said the
watchman: az believe in spirits and
ghosts. know such things exist. If
you will come up in April, will con-
vince YOU" He then told of the phan-
tom train that every year comes up the
road with the body of Abraham Lincoln.
Regularly in the month of April, about
midnight, the air on the track becomes
very keen and cutting. On either side
it is warm and still. Every watchman,
when he feels this air, steps off the track,
and sits down to watch. Soon after,
the pilot engine, with long black stream
ers, and band with black instruments,
playing dirges, and grinning skeletons
sitting all about, will pass up noiseless-
ly, and the very air grows black. If it
is moonlight, clouds always come over
the moon, and the music seems to linger,
as if frozen with horror. A few mo-
ments after, and the phantom train glides
by. Flags and streamers hang about.
The track ahead seems covered with a
black carpet, and the wheels are draped
with the same. The coffin of the mur-
dered Lincoln is seen lying on the GEN.
tire of a car and all about it, in the air,
and on the train behind, are vast num-
bers of blue-coated men, some with cof-
fins on their backs, others leaning upon
them. 1t seems then that all the vast
armies of men who died during the war,
are escorting the phantom train of the
President. The wind, if blowing, dies
away at once, and over all the air a
solemn hush, almost sitting, prevails.
If train were passing, its noise would
be drowned in the silence, and the phan-
tom train would ride over it. Clocks
and watches always stop, and when
looked at, are found to be from five to
eight minutes behind. Everywhere on
the road, about the Goth of April, the
time of watches and trains is foundrsud-
denly behind. This, said the leading
watchman, was from the passage of the
phantom train.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-22
The Cerberus of Interior Africa.

One of the most extraordinary facts
revealed to us by Doctor Livingstone's
explorations in Africa is. that the high
tableland of the interior, with its rich
agricultural resources, its noble flora, its
fine temperature, broad inland seas, and
inexhaustible stores of mineral wealth
is rendered all but impenetrable to civil
Gzed man, certainly beyond all reach of
colonization, by one of the most appar-
emily insignificant of causes-a fly. This
terrible insect is little brown, yellow
striped fly, called the tsetze, scarcely
larger than our common household pest,
but whose sting is absolutely fatal. So
deadly is its poison, that it is said three
or four flies will kill the largest OK.
Soon after the bite, which gives little or
no pain, staggering and blindness come
on; the body swells to an enormous size !;
the coat turns rough, and in few hours
follow convulsiops and death. And yet
this deadly poison, under the effect of
which the horse and OK, the sheep and
the dog, fall as if plague-stricken, is per-
fectly harmless to man, to wild animals,
to the pig, mule, ass, and goat. Here is
an achievement of science that would
bring glory to the discoverer-the dis
covery of some antidote to the sting of
this venomous fly, which would open
the treasures of Central Africa to the use
of the world.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-22
A Mississippi River Story.

A couple of flat-boat men on the Miss
issippi river having made an extraordi-
narily good speculation, concluded that
while they were in New Orleans they
would go for real frst-class hotel din
ner at the st. Charles Hotel. Having
eaten the meal, they called for their bill.
The waiter in attendance misunderstood
them, and supposing that they wanted
the bill of fare, laid it before them, with
the wine-list uppermost.
"Whew, Bill" said Jerry, "here's q
bill! just look at it'll Here you add
up one side and I'll add up the other,
and We'll see what the old thing comes
to-"
So Bill added up the prices of wines
on one side of the list and Jerry added
them up on the other, and they made
the sum total 1854.
"Wh-ew, Bill said Jerry, "that's
pretty nigh all we've got What are we
goin' to do about it?"
"We can't pay that" said Bill, ait 'ud
clean us right out. The waiter amt
here now, let's jump out o the window
and put |"
"No, sir-ee," said Jerry, "Pd never do
sich mean thing as that. Let's pay the
bill and then go down stairs and shoot
the landlord"