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house, ard wing must be added. He sent
to San Francisco for carpet and furniture
he supplied wood and provisions in proper
ton TO his happiness. There was no end to
the hams, the beans, the lard. There was
never more devoted lover, and his delight
was not broken in upon by the cnvi)ls com-
petition Of rivals others visited, but she
went out with none but Obadiah. They
rode On horseback, and had quiet little din
ners together. He felt at these times that
he had never loved before no one had ever
50 sedulously watched the different stages of
his appetite. After the first rude crash Of
meat and vegetables, came the titillatng IN
situations Of pudiings and cakes from the
hand be adored. Never since in his own
mothers house had pie been made on pur-
pose for him. His last bachelor day had
come the sun rose in the heavens, and
/ seemed resolved to hang forever there At
noon, he wandered into 4 rayine Just at the
/ edge Of town, to Iass the leaden-foOted hours
and to muse upon his prospective happiness
unmOlostcG With fevcrish impatience,
not unusual upon like occasions, he walked
up and down and around, and finally halted
at the sound Of ices lie could see. but
not he seen.
Well, CYnth, how arc the times p asked
tie Gashy-looking stranger who had been
loaiing around town for several days.
Very much as they have always been in
my life and line. Ny time has been divided
pretty evenly between starvation on the bed
rock, and righteous living on the bread Of
fools.
hear you arc once again about to enter
upon one Of those blessed periods Of prodi-
gality How did you manage itY
Manage it p said she Bleeding fingers,
throbbing eyes, and an aching back rather
enlarge q woman's capacities for dcyiltry
at least they drive me semi annually to mar
rage \ choice of evils is something. how
ever, 70 a free born American citizen. When
| married you was crazy under the inccs-
SAINT growl Of dissatisfied boarders.'
Cynthia, You are about As active and en-
crgctic woman as one secs in lifetime,
said he.
Yes this blind old foJi urges me to mar
~ bim, and desire more comfortable quar-
ters than the legitimate profits Of dress max
Ing can give ne ; two good and sufficient for
any marriage. Besides, he has money and,
if don rake his pile, | will at least, get
s}me good harness to remember BIN by
When does the event come oG?' asked
he
Il by the event You mean my ma7-
Iil-c with Obadiah Fuller, allow me to state
that it comes of this evening, At eight
O'Clock
Nights sablc mantle had scarcely drapei
the SicrEas, when, through the outskirts Of
the town, with stcalthy tread, stole a mufled
figure. Along the level and down the grade,
passed a form, with speed to which that Of
the bearer Of the fiery cross, at the command
of Roderick Dhu, vas but a snail's pace.
The Wheeling Of an immense pair CT lungs
heralded its appro2ch ; tie retreating sound
Of ponderous footsteps announced Its transit.
The inmates Of way-siIe houses, startled by
the unwontei sounds, hastened to the doors
only to hear the last. fading echoes.
Ii was Obadiah Fuller, fleeing from the
dos.ructI of his idol.
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QUEEE PuoPLE-JohE G. SAKE, IA The Albany
-Argrs tells ct ,he various c'arses Of queer pee
pie vino are soer to arrive in Saratoga A. for
\ tsnos:
The aa4a sho is waiting tor remi,tsnce 60
uEsccouutGbiy deAyed
And the wonsu Shose husband is expected
Eext week (and iou't corle At ALL
AMI the lady Who On her second day is dis
guslei because " THE pl2;e isn't BY no means 20
arist1craiic As 5rhGt sae expected"
Aud the lady who's daughter rejected three
miiiion-ires-bocluse sic c. nd not allow her to
marry a trs1esmsn, you know (Americsn
wcmen, tOo.)
Aud the lsiy ~h0 makes five toilets per d-y,
and is d-ish ugly in all Of them
And many other remarkable people have
met here and expect to met 81; Of then sgsiu.
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GREELEY's OPIxIoS or HIS FARrT "A little
more than Syoar ago Horace Greeley thus
wrote Of the Democrat; party. Now be vss
the mer composing II 30 give bin their votes;
1t is rebel at the core today, hardly able to
reconcile the de:ea;s of Lse. johnson, Bragg,
Hood ard Pre-. and the conscq qdeat downfall Of
its beloved JoHf,terscy, with IL trsditilnsl
faith in d wire Providence. Il would hail the
election Of Democratic Presiient in 1872 as a
vir;uzl reverssl ot the Appomsttox surrender
l. would cone into power with TIE bate, the
chsgrin. The wrath, The modification o. ten bit
ter ears to imrel and guide lis steps. II
would devote itself to taking eff or reducing tax
after tax until the Treasury ~ss deprived Of the
means Of paying interest on the nationsl debt,
and would hsii the tilings Of r,;ionsl bank
Iuptcy with unslioysd glsdress snd unconcesled
ezuiistion. Whatever chsstiEemsnt may be de-
served Tor cur national sins. We must hope that
this disgrace and humiliation will lie spared
us'
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We repeat that upou beth sides this is the mos,
corrupt and shameless action in our political his
tory. Suppose the Wings and the Democrats
who came together to form the Republican party
had always opposed each ether, not merely for
political differences but as morally corrupt and
rotten-how nonstrous would have teen their
union On pretence of devotion to moral principle
Yet that Is the spectacle presented in Mr. Gree
ley's appearance SIS the Democratic candidate
This bargain, go di-grsceful to both sides, can;
not deceive the people and will not he endor,ei
by them.-Ai6dRy Erening Journal.
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PRl1s FloHr. Two young men, sged Is and

Prize FIdHT.- Two young men, sged IS and
10 respectively. got into discussion aeout reli-
gion, one being Catholic and the other Pro-
ttst,nt. They agreed to see which wss right by
wager ofbattle, and accordingly about O'Clock
last evening they repSired to Hougton's pasture.
west Of the rolling mill, accompanied by crowd
Of over two hundred men and boyr, and went
into the butiness in true prize ring style. After
one or two rounds Policeman Burgess, Sheriff
Place and Deputy Sheriff Place, suddenly sp-
peared, when fighters and witnesses immediate
ly took to their heels. This morning they were
arrested, taken before Justice Fsrnsxorth and
fined SIS and cost each, amounting to S2l 81
each. 1t is not reported whether this settles the
religion questiou or not The crowd who went
down-some of them standing high 10 tome Of
the churches in town--msy possibly be able 10
tell all about it.-St. Adams Messenger, 10Th.
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A Nav WATERING PLAcE.-A new watering
place a.s jus; been opened ne.r Providence, n.
l. Oae hundred and twenty acres Of land have
been bought by company Of Christian gen.
tlenen, snd they have sold lots fer cottages,
some forty Of which are nearly ready for occu-
pancy they h.ve built fne hotel to accom-
modste ZONE 70 guests, and have secured
Frenchman, Monsieur Arioene. the best profess
sional caterer Of Providence to minister to their
physical necessities. We understand also that
psovisious will be made for the Intellectual aud
spiritusl wsnts Of the guests, so that they will
not feel obliged to seek more or lees objection
able amusements which sre generally found at
watering places. The facilities FOR bathing are
very fne.
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D de-p aud solemn flrest.
ID sadly whispering fore 1,

ID safly whispering forest.
% lonely murI urin- forest that pa. aue.h f7r
evermcre,
Hh-n never footstep wandered a'rozs thy shell
tered meadows
Whom never bird made muse anil tay soubre
shadows,
Nla. ditst thou thsa. forest cils: rotc thyseii
in green,
and cccs tAyself in beauty forever 70 he unseen
"Oh, was the same. same forest
he same low whispering fJrest,
The softly murmu-ins forest, and all %, u-y
heau'lCs wore.
lroaci myselfin splertor al through the lonely
hours
D -cd the vines around ne aas covered my lap
with D lweTs.
t.r knew that ue time -so;ne time
-- ol beautiful p,uu4se would dit ald nestle
here.
ass ogravish.as sweotncs would dl ny patent
ea--
kneF that some t'no-s.ma time
% scTz would gai.y wander 'Eea,h my protecting
huu-l-,
hal into the ear ofny silence roall whisper their
A9ly Vows
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The Albany EreaiHg Journal ihus tells ~ha
proposes to follow Mr. Greeley over to the Demo
cratic party:
There are tive classes Of individuals that have
deserted the Republican party to join the for
tune. Of Greeley The one are those Eho have
undetervedly received lsrge shsIe O: the favor
snd patronage Of the party. They know that
they have been SO well treated thu, they cannot
expect. or, with any show Of prop-ie;y, ask for
snything more. But their ambition o. their
svArice hAve no limit, and 20 they seek new
affiliations in the hopeof getting further rewards.
The other cls,s those who have fsilel frou TIE
want Of merit to receive thst recognition which
their vanity impels them to believe they deserve.
They look to a change Of their oEn portion OF in
that Of The Administration for that lucky fortune
that only themselves have yet considered them
entitled to receive. Tne Iidisnee Of sush men
will be as great blessing to the party they
desert as an AaoyEuce to the one they join.
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\ SMART CNCINNATI GIRL.-ls 1t not
enough to make a man ashamed OF his eex to
think that the little girl with whom the Gin
cinuati TIacs held this interview IN its
counting-r0om will not he allowed to vote
when she grows up to be a woman? please,
sir, do you print the questions fol the ex-
animation Of pupils for the high school F'
"No, miss ; think not, replied the clerk.
Somebody said that they were printed at
the Times Office, remarked the girl, evident
" disappointed Don't YOU know where
they are printed? Couldn you get me one
| would pay good price for one The
questions and the last remark were uttered
rapidly and with evident excitement. We
stepped up to the relief of the clerk, and said
to the ambitious little miss 1.-The printed
questions YOU ask for are most likely at the
office Of the school board, and they are NOT
gwen out until just as the pupils arc about
to be examined.'' ." know that, she arch
" replied. and added with bewitching
smile, "but | would like to have oDo before
that l would be willing to give as much as
five dollars. sir, smiling again, if YOU
would get nc one We have been often
before this tempted with bribery, but ney T
so innocently; and if We could as readily
have gratifcd her wish as we have done with
others having a less worthy object in view,
We don't know but the shrewd asrirant for
the high school would have gained her point.
Bat We could not supply her want, and sug-
gcsted that she apply 70 the accommodating
clerk Of the school board, B)do Bedeck, ard
see what luck she would have. "Oh, | can't
get one there. | know" replied the dissatis-
Ted miss, as she left our Office.
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A terrible explosion occurred Tuesdsy in ,n
extensive -four mill at Glasgow, Scotland.
Flames burst out Immediately after the explosion
and the building was entirely destroyed.
Eleven persons buried in the ruins were burned
to death, and twelve were taken out badly in
jured The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
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Perhaps ID the coming canvass tse t;isi dis
cipline Of the Democratic party may rot fail,
though for the first time ia their history It must
corsrrsin their mssses only. No reasoning
member Of the party can, We yenJuro TO say,
honestly feel bouui by the nomination st B.i-i-
timore. II ne il too iziut hearted TO throw oil
the tyranny Of convention to candidates sad
too fofgisug 10 revolt at The fierce vii6eaton Of
thirty wears, he must revolt ~ platform which
sill demand lie surrender OF his h@es.y and
common sense, if nothing better c,n De found
to put in il thsn the Ansy pleas we sre dealing
with Nose Ot the worn seueralI'ies ought in
decency TO ssrye SIS e bridge over the chssm Mr.
Greeley must cross to join the sles Party
drill without conviction uiisiing he usual spirit
and sctiCn of intelligent lesiers, may keep the
ranks together, bat the hsf-hesriei tore Of the
Liberals warns them tha. MT . vote can be
tpsrei. Four monihs between the nomination
and tie election give ample time for all dlsiIte-
grating Influences to voi K. snd ample tine for
the melting away Of tAst phantom Of the c.nii-
dates popularity. without shote iillsiye beck
oniue he would never have been seriously thought
81
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The TRIAL ~ STOgts The de:euce in the
Stokes murder t5ial introduced some important
testimony Tussdsy to chow thA; the immediate
cause Of Fisk's dealh was the treatment by the
doctors The evidence Of DR. John NJ Carno-
chan was someWhs gnihcsnt, as it seems that
be dissgreei with some OF the other physicians
in regard 70 Fi.k's treatment When Dr.. Car
nochan ffst s2E the wounded man, be did not
consider 5he symptoms formidable In the
army the chances Of recovery in similar cares
hsve been demonstrated to be ore out OF four.
In the case Of Col Fisk, Dr.. Csrnochsn thought
there were specially favorable symptoms. fhe
witness would not hsse protei the wcund or sd
minitteFel 80 much morphine as was given the
patient DR. A. Jacob .wore that from the min
utes OF the ,t inortem declaration Of the Core
ner, there was no possibiliity Of describing def
nitely the cause Of death, bu, from the symp-
toms. =. he had heaId them described, Fink died
from ''Slution Of the brain, caused by opium
or some other drug. Eiwsrd II. Stokes. father
Of the pri.oner, was cslled to the stand TO show
that his sen bad exhibited symptoms Of inssni-
ty The father detsiled instances in which the
pritoner lsbored under hs!lucinstion Of mind.
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81 the Chace Mil led c, on Saturday
evening. the last blast threw out some $50
tons Of granite, using two kegs Of powder
Immediately after the blast fine looking
toad Was Observed sitting on the extreme top
Of the blasted rock, earnestly looking around
to see what sort Of country he was in.
Evidently he had been thoroughly disturbed
in hls nap in cseyice Of the ledge, and
should be thankful for the hoist that brought
him to the sunlight Fail Rirer Nerrs.
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TINS JUBILEE The New York Herald re

TINS JUBILEE The New York Herald re-
marks editoFislly:
/" Some say the Jubilee has been failure.
Fiilure or no failure. whether it does or does not
psy Gilmore, the Boston PGnjsndrum has done
good. IL has given our people specimen Of
frat class musical rendering. Ii has whetted
the musical xppe,iie of the American people. Ii
has harmoaized the various races who compose
the population Of the republic Il has also done
much to put this people in harmony with all the
people on the other side Of the Atlantic. After
all, music hath charms : and whether it can
soohe the savage breast or rot, it does certain
ly sEceten civilization
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Poetry.
Some Time.
Lf WILL N. CARLETON.

o Osron. and tsrriS,e ocean,
% grand and glOsioas ocean.
o restless, stormy ocean. 50 s-y a iathom
ore,
When never an eye IVES rear thee to view tly tur-
buleat glory.
When never an to hear thee relts ;hy ceaseiess
story,
What didst thou then, ocean dds. IS thy spray
il air,
with never brake to fear thee and never n sou! to
care
'Oh, was the some, same ocean,
The sane ma tc ocean,
The grand and terrible ocean. with rock-em-
battle stCre;
threw ny iieecy blanket up over ny shou ders
bare
raised my head il triumph and scattered ry sriz
zled hair;
For knew that some tims-slme time
White r0hcd ships would venture from out Of the
placid bay.
Forta to my teayirs bosom, my lawful prize CT
prey,
/ knew that some time-scme time
Lor-ly men AID maidens my serYils guests wculd
be,
Al- hearts % s,eruest courage would filter and
bona t1mc.'
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- Thou SHALT HAVE JUTIcE."-Fiye years
ago the eleventh dsy Of June, 1t will be remem-
berei from the frequent sllus'ons rlsde to tie
case siuce, by the press, Nr. John A. Coleman
vas violently elected from the CATS Of the New
y ork s. New Haven Railroad Company.
Mr.. Coleman who held the company, unused
ticket il the opposite direction, claimed the
right to ride and denied tha; Of the company.
under the circumstances, to call in four brake
men to throw him violently ou:
The company var promptly tucl fJ- this out
rage; sad, although Mr. Colemsn wAs assured
thAt they vc.e determined to mske it 20 exp-n-
rive JOB for any one Of the public to sue the
corporation that il would not he attempted, they
found in this instance, like thst cf Coum1 lore
Vanderbilt Gni the Schuyler bonds. they had
net with so individual Of determination, roo
luton ard periinsci'y.
The case has been tried four times yCrjict
rendered thrict Gga. gti the r5si, and once the
jury disagreed. The three tri1ls were rendered
Necessary by legsl exceptions, appeals and every
quibb.e which egAl ingenuity could suggest.
These, at last, baye come 10 an end, and the
New YORK * NeS Haven Railroad is now COM
PEELED to pay dIms-ef, costs, and interest 70 Nlr
Coleman, h0 may be congratulated az chsm-
piou Of the public
He has done essential service in perse7ering in
. just csuse FOR the rights Of the public against
Tlch corporate, n, where many, rather than TO
do II stsu expense of time and money, Sre CON-
peeled TO endure wrong and the whole travel
Ing publc usCqIeutly suffers A. the hxris of
those who are determined that the power OF moa-
ey shall ,s,rrule The lower ef riEht-Ho.'J7
BalciH
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DEsCguuoN 0r LlNCFELLow.-LJn LJngiell1w
Is q brown horse, five years ola, nearly seven
teen hands high, with one wLi,c eel b had
and % blaze of white in his face. lie has
large. strong letl0ck and Vastcrn joints, fill
ing the ho0i finely, the can ION bones of each
Of the hind lc-s running up broad to tie
hook, the heck spread outside and as clear
as q toer's, with fall, large stiles. Long
fellow is long from the hip to the whirlbouc;
the crupuer, where it reaches the tail. sets
out strong and high, like the Arabian stock.
lie is wide in the hiT- but round and smooth,
well ribbed back, with a round chest, long,
taperiug shoulders, running Obliquely t.
ward the hips, making the back look strong
and short. presenting much capacity for car
rying weight lie has a strong. well turned
deck, filling tie shoulders wide from the
crest d0wA the pole Of the neck running IL
10 the pgo,tily formed head, with open l)w.s
and large throttle, indicating easy breathing
powers. 10 the c3nn0isseur IN TIE race
horse, L1us,elilw presents mora beauties o!
racing form than any hoEsc we have ever
seen. The aim at tie elbow, where IL leaves
the body, Is broad and strong, tapering well
(, the ho.s. With plenty OF substance. HE
true thigh. from the whirlbone to the ssidc,
is SO long that il makes tic gaskin, or second
thigh, almost as broad as the -tihe itself The
horse appears in perfect order and fit to run
for mans life, and, barring accident. it
docs not seem t. Us that lie Is hoatGble. His
owner. Mr.. John Harper of Kentucky, is 80
we'll pleased with him now that lie ciincs
selling him az al, and intends taking him
back to kentucky after his engle leemcuts in
the North and breed from him. lie will be
a capital horse in the stud, as he is n
bennington all over. with little more horse.
Longfellow was sired by bennington, dam
Nantura, by Counterplot (known as Brawn-
er rs Eclipse granddam Quiss, by Bertrand 4;
2. 2. d. by Bertrand :. z. z. d. by Blue
Beard: z. Z. 2 z. i. by imported Buzzlrd
(known as the Tarleton mare), who was also
the dam Of Old Court, by Vests Paragon ;
nunuess, by Cherokee Woodpecker, by
Bertrand Lady Adams, by Whipster, a..
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Go to Italy, says an article on the Christian
sabbath services. " to France, Splin, Ireland
10 any part Of Germany, Cstholi: or infdel,
snd Tad, if possible, any people so temperate,
pure, ehsse, truthful, and benevolent "a the
SsbbstE-keeping communities Of America /,
cannot be done 80 How many years, now, OF
kisting the toe of the Pope does our editor sup
pose will have to be done by the wicked italian
nation to balance this American ebuitiou Of
fpirituEl humility and admirable contiiteuess Of
hear; By what sin !ell the angels let us ask
him We for our p,rt can ri this moment think
Of a certain community Of Americans E ccm
munity American in singular degree Of Sab
oAth-kespiEg Americans. also community 20
whom the lsger-heer saloon, the theatre, and the
race-t7zck are unfamiliar, and the Sunisy-fchool
very familiar thing, aud there lies buied
among them, his tomb place Of honor. It's oc-
cupsnt remembered with admiration, s msr
who WAS enc Of the most colotss thieves. ore of
the stesi.eti liars. and one Of the loosesl hyers
that hsye ever disgraced recent Christian civil
cation. Such was Mr. James FIX, aud he lies
buried at Bratteboro. in rural Vermont Un-
Der the circumstance, = little civility 10 our
ueghbCrs would not lie Gm;ss. and We may pro
fiably reco.lect that phArisaism and sa,f-lEuda-
tion, esen though we are the very best people
the sua shines on, will not indeed deprive us Of
our glorious superiority to the publican ns,ions
bat ttil will mske Us ess entirely admirable
than we E.ight be- We hardly know any coun-
try in Chris:eudom which neei be THROWN :
ftoues At the glass houtes OF any otHefs. aul We
think our cotemporlry would have difficulty in
spportiouing the eIsc: ratio in which Ameri-
cans, Austrians, Prussians, Frcrchmen. ItAlisrs,
Englishmen, and Scotchmen sre Represented in
the kingdom oi heAyen-.Ndti0H.
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The summer months are prolific Of natural
propher. The oldest voodcutter (not Of Chap
paqus) has given his word for it that beech and
sycamore tIees are never struck BY lightning.
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bodies but they had nothing TO oppose to the
fiery test but the f,ccid limbs aEd rsspei nerves
bequeathed to him by either liquor-irinking an
cestort or these who male the stimu.ut of ener-
gy and overwork tske the place Of liqCor. The
more highly placed by blood or breeding is TIE
child, the more likely IS it as : aasH 20 sun the
same suicidal course-to fhroE all the vital ener-
~ which shOuld hsve lasted acl a. :sctls
elimmer to well-prcserGei oii ses ig'o the
swift electric fash Of the 81 yeis OF -. .G.ool
If any mxn chooses to c-unt the cot aud
make his choice, the results OF the <ge HE
receipts. not ours. 1t is his owR aSeoua;-bOok
be i, making up for final intpcc.i0u We only
wish to show where the broken spOt 10 his Ar
NOR Of health is; into which every disease goes
in and inds welcome, and through which by even
the suns rays death gains admission SIS into a
wells mouth. We see friendly old Quaker 90
about between the burning planet overhead and
the burning Drinks below Portly. lymphstic,
easy going, moderate in his opinions SIS his tuc-
Gees, and the sun grows cool On his thick drab
cloth, and barely wsrms him, while his lean
blsck-o-vised neighhor, who has recklessly ez-
hsusted bis vitality by the keen business con
tests Of this msddenng cen Z, clothes his Aesh-
lees limbs in linen and fiji his hlt with wet
hsndkerchiefs and falls dea before he re .ches lis
own doorway. There is no sham hster Ike the
sun, and no sham meets less mercy froia it than
thSm curts-.N T. Tribune