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Stray Sale.

E'strayed before the undersigned anthdr-
n lty, ON the 18th day OF July, 1872, by
WI. MeGFegOr, and viii He sold at Belle
vue, La, for cash, To the highest bidder, on
saturday the Dist day of August, 1871, a
PIDED COW and CALF, COW about wears
old, marked with swallow fork and uhierbit
IN left ear and under slope in right ear
came to his premises about six mouths ago.
Appraised at SIS ~
The owner is requested TO come forward,
prove property, pay charges. Sc
J. II LOTION, Stray Master.
July ~, 1872. I.
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Patriotic Letter from Gen. Banks.
Boston, July 81, 1872.

Boston, July 81, 49,
NJ DEAR SIR: L have the. hon
or to acknowledge by this. note,
in addition to our conversation
to-day, the receipt of your invita-
ton to address the citizens of
Lynn on Thursday evening, in
support of the election of General
Grant and the policy of his Ad-
ministration.
No invitation could have great
er weight with me, from any part
of the country, Dor from any por-
ton of my fel!ow-citizens; and it
gives me greHt pleasure to assure
you that nothing could be added
to your suggestions as n represen-
tative of the citizens of Lynn TO
induce me to accede to the re-
quest. Their kindness to me many
years since is a continuing life
remembrance, and nothing would
give me greater satisfaction than
TO renew my association with
them.
But | regret to say that ] am
not in accord with them in regard
to the Presidential canvass.
Against my wishes and my per-
sonal interests, | am compelled
to say that l believe the perpetu-
alton of the present policy of
Government is not for the advan-
tage of the country, and that it
will not tend to establish its for
mer good and prosperity, nor to
promote the interests of any class
of citizens. No personal feeling
of any form or character enters
into this judgement. 1t is in
view of general principles and
public interests alone that L am
led to this conclusion.
The uniting of masses Of people
of all parties, sections and races
i'll support of the grand result of
/ the war is Indispensable to the
permanent establishment of the
general recognition of those re-
suits. 1t can be secured by no
other means. We shall all be
forced to this conclusion sooner OF
later. This united action upon
this basis has been the hope OF
my life. / fervently desired it du.
ring the war, and in reconstruc-
ton of the States subsequent to
tue war. believe it is now tell
dered in good faith in the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Greeley, and for one,
l cansnot reject it. 1t was what
desired. Its consumation, al
though sudden and startling,
does not alarm me. My duty to
myself and my country requires
me to give him my support. i
can not advocate before your
friends a different course, which
neither my judgement nor my
heart approves.
1t grieveS me most deeply tC
separate myself in thought or act
from any of those with whom ]
have been so long associated, and
to whom l am so greatly indebt
ed; but / believe the result vii
Justify my action, give to the
country that peace and prospect
ty which is the object of all oul
labors, and secure to every citi
zen that civil and political equal
ity and freedom which was wor
by the sacrifice of so many val
ued lives.
Accept the assurances of my
lasting friendship and esteem
and believe me yours, etc.
n. p. BANKS.
To JAS. s. LEWIS. ESQ. LYNN
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dorsementby reelection; As
soldier, Gen. Grant is justly dis
tinguished. His war services
were very great, and should be
acknowledged; by all they have
been, and even generously, ac-
kndwledged, and we shall never
forget them. But he is not suit
ed for the civil magiStracy, and
we shuld allow his Administers
ton to close with the pending
term.
W. S. GRoEsBECK.
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a young merchant who is
trying to struggle along in a
fairly economical way took a
class in one of our Sunday
Schools last Sabbath. During
the progress of the lesson he
asked "What is solitude?" and
was visibly disturbed when a
miserable hoy promptly an
swered-"The store that don't
advertise.
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STRAY SALES,
Sslaly Sale.

ENstrayed before the undersigned. Author
II ity, by J. n. Bryan, en- the I'm G!aS of
June iST2, and viii be Sold Tor cash on
saturday, the 18th day OF Sept'r 1877, at
Bellevue, La, bay horse colt. about 3
wears cid, branded within diamond ON Both
shoulders, about I34 hands high; came To his
premises In said parish about one year ago.
Appraised at $50 co.
The owner is requested to'came forward,
prove property, pay ehrages, SC
J. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, june 9TH, 1872 a--.
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Ntlau NGEe.

'strayed before the underSig5e ti ;ainthori-
II ty, on the 18th day of judy. 1872. BIZ j
l.. Bisgs, and will be sold to he highest bid
der, for cash, at Bellevue. La, on SATURDAY..
the 18th day of September, 1872, "a Brown
and White Pidcd COW and Calf; Cow
about9 years old, and marked with under
slope IN right ear, and crop and undeEbir in
left ear. Appraised at $40 90. .F
The owner is requested to come forward,
proFe property. pay charges, See. ,-gr.vl-
J. ii. LOTION, Stray Master
August 3, 1872 tr
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Str0y Sale.

Estrayed before j. w Walker, Up, On
- the nth day of July, 1872, by j. +.
McLemore, and will be sold at Bellevue,
FOR cash, to the highest bidder, on Saturday,
the 2nd day of November, 1872, dark BAY
MARE, about 6 years old, a mark or scar
on right hind leg near the hip joint APP
praised at So.
The wneris requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges. &c.
j. Fl LOTION, Stray Master
August 5rd, 1877
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MINDEN.
II. w. Paul,
ROOT AND SHOEMAKER,
MINDEN. Ii.

nespectfuIly announces to his friends
X and customers of BOssier parish,
that he keeps constantly on hand large
and well assorted stock of
French CGIfSkins Moroccos, ETC.,
&c. and is prepared to make Boots and
Shoes of the hest quality and most approved
stvIe Would call special attention 10 the
rsdnrtion in his prices Boots Sl2 to $40;
sboes e. To IS Do not ask for credit, neces-
sity cprnpels me TODD cash business
'''' 'O f-'' ~ P.W PAUL.
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Chappaqua Chips.
u.

papers i'll Michigan, and five OF
them are for Greedy and Brown
Rev. Sella Martin, who was
"the eloquent colored orator"
is now the coiored Greeley rem
.egade." See Grant papers.
The Decora Qowa) Press,
heretofore a strong Grant paper,
lowers his name and goes for
Greeley.
Alex. Mitchell of Milwaukee
reports that Greeley is going to
carry both Wisconsin and Min
nesota.'
The Bennington (Vt) Free
Press has repudiated Grant and
declared its allegiance to Gree
ley.
Col. S. NJ. Barnes, once the
Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of Kentucky is now a
Greeley Elector in Arkansas.
Capt. j. ii. Reece withdraws
from the executive committee
of the Grant party in Georgia,
in order to support Greeley.
Party lines are being dropped
in some of the Eastern States,
and the Conventions are COM
posed of sail electors opposed
to Grant and his cliques."
DR.. ii. G. FeSsenden, brother
of the late Senator Fessenden
and a prominent Republican,
pronounces for Greeley and
Brown.
The Fort Scott Monitor, the
leading Republican paper of
Southern Kansas, has gone
back on Grant and forward TO
Greeley.
The Pittsburg Post says :
"Uncle Horace'S strength
among the Republican lawyers
of this city is one of the most
noticeable events ofthe times. "
Robert Stewart, of Madison
county, New York, one of the
Grant electors in 1868, has an
nounced his intention to sup
port [ Greeley.
Thos. s. Dawes Of Kingston,
father of Congressman Dawes
of Massachusetts, heads the
call for a Liberal Republican
meeting in favor Of Greeley
and Brown.
In Markesau, Wis, the Gree
leyites hung out the stars and
stripes, and a Grant leader tried
to raise a crowd To tear down
"the flauting lie" He didn't
succeed.
A Kansas Radical editor,
when he heard of Greeley's
nomination, very sensibly gave
mp his paper, got married, and
went TO work in his father-ln-
laws SaW-nlli.
In a recent letter to Mr.. ID.
I. Worcester, OF Rochester,
Chief-Justice Chase says: eff
/ live, and l am able to go to
Cincinnati in November, /
shall vote for Horace Greeley"
Senator Trumbull says that
"the chances of Greeley in the
northwest are better than Lin
coins were in 1860" He is 60
ing TO take an active part in
the campaign.
The State Record. published
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Succession Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that b. + Fort,
~ Public Administrators, has this day
filed in my Office his statement of debts in
the succession of Prewett MeGOwan. Ii no
opposition be made to same. it will be no
mologated according to law, after cxpira-
ton of ten days from first publication.
Witness INV official signature and seal of
office, this Sth Aug, 1872
T. n. BRADEN, Clerk
MO cts District Court
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LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION.
MONROE, La, July 16, 1872

inst, containing the article head
ed ''Let the Guilty Bleed and in
which you hold the following:
"Iet justice fall on the heads of
the guilty, but let the innocent
and the true be exculpated. We
must condemn and punish corrup
ton in our own party, before we
can, with any propriety denounce
it in Others" all of which l fully
endorse, as well as other portions
of the article. [ therefore feel it
my duty to respond; and to furnish
you such information as have on
the subject of your call. without
being able to vouch for the truth
of more than my part of the story.
When in the city of New Orleans,
IN june last, as a member of the
Democratic Convention, L was
told that the Republicans were
not the only members of the Leg
iSlature, lchO had sold out, or re-
ceiUed brides for their rOteS. l re-
piled to my informant that vague
and general charges of that kind
were of no value, and would not
he believed; that if such were the
facts, the proofs must exist in
some form; or at least some per-
son ought to be found who would
make the charges and convict the
guilty. | was then told that in
one instance, at lesst, the evidence
existed in the shape of the receipts
of the members of the House of
Representatives, for the sum of
one thousand dollars each, for
their vote on the Levee Bill. If
that was true | wanted to see the
origlnalreceipts.
l was then conducted to the of.
fee of Mr.. Charles Il. Howard,
who was told what | wanted to
see; and that | wanted the infor-
nation that it night be made pub
lie, that unless | could do so |
preferred not to see 1t. That it
was only by Informing the people
who were the faithful servants
and who the unfaithful, that we
could correct the abuses being
heaped and riveted upon rs. His
consent was then freely given, and
he exhibited to me a paper, the
first few lines at the top of which
were blank, then come the names
of the following members of the
House of Representatives, in the
order here presented:
al. ii. Stephens, paid, II. II. Ste
phens.
&c. c. Meadows, paid, G. G. Mead
ows.
L Davis. Continue as above.
| II. Riley.
Is. L. Lynch.
81. Darby.
tsP. Font lieu.
| L. c. LaSalineire.
| V. Z. McCarty.
George Washington.
w. ID. Floyd.
NJ. Morris.
L. j. Souer.
ii. Mahoney.
S. Marvin.
I ID. G. Stanton.
Sc BrouSsard.
y. Buchanan.
~. l.. Davis.
J. j. Moore.
, j. laurent.
n, ID. WorrelI.
I'D, A. Cochrane.
E. Williams.
81. p. Nelson.
E. 7. Buckingham.
Il. Il. Stamps.
w. Harper.
/ d. w. G. Brown.
j. ii. Burch.
+. Maril.
L. Otto.
i. G. Antoine.
ID. L. Mcfarland.
J. S. Matthews.
J. b. Wands.
G. j. Adolph.
Ben GeddeS.
Il. NJ. j. kenner.
A. Fureaud.
W. Il. Wheyland.
, G. T. Houston.
John Gartskamp.
Peter Haper.
Isaac Ulman.
George Washington.
!, David Young.
III. Williams.
w. G. Kinsella.
. j. 3. Lott.
w. O.. johnson.
Harry Lott.
w. III. Waters.
&C. @. Butler.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.
In Parish Court
of BOssier Par

W. ] Carter, of Bossier Par.
deceased. ish, La.
NOTICE sincerely given that Mrs.
~ Matilda Carter has this day filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the District Court of
Bossier parish La, her petition. addressed
to the Hon. Parish Judge for said parish.
praying ITO be appointed to administer the
of succession of w J Carter deceased:
Now, therefore. this is to admonish all
persons concerned, that if opposition be
not made thereto within the time prescribed
by law, the prayer OF the aforesaid petition
will be granted.
Witness, my official signature and seal
of office, this the Sd day of August
A. D., 1872.
T. y. BRADEN,
mig DTS Clerk District Court.
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Notice

Is hereby given to all tax payers of, and
i for, Bossier parish, that we will assess
according to'law the property of the parish
for one month, commencing on the first day
of August and ending LIST day of September,
1872.
T. n. BRADEN, Clerk
]. ii. KEYSER, Recorder.
B. Z. ONEAL, Sheriff.
July 18th, 1872. nl6 BITS
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NEW ORLEANS CARDS
ThOS. MCINTYRE.

general Newspaper Advertising
" Agency. Office-No. 90 Camp
Street, up stairs, New Orleans.
Will attend to the collection of all
claims entrusted to him and make
prompt returns of the SAME.
Personal attention given to the puf-
chasing and forwarding of merchan-
disc Of all kinds.
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Are the Democrats, am told
Those on the left appeared TO
have been all written by the same
hand-on the right they purport-
ed to be the original signatures OF
the parties; between the names 1t
was marked 'pdid." When this
was presented to me, L said to
him, Sir, was told you held the
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AGENCY.

CAPT. n w. SENTELL is my duly au
" thorized agent, and will represent me
in all business matters, during my absence
from the State. w. NJ. ABNE1.
Collinsbur9 La nl7
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Parish Judge.

/ am candidate for Parish Judge for
Bossier parish, subject to nomination by
the opponents Of Grant, should they unto
generally into one party in this State. -"
TBF. FORT
july 18th, 1872 -g .a sEcItrla8lr
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NOTICE

THOSE desiring PHOTOGRAPHS,
il GEMS and AMBROTYPES, would
do well to call on Messrs.
ENGLE & DENkINS,
ut their room in the Courthouse, in this
place. All work warranted to please Gus.
toners.
~ They viii only remain until 10th OF
August. nl7
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RoSSIER PARISH.
Lumber {! {!

Lumber! Lumber ! /!
INe are prepared now to furnish pine
w LUMBER at our mill at fifteen dol
lars per Thousand cash. Oak. heart pine
and select lumber per special contract
Corn ground every Saturday without fail
Wauted-Two able bodied laborers to
whom good wages will he paid.
mildly 0NLEY g. TURNER.
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Rocky Mount

Male and Female Academy.
uNHE Fall session of this Institution will
i open on the 18th of August.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-22

MAIL ARRANGEMENTS Ts.-Tha Northern
mail opens at 2.30 P. NJ; closes 1900
A. NJ. Charleston day mail opens 4.3O
P. NJ; closes 600 A. nj. Charleston
night mail opens 700 A. M; closes G. Is
p NJ. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
M; closes 800 A. NJ. Western opens
and closes 1.30 P. Al. Wilmington opens
$50 F. NJ: closes 11.3O A. M. On
Sunday Office open from to 4 P. NJ.
The advertising agency of Walker,
Evans & Cogswell. represented by Ros-
we'll L. Logan, Esq, is the only author
lied agency for this paper in Charleston.
A large and varied lot of cards, suita.
BILE for weddings. invitations. visiting
and business purposes, have just been re.
ceived at this Office, which, owing to the
dull season, will be printed at very low
rates.
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N39K16E-1 V6@H6E 10 30 lHtU 6HcCL otI
and after Sun lay, Oath instant:
MAIL AND PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Columbia aat......... TAO q nj
Arrive 1t Charleston at 49,. 500 p M
Leave Charleston On at -. 8.10a m
4 rive at Columbia at $40 p m
NIGHT EXPRESS, FREIoRT AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Leave Columbia at. G.50 p m
Arrive I Oharleston at. 7C0 m
Leave Charleston at. .7.10 p m
Arrive at Columbia at. $40 N
Camden Accommodation Train VIII cen
tinue to run to Columbia as tormerly-Mon~
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays:
A, T.. TYLER, Vice-Presidcnt.
g. B. PIcKINs, General Ticket Agent.
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Everybody is prsising HE1N1TsH's MEDI-
cINEs.. His pills are in everybody's mouth;
cures liver complaint.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-22

Passenger train leaving RaIeigh It 7.l5 P.
bound train; making the quickest time to all
Northern cities. Price Of tickets same as pia
other routes. Mail trains daily, both Ways.
over entire length Of road: Express daily
days eAcepted.) All passenger trains connect
at Greensboro with trains to and from Rich
mond. Pullman Palace Cars on all night traine
between Charlotte and Richmond, without
change. 81 ALLEN. Gen. Ticket Agent.
W. d. GREEN, Master Transportation.
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Change Of schedule.

DOUTH OdHUIlNA 1thl1SHOhO
COLUMBIA, Is. c., June Q, 1872.
E@ "A EE Change geo OF sshednie ssaet lie
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Good Things.
DREAKFAST BACON,
ID PIGS FEET SOUSED,
SMOKED BEEF,
BUFFALO TONGUES.
CHOICE GOSHEN BUTTER.
All fresh and for sale low for cash by
June 16 HOPE Il GYLES.
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Richmond and Danville Railroad.
r.: w ugHltFfysJ CONDENSED T I'm E.
Ea82 E1 &s9six-..SHg &sisa:..SHg TABLE, in effect cn and
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Selling Out Below Cost.
II AIDES WRITING DESKS, Jewel Cases
IL and Travelling Companions.
ISAAC BULZBACHER.
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After violating the Constitution and 1nterna.
tional law to insult the black republic, and
setting an example OF insubordination, he
was not in condition 10 rebuke law,oreakers, :
now to the ''present position" OF the two can
didates, which ia the subject OF your next in
quiry. II in any FORMER particulars the two
are on an equality, yet IN 81 eub:san1la Har re-
Greeley. Each was nominated by Republ-
can convention, one at Cincinnati and tho
other at Phila delphia, 30 that In this respect
they may seem to be on an equaiity. but IL
will not fail to be observed that the conven-
tion at Cincinnati was composed OF able and
acknowledged Republicans. many OF whom
have acted with the party from it's fret for
nation, who, without previous organization,
came together voluntarily for the sake OF re-
form and purity IN the Government; while, on
the other hand, the convention at Philadel-
phia was composed OF delegates chosen
largely under the influence Of stockholders.
who assembled to sustain what is known as
Grantiem, being the personal government
and personal pretensions OF Grant, involving
nepotism, repayment Of gifts by. official pa
tronage, neglect of public duty, absenteeism,
military rule, disregard of constitution and
law. with general undtness and indignity to
the colore0 racial of which 10 80 unrepub-
lican as to make its support Impossible Tor
true Republicans. Therefore, the conven,
ton at Philadelphia, though calling itself
than that al CINCINNATI. The two platforms,
80 far as concerns especially the colorcd men.
are alike in substancc, but that OF Cincinnati
is expressed III terms most worthy of the
equal rights it states and claims: I'VE recog-
nize the equality Of all men before tho law,
and hold that it is the duty OF Government in
it's dealings with the people to mete out equal
and exact justice to all. Of whatever nativity,
race, color or persuasion: religious or politi-
CAL" In other respects the platform OF Gin
cinnati is the most Republican, inasmuch as
it sets tselfagainst those unrepublican abuses
which have been pursod by the President
into pernicious activity.
forms como to the supporters OF tho candi.
dates, and hero look, first, at those di-
ately about them, and, secondly, al the poru-
lar support behind. Horace Greeley has
among his immediate supporters, in all parts
OF tho country, devoted and consistent Re-
pnblcans, always earnest for reform and pu-
rity in Government, on whose lives there is no
ehadow OF suspicion being n contrast in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-05-24

htts SLtt 8t .sa5NN NtIEHS #HNMW@
q conception of the fs stefulnessTofs the
tidings he bore, and he hesitated in. the
task of disclosure. .Ai0
=" Chuck" he said, "do you 'nieinber
that day you found theiIniun-trailg'
She started, and nodded assent.gi
3 "Do we member my k'aboutthem
J two lovers O. yourn Eth? Well, Tom
amt a-comin' any more, cause he's
now | can't help it, fdalrfteerzw7Trpm's rte IN
.'o She must have known it in her heart
before, she Changed so slightly at the
word. Perhaps She had only hoped
against hope, having long ago learned,
as,shealay on the couch he had made
for her through the summer nightyth
the man whose heart had. been meas
ured in the strength and sleeplessness,
and honor, and courageof agreat love
would have returned had he been alive.
She only arose and tottered to the bed.
side, whose topmost cover wash bright
serape; but she never leftiti.gaiil. The
one mighty love of life lin = whose
sordid =, surroundings it was, the. one
glimpse of something brighter and. hap
pier, was as much reality as though it
had been plighted a thousand times.
The ancestral courage and hope which
had come to her through sach degen-
crate veins helped her to die. 1wI
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:'~>rDoDGEvLLE WISCONSIN, FRIDAY MAY "a, 1872.
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dt aYoU have lost your baby, hear"
said one gentleman to another. ".Yes,
poor little thing it was only five months
old. We did all we could for it. We
had four doctors, blistered its head and
feet, and put mustard poultices all over
it, gave it nine calomel powders, leached
its temples, had it bled, gave all kinds
of medicines, and yet, after q weeks i'll.
ness, it died."
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South Sea Marriages.

The Queensland papers report the
marriage of two South Sea Islanders
with English women, the first mar
riages of the kind which have yet oc-
cured. The ladies who have thus
broken through the bonds of custom
are the Misses Harriet Chsrlesworth and
Ann Sims. The former is a native of
Walford, in the county of Essex, an is
aged twenty-five. The latter is one
year younger, and Beckington,3 in
Somersetshire, is entitled to the dis
tinction of being her birthplace. The
bridegrooms are natives of the island of
Lifu, and intend to return to their
island home Immediately, carrying their
spouses with them. They were Chris.
tians before coming to Queensland, and
have fair knowledge of English. One
ofthem was able to sign the marriage
register in a. handwriting that would
have. been creditable TO an accom-
plished European, and both Of them
answered all the questions put to. them
by the minister very intelligently, al
though somewhat puzzled at the inter,
rogatories respecting the degrees OF
kindred Their wives are only late
arrivals in the colony.-FaN Matb(L Lon
don) Budget. ! 8fs3s sg5ai naG snois