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PRACTICAL JOKES.
A Costly One Played by SOtieTn at
the Expense Of an English Regl-
mental Mess.

A Costly One Played by S0thern at
the Expense of an English Regl-
mental Mess.
Some two years ago, Lord Dundreary
was on a professional visit to Dublin, and
during the time he was in the city, his
lordship was invited to dine at the officers
mess of a lancer regiment there, which, in
point of social prestige, is probably the first
in the English cavalry service. AT any rate,
it is famous for one thing, and that-the
very lavish hospitality and the extraVagant
expenditure of money practiced by its Off
GERS.
As NAV be imagined, where others are
wealthy. and where the regiment has a rep
utation to maintain, everything al the mess
table is something more than what one is
accustomed to lock for at ordinary folks Ia
bles. In fact, in all English regiments, but
especially IN wealthy ones, the officers are
particularly nice in the matter Of plate, linen,
glass, etc. The lancer regiment to which
we refer was no exception to this rule.
Lord Dundreary having accepted the invi-
tstion, and doubtless eaten a remarkably
good dinner, when the servants had left the
mess-rosm, the conversation, so the story
goes, turned upon acting, and the very ad-
mirable impersonation of David Gsrrick,
which his lordship was then giving at the
Dublin theatre. Especially did the drunk
en- scene receive the fullest measure of
praise from the officers present. The talk
had become wonderfully animated, when,
in an unlucky moment, some one request
ed that Lord Dundreary would favor them
with David Garrick drunk. Now, all of
us who have had the pleasure Of Witnessing
that very perfect piece of acting when Mr..
that David, in a humorous moment
after dinner, very coolly whips Of,
with a gentle flip Of the table cloth,
the whole Of the decanters, glasses
and desert-plates on the table, TO the verg
manifogt chsgrin of the lady aid the gen.
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THE GOVERNORS INAUGURAL.

So far as our observation has extended,
the press OF the State have been unRni-
nous in applaUding the recent message of
Gov. Brown. As unanimous as was that
applause, we are quite sure it will not ex-
ceed in unanimity, nor equal in cordially,
the manifestations of approval which the
press and people viii give to his inaugural.
If there be citizen Of any class, caste or
condition who can point TO a line or letter
that is Objectionable, he will be more hyper
critical than the needs Of the sge demand.
In tersen IS, and yet felcitousness Of ex-
preston it is in the highest degree admir-
able But IN that broad, liberal, catholic,
tolerant spirit which has ever distinguished
true craftsmanship, it is above all praise.
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LEGISLA LATTVE SUMMARY.
Wednesday, January IS.

In the Senate, a message was received
from the Governor sta lng that upon the
death of Gen. Battle be had appointed DR..
W. NJ. Wright, of Carroll county, Superin-
tendent Of The PeniLentiary. The appoint
ment was subsequently confirmed by the
Senate. Bills were introduced by Mr.
White, to make the rules Of evidence uni
form in State and Federal Courts; By Mr..
Hughes, TO authorise the Comptroller to
settle with Aessrs. Dibrell, Hill and Cliff,
railroad receivers; by Mr.. Hamilton, to
levy a tax of ten cents on every
500 Of taxable property for edu-
cational purposes; by Mr.. TIlman,
to amend the attachment laws respecting
publication to be made; by Mt. Coulter, to
forbid the sale of Intoxicating liquors to in
ebriatls, aud making the seller liable for in
Jury or damage resulting from such sale;
by Mr. Smithson, TO better secure the hold
ers of prOmissory notes. Mr.. James offered
a resolution instructing our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to propose,
advocate, and sustain Sn appropriation by
Congress for said Centennial Exhibition as
may be necessary to make said proposed
celebration thoroughly national and inter
rational, and worthy alike Of the govern
ment and people OF the United States.
In the House, the Speaker announced the
following gentlemen as the committee on
the part Of the House to redistrict the State:
State at large, Mr.. Jeup; First District,
BIr. BleviDs; Second District, Mr.. Houk;
Thjgd District, Mr.. M0fit; Fourth District,
Mr. Couch; Fifth District Mr.. Head; Sixth
District, hir. Hughes; Seventh District, Mr.,
McCampbeli; Eighth District, Mr.. Rut-
ledge; Ninth District, Mr.. Ward. Bills
were introduced by Mr.. Harris, to repeal
the act authorizing societies 10 distribute
prizes; by Mr. Tillman, Of Bedford, TO
amend the criminal laws Of tbs State; by
MIR. OvertOO, to regulate the granting of in
functions TO stay the slla of real estate; by
sir. NOb,itt, to expedite business
in the Chancery Courts; by Mr.. Pearson,
to amend the franchise law; By Mr.. Pres
ton, 10 amend the act to reorgauize COM
mon schools; bv Mr. Head, to repeal the
act fixing the time fOT holding the CrImi-
nal Court Cf the first judicial circuit; by
Mr.. Blsyins, 70 amend the SCI for keeping
up the public roads; by Mr. Tate, for the
benefit Uf revenue collectors; by Ar. Nc
COllum, to more e8tctually prevent the
sale Of spiritUous liquors On Sunday. Mr..
Young, Of Lsuderdale, presented bis ere
denuas and was sworn in. House resolu.
ton rendering sympathy to Chief Justice
NicGOlsOn was adopted. The resolution to
elecs 5 public printer on the 24th inst, wss
on motion Of Mr. HCuk, indefinitely post
pOned. Senate resolution expressing ad-
miratiOn for tie character Of Horace Gree
ley, was adopted unanimously. Both
houses adjourned Immediately after the il
aUgurltion of Gov, Brown.
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Condensed kilograms.

A heavy fire is raging at Greenville, Pa,
as we go to press.
A commercial traveller was robbed OF
$4,000 in jewelry while at supper in Chi
cago last night.
The furniture of the Cincinnati City
Council was levied on yesterday for city
debt of $500.
Matilda Heron has been placed in mad
house in New York.
Funeral obsequiss of Napoleon were OBJ
served yesterday in Milan, Italy, and
throughout RoEmania.
a Baltimore bank lost s., 800 on forg ed
check Saturday, suspicion having been
lulled by previous presentation OF two
genuine checks by the same parties.
-Four women were elected clerks in the
Kansas Legislature yesterday.
Wood is $40 cord in Nevada, and no
prospect of relief.
The epizootic has reached Rawlins, Wy
oming.
There are IA murdereTs awaiting trial in
the New York Toombs.
FOREIGN.
Bloody election riots have occurred in
Parana, South America.
A war between Japan and Corea is i'm
minent.
The Chinese Emperor has been frighten-
ed by present of two large red candles in
which Orsini bombs were discovered.
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HOW"BROwN'S Roy" GETS THEN
ON THE STRING.
BYELI PERKINS.

BNEL1 PEhhlNS.
Last evening went to the Cub, and
this is the way heard two fashionable
yourg fellows talk:
"Helio, Gus"
"Ah, Fred-you, eh? What's news?"
"Oh nix. swell girl l had t'opera last
night, eh?"
al should say so, Got her 'on the string,
Gus?"
"You bet. She's done for"
"She is? Why, how DO you get all the
girls 'on the string so quickly, Gus?
You're Lightning"
an tell you, Fred. if you'll keep quiet.
Whatll you take-sherry"
''Sherry'll do. Go on"
"Well, s'pose Pm introduced to new
young lady like Mollie Meade"
eyes"
"Well, don't sit up on my dig, and talk
books, and old Prof, Tyndall, and Lucca.
just 'go for her,"
"But ho,O do you do itP That's what 1
want to know"
"Why, you know, 1 commence the old
lying dodge. five never even seen her,
l tell her I've been anxious so long to be
presented to her-tell her her style first
drew my attention-then heard so much
about her accomplishments, and"
"Pshaw! you don't pile it on like that,
do you, Gus?"
"Why that's nothing, Fred. Ifshe. catch:
es easily, tell her I've often seen her in
the street, and, IS she came near me, had
the strongest fascination to join her, and
that after carrying her image home, I've
said to myself, That's my paragon-that's
the face, above all others, that could be
perpetually happy with" ......
Sand she?"
"Why, she caves in,' and I've got her 'on
the string in five minutes. THE moment
you get girls ear, Fred, and get her to
talking confdently-c-o-n-f-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-y
i say she's gone. Have cigar?"
"Thank you, I'll roll cigarette
"The trouble with these old dromeda-
ries, Fred, is that they fuss around with
girl for year without ever saying a conf
Dental thing to heI. A girl wants to think
that you've told her something that
you haven't told anybody else,
and just as soon as she thinks
so, why, she's caught-caught, by Jove!
lips, and sable walking-dress, or Pm poke!
That, is provided you're a nice fellow-old
Gov'nOr rich, etc. Let's have small bottle
-eh, old boy?"
"You see, Fred" continued Gus, 'G'm a
little on the 'philos.' This first breaking
the ice with woman's heart is the whole
thing; and, Fred, let me tell you-excuse
my cigar smoke If you ever want to get a
pretty girl 'on the string, If you can't do
it in an hour, you never can. That devil
ish cider champagne at the Thompson's! 1
thought it would kill me! Let's have some
Vichy water"
NoLle Browns Boy!
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RUSSIAN JUSTICE AND CEyILIZA
FFEnE

We have heard a good deal, especially
during and since our late civil war, about
Russia being the ally Of the United States,
and Cf their ccDtemporaneousp progress and
common future, and all that sort Of thing.
A sample Of Russian civilization (Derhaps
it is Of that "higher civilization" Of which
we used to hear down this Way) is afforded
in a specimen Gifts justice, graphically des-
cribed in a recent issue Of the New York
World. Several months ago it was dis
covered that Tie great Empire was flooded
with counterfeit bank notes. The canning
and Ubiquitous police we read Of in Polish
novels were set to work TO discover the
authors. The result of their investigations
was the arrest Of some five hundred people,
including every class Of society. Princes
and peasslts, merchant AMI small traders
every class Wele represented. After being
kept in the foUlesb Of prisons, and half
starved and punished with the knoUt, for
many months, these wretched captives
were, on Nov. II, brought before the Chief
Justice for sentence. These were among
the punishments infictei: six were sen
fenced to death, niaety-fJur were sent to the
gold mines OF Ural for life, sixty to The
same captivity for twenty years, while fifty
two were lei off with the mild infiction of
four years Imprisonment in Russian pris-
ons. Those who were condemned
to death and to the gold mines, numbering
one hundred and sixty, were also sentenced
TO be branded upon their fOTeheads with ''an
ensign denoting the unmitigsble felon and
the iTaclaim4b!e enemy Of society," The
World ssys: "When the sentence was pro-
nouucod Wild and piercing cries arose from
the prisoners, which not ali the efforts of
the court could still. But a detachment of
CossAcks, armed with heavy thongs, ell
tered tie Judicial arena, and, with great
talent and direclness of purpose, reduced
the plainive criminals to silence"
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FOREIGN.
New Phase of our Spanish Relations.
Grants Parade of Philanthropy.
Diplomatic Lies Developed.
Has nan ssekIes FOOLED Fish?

1aS Bam S1ekkSS EOO1oU EIsA6
MADRID, Jan. 15.-The Cortes resssem-
bled to-day. In the Congress, or lower
branch, Senior Sala inquired of the Gov
ernment whether 10 was true that notes
had passed between tie Governments OF
Spain and the United States, on the subject
Of slavery. Senor Gorilla, President of the
Council, said he was glad to have an OPP
portunity to make parliamentary denial
of such an assertion, and formally declared
that no communications had been ex-
changed between the Governments Of Mad
rid and Washington on the subject of
slavery. He further stated that he had in
structed the Spanish Ambassadors to
the various powers to deny that the
Spanish Government had received any
notes from Secretary Fish upon this
question. The Government Was unaware
of the existence of note from any for
eign government on the subject Of slavery
in Cuba. IF Secretary Fish had sent
note ofsuch character to Minister Sickles,
the latter had not communicated it to the
Government of Spain. The Government,
obeying its own conscience, had presented
bill in the Cortes for the emancipation of
slavesy in Porto Rico, and no foreign pres
sure whatever bad been brought to bear in
the matter.
Has arrived at Riou, village of France, in
the Department of Landes.
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ONLY 25 CENTS
NO ONE IN TIE. ClETs % 49, Hfss
SHOULD BE WITHOUT THE
DAILY UNION AND AMERICAN
WHEN IT WILL BE DELIVERED AT Ia
DOOk PROMPTLY. EVERY MORN
ING AT TWENTY-FIVE
q =OENTS PER WEEK.

THE Boston Globe tells the story that
solicitor who has recently been engaged by
a life insurance firm, returned to the Office
Of his employers the other Gay, and COM
planned that he had been snubbed by gen
tIemen on whom he had called. GSnub-
bed, !" cried the mansger, ''snubbed? Why
what did you do that he should have snub-
bed you? / have solicited life Insurance
from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, and
haze never yet been snubced. l have
been kicked down stairs, beaten over the
head with chairs and thrown out Of win
dows, but snubbed never have BEEN"
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him to fulfill his engagement. Never heard
Ames say he would place the stock where
it would be of most good, but that it would
be bad policy to break his engagt ments,
and witness also thought SO. :. Witness was
surprised that while gentlemen should be
willing to take the sock at 81, they had
not the moral courage to say they did SO
when it was worth from 200 to 300 per
cent.
The committee adjourned till 7:30.
Caldwell Corruption.
The Senate Committee on Elections have
subpRned some twenty or thirty additional
witnesses in regard to alleged corruption in
the Caldwell case. Among them is SEN
ator Pomeroy. The next meeting OF the
Committee will be Friday.
The Vienna Tulpositi0n-Taxing west
ern Farmers for a show Of Yankee
Notions.
The Senate Committee on Foreign rela-
tions will tomorrow report an appropria-
tion for the Vienna Exposition and will
propose, it is thought, sum sufficient for
the purpose of securing large display OF
American productions and paying the at
tendant expenses.
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Leather LOSSES.

BosToN, Jan. 15.-The report of the
New England shoe and leather Association
made at the annual meeting to-day gives
the losses Of the trade by the great fire as
follows: Hides S350,000; sole leather ST.
250,0O0; including splits $1,750,O00; calf
skins 81 ,OOO, 900; morocco and Government
skins 5000, 900; boots and shoes S4,500,00O;
findings, machinery, ETC., 100000. Max
ing total loss of l1,2500O0.
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tlemen present. 30, do give us the drunken
scene, Sothern," shouted the gallant officer;
90, yes, do give it to u.s." shouted another.
His lordship, ss a well-bred gentleman,
prayed to be excused, possibly on the
ground bat he didn't dine at gentlemen,s
tables in the ordinary way to give his hosts
q cheap entertainment in return for their
hospitality. 1t wouldntd do. sSo.hern, old
fellow, you must indeed give Us that
drunken scene." So be it. Up jumped his
lordship and went through bis part, but he
didn't sit down again before he had re-
hearsed it thoroughly. With the we'll
practiced and gentlemanly-liks air which
he knew so well how to assume when doing
David Gsrrick drunk, Dundreary sent the
cut-giass decanters, the exquisite wine
glasses, the costly dessert plates, the
ePergues flying over the room, and sat
down IN his usual way, exhausted.
The composition of a Danbury scholar
dwells with eloquence on the many qualities
Of Tamrind, the French diplomat.
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Agricultural ImuIesnents,

CLEVELAND, o., Jan, l5.-The Nation
al Association of Agricultural Implement
Manufacturers met in this city yesterday.
Resolutions were passed to shorten credits,
reduce discounts and commissions to deal
ers and agents, and fixing penalties for cut
ting in prices. A committee was appointed
to memorialize the Legislature on the sub.
jects of lower freight and express tariffs on
implements, and asking for laws to avoid
locking money in county treasures that is
so much needed in business channels.
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.otle Browns Boy!

A RECENT writer believes there are only
three things needed to bring about the mil
lenium. First, motive power to do all
the work Of steam but require no fuel; sec
ond, aerial navigation, By which geograph-
ical and political boundaries will be oblit-
Grated, and the whole world become one
nation; and third, chemical food, to be made
in the laboratory without either animal or
vegetable substances, and produced so
cheaply that want will be uuheard Of
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HOUSE.

The p2stoffice appropriation bill was re-
ported and made the special order of the
day. 1t appropriates $32, 100000 Of which
S6,750,000 comes from the Treasury, the
balance from revenues. 1t includes $780,
900 for increased compensation to railroads
giving the Postmaster General authority to
resdjust compensation.
A bill passed relieving from the operation
of the bankrupt act State insurance compa-
MES against which bankruptcy proceedings
are taken in State courts.
Credit MObiIier.
On motion of Mr.. FarnswoIth a resolu-
ton was adopted that the select Mobilier
Committee inquire if fees we're paid Con-
gressmeu as counsel, or whether moneys
were paid or solicited from the Union Pa
cific or Mobilier TO assist in the election of
Congressman.
The Legislative appropriation bill came
up and amendments were voted upon.
The only important amendment was that
adopted yesterday in committee repeating
the 9th section Of the army appropriation
bill OF 1871 in reference to the interest on
Pacific Railroad bonds. 1t was agreed to
by the House without division.
The House then took up the bill reported
by Mr.. Parker. of Mo-, from the Committee
on Territories, for the better protection of
the Indian tribes and their consolidation
under q civil government to be called the
Territory of Oklshoms. After speeches
by Messrs. Parker and Conner, in favor of
the bill, the House, without action, ad-
journed.
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Hon. THos. A. HENDRICKS is the first
Democrat who has been inaugtlrated Gov
ernor of Indiana for sixteen years. Light
is gradually breaking on the Hoosiers.
There's hope for the backsliders.
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Railroad Bonds,

OMAHA, NEB, Jan. I5.-The Supreme
Court of this State to-day decided that the
issue of bonds by counties and precincts in
aid Of railroads was void. The decision
affects large number of cases in various
counties throughout the State.
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Kate Stanton In her lecture on 'sTho
Loves of Great Men" asserts that The plan
cts revolVe around the sun by the influence
of love Ike child revoives about its par
ent. When the writer was boy be used 10
reyolye around his parent a good
deal, and may have been incited thereto By
love, but to an uDprejadieed observer IL
looked powerfully like trunk strap.
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TENNESSEE BONDS c4osed in New York
last evening at 792 for bo,h issues.
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THE RIVERS.
The Mississippi.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.-Capt. Abe Mckee,
a widely known steamboat and general
business man, died yesterday on his plan
tation at Edwards Point, Miss.
The towboat Fisher, which has rendered
efficient service in breaking the ice in the
harbor, was struck under her rudder by
cake of ice as the gorge moved down stream
Monday evening, compelling her to land
for repairs. During the night she sank and
yesterday toppled over and will prove to-
tai loss. She was valued at about 5000,
unineurpd
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A Faux Pas.

Hong Quong, Chinamau, and Kong
Chung bis lover, agreed to commit suicide
at the same time. He got quantity of ar
senic and divided the dose. Both took the
poison. lie died, but a physician saved her
life.
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COTTON closed quiet in New York yes-
terday at 20ac for miidliDg.
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GOLD was frm in New York yester-
day, closing at 112s6l12..
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A GEORGIA man who recently sent the
Savannah Neaos thirty cents for sample cop
les of the paper, put in one corner of the
envelope: "To post Nasters-Gents This
Letter contains money, Plees handel 1t
with q pair of topgs.n -
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Fra. Burke ordered Back to Rome

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15.-Father Burke,
the famous Dominican, left this evening on
the steamer Continental, for Memphis, en-
route for New York. His health is de-
clining, and it is understood that he has
been ordered to return to Rome.
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FATHER BURKE, the great Dominican
preac le7, arrived in New Orleans Jan. 5, and
received an ovation Sunday, being escorted
by large procession of BibeTaian and
Catholic societies. with several bands mus
ic, to 81. Parick's church, where inaugura-
ted two weeks mission. Ten thousand
congregated in and around the church.
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! |TNION AND AMERICAN
Rates of Advertising.

r,ne dollar nsr SQUARE, first insertion, in Daily,
and sevenfv-iive cents FOR each subsequent IN
sertion for one week. Liberal rates made With
yearly advertisers. ,-..-
One Dollar per Square in Weekly each lnser-
sticn. -. a..
Advertisements inserted every other day at
tUo-ihirds amount OF daily for same time.
Merchants and others who buy given space
for : given time, can have their advertisements
chsnged at the rate of 80 cents per square.
Marriages aad Obituary Notices regular ad-
vertising rates.
Announcements of Candidates for once, In
nonnsreil type. ten cents per line each inser-
tom payable invariably in advance.
Advertisements exceeding two columns IN
width, viii be charged Is per cent additional TO
egU,ar Rates.
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EDWIN FORREST.
His Library Destroyed by Ffre-Val-
liable Shakspearean Collection Con.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-A fire oc-
CURED this morning at the late residence of
Edwin Forrest, in this city. A portion of
the library was destroyed, including nearly
all bis valuable Sbakspeareau collection.
The famous original copy of Shakespeare
was consumed. 1t was published in 1923
and valued st $1,000. The fire did not ex-
tend beyond the library. The gallery con-
tanning his paintings and art collection was
not injured. The fire originated from a
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THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Cool as a Cucumber,

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.-The jury
which tried Chas. A. Russell for the muir
der of Jas. Crotting in August last in this
city, returned verdict this evening ormur-
der in the first degree. The prisoner was
unmoved and walked out of the courtroom
smoking a cigar.