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Mercury I'm the system.

We want to believe that story from q
Peoria paper about Mr.. Henry Bull,
but it is hard, very hard to accept ii
with perfect confidence, Mr.. Bull, it is
alleged, was fed upon calomel and blue
pills by the doctors for number Of
years, so that finally he became abso-
lutely saturated with quicksilver. The
other day, while he was standing by
the eide OF the house, the sun suddenly
came out bright and warm, and Bull
began gradually to ascend. He stop
ped at the line Of the sill ofthe second
story window and hung there, suspend
ed in space, until a thunder storm hap
pened to come up, which cooled the at
lnosphere, and then Mr.. Bull slowly de.
scended. Now he has a graduated
scale marked on the gable end OF his
dwelling, and whenever Mrs. Bull wants
TO know how warm it is she ties fiat
irons to Henry's legs to hold him down.
and walks him around to the gable end
and cuts him loose and lets him rise to
50 or 90 degrees; and when she gets
the information, she lassoes him with
the clothes-line and hsuls him down.
We say We ,0ant TO believe this anec'
dote, because it makes us happier to
nsve perfect faith. but lis harder than
believing most lies.-lfar Ad'er.
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appointed to consider the expediency ol
petitioning Congress for repeal OF the
Bankruptcy act.

oouhIuptCy oSs'
A Literary Fight.
Application was made to-day before
Judge Ingrsham in the Supreme Court
chambers to prevent B. ]. Leech from
publishing a certain novel, containing
a collection from the works OF Samuel
J. Clemens, Mark Twain" and also to
recover damages for the publication. oi
the book. The defendant claims thai
| be was given au thority to publish the
book. The suit is not broug ht, under
the copyright law, but on the ground
that the name OF Mark Twain was used
to give a market value to the book
The court took the papers.
The counsel for Lester Wallack have
put in their answer to suits brought by
several colored men, who were excluded
from his theatre 1t takes ground that
the establishment is conducted as q
private busipe ess, aud that the proprie-
tor has the right to sell tickets, or refuse
them at his discretion, or to revoke
them after they are sold, that the tick"
ets in the case in question were sold to
colored men under the supposition that
they were buying them for others, and
that they were not excluded on account
of color. Wallack declines to swear to
the answer, and the counsel Tor the col.
ored men will not accept the answer
until verified.
Miss Linda Gilbert, OF Chicago, who
has been successful in raising libraries
for many State and county prisons, Is in
this city, collecting a library for the
Ludlow street jail. Edward S. Stokes
has given one hundred volumes.
The sale of boxes for the Founding
Asylum benefit at the Academy OF Mu-
.ic on Thursday next, took place this
morning. One proscenium box brought
$500. The remaining proscenium boxes
brought from fifty to one hundred and
forty each, making q total OF about
two thousand dollars. The stock
holders boxes brought about twenty
five dollars each; making 81 .2OO IN all.
The total amount realized was over
$4,000.
The Case OF TainfOr.
Frank L. Taintor, the defaulting
cashier OF the Atlantic National Bank,
this morning pleaded not guilty to the
new indictment found against him on
yesterday.
Thomas Mcclure, a letter carrier,
was caught to-day in the act OF robbing
a mail bag 10 an slley-way. He was
sent 10 the Ludlow street jail.
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
to-day, a long opinion was read by the
presiding Judge in the case of William
Warner. who applied for a discharge
from prison, where he was sent under
a bsbitual criminal act. The Judge
holds the act to be constitutional. but
discharged Warner on the ground that
the proof OF the previous conviction
was not sufficient.
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ST. LOUIS.
Heavy Storm-Fall Ofa Bridge With
aTrafn OF Cars.

Heavy St0rm-EaII ora brluse WIN
aTrain OF Cars.
Sr. LOUIS, June 10.-The heavies
rain and thunder storm of the season
passed over the city last night II
ragged from about six to eight O'Clock
in the evening and recommended after
midnight, continuing until morning
An immense body OF water fell, and
considerable damage was done in vari.
our parts of the city. Several horses
were struck by lightning and the fire
and police telegraph interrupted. A
sewer on Twentieth street caved in q
distance OF some sixty feet, leaving q
hole fifteen feet wide and from ten to
fifteen feet deep. Other sewers were
choked up and the backwater flooded
the streets and cellars to the depth OF
several feet. Several houses were un-
dermined, and the chimneys and trees
blown down. The tunnel excavation
on Washington avenue and Eighth
street suffered greatly, some four or five
feet of water having drained into it,
and its sides being badly washed.
A bridge over the river Marias des
Cygnes, on the Leavenworth, Lawrence
and Galveston Railroad, in Kansas,
fell under train on Saturday last, and
the bridge and train were entirely de-
molished. There were eleven persons on
the train, but no one was seriously
hurt.
A dispatch from Topeka. Kansas,
says that the reports in circulation that
the case of Ex-senator Pomeroy was
presented to the Grand Jury, and bill
Of indictment ignored, are entirely un-
true. The case was never presented to
tie Grand Jury, but will be prosecuted
by information and not by An indict'
ment,
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SERIOUS AccIDRNT.-In Webster dis.
trict, on last Friday morning as Mr..
Robert Moore was assisting in loading
a log on wagon, it slipped. from some
cause, threw him to the earth and
passed entirely over his body. As the
log was twelve feet long and over three
feet thick, it Of course crushed and
maugled him terribly, and the only
wonder is that it did not kill him inn
mediately. He is now lying in very
critical condition, but little hopes being
entertained for his recovery.-Molnds-
rifle Reporter.
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LHSs OF TEE REcocpS


felt bv those on eoarl. in case o! ice
jouroeys
| LHSs OF TEE RECORDS
fear the papers containing the me.
teorologicIl ot ,ervatioEs by Mr. Myers
are lost, and also those conlaininy Mr..
Bryan's sstronomicsl observations.
Boih were on the piece OF ice, which
broke of along with the Polaris, ami
unle-s picked up by those on board thew
are lost. d.. Bsssers papers, however
were on board aud are probably cafe.
VOYAGE on THg Ics nAFr.
The voyage OF the party on an ice
foe for two thousand miles exceeds in
romantic interest all the inventions o.
the dramatist, and shows what cain.
courage and human endurance can no
complish. To the courage and sagsci-
ty OF officer Tyson, who took com,
mand OF the party, they are under prov
idence, indebted for their preservation.
But, after all, why talk OF human Ia.
strumenlality in such o case, in circun.
stances wherein man was powerless ?
Their deliverances were so marvellous,
help came so often when they were at
the last extremity, and their safety de-
pended on the concurrence So many
events beyopd human control, that we
can only ascribe their safety 10 Him
Whose path is in the migh, waters"
Had the two Exquimaux not been with
the party. il is difficult TO sec how the
seals could have been taken, on which
they chiefly lived. Had there not been
ammunition and guns and certain
amount OF provisions. and above all, q
boat. with them on the ice, they must
have inevitably perished. The nine
musk OK hides were OF the greatest SER
vice in preserving dryness and warmth
in the snow houses and on the ice. The
whole OF the Esquimaux, especially the
children, have dreadful cous shs, but have
not suffered otherwise. Hans and his
lamily are well dressed, and delight in
strutting about the streets OF St. Johns
which must present new world 10
them. Hans IS no longer Young, aud
has q worn out appearance Joe and
Hannah look we'll. 4 stream Of visitors
hes teen pouring in upon them all here
and our ladies are lavish in their pres
ents The baby OF Mrs. Hans IL an ob.
ject OF great curiosity, aud has got 81
mspy presents that il will be enr;chei
for lie
DIGCjvERr CT DRIFrwoop.
One singular circumstance | forgot
to mention, namely the discovery OF
considerable quantity OF driitwood among
the ice on the shores OF Newrnan's Bay.
1t bad evidently been long in the water
and was much decayed Some oi il
bore evident marks OF having been cut
down. The largest piece was six inches
in diameter. A qusptity OF il is on
board The Polsris. How it reachc the
spot on which il was found, or where IL
was grown. who can tell
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHEF SIGNAL OFFICER, :
WASHINGTON, June.ll, / A. NJ. J
PROBABILITIES.
For Dew England, cloudy weather
end rain areas, with winds veering to
West and North, during the afternoon,
and generally with clear and clearing
weather are probable for the Middle
States and lower lakes, fresh West to
North winds and clear and clearing
weather; from the Ohio Valley and
Missouri to the upper lakes
and Minnesota light and fresh
north and west winds and very gene
rally clear weather. For the South AT.
lartic States light to fresh south and
west winds and clear or partly clear
weather. Midnight telegraph reports
from Florida, the West, Michigan,
Dakotsh aod Oregon are generally miss
ing.
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The United States Army.

A gentleman who is in position to
know furnishes US the following inter-
esting facts in relation to the organizs-
ton and strength OF the United States
Army:
The Military Establishment Of rhe
United States on peace footing Is
maintained at a cost OF something
over s35, 100000 year.
The army proper consists OF five reg
iments OF artillery. ten regiments o.
cavalry, twenty five regiments OF infan'
try, one corps OF engineers and one ord
nance corps.
The aggregate total OF enlisted mer
is ninety thousand. The artillery hal
4,0l5; the cavalry l0,510; the infantry
i6, 6,025; engineer corps 266; ordnance
corps Commissioned oficers) 81.
The number OF commissioned officers
is 1858.
The general officers OF the army are
one General (commsnding). one Lieu
tenant General. three Major-General'
aud seven Brigadier-Generals.
The General Commanding has hi
headquarters at the seat OF government
The other generals are scattered in tbs
chief cities Of their military division:
and departments, according to the Or
der of their rank, the States being di.
vided into military geographical divis-
ions and departments-as the Depart.
ment Of the East. the Department Of tht
South, etc.
The pay Of the officers OF the army j:
as follows:
General (commaudins). sl3.50o
Lieutenant-geperal, II, ,00G Msjor-gen.
eral, 1900 Brigadier-general, $500
Colonel, $780, Lieutenant-colone
5000 Major, $780, Captain, 1000
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Cold Comfort for Bingham.

From the Akron Beacon.
Bingham has finally worried the
President into giving him the Ja-
psnese Mission. The Republicans ol
his own State will not thank General
Grant for this appointment. Next to
Butler himself, Bingham is especially
responsible for all the iniquity Of the
salary grab, and this is not the time to
reward his unfaithfulness with promo
ton. Aside from the Steubenville Her.
aid which cannot help itself, we doubt
whether single Republican journal in
the State will be satisfied with the ap-
poiutment, and the papers represent the
people in this matter.
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The Danbury man has been in Chi
cago, and writes A bitchlng post is
q rarity here. When an Eastern man
comes across a hitching post he sits
down and cries. They tasten horses by
etrap to an iron weight, which is lett
on the walk. These weights occupy a
prominent position in a runaway.
When a Chicago man sees q runaway
horse coming along bis street be don't
stop to inquire whether it was the re.
suit OF carlessness or accident. He
merely says Heaven protect us" and
crawls under q stoop.
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at'heeling 2cNl5ter.

The report of the committee on
remaining the streets and numbering
the houses of the city was, in tn e
Second branch of Council last night,
referred to the committee on ordi-
nances for report This means de-
lay of one or two months longer be-
fore final action upon measure which,
so far as we know, everybody approves.
The red tape that our city council may
draw around proposition that is pure
ly for the public convenience and which
contains no job for anybody, can only
be equaled by the circumlocution
Office" which hss been 80 admirably
satirized by DICKENS. For more
than two years an effort has
been made to secure reform
which no person has deigued to
make any argument against; whose
advantages are readily admitted by all
who consider the case; and yet, by
one lazy and dilatory motion after an
other, it has been postponed from time
to time and is now not much nearer
consummation than it was two years
ago.
There is no one individual to be
blamed for this delay; it is the fault OF
the whole body. The trouble is that
no one man seems to have a greater
interest in it than another, and so no
member of Council gives to it that
energetic personal attention that seems
necessary for its success. If there was
chance for anybody to make five dol
lars by the adoption of scheme for
naming the streets and numbering the
houses, it is probable somebody would
be found to urge the matter through;
but the idea with the council seems to
be that this icing everybody's
business is nobody's business. and
that it may be conveniently
thrust aside as often as it is presented
If there is no other way Of having the
necessary action taken. we suggest that
there be attached to the proposed
scheme a proposition to let to some
suitable contractor the furnishing and
painting Of labels for numbering the
houses. Or. a citizens sub scriphon
might be raised to reward the m ember
OF council who will consent to take hold
of the natter aud put it through.
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MEMPHIS.
Items.

MKMrHis, June l0.-George Simmons
got twenty-one years in the penitentia-
~ yesterday for robbing q peddler
named Hendricks.
A white boy shot a colored boy
named George Smith in the hip last
night.
Dan Tracy an Irishman,w while drunk
shot W. Breckenridge, a negro, in the
ba.k, the ball lodging in the neck
Both shootists were arrested.
Doetor Wright the man who turned
States evidence against August Mare
was released yesterday.
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THE POLAEIS.
Results OF tho Expedition--The o
Wonderful Voyage on the Ice.

Correspondence ofthe Evening Post.
ST. JoHN's, n. F., May q, 1871
am now in a position to furnish you
with au estimate OF the results Of Cap
tain Halls expedition, and to correct
some Inaccuracies ofsn important ma.
ture. which crept into the hss:y account
sent you fortnight ago. That &C.
count had to be drawn up hurriedly. to
catch the mail just as it was taken
down from the lips Of some Of the res.
cued party, aud some mistakes were in
evitable.
THE OPEN POLAR SEA.
1t is great mistake to suppose that
the voyage Of the Pelaris is a failure.
on the contrary, I should characterize
it as a great success, and one that re-
fleets honor On American enterprise
and courage. Solid and valuable cd.
ditions to our knowledge Of the geogra-
ply OF the regions north Of Smith,
Sound have been made by Captain Hall
and his party; and the possibility ol
reaching the Pole by this route may
now be regarded as settled. When, 10
1854, Mr.. Morton. OF Kane's party stood
on Cape Constitution, in latitude abou,
S0' As n, he was satisfied that he
saw the waters Of the open polar ses
breaking against that headlaDd. And
when. in 1861, Dr.. Hayes reached lati-
tude So 35>, longitude 70' 3V,on the
opposite shores OF Grinnell's Land, he
TOO, was honestly Of the opinion that
Kennedy Channel expanded into th.
open polar basin. Little did be i'm.
sgine that, ten years after, Captain
Hall, in the Polsris, would sai! through
these waters, and flnd here bay sixty
miles broad from east 10 west, and
eighty-fve miles in length. from north
to south, and that be would winter in
q hsrbor Oh the Greenland side, oppo'
site the spot where he stood. in precisely
the same latitude, but sixty miles far.
ther to the east This is what Captain
Hall did; and henceforth Kane's and
Haves' open polar sea will be known
a. Polsris Bay, and their theory of an
open polar sea at this point must now
be regarded as incorrect. This inpor-
taus point the voyage OF the Polaris
has placed beyond all doubt.
RoBEsoS's CHANNEL fHE WAY TO fHl
- noIE..E ~
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MARYLAND.
Murderer Sentenced.

ANNAPOLIS, June l0.-Nicholson
who murdered Miss Lampley, was this
morning senteaced to be hung He
made a short speech, sayingshat he was
no, guilty Of the crime laid to his
charge. and he abused the witnesses
for telling lies on him, for which he
was called to order twice by the court.
Judge Miller ordered him to prepare
for death as there was no earthly hope
for him.
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ALBANY.


ALBANY. Jnne l0.-The Court oi
Appeals has reversed the decision Of the
Supreme Court OF New York in the case
OF Edward Stokes. The Judges have
ordered q new trial for the prisoner.
The court were unanimous in their
opinion. There are two opinions writ
ten, one BY Groves and one BY Rsppel.
The charge Is held to be erroneous on
the point that the law presumes mur-
der from the fact of killing and calls
on the prisonef TO mitigate or justify.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Fire..

Fire.
LOWELL, June l0.-The fire in the
Lowell corporation mill this morning
was speedily ex.iuguished, but the
damage by water to the machinery and
stock in the carding and spinning de-
pertments is heavy.
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LIBRARY GIFT CONCERT
FULL DRAWING CERTAIN.
$500,000 In Bark to Fay Gifts.
10000 Cash Gifts Paid in Full
100000 for only $40

Enough OF tho lOO.f 90 tickets i.sue,i Npf tie
THIRD GRAND GIrr CoscERr, 9, in aid o. uir
Public Library OF Kentucky, having been
sold 10 insure q full drawing, and the wi,i,
having been universally expressed thai
the 1000 cash gifts offered should bs drawn
IN full and paid In fun with out any scaling
down, ~ heretofore. tho management with
the concurrence Of tho trustees, have Dc.
terfnined 10 allow Ninety Gays more for tho
sale Of the remnant OF tick cts leIt ON band.
The concert and distribution adverti,ef for
April Is therefore postponed 90 Tue.day,
July y. 1873. on which day, and no other,
they viii positively and unqul yocaiIy AKA
place In Public Library Hal, Lnuisy,ile,Ky.
At this grand concert the following cv,li
gifts vii he distributed by lot and paid Ia
iull 10 the ticket holders who draw III IN
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NEW JERSEY.

CAMDEN, June l0.-A new Soldiers
Monument was dedicated here with
imposing ceremonies, Governor Praker
and staff being present; also the Second
Brigade OF National Guards, under
command OF General Mott. The mon
ument is located on Broadway, fronting
the Court House, and is composed o
a marble phait raised on large impos'
ing granite base. The sides OF the shaft
bear the names Of Csmden's heroes,
with the battles in which they fell.
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RHODE ISL LAND.

Fall OF a Block or BuiIdings.
PRovlDBNcE, June l0.-The fall ol
the Coe block, IN Woonsocket, last
evening, killed Xavier Paul. a boy,
Search is being made for John Sheffield,
who is supposed to buried in the ruins.
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LIST CY GIFTS
Total, 1000 Gifts, all Cash. .....-.........

49, '''''''''"''''-S'V'o
The money 10 pay all these gifts I'm fulI Ia
now on deposit In the Farmsrs' q Droyers'
Bank, ofLouisviils, and eel aside for that
purposs, and can only 10 used for that Dur.
pose, m will be seen By the following csrti.
ficats OF the cashier: -
OEYICEoH fAKMEIs AND DRoyKRs BANE,I
IoUHynLLE, KY, April Il. ls;3.
This is 20 ceftify that there IL In fbs
Farrnerx'and Drovers' Hank 20 the the credit
OF the Third Grand 1iit Concert. for ibo
benefit OF the Public Library OF Kentucky,
nve hundred thousand dollars, which has
glfts In fuil, and Will be held by the bank
ana paid ont Tor this purpose, and this pur-
pose only. ~
.- R.H. VEDCH, Cashier.
Tho party, therefore, who holds thu ttrk.
ct drawing the capital gin win gei siU0o
Us 100, the s1,oJO, The 1000. tbe % 4, ao @ .nd I
all the other gifts, 1000 In number sfnonpt-
ing 10 gl0DoG. -
fbe remnant of unsold tickcfs iii to
furnished 20 those Who first snnly Le.s,,.,s
accom- panied nv Inc ,nonev 49,, ..,as
nresercree over sosn,sl n shs ,,i,s..,ss,
no.: Whole ticS sss s,a. hsiyIs ss ..s
2uSrters 00. IN whoie tfcsss ~, ~ 80 ~
5or 500, Ii3 for shcO and s7S Tor gcoo. No
dI.con M on - mar siotS -or1h ~
Tbe oonesrt M and an III ~ s,nI de' sn,,
begin at O'Clock ON Tuesday inorning.
July :. In pnolie Lnrary Han, and tbs fol.
Wns,c by o,cbesfra hsnd' "a pisctnae -, ,a =.
Ions tof each tleket soidJ In large wheel.
81. Placing OF Eifts I'm amail wheel. lfh.
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CLEVELAND.
Murderer Sentenced.

CLEVELAND, June lO-The jury in
the Solon murder case returned yer.
dict, yesterday, OF murder in the second
degree. Judge Paine sentenced Cham
lain, the murderer, to imprisonment for
life.
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The Memphis Aralanch in noting
the fact that Local Option" now pre-
walls by statute in Ohio, Illinois, Indi-
sna. Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Mississippi, adds; Laws OF this kind
can seldom become effective except in
increasing the depsnd for gallon demi-
johns"
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BUFFALO.
Fire.

Fire.
BUFFALO, June l0.-The livery sta"
bic of Barron & Broughton. was des-
troyed by fire early this morning. Six
valuable horses perished in the flames.
The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an iucendiary. The amonps
Of loss is unknown, but will bs heavy.
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BOSTON.
The Hoosao TanneI.

BosroS, June 10.-Governor Wash
burn has signed the bill authorizing the
expenditure OF 100000 by the execu.
tive OF this State to perfect the approch.
es to Hoosac tunnel.
viii Pay.
The Bowles Brothers creditors met
in Boston on Thursday. They expect
to pay their debts in full with interest
in q year.
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PoLH.

Eiaving crossed tbs mouth Of this
bay, the Polaris entered . chanssl
twenty-five miles in width and fcriy-
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The SOut
Halls Expedition.

Professor Barnard, OF Smithsonian
Institute, who has been aiding in the
examination OF the survivors OF the
Polaris, expresses the opinion that
the results already secured fully justify
the expedition, even il the records OF
the Polaris should not be preserved.
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felt bv those on eo,rl. in case o! ice
ionrneYs