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TRACTS.

Several of the Christian ladies Of the
city, fearful that we are in the high road
TO the bad country Of great heat and much
birthstone, presented to US yesterday sew
eral tracts, with the request that No should
diligently read them. If we have one
weakness more fully developed than oil
our other manifold weaknesses it 10 tina,
one which renders US unable to deny 70
ladies anything they request of us; bu,
the request to read tho tracts now under
our eye 10 absolutely too much for our lady
obliging failing. We can't read them. Life
10 too short. One is entitled "Is it
right to make social visits on Sunday"
We are of the opinion that such Visits
arc not wrong and we don't care what 10
the opinion Of W. Margerum, the author
Of the tract, on the subject Another is
entitled: "The Faithful Gardner "
there is picture of three men on its fret
page. We have no doubt the story is q
very good one Of its kind. Another is
entitled: "Only Once and We notice
that An allusion is made in it, on the sec
ond page, to the wife Of Uriah the Hit
tite. such subjects are not to our taste.
Another is called: Are You 10 Doubt"
Another; "The Ground Of Hope" and
another; "Claims of the Tenn.
'perancs Cause Upon the Min
'istry," The temperance tract
contains twenty-four pages, and is
from the pom Of Rev. L. A. Eddy, whom
We used to know as an eloquent gentle.
man, admired by tho ladies and lame
Mr.. Eddy intlmates that the watchmen Of
Zion have not enough objection to alcohol,
which may DO true. The best thing about
the tracts is the printing; and, on this
subject We would say, that we would like
to bid for the job. We are sure we can
print tracts cheaper than they can be
printed anywhere else. As a tract-printer
we are success; asa tract reader We are q
failure.
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We have received . communication, in
very Indifferent English, complaining
about the colored schools Of this city. II
10 charged by our correspondent, who has
not given US his name, that Mr.. Talford
10 not competent teacher that he has
grammar class he can't teach; that he
cannot set . written copy that his pu-
pills lay down on the benches and go to
sleep that some Of them 60 to their classes
fighting and quarreling and that there
10 no discipline in his school-none what
ever. Our correspondent would like to
know why Mr.. Talford has been made
the principal to the exclusion Of Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Hulets. We cannot
give our correspondent any information
on this subject, and refer him to Prof Al
word and the board OF education. For all
We know Prof. Talford 10 one Of the best
teachers In Cairo, and we suspect that II
our correspondent had good grounds for
oil his complaints no would 60 elsewhere
thsn Ia us with ~. ah..sas as~inst tha
retiring gentleman, whose ambition seemI
"a be 70 tesch tho young colored ideas hov
70 shoot.
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A circular from the st. Louis typo.
graphical union notifies oil printers to
keep away from that city N present
Work 10 20 dull in St. Louis that about
one-hslf the printers who formerly had
permanent situations are now out Of en-
ployment; many Of the Job offices have
reduced their hours Of competition, some
Of them - much - three hours per day
and none are paying their hands in cash
more than half the wages earned. The
Newspaper department 10 more over-done,
II possible, than the Job, as there are at
least three "subs" TO every case that 10
70 cay, II IN once employs twenty-five
type settlers there are seventy.fve other
type settlers who lounge about che office,
each In the hope Of getting::a days work
now aud then from one Of the regular
hands.
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ONE OF THOSE STUPID SERV-
ANT GIRLS.
Max Adeler.)

AtNhA <hdtltls
Krickbaum read somewhere that bio
Lewis advised men with a tendency TO
become bald to have holes punched in the
tops OF their hats. And so when krick-
baum purchased his new winter hat he
had small sheet iron plate p rforated
with large holes and set in the crown.
That was on Tuesday. Ga Wednesday
Mrs. Kirckbaum got new hired girl, who
saw the hat on the chair in the diningroom,
and imagining II to be patent colander
of some new kind removed 1t to the kitchen
When Mrs Krckbaum came down stairs
ct noon to see how dinner was getting on
she found the girl strviaing the boiled cab
bage through the sheet iron ventilator in
Krickbsum's high hat, and swearing in
the Baby buhdeen dialect because the holes
were 90 big and the colander so timber
That night when Krickbsum wanted to
start for the lodge he began to hunt for
his hat, while Mrs. Krckbaum sat still
and trembled. But when he became ex-
asperated and commenced to pick up the
chairs and jam them down hard so as to
relieve his feelings she began to cry, and
revealed the whole horrible truth TO him.
1t may have been done in quicker time,
but we doubt IL. We say that there may
have been in former ages some hired girl
who packed her trunk and pelted down
stairs, and was hustled into the stree.
quicker than Mrs. Krickbaum's hired
girl when Kirckbaum began to expostu-
late with her, but tho fact has not been
proved. He wears an unperforated hat
now, and will probably be entirely bald by
New Years Day.
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.

PARIS, November l5.-Upon the meet
ing of the assembly to-day, 3 member OF
the right announced that the committee
on the prolongation of Marshal Nc Ma
hons powers was still in session, and
moved a recess for q few hours and that If
necessary a night session be held for the
purpose of hearing the report of the com.
mittee. The motion met with vehement
protests from the left and the cham Der
became scene of great uproar. When
the tumut had subsidized the secretary of
the committee announced that it was i'm
possible to say when the report would be
ready, but nevertheless tho assembly by
a large majority voted to suspend setting
until o'clock this afternoon.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November l5.--Duncsn T.
shot his wife this morning
while they we're walking togethar on For
tisth street at Eighth avenue. Mrs. Tenn
pleton 10 3 daughter Col. Babcock, Of
President Grants staff. 1t seems that the
husband and wife havs not lived
happily for some months, and during
the present week Templeton was absent
Four eenth street. Ho called this morn
ing about half past nine, aud At ten the
two left the house together. While go
ing down the street Mrs Templeton is said
TO have twice informed an officer that her
husband was abusing her, but did not feel
warranted in interfering. Soon after
wards an officer was attracted
by tho report of the pistol and saw Mrs.
Templston fall. He secured the husband
and had the woman taken to her boarding
house. The wound is not fatal, but Mrs.
Templeton will be permanently disagured.
The parties were married three years and
have one child. Templeton is from Gin.
cinnati, and aged 81; his wife is 20.
At the Tweed trial to-day, Samuel F.
Fellows and John Garvey, brother OF
Andy, known a. "Court Plasterer," we're
the chief witnesses. John Gsrvey's de.
fective memory WAS especially entertain.
ing, and Tweed himself frequently Joined
in the general merriment. Mr.. Graham
OF the counsel for the defense, entered
daring the day, one hundred and nineteer
exceptions.
The meeting m tho park this evening
to denouncs the Cuban butcheries
was called and addressed by ono Thoma
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THE BOARD OF COUNTY CON-
MISSIONERS.

The General Assembly, at ITS first ses-
sion under the new constitution, provided
for the election Of county commissioners
in counties not under tow nship organiza.
ton, but failed TO designate tho time when
the commissioners shall enter upon tho
duties Of their Office, or when the sessions
OF the board shall be held. 1t is believed
BY many, as suggested by the Valley
Clarion, that all counties not under town
ship organization, viii, in consequence Of
this omission Of the Legislature, be with
out sufficient government until the de-
fects Of the law are remedcd by the law
making power. Mr.. John X. Shannon,
county clerk Of Randolph county, asked
Attorney General EisAll certain questions
upon this subject, but received very un-
satisfactory reply. IL can we'll see" says
the Attorney General, 1.-THE force of your
inquiry, and in the course Of my investiga-
items OF questions closely connected there.
with havo given the subject some consid-
GRAFTON. However, the question is of such
q character, and effects tho validity Of the
action of the coming boards of so many
counties, prefer not to give an official
opinion thereon unless called upon in
| such manner % to make it my official
duty" We must wait. In the mean
time We submit this problem to the prayer.
full consideration of Messrs. Fisher, vii.
son and Sanders.
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fror The BuLLETIN.l

"And In that day seven women shall
take hold Of one man, saying .'Wo will
est our own bread and wear our own APP
parrol. only let US be called in Thy name
10 take away our reproach.'
"In that day shall the branch Of the
Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the
frui. Of the earth shall be excellent and
comsly."-1saiah 4 chap, 1.2 verses.
On organizing the Presbyterian church
at this place Mound City, sometime since
seven women were taken into the church,
thus fulfilling the above prophecy. The
church now consists of seven women and
one man. Let VIM. Denton and DR..
AFTER read this article and then hush their
useless twaddle about prophecies not be-
ing fulfilled.
The above is Ill Greek TO Us. We re.
ceivsd the enigma through the mail, and
presume there is hidden in its mysterious
words unique joke or q cutting sarcasm;
but we have no: been enabled to discover
either.
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Surface OF water below bench marx.
EDWIN GALAND,
Observer sig. Ser. L. ;. A


VIcKsDuRo, November l5.-Down (:
Katie, John + Tolle. Up: Psrgoud,
Julia. Weather cloudy cool and raining.
NEW ORLEANS, November l5-Arrived
Louisville, Cincinnati. Departed: James
Howard, Susie Silver, ST. LOWS; Tatum,
Arkansas river. Westher clear and cold.
ST. LOUIS, November l5-Arrived:
Lake Superior, Keokuk; Long, Mound
City. Departed; Elliott Memphis Ruth,
New Orleans; Kenney, Vicksburg; Ander-
son, Metropolis Rover, Pittsburg. River
stationery Weather clear and work.
CIScIssATI, November lo.-There is
10 fee. of water in the channel here, and
rising. Arrived Messenger, Pittsburg /;
Anna, St. Louis Departed; Ben Frank
lin, Memphis; Alaska, New Orlean, !;
Messenger, St. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, November l5.-Weathcr
clear and mild. River fallen inches
brisk bresses from the south southwest.
Down: w I Bertram, John Kilgour,
Quickstep, Ament, Grey Eagle, d Parker
Idlewild, Geo Roberts, Charmer, Fayette,
business light. Signs Of rain to.nient.
MEMPHIS, November IA discharged
rouster attempted TO get up a mob to
lynch Sedan Starr, mate of the steamer
Pat Cleburn this evening, by melting
about 100 others to joil, but few pistol
shots from the mate scattered the mob
until tho boat backed out. The river ia
declining. Weather cloudy and warm
Arrived; Grand Tower, ST. Louis. De
parted last night City Hslcna, Vicks
bug; Mary Houston, Louisville To-day
Exporter, ct. Louis; Henry Ames and
Thos Sherlock, New Orleans; Legal Ten
der, White river.
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A OCULAR JOURNALIST

i desire to place on record an snecdote
of former city editor on the Enquirer
named Bennett, which illustrates q phase
of journalistic enterprise which WAS COM
mon enough at the west when Artemu,
Ward was . "locsl" on Cleveland news.
paper and Mark Twain y gatherer OF river
news on the Ohio.
When news WAS scarce Bennett was in
the habit Of inventing extraordinary navy
items for his department, u favorite re-
source being TO make children fall from
the landing of the Newport ferrybos into
the river and TO have them rescued by his
acquaintances. He had honorsd one Mr..
Kellum Celia Burleighs first husband)
several times in this way, when the fcti-
tious savior of drowning innocents became
tired Of the joke, and at last called NJ the
Enquirer and demanded that it should
not be repeated. He was assured that his
requsit would DO compiled with, and so 1t
was in its letter, but hardly in its spirit
for the next day the Enquirer contained
| q paragraph to tho effect that a beautiful
little girl, the daughter Of q prominent
citizen of Newport, had fallen from the
ferryboat into the river, and that Mr..
Kellum, who was standing by, and could
have easily saved the child from wstery
grave, refused 20 render the least assist.
snce. When Kellum, boiling with rage
went to the Enquirer to seek an expla.
nation Of what he had begun 10 regard 10
the light OF . persecution, his threats OF
vengeance were suddenly stopped BY Ben
netts taking of his coat and coolly Say.
ing; "Youre not q bad fellow in YOU
way, Kellum; but can'tstAnd an Y inter,
fesence with my department, II max,
any statement In tho Enquirer your
must not come round here contradietinc
il. That isn't journalism, you sec, and i,
must be put stop to at any price" Kel.
lum's wrath instantly subsidized, and tn,
two men remained friends until Bennstt's
! death,
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"A TRyTH SEEKER," who is either
ashamed 10 give US his name or is bogu'
convert to inndelity, desires us to publish
In The BULLETIN . statement Of the
many fabulous and unreasonable things
he believed when he was Christian. We
would like to accomm odate him; but he
being nAmeless and a. windy as a gossip.
ping woman without her raciness, we are
constrained TO not let the communication
chine upon the world through these co.,
umns. The religious controversialist ia,
the world over, . bore; and in CAIRO,
has beco ne q WEAKNESS and vexAtion OF
the spirit. II We wero TO give him rein
he would run away with US and all our
business. II we we're not occasionally, to
say 10 him: "Plcass excuse US" he would
All our paper day after day with plati-
tudes about "the impossible God Of the
Bible" the improbabiliiy Of the Jonah,
the dsluge, the conception aud other
seriptural narratives; or, on the other
hand, with commonplace. about the duty
Of all people to believe in original sin, em-
brace tho Lord and get out Of the way of
the lake that burns with Gre and brim-
stone. Occasionally short epis,lc on re.
ligious subjects is treat 70 The BULLE-
TIN, but lengthy communications like that
Of "A Truth Seeker" now lying before us,
harrow up our soul and would, il We
could boat them, make our matted and
uncombsd locks to part, and each psrticu-
lar hair to stand on end like quilts upon
the fretful porcupine.
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FROM PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, November l5.-Seven
hundred men are fitting up the monitors
Ajax and Manhattan, and tho sloop of war
CAnondagna for service. The monitors
carry 10 Dahlgren guns, and the Canon
dsgna carries 10 guns. The monitors
will DO had in commission early next
week, and the slOop OF war within fort
night, necessary repairs to her boilers
causing delay. To hasten the work on
the Ajax the workmen upon the new
sloOp Of war Quinnsba have been trans
ferred.
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THERE are many Of our business men
who have their lob printing done in
other cities, under the mistaken belief
that they can have it done cheaper and
better than at home. Even tho county
court" (that was) gave the preference to
Chicago printers, and We were compelled
70 work cheaper than they and do a good
deal Of persusding TO boot, to obtain any
Of that work. And the city, too, the
council proceedings Of which wo publish
for one dollar month in scrip which we
cannot sell, compels Us 10 enter into COM
potion with 81. Louis and Cincinnati
printers, 10 whom the city -uthorities in
some mysterious way, can pay cssh, for the
little morssl Of job printing it has to dis
psnss. This 10 . fact which probably Ellis
the publicspiritsd breast Of Mr.. Summer.
we'll and the bosom OF his push.atssd
friend Mr.. Wilson with pleasure, and
constrains Us TO occasionally use a word
almost profsne 1t may be all right
too; but w do believe thai,
when the worst has been saic
Of the Sun and BULLETIN, almost ever,
citizen will admit that, generally, We boil
labor for the best Interests OF this city
We certainly give TO the public as mucl
~ il patronage will permit us TO give
and, oil things being equal, We should hAv
the public patronage in preference to st
Louis or Cincinnati. Most Of tho gentle
men Of the county and city governments
Who 70 away from homo to have theil
printing done, mistakenly believing tbs
BY 90 doing they save an hons't.,psnny, AZ
advocates Of the doctrine Of the protection
Of native industry. They vote to max
~ pay the Eastern msnufactur
.lo.30-so-loo.7so per cont, more 70
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bic goods shan the came goods could DO
purchased from tho English dealer,
and inconsistently refuse TO patroniEe
home printing executed as we'll, and at ~
low II not lower prices than foreign print
ing Selah.
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FROM MIDLDETOWN N.
MI RDERED.

MIppLETows, Pa, November 10
Abraham Beam was murdered IN his
barn last night, by two negroes who sub
sequsntly endesvored to enter the house,
where were stopping an old lady and
young man. The authorities are in pur-
suit OF the murderers.
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SPAIN.

HAVANA, via Key West, November
l6.-The following account Of the events
at Santiago do Cuba has been received
here. On Friday morning, tho 7th inst,
81 OF the crew Of the Virginius were
brought on shore and taken to prison, to
remain there until their execution, which
Was ordered for that afternoon. Capt.
Fry, noble looking old man, fully head
taller than the rest Of the crew,
when he met bis men on shore
ssluted them all. The salute was re-
TUNED with affection. At 4.40 Capt. Fry
and thirty-six men and officers were pub
licly shot, despite the protest of all com.
petent foreign authorities. The marines
were seven Iainutes in killing the wretched
prisoners, and 1t seemed AS if they would
never finish, at last ths sailors
marched of and the troops led past the
long row of corpse. Then the dead
bodies were hurried up and loaded indis-
criminstely into wagons.
Tho American consul has done all that
could have been done. Indeed IL was
threatened that he should be withdrawn
for his exertions in behalf of the prison
ers. In an interview with Gen. Bu-rill
that officer yelled At him and otherw wise
treated him unexpectedly. The British
consul also made Intellectual proteststions
against executions. 1t is reported tina,
sixteen Of the victims were British sub
jects.
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN Francisco, November l6.-The
weather for tho race to-day 10 excellent
A large number has already gone TO tho
grounds. Thsd. Stevens remains the fsv-
orito with bsttsrs.
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Tns Harrisburg Chronicle, speaking

Tns Harrisburg Chronicle, speaking
Of she appointment of Mr.. e. w.
Wilson to be general freight and
,ickss agent Of the Cairo and vincennes
railroad remarks that "the G. and V. r.
r. company. now consists Of experienced
railroad men, q we'll a. accommodating
gentlemen.
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confidence in me- The speech was
greeted with frequent and enthusiastic de-
tnonstrstions Of approval
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHrSoroN, November 1.-THE
president left for Elizabeth, New jersey,
this morning, 10 spend Sunday with his
mother He was accompanied by Score.
tary Robson.
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DARK DEEDS.

CHICAGO, November lo.-A burglar ELL
tered tho house Of j. A. Strauss On Des-
PLANES street, last night about midnight
and was discovered by the proprietor, who
called a boarder named Schoon to his as
sistance. A struggle ensued between the
latter and the burglar, resulting in Schoon
receiving two stabs in the breast, which
are likely to prove fatal. the assassin es-
capped.
On Indiana avenue last night jeanette
Brown was stabbed by her husband and
will scarcely recover.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS.
Tho Time, publishes report Of an in
torvisw with Gov. Hendricks, Judge Hol-
man, Hons. NJ. G. Kerr and ID. w. voorhees,,
and other prominent Democratic polite
ians of Indiana, from which il appears
that they generally argue that the plat
form of the Democratic party should be
liberalized, but that the name and organi-
cation should not be abandoned.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
The Touring mill OF Weslier & Co, at
Donaldson, Iowa, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by an explosion Of the boilers
yesterday. Four men and boy were in
tho mill vt the time, but miraculously es-
capped.
Perfect, THE WIFE MURDERER.
Efforts are being made in Joliet to Sc
cure from Gov. Beveridge either q par
don or Communication OF the sentence of
Perfect, colored wife murderer, who is
sentenced to DO hanged on the 18th Of
next month.
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RIVER.
Changes.

Riss and Fall OF she RIVERS
For "A hours ending 8 p. m, Nov. 10, 1879
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FROM CHICAGO.
THE BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.

CHICAGO, November l5.-In the bill
lard tournament this evening, the first
game was played between Garner and
Snyder, and WAS easily won by the form
or, in the Seth innings, the score standing
400 to los, and the winners average lls.
Largest runs Of the game were so in the
4th inning, As in the 18th and So in the
10Th. Snyder only made three double
numbers, the largest being 20, The Sec
ond gsme was between Slosson and Bes-
seger who are local players. 1t was close
throughout, Slosson winning by score of
400 TO 35l.
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FUN AT THE TWEED TRIAL.

wIFE.MURDER AT
CHICAGO.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

OPENING OF THE ITALIAN PAR.
LAMENT.
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INSULTS TO THE AMERICAN
CONSUL.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

EXECUTION OF THE vIRGINIUS
Prisoner
-
MEETING BETWEEN CAPT. FRY
AND THE GREW.
INSULTS TO THE AMERICA
CONSUL.
THE GREAT CALIFORNIA RACE.
TIE CALTFORNI HORSE WINS
THE $4,000 STAKE.
FUN AT THE TWEED TRIAL.
EFFORTS TO PROCURE PARDON
FOR THE MURDERER
PERTEET.
ATTEMPTED wIFE-MURDER AT
CHICAGO.
AND ANOTHER AT NEW YORK.
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SPEECH OF KING VICTOR EMAN.
UEL.

MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE
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AND ANOTHER AT NEW YORK.