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are fire shots. Yesterday one fellow csntered
the bulls eye at thirty five yards on the nrst

are fine shots. Yesterday one fellow centered
| FIRE.
| But pheasants abound In the pines on the
mountains Immediately in sight, and one need:
no guide unless his ambition lies in the line OF
| deer, which are plenty q few miles of. Deer
| tracks nsve been seen in a corn field about q
| mile away.
DR.. Chancellor is the resident physician TO
| the springs. He is a thoroughly educated gen.
| uemsn, and well up in the line of his profess
sion; He recommends their mineral waters as
| an Alternative tonic or s'regulstor."
must not fail tospeak of Judge DobbiD of B ST.
| tmore, who arrived a few days since with his
family. He is certainly remarkable m an, aud
one calculated to eDchsiD attention wherever
his voice is heard. Althou his beard and hair
are white with the frosts of many winters he is
| yet younger than most men at forty In move
ment, physical endurance, &c. Oneis soon en-
uanced by bis conversational powers. He has
paid much attention to science in an amateur
way. Has devoted himself considerably to mi
crotcophy, photography, astronomy, &c. His
Photographic apparatus, which WAS most com
plete, he lately presented with full library on
the subject, to Prof a. Mayer, scientist at the
polytechnic school in Hoboken, who Is marked
Tor a brilliant career. Judge Dobbin has been
great gunner and fisherman, and stlll takes
lively interest in these innocent sports. He has
if ore wants aniEentic infofmaton u o9 these nae
have a talk with the Judge. most ssf
men in the literary world. He is the life long
friend and neighbor of the celebrated Latrobe
OF Baltimore, who, besides being at the heat OF
the legal profession, is the inventor OF the ola
trobe stove" splendid artist and no mean poet
In early life he earned his living by illustrating
such books a. "Jack the Giant Killer" etc.
By dint of perseverance he has risen to an en-
viable position apart from the consideration OF
his great wealth.
AS write the thermometer is So in the hotel
corridor, and 80 In the sun. What must it be
where you are? l wish you were all enjoying
me me mountain and living on the fat OF the
lamp. Yours, &c, OLD SUBSCRIBER.
ORR BAsE-BALLsRs IN ENGLAND. The
sporting sensation of the moment is the grand
successes of the American baseball and cricket
players in their contests with the English. That
he Americans should have Yesterday doubled
the scores of their English opponents in their
OVID special game (cricket) has excited amaze
ment. The scene OF the games is attended bv
brilliant companies OF gentlemen and gsiIy
dressed ladies, the latter showing keen interest
III the contests. The fine and shapely appear
ance OF the Americans exctes general aimira-
ton, and is not unlikely to relieve the English
OF any apprehensions they may have that the
ANGLO Saxon race is dying out In the United
states. 1 am bound to say that the English
youths are showing themselves far removed
above any mean Jealousy, and the young men
from across the sea have already been offered
hospitalities suff cient to make their visit here
very pleasant. For Americans these successes
have peculiar interest, as the poor show made
by the Harvard oars has by no means been for
gotten London Cor. Ctn. C0namercidi-
THE ALLEeEp BALTIMORE MAIL RoBBRR-.
The operations of G. W. Clsypoole, the clerk of
he Baltimore city post office, arrested on Sat
urdsy by Special Agents Myers and Henderson,
seem to have been Of a most extensive charac-
ter; The large number OF letters taken by hi N
and recovered by the detectives, addressed TO
parties in this city, have been delivered TO their
ADDRESS by the special agents, and liz each case
they were found to contain something OF value.
Letters addressed to parties ont of town have
been forwarded. The operations of ClaypooIe
in stealing jewelry date back to November 80
1872, and much valuable jewelry has been re-
pawned in 1872 h sd been disposed of and couid
not be recovered. His examination will taxa
place to day, before United States Commissicuer
Rogers.-BGltimOre Gazette, 26th.
DID SUSAN Sit IN THKoDoRR's lap
In reply to the question whether there
was any truth whatever in the allu-
lions 10 Mis- Susan Is. Anthony made
oy Bessie before the com mittee, Mr.. Tiltor
aid, with an air of solennity, az tremble and
shiyer TO answer until L hear what my yenera
Die friend. Susan B. Anthony, has to say con
corning the embarrassing situation N wbich ~,
we're both unhsppily caught that evening. NJ,
anxiety is not concerning Bessie, but Susan.
Little Bessie's accusation sits far more lightly
on my head than dear good Susan sat upon nv
knee. ] don't say that Susan would do the
same thing row, but she was younger then
You need not press me further. l sba all not, for
Susan's sake. deny it. There have been too few
confessions OF the plain truth in this contro-
versy."
CoNGREssIoNAL NoMINATIoss.-Ther epuh-
fcsn Congressional conventions held IN Michi-
gan yesterday renOmiBated Messrs. Waldron
Willard, Begole, and Bradley, for the second
lhird, sixth and eighth districts, respectively,
The republican Congressional convention at
fuscola, ILL.,, renomipated j. G. Cannon. The
democrats OF the fret Congressional district of
lndlana have renominsted Benoni S. Fuller.
The following democratic Congressional nomi-
nations were made yesterday in Louisiana;
First district, Gen. Randall Gibeon OF New or
leans; fourth district, Colonel W. M. Levi of
Representative James Monroe has been renon-
mated by the republicans for Congress from the
eighteenth Ohio district.
GEN. BuTLER's RivAL.-The Boston Journal
of Monday says: nGen. Butler will soon h.
obliged to take his coat OF and look after the
chances of his reelection in the sixth district
A formidable opposition has developed itself
and Gen. William Cogswell Is the chosen cham
p1on OF those who do not propose to accent the
present situation. We understand that Gen
Cogswell has consented to run, and his friends
will seek to secure him the nomination OF the
republican convention. The many claims of
the new candidate will rally to his support hum
dreds who have not taken much active part in
politics for some time. while not few of the
friends of Gen. Butler who have been active in
his behalf are ready, it is stated to 20 in for
Gen. Cogswell with q rush"
TAXING into account Bsecher's great popu
larity and his many years OF useful labor, there
is ressoB to believe that Mr.. Moulton was right
and that a frank confession of the offence with
had so frequently used, would have won him
the sympathy of the public. Such a course
would certainly have left him Infinitely higher
IN the esteem OF all honest men Tn an his bastard
" attempts TO conceal his guilt from the world
by blackening the character of the man he has
injured and the friend who for years has pro-
tected him from the consequences OF his crime
Critic:
A RUSSIAN EABEZZLBR ARRESTED IN New
foEK.-In December last the Bank of Rulm
IN western Russia, was robbed of $3.50 900 in
bonds and money by its cashier. Last night a
man giving his name as 9ustave MAYER was
arrested in New York as the fugitive, and recog-
nized as the missing cashier by one or his coun
uymen. The prisoners lodgings in Blocker
street were searched, but no valuables were
found. The prisoner had in his possession a
bank note of the Bank OF Kuhn for twentv.fre
gui ders. The Russian consul was notified, but
knew nothing OF the case. He has telegraphed
to Russia for Information.
THE NEW MONITOR AMPHrrRIrK.-Work has
already begun on the double turreted monitor
Amphitrite, which arrived at the Harlan q
Hollingeworth yards, Wilmington, Del, last
week. Her hull il iron, and Il 10 the intention
to have her completely rebuilt, with Q wooden
hull plated with the iron now on her, which Win
have to be removed and rerolied. IN dismsnt.
ling the ship . day o. two ago two extonTve
maya zines Of shell and powder yere discoverad