, 1874-06-19

Con. 0. Q. Howard has sold his residence In
Washington for 332 100.
-E1-Un Btatea Senator Ross Ia sticking
typo in hts rural newspaper ollce in Kansas.
phia Radical Club Mary E. Tlliotson aud Oliyia
i. Shepherd, two forciblo Indicators Of tho
opinion of the Tinolapd reformers. appeared
before their audience ard displayed tho beauty
Of pantaioonB upon their own persons.
Tho time Of tho college commandments Ia
ut hand, aud tho doublo-tonoa voice Of tho grad
uatos will SOON be heard in the land. In little
while hundreds OF young men, palo-faced and
thin-logged, will begin to discover that they
hnyo much to learn an they roam the world in
search of liying.-Ns.O 1Iorh World.
-11r. Augustus Leonard, OF Western Misson-
ii, WAS tond OF fun. Lie disguised himself in
war paint and other llxiugs Of an Indian aud ap-
preached the cabin Of ono uf his nsighbors. The
countenance OF tho corpae boro the look OF M
ticipa;cd amnsementa as plainly as in life.-Louis-
riflo Courier-Jour7tdi.
-1lisa II. L. RANSOM OF Cleveland who some
time since sold to Congress q portrait Of Joshua
H. GltdingB, has painted Gen. George Il. Thom-
aa. and desires to dispose of it in the sasno way.
.Oid Pap Thomas il depleted in brantl-new
clothes, mont as II mounting guard at tho White
Houso, on tho rock Of Chickamuuga, with the
tnouuluiu scenery behind him, skotchcd
from nature on Tho spot It ls M enormous
picture.
Col. .a1osby has commenced his campaign in
Virginia for Congress. few dnya since hiinsolt
aud one Of his opponents had : very animated
discussion at Salem, Fauquier County. It WAS
rather interesting-one party used 9 carriage;
was aroused. The discussion was interforcd
with by friends. II tho campaign continues IN
this Old Virginia stylo it promises to be interest,"
ing: Washington Chronicle.
Tho river 10 buomng again. It has rison
throo foet ut st. Paul Eince the late rains, and IN
likely to risa foot or two moro. Our friends ut
minneapolis are a little nervous at tho inmonae
volume Of wafer now pouring ovoz tho Falls, aud
they arc looking more an1iously than ever to
which IL necessary to insure thor fine watsr-
power against untowa1d accidcnts.-H. Paul
Press.
"a very good story is circulating in Washing
ton at tho oxponso Of Mr.. Morrill, Ut Maine. 1t
scems that tho Senator was out for walk, Hun-
day evening. 1npasing = loading coosed church,
lo was no pleased With the singing that he went
III. Lie had uoen soated but u low minutes when
colored dignltnrY approached him and sald in
BubHtaueo .lut the church was for coored people
aud shey preferred to be loft uniisturbed by
white pooplo during their services. Mr. Nor
rlll retired. 4 fow days before he lad beeu
1arnsstly working for tho passage Of the Civil
@The chaplain uho was sunnosod to have
oulogizol Jim Fisk ou Decoration Day, when hia
nonAn.ont was dedicated. las published card
denying that he alluded to Fisk at all. lie was
speaking Of Aleade, tho sculptor. who designed
tue monu.nont. This ia the mont remarkable
typographical error on record. It equals tho
celebrated oorrection-for ''tom.cat" rea1
:" sknll-tluggory." We think tho corresponding.
by thv way, WHO suggested that the monument
should have had, as dosgn, - .' alosas brssklng
all the commandments" delivered the best
eulogy Of nil.--Uel,0n Post.
Suppose Japhat had como on deck on the
thirty-oigntll lay of the shower with tho ro-
mark "Wlat'n the matter with tho old man Z"
and upon being referred to tho exceeding luoist
nF huHt, rnHf fta hntj l,
ear ard said IN n vacant way, " 0h-yes-raln-
l retnembor now-good thng-llop tho cropH,
won't 1t ? En- 2" Ihoy might not haye throw,
him overheard in disgust, but II they did not
eiect hin. Senator from Wisconsin al Roou az
they got ashore itwould have boon only because
tho delugo.-Nato York Tribune.
Tho prospect IL not encouraging, Tho Edi-
torial Association At Clinton. last week, refused
to endorse Prohibition aud the Crusade, but TO-
snnday-School Convention did tho salno thing.
Aud 10 did tl!e Young alen's Christian AssocIa-
ton OF tho StRte anu moreover it rottbod tn
condemn tho Dubuque organization because it
had ruln nohended mud removed AliIlara for lila
ill-adylsud zoa!. So tho prospect il not OIL
conraglng for those who PROPOSE to loiss Puritun
Ism upon all people, whether thoy wish 1t or NJ.
Dubuque Herald.
AN individual lately committed suicide in
nasisian hotol. HIS 4eadloss body WAS found III
following Eowlletins statement. ~ waa bored,
mud haye k.llol myae!f. Lot no ono 10 &C.
ocuaod Of my death, Do not look for my lead;
haso hlddon 1t myself in order not to DO roeog'
uixcd.
-platt and Rtowoll, couple Of Republican
CongresAmen from Virginia, have malloously
raisel foolish and unnecessary alarm at WaBh-
ington TINT Government officials III PetorHburg
are In danger because Of tho arrest by Federal
authority Of State election officers on tho charge