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change, but quiet. whiskey was again lower.
with tree sellers. Pork and were both easier
future delivery with almost nothing doing for imme-
date delivery Freighs stronger with scarcity
Of ROOM Groceries dull and dropping coffee
ucuary, being decidedly lower. Cotton duh and
at hc decline for future. Petroleum ruled dull and
changed in valve Metals were duh Wool met with I
-Rscsipts tor the past three days. o. packages
ssnSss has been s s"Se our as but prices
ByiLDlxs MAr.alAIa-There has been no change in the
market tor brick either regards the mand prices
s 81 IS a.y We quote I l sa ,o
dsIiysred S ia ess Bay a. sp9st sdos
sss'ss ss.i sss
quiet WITH business eonSpsd % small io's Prices. how
sSs Sany sosu
70 not %
seRRaS changed IRON ose pre- y0sly pHbi;shss
sSS a1s
ss0i r as tubs s so as 10 "a ns sif o 70 ssS
good. sSe tc; Welsh tubs good . fns, 90 40.
o. sr ssGs "a ES ssf MlS sSSa
COED 70 ss SAC S DO sr 70 so good d. sGc nm
Do lxif q good. Soc. $50: do Common to fair. 40
saSa and me "a
CosrsE-The market was dull for all descript TONS and
prices easier. We reduce the figures on lilo lc.
per ID. We note sales OF 6l3 bags Of Ma>acaibo,
Spring Bird and steamer, at &c. We Quote!-RO Ordl-
nary carg0es 22xc. 2c fair do, 2S5<c Nc good
do. AAc . 200 prime do. 25hc a 2tAc. extreme
credit Java government bags 29c Sic.; grass mats
DC q SIC. Ceyion 2,so. q z7c.; Maracaf6o 2o1sc.
Ihc. Laguayra, 2oc. $50. Jamaica, Csc. 25c. st
Domingo. 10 Porto RICO. &c. go Costa Rica. c.,a
&c. Mexican Mkc. a 21sc. Savanilia 25c. 26>fc. !;
Curacao. 24c 25c gold. o0 and % days credit -
CofrEE-There has been moderate trade consum-
mated during the past three days the foot
Ing up S9p lbs OF lake at 2Asc. a4c. sc, market
closing quiet but Arm fs = ODD n ~ WI
CHI1sE-The arrivals have been some what larger and
stock shows some accumulation. The market however,
remained drm. We quote New York state tacLory,
strictly prime 1870 l7c do good to choice. l6c.
l0c l2hc. Ohio factory strictly prime. 6c. l51sc.;
. l2o. New York, Ohio and Western skinned. &c. .
3c; pineapple 2c. for Connecticut and &C. for State
CAkDLRs-Trade has been light during the past three
days, being confined to small jobbing parcefR Prices
were quoted steady &C. tor sperm, 38c 39c patent
dO 30 29c stearic. go for paraifine and Ike
lSc for adamanine, u IA and 10 or. .''-lI
CoRDAGE.-There has been material change as re-
CARDS prices and the demand was only moderate. We
append our former figures, as f0llows:-Mana, large
and small LIKE l!c do, bolt rope yarns, 1870.
ass:e tsrTed Manila Sc sissl ropes &c l6c New
C9rIoS on the spot was duh and Irregular, without
hvereB closed weak at decline Nc with fair trans
M q
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DR.. do Lewis Coming East.
CITY AND COUNTY TREASURY.

Comptroller Green reports the following disburse-
ments and receipts OF the treasury yesterday
DISBURSEMENTS.
Claims paid number OF 3D amounting Ia. 53n
Pay rolls number Of warrAuts amounting to.... L0SS
Total mumber Of warrants s3 amounting
From taxes Of 1873 and intere est s1ssos
From OF assessments and Interest,". 59d
From collection Of and interest. 692
From markAt rents and sd
From water rents. 6o2
From vault permits ............ 13a
From hconses-MAyors once 81
From tees and hnes-Dtst<ict Courts. VI
-
Total SSlx
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silver stand pOint:-
THE MORAL OF THIS DISCUSSION

THE MORAL OF THIS DISCUSSION
IS worth noting, and may be thus briefly summed
up for the benefit of whom it may concern-yiz
wealth Ii dependent upon production. When we
In this country produce more than we consume
and have q market for our production, then we
VIII b in a position to resume specie payments
In the meantime, as borrowers, we have nothing
to say. The carrying rates for gold ranged
from TO per cent, closing at 8 per cent
Gold opened at l12x and nuctuated between that
ngure and l12H during the day, closing at 112H hid
Mr.. Richardson's EFFORTS at furnishing US with
an elastic currency succeeded in reducing the
standing legal tenders $500. Paris despatche
quote rentes at 69f. &C. The amount OF bullion
gone into the Bank OF England on balance to-day
- El23,000.
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.. FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was dull and heavy the basis OF 81 "a to 81 s4h
for prime bankers pills anu 81 SIN to 81 So for
demand.
The imports OF dry goods at this port for the
week were $3,457,S66 ana the amount marketed
$S,770,o7l. The imports Tor the corresponding
period OF last year were $s,2sl,7Ss ana for 1872
50, 1873 oOs. rn
THE STOCK MARKET sn.ri .
Perhaps the largest understanding of the condi-
sion Of this market may be learned from the fact
chat G., g., G. and was the leading feature OF in
terest-'Three Cs and l." as "the boysn called it.,
monopolizlng the market during the day, which
meant unequivocal dulness. The following table
shows the highest and lowest prces:-
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nwnr IN MAJ rs sIncs our EAYt hsf psen EeaX
panieS works in Pennsylvania Reports today say that
me furnaces are blown oat which mas created ceiling
o. uneasness in the market Several Companies refuge
e contract ahead fearing that they not be able 70
the above facts We make no change In our former
range ofquoaions, which wore follows :Scotch pig.
Coiiness $40 per ton; Gartsherre, S48; Glengarnock
$z S5; Eglnton SH; American No. l, $35 $50; do.
no $2 % 81 forge. 81 $3l bar, assorted sizes.
$62 ~ a sos Wv
LEATHER. For hemlock sole the demand has been
acuve Tor all kinds The stock Is pretty well assorted
put the arrivals OF late have been largely of
hides The receipts Tor the week were 5000 sdes and
I684 bales, We quote = ~'~''
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKEr-LoNDoN Feb 20-Evenng.-
lnseed oil, f29 Is f29 9z per Spirits turpentine,
35s- I'd. . 3bs VI. per owt .4. ....I
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$1,000 Us So c. 67. 1907 $4,000 US cs cur b l6,<
uv.d- -
$1,000 Va 6'e, defer'd..

$1,000 Va SIS. defer'd..
oVW N U 6's, special
tax, third class. -.
1000 5 q 6's, n, J q j..
COW Tenn Us, old, K C.
bUUU Erie Sd IN.
2300U I'm rae los mo-.
1000 Tn &c RR LIST. be
1000 Mil 4 st T Ys. LIST.
l000 Mild st p 7 $40, G
3.W CAkW c 9 Cd BIDS
l0U0U Mich Cen rs. b c
4O0U Ohio d Miss 3D..
40V ahs Am Coal. .b c.s3
9tul ~ est I'm lei no
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COTTON STATEMENT.

Tho following the total receipts Of cotton nco
Ga.
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The quotations are based on cotton IN store running
quality not than half grade above or below the
grade quoted The sales were = 4oigyl1l,l MON. :
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FIN ANCIAL.

REASONABLE RATES-MONEY ON LIFE AM
"A Endowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and othe
Securities Insurance OF all kinds effected with best
paniea id HABKlCH CO., III broadway.
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Opening OF tho Campaign I'm Brooklyn.
K. ID. 5000 ..N

Rachel @. Martin, M. D., No. 352 North Secon
street, Brooklyn, Z. D., member OF the Order {
Good Tempars, has just issued the following Ca
to the women Of Brooklyn, and particularly o
Brooklyn, Il. ID. -
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The Wizard Of the RiIIn rd.TabIe,

From the spirit ~ the Times.
Adrian lar the celebrated French
billiard-player, gave one of his scientific
billiard entertainments in the New
castle Town Hall, England, lately be-
fore an appreciative assembly. Though
an. expert with the cue, his favorite
mode of play is by spinning the ball
from between the thumb and f0reiinger
of the right hand; and he has this great
advantage over his opponents who use
the cue, that he can move his ball from
any part Of the board and spin II from
whichever side of the object-ball shall
be most favorable for the intended
car0m or hazard. The first item in the
programme was carom game Of 1870
points up, wherein Mr.. q. II. Banks Of
the Black Boys billiard-rooms, re-
ceived fifty points start, and welded
the cue in opposition to the powerful
thumb and foretinger of the French
professor. Nothing remarkable was
done until the Frenchman strung to-
gether eleven consecutive carOms,
shortly after which game was called
lightweight all. Here Banks, by some
good play, got away n little, his after
shots being particularly good, but twas
only on sufterance, however, and Mon
seur liar made his $50 points, while
Banks only reached 1870.
Next followed an ordinary game at
billiards, at 500 up, the cue, again
welded by Banks, receiving 200 start.
This time Banks again played well,
though his luck was rather against
him, his highest break being ~; while
the professor, who seemed 10 repeat .
losing hazard In one of the corner
pockets any number of times, won,
after a marvellous exhibition of skill,
by nearly $50 points, his highest break
being good all round one, in which
he scored 1877 points, Then followed
an exhibition of fancy strokes, among
which Monster LIAR played a new
stroke, known as the snake carom, the
ball running the gauntlet Of two decan-
tiers and sixteen tumbler glasses before
making the desired carom. He made
caroms after causing his ball to de-
scribe all sorts of curves, made caroms
from miss strokes; made caroms on
the woodwork of the table, from the
table on to the floor, caromed with If
teen pyramid ball, spun the balls into
all the pockets from every conceivable
angle, and wound up a most marvel
Gus entertainment by spinning one Of
the balls upon plate for four minutes
and half.
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lynchlng In lllinOiS-Partlcu-
lars OF the Burning OF the
Mehr Family.
Probable Strike of Cigar Ma.
kerS-EleCti0n Law Viola.
tors Fined.

EVANSVILLE, February G.--Full par
ticulars of the burning Of Chris Mehrs
house and the attending fatality show
that four persons were burned 10 death
aud that several Others We're badly
burned. The details show the suffer.
ings Of the victims to have been h0r-
Tihle. There were when the fire broke
out about ten persons in the house.
Mrs. Mehr seized two of the children
and rushed through the flames and
her brother seized another Of the chill
dren. Mr.. Mehr rushed out, and See
ing that some of his children We're
missing, again ran into the house and
was not again seen alive. When found
ne had claspcd in his arms three chill
dren, who had been left behind. The
four bodies were burned almost to a
cinder. These four We're the only per-
sons burned 10 death. Most Of the
others were more on less burned.
CAIRO, February 6.-G esterday after
noon Sheriff Irwin started for Carbon
dale with Charles Wyatt, the negro
charged with the mnrderot Mrs. Ryan,
hut learning that II crowd was c0llec-
ting at Carbondale with the intention
of lynching his prisoner, Irwin left the
ear, below CarbOndale and took Wyatt
30 Murphyston, the county seat of
Jackson county. Tonight crowd of
four or i've hundred men visited 'the
jail at Murphyston, took forcible pos
session Of the prisoner and hung him.
Wyatt confessed his guilt before his
death.
BALTIMORE, February Gin the
ing, Hon. Judge Giles presiding, in the
case Of James 5. Mason, register of the
first election district, indicted under
the second section of the act of Con-
gress of May 81, 1870, for striking from
the list of qualified voters the names of
fourteen c0lored persons in October
last, the jury rendered verdict of
guilty, and the court imposed fine of
$500 and costs, amounting to about
5000.
Immediately thereafter in the case Of
&. b. Hackett, indicted for intimidating
voters at the polls at the same election
district nolle prosequi was entered on
the payment of costs, amounting to
$500.
Mason was defended 10y A. X. Ches-
ter, attorney general of the State.
NEW YORK, February 6.--Thc Bow
cry and up town cigar manufacturers,
at secret meeting held tonight, re-
solved to rescind their action of last
week in conceding to the demands of
the workmen and giving an increase
of one dollar per thousand. 1t has
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watching for q Resurrection In Bloom.
fieid-An Extraordinary Family HIS

Watching Tor heSurrees'on " -
fieid-An Extraordinary Family HIS
tory.
On last Christmas day, Seth w.
Blackeney, aged twenty-nine years, a
son of DR.. William Blackeney, ofCald-
well. n. j., fell from roof and was
picked up dead, as supposed. The
family commenced preparation for the
funeral. and had laid out the supposed
corpse. Twenty-four hours afterward,
however, this corpse resurrected him
self. and, to the Joy of his family, shook
his fist in DEATHS face. He had been
pronounced dead the cause being at
tributed to paralysis. He went about
his business, but on Thursday week
ago he dropped off again, and was once
more laid out for burial. After Il few
DAYS the body was removed to vault
in the cemetery at Bloomfield. The
wife of the deceased, believing that her
husband might, after all, be merely in
n trance. caused the body to be watched
closely by the sexton, man named
Arthur O'Hara, who visited the vault
twice every day.
Last week the body began to mani
fest signs of returning life, the face,
ears. etc assuming roseate, llfe-like
hue. and it was believed that the man
would surely come a second time to
life. On Saturday last, however, the
disooloration of death set in once
more, and increased until yesterday,
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WASHINGTON.
Appointment OF United States
Attorney for the Eastern
District Of Texas.
Report OF the judiciary Commit.
tee on the Bankrupt Law.

WASHINGTON, February 6. - The
business of the house was confined TO
private bills. A bill was passed per-
hitting narrow guage railroad to he
laid on the public grounds at Ola folh'
Comfort, Virginia. ~
Nominations: John G. Boyle, attor-
ney for the eastern district OF Texas.
In the senate, q resolution was passed
given witnesses before the senate four
dollars per day and five cents per mile
each way.
Mr.. Davis introduced bill to ali-
thorize the attorney general TO settle
the claims of the government WIN the
purchasers of its property at Harper
Ferry. Referred TO the conlmlltee OIL
the Judiciary.
The bankrupt bill was resumed.
The amendment of Mr.. Sherman 10
fix the limit of time at ninety days III
which 4 party dishonoring, his COM
mercial paper can be adJudgeu u
bankrupt, after discussion, wasreJecteui
ayes 10, nays 20. ,,
The amendment requiring one-tnlru
of the creditors to force DEBTOR INTO
bankruptcy, was rejected.
Mr.. Thurman said the clause no"
proposed to be amended had been sub
iected to the severest criticism III the
committee, and after a careful cohsiu =
Grafton one-fourth of the NUMBER anu
one-third of the of amount DEBTS hao
been agreed to. ,o,o ~
Mr.. Carpenter said he came mere at
the beginning of the session Iuily PIhe o
pared to vote for the repeal OF tne
bankrupt law, but after q thorons gu
examination of the question ne nnI
come to the conclusion that the repeal
of the law would be detrimental TO tne
debtor class. He would, Therefore,
vote for continuing the law ana wou II,
support the amendments of the JUDI
ciary committee, with such others o,
fered in the senate as he might ueeiii
advantageous. uo,tod
The other amendments repolIet,
with few verbal changes were auoP.-
ed as reported by the Judiciary e0'p-
mite. ,., no
The committees amendments Us Us
passed by the senate fix the tune az
forty days within which any BANKER
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

Nyv ORLEANS, February 6.-,Cotion-De-
mond good. Sales 700 bales. Prices firmer.
Good ordinary to strict good ordinary l2lsS
lie; low mlddling tostrict low middllng II.
gnod middling lie. Receipts l4,jl7 bales. FIX"
Doris Doris coastwise, 2 bales. stock unsold, 49,.
t0O bales. Weeks sales ~, 500 bales. Receipts
net 62,O59; gross 1924 bales, Exports Great
Britain 1852; continent 2,eP; coastwise
NEW YORK. February G.--Cotton dull and
nominal. Mddling uplands l5'S.
(,nll lleg,
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THE MAILS.
Arrival and Departure or Nails nj Dallas Post.
once.


ONCE.
Northern mail arrives Except Saturdays
al $40 p III; departs Except Sundays at $50
Am.
Southern mail arrives except Sundays at
$3.50 IN; departs except Saturdays) at &iO
pm.
Texas and Pacific mail arrives Except
Sundays ut $3.50 p III; departs except sun
days at a IN.
Fort Worth, Weatherford and Jacksboro
mail arrives Except sundays ut p NJ; de-
parts except sundays at sam.
Denton and Wise County, Louisville and
Trinity Mills mail arrives Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday al p M departs Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday at II IN.
Cleburne, Hood County, Cedar Hill, Mans.
field and Alexandria mail arrives Wednes-
day at 5 p III; departs Monday ut tam,
Greenvile, Hunt County, Rockwell and
Wildwood mail arrives and departs twice n
week,
Virginia mail daily each way.
Scyene, Haught's store and Union Hill
mail tri-weekly.
All mails close mt p m, as the bulk of the
mail arrives, and Is distributed at night.
William Jones, Postmaster; =. =. Jones,
Assistant Postmaster; Owen Gerry, Chief
Clerk; J. S. Chord, Mailing Clerk Harry
Neihl, Delivery Clerk; ID. A. Brown, Box Dis
tributing Clerk.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31
at'sskly Trinity 9uarnal.
OUR AGENTS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81. 1874.

CoURTsHIP and marriage in Sweden
are peculiar Institutions. Du Chaillu
says: 81 saw one match made. He
met her at the gate, and poked his fingers
in her ribs, and said want to get
married, don't you p 'Oh, don't know,
go away Yes, you do let's get mar
ried.' We'll, ask papa NO, never
mind him, Wen get married anyhow
And he went round telling everybody he
saw: Pm going to marry that girl.
The preparations continued during the
three weeks required by law to have the
bans published in the churches. Fishes
were caught, stores for the feast laid in,
beer brewed and whisky purchased.-
Wedding Publications are INDUCED in
for week. This couple were married.
They went from the church to the house,
and the bridesmaids locked the bride in
her room. The groom knocked at the
door. How much will you give to come
in p Two cows and five dollars That's
hot enough Three cows and ten doll
ars.' Oh, you are rich you must give
more than that Five cows and twenty
five dollars was the final offer, which
was accepted"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31

OLD FRIENDs.-Old friends are ike
old boots-we never realize how perfectly
they were fitted to us until they are cast
aside and others, finer and more stylish,
perhaps, but cramping and pinching in
every corner, are substituted. Then we
are often forced to hunt up the worn ar
tcles from the attic where they have been
thrown, and fora little season at Iea,l
rest our weary e"t Aeuug 'hcm r
With our irend i. } lnr Same ate.
trying in vaIn "a 4t ourselves b. tha pecu
larities of new "ac-,, how o.ton we &,
back with sigh % rrIie' 10 the deal
people whn-. vc .u may have been
brought about by ,etu-
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31

He FoRGoT.-One of our young mer-
chants lost a string of bells while visiting
his young lady New Years night. He
has felt quite cut up about the loss, and
has hailed everybody he is acquainted
with, living on that road, to know if they
have seen his bells, and if not, to ask
them to be good enough to keep an ear
and eye open for the article. One of them
thus adjured, being ofa sympathetic ma
lure, stopped at the young lndy's house
to sympnthize with them on the supposed
loss, when he learned thnt the bells were
there. The young man bad left them in
the Stable when he put up his horse, but
had become 80 elated over the news he
had rrcei, ed in the house, that he drove
off without the bells, and might have
reasonably come away without hi horse.
Love makes us blind-and dea, some
| times.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31

A FEW days ago a colored man applied
at one of the Boston Savings Banks whore
he had Il deposit and whence he wished to
draw dollar. The polite clerk informed
HIM that the iron rule of the institution
forbid the withdrawal oi Ie~s sum than
three dollars. Our colorcd brother was
in deep study for a few moments and then
said "Sar, III take de free dollars"
The three dollars were paid to him, when
he at once added: "Now, sar, if you
please, sar, I'll poset two dollars in de
institution" The amount was duly re-
ceived and credited to his account, when,
with his loose dollar in his pocket, he
gave the clerk sly wink and walked out
whistling Catch weasel asleep"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31

ing-room and study, then into the offices,
but he encountered nobody. Then he
proceeded to examine the doors and win
dows of the basement, and satisfied him
self that nobody could have entered there.
His examination of tho lower part of the
house occupied him about quarter of an
hour, and then he arrived at the conclu-
sion that he had been the victim of his
own Imagination. Then he yawned and
began to think that he felt really sleepy,
so he assembled from the offices, thinking
that he should get few hours rest at
least. just MS he put his foot upon the
first stairs leading from the hall, some-
thing glittered from the floor. He stoop-
ed down to see what it was, and he pick
ed up what appeared to be needle of
about four times the ordinary length,
with tiny steel button Mt one end. He
examined it curiously, for he did not re-
member ever to have seen such a an i'm
plement boforo. The point he remarked
appeared to be slightly tarnishcd. With
this, the sole result of his rearch, he re-
turned to his bed room. lie entered, and
locked the door after him, and was about
to throw of his dressing gown when, to
his intense astonshmcnt, he found that
Warren, whom he had left sleeping sound
ly, was gone
He opened the door again and called
loudly. No answer. lie hurried up
stairs to his servants room no trace of
him anywhere, and Colonel Somorville
never saw or heard of James Warren
again. He had no reason to suppose that
there was any motive for his mysterious
disappearance, for he had not robbed or
deIrauded his master in any way whatev-
err The next day the police examined
the house thoroughly, but nothing of inn
portance transpired. Need | add that
Colonel SomerviIle's new house was for
sale again immediately
Three facts remain to be recorded
FIRST, the strange looking needle which
the Colonel found was subjected to chem
ical inspection, and the furnishes upon
the point were pronounced to be human
blood. Secondly, when the house had
been for sale about six weeks Colonel
Somcrvilo received letter from the
agents, announcing tina; tho house was
sold for the same amount that he gave
for it. The Colonel being man of sttict
honor, thought himself in duty bound to
make the purchaser aware Of all that had
occurred, and hurried up town to the
agents for the purpose of procuring the
name and address of this person. All
that the agents could inform him wa.
that the purchaser was gentleman nam
ed Williams, and appeared to be NJ
American. He gave check upon wei
known bank for the amount, and it wa.
duly honorcd, The only popularity about
/ Mr.. Williams was that he had rcmarka.
bly, pale face. Thirdly, the house has
never since been put up for sale, but il
remains, to all appearances, untenanted
though | understand that the deaf old
woman is still the care-taIer.
TO the lovers Of mystery, / commend
this story
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-31

AT n Baptist ,roayu jat town
of Hannibal, Mo, maH y1H- ago, there
was an aged negro named " Uncle Pete,"
who offered himself for regeneration by
means Of immersion. The season was
early Spring, and the ice still came down
the river. "Uncle Pete" however,
braved the element, and after being dous-
ed by the enthusiastic clergyman longer
than he thought necessary for the saliva
ton of his soul, scrambled ashore drip
ping and choking, excaiming as he
climbed up the bank, "Some gentlemen's S
niggers gwine git drownded wild dis yer
darned tooishness, sure"