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BALTIMORE, Sept. 10. = Flour-dull
and unchanged al S6.Tja7.O0. Wheat firm;
No. red western S1.26. Corn strong; none
offering. Oats dull; western mixed 5Sa
59c. Rye dali. Provisions quiet and
strong. Mess pork firm at $24. Bacon
firm; shoulders lie; clear rib 15.a16e. Hams
dull; sugar-eured 14al6c. Lard frmer; re-
fined western I53c. Coffee strong and If
regular; fair to prime Rio 16sal9ac gold.
Whisky firm; held at S1.05.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
The Millionaire Murderer.
SAM MCDONALD, OF BALTIMORE, IN JAIL FOR
KILLING GAMBLER-INCIDENTs IN
HIS LIFE.

Sam Mcdonald is called the millionaire
murderer" He is in jailat Baltimore charged
with stabbing gambler named Berry Amos
to death. Somebody who knows Mcdonald
tells the newspapers short story OF his short
life as follows His father was millionaire
of Baltimore, and had two children, Sam and
a daughter. Sam was sent to England to be
educated, and returned an accomplished and
splendid looking young man. His father died
soon after Sam return with an education and
polished manners, and this event was shortly
followed by Sans twenty first birthday, when
he came into possession of a vast property.
The birthday was celebrated at the elegant
family mansion near Baltimore. Sam invited
all the city fellows to see him attain his ma
jOrity, and there was the most sumptuous prl-
vate festival ever given In the city OF Baltl.
more. Among other outlandish specialties
there were fountains constructed to spout
champagne and an illumination that looked, a
mile off like fire. The whole thing was a
fire just beginning 70 consume an estate and
burn out young and vigorous life. The rev.
elry lasted all night, and after this there were
often revelries by night and oblivious sleep by
day. The house was awake only at night, be-
cause it did not dare to look at the damage
that daylight would have revealed. ln year
or two Sam Mcdonald made trip West with
some of the city fellows. OF course thev were
on big spree. In the vicinity of Terre Haute,
Ind, Mcdonald bought farm and stocked ii
with fancy stock. lie called it his hunting
lodge, and he and the city fellows hunted on
the prairies and filled the farm house with the
worst kind Of scandals. The good people Of
Terre Haute would have nothing to do with
Sam Mcdonald and his farm after they found
him out. Thus Sam became an outcast in hi;
luxury and magnifcence. They say he spen
at least $780, 900 the first year he was at Terrt
Haute. That sort of thing could not last for
ever, unless there were corresponding profit
coming in from some otherquarter But there
were none. The whole fortune was enlisted
in dissipation, and it is supposed was nearly al
gone. Sam Mcdonald lately visited Batimor
to see some of the old city fellows who had no
participated in his recent prOdigaties. h
found plenty of them, and he and two com
panons were together and alone in a saloon a
two o clock in the morning. One of the tel
lows was Berry Amos. There had been n
quarrel or unpleasant words. Probably San
had never killed man and wanted to see if h
could. He had done almost everything else
He took long knife out of his pocket an
; walked up to his friend and stabbed him t
the heart without word. This is the way i
; which s I'M Mcdonald ceased to be million
naire and became a murderer at twenty-five.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
College Life and Common Life.

Says the New York Tribune Tom and
Phil and Bob. crowding the cars after the Com
meucement day with their satchels and trunks
full of old class books and tin cases of speci-
mems, would swear to you that the conflict OF
all life was just now at its heat; they have
touched the top and crown of things within
the last week. Who ought to know so we'll as
they? They feel-the ingenious fellows-the
imminence and sublimity of the passing days
80 deeply that the showing, smoking crowd,
men grumblng about tickets and bills of lad
ing, women cackling over their babies, is to
them only contemplate and vulgar. The bear
themselves with lofty Indifference to the tri-
vial remainder of mankind, fall at moment 8
notice into deep reveries, with folded arms and
eyes sternly fixed out of the window. What
do these old fellows, with their noses boring
into the financial column of the Tribune, or
the conductor, know of the trne philosophy Of
history. or the correlation of forces, or the
honey of Hymettus? Not q carload of A.
BIS leaves the poorest Alma Mater that does
not contain the coming man, poet, statesman,
logician. who is to herald new dawn, and to
whom his mates doff their bonnets Loyalty.
These beardless sages have manners and
customs of their own. They are irreproach'
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
Monkey Sagaoity.

1t was a wild and dreary part of the country,
on the plains OF India, while iourneying, that
one day friend and self sat down under the
shade of a banyan tree. We were enjoying
meal of various edibles when we were disturbed
by the arrival and the noise of a troop of large,
black faced monkeys The branches overhead
literally swarmed with them. They looked on
us as interlopers, no doubt; and fol some time
their gestures appeared so menacing that we
were apprehcnsive they would dispute the
ground with us. We had Just risen from our
meal, when, to our surprise, one Of the mon
keys Ia young one) fell down from high branch
at our feet. 1t was quite dead. The clamor
that arose above us on the occurrence of this
calamity was deafening. The whole assembly
of monkeys clustered together for a confab
Long and loud were the chatterlngS and various
the grimaces Of the tribe, each individual vie
ing with the other in the loudness of his tongue.
Their looks and gesture made it apparent that
they suspected us of being the cause Of the death
of their juvenile comrade. But we were un'
armed, and the good sense of the monkeys
seemed to tell them that there must be some
other culprit. Having come to this conclusion,
one monkey, apparently the senior and leader
OF the whole tribe, separated himself from the
rest, ran to the spot on the branch whence the
young monkey had fallen, examined it care
fully, smelt the branch, and then glided nimbly
down one of the pillars or pendant roots, and
came to the corpse of the monkey, took it up
examined it minutely, particularly the should
er, where there was small wound. Instinc
Immediately turned suspicion into certainty
He placed the corpse on the ground again
and, turning his gaze in every direction, en-
deavored to pierce the foliage in his search fol
the murderer. After little while something
seemed to rivet his attention. In an instant ht
had mounted the tree, sprung to the spot, anc
with one clutch had seized long whipsnake
with which he hastened to the ground. Nov
occurred most curious scene. The whole
monkey rabble following their leader, were OF
the ground almost as soon as he. Then a
many as could ranged themselves on each sid'
of the snake Each monkey put his hand OIL
the reptile, clutching hold of the skin OF th'
back tightly. AT la given signal the execution
ers dragged the writhng snake backward ant
forward on the ground till nothing was left o
the murderer but the back bone. The mode o
execution was effectual, and in the way it wa
carried out showed the clear understanding
which the monkey language conveys. .-Iraret
IN the East.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

J.o.wE-N.s, OF NEVADA. The W estern
press is circulating the following anecdote at
the expense of Senator Jones:
In the days when boiled shirts were q
Sunday luxury the owners of those articles had
their names stamped on the bands below the
plaits, and as the fashion of vests was not tol-
Grated at that time this was not in the " ear
lier years of the reign of George Ill: the
name of a man could be easily ascertained by
glancing at the waistband, which was fully ex.
posed to view. On one occasion Mr.. Jones
had attired himself hastily and in the hurry
had put on a shirt stamped with the name of
his room mate, j. Owens. Halooi' said a
friend, you've borrowed boiled shirt for
your holiday" ooh, no." said Jones, this
is my shirt" "Well, there's another man s
name on it, pointing to the convincing proof,
81. Owens" But, quick as fash, when
Jones saw his mistake, he turned it to his ad-
vantage :-"O Oh, this is the way our Welsh
folks spell the family name, J-o.w-e-n $,
Jowens, or Jones as you call it Dye see p
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

RED HAIR-In giving "reminiscences of Col
Levi Boutwell,, noted man in his day, the
Montpelier (Vtl Argus tells the following
story "The Colonel was uncommonly bald,
and, without his heavy, dark wig, looked not
bit like himself Once he was in the wash
room of the Pavilion, and, for convenience in
emily young, spruce chap, with extremely
red hair, came in. Noticing the Coloneps
nude head he inquired: We'll, uncle, why
don't you have some hair on your head?' 1t
was an impudent question, and the Colone!
knew it. Looking savagely on the red head
of the saucy young stranger, he replied {:
when they made me, and had me all finish
ed except my hair, they told me that they had
nothing left except red hair. told them,
then | wouldn't have any. l would rather GO
without. They might save that for impudent
young popinjays and fools 7 The young joker
was perfectly willing to drop the subject.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

SPOILED His PIETY.-IIorace Greeley used
to affirm that newspaper men were the most
patient people, as class, on earth, and he was
not far from right, though there are times
when patience ceases to be virtue with the
most enduring. Nearly everybody in Michi-
gan knows Burr, who used to start news
paper about once a month the year round, gen.
orally bringing them out in Grand Rapids, but
sometimes making a flying trip to other points.
Burr could stand to be told that he lied about
circulation, was on the fence as a politician,
and that he didn't know anything about pub
fishing paper and when men threatened to
sue or thrash him, he only smiled a sad smile
and wished that mankind wouldn't get excl
ted. During religious revival in Grand Rap.
ids, Burr was converted, and it frequently hap
peued that religious people called at his Office
to talk with him. One day minister came
in, and after talking while, he proposed
prayer. He was in the act of kneeling, when
his foot struck one of the outside forms, which
was leaning against leg of the stone, ready
to be lifted up, and over it went, making a
half-bushel of "pi." Burr looked at the ruin
wrought, thought of the two weeks of over
work, and commenced taking off his coat
saying:
" l am trying to be Christian, and set ;
good example, but rat my buttons if [ can
lick you in just two minutes p
The clergyman backed down stairs in NJ
time, lodging the lye-brush on the way, ant
Burr back slid at once, and sent down for
pint Of stimulant.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

MUTTON PIEs.-From a fellow passenger
on the same steamer with the young couple
whose wedding created such commotion in
this country, the correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican learns the following:
Mrs. Sartoris never left her state room but
once on the passage. She came on deck for a
few minutes one morning in blue wrapper
and white shawl but, before it was well
known she was out, she had disappeared again.
Mr.. Satoris did not share this seclusion, but
was around most all the time. He said his
wife was not sea,sick, but home-sick. " Poor
Nellie We could all of us understand that
she might be-for, of all the dull youths who
part their hair in the middle, land it's your
dell youth who always does that,) Mr.. Alger-
non Frederick-and the rest of it-Sartoris is
the dullest. While we waited our turn at the
dock in Liverpool, he, with some others, went
ashore and bought some mutton pies; so that
the first really good view of Nellie Grant we
had after she came aboard was standing rest
ing on her husbands fat arm, her eyes full of
trusting affection, her heart full of confding
love, and her mouth full of Liverpool mutton
pie -
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
Ross TwEEp's PALACE Under THE HAN,

Boss TwEEDs PALACE UNDER THE HAM
MER.-On Friday the real estate columns re-
corded the transfer of several lots at Fifth ave-
nue and Forty third street for $4,000. The
famous stables of William NJ. Tweed. Refer
ence to papers in the registers office shows
that the buildings and lots were transferred by
Richard NJ. Tweed, the brother of the ex
Tammany chief, to Benjamin p. Fairchild, the
seventh ward auctioneer, in consideration of
500, and were sold by the latter to Edward
Ii. Landon, of New Haven referee in real
estate suits in the Supreme Court The man
sion is said to have brought $3.50, 900 and the
stables S5OOOO By the terms of sale the pur-
chaser takes the property subject to all incum'
brances on it, included mortgage Of $lS0,000
made by r. NJ. Tweed to Edward Fl. Laudon
and Benjamin II. Hutton.-N. Y. San.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

THACKERAY ON FEMALE SOCIETY," is bet
ter for you to pass an evening once or twice
week in lady's drawing room, even though
the conversation is slow, and you know the
girls song by heart, than in club, tavern,
or the pit of theatre. All amusements of
youth, to which virtuous women are not ad-
mitted, rely on it, are deleterious in their
nature. All men who avoid female society
have dull perceptions and are stupid, or have
gross tastes, aud revolt against what is pure.
Your club swaggers, who are sucking the
butts Of billiard cues all night, call female So
ciety insipid. Poetry is uninspirng to yokel !;
beauty has no charms for blind man. music
does not please a poor beast who does not know
one tune from another but as pure epicure
is hardly ever tired of water, sancy, and brown
bread and butter, Iprotest | can sit for a whole
night talking with a well-regulated, kindly
woman about her girl Fanny or her boy Frank,
and like the evening entertainment. One of
the great benefits a man may derive from a
woman society, is that he is bound to be re-
spectfu to her. The habit is of great good to
your moral man, depend upon it. Our educa-
ton makes of us the most eminently selfish
men in the world. We fight for ourselves, We
push for ourselves, we yawn for ourselves, we
light our pipes and we say we won 60 out
we perfer ourselves and our ease and the
greatest good that comes to man from woman S
society is, that he has to think of somebody to
whom he is bound to be constantly attentive
and respectful.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
WHOLE NO. 1908

Mrs. PARTINGTON s MISTAKE" My dear
where is my Morning and Evening Devo-
tion'P" asked Mr.. Paul Partington- meaning
small book with that title, in which he some
times read.
Z" Here it isl" said Mrs. Partington, pro-
ducing from the closet dark bottle, and set
ting it on the table with clean glass. Here
it is, PAUL."
He looked intently into her face to see if
malice were actuating her; but he found all
there calmly serene. He would not destroy the
pleasure of her satisfaction in having thus
obliged him, so he refrained from explanation,
and-partook.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

THE NATIONAL FOILY.-The New York
Tribune after the Fourth said
One riot, six brutal affrays, thirty-fve fires,
forty children seriously wounded, at least three
persons killed outright, and one child burned
to death, form the total of the casualties conse-
quent on the celebration of the Fourth in this
city and Brooklyn. And as these are only the
casualties which were thought serious enough
to be reported at Police Headquarters, doubt
less the full extent of loss and suffering can
never be known.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

The last straw " which breaks the back of
that somewhat heavy y-laden camel, Assistant
District Attorney Harrington of the Dis
trict of Columbia, is put on by Attor-
ney. General Williams, who assigns Assistant
Attorney General A. G. Riddle to prosecute
the burglars in the notorious Washington safe
burglary case. 1t would seem as though, under
the circumstances, Mr.. Harrington might now
retire in good order w Y Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

BURNED BY FIRE CRACKERs-On last
Sunday afternoon week. about o'clock, the
large taunery building Of Wilkinson Il Bro,
at Unionvile, Chester county, Pa, was dis.
covered to be on fire. The whole building and
about 100 cords of bark, with many sides Of
leather, were all consumed. The loss is from
$I2,O to $4,000, partly covered by insur-
ance. The building was supposed to have
been set on fire by fire crackers, as there were
some bows seen near the building, a short time
before, firing crackers.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

The cure for hydrophobia is for any person who
has been bitten by mad dog to get himself or
herself Immediately bitten by viper-the
antagonism between the virus of the animal
of the reptile securing the patient from the ill
effects of either bites. This discovery was, it
hand, we die Bottled viper sting should,
therefore, be sold.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

WOULDN'T BE Would
my little Ezra asked fond mother out on
West Walnut street, &c like to be missionary.
and go preach to the poor suffering little
heather? ?'
Tears-bright, pearly drops of feeling-glis-
tened in Ezra $ eyes as she murmured
Nav, | wouldn't But I'd like to be on
the perlice long enough to put tin roof on the
big lummax that stuck shoemaker's wax on
my seat, to-day ~
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

Bishop Cummins has been canonically de-
posed from the ministry of the Protestant
Episcopal Church and from his Office of Assis.
tant Bishop of Kentucky. How absurd all
this seems when we remember that apostolcal
had already left the Protestant Episcopal
Church to found a Protestant Episcopal
Church of his OWN. T. Herald.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

"Got anything for a sick man to read p in
quired pug-nosed boy at a news stand the
other day.
Yes, anything you want-Bibles, poems,
religious books, Christian Herald and so
forth" replied the clerk
"Bibles ~ echoed the boy "do you think
dad S a hangel? Gimme lively dime novel
one with an injun sculping soldier!"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

HI, SwIPsEY! Have yer had eny of that
er strawbuy shirt cake at McGunigon' s. YETI"
shouted bOotblack to newsboy. The young
ster shook his head, and said:
No! But I'm goin' to clam -chowder my
self tonight, on a quarter what an old rooster
gave me for holdin his hoss while he went
into Jake's Strawberries amt nothin to
klems-they amt T.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

the city, says the New York Commercial,
day or two since, a gentleman at once celebra-
ted for his great wealth and bis ignorance un-
dertook to quote a wellknown aphorism, in
the way of patronizing gifted but financially
unfortunate artist
g. He is honest, you know - said he, and,
as modern poet has said: An honest man 8
the nobbiest work of God!'"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

A Detroit female, breathing hard and car
rying large hickory cane, ran down the street
the other morning inquiring if anybody had
seen small, cross-eyed man anywhere along
here2" Several persons asked, What's the
matter?" But she hurried on, saying, Haven't
time now l want to get my paws on the fawn-
ing sycophant for just minutel"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

SELF sAcRIFIcING.-The Baptist Weekly in
sinuatcs, As one result of the panic, several
of the upper ten have felt it duty to give
up their pews in fashionable churches; and if
things go on at this rate they fear they may
have to relinquish their boxes at the opera"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

"Sweet are the uses of advertisingl" So
wrote the immortal, many sided Shakespeare
but the bunglng compositor set it up SO as to
read "adversity!" Anybody can see, however,
what the poet meant. His head was wonder
fully level on the subject of newspapers
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

One who makes human nature his study
says that when a girl takes her handkerchief,
and, moistening it with her lips, wipes black
spot off young man S nose, wedding between
the parties is inevitable
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

The most trying circumstances under which
a boy can he is when another boy in the alley is
winking at him, and his father Offering him
nickel to carry in pile of wood.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

The editor of the Leavenworth Dailu Argus
remarks in the obituary of his paper: I'VE
went into the business determined to run it or
bust. We have busted!"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

A Colqutt (Georgia) minister having become
a father the thirty second time, local paper
suggests that the boy be named Call Quit :"
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

A Maud Muller laughed heartily at young
haymaker when the yellow jackets got up his
nankeen trousers. But when they got up herr
Well
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
IGExERAL xAruRE-No. s2.l

AN AIT Tor the benefit OF claimants.
he II enacted by the and House
OF the United states O America assembled That
when Of land having color title, good faith
has valuable improvements thereon and the
action fodnd not 20 be the Tghtu thereof
pant shall De In the Federal ali the rights
and remedes ard upon iututng the proceedings
such relief be gives him
Of the state Territory where the land although title
the plaintiff In the action
limited after SAID improvements made.
Aaoro Jun LIS
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

A star engagement" Meet me by moon
light alone. "
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

There is one good thing about those white
cause yeils-a woman who powders looks as re-
spectacle behind them as women who doesn' Il
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15
IGENERAL NAruRR-No. %.

A
entitled reduce duties imports and
third, eighteen hundred and seventy three.
Re Senate House Representatives
Of the United Congress assembled That
entitled IAN to amend enti
tied An act to reduce duties on imports and 70 reduce inter
mai taxes. other purposes approved March third
hundred be amended so as to read
SEQ g. That foreign merchandise which arrived at port
United States before the thirty rs day OF n
eighteen hundred and ssvenytwo and upon which duties
though the not entered or
bonded warehouse shall be entitled 70 hs
provided for in the eighth section OF the act ene
duties nports and to reduce nternaI
other approved June sixe
hundred and ssvsntytwo the same as such
would have been entitled had actually been In public store
bonded prior TO the thirty day OF
eighteen hu Provided That the owner
SHALL within thirty days from he passage
application therefor In writing to the collector
OF the which such merchandise arrived.
Approved. June 3, 1874
.GRSERAL xATURE-No. 3Al -
AN ACT changing the holding circuit and district
g.. courts Vermont
Be enacted by the Senate and House OF
the United States America assembled That
the Of the circuit court holden at Rutland on ne
day OF October shall be held the first Tuesday % Vetoo
and the OF the district eourt holden a. o
sixth dry October shall be held the first TUESDAY OF
fourth Tuesday July shall be held the third TUESDAY 20
NAY and the OF the district court held a. en
Monday ourh Tuesday Of July shall be on he
Tuesday Provided That this act shall not apply 20 tue
neyi tsrs ccat and district court 70 be hoiae
MndoF but this shall be held st the times now proueu
Approved, June s. 1874.
Smyrna times., 1874-07-15

AN ACT repeating the entitled AN act fixing the time for
the election Of Representatives from the State OF California
to the Forty fourth Congress-
Be enscted the and House OF Representatives
Of the United states Of America Congress assembled That
the entitled An act fixing the time for the election OF
Representatives the California the FsrtY
fourth COngrss approved March th eighteen hundred
and seventy three be and the same s hereby repealed
Approved, MAY