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THRICEl
+. BY PAUL H. HAyNE.

kissed her with q tender thrill
On brow and lips and loving eyes;
I kissed her for the beauty born
Within, about her, like morn
OF summer, when the winds are still
Dawning, an eyer-fresh surprise.
Again ! kissed her, for the rare
Auroral goodness in her face,
The effiuence of soul at rest
Beneath her innocent maiden breast
A soul more pure than light or air,
Human, yet touched by angel grace.
I kissed her once, kissed her twice;
Warm, fervent, close, those kisses
came;
But when I thought, "Her heart di.
vine
And all her beauteous youth are mine, !
The last fond kiss I gave her then
Held somewhat of the sacred flame
Wherewith the first of mortal men
Kissed his fair Eve in Paradise!
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BAD BLOOD !

"a corrupt tree,n saith the Inspired
volume, "bringeth forth not good fruit"
nor can corrupt blood impart health,
beauty and good flesh, or spirits. 1.-The
Blood is the Life,n and health can only
be enjoyed in its full perfection where
the blood is kept in pure and uncor-
rupted state, hence the necessity of pure
blood, to give health, beauty, buoyant
spirits, long life and happiness.
:. An impure condition of the blood,
manifests itself in different forms of
diseases such as letter, Salt Rheum,
Scald-head, Ring Worms, Pimples, Boils
Blotches, Spots, Erupti0ns, Pustules,
Carbuncles, Sore Eyes, Rough Skin,
Scurf, Scrofulas Sores and SWellings,
Fever Sores, White Swellings, Tu-
mors, Old Sores or Swellings, Syphilitic
Affections of the Skin, Throat and
Bones, Ulcers of the Liver, Stomach,
Kidneys, Lungs and Uterus.
In this condition of things something
is needed at once to cleanse the blood,
and neutralize the insiduous poison that
BURNS LIKE A TERRIBLE FIRE
as it courses through the veins, sowing
seeds of death with every pulsation.
DR.. Pemberton's Compound Extract
OF StlllluSla, ZOE ,SSueeu oeilShV VIZ
positively effect this disideratum, eXpel-
ling every trace of disease from the
blood and system, and leaving the skin
SOFT, FAIR AND BEAuTIFUL.
For all diseases of the blood, livers
and kidneys, the Great Vegetable Al
terative is without rival. 1t will cure
any chronic or long standing disease
whose real or directscause is bad blood.
Rheumatism, pains in limbs or bones,
constitutions broken down by Mercurial
or other poisons, are all cured by it.
For Syphilis, Syphilictic Taint, there is
nothing equal to it. A trial will prove
it. 1t is most useful Spring and Fall
Purifier of the Blood.i
It's safety and innocence have been
fully ted, so that it may be administered
to the most tender infant. .t
aaa. Beware of counterfeits and sub
stitutes. Try the Genuine Extract
QUEENS DELIGHT, prepared by DR..
j. S. PEMBERTON, Atlanta, Ga.
For Sale by w. It. PENNEY,
Druggist. Abbeville, S. G.
March IS, 1874 49-tf
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N VOLUME XXII---NO. 90
Buried Alive:

/ Two years since, a family in N larS
seilles married their daughter, who
had just turned sixteen, to a young
man in Salon, q town not far from
their residence. After the wedding
festivities, the bridal pair set out
Salon, which they made their hosile.z
llnsthe usual course of timeaa ehila
made its appearance. The 5n0ther
seemed in a fair way OF rscoycfY
when suddenly a violent heu0rri
puperyened. A physician cqlld NOT
Ibe easily procured, The lossRo blood
HAD produced a swoon. Wien tho
Idoctor did at last como he donIy
declare that the patient had passed
away beyond professional skill. ].
sEhesa incidents occurred in August.
The weather was unusually sultry,
even3for that month and latitude.
The medical man engaged advised the
family to have the body inferred as
early us possible. Six hours after her
death the young mother was laid In
her grave. Il
Recently the widower acquainted
his mother.in-law and her family that
he proposed to marry again She in
sisted that her daughters bodyshoIld
be delivered to her to be buried sat
Marseilles. He consented. The
motber-in-law came over3to Salon f0
superintend personally the exhnma
tion. When the door Of the family
vault at Salon was opened, 8 heart
rending sight was seen. Her daugh-
ter's corpse lay in the middle Of tho
vault. The cofin's top had been
wrenched off; top and coffin lay on
one side of the vault floor. Tho aoor
Of the vault was strewn, with the kafr
of the corpse, the grave clothes were
tern to shreds, the hands half eaten
The unhappy young mother had been
buried alive, had recovered conscious
ness in the vault, had burst the coffin
lid, had made superhuman efforts to
escape from her fearful prison or to-
attract attention to her. Allof them
had failed, and she had died of terror,
of starvation, Of exhaustion, Of de.s
spair-a living death, whose seconds
seemed centuries. The mother has
been a raving maniac ever since.
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AUGUST LILIES.
"EIolding a lily in his hand
For Deaths annunciatiOn.n

llOiulIS lily ASi'o
For Deaths annunCiatiOn."
What time the white day lilies lii
their faces
Serenely splendid to the August sun
And crimson.streaked petunias over
run .'-.. .. ..
With lavish color all the garden spaces
When purpling grapes upon the trelli
cluster, .E -. 80. j..
And bloom plulns drop ripely from
their hold, .. ........-..
And peaches turn to globes of honey
n.' ed gold, .''"' .-.l no
And pears grow sleek with mellow CLOS
- and luster; .-r- yy...r,r
When a translucent haze the sunshin
''t follows r'' ..'. ... 49,. a.."
And wells the fervent sky in dream,
5 light, .I.. .-...... ,.....,
Involves in mist the luminous noun
tain-helght, " -...
And fills with violet shade the noun
tain hollows; ,. d. .l-..- ,s....'
When the still nights their dewy sweet:
. surrender, ..
When stars recede, and on her throne
serene .-..'.'.@l ..''...'
The full moon sitsea solitary queen,
And floods the land and sea with silver
splendOr- -.
Then comes again, in shadow y com
J g.. pleteness, 5' ..j- r.. -.!,r;ls:.lI,.g .
A face that faded once, when lilies
came; .
A face the whitest lilies could moi
: @' shame - t4"" ''"''iir'47 'f'.
For lack of any lovely grace orrsweet
Nine wears ago, in silent desolation,
watched the fading of that perfect
,..H face ..e-~ -'1s1a au.a7 @. .lt :.
Until L knew His presence in the
,- place ..... .
The awful Angel of Annunciation.
The August sun had set in all its glory
And when the pomp of clouds hae
trailed away,
And gold and flames had melted into
gray, '.i,,-' .'...'.
I read the ending of loves sweetest
story. go. ...-. ..
The balmy night came dewy-soft and
re stilly, ~ - J."
With light winds trembling ovel
beds of bloom ...-.....
Above the silence and the scented
gloom
I felt the waving of themystic lily.
And oh !! I saw, as one sees in vision
Where, spell-bound, one may neither
cry nor stir; .... -"
It's dreary shadow stealing over her
And darkening lips and eyes with slow
precision.
Nine years ago. But still the memory
thrills me; ... ....r. ....,..
And the wild sorrow and the yearning
pain
COME back to wiring my quickened
soul again, zs,,
And the same sense Of desolation fills
me,
Whenever, through the summer dark
ness signing, 81.
Some wandering wind has brougot me
suddenly ..'. $50
The scent of lilies, as it came to me
That nightin August when my love 10y
. dying. ,.t -
-Scri6ner's.
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That iron is valuable as o medicine
has long been known, but it is only
since it's preparation in the particular
form of Peruvian Syrup that it's full
power over disease has been brought
Ito light. It's effect in cases of dys-
pepsia md debility is most salutary.
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Over 100000 Sold.
lOO, 900 more than of any other kind.
THE NEW WHEELER & WILSON
Received in 1873:
The High ;st Awa7lS at the Fcnna
Exposition.
ine Gold McclaI Of The Maryland
Institute Fair. .
The Fo,u Highest Premiums, (incl1-
ding too mctlais,) ut Georgia State Fuir.
BEST OF ALL:
The Wheeler & Wilson has the appro-
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this we'll tried machine. Physicians
certify that it is the only Lock-Stitch
Sewing Machine fit for Family use. Its
light and easy motion does not fatigue
invalids. Its rapid execution of work
recommends it to all who sew for a liy-
ing. 1t is the most economical, because
the most durable.
Our new and popular No. 6 Machine,
adapted for Leather work and general
Manufacturing purposes, is now used by
the leading tailoring establishments and
shoe factories.
Send for our circulars. Machines sold
OH easy terms, or monthly payments
taken. Old machines put in order or
received in exchange. 81
W WHEELER & NILSSON MF'G Co.'s OFC's,
J. II. TRUMpS, Agent,
Augusta, Ga, Columbia, 5. &.
w. b. CLEVES, General Ag't.,
Savannah, Ga.
April %, 1874 PLOT
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How. She Did 1t.

Peter PennyWlse was IN deep grief.
All the hopes of lifetime were to
be frustrated. The fond ambition he
had so long nursed, his pet scheme to
make tho name of Pennywise the
greatest in the land, was no moro.
His only son, Launcelot, was to be
married, and married to plebeian-
to a girl who had wealth, but no
name, no family, no ancestry, or no
coat: t:ofarms on the panel of her
coach. .&!a.' ..'.-..' .,'.'"
Gould human misery be greater /?
Could the Ossa of grief piled on the
Pelion of disappointment make a
heavier load of sorrow? No. The
cup of Pennywise was full to the
brim, and he must drain it to the lees,
however bitter the draught. -
Such was the tenor Of old Penny.
wise's musings as he paced the velvet
carpeted floor of his library on the
evening when our story opens. A
conversation his son had with him, as
they sat together slipping their, wine
after dinner, had been the cause Of
this tumult in the breast of Peter
pennywiso.
Ilauncelot was a weak-eyed and
pink-skinned youth, with thin, yellow
hair, which he parted in the center
and q little wisp of saffron whiskel
on each side Of his face, the pulling
of which with his nervous little hand
constituted the principal employment
of the scion OF tho house Of Penny
wise. iii- ,...'.--. r..t. la ...-." ..
"Father," said Launcelot, after
gulping down two or three glasses o.
wine to give him courage-''father.'
"Well, my son; what do you want p
asked the pompous head OF the faml
]ly. .. =
what do you think of marriage ?
What do I think Of what? ques
toned the surprised Pennywise.
Marriage,' replied Launcclot. Ma
trimony, you know. Two hearts
with but single thought, two souls
that beat as one, and all that
Il think that every man should
marry, and I would be glad to hea,
that you had fixed your affections OF
some lady with the proper qualifica
tions,' said Pennywise. ... r
What are the proper qualifications
father?' inquired Launcelot.
Family replied the father-'fami
|ly. Whatever else you do, be sure t.
never disgrace the name of Penny
wise by a plebeian connection
; why, is our family such q YER.
! gaeat one?' demanded the young
man.
"A great onep echoed Pennywise
l why it's the greatest in the land
Study carefully the genealogical, tre
that hangs in the hall, and which cos
me q FIVE thousand dollars to bay
properly traced, and you will see tina
the name Of Pennywise was as we
I known as that Of Williams at"th
) time of the Norman conquest, an
y that the coat-ofarrns is one of th
4 most respectable and ancient that eve
heraldry boasted Of
We'll, of. course that's all true
! father, but I've heard some of th
lfellers at the club say shat grant
|father. was d pawn e
4 sYour grandfather wassa broker an
banker, as I myself am, and was full
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The boy who, when asked to what
trade he would wish 10 be brought up
II will bo q trustee, because ever
since papa has been a trustee we
have had puddings for dinner" was.a.
wise child in his generation.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

Y'IIE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS of this
II Coupany 20. 1869. and known It's DENVER
EXTENSION BONDS. secured lien the railway
mil post Denver Colorado and 5000 900 Of land and
GRANT BONDS of the dated July 1870
Lien 2OOOOOO Of the snd Of t Company
River 3oOh nile and also The FIRS1
MORTGAGE BONDS 81 the Denver Pacific RAILWAY and Telegraph
CompsnJ dated 10 1863 seeuebJ said Railway
snis convertible INTO
bt AT PAR WITH ACCRUED interest 10 fof the
iiIds TIE sad Bonds respectively secured
ROBERT H. CARR. Resdsbt.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

., Ior-. Nav 2-Cotton km good demand niodnpg A'c
x,s,ps i4l bses; shipments 253 bales sales oov
B.fTIsoKE NAV 2-Cotton quiet and nm NlulnlS -
sw NddBpr L: Good Orinsy 10 ci gross leeyps -
hss erports the Continent % baitsi eoa"se 81 osi
,a.s q bales; stock. 4,3l5 bales ,,. ga, -, va
ssx xORIEaNs NAV 2-Coon dull; Madhng Sc; Low Md
shns l6a Good Ordinary l5Sc oriiaay 3s' ne e5a
lG7 hAe gross 2SS bNles; 10 Great b'ah
90 France 2si bales cossiwse 2S9 bsss sales Io'o OAs'
l.s evening, .l5O bales; Stock ll213Z baieS NJ,
GALvEsr0S MAY 2Coon necuvei Good Ordinary i ma
Sns l7a: receipts 4GO bales; exports 10 Vrea,
$50 bses Continent 100 baei to France 900 oae'
soastwse 81 10 bales; stock 374C4 hsles ,,.,,u ,e-.
S1SANNAH 2C0uon quiet snd unchangei haanng 10
hales: sales lSj stock, 657 bales -. ..o. -
IgsKIpsToN 2Coton quiet; MddhnR, l6i2dl6s Low
Badpg lG; Good Ordinary, lJ4c; net receipts sUz bts az
,ort, bae ales. 800 bales stocs l64 bae4
CNCISNATI, NAV 2toltor QuS ana uIi uHHs' 4'' 4'P'
a3 bales; shil ncuts. So bales; stock, l2OS2 bales
esr,S NAV 2-COfon quiet; hdd.ngs, II ri Fro" fees
lS7 bales exports Great Britain 200 bses sales -Oo DAes
slook. 6.OOO bales. - -, MIAMI 7ci.s
1gL rcce MS 3lg bales; sbipmcns 40 bats oA JotO %
NOBuR NAV quiet and unchange1i Mllhng lo4b
lie oct recI 23j bales exports coaNlsei ~ OSes s
zoo hales stock 80. 1877 bales $500, -
NunNGroS NAV Cotton unchtnsed Mlilhhg 4O'4'' ne
rteeiots. 80 bslesi stock. 1919 bales ,,,,, ,-,, -
Ppr apEIPHA NAV 2-Cot0n quiet; Mddhngs. i sc;i Low
Good Ordinary, 1O-; Good Oninary - ~
srnsre is ne. receipts receipts 453 bales
IoryirIE NAV 2-Cotton quet aud arm Mijdiug l6'4c -,
KoRFoIE 2-Co;ton Quiet and steady; Lo" Milng 10 +
net recepts 539 bales exports coastWse O4O bsts @ lou OS
aock 1871 hsles .... ,., ,.,. ,oa
lsle. e j
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

- ,,a,,in Plour active, bnt not qnoIahD D
SPOT And My 49, active Cbocei Red 81 90 Ioi
Aste, 81 75GSl so Whea SSa6sr Mixed 1899 whisky
poo . ,,. o,,et and uneh,neeA, Wheat dull and
sr Eo0 sns al 20 for No 2; Winter enyers ana ers %
soveI ie sestei for Red Winter 81 30 bid Corn SLOW
S M.e5 8Sd7Oc in elevators Barley inene; ytitv
Ne .ensn 81 65GSl 67, RYE lower at s3G9oe Whsk
nes< oe Pok higher SIT, Dry Ssted MeAtsBuyes anu
r sns s.les Of Clear Rib Sides at Sso buyer MAY bacon
-, 7c for Shouers 9 for Clear Rib Sides SAc e
ssSr sides generally held higher Live Hogs nun - 5oas o.
a. IosS 30 for Bseou 30dS6 30 for Heavy Cattle IN m
.d r better grades TEXANS 81 50QS4 20 Native COWS eh'
Hetrs ~ 25dS4 25 Prime to Choice Steers 80 20 oo
1900 bbs Flour; 22OO0 bush Wheat SOVVV oosh WIN
bnsh Oats and OOO bush. Rye. - ,,., a, Cal,
ToLKDo MAY 2Flour steady Whest ogi ano owt az 80
t No White Wabash; ~ sch No White Michigan ~ A.
Tor Amber Michigan and MAY Jane 81 b2 No ahe
Rs al An Corn shade better Zoe for High hixeu my
72ic June 7Sc July; Low Mixed 7Ss White 4ei ne gsaqe
7oL DamaVed Tie dull and pominaL Fresh 10 balso
feL,O 10 OsveeO 6d6iac Receipt-4O 600 buhWneat Vu
Sa,b corn 900 Shipments 900 bos flour A4VVO
ho.h wheat 22 600 Com and 5000 bush OAts "a.
WnslSsroy n c. MAY 2-Sp.rts Turpenne steady AZ 80 2
Resin Crude Iupenune steauy
81 sb for Hs1d ~ 50 OI yellow Dip 80 oV i9r N.n A
,fe.d,
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

posroN Nav 0Tt,re has been rood business dong IN
,ctt Foreign Wool the past wees The s eomprsug
,nv. ~ 600 10 been readily sold a. prtons
rrses and IN some advance Of lc y has been obe
yer s es hures wholly Consequence OF The ~
,,oE ~ this has also been considerable dong w ne
II Philip al 81 boc
A. N mari rr vous arrival Woos do not look for any
s change uu clip the West begins 20 come forward
Uo hence; sms lots OF fat sheen ool nave
asdy been and sold 333diOe; We nave s some me
the country mere
ncbgsn Feeces been in deusUd the ss nculAs
nofF 5O053lF, indcug
al ricas have been a ad Tor this description There has
be~n oue demand for Pulled Wools the ae comprising
No 900 n Supe including round lots OF Good and Choice
Supers At 5Oajjc instances as high 5l 2 10 Ihe
feeling al and Choice ots OF Pulled but low gad
are nj, u Comhug snd Deane Pieces continue m
dcmsn $4,000 having been sold 80 d63e for Washed and ava
sb for Upwashe SUng California nothing OF sny eonse
ouencs has lot 900 sold At SOC Several lots have
sen including choice lots but remain usO
uotaous Ohio aud teunssna Fleeees h -9
New-iOrk, Vermont, New
Hsmpbre AZ a52l Jnwahed 3Od45c; Combing and Deain
pieces 50 a6c: d-l 10; kOs, 42ci Tub poe
Pulled 35Q57c; Combns Pulled, 5UdJ12
fSl California, 25 soc. Spnng California, 3OaS5o
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04
CATTLE MARKET.

CHicAeo NAV 2-Recepts for veek-Csttle 1882 Hogs
ri 22G sheep 2746 sane time last yesr-liogs 42OI Cattle
23hS7. sheep bl5S Tho Cattle market rather weak
wsdnssdsy and Thursday, bus since then the market
has ard firm. The receipts were large, bat
the effect was oOunescted BY the favorable Eastern
.dviee,: shippers bSng freely closing at $3.50 20 ior
sea as 5O stock SO 50aS4 75 for good
S31S5 Texans quoabe at 9o4s0 40 io mediums
Q Coru-ied dfoves.
Hoes 10 tr with sales 81 75dS5 35 FOR
- 4OdS5 so ot good TO choice extra 50 S0dS6 10
demand prices higher under Ihe nnence OF NE
closing 1885 10 80 JO9
"a rs for good 10 choice grades
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

GTATE LINE. .,.r., ,,.,,,n,.
STATE or PENNSYLVANIA, STATE or VlRGlNA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE or GEOh1IA,, go, ,
STATE or MINNEsOfA, bIAIh OF LLOunA (suldngD
STATE OF ALABANA, STATE or INDIANA,
STATE OF NEVADA (huiluIgD
tn GIA ASGOW. BELFAST iLiVERPCOL. LONDONDERRY, &C.
STATE OF GEORGlA.......... ..SAIUkDAf May =
STATE cF PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY. May l6
From Pier 80, North River y. J.
WEEKLY SAILINGS NEXT ST MINER
$50 anf $50, gd steerag $50 cur
rency pr. paid So. Drafts at lowest rates
"~ ~ AUSTIN BALDWIN Co. Agents.
az Broadway NegYoIk
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04
ME STOCKHOLDERS of 1.-THE PROPRI-

i RrOR> o. THB CITY or BRUNSWICK" are notified that
The call made Feb 20 M subcT IL share but
~ 600 have leeu ubs ped Jr 50 900 shares still
subscuhl Unless tie absorption shall be completed By Nav Is
property e COMPANY bs pressing obhgs
hot Auy shareholder viii upon calling tee Office No. ~ BS
Room No 10 between hours Of and have
hi EXPLANATION. T. r. " GRADY. assistant Seeresrv.
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04

WHITE STAR LINE.
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
CARRYING THb
UNITED STATES MAIL.
SEW AND PtLL-POW ERBD STBAMSHIPS
Ealing irnm SATURDAYS from Liverpool THURS
DAYS ca linz 81 Corr HsrDOr each
CELTIC. SATuRDAi. MAY 9. at ll:OO a.
ADRIATIC. SAIURDAN. Msy 10 at 800 y.
BALTIC SATURDAY. NAV % at llOU
OCEANIC. SATuHDAl, May 30 n. m
REPUBLIC. SATURDAY June 6. az 1000 g.
Prom the White Dock PsyOus Ferr1. .erstT Ot,.
for all clsse ad combining
SAFETY. SPEED AND COMFORT.
Saloons stat-rooms bathrooms 70 mfshp
Surseons HeSaiesses
uese
kATES-Saioon $50 goa. Tickets $40 cold Steersge
lnoe for fnenls the OLD Country
can icates S}1.
Passengers from America rams Hamburg
NORWAY Sweden. India. Australia. China Sc
Drafts from 81
Of plans and other Information apF h e topanTs
sfcsa no. - Brua1waV. Neg.lOrk a. j. tUhllN Agent
New-York tribune., 1874-05-04
6teamboats and Railroads.

CITIZENS LINE STEAMBOATS, for TROY,
~ SARATOGA RUTLAND, BURLINGTON, MONTREAL ana si
points North West Low fare, and an redueuoh " All P
The elegant steamboats, ,uouy,r
DAILY (Satulays eroeDtedl at from fer
foot Leroys Connecting with morning trains on ~ T. te
eaer and Sa.toga and connecting
Through tickets sold baggage checked 20 lest s,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24
A Diplomatic Secret.

An interesting diplomatic secret has re-
Gently leaked out. 1t will be remembered
perhaps that when the Grand Duke Alexis,
heir TO the Russian throne was in Washing
ton, he called upon President Grant, and
the President having declined to return
his call he left Washington in disgust 4
short time afterwards, Governor Curtin,
our Minister to Russia, about to return
home, went to the Car to take formal
Leave; The Gar closed the conversation
In substantially these words:
i wish, sir, that you would, on your re.
turn, express my hearty thanks to the
American people for the reception they
have gwen my son, the Grand Duke Alex
VS. governor Curtin noticed the omiss-
Ion OF MS government as a recipient of
thanks, but thought it slip of the tongue
until the Empress babe him farewell in al.
Most precisely the same words. II shall
be happy to carry your majesty thanks 10
my Government and people Il sent nv
thanks, sir, the Empress retorted, to the
people and only to the people" Cover
nor Curtin afterwards complained of the
slight that had thus been publicly put up
on the Government that he represented.
lie was invited by Gortschakoff to a con-
ference on the subject.
Three books were brought in from the
archives OF the Foreign Office. The first
contained an autograph letter from Nanol.
con Ill, asking Russia to join with Enc.
land and France in breaking up the Fed.
eral blockade and guaranteeing the indie.
pendence Of the Confederacy.
The letter asserted that England had
promised her cooperation, which was
probably q lie. The second contained the
Emperor's reply. He fatty declined the
alliance proposed BY Napoleon, and declsr.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24
The recent elections in Connecticut were

The recent elections in Connecticut were
more important in their meaning than
seems to be generally appreciated. The
vote was decided condemnation of two
evils with which the Republican party of
New England is closely identified Those
evils are the penal prohibition of liquor
selling, and the rotten borough system.
More than two thirds the towns gave a
majority for license, while the amendment
to the constitution allowing towns of more
than five thousand inhabitants to have two
representatives in the Legislature, was al
so carried Connecticut and Rock Island
are the only States in which the rotten
borough system survives. In Rhode Island,
the city of Providence, with about one
hundred thousand inhabitants, has only
one representative in the upper House Of
the State Legislature, while Block Island.
with few hundred fishermen, has also
one representative, and an equal vote
with the commercial capital. By this
means the influence of Providence. whose
people are very independent in politics is
kept down to a minimum, and the aye
or no of a crossroads postmaster OF school
teacher balances that Of Providence
Senator,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-24

ed that in the event of any European in!
reference in the war, Russia would &C.
lively aid the North.
The third book had within it COPIES OF
the sealed orders given to the Russian Ad.
miraI, who brought his feet into New
York harbor during the war. The orders
directed him to proceed at once, with his
whole available force to New York city ::
to remain at anchorage there for some
time; and, in the event of European inter
fearence with the blockade, to put himself
and his whole force at the command Of the
Cabinet at Washington, and promise
abundant and speedy reinforcements.
While Gov. Curtin stared, dumbfounded,
at these unexpected proofs of Russia's
steadfast fidelity to the Union cause, Gorts-
chakoff said to him: Perhaps you can
appreciate now, sir, why the Emperor and
Empress sent their thanks to the people
who have honored the Grand Duke Alexis
and not to the Government that has in
suited him. We saved your country, and
your President insults our representative.
IL ia too much"