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RIVER NEWS.
port List.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
steamer Jane, Fisk, Paducah.
John Mean, and bargcs, 81. l..
Bee and barge, New Orleans.
Laura l.. Davis, It, Loui..
Thoma. ~hirlock. Cincinnati
Chas. Brown. 81. Louis.
John l.. Rhodes Pitt.hurg,
Nail City and bargeS -. Louis
Indiana. New Orleans,
Carrie v kOunt/. \.O
John Taylor, Ohio.
DEBATED.
steamer James Fisk, Paducah.
John Means. lrouton.
Bee and bdrgcs, IT. Louis.
Laura l.. Davis, Nashville.
Thomas Shirlock. s. Loui.,
Chas. Brown. St. Louis.
John l.. Rhodes, IT. Louis.
Nail City. Cincinnati.
Indiana, Cincinnati.
Carrie V. kouu,/, ~. lrni-.
Johu Taylor, - Louis.
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Local weather Report.


The spelling match that wa to have
come oil at Liberal Religious Hall. last
night. was postponed until next Monday
night. at which time Rector Gilbert will
appear in the costume OF an Old-iime
>chOul.ma.lcr, and the concordia society
AMI other celebrated singers viii sing
come very beautiful pieces.
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LOCAL NOTICES.


Mr.. T.. Fitzgerald has iust received aud
has on sale ut his sales room large stock
II English ale, porter Ilenno.sy brandy
and wines. and liquor Of all kinds. which
ue will dispose Of at reasonable prices.
l-n.p.gJtf
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Take Notice TO This.

am prepared 10 furnish TO customers
Boots and Shoes, Of as fine material, "a neat
IN fit and cheap in price a can he procured
by permitting speculative persons, or men
not -hoemnkers having fricnd.shormakey.
living in the East, to send for them. | all
bankers, public olilcer-, and other Pcr,oEs
20 take notice OF this announcement /
make Boots and Shoes in any style and Of
every quality. GIVE NE trial.
Remember the location of my ,hOq-
Twentieth street between Poplar street and
Washington avenue. near the Court House.
40 i-l3-tf. WM EHLERs,
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For Rent.

Two good residences Oh Twentieth street
near the Court House Also the Court
House Hotel, at low rent. Inquire at H.
Meyers Cigar Store, JAc0b KLEIN.
4i0lm,
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Person, having sipe water in their els
terms. can have them pumped out and re-.
paired 81 reasonable terms, 10y ca ling ON
j. :. HAWKINS,
4.2i.1W. Gross street,
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GENERAL i1EMs.
The Means cleared ut midnight,


The Louisville, Future city and
barge, and Glencoe We're to leave New
Orleans on Monday for thi, and northern
ports.
The Future City'l cargo 10 New Or
lean. amounted to 2l,GT3 packages and
25,OO0 bushels bulk corn, and hargos of
ice
The new tcrryboat, john Taylor,
flew out of the Ohio last evening ut Il
speed that was remarkable for SO small
a boat.
Tile new cylinder of the Bannoch
CITY will be- in place in a few days, when
that steamer will be Splcndidly put In
trim for picnic purposes. She has been
thorou overloaded and will be a
neat an and comfortable excursion
boat.
The Thomas Shirlock was pretty
we'll laden on arrival here, aud found
plenty of freight awaiting her pleasure 70
ill out with. She took considerable, hlll
Capt Hart expressed himself rs very
much dissatisfied with The New Orleans
ratcs--l0 ana - cents. He seems l'
think that there isno money tor carrier
in such rates, and what is remarkable
about il, everybody elsels OF the shnl'
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ST. LOUIS
INSURANCE BUREAU
And Collecting Agency
DF
ST. Louis, MO.
st. Louis, MO

Established for the purpose of carrying on u
general collecting aud adjusting business
throughout TIE Wet All Insurance claims.
whether of Life or Fire, all unsettled accounts
and other Hrreaugcs promptly and sati-lactpril,
settled with quick returns. IuNr- pHid, Boun-
tr-. Pensions and Patents secured. Corrrspon-
dencc and consultations ficc aud solicited.
JOHN :. MILLER n co,
:. /. Cor. sixth and Olive streets.
Refer tv permission TO ~hryock G Rowland,
Levi A-hbrook a Co. Teichnann * Co, Geo
Bsir Go, " y. Il. Boall ~ Co., y. VI sam-
uel a sons 4-2J-~it
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The Hear, ~ "a wonderful Pump.

the valves OF which open and shut seventy
or gh:y times per minute. fan alcoholic
stimulant be taken into the blood the pump
works much faster, and this unnatural speed
wears out the vital machinery. All the in
toxicating nostrums advertise a. "t0nics,'
this disastrous eject, aud II nee all intelli-
gent Christians are thankful that DR.
WALKERS VEGETABLE VINEGAR BITTERs
AN lnvigorant and Alternative without a
sting--is everywhere supplanting thcs }
proprietary poiSons. i-lG iw.
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CAIRO MARKET Nol eSALe.

Corrected Daily by r. NJ stearna, eommis.io,
merchant, Secretary VI thu Csiro Hoard ct
Trade
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TO THOSE -, LANDS IN
IN QUEST VI THE WEST

int lDWu W. IL. Ldnu SOiuPuny
Ofler- choice from over ,5O,r acres nj ~ aud
81 per acre on usual x. K time in the Middle Re
gion Ot Western Iowa. No fever and sguci no
.rassh"ppers; laud trnvcrsed by railroads. from
|hHdrVi WIN no cnlhEe ul cars, -nl -,iniiiAI IN
-uu ami climate To the lands ~ Central Illinois
Is->tart rght' For excursion Tickets, free
To purchaser from 'hcigo, or stations
On The Chicago n North Western
and Illinois Crutrl railroads in Illinois
ont and back or foi Maps and Pamphlets giyin- :,
price, term, &c -cut free, address JOHN u
GALLON y, Land Commissioner ~ Randolph
street Chicago, or cedar Rapids, Iowa.
..I-WN
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1nNrn. wnAlnEn ANn nr,Ml...

RIVER, WLAtuEE tNp Bl~iNi-r.
The ri'cl last evening was q feet q
luchc. ou the gauge, having fallen , 81
inches during the previous - hour.
The Cumberland river !, still swell
ing. with | feet . iueIc- on IN" shoals al
last accounts.
The ohio i falling 1T Pir-burg, Gin
cinnati and Evansville, hut wa, stationary
at Louisville on the 10Th.
The upper Mississippi is falling, but
the Missouri is swelling from Omaha
down. The country around Omaha i 80
badly Hooded that several railroads arc
cut out and passengers are trrricd over
the Hood to the city. The steamer e. w.
Mead cot through under the bridge at
Omaha day before yesterday and went
on her way rejoicing. The Arkansas
river i, rising la.t at Little Rock and :
feet inchc, water was reported ia that
stream on the 26th.
The weather i dar, and damp with
FOG at night and heavy mist during The
day,
-Bu>nc,, improving,
BOATS DIE.
Jim Fisk, Paducah aud return BurhN-
vile. Nashville aud return CilyofNichS-
burg. ~. Loui. to Nicksburg; John +,
| Tollc. 81. Loui. to New Orleans; Robert
Mitchell, Louisville to New Orleans; II,
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WAN DErAIMLNI, RIVER REPOrr,
April e i-iS
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THE COMING FOURTN.

shalt We Celebrate IL in Sl,rD 2
sew Reasons Why aD iNiru't,Nc
Au.Wpr ta this Question should
lions SuI,tnittp1.
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The Philadelphia Evening Telegram
says: On the 9Th of last month two
manatees, or sea cows, were received AT
the geological graden from DemaIara'
the Onlv'specimens ever brought to the
United States. and the only ones that
have ever been exhibited in any zOOlOg-
ical collection in the world.
These interesting creatures were cap
tured in the Demarara river, in British
Guiana, South America, by natives, who
use ropes for the purpose, They weigh
about three hundred pounds each. They
made the voyage In the brig William
Mexican, which arrived at Baltimore on
Tuesday, and do not appear to have suf-
fered in any degree from the long trip.
They were housed in tanks supplied
with fresh water, which was changed
every few days during the voyage, and
their food was chiefly grass and bread.
Since the arrival Of the animals the
management has been erecting a tenn
pOrary tank in the CarnivOra house, and
tomorrow the sea-cOws will be placed on
exhibition.
The Manatus Americans, or sea-cOw,
as it is commonly called, is a gregarious
aquatic animal like the whale, but is
hGrbivOrOus, and is found about tropical
South America. 1t has a Handicapped
flipper, or finger, and belongs to the class
Serena. Take pig, tie his hind legs
and curly tail, and fatten them into a
broad, fiat appendage, like a beavers
tail turn his forefeet into paddles, like
a turtles fiipper, cut off his ears, give
him valvular nostrils like a seal, reduce
his eyes to One-fourth their size, and
then you have a manate. The people
in Demarara call this animal the "sca-
pig" His eyelids are very peculiar:
they are formed of muscular rings, like
India-rubber rings. The hairy-eared
rhinOcerOs has the same peculiar formal
ton of eyeIids. The manatee's eyes are
very minute, and of a dull, blue, color.
The manatee lives in the shallow bays
and quiet rivers of Central and South
manatee is from fourteen to sixteen feet,
and would average the weight of about
one thousand five hundred pounds. The
flesh of the animal is considered a great
delicacy when roasted. 1t has the flavor
of pork with the taste of veal.
The upper lip is full, and cleft in the
middle, and covered inside with tufts of
stiff bristles, like those of the walrus.
They are considered hOmOlOgues of the
whalebOne in the mouth of the whale,
and it certainly appears that this is a
fact
The manatees are said to be whale-like
in habit, and, when at home, to leap out
of the water in 4 whale-like manner.
They were formerly abundant in the en-
trance of the Oronco and the Amazon.
They also ascend the rivers and take up
their abode in the frcsh-water lakes.
The manatee is used by the natives for
food, and is also sought for its fat
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Never play trick with the eyes, as
squirting rolling them.
The ewes are often troublesome when
the stomach is out of order.
Avoid reading or sewing by twilight
Or when debilitated by recent illness, es-
pecially fever.
Every seamstress, ought to have cut
ing-out table, to place her work on such
a blame with reference to the line OF
vision as to make it possible to exercise a
close crutiny without bending the head
or the figure much forward.
Usually, except for aged persons or
chronic fnvalids, the winter temperature
in wOrk-rooms ought not to exceed
sixty degrees or sixty-fve degrees; 10
sit with impunity in a room at lower
temperature, added clothing will be nee
essarv. The feet of a>student or seam
stress should be kept comfortably warm
while the tasks are being done. Slippers
are bad. In winter the temperature OF
the lower part of the room is apt to be
one hundred and eight or one hundred
and eighty-fve lower than the upper.
1t is indispensable in all forms of labor
recurring the exercise of vision of minute
objects, that the worker should rise from
his task now and then, take a few deer
| inspirations with closed mouth, stretch
the frame out into the most erect pos
sure, throw the arms backward and for
ward, and if possible, step to the window
Or out into the open air, if only for a mo
ment. Two desks or tables in a room
are valuable for a student one to stanc
at, the other to sit at.-Dr. Lincoln IN til,
! &rojf1,5O73
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The BOatSWain's Story.

Come, my hearties; what signifies
grief? Why should the pumps Of the
heart set the scuppers of the eyes
a-gOing? We've got to take fair weather
and foul, Just as they come. Why, in
that there last voyage of mine from the
West "Ingees my limbs there was
work for you. Sailed from Kingston
harbor in the le-thirty-six-an
old craft, with her upper works strained,
like an old maids, both with the chinks
stopped with paint and putty. Had Il
sOdger for a passenger, with his wife.
Ny eyes what top-lights she had, and
two pickaninnies under tow of Niger
named BumbO, with his heels as long as
a marling spike. On the 10th nasty
weather; moon looked like a dirty plate;
black clouds and a heavy sea; wind
hauled around to the nOrrard, rough as
Il polar bear, and blew strong enough to
strip the hair off of old Nick; called all
hands way alOft, took in tO'gallant sails,
hauled up the courses, and got three
reefs in the top-sails. The sea made a
clear breach over us; reefed the top
sails, and hove her to under main try
sail reefed spanker and jib. In reefing
top-sails, the sOdger thought he'd bear a
hand aloft, but being a lubber, tripped
at the futtock shrouds and overheard he
went. The niger went over after him
in the turning of a handspike-never
waited for sailing orders, but slipped the
cable of an honest heart, and set sail to
rescue his master The poor, dear lady
came ondeck with the babies, and she
Just gave one glance over the lea quar-
ter, screamed and dropped on deck; all
the shrouds of her heart parted at once.
But when the little ones began to pipe,
| was forced to swab the spray from my
bows and sheer off to my duty. Owing
to the swat at the wheel the ship
preached too. Cut away the lanniards
of the mizzen rigging; snap went the
mizzen mast, which pounded a hole in
her counter. The old craft gave a lea
lUrch and down she went, and, thinks |
to myself, we're bound for Davy Jones'
locker. But there | was, astride of
hen-coop with the chaplain straddling
the other end of it, paying out prayers
by the fathOm. Jack Haulyard, captain
of the wreck, once bOatswain of the Ter
rible, and shiver my timbers, you swat
behind the locker there, give us pot of
ale all round
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Rules for the Care Of the Eyes.

When writing, reading, drawing, sew
ing, etc, always take care that
(a.) The room is comfortably cool, and
the feet warm
o. There is nothing tight about the
neck;
(c.) There is plenty of light without
dazzling the eyes;
(d) The sun does not shine directly on
the object we are at work upon;
(e.) The light does not come from in
front; it is best when it comes over the
left shoulder;
o. The head is not very much bent
over the work;
ca The page is nearly perpendicular
to the line of sight; that is, that the eye
is nearly opposite the middle of the page,
for an object held slanting is not seen so
clearly
(hj That the page, or other object, is
not less than fifteen inches from the eye
Near-sightcdness is apt to increase rap
idly when person wears, in reading, the
glasses intended to enable him to see dis
tant objects.
In any case, when the eyes have any
defect, avoid fine needle-wOrk, drawing
of fine maps, and all such work, except
for very short tasks, not exceeding half
an hour each, and in the morning.
Never study or write before breakfast
by candle light.
Do not lie down when reading.
If your eyes are aching from fire light,
from looking at the snow, from over
work, or other causes, a pair of cOlored
glasses may be advised, to be used for
awhile. Light blue or grayiSh blue is
the best shade, but these glasses are
likely to be abused, and usually, are not
to be worn except under medical advice
Almost all those persons who continue to
wear cOlored glasses, having perhaps
first received advice to wear them from
medical men, would be better without
them. Travelling vendors of spectacles
are not to be trusted; their wares are apt
to be recommended as ignorantly and in
as in the times Of the Wi /
car of Wakefield
If you have to hold the pages of Har- |
per's Magazine nearer than fifteen inches /
in order to read it easily, it is probable /
that you are quite near-sighted. If you /
have to hold it two or three feet away /
before you can see easily, you are prob |
ably far-sighted. In either cases, it is /
very desirable to consult a physician be-
fore getting a pair Of glasses, for mistit /
may permanently injure your eyes. J
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uces tapeworm, and the trichina spira-

duces tapeworm, and the trichina spira-
lis.
If the eyes are bright and the feet sup
pie in poultry and birds, they are fresh
but if these signs are absent they are
either diseased or stale.
Fish should always be used as fresh as
possible when in this state the eyes are
bright, the eyes of fine red color, and
the body stiff 1t would be great i'm
provement if fish were always kept alive
at the stalls. 1t is by no means an impossI-
bilitv in the case of fresh water-tsh, for
in Switzerland and in other European
countries, they are preserved in tanks of
water at the hotels, and only killed when
wanted for a meal.
ALUM BASKETS.
The framework of alum baskets is
usually made of thin wire, woven i'll and
out, and wound over in every part, to
produce a rough surface. Dissolve the
alum in rather more than twice the
quantity of water that will cover the
basket, handle included. Put in as
much alum as the water will dissolve,
and when it will take no more, filter it
through piece of brown paper into a
saucepan If you wish the basket to be
colorcd, the dye must be added before
the process of filtering. To produce
crimson, use an infusion Of cOchineal and
madden for bright yellow, boil gamboge,
muriate Of iron, or turmeric in the sol
ution. Blue crystals may be obtained
by preparing sulphate of copper, COM
monty called blue vitriol, in the same
manner that alum is prepared. For
pale blue, equal portions of blue vitroil
and alum and for green, add these two
last ingredients few drops of muriate Of
iron. The solution being filtered boil it
gently until it is reduced to half the
quantity; put it in a vessel large enough
to admit of the basket; suspend the latter
from stick laid across the top, so that about
basket and handle are entirely immersed.
1t must then be put in a cool place where
there will not be the slightest motion to
disturb the formation of the crystals 1t
Is well to bear in mind that the cOlOred
basket should be kept quite out OF the
reach of children, as they look very
tempting, but are decidedly poisonous.
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Several years ago there was a devoted
Baptist named Wilson livingin Louisiana,
and he was an ardent democrat. 1t was
hard to tell which had the warmest
place in his affections wife, the
church, or his political party. On one
occasion he had several friends spending
the evening at his house, and before they
retired he took down the family Bible to
read a portion Of scripture and have
word of prayer. 1t 50 happened that he
opened the sacred volume at the epistle
to Titus, where the apostle says: Put
them in mind to be subject to principal
tiles and powers, to obey magistrates; to
be ready to de every work" As it was
a habit with him to comment upon the
text as he went along, when he came to
this passage he took off his spectacles,
and with a gravity suited to the time
and place he remarked: "There, my
friends, is where [ differ from Brother
Paul. Mr.. Jefferson tells us that the
true doctrine is just the reverse of this;
that is, men in office should always be
obedient to the people, and [ agree with
the great author Of the declaration of
independence. The apostle was no doubt
a great preacher and a good christian,
but it is clear enough he was no dem
Ocrat
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with the tragedian. One day, while sit
ting upon Macready's knee, Thaddy ex-
pressed strong desire to go and see him
act. He had never been to the theatre.
and he wanted to see what it was like;
and especially did he Want to see re Mr..
Ceady" perform some of those wonder
full things of which he had heard such
rapturous accounts. Do you think
you would understand the play ?" asked
Macready. Oh yes Thaddy was sure
he would understand Mr. Macready
promised him he should go, and, on the
following day, he secured a box for the
| family. The evening came, and Thaddy
went to the theatre. The play was
King Lear" The great tragedian was
at his best. Macraedy's fOrte-his strong
point-as those will acknowledge who
remember him-lay in his silent acting,
in his pungent, pithy, telling gesticula-
lions and facial changes; and in the
storm scene of Lear, where the poor, mad
king is exposed to the fury of the tenn
pest, he does this sort of dumb acting to
wild perfection, as he certainly did on
the occasion to which we refer; and not
one in the vast audience seemed more
interested in the scene than OUR little
Thaddy. His mother had feared that the
roar of the mimic thunder, and the flash
ing of the vivid lightning athwart the
darkened stage might frighteh him but
it did not. On the following day, Ma
cready took Thaddy upon his knee and
asked him how he liked the play. 90
it was zeal nice, Mr.. Ceady," answered
the boy with enthusiasm. And you
think you understood it? go yes,
the whole of it," The tragedian cast a
gratitied look around. 1t was something
so to act that even child could under
stand. What did you think, Thaddy,
when you saw me in that storm, with
the thunder and the lightning roaring and
flashing and the rain peltihg upon NE 2"
go it was too bad, Mr.. C'eady; but 1
knew you didn't care" You saw me
moving my arms about wildly in the
dark. Did you know why l did that ?"
90 certainly | did and how l wished l
was down there to help you" The great
man was visibly affected by this childish
sympathy. "And what, Thaddy did you
think was doing? Why did you want
to help me ?" o knew what you was
doing. I've done it," cried the boy,
with bust of enthusiasm. I" And what
was it? Why, could see just as
easy as could be, Mr.. Ceady. You was
catching lightning !"
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prince, harder to rule a sailor; and
sailor prince in love must be worse to
hold than quicksilver. The Grand
Duke ran away, of course, found the
lady, and married her at village
church in Germany. Thence they went
to America, where two or three years
they dwelt in perfect happiness. The
Gar it is said, would not forgive, nor
would the prince humble himself. But
the empress interposed at length, both
for her son and her ex-maid of honor.
And so, after a time, a reconciliation
took place. This week the solemnities
of the divorce are all completed; the
Grand Duke enters the army, and his
widow receives a pension. Seeing she Is
but twenty-one, She has time for more
romantic adventures, but greater she can
scarcely hope for.-LOndon Daily Ne'cs'