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THE CHAMPION .SPELLER.

His name was Ephraim Blodsett; not special,
renowned,
Except as champion speller in all the country
round.
Orthog. aphical aspirants were apt to fare quite
At any spelling match Where they encountered
Ephraim.
The spelling book he had by heart, and exc the
And scieuce, at his tongues end, laid it's queer
vOca buary.
The dubious monosyllable he floor with perfect
And 60 through words sesquipedal like lightning
You couldn't weave q spell, with any common al
phabet,
By which to capture Ephrainl, or put him in a
And his admirers frequently remarked of Ephe.,
that he
Could spell the China glyphics off from chest OF
tea.
The people ceased to find in spelling schools
their wonted fun.
What show was there against this photographic
That moved down all before it, with rafting
fusilade
Oh consonants and vowels punctilliously arrayed?
Just at the elimination of Ephraim's renown
He took part in q spelling schoOl in en- adjoining
Full soon tie sole survivors of that photographic
We're Ephraim and schoolgirl, his sole COM
petitOr.
With equal ardor, 'twixt those two, ragged the I'M
certain fight,
Where victory might perch at last was quite in
definite.
With equal nerve they came to time and accu-
The insdous silent letter and the diphthong
Janustaced.
In vain the weird and mystic spells upon that
girl were cast.
The cabalistic letters dropped from her lips SO
fast.
Vain likewise for long time was the effort to
suppress
Ephes airy tongue that syllabled" tough
words with such success.
The audience was excited. "stick to him, Sis.
some cried,
And $50 it Ephe!" his partisans defan.ly
But Epbraim was the hero Of hundred spelling.
schools,
And, on the whole, his prestige made him fayorite
in the pools.
In fact, though, they were laying for Ephraim.
He got
The word at last that dropped him as if he had
been shot;
The word that choked the Welshman when mortar
from trOwel
Confused his tongue at Babel. A word without q
vowel.
An ashen hue crept DER his face when Ephraim
heard her spell:
''D-m-n.r- k gg. me- H."
''Spell- bound upon ragged edge Of consonants!"
gasped Ephe.
They buried HIM with his spelling book and .
feeling of relief.
-ButolO Sunday Courier.
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RIVER AND STEAMBOATS,.

PIrrsBuRG, A.,ril Is. - River ten feet
one inch aud failing slowly. Light ram
this afternoon, cool aud cloudy tonight.
ST.. LOUIS, April II. Arrived: Ka'e Kin
new from New O:l-,lus. Departed: Eicksburg
for Vicksburg River falling slowly. Wealth
or clear and cool
C1NcrNNATI. April Is - River nineteen
feet eight inches and falling. Arrived: c. Il.
Church and Thys. Sherlock froi0 New Or
leans.
LOUISVILLE, April 15.-Weather cool and
rainy. River failing; nine feet in the canal,
seven in the chute. Arrived: Sherlock from
New Orleans, Chas. Bodman from Cincinnati.
Departed: Sherlock for Cincinnati. Bodman
tor New Orleans.
CArRo, April 15.-Ar'ved: Simpson Hor-
ner from New Orleans. II PM, Moliie Moore
from New Orleans. 10 A. NJ, Capitol City
from Vicksburg, +. NJ. Departed: Thomp-
son Dean for New Orleans, 10 T. NJ, Simpson
Horner for Ohio River, midnight, Mollie
Moore for st. Louis.
MEMPHIS Ap,il 1.-THE river fell three
inches. Weather clear and warm during the
day, threatening tonight. Arrived: Fort
Gibson from Arkans,s River, Augusta and
Frank Forrest from White River, Arlington
from Cincinnati, Illinois from Nlcksburg. De-
parted: Smokey City and Warner and barges
for Ohio River, St Genevieve for VIcksburg.
Thompson Dean for New Orleans, Chester,
James Howard and Atlantic and barges 1.-TWO
litter last night for ST. Louis.
VIcKsBuEG. April 15.-PasseJ up: City OF
Alton, 4 p. NJ; Julia ) z. NJ. Down: Great
Republic A. NJ; Bee and barges. A. NJ.
Weather clear and cool. River stationary.
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A WORK OF SUPEREROGATION.
Editor of the Bulletin !:

Editor of the Bulletin
have noticed several times lately that you
have assumed the legality Of the Legislature
which was organized by Gen. Sheridan on the
4th of January in this city. Now, certainly
will not undertake to assert that in this you
err, for confess my incapacity to form any
reliable opinion upon point of law, particu-
larly of that branch which defines the rela-
tons between the people and their govern
lents, so novel and numerous have been the
departures of our practical AMI progressive
statesmen, both National and State from the
elementary principles which our ancestors re-
garded as essential to the liberties Of the peo-
pie Yet I venture with this confession of
the fossil condition Of my mind to make the
suggestion that, for instance, the veto by our
truthful friend, VIM Pitt, of the city charte r,
so-called, was rather work of supererogation
instead of q noble boon to this suffering
people
To this conclusion am led by the follow
ing brie fly stated. argument. J. Mad. Wells
Il Co. adjusted" Il believe that is now the
term) House of Representatives. composed
of 81 Conservatives $50 called), 81 Radicals
members of which Sc are required to consti-
tute majority or quorum, and that quorum
is an essential requisite to the transaction of
any business. When Gen. De Trobriand
took military possession of the Hall the Con-
servatives $50 called) left it, and the 81 Kadi-
Gals alone remained. They did not constitute a
quorum and were incapable of transacting
any business, except that of enforcing the
attendance of defaulting members. Consti-
tuition, art. 80.
This is matter of notorious public history,
which cannot be falsifed by even that most
accomplished Radical secretary, VIM. Vigers.
This being so it would seem to follow as the
night the day, that no act to which that
body was necessary party could possess the
slightest validity; ergo, the City Charter was
an absolute nullity; and the veto SO gracious
ly accorded by his Highness to the entreaties
OF his erripg, but repentent and now submits.
sive subjects, was wholly unnecessary. Q. E.
d.
This argument is so conclusive that it might
perhaps be available in the Supreme Court of
Louisiana 1t can only be successfully as
sailed by the progressive Conservative who
thinks it were sentimental folly to inquire
whether any act of our masters be consistent
with law, and whose highest legal principle is
that, "whatever is, is right"
IGUANODON
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MARlNE.


SOUTHWEST Pass, April Is, Noon.-Ear-
ometer 1920 Wind W. N. W., light.
No arrivals or departures
Pass A-LOUTRE, April u, Noon.-Wind w.
s. w., fresh. Weather clear.
Arrived: Steamship Jamaican. Winder,
master, at 8 A. NJ. from the West Indies via
Mexican ports, to Prim, FOrwood & Co.
Inside, bound out: Ship Ellen Southland.
barkentine Scotland and brig Minerva.
SOUTHWEST Pass, April Is, p. M.-Barom-
eter 80 Us. Wind southwest, strong.
No arrivals or departures.
PAss-ALOurRE. April Is, 6 p. NJ Wind
west-southwest, strong Weather clear.
No arrivals.
GALVESTON, April l5.-Arrived: Steamship
Harlan from Brashear, Clinton from In
dianola; schooner George Sealey from New
Orleans. Cleared: Steamship Finisterre for
Southampton. via Norfolk; bark Edward Nc
Dowell for Liverpool. Sailed Clinton for
Bra,hear and Harlan for Indlauola.
Sailed Barkentinc Scotland and brig Min
ervn.
The ship Ellen Southland is inside outward
bound.
New YORK. April l5.-Arrived: Atlas.
Arrived out: Prussia, Catalina, PrOssner,
Carmen, Tyrol and H., patia.
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FINANCIAL.

New YORK, April Is, Noon.-Gold opene
at lI5l
New YORK, April u, Evening. Stocks
closed active and steady; Central lOl4.
Erie 81. Lake Shore 73i, Illinois Central
1O2, Pittsburg 92., Northwestern a.,
Preferred 81, Rock Island lO3s.
Sub-Treasury balances gold 5S.9l7,4o6,
currency SAB O3i,OSG
The Sub.Treasurer paid out ST, GOD on ac-
count Of interest and $4,000 for bonds.
Customs receipts, S3l4, 600.
Shipments Of specie to Havana to-day,
S4l33l3, of which S390,343 were Spanish
gold and $22 500 American.
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(corrrNrEp FROM FIRST pAeE.]

shoulders 81, clear rib ~, clear 10. packed
Lard-good 15aG15s, kegs 1Gi. tierce H.
Whisky 81 70. Begging frra, INC l3a;
CHIcAGo, April l5.-f'iour quiet ana UNI
changed. wheat demand active and IN n
settled; No. spring Chicago 81 81 o o. os.
with 2c storage; No. fresh s. o3. regular
ST OF. No. 3 Sc. Corn No 2 mixed regular
7lcS7li. Oats-demand fair, No. fresh
G050,' ST. Pork demand fair and unsettled,
soi =, Lard-demand fair. Is 35. Bulk
meats shoulders II, short rib middles IL,
short clear -; these prices are for loose, on
spot. Whisky 81 III.
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THE THEATERS.
IGUANODON.

The engagement of the Soldene Troup at
the ST.. CHARLES THEATER is fast drawing to
close. There remains but one more night
performance, ard one more matinee.
" Madame Angots Daughter" achieved its
farewell representation last night, and its
beauties attracted the same applause which
greeted the former representations. The solo,
II love Him &c." in the second act, as sung
by Miss Soldene, is perfect gem, aud its
rapturous encore last night was we'll deserved.
Duets between Miss Soldene and MI. Beverley,
and also those with Miss Robson, were ad.
mirably rendered and delighted the audience.
Tonight Miss Soldene takes benefit. for
which occasion the Grand Duchess is un
derlined for representation. This is ons of
their best pieces, and will doubtless attract
crowded house. It will afford the admirers
of Miss Soldene an opportunity OF attes.lng
their appreciation of her ability, and will be
the OCCASION of the farewell evening perform
ance Ut tle troupe.
1.-THE Man from America as presented By
Mr.. j. j. Wallace at the ACADEMY OF Music,
is quite an attraction, and is receiving more
substantial encouragement than the last fe"
troupes PLAYING at this theater have met with.
Tonight a benefit will be rendered to Mr..
Wallace, and if sterling ability and conscien-
tious acting have any claims upon the hab-
tues of a thcater, there should be packed
house at the Academy this evening.
Independent of the great merits of the play,
which deals with incidents and personages of
interest. and is written with ability, the ster-
ling acting which Mr.. Wallace always gives
us, and which has for The entire season past
received the most h4tt-ring enc lmiums from
both press and public, entitle hun in an en-
inent degree to the patronage OF our public
We doubt not had beneti. been gwen MIN
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL April 10, l2:3O I. N. Cotton
quiet; Middlirg Uplands sd, do Orleans SsG,
SD.
Estimated sales to-day 10000 bales. in
GLIDING 1000 for speculation and export
April and May delivery from Savannah or
Charleston, not below Low Middling,7 15-1Gd;
June and July do. SD.
LATER p. NJ May and juno delivery
from Charleston or Savannah, not below Low
Middling, Sd.
LATER, p. Motion unchanged the
sales to-day include 100 bales OF American.
PARIS, april -, $3.50 T. M.-Rentes C3t
Sic.
LONDON, April l, 1890 r. M.-New 5-2Os
1872.
LONDON, April lJ.-Tallow AZ (o,42s I'd.
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THE COURTS.
Superior Criminal Court.

Htor1mdtions Filed William Smith, burg
larry; George Henderson, alias Frank Baker,
breaking and entering shop in the night
time with intent to steal; Gabriel Clayton,
George Brandt. William Mccoy, William
VIM, carr. ing concealed We .pons
Case Cnti.ttd George Eugene. murder
continued ind, ii ,itely.
Gases Tried Dock Evans. robbery, verde.
guilty; Edward J. B,p'ist. carrying con.
cealed weapon, verde guilty: Cohit Foster,
assault, verdict rot guilty; PAT Carroll, rs
sault and battery. verdic, not guilty; Robert
Campbell, carrying concealed weapon. veriic
guilty.
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during his season at the Varieties it would
have been rousing one, and now that the
opportunity is afforded, we trust our people
will avail themselves of it.
At the GA1ETY THEArER there was large
fund of amusement for visitors, and they
availed themselves of it with gusto. The
singing of the ladies and the eccentricities.
both Ethiopian and Dutch, were loudly and
deservedly applauded.
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DEPTH OF WATER At PASS.A.L'OUTRE.

April Is, 1875. 400 F. NJ
To Capt. G. W. Howell, Corps Of Engineers,
L. i. A.:
Depth of channel at extreme low tide, six.
teen feet.
Least width for that depth. fifty feet.
High tide two and one-half feet above ex-
treme low tide.
High tide at =. NJ.
Depth OF channel at high tide. eighteen
and one-halt feet.
Bottom hard.
Both dredge-boats at work on channel.
CHAs f. E, b. DAVIS.
Lieutenant Of Engineers
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The buds on the trees have come out as
regular .swells' already. Each one is on a
little. burst of its own at present. etimu
lated by the spring wealth TN. J. Mercury
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HAVANA MAMkETS.

HAVANA. April Is Spanish gold ot1,z2z
American 22G(J227 Exchange nominal on tn q.
United States; sixty days currency 5000
premium; sixty days gold 1l6Gns pre-
mium short sight, gold, 12lCyl23; on Paris
IlSal2O premium; Sugar hrmer; NO. -
Dutch standard l5i0l6 reals y arroba' In
gold, 7IGaj7i reals.
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Pimples. eruptions and all cutanecus dis.
eases guaranteed to be cured by Marsdeu's
zarsaparila NJ. b. Morrison i Co., cornel
Magazine ana Canal streets
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Query: If they were to pass prohibitory
law in Illinois. could Beveridge continue
to be the Governor ?-Bost0a Gias
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Lecturers on the Holy Land are trying to
choke 1t down their hearers that Shusham is
religious community; but we know where
our boots came from.
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Now spell parallelopipedon with. your eye
shut. Commercial Advertiser.
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"Home rule yes, We think we kno"
what that means.
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OF debt by adducing evidence to establish
their invalid character.
PUBLIC DEBT.
am glad to be able to state that the public
debt is steadily decreasing. From the highest
point reached during the term of the present
administration, namely, S24, 634, 4O7 80 in
1873, it has been diminished as follows:
BY redemption OF seventy-two past
due bonds. $t2.OOO w
By retirement Of old outstanding war
By exchange OF -, 5s7, 400 Of consol-
idated bonds for 81, 229, 900 of old
outstanding bonds .............l !, 691, 600 90
Bv exchange OF 1924 564 s. OF consol-
idated bonds for $500, $40 GO Of old
outstanding warrants .... 1886 "a
Total reduction, ............ 1906 $40 "a
While the public debt has thus been
lessened, taxation, State, city and parish,
within the same period, has been materially
reduced.
The general expenses of the State have been
decreased, but there is still much room fer
reduction. The expenses of the government
ought not to exceed $500, 900, nor ought those
| OF the General Assembly to exceed $780, 0O
would further recommend that the salaries
Of parish judges should in future be paid by
the parishes, and not by the State.
NEW ORLEANS.
The most difficult problem to be laid be-
fore you for solution will be the financial
difficulties Of the city Of New Orleans. l
had intended to recommend several meas
ures which, in my judgment, would afford
at lie ,st partial relief, but b-ing advised that
competent persons. including the city men,
pers, were considering and preparing bills
for the relief of the city, have concluded
to make no specific recommendations.
Briefly stated, the facts that confront
YOU are these: The city, with an as
ssssed valuation for its own purposes Of
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over $4,000, or eighty-three per cent of the
entire tax. while iu ST. James, St Charles, st.
John the Baptist and other parishes where the
people are peaceful, Industrious but COMPARE
tivley poor, the delinquent lists do not amount
to ten per cent Of the tax levied. The extent
of the injustice thus done to law-abiding. tax
paying citizens by tax-resisters and tax
evaders is apparent On the LIST of January
last there were outs anding delinquent .axes
to the extent Of 81. 264. OOO The collections
on this account since that time amount to
about Sl5O.0O0, leaving still over 81. 100, 900
Of delinquent taxes due the State. At the
most mod. rate estimate, the delinquent taxes
r. present more han three and halt Of the
fourteen aud half mills of the present rate
Of State taxation. If the people generally
complied with tneir duty as good citizens by
paying their taxes promptly, the rate OF taxa
ton, even upon the present assessment,
might be reduced one-fourth.
While h I'VE no desire to see those unable
to pay their taxes oppressed, recommend
that measures be taken to secure the more
efficient collection of delinquent and cur
rent taxes from those able to pay. At the
same time there are some provisions of the
existing revenue laws which are unusual,
and, l think unconstitutional. and which
should be repealed; IA, tor instance, that
portion of aci No. Al, Of 1873, which pro-
hibits delinquent taxpayer, from being
witnesses in their own behalf. | also sug-
gest that steps be taken to relieve from
present taxation those persons living in the
| recently overlooked districts, who may from
| that cause be found unable to comply with
the demands Of the law fair computa-
ton will show. l think, tina. with proper
needed measures OF reform such as l have In.
| dicated, the whole rae of S ale and parish
| taxation after the present y ear need not exceed
the amount now levied for State purposes
alone, namely, fourteen and half mills.
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More Tniuuctions.

Under the head of new suits in the Uni
ted States circuit court, at Chicago, the
EIter- Ocean, of Wednesday. gives the fol.
lowing: Frances T. Atkinson VS.. Moline
Water Power Company and Sam. r. Port.
er, treasurer and collector of Rock Island
county. Bill to restrain collection Of
taxes on capital stock and water power
water rent, etc. Temporary injunction
granted as asked for. John B. Hawley, ,ot
Rock Island. solr."
Frances F. Atkinson is probably a new
ly created foreign stakeholder, created fol
the purpose Of taking the corporation tar
suit from our state court to the fedora
court, in order to await the action of tht
supreme court of United States as to tht
legality of the action of the illinois Stats
Board of Equalization in its assessment O.
private corporations. We suppose all tn,
other private corporations will also manu-
facture foreign stockholder for the same
purpose.
The State Board of Equalization seems
to have got the people of this state into /;
good deal of trouble, and perhaps an extr;
session of the legislature may be necessary
to provide means for carrying on the goY
ernment 1t is fat take for the lawyers
and the people will have to pay all tn,
bills,
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All Quiet in New HAMPSHIRE,

The supreme court in New Hampshire
has decided that Goveanor Weston and the
council had right to reject the Matt
Head ballots and adjndge Senators Priest
and Proctor to have been duly elected.
This gives the Democrats majority in the
senate. but the Republicans having a lar
ger majority in the house were able to elect
their governor and railroad commissioners,
The newspapers that went off at half
cock on this New Hampshire imbroglio are
as meek as sucking doves just now. Tho
minority Republicans are not senators, mol
are the minority Democrats elected state
officers, The result is precisely as it would
have been had New Hampshire been bless
ed with a plurality law, The Democrats
Gratis who have been declared senators re
ceived few more than their Republican
opponents, and the Republicans who hav'
been declared state officers received few
more votes than their Democratic oppo
nents. Is there anything wrong in this
Is there any evidence of 'usurpation,
revolution or Outrage" in it?
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MOLINE.

The new Masonic lodge room is being
fitted up by the committee having it in
charge. They hope to have it ready for
work by St. Johns day, June Goth.
Mrs. Wheeler's lectures have been we'll
attended by the ladies', and proved inter
esting to all present. A number of ladies
from Rock Island and Davenport have
been in attendance.
Conrad Grantz bought some COWS a
short time ago, but the party from whom
he purchased them received a better offer
after he had sold to him and now Grantz
proposes to sue for damages.
On Tuesday night a thief opened the
bedroom window of Eric Kahlmark's resi-
dence and hooked out a pair of pants, alb
stracted his pocket book therefrom and
left the pants hanging on the fence Eric
is out $3.50.
The man Hess who was placed in the
calaboose on Tuesday night was yesterday
identified by his brother as the party who
escaped from tho luaatic asylum short
time ago. His brother promised to come
over from Davenport this morning anC
take charge of him. but at this writing
Hess is still in the calaboose.
! The marshal and police are keeping
sharp lookout for all strangers who arr
seen around at unusual hours and will take
charge of such as have no visible means o
support. A rigid surveillance is what i
needed at this time while so many suspi
cious characters are around, and our off
GERS cannot watch too closely
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Wants to be Married.

J. B. Frahm, who figured so extensively
some weeks ago in the Rock Island papers
as the abductor of young girl living in
this city, was arrested last night in this
city by Chief Martens, aud charge OF
vagrancy preferred against him. He was
brought Justice Kaufman this afternoon
for examination. Prisoners counsel, Mr..
Hubbell, moved to quash the Information,
on the grounds that it set out no crime, or
was not drawn in accordance with the
statute, or some thing else, which was
overruled by the court, as it was drawn
clearly according to the ordinances of the
city, when the case went to trial.
machine agent of Rock Island, and the
girl who accompanied him to Rock Island
and Moline, where she was secreted fol
some days a few weeks ago, we learn
| wants to marry him, but the old folk OBJ
ject. Yesterday afternoon he was seen by
the Chief in this city, VINO kept watch on
his movements. and also on the girl, (whC
is relative of his-the Chief and during
the evening, he saw the girl walking OF
Western avenue, while he was in the park
Very soon, Frahm, in buggy, drove
around the corner of Second street anc
met the girl, who Immediately got into the
1buggy. Then the Chief started aftel
them and arrested both, took the CIR
home for the second time, and sent Frahu
to jail It's case of want to get mar
ried bad, which the heartless police of
ficer and mother of the girl don't smile OF
worth cent. The result of the trial WI
cannot give this evening, as it was adjourn
ed until Friday morning, to give the pri
soner an opportunity to get witness from
Rock Island.-DdU Dem. 9th,
1t is reported that the charge agains
Frahm has been Withdrawn.