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THE WHITE DOTES.
A Peculiar Religious seet-A Peasant whose
Conscience Made him Murder.
From ne hI HdN Ca=ciis.
D,aafap Eavorntnout haa hoo


The Russian Government has been I'M
successful hitherto IN Its ATTEMPTS to stamp out
"A religious sect known as the kkop;zi, or
"whi.e doves" the chief tenet OF whose faith IL
the duty OF celibacy. 1t Is not very long since a
large number of these people, In Guiding their
chief koudrlne. were put upon their trial,
which exceeded IN lecgth, II not in interest, that
OF the unhappy nobleman' to whom refer
encc Is occasionally made In tho HoUte OF Com
mons ana now Il fresh association OF Skop;zi
has been discovered In southern Russia, aad BIZ
OF their number are about 20 be tried at Sim
pheropol. Inc stiengtn Oh th,s sect IS 70 DC
Gus sdheTents, and In the mingled Ignorance
and superstition Of the people among whom
converts are sought To illustrate THIS conbiAa-
ton Of two not very attractive Qualities, tho
~. Pct,rsburg journal mentions case recently
tried at the MOSCOW assizes. A peasant, accus-
ed Of numbering an old woman VINO as upon
n pilgrimage. was ASKED by the Judge why be
had CON mitted the crime, and replied that he
was driven to IL by hunger. Tue Judge pointed
out that the provisions which the victim had In
her basket were not touched. upon which the
prisoner exclaimed. In quite an indignant tone (;
" DO YOU take iIe Tor neathenr IL was Fri
day, and YOU surely Gon't suppose l should eat
such "a these th.t the skopiz work, aud tho
number Of conversions which they eject II so
great that the toy .rnincut u Getting alarmed as
to their progress. l. ca section mas ~ rophet,
who prcsides ut the religious meeting, viii n
are not ne!d upon any nxei day CT al any rite
ular pl ce, in order the more eHectualy To cluue
discovery. The service takes place at night,
ana commences by tue singing OF hymns com.
posed by the prophet anu committed to heart
| by MS congregation. Men and women take
it IN turns to sing, after whlcn they
dance until they are cxha Isted. Ihe Greek
| Church they CONSIDER to tie the receptaci .
OF every sort Of sin. ard Is termed 10y them tue
Church Of iAbNion;' but some OF the Russian
| emperOrs, including Paul !. and Alexander 10,
and also the Empress Elizabeth. are canned as
| members 81 tneir sect ana ised To the rank 4
| saints. IheN re- ject the sacranents. and express
their opinions 81 priests b, tue SAVING that am
| lie sleeves. he Russian priests wear them very
| laige-hide dcceitiul mind. Neophytes are
only Omitted after tne celebration OF eel 'bordl
| Iites. chief among winch are invocationito their
saints. and especially to AkOuNni fHanovna-
| their holy Virgin. After tins singing and q tnc-
| ing take place. as ut the ordinary religious
! mccting-, the prophet puts on whl,e stockings
! aud. with Bible m his hand pray for s:renst q
| to work miracles. lie then tells different mem
bers OF The congregation wuat fake IS IA store iuf
| them. these doctrines may seem more ludlrrout
| than baneiul; but thev are SAID to tie accom-
panied by Otner Practices OF the grossest Ian
morality.
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BRENNER.-on SATURDAY., Arril 60 q .orgc Bremen.
the funeral viii taxe place Monday, MAY from tho
house q rs p.ren.s 80 ttrr9h T., Brooklya
7ihys blsagi nat We o the parish Of 1uily ,oroe.
Funeral VII, take from hi, late residence "a
posAS \, 6 AN APrals. NssAre' pOln.
The relative, and friends OF the family are rs,e,t
fully inyit TO attend the funeral on TUESDAY. May2
.DuNS.-At Mott Haven, on saturday, Aprll %.
Relatives and friend OF the family are respectfully
invited to attrnd the iunerai from his te resldence.
eoTrsr o. lilst 81 L9"en - anu College av Tues
n ,kvEI.-n9 Saturday April 90 Alfred H. Harvey.
Rel lives snG irrnd. oi the iany are ipvted to at
ten the funeral from lJi Elizabeth st. Monday May !,
LENN0N. In n -ooSlyn. April 90 Mary. widow OF the
Relatives and ricn arc invited attend the funeral
from the Icsdcnce he orutncr 1856 l7th ST., on Mon
HEiifR.~On sunday April 81, Anna jane beloved
wiie Of wrI tier. aeel - yeArs months, aud "a
heisuvc'. and friends. also members OF sanetorum
aesd ,Se rdners ron her at rdsaee scs Van
hrqnt St. ,.outh BrooNyn. ON tuesday, May q At
Fia, API g IA, Elizabeth" j.
SV se HS on mo SSss "a May at
O'Clock. III te Broad street Bap.st Churea Elizabeth
.sIi I AZ Tue So nee Of NJ .op stephen smith,
Ristse, nj ffends are respectfully invtei TO al
tend his iuncr:l OF Tuesasy. y,s.at ocIoc<; The
"a
ed to attend the funeral ur iate trUthrrs dlcr,
JONATHAN Smith, frjm The residence Of his son. SJ
liump Jlot late Smith. ON Tuesday. Nav .. NJ .
o'cocs + w.. with the usual b. - u mOurui X.
y. B.-1ak" urand st., from loot Of SOut 9TH st.,
DroJkiyn 4. u. GEN. H. RAYMOND.
col HIl'M DAILY.
ALLFGHNNIA LODGE No. 1888. l. . q F.-biOtic d.
You are hcreoy summoned 70 ate d al the Lodge
rooms Ofi I How la .. on Tuesday. 81 int. at 12e
O'Clock L NJ flr tic pose Of Attending the funeral
OF our lae brother, Jonathan smith. sister lodg IL
Nitcd also. nv ore j. BlRuE y. G..
A. NJ thompson, Secretary.
- PHEK~ -Oa tho 2stl Of APRIL Jane Syphers, In the
SON year of ner
The relatives anu friends o. the family are invite To
attend her funeral Nioaftv NAV at oclOck, from
Tie reslrc1rc Of her lt.ir-aN. 80 PIT Il.
WALKER sunday, April - Margaret A. Walk CT.
daughter ~ the lac Bernard Campbell IA the 9th ear
Of her
bell JAu.tpr'- 'ppnumcnts, $50 Montague ~. Brook.
lu. Tue. AZ afternoon, 40 . O'tlpck. kClatN aEd
trends are invited to attend.
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sentenced for Nlnc,y-nire Years.

Oh ~ ~ ITTTTF ITITT M
On the lG;h OF April. $50 Peter Brown,
a negro. pounded his Wife's brains out with q.
ciup la a uttie nut IA Hog Hollow. lie carried
the body on the following niEht to the Ni-soD ri
river md sunk ~, and tnen Juinru his cibin I'D
ntd. lie WAS rrfos.cd N Junction tlt Kan,
ana having been convIctcd OF muedor IN
the ilr.t degree, lie was sentenced to
be hanged, out tho case was taken to
the toIrt Of Apacas. and that tribunal
reversed the Judgment ms mor'hhg the piis =
nrr pleaded gullty oI murder III thc second de-
gree, and judge 1uncs sentenced aim 90 m-
Iri,uumcut III the pcniteutidTy Tor ninety mt q
years. There il "a 81 ite law that cIahl,- a man
who las been sentenced ior NE to demand and
receive ais Olscharre at the emf of fifteen years
impii-onment. Hence th- term OF hlnet> lime
YCArs W.. LA ID.
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rnr rrrrr MrLr MusrIHc RicE.


The nfty-mile mustang race on the Bay
District Course was decidedly successful. 4 his
species Of tuff sport has its merits outside
Its novelty. The rec was for % side. nity
miles out, each contestant to be allowed ten
horses. aud rDquitcd to change horses every
mllo. lAc parties to the match were II. y. Now
~ aud j. l.. Smith. both men whose business If
N tie 5 lddle, and VINO h We beoouIe lnlirtd ny
years of experience TO the cisacreeneAs NmNc-s
OF the spanish saddle and the uupleasan1 pecu-
llArities Il the mustang horse.
The quarter stretch WAS crow ted with bucktny,
rearing and hick.ng haif-oreed horses. among
which IL WAS dangerous to be safe. At three
O'Clock tho judges ordered tue riders up, ana
they set OIL with promptness. The horses used
bv Mr. Smith were uutanly superior to those ot
MoWrY; bnt hc was deliberate In ms mounts
and GismOunts, while MONTY threw himself
from one horse Ia npther almost without los-
inp his he AWAY. By mis- means he more thhn
made up for tho din renee I'm the speed Of his
horses. tie was repeatedly tuned. and hc 1t 10
time occupied more than from three To I'VE see
und- M making change. A. the close OF the
tcutu mile Mr. smith, IN attempting To mount
IA eVil-dispnsed bronco, received severe KICK
Just below the hight knee, which rendered min
very stif and sore. q this mshdp he ascflbes nis
defeat. Nith few exceptions. Smltn led 70 the
end Of the fortictn mile. At tins stage MONTY
turncd loose his choicest horses, and at the end
of the forty ghth mile WIS fun quarter ahead
Smith rode de speratcly to close ii up but with
our success, and Mowiy came under the wire
winner Of the race and money by Two nun -fed
yards
lIme-lO miles, 20 minutes 90 miles, 81 min
utes % miles, o. minutes ~ miles, q minutes :
~ miles. | hour, - minutes; ~ miles, 2hours and
minutes.
Mr.. Nowry. the winner. insists that he won the
race upon h,- merits, and tnat MIR. smiths acct
dent made no difference In the result, ne hds
ridden several races Of this kind IN TINS Stile,
aud won "a reputation rs u daring ana shlu az
hurscman. It's his Intention o. visit fhil iuei
Uhla. taking NUMBER OF California horses. ana
intending 10 challenge any man, or the world, to
ride az ninst him IN long distance races.
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DOCS As DETECTIVES.
How the blackburn Murderer was Detected
A Or. me that Is Agitating England.
From the London Times. dpr1 IS.

From the LoRdon Times, iprl IS.
william Fish, who has been apprehend-
cd on the charge Of numbering the little girl
Emily Holland, was yesterday taken before mag
istrates at the Town Hall. blackburn. He Is -
years OF age, and u barber
On Monday morning Peter Taylor psced two
dogs at the DISPOSAL 81 the ponce-a springer
spaniel and a part bred bloodhound The Chief
Constable arranged with some OF his officers 10
tax the dogs to two BARRIERS shops, one kept by
Dents Whitehead. and the other the pfisouer'-.
The intention was kept secret and they IN IN
aged 20 get into both houses unObstrvcd b. tie
inhabit ints. In the first house-tna. Of Denis
Whitehead bloodhound did not appear to
scent anything, and they went t. fsOs. The
dog Immediately ON entering tho house began to
sEiH all round, and evidently scented something
In back room. The door which leads to the
upper room was shut, but Detective O6ictr
Holden opened ~ aud went up stsirs. The dog
followed and snine1 round the back room, in
which there was no fireplace. ana re ally scented
something. II then passed Into toe front room,
fin lily ftopping at the hre. lace. Mr.. laylor
went to the chimney aud found human skdll,
evidently tina. of u Guild. Superintendent East
wood informed the prisoner Of the Offices OF
their visit, and he was extraordinarily effected
by the announcement. Inc poice managed to
get him away before the inhabttints were aware
OF what was going on. II they had been three
or four minutes later, they could not have
brought him Ia the court.
strangely enough another bloodhound came
upon the scene. furniture broker at Enfield
w,s coming to- Blackburn with cart. At the
toll b + ne plsssd a man csrrying parcel under
his coat. A dog ne had with hun, a bloodhound
and nasiif, went back to the man. jumping
upon his breast with its feet and pdshing It's
head under nis coat. The broker, knowing his
dog was dangerous one. immediately called IL
away nut IL repeated TINS strange condu
Therefore, II would appear there was one per-
son curyinS the body about and another CON
Cerncd In the MURDER At ali esents, the facts
require to be very carefully Inquired into.
After being removed the PRISONER confessed
that be committed tue murder and, without
being aided Dy any one, uutil4ted tue oOIy and
dispersed the remains.
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A Murderer Baptized.

Burr Bcgearly, the Wilson county muir
dCrer. was bapuzei by the Rev. Nelson Merry
yesterday Ia the ii yard. The Officiating uii-
lster = III IL was a solemn occasion. ~" ~ n
had resolved that tue Urrf remainder Of nus
lie would be spent ia ir,ing to undo the sinful
NE OF the past. The hNmn, Alis, anu dld MY
Saviour bleed :. was gwen uGt, aud Jus. as II y
setting OF the sun threw the jill ward IN %
shadow, Burr ttepped into the poo. that mad
been pcuVined, and was uaptizcd. immediately
nficr coming out ~ the water, Begg .riy uecun
shouting with ferv1r. H. exclaimed, ON, Il
YOU wdut To ind me when am dead, come W (;
don't ~ down there. mis- BODY nas got to o.
hung, anu the worms Will eat the flesh. nut they
can hurt my soul. ihanH God I've found Him.
aid | amt afraid Of death now lie l. to TO
hault ON the .Otn IF MAY.
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Whom she viii Mnrry Herbert.

A beautiful and bashful young woman
of about M letecn summers called AT Inc once
OF 4 life assurance agent last week, and asked;
" How long Will a man of ~, and that eats peas
win his KNIFE. live - "Accordipg to our table
mad9me,' reulied the agent, me should; on tue
average survive III YEAR,, months, anu ~ d VS. .
"ThAt" sad his visitor, would be TIL the LIST !
August, lsS1f' " Precisely, madame.' Ana
how Inuch could | insure his life torf' ION,
ingupa blank form # a pllcatlun. "Mrll,' snd
the young woman, Z" think, tneH, mat ~ mar
~ him." Insure him, you mean leplei me
agent No, marry INN ; You insure MN. on
See" she added, with a burst OF confidence, " i
love Hernert, and Mr. Diwkins is DID enough 10
lust worship tho corner let's tn Mr.. Dawkins
builds on. And Herhert II very tlent, ahd
says that # viii only iiN ad y, no matter now
long he may have 10 wall, ne Will be happy.
Now, you say Mr.. ID wilkins Viii di3 bv the Isl Of
Aunnst. 1851 AMI as IL wouldn't uo decent to
m Try az III tili I've been year ~ mnur an y
n AR nge to MARI Herbert On tao "a OF Au-
gust, 1855"
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srcoR RoBBER>ov TrRRIrIrD.
His Efforts 10 Cover his Tracks and Intin,i-
date Witnesses.


WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Thc work which
:he sub-commlttce II the House Naval Com.
mittee is to Uetin in New York tomorrow Mnl
probably last week or ten days. and whom II T.
concluded tho Committee ON Naval Affairs will
begin the prcIar, tiun of Its report IN last
witnesses To- be called VIII be secretary hopcsoh
aud chief Constructor llan'com, VINO VA be
given an opportunity TO explain the charges
az inst them Of fdglant violations OF law ana
immense waste OF the public moneys. hIoespn
seems not yet to have gwen up hope, bat Is stun
irving as industriOusy as ever to cover up ms
tracks and to defeat the invesllghlion' lnloIhid-
ton tnat Is asked by the committee Is held back
as long rs possible. and onlY given on conpusion.
Fuzzy month ago the comnlttee directed the
secretory to trans Tit detailed report Of AL the
operatinns II rman Wiacd, aud Of all If his
relations aud business with Ward, WIN state
nent of how much money VIA h,u spehl or
wasted. and what was the net result OF hls "peri
tiuns In II lston harbor. No answer mas Oeeh
made 10 tins inquiry Hs yet; but tue discuh-
uccted, incOncrent mass Of ducumt MS on the
subject sent to the committee p{ hopes"h re-
mains in its possession. NpDeson mas Oech smut
up II his house for TWO on three DAYS, ana inc
EXCLAMATION given out MS lccn that lie WAS SICK :;
| but It was learned to day that he was al ", rk
upon the answer TO the inquiry concerning
| WAR.
| Inc action Of Robson yesterday In placing
! Commander Meade Of tho lIrouhlIn Navy YARD
| on waiting order, n relardeu ny llt comm, 90
| as "A very bold and reckless attempt % lnilmldhe
| witnesses at the Brouklyn Navy ldrd. Com
nander NJ ,adc was summoned mere some lllhe
| AFRO, and being an officer Of high character ana
| de rous OF sern- reforms lhoululcu IN 'no
| Navy Department., he testined very lreeiy con
cernilS he a use IN the liIooLl}n yHu' ne
| order placing him on waiting ordets u, ll1 re
| ward for 50 testifNing, ana at the same tn' u
| serves a waInn- to the suhnrHihAte ohGtts
| II the yard. TINS Is one 81 Robesons hiIh
| H. nded proceedings for Whicn he ought To DC
| Incre ia abundant evidence that Roheson Is
| badly scarcd, ana thai he does not know whl,n
| way to turn. The committee has graihtllY uh-
| coveted his msdeme.uor> and ne Wlll ne con.
| irunted In due time. Ills friends stlll say thal
| lie VIII not resign to ESCAPE Impeachment, hul
| that lie Will stand by his gus whatever happens
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FIuIIt NC NNItWUI- NJ ItN8VTI- FTI'
Collector AMI Professor Northrop of Yale
College aud the Custom House mad the pleasing
task OF speaking to the FIRST toast, " the fresh
dent Of the United states" at the New ltaven
Chamber uf Commerce dinner on Thursday. lie
acquitted himself ike "A man and Collector.
lie was" bOld 10 say" that no man now lNlng
on earth" has ever nl,d the OH 20 Of President
Of the Uuited - tea with greater honut to his
country ana himself than Ulysses =. Grant As
there Il no ex President hylng. the h idness Of
THIS statement docs not quite appear possibly
there IL an error in the report. When the pes
ent " tempest Of cvll speaking" has spent Itself,
the lc rn-d Collector II confident the name Ui
Giant will shine uuStained and uniarnsned.
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TWO oRPHiNs' ADTENTUREs.
One OF the MANY Romantic Incidents in n
Railroad Conductors Lite.


On Saturday last, Conductor Ben Cole
discovered. crouched unier one Of the seats in a
smoki1c car. a hoy and "A girl. " Mister, u THIS
roo 10 li".rn san the 10y. as ne craiN"I ,
pu' us or. our folks hv' there. and we
amt got any father or mother, ana here's
letter" at the same time ofdwiu rom
her faded calico apron crumpled pee, OF
pager, and nandinl it to MIR. Cole. After loohlng
at II a long time, for 1t Wa badly written, bedy
5. clled aud JluucG, he M de uut tins:
fnasr or monrr. rncy aea mere IN frera,ry. sod 9
t Ig' iiiveu &oan CAL al, or nj ger
v man, ,ndesn'' sep IN 20 .!nferi - goi nhfei
llei good en- ldrcn, and don'' 10 'eip no hrq
Nr Cole sat down by the boy, who was abou
tlir.ccu years e &c ana t.i-ht. lie learned
ma, 70 tie srring John Howell with Ms wife
and two children iett New IL wen, Conn, for
the " i, and .rr,Ved al fueolo, but That t1.re
bo.h Cicd, and .Iing their slckhe,s the Old
negro. Jane Mau, In, was the only attendent at
ihrir bed .ide aud whcn the children we e
thrown on; upNn the world. orphans, frcn Hess
AID pelnIiess. she cared tor them a. She " uid
for her own children. Eur having learned from
the father tnat they wers from Ne" Haven. ahd
tat tuey had an uncle there 10y the II sme 81
Martin Howell she conceive the ldea that they
ou-ht To 90 back, aud sue thought tnat tue let
ttr size wrote and gave them would be IA =
p.r t. a.. me an mf; SIH't ,5ain s f9r
s'a, 1nI conductor h d put them on near
Hut they had started for Haven, and they re-
solved tat they would g.. By stealing udes.'
no, ia o. +. l.ut car now under the seats Ia tue
snYDl,i.s c-r, aud now IN the Caboose muns the
nj e. ID trunks and pack lges. ant % ggiLg their
iD.d thcy reached Topeka, Aitl niles from At
ellison. lhey WanGe ct around loi ek az DAY,
ana al nignt th,y hid themselves In a u it IT
ladcl with hIiuiug stone. In the gray Dawn
I .oy reached TINS ely, begged breahli ahd
ulncr. .llu al = o'clocA hid themselves uuuer
tho seat In the Missouri Pacific ear where they
Meit fo ma by Mr.. Cole.
Nr Cole took the children to Kansas City, the
end OF hi run" c.rcI Tor them there, tele-
graph a TO Narun Howell a. New Haven, conn,
a.ii received al answer 10 send the children III
care 81 the conductor to New Haven, and to
draw upon MN Tor the expenses OF the mp.
hey are OH tnrlf way.
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from me 'nH|hit 10 thf.N N.tfNI 49,
The boys and their girl. desired 70 have
quiet htilr d ,ucc Ia ledrd's Han ON lhur-d v
evening. Very pleasant company assembled ;
but one ecntlcm ~ who accompanied Young
lady who was an eXtrt ana devoted dane r.
knew nothing Of the gddH maze, - hc ubtatncd
u partner tor her who could dance. L.tcr In the
evening She topped herfIn aud one Of the dam
GERS has.enrd to PICK It ~. Her y rtner desired
MN to teturn IL. but the fellow refused To uu 10.
Inc gentleman VINO re 'urttd the Lazy tue hidl
hearing II the stu ton, made a demand Tor tie
fan. 4 DISPUTE followed, terminating In III - =,
aud soon the entire party had taken sizes. CO ats
were torn, eN es were set III mourning. noses were
bruised, ami tue dance was broken NJ.
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Trinvilla Swetnam, of Louisa, NY Elder Parker
has been presiding elder of this district for three
years, residing part of the time Of Louisa. but
for some time past at Ashland and at the re-
cent session Of the Conference was returned 10
the district. He il said tu lie u fluent speaker,
clever man. aud was, we believe. popular with
his church. Tho victim NJ his seductive wiles IS
about eighteen years of age, belongs to n good
FAMILY, her father. We learn, a local minister in
that church. The parties left this place We'd
nesday uf last wek by different boats, but both
took the same boat Mt Ashland. and were last
heard Of AT Cincinnati on the way to the railroad
depot, said to bc bound for California
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Foolnardluc.- ana Paralysis.

fIom me iHudNiDNAN JVuNdI
An enthusiastic young Democrat named
VIM. Eaton, living on English avenue, hoastcd
that be could stand nearer The cannon. Is mouth
than any man who was present while the salute
was being Hired To honor the nominal ton OF W IL
liauus. lie stood only ten feet In advance OF
and but three trui To one side al the gun. During
the following night his head began To ltel quite
singular, and gradually his entire body wa- more
or less Hncrtcd. The strange feeling Increased
until one-hnlf Of his body became pNrulN1rd
The attending physician j. 81 the opinion ina IL
viii remain So white he lives. ~ the lmal4 sls
originated from "a conclusion oi the brain,
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,o,.mp.rapce and wife Murder.

Frona ne Chaidao "a (IeHtl Times, Apr" a.
T.. r. Fitch killed H. wife on the morn
Ing OF the 18Th, In rusc loosl, Ala While ne
wa shaving sud his wife was dressing AZ hcr
Mirror H. suddenly seize her ana aaii, :" ue-
ncye 1 will XIII you," cutting her throat. she
was found de ,on the moor. lie had been
diluhing very nay for s.ne time, ana had hal
severil lts Of drhrun. liis father - treasurer
of Yale College, New Haven. HIS WIe Was MISS
uelel WAITING Vi IuseaVosa,
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NIcKsBURG, April 2G.-For long time
steumDOltWrn have lIedlcted That soone or
la. er the river would ma ne way through the
cutoff on the peninsula Just south OF the old site
OF De soto, oppO ito th, city.
Attwo U clork to daS the peninsula Yielded to
the force Of the current, end quickiy all immense
flow Of water rushed through the cut which
caved IN neaylly nj both sides The new chant ei
viii s.Ortcn river navigation ny about thlIS
miles and leave Nicksburg out IN the cold.
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FF0i No ~ l-IOI-II III N7I00'T
II become our puuiui duty To- r''"lN
clerical .pn-tIcy whch over nla,.c..rd tl.' ,o.'u
name of This pam 80, h"hiarnt, Ii. ~. /. y.
Parser of tine Methodist tp>'nnl thh' 10
and !nl .-a,r ,i.rt in t.o ''tI'.u &, n't'I PEE
which iurrts ln 10 UtiW'ie nest wees Lac uIn-
dUned AIS lAuIIl and led The eOuh'Fl WALL Nns'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-01
The Lobby's War with Mexico.


HUWWV0' ItIItF 7" VI '7'T'I4V II"'-'
There Is "A very energetic attempt on
the pift of the louuy forces TO rush tuiu-- WIN
Mexico. Finding that II T. imuo-stpir to- make
nnucy IN the usual way, the lnunN lNlk' are
striving 20 fan the revolutionary II me In McNi'o
to "A war neat winch SHAH iuvnlNe this county
i'm a cTusaue ov rtue border. Iu~ main mowers
In TN, scheme hold large sums Of MrNic n
ton rs, and IL Is said they propose ioll"Wlhs the
exam pie uf England IN sciHiIg custom houses
and pay ing themselves in god IN tne eNcut OF a
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-01

FTOIN M ~ INN III NJ "I"T TTI''
The High school graduating class OF 10
will 20 through their gradultin. exei 80 ana
receive their diplomas dressed IN callcni thht ~
IN. Urls OF the class. THIS ,kes away one or al
DRAWBACK to grad atun-th expense 81 or d.
uAtiug dress. In former years Ile ore SEES OF
some cl sses have been very expensive, ana
there have heen Instances where young dlss
h ave lett school "a few weeks before ~ duailIg
hcrause they were un bic u stand the rAprhse
OF dtesins as well as ana the rest Of their class