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SENATOR JOSEs's STORY.
How lie Won af the t.ame Of Rouleite, and
Way lie suddenly stopped Winning.
Nom ne phIlIdsiphtI np.es

"some twenty eight ears ago, said Sem
ator silver Jones, went 10 California. and on
the way out was an old gambler, with a SGT cut Of
faro boxes, roulette tables, &c. lie took hiking
u me. ana ne said, Johnny, IN tell you secret
that NAV save YOU many dollar. DO YOU
and they bet on the col rs-a nearly even
chance. Nov, watch me, Johnny, IA ! sit mere
aud spn TIE oil. do YOU see ue gently raise
my Knees and press under the frame OF tue
table Well, those red and black COMPARTMENTS
are connected ny Two sets Of wires. RAISE my
Knee when see that the bulk OF money is IN
the red, aud that wire running through the reds
uis and tren Dles, 50 that tne ball won't rest on
any red cell, but Is repeliod and settles In some
Dlack sUOt. JOHNNY, remember tnis wnen
you have bagsed your gold dust /
year afte ward 10 make "A stake. There was a
nue, h-httng gambler sittins there spinning rou-
lelte. said | To myself, Young man, III Just
take peep At your knees. he raised them
very gently, ana 4 planted my money against
the pie. knowing that when ne swept The gre at
amount On for Tue red he must pay tue DlA K.
so picked up hundred dollars or 50. Every
time nit It. That gambi.r got bis eve me.
IL was an eve full OF small pVx audacity. lie
SAID he, Didu'I tell you never To come here
agalnf DIDN'T tell you tnat his was place for
eentiemenf Tnis 10 gentlelnan's game. lnAt
mau, gentlemen, II Is my duty To warn you
against; that ioafer l. "A thief Well" contin-
ued Jones, / had never IN my NE usep there
before, but | saw the scheme. IL ! resented
wat the boss SAID there were forty fellows
there, cappers and so forth, TO kick me down
stairs and roo NE, so | meegly said, Well sir,
YOU don't want me here III take my money aud
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cIasa organ At the hands land feeI 81 a dozen
gentlemen we might mention. But IN ny as
have been the changes In church music, many
are still IN progress. We know OF one church
that recently dismissed lts paid quartette, sold
Its organ, and bred "precentor," who, with
iormal cut Ia front OF the congregation, sounds
his formel do aud proceeds TO lead his nock IN
the wynn. The use OF the fat cornet IL not
entirely unusual, though there IRE two OF three
instances ~ It, aud we may perhaps get back to
the davs In which. with trunpets also and
shawms," men praised God in sonR Many
Mrthouist churches now have organs. Former
" they we're regarded "a actually sinful. Even
the Scotch Presoyteri ms may yet succumD to
the "kist Of whistles" and perhaps our Quaker
brethren too may feel the spirit move to musical
measiires.
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state bonds were neglected. We note sales OF Mis-
souri, o., Hannibal and ST. Joseph of 1870 101,
An d. Asylum bonds. AZ 1904 In rarosd securities
there were features OF special Importance rhe fol-
10 ing were the principal trsnssctions Boston, Hart
ford nd Erie guaranteed. 1s,s Milwaukee aud ST.
Pau lists, La Crosse DIVISION l0{ Milwaukee and nt
Paul, z. snd u division es|s New Jersey Contra con-
verttOlr. " Chicago anu Northwestern consolidated
coupon so.d honds, Central Pacific 1s'r, California
and Oregon branch. wy Chicago. Burlinston and
lOS No.tn Mlssou lists. e.s; OHIO ana Missssippi
eohsousssg hns ny Iule " Sev igrk CentrA lsn
srn Union telegraph. reg, 1900 ioi; Western Union
Telegraph, coup 1900. IOl< .Cnc Railroad OF Mis-
souri, Sds. IS; ST. Louis anu Iron Mountain lists, l0l
81. Louis JACK, anu Chic lists, l05 Lehieh and W.
b. conso ldAted b69s MI aukee aud St. Paul console
dated snAi x iund. yO4 G.. Z. and c. ISIS 500.
The opening. hignest lowest and l.. NJ. closing
prices OF stvcks TO-DAY were;
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A Seaside Incident

fFO" Me CHppeF.
Why, Bob. ~ dear Old fellow,
Mherc have you Dren these yearsi
In ~ ~ lnda. khiy..
with the hhan's own volunteers2
Have you scaled the Alps or Andes,
sailed o. isles OF AmaEon,p
what climate, Bob, nas wrought the change
Your lace from brown TO bronze 2"
She placed dumped hand In mine.
In the same frank, friendly way
We stood once more on the dear old beach,
And II seemed but yesterday
Since, standing On lnls ranle White shore,
she said with eVelids We
Good ny, You may remember, Bob.
But shdH not forget"
held her hand and whispered low;
hadge, daring, wnat OF the years
Inc Two long years that have interviewed
Since, through tie INST Of tcus,
We iookei good Oy on this same white beach
Here by by the m lrnurlng
You, tdgr, we're then Just twenty,
And was twenty.Ihrde."
A crimson blush came 10 her cheek.
Hush, Rob. =" she Quickly sal
LET'S Look ~ the ,thcrs IN the surf
Ihert's Nellie and Cousin Ned"
Ana who's mats porilY gentleman
Ga the shady side Of lfr?"
" on, ne belongs to our party, too
In fAct. Zoo, fni his wife
"And | tell you. Ron, it's an awful thing,
lle way ne docs Denay-
flris WIN tnat girl IN steel gray silk
" Tue fact a dge, I--wrll .ahcm
On nolllihs Al all, my dear
EAcept lhal sAc 81 the ste grsr silk
lie HE oae married IasI Year"
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Total for the week .... 01p i54
The total nun eer Of shares dealt in to-da,
was 72,835, OF which Lake shore represented 49,
200; Michis N Con raj. i0,aoo; Western Union.
$500 Rock Isl land, 5sa5; Delsw re, Lackswanns
s.iOoi New Jersey Central, ares; 0hios. 900;
Pacihe vail, a1OO; Illinois Central, 2,soe; Erie,
Toon Psese s.? canton 's &c., PG5e'c!T and
one OF Missouri, 200: beisware and Hudson
ssI e. S 20 e csnr NIT. and and r.
Co.. 100; New York Central, 120; New Jersey
sout6srn. 100 Pro. Con. l.. and Pet Co.. 100; and
In the gold market the transactions were re-
All S the ssss we're at IL rs
rl gold loan: the rate: p.s for having balances car
T9s Sca Eachsos. BANK were
st ;ss sS; ' lS r 6 Is We. Tss
.y Sn ,ss DaS debt Tor tss wee. s
s p.cd "a ;scsySs during me
40 = Coo S.Ssie 90 s.y%sn.. isss
e. 9ss y. DO S.y%.n,: SOsSSi DO Ssssce.
me in,, ,,,n rsv.nae Receipts at Washington to-day
se sp - shd sae customs receipt. $50 ooo
tionsl osnt note, for redemption masking total Of
s bond. 10 secure tse ts s.s mo. hold.
slon. and also sls,72oooo 70 secure public deposis
tne bAns OF EuEihnd Increased kD,ODO.
Foreign exchange ruled quiet ~ uoininaly 81. sal
and t4OOf for time and demand drafts respectively
The exports OF specie Tor tue footed up $685.
324 and since Jan, EST S46.72S against t5g 2p3
IA same time last and t375SSS70 In 1874 The
exports OF domestic produce currency valuation,
for the week ending Tu last IS l27 $50 and
since Jan. s153. 06s compared with tI9eoss-
ce6 same tune IN 1873. The imports Of dry goods, In
GLIDING general mercnandlsc gold valuation. for the
Jan l7e5eS 50 as a, sfslnst t2licsqiS same time
cotton coastwse anu oy rail- curing the week were boo
bsits anu the mum er exported vas 1b.S2p Tue total
receipts since Sept L. the commencement Of the cot
ton year, amount to t.042iO. Increase of 603s0c
bales as compared with the corresponding period Of
ast year
Money WA abundant at 2214 cent. on call 10 the
stock brokers, with nnal goti tons the lower
ngures Prime commercial paper was IN demand from
capitalists At S9i with exceptions at tlf65
The weekly exhibit OF the associated banks rejected
gam Of 81 $40 7oo in the total reserve. as against
Inc ease OF t365OTOO la the line VI dcposs. Deduct.
Ing 70 per cent from tne tier as required by law the
net reserve OF the BANKS increase OF tp7S025
n compared with last week. aud they there fore
bold t23B5p3 $50 In OF the legal requirements
Inc loans were expanded s2.25i 300. and the circua
uon higher by t8.tD0.
Government bonds maintained strong tone and
closed nrm. The dealings however, were light, but
coupon 1886. sold In small amounts at 1fTA and
coupon IS Of 1881 At 117A
Ya.IlA rlA
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Rcni Estate Market.
Transactions yesterday at the Exchange com,

prised foreclosure sales by
A. J. Bleecger Son-one lot. e5xl0o5 on the north
side OF Srtythrd street. 100 feet east OF Finn avenue
$4,000; one lot, 25xlOO5, Oh the south side of Suy
fourth street 27S feet west OF Fourth avenue. 5000
ny {. = Carter-One tnrecstOry brick house, with 10
ycars lease OF T. .1xB II, the south side Of Twenty
rrs 100 feet OF Tenth lue, $500 ana
the frame sheds with IA years lease OF plot lOOAS3lO.
adjoining above on me sOunNes corner VI Tenth ave-
hue aud Twenty nr,t street, sll5O.
H. v narnrt adjourned foreclosure sale OF leasehold
property the southwest corner OF COrlears aud
Cherry street To Aug. l6.
The value Of city real estate sold at the En-
chaIig- for thr past werk amount 10 1857 20, ~
against tsBs, yNi ngurte for tue week
uuuUrr Of sales are ana unCed Tor hOnday ~ tho
ExchAa ge, bclus mostly foreclosures
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sitting Bail nm Engiishma q.

Mr.. Kampfuer, OF Little Germany, In
tins province. writes US Ms follows: "nltting
Bun Is not All Indian at all. lie Is an knglis u
seen him often, aud had a battle with him Ia
1863. lhere we're seven OF US on foot to his sixty
on nor eDaCk. We fought for about one hour.
We were escorting AN OF train through that
country, when be thought OF getting tue tram
Tor Ills winter supplies. We gave him the lead
mini hack Ia rnulX
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A Negro Camp Meeting Hymn.
n ON the Chtcugo Tttbuns

Why don't you do a. Peter dii.
walking gu Inc sea
He thfOwru both arms ABOVE his head,
Crying, " Good Lord. remember me-"
Theu 2, member tue rich aud rernemusc the poor,
Aud remember the bound ana the tree,
Al ~heh you are cone enivmberlns aTouad,
TheD good Lord. remember me.
II could stand where Moses stood.
And view the lgndscapc DER,
I'd throw these LEGS as fast as could
And ia - for The mus white shore.
Then RENE Der the rich anu remember the poor
And remember thc OOund aad the Tree,
And when you are cone remembering around,
Thea. gvod Lord. remember me
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A Lively Run on n Kansas Bank.
ES.Otl m, human faly Hta>e

ELDoRADo, Kan, July 26.-The Butler
county bank OF tbis place failed last wees, or
rather closed Its doors. No cards or explAna-
ton. Two OF the depostors demanded their
money at the point Of "A six shooter. aud got H.
The third demanded his, and sot into n wraugle
with tue President, Mr.. Goss 4rd, he (Gossirdl
drawing pistol and Swapping several times
Then the deposition, named Shehan, shot and
Killed Gossard Instantly.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

The MAINE ELECTION. The State
election, for Governor, members Of the
Legislature and representatives in Con-
gress, was held 10 Maine on Monday.
As was anticipated, the Republicans
carried the State. electing their whole
State ticket and full congressional del
egation. The Legislature will stand !:
in the Senate. 20 Republicans and Z
Democrats; in the Assembly. 81 Re-
publicans and 7 Democrats. This, Of
course, assures Mr.. Blaine's election to
the U. S. Senate. seat in which be
nov holds BY appointment Of the Gov
ernor, to gil the unexpired term Of Mr..
Morrill,. The vote cast on Monday was
the heaviest ever cast in the State. In
comparison with the vote at the Sep
tcmber election in 1872. the last Presi-
Dental campaign. when their majority
was II, PIG, the Republicans we're con-
siderably the losers in the late election.
their majority on Monday. according to
the returns thus far received being .
little less than 10000.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
THE RESULT IN MAINE.


Maine has emerged from the hottest
campaign Of her history with Repub-
can majority Of about Is. 900, the low
est ever given in Presidential year by
the Republican party. and very largely
below the average Republican majority
in great contests The official vote may
make the victory even less decisive
than it is reported, as it did in Yer
mont, but $1,000 seems to be accept
ed by both sides as about the verdict Of
the State Viewed as battle by Mr..
Blaine for party supremacy in his State
under his own leadership, it is posi-
tive victory, but viewed as finger.
board Of the Presidential struggle, it
affords little substantial comfort to Re-
publicanism- It presents the disjointed
and demoralized Republican party Of
last year in Maine as recovering it's
vitality to an extent that has even sur
prised its leaders. but it shows that,
after the most exhaustive efforts and
lavish expenditure Of money and elo-
quence, the party has lost percentage
Of its rank and file that transfers the
battle from East to West. without the
usual thunders Of Republican omnipo-
tence, which have hitherto inspired every
national conflict, from Yankeeland.-
With Vermont on the fullest vote ever
polled, falling of from two to three
thousand in her majority. and Maine
also on her largest vote falling largely
below her average, it is Republican
escape and not Republican victory -
Phila. Times.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
MASSACHUSETTS Republicans hav.

MASSACHUSETTS Republicans have
shown their idea Of reform and decency
by the nomination Of the notorious Ben.
Butler as their candidate for Congress.
Il now remains to be seen whether
there are enough Of that kind in the
district that nominated him to secure
his election. If there are, and he is
reelected it will not be worth while for
Republicans from that congressional
district ever to talk about desiring
honest government and "civil service
reform again.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
For the Midaietown Transcript
EPITAPH ON A LOCKSMITH.
B z. MD. R.

Sad is the theme my muse must now portray,
For one we love is but lump of clay
No more amid the busy haunts Of men
Shall we behold our lock-smith here agen-
No more he'll call like some old jolly tar,
And wrap his knuckles on tavern bar
Nor more will Archie,* though he hates to
bulge,
Fer see him wink or feel his silent nudge
Bob like his grog, nor lik' d it all alone,
His friends he treated till his change was gone,
How is it thus, sad thought, the good and brave
Too oft are doomed to fill an early grave?
Had one day o'er all created things
I'd rid the world of death-the grave, its
stings-
There's none should die save Shylock o. er the
way,
And such like him, I'd send them all away,
There let them roam throughout their Fires
domain,
For here on earth they ne'er should come
again,
There let them shave, shave 10 their hearts
content, Fl
'Twould never anger us to know at what per
cent
But such is death, there's none can ward his
blow,
He marks his own and they, perforce, must go
NUS udy, ny uity, we see uuI IFituuS eutOOAl u
Nor heed that we some day, like them, are
doom'd
To fill that marrow house," no matter what
we do,
'Tis all we'll own-some eight feet by two
Here lies his bones, this stone above his head
Tells where Bob Freestone is sleeping with the
dead
Come, Coverdale, if for once you shed tear
Come Bishop, Rece, and honest Dan Megear,
Here let US weep, as Rachel wept Of yore,
Till tears, like rain, adown our checks run
o'er
But, mid our grief this consultations ours,
Though Bob has left this world, he's gained
world Of flowers.
There let him stray with Israel's peaceful flock,
For never more he'll mend rdm-rod or al lock.
*Archie, wellknown bar tender at - Hotel. in
Smyrna, the LATEST mortal in out of aihis checks
were nearly dne twenty years ago, and I have NO
doubt they have been handed in for that land from
sswhence no traveller returns''
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

MARYLAND DEMocRAcY.-The Mary
land Democratic State Convention as
sembled in Baltimore on Wednesday to
nominate an Electoral ticket Hon. A.
K Syester presided. Resolutions we're
adopted .ndorsing the St. Louis plat
form. Frederick Raine Of the German
Correspondent of Baltimore. and Hon.
r. B. Carmichael. tof Queen Anne's
county, we're chosen electors at large.
The remainder Of the ticket are: from
the First District. James U. Dennis, Of
Somerset; Second District, R. J. Git
tings, Of Baltimore county; Third Dis
trict, VIM. Shepard Bryan. Of Baltimore
city; Fourth District, Chas @. Kerr,
Of Baltimore city; Fifth District. Fen
dali Marbury, Of Prince George; Sixth
District, Frederick j. Nelson, Of Fred
erick county
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

THE nomination Of Levi Bird. al
though made so unanimously BY the
convention, is very unsatisfactory TO-,
and creates considerable grumbling
among, anumber Of the faithful" Sew
eral persons in this town and neighbor-
hood, who have always been some Of
the strongest and most radical Of loyal
lists are declaring openly that they won't
vote for Levi, but that they will see
him in certain very warm place. only
mentioned BY preachers and hard
swearers. frst Poor Birdie
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16


SENATOR BAYARD ON TAFr's ORDER.
In answer to the inquiries Of an in
terviewer a, 10 what he thought Of At
torney General Taft's late order turning
over the South to military law. Senator
Bayard. of Delaware, said:
.'No document SO partisan in charac-
ter, so reckless of all constitutional limi-
tations upon power. SO regardless Of
historical truth, so utterly inordinate to
the decisions Of the Supreme Court of
the United States. has in the history Of
our country issued from a department !;
not only acting as all departments
should act. under the sanction of law,
but looked to BY all other departments
Of the executive as itself the fountain Of
law for them"
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
cESrErNIAL 1sCEHD1ARIsbI.
An Outside IiIumination-A saloon In
Flames Oysters In Any style.

An Outside IiIumination-A saloon In
Flames Oysters In Any style.
PH1LADELPHfk, Sept 9.-At half
past 4 o'clock this afternoon . fire broke
out in Murphy's oyster saloon, on Elm
avenue, opposite the main exhibition
building, and before sxtinguished COM
municated to and destroyed property to
the value of about $50. 900. The flames
spread east, west and south, consuming
the entire lot of buildings ON Elm ave-
nue. from the Transcontinental Hotel to
the Ross House, about twenty 10 all,
including several variety shows, beer
gardens, restaurants, &c. These struc-F
lures were all of frame, some one and
others two and three stories high 81
The fire also spread back from Elm
to Columbia, taking in all the interven-
ing property, including the New Eug.
land Hotel, boarding house and an
ice-cream saloon and restaurant, all
two-story buildings 4
The'wildest excitement prevailed, both
in and outside the centennial grounds.
The people focked to the scene Of the
fire by the thousand. and it is estimated
that there were sixty thousand persons
in the immediate vicinity.
The Transsontinental Hotel caught
FIRE on the roof four different times,
but the flames were Immediately extin-
guished
= So intense was the heat from the FIRE
that it scorched the paint on the turn
stiles at the entrance gates Of the exhi
bition. requiring stream to be played
upon them and upon the southern side
Of the main exhibition building
1t is thought by some that the fire
was the work of an incendiary, but
others attribute it to the explosion of a
kerosene lamp. A man is in custody,
however, on suspicion of having caused
the fire
The Ross House was damaged to the
extent Of twenty thousand dollars, and
by the destruction Of the New England
House loss of fifteen thousand dollars
was sustained. The individual loss
will vary from one to six thousand dol
lars.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
General News Summary.

According to the registry just COM
pleted there are 1876, 853 taxables in
the city Of Philadelphia.
Four large furniture establishments
were destroyed by fire Monday evening.
at jamestown, New York.
Major Augustus H. Seward, eldest
son of Governor Seward, died at Mont
rose, N. Y. on Monday, aged so.
The boiler Of Baltimore and Ohio
engine, exploded Monday. killing the
engineer and fireman instantly.
$1,000 reward has been offered for
the capture of the bandits engaged in
the North6eld. Minnesota, bank rob-
berry.
A careful revision Of the Vermont
election returns gives Fairbanks. the
Republican candidate for Governor, o
majority Of 23,732
A Hayes and Wheeler meeting in
Baltimore, Md, on Friday night. was
interrupted and brought to close by a
party Of armed roughs.
The corn crop Of Georgia is some
what above the average, while cotton,
owing to the dry weather, is about fif-
teen per cent. below the average.
Not single Democratic vote has been
cast in the the town Of Vergennes, Ver-
mont, during the last ten years. On
last Tuesday, however, n were found
in the box
An Independent Greenback' Party
Convention is to be held at Albany,
New York. on the 26th inst All citi-
zens Of the United States who approve
Of the nominations of Cooper and Cary,
are invited to send delegates
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

the severe pen lashiDgs that the Sun
gives them We only ask that when
they make charges against our candi-
dates they act with at least show Of
justice, and We respectfully submit that
a repetition Of ! portion Of an oath or
declaration. without the qualifying part
is unjust and unfair. We were made
the victim Of dose Of this kind Of
honorable (l) proceeding. once during
the war ourselves and it rather gave us
enough Of it.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

In its answer to our query, in refer
encc to its publication Of part only Of
the much talked about affidavits in re-
gard to his income and railroad suits,
Of Gov. Tilden, last week, the CONNER
cial said we did not publish the portion
Of the affidavit referred we to, but only
some comments Of the N. Y. Sun. We
beg to differ With our contemporary, and
would respectfully suggest that be read
the article again. and be will find the
affidavit there With all the lawyers
characteristic tautology and circumlo-
cution. in addition to the Suns com-
ments. We did not ask, and will not
nov, that our adversaries will republish
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16

q
New YoRK Democracy. The Demo-
cratic convention, Of New York. reas-
sembled at Saratoga, on Wednesday,
and nominated Hon. Lucien Robinson,
present State Comptroller, for Governor,
on the FIRST ballot. Mr.. Robinson. it
is said, was the first choice Of large
majority Of the previous convention and
but for the introduction Of the name Of
Horatio Seymour. who is kind Of idol
Of the New York Democracy, would,
doubtless have been nominated at that
time. Mr.. Robinson is looked upon as
one of the best public men Of New
York. He is q man Of much intelli-
gence and strict integrity. Previous
to the the late civil war he was q
straight tout Democrat, and during that
struggle. believing that the Union
should be maintained, he sided with
the National Government and became
what was known It that time as "war
Democrat, and although elected State
Comptroller BY the republicans be never
By word or deed committed himself to,
or identified himself with, that party.
Since the close Of the war he has acted,
at all times, with the democrats and
was elected State Comptroller by them
on the same ticket with Governor Til
den in 1874. Thus the New York
ticket contains three Of the men who
carried the State by over so. 600 ma
jority two years ago, and they will with
out doubt carry it again in November
NEXT.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-16
The Appoquinimink Republicans did

The Appoquinimink Republicans did
smart thing in nominating 3. G. Fen
imors, Esq. for Road Commissioners on
their ticket. No better nomination
could possibly be made. if Mr.. Fenimore
would only accept it. Ifhe would, the
Democrats would have no cause to fear
the result. Unfortunately. however, be
peremptorily declines the nomination.
and authorizes US to say SO. Mr.. Fem
imore is not and neuer aOas Republi-
can. In 1860 he was BELL and Everett
man" and voted that ticket. During
the war, like thousands Of other excel
lent men, be favored the Union cause,
but since its close, be has almost always
voted the Democratic ticket.