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MEXICO.

GENERAL DrAz' POSITION AT MArAMoRAs-HIs
PLAN or MARCH TO THE INTERIOR NOT
SUPPORTED By HIS MEN-REPoRr or REV
oLUTIoNIsT DKTEAr.
GALVESTON, Texas April "a, 1870
Matamoras despatch, dated yesterday, received
hero to-day, sayseneral Diaz paradcd the National
Guard, about 500 strong, and presented them with
battle Tags
"After making stirring speech he requested all who
would volunteer march into the interior TO step TO
the 'front.'
NOT READY TO Co
"Only one ofhcer and two men responded to the
invitation.
"The whole regiment was then ordered to their
barracks and diearmcd.
DEFEAT
This morning rumor prevails that the revolution
lists badly defeated Monterey and the whole
cavalry force have left tho city hastily in that
direction
THE COMMANDER REMAINS.
General Diaz remains and is conscripting Mexcans
TO increase his forcan
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Congressman Lyman X. Bass, OF Buffalo. arrived at
the st. James Hotel last evening from Washington.
Bishop w. L. Harris, OF Chicago. is ut tho st. Denis
Hotel. Baron Arnold de woclmont and Baron q dc
woclmont, Centennial Commissioners for Belgium,
arrived from Europe In the steamship Switzerland yes
tcrday, and are at the Brevoort House Genera
Robert Lenox Banks OF Albany, is at the Clarendon
Hotel Rev. DR.. Keeling OF Harrisburg is rcgstorct
at the Aston House. General James Craig, Of Missouri
and Jerome D. Chance Of Colorado, arc at tho St
Nicholas Hotel Colonel Thomas ,. Trcadwcll ano
Colonel Thomas q. Baylor, United States Army, and
Colonel sanderson and Captain J. II. Sparks, OF Eng
land, arc at the Gilsey House. Colonel William God
dard OF Rhode Island, Is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
j. d. Cameron, Of Harrisburg, is residing at tho Bro
WORT House. Ex-Governor Henry d. Cooke, Of thu
District Of Columbia, and Jay Cooke, OF Philadelphia
have arrived at the ST James Hotel.
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THE MURDER NEAR LONDON.

AN EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY ron THE POLICE -
AN Ex-NEw YORK BILLIARDTsT AND SALOON
KEEPER wANTxD-HIsroRY OF THE IMpLr-
GATED PARTIES.
LONDON, April "a 1876.
The Times this morning. referring TO the murder Of
Mrs Porter, at No 30 Maude Grove. Chelsea, on tho
18th inst supposed 10 have been pcrpctraicd BY
William Wallace and his wife. said to be Americans,
who II was stated had Loft for Belgium, says
THE SUSPECTED PARrIEs-THEIR CAREER IN PUBLIC
Wallace and his wife In London late as April
Is Wallace appears 10 be by birth Russian Pole,
and his true name IL probably Carlo sesicovich lie
has also gone by the aliases OF Howard Adams John
Howe and Charles Grandy.
IN YORK.
He formerly kept billiard and drinking saloon on
the corner OF Sixth and Twenty third street.
New York.
The woman known ss Mrs Porter whom he Is gus
pectcd OF numbering, Is tho wife OF Joseph u. Chap
man.
scscovich, Chapman, Joseph Huburt and Joe
Becker with various aliases tred for gerry
Smyrna two years ago as Americans before tho United
States Consular Court and sentenced to three years.
imprisonment each. They were removed to Constan-
tinoplc when all except Chapman escaped II Is be.
lievcd that n three lived mt Mira Chapman expense
until her were exhausted, when the waIlaccs
murdered her for her jewciry Of which was known
10 have 81, SEQ worth.
WANT
Photographs OF all four Of the men have long been
circulated omong the police authorities Of Europe the
three who escaped from consantinopc being wanted
BY Pinkcrton's agency
The detectives confident that tho waaces win
shortly he captured
CHAPMAN WAS
The murdered wcmans maiden namo LYDIA
Crosby. she was OF In .list brth about thfiy-Gvc
years old and Of great intelligence. She originally
married q London thief called Two TO Onc,r who was
nitcrward for forgery. Later she became
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HON. CALEB WHITE.

This gentleman died Shady Side, ST. Marys parish,
Louisiana, April II, aged eshiy,woycars lie was born
in Carthage Ohio, In 1884, and son OF old Jacob
white, long q judge Of Hamilton County Court Mr..
White was one Of the pioneers in Ohio and was the
peer and boon companion OF Judges Spencer and Bur
net and men 81 that stamp Ito merchant oi forty
years standing ~ Cincinnati and ior many years
member of the old house OF Glenn 4 TO. when he re-
tired In feeble health to genial cline Ia Louisiana
Mr.. White Is have buiIt the rst brick house,
corner Broadway and Third street, 10 Cincinnati He
was devoted husband and father and leaves wife,
three sons and two daughters.
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GERMANY.

MINING OFFICIALS ron PHILADELPHrA-AN xx-
TExsIvs TOUR or DUTY IN AMERICA.
BERLIN, April -, 1870
II Is announced that tho committee OF mining on
cais which Is going TO Philadelphia on behalf Of the
Prussian government will be divided into two parties
oRDER OF DUTY.
One viii visit the mining districts OF Montana, the
Rocky Mountains Idaho and California returning from
San Francisco via Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
The other party will remain east OF tho Mississippi
and visit different parts OF Pennsylvania and Illnois
MAN RAILWAY CONDENSATION.
LONDON, April %. 1874
Berlin despatch to the Daily Ners says Bavaria
has declined to join the combination OF the South Ger
States against the Prussian railway scheme but
u Is ofhcially stated that this implies change Of
policy
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Yacht wandcrcr, NY.Y.c., Mr. James stillman. from
Pelham Bridge passed whicstono yesterday bound TO
New York
Yacht Atlanta NY.YC, Mr.. William Assor arrived
at CARROTS Yard. City Island to-day Tor ovcrhaung
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TURKEY.

PAsHA COMMANDER REINFoRcED-rHE
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR HOPEFUL OF PEACE
CoxsrASnSoPLE, April "a, 1876.
1t Is stated that Mukhtar Pasba has received ten
battalions OF reinforcemsnts and will now renew the
attempt 70 rev tunl Nicsic
EnrERoR FRANCIS JosErns ASSURANCES TO THE SULTAN.
It is reported that the Emperor OF Austria has sent
tclegrnphc despatch TO Count Z,chy, tho Austrian
Ambassador here instructing him tell the Porto not
TO take action against Montenegro servia but to
trust TO hts for bringing about peaceful terminal
ton Of the instruction, which he hopes will be effected
shortly.
PRINCE GoRTscHAKoFF's CABINET ALARM-rHE
GREAT POWERS BECOMING REAssuRED-THE
PARTY OF PEACE IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TENSE AGITATION AMONG THE PEOPLES.
LONDON, April Is, 1885,
despatch from ST. Petersburg TO the Russian
Tcceraphic Agency says Prince Gortschakon on
Saturday convened the representatives OF the hve
great Powers because tho Turkish Cabinet resolved on
Friday to invade Montenegro by way Of scutari
REINSURANCE
The news from Constantinople IL again better the
moderate party resisting extreme connseIs.
NEGOTIATIONS.
Fresh negotiations arc being pressed for the pro-
longation Of the nrmistice and the revictualng Of
Nicsic
Conferences with the nsurgent chiefs going on.
The Prince Of Montenegro denies that the Montene-
grins took part in the recent engagement
RussiA's NAVAL novxxExrS
The rimes' despatch from Berlin says It is stated
that the Russian government Is going to reinforce
Mediterranean squadron by the clad Peter the
Great frigate SHETLAND and corvettcs Askold and
Bogatir.
THE PORTE HEsTrATIxG.
telegram from Athens to tho Times says tho Porte
is hesitang the question OF declaring war against
Montenegro The war party is strong in the Cabinet.
RUSSIA strongly objects
TO EGYPT
The Porte has asked Egypt for auxiliary troops so
II free the Turkish garrsons OF towns in Asia
for service elsewhere.
Ten thousand Egyptians to occupy these places
INTENSE AGITATION.
The troops have hot yet assembled at scutare, Al
bania. Nothing 10 ready for immediate hostilites.
Great agitation and alarm prevails IN Constannope
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KILLED BY AN INSANE SON.

BosroS, Mass, April "a, 1876.
Elisha Sampson, Of Duxbury sixty-scven years old,
had his head blown of to-day by insane son, who
was in the hands Of the Sheriff.
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FRANCE.

A LEGISLATIVE GAIN FOR THE LrDERAI.-coN-
sERvATIvEs.
PARIS, April a. 1876
Mr. Pages lbera-conscrvntive, yesterday elected
member OF tho Chamber OF Deputies from tho Second
reimbursement OF Montanbad.
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DOM PEDRO AND CANADA.

OTTAWA. Ont, April "a, 1874
II Is understood correspondence has been opened
with view TO having the Emperor of Brazil visit
Ottawa during tho summer
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cable tel am from London, under date OF tho
25th inst, br .ngs the following announcemcnt:--"A
despatch 10 the News from Paris Announces tho death
Of the wifc Of ". Louis Blanc.
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steadily maintained its late priced but there has been
no appearance OF Improvement except for fine white
qualities which have been occasionally little dearer
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BARBADOS.

An ALARMING CONDITION OF AYFAms m THE
CITY IN DANGER.
LONDON, April n, 1874
A telegram, dated April %, from the Barbados De-
fence Association in Barbados 70 tho wcst India Com
mittcc says:--
''Riots have occurred throughout the islands Plan
tasions and houses have been sacked. animals de-
sroyed, and an enormous destruction OF property
taken place.
"0ver forty Of tho rioters have been shot
'The troops are actively employed.
'The city of Brdgetown is threatened
''Busness is suspended and families are seeking tho
shipping for safety.
'Thc rioters say they have the Governors sanction
for their action.
''Tho immediate recall OF the Governor. John Pope
Hennessy c. NJ. G., is requisite to the colony"
THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS.
The island OF Barbados which Is in such alarming
social condition. reported cable tcicgram from
London, is the most eastern Of the Caribbee Islands
It Is situated about scventyeight miles east from ST.
Thomas and equally distant south southeast IRON St
Lucia Bridgctown, the capital stands the south
west corner. The island is twcntyone miles in length
thirteen miles in breadth and nny-ave miles in CTR.
conference, including the sinuostcs OF the bay. It
contains 1876 square miles of territory.
AN URGENT REQUEST TO THE BRITISH PARLrA-
MENr.
LONDON, April Is, 1876.
A deputation OF the West India committee accom-
panied by delegates recently arrived from Barbados
waited on Lord Carnarvon yesterday and banded him
the telegram of tho 2lst inst from Barbados, and
urged the to takc the necessary steps
restore order in tho colony.
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RoxDour. N. Y, April a. 1870
A land slide occurred at the brick yard OF Cordis
Hutton this afternoon OF clay about 200 feet
wide and ninety feet deep slid across tho yard covering
about acre. A named Schroede caught and
instantly killed.
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San fRANcIsco, April ., 1S16.
oLcary and Ochmci, the pedestrians. have agreed
upon match walk 500 miles for g. oc0 side IN this
city some time IN May. OIcary will also attempt
walk Of $50 miles thiriytwo hours between the lst
and 10th OF NAY
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Tho following record will show the changes in tho
temperature for the past twenty -four hours, IN
parison with the corresponding dato OF last year IS
Indicated by the thermometer ut Hudnuts pharmacy,
HyRALD Building
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THE PORTE HssrrArIxo.


HAVANA, April "a. 1874
Senior suarez Vigil has been appointed Director OF
Finances dd iRterim.
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COMPLETE ERADICATION OF AILMENTS OF THE
skin results from using GLESSs SULPHUR soar.
Huns HAIR DYE. black brown, 10 cents
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desire. g Be T. fashion wears ., K y,, ia,
under finh avenue Hotel
A-RUPTURE CURED BY DIR. MARSH PRINCI
pal ofistc Marsh Coz at hts old ONCE No. Vessy st.
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FATAL LAND SLIDE.

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Spanish Provincial Agitation for the
Support of State Right Customs.
THE SWEDISH MISSION FOB WASHINGTON.
How the Grain Markets Of the World May
be RevOlutionized.
ABYSSINIA.
THE EGYPTIAN TROOPS MARCHING FROM TIL
TERRITORY.

Tho Egyptian troops have begun their homeward
movement from Abyssinia
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VISITS AVID TIsTTTEG.

A third essential Of ideal visits and
visiting is, that there be on the part of
the host no strained effort to entertain
or amuse the guest on the part Of the
guest no expectation Of being amused or
entertained. Simply to meet for the in
terchauge Of goodwill and cordiality,
the usual current Of life going ON undis-
turbed, the habits Of the family remain
ing unChanged--that is the true social
visit. The man who knows how to
drop in" OF an evening, draw his chair
up to your hearth as if il were his own,
and fall into the usual evening routine
of the household az If be were a member
of it-how welcome be always isl The
man who comes to stay under your roof
for a season, and who, without being in
trusive or familiar, makes you feel that
he is Sat home" with you, and Is con-
tent in his usual fashion Of occupation
how delightful guest he Isl And the
houses-ahI how few of them!-intO
which one can go for day or q week
and feel sure that the family routine is
not altered, the family comfort ID in no
wise lessensd, but, ON the contrary, in
creased by his presenee-what joy it is
to cross their thresholds What good
harbors of refuge they are to weary
wanderers!
When the world mends its ways in
these regards, when These essentials srs
fulfilled, the lost art of conversation win
revive hospitality will be worthy Of its
name and hOuseholding and hOusekeep-
ing become, as they ought to be, the
greatest pleasure man can have.
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ECCLEsE4sTFCAE.


The oIish Catholics Of New York
have Just completed a church On Henry
street.
a sunday-school convention for the
state Of Illinois win opeua Jacksonville,
May %.
The Charleston (south CarOlina)
young mems christian association has
invited Bfr. Moody to visit that city.
The Rev. George III. Jackson, q
negro clergyman, preached in the AngIi-
can cathedral, at Quebec, recently.
Rev. Dr. Miner, UniYeFsalist, a.
sisted at the laying Of the cornerstone
of the Rev. J. B Dunn's rev church in
Boston, last week.
Rev. DR.. Newman Hall says the
churches of Great Britain have lost tilir-
ty thousand members within three years
BY intemperance.
The Sisters Of Charity at Carson,
New, have purchased the Taes-track
near that place, and viii erect anunnery
and orphan asylum upon the site.
The Reformed Episcopal church viii
send delegates to the Presbyterian gen
eral assembly and to the general synod
of the reformed church.
Belief in yourself is about a. good
am investment as one can make. III you
really think you are right, the battle Is
half won.--N 7. Hail. But If you
happen to be wrong, what a fine mess yeu
make Of it.
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NOr 10 ~
M soLIHE WILDWOOD,

.,us sat ii the rosy sunset playing
ehii99 - sliosv suubsams tWined amid her hair:
WE ~ Sges raised with heavens light was glow
ing1 ,roand her seemed Is fresh and fair.
ana .tts " vent forward in the unknown fu-
tli 1ged for wealth her woman's crown to be /;
sng ~; "a n lave looked down upon the dreamer
t1J SIbigpeled, in His kindness; not to be-"
-, young child 10 maiden's bloom unfolded I;
I5s Nv .sgySsT Bud 10 blushiug flower had grown;
~ anf fbonghts had changed from those Of lovely
10, '3 Tsarnng wish for wealth had long since
d. no. noTb Int one and quite forget Him mortal;
s9 ~, y made 40 idol, and she bent the knee;
o. 2nS gnj looksd down upon her earthly Worships,
Dl " n vhispered In His mercy, not TO be-"
,..z . mother; ali her hopes were conferred
~ -, oye obiect---'tWas her only boy;
- opo 1t;fv his slightest wish was pleasure,
loslss 1SS,tght without him seemed, to her, 10y.
O. IgIgaS1ed Of years, when he to manhood grow
v,dI# cheer her age, her dearest comfort be;
p.t nssth had marked that fair form for his vic
tim, ,,.,,
-, Tins He taketh every idol from US,
an ", natter what that idol chance TO be,
NJ iain command is, " never must thou worship,
ht - X how thee down to any god save Me-"
Nh saviour, keep our hearts from earthly treas
T.,cb NJ to love, and follow only Thee.
Thai wher Deaths hand reveals Thy heavenly pOF-
tails,
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mitted her to speak; and DR.. Fairbairn,
with an angry look, asked me to take
his place, went out. He returned, how
ever, with his own face distorted with
laughter, and going straight to the room
that Blogg had occupied shouted out
"All right, here's your snake, Blogg
I've got him ! and giving a harrah and
a bang with a stick a goose Waddled from
under the bed and tapped her wings
about the room, kissing angnIy at the
treatment.
Capt. Blogg's bed had been made upby
an inteIligentserVant over a tub in which
sitting goose had been placed. The
captains Oyerhanging leg had offered an
irresistible mark.
He didn't appear at breakfast next
day, but went OF early. Pressing duty,
we afterwards learned.
DR.. FAIRBANKS cobra was never heard
of again, but doubtless had a merry
time of it among the jungls-pigs and rats.
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THE TWO Ducks or ELrRr.4.


Cleveland Leader: A Cleveland
drummer was in Elyria a few Sundays
ago, and while sitting in his room heard,
from the next room, the mysterious
question and answer:
Z" Whose duckey are you p
Fse your duckey."
A few moments passed, during which
the drummer sat in Open-mouthed
wonder, and the silence was again broken:
" Whose duckeY are you?"
Use your duckeyp n
Unable to stand it much longer alone
the CleVelander hurried down to the
Office, learned that a newly married
couple were in the house, invited three
other drummers to hear the fun, and
tiptOed back to his room. The wicked
quartette crammed their handkerchiefs
in their mouths, and during the next
quarter of an hour heard that conun-
drum put and answered no less than
four times by the unconscious rustic and
his blushing bride.
At dinner, as luck would have it, the
bride and groom were seated between
tive of the drummers, while the original
discOvereF of the bonanza sat opposite.
The table had been cleared Of the sub
stantials and orders for desert had been
given. At that moment a spirit of mis-
chief took entire possession of the Cleve-
aiming across the table he
OOked archly at his nearest friend, and
in dulcet tones prOpOunded the oonun-
drum:
"Whose duckey are you p
The other chap was equal to the emer-
gency, and in tones of affected sweetness
got in his answer:
Pse your duokeyp
Two scarlet rustic faces, the flutter of
a white dress through the doorway, two
vacant seats at the table, and four crazy
drummers, laughing till the tears ran,
flashed across the vision of the spectator
as the curtain fell.
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cloud, zee two black figures swinging
under black cross-beam q few feet from
my eyes. It Is not a mere recollection
Of the thing, with its attendant mental
specter. but vivid reproduction exter-
nal 70 myself, such that the gallows and
the figures swinging to and fro in the
rain are actually before me as they were
chat DAY.
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GEOGRAPHTCALE xPLORAEKOEEYA AZ
RIGA

Africa is, however, now the great point
OF assault by the geographical explorers,
and there comes the most wonderful
revelations regarding the fertility and
beauty of various of its extensive re-
giOns, with curious descriptions of its
government and peoples. DR.. Nachti-
gal, describing Wadai, in Northeast At
RIGA
"Fixes the population Of the country
at about two and q half millions, and
says that the surface elevation of the
land is from west to east, with an eleva-
ton of from one thousand to one thou
sand 1--WE hundred feet above the sea-
level. Numerous small streams flow
from the eastern heights, falling into the
two principal rivers, the Kafa and Peaka.
The country is divided into seven PROV
inoes; the religion is Mohammedan, and
the king, whose power is arbitrary, is
looked upon az q sort of divinity. The
kings harem consists Of about five hun
dred wives, and al his sons, except the
heir to the throne, are blinded with hot
irons, q duty performed by the king Of
the smiths, who is also the surgeon Of
the harem. The people are skillful
workers in iron, but given to the drink
ing Of an intoxicating beer, a practice
which great efforts are made to repress.
Spies are extensively employed for that
purpose, and any man upon whose prem
Uses the forbidden liquor Is found is pun
ished by having his wife's head shaved.
The kind has an army Of forty thousand
infantry and six thousand cavalry, and
the country i heavily taxed for the
support Of the king and his expensive
government. Popular Science Moathtg.