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Mr., M'G|LVRAY,

~ sHA 33aWF " 4Nt iFlo0H&s
CHICAGO, Sept. 81 notice q letter IN your
vcrcy on me as President Of the 8tono. Cutters
and my course Ia relation To the atone contract
for the Court 1ou4e. II Is perfectly true that
was forwarded petition by so1ne stope-cpttrfs,
who certainly boloag To our Union, askjng my
signature TO the call OF meeting " Tor tho pur-
pose VI considering tho CourtIlauto question:
would most assuredly have stenol tho request
lal tho constitution Of the 6tope-C Cuttess' Asso-
ciation allowed me, but a l caunot pay tho cx-
penses Of any meeting ralled except for bus!-
ness strictly belonging to the Union, llau to
decline. l, however, signed tho paper under pro-
test, md also offered to ba assessed pro rata
With. tho other signegs al the document,
expressing my perfect Willingness that It should
occur II tile expenses were paid by Tho callers
instead Of out of our funds. lWog!d mt now
trouble you with tlla matter ilaa there been tho
slightest OCCASION for tho communication, but
instead Of THAT It was falso and malicious fro1n
beginning to end, aud II Mr, U'Neil would look
n,i tsir tiles Of TIlH TA1nuNH he would notice
that bis faith ia WalkoE ts nut 50 great, anu that
he intloFsett everything that wns donc al TINT
meeting; that there were 500 stone,cutters
there, and that t.ls meeting was called regular.
susIy favor viii %ha. ho ta4s S|ii {: the sas. IL
A to the Commissioners, the stone-cutters
took ths fayurs that they gave them with
heartfelt thanktulness, but the majority oi them
tto not think that the awarding uf the contract
time ago . paragraph appeared III lnE Tn1pusE
wherein was charged with receiving brinu ot
sl4 Tho gentleman wha WIZ r'Eutio,seI Us
charging me With It gnye hlc 4 statement ynluu.
tarlty mkt day, wherein It Waa denied in the
most explicit mauprr that | hs.i ever received =
bIibe fr1m him, Or any ono alao, u hls knpWl-
edge THIS paper handed to you, hut tor solna
reason unknowA to me- It rsInalna nnpubl!shed.
belong to, hul'e yoa viii sisS .ht. the a ssine
publicity that the charge isd.. aIp respect
fully yours, JOIN AeaHlAlY..
, 1876-09-07
WHEAT,
70 tie Editor gJ Ths 7ribuns.

70 tAe Editor q TIE 1f9ouns.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Roc.nt letters In TIE
Tn1nuEE regarding The II nr,ce Of what ~ pros-
,,ect a,o so,nerbot contrn,t,ctorv, Ict ~. 1oor
sa,. ~ t,". a,aa,.a ~ oast,1 - ,"e suon
NJ taets 40 t'ey nte' otocSs a1e lel'oltto urge
In Great Britain, but 1t must be borne in mind
that the stocks this year are In public ware
houscs At aeaports, and show larac. Wbcroas
1ost ,.,~ ~, ,nt1,e thrsncto,,, ,ha 9Tn,,sa T,s~
last year Tue mll!e thfoughoat the on'tea hing'
do1n were well stocked, this year thcy have been
working from hand to mouth, and nona Of them
hold nnythfne OF INV accooupt. II tho uut]iabed
.toc',s inclm,ict, ,rheat hcld IN mill. nrohnt,v
.,.. .,,r. H..'.a.s .,,s' .," ~ .as -. epA
luz ui1lesoneo oet"eeh tn'S year ano aast "oula
be very tril]sng.
A very large proportion Of this wheat passing
the Dardancilcs has beeu, and Is. for CONT
mental norts- ami, Iarc. rronortion ~ An,nr-
f,o,, a,,tn,,,n,,ta .,a.a -. ,t.a =" ca...,...,
1eiu sn'pMGnLs 1,afe u.ho soue to continental
ports considerable to Spain alolc), Tho ship
lnents for tho past eight weeks ending Aug. 10
from New York, Montreal, Boston, Portland,
1,h,latlctubt. Da]tfmnr.. nnd Now 0r,c,u. ~
sta~s g., 49, NJ. Ws.,. n"ss, ''a u'' ~
ouo"n ~ tAo @ Ns" aotA t'Fooaee G1e"aNge w
etfGT, we're o44 bushels, against 10, ass'
bMnhcle n tue corresponding eight Weefis IN
1873, or Just onc-ialfi and tho shipments from
thesu ports Tor the rast EGck were 45,a57
blshels. agasnst &7,lao bgshc's In the cor
fcSf6n4tfg weok !aat year. II IL now an cstab-
, 1876-09-07
-sis: Should deei.ioa tn to.days r.eo he given ad
yhrsn to the yacht Ina, under the slrtrritAnccs l
hereby forbid iou g1,ing Up The a.kcs heLd by you

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s;sss 10 stSss s!!s sl ys*F: s*s;
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:ss =: s';s,
toI. knAw AND NE. JUIfN DAYS..
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ss;s Asaaets; .i
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stsselssi hsI hssa msas .aS,easas 70 III rsss y
a. ''s aenaf afste'"s on
:. AGAIN. fnI nay
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IL fs';, sa, ~ s1s ~ q
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,to,5 !; ssa fen a sIs.sd R.y oxeysf eos
= nve already shown ii 10 par 81 III snstretions
~ either aa{s va ont word aatd about leaving
IT. tho return Of tho sux
n PE S 4, ~ metz
q III aa 'S.ea i
~AH h'tB THE eTAKH.RoAT2
ssns sa n Shse a. 81 q
4 e srss; 81 ssns s s
ro..ou sr coad II either 70 poft or stsf:
q s IS ' i asas
a III az
eannttal nart os tie race The ina ta MONDAYS race
un,!c ~ stteupt 10 round any hume stAkc.bost What
d sei.,Ien . CO... sh.w. proposition to u,,a,t the
Isea q liz 9.es. ase ~ Sny q
tas s to- wS ~ y 49,
?fs2 Z s oss e::a ~ Il f. f.
III relation = ;ear ..eoster. !n.,nas.,sns of
srs nny t. 10y that ny rapata!.on n. ~ Ms,ilor s!ls.n
such tnn,u,idoes.
@ s1s Il: a M RtF' q t. ' ss ~ sssse 6 ,ssy s Il
s:sn b Of aaa az :: 81 Il at ss 1 H.
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sSs: ssis:
Nix Ea!.or thc snnered atdayit wtl1 trust, effect.
ss a a. e liz s;sH sc .s ss
yours, Jos. NICHOLSON.
..tsa that liz si.smeas Y, H. maSs sna .,xa:
a. y truo and that either directly or indlrrety he
, 1876-09-07

lsUVVIKI 11INHI L.
UNION COLLEGE OF LAW
OF tho Two untverniEcs, CHICAGO. Ill.

JntRe HEStty BOOTH. l.. /. H.. Denn and pTof- 0f
Lay ~ f!cas Property; FL. Senator JAMES II DON
LlTTrLE7 L.L D.. f!of. Of ftontsItHfonAl Law ;!AME8
ina,y i!cpcd;; md i:secises.l l59f q E1uty ion
81 Cons.ai,on ana 4tstusss os i ill.,, R,Ssnpr rtsa
iIec, ,ssai f';;Ej|ss;, yxS n!;i.Es bkEsiox l. +
sss:;Rn ;ne 1i,.siasscs Esesnis + 4s Ay1 k Ero
rrof: q ElocutIun; Iaetdcat:i 1eclatcn during tha
san I1 ;rns, Ea:' oS1 e 1og en
l.l.H n ifws.t f,snsh seksa JnIo Ror.an Gto.
ats os n'xon. nov Of Chicago. Emery a. storts. FL
!tnst hnthony. :!aaEc Join f. Jemeton, Rtlei,
fionney, st. r. TulcY, Marshall u. KveI, Edward
!!nbY. T. u. Forfcster Jauea +. Root, and George ".
ir1s fur b:st examination In Law. soQ bert Brief.
49, v. u. DESstOw, SECRETARY.
fsoora ~ NFYan Nlock. Chicago, ~.
, 1876-09-07

MISCELLANEOUS.
Tffts ASp TnAr.-TlIe new Anchor Line nrop
N'ssah!ckon Capt. slsaon, 10 on her way to Chi
eaeu-. Tile ahnve1crs al, 1sullalo nre on strike
nGainnt tho reduction Of ratcs from 81 to 81 per
thousand They want the old prices or will not
work Tho tug Clcmasis and her tow Of Peshttgo
burgess got acparacl OF Two 1tYers Point In Tho
recent bios. md tue tug At last accounts WA en-
dcayoring to pick them up....Tle lumhcr.tarse
p, GG s1wees T b af for sbns sn Tnss
Pa,scngcf,.:;. says M Detroit :fTst. Prtis:
river with q tow, collded, with, thu tug Bween::
etakcs,. which wna bound down. The Torrent had
pf M sa a f.na q IN Sd dssso
m;";;ning .he va placed Il dfy-dosk. whcr. sha
' sa af r. 4, 'rss a 1nt
assass tss ass sse ss ss.f e sS Il @ h.s
ssfi s t'9S IL =; " sss:' Sses sssy
which wIli make the bnsine.s moro proaish,e 70
them all. Tho renuit OF the meeting 10 that nvo
tuSs fS sa tho ~ He 2s wo Ter nds
o1, leaving dye tugs In aorYicn. Tho prices have
ssn ea s st.e sn.oH te 4 20 es9t S r y.
Huron was vefy rough Monday nSht ..The p oniy
;sT ci t6s Sasse dsesss + Bsans: sfs s ssy esy
sn,I"a Wiz Mmics fnr th;s uort on!Ee ! !nnpnane.
,tns mne dnrinr II. 3,w ami u"u .%r, ,r'"sscse aS'
inr. Tic rnic' ho,ycver ~. scv.,e a., tsn.
insrc,stnc II aSnni n:o',sL etic' IT. anu kert
hsyInr nsrndy enrunr n icsl .hs tsc, ~" ' anEnt'
in"rri nartcd hcr linn .ni ,.e oi,nc ii , uSes
.ho n bf:c tnlio. ~ Sto , ~ waT tssen aaots
were ali saycJ and Il is thnpht Icr ETY. Ky
f nj =. ~ Hot!eea eisoWnsle me US Mnslow,
netro tr9 dsu,tcb saxs g9ne .1 ne, ata iii,
nY rort iInron hnuni from Mcrnnai1n ~ afs Hr;S r.S
viii rnr1.o ~ tron n,r .mrl INV et..n, ~ i
nsnincE ~ sa Iinrnr % h WIN a'.cs msn n4ont
rort - tr,o Via ton @ 'leo e. nstn OF Lakc
;rhn c"nten Inv nnos,,a maus. y ~ ieet o. Watet;
nn , trn,r rnxro ~. "a LII. M snh hHa elsht
trom th hn1i Th ~ NY @ san MniCH oIoKa tooee
,Si, ~ 10y n. - ,,i mI.s plskeu " " nAhnoat
*. .nma,nt,,1 ~ w. ~ tha 49, atun LHke tofL
rtMn , ~. y rssrc ~ M wera nr " tne
Sinastc ,shirh ieGctGcr ~ 5,tt sn1 H., suK Mnm W =:
Stor III rees 1Gse.nes ,sa W.n tno smr evening
s,.,,,na - H. i..ao Ths 70 lenaef A.
bnva ~ ..asag u X M u 70
n1 ~ ~ aG o1 htf coal,
hile IN thnt eGndIton .hes sn,1 .no neaa afd
s sd@ aGn 9Sr ,x ne o%nsa IN BUFFALO, Valued at
rn'1, rsi5, ,GI Mo mGaM VII 9e exhoiteI as range to
an ia.ouEn tne cnt into me NOUN Or tae bagi.
nav lilYef, M1chiEans and Tue light heretofore
ta"S @a @ 1no as1haw lay light wiz oe discon-
n l tne " soht snt WI " o. the sixth order,
Sia,n.n ~. - icgt aooee ~ !aEe and y1sbla II
ua uaas. M A Ac aeaE ilent WI! 90 Q! tho fourth
, 1876-09-07
Els Statement of the Circumstances Of
the Late Race.
Polnt.l}lank Contradiction Of tho Cana.
dian AtfIdaTtts.
Declaration that tho Ina "J0ck-
eyed" tho Saturday Race.
Explanation Of the Home Stake-
: Boat Problem.


tnE to he ahat Mty knop about my decisions a.
referee In the races between tho yachts Ina, Of
Toronto, and Froltc, Of Chicago.
Asa ru1e, ! dislike newspaper controversies nor
would notice this, only that II Ii written IN such
manifcst spirit Of unfairnesa, and Ia such
wilfal and malicious t!ssuo Of falseAoods that
cnnnnt allow It to pass unnottccd.
In what now ssy Will bc as heleY ~ possible,
consistent with making my position undcratodd.
viii paas ores for the present what your reporter
claims TO havs seen md heard. ns nli such com.
ments arc usually written from suggestions and
easry convictions 10 the roadcr in greater or less
degree. as tho motives prompting the eann ass con-
adnred.
Mr. John Davis. in his statement Of tho
SATURDAYS RACE,
says that logged OF the course outside the bfcak.
water. and datlnctly said tbt yachts must 90 ouL.
side Tho hrcakwates, and moreover that gave tlia
Ina rough sketch whereon The course waa dls-
ttnclly market OF on tho outside. Now, Mr. Ed.
itor, this ttascnent ID false In every parttcnn md
charge Mt. Davis with knowing II was untrue
when hd n'ate H. for naithcr logged on tbd
nor Rayn any sketch Of tf1s to tho na any per-
ION whatever. waa not boarh tho tug Tom Drown
when The course waa logged uRttl Sons tins after
thu yachts hnd ssartcd Lie following facts vi show
arrived In Chicago via tic Michigan Central Railroad
abont one hour behind to aad vent directly to slip
G. wllefe tho JRchts wern meercdl there met Mr.
pav's and Capt. rsndlvIlIc. sud from t.csn learned
tint the course to le from the foot Of Tweilt!
ftFcet around ttake.boat ~ mics nnrtl, which they
~ars to 20 over twice. and that tbs Ton, nrovn tad
gone to log on tho conre, sud TINT wico size returned
shn would taks tho judges At The foot Of Twelfth
street, and start tld yachts. I s1il to
Nh. NAvts AND GAIT. rNtxpIvfLL7}
Tint they would Krt out Of tefo and 70 Ia the foot
OF Twelfth street, that would a. and Ees sma boat
anchored oz there 10 start them from. which would
Vii, ts j%ses Sgs az tSs Tsth:
e. ts: s s ss .sss:
tag ~ .99sS g p ~ thS r. e., a' mol
=: III Htkia; 81 sss s;ke,te t.
sSss: r. : ~ .Si . sSs
Sses ,:sIt W iaEsa 81 !; .nis ~.
u y ss ri IT, s Do SS.! ' sfs IS ss
o -: IT., .Hsrrs: At ~ o.,,
ns: :s$ S:s; r.:
ssS III Ia ;as & ( s s!i sfs
With s; s :ss s;ss ssF Il. ' & e. Y
s:SaEsss5st IL aaS$; PS: yss!'s: ;f:!ssa u y.
II q 4 IL IL ses s ~
ssn es
M on @ e |ss E1ayo d;seI!sSd sisss
!ss W III 4 Ss{ III
~ % @ gses s. III III
e5ange cir eopfss tn Get over te Ina tTon, about
SSs,;so; sa%ia ~: "
a. md ' havs kept ihs sas Tom Ifosn s aa1-
"oa'a w,,, ur.r .-.rr
that Mr. ner.y adse tar ths ins dd not got On board
h9 tnE a9si to tses was ha't over. Wien We stopped
~.e; Mer a M IF ' a d:
s: s ssys = sSg @ r
At lie time wllnt had perfrct riElt 70 aaY without
, 1876-09-07
ADAMS ACADEMY
.- QUINCY, 1TAN4.

ADAMS ACADEMY,
QUINCY, MACS.
u0S. CHARLES FtAHCts ADAMS. H., H..
WILLIAM r. piWi;DcK. IL. g.. 4 Sasses. s'"
Tho tsgn Of the seltoo1 ID to prepare buys In the
n,ose ther"ugft manntr foT the beet American Col.
admitted g HARVARD Yse, l,rswn. and Amilerii C01
ability and exptffcnrt.
u preparatory class fot those too Youpe for
.y.fns,c. arsignca 10 ut no puP!!a thoroughly fnf
thn hEa!rI w3rk Of the Academy. No puplls asn rr.
1afs tt.st.T 4d tx,h h. 1.!!y} nd the Assistant
thc tonn9cf bots are each separate aleoTc In large
oof!h1tgry HAT communicates directly with thu Mas.
tloys can Also be 1nurdeh Il. private fAu1tilea
For cAiHokues SdhsRss the Master.
, 1876-09-07
North German Ll0yd.

Ihe sssamars ot th!s Company VIII satl every Eatnr.
fasst of ra,aage-fIeni New York f. Southampton.
Lnnlpp, liayIe knd BreHcn, hrkt Calp. Sttu second
cabin tl Ko}1; ktesrase 40 enrrtncy: Fur freight
2B0wltnE GEeru, New Yurk4
, 1876-09-07

MADAME O. DA SILVA
and Mrs. Alex Hfadforls tformer1y Mrs. Ogtlen
l!odmans) English. French. and German Boarding
and nay.school for Young ladtca and children, will
sa'tatbenlce. No. ~ West Thirty. o!ehth,sl., New
York. lteopcls Sept. Is. Application my 10
made by letter or personally, es above.
, 1876-09-07

PHILADELPHIA ANVE|sTSAE11"(As
fIN!tGsetENT IlyAhn !N IHllt AnEl.FHtA. FiI;srQ !
c!H 4sfaf7i u 3tinht on nu4fst< tE7ttS IL pAp 0l
The heat lecstsonst pa1a tp r stlfy lniiula I
tcts II CshlsuE!A gIau1A. AI1.lA J.. u, npx :alJl.
tluA1tltllAs i. -
, 1876-09-07

MT. ST. MARY'S COLLEGE,
ENA1TTSnunG. MD. Rcg,,lar. session begins
CoNrrc embraces collegiate preparatory. and junior
departments, last.Eanel IN separate buthl!nR.
CHARITY Of Nazareth to take charge Of the lun,csic
department ct the College. Send for catalogue.
Rev. JOHN MCCLOSKEf, DID,, PRINCIPAL.
, 1876-09-07

MRS. GARRETT6ON
BOARDING AND DAY.SCII0OI. for young ladies
and children, No. g. We.l Forty -sr.rnth-st: New
York, VIII reopen on Wednesday. Sept. ~. FacllI.
unsurpassed. Tho!onRhncss In every department
Apply personally OF by letter. IL aboye.
, 1876-09-07

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON Y QUINCY RAILROAD
DtputA foot Of lakc.st 1nd!ahA.av and Sixteenth.
A.. md Caaal and si1ieeath.sts Ticket unirea, 81
Clatk.st.. aud At depuA.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22

An instance of the strange re-
verses of fortune came to iightyes-
terday at the Madison street sta
ton. Sunday morning a young
girl giving the name of Mary Ann
Joyce presented herself at the
station in the hope that Justice
Scully would be able TO tell her
where her brother and sister could
be found. She was in a very sick
ly condition, and by the Kindness
of Captain Ellis was allowed to oc-
cupy a private apartment as long
as she chose. Later in the day she
was taken with spasms, and re-
NAMED in a critical condition up
to a late hour. Yesterday Justice
Scully noticed an advertisement
in the Tribune for the girl, and re-
~questjng her to call for good news
at the Sister of Mercy Hospital
Away back in war times her faith
er placed her in charge of the Sis
ters while he fought for the flag
of the free Like many others he
forgot to return for some time, and
was absorbed in money-making
operations. Recently he arrived
in town, and, searching out the
Sisters in whose care he had left
his child, he learned to his dismay
that Immediately after the great
fire she had left town for a situa-
ton in the country. The only re-
sort was in advertising for the lost
one, and by chance her wherea-
bouts were discovered. The young
lady for such she must hereafter
be called, is heiress to a fortune val
ued at AZ, 000.- Chicago Tribune,
18th.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22
and Hendricks Dem
OnstratiOn.

A grand democratic conservative
Tilden and Hendricks demonstra-
ton took place in Charlestown on
Mobday, beginning with a large
meeting in the court house at 2 p.
m. and closing with a torchlight
procession, illumination and open
air meeting at night. There was a
large attendance from various parts
of the country. The town was full
of people, Notwithstanding farm
ers are busy gathering wheat
Captain George Baylor presided,
with w. b. Gallaher secretary.
An address was delivered in the
afternoon by Col. FL. Kyd Doug
las, of Hagerstown, and Thomas
M. Isbell and Daniel B.. Lucas, of
Jefferson county. At night there
u etc bonfireS in the streets. Pri-
vate houses and business places
were decorated with Chinese Ian
terms and flags. Illuminated fire.
works were let off,and a procession
paraded the streets with three
bands of music, wagons uponwhich
were mounted a blacksmith shop,
transparcncies. and the representa-
tons of various trades and indus
tries.
A handsomely decorated stand
was erected in front of the court
house, from which speeches were
made by Col. j. Fairfax McLaugh-
lin, now of New York. and VIM.
d. Wilson and A. +. Kennedy, of
jefferson. Much enthusiasm was
manifested, and the nominations
of Tilden and Hendricks were en-
dorsed in a series of resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted.
1t is said that the democracy of
this county are unanimous in their
support of the ticket, except one
Peter Cooper, lover of greenbacks.
Hon. w. r. Hamilton, who was
expected to be present, was detain-
ed by the death of one of his chill
dren.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22

Central Railroad company, for the
construction of a railroad from
Chicago to Charleston, Port Royal
and Savannah. Senate bill extend
ing the duration of the court of
commissioners of Alabama claims
under the first of September was
passed. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill was
passed: The bill for the protection
of the Texas frontier was taken
up. The amendment to the first
section adopted in committee on
Tuesday, providing that no part
OF the troops shall be taken from
any State or service where the
public interests requires their con-
tinuance was rejected by a vote of
yeas 70, nays ga strict party
vote.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22
what a weak Woman can no
Boston Commercial Advertiser.l

[Boston Commercial Aduertiser.l
She can sit at the open window of
a railroad carriage with a stiff north
east wind blowing in, that chills ev-
erybody in the vicinity to the mar
row, for two long hours, In a thin
muslin dress, without finching.
She "a dance or waltz down a
captain of a marching regiment, and
at the II O'Clock supper put away
lobster salad, ice cream, cake and
coffee, without ~flinching, sufficient
for q weeks nightmare for a strong
man.
She can pull over a thousand dol
lars worth of dry goods for an invest
ment of fifty cents.
She car study music for ten years
sufficiently to enable her to perform
ex~cellently, when not in the presence
of those who desire to hear her.
She can balance herself on the ball
Of her great toe and a shoe heel the
size of a dime all day in the public
street without falling.
She can occupy three seats in O
horsr-car amd be utterly oblivious
that any of her own sex are standing
up.
She shows usual strength and firm
ness in the holding of real estate, SOL
itaire diamonds, and other valuable
property which her husband places in
her hands previous to his compr0-
missing with his creditors for twenty
cents on the dallar;
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-22

The following is told by the Mo-
berly Mo- Enterprise Monitor: One
Of the strangest incidents that has
ever fallen under observation trans
PRED at the Virginia Hotel in this
city, last night. Mr.. French, Il men,
Der of the Thorne Domestic Troupe,
playing an engagement in this city,
was the victim. He retired to rest
at an early hour last night, and soon
fell into q deep slumber. After the
lapse of an houror two he wasaroused
by a feeling Of overpowering oppres-
siveness and su~ffocation, and was
Mortified to find that a huge cat was
sitting on his breast and had its head
inserted in his mouth sucking away
his breath. He found himself in an
almost exhausted condition, SO much
SO that le Was unable to shake off
the vampire dend attacking him.
Struggle as he would, the cat only
fastened its claws the deeper in his
chest and went on at its horrible feast
His groans and cries Of agony, how
ever, fortunately brought some neigh
boring dodgers to his relief, and he
was rescued from his frightful pos
ition, Even then they were COM
PEELED to turn him out of bed and roll
him over and over on the floor before
the cat could be made to release its
hold and abandon its purpose.
Mr.. French's face and chest this
morning bear frightful evidences OF
his terrible battle with the monster
and he will probably hereafter make
special inquiry at his hotels as to the
character of the cats belonging to
the establishment.
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The Gentle Sioux.
in the Graphic. I'll

Goth an the Grdph5c.l
The Sioux are the perfection ofna-
tares wild men. They are red repub-
licans, polygamists who worship
every object Of nature-objects be-
ing ARE on their plains. They are
polygamists, to whom nature con-
tributes a wife everywhere; and
Sioux infancy is spent listening to
the delectabilities Of wal till the
child precociouly weeps to take a
scalp. The chiefs have little or no
authority, and are overcome by the
braves. There is no law or code of
low among the Daeotas, and proper
ty is an Institution of abhorance-
with them.
Untamable, factions, but formida-
BILE in war, t~reacherous and coward
ly, but still In arms forever, they
have survived every European inn0-
vation-small p0x, railroads, Indian
agents and rum. They all used to
60 afoot, and now they ride as well
as Comanches. They had only bows
and arrows, and now have Spencer
rifles. They want the scalp Of man.
kind.
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A Mistake all Around.

An amusing story is told of a
Jamestown lady who was jealous of
her husband, and suspected him of
kissing the cook. She kept quiet,
however, and bided her time, intend
ing to catch him in the act. One
evening she heardhim come in quiet
ly and seek the kitchen, whereupon
she prepared for action. AS that hap
pened to be Katy's 1.-THE cook 's)snight
OUT the kitchen was dark so the
wife, taking some matches, threw a
shawl over her head, after Katy's
fashion, and entered the kitchen by
the backdoor, vas almost immedi-
ately seized and embraced in the
most ardent manner. Almost burst
ing with rage and jealousy, and pre-
tending to wreak summaryvengeance
upon her faithless lord, she struck a
match and stood facing the hired
man. Tableaux 1t is difficult to
tell on which face was pictured the
greatest establishment. The husband
says he don't know how it is, but his
wife never treated him so well since
the first month they were married as
she has for the past few days.-EG.
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Well, ladies, hero is a pretty old
authority for the exercise of your
leap year ssprerogatives'n:-In a book
called "Courtship, Love and Mar
riage,n published in 1860, there is
this clause concerning the privi-
leges of leap year -"Albeit, it is
MOVIE become a part of the common
law, in regard to the social relations
of life, that as every biSsextile year
doth return, the ladyes have the sole
privilege during the time it con-
tinueth of making love unto the men
which they doe, either by words or
looks, as to them it seemeth prefer;
and, moreover, no man will be IN
titled to the benefit of clergy who
doth in anywise treat her proposal
with slight orcontumely."
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An Amusing Scene In Court

There was an amusing scene at the
recent session of the Campbell county
(Va.) court. There was a beautiful
young widow summoned and appeared
in court as a witness, there was also a
young mar a witness and very much in
love with the widow. They were called
up to the witness stand with other wit
ne ses, and the clerk proceeded to ad-
minister the oath, The young man
first kissed the book. then the widow
kissed it, but before it could pass to the
other witnesses the ardent young lover
rushed up again and caught hold Of the
book and rekissed it precisely where
the young widow had kissed it.