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Prom the Virginia CSev.l Entsrprlss.l
The Boss snorer-An Incident Of a
Washoe Lodging House.

After the FIRE old man Bullard found
lodging on South G. Street lie got q
bed in n large room containing two other
beds that were occupied. Mr. Buliard is
q huge, fat. good natured and very on.
tertaining man. The proprietor Of the
lodging house was much pleased with
Bullard, and laughed at bis jokes the
first evening Of his arrival at his place
till the tears ran down his cheeks. The
men who were to be Billiards. room
mates also thought well Of him-that
evening. The next morning. however.
they looked sad and red-eyed. Then
they went 10 the landlord and told him
that he must find some other place for
Mr. BullArd. as he was such q terrible
snorer they couldn't stand him. The
landlords rooms were all occupied, and
he had no place for Bullard but just
where he was. The complaining dodgers
left, and in two or three weeks two other
men were put in the vacant beds. Bul.
lard made short work Of them; one
night let them out. The landlord sought
an interview with Bullard and remon.
strated with him. Bullard stoutly as
serted that he did not snore-had never
been known TO snore. The landlord had
10 give Bullard up AZ q bad bargain, and
turned his attention 10 fll bis vacant
beds. lie found men 10 take the beds,
but again Bullard cleaned them out In .
single night Growing desperate, the
landlord again went TO BullArd He
told him he must either leave the house
or pay rent for all the beds In the room
-Si5 per month. Bullard said bargain
was bargain; he bad paid tl5 for his
bed. and he intended keeping II until
his month was up. and he didn't propose
to pay for beds he had no use for. he
didn't snore. and the man who asserted
to the contrary was a "liar and a horse
thief" The landlord felt very much de-
pressed after this last interview with
Bullard, as he saw he was determined
not to be removed from his quarters. A
morning or two after, AZ Billiards land.
lord was going down town, he saw stand
ing in his door brother lodging house
man.
Thank Heaven he's gonel' said the
man as Billiards landlord came up
Thank Heaven. I'm rid Of him at last r.
rid Of uhomY
why. Of the big fat man you see yon.
der waddling down the street"
What Of himT'
Enough Of him. lie cleaned nearly
every man out Of my house before he
lett Ihey wouldn't I stop IN the same
block with tnat snorting. FAlstaffian por.
poise, SIR
Hes a good one. is her
"A good one7 Hes perfect terror
I Hes more different kinds Of . snorcr
than any man I ever heard. and every
| time he changes his key u is for the
worse. While / had him here crowds
were gathering IN front Of the house
nightly wondering what Was the matter
within, and the police came in one nigh
thinking some one was being murdered
Ny dog ran away, and all the cats lei
the house. sir
And the man you Pintsd out to me {
this snorcrT'
Yes, sir. he is. aud may he burstr'
Good day, tirl" aud Billiards land
lord hAstened down the street
The next morning with the Rrst pee
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From the Atlantic.l
Reverie.
BIZ CELIA THAxTER

By CELIA THAxTER
The white reflection of the sloop's great sail
Sleeps trembling on the tide,
In scarlet shirts her crew lean DER the rail,
Lounging on either side.
Pale blue and streaked with pearl the water
lie,
And glitter in the heat
The distance gathers purple bloom where sky
And glimmertng eoast-line meet.
From the cove's curving rim OF sandy gray
The ebblng tide has drained,
Where mournful in the dusk OF yesterday
The curlews voice complained.
Half lost in hot mirage the sails afar
Lie dreaming still and white;
No wave breaks, no wind breathes, the peace tc
summer Is at it's height.
How many thousand summers thus have shons
Across the ocean waste,
Passing In swift succession, one.by one,
BY the fierce winter chased!
The gray rocks blushlng soft at dawn and eve
The green leaves at their feet,
The drea ming sails, the crying birds that grieve
Ever themselves repeat
And yet how dear aud how forever fair
Is Natures friendly face,
And how forever new and sweet and rare
Each old familiar gracel
What matters IL that she will sing and smile
When we are dead and still?
Let us be happy in her beauty while
Our hearts have power TO THRILL
Let us rejoice In every moment bright,
Grateful that II is ours;
Bask in her smiles with ever fresh delight,
And gather all her flowers;
For presently we part what will avail
Her rosy fires OF dawn,
Our hands from hers withdrawn?
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The Democrats in Congress are still Sc
cessionists. For positive and Absoluts
proof Of this. see the following. which
took place in the House Of Represents
tives a short time ago.
Mr.. Baker (Rep), Of Ind. offered the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the people of the United
states constitute one Natl u, and not a mere
coufederacy Of States OF Nations. that the Con-
their primary and individual capacity through
their delegates theTsto duly eonsillatedi that
OF the people, by the people. and for the people,
snd that m - appropriate sphere, the Eoyern-
that In IT, nature u u perm snent aud indlaso.
luhlc, except BY the action and consent of the
whole People. lhat 70 STATE has any right oF
laws enacted BY Congress. OF 10 nuiilfy the ere
eution Of the same; that All overt acts 81 any
ihsTefrom. sS 10 or % Sf PsSsllioh asSiass ths sms
constitute treason; aud that the late war of no
was causslcss and lndefeuaible on any theorv
Of right OF Of Constitutional law.
lie moved that the rules be suspended
and the resolution adopted. and be called
for the yeas, and nays, which were or.
dered.
Mr.. Stone (Dem. }. Of No. moved that
the House adjourn, which was rejected.
Mr.. Cox (Dem. ).of ". Y, asked wheth-
er il was in order 10 read from the Con.
stitution these words Done In conven-
ton by the unanimous consent Of the
States. George Washington" The Speak.
er replied that IL would DO in the nature
Of a debate, and was not in order
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was reiected-yeas,
q; nays. -. two.thirds not having voted
in the affirmative. Very few Democrats
voted for IL, among them were Durand,
OF Mich. Hardenburg. Of n. j.; jerks. OF
Pa; New. Of Ind; Phelps. Of Conn; Pot
ter Of Mich; Vance, OF Ohio. and S. s.
Williams, Of Mich. All the Republicans
voted for IL, and all the Southern Demo
Gratis against Il. and most all the North.
ern Democrats refrained from voting
Before the vote was announced, Mr.. Ba.
ker (Rep.) OF ". Y, called the attention
Of the Chair TO the fact many members
were present who were not voting. and
he made point Of order that they be
compelled TO vote. The Speaker over.
ruled the point Of order.
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DIR ECTORY.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIREc-
TORY.
L S 70.

Judge, Court of Common Pleas-Pcrter Du-
"stafs Eenator-Isaac t. Monahan.
Representative-Arthur B. Monahan.
Probate Jndge-John J. 9: Evans
Authorizations W. Patterson.
TreasuIer-Aaron Kirkendali.
Clerk-william III. Horton.
Bherin-John M. Ewing.
Prosecuting Attorney-John L. Jones.
6uryeyor-John ID. Brown.
Recorder-Asa A. Farrar. -.
mmIssioners-Abraham johnson, Samuel
Innrmary Directors-Poter Bum, w. 3. Schel-
lsnger and Joseph Rule.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Lick TownshIp-samuel Baker, David II.
scioto Township-Andrew III. Rehs, Robert
Beatty, A. ]. Evans. - ,,,,,,,.
Jefferson-Edward ]. Jenkins, John Isaac
Madison Jonathan Davis, Edward Hunt,
Rlooma eid@tirimsIey Poor. VIM. L. Perkins.
Hilton-George W. Whitman, Samuel Demp-
Gashinaton-Jacob A. Sell, John @. Ray.
Jackson-Joseph Rowland, /. III: Mccormick
FrankIin -Armpstead Scurlock, Joseph J.
fdbsrty-wm. Callaghan, John Mccartney.
PosrorFIcxs AND PosTsAsrKRs.
Lack sons P. Baldridge.
Berlin Roads-Mrs. Electa Erwin.
Wellston-J. 4. Ferree.
Dawkins Milis-Mrs. Klrkendal.
Leo-Geo. II. Greene. -.
Meadow Branch-Wm. IL. Pratt.
Webers-J. Calm.
Mabees-Samuel Jackson.
Grahamsville-Jaeob Pierce
Oak Hill--w. w. MORAN.
samsonville-G Geo. Reniger.
Jimcs-C. III. Shiers.
Byere-James Scully.
Cfay-D. j. Richards.
Rays-I. H. Mccormick.
Keystone-Henry PRESCOTT
Camba-B. ID. Evans.
Rocky Hill-E. w. Marvin.
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lFrom the independently
Uncle Jake's Communion Service.
By SOPHIE Z. EASTMAN.

The congregation was black, deeply
fringed with white on the end next the
door. / saw Lawyer Bentley. the most
prominent skeptic in town, sitting there;
smiling at the yellow shawl and pink
silk bonnet in which Maum Dinah ex-
ulted; and Sullivan, our Protestant Irish
man, lurking in one corner as'if asham-
ed Of being seen there
The preacher was a stalwart negro,
whose Toughened hands showed that he
had wrestled with poverty. At first
glance one would have said that he was
a simple common laborer who had stray
ed into his place through ignorant mis-
take. We cannot always know from the
snrface what hidden springs lie beneath
The service was opened by singing
their favorite hymn-the elder portion
Of the congregation swaying to and fro,
to keep time with the music.
"Though Satan rack-me up-and-down,
I'll live-and die-a Methodist"
Then followed prayer, long and fer.
vent. Uncle Jake, as he was called, be.
gan in a low voice, gradually increasing
in power, until he asked that, il de Lord
neber come down befo and neber come
anoder time. he would come down now,
the room resounded with joyous cries:
"De Lord hab come down now, bredren.
De Lord hab!' lie prayed that they
might all have plenteous grace, might
/ learn the fullness of the Gospel measure
six pecks to de bushel; and an excited
sister echoed: six pecks to de bushel
The examination OF candidates for adj
mission to the church was almost as gen
| eral az that Of Herbert Lee, when his OF
| thodoxy was doubted Does you be
/ lieve dat God is God, and dat Christ il
/ Christi His unqualified assent was con
sidered satisfactory proof that he wa
sound in the faith
The invitation to come forward to TIA,
communion table was given in his owl
peculinr way. Now. my bredren.' h'
said, come up and let US look at de du
ties dat are staring Us in de face Sin
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Useless tobacco.
Lying In wait-fAlse scales.
VAluAbls birds-gold eagles.
A pair Of eua,-two darksys.
Always open 10 eonvietion-a thief
Something that always SCOTS chin.
neysweep.
The proper age for pArsoni Why. The
parsonage.
A good lawyer Il not = necessity. Cor
necessity knows no Law.
Don't buy a coach 10 please your wife.
Better make her a little sulky.
Ought 10 be allowed 10 sit down.
merchant Of forty years standing
Across the wAlnuta and the wine.
Engaging ehild-Ohi Mr.. jenkins. do
let me see you drink"
Mr.. Jenkins-Seo me drink what
for. my dear7
Engaging ehild-ohi Mamma say. you
drink like Cab.
Wishing 10 pay his friend . eompli.
ment, . gentleman remarked
Il hear you have = very industrious
wife"
yes, replied tho friend. with . mslAn.
eholy smile, shes never IDLE. She's
always finding something for me 10 do.
A wAtsrville girl worked the motto.
II need thee every hour, and presented
u 10 her chap. He says he can't help 10
Ia takes him two hours 70 milk and feed
the pigs. morning and night and busi.
ness has got 10 be attended 10.
A boy At . crossing having begged for
something Of . gentlemen. the latter told
him he would give him something a. he
came back. The boy replied Your
honor would be surprised II you knew
the money lose By giving credit that
way"
The other day postmaster. on enter.
| ing his Office. had his olfactory nerves
disagroeAbly AssAiled- On Questioning .
| boy In the Office a. 10 the cause. the r.
cetious youth replied. II don't knou,
sir, but perhaps the smell comes from the
dead letter."
In England they tell how SAnkey
walked up 20 = grcnAdicr. and. taking
him AfIectionatsly By The belt. said
Young man. likewise am . soldier
. soldier Of Heaven"
"Old un." returned The grsnadier.
you're loEg way from your barracks.
anyhow"
A cookn.y gentleman stepped Up 10
/ give his testimony.
There was q vast cwowd gittin' about
i'm, hand one said the man vas killed.
hand another said the same. hand ] hsx.
claimed With loud voice liif tho man
ia killed. why don't you stand back and
give Inn . little hAirF
A young lady graduate Of Western
medical college. when Asked By her faith.
or what he should get her birthday pres.
snt. caused that gentleman 10 turn pale
by cHclAiming "Ohl my darling pa n
you could only 20 10 the hospital and
buy me tho head aud arm Of q man |
! should be the happiest girl in the
world. could dissect them on the
kitchen table. you see"
March Of intellect A beEgAr some
time ago applied for aims a. the door OF
partisan Of the antibegging society. Ia
Edinburgh. After In vain detailing his
manifold sorrows, the insnorable gentle.
man poromptorily dismissid him. 90
away. said he. 90 We Gamma &c -
nAething" You might. Al least 70
piled the mindicant. With an air Of grcal
dignity and Archncss. have roiused
; me grAmmaticslly.
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IEsTABLIsHED IN
MARCH, IsAT.

not to be expected that everybody will
lay hold on the mantle Of charity. "a
stretch IL TO cover this affair from com.
ment or inquiry.
But in the very next column IL says:
Mr.. Pendleton, In his testimony 10
Mr.. Clymer's committee, was able 10 deny
not only that he ever paid dollar 10
amy person connected with the govern
ment, or to any member Of Mr.. Belknap's
family" to promote the allowance Of his
little BONANZA claim, but also several cir
cumstantial statements which had got
mixed up with the the affair TO give IL
character. Thus he said that neither
Mrs. Marsh nor Mrs. Bower travelled
with him and his family in Europe So
many convicted errors in circumstances
throw hue OF error over all And no
one disputes the accuracy Of these denials.
for IL IL very well known that Mrs. Bower
was neither connected with the govern
mcnt nor a member Of Mr.. Belknap's
family at that time and IL is also under.
stood that these ladies were waiting for
Mr.. Pendleton, and embarked with him
for Europe as soon a. he got this pay. his
family being then at Paris; also that,
leaving his family still al Paris, he and
the other ladies took tour in Spain aud
the Provinces Thus ID will be seen
II Mr.. Pendleton's native generosity. In
the flush OF 10 rich a collection, prompted
him to make Mrs. Bower a present, yet
IL is strictly true that he had paid no.
thing TO any one connected with the gov.
ernment, nor 10 any member Of Mr.. Bel
knap's family. as IL Is also true that these
ladies did not travel with his family.
Neither Jack Bunsby nor Capt. Cutie
could beat that
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ionable hat, but nevertheless her appear
ance gave an impression of jaded gentili-
/ ty. For her dress had in one or two
places been torn and never mended; her
collar and cuffs were dirty and ruiiled;
the feather of her hat was limp and bro
] ken; the blue ribbons had lost half their
! hue When she lifted her dress to step
out of the carriage she disclosed a well
made boot on a pretty foot; but the lea
| ther was worn and slit, and the slovenly
laces left gaping yawns Of stocking. while
the embroidered skirt was Drowned with
overmuch wear. Nevertheless, any one
would have paused a moment to look at
the pale face which was half concealed
10y the torn veil. A chin like that OF
Venus, cheeks lovely in their soft con-
tour, sweet childish lips which mantled
with their coralline bloom the pearly
beauties of perfect mouth: eyes so soft
ly blue and gray, and yet so quick and
bright, and that straight Saxon nose
with wavy grace of outline and carved
delicacy of nostril which neither word
nor painting could depict-such was the
girl who stepped after the man. he carry
ing the carpetbag while she bore a shawl
and umbrella. At the refreshment bar
he stopped and looked in.
"Ahl" he said; 1--WE had nothing since
we left Reading. Here, dear, hold this
moment"
He went in and took a glass Of brandy
Already the girl had noticed how he
trembled. He had been drinking all
day in spite OF her remonstrances, and
she dreaded what might come of it.
Looking at him now in the bright gas
light, his long shabby black surtout. felt
hat, and dark trowsers were suggestively
oil he
check kerchief on his neck, with its grea-
sy ends, did not answer to the other as
poets. He was Of middle age, tall. and,
except for his shabbiness, and a dreadful
sense of dependency in his face, was a
man OF almost noble presence.
Their destination was the Bow Road,
in the East End. He knew nothing
about the place where he meant to put
up, except that some friendly vagabond
he had lately met had spoken we'll Of it.
1t was a long way out-a broad, low,
three-storied house of mottled brick, with
a narrow doorway, approached by broken
steps we'll worn. In front of it there
were few feet of frouzy grass, intended
to be kept sacredfrom intrusion by an
iron railing. shattered and rusty, from
which the tramps had wrenched many a
pound to sell. A greenish brass plate on
the door exhibited the name of Mrs. Per
kins. The bell-handle had evidently
parted with the bell on severely irrecon-
cilable terms, and was hanging detected
ly out on the right. Notices of apart
ments" decorated several of the front
windows, peering through their Opaque
foulness.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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book form, by Messrs. Harper & Brothers, New
York, and will be sent by them through the |
mail, postage prepaid, ON receipt Of 50 cents, |
bound In paper, or 75 cents bound in eloth.l
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A gentleman and lady got of the Pan
Handle train yesterday evening and
stepped out on the south side Of The de.
pot They were quickly surrounded BY
a crowd Of voracious haekmen. Punch.
ing away vigorously with his umbrella.
the gentleman soon cleared . space
around him. and having secured silence
enough 10 be heard. he vocilerated.
Wouldn't some Of you like 10 20 10 the
dsyilT The tone Of one Of the haekmsn
was wiokedly urhAns a. he quickly re.
piled. Come right along. air. ! run The
finest hack on that line. - indianapolis
Sentinel
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A frightful accident occurred al the
Middlsport Machine Shops on Friday
afternoon last George smith, an sm.
ploye In the establishment. was turning
down . grindatone which bad become
uneven. While thus engaged. the belt
dew of. and In attempting 10 replace u.
his shoe string caught In the belt lie
tried 10 kick loose. but the belt held him
fast. and carried him up 10 the shan feet
foremost He was whirled round the
pulley several times. his bead striking
the joist At each revelation. lie scream.
ed twice. when the engine was stopped.
and he was taken down in an inssnsibls
condition. An examination proved that
no bones were broken. and although
badly wounded. he is In fair way 10 re-
cover. II was = narrow escape heigs
County Republican.
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The Seasons.

A blue-eyed child that sits amid the noon,
O'erhung with a laburnum's dropping sprays,
Singing her little song, while softly round
Along the grass the chequered sunshine plays.
All beauty that is throned I'm womanhood,
Facing a summer gardens fountained walks,
That stoops to smooth n glossy spaniel down,
To hide her flushing cheeks from one who
talks.
A happy mother with her fair faced girls,
In whose sweet spring her youth again she
sees,
With shout. and dance, and laugh, and bound
and song,
Stripping an autumns orchard laden trees.
An aged woman In a wintry room
Frost on the pane, without the whirllng
snow
Reading old letters OF her far-of youth,
or sorrows past, and joys of long ago.
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Belknaps case is certainly bad enough.
but u is BY no means unparalleled. In
1850 the Grand Jury Of the District Of
Columbia indicted Floyd. BuchanAn's
War Secretary. for stealing $4,000 In
bonds from the Interior Department
Floyd escaped into the rebel lines. and
Of course was missing when the time for
trial came. Were Floyd living to-day he
would be elected By the Democrats 10
Congress That ia their idea Of reform.
L lSteubenvillo Herald.
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From the Republlc.l
A Model Democratic Robbery-Its Per.
petrators Unpunished.

During the year 1860 GODDARD Bailey, a
relative of John B. Floyd, then Secreta-
ray of War, was the custodian of bonds
belonging to the Indian Trust Fund,
held by Jacob Thompson. Secretary OF
the Interior, as trustee of various Indian
tribes, amounting in the aggregate to
81, 1896, ,24l 50. Said Bailey, during the
year above mentioned, placed in the
hands of Russell, Majors x Waddell the
following bonds belonging to the Indian
Trust Fund viz:
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Makea chain: for the land is full OF bloody
crimes and the city is full OF fviolence.-Ezekfel.
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tribes, amounting in the aggregate to
81, 1896, ,24l 50. Said Bailey, during the
year above mentioned, placed in the
hands of Russell, Majors x Waddell the
following bonds belonging to the Indian
Trust Fund, viz:
Missouri per cent tbonds.................sI $4,000
North Carolina per cent. bonds. 900
Tennessee per cent. bonds..............-. lI3OOO
s1O,OO
As collateral security for the return OF
said bonds, Russell, Majors and Waddell
deposited with said Bailey acceptances OF
John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, amour
ting te eight hundred and seventy thou
sand dollars, issued to Russell. Majors
& Waddell on account of their contract
with the War Department See the fol-
lowing receipt of Russell, Motors & Wad-
dell for the above bonds:
wAsHISGToS, ID. C., December I3, 1850.
We acknowledge to have received from God
Gus times subsequently, the following bonds,
viz:
North Carolina SIS Jan. and Julyl....... 2s8,OOO
North Carolina 6's (April and Oct.) ).....- 6l,0O0
Tennessee l4S,OOO
Making total lof......................... $1,000
which we agree to return to the said GODDARD
Bailey, or TO his assigns, on demand.
As collateral security for the return Of the
above described bonds, we have deposited with
the said GODDARD Bailey acceptances Of the Hon.
John B. Floyd, Secretary Of War; the amount
of eight hundred and seventy thousand dollars
RUSSELL, MAJORS & WADDELL.
When this iniquitous act, perpetrated
by one of the subordinate officers of the
Interior Department, in the abstraction
of said bonds was made known, it was
discovered at the same time that accept
ances unauthorized by law, and decep.
tive and fraudulent in their character
had been issued by John B. Floyd, Sec.
retary of War, in favor of Messrs. Russell
Majors and Waddell, not only for the
amount of bonds abstracted, but the Rec
ords of the War Department showed that
S., ,339, ,395 of said acceptances were in
circulation, making the total amount oI
acceptances issued Sc, l37 ,395.
The records of the War Department
also showed that there was a deficit OF
Sc, 1877 ,395 to fall upon the holders OF
these acceptances, or to be assumed in
some way by the Government.
1t also appears from the records Of the
War Department, that while these ac
ceptances were being issued to the
amount of millions of dollars, Russell
Majors Il Waddell were regularly receiv
ing their pay for the services performed
under their contract, in money, from the
Government; therefore it is evident that
the acceptances were fraudulent.
For the facts contained in the forego
ing statement, see Report No. Is, House
OF Representatives, Both Congress, 2nd
Session.