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WIT AND WISDOM.

III - IL - re .fI
In isn't blasted ambition and blighted
hopes thai make q young man want to
shuttle of this mortal coil and lie down
in the cold aud silent grave and be at
rest. -so-nneh ~ to suddenly remember
as he panses at the door of the opera
house. with Laura on his arm, that he
forgot tosgeV tickets. and that his peck
et-book-is at home in-the hip pocket of
hissevery-day trowsers.
4 4 Bal for the benefit of the Old
South Church in Bostonl What must
the spirits of the primitive Just men
there muie perfect think of this? but
itmakes no difference what they think
the fiat has. gone forth, and the time
fixed for the dancing party. Paint.
Powder. 6 Diamonds. Low-necked
dresses. Patent-leather boots. Balance
all swing your partners grand right
and left,-ail hands around!-prom-
enade up to the altar and back to the
communion table!
A GENTLEMAN went 10 q pflVale lula-
tic asylum which he had previously Wis
tied, and seeing there distinguished
looking man sitting moodily alone, went
UP and said 70 him: ''How do you doP
L think I have seen you before. May L
ask your name2'' MY name?" return
ed the man ,fiercely, 81 am Alexander
the Great y" Why" said the visitor,
who suddenly remembered having al
ready had a discussion with the man,
" the last time was here you were st.
Paul? '' ssYes, of course" the man re-
Joined quickly, "but that was by the first
Witiss n-f .si1s
/ A WOMAN writes to find out what evil
genius it is that always leads man into
the parlor,t to black his boots on the best
ottoman, rather than on the more con-
venient woOd-bex in the kitchen? And
why man starts to walk away from the
wash stand when he begins to wipe his
face, and drops the towel half way down
the stairs, Or out in the front yard, or
wherever he may be when his face is
dried? Good land, woman, do we know
the unfathomable? We suppose it's the
same impulse that always makes a
woman stand before the glass to comb
her back hair or button the back of her
polonaise .AHdck-eye
! ~.
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PRESIDENT HAYES, in an interview
with an Associated Press reporter, on
the 10Th, said that he had no conceal
ments regarding his Southern policy,
which had been foreshadowed in both
his written and oral utterances, wherein
he had earnestly condemned the reopen
ing of old issues between the North and
the South, believing that the time
had come for complete reconciliation
and the permanent pacifcation of the
South by the removal of all causes of
diseord. This policy, he said, had
been enunciated by the National Repub-
hcan Convention which placed him in
nomination, and fully endorsed by him
in his letter of acceptance. In conelu-
sion he added Z" / do not know whether
| shall succeed in carrying it out, be-
cause there are Northern and Southern
men who, in various ways, may possibly
thwart me; but of one thing / am con-
fident, namely: think it my duty to
try to carry out the policy, and | am
going TO do it. o. ~ al
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no De''e 'ili.nail E.nnrEEafE
who Invented "Punctuation.'

T To us, who would scarcely know how
to read a page, or write one without the
help of the punctuation marks" 1t
seems almost incredible that there was
once time when people read and wrote
without any punctuations at all % But
the Hebrews, the Greeks, the Latins-
probably the people of ali languages,
originally-used no marks between their
written phrases and sentences not even
leaving spaces between their words, in
fact). Who gave us our comma and pc
rod, and all the rest of those little con-
'venienees? CasseIps Popular Educator
(Eng.1 sayssgg $50 slDed 11Jt yia3a
s'The invention of the modern system
of punctuation has been attributed 70,
the Alexandrian grammarian, Aristo-
phanes, after whom it was improted BY
succeeding gramniarians but it was so
entirely lost in the time of Charleniagne
that he found it necessary to have tire
stored by ,Warnerfried and Alcuin. 1t
consisted at first of only one point, used
in three ways, and sometimes OF stroke
formed in several ways. But, as no par
ticular rules were followed in the use Of
these signs, punctuation was exceedingly
until the end of the fifteenth.
century, when the learned Venetian ian
printers, the ,Manutii, increased the
number of the signs, and established
some fixed rules for their application.
These were so generally adopted that
we NAV consider the Manuth asthe ins'
yentors of the present method of punc-
tuation and although modern, gram
marians have introduced Some improve.
ments, nothing but few particular
rules have been added since that time"
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English CIass-InstincitssJ.9


English class-instincts come out
strongly in the recent trial of the young
Irish Lord, Lord Marcus Beresford, for
knocking down his solicitor and broker,
in his Office, the result of which was a
fine of E1O0. The bench was occupied
by all the Squires who had any claim to
magisterial honOrs, and whose sympa
thies were all on the side of the young
nobleman. There was the ''fHon.. Col
Stanley, two Knights, and q Baronet,
and member of Parliament, a Major.
the Hon. Greville-Nugent, and Yiscount
Ranelagh. The Presiding Judge was a
mild-mmnered Q. c., Mr.. ,Eldin, who
wanted to treat young Beresford Ikea
other ruffian, but was much bulljed by
his associates on the bench and by the
crown in the courtroom, which was
filed with the toadies of aristOcracy.
Mr.. Tidy, the man who was assaulted
and whose principal offense consisted in
charging Beresford high rate of inter-
est, was the object of general eXecration.
&" Laughter met him every time he
opened his mouth, and it was probably
not very agreeable laughter Finally,
when the young man had been fined,
and it became necessary for some one to
90 bail for him (the trial having lasted
from 10 O'Clock till Z, and wearied out
most of his friends), the Hon. Col,
Stanley, one of the Magistrates on the
bench, offered himself. Two others on
the bench then claimed the privilege,
and Mr. Eldin was too much overcome
to rebuke them for their unseemly will
ingness to do personal favors to the de
relict gentleman. The Pail Mall GRs cite,
snob organ though it be, supplied the
deficiency sharply the next day; n The
London World says that Beresford 9 laid
well-kaown book-maker among the
spectators fifty to forty that he would
not be sent to prison. This slang,
which passes for English among the
aristocracy of the Empire, means, we
presume, that Beresford betted With a
professional gambler on his own
chances Of release The Judge, in dis
charging him, congratulated him that he
would not spend ''even one night in
prison, which also shocked the Pal
Man. The English public have also
lately had an exposure of the abuse OF
boys on board the ship Britannia, which
is the naval school of the country The
freshmen are bullied by the older classes,
beaten with knotted ropes, and have to
surrender their little allowances OF
money to the older cadets. There has
been an investigation, but the Tory First
Lord of the Admiralty, Ward Hunt, rose
in Parliament and pOoh-poohed the
whole thing, as though it was nothing
more than the sinking of aofirst-class
iron-clad. John Lloyd, however, in
sists in the newspapers that his nephew
has been driven out of the Britannia by
the thieving and bullying of his com
rades, and that the morale of the ships,
q" rotten.m and that of the Admiralty it
self no better.
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Gov. PACKARD, of Louisiana, on the
10th, addressed another communication
to President Hayes, reiterating his de-
sire that the Commission to that State
be instructed to inquire fully into the
legality of the claims of the rival State
Governments, and whether or not there
is an armed instruction against the
lawful Government. He expresses
his willingness to consent to unifica-
ton of the two Legislatures, in ac-
cordance with the expressed desire
of the President, but says that the
Nichols party have rejected this pro-
posal mainly because of their belief
that the United States troops are to be
removed in any event-a belief which
is fostered, says Packard, by the friends
of the President, Messrs. Foster and
Matthews. In conclusion he asks: eff
a lawful Government in Louisiana can
be pverthrown by domestic violence
with the consent of the Federal Govern
ment, originally called into existence for
the express purpose amongst others of
preventing such occurrences, what State
in the Union may not hereafter be sub
ject to similar revolution? Are the
American people willing to see this pre-
cedent establShed?''
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quarters, where they were presented by
Spotted Tail. The son of Lone Horse first
rode forward, and, laying his gun on the
ground, said: - lay down the gun a
token Of submission to Gen. Crook, b whom
I.wfsh to surrender.v The chiefs all shook
hands with Ger Crook, and rode away TO
put their people in camp. y
Three hundred employees of the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing were dis
charged by the Treasury Department on the
18th.
At a meeting of the Western Iron As
ISOLATION, on the 18th, the card price for iron
was made two cents rates, an advance Of a
quarter OF a cent per pound.
Runners reached Camp Robinsonsthe
night of the 10th, with the report that Crazy
Horse, with about 1000 of his people, was
moving toward the Agency, with the inten-
ton of surrendering. The submission, Of
this Chief will leave the country clear of hos
tiles, with the exception of sitting-Buil's
band. 3W nQBf4ifssTnf go .sll fo
Fresh beef shipped to Europe for the
six months ending March last was S6,29S, $40
pounds, valued at 8, 026, 4S3. The statement
shows a gradual increase from $4,000 pounds
in October, 1879, to 6,7o7,s55 in March Of the
present year. .....4 -, .f.f t,ou
A terrific tornado passed through
Rutherford County, Tenn, the night Of the
18th, blowing down Is houses, most of which
were in Layergne, killing a child, MORALLY
wouhding an old lady and wounding some
eight others.
The evening of the l19thg lightning
struck a large tank on the Trautman farm,
which contained 22,OOO barrels of OIL The
tank was torn TO pieces and the burning oil
set fire to two other large tanks. One con-
tanning $4,000 barrels was destroyed; the
other was extingtiished by steam. The burn
ing oil ran down the creek mile, destroy
ing every thing in its course, 1t was
checked by RalstOn's dam, which was
large enough to hold it and stop further
damage Twelve1on wells;Twith the tanks at
the wells, were destroyed. The town of
Trautman, consisting of hotel, two livery
stables, abilliard room and dwelling houses,
was destroyed. A pipe line pump station
and number of other buildings were de-
stroyed The 1900 barrels of oil burned
belonged to United Pipeline, and will
be paid by pro rata aSsessment by that line.
The loss in the town OF Trautman is esti-
mated al $S0, 900. The loss on the twelve ell
wells is not known. +s enivicrc 81 II.
Eighty-six Irish Canadians arrived at
New York, on the 2Oth, on their way TO
Rome, TO participate in the fftieth anniver-
sary of the PODe,s- episeopaeH.riThey bear
with them for his. Holiness $50, 900.
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.


An attempt was made at Philadelphia,
on the 10th, to cowhide Col. A. Il. Mcclure,
editor of the Times, the assailant being Nat.
Mckay, Government contractor, assisted by
two friends. Mckay and another were arr
rested, the third escaping.
AT Boston, on the 10th, Mr.. Charles
Geory purchased $1,000 in United States
bonds and was followed to his store by three
men, two Of whom engaged his attention
while the third stole the bonds from Geory's
coat which was hanging. near by, and all
three escaped. .. .vi .rs .i.
The steamship Leo, from Nassau to
New York, was burned at sea on the morn
ing Of the 18th. Three passengers and IS of
the crew were lost, while Is of the crew
were rescued from a raft and taken TO Savan-
nah. ~ TAD - GTfR RI q il
The stage running between Joplin and.
Baxter Springs, Kansas, was stopped by
highwaymen and robbed Of the mail, on the
18th. There were ne passengers aboard.
1t is said that xpeIiments made duI2
ing the recent warm weather have demon
strated that the. shopper eggs insomh-
eastern Kansas are entirely mproductiye,
not single one having'been hatched.
On the 14th, village Of Sioux, num-
boring about 1000 persons, mainly Sanza-
ries and Minneapolis, was brought in by
Spotted Tail and surrendered to Gen. Crook
at Spotted Tail Agency. The party was un-
der Roman Nose and other chiefs. Permis
sion was given TO approach the Agency in
The style usual among the Sioux in entering
a friendly village, when the warriors, to the /
humber of perhaps O0,made a regular charge
IN abe Agency from several directions, yell-.
ing and firing their pieces in the air. An /
hoiIr later the main village filed past The 4
post and went into camp on 4 spot designat-i
ID by the Agent. As the Xillage approached,
about thirty principal chiefs and head men
ode into the fort, advancing slowly up
he parade to the commanding officers
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RESOLUTIONS were adopted by the
Nichols Senate of Louisiana, on the
10th, indorsing the policy of President
Hayes as enunciated in his Inaugural,
and pledging the Nichols State Gov
eminent to accept in good faith and car
~ out the provisions of the Constitu-
tional amendments which guarantee to
the colored race full protection under
the laws, together with a promise of
equal advantages of education to the
children of both races
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A DISPATCH from Deadwood saysthat
II Is reported that Crazy Horses band of
Indians have taken the field again. They
passed near Spear Fish, on the 18th, on
their way West, 100 mounted in war
Dainf
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3 THE. MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS, April q, 1871.
BEEvEs-Choiee, S5.406 500; Good to Prime,
"a 9Oa5. 50 Cows and Heifers, S2.75G4.35; Corn
Fed Texans, S25Oa4.62h
HoGsLshfpping, s4.75a5.IO.
SHEEP-Common to Fancy, S2.30d6;0O-
FLOUR-Choice5 Country, Ss.0OGs-So' AAA'
S7.50d7.70- -. 49, - g, =, 49,
CoRS-No. Mixed, 44aA1lc. e,~
-0AFs-NO. 2, 9<G36e- ----
TNoTH2 s. srEpIPriiine. sl.ssszsls5.
TOBACCo-Planters' Lugs, ,s250a5.OO; Dark
shipping Leaf, <4.00a7-O0.
HAY-lhpice. Timothy, 81 -5O6l3.OousT
BuTrER-Chofce Dairy, 2sa93c..- I'M
PoRKlstsndard Mess, sI5.75SIs.75.
EW0oLs-TIbsvasbed,s Choice ddJ5c, IN
washed Combing, 23a24c- ..r.ae
~GoTroS-AitlBin& lie
NEW YORK. -----------
BEEyEs--Native Steers. $1,000 II so,
SHEEP-COmfnont to Choice. s5.Oe'a7.sO.'
i.TIOGs--Iiye snone. arer.. .J rraf
FIOrR-GoOtfto Choice, S..t5s 80
WHEAT-No. 2 Chicago, S1.50d %. el.-.-
COKN-Western Mixed, Ungraded, 63d655sc.
OtTs-yFesfcaa Mixed, 49, a5sc.
PORK-Mess, Sl6-oOG 1880
COTToN-Middling use, -
sal " f1esd a. CHICAGO. saE-a
BEEyEs2 COMMON TO choice, H39s 80 80
ifI0S$4 Common 20 choice, S5.20g5 $40.
9SurEP-(,onrrion to Choice. >. 151de.g1 2 =
FLof-iAC'hoice Winter, Ss.55as.5O5 Choice
sprfre, Extra, 0ds.0G.
CoRs-N6. .. 46a45zc. 90 -
OATs-NO. 9, 36a56zc-~
RENO. 2 s0GS5c.
RoRE-Ness, 81. dl5.l0- rrrrr
- '----- y. KANSAS CITY, 49, "a
FIOuR-XX tePatent, S2-15d435-
B BIEyR Stt steers, si.15e5.Oo; Native
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CABLE dispatches of the 18th were to
the effect that war between Russia and
Turkey was considered inevitable, and
that the beginning of actual hostilities
could not be much longer delayed
There had been a general advance of
provisions of all kinds, while both
Turkish and Russian securities had fallen
off rapidly. L .-
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AMAGNIFICENT state dinner was given
at the Presidential Mansion the evening
of the 18th, in honor of the Grand Dukes
Alexis and Constantine. There were
also present the Russian Minister and
his wife, Sir Edward and Lady Thorn
ton, representing the diplomatic corps;
Admiral Boutakoff, of the Russian Navy;
Admiral Porter and Gen. Sherman, Chief
Justice Waite and daughter, Secretaryof
State and Mrs. Evarts, Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Sherman, Secretary
Schurz and daughter, Secretary of War
and Mrs. McCnry, Postmaster-Gene
and Mrs. Key, the Secretary Of the Navy
and the Acknowledgement, together with
President and Mrs. Hayes, Mr.. Webb
Hayes, Colonel, Casey and wife; Mrsl
Rogers and Major andrews, Df the Pres
ident's .sficisl ssAmsehold, and the
Misses Mcfarland, Foote, and Plat, of
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The Packard Legislature, in joint
caucus in New Orleans on the 18th,
eighty-three members being present, in
Guiding Washington and Brooks, two
colored members heretofore acting with
the Nichols House, refused a proposition
from President Hayes's Commission to
coalesce with the Democrats, as pro-
posed by the Nichols caucus of the day
before =
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The Secretary Of War, after the adj
iournment of the Cabinet, addressed the
O4IUN M IVVIOI 70 WIN 81 DIIOI IIIt41 =
WAR DEPARTMENT,

v~ WASHINGTON, April 10, 1871.
GEN WN. T. SHERMAN, COMMANDING L. $.
A.-GeRerGl: have the honor to enclose here
with n copy of communication from the
President of the United States, in which he
troops now stationed in the vicinity of the
Mechanics Institute in the City of New Or
leans La, be withdrawn to such convenient
barracks rs may be selected tortheir occupa-
ton. You are hereby charged with the exc
cution of this order, and will cause the with
drawaT to take place on Tuesday next, the
24th of April at IL O'Clock meridian. Very re-
speetfully your obedient servant,
n GEO. W. MCCRARY, Secretary of War,
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CURRENT TOPICS

IHE number of transient guests miss
ing from the Southern Hotel. st. Louis.
through the late fire, has been reduced
TO four. 1nssrar ssrhus-l hna x-a7ri
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THE President, on the 10Th, addressed
the following letter to the Secretary of
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WASHINGTON. Apf1l left.
SR-PrlOr to my entering upon the duties
of President There had beer stationed. -lyy or
der OF my predecessor, in the immediate vi
einity Of the buileing used astlle state house,
in New Orleans. Ia, and known az the Ne
-chaRics' Institute. a detachment of United
States infantry. Finding them in that place,
have thought properto delay a. decision of
the question of tlfeir removal until could
determine whether the condition of affairs is
now snch Ne TO either require on, jnstifylthe
continued military Intervention of the Ma
ti0nal Government in the affairs OF the State.
In my opinion there doesnot now exist in Lou
isiana such domestic violence rs il cO1ftem-
plated by the Constitution as a ground upon
which the military power Of the National
Government may be evoked for the defense
of the state. The disputes which exist as to
the right of certain claimants TO the chief ex-
executive office of that state are to be settled
and determined, not blythe Executive of the
United States, but by such orderly and peace
able methods rs may be provided by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State. Having as
surance that no resort to violence is contem-
plated, but on the contrary the disputes in
question are TO be settled by peaceful meth
DDS under and in accordance with the
law, ! deem it proper to take action
nounced when | entered upon the duties of
the Presidency. You are therefore directed
TO SEES that proper orders are issued for the
renioyalOf said troops ut an early date from
their present position to such regular bar
racks in the vicinity as may be selected tor.
their occupation.
lSigned RIB. HAYES.
To Hon. George w .Mcorary, secretary of
War.
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THE President has decided to call an
extra session of Congress. to convene on
the 4th of June.
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The Republican State Committed Of
Ohio met on the l9th-at Columbus, and
decided to hold the next State Conven-
ton on August LIST, az Tievelands--
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ACCORDING to returns received by
the Secretary of the Pork Packers As
ISOLATION, the number of hogs packed in
the West during the past winter season
was 5,o5l,030, against 4,s74,l25 last
season. The decrease in the average
weight is reported at 2.64 pounds, and
the decrease in the average yield of lard
% pounds. The packing during the
summer season of 1876 was reported at
1921 1928 hogs, an increase of 1,053, $3.50
as compared with the previous summer
The increase in the average weight was
900 pounds, and the increase in the
yield of lard 64-l00.- e. aEcra4s
The Coroner's inquest in the case of
the st. Louis Southern Hotel disaster
was begun on the 10th. Among those
absolutely known to have beenlostwere
the following: The Rev. A. II. Adams,
of Stockcross, Berkshire, England;
George Frank Gouley, Grand Secretary
Masonic fraternity of Missouri; Kate
Reilly, Kate Doolan and May Moran,
servants; Henry Hazen, of the Auditors
Department, Missouri Pacific Railroad !;
Mrs. WIS. Stewart, of st. Louis; Mr..
Andrew E. Eistman, of St. Louis; Mr..
Charles G.. Teenan and Mr.. Skidmore
Hayden, of st. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. II.
j. Clark, and child and servant, of Mas
sachusetts, and William Felix Munster,
of Englnd. The latter committed sui
eide under arrangement brought on by
intense
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Ohio, who have for some weeks been
the guests Of Mrs. Hayes at the Execu-
tive Mansion.
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Z 1sit-T II 7TT>>r . s-T-T-- - Boz -.
g "A MILITARNcamp and settlement call
ed Dominguez,gon the trocha line, con-
tanning military neutrality-suspicious.,
barracks for wounded men, bakeries, a
telegraphic station and 'eavalry stables,
has been burned, aaud the loss is said to
be two million dollars. aixniO haE uaI.,
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~ Her individuality, = says a New, York
paper. : perrneated with its mixture of
lwomanly tenderness and astatuesaue
classicality the scenes IN which she was
most interested.
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JULIA BURKE's STATEMENT.

.s l was employed in the Southern for
four years and six months I reside at
No. 1915 Spruce Street. Iretired ON the
night of the fire about 10 clock. My
partner was on. duty that night, and
came to bed about u O'clock, l was
wakened by little girls voice scream
inc fire. / rushed to the door, and as /
opened it the smoke came in like blast
from an engine The baggage elevator
was about 40 feet away and the flames
rolled up it very strong. n got my
partner, and we took couple of gar
inents and started for the stairs. We
missed them and wandered to the Fourth
Street side, and we were about suffocated
when Prof. fRees opened his door, and
we fell into his room 8 We begged him;
"Oh don'tput us OUT Don'tput US out! 7
He said = " Certainly not, and told US
to 90 to the window, which we did.
There were four Of us at the window
and two or three others at a window al
mostsihder us, on the floor below. We
waited about 20 minutes, when | heard
Prof. Rees say that the ladder was COM
ing. They were saving people near Us,
and we. four stayed at the windows and
watched them When the fireman ap-
peared in sight I-wasn't frightened any
more ~ L had always heard they never
let any, one burn ups and so.when 1 saw
them /, felt very independent They
took the people from that other room,
and then Mr.. Rees called for help, and