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Egyptian Slavery.

Slaves in Egypt may be broadly di-
vided into white and black, although
the shades of color between these two
extremes are very numerous. To the
one class belong the fair-skinned Circas-
sian and the dusky, but often beautiful,
Abyssinian: and to the other, the dark
er, but still STRAIGHTFORWARD, Gala, and
the negro from Nubia, Kordofan, or
Darfour. The extinction of the Mann
louks, and the indiscriminate admission
of Arabs and Copts alike to the public
service, have practically put an end to
the importation of white male slaves,
who are now rarely or never met with
as adults. Some few boys are occasion
ally purchased as playfellows for the
sons of the weather. Beys or Pashas,
but, lin almost every instance, as soon
as they reach full age they are liberated,
married off-frequently to their masters
daughters-andi in some way established
in life. In fact, the relation of this very
limited class to their owners just falls
short of adoption, which was formerly
very common, but is less so now. The
relatively great mortality among the
children of white mothers who have
themselves not been born in the country
contributes to maintain the demand for
Circassian girls, the vast majority OF
whom, however, find not merely pur-
chasers but husbands among the sons
of the weather. classes. 1t is now, in
deed, rare that full-grown white girl
is kept in mere concubinage, as both her
cost and her personal attractions
give her value that speedily-very of
ten at once-raises her to the higher do
nestle rank. But the importation of
these luxuries has greatly fallen off since
the cessation of the regular traffic be-
tween Constantinople and the coast OF
Abasia reduced the supply, and CORE
spondingly raised the price of the smug-
gled article. Most Of the few who now
reach Egypt singly or in couples, where
9Oyears ago they came in scores, belong
to the Circassian colonies in Roumelia
or Asia Minor, and the difficulties OF
even their import under the eyes OF jeal-
Gus foreign Consuls are such that the
trade has virtually ceased. At any rate,
it is only in the very wealthiest harems
that these exotic beauties are now to be
found. They are mostly bought at from
10 to u years of age, and after being
well nurtured for three or four years,
and taught the usual Eastern accom-
plishments, are, as rule, either mar
ried by the master of the house or given
as wives to his sons. In strict law mar
rage does not confer freedom, but the
girl is nearly always first liberated, and
the offspring are, in any case, born free.
One especial reason why these white
Girls are thus almost always married is
that they wear much longer than either
native Egyptian ladies or Abyssinians,
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retaining their fine physique to 80 or
even 40 years of age, while the latter
are generally withered and rassees
before 20. This is an important con-
sideration, in view of the now prevail
ing fashion among the upper classes OF
having only one wife, but the much
higher cost of these white beauties places
them beyond the reach of all but the
wealthiest, and except for these the har-
EN- market is now chiefly supplied with
Abyssinians, who, at a fifth, or even
eighth or tenth of the price, are in all
but color and wear physically equal to
the best of their white rivals. Some OF
these copper-skinned hours are indeed
very models of Southern beauty-com-
bining with profusion OF long, wavy
hair, luStrous eyes, regular and delicate
ly cut features, perfectly curved busts,
and admirably nodded limbs, general
ly grace and even dignity of carriage
that no artificial training could height
en-. Many of the wives of the middle
and nearly all the concubines of the up
per classes are taken from this
source of supply, as free Arab girls new
er enter harems in this latter capacity.
There are also many Abyssinian male
slaves, whose employment and treatment
are similar to those of their white fell
lows, and who, once liberated, may, like
the latter, rise to any attainable rank in
the public service The other class OF
wholly black slaves is much more nu-
merous, and is generally employed in
| lower kinds of domestic work than those
/ just noticed. They comprise specimens of
every black race known to Northern and
Central Africa, from the mixed Arabs
and Abyssinians of Nubia, Berber and
SEMINAR, to the pure negro of DarfOur,
and the yet other cross-neither negro
nor Abyssinian-which forms the Gala
tribes. These it is whose kidnapping
and other means of obtainment in the
remote interior form the chief ground
of complaint against slavery in Egypt.
But once in the country and absorbed
into its service, their condition, it may
be affirmed, becomes not merely an i'm
mense improvement on their past, but
in all respects one of the lightest forms
of servitude to which the name of slavery
can be given. From every material point
of view they are infinitely better offthan
the free-born fellahs, on whom, indeed
they look down with proud contempt as
an inferior class-since, as before re-
marked, both law and religion combine
to protect them, as neither protects the
peasant. A bad master can, of course
ill-treat his slave as we'll as hi;
free servant to the borders of cruelty
without coming within the clutches Of
the Cadi; but such cases are rare, as the
social sentiment on the subject is essen
TALLY humane and quite as operative a:
public opinion among ourselves.
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WAR NEWS.

A dispatch from Ibrail, 23d, says that
the Russians on landing on the Turkish bank
of the Danube, opposite Galatz, penetrated
directly into the interior behind the hills,
gaining possession of the heights command
ing Matzchin after an obstinate fight with
body of Bashi- Bazouks. The engagement
lasted from daylight until noon, and result
ed in the evacuation of MatZchin by the
Turks and its occupation by the Russians
it is officially announced that the Turk
ish divisions operating from Herzego-
vina and Albania against Montenegro have
successfully effected a junction and are now
marching upon Cettinje. The total number
of Turkish forces now operating against
Montenegro is about 10000.
A London dispatch of the 25th says
simultaneously with the crossing into Dro-
brudscha, news comes of a general move
ment of the Russian troops between Slatina
and Alexandria, down the Danube, between
Turnu- Magurelli and SimnitZa, the 9th
Army Corps, which forms the extreme
right, leading the way. Preliminary
operations on the Danube have begun in
earnest. BOmbardments continued along
the whole line on Sunday, including the bat
teries at Oltinitza, Beckett, Grahova and Kali
afat. 1t is reported that the Prince of Mon
tepegro has been killed by his Infatuated SOL
| diers, in consequence Of their recent serious
| defeats.
Dispatches from Erzeroum, Goth, give
particulars of the recent battles in Armenia,
commencing on the 18th and continuing at
intervals till the 22d. After the battles OF
the 10Th and 10th, in which the Turks were
forced to retreat, the Russian left wing took
possession of Delibaba Pass and fortified it.
| On the Dist Mukhtar attacked the pass
and after an all days fight compelled the
Russians TO abandon their position. The
Turkish losses are placed at 1000, and those
of the Russians much higher. On the sd
the Turks report having gained another vie
tory and taken 1000 prisoners. Rustchuk
on the Danube, was being bombarded by
the Russians on the Goth.
The Russian bombardment of Rust
chuk destroyed the English Consulate, ant
the Consuls have united in a protest agains
the course of the Russians.
A dispatch from Erzeroum, 29th
| says: The Russians were crossing the Dan
ube last night near SistOva, not far from
Yantra, assisted by islands between thu
banks Terrible fighting is going on. TIT
Turks are doing their utmost to re-
sist the enemy. The bombardment o
Rustchuk continues. All the troops o
Gen. Zimmerman have crossed tn,
Danube at Ga'atz. The Grand Duke Mich
olas, at the head of the Sth Army Corps
crossed the Danube near Simnitza yester
day at daybreak, driving the Turks from
their positions. Boats filed with troop
continued to cross the river all yesterday
Nikopolis has been burned by lombard
! mont
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Railroad from Longmont to Cheyenne, and
the immediate building of a railroad from
CHEYENNE to the Black Hills.
Geo. L. Crosby, photographer, his
wife and two children, were drowned while
attempting to cross creek in South Hanni-
bal, No., on the 9th. The bridge gave way,
precipitating the vehicle and its occupants
into the raging stream.
A reduction of 10 per cent in the
wages of all employees of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway was made on
the LIST, by order of President Vanderbilt.
The Deadwood stage was again
robbed of its treasure-boxes on the 9th,
near Cheyenne River. The passengers were
not molested. A force Of 20 cavalrymen
from Fort Laramie went in pursuit of the
robbers.
John Gertner, a German saloon-keeper
of Cincinnati, ON the 9th, shot and killed
his wife and then made an Intellectual attempt
to take his own life. Jealousy was the
cause,
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Tall Talking.

Americans have been accused of 'tal
talking" and extravagant writing. The
accusation is partly deserved, but it is
the growth of our soil. We are great
country, and no ordinary kind of speech
suits our condition. We are bounded
on the east by the Orient, on the west
by the Occident, and on the north by
the Aurora BOrealis, and how can we
help it? This may excuse some express
sions we recently heard in a school
room. ''John, if you whisper again
will sew up your mouth" On another
occasion the same teacher said, You
must get this lesson if you have to sit
up all night and get up before breakfast
tomorrow morning to learn II" A
pupil who had been asked to find out
all he could about the Western States
told his teacher the next day ''that the
grass in Colorado was so short the farm
ers had to lather it before they could
mow.r The Greeks were great invent
ors of these sayings. When Dieneces
was told that the number of Xerxes'
army was so great that when they shot
their arrows the sun would be darken-
ed, he answered: 'If the Medes darken
the sun we shall have our fight in the
shade" A little exaggeration is the
spice of conversation. 1t was common
remark of the students about the late
lamented Prof Smell, of Amherst, that
she would never die, he would Onl " dry
up and blow away" An artist recently
painted a snow-storm so naturally that
he caught a bad cold sitting near it with
his coat off. A man in Iowa is so tall
he always rings the door-bell with his
knees, and enters the house through the
second-story window. The spice in
pun often depends on its plain exagger-
alton Capt. N, when asked If he
had been seriously hurt by the recent
explosion on his steamboat, said ne was
so used to being blown up by his wife
that a mere steamer explosion had no
effect upon him.-NationGI Teachers
MOnthLU.
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Civil-Service Reform.

The President has addressed the fol-
lowing circular letter to all prominent
Federal officers throughout the country
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
June %, 1S77.-SIR-I desire TO call your at
tention to the following paragraph in let
ter addressed by me TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury on the conduct to be observed by
the officers Of the General Government in
relation to elections:
No officer should be required or permitted
to take part in the management of political
organizations, caucuses, conventions or cleo
ton campaigns. Their right to vote and TO
express their views on public questions, eth
er orally or through the press, is not denied
provided it does not interfere with the dis
charge of their official duties No assessment
for political purposes on officers or subordi-
mates should be allowed
This rule is applicable to every depart
ment of the Civil Service. 1t should be I'M
derstood by every officer of the General Gov
eminent that he is expected TO conform his
conduct TO its requirements.
Very respectfully, R. B. HAYES.
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SOME one said TO Hugo once upon 3
time: sit must be very difficult to write
good poetry" "No, sir" replied the
poet; ait is very easy or utterly impOs-
sible."
WHEN a man gets on the down-hin
road of misfortune, about the only con-
ISOLATION left him seems to be to kick any
other man who happens to be going
down still faster.
"PULL up your stakes" the old man SAID
"why don'tyou westward go
And start a farms' The youth replleai
al would, II Idaho"
"Chivalrous boyw his sire exclaimed,
"Your pluck fun well know;
I'll help you out, if that is all
You need. Here, Ivanhoe."
BLESSED is the woman who hath nm
ished house-eleaning, but she, whose
carpets are still up walketh in wrath,
and is a terror in the family. Yea, her
husband eateth the sandwich at the sa-
loon; he drinketh much lager. He will
not go home to dinner, for he knoweth
that the evil day is come, and that the
parlor stove must yet be stored away for
the season.
/ JOHN MCCULLoUGH tells a good story
of his recent trip through York State.
He was playing at the modern Syracuse
John Banim's noble play of the ancient
Syracuse Damon and Pythias." Da-
mon, when he hears of the election of
Philistius rs President, mournfully says;
% There is now no public virtue left in
Syracuse" At this point, hard-hand-
ed old farmer from somewhere along the
line of the canal, being carried away by
the Illusion of the play, and indignant
at the slur on Syracuse, rose up, and
solemnly remarked, "If you come to
that, neither is there in Utiky!"
TENT of Grand Duke Nicholas. Cor
respondent, pressing his ear against the
canvas" Now, at last, l shall hear it
all" Grand Duke That smallest
bull-pup is a RATHER, but my greyhound
has more fleas than you could shake
stick at" Aide-de-Camp-"I don't
think either of them would make a very
good coon dog" Grand Duke" I'm
going to have that terrier made stub
tail Alexis just bought two hun
dred dollar dog over in America, but he
always was burned fool, and | bet he's
been hallbangityvitch
I've got flea on mel" Correspond
ent folds his ear and departs in high
dudgeon.)
MAUGHD-AFTER TENNYsON.
Come into the garden, Maughd;
am here at the gate alone,
And the gate has got brand new hinge,
That creaxs-with a sudden moan.
All night on the apex of the roof
Have the tom-cats warbled in tune,
Like a Sunday beer garden orchestra,
VOx humane, flute and bassoon-
She is coming-I see her feet,
And the flowers are bending aside,
With a fgurative finger and thumb to their
nose,
And the lily has sickened and died.
There has fallen a splendid tear
From the sunfiowers golden heart,
For it heard the old man yell for his gun
But I've got ten seconds the start.
Chicago Tribune.
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The Importance to health of eating
plenty of fresh, ripe fruit at this season
of the year can not be too strongly ar
gued. Not imported tropical products,
but the fruit of our own latitude and
climate. Not green or rotten fruit. All
the patent pills and half the physicians
prescriptions for average human indis-
position are for one simple purpose-to
drain the system of dead and injurious
matter. Headache, dizziness, sluggish
ness, fever and two-thirds of the symp-
toms which precede some form or other
of disease have their origin in imperfect
human drainage. With a very large
proportion of people, certain con-
sumption of ripe fruit will regulate this
economy. 1t is better than any pill, for
the action so induced is regular and
constant in proportion to the supply. At
best, the action of any drug is spasmod-
ic 1t is only a choice between two
evils. Fruit is food and medicine also
recommended by the palate. 1t nour-
ishes and cleanses. Yet thousands of
people live on year after year whose
daily experience is that of &c not feeling
very wei, :" whose sole trouble is more
or less constipation. The burthen OF
their diet is meats, salt and fresh, bread
and potatoes. Thus they go on perpet-
uating their misery and ignorant of the
simple remedy within their reach. Or
to effect the necessary action they use
citrate, pills, aperients and, occasional
| ly, when an extra stoppage with
all its disagreeable symptoms occurs,
dose of salts and SIENNA, rhubarb or
'sblue mass" Of course a long neglect
of the clogged-up system render such
remedies imperatively necessary. The
range of fruit is large. Apples, pears,
peaches, berries OF various sorts, prunes,
and all of these dried for winter con-
sumption. Try this remedy. Cut loose
from doses, doctors, citrates and pills.
Study the working of your own system
No doctor can do this for you. 1t Is
your own house, and you should best
know how to take care of it. DOM
despise allusion to these plain, homely
facts. Your strength of body and mind
your cheerfulness of temper and clear
ness of head, your skill in doing bust
ness, driving bargains and making
money, all depend very much in keep
ing the drainage of the system in a:
perfect condition as possible.
Napoleon attributed the loss of hi.
first battle to clogged stomach. Man.
a man has failed at the trying hour be
cause his blood was clogged with i'm
purities. When blood is one-third deaC
matter, the man or woman is also one
third dead. Moral courage, confidence
decision, wit, presence of mind, good
address, powerful magnetic influences
and the right word and action at th'
right time and place, depend for thei
force, vigor and presence very much OF
proper bodily conditions.-New Yor'
Gr1Dhic.
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Measure of Cruelty Which En-
titles a Wife to a Divorce.

Judge johnson, of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, decided the Armstrong di-
vorce case this morning. The Judge
delivered a lengthy opinion, reviewing
in detail the testimony offered, the con-
Guiding portion of his remarks being as
follows:
Although no actual blows be struck,
it is in the power of the husband to
offer such indignities to the wife by
words and acts and studious course of
conduct as to render her life intolerable
and a burden, especially if there has
been previously actual violence inflicted.
The husband is bound to the observance
of duty to his wife, and as marriage IS
founded on the original constitution OF
the sexes, and dignifed by strong and
peculiar sentiments of affection, deli
cacy and honor, all treatment that vio-
lates these principles habitually and
proceeds avowedly from hatred, re-
venge or spite, and renders the hours
devoted to repose hours of weeping,
distress and fear, must indeed well nigh
render woman's condition intolerable
and her life burdensome. Courts will
not interfere, and will not dissolve the
marriage contract for one ofense or for
trivial causes. 1t would be an agreea-
BILE duty in this case, if the marriage
was of many years continuance and
this but the first greviOus wrong, to
make such order as would Oblige re-
Cancellation. But here is a case where
the marriage is of but four years dura-
ton, presenting a history of fouryears OF
disappointment, contention and wrong.
The wife is not entirely without fault,
but the neglects, the cruelties, the az
oressions of the husband proven are so
infinitely greater as to give her the
vantage ground in this case, and to au-
thorize a decree. ReconciliatiOns have
taken place only to be disregarded, and
their friends and acquaintance invited
to listen to fresh ordinations and re-
examinations, scandal and abuse. The
good of society, of the immediate
friends and relatives of the parties, and,
above and over all, of the parties them
selves, will, in the opinion of the Court,
best : subserved by dissolution OF
the m; riage contract.
''Let decree be entered on the cross
petition of the wife, on the ground of
extreme cruelty, at costs of plaintiff.
She will be entitled to alimony. Upon
this counsel may be able to agree. Ii
not, the Court will fix the amount on
presentation of the decree. "-CtHc'H-
natl Star.
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THE MARKETS.
ST. LOUIS. June %. 1871.

ST. LOUIS, June %, 1871.
BEEvEs-Choice to Fancy, s6.4O9 6.6Ss 1o on.
to Prime S6.OOd625; Native Cows, S3ooa4oS
Texan and Indian, s240d4.5O.
HOGs-Shipping, 81 .00046O.
SHEEP-Chpped, $3-OO04.So. $1,000.
FLOUR-Choice, sS.759s.9e; XXX, SoIoooS2-
WHEAr-Red. No. 2. Sl.s3@lS5; No. s, Sl-Io
6L7S.
OATs-No. 2, 36k d37xc.
RYE-No. 2, 60G62Hc.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, $l.60Gl.70-
TOBACCO-Dark Lugs. s2.5O94.o0; Medium
H2YNChoice Timothy, sl3.OOal3.5O.
BUTTER-Creamery, 20d25c.
EGGs-Fresh, s6SHc-
PORK-Standard Mess, Sl3.05013-20.
WoOL-Tub- washed, Choice new s7KaSsc;
Unwashed Combing. 20034c-
CoTToN-Middling. Ike.
NEW YORK.
BEEvEs-Native Steers, $9009 100; Texan
and Cherokee, S7.000s-50.
SHEEP-s4. O0G65O; Lambs, s5.50rs.5O.
HoGs-Live, <5-3S05-5O.
FLoUR-Good to Choice, s6.6596-I5.
WHEAT-No. 9 Chicago, sl-579l.6o.
CORS-Western Mixed, 56H dosc-
OATs-Western Mixed, 34H54c-
PoRK-Mess, $l4.25a l4-30.
CoTTos-Middling, I2c.
CHICAGO.
BEEvEs-Common to Choice, SS.Ios 10
HOGs-Common 70 Choice, $40 9 49,,
SHEEPSComuon to Choice, g. loa9301
FIoUR-ohoice Winter: ss-OOss-'o' Onoice
Spring Superfne, s5.oo136o, 49,. ~. s,r4ro
HaEAI-SpfluSs W"
No. g. 81 24S1.25. 49, 75oHe
CoKN-No. 2, 4sHG47c -- CO
OATs-No. 2, 35Xa35Hc.
RYE-No. 9, 60a6lc.
PoRK-Mess, sI2.s5al2S7k:,
AN KANSAS CITY.
REEyEs-Native Steers, $S-zoG90o' Naive
Cows s2.O064.00.
HoGs-s3. 25a4I0.
FIOUR-XX 70 Patent, S2-5Odt-S0
Corn MEAL-S0c 6S1.OO-
WHEAT--No. 8, Sl.14Gl-Io-
CoRN-No. 2, 341i G55c.
MEMPHIS.
= FLOUR-Choice, S9O0d9.50-
CONSUMED, 62G65c.
OATs-White, 55H56e-
COTToS-Midding, llKc.
NEW ORLEANS.
FLoUR-Choice Family, S9-75g l0-2S.
CORN-W hitc, 59d63c.
OATs-St. Louis, 46343c.
HAY-Prime, Sl6.O0dl7O0
PoRK-New Mess, Sl4. l2<GH.25.
BAcoN-6< 96xc.
CoTros-Midding, IKE
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The Freaks of Girl SOmnambu-
list.

The inmates of Stark Street resi-
dence have been troubled of late by noe
turnal noises, for which they were una
BILE to account. 1t was impossible for
them to say whether they were made by
burglars, ghosts or COLLINS internal,
and as the family included several pretty,
but timid, young ladies, it was decided
to watch and wait, and, if possible, catch
the intruders, as the annoyance became
almost unbearable. A few nights ago
the several members of the family retir-
ed at the usual hour, and were soon
wrapped in softest slumber. Their rest
was disturbed about the midnight hour
by a repetition of the troublesome
sounds. Doors were opened, shutters
slammed, and sweet cooings were heard
in the distance. The ladies arose, and,
hastily DOMINIC their apparel, sailed
forth expecting to witness some fearful
sight. But their CONSERVATION may be
imagined when they beheld a white
robed figure, in little bare feet, tripping
from room to room, with lamp in hand,
and eyes wide open, peeping from the
windows, and calling pet names to some
imaginary beau. 1t is unnecessary to
say that the young lady is somnambu-
list-a real, sweet, veritable 'sAmina;' ~
and when awakened she was as much
surprised and much more concerned
than those who witnessed her little adj
venture. She begged earnestly that it
should be kept secret, but somehow
the affair, like weightier matters, was
bound to leak out. A number of arti-
cles have been missing of late, but the
present discovery accounts for their
mysterious disappearance.-Porttand
mr. ! Standard