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A London letter to the Newark DdtlJ
advertiser says: London presents the
appearance of city in the course of
being rebuilt. In all directions houses
are being torn down for the purpose of
widening existing streets, or making
new ones, or creating squares, or clear
ing sites for new blocks of shops, hotels,
or private residences. The buildings
now in course of erection resinvariably
of the most snowy and at the same time
substantial orders of architecture. The
road-beds are exceedingly firm, and the
surface smooth and hard. The pave
ments are wide, strong, and well laid.
The gas lighting is liberal, and occa-
sionly tasteful, particularly on the north
bank of the Thames, from Westmin-
lister to Blackfriars Bridge, along the new
embankment, which is n parterre of
flowers and shrubs by day, and fairy
like illumination by night. But all this
is modified, and the city to certain ex-
tent disfigured, like blotches on a fair
face, by excavations, heaps of rubbish,
and the vast piles of earth, lime, stone,
brick, timber, and iron, everywhere
blocking the streets. There appears
litbrally no end to tho rebuilding and
reconstruction of the metropolis. One
sec of Improvements is no sooner finished
htan another is begun. In ten years
London will probably be more beautiful
i'll every quarter than Paris. Already
many foreigners consider London, on
the whole, preferable to the butterfly
metropolis of France, but when the vast
changes now progressing are partly ac-
complished, London will be without a
rival for taste and elegance as q resi-
dence, sit already is peerless for wealth,
influence, and population. In the
meantime, the stream of tourists, tray
elers, pleasure-seekers, businessmen, in
yalids, and Others visiting the metropolis,
seems to be forever increasing. Never
was anything seen like it. Wonderful
as the day is, the morrow is equally
crowded with marvels. London is
succession of surprises, and they never
cease.
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cease.


This was one of those old men to be
found only on Saturdays in the neigh
borhood of Washington Market. He
bad improvised stand on the sidewalk.
Two barrels and board. On this a
dozen punches of crosses, few smoked
herring, n dozen heads of cabbage and n
basket of eggs.
Are those eggs frcsh?" asked buyer
They're as good eggs as cvcryou ate
"Arc they frcsh?"
Now see here. Some folks think
they can't cat an egg unless it's just out
of the nest. Those ase as good eggs"
Are they fresh?"
"Do you want hens laying for you
every minute? Do you think an egg is
no good because it gets cool? You
can't expect eggs by lightning express
from hens nest to the table can you?"
"Are they fresh?"
"Isposc You want me to go round
and get the hens affidavit, don't you,
that they were laid yesterday? You
can't take my word that they are good
eggs. I'm not politician, I've no OBJ
iect in going back on my word. I'm
like Morrissey, I believe in giving II
poor man a show and doin' what agree
to do. I"
Are those eggs frcsh?"
"What have got to make by lyin'
about en-? I'm not lie insurance
man-nor busted savings banker"
"Arc those eggs frcsh?"
"Ycs!'
"I'll take one"
"Onc?"
"One!"
"One cgg?"
"Ono egg"
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4 Very Strange Story.

Two singular incidents, which will
furnish nuts to crack to believers in the
supernatural, having recently come
to light in England in regard to the
recent loss of the Avalanche in the
British Channel. A lad who was great
friend of one of the apprentices who was
lost made arrangements to accompany
him down the Channel and come
ashore with the pilot, but at the last
moment before sailing he was seized
with such m indeiinable and ungovern-
able misgiving that he declined to 90,
aud thus escaped almost certain death.
The apprentice who was lost had re-
triever dog who was very fond of him
and which answered to shrill dog
whistle that lie carried. On the night
of the shipwreck his mother and
aunt were in the sitting room and
the dog in the kitchen. Between nine
and ten the ladies were startled by hear
ing shrill whistle used by the young
man, the dog hcardit also, gave the usual
recognizing bark, and boundedup stairs
where he supposed his master was.
The whistle was heard just about the
time the Avalanche went down, and
by two credible witnesses, whose testi-
mony was confirmed by the response
made to it by the dog of the lost sailor
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THE ELECTIONS.

Al,;on, rron, Ct D,,l Co.. =. ~ !
10 tbc election in Minnesota, "Tu,,or ro
turns increase tho Republicon maioritios
Gov. pillsbury, leading the tickct nj Ooo,o
1000, will have over n .OOo moioritv Tho
Republican majority in the Legislnture is.
Senate, 10: House. 90 Tho most notable
Republican gains nrc in Democratic conn.
ties, while the marty bos ot Icost hoI1 i,o
own in Republican couptics"
A Mod;sor VIC d;onotoh o,,.. ap.
,,.a. a",,,' ~, ..,,, ",S, o,Sp"s'n '"''' No
,o. no oona' ~ 'n.nut s,ow''' uu' continue
viii o tno, nno @ "rpup,uan r, s 'olu,,'h' wh,cn
naa,,p, pan ,Iv, V'OOo' no senate VIII s,aiu Il
=, IT, ,hn eay' ~ - D.,hUofa's, possibly ~ 10
-. 49, ~ 'no heaoi,io'y ~ nePuphcah uis'ricts
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Of the Upper Quarantine station the
curious spectacle was presented, recent
ly, of an English vessel seeking protec-
tion under the guns Of an American
cutter, and placing herself in charge of
United States seamen. On her quarter
deck there paced back and forth a
United States naval officer in full uni
FORM and close beside him on the cabin
roof, lay his drawn sword. Forward ON
the forecastle, two American seamen,
armed with cutlasses, guarded a dozen
unarmed Britons, and allowed no one to
leave or approach the ship. Half ca
ble's length away lay an armed ship fly
ing the American flag. These two yes
sells were the revenue cutter Grant and
the bark Sea Skinner, of Sunder-
land, England, Capt. Youens.
The Sea Skinner left New York yes
terday morning, in ballast for Queens
town, for orders. Many of her crew
were just recovering from the effects of
their visits to saloons on shore. She
was in tow, and when off the Hook, Capt.
Youens ordered sail to be made. Two
of the crew who had been making con-
siderable noise forward, insolently re-
fused to work, and began to make vague
threats of what they and their compan-
ions would do when once at sea. Sew
eral more of the crew seemed inclined
to Join their mutinous comrades, and
the Captain knew not whom he could
trust. The British Admiralty laws are
very stringent against n sea captain
using force to compel the obedience of
his men, except in the most extreme
cases: therefore Capt. Youens decided
to return to polt and have the affair
settled by the proper officers The tug
was accordingly ordered to put about,
and the bark was towed back to an an
chorage off the Quarantine station,
where lay the cutter Grant Capt
Youcns claimed protection from the
Captain of the latter ship, and Lieu
tenant and two men were sent on board
The Sea Skinner to take charge until
thc mutineers could be turned over to
the proper authorities
Capt. YoucDs came to the city and
reported the affair to the British Con-
sui and to his agents, Iessrs. Boyd &
Hincken of William street. The men
we're not in irons, or even in confne-
nent.
An old sailor on Staten Island, in
alking of the affair, said: IF it had
,een an American Captain he'd never
lave put back, but he'd have made it
70 bloody hot for them fellers that
hey'd have been glad to tumble over
he bows to get out of his way"
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THE MARKETS.
WEEKLY GRAIN REVIEW.

We are indebted to Messrs. Powers,
Lynde & Co., Of Kansas City, for the follow
ing reliable review OF tho grain trade:
WHEAT-In our spring wheat markets for
the past week, prices have advanced from
2 20 Be bushel, on both cash and futures,
while winter wheat has ruled quiet at y
fraction lower for cash. and afraction high
or for futures. Liverpool markets continue
steady and unchanged for the same time
on winter wheat and quiet on spring at a
decline OF &c bushel. Owing to falling
of In the medium grades Of flour from west
ern winter wheat. the lower grades Of win
tor have not held their own. and are In less
demand.
Notwithstanding continuance of unfa-
yorable weather during the greater part of
the week. receipts OF interior points show
some Improvement as well as deliveries at
the seaboard. Export clearances for the
week ending Nov. 7. were 9,357, ,2S8 bus.
Visible supply" Nov. 8, 9.573, ,205 bus.
supplies for the United Kingdom have
been pouring In at n rate that left for re-
serve stock over consumption 100000 bus.
q week, and on Nov. 8. there were alloat for
English markets IL 100000 bus, the aver
age weekly consumption in Great Britain
being 3,5OO,0OO bus. There have been late
ly expectations of u lighter export move
ment for the balance OF the year, but during
the past day or two our cables quote fair
demand, which may stimulate shipments
and further activity.
70 the vnited States almest alone must
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A Preston, England) policeman has
distinguished himself by the apprehen-
sion Of the statue of a saint, which had
been conveyed from its usual standing
place and set up against lamp-post.
The officer ordered it to "move on"
and because it did not do so knocked it
down-a not altogether uncommon habit
of policemen in England as well as the
United States. But still the statue
moved not, and it was victoriously car
ried to the Police station, where another
constable, in rudely taking hold of it
was frightened nearly out of his wits,
thinking he had laid hold of a corpse.
The errant saint was returned to his
place in the neighboring church.
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In the second week of May, 1877,
there was found in the Olympia temple
of Zeus, not far from the portrait statue
of Il Roman lady, colossal marble statue
of a nude youth. The lower portion of
the legs and the right forearm are want
ing. With the left elbow he leaned
upon the stem of tree, supporting on
his arm little boy OF the latter fig
ure, unfortunately, only the lower part
remains, and the tiny hand that he had
laid coniidingly on the shoulder of his
bearer. Over the tree stem ON which
the arm that supports the boy is rested
falls the 1"or"rv in rich. deeply-cut,
and wonde z IS worked folds. gilrrl!Mg
to the arr n,t resting place. and
gracefully hiding the support oi thc
tree stem, which in this position vas
technical, necessary.
The boz : ui 'uc youth I SIS with au
easy negli auac on the left leg, SO that
the soft fl D of the right hip shows. in
manifold .uYla.,mynts, the play of tho
muscles o .ho blooming youth.il form,
The head i marked 10y the finest, most
spiritualii d youthful uaar'y, audsomc-
what rese' ,- the hcujs wa see ON the
Vatican h.'uagu or the Hcmcs of
the Bclvcj.rc JIc body, too. re-rm-
bles thosa i.gu. Ouir Il alsulwnr
softer, more viNacloUo. j. IL, first
glance, we are struck by the careless ex-
ccution of the hair, which, in the parts
that were usually unseen by the specta-
tors, is only slightly indicated. The
back of the statue is also less thorough.
ly wrought
Now Pausanias reports that among
the gifts of recent date was a marble
Hermes carrying the boy Dionysus,
and that it was n work of Praxitclcs.
The savants who have charge of the
excavations have therefore, and there is
no doubt correctly, inferred that our stat
ne is really the Hermes of Praxitelos, and
that We now, for the first time, behold
an original work of that great artist
n work thatis equal to the greatest treas
ures VIC possess of ancient art, and which
must ever remain cornerstone Of our
knowledge of the history of sculpture.
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\ Turkish Army NJ Prayers.


Each man takes his place in the ranks,
his hands hanging close by his sides.
Then he lifts them to his ears as if to
shut out out all worldly sounds. Then
he lays them on his knees, and bowing
his body forward seems lost in contem-
plation. After few seconds he sinks
to his knees, and leans back on his heels,
boNing with his forhead to the earth,
eXclaims, or rather chants: Allah
Akhbar" God is great. Three times
he thus bows and chants, he then stands
up, bowling forward, chanting three times,
LA Allah il Allah" There is no God
hut Cod. The remainder of the some
what tedious players which follow
consists principally, as far as L can
make out, of long verses of the Koran. I"
In all his simple religious exercises, the
Turkish soldiers devoutness and atten-
tion itself, and it is perhaps most in
privacy Shat this is most apparent. l
have frequently come unexpcctedlyupo
some rugged soldier in one of the wild,
lonely rayines that sgash the hillsidcs
around, standing before the ragged over
coat which served him for the praying
carpet, and going through his rather
active religious motions with u zeal
which would do credit to the most self
concious Pharisee. The stranger who
for the first time witnesses the united
prayer of the Turkish soldiers in camp
is considerably puzzled by the selection
ofhetcrogenous articles brought forward
to the place of worship when the Mucz-
zins call has concluded. Religious Gus
tom requires each man to be provided
with praying carpet of one description
or another, and that he takes off his
shoes as well, One man brings jagged
another goat-hide, a
third the saddle-cloth of his horse,
forth mayhap, his jacket; every one has
or another OH which he may
kneel To see some hundred mon thus
hurying to the spot where the blue
robed, whitc-turbaned Imaun stands,
one might bo easily led to imagine them
so many persons eager to dispose of
supertlous garments.
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Priests With Itching Palms.

a great sensation has been caused Mt
Geneva, Switzerland, by the sudden de-
parturc of two priests who had become
converts to the old Catholic doctrine,
but who appear to have repented of
their conversion, for they left Geneva,
addressing to the President of the
Church Council the following letter:
Having found that attempts to estab-
lish National Catholic Church at Ge-
neva have only political end, we de-
clare our intention of separating from
them, of returning to the bosom of the
only Catholic Church, and of making
submission to her authority rs the sole
guardian of the Christian faith" The
Ultramontanc party exulted very much
over the declaration, but it now appears
that these two priests before leaving
Geneva, went to Mgr. Mermillod, the
exiled Bishop, who is living 'on the
French frontier, and received from him
the sum of $1,000 each to recant. This
accusation was first made in an anti
Catholic journal, and would, it was sup
posed, be at once repelled as n calumny.
But, upon the contrary, the Courier
de Genere, which is Mgr. Mermillod's
own organ, frankly admits that money
passed, and adds that Catholic asso-
citation has been formed for the purpose
of buying back the perverts. A third
priest in charge of the village of Her
nance, was given $500 as an induce
ment to recant, but Immediately on re-
N,.NN e L. L.. - T.
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Death OF n Remark able Lady.

A correspondent writes: Son the
morning of the 26th of October, after
a lingering illness, departed this life
Mrs. Rebecca Guishard, at her residence,
near Greenwood, Baltimore county.
The subject of this sketch was born in
Philadelphia on the 2lst ofMarch, ITS,
and was consequently in her ninety
ninth year. According to her own re-
cent statement she was playing in the
drama which she styled 'Pizzaro, Prince
of Denmark on the fatal night of the
burning of the Richmond Theatre,
which occurred on the 26 of December,
1911. Perceiving from the proscenium
the building enwrapped in flames, she
endeavored by somewhat supernatural
agility to reach the third tier where,
among the spectators, her father, sister
and child were seated, with a view of
rescuing them from the awful element
that was so rapidly threatening their
destruction. She reached the gallery
in time only to witness the dense, black
smoke roll in volumes through the
building, and see the angry flames, whose
long, forked tongues reached the re-
motest recesses of the theatre, and
in time to witness her loved ones sink
from her vision among the ruins. Sim
ultaucously with their disappearance
she escaped from third story window
and fell headlong to the ground unhurt,
the fall being broken by striking against
the mass of human beings below. She
was Immediately placed in the Govern
or's carriage and driven to his residence.
In stature Mrs. Guishard was diminu-
tive, about three feet three inches; fea
lures and members of her body cor
respondingly small, while her eyes were
exceedingly small and piercingly black.
She maintained, until recently, mar
velous activity both of body and mind,
with strikingly eccentric vivacity of
manner, Notwithstanding she was vic
tim to a complication Of diseases which
finally terminated her life.
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European buyers look at present for thcil
wheat. RusSian ports are well nigh sealed
Egypt Is giving less, Australia is backward
and holders in India are waiting for an an.
probation, while the relative values between
Liverpool and Chicago to-day on spring
wheat basis, are only 311c per bu., against
prompt shipments, this margin during the
week having been only from 4 to 1%c.
Tho impending crisis In Turkish affairs
at this moment Is the great factor that must
work out the future values of our bread
stun. Will the Turks by vigorous resist
ancc carry the campaign into another year?
Or will the Russians by q decisive triumph
at Plcvna, force their terms of peace? TO
either result our markets will make n quick
response, and any day may bring the sur
prise.
Conn English markets for the week havo
advanced &c bushcl, while our own show
an appreciation of 1%c.
The entire movement embracing receipts
at interior markets, deliveries at seaboard,
ana exports, has been one Of marked I'M
provement, while the "yisiblc supply" is
unchanged at $3.50 Si3 bushels.
with continuance OF present fine wealth
or Tor maturing the new crop, and favorable
transportation, we look for improving re-
ccipts. Light receipts and an unusually
wet season have forced the present values
so that with the promise of moro favorable
atmospheric conditions and the certainty of
higher freights at close of lako navigation
we expect lower range of values.
OATs-Rcccipts at lake and river points
have been larger and we note 60,OO0 bus.
among the exports, though values are un-
changed.
RYE-EXport clcaranccs for the week end
ing November were 1922 600 bus, or more
than double the previous week: values COM
parativcly unchanged, and deliveries at
Interior points improving.
FREIGHTs-Occan freights have declined
one penny bushcl on wheat. Lake frcignts
from Chicago to Buffalo are Il fraction high
cr, with rail rate unchanged.
NEW YoRK-Wheat dull; No. . Milwaukee
spring 1.32% % 1857 Rye, western, II a
74c. Corn, dull, High mixed, Gle; yellow
western, 6Gc,
ST. LoUIs-Wheat higher No, red 1.26;
Corn, 431a; Rye, active, Gee. Cattle. best
shipping steers, 800 a 5,75; Texans. 2.75 "a
400. Hogs, packing, 4.2O a 500.
CHIcAGo-Whcat, unsettled; No. spring.
Liz; No, 2, 1927; Corn, 451&c; Oats.
2jh. Cattle, Colorados, $50 % $50; Texans,
2,75 a 1925. Hogs mixed packers, 425 40
4.55. Light, 4.3O a 445.
KANSAS CITY. - Wheat, winter. No. 9.
Sl.l7H; No,3, 1.O724; Corn, No. 2, 3O,.;
Oats No. 2, 17l@. Cattle-Colorado native
steers, S3,Gj; Texas steers, S2,75; packing
cows, $3.50, Hogs. packers, SI.0O G0 SigO,
stOckcrS, $3.50 Gn S3gO
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PrecariOus.

a sanguinary bulldog in the San
Francisco dog show became so excited
by his surroundings that nobody dared
go near him, His food was poked to
him with'a long slick, anda strong railing
was put up to keep spectators at safe
distance. He growled and showed his
teeth whenever anybody looked at him
and was generally an object of terror.
Consequently the people wero Mortified
when little girl crawled under the rail
ing, and, said coaxingly: Nice doggy,
nice doggy" Her mother screamed
and tainted. A valorous fellow took OIL
his coat and prepared for arcscue. The
child coolly pattcd the dog, saying;
whats the matter, doggy? What make
90 growl so?" The dog ferociously
fixed his teeth in her dress, but her
fearlessness seemed to COW him, and he
SUNK back from her. She suffered no
harm except from the suddenness with
which she was yanked ont of the en-
closure.
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Jack Stillwell's Fate.

We have just been informed by Judge
Doan of the death of Jack Stillwell, one
of the most famous frontier scouts in
the United States. Having recaptured
some Government horses that had been
stolen by gang of desperadoes, he lay
down under wagon and went to sleep.
A party of armed men rode up and asked
if that was Stillwell. On being informed
that it was, they Immediately fred a
volley into him, which broke his legs
and inflicted several wounds but did not
kill him. He asked for his gun and a
fair chance, but the dastardly wretches
replied with another volley, which kill
ed him. Stillwoll was great faverite
with the indians.
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Married on the Spot.

DiNuu NA'' L - lNtNOIu.
"l'll marry any girl in the room that will
have me-" said a halftipsy young fellow.
an take YOU" said fresh, clcar.cyed
young girl of seventeen. And in half an
hour the two were married and being con.
graduated by their friends. This actually
occurred onlya few weeks ago in the near
vicinity of Franklinvillc in this county.
The occasion was a country dance, the par.
Elephants were farmers son and farmers
daughter neither of whom had exchanged
word until the above scene occurred. The
young fellow had been drinking and
thought he would say something "smart,"
and astonish the girls with his audacity.
The girl, however, had heard that he was
good fellow" and being moved by that
spirit which "will not take dare if death
come" took him at his word. They are
now living with the young fellows par.
cnts, and are studying each others charac.
ter at their leisure.
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BORDER INVASIONS.

BAND OF MEXICAN INDIANS INVADE TEXAS
A San Antonio special says: Infoma-
nation has been received at headquarters
from the border that several large parties
of lndians-onc of them composed OF thirty
five bucks-have crossed into Texas to raid,
and the Governor has notified the frontier
people at various points where raiders are
expected, to be on their guard. This is the
most formidable invasion that has been at
tempted yet. Indians were seen twelve
miles west OF Fredericksburg yesterday,
and have stolen lotof horses in this neigh
borhood Citizens are in pursuit. The
military have been notified. This is sup
posed to be one of their large parties re-
ported on raid. This party is going west
ward
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A Voice Against Baby shows.


Nfusty DhcnelOr Ol lne WOIVchteI iTcts.
When we say that the effect of baby
shows is 10 encourage branch Of industry
which needs no encouragement we have
said all that the impartial observer can say
without taking up the dark side of this
question. When we turn TO that side we
are appalled, by the infnity of ugly reasons
why these displays should be abolished, no
more to return until the fair fabric of our
advanced civilization shall have crumbled,
and the ustutored native of Maiden, sitting
upon the ruins of the Navy yard chimney,
shall sketch, in unbroken solitude, the
moulderlng pile which was once the proud
shaft Of Bunker Hill.