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slipcnimg pot Against MeNico

The annexation plot is ripeuihg very
fast. S-uor Mata, after many weeks
of huitIe,s pleading, for Just and
peaceable settlement Of the Rio C,raude
troubles. quits Washington in disgust
and despair firmly persuaded that the
State Department Is determined 10
force quarrel upon his country No
sooner are these negotiations broken
of than news Is flashed through the
country from san Antonio that d great
band Of Mexican raiders Is piuuGeriug
Cu-troviIie; that stage has been cap
tured by them on the f. P4,o turn
pike, and its driver killed. aud thai
preparations are going on quietly" TO
re enforce the Texan Rangers with
thousand men ''as soon "a the word l.
given the companies now forming.
adds the despatch, being composed for
the most part OF young men.
The compiot between Washington
and San Anrouio has long been 30 pal
pable that this news need surprise no
'sue. The Il Plso region, There the
raid on the stuge Is reported, was the
region of the sale ,quabble between
Texan cirizeo~, lately described as an
armed RAID from Mexico; aud Fort
stockton, which inveuts this new fl
ton, was the source of the former one
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REV. Dr.. MUNsEY, whose death i,
announced, was one of the most di :
tingnished pulpit orators in the South
F word painting and weird imagery
he had not his equal in the land.
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That w ar.

The New York Times is a strong
hacker of Diaz. and is horribly afraid
a war with Mexico, because 1T will
Id ten Senators and twenty Repre-
rutatives to the forces of the '~olid
South in the Congress Of the United
States and thirty electors to their vote
the next Presidential election. Il
ill add $500, 100000 to the public
iebt. and necessitate dn increase TO the
-iandiug army of $4,000 men, aud the
estoraiion Of the Southern Confeder
.es to their old positions in the army,
ar they will all be in the war. They
IN afford it-can the country p y
short time ago Il e Times vasyery anx-
Gus for an army Of 100000 men. Il
has gone little wild over its self
imposed fears of "teD Senators and
wenty Representatives. "
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cant. G. n. Alien For Congress

We learn from undoubted authority
that Capt. e. L. ALEU-, of the Prince
tion Banner, will be candidate for
Congress 10 succeed Judge Boone
Every body in this Di!erict knows Capt
Allen. He was the district Presiden-
rial elector during the last campaign
and made thorough canvass Of the
district FIX.
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VS.. Hayes Does Aou Retreat

There i every reason to believe that
while Hayes will stand by his Southern
policy. he will easily fud a way to re
treat from the advanced and difficult
ground Schuiz inveigled him iuio tax
lug on the civil service question = n.
o. Times.
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Gen ~ B Forest, the great Con-
f-derate leader. died, iu Memphis.
Monday. after long illness. He was
,he greatest eavalry officer developed
by the civil war lie has been much
>lnndered as to his usages during the
var. and now that me old chief l.
lead. perhaps history may do his name
Justice.
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TWENTY FOUR democratic governors
TO II republican. Probably two more
will he transferred from the republican
to the democratic column this month
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immedafe and unconditional repeal
OF tie bankrupt law Mr. President
| hope the bill will be placed on the
Calendar
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There are indications that Gen
Grant will be placed on the track for
the next Presidential race. Gen
Boynton, wiring on the Cincinnati
Gazette, says that the organizers
believe that The triumph of the solid
South, and the prominent reappearaoee
upon the political stage of the leaders
Of the rebellion, will have so disgusted'
the North long before the next
Republican Convention that such a
name as Grant will be needed by the
party. and that under his lead the
Republicans can conquer again.
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Remarks as senator H7cs'rceEy
gpOu sne EusT0GEscstO2l Ot a
kStsi rs ESepeai gtle ksanKTupt

table until the mover should give no +
tioe OF the time at which he would take .
II up for remarks. This practice ac +
complishe~ double end L the Sen /
ator Is popular SPEAKER, il secures an /
audience in the galleries, and at any
rate gives him the intervening time for
preparation | shall waive these ad /
vantages, if they be advantages aud .
proceed to submit my remarks at pres I.
eut
The bankrupt law Is almost eleven
years of age, aud in the opinion of
large majority Of the people amuug
whom | live, it is old enough toNie +
/ On the occurrence of that mouruful
event, The official who Is fattening on
fees aud the gentleman who l. com
pleung his arrangements to avail him
self Of its advantages, may drop tear
to It's memory; but all those who de
sire to receive what is Justly due them
as we'll "a thOse who intend in good
faith 70 pay their honest debts, will
scarcely make an effort to coucealtheir
satisfaction and qualification at the .
demise. Ii had is birth amid the F..
convul-ions consequent upon civil
wal; and now. when peace and order
are established, and when confidence /
and good fellowship prevail, let it 20
TO its rest.
Whatever sins of omission or Of
commission may be charged againoA
this government, candor extorts the (
admission that it has never failed fora
single Instant TO inculcate the lesson
~. - d
politica ethics there may be d broad
space which marks the difference beeu
tween public and private repudiation; r
but plain man, who Is in The ha bit OF
settling doubtful questions upon the
basis of correct, moral principles, will
have to use very powerful magnify
iug glass so discover the line of sepa>
ratiuu. TO the naked eve that iiue l.
100 dIm aud too iudi,tinct TO be traced
At all; it amounts simply To disIiuc
non without difference.
am not the friend Of repudiatiou
in any form or any shape l would
erect standard OF good faith aud of
fair dealing, which should be alike APP,
p'icable to government corporarious
and to individuals, aud by that stand ,
ard government, corporations, and IN
dividuuis should stand or lIil | do +
not believe that majority has the
right TO yo'e the property of miuoG
~ into speculative enterpri.es under
preteD-e Of promoting the general
prosperity. such practice [ regard
as q palpable violation of private ri-br.
but il has received the sanction of Ib. =
.nnrts in m.rv If me States in M,
own anon, others. and. where mooay Z
has b,en advanced hv innocent per
sons +, he u-eI IN thc nros,.gti.o of
,be scbama rbs ap,on,t sLooldba mid
even though The ori,naj act va. a
wions and sIlhourb fesaYi.,.if m-sbr ?
furnish sn easy moan. Of e.c'.ra
would resist The u.8o- 1T lis iuesoIior {
with all tie force of argument audap @
peal at my command. but. when il vas
done and ge bad pgckerel gr expsnd
cd the none, Of tle creditor. il w,uid D.
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A Bourbonire. who went to the
Black Hills. wrote back to the
Kentuckiau. Offer premium at your
coming fair for the biggest fool 10 tie
country and I'll Try and get there 10
time, aud feel eoutidcnt III make way
will, II
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IT is now reported that Gen Grant
will be appointed Minister to England
if he will accept.
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General Longstreet has written a
review ol the battle of Gcitysbur.
which presents some new information
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Qua river trade STOCKING mp. A.
the condition of the South improves
it will grow better until something like
the old-time appearances ofTprospcrity
may be perceived upon our wharvc d.
This is 70 mere fauciful speculation
but condition of things of which
those best acquainted with the relations
of cause and effect already feel certain.
ACCORDING to the statement .of the
State Treasurer, Kentucky Is in a good
financial condition. The following
amounts are in the Treasury credited
TO the respective revenue funds: Reve
nue. department, s588, 9O3 %; school
fund proper, s8,O25 sc; negro school
fund. s2O.85l Thinking total of
s617.7S1 80.
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Joeh Hagan, do ......... 1000
m u Nelson do ......... 1000
.ol Jnmes Elder Columbus -. 5000
Louis Nicht, Columbus.................. 1000
Grecnbery Griffith, Columb bus ..... 1000
Levi Hanson, MayfeId ..... 1000
Lawrence I Hobbs, Gr6ges county. 1000
ihos ) Jenkens, Ballard county,. 5000
Monroe Sbelhourne, Ballard CO.. 1000
Benz Haworth, Ballard county. $500
James VI Potter, Ballard county 1000
EPhram jackson, Ballard county w 600
Daie' Ballard county y.............. 1000
III y Lane Ballard county ......... 5000
John Ii WINSTON, Dresden, Tenn. ) 900
Wilson Walker Obion CO., Tenn 900
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BALTIMORE October 24-The House met
to day near bis city, and after hearing
reports on he subject determined tina. it
was lh"dVIsaole to meve Fort McHenry to
the mouth of Green river. There are
good many Kentuckiaus in town to-day;
what's up? r. b.
The ehauces are Judge Boone was
not at the races.
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Old corn forty cents bushel, and
new twenty five to thirty ceuts.
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RURAL ACADEIY.
A Singular Request That
gEuSk be Granted.

7 HAVE time and again requested the
I Tax payers of Fulton county to come
forward and pay their taxes. Some re-
sponded cheerfully, while others have
thus far failed to. comply with this rea-
sonable request. ] shall hereafter cease
to lmportune with those in default--but
will ask their horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep corn, wheat, tobacco, household
ana kitchen furniture, land and tene-
ments to pay their taxes. These will
certainly respond TO the demaa under
the manipulations of the Sheriff and his
Deputies. This, January 20th, 1877
b. r.. WALKER, Sheriff
ian26 If
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LOSSES :

foro~ine.ss paid through Agency since s.eat
hment old Mutual Benefit
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suage maone a,,ne Race..

Nearly the whole OF the Two Houses
Of Congress attended the Baltimore
races last week. Now that the horses
have stopped running Congress may
90 to work. The Louisville Conrmer
ciat, gets up god take off on the
Kentucky members, in the shape Of
telephone dispatches from each. The
following is the one from Judge
Boone
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ROASTED COFFEE.

Total losses paid to date .........
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Every consideration Of sound policy
aud Of common honesty demands the
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warren, Editor.

FRIDAY. NOV. ?. 1877.
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A BE4OK HILES CAFE.

About three miles above Crook City,
on the WhitewoOd creek, has been dis
covered a singular cave. II Is situated
on the northwest side Of the creek, about
three hundred feet above the bed of the
stream. 1t opens into hill of lime
stone formation fifty feet high. The en-
trance to the cave is twenty feet wide by
ten feet high. The first chamber is about
seventy-five feet in length, and extends
a little west Of north. Then you enter
another chamber about two hundred feet
in length, running almost directly north
east. This second chamber is about
thirty feet wide and ten feet high. Next
you enter upon an incline floor extending
down through a room six feet wide, forty
feet high and fifteen feet in length. As
vou leave this singular chamber you
turn into small opening two and one
half by three feet, crawling on your
hands and knees until 1t graduall y
enlarges to ceiling fifteen feet high.
The atmosphere of the cave ia not dis
agreeable. Il Is necessary to take s
fambeau. "a the cave is utterly dark.
The walls and ceiling are .thickly fes~
tooned with calcareous spar, and the
outward coating Of lime.
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NEWS OF THE JTEEK.
Personal and Literary,

F.. W. HIGHLANDER, the German nov
elist, is dead.
Mr.. Frederick Tennyson, brother a
the poet, is R Spiritualist. and he sav,
Splritualism Is the only question of til,
day. WIN
The death is recorded of Mr.. !, Lang.
ton Sanford, of whom it is said "Hi,
knowledge of English history was like
lives"
1t Ia reported that Clara Louise KeI.
Iogg will devote the profits of her coming
California engagement to founding a
musical college for American yo1up
ladies in New York city.
H Mr. Mark M. Pomeroy, proprieter NJ
PomeroyB Democrat, has obtained di.
vorce from his second wife, TiotiEse N.
Pomeroy, and has married again. This Ii
Dir. Pomeroy's second divorce Lie
present wife was his prooEreadars
Fannie Davenport has returned from
England, where she did not appear pro-
fessionally, in spite of inducements to do
,. 1t ia stated that Miss Davenport will
enact the heroine of " Liz, or the Lass of
Lowrie," when IL is produced in this
country.
Mr. Charles q. Leland {" Hans Brett
mann w has presented to the british
museum a fac-simile of President Lin
coins proclamation of emancipation.
This fac-simile bears the genuine sigma
ture Of Psesident Lincoln and Secretary
Seward, and is one of those issued during
the sanitary fair period.
John @. Whittier has announced him.
self as author of the peem "The song OF
the Vermonters, which has frequently
been attributed to Eshen Allen and
others. Mr.. Whittier says the ode was
written Ia 1888 or "a, and that it was
an attempt at literary mystifCation
hardly exCuSsble even in young writer
The English people seem astonished at
the remarkable eruption into that couu-
try of 30 many female writers from
America, who are now regularly EN-.
ployed on the British press, Among
them are Kate Field, Louise Chandler
Moulton, and Olive bogan--all bright
ladies, with ready pens. Their vivacity
is now notieeably lighting up the glsotn
of the heavy English bebdomadals; but
bide.bound Johnny Bull rolls up his
eyes in horror at the gay and festive way
In which they express themselves in re-
gard to men and things generally.
d. B. sheahan, the Brooklyn sculptor,
has nearly finished model for an eques.
trian statue of Gen. Lee to be erected at
Richmond, Va. The model represents
Gen. Lee seated on a Kentucky.thorough
bred horse, and loaking toward distant
part OF the field, where the battle Is sup
posed to be raging. The hair is thrown
back from the forehead, the coat is but !
toned nearly to the throat, the wind lifts
the horses name and tail from the body |
and raises the generals coat, About
$4,000 has been appropriated for the
statue, and nearly two years will be re-
quired for the completion of The work.
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90 Ws. BUrrEB AND oHBEsB.

The II ,0s6, 400 miloh cows In the Uni
ted States, January /, 1876, as reported
by the agricultural department, are
valued at ss20, 0,346, ,72s, of which the
state of New York had / ,496, 300 milch
cows, valued at s56, III, $50, and all other
states had Q 9,bSq, 100 milch cows, valued
at 1895, ,285, AIS. BY the census report
of 1870, of the 2t4,e71, 122 pounds Of
cheese made in that yeas, 100, 435, 229
pounds were factory, and 105,5s5, ,s98
dairy.made.
The value of the butter made in 1876;
6s7, 7g6, ,44q pounds at 25 cents per pound,
IL sf59, AS, ,112, and Of 266, sos ,5ss,
pounds Of cheese, at 12 cents per pound,
Is s8B, ,670, SO, or an aggregated value
ON butter and cheese of S194, lis, ,9s4.
The AVERAGE value of milch cows per
head in the United States in 1876 Jan,
1, Il $2ssa, and In the state of New
York, S37 80 per head.
The EXPORTS Of butter and cheese from
the United States for the last seven years
have been:
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VERMLIONVDLE ATTAKAPAs, LOUISIANA SEPTEMBER r. 1877

OF seven wild boys. She gave her claas
weekly receptions in her parlors, aud
played the piano and led the singing for
them. Now her class OF seventy-five
have band of music whose instruments
cost seven hundred dollars, boat club
and a literary society which publishes
small newspaper. She was Onlyeighteen
years old when she started this work.
She says it is all the result of prayer,
but it Is more probably the result OF
prayer and works both.
A party Of ten young ladies', with the
Rev. George r, Ferguson, wife and five
children, sailed few days ago in tho
steamship City of Berlin for Liverpool,
on their way to Wellington, Cape Colony,
South Africa. They will combine the
instruction of the natives in English
with missionary work. and also gCt as
teachers to the children OF English cello
nists. A sister of Mr., Ferguson is prin-
ulpM 81 ths faMeRenOt seminary at Wei
llslg tea aud tlse deHpnd fos teaahors lhRfa
l11 VI sJfSy lAfge 81
rapidly Increasing Mr. FerRtisen and
family and eight Of the ladies are from
New Haven.
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IN ExPENsIVE UNDERTAKING.

At the base of the peninsula which di.
vides Lake Superior into lobes, ia beau
tiful lake with an outlet to the east.
The natural waterway stretches beyond
Houghton, with its copper mines on the
hillsides, and almost cuts q channel
through the north shore OF that lake,
the neck of land being only two and a
half miles wide. As early as 1864 cor
poration was formed for the construction
of shipoanal across this narrow isthmus.
Work was begun during the next
year, but progress was very slow. A cut
800 feet wide and fifteen feet deep was
to be made across swamp, where far
est of heavy growth had once been up
turned by great storm, and the surf on
the shore rendered necessary the con.
struction Of a strong break-water. Work
went on; the capital stock was increased
fkain and again; immense land grants
we're made by the gate legislature and
by congress, aud the property was mort
gagged and remortgaged; and in 1872,
seven years after the construction Of the
work was begun, the canal was still un.
finished, and the Mortgages aggregated
4B, 800, 900 at 10 per cent. interest. Fore
closure, litigation and bankruptcy pro-
ceedings followed, and sale was finally
ordered at Houghton, The highest bid
being $500 As the liens amounted to
over $3,s6t 900, sthe hondholders have
sunk about $4,000, 900 in this ditch. A
new company, with a capital Of $4,000.
600, is now endeavoring to complete the
work
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FTES.


Sweet baby eyeF
That look around with such grave suTIrise
What do you see
strange new world where simplest things
EngendeT wild lmaEiniugE
And fances free.
restiRg-pIaHe that Is not homo,
paradise wherein to roam
For years, may be,
Q placid, wondering baby eyes.
The mystery that in you lies
Oft puzzle me
Clear boyish eyeR.
Whose fearless glance uuCousclousy deHer
Trouble and care:
When bsbyhOOd i5 past aud gone,
What Ia 1t that you gaze upon7
land most fair
BunHT shore with pleasure rife;
And that great, glo, ious gift of life
Tis hlisH to share,
q happy, trustful, bOylsh eyes
Let sages ep8y, fools dpspse
Hfe faith you wear.
The anxious eyes
OF manhood slowly piercing esrth'a Disguise,
Dlscever-what7
That life at last ia quickly done,
That hopes fulfilled aud wishes won
are dearly got; ..-..-.
dove chased In headloDg haste,
4 M g9ldHa fruit he strpve to taste
u pelight him net
%, restless, Houbting, troubled eres
10 learn In sorrow to he wise
Is mahhood's lot,
81 Dim, Hged eyes,
Casing HCrosEthe wreck of bIoKPn ties.
What do they Eea7
Behind-dead leaves that withered fall,
fading wilderness, where all
ls vanity;
Before to gladden. weary slght,
A glimpse, promise OF the bright
Eternity.
Q, dim and fearful aged eyes,
II waiting till that dawn shall rise,
Blessed arc We
r. And angel evea
Who have their dweling-plsce beyond the skies,
VBinly do we
Image the glories they must know,
Picture the pearly gates aglOw--
The crystal sen.
For brightest visions mortals paint
OF that celestial CouBtry, faint
Must ever be.
Mo- pure and holy eyes,
We can but pray that what yon prize
Our own may SEQ, Leisure RBu
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Foreign Notes.

hHFFtNW NUIF@t
From the first of May to the 3Oth ot
June the average daily circulation OF the
London Telegraph was 342,215 copies,
the largest that any daily newspaper has
ever had.
Worth now declines to fit dresses for a
fee Of less than 100 francs, in addition to
the cost of making, and will not under
take it at all unless the whim suits him.
He needs more time for the ContempIa-
tion of the possibilities"
Wagner is reported to be no embar-
rassed, pecuniarily, that unleFs he re-.
Ceives substantial help he will not be
likely to have much time in the future
for compositions. The great performances
at Beyreuth left large deficit, and the
London concerts were disastrous
financial failure.
The Patti-Caux scandal appears to be
settled as far as the ceurts of France
can accomplish it. The marquis is
legally adjUdged the injured party, and
the fascinating but indiscreet diUa has
the judicial seal get upon what has hith-
erto ioated about upon the breath of
evil rumor, whose authority can always
be questioned.
The queens maids of honor are ali
grandaughters OF peers who are not below
the rank Of earl, that being n sine qua
nan of eligibility for the position. They
receive $4,000 year, and IL they marry
the queen presents them with 5000
Each is on duty about two months in
the year. Since the Prince Consort's
death they have had dreadfully dull
time of it. Many Of these ladies have
remained until past 80.
The eldest daughter of the king of the
Bolgians, the Princess Louise, has left
her husband, the prince of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha, for the second time. Her mar
riage was a love-match. Prince Phillip,
the husband, has gone to Paris, where
he visits all public places in company
with an actress. To ell remonstrances
be replies that he behaves no worse than
his father-in-law, and his wife is silly to
be more difficult than her royal and
imperial mother.
Paul de Casssgnao, the French deputy,
journalist, bully and duelist, received
his first instruction in fencing from a
woman. She was the daughter of a
Polish fugitive, by vocation fencing
master. She came to ask assistance for
her sick father, and proved the truth OF
her story by challenging doubter to
bout with the foils, and easily disarmed
him. Under the tuition of this woman
Cassagnac became one of the most expert
swordsmen of France. He has fought
10 duels, and never received wound.
In company, Thiers likes to listen to
only one person--himself. sardou is in
this respect very much like him. He
will talk for half an hour brilliantly, and
he has no anxiety to receive reply.
The elder Dumas was another couversa-
tionalist Of the same type. He would
talk like we'll written book, but would
not listen. The younger Dumas, on the
contrary, is shy and retieent. Victor
Hugo speaks strikingly, much as he
writes in autitheses using surprising
SMILES, exaggerated eptthets, and inn
pressive illustrations. He was favorite
Of Louis Philippe, who was himself an
excellent oonversationalist.
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business in professional work, or else sup
ported from accumulated wealth. And
of the remaining 2, ,000,O ,O00, at least one
half of l,000,000 is engaged in mechan-
ioal trades, Ia the great business OF
transportation, ia manual labor, in gov
ernment or state employ, etc, etc This
would leave but 100000 men really
unemployed in the whole country, of
whom at least halt are southern whites
who won't work, tramps, lazy young
men living on their fathers, etc, We
then arrive at the conclusion that not
over 100000 men in the United States
are really unemployed Pat'bwg Lcadcr