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Mary CLRNAER, in the Cincinnati Com
mercial. speaks of the eountenance OF Mrs.
Hayes "a singnlsrly gentle and winning 1t
looks'out from the smooth bands of dark hsir
with that look of sweet womanliness in the
eyes that the world has come to call Madonna,
and the pure head looks strangely not at
home under the pyramid of millinery that
Cincinnati has set upon it in the shape of a
bonnet. No, she is not a woman of the
world. as We accept the term; she instructive
" shrinks from low-necked dresses, round
dances, and much that the DANES Of ''the
polite world" wear with the ease of their old
shoes. Her simple faiths, her old time tender
nesses, John Wesley's discipline, she brings
to her high place and lays down on the shrine
where the gay world worships.
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Ma. PINeuBAoK having very little at stake
in the matter, is able to make wonderfully
philosophical view of the prospects of the
rival Governors in Louisiana The Republi-
cans, he says, have only the right on their
side, without the ability 10 govern the State,
while the Democrats have might, with the
consequent ability to compel obedience TO
their orders. There are FIVE thousand men of
''ihe flower of the Confederate Army now in
New Orleans, and the presence of the United
States troops alone prevents them from at
once overturning the slender fabric or organ
ization on which the power of Gov. Packard
rests. Hence Mr.. Pinchback thinks that
Packard should accept the inevitable, grace
fully concur in the withdrawal of the troops,
and step ''6own and out" 1t is quite possi-
bic to assume Gov Packard to be a rascal WHO
ought never 10 have been placed in such po-
siiion, while, at the same time. strenuously
objecting to any such method of settling the
Government of State. The method is clear
ly not republican and Louisiana will certainly
cease, by the act of the United States, to have
a republican form of government the moment
that five thousand ex Confederates are per-
mitted to override the will of the majority of
the people of Louisiana. 1t is better to face
the difficulties of very complex problem,
than TO jump st very ''simple" solution
which involves an act of deliberate wrong
N. Y. Times.
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panionship asd encouraging intercourse will

panionship asd encouraging intercourse witt
others y
ssThe social benefits and the facilities fol
frequent, neighborly, and inrormai intercourse
are obvious. To say nothing OF the compan.
ienships and intimacies among the young peo-
pie, their fathers and mothers would be KEPT
from growing old and glum by the constant
friction Of their kind; aud so far as q. nore
satisfactory social relation with. ones fellow
M n gives cheerfulness and the richness OF 9
wider human interest, in that proportion
would the village life have "a wholesome,
mellowing effect that is not to be found in the
remote farmhouse, nor even in the sort OF
neighborhood we sometimes ind In the coun.
try, where several farm houses are within
quarter of a mile of each other. The habit OF
running in for monient's chat with neigh
Dor is good one, and it gets but scant de-
velopment among American farmers-s 91i
p The better Development Of the church, and
especially of the school, is discussed at some
length, and the paper closes thus: j, I -.
"I sheuld hope, further, as an outgrowth
from the community of living, for a modest
village library and reading room. Indeed, il
I could have my ownlway, should not con-
fine the attraction and entertainment OF the
village to strictly moral appliances. II
would probably be wiser to recognize the fact
that Young men find an attraction IN amuse-
mcnts which our sterner ancestors regarded az
dangerous, and would not eschew billiards,
nor even, 'by rigorous enactment, the milder
vice of social tobacco. Better have little
harmless wickedness near home and under the
eve of parents than encounter the risk that
boys, after certain age would seek pretext
tor more uncontrolled indulgences in tie
neigboring town.
.1Une might go on through the long range
of Incidental argumenis-such as lighted
streets, well-kept sidewalks, winter snow
plows, and good drainage, and wholesome
pride in tidy, cozy village, until even the
most close-fste of all our class would confess
that the extra cost would bring full value in
return, and until he would recognize the fact
that the attractions of such home as the
village would make possible would be likely
to insure his being succeeded in his wholesome
trade by the brightest and best of his sons,-
a result that would surely be worth more than
all it would cost.
''But my purpose has been only to suggest
a scheme which seems to, me entirely, even
though remotely, practicable, and in which
hope for the sympathy and help OF the coun-
try bound farmers wives and daughters,-a
scheme which promises what seems the easl.
est, if not the only, relief for the dullness and
desolation of living which make American
farming loathsome TO 80 many who ought to
glory its pursuit, but who now are -ooiy
bound to it By commanding necessity"
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BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
How AN Expert Thief Made Away
with $26,O Belonging 10 the
Indiana National Bank Of In.
tlianap0iisA
ISpfANApoLIs. March 2I.

At noon to-day stranger entered the
Indiana National Bank of this city,
carrying a large box wrapped with
paper and fastened by cords. The at
taches of the bank were behind the
counters, but in the rear part of the
room and in plain sight. The man de-
posted the box on the floor, jumped
upon ii, and reaching over the counter
railing, grabbed number Of packages
of bills, and made his escape.
Tonight the cashiers books show q
loss of SIG, 700, ard the officers report
that it might as well have been $780,
600, Cor a pile containing as much was
near the stolen packages, being taken
from the vault for the purpose Of buy
ing exchange. The President, cashier,
bo0kkeeper, teller, porter, and the
Presidents son came in the room at the
time, the teller, in the absence OF eusto-
mers, having Withdrawn for moment
to the consultation room. 1t is beliey-
ed that the thief, observing through
the window on Meridian street, saw
him retire, and selected this moment
for the bold deed. Singularly enough
Israel Taylor, cashier Of the Central
Bank, called the attention Of the Presi-
dent to the defect in the arrangement
OF the counters, and suggested that q
thief could essily reach over the railing
il standing on a box. "But where's
the box to stand on ?" was the Presi-
dents inquiry. To-day the thief an
swered il by bringing it with him.
Yesterday the box was seen standing
in q neighboring hallway with its
wrappings and rope, IS it appeared to-
dsy in the custody OF the thief, who
tonight is believed to be one Quinn, 9
noted character, whom the police have
spotted within the last week.
The bank, which is one of the Oldest
in the city, will feel the loss sensibly,
but its ability will in no way be en-
barrassed. George Tousey is President
and David Taylor, cashier. Its capital
stock is about 500, 900. The affair is |
the general topic Of conversation every
where.
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Missouri; Prof Cyrus Thomas, State Ento-
mologist of Illinois, and DR.. A. s. Packard,
cf the American Naturalist. Massachusetts
have been appointed United States Ento
mological Commission to inquire into the
character and habits of grasshoppers and Other
destructive insects which have created fo'
several years SO much rayage on the agricul
tural districts of the West.
The Comm ;ssion will have its headquarters
in Prot. Hayden's office, in Washington, and
their Western Office, in which alsrger part Of
the indoor work is to be done, will be at St.
Louis. They expect to go into. the field in q
few days Pref. Riley will occupy himself
more particularly with the whole country
east of the mountains, and south of 4S0 paral.
lei. also the west half of Iowa and the whole
of British America. Prof. Thomas takes
Minnesota, Nebraska. South Dakota and East
Wyoming, while Pref Packard will take
Montana, Idaho, West Wyoming and the Pa
eific Slope, His especisl field, the natural
history remedies, prevention measures, the
meteorological and geographical bearings Of
the subject, will also be divided and allotted
to facilitate the work of the Commission. y.
ooLoRKD DELEGATION VISIT THE PRESIDENT.
A delegation of prominent ;colored pen
called upon the President this afternoon to
tender their thanks for the appointment of
Mr.. Douglass as Marshal of the District. Mr..
Purvis, Chairman, in brief address, ex-
planned the object of the visit, and said the
appointment was gratifying to the colored
people, because by it the President not only
recognized their claims but struck blow at
the prejudice of caste, and they wished him
success in his policy OF reconciliation.
The President in reply, said, in appointing
Mr. Douglass his object was to show to the
country that it was his purpose to fully carry
out the declaratiou of his inaugural. The
amendments to the Constitution must be
strictly adhered TO, and all citizens protected
in their rights. He referred to the appoint
ment of the colored persons, and said that no
discrimination must be made on account of
color. Should any public officerhaving po-
sition to be bestowed, make any such discrim-
ination, he would consider it sufficient cause
for his removal. In conclusion, he referred
to his policy of reconciliation and expressed
his confidence in its success.
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B. & Q. r. r..
GOING EAST
How tine Lawyers Lost a Million.

The New York World says: We
have not taken any share In the receLt {
attacks ON the legal profession on the
ground of extortiof. LsASyers, like
ether people, ask what they think
they can get, and the fees of u lawyer
\ in large practice are no more exOrbi-
Itant, probably, than the fees of ply
Sician of the same rank. Generally a
lawyers fees are undi5puted. When
they are disputed, it.happens that the
a b DE machinery OF justice set up for
Ihs purpose of, doing justice. between
ni putants, Is in the hands OF lawyers.
This is q great advantages for the lawyer
q no happens to be disputant. and
often brings injustice. But nobody
-has- yet proposed any practicable way
OF putting an ED to 1t, and 1t Is very
silly, without proposing a-remedy, to
keep on scolding at the extortion OF
lawyers. At the same timeit is well
to remember that the interests OF the
legal profession are not always identi-
cal with the general INTEREST,", and are
sometimes directly opposed 10 them.
| II is said that lawysE-.who attended
the proceedings I'm the Vanderbilt viii
case said that the abandonment Of the
contest robbed the profession Of q mil
lion dollars. That was very mild
estimate. The counsel in that esse
were all reputable lawyers, but to ex-
pect them toadvise a settlement, VIXEN
all their pro. .esSional Bterests were to
be promoted by litigation, is expecting
more than ought to be expected of the
average Of legal, or any other. human
nature. 1t Is an instructive fact that
the settlement in the Vanderbilt case
was effected, or an abandonment was
resolved upon, by the parties them
selves, out of court, and that the an
'nGuncement of it was a surprise to all
the counsel engaged in the case. Pos,
sibly the counsel would have settled it
if they could. But they are each sever
al thousands of dollars poorer than
they would have been if the case had
gone to trial and the contest been kept
up. Ifthey would advise a settlement
under these circumstances they are
moro than lawyers; they are angels.
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California has one-rail railroad in
operation at Norfolk, on Sonom Creek,
three and q half miles In length, and
intended to be extended up the alley
1t is called the Prismoidal Railwi "
aud was formally opened on Novem-
Der ii. The track is continuous prism
of beveled boards, twenty-seven inches
wide and fifteen inches high, with al
single rail laid on top. The car which,
travels on the line is supported by two
wheels, one in front and one 10 the,
rear, with independent revolving
fianges. The locomotive Is the first oq
its kind constructed in the State. Thej
visiting party took their places on seat
which were ranged on each side of the
car, the passengers being face to face
The first impression suggested was tha
which ordinarily fills the bosom OF the
novice who makes his maiden effort tq
ride the uncertain bicycle. 4 certain.
insurance that the whole thing would
topple over at the first movement wa5
the general belief of the uninitiated
But the engineer sounded his whistle1
the passengers gave their tremulou|
cheers, and the train moved of smooth
ly, and soon the pace was considerably
augumented. Wonderful to relate
says the San Francisco Examiner, th,
oscillation was scarcely preceptible, AM
The locomotive and cars rode along IN
single rail as firmly ss the trains on ID
broadest of English solidly constructed
broad gauges. The faster the trai
proceeded the smaller in number an
extent became the lateral oscillations
Beautifully and practically exemplify
ing the great principles of the who
prismoidal system, that the greater 70
speed the les, liability to oscillate,
principle clearly demonstrated by II
guyroscope and velocipede. To tho
making their first trip on the new raj
road the ease and comfort OF this mod
of travelling suggested Itself most stri
ingly. The train was run out TO u
end OF the completed line. where fort
five men were found continuing 4
building of the prism onward. IT
construction Of the road has cost,
the present three miles and half, !
stcluding the cost of the road bed oy
the marsh, about "a 900 mile, on
half the cost of the narrow gauge n
road, the most economical of the "
rail- system.
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WASHINGTON.
The Louisiana Quesfi8n-A Vis-
ftin2 Commission Decided On.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
1t was decided at the Cabinet meeting to-
day to send Commission of prominent pub
lie men to Louisiana before taking final ac-
tion on affairs in that State.
With the exception of Vice President
Wheeler, who is expected to head the Louisi-
ana Commission, only one invitation has been
by the President, that being Sena-
tor David Davis, of Illinois, who it appears is
somewhat reluctant to accept the Office. be-
cause Of the attention required to be given by
him just now to other matters. The Presi-
dent is reluctl Mt to speak of the gentlemen
who have been spoken of in connection with
the mission, but it is freely admitted that the
wish of the Government is that 1t shall consti-
tute delegation second to none that has ever
had in its keeping questions OF such mo-
mentous interest. Upon the appointment OF
such commission to examine into the condi-
ton of Louisiana, there is no room to doubt
the absolute unanimity of the Cabinet. Up
to this time little has been done in the Cabi-
Het so far as South Carolina is concerned.
Another session, which will be held to-mor-
row or upon the day after, will finish this
question, and it can also be taken as positive
that the settlement of the affairs of South
Carolina will not involve the sending of q
commission to that State.
The President will soon issue proclama-
ton calling Congress together on the 4th Of
Jnne.
The members of the Cabinet are very reti-
cent regarding the tone Of the discussion thai
engaged the attention of the Cabinet previous
to its decision in the Louisiana case to-day.
1t appears that there was disposition on the
part of some of the members in favor of the
withdrawal Of troops, the intimations being
that Evarts, Schurz and Key were inclined 10
regard such a course with some degree oi
favor. m
CHRISTOPHER sorENTIsfs.
Prof. G. V. Riley, State Entomologist O
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WAR is the most expensive amusement that
exists, and there is no more serious obstacle
to Russia and Turkey taking up arms than
the desperate condition of the national
finances of each. Mr.. Arthur Arnold, an
English traveller, who recently passed across
Russia, has issued little book in which he
gives perhaps the most intelligent compend-
ium of the material interests Of that vast en-
pire that has ever appeared. Despite the ef-
forts of the present Car to civilize his people
and teach them the most profitable methods
of industry, the nation is wretchedly poor
Mr.. Arnold passed from Warsaw, through
st. Petersburg and Moscow to As;rakhan, a
distance of three thousand miles The con-
slant feature along the route is white sand,
the most hopeless for cultivation. The in
hsbitants have no idea of scientific agricCl-
ture, and, indeed, those OF the vaunted corn
exporting lands of Southern Russia have
learned to do but little better than their faith
ers before them. The grain trade of Russia
has suffered in competition with that of the
United States in the European markets, and
there has been a sensible loss of revenue ON
that account. The entire income of the Gov.
ernment from its ninety millions of inhab.
itants is only f77,0O0,oOO annually, or less
than $5 per head. These figures alone show
the poverty of the Russian people. OF thil
revenue a lare proportion is raised by taxation
| upon the national vice of drunkenness, the
excise duties on spirits in 1874 having beer
f27, sos, 900. In that year the army alone
cost nearly as much, and the military prepa
rations recently made in anticipation of wa
must have enormously increased the expendi-
ture. Russia owes f70, 0,000, 900, borrowed
for the construction of railways that are no
returning any profit, and her deficit is from
f12,000,OOo to S,00O,0 900 annually, whicl
/ is supplied by borrowing at exorbitant inter
est "A nation, IN such a situation is in n,
condition for war, and Turkey is no better off
That empire has not one productive industry
and no commerce; its credit is buried undo
an enormous debt, and its army, although
badly fed and unpaid, costs $160, 900 per day
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IngersOll's PerOratiOn.

The followingis Colonel Ingersolrs beauti.
full peroration, delivered in Ste:nway Hall,
New York. 1t may have bsen read by all,
but it will bear reading again:
"We have fought and hated enough. Our
country is PROSTATE. Labor is in rags En-
ergy has empty hands. The wheels Of the
factory are still In the safe of Prudence
money lies locked by the key of Fear. Conf
dence is what we need-confdence in each
other, confidence in our institutions, in our
form of government, in the great future; con-
tidence in law, confidence in liberty, in pro-
gress, and in the grand destiny of the great
Republic. extend to you each and all the
olive branch OF peace. Fellow citizens of the
South, beseech you to take it. By the men,
ory of those who died for naught, by the
charred remains of your remembered homes,
by the ashes Of your statesmen dead, for the
sake Of your sons and your daughters and
their children yetto be, implore you to take
il with loving and with loyal hands. 1t viii
cultivate your wasted fields; it will rebuild
your towns and cities; it will fill your Golfers
with gold; it will educate your children; it
will swell the sails Of your commerce; it will
cause the roses of joy to Chamber and climb
over the broken cannon of war; it will floor
the cabins of the freedmen with light, and
elothe the weak in more than coat of mail,
and wrap the poor and lswly in measureless
content Take it; the North will forgive if
the South will forget Take it; the negro
will wipe from the tablet of memory the
strokes and scars of two hundred years, and
blur with happy tears the record of his
wrongs. Take it, it will unite our nation, it
will sit in your courts under the outspread
white wings of peace. Take it, and the brain
and the lips of the future will be free. TAKE
it, and it will bud and blossom in your hands
and fill your land with fragrance and with
joy. Take it, and we have passed the mid
night of our political history, and the star OF
hope heralds again the rising SUM-
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speeial a,pfiefs.
TRUE MERIT WILL WIN:

-s A few years since the propriesors Of Dr.
Morris Syrup OF Tar, Wild Cherry and
Horehound introduced it here. 1t was not
puffed, but sold on its merits. Our people
soon found it to be reliable, and already it has
become the most staple and popular pulmo
nary remedy IN the market 1t quickly cures
ma and incipient consumption. Nothing acts
SO nicely in whooping-congh, and it is 80
pleasant that children readily take it. Con-
tanning no opium. or other dangerous drug, it
is safe as it is sure. Trial size 10 cents; args,
sizes. so cents and One Dollar. Sold by
HOCE, the Druggist, opposite the St. Cha q
Hotel. iss -
Worm Syrup which never fails Pleasant to
take, and requires no physic. Price 25 cents
Oct IQ, 1876.
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TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
1857.
Belmont County, Ohio.

I'd Saturday OF April, Barnesville,
LIST Saturday OF May, Beliaire.
Sd Saturday Of May, st. CIairsviile.
ID Saturday of June, st Ciairsviiie
4th Saturday OF June, st. ClnirsyiIIe 9-l
Also at the close OF the Instttute at Norris,
town in August, 1871. a., 80 .--1l- =
Examinations begin 81 O'Clock. a. N. feo1rr
= TESTIMONIALS oi. chAiReter $40 needed if ap-
plicant ts not known 70 the Board, and certif.
proper weight. s.ls.. ~ CHAs. ri. EWRryx. '
Ex. b osrd, r. ALEXANDER, "a
s-p.7> It'd J. BuRNs.
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AGA RM.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, ear
ly decay, loss of manhood, &c, will send .
recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered by a mis-
sionary in South America. Send a self-ad-
dressed envelope to the Rev. JOS. 7. lNMAN,
S.at,on d, Bible House. Nee York City.
Nov y, '16-6m. ~. .....-,
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SICK HEADACHE.

t EDlT0RIAL-We have
Vested Its viri tues personally, and
know that for Dyspepsia. Bilious
ness; and Tnrsbbing Headache,it
Is the best medicine the world
ever saw. We have tried forty
Other remedies before Sim mons
Liver. Regulator. but. none Of
them gave us more than tempo
rary relief; but the Regulator not
only relieved, but cured Us.
Ed. Telegraph and Messenger, Ma
con. Ga.
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RE1uRSs from the Congressional districts
in New Hampshire show that the Republi
cans have gained about twenty-five hundred
votes over the Congressional majorities of two
re ern s--a--- --.-.a-
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CONSTIPATION.

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUsTICE of
GEORGIA-I have used Simmons Liver Reg
uIstor for constipation Of my bowels, caused
by temporary arrangement Of the livar, for
ihe last thee or four years, and always when
used according to the directions, With deci6 ed
benefit. think IL Is q go1d meditins for the
derangement Of the ltver-at least such has
been NV personal experience in the use of Il.
HIRAM WARNER.
Ch1af 4 ~ lf "a nf
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s. ZAAEsEILLE AcCoMSF0DATION leaves Zanes-
vile daily except Sunday at O. Is A. NJ, and ar
rises at Columbus st 9. 80 AM
and Freight Trains without special permits.
Z Express Trains run daily, other Trains daily
except Sunday. s
L. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent. s
FH0S. P. BARRY, West Pass'r Agent.
w. G. QUINCY, General Manager Ohio
a1d Chicago Division. i, =,