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cnt lines for about two hours when shs returned u
Williamsburg evidently pleased with little expert
uient, the OBJECT oi which be easily surmiscd.
The man arrested yesterday IN this city the muir
dcrer was discharged, and superintendent Campbell
oI the Brooklyn police, notified the New York Ccnua
once OF u, at the time requesting them TO kcel
n lookout for Abberoty.
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thing do Is 10 Keep cool and wait, but do be-
gin have serious apprchensons about the appropra
tons. because do not see that there will be much
time lett to work upon them The only period at
which Congress mako progress Is while the com.
mission session. We shall doubtless be Obliged to
try night sessions accomplish what Is wnnted.n
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REV. John WILEY.

Rev. John Wiley, aged sevcnty-ono years, who was
for thirty years minister o tho Protestant Episcopal
churches In Cecil and Charles countless Maryland died
IN Baltimore Yesterday Of heart discase He Is said
10 have beon tho oldest ordained minister Of tho Prot
cstant Episcopal Church
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AN OFFICER STABBED.

Ofhccr oiarker, Of tho Fourth precinct, while ar
resting Michael PoIlarino, an Italian, OF No. 80 Mui.
berry strcct, last night, stabbed by him In tho
hsaast The wound ID not dangerous,
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Average temperature for corresponding date last
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ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.

WAsnISGroy, Fob, H. 1877.
Hon. A. H. Stephens to-day completed his sixty.hfh
year. His condition much improved that hc
acknowledges himself for tho first since tho be.
ginning of his late illness. 10 be better
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

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DIED IN HOSPITAL.

Michael Kelley, admitted to the Chambers Street
Hospital the 9th inst, died yesterday afternoon at
half past thrcc.
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THE HOSTILE INDIANS.

SPOTTED TAIL ON MISSION OF PEACE TO
SITTING BULL--HoPEs OF TERMINATION
OF THE WAR.
CAMr RoBINsov. Feb 10.
Via CHEYENNE, Wy. r., Feb. IL. 1871
General Crook returned to-day IRON Camp Sheridan
whcro he has been several days
Spotted Tail, chief oi the Sioux, with body guard
Of 200 chosen warriors started to-day ON sslf-im
posed mission TO obtain interview with the chiefs
OF the hostiles now reported IN he masscd near
the forks OF Tongue River and counsel them to
accept while there Is yet mc the terms offered by he
government, yiz.. surrender their arms and ponies.
spotted Tail expects to be absent than month,
but Will communicate with General Crook soon as
he reaches the hostile camp OF Indians IL Is believed
there Is strong probability that this movement will
b. successful In terminating the war.
General Crook and stan will depart for Fort Laramie
o the 18th inst
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TIE FEMALE MOL
LrEs-rHE ANCIENT ORDER OF HIDEnNIANs
ExcoMMuNICATEp.
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Commodore Cltz, accompanied by Surgeon Clark
and Assistant Surgeon Battle visited tho English bark
she in, to oTcr ovcry aid IN shcr power
but It found that, beyond little nutritious food
for tho ladies, Captain Frostick had bccn ablo to
abundnntly supply their nccd Tho delicate attentions
OF the Commodore wcrc appreciated and gratefully
recognized by Captain Frostick aud all his passcn
Tho petty officers, cooks, waiters nrcmcn and crew
numbered forty-ono In ALL All nrc WE'LL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-16
FIRST LOVE.
JULIA WARD HOWE.

When FIRST we love, you know. we seldom
Time rules us all. And life, indeed, is not
The thing we planned it out ere hope was
And then we women cannot choose our lot.
Much must be borne which it is hard to bear,
Much given away which it were sweet to
God help us all! who need, Indeed, His care;
And yet l know the Shepherd loves His
sheep.
My little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer;
he has his fathers eager eyes. know.
And, they say, too, his mothers sunny hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon my knee,
And | can feel his hight breath come and 90,
Who loved me, and whom l loved long ago.
whs might have been-ah what dare not
think
We are all changed. God judges TO- us best.
God help us do our duty, and nO' shrink,
And trust in Heaven humbly for the rest.
But blame us women not if some appear
Too cold. az times, and some too gay and
Some grief. gnaw deep some wees are hard
to bear.
Who Knows the past? and who can judg'
us right?
All! we're we judged by what we might have
been.
And not by what we are-too apt to fall
Ny little child-he sleeps and smiles between
These thoughts and me. In Heaven we shal
know all.
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Fat Great Men.
Chicago Trlbune,l

Chicago Tribune.l
A question has recently come up
for discussion before the debating
society of the village of Swampville
which interests us. 1t is, "Can a
fat man ever become a great man?"
We have not had the pleasure of
hearing the discussion, but presume
that the affirmative must, in com
mon decency have waived any
rights they might possess in con-
nection with size of corporosity.
Greatness was doubtless defined by
both sides to mean intellectual and
moral superiority, conspicuousness
of place apart from the common
herd; that grandeur of soul and
telescope comprehensiyeness of eye
which the rank and file, the pawns,
the vast unknown are accustomed
to associate with the ideal of human
greatness. When Cassius desired
to express his envy and dislike to-
ward the great triumyir he said ;
"Upon what meat does this our
Caesar. feed that he is grown so
great!" Caesar, from all accounts,
was rather a spare man, and the
allusion to the style of board en-
joyed by the great conqueror at that
period must of course have been
used in a figuratiye sense. Julius
was pretty good judge of charac-
ter, and when he expressed his
partiality for fat men over lean and
hungry ones, he doubtless meant to
say that they were less given to
wire-pulling, plotting, lying, and
other political trickery. Shak-
speare's iattest man was certainly
his champion liar, but the prepon,
derance of evidence goes to show
that fatness and love of ease &C
hand in hand. There have been
great fat men in the world, many
Of them, but it is a debatable ques
ton whether they did not acquire
their greatness before beginning tC
increase in adipose tissue. Napoleon
was a fat man; so were Fox, Gibbs
Arkwright, the elder Dumas ant
many Others. In the United State
the Supreme Court has general,
boasted preponderance of fat men
which may Of course be accounted
for by the frequency and length o
the sittings INDUCED in by that re
markable body. Fat men have no
, been uncommon sights in the Uni
: ted States senate. Perhaps tn
5 iattest man who has ever grace
3 that honorable chamber is our ew
4 Davis. The senator covers 81
square inches when he sits dow
:. A writer who has made a study
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY is, 1877.

the matter insists that it is about
as difficult for an average 200
pounder to become a great man as
for a camel to 90 through the eye
of needle. You may respect a
very fat man, especially when he
has the upper and you the lower
berth in Pullman sleeping-car or
a steamboats, state-room, but it
is difficult to disconnect his abdom-
inal rotundity with a certain
desire to laugh, and laughter is
the grave Of awe. The ideal
great man is tall and massive, of
muscular development and magni-
ficent fgure-head. A spare little
man, like Thad Stevens or Lord
Russell, has a better chance of be-
ing looked up to by the multitude
than a fat little man, a medium
sized fat man, or very, tall man.
/ On the whole, we rather sympa-
thize with fat men. To be conf
dental, we know how it is ourself.
They are unable tc tie their own
shoes with any comfort, and they
cannot well run away from an in
furiated bull or bulldozer. If they
have feelings which all fat persons
have, these feelings are derided.
Their only hold upon human sym
pathy in laughter, A fat man who
cannot shake his sides is a mistake.
Women pat him familiarly on the
cheek but avoid him matrimonially.
He cannot go into solitude and do
the romantic, and who ever heard
Of fat man committing suicide
Everybody likes a fat an-"he is
gentle, he is kind but few would
think of asking him to head a
movement or act as principal in
some heroic deed. Fat men have
their mission in the world, but,
with notable exceptions, it is more
in the line Of joyiality than great.
ness.
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ARornI Rebun.

The City of Manchester, Eng
land, already celebrated for its fine
public buildings, is about complet-
ing City Hall-or, as they say in
England, Town Hall-which has
been eight years in building. Last
November the corporation invited
the queen to open the new building
some time the present year, on
whatever day she was pleased to fix,
No reply came for three months,
aud the town clerk, Sir Joseph
Heron, dropped a line to the
private secretary Of Beaconsfield; /;
still no reply. Then the town clerk
called on one Of the Premier's Sec
retaries, and at length, on the LIST
Of April, ominous date, the Premier
indited a curt note to the effect
that it was "out of the power of her
majesty" to attend. Great was the
Indignation at Manchester, which
is a very liberal city, with a liberal
city government, and statue Of
Cromwell, though there is also
a fine statue of Prince Albert
which the queen has never
seen. The city felt that it was
the victim Of a political intrigue,
designed to deprive it of the eclat
of a visit from the queen, who has
not been in the city since 1857. 1t
is always customary to knight the
chief magistrate on such an occa-
sion, and it was alleged that stories
had been detailed to her maiesty'S
lord chamberlain prejudicial to the
early career "as a tradesman Of
the mayor, Abel Haywood. There
was a hot debate over it in the city
council. One member asked: "What
is the use of monarchy in coun
: try like this ?" and, although b'
Loyalty attempted to show that j
had some use, he didn't make j
very clear. His conclusion was
that cit was absurd to say that ",
could not govern ourselves by
republic if we wished" Their
: was, however, a pretty general 10y
atty to the mayor, who has beer
identified with the new building
and a resolution was unanimousl.
: adopted that he should open th
building himself, unshadowed b
= majesty, and untitled save by tn
esteem of his fellow citizens.
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chow did you fool it off, as you
say?"
"Well," continued Texas, q am
almost ashamed to tell you; but
howsumeyer, I'll not say word
about it when | get home, for the
cowboys would all laugh at me-"
"Don't be afraid to tell us"
remarked the divine.
81 got to gambling
GAP interrupted the preacher;
"that is awful; and did you not
know that it was very wicked to
gambler"
"Why, no; all Of us boysin Texas
play seven-up."
"For money!" asked Louisiana.
eyes," responded Texas.
"That is dreadful" said Louisi-
ana.
"Very," put in Kentucky,
"This was a new game" Texas
proceeded to say. 81 never saw il
before. Here is the mans cards
and here is how l lost my money
When l get home | will win all the
ow-boy's money, but not tell them
| lost any; oh, nov'
| Texas then showed how the mar
in New Orleans had done. The
others looked on with interest, and
as they laughed over his loss, Texai
said they needn't be so smart they
themselves couldn't tell the care
with the baby on it for five dollars
The preacher and Louisiana desig
mated this card successfully from
among the others several times
Texas seemed angry, and said he'(
bet five dollars they couldn't do i
again. Louisiana said something
to the minister about not believing
in betting, but would wiz fifty dol
lars and donate it to his church
) provided the young man woul(
throw away his cards and promis,
to bet no more. The young MAJ
said he would, and up went tn,
hundred dollars. Louisiana won
and the preacher laughed SO hearti
ly that Texas turned to him ano
said
"I'll try you one, and then stol
the internal business. Your friend
t storekeeper and a bit too smar
for me-"
"Take fifty dollars out of hin
and double it to your church, as
1 shall do" said Louisiana.
, The preacher put out fifty dol
lars, and Texas, observing he ha
e considerable more, remarked, "P
do as you say after this, and thro'
9 away these cards, but l want to be
a hundred dollars. I've just 10;
i that much and want it back.
can't go any less"
So up went the hundred dollar
and over went the card, but not til
? right one. The preacher had los
, and Texas picked up the two hun
dred dollars and walked away laugI
= ing.
~ :, The Louisiana gentleman (?) VIZ
u :, the well-known George Devol, an
u he from Texas Canada Bill No.
a both as. shrewd confidence men {
} are within the land.
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Men Enttctd RtIetgyman 10 Back
HIS Judgment = The Ola StOry
slightly varied.
Louisville Courier. Journal, 12,l
A few days ago a Methodist
clergyman Of Kentucky, while on
his way home, occupied seat in
the smoking-car of a train on a
Southern road. He sat quietly
smoking a cigar, evidently in pro-
found thought, when a stranger
sauntered up and dropping a large
gold.headed cane by the clergyman,
stopped down, picked it up, and
then, begging pardon forintruding,
sat down in the seat with the re-
ligious gentleman. The stranger
spoke Of politics, and, compliment
ing Hayes Southern policy very
much, soon had a good friend in
the parson, to whom he explained
matters in Louisiana, giving that
State as his home. The minister
said he seldom troubled himself
with matters political on account
Of his ecclesiastical position
"Just 50" said the other; "you
are right. l have been member
Of that grand old church, the Pres
byterian, for twenty-five years. ]
like it and l love it, but sometimes
| can't well resist taking hand in
politics"
The conversation ran on thus fol
some time, when a man roughly
clad, with a large, broad-brimmed
hat, came up. He hailed from
Texas, and said half the folks down
his way do not know who is Presi.
dent, He then remarked that the
other half hadn't heard whether
the war was over. This made the
: preacher laugh, and also the gentle
man from Louisiana. The minis
ter spoke to the Texan, asking hin
when he would return to the Lone
0 Star State. The answer was tina
Texas would return as soon as h,
could see some kinfolks" up il
. Iowa. He did not like any spo
but Texas. Elsewhere the peopl
could not ride a pony hundred
yards without letting down fence
}, and opening gates. 1t was his frs
!. time away from home so far, anC
9 would also be his last. He had tolC
: lsis "pap" that he did not want t.
e come over with steers, but "pap salt
V | must come, and | had to minc
: him, for he is older than l am"
q q $50 you brought over the cattle
a did you?" said Louisiana.
n B. "0h, yes" said Texas, "over tw
y y hundred head. They were sold i
: New Orlelps, All were big forme
4 steers, as fat as butter"
4 4 'fWhat did you get for them?
" said Louisiana.
:. eThree and a half cents poun(
z but them fellows down there are ii
= smartest traders ever saw. The
5 can tell every hair in critter
hide, so they can! / would ha'
Y done well, but you see ! fooled {
I, $4oO before | got away"
"Dear me-" said the preachG
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ioining that Of M. Blondell Knocked

joining that of Mr.. Blondell knocked
at the door several times, and, re-
ceiving no response, went upon the
roof of the building and peered
down into the room, where he saw
the unfortunate man stretched
upon the sofa dead. The police
were called in and the facts reported
TO Coroner Woltman, who will
make an investigation. Mr.. Blon-
dell has a brother, a well-to-do
citizen of Brooklyn, who has taken
charge of his remains, and will see
that they are decently inferred. 1t
is supposed that the unfortunate
artist died on Sunday night or
Sunday.
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rne nussInn LarIal,, Din.

Boston Herald.I
One feature of the Russian cav
airy, not generally known, will ac-
count for the great superiority of
the artillery which accompanies
them. Every Russian mounted
soldier is provided with stout
lariat or rope, and is trained to
help heavy guns out of trouble. In
the Crimean war, on more than
one occasion, the Russians brought
twenty-iour Founders into the field
in this manner, with as many as
twenty horses hitched in the teams
and Cossacks helping with the drag
ropes. In 1914, when Napoleon
beat the Russians near Paris, in a
heavy rain storm, General 0sten
Sacken saved all his guns, in spite
of the fearful state of the roads, by
putting fifty cuirassiers with their
drag ropes to each gun and caiSson.
This habit has accustomed the
Russian cavalry to take plenty Of
artillery with them, and accounts
for much of their superiority over
the Turks IN Asia
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