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Mechanics Institute, detachment Of United
States infantry. Finding them in that place
have thought proper to delay decision Of
termine whether the condition of affairs ID
now such as to either justify or require the
continued military Intervention Of the Ma
tional Government in the affairs Of the State.
In my opinion there does not now exist in
Louisiana such domestic violence ~ il con-
templated by the constitution ~ the ground
upon which the military power ct the national
government may be invoked for the defense
Of the State. The disputes which arise as to
the rights Of certain claimants to the Chief
Executive Office Of that State are to be settled
and determined not by the Executive Of the
United States, but by such orderly and peace
able method as may be provided by the con-
stitution and laws Of the State. Having u.s.
surance that no resort to violence is contem.
plated, but ON the contrary the disputes in
question are to be settled by peaceful methods
under and in accordance with the law, deem
it proper to take action in accordance with the
principles announced when entered upon the
duties Of the Presidency. You are therefore
directed to see that the proper orders are
issued for the removal sfef said troops, at an
early date, from their present position to such
regular barracks in the vicinity Us may be
selected for their occupation.
[Signed] r. B. HAYES.
To Hon. G. w. McCrary, Secretary Of War.
In accordance with the above, orders were
issued for the withdrawal of the troops at noon
on the oath. The Commission consider their
labors practically concluded, and expect to re.
turn to Washington in a day or two. Gen
Mcmillan left the Packard and joined the
Nichols Legislature on the Goth, and eight or
ten more are expected to follow him in few
days.
The Commission closed their labors in
New Orleans and left for Washington on the
21st They claim to have accomplished more
than they expected. The Packard Legislature
has surrendered to the Nichols body, and on
the 21st Yarmouth and eight or ten others OF
the Packard members entered and took seats
in the Nichols Legislature. They were re-
ceived with great applause. Gov. Nichols
drew $4,000 from his contingency fund to pay
the police who have been guarding Packard.
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ground, and she sank beside, it, the blood
flowing from wound in her arm.

ground, and she sank beside: it, the blood
flowing from wound in her arm.
"They've killed me, belave," she said
family, a. man bent over her. I CAM
show you the place, but it's-beyant
there-the rails-they've ripped taem up
the villains !"< Then she tainted.
When she came to herself she was BY
the roadside, and lights fell over her, and
she heard people talking of the hair:
breadth escape they had had and of he,
bravery.
"You risked death to save u.s." said one
woman. 'You shall be rewarded. My
little children were with me.'
"And am going to see my wife," sale
a gentleman. ''She will not let me for
get you if have so ungrateful = heart
You shall be we'll cared for now, an6
when you are we'll you shall never know
want"
"Indeed, then,"-said another voice.
one that sounded familiar to her" in
deed I am not rich; but I'd have beer
loath to be killed tonight. I'm just or
the road to what have been seeking two
years. I found out yesterday where my
m;ssus is, aud I'm goin' to her-she'f
breakin' her hea1$ for me. I haven't
much, but there's couple O. pounds, il
you'll take 'em, good woman, and Gods
bless;n', too, for the sake Of Maggie Ryan
that you've saved from bein' widow"
Aud q strong hand folded over he,
weak one, and would have left money in
il, but she caught it tight.
CTS Pat Ryan!" she cried. "come
back at last. Don't you know Maggie
Pat2''
Aud two great arms folded her close
and the poor soul who had tramped the
road, desolate and forsaken, an hour be.
fore, was as happy as angels are in
heaven.
1t might not be "great good luck" tc
you to be hagman's wife, and live in 8
little cottage on the roadside, but Maggie
thinks it SO.
And oh, Pat!'' she often says, "how
little did think when Satan was in my
heart, and I YVES willing to lie still and
let happen what might to the heal tless
gentlefolk, what was doing to myself
and to you; and after all, it's kind hearts
they had, aud gave you the illigant place
and me the shanty, and the COW, and all
Good luck to them"
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4 Snow. Legend.

The glory Of the autumn was over: the
leaves lay huddled in heaps on the
ground; through the shorn trees the wind
whistled drearily, and the shawow of an
preaching winter rested everywhere over
tho earth.
Many children on their wav. from
school, looked up at the skv, but none
saw the queer little mite wl.- h foated in
mid-air and gazed down on the earth T.;
tor this was one of those nameless, in.
visible workers associated with Dame
Nature in the care of her broad do
main. =.
1t was dull in the mothers household.
The autumn finished, there come ALWAYS
a brief respite. The fowermakers and
painters, the builders and sculptors
bound poppies over their eyelids; even
Dame Nature paused for moments rest.
But Industrious little o-Name had soon
wearied Of doing, and sailed forth to-
wards earth. +
Little No-Name ranked chief among
the painters. None like she could tint
the spring buds and grasses; it was she
that gave the finishing touch to fruit and
flower; and only few weeks since she
had designed the Joseph-coat which had
made earth so dazzling to human sight.
Not strange that she should sigh bit as
she noted the change.
$50 pretty-so bright to fade;" she
murmured wistfully. But not long
paused little No-Name for idle musings.
Suddenly down she fitted over the gray
leaves, and in among the garden beds. A
glance at the mold proved her suspicious
correct. The dead plants had scattered
their seedlings far and wide.
$50 soon," spoke little No-Name pity
ingly, yet with twinkle as she thought
OF the innocent sleepers at home. Then
swift as q rocket she shot up in the air
lucky little No-Name, as we shall see.
The hower-makers and painters, the
sculptois and builders slept calmly on
the poppies still dropped from Dame Ma
lures brow, as little No-Name settling
energeGcally on the great mothers arm
shouted:
"The plant-world is dead. Oh, wake
mother dear, or the poor little seedlings
will perishr'
Up started Dame Nature; up sprang
the army Of assistants, silent and crest
fallen. It was a proud moment for little
No-Name when the great mother smiling
ly placed on her head the crown yearly
awarded to the one who should make
this important discovery.
"We have slept too long," then spoke
Dame Nature, briskly. "Let US quickly
make some warm overcoats for the shiv-
ering seedlings below"
Very orderly are the workings of Dame
Natures household. A message to the
winds, and clouds came back, as though
ill-plea5ed at the dissection in store. And
the whole army went to work vigorously,
cutting and tearing, and hurting down
garments soft as elder down, and numer-
GUS enough to supply the whole earth.
So little No-Name was assigned the
crowning work. With paint-pot and
brush, she waited in mid-air, and touch
ing each dettly as it passed, changed
them to pearly white.
Thus, dainty and pure, the precious
coats came down to earth, folding over
the motherless seeds; no softer blanket
in an infants cradle, no wool warmer and
more protective in any great-coat that's
made. And the seedlings, far and wide,
snuggled down &C tentedly, and sang fol
joy.
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The First Dollar.

The following story is true, and must.
please as we'll as counsel our young read
Many years ago, gentleman from the
town Of Methuen, Mass, while on visit
to prominent merchant in Boston, was
asked by the merchant if he knew a boy
in Methuen that he could recommend. to
work in his store. At first the merchant
could think of no one, for he knew none
but faithful, honest boy would suit the
thrifty merchant. At length, however, ,hei
called to mind boy of excellent charac-.
ter in the neighborhood, but he feared.
would hardly do, as his parents were
very poor, and he had NO education or.
other advantages to fit him for such a
position. >:s-I *
But the description Of the boys habits
pleased the merchant so much that he
handed the gentleman a dollar with
which to pay the boys fare to Boston by
stage, and requested him to send the lad
to the city, and if, on personal inter-
view, he should not prove satisfactory, he
would pay his fare back home again:
The gentleman, as requested, visited the
boys parents, and stating the merchants
proposal, advised them to send the boy
for trial He then gave him the dollar
which was to pay his fare to Boston, and
departed.
Under similar circumstances, 80 out of
every 100 boys would have said, "Now
for good time! never saw a city, and
never rode in stage. Oh, there will be
so much to see, and it will be such long
ride, and here is money sent to pay my
fare" Not SO with this boy. Putting
the money carefully in his pocket, he
said to himself
"This is the first dollar I ever had.
How wish I could save it? 1t is only
rs miles 10 Boston. I can walk there in
a day. II! do il, and save my dollar"
His mot,er potched up his clothes as
well as she could, and early next morning
the lille fellow parted with his parents
at the door OF their humble home, and
set out on his long tramp to the great
city, which he reached, tired and dusty,
little before sunset. He found the
merchant, vino sternly asked:
Where have you been all day? The
stage came in hours ago!''
The boy thought .le had displeased the
merchant at the outset, and with down
cast eyes and tremulous voice, he an
swered-
II did not come on the stage, SIR"
"Did not come on the stage! What
do you mean? Didn't send you money
to pay your fare?''
The boy thought it was all up with
him, sure, and amid gathering tears he
managed to reply
II am very sorry, sir! did not mean
to offend you. thought would walk
and save the dollar l never had one be-
FORE"
Placing his hand gently upon the boys
head, the merchan; replied, my little
man, you did exactly right. Come home
with me and get some supper
Then turning to bystander, he re-
marked, II wouldn't take thousand
dollars for this boy, to-day"
That boy has own to manhood, and
has since become widely known in busi-
ness circles. He is now owner of the ex-
tensive mill al Methuen, the Pemberton
mills at Lawrence, a banking house in
Boston, and one of the finest farms in
| Massachusetts,. Journal.
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Fanny Lear's Picture.

A correspondent OF the Cincinnati Ga
zette wt.;es from St. Louis: An item
floating about in the newspapers men
tioning the return to Paris of the "Phe
nix as the F1ench call Fanny Lear or
Mrs. Black ::o1d, the Anne. ;can who caused
such scandal in Russia, suggests an al
lusion 10 Whit or PEI ,ame fi.om that
wicked woman;s boudoir which recently
came even 10 ST.. Louis. AiG:ec Fanuie
Lear's escapade with the Russian Grand
Duke, when he was in dis3.ace and she
compelled TO flee the county, it will be
remembered she went to Paris, and pre-
pared 10 write book telling dreadful
things. It was while she was engaged
in Paris upon that literary adventure,
that large letter, bearing French post
mark, came to a lady in this city. She
opened it, and found within Two pic
tures-pbo;ographs. She recognized
them at once. They each represented a
school friend Of years ago, when she and
Fanny Lear were school girls together in
a Kentucky seminary, and when across
the life of the other had come no sus
picion of the future in store for he1 when
she should be the central figure in royal
scandal and subsequently the queen of
the demi-monde in the French capital.
The old expression upon the girls face
was gone, but the pictures were easily
recognizable. One OF the photographs
represented the adventures in full dress
"a dress fit for princess; the Other was
large picture, but showed only the
bust and face. The countenance was a
beautiful one, but the beauty showed its
snare to half an eye. Tne gray eyes and
aquiline nose had something about thei,
combined effect which was not Offset
altogether by the voluptuous fullness oi
the bosom, the roundness of neck and
arms, and che smile upon the lips; some
thing in the Josephine Mansfield style O.
beauty appeared in the picture, but ex
hibiting far more of intelligence than
seems in the face of the woman wht
caused the death Of Fisk end the shame
of Stokes. Upon the back of the largel
, photograph was something giving al
added interest to the portrait. Two line
+ were written there in feminine head
: which was not characterless, though
What was written was this:
Fannie Lear,
"Grand duchess, by the left hand,"-
J, in this fantastic manner had the Amer
' ican adventures admitted the characte
1 of her life to her old friend Of pure
8 days, and, at the same time, shown tn
: pride she felt in securing lofty game. I
: was a queer incident, the curious inspec
3 tion in a st. Louis parlor of this souveni
of impenitent Phyryne abroad.
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The quality of pulpit eulogy is some
times strained. A pastor in Macon, Ga,
was recently called upon to make few
remarks on the character Of a colored
class-leader who had visited brothers
hen roost surreptitiously, fallen unex-
pectedly, and broke his neck Immediate
". The pastor made rather a bungling
job of it: "There are circumstances con-
nected with his death that are perplex-
ing. If, after he fell and before he
struck the ground he repented of his sins
there can be no question but that he is
now in glory; but there was mighty lit
tie time for him to think about it,
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/ Promised Him.

"You don't mean to say, Tom, that
you are going to let that birn loose, when
you brought it so far over the seas with
you, ann set so much store by it, be-
sides?"
"Aye, but I do Joe, for promised
him1 would.''
"Him! what no you mean?" asked the
young countryman, as his companion
rested the cage on his knee, and began to
open the door of the vile prison.
"Lit.le Jim, the boy that was saved
with me from the wreck. Leastways, he
was spared Tor little while, but hunger
and cold did their work on his frail body,
and he died just before the vessel came
along that took me off the rock" Here
the bluff seilor drew his brown hand
across bis eyes.
"Well," he resumed, it's long story
but I'll try to make short one Of it.
You see, Jim's father., and mother were
going out to settle in Australia, and hav-
ing a fancy for something homelike
| about them, they took this cage Of Eng
lish sparrows along, intending to give
them their liberty after they got there.
When the ship struck and every soul was
| O"uCu OUG Jill d4A AAC, WIN "CAC las
tened to the rigging, he insisted on my
diving to the cabin after his birds, be-
fore lashed him to the plank on which
we were to venture our lives.
1t was an awful sight to see the dead
bodies that were floating around in that
cabin. But couldn't do them any good,
you know, so just clutcbed the cage,
that was hanging by hook to the roof,
and scrambled on deck again. There
was only this one poor little bird left
alive. The wa;er had 1isen and drowned
it, companions, but it had clung with
claws and beak to the top of the cage,
and we took it along with u.s.
;: 81 owe that sparrow more than its
freedom, Joe," said the sailor, as they
both stood looking after it. "D'ye see,
when it was with me on that bare rock
it would cry, twit,' twit,' as if to cheer
me up. Sometimes it seemed to me il
said, Fear not; ye are of more value
, than spa-rows.' Then all the texts evel
learned about trusting God in time Of
trouble came fresh into my mind"
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Fair charmer (who thinks that she
knows everything about college affairs),
" Is it possible, Mr.. Tomkins, that you
are not acquainted with my brother at
Harvard? Why, he sings second base on
the University Baseball ."-Hor-
card La,npoon.
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Stein o. Kilbogie sold his furniture, a

Stein O. Kilbogie sold his furniture, and
ploughman's wife, was among the rest,
and as she came up to the big pier-glass
she reached out her hand saying to her
image therein, can is this you? How
are ye the day2 ken I've seen your face
in Culross before, but Gamma mind the
name!''
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A young lady who has suffered from
" Baggage-smashers" has had her trunks
covered with flannel this season, having
heard that flannel is good chest-protec-
tor.
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Morrison for Speaker.

The Democratic Senators and members
Of the House Of Representatives of the State of
Illinois have addressed letter to Hon. w. r..
Morrison, cordially endorsing his candidacy
for Speaker Of the National House of Repre-
sentatiyes for the forty fifth Congress.
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Crop Reports.

The Chicago Times her n.early seven
columns Of crop reports from the great wheat
growing section Of the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys, concerning the condition Of winter
wheat Of which the following brief analysis
may be made: A larger acreage than usual has
been sown in all quarters, with fine prospects
OF an abundant harvest. The southwest is
especially hopeful, and the northwest has no
fears except for the grasshoppers, which, it is
thought, will be less destructive than hereto
fore. The Kansas farmers think they have
hatched so carly that they will not be able to
await the coming crops. The Times publishes
from California in effect that the crop ia about
100000 tons, which was the crop OF 1874, but
the prediction is that this year not more than
half million tons will be raised, and that the
effects, together with the bad condition of the
stock market, will be disastrous to the State.
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ENCOURAGING Grasshoppcr News.

A Fort Scott, Kansas, telegram Of the
10th, says: 1t is now ascertained beyond a
doubt that the grasshoppers' eggs in this sec
tion are unproductive. Careful experiments
have been made, and in addition, the weather
Of the past few days has been warm enough to
have hatched them out by the million had the
eggs been good; but not one of the pests can
be found. The farmers are generally jubilant
and big crop OF everything is looked for in
Southern Kansas.
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A Bungling Execution.

Youngstown, Ohio, was the scene Of q
bungling execution on the 2lst. Charles NJ
Sterling, who was committed for rape and
murder, was the victim. The moose slipped
under his chin and the fall failed to break his
neck After few minutes silence he began
to clap his hands, kick his feet, and moan most
pithnlly. The sight was a horrid one-sicken-
ing in tho extreme. For at least two minutes
these motions and groans were kept up, and it
was thirteen minutes before he was pronounced
dead
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A Dinner for the. Grand Dukes.

A magnificent State Dinner was given
at the Executive Mansion on the evening Of
the Goth, in honor of the Grand Dukes Alexis
and Constantine. The President and Mrs.
Hayes received their company in the Blue
Parlor, and the dinner was given as usual in
the State dining-room, which was superbly
decorated with flowers for the occasion. The
full marine band furnished music, and after
dinner the guests retired to the East Room
and remained there short time engaged in
social conversation and promenading.
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Masonic Catherine.

The Masonic fraternity of Cleveland are
making extensive preparations for triennial
conclave of the Grand Encampments Of
Knights Templars Of the United States, to be
held in that city on the 28th of August next.
The Grand Commandery Of the Ohio has ex-
tended an earnest invitation to all subordinate
communicates Of the United States and Cana
da to be present. Quarters have been provided
for 10000 Knights. Many citizens not
members of the order profcr the committee
the freedom Of their residences for the enter
tainment of visitors. 1t is confidently expect
ed this will be the largest gathering Of the
kind ever held in this country.
Doubtful Report Of Blaine's Intentions.
The San Francisco argument says Blaine
has written a set of resolutions of which
gentleman in that city has q copy. The reso-
lutions propose to establish grand court of
arbitration to consider all questions that may
be brought before it relating to the legality Of
Mr3 Hayes tenure, whether in the nature Of
quo 1car7unto or otherwise, and that said court
be composed Of the Chief Justices Of the Su-
preme Courts Of each State in the Union
thirty eight Judges in all; by poaaelon Of the
resolutions is added provision that any per-
son other than the defeated candidate may
bring an action to dispossess the present in
eumbent These resolutions are to be intro
duced at the extra session. The whole story
can be regarded as important il true"
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Reported Attempt to Kidnap Packard.

A New Orleans telegram of the 10th
says: Governor Packard's carriage was stopped
tonight, at the corner Of Rampant and Esplan-
ado streets, by ten or twelve armed men, who
finding the only occupant an elderly person,
an attache of Governor Packard, bearing let
ter to Mrs. Packard, stating that her husband
would not be home tonight, left him without
further molestation. Packard's friends state
that he had been pre-warned that an attempt
would be made to kidnap him should he at
tempt to stop at his house rs he has lately
done, and SO he sent his cab ahead to see if
there was any foundation to the warning
given.