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A SEVERE LESSON.

The March sunshine was so soft and
warm, it seemed to be a bit of May drop
ped down unawares to earth. The streets
were full of gayly-dressed ladies bent
on shopping excursions, their heads run
ming on visions of spring suits and fresh
bonnets, such as ladies' hearts delight
in.
Little Mrs Laura Gaynes was out with
important occasion. Nothing less than
the purchase of a new party dress, for
the party of the whole season, to which
it was an honor to be invited.
These ladies felt it so, | assure you,
for the party was given by the president
of the bank in which Charley Gaynes
was cashier, and Howard Locke clerk.
Albeit, Mrs. Henrietta was more extrav-
agant in her tastes than her husbands
position justified, and not the safest
companion for pretty, vain, good-natur-
ed Mrs. Laura
Get something good and pretty, but
don't be extrayagant, and don't go into
debt, little woman was Charleys COM
ment, as he gave Laura hundred dol
lar check, and kiss before he went to
the bank that morning.
/ And this caution was running in
Lauras mind when she began to toss
over the shimmefing silks upon Arnold
& Blake's counter.
ooh, this is lovely! lovely!" cried
Mrs. Locke, lifting a delicate mauve
satin, flinging its shiny folds over her
white hands "This is fit for princess"
"Cheapest thing in the house, madam
declared the ready clerk, with bland
smile. Every CHEAPEST, assure you"
"What is the price," asked Laura.
g Two and half, madam. One dollar
cheaper than we sold the same piece
three months ago, Less than any other
house can offer'
"Oh, Laura, you must have that"
cried Henrietta. If | were blonde
would get it, certain! But should look
hideous in such a delicate shade. This
cardinal. with black lace. will suit me.
I'll take it, and you positively must have
this lovely mauvefr
81 would like it, Eta But the trim
ming and making-and the gloves to
match-I'm afraid it will be more expens-
i've than Charley would like
sOh, bother Charley! You don't
CdlCli ulG dskluE uO6aiQ hIldl sudll
buy. ] get what like, and he has the
bills to foot. Besides, twenty yards will
make the suit and then you'll have fifty
dollars for gloves and trinmings.r
"And the making!r suggested Laura.
sLet your dressmaker wait. wouldn't
think of paying her bill every time just
to the minute
Laura might have said that Charley
had never allowed her to form that bad
habit, but she did not care to subject him
to any more of Henrietta's shafts, So she
said nothing.
But yielding to her own inclinaticns,
and to Mrs. Locke's persausioas, the pret-
ty mauye satin was bolght, aRd also its.
appropriate trimnlngs. These LAURA
managed so we'll that she left the store
with twenty dollars in her pocket. resery
ed to pay the dressmaker.
In high spirits the two ladies tripped
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hchool.noY al.ooting.

In st. Paul, Minnesota, the gath inst,
during recess at the Neill school, number OF
the smaller boys were standing with group
of the elder ones, all engaged in discussing
the important school-boy event of the forth
coming examination when pistol shot was
suddenly heard, and boy as Unexpectedly
darted from among the crowd, who ran to a
tree and dropped. The boy proved to be
Alexander Mcdonald, aged IL years, residing
at No. Marshall avenue, aud he was found to
be shot in the left side of the neck, somewhat
TO the rear. The shot, the blood, and the
PROSTATE boy fairly paralyzed the school
children. David Day, Gus Nichols, and on
other boy, whose name was not learned, soon
however, recovered their presence OF mind.
Day ran, saddled his pony, and galloped down
to DIR. Hands office, atthe instance of Nichols,
or medical assistance, while the third boy
vent for his fathers carriage, in which the
Eounded youth was conveyed home. The pis-
oil was in the hands of George Luckert, age
IL years. 1t appears the boy was carrying j.
pistol in his right hand pants pocket, F.'rh
feeling it dropping out, he paeedhis hal ~
IN ii to put it back, aud it exploded witt nc
result already stated.
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Illinois and Inwn

QUISoS, ILL.,, May ga tornado struck the
western3part of Brown county yesterday after
noon, few miles south of Mounds. Some
houses vere blown down. and it is reported
that Thine persons were killed. IA
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 24.--A special to the He7'-
aid FROM Mineral Peint WIS.,, gives a brief an
nouneeli,ent, that a terrible forbade struck that
town at about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Owing To u break in the wires at Warren. it il
Impossible to get full particulars tonight. IL
is knows that large stone brewery and several
stone buildings surrounding it were demol-
ished, aud it IL feared several bodies
will b@ found under the ruins. The
buildings adjacent to the brewery
are job Miller house, the Globe hotel First
ward schuol house, Millin's store, Curries har-
ness shol, Wisconsin, house. and Ettenger's fur
niture store. These buildings were in the line
of the tornado and ST, more or less damaged.
One IF them, the fire residence of John Spense-
~ in which was large family reunion, among
whom wire John Waller, wife and daughter;
Vim. Coates, wife and daughter; Mrs. Waller
aud Mrs. Roberts, all of Dubu lue was COL
pletely wrecked, and Mrs. Waller the mother
of Jo In Waller, was instantly killed. The rest
of The Inmates of this house tremendously es-
capped with only light injuries. The residence
of Judge Cathren was also struck by the storm
and bis mother, an aged lady, killed. The tor
nado passed through the heart of the town and
it is feared it was far more disastrous than
could bS learned nj this late hour.
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why He Never Wore a Collar.

It was a fact observed by many that
GoveInnr Briggs for several years before
his death never wore collar. When he
was the bonored chief magistrate of Mas
sachusetts, he appeared at his ieyees and
on all public occasions without collar.
There were mparatiyely few who knew
the reason of this. But the secret is more
interesting and suggestive He had a
neighbor. whom he very highly esteemed
who had fallen into the habit Of using in
toxicating liquor. He was already the
slave of appetite. Governor Briggs remon-
st-ated with him. The man REPLIED II
will never drink again, if you will never
again wear collar agreed said the
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Great CsaIes I'm wisconsin.

The tornado which passed over Madison,
Wis, on the Odd, proves to have been more
widespread and destructive than was thought
at first. The storm came from the direction
of the southwest. In the vicinity OF Primrose
twenty-five miles southwest of Madison, from
there tlAugh Mount Vernon to Paoii, the
etorm seems to have done wide spread damage
From 25 to 30 barns and farm houses were
blown down, some of them utterly destroyed
and the debris carried off before the mighty
avalanche of wind, some Of it falling at II or
10 miles away, one shutter Of house falling
in Lake Mendoza near Madison. Some IL or
Is persons are known to be killed and large
numbers seriously injured. Graphic yet ter
rible descriptions are given of the terrible
effect OF the tornodo. Teams and wagons are
reperted taken from the roads and carried In
the air and dashed to the ground. At DR.. Geo
Fox's. near Oregon, his valuable horses ina
pasture were taken up a hundred feet in the
air carried fifty rods and dashed to the earth
killing them instantly. The storm came from
the direction Of Mineral Point where it
wrought much terrible damage, raised from
the ground seven or eight miles southwest OF
Madison and again striking the earth
near Fort Atkinson northeast Of here. Near
Primrose and Paoli the storm seemed from
balf a mile to q mile in width and swept
everything beforeit, moving down treesfences
barns, houses and shrubbery as If 1t were
.eythe.
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NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
Esi,sn Grain Market.

The Mark Lane Express in reviewing
the British corn trade the past week says:
Tho abundant rainfall and lower temperature
last week have occasioned apprehension re-
garding the cereals, especially on heavy iancs
and a speedily return Of dry and warm days is
needed to alley anxiety. The general agri-
cultural prospects would be seriously leopard
lied by continuance of the present cold, damp
weather. Trade is excessively dull both in
the country and Mark Lane, although sup
plies of home grown wheat come forward
spairingly. and farmers have shown more de-
sire to realize in spite of the declining prices.
Offerings of English wheat at Mark Lane,
although scanty have been in fair condition
but there was decline ofone shilling to two
shillings per quarter on Monday, and buyers,
showed little disposition TO avail OF eonces-
sions and a similar reduction was necessary 10
effect sales Of foreign, of which the imports
into London have been more liberal, owing TO
the reopening of the harbor of Cronssadt and
the arrival of some recent heavy shipments
from the Atlantic ports of the United states
A large proportion of the weeks supply con-
sisted of red wheat. OF the total import OF
about Sc .00O quarters, nearly 10000 were con-
tributed by America and Northern Russia
The supply is outstripping the demand and
as no fresh political complications have
arisen business is very restricted and sales
are only practicable in retail Should present
backward weather continue rally may
speedily take place, as the imports, although
large, are not SO excessive but an unfayorable
state of the home crop will exercise Its full
influence upon prices. Arrivals at ports all
during the week haye been fair, and trade
ruled steady for American wheat. Russian
was not much wanted and declined one shill-
ing to TWO shillings per quarter.
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To ruins ,fnext it carsied of the house of Jro.
Colemans badly injnring Mr.. Coleman, bis
two daughters and Tip Allea, who were in
the house st the tilns. II then struck the resi-
denoe Of John Spensley, carrying tho house
from it's foundation and in another instant
shatterlnS it to splinters. Mr.. Spensleys.s barn
was takeG up and carried off, and the horse
which wsss in the barn carried off with it, and
neither hsrse or barn or any portion of either
OF item have yet been found.
from Dubuque. some of whom
were in tie house at the time the tornado struck
it, escaped by taking refuge in the cellar but
Mrs. Wafer, mother of John Waller and Mrs.
Spensleys was carried off with the house. The
hoSse % MIR. Leonard was next visited
dation IN an instant and shivered to
atoms III the air, carrying with il Mrs
Leonard whose body was found about 400
yards distant mangled IN fearful manner.
The roofsof Mr.. Addiugton's stove house was
taken ufi an the air and carried hundreds of
yards. Ien Bennetts house was totally de-
stroyed, land Mrs. Bennett thrown over the
woodpilG, escaping with but little injury.
The hoeaes of Jas. Prince and William
I. Jackson were destroyed, while a
barn SITUATED between them, was left
uninjurca. At the brewery of c. Gilman the
storm dSd the greatest damage carrying off the
houses sf MIR. Gilman and Mr.. Adams and
badly iniuring Miss Simmer. The brewery
building and barn connected Herewith were
totally demolished and number of valuable
horses killed. The loss TO Mr.. Gil
man VIII reach upwards of $4,000
or $50, 0t0. HOUSES situated in the summer
garden s,f John Jeack opposite the brewery
building, were destroyed, and Mrs. Myers and
Mary JeS1ek were killed. Mr.. Bohan's family,
who livesa a short distance from the yards, were
dangerously injured, and Mrs, Bohan died
about midnight. The house of Martin oDowd
was resinced to ruins. Mrs. Beardsley's
house end barn were carried seven OF eight
rods frlm the foundations Vim. Cocking's
house wFls taken and nothing left but few
pieces o. furniture. A school house, about az
miles east of the city, carried off with the
teacher slnd scholare. Two of the scholars
brother and sister, were killed, and the teacher
slightlyginjured. Tho teacher, while holding
one os fhe smaller scholars in her arms, was
thrown 'several rods. Most of the children
were unsaurt. The etorm in no way absted
after it seft the city.
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Fire an Detroit ,Eleh,gan.

On the Goth inst, fire occurred in s
coal shed of the Detroit gas works, Detroit
Michigan. 1t spread rapidly, and in about one
hour the entire row of coal sheds. under
which was stored $4,000 tons of COAL were de-
stroyed, as were also the slaughter, packing
and ice houses of Bigley & Co, which were
located few feet east Of the gas works. The
gas company estimate the loss on coal sheds
and wharf and coal damaged at $1,000; fully
insured. Bigley s Co. estimate their loss az
$1,000; insured for $4,000. Gaseoingne, SUI
uerintendent of the FIRE alarm telegraph and
Alexander Leferye, fireman, were preeipitateR
into the river BY falling tlmbers. Both were
rescued Leferve with hisfourth rib broken and
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your OWE currants. grapes, pears and
peaches. And what if you happen to
raise few snch things to give away TO
your poor neighbour Does it not all come
in for profta A garden then promotes
your health, imparts instruction and
greatly helps TO sustain your table. 1t
helps other people also. Some things
you can afford to do without, bur / see
not how you can live really happy life
without q garden Do youl--Cor. Ger.
IIelearaph
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EerF1bIe sJtsErGer.

Tt pleasure steamer, Empress OF
II dla, with party of about IS persons on
board, became unmanageable and capsized
over dam on Grand river, at Gait Ontario
on the 22d inst. All passengers were plunged
into the river below. As yet only one body
has been recovered, that of Harry Jaffray, of
Calf, reporter of. a newspaper. Among the
missing are Edward Wren, Thos. Elliot, Fred
Kane, John Frazer James Montgomery, one
of the proprietors of the boat, Andrew Jack
con and David Scott. Excitement in the
town is intense Little reliable information
can be obtained. Diligent search is being
made at and below the scene of this diaster
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governor. The man gave up the intoxi-
eating cup, and the governor laid aside
his collar. He never wore it again, but
he saved his neighbor. The adverse crit
icisms, to which this seeming lack of at
tention TO his dress and ersonal appear
ance exposed him never moved him from
his purpose.
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The Great See res.

It is beIleved that Tue secret whlch
Williamson, the escaped convict from Sing
Sing, recently convicted offorgery in Ioudon,
offered to impart for the sum OF S75,Jods was
the flooding of European ports with $50 coun-
terfeit Quilted States national hank currency,
a large amount of which is finding its way to
this country through emigrants Another
counterfeit has been detected by Samuel Car
penter, general eastern agent OF the Pennsyl-
yania railroad, and a $50 treasury note was
offered to Mr.. Hyer, general ticket agent, who
not liking the appearance of the bill, showed
il to Mr.. Carpenter, who pronounced ii 8
counterfeit 1t was sent to bank and there
also pronounced dangerous counterfeit
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The Proposea EIeetion law.

The main feature of the bill reported
in the Senate by Mr., Edmunds on thesubject of
the electoral vote for President and Vice Pres
ident, is provision that no electoral vote from
any State from which but one return has been
received shall be rejected, except by any af-
frmative vote of both houses of Congress, and
that in case where more than one return Is
received from any State, the votes only shall be
counted of those electors whose title OF electors
the two houses acting separately shall con-
ceryently decide is supported by the decision
Of the lawful tribunal of such State, provided
for by IFS lerislature.
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Alleged Breach of Truss.

John G. Tappan has brought suit
against Amherst college in $4,000 for breach
Of conditions, whereby il holds the bequest of
his father, John Tappan, who left $4,000 TO
found professorship of the pastoral case.
1t is alleged that the college neglected to APP
point professor within the stipulated time.
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British Crnfsers Geiting Ready for Rus.
sIau

1t is reported by the captain OF the
steamship Gamma, from Bermuda, that the
English ironclad Serious, swift cruiser, left
that port with sealed orders, supposed for the
coast of Maine, to look after the movements
of Russian vessels in that quarter. The Brit
ish feet at Bermuda, consisting of several
quick sailing gunboats, also received orders
TO sail at once for Halifax.
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Mr.. Labouchere declares that he re-
Gently went to church, and that being
there be was edited by an eccentric ex-
hibition OF pronunciation The we'll
known text He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear was so effectualIy dis
guised by ritualistic "priest" as to
sound something like, He that hath
yaws to yaw, LET him yaw."
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Nominations conflrnea.

The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations John A. Smyth, North Car
olina, as minister resident and consul general
10 Liberia; Timothy C. Smith, vice consul at
Galatz; F. " Oakley, United States Marshal
western district of Wisconsin; Roger s. Green
Of Washington territory, associate judge OF
She supreme court of Washington territory
Wm. B. Chandler, of Illinois, surveyor general
Of idaho. As receiver of public money, Ed
ward NJ Burn, Bismarck, ID. T..
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Near Chicarn.

CHIcAsso, May 24.--About six o'clock last
evening tornado struck a settlement about
three miles frons harrington, a Chicago suburb,
and desi,lated the country for radius of about
two mieos. The farm house of VIM. Brunes
was ontpletely demolished, Mrs. Brunes in
stantly silled and two young children carried
througsethe air by the whirlwind and hurled
dead TO 9he ground. distance of twenty rods
away. u laborer was lifted from his feet, and
on strik. ng terra tTrna again both his legs were
broken ~ the shock. No other damage to life
is reported; but the destruction of property
was con iderable.
Many 'pranks of last nights storm are repor-
ted frors various points, but nothing very
serious except in this vicinity and at Mineral
Point.
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cyclone I'm Wisconsin,.

a cyclone struck the large frame house
of Mrs. B. f. Brown, in the town of Fitehburg,
four miles from Madison, Wis, on the Esd
inst, demolishing the house and carrying the
debris of il and straw-staek into the air. BY
miracle almost, the family were absent from
the house when the storm struck il and no
one was iniurned. 1t is reported that the
storm has done considerable damage at
Oregon, ten miles south of Madison. Several
houses were torn down, and a number of the
inmates injured and two killed.
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6aseoingns severely bruised Cause Of the
fire unknown
Ansllinoir Horror.

An atrocious murder was committed at
Arlington Illinois, on the 26th inst. Sam Car
ney, a young man who had been refused per-
mission to visit Miss Cullenbine, young lady
OF his acquaintance, went to her room, cut her
throat with a razor, shot her with revolver
snd being met by Mr.. and Mrs. Cullenbine
ON his way down stairs, shot the father in the
hip, cut Mrs Cullenbine severely with a
butcher knife, and rushing out into the yard
drew q razor across his own throat several
times, and expired almost instantly. The
parents are severely but not fatally hurt. The
daugi,ter lived but a few minutes.
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IqDatiss Eonpeny's goodman took q littls
too mucEs rei-eye or Saturday, and allowed
his horHas to run away. He did not find
them till the next norning, when one Of the
horses was badly anjured and the carriage q
wreck.
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Milwaukee Produce Market.

CLAIM Wheat, opened weak and &c lower,
and closed firm; No. l hard, S1.07Ia; No. i,
1861; No. Q, 1,O4R; May 1.04H June, 1.034
July .0l9s; No. s. 9Oc. Corn shade tirper, No.
2, 39c; new 370l38c. Oats easier; No. 2, Pa
Rye easier; No. /, 561ac. Barley firm; No. 2 5sc
cash.
PROFESSIONALISM and nominal; mess pork,
Il 75 Lard. prime steam. 6.6Ih.
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New York Produce Market.

dRAIN-Whe&t duh and heavy, receipts 152,000
bushels; No Chicago 81 16; No. 2 Milwaukee
LIT; No 2 spring 151i 16; June 1.121s@1. IA !;
No. 2 Northwestern May 1.14QD1.1S; No. 2, red
winter May 1.13661.4. Rye easier, western 70072c.
Barley quiet and unchanged. Malt dull and I'M
changed. Corn, frmer receipts $4,000 bushels !;
steamer 500050%; No. 2. 5l0f511a; high moderate; ;
sic; No, white SIC; steamer yellow 81 Oats frIner
receipts $4,000 bushelgi mixed western 3lG321lc;
white western 3303sAo.
PROYISIONS--Pork hrmer; mess SS5h09 T5r
Beef, quiet and unchanged. cat meats western
long, clear middles dull, at Ats. Lard, 70G6.75
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Chicago Produce Market.

GRAIN-Wheat unsettled, active, weak, but lower,
No Chicago LOS bid cash and May sales at 002
@1o2 June; closed 1.01ss01.01a June; $3.50
9sA July; No. 8 Chicago 941a09G1. Corn unset
tied and generally ioser ard active, high mixed and
June; sales 3734@38asc June: 3s1ac bid July; re-
jected 361z0637 Oats active but lower; 244c cash
24Is bid June; 243s bid July; 243lc August. Rye
dull and lower, at 591sc. Barley easier; at 47l8c
pROvISI0NS-Pork opened weak and lower, but
closed hrIa; outside prices ST.60l57 70 cash; 7 .65
June; sales 52lzGD7 5sIa June; 7.8Gf7 81 July;
4 g7Is018.O0 August. Lard, III gacd demand; but
lower rates S6.47h cash; 6.47la06 so June; 62ls
01655 July 6.57 s06.60August. Bulk meats quiet
and unchanged.
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DrsUQUE, iowa, May 22.--The Dubuque
Herald has the following special concerning
the tornado at Mineral Point Il, terrible
tornado which struck Mineral Point On Thurs
daY evening entered from a southy esterly di-
rection. 1t first struck the lead melting fur
pace of Mr., Jas. 6pensley, reducing il almost