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An OLD SToRY.-it is always pleasing
to recognize an old acquaintance after a.
long absence. OF course time works many
changes, but the general features remain
the same and secure a joyful greeting
from friends of bygone days. 1t is with
thrill of delight that many newspapers
will recognize that venerable story, which
Is nov on its travels, about a farmhouse
out west being set fire by the sun S reilec-
ton on a number OF bright milk pans.
The scissors trembled with joy few mo-
ments ago, as they clipped the ancient tic-
ton fcUn the Boston Globe, In order to
put away in drawer until it comes around
next year AGAIN, changed, it is true, yet
ever the same. In II it was milk pans
that caused the conhagration in '76 it
was a looking glass III. 20 t was the gilt
terins instruments of brass band play
ing in the neiahborhood ; in "a mill
pond that some one carelessly left out
doors, did the damage In '773 it was the
milk pans again, and thus the aged fabri-
cation revolves. The story for rs has
been put with its predecessors in the
drawer. The farm house has been rem
sured and all is ready for big fire next
year again. Detroit Free Press.
, 1878-07-20

Why GIRLS CANNOT THROW STONES
The difference between girls throwing
and boys is substantially this : The
boy crooks his elbow and reaches back
with the upper part of his arm, to about
right angles with lis body, and the fore
arm at an angle OF forty five degrees; the
direct act of throwing is accomplished by
bringing the arm back with a sort Of snap,
like the tail of snake or whip-lash,
working every joint from shoulder to
wrist, and sometimes making your elbow
sing as though you had got q whack on
the crazy bone The girl throws with he:
whole arm rigid, the boy with his whole
arm relaxed. Why this marked and IN
mistakable difference exists We never learn
ed until, at a somewhat advanced period,
We drove into book Of physiology, and
learned that the clavieal, or collar bone,
in the anatomy Of female is some inches
longer, and set some degrees lower down
than IN the masculine frame This long.
crooked. awkward bone interferes with
the full and free action OF the shoulder,
and that's the reason why girl cannot
throw a stone
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A LEssos.-The New York Times re-
marks that '.if the democrats had not at
tempted TO make case on the irregulari-
ties OF the Louisiana returns, the country
would never have learned OF the slovenly
manner in which many OF the electoral
returns from the states were prepared" Ii
the Potter committee accomplishes moth
ing in the progress of its investigation, it
has, at least, directed the attention OF the
different states TO the necessity OF some
better system for the counting OF votes
and making election returns. In the last
presidential election the returns from
thirteen states were more or less irregu-
lar. 1t would be disgrace to the coun-
Try if anything Of the kind should occur
again.
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A BALLAD OF DREAMLAND.
[ hid my heart in 4 nest Of roses,

l hid my heart in 4 nest Of roses,
Out Of the suns way, hidden apart:
In softer bed than the soft white snow. IL,
Under the recess hid my heart
Why would il sleepn not Why should it start
When never IA leaf Of the rose tree stirred
What made sleep fiutter his wings and part Z
Only the song Of secret bird.
"Liestill, SAID, for the wind wing closes,
And mild leaves mutile the keen suns dart;
Lie still, for the wind on the warm sea dozes.
And the winds unqGieter Yet than thou art.
Does thought in thee still as thorn S
wound smart?
Does the fang still fret thee Of hope deferred,
What bids the lips of thy sleep depart:
Only the song of secret bird.
The sreenland's fame that charm encloses,
1t never was writ in the travellers chart,
And sweet "a the fruit on its tree that grows is,
1t never was sold in the merchants mart.
The swallows Of dreams through It's dim
fields dart,
And sleeps are the tunes in its tree-t0pS,
Nohound snote wakens the wild wood hart,
Only the song of 4 secret bird.
Yyvol
In heworld of dreams have chosen my part,
To sleep for & season and hear no word
OF true loves truth OF of light loves art,
Only the song of a secret bird.
, 1878-07-20
MARRIAGE AND Divorce IN WIScoNSl

MARRIAGE AND Divorce IN WISCONSIN
Wisconsin has recently made some great
changes in her laws relating 10 marriage
and divorce. Formerly in that state 1t
was unlawful for any person to solemnize
4 marriage except /" magistrates and ordl-
nary ministers of the Gospel, but nov
Jewish rabbis are authorized to perform
such ceremonies. The divorce law is so
amended that if husband deserts his
wife in another state and goes to Wlscon-
sin. she may follow him and sue for di-
vorce at once but the husband must
have years residence Ii man and
woman agree to live together as man and
wife, and do so, without any ceremony
beng performed, the law of Wisconsin
recognizes the union as legal
, 1878-07-20

4 SUIT FOR A MoUsrsCGE.-A young
gentleman of Peoria, Illinois, has brought
suit against tonsorial artist of that
municipality for $500, which amount, III
lawful currency, he claims rs indemnity
for loss and damage sustained by reason
of malpractice on the part of the defend
ant, the melancholy result of which was
the sacrifice of portion of an incipient
mousiache, which the plaintiff had thus
FAR reared with tender care and infinite
solitude We do not know how the court
and jury will regard this suit, whether
they will trca. IL with gravity or ievlty;
but a little reflection viii convince even
the most thoughtleSs man that the nJured
youth has solid ground of complaint. In
all ages of the world the hirsute adorn-
ment of the head and face has been re-
9arded with an interest amounting almost
to veneratiOn The ancient Israelites,
the Arab tribes Of old and recent times,
the Chinese and other Orientals all shared
or share this feeling The Scriptures
shows that tie hairs of all heads are num-
bere1. Whether the plaintiff in this case
had taken census Of his neustache, and,
in his bill of particulars, charges at a
given price per hair, We are not advised.
1t is likely however, that this bill is for the
entire moustache, the remaining section
cannot be regarded as If much utility.
Fractions, in such cases. are of M anrnrnt
Victims of the careless handling of razors
will watch the progress of this case with
interest
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wor,n~,r HAVE DONE Ir.-A pio

WOULDN'T HAVE Done IA plous
woman, brought up in the Calvinistic
faith OF the Presbyterian church, was
asked what she thought Of an Armmlan
sermon preached by a Methodist She
shook her head vigorously. q l don't be.
Gsye a word or t" said she; "at ali
events, know the Lord chose me aIore
he saw me, for he never would ha chosen
ME afterward-
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THE MYSTERIES OF THE SHAD.-It Is
well known that the shad, Ike the salmon,
spends considerable part OF his life no
BODY knows where. The fish experts,
Who had spent ali their lives in the shad
business, testified on the subject before
committee of the Connecticut legislature
this year One said the shad came TO
Connecticut from Florida by the way OF
He'll Gate, and the other said a Connecti-
cut river shad never went twenty miles
south of Saybrook. Neither of them
knew anything positively about it. The
fish appear in spring, in swarms, fat and
lively but In the winter not shad, dead
or alive, is to be found in the rivers nor
the sea They are IN their submarine
feeding ground somewhere.
, 1878-07-20

HIS PREfEREScE-A visitor at an art,
gallery being asked whether he preferred
nictures to statuary, said he preferred the
latter. as "you kin go all round the stato6S,
but you can't see only one side OF the PIC
teTs."
, 1878-07-20

She was fond of gong to the races and
fishing She was also an ardent theatergoeI.
One one occasion she went TO see Maggie
Mitchell. with whom she was acquainted
through her brcther-in-law. She had given
tickets to the play to all her people, and
they were scattered through the house.
She occupied box, and appeared in a
magnificent black silk dress in full view of
the audience At an absorbing point IN the
play she leaped to her feet and cried, with 4
clap of her hands and wave OF her two
arms in the air: Three cheers for Maggie
A...~isl Three el.vcts, say Why don't
you shout. my dears." Maggie MitchelPs
husband came into her box and besought
her 10 be quiet. else, he said, they would re-
ally be obliged 10 put her ont. I'm ID
if you viii, said she. putting her teeth to-
gether and shaking her chin at him as no
backed frightened out of the box.
She once took one of her boys" to get \
new pair of trousers, to his extreme terror,
he being young man 20 years old. She
insisted on his trying them on. and drove
keen bargain as he stood blushing, encased
in the article of barter.
Miss Bartletts warehouse IN Warren
street took IN i've stories, and in good times
she employed 100 hands. Her rent for tho
last seven years has been $4,000 a year.
She failed once, two years ago, and settled
for 80 cents on the ,loller.-N Y. SIN.
, 1878-07-20

OFFESDED.-A youngm from neigh
boring town broke off an engagement be-
cause his girl named her pet calf after
him.
, 1878-07-20

She WANTED Bow--A very hand.
some woman entered shop and asked
for bow. The polite clerk threw him
self back and remarked: 81 a.n at your
service" "Yes, but l want bufi, not
green one," was the reply The young
man went on measuring goods unmedi-
ately.
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LITTLE THOUGHT When heedom from
her mountain height unfuriea hel s'aha. anu.
ard to the air, she little though. tha'
naughty 1aen wspld advertise mop oi'ters
there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-10-14

CINCINNATI Oct. l2.-Tue health department
issues noGlce of modification of the quaraI-
tine regulations after Ocs. 18th, permitting
ste amboats and railroads to freely enter the
city without examinatiOn on condition that no
sick person nor any rags or no usehUld bedding
from the infected districts shall be transported
till after Nnv. 10th.
A Grand Benefit in Paris for the Sufferers
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13,-Copies of the cor
respondence between Com missioner Krontz of
the Paris exposition and the American Con-
missioner in regard to devoting the receipts of
one day at the Trocadero Palace to the yellow
fever sufferers in Louisiana, have been received
here. The French Com missioner, in referring
to the plague, says: "We who are in the
midst of our Partisan festivities, should not re-
main insensble to the calamity, for too many
ties of affection mite us with your country 10
to permit our indifference. Moreover those
among your country men who are particularly
affected TO-DAY were at one time children of
France. We have preserved for that commute
ion origin lasting remembrance The minis
ter of commerce and agriculture and myself
have therefore therefore thought we could de-
vote one of the days at Trocodero to the victims
of yellow fever aud organize for their benefit a
special representation" He gives hearty ap-
prOval to the project for a special entertain
ment at Trocodero and says: "The citizens of
Louisiana beg me to assure you that ii upon
the reception of the proceeds the distress from
yellow fever should be grea ,er in other sections
the money will be faithfully distributed ere
most needed" The entertainment takes place
next Tuesday.
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YELLOW FEVER.
Long List of pest.,s.

MEMPHIS, Oct 12.-Tte board of be ilh offi.
cally reports - deaths from yellow fever dur
ing the past "a hours. The undertaktr5 report
additional deaths 10 the sabnrbs
The epidemic Is abatiDg at some of the places
where it first broke out, but manly for want
of victims, the most of the inh abtants having
fled.
AT La Grange, Grand Junction aud SomeI-
vile, the suffering and distress is great.
The citizens relief committee of Memphis
are furnishing supplies, nurses, medicines and
doctors to the extent of their ability. The dis
ease is spreading from the towns to the country
and unless the frost comes within a short time
it is feared that it will rayage sll the surrouDd-
ing region If Memphis.
CAIRO, Oct. 12'-Thers Were new cases and
1 dealh in the past "a hours
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 12.-The deaths from
fever during the week were 81.
CAIRO, Oct. 13.-THo deaths and one new
case of fever reporsed in the past "a hours
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 13.-Deatbs the past "a
hours whites and 5 negroes. New cases, 2
whites and negroes. There is no frost YET
New ORLEANS, Oct 13.-The we Gather is clear
and pleasant. The board of health report for
the "a hours ending at noon, deaths 80. new
cases 1873 Total number of cases to date II
537, deaths 1890.
VIcKsBURG Oct. Bone death here TODAY,
child four years old. Several deaths are le-
ported in the country. The fever continues
spreading throughout the surrounding country
An increase of new cases and deaths are re-
ported at BoviDa and Bolton.
BAY Sc. LOUIS Oot 13.-Five new cases aud
deaths are reported.
MORGAN CITY, Oct Is Tho fever is abatng
a little through several new cases and deaths
since Friday are reported. We are getting
more hspeful with cooler weather aud efficient
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The INDIANS.
Dissatisfied Redskins.

WASHINGTON, Oct II Agent Miles writes
that the lndiaes now pursded by the troops are
$50 northern Cheyennes. of whom only 80 are
men under Chief Dull Kuife and who have al
ways been disaff. cted, notwithstanding their
rations have been served to them regularly in
accordance with the regulations under the su-
pervislon of army officers.
Short II sti0ns.
CHICAGO, Oct ia despatch was received
today at Sneridan's headquarters from Major
Carlton, who states that Major ThOrnburg
struck his trail 10 the sand hills and out of ra-
tons. Sent him rati0ns yesterday and he jolu-
me today. By dividing with him we will have
rations sufficient to reach Camp Sheridan.
Hay Burued BY the savages.
DEADwooD, Oot 12.-About 125 Indians
made their appearance in Red Water Valley 80
miles from here, this morning and burned sew
eral stacks of hay. The Saocheros organized
and started in pursuit of them this evening.
Legal Protection for Our Wards.
SALT LAKE, Oct. II Forty or fifty men,
convicted at Malad, Idaho, for cutting timber
for the Utah Northern railroad on the Bannock
reservation. have been sentenced to aggregate
fines of about $4,000 and six moaths i'm prison.
ment. This action delays the progress of the
railroad. The old Indian squaws and papoos es
of the Bannock tribe have been maintained on
the reservation this sum mer while the young
Indians have been on the war path.
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ACkLIN'S CASE.
A Committee of Republicans Pronounce
Him Innocent.

A Committee of Republicans Pronounce
Him Innocent.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 12-rhe following card
comes from the Republican committee appoint
ed to examine the charges against Ackln.
NEW ORLEANS Oct TO-
We have carefully examined the affidavits
and documents submitted to US by Mr.. Ackiin
in the alleged seduction case, and it is our con-
clusion that he is innocent of the charge, and
we are also convinced that the party who lately
stirred up the matter did it for Matchmaking
purposes.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
GEORGE l.. SMITH.
HENRY G. DoBBLE,
A. j. SYBHER.
We conc1r with the rest of the committee,
except to that part charging blackmail. We
are of the opinion that Smiths motives were
revenge.
(Sgned) MORRIS MARKS,
JACK WHARTON.
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New York Stock aud Money Market,

NEW YORK, October 12-1230 P. M.-Stocks heavy
and unsettled, under a sharp selling movement The
decline ranged from kS1a. Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Central, coal stocks and granger leading the
downward move nent. decided advance in gold
activity in money, and reports that the coal COM
bnation would probly be disrupted at an early day
were the chief influences. ~
Money at 8 per cent. Borrowing rates a per
cent per annum and 1854 @ 1872 per diem Sterling
Exchange-4lS7 tor long and 1881 for short sight
Governments quiet. State bonds dull.
Specie shipments since January l, 1878, $iO,763.-
026 in 1875. $685. S99 in 1874 S43 533 419: in 1874
$751; ~''''-''
The Sub-Treasury paid out FLOR interest to-day
S21 900, and on called bonds So 4050UO Total for
the week, interest," $2S3000; bonds, So OOO Sub
Total for the week, So. 900; last week So ono
call for $5,0O0O00 500 bonds matured yesterday.
Internal revenue receipts to-day S4l5OOO: for the
week. $25S7 Ola; last week, So 3S5 926; in October
$39lS 295 fiscal year to date $32 6iO same time
in 1877, $3,23t5422. -o
National bank notes received for redemption to-
day, S2600O0: for the week, $1,6l0 900; last week
$2,044 0OO National bank circulation OUTSTANDING
currency 1921 ,s55 600: gold notes. 1885, 100 Last
Saturday,, total, 1923 23i ,000 Bonds held to secure
circulation, 1913 100000 decrease of for
the week; to secure public deposits $13 $50 O0O Le-
gal tenders outstanding, $346,6sI O16-unchanged =
The sales to-day were: Pacific Mail 1000 shares.
Western Union IS 900 shares Northwestern 26 800 do
preferred 1880, Rock Island 500, ST Paul $500, do
preferred 5000, c., G. g. L. C. =, Eric 100 ST 10
seph 1000, preferred $50 Lake Shore $780, New York
Central $50. Ohio 81 Mississippi 24OO, Wabash 1890.
Union Pacific 1900, Michigan Central 29OO Delaware
q Hudson $780, New Jersey Central 1870, Delaware
$4,000; Atlantic q Pacific TELEGRAPH, 2O0
no n uiuUx tboo
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mINaR TEIEGRAms

Gen. Tillv r. Pratt died Saturday, aged rs
u airs, at WATERFOWL. n. Y.
Advices from New Caledonia sta'e that the
insurrection is spreadiCg and further ~ assa-
Gre of whites By the natives has occurred.
10 to Friday 10000 francs had been sui
scrloed in Paris, Franco. for che yellow FEVER
sufferers,
The liabilities of James Duncan & Go. of
Chsrlottetowp, N. S, are stated to be S5ooo0O
The assets are not vt koowu.
Two companies of marines and two men-of-
war have been ordered to New Caledonia from
Cochin China io consequence OF tha coht'hu-
ance of the insarr ctou.
The Malone reports that an internatlonal!st
movement is anticipated in some OF the 1fontler
towns OF Italy, and the authorities nave at-
ranged for vigorous measures.
The World says it is reported that the special
agents having succeeded in their kid glove
rad are about to make similar RAID on Six
importers
A Washington SAYS that Inspector Blake,
who gave the certificate of sonndness ID the
steamer Adelphi, whose boiler recently ex-
ploded, was dismissed Saturday.
The suit for libel against the editor of the
Dunnellau Rock at Dunnellan, N. j., brought
by Chief OF Police Oliver. resulted in dis
agreement of the jury.
A despatch from Laavenworth (Kansss) says
the residences of M. b. Flesher, Mcneil
Flesher and M ID. StOiger were burned Satur-
day evening. Loss $40, 900.
| A Washington special says that S. S. Cox
announces himself candidate for Speaker of
the House. MIR. Blackburn's friends alege
that he will be the choice of the solid South
| against Randall.
| A shooting affray occurred in Deadwood, D.
| T., yesterday between Mrs. Louep notorious
| character, aud John Rogers, which resulted q
the death of the former aud fatal wouuding of
| the latter.
A negro in Tasewell, Tennessee, who was de.
| tected in improper relations with white wo
man, was seized by the womans relations, tied
to a mule and dragged off, and after horribl
tortures was hung and shot Friday.
Frank Gunnel of Pittsburg, Pa, assaulted
his wife yesterday, while in a drunken fury
VIM Hart, his cousin. n,efered ard threw Gun
nell down. Gunneil's head struck against
stone, breaking bis neck. Hart was arrested
Twenty or more prisoners escaped from tn
Rochester, N. Y, Jail Saturday by BORN,
through the wall and scaling the enclosure
They include some of the worst burglars il
the county. The police are out in all drec
tions.
Ira BiDg's rancho on Crazy Woman's Creel
was entered by eight road agents Friday nigh
at O'CLOCK. There were several persons il
the store, but no one offered any resistance
One United States horse was taken, and til
store robbed of everything valuable and carrie,
away on twelve pack animals.
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LAWLESSNESS In INDIANA.

Particulars of the MT. Vernon Disgrace.
MT. VERNON, Oct. 12.-The full particulars
of the recent tragedy are as follows:
On Monday night at IL o'clock seven or eight
drunk and lawless negroes went to house of
II fame on the outskirts of tina town and
knocked for admittance. Three white girls in
the house enquiring what was wanted and re-
ceived the reply that a messenger with note
was waiting, They opened the door when
gigantic fellow with cooked revolver entered
party ransacked the house. After securirg all
the valuables they ia turn outraged the women.
The next morning in spite of election there was
great excitement in town. The officers quietly
arrested Jim Good, JEFF Hopkins, Ell Ward
ner and VIM. Chambers, who were in the par.
ty. At night Deputy Sheriff Thomas went to
the house of Den. Harris, negro 60 years of
age, with warrant for his sons arrest. He
was refused admittapce and Thomas went to
the side window to parley when double bar
relied shOt-gun was pushed out and discharged
within three feet of him, IS buckshot striking
him in the faco and breast, cutting the jugular
xein. He staggered a few feet and fell dead
without q struggle. The officers assisting him
rushed into the house and secured the old man,
but the son was not there. Harris was locked
up with the others. The mob gathered about
the Jail in the morning and demanded the
prisoner, but were refused. The mob conclud-
ed to wait till night before proceeding further.
A colored man who was in the mob and talked
IIcciy III uclcuCo u u6STOtSy was WOuuutu
10 the neck, but will recover. Early in the day
telegram was sent TO Evansville, where many
leading citizens were attending the United
States Court, and it was rumored that the Gov
erDor had determined to send the Evansv lille
Rifles and Light Guard militia. This put the
mob in frenzy, and 200 men we'll armed were
stationed at the Depot TO prevent the militia
from leaving the cars. A cannon was brought
out by tue rest of the mob and planted 10 trout
of the court house facing the street leading to
the depot. As the militia did not come the
excitement subsidized, though the armed
mob kept their position 10 front of the Jail all
day. At 10 o'clock last evening 100 masked
men fred upon the officers around the jail and
entered the place by means of sledge hammers
and crowbars, and gained access to the prison.
ers, the latter in the meantime singing and
praying most earnestly. Alderman Harris,
who had been wounded when sheriff Thomas
was shot, was lying upon pallet apparently
Indifferent as to his end. O1e masked man
selzed him by the throat aud plunged knife
into his heart At IL o'clock four negroes were
led out with ropes around their ncck-, to th-
square uoder locust tree, when ropes were
thrown over the limos of tree and all four
hung.
jim Good was psrdoned out of the peniten-
tiary three mouths ago, where be was serving a
sentence for rape. VIM. Chambers had been
acquitted of thu murder of Patrick Mullin, a
few days previous.
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THE OAR.

The ANIMAL Regatta of the Yale Navy.
New HAVEN, Oct. II Tho annual fall re-
gatta Of the Yale navy took place at Like Sal
tonstall today. The barge race was between
six-oared crews from the Senior, Junior and
Sophomore classes. When near the upper
stake the Juiors shipped too much water, and
were obliged to row ashore The Seniors won
in 10 minutes seconds. The Sophomores were
second in 16 minutes 26a seconds The second
event was four Dared race between two crews
from the Dunn am club over mile course. The
time of the winning boat was 6 minutes 3O8
seconds.
The third entry was six-oared barge race
between the academic and scientific freshmen,
which was won by the academies in 1861
The fourth eutry was a single scull race be-
TIVE en- G. M Edward, 70, and A T. Jones of
the law school. Owing to the roughpess of the
water the race was postponed till 10 o'clock
Monday morning.