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Why Tim Sold His Kit.

1t surprised the sinners and ncwsboyf
around the post Office the other day to se'
"Limpy Tim" come among them in {
quiet way, and to hear him say:
"Boys, | want to sell my kit. Here's
two brushes, hull box of backing,
rood stout box, aud the outft goes for
two shillin'sn'
ICON away, Tim p qucrfcd que.
"Not 'zactly, boys, but | want quar-
ter the awfullest kind just now.'
"Goin' on 'scursion 2" asked an.
other
"Not to-day, but must have quar-
ter he answered.
One Of the lads passed over the change
and took the kit, and Tim walked
straight to the counting-room OF q
daily paper, put down his money ana
said
al guess kin write it if you'll give me
a pencil.
With slow moving fingers he wrote a
death notice. 1t went into the paper al
most as he wrote it, but you might not
have seen it. He wrote
Died-I.itul Tcd--of scarlet fever
aige three yeres. Funeral to-morrer,
gon up to hevin; left won bruther.'
"Was it your brothcr2" asked tho
cashier.
Tim tried to brace up, but he couldn't
The big tears came up. his chin quivered
and pointed to the notice on the counter
and gasped ,
"I-i had to sell my kit to Dit, b-bu'
he had his arms aroun' my neck when he
d-died." !"
He hurried away home, but the news
went to the boys, and they gathered in
group and talked. Tim had not been al
hour before barcfooted boy left the XII
on the door step, and i'll the hox was
bouquet Of flowers which had been pur
chased in the market by pennies con
tributed by the crowd OF ragged, bu
big hearted urchins. Did God ever make
heart which would not respond il thu
right chord was touched ?-Detroit Free
Press
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ing the room, and Tom darted forward
and began chaiing the ehild's cold
hands.
Uncle Tom,' said she, rcstlessly, l..
tried to count them all but got sleepy,
and there was one star,that got in the way
III finish tomorrow.
Tom dropped the little hands, as if
thoy had been Goals of fire. lie under
stood it all in moment, oh, was
there no one to watch over her z he said
to himself.
Katey was Immediately put to bed,
and doctor summoned. She had
now no lack of attention. But be
fore an hour had passed, she WAS wres.
tling with that dread enemy of childhood
the Group.
Uncle Tom hung over the deliriou'
little sufferer, and the father watched he,
with tears in his eyes But the mothc
moved calmly about, performing. indeed
| in most exemplary manner, all the du
ties of the sick room, but thinking, nev
ertheess, of the rare, old china, left un
protected on the library table,
NulG3 MAS IOHlluuAil1 HoibE bN1Ai A.
her Imagination, the task which her nncl'
had set her, muttering plaintively and in
cessantly. 'One, two, three. Oh, In
getting SO tired T
AS the night wore on, the fever in
creased and the hoayse breathing grew
so labored, that to the watchers it seemet
as il each breath must be the last. just
before dawn, the flushed face was turnet
towards her mother.
Mamma, she muttercd, Uncle Ton
said So
What, DEAR questioned her mother
Uncle Tom says won't be nuisance
in heaven ?
Mrs. Lester turned hastily aud left the
room. 1t was too much, even for hei
well-regulated mind. But she returned
shortly, calm collected, and equal to thu
emergency.
Katey was still painfully going owe
her laborious counting. AT last, sh'
opened her eyes wide, fixed them upoI
her uncle, murmuring, fifteen, sixteen
seven-'
| A long. nuttering sigh silence! TheI
there was one nuisance less in the world
one angel more in heaven.
Tom went back to college, and ap
peared much the same as usual, ONLY
seemed-'a little older, somehow quieter
you know" Mrs. Lester envelopinl
herself in crepe for awhile, seemed in
consolabe.
Then she invested in a costly pair o
porclean vases, upon each OF whicl
she painted an exquisite portrait O
Katey, and placed them on the parlo
mantel
Such devoted mother, such swce
resignation mumured her friends
Pcterson's Magazine.
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" His Child"

A Hungarian maid died in mad house
crazy with love, with the child of her
adored ones wife in her arms. 1rma
Pezzisky, lass OF 16, was the infatuated
and she fairly adored Solymossy, the
handsome leading man in the Pesth the.
ater He paid no attention to the bou-
quets, verses, letters and attentions of
the fair one, which turned her small
stock Of reason into madness. The pa
pers published the tale, and the actor first
knew of the girls insane devotion. He
visited her daily in the hospital, as his
presence seemed to do her good, always
bringing lady with him, whom the poor
girl learned to love as a sister. For
como weeks Solymossy continued his
visits alone, and when his companion
again appeared she was paler than was
her wont and carried a bundle of baby
hood, The patient, who had been sink
ing rapidly, took the babe in her arms.
and, with meaning glance on the
mother, whispered, His child and was
dead,
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Attachment to Newspapers.

The strong attachment of subscribers
to well-conducted newspapers is fully
confirmed by publishers. "Stop my
paper" words OF dread to beginners 10
business, lose their terror after paper
has been established for term Of years.
SO long as paper pnrsues just,
honorable and judicious course, meeting
the wants of its customers in all respects,
the ties of friendship between the sub
scribers and the papers are as hard to
break by an outside third party as the
link which binds old friends in business
or social life, Occasionly defects and
errors III newspaper are overlooked by
those who have become attached to IL.
through its persual. for years. They
sometimes become dissatisfied with it on
account Of something which had slipped
into its colums, and may stop taking
it bnt the absence o! the familiar sheet
at their homes and offices for few weeks
becomes an insupportable privation. and
they hasten to take it again, and possibly
apologize for having it stopped. No
friendship on earth is more constant
than that contracted by the reader for .
journal which makes an honest and
earnest effort to merit its continued
support. Hence conscientiously con-
Quoted paper becomes favorite In the
amily.
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The Only jerks.

The following account of a converse
ton which Gen. Butler had with Mrs.
jerks, after he had been examining her.
is too good to be lost:
Madame said Gen. Butler, in his
bandest tones, I" | did not ask you just
now whether you considered the things
you say that you have done in this con-
nection were entirely proper"
Jenks--"I should have replied, had
you asked me, that all things that were
necessary and possible in Louisiana
politics were proper; but. General" )" and
she assumed her most dramatic air, II
can assure you that, II | did anything
wrong in this connection, 1t was in lit OF
abstraction"
Butler" OF course, it would be un-
gallant for me to think otherwise
Jenks--'Preeisely.'
Butler" But how and when do these
fits of abstraction possess you, and how
long do they generally last 7"
jerks" They come and 60 like my
emotions
Butler" This sort of an excuse may
be current with Congressional Com.
mittee, but what sort of an excuse will
you give when you appear before the
great Investigator up yonder " and But
Tor turned his revolving eye upward until
| II pointed toward the zenith.
Mrs. jerks smiled and remarked
"Don't worry about me, General when
l get up there shall wait until you
testify. and then ! will follow your pious
example,"
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The Story.

"How do you do, Mrs. Beggs
Have you heard the story about Mrf,
Ludly 7"
"Why no, really, Mrs. Cad. what is
lido tell 7"
"Oh promised not to tell for the
world Oh, must never tell it, I'm afraid
it will get out "
ono, III never open my mouth ahou'
it--neyer. Hope l may die this min
ute ="
"Well If you'll believe it, Mrs Faddy
told me last night that Mrs. Trot TOLD
her, sisters husband was told by a per
son who dreamed it, that Mrs. Trouble
eldest daughter told Mrs. Finchens that
her grand mother heard by letter which
she got from her sisters second hns
bands oldest brothers step-daughter,
that it was reported by a captain of a
clamboat Just arrived from the Feejce
Islands, that the mermads about that
section wear crinolinc made out of shark
skins"
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10. O. r..

CRAWFORD LODGE, No. G, of ODD FELLOWS
u meets every Friday, mt o'clock, Z. NJ, at then
Hall in Eagle Block.
iI0MAs NJ. MCGEE, n. q.
BERKELEY NEAL, Sec'y.
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.TVo1. 16.---No. Is
Royal Courage.

A story Of the attempt on the life OF
King George Ill. is worthy to be re-
mcmbered On May Is, 1900 tho Eng.
lsh ministers received notice that an at
temp twould be made to assassinatc the
king and advised him not to so to Drury
Lane. George III. replied that he feared
nothing, On arriving he took care TO
enter the box first, and as he did 50 q
pistol shot was heard and bullet lodged
in the ceiling. Heturned and said to tho
queen. who was behind him
"Stand back for moment-they arc
burning some cartridges"
He then advanced 10 the front OF
the box and folding hia arms, called
aloud:
| Now you may frc II you like
! An appeal to the sentiment and admit
ration Of crowd always produces us
effect. The audience rose to their feet
like single man and raised loud acca-
nations After this he allowed his fam
lily to enter the box saying;
/ Now there is no danger"
Three times "God Save the King was
sung, and Sheridan, who was present,
added two new verses When the king
was complmcnted on his courage he
replied:
"The life of a king Is at the mercy Of
anyone who is willing to expose his own.
only performed the duty of my sta
/ ton
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Don't let the grass get too ripe be-
fore beginning to cut for hay. Don't
lat it hn exposed To tho sun tnn long
Pot it III cocks to cure. Put II in good
stacks, or under shelter, as soon as cured.
Don't let the storms bleach all the sub
stence out of it.
The most becoming tie for young la'
dies -Molcsty.
Ben Butler woke up the other night
covered with cold sweat, and after
glaring gloomily around sank back on
his pillow muttering feebly, "Thank hea.
ven, its only that strawberry shoftcake.
thought it was Mrs, jerks, bridge
port Standard.
Said one farmer to another, on their
way to town: ~ raised ninety -four
bushels of wheat on four and one half
acres Of land" showing the sample.
"Well," replied his neighbor, il J had
read that in paper, would not have
believed il, but if you say so, it is so.
am an Internal fool to be buying my
flour, as l have been doing, for ten years,
and will not do again, Tor my land is just
good as yours" There is whole ae-
r;cultural sermon in that dialogue and
it is one which has been preached many
hundreds of times, and it is to be hoped
will make many hundreds, OF converts
this fall. Farmers who raise their own
bread and meat are the indedcndent. have
more to soil and less to buy, and live bet
tor and happies.
A late decision was recently made by
western girl. Itwas during the marriage
ceremony. When asked whether she
would have this man to be her wedded
husband, she distinctly answered mo "
She had Just detected the fumes OF WI s.
kew in his breath, and was frightened on
at the last moment
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There is an impertincncc which Wash
ington society will no longer toler'
ate, We do not refer to the unseemly
habit of asking mature single lady
her age. This is insolent, but may be
forgiven. But to ask colonel the
number of his regiment or the scene of
his servce-that sort Of scene has gone
quite far enough.
"Its all up with us now," as the
balloonst said when he reached the
clouds
At festival Of lawyers and editors, q
lawyer gave toaat: "The editor-he
always obeys the calls of the devil.
An editor responded 1.-The editor and
lawyer-the devil is satisfied with the
copy of the former, but requires the
original of the latter"
A western politician is credited will
this advice TO his son ir.law, who was
nominated for office: Z" Lean little to-
ward everything and commit yourself to
nothing. BE round, be perfectly round
Just like bottle, and just dark enough sc
that nobody can see what's IN ye.'
Printers ink keeps the hinges o
store doors loose
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FRATERNA
III TASONEC
oval Arch NT

UNIIE regular Convocations EVAN BuREN CHAPTER,
/ No. 3, II. A. NJ, arc held at Masonic Hail. ON
Monday Evening after Saturday on or before the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing are
j. c. KENNEDY. II. P,
W. II. II. SHIRLEY, Secretary decltf
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Van Buren, Grange, F.. IL.

WAN BUREN GRANGE, No. IS, P.ofH. Reg
Y ular meetiL gs, first Saturday OF eacl
month at o'clock, A, NJ, at Lemley's Hall
miles cast of Van Buren. Ark. Patrons II
GOOD standing are fraternally invited.
M G. LEMLIY, W. NJ.
Us BoAThIcuT Secretary,
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

We are indebted to Mr.. Sam'l H. Buck for a
copy of the cotton circular of the we'll known
house Of Messrs. Smith, Edwards 4 CO., dated
liverpool, February 2s. from which we take the
Relieving extracts:
The prospects of our market have not altered
materially since our last issue. The features
against 1t are still the same, viz: great political
aneasiness, poor trade, and the large import
which always takes place at this time of the
ereases in strength, and will certainly some day
exert sommIanding Influence.
Ihe dehcadeney in ~ the amount of cotton in
are wholly without stocks, white last year thew
Tsra well f snpphl s 50 thai the entire deficit
we see any quarter from which additional sup
plies can be drawn to seriously reduce this
The steady decline OF receipts in America
points apparently to a total crop Of about 400
900 bales, but the shipments TO the Continent
come To England for the remainder Of the sea-
SON. From all we can learn the shipments to
the Continent will be unpreoe ientedly large for
some time, and ii no advance occurs for two or
three months to come. 50 that the American
crop is practically distributed on the present
low level of price, we believe that the supply
left for our consumption will be quite TOO
small
The same phenomenon is seen at Bombay.
The shipments to the continent are much ahead
OF last year; those to this country much less.
and as the crop is not expected to exceed last
year materially, we cannot expect any impor-
sant surplus from that quarter.
The Egypuan crop is nearly over. and the
supply TO this country much below last year. so
that there ls every prospect of a scarcity of
Egyptlan cotton. and Brazil is sending hardly
anything. 1t appears, therefore. beyond doubt
Mat this unnatural and prolonged depression
10 sowing the seeds of an important advance
sooner or later, provided some settlement of
political difficulties is arrived at.
With regard to the Eastern question we would
say that the riss, Of a collision with Russia has
somewhat abated, though THERE'S great dssatis-
faction felt With the terms OF peace. We should
Aope that ntedttS eise1adi will be arrived at and
ssae risk appears now to be greater of a rupture
Between Russia and Austria.
1t is believed, however. that a European con-
ference will soon meet and ii is hoped that
peaceful settlement will be arrived at, though it
cannot be disguised that grave differences of
epinion exist. and 1t is not unlikely that
neriious disagreements may arise. Public feel
ing will likely be excited on this question for
considerable time vet. and If we reach q final
settlement by the summer 1t will be as much as
San be expected.
While the acute phase OF diplomatic discus
sion is In progress our market will be ruled by
II rather than by commercial reasons. but as
soon as the public mind Is set free to look
calmly at tbestatistical situation, we cannot but
expect decisea change Ia favor of ect.oa to
aacur.
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5000. Whisky aulet and steady at 81 ga. Oats
sf ef p ef soGse i bsss
pis Wheat yauiet, and easy; white II 1901 10
| red u 1901 10; amber 81 14@i 10. VA
Foreign Markets.
| LONDON, Mar III IA, 2 p. m.-Flour-A American
extra state unchanged ct 3ss Wheat ro Ky,
| fes.sia 50, eareaea to arrive dull Chicago 4es
California Just shipped 52s, nearly due 5ss sd
3D. arrivals for 70 orders light Taow allow qSe
| at sss cd. Petroleum-dull: spirits 7kd. refined
g7S0l0d. Rosin quiet at bs Cd for common. and
ss@1os for pale. Linseed oil. per ton f25 1853
Calcutta liaseed 4ss@4ss 3D.; Sperm oil. per
a Whale ds f9a s,s h9 e
LIVERPOOL, March "a, 1915 .. MIN Cotton
there e moderate lnapiir1g freely sappi,e1
sales 5000 bales of which 1000 were taken
for export and speculation.
Wheat-W Western spring 9s 6d6S1os Sd /; Western
o Tp as sds aa oasa ds 80
Oats 81. Barley So Cd. Peas-Canadian 9es cd.
Bae9nl2ng clear 1ss ,,s 90 short e1sar a7s 3D.
Western Sis. Tallow-American Aos 3D.; u. y. @.
London 39s sd.
n sEa State
90 Lido los I'd: Western winter los 10d@11s al !;
California Club lis 7d@l2s i'd: do average lis Sd
oils I'd. Careoes OF flour and wheat on passage
Western mixed old. 27s sd@2ss; do new AIS cd.
Oargoes on passage to arrive. 900 quarters.
Oats quiet al IS. Barley .aulet al. ss Cd Petro-
leum-splrts 7isGa7s4d do refined lod.
q n. -Cotton-Middling Uplands 6 lied
Mddling Orleans 5-16d.
sp naturalization dull at COS: Western
dull at sis. Bacon-CumberIand cut 2ss cd !;
short rib dull at 2ss long clear 2ss cd: short
clear dull at 27s Cd. Hams-ong cut dull at aga !:
shoulders dull at 2os sd. Beef-1nda mess dull
at ais extra India mess lbs prime mess dull at
s2s;, Lard-.prime. Western steady at SIS sd
spirits steady at 2es, hosin-eommon dull at IS
cd fine dull at los. Cheese-Ameriean choice
dull at 6ss Lard oil steady at As.
- m.-Breadstuffs dull. Lard-prime West
ern 3Ts.
ANTWERP. March 1a.-Petroleum 214f for fin g
pale American
ocean Freishts.
NEW YoRK, March 1A.-Oeean freights we're
lower with moderate business, TO Liverpool
boxes cheese at ais Cd. To London by steamer
5000 bushels grain at I'D An Austrian bark to
Cork, for orders. with 44oo quarters grain at So
Cd another with $500 quarters for the same voy-
age at same rate. An italian bark to Naples
with $500 quarters grain at IS Cd A Danish
brig to a Danish port with 14o0 quarters grain
at IL.
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BoHfcuca-Per sclir Mary Diana-so cords wood to
master
Bonfouca-Per schr Surprise No t--35 cords wood
10 master 80.
Pearl Rivsr-per schr Uniun--45,0o 600 feet lumber
10 order
Tehefuneta Mver-per schr Ellen go cords wood
to master
Tcbefuncta Hver-Per sehr Cera--95 cords wood
to master
Pascagoula-Psr sekr CONDENSATION bbls char.
nnnl tn r,aat
Tchefunets River Per schr Victoria No 2---is
cords woud TO master
Pass Manehae-Per schr Pilla--1e cords wood to
master
Blind River-Psr stoop Buena Vista 90 900 shingles
TO order
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COMM ERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening, March a. 1878.

GENERAL R1EMARKS-To-d day has been 8
| bright. pleasant day. Business continues quiet
Financially, the thief feature IF HE Hatke1
| was the decline in State Consols which are now
quoted at soss asoh, against 80 is@s3ak the day
| previous. At this time we deem 1t unnecessary
to advert to the cause Of this decline.
Owing to continuance of discouraging In
telligence from abroad, the cotton market was
dull with a downward tendency. There was
drop Of &c on all grades above Low Ordinary
| and sales reached only 24oo bales.
For our saccharine product there continues
to be moderate demand for the low grades
with which the market Is poorly suppljed.
Prices are firm. The receipts of Sugar to-day
| amounted to 824 hhds; sales 800 hhds.
The demand for Flour Is confined to the local
trade and is moderate. Holders manifest con-
siderable willingness to SELL the tone of the
market being weak. with prices lower to sell.
For Corn Meal there was an active demand
to-day. and the market closed quiet and easy.
There was some activity in Corn, and the
market was somewhat lower. The sales footed
up LOO sacks. at prices ranging, according to
quality, from Az to soc a bushel
The stock of Pork having received no Access
sions requiring movement. the market was
quiet and steady, with prices unchanged at
$40 Soealo cas- p Dbl on sales from first hands.
COTTON-The general features of the mar
ket are little changed from those apparent yes
terday. when the market closed weak and ir-
regular. To- day. advices from New York Iiv-
erpool and the Continent continuing Of an I'M
favorable tenor holders were forced to concede
further decline of sc on all grades above
Low Ordinary. notwithstanding, this conces-
sion. there was only a limited demand and a
small business transacted, amounting to only
2too bales the market closing dull and tending
down.
The closing official quotations of the Cotton
Ey 4iaprr fall
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TSan Antonio Exnrasa M,rob

ESah Antonio EXpress, March 81
Masays, Berg & Bro, of this city. have Just re s.
eHiyed a large amount of freight, both gro
and Masilla.. New Mexico. distant about $50
miles. This is, the FIRST freight that has ever
Nassed through San Antonio to the points
mentioned, aud is the opening of large ana
important trade with the far and isolated West.
The same firm has also received bills of lading
tor large amount OF wool being shipped from
New. Mexico. via San Antonio, TO Northern
markets. There is alao Ell route for this place
from Las Cruces, trail laden with 100 900
bounds OF cooper ore TO be shipped North.
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THE SISTERS OF CHARITY
OF ST. SIMEON,s sCF

A RE HAPPY TO INFORM THEIR PATRONS
a and friends that. after having made soma
repairs and Improvement In their buildings.
they are prepared to receive few young ladv
boarders. As only, a limited number can be- ae-
commodated. applications should be- made I'd
early as possible. The Boarding School viii
open on me az OF January, 1873 For terms. an.
plicatton can be made at st. Himeona School,
t31 Annunciation street. deaa n
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fnr Talanranlll


New YoRK. March lA-Money closed at v
cent Exchange closed quiet and steady at 1876 {
@4af1s. Gold opened at 1O1, advanced to lo1,h and
closed at lol. Governments closed firm; cur
reney SKIES lss@,1si Pacific Railroad tai bonds
grants lo5a1@1oe; sinking funds a4a@e5; Cen
trails 1oeh aio6'4. In State bonds District of CO.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFIUE NEW ORIEANH DElIOURAT.
THURSDAY Evening. March IA, 1878.
NEW ORLEANS JI,EA RING -EIOUgN.
MONETARY
Total thus far. ss.als ,q1o 60 sest .ogo


Loanable funds were In light request at the
banks, and on the street rates for money are
easy with small offerings
We quote exceptional paper 1Bs y cent
| Al do s@1o; second grade do %: loans on
eollaterals T8s: Al mortgage paper s1kD1o:
second grade do ID y cent per annum.
Gold is quiet and steady.
Foreign Exchange moderately active and
higher.
Sight is freely offered and slightly easier at
the close.
State Consals are dull and lower at sosa q eo76.
Premium bonds are quiet at 3ea@367s.
Stocks quiet
Gold opened In New York at 10l and closed at
10l, Here 1t opened ut 10l lsT1o1A and closed at
lol 'k@loI4. Sales $4,000 at 1918 a1oK, and $4,000
at 101a.
STERLING SALEs-s4ooo, $4,000 and $4,000
bill Of lading Mt 4s7@4s7k; $4,000 do at 4sels0
4s7ls and s2oOo do a. 1885,. Bank sterling "a
491 commercial bills 4sG lsa4sTls.
FRANCS Bank francs =; commercial Bt7ts@
51GA. -
SIGHT SALES 10000 at 3-le@it y cent dis
count Bank sight par: commercial 3-16 W cent
discount.
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The steamer Golden City, which left for Gin
cinnati last Wednesday, carried as freight to
that city 40 bills OF whisky. Very like carrying
c1tnla to NnMnAatle. M ..