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Gossip About LOngfellOw.

A late Boston letter says: The poet,
LongfellSw, has just completed his col
lection of ssPoems of Places" 1t COM
prises 80 volumes, and takes in the Brit
ish Provinces and the Isles of the Sea,
as it concludes it's round. The survey is
more extensive than the encyclopedias
and the other volumes which Mr.. Fields
and Mr.. Whipple, Mr.. Whittier and Mr..
Emerson, have issued, and Mr.. Epes
Sargent is sending through the press of
the Harpers at present. One sees in it
proofs of Longfellow's kindly nature in
remembering many of the younger poets
of his day. He is not only man with
out envy, but one of the most tolerant
and considerate nature in every respect.
How lovely Gf 1 may use young lady's
adiective) is his letter to the school-chil-
dren of Chicago, just published, in
which he likens his old age to a pear
tree making new wood every year, and
therefore in some part always young!
Mrs. Moulton pays fine tribute to him
in a late letter to the London Athenoeatrra.
The lady known in literature as "Sher-
wood Bonner" who came here from the
South needing aid two years ago, re-
ceived many kindnesses at his hands.
He did not even resent the gross indeli-
cacy that invited him to be present at
the memorial meeting to Edgar A. Poe
at Baltimore, when the Poe monument
was dedicated. The only symptom of
his sense of this was seen in his sugges-
ton as one of the notices of the monu-
ment from the poetry of Poe, of the lines
"The fever called living is ended at
last.'' Longfellow appears as if he
might live to be older than Bryant. His
fine face is often seen at public places in
Boston. He is fond of the drama, and
generally accepts the invitations OF
managers who desire to have him grace
their audiences when an extraordinary
attraction is offered. He saw "Engag.
ed'' in this way at the Park Theater 8
few DAYS ago.
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PITH AND POINT.

PERsPIRATIoN is about the only hon.
est thing that emanates from mean
man.
JOHNNIE, what is a noun?" "Name
OF person, place or thing" "Very
good, Johnnie; give an example,"
" Hand-organ grinder.' Sand why is
'hand-organ grinder a noun?" "Be-
cause he's person plays thing"
THE Fourth of July occurs on Friday
this year, which will give the little boy
time to get his coat and pants patched,
his eye bandaged and temporary
thumb erected for immediate use before
he has to 60 to Sunday school.
A LITTLE dog in front yard will
make more noise than whole menag
erie, particularly when fellow is try
ing to slip out of the front door without
making any noise and the old folks
happen to sleep right over the front
stOop.
A GOAT, browsing on green sward,
approached a pig-pen and said to its oc-
cupant: "Why do you stay in that hor-
rid place when there's such a lovely
spot as this handy?" "The pen is
mightier than the sward," grunted the
pig.
AN exchange declares that the man
who sat down in the middle of pasture
expecting that COW would come to
him and be MIXED is not more foolish
than the man who stocks his store and
expects people to hunt him out and buy
his goods without advertising.
ASK wise man to write poetry and
he can manage to make fool of him.
self at short notice, if verses are out Of
his line. A digniied Detroit Judge, to
oblige little girl, recently wrote in an
album: "My pen is poor, my ink is
dogs tail"
| An English showman's version of the
story of King Darius, Daniel, and the
lions was as follows: "'At him. says
the King. I'VE WON'T says the lions.
'At him. again says the King. BLOW
ed if we will,' says the lions-which
wos sell for the great King Darius,
and very wexatious."
STANDING BEAR, the Ponca Chief
lately liberated on habeas corpus in
Omaha, has paid his lawyers by pre-
senting them with tomahawks, each OF
which, he says, came down to him from
former generations of Poncas-hair-
looms, in fact. They would probably
have come down in different style if he
had met the lawyers on his native heath
few years ago.
TIE name of a young negro was in
corporated into legal document al
Gainesville, Fla, the other day. There
was nothing remarkable about the cir
cumstance except the negro's name
which happened to be Europe Asia Hen
ry Taylor Thomas Mintern Abraham
Lincoln Menden Hall Josiah T. Wall!
Shadrich Timmons John Fitz Simmons
William U. Saunders Jonathan Lam
breth Jones.
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Tricks of Tigers.

Tigers can lay themselves so fat on
the ground, and lay so perfectly motion
less, that it is often very easy thing to
overlook them. On one occasion, when
the Purneah hunt were out, a tigress
that had been shot got under some COW
er that was trampled down by line of
about twenty elephants. The sports
men knew that she had been severely
wounded, as they could tell by the gouts
of blood, but there was no sign of the
body. She had disappeared. After a
long search, beating the same ground
over and over again, an elephant trod
on the dead body lying under the
trampled canes, and the mahout got
down and discovered Ter lying quite
dead. She was large animal and full
grown. On another occasion George
was after a fine male tiger. He was
following up fast, but coming to broad
nullah, full of water. he suddenly lost
sight of his game. He looked up and
down the bank, and on the opposite
bank, but could see no traces OF the
tiger. Looking down, he saw in the
water what he first took to be a large
bull-frog. There was not ripple on
the placid, stagnant surface of the pool.
He marveled much, and just then his
mahout pointed to the supposed bull
frog, and in an excited whisper implor-
ed George to fire. A keen look convinced
George that it really was the tiger. 1t
was totally immersed, ,all but the face land
lying so still that not the faintest motion
or ripple was preceptible. He fired and
inflicted terrible wound. The tiger
bounded madly forward, and George
gave it its quietus through the spine
A nearly similar case occurred to OLD
Mr.. C. A tiger bolted towards small
tank or pond, and though the line fol
lowed up in hot pursuit, the brute disap
peared. Old c., keener than the others
was 10th to give up the pursuit, ane
presently discovered the yellowish taw
ny outline of the cunning animal, totally
immersed in the water, save its eye
ears and nose. He shot the tiger dead
and it sank to the bottom like a stone
So perfectly had it concealed itself tina
the other sportsmen could not for thu
life of them imagine what old c. ha'
fired at, till his mahout got down ant
began to haul the dead animal out o
the water.-Frona "Sport and Work Of
the NepduI Frontier.
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BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, JULY 49, 879 -. rs.

and bona-fde contract. This reverses
the rulings of the District Court. and
has the effect Of protecting many farm
ers and others who have of late years
been victimized by sharpers who have
taken their notes for small amounts.
which, by filling blanks, were fraudu-
lently increased to large amounts and
disposed of to local banks.
THERE was an archery accident on
the college green at Annapolis, Md,
the other day. A party of ladies and
cadets were practising at the targets.
Cadet Jordan of Maine had bow and
arrow in hand and was preparing to
take aim. Cadet Winterhalter of Mich
lgan stood before the target talking to
a lady. Cadet Jordan told him to get
out of the way. He answered, playfuily,
4" Here, shoot at mel" Well" was the
response, "I'll shoot over your head"
He did not inter d to shoot, but the arrow
slipped from his hand and struck his
friend in the right eye, piercing the ball
and forcing it out. The poor fellow fell
headlong to the ground, and the proba-
bility is that he will lose the eye. His
friend is heart-broken.
SOME s'fans" are not fans at all. The
"steel FAM is simply bar of metal,
shaped and painted to resemble an Or
dinary closed fan, and carried some.
times as life-preserver, sometimes by
the swell mObsmen and rowdies of Chi
ma, to be used at close quarters with
murderous effect. Of the same species
is the well known "dagger FAM which
consists of an elegant imitation in
lacquer of common folding fan, but is
really sheath containing within its
fair exterior deadly blade, short and
sharp, like small Malay kris. This
dagger fan was invented by the Japan
ese, and its importation into China has
always been strictly forbidden. Great
numbers have, however, been success
fully introduced into Canton, Foochow,
and other maritime cities, and they are
now even manufactured by the enter
prising natives of the frst-mentioned
port.
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THE statement that Mr.. Lincoln and
the late General Shields came near
fighting duel as rivals for the hand of
Miss Todd is corrected in favor of a less
picturesque tale. Miss Todd and a
young lady friend, together, in a foolish
frolic, prepared and had printed in a
Springfield paper what was meant to be
funny, but what was really a bitterly
sarcastic criticism upon the personal ap-
pearance and awkward manner Of
young Shields, who was then Auditor OF
the State. Shields Immediately de-
manded the name of the author, threat.
ening to hold the editor personally
responsible if it were not given him.
A council was summoned, and Lincoln,
who was engaged to Miss Todd, assum.
ed the authorship of the silly article.
Shields sent him a challenge, which
was Immediately accepted by Lincoln,
who chose broadswords as the weapons.
Shields's friends demonstrated, holding
that Lincoln was so much taller thar
his adversary that that weapon gave him
undue advantages; and this disagree
ment led finally to the bloodless settle
ment of the quarrel.
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"Jimmy-The-Duck."

"Jimmy-the- Duck, =" of Virginia City,
New, is de ad. He made his living by a
queer invention. He used to put a duck
in box, with its head sticking out of a
hole and allow the crowd to throw clubs
at it for 25 cents throw, the bird be-
longing to whoever should hit it. The
ducks would of course "duck" their
heads just before the sticks whizzed
along, and it was not oftener than once
in six months that Jimmy would lose.
The following is his epitaph: "Old
Jimmy's bones are now resting peace
fully under the sagebrush. Let us hope
that when the trump of the resurrection
shall echo over the rugged peak OF
Mount Davidson he will be able to pop
his head up like that famous duck, and
should the devil appear and make 8
grab for the old man, may he dodge
back successfully
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A FARMER who has tried it speaks in
the highest praise of gas tar for paint
ing wagon wheels, stating that it tight
ems tires and spokes better than any thing
else that can be tried.
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A CYPRESS saw-log recently passed
down the Sabine, in Texas, go feet long
and feet in diameter, capable of max
ing $4,000 shingles.
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l2al ua< 81 smls-
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Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. MD. October .

Cotton firm. Mddling, l05E@l0Nc.
Flour dull aud weak. Howard street and West
ern superfne, So 25@5 75 do. extra Sc 25@6 75 do.
family 81 OO@7 %; City Mills superfne, IS 25G5 75
do extra, Sc 25@G 49, do. family, 81 00@7 80; do.
Rio branss, 81 50@7 70; Patapsco family, IS 25
Whcat-SOuthern lower, duh and weak. Western
lower and steady. Southern red. 81 i0611 IS dc
amber 81 50Gl 50; No. Maryland. 81 4SH No 2
Western winter red spot, and October 81 iGl1: No.
yembcr, 81 i724@1 IS: December, 81 1901 1857.
rn-Southern, firm; Western steady. South.
ern White 62d63c; do yellow COO; Western mixed
spot, and october, 654c; November, 6lH@Gl15c
December, 6OgG0l &c; steamer, no sale.
Oats quiet and firm. Southern, iI@ i5c; Western
white 4iG9i5c; do mixed, i39i3l5c.; Pennsylvania
H6pi5c.
Rye quiet and nominally at 92695c |
Hay firm. Prime TO choice PENNSYLVANIA and
Maryland, sl54lG per ton.
Provisions firm and active. Mess pork Sll 90
Bulk meats-Loose shoulders 4c clear rib sides
re; do packed 4Ssc and 71ae. Hams, l0Gllc
Lard, refined tlerces, nc. HI .'..0
Butter firm. Prime 10 choice Western packed
l36pl6c .r.. .....
Eggs firm at lSc.
Petroleum steady Crude, 6l5617c; refined, TIC.
Coffee strong. Rio cargOes, l3l5Ol6l@c.
Sugar firm and active. A soft, S1i@JlIc.
Whisky firm at 81 llG@l IL.
Freights TO Liverpool per steamer steady. Cotton
sd; Hour, Is Sd; grain, Cd.
Recepts-Flour, 1850 bbls; wheat 1900 bu
corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 1900 bu; rye, 500 bu.
hipments-Wheat, 206 900 bu corn, 43, 100 bu.
sales-Wheat, Go, 100 bu corn, 1880 bu.
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LADY stopping with her husband Mt sea-
side fishing vilagc)--" And is Mr.. Smith ut
home" Girl" Yes, MN. he has been home
but has gone out again" lady" Oh, did he
say where was goingP Girl" don't know,
but he said something about going out to get
shaved and bamboozled, m'm."
LITTLE NELLIE, u four-year-old, was pun
ishcd Wy her mother the other evening for some
misdemeanor The little one sat quiet for -
few moments and then began scoldng, wind.
ing NJ with Well, never could soc the use
OF mothers! Always spanking the little girls
and it done do any good, anyhow ~
PATIENT" Do you mean to say my COM
plant is q dangerous on" Doctor-"A very
dangerous one, my dear friend. Still, people
have been known to recover from IL So you
must not give up all hope. But recollcct QUO
thng-your only chance is to keep cheerful
frame OF mind, and avoid anything like de-
preston Of spirits"
A VERY much inchriatcd fellow stands at
the edge of the sidewalk and looks doubtfully
ut the crowd of carriages. Near him stands
an extremely venerable and dgniied old
gentleman, who, after looking on awhile,
kindly takes the younger man by the arm aud
helps him across the street. When he is safe
on the other sidewalk lie blurts out with tpsy
gratitude: Thank you you know what it il
10 be drunk"
PROFESSOR BLAcKIE of Edinlurgh-and no
one will accuse him OF Theological bias-has
spoken to this effect: =" / am certain that what
happens Is the expression of Gods viii. | am
equally certain that Gods will is unchaugo-
able. ! have. moreover, an instructive desire
within me to pray TO God for blessings These
two things seem irreconcilablc. Some would
say that they are Inconsistent; still l believe
In both, and will continue to do SO, let him
reconcile them who Will"
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GEORG ETOWN NEWS.
Collie cited by Republicnn Reporters.

The grand testimonial benefit rendered last even
ing to Messrs Taylor and Shaw at Forrest Hall was
an unquestionable success Although the evening
turned out 10 be ruther cool. Georgetown people
patrOnized the benefit in a substantial manner.
The four great end men Corbett Swami, Backlcy
and Reynolds, were the features of the occasion.
Among the other stars may be mentioned W. q.
Collins, G.. r. Belt John Richie and Johnnie Mon
roe. The gratifying success of this amateur min.
strcl performance Will no doubt encourage further
genius in this direction
Mrs Hartley, mother of Mr. f. d. Hartley, son.in-
law of Mr.. Samuel Wheatley, died day before yes
terday at her residence on First between Fayctte
and Market street. The deceased was very
amiable woman, and had many friends. She was
in her elghtieth year.
The cold snap of the last day or two has resulted
in driving to the station-house the usual set of
tramps. - IL Ill --------- -
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MONDAY, October 90 1879.
No. 1853 of lSTS-The Union Pacific Railroad
Company, appellant, W., The United States. No,
O72 OF lS7S-The Central Pacific Railroad Com.
pany ct al. appellants, VS.. Albert Gallatin Mr..
Justice Waite delivered the opinions of the court in
these cases dissenting opinions were delivered
by MIR. Justice Strong, Mr., Justice Field and Mr.,
Justice Bradley.
No 726-Hobert C, Digger ct al, plaintiffs IN err.
ror, VS.. willis +, BOcock ct nl. motion to dismiss
submitted by Mr.. NJ. J.. Woods and Mr.. j. T. Jones
in support OF same and by Mr. $. Il. Phillips in op.
position.
No, 4O3-Lewis Weitzel collector plaintiff In err
ror, VS.. James II. Gail 4 Oliver Perrin dismissed
per stipulation.
No, 655--Alex & f, p Fraser, plOntlns in error,vs
William JennisOn ct al; motion TO dismiss sub
mittod by Mr. william Jenuson aud W. A. Moore
for notion and by Mr. IL. NJ. Dufeld in opposi-
lion,
No. 739-Thomas sayles appellant, vs. The Lake
Bhore IL Michigan Southen Railroad Company; sub
mittcd by Mr. a. H. Walker for appellant, and by
Mr. George Tuyson for appellee under twentieth
rule.
No, 7G3--Taylor stander, PLAINTIFF In error, vs. The
State Of West Virginia argument commenced by
MI George ., Davenport for plaintiff in error, and
continued by Nh. Robert White for defendant IN
nror, .r.r.
Adjourned until tomorrow at 70 o'clock.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
startiInn ENfsotr of cnlIrornIa yyIne
From the Virginia New Chronice.I

lFrom the Virginia New ChrOniClcl
bear that 10 has been decided to have
nothing but native California wines at tho
Grant banquet in San Francisco" remarked
man on & street yesterday
Yes that's tho idea" said half dozen
within hearing.
The first speaker was lost in reflection for
several minutes, when he continued
It'll make trouble, sure, If they use Cali
fornia wines"
Every man in the group seemed TO be fish,
ing up something from his memory, and one
after another they expressed their views.
"Thats So" said one
1t was FIVE years ago." said tho first
speaker that / first tackled California cham
payne | called ON lady and she opened two
bottles. | drank 'em both, all but one glass.
Pretty soon insulted the lady, beat her poodle
TO death with chair kicked u child, broke up
the mirrors and gas fixtures, and was dragged
out Of the house by the police. Next day tho
husband came after me with n sixshootcr aud
demanded an explanation 1 simply told hint
his wife had opened some California wine. lie
graspod me by the hand and said no apologies
wcro necessary"
Here every listener looked for q moment at
the speaker, and they all murmured in con-
cert
You bet I've been there"
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LOTTERY.

n FORTUNE. ELEVENTH GRAND DiSfRI-
BUTlON, CLASS L. AT NEW ORLEANS III ~.
DAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1873 - llth MONrHLY
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

10y u eSpectable young man priynie Goa hnlan
Id or valet in II fiislCnSs iullN; thoroughly un-
ielst pnds his business, Call or address EDWARD,
II,D : ixt N N ". oet2l
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V,RUsTEE's SALE OF A NEW THREE. STORY
Il AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING, AT
CORNER OF TWENTY FIRST AND n
STRhETS NORTHWEST

by virtue of deed OF trust, dated January % 1879
and recorded in ber No SO inlio III, of the land
records for the District Of Columbia, and ola decree
of the Supreme court Of the District of Columbia
passed In equity, cause No GUS, the unde signed viii
ut the request Of tho party secured by said deed of
trust offer for sale at public auction, In front OF the
premises, ON MONDAY, the 9th day OF OciObcr 1879
ut 49, o'clock y. m the following rcni estate and
premises. located in Washington, ID, G, viz; A part
Of lot numbered niue. In G. N 1homs recorded sub
beginning for the same nj point seve, and n-hali
feet west of the southeast corner of said lot number
nine thence running west along the north line Of N
street twelve aud one-haf feet, thence north along
the Gust line of Twcnty-irst street northwest one
hundred feet 70 tenioot alley thence east along the
south line of said nev Twelve and onohalf feet and
thence south hundred feet to the place of begin
ming together with the impro emenis thereon, con-
ssting OF thrcc-sory basement brick dwell
ing Terms of sale: one fourth cash and balance in
one two and three years, with interest Mt eight per
cent. per unnum; deferred ymeuts 10 he secured
the property auld All coiveyanring ut purchaser 5
cost. Terms 10 be complied with in seven days.
j joHN i. TMoMFsoN, Trustees.
w. NJ. SMITH Salesman. oclSls2 1-27
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John SHERMAN & Co.
~ Real Estate Agents aud Auc,ionecrs,
81. Cloud Building,

ocla.dIa
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CIRCUIT Court No l-JuSTICE WYLIR-The OCto
bcr term of this court convened yesterday. The
hly list was called and the following Jurors OK.
eIlsed for cause: MGssrs. William NJ. Gait William
H. Beall and William n, Heron. The following
Frances Hume, J. e. Fowler, c. NJ. Alexander g. G.
Davis and Frank Joseph, His Honor stated that
and probably would not for a few days. There was
business of great interest 10 occupy the time of
more than two judges IN the general term ana no
believed that public interest would be best sub
served by Adjoining the court until Monday next
The marshal was ordered 70 summon talesmen 10
MI the vacancies Oh the jury, and the court I'D
joured.
CIRcUIT CoURTNo. 2--JusTICE Cox.-rhis division
VI the Clrcnit court met in the old Equity court
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TRUSTEES SALE or DFaGRABT,E IMPROVED
PROPEKTY, No. d DEFIkEtss STlEET n. W.

BY virtue of a deed of trust dated March l. A. u.
1871 and duly recorded Ia iber BIZ folio go ct se
one OF the aud records Of tho District Of Columbia
and ut the request OF the parry secured thereby,
i.cs, on FRIDAY, October q, A -. $50, at 4
o'clock ?. m, me ipi,9wlnE descrlbeI ,nfopery;
Columbia, to wii:-Lotn umbered one hund cd
and five of A. r. Shepherd recorded subdivision OF
part OF square numbered six hundred and twenty
three. Terns!-One-fourth cash. balance In six,
twelve and eighteen months, with interest at per
cent per annum; deferred payments TO be secured
the property sold depOsi uf so on acceptance OF
bid. All conveyancing ut purchasers Cos Terms to
be compiled with In five days.
ALBERT q. HALL, T,,s.oo,
octi.i72,d WIN NJ. SMITH i'"''ee''
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baltimore Cattle Market.

BALTIMORE, Nd, October 90
Beef Cattle-The market was more lively, and
better grades 1sc higher. Very best 4lS6D5lsc first
quality. 4@434c; medium, 224@3J4c ordinary, 2l4@
2Ac. The most sales were from 81 to 4lSc Re
eeipts 5,223 head; sales 1854 head
Swine-Fu supply and fair to good demand
ceipts SAT- head
Sheep and lambs--The receipts of sheep and
lambs were 3.473 head. Quotations-Sheep, 34G9
&c; lambs, 3l4@5Mc.