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all about the rats. greatly to the re-.

all about the rats. greatly to the re-
thank the Lord-thank the
Lord!" exclaimed the old bachelor
to himself, 40 he breathed q mighty
sigh OF relief. III that gal hadn'i
said the candy was burning. she Was
q goin' to stick her head right be.
hind here. just like q wOmau-al.
WAYS e. peepin' about 10 every place. -
The candy was stirred = little.
turned around a couple OF tunes, aud
some OF the fire taken from Under It.
when the girls began to talk sbnu!
pretty ieet-a subject It no small
interest to the feminine mind.
"There ia the handsOmest foot 10
the party" exclaimed one Of the
girls, 90 she held up her skirts Just
enough to expose her pedal axtrelni-
ties to the view Of her cOm,anions.
Now, II there is any one thing nude
Dick dOtes on more than another, It
IL handsome foot, especially II 1t ls
jDined 10 u baEdsome sHnan. az
xas the case 10 this instance. He 90
logger felt the uooomfortableness Of
his position behind the wardrobe, 90
absorbed Was be to get q look at the
"pfettiest foot 10 tho party" In
stfatDi0g bis neck out to gst q view
OF tho anatomy on exhibition, he
leaned over q little toO fur, lost his
bala0co, and tumblvd heels OVER
head in'0 the mtidle OF the room.
the baeket over bis hexd and hie
shttt around biz neck.
Tho ectn0 t0St followed can b.
moro easily imaxi0ed than described.
With Q Simultaneous yell and \
scteeCh that nearly lifted the roof III
the top Of the house, tho terrified
girls shot out Of tho rOom - II they
Dad been propelled irO0 . cAnnOD-
some mxkiog their exit through the
doors aud others disappearing like
elsd0Ss through tue WiodoWs, lesv.
Ivy OucSe Dick master OF tue Geld,
AUD It was ~ hour or two ere they
fully Realized what had happened.
Duck w.s not . whit less frtgbten.
"a than the girls. Hs ned tue cour.
re, however. u bolt tho dOOrs sud
hoti the tort until 10 completed hts
toilet. HI vows that the opioode.
10 which he WAA made 10 play the
leading role. has made a. ending Ut
csndy pulltuRs 10 that settlement l0r
many years to coma
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9oet's Corner.
LET ME- REST,
BIZ ANDREW HADlE.

Oh! received me, kindly mother,
To thy warm and lOv'd embrace
Let me see thee, gentle mother,
When the smile is DER thy face.
Once again my dearest mother,
Let mo rest
On thy bosom, gentle mother.
Let NE rest.
For the days are dark without thee
And my heart is full Of woo;
There's y sh",sOw resting Ger me,
And my feet refl,ss to 20.
Once again, my dearest mother.
Lot me rest:
On thy bosom, gently mother,
Let mo rest.
1have pray'd that still you love me,
For you know auu thy own;
/ have sinnd, but have suffered,
And NY waywardness Is gone.
Once again, my dearest mother,
Let mo rest:
On thy L,som, gentle mother,
Let me rest.
Ihave heard tho word forgiven
From thy pure aud loving brest
lhave felt the tear dreps falling,
And again have been carsss'd.
Oncs again. my dearest mother,
Now lrest:
On thy bosom, gentle mother,
Now I rest.
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HASH.

Down in Maryland there e . black
man Who 10 turning white. Rock
land con match Il. Tho other even.
ing 10 cav Q white girl turn rcd
B )cklsnd Courier.
The latest thing to blow up and
ktll . hired gtrl 10 . wash. bench.-
Free Press. She probably commit
ted sulcide while In tho suds.-RiCn.
mond VA Baton.
A gentleman In conversation said
that bic dogs were Al. Shouldn't
they be rated K9?-[Detroit Free
Press. Certainly. they 02B.-Doeton
Journal OF Commerce.
"Whom can we trust p is the black
type inquiry OF % exchange. It IA
OF no consequence. "Whom can We
induce to trust 10 :" 10 tho soul ago.
nicer. New Haven Register.
You have eeen those chaps whose
handkerchtefs are slWays full Of
sCents2 Such men often have no
sense IN their head and very feW
cents In their pockets-Whitehall
Times.
Tho time IL coming when q buffalo
robe viii cover two hearts that baot
20 une.-NeW York People. And
four SOULS With but u stnKls Thought,
TO. wit. How coldl-Bvston Tran:
script.
4 senior ono morning rather forcl
bl. exclaimed ''Con. found Ut" Hi
chum ooclly asked ''Who lost 1, p
Tue senior dooo not ueo that little
expression sny more.-(Yale Oou.
rant.
F4sher-"But. Charley, again I sse
~ improvement IN your LlArks. u
Charley 7 =, papa, It IL high time
that yuu bad u sertUus talk With the
teacher. or else belt keep on thai
way forever! !"
An exchange has 40 article on
"6"w ~ run . newspsper." Thil
shoul DO red ouly by Editors. q
every Otber person 10 the world
kaoWs just how . Newspaper ought
to 10 ruu.
New Hampehire farmer indoroed
a $50 note VI hand for q neiRhbol
under tue i.iaa that 0e WA petition
Ink the town hoard TO reetrain hogs
from raon!pg at large. The pen h
mighty, and tne cash b f0rked over
Wae naghtiee Gban the pen.
| Teacber-"Whioa At you osn mon.
tipn tnres animals that i've In Il.
zica :" # :
Johnny-"I can, Ne! tFstule."
Teaohoe-"W0ll, 1ota6 haarl''
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oSOsSStS0o wac NuHS uIku 1uu VcIl
l0us, and was the Cause OF severa
deaths, ono OF which was that OF q
Scotch, gentleman, Mr.. Browne. CT
route to Lynchburg, where he VA
to take possession Of 4 Large estate
Who was instantly killed by falling
down the spiral stair case.
Mr.. Thurman made Lafayette q
visit TO this hotel. and a. he left
LyOchhurg on horseback at IL O'Clock
u. n, J ,st az I'LL Of tho schools broke
up. I, along with o crowd Ut othel
small scholars. witnessed bic exodus
With much delight. He wac hxbited
10 the old clothes he wore whilst Nv
Ing tn the stone hOuee. His old mus
ket and cartridge box he likewise
carried, whilst from bic ancient sol'
dier's hat nudded q redundant squir.
rel tail. Ho wxs ushered i0to the
psrlors OF the E'gle Hotel. where
stO d 0~n. Lafayette, whO, instantly
recognizing bis old friend, came for
ward recsiviOg him With open arms
vht ct down the chs~ks Of the brave
gallant Frencnlnxn q wed teArs Ol
genuine emotion. Amongst many
Others this Interview sas witneosed
BY y relative. mucn psize.i by myself,
Who describ d 1t ~ extremely Inter.
estiog xnd 6-oting Doubtless LII.
ayette and NJ. Thurman often sur.
veyod tho old stone house, recurring
TO the times Of trial there experieuC.
eli by th~msclv-s along with the
graf aud gUDd Washington.
1t 10 proper TO mention here, por.
hsps, passtculsrs Of this good man,
NJ. Tbut0su, Who he'd become Z
dev.,ut Methodist, poseeeslpg nearly,
II not quito ~ much Influence % 4
minister Ol that church. de, With
the other elders Of the Methods
Church, 81 within the altar, their
fso-s turned tOwards the preacher,
expressing sudioly their spprobati. %
~ such worde g - amen. even co.
.0,M grant It," Tue patriarch Of
L. nchbu'g he vac koown BY the
name OF Uucle Thurman. L,vipv to
. greet Hgr, universally esteemed
and beloved. be pAesed calmly away
from EARN. leaving tho riou inheri.
tsnce Of bic blsmeiees, veil spent lite
to bis numerous descendants, SOM,
OF these hSve been conspicuous for
theiI RO0duese and usrlulnesS, john
Thurman. Ut Lvnchburg, Que Of tho
sons II U0cle Thurman est.hlishal
10 1917 IL that place th. dtst sunday
0ChOOl 10 the 6'ate II VirgihtH. It
wss held 10 tho old xe,hvdSt churc0
OF Lynchbur9, aud feOm II have
omxnatei all the other Sunday
sch"ois 10 Virginia, sevenl members
OF C)0gress from Western states
osiug thstr frat education u the
Methodist Sunday school establish.
ed 10 Lyuchburg 10 1917. judge A.
In q. Thurman. the grx0dson OF Uu.
Gle Thurman, we'll sustains the gVod
name Of the venerable patriarch.
Born 10 the City OF Lynchburg 10
1914, hi, par-nts emtgrsti0g to North
Carolina, Wht ncs be removed 70
Cato, where be received his eduos-
tiou,, bio oHreer 10 y source OF pride
and Interest to bic native % we'll a.
70 bio sdo,aed S'x'e.
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The q orRis lsgtsiatuptE wupiGee.x,
sion Ito days, and the eexpand(seo,r
amounted 70 over ,4l6Q. 900. IN ihaas
ho0se ] 90 nills wer. inJr6H q. HnipI
10 tho s+nate, 40 Ovsf a506 = re- di65q
tlons wrra ltkewtSe lnlc0du0hd,t Fl0f,s
the LAS billie. not 0vsr Here, nsaaed.
leaving oO0 CONSUMED to TIA vasfa.
baeket. " the 600, fuliv o. ft q
KILLED on the oeconu te6dlofEo ss'..a -,
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Jhe aeepplt's Tt16ifattl:
parrot" ,p

Johnny-"Two monkeys aud q
parrot"
1.-THE man who laughs" IL q native
OF Gr,nlsnd.-New York News. No
be isn't. He comes from Snivker-
Vile down IN "Old virgtnny."-
Brooklyn Weekly. Aud says hs ia
bound to lafayette. Boston journal.
Heavy Merchant to Young Man
"YOu arc now 10 my employ since
elk weeks; your conduct your &C.
Qutremeuts are admirable: hut what
I admire most Is the punctuality With
which you come halt an hour too late
every day." se
They stood oil alone and twas late,
Aud deep shadows were cast, by the gate,
When her very bad brother, the scamp,
Climbed the post, and lighted the lamp;
Aud tho meeting adjourned without date.
-lNew York People.
TIE MlKADO OF INDIANA,
:. It was the hour Of / o'cloc!.., In the
afternoon. A young man Of twenty.
four summers suddvnly appeared at
Central Market aud kicked 8 sedate.
looking CitrOn sky high with BIZ
right foot and mashed three or four
egg. plants with Q Whirl OF biz left.
When asked 20 e1plAtn sth1 lu1oD.
mental principles OF bic platform be
played pitch and toss With several
heads OF cabbage and .crused tho
juicy Swt etness out OF halt + beck OF
'nusky Bartlett peaes. About this
time several men end Woanoo0otGN0
point Ut order and we're recognized
BY the speSker, Who ruled t61E there
wss 10 sno~ for discussion and peel.
I'd bio cost to prove It. THIS, peeIjug
Drought = peeler, who put 8 stop 70
to the destruction BY putting e,Stb
70 the young man, 0lo loudly. ID.
c!ared that be vas tue 4tk3d6 Of II.
diana aud away fc0m hons Hondk
BONN. -
II suppose 1t was tempotarwK.
sanity = Queted bio Honor. Al hGn
the story had been told snd tia nit.
neoe had fallen back. Nns INV sgs
Either that or y IT," repllodythe
prisoner. II didn't mean TO raiae .
fuse. but somehow tho split ac6m0
over me- and I couldn't copteol IN.
cell. The eight Of q citron always
Klvee mo q feeling Of frenzy. ~ taaH
''Cltrons," aa65tAozaourt a. he
month II xa; !" 'e 90 EST tt ddk aoi tIlAgs
: saisEms|o, :S"eetoe'' found bidtt
'Thst's tsse." sishted ths-prison.
"But a citrou, atter'itt ,hs, pka,ei
througha certain process known TO
houseWises. becomes a delicsCy'k11Uh
ranks first 10 tho affections telpthD
preserve. eating public. y, ess hro;,9
II believe ycu-yes. Ido."''
"Citrons. atser they: hare, been
kicked into . pulpy state when f4H.
have lost oil value, and aVe oC IL
more good forever. Therefore --.'
Therefore. I'm to be Rept up q
'n!tstruPted the prisoner. ,oar..,.,s
10: ..Fot. about bout. sixty dsys," '.rI' o'd
very veil. Tn the biegest Hoo.
ster 10 1adiapy! I'm q regular Mix.
400 on rollers! I'm . oatem0uht
With extra claws, and I won't se6y j
your csl.boose over 6iteen mlnntee,r
AL Of which coca to prQye that
SIXTY days % too short q time. aud
II make Il ninety I" calmly ef6btl1a
uls aoa0r. and @ ninety it0edbda 70
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NEWS NOTES.
Epidemic Esle1.
FROST AID FREEZE At MEMPHIS.

Memphis, October Is Another
heavy iro-t fell last Night, and Q
THO coating OF ice formed on pools
Of water 10 tho suburbs. A Their
mometer, placed BY Q signsl.service
o@cer on the ground - Q test, mark.
ed thirty.tWo ana . halt degrees 1t
four O'Clock this mOrnl0g. The
steamer Hard Cash, from 81. Louis,
arrived THE morning at nine-bel0g
tho drse boat TO land at tho wharf
siooe July -. The weather 70 COIL
and clear.
Tue following telegram va sent
i Hoo. 2 q. 4. fI..,u, Governor, N..h.
Vile:
Epiiemio 10 declared THE day end.
Cd, Osmpe will be broken up on
Monday morning. I thank your q:
cellency, on behalf Of tho people OF
4emp6io, for material assistanoe
rendered, and for further aid promis.
ed II necessary. We have eufncient
funds 70 carry 10 through and viii
not DO compelled to draw on you Tor
any.
(Signed,l B. +. PoRrra,
President.
4emphish, October 25.-River sts.
tionery: Up, Golden City. for Ohio
river; J0hn Gilmore, carrier, for st.
Louie; down. John Dtppold end
bsryes, 1Ollte Moore for New OF.
leans; Hart Cash for Friar's point.
Noon One CASE vac reported THE
morning Alfred Bevealz. Two deaths
0ccurrod-Wm. Johnson, o0loIed, q
Buutin citation and Jas. Liza, q the
city hospital.
TIE following b tho official sn.
n0uncement OF tho Board Of Hath
declaring tho epidemic ended: o..
lug TO the I'LL 10 the temperature 10
the l,ast three days, there having
b,en tWo good frosis, With prospects,
VI Q continuation Ut o00l weather.
tho board Ut heAl'n hereby declares
the epidemic u 1879 1t III end and
announces there 10 but ltttle danger
70 b xpprehended tom yellow f.
ver By Sbseutees or other per0O0a
coming iuto the city provided the 10.
otructiOas pub;i.hel Hept..mb-r 9oth
have bee0 Q ,mpii.d With 10 regard "
veniilation VI muses., bedding, cloth.
Ing. sto. L, trk's this Ovvsston Il
stvtse p-)ple ~ their return u
xv.A.i tol.C,Sd places. CUerU IRE
few c..ses Of yelloS fever yet In the
city and = fsw cases may yet d.vel.
ope. but By ordinary prudence there
- no danger Ut the disease nUW
eprsstlny from t0at source.
Nv ..u, r 4 IN. htsr,i II health:
! J CHANDLER. n D., Secretary.
M-mpu.., Uvt. 25.-Nc new cssel
or deaths rtucs tnls 'mOrut'C. Total
cases r-p,rt..d tor the wax II; sh'..
Il. o,l.t-d 10. Total t. d:,te 1911
T tai death. from yellow iover ~
the Ws.k u: snltes II. Oot0re1 3
TotAl 70 date 40. TIE howsfje havs
q nurses on uu,y ATTENDING q Wnits
and 10 oolured families. Tail ,ciu tel
t0osv seot TO f-.erss City. Afk. TIL.
anse through trxih from L utsvill,
!. with % p2ssenKere Srr We'd thls III
teeooIu. Brownsville. Tsnn., raised
the Qasrontlae 70 day.
4 private telegcsm from Evrrss'
CITY repOrto Que nov Oase. Nj
Wf1ght, . ho'el keeper, and ",
doxth. xcs. Dr. ]. b. Cummings
0en. Smith Nth tWO II .Nacd vet
torn and d. Wlan will return her
tonight. 2
NV Orleans. oStober Chair
mxo Du'nQ1t, vt tho RepubiiOst
wtate oeutIxl. committee, ana preei
dent Of the resent Republican con
ventioa here, coIGeVD Tho yepos
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Professional Cards.

Professional Cards.
WI. II. JACK.
(Buoosssor TO JAcx l. PrEnsox)
AftorAtyand Counselor at Lao
NATCHlTOCHEs, LA.
(NlLL practice In the Courts Of tchitoches.
" Sabine, DeSOtO, Red River, VIM, Rapidcs,
end Grant, snd In tn. Supreme Court Of the
Oeets. claims prompt attendedto.
April - 1877.
w. M.LEvY. DANIEL c. SCARBOROUGH.
wa SCARBOROUGH.
ATTORNEYS At Law.
HAVING associated themselves vii; practice
"A 10 the Parish and District. the 18th Judi
g District, and in the parishes Of VIM and
0sans Supreme Court Of Lonisiana. Y. 3. Dis.
= ct and Circuit courts Of Louisiana and q. $.
CsQft Of Claims at Washington.
Office in the Lacoste Building
(Up Stairs.)
NATCHITOCHEs, LA.
Aug. 3, ls7s-ly.
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Miscellaneous.
THE GENUINE
DIR. G. McLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
VERM I
Miscellaneous.

SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.
THE countenance is pale ard lead
! en.colored. with occasional 1uslcs.
or circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the
pupils dilate; an azure semicircle
runs along the lower eye-lid: the
nose is irritated, swells, and sometimes
bleeds; a swelling Of the upper lip;
occasional headache. with humming
or throbbins Of the ears; an unusual
secretion Of saliva; Shiny or furred
tongue; breath very foul. particularly
in the morning; appetite variable.
sometimes voracious. with gnawing
sensation Of the stomach. at others.
entirely gone; aeeting pains in the
stomach: occasional nausea and vom.
ting; violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular. at times
costive; stools Shiny. not unirequent-
ly tinged with blood belly swollen
and hard: urine turbid respiration
occasionally difficult. and accompa-
MED BY hiccough; cough sometimes
dry and convulsive uneasy and dis
turbed sleep. with grinding Of the
teeth; temper variable. but generally
irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR. c. McLANE'S VERMlFUCE
will certainly effect cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form: it is an innocent prepa-
ration, not capable Of dong tie slightest
injury TO tie NEST tender infant.
The genuine DR.. MCLANE's YER
MlFuGE bears the signatures Of c.
MCLANE and FLEMING BROS. on the
wrapper. 80
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DR.. g. Mel ANE,S
PILLS

are not recommended as a remedy "for
al the ills that flesh is heir TO-" but in
affections OF the liver, and in all Bilious
Complaints, Dyspepsia and Sick Head.
ache, or diseases Of that character, they
stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used psepas.
atory to, or after taking Quinine.
As simple purgative they are nm
equaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATION.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has a red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression Dr.. McLANE's
LIVER PILLS.
Each wrapper bears the signatures Of
c. MCLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Insist upon having the genuine Dr..
e. MCLANE's LIVER PlLls, prepared by
Fleming Bros, Of Pittsburgh. Pa, the
market being full Of limitations Of the
name Nc Lane, spelled differently but
same pronunciation.
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A Mystery Solved

A Mystery Solved.
The Greatest Medical Triumph OF
Modern Tines! The Nysssrioxs
Channel Of Disease Discovered, /.
and a Certain Cure Provi.
ded. The Stomach,
Lirer. and Bowels
tho Centre Of
Disease.
PARSONS PURGA1|yE PILLS
Tho Great Anti. Bilious Remedy and
Niasmatic DISCOVER.
PARSONS
PURGAT1VEPILL
Arc the result of long. continr ed Scien-
ti6c investigation, aud are Warranted to
cure az diseases originating in the
stomach, Liver, and Bowels No grip.
ing pains follow tho uss Of these Pills,
unless tho Bowels arc iDhamed; but Re.
lief, Immediate Relief, may be relied
upon. Az . Common Family Physic
PARSONS
PUR @ 4 Tlv Pill L 8
Stand unequaled before the world to-day.
BY varying the dose according 70 direc'
tions, Parsons Purgativs Pills afectuslly
Purify the Blood aud greatly alleviate,
If not entirely cure Dyspepsis, Scrofnla
or Hinge Evil, Rose, Erysipelas or St.
Anthony's Fire, Ernptions, and Eruptive
Diseases Of the Skin, Salt Rheun,. Tet-
tor. Ringworm. 6ores, Boils, Tum0rS,
Morbid Swellings, Ulceeatious, Pmplea
md Blotches. t.rN &. ss,,r'
EVERY BOX WARRANTED,
Most Complete sstistaetiou Guaranteed
s.aei. OF No Pay, $3.50
rull directions sroand saeh box
Phveicisns snpplisd BY mail. postpaid,
fsr 02.5O per thousand, in bulk, eash u
a1vsnce. We will send thees Pillel q
any reliable druggist OF merchant 70 sell
on commission. Agents wanted every
where. bt 4.-. ~
q. JOHNSON & CO.,
DlAeol lllABs l1o)lislss'.
JeneSS'1y $50. s. So
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executive session. with tho understanding that the do
should be reopened for legislative busln' IS.

executive session. with the that the doo
should be reopened for legislative busIn S.
A. $50 p m. the doors were reOpened
Mr. COCKRELL (Dem.. MOI presented a memorial
of the Board OF Directors of the ST. Louis Merchant.
Howg t. expedition. N was laid on tAc tab.
The 5cuate then Resumed consideration Of the ,cral
After some discussion Mr. whytc modified M, almond.
ment go ls 70 sert May instead Oi JuncI
Mr.. WRITER'S Dem. YaD opposed the smonameb,
Mr.. THURMAN lDem., o) favored q reduction 70,
the tax but would follow the committee IN regard ~
the amendment "a 10 when the law should tips en-.
Tie did not see why the committee wanted 20 tx L,
snuh "a cents pound and their own tobacco atd .,
gas 10 cents pound. Ltughtrr.l lie hoped som,
snuf '' ''A "a
Mr.. ALLIsON rep. low AZ favored e amend,peo, nj,
Mr. vie, ana argued that IL would be the only way in
winch dealers coulL be rrotcciei, aud when suc3 :,
change made Ia on internal revenue law Cong
would IN cqWy b hound 20 protect The dea.rrs.
The amen iment Of Mr. WI 10 insert {" May wa,
Tejrcttd--ycas % nays. 2G.
Tne question then REQUIRED % the amendment Of The
committee 10 insert april !. ls79' and agreed
to VII. out a div son
Mr.. MCPHERSON Dem. y. j. submits oil an amend
nrut to reduce the snuf 20 10 per pound
Mr.. MORRILL, OteP W. moved further amend.
mnt 10 restore the duty on snua TO 81 cents per pound
u sagrced 10.
The question being on concurrlug n the amendmep,
prop sGl By the Commit e or FlLuce, 90 snuT2l
cents uad, senators MCPHERSON tDrm, v 49,
ALLISON REP. IOWo, and DAWES o.: ~, H.ssJ ex.
pressed their vi the subject
The amendment was DIS greed fO-yeas. Il; nays
80; thus lcaVin. the Tax on snuh a. rs cents per
pound propose ~ the House Dill, the same u
tax also being retained on tObaccO.
The senate ben urocccdrd 20 vote on other amend.
ncpts nruuo.ed by fac committee and strurg rut ~
proposed cigars and cigarettes, leaving tle tax
rs under tue OK sing law anu a4Teod
to various amendments, incluapg the follow
ing: Au allowance Of drawback on tob Geo.
snuff aud Gig which thc has been paid by sutl
bic stamps oiixed thereto before removed from tAs
place OF manu- acture when the same are exported.
equal ia amount % the value VI the Stamps found
have Dc"n 20 affixed.
Tie senate agreed 10 the amendment Of the COM
mittee strike ou' ne reueai Of 10 tax on iucfcr
ricuon matches, by yea, 2Oi nays ~.
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COMPLICATIONS.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. lin the executive
,rs- ION ct t senate to-day, the nomination OF William
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without recon etatlon the committee being equally
divided =, t. toe advsauiuty OF confirming K Ine sen
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ICE T4CHTlNG ON THE HCD5OA.
TWO INTERESTING coNrEsrs.

TWO INrEK. Sing CONTESTS.
POUGHKEEfsIE, Feb. l7.-Ihis has been
another nycy day lOr .cc yachting, ana twO important
events hJyc trAnsgrcd. The wind has blown Hcsh
from the northeast ali day, and the sailing Ia, been
very ue. Tul- morning hrsclass OF the
HaJnOurg cub had their annual over the Ncw-
Hamburg course. Among tue starters were Qdcbstep,
Zephyr, P4autom. Flying Cloud, Zero and LgZaS. The
QIicAslrp won the prize.
Al the yachts OF the Poughkecpsie cub were
also at work to-day, and notwithstanding %
binding snow storm set In tnis afternoon
Tie sport went on without abatement. During the ar
trnoon tho sailing master of tho Buckhout boat cnal
lcnrcd The Athens icr-yacht sappho to ~ race. was
tie two boats started, the greatest lhtcr-
est icing Tested IN the lesyt, re II Lad been asserted
Inv ppcr Hudson yachtmcu that the SIppLO could beat
an, the world sailing close 10 the wind Bul
The BuckhOut boat came III winner ny one minute ana
tUeuty-ci;ut seconds, over a tilrrc-mic course