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George Eliot. Domestic Life.

VI. d Conway's Letter to Gin. Commercial
Ih.ye been realipg q minnie socount n;
George Eliot. written from London by the
clever CORRESPONDENT of a California Tsrer.
I he letter has not only been conied into
various journals, bat put up by Others into
paragraphs, handy for circulation. This
sseeIly. friendly account is someyhat erro-
neous and often Imaginative. Marian Evans
was not ''lhe daughter of country curate."
nor Of a clergyman or parsoa OF any kind.
Nor was there any mysterious clerical ben
efactor who took charge of her or her edu-
cation. He is a pure msth, probably
evolved TO explain how she came 10 write
Is Scenes of Clerical Life" adam Bsde"
Was not published until twentv-oue wears
ago, and il did not ''bring her the acqu Amt
s1ce" of either Herbert Spencer or Lswes.
1t is fabulous that Lewes' legal wife ever
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bar the oarbuncle or tumor, which would
have b-ed merely painful elsewhere,
stacked the region of my head, ard,
therefore, quickly afacted 10y brain. 1t
lasted only sixty hcu-', but that wss long
enough &c destroy all the work Of the sea-
500, psst and comiDg-sil th.t rad done
and ell that was Iesdy 10 do during the
approaching autumn add winter. Your re-
porter misunderstood me also in thinking
that said / would Ie-entef the profession
Of manager again. / shall never do 80.
ind statement ielegraphed from Z oston
that l once before Lett the country without
letting any one know about my departure,
and my relatives and friends are named
as the authorities for il. This statement is
utterly untrue. went once to Europe On
business that required secrecy to insure
success, but my partner knew of my de-
parture, and 30 did my so called relatives
In Boston. l beg pardon for i3trudiug these
strictly persolsl affairs On your resders
but my business is what the sea Island ne
groes call 'momuxed up enough slready;
and, as ! have nothing 10 be ashamed Of
bot great deal CT explanation to make tc
friends, DO not care 10 have even the
| .a.EIest suspicion thrown On Iny conduct by
! statements, hosever trivial, attributed to
ne that the slightest investigation would
prove ic be Incorrect
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Uncle Enhr,hicl,en IN

4 very indignant man, leading dog.
stsiked into Uncle Epl's ECus. yes.ecday,
and said:
"Eph, you black rsscs', here's your dog
give me back the - | paid you for IT,"
''Whars de msttah Wild dc dayg ~ asked
Eph. calm and uUruffisd.
you him warranted 10 hunt chickens,
didn't your
"And don't ~ asked Eph.
"No he isn't worth ? cuss q Il.
odd you Try de daw. 1skel Erh, TAX
ing his pipe from his Z \ ard ka-ckiag
the ashes from il.
Certainly did, AID he's a E-s.-clss-
fraud"
How var de chickeLI sok.d:'
Cooked"
"ies; was da biled?"
F, 'Of course noi.'
did you roas' d5m?"
why, you old idiot, they were alive
prairie chickens"
"D4, 'spiain- it," said Eph. 81 fought
dar was suffin' wrong. You Jest cook ds
chickens an glib de dawg half chance an
see hos he'll hunt for dem. Folks spec
too much" he added, as the gentleman
kicked the dog into corner and rushed
out. "Dey '-Pects 'iireiy too much from
de culled people Ell dat man was foe
huff TO 'spect dat he war gxiue to git :
dasg for Tree dollars dat would hunt iiv,
chickens, he was fJol huff to blee5 dat we,
squsr in de middle Oh de miiieenyum, END
eberybody knows how big fool dat an.
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Mr.. James Rsdpath has addressed card
to the San Francisco Chronicle, under
date of October %, to correct some mac.
curacies in published interview held with
him. He says: 81 never was in Jamaica
in my life before; | said | had twice
before sought the West Indies under q
stress, not Of physical, but mental, torture
from eorrow, not su 4ering; thst. in my
opinion, when, from pain or any other
cause, the will ceases to direct the conduct,
man acts sutoma,icslly-from vague
impressions, or, like the animals, from
instinct; that when the terrible anguish,
purely physical, thst / had endured for
several days finally rendered me insenzible
to my actions, and my will lost control OF
my body. / supposed that the rscolIec-
ton of tie rest that had twice found In
the Antilles caused me to seek refuge there,
without thinking of any other considera-
ton. No amount of phyeical suffering
that l have ever endured-snd have had
my full share of lt-ever clouded my mind
for single second Of time; but in Sep.en-
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C,EPEyTERs VIEWS

Senator Matt. Carpenter believes that
the Democrats are preparing to carry
things with high hand. Seeing that the
country is hopelessly against them-that
there il no longer even a remote probability
Of electirg a Democratic President By tie
people, they ere preparing TO defeat the
will Of the people by throwing the election
toto the House. Tho Washington National
RepuJt caa Of yesteTday m2rning publishes
an interview with Senator Carpenter, in
which lie states at length tie course which
he beiieves the Dsmocratic party in Con-
gress intends to pursue in order 10 reach
the End aimed at. The following extract
contains the gist Of his remarks:
Rep-"You remarked the other day that
Gen. Grant, II nominated, woad be elected ~
Senator C.-"Yes, that's what said, and
| might have added that, II elected, he Will be
| InaugurBted. Hell! be !nsugursted, despite
| the efforts that msy be made to prevent it,
Nigh; as well go on with a prediction that
| i've often made CT late. 1t is that the Demo
| Gratis vii protest against the count OF the
| Republic Can States when the two houses meet
/ in joint convention for that duty in FebTu.
| AIRY, ISL. They will bare their protest upon
what they will aIlese 10 have been an uncon-
| stiturionaI exercise of Federal power in the
| execution Of the national election laws They
may take c California for this purpose, of New
| York, or Pennsylvania, or any State where
the slightest pTetense, real or 10 manufactured
l for n nj ha fTrrp Cd
Then the two houses will separate. ard one
or both will sustain the protest. The vote OF
that State Will be thrown out, and it viii be
| declared tina. there was no election, and the
House Will assume to elect a President"
| Tine preliminary arrangements for tina;
emergency Will be made IN the House, the
| same as they are attempting TO make them
in the state by unseatIng Mr.. Kellogg, Sc
that the Democratic nominee for President
| will be elected under the form and color OF
| law. One step has already been taken in the
House in this direction by the unseating OF
Mr.. Blsoee, of Florida, aud the seating o.
Mr. Hull in his place. This gives the vote o.
Florida on a vote by States 10 the Demo.
| Gratis, SO that the House Eow stands on such
a vote nineteen Democratic States 10 nine
! teen republican Ststes-counting the Indi.
| ana Greenback member with the opposition
| But in that far on December session, when
the Kellogg case viii probably be acted upon
and when all such action will be no longer
| Influential upon any coming election, they
| may unsest Mr.. odh, OF Indiana, or some
other Republican The decision of the con.
Tests in these cases adversely to the present
| occupants would give their seats to Demo.
cratic contestants and insure a Democratic
/ majority by States in the House."
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THE pOssUu POLICY.

As We stated yesterday morning, it il
nov understood that the rsputed leaders
of the Democratic party have agreed upon
the adoption Of the 'possum policy, for the
coming session Of Congressional is, that
the prigadieIs are to be instructed 70 90
very slow and keep very shady-to sup
press their real sentiments and m AXE a very
elaborate show of loyalty. But we haven't
much faith in the efficacy of this plsr. They
tried it once before. and II didn't
work. When the Democrats first found
themselves with 8 msjority in the House
We were tod thst they intended to make a
mastery display OF diplomacy, that the
dangerous members" were to be extin.
guished, the brigadiers were to be kept in
bscE seats, The lost cause was never to be
mentioned in tones above q whisper, and
the devoted loyalty of the resurrected De
mocracy was TO be as brightexsmple to
the Republican party. Bat the leaders
very soon found that the work Of extin.
gushing the dangerous members was 9
much larger contract than they had bsr-
gained tor, and it came to pss,
In vosy short time, that thos'
who we're to be extinguishet
proved TO be the extipguishers, and In,
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Rather Awkard
Tpunchl

Young Rsttleton Brsgge (afably to mid
die age stranger whom he fuds slone ir
Browns studio:D Good picture, amt il
Old Stilton's bought it. The Duke you
know. Browns going down to Stilton to
shoot. With l could 60 with him. but
ana booked in London till Christman. Just
nv luck. Capital old boy, Sti!ton. Looks
like an old cio,hesman. Gets tight after
dinner; tells rummy storief; makes you
roar. Fine old place, capital shooting
Awfly jolly girls, the ladies Camemberr.
Nearly . dozen of them all freckled.
Dutchess tremendous matchmaker. Bsg
you before you can say Jack Robinson, II
you don't look on, Awfal fun the old
Dutches-. D'you happen to know her BY
sights Shiny red nose asd a undsrhuog
ss bull dog. All. here's Brown at last
Enter Brown SUDDENLY All! Bragse
how are you. Let me introduce you to
the Duke of Stilton,
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KERN

Senator KEENAN, OF New York is in d
hopeful frame OF mind He says the
Democracy have recovered from many
woEse reyeIses. He philosophers thus &c
an interviewer:
The Democratic party must live and -four
iSh. for Il represents the masses OF the Nation
who 1--we By oil, and those We shall always
have among Us. The laOCTers, Mechanics and
farmer i5rIn The bone and sinew OF the Ma
tion. Tie Eapublican party caters 10 dif-
ieren- c.7Ss. and its tendency is to strong q
government 18th its obvious conse Iuences
The Demon. c party will forever continue
II rally ,ns lovers OF Republican freedom in
contreti,'lnc rnn 10 those who would seek to
impose rss;-.ctive conditions on the exercise
of COZ s.j;Uir.laI liberty.
Til .s purely fanciful description Of
the pl.-iaaR division Of our political so
ciety. The roTkingmen OF the South are
all Republicans, though not allowed to
vote. These Of the North are five out Of
eight OF me same faith. They do vote
and make the large msjorit;es which have
electrified tie country.
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LEADVILLE LITIGATION
Entire Realty OF the Great Mining
Town.
Denver. Republlcsn /

denver. Republicsn.i
The cause Of De Vaudeville W.. MULCH,
and OF John A. Smith Va. Writ and Erich
came up in the United States Circuit: Court
in this city Monday. These are Two OF
what are called the Lsadville .,ent cases
The plaintiffs in these cases hold placer
patents for all the land covered by the
city OF Leadville, and have brought &C.
tons of ejectment against the present &C.
cupants, who do not hold by titles derived
from them, and these actions OF ejectment
are the cults now pending. The defend ants
pleaded in defense the law of congress which
provides, among other things, that town
sites, or land reserved for town sites, shall
not be subject TO entry by presumption or
homestead, and shall not be open to sale
as placer claims. The plaintiffs filed de-
murrer to this: that il, they set up that
the law OF Congress, admitting Its provis.
ions TO be as stated could not be pleaded
In ceiense, and not constitute valid de-
Tense. And this demurrer came up for sr.
gument and hearing on Monday. The
demurrer was sustained on some mere
formal and technical gre unds, and the de-
feLdants granted leave to amend. But
Judge Hsllett held that under the acts of
Congress town sites were reserved from
aale for placer mining claims by the goy-
ernmept; and that all sales OF reserved
lands were wholly void, and that such
defense might be interposed in actions OF
ejec,ment.
The decision, it will be readily seer, ia Of
the greatest importance. Ii will allow the
the statute, as applied to the Leadville
patents. And unless it can be mace to
appear that tine exception do no. apply to
the site Of Leadville, unless by some sub
tleties OF construction the prohibitions OF
the law can be averted from that paaticular
case, It seems that the defense would be
complete. 1t ia said that st the tine the
patent was obtained Leadville was q city
Of from fifteen thousand to twenty thousand
people. The construction which the court
puts upon the law would apparently render
both Of the placer patents, including all of
the land upon which Lesdvilie is situated,
wholly void. The decision clearly goes to
the very substance Of the whole contest in
regard to the Gtles to Lesdville property.
Judge MARKHAM and Thompson appeared
for the plaintiffs on Monday, and T. A.
Green AZ attorney for the defendants. The
case will probably 60 to the supreme court
Of the United State, before it is finally
settled.
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A Vessel In Trouble Mt sea,

HALIFAX, Nov. 13-The Norwegian
bafque Urista. from New York for Queens.
town, has arrived here. The ve~~el left
New York October 18th. On the 9th she
encountered a revolving cyclone, in which
carried away the rigging. fore topm sat,
main topmast and mizzen topmast. With all
the yards and gear attached, with the
exception of the main and main top
halyard and iib boom, sprung the foremsst,
stove the buiwarks and boats, destroyed the
forehouse and broke the hatch. The water
got into the vessel and damaged the cargo
OF grain considerably. Oae seaman had his
leg broke and another was washed over
board, but a returning wave bore him to
the deck sgain. The gale continued till
the ID.
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BETTER Than . shotgun.
rnafroif Eroo proxa


A merchant doing business near the foo
Of Jefferson avenue used to epend abou
half his time in explaining to callers Why
he could not sign petitions, lerd small
sums, buy books or invest in moonshine en-.
terprises, but that time has passed. and i
now takes him only two minutes to get rio
of the most persistent case. Yesterday {
man called to sell him . map of Michigan
He had scarcely made known his errand
when the merchant put on his hat snd
sail:
Il ONE along and I'll see shout it"
He led the way to . boiler shop, two
blocks distant, wherein hundred hammer
were pounding At iron, and walking to the
centre of the shop and into the midst of the
deafsning racket he turned to the agent and
kindly shouted:
Nov then if you know of any special
reasons why / should purchase . map Of
Michigan please state them At length"
The man with the maps went right Out
without attempting to state reason the
one" and the merchant trsr qIiily returned
to his desk 70 await the next.
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The W iseonsin liyena.

The La Crosse Democrat contsins an In
famous article from the pen OF Brick Pom
eroy, to the effect that the late Zach
Chandler was drunk on the night OF his
death, and that he died from the effects Of
liquor. The statement is deliberate and
malicious libel on tie memory OF the
deceased, and known to be 50 by no one
better than by the reckless and brutal
yiliifer who wro.e it. If this man Pom
cray had never done anything else to win
the Contempt of decent people, this brutal
and infamous attack should place him out
Of the pale Of common respect.
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The Eay ara Boom in the soath.

Washington Dispatch 10 thicaso HINES
In South Carolina both Hampton and
Butler have begun going through the State
workiag up Baysrd delegations to the
National Convention. Tney say that
Bayard has always been the friend OF the
South, and is the man who can secure the
rest votes OF his party in the North. lu
Maryland, Senators Whyte and Groome
D. ave announced themselves for Bsyard
ia Georgia, Gordon and Hill are very &C
tive in Bsyard's interest. In Mississi ppi,
Senator Lsmsr is doing all he can. Ran
SOM and Eince. of North Carolina; jones,
OF Florida; Wiihers, Of Virginia; Harris
and Bailey, of Teunesse, and Maxey, 0.
Texas, have also declared for Baysrd. All
Of the Southern papers, with one or two
exceptions, have openly pronounced for
him.
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THE REUNION OF rue BOYS
Who Fought in the Army of the Ten
nes.ee-ConcludinS Exercises.

Who Fought in the Army of the Ten
nessee-Concludins Exercises.
CHICAGO, Nov. l3.-The society of the
Army Of the Tennessee reconvened at 1896
this evening, General Sherman in the chair
General Force, the treasurer, read the
| annual report, showing the cash in the
treasury to be about s. 800.
The corresponding secretary annual
report mentioned the death Of Captain
Thomas 5. Pennington, and of lieutenant
William b. Stevenson. All the reports
were approved.
An invitation to the members to attend
the reunion of the Army of the Cumber-
land, at Washington, November 10Th and
20;h, was received.
The committee on time and place OF the
next meeting named Cincinnati; time to
be Fixed By the president OF the local
committee.
Colonel Ezra D. Dodd was selected orator
for the next annual meeting.
The committee on nomin alton Of officers
recommended the reelection of the pres
ent officers of the society, which report wss
adopted by acclamstiop, together with q
vote OF thanks for their services.
General Sherman returned thanks for
himself and other officers, and made some
complimentary sllusions to the younger
members OF the society, especially TO Judge
Gresham.
A number OF the members eulogized
Msior General Frank Z. Blair, deceased,
and q resolution wac adopted con, mending
the movement towards erecting = monu-
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Growth OF Methodism.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 1.-The an
nual meeting of the general committee on
church extension of the Methodist Church
began here this morning. Bishop Simpson
presided. Bishops Bowman, Wiley and
Peck are also present.
The report to the board for ten months OF
this year showed q small increase in re.
ceipts from the allowances over those Of
twelve months Of 1873. The collections
from conferences alone are largely in e1
cess OF those Of last year. ST. Paups
church at Toledo. Ohio, was excepted from
the rule restricting aid to churches costing
more than $40. 900 a. were also the churches
at East ST. Louis, Altoona and Port Huron.
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whas the Alliance Really Means

VIENNA, Nov. l3.-The Tsgblstt
newspaper, says: "The treaty OF sllisntA
concluded between the Balkan principa.i-
ties ia ostensibly sgsipst foreign iuterveu-
ton in the Balkan States, bat is really
against the Austrian treaty. Ii stipulates
that in the event of Austria extending her
operations bevond Novi Bsz.r, Serv'a will
furnish 10000 men, Montenegro 100000
and Bulgaria 10000, to form an allied
army, and that Servis will advance
Montenegro 10000 duca's for military
expense The appointment OF a command
erin chief OF the allied forces if lief, open
but 1t Ia believed that the appointment of
Ru.a''n General was originally coniem-
plated"
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The Forte INDIGNANT.

LONDON, Nov. ia Constantinople
Dispatch save: The Porte has asked Min
lister Lsyord to explain the approaching
movement Of the British chsnnel squadron
to Turkish waters. At q recent interview
the Sultan told Minister Laysrd that biz
Ministers had submitted to him a PROPOSE
ton for the immediate introduction of re-
forms in administration of Turkish affairs.
but his authority over his subjects would
suffer if he appeared to act under pressure
from the British Government. Minister
Layard promised to communicate the dec
lsrst on Of the kultsn to Lord Salisbury
Under these circumstance the order to Ad-
miral Hornby to sail eastward il declared
al the Porte to be mex pliczble.
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An $500, 900 Nine Sold .

DENVER, Nov. 13.-The sale Of the
Johnnie Bull and Domingo mine, at Silver
Cliff, we're contaminated to-day, the money
paid, deeds delivered and possession taken.
VIM. F. Schafer, VIM. Lent, e1 United
States Senators Dorsey and Mcdonald and
associates, all of New York City, are un-
derstood 10 be the purchasers. The exact
consideration il unknown, but it il sup.
posrd to be from 10000 to 800, 600 dollars
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LONDON, Nov. ia dispatch from
Malta says that Admiral Hornby has
Issued orders to the channel squadron To
prepare to proceed eastward in four DAYS
A Vienna correspondent reports thai tho
Gar has postponed his visit to Canes The
Czarenai expects to remain there until
spring.
A Berlin dispatch states at comfortable
alarm il felt in Belgium at the iortiica.
lions which have been begun at DunkiIk,
Lille, Muuderburg and Valenciennes.
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A Rough 1'aper.

"What want said Boreumhard, laying
down proof slip that he had taken on 0u'
table, after tearing of piece to Light III,
cigar, what / want is a paper tnatii
always come up to the scratch. lou edi'
tors amt got backbone enough. l want
paper that's rough; yes! one thatil take
the skin off, do" Old Shsvings, the car
penl.r, who was fixing our sanctum door &c
we could close it when We heard Boreum'
hard coming in future, here put In his
oar" and remarked that he thought go too
and had ''jess such a sheet in bis pocket
"Hsve YOU 7" said B., adjusting mis- eve
glasses, Lets see it." Old Shaving. felt IN
the pocket of his oyerslls, and solemniy
handed over a sheet OF sandpaper.
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New York Elections.

NEW YORK, November 13.-The Sun
this morning prints the Official canvas. for
State officers, as made by the Supervisor.
Of Elections of the counties in New FORK.
Kings county's official count has not been
completed, but the result will not probably
be changed 800 votes from the unofficial
count election night, and those figures are
used.
The table chow, the following maiorI-
ties, except for Governor. The figures
given in biz Gaze, Indicating . plurality
Cornell. Governor, 60,172; Hoskins
Lieut.. Governor, 1,l30; Carr, Secretary
Of State, All; Wadsvorth, Comptroller,
1853; Ward, Attorney General, 1903.
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ooccpiers Of back sests were the diplo-
matte gentlemen who planned the 'possum
policy. History repeats itself; and while
tLers il bare possibility that diplomacy
msy succeed better this session than last
the chances sire ten TO one that the tail viii
again wsg the Gog. and il the conduct oi
the msj1riiy during the coming session
oil Consres dOss not sill further solidif,
the solid Republican North, we are mis-
taken in our estimate OF the Democratic
nartv,= ca,...i,v for blnndarior
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south African Troubles.

LONDON, Nov. ia telegram from
Cape Iowp, October 18th, says: The
Beers at potchesbroom have repeated the
Middleburg outrage. Commandment Roft
left Middleburg in fear of his life. He re-
ports the Beers determined to prevent the
punishment of the offenders, which was
liked for October Both.
The Colonial Secretary hss held a con-
ference with Mouesss, who refused to sub
init and hosuiitles were accordingly re-
sumed"