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French Funds.

In France, as is well known, Investment in the
FUNDS has been brought within the reach OF the
very lowest SO long ago as the first year OF
Louis Philippes reign the first step was taken
In this direction. The nomenclature OF the
French debt, we may here mention differs al :
together from ours. Whereas we talk OF hun
dred or q thousand pounds of cOnsols meaning
SO much capital standing to the credit of the
nOloer In the books OF the Bank of England. the
french Talk OF francs or 80 francs OF rentel
meaning 80 much interest payable by the state
10 the noider. In 1881, the amount of renteS
purchasable was reduced to e2, and BY success
slve laIer reductions 1t was finally brought down
nlne years ago, to francs, or little under
nan q crown. The per cents have been stead
ny rising In the market since the restoration of
Oroer; out even now the price of such an an
nu1ty Is only about guineas. Purchases too.
can De made In France without the employment
OF broker, and even without the payment OF a
commission. The highest sum that depositor
can nave IN savings bank at one time is E4O.
himself invest 1t, the savings banks authorities
10 him. They will also buy at the request of q
depositor without charge In the provinces,
the rece1vers-general and their deputies pur-
chase for the public. 1t will be seen that facil-
lilies OF all kinds are given for Investment, and
the large loans which have been issued since the
war have afforded opportunities, for all who
desired TO 90 so, to Invest In security as good
as the credit OF the country ITSELF The dis.
credit into which foreign loans have fallen
strongly induced the public to seize the oppor-
tun1ty, and, accordingly, we ind that the
French debt is now chiefly held at home.-fThe
Saturday ReUie1D.
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t1-A San Francisco clothing dealer is said to
have, In good faith, onered Lawrence Barrett
500 night when playing Hamlet In that city IL
he would, after uttering the words, customary
suits Of solemn black" add, 'sThe Kind they sell
at Observation-Disclosures for e2l."
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INJURIES BY ANIMALS.-OWnerso OF Wild beasts
or beasts that are In their nature vicious are
liable under all or most all circumstances for
injuries done by Them and in actions for Injuries
Dy such beasts 1t Is not necessary to aliege that
the owner knew them to be mischievouS, for he
Is presumed to have such knowledge, from
which 1t follows that he is guilty of negligence
In permitting the same to be at large. Though
the owner have no particular notice that the
animal ever did any such mischief before, yet
II the animal be OF the class that is .tero MATINEE
the owner Is liable to an action of damage II it
get loose and do harm. Owners are liable for
the hurt done by the animal even without no.
tice of the propensity II the animal is naturally
mischievous, but II it Is OF a tame nature there
must be notice OF the vicious habit. Damage
may be done by domestic animal kept for use
or convenience. but the rule Is that the owner
Is not liable to an action on the ground of neglt-
gence without proof that he knew that the AMI
mai was accustomed to do mischief Domestic
animals, such as oxen or horses may inture the
person or property OF another, but courts of JUS
tice invariably hold that II they are righttully
in the place where the injury is inflicted, the
owner OF the animal is not liable f)r such an in
Jury unless he knew that the ANIMAL was accus-
toned to be Vicious and it suits for such injuries
such knowledge must be alleged and proved, as
the cause OF action arises from the keeping Of
the animal after the knowledge of its vicious
prOpensitieS. ST. Justice Clifford Of the United
States Supreme Court,
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SEQUEL TO MrsCEGENATIoN CAsR.-The
miscegenation case recently reported at Beaver
her marriage to Jones, the colored man, Miss
Moore was removed to her home, and AFTER a
careful study by her physician, she was pro-
husband has disappeared
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MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.-At Milwaukee last
week Miss NJ. E. Buddington and her friends
assembled In the telegraph ONCE, and the
groom, Lou w. Walker In Beaver Dam, Wis,
ana friends, assembled In the ONCE In Owan-
tOnna, Mimi, and the two were married.
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THE 7. Ne,cs, which seems to know the
ropes, says, "Hemp first came into use In the
cord. age" By the same rule profane language
must date back to the dam -age.-TSomcvrille
.Journal.l And arithmetic In the adage, and
dogs In the courage, and euchre In the PASSAGE
and that's enOugh.-TBost Post
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with the most gratifying results for the time
being. But we want something more than tenn
history, SO often repeats itself; and we venture
to hope that our present model government
VIII not keep us waiting three weeks in future
be disposed Of in three hours.
MT. PLEASANT.
Physicians Fees Again.
Editor Star agree with "H. G., !" that our
physicians In Washington are as Intelligent,
you can find In the country; but, at the same
time, that's no reason why they should charge
SO high for their services, and III. g: In figur-
oIect that their patients also have expenses,
They have their house rent to pay: their family
to support; their children to feed and cloth; TIE
EVENING STAR to subscribe to If he wishes to
keep up with the times, and good many other
things no need OF mentioning; and from what a
small salary do some OF their patients pay these
expenses with good many OF out Of s. day,
and OtherS Oh or still less Concerning horse
and carriage, that doctor that only has ten calls
to make day should do away with that ex-
pense and visit his patients by foot. M.
sShoei Boys Views Of the Ems Mater:
GeWs that tSe BOYS an! ana Of 1 this fee
OF ours are not willing to accept his suggestion
In regard to their education, and stop at the
ton that viii 1T US to peston
In life, so that when we become men and women
we will not have to be ''hewers OF wood and
drawers OF water" to the favored few who have
wealth and high social position. ] desire, also,
to call the attention OF the reverend and learned
gentleman to the error he committed when he
attempted to quote from the Declaration OF In
dependence. We there read that "all men are
created equal" and not that call men are born
free and equal" as the reverend gentleman
would have us believe.
A PUPIL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MfIkmen Should Use Pure Water.
Editor StGr:-On Sabbath morning mukma an
who doubtless thought everybody asleep, STOP
ped at one Of our city pumps and deliberately
filled up can with that transparent fluid
which gives to milk its lovely limpid quality
Now desire to say a word, not of course, about
the quality OF milk in general-W Washington
milk In particular-but upon the water used to
Improve It's c0nsistence. We who use it, the
meekest people In the world outside New York
City in this regard, have long patiently sub
mitted to the reduction, but SO Tong as we pay
eight or ten cents per quart, we do expect to be
served with pure country water. Some OF us
have decided views respecting city wells and
pumps. We would prefer not to take any OF
that sparkling ambroSia In ours.
Another man halted on corner long enough
to fill up the "baby can" for the safety of the
darlings filled with the milk OF one cow alone
out of a large can, all one cows milk no doubt.
Mofal.-People should not fall into the habit OF
rising too early on Sunday morning. X. A.
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SUICIDE OF A BOY.-Henry Ackley twelve
years Old, and an inmate OF the House OF Re
1uge, Philadelphia, committed suicide SATURDAY
Dy hanging himself with q pair Of suspenders
rom the window bars OF his cell. He had been
punished for some misbehavior by solitary con
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THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE ACCOMPLISHED
The Governor OF YakutSk, Eastern Siberia, has
received Intelligence from Prof. NOrdensk1Old
OF the Arctic expedition. to May Sd. The pro-
lessor announced that he intended to start in
the Vega for Europe by way OF Behring Strait
and the Suez Canal. A telegraphic dispatch from
lrkutsk reports that the Vega has since arrived
In Behring Strait
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The Fires and Want of Water.

Editor Star AS stood looking at the late
ME, and for near half an hour saw the fire.
men with their steam engines try In vain to get
stream above the second story, for tpanf Of
,rcter, 1t occurred to me that 1t was beautiful
illustration OF the progressive system" 1t was
tie same on Saturday at the fire abOve-at
BurgdOff's livery stable.
They say we have water enough, and that It
Is only because citizens on the high grounds
and elsewhere waste 1t, that the supply Is short
In excuse for the short supply on Saturday.
Cney say 1t was because some Of the stops were
closed, to enable 1t to rise high enough to sup
ply the people on the Hill; and no doubt that
VIII be the excuse to-day. II that be 80, it
proves, beyond a question that there is not
enough ,cater. and 1t shows the absolute neces-
slty OF carrying out General Meigs' plan, and
bringing the aqueduct into the city 1t Will not
take long at this rate for the value of property
destroyed to equal the cost OF the work; and
lnasmuch as all agree that 1t must be done
sooner or later, why not do it at once, and have
the benefit OF it.
The government is as much Interested In this
matter as the citizens, and beg to suggest to
MI. Murch and other members who profess to
DE anxious TO give employment to the laboring
men, that cannot do better thing than to pass
a bill at once for carrying out General Meigs'
plan and give employment to the hundreds OF
Idle men In our midst, and at the same time
render government property more secure
Every days delay will only add to the cost, as
both labor and material Will increase In price.
CITIZEN.
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The recon OF the cucumbers Is terrific
[SyTacuse Times.
The negro question:-"Which is the way
to Kansas?"-( Yonkers Gazette.
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evIt Is fact worth remembering that 1t
does not take halt as long to make wound SIS
to heal one.
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bouncers." A'e
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tNe,c Haven Register.
u Madame Janauschek will spend the Sum
mer In cottage at Lynn.
H-Captain Paul Boyton is going to swim the
Connecticut river from Hartford to SaybrooS.
IAN investigation OF the expenses OF one
OF the state penitentiaries Of Illinois, 1t is said
shows that It would have cost the state less
money II the cOnv1ctS had been boarded at the
best hotel In Chicago.
tHMay0r Thurmond OF Dallas, Texas, has
ordered the City Marshal to close all the gam
bling places on ground d00rs but has directed
him not to modest those In second and third
stories.
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The STUMBL1NG-BLOcK OF THE MARRIAGE SxR.
vNk;-One OF the greatest stumbling blocks
winch exists for the inexperienced In the Eois.
words with all my worldly goods thee endow ;;
Inc uncult1vated groom almost always Doggies
az me last word and commonly renders it thus,
~, tnee ana thou, !" with conscious glance at
ms Drlde, himself ard the minister; nor is it, we
beneve, possible, even by frequent repetitions.
10 induce him to alter this form of expression.
once ne has committed himself to it. We rec.
bridegroom made the usual pause Of indecislon
at the WORD endow, and finally said lend DO, y
Where%pon his best man. better informed than
s gave nun tremendous dig In the ribs
from Oenlnd, ana said, with stern emphasis,
.endow," evidently thinking that he was thus
discharging one OF the duties Of his office. It is
usually the case at wedding that the bride,
though she may betray symptoms of nervous
ness, is better acquainted with the service than
the bridegroom is, and has her wits more
about her.-[English Magazine
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-05

A LIVING WONDER-A CHILD WITH A
BROKEN NECK EATS, SLEEPS AND TALKS
In the town of Marion there is perhaps
the only living specimen of person with
a broken neck. The wonderful subject Of
this sketch is little boy, the son of South
ern parents who are visitors to the town
mentioned. Several years since by an &C.
cident, the particulars nf which we have
not been a5le to obtain. the chiId's neck
was broken and the genius of surgeon
was called into requisition to supply some
means by which the little fellow could live
in his unfortunate condition. Iron and
steel bars were arranged, running up the
spine and clasping on either side of the
face, thus holding the head in it's wonted
position, and thus lives on the little boy,
now ten or twelve years of age. Some
time since the frame work. used to sustain
the position of the head was broken and
the head fell to one side, cutting off the
power of speech. The mother took the
little one in her lap and held its head in a
natural position until the clasp was mend
ed, when all went well as previously. We
had never imagined such thing as a per-
son living with broken neck and presume
there never was, at least in this country,
an instance such as the one just related.
We get our information direct from Mari
on and can vouch for the veracity of our
informant. to whom such particulars as
we have related were given Wytheville
I Ta.) Enterprise.
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Death If II. Cen. 7. R. Hood.

A private letter published in the Rlch-
mond ''State'' gives an account OF the
death of Gen. Hood, in New Orleans, last
week, of yellow fever. His wife who had.
only a few days before, given birth to
baby, died on Sunday. The letter says !.
( never saw man so completely crushed
in my life. was with him Monday morn
ing till the funeral He said he'd rather
God should have taken every one OF his
children IN one day than to have lost his
wife; that he was completely ruined, and
now, without his wife, he had nothing to
live for. The precious little lambs who
had gone to bed Sunday night, knowing
nothing of their mothers death, began TO
come in one by one, until nine came In,
and such scene never wis., to witness
again. After the children left, he said !.
major, have never bad the fever, but If
I should have it, and It is Gods will, l
am ready to 60. I have requested Col.
Flowers to take charge OF my children and
appeal to the Confederate soldiers to- sup
port them, for have nothing OH e: rth TO
leave Them" He was take Tuesday
morning at 8 O'Clock. and died Friday
morning at 81 A. M, perfectly in his mind
to within ten minules Of his death. AT
about 2 clock he asked the Doctor if his
gtime to die was not near at hand The
Doctor said, eyes, General Then a
minister was sent for at his request to
give him his last communion. AS his
death was announced and TO hour fixed
for the funeral, very few were present. A
detachment of "Continentals'' fred ga
lutte over his grave, and the last sad trib
ute was paid to our brave, generous and
Christian friend.
l hear his house is mortgaged to its full
value, and he left but little Insurance on
his life, not being able to keep up his
policy. He told me his book WIS finished
and he was just about starting 10 Phila
delphia to make arrangements for its pub
LEGATION. think it is altogether the sad
dest death have ever known. Old Mrs
Hennen can live but few mor.ths; anl
here are eleven little lambs left fatherlesl
and motherless. Oh, how much better il
God in His providence would take them
all.
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A Busy LIFE.-The venerable DR.. Will
liam s. Plumer, now seventy-eight years
of age, has been supplying the pulpit of
the First Presbyterian church Of Balti-
more the present summer, during the vaca-
tion of DIR. Leftwitch. the pastor-elect.
DIR. Plumer also supplied this pulpit year
ago. He has been vOlumino1s writer.
A list of his books shows three published
by the Richmond Publication Committee,
three by J. B. Llppincott & Co.. two by
the Baptist Publication Society, one by
the American Sunday School Union, six
by the Presbyterian Board, one by the Re-
formed Church Board, five by Messrs. Ran
dolph Il Co., one by Messrs. Harper q
Bros, six by the American Tract Society,
and one by the Methodist Book Concern
in all twenty mine volumes (some of them
are elaborate commentaries, studies, and
theological essays.) Besides these. Dr.
Plumer has put forth ninety-one tracts
In all one hundred and ten issues.-Euan-
qelist,
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A WAR INCIDENTAL short distance
In front of the Confederate position at
Cold Harbor were rife pits, occupied by
men sent into them by night, since by day
no one dared show his head above the
works unless he wished to get shot in it.
One of these pits was occupied by lieu
tenant of Edgar's battalion at the time of
the charge.-When the enemy returned
repulsed, one of their lieuteuants jumped
into the pit occupied by the Confederate.
"You are nv prisoner!'' cried the latter.
ST don't know about that" replied The
Yankee; II guess you are NINE" "Hard-
ly said the Confederate. swell, how shall
we settle it?" "Well," replied Edgar's
lieutenant, 1--WE can wait till night, and
see who holds the line then.-In the mean
while, have you pack Of cards 2"
And 30 the two suspended hostilitles
over euchre and ''seven-up,' till at night
the Confederates charged the rife-pits
and recaptured the whole line. Edgar's
lieutenant brought in his man in triumph.
From personal knowledge we can en-
dorse the above. which we find going the
rounds-all except the card playing. The
confederate lieutenant was 1t. Pembroke
Peck, of Co. F. Edgar's battalion. and a
consistent Methodist, and would much ra-
ther been shot than to have played a
game of cards. He brought his man in
with him. He is now respected citizen
Of West Virginia.-VINDICATOR.]
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While approaching the support Of the
prominent white Republicans IN Virginia
periodically given to the debt settlement,
it would yet be very unwise in the Con-
servative party not to recognize the fact
that from the mass of the colored voters
its candidates need expect little support.
Whether it be for coed or evil the day has
long since passed when that vote was held
in the hollow Of the hand of the white
leader, and our faith is much stronger in
the colored man not feeling enough inter-
est in the affairs Of the State to pay his
capitation tax, and thereby getting vote.
than in his casting that vote, when be
he has it, to preserve her credit.
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A F1ENp OF A woMAN.-A special cor

A F1END OF A WoMAN.-A special cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial'' tells story of oppression and brutal
ity by woman upon poor orphan girl
that is almost incredible. Hattie Parker
is the name of the girl, aged l6, who has
been most inhumanly treated by Mrs. Silas
III. Graham, of Portsmouth, 0. She was
taken from the infrmary when only two
years old, ostensibly to be adopted as her
own child, but was converted into ser
want as soon as old enough to be useful.
The poor girl last week was dashed with a
cowhide until there was scarcely spot on
the whole body that was not cut with the
lash, her clothing having been torn off to
make the whipping more effectual. Red
pepper pods and salt water were applied to
the gaping wounds by this inhuman wo.
wan. She then took a hammer and poun-
ded tie toe nails of her feet till some OF
them were torn out by the roots. All this
was il punishment because dog belong
lug in the house had dirtied some clothes
that the girl was about to iron. YRS,
Graham has been bound over to answer
for her cruelties before the common Pleas
Court.
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A LONG TIME IN BED.-A few weeks
ago we published paragraph concerning
a woman, in some far-away land, who had
been twenty years in bed-for no parJicu-
lar physical reason, but because she chose
not to get up and sit up. We have been
told of case more remarkable than that
in town in New Hampshire. within half a
days ride of Lowell. More than forty
years ago handsome, intelligent dauRh-
ter of thrifty farmer Of that town be-
came attached to a young man in her
neighborhood, toward whom her parents
we're not favorably disposed. They would
not consent to her marriage, and she, al
though competent to reason with herself
and them on the subject, gave up school
she was teaching, went to her bed, and
never again arose from it to work or 60
into society. At the time, she was not
more than II or IS years Old--healthy,
sprightly, intelligent and good looking.
The world to her, it would seem. had as
many charms as for any one else; but with
out the man of her cholce-thOugh that
choice may have been regarded as poor
one by her frlends-she valued as nothing;
life itself-mere existence to be all
there was worth having. Her bed was
her world. and for more than forty years
she chung to it, never once leaving it to
help herself to anything out of her room.
The inmates of the family were her SER
wants frem her FIRST eccentric act.-Lowelt
(Mass.) Mail.
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An Old Fire Insurance COMPANY.

In another column will be found the
business announcement of the Mutual
Assurance Society of Virginia, made by
It's Agent here, Mr.. Joseph B. Woodward.
Deputy Clerk of the County Court This
company has had a successful and I'M.
interrupted existence iii Virginia of eieh-
ty-tve years duration. When it was fopn-
ded on Christmas Eve, of the year 1874, a.
public meeting was held in the capitol at
Richmond and the form of organization
was submitted to the ueeting by William
Frederick Asst, a Prussian, of education.
who proposed the mutual guarantee which
had been introduced by Frederick the
Great. 1t was adopted and among the
officers elected that night were such men as
Bushrod:W ashington, j ohm Marshall latter
wards Chief. Justice MarshaD, Jacquelin
Amber. Alex. st. Clair, of Staunton.
kobt. Boiling and others. VIM. Fousbee
was the President. And from that time
1t has had at its head men as distinguish.
ed in their day as those named were in
theirs. Among its Directors now is Col.
W. G. Knight, President of the State Ar
rlcultural Society. In it's plan of work it,
uses the perpetual as well as the annaab
policy.
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ENDING OF THE SUMNER SEASON.
The Richmond papers notice crowds of
visitors returning from the springs.
A correspondent of the Richmond
s'Standard' says 'sG General Colston' g daugh-
ter, Mrs. Byrne (mss Miss Lou Colston), is
handsomest of the many handsome widows
here, dividing that distinction chiefly with
Mrs. General George Pickett and Mrs.
Henry A. Wis.," ~
A hrge number of cadets of the Missis-
sippi Military Institute. who have been
encamped at different points in Southwest
Virginia, passed through the city yester-
day, en- route to Culpeper. from which
place they will proceed to Washington
Lynchbaarg Nesos.
''At the White Sulphur; will return
about the lst,' is the notice pasted on the
doors of nu mber Of Richmond lawyers.
Bishop Beckwith, OF Ca, who. with his
family is at the Bedford Alum and Iron
springs. preached there twice last Sunday