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has been retarded through certain ncgotlatto,la
for its purrhAAo for Frnnce hokw0en the .tAbiorfl-
kofT Company uMl the owners ol tho Wcrtscr,
tnann PATENT. Tho terms could not lo agreed
upon, md fow ttnys ago negotiations Wcru
broken ofl. Since that time extensive contracts
have been mudc, md within thirty tlnya not
only ccrin!n porttons of tue eity, ent many
menIioned thd oilleo Ut Il Ttnss: In shs com:
poslng.room tllcro will bo n dlsteibnt!on Of
small lights, tlln luck Of Which atslrbntiot,
las .nusel The failure vi tho Rap!e1 stystou, In
tlcpartmonts will bo furnished With ll1hta OF
suitable intensity, md In front Of the olllce
largo lamps will 10 placed similar to those in
irons nt Tie gare 9uiank IL EgliM,%, ,mg i,,, 9 l'ns
been successfully effected. In the Dover I!li-
mel tho Wcrlera,ann lamp has bcen burning for
horne time, md It's beauty, brilltancy, nn;'
etcalincsar notwithstanding the dampness Incl.
forth eulogtstlc cntnlnent from all. Machtngry
Is being constructed for the illumination Of TIC
spacs III front Of the Mansion HouBc. THO
management Of tho British Museum havo alao
place iu which candles, 1as, or oif-airht l,ns
never becn admitted. South Kcnsington A1u-
aeum, C'lnrEng Cross Station, anu also tho pa1.
ln'gton Directors have followed suit. At Bl.
montlI or two ngo tho JablochkoR candle WAS
introduced. It has not gvcn satisfaction, md,
It Is laid. Its removal has been decided upon In
favor of tho Wordertnanu limp. At the Lang
auction Is already an accomplished fact tu
Birmingham. So far a. America Is concerned,
from TnR CHICAGO TRIBUNE md tic 3an Fran
cisco Chronicle wo learn that company has been
capital OF 25,Oo0,V03 II. Tie Americans, bcceu,-
Ing wcarted With Edison's promises. have taken
tho testimony Of their experts who have bccn
IN Europe closely watchug improvements ~
a. tt~I,A &lT niE
months, nt,tl havo Adopted the invention Of
Richard WcrdcrMlnn,
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KING WINTERS REVENGE.

Bat In the ICY halls q blatant Northland. ~,
6nowy. haired old Winter, full Of vengeance dtrc
Against the falaa. fair Qaeou, the tssachuFoua
This bsiny: q y:S.satnsa ! Queen bad'etownoa Queen
Fuii Of tendefnsss. 1; IND w3lllial = woman,
Full Of coauutry and fond heg4nga,
20 hau sho aootoi him to nas @ atfal moods- IT,
Ali her arch diinplcs playing, Ut h'Ac; ;a,sd-eock;
And hor rosy blush, aa she c1esped hls neck,
Full Ut "Lydtan lauguors." as her warm mouth
Al ss*sS st ct! ~ r. ss:. w:ss .s s s
Yielding at last to her SOFT onticonout
a. seemed e bs gliding clipping AWAY.
iilisho,y .. = bride arose the tase Qusen'
~ esnnot tassy to g make thee soronai
sho swiftly sped along 70 bo eiowned that day.
Hut tho King, awaiting from his 4cath!.ks e"oon,
Mas borne on suow.cappod cloud to North'aa4's
satss. j. =
9"q 'ss ay s 5Saas 9gSs1 Sy
Sue was clad In misty, iowsr. tinted robe,
Ara sho iuld springs Art bud. y het rosy PALM
Nstpntus not at her rare, frail loyelincss,
lts blew upon hes cold, plc1clng blast:
T.: sapx nPsy e. "aa sss u so ssu
Art tssdY,, sweet'" And he nercely c,up.d her
Though shs ahIyeted and palsd, he held her fast
$50 Can,u tu my death. " hu coitiy salu; ...
"Dut l1oso thos, sweet, better thaa thou d!dst
| Which my lce. .n.adens faaaoneA for ihou"-
an . a. eos soewas W. 6aassksa viii ps.
And Aere'. necklace. and = brucslot. love-;
And hs slsseed hss fair. round neck' And fslE.
Wh g.!'aiaE pss.. that chilled be. 70 boy nssst s
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HYomnn In Foftttcz.

R1ooMrsoroN, IlI,. Aprtf 1O,-The fcm,,a
eufrrorfato horo denortcd from anr,uoa.T
t,.,. naAs"lets !:a'o aTp' up". W.. A.o . 1p'Nslsa
ihey haFe eohe' AaRo LUG 4.fao uieY 'oha
And now the question arises, Cui bono} 1yhh
roo1 haa resr1ted from tbfs prcat cr,u.nJ,n.
81 1nonnv9 IIos /, mt hr.o,, f,to M, .ta.s,s.
" u n'u"'1 "a - o"s o, NV o'o o'a,'ps
moato, Ut oousnt Iueo'c'he 1or QUO poott dI&,
paupcra Has this creat stir poured oil Into be
wounds Of opo suffering porson, or shu. u.
,loor nrnInat ann m1a1mtac1 rtr, IN ,hDt Il.
s'.u es NV t',,,a,.. s' ~. ~ - .Aa''H'
WI. not en'cs III ~ io9low \, oslet h,c vi aaaas
anu wrctehednessf Illus 1t furnished si'cltetaD
aro found In our great cities, and out Of Vhon
ha,r,, ,,.,, ..,,f,,,od o,,cr,, x,,, ~ ha,. ~,
aea'ts un'e 'a'sa.su ''e'y 'nJ VI aop' aa
happancss,-"ho ll't apout t'la streetrla1ap'E
night, or tread alleys, seeking for, praying tol-
ycs, almost dying for-hread to support th.r-
AMI n k"rn % thctn a, theirs fro,n thn loi ~ y
~,,ttnr ~ "ss ~ H.. "otilns s" 1'' "N'' '"'' NJ
Ticsa ~ ars % n,,cstit,na that IN thar btdro. ~
4or,r nr,sr all comfront tt'naa ,vn,,nn M" h.,
horn inhhv;nr in arint,,cif fnr mnt,v ,rcov.ri
s1ncpJIng hiindretla st ioliars. tn ,,ayu sous
pes ss9o . p pat TIC uas
tnc,an o Ga'SG ,es,,,nI nn,%ar sr%s.S.
Thov havo .,,rr ~ ,,in .uind sn,1 XII rsao,I.
whirlwind. ~ :. ~ ' - -: -. ''N'N'
sa t ine NV Ua "ags ss aI , od nrofa as "
Ma: Il mn,tcs m i,iifercnco whit the fow, n,
si,o ,raEna ~ III m,ornis Tc s,nto ~ o.,r us
s'.nra Ii,nt n fnsrf,,i resnnnaihii,tv rcet.
% our womon. md thoy woutd fslu lift il 10 o,a
r. T. the"s5r,,a ~ n" wn,nsn..nf III, N:
r',s,nms' Ss its conI;srn,,s tnr"ats into arr soaI
fohrfcI al IA s%n INV II wnrI.s- In iSa
~ ct, i,.'i .,,,,. ~,
si,inr"tICn IL" iifsfrnnchiss,nct,t ~ nnlvTanbu
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Where there IL wcAkuess OF tue throat q ~ =
cold nuxlecled may 10 all that 4 regur.nd -,
tsbltsh lingering a,,d generally fAtat :" ss4'
ep Gxs was'g s,s ssa: = sa
taks caro- Ut itauli often p'ants tho srcIt o.
rtous complaint. sus9 to be dcrslopuI y Jsa
91cnt tuaiicEettuas. Tako especial cafy cafI - sir
toms Ut cough OF cold, by pFllsntlY tss,sa tss9,s u
DR.. Jayue'6 E1pcclorant, Which vii! s9,u',d.mst
Strengthen tho bronchial tubes, Aa!ay 1nJfp y. VI
tion, and cleanse them mud the lungd o. sIi.ks
tutsng substances. An ounce OF pseycnEioa
ter tlAn pound Of cure.
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NfN Y0rk Tribune. ,s
An old darkey Caught a tWo-pound sucfssfpt,I X,
day, nl was 50 well satisfied with his w0fk G1 a;r
e luy down for mp, with thu llsh tlcslde w.
un thu grass. Another darkey came aloag p'it
entity. picked up ttle sucker, and lett NJ
p,lnd onu iu tts place. When the frat MA ~ 81
brother woke up, the t!rst thing his cYcs bossu
was tl,u l1sll, Anl It took him so.no eteoasnss ~
rsaltzu that something had happened. III y i
lurulng Ills prtz0 oyer and examining, z. r.
round, he simply said. "Qolly, how dat as's
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IT. Is nearly o'clock, the defense has no
Court them uiIoutnA Until t!,i4 tnorMlng. /
Mrs. Ynung enlers her strung tlcntai To tcr-
tatn stntcncns ma,1o by Mr.. Tr,lllc Ii Ills opctl-
Ing. OTTO Of these was 10 tl,c effect tint tho
@ "of h. sa fon ~ e' avne sre s n
but ono .1iyor:r, md that was from Mr.. Young.
Mr.. Tru,1e also athtct1 That Mrs. Yonng's otilrr
daughter, the present Mrs. :Ftlcr, was tho
n1ent Mrs. Young also intitgasttly .icnlcs.
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The Lognuitef.
To ths Editor Of The Tribune.

To tho Editor 0f 1hf 1r1bA1k.
CHICAGO, April 10.-The Legislature Of I'LL
uo!s hns covered itself with Elury, and MI OF lis
members should aayo tllcir nancs written In
letters uf gold upon tic pages OF the county
papers. They have at last lone something
worthy Of their fame As Lawmakers (although
thu bcst judicial authority in tho Stats calls
them law-brcakers), to command tho trembling
attention OF tho people. They havo arrested a
owspapcr-correspoudcnt for darling to apcak
tho truth; md, as he was ona Of the fratcrnity
that opposctl the election Ut Gen. Logan to tho
Unitpd Suites Scnate, nothing but the rack, With
all its attendant tortureA, should haYe heen ex-
tended to linn.
Thu writer knows llttle OF what lio speaks,
publican who opposed ttu election Of Logan is
to bc prosecuted for opnion's ankle Speaker
james has btg Job on hand, and he will have
to giyc tint matter his exclusive attention, or
cuts c' theu,ssivos from tie adlcalty il wnici,
they did, TINT hu serves his purity best who
serves his country best. ....-.
Springfield, but In every other city In tls Stats
1t will avail you nothing to Keep up al Idle
crusade. II you love tho party, respect thu
OPINIONS OF others to such an e1tent, at least, as
not 10 give than reason to think or belloye that
you arc enemics, not ou!y to your party but to
Tie ilI!nofs Legislature, In tho mazu!acenco
Of It's power, electel John A. Logan to the
United SUITES ssl,ate,. A ,nulortty Of tho people
~ tho purity belicvcd him to be vi unwiss eolee.
tloll, hut acquescence to party-artion y q duty
arl, Us YOU pt0ln!sed us, long und loud, That llo
would be heard tron, wien he got to Waahlng-
ton, please toll ltm to "lst her ly,", and not
kccp III IN suspense any longer. Wo want to
hear from hltu. a REPUBLICAN,.
A so1oo,.ua'am Who WAS Fond Of Apples.
, 1879-04-12
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

WHERE DID r. oR1oINATH3
TO the Editor Of Tbs Tribune.
KALAMAZOO, MIcl,., April 10.-Did the "Nevcrf
Hardly eyer" Joke como from 8. j. Tildcn's
testimony, or "pinaforc," originality
+. II. TtrTu1LJx
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4 bath In tho npad Sea.
A correspondent Of tbs Washington Esar, who
has Ind 4 bath lu tho Dead Sea, describes lA u1-
pcFlsncu as follows; "I4o water, which Is
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w. q. DAVIS
, "My name," says tho next wltncas, ais WILL
iatn @. Davis. I an employed With Todd & Co.
Oh South Water street a. general correspondent.
I first knew tho defendant llttlo over u ycar
ago, whun he camo to work for us. We wanted
sort Of assistant correspondent then to wrtto
letters, uuil do general oi!ica work. 1saw HIN
every day IN june." ---...
HWe will liayp to call the witness again."
saya Mr.. Trudc, "unlcss wcsgcs uhu ,conycraa-
tions inn
III think it Is not worth wh!lo 10 Ret Ia any
more eegnunts Of conversations" adds Mr.
storra, referring to Ills purpose to argue that
polnt tllls morning, md to protlilco authorities
sustaining tho position Ut tho deseuse regarding
ths Introduction OF conyersutions tending to
show dcfan1ant'a state Of mind during hta
troubles.
~ hayo u few other questions" says blr'
Trrdc, sOutsidu OF Conversations"
lp reply 10 tho otl.cr quotations., no says;
'FIlp looked and appeared quits strange. /
| saw hin SATURDAY night bofore the homicide.
lilo was busy all day, alla hau buslness tlo next
day. lie la1 bcelI trytNl, to wrltt postal casua,
but diau't succeed very we'll. 1u waA ~ c3:1lo
back the ncxt aay, aal didn't couia: l1o looked
| to ba upset about somuthing. kuew % WAS
| tort!bly Gxclted Ho looked very much defect.
| I'll, mud bis eyea were soncWhat re1."
Mr. Tru1o says this Ia all no hls to asis tho
Ritucsa until 1t II decided whether ~ lot IL thu
| conversations or uot- ...
81 Will hcar your authorities On that In tho
| tnornng,h says tho Court.
Als. Trutlo culla Envort, but Eugert was chlcf-
| 1Y conspicuous by Ills 1bsapce.
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Tho Kepubllcan Presidential Nomination.
10 tit Editor o. The Tribune. -
GALENA, ILL.,, April 10.-1 SEQ In your Issue Of
tho 9th statement of the relative standing OF
the diNcrort candidates for tho nomination Of
the Republican and Democratic parties, taken
from the Now York Time,, and claiming that
Gen. Grant is IN the lead among tic Republic.
ans. Nov, concedo such to bo the fact, and,
willis his election would be satisfactory to Ills
purity, an OF the opinion that the Republicans,
without the corporation Of the Garman clc-
mcnt Of tho party, would be defeated In the
contest; but, With such aid, would carry every
Northern atatc, except pcrAaps 1nllann a'id
Oregon. Now, IL vast mntorsty OF tho German
Republicans, or such as usually vote. with tllAt
party, could not bo induced to vote for Gen.
Grant; while, II E. i. Waslhurne wero the can
d!tlate Of u1o pnrty, SUCCESS would be assured.
Can the Republican party afford to run my
risk III thu coming campaign, with thu Con-
fct1erntcs In possession OF both Senate al.u
House Of Representatives, aud only lacking thu
President to tuu riot Mna haye oil their !osscs
nude goodl With Washhurpo IN the ofl!co Of
high nlitl In the foru front Of the political con-
test.
Coucede that tho negro vote would bc given
with engerncss for Gen. Grant, Of whut uyatl
would 1t te to the succuss Of tho party, o. wo
cannot count OIL a B!ng!0 Southern State, as tho
negro voto would 10 suppressed. as now. II to
succeed in tl,e comlng Presidential contest ts
absolutely necessary to the lHa Of Republican,
ism III this country, we must giuk NIL prefer
c1ccs, a1l 80 In to win, especially as t'ero IL no
sacrlllce Of principle n,ndc. REPUBLICAN.
, 1879-04-12


ucs,, nonr ', .ars H. ator+a nrono,tnelnu Tim
:, nuu' =. "nae.n s,s. 1,o''' p'o'' '
uhhe "a II " was 'bccs'
"What is tho first rla,nol" asks Dalif.
uTctss,s answcred Mr., Trnlc, crnvoiy.
AMI, iho ,fTtc,st c,,.. mt nWolss I,cer, Weiss
M VIZ. u,.i o'.ssa' o . 49, ss,,,so,,ont ~
ncet' "el's heer' nlusn ~ VIE "''4"'o"eA| -
tlloso who sec the Joke
"ram n ,,ortband wrIter'' snys he, "nnd
,nofn a rcnort of tho testimony tskon beforo
Tic Cororer's ino,teet il, thc Stevens caae. /
too,t nntn nf TIN cri,lnnco of Mfas Kittte
''1v "Was th,. ot1e.,lon aaked: .What haopeped
cftcr tIIcr rot nm md icft tooniher7, nnl did
ala opawar' Mr. hfiar1a nnfl her INT. in to
Loom!s street and III. Stevens catnc IN and hit
lin m ina shnujdcrT And this nucstjon;
% sYou i,pyo w aid o tisat a,rcadyp % and d I'D shc
answnr. s1:h.t "a ths snrnnij TINA. nml Nr,
AIam. strnned asftje. Mi,,i told hcr TINT be
wo,ld soc licr again, aid he went o!rrn
tho p nround n that no ~ Foundation has has baSn ,a
"Ihc Witness" saye Mr. Weber, "statcd
what Mrs. Htcyuns told lcr,i'
NIf thla IA introltIcnd.H remarks tho Court,
thes ep sane me- eonuecton,S onr &C. lon '' - ' ' -
ii want 10 tjIscues 1,a.,,, exclai7ns Nr. storrs.
usho deutol that ehe 10 testified. / want to
cnnsTatIlct her m a Inater{ noit1t. All Of hor
testimony tllat relates to thts subject might bo
e. but e5s are Gter matters that
Hif yom intrmluco poriion. y sara tho Court,
nthrv INV intro,]uca aii I'D rcsf: hit nj re.
enrvo lin nucstfon.n
uWhrn voIr Uonor co1nns To read what they
hayc, REPLIES Mr., Storrs, Hyou viii sec what Is
nrnner mil wlnt in itnnrnner.N {.
"a A. / understand ft.W puts In Mr, Wobcr. /" be-
fore they ran Introduce Testimony Of this tsinG,
for The i,urposo Of showing tint d witness made
statements out Of court different from those
mnc inside It ts necessary to lny tho fout,la-
lion by calli,r the witrfcss' attention to ttmu
ond ptscs. and also to iho c1act questions. Your
| fiunnr viii remember thnt thn wftneta stntnti
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why Qlu II take you 30 iOltE 10 QEc1uH Qlnt
II was not in your hanlwrt1nEW
u 1t looked similar to It."
"Did you sec aianic Stevens Saturday eycu-
What Saturday evenings"
"Foliowins April 10. 1s1S.''
.6id n, anybody write this for you'"
"Was .S,s 4. 4 xr'tson !, With your knoN'odgs'"
ibid YOU over SEQ THIS hctorer'
tho"
- "p!d you meet hsf T., ,o,ny Saturday cvenlngs'
".Mtss Enacrt, ~ begtns Mr.. Tr,.lo, rcaalng
another, "no date tiat ! cal sec now, ind d
dash fof n, q slgaaturc' Did you write tlmts"
aI'hat is your handwriting, is It mott"
swell, l DON'T KNOW adds tho witneas, on
closor examination Of hlo papoF, "wlether 1t is
!, II object to Ills reading IL a1l through" says
III suppose no has rght,n lntcrposes tho
Court, "to satisfy his tniud whether It is his
"Wcll. what do you say9n islscd Mr.. Ts,1ae.
III havcn,t dcctded yet whotlcr It Is my writ
SAta you familiar With your own hanlwrtt-
There arc smiles.
II wrote several-n
There lie stops.
ny mWhst wese 10Y about 70 say7"
4u3 "EbL NsAH &1Aut4a1 MUGS U0t C0kuDlC[U tQG
sentence.
II think,' he says, "tAat was written t,y mo,
wouldn't swear to II.
add you cycrseud her any matinee tlrlsets1"
IL did"
''Whent''
"Three or four days after first became ac.
quaintcd with htr.n
Moro than oncoi"
VINO, sir"
'3'rMat IL all,n
"When did you form the acquaintance OF this
young wotnanf" asks Mr.. Mills, on his hriei
crnss- examination.
.'The iattsr part OF thu month Of May, 1s7s.'
stMav or Juno1"
"What Is the dato Of that lpttcra'' fpolnttne
, to ono lla had e1anin:d.l
nAny9 o."
"TAe lattcr part Of S1ay-a few days before
May Is.
When did you Inst seo hers''
"Io, AUout ts1 "a or tweyo daFs before her aoath.
"Whcso did you Inst sec hcrs' questions Mr
il ".oblect" thunders Mr. Wsber.
"ob{eeuou sustatncd,s leGlles the Court
Stand buck. Please b., In call Of ths Bailti
until yuu arc discharged by the grntleulan wht
summoned you or tho Court. Call unolher."
The young iuan with tic exquisite mustarht
aud the dalicatc}y.tratucA curtxbs quit I'll.
ssand with ferllns III relief akln to that expo
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23
A Load of Mules.

A steamer left New York harbor loaded with mules for South Africa, the English Government being the con- signee. She is 3,175 tons burthen, and carried Al mules. The beasts are carried on three decks, the spar deck, main deck, and fore and aft steerages. The boxes are ranged fore and aft on each side of the vessel. They are firmly bolted together, and are similar in all respects to the boxes used on board the steamers that carried live cattle between New York and England, and have pat ent slings to keep the animals on their feet. In the lower hold is stored the provender for thirty days-the steamer is expected to reach Port Natal in twenty-five days. There are also ranged along the bottom of the vessel two hun- dred and fifty iron water tanks, each oi which will hold four hundred gallons. These will be kept constantly full by g large condenser, which can supply foul thousand gallons of water day.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23
A Small Boys Revenge.

The small boy who steals rides on the street cars swung himself upon the plat form of Detroit avenue car the other day to come down town. He was men, tally calculating the cost per rod of street railways when the driver looked back and caught sight of the top of his head and leaped off to give him cut. If one of these small boys was ever hit with drivers whip before, the date has been forgotten, but this lad caught stinger, and left that platform as if he meant to fly. The driver chuckled, but the horse didn't. For some reason he stopped, left the track, tried to draw the car off the rails, and in the effort broke 8 tug, ierked the money-box off the rail into the mud, and might have climbed into the car if the driver had not ap- peared. While the money was being fished for in the mud, and repairs made, the small boy put in his speech. The cache" had left him, and standing where he could secure good view of operations, he called out
 "Kin ye tell feller jist 'zactly how much ye made by that 'ere iob?"
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23
Madame the Farmer.

The wife of French farmer has great deal to do, although she does not work in the field. As all the domestics are at work ont of doors, madame must prepare food for the men. For dinner she gives them vegetable soup, or oc- casionally rice soup with milk in it. After the soup there will be omelets- we are told that it will take three or four for so many men-and there will be bread and cheese, and salad and wine. The cheese is made from milk after the cream is taken off, or from goats milk, pure. The salad is dressed with vine gar, walnut oil, salt, pepper, and little garlic. At four o'clock they have in the field luncheon of bread, cheese, salad and wine. They drink wine with every meal, rarely drinking water, which they do not like. Harvest hands get meat once day-at breakfast there is bit of bacon in the soup, except on Friday say something more than pound for so many men. They have bread and cheese at breakfast. The supper is at eight, and is soup, bread and cheese aga1n. After harvest they will have a revel. This is supper where madame the farmer will have B ham or shoulder boiled--for they call shoulders hams. Then they will have some other meat
 if there are so many men, perhaps there will be 8 couple of rabbits s-rabbits stewed with wine-and there will be- moreover, bread and wine and salad a | the revel.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23
A MiSchieyOus Youth,

Ayouth living on prominent Detroit street rolled an apple barrel to the curb stone the other afternoon, filled it with cobblestones, headed it up, and marked the barrel, Greenings-handle care- fully" The youth retired to await fur ther developments, and they soon came. A sawdust wagon came along, and the driver jumped down and took long look at the barrel. Ho probably rea- soned that it had been delivered by 8 grocer, and he doubtless wondered why it had not been rolled into the cellar. Dusk was coming on and the man drove off. In 8 quarter of an hour he re- turned. Greenings" were there yet, and he drove around the square, took the tail-board out of his wagon, and at length drove up close to the barrel. No one was in sight, and he made a dash for the prize. He probably expected a rather heavy lift, but when he felt the weight of those cobblestones his surprise must have been great. He gave one awful lurch, lifted the barrel about an inch, and as his fingers raked over the hoops he groaned in agony and leaped into his wagon as if dog had been reaching for his coat-taiIs. At various times during the night vehicles were heard halting and driving suddenly away, but when day broke the "green- ings "w were still there, though only two hoops were still left on the barrel.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23

Bragg's proposition to abolish the Southern Claims Commission. Mir. Springer offered as an amendment to the Legislative bill the bill which was introduced in the last House by MT. Potter, and which passed that body, re- ferring all private claims to the Court of Claims.
 In the House bill reported from the Coinage Committee, providing for the interchange of subsidiary coins, gave rise to much talk, the point raised being that no such bill had been introduced, and that the Committee had no right to pre- sent it. It had gone to the Committee attached to petition. The speaker ruled that it was in order. In the Leg islative Bill debate another unsuccessful attempt was made to abolish the South ern Claims Commission, after which the political clauses relative to the test oath, supervisors and marshalls of elections, and the selection ofjurors, were reached, and debate that may last for a long time was begun.
 The motion to refer MT. Stephens's bill regarding the subsidiary coins was rejected. The bill was for the inter. change of subsidiary coins for legal ten. der money in sums of $1O and multiples thereof and making such coins legal tender in sums not exceeding BIO. In the House the Legislative bill was discussed by Messrs. Mckinley, House. Burrows, Cofroth and Blackburn.
Connecticut western news., 1879-04-23
A Child's Heart.

The other day curious old woman, having bundle in her hand, and walk ing with ainful effort, sat down on a curb-step, up Woodward avenue, to rest. She was curious because her garments were neat and clean, though threadbare, and curious because smile crossed her wrinkled face as children passed her. It might have been this smile that attracted group of three little ones, the oldest about nine. They stood in row in front of the old woman, saying never word, but watching her face. The smile frightened, fingered, and then suddenly faded away, and 8 corner of her old calico apron went up to wipe away tear. Then the eldest child stepped forward and asked:
 "Are you sorry because you haven't got any children?'
 "I-I had children once, but they are all d-dead p whispered the woman, sob in her throat.
 "Tm awful sorry,'' said the little girl as her own chin quivered. "I'd give you one of my little brothers here, but you see I haven't got but two, and don't believe I'd like to spare one."
 "God bless you, child-bless you forever !'' sobbed the old woman, and for 8 full minute her face was buried in her apron.
 "But I'll tell you what I'll do,' seriously continued the child. "You may kiss us all once, and if little Ben isn't afraid you may kiss him four times, for he's just as sweet as candy!'
 Pedestrians who saw three we'll dressed children put their arms around that strange old woman's neck and kiss her were greatly puzzled. They didn't know the hearts of children, and they didn't hear the woman's words as she rose to go:
 "Oh!' children, I'm only poor old woman, believing I'd nothing to live for, but you've given me lighter heart than I've had for ten long years !''- DefTOit Frree P7eSS