New-York tribune., 1880-02-20

100000 men. which the Russian Nnlstrr o, war has
hitherto refused because OF brncss the ,oads and
the difficulties OF provisiOning uci force Il a. tiara
fore. possible nat tbe present Governor ST. IL ters.
burg, General G0urko, may be appoin;e instead OF
General Skobeletf 1eherau elegrams reppst tt r,eet
ing at Herat under Ayoub Khan lately crc,1 armed
opposition against every Persian Englsa attempt to
enter Herat. The town was 10 be aeli until tie suit
OF the Russian expedition Merv known. 40 thar
Ayoub may eventually govern tnere ancei Russian pro-
tectiOn
The spoOks are having high jink in a Bel
gan village named HcTmee. In tue heart OF tie bainet
is house with court and garden where dwell widow
and her dau ghter. As darkness the two
women hear strange noises voeys OF stones arc
dashed against the walls and doors horrible re-
sound f. the biildng, and Heterogeneous objects make
their appearance down the chmneys. Naturally On0agb
the widow aud her daughter became rather alarmed at
these phenomena and communicated them to the authOr
ties who exercised strict surveillance the pIemi-
ses but Intellectually. The Internal ghostly yisant
continued annoy the two though, feeling that
some apOogy on his part was Que, he ndited let.
ter eycuslng bis reprehensbe conduct on the ground
mat IT served distraction fr0m his t0rmonts IN tie
lower regions Every effort to unraYe tue mystery has
failed. 4 cendarme was stsy house, and
while taking his breakfast by the side or he lre an IN
visible hand carried away the frying pan before bis eyes
One Of the longest prayers with which legis-
lators have ever been lulled sleep offered
morning Richmond daring tie session of the Virginia
Legislature Of 1850. The Charlottesville Ohroa'cis in
tIoduces the remniscenco with the explanation that
when the presiding ofi3er WAS absent. Mf. southa
dyspaptic member from ADcrmarle. took his place
During one OF these intermediate periods the opeoing
prayer was omitted for several mornings. Mr. sontha
SAID shaEply that his duy 10 hunt up preach
ers that was the business OF the SergeantaAfms. This
officer was Nlt Thompson. OF Hanover. lie defended
himself by alleging the presiding officer always at.
teHdedtO getting the parsons but II Mr SOuiha thought
that the Sergeant ought 10 preacher on hand he
woGld ty to got one That evening he strolled down
Main-st. in search OF person VINO old acqulnt
The preacher on duty. He was Of the Hard.
shell persuasion. The Sergeant told him Of the need or
man to lead prayer at tile convention the next day
The minister limited that his Sunday suit rather
rusty The Sergeant consented lend him the proper
garments. The next morning the two started r0r tho
Capitol. The Sergeant remarked the route that the
convention had b,cn without any worship for week.
aud was expected the devOtions should be
made tp that morning Mr S0uthars gayel tapped the
order rxlcY ut IL. As the pars0n had struck
t.e euar uoe Sergeant quickly slipped from tho
ba H. locked the doors and lunch. He spent
huur at tue reSauant and. slowly returning 90 tue
CAPITOL and finding the Hard-she IN fnl SWING, De went
down - another restaurant dInef with friend saun
tered back about O'Clock ana sI had quarter Ol sn
hour TO siin himself Oh the Capitol steps before the
swelling the parsOH began to taper to the lower
KEY OF the cone usOn. He unhOted the doors as the
uraj ended II htd lasted three hours and quarter.
The tar from deyOtlOnai frame o mind
when the regular business began Nj. Soulhal h,scr
insisted upon The sorgeantstArms furnishing another
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