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4 Fusl1rER TOO FsEE WITH a PISTOL.

NEw-ORLEANs, April .11.-An 0pelousas dis
match 70 The Times says "At large gathering ON Sat-
nrday Colin Fusilier while intoxicated honrshcd pisto
While the bystanders were attempting TO take the pistol
from him Il was discharged instantly killing Louis Coz
tes On being dsarmed Fasier fed from the crowd. fob
istey red after HIM Three balls penetrated his body
klilin0 him instantly. ~
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A BANKRUPTCY LAW.
THE POSITION OF REPRESENTATIVE LEvI p. MORTON

lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNF.l
WASHINGTON. April lit was not exactly ac-
curate to say as in letter printed few days ago,
that Representative Levi P. Morton was in favor OF
tho Bankruptcy bill Of Judge Lowell. as presented
to Congress- He will favor the passage Of the bill.
with such notifications and amendments as may be
Of Commerce and merchants of New-York, who
have the subject under confederation, and for
passage of National Bankruptcy law.
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COMPLETING THE NEW CABLE.
,xrs1 ICON

The steamer Pouyer-Q -Quertier, which IL lay
ing the English connecting cable Of the New French
Cable Company. arrived at Penzance to-day. She left
Brest yesterday laid cable to point some distance -
Mountsbay and buoyed It. win land the sbore end
as early ne possible and out to the buoycd end
which viii complete the work. The weather has oesl
fine. y
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A FIRE Avn pETROLEUM CENTRE.

CHICAGO, April ia dispatch from Petro-
leum Centre, Ttusvle, Penn. says that yesterday
Gre was discovered the roof OF McCintock's Hote
and IN a few minutes the entire building was ablaze
heavy wind carried the flames across the steeet 10
Burnss shoe store they spread TO the Exchange
Hotel the opera House, the freight depot ana many
residences. -. ,., a,
teen hnildings. most Of which were empty.
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OPPOSING THE FRENCH DEGREES.

FAHUs Apru Ia IU10s n
Catholic journals publish letters from bishopq
protesting against the decrees Tue Fases says sho
Goverom contem plates measures prevent furse
on the part OF the bishops and that tls
Minister OF Public Worship Will probably address le
TO all French preates reminding them OF ms pf9v
the Government to cause the laws to be respected.
The R<pbQue Faneaise 10 an article suppoeed . -
written by NJ. Gambetia. denouncee the Jesuik unaue
thorized religious congregations Jeroist Bonepertss
and the Church itself tho sworn foe Of the ~
uubC. 81.
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IN CENTRE-sTREET

Flames were discovered about p. m. yes
terday bursting from the fourth story window OF NO.
211 Centrest. The Fire Department soon put out the
Arc hnt ns unable TO ascertain how caused Tho
police made tho following estimates Of the losses
6aares Danagb 5o0rtn q nSpr FsSS glass
aro sscond door Si5O j. Eleck clothsponger, drst
Goor RI5O damage 70 building, $780,
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Il ROW N d PHIL1DELrHIA CLUB.
AN ANGRY POLITICAL DISCUSSION AT THE UNION
LEAGUE CLUB-A MEMBER SLAPPED IN THE

lBY TELEGRAPH To rng TRIBUSe.l

FACE,
lBY TELEGRAPH To THg TRIBUSEl
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-POlitical and sO-
cal circles quite animated today discussing
tho details Of at the Union League club last
ing between James McMaues and l.. Dunbar Lockwood.
Mr. Lockwood is Of the most active members OF tho
organization OF "Young Scratchcrs," called the Ma
tional Republican League, 10 which Mr. Wayne Mac
Veagh belongs. This organization has actively circu
lated documents against the thirdterm movement.
An article published In the last number of The Penn
Monthly Notes attacking the third term, In which oc-
Cured the sentence, Washington had It's Boss shep
herd NowYOrk Its Boss Tweed Phiadep phia las its
Boss MoMaues, has been reprinted as political tract
by the National Republican League. Mr. Lockwood was
circulating copies of this tract In the Union Lenguo
CiubhOuse last evening Nj. McManes present, and
his attention called TO tho paragraph discussion
woods fnce. Mr.. lockwood did not retanle. Mr. Nc
Names freely admts that nc did IT, The affir wlll be
investigated by the Governing Board OF the Union
league, but Il Will not, probably, muoh further.
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TWO LIVES LOST ar HAvERHILL, MASS.

HAvERuILL, Mass, April ia two-story
tenement block OH Westinghouse, occupied by ten
families was burned ut O'Clock this morning. Smith
H. Brown alias Nc cHcnry, ago tirtyeight, and Charles
Abbott about fV.sx years Old. VINO occupied an attc
Tero s,,fFocoted and their bodies partly burned. Mrs.
Emma Roberts was severely burned IN the face ana III
iured internally by jumping out OF window. Toe es-
fmated loss is $4,000; fully Insured.
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A NORFOLK HOTEL DAMAGED.

BALTIMORE, April ia private dispatch
from Norfolk, Va states that the Purcell House,one
OF the largest hotels OF that city, took fire early
yesterday morning and damaged to the extent OF
$4,000. The loss was covered by insurance In
fhe Commercial Union London, Fire Association
Of phadclphia, North British Mercantile Western As
surnuce Company, nnd Lynchburg Val Insurance Com
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GRAIN oARGoEs FOR 8ER. .oRLEA0a

sr, LOUIS, April 1.-The tow.boat Loa
Mountaiu left here to-day for Neworleans with S0000o
bushels Of corn IN bulk of her barges hasps
bushels on board. The freight receipts amcu1s =
70
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PRINCE GORTsCHAKOFF VERY WEAK
sr PETERSBURG. April II. lss0-EveninR
Prince Gortschakoff passed very bad night
last night has been delrious and Is extremely weak
this evening" The Gear has visited him and sumnnoned
prince Gortschakofps two sons to st. Petersburg.
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TWO FIRES AT NEw.BRUNswIoK. N. ].

NEw-BRUNswIcK, N. j.. April 11.-The res
idence of Mrs. NJ H. Provost was destroyed by IRE on
Saturday The loss Ia R3. SEQ; insurance. A fire In
the NewJersey Rubber Company iaoiofy on saturday
destroyed the machinery TO the extent OF SlOOOo IN
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TILDEN DELEGATES FROM CHEMUNa.

ELMRA, N. Y, April 1.-THE following are
the delegates 20 Syracuse from ChemunR County The
Hon. d. b. HILL Colonel d. O. Robinson aud o. p DilnoD:
They are uninstructed, but arc Welknown friends OF
TIldeu.
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A STRIKE At ALLENroWx PENN

ALLENTowN, Penn., April 1.-The neasety
,n ,hs A,lentowu Rolling MN have struck for a ~
crease of wasss, been stopped IN Al
partments OF the mill. z ~
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AT NORFOLK, YA.-Loss 10000.

NORFOLK, Va, April 11.-A fire In the Pur-
cell House yesterday morning caused damage amouho
Ing 10 about 50, ,O00j covered by insurance
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THE PARIS BILLIARD MATCH:

The billiard match between Vignaux and
slosson was continued this evening. Tho game was
played In thirteen innings vignauxs average wss
eliza and elossoa's 14a The total score OF the two
gnnes Is: viguaux 1000, aud slosson 798
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GRIMES AND oASUALTYES-BY TELEGRAPH
MURDEREo AT A DANCE.


ST. LOUIS, April ia quarrel at a county
the killing Lewis H. Meyers by Bark Wa0n "no "ss ~
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GRANT, BLAINE, OR SHERMAN.
ILLINOIS AN IMPORTANT STATE.

two OPINIONS As TO now THAT STATE WILL Co
WHAT GIVES THE GRANT MOVEMENT ITS
STRENGTH.
II is stated In Washington that every Re
publican politician believes Illinois to be the
kew to the situation in regard to the nomlna-
hon at Chicago. Senator Logan expects to Sc
sure the delegation from that State for Grant
Some county conventions have gone for Blaine,
however, and q letter from Chicago, printed
below, states that the Blaine men believe that
illinois may 90 for their candidate. They are
well organized there. The strength OF the
Grant movement lies In the support given II
oy Senators Conkling, Cameron and Logan.
Sherman men In Washington are making
strong claims. Quarters are being secured at
Chicago for the different Republican delega-
lions. Anti-thrd term conferences Will DC
held in Albany next week.
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AFFAIRs IN FOREIGN "a 81


BRITISH LIBERAL PERPLExrr(G1sf 8 sf5
scHEME SUGGESTED 10 SEND Nh qL5nG11
THE HOUSE on LORDS AND NAKH to>&j
EoToN THE LIBERAL LEADRR IN I'M &fI
PRINCE BISMARCK DIsTRUsTBUL or ~ r.
NENr SCHEMES Y IA
The formation of tho new British MinnlzY q 4
tipues to cause psrpexity in Liberal circles y |
suegested that Mr.. Gladstone be made pese a y
Same time ss Premier, % that Lord H(
tington may be undisputed leader Of the HoGpol
Commons. Only twenty-scven mors slsotfona ~
needed to complete the new House, not ea@a4ll
Leeds and Meath, where vacancies have been
casioned by the election Of Mr.. GladEtCne q
Mr.. Parnell elsewhere. Prince Bismarck rea11fu
his distrust in general disarmament. Prince Qoe<$
schakof lie still In q dangerous condition. = Nj.
gram from Rangoon says that 700 personb b4ypE
been burned alive as thanksgiving sac.i6cA a
BRITISH MINISTERIAL PLANS.
LosDoN. April IL. 1oo1 IS
There Is some talk Of Mr.. Goschcn success s
ing Lord Lytsou vlceroy Of Tndis. Thc euese1
has been made. ana received with degree Or fk1
that Mr.. Gladstone be called to tho House Of Lof4 G
assume the Premiership First Lord OF the leeext
that Lord Harrington be leader IN the Houeo q O.
mons and Minister o, War; and Lord orsuvili> 81 11
ter Of Foreign Affairs The Observer has reason u b>9
that the Marquis Of Salisbury viii be oreatsd pa1&
LIBERAL PLURALITY OF III so sAa. 5x II z
LONDON, Monday, April ~ 1Goo 3,
There have been returned to the House Of csndn
mp 20 the present 345 Liberals. 226 Conscrvot otiyeo1
81 Home Rulers: [Thie shows that ga members ~
70 complete she Housed e
Tns Tsnes. dispatch from. Calcutta ssyss ~ 3.
resignation 10 Tie hands Of the Secretary OF Ssie bnf
prepared TO retain Office until the arrival Of hs
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HrDSON. N, Y, April ll.--JudRe Wessufuok VI
dened writ OF error and sey Of IN ht
Ease * Henry Moet who was 9, ns puIaoa y, az
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ST. LOUIS, April II.-WiIJlum a..aHasda.u, y. -. 2
paInter end Michael Nestman oa;yner ~
Sin ac. iSstan ged then hed has moi
vel been arres tod
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it falls is presented to the naked eye as
showers of white, frozen flowers, all of
them six-leaved, but of many different
arrangements. When, from high
peak, the wind catches up this new
fallen snow in light clouds, and spreads
it out like the graceful tail of . comet,
the Swiss say the peak is smoking a
pipe.
The glaciers assume many other
strange appearances, sometimes look
ing like pure waterfall, as in the case
of the Palii glacier, which is claimed by
many to be the most beautiful of all.
Sometimes they look in the distance
like fleecy clouds resting in the hollows,
and sometimes, at sunset, like gorgeous
plains of many-colored crystal. The
singular effect called "red snow" to
be found among the glaciers, is really
a curious plant, springing up in such
abundance as to redden large patches,
just as small plants make green the sur
faces of our ponds in SUMNER. B.
Marshall, tn 81. Nicholas.
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The latest thing in dances is called
the " raquet," and is neither a waltz
nor polka, though the best parts of
both are preserved. The music strikes
up with a crash, as though a new VOL
cano had broken out. and the girl will
cling tightly, as though frightened. If
she understands the dance and the
young man will reassure her by gen.
tie pressure. if he understands the
dance or knows anything at all. At
the second crash they dodge, as though
some one had thrown a blacksmith
shop at them and they start in. They
begin by initiating the struggle for life.
representing a person who is drowning
but at each crash of the cymbals and
bass drum they dodge and scoot to one
side, then dart back again, Jam each
other sideways and then as the crashes
OF music become more terrific and
deafening, they try to drive each other
through the floor by main strength, get
desperate and claw, and tear, and pnll'
and all at once they 60 raving mad with
hydrophobia and deiirium tremens and
gnash their teeth and rave and suffer
the most terrible agony-and all is
over. 1t is short dance as the de-
sign is amusement and not murder.
But short as it is, it is said to be very
sweet.-N Y. World.
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PUNGENT PARAeRap-s

1t don't take a verv -.
catch the epizootic. -Lo;.,n ~,
The baker is alwavs nm - y''R
when he kneads bread q
ys4ne. q n
The way to turn an Il
script. T0os'oS ~
7, The Cars yacht m.,..
knots an hour, and il ;sr,. y
stance to a needleful Of ths ess|
man is trying to fasten q butsos 4
Boston Post. 'u''on NJ
Time does not stop becsu.. .
watch runs down. No ms.s ~,
newspaper because one ma g. I
head and orders the paper 49,. ~
to his addfess.-Fond a. y. =.
Some men are SO preiud;..s
paying their debts that thss q: c
years and years, trying to sI; - 4
the debt Of nature. But Dsssi y:
lector of that debt and he i 49, = =
Ha0en Register.
:" Am ! lookin' for worl,s .
nantly replied the honest trs
spouse to the citizens question !. =
! lookin' for workp Not muss I =!
There's too much work IN ~ g.
now. I'm tryin' to keep Out 3
OF 1t. '-Bartinqton Has0k-Ew
"A law still stands on H.
books of Maryland obligine mis,',
the gospel to read the names q
ards aloud from the pulpit "a, =
per year. 1t was passed when ~
ulation was small, and q man es,s| .
cite the names of the entire poc.1's
in about three days if be ~ II
talker. -Boston Post.
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LOVE.

Asleep or waking, visions Of your face,
With all its quiet grace
And cold perfection, all the calm surprise
And passionless great beauty of your eyes,
For ever mark my spirits loneliness
In all my dreams of you In ev'ry place.
All, sweet, you did not and you cannot guess
How much your love could bless
My whole poor life that is SO sad and strange
How one mere word its bitterness could
changed
Yet wherefore should moan for my despair
Since, IL l could, would not love you less?
The very thought of you makes sweet the air
With perfumes rich and rare;
The bare fields blossom into garden bowrs,
The sun shines forth as in departed hours,
Aud all the summer land is red and white
With that delicious flower whose name you
beari
o dear imaginlngs of day and night,
Ye vanish soon from sight,
Yet, with your fieeting fancies, serve to show
How sweeter than all other things below,
How goodly, great and gracious Love must be,
That with thought can bring somuch delight
Family Herald.
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The Mysteries Of yeeslalIsa

Scientific men often rejoice or II
solutionsof problems that have prug1
stubborn, only to find. after 4 ~
that new solutions are desirable. ID
not long since they have settled IN
to belief that they knew all aboul
formation of starch in vegetafion -
connected it with the action Of III 4
chlorophyl. At a recent meet
the Academy of Natural Scicncdl \
Philadelphia, q member exhibited -
potatoes that had been formed y
dark chambers of a safe belonGjny = 3
Philadelphia merchant. He had -
chased a new novel kind to take -
to be cooked for trial; but they ~
placed in the safe and forgotten. ~
sprouted, made new ones about -
fourth the size of the parents and ~
wholly dried up. The question O. Z
as to the means by which the efnlo
was transferred from the old r.
young potato in the total abseue 3
light. One member said such insln
were not unknown. The live ~
sprouted at once when it fell from g.
tree andproceeded at oncetopusho!
radicle and long cotyledonary petlo
making a tuber underground bepe Z
pushed forth growth from the plume.
and transferred the starch from =
seed cotyIedons to the tuber; and -
terrestrial orchids have been knoNn 8
remain in the ground q whole -
without making foliage. but mae
new bulb, the old one which Is av:
annual. dying. and a new one ~.
formed by its side, as in the oroln
growth. When, after these statelne
it was asked whether the starch
ules in the parent seed or root va. z
dissolved during the transfer ana
came granulated in its second dePo
or was transferred in its granuis::ss
condition, the only answer was %. i.
starch had been transferred witnous u
agency of light; but how It was g
nobody knew.-N. Y. Independent
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$50 and 800 per pound. A great deal
of this cheap hair is worn by ladies who
do not care about paying high prices,
but they little. know where the hair
comes from and under what circum-
stances or whether it is graveyard or
hospital hair.
The amount paid for entry into the
Custom House on imported hair of diff
ferent kinds for 1873 was $l50,581; for
1879. 1928, 1874, and for this year, up to
July last, e163,676.
1t is expected that the amount paid
for duty this year will be less than last
year. although the quantity of hair i'm
ported nay be larger, by reason of its
cheapness and its being imported in a
raw state. a-A
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The Man Who Percsl,i.a

When Henry Longfellov To- j,
put in an appearance things loofs a
cidedly against him. His clothiss q
torn and covered with mud r. Z:
was full of straw, his boots ~ "a,
on and he had the air Of 1 ~: - =.
down at the foot of the hill. IN =
gave him a good looking over "a 4
said:
grancy.
Whats datP'' - T
Having no home, no fr;end, !.
Notwithstanding around wifhesf .
ployment-beating the publio -
your bread and butter" 81
Kin | defend myself, sahr'
EYES," !.
"Kin | make a speech?"
"Yes."
Henry removed his ragged ia -
and laid it carefully on the lIoor 80
his belt notch tighter and then 81
his right arm in the air and began:
Why do percolatePn
There was a dead silence a. he IL
looked AROUND the room.
Ibid Gawge Waslfton aIlus Nj
ak or saw in his hand when he ~
purleeceP Did Napoleon feel o6liSl
to take his meals at any one placei N
Julius Caesar allus sleep in de sane ~
Did Henry Clay allus walk aroun 4
his Sunday cloze on? Did Dan1 Nik
ster allus hev money in his pocket
He looked at His Honor for an snsva.
and the court room was so sli|I u
Bijah's cold in the head could b ~
pulling hairs out by the roots.
"Why do l percolate?" dcunn11l
the prisoner at last.
II don't know" piled the ouuk
AT first glance 1 took you for / =
grant, bat that speech has co65I =
me that + was wrong. I shah susDG
sentence and let you go and / pre- i
you will have. the sagacity not b ~
back here on the same charge. You =
now percolate out doors. "-Defv1 N
ITCSS. Il. |I.1 I.
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Probably the Oldest Demons ~ Il.
voted at the late election, was r..
Burdett, of Oconee County, D "
is one hundred and five years ora
cast his first vote just eighty years
A Northern rival, however, was -
mas Hale, of Bridgewater. Mssh ~
cast his first vote for Jefferson ~ ~
has voted at every Presidential elec -.
since and voted at this election lot
field and Arthur. He is ninesy
years old and is the Oldest living
Representative of Congress.
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Prof. Levi, in lecturing at Kings
College, London, on the value of good
harvest to trade and manufactures. said
that every day of sunshine during forty
or fifty days after July Is, st. Swithin's
day, was worth about IS, 900, 900 to the
country.
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The description of the tomb Q
late Mark Hopkins, Of California. ~
pies column and a half in Sacfs 4.
to paper. This structure has Deen
process of construction since
1879, and the entire cost is estimses. n
between $50. 900 and $50. 900. II = -.
in the most massive and SOLID l ~
and is considered by experts inc
ever erected in the United State&
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Mrs. M. L. Owen, of Springfield.
Mass has constructed a herbarium
which now contains S69 specimens. A
report and description of it were given
to the Botanical Society of that CITY.
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The Lyons silk-manufacturer gives
out the raw silk to the workmen. who
has his hand looms at home. and on
these looms the best goods are made,
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reached by travellers on the first davis
ascent OF Mont Blanc. During the sec
ond day, they reach the summit and re-
turn to Grand Mulets and on the third
they descend to Chamounix. 1t was in
the vale OF Chamounix that the English
poet, Coleridge, wrote his beautiful
Hymn before Sunrise" containing
these lines about the glaciers:
we ice-fallsl yc that from the mountains
brow
Adown enormous ravines slope amain-
torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice
And stopped, at once amid their maddest
plunge.
Notionless torrents Silent cataractsl
VINO made you glorious as the gates of
Beneath the keen full moonl Who babe the
clothe you with rainbOwss Who. with living
Or loyeliest hue, spread garlands at your feeta
God!-Let the torrents, like shout of nations
answer and let the ice-plains echo, God p,
Mont Blanc, you know, is the highest
mountain of Europe, and on its side. in
an icy desert 8, 143 feet above the sea.
IS to be found little oasis of grass and
flowers celebrated all over the world as
the "Jardin." A more strangely placed
" garden" is not to be found anywhere;
it is the delight of travellers, and there
are to be seen, in many American
homes, carefully pressed flowers from |
ms lofty garden, preserved as souvenirs
of visit there. During certain states |
d the atmosphere, in passing over the
upper portions of glacier, CLEANS of
beautiful blue light issue from every
lole made by the feet or staff in the
now AT that elevation, the snow as