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A Wonderful Dinner.

f magnificent dinner was that which
was given ora Feb, 16, 1876. in Naples,
by Benedetto Salutati, of Florence, to
the'sons Of the NeapolitaA King Feran-
te. As preliminary course there were
littte gilded cakes of pine kernels, and
small majolica bowls, with some kind
Of g fancy preparation of milk. Then
canae eight silver platteIs, with gelatine
of Capon's breast, ornam entcd with her
ald2e devices, the dish for the most dis
tinGuished guests, the duke of Calabria,
having fountain in the middle show
eriry q spray of orange water. The
first part of the meal consisted of twelve
courses OF meats, including venison,
veal, ham, pheasants, parlidges, Ca
pons, chickens and blanc mange; at the
close q great silver dish was placed be-
fore: the duke, and, when the cover was
raised, flock of birds flew up. On two
enormous platters stood two peacoeks,
apparently alive, and with tails spread;
in their beaks they held burning per
fume:i essence, and on their breasts
were silken ribbons, with the dukes
arms, The second division consisted
of nstie courses Of various sweet dishes,
tarta marnpan, and light ornamental
cakes, with hippokras, kind of spiced
wine There were fifteen kinds of
wine, mostly native Italian and Sicili-
an. AT the close Of the meal the guests
washed their hands in perfumed, water,
and, after the removal Of the cloth,
mound of green twigs with costly es-
sencea was placed on the table, the per-
fume Of which filed the room. During
and after the meal there was m usic and
p9uLomime. After an hours pause
there was a desert of confectionery,
served in dishes of silver, with orna-
mented covers of sugar and wax.
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CABLEdRAMS.


A DISPATCH from Constantinople, OF
April 18th, reports that great floods have
occurred in the neighbOrhood of Ismid
Adabagar has been submerged, and the
people are in great distress.
The defeat of Kettle, Parnel's candi-
date in the county of Cork at the cleo
blow on Parnell. The cause of the de-
Catholic clergy.
A DUBLIN press dispatch of April 10th
says that one ofthe results of the change
in government to be regretted by all is
the retirement from the field of charity
of the Duchess of Marlborough field
in which she has labored faithfully for
many months
A CABLEGRAM of the 14th inst. saws a
conference of ambassadors will shortly
assemble at Constantinople TO consider
the arrangement made between Turkey
and Montenegro, which, not being in
strict accordance with the Berlin treaty,
needs confirmation by the powers.
A LONDON dispatch of April 14th says
that among various suggestions made,
one has met with considerable favor in
important quarters, viz: That Gladstone
sumo the premiership as first lord of the
treasury; that Lord Harrington be leader
in the house of commons and minister
of war, and Lord Granville minister of
foreign affairs.
A FIRE and an explosion, by which
eleven persons were killed and a mum Der
wounded, occurred at Silvertown, near
North Woolwich, at the oil mills belong
ing to Burt, Bolton & Haywood, on the
14ih inst. The roof OF one of the stills
was forced and carried a distance of IA
yards; the still contained 1000 of OIL
The damage to the works is several
thousand pounds.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, advices OF April 18th
says, that the famine in America IS as
sumiu = frightful proportions At Agbak,
one of the smaller towns, $50 persons are
said to have died OF starvation at Van,
which is the capital of the pashalic of the
same name, the state of things is still
more terrible and heartrending. The
mortality is said to be the worst among
children. No less than one hundred
young girls have perished in that place,
and three hundred children are now in a
dangerous condition. The population
o. Van is estimated at22,000 to 10000. 1t
is inclosed by a double line of ramparts,
crowned by citadel. and has several
Armenian churches, mosques, baths and
caravans. The principal industry OF the
place is the manufacture of Gotten fabrics
from materials imported from Persia,
and these goods, with rural produce,
constitute its chief exports. The famine
results from the failure OF the crops and
the decline trade.
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and means committee to take into con
sideration the losses of revenue arising
from the alleged evasion of the stamp
tax on cigars and other articles ubject to
excise duty. On motion Of Bouck, the
senate joint resolution authorizing the
secretary Of war to loan tents, and camp
equipaga for the soldiers reunion in
milwaukee, June next, passed. On motion
of Dehrill, the bill passed authorizing
the secretary or war to turn over certain
condemned cannon to the government of
South Carolina. On motion of Valentine
the bill passed for the relief of settlers
on public lands. 1t provides when a
presumption, homestead or timber culture
claimant has filed a written relinquish-
ment of his claim in the local land office,
the land covered by such claim shall be
open to entry without further action on
the part of the commissioner of the pnb.
lie land office.
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A Ghost Don't SneeZe.
Charlotte Observer.

AT a cornwall gathering after the
theater, Mr.. Barney Macauley related
to a party of appreciative young men
many amusing stories of his experience
on the stage. II used to be in tragedy
said he, "and for a long time play ed
the Ghost to Ned Booths Hamlet.
We were in Cincinnati, on a gorgeous
stage, and before tremendous audi.
ence. As STOOD" said he, dropping
into the attitude and sepulchral tones
of the ghost and was saying, My
hour is almost come, when | to sulphur
GUS and tormentiDg flames must sur.
render up myself was seized with a
a desire to sneeze; there seemed to be
thousand sneezes gathering in my
nose. Now, if there is anything ghost
can't do it is sneeze. My position vas
awful. To sneeze was to be ruined,
once and forever. never went through
such torture before; my frame shook
like leaf" "And did you sneeze ~
asked one. "No bore it like soldier,
but the faces / made completely para
ly zed Booth, and the scene came near
being failure. He afterward told me
he thought / was going mad, and never
in his life experienced such sensations
on the stage. Gentlemen, pray that
you may never want to sneeze when
the sneeze is ruin" and from the ira
gedy of the situation he fell into the
comedy of the Deputy Sheriff of Jar
Wis Section.
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them after the fugitives. The search
proved fruitless. The escaped are noto-
rious road agents and murGerers, "The
Kid" "BuffAlo SAM" Hamilton and
WILDER.
PRlsCILLA DAVIS, a noted character of
La Fayette Indiana, and her sons wife,
Alice Davis. got on a tear, and, meeting
the wife of Benjamin Feister, the old
woman assaulted her. A hana.tohand.
and brick-bat encounter was progressing
finely. when Alice DAVIS jumped from
the buggy and made murderous lunge at
the Feister woman, the blade of the
knife entering on the left side of the
neck, and making an ugly cut. She
made another thrust at her, this time the
knife striking her in the left side, under
the arm. By this time Feister himself
joined in the melee, and knocked the
younger woman over. They were ar
rested says dispatch of the 10Th inst.
and warrants issued for assault with in
tent to kill. Mrs. Feister's wounds are
quite serious. Alice Davis is the wife OF
Garter Davis, who is now serving a ten.
years sentence in the Northern Peniten-
tiary for manslaughter.
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Russian Imperial Scandal.
Paris Correspondence New York Times.

Paris Correspondence New York Times.
The Crown Prince and Gen. Loris
Melikof happened to be in one of the
galleries of the Winter Palace when by
a secret door in the wainscoting, the
Princess ID. came out of Alexander's
apartment and was Slated like old
boots" by the Grand Duke, who folding
his arms told the Czarina's first Lady
of Honor that "you, you alone are the
cause of all the mischief; you have
tried out our patience" the Princess
screamed and took refuge in the En-
peror's room, whence the Gar came
out nom lent afterward, liz a towering
rage. and, walking up to has son, told
him that she vas entitled 10 his respe ct
if not to his affection, and that he ad.
vised him to be careful or he would
prove it." Lorls Melikoff endeavored
to pacify the Emperor, but was silenced
with a gesture from Alexander who
taking the Princess by the hand, led her
to the door and then returned to his
apartment. Russian gossip, which has
been very profuse in commentaries up
on the great favor enjoyed by the
Princess for some time, enlarges upon
the conse % fences of this incident, gen.
orally loo zee upon, however, as the
symptom of a definit rupture between
the present and future sovereigns of all
the Russias, where all hope is lost that
counsels of the moderate party will be
listened tOs
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April 17.-Flour Dull and nom
inal Wheat-Unsettled; generally lower closed
strong and higher No. Chicago spring, 1.102l
al II for seller cash; 1i21s for seller May;
09s for seller June; No. Chicago spring
at SOC. orn-Unsettled; generally lower closed
rrmer; 351s 6354 for seller cash; 35b G36 for
seller May; &c for seller June; 36M for seller
July. Oats-steady and firm, at 1874 for seller
cash; 30 bid for seller May; 297s for seller June.
Rye-Steady aud unchanged at ny. Barley
Firm at rs. Pork-Active, firm and higher, at
90 for seller cash; 9g099 921 for seller May
1O.02M01005 for seller June; 10 12h for seller
July. Lard-Unsetted, generally lower. closed
firm; 6.77x6L6.S0 for seller cash and May; $3.50
61M for seller June. Close: Wheat-In fair
nemand but at lower rates, LICK for seller
May; 108H for seller June. Corn-Easer, de-
clined 1sc. Oats-Essier, rot quotably lower
Pork-Dall and lower, declined l0c. Lard-Easier
declined 2Hc. The DroYers' IS Journal reports;
Hogs--Receipts, 1900; shipments, 5000; all
grades weaker, particularly mixed.packing, COG
4.25; light, 4l0S94.45: choice heavy, 4.4OQB4 go;
closed, and good many unsold. Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 4, coo; shipments, 600; all except choice
fat lower; medium 10c off, shipping 1t 8, 75G
G535, butchers. weaker; cows, 2.0OG3 81, bulls,
2.20d3.20; stockers' and feeders, $50 "a 80.
sheep-Recepts, 1000; shipments, 1900; steady;
clipped, 4 90; good to choice exports, 6.0046 50.
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MUSIC SHARPS.
A Pleasant Story of List ard Chopin.

Whitehall REVIEW.
An anecdote which has never before
been in print, but which was told me
by one presen., comes to my memory.
1t was at Nohant, and in the early
spring, when the evenings are Just
smiling into twilight. Liszt and Cho-
pin, among many other celebrities,
were guests at the hospitable house oil
the author of ''Valvedre;" and it was
the custom after dinner for everyone
to listen for few minutes to some in
SEPARATION OF List and Chopin, played
in the dark. One morning discussion
arose between the two giants IS to
which was the greater. List made
good his claims to Immortality with
great eloquence, and after he had dOne
Chopin simply remarked: "Of course
you are a great man, but | am still
greater than you, for can initiate your
finest inspiration perfectly. whereas
defy you to initiate me-" Liez. openly
avowed that he could not initiate the
great Frederic" but at the same time
offered to bet that he himself could not
be initiated, as his current of thought
changed from day to day, and he ex-
pressed himself on the piano accord
ing to the inspiration of the moment.
Chopin took the bet, nobody being
present but the two great men and my
friend.
The following evening after dinner
everyone, as was the custom, sat in ST.
lence in the music room, waiting for
one of the two great musicians to play.
Suddenly grand theme began, bril-
liant but pathetic; passion in the base
and a fervent response in the treble;
and then grand dominant that stilled
and overcame all, followed by glori-
Gus flight Of melody that seemed to ask
for pardon and then die away in regret.
"Bravo, Lisz;l" everyone cried; chow
you give yourself in your music! That
is one of your finest inspirations Who
could mistake it?' Poor Lisz5 came
trembling up to Georges Sand, and said:
Madame, it is not /; it is Chopin
playingl Ee must be god" If these
lines meet tie eyes of the Able List
he will indorse every word of this anec-
dote, which is interesting and valuable,
as showing the wide gulf that separates
talent, no matter of what high order,
from pure genius.
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Turning Down Glasses.


THIS is not an unusual custom at din
ner parties in this city. Senators Max
ey, OF. Texas, Cockrell, OF Missouri, Cam
eron, of Pennsylvania, and other public
men VINO desire that their heads should
be clear at all times, have followed the
example set by the president and his
wife 81 all social entertainments. The
president when he first came to Wash
ingtop would take glass Of wine when
away from home. The fault finders,
always carp at something, sneeringly
remark ed that inasmuch as wine was
banishSd at the white house, it would
be moEe consistent for Mr.. Hayes not
to tasts the forbidden beverage when
furnished elsewhere. This determined
Mr.. Hayes to practice the principles
laid down by his consistent wife away
from home as well as at the domestic
board. People have ceased to ridicule
Mrs. Hayes temperance principles for
the atmosphere of the white house is
far pursr than it has been for many
Long years.
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GENERAL NOTES.

THE Maine democratic state central
committee met on the 18th, and decided
to hold the state convention in Bangor
on June LIST.
The emigration fever has taken pos
session OF the Scandinavians. Over / .OOC
persons left Christiania, Norway, on the
18th inst, for the United States.
The health officers have, by their Wig
Hence and promptitude, completely
checked the spread of smallpox in Chi
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speeches or writings. The lack OF this
quality often prevents his seeing the
Que proportion of things and events,
asld his judging accurately of the ap.
preparedness of time and place for
much OF what he says and does. His
intense earnestness OF nature drives out
OF his mind everything but the great
cause in hand; and he dwells upon il
wish q disregard OF time and opportun-
;ty and with prolxity which ipinre
rather advance what he has so much At
hNSrt
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On the last night of the sitting OF the
last parliament in England, there arose
tall. erect figure, slight and sinewy,
but scarcely bent with the weight of
eighty-two years. who, announcing that
he was "on the brink of mis- grave"
warned the house while he lived not to
dare, as Lord Beaconsfeld had done in
his manifesto, insult Ireland. This tall
old man, with flowing white hair and
beard and fiery eyes, was the OGor-
man Mahon, who, as he said, repre-
scented Clare fifty years ago in that
house, and Ennis after, and had been a
fre-eater alu redoubtable captain in
far away countries on sea and land.
Lord Beacoustield had trodden on the
tail Of the coat of the martial patriach,
and the spirit Of the famous duellist
broke cut in every sentence. At the
close the heroic slightly touched on the
ridiculous when, like Silas Wegg, he
"broke into poetry"
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WITH respect to DR.. Schhemann's dis
coyeries ut Mycen@. the Russian savsnt
M. Stephani, has EXPIRE ssed opinions
which have attracted consideray.o -.
teption in Germany. The learned AGA
demician by no means disputes the
great antiquity of many OF the in6i-
vidual objects unearthed by DR.. Schlie-
mann, he holds that the remains in
clude objects belonging to very differ
ent eras of history. He is of opinion
that the tombs originated with tn bar
barians who invaded Gree e in the third
century b. c., and made the citadel of
Agamemnon one of the chief features
of their dominion. Here he believes
they buried their chiefs, and decorated
the tombs partly with such ancient
relics of an earlier date as had fallen
into their hands, and partly with orna-
mental objects produced in their own
times.
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Gladstone.
International Review

AS a public speaker and parliamen.
tary dehater he has no equal in En-
gland since The days of Fox and Pitt
except perhaps Brougham. He com.
bines as no one else the fervid elo-
quence, a copious and inexhaustible
command of language, marvellous
knowledge, a ready and retentive mem
DRY, and great and varied powers Of
reasoning. He has, too, moral force
to which Btougham could lay no claim
and which is probably more effective
than all the latters power of sarcasm
and invective. But besides this he is
unguestionably the greatest fnancier Of
the day; his legislative achievements
surpass those OF any other statesman;
he is a great admins rator and a deep
political thinker. he is also emiDnntly
political leader, not party leader
for in that capacity ne has often sur.
pass ed but great leader of the peo-
pie on political questions, leader who
can arouse the popular conscience and
guide popular opinion. Many defects
are Joined to all this greatness; but
what adds lustre to il is that these de-
fects are only intellectual. Unlike
many great men, We find liz him no
vices to apologize for or to conceal Not
only has a lis private life been stainless,
but his deep religious nature and high
moral convictions have had such IN
fuence that, as has been justly remark
ed, he has perceptibly raised the stand
ard of public life and political morality
in England. His faults are the faults
of an austere nature struggling for the
right, but not always perceiving the
complex character of political prob
lens and the strength and tendency Of
popular feeling, and at Ii "a doing too
little justice TO the conduct aud motives
Of opponents whose characters are un-
like his own, and the honesty Of whose
opinions be cannot comprehend. Many
Of the limitations of his mind and many
Of his defects as a practical statesman,
as well as much Of his unpopularity,
grow out of the fact that like Burke,
like Romilly. aud like two Of his con-
who have attracted much
attention, Mr.. Golden and Mr.. Sumner,
ne has little or no sense of humor.
There il no sign Of IL either in his
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-22

THE admirers of Marshal MacMahon
will be sorry 10 hear that he is in pecu-
mary difficulties. A few weeks ago q
great part of the furniture of the Paris
residence of the ex-president was sold
by auction. The property disposed Of
included several valuable paintings and
some rare old furniture of the Louis
Qaatorze period. The auction was
largely attended, and from every mouth
without distinction of party, there fell
expressions of respectful sympathy
with the old soldier who neither in the
army nor as chief of the state had ever
turned a farlhing of the public moneys
into his own pocket.
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Grateful Woman.

Rome geceive 80 much benent, and none are so
profoundly grateful and show such an interest In
recommending Hop BitteTs as women II 10 the
only remedy peculiarly adapted to the many ills
the sex 2 almost universally subject 10. ChIls
ana feye}. indigestion or deranRed liver constant
periodical sick headaches, weakness In The
back or &idneys, pain IN the shoulders and differ.
cot parIssOf the body, feeling Of lassitude and
dependency, arc all readily rem. we'd by thess
Bittere.-- COMFdnE
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Lewellan, Of Page, and Sharpe, OF Cass. Ninth
Lucas, OF story, and Hardness. OF Humboldt,
The convention then voted on dele.
gates at large. J. s. Clarkson, of Des
Moines: S. NJ. Clark, OF Keokuk; ID. B.
Henderson, of Dubuque; and Geo. ID.
Perkins, of Sioux City, were chosen.
The Blaine delegates received 7254
votes against 1921 votes for the Grant
delegates. The utmost harmony pre-
Yailel
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THE ancient superstition that it is I'M
lucky to wear black at wedding ap-
pears to be dying a. natural death in
England. That ii is utterly disregard
ed by the guests is proved by the num-
Der of black satins, velvets and bro
cades worn at recent weddings.
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THE municipal authorities OF Berlin
have under consideration plans for an
elevated railroad across that capitol, to
be worked by electricity, and special
commission of engineers and architects
have been commissioned to report up
on n
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A MADRID musician, offended by a
fellow pianist, challenged him to play
the piano with him until either of them
should be compelled by fatigue to de-
sist. The duel lasted forty. eight hours
without either anita onist resting or
taking the slightest nourishment. One
OF them played, among other pieces,
the "Miserere," from "Trovatore," over
$50 times, and was beginning it again
when he fell dead from exhaustion.
The other Is on the verge of lunacy.
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Milwaukee Market

MILWAUKEE,. April 17.-Flour--Dull and I'M
changed. Wheat-opened firm and 15c lower;
closed weak; No. hard, lis; No. 1, ITO; No. 2,
1064; 1.074 for seller April; 1.092s for seller
May; LEG for seller June; No. 8, SO; No. 4, 80;
rejected IS. Corn-Quiet No. 2, 952lc. Oats
Scarce; No ?, 3Cc. Rye-Firmer; No. /, II.
Barley-Inactive; No. ., Csc.
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CROWDS of the rural classes of Ireland
are focking into Queenstown to take
steamers for America, and an unusual
Iy large emigration is predicted. The
principal causes are the famine, and
the receipt of large remittances of
money from friends in tue United
States
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THE Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton of St. Louis have purchased the
Union Methodist Church, at a cost OF
1877 900, and will fit it up for the pur-
pose of their organization.
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An Old Nm EriuYsro,ed

O Peter Slovenian, Of Batavia, n. Y, certified
sept 10 sass, a. follows: "For forty years HAYS
sufered with kidney and liver diniculty being OBJ.
ased to F9id urine often as once 10 30 minutes,
and have also been great sufferer from palpita-
ton Of The heart. I am now using your Safe Kid
ney and River Cure and can truly say at 20 years
OF age <Ast it ma is me feel like new man.
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IT has been figured that our 50,00O,-
900 inhabitants consume ON an average
forty-three pounds of sugar per head
during twelve months. the poor using
more than the rich.