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The daily gazette., 1880-03-06
FOURTH. EDITION
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Falliag 6aronstsr, soNthsrly ssinds,
cloudy sssathsr, pith occasional rsis,
Jollosead by colder vsstsrly soinds, sish
yisins earomctsr and clsaring sosatAsr.
M aufH tl -<-t 3 1N lOf
WALL srREEr YEsTEnDAY.-Mouey
on call ruled ats 70 0 per cent upon
s,o3k collateral, 4 being the loves. rate
Of the day and 0 the c'os,rg one. o. gov
ernmeDs bonds the ruhne quptaion for
OIL loans was 10 8 per cent, Stocks
wers still more active, and pric@s adj
vapcsd In she case or the favorites, while
the general HIST closed on q fractional
decline from opening figures. Govern-
ments, on the whole, were stead y States
q ~ and railways irregular and fairly ac-
tive Exchange was quiet steady.
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LocAL TINE TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON

| TRAINS LEAVE wILMINGToY1
FoK PIttI.ApELrguAsz&eb T01 s;la, 800
p,1, 1904, JON, 4. M; fz1s. f2.S8. 2:SJ, 100
k46, Lvu, p,te, L; m. ON sundays, al, $40
FSa S; H. ~ ss yoas,Rza NJ 2 RI 100 pog a. m.
l2.lS. is.ss. go. .. m.- ON Sundays, 2.2l
Foa % BALrrMoRx AND wAsHiseros.-
sSa 81 & g. ss; ssS;ds,s, Il ~ las Ss slo 1o1 . g. S n0S
FoR BALrIMoRk, tBay Line connection),
7.iS y, m. No Sunday trains.
Foa Ngw CAsTLE.-GQ ., 10. a. M; l.io'
500 B.aD u. IN, No sunday trains,
ToR DkLAwARE Il. K--s.i5 a. M; lilo.
T Fos X WiLMiNeruS ( NoRrH ERIN r.. r.
so, a. n.;. 800, 5.3V p, m. No sunday
FoR DELAWARE wnsrERs r. R.+7.I5
1880 a. M; 6.30 y. IN. No undaystrAips.
TRAINS ARRIVE IN WILMINGTON
FRon PHILADELrHiA.--l2.4s, 2oa, $50;
9I0 a. m. l2os. i2t2. 1.O2. 25o, 4.a', SiS,
825. 100, k2o, II. " p. m. On Sundays. 1913
203, 10. 10 a. m. 7.3S. lilo y. m. flEiul
I.O2. 6.l3, 7 w p. m. On sundays. 2,3a m.
FRoM MBALTIMoRH.-2ih, g.3D, 9.57, n. m. |;
l2US. I2.3z. 5.SB, s.SB, p. m. ON sundays.
2.l5 a. m. y.36 p. In. -.
FROM WAsHINGroN.-2.l5. a. IN. 12u3.,
FROM NEw CAsTLK-s.5O, 9.52, Il.5Oa. M:
6.25, 6.45 p. m. No sunday trains. ? -
FRoM DELAwARK Il. IT, .-S50, lL.50a. m. |;
6.45 p. m. No SUI day trains,
FhoM WILMINGTON a NoRTIiERN X. r.
$40, ll.S5 a. NJ; 64S p. IN. No Sunday
trains
FnoM DELAWARE WESTERN r. R.-s.oo
q. m: 3 i5, p. IN. Nosunday trains.
TRAINS FOR WILMINGTON LEAVE
PHILADELPHIA,
FRoM BROAD STREET AND WARRINGTON
AvKNUE-730, $40, lO3O, Ii as a. m; l.3U
800. 400, 5l5. 800. 100. g.I5. llS0 p. IN. ON
sundays, $50 a. m. /; 500. 9.i5, Il.0 p. IN.
FkOn THIRTY SEcoND AND Market
STkEKTs. lI.3j u. m. IL 20, 4.c3, y.
m; Luz a. m. On Sundays o, LOO, 7.j0 u. m.
NorE.-The black figures represent the
" I'm ted Expressg ON which an extra
ihre 10 charged. fati a
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THIRD EDITION
wilI Emperor Grant Annt
80 = Mexico?

y sr PETERsBURCi.- March 4-Ihe
Loros, prominent Journal alch,ns hsse' p1sss nss
an editorial upon the app ppa oaca'ns go
laen.s sss,'S1 ss9 Gen. in nc Grant win be r.
asIpp.ed p President and that before the
sless sies Of bis administration part of Mexie-
co will be anneted. 1t also quotes az az
ALLEGED interview between ,, Grant ana ana
made 70 such possible annexation. /,
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WilnlInxsOn Markets.
PHILAD'A MARKETS.
WEDNEspAY.March q. s

WEDNKsDAY, March Q, s p. M.
" LoOR--fiour Is very quiet, but un-
chhnSed. sales of lI0D barIels, Including
Minn sofa extra at s6 S7I< <as8 SIX Penna.
extra family at 50 81 1zas6 SlX; W estern do
do, at W 7oas7 % and patent and other
ligh grades ats7 ~ a$ 25. Rye four is
at 80 lU I. o. b.
GRAIN Wheat continues dull. but
pr, ,ces were fraction higher. Sales of
i,,OtO bushels Including rejected At 81 IVA
southern Amber, do. at sl.47X, and No. Z
hed, elevator, at tl:45l< March 81 II April,
q II May and 81 ~ June. Rye IL quiet.
We quote PennsylvaniA, at CSC. Corn 10
ed at 5lI2a5oc.. yellow AT sc. and white al
toe. Al lhe open board, 6yL<c, was bid for
siarca sitND - o52+c. for April tsc, for May and
oz>sc. iot June. Oats are very quiet; sales
OF 3'oO bushels, including mix at 4ll<c.
and white at I5zkai7 cents. The receipts
today were as followH: 300 bbls, nour.
.2,.VO bush. wheat, IA, 90 bush. corn, 50o
Sushels rye, $500 bush. oats. 1900 bush
barley, 90 bushels malt. 1S0 bbls. whisk ey,
WHiSKr-50 bbls. Western iron -bound
sold al 81 IL per gallon.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET
MONDAY March l.SPM.
BEEF CATTLE were In betl err Gemand this
| week, and prices were II fraction hi.h her
-olo mead sold at the different yards al So
a q; iof extra, o14e Tor few choice, and 3
/ al2c. ior common TO good.
SHkEP We're unchanged. $50 head sold
AT the diner nt yards, at AZ y &c. per ID.
ana lambs at 511 u &c. per b. ~ to quality
HOGS were dull at former rates. 500
head sold at the different yards at " q 7c
| per pound.
Cows were In fair demand. 100 head
sold ~ S2Oa SiO per head.
SHEEP BRoKERs' AssoclATIoN.
Park Drove Yard Wesf PhIlo., Esb. q.
SHEEP.--Extra, ITO 10 I3V As, 6.sp; good
w 70 100 ns,, " &c: fair, ~ 70 Is ks. 81
10 PC. good lambs. oK o1<e. common
steady aud arrivals all sold. Arrivals
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The Old Brig Raised

Yesterday, the old suuken N
Messrs. Tasker & Co., Of Nsv
were working upon, at The up
piers in the Delaware river, hAi
was raised and towed down tilb
opposite the Ta>ker irou Worss Al
about one hunGred and Bit, tons
have been takel from tie Crg
much miUre remains IN her bold
Alt ough this vesse went dOni
within n stone throw oi The COT
no one IL or asound New Ussk
when or how the wreck Ocun
schooner went down al the sam,
about twenty three years ago,
ciew esaaI ed. Tie brig, nodEH-
down before the schooner, and n
ing was ever heard of rdlsapla
1t Is supposed the crew were dO
The County AlmshOu'd
A sIlmly-attended meelin, dR
favorable 10 u removal VI tie
Almshouse was held in Head !
Office, IN the Clay ton House, IG
ing, VIM. Canhy IN the chair and
Il. Elliott, Secretary. Tue ONLY
taken was the a 10, tiOn OF a TeS
ufisred BY Mr.. Philip PlmEF
ipg for the appointment oIi t0aai
or tive 70 prepare . peIlIldp P
,noval OF The Almsholse,and pfsSn
same 10 the Trustees oflbe Pot
srs. George w. Bush anil james
ford were appointed as mrmOen
,omn1aiee, with power 10 s~
ther three. 1t is said an ellOn
made 40 induce SenaLor Bay''si~|
AS a member of the commIl'es.
Wallace Bruce's Lec'"1
No one who can possibly Il
should miss Mr. Bruce's c'ale Y
Opera House next THURSDAY 81
lie does not read, his elocn'l1D y.
ION are always pleasing, and ,.', y
rises to strains Of thrll lns eluY.,
Mr., Bruce comes under the aOspl' ~
the Teachers Institute OF lhs uy. v
in order TO get a full house 'f Y
admission aud a reserved seal Nv
put down at twenty-five cen'A
The DeferRinedSpirH@' "
Rmssinm hih'Iis's
PARIS, March 5.-The "liI'% i,'o'
able" journals publish wha PuM Il ks
be a manifesto of the Russian n 4,
ionary Executive Com Comm mlll''i 'i,s
ing the plot against the llle .;o" y \, |.
which resulted in the expns'v'
Winter Palace ofSt. PeteIsuu,s ", /.
The manifesto expresses Iss,s ss.,. |
death of the unfortunate sOlut ~
palace, but declares thai sa'a :, NJ
phes are inevitable, so long 49, ~,
is the bulwark of Imperial au''j a 4
1t says that the revoluliU" !,
on Russia by the Goverlluie"s umspI
sion of intellectual deSelUpiis Ha,i",s
that the struggle must coi'' . cOu
the Czar abdicates or grants n mi nj
tion, aud IL declares "we r"l ]
at all COSTS" :,
hartmann Motto be SuI'", "0rr,
LoNDos, March 5.-Iae p'r. mi
dent of The Daily Eetr' az ds,I
-"Put.ing together goouh Va sOucI
formation,l have come i,,., " S"V "s,ress
will not BE- surrendered 70 ISs !Ss 4 +
authorities. Prince Orion, a, s1 1,hsF
Ambassador here, has As. asiseeII 6seisIsn ,n i
Goyernmen that It's ae',s,s ns' II
matter, whatever IL may , y, F,.p,t
Affect the relations between
Russia" ,,.,,s ap
irhe purity of the ipgTeols,uICp r,sa,ICp !
accurafy ofstheir comolh~issSs isS WI
Baii's Baltimore Pills l.s coSpsuD up ssDirt
,in portaht factthat thsy ,r'"' cOusa'
fro Al mercury IN any toilD, n,doollol
.troug argument for the', MANY W
hon ehoMt remedy for lp'''
Phce % cepp. .,...----.s>'
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local sTOCKs AND BONDS.

b
STOCKS. s.. l.
National Bank of Delaware........
First National Bank. B
Union National Bank. ~
National bank OF VIII. Brandywins "
Farmers' Bank. ........................ 90
Wilmington Coal Gas Co.............. IS
Delaware X. X. Co.. 70
delaware Western X. r. Co........... 70
Phila.. vii. d Baltimore r.. X. Co..... 65l<
Wilmington & Northern X. Il. Co..... n
Wilmington Passenger Il. W, Co...... AZ
Delaware Fire Ins. Co.................. 3S
Masonic Hall Co. q 2
BONDS. y
Delaware state. Ida
Wilmington City 6's....................li0
Whining ton City 5's....................lo los
New Castle Co. LIST mortgage. .-loe
Mae0nic Hall Co, LIST mortgage. .lUo
Delaware r. R., LIST mortgage. .lW
Delaware K. r. Extension. ..iO2
Wilmington Passenger Z. W.. LIST
mortgage. ......................... .lVi
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From Hon. Andrew CORNWALL
Ex-MEMBER or LEGISLATURE. NEW
YORK STATE. 10
ALEXANDRIA BAY. Ian. q. lasO

ALExAEDRIA BAY, Jan. 5, 1880.
Fl. II. Warner q CO: 'F
GENTS: have been troubled with kid
ney difficulty for the last three years and
In October last had very severe attack
lthen commenced taking your safe Kid.
nsy and Liver Cure and obtained relief Al
once. have used two bottles and feel a.
wen as ever, and I shall always keep @
supply OF Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure In the house. "'
Yours truly. A. CORN WALL.
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Latest Cable NesOs.
vLADKTsKx, THE NIHILIsr, HANoKD AT
ST. FKTKRsBUko. Hli .
y i'N TnunnM March IQQ0

vLADKrsKx, TIE NIBILIsr, HAEaKD AT
ST. rRrKRsBUko. sill a .
LONDON. March 0. 1880.
have arrived at Brest. lo tN
La Civilization, q clerical organ, has
been hned ;0o0f: for insulting Pfesident
A boiler exploded In Glasgow yester-
day. Six persons were killed outright
sion.
The, New Lahore despatch says
'Perstan lettera state. thai Shahb bax
Khan, the Goyernor appointed by the
British, has fed from kohistan.
To the debate Of Aracle Seven In the
'clafed that the Society or Jesus was .
permanent conspiracy against the
State.
The Posts Berlin despatch the popula-
tion OF Finland Is mapifesting q desire
for Independence. The movement is
believed to be n serious one and founded
Oh widespread national feeling.
MT Horace Maynard, Urited States
Minister Resident At ConsiantinopIe,h has
sailed from Smyrna on n three months
tour In Syria and Egypt. Mr.. G. Harris
Heap, Consul General and Secretary OF
Legation, will act as Charge d'Afaires
during his absence.
In the Spanish CONGRESS yesterday
Senior SaRasta, in the name OF the con-
stitntionalists, said he was anxious TO
see social, political and financial reforms
introduced, together with the promnlga-
ton In Cuba Of the constitution OF 1876.
or q special constitutional law.
MRS WRInnM nngIry
Mrs. Georgina Weldon, who, In De-
cemb ber last was indicted st the Old
Bailey for hLelling NJ. ..Reviere. conduc-
tor Of The Covent Garden promenade
concerts, has been found guilty. as
charged IN the OebtFal Criminal Court.
Her sentence is deferred.
BIsMARCKs LIEUTENANT.
A despS tch from Berlin TO the Pail
Mall Gazette says With view TO af-
fordinE Prince Bismarck farther relief
from his arduous duies, Count Won
Stolberg Wernigerode, at present vice.
president Of the Council Of Ministers, is
about to Dc appointed Prassian. Premier
In the National Union Greenback
Convention, at St. Louis, on Thursday
night six editors, who were delegates
"bolted, amidst cries of Get out -
A platform similar to that of last year
was adopted almost unanimously, the
silver remonetization and trade dollar
clauses being stricken out, and new
ones added declaring for female suff-
rage, and for the payment of all u. s.
bonds ''in such money as the Govern
ment has on hand or may issue, as the
same are now due, or shall be declar-
ed due" Steven B. Dillaye was nom
mated, amidst much confusion, for
President Of the United States. B. ].
Chamber, of Texas, was nominated
for Vice President. Adjourned.
The New York Asaembly yesterday
passed bill reducing the fares on the
elevated railroads to Ave cents. 1t is be
heved the Senate will concur In the
measure. I.t II
Many babe Is unknowinely hurried
out OF the world by the powerful OPT ates
so freqnently giAen TO them. Mothers
use DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup. the safest,
cheapest and best baby medicine in :he
The painters Of Troy, N, Y, have de-
cided to charge an advance Of so cents
on all grades Of work after April 1st.
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Rail-
llHILADELpIHA, WILMINGTON
AND BALrIMORE RAILROAD.

NOVEMBER 10TH 1917. f
Trains willieave Wilmington us follows
Tor
Philadelphia and Intermediates Stations,
40. S.lO, lO.3O a. m. 2SU. 4OO, 100, 9.i6 p.
"A.
Philadelphia (E1press) 900. s.ss. 1907 a.
m. Hf7ft. r 81 49, a7'l
Phila. and New York AL. 100. 1000 a, M,
i2lS. 1899. sep. m. ~ =
baltimore and intermediate Stations,
S.3 a. m.
baltimore and Bay line. 7.O8 p. m. tr.
Baltimore and Washington. l2.5i, 203,
S.85 q. M; 1852, l.04, 5.IS, %. m.
b. Trains for Delaware Division, leave for
New Castle go, s.l5, ~ m.i lilo. 800. $50
p. m. fs. tAtEff
Harrington and Intermediate Stations.
us n. M. lilo. $50 p. IN.
Delnlar and Intermediate Stations, 0. 10
M; LILO p. n. y
ssUsDAY TRAINS.
Philadelphia and intermediate Stations
$40 a. m, ; 500. $50. g.46 p. m.
Philadelphia and, New York, 209 u IN.
Baltimore and Washington, l2.5l. 2.lO
a. m.
For further In formation passengers are
referred to the time tables posted at the
depot. H.F. KENNEY.
- s--.. Superintendent.
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Local Lines.

The Reliance Fire company win at
.nd tue fuuerai of their late driser,
Mr: 1fahain, to-inorrOw afternoon, Ia n
Tue revival meetings at the Church OF
the covenant. have closed after q sue
ee-shli run, OF tour weeks. During thai
time ABOUT seventy Persons arose for
prayer
Z 1Sries T. w. Kopeck, an old resident
Seorgetown, and IA veteran Of, 1872,
aieu .nss at geo gatown, on the 4th list. Hs
Was % years of age. .7TI-TT
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We manufacture these goods out of the
Dest standard muslins. perfect finish. and
sell them for less than they were ever
sold, notwithstanding the sharp riss In
cotton goods. For instance, q a..
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a Neap Limit Shin.

Inc Light House Board to-day favor
-aTWy = gcOinipepded o Iibw Ijghk ship nj
rive Fathom Shoals, as proDosru by
representative O'Niei, aud ASKED AZ,
appf"pilatiou VI 81 .OJO for ils uo.4struu-
loon. \ = q a u al IlstE8
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rfnannfar ana com b erctna.

wfL xtNdron. Del, March. I. iseO.
L. IL STOCK quotations. turnlshed ~
asal Sc S..ssGs 4 Il n 1ssS iS. sa'a'ns
z z xsrnf,x O oIrnrArInNa.
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Missi0,,ur.I Dan

5sia. 'Sst0HufJ Day.
io-norrow is Missionary day at ST..
rauls M, L. Ghpcll. Rev. Dr.. CID
wen Las procured the services of Rev
Aalan kitlehlmuse, d. D., who WIl
preach at 10 80 A. M.
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: o 2 = u tll4I "a, a n 10. ~ tT.
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= Political.

The democratic party does't want to elect
a man President who might be exposed TO the
temptation of signing his own pardon for
swindling the government out of an income
tax.-Ner York Star (dem.)
1t is stated that the democrats regard Mr..
Blaine as the most formidable candidate that
the republicans can put up, and word has
gone forth to the organs ''to abuse Blaine.
Hence the concerted howl that has been open
ed all along the democratic line.
The Philadelphia Press still gives evidence
that when Mr.. Charles +. Smith transferred
the field of his editorial labors from Albany
to the City of Brotherly Love, he also trans
ferred his affections from Grant to Blaine.
Whatever action the Illinois Republican
Convention may take it is evident that the
first choice of the masses of the party in
that State is Blaine. This fact has been
shown already in the popular canvass made
by the Chicago Times, and is now domon-
strated again by second canvass in some
respects more significant than the first. A
SNORT time ago member OF tIbe DEilne cluD
in Chicago sent postals to l 800 representative
republicans in the State, their names being
taken from the books of the republican State
committee. No hint was given of the personal
preference of the sender, and the replies
were to be sent simply to his hotel address.
Answers have begun to pour in, and they
show that Blaine is the first CHOICE, Grant the
the most significant thing about the replies is
that the democratic counties, as rule, are
strong for Grant and the republican counties
are all solid for Blaine. 1t will be remem-
bered that the vote in the Utica Convention,
when analysed, displayed the same peculiar
tiles Tribune.
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A Curious Omen.

A singular incident occurred in the church
of the Advent on Sunday. Many of our
readers who have attended services in this
church may have noticed an opening in the
ceiling at either end of the church. from
the holes are shafts running up through the
space to the roof and covered over with sky
lights: that in the upper end of the church
throwing light upon the altar. Tn Sunday,
during the iutroit. a, the time when the cele-
brant, with his deacon and sub-deacou. ap-
preached the altar to begin the high celehrs-
ton, . dove. which had flown between the
ceiling and roof the entire length of the
church. appeared through this opening and
rested on a ledge just above the hsldachin.
and sat there quietly during the entire ser
vice.
The service was probably the grandest ever
performed in this church (Schuhert in b fat,
and almost directly under the bird was pow
erfhl organ with instrumental accompani-
ment and a choir of some. forty male voices
At the close of the service, some hour and a
half In length. after the benediction of the
priest, during the singing Of the Nsae eiinsif-
~ (Isord, now lettest Thou Thy servant de-
pArt In peace the dove few from its seat.
and AFTER making some six or seven circles
around the church, disappeared hy the open-
ing through which it had entered. Just as the
ablution had been consumed. this act being
literally the completion of the anglican li,ur-
U.-beston Journal.
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Notes by the Way.
PHrLADELrHIA, March %, Is

PHILADELPBIA. Ndren ~ 1851
On Wednesday last we left Hallovell via
the ". c. Railroad. and the most noticeable
objects that attract the attention Of the trav-
elIer. are the immense ice houses that line
the banks Of the Kennebec from HaHowell to
Richmond. II. really seems as though ice
sufficient TO satisfy the wants Of the whole
United States. had been stored between the
two above named cities. But when we take
into consideration the fact that about seventy
per cent only Of the amount shipped,
reaches the consumer, it reminds one OF the
land that once slid out from under the
mortgage" THAT occurred near the west END
VI the kennebec dam, when / was boy
II seemed when we left, that day or two
Of warm weather would be sufficient TO re-
move what little ice remained But see by
the Daily that reached me on Saturday, that
winter has not DEPARTED.
Awe approached Portland, less snow was
to be seen. but more or less snow is on the
north eide Of fences all the way through.
On Thursday the 18th, fearful gale Of
wind rather interfered with our arrangements,
the dust filling the air rendering locomou0n
disagreeable to say the least, but toward
evening the gale subsidized and We had beau
titul night on the steamer 10 New York,
where We arrived about . A. u.
After attending to business We took the
car. OF the Metropolitan Elevated X. r. for
Central Park, where We passed a portion of
the day, which was very pleasant. Water
has not yet been let into the fountains, and
some of the .ponds were covered with ice.
Yet we found plenty to interest and amuse as
We passed through the museum and menage-
RE. The 2Jth being Good Friday, we visit
ed Trinity church.
Saturday morning we left for Philadelphia,
arriving here before noon We did not come
by the direct route, but came through the CEN
trail part of the State of New Jersey. The
country-is old, and we noticed fine farms and
farm houses. Nearly all the residences and
barns are buiit Of stone, and appear very sub
stantia. Nearly all the timber is oak and
large.
There are many fine fields of wheat which
look very green. The soil is red, and II
seems to be poor. Fruit trees thrive SPLEEN
didIy.
Since our arrival here it has been stormy
and cold. Last night it showed considerably,
but it soon disappeared. To-day is cold and
squnly and we are glad to stay in doors.
Cherry and peach trees are budding and the
grass begins to look green. We are hoping
it will clear off warm and pleasant. Bust
ness is improving aud every one seems busy:
fair wages are received and everything looks
promising for the future. Emigration is on
the increase, and the negroes are moving
unrthwar1
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Williamson, DIR. Dix's prosecutor, has been
indicted for blackmai.
st. Louis woman refused to receive a
telegram from her husband because it was
not in his handwriting.
Gen. Hancock owns splendid farm of
nearly 500 acres in Missouri, to which he
proposes to retire in his old age.
The balance of trade in favor of the Uni
ted States. which has kept up so long, is rap
idly declining and is about ninety-two mil
lions of dollars less for the year ending with
February than for the previous year.
Five or six hundred children celebrated
Easter Monday on the White House grounds,
in manner which seems to be peculiar to
Washington. Nearly every child had little
basketful of gayly painted Easter eggs, and
the amusement consisted in rolling these eggs
down the terraces, and eating them when the
shells were broken by collision.
The number Of immigrants registered at
Castle Garden up to this period for 1880 is
double what it was during any corresponding
period for five years. Reports at the Guion.
Inman, White Star and other CITY steamship
offices indicate much larger increase in the
coming months of spring and early summer.
This is my birthday" the fat passenger
remarked when he gathered at table. .Iwas
born on the 10Th of February. forty-nine
years ago, and have birthday only once in
four years"
"What do you do the other three years.
asked the passenger with the sandy goa,ee.
Il prove an alibi," was the quiet reply. and
the congregation applauded with their forks
Joseph Widmer, : feet in height, and the
tallest man in Missouri, died ten DAYS 400
The st. Louis Republican says that he served
in the war in Col. Frederick Hecker's req;.
ment, and at the time of the first parade of
his company. Col. Ilecker. noticing that he
stood head and shoulders above all o,bers
yelled out: You rascal. get down from tina,
stump" When the enraged Colonel drew near
to learn why this order was not obeved he
saw what he afterward said was the longest
bean-pole he ever beheld.
That wretched victim of the s.Boss PM.
zle,' Conroy, of Erie. annoyed his keepers
beyond endurance while they were taking
him to lunatic asylum last week. On the
railway cars he broke up a slice of bread in.
to fifteen pieces and played with them on the
seat This engaged his attention for some
time. but as the hopelessness of brine;ng
them out right became apparent, he idgeted
about and was finally seized with fresh mar.
oxysms. His struggles we're so fearful tina,
he had to be dashed to the sea. with a hell
rope. Before this was done he had DESTROYED
the deputy sherif-s watch chain and partially
demolished the watch. His violence eon;in-
ued to increase and another man had to he
procured, making them five in all They
had to carry him bodily into the ASYLUM. so
violent were his struggles. The unfortunate
man vas handed over to the keepers who
took him to bath. The doctor gave the es-
cort to understand they had brought him .
very bad patient, and poor Conroy confirmed
the doctors opinion by going OF into anosher |