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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12
ADDITIONAL TRIBE REPORTS
COTTON MARKErs-sf rELEGAAPu


LvRRPoD: Jan. 1l:-l2:3O D. m-cottOn dun aiddne
VI apds Gilsa Mddnng Orleans 65.l sales gooo eass
1000 bales including 22GOJ Oaes American. Futures
January AMI Febru4Ty eyery Gid; do feorusy and
March delivery Gs' de- apr and H SyuT Gsy S 'o
lyEnrooI, Jan $50 p m.GottonIF Futures plands
90 April and May delivery Gs'd do MAJ and June delivery
1 5 an s si OF Sc DAY n a.
livery. ta'sad. do. NAV June delivery, 6f'led
Mddhng 10 &C.; Coca oIdinary 9ac' receipts 35s bss:
BAiiaosE, Jan. 1l.-cottoa quiet MlddlnG lisel2c.:
Low Mdding. &c; Good Ordmlry lD'sc gross receipts
stock. 80 81 bales. aim ,o, A.,
ding lIi4c.; Ordinary Oc receipts. bales
gross bales exports to Glea' Britain coo bac' soeA
CHARLESTON, Jan; llcotton quiet; Miading Lac L9yg
bales exports 10 the Continent 1850 bales sales ooJ
O1 cHcSS&Ti Jan lGoton steady Middlng Iic Low
Mdiog. io94e Good Ordinary y'c receipts i@ o b,.'
GALVESTON. Jan. Cotton duh ANA nmna; MlddiIpc
ct6t. t6I bales exports to the Continent l.Jl7 bales
coas wise POI bales 42O bales. stock III 40I UAes
MsMrnI., jan Ii-Cotion dull Mlddhns. Ii 49, low Mid
SHIPMENTS 250 bales safes 1850 bs stOcs 753o7
Low G @iddlns Good Ordinary o. rseslos
- exports TO Great Bu,an 1910 bales TO France
256 bales eoaswse l,3 bales sales LOO bales STOCK
MddnG i ~ 90 GOOD Srnary Zoe nc receipts l9
1aie cross 42iS baes exports to sra, DrtH 4lo'
Norfolk. Jan. l-Cotton steady; Mlding, ll'sc; nes
receipts 23o bales exports To Great Iiin JJ@g DAes
is5 bales sales 1876 bae stock S. l95 OA!e
HIlADR. PHA Jan. l-COttOL quiet Nlddmg. l2's..'
Muding &C.: Good Ordinary, lOlsc. net re eiDts rs
bales gross l39 bales sales, spnnes $50 bales STOCK
TAB bales.
SAyASSAH Jan. ll-CottOn quiet Miidlng II &C; Low
NIliIng lie; tiO0d ordinary Zoe. rece!pts 3.j5J
ba cs exports cOasse. III Daes sales 5000 bales last
evening 900 bales -ock lOl '6O bales.
~. Louis. Jan. II Cotton quit Mddling. ll1-i Low
Mdiiug, Good ordinary. 10 SC. net receipts lbSS
Shipments Lioj bales sales 7o6 1aes stock iO931
bales.
WIHlyGroN Jan. ll.-COttOu firm Mding. II H.. Low
Nlldlng llIcc. Good Ordinary 1885, neJ receipts. 49,
bales sLOes, 1,0i4 bales.
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UDGE G.. C.. MOTT.

Ex-Judge c. C. Mott, Of East Orange, n. j.,
died suddeuy Monday afternoon He had been IN the
habit of visiting the drug store OF friend almost daily
Monday. while engaged In conversation IN the Store he
fell to the floor and expired 81 few minutes Judge
MOTT eighty years OF age He was formerly resi-
dent OF Albany where he elected TO the bench lie
OF the lato Rev Dr. ElDhalel Mott, president
o; Union College. He was brother-n'law OF BISHOP
AlonsO Potter, and has who is minister In "A
Reformed Church He studIed law with President Van
Buren, at kBdefhoOk and had been engaged Tor TIE as
twenty years in writing book. which was nearv COM
cause OF death apoplexy, brought on by close app
cation ~ work The funeral will take place at Albany
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THE MAINE GOVERN0RSHIP.

TIE COMMITTEE on GUBERNAToRIAL VOTES WILL
REPORT THAT PLAIsrED WAS ELECr1D-INoR
IIY REPORT
AUGUSTA. Me-. Jan. 1.-THE Committee on The
GubematOrial Votes reassenlled this afternoon and
received the corrected returns from Yassalboro and
Morrill, The committee then voted TO make the fol
lowing report
The Joint Select Committee the GuberlatOIidl Votes
bEvg attended to heir duty ask leave report: Tpe
whole number at votes cast was l47.S02 Harris NJ:
Pltstrd hld T3.7I3; Daniel F.. DAVIS, 1854; Joshua
Nye COB Wnuam A. joy. 1874; Harrison N. Plssted.
81 scattering, 30; aud Harris NJ. Paised having
crIYcd plurality all the Is duly elected
Governor Of tue safe OF Maine Tor 1881 ana 1882.
lhis report will be presented to the senate to
morrow. Mr.. Moatand will put in the minority re-
port.
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AIGER-C Tues !ay January H. ISL sarah l.. wife ~
iIcnfy IIgel Snd daughter Thomas H. Mary
Reaut@S ana ir.cne. respectfully invited tho
Thursil, Afternoon January -, at O'Clock.
BAtL, TrEIn M IN re , ~ JA2a3Ey H. the Rev.
F1arr from second ncioael Church. Albany TEursiay.
January Is. AT - oclOcN.
BEARDSLEY At Fairfield conn. January II, Mrs Maria
wldow ct ty-us IT, Learlsi'y
Funeral n Aor late residence in Fairfield, rday
Tan ioay, Grand Central Depot at I2m.
Relltyes and icndr OF the tam l. die invited 10 attend
n aa 4. Of Jane, NJ ana Lucy l. Bed. aseij
Yeas anu nOltiL
DEEoE-At orApse; y, j.; Tsarssia- January 6. 1881
Jams H. scei IN t1e 51.4 ye'I 81 E Eis ag g crc q,
Olngc n Thursday afternoon 9TH inst, O'Clock
9 on " Isaac aaG JSHa BcLa@ " ssea
yeara ANA months.
Glns I BE- taken to Mount pleasant Cemetery Newark.
BUErHNER on TUESDAY. January H. August Buechner.
ity and friend. ar Invited to attend his fnnera from ls
late I92 Lvingstoust, Brooklyn on thursday
BUKHIDGE-on rueTay morning. Emma Frances wiie of
Dr L. = Burdse, and daughter OF the late sal uel o.
ReatIyes and frcuds respectfully invited to attend the
funeral Thursday 18th inst, at her late resi-
See Weinc,dsy evening Thursday morning papers Dr
hOu. ui service
HorCHKIos- this city January II, Russell Hoicbkss
FrTa serves at the residence Of his sonInaw sherman
" Kncvais. 49, East i5thst on THURSDAY 18Th inst At
Rta YES md friends invited without further notice.
Iuiruuent az WOOnlawn. No flowers.
IL BSAkD-Entcred INTO rest OF Monclair, y j. on tie
10Th inst. Joel II. Hubbard, aged - years ,
Fun raj services from hs late residence On faIk ST. ~ y
O'Clock Thursday. 18Th inst .--.
friends GnecOnateV invited 10 DC present
McCORKLE-On saturday. January 5. Margaret Whitman.
wife of James II. McCOrklc.
Funeral services tt FarmIngOn. Conn
MCPHAII.At Bridgeport, conn, January II. Mrs. MarJ
A mnlOp - James ~ McPhaL
Funeral from the fence Of Mr C. spoOner l@1 Golden
Hlst Bridgeport, Ihursiay January Is, at 2%O D. m
REED January o. at Eer latc residence Al East ll?h
smith wlfc OF Albert f. Reed aged So ycar5.
Funeral services will b. the house her brothrr.
Wunam VI 4OG West lStlst. on "Wednesday l2th
inst, 1t l2:iO ,. IN.
Auburn, y. Y. papers please copy
RYAN-On Mon evening, January 10, Mary HILL wIdo"
OfWliam ityan. 1. :. y. -
Funeral - Augustincs Church corner Bergen
ST. and jth.aye.. BrOo&lyn, Thursday, at?3O a. M
TURNER sunday. January . Malcolm {. Tnrner IN the
Goth year Of his age. , 49,.
PeIt s and friends invited attend the funeral from
residence. lJuthst near NOtt1ye, New Ork Ol
Wednesday January IL. at II A. M
Catskll papers please copy.
TY-ONOn January g. 1851 at the va lance OF his father
in aw William Norris DAVIS Philadelphia. George Tyson.
aged 80 years
WAIT-At Bergen Point, y. j.. Sunday January o George
Wait aged 20 years. 49,
Fuue. a. Wednesday. 18th inst. az $3.50.
Train from foot OF LiOertyst AZ D H.
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OBITUARY..
FANNY L. BACON.

Miss Fanny Elizabeth Bacon, who died at
tJliea last Friday aged ory-egh; years. was daughter
of Judge Bacon who formerly represented the Oneida
District In Congress. She received sound and liberal
education IN this country and aiterward enjoyed the
advantage OF study and travel abroad She was familiar
With several foreign languages, her conversational
powers were brilliant and she graceful and orcole
writer From carly life she an earnest aud devont
member Of the Reformed Dutch Church. in the Sunday
school OF which she taught constantly for more than
twenty years She was director OF the Utica Orphan
Asylum eud was prominently connected with several
OTHER works benevolepee. Her death has caused uni
yersa grief and regret III the community III which she
lived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12

At the aunua! meeting of the Bar Associa-
ton last night the report Ol tue judiciary Committee on
the proposed consolidation o. the Common Pleas ana
the snpcrlur Courts with the Supreme Court was read
INDIE Davies said that the committee had been eH
aiming the subject anl considered tho project
fayorahly, aud further report Would De- nane'
uospd consolidation. Thc election OF Officers Tor
ibp cnrung year was 20 follows:
I'residcHf- Size phen L. Nash ., . -, 49,.
V1cr-y rcSideHfs-JOscph :. BOswOrh William ID. snip
man BeuIan.in L. Ddnnlng Hcary j. scuddcr, Otos
yeuUr T. LOTrey.
R,cordinJ SrerciGry-Sns y. Baowncll
COtTesDonfiug SccTcfaTg-Geotgc II. 1calan'
TreagHstF-kdSaId Mitchell.
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RUSSELL BOTCHKISS.

Russell Hotchkiss, q well-known merchant,
died yesterday Oh complication Of disea es at the
house Of his sonin-law, Sherman w. Knevas, No 1877
East FOrtysixIhst, Law partner of General Arthur
He was born In Nev-Haven, Conn, and was educated
o. Captain Partridges military school in M'ddetown
Conn. He entered business o clerk In his fathers
store. and early IN life he became senior member OF the
nrm Of Hotchkiss Co., which dealt in trade with the
West Indies. He retired IN 1853 He leaves son and
adsughrer. who Mira. kneyals. Tue funeral Will take
place Thursday The body will be inferred In WOOdlawn
Cemetery; or which Mr.. Hotcbkiss was the assistant
treasurer,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12

The WONDERS OF ScIENCE.--The principal
from the city. through the telephone the foreman at
The works "How do you get on, Pati' Irish fore
man .n great of the instrumen) every well, SIR
The goods Is sent on" Principal knOwing Pats fail
lnsli What hare you got 10 drink thepf' Pat
lstartledl; "Ochi Look at that, n0yt Lac we breath
that done IL e'-tPuneh.
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7HE KANSAS LEGLSLATURE.

TorFKA. Ram. Jan. 11.--Both houses OF the KAN
sas LEGISLATURE met at noon to-day. he Senate or
panized by the election of Henry Brndcy rs Secre-
tary and the uouGc nv The election Of j. H. john
son IS Speaker and W. W. Walton Chief Clerk, the
attpr by aCCIaWatiOu.
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other firms employed IN cutting ice on the susque-
hanna at Havre de Grace struck this morning because
one Of the firms decided not pay than 81 20 per
Gav, the having heretofore receiving 81 so Coeh
rams the frs 20 strike and soon succeedeu IN
getting the others to join. The IS ten inches thlck
and free
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BRAZILIAN COFFEE MARKET.

RIO JANPI4o Jan IL -Cofee-GoOd Firsts 4.9O01 90
rel, per lO ElQs day receipts 1000 birs snip
mems oil th' we.x-rO Channel and North Of Eu0e.
lo0uO bags 10 the Uued states 4h01o D4es 70 tnf Ned
rauru sales OK the week-FOr the Channel aut
Northn Europe 1890 bags United Stage 1904
ba,s for Inc Mediterranean. stock, l1I,OOJ hAt'
l.xcnnug. London. G4Asi.
SASiU, Jan. l-Cofer--uperlor santos $50 dO)O RES
prr IL kius Average cal oips loo bags shipments
OF the w,ck-tO Europe Z4OUO bags. sales Of the week
OF Europe Is. % bag,; STOCK, l3p,OOO bags
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sian. Ornaments Of peacOcks feathers were vail
Ously arranged upon the walls.
Leaving the Persian room, one passed by narrow
curtained entrance into the auditorium, made INTO
ballroom. All the parquet seats were 1oored
over level with the stage to afford room for the
dancing The stage was extended as far as posSioie
to the rear. and vista scene gave the illusion IL
still greater tNtent. Upon enerng, the eye was az
tIac.cd to the decorations of the pfosceniuin DoN
and the stage The former were tA-
tended oli four feet and hung WI
imported suh-, which gave them n Icu
appearance. On cach side md between Inc ~TTS
boxes were dispayed vases OF tropical plants. ] nc
sides OF the stage were banks of flowers, Flac'
above the seats for dancers. wLlcu were coNcitt
with beautiful and co>tly.I rslan prayer rugs. ~
the rear Of The stage BeInstciuH band. iufIenHk
the dance music was concealed by flowers ana
plants tascfuly arrauged. a..
Surrounding Tine dancing Hoor, hullt over the
dIe,-c rcc seats were forty cGta boxes, accomih"-
datiug nom tour 10 prTsons. Those ~ the IRON,
row odd tor 500 each, and those IN the iecoI"
row "A little elevated, sold Tor SD each. ~"
pro,i cnlum boxes brought 5000 cach. Inc cN'It
boxes were divided by strong iron ratings
ta~trfnl'v draped with cloth Of gold. In inc
i,ac,v,d. Ebfn's 23i Regiment Band vas sta'l0ncd
IN a dfapcd "A cove 10 tic centre and turnsh0u inc
mu.lc Tor the prOmcuadcs. The decorations were
sUpcryisrd ~ George A. Clacnzer and the rugs
were loaned for the bal by S,oan. The insurance
on Them aiOue is $40 600. Many Of the OlJ.ciS pl
ari used n the decorating were loaned Dy W.
GacuZrr. The value of one of the prom" >
IN rhe lobby is $1,000. Oriental magnluSeheo
and luxury prevailed everywhere . Many
of the vases were furnished by NautIhc'
TIE GUESTS
The Glowing were the occupants OF the boxes:
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,..,on would do much to allay all feeling between
seent factions OF the party 10 , iha and Saro
bottom wond hail his election rs the sign OF peace anu
~ IT,i in the ranks Of the Republican party III 'no
T.. nfrg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12

If Troubled with Bronchitis or any Tn roat-
all try DR.. Jayn,'s Expectoran'. an old eS,aO-
lshcd medicine FOR ali Coughs, Colds and Lung Ancc
finta
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4 STRIKE IN MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 11.-About 800 men, en-
rlovea ey Cochran & Co.. Oier * &C. OF this city ana
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MARRIED.

LFNT-DEWITr-At New Brunswick Y J.. by Professor
John Dewitt D. y, his daughter sad TO FRANK l. Lent ot
NNM.NnrA.
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NEW.NOkk......IAN. II, ISL,
ARRIVED.
SIR Namsport Willis. Philadelphia with coal to Read
ing itaITOtd (Omplny.
tDrk ElsOn, plymouth Az DAYS ~ ld411s
% -tttk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12

central portion than at either end Mr. 6ingerland
ports that be has drawn conclusions, because he
not furnished with the original plans and therefore has
mn data
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GEE1zEE2zEz1


al poGccs Of Marriages must be ,adorscG uith f!I
name dnd tdlrcs5
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The foreign mails FOR the week e1ihz January
H. 1881 Will close TINS once or rUESDAl Az ~ NJ:
for Europe steamship Ssina VIA ouecnstoNh %
WEDN rs DAY. At 1870 mp for Europe ot stealsnlp
scytha wa Queenstown cOrrssponeuce fOr France ust
be specially aadTessei ana II a. lot FFace ~ scs
by steamship VilIs marseiies VIA Hayrei on iHuhs-
DAY al Il A. ~. Germany, France &C. Oy slsahsmP
silesa Plymouth, CherDours and Hamburg coriesponG
ence Great IlIan and the SODthent nusA pe spSea
and at m for Europe bS Steamship Guy OF
Brussels, via Queenstown on SATURDAY, at $3.50 N.
Tor SEQ land direct by steamship Cuclsa VIA GlasgoN
AMI al q. m Tor Germany &C. BY steamship Maln VA
southampton and Bremehi and At IL M ior Europe ~
stsanship epnanic via Queenstown. The mails Tor Cape
ayt Gonaivcs and MaracaiOo leave January IL
THE ais for AspiD wall and south Pacific leave Newlork
january IL This mails for Nassau and atanzas leave nes
YORK January q The malls Belize and Bay Islands
leave NeYYOfk January H. The mails tor cuba, Mexico and
The West NewYors January l3 Tue tnas Tor
Newfoundland and 81 PerreAqaelon leave New ora an
nary IA The malls AUstfal &C. lesvs San francisco
Ianary rs The mails Tor China and Japan leave san Frau
CISCO January ~. EuOS- Ia JAMES. P0stmastsr.
Post Unce, New.YorE, January 8. 1851
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5ueelal Notices.

~
Henry A. Daniels VI. De- lii LeSngtona ave-. near 29thst
llour+, y % ! alt ) to-
ZION gentlemen,
Mary Cecil Hays New story,
THE NAME cur ON GATE,
ia continued in the February Number OF
THE NEW YORK MONTHLY FASHION BAZAAR.
Price 20 Cents.
Now roady and for sale BIZ al Newsdealers
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know anything about that, but | know that
when | tried to smoke" Dealer-"Ah, !
| supposed that you wanted them to treat
your friends with. thought there must be
some mistake about it."
4 French chemist is reported to have Civ
en- a striking proof Of domestic affection.
He condensed the body of his deceased wife
into the space Of an ordinary seal, and had
her highly polished and set in a ring. He
made q nice income by betting with lapida-
ries and others that they could not tell the
material of the seal in three guesses, and af-
ter ~pocketing the money he would burstin into
tears and exclaim:: s'It is my dear, dear
wife,
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"a MUSICAL MOUSE,
1t I'm a Performance mot ON the
Bills.

The Philadelphia Press contains the fol
lowing story: A performance somewhat out
out of the usual line occurred in the Chestnut
street Theatre recently, although but few per-
sons we're aware Of it. Between the first and
second acts of the play Forget-me-Not, the
orchestra, under the direction Of Simon Has
sler, performed q short waltz, and upon its
conclusion the musicians struck up a loud
and lively march, in which the snare drum
occupied a prominent place.
The first notes had scrcely been heard be-
fore Mr.. Hassler observed a small mouse run
out of 8 hole under the stage into the inclos-
urs, where the ochestra was seated. The lit
tie animal frisked around, keeping perfect
time to the music, and appeared to be in
tensely delighted with the melody. Conduc-
tor Hassler found it somewhat difficult to
preserve his gravity and direct the orchestra,
as his attention was so much occupied by the
caperings of the mouse. AS the last notes
were heard it suddenly disappeared in q dark
corner, and nothing more was thought Of it.
AS soon as the curtain rose upon the next act
the musicians Owed down under the stage
and proceeded to the music room. 1t was
noticed that the drummer seemed rather I'M
easy, and he frequently stopped and clutched
at the leg of his pantaIoons. Suddenly he
gave a loud yell and danced across the foor,
shaking his trousers vigorously. AS he did
so the little mouse dropped out Ind ran across
the floor. An attempt was made to secure
the miniature musical connoisseur, but it
managed to escape.
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WE MET EUT ONCE.

1--WE met but once" long years go,
But never since that hour,
In dreams of bliss or thrall of woe,
Thy voice hath lost it's power.
AS shells when reft from ocean depths
Wall with unceasing moan.
NV heart reechoes but the tones
That love hath made its own.
ave met but once calm was the eve;
The stars that glernmed the sky
Smiled in the waves that meath them heaved
AS bright as those on high.
So'glossed within my answering heart
Thy image softly CLEANS.
| bless woes night, that shrouds the day
AS brighter than it teams.
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Germany Under bismarck.

Nearly all the German minor governments
seem to oppose Prince Bismarck's design to
| extend the new Prussian commercial palia-
ment to all Germany, and to establish an i'm
! perial board for the %pensioning Of invalid
laborers by the German central government.
| Even those minor governments which admit
the expediency Of these designs, and the
possibility of making them work, are for the
| most part disinclined to allow their being car
ried out BY central imperial authorities. AS
the liberals likewise regard these plans of
their great adversary as calculated at once to
weaken parliament and make the lower or
ders personally dependent upon the imperial
authorities, and the pecuniary expense and 70
the political humiliation of the weather.
classes, the struggle is likely to assume seri-
Gus proportions, the more SO as the like in
%tentions are discovered in the project con-
versationally, announced by the prince to di-
vest the town councils of the right hitherto
possessed by them, within certain limits, to
conduct the public secret police and poor law
administration. Add to this the princes old
idea of restricting direct taxation, raising an
immense sum by indirect imposts, and dis
tributing among the town and country conn-
ellis that oortion which will not be wanted for
imperial purposes, and you RE in q position
to understand the chancellor. Were it ever
carried out, the Berlin central government
would be made omnipotent with the semi
ministerial assistance Of the lower classes; the
local self-government Of the people, as well
aa the minor courts, would be annihilated,
and the cultivated portion Of society would
be deprived Of all% independent influence upon
the conduct of public affairs. Prince Bis
marck has long attained to something like
parliamentary o%mnipotence by dividing the
liberals into liberals and u~ltramontanes still,
what he aspires to in the present instance is
SO s%tupendously at variance with the actual
condition and prevailing spirit Of German
sociey that there is no chance Of his projects
being realized during the eontinuace Of peace.
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Rachel's Guitar.

The great tr0gedsenne was not exempt
from human failings. Her greatest as is well
known, was her cupidity. She was generous
only toward herself, and sometime toward
her family; but even in the family circle her
| covetousness frequently caused serious disa-
greements. In everyday life she often show
ed herself a perfect miser, and more than
once allowed herself to be summoned before
the Judge for a paltry bill Of Is or 20 francs.
| It is but justice to say that she never lacked
enthusiastic admirers; still, even these, # IN
able to lay valuable treasures at her feet,
over and above their devotion, were quickly
dismissed as super1uous encumbrances.
| When they manifested too great an economy
in their offerings, Rachel skillfully devised
means of whetting their more generous in
stincts. The incident Of the guitar is one of
the most significant in this respect. In the
apartment of her old friend, Mime. S., Rachel
noticed one day a half broken guitar, black
ened by dust and age. "What are you keep
ing this dilapidated old thing for, my dear?"
Ph;edra asked of her friend. "Wouldnt
you give it to me in order to get rid Of il? p
with all my heart, :" replied her friend; ut
is utterly useless to me-" That same day
her maid was ordered to take the guitar to
| the artists rooms in Rue Joubert. A few
DAYS later Count WaleWski was ushered into
| Pbpdra's boudoir and in the course Of con-
versation espied the old instrument dangling
| above the mantelpiece in O sllken cover.
"Heayens! what is that shabby-looking thing
| doing in your boudoir e. exclaimed the count,
squeezing his monocle into his eye. Rache!
at once assumed q sentimental attitude, and
ii q would-be solemn tone responded; ''Sir,
| that is the yeritable instrumen, which helped
me earn my bread in the streets when | was
but q poor little girl" 1T is impossible!
| Oh, do let me be the happy possessor of this
interesting relic Of your childhood. It is o
| historical treasure which the world can not
| appreciate too highly!" ssThe very reason
| why | cherish il. / would not part with it
for so, 600 francs" 81 will, / must have it
at any price!" "You exaggerate, my dear
| COUNT 'Rachel, / implore you, and in re-
turn gladly offer you the diamond bracelet
and the ruby necklace which you admired SO
much the other day. You may send to the
jewelers. forthwith. Come, is it bargain p
"Well," said Phedra, heaving a deep sigh.
II cannot refuse you-the guitar is yours"
The count took it and.carried off the precious
instrument in triumph to show it to his
| friends. Unfortunately, Nine. S. went to
one Of his receptions a couple Of weeks later,
| and, of course, was also shown the historical
guitar. She could not repress an exclarna-
| ton Of surprise, and thus the fact leaked out.