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poe,s Defense of Himself

In the Baltimore American ap ears aletter
written by Edgar Allan Poe to DIR. j. Il
Snoderass, formerly editor of the Baltimore
Saturday Visitor, in which Pee defends him.
self from the charge Of intempe,'nce which
hss 80 long prevailed against him. The letter
was found BY the widow of DIR. Snodgra's
few DAYS age, and was written when Pc vas
on the staff of Graham's Magazine. IA Phil
adelphia. The Mr.. Burton re'errel to in the
letter was the editor of the Grah4m's Maya
zine. The letter Is dated Philadelphia, April
l, 194I, ard is in reference TO charges of in
temperance made against Pos by Burton.
Poe writes to DR.. Snodgrass;
have TO thank you for your defense OF
myself. You are physician, and l presume
no physician can have difficulty in detecting
the drunkard at a glance You are, more
over. literary man, well-read in morals.
You will never be brought 10 believe that
could write what daily WRITE as l write il,
were as this vill.in would induce those who
know me not 10 believe. In fine, pledge
YOU before God the solemn word OF gente-
man that am temperate even 10 rigor. From
the hour in which / first saw this basest OF
cslumniators 10 the hour in which retired
from his Office in uncomfortable disgust at bis
chicanery, arrogance, Ignorance and brutality,
nothing stronger than water ever passed nv
Hps. IL is. however, due TO candor that
inform YOU upon Whist foundation be has
erected his slapders. At no period
of nv life was l ever wbst men call
intemperste. never was in the habit OF IN
toxication. l never drank dreams, etc. But
for a brief period, while l resided in Rich
nond and eiited the Messenger, 1 certainly
aid give way. at long iutstvals, 10 the temp
tstiSn held out on al sides BY he spirit ct
southern convivialily. Ny sensitive temper
ament could not stand an excitement which
was an every dzy matter 10 my companions
In short, Il sometimes happened that wss
completely intoxicated. For some days
sfler each excess was invariably conhned 70
bed. But il is nov quite four yesrs since
have abandoned every kind OF elconole
drink-syur vesrs. with the exception OF
a single deviation, which occurred
sho-slv after my lesving Bur
Ton. ana when vas induced 70 resort 70 the
oecssiOusl 1se Of cider, vita the hope OF re
Hsvipg q nervous stack You vii tsus see,
Frankly stated. the whole amount OF my SIN.
Non VII also see The blsckDess OF thst heart
1bich could revive . slsnder n this nsture.
Nei-bar csn you fsfl 70 perceive hOg oespsr-
80 o. rnsiiZnity Of The slsD5srer must be
- rss,lute be must be 70 Islander and how
slivtt tbs grounds upon which be would
bull No q dsfsmsfion-siDce be can ma
nrtbi-o better viii which 70 charge me- than
=, .,-1ss,iu, which csn Be disprOved ~
- I'd ever m.n uiib whom an IN tbs
80, ,r dsiiy ir,sre0urss. Ibsvs Dos only
n, rsn.-t 40 Tou. 10 gsnsrsl, MT solemn A.
.u-snss tbsi ny hsbts are 81 "a removso
f-or, irtsnperx1cs 81 tbs dsy ron Ne
rirft NJ ssis drink 4 vsisf.
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FeruedleaI Purposes

w. Il. Patterson q Go. hsve just re-
cs;vsd a consignment Of Old Cabinet Rye
whisky, eight yesrs old. Of the Purest quAl-
liz and fnss. nsvor. Hsving felt thss the
necessities Of Dallas require A srtiels Of
ubi.ky for medical purposes that The public
e.p RELY upon for its sreellsney and pure
b-.p5jss. ~irss ard liquors that are
a he nost cslsbrsssd brnnas. this firm hss
;.ksn upou itself 10 supp'y these wants, and
~ rusr.rtss evsry article Is tbey repfe,,
4. II a. Trey slso resp c1s.P-I - ~
DIS sd Hsuors. but VII make SPEC
isliT Il only pare goods ~
Ana remember tbsy SIN sci Psf,sr-
- Ps.ehstOue Linimsnt ths besi eVer
irVsu,sd snd vhich bss nsvs- f.ilsd Sesn
properly uss3 70 cure Al p.lnA fens>
bruises, &C.
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The Ford the Dumping Grounds.

Tn0 FOru inc DuupihS oTo"""''
"Has Dallas municipal government
asked stranger of citizen the other day.
"Why, yes" was the reply. "You don't say
so," replied the stranger. The citizen as
sured him that thousands of dollars were
annually expended by the people Of the
Queen City of Texas for the maintenance of
the same. "Tha. settles it," said the stranger,
"for 1 shall sue the city of Dallas for
damages, as lost my breakfast while cross
ing the ford of the Trinity this morning.
The approach to the ford is lined with dead
cats, hogs and dogs, and piles of matter taken
from the privies by scsvengers have beer
emptled here on the bank of The
river and in the stream, which creates smell
that utterly battles description. Those who
cross at the ford come up into the city vom-
iting, or else they are incapable of nausia.
1t is shame on the city and slam on her
officers, go say the people who have oc-
casion to pass that way. The country foil
especially are indignant about the matter as
they have already spent several hundred dol
lars in assisting the city to make good
ford. The police have not yet arrested any
of the parties who have dumped the filth
there, and the matter calls for action on the
part of the city authorities. The place has
been and is being made one for the deposit
Of carrion and filth of every description: The
residents in that part Of the city are indig-
nant and want to know why the ford ls maze
the dumping grounds.
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TENNESSEE has passed funding bill to
fund her entire debt principal and Interest
the bonds TO bear per cent. interest and
run ninely-nine years, though redeenIsble
a. any time before maturity at ihe pleasure
81 The state. 1t Tennessee can float such 8
ssad at par, why cannot the United Ssa'ei'
VT The secretary Of the treasury has made
ID his mind 10 try and get The holders OF
q bonds about 10 mature 70 hold on TO them
"a Toe rate Of three and q half per cent until
congress can meet 10 regular session and
,sss a funding BILL The general govern
nsuti, certainly as safe ss Tennessee.
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PEREMPTORY
A. u C. IT 7
1877 of the Most DesNl
Building Lots in thew
City Of San Antonio
to effect Partition.
Capitalists and Persons Seeking
Homes in the Most Healthy and
Prosperous City in the
State of Teyas

Are specially invited TO attend this sale, at
public auction, which will take place in front
OF Col Hord's hoiei, in the CITY OF San
Antonio, 70 begin on the 9th day OF May next:
1881, at 10 O'Clock u IN, and continue from day
to day until said lots are all sold.
Iheproper'y will be positively sold With
out reserve
16, II 40 and Az each block containing IL lots
numbering from | to H. an the lots NO. to 10
inclusive In blocK No. A., and the lots No. to
block No. 80. and the lots No. 2, 4, 9, 7, SO,
10, IL and IL In block No 20 and the lots Nos
~, - q, ana IN o 6ioe o. No IL ana the the
fractional lot or block No46, each lot having
width of 20 varas, or 55 feet 2.3 inches, and
depth varying from 1913 feet7 l-3 inches to 23S
feet. The streets surround ng said blocks are
straight and So feet 6 23 inches wide, except
the main avenue. running through them,
which Is about ~ feet in width.
SITUATION
All of said lots are situated in the northern
portion of the city of san Antonio, on and
above the Upptr Labor ditch, on and east OF
an Pedro creek, and on aud south OF Park
and park, and from one-half to three-fourths
ADVANTAGES
This property is especially desirable FOR
private residences becaus. Of It's elevated pc.
sition over other portions of the city; Il n ar
ness to San Pedro or elk, San Ped'o Springs
ana the beautiful puOllc PARK SURROUNDING
them; because there are two irrigating bitches
with living water running through them con-
SANITY, inIeIsecting it, and because 1t lies on
either side Of the principal line Of street rail-
way cars. .
TERMS OF SALE:
une third casn OH the day of adjudication
and the balance in one and two years in prom
issory notes of the purcha sers bsaring inter.
est at the rate of ten per centum per annum
until paid, secured by deed in Tru t, on the
property solA, with the usual clause inserted
allowing Trustet's and Attorneys fees for
collecting notes If not paid ~ they es.'ect-
lively become due.
TITLES PERFECT AND FULL WARRANTED
DEEDS WILL BE GIVEN.
Deeds of Sale and Deeds of Trust to be exc
cu,ed at the expense Of purchasers, not 10 ex-
coed Ten Dollars for both
Any Of the above prop rty can be purchased
at private sale, at any time before auction day
by app ying to Messrs. H.F. & w. III Young, at
No 13 Commerce straet, in the city OF San An-
tonic. As before stated. said property ls to
be sold for the rpOse of affecting PARTITION,
end will be sold to the highest bidder.
HENRY GlLLUM,
Agent and ATTORNEY in FACT of the owners
Mrs. Virginia A. G llum and Mrs. Row p
Tongue. -
FL f. & H. YOUNG, sale Ag's
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ELIGIBLE Or INELIGIBLE ?

Just as the newly elected city executive
ia within O Stones throw of taking his seat,
it transpres that "mayor's nest" protrudes
doubling brood of troubles. In conference
with Colonel Stone last evening, he freely
informed us that the question of his eligi-
bility under the city charter sections, pub
lshed in this mornings issue, had given him
some thought sir ce his election. And upon
his own motion, when his attention was
directed to the clauses through his own
reading, he conferred with able
counselors on tho subject, and became con-
firmed in his views snd convictions as to the
legality Of his eligibility. The question to
he resolved is one of law to be settled by the
courts, should contest be determined on.
We assume that Colonel Stone will proceed
in the routine course, present himself for
Inauguration, qualification etc., as though
nothing had occurred, inasmuch as the pro-
test is merely an expression of opinion, which
of itself would not justify him in ny arrest
of tho regular course. The council having
psssed upor and declared his election, the
Inauguration follows; and then comes the
hearing Of the merits of the protest under
the special legal proceedings Of "c7nto7i" a'
provided for. There Is no occasion for any
furry nor excitement over this matter. All
that il or should be desired by both sides, if
contest is to come, is Z fair, just and exPedi'
tious trial of any issues that may be involved
Certainly the city is intensely interested in
curing this, and Colonel Stone expresses
himself very distinctly as being especially
eager for just such settlement, and whilst he
shall duly pursue such rights as he and his
( lends sincerely believe his position demands
vet he will exert his utmost for a fair, final
and speedy termination of the cause.
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GRA III III.


Correspondence of the Herald.
GRAHAM, April 7, 1881.
An epidemic of messels prevails here. The
public schools have well nigh suspended,
three-fourtbs of the pupils b9ing absent in
one, audthe remaining school is closed for
want of pupils. Aside from this disease
and its resultants, such as pneumonia, sore
eyes, etc., the town is very healthy
Farmers are pushing their work. Corn is
about all planted and mostly above ground
Very little re-, planting is to be done. Some
are already blowing their corD-Rsin is
badly needed. Four good showers fell in
March, but none since March 18th. Grass
has stopped growing cattle are
lying dead near water courses, rs the grass IS
not sufficiently abundant to keep them up.
No butter to be had ia the county
General round-ups begin on the 18th inst.
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SENATOR CoNKLING is not as strong Win
the republican press of his state as he is with
the rank and file and leaders Of his party.
The New York Tribune with twenty one
other papers aiding it, is fighting vigorously
for the confirmation of Judge Robertson as
collector Of the New York port, and The
times with four others assisting it is lighting
him lust as vigorously.
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OK THE lltn of February last syoung man
a Hungarian about % years Of sge entered
the little village of Trexlertown, PennsJ Iva
MIA. Nothing unusual was noticed about
him until be entered store staggering like q
drunken man and reelmg into a chair was
aslesp bv the time he sat down. The pro-
prie,or AT once aroused him cut Of the store,
he starred on down the rosd, evidently as
leep. proceeding about q mile to hsoihsr
H,lle'villsge where be entered saloon ard
sitting down wss fast asleep. he sat there
w;thout being disturbed several hours when
the bar keeper attempted to grouse him oy
al sorts Of ueSns. His csse attracted stien-
t;op "a be could not be awakened, and
wss sent 70 the poor house ct Allentown, IN
I.bivh g. uuty, where be bad been ssleep
.v., sipes. uutil the right OF the e.h inst.
Nearly afly physicians at different times hsd
,,;.a 4, sv.ken him, sticking needles IN him,
erirr pistols off near bis head burning him
- nj irons and shocking him with slsc-
.-s,h.,.a.ss. but be was oblivious 70 every
,h;,g u. would slesp Is vel standing up
ls,iro dosn, would walk around when
la sd swallowed anything IN liquid form
n. he nigh. Of TIE s.h inst, se suddenly
-, 70 brestb. bsrd, trsnbiea. bard a.
- ord bis eyss md then er9pPsd Of
:, .,ssr. bat sppsrsbtly natural slDmbsf
r.. rtv.isisns shO c1sniasd BIN sad ne
-. br.in vss sfsessi and thst be
-oula svsrtsslly rsc0vsr-
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GENERAL SHERMAN, General Grant and
Whitlaw Rid are in controversy about
tina battle of Shiloh. Whitlaw Reid was war
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
when this battle WI fought, and wrote a
graphic description of it to his paper, claim
ing TO have been an eye witness. La his ac'
count of the battle he says the union army
was surprised. General Sherman and
General Grant both deny this, and assert
that Reid was at Cairo, hundred miles
awav, when tho bst!le was fought. Reid de-
clsres this assertion false and calls upon
General Sherman for retraction. Except
upon indubitable evidence to the contrary
It is safest to believe Mr.. Reid's statement.
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AFTER uss1AH-A LONG TINE AFTBE.

Indi,e We few lines Of tho times OF BIOL
More than f yrsy-fve years, o Texas! hsve
bean gathered TO their graves green
graves With flowers above them and grssser
tbat lururianily grow, since first Thy It'll
banner with its one star, borrowed from the
skies above. hosiod on thy spring breeze.
s,d brave hearts clustered meath its foids-
Tbs murmur Of thy woods, o San Jaeinto.
and the sparkle Oftbe waters that flowed thea
bs.ide thea echo sdovn the vistAs Of The livini-
mast a. now they speak in prophetic tones 70
the future, and glesm is the sunlight ihti
olov. over the purple bills Of mighty pre-
spt The music is lovely 70 the ear. i is in
,Diripe 20 the heart, glsddsning 70 The soul
Do., tbou not. o land Of mighty inersase, o
china ofpropbscy ard OfprOmisa see bshit
,bsa IN The yssrs that were sal and sOrr0--
fol = rock with lie gray licbsDs snd ne n'i-
g. sowsrs msskly raising her beads 70
smile upon the dsy Of gloom Gao
b,ssfbs their frszrsrcs upcn n's
v-.,.fol s-rf Twas then bu. little stone
!, N, desert &c Il vera BIT fran iis ises
s-s- th-ss hs-ay t-ssss ne Asno' viih
4. rD.rtvr s5ss -tos blcoi MS he cisn
for tbs anointinE Of = Jo1ng nshon'
81, Jseiuso. win ia dsssrnissd vstsrsn
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tFNOTICE is hereby given that t regular
annual meeting Of the directors and stock
holders of the Houston & Texas Central Rail-
way Company will be held at the company's
office, In the city of Houston, on Monoay,
May cd, 1851, a. which time, among other
things, will be submitted to the Btockholders'
meeting q proposition to change section of
article of the bylaws of the company, 50
that it shall read as follows, viz:
Section 5. The board of directors shall hold
monthly meetisgs at the office of The com
pany on the first Monday in each month.
A.s RICHARDSON, Sec'y,
Houston. March I, 1881.
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MONEY TALKS
And 80 DOCS ~ thinnman IN n Denver
Court.
Denver Tribune.

Denver Tribune.
John Taylor IL tho linguistic Chnaman
upon whoan command of language the courts
and his own cVuusryn.e. depend for the
Interpretation of evidence. HIS services
being required in the probate court during
the trial of the opium cases yesterday, he
was subpoenaed, but declined to respond by
appearing in court. He, of course, had the
right to demand his fees in advance, but not
to refuse 10 appear unless the fees we're
denied. As q matter of course, an attachment
was issued and he was brought before the
bar, noens volens.
There was q little amusement in court.
"You are required 10 interpret the
evidence of these witnesses" said the
Judge, indicating the bevy of Celestials by a
digniHed wave Of the judicial arm.
"Yes", responded John.
"Can you do sol"
Then be sworn"
"No."
eyes"
"Then I will have to fine you for contempt
and contumacy."
"Won'tpsy dne."
"Then you must 60 to JAIL
"All lightee."
'You had better be sworn end perform
the duty required of you. If you 20 to Jail
you will lose time, and, to man of your
industrious habits, time is money. If you
interpret this evidence you will be paid for
il; and do not want to be hard on you"
"Then pay Money talksw said John,
walking mp to the judges desk and stretch
ing forth his hand for the lucre that con-
verses.
A laugh deluged the court, the bar, the
itigants and the spectators, and Johns tilted
optics expanded in wonder, for he could not
perceive where the joke came 10. The mat
Ter was explained to him, and when he un-
derstoed that the fees must come from the
defendants in the case, and not from the
pockets of the judge, he ratified off lot of
heather lingo to the Chinemen, who.b unit
ed contribute raised the requisite ~ so for
him, and he proceeded to interpret the evil
dence. The cost of attachment amounted to
$3.50, which left him 81 short on the trans
action.
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DR.. D. WARREN BRIcKELL, a leading pny'
,icisn of New Orleans, has written a small
pamphlet addressed to the common council
of that city, in which he denies and refutes
the charge that New Orleans is an unhealthy
citv. and by statistics shows that it is quite as
healthy as Paris and London, and more SO
than New York.
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SARA Bernhard played Frou-Frou in
Washington City on the night of the 9rd'
and Camille at matinee the next evening"
closing her engagement. She had crowded
houses on both occasions, and the grave
and reverend senators had arelief from the
sorrows of ,.Ridilebsrger in the griefs and
miseries occasioned by tho heartless Camille
and frivolous Frou.Frou.
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SENATOR Fair and Senator Jones, OF Me-
vada, Senator Teller and Senator Maxey ,
and Senator Elmunds and Senator Garland
have all paired and gone off, some for
homo ducing the remainder of the session.
and others on business trips.
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PRESIDENT GARFIELD will move the
executive office from the white house as
soon as the right wing of the state depart
ment is completed, and will make the wni'e
house exclusively residence. He will also
have it thoroughly renovated as it is sadly
out of repair.
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out of repair

MIR. STEPHEN N. Stockwell, editor OF the
Boston Journal died few days ago at the
age of flfty-sight years. He was one OF the
Oldest newspaper writers in New England
and had been member of both houses OF
the legislature, aud filled other political
,ositions of trust.
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THE man who persistently voted for Gen'
eral Gsr field on every ballot at Chicago mas
been found at last and his name w. a. NJ
Grier. He was in Washington city the other
day and lunched with the president by special
invitation. His friends say he ia to DO ap-
pointed second assistant postmaster general
in place Of General Brady, of Star route
notorietv.
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Terms or subscription, weekly, % per Year.

MOODY and Ssnkoy having finished up
their evangelical tour in California, arc now
coming east, and will, be in Chicago next
Sunday.
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Entered al hto Post O1iee al Dallas, 1e@ds' az
Second Class Mater
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
A RETuRNEp MANuSCRIpr.

Mark Twain sent the manuscript of
his "InnocentS Abroad" to the different
publishers in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia, and they all returned it.
1t was not strange that he should feel
troubled and hurt. While in this irri-
tated and self disguised mood, he met
the late Albert D. Richardson, to whom
he handed the manuscript TO see if il
was so irredeemably bad. Richardson
travagant drollery which the American
people relish, and expressed his aston.
ishment that any publisher of intelli.
gence and experience should have de.
clined ii.
"You can't be any more astonished
than ] am" remarked Clemens. drvly,
These publishers have astonished as
much conceit out of me as a long siege
Of sea sickness"
Richardson, vino had published sew.
eral books through the American Com
pany, said that he was going to Hart
ford, that he would take the manuscipt
with him, and that he was sure the com
pany would be glad to take it. He put
it into the hands OF Mr.. Bliss, then Sec
rotary, who was pleased with it. Blu
some of the other officers and the direct
orS were ayerse, and made so many OBJ
jections that he finally declared he would
publish it on his personal account.
The extraordinary success of the "In
nocents Abroad" is we'll known. Tn,
sale to date, including pirated editions
is said to have reached fully 20o,O0O cop
les. The American Company probabi,
cleared from $50, 600 TO $4,000 by il
publication Itseems very singular nov
that 90 many sagacious publishers coulC
have thought that such a book woulC
] not prove remunerative.