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Romantic and Novel.
Now York World.

Now York World.
When an accurate and impartial history
of the Peruvian war is written the story
will be as romantic as novel. Many in
cidents are recounted which sound more
like fiction than plain truth, and yet did
most assuredly occur. For instance, the
famous ram Huascar, after the death of
Admiral Grau, and when the Chilian flag
was hoisted over the blood splashed tim
bers, was put il command of Captain Man.
uel Thompson, Chilian officer and q de-
scendant Of one of the many foreigners who
fought in the struggle for independence.
Thompson was very brave but somewhat
impetuous captain, and one day in AFRICA,
sma1ting under the brilliant exploit of the
Peruvian corvette Union, wooden ship.
which cleverly evaded the iron clads Of
Chill, he took the Huascar close into the
town and commenced Smelling it, while at
intervals his compliments were sent, in the
shape of heavy shot, to the Peruvian bat
teries on the hill, 500 feet above him.
These guns were not long in replying and
q huge shell exploded over the Huascar
Just as Thompson, sword in hand, was
pointing a gun against the town. The e1-
plosion of the Peruvian projectile was ter
ific. Thompson was blown into thous-
and peices and his naked sword broken of
to the hilt, was imbedded as carefully and
perfectly in the deck as if it had been driv-
en- into the plank by well directed human
force. There it remains to this day.
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Nays Celestial Phenomena.
From the Providence R. L Journal

From the Providence R. L Journal
The great feature of the month 1s the
marvellous planetary combination that dis
tinguishes its passage. No such marshall
ing Of planetary orbs has occurred for cen
turies in the past nor will be witnessed for
centuries to come. Five of the eight plan
cts form an almost straight Line with the
sun and the earth. Starting from the earth
on the Sd, our brilliant neighbor, Venus,
heads the grand array. The glorious sun
comes next in view, while little Mercury on
his western side is speeding with rapid
steps to join the ranks. The vast orbs of
Jupiter and Saturn, little out of plumb,
fill in the ranks slightly to the west, and
Neptune closes the show only one days
travel eastward Of the line. These huge
denizens Of space span the uncomfortable
distance Of nearly twenty EIGHT hundred
million miles, stretching from the earth to
the SYSTEMS remotest bounds. Venus,
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Mercury clus-
tering in the sign Taurus at the same time
is a phenomenon to be remembered for
lifetime.
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A HAPPY LAND.
One Country that Does Not Care for TIL
Opinion Of the World.

One Country that Does Not Care for the
Opinion Of the World.
Venezuelan Cor. New York Times.
In one respect Venezuela is happy
country. From its highest to its lowest,
nobody here cares bean for the opinion.
OF the civilized world. Representatives
abroad, especially if not really Venezuelans,
but only such temporarily by virtue Of in
terest in holding consular or other offices in
the gift OF this government, may pretend
that they do, but if they were Venezuelans.
in fact they would not. A Venezuelan, who
by family, means, official standing, and a.
valnlsh Of good breeding (Frenchmen teach
that here in schools, might be supposed to-
be IN the class which in other lands would
be labeled gentlemen, in conversation,
one day, with the English consel at Puerto
Caobello spoke with approval of some pc
cullarly monstrous and rascally regulation
with reference to the rights of foreign
commerce which he naturally hoped to see,
adopted by his government. "But,' said
Mr.. Robert Conn, the consul in
question, fine Sir Roger De Csyerly
sort of an old English gentleman, s'such a.
thing would be an outrage upon civiliza-
ton" "What in the name of all the devils
do we care for the opinion of all the world?''
responded the fine Venezuelan. But civ
lhzed nations wouldn't stand it. They
would send their ships of war here and
batter down your town." ''Bah! Let them,
come: When they come the VeneZue-
ian will take his girl box of cigars and a.
bottle of brandy, and go into the woods.
he will be safe. Let them batter down the.
town. Whose property will they destroy?
Why. the houses of English, and German,
and Danish and French merchants When
they are gone the Venezuelan will come out
of the woods.
And I cannot think that even his Excel
lency the President cares much more for
foreign opinion, or he would not say such
ridiculous things as he does in his message
to congress, leaving out of question alto
gether his own course of life. His last
message was not quite SO funny as usual.
yet it was strain upon ones gravity to
read him, seriously regretting that pres
sure Of other business had preventing him
from putting stop to the fratricidal strife
between Chill and Peru The message
proceeding it in which he said: Curacao
and Trinidad naturally belong to Venezuela,
and must be hers. have SO far completed
negotiations for the purchase of Curacao
that | may say it is virtually ours; while as
for Trinidad, it must eventually be ours,
by purchase or otherwise, was much gay
er production.
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Blow Your Horn.
Ben Wilde, in Aurora News to his little bcy.

Ben Wilde, in Aurora News to his little bey.
My boy, blow your own horn. Rise:
above the thing mistaken for modesty,
which defrauds the world of something,
good. II you have musical horn, blow
it. If you don't it may not be blown, and.
the world will lose SO much good music.
But make pretty sure that you have some.
thing to say before you yell, "Mr. Chair
mani You may get the floor and make a.
fool of yourself. Don't blow your horn for
the mere purpose of making a noise.
Music is noise, but noise is not necessarily
music.
Don't attract attention to yourself until
you have something about you that will bear
scrutiny. Don't flash your paste pin before,
the eyes of diamond broker. If you have
gem it will do very well to let him examine.
Don't wear loud" necktie with dirty
collar. The necktie will serve only to at
tract attention to the collar.
Keep in the crowd until you have some
thing in your mind that will MAKE you shine
on the platform. Then don't be afraid to.
step to the front.
Your object should be to do the human
family good. If you think you possess an
idea that will help your fellows, stand out
where they can all hear it and yell it to
them.
Little men will say you lack modesty.
Great mon will say you are doing good. If
you prefer the good opinion of the great
men, blow your horn whenever you have
learned new and righteous tune.
Nobody respects miser who boards his
money. Why should respect be due to the,
scholar who boards his lore? And what sat
isfaction can be derived from examining
ones self with knowledge unless it be for
the purpose of disseminating itamong those
who have it not?
It is by communion of ideas that the,
world is caused to progress. If you learn
something that nobo ~ else knows, you will
retard the progress of tie worlds erudition
in proportion as you keep your secret.
I1ejoice that it is the nature of most men
to be glad of opportunity to tell the world
something it never knew before. It is
proof of an excellent unselfshness.
Dig for knowledge as you would for gold,
my boy, and when you get a nugget Of
either, put it in circulation.
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LEE AND LINCOLN.
How the Confederate Chief Heard of the
Presidents Assassination.

How the Confederate Chief Heard of the
Presidents Assassination.
Johnny Boquet in New York Tribune.
Being at Point Lookout, Maryland. dur
ing the week examining the new railroad
from Washington City to that point. it's
protector, S. Taylor Suit, once the Ariel
of the Gold Room in New York, later a
Maryland planter, told this "Reminiscences:
There lived near me in Prince Georges
county, at Upper Marlborough, cousin
and favorite of Gen. Robert E. Lee, named
John F: Lee. He was Judge Advocate of
the United States Army, and when the war
broke out was absurd enough to resign this
comfortable place and his rank of Major to
go over to the confederacy. My intimate
relations with him led me to know Col. r.
3. Lee slightly. At the close Of the war,
about April ~, 1866, I made a visit to
Richmond, Va, with the United Stat es
Marshal at Washington, Ward H. Lamon.
the Spotswood hotel, and found him lying
on his bed weeping. I Inquired the cause.
but he sobbed that he could not tell me
then. Being mystifed and excited, press
ed to know his grievance, and he finally
said: I am going off in the morning to
Washington; before I go I will tell YOU.
He informed me at Rockets, as the
steamer was about to depart that Presi-
dent Lincoln had been murdered.
I came ashore again, and, filled with the
weight of such information, which was
known to but few in Richmond, I thought
it would Justify me in calling on Gen. Lee,
who had arrived day or two before, and
was at his dwelling. There was told that
Gen. Lee was about to attend religious SER
vices, but would be at home about half past
- o'clock. called again, and he received
me cordially, and inquired particularly for
various friends, places and interests about
Washington. Baltimore, and Maryland, I
finally saidto him:
General Lee, have piece of private
information which I came here to give you,
sir. The president of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated night
before last in Washington City,
He turned suddenly, his face being but
half turned toward me before, and looked
into my eyes with an expression shall never
forget. He looked me through and through.
of it. The presidents marshal, Col La
mon, told me of it, and it has been fully
confirmed in cipher messages to the mil
itary authorities. What do you think about
it, General Lee?''
''He raised his head and chin, and as
sumed a positive expression and exclaim-
ed:
+" The south has lost her best friend!'
Before came away remarked: Gen
eral, would like to have your opinion as
to who is the best of your generals?'
HE answered, still little stunned and
preoccupied:
ga man Ineyer saw. A man named
Forrest. !"
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on own son, and his wife is permanent y crippled
sG;r9agn ms anger one Of her arms ,aving beer
.Qslolnteo during hls oft-repeatedi ]. Hacks
Harwood's Big specuIattons in Florida.

harwood's Big SpecuIatfons in Florida.
A gentleman from Florida found Harwood
the bankrupt Minneapolis dry goods man. at
Daytona, Florida His family is there. or
thereabouts, and Harwood has purchased
about 2, 800 acres of land, upon which he will
raj raise sugar-cane and oranges. It is believed
the above A private letter written to Cb;cs ~
go gentleman, and dated Daytona, Fla. con-
talns the following allusion to Mr.. Harwood
which will be interesting reading to luis credit
9 Gn, and his aquaintances in Minneapolis:
wages nave e, risen enormously since last
Erote you There is q man here from St.
Paul, Mimi, by the name of Harwood, who is
hiring everybody, and has spoiled the price of
labor He is, hear, q bankrupt merchant,
and has bought several large grants and in
tends to plant several hundred acres of sugar
cane and oranges. He has bought the O,mond.
Bulo river. ''N " ~
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From the Pyramids.
From the Christian Union.

The view is immense. At our feet lie the
countless tombs of Egyptian Kings, whose
names have passed into oblivion, and whose
very bones were stolen thousands of years
ago. The Spinx seems butt common rock,
though it rears it's head sixty feet toward rs
from near the pyramids base Off yonder
are the pyramids of Sax Karah, the necrop-
oils Of ancient Memphis. Beyond them,
and all the west of us is the desert, sweep
ing away for trackless leagues. To the east
is the Nile, with its valley, like variegated
ribbon, disappearing toward the south as it
winds behind the sand covered hills. And
there Cairo rises like ''a dream in stone,''
its citadel picturing before us the drama Of
Saracen conquest and cruelty for one thous-
and years.
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A Bad Beauty.
Late London Letter.

There is rumor afoat concerning one OF
the fashionable beauties which has not yet
appeared in print for obvious reasons. It
is stated that there will be no great divorce
case, owing to the heir" to the "earldom"
having been got out of the way, and the
lady on the part Of the gay Iothario s par ar
According to the way in which the report
is worded, the absent husband must have
been consenting party. Otherwise no
payment to the lady could have kept him
quiet. I think it would be safe to predict
that the famous beauty will not appear in
those coteries of English society in which
she once reigned supreme. Ipredict, also,
that her name will be allowed to drop out
of the society journals which heretofore
made SO much Of it.
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which were not accepted by the English COM
mittee, but they will be issued in the form of
an appendix to each volume Dr. Schaff saws
these alterations are intended merely to secure
greater accuracy, and do not embrace ANYTHING
that can be regarded as touching doetrinal
points For instance, the Americans recon-
mended the use of the word stgrain'' for s.corn,
the latter term being generally accepted now as
meaning Indian corn, of which there ia none
raised in Palestine. The English committee.
however, adhered to the term stcorn,' and also
to Old ways of spelling, which the American
committee proposed to alter.
Postofice Changes During the Week Ending
May Z, 1881.
MINNESOTA.
Discontinued Augheim, Rice county; Ridge
vllle,, Swift county; Wilton Center, Fillmore
county,.
Postmasters Appointed-Dassel, Meeker
county, Louis Rudberg; Miltona, Douglas
county, Joseph 3: Brady; Redwood, Becker
county, James d. Campbell; Spring Hill, Stearns
county, Michael Weir; Warsaw, Rice county,
Edward Hollister.
uel Barr, P. NJ I; Briscoe, Adams coupty, Bren-
ton Hughes, P. M: Hancock, Pottawattsmie
county, Winfield S. Williams, P. NJ
Observation-Disclosures Walnut, Palo Alto
TSv.HSASy, hoohe IO1nt, damuCOn county; NC
Dill, Cass county; Powhatan. Pochahontas
county; Waupeton, Dubuque county.
Postmasters Appointed Aurelia Cherokee
county, Miss Maggie J. Quirk; Avery, Monroe
county, D. N. Watson; Bangor, Marshall coun-
ty, Paris c. Carter; Macksburgh, Madison
county, David A. Sawyer; Montour, lama
county, John B. Moffatt; Wadena, Fayette
county, George G. Scott; Warsaw. Wayne coun-
ty, c. r.. Gilbert.
WISCONSIN.
Discontinued Tyner, Ashland county.
Postmaster Appointed -Baileys Harbor,
Door county, Fred Wohltman
DAKOTA.
misunderstanding, Lawrence county,
John Brasch, P. NJ
Discontinued Aquilo Readle county: Day,
Day county: Okobojo, Hughes county; Red
Postmasters Approximations Bennett, Stan
ley county, W. e. Cation; Pierre, Hughes coun-
ty, F. NJ Allen
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The New Testament Revision.

New York Special to the Chicago Times.
The Rev. DR.. Philip Schah, of the American
committee for the revision Of the New Tesla
ment, said that the book would be issued on
May 20, simultaneously in this country and in
England The American Bible society cannot
reprintit until there has been a change in its
constitution. DR.. Schaf thinks the new edi-
ton of the New Testament will entirely replace
the King James version. The American COM
mittee recommended some minor alterations
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CURRENT NEWS.
RAILROADS.

Rumors are again current that the Chicago
and Northwestern will absorb the Omaha line
from ST. Paul
The gross earnings of the ST. Paul, Minneap-
Oils & Manitoba line for the month OF April
amounted to 1925, 6S5.47 an increase of $685.
671 IA over the earnings Of April 1880.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul COM
pany has advanced the wages of his laborers at
different points along it's line from $1OO to
$1.25 per day.
The Mankato Record talks in the following
style: The pooling arrangement entered into by
the Chicago and Northwestern and Milwaukee
and st. Paul roads not only discontnues the
former practice OF allowing rebates to shippers,
but also carries with it at least fifty per cent.
advance in freight charges.
The westward emigration has already as
sumed such proportions that the Winona & St
Peter railroad has found it necessary on several
occasions to run double-h header passenger
trains; in fact, they have found their rolling
stock almost insufficient to accommodate the
vast number Of emigrants now pouring into
Minnesota and Dakota.
The cost of material and labor has SO far adj
vanced this year as to make marked difference
to railroads ordering new railroad stock. Lo-
comotives have advanced from $50, goo to
Sl1, 900 on an average. Passenger coaches
have increased fully one third They run about
81, 500 Freight cars have advanced from
$3.50 to $3.50. Large contracts have recently
been let at the latter price.
A contract for grading the road 500 miles up
the Yellowstone from Glendive has been let, and
is to be completed before winter. Iron for the
track, ties ETC., will be brought from Bismarck
on steamers, and landed at convenient places
for use along the river: Material for construc-
ton will also be brought by rail; and it posi-
BILE, the track will be laid the 500 miles this
year, which will bring the end Of it up near to
Euntley.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Garfield is quite seriously i'll from ner-
vous prostration, and is said to be threatened
with malsrial fever.
Mrs. Garfield is suffering from a severe at
tack of nervous prostration aggravated by ma
aria. The physicians assure the president
that no danger need be apprehended, and that
careful nursing and entire freedom from all
annoyance and worry viii work a cure
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-18
CURRENT EVENTS.

Col. Tom SCOTS health is better.
John NJ. Mason has been elected mayor of
Fergus Falls.
Constantine Dougherty, and old citizen of
Shakopee, died recently.
Herman Brock heavy operator in pork and
lard, in New York, has failed
Col W. H. Philip, of Clavarack, New York,
died at the Buckingham hotel, aged weight
He was an aid on Gen. Franklin's staff during
the Peninsular campaign and at the battle Of
Artietam. s3#
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FOREIGN FLASHES.

The house of commons not only deny Brad
laugh, the atheist, the right to sit in their au-
gust presence, but by vote of 118 to 1Ol de-
clined to allow clergymen the same honor.
Catharine Marshall, fourteen years old,
daughter Of railroad laborer, whom Glasgow
papers stated had not eaten anything since the
beginning of the present year, it is reported has
commenced taking food.
Letters from Algiers state that the remnants
of COL Flatters' Sahara expedition were finally
driven to take refuge in a cave, where they
were starving, and resorted to cannibalism.
Fifteen were eaten, including sub-o officer
named Bobegair.
Dispatch from Bolton, Lancashire, Eng.
A family named Seddou have q windfall of
property valued at 81, OOO, 900, which has
been in chancery since 1857. The property
was beuueathed to John Seldom, who died in
work-house His heirs inherit this vast for
tune.
The archbishop of Canterbury has issued an
important letter condemning the Lucrative So
ciety and calling upon the English church
men to resist and defend themselves against
encroachments to the uttermost of their power.
The society thus denounced by the archbishop
is an association for freeing the church from
! state control.
A.letter from Most Rev. Thomas W. Corke,
arcHEsppo .Cashe1' is pubrslea, in which he
says: 1:capnot ePpr6ye :ne :sc$ie.n which the
tf3eif seInse of loyalty ito lllQn and reprehen-
spn fbf hip arrest ::Ah;over@h eanmng 81 ajatity
of the Izsh people h favor Of giving tile
government a fair chance Of passing the land
| bill
The president of the British board of trade,
in reply to question based on the letter detail
ing the horrors on board an emigrant steamer,
said he had communicated with the manage
ment of five steamship lines carrying Irish
emgrants, and had received an emphatic denial
that such circumstances had been possible. He
had instructed officers to visit Liverpool and
Queenstown to make special enquiries, and had
asked Miss O'Brien to name the steamer alluded
| to in her letter.
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Gen. C. c. Washburns Princely Bencfactions.
Madison wis \ Special

Madison (Wis.) Special.
Ex-Gov. Washburn to-day conveyed his
Edgewood property, consisting of hirty-four
acres, with all buildings and improvements
thereon located, on Lake Wingert, a few miles
south of the city, to the sisters of st. Dominica
who are to establish an educational institution
there The conveyance is made without con-
siderahon, and the gift adds another to the
record of the ex- governors magnificent public
benefactions. Ex-Gov. Washburn is slowly re-
covering his health and strength, and now
thinks he will fully recover. He leaves for
Washington to -morrow, where he will remain
two weeks and then sail for Europe onthe 2sth;
He will visit the Springs of Germany, and will
not, probably, return until fall He attributes
his recent serious illness to inhaling sewer gas
in a hotel in St. Paul
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NewCathoiic Bishops.

Rome special to the New York Freedman
Journal; Sunday, May 8, it pleased our holy
father Pope Leo XIII,
First-Td ratify the action of the diocese in
Davenport, Iowa, cut from the diocese of Du-
buque, hitherto comprising the whole state Of
Iowa. This see will be suffragan Of the metro
politan see of st Louis
Second-To name Rev. John McMulen,
vicar general of Chicago, to be first bishop Of
Davenport.
Third-To name Very Rev. K. G. Flash, of
the archdiocese of Milwaukee, to be bishop of
the diocese of Lacrosse, Wis, vacant more
than year by the promotion Of the bishop.
He is to be archbishop coadjutor of Milwaukee.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-18

Rumors are again current that the Chicago
and Northwestern will absorb the Omaha line
from St. Paul
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-05-28

Take the ORANGE COUNTY Oh
SERVER. Only $3.50.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-05-28

The Philadelphia Times SAYS !:
Here Is a good chance for lads no
like 10 serve their country and at
the same time sail the bonnie blue
SEA, MAI September twenty five
cade, en- %iueris tor service IN the
navy VII, ue appointed, by compe,i-
tive %exaun.aaii. u, held ut Annapolis.
aud any American boy between fiji
teen and twenty years OF age has the
rlEh; 10 ctu;,>t tor ~ OF the cadet
ships. N candid re should present
himself al Annapolis, however. ut-
less lie is& ell >crsel in :he rle.
mentary English branches-gram-
mar, geography, arithmetic, algebra
geometry and natural philosophy
The successful anilda,es rank with
,le cade, midsh,pman and their pay
is the ssu,e, $500 a, year. Having
thought very seriously Owe the mat
ter and decided 10 become a candi
date, a boy should write to the Sec
rotary OF the Navy for q pamphlet o
particulars and then he should spent
the summer in earnest study of thu
necessary branches.