davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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RECEIPTS.

Per steamer st Johns. from Florida
IL boxes oranges, 6 bbls cabbages. 9 bbls
syrup. 16 boxes mdse, 2 bales wool, / bdl hides,
l trunk, 2 bbls and 2 bdlS mdse.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, April
PIT bbls -four, 79 boxes tobacco, 40 caddies
tobacco, 3 bales hides, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western RAILWAY,
April 12-2l3 bales cotton. al cars lumber, 4 cars
wood, ? ears blocks. l car laths, i Dbl syrup,
400 bbls rosin. 81 bbls spirits turpentine. 8 bbls
vegetables, 1 Dbl fruit, 63 boxes vegetables, so
boxes fruit, Is sacks rough rice, 9 sacks po-
tatoes, 4 bales hides, and mdSe.
Per Central Railroad, April 1850 bales
cotton, l car beer, 2 pkgs hardware. / box
frames, ID pkgs mdse. IS half boxes candles, 8
cars bulk corn, / box circulars, 3 bbls mineral
water, ) boxes hams, 10 tierces lard, 50 half
bbls lard, 90 kegs lard, 1 box musical instru-
ments, 8 bblS VINE, 1 case brackets, 10 rolls
leather, 3 bblS bacon. 4 bbls eggs, crate boxes.
2 bales burlaps, 3 boxes household goods. 1
bag sundries, 6 pkgs scales, s cars lumber. IL
cars wood, l key whisky, as half casks bacon,
200 sacks corn. 200 bbls -four, 43 casks clay. s
cases smoking tobacco, % bdls felloes. 4 bdIs
wheels, 4 single wheels, 90 pkgs tobacco, pkg
hams, 1 lot household goods, l bale hides, 2
boxes candy, ! case clothing, 5 sacks cotton
seed, : bbls spirits turpentine, 5 sacks beeswax,
l box rollers, II boxes mdse, 5 tubs butter, z
bbls Irvine, &C bales yarns, ~ bales domestics,
100 bbls cotton seed ell, l pkg iron, 10 tierces
pig iron, 5 empty bbls, 8 bales rags.
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Shipping autslIiesufe,
WEDNESDAY. april 10, 1881
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship City Of Augusta, Nickerson, New
York-G NJ SorreL.
Bark Herlof Herlofseu Norl, Kroger, Car
thagena, to load for Reval-Holst & Co.
Schr Sarah E Douglass, Bethel Baracoa-
] B Reedy.
J j Dale.
5chr Title Vanderherchen, McNatt, Balti-
more-yos A Roberts & Co.
Schr Chatham, Wallace, st Martin, W IL H
Sehr Menswa, FairchiIds, Philadelphia-Jos
a Roberts & Co.
Steamer st Johns, vogel. Florida -Jno F
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PoULTRY-Market fully supplied; good de-
Fees-Market vel supplied; good demand.
BUTTER.-A good article in demand, very little
being received.
fair.
sYRuP.-Georgia and Florida in ffasF demand
and supply. !,
very little demand
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
noon REPORT.

FINANCIAL
foupoy. April u. -COnsols. 100 916 for
money: 100 If-16 for account Erie, 4SA:
NEW YoRK. April R.-StOcks opened hrmer.
$780, s06 per cent. E~zchange-long, NS1;
49, - a s93Z state bonds less active. Govern
meat sopde quiet and unchanged.
roTToN.
IrvxzpooL. April 12-Cotton opened dull and
aasisr. middIing uplRnds, 6 lied: mdding Or
leans 6Id: sales 700 bales. for speculation ana
export 700 bales: receipts 4SfOOO Saies'O WHICH
M0OO bales are American.
F1t.1res opened fat; midding uplands,
for middIfng clause, deliverable IN April, %;
deliverable in April and nay "a dsIiverabIs in
INC and .TuIv. Sid; deliverablei in July and AN
o1st & T-s2a6 si6d: deliverable in August and
Ssntamber' z g s206Ad; deliverable IN october
and November, Sd.
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Evening REPoEI.

PARIs. April y. $50 m.-Rentes, 82f 40c.
RIO JASEIRo, April l1.-Exchange On Lon
don. 21Z.
SEE TogK. April 12.-Money SOS per cent.
Exchange. 81 sOk for sixty days. Government
bonds closed irregular; new hves 1925;
new four and q nall per cents couPonl lIS1s;
new four per cents (coupon). 1875. State
bonds irregular; Tennessee Is, new series. de-
cliuei 10 73N from IS; ditto 6s, old, to "a from
IS. and ditto 6s. new, to 74A from Isl North Car
az: louisiana IS, ~cOnsOls, frsts. declined to
60E from 81, and then advanced to 61H; and
North Carolina special tax, second class, ad-
vanced TO s3 from "a.
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SAILED YESTERDAY.
Bark Bellona (Brl. Liverpool
Bark Geo Davis (Brl. Liverpool.
Bark Queen Victoria (Brl, Hamburg.
Schr n A Achorn, Portland, Ne.
MEMORANDA.
TYBEE. April -, 500 p m-Passed up, steam
ship City Of Augusta, bark Herlof Herlofsen
(Nor(, schrs Chatham, Sarah E Douglass, Annie
Bliss, Menawa, Flora Rogers, steamer st
Johns.
Passed out, barks Bellona (Br). Geo Davis
Br1, Queen Victoria (Brl schrs NJ B Millen and
II Achorn.
Arrived today for orders, bark H L Routh.
Waiting, bark Orienten (Sw).
Wind S, 10 miles; clear.
New York, April i2-Arrived. Otranto. Gen
Werder, Westphalia, Celtic, Algiers, City of
Macon, My River. Abbie. Gheen.
Arrived out, Vindolan, Mary K Campbell,
Braziliera, Engisolina, Marathon. Scotia, Bias
sano, Karo, Efficient. Flachat, Pheola, RhYl,
Neckar.
Homeward. Lady Dufferin, Port Royal; Phi
son, New Orleans.
Boston, April 9-Arrived, schr Melissa A
Irask, Trask, Savannah.
Baltimore, April 9-Arrived, schr Thos j
Martin. Marts, Coosaw. s C.
Providence, April o-Arrived, schr Stephen
G Hart. Torrey, Brunswick.
Wood's Hole, April Arrived, schr Austin
knight, Perry, Providence, to load for Sa-
vannah
SPOKEN.
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EXPORTS.


Per bark Marco Polo Ger, for Hamburg
3,97s bbls rosin, weighing 1,704, 315 pounds, val
ued at S1l, $40.
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Railroads.
Central & Southwestern R. R'ds

SAVANNAH, GA, March 6th, 1881.
ON and after SUNDAY, March 9th, 1881,
" passenger trains on the Central and South
western Railroads and snehe win run e.
follows:
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Masters OF vessels arriving at this port having
any special reports to make will please send
them TO me. Vessels leaving port viii be fur
nished with files OF the MORNING NEWS free on
application ct this office.
]. II. ESTILL,
Agent New York Associated Press, once 3
Whitaker street.
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ARRIVED AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.
Bark H L Routh, Young, Havre. II days
Hoist & Co.
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SPOKEN.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Bark Minna Ger, Boese, from Bordeaux for
Darien, March "a, lat AZ, lon 90.
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sEAI srANos-There was some little activity
il this market to-day. The sales were rs bags,
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SAILED YESTERDAY.


Bark Marco Polo Ger, Scholtz, Hamburg
A Minis & Sons.
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Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway.
EYGaT ESFRESe.

GENERAL MANAGER's OFFICE,
6AvANNAH, December -, 1880.
nm and after SUNDAY, December u, 1886,
" Passenger trains On this o viii run
es follows:
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gummErtiaI.
MARKET.

OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS,
SAvASSAH. April u. 1851, 4 P. NJ
CorroN-The market opened at 10 g. m
duu The transactions for the day ~ere light,
the sales being 735 bales. We quste.
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a. AN&oN 2-A~LCC1s 49, SSN
currsLcy. S3,606.9S5 90.
Ezw ORLEANS, April ELECTROMAGNETIC
York sight, 81 so per S1,O0premium; sterling,
81 81.
LIVERPOOL. April 10, 400 D. m.-The sales Of
the day included 5000 bales of American.
Futures: Iiddliug uplands, low middling
clause, deliverable in November and December,
) 15-16d.
$50 I. MIXTURES closed dull
NEW YosR. April i2.-CoUton closed quiet but
firm; rniddling uplands. 1055c; middling Or
leans, l1ke; sales - bales; net receipts 1,29l
bales: gross receipts 6.26S bales.
Futures closed steady, with sales Of 1900
bales as follows: April, 1O6S0l0 zoe; May. 10 "A
10 9501O csc: September. 10 6401O CSC: Octo-
Der, 10 272I0 2Sc; November, 10 15Gl0 17c; De-
cember, 10 15G1O 11c.
GALVESTON, April 1s.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 1889; low middling 93sc; good ordinary
SIZE: net receipts TS7 bales; gross receipts
SIS bales; sales 1857 bales; stock S9.67s bales.
NORFOLK, April 12.-CotUon quiet but steady;
nliddllng I0Skc; net receipts 1850 bales; gross
receipts - bales; stock 1890 bales; sales
BIG bales; exports coaStwise SIS bales.
BALTIMORE, April l2.-CoJJon quiet; middling
104c; low middling i01sc; good ordinary size;
ret receipts $50 bales; gross receipts -
bales; sales - bales; stock 1O,987 bales; sales
u spinners p bales; exports coastwise Is bales.
Boston, April 12.-COC5on steady; middling
Ike; low middling 1886; good ordinary 915c:
neC receipts LAS bales; gross receipts I,l66
bales; sales - bales; stock 9,9l0 bales.
WILMINGTON, April steady; mid
ding I1Ac: low Iniddling 915c; good ordinary
7Hc; net receipts IS bales; gross receipts IS
b1isS: sales bales: stock 1857 bales.
PaLADELPHIA, April -Cotton steady; mid
ding 1fLc; low middling 103sc; good ordinary
&C.; net receipts 595 bales; gross receipts 626
bales; sales 1872 bales; sales to spinners 1889
bales: stock II, 242 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, April 12-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 1886; low middling 9Bc; good ordinary
s3Sc; net receipts 1883 bales; gross receipts
1881 bales; sales $3.50 bales: stock 262, $50 bales;
exports to Great Britain 4,90S bales.
MoBILE, April 12.-Cotton steady; middling
10Ac; low middling s2sc; good ordinary SIC;
net re ceipts 653 bales; gross receipts - bales;
sales LOCO bales; stock 36,S13. bales; exports
coastwise 21 bales.
Ns8rRIs, April 12-Cotton firm; middling
f02kc: net receipts sal bales: shipments 100
bsIes: sales $50 bales; stock Il ,627 bales.
AUGUSTA, April 12-Cotton steady; middling
1OAc; low mIddling 9Ac; good ordinary SIC;
net receipts 35S bales; shipments = bales; sales
3S4 bales.
CHARLESTON, April 12.-Cetton steady; mid
ding 1Ozkc; low middling 1850; good ordinary
1O4c; net receipts 909 bales; gross receipts s09
bales: sales 800 bales: stock 81 1865 bales: ex-
ports to the continent 1,S25 bales.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Consolidated net re-
ceipts to-day for all cotton ports, 1851 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 1888 bales, to the
continent 1926 bales.
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Charleston & Savannah ny. Co.

J. 8. TYgoN, Master OF IfansportatIon.
Il. 8. HATFEg,
mY25-tf Genera Manager.
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RrCE-The market for this grain to-day was
rather quiet The sales were 100 barrels, the
market closing steady. We quote:
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COTTON.

SIb-Treasury halances: Coin, %S1,662.34 90;
currency. :, $685. S5 90.
EsT ORLEANS, April ELECTROMAGNETIC
York sight, 81 50 per 81 ,000premium; sterling,
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The 80. N. T." manufacturers were the first
to recognize the Importance of the Sewing Ma
chine and to make a six-cord cotton, which has
machines.
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GINCE the introduction Of this Spool Cotton
- into the American market, its success has
been unprecedented. No other brand Of thread
has ever met with the same amount of public
favor in the same space of time.
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SAVANNAH, GA, March 81, 1881.
Until further notice trains will arrive and
u depart as follows:
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All the improvements in machinery that the
inventive genius of the nineteeath century has
produced have been adapted by the manufac-
turers of 20. N. T."
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At all the great International Fairs of Il
world, 20. N. T." has been awarded the highe
honors.
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VIRGINIA EREE PRESS.
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Cards, Ac. a-esa,ed promptly, ne .y, sad al i'i'
prices
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%1iyalnja &Eet @geEa.
H. y. i n. ". 3. GALL.iHEa, Edaors
charEesto,r', jefferson County B's'' "a.
Eovcmber 70, 1881
Trom Ike baf.gaGi 6Ta5hc77 li'A.
THy FIRST TELEPECNL.
I curious sftrf 5ysstoru Interesting 20
S.te1fiac People.


To the EDITOR of THE REPrEHcAN;
In The RepajLcqR Of Monday, the 9TH
inst. is a short notice IN reference 70 the
pendinc telephone interference before thc
| tnIUd States Patent Oi.cc, Ani in this
connection I rote singular Circumstance.
In looking over several old newspapers, ]
found copy of the Richmond RYa5HcGn
of Nav q IS39, published by Baldwin &
/ Gsu2Ecr. in which j. l letter of ccrrl'po0-
dsnco from Washington, D. g.. signed !. s.
I O.. .}r.. giving Su sccouut O.! the ceieDra-
ion ri 81. Iegoes, Nd, If the anniyeTaa-
~ of thel4udingo of the " Pilgrim Fathers"
/ In the letter No. !, dated May, rs,
! tSi9. mention j. made of Il rude eYpefi-
meu;. wherein j. clearly and briefly desert
bed. iudisputably, the very basis and trst
uos;t;ye proof of the practical idea, and
/ conception OF the telephone, and wherein IL
also shown the first evidence OF aricuiatc
speech being conveyed from enc human te-
( ing % another through an cxteHtc3 foic
/ transmitting medium, Tithout the aid ol
/ electricity. What is furthermore -1mcWhat
/ remarkable is tie fact that the principle OF
! the ao-Calied Auricu!ar Telegraph, 1. e.,
/ telephone, should have been FIRST originated,
! tested. and published to the world by na-
! tiye-boyn Ngshiugt0nisn. A tie notice O.
/ the principle Of the telephone VAS iTs.
made .roNn through paper having the
! title OF RcpgbHclH, i may not be 0Gt 0i
place 70 rcpuhlish the sane, after the lapse
/ ot thirtv-two years, in your oTn, pspcT
! bearing the same title, Republican, thus Civ
! inr tn the scientific reader something pecu-
/ liar 10 uondcr over. Hcrcwith / give you
/ the identical extract from tie lcttCrrcicrred
/ to which n many concerned may be OF
some interest and probably waken up ncw
and peculiar points in tHc matter OF iht
telephone. It's history, and the pending con
/ trorer,y. especially - 10 j. iutmated that
ere long new contestant for the old prizc
and a modicum of the fame will enter tn
! list, and areuS, and contend for his right-.
/ The following is the extract of letter May
Is, 1919:
unfortunately for ne, and much to ny
/ charrin and disappointment. | could not
procure very suitable position 10 enable
/ me to feast upon the mental treat offering
| Assiduou,ly did aim 20 get within good
hearing distance. but al efforts were una
vai!inc. There. too. McssT. Editors, ! felt
the great ard conflicting Disadvantages OF
/ being q stranger IN 2 strange land. The
/ best | could do was. TO pas nay inventive
/ faculties to work, and novel thought in
duced me totcst the principle, OF theschooi-
/ boy philosophy With the assistance OF
! two or three OF the ebon race manuiac'
ured out of fcw fence rails = Kind o
auricular telegraph. which l connected
with the rostrun and one ear. By tins
was enabled. with close attention and great
effort, - catch stray word or two Bu
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AUTUMN THOUGHTS.

There can be nothiny saidsr than the
solemn hush of nature thst pfcccdes the
death Of she year The golden glory Of au-
trmn, with the billowy bronzra and velvet
s.ure OF the skies above TIE royal robes of
oak and maple bespsak the closing hour Of
natures iesmiDg life and the siien, farewell
to hnnanity's sauzc underwear.
Thus while nature Gons heT resal robes Of
sc,rlcl aud gold in honor sl the farewell
beneit to s,tamn, the sai-eysi pact steals
swiftly away 10 the .si.hboring clothes
line, and in the hour ofnature's grand blow
out don, the flaming s,nnel- Of bis iriepd
o4t-- respect for the hec,ic flash OF The d =
ing year.
Leave, have their tine t, f'ii, ard so has
lhc prics.of coal And ye. how sadly at
variance with iccsyiag sltlre is tao ro-
bsst coal marset
Another glorious summer With it, wealth
OF pleasant sscmorics Is ,losei sSay among
;lg srchiyc, Of our history. Another gloomy
winter Is upon u. Ties, woalersal colors
th,l i,re.'scross The soften g.: .ky Of Indian
-anmcr Ike the eors hanaef C. o royal con-
qs-rov, come bat To- warn sstbst ina fcw
short week. She r4ter pe vii be burst in
TIC kitchen ,ri the decorated s.sh bowl
viii be broken.
We fit through the dreamy hours Of mm-
ncr ike swif,-wing.-i b.ub. -l.es amid the
bcney.suckle sad pumpkin blossoms, .toriag
awsy rcrl.p, : Little glaco,, honey and
bucIvhcat pancakes FOX tuc uugs: bat all
n Il e-co. ike newspaper .hicf in the
night. the king of the iroat soa ,ipo, mellow
chilblsins is upon Us. and SIC crouch be-
neath The wintry blsst su8 haap oar spinal
col3mn a. in.5 ,b, crisp AL iika Texas
,.c,r that hss tLoaebt., ,., swallowed raw
cactus.
Life /. ono continued rsnd oe ioys and
sorrov. TO-DAY NE ara IN .,,s .oo wave Of
,r,.r.,isv ,,5 oa,n..., ou,..l,e, ia the
lid da,,;ghror nls,, ,D5 ,o.morr,, vs
GO, doxa.,5 l.nr'...t e,,o.i.. and
- st,os r-, no .,,. -,omaa .,r on,
clesn ,hirt Or ,tar at .n Inc o9era.
The No,e-,ber ,sy sif,ad .ropas down
unoa q. snd its fro1s - hcgin . Gall,
The liule.brls have hsii4. ! llsirlittlc lay.
So has the f.tiurdhen. OahaH;tle while
aud tho ,aN7irc c.s.a tse cold. calm
eestnre. cC tho Thsuks,iv.o.. tufke, viii Do
6lIo9 x;,b ,o,.raop. r,q and then
.escd an. The ford tc,,u RI, OF ,hc polyg-
anon, gobler viii b wrap % IN sadness,
I'D c-.nhs,-, MI. viii .... hr-s % c,r uho
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FOE7R z.
sr4yD7YG ALONE

The baby is standing all lonely"
The children shout IN their sice--
And father and mother and auntie
Must hurry and come 10 see,
See baby-the cilte litt,e darling
L nut through the wonderful feat,
And fondlei and kissed and commended
For being - sinsrt and sweet.
All. maay time in the future
She'll long for the aid Of that arm,
When the love and care ~ a mother
No longer can shield her from harm
For OF when our nerd Is the so-est
There's nG one to whom We can turn
And stand alone Is lesson
'rs hsri for q woman 20 learn.
With the cunningcst air oftriumph
She standing in the mids, Of them all
While the out.treschei arm of her mother
Is ready 20 save a fall,
And whenever the little one tottcrs,
Around her j. hastily thrown.
'Tis very fne fun-thinks the baby
This sroiic OF standing alone!
And often and over my baby
Before lites long journey Is gone
You Will yearn in your hours ol weakness
For something % lean u3nn.
When the props upon which you depended
Are taken away or overtarowu,
You will hnd II wesri>pme. baby
So weariS0me standing alone.
TIE LIGHTS o. LONDON
The Wv was long and jreary,
Blu, galiautiy they strobe,
A country lad and lassic,
Along the heavy road.
The night vas dark aud stormy
But bhlhe Of heart were they,
Forsliainy ia the distance
The Lights Of london lay
o glesuing lamps Of London, that GEM the
ciT $ cTJwn,
What fortunes lie within you, o Iishtsof Lon
don T0wn
What faces Worn and weary,
That told OF sorr3Ts load,
Oncdav man and woman,
Crepl down q country road.
They sought their native village,
IIJnrt-brok'a from The iray
Tct shiniu- sJiii bchin1 theme
The Lichts Of London lay
0 crucl lamps Of London, If tears your heart
could drown,
Your victims ewes would weep them, o lights
os London Towu
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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-11-26
NOTE and COHNENT.

81 know not which 9. ihe twain liits man
the highest: be it genius or gentl1ncs?"-
writes lady. + hi.ta, good madam, tie
neither: It's brass
4 Montreal brcaci ai promise suit makes
ont ihe man to be the iss..c,. of h.- kind.
They had both sgread Oh q wcdiiag ley and
marked it in the ma.deHs ry-cai- -ndar,
aad three times thc noT..l So cue.a.ed the
mark and wrote il t.o.tl aanad
At their coronation IL Jansary the new
T.ar and Tsarna OF Ru1s;a viii occupy res
pectively the Ivory Throne whe.eon Con-
s,aniins, the la.t Emperor OF Coaatantinopie,
sat, aud o1e adorned s1th BIG diamonds aud
rubies and ,223 tnrquoiss saPphircs and
pearls.
The President is said to have picked up
tie Sphinks-like habit @h..a q. s. Grant
has dropped these l.'er years. Wiih alyi-
scr and interviewer ak De- b ig-.3 az an
oyster His eye., however, .re eel ale in
their instant betokening Of pleasure or dis
approval.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-11-26

The Republican proposition 90 admit Da-
kotz a. State i met by Democratic sus-
ycstion TO carve Texas into four common
wealtLs. The gain Of pSrty Senators in
tl,e one case would thus be trebly Offset by
the accession Of Democratic solOns. The
Territory has 17O.0O0 inhabitants, 1000
miles Of railroad and produces 5000 bushels
wheat annually. The very positive nation
al sediment, however, against sdmi ting
States with less than 300 200 population will
probably avail to defeat these twin schemes
Low Pressure-Bridget sparkling will
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-11-26
nsing The Dear Old song Agam.V

Uaveriy's Na.todon Ministries were play
ing in London, and were softly singing one
nirht to a crowded house tie chorus in
"Od Kentucky Home" Whom the last
notes melted away strangc-l0okiny figure
advanced = few steps from his seat in dark
corner Of the pi;, and the auditors we're
startled AZ hearing : voice say earnestly
and distinctly Sing the dear old song
sgain-,as il foT me I'm listening herd,
and Pm listening low, boys and every word
j. friend TO ne, home 10 me--eyerything.
Say. will you sing il lust once more for me-,
right now and here?' Itwa- the figure and
voice Of Ben Leland, an old minstrel, who
left thi, country several years ago, and AZ
ter playing IN Australia made his way, q
broken-down old man, to London. Here
he supported himself by playing the banjo,
but eked out miserable existence. The
Ma.todons sang tie chorus again, and the
fieurc sank back into it5 seat. When the
audience dispersed il remained motionless,
and when an attendant came - arouse II he
found Ben Leland dead-Troy Timsss