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nErlCEs OPENED IN CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI Nov. 25.-1be Baltimore and
ONO Raroad Company opened their offices in this city
to-day Tor general business.
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Jnk.

"LOND0N EXCHEQUERn
ID JET BLACK INK.
IL flows freely,
Does not corrOde Steel Pens.
Jet Black.
Never thickens or deposits Sediment
Never moulds in any climate.
Dries instantly.
Is Permanent
Is affected by frosh
Resists acids.
Never changes color in the nkstand.
Use clean nkstaud and do not mix with any other Ink
BRENTANO'O LITERARY EMPORIUM,
8 Union Square, New York
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
TIE STAR ROUTE GASES.

,o,,r, r,cropv, R1MORs-A GENERAL FEELING
THAT THE GUILTY WILL EscAPE-A SINGULAR
LACK OF FARNEsTNEss IN THE PROSECUTION
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
w,suyGToN Nov 25.-It is said the Grand jury
o,, in session has at last entered npon the exann-
\ ion of a Star Route case, namely that OF eA-
Auditor Liley lately brought before Commissioner
Bundv and discharged. 1t is also said that the more
mportant Star Route will not be presenteu 70
the present Grand Jury, but left until new one Is
IN session Brott. the witness in the Lilley case,
who slivped out of town Just he was wanted, ana
br, reason Of whose absence the case before the
commissioner was lost, returned Immediately after
Tiucv was released and is here yet He will be
detained to give his testimony before the Grand
Jury.
The conduct of the Government agents has
been farcica if not worse and the opinion unvcrs-
ally prevalent among people not connected with
the Government or the deienCe-thOugh 1t is per-
hans unwarrnated-that nothing will ever come Of
tbe Star Route cases. There is wide expression oil
INDIGNATION that after so much bOasting, and with
srcb an apparcnty excellent showing of material,
tbe Government should have cOuspicuouSly failed
in its first two attempts at formal acton, aud should
even now manifest no disposition to push things
vigorously.
Mr.. James. Mr.. MacYeagh, Mr.. Woodward, Mr.
brewster and MT. Bliss are absent. Mi. GIBSON Is
here but in reply to inquiry only justiiies his own
neryonal acts Mr. GibSOn's long and exhaustive
report makes il is conceded showing of grave IT.
regularitcs, but it only adds one chapter to the
many which have gone before it of the same general
character. The Star Route men arc chuckling and
swapping their fingers in scOrn. The people VINO
were frightened into making disclosures are taxing
courage and recanting Some whigporlngs from IT.
responsible quarters are heard that the Admins
trafi5n has failed in something hat IT might do or
onght 20 do IN the matter but no one can be tOunu
10 lei w!e:cin IL has short, and no responsible
prrson daTrs assert that anything has been left I'M
lone by the President which could promote tue
crds Of ustcc II ia the universal opinion here that
the Star Route men should he brought 10 tre else
whore haa i'm the ucwspa pors and in official reports,
or that those who are blamca5lc for the failure
| should be exposed.
The report mad" by 4. VI. Gibson IN the matter OF
the Star Route contracts delivered N the Dr-
! parturni of Justice on Wednesday afternoon, IN
ODE fence n, Mr.. Gibson SAYS to instructions ir m
| SIR M4cVragh. to whom the report had been sub
| mittrd I'm manuscript aud whodrrcted him 20 make
his report VIXEN printed, 10 tn" Solicitor General,
now acting Attorney General. From The app"nGe.
letter taken from tGc flies Of the Department cf
Justice il would appear that whatever oci2i drsi9-
nation may belong Ia Ar. Gibson, he has been act
| ing under tho authority of Sir. Mae cagh
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE, }
WAsHISGION, oct -, l~-l)
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LIQUOR STORE DAMAGED.

Flames caused damage of $1,000 last even
ing the liquor Of Peter Gerand at No 81 Front
N. The cause OF the fire wss not known.
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Grates an0 feu0ers.

7 s. C0NOVER & co. Designers and Manu-
10 facturers Of ARTISTIC CRATES AND PESDEltS,
ELREPLACh;5 in Brass Bronze, steel aud file
AnLrOnS 6tr1 S,tS Coal IodS, Basket Crates, "a
Elegant assortment Of new designs Drooraod Ites ZOE
hearths and facingS Aroltocty designs executed or e
designs furnished Low estimates ~ architects All
builders Wareroons, No. 1888 Canal-st
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Brushes.

brushes of every description at 315 Pearl
- ST. opposite Peokslip. al articles AZ lowest prices
JOHN X. uoPPEL. manufacturer and imrcf'~
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Gelp manle0.

SXTANTED-By a Philadelphia Cloth House,
Thoroughly reliable take CHARGE q: their Nrs
Yrrk ofice and sell the Cottng ant Merchant lGuorng
who understand tho business, have an
eslaoiisied trade comIeont IA every way ne APP
plv All strictly confidential Address BOX
23ll, Philadelphia y. ..
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wA,nISG1oN, oct -, 1sslJ


DEAR SIR: / dD not know how II happened mat no
written statement scent TO Won OF your appointment
10 pc request 81 Nj Woodward. inIrr-rt 10y Inc f"-i-
master General assist il the Investigation ana prose
cuftuu nl tho Route cases. $50
Ic.rriuly supposed n bat hcCn. ~ the date ~ their
INK mt ,ou v,r, acrJriugy employed m these mat
tiers At that date. WAYNE NN'NEWh'
ALInrntE-l lnnnrll.
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proposals.

NOTICE.-Proposals for building CRIB
bnnbead AT to.niies slip will be received
the Department OF Docks III aah ~ Dusne 1t lhafs
d,v Dsrenber 1881 ~ o'clock For full info nation
ses Tue city RECORD Copies for sale 1t No city Hall
NOTICE.-Proposals for building a pier on
~ North Brother Island East River will BE- received by the
nenarnent Of Docks III and 10 Duanest until Thursday.
December 1881 at IL o'clock For TUT information 500
rhe ,ity Record Copies sale rs No. 2 city Hall
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Gltuatlons Wanteo-- females.

PROTESTANT SERVANTS BUREAU.
A.-A kndsot good competent 10 male servalts Germ
and 0theruseul girls cOlntrY asl nhe 1sD nj
cOored servants AT the lIrya OlEsStlbhs13l PR)fES
lUthst
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A LADY offers her services for moderate
"A compensation capable Of taking charge Of house end
children companion invalid understands nursing
and has come knowledge OF business highest
city Address call at 1873 East 29ths between
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CHAMBERMAID.-By a competent young
~ woman as cham bermaid waitfng by hand
machines years city reference Address No $50 lest
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Gopnrtnsrsbip Notices.

$50 and $50 West 3tth St,
NRw-YoRK. Nov. 10, 1891.
TNHE FIRM of THOMAS a. co. has this
Il day been Dissolved by mutual consent HVSu
THOMAS, WILLIAM J. MATTHEWS, WILLIAM NC
FAUL, GEO RGB H. seldom.
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ENGINEER or GENERAL CLERK.-By a
II respectable man. 4j is sober, steady and Wiling
ana can give Of references Call Of address e. W.
STOW 2JT Il East gth.st City.
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EIREMAN.-By an experienced hOtel-dtchen
/ fireman; is single; native of switzerland; aged 90 i5
highly recommended; moderate salary acceptable. Call or
address. CELESTINE GIAMINI, No. 100 Sully1nst
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| NOOK-By Il French woman; speaks English
~ we'll do cooking for family hotel city
country; best Of references. At PROTESTANT BU
1 DI- ~
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COOPER or PORTER-By young English
~ man age 2f as porter cooper usefnaE whOesas
highest class Of references be FURNISHED,
:. EnI. LLN ~ .LA
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HOUSEW0RK, WAIT
~ ING or NURSES. &e.-BY American and Protestant
girls for city country moderate At the PROT
ESTA Mt HOME BUREAU, 1873 6th-aye., above l0th-st
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Gltuatldns i0anteo-- tflales.

4 MAN experienced rs an accountant, five
~ years in a,i place especially familiar with manu-
accounts seeks situation references as u cadc
er and ability. Address :. :, Tribune Office.
COACHNAN and GARDENER.-By Swed-
~ ish married understands the care OF horses ana
carriages thoroughly experienced driver uni rstani5 gar
doir farming branches viii furnish gool reiet
Addoss T. T., care MI Theodore Cold Mount vernon
WFsche-tcr County. \. y.
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CARPENTER or MACHINE HAND IN
- SHOP-Bv a German with thorDugl OwIedye Of his
u,iness all its branches sober honest hd ndusousi
good references. Address +. Il. Box -, Tribune Ohce
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26

Heat has been evolved, and the electric
spark obtained from the fish. Notwith-
standing its terrible power, there is a
little parasite fish, two or three inches in
length, that preys upon it, utterly OBJ
livious to its shocks.
In the Pacific waters curious fish
the Tetraodon- electricus--is found, that
gives out faint shocks when touched.
The best known electric fsh-the tor
pedo--is an inhabitant of our own
waters. 1t belongs to the ray family,
and fishermen ore often made painfully
aware of its presence in their nets, the
shocks passing up the lines, and even
following up splashes of water, COM
pleting a current in this insecure way,
and giving the men a violent shock. A
specimen, half dead, gave shocks when
handled by DR.. Atwood, and in handling
others in good condition he experienced
hard usage and many shocks that threw
him upon the ground as quick as if he
had been knocked down by an axe. He
also received shocks by taking hold OF
distance of eight feet from the
holding the rope attached to
the narOOOu. GVcu Wucu CuU1AS WIG
fish the fingers were so affected that he
with difficulty grasped the handle Of the
knife. The largest specimens of tor
pedo found in our waters weigh nearly
200 pounds. The liver of this fi>h yields,
in the largest, about three gallons of oil,
which is regarded as of superior quality
for burning. To test the power of this
fish duck was placed over one that was
confined in an aquarium. 1t swan
around quietly for few moments, and
then suddenly became FESTIVE, darling
from side TO side in an erratic manner,
trying to escape. Its discontinue rap
idly increased, as was shown by its gasp
ing and the Auttering of the wings. That
only seemed to exasperate the fish to fur
ther efforts, and in ten minutes from the
time the duck was put into the water it
was taken out dead. A large sunfish, when
put in IL g tank, showed its terror by en-
deavoring to leap from it, but, falling
back, it was soon paralyzed by the tor
pedo.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26
Memories of Yorktown.

There is, however, in the memories
of Yorktown even now much to draw
living Englishmen and Americans near
together, and unquestionably the bear
ing of Gen. Washington at the supreme
moment towards his vanquished and hui
inflated enemy was of that character
which is meet and right that historians
should mot willingly let die" When,
on the 18th of October, 1881, Lord Cor
walls had lost his two advanced re-
doubts by storm, he made an attempt to
escape with his rank and file who were
still fit for duty-rather more than 1000
in number, across the river Gloucester.
The attempt was frustrated, as might
have been expected when it is remem-
berei that the opposing forces, French
and American, vastly outnumbered the
British, and that French feet of more
than 30 sail, under Compile de Grasse,
lay in the adjoining river and roads. On
the morning of the 18th of October Lord
CORVALLIS accepted the inevitable, and
the terms of capitulation were settled
between him, as representing the British
side, ard General Washington and the
Comte de Rochambeau, as severally
representing the triumphant forces
of America and France. But it
is not generally known that at the mo-
ment when Lord CORVALLIS surrendered
to General Washington. the humbled
Englisnman simultaneously uncovered
his head. With characteristic thought
fulness General Washington prayed him
to put on his hat, as-the weather being
chilly and wet-there was danger of his
catching cold. "It does not much mat
ter what now becomes of me, exclaimed
the detected Englishman; to which, in
firm voice, General Washington at once
replied: "On the contrary, my lord, l
anticipate for you long career OF dis
tinction and honor in the service of your
king and country" How truly these
generous and prophetic words were
borne out may be seen by those who
care to read the epitaph upon the monu-
ment erected by a grateful country to
Charles, First Marquis CORVALLIS. in st.
Pauls Cathedral. Yet memories of this
kind serve only to remind us that, in
Keble's beautiful words, brothers are
brothers evermore. No distance"-and it
may be added no bickerings-''breaks
their tie of blood. London Telegraph.
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fond of sweet things, and particularly

fond of sweet things, and particularly
of strong drinks if they were sweetened.
For drink of sweetened whisky he
would attempt anything. At one time he
was offered glass of whisky and sugar
if he would whip General Joor, who, in
full feather, was mastering the county
militia, according to the old manner Of
doing such things annually. To obtain
the promised glass, Bill stealthily came
up behind him, took him by the hair of
the head and bore him into the dust on the
street. Finding himself thus assailed,
General Joor drew his sword and pierced
Bill through the thigh. From this
wound he never fairly recovered. He
was very agile and fast of foot. He could
climb tree with surprising quickness,
SWIM and manage horse with dexterity.
It was with him as with child. From
the time of his capture he knew not
right from wrong actions until he was
taught, and until his intellect expanded
and he began to comprehend his posi-.
ton in society he sorrowed over the re-
Fiction. He sickened and died in New
Orleans in 1929, when in charge of o
gentleman who undertook to exhibit him
for money.-[San Francisco Examiner.
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Fretful Words.

Why be so severe in dealing with the
faults of those at home while we excuse
anything friends or acquaintances may
do? The laws of politeness should be
binding at home as we'll a. abroad. We
enjoy seeing our husbands and wives
polite TO our neighbors, only let us be
sure to practice our good manners at
home. There are husbands who would
hasten to assure = neighbor's wife, who
had, in her haste, burned her biscuits,
that they greatly enjoyed them when
they were so nice and brown" who
would never think their own wives
needed the same consideration. No man
can be Q gentleman, though ever 80
genial abroad, who is a tyrant or habit
ual Pathfinder at home; and no woman
is real lady who is not q lady at home
in her morning wrapper, Is we'll as in
silk in her neighbor's parlor. One men,
Der OF the family who begins the day
with fretful words and harsh tones, is
generally enough to spoil the happiness
ard the temper Of the whole day. Not
all who hear the impatient word give the
angry answer, for many choose to suffer
in silence; but every such word makes
somebody's heart ache; and, - . rule,
it 10 somebody whom We love and would
do anything for, except 70 keep back the
| unkind, sarcastic word. Then do not lel
10 make ourselves ard others miserable
by being fretful ct home.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26
How Long May q Man Live.

It was Prof. Hufeland's opinion that
the limit of possible human life may be
set at 200 years. This is on the general
principle that the life of creature is
eight times the years of its period of
growth. That which is quickly formed
quickly perishes, and the earlier COM
plete development is reached the sooner
bodily decay ensues. More women reach
old age than men, and more men attain
remarkable longevity than women. Some
animals grow to be very old.
Horned animals live shorter lives than
those without horns, fierce longer than
timid, and am phibious longer than those
which inhabit the air. The voracioue
pike exists, it is said, to the age of 14O
years; the turtle is good for 100 years or
more; and among birds the golden eagle
is known to have lived 200 years; while
the sly and solemn crow reaches the age
of q century.
Passing up in the scale of life to man.
and skipping to patriarchs, we had many
instances of recorded longevity among
the classic Greeks and Romans.
Pliny notes that in the reign of the
Emperor Vespasian, in the year rs, there
we're 124 men living in the limited area
between the Apennines and the Pc of 100
years and upwards, three of whom were
140 and four 1876. Cicero's wife lived 10
the age of 103, and the Roman actress.
Luceja played in public as late as her
18th year.
Coming down to more recent times the
most notable authentic instance of great
age. is that of Henry jerks, Yorkshire,
England, who died in 1910, 1859 years
old. He was fisherman and at the age
of 100 years easily swan across rapid
rivers.
Another historic case is that of Thomas
Parr, of Shropshire, day laborer, who
lived to the age of 152 years. When
more than 100 he married his second
wife, and till 100 he could swing the
scythe and WELD the fail with the best Of
his fe low laborers.
In his 152d year Parr went up to Lon
don to exhibit himself to the King. It
proved an unlucky visit. for violating
the abstemious habit of century and q
half the old man feasted SO freely on the
royal victuals that he soon died merely
of plethora. On examination his internal
organs proved to be in an excellent con-
dition, and there was no reason why he
should not have lived much longer save
for this unfortunate test of royal hos
pitality.
Professor Hufeland's roll of centenna-
rians includes many more remarkable
cases. among them that of Mittlestedt, .
Prussian soldier, who served 81 years I'M
der both Fredericks, fighting many bat-
ties and enduring much hard campaign
ing, and who after all this married sue
cessfully three wives, the last when hs
was 40, only two years before his
death.
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THE DISCONNECTED STAR.
ne night a little twinkling star,

One night little twinklng star,
Grown weary Of its sphere,
With foolish thoughts and fancies wild
Sighed out.-"Why am l here?"
why am l but little star,
With pale unsteady light,
The least among the many lamps
That light the hills of night?
Pm weary of my changeless life,
Unkuowing and unknown:
I've nightly run the self same course
Where l for years have shone;
Pve noted many a sister star
Bending lovingly TO hear,
The greeting of some mortal tongue
Where'er her smiles appear,
But never was mortal eye
Gazed wonderingly on me;
And never has human sigh
Been waited up to me.
But once pair of mournfrl eyes
Looked up from grief and fear,
To give me but single glance,
Then closed upon a tear!
Why was born worthless thing
With nought of beauty'y ray?
cannot live this lonely life,
No longer will stay!"
So saying did the foolish star
The path of error take,
And DER her calm and simple life
Her wild bemoanings make.
Then turning, boldly stepped she forth
To seek brighter sphere,
But dizzy with the heights of space,
She sank with trembling fear;
To earth she turned her cold appeal,
But all her hopes were vain,
The little foolish star burned out,
And ne'cr was seen again!
How many like this little star
Let discomfort creep in,
And lure them with its restless dreams
To error, wrong and sin.
For once they leave the path of right
And wander from their home,
THEY'LL perish like the little star,
Abandoned and alone.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26
Blood Money Returned After Many
Years.

A remarkable illustration of the re-
suits of Mr.. Moody's preaching is fur
nished here in the restitution of sum
of money, which formed part of the
spoils of murder committed over eight
years ago. The murder was the most
noted one il the history of Baltimore
that of an old decrepit woman, Mrs.
Mary A. Lamptry-and was attended
with great brutality. The old lady was
murdered in her bed January 2, 1873.
Her murderers, Joshua Nicholson and
Thomas r. Whalen, alias Hallahan, were
captured after a long search and both
were hanged for the crime. Their spoil
consisted of S15, 600, only g small part of
which was ever recovered. Three
hundred dollars in silver was thrown
into Jones Falls by the murderers in
their fight, $3.50 was found in u cellar
on Bond street, but what became of the
rest has been mystery up to this time.
It now turns out that, Immediately
after the crime, Whalen, or Hallahan,
took trip north, and'left his share of the
plunder-about $5O0-with his brother,
NJ. p. Whalen, without telling him wherA
it came. The brother knew nothing Of
the crime until after the execution. He
received letter written by the Rev. j.
p. Wilson, at the murderer's request,
giving Whalen's confession. The brother
retained the money for nearly eight
years, but has now come to Baltimore to
restore it, with accrued interest, to Mr..
Lamptry, the husband Of the murdered
woman. He states that having been
brought under Mr.. Moody's preaching,
and having heard his strong sermons
on restitution, his conscience troubled
him and he resolved to restore the
money. He reached Baltimore yes
terdsy from New York and learning that
the Rev. Mr.. Wilson was now stationed
in Calvert county, has gone there in
order that restitution may be made
through the medium Of the clergyman
who was the murderer's confessor.-
Baltimore Gazette.
DAMM1NG THE NILE.-An English cap
italist, Mr.. Castor, proposes to dam the
Nile at the cataracts, and subject about
SOC, 600 acres Of land, which is now des-
ert, to the influence OF its fertilizing
waters. This is stupendous undertak-
ing; but it is beyond doubt that the
present rapids are produced by the de-
bris of ancient works Of this description
which are now strewn on the bed of the
stream, and from an engineering point
Of view the work would be perfectly
feasible. The inundatiou would then be
under complete control, while the COM
pany which should carry out the work
would be reimbursed by the lands allot-
ted TO it out Of nearly Q million acres,
which would now for the first time be
brought under cultivation. 1t is said
that the preliminary capital has already
been raised.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-05-26

Love may be found in the heart Of -
anchsEite; never in the heart of . lii
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-14

Another result of the appeal of the
Argus in behalf of the distressed is OBJ
served in the active friends raised up for
Lawson and Others" Argus
This is the only truthful statement the even
ing paper has made in all that it has said
of suffering paupers. Everybody knows
this is truthful statement, for everybody
knows that it is only recently that men are
being cared for in this city through private
charity. Before the evening paper had be-
gun its agitation, there were no balls given
in aid Of sick paupers. The Delta fire
company and the railroad men may imagine
that they raised funds in this manner to aid
two men in the hospital only short time
before this agitation was begun; but they
must be mistaken. The evening paper is
certain that nothing Of the kind ever hap
pened until alter it had eXtolled the beau =
ties of charity, and that therefore, it Is to
have the sole credit for the innovation. Some
people may be bold enough to deem the
evening paper little unreliable and ar
rogant in this assumption of virtue and in
fluence, but they are unjust; for the even
ing paper is the query quintessence of
truthfulness and modesty, glazing facts 10
the contrary Notwithstanding.