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a ackey's Romance.

The Mackey family will no, go 10 New
York lust yet, as Mrs. Mackey is too much
enraptnrsd with Partisan life to leave IL.
Her position 10 Paris is unique and secure.
She is already famous woman in Europe,
and the limitless wealth Ct her husband en-
ables her TO keep up her prestige. She would
a. soon think Of living iu Virginia City as
in New York, when she eau keep up with
the procession 10 Paris. Soc js also very
snxiou. 10 make brilliant match for her
daughter, Mas Mackey, who has been old
enough to vote for at least two seasons TO my
personal knowledge. She Is not the own
daughter OF John W. Msckey, by the way.
1t is not generally known that she il his
step-daughier, but such is the fact When
Mackey was a red-shiried miner, living from
hand to mouth and prospecting for gold in
the wilds of California, some years age,
he had pal who was known az "Dr."
Thompson. Msckey and his pal worked
together for some years, then they struck
a small "lesd," which developed into
a modest fortune, and Thompson went on 10
the East and brought set HE wife sind
daughter, By the time they had arrived in
California both Msckey and his partner had
speut all their money and were clean
broke" So the two men went out together
prospecting sgain. One day Thompson was
injured by a falling rock, and died in Il e
arms Of Mackey. The last Thing he did wa
to urge his friend TO take care Of his wife and
child Mackey promised TO do II. He has
done it in regal style, for two years later he
married the widow of the "doctor," and che
il the present Mr.. Mackey. she manages
TO melt the bonanza king silver bricks in
Paris about as fast as he can dig them out in
The West
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The White Apache,

s, c. Ovens writes TO the 81. Louis Post
Dispatch: "Seeiug your clipping from an Ar.
iona paper, headed "A White Apache re-
vived old memories to me. l first knew
Streeter in 1874, living in Grant county, n.
NJ. He was "A man of about forty years
of sge, five feet eight inches in hight, a
blonde, with side 9hiskers, streaked with
gray. A man by the name OF L. n. Thomp-
SOB, of San Lorenzo, n. NJ, gave him
q position of teaching school, and he wns En-
gagged in that position when / first knew him.
he was finely educated, Spanish being HE
mother tongue, but he spoke English, French,
and is well versed in the classics. He was "a
fiae a shot az / ever saw with rifle. l re-
member in 1876 took trip with him from
Silver City to Globe City, Ariz which was
then Just starting. He was astIide OF mile
and i 'ourro.' We had camped gu. one
night, and Just al daybreak heard what /
thought was bird singing. Streeter asked
me il knew what that was, and told him
I thought it wac a bird. He then gave long,
low whistle, and instantly fifteen Indizns 10
war costume appeared in sight and greeted
MIN. You may be sure 1 was surprised. We
arrived in time al San Carlos reserv ztion,
Just at the time that the agent was about 10
tart for Washington with the chiefs, ard the
Indiars were giving their comrades a big
farewell barbecue. CluH, the agent, tooE
the head chiefs to Washington, and Cachiss
the head chief, died while there. That wa.
the last time saw poor Streeter. OF cours.
| don't approve OF his actions, but he Was 8
oood hearted man."
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Gen. Anson McCook, Just returned from
Mexico, was recently interviewed to the fol-
lowing effect:
e SIS Mexico az safe to travel in as the
United States?"
"Yes; great deal safer. / never carried
volver on the Mexican side, and nobody
CAP say as much on the American side. Re-
volvers, however, are universally carried in
all The southwestern region on both sides of
the line, but in my Judgment the Mexican
line is the safer. l think, also, that the
Mexican government takes better care of its
people than the United States government
"That is an astonishing statement. In
what way%
"Why, they do not permit the railroad
monopolies to rob their people. Here is one
instance: You take the Southern Pacific rail-
road to the boundary, and you pay ten cents
mile ordinary fare. The moment you
cross the line the same railroad charges three
cents mile. The Mexicsns provided for
their people when they gave these grants
and the railroads cannot rob them; but in
America it is nothing but robbery on the
railroad system of the Southwest wherever
you go. We have to pay more for sleeping
cars than the people in the East The gov.
eminent has just allowed the railroads TO rule
and reign. The railroads would not obey
the American government if there were any
lave; but they take good care to obey III;
Mexican government lest their charters be
sequestrated in day"
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Phil sheridan's Account Of Lees Sur.
render.

Phil sheridan's Account Of Lees Sur.
render.
Gen. Sheridan, in the North American Re-
uis1, gives the following account of Lees
surrender: ave ali went to McLean's house.
Those who entered with Gen. Grant were, as
nearly as / can recollect, Ord Rawlins, Seth
Williams, Ingalls,, Babcock, Parker and my
self; the staff officers, or those who accom-
panied, remaining on the outside, on the
porch, steps, and in the yard. On entering
the parlor we found Gen. Lee standing in
company with Col. Marshall, his aid de-
camp. The first greeting was to Gen. Seth
Williams, who had been Gen. Lees edjutant
when he was superintendent of the Military
Academy. Gen. Lee was then presented 10
Gen. Grant, and all present were introduced.
Gen. Lee wss dressed in a new gray uniform,
evidently put on for the occasion, and wore d
handsome sword. He had on his face the
expression of relief from a heavy burden.
Gen. Grants uniform was soiled with mud
and service, and he wore no sword. Alter :
few words had bssn spoken by those who
knew Gen. Lee, all the officers retired ex.
cept, perhaps, one staff officer of Gen.
Grants, and the one who was with Gen
Lse. We mad not been absent from the
room longer than about five minutes
when Gen. Babcock came to the door snd
eaiu- 4uc euIEcuuCI las tAhcb yoh
can come in again When we rt-sntered
Gen. Grant was writing on a little wooden
eilipticsl-shaped table purchased BY m,
from Mr.. McLssn and presented to Mrs. 6
A. Custer)i the conditions of the surrender
Gen. Lee was sitting, his hands resting OF
the hIlt OF his sword, 10 the left of Gen
Grant, with his back to q small msrole
topped table, on which many books wer
| piled. While Gen. Grant WAS writing
| friendly conversation was INDUCED in b.
| Gen. Lee and his aid with the officers pres
emf, and he took from his breast pocket tw
dispatches, which had been sent TO him b
me during the forenoon, notifying him this
some of his cavalry, in front of Crook, wer
violating the agreement entered into, b
Withdrawing. / had not had time to max
copies when they were sent, and had made
request to have them returned. He handle
them to me, with the remark: Il am sorry
1t is possible my cavalry at that part OF III
line did not fully understand the agreement
About Que hour passed in drawing u
and signing the terms, when Gen. Lee retire
from the house with cordial shake of II
hand with Gen. Grant, mounted his chunk
gray horse, and, lifting his hat, passe
through the gate and rode over the crest
The hill TO his army"
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.pRoposrn sr.oo, C..xav

There are strong signs Of a coming change
in our public school system of education. A
complaint is becoming common that it is not
sufficiently practical; that it is confined
wholly TO mental operations, and that the
use OF the hand as well as Of the head should
be inculcated. The greater part of the pu-
pills, it is claimed, will have to get their living
by mechanical trades or in such connection
with them as to make acquaintance with
them matter Of great utility; but they are
usually educated as if they were TO pursue
professional or mercantile avocations; yet,
while suck' is the main direction of educa-
ton, the amoun; of instruction given rarely
accomplisbes the result apparently aimed at.
Many competent persons, some Of them emf
nently 30, are therefore desirous that we
should follow in this country system that
has proved successful in France, and
that is a great cause of the superior
workmanship turned out there, and that has
also given great satisfaction as far as it has
been tried at st. Louis. The plan is 10 al
ternate the mental portion of instruction
with the manipulation of certain imple-
ments and tools, 30 that some knowledge
shall be gained OF the principles underlying
ordinary mechanical operations, and some
skill attained in their performance. This
change adds TO the interest the young people
take in their school, and many of their Les
sons being accompanied by actual things
done upon illustrative objects, knowledge 80
conveyed becomes more fixed and better
comprehended than when derived from the
mere study of books. By this means also
the bent of the pupil toward one occupation
rather than another is sscsrtained, and there
is better opportunity for him to pursue a
business for which nature has adapted him.
The subject is receiving serious attention,
and our public school system will most likely
undergo some modification in consequence.
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Lotfass Lovers.

Loita's first lever was Barton Hume, Of
New York, who fell in love with her and fol-
lowed her to Europe. His family did not
object to his acquaintance with her, but
rather encouraged it. Hulme did not take
$4,000 of her money for gambling. He took
but $4,000 and all of that amount was re-
turned to Lolita. She has visited his grave
but once since his death, and that was soon
after his burial. Two years ago she was re-
ported to be engaged to A. Hsller Gross, Of
New York, but that engagement was broken
by her, if, indeed, there was any serious en-
gagement at all. She was once much infatu-
ated with Harry Bradley, who was her lead
ing man for several years, but when he closed
his last season in her company she seemed TO
forget him entirely and his intimate friends.
He mourns over her coquetry 10 this day.
Teen Claimant cambridge, another one OF
her aciors, was bewitched by her, and mat
tiers began TO look though she might
become Mrs. Bsinbridge before that
season was over, but her mother cut
it short. The latest sutton was the very awk-
ward young man, who wore uncomlortaoly
high collars, banged his hair and tried very
bard TO fill the place of a leading actor IN
her company during the past season. He
brought the pretty name OF Cecil Rains
along with him. She became violently fond
of him, it is whispered; but few weeks
back they had quarrel, and he was removed
| from the cast in New York for a week. BOZ
Craig was the only man she ever really
loved, but be was married, aud she coulf
not get him. He met her in the earlier day.
| of her stage life; he taught her quaint Bit
OF slsge business; his favors won their way
| deep into her heart. She was seen 10 b,
| brighter aud merrier when he was by her
side, and her adieus to him when her en-
gagemenis at the Arch were over we're Away
| fearful.
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Proctor anott-

A Washington correspondent OF the Chi
cago Nesrs, writing of Proctor Knott, the
Democratic candidate for Govrrnor of Ken
lucky, says lie is a man of medium isht aud
is quite stout. His head is large, and we'll
covered with good crop of silver-gray hair,
cut short IN the neck. His mustache is snow
white and small, curling in at the corners Of
his mouth. The lower part OF his face is
smooth-shaven. His complexion is fiery
red, making a marked contrss! 10 his white
hair, mustache and blue eyes. His face is
very full and we'll rounded. Mr.. Knott has
a peculiar, raeping voice and a drawl, which,
while they are well calculated to bring out
effectively the excellent stories Mr.. KOott
can tell, are not effective in the House.
His voice there ia too weak, and his man
ner too dry. Mr.. Knott has a stiffne5s In his
movements aud stolidity in repose that
made caricaturist for one of the New York
papers picture him as wooden man. But
his impassiveness would only deceive stran-
ger. Underneath he has unusual powers Of
observation, and perception OF the humor-
GUS not found in the average member. He
has something of the skill of the caricaturist
himself. He has very neat way OF taking
off his associates with rapid peu-sketches.
Although he has never taken q lesson in
drawing, his sketches have spirit of fun in
llCm lndt Will mdhc ldultb vi hAhn
pardonable. He is one OF the very few mem
bers of Congress who has taste and real
love for pictures. 1t was Mr.. Knott who
discovered Carl Bremen, the successful
painter of beech trees in Louisville, and
helped him with his notice 10 success. Dlr.
Knott lives very quietly in modest board
ing house on + street, with his wife, bright
eyed body, who is fonder of reading in her
own rooms than in going about IL society
Mr.. Kaolt is great reader. He prefers the
English classics. He is probably the only
member of The Kentucky delegation wins
reads poetry for the sole love of il. He Is il
great demand at dinners on account Of his
quiet stories, which he tells with great sue
cess. In everyday life he dresses in thc
careless fashion of his village, but when he
goes out in Washington society he wisely
adopts the full dress that etiquette dem ands
In the evening he is generally to be foonc
in his rooms, seated opposite his wife, sur
rounded by a crowd of Kentucky friends.
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where .womea Epiey PERFECT Freedom.

Prof Kate SanborD, of Smith College, has
written an interesting article on the social
life at Smith College. from which it appears
in many respects it is a phenomenal institu-
lion. The womep, for instance, are treated
nationally as men, and are allowed the same
privileges as men. 1t is neither nursery
nor a nunnery, and the msjority of the stu
dents live in pretty little cottages, where
they keep house as though at home. The
girls are not hampered with rules, which
are conspicuous by their absence, but are
pli ced on their houor. They are expected
10 appesr at recitstions with reasonable regu-
lsrity, but beyond that they walk, row, ride,
drive. attend musical or dramatic entertain
mepts, or accept Invitations from friends il
town as they please. All this gives vision
of untrammeled freedom rarely accorded 10
young women even in unconventional
America; but Prof. Sanborn assures US that
it has led to no unpleasant results. She
adds: people who are we'll aware OF the
existence, success and grand achievements Of
Vassar and Wellesley, do seem wonderfully
ignorant about the only original woman's
college that, in its high standard of scholar
ship aud its requirements for entering,
stands fully and clearly on par with Har-
ward, Yale, Dartmouth and our other first
class male colleges"
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Going Home I'm "A Barrel.

A tall young man went bathing in the Me-
hawk river at Schenectady, last Sunday, with
several other Sabbath breakers, in spite of
previous protests against their selection of
such conspicuous place for their ablulions.
While they were in the water Mr.. Van
Voast appeared upon the bank an carried
eff an srmiul of their clothing. All OF the
bathers. however, had enough apparel left 10
get home without undue exposure except tie
tall young man, whose only remaining raj
ment was a collar aud a pair of shoes. But
as luck would have it he found near the
river an empty barrel, out of which he
knocked the heads and into which he stepped,
and thus sppareled he made his way home
across the fields, painfully holding up the
barrel as he walked, but dropping and SINK
ing into it whenever anyone appeared In
sight. Before he reached the paternsl man
sion half the dogs in town had detected his
predicament and united to form a bowling
escort. 1t lie thought that Mr.. Van Voast's
method of abolishing Sunday bathing will
no sucoasaful
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rna HuVuauat Soetetx of Ameriea-

An organization has been perfected in the
City of New York, called the "Hugnenot
Society of America" Of which the Hon. John
Jay is president, Mr.. Edward ]. De Laney
vice president, Mr.. NJ. ii. Barlow treasurer,
and the Rev. A. V. Wittmeyer secretary. 1t
is proposed also TO have Il vice-prssiaent
from each of the remaining Huguenot settle
ments in the United States. Inc object of
the Society is 10 perpetuste the memory and
to foster and promote the principles and viz
tues OF the Huguenots; to commemorate pub
licly the principal events of Hugueno. his
tory; to discover, collect and preserve all
still existing documents, monuments, etc.,
relating to the history OF the Huguenots of
America; 10 gather by degrees a
library of works relating TO the
Huguenots; to cause papers TO be
prepared and read on obscure and disputed
questions OF Huguenot history and gene
slogy; to cause TO be prepared and published,
when the requisite materials have been dis
covered and procured, collections for me-
mortal history of the Huguenots in Amer
lea, wherein shall be particularly set forth
the part belonging to thst element in the
growth and development of American char
acter, institutions and progress, and to estab-
lish branches OF the Society in other Ameri-
can cities, and to encourage their formation
in othar rountriea
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know when you pull anything of sticky
varnish it crack. We'll, the audience had
all got seated, when The minister got up and
gave out the hymn, and as the basement of
his trousers let looee of the varnish Of his
chair there was a noise like killing fly on
the wall with pslm-lesf fan. The minister
looked around at the chair to see if he was
present, and that no guilty mans pants had
escaped, and read the hymn. The choir
with sound of revelry, and after the tenor
had swallowed a lozenge, and the bass had
coughed up piece Of frog, and the alto bad
hemmed, and the soprano had shook out her
polonaise TO see if the varish showed on the
south side, the audience began to rise. One
or TWO deacons got up first, with sounds like
picket firing in the distance, on the eve OF
battle, and then few more got up. and the
r.ttling Of the unyieldipg varnish sounded
as though the fight was becoming more ami
mated, and then the whole audience got on
its feet at orce with a sound OF rafting mus
kerry. The choir ssBg "Hold the Fort"
When the choir had concluded the people sal
down gingerly, the services were short, and
all went home praying for the man thai
painted the seats.
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witeaeraft IN Ger many.

The Berlin Vossiehe Zeifuag reports case
Of popular superstition which would Be
almost incredible were il not confirmed BY .
judicial investigation. In the village oil
Schoenbeck, in the province oil West Prus-
sia, the little daughter OF cabinet maker
has been bedridden for three years. The
father became persuaded that his daughter
was bewitshed By woman who had given
her occasionally apples and pears. He was
advised that the patient would be Gu ed II
she drank some OF the blood Of the supposed
witch. The poor woman wss,. eptrspped
into visiting place where sone Of the chief
men Of the commune were assembled 10 70
ceive her. She va, seized, one Of her fingers
pricksd with needle. and the blood given
to the sick child. The superstition. or ma
lignAnt participstors in this outrage we're
summoned before apolice magistrate, who
conlen ed himself with sentencing them 10
imprisonment for three days.
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ANex star. Reantx

London has new stage beauty in the per-
son of Mrs. Alfred Maddox, the widow Of
solicitor, aud an ex-amsteur OF some note,
who recently took to the stage "a profession,
playing Lady Clsncarty" at matinee at the
Gaieiy Thealer. She was ludicrously bad in
that part, her cry Of "Helpi Help!" at one
thrilling point, being uttered with such la
mentable lack of expression that The au-
dIence fairly shrieked with laughter. She
has been engaged at Drury Lane. and now
plays "Alice Wenlock" in Youth. The CORE
sPoudent of the Philadelphia TsleqrapA
writes: ''She has not the slightest idea OF act
ing, her one method of expressing emotion
being TO squeeze the forefnger Of her left
hand very hard in her right, and to wriggle
her body in manner that suggests collie in
stead of anguish. But she lie a most beauti.
ful creature, with large dark eyes, an ex-
quisIte profile, full and splendidly moulded
arms and neck, and most enchanting emile.
She is graceful, too, as fawn, and altogether
she is q very delightful object to look upon"
Therefore, she will probably come to this
country i-
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Tn. s,s,I,... rr.pasi.s for Revelation

Since the coronation Of the Gar, the Nj.
hilit Siepniak, author OF Underground Rus
sid il coming toto unusual prominence by
reason Of pubic letter Of hi 10 which be
declare that the "slmosi complete silence Of
The Eisili-is 5uri1g the reign Of Alexander
III" and especially during the proceedings
incident TO Lis coronation, are due not TO
sny real di-hssriening or dissanding Of the
reyolutionists, but simply 10 4 gradual
change in the general character Of their
organization and the new aims they have
in view. He admits that Tor year or tso
political terrorism Was the ultimate incsrna-
lion OF Russian Nibilism, ami iniimziss
that this Was the natural oatgrowih Of Boz
sian disappointment at the loss OF their id.s
Of a czn-beDefactor in Alexander III. He
says: "Hsd one wished 10 uoake an emperor
exactly calculated to do the greAtest posi-
bic harm 10 the monarchIcSi idea, il
would have been precisely AieIau
der Ill" And be declares that III.
recent Nihilist silence mesBs that tn.
revolutionists have imbibed the IDEA aL-s-fr
government; &c at their aim ~ .issH5s 10 kll
70 much ~ 10 pfepSTe A.-s-cfs imitation A.
shall be ready s4ss-,ssis ssks Che reins o
governm.-,-she They sssil se taken out 0
4 afeIanSssas hanGs thai l., they arr ehsog
ing from mere destruciionisis to revolution
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whereabouts. OF Confederate GENERAL.

The Washington Herald gives the follow
ing information about the more prominent of
the ex Confederate officers still living: j. E.
Johnston is the general agent oil New York
Insurance company; Beauregsrd is Adiuisnt-
General of Louisiana; q. w. Smith is State
Commissioner OF Insurance in Kentucky;
Marmaduke Jobusou lives in s.. Louis, Will
liam Preston in Kentucky aud Humes in
Memphis, Tenn; Dibrei is member oil
Congress from Tennessee; Lyon lives al Ed
Jyyille, XIV; MCGOWAN is a member Of the
Supreme Court Of South Carolina; W. K.
Miles is planter on Yszoo river, Mississippi;
Roger A. Pryor lives in New York; Ripley
is in London, and 20 is Roddy; ]. g Walker
lie in Mexico; w. C. Wickham in Virginia |;
GUSTS Lee is president OF the Washington
and Lee College, Virginia; Willism Henry
Fizhugh Lee ("Runy" Lse) is planter;
Fizhugh Lee owns he Rsvsnswood estate on
the Potomac; Z lbert Lee, youngest sou Of Gen.
Robert E Lee, lives on The ames river; Long
street lives at Gsinesvilie, Ga; Early At
Lynchburg, Vs.; Hampton near Columbis,
s. C.; A. Z. Stewart at Oxford, Mis-; Bate
il Governor. Of Tennessee; Red" Jackson
IIves near Nashville; Wheeler in North Ala
bama; COckrell is a United States senator
from Missouri; George d. Jobnston lives al
Tuscaloosa, Ala; Ferguson in Grecnville,
Mics Buckaer 10 Louisville; Kirby Smith
at Enineuce, KY; Festherslone in Missit-
sippi; Lowry is Governor OF MlrsissiPpl ;
Slaughton Is postmaster at Mobile; q. ID
Cosby live at San Francisco (Adjutsni-Gen-
eral on Gov. SloDemsn's staff; DAbney
Msury in Virgins; Kerehsw lie a judge IN
South Carolina, and Pemberton died in New
IEr-ey