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HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
RUSS HOUSE

10OO To 1913 J STREET, HAS CHANGED
lUUJ proprietors WI. SEAMAN, an old
Sacramentan, who is favorably known, has Sc
cured the above house, renovated and refurnish-
ed it throughout and is now prepared To offer his
friends and the public accommodations second
to no house i'll the city. Meals - cents Board,
per week, 81 Board and Lodging, per week. -
10 SO Table FirSt-clasS aDJ-1m
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Dynamite in Boston.

Boston, April th.-Last night two men were
seen driving rapidly away from Cragie's bridge,
and shortly afterward loud explosion occurred.
Investigation showed that explosives had been
placed in a powder can and fired by decorating
cap and fuse. It is thought the attempt was
directed against one of the many horse cars
III Ii. tt1is mint ~ his hntIr
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RICHMOND GROVE.
MUSIC. ETC.
FIRST ARTILLERY BAND

NOTICE-WE DESIRE TO NOTIFY THE
N public that J.. D. JONES is no longer con-
nected with the Band. Parties desiring 70 en-
gage their services will please call on FRED;
LINDNER No. coz street, between sixth and
Seventh. This Splendid BAND viii furnish
Music for ParadeS, Balls, Parties, Picnics, etc.
90 mra0-1m 49, BY order of the Band.
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Lots Nos l, 2, 3 and 4, K andL, Twenty
eighth and Twenty ninth streets.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Third Ward Republicans are re-
quested TO meet at the Courthouse THIS
friday EVENING, April 18th, at 7;so sharp. By
order of Iapls-1t*l COMMITTEE.
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REOPENING OF
FISHERS FANCY BAKERY

A Nd ICE-CREAM SALOON, NEXT DOOR
a to the old quarters, 80 street. 1t will he
conducted in first-class style by $. FORESTER
& CO., formerly with Henry Fisher Fancy
Cakes lee Cream and Coffee specially \ first
class Chop House connected. Old patrons of the
house and the public will be cordially well
coined S. FORESTER Il CO., ProprietorS.
feI4-lD1m
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Convention of Wool Growers.
Hirh water East of the Rockics.

LAWRENCE Mass, April 17th.-The Merrimac
river is rising half an inch an hour, seriously in
tcrlering with WORK.
Tacoma q. H, April 27th.-The Lake Com
panys dam al Lake village is expected TO give
way and every dam and bridge on the stream
10 t-an hin trfll Ln swami nMnX
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6 ..-i:': I3
PRIVILEGES

Dds FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF .,,sAg.sse..
ID Supplying Lunch, Ice Cream, s<pSA
Lemonade, etc, AT the odd Fellows -
Picnic at Natoma Grove Folsom, y,i1'vv>
APRIL 10Th. will be received up to APRIL 10th,
if left with the Janitor at odd Fellows Temple
No Intoxicating beverages will be allowed to be
sold. The Committee reserve the right 70 reject
any or all bids W d. STALKER,
api6-2tWF Chairman Committee on Privileges.
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GENERAL NOTICES.

Go to Theo. w. Schwamb's for Your pic
ture frames and Royal st. John and New Reming-
ton Sewing Machine, S0a street. APPS
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200 Acres; 400 Acres with title; 800
acres pasturage; all well fenced good Dwell
ing, , Barnsi25 head of Horned Cattle, l.
Brood Mares T. head of Colts, ! and > years
old is a splendid stock farm; loo to 80 tons
wild hay is cut each year; is well tmbered,
and situated in very pretty valley in the
foothills Price, Sl1 600
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
FARMING PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

200 Acres; 60 Acres in Vineyard; 200
bearing Fruit Trees; 20 acres in grain dwell
ing-house 6 rooms, in good order; barns, cut
buildings, etc; situated within miles of sac
ramento. Price, 81 600.
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Chairman CountyRepublican Central Committee.
a. J. RHoADs, Secretary County Republican
Central Committee. ap1i-3tMWF
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WASHINGTON, April 17th.-The Secretary of the
Navy issued to-day, in accordance with the res
olutiOn recently adopted by both houses of Con
gresS, proclamation offering 50 900 reward for
the discovery and rescue by any private person
or vessel. of the Arctic Signal Service party, UNI
der Lieutenant Greedy
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CHRONIC constipation is the national
curse of Americans. Cure it with Aver :
Cathartic Pills
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LOADED with impurities your blood needs
the cleansing and vitalizing energy of Aver S
Sarsaparilla
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IL. c. Hotfilter; Manufacturing Jeweler,
Sixth street bet ] and X, Sacramento, Cal. Jew
elry made To order Repairing a specially.
nlr.l-tf
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THE FREMONT HOTEL

MOS. no AND 112 STREET, BETWEEN
~ Front and Second. Sacramento has been
reopened by MRS. p. BRYDING, who will en-
deavor to give satisfaction to the old patrons of
the house, and the public generally Street
cars pass every five minutes.
mr25-1plm Mrs z. BRYDING. PropretTess
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FISCH G. WATSON'S
DancinE Assem- Oily

r AIDES AND GENTS CLASS, TUES on
| 4 day Evenings, at $50. Ladies, Fri 2%
day Afternoons, at 8 o'clock. Gents "a, NJ
Friday Evenings, at7;s0. Juvenile, Satur, lii SkA
day Afternoons, at o'clock. social NAAia-sl',
every Saturday Night Private Lessons at all
hours. Firss-class Music furnished for all occa-
sions Jacobs Hail, street, between Tenth and
Eleventh. feD-2Pf
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Jake Gaudauer an oarsman of more than local
note has challenged II. Peterson, of san Fran
cisco who is now in Ohio, for IL match for 500 a
Louis.
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IMPORTANT TO LEGIsLAToRs.-EveryL egis-
lator should purchase bottle of Elite Bou-
quet The perfume is most refreshing after
hard mental labor.
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DINE. DINE

~ CENTS FOR 4 GOOD, SQUARE MEAL,
Id Sacramento Restaurant, Nos. 81 and $40
K street. between Third and Fourth three
blocks from the Depot. Street Cars pass every
five minutes-ask the conductor where TO stop.
Ice Cream and Cakes. 10 cents. Fine Dining
Parlors for Families. Open Day and Night
jyIS-.f J. D. SMITH, Proprietor
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Elocution, Voice Culture, Oratory and
the Drama. Mrs NJ J. BRADLEY, 52S Ellis
street, san Francisco. Office hours-l TO 3.
mrSl-lm
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LANDLORDS Perfume, Edna.
LANDLORDS Perfume, Marechal Mel Rose.
LANDLORDS Perfume, Alpine Violet.
Lundborg's Perfume. Lily of the Valley.
mrS-ly
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I,OSO Acres Fine Rich Sandy Loan Soil
near town Of Woodland; well timbered; from
$50 to $50 per acre.
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BERLIN, April nth Owing to the illness 81
the Empress, the departure OF Emperor William
for Nesbaden has been postponed from Sunday
to Thursday.
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WE SOW know from Mr.. Tlden's own pen that
he will not enter for the Presidential race That
settles that much.
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4 Hotel Completely Furnished, nearly
new and doing splendid business, often hay-
ing to turn away patrons situated in one Of
the busiest towns in the State. Price, $1,000.
Apply to
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CAPITAL HOTEL.

SACRAMENTO,
CORNER SEVENTH AND X STREETS.
BLESSING q GUTHRIE, Proprietors
ag-Free Omnibus to and from the Cars "a
ivl3-tf
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LENA via Galveston). April I7th.-The city OF
Junin was attacked by 900 of Caeerc's monte
neros. The Project Of the city. with 300 men,
opposed them. and they retired. After their de
parture tho Project seized two citizens, named
Vera and Jurado whom he accused Of intrigues
with the rebels, and both were shot Jurado he
killed with his own hand. This action of the
Project causes great excitement in the interior,
as both victims were well known, and believed
to have been innocent Of political designs.
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Moro TronbIe in Porn.

LoNnoS, April nth A death from cholera is
reported on The Suez Canal aboard the troop
shin (,rOcOdiie
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE OF CAL
i ifornia, county of Sacramento. In the mat
ter of the estate of JOHN &. PYNE. deceased.
day of APRIL, A. d. 1881, at 10 o'clock a. NJ. of
said day, and the Courtroom of said Court, at
the Court house in the city of Sacramento,
county of Sacramento, and State of California,
have been appointed as the time and place for
proving the will of said JOHN G. PYNE, de
ceased, and for hearing the application of KATE
PYNE for the issuance to her of letters Tesla
mentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court,
this 18th day of April, 1884
fsEAL1 CIIAS. VI. COGLAN, Clerk.
W II. BEATTY & S. c. benson,
ap1S-td Attorneys for PrOpOnent. e
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Grand Joint Picnic and Excursion to
Woodland.

Grand Joint Picnic and Excursion to
Woodland.
yIJHE ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED WORK
| MEN of Sacramento and Yolo counties Will
hold a Joint Picnic at Woodland (Coylc's Groye),
MAY 1Sr. The Grove is in excellent condition,
and will accommodate all who so. Tickets to
the Grove and return, 81; Children loYer hVe
and under 10 years. 30 cents The tickets to
entitle the holder TO partake of all games,
amusemeuts, dancing, and compete for prizes.
free of charge. II will be THE PICNIC of the sea-
son. II. ). NOklON, chairman.
JOHN BRADLEY, Secretary. aplO-td
RICHMOND GROVE.
DARTIES WISHING TO RENT RICHMOND
Grove for Picnics viii please call on Mr..
FRANK RORABACK, the proprietor. at the
TivOli or State House. apl5-im
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60 Acres of Rich Bottom Land, half a
mile from the city; 10 acres in Hops: p
acres in Pears and Plums; splendiS Hop
house; Hop Poles; large Dwelling, Barn,
Farming Utensils, etc. Price Sll 900.
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HOME AND ABROAD.
DOMESTIC NEWS.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uNIos-l
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WESTERN HOTEL,

THREE BLOCKS FROM RAILROAD DEPOT.
i Leading Business and Family Hotel of Sac
ramento Cal. The most convenient to Post
office, Express and Land Offices, all Courts ana
Places of amusement. Meals. rs cents. First
class in all its appointments. Free coach to and
from the Hotel. WM. LAND, Proprietor.
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QUARRY FOR SALE.

TpHE GRANITE QUARRY SITUATED WITHIN
300 yards of the main line of the Central
Pacific Railroad two miles east of the town of
Roc'klin, with everything complete for carrying
on the business, including three derricks, rail
road switch for loading, two houses, blacksmith
shop. Apply to JAMES WALKER. on the prem
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Heavy landslide.

BRANTFoRD tOnt.), April l7th.-There has been
heavy landslide into Grand river, overlooking
the fats and endangering the bridge. Traffic is
SUSPENDED
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RANKS On llama

denly q heart disease JOSHUA Ban ks aged seventy
viii take place from his residence Eigtt
between an1 streets northwest. THURSDAY january
s. 1874. al O'Clock
p BIT NIGER At the residence Of lis ersnafa:he,
kf hS, On sig nerp T. ~ . Mo - @
dlI.hiher1a JosEPH WILSON son ii Mrs isatsa NJ
The funerai viii take Place to-orroS tihars ny, at
two oclock y. Burial ut oah Hill cemetery
res dnee Of h ssI iscs =, s na ne
west. APHoNoo J. BowLEs oly ron OF 3 aud
CLARK On December 3lst, 1853. at IS p H.
DANIEL CLARK in the eighty-si,th year q ms
funerll viii take place from his late Residence No.
4l3 Fifth str,t SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. 81 Of January.
lssi at two o'clock D. IL Relatives AID tiends ARE IN
DiUTEklCH. On Tuesday. January lst. 1884, at 30
T. m n, .MEIIA c. nee tienuth. beloved wife OF Henry
fusEa Ipssy sogp =, one sk {, from s be-
friends and relatives Invited
DfE ask ON %ed kiSs y Rs sa I is.. s
year ot us sf''r long a. allfui illness, which
Ia bore vi IA Christian ioItitun-.
daughter Mrs. cuilIliinS No 10 str,t northwest
Friday January 4 at soIock a. IN. ~ill be taken &c
FkISAlD. ON Tuesday. January lst Iss4. LOUIE
FaiSAhD a,'d htty i've years AID a. months.
his IursIal from the ailors of H,ry 's SONS So
Iei<y vsria avenue northwest. Oh Thursday IorIins
il DEE, At 80 a m January I'd. ls5a. JOHN
NJ JUDE AID nttv-nine years.
Funeral nuJiye Ia liter.
MADISON ON Tuesday, January LIST. 1884 a. 40
O'clock fRaNt * MADISON after a long AID rain III
illness winch lie bore with ohIlstsn iortiiue and
sivliatIon la III s'veiy ninth Year VI his At lis
Residence, s24 FouIt,s nth STR ct
Funeral Will take ilac- from st. Aueustine's churh
Requiem O'Clock friday nloIa.irx friends
OF the family invited attend.
RILEY. At Nv York. December 30th. 1882 Cart
JOHN Rllkl, son in-IaN Il the late tray. ia
the ftty-fourth y of his are.
Funeral his late residence Lexington avenue on
Wednesday. IE:erneIt At Oak Hill. Georgetown. c.
IOJ Nj In stafford county. Virginia. on Friday.
Iece nitr %. 1884, Rev CHARLES b. YOUNG IN tho
eighty 4 urth year of his are.
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Wall street TODAY.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STOCK n,


FLUCTUATIONS IN THE STOCK MARKRr
NEW YORK. Jan 2.-Storks opened active and
excited. New York and New England opened At IL
and sod down 10 B. against lsi6 on Monday.
Northern Pllflr Il strong selling up to -. =
Union Pacific isdHpresscl. md touched 69t, ore
gon lransc0ntinental after advancing Ia 81 sold
weak at 81 :>ia4. There is little in the Changers.
Lackawanna i, down to 1855 fears of trouble In
the trunk line pool other trunk lines about
steady.
STRONGER AFTER MIDDAY.
New YORK. Jan. 2-The stock market was
stronger after midday. on the announcement from
Gay Ii was decided 10 mauain rates for 0days. In
the meantime efforts viii be made TO have the
Quincy come in the the trpartite alliance"
Mr.. T. Il. Fabii is out with a card repudating an
Interview with bin in the World. and saving III II
while very grave mistakes have been made by Nr.
Wizard. he has yet to discover anything that would
reflect untavoraby on The integrity OF his actions
or honesty OF his motives
THE MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
NEW YORK, JAN ,, 3 oclOck.-Stocks less active
AMI stronger Michigan central sod up to 81 Lack
awanna to III. New Ynrl, central TO ll3 Union Pa
cific to ~. Missouri Pacific t. ssl. and Louisville
and Nashville TO 4i7s. Market closed strong.
Tie Markets.
BALTIMORE Jan. 2-yiryi-iia. sizes. consolidated.
tn fdrtiI. n; do new tlpss so. hid ,h.,hy 40 iie"
BALTIMORE. Jan. action stsady-,nitaline loa,
Tour quiet and straightforward street ana western
ss city mills s"er sesss x: do DO Extra a. 6o S.
CO. no braIdS D. 5dfuU: patatsco family. $50. do.
supsrlative patent. 700 Wheat-soathern lower and
quiet; western lower. closing dull. southern red lcsa
II do. Amber ll0al -; No. Maryland Llo5s ask
No wsst a win;er r d. spot aud January G53sIl 98.
FehrUary lS4.al 0S2I March 10 sal al May "a
Ii C"r-sonthe!n low.r western lower ana quiet
southern white 50a55. southern yellow 52a59 stern
90. Nay . bid oats ifin AMI a',ie-soHt her
7st. " stern whit s0ai2; do. mixed 3aa9, p iny-
vaNla. SAT. Rye steady. isa!5. Hay dullrrime to
choice Pennsylvania and Maryland. l3jnia1jeo Pro-
VISIONS gut Ness pork. so Bulk neata-sfoulders
and clear RIB sides. packed. 1asX Bacon-shonld, rs
- cltsr rib sides. 9'4 Hams iiHal5. Lari-refiIiei
Es lower fir sh. o. picked l9a7l Petroleum o..i-
nair"liIetl, 9a9l Coffee fiTIn-Rlo carrGes ordinary
To fair 1lIial2.. SUGAR qUiet-A SOFT "a: coT9 r
re'nea qliet. l4aal4R Whisky steady, Iisa1.19 y.
Lrerhts IL Liverpool per duI-cotton, Ii
-four, sd grain, 1aa5d. Reyeiptstour 40 bushels;
wheat. . 900 bnseis corn, 5000 bushels; 400
bushels rye 800 bushels Shi tneLts--wh heat lis 800
bGse.s. Sales-wteat, SO 90 bushels. corn. lo1.
bush eIs
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E,-iish stt,orcP I,a~y.

T7s STRfNGENr Way II WHICH IT Is ADMINISTERED
: cs.vIni~ le8tun. q, the English law. a. r,Gar1
divorce and marital separation. has again been li8
bare IN Al IT. unnatural 1hsurdity by recent lt
sion ~ Sir James Uamm nni IN the case or NelBof
aCt Weldon. Writes = LONDON correspondent. Tla
parties L. Tue sit wealthy. and Tor some years
subsequent 10 the marriage moved IN what
ara known as The upper circles ~ socir;ts
Finding thar - could not ere w.th his WIFE
The husband st up a separate establishment.
vhereu,snn Ms Weldon 'uincd the RANKS 81
The strnl -alin1ni laii's, ana Tor wears past shF
haS b,t tor. ,r~f ga he Platforms, champlouuF
the WRONGS oT al >,l;ES ana cr1 IioUS ~ arA
rtc+'nltv sued haT ~afH1 in f.e diN rre court To-
y rt>titCiion ~ coHigg Z ti-hl~ In rptsi 20 q
The citation Nr weldon. thrau[l counsel. ufcreH
10 iur'h>h a suitable hHU~a, provide servants au9
allow hI> wife sl"i' Acir ar more II tne court -
Wt-!ed az To l!yc gadtr the Nlma r1fW'h hers
however. b. absolutely ana positively de- ind,
here were no allegations ~ inprupTIctv OF elJhef
side. BGr nothing would satisfy Ms N'luu
snort 81 iAe fuA and enforced restitution -
her F- Al f-s'> Aflp1Eh The lAdN dos not
profess ire smallest desire ever u Sce ar sle4
II her husband. >lit insists that She D..
iai''d '" NJ IA i'la saline house with lisn Tia
Lf-NN NtFN IKE - iir' FIS~'NIac~>. and the iViCT
~ drutN hrit fhe ne opinion Tor a. AZ f-I ~
fHTj Ia commit tn, husband 10 prlS,'n FOR nouu
com III lnf Win 'Lp order al the court. aud tnnk
nH ~ t"i,-at'! h!~ Naal decision. Tie d3N befora
;trit'f.9A h' Ea'e u, ana III Lady fIiumNhS- "
Weldon r-iSf N'" with hiS wife or 60 d prison
here l. som, thing - unnatural about a law that
it't> l%i'. "tn ''iait4iN hate one another Ia
reside under tie sam" spHf r~us,iai,, IN ,a,,s Ike
Tie present. " here tile husband 1, rc,y ana ns
10 NAN" nj ana amp provision Tor his VIE flsF
. il pDnh he thlt trr long irS4l reform inlN ha
looked Tor I'D that direction. >ir Jainus HaIamond
gave r. clearly lsa uui--Ntasi IA r,-pdari, If
decision. tA' a. was TepG nj - l.s feelings
aS man, though ~tEtrtly within lie letter a. ne
law. Prob Iis. un l"r fhcSr ,lrrtu>taaceS the
c'>A NJ Weldon -. Ne.ion viii ha,irn the raai;a-
cation ~ law taat. u stands az ,l,s,it like
a disgrace 10 CIVILIZATION and me statute tOJ..
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Hank From the TOOlnbs!
"REMINISCENCES OF THE GEORGIA Ex-sTATEsMAN
AND WARRIOR.


"REMINISCENCES OF THE GEORGIA Ex-sTATEsMAN
AND WARRIOR.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
saw General Toombs the other day and found
him subdued. more serious than usual and tempe
rate in speech and suggestion. 1 remarked that he
would leave less personal aid to the historian than
perhaps any American who had figured SO PROM
inently.
81 have nothing,n he replied, shut the formal
reprint OF my speeches in the Congressional Re-
cord. Prior TO the war had been very dlligent ia
arranging my speeches and Ia writing fuii notes
an6 comment on all had done. Ii WAS my purpose
TO retire from the Senate at the end or my term.
and devote several years writing history of my
times" lie mentioned an English booh, the name
OF which escapes me, the general plan OF which he
and had great pleasure in writing. Ny only diff
Guilty was that my thoughts always outran my
fingers"
.Why did you abandon your purpose?n
"Because the Yankees robbed me or my papers.
They were taken TO Washington and though 4
sought and obtained the services Of Gen. Grant
them. 1 had some very valuable correspondence
with diplomats and philosophers OF Europe.
was an enthusiastic student OF political economy,
and carried on voluminOuS correspondence with
Bastfat. the great Frenchman he wrote me per-
haps the last elaborate letter OF his lie, In which
he outlined the plan OF the great work that his
ever recover OF the papers in which had spent
years OF earnest labor. so shall leave little re-
cord OF my life, save such as has been nxed La oi-
cial routine"
/ asked the general on what single speech Of his
life he had rather rest his tame. lie said:
sslf consulted my pride as man of affairs and
prescience that enabled me 10 predict the events
OF forty years. should say my speech In Boston. In
S4 on sasey So dn u, nv "a one @ 2, nsh 1n M
senate In 1850 There Is no period OF my life which
1 look to with greater satisfaction than that In
the Union and avoid the terrible conflict that came
ten years Later"
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Change in Postal Rates.


AN ORDER MADE TO-DAY BY THE POSTMASTER GEN.
ERAI.
The Postmaster General to-day issued an order
changing the rate of postage on number OF
articles that have heretofore been rated as third
class or printed matter. paying postage at the rate
OF one cent for every two ounces. Under this order
these articles will hereafter be classified as mer-
chandize fourth class matter, upon which the
postage IL one cent per ounce.
The following is the text OF the order:-sThe
character of y" per an article OF merchandise
within the meaning OF the postal laws is not neces-
sar1y changed by the printing or the stamping
images OF any combination thereon. Labels. pat
terms, photographs, playing cards. visiting cards,
address tags. paper sacks. wrapping paper with
printed advertisements thereon BIN heads, letter
heads, envelopes, and other matter OF the same
general character. the printing upon which Is not
designed to instruct. amuSe, cultivate the mind
taste. Or impart general Information are mere
articles OF merchandise, and should be rated as
fourth class matter"