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painters who started It have dropped out, to make
more room for the queer people who have crept In
and monOpolized the concern. The only person
This sort OF thing Is the cheerful result Of casting
drag met for members 70 help out the finances.
do to omit description OF that very exclusive and
fashionable Institution, the Boston Press Club
Local. Located advantageously over shop on Bosworth
OF the City Hall park, the establishment anords
exceptional advantages to the leisure-lovng news
paper man. To say that the interior furnishings
are gorgeous Is putting II mildly. On the roof Is an
ARTIFICIAL FLowER-GARDEN,
wherein the blithesome journalist dsports himself
on summer nights, pursuing, in an atmosphere
perfumed with rare exotics the vicissitudes OF
that seductive oriental game known to those who
selection OF its members the Press Club pays less
attention to mere wealth than to the claims Of
Among other Boston clubs are the old Temple in
West street, TO which belong one hundred. more or
less elderly gentlemen who affect q passion for
the Centssl and she WsH CSs a. sSs
known as the century" because it Is one hundred
are most interesting But it is impossible 70 at
tempt giving full list OF such cOnvtvial associa-
lions In this town. Their number Is simply end
less
CLUB LIFE AN OBSTACLE TO xArRrxoNY.
Boston men, as a rule, are fond OF club life In
no other city is existence rendered more enjoy
able for the gay bachelor. II fashion is desired It
may be found In the Somerset, Myopia Hunt and
Country Clubs. The home OF sober intellect and
prosperous stupidity is the Union. For cleverness
and fun the Tavern and St. BotOlph must be
sought 1t is easy enough to choose in this way
the sort OF fellows one cares to meet. In the
neigh borhOOd OF the club-hOuses, too, are many
luxurious tenements. erected especially for the
accommodation OF "single gentlemen" Consider
ing, also, the attention paid to the eligible male
q nOf al q nry hat On
many desirable beaux should remain unattached
1t were decidedly in the interest OF the female OF
cu1ne brute should be rendered less completely
satisfactory. RENE BACHB
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COLI WEATHER IN CUBA-A COUNTRY WITHOUT
YrkEs OR FIRE PtAcEs-ENTERiS6 HARBoR IN
"SoRrHER--AN ARCHITECTURAL sTUDY-PLEAsANr
WALLETS AND PRETTY VILLAGES.
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Address Registered sttersto
NEW OR LEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleans. Ia

REMEMBER thsfsthe presence OF Genersls Beaure-
gard and Early VII are in charge of the drAxinxs 10
aguarantee Of abs lute fairness and integrity the
chances are all luAl and that possibly
divine what NUM- Ser will draw prize
REMEMBER that the payment OF all prizes d
GUARANTEED by FOUR NATIONAL BANKS Of Nev
Orleans and th tickets zned by the President Of
an Institution whose chartered rights are recognised
IN the highest Courts. therefore, beware If any
tons or anon smous schemes. Jall-wks4v
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The earthquake I'm the south Thursday was fel
at Wilmington and Raleigh. N. c.; Savannah. Ca,
and other p0tnta No damage was done, but peO-
pie were badly frightened.
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Appealing to President COrbin.
READING BUSINESS MEN ASK HIN TO AID IN SETTLING
THE GREAT STRIKE

Appealing to President COrbin.
READING BUSINESS MEN ASK HIN TO AID IN SETTLING
THE GREAT STRIKE
A large meeting OF business men was held at
Reading last night, Mayor kenney presiding, for
the purpose OF taking measures looking to a SET
tlement OF the present strike. IL was decided not
to call on President Corbin but to draw up an ap-
peal asking him To use his influence to bring the
strike TO close, On the ground that 1t was in
furious to business and was playing sad havoc
among the manufacturing Industries OF the entire
section. 1t was given as the opinion OF the meet.
Ing that such an appeal. coming from men repre-
Senting millions or capital, would avail more than
mere visit to the railroad cOmpany's president.
The executive board OF the Knights OF Labor and
Miners and LabOrers' AmalgamaUed Associations
telegraphed to Reading yesterday from Pottsville
accepting the invitation Of the two committees OF
Reading business men to appear before them and
present to the world their slde OF the present con-
Lroversy.
The joint committee of the Miners Amalgama-
ted Association and knights OF Labor was again
tangible was evolved.
Al Shenandoah, Pa, there are indications that
general resumption OF work In the mines in that
region may take place shortly. meeting OF the
10 take action on the matter Of resuming work on
Monday. They assume that Master Workman
Lewis proposition to Mr.. COrbin releases them
from any connection with the railroad strike, and
they are not inclined to lay idle longer on that
account.
Master workman lewis, of Miners National Dis
tr1ct Assembly No. 135, at Philadelphia, received
message about noon yesterday from the Reading
general Office, and at once responded to a sum-
mons from General Manager Mcleod to meet him
at the latter's Office. The conference between
them lasted several hours Both parties were reti.
cent as TO what transpired at the meeting and 1t
was stated That the only point positively agreed
on was that everything connected with 1t should
De considered strictly confidential,
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PRINTERS STRIKE At LOUISVILLE Over 100 union
printers employed on the Louisville Courier Jour
nal struck last night The strike against the JOB
offices In progress several weeks In Louisville was
largely supported by these men by 10 per cent
assessment. They will now need to be supported,
and another assessment Of printers throughout
the country must be made. The president OF the
Courter Journal company gave the men untiLaO
O'Clock this morning TO return to work. After that
hour new men will be employed, and will not be
discharged. All the men who return, however,
must give up the union, as the once win here.
after be q non-unton ONCE
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APPROXIMATION pRIzEs

~'f'S frizes, afnountine toe.....-...... e535.O00
Application for rates 10 cI5ltr should be made only
TO the ofhce Of the Company in New OrleanA
For further ipformstior> write clearly irving fun
address POSTAL MOTT Is. Express Money Ordera
BY Express Cat our eKpen 81 addressed
II. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans. Ia.
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Orr1c,AL DnAwrso
or rHR
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY.
Single Number. Clsss a"
Drawn ut New Orleans Louisiana ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1854
FULL PRIZES
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BEGGING HER Son TO CONFEss.-Standford Pot
Ter, now under arrest at Long Branch for CON-
pl1city In the murder OF RObt. Hamilton, received
pathetic letter from his mother yesterday. Mrs
Potler strongly urges her son to make full con-
fessiOn OF the circumstances connected with the
robbery and murder Potter was deeply affected
by this letter. Coroner Vanderveer stated that
only part OF the truth had been told by Potter.
Annie Dunk, his mistress, and the other prisoners
In the sworn statements they made before the
coroner and Justice Pitcher.
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Over-NiCeeY.

Certain circles In Scotland have been more or
less exercised OF late about the words OF Burns
well-known song, 1.-THE deils AVA WI tn excise
man" For the unfortunate exctseman himself no
pity is pretended 0nicials Of this class are not
popular In Scotland, and the ''bothy" discovered
which should never be mentioned TO ears polite.
TO which exception Is taken, and a demand has
been made for an expurgated edition OF the song,
In which the ceil should be replaced by, say, the
police, or some other harmless individual OF unex-
ceptfonabe moral character. The complaint has
aroused the wrath OF Prof Blackie, who is sorry
70 observe that some people are 80 destitute OF
the scottish virtue OF humor" as TO call Burns
comic song about the exciseman 'blasphemous.'
fSuch language" Prof. Backie declares, "tends 70
make religion ridiculous, and Scotchmen con-
temptiple." Furthermore-"As for persons In
fashionable society who despise their native
stomachs with the sentimental yIlabubs OF the
London market one can only pity them, and pray
Tor their conversion to O better mind"
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INDIANA DEAoCRATs.-As the recent conference
OF Indiana democrats al Indianapolis, In re-
Spouse TO call issued by the Hendricks Club
OF that city, from 800 20 900 persons were pres
ent- Gov. Gray was chosen permanent chairman.
| He said: 'The democratic armOr was never In
/ better order, and after The next convention
think IL Will be found that The republican party is
a party OF the past" Resolutions were adopted
/ indorsing the Administration OF President Cieve-
/ land, welcoming his receIt message, and recon-
mending GOV. Gray as Candidate Tor the Vice.
Presidential nomination.
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From the Pioneer Press.
have often wondered how gentlemen remem.
oered ladies to whom they had Just been intro
duced at balls when hunting them up 70 dance.
picked up program from the moor at the charity
ball which gave some light The gentleman had
put beside the name OF each stranger word sue
costing something distinguishing In her toilet
But better was the program OF q gentleman who Is
visiting SC. Paul, which I saw. He sketches
readily and had drawn the profile OF one lady, q
diamond star which blazed at the neck OF another,
eyeglasses for third, ana % on. stroke or two
as he moved away and the fair lady was stamped
upon his memoC, or rather his program
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IbVuOHo .SOHnsudtcU III 1lOu101d0He
The committee on credentials OF the Louisiana
democratic state convention concluded its work
yesterday, and the convention was called to order
A majority OF the Nichols delegates were seated.
On the first ballot Nichols was nominated for gov
ernor, the McEnery delegates voting blank. When
Orleans salutes were fred and the Picauune ONCE
brilliantly Illuminated.
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DESIGNER BURGEsS' Ten THOUSAND-DOLLAR
CHECK-The officers of the Burgess National Testi-
mon1al Fund have sent Mr.. Burgess, the designer
Of the victorious American yachts, their treasur-
erS check for SIC, 172.l5 the net amount received
In behalf OF the National Testimonial Fund, ain
grateful recognition" they say, "Of Dur splendid
genius and careful study, resulting In the model
Ing OF the yachts Puritan, MayhOwer and vOlun-
teer. which, making such q marked advance one
after the other on previous designs successfully
defended the American cup against the three Eng
lish yachts successfully sent to this country 70
wreSt 1t back"
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PRESIDENT LIScoLSs SUBSTITUTE DEAD.-The
New York Sun says: John ;. staples died OF
heart disease In Dover y. j., Wednesday evening
During the war. when regiment or volunteers was
being raised in the District OF Columbia, President
Lincoln expressed a desire to place substitute in
Its ranks, and commissioned a friend 10 md him
one. staples, who was the son OF a clergyman,
was selected and brought to the President Mr..
Lincoln, after examining him, expressed himself
which staples entered re regiment as his suDsti-
tute.
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ALL RAILWAY TRAVEL STOPPED IN THE NORTHWEST
BY THE WORST STORM KNOWN.
All reports agree that Thursdays storm in the
Northwest was the ScvereSt ever known All rail-
way traffic has been suspended. Snow plows and
engines sent out from st. PAU and other points
yesterday were stalled in the immense drifts and
had to give up the attempt at clearing the tracks
The Northwestern Pacific, Manitoba and Miiwau-
kee on its Minnesota ana Dakota division, made
no effort TO start Trains and Will not do SO until
there Is at least possibility OF their getting
through. Branch line trains were all abandoned
at functional points Thursday night. and there Is
no predicting when they viii be opened. 1t Is
thought that some Of them Will be closed for six
weeks.
Up to noon yesterday not a train had come into
St Paul since the previous night excepting SUI
burban train and the Sioux City express. All the
points where the passengers could be well cared
Tor. All trains over the Western division were
abandoned, and II was not known when an at
tempt would be made to move them. The Rock
Island abandoned all trains Thursday night. The
last overland train on the Northern Pacific
reached st. Paul Wednesday afternoon. At
Duluth Thursday afternoons trains got In Friday
morning.
Another storm is feared at ST. Paul to-day or to-
morrow, and IL IL comes there is no telling when
trlins Will be able to run with regularity again
A blizzard was reported raging IN Idaho yesterday
with intense cold.
All travel on the Auburn branch OF the New
York Central Railroad Is blocked by heavy urifts
between Seneca Falls ana Waterloo. There are five
trains stalled between these points.
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SHORT IN HIS TAX ACCOUNTs.-Ex-City Tax Col.
lectOr Dennis Murphy is about 5000 short in his
accounts with the city Of OSwegO, n. Y, and has
made an assignment OF his boot and shoe business
making the city first preferred creditor. The short.
age was caused by carrying along the taxes OF a
large number OF persons for small percentage
and they not paying as agreed.
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DIFFICULTIES srKNorSrED.

Our captain was agitated, but he swore ne
would MAKE that harbor. SO our steamers
b.istered old nose went cracking and cutting
through the boiling sea with increasing speed
Ne were charged ssluafety into spanish authority
Ike a TiotOus ram Moro Castle doomed high and
grand above u. The surf at its feet and our side
pininded one Of a swiring snowstorn- opposite
La Punta, not a stones throw away, was CON-
pietely hidden from sight by the waves which
rose up ana shook their crests like shrieking hays
Suddenly there popped up out Of the cauldron In
nOnf OF and beneath US q ilfe-bOaI full OF cuban
odrquerUs. and pilot Wild with Indignation at
our teinerlty. Like the sea the pilot also fairly
tanned Though yelling at Us savagely we could
not hear bis voice. But his gestculations plainly
ordered Us "a put about and stand out 70 sea
AGAIN Our captain responded In still more frantic
the elemental DIN his brave Oaths rang out excuse
lnvectise, scOrn- denance. We nearly ran down
ue boat which barely got under our leeward, Its
occupants the maddest spaniards that ever es-
capped drowning; and thus. rounded Moro,
We swept past all danger OF the seattle pilot
crew and our captain testing their lungs and pro-
fanity 10 the utmost--into one OF the most beau
anchor over against the Regia side OF the harbor,
where the quaint city rising higher and higher
IiOfn The wharveS TO the lOw-lyfnQ. fOrtiQed
mountains behind, was spread before our view
nke some fantastic picture from halt Moslem
Old spain
Tue NOBLE HARBOR
which made the gay capital or.the West Indies
possible IS named Havana Bay. THE GARDENING
Place, the childlike natives called u; because
mere came land and sea chiefs and attended TO the
-caroenins ana mending Of their craft Oh the cir
cling palfn-shaded beaches OF It's shores. They
Also took counsel and rum here. Lay Jour left
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ANNOYED At TIE FAILURE OF BALTIMORE AND ONO
STOCKHOLDERS 10 vorR THEM $50 600 IN STOCK
New York dispatch regarding the effort 0l the
Baltimore and Ohio syndicate to have issued to
them 100000 OF third preferred stock OF the
road says the syndicate disgruntled at the turn
affairs have taken. 'sMr. Geo 8 Bowdoin, OF the
nrm OF Drexel, Morgan & Co, was asked what
would be the result II the Baltimore and Ohio CO
should fail TO authorize the issue OF the stock, and
ne replied: The result would be that they would
get no money. OF course the syndicate would not
advance any money without something 20 show
Ior IT, The profits OF the syndicate out Of their
Baltimore and Ohio deal up to the present time
tne issue OF the new stock to them at 90 when It
would now be worth considerably more, owing to
the better condition Of the road would add greatly
70 their pronts. It Is therefore easy TO see why
they should be annoyed at the action OF senator
Gorman and his friends, who seem to have an idea
mat the interests OF the city OF Baltimore and
state OF Maryland are OF more importance than the
interest OF the rich syndicate here"
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OPINION OF PROMINENT WASHINGTON PHYSICIAN
From the Albany Journal
To the Albany Journal: The following para
graph cut from your paper OF the 21st inst, and
have no do lbt Of the truth of your statement:
Murat Halstead is not right in saying that the best
There much in the proverb that one mains treat is
smother mans poison but it is fac' that Kentucky
anything that Esn
and If 50 will he assume to deny this statementy"
take great pleasure in giving you the testi-
mony OF physician who is known from the At
lantic to the Pacific and from the lakes of the
North to the gull OF The SOUTH as one OF the emf
nent physicians OF the country; and who has
Ills for the last sixty years than any other physi
clan now living, and is known In Washington not
~nly as very skillful and learned member OF the
medical profession, but christian gentleman
or very high character. / refer to DR.. Harvey
LlndSiy, to whom was awarded premium OF $500
Tor prize ess ~, In 1885, on the use Of stimu-
lantS. wish you had room In the Journal for
the whole or the very valuable essay OF this very
able and accomplished physician. DIR. Lindsly
says: have no hesitation In asserting that there
Is no state OF the system, however exhausted
or enfeebled, no species Of malady however
obstinate or unyieiding, no case OF disease how
ever dangerous OF appallng IN which ardent
substitute perfectly equal TO all the exigencies
OF the case, cannot easily be found. There is per-
haDS scarcely one disease in the treatment OF
which the patient more frequently commits mis-
takes than In dyspepsia. There cannot be the
least doubt that great and sometimes essential in
jury has been inf1lc ed upon the unhappy dys-
peptic by recommending alcohol to strengthen his
digestive powers and increase his appetite The
advice TO drink brandy and water cannot be too
strongly deprecated"
The prophet Isaiah tells US that men "through
strong drink err In vision, they stumble In judg-
menL:" the mental and physical man affected
can our medical men be too careful In prescribing
wine and strong drink 10 their patients?
BROOKLYN, Dec, 1887 JAMES A. BRIGGS.
NOthlnH Like an RRcRrA.
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THE DAUGHTER OF fRISCE-At PittSburg Wei
nesday. In the trial OF nichael Reed charged with
enticiDg thir, een-y eir-Old girl, Ina Steuben-
were brought out. was shown that the girl Is
the daughter OF Lena Steubenrach, who died re-
Gently OF malpractice and, IL Is alleged, grand
daughter OF the last ding OF Wurtemburg. Her
father II is said IS Price Saln for several years
resident OF PittsRurs, but previously a teacher
at ST. Nincenrs C,Aese. =, PRICE SalIa married q
few years since Toe daughCer OF New Yorker, but
Is now supposed 10 be in spain. lie is closely con-
nected with the royal families o. Hanover, Eng
land and Austria
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musical people. 1t has at present one hundred
and fifty memDers-clever fellows, all OF Them In
feature is a table dhote dinner, with half dozen
Howells.
THE EASTERN YACHT CLUB
takes In all the swell young sailors OF the brine
that salts the Goldfish on the neighboring coast
Its headquarters ere at Marblehead--a big wooden
structure like summer hotel, with twenty bed
rooms which members ray hire by the day or
house for a few days In the season, when the an
Gent fishing town Is at its best and the yachts
races are heldLevents az which the world ooks on
with bated breath, while centerbOard slOOps and
cutters contend for the supremacy OF the waters.
In Boston, II you are anything Of tar, you must
OF necessity belong TO the Eastern club.
NEW ORGANIZATIONS
Two new clubs are just now In process OF forma-
uon-the Algonquin and the Athletic. The former
Is nothing II not gilt-edged 1t is putting up q
clubhouse OF surprising magniicence, with q
wealth avenue. It's presensions in the social Wav
are based rather upon the commercial solidity OF
IT'S members than upon the sdngre azmi OF Puritan
its list OF subscribers TO buy and sell old Beacon
street three times over. And, AFTER all how large
Tor prTees Of from % one Of
measly old Maynower pilgrims, who were any
thing but gentlefolks In the country they came
Caste" as Dr. oliver Wendell Holmes calls the
artstOcracy, sprung from their seed Is just tribe
absurd. AL the same, their great grandchildren
are very nice people, indeed.
The Athletic club is building gigantic struc-
ture at the corner OF st. James and Exeter streeta
II Is q huge temple dedicated TO the worship OF
physical development ana WIN contain every thing
Tor which the heart OF an amateur athlete could
possibly yearn. The gymnasium win be on an
enormous scale, with great baths attached and all
other conyenlences, such a. fencing rooms tennis
courts bowling alleys &C., &C. In short, such an
other club Is noe TO be found In this country, II
anywhere. There will be I6OO memhera
THE ARr CLUES
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THE ILLINOIS LABOR ONvENrIoS.-This conven-
tion, In session at eoria, adopted a resOu-
ton shat there be acOmmttee OF five elected
10 draft and submit a plan looking to the
most feasible means toOe adopted to secure indie
pendent political actiofOf the labor masses OF the
state" The convention also passed a resolution
fayorfng woman suffnge, another in favor OF
closing all places OF Dufness on sunday, and an
other for starting an emergency fund.
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PULITZER AND CocxsiiL SUED PoR LIBEI.-Emi.
suit In New York for lalicious libel against Jonh
Pulitzer and John Cockerin, proprietor and
managing editor OF 70 World The alleged libel
consisted In statemets published last August
charging gross mismAagement OF Castle GARDEN
which resulted In an lvesttgation by the Treas
ufy Department into 10 workings OF the emigrant
bureau The defendants will be arraigned al the
Jefferson Market Polb Court next Monday.
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DINING CLUBS THE RAGE-PusHN6 IDEAS ovHR A
DINNER rABLH--AMArHURs IN Art AND LrrxRA-
rURB-swELL YOUNG HUNTERS AND SAILORS
HANDSOME CLUE BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED.
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THINK THE END OF THE WORLD AT HAND.-A great
scare prevails in the poor quarters OF Birmng-
ham, England over the dense fog which has en-
velOped the city for the last few days, and which
has moved the wiSeaCreS OF those localities to pre-
diet the speedy coming OF the end OF the world.
Under the depressing Influence OF this baeful pre-
dictlon the people refuse to work, and spend the
most OF their time In prayer.
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MCRDEKors OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Daniel
cunningham, OF WeSyerg1nia declares that the
murderers OF the nv Thos. p. Ryan, In Roane
Coon and the two Dul boys on the charge OF nav
ing murdered Mr.. RyA. Cunningham saws he has
the names OF thirty -s<ep connected with the muir
derOus EQUALIZATION.