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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-19
Closing Exercises Of Washington and
lee College.
Especial TO the Times ]

LEXINGTON, Va, June 1S.-The clos
ing exercises Incidental to the joint
aud final celebration Of the literary So
cieties did not close until O'Clock this
morning. The presiding officers were:
+. b. Mccall, Arkansas, president Of
the Washington Society; l.. +. Hall,
Louisiana, president Of the Graham
and Lee. Orators from Washington
Society, Mr.. James Thornton, Pennsyl-
vania, subject: The Young Live in
Hope;' John \. Paxton. Virginia. sub
ject, The Race Problem of the South. -
I Declaimer-J. w. Avery, Virginia:
The First Settlers Story" The sub
stitute orators from the Graham and
Lee were G. b. Luck, Virginia: THE
Claims of Education, and James
Quarles, Virginia: "Ireland's Cause" +"
Declaimers-J. NJ Blair, How He
Saved st. Michaelsn j. A. Thoms. Vr-
ginia, Supposed speech Of John Adams.
This was Alumni Day, and the annual
meeting of the Alumni Association was
held this evening with a small attend
ance. The board Of trustees was in
session the most of the day, and en-
iarged the law faculty by the election
Of Hon. John Randolph Tucker, Ii. D.,
to the new chair. He appeared before
the board and accepted. The depart
ment Of history and oratory was
created, and the Rev. III. A. White, a
distinguished Washington-Lee gradu-
ate, Of the class of 80, Princeton,
was elected to that chair. Webber r
band and orchestra were here this morn
ing. The campus scene was one Of
activity. and there was large gather
ing with music, lawn tennis, and
promenading.
The tennis tournament on the campus
was watched with interest. The con.
testants were w. S. Hopkins, Miss
Daisy Preston, A. n. Myers, Mary Ir-
I win, G.. ID. Letcher, Miss FranciC
Webb. Reid White, Miss Lucy Preston
C. b. Anderson, Miss Mary Leyburn
Prof. ID. c. Humphreys, Miss Mary Lou
Hopkins. G.. b. Lee, Miss Alice Pendle
ton. G.. II. Goddard, Miss Katie Hop
kins Mss Hopkins making the bes
record, was awarded the racquet -
While the social pleasures were al
the greatest height party Of Negro
men made themselves conspicuous anC
Objectionable on the lawn. a party o
students attempted TO drive them o44-
and among them was Student j. +
| Withers, of Kansas City, No. a negro
attempted to razor him, but cut onl,
his clothing. doing no personal injury
W. Taylor Thorn, editor Of the Roa
noke Times, delivered the address be
fore the Alumni Association tonight
Ii was a finished address.
Tomorrow will be commencement
3 day. and closes the annual exercises by
O. the delivery Of degrees, diplomas, sc.
and the final ball at night.
Mrs. o.. II. Chalkley continues in
critical condition, and her death ma,
be announced at any minute.
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4 SENSATION CREATED.
WILL THE PRESIDENT APPOINT VIC.
TOR MEMlNGER?
LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN
SuORIS.
rourfh DiYtdcnd nccIared Fourth
,ias, gostmastcrs tppo ntcd-A Big
fand, Factory Burncd-thaudier
Kc-Itcctcd tnitcd states
senator

CHARLESTON. :. c.. June 1s.-Some-
.l.r, off "a sensation was created here
,..f,raay bv the announcement that
r....Icnt Harrison was about 60 ap
...r, Rev. N. W. Memiuger 90 be post
m..,crin this city. Mr.. Meminger is
r. SOP of e.. g.. Meminger. Secretary
.f,he Treasury of the Confederacy.
Wr. Meminger is a protectionist. and
,r entire accord with the President S
S..t0eru policy. He has no love for
Nh. negroes. and desires to see them
,.l.-tted to the rear. His idea is that
tI.h..t way to get the negro out Of
r.l..cs is to get the Southern whites to
...r hands with the capitalists Of the
N r,h and West and thus solidify the
white race.
Nr Meminger is assistant rector of
n. Grace Episcopal church of this
rtr. one of the fashionable parishes
erl ine author Of a series of articles
re..nih published on the negro pro
lem boz the South.
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. sensational development Prepared

CHICAGO, June 1S.-An afternoon
paper saws: A sensational development
i'm the Cronin case Is being prepared by
the officials, and is liable at any mo-
ment to reach that stage where use
of il must be made in such manner
as to compel Its publicity. 1t is nothing
else than the turning State IS evidence
of one of the tools Of the conspiracy
and a revelation by him OF all he knows
of the plot, and the surrender to the
police of the names Of the principals
and instigators of the crime, so far as
he knows or has reason to suspect.
The discovery of the man Burke has
unnerved this man, and he Is about
ready TO talk. IL is claimed he knows
all about theIrentiug of the Carlson cot
tage. how the men who lured DR..
Cronin 10 his death knew of the y sui
livan contract and other details. 1t IS
said that the men who rented the Carl
son cottage were made known TO him
as persons here on a mission at least
not so foul rs the assassination OF Or.
Cronin. and that he had no idea that
DIR. CrOnin was the victim aimed at. Ills
confession. the authorities think Is a
matter of a short time.
Up TO this time he has been hesilating
AMI protesting his ignorance of any de-
tail Of the crime, but as the clrcum'
stances pointing to his guilty know
ledge crowd together day after day, he
is becoming worried and the end Is not
far. No hint Of his identity can be
given al this time.
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4 ANafI-Jarrier Drowned.
Special to the Times.

GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, VA, June
ls.-About 4 o'clock this afternoon a
little colored girl reported at the store
near the mill that she saw horses
head sticking up out Of the water IN
Cow Creek mill pond. Investigation
showed that the horse was still hitched
to an open buggy, and that Mr.. Z. IT,.
Shawn. the owner Of the horse, was
caught in the buggy wheels and
drowned. Mr. Shawn carried the mail
between Mathews Courthouse and
Gloucester Courthouse. He frequently
watered his horse at the mill pond. The
water deepens suddenly very close to
the shore. Mr.. Shawn must have
stopped to water his horse, and allowed
the horse to go too far. The way mail
bag was lost, the through bag was IN
the buggy. Mr.. Shawn was about
sixty years old. Cow Creek Mill is
about two and one-half miles from
here.
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The Interstate Commerce Commi,,Ion

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June lo.-Ihe
Interstate Commerce Commission has
issued a new and revised edition of the
Rules Of Practice before that body, add
ing several new ones that have been
found necessary by experience, and
containing also concise and complete
forms for complaints and other pro-
cecdings before the commission. Care
has been taken to make these rules as
simple as possible. and enable business
men. if they desire, TO prepare their
papers themselves. The commission
desires 10 have the rules distributed.
and copies may be procured, without
charge, upon application TO the secre-
tary.
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Hu.ke demanded 10 Jail.

WINNIPEG. NAN, June 1S.-Burke
was arraigned before a police magis-
trate to-day and remanded for ten days
at the request ef Chief McRae, who
submitted kilograms from Chicago au.
thorities to the effect that papers and
copies and photographs tending to
show that he IS the mysterious Will
liams were on their way here. Burke
was very nervous. and urged his law
yer to instigate kdbeaS corpus proceed
ings without delay.
The latter, however, after looking
over the dispatches, concluded that 1t
would be useless 10 comply with the re-
quest, and the prisoner went back to
jail.
Two mysterious individuals, strangers
in town. were in court and endeavored
10 engage in conversation with the sus-
pect. They were, however, prevented.
1t is surmised that they are here in the
interest of the people who are anxious
that Burke shall not be returned 70
Chicago.
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: PETERSBURG, Va, June 1S.-John
Dean. clerk for j. ID. Bowie. OF this
place, was sent TO the bank with sl6o
TO deposit. He returned and showed
Bowie the entry in the handbook; he
then went out again. and, not coming
back. Bowie grew suspicious, went to
the bank, and found that the money
had not been deposited, and that the
entry ia the bank book was fraudulent.
At the depot the police arrested Lee
Phillips aud Thomas GIllick on the
point Of leaving for Richmond with
Deans valise. They admitted having
received the money from Dean:
Dean was arrested in Richmond and
brought back here. He had only
seyenty-fve cents in his possession.
and said he had given Sl35, in Rich
mond. to f. L. Olivier, Of tins place, to
return to Bowie.
Olivier was arrested in Richmond
and brought back, when only $50
were found on him. He said. il per-
rlitted to return TO Richmond, he
would put the money in Bowie's pos
session in three hours. He claimed to
have been on spree. He was bailed
in the sum of 5000 till Thursday.
The cases Of Dean, Phillips and Gil
lick are to be tried tomorrow.
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Fatal Flames.

MANOTOCK, ONT, June lS.-About
midnight last night the residence OF
Richard Wilson, Of Gloucester, took
fire. There was only one door. and
when Mr.. Wilson awoke he found that
-4hp flames covered the only means of
escape. His family consisted Of his
wife and five children. After a des-
perate fight with the flames. Mr.. Will
son succeeded in saving three children
but his wife and the two youngest chill
dren were burned to death. Mr.. Will
son was found by neighbors some dis'
rauce from tine ruins of his house, al
most naked, badly burned, and de
iiriOus.
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Penns.lxania Goe~ Wet.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June ls.-The
indications at a late hour tonight are
that the State has gone wet " by
Is, 900 on the prohibition amendment.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND WET MAJORITY.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June ls-Mid
night.-Twenty-six counties in the State
outside Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
give a wet majority of &c, $50, and with
Philadelphia and Pittsburg included
about 100000.
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The Bishop payne Divinity school.

Especial 10 the llnch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, June lo.-At the
annual meeting Of the Bishop Payne
Divinity School to-day Bishop Wmttit
was elected president; Rev. DR.. Pike
Powers, Of Richmond, secretary; K u
Egerton, of this city, treasurer.
On motion, Rev. j. b. Newton, OF
Richmond, was appointed to devise
WAYS and means of establishing IN
dustral schools.
Teu students in the Divinity Schoo
and sixty-fve in the Normal were ie-
ported 40 in attendance the past year
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THE LAST SPIKE.
LINKING THE POTOMAC AND THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.
A MdIL-CARRIER DROWNED IN
GLOUCESTER.
AN ITALIAN CRUELTY MURDERS
HIS WIPE.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
-Secretary window Interviewed by
an once e-seeker-found amer
Forty Years-Teiegrsphie
sparks Prom Alex
nndrta.

WINoNA, Mss. June 1s.-The last
spike was driven here to-day in the
Georgia Pacific railway, one OF the
leased lines of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company, thus linking
the Potomac and Mississippi rivers by
one continuous railroad of LILO miles
from Washington, ID. c.. to Greenyllle'
Miss. ria Lynchburg, Danville, Char
lotte, Atlanta, Admission, Birmingham
Columbus. Miss, West Point, Wlnona
and Greenwood from Greenvllle to
Huntington, opposite Arkansas City.
The Georgia Pacific has secured the
use of the existing track of the Louis
vile and New Orleans and Texas rail'
way, thus making the entire mileage un'
der one management from Atlanta foul
hundred and eight miles, and from
Washington, ID. c., eleven hundred and
thirty miles to a connection with th'
Missouri Pacific system.
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TeIesrsphie sparks Prom Alexandria
Special % the Times


ALEXANDRIA, Va, June lS.-Judge
Norton decides that the State must pay
sundry expense accounts Of clerks OF
the courts here. The city has subse-
quently paid them. The grand jury
found the oity's moral condition very
good.
Colonel William B. Dainserfield has
been elected president Of the Alexan'
dria Driving Association. The associa.
ton inaugurated a series Of meetings
beginning next month.
The residence of Captain Giles, al
Occoquan, was burned last night. Los:
about $1,000; uninsured.
Saloon keepers say tonight that they
shall sell no more on Sunday. Ter
were fined and threatened by Judge
Norton to-day.
Mrs. Captain AL. GlasScock, Of Eau
quier, is dead.
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Killed His wife.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-Antonio Rio
mio. an Italian of 40 Bayard street,
killed MS wife during quarrel at their
home this morning. He pounded her
on the head with a smoothing iron
until her brains oozed out on the floor.
Riomio and his wife had been married
eight years. They never lived hap
pily on account OF the husband 5 un-
governable temper. He is thirty-five
years o.d and she twenty-five. Their
two children-a boy aged seven and a
girl aged three witnessed the murder.
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WEST POINT Va, June 1s.-Messrs.
Peyton Randolph, general manager
Sol. Haas, traffic manager; w. Ii. Green,
general superintendent, j. II. Drake,
general freight agent; w. B. Ryder,
superintendeut; j. S. Potts, division
freight and passenger agent; d. Card
we'll division freight and passenger
agent: J.. /. McClesky, division freight
and passenger agent: w. 4. Turk, di-
vision freight and passenger agent
and W. a. Winbrun, division freight
and passenger agent, of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad, were in the city
to-day. They came on a special car
and their visit means large aud eI-
tensive improvement in wharfage Ia
cilities, &c. They were accompanied
by O. NJ. Sadler, Esq. superintendent
of the Southern Express Company, and
j. b. Moore, Esq, the well-known in
surance agent Of Richmond. They
were met by Captain p. II. Adams gen
ersl freight agent Of this city.
CUPID.
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RALEIGH. n. c.. June IS This after
noon 4 party of expert telegraphers,
among thom n. r. Young, manager Of
the Western Union Telegraph Office,
made a careful and practical test OF a
new system of telegraphing to and
from running trains. The system u
quite simple. Three wires are fastened
TO cleats on one side Of the track, these
cleats being attached to the sleepers.
To one side of the car was securely las
tened a frame. to the base Of which
light zinc plates were attached. Ihey
were then cut broad and rested lightly
upon the wires. To the wires was at
tached a telegraph instrument at
the station, while another Instrument
in the car was connected
with the frame carrying the zinc plates.
The train was driven at a speed OF
thirty-five miles an hour. There was
not the slightest hitch in any OF the
work. and whether the train ran fast
or slow, there was no difference. Ihe
operators and railway officials pro-
nounced the test complete success.
At the greatest speed they readily re-
ceived thin ty-fVe words per minute.
The inventor is Rev. Baylus Cade, a
native of Virginia, and he has been
twelve years in achieving this success,
His system will be at once put III opera
ton on the Raleigh and Augusta rail.
way. Railway people say that II VIII
prevent accidents and save great ex-
pense now necessary. The cost OF the
wires is not more than fifty dollars per
mile.
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machine Works william,
Coffee Examined.

NORFOLK, VA, June lS.-The work
of building the Atlantic and Danville
Railroad Compsny's machine works,
near the city Of Portsmouth, was com
menced to-day. The company has pur.
chased $50, 200 worth of property in
the last two days in Norfolk, for ware
houses.
William Coffee, the negro arrested
for burning the residence of Rev. +.
w. Clarke, in Princess Anne county,
about six weeks ago. and causing the
death by burning Of five Of his family
was given an examination to-day and
sent on for trial. Immediately after
his examination Coffee WAS brought tc
the Portsmouth Jail, where he will bt
kept until tried. as there is talk Of
lynchng him in Princess Anne.
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A FEW PLAIN
WORDS.

1t was p. T. Barnum who
said that the American people
liked being humbugged, but
that was twenty-five years ago,
and we venture to say the re-
nowned Snowman has changed
his mind since then. Ameri-
cans have had their eye-teeth
cut 10 these many years.
Glittering humbugs are grow
ing too numerous for them.
They've grown weary of
fakes, as is evidenced by the
splendid businSs we're doing,
Notwithstanding the air is blue
with Birthstone, Fire-water and
Blood-and- Thunder Slaughter
Sales. The people crowd our
house, not in response to SEN
sational "pronunciamentos,'
but in reply to plain statements
of plain facts. They come here
for proper prices, and, finding
what they want, BUY, feeling
confident that they are getting
one hundred cents worth of
value for every dollar they
spend with US. They know
there is nothing for nothing in
this world, and they have no
patience with those who tell
them otherwise.
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OBITUARY.

In the death OF Mrs. FANNIE |. PRIDDY.
beloved wife OF Robert &. Priddy. on May
81, 1850, another ripe Christian, resigned
10 Gods Will, who patiently suffered and
awaited His call has been added 10 the long
list OF redeemed, as was evidenced by her
consistent life and membership In the Bep-
tist Church. With heart and hand she was
devoted TO humble charities, TO family and
friends. and died In her forty-fourth year al
peace with all men.
Born November IL. 1874. In Prince Ed.
ward county. Va, she was inferred In Maury
cemetery, Manchester. Va
She leaves a deepy-grieved husbaDd, son
and adopted daughter, with many friends. e
mourn her loss. A FRIEND,
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The Ares. of Burke an Important one

CHICAGO. June ls.-"The arrest Of
Martin Bmke at Winnipeg is the most
important arrest yet effected. lie Is
deeper In the plot than any OF the men
now in iail. D." So said Chiet-Ot-fOllce
Hubbard tonight.
From other sources a summary OF
the evidence affecting the suspect ana
which will be submitted TO the grand
/ Jury within iOrty-eight hours, has been
obtained.
A prominent North Side lrishman
will testify that but few weeks before
the murder Burke remarked IN pub
lie hall that lie CarOn should have been
killed before ne had chance of leaving
for England, and that there was another
/ fellow who would get killed before he
was many weeks older.
IL will be shown that Burke ana e&-
/ Detective COughlin were frequently
seen together in saloons on the North
Side. and the former was frequent
visitor at the cottage Of lceman SUI
/ livan. 90,
But the most important witness Will
be old Mrs. Phillsin. Burke 8 aunt. ana
ia whose house at Erie and Sedgewlch
streets he boarded. BY her It Will be
shown he lost his place III the CiIy
Sewer Department last December. and
has since mad no employment. UP tC
February he was short Of funds, ran II
debt for his board, and borrowed al
occasional dollar wherever he could
get II. From that time on TO hi'
sudden flight from tho cilJ
no had plenty of money; more, IN TACT,
than he was working for. Onthe day OF
DR.. Cronin's disappearance no was a0
sent from home; he did not return al
night. Sunday morning at 8 ocioch
he put in an appearance heavy anC
sleepy, and in reply 20 questions sal.
he had slept all night at the ice man
house. IL will also be shown that h'
wa. an active member OF the inhel
Circle of Camp 20, OF Clan-na-Gael'
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NORFOLK. Va. June ls.-Lieutenant
Archer. of the United States ship OOn-
s...IaIon. arrived in Norfolk at q
O'Clock this evening and brought the
Intelligence that the Constellation had
rana.h0re one mile below Cape Henry
..t inside the Capcs. at 8 CLOCK TINS
afternoon in a thick fox. A DISK
n0r.hea.t gale was blowing IN the
CAGE. so tho rate of about thirty miles
OIL .0ur when the accident occurred
AMI the ship lies broadside 90 the beach
aH0ut three hundred yards from the
Shore
AT l0 o'clock tonight Lieutenant
Archer left ON the Baker salvage
Wre. king Company = steamer Peed Tor
fne Constellation. Lieutenant lyier'
acting under instructions from Oom-
mlIore Brown al the Norfolk navy
ward. has also chartered the iron tug
Norfolk TO 90 10 the assistance OF the
war-hip.
The Constellation lies so close IN
shore. however. and Is IN such a posi-
t0u that she can't be hauled OH py
boats. but cables and hawsers must De
used. The vicinity Ehere she Is ashoI,
s decidedly dangerous one "i'0
where many wrecks have taken place
lti- always given a wide berth 10y
mariners. and II is thought the Con
fellatiou commander allowed his snip
to be- carried too near shore by the
perilous current before he recognized
line danger OF his position, or that ms
r1rnua.ses were out Of order
TGa Constellation had on board le'
cadet. from Naval Academy who start
Ga from Annapolis last week ON theil
summer cruise. and a crew of l75 men
Ta. cadets are much disheartened. an'
a.a heavy sea Dis now running much III
couveuionced. Their position is noI
Considered a dangerous one, as thei'
are number Of people ON shore wi'l
tle apparatus Of the life saving sta'io'
ready To- ~ 10 render them assistance
alta moment 5 notice.
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All About Laughter.

1t has been observed that laughter Is
Indicative of particular temper and char
acter, according to the sound Of the
vowel that prevails in cachinnation.
Persons that laugh in q broad Latin
"a" arc open hearted, honest people,
fond OF noisy jocundity, but perhaps OF
yoluble mood. Excessive jerking laugh
ter, however, is an evidence Of vulgar
ity. Those laughing in a dry "a" gre
respectable, but littlo expansive, and a
hard lot Of people. When the Latin
"E" prevails, there prevails also q phleg-
matte, melancholy temper. Timorous,
unsteady people, also those imbued with
malignity, laugh in a kind Of swelling
81" Laughter in "O' is the utterance
Of proud, bold, imperative, somewhat
bantering people. Beware Of those that
in 100" (o) They are traitors, haters,
scorners. Boston Budget.
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pack of BioOdbounds.

JOHNsTOwN. PA, Juns lS.-It is re-
ported that last night pack Of blood
hound dogs invaded Prospect Hill ceme-
terry. where about 500 victims of the
food are buried. dug up a number OF
the bodies, and were tearing them limit
from limb when they were discovered
by the militiamen aud chased away.
Four bodies were blown from the debris
above the bridge this morning with the
first shot of dynamite. They were
burned and decomposed to such an ex'
tent that they could not be recognized
The stencil was 50 bad that the bodies
were ordered to be buried without be
ing taken 70 the morgue.
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ROANOKE. VA, June 1S.-The stock
holders and board Of directors Of the
Virginia and North Carolina Con
struction Company and the Roanoke
and Southern railroad met here
to-day. Hon. Henry 5. Trout, presi-
dent Of ~ 65rst-named company
was elected president of the road to
succeed the late Senator Houston
Several North Carolina towns made
liberal subscriptions to the stock. and
Rocky Mount, Franklin county Va
offered $4,000 TO have the road run
through that town. The stockholders
subsequently, notified Mr.. Trout OF ms
election. The prospects Of this line are
Frightening daily.
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An TntimeIy Gesture.

The following is extracted from an ad-
dress by the bishop Of Peterborough Or.
Magee) to a class Of candidates for ordi-
nation:
"Most Of you," he said, "will do well
to avoid action in the pulpit. shall
never forget raw boned curate once
had, with hands like legs OF mutton. ]
can see him still preparing for grand
peroration, and leaning over tho pulpit
with outstretched dependent palms, as he
exclaimed, Paws, me brethren, paws?"
London Exchange.